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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
SIXTEEN YOUNG BLO0DS
IN GREAT FUTURITY RACE

New York, Aug. 29.--The rich futur-
ity-the classic race between 2-year-
olds. nominated before they are foaled
will be run tomorrow at Sheepshead
Bay. Uncertainty envelopes the out
come of this struggle Of sixteen young
bloods OF the American turf for. the
richest purse that has been hung up
this season--about $4,000. James r.
Keene has two representatives entered,
Sweep, a brown colt, and Ben Brish-
Pink Domino and Grasmere, a chestnut
colt by Meddler- Rotha II.
Sweep appears today to be a slight
favorite. Grasmere was bred, by, Clar-
ence MacKay and sold to Mr.. Keene
as a yearling for $4,000. Candleberry.
owned by r. T. Wilson, Jr.. young
smart horse. which has worked out in
the sensational time of 1913 2-5, will
also start. Others In the race are Bar
ley Thorps. recently purchased by
James Gaffney for $4,000, and James
McHanus's Rock O'Brien.
Weather Indications for tomorrow are
very favorable and the course fast.
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AMERICANS PAY THE PRICE
Forced Under the Protective Tarin,
To Meet the Demands of the Manu-
facturer, While the Foreigner
Pays Much Less For The


Same Goods.
London dispatch says: While de-
claring to the American public that
they must have a high tariff duty to
prevent foreign competitors from I'M
derselling them and driving them out
of home markets. more than IT'S AM
erican manufacturers are secretly SELL
ing Their products cheaper to foreign
consumers than to American con-
sumers.
President Taft, in one of his pre-
election speeches. declared that where
foreigners were given lower rate
than American consumers through all
seasons of the year." it must be adj
mitted the tariff rates are excessive
and should be reduced" The Presi-
dents description hits each of the more
than ITS American manufacturers, be-
cause each of them is selling his wares
cheaper to foreigners than to Ameri-
can consumers throughout the 365
| days Not the year.
The fact that an industry regularly
sells its products abroad at lower than
domestic prices not only shows that
the industry Is overprotected but that
| the American consumer is being made
| the victim of something similar to a
confidence game by being overcharg-
ed.
Evidence from a variety OF sources.
official and unofiicial. from publications
and directly from actual business
transactions. shows clearly that tho
practice of selling protected American
goods cheaper abroad than at home,
| has become a general bushes custom.
1t is reasonably certain that the great
! bulk of American manufactured goods.
amounting to practically $4,000 900
for the year ending June 80, 1908 not
counting the crude or partially manu-
| featured goods; are sold to foreigners
at prices much lower than those pre-
vailing In the United States. Except
in rare cases these goods are not sold
at loss. This discrimination against
the American people has cast them In
| calcuable. but enormous sums of mo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
MOTHER CRAZED FEEDS
MORPHINE TO CHILDREN

st. Joseph. Mo. Aug. 2s.-In a flt
Of insanity Mrs. Carrie Sands. aged
forty -one gave five of her six child
rem morphine today. While trying to
give the poison to the sixth she was
detected by a neiEhbor and confessed
what she had done.
Weldon. aged FIVE years is dead. but
physicians say they will save the lives
OF the other children.
The mother also took poison and
cut her throat after making her con-
fession. but Is expected to recover.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOT
BY A NEGRO PRISONER

Norfolk. Va, Aug. 29.-Deputy
Sheriff j. w. Sykes of Norfolk county
who was shot and probably fatally
wounded late last night. near Berke-
ley. by three alleged negro highway
men. whom he and another officer had
arrested. was still alive tonight.
When captured. the prisoners SEEM
ed to take their arrest indifferently
but Unexpectedly one of them whipped
out a revolver and opened fire upon the
officers. one of the bullets passing
through Sykes neck and the other
lodging in the right leg.
A posse was Immediately formed and
the hunt for the negroes begun. Tom
Noel. believed by the police to be one
of the gang. was arrested in Hunters.
Vile, a suburb of Norfolk, this after
noon and was Immediately rusheI tC
the county jail to prevent violence
Noel was subdued after a hard fight.
Absolutely no delay between pie
a,woS the 0rWhauFn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
Corn Not to blame

Chicago, Aug. 30.-Corn is not blame d
for the epidemic of pellagra, which is
appearing throughout the country, ac-
cording to statements made by num-
Der of physicians who are connected
with State istltutions at Dunning and
ElRin. Ill. They stated today that pei
lagra Is now believed to be a germ
disease and it does not come necess4r-
ily from corn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
ANOTHER REBELLION.


