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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-30

about 300 boarding pupils this year and Is largely maintained by Northern contrfbu- tions. <
 w. R. Peacock has broken dirt for his handsome two-story residence, corner Mabry and Selma Streets. When coniplet- ed 1t will be one of the handsomest resi- denccs in Selma.
 Hank Kennedy, formerly of Burns vile but now a resident Of Florlda, IS at home shaking hands with ail Of the old boys who used to know him from '61 to 65.
 The body of MT Mccormack, who died at the St. James, was shipped to Cam den, N. J., last night. where he IS report ed to have wealthy sister.
 H. Francis Grahame has returned from a stay of some weeks in the East; and is being most cordially welcomed home by his hosts of friends. .-
 Yesterday afternoon at the court house Judge F. II. Pitts said the words that made l. II. Tucker and Miss Dora Harris man and wife. &
 G. W. Allen of Atlanta. T. T. A. nf the West Point route. and C. E. HQyle, representing the Mobile and Ohio, are in the city today. .-.
 The household effects of Syd Robbins have been shipped to Mobile by boat. he having decided to make that city his fu- ture home.
 The approaching marriage of John b. Fahrits to d young lady in New Orleans is announced to come off on July 2e.
 There was a barbecue at Kings Bend. three miles below the city, today, which was largely attended.
 Ex.Consressman Louis Turnin of Hale. accompanied by his son, spent yesterday in the city. '
 Hon F.. D. Wllett and wife of Car rollton spent a few hours in the city ye.- | terday. Mrs. Zoe Watson of Birmingham is on | d visit to her fathers family in this city.
 Mrs. B. Long and children arc the guests of relatives in Greenville.
 pr. Ben C.. Fowlkes of Mobile is in the city today on a visit to relatives. An excursion left Selma this morning at o'clock for Tuskegee, Ala.
 Dr. II. F. Mullen left today for a visit of some time to New York.
 Mrs Walton Gallon is on >iSl; to her parents in Grenada. Miss.
 Mrs. A. Long and son are visiting rela- lives in Montgomery.
 Prof. Charles Dabney of the University of Tennessee passed through Selma, yes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-30

Hon. F. D. Wilett and wife Of Car rollton spent few hours in the city yes- terday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-30

Mrs. Walton Gallon is on a \i<l; lu her parents in Grenada. Miss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-30

Mrs. A. Long and son are visiting rela- lives in Montgnmery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-30

Dr. H. F. Mullen left today for visit of some time to New York
, 1902-11-13

In the town of Hildershelm. Ger
many. is probably the most unique
plant In the world. 1t is a rosebush
1000 year old and sprouts from Its
branches have realized fabulous sums.
Some years ago a rich Engllshman of
fered S250.0O0 for this entire tree. but
the sum was Indignantly refused. This
wonderful plant clings amid thickly
grown moss against the side of h ia
nous old Church of st. Michael. 1t is
claimed that It has bloomed perennial
ly since the days OF King Alfred. and
this statement has eve been disput-
ed, for Its record has been as carefully
kept as the pedigree of the bluest
blooded family in the kingdom. 1t
IL supposed to have been discovered
by some mysterious means through
the medium Of King Louis Of Hilder-
sheim as far back as 1892.
, 1902-11-13

Strange and unreasonable laws guar
anteed to the headsman his full share
of emoluments. He was well paid for
his work and never suffered from a
dull season. From the towns he re-
ceived pcu.hy and fodder, from the
m%on8steries fish and game. The Alb
baye de Saint-G German gave him every
year a pigs head; the Abbaye de Saint
Martin five loaves OF bread and five bot
ties Of wine. Cakes were baked for him
on the Of Epiphany. Fol- each leper
in the community he exacted-heaven
knows why-a tax at Christmas time.
Les files de joie were his vassals. 1t
was his privilege to seize in the market
place as much corn as he could carry
away in his hands. and the peasants
thus freely robbed submitted without a
murmur. crossing themselves with fer
vor as he passed. He had the power to
save from death any woman on her
way to the scaffold, provided he were
able and willing to marry her. He was
the first official called to the body Of Z
suicide, and, standing or the dead
mans breast. he claimed as his own
everything he could touch with the
point OF his long sword.-Agnes Rep
plier in uarper's Magazine.
, 1902-11-13

