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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

would give up easily an object he had
set out to win. especially IL that OBJ.
ject had flashing black eyes, shining
jet hair and cheeks and lips that would
set the blood coursing through colder
veins than his
To accomplish the plan which the
"Gentleman's Club" had fixed upon it
was necessary that THE Pawn"
should be enticed to one of the nightly
meetings. This at last was brought
about by Diaz, arch diplomat OF the
crowd. The club .ras gathered in the
paternal Diaz' law Office when "The
Pawn" slipped In, took his seat and
sat in discreet silence.
II see," said Davies, addressing Tom
Childress, that you and Mary Ash
ton have made it up.
The Pawn" shifted uneasily I'm his
chair and his cheeks famed. His
prosecutors had no idea of the con.
Stunning jealousy of Childress that had
long obsessed him.
Before he could decide which course
to pursue a diversion occurred. Gar.
rity jumped to his feet, strobe over to
Childress, and shaking his fist in his
face shouted:
tom Childress, you're an Internal
liar. I'm going to that dance with
Mary Ashton. she promised me this
afternoon"
I'm a liar, am |" said Childress
slowly rising to the full limit of his
five feet five and squaring of for bat
tie. You've got to prove those words,
Garrity."
'I'll prove them on you, you lying
pup" shouted Clarity. "You can't
come up here and talk lightly OF the
girl love. There, take that"
The blow fell and instantly was
returned. Then somebody put out the
light. In the fitful light from the win.
dows the room seethed with the con-
fusion of crashing chairs, the thud.
thud OF rapidly exchanged blows and
the labored breathing of the combat
ants. Then the door opened letting In
a food of cool air There was a rush
of struggling bodies and, The Pawn"
still clasping an open knife. felt him
self borne along with the crowd
Childress was in the fore and under
the rays Of the electric light On the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23
SHE HAD HIM ON THE HOOK.
Maiden Well Knew Lover Could Not
Resist Culinary Bait She Had
So cieverly Cast.


Janet had nodded the domestic ar
fairs OF the family with whom she
lived for so many years that the news
of her intended marriage had much
the effect of an earthquake. Have
you and David been engaged long"
ventured the mistress of the house
hold.
One week when next Sabbath
comes" stated Janet briefly.
"And-and had you any thought OF
marrying before that?" asked her mis-
tress.
Times l had and times / had not"
said the imperturbable Janet, "as any
person will. But month ago when
| gave David a wee bit Of the cake
I'd been making and he said to me:
Janet, have you the recipe firm in
your mind, lass. so you could make
1t IL Mrs. Manns book would be far
from your reach?' l knew well the
time was drawing short.
"And when" said Janet, closing her
eyes at the recollection, II said to
him, David, lad, the recipe is copied
in little book of my own and saw
the CLINT in his eye / reckoned
'twould be within the month he'd ask
me-"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

of screen wire. On the other side
faithful Towser, the family bulldog,
rushed to the attack.
Whether the monkey knew about
the properties of the screen and was
putting up bluff or not may not be
stated, but the intruder showed fight
and the dog held his championship
reputation by reason of the wire
guard.
From this house the monkey ran to
Nathaniel Webb'S home. There he
imagined himself a policeman and
went into the kitchen, where he
grabbed a plate of fudge from a
servant girl and leaped into a near
by tree. screaming a warning to the
girl to keep away while he enjoyed
the family food
At the last stop where the monkey
was seen child was eating a stick
of candy. The monkey took the
candy and left the child unframed
There is no indication as to whence
the monkey came, but the people of
the neighborhood are thoroughly ter
riied and are afraid to open their
windows.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23
A NEW "FEAT."
No Need of Interference.

The two neighbors who were pase
ing the little cottage heard sounds az
of terrific conflict inside ana
stopped to listen.
Presently they heard a loud thump,
as If somebody had fallen to the floor.
"Grogan is beating his wife againI"
they said.
Bursting the door open. they rushed
into the house.
What's the trouble here?" they do
manded.
"Ther' amt no trouble, gentlemen"
calmly answered Mrs. Grogan, who
had her husband down and was sit
ting on his head, "Gwan!"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23
MONKEY SCARES
SOCIETY WOMEN
GREENWICH (coNN.) sIMiAN TRY
ING TO BREAK INTO EE
elusive CIRCLES.
PICKS HOUSES WITHOUT MEN
Leaps Through Windows Where
Ladies Sit and Spreads Terror
Grabs Plate Of Fudge
Runs Up a Tree.

