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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
An English Country Bank.

LOngmaQ $ 4hdSdIlHc.
 Rural customers also attach great importance to the banks outward aD- pearance 4 thirty tradesman having opened a deposit account with a bank q d.stdnt souIe tairty miles from his home the cashier had the curiosity to ask why he travelled Sp far when there was a branch Ot the same bank almost at his door. The depositor smiled knowingly and replied. l lodged op- posi-. nere all the while tnls bank tme?w bVgudM qycv"iuWaas caro5 was being built. so 1 know it's safe. Balance shets to the rustic are a meaningless and arbitrary arrange lnent u4 hsures. iron bars he under stands.
 In a northern city there is a bank widely known for the artistic merit of it's doors. Designed by an eminent sculptor, they are executed in relief in copper or bronze. and appear to rep resent tableaus from Aesop's Fables and Greek history. About a week after they were unveiled an old man, who had been adepositor for many years, withdrew his balance and took it to a rival bank almost opposite. Questioned as to his reason for chang ing he replied: 'I don't hold wi them doors of theirs. Punched tin ain't business-like, and 1t aint safe"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Our Cotton in ouba's Market.

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 Apparently the cotton manufacturers of the United States will have to bestir themselves if they expect to capture the Cuban market for their products.
 Although Cuba lies only few score miles from our shores. hardly more than ' per cent. of the cotton goods she imported last year was furnished by this country. Great Britain fur- nished nearly 50 per cent. while Spain. from which the island has been strug- gling to free herself politically for gen. erations. supplied no less than 20 per cent.
 The chief explanation for this prefer ence for British and Spanish products seems to be that the exporters of those countries take pains to make goods ex- pressly suited to the Cuban market, while American manufacturers do not. There is reason to believe that a sini- lar fault is at the bottom of the diffi- culty which American manufacturers have experienced in making headway in South American markets. and until it is corrected uEropean competitors can hardly fail to have an advantage over them.
 When you have something to sell it usually pays to consult the preferences of the people whom you want to make your customers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Not as Bad as They Looked.

New York Times.
 An unpublished episode of the late Matthew Arnold's visit to this country in 1SSS-4 is interesting in that 1t shows that, while many Americans show bad manners abroad. some Englishmen are equally guilty of lack of them when away from home.
 In 18S3-4 Matthew Arnold lectured In this country. He brought with him his daughter At Baltimore they visited the family of the late Mir. Whlttredge, a rich ship owner. to whom the Arnolds had been very polite in England.
 At the first breakfast there were buckwheat cakes. In those days the buckwheat cake did not look as 1t does now. It was a thick, soggy, indigesti- ble- looking mass. but if was good to the taste. A stranger, it can be said for the distinguished Englishman, was excusable for looking on 1t with sus- picion. -.:..~
 When the cakes were passed the daughter refused them. MT. Arnold took one. to he polite and found it good So when they were again pass ed his daughter he said:
 You had better take some daugh- ter they are not half so nasty as they look"
 An Englishman. in defending Mir. Arnold. said that he used the word as it is used in England where it has not the same meaning as it has here,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Consolidation and Compromise.

The point of divergence" says The New York World. in an article on the strike of the steel workers, lis the 'unionizing of certain mills in which lo al lodges have been formed since this trouble began. mills where the employees have shown their sympathy with the association by joining the strike. To desert these men now, says MT. Shaffer. would expose them to discrimination and discharge by the mill managers.
 Could there be a clearer field than this for conciliation? What would be easier. what more right in President Schwab than to say that he will not discharge ur permit the punishment of any workman for his part in the pres ent trouble. As a further act of con- cillation he might wisely repeat the corporations re ,ognitiOn of every mans free right to join a union, coupled if necessary. with its equally just refusal 10 unionize men against their wishes
 Surely there is nothing here to pre- vent. but everything to encourage, q peaceful settlement through concilia- ton and compromise"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Some Early Advertisements.
The Booknan.

