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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
TUsKEGEE SOCIETY.
Two Beautiful Entertainments in Cap-
 ttal of Macon.

Tuskegee Feb. 20.--(special.)--An affair which may be numbered as one of the most popular of this season, was the masque party, at which MT. and Mrs. John H. Drakeford entertained Friday evening in honor of Misses An nie and Irma Huggins. of Nashville, Tenn. Es 'i
 Upon the arrival of the guests. dell cious punch was served. followed by refreshments later in the evening
 old time quadrilles, including the fa- nous Virginia reel, were enjoyable fea- lures of the occasion. the guests re- maining ep masque until after the first Quadrille.
 The band stationed on the stairway. rendered favorite colonial strains throughout the evening.
 Miss Irma Huggins as the best dis guised woman, received the prize. a lovely box of candy. MT. W. L. Sterns as best disguised gentleman. was awarded an immense stick of candy.
 The guests included: Mir. and Mrs. George T. Hill. MT. and Mrs. P. H. Drakeford. MT. and Mrs. George c. Wright, MT. and Mrs. D. E. Laslie, Annie Lyde Smith. Matue Holt of At lanta, Laurie Thompson, Winona Hill and Louise Hare; R. B. Buchanan of Auburn, w. P. Cobb, E. R. Alexander, G. c. Thompson. W. H. Hurt and Dr. T. F. Taylor.
 One of the most beautiful entertain ments given recently was theN domino party from II till 2 o'clock Friday, at which Mrs. M. B, Abercrombie was hostess.
 Tables for bid domino were placed in the parlor and dining room. Both apartments were beautifully decorated In the color scheme of green and red. which had an added brightness in the numbers of red and green lighted ta- pers.
 The winners of the interesting game were Mrs. George Wright. who was presented with a beautiful Dresden bric-a-brac and Mss Bessie Wrlght. who was presented with 8 lovely china cup and saucer.
 After the game a delicious four course luncheon was served. the salads and decoration of the dishes and ices were the climax of the .-- beautiful luncheon.
 The guests were: Mesdames George Wright. Magruder Abercrombte, J. H. Drakeford, B. c. Glpson, c. W. Thompson, s. P. Hearn. ". L. Sterns, G. P. Wood. O. S. Lewis, A. B. Paine, Walter Breedlove and P. H. Drake ford: Misses Lucy Philips, Mlnona Hill. Bessie Wright, Lorraine Wright. Emma Gibson. Laurie Thompson, Annie Boyd, Mattie Morton Lane, Annie Lee Aber- crombie, and Misses Annie and Irma Hugglns. of Nashville, Tenn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
ALABAMA MEN WITH
 THE BATTLESHIP FLEET

After a triumphant tour around the world, the American battleship fleet is expected to reach Fortress Monroe today or tomorrow, and the home coming will be a great one for the ofh- cers and men, There are several Alabamians aboard the battleships, and among the officers there appear sev- eral who acknowledge Alabama as their home, and one, Paymaster George O. Seibels of the battleship Kentucky, is a Montgomerian. Ensign William P. Gaddis of the battleship Virginia Is a Wetumpka boy.
 The following officers are Aiabam' fans:
 Lieutenant Hilary H. Royall. bat tleship Kentucky Midshipman Robert W. Caniss, battieship Maine; Paymas- ter George o. Seibels, battleship Ken lucky; Midshipman John W. Dubose' armored cruiser North Carolina; Lieu tenant Commander Alfred W. Hinda and Ensign William P. Gaddis. battle ship Virginia; Surgeon L. ". Sprat- ling and Assistant Surgeon Condie K. Winn, battleship Missouri; Midship1 man Arthur W. Frank, tender cruiser Yankton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

