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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
TRUST IN FANCY HORSES.
How a Lexington Combine Controls
 Blue Grass High Shoppers.

Washington Star.
 Few of the wealthy members of trusts who arc buying high-class horses at Lex inpton Ky are aware that a. trust con trOIs the blue grass horse market. The bustness runs into the millions of dol lars. IS from 1000 to 5000 horses are sold annually by the trust, which Is composed of ahout twenty leading fancy horse deal ers. with headquarters near Lexington.
 They have agents in all parts of the country buying young horses, which are shipped to Kentucky and handled until ready for sale. Each week a carload of fancy horses is shipped to New York and Chicago and many to Atlanta Ga.
 The trust has stock at all combination sales and picks up bargains that pri- Vate breeders may offer. Its members have their own veterinarians and crack jockeys to ride and drive the horses.
 One man superintends the high step pers. another the park horses, another double teams; in fact, there Is an expert in charge of each class of equine goods.
 When buying horses in a public sale the members of the trust have a slgn' chiefly made by the peculiar way an in- nocent lead pencil Is handled and none of the members will bid against the other. When the horse reaches the limit they have set as his worth the agent says done" and 1t falls into the hands of an outside buyer. who has much prob ably to learn in the saddle and harness game. .,;. ., become that it proposes to build an audi torium at Lexington 10 seat l5'Wu per sons on the order of Madison Square Garden of New York. and. as well as sales, 10 hold annual horse shows when will rival the eNhlhIo"s SiN'" S'''' in New York. - stronger. new recruits are constantly be- ing enlisted. the trust can afford to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
rairxwork of Electricity.

Fairy electricity exercises her magic and resplendent power in all r,o directions, m ,one. CT a figure of speech in these dark Winter days. They would seem unhearabie were U not for the power of e,eo.rir, sn,sr,op % os Paris
 As in the case with every discovery ,,en at sne outset. there were difficulties in the applies tion of electric lighting which inevitably rs. suited in faults of taste and anachronisms M
 the style of tsimS sgp.S Sp s to nt
 the gap. and their united efforts nave crea'e'
 triumphs of grace and beauty, s.,
 orator ane aoSpSm is perfect. In Louix XIV boudoi
 the light emanates from gilt auiver n1eu csnsI Ii as bracket In bed chamber IL IS rMrss r,,rss
 Louis XVI style. fixed on the manteipieS,e
 and a dainty bulb fixed on porcelain cana,e i,.
 chased siiysr tshe sSnsessek With Winged Winged srr
 feet, which serves as table de n ...
 Our homes are no longer flooded oy .h'
 to every corner of the rom; no, the exaulsi,.'
 shades the pretty flowers Of winter wnics
 bloom in our salons in the pheasant s Msi,n.t anu
 show life in the softest colors still furtnei
 attenuated by lace wells and clouds of mousse
 These shades with their lace coverinss and
 points like tho roofs of pagodas. are siways
 most attractive. They are raas or hsn.e. ,
 nile green. very pretty color ana. ana good ssl
 for the eyes, and are covered with plona Iu.. ,
 ther frightened by rIsnss Q, srscsful as ths
 skirts of ballet dancer .s. .,
 Another pretty novelty Is shade maoe 2,
 white silk which throws an opal hght mos' favorable to the white lacquer Emplre Iurni, ture which is 90 fashionable at the pfeson
 moment. In an Empire shape It also ienu' itself as setting for antique engrayings
 nIth a ..suiet gallant or a warlike scene DOT rowed from antiquity. In imitation porceia,si Ar uedpewood ware 1t has an admii aDe ei sect and with few arabesues in sclhtlalnl spangits- completes the illusion or the sraho epoue. ,, ,,, .or,a snacinen of this system of lighting which l have sec here and there. On rosewood drsk. s'sme' s,.sa '.Erescent" Is a lamp with gilt pedsteai sup nortinr a cream white silk shade, ridged Iron a, ttop to bottom, the fiutings being nxeo VII, VII, rosebuds in relief. the whole being trimme' with bows of skyblue ribbon, siving to th whole s.le plus gallant aspect du monde Tn an '.art nouveau" dining room, where ,n bright wood furniture is incrusted witu' U amaranth, the table surtout is composer . which and on the glass is bed or wate lilies, with transparent flowers, renected Il the pure crystal. ... .,, In smoking room. decorated with arm and trophies a white bear stands erect on | block of ice. which IS illuminated oy eiec uhicb the animal leans. The whole room | brilliantly illuminated. ~. Tn ante-chambers boudoirs notnlhg ca I he more charming than these transiuccnn ? I ensulels lighted by small bulbs vases m m tn l snrn of flower corollas are delightful an | appear like dream flowers Everything henceforth may be reanzeu' tast and imagination combined VIII suulce 10 cie | ate the most fanciful combinations or surpris | and originality.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
SALVATION ARMY TROUBLES.
Time for Gen. Booth to Begin to Re- s+ore Harmony and Discipline.

