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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Inausnce os Personality.


 Many people in recent times have come to betleve that there Is an inev- 1table seQaen2e of events, and that the unfolding of 1society. with all its ac- companying changes, goes on auto matfcally; consequently, that individu- als who for one reason or another ap- pear to be conspicuous. and to exert a guiding influence, as a matter of fact count for nothing, because everything that happens would have happened just the same without them The circum- stances and details of a movement might be varied, but so far as human agency was necessary their places would have been supplied by some one else and the general result would have been the same. Everything is mov- inp. forward on g stream of tendency" proceeding from unknown sources and following Jrresistibly toward a far-of, inscrutable goal.
 That there is an tInpersonal trend in social development Is doubtless true, hut to adopt the belief that personality and human will and exertion have nothing to, do with shaping or controlls ing it would have a paralyzing effect on character. If what we are and do counts for nothing what we are and do is really matter of indifference, and there is no use h trying to improve ourselves or to do anything for the advancement of progressive causes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Take the Balls And
 Chains Off the Jail''

county treasurer and the Board of Revenue were all carefully inspected and without exception their respective books and accounts were reported as being systematically kept.
 The report of the committee appoint ed to look into the condition of the poor-house was very complimentary to the manager and stated that the in mates appeared contented and well cared for.
 The establishment of laundry out fit for the jail was recommended py the jaii committee with the idea that all of the~bedding and clothing Of the prisoners be laundered in the jail.
 Three hundred and thirty-one cases were investigated by the grand jury. 700 witnesses examined and lSo true bills found Following is the complete report of the grand jury:
 We have docketed 331 cases, examin- ed TOO witnesses. and found 1S0 true bills Committees of the jury appoint ed for the purpose have visited the county jail. poor house and found their condition to be good and their inmates properly treated; have examined as of the County Treasurer. Superintcn- dent of Education and Probate Judges office and the reports of these various committees are attached herewith as part of the Grand Jury's report
 He have met with uniform Kindness and consideration from all of the of ficiais of the county with whom ve have come in contact while in the dis- charge of our duties. and wish to ex press our thanks to them.
 We deplore the increasing use of firearms as evidenced by the large number of cases in which they play q, prominent part being brought to our notice.
 We recommend that the court house be provided with suitable lavatory for the use of the females who are at tending court as witnesses.
 It has been brought to our attention that the approaches to- Hughes Ferry are in bad condition. and request that the proper authorities put same in good repair as soon as possible.
 Realizing the unusual amount of work before this grand jury and the importance of disposing of as much of 1t as possible, we have devoted good deal of time and care to the faithful performance of our duties. and now respectfully ask to be discharged. W. H. Ruth. Foreman of Grand Jury"
 The Grand Jury held it's final maet- ing yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
No oooslsg Arartment-- A
New York Correspondent of Pittsburs
 Dispatch.

New York Correspondent of Pittsburg
 Dispatch.
 In some of these fashionable apart- ment hotels that run q restaurant in connection with the rooms a tenant cannot take food into his quarters on peril of life. Most of the big apart ment hotels uptown have a clause in their leases which states that tenants must not eat in their quArters. Many of them disregard this clause and open- ly take food to their apartments. Tn some apartment hotels the no food rule is strictly enforced, and not even bottle of milk is allowed in the rooms. The management of one of the swellest apartment hotels on upper Broadway discovered that some one of the lessees was engaged in the nefarious pastime of cooking. and there was much sleuth- ing to ind out who was the guilty one. The odor was traced, and with tho aid of pass key the culprit was caught in the act of turning over a lamb chop on small gas range. He proved to be the man who had done all the com plaining that the odor of food disturb- ed him. He was given twenty four hours to vacate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
sHAKE-UPS ON TAP TO ADVERTISE FAIR
HANDSOME AUTOGRAPHS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH STATE.
Ed Mahoney Gets Contract, and With Two Assistants, VIII Begin work
 in the Near Fature.

