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The Penn's Grove record., 1909-10-08
A Vision Defined.

Teacher in the Sunday-school twno
has been insb ucting the young idea
on the subject of visions)-"Now,
children, can any one tell me what a
vision is? All. Tommy's hand is up!
Well, Tommy"
Tommy with a drawly voice)-
tits a sort of dizzy spell. Judge.
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BY
Gomez Opposes Expenditure.

oAAS oPPOCCS GAPCIN4tlHCs
Havana, Cuba.-President Gomez
tntimated that he would veto the Hur-
ricane Relief bill If it appropriated
as much as $1,000,000.
Pony Moore Dies in London.
London. - George Washington
Moore, founder of Moore & Burgess
Minstrels, and known in sporting cir.
cles as Pony Moore, died here,
George Washington Moore was born
In New York City on February %,
1915, and was so named because of
this birthday.
Rougier Flies With Passengers.
Johannisthal, Germany.-M. Rou-
gier, with two passengers, flew
around the course, a distance of 1,55
miles, at a height of forty-fve feet.
Hubert Latham made two circuits of
the course.
Kaiser Again Grandfather.
Potsdam, Germany.-Crown Prin-
cess Frederick William, who was for.
merly Duchess Cecilie of Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin, gave birth to a SON..
This is the third son born to the
Crown Princess.
Death Penalty Restricted.
st. Petersburg.-Premier Stolypin
has sent a circular to the Governors.
General of the districts under martial
law, instructing them to restrict the
application of the death penalty as
much as possible.
American Commission in London.
London. = The American Water.
ways Commission, of which Senator
Theodore E. Burton is chairman, is tc
spend a fortnight in England. The
chester, Liverpool and other harbors.
Hitch in Chinese Railway Loan.
London.-It was explained at the
Foreign Office that the delay in sign
ing the contracts for the Hankow-
Sze-chuen Railroad loan of $30,000,-
600 was due to the negotiations on
the question of engineers for the line.
Peru Avoids a Deficit.
Lima, Peru.-The budget for 1910
has been made up. BY means of sup
pressing some governmental depart
ments and reductions in others a
threatened deficit of $4,000, 900 has
been avoided.
Russian Official Ends Life.
st. Petersburg.-Senator Kovales-
ky, formerly Director of the Depart
ment of Police and an official of high
social standing, committed suicide
here by shooting.
Widow of General Boulanger Dead.
Versailles, France.-The widow of
General Boulanger died here. She
was seventy-two years of age.
Spanish Abandon Mt. Gurugu.
Madrid, Spain. - General Vicario
having been killed in q sa~nguinary
| action the Spanish troops were forced
to abandon Mt. GuYugu.
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Not Thai Way in Life,

wives are always so trustful on
the stage"
(Which shows that realism on the
stage is an utter myth. louisville
Courier-Journa1.
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Baptized Woman Becomes Hysterical

AhPtiLCu VVIldn HySCerlcdI.
Standing for half an hour up to his
armpits in the cold waters of the Pas
sale River, The Rev. J. P. Blackledge,
of the Paterson Gospel Mission, bap-
tized by immersion eight women, two
men and two girls, and then led in
the singing of the "Doxology." Mrs.
Carrot Leusten, one of the women
baptized, became hysterical after she
was led from the river, and medical
aid was summoned. The ceremonies
were witnessed by a crowd of 5000
lined on both banks of the river, and
a detail of police was on hand to
maintain order. The candidates were
dressed in white robes as they were
led, n by one, into the river and
immersed. The candidates were
taken to tents, where they received
dry clothing, and then joined in a
tent meeting in charge of the Rev. S.
R. Waldron, of the Coney Island Cos
pei Mission.
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Mind

Charley Loveday-"Um-ah-er-
er-er-he-he-"
Jeweler Ito his assistant)-"Bring
that tray of engagement rings here.
Henry."-Tit-Bits.
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Fugitive Convict Caught.

After a chase of seven hours, John
Martin, a convict, who escaped from
the New Jersey State Prison, at Tren-
ton, was captured, utterly exhausted,
in a cornfield near Bordentown, five
miles below Trenton, by a posse of
policemen and armed prison deputies.
Martin, who was sentenced from
Essex County for a term of three
years, began his prison term January
ID last. His behavior had been so
good that of late he had been allowed
to work about the house of Head
keeper George o. Osborne, adjoining
the prison. Mrs. Osborne saw a man
in prison garb running down the rail
road tracks and notified the keepers.
A posse Immediately pursued. Martin
changed his prison cap for a SLOUGH
hat he had stolen from the house of
Mr.. Osborne and he was not disturbed
E-s-fss---
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Spanish Abandon Mt. Gurueu.