Mr. Rogers is supported by the most brilliant cast of his career. TN PAN AHA" ia noted for q gorgeousness of costumes and stage settings that has not yet been equalled in musical come- dy. The star with his tongue-twisted dialect and witty repartee has been pro- vided with the best opportunities of his career.
 The company including large cho- rus numbers seventy-five people .and is headed by Max Rogers. Joe Kano, ueorge Lydecker. Chas. Gallagher. Rob- inson Newbold. William Edmund. Hem ry Lehman and Alexander Kleimaa. The women who have principal parts are: Marion Stanley, Josephine Barrows. Eileen Sheridan, Avita Sanchez, Flo May and sibyl Brennan.
 The Jefferson Boys.
 Tn speaking of William W. Jeffer- son's performance of Bob Acres in The Rivals" at Powers Theatre. Chicago. The Tribune" which Is about the most conservative journal of the western metropolis. said: MT. William W. Jef- ferson a Bob Acres gives a really re- markable performance. In face. form. gesture and occasionally voice. he was entirely his, father, and deserves enor- nous credit to step SO early. at his age. into his fathers shoes" Joseph Jefferson will play Sir Lucius O. Trig> ger. the same character he has always played while touring with his late fa- ther in "The Rivals This attraction should prove one of the best that has ever appeared upon the local stage
 The supporting company includes several artists of histrionic inpor- tance and an ultra sristocrattc enter tainment is assured when the Jeffersons present The Rivals."
 The HoneymOoaeru.
 If Geo. M. Conan had never writtcr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21


 Wednesday matinee and night--The Jefferson Brothers. . Friday night-Srhe Honeymooners."
 A week that brings to Montgomery four notable attractions at It's best theatre is without doubt an important week. This will be so at the Grand this week Nftf'
 We are to see -Pony at the Circus" the Rogers Brothers. the Jefferson Brothers and '-rhe Honeymooners" and aIi within the cycle Of . week.
 The Rogers Brothers and the Jeffer- son Brothers-actors so dissimilar and still both great entertainers. Since the Rogers brothers were here last Gus Rogers is dead. Merry performer that he was. he succumbed to the inevita- ble. His place in the cast has been taken by Joe Kane. who will cavort with brother Max. If Montgomery the atregoers recall Joe Kane they will feel good over the announcement. Kane isf the man who first played the polite lunatic" in Montgomery. As you must know "the polite lunatic" is the ec- centric Dutchman in The Belle of New York;" who is looking for Mir. Bronson. Kane is very funny and 1t was wise selection that put him In the parts that the late Gus Rogers essayed.
 The Jefferson boys have been coming every year. They have the artistic temperament of their father and whether their performance rings true or not all of us like them.
 Edith Taliaferro will play Polly of the Circus at the Grand Monday night. There are reasons for great interest in this announcement. Miss Taltaferro is perhaps the youngest leading woman on our stage. She is . sister of Mabel Taliaferro who first produced Polly" in New York. Mabel Taliaferro Is the wife of Frederic Thompson. the owner of the. production. Mr., Thompson, al very young man,, Is the youngest pro- ducing manager in this country. He owns and controls . number of plays.
 "Pol1y of the Circus" was written by Margaret Mayo. a young woman. who has recently attracted much interest because. of her. successea She is al daughter of Frank Mayo, the veteran actor. but above all she is a successful playwright
 Especially of interest to Montgomery Is the fact that Miss Mayo has collab- orated with Mrs. Marie Bankhead Owen In the latter's play and that 1t will be produced in New York by Mr Thompson.
 sThe Honeymooners' Is one of George Cohans skits. True the Conan young person had to change the name of 1t to make it go. but nevertheless the play has met with success and 1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
WHEN YOU WANT FIRST GLASS COAL. ASK FOR BLOCToN' PHONE 325.
mrLIrARY ACADEMY BILL.
Severity of Entrance Examina'io" | Diacussed Tn House.

Discussed hn houses
 Washington. D. c. Feb. lO.-Durins the consideration in the House Of the military academy appropriation Diii. MT. FirrilI, Massachusetts, criticised the entrance examination and course of study at West Point as being too se- were. Because. of that fact. he said many a prominent boy had been thwarted
 MT Parket. New Jersey. maintained that the West Point curriculum was no greater than was necessary to Tnain- tain a high standard of proficiency at the academy. He was supported by MT. sulzer, New York. in that view. Mir Slayden. Texas, charged that the fault was due to a constant interfer- ence by the President with the discip- line of the academy. He cited an in. stance where i've cadets were dropped beca use of deficiency in studies. but said that the President in an autograph letter to the academic board. had re- Iuctantly consented to reinstate the boys, should he SC desire.
 Such amendments as were made to the bill. were of a minor character. and as amended, the bill was passed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
Denial Ky Missionaries.