If any person in the State of Alabama be not informed of the. various fea- lures which are expected to make 1t the most successful ever held in this section of the country, and that thirty days before the opening of the Fair in the Fall, then has the association made a sad mtscalculation. The bids for the posting of illustrative Autographs have been considered and the contract has been awarded to Ed Mahoney for the third successive year. Mir. Mahoney has been connected with the Mont Eomery Theatre and later with the Grand for a number of years, and is thoroughly cognizant of the means and methods of bringing to the notice of the public entertainments of all char acters The advertising committee has great confidence in his ability to forward the success of the Fair. and feels that in securing his services, they have been most fortunate.
 Mir. Mahoney will leave Montgom- cry in about two weeks. accompanied by two assistants. for the purpose of piacardfng and billing every city of any importance with the handsome litho- graph illustrations ordered by the as- sociation. He expects to be gone from Montgomery about six weeks, and dur ing that time will travel approximate. fy s,006 miles. and will visit with his ASStStAutS hcArty 4OO IOWHb. 1BnofT aFice of the Fair is the one thing that he win not permit and few towns of any size will escape his assidu0us att tentions on behalf of the association. Pictures of thoroughbreds gallantly fighting for supremacy down the stretch, posters illustrative of the horse and dog shows and descriptive bills of every feature of the Fair have been ordered and will be conspicuously placed by MT. Mahoney in those dis triets from which a reasonable attend ance may be expected.
 Galvanized iron stands have been ordered and they will be placed along [ the right-of-way of every railroad of the State in such manner as to catch the eye of corners and goers, being decorated, of course. with the posters of the Fair. The advertising plan formed is without doubt the most com plete that any Alabama Fair Associa- ton has ever devised. and the results are expected to be proportionately sue cessful.
 On his trip through the State. Mir. Mahoney expects to be absent from the city about six weeks. His idea is to have every advertising poster placed thirty days before the initiation of the Fair. AS one who has had consider able experience in affairs of this kind. his opinion in the matter is of value, and he unhesltatingly declares that the Fair this Fall will be the most suc- cessfu in the history of Alabama.
 GentIemen's Suits French dry-cIeaned all thIs week for S1.25.
 French RenzOl Co. es
 Phone S93. No. IOS Monroe St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
"WETS" VICTORIOUS
KENTUCKY DIsTILLING DISTRICTS
 VOTE FOR LIQUOR.
Women And ChiIdren Take A Hand i'm The Election, Singing Mymmw And Urging Votes For
 Prohibition.

Georgetown. Ky. July 25-In one of the most exciting local option elec- tions in the history of this city yester- day in the principal distilIinK sections of Central Kentucky the "wets" secur- ed the victory by 8 majority of one vote.
 Women and children took part In q canvass of voters. marching through the street singing hymns and button holing prospective voters. Bells were tolled all day and brass banda visited all polling places. the excitement and noise eeasing only when the polls closed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
A NoiseIess Room.

For many physical researches a per- fectly noiseless room is a desideratum. If such could be devised 1t would open out new possibilities of research At the University of Utrecht the problem has been apparently successfully solved by the room designed by Zwaardemak ; CT. The walls and ceiling of the room are eleven inches thick. and are form ed of six separate layers. The first consists of felt-like material of horsehair known as trichopiease; this ts followed by g layer of porous stone isolated from the floor by sheet lead. An air space Of about an inch is fol lowed by wood and then a course of ground cork and sand. The flnal layer Is specially prepared ground cork. known as korkstein.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
TWO FATALLY INJURED
 IN MINE EXPLOSION

Gadsden. July 25-Will Willbanks was fatally injured and Seab Jones badly mangled as the result of an ex- plosion today in the mines of the Ala banna Consolidated Coal and Iron Company:
 A quantity of dynamite caps was set off in some manner and WiIlbanxs had both arms completely shot off and was otherwise mutilated. Jones had one arm blown off and one eye put out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Cabling the Tiger.
Rinhmnna n

AttNIIIIIVIIu tltIINO- AFA9 t7dANIIs :
 In 1876 New York voted for Tilden In 1880 for Garfield, in 1884 for Cleve Cleveland, in 1ss6 for Mckinley. Since 1896 New York has been Republican The old spell is. therefore. not yet broken. and the political sagacity and the most decisive factor in national elections.
 No wonder the Tiger Is being stroked and cajoIed by Democrats long out Of once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

Seaboard Air Line Railroad office. Portsmeuth. was drowned today at Ocean View. in attempting to save the life of young lady bather. Rescu- CTS brought the young woman ashore. but could not save Martin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Played .Twerty-three I.psar..

