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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21

Drs. Tinkham of Burlington, j. H.
Jackson and son of Barre and w. ]. Tin
dali of this place were present on Mon
day afternoon in the operation on Ell
win T. Whitney, for the removal of
a portion of intestine affected with
cancer and the result it is said, of
former trouble from appendicitis.
Mr., Whitney did not rally from the
operation but died near midnight. He
was in his forty first year, He had
been a great and brave sufferer and
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
MUST De SHOWN.
Coffee Drinkers Require Proof.

When persons insist on taking some
kind OF food or drink that causes disease
ii Is not fair to blame a Doctor for not
curing them
Coffee keeps thousands of people sick
in spite of all the Doctor can do to cure
them. There is but one way to get well.
help will be to shift over to Postum Food
Coffee
A case of this kind is illustrated by
Mrs E. Kelly, 233-Sth Ave, Newark,
n. j., who says, II have been ailing for
about eight years with bilious trouble
and indigestion. Every doctor told me
to give up coffee. / laughed at the idea
OF coffee hurting me, until about three
years ago / was taken very bad and had
to have a doctor attend me regularly.
The Doctor refused to let me have cof-
fee. but prescribed Postum Food Coffee.
| soon got to making it SO well that !
could not tell the difference in taste be-
tween Postum and the common coffee.
1 began to improve right away and
have never had a bilious spell since CIV
ing I'D coffee and taking on Postum.
When / started / weighed 100 pounds.
now I weigh 13O My friends ask what
has made the change and, OF course, ]
tell them ii was leaving of coffee and
taking up Postum.
| know husband will never go back TO
the old fashioned coffee again. You
can use my name If you print this letter
for | am not ashamed To have the public
know Just what ] have to say about
Postum and what it has done for me-"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
A Boer Travels as Luggage.

London Express.
A most remarkable story has been fur
nished to an Express representative by the
second officer Of the r. NJ. S. Goth, which
has Just arrived home from the Cape
on the Goth's arrival on Christmas morning
at Ascension Island. on the homeward voyage,
a Boer commandment was discovered on board
in a large wooden case forming part of the
The consignment had been received on
hoard at St. Helena, and shipped as a box OF
Boer curios for England. The measurements
of the case we're; Length, 4 feet inches
breadth 2 feet 4 inches. and height 2 feet
When the box was opened the contents
nrnyed to be a live Boer commandment who
gave his name Smonerbuig. and owned that
he was a prisoner OF war parole.
Standing over feet in height. he was
helped out of his cramped room in a weak
and exhausted state. He had there been
crihhed cabined and confined for I1ve days
Ennugh food was stored to last him For his
vavere to England. but in being slowed away
In the hold his water bottles mad been broken
He was eventually landed at Ascension under
an escort. to await iesh piping on a mAn-of-
war for St Heelna, where he will join his
brotber Beers in captivity.
The bnx in which the prisoner was found
wss a most clever cUntrivance. apparently OF
az cnrpentership. with sliding panels II
lIontained clothing, biscuits, potted meats
hoots and a candle and matches.
such is the strange story of the OFFICER, and
deecribes one OF the most remarkable Of tn:
many Boer subterfuges recorded during the
present war
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
Meetine of Dentists.

Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 21.-The Southern
Branch of the National Dental Assocla-
ton which has been in session here for
the past few days today elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: DR..
L.. g, Noel OF Nashville, Tenn. presi-
dent: DR.. George s. Vann of Gadsden,
Ala, first vice president; DR.. w. G..
Mason of Tampa, Fla. second vice-presi-
dent; DR.. ]. r. Beach OF Ciarksville,
Tenn. reelected treasurer; DR.. c. L..
Alexander of Charlotte, N. c., cores
ponding secretary; DR.. s. M. Foster of
Atlanta, recording secretary; DR.. j. H.
Apple of Atlanta, annual esayist; DR..
J. e. Chase of Ocala Fla. DIR. j. p. Gray
of Nashville. Tenn. and DR.. w. N.
Weaver of Lagrange, Ga. were elected
to the executive committee. The next
meeting will be held in conjunction with
tn main branch of tho National Dental
Association.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
WILL BE BURIED ALIVE
NOVEL UNDERTAKING ~ TWO
YOUNG wESTERNEES.
Carl Athena VIII Hypnotic His
Brother and Inter His Body in +
s Grave for Five
4 Days.

