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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
GOOD ROADS NECESSARY '
 TO RURAL FREE DELIVERY
Postoffice Department Will Not Establish Any
 Routes in Regions Where Travel +-@r Is Difficult,

There are some very amusing thing things : about the rural service, before, during and after the Investigations MT Rising has a large. supply of pleasing stories, .s, which he relates when not pressed witn his official duties. He tells one that IS rich in surprises. Not long since he wis, tied a real estate firm, whom he had learned had a valuable county map He had spent two days in hunting for map just such as this firm owned. The map had been secured by the firm at an s exs pense of several thousand dollars, ana was absolutely correct in every particu- lar. This was just the thing. So he call ed and stated his case. The owner was genial and was glad to acfommodate nm. Thus far all went we'll MT. Rising want ed three tracings from the mapi or. in other words, a tracing for three routes. The owner said he would be glad to fur UT nish them-one for $5,0O0 two for $10, coo. or three6 for s15.Ooo. MT. Rising said he didn't have quite that much government money with him, as the department al lowed but s2;5c for one tracing. and and aSo iSo work was done by an expert draughts- man. Then both laughed heartily, and the special agent bowed himself out of the front door.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
k WEATHER FORECASTS. k,1tl- -
 Their Daily Distribution to Far | mer's Will Prove of the
 | Greatest Value.
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 One benefit of the greatest importance to dwellers in rural districts which will be obtained through the free delivery IS the distribution of weather forecasts. It Is not necessary to dwell upon the value of the official indications to the farmer. The following official communication on the subject Is self-expIanatory:
 United States Department of Agricul- ture, Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau. Kentucky Section, Lou isville, Sept. 24 1901.-Mr. H. G. Rising, Special Agent Postoff1ce Department, Lou isville, Ky-Dear Sir: I wish to call your attention to the benefit conferred upon the farmers by the distribution of wealth CT forecasts over the rural delivery routes, when the carrier starts at an hour favorable for this work. The fore casts are issued so that they can reach the postmasters about 10 a. m. and spe- ciai card and hand printing arrangement Is provided for duplicating quickly the forecast so that it can be left with every household on the route. This forecast covers the period of twenty-four hours. beginning with z p. m. of the day of is- sue.
 "I would be very. glad to cooperate with you to the fullest extent in seeing that all the patrons of your rural free delivery routes are supplied with the weather forecasts.
 Very truly yours.
 HI. B. Hersey. Section Director"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
Cigars Are Rights and Lefts.

Philadelphia Times.
 Tt Is not always because a cigar is bad ly made that the wrapper curls up and works off," said tobacco dealer yester- day. "Iu is often because a right handed man Is smoking a left handed cigar
 Bounds strange. hey? Well. a left handed cigar is one rolled by the mark CTS left hand. for all cigar makers must be ambidexterous. A piece of tobacco for a wrapper is cut on the bias. and is roll ed from left to right on the filler. The other piece, for reasons of economy, is then used, and must be rolled the oppo- site way by the operators other hand@
 Hence, a smoker who holds his cigar in his right hand, sometimes, in twisting it about. rubs the wrapper the wrong way and unlOosens it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
Pearls in Great Vogue.

New York Sun.
 high prices of pearls Is the striking fea- ture of the Jewellery world today. Only a few weeks ago a pearl necklace sold for zU.OOO pounds n London.
 The famous pearls of the Countess dc Castiglione, who died in Paris last sum- mer, brought high price.
 Possibly the finest pearls in England are the celebrated Orlof pearls which once were worn by an empress, and now belong tC the American duchess of Marl- borough Mrs. BradleyMartin has some of the best pearls in England.
 The vogue of the nouveau art JeWelry has created an extraordinary demand for fresh water pearls. which the lavishly used in bizzare designs America Is fur nishing the best of them. There was a time when England was famous for her fresh water pearls, but none are found in her rivers now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