Corry, Pa. July 25-The Corry Base Ball Club today won twenty-three Inning game from the Falconer. N. r., team by score of 3 to l. Pitcher Bedie of Falconer. struck out forty-two men. a worlds record. while Bick- ford. of Corry. retired sixteen men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Into Disrepute. Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
 The corporations nave certainly fallen into disrepute, with statesmen at least. Forbidden by law. under heavy penalties. to give cent to cam paign treasurers, they were ordered off the premises by MT. Bryan, and now MT. Taft. to make assurance doubly sure. has set up the no trespass sign also Whoever, therefore, is to be President, the corporations, whose very money Is eontaminating. will have no claim to consideration.
 No doubt they deserve such ostra- cism. It is possible, however. that the country has many excellent citizens who envy them their fate, and may try to share 1t by incorporating them selves Long the easy prey of not too easily satisfied politicians. the cor porations can now go about their busi- ness undlsturbed by constant. fears of renewed demands upon their emer- aency accounts. Verify. it is to them that have that shall be given.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
sfeyen.on For f.overnor-

Bloomfngton. III. July 25-Adlai E. Stevenson. formerly vice president of the United States tonight formally an- nounced his candidacy for the nomina- ton for Governor of Illinois on the Democratic ticket
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Mrs. Weed Dead.

Jacksonville. Fla. July 25.-Mrs. Edwin O.. Weed, wife of the Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Florida. died at her residence here at o'clock this morning surrounded by, relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
One safe ned :.
Boston Transcript.

Possibly as the New York Commls- sioner of Education declares. 1t Is a mistake to tell a child that he may be President of the United States. but it is pretty safe to tell him that he may be mentioned for the Vice Presidential nomination on one ticket or another.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Popular In Washington.

WashIngton, D. e., July 25--(SpeciaD Norman E. Mack, who has been selected to manage the National Demo cratic campaign. is we'll known to most of the Democratic Senators and Representatives and stands well with them.
 He frequently visits Washington and has been going to all of the National conventions of the party for the past twenty years and therefore is in touch with Democrats in all parts of the United States. He has managed his own affairs very successfully and for that reason it is believed that he will make 8 capable manager of the cam paign. He Is a genial man. enjoys fine health and knows how to exert him self. According to the talk heard here q better selection could hardly have been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
HlheEinnn Adionrn.

Indianapolis. July 25.-The National Convention of the Ancient order of Hibernians today adjourned sine die selecting Portland, Ore. as the place for the next biennial convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
COnnera Wires Conwraturstions.

BuhaIo, N. ", July 25.-Wflliam J. Corners, chairman of the Democratic State Committee tonight sent the fol- lowing telegram to Norman E. Mack:
 T congratulate you on your seiec- tton and wish you success. I will join hands with you in working for the suc- cess of the National ticket
 'T am thoroughly in accord with the selection of Mir. Mack" said Mr. Con- ners later. The selection suits me. All the talk about dissatisfaction over the selection of Mir. Mack Is nonsense' p
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

The Prussian government has au- thorized a great lottery to defray the cost of repairing the famous cathedral at Cologne
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

Monday Specials. eans 9lb. Tomatoes 2se. Keuha Grape Juice full aumrt 45 C. bars Lighthouse soap 2Bc
 Brock Grocery Co
 The Pure Feod Stores,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

With his congregation seated in the church yard Rev. c. Harrison preached to them from the tower ct Selston Church. In England
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Georgia Man Drowned.

