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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
no,v,e. t.sbrary to Be Sold,

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The library of John Alexander Dowie was today orr dered sold to Chicago bookseller for S7, ,000 by Judge K. M. Landis Tn the federal District Court. The library contains many valuable historical works. s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
yv.tchman |. Tx,lIelii, !,

Bowie, La. Dec. 1-Joseph Cimo, an Italian, was shot and killed here to- night at the plant of lumber mill where he was watchman. An at tempt to assassinate him was made one year ago to the day. It is believed that Black Hand plot was responsI- ble for the tragedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
Train Kills J. A. Dunlap

Wadesboro,N. C.. Dec. 1--J. A. Dun- lap "a, prominent citizen of this place. was struck by fast moving freight train on the Seaboard Ar Line Rail- way here this afternoon and instant ly killed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
Gotch Meet. Tartor.

New York. Dec. t.-Frank Gotch. cham pion wrestler of the world. caught Tartar tonight in Dr. B. F. Roller. of. Seattle, Wash. Gotch had agreed to forfeit $1.000 If he failed to throw Roller in fifteen minutes and at the end of that time both men were on their feet,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02

after stay in Cuba of little over . month. Twelve sames were played in Havana. of which the Americans won four and lost four each to the
 Havana and Aimendares team. The
 Matanzas ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
E,rthoanIxe in Turkey i.

Consta ntfnople. Dec. 1.--According
 to an official dispatch received here to- day from Bitlis. Asiatic Turkey. sey-
 eraI small villages in that vicinity have been destroyed by an earthdnake. No loss of life istreported. ssg. J
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
Tunnel Company Receivers.

Chicago, Dec, 1--Judge c. c. Kohl- saat, in the United States Circuit Court here. late today, appointed re- ceivers for the Illinois Tunnel Com pany and the Chicago Warehouse and Terminal Company. companies held by the $5o.ooo. 900 Chicago Subway Con- pany. l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
PntroIman KiII. Negro.

Savannah. Ga. Dec 2.-While nlak- ing, an effort to arrest Jackson Young. coiored, upon the complaint of negro woman. Patrolman Goslee was twice stabbed by the negro early his morn ing and in return sent bullet Into the negro's heart. killing him Instant 4..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
Mrr. Roxera Eseapee Ininry.

New York. Decl 1.--Mrs. Henry Rog- CTS. widow of the Standard oil million aire, narrowly escaped serious injury tonight when street car struck her automobile. Mrs. Rogers was unhurt. though her machine was smashed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
M w. Hare Killed i.

Birmingham. Dec. 1--M W. Hare. of Jonesboro, suburb of Bessemer. was caught in the. skip hoist at Reeder's this morning and instantly killed. His body was terribly mangled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
TYPEWRITERs AND REPAIRs

REBUILT Remngtons Smith Premiers un. detwoods, Densmores and other makes in stock all the time. Let us quote you a price and take your old machine ag part pay Re. pairs and supplies. Southern Typewriter Ex- change, Montgomery. -te
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
ENGRAVING.

wANTnD-You to illustrate your ada ylkh
 enF eufs; they add 9s per cent 10 the af-. effectiveness of any ad. talk is 0veF with The Advertiser Engraving Go. --aa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
Detrolters Coming Home

Havana, Dec. 1.-The Detroit Ameri- cans have concluded their Cuban tour and are returning to the United States
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
STORAGE.

wHlN y0u need storage. separate tesknA ro0rna absolute safety and privmcy. eri3 'phons l0sB. United Selling Company, stor. age Department five Jefferson Ct -ea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
LEAK UNDERTAKING co. Funeral Direotor3.
 Telephone 500

THE STATE OF ALABAMA, 5MoNTGoM-
 FRY COUNTY.
 office of the Judge of Probate. Dec. 1. 1909. To Mrs. R Atmar Smith and Hall T. capers.
 No. ii Pitt St.. Charleston. 5. C.. and
 Charles B. capers Fernandina. Fla. You will take notice that on the 2Bth day of November. 1909. a certain paper in writ ing, purportink to the last Win and Testa- rnent of Julius T. Capers. Deceased, was filed in the. Probate Court of this County, by Willie D. Capers. and herewith her applica- ton for the Probate thereof as such Will and that the goth day of December. 1908. was appointed day for hearing said appli- cation. at which time you may appear and contest the same. If you see proper.
 Given under my hand this ist day of De- cember ifg0a J. D. GASTON. thu-st Judge of Probate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
PERSONAL.

