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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
' DowIE'S TOWN.
What is Seen in a Stroll Down Its
 Streets.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 Dowie's City of Zion that lies forty two miles north of Chicago. and seven miles from Waukegan on the short of Lake Michigan. has an area of ten square miles, 5000 inhabi ants. a large general store, hotel with accommodations for 800 guests and all the other businesses that are usually found in town of that size. In addition there is lace factory with one curtain machine and eight other ma chimes in operation which turn out a product said to yield net profit of $20,- 900 a year. There is also a candy factory which does thriving small trade. There is a big wooden barn of an auditorium which will seat 5000 people, which is to be replaced by a magnificent temple, And absolutely everything belongs to Dowie individually, or at least is held in his name The bank. the store, the printing business are run in his name with other men as managers. The title to all the land in Zion City is in Dowie' s name. Not one man who has built a house in Zion has a title to the ground on which 1t stands. Every business house in Zion has the name John Alex Dowie' on It. Even the one peanut stand in Zion bears the name of Dowie as proprietor in large letters across the front. In fact, the only way to avoid seeing Dowie' s name in Zion is to shut ones eyes. The curtain machine in the lace factory is kept busy turning out pillow shams in the center of which Is woven a portrait a footsin diameter of Dowie with the name ''J. A. Dowie' beneath in letters an inch and half high. He has named the principal street Elijah Avenue" in honor of himself in his character of Eli jah. the Restorer The hotel is also called Elijah Hospice." The Zion Banner, which is the only newspaper 1t is not sinful to read in Zion, carries the name of Dowie in two conspicuous places in large letters as editor and publisher and in a third place capital letters request that all drafts. money orders and the like be made payable to John Alex Dowie. It's Dowie's town fast enough.
 Dowie himself lives in large hand some brick house, richly furnished. The healing business which did so much for him is still featured in the enormous wooden temple; for across one end of it back of the rostrum from which Dowie addresses his followers a great quantity of second hand crutches, trusses and mechanical appliances for deformities of various sorts are arranged in artistic de- signs, giving testimony by inference to the miraculous powers of the healer The stranger in Zion has hardly had time to notice that the streets are quagmires and that there are numerous painted warnings nailed on trees against the sin ful practices of tobacco chewing, smok- ing and swearing before he is made aware that he is under espionage. This doesn't mean anything more than that the 153 Zion Guards merely wish to make sure that the visitor isn't one of those wicked reporters. If you can satisfy the guards that you are not minlon of the viper press you are welcome enough and will be greeted with Peace to thee" which is the proper thing in salutations in Zion.
 The daily wages of a French coal miner arc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
THE SPEAKER.
Suggestion to MT. Henderson That He Might Well Retire at Once.

Detroit, lIdicn.) Free Press.
 For three months more. beginning with
 the short session of Congress, Gen. Da- vid B. Henderson will, if so disposed
 preside over the deliberations of the House. Many of his volunteer advisers say that he should leave the Speaker ship at once, claiming that he has lost his hold over the body because those he has relied upon for support cease to have political respect for him. This is be- cause he Is regarded as the Cxar who threw away his crown in a fit of pet uiance, and is not a strong enough man to fill the place where the record for i'm dividual domination was made by former Speaker Reed. It was strange to this generation to see any other man take the gavel, and 1t was impossible that his successor should not suffer by contrast. General Henderson Is a man of famiiiaE manner and cordial promises. and an un- certain temper always goes with these characteristics.
 Undeserving schemers seeking to tap the United States treasury without giving the country an equivalent, or betterS en- countered a stone wall in him. It Is true that he was an autocrat with political bias but he made his autocracy respect able By sheer force of rugged honesty he reduced the army of lobbyists to . corporaPs guard. Nothing doing with Reed in the chair" came to be the curt criticism of these promoters of mercen- ary legislation. He turned a deaf ear to all insidious appeals. Through the last four years of his of1ice he stood on the movement for general pension leglslation. To the subsidy hunters he was adamant. He scanned all special appropriations. and those without merit did not have to be contested by other members. The Speaker took care of them.
 With the coming of Henderson there was a revival of the regime which MF. Reed had overthrown. The lobbyists fiocked once more to the capital under profitable employment. The giant in the pathway had been removed. The sub sidy schemers had their hearing, and in one instance at least the power of the lobby was sufficient to reverse the policy of the Administration. So far as the ends of economy were served It was with Representative Cannon of Illinois as the buffer As Chairman of the Committed on Appropriations he stood the bumps Time and again he has shown the stam- ina that withstands extreme pressure, and 1t is morally certain that he win ba the next Speaker elected by the House. He has much of Reeds courage and much of Henderson's affablity when on the floor. but is very insistent upon hav- ing his own way when the Treasury a threatened. The best that the present Speaker can look forward to for the re. mainder of his term is to perform the thankless duties of a stop-gap. Such con. trol as he had over the House he haa forfeited by his own inexpiicabie action It would seem a less melancholy close te his public career should he end t at ence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
MULE TURNED
 --a,-s .>,~sJsax lO NOFF1N
Wa.r Under Ground for Thirteen Years and Ate Two Million
 Feet of Lumber.

