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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
Rxron,s Bride of Ahxdon.

It is just 100 years ago that Lord Byron arrived in Greece, where he wrote that beautiful poem. "The Bride of Abydos." and that exquisite song, Maid of Athens % which, says Q Paris contemporary, every Englishman of culture knows by heart .
 Documents enable us to establish the true identity of the heroine of this last poem. She was one of the three daughters of Mir Black. English Vice Consul at Athens. at whose house Byron for some time lived. Af- ter the departure of the poet, Theresa Black married and archaeologist. M. Pittakis. CT. Her charm' her eieFsnoe eonouered ev- cry heart including Byrons. In 1878 the heroine of the poet old woman of upright figure and still showing signs of her former beauty. With age had come poverty The Times, moved by her dis tress, opened at this epoch a subscription in her favor. She died in 1875.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
When Flashy Dressing is c Drawback. Orison Swett Warden in Success Mag
CIIlEcH. Wm. J. Proctor.

V Orison Swett Warden in Success Mag
 azine.
 One of the curses of city life is the unwillingness of young men to marry and assume the responsibility or obli- Rations of a family. The consequent absence of the refining. elevating in- huence of home and family upon the character of both men and women Is and unhealthful lives and often become abnormally selfish because they are completely absorbed in getting the most they can for themselves, and con- sequently think very little about oth- CTS
 Many girls seem to think that their chances of marrying men who can sup port them in luxury are much enhanced by extravAgant dressing. This is a great delusion, for men usually see through them. Girls who dress beyond their means. as a rule. fail to attract, permanently. the wealthy men whom they would like to marry. and often frighten away the young men of small means who would be drawn to them by their good qualities of mind and heart which their foolish clothing and hollow pretense serve only to conceal.
 Young men who are determined to make something of themselves will think a great many times before they marry a young woman with extrava- gant notions, for they know that once woman has contracted a taste for lux uries and formed the habit of living beyond her income, she is rarely con- tent with what a man in moderate cir cumstances can afford to give her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
What the Stats Papers
 Are Saying and Doing

And Othsp Thtngs. Talladexa Mountain Home. It's so hot in Montgomery that eggs curious tf:nss than chicSens are are being patched out down there.
 To The Brim with Politics.
 There mutt % De more politics in the movement for this costly and unneces- sary election than was ever housed In sn equal amount Of legislation be.
 Statewide Reforms. Gadsden Ttmes-News.
 The present school of Alabama re. formers have evolved a system that has for its leading doctrine the prop osition that the more things you have to reform the more chance you will have to pose as reformer.
 It is very likely that we are to have some politics of an exciting nature during the next few weeks. Watch line up on the constitutional amend like this, just before the running be- comes good for the ofiices In this county.
 Against Special Election. Goodwater Enterprise.
 Notwithstanding the attitude of the newspapers of Randolph County. the people of that county are sane to the extent that they have authorized their Senator to state that they will not stand for the expense of an extra elec. ton on the prohibition constitutional amendment.-A wise and economical constituency.
 sN Others Have Regrets. Greenviiie Advocate.
 Mir. Frank M. Spangier. the cartoon. ist who for the past four years has held out to the public of Alabama through The Advertiser the funny side of things that happen in the State. and whose cartoons have always been 2 delight to the readers of that up-to- date daily, left last week for Williams port. Pa., where he will have charge of the cartoon of the Pennsylvania Qrif It is with regret that the peo- pie of the State see. him leave for his artistic work and his grasp of the luz dicrous side of politics has done more than many speeches could have done to make .the people realize how much freak legislation we have been subject to during the present administration
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
cotsets Worn By Egyptians.

London ChrOnICIe.
 French historian of women's dress states that the corset. against which a war ....a ,Rln cen uecided by some of the lead of Paris society, was worn by the am cient Egyptians. This assertion Is borne out by the figures carved on the tombs of wearing a garment strongly resembling the modern corset. There does not appear to be any representation extRnt of Cleopatra VI, the beloved of Antony: but in one of the temples there Is a figure of her prede- cessor. Cleopatra IT.. in which the sculptor has endowed her with corset cut on the probably unknown to the Egyptians but q nation capable of constructing pyramids without steam cranes would probably find no difficulty in making stays without busks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
soN MORE or HIM.