Madrid, Spain. - General vicario
having been killed in q sanguinary
action the Spanish troops were forced
to abandon Mt. GuSugu.
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Needs 1t Bad.

John-"I'n bring you a fork, SIR"
The Customer-"What for?"
John-"The cheese, SIR"
The Customer-"A forks no good
Bring a revolver!"-Sketch.
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Mexican Frost costs $40. 00o. 000.

Unprecedented cold weather in the
valleys near Mexico City, Mexico, has
destroyed the corn crops. 1t is esti-
mated that the loss will reach $780,
000, The thermometer registered
two degrees below the freezing point.
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NDICT WOMAN FOR USING MAILS
Bail Fixed at 500 in Case Involving
Sending of a Liars License.

OenuIng OF q IiarS License.
Detroit, Mich.-Mrs. A. L. Remand,
of No. 1909 East 165th street, New
York City, caused the arrest of Mrs.
E. c. vealy, of Plymouth, Mich, on
the charge of sending her a liars Ii
cense" postal card. AS described in
the indictment it includes the written
message:
"As you are a noted liar, I will
send you a license SO you can keep on
lying. Liars council of the Ancient
Reckless and Independent Order of
Prevaricators."
She laughed about the alleged joke
she had on Mrs. Renaud. Mrs. Vealy,
however, was held in $1CO bail to ap-
pear later for trial.
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Couldn't Get Feet In.

Bacon-"Did you aver sleep in a
bungalow"
Egbert-"Well, part of me did,
Yonkers Statesman.
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HANGED HIMSELF By THE FEET,
Rich Fisherman Suspended Head
Downward Till He Died.

Downward Til He Died.
New Orleans, La.--Sam Yong Ping.
an aged Malay fisherman on the Gulf
Coast, chose hanging himself by the
feet instead of the neck as a method
of self-destruction, according to a re-
port just brought here.
The Malay is said to have been the
wealthiest fisherman in the Barataria
Bay settlement, but during the recent
storm the chest in which his fortune
was stored was swept away. His body
was found hanging head downward
from a tree, his legs tied firmly to
the branch.
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Early Fashion Note

"Why did Eve give Adam the ap-
ple?"
II suppose she wanted to get rid
of the fruit so as to wear the basket
for a hat."-Illustrated Bits
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ovutI u1.ioIon puSsOu. AS .~~
brought along Nasma, their goat mas
cot. the only goat in the world that
can eat without i~ll-results fresh
green paint, matches and tobacco.
Nasma got out of line once, and the
parade almost stopped while he was
chased back to the rear of the COL
umn. The Ohio, the last ship in the
Atlantic feet part of the parade, has
a kangaroo, presented the crew by
Australian admirers, and there was
much disappointment expressed be-
cause Antipodes Chat is his name)
was not in line.
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"A Sure Sion

City Visitor-"How do you know
this tree is a dogwood?"
Suburbanite-"I can tell by its
bark."-Baltimore American.
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Judge Gaynor For Mayor.

Judge William j. Gaynor was nom
mated for Mayor of New York at the
Democratic City Convention.
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Grandmother Sentenced to Hang.

Justice Magee, of Sudbury, Onta-
rio, passed sentence on Mrs. Annie
Robinson that she be hanged IN No
vember "a for the murder of the in
.fants of her two daughters.
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Death Penalty Restricted.

st. observation-disclosures Stolypin
has sent a circular to the Governors.
General of the districts under martial
law, in~structing them to restrict the
application of the death penalty as
much as possible.
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Il suppose l will swing for it., SAID
Nee, "but he tried to kill me and I
wanted to get even with him."
McCabe died without making a
statement to the police.
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TWO CANoEIsTs "
Young Men Were Posing For Snap.
shot nv Young Woman Ashore.

Sn0B % LOuo 4AsIHOHNs
Amesbury, Mass.--While posing in
a canoe to have their pictures taken,
Joseph Mammalian, aged twenty-four,
and his brother Frederick, aged sew,
enteen. were capsi1ed and drowned in
Lake Gardner, in full view of Miss
Bella Bailey. a Young woman friend,
who was about to get pshot OF
& m from the shorr
JOSEPH ~ dyed as
a carriac BROTH
er was tesbury
high schs
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Destroyed HIS works.