European Turkey ana MOmfenegrtan
Frontier In Revolt.
Belgrade. Servia, Aug. 29.-Accord-
ing to information received here the
Albanian rebellion 10 extremely seri-
Gus. The number of rebels Is growing
daily and the whole region between
Pristina ana Prisrend. in European
Turkey and the Montenegrian frontier
is IN q state of revolt in a demand
Tor a complete reinforcement OF the
sheriat laws.
Heavy fighting with the government
troops has occurred near Roogavo.
tinuous stream of wounded is arriving
at Petch, where, owing to the heat
and in the absence of proper care,
they are suffering greatly. The Turk
ish authorities are hurrying reinforce
ments from Saloniki and Uskub in an
endeavor to suppress the rising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30

Life consists in its relationships
Apart from these, what we call life
would be mere existence. BY the num-
Der of other lives. and other interests
than self, to which a spirit is related do
we measure its worth. He who is sym
pathetically related to the great, living
or dead. we consider great. But noblest
OF all is the spirit that is attuned to
the Infinite The life best worth Nv
ing is the life that is in closest rela-
tionship with God. Such one shares
the very interiow OF the divine nature.
Close to God. one cannot be far from
all that is most desirable in two
worlds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
Grief cnnsea Death.

Ocala. Fla. Aug 29.-L- F. Walseman.
who for years has been attached to
the New York Packer. died before
dawn this morning in the city jail at
this place a few hours after the he
was found. apparently dementeI
walking about the streets. Mr.. Walqb-
mans wife died recently and frierh s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
THE PASSING THRONC.

Tailor Sam Pettus. OF the county
jail. took day OF yesterday and
spent Sunday at his home near Nc
Gehee Switch.
H. ]. label acted as custodian Of
the keys protein.
Hon. Alex Pitts. representative from
Dallas County, was in Montgomery
yesterday. He win remain over sew
eral days on business.
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ney during the past ten years. during
which time the system has been grad
ually growing up almost wholly un-
known to the average American citi-
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river on the higher ground. where an
improvised morgue has been construct
ed ana tii~rs aH ala ideatincaties-
The scenes attendant upon these trips
to the morgue BY those IN search Of
missing loved ones 10 pathetic IN the
extreme. The bodies are guarded b.
soldiers. s%&
It IL thought that some arrangement
will be made tomorrow TO inter the
dead; those who have pecn identined
will be buried by friends and relatives.
while the unidentified. after every en-
deavor to establish their identity. Wit
be taken In hand by the city author
tiles and given a decent interment
Rainfall mt END.
The severe torrents OF rain which had
been falling all morning ceased shOit
ly after / o'clock today and the fear
that the river would again rise to even
greater heights was dissfpated. thus
In measure, relieving the prevalent
anxiety.
It is estimated that the river has
risen to q height OF nifty 10 sixty feet.
and until it's waters recedc. there Is
little hope of finding the cadavers Of
the drowned.
1t is understood that an appeal for
aid has gone out from the city of Mon
terey. One statement Is to the effect
that Consul General Hanna has ap.
pealed to the authorities at Washing
ton, requesting that a general appeal
be made by the Federal government.
through the medium OF the press, re-
questing monetary assistance for the
thousands OF needy poor who have lost
home and chatteis In the disastrous
Hood.
According to this information. the
Consul has made this appeal in tho
name of the American colony Of Monte
rey.
Monterey Is one Of the most pro-
gressive cities In the republic and is
often referred to as "the Chicago of
Mexico"
Large amounts of merchandise. ma
chinery and food products are imported
to this city from the United States. 1t
being estimated that eighty-five per
cent of the population OF the city are
consumers to a greater or less extent
OF American goods. In view OF this
fact, II 10 thought that the contribu-
lions for the relief of the stricken poor
in the city will come in promptly and
literally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
Ala FIsod Victims.