Baltimore, Oct. 6-(Special)- )-The Man. ufacturers Record of tpis week publishes . very elaborate review covering i've or six pages of the prospects of the Texas
 oil field by c. F. 2. Cuacristi, c. D. E.
 M., who has been making . close study
 of 1t for several months, following in-
 vestigations made in the same field some
 years ago. After pointing out the great dangers of imitation to the legitimate de-
 velopment of business. and the losses that are likely to be incurred by the specula- tive craze, he says in part:
 q am not making this statement blindly or to discourage legitimate investment but rather to foster those vital industrial developments that are absolutely neces-
 sary to insure and maintain an industry
 that has before 1t possibilities 50 vast
 that the ordinary man can not possibly estimate them. Taking this field upon It's
 actual investment, and not upon its capitalisation as inflated by bubbles companies, I do not hesitate to state that the returns upon the money actually expended for property bought at reasona- ble figures and the development of those properties will be found as whole to exceed those of any other field so far
 discovered east of the Rocky Mountains."
 Looking forward to the time when the
 business will adjust itself to steady out
 put, rather than to the enormous produc-
 ton of the ''gushers'' at one point, he
 estimates the ultimate possibility of the
 Texas field at 45,000.00o barrels year,
 which he states may be taken as a mini- mum basis rather than an extreme posi- ton, and that this will be reached as . regular output within five years. He also states that after a careful examina- ton of conditions, he feels justified in predicting future rate of 60 cents per barrel for Texas crude petroleum, or about equal to the price of the -.ussian product, allowing for the greater demand for the Texas output; and at 60 cents a barrel this fuel oil will be equivalent to coal at $2.40 per ten. He advises pro- | ducers against making longtime con- tracts at present low prices for oil, claim i, ing that "the home demand for this pro- duct will be such within the next nine | months as to tax the full capacity of the | Beaumont field, and better prices may be had at home than abroad, forcing the | foreigners to increase their bids upon | petroleum"
 Comparing the Russian oil situation with that of Texas he says:
 There has been marked falling of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
THE SERVING OF WINES.
A Few Rules Given by an Expert fol
 the Guidance e Housewives.

New York Sun.
 A recent writer on affairs pertaining to the table bewails the fact that few house. wives, even in homes where liquor is served. know anything about the proper method of handling wines.
 All wine bottles. he explains, should be kept on thei. E;dts. This is especially necessary with sparkling wines.
 Port, Burgundy and Madeira must be decanted very carefully and slowly and port should be strained through cambric. Sherry should be decanted an hour before using, but cIaret should not be taken from the bottle until 1t is to be used.
 The white wines should be very cold. claret less cold. port and sherry warm est of all while champagne must be placed in an ice cooler before "se.
 Beer and ale must be kept in dry place and never allowed to stand in a draught. The bottles should stand with the cork up and be served at tempera- ture of fifty-five degrees.
 By following even these few hints. says the authority women could make tha liquor they serve much more palatable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

was in olden times will, in time, result in the abandonment of St. Petersburg as the imperial city.
 Tn no other center of population In Russia Is the decay of teeth so noticeable as in the capital. It Is only during the past ten years that the subject has at tracted general attention. and recently the feeling that the seat of government should be changed has been growing among the upper class. hope to see the ramOVal take place"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
A. NACHMAN. SUCCESSFUL MERCHANT
 AND WELL KNOWN AS A BUSINESS MAN

in a responsible position. MT. Nachman remained with the Birmingham house un- til the winter of 1899, when he resigned his position and returned to Germany to visit his aged mother, who has since died.
 He remained in Germany three months and coming back to America. located again in Montgomery. He went with the firm of Nachman 6 Meertief. large re- tail dry goods establishment. of which his brother Is one of the proprietors. and remained there about eight years.
 In 1899 MT. Nachman established the business which now bears his name. He
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

we'll ventilated. Goods are shown to the best advantage by twenty accommodating employees, and Mir. Nachman is we'll sat- isfed with the share of business which comes to his place.
 May IS, 1899, MT. Nachman married Miss Selma Meertief of Montgomery. They have no children and Mrs. Nachman de- votes the greater part of her time to as' sisting her husband at his business. She Is a capable business woman and looks closely after the office affairs of the growing establishment. MT. and Mrs' Nachman live at . hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

The retail establishment of A. Nach- man, at 102 Dexter Avenue, is the only business house of it's kind in Montgom- cry, It carries an exclusive stock of fur nishing goods for ladies, misses and in- fants. and makes a speciality of high class trade. Notwithstanding the business was organized barely three years ago. it is one of the popular retail establishments of
 Montgomery. and its trade has constantly increased.
 Adolph Nachman. sole proprietor of the establishment, Is one of the well known business men of Montgomery. He is a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
WANTS HIS SALARY.
Civil War Captain, Never Discharg-
 ed, Demands $22, ,264.
Cincinnati Enquirer.