Greenwich, Gonna wild monkey
that has been going about for two
days and nights trying to break into
polite society has frightened the peo-
pie into closing their doors and win
dows and Drawing the sitting heat
rather than play host to the little
brother OF the African slain.
This, be it understood, is no hand
organ variety of monk His size,
species and fighting disposition all in
dictate that he formerly belonged to a
family of gladiatorial monkeys in the
native jungle, whence he was kid
naped some years ago.
With the true instinct of tramp
the monkey had picked out houses
where the men were away from
home, and a trail of scared women
has been left where the animal
sought entree into the most exclusive
circles.
The living room of Mrs. w. T.
Buchelle, wealthy New York widow,
whose husband was an official of the
New York Telephone Company, first
attracted the monkey. Mrs. Buchelle
was entertaining a lady who had
called when the window was dark
ened by the strange intruder.
The monkey ran toward the wonen,
chattering in garry simian dialect
and showing it's teeth. The two wom-
en- ran. shutting the door so as to
leave the monkey in possession of
only one room. The door was made
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23
TOLD TO USE CUTICURA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In
tense Itching Eczema-Had Been
Tortured and Disfigured But
Was Soon Cured of Dread Humor.

81 contracted eczema and suffered
intensely for about ten months. At
times 1 thought l would scratch my
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches, so
that was ashamed to go out. l was
advised to go to a doctor who was
a specialist in skin diseases, but I
received very little relief. tried
every known remedy, with the same
results. thought would never get bet
ter until friend of mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. So tried them.
and after four or five applications OF
Cuticura Ointment 1 was relieved OF
my unbearable itching. / used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies. and
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral. Highlandtown, Md, Jan. 8, '0S."
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

When the pipes were all going well
Judge Adams arose in his place and
took up the sheets before him; and
here is what they contained:
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23
tioosiers Fish for Rats

Petersburg, Ind.--Walter Darnall.
proprietor of fish market. has been
annoyed lataly by hundreds of rats.
Fearing the stencil raised by poison.
ing them would injure his business,
Darnall tried a new plan. He baited
fishing hooks attached to strong lines
and dropped the baited hook into the
rat holes. Only few minutes wait
brought tug on the line and the
novel fisher landed his prize. The
rats are all sizes. and Mr.. Darnalrs
success as rat exterminator has
caused number of others to put into
practice his idea, with the result that
hundreds of rats are being caught.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

II may be -egrettable, but the artist
to-day lives more aiart from the gon-
crafty Of men than In almost any
other age. and tho reason is plain--it
Is because he has no definite place In
tho present economy. Neither can a
place be established for him by con-
declarations of artists and such like
nonsense. Solemn humbug Of this sort
Is OF use only for tho Qualification OF
u set OF professional men OF taste.
FROM whose tyranny good Lord de.
iiycr u:.-New York Evening Sun.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

The tale that I shall tell you this
evening is one that occurred in my
own experience. For reasons that will
appear, ii never became a cause
celebre, yet l think it offers sufficient
of the unusual TO be entitled to a
place among these records of the club
AS did many of our members l made
my first acquaintance with the law
in small town. Almost every mem
Der of the company of young men
with which | was raised was either
a lawyer, the son of lawyer. or a
student of the law. Our loafing place
in the day time and our meeting
place in the evening was always some
one or the other of the many law
offices. We grew up intact amid an
atmosphere of law calf and briefs. .
IL was a fantastic crowd, full of
quaint conceits and odd fancies. One
of these resulted in the formation of
an organization the like of which I
have not known before or since. They
called it THE GentIeman's Club" but
lad IL been named the Practical
Jokers Club" the title would have
been more fitting. Its members
well. to enumerate them by their
bizarre titles will give you the best
idea of the vagaries OF our idle brains.
There was the Governor of the Cigar
Islands in the person of Davies. a
brilliant student who had already
made his mark as stump speaker.
There was Clarity, otherwise the Duke
Of Vermillion, who could cite by sec.
ton and chapter a parallel to any
case you might mention in the Illinois
reports up TO the one hundred and
thirtyfourth volume; he quit at Vol
1874 and went back to Blackstone.
There was little Tom Childress, digni-
fed by the title of Lord Mayor Of
Conloguc, who used to amuse himself
by turning COoley's Constitutional Law
into Latin blank verse. And there
was Diaz, ranting Irishman with
a Spanish name. who claimed to be
the sole surviving member of the
Patriotic Order of Sons of Shay's
Rebellion, who loved joke as he did
the smoky Installations of his ances
tors native isle and who gloried in
the title of Lord High Admiral of the
Boyne, which, all history to the CON
trary, he declared to be the scene
of great Irish victory.
There were lesser lights with lesser
titles and laBtIy there was 1.-THE
Pawn" THE PAW" was too hand
some to be popuIa. He was also too
quiet. He certainly thought great
deal. but he seldom said anything.
He was admitted to the club only on
suffrance and only In the capacity of
n pawn. His two consuming ambi.
lions were to try a case before a jury
and 10 be full nedged member of
the "Gentleman's Club" with a title
III EngIand's queen had offered him
the ribbon of the bath he would have
declined it for these. His name,
which is unimportant. as he was never
known otherwise than as The Pawn. .
was Chester Easter.
The club was in session in the
once of Diaz. "The Pawn" was not
present
Il think" said ,nw- solemniy. 'it is
ABOUT time The Farm ass Initiated.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

