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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

In a freakiish electric storm which swept over this city yesterday morning from to 6:30, a ball of fire struck the northwest corner of the roof of the Gay-Teague Hotel on the Commerce Street side and hurtled part of the cor nice to the ground. One of its whims was to remove all the mortar which cemented the 200-pound keystone of the cornice and left the great block in place on It's foundations, minus the mortar. The terra cotta, which formed a slab beneath this. was clipped off and fell with a terrific crash to the ground, twelve stories below. breaking three of the glass squares In the side walk window.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

It was recommended that no money be paid on warrants against the county unless the payment had been authoriz- ed by the board. and the authorization entered on the minutes.
 new system of book keeping was also recommended, whereby much of the clerical work will be taken from the hands of the county engineer. and added to the task of the clerk of the Board of Revenue. \ All accounts were found balanced. and without errors, except in one or two minor instances.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
ANNUAL MEETING OF
 THE BASEBALL CLUB

At a meeting of the Montgomery Baseball Club. held in the office of President Chambers. Friday night. offi cers were reelected for the ensuing year. President Chambers was re- elected. The other officers who were named were: Bernard Frank, vice president: T. J. Reynolds. treasurer- J. H. Klinge. secretary; w. H. Stick ney. road secretary.
 . Richard Tillis, owner of the Mont. gomery Street Railway. was elected a director, to succeed W. Fl. Ragland. formerely general manager Of thS Traction Company.
 It was decided to issue ladies season tickets at a price of $2 for the season It was also decided to withdraw the tickets which had been the custom to issue annually to the stockholders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
NEGROES, STABBED IN FIGHT,
 IN A SERIOUS CONDITION

Two of the negroes who participated in the recent cutting scrape in Stern. fields alley. are in a most precarious condition. John Hunter, who was bad ly stabbed in the back. the knife blade penetrating his lung. is not expected to live. and Dennis Harris. who suffered from wounds in the abdomen and other parts of the body, is in a serious condi- ton.
 The case was set for a hearing in the Recorders Court yesterday, but be. cause of the serious condition of two of the principals. 1t was postponed un- til later date.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
ALL EYES ON "OLD
 BRETT" THIS YEAR

Cholly Frank and Theodore Brett enstien have just returned to New Or leans from hunting trip. These two Old Cronies are now back in the Pe- lician city ready for a vigorous cam terest this year will be the work of Old Brett. He led the league last season and it would be a remarkable feat if he should be able to repeat in the campaign of 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
ELBERFELD WILL BE
 REGULAR WITH YANKEES

Kid Elberfeld will be a regular on the New York Highlanders this season, and one of the best satisfied and most active men on the team He and Stall inRs had a long heart to heart talk. AS result both understand the situa- tion thoroughly. and the Kid is deter mined to be one of the mainstays of the club in the race for the American League pennant this year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
Auto shoxx i'm AtIaDta

Atlanta, Ga. March 6--For the pur- pose of definitely fixing the time for the Southern Automobile show, to be held in Atlanta some time after October 15. a joint committee of the Atlanta Automobile Trade Association and the Fulton County Automobile Club will, on Thursday of next week. confer with the officers of the Ma tional Association of Automobile Manu- lecturers, in New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
MERKLE SEEMS TO BE
 FULL OF KINKS

Merkle was the first of the New York Nationals to fly the distress sig nal He developed a kink in his arm the other day. Last fall in that memorable game on the Polo grounds he developed a kink in his think tank and it cost New York the champion ship Merkle must be full of kinks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
Texas Race Track BiII.

Austin, Texas. March 6-Governor Campbell today refused to say whether he would sign the anti-race track bill passed by the Senate last night He said, however, that he was opposed to book making and bettin. The impress sion is general that he will not veto the bill, which prevents betting in any form on horse races.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
WHEN YOU THINK

WHEN YOU THINK Of Mowers, think of us. We offer the most beautiful and appropriate tributes of love and respect for those who have passed Beyond, also, choice cut flowers for other occasions.
 s. B. STERN & CO.,, II Dexter Phone 1901.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

to a statement given out by the War Department This company made 100 per cent of hits at a thirty by sixty foot target moving at the. rate of 6.S miles an hour at a mean range of S. 420 yards
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
Tnrret Practice E,fflciency.

