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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-30

i large audience last night filed the
lecture room of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, the occasion being lite
rary and musical entertainment which
was given under tie auspices OF the Ep-
worth League Library OF that church T.
". Preatyman, of Rockville Nd, deiiy-
cred an interesting lecture, telling ms
hearers Of American authors, and ne also
gave some advice anent books and their
influence An excellent musical programme
80 rendered In addition 10 the home
-a1ant John n7:ffey, OF Washington. sung
TWO numbers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-30

The Alexandria German Club gave their
regular monthly dance in McBuTney's
Hall last night There was large crowd
present.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-30

sister NJ. Zeta, the superior, and Sister
NJ. Rebecca- Of St Joseph's Hospital, Bal
timore. were Thursday the guests OF Mrs
Hugh l. Strfder. Mrs. StrideT has been
patient under their care, in Baltimore,
for several months past
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
Upper Congo Railway Scheme.

Particulars regarding the scheme for the Upper Congo Railway recently men- @ toned in cable dispatches, have neen received from Brussels. Besides the cap cap itaI of 5000, ,000f. in 100000 shares ot zoOl' each, on which the State guarantees s minimum interest Of per cent; aMo which have been subscribed for py M. Empain, the companies in which he IS co 1cerned and their connections in Paris and Brussels there will be certain number of dividend shares allotted 10 the Congo Free State. These dividend shares will be entitled to haf or bn any arranges pfnees ment is really ap equal partnership on joint account between the Congo state and the company both in the railway and in the colonial domain. ,,
 meters in the forest of Aruwiml, eA- tending on the right of the railway rom Stanleyville to Mahagi, to the other sec tion allotted to the company. With every increase of capital this domain VIII rbe pe enlarged in the same proportion. The eouatorial forests Of the AruWlml are without doubt the richest in india rup- her of all the Congo States forests. ihe density of its vegetation however; Iidhes IoT . 1t almost impenetrable. and a line can he forced through it only with the great est dificulties. A description of this Tor est is given in one of Sir II, M: Stan ley's books, and it is beyond doubt that if can be exploited by the construction of a railway through it. The concession included all mining rights in the areas covered by 1t. and the regions tormlnS the watershed of the Nile. and Congo basins appear and to S0id coHiaih iron iNA"S The Independence Beige of Brussels. saws that 1t will take from eight to ten wears to construct 1500 kilometers Of the protected railroad, and the emDanknenl work and the laying uf the rails will be undertaken under special arrangement by Congo State troops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
The Noble Macedonian Bandit.

ETA.
 The bandit is the Macedonian hero. The
 admira tion of him Is inbred. Greek in
 dependence was won by bandits inured to
 fighting and marches, not by townsmen.
 The Greek national costume today-the
 resplendent uniform worn by the King s
 crack regiments of "Euzones'-is that of
 the Albanian brigand Macedonia spas
 medically hopes to be redeemed from
 Islam as was Greece. In a country where poverty is the sole safeguard against plunder the brigand Is the only hero and he Is the only dandy. He comes into the | semi-weekly market where the women | chatter over their wares, or strides | through railroad car. known by every | body. with his snow-white fustanella | standing out about him like ballet dan
 cers skirt his heavily. tasseled cap, his | embroidered tunic stiff with gleamins
 metal. twirling his fierce mustachios The | romantic young envy him; their elders | at least recognize in him familiar bur | den. He is popular.
 | The world hears nothing of the bri- gands unless they disturb Europeans With natives their methods are drastic. l The famous Nicko once took from Laris- | sa two chil1ren of different families
 whom he held for ransom at 300 and 400 1 liras respectively. The wealthier parent. redeemed their child. The other paiI Were very poor. They sent 50 liras with money. By heroic efforts the distracted people scraped together 100 liras: again | Nicko returned them, giving in a per | emptDry message three days to furnish | the entire sum. When the hre" day, | had passed he sent back the child cut l into four pieces. Kismet, It was fate | Nothing was done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
The Many Sermons.