HE Calf Skin club ex-
pected a good story
from Judge Adams,
and VIXEN his turn
came upon the list,
every member was in
his seat around the
long table. 1t was
with further satisfac-
tion that they watched
him take from his
pocket a manuscript.
That meant careful
preparation and that
full justice would be
done to the story.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

We haven't done
anything to him late
ly. If we don't stir
him up he will for
get he's living"
Then the club
went into executive
session and plotted
the undoing of The
Pawn"
The Pawn" at
this time was giving
little thought to any
thing save the whims
and caprices of
black-eyed M airy
Ashton. Mary was
the soul of tickle
ness, and having
broken every youth
full heart in the town
kept that of The
= a W n, s h e b e.
thought herself of
him and she found
in him a willing. yet
a determined sub
iect. The Pawn"
loved deeply as he
could hate deeply.
He was not one who
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23
AUTHORS NOTE.

The material facts in this
story of circumstantiaI evidence
are drawn from an actual re-
corded case, only such change
Of names and local color being
made as TO remove them from
the classification Of legal re-
ports to that Of fiction. All the
essential points of evidence,
however, are retained.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23
Laymen Combat White plaque.

According to recent figures pub
lished by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis. nearly so per cent. OF
those enlisted in the active campaign
against consumption are laymen, and
the percentage Of laymen has tripled
in the last four years.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

The potato crop of the world Is
roughly five billion bushels a year.
Most of II is raised in Europe--in 1902
more than four and quarter billions:
1908, a little more than four billions:
1904. little less; 1906. more than
four and three-quarter billions; 1904
t.2O5 49,, 900.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-23

corner his face showed red and
bloody. He seemed to be dripping
with gore. He was. 1t took a whole
bottle of red ink.
He saw The Pawn" and started up
the stairway shouting:
There he is! He cut me! See,
fellows; he's got knife!"
The conspirators slipped quietly
away while Diaz went back to lock
up the Office and, perchance, manu-
facture additional evidence.
When he entered THE Pawn" was
still standing in the middle of the
floor with his knife gripped tightly.
Come, come, Chess" said Diaz.
you'd better quiet down. You've
done enough for tonight. Childress
is cut pretty bad, guess. The boys
are taking him home. What possessed
you to butt in. anyway"
Look here, Diaz," said 1.-The Pawn"
you're a friend of mine. Now didn't
cut Childress, but | wish | had &c
like to kill him. I'm afraid that's all
true that he said about Mary"
well, what If It is? She's not worth
fighting for" answered Diaz. Come
on, you'd better go home and in the
morning 1t won't bother you bit"
In the meantime the further details
of the plot were worked out over
table in the back end of Tho Colo
Eagle Exchange" where other con-
spirators we're waiting.
When they reached McCurdy's Office
the court" was already in session.
Had The Pawn's' mind been capa-
BILE of connected thought he would
have observed that the court, the at
torneys and the spectators, all were
members Of the "Gentleman's Club"
The Pawn" was led TO chair in
front of the magistrates desk Nc
Curdy read several docketed entries
and each case was continued at the
request of some one of the young at
torneys present until he reached the
entry:
"The People Of the State of Illinois
against Chester Easter; Assault with
intent to Kill"
"1s the states attorney present." in
quIred the magistrate.
" the cewt please" said psylss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
PLANT WILL OPEN.
Cement Company to BeGin Opera ito
Near DemODolls.