James d. Smillie, the artist, pro.
of his works which lacked merit.
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Summer C~onquests.

Are these all photographs of fell
lows o have been engaged to-"
mo. They're the fellows who
didn't propose"
What in the world do you want of
them"
why, I am saving them to make a
rogues' gallery."-Philadelphia Led
ger.
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Princes and MaiGs

"A prince espoused a beggar maid
In days when princes were supreme,
For which his fame will never fade,
His love is every poets theme.
Yet we should cease the deed to praise,
For things have strangely altered since,
This is the union nowadays
"a maiden weds a beggar prince"
Chicago Record-Herald.
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vincennes, Ind. - Knox County
voted wet" in a local option election.
Forty-one of forty-three precincts in
the county show a majority of 500
for the 'wets." Although returns
from the two remaining county pre-
cincts may lower this majority slight
ly, the city of V%incennes voted wet by
a majority of 100.
The county has seventy-two sa-
looms, a brewery and a distillery. 1t
is a stronghold of the liquor business
because it is a supply centre for much
dry" territory hereabout in Indiana
and Illinois.
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The Trimming Tongue.

Friend-"I understand, Mrs. Stern,
that your daughter has married since
we last met"
Mrs. Stern-"Yes, and been di.
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A Resemblance Noted.

Friend-"Ah! And who is the
happy .man?"-Boston Transcript.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
NEW WORLDS
 RECORDS MADE. Auto, Motorcycle and Bicycle Events. 100 NILES IN l:34, oI:ls Strang Drives Great Race in Buick
 for 200 Niles. Brown Breaks Anatsur Record for Mile in sS,s-S-Ffve Champions in Motor Cycle R.ee-Re- cord Lowered I,4-0.

Daytona. Fla, March 2s-TheF sev- enth annual Daytona motor races opened today with one bicycle, one motor cycle and two automobile events and in each event a former worlds record was annihilated. The course was in excellent condition and weather conditions were perfect.
 The first event was a quarter mile bicycle dash. in which there were ten starters. By a fast sprint. Fogler. of Brooklyn. flashed across the line a winner. closely followed by Root and Mitten. The second event was for 200 miles open to stock cars, under two classes. There was three entries for Class D and only one in Class E.. The race. however. was reduced to 100 miles by agreement. Lewis Strang, who joined the Buick forces about three weeks ago. drove a great race. going the distance in 1:s4:0l 1-5. lowering the worlds record made by Burman on the New Orleans track last February.
 The next event was for the Sir best two of out three heats. There were two entries, David Bruce Brown. the millionaire amateur driver. in the record breaking Benz, and Ralph de Piona, in the Fiat-Cyclone.
 Brown, on his third heat. hurled his great car across the line in thirty seconds flat. for the mile. breaking the worlds amateur record for the dis tance. held by him, of 90 3-s. The fourth and last event of the day was the one mile motor cycle re- cord trials in which five of the cham- pions of the world competed. william Wray. Jr.. of New York. on fourteen horse power Simplex. rode the ride in 45 seconds flat lowering his own record 4-5 seconds. Walter Goerke and Robert Stubbs also went under the worlds record. making the distance in 45 1-5 and 4s 2-6 seconds respectively. --
 | Summary:
 First event, quarter mile dash. bicy- cle--Joseph A. Fogler. first. time 3C 1-5 seconds; W. L. Mitten second; E. F. Root third.
 Second. event 200 miles. open tc stock car, Class E and D. reduced to 100 miles by agreement of contestants i and referee-De witt won Class B con- test; time 1:44 3-5. no opposition strang in first in Class D; time 1:s4:0l 1-5. Lyttle second.
 Third event. one mile, best two in three heats, for the St. Thomas Dewai S2,o0e trophy. given outrisht-David Bruce Brown won. Time for the three heats: 33 1-5. 8 2-5: B seconds flat de Palma in Fiat-Cyclone. second; time 3e 1-5; 36; 3s Is seconds. | Fourth event, one mile motor cycle record trials: best time in trials-A' 1 c. Chapple, 50. seconds. flat; Waltel I 3eorke, 45 1-5 seconds; Robert Stubbs 4s 2-5; Eugene Gaestei, 56 3-5 sec onds. William 'Wray. Jr.. 45 seconds flat.
 wray lowered the worlds record b> him self of 46 4-5 seconds but was dis I qualified on account of riding a, IA horse power motor, which was entered | for six.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
COMMITTEE MEETS
MATTERS OF1MPORT TO EPISCOPAL
 CHURCH PASSED UPON:
rull Attendance of Members Trsnsect- ed Much Business Relative 10 tAe
 Church in Alabama ana ID Other Statea.