Carl Athena and Lee Athena are young
Westerners who have adopted a unique
but grewsome method of making money.
They are brothers and they travel about
the country giving exhibitions of being
buried alive under six feet of earth. They
are in Montgomery and Carl Athena said
last night that he had perfected all ar
rangements to hypnotic his brother, Lee
Athena, and bury him on the vacant lot
at the corner Of Perry and Adams Street.
The burial will take place Monday even
ing at 8 o'clock and Lee Athena will re-
main underground FIVE days and nights
being disinterred Saturday evening At !
o'clock.
Carl Athena says after visit to India
he became greatly interested in psycholo-
gicAl research and he began to expert
ment In .hypnotism. For eight years he
has been hypnotising persons and bury
ing them alive and y has himself been
underground nearly one hundred times.
He and his brother alternate In being
buried alive.
"A grave six feet deep will be dug to-
morrow on the vacant lot" said Mr..
Athena last night. ut will be left open
to the inspection Of the public. Monday
evening I viii hypnotise my brother and
place his body In q casket which has
already been secured. This casket will
be Theoretically sealed and the body will
be buried The grave will be so arranged
that en- electric light will be suspended
directly over his face SO that the body
can be witnessed by the public through
out the week. Saturday evening the
grave will be opened and my brother will
be resuscitated In the presence OF al
many persons as care to witness the
exhibition"
Lee Athena. the young man who il to
be buried alive. did not appear to be
nervous over the forthcoming perform
ance. He said he had been buried 80
many times that he had become accus-
toned to 1t. He explained that before
being buried alive the subject must diet
himself at least three days in advance
of the ordeal and make other prepare
tons.
II began yesterday to diet myself
said Mr.. Antheno. Yesterday l ate very
little. Today I have taken only liquid
food, Tomorrow I will only take hot
water into my stomach and Sunday and
Monday / will not eat anything. Mon
day VIII hold cold water in my mouth
but will not swallow it. This IL to In
sure that the stomach will be entirely
empty. have already been measured fol
my casket and will be q dead one al
Of next week."
The young men are possessed OF more
than ordinary intelligence and they tals
interestingly Of their travels and ex
periences with the occult. They are &C
companied by their wives.
This morning Carl Athena will hypno
tie his wife and she will be put to sleeI
in the show window Of J. E. Worswici
on Dexter Avenue. He will undertake
to keep her asleep in the window unit
| Monday evening just before the burial o
Lee Athena. It will be the first expert
ence of Mrs. Athena as a hypnotic sub
| tect but she said last night that she wal
| not at all alarmed; that she had implied
| confidence in the ability Of her young
| husband.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
Lore About Rosaries.

LONDON news.
The attention of the members OF the Society
Of Arts was invited to THE History of the
Rosary in All Countries" by the Rev. Herbert
Thurston. s. j.. who fead a paper which was
substantially described by the Chairman Gar
dinal vaughan) as displaying a surprising
amount Of antiquarian investigation and In.
terests Sir George Birdwood Suhe Chairman OF
the Applied Art Jectfon) also praised the lee
ture. tt
rather Thurston observed at the outset that
as early as 1858 the Paternotriers. the max
ers Of paternosters or rosartes. represented q
most thriving industry. which. even at that
date, was divided into four different guilds
or companies, distinguished according. to- the
material In which they worked. In the Lon-
don municipal records OF the Same period
many citizens were described as paterLos-
terers." and there could be no doubt that
ing. polishing. perforating and mounting Of
beads for devotional purposes. The craftsmen
themselves lived in PateInoster Lant, but
he was inclined to think their wares were
largely retailed by persons called station
ers," SO styled from the fact that they were
pitches as a modern itinerant vendor would
say. around st. Paurs Cross and the cross
OF Chape. The statfoners had chung to their
old haunts. and still predominated in the
Row. with the vendors Of rosaries. pfous
statuary, etc. There was also another Pater-
beside the Thames in vintry Ward. close to
the church, thence called the Paternoster
Church, or St. Michaefs the Royal He pro-
ceeded to point out that the use CT rosaries
was a practice common to many oriental
races long before the coming Of our Lord.
lie expressed his disagreement with the view
that the devotional exercise of the Catholic
ChuN,h was simply initiated from the Moham-
medan, and introduced into Western Europe
through the Crusader.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22