 We are told by contemporary ap- parentiy speaking with knowledge of the facts. that Mir. Hearst contempiates reorganizing the Democracy some more. Hearst is great at organizing things--at least In his own estimation- He appears to think that the great party is badly in need of somebody to lick 1t into shape. and evidently consid- CTS himself set apart to do the job. For one we very radically dlffer from Mir. Hearst. The Democratic party is not in good shape. we admit. wheth- CT 1t needs reorganization or organi- zation we are not saying. but 1t Is not what 1t ought to be. nor what 1t once was Admitting that the party needs thorough reorganization. MT. Hearst Is decidedly not the man to do the job. The party has had enough. and much more than enough. of wis., ionaries. experimentalists and brain- stormers It has been coached by those who were not competent to train
 
 their own footsteps and led by those who could not follow the right track with their own feet. It has followed blind leaders and been led into the times than were good for It's reputa- tion or its future. It has listened to siren songs and run after strange gods without credit to itself or bene- fit to the country. In a word. the Democratic party has had enough of chariatanry and conceit
 We do not deny that the party needs recognizing. but that work must be done by Democrats if 1t is to accomp- fish any good. There are still some of them left in the country. They have been reieEated to the rear by the "pro- gressives." or pushed aside by self constituted leaders who try to play the role of Moses in Democratic politics It is not necessary to call names but they exist. Tn the North and the South. the East and the West are to be found men who have not departed from the faith nor bowed the knee to the Baal of opportunism.
 Some may think that these leaders of the old days. after having been abandoned by those who should have loyalty followed them, and treated with indifference, if not with actual con- tempt would refuse to again suffer themselves to be put in the front of the battle as leaders of those who have shown themselves so ungrateful and so unmindful Of great services rendered in the past. but we are not among those who think thus. These old Democrats are patriots as well as party men. They. see the deplorable condition Democracy is now in, and also realize that this great country is sadly in need of a change for the bet ter; change not likely to be brought about by the party now in control. When they see that the Democrats of the country are tired of following those who have led them to ueteat. ing to the faith of the fathers. we be- lieve they will be ready to forget the past and again put on the Democratic harness and lead the party to victory. if victory be possible.
 But no more of the H. "st brand of leadership. Our party las had enough and to spare of disorganizins leader from men who had their own ends to serve, and who placed their own am bition above the partys good. In short. the party ought to be reorganized and led by Democrats of the old faith.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
Po,.on in the Middle Ages.

In the Middle Ages little was known of toxicology that all sudden or mysterious deaths were attributed to poison. but in the light of modern knowledge many of these are now easily explained by such diseases aI appendicitis or gastric ulcer.
 Even the BoFgias can be absolved from many Of the poIsonings laid to their charge
 Nevertheless from very early times in Italy poison was q favorite means of remoV- ing an enemy In England. France and Germany cruder methods of vengeance pre- vailed and it was not until the Sixteenth century that the Medici introduced poison into France The fashion spread with ter riblc rapidity. and poison was employed In every rank of society to get rid of incon- venient persons.
 The art introduced into France by Cath crime de Medici and her followers took root 80 deeply as to blossom later Into the black S-aAsiH of Louis xIV.'s rstsD-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