Holman F. Days pine Tree Bal
Lads" tells in verse a number Of sto-
ries that actually happened down in
Maine,' and are remembered there to-
day by old narrators. One relates to
Barney McGauldrie. a landlord of that
state, at whose house famous men
liked to stay. hat they might enjoy a
merry joke.
Barney was always loyal to his
friends. At n time a new meat
dealer came to town and tried to Sc
cure the landlords trade.
81 have always bought meat of Jed
Haskell" said Barney, and l guess
I won't change"
"But," said the other. "old Haskell
doesn't know his business. He doesn't
W know how to cut meat"
SWELL" drawled Barney. "Tve al
ways found that he knows enough
about 1t to cut sirloin steak clear to the
horn. and that's good enough for me-"
, 1902-11-13

The Burmese game seems to be rath-
er n heavy variety of chess, the pecul-
iarity of 1t being that n paw n queens
when II strikes an imaginary diagonal
line drawn from the players left hand
corner to the right hand corner in front
of him-his opponents left hand cor.
ner. The pieces are massed on the
players right hand. but the three priv
LEGGED pawns-there are only three
allowed to "queen"-can only queen
when the queen has been AIKEN. We
should say here h a no piece equiva-
lent to our queen really exists in east
ern chess, the most powerful piece be-
ing equivalent to our rook or castle.
In the Burmese game the privilege OF
translation confers no higher hand on
a piece than that OF 'chekoy"-called
queen In European equivalence by vir-
tue OF Its being unique-a piece pos
sessing scarcely more power than a
pawn. The usual move of the piece
called queen In all oriental varie-
ties of chess is one square ~diagonally
and 1t is never one of the superior
pieces.-London Spectator.
, 1902-11-13

The food OF the woodcock consists of
worms, leeches and grubs. which the
bird seeks by probing with its bill the
earth OF such swamps as contain them.
There are miles and miles of wet
swamp lands among u hills where
lie soil. composed of peat and de
cayed leaf mold, is too cold and sour
to hold worms. Into such swamps the
woodcocS V goes. The best wood
cock ground Is along the banks Of
woodland brooks that wind in and out
through alder swamPs, where the rich
black mold is soft and full OF worms
and where the skunk cabbage and he'll
lebore grow thick II broad leafed.
Such places are the w~oodcock's dining
rooms, and in them he leaves his sign
manual, the oblong. almost triangular
holes which dot each and every square
loot of earth where a worm might pos
sibly lurk.-Outing.
, 1902-11-13
BIZET N HALEvY.
The story of the Origin of . Popu-
lar Air In "Carmen.-

Vne STORY OF the origin of q POpu-
lar Air In "Carmen.-
Bizet, the composer of the world ia
nous opera Carmen" and Halevy,
his hbrettist, nee occupied apartments
whose outer doors opened on the same
landing. As soon as he had finished an
air Bizet would hasten to submit 1t to
his reighhor, who subjected 1t to the
most sc we're criticism. From morning
to nig-t the piano resounded In the
composers Apartments. One night
Bizet finished a dramatic bit In which
he f1attered himself he had success
fully sketched the pride OF a trium-
plant toreador after a successful bull
fight But Halevy listened In silence
and showed but a moderate enthu-
siasm. Bizet. somewhat piqued, asked
the cause Of this GOODNESS.
"It's good, l admit" said HaIevy.
"1n fact. it's o good. 1t lacks move
ment-it lacks snap-in short, It's not
popular enough"
Not popular enough!' shouted the
piqued composer. DO you want to
write for the slums?" He went out I'm
q hun, but oon relented and In an
hour returned with another air. lis
ten to this" said he; here is my
toreador idea written down to your
popular level" 1t was indeed the song
Of the toreador. and the only one which
on the first night received an encore
and seemed to move the first night
audience from Its torpor.-Chicago
News.
, 1902-11-13

indiscernible sections the size of your
hand know that each section stands
for the life Of n of these charming
little chatterers. The breast of the
grebe is its curse. Its feathers are so
tiny and fine as to be almost ~spineless,
SO thickly set they stand on end and
SO ~delicately colored as to render ade-
quate description impossible. Crested
grebes are killed without mercy for
this little patch of are feathering.
and the little marsh ones do not es-
cape. There Is no bird slaughter for
plumage more wanton unless 1t be
that of the egret. which takes the life
of the brooding bird for a few beauti-
full feathers found on the shoulders
only at nesting time and leaves the
young to die as they may.
, 1902-11-13
HUNTING.
The killing of a Big Rhine on the
Banks of the Nile.