Cement Company to Begin Operations
Near DemOpoIls.
Demopolis, Dee. 22.-(Special. 1.-The
Alabama Portland Cement Company
will, 1t Is reported on reliable author
ity, commence operation on the first
of the year.
This company. with Massey Wilson.
ex- Attorney. General OF Alabama, at
the head, is one OF the largest plants
Of its kind In the country. The plant
has been greatly enlarged. new ma
chinery Is installed and other machin-
cry on the way. 1t will employ a
large number of men.
The plant is about one mile from
this city. at Spocari.
Manager n. C. Moore, II is said has
signed "a contract with the company
for Ave years.
The steamer John Quill arrived at
this wharf Tuesday afternoon. bring
ing besides large quantity of cotton
and cotton seed a full load of passen-
gers. who are In the city making their
holiday purchases.
Lafayette Lodge No. IS. knights OF
Pythias, held a meeting Tuesday
night. This was the last meeting OF
the year and important business was
transacted. together with the nomina :
ton and election of officers for the
ensuing year. c.. K. Abrahams Is the
Chancellor Commander and George E.
Pegram. Keeper of Records and Seal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
Ask LIENS BE DISCHARGED
Weber And johnson Start Legal
Action In The Matter of
Building On Blbb
street,

VIII S. Weber and George A.
Johnston filed a bill OF complaint In
the equity court Wednesday morning,
praying that certain liens on a four
story brick building on Bib street
owned by them be discharged and
barred. According to the complaint.
the building was erected by +. p.
Archelaus, under a contract for $19,-
621.S0. Liens are held on the build
ing, based on debts of the contractor
to various lumber and building
material companies
The complainants offer to pay into
the court the balance or s709.65 due
to Archelaus. and pray that the liens
be discharged.
The concerns holding liens on the
building are: Abraham Brothers.
Yidetto and Watts. ]. 8. Commit and
Company, Alabama Lumber Company,
Southern Sash and Door Company. G.
w. Barnett Hardware Company, Ex-
celsior Brick Company. Spow-Tullis
Hardware Company. Montgomery Lame
and Cement Company and the Vesu-
vius Lumber Company, all of Mont
gomery, and Klnnear Manufacturing
Company, of Columbus. Ohio, and Con-
verse Bridge Company, OF Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
ReaI Estate .Transferu.

The property transfers recorded We'd
nesday In the Probate ONCE are:
Max Ginsburg and I. N Lichtenstein
to T. H. Moore, east quarter, OF south
east quarter OF Section 10, and the
east half OF northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of Section IS, Town
shim is. Range Is, comprising sixty
acres: consideration $4,000.
James B. Smith to H. A. Smith,
west half of Lot 9. Square %. Scott
plat. Jefferson Street; consideration,
$4,000. -
z ). l.. Haas and Claire b. Haas. his
wife. b. j. Well and Rose We'll. his
wife, to w. J.. Harris. lots 10 and II.
block 6, and lots and q, block I, In
Shreye's subdivision of part of the
northeast quarter of Section 20. Town
ship 16, Range II: consideration, $500.
Mary G.. Harris and her husband.
George L. Harris, to w. Y. johnson,
Lot 7. Randolph's plat; consideration.
$1,000.
r.. L. Butler to Samuel Kaufman.
lots 1 and 2. of subdivision of lot 4.
block 8, Peacock Tract, Mill Street;
consideration $40 "and other valua Bile
considerations" eg
Dowdell and oJseph to Estelle J i.
futile, Lot IA, Block SO. according TO
the plat OF Highland Park. South; con-
stderation S. land other valuable con-
alterations" ..N
w. B. Smith and his wife,. NJ. ".
Smith, and James T. Smith and HIS
wife, NJ. J.. Smith. heirs at law of
Christiana s.. Smith, to Joe Billings
ley, east half of west half of southeast
quarter, OF Section 22. Township II.
Range Is, comprising forty acres; con-
sideration 81 land other valuable con-
siderations - - -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
CITY AIDS THE SICK
FURNISHES DIRECTIONS AS Tt
HOW TO TREAT DISEASE.
New Move ON Part of Health DEPART
mens That VIII Produce He
characterization AIala-
dies cause

A First Aid to the Invalid" feature
has been Installed by the officials of
the city health department of Mont
gomery.
Hereafter, when a case of dipther-
Ia, small pox. scarlet fever. typhoid,
or any other infectious or contagious
disease is reported to the department.
a circular is sent at once to the family
in which the illness occurs. The cir
cular. one of which is adapted to each
disease. contains directions as to how
to care for the patient. what precau-
tions to take to prevent spreading of
the disease the disinfectants which
should be used. in short what to do
and what not. in contagious disease
cases. I'D
Each circular is countersigned by
DIR. r. L Milligan. city health officer,
and is sent from the office Of the
health department in the city build
Ing by Health Superintendent Marshall
King
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
SOCIETY IN GREnNyILLE.
Mrs. w. j. BeeIand Entertains for
Miss Hee1and,