Westminster Review.
 Many years ago Lord Brougham calcu- lated that at least a million of sermons were preached every year in England Probably double this figure would be less than the number now delivered. How few of these are thought worthy of publlca- ton, how much fewer even reach sec ond edition, how much fewer still are 10 any extent read even if published. In fact, as far as published sermons appeal to readers, they rang with abstruse works which are understandable only 10 a very limited number of persons, and they are a veritable drug in the second hand book trade. If We desire to md sermons which have survived as ltera- ture we must go back to Bossuet, Mas sillon, and Fenelon in France, or 10 Charming in America, 10 Robert Hall or Chalmers in this country. The only ser mons which are apparently at all vide ly read in England are those or the late MT. Sturgeon. whose weekly discourses are still said to sell in many thousanos' Whatever opinion may be held regarding this preacher as an orator, he was cer- tainly not lacking in that side or 1t whlch appeals to the emotions. This curious anomaly may perhaps be partially eX- plained as being due to the tact that the sermons which are most carerully pre- pared are read verbatim from manuscript as for example in the case or Canor Iiddon or Dean Stanley, and are of the nature of read essays rather than oraS tions; or, on the other hand. If delivered extempore are not prepared with such care as to make them worthy of per manent record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
AT 8 TO MALAY WINS IN
 NEW ORLEANS.
Was in Mile Handicap, Andes Fin ishing Fourth and strangest Ab- solutely Last--Third the Best
 The Boston Could Do.

New Orleans, Dec. R.-weather cloudy track slow. St. Cuthbert and Dorothy Lee were the only winning favoritss. rates Queen and Malay showed remark able improvement over their previous performances.
 First race, selling. mile and seventy won; Star Cotton, s7 uIelgesonl. 50 to l, second; Major Mansir, 107 D. MitchelD. g to 1, third. Time, 1:4s. Monos. Life line. Princess Mai. Miss Conrad, Sara, gamp, Woodstick and King EikWooo ran.
 Second race, selling, six furlongs--St Cuthbert. 104 (Cochran). 6 to 5, won; sem Jack Homer, io7 tslack), 8 to !, third. Time, 1:1S. Lady Kent. Master Mariner. Horseshoe Tobacco and Ed Gartland II. ran. .. o. tRice), F to 1, won; I. samelson. ios ios isnOttl; Boston. ioS 2lN;utS, 4 to 1. third. Time. l:oz 1-2: Cadet. Cast Iron. Ernest Par Brockway and Wild Bess ran. Fourth race. handicap milenMalay. 105 (Blake), to 1, won; Henry Bert, ioo oo (weir,; 10 to I, second; Menace is 100 | Andes, Barbara Frietchie, Schnell Lau- fer. Johnnie Mccarthy and strangest ran.,
 Fifth race. selling. mile and an eighth | won; Swordsman, 10S Dominick). to 2,
 second; Prince Blazes, 1oS lNutD, s to 5, third. Time, 1:57. MT: Phinizy. Rob ert Bonner, Ceylon and Bombshell ranf Sixth race, selling, mle-Dorothy Lee. | no (NutO. II to 5, won; Masterful. 10l (Gormley), 9 to 1. second; Annie Thomp- son, 106 (Coburn), 10 to l, third. Time, IA. Shut Up. Syncopated Sandy, John Bull, Add, Watita and Rondelle ran. Entries Today.
 First race, maiden 2-year-olds, six fur longs-Eliza Dillon, Winnora, Miss Anna Stevens, Henry A., Siah, May J., IDA; Gra-my-Chee, TOT; Meme Wastell. Cres- cent City. Harry Brennan. 1o9; The Way. Missile. 112.
 Second race, selling. mile and six teenth~Mattie Bazar. Phidias, 102; King | Elkwood. Ladv Ezell, Star Cotton, Cros- l by, Edwin Lee, Chancery, Frank Ireland, l Joe Gammage ,107; Precursor. MT. Rose, 1 110.
 Third race. steeplechase, handicap, | short course-Robert Morrison, Divertise-
 ment, Hosi, 130; Golden Link. 139; Bris- | tol. 147; Dick Furber, 14S
 Fourth race, handicap, six furlongs- | Haidee. 90: Four Leaf C., 95; Frank Ken
 ney, 9S; If You Dare. 100; The Rush
 103: Lennep. 10s; Tom Collins. Burnit
 Bunton, Tom Kingsley. B. G. Fox, llG:
 Fifth race, selling. mile and a hslf-
 ton, Garter Ban. Ss: Deloraine. 90; Elm
 press of Beauty, 94: Azim, 96; pr. 5 Ayres, 97;' Barbee. 101.
 Sixth race. selling, mile and sixteenth -Deponan, Myth, Prairie Dog, 102; Mo roni, 105: Jim Breeze, Bequeath. Franl 1 Mcconnell Donator. Helen Paxton
 Prestome. TOT; Pay the Fiddler, 1os.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
The Intimidating Widow