Chicago Tribune. .h.aat.re5
 win dangerous complications A quarrel ot
 a serious character has broken out m ,,ar tme
 ranks of the army. and charges ana counten
 charges are flying thick and fast A rev ,;, uaS
 ago General Booth Tucker warned the puoilS
 against the speculative schemes oi .,mt ,be
 his former lieutenants. and declared that ,s' rme
 arnv would not be responsible TOT mem.
 rhareunon the Iieutenants in question retoIt
 hv accusinp the leading officer or tne aIhiy
 of misappropriating funds. of extraVasaic1, si
 the conduct of the army's business ot Iui uts ..
 ing fine houses for officers anu ,a ,o maEe
 the tendency of the movement IS '" sra1 nan
 "staff princes and field paupers s .t =
 Booth Thicker meets thees charges Wltn @ tI,e
 counter-charge of backmaii Tn the nieaitl .i s inc lieutenants have made statement U, a,n |, side of the case to General boo.n .l anu , tha direct charges against his representative Il" 'Ao United States. . ..,,.,.. hrsi On the heels of all this unfortunate pusI. ness comes the announcement tnat iieiue, Ian . Rooth the generals second son, Wno iias os commander chief of the army m hua'r a,H' n1 has followed the example Of his orotner, Ia na tion' While one report attributes ms ac.'', ,r r' iii health others assert it IS TOT the pui nose of heading an independent HoVtm.'' ,h this he true 1t will greatly multlpy @ th. troubles of the army. IL is to be nopeu; ""w ~, that these dissensions have been .,I urousnu ,i i sat,Ia them and restore the harmony ana the discipline of the army If IL IS hot aone i. | coon ifs usefulness will be impareu anu i.' ayistence may be threatened oy more uesei tions The public would greatly regret sucn a misfortune. There are certain pranches oi hrmane and philanthropic work which im-
 neratiyely need the army's service No i. otns, ooreanization has the experience or the hphi.y ta nerSorm fl General Booths soldiers snouio get together and compose their dinerences'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Origin of Socks.

It was really too late to expect to find a furnishing goods store open last FIT, day night. when I remembered that l should buy some socks, but on venture the stores were visited. and one was found with an open door. and the pro- prietor comfortably seated reading a book.
 This doesn't happen once a month, he said. but tonight my wife went to the opera with relative. and l am putting in the time before l go to meet tkem. I believe that I enjoy Max Null Ter more than I would Wagner or Ros' sini Socks? Certainly"'
 After the purchase was made the hab' erdasher continued the conversation, tc my pleasure and editicatton.
 Did you ever associate d nursing in fant on it's mothers arms with Socks' he asked" Of course not, unless you are interested in philology as much as I am, but the fact is that the word socks is a direct descendant from the same infant who sniffs and pokes his nose around In search of his nourishment That poking, of the nose our Anglo Saxon ancestors called 'socc.' The same idea was applied to dog running after his prey and a hog roofing
 Then it came to mean plowsnare e. You see why a plowshare is like the nosing baby, the running dog with low cred muzzle and the roofing hog, but you may not see why the low foot cover ing was given that name. Simply on ac- count OI Ito SHdPc' It t''NN nIowshare Interesting isn't it?
 Here is your cane.' he said, as ne handed me my walking stick that 1 had nIaced on the counter. Do you know why this Is a cane? Most of the die tionaries will tell you because they af' freuuentlv made from the plant cane after the Latin 'canna'-a reed; but Una, is not right. The name really comes iro-' 'canis'-a dog-becduse some 3,UO yea ago. the Romans used them to defend themselves against the numerous dogs, both mongrel. puppy. whelp and hound and CUTS of low degree as Goldsmith puts it. that infested the streets e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
wEpEL AND HIS WINDMILL.
The Costly Dream of Russian In
 yentor in the West.
Chicago Record-Herald.