down on the level for thirteen years and no one had ever been able to catch him or kill him. He said the miners used to jab him with their candlestcks when they were passing him and this made him so wicked that he got so at last that no one could do anything with him, and they were going to take him up to the surface and shoot him, but before they could do this he broke the rope he was tied with and he chased every man out of the place and they had never been able to work in that level since. They had tried to shoot him and also tried to blow him up with dynamite, but they never succeeded So they thought it would only be a few days till he would starve to death. as there was very little hay down there But after the hay was all gone he started right in to eat the timbers, and he had them all eaten except about half of one post when found him. In few days more 1t would have been all of with poor old Pete. The boss told me that there had been over 2.o0o.0O0 feet of lumber on the level. but 1t was all gone. Pete had eaten 1t all.
 That night when l went up met the superintendent. and he told me if would take that mule out of the State and prom ise never. to bring him back. he would give me $500. It's not necessary to say that accepted the offer. took old Pete ana went back to Texas. and he is there yet and is as gentle as a kitten. but had to keep him tied up to a big iron post. He won't eat hay or grass or any thing in that line. had to feed him on cord wood and fence rails and old rail- road ties and such stuff. The first night after I took him to Texas I tied him out in the yard. I thought he would like Texas that wears glasses. His hair be- of 1t around, but in the morning I found he had not eaten any of 1t, but instead had eaten the chicken house and the legs of the grindstone frame and was just starting in on the hayrack. So had to tie. him up. His eyesight was not very good when brought him up out of the mine. so I got him a pair of green glasses. I guess he Is the only mule in E little green grass and there was plenty gan to fall out and I cut 1t off. I have got 1t yet. l was offered 5000 for him by a show man in Salt Lake City, but would not sell him for $9,0O0,000. I have no idea how old he is ,as he looks just about the same as he did when I first got him, but I think he Is about 69 or 70 years old. He would not drink pure water after I took him to Texas. I had to send to Butte and get some copper ore and put 1t in his watering trough After that I had no more trouble with him. l was going to pull his shoes off. but found that about half of his hoofs as well as his shoes had turned into solid copper. so I had to leave them on. I had a min ing man examine him, and he figures the whole mule will assay about s5 per cent copper. If he dies before do am go- ing to ship him to smelter."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

4 srxHn I court at the chateau. and she gave recep- tions, which were very popular with the great artistes of Paris.
 The most dramatic episode in the his- tory of La Malmaison is the adieu of the Emperor on the eve of his departure for St. Helena. There. in the great vesti- buie that divides the house in two, he stood grave and silent surrounded by his family Mime. Mere was there. with tears running down her cheeks. "Adieu. mon fls." ''Adieu, ma mere" That was all, and the Emperor turned away with never another word, walking slowly into the garden and down the avenue of plane trees. At the bottom he seated himself upon an old stone bench, and there he re- mained, with his head bent upon his breast, until darkness had fallen. With a silent gesture he sent away every one who would arouse him from his sombrs revefie.
 Napoleon III bought La Malmaison for 50 900 pounds, out of memory for his mother Queen Hortense. and of his grand mother, Empress Josephine, both Of whom lie buried in the little church of Rueii. whose soft chimes must often have fallen upon the ear of the great captain. His descendant thought to make museum of the chateau and a souvenir. much as 1t IS today; but the idea did not fructify. and the war and the Commune came to put the house in rnins La Malmaison figured conspicuously in the defense of Paris. The Prussians occupied the house, from which the French tried to drive them. Now 1t has come upon peaceful days. Unhappily for the interesting project that would turn 1t into museum, all the furnt- ture Is dispersed and cannot be got together One of the most recent visitors to La MaImaisen was the Empress Eugene. As this august lady gazed upon this cradle of Napoleon she burst into tears. It was bereaved Empress mourn ing the griefs of another.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
ABODE OF JOSEPHINE.
The Cage That Kept the Empress
 Captive for Years.