When does the the next train that stops at Montrose leave here?" asked the resolute widow at the booking office win dow, says London Answers.
 You'll have to wait five hours, ma am,
 'f don't think so."
 Well, perhaps you know better than l do."
 ''Yes, sir. And perhaps you know bet ter than do whether 1 am expected to travel by that train myself, or whether l am inquiring for relative that's visit ing at my house! And may be you think its your business to stand behind there and try to instruct people about things they know as well as you, if not better! And perhaps you'll learn some day to give people civil answers wher they ask you civil questions. young man but my opinion is you won't"
 Yes, ma'am!" gasped the booking clerk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
Fable of the Babbling Brook

J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
 Once upon a time a fish, in search of adventure, came to the broad mouth of z brook which emptied itself into a great river. He turned into the smaller stream, ascended its current and listened to it's constant babbling as he went leisurely along.
 As he proceeded he noticed that the brook became very much narrower and shallower. Yet it kept up its babbline just the same. Finally he reached its head and found 1t to be very insignificant
 Brooks" said the fish, never in my life before have I seen such a large mouth and heard so much babbling witl so little head behind it."
 Moral-The head cannot be judged by the mouth.
 Conundrum-What peerles publicist re minds you of the babbling brook with al inferior head and superior mouth?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
o,coNNoR RIDES 8 WINNER.
Brutal Has Lightweight in Mile To-
 day.

San Francisco Dec. 12-weather clear, First race three-fourths mile, selling Pat Morrissey. 1Os (Mathews), 4 to 1. sec ond; Midnight Chimes. IA (L. Jackson), 5 to 1, third. Time 1:l5 1-4. Alfred C., Favorito, Castake. Rinaldo. Mike Rice Second race. mile: selling.,Windward' IA (Bullman). to l, secondi Expedlent; Arte. Mazo. St. Anthony, Mission, John "rti Third race. t; three-fourths mile, selling Milas, 1ls (OConnpr). 3 to l, won; Ben tSns dS1s Rsy s ils eBumsn io secG so third Time 1:i6. Angeleno. Phil Crimmins, Re mele. Sol Schwarzwald, Prestome. Flat tered. Matin Bell ran. Prestone left at post.
 Fourth race, seven-eiehths mile. selling --Bedeck. IA (O'Connor), to 5. won; Rol- lick, Ill (spencer). to |, second; Graft er, 1O9 (Mounce), 10 to l. third. Time Fifth race, three-fourths mile-Andris- sa, p9 (O'Connor), to 1, won; Byron Rose. 109 Hoar), 1.2 to l, second; Our Lizzie, IA (Adamsl, 15 to l. third. Time 1:14 Sharp Bird. Goal Runner, Pompino, Won Zollern ran.
 Sixth race mile, selhng-whaIeback, IA (Bozeman). 10 to 1. wGn: Meadow Lark, 114 (Mounce). to 1. second; Bagdad. IA
 