Chicago Record-Herald.
 The wrecking Of an old mill at Hurley the other day Tn order that the material might be used Tor other purposes was or unusual interest 10 the people ot that TO- callty for the reason that the structure had. no counterpart on the earth sur face and was erected under the persoiiai lsa superylslon of an amateur inventor Wno beueyed ne solved the problem or utiiiz- ing the hlsh winds of this part or the country tor the operations or hachihei1 Ill lieu of steam or other power.
 .Wind power was the hobby or Corne- lius Neael member of the colony or Russian MennoniIes living in the western par1 ol turner County, and the mlli was erected to test his theory. Weoel was a man ot some ingenuity, who clalineu in have discovered u new style of wheel ard alIaCnment which would compietely revolutlo.Ilze the modern systems ol mo rive power The flour mill was built in the tall of 1885 by himself ana another Russian named N ilnam Semr.
 Weuel was very anxious to put his the- ory 10 d test. He invested all the money he had in the mill and 1nduceo Semur to sell nts valuable farm and invest the pro ceeds theretrom in the mili. 1heh Weoei, still not having enough money to carry the project through, borrowed all ne could, and finally got the mill nnisheu and in cunning order. But IL uio nU' work just as expected, and the nrst hlgh winds took the fans off the wheel. lie was not wholly discouraged, however, and proceeded to repair it and put it In run ming order once more. But the wind took the fans off again. He could get no more funds to repair the mill and the disap- pointed inventor was forced to abandon inc structure to his numerous creditors.
 The mill was four stories high. It was octa gonal in shape. having diameter of about twenty eight feet at the bottom. It was very odd-looking, picturesque land mark and for years had been popular tal get for amateur photographers, won- derful playhouse for boys and rendez- vous for thousands of birds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Pati Not the Star.

In a small town in Yorkshire perform, ance was arranged for the benefit of local charity Adelina. Patti, who happened to be in the place, offered her services ana sang three songs. ,
 After the performance the mayor thanked her, saying:
 You sang very well-so well than we al most forgot the absence of our great star who could not appear -
 Upon inquiry Patti learned that this great star was a juggler and sword swallower
 The French composer Berlioz had similar experience. though not with an audience resu- larly assembled to hear him.
 one night when he was in very i'll humol over the temporary failure of one or ms works his friends, to distract his thoughts took him to a Bos de Boulogne restaurant After supper he felt better an1 seating him self at the piano he played his ballet Les Sylphes." with enthusiasm.
 suddenly the door opened and red-facec bourgeois. with a flower in his buttonhole burst in and exclaimed:
 ''rhc music is good-very good; but can you play a little faster? We can't keep steI
 The infnriated composer made one dash fol the intrudcr who prudently retired. Coming on top of his former disappointment this was a hard blow for Bcrlicz, who did not possess sunny disposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23

The instances of octogenarian Popes are worth recalling Plus VI and Plus Nii' both of whom suffered much at the hands of Napoleon, each died at S1 years or age.
 Clement x died in 1876 at the age of S6, Innocent XII died in 1700 at the advanced age of S5. Paul w died in 1859, and Greg ory XIII died in 1885, each at the age or s. while Adrian IT. and Paul III died at S1 and Innocent x and Alexander VIII
 at so.
 In this connection one recalls that there is no instance of an Archbishop of Can
 terbury living to the age of 90. while very
 few octogenarians are to be found on the
 list.
 Archbishops Howley and Sumner. in victoria's reign, each died at s2.
 One Archbishop of York, however, near
 ly cqualed the present Pope's achieve ment in the matter of longevity, namely Archbishop Vernon of Harcourt, who died in 1s47, three weeks after completing his 90th year. Among remarkably long-lived divines one may instance the cases of Michae Boyle, the Archbishop of Armagh, wht died in his 93rd year in 1702; Bishop Will son. who died at the patriarchal age o | So in the reign of George II; Bishop Phil pots. who died comparatively recently VI; Bishop DurnlOru or CmcHeSteI, Wh' 1 died at 93 and John Wesley, who died a | S7
 That the Pope is not superstitiou man may be gathered from the fact tha | he did not fear to become the thirteenth | Pope of his name. despite the fact tha | at the time of his election many of thu | faithful begged him to take some othe name
 Indeed. so far did things go that 1t wal | once semi officially announced. in 1878 l when Cardinal Pecci was chosen Pope | that he would style himself Gregor, XVII. His Holiness defied augury. how | ever and took the name of Leo. | During the last century, of the sever Popes that reigned, four were Plus b! | title, two Leo and one Gregory. l Despite his advanced years, the Pop | has no appearance of weakness when h. | speaks.
 The kindly smiling eyes brighten up, al | the vital energies of the weak frame be | ing concentrated in the strong, animatinl
 voice and the piercing look. | One writer has aptly described the age' | Pontiff as being like a lamp, the flame 0 | which continues to shine without an
 perceptiblN reservoir to feed it or mechan | ism to hold 1t up.
 slight Italian accent
 | There has been no nonagenarian sov
 ereign within living recollection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
CATCHING COLD.