the newness and freshness of the world lending enchantmsnt to experiences, which in later life arc to become 70 trivial csn invest the unlawful tourney of the Tennessee nat boat with a TO- mantle mystery. which made the rak- ish-rakish is the word--crafts of Captain Kidd such arRosies of delight as they sailed through the pages of romance.
 What if the crew of the pirate boat of the Tennessee was made up of threo ordinary vagabonds. what if the craft itself was cheap flat boat. which junk dealer would scorn. # never theless to the boy who has saturat- ed himself with Treasure Island" and the stories of Captain Kidd. has the charm of iawiess adventure.
 Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were bad. bad boys. and nice little boys would be warned in these days to have nothing to do with them. But they were fascinating. pair. They were deliciously independent. a protestant against the petty details of life which harrass every boy, and they lived in a world of adventure.
 After all. as long as tiie world is the world boys will be boys. And if they take no farther excursions in the field of romantic wrong doing than an im- aginary tourney with pirates and In- dian slayers no great harm will be done. Of course if they worked In tho garden. did chores and studied their lessons without enjoying the de- lights of reading the adventures of more or less Improper persons. they would be better boys and please the grown folks more. But there are a great many grown folks who can preach well but who practice poorly ana who except for an energetic reg ulation of their neighbor's affairs, do but little good in the world.
 The moral of the story of the pirates of the Tennessee River is that they are in a cheap jail and. like three or dinary thieves. they will be prosscut- ed for stealing some telephone wires.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
OUR HOME PIRATES.

The boy who has thrilled with the delectable adventures of Huck Finn and every healthy boy has done that
 seized eagerly, no doubt. upon the un- assuming item fin the newspapers of yesterday that told of the pirate cruise on the Tennessee River, right in Ala bama. Pirates-what a wealth of ro- nance is packed in that single word and right in Alabama. Any boy, with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
Fair POStals aid Treasury. Telegraph to The Philadel-

The unfailing popularity of the souvenir post card is evidenced by the receipts of the Seattle post-otfiee, where just now they are holding the Aiaska-Yuks so Pacifyss Exposition. Tho receipts of that post-office for July. 1908. were a little over .S60.000. Tho Jumped to over $s7O6O 7 The second greatest increase was shown by Dayton. O.. presumed to be occasioned by an influx of requests for or perhaps a lot of rush orders for aeroplanes. The Dayton increase waS S3 per cent.
 an increase of 27 per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
Hard Tn Please.

An exchange remarks that Gary. Ind, is hard to please. When the blind tigers were in operation there the business men who were not interested in the sale of alco- holic drinks, complained of the violation of the law. Now that the law Is enforced and the town as dry as a bone. the merchants are disturbed because hundreds of workmen in the big steel plant say they Will seek work elsewhere unless they can have beer Many business men and steel workers have petitioned the mayor to permit the delivery of beer to private houses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
Fa,nous Bratlsh Oak.

London Evening StSndard.
 In the village of Polstead (Suffolkl stands a famous oak. which the rector has proved by researches to be 2.000 years old. It has a girth of thirty-six feet, and has always been known as the Gospel oak, as under 1t the first Christian missionaries preached to the heather Saxons thirteen centuries Sgo. Each year this is commemorated by a special service under the tree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

If you feel as if you don't want to get up when you're down. or move after you get up, better get a magni- lying glass and locate the lazy bugs that are on YOU
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19


 An Alabama Senator wants to sub init constitutional amendment to the people of that State for the removal of the capitol from Montgomery to Birmingham. He is about the only man in the State. so far as heard from. who desires such thing and 1t isn't hardly likely that any such amendment will he submitted.-Colum- bus Enquirer-Su
 Oh. we'll. you know that Birming- ham. in the words of the old song, is bound to put on airs" She also has a disposition to grab things. and has been trying to get the Capitol ever since she has been big enough to gtand alone. Besides. YOU must remember that this Legislature. taken ss a body. has not been able to caiole CT hull doze Montgomery: hence the desire to Gobble up the State House. The ef- eort will fail. ss 1t has always failed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

Good bye. Thaw" exclaims Ths Lancaster Intelligencer. with evident jubilation. Better put 1t "au revoir" and let 1t go at that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19
SWORN CIRCULATION

BWOKN CIKCULAIION. The figures for June printed below Ieprs sent the actual net circulation. all tstufhs' having been deducted. .. The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its advertisers tand makes 1t part or the 1n eva ' tract when requested) that its daily circIS- tion is larger than that of any mornins newspaper printed in Alabama-end tnat s.s Sunday edition has the largest ciculAuonn = 2 of any edit on of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