A new preparation for the cure of ca
tarrh has attracted much attention in the
past few months and has met with great
favor from the m deal profession not
only because it is remarkably successful
In the cure of catarrh, but also because
IL Is not secret patent medicine; any,
one using 1t knows just what he is taking
into his system.
1t is composed of blood root which acts
on the blood and mucous membrane, n.y.
drastin for same purpose to clear the
mucus from head and throat. and red
gum of eucalyptus tree to destroy catar-
rhal germs in the blood.
All of these antiseptic remedies are
combined in the form of a pleasant-tast-
ing tablet or lozenge, and are sold by
druggists under name of Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets. and many recent tests in chronic
catarrh cases have established its merit
beyond question.
DR.. Sebring states that he has discarded
inhalers, sprays and washes and depends
entirely upon Stuart's Catarrh Tablets in
treating nasal catarrh.. He says "
have had patients who had lost the sense
of smell entirely: and whose hearing was
also impaired from nasal catarrh, recover
completely after a few weeks use of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. / have been
equally successful with the remedy in
catarrh OF the tHrOal anu catarrn OF
stomach. l can only explain it on the
principle that catarrh is a constitutional
disease and that the antiseptic proper
ties In these tablets drives the catarrhal
poison completely out of the system"
Dr. Oden says, / have cured many cases
of catarrh of stomach in past four
months by the use Of Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets alone without the use of any
other remedy and without dieting. The
tablets are especially useful in nasal
catarrh and catarrh of the throat. clear
ing the membranes and overcoming the
continual hawking. coughing and eXpec-
torating so disgusting and annoying to
catarrh sufferers. thu-sat-su.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22

Ounb 4TAuS noy1eW.
New York. Feb. H.-R. q. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
Along the Atlantic Coast business was
temporarily checked bv the storm and
some interior points also suffered from
mand gives no evidence Of abatement.
Prices of perishable goods advanced
sharply, the whole range of staple COM
modities tended upward. Jobbing trade
In spring lines of wearing apparel is Of
ample proportions. and all heavy, hard
ware and products of Iron feel the pres
sure in that industry. Prospects are most
encouraging as to the labor situation.
Railway earnings thus far reported for
February show decrease OF but 3.5 per
cent. from last years figures which Is
fully explained by weather conditions.
while compared with 1900 and Is an in
creasss of s.S per cent Bank exchanges
for the week at leading cities outside New
York show a gain Of 1875 per cent. over
last year. while the loss at New York
Is but SO per cent from the total in
1901. which Is more than accounted for
ket.
While by no means inflated beyond the
point fully warranted by urgent purchas-
ers, prices of pig iron have made decid-
ed advances despite the opposition of
leading interests. More imports are re-
ported. but foreign markets are also ad-
vancing now that there IL less prospect
OF American competition because of the
unprecedented home demand. Railway
supplies and structural material are still
the most eagerly sought of finished steel
products. Record breaking building per-
mits indicate the business that will be
done by structural mills. <.
The presence of numerous buyers in
the Boston footwear market has not yet
produced the desired volume of business.
There seems to be almost deadlock,
owing to the indisposition Of manufac-
turers to make desired concessions and
the unwllingness to purchasers to offer
full list prices.
The hide market is weak and dull,
with the quality Of a Chicago receipts
dcteriorating Following the advance in
print cloths to 8 Ia cents there has been
ar equivalent gain in many divisions Of
the cotton goods market. Exporters are
bidding for China, although holders now
refuse to accept business at the terms
thew offered early in the month. Wooden
and worsted fabrics for fall have re-
ceived less attention but sales are still
fully up to the average.
Farm staples are remarkably well
maintained at the recent advance In quo
to it's price and ruled nuet during the
week at the highest position Of the crop
year.
Stock market operations were only of
fair size and price changes small until
Thursday when a severe break occurred
on the announcement that the Attorney
General would proceed against the North
ern Securities Company. Much time
must now intervene before the legal
status of the concern Is decided.
Liabilities of commercial failures thus
far reported for February aggregated So
697 ,8S1. of which 49, 404,6 were in manu-
featuring. $2Ss2,142 in trading and $4O1,-
liz in other commercial lines Failures for
the week number $50 in the United states
against 253 last year, and 81 In Canada
against 30 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
The Proposed Army Posts.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The Secretary OF
War has decided to transmit to Congress
the report and accompanying papers OF
the Army Post Board. making various
recommendation In regard 10 military
posts and establishment of four large
military camps. Representatives kehoe.
Gooch and White of Kentucky ana
Hughes of West virginia and Messrs.
Campbell and Bigstaff of Kentucky today
asked Secretary Root to establish one
of the proposed camps in Kentucky The
Secretary asked them to put their appli-
cations in writing for transmission to
ConRresR
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
EXTRAORDINARY Merit
OF a New Catarrh Cure.