The BoOkman.
 The discovery of the primeval adver- tisement has not, of course. forwarded our research. For we have not access to the strata wherein we might at least dig for it's remains. The earliest of any kind which we have been able to un- earth occurs in a Riders Diary for 1736, which possibly belonged to the newspaper collector. It is that of Q dentist. We give it with its-own spell ing mad pnctuation:
 "Articfiial Teeth, set in so firm. as to eat with them, and so Exact, as not to be distinguish'd from natural; they are not to be taken out at night as is by some falsely suggested. but may be worn years together: yet are they so fitted, that they may he taken out and put in by the Person that wears them at Pleasure and are an ornament to the Mouth. and greatly helpful to the Speech: Also Teeth clean'd and drawn. by John Watts. Racquet Court. Fleet Street"
 Many also are the advertisements of losses of money and property thrsIIgh footpads. whether 1t be "a lusty young fellow who wore his own hair" or "a hook frttenm an in a pair of everlast- ing Rreeches;' or on Wimbledon Com mon "a tail man ,n blue FroCk and a light Bob wig on bay Horse with a Swish tail and look'd like a genteel galopping hunter"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

blinkers prevent shying. but horses are more likely. to shy when half blinded than when they have fuh sight. As proof of my opinion, not one of the thousands of army horses has blinkers. and without giving you actual figures of each comany. I have reports from the following railway companies: The Great Northern. London and North western. Great Central. Great Vest ern. London, Brighton and South Coast, Great aEstern and Midland. who have now upward of 13.oo0 horses working. without blinkers, the North London Tramwaye 1000, and carriers and others 10000. upward of 30.0Oo. These horses are now working in London freed from torment. why not the rest ? There is a consensus of opinion that horses look work, and feed better without blinkers. And have not heard of one case of any inconvenience or of any satisfactory reason why blinkerS should be used.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Lively Australian Legislators.

London Express Vienna Telegram:
 There was free fight during an all night sitting or the Styrian Landtag. the contendlng parties being the Con servatives and ProgressiVes.
 Baron Von Rokedouski began the row by calling the Progressists leader, Herr Hagenhofer. liar. common swindler and a political hooligan.
 Soon the whole assembly stood up, gesticulating and yelling in the most unparliamentary manner. Members mounted chairs. vau1ted over desks, and poured forth a stream of oaths
 The indescribable babel developed into q free fight and ended in black eyes an bruised faces.
 Before the President could close the sitting the windows were smashed by the deputies throwing missiles.
 Quite half dozen duels are likely to follow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
DESCRIBES NoAH's ARK.
The Chaldean Record of it's Dimen-
 sions and Contents.

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 Many readers of the Times" would I believe, beinterested in a fresh wit ness to the Chaldean tradition of the Deluge. The best known account of this tradition is contained in the late George Smiths "Chaldean Genesis" |" There was given the first connected sc- count of the Assyrian version of the old Babylonion myths concerning the Flood. This version has been drawn up for the library of Ashurbanipal, the last great King of Assyria, and had been brought by Sir Henry Layard from the ruins of Neneveh. A more complete edition, consisting of all the fragments of the story, preserved in the British Museum, has been publish ed by Professor Haupt.
 Unfortunately, the lines which once recored the dimensions of the ark are defective, and, though Professor Haupt considers 1t probable that the length was 300 cubits. while the breath and height were each 120 cubits. we have no certainty about the length. By as- suming that the measure named in the text really denotes a half cubit, as was once held by Professor Oppert, the conjectured length would agree with the 300 cubits of the Biblical narrative.
 Now. one of the tablets. probably also oncesin King Ashurbanipal's tbra- ry at Nineveh. appears to give a diff fereht estimate of -t the dimensions of Noah's Ark. It is catalogued as a Hist of animals of certain measure nents." etc, and was recently copied by me for my "Assyrian Deeds and Documents. where the cuneiform text will appear as No TT. A closer ex- animation of the contents has made me think they deserve to be more wide ly known.
 There Is no distinct statement on the table that the measurements refer to the Ark. but fail to see with what else the figures given could be concerned. The first three lines read simply: "390 cubits long, 150 cubits broad, 660 cubits high" The wide tablet is written in the ideographic style, and some of the ideograms used are not to be found in published Hg1stz of signs and ideoN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Grape and Orange Cures.
London Mail:

London Mail:
 As medicinal fruit grapes come first. especially black grapes. Grape cures are becoming quite the fashion, espec- ially on the continent. where physi- clans have recognized the medicinal value of the fruit for many years. Peaches are also most hygenic to the human system. as well as being. one of the most exquisite fruits in nature.
 An orange eaten before breakfast will 1t is said, cure dyspepsia sooner than anything else. Apples are also good, especially when baked or stewed. They are excellent in many cases of ill., ness. and are far better than salts. oils and pills. The juice of oranges, aS of lemons. Is most valuable to make drinks in cases of fever. Tomatoes are also excellent remedies in some liver and gastric complaints and are certainly more pleasant than incidence. Figs, raspberries. strawberries. cur rents and cherries are all cooling and purifying to the system. while being nutritious at the same time. and diet largely composed of fresh. good fruit is undoubtedly beneficial. espec- iaily in hot weather. Ladies will be interested to know that oranges are now being recommended for the i'm movement of the complexion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

cure at once if it can be applied at the very earliest symptoms of poisoning. aslt in het water will sometimes relieve when seda> does not Other simple country cures are a strong aiyel made from wood ashes. sassafras tea, made as strong as possible. and lime water. doctors remedy sa Ieution of sugar. of lead mixed with opium in eq0aI quantities. Water as hot as can be borne affords relief from the terrible itching. Poison ivy is easily reoog- nized by its triple leaf. Some people are og susceptible to 1t that merely paseifg in it's vicinity is sufficient to bring out the irritating blotches. Wash ing the exposed parts of the body im- mediateiy after coming in contact with 1t will often prevent unpleasant re- suits. Care should be taken never to wipe the hands or face after exposure on 8 towel another is likely to use. for though you may not be poisoned your self. another may become frightfullZ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
EDWARD IN GERMANY
 FOR SISTERS FUNERAL
Prince Henry of Prussia Will Arrive Only in Time to Witness the Interment of
 His Mother.

press and the attitude of the crowds during Count von Waldersee's trip yee> terday from Hamburg to Hanover ir- dicates that Germany takes a much more sober view of von Waldersee'a mission now than was the case a year ago. The more influential newspapers review the Field Marshars work ap- preciatively. but implying that every body in Germany had formed exagger- ated notions of the task before him. Won Waldepsee is described as deeply, bronzed. but as having his usual elas- tic step and buoyant spirits.
 The weeks Jtariff discussion took largely the form of sharp attack on the part of the Agrarians and Conser- vative organs upon @ semi official news agency, for the continued publication in the foreign press of attacks upon the bill. Some of the bolder papers go to the length of openly attacking the foreign office as being responsible for the above, since all the political dis- patches are censored there before pub- lication. insinuating that Count von Buelow Is insincere in his tarin bill ats titude and is trying to kill it..
 The United States continues to play an important role in the tarif dis cussion. The Kreuz Zeitung today quotes approvingly the declaration of the Chamber of Commerce of Eupfon CRhenish Prussia) that Germany must expect to be flooded with American goods. The paper adds that the do-i mestic industry is Threatened by keen CT foreign competition, especially American, adding:
 The greater the danger the more urgent and memorable the demand that the home market is surrounded with firm protection. The United States it. self precedes us in this respect with an example impossible to misunderstand"
 The Emperor has ordered a change In the arrangements of all lannchings where he participates, furnishing him. self sketch showing how the lines of soldiers must be drawn up within the ship yard while he is present.
 There are unusual numbers of Amer jeans visiting Berlin. All the hotels are crowded with them. It is tmpossi- ble to secure tickets on the German steamers before October. Among the latest arrivals are Dr. Stiles of the Ag- ricultural Department, a delegate to the Geological Congress, and Edward B. Warren of Boston, who is studying Berlin's method of abating the smoke nuisance. ,t ,eo.
 The United States training shin Hartford left Kiel this afternoea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
$1.25 A WEEK ALIMoNY.
cincinnati Clergyman Who is Max ing a Flying Machine, to Paw It.

