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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
HOW I MANAGE TO
 PRESERVE MY HEALTH
IBy Russell Sage. aged s5 years,l

[By Russell Sage aged a5 yearsl
 marvel at my fd&de and energy, and wonder if | follow any special diet, or if the experiences mvsterious power to prolcng life and health, Although l have been hard workcr al, my ny life, the years have fallen lightly enough on me. for I manage to stick n busihess as "ei' as I did In my younger years. .
 nave no spe, ial diet. cat only pla n food. well cooked. and then niy what I think wifi HI' agree with me I usually rise at 7:so, and by 6 30 am ready for breakfast, which consists of fruit oatmeal. eggs ana cohee, I take my luncheon. and this Is my heartiest meal Some people have declared that l allow myself cnly an apple and s,ass n r,dsat.y ot Sats ever have had an opportunity of seeing me while at luncheon. The meal consists Of a ,osst meat. with vegetables and tea never xo in for pastry Little punishment is tc be derived from sweets. and very often sacf ich food lays the foundation for stomach as
 have been tak'ny my luncheon at th' Western Union building for twentv-four years for twenty.two years so I would hl it i'm possible to feel at hom" in any other restau rant downtown. While eating at the Wtsterr I;nicn arI in al, ect communi alton with th' Important cities of the world AS many CT th' di ectoIs take their luno heon in me san' building we are always prepared Tor any I'm n0i tant information. and cen act upon It al 'rce fhouid the occasion require 1t may nol generally a reatnuTant in connection with the Western Tnion. It was started almost quarter oi century ago. for the employees of the company, and has been very successful We feed 6ou persons a day. By buying everything al whole, ale prices. our people get very much better meal at less money than they possibly could else where. ,,,.
 My dinner is really nothing more than llgn' supper for I never allow myself to eat heav- uy at n ght I have been told that many people advanced in years feel the need oi some refreshment between meals but l never seem to require anything. I'm not teetotaler- I take a glass of wine occasionally with my dinner and sometimes at the end Of meal I may finish with a little whlskey and water If I have any special rule. 1t is to take only what is wholesome and nutritious. and even then everything in moderation. It Is the over loading of the stomach. giving the system more than 1t can well carry that causes many persons much trouble and pain and keeps thf doctors busy. I would change that old rhyme Early to bed. early to rise. etc. to:
 Little to eat, but good things to eat,
 Make a man healthy. wealthy and wise
 That does not rhyme very wel but IL rathei exuresses what l mean.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
By D. W. McIver.

By D. W. Mc1ver. E
 Does farming in Alabama pay? This every day. It is answered in the af- nrmatfve by the experience and results of the labor of the man who attends strictly to his business and brings 70 ms and who uses improved modern ma chinery in making and harvesting his crops. l
 Look around you. all over Alabama. s s 1ss of yoar
 who has been thrifty and industrious and who has .farmed In a sensible, pusi- ness-like way, who has not made money and who is not today independentI a | mind's eye now many who have succeed ed and made money at farming and who are prosperous and happy in the enjoy ment of a competency made by their own efforts. Farming is the noblest of all caIlings and the most profitable. A young man can get more return for the same amount of labor in tfllfng the soil and in other agricultural pursuits than in any other business on earth. and be whimsical eccentricities of any one else
 l have often wondered why our young men of today are seeking the store houses and ffices rather than the farm. It ts all a notion and nonsense about one be- ing easier than the other. As soon as one gets use to the sun, the outdoor ex- ercise and fresh air brings ruddy health aad rosy cheeks which are not to be found around the close. and musty counters and in the dark and dingy of-
 fees. The same amount of perseverance and energy displayed on the farm as are necessary in the stores and offices wouid bring much more happiness and as have before stated. be rpany-fold more profitable. The advantages bestowed by nature tares rich and -bountiful and all we have to do Is to develop them. wish l could impress upon the young men of Alabama the force of this statement and induce them to buy small farms and be- come producers and useful citizens.
 While on recent visit to Prattyille l visited a. country home in company with Mr. H. s. Doster, and a model home 1t was. A beautiful and commodious res- idence was the first thing Issaw and the many good and comfortable outhouses. large and roomy barns. told or the sue cess and thIiftiness of its management. famiiiariy known as Major. Arriving there just after the dinner hour we did not expect any dinner, but soon after greeting the Major and his family, Mrs. came to Come to dinner" and what 9 feast. The homemade ham and corned beef were most inviting, and sweet as a nut" while the buttermtlk and corn. bread, the pickles and preserves and homemade syrup were greatly enjoyed; It told how one can. live at hone and live better than anybody else. We shall always remember that, visit. picture Of that model country home was given in the recent letter from Prattville. Asked about his success and to what he sat- trlbuted it, Major said after some hesi- tation. 'by staying at home and attend ing to my business" That was the key note to his success. for it Is true that he stays at home and gives personal su- pervision of his affairs, while the fellow who is constantly complaining of his i'll luck and bewailing his calling spends half his time in town around saloons. cracking jokes and drinking mean Iquor,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
TAFFETA THE FABRIC.
Much in Vogue in Paris for Spring
 Gowns to Be Worn at Nice.