Paris Letter in Pail Mall Gazette.
 La MaLnaison, so full of the memories of Josephine and of Napoleon, has ne- come State property. The house was pur- chased by a wealthy merchant. M. Osiris. who, after expending great deal or money upon its restoration, has presented | 1t to the nation. The authorities had some hesitation in accepting the handsome giit' on the ground that its maintenance entails expenditure, and that it's removal from Paris initiates against it becoming pop ular showplace But, happily, their scru- ples have been overcome, and La Nal maison will become museum of Napo- leonic relics-that is, if the wishes or the donor are compiled with.
 La Malmaison was the elegant cage that kept poor Josephine captive in the years of her divorce. It was here that she died in 1874, on the morrow of the en- try of the allies into Paris. It was pre- cisely a drive that she took with the Emperor Alexander of Russia, who had come to set the Bourbons on the throne again, that gave the unhappy Princess a chill from which she died. Josephine thought to make a Trianon at La Nal maison; she only succeeded in making comfortable house. with nothing very re- markable about 1t. Josephine held some thing of a court at the chateau, and she gave receptions which were every popu- lar with the great artistes of Paris.
 The most dramatic epsode in the his tory of La Malmaison is the adieu of the Emperor on the eve of his departure for St. Helena There, in the great vestibule that divides the house in two, he stood, grave and silent, surrounded by his fam fly. Mime. Mere was there. with tears rum ming down her cheeks. "Adieu, mon fils. |" "Adieu. ma mere" That was all and the Emperor turned away with never another word, walking slowly into the garden and 7 down the avenue of plane trees. At the bottom he seated himself upon an old stone bench, and there he remained, with his head bent upon his breast until dark ness had fallen. With a silent gesture he sent away every one who would arouse him from his somber reverle.
 Napoleon III bought La Malmaison for e5o0O0, out of memory for his mother, Queen Hortense. and of his grandmother. buried in the little church of Ruell. whose soft chimes must often have fallen upon the ear of the great captain. His descend ent thought to make a museum of the chateau and a souvenir, much as 1t Is to- day: but the idea did not fructify, and the war and the Commune came to pHt the house in ruins. La Malmaison figured conspicuously in the defense of Paris. The Prussians occupied the house, from which the French tried to drive them. Now it has come upon peaceful days Un- happily for the interesting project that would turn it into museum, all the fur. niture is dispersed and cannot be got to- gether. One of the most recent visitors to La Malmaison was the Empress Euge- niue. AS this august lady gaZed upon this cradle of Napoleon she burst into tears. It was a bereaved Empress mourning the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
CURIOUS COMBINATIONS
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The cold key is one of the best remedies kor stopping nosebleed.
 Rats are being exterminated at Sebas- kopol to prevent the spread of plague.
 India rubber and gutta percha trees have been discovered in German New Guinea.
 Tn Berlin s33 public buildings afe, owned hy the State and 497 by the municipality BerIin's statue of Wagner is to be cut from a block of Penteliken marble weigh ing thirty-eight tons.
 Large quantities of New Zealand coal are now being used by the Chinese squad ron of the royal navy.
 Ten thousand pounds is to be centribut- Ad by the government of Natal to the Queen Victoria memorial.
 Penrich, Cumberland, England, Is to be lighted by electricity, power being oo- hained from the River Eamont.,
 "A dollar loaned for 100 years and com bounded at P per cent will amount in that time to $2.551. .799. .404.
 While $500 coal-cutting machines are used in the United States mines there are less than 400 such machines in British Eollieries.
 Every class now seems to have a spe- cial newspaper or organ in Paris. A weekly has now been started in the in- terests of thespolice.
 There are about 5.o00,0Oo farms in the United States, of which 3,000.00 produce corn. The average cost of producing an acre of corn is $S73
 Wages of the working people of the United Kingdom, according to official statistics, showed a decrease of S,s2O 900 last year compared with the preceding year.
 Hundreds of carcasses of sheep are now being washed up on the French coast ner Calais They are believed to be part of a jettisoned cargo of New Zealand mutton.
 Medicine as a profession for women is constantly growing in popularity in Lon- don. Women now holding medical de- Krees in Great Britain number more than Boo.
 TorQuay, England, has a municipal rab- bit warren, where over l50O0 rabbits have been trapped during the past year and sent for sale in the northern and midland markets.
 It is stated that the Chinese population of today numbers 900 of souls. in- rmding s,5OO,0OO in Manchuria, 2,1SoOO0 in Mongolia, 64, 430,0 900 in Thibet and 100000 fin Chinese Turkestan.
 Practical measures are now in progress with view to exploiting the various coal fields existing in Egypt and elsewhere on the direct eastern route. The Egyptian government has granted concessions for this purpose to Edward Nichols. an Eng aishman
 John Martin of Platte County. Mo, is looking for the man who can exhibit Saller corn than was raised this season on his farm. Some stalks which he re- gently exhibited measured seventeen feet grown from seed which he procured in Mexico, and Mir. Martin claims the belt.
 IL land about fifteen miles from the coast. 1t is encircled by a railway at the base, and up to the height of 1900 feet is cov- cred with cities. villages. farmhouses and vineyards At least sO,OOO people live in the midst of continual danger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

He needs a tonic, something that will restore the keenness of mind and activity of body.
 Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery puts new life into weak worn-out run d wn m C n an q women. It strength ems the weak stom- ac h, puri6es tn e bio o d, and effect lively stimulates the liver. The whole body Is built up with sound, solid flesh by the use of "Golden Medical Discovery. !"
 WI was confined to my bed for four months from January Ist, 1899. and com menced to take your medicine January e6th, Isoo," writes Mrs. ealiie L. Sheppard, of Poplarbluh. Mo. "I took eight bottles of Dr, Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery, four of 'Favorite Prescription two vials of Pleasant Pellets, and one bottle of Doctor Pierce's Com pound Rxtract of Smart Weed, as a iinineut. Moderation obAfinntc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
Brooklyn Eagle.