Norfolk, Va. July 25.-S. c. Mar tin from Athens. Ga, a clerk in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

tilstomorrow evening. He has planned to spend quaet Sunday and has made only a few appointments for the day He is cheduled to leave on the return journey to Lincoln at 10:so o'clock to- morrow evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
NORMAN MACK
 IS CHAIRMAN

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

GentIemen's Suits French dry-cIeaned all thIs week for S1.25.
 French ReaxoI Co. s Phone sea. No. 1O3 Momroe g4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-31

scene in seventeen seconds makes 1t lose all its
thrilling impressiveness. Why, the leading lady
has to like the driver of Chemical A, and
If she misses the first swipe she makes at them
bonds, the lions got his back turned and Is on his
way home 1t do
Now he goes on, I want you to keep out of
the way tonight after you've led him onto the
stage. Duck quick when he amt looking and may
be he'll be busy thinking things long enough
to let get through the right
We'll, 1 done what he told me to. And that
night before even the leading lady could reach the
leading man, Estelle had turned around, and, hear
ing my footsteps, had tried to climb through the
back drop curtain, with the result that he tore
down and thereby exposed to the gaze of the audi
ence, a full view of Estee kissing me like we
just been reyoonited after years of separation the
manager cursing blue streak and the company
and stage hands laffing and slapping their legs
fit to kill. 1t the most appreciated scene
give; but it didn't to make hit with
the management They cancelled US and we had
to lay off the rest of the week.
by the time We opens in the next burg, this
brainy manager of has framed up a new
scheme.
I'll lead him myself tonight he says. You
can ouck right after the second act. Then well
let him hunt all around until he knows you ain.
there and MAYBE he'll be contented to do the scene
right. OF course he'll howl ard all that; but
that'l only lend extra color to the thing
" All right says though 1 was mighty dubious
about the lustre of his idea. You're the DOCTOR
Il done what he told to. Right after the
curtain had fell the second act 1 beat it out
the stage door
81 could hear Estelle already yelling and yowling
and waulng fit to make siren whistle ashamed of
itself, and my heart ached for him in his loneli-
ness. But 1 wouldn't go back. Orders is ORDERS
says and strolled down to the front of the house
What the matter in there?' asks the man on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-31

his way brilliantly across the backs the seats
to the spot where I'm standing
"Of course, for what left of the audience.
that was a-plenty, and then some. They stood not
the order of their going. They just went.
How they done 1t is too many for The light
people climbed the heavy ones. and the thin
people crawled under the fat winders
doors, it all the same to them. I couldn't tell
you any more about it to my life All know
is that in less n thirty seconds me and Estele Is
standing alone in that vast ampitheayter. listening
to the manager say soothingly from the stage:
Its all right, ladies and gents. They is really
for alarm, ashore you. It's all right.
ladies and gents And when at last he realizes
that it's only me and Estelle he's talking to. he
says, kind of helpless and feeble-like Well, wha'
d. yer know about that!' and tries to walk through
the curtain"
The property man ceased speaking and thought
fully gazed into his beer.
And what them" / querfed
Il got me two weeks notice.. he returned
cnctly
For what?' demanded in surprise
You search me-" he returned; and then
with the dsdain and hauteur of the true historian
"Only the good Lords knows why they do the
things they do in companies But they gives
excuse that they thought IL they could get
some Estee didn't love so much as he did me.
maybe they could get him to stay the stage long
enough to let them play the scene"
And Estelle,' 1 persisted. What became Of
him?"
The property man gazing into his beer with
saidened eyes
/ reiterated my query.
''Oh. Estelle!" he exclaimed. banishfng with an
effort the cIingng mists of retrospectfon "EsteIls
committed suicide"
What" / cried.
Eyes" he nodded sadly. And they rewrose his
part for stuffed tiger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-31
TALE OF A PROPERTY Man PORTER 2 BROWNE