 Among the residents of South Dakota Is a veteran of the civil war who enjoys the unique distinction of having his name still carried on the rolls of the War De- partment as captain in the volunteer army of the United States. And because of this Uncle Sam will be called upon to pay him back salary aggregating $22. 264 The old veteran Is Captain Lockwood, and his home is at Redheld. He was com The government. at the close of the war, notified him that he could be discharged at any time upon properly identifying discharged.
 He has not thought of the matter for about thirty years, until the other day, when he came to the conclusion that If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

had become well acquainted with the re- tail trade of Montgomery. Understand ing its necessities. he, opened furnishing store for ladies' and the business has been a success from it's incipiency. The store was located at 1O2 Dexter Avenue, where 1t has remained. and. notwith- standing 1t is not in what might be called the retail center of the business district, it Is one of the popular stores with wo- men shoppers.
 The store of A. Nachman. at 1o2 Dexter Avenue, is commodious and comfortable The ceiling Is high and the building is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

he had never been discharged from the army he was entitled to his salary as captains salary was $52 per month. It Is thirty-six years since he drew his last months pay, and if the courts or War Department decide that he has legally been a captain all this time he will draw from the Treasury of the United States the neat sum of $22, ,264. He has engaged the services of an attorney, who will prosecute the claim for him before the proper authorities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
The Theory is Not Sound.

Louisville Courier Journal.
 The doctrine that like cures like, or. as the homeopathists put it. ''similia simili- bus curantur." may have some force in medicine, and the hair of the dog may be good for the bite figuratively, but that lawlessness will cure lawlessness is a theory which should find advocates in no civilized country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
Do Not Follow Petitions.

When special agents investigate a lease" they do not always follow the route as laid out by the petitioners. They use the petition as a basis, and then sys- tematize the service so as to accommo- date the greatest number of persons ac- cording to the instructions of the depart ment. Great care should be used by pe- titioners and postmasters in this re- spect, lest they cover too much territory in width and leave out families on par alIel roads who cannot receive the bene- Ats of the servic0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

The Nachmans are popular in society.
 They have a pew at the Temple Kahl,
 and Mir. Nachman Is a member of the Standard Club. we have worked hard to build up a
 business" said MT. Nachman yesterday.
 'It was uphill work to establish spe-
 cialty business in Montgomery, but we have given 1t close attention and 1t has
 grown with each year. I have observed
 that steady work, fair treatment of the trade and careful buying brings success, and I try to bring these qualities to my business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
Ages of Carriers.

The department requires that carriers must be between the ages of F and 55 years, except as to Union ex-soldiers and sailors and soldiers of the Spanish-Amer- lcAn war. who must bo physically able to do the work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
Meeting an Emergency.

Detroit Free Press.
 The Washington correspondents met tho emergency at once by providing Presidnes Roosevelt with a new Cabinet.
The Washington times., 1901-08-23

SHE'D off IN the direction of the right field
fence There were several vehicles stand
ing in the vicinity and score or more
OF the American youth were on hand to
assist in blocking the ball, If such move
was deemed advisable. But Il was not
as the ball lost itself and by the time it
was found Durgan had come home and
Foster was putting around the bags and
was half way between third and home.
The throw in WAS not quick enough by
couple of seconds and when Maloney
stopped 1t Foster had just said good
bye to the plate and was in the midst of
an admiring throng, who patted him on
the back
1t was a sensational finish to a game
that had been devoid of any especial fea-
lures. barring the magnificent field-work
OF Cnngman at short. This young man
seemed to be all over the diamond when
there was hit down in his precinct and
IN each instance he handled the ball clean
~: He executed two fast double plays
with the assistance of Farrell, and there
would have been another double-up to
the credit of the local men if ii had not
been for the extreme nervousness of Far
rell to make the play. which resulted in
ms dropping the ball. Lee pitched well
barring the last inning, when the Nil
Wauhee men got four hits, three of which
were bunts that should have been fielded
IL the Senators had been a trifie wider
awake.
displayed by Milwaukee during the latter
part of the game and for few moments
1t was a toss up whether several of the
visitors would not be removed from the
game, but Mr. Haskell was a patient Of
ncial and charitably forbore excluding
them from further participation in the
contest. When Haskell made his first APP
pearance on the grounds both the stands
and the bleachers applauded him and
showed that his work of the day before
was upheld by the respectable element
OF the National Capitals baseball public.
His work yesterday was satisfactory and
what kicking was done was the result of
disappointment on the part of the visitors
at not scoring oftener and earlier rather
than TO any errors on the part of the UNI
pire.
Washington's first run was scored in
the fifth inning, when Farrell got around
the circuit on single, a steal to second,
and Dungan's hit for bag. Milwaukee
until the seventh, when Bruyette was for
tunate enough to secure a bingle. When
he tried for second on Hallman's hit the
ball was there all right, but Farrell
dropped it. Bruyette Tailed on Friel's
hit for one base Bruyette opened the
last inning with cracking fine hit over
second and three more singles, hits of
the punk kind that should have been
felded. enabled Bruyette and Mailman to
score. With a score of three to one in
their favor when the Senators went in for
their half of the last inning, the Milwau-
kee fellows could not figure out how they
could lose. but they did and the kilograms
that had been prepared with so much care
and the orders for the red fire had to be
destroyed.
This was the occasion for loud cheering
near the park about $50 clock last even
ing:
The Washington times., 1901-08-23