 dock, Torsida Go Out ran. Mike Strauss bled. Romany won. but was disqualified for fouling.
 Entries Today.
 First race, futurity course. selling Clarando. Gold Bason. Mona B., Almoner, Katie Wolcott. 1l3; Pencil Me. IA; Cari- lee. Courier, Billy Lyons. 1o9: Rosy Cross, Dawson, s7.
 Second race. mile. selling-Reina de Cuba. Favorito. Position. SidelonR, Mead ow Lark. IA; Commonwealth's Attorney. Frank Duffy. Monteagle, IA; Tony Lep- ping, Elmer L., Censor, ,10S; Fridolin. lOo San Venado, 117.
 Third race, futurity course-Porous, Dis, covery, Dean Swift, Montoya, The Civ. CT. Huachua, 1ls; Ishtar, Landseer. She'll mount. Flourish. Tufts, Sister Jeanie. 11o
 Fourth race, mile-Brutal, 110; Imperial Royal Flush. Gold One, 122: Rushfields. | 119.
 | Fifth race. six furlongs, handicap | Frank Bell Janice. 109; Princess Titania, S6; Cougar. S5; Filtzkanet. 106; Articu- | late. 107.
 Sixth race. futurlty course selling-NeI Dennis Dangerous Maid, Coming Event Vantine. Hungarian. 113; Evander, 97 Gibraltar. King Dellis. 11s: The Hoodoo ScalYwag. Abba L., i109.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
Smallpox from Infected Money
North American.

Philadelphia North American.
 Through handling money impregnated with smallpox germs Allen Butler of Ogontz, as sistant to the paying teller of Drexel X Co.,, bankers, was stricken on Monday with the dis ease and lies at his home seriously ill. Mir. Butler Is a grandson of Jay Cooke and a son of John NJ. Butler Relatives of the young man state that he could have contracted the disease in other manner. In view Of the large number of bills that passed constantly through his hands, their theory Is not strange one. MT. Butler is 22 years old. On Monday he complained of feeling i'll, and did not go to his office usual. The disease developed rapidly and was pronounced smallpox by the attending physician Dr. R. L. Cooper. Health Officer of Cheltenham TOwnship quarant 9' the Ogontz house. and all of its occupants, 'u cluding Mir. Butler the father of the s- man. The country seat Is un Spring Avei.- near Old York Road and adjoins Eldon, It home of C. D. Barney, with whom Jay C. lives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
American Flats for Paris.

London Chronicles Paris Telegram.
 America in Paris" according to NJ. Gaston StiegeF, Is not confning itself to the finamc- Ing of tramlnes and other enterprises It's powerful hand has now been laid upon the i'm mense block of buildings forming the corner between the Boulevard des Capueines and the Rue de la Paix. This will be demolished it's plGce being taken ty a gorgeous structure con sisting of residential flats with the late st mod ern appliances, and with the offices of a well known American insurance company on the around floor. Offers of colossal sums have been made to NJ. Bignon and other propi ietors of surrounding structures. Parisian architects state that very few ediices could be altered for sanitary other arrangements without endangering their solidity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
INDICTMENTS.

course, to be found in the museum. A house or room especially constructed TOT this purpose would cost the university several thousand dollars. So a secupn present ,..
 The legs and the pelvis reach a height of sixteen and a half feet. The dlmen, Iono and a yard wide. This is enough to show that he must have been pretty impressive animal when he was alive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
COnvicts for Hire.

Bids will be received by the Board of Reve- day Dec I6Ih, 1901. for the hire of all per sons sentenced to hard labor for the county during the year, 1902. Contractor will be required to take all persons sentenced, re gardless of age. sex or condition. for their term of sentence. and one price for all. no classification. and comply with all laws govern ing the convict system. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
 By order of the Board of Revenue of Mont gomery County.
 td c. A. ALLEN. Clerk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
BIOS WANTED.
NOTICE OF STOcKH0L DERS MEETING

Notice Is hereby given that at meeting of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Light and Power Company, held in the City of Montgomery. Ala. on the 3rd day of De- cember 1901, a special general meeting Of the stockholders of the said Montgomery Light and Power Company was called to be held at the office of Emerson McMillin Co.,. No. 40 Wall Street, in the City and State of New York, on the i5th day of January, leo2. at I2 o'clock m for the purpose of voting upon the question of selling and conveying all the eompany's property of every kind, character and description and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before said meeting. B. 5. MAULTSBr, As Secretary Montgomery Light and Power
 Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
OLDEST READERS.