Banks of the Nile.
I was dashing along, confident that
the rhino must be far ahead, when 10
wanji whistled. l could see nothing till
he pointed out the brute lying quite
close to me. The sun beating on her
mud caked hide made 1t blend so per-
fectly with the red earth and yellowish
grass hat I should have walked right
up without seeing her. She sprang to
her feet. We both fred. She made a
short dash toward us, but thought bet
ter of 1t and rushed down n small slope
on to a fat bed OF short reeds. Here
she turned again and defied MS. Again
the heavy guns roared. She spun round
and round several times. staggered, re-
covered and dashed of only to stop.
however, under the next tree. The .303s
cracked, and In n wild chorus Of thank
full yells she toppled over, rose again,
spun round and finally subsidized into
the grass We went up quite close to
finish her. She fought hard to rise and
have a last charge, out the little pencil
like bullet again sped on Its sad errand,
and the game old relic of prehistoric
times breathed her last. We were sad
men as we gazed upon her g%rotesque,
misshapen form. Somehow n feels
such a blatant upstart In the presence
Of the pachyderms when one thinks Of
the unbroken line hat dates back un-
changed into the unthinkable ages OF
the past.-Ewart Grogan In Outing.
, 1902-11-13
what Answer Could She Make

Mother-Elsie. your sister tells me
you took a second helping OF pudding
At Mrs. Browns today.
Little Elsie-So did. mamma.
"Do you think that was right, Elsie"
"Yes. You know you have often told
me not to contradict any one. and Mrs.
Brown said. 4 know Elsie will have
q second helping to pudding and
couldn't contradict her, could IT'-
Washington Star.
, 1902-11-13

Briggs-My wife has had a wonder
full cure. She has recovered her voice
after being unable to utter a word for
nearly six months.
Griggs-You don't mean It! How did
It come about?
Briggs-In the most unexpected way.
We happened to call at a neighbours
where they were playing cards. We
thought we might as well take a hand.
What was the result7 In less than FIVE
minutes my wife was asking In a
strong. clear voice. whats trumps?''
Boston Transcript.
, 1902-11-13

The wife Of an Edinburgh journalist
said to a young unmarried friend:
"Fannie, take my advice and never
marry a newspaper man."
"But your husband is a newspaper
man. and you seem to get along very
WELL"
"But we don't. Every evening he
brings home n big bundle of news
papers from all over the country. and
It nearly drives me crazy"
"How sol"
81 read about the bargain sales In
London. Manchester and other places
q hundred miles of. where | can't get
tS them."-Scottish American.
, 1902-11-13


On shore the penguin is an awkward
creature. Water is its element. When
hunted on the Ice foes. the birds gen
orally try to run away in an upright
position. but Just as he hunter thinks
he has got ont the bird lies down on Its
white belly and paddles along over the
snow very quickly. the hard. smooth
quilts slipping over the snow crystals
almost without friction. A remarkable
characteristic of the penguin is his
bump Of locality. Both on shore and
In the water he never loses his way.
To human eyes one Ice foe is precisely
like another. but under that roof OF
similar Ice Toe l have seen n penguin
OF the larger species find Its mate on n
doe after diving and swimming for a
full mile under water.-Leslie's.
, 1902-11-13

Crank-A person whose views are
the opposite OF our own
Egotlst A person who thinks as
much of himself as other people do OF
themselves.
Honor-That which people talk about
when they want to get out Of doing
something they don't want to do.
Society-That which we lay the blame
on when anything goes wrong.-John
Eliot In Lippincott's.
, 1902-11-13

"she told me she had made a study
Of palmistry."
"WellY'
"well. she offered to read my palm.
and I let her."
Naturally"
sand then she told me that I was go
ing to suffer a disappointment in love,
but would get over 1t and marry a
poor girl"
"What did you sayf
"what could I say? She's rich. and
! intended to propose to her that very
evening""
, 1902-11-13

An unconventional preacher under
took to give his hearers a vivid con
ception of eternity. This is the way
he did 1t: III a little sparrow were to
dip its bill In the Atlantic ocean and
take n drop of water and then take
n hop a day across the country and
put that drop In the Pacific ocean and
then hop back to the Atlantic. one hop
D day. until the Atlantic was dry as a
bone. II wouldn't be sun-up In hades."
, 1902-11-13

The other day an express wagon
hlled with trunks ratified up Broad
way, and just opposite the postoffice
a big Saratoga slid off and came
crashing down on the car tracks. Sew
eral people ran out from the sidewalk
to rescue 1t, but the trunk proved to
be empty. and there was little dam
x done. Now. II that had been
full" said n old gentleman to the ex-
pressman. you'd have had a fine old
time with IT," Huh replied the bag.
gage charioteer scornfully. full trunks
don't fall OF by themselves You got
to ding them ofrr"-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
, 1902-11-13
H BABY GREBE.