Physicians are slow to take up new and
untried remedies, until their value has
been established by actual experiment,
and they are naturally skeptical Of the
many new preparations constantly ap-
pearing and for which extravagant
claims are made.
The most liberal and enlightened physi-
clans are always ready, however. to make
a fair trial of any new specific and get
at its true medical value.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
Weather Conditions.

The southern storm center has moved east
ward to the Georgia Coast, giving light rains
over the Middle South, and is now causing
warmer with rain or snow in ala eastern dis
tricts as far north as New York, the rain
fall being slightly excessive over Southern
Florida. though areas of slightly above nor
NAL pressure over Texas and the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley are giving generally fair an
cold in the Southwest, and in central and
Lake districts with clearing colder In the
Middle South. Rain has occurred in Middle
California and the Northwest. and a depres-
sion over Western South Dakota Is eau ing
higher temperatures in that section and over
the Plateau Region.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22

New York, Feb. illegal proceedings
to test the ruling Of Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue Yerkes that all banks
were liable to . tax on undivided profits
as well as capital and surplus Will be in
stituted at once. A bank VIII pay the
tax under protest and bring suit to re-
cover the same in order to obtain judi
cial construction which would apply to
the hanks OF the whole country as a
whole. The American Bankers Associa-
ton decided to assume the responsibility
and expense of this litigation.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22

when Mr.. Chamberlain deserted the Lib
erals. he. Mr.. Godkin. asked Mr. Glad
nation arent Mr.. Chamberlain. Mr.. Glad
stone's reply has chamberlain is the
first politician Ne have had Of the Amer
lean type and Ehe 10 destined to give
Great deal OF trouble $50.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
Charges Against perrault.

Washington. Feb. 21.-The Civil Service
Commission has forwarded to the Presi-
dent new charges against Joseph Per
-rault. the Surveyor General of Idaho
They are In connection with his admin
istration Of an ONCE In 1877. Ills renom-
nation has been held up for further con-
sidera tfop
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
SITUATION SUMMED UP BY DUN
AND BHADSTREET.
Midwinter Weather and Storms Have
Had the Natural Eject Of Check
ing Mercantile Operations
The Outlook Bright.

New York. Feb. n.-Bradstreets tomor-
row will say:
Midwinter weather conditions have
ruled throughout q large area, with the
natural effect of checking mercantile op
erations and hampering the movement 81
general merchandise and OF the producss
~ eggs, butter and cheese. have ccntin.
ued their upward flight the highest
prices for three years being reached IN
the first named. while the cereals nave
remained quiet and steady. 2ue isT&ely ="
the natural growth OF bearishness IN
duced by the elimination Of the late
rise.
\ Specially good reports come from the
it Is to be noted that Eastern dry goods
dealers have booked q large business, linz
tied only on cotton goods BY the unwui-
tngness Of sellers to commit themselves
heavily, even at present advanced prices.
SPOT cotton IL again stronger despite the
heavy movement. The facts at hand now
seem to be about the estimates OF TO-
600 bales. or about last years yield. and
nsed tssns preseo cocn :nna M
continues.
The wooden goods industry remains ac-
tive despite the strikes In some large
mills Demand for women's dress good.
is large, plain fabrics being heavily sold
ahead. Heavy coatings for fall wear are
well sold ahead and suitings are being
booked we'll.
Iron and steel are active, strong or ad-
vancing. Despite all conservatism, pig
iron prices tend up. The sale Of 10S, 200
tons at valley furnaces to the leading
interest at SIG put the prices for the third
quarters. prices beyond peradventure.
Compared with year ago steel billet0..
which are selling at $50. or 81 above steel
rail prices, show a gain OF so per cent
over last year. Pig iron, on the contrary,
has only increased 10 per cent and the
feeling is that buying by smaller mills
will precipitate an advance. Structural
mills are sold ahead on September. but
plate mills are well up with orders.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
3.175,4 S1 last week and 3A24.302 In this
week last year. Wheat exports from
July !, 1901 to date (thirty-four weeks)
aggregate 176,931.S83 bushels against H.
OILS. 365 last season. Corn exports aggrs-
gate 247.S30 bushels against 627.365 last
week and .66s last year. July l. 1901,
to date corn exports are q. 500, 500 bush
els against 126. 0.149 last season.
Shoe shipments are. slightly smaller
than last week. or thfa week last year,
but for the season they are per cent
greater. Business failures In the United
States for the week number % as against
265 last week, 22 in this week last year.
1853 in 1900 go in 1899 and 1888 in 1898
Canadian failures number A as against
% last week and "a In this week, a year
ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
Towne as a Tammany Statesman.