and heller every time go away from him. and take
he'll the waoie community into fits;
and after they had to send for fifteen twenty
him. l decided the best thing do sleep
there. / saved a lot of money in lodgings by IL,
too.
by the time we gets to Kokomo, were Demon
and Pythias. Romeo and Juliet enemies M
pared to us, and Hamlet and Ophelia hated each
others signatures a promissory note. Estele
couldn't spare me long enough even to give me
time to get drink, and had to have all my meals
brought into the theayter to
Il had to swear off smoking complete when there
wasn't around: for l couldn't go out
would be whooping and bowling and yowling and
yelping so that people would come running from
every which way; and once the Society for the In
vention of Cruelty to animals got after us; and l
had to put my head in Estell's mouth and show the
places where his hair coming out from high
feeding to prove that l wasn't maltreating him.
He loved me SO that could hardly get him to
stay the stage while the leading lady
saving her lover from him. The only way could
work it at all for to stay with him until
the last minute and then to stand out far
then the whole had to be played in the time
it took Estee to turn around and make his exit
"One night the manager around and he
sore.
Now, look a here he says to me. This
thing has gotter quit It's getting an worse
all the time Having to play that whole dam
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-31

there they stands, sizing up his nobs who is sleep
ing as peaceful as a hobo a park bench who
knows the cop the beat is in a saloon.
Amt she beauty says the leading lady,
whose knowledge of zoology seems to be somewhat
superficial. What is her name?
I don't know / says. The guys that brought
her over here calls her lot of things; but
don't to be exactly what you might term
cognomen.
Then said the leading lady. excitedly, shall
name her after myself. She shall be called Es-
telle; and l shall buy her gold eollar!'
"A set of false teeth would be far more
full present. 1 says. But L interrupted by
chorus of enthusiastic but bashful ladies, all of
who thinks her name is the best and wants to
name the lion after herself I've always found that
ladies are very careless students of natooral his
tory
They're having which would wake up
anything but that lion when the manager comes in.
He is kind of soft the leading lady. So when
she promulgates her decision to the lion Es
telle, he sees a chance make himself solid with
out it costing him cent; SO he merely grins and
announces that hereafter the lion is named Estelle.
And that settles it. He's Estelle.
Now the pig scene comes in the third act. Just
before the curtain rings up it's my job to take
Estelle out of his cage and tie him to mountain,
stage left.
When they signing the company, they
had seventeen property men refuse the job
count of the lion tanning specially that went with
it, But I had been doing the Dead March up and
down Broadway all summer and just at that
ment I would havo agreed to be valet de shamber
to a whole African jungle if there was chance to
eat went with the job So l signs.
"You can make up your mind I'm the point
of giving up the job several more times before
the show gets going. But decides to wait long
enough at least to what kind of quadruped
they stacks me up against.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-31

"Estelle's friendly attitood encourages lot;
but still all my doubts amt dispelled by long
way for, notwithstanding her grateful attentions
after feeds her, I'm not so sure that when | goes
into the cage she won't remember that if
her teeth are non compos ments, her hooks
still good, and want to practice little vivsection
work my shrinking form. Wild animals you
know, have grace of bearing and a genteness of
manner when they Gagged up alone that they
sometimes forgets when they in human socie
ty.
"All through the first and second acts that night,
my pedal extremeties is getting and
chilled; and when the curtain finally rings down
the last of the second, they're cold that
1 could have put 'em in a tub of hot alcohol and
froze it solid. My knees wabbles like has the
ague and 1 keeps tapping my lips with my tongue
and then wondering why done it, for it's like wip
ing gravel roof with a doormat.
Il watches them Hoboken slammers put
ting up the mountain and has almost decided to
beat it when the manager comes Waiting over to
where I'm giving imitation of the unfortunate
herowine freezing to death the church steps at
midnight in Turned Adrift or, Out in the Cold,
Cold World
'Aw, what's the matter with your says the
manager sourcastcally. Have you got locomotive
ataxia, you only shaking yourself for the
drinks? Get Estelle out of his cage and hitch him
to that ring bolt the mountain. And get
move on. See?'
81 tries to answer; but the words get lost in the
gravel in my elementary canal, and nothing comes
out
DO Daniel says the manager. DO Dan
lei. What's the matter, anyhow? You amt
afraid, are you? Why, he wouldn't bite
puff. But if you're scared I'll send home for my
three-year-old niece to come in and do it. He'll,
Did hire a man blooming old woman? Huh?
Now no guy stand being talked to like that
So hristled myself up, shut my eyes and wabbed