Seoul. Korea, Feb. 20.-The asser- ton of the Korean Home Minister, given in an interview to the newspa- per men at Tokio last week. that the native Christians, supported by the missionaries, were assisting the revo- lution. is indignantly denied by the foreign missionaries here. On the contrary. they maintain that they have made every effort to suppress the up- risings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
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gives promise of pleasing critical Montgomery audiences.
 4, The best thing that may be said of the bills at the Grand thls week is that all of them are moral.
 This is worth something at . time when the immortality of the stage Is under discussion. New York managers are quoted as expressing hope that the public will withdraw its patronage from the nasty plays of the stage.
 This expression of hope has led one New York writer on stage subjects to make a list of the immoral plays now running fin the metropolis. He says they are: The Girl from Rectors The Queen of the Moulin Rouge" 'Kassa." The Easiest Way" and Miss Innocence" He hopes that the man. agers who claim they are anxious to purge the stage of immortality will talk e notice and withdraw these plays.
 At least Montgomery may not worry. The plays for this week will be clean.
 Polly of the Circus
 The mystic world of red wagons, clowns. peanuts and sawdust and the big tent of circus will be seen in Polly of the Circus" which will be seen for the first time on Monday night at the Grand.
 While the play carries with 1t the atmosphere of the sawdust ring and Its accessories, which is usually more or less prosaic and far from being TO- mantle or sentimental, there has been woven into 1t by its author. Margaret Mayo. touching romance of love which Is forcibly and capably brought to the front by Miss Edith Taliaferro who plays the title part.
 Miss Taliaferro is an ideal heroine for a love affair. and she acts Polly. the pet of the circus and afterward the bride of minister in a graceful and artistic manner. Her Polly is not the noisy, uncouth "circus lady, but is the portrayal of refined, affable and gentle young woman who. shy. on education but rich in principal. is Injured through fall from her horse and becomes at the termination of a pretty httle love affair. insead of g bareback rider. heipmate for the par son. whose sympathy leads her into a parsonage and thence to life which Is spiritually sweet and happy. Mir. Thompson has provided an exceptional ly strong cast of capable artists.
 This Is the exact productionAhat has played at the Liberty Theatre, New York City for one solid year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

Mobile, Feb. 20.--Figures compiled at Birmingham in the internal reve- nue office. shows that 6,000.00O cigars were made in the State of Alabama during the year 1908. an increase ot 500.00O over the number manufactured in 1907. t-gs s-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
SMUGGLING CASES.
Three More Men Are Arraigned at
 DlIexi.

Mobile. Feb. 2o.-A special from Biloxi, Miss, says:
 Three more n.en. indicted by the grand jury for being connected with the smuggling of Chinese, were brought from New Orleans today.
 They were Chin Bing, a Chinaman. and two Greeks. Gustemonit and Con, stantine Gripotes. Chin Bing. when arraigned. pleaded not guilty. and will be released under bond. The two Greeks were not represented by coun- gel and were held under $500 each.
 Sam Hop Sing, another Chinaman was brought here from New Orleans,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

sCHLITZ BEER, sI0.50 PER CAsK
 f. Q. b. Pensacola.
 GREIL TRADING co. P. Q. Box S37. Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
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Alexander City, Feb. 20.-(Special. } IL. P. Nelson, a merchant at Kelly ton. was declared bankrupt and A. P. Fuquay was appointed trustee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
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KOhn DisttlIing Co.,, r. 0. Box 735. Jacksonville, Fla. WhiskieE, Wines, Beer, etc. Write for our Special Price List-a postal will bring it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
Roger. Rrothern Tn,

Rogers Brothers Tuesday.
 MAX ROGERS, the little fellow" of the Rogers Brothers supported by Joe Kane, late star of"The Belle of New York" and other N. Y. Casino successes, who plays the opposite role, and tn e original New York Company. in his la test musical play "IN PANAMA" will be the attraction on Tuesday night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
nnKaRement is penied.

New York. Feb. 20.--The family of E. H. Hartman say that there Is no ground whatever for the reported enc .gassment of Robert Walton Goelet tO pSffss Mary Hartman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
IT'S GOOD TO REFLECT
Ctrar. in Alabama.

as his bond did not require his pres snce until the August term of court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
AT THE GRAND.