San Aatonio. Texas. Aug. 2s-win-
chester Kelsoe. president of the San
Antonio international Club this morn
ing telegraphed Instructions to Ernesto
Medera. q banker Of Monterey. to draw
on the club for $500 for flood victims
of that city. kilograms were received
from p. F. Maritime. president NUM-
cipal OF Monterey, expressing thanks
for the aid aud the expression OF sym
pathy from San Antonio. An appeal to
the public was issued by the Inter-
national club today and San Antonio
will make an effort TO the greatest ex-
tent possible. In this cooperation of
the large Mexican colony of this city
Is expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30

Two first class machlneHJ two first
class OperRtOrsJ delays cut out at Or
pheum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30

Absolutely no delay between pic
lures at the OrPheum.
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MONTGOMERY MARKETS.

state that grief because of her dealt
affected his mind.
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were utilized to secure shelter for the
sufferers. While as yet there Is no
scarcity of food and the city Is amply
able to care for Its destitute, there IL
fear of a shortage In the near future.
There have been severe washouts all
along the line of the National Railway
between Laredo and Saltillo, Mexico
and not a train hos entered the city
of Monterey. either from the north or
south. for the past seventy-two hours
The through southbound train from
Laredo has been tied up at Monterey
for that period of time, having sue
ceeded in getting through before the
disastrous washout struck tho village
of Golindrina and carried away a large
portion of the railway tracks, while the
northbound train Is TIED up at Saltillo.
Wires Are All Down.
All wires over the National Railway
were Frustrated all last night and until
late today, when a line Was restored
and 1t was learned that there is a pos
sibility that the washed out tracks may
be repaired and traffic resumed on a
curtailed schedule late Monday or
Tuesday. Hundreds of kilograms have
been passing through en- route to Mon
terey today requesting information as
to the fate of friends and relatives.
Communication has been re-established
with a circuitous route and the tele-
grams ure being answered as rapidly as
possible. Their general Import Is.
Don't worry; Am safe, Am we'll
but many lives lost yesterday"
None seem to be explicit and do not
state the exact loss of life. There are
some OF a pathetic nature, however
They report the drowning of entire
families missing fathers mothers. chit
dren and relatives.
While semi oficiaI reports state thnt
| up 20 noon today 400 bodies had been
| recovered, there has thus far been no
attempt to inter the dead. They arc
| being placed along the banks OF the
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erage sportsman uses in Africa For
instance, he will carry taxidermist's
outfit and cure and preserve his game
impediately after it is shot.
AS soon as a lion or leopard is killed
the skin must be removed, cleaned,
and treated with a taxidermic prepa-
ration of alum. Then to protect it
from beetles, it must be soaked in
turpentine and put in charge of a ma
tive runner, who takes 1t to the near
est post for preservation. Often when
a skin arrives at it's destination the
numerous insects that infest the coun
try have eaten it full of holes and it is
absolutely worthless.
Speaking of carnivora and the other
fauna of Africa, let me say for the
benefit of the American writer's, lee
turers and artists who wish to pre-
tend to a knowledge of African ami
NAL life that there are no yaks, alli-
gators, kangaroors, turkeys, bears or
tigers in Africa outside of circus or
a geological garden. There are two
SPECIES VI IhC VI
prehensile-lipped, and the sinus or
square-mouthed rhino. The latter, al
though almost as black as it's rela-
tive, is called the white rhinoceros on
account of a blue slaty tinge in it's
skin. To be exact, there is no such
thing as a white rhinoceros. Both
have two horns. The Asiatic rhi-
noceros has but one. Crocidiles and
alligators differ greatly in appear
ance, and the latter do not live in At
RIGA. The Asiatic elephant is also
different in appearance from it's AT
rican relative.
Now about tigers, which have been
treated so freely as African game in
recent American articles. 1t all de-
ponds on ones nationality whether or
not there are tigers in Africa. The
leopard is called tiger (tiger) by
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the Beers, and so is the cheetah, just
as panther is called tiger in some
parts of the United States. The
striped animal which is zoologically
known as tiger (tigris regalis) and
which is the animal referred to in a
number of recent stores, does not
make it's habitat in Africa, as the
writer's seem to think. So when a
traveller speaks of lions, leopards and