cincinnati Commercial Tribune:
 The smallest amount ever allowed for allmony was ente-'ed upon Judge David Davls court records when he ordered the Rev. Leonard K. Banks to pay his wiIe, Sarah A. Banks, $1.25 a week.
 Ihe life story of the Bankses is an odd one. Prior to her marriage. Mrs. Banks was Sarah Markley, a member Of the family whose farm is near the new water works at California. O. When she welded the Rev. Leonard k. Banks she had some money, which was spent by him in tinkering on flying machines and attempts to solve the problem of perpetual motion.
 She applied for divorce and custody Of their child. A. J. Banks, which was duly granted by Judge Davis. The boy preferred to live with his father. and the court set aside the order cofnpell- ing the father to pay $25O week to the mother for the support of the child.
 Judge Davis stated in court that sev- erance of the marriage ties does not absolve a man from financial responsi- bility toward his wife, and that ali- mony would have to be paid the child. Banks pleaded inability to pay even as much as $l.50 a week. Judge Davis said he would have to pay something. though it was only 10 cents Accord ingly. Banks was ordered to pay $l 25 week. or 17 cents a day, to his wife.
 A feature of the case is the faith the ex-wife apparently has in the minis ter's ability eventually to produce some sort of a flying machine that will revo- lutionize the transportation facilities of the world. and she has an agree ment with him and his attorney that should he succeed in outstripping the greatest aerial inventors of the age he will increase the alimony proportion tely to the size of the fortune he reaps.
 In the meantime Mrs. Banks is sup porting herself and is content to wait for the day when the minister-inventor shall achieve fame and ducats. Banks is at present roaming around the country absorbed in perfecting his fly ing machine snd. incidentally paying a little attention to solving the problem of perpetual motion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

Berlin, Aug. 1o.-All eyes in Ger many are turned today on Cronberg Public interest in the deceased Dowa' ger Empress during her widowhood wal slight, and she did everything possible to retire from public view and avoided every semblance of political activity. The latter fact softened the judgment of even the unbending Junker organs which once persecuted Her Majesty assailing her most sharply when at the very acme of her power. The Dowager Empress's death reveals the fact that autocratic extremists had largely mod flied their judgment, or at least had ig- nored their points of difference. They praise her for her humanity, her tender nursing of the sick in war, her interest in industrial art, and the practical ad- vances she made in these lines. They also praise her activity in promoting fe- male education and in the advancement of women.
 The most conservative papers praised the latter feature of her character un- stintedly. The new spaper comment par takes largely of "reminiscences. pointing out that the deceased was one of ths links that binds Germany of today with the great historical events of thirty or forty years ago.
 While the natien has thus been en- gagged in recounting the story of the life of the DoeVager Empress. her rela- tives have been assembling at Cron- berg for the funeral. King Edward and Queen Alexandria arrived there to- day and Prince Henry of Prussia is expected to arrive at 'Bremerhaven Sunday or Monday. too late for the services at Crenberg, but in time to attend the burial at Potsdam.
 Great crowds of curious people are arriving at Cronberg. All the hotels are overflowirg and all the windows are engaged for tomorrow. Cronbere is overrun with English people in deer mourning. King Edward with Queen Alexandra go to Potsdam. Then His Majesty will return to Homburg alone where he will take the waters. living at his accustomed hotel in the same style as when he was Prince of Wales
 The coffin of the Dowager Empress Is the English style with the flat cov- CT. not the German pyramidal style The deceased herself designed the TO- settes ornamenting the cover and also designd the coffin.
 While Field Marshal Count von Wall dersee5s arrival in Germany was nat urally overshadowed by the sad event at Cronberg, the whole tone of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
The Owners of the Estancias.

