The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-21

,rhes selrna spirit has asserted ns.a. -.
 ts.. ATohila belle and Montgohess ass.,. arn mt going to have the race aot The K5vertisera sf.00o Mitcneh mobils all to themselves. ,.,. ,rho
 Miss Louise Guenhyvar NoDls. .ai,, has beeu sauntering along at . ..s- asss ss,,, sr,I It Tor some time past, has come ou. ssi. s.ss ,ethargy superinduced by an oc,,tss case of la grippe, and IS set.lns @ . ~t5zItnr mace for the tnIse svp- ,.,teEara1 who seemed to be havine the racetai. to themselves . .x,s,ad
 sg,Je s.big three" have had one auas1 ll.,, q tka,r humber and hencefortn " VII ha ihe sbag four" for MISS ". Nop ts-s So,sHd the ranks of the c'' witk q firm determination to th.
 Whatsis 1t that is adding eciat to .ns
 Lass eo~ The Advertisers prizes ana ts at viii cause a whole lot oI people +a lsft ur, and take noticef sn ne asiIn1a spirit that is causing sti eaa ver,iy. Selma is still on tne ,.,i, II ia a town where they occe i. s,InalIy do things. All TOT ons anS ns oIe for all,' is the favorite nio.u ss,.o5 fIA ssimaites. from the paDa.t,tt@ pat r,ttzen, @ I,st "a whv Miss Noble, one of tne ,fast pouular young ladies in selma Twrn. has suddenly leaped to the lront g r,s. Advsrtiaer's great prize contest
 1sv gsin of 46 ,000 votes. Miss Noble ,.s v.oved up to fourth place Tn the tsne-iIp and Is now strictly in the run m.nx with the three former stars lths f.rst magnitude in the contess--M.Isss lHailie watkins Wood MisS S.,., .,,,@ Bragg Smith and Miss Ethel Nay VII
 1.sss exs~s yvood by gain of 5000, has
 ,.,ssT.vngs fsrat s,Iace: Miss Smith, by ! ssSin Of 3,000, retains second piace, Z. S rFs<s vvilifams, who was not heard grns.s a't All yesterday. has slipped back from first to third place. mus: tne Mobile belIe's reign as queen ot contest was of very short duration, eus e aha is not likely to remain long lh she class of the has beens.
 A Battle Royal.
 rha forr leaders are now so closely A,,ncf,ad that there is a difference or -riv asO votes between them. It is !, sura-anouRh race that is on for the a,,tonnobile. a prize that is most surely worth all the efEoft that is being put forth to win 1t. ...s ,yt,SIs aufFerihg from a case of grippe, inf sha has recovered -her health and Srtrlta and has invoked the Selma asiyi4" to help her win the automobiie. vtysth such powerful friends as Mayor Atlins and her uncle, R. J. Davidson to heIp her. her chances surely seem 70 lha Dar excellent. A number of the leading business and professional men of the city have given assurance to Miss Noble that they intend to stand by her until the end, and see to It that selma wins first honors in The Adver- tIser,s great contest. Mobile and Mont aoInery may put on metropolitan airs snd ail that, but it Is the selma snsriE" that does things and wins At least, that is the feeling in Selma among the friends of Miss Louise Cuenhyvar Noble and they are legion.
 Many of tbe lold-time residents of Alabsnaa remember the charming Mss C5uenhyvar, one of the reigping belles of the Aiabama aristocracy of quar- ter of century or more ago-the mother of Miss Louise. Mrs. Noble. who was born in Selma, returned to her native city after the death of her, hus- band. and is still held in high esteem by all of the old-tlme residents who are much interested in seeing Miss Lou lse win the prize she has set her heart upon. 6As Miss SaIlie Watkins Wood, Miss Virginia Bragg Smith and Miss Ethel May Williams alsoScome from the best families of Alabama, it can readily be