 The standing committee of the Dio, cese of Alabama of the Episcopa, Church, met Tuesday and transac'eu the business which was before H. There was a full attendance of the m members of the committee.
 Those present were: Rev: stewar. Mcqueen of Montgomery. President; Rev. R. II. Cobbs of Greensboro W. H. Tayloe of Unioptown, John E' Mitchell of Mobile, and w. w. Screws of Montgomery. The papers in reference to the ordi- nation of Rev. Wyatt Hunter Brown, were passed upon and consent was giV- en to his ordination. Consent was giV- en to the conservation of Rev Benta- min Brewster of. the Diocese of Con- necticut. to be Bishop of Western Col orado Consent was also given to the conservation of Rev Daniel Thomas to be Bishop of Wyoming The commit tee, after discharging all business pending, adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
 AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
Reports of Various Committees
 Most Encouraging.
llembership Has Increased Materially During Past Moath-Fresident Ball's Policy of Putting Re-
 sponsibiuty on Young
 Men Bearing Fruit.

Actusi work on the Methodist Wo. mems College will begin in The next ninety days
 The Commercial Club will take up and discuss the commission plan of city government which is so much In the eye of the public at this time.
 A canvass of the business men or Montgomery will be made to secure an annual endo wment in order that the club may carry on its work.
 The Membership Committee of the Commercial Club broke all records in reporting the accession of fifty new members In . single month.
 These were features that lent special interest to a meeting of the Commer- ciai Club held Tuesday night. in which 1t was shown that the club was active and energetic in its work for the city. The meeting demonstrated also the fact that President Fred 8. Balls new policy of putting work and responsi- bility on the young men of the club was bearing fruit.
 The attendance was much like that of the past. not as large as the officers wished. But notwithstanding this there was spirit of vim and enthusiasm that was gratifying to all the earnest members of the club.
 President Ball especially compli- mented the report of Chairman H. F Martin, of the Membership Committee which added fifty members to the club MT. Martin made full report of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
REPUDIATES CLARK
A .BOLTER" REFUSES TO RECOG-
 NEE HIM AS LEADER.
Feeling Tn the House of Representa- tives Yesterday Among the
 Democratic Members Was at Fever Heat.

Washington, March 23-Defending their action in not attending the Dem ocratic caucus last night. and in vot- ing. as they did, on the day the House orga anized for the Fitzgerald amend ments to the rules, the six Georgia "bolters" from the party. Representa- tives Brantley, Livingston, Lee. How ard, Griggs and Edwards. assert. in statement made today, that the &C., ton of the caucus last night. in adopt ing rules to make the action of future caucuses binding, under certain con ditions, is our complete vfndlcation, at the hands of the caucus Itself. Tor the votes we cast on the day the House organized"
 They claim that their votes were fin strict accord with the Denver plat form and the precedents of the party for all time, and not in violation Of any party caucus.
 "They were Democratic votes on amendments initiated and proposed by a Democrat. and we stand by them; They declare that the fight against one-man power under the rules of the House were insincere and merely pretense.
 The plan of fusion, they added. of re- cent years so popular with the ieaoer- ship of our party, should be aoan- doned, unless 1t can be had without sacrifice of Democratic principles. The evil of this last attempted fusion was' | first. the abandonment of Democratic nrecedents since the foundation of our | Goyernment and of our party: and. l second, the protection of the Repuo- | lican party by unloading its sins or commit ssion and omission on the faKe called Cannonism.
 | Deplore Wrangle.
 They "deplore the unseemly wrangle that took place" at last nights caucus, and declare that they did not attend | hecause their absence would "be more l conducive to harmony than our pres | ence."
 | in which their action in supporting
 the Fitzgerald plan of saving Cannon
 iam." was declared to be fn conflict
 ,S;tb inc caucus action of their party
 and in violation of its platform niedges," they hold. that a more in- | definite and meaningless criticism could not have been written"
 They say that "tbe term Cannonism ia indefinite and uncertain as to lts II meaning. If 1t relates to the indi-
 vIdual. they state. we laid the foun-
 dation for his elimination by our actor in proposing that Democrats insist or
 their Republican allies voting against
 him. and the caucus threw our propo
 ssls te the wind. If 1t relates to th'
 Eepublicanism of which the individua is the exponent, we have no sympathy
 n,,th that and the criticism is base less.
 "The rules of the House." they say "have never handicapped the majorit, marty. Their evil has been that the! disfranchised the minority party" They declare that every Congress whether Democratic or Republican from the first. has conceded to tn Snaakar. ::the power of organizing tn House by the appointment of the com r,ittees"- and that while there is l rule which reserves this power 10 th | House itself. that body has always re fused to exercise it's power in thi regard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