mis- hard working young associates who
are hugging the tailend of the pennant
procession with a grim determi:. ation to
hang on for another month and thereby
achieve the distinction of winning the
BOBBY prize believed that here in the
Nations Capital, they were due to finally
win, after ten defeats handed out to them
trip. The two thousand spectators, too,
would not have been in the least sur
prised If the Brewers landed the game,
and so the rapid-fire finish was as unex-
fected but welcome as letter, with
money. from home.
When the last inning was commenced,
the score was to against us. Through
out the afternoon the two teams had kept
pretty well abreast, but in the ninth Mil
waukee had a watermelon party and cut
two luscious specimens of the aqueous
fruit. These two runs pushed them ahead
of the Senatorial aggregation, who were
still in the running. but were showing
signs of grogginess. Farrell opened the
local portion of the conclusion, and his
reward was a single. His hit went to
Hogriever. who handled it much as he
would q creased pig at a Fourth of July
picnic and by the time he had discovered
the final resting place of the sphere, Far
Sammy DUNCAN was winding himself up
preparatory to making record for his
cigar store proprietor. Mr.. DUNCAN had
The Washington times., 1901-08-23
CENSUS FINISHED STRONG.
The TabuIatOrs Cut Down the Post
office Teams Lead.

The three or four hundred spectators
who trudged out to National Ball Park
yesterday to witness the contest between
the Postoifice team and the nine from the
Census Office predicted that the doughty
tabulators would meet their Waterloo and
be given a good hard drubbiDg. After
witnessing nine innings of giit-edge ball
tossing and watching the mailmen chase
the horsehide all over the verdant field
they found that they were of In their
representations TIL. First Street men
won out in the sixth inning. when 1t look
ed as though they had been beaten In
that inning they were presented with four
runs by one Mr. Bradley, the crack short
stop for the postmasters. Up to this time
the postmen were leading their opponents
in every way.
The postmen took first swat at the
sphere, but could not get man across
the plate. The Census lads could do no
better. but when the letter carriers had
connected several times with the spheri-
cal body and the man behind the bat Tor
the statisticians allowed ii low ball to
pass him, three men wearing the post
office uniforms skedaddled across the rub
Der One of the men who took the Twelfth
Census completed the circuit in the sec
ond and one of his mates followed suit
in the third. The postoffice men got an
other in the fourth and were equally lucky
in the fifth. After this they could not get
a man past the third cushion, although.
they worked like +Trojans to equal their
opponents score. In the fifth Governor
Merriams men got two of their number
on the sacks and then another one pound
ed the pellet for three hassocks. scoring
the two runs. They were now but one
to the bad. but they could not get that
in this inning.
In the sixth Bradley decided the game
W ma a series three
ferent positions. The Census men got
four of the ones that count by his per-
Torrance and that was the last scoring
done during the game, as neither team
could get man TO make an impression
on the third pillow during the remainder
of the ga me The Scnre.
The Washington times., 1901-08-23
Results mt Fort Erie.