If some gigantic intellect will invent a fan that will keep an entire city cool he will confer a blessing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

c. l. Finigan. Circulation Manager Of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. seys:
 The foregoing statement of the Adver- tiser's circulation for the month of July, 1909, is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents. spoiled and left over copies have been de- ducted C. I. FINIGAN,
 Circulation Manager" Sworn 10 and subscribed before me this 4th day of August, 1909.
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

Illinois has more rural routes than any other state In the union. Ohio. Iowa and Indiana follow In the order named.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-19

know how to construct neld Iortinca = tions and nasty intrenchments; in short he must be trained to practical effi- ciency For this sort or work Fort | William Mckinley has a large and va ried territory immediately available. A l tract of land a hundred square miles in extent Is at hand for just such uses, while there are ten square miles actu- | ally owned by the government in addt- | tion to the fort reservation proper. Within these limits are hills, ridges. ravines, streams, wooded and bare ground, rice fields and roadways. The | artillery may fire every day in the year over a different range. Other arms find the same variety of ground for separate or combined isld practice.
 The garrison at Fort William McKin- ley consists of two regiments of in- fantry, two-thirds of 6 regiment of cavalry. a battery of artillery and a company of engineers The military l prison for the islands iF also located at this fort. A brigade post of this size 1 affords the commanding general an op- portunity to directly train and maneu- | yer troops In field exercises, and also | train troops of the various arms in combination. A thorough system of instruction has been inaugurated by General Pershing. Beginning with the rainy season, about the middle of June, various classes of theoretical school
 work are taken up along with garrison 1 training of troops. Garrison schools for officers as prescribed by the War Department. with additional courses In
 map study and history of recent wars
 enable officers to keep abreast of the
 times in professional knowledge
 Schools are maintained for instruction in mule packing. bread baking. car pentry blacksmithing and horse shoe | In NlaFipa1 Unrk EfannRrAnhV and
 typewriting. A riding school Is a fea-
 ture. of course, and there are classes
 for non- commissioned officers and pri-
 yates in scouting. rife and revolver
 shooting, riding, swimming and vari'
 ous gymnastic exercises.
 At the end of the rainy season, about the middle of November, the practice
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
EX-SHER|FF VICTIM
Of KENTUCKY FEUD
Edward Callahan, Famous for
His Part in Breathitt County
War. AmbuShcd.

JACKSON. Ky. June 7.-Ex Sheriff
Edward Callahan, famous throughout
this section of the state for the part
he PLAYED In the numerous feuds that
have disrupted Brcathitt county for
wears, was shot from ambush early to-
day and ii is believed, fatally wound
cd, al his home in Crockcttsville. six
teen miles from jackson.
Callahan had swept out his store pre-
paratory 10 opening for the day and
was brushing the refuse from the front
door when the shot was fired. The ball
took effect in the left side of his abdo-
men. Two doctors left early for
Charlottesville. Bloodhounds have been
put on the trail Of the assassin, who,
il is understood, hid behind n pile of
coal 10 FIRE the shot. Excitement in
this region is intense over the shooting.
Callahan was in Jackson, Saturday,
i'm attendance upon court. warrant
having heei served upon him for ma
Iicicus shooting IN Il family affair some
time ago His case was continued and
ho at once left Jackson. telling ono or
two friends that lately he was fearful
of his life.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
DISPUTE OVER CONTROL
OF CHURCH THE CAUSE

LEXINGTON. Ky. June 1t is re
ported here that the immediate cause
for the shooting Of eX-Shcyihr Edward
Callahan was a dispute over the man
agemcnt Of church he built. and of
which he is deacon Mt CrockettsViIle.
Captain W. G.. MullIkcn left here
with his hounds to trace the assassin.
Callahan was thc chief lieutenant cf
Judge James Uargis. who was shot and
killed by his son, Bcech lIargis, the
latter having received life sentence.
Judge Hargis several years ago ap-
pointed Callahan sheriff. Of Breaihitt
county. and tho enemies of the Hargis
clan claimed that they were being per
secuted. Six years ago Attorney j. =.
Marcum was shot and killed in Jack
sou, and Callahan and Hargis were ar
rested. MANY Of thc members Of The
Hargls clan had removed from Breath
lit county, and it was believed the
fnud had ended.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
PRISONER IS KILLED
IN COURT CORRIDOR
Shot Down by Former Deputy
Constable as Result of PO-
liticaI Feud.