Washington, March 6-One of the highest figures of efficiency ever made in target practice has been reached by the s5th compeny. coast artillery corps. at Fort Casey, Washington, according
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

The kind grandfather used to make on the farm-our homemade Meal Mixture GuanO.
 MARKS 1S GAYLE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

Our cotton seed meal mixture looks good enough to eat, but 1t will pay you better tO put it fin the ground.
 MARKS & GAYLE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

hope of securing a shortstop from the American League, and he is prepared to stand pat on his present lineup. about possible deal for one of his extra men. but could get no satisfac- ton. and does not expect anything to come from 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

SUNNY BROOK RYE. ( quarts s5.0O; quarts S0.5Oi ex. paid.
 GREIL TRADING co. P. 0. Box 0S7. Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

The difference between Ban Johnson and Harry Pulliam is: Ban went out and dug up a league while the National League went out and dug up a presi- dent,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

Our old friend. Jack Barry, formerly of the Philltes. St. Louis and New fork and recently consigned to Milwaukee by John McGraw, says he would not go
 to that city for a million dollars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

Rudy Hulswitt has signed his Gin cinnati contract for 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

It is claimed that the smallest crowt ever on record attending Nationa League game was in Pittsburg in iS00 when four people were present. and al on passes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
FIRST GAME OF BALL
MOBILE ALMOST BLANKED BY THE
 NAPOLEONS.
In the Ninth Inning "Kitty" Becker Slammed Out a Double Which Brought In One Lone
 Run.

Mobile. March s-(special.l--"Kitty'' Becker star of last years Mobile box artists, saved the Mobile team ifrom d shut-out at the hands of Cleveland in the first game of the season here this afternoon, when he slammed a double to right field fence in the ninth in ming, scoring Wallace. the game end ing to 1 in favor of Cleveland.
 Cleveland scored one run in the first. two in the third, and one in the fourth, getting a total ot twelve hits with two errors, Stovall leading with three shits. Clarke and Easterly being second with two hits each. Cleveland used three of their new pitchers. Sitton, Andrada and Wright. while Land and Easterly caught.
 worked for Mobile. with Braun receiyz ing Mobile got six hits. the run in the ninth being the only tally. while three errors were recorded for them.
 The same teams play three games next week. About 500 people witness ed the game.
 MODll6 | o .
 Batteries-Sitton, Andrada, Wright. and Land and Easterly: Torrey. Hixon. Schulz, Becker and Braun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

Elmer Flick is reported to be in recovered from his illness last season
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

SCHLTTZ BEER, s1O.5O PER CASK
 f. O.. D. Pensacola
 GREIL TRADING co. F. Q. Box S37. Pensacola. rIa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

Says a Detroit exchange: Jennings must think Beckendorf Is a real won der, for he turned down an offer of $4.0o0 for him made by Connie Mack. and sold Thomas to the Athletics for less money"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

FERNS-ExTRA SPECIAL For Monday we offer . lot of fancy ferns, all different, i've in . package, worth 50c, for 25c. At II Dexter Ave. Come early and take your choice.
 s. H. STERN & co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
S51Ii44 S5551ill4s4
FUNERAL NOTICE.