A contest is now being waged be- tween the oldest readers of the Daily and Weekly Advertiser in which the ten oldest shall be rewarded for a life time. Find out all about it at The Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
HIST AS GOOD

Just because The Advertiser agrees to practically give every subscriber a $1, 100000 Accident Policy does not mean that it is inferior to others It's just as good as any policy you pay full rates for. Ask about it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
Priest and Pawnbroker.

London Express.
 The Abbot sergius of the Syrian Monastery died recently in the odOr of sanctity. He was extremely popular, and at hIs grave a local poet recited a most touching poem.
 Among his effects were found long list of debtors, and also a large quantity of ar ticles which had been taken in pawn by the abbot. The authorities of the monastery sum noned the debtors. and restored to them their pswned goods the abbot had left the monks the of seoo. The gratihed debtors now regard Sergius as a verltable saint
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
PENSIONS.

A new plan for pensioning readers of the Daily or Weekly Advertiser may be of interest to the many older readers just at this time. Ask about if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
X Prepare For The Holidays!

The Wall Paper Men and Painters riu H7 that room up ready for sane ..laus. Call in and see us tbort f.. A. J. Keynton & Co.,, the Wau Psper Men, 213 Dexter Ave
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.
FUNERAL NOTICE.

BowDoIN-The friends and acquaintances oi Mir. and Mrs. J. N. Bowdoin and family Lula J. Bowdoin from the residence. No Ile whitman Street. this F'riday) after noon, at 2 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13

DO YOU WANT THE BESTP Ross's Barber Shop is the place to go. Exchange Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-13
a Cigar

for Christmas7 Of course ] you will. If you know Cigars, and buy lem your self, you'll smoke the Fl Sidello cigar-that is if you know it, and if you don't you should get acquainted right away. You'll appre- ciate it. If you don't smoke and are buying cigars for Christmas gifts, buy the Fl Sidello and you'll make no mistake. $s for a box of 50. These are ? for 25 cents goods. We are sell ing them at LOG straight. Try them and be convinced.
 c. r. FITZPATRICK,
 Exchange Motel Corner.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-25
eHs uvvUnT 1nn Lvr.
DaItineve Man with Real Estate for
Sale Made Effective Use Of
Billhoards.

Honest advertising is hard to beat,
as all business minds will agree, but
here is story of a little scheme that
served the purpose quite as well as
advertising, says thA Baltimore News.
A man, well known in this city, had
q piece of property in the northern
section which he wished to SELL The
property was on one corner of con.
servatlve street and OH the opposite
corner was the residence of lady who
is we'll known in society and wealth.
The man who owned the lot offered it
to the lady at what real estate broker.
term stiff" figure. She wanted the
property, but not at the price.
The man, who, of course, will be
designated as "mean," decided that
the lady on the opposite corner should
have the property and at his price.
Now, the lady in question is orthodox
TO an extreme undreamed of by the
most rabid conservatives. She is a
white-ribbon lady, and she often shud-
dered at the rude" pictures that had
q change Of bill weekly on the huge
poster-boards with which the man
adorned bis lot.
Week after week pictures of actress
es Of the "few-clothes" variety were
displayed on the posters and the lady
was Mortified. She offered to split the
difference with the heartless man, but
he held out for his price. Recently
the lady paid it. and now the NASTY"
billboards are missing.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-25
The Duke Sails For Home,