Chambers's Journal.
 Nothing can exceed the Old World politeness and consideration of one of these eighteenth century gentlemen. Iiuon y,ui u. u.riVdl al his post. which is probably d house and some clearlngs on the nearest main river. and per haps many miles away from his es- tabllshment. you will send an Indian to announce your arrival. In due course he will return, accompanied by your hest. with half a dozen men. cook, large quantity of eatab.es, and ap- narently materials for a short cam paign; but these, in realty, are merely to provide you with food until the main house is reached The cook instantly prepares coffee. while his master vel comes you to his domain and inquiries seriatim after all your friends and relations. It is not unusual to have to answer to the best of your ability varI- ous questions respecting her Majesty the late Queen Victoria, who was the ,only sovereign. except the King of Spain. who was generally known even by name. Thei information as to cur rent events is. in fact, usually some what inaccurate. Lately the writer was asked at a far-distant estancia how the civil war was progressing In England. and which side the Queen had taken. Apparently the Boers were supposed to be the inhabitants of some British county. Another caballero. a fine type of his class, courteous and anxious to show his sympathy ad-,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

writing reads the same way on both sides, contrary to the usual custom of the scribes who turned over'' from top to bottom. not from left to right. as we do. and as in the case of this tablet. The text is a sort of palimpsest, in that several lines are written upon partly erased characters. The ideo- graphic style seems to indicate that this was an extract or abstract from a larger and probably older work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

was, III lofo, mar ried to Miss Sophie Voltz of Montgom- cry. She was a step-daughter of the late Stephen Schuessler, for many years a we'll known and highly esteemed citizen of this place. and Mrs. Weiss Is connected with the leading German families of this city. As will be observed, soon af- ter his marriage, MT. Weiss removed to Montgomery.
 MT. and Mrs. Weiss have two sons and one daughter. Mir, W. F. Weiss. the oldest son, is 24 years old. He is a graduated optician, and. as such, is associated with his father in business. The other children are little Miss Julia Weiss, aged 13 years, and M a s t CT Robert Weiss, who is 4 years old. The Weiss residence Is 403 Jefferson Street. It Is a comfortable cottage, which Is owned by MT. Weiss.
 This is. in brief. a simple sketch of the life of MT. Weiss. He possesses, in a marked degree, the sturdy characteris- tics of the people of The Fatherland. He is industrious. persevering and frugal. These are the characteristics l. A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
Ivy Poisoning.
Good Housekeeping.

Good Housekeeping.
 pecuIiarity of poisoning by wv dogvood. or sumac is that cure which will be of avail to one patient will give no relief to another. Country people. who live in districts where poisonous plants luxuriate keep ready all sorts of simple home remedies, and if one does not help another will. Carbonate of soda dissolved in hot water. making a very strong solution, will frequently
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

verted regretmfully to the fact that the Queen had found 1t necessary to fly to Dublin, as the Boers had captur- ed London! The Spanish American war is seldom mentioned. The United States are not loved among these relics of old Spain; but, they are too courte- ous to air their dislikes before a stranger regarded as of kindred race.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

tractive in the city, and he has a full share of the trade in his line of busi- ness.
 MT. Weiss Is a na- tive of Germany.
 He was born De- cember 31. 1S47, in the city of Ravens burg. Kingdom of Wurtemberg, where he spent his boy hood. He was edu- cated in the schools and colleges of Ra- vensburg and be- gan to learn the trade of watchmak- ing there. When he was IS years old. he was sent to Ge | neya. Switzerland. where he entered the famous Horo.
 logical School o.
 that city. He re.
 mained at the
 school studying for the trade, which, in after years, was to bring him success. After a course GOV
 ering a period of two years. MT. Weiss was gradu- ated from the Hor- ological School and returned to his ma tive city of Ravens burg.
 He remained in Ravensburg about two years. and
 when he was 20 years old. he sailed for America to seek his fortune in new | fields. He located In New York city.
 where he remained three years. with varying success. He then went to Mo nsr VA H. Crn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
J. A. WEISS, A SUCCESSFUL JEWELER
 AND WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF MONTGOMERY

to Montgomery. and. for a year. work ed for Otto Stoelker in the jewelry business. At the expiration of a. year, he having accumulated sufficient capi- ness which was located in an old build
 ing son Court Square. When this build
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11

and the commodious store at A Dexter Avenue was secured. Into this store the jewelry establishment was moved, and it was made one of the most con- venient and attractive jewelry stores In the city.
 While residing in Mobile, MT. Weiss