tigers selling passengers from trains
he is generally writing at long range
with a misinformed imagination in
stead of facts. He makes a double
mistake if he speaks of 'tigers and
leopards" in referring to African fauna,
as in Africa they mean the same ami
NAL. I have never heard an English
man or Boer when speaking English
call a leopard tiger.
The most dangerous hunting occurs
when one attempts to capture his ami
NAL alive. Many animals, harmless
and timid under ordinary circum-
stances, become demons when cap
tured. The understanding antelope
will put up fierce fight when once
over its first fright; the ostrich will
kick man to pieces, raining it's blows
with lightning-like rapidity. I do not
know one African animal that can be
called cowardly.
One has only to look at the formid-
able horns of all the African antelope
to see that they are built to fight with,
strong as iron and as sharp as lance.
I have seen an antelope attack a
leopard, and even a lion, when it's
young is threatened. The gemsbok,
or oryx, with it's two sword-like horns,
has dispatched many lio-. 1t is not
uncommon to find gemsbok and a
lion dead beside each other, the mute
evidence of terrific encounter. The
most dangerous animal of all to cap
ture is the gorilla, as much on ac-
count of the country it inhabits as on
account of it's enormous strength, as
the following incident will illustrate:
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and in all probability he will be one
of the Roosevelt party.
freed by a Rhino Birthday Party.
The next day We continued our
march. We had not gone far when
a native brought in news of a fresh
rhino spoor. I at once set out in
search of the game. We were not
ten minutes on the hunt when I
smelled the peculiar odor of the rhino,
which sometimes is very strong. /
was down the wind-that is, the wind
was blowing toward me from the
rhino-so 1 was sure of getting a
pretty good shot. A few minutes
later 1 saw a long horn sticking
through the high grass. 1t was mo-
tionless. The animal was waiting
for us to pass. took chance aim
and fired, hoping to hit vital spot.
My calculation was bad and the rhino
scampered off at a gallop. I stood
there cursing my luck when a grunt
behind me nearly scared me out of
my wits. I took no chances, but
turned and ran. I hadn't gone 20
yards when 1 bumped on something
in the grass and down I went.
grabbed my rifle and made for the
nearest tree few yards away. When
1 could get my breath I surveyed the
scene from my point of vantage.
could see at least ten rhinos. The
thing I fell over was a newborn baby
rhino and it must have been its
mother I shot at.
1t is the habit of the pachydermata
of Africa to collect around a female
that is about to give birth to young.
This is to protect the newborn weak
ling against the attacks of its enc
mics, and that is the sort of christen-
ing I ran into. I hated to interrupt
the birthday party, but couldn't let
sentiment interfere with business, so
I opened fire on the nearest rhino. He
got it right through the heart and
fell. I fired at second and that
also went down. While I was reload
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with blood. I opened his shirt and
saw his right collar bone broken and
protruding through the flesh.
forced some brandy down his throat
and he revived. What happened?" 1
asked again.
you had one chance for life, and
that was the death of the rhino. I
had one chance in a thousand of saw
ing you and killing the rhino. took
it and gave the rhiho both barrels of
the express. Your face is singed a
little from the flash. The recoil of
the blunderbuss has hurt my shout
der"
He put his left hand over and felt
the shattered collar bone. 81 suppose
it's all up with me-" he said. This.
on top of the fever, is too much" He
smiled and fell back unconscious.
The natives who had fled returned,
and we examined the five porters who
got the rhino's charge. Two were
dead, three badly injured.
Through the night / sat beside my
unconscious comrade in the flicker of
the camp fires, listening to the dull,
monotonous droning of the insects in
the trees, and seeing faces in the
embers, one face especially, a kind,
thin face crowned with white hair
weeping as I told her of Jappie, her
hunter sons death. The chill before
dawn struck the earth. I turned to
put some wood on the fire. Glaring
in the grass a few yards away I saw
two green phosphorescent eyes.
seized my Luger pistol and rose. Like
a flash lion sprang away before I
could shoot. A little later the forest
burst into thunderous roars 1t seemed
to be full of lions, which were attract
ed by the smell of the rhino's blood.
De Villiers did not die. He came
through it ALL He now organizes
hunting expeditions into East Africa
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ing my express the rest took fright
and scampered off.
Narrow Escape from Crocodi!eS.