UOWnS u oC w at 4NNSS.
 Paris Correspondence of the New York
 Tribune.
 After au it seems absurd to walt for new models when the air is so full or hints of what IS u be worn in the spring. As profitable as Is the trade of model making. there are many dressmak- CTS at the moment more occupied In getting up gowns for the Paris winter season and for Nice. where undoubtedly spring modes are not only first launched. but first worn That taffeta is to be the accepted spring fabric there exists not a doubt and already taffeta gowns are being made up. the lighter ones for Nice and the darker ones for Paris pretty example in pale gray taffeta has the skirt trimmed with three rows of ap- pIidued scdllops of gray cloth. edged with a gray silk fringe. The bodice is a redin- gote in the back. covering the skirts and a bolero on the sides. with deep, circular collar trimmed with cloth scallops and fringe There is a lace front with blue satin cravat and big lace undersleeves very baggy on the outside of the arms. The silk sleeves are finished with two rows of the trimming and cut to flare for four inches below the elbows.
 A street gown of black taffeta IS GOV cred with scales cut out of black cloth. the scales growing larger toward the bot tom of the skirt and coat The coat is Tn the Louis XIV. style. and trimmed with some handsome steel buttons. The sk1rt trails in the back and is gathered in a wide cluster of side pleats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

and the other half on the roadside fence talking to every one who passes by. let
 ting his business take care of itself
 Major Smith has made money at farm ing recIaiming and reviving lands which had never before been considered valu- able. He said when questioned as to his methods, II raise from one-half to one bale per acre of cotton. l break my land nIows and cultivate my cotton on level rultivation. I also make from twenty-five to fifty bushels of corn to the acre l cultivate my corn the same as do my cotton. raise all small grain, such as wheat. oats, peas. from forty to fifty bushels of oats per acre. I use the latest improved machinery for harvesting and threshing. l raise most everything there
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
keep up by fertinzing and diversifyins

keep up by fertilizing and diversifying crops.
 ''On upland soil. I believe in deep win ter blowing for a thorough preparation. fertilizing. and shallow cultivation. l attribute my success to the fact that have always, as far as possible. raised corn, oats, syrup. hogs, and cattle to supply my sharers and renters, as well as my own family. Then I have tried never to give way to Encouragement; but if one crop was destroyed by river or freeze. would immediately replace 1t with another.
 'In 1888 I lost two oat crops. one by freeze, the other by freshet, and then from that same land I harvested fine crop of German millet."
 And there you have the story of an- other successful farmer, both of them within twenty miles of this city. It is what can be done by any man of intelli- xence and thrifty business habits. and should encourage the young men of to- day to follow the example these brothers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
"His Neighbor .

'I had about the funniest demonstra> ton of the flat system and neighborli- ness as she Is practiced in large cities the other night" said the charter mem ber of the Tell Club, as he stretched himself on the couch and regarded his victim with dreamy eyes. II got on the elevated train at the end of the line the other morning about 3 o'clock and. except for one old fellow. was the sole occu- thja other fellow questions about the surface lines and whether they were op- eratins at that time of night. They pulled me into the argument and l told lem all I knew about 1t. Then this old rbap~he wasn't very old. just past mid. ale age-and I started down the stairs,
 ''You know how fellows are liable to he very sociable about that time in the morning. We were no exception The talk about the cars gave us an excuse and so We turned in and roasted the ser vice. Then this fellow commenced telling his merry adventures.
 He said: The way they use fellow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
DOES FARMING PAY?
 LET FARMERS ANSWER
Intelligent and Scientific Up-tODate Methods Have
 Proven Profitable in All Kinds s.1 x of Farming.

with a few wage hands on a rented place, but as I accumulated I bought land and have added to this as I had opportunity until now I control nearly svu' sr~ advis,nr the,, and trving "o fo have them make the best crops possible. They make from five to twenty-one bales per mule. With my wage hands I generally make corn. oats, etc.. sufficient to feed them and their stock with what they make themselves.) I encourage them to plant corn. peas. potatoes. cane and gar dens.
 Last year I made with wage hands fifty-five bushels of oats per acre, one- fourth, to one-half bales of cotton and from five to twenty-five bushels of corn My poorest crops were on stiff river lands. which suffered most from drought and the best were on upland, which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
 I HE;
one night I had a few , sleep on the Illinois Gen. they carried me clear out here wasn't another bloom lck that ni1ht.'