AT THE GRAND.
 Nonday night-sPolly of the Circus"
 Tuesday night--RoGers Bros. "Ga Panama"
 Wednesday mstinee and night-rhe Je2erson Br0thers.
 Friday night-The Honeymooners.~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

anything but "Ths Honeymooners' his fame would be national as com poser and humorist- In this delight. fully Cohanesque production which comes here Friday the brilliant young author or-actor-composer Is at his best He wrote. composed and staged 'Ths Honsymoohers." for himself and mAds 1t represent the very best of which he was capable in order to present himseiS for an entire summer to Broadway
 He wrote c resounding success for the New Amsterdam Theatre where the song show ran all last summer at win ter prices and thousands came again and again. The music is irresfstibiy catchy and of the twenty musical num- bers there are at least half a dozer pronounced song hits that every one in New York Is whistling and>humming Among the favorite songs are Kid Days" Tn a One Night stand" TT Re There in the Public Square," Make Lot of Noise." and If I'm Coin to Die I'm Coin to Have Some Fun"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

MeBrayer Bottled-in-Bond. 4 quarts &4.OO s quarts $7.5O, ex. paid |.
 KOhn Distilling Co.,, P. O. Box 735. Jacksonville. Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
John DreM ne.t week.

In the company that will suppor' John Drew in Jack straw" the come
 dy in which he will be seen in Mont
 gomery March s are several well known actors and actresses. For instanct there Is Miss Rose Coghlan. who was a prominent and successful star only a few years ago; Miss Mary Roland, who was Robert Edeson's Heading wc- man; Edgar L. Davenport. a brother of the late Fanny Davenport; Miss Adelaide Prince. once prominent in Au
 gustin DaIy's stock company; and Miss Grace Henderson who has been seen here in the support of several we'll known stars Others in the company. which Is an unusually strong one. arc Frank Goldsmith, Mario Majeroni. F Soldene Powell and Edwin Nicandcy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

The HOneymooners. If Geo. M. Cohan had never writtcr
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-03
FINALLY DECLARED DEAD
Body Of Young Man Shows Signs of
Life While Being EmbaImed.

Joseph Modrzeguka of st. Paul,
who was removed from undertaking
rooms to st. Joseph's hospital, has
finally been pronounced dead
While at work in the Great North
ern railway shops Modrzeguka re-
ceived an electric shock of 500 volts
which was believed to have killed him
instantly.
The body was removed to the I'M
dertaking rooms of J. A. Willwer-
scheid and was prepared for embalm-
ing. AS the fluid was about to be in
jected the body began to witch and
show signs of returning to life
A hurried call was sent to st. JOS
eph's hospital for the ambulance and
shortly before the body was taken to
ST. Joseph's the eyeballs rolled back,
showing positively that life still lin
gered in the young man
Physicians worked all night trying
to bring the man back to life But
beyond a twitch now and then the
body did not respond Later it was
stated that Modrzeguka was dead
The case is one of the strangest in
the medical history of st. Paul. Sew
eral of the doctors who worked for
hours over the young man were of
the opinion that life probably re-
manned in the unfortunate mans body
after he received the shock.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-03

ings outside Of himself. Nobody that
amounts to anything is. The fact that
Lincoln arose from humble beginnings
to place among the unforgotten ones
Is al infinite encouragement to all 9th
er boys who are similarly born, but
1t is they who need the example more
than he needed the hardshipS. The
simple lesson is that the soul should
arrive through any kind of circum-
stances whatsoever. It is not the be-
ginning, but the end Of the road, that
counts.
The best account of Iincoln's boy
hood I have ever seen was contained
In an interview with old Dennis Hanks
which was published in one of the
magazines year Or two ago. Dennis
Hanks, who did not amount to much
in any other way, was Lincoln's cousin
and boyhood friend But he did have
eyes, memory and a tongue By
the use Of the three he has left
graphic picture Of his playmate and is
worthy of note for the pictures sake
if for no other reason. Little Abe, it
seems, was just a plain, long legged
American boy who wanted to know
everything and who spent most Of his
spare time in playing pranlls, reading
every book he could get his hands on
and asking questions. Did you ever
see boy like that? It seems to me
have seen several thousand. 1t is
hardly possible that they will all be
president, but they are starting right
Did you ever reflect that it is this
very fact Of Lincoln's being so like
everybody else and yet so different
that has endeared him to the heart Of
the world? He has revealed to us how
divine and noble and beautiful this
common life can be made To walk
along the way we walk, amid the dust,
vexations and annoyances, to meet the
hardships and temptations we meet, to
be cast down and sad and discouraged
like as we are and yet to go through
1t all with honesty, with truth, with
strength and with good nature that
does not sound so difficult or wonder
full, and yet that is the very way Lin
coin went The most apparent things
about him, even in his boyhood, were
his thoroughness, his fidelity to truth
and his mental honesty. IF he did not
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-03
"When noon come he'd set under
tree an read an eat"