The philosophy of a cold is arrest of the secretions of the skin and mucus membranes. The nervous respiratory explosion, called sneezing, denotes that the sensitive lining of the nasal cavities is irritated, and that the general func- tions have been interfered with.
 The causes that underlie a cold are decline of vital force and the impover- ishment of the blood. The scientific medi- cal world knows that when all the forces and functions of the body are at par, a cold, under ordinary circumstances is almost impossible.
 The remedy which will keep the vital force at par, and thus enable the system to ward of colds, To grippe, and other dis eases. is Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic. It replenishes the supply of iron. which is the fighting element of the blood.
 Read what prominent citizens of Natchez, Miss, say
 "Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic is all right. use it in my home"
 Andrew J. Smith,
 The Franklin Street Grocer. "I have been acquainted with Dr. liar ter's medicines since the Civil War; in fact have raised family on them" q. NJ. Smith. Maker of Jug Cisterns. ''The Hartcr's Medicines are all good"
 Hon. James Dickerson,
 U. $. Claim Atty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
FACTS ABOUT THE PoPEs'
Their Reigns and .1sd Lives sdV1ess0 ss" Apropos of Leo's unrioa,ea , o,a ass' s
 eord-His Wonderful Old Age

London Express. ,, +;,o +venty- Pope i.e of his pontifcate Februaray 2o, nttn Fea tbe 2d of March his Holiness "nlic tna his ninety-second year.
 noteworthy that only one rope .L. 9eo occupants of the chalr ol 0' p,tar has enjoyed a longer relsn or XII. namely. his immeoiate t,,,o p;us TX. who rcigned tnlrtS years-from 1S46 to lS'S. ,,,. ,Ao Car D,,rinp Pope Leo's reign apou' i'V
 dirals have passed away ,,-.,3.o+, op His Holiness was born al oaip p,l. ,.sars March ? 1S10. and was slA.y1eie"'
 of age when he was elec.v" +o ra;pn ,,t,o,sb his Holiness will nave to loie '7,a,,o years to break his immedla'e sTssl Tsaonssors record in length ol oiiice' PantboIees Leo XIII is the oniy iioI,
 ,a,,rian Pope. though some ol ms pi s'7assors lived to be octogenal ia'i' r,'o in inc carly days ot the chui oN' e. Toiaosnhorus. reputed seventh III sue sue .io, o' from St. Peter is said 10 haNe ,,,,sfared martyrdom at the age or mlne'S Y. rhiIn Johu XXIl. we are tolu, uie 1sot in his ninctieth year. bu' 'i'e ,.a,. noIogy of those carly tunes ,t ia ba cnn-
 ie tb,t those instances cannot pc 0oi,- t9Lt aLn,od as absolutely authentic as regaros uei.u a+ained by the Popes in qucs- tion. , a;od in 1u7. had
 tho age of ninety-one, but II mus b,. s'I borne in mind that he had been hoforI ae, posed no from his office some years ea neiont ~, by the Council, of Pisa in the nope o' hcaling the great sclIsm' ..,..o..,,r
 Pins TX. Leos immediate prcueeeS''i lived to be s5. ,., ,,o 5ied Pins ,zII 1,as "A and Leo NIL in gratitude whose earlN kindness the present pore 1, assumed his title. died at the com, , nsratively early age of tS-the very agl t at which his present Holiness was ele'''' "a St Peters chair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Stories of Victor Hugo.

For a man with poetic temperament VIC tor Hugo had an astonishing aptitude Tor business He knew the value Of money ana was rarely caught in a bad bargain In con- nection with the recent celebration of his cen tenary 1t is worth noting that when he had completed Les Miserables" in his retreat in the Island of Jersey. he received M. Albert Lacroix. the Belgian publisher. who had travelled to Vaudeville House for the pur. pose of securing the copyright of the great book When Lacroix arrived and had seated himself in Hugo's library the business or the moment was approached at once. The author announced that he had but one price. namely, si2.ooo. Such sum for copyright was vas then unknown, and Lacroix remonstrated. He attempted to bargain. but In vain He rose from his chair. the better to emphasize nis arsuments Hugo seized a pen and pushing II into Lacroix's hand said. as he forced the publisher back into his seat. write IL down ( 2, Ooo-not a penny more. not penny less" Suddenly Lacroixs eye .ghted on a pile of manuscript which he rightly conJec- tured was Les Miserables.
 May I read 1t ?'' he asked.
 Certainly not" replied the author. IT those sheets empty and had only my signature, that ought to be enough for you
 Lacroix signed the agreement ana did not lose by 1t. , Al,
 When one of Victor Hugois sons died the bereayed father desired to send a telegram tI Paris acknowledging the sympathy of the pup lie and emphasizing his own grief. So ne wrote a long and eloquent message and car ried it to the nearest telegraph office. Ihs clerk unmoved. read the beautifully rounded periods counted the number of words. and informed M. Hugo of the cost The hgure was go high that the great writer tore up the mes' sage on the spot and wrote another which was quite within the ordinary limits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
Getting It Out of His System.