the committee. but to the club aS well. A report of the activity of the Com mfttee on City Development was made by Chairman W. A. Saffold. This committee had discussed several mat ters relating to. the welfare of the city and county. and was ready with sugeestions Incidentally It brought up the question of government by commission. President Ball said that the board of directors had also dis- cussed this question and that at some future time 1t would be brought be- fore the club. not particularly in crit icism of the city government of Mont gomery, but in its general bearing upon settling municipal questions.
 A brief report was made for the Committee on Entertainment. and spe- cial attention was drawn to the meet ing of the leading Associated Press men which would be held today Tn Montgomery. The Commercial Club
 was talk ing a part in the entertainment
 of the visiting newspaper men. Chairman Will T. Sheehan presented the report of the Committee on Pub iicity and Promotion. He congratula.
 ted the president on the personnel oi this committee, the members of whicn had entered so heartily into the work The committee had made to 1t, at ont l of the meetings, number of sueses' tions for advancing the city's interests
 One of these had been carried out ant lin the near future the others wouie he worked out and presented to th' club. l One of the most important report submitted during the evening wa made by Chairman George d. Miies 10 l the Ways and Means Committee. I'm committee had committed to 1t tn l important duty of providing funds 10
 fife continuance of the Work of tn
 club. A plan to this end had beel
 adopted by which the club would nav I somethinr~ like an endowment fund T-hIs nlan will be carried into enec
 when the time Is considered ripe.
 A short general discussion Of sev
 eral subjects followed and the meet l ing adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
To Begin Work Within
 Next Ninety Days

work of the committee. giving credit tor the labors of the two men, who are leading the opposing sides in the race for the honor, of securing the most members of the club. Messrs. Clapp and vardaman. The committees record, the President said. was without paral- Tel in the history of the club.
 Opening the meeting the President said that the Board of Directors ex- pected to have Secretary by May 1 at least. For that position the club had received about 400 applications. In a short while the directors expected to have this number boiled down to about fifteen from which the final selection would be made. In the meanwhile. without a Secretary the endeavors of the club were somewhat hampered.
 He expressed confidence in hfs policy of enlisting young men In the work Tor Montgomery.
 "When we have the young men de- voted . the work for Montgomery" he said, we will have a live. wide-awake city"
 He expressed qualification at the in. terest which had been shown in the committee meetings for the club. Il indicated a new growth in activity.
 Reports were then made by tht Chairmen of the various committees oi the club. The report or the commit tee of Warehouse and Cotton Trade wal submitted by Chairman J. T. Letcher who said that his committee had plan ned to investigate the cotton and agri cultural conditions of Alabama ant Montgomery County and draw up Q re- port which would have direct ant definite value to the club and to Mont gomery as a work of reference. A sat isfactory report for the Committee or Banking and Trade was submitted b, Chairman J. Kirk Jackson. The com mittee had been somewhat hamperet by the lack of club Secretary. bu some of the members had been a work. An interesting report with severa valuable suggestions was submitted by Chairman Harry Danzfger. The mem | bers were especially interested in ( suggestion that perhaps the clut would be willing to take part in hay l ing a band concert each week night o the summer on Court Square. It wal possible to secure the excellent bant of Prof. Robert Eilenberg. and Mir Danziger thought that the concert
 would attract a great many peopl' to the heart of the city. The commit tee had already interested itself in tn
 matter of bringing excursions to Mont
 gomery, and this particular matter
 considered of importance, not only t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
PITCHER SPARKS HOLDS OUT.

Anniston. March 2a.-tspeciai.l- .l- Frank Sparks, one of the crack pitch CTS of the Phiiadelphia Nationai League e tha citv on A visit to his sisters. Mrs. s. l.. Crook. and Mrs. J. H.|Foster;
 Mir. sparks has not reported for Tor duty with his team this season because or Spd Manager Murray have been un; able thus far to come to terms. ana ann sparks is holding out; He aoes nGs ,s arm in his determination to make Man. aser Murray meet his demands.