Ch tLdt ulAut. |. According to his tell he'd and had trouble on nearly I. in the city. If he didn't get tann his place then 1t was row or somAa Aing equally elevating. You How how fellows will get confd sntial sn such matters with other fellows .hey never saw before and never expect to
 SFinaiiy we came to the corner and 1 says to him: Well. I turn on here: He said, So Ndo I. I'll go along with you and kept on establishing his record as the village calt-up. So we chased ori- ward, with him telling all his pifflicated mishaps. until we came in front of my
 flat.
 II stopped and said: I'll have to leave you here This Is where get on. You ought to have seen his jaw waggle. Fin ally he caught his breath and asked: DO you live hereT I says. Yes; in the
 ..WeiI. that fellow stood there and swore several yards of profanity: when he had relieved himself q little he said: And me teilin' you all this and live right below you! How long have you lived here?' oh, about five years, eaid' Are you the respected pa of all the tow headed kids I've seen playing around the yard?'
 well, he just stood there minute while I was doing the merry laugh, ana then chased up into his flat. just pausing to say: Well. I'll be hanged;' Only that isn't exactly what he said"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
Marconi is Half Irish.

Marconi, it may not be generally known. Is only half an Italian. His mother was an Irish girl Annie Jamlson, the daughter of John Jamison. a liquor manufacturer generations a legend in the family to the effect that one of her great-great-grand- mothers prophesied that one of her de- scendants would become famous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
have set for them.
THE DAIRY
This Industry Has Been Followed
 With Success in This County.

Dairy farming is also a profitable bus mess. It has been followed with success In Montgomery County and can be made successful everywhere as with all other farming, if it is done with intelligence and approved scientific methods. A writer in Homo and Farm says: If the young man who desires to make q first class moncy-makng dairyman of himself the prime necessity for him to famil- iarize himself with the three cardinal im- plements of the dairy: the scales, the thermometer and the Babco,k testing machine If he takes counsel of his neighbors, they will probably laugE at him for listening to thls lllnd of nonsense, for the reason that their grandmothers made butter and knew nothing about the use of these things. But. young man. remember you do not want to make but ter the way your great-grandmother made it, as grand a woman as she may have bAen. for if you do. then you had better keep out of the business altogether. She was probably content to get 10 cents a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
They Have to Chain the Soap

When the new reading room of the new was opened recently all the pieces of soap disappeared from the lavatory. Henceforth the soap will be secured by a chain. This is done by passing a rod of wire through an egg-shaped piece of soap. which is then hung near the basin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
MT Mcouesn Smith.

Mir Mcqueen Smith is a brother of Ai.;or smith. and he. too, has beau mf,l country home. a picture of which ;s riven herewith. lie has made d sue cess s at farming and asked 10 give his .iiEirst as to my method of farming, ] uort first with wage hands. then as ruch ss possible with sharers or crop ners renting the balance of my land ia smsll farmers. mostly colored started
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

let you see what Is to be seen"
 have heard much of this model farm and dairy and will In the near future avail myself of the cordial invitation 10 visit it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

Js to be raised on the farm. such as horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats and hngs. I try to make enough meat every ,.,er to do me and syrup enough for the IS.,,iro plantation. This is the story of n successful farmer. briefly though forciblv told.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

In some of the farming districts of China to draw them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

Nell--Yes George and I are engaged. but you mustn't say anything to him about H. -why--doesn't he know it
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28
MOON PASSING THROUGH SHADOW.

was something weird in the slow blotting
out of the moon and it's gradual resur-
rection from the gloom of space.
Although the eclipse was in no way
remarkable from the standpoint of the
astronomer, it failed to confirm a theory
that has been almost universally accepted
as fact. 1t is a matter of history that
in certain total eclpses of the moon that
orb has been entirely hidden, while in
per plate through its shadow.
Many astronomers have declared that
upon occasions, where complete darkness
was noted, immense clouds of volcanic
dust whrling above the sphere of the
earth's atmospheric influence, catch and
nssimilate the reflected light from the
earth which causes the twilight effect,
when, theoretically, there is perfect dark
ness.
The great eruption in Mount Pelee, &C
cording to many, should have created
such u condition Thursday night. Close
observation of the moon, however, show
ed that it did not. Even during the min
utes of total eclipse the planet could be
seen shining dimly.
An eclipse such as was seen Thursday
night will not occur again for eighteen
years, but total eclipses in other solar
series will occur within two years.
At Lake Geneva, Harvard, Lick and
other observatories in the United States
the phenomenon was carefully observed
and numerous photographs taken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28
eee, IS. $40 TONS PRODUCED.
Geological Survey Issues Estimate OF
Coal NIiuiuU

Geological Survey Issues Estimate on
Coal Mining.
The United States geological survey es-
Inmates the worlds production of coal in
1901 at S66, 1854 short tons. The three
great coal-producing countries of the
world are the United States, Great Brit
ain and Germany. Austria-H Hungary
comes fourth, France is fifth, Belgium
sixth and Russia seventh. The last coun-
try, Notwithstanding its vast area. pro-
duces only about 6 per cent as much coal
as the United States. Prior to 1899,
Great Britain led among the worlds coal
producers, but during 1899, 1900 and
1901 the United States has made such
remarkable increases in coal production
due principally to the unprecedented ac-
tivity in the iron and steel and in other
metal trades