ST. JOHNS, n. r., Oct. 25.-The
Ophir sailed for England this morning
at daylight The only function yester-
day afternoon was reception by the
duke and duchess In government house,
which was attended by about 500 per-
SONS The royal party then drove to the
dock and went on board the Ophir,
where the duke and duchess rested for
few hours. returning at 8 o'clock to
attend the state banquet at government
house and to drive through the city at
10 O'Clock for a view of the illumina-
tions, which, as the weather had i'm
proved, were general. At II o'clock the
duke and duchess returned to the
Ophir. where they expressed their ex-
treme pleasure at the spontaneity and
thoroughness Of the whole reception.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-25
CALLS ON
ROOSEVELT

Washington. De oter 2i.--Repre 'enta.
tive Bali. of Wilmington. Del. called on
Precedent Roosevelt TO discuss today to
discus, tho question of Federal patron.
aen IN delaware, especially in reference
to the Collector of tho Port at Whining.
ton. Mr., Bans candidate for the place
i- Robert e. Houston. Daniel Barnard
l. another candidate for the position and
has the ,uppnrt OF Mr.. Maddox.
The President. il is understood, gave no
intimatlon to Mr., Ball ui wnat course he
intended to pursue in tho mater He in
formed the Delaware Repros m ta,ive that
he would appoint tbs best fl tod man as
Collector OF ths Port at Wilmington, no
matter who was backing him, He said
he was ready aud willlng to recognizes the
leaders Of the Republican party in Dolu-
ware In making bis appointments, but
that they saemad 20 bc divided on the
mnn to bs chosen for the place.
Mr. Ball WAS questioned by tho Prcsi.
dent concerning Lne socaa oriul outlook 10
Delaware
He tried to elicit from MIR. Ball some
plan whereby the fa,lionaI fight In the
State might DO hroughtt to an end and
two 3lierubiican Senators elected. Mr..
Bal tod this pre-idpnt that the ..situa ion
in the STATE was very prCCatious and that
il was very doubtful even II M xra SEES.
sion was called whether anything would
bo ACCOMPLISHED.
While the President has not mad5 up
his mind H. to tho course he will follow
In making additional appointments in
Delaware he will probably follow the re
commendationt Of Mr.. Ball il that gen.
tIsman's selections meet his approval.
After lohvIng the White House Mr..
Ba,i visited the Treasury Daptrtln
hhd had short Interview with SECRETARY
Gage, and spoke him about his anxiety
for having C4..ertnr OF the Port at WI
mn2tvn chosen, Mr.. Gage could give
MIN no satisfaction
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-25
New York Mark cts,

FLOtR-State and western had firm
undertone and WAS moderately active
Minnesota patents, !3.65G3Ss; winter
etraights, s23oa3.4O: winter extras, $2.j6I
2sJ. winter patents 81 So0d315
WHEAT Opened very frm on higher
cables but met realizing orders and
quickly lost part of the Improvement,
December, 77a77 J-lGc. May, 79S.0s0c.
kYE-Frm. state. 57g5sc., C. /. T., New
York, car lots, No. western, Glc., I. o. b.,
allOat
tpRN-Opened steady with wheat and
later eassd OFF under profit taking De.
oember, 81 s-lGQtla.c.; May, 82tsI62&c
OATS-Dull. but steady track. white,
state, Ala idC., track, white, western, 40
Acc.
PORK Steady, mess. SIS 5Oal 1915; fam-
ly, N7ul7Ij
LARD-Dull, prime western steam,
940c
BUTTER Steady; state dairy. l4a2lc
creamery, l5V22i2c.
CHEESE Steady; fancy, large. colored,
9$.c., fancy, large. white siau9Ac.; fancy.
small, colored, lOl4c.; fancy, small, white,
lGIl0i.c.
EGGs-stcady, state and Pennsylvania,
2li2u22c western, canded Hisc.
R1CE-Stendy, domestic, iq6'Yc.; Japan,
TALLoW Steady, city, 5'4c, country,
biaui'.c.
,iIAi-stcady: shipping. GoI65c good to
choice. o5UH5c