COLD Weather is here. window glass put in at once. at lowest prices. Phone 33fe.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
FURNITURE.

FuRNITURB-Ws pack and ship your far. nikuFs. We repair and rofinish your furnI- ture. 0sO. D. Wragg Furniturs Co. Phone eae. --ee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
Many Attractions.


 In the summer there are many at- fractions in the fresh air. On a large stage in the middle of the garden a variety entertainment goes on from 8 o'clock until midnight. Acrobats, dan cers, ventriloquists and strong men are the chief attractions. Another hall. with a roof but no walls. Is set apart for dancing. and Is always we'll filled A train that rushes round the park takes people free of charge. A foun- tain plays the whole evening, its wa ters changing from red to blue. purple and green. Under the trees. suppers are served and various booths with side shows are open during the even ing. And all this for the price of a small bottle of vodkal
 The place is crowded generally, and, though the people enjoy themselves thoroughly, there Is never any rowdy- ism. What other public of that class in the world enjoys opera and criticises 1t In the same intelligent way2 For eigners who visit St. Petersburg are scarcely ever taken here. Those who go are astonished at this phas eof Rus sian life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
FINANCIAL.

WHY Pay Rent ?--Do you want Q home? We loan money at per cent. interest on yearly balances: long time and easy payments. For full particulars address Capital Security co.. praneh office 21 Vandiver Bldg, Office opened until o'clock every night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
SOME CHEAP OPERA
~PE0PLE's PALACE AT. ST. PEE
 TERsBURG, UNIQUE.
Two and One-Half Cents to Hear Best singers-Institutien Subsidized
 By Cnar NiehoIns---Artists Like its stage.

Opera can be heard In St. Petersburg all the year round for i-2 cents, says a St. Petersburg correspondent of The New York Press. No other city in the world can boast such a thing, and this is due to the ingenuity of Count witte, who persuaded the Czar. some years back. to build and subsidlze the Ma rodny Dom." or Peoples Palace. tu counteract the influence Of the vodka shops when they were taken over by the Government.
 The palace consists of a huge thea ter, where the majority of the seats are free: large hall used as a coffee room where meals can be taken up to mid night. and no stronger liquor than beer Is sold, and a park full of sideshows The refreshment hall has a stone floor and ample gallery and large refreshment bars. The prices are lower than any where else in the city. and the food de- gently served by waitresses dressed in red uniforms and white caps and aprons, Here dances are organized in the winter, in which people can talk. part by paying another ? l-2 cents.
 The theatre has a large stage and an excellent orchestra. and all the Rus sian and Italian operas are given, and the principal parts generally are taken by the best singers in the country DOAhCtiihSn QEdAua5 Tcpf6tt tHG Opcfd, and from time to time the ballet, which in Petersburg Is the best to be had anywhere. takes-up the whole of the program. All the stars like the "Narodny Dom." because the audience is so enthusiastic. The people spend their last cent on flowers, which they throw at their favorites when they come before the curtain, while the walls shake with their applause. The performers are so worked up that they dance. sing and act far better than they do in the fashionable house across the Neva, and give encores which they refuse to other audiences.
 Here" said one dancer of world wide renown. Mile: Brobrazenska. "I feel quite in touch with the people They are not my patrons but my friends. When I see the eager faces of these. soldiers. workmen and stu dents. the people who have worked all day and must get up at dawn tomor- row, and hear their shouts of joy. feel I could dance all night for them That Is why people say that and my colleagues do our work far better here than anywhere else. The public here act like champagne--only.r she added with a smile. there Is no headaches .tna
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02

MONEY to ,LoAM--I.oaa on improved otfy real estate and Montgomery County faRna iand ,. C, AaroAwag e O., 500 18aM Bldg, 'Rheae attk --a1.s1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02
wANTED-AGENrs.