Detroit Free Press.
The Hon. Charles A. Towne. who recently
had plutocracy forced upon him by the ac7
cursed Vaccinations of the Texas oil wells,
is about to retire from business and take 70
politics again. Mr.. Towne Is now resident
Of New York. He is also a Wall street broker:
He is a member OF the Democratic Club ana
IA on intimate terms with Lewis Nixon, the
nominal leader OF Tammany. Mr.. Towne be-
ieves he could obtain Tammany nomination
to Congress from one Of the New YORK City
districts and be elected. = s.. .
All this is interesting. and we hope II IS
true Tammany needs Mr.. Towne, and doubt,
less Mr. Towne could perform much useful
service for Tammany. Tammany is sinsularly
poor in orators. Dougherty is dead. Cochran
is out of the fold. Grady y only hoarsc
echo from the corner ruin shop. But Towne
is an orator He Is not tho greatest living
authority on finance; but he lie brilll.nt
speaker He Is a greater orator than MI.
BRYAN, because he adds TO Bryan's rare elo-
quence stronger powers Of reasoning ne
would be such n spokesman as Tonaans mas
not had in the councils OF the Democratic
Party IN many day.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
Two Beers Killed.

Pretoria, Feb. 2L-General De Wet with
400 followers broke back northward
through the block house line the night
Of the 10th inst. ten miles west Of Lind
ley, o. II. c. The block house opened
fire on the Beers, two of whom were
killed. The remainder got away.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
NEW TOWN IN WEST.
Boswell City, 7. T., Located and is
Being Surveyed.

Paris, Tex, Feb. 21.-A new town on
the Arkansas and Choctaw Railroad, EN-,
bracing 500 acres to the known as Boswell
City, has been located and is being sur
veved 1t is situated north of HoneX
Grove and thirty miles west OF Hugo !.
T. Railroad grading outfits are at work
in the vicinity.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
want Reaeons for Divorce.

Darmstadt. Grand Duchy of Hesse. Feb.
ga caucus Of the party leaders in the
second chamber Of the Hessian Diet has
requested the Grand Duke of Jesse to
communicate to- the minis reason for OBJ
tanning a divorce from the Grand OUCH
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
cladstone on Chamberlain.

London. Feb. 21.-E. l.. Godkin. form
erly editor of The Evening Post of New
York writing to The Westminster Ga
zette with reference to Joseph Chamber
lain, the Colonial Secretary, says that
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22
Fought 20 Round Draw.

Baltimore Feb. 21.-Eddy Lenny of
Chester. Pa. and Joe Tipman of Balti-
more. fought twenty rounds to a draw
before the Eureka Athletic Club here to-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22

The experience IN Edinburgh. Scotland. Is
,hst wooden pavenents. even when made
from The creosote- bearing Australian jarTah
wood last. on busy streets but ten wears.
while granite blocks, II reset once or twice.
will ss thirty sears.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-22

Average temperature for day. 45.
Normal temperature for day, So.
Accumulated deficiency in temperature since
Jan. /. 32l degrees.
Rainfall since Jan. /, 6.75 inches.
River Bulletin.
q S. Department of Agriculture.
Weather Rureau.N