A Beautiful bird That suffers to
Help the Fashions.
When you see a woman with a band
Of white plumage almost lnvisibly
tinted with blue and green and more
strongly with golden brown ornament
ing her hat. know that from one To six
of these harmless, lovable, sweet
voiced little grebes were stripped from
chin to rent to supply 1t. And when
you see that other woman wearing a
cape the collar OF which reaches above
her earl and the skirt to her shoulders
ssd q seems to be made w Of almost
, 1902-11-13

Mrs. neutrality-suspicious. what do
you think is the matter with me?
Doctor am inclined to think that
your blood is not pure. I'll have to
give you something to purify your
blood.
Mrs. Bondclipper (haughtily)-You
are probably not aware that | belong
to a good old Norman family.-London
Tit Bits.
, 1902-11-13

$50 b engagements cas-"
Eyes; she advised him to practice
economy, and he started In by getting
her an imitation ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Free Press.
, 1902-11-13

Wife-You don't seem to enjoy the
dinner. dear. What's the matter?
Husband-I was wondering II there
weren't some typographical errors In
that cookbook OF yours. = Chicago
News.
, 1902-11-13

Algy-wbeh he married the widow,
he stopped smoking.
Maud-Why?
Algy-Well. she gave up her weeds
for him. and he gave up the weed for
her,
, 1902-11-13

Russians who are religious do not eat
pigeons because OF the sanctity con-
fsrrsd on the dove In the Scriptures.
, 1902-11-13

The trusting shoemaker is apt to get
beaten out Of his boots-Philadelphia
Record.
, 1902-11-13
THE INTER- MOUNTAIN
FARMER AND RANCHMEN

Published by Thu Tribue Publishing company
will contain snch information respecting the
farm and ranch Of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Ne
vada and Colorado as will make it invaluable
stock raj ing, as well as agriculture, fruit, and
Hover culture, and the truck garden and hem
merry being given special attention. 1t is SlO0 a
year advance; is published every Tuesday, and
will be mailed one year with The Weekly Trib-
uno for $3.50 in advance.
Salt Lake Weekly Tribune alone
SlOO per year.
Address-Salt Lake Tribune
publishing Company, Salt Lake
city, Utah. Perry S. Heath, Pub.
Usher and General Manager.
, 1902-11-13

you can't marry my daughter,
young man; she is already spoken
for"
That's all right; I'm the fellow who
telephoned you."-New York Herald.
, 1902-11-13

els he a good lawyer"
"a good lawyerl Why. say. I've
known him to prove the truth OF what
isn't so and not half try!"-Chlcago
Post.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
THIS Is A LOCAL ITEM
And the Citizen is on the Spot TO
Confirm ir.

And the Citizen is on the Spot 10
Confirm ir.
The reader Of this must concede two
important points-frst, that which fol-
lows, having taken place In Honolulu.
can easily be Investigated and proved
to be true; second. there Is a vast diff
ference between opinions publicly ex-
pressed by resident of Honolulu in
Honolulu local papers and the opin-
ions daily met with in the same papers
columns which were originally drafted
in Maine or Montana. Read the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. S. Hanoland, of this city, Is a
Custom House guard. He writes:
Having been afflicted with an aching
back for some time, procured a sup
ply Of Doan's Backache Kidney Pills
at HOLSTER & Co.'S store. and used
them. The results were most satisfac-
tory and know that the pills are a
valuable medicine for kidney COM
plants and especially for lame back" y
Is there anything stronger than
home testimony? The following are
some OF the results and indications OF
kidney disease: Pain in the back a
bearing-down feeling, dragging SEN
sation IN the groin, timid, nervous, and
restless feeling, temper irritable,
sparks before the eyes, sounds in the
ears, throbbing of temples AMI ears.
headache, nervousness, palpitation of
the heart, heavy feeling in the back,
fainting spells, cold extrenities,
rheumatism, bad taste in the mouth,
sediment in the urine. etc. Ii you have
any of these symptoms they should be
taken in time.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by all druggists and storekeepers
at so cents per box (siX boxes $3.50 or
will be mailed on receipt of price by
the HOLSTER Drug Co.. Ltd, Honolu-
III, wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
A SMALL PHILOSOPHER.