Greenyille. Dec. Especial Mrs.
w. j. BeeIand was the hostess at a
luncheon yesterday afternoon In honor
OF Miss Ettie Beeland. whose marriage
to Mr.. Wade Rogers Of Letohatchie.
will take place December 20.
Twelve young women were the
guests; Miss Ettie Beeland. Miss Clara
Beeland: Miss Frances Beeland, Miss
Mary Waggener, Miss Annie Laurie
Beeland. Miss virgie Powell. Mrs.
Frank Benson, Mrs. E. R. Edwards.
Mrs. r. Dickerson, Mrs. Frank Daniel.
Miss Elsie Winklef and the hostess.
Mrs. w. j. Beeland.
A six course luncheon was served,
the decorations and the color sche
being brides roses and green and
white. The brides place was denoted
by big bow of tulle.
Miss Beeland wac gowned in green
cashmere de soire. The hostess wore
beautiful dress of black satin mes
saline with lace. and Mrs. Dickerson
wore green satin messaline.
Mrs. G. NJ. Featherston entertained
last night In honor Of her Sunday
School class of young women. Her
beautiful home on Cemetery Street.
was tastefully decorated with ferns
ard potted plants. and In the recep-
tion hall the punch bowl, over which
Mrs. r B. Banks presided. was bank
ed in ferns. A most amusing game
was played, after which salad course
and cream and cake were served.
At Searcey. this county, and seven
miles from Greenville, literary So
ciety named for the poet, Longfellow.
Is. having a most beneficial course of
study The officers elected at the last
meeting are: Prof. I. e. Ward, Presi-
dent: w. e. Gates. Librarian; Miss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
ESCAPES FROM JAIL
NEGROES ASSAULT AN OFFICER AT
ASHLAND.
Endienitfes Are Heaped ON Deputy
sherfff Bert Roberts by Men
Who Make Break
y for liberty.

Admission. Dec al Am
niston authorities have been notified
of a Wholesale jail delivery and an
attack on Deputy sheriff Bert Roberts
at Ashland.
In a telephone conversation this
evening Sheriff Miller said that special
precautions have been made to pro-
tect Sam Collins. the alleged negro
murderer. who was ring leader in the
outrage which has greatly incensed
the people of Ashland.
Sheriff Miller says that Roberts,
who was knocked down in the corri-
dor OF the jail. gagged with q dirty
sock, which he was made to swallow.
bound a prisoner and subjected to in
dignities. Is not seriously hurt.
Collins was captured and remanded to
jail last night, but w. Shelley, Sam
Hostfn and Buck Hollins. charged
with burglary and highway robbery,
are at large and are being sought by
posses.
A mule and buggy was stolen south
OF Ashland last night, according to
Sheriff Miller. and 1t Is believed that
the negroes got them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
Castlebcrrr Pythinns.

castleberry. Dec. 22.-(Special. D.
Castleberry Lodge No. 245. knights of
Pythias. elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: j. T.. Bufing-
ton, Chancellor Commander; c. N. Da-
Wis, Vice Chancellor; DR.. L. w. Kirk
land, Prelate; E.%Downing, Jr., Mas
ter of Works; j. W. Thurmond, Keep
er Of Records and Seals and Master Of
Finance; Allen Page, Master of Arms;
w. y. Ellis. Master of Exchequer: G.
w. Martin, Inner Guard; J. L Dyke,
Outer Guard; DR.. l.. W. kirkland.
Grand lodge Representatives; u T.
Buffin gton, Alternate; r. e. Brawner,
Grand Lodge Deputy; j. H. Sullivan.
Lee Kirkland, H. P. Russ. Trustees.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23
10 Yinit Kent Point,

washington, Dec. 22.-To ascertain
the needs of the military academy
Chairman Hill. Of the House Commit
tee on military affairs. has appointed
a sub committee consisting of Repre-
sentatives Capron, Bradley, Stevens,
Anthony, Tilson, Cravens and Dent.
who, with a similar subcommittee
from the Senate will VISIT West Point
early in January. On their recom-
mendation Will be based the military
academy appropriation bill to be re-
ported by the House committee.