ST LOUIS June Fred Moheie on
trial for murder here, was assassinatcd
IN the corridor of the -Four Courts by
William Kane. an eN-deputy constable,
today.
Mohcic killed Constable Sam Young
in North 81. Louis several weeks ago.
William Kane, who shot Mohclc today,
was former deputy under Young.
The shooting occurred Mohsile was
being taken TO court TO stand trial for
the death OF Young. and is the cunning
ton Of a bitter political feud,
Mohcle had asserted shortly after the
Young shooting that the gang had
threatened to got him., but following
the ethics Of the gang Inc refused to
reveal the identity of the men who had
thrcatcn"d him. saying that he could take
car" OF himself.
Kane usod Young revolver in killing
MoheiIe, When the shot rang through
60 defendant with Moheile. became hys-
lerical. IIO begged to be placed TN Jail
Judge Fisher ordered him locked up
Only "A few nights ago Wright became
frcnzled on the street; and began shoot
ing wildly, under the impression that the
gang" was after him, Alfred Nelson
who was passing, was mortally wounded
Wright is also under arrest for this
Mohc,Ic killed Young April 4. News
OF Young's death received with
cheers AT n nearby political meeting a
few minutes after the tragedy,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
SEVERELY ARRAIGHS
The MORMON CHURCH
Prof, Hans Freeze Says Nor
mOnism Has No Part With
Christian Loyalty.
Special to The Tribune.


BOSTON, June -"Mormonism and
Christianity, Morn'onism and morality
and Mormonism and the United States
government cannot exist in the same
place asserted Professor Hans Freeze
of Columbia university. in n severe ar
ragnment of Mormonism today at the
Park street church. There is an iron
clad law in the Mormon church, con-
tinued Mr. Frecce. who is q leader in the
international reform bureau work. that
II laws OF the land conflict with the
church, the laws OF the church must be
obeycd Movmonism has not yet got
control OF Boston. and never Will. but it
does control Utah and Idaho. No man
can call himself n Christian who does not
do all that he can TO prevent the spread
OF great and growing evil"
In referring to the Mormon ethics Of
marriage. Mr.. Freeze said that the Nor
mon Ideas had really undergone no
change. although il is claimed they have.
They believe That there can he no
marriages in heaven he stated. "un-
loss you go through tho performances
held in the endowment house. No woman
eau be saved, according To the Mormon
doctrine. unless she is ma rricd Nor
monism has wrecked thousands OF lives.
and VIII wrcck your home if il gets into
il -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
WOMAN STRIPPED, BEATEN,
TARRED AND FEATHERED

,PTTTS6CRG Juno Fifteen masked
men took Mollic Ridge from her home In
suburb carly today, stripped and beat
her. dressed her in tar and feathers and
threw her into a stream. II. q. Wright
who was In the house with the woman
was given like treatment.
Such inconvenient apparel as tar and
feathers did not apparently prevent the
pair appearing before Justice Mexican
later in the day to swear out warrants
for their ungentls callers. AS result,
five men were arrested tonight including
brother-iu-la of Wright. The woman
insists other warrants VIII br Issued. She
had been warned previously several times
To leave the suburb, but could not see
until today why she should
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-08
SAMUEL d. STUART.
NOTED PIONEER. IS DEAD

BUTTE, Mont, juno T.--Samucl -.
stuart. one OF the famous trail blazers
of tho west, died here today at the homo
OF his son in law, Alderman Sam Bar
ker, Jr.
lie was born IN Illinois IN 1896 and
came Ia Montana in 1856 some years
after his brothers. James and Granville
Stuart He served in The ciyil war as
n cavalry nffiCrr.