AGENIS-Wanted to secure members for the veterinary science association good pay For particulars. write e. w. Muiiins Rut-
 ledge, Ala. --a-fs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02

MONEY TO LoAN-We iond money on dla.s monda watcher. 1swelry, guns and pistoIa, AIso buy old gold and silver for spot eaah
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-02

LETTERS in quantities rom 100 e i,eoa. ens ean bo produced tn exact fac-aimflo oG eris
 insi typswriting and when properly execnt- nave the same effect as if each letter vac eypewTatten separately. Our faoilitiea and sxperteneo enable uS to do the very beas work of this clasa Our rsputation sasurss that ye will E. L. Davans TypsWTftaR Co, Efsse National Bank. ~-1-6
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
A BRAVE DEED HoNoRED.

Fire Recalls the Deed of a Heroine
 Whose Memory Was Revered-
 The exciting scene enacted at the burning of an hotel at Aberavon. Eng land. the other day, when a domestic servant risked her own life and met with severe injuries in saving babe from a terrible death, recalls a similar but far more tragic case which stirred all England to pity and admiration some twenty-three years ago. says London newspaper.
 The heroine of this latter episode was one Alice Ayres. She was em- ployed as servant to a MT. Chandler, who kept an oil and color shop in the borough.
 Fire broke out at dead of night, and in few minutes the lower part of the house was mass of flames. Mir. and Mrs. Chandler and one of their chill dren were suffocated and burned to death in their bedroom, although Alice ran down to try and rouse them. Her room was above theirs. on the third floor. In 1t, beside herself, were the three other Chandler children, the old est little more than a baby. The brave girl first threw out bed, then dropped the little ones on it one at time, al- though she herself was burning all the while. Then she jumped herself.
 Next day she lay dying in Guys hos pital and a nation mourned. Queen Victoria sent one of her ladies in waiting especially to inquire after her. Bulletins were issued hourly, as from the death chamber of a monarch.
 After death the hospital authorities refused to allow her body to be placed in the ordinary mortuary, but set aside a special room for it, which was soon nearly filled with floral emblems from all parts of the Kingdom, estimated to be worth fully S5,00O. Twelve fire men bore her to her grave and more than 10000 people attended the funer- al in Isleworth cemetery, where is a magnificent obelisk erected by public subscription in memory of "the bravest deed that was ever done"
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21

her a new one out of the butter money. One time she got the kid boughten nit tens. An then if he'd have let her she'd have had fresh butcher meat twicet or three times a week. Good sowbelly an taters an corn bread an merlasses wusn't good ernuff for her, seemed like. She cert'nly did need watchin'
 ''Well, as I wus sayin', Camb got into financial troubles an fin1y he had to put everythin' in her name. He didn't say nothin' to her about 1t. He wus kinder close-mouthed. anyway. He jest had the transfers made an then went on about the same as he allus did, 'ceptin' that when he wanted to sell a critter or suthln' he'd have to have her sign the bill O sale. She didn't know nothin' about bills O sale. Camb would call her an hand her a pen an tell her to sign an she'd sign.
 "Finerly there come a time when she took a notion that she wanted a new cook stove. She had a right good one that Camb's mother had given her for a weddin' present. The oven wus a trife burned out an one or two O
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
style of Makeup in Africa.

The efforts of American girls [, beautify themselves are copied throughout Africa, but the standards of beauty differ. Most of the women scar their bodies and many have great welts on their foreheads and cheeks marking the tribe to which they be long.
 In Central Africa multilation of the ears is common. The Swahilis enlarge the holes in the lobes until they be come mere straps which will inclose a glass tumbler. These same girls have holes all around the rims oi their ears, which they fill with roll. of paper. The Nasal women load down their ears with jewelry, fasten. ing great weights to the holes in the lobes so that they are gradually pulled down until they flop against the shoulders. Great rings and plugs are worn In the lips by people in German East Africa The upper lip sometimes extends several inches out over the mouth. In another African tribe both men and women knock out the six front teeth of the lower jaw. On the south side of Victoria Nyanza there are tribes where the women file thelr teeth sharp like saw, and the Bu vumas knock out two of the incisors-
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
WHAT ..MERcER1zED" MEANs.
A Process of Initiating SIX Disre-
 Earded for Many Years.