FORT ERIE Aug. 22.-Results of today's races:
First race-For three-year-olds and upward;
six furongs. Prince Plausible CThompson), to
l. won; Lady Hayman (Adans) to l, second
Mona b. (Troxler), TO l. third. Time, :29A.
Second rlce-For two-year-olds; four and one
half furlongs. Meditation (Blakc), to 3, won;
Flint Lock (Iackson). to l, second; Paper
Maker (Thompson), 10 5. third Time, O:55i.
Third race-F0r three-year-olds and upward
one and one-sixtecnth miles Radford (Thomp-
SOM, 0 to 5. won; Gray Daily (Jlckson), even,
second; Montreal (Hayden), to ?, third. Time,
l:47}4.
Fourth raee-For two-ycar-olds; five furlongs.
Lac I'll. Lewis, to ,, won; Conccrtina (Blakel,
even. second; Mowich (McQuade), to ), third.
Time, :02.
Fifth raee-For three-ycar-olds and upward:
six furlones. Invasion CThompson), to ), won;
Shark (Haydcn). ) TO 2, second; Young Henry
(TroNleD 5 to !, third. Time, l:1iA.
Sixth Tacc-For threc-y ear-ulds and upward;
one mile. Free Lance (Troxler). , to /, won;
Lakevew Belle (Redfern), to l. second; Moro
kan;a (knscla). TO >. third. Time. l:i2ll.
The Washington times., 1901-08-23
Entire. mt Hawthorne.

HAWTHORNE. Aug. 22.-Entries for tomor-
rows races:
First race-For two-year-olds; five and one-hal
furlongs.-Huzzah Emmett Orr. Pompey, 1l2;
The Wag. Burnett Wallace, Gold Medal, Dandola,
107; Crescent City, Foray, Digby Bell, l0i.
Second race-For three-ycar-olds and upward;
selling; six furlongs.-If You Dare, Ill; About,
100: Small Jack, i02; Educate, IS; Ural. %;
Lenox, %.
Third race-For four-year-olds and upward; one
and one-half miles.-Hermencia. Ill; Bangle,
Strangest 1O9; Oxnard, los; Dan Cupid JOG.
Fourth race-For three-year-olds and upward;
selling; six and one-half iurlongs--Pupil, Bright
Night, lOi; Senator Thompson, l0l Matte Bazaar,
'Isobey. 90; Prairie Dog, IS; Slips, %; 'sortie,
st. Bluff. Pencil Me. SO.
apprentice allowance claimed
Fifth rsce-For two-year-olds; six furlongs. =
Harry Wilson, Wyeth, us; Amirante, ll2; Mir
acle H. l07; Spanker. Blessed DANIEL, l02.
Sixth race-For three-ycar-olds and upward
selling; one mile and seventy yards.-False Lead,
The Bondman, Chauneey Fisher. 100; Martha Fox.
lO7; Baird. l05: Harry Preston. George Lee,
.Zacatosa. 1oi; RaSsaleas 10l: Virginia Wilcox,
96; .Zack Phelps, 81; Little Duchess IL, 50.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Washington times., 1901-08-23

HAWTHORNE, Aug. 22.-Results OF today's
races:
First race-For four-year-oids and upward;
seven iurloDgs. Lissome (Dominick), to 8.
won; Patron (Alexander), to 2, second; Onoto
(Sullivan). 8 to 2 third. Time, 1:35lz.
Second race-For two-year-olds; six furlongs.
Jaubert (Alexander), . to g. won; Evening Star
(Dominick), 9 to /, second; Amathion Wink
field. 4 to l, third. Time, I:211z.
Third raee-For three-year-olds and upward;
selling; six fIrlongs. Goal Runner (Vickery), 6
TO ). won; wallenstein (Knight). to l. second;
Max Bendix (winkheld), to 5, third Time,
leo.
Fourth race-The Emerald Stakes; steeplechase;
for four ear-olds and upward; short course
F1accus Qloyd), to !. won; Dick Furber
(Johnson), to 5, second; Capt. Connover (doua-
ham 5 to l, third Time, 3:09.
Fifth race-For three-year-olds and upward;
seven iurlongs. Lennep (Gormley) to 3, won;
Danish (otis) to l, second; Major Dixon (Mc-
Inerney), 3 to l. third Time. 1:3+5f.
Sixth raee-For three-year-olds and upward;
selling; one and one-eishth miles oxnard (sul-
livan) TO .. won; Tammany Chief (Rausch),
0 to 5. second; FLYING Torpedo (Birkenruth) 5
to , third. Time, 2:04.