Abe he left that out fur other men
to divide up among EN-
These qualities which were so con-
also In evidence in Lincoln the boy.
We fought, worked, played, read,
hshed, hunted, courted, told stories,
played jokes and did the other things
that healthy, genuine boys do. 1t was
not the doing or not doing Of any Of
these that differentiated him from his
fellows. What, then, was it? Was
1t not in the habits of his thought
; lying back Of all these, in his very
soul texture, in the indefnable quality
Of his innermost life that compelled
him to remain close to truth and
mercy, that made him democratic, gen
utne and simple, that forced him to go
to the bottom of everything and that
would not let him do or think a mean
thlng-Was it not in these that Law
the secret Of Abraham Lincoln both as
boy and man? The corn terminates
corn; the lily brings forth lily: the
oak begets an oak If some one can
tell of the divine seed that grows a
soul he can find the sources of the
greatness of Lincoln-not otherwise.
Neither heredity nor environment.
neither occasion nor a combination
Of all three, comes within a million
miles Of explaining such man. One
might as well ascribe the plumage of
bird Of paradise to the water it
drinks. Lincoln went below the sur
face in studying any question he ap-
preached. and we must go below the
surface and far below the surface at
that, in studying him.
Returning to the Dennis Hanks "a
terview, here Is an Illuminating touch.
Seems to me now" says the ir7e-
pressfble Dennis, 81 never seen Abe
after he was twelve AT he didn't haze
book in his hand or in his pocket.
He'd put a book inside his shirt an
fill his pants pockets with corn dodg-
ers an go off to pillow or hoe. When
noon come he'd set under a tree an
read an eat. An when he come to
the house at night he'd tilt cheer
back by the chimbley, put his feet on
the rung an set on his backbone an
read. Aunt Sairy always put candle
on the mantel tree piece fur him If
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-03
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l8O9-The Lincoln Centenary
he boyhood of Lincoln !
By James A. Edgerton
Copyright. 1908. by the
American Press Association

believe thing he said so, whatever it's
effect on himself If a problem puz-
zled him he would dig down to the
very roots of it, make it all as clear as
daylight to his own mind and then
practice on giving it the plainest and
simplest statement possible to others.
Lincoln was honest with his own
soul. There was not the slightest
sham or pretense in his makeup. II
Washington could not tell lie, Lin
coin could not think Or live one He
simply had to see things as they are,
and then his own nature compelled
him to live true to what he had seen.
The man who finally sums up Lin
coin will come to see that four of his
chief qualities were truth, logic, love
and humor. Simplicity was a fifth
and democracy a sixth. He was al
ways approachable and met everybody
on terms Of equality.
A seventh trait has been spoken Of
by Dennis Hanks in the interview al
ready mentioned. Thar was jist one
thing Abe Lincoln didn't know" he
said. HE didn't know how to be
mean, to do mean thing or think a
mean thought. When God made old
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-03
PART OF BODY PARBolLED
Youth Stealing Ride Probably Fatally
Injured

John Schmidt OF Chicago, aged
twenty, was the victim of a peculiar
accident at ST. Paul that may cost him
his life.
The boy was on his way to Virginia,
this state, to visit his sister. He was
stealing a ride and was riding the
trucks of freight car in the Union
depot yards. The car had stopped
and switch engine came past Just
as it reached the place where Schmidt
was lying it stopped and shot out
steam.
The scalding vapor enveloped the
man, burning him terribly. His cries
attracted trainmen and he was taken
from the trucks and hurried to the
city hospital. It was found that the
upper part of his body was parboiled.
He is in very serious condition.