 Mercerized cotton was first intrC. duced as a substitute for silk some ten or twelve years ago, although th' process for making 1t was invented about 1S40 by a celebrated Engiisb dyer, John Mercer. the Craftsman says. He discovered that when cotton, either In cloth or yarn, was subjected for a short time to the action of strong caustic alkali and then thoroughly washed the resulting material was much stronger than before. had shrunk very considerably and had q much greater affinity for dyestuffs. Mercer patented his discovery and made some use of 1t in calico printing. but the process was nearly forgotten until, in 1889, it was discovered that by proper treatment cotton could by this means be made so lustrous as to compare not unfavorably with silk.
 To make the cotton lustrous the goods, after dipping into the strong alkan. are kept firmly stretched. and their strong tendency to shrink resisted. until the alkali has been thoroughly rinsed off and the last traces neutral ized with a little acid. If this is done carefully. when finally dried the cotton fibers will be found drawn out smooth and lustrous, while still retaining their new qualities of strength and increased dyeing power. To get good results iu this process the materials treated whether in yarn or cloth. must be made of the very best and longest stapled cotton, preferably Egyptian. and when we'll done the results are extremely sat. isfactory. The luster Is not as good ai the very best silk. but 1t is quite well marked, and for replacing. the cheaI grades of heavily weighted silks, as. foI instance, for underwear, Things. etc. the mercerized goods are of very great value owing to their strength and dur ability, as well as their cheapness.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
SOME MARRIED ADAPTATIONS.
NO~N~ONOO~

Only about one woman out of fifty cares for genuinely clever man, and that one out of fifty usually looks like a wind-tossed birds nest.
 When she can't possibly pick any other physical flaw in the pretty wom- an whose looks you praise she says: But have ever noticed her perfectly ee-nor-mous feeti"
 If you want to see piety exemplifled study the saintly expression of coun- tenance your wife assumes when she goes to church on a Sunday morning and you stay at home reading the papers.
 The man whom your wife Is always holding up to you as a superior exam pie generally is an invertebrate male who is perpetually apologizing to a matched faced spouse for things he hasn't done.
 When you see her kiss and hug her departing female caller. and then, when the caller has gone, turn to you with a wry face and say, Thank heaven. she's gone!' doesn't 1t sort of get you to guessing?
 If some wives only understood that they merely held their husbands by the brittle thrall of everyday habit, in- stead of by the enduring leash of love, they'd be a heap more solicitous for their future welfare.
 No husband who likes peace is going to observe to his wife while she's en- gagged in sizzling her hair with the curling irons. that it's funny all wom- ems hair isn't naturally wavy like that of a girl he once knew.
 A borax-haullng burro of the desert has 1t forty ways on the gelatine spined male biped. who, after committing ln- discretions with his eyes wide open. blabs about them to his wife through what he calls a stricken conscience.
 The young woman whose ideal of manly beauty is the impossibly lovely lummox who illustrates the clothing ads of the House of Splookenhemer in the magazines generally marries some thing about as handsome as a string of dead catfish.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
Invigoratins Oklahoma Nights.

It doesn't make any difference how hot the day may have been in Okla hOma nor how still and sweltering th. air may have seemed, for as soon as the sun goes down in the new State the breeze rises It comes from nc mysterious source. It Is simply the radiation of heat which will occur in any open country which Is hot enough. At o'clock the breeze will make your hatband whistle. At s II will slap your tie in your face. and if you are wearing a soft hat and glasses the brim of your hat will beat against the rim of your glasses and make deep red marks on your cheek. By 10 o'clock the breeze Is no longer a breeze. but moans and whistles round the corners like a March zephyr ln Missouri. And If you stay up until blood-red Aldebaran rises in the east and Vega dips low in the west the wind comes in enormous sighs like the very world must have been shaken to give them vent.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21