They were two kindly heads and they
probably had not a penny between
them to spend, but they were having
just as much fun as though they
We're of the quality and had money to
burn.
(Which yuh like bes', Emmy Jane?"
uueried the smaller of the two as she
fattened her nose more broadly against
the show window where dolls posed in
all stages of dress and undress from
Paris trousseau to the altogether.
"Huhl" giggIed Emmy Jane, in sheer
delight of living. 81 likes EN- all. deed
1 does. Which yuh all like bes,' Gin
thy?"
Cinthy debated the matter some time,
going over the good points of each and
pointing them out with her dusky fore
finger 1t seemed a pretty tough prob
lem for her nine ear-old wisdom, but
finally she giggled and, putting her
woody head on one side. said positive
ly:
Her
"Her" was very neat little black
doll dressed in seersucker, with white
cap and apron.
"Shucks,' cried Emmy Jane in fine
disgust. "Wha'fur yuh all take her?
She amt purity. Now, chuse that tina
doll way up tha', wild de pink silk
gownd an de attymubil coat. HUH
amt fine! Wish l had a really pink
silk gownd.' she added regretfully.
Cinthy, still admiring the nurse girl
doll, said, half to herself:
"Oh, yuh hushI Emmy Jane. Wha-fur
,yuh wantin' to be things yuh KANT be-
If we alls git to be good NUS girls. we
be doin' a heap. What's de use of
wishin' things we ais just KANT be.
No, sir, hers me, cause kin be her,
and then the small philosopher moved
on.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23

overthrow of those who were dragging
the fair name of New York City in the
mire.
The women of New York working
singly and in organized societies made
a noble fight for the campaign of the
home and the ousting of Tammany. IT
is remarkable that one of the most
earnest speakers and forcefui workers
a woman of unquestionable prestige
was anti-suffrage as well as anti-Tam-
many! The women supported Jerome
Ito a mani"
PROHIBITION.
prohibition Is at big discount
throughout the States. which fact is
clearly manifested by the insignificant
part it played in the recent election
The deplorable failure of prohibition in
Maine to prohibit the sale of alcoholic
liquors forcibly illustrates this point.
Jerome, the reformer 1.-The man of the
hour" has several times expressed the
hope that the Legislature will see fit
10 permit saloons to open for a few
hours every Sunday, and thus obviate
the necessity for the open breaches Of
the law that take place on that day.
He seemed to be voicing the thoughts
of the New York Reform Party when
he pointed out the futility of ignoring
human nature. insisting that the work
tngman should have equal rights to a
thirst, and it's shaking, with the unre-
strlcted member of a club.
The foregoingFis but a brief page In n
volume of absorbing interest that
might be written on New York
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23

Some time ago nay daughter caught
a severe cold. She complained of pains
in her chest and had a bad cough.
gave her Chamberiain's Cough Remedy
according to directions, and in two days
she was well and able TO go to school.
I have used this remedy in my family
for the past seven years and have new
er known it to fail" says James Prem
dergast. merchant. Annato Bay. jam
aica, West India Islands. The pains
in the chest indicated an approaching
attack of pneumonia which in TINS IN
stance was undoubtedly warded off by
Chaynberlain's Cough Remedy. It
counteracts any tendency OF cold to-
ward pneumonia. Sold by Benson,
Smith 6. Co, Ltd, wholesale agents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
WILL. e. FISHER,
AUCTIONEEI
At Auction
ON TUESDAY, JAN. 2Sth,
COMMENCING AT
10 OCT nCR NOON

" OCIOCk NOON,
1 viii offer for sale at public auction,
BY order of Mrs. w. n. Wilkinson,
upon the premises, being 523 King
street. directly opposite Kawaiahao
Church,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
NEW YORK.

The Hudson river, dividing New York
from New Jersey, flows between pic
turesque shores that rise to palisades
and hilltops, crowded with comfortable
country homes. AS we sped by twilight
was closing in and the myriad lights of
the approaching metropolis winked at
us with all the fascination of the cele-
brated Lights o. London" Above the
din of our rushing train. through the
car window, came the rush and roar OF
the great city's ceaselesS movement
Our first halt was 125th street.-the
heart OF Harlem-today congested
city in itself, that but century ago
was the vantage ground of the British
troops before the days of America
well-won independence. But we did not
alight, speeding on to the Grand Cen
trail depot, where, stepping from the
car, we were caught in that marvellous
maelstrom of humanity that marks the
swift current OF metropolitan life.
Next morning. looking from
the windows that give a view of Ffftn
avenue Chat central artery of New
York's many thoroughbred. a multi
plicity of impressions photographed
themselves with rapidity too great for
detailed expression. From such view
memory but reproduces a mixed recol-
lection of moving lines OF many peo-
pies, of vehicles OF all kinds dashing to
and fro. and above 1t all the DINING
noise of the elevated railroads, al
though the latter are blocks distant
And right here, because 1t is ''apropos.
cannot help expressing my admiration
OF the efficient modes Of transportation
supplied by the various corporations.
Granted that the congested population
demands this. but the variety. speed
and frequency of cable, electric and
elevated trains and cars facilitate the
rapid progress OF New Workers and