The late Dr. Ducachet. who was once rec tor of St. Stephens Protestant Episcopal Church. in Philadelphia. hac coiored ser want. who enjoyed the friendship of his mas ter to a degree not common between employer and employe. The old darky was privileged to sneak his mind upon any and all occasions and never permitted opportunities of this sort to go unimproved. One morning pr Ducachet felt to i'll to preach so he called his servant to his bedside and said to him:
 Sam. go and tell the sexton to post up a notice on the church door, saying that
 Now. Massa.'' answered Sam, don yo' gib up. Jes' yo' go ter chu'ch an do de bes' yo' know how"
 finally carried his point. Dr. Ducachet preacheN On his way home Sam greeted him with: How yo feel. Massa?'
 Better. very much better. Sam I'm glad I took your advice.
 'iDat's good. dats good" returned Sam with a satisfied grin. T knowd yo' feei pet, ter jes' so soon as yo' got dat sermon out O yer system."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
NEW POSTAL CARDS.
When Four Millions Have Been Bun
 dled up They Will Be for Sale

Washington Evening Star.
 A new one-cent postal card is now being printed at the Bureau of EngraN- ing and Printing and when the first is suer of 4,0OO,O00 has ben counted and bundled the new card will be placed on sale. It's distinctive feature is that the new card contains a vignette of Presi- dent Mckinley in lieu of President Jef- ferson's portrait. The issue of the Jef- ferson card will be discontinued when
 When desired by purchasers, the new postal card will be furnished in sheets of forty cards each. 1t is expected this arrangement will effect large saving to purchasers who have their messages or addresses printed on postal cards. In order to avoid the heavy black device a the top of the Jefferson card and leave d clear space for the postmark the new postal card has three lines of small type printed about an inch below
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
How . waiter Won a Governor.

Brooklyn Eagle. ...... ;r ,h. Texas oil fields frequently. take him to Bean, m,a mont where he puts up at the prihcipa. n',s .ul and makes himself generally popular With tne employees because he Is so liberal with ms
 tips He had one favofite waiter at ,nIs no
 tel who never received from the Governor
 gratuity smaller than dollar conseauentlS
 George, as the waiter was named was gen
 erally enyied by his less fortunate associates
 One day tho oil maghate entered the note
 dining room and was disagreeaoiy surprise.
 n ace a strange waiter behind his chair
 .'wherc is George?" demanded MT Hogs
 somewhat testify. "I'se yo' wattan now. san, sotIIy replied the usurper. But .where George?" repeated the disappointed diner Again the waiter reiterated his prevIous un satisfying assertion of change. The Governo was annoyed. Turning. sharply upon the pur ring individual at his elbow he insisted 2, knowing what had become Of G9orge Weii sah.' began the waiter. .'yo' see Gawge an I was shootin' craps les night Gawge go yo' agin three dollahs an won. So we yo waitah now sah" Governor Hogg was l amused that he accepted the new conditioh affairs without a murmur
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
No Satisfaction in That.

Elliott Flower. in Brooklyn Eagle Yes he explained, 'she is very angry with him.
 ..N,sh Whs h. caught her dozlng in the hammoci and kissed her. ~
 while she was asieep?
 "Yes." ,.,-out,o,, How inconsiderate. I should think she would be angry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
"Tired of It. !"

Hartford Courant tRep)
 In the Iowa Legislature they have sraln defeated the woman suffrage project. II went part way through. and as usual. on ihd' brightening prospect. there WAS the tradl- tional rejoicing But after it had been too'e l with long enough it was suinmarily rejected How often we have seen this same perform ance here. Our own opinion has always been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23

give a farmer more money for his horse than an Independent dealer. who has to fight the combine when the animal en- ters the ring. So the trust Is risnt now in the height of it's prosperity, a,,', n1re entirely control the fancy harness and saddle horse trade of the blue grass re- zion.