the lids had got broke an, there wus a crack or two acrost the top that inter fered with the draft. but 1t wus a right good stove, all the same, an Camb put his foot right down.
 "'You mix you up some salt an ashes an plaster up them cracks if you don't like them he says As fur's the lids bein' broke Is concerned, I don't see why you can't keep a kittle on one hole all the time an make the other lid do. Nex' time I go to town I'll bring a piece O sheet iron to put in the oven an reckon you'll make out to use it few years longer
 aWell. she took on about it con- sid,rable. The more she thought about 1t the more she wanted a new stove and hated the idee O maxim out with the old one. Finerly. one day a neigh bor woman came in an Mrs. Strode told her all about 1t
 "Why don't you pluck up sperrit an git 1t anyway says the neighbor woman
 -'what's the use O pluckin' up sper- Tit If you can't pluck up no moneyY says Mrs. Strode. 'Srode won't give ms none-'
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21

"I heered that all the property wus in your name,' says the neighbor. O course if it hain't you cain't do noth- in', but if 1t Is don't see nothin' to hender you from sellin' a COW or suth- in an buyin' all the stoves or any thin else you need
 "'Me sell the stockT says Mrs Strode. Could IF
 "'Don't you sell 1t any way when there is any soldT asked the woman You signed the bill O. sale for the shotes we bought O you
 Mrs. Strode studied awhile an then she says, T b'lieve you're right, an here I've ben a-knucklin' down tc Camb all these years an stentin' my. se'f thirkin' I couldn't help 1t. I'll cert'nly show Camb thing or two now. He'll see I've got sperrit all right, I bet you
 "All sure enough when Cambyses went out to the field the next mornin' she went out to the barns an hitched up an went to town 'thout saying q word to him an took the kid with her. She stayed in all that day an I don't know but what she'd have stayed longer if Cambyses hadn't finIy got track of her. But by the time he got to her she'd done a plenty"
 Sold some stock, did she?" chuckled Jim Holiday.
 Well. she had fingered on sellin' some," said Hancock. "She allowed she'd sell ernuff to buy $50 stove an new bunnit an washin' machine an sewin' machine an a silk dress an a sunshade an a dozen cans O California peaches an a rubber plant for the settin' room winder an lace curtains for the same an a pair O kid shoes But when she got to think in 1t over she sort O compromised an bought four yards O crash towelin', 1O-cent egg beater, a Mother Hub bard wrapper for 75 cents an a pair O stockin's and cents worth O stick candy for the kid"
 An the stove?" asked Holiday.
 'No, she didn't dast to go as far as the stove" replied Hancock. 'sThe crock O butter an the aigs she took wouldn't have been ernufr anyway."- Chicago Daily News.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
Drew On His stereotyped Phrases.

Drew On His Stereotyped Phrases.
 A young Chicago drummer was talk ing a vacation with his uncle in the country, and was called upon to ask the blessing. and not being accus- toned to 1t. he promptly tackled the difficulty in the following words :: 'we acknowledge the receipt of your favor of this date. Allow us to extend our gratitude for this expression of good will. Trusting that our house may merit your confidence and have many orders from you this fall, we are yours truly, amen" The old man will say grace hereafter.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
A Pretty Kettle of Fish.

When the patient called on his doc tor he found the good man in a state of great apprehension.
 i've got all the symptoms of the disease you have" said the doctor. I'm sure I have caught it from you"
 "What are you so scared about?" asked the patient.
 "why. man. replied the doctor, 'I don't think l can cure it."-Harper's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
oue Thing He Could Do.

Green-I'm looking for plumber to do some work for me. Do you happen to know of one that does satisfactory work?
 Brown-I know of one that I can guarantee to fill the bill; but I won't know how satisfactory his work will Aa
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
Made Her Weary.

Little Helen-Sister, that new beaV of yours makes me tired.
 Elder Sister-Why, dear?
 Little Helen-He has the manners of a street-car conductor. When went into the parlor last night he said How old are you, little grill"
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21

When a preacher begins to hint around that he has offers from other towns, 1t Is a sign that he Is working q scheme to have his salary raised.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-21
Humorous Footpad.

Circassian Girl-So you were held up, eh? Why didn't you ask the high wayman to spare you?
 Living Skeleton-I did and he said. aYou are spare enough"