'O1EWART-The friends of Miss Minnie Stewart; Mrs J. A. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. p ?. oorrie. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Jenkins. 0r. and Mrs. A. W. Johnson. Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Elliott and Mrs. R. w. Burn hnsn, are requested to attend the funeral ef the former. from the Clayton SA. Bap- tist Church, this afternoon at 3: go.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

There Is a fad for lacing the sleeves all the way up on the outside of the arm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

Present day catchers have 1t easy compared with the work of the back stops a decade ago. Thus. for Instance. Silver Flint caught sac games out of a years, seldom wearing a mask. glove or protector when he was with Indian apolis and Chicago from 1877 to 1889 inclusive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07

Catcher Bemis Is still in a critical condition. making a hard fight for life
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
SPOR TS

Russ Hall, who has been playing sec ond base for the Los Angeles club, de, ciares that Doc Hillebrand. the old Princeton pitcher. who belongs to the New York Americans, but won't play with them, has the greatest curve ball he has ever seen pitched. l presume MT. Hall never saw Charley Ferguson. Charley Sweeney or Amos Rasie pitch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
sRowN.sAlLEY

Yainters and Paper HAngers are showing all the European Novelties for 1909. at F. !. Cooledge C Sons. 20 s. Perry St.. Phone
 o37o. Estimates cheerfuily furnished. Home Phone zstl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-07
A Ne,U Feature

In our Tailoring Department is our line of suits to meet fhe de- n,dnd for suiks 10 order at fhe popular prices S20. % to $50. OG You'N find fine fabrics making and if unequalled df hese prices
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
HOW QUAINT SAYING BEGAN.
Expression, "You're Brick" Came
from a King in Reference to
His Soldiers.

No doubt you have often heard one
man say to another, when he is very
much pleased, "You are a brick, old
fellow"
Perhaps you will think it is very
queer things to say, but will tell you
how such a saying Is said to have
come in use.
Many, many years ago a famous
king sent an ambassador to another
famous king. The ambassador was
much surprised to find that the king
whom he was visiting had no walls
around his city.
In those days, of course, in order to
keep out enemies, nearly every city
was surrounded by strong and high
walls. So the surprised ambassador
said to the king: Why you have no
walls for the city?'
I'VE have" said the king.
where, where?" asked the ambas.
sador, more surprised than ever.
The king then pointed to his large
army, which was not far away, and
said, with smile: There are the
walls Of my city. Every man you see
is a brick!"
The king meant that an enemy
would have to defeat those soldiers
before they-that is, the enemy
could enter the city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
SYRIAN WORK MUCH IN FAVOR
Popular Type Of Embroidery That Is
Without Rival in Conventional
Designs.

A type of embroidery that is spe.
c1ally adapted to conventional designs
is the Syrian work, that gives an eff.
feet of overlapping scales. The de-
signs which are stamped for this EN-.
brotdery are divided into sections by
lines running at regular intervals
across the scrolls and other figures.
The method of working is both
simple and rapid. The sections are
filled in with filing cotton and then
worked In satin stitch following the
growth of scroll. Three sides of sec.
ton are then outlined so that the
design when finished looks as if one
scale sprung out of the other.
This Is particularly effective for
borders or table covers or sofa pill.
olws or the centerpieces made of
homespun linen used on tables be-.
tween meals.
AS the embroidery is done in Turk
ish floss or other heavy, glossy silk
suitable for large designs, it works
up quickly, yet has handsome solid
surface. There is room for infinite
variety of shadings but it is well to
keep the designs If possible in sew
eral tones of the same color. Thus
a line of reds makes an attractive
coloring or old blue Chinese greens
and yellow verging to orange.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

Come to find out, the Office help had
got the two Betz names mixed, and
had entered them wrong on the card
system, and the doctor had been CIV
ing Cousin Gildad a growing treat
ment for his warts and Aunt Rhinoco-
lura an etfacing treatment for her
nose.
But the doctor was a most accommo-
dating man, and he wrote that, al
though their course of treatment had
expired in both cases, he woul0 give
them a postgraduate course at only
half price. So the next Thursday at
10 a. m. he began, and at 1915 Aunt
Rhinocolura had enough nose to see
with a microscope, but it was still
more of dent than bump. And the
next Wednesday at AIS p. m. Cousin
Gildad measured his warts and found
they had shrunk an inch. So he kept
on with the treatment until his warts
were all gone, but the very minute
Aunt Rhinocolura found her nose back
to its old size and specifications she
turned her nose away from Philadel-
phia. But she will never be quite tho
same again, for whenever her nose
happens to point in that direction &C.
cidently 1t begins to tremble and pal
plate like thing in distress.
copyright, 1909. by W. g. Chapman.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
@SfBy Ellis Darker B11Hef8
H& Author Pi8s.is Pigs Etc. @3
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER. NEWELL