BrookIyn Eagle.
 Will the clergymen and reformers who are crying aloud for a simpler life. tell us what is to become of the thousands who live by creating the fine and even luxurious things of life-the millinery iewelry. Oriental rugs and beer?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

constipation, and hardening Of the liver vas my Trouble am at this time able to do almost any kiud of house work Your medicine saved me from my grave Thanks to you fer the b<pe6t. Ny case was hopeless when began taking your medicine"
 Don't be fooled into trading a sub stance for a shadow. Any substitute offered as "just as good" as "GoIden Medical Discovery" is shadow of that medicine. There are cures behind every claim mad for the r Discovery" which no rjust as good medicine can show.
 Biiiousuess is cured by the use of DE. Piegee's Pleasant Pellets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
THE AX
of toughest steel
 becomes duilAd

by constant use and must have a new edge if 1t is to do good work. Constant work dulls man as it does an ax, makes him sluggish of body and dull of mind
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
United DauShterC
 Of 1he COnfederACy.

1 to work for the purposes of the Daugh- | ters of the Confederacy.
 This article has been written without | consulting any member of the Commit | tee, because 1t has not been our pleasure | to see d member or talk with them since | this idea was first suggested to us. How ever, we are impressed that each mem- Der of this Committee would heartily agree with us in desiring this error cor rected.
 Any individual member who has the opportunity to organize Chapter is urged to the work, and any member of l the Organizing Committee or the Presi- dent, stands ready to furnish the data. information and blanks necessary to or ganize; 1t will be the Presidents pleas ure to sign an application for charter at any time.
 Notice.
 The Chapters will please send the re- ports of their monthly meetings for pub lication in the U. D. C. columns When we have no Chapter reports the interest for that week is lost The interesting re- port of the last Sophie Bibb Chapter was I never published. for which explanation is
 due that Chapter. The report was re-
 ceived in the mail following the one in which the copy for the columns had been mailed to The Advertiser. Immediately this was mailed. with the request that It be inserted. but 1t reached the office too
 late and was returned to the editor, and was forwarded to her in New Orleans.
 which made 1t too late to be remailed to
 Mrs. Rountree. who had charge Of the
 editors work in her absence. As the re-
 port contained so much of Convention
 matters it was deemed too late to pub
 HSh | ha third uyhaYa the Con
 ton was over. The faithful Sophie Bibb's
 will soon have another report for us.
 The editor Is now at home and will he
 glad to have all article of U. D. c. in-
 terest forwarded to her.
 We heartily thank Mrs. Rountree for
 assuming double duty during the absence
 of the Editor-in- Chief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES. Historical Committee-Miss M. E. Bullock, Eufaula. Monumental Committee-Mrs. L. G. Daw- son, Montgomery. Children of the Confederacy--Mrs. F. I. Wood, Troy. Chapter Extension Committee-Mrs. F. H. Elrnorn. Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

The daily wages of a French coal miner arc about s 40.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

Mrs. A. L. Dovdeil. President. Editor
 in-Chief. Mrs. J. Asa Rountree. Birmingham, Chap
 ter Editor. Mrs. Harvey B. Jones, Historian. His
 toricai Editor. Our Fallen Heroes: '@The manner of their death was the crowning glory of their lives."-Jeferson Davis.
 DIRECTORY. President-Mrs. A. L. Dowdell. Op"l.ka. Honorary President--Mrs. sallie C. Jones. Camden. First Vice President-Mrs Rose Ga. land Lewis, Birmingham. Second Vice President-Mrs c. W. Tay- Tor, Demopolis. Recording Secretary-Mrs. B. B. Ross, Auburn. Corresponding secretary-Mrs. W. Will Hams. Opelika. Treasurer-Mrs J. N. Thompson. Tus- cumbia. Historian-Mrs. Harvey F. Jones. Spring Hill. Mobile. Reg.strar-Miss EIma Holland. Scale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

and without pain. Sold at $I.oo per bottle by druggists. Our book of priceless value to all women sent free. Address RRADFEELD. REGULATOR 00.. AGEag6as aa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

pliable all the parts, and assists nature in its sublime work. By it's aid thousands of women have passed this great crisis in perfect safety
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1902-01-27
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1902-01-27
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