ing my express the rest took fright
and scampered off.
Narrow Escape from Crocodiles.
The summer before last was hunt
ing on the Kagera. We had eaten
antelope for some time and the camp
was anxious for change, so I shot a
hippo for food. 1t was an easy thing
to do. 1 waited till it showed its head,
and, bangi A squirt of blood and 1t
was all over. AS the water was deep,
but not running, I knew that in the
morning I ought to find my victim
floating. At daybreak I was down at
the river with a party Of natives. AS
I expected, the hippo's body was float.
ing, but, unluckily for us, on the op-
posite side of the river, which was
teeming with crocodiles. / tried to
persuaded some ofthe natives to go in
with rope and attach it so that we
could draw the hippo over. No amount
of persuasion would induce them to
even put their feet in the river At
last, exasperated, I seized the end Of
the rope and jumped into the river,
boots and all, and struck out for the
hippo. had gone about a hundred
strokes when a cry from the bank
caused me to look around. A cold
toward me through the blue water,
shiver of horror ran through me, for
20 yards behind, gliding silently
could distinguish the brown form of a
crocodile.
"Shotti" I cried. Shoot" as I put
every bit of energy into my stroke.
The crocodile must have been near
me, for the bullets that were being
fired from the bank commenced to
zip, zip, around my head. l was afraid
to look back, expecting every moment
to be seized and dragged to the bot
tom.
At last I reached the dead hippo
and managed to drag myself out Of
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midst of the convivial crowd came a
messenger announcing that his rever-
ence's boat was In sight; they decided
to wait till he landed. Word came that
he had landed; they waited for him
to climb the path. He did so, but still
they fingered, and only an imperative
message that he was actually waiting
in the chapel broke up the antenuptial
jubilation. Then the groom raced
ahead, the bride followed CALAMITY but
few yards behind, the relatives ran
after in a go-as-you-please procession,
and all were soundly rated for their
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BORROWED FOR THE OCCASION

ties go to learn of them An illiterate
lad of IA was recently the quite COM
petent instructor in Gaelic of a distin-
guished German professor.
A recent sojourner in one Of the
isles discovered that there were upon
it but three wedding rings; but no
prospective bridegroom was ever dis
couraged because he could not buy a
ring. He need simply go to the near
est of the three happy matrons who
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NEVER DONE.
Absent All Around.

The absent minded professor re-
turned home one evening, and, after
ringing his front doorbell for some
time to no effect, heard the maids
voice from the second story window:
"The professor is not in"
"All right" quietly answered the
professor; "I'll call again." And he
hobbled down the stone steps.-Lip-
pincott's.
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Wedding Rings on the Isles of Aran
Are Scarce and Consequently
Are Used In Common.

The Isles of Aran are among the
least known and most interesting cor
ners of Ireland. The people, mostly
fisher folk, are poor and ignorant, yet
they speak the ancient tongue of their
land with such purity and perfection
that scholars from the great universe
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the water up on the slippery carcass.
The exertion made my head swim. In
a few minutes I was myself again.
apologized in silence to the black gen.
tlemen on the river bank for doubling
their courage. had none left. took
my knife and cut a foothold on the
carcass, and then rocked it so that
it would drift to the shore. The ma
tives told me that well-directed bull
let had hit the crocodile in the head.
The Enormous Cost of Hunting.
The cost of hunting big game in
Africa is enormous. One must spend
fortune before firing the first shot.
The various European colonies PRO
tect" their game by charging so
pounds sterling ($25O) year for H.
cense which allows the hunter to kill
two each of the pachydermata and
from two to ten of the various species
of antelopes. This does not protect
the game, but it fills the local treas
uries. Added to this is the price for
porters, shikarees, headmen, etc., who
uofC " accompany IhO huhtOl. hS
average expedition is made up of from
80 to IS natives for each white
man. The cost of equipping and
maintaining an expedition is from
$500 to $500 a month for each white
hunter according to the district
hunted in. One well-known concern
with headquarters at Nairobi, that
makes business Of hunting and ex-
petition managing, equips and main
tains an expedition on the field for
5000 month, supplying everything
excepting arms and liquor.
No Tigers in Africa.
OF course when Mr.. Roosevelt
hunts, his expedition will hunt for
everything his licenses will allow him
to shoot. It will be amateur sport,
not conducted from a financial point
of view; there his equipment will
probably be more costly than profess
sional one. but no better than the av-