An unfortunate thing happened to
Aunt Rhinocolura Betz of Betzville,
and for some time she had to tempo
rarily retire from the best Betzville
society, in which she is accustomed to
mingle freely. Six months ago Aunt
Rhinocolura began taking the new.
thought absent treatment from beau.
ty doctor at Philadelphia, and the
waves arrived at her home every
Thursday at 10 a. m. Although long
a leader of Betzville society, Aunt
Rhinocolura's nose has been thorn
In her side. so to speak, on account
Of its very pugginess. Experts In
noses have remarked, In passing
through our village; that Aunt Rhino-
colura's nose was the limit. It was so
short and stubby, with q sway-backed
bridge, and q tilt toward higher and
better things. For many years Aunt
Rhinocolura intended seeing q beauty
doctor about it. but kept putting It
of until she received the circular
from the Philadelphia man. who
claimed to be able to beauty at
long range. Although not having much
faith she decided to try him.
For several treatments she did not
seem to notice that the thought waves
were having any effect on her nose.
but she decided to be patient, know.
ing it was an extreme case, her nose
having become chronic, as the doctors
say, and tough, but she did what she
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

not well with it. It was about the
size of a pin head by the time he had
stayed over another treatment, and
the only way Aunt Rhinocolura could
tell she had nose at all was by feel
ing for it gently with her little finger.
Then she could feel something that
felt like q grain of salt.
Then Cousin Gildad came right out
and said he was having something
done, and that he was taking thought
waves from q beauty doctor at Phila.
delphia, and that the waves came
every Wednesday at 4 p. M, but that
he was getting hopeless. He said the
thing was warts. He had had three
warts on the back Of his left hand,
and he was taking the thought-wave
treatment to have them removed, but
that as soon as the treatment began
the warts began to grow, until they
were so long he had to braid them
and do them up in coil to keep from
stepping on them. He said he hoped
1t was part of the cure, but that II
they got much longer he would write
to the man. He said no man could ex-
pect to remain indolent while his
warts were rapidly gaining the two
yard post.
BY that time Aunt Rhinocolura's
nose had shrunk until it was mere
"reminiscences, and she persuaded
Cousin Gildad that they ought to write
to the beauty doctor, so they did.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
DECREE IN GLOVES
played, and Most Of Them Are
Attractive.

Gloves especially adapted for tennis
playing girls are of one button length
in white or yellow chamois, ma
terial which will not only Withstand
boiling but become softer and more
fxible with every laundering.
The most practical gloves for golfing
are the mousquetaires of colored
mocha, which come with quite long
wrists. For driving and riding there
Is nothing quite so smart as the
white leather gloves with black but
tons, stitching and gauntlets.
Tan, mode, white and black gloves
for the street are of fine French
glace kid in three and six button
lengths and Of finely spun silk, with
double finger tips and composition
clasp fastenings.
Young girls summer party gloves
are of white or delicately tinted twist
ed silk in elbow lengths. They are
seamless. the thumbs hemstitched
and some of them are exquisitely en-
broidered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
CHILD HAD SIXTY B0lLS.
And Suffered Annually with q Red
8cald.like Humor on Her Head.
Troubles Cured by cuticura.

when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later humor broke out be-
hind her ears and spread up on to
her head until It was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like a scald,
very red with a sticky, clear fluid COM
ing from 1t. This occurred every
spring. always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal It up. The last time it broke
out it became so bad that was dis.
couraged. But continued the use OF
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resell
vent until she was well and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
Mrs. NJ. A. Schwerin, GA Spring Wells
Ave., Detroit, Mich, Feb. "a, 1908"
to1eee DEs~ 4 Chem. Corn. Solo Props,. Boon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
NUTS TO CRACK.

What are the lightest hats made of?
OF material that is not felt.
What case is the easiest to get up
even for lawyers?-The staircase.
Why can a drunken man never
drown?-Because his head will be
sure to swim.
When has a man no room for his
dinner?-When he is filled with emo
tion.''
What pupil is most to be pitied?-
the pupil of the eye-because it is al
ways under the lash.
What is the difference between a
hen and ship?-the hen lays an egg,
and the ship lays to.
What is that which 4 selfish man
never fails or objects to pay?-Atten-
ticn to his own comfort.
Why is a lost article like the fog?
Because it's mist.
Why do tramps walk from town to
town?-Because they haven't automo-
biles.
What 10 it that has a tail like a
cat, and has the same language?-A
kitten.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20

Is mixed in the same way. Some.
times only a combination of grease
and powder will allay severe inflam-
nation. For instance, carbolized vas
cline, although it stings when first put
on is particularly good for such
cases, being healing as ykell as sooth-
ing. Care must be taken to have the
surface clean before it is applied and
then powder in large quantity may
be busted on. Repeating these layers
three or four times will make a paste
that will adhere for many hours and
is useful for the occasion when one is
unable to renew the application.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
GAME OF TALKING AROUND.
Interesting and Instructive Pastime
That Will Test Ingenuity OF
Boys and Girls.

Here is a game to test your ingenu'
ity. One player must stand in a
circle Of others and ask some one,
What do you know about the moon?"
He need not necessarily say the moon,
he can choose any subject he wants
to, but we will suppose, to illustrate
the game, that that is what he has
chosen. The first player answers, for
instance, "The moon is made Of green
cheese" Whereupon the questioner
asks the next person, What do you
know about green cheese?" II know
it is eaten with crackers" that person
answers. What do you know about
crackers?" he asks the next one. Il
know they are baked in an oven,; Is
the reply. what do you know about
ovens?" falls to the next. II know
that they are blackened with stove
polish" is the answer. "And what do
you know about stove polish?" con-
tinues the questioner. II know 1t is
blacker than silver polish" is the re-
sponse..
Now we have probably come to the
last player and in his answer he must
bring the conversation back to the
subject it started from, in this case
the moon. If he cannot do this before
the questioner counts ten he loses
and must be questioner himself. In
this particular case when asked what
he knows about silver polish we hope
he has presence Of mind enough to
answer, II know it makes things
bright as the moon"
With the next round the questioner
should begin somewhere else In the
circle 50 that the same person need
not finish the game.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
A Handy Calendar.

number Of days in any month. Place
the drst finger Il your right hand on
the first knuckle of your left hand,
calling that knuckle January; then
drop your finger into the depression
between the first and second knuckles,
calling this February; then the second
knuckle will be March, and so on,
until you reach July on the knuckle
of the little finger, then begin over
again with August on the first knuckle
and continue until December is
reached. Each month as it falls upon
a knuckle will have 81 days and those
down between the knuckles 80 days
with the exception of February which
has only % days.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Unwritahle Sentence.

There is one sentence In the Eng
lish language which cannot be writ
ten properly, though it is correct
when spoken. Here is the sentence,
though, of course there is no rule for
writing it: There are three twos In
the English language" But the prob
lem is, how is one to know which two
or tor toto write? We have
the three twos-but, we must spell
each of the three differently, so the
sentence cannot be written correctly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
The Feather.

Having procured a small, flossy
feather the players sit in a circle AZ
closely together as possible. One of
the party then throws the feather as
high as possible into the air and it
is the duty Of all the players to pre-
vent it from alighting on them by
blowing at it whenever it comes their
direction. Any player whom it falls
UPON must pay forfeit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
Strictly After Nature.

A public building was in course of
erection in one Of the western towns
Of Scotland, In front of which a bust
of The Bruce was being carved. A
well-known bailie halted opposite the
sculptor one day and called out:
Il say, sculptor, dye no think ye
hae that beard inclinine a wee thing
to the left?"
Man, bailie," said the sculptor,
dye no see the wins blawin' up the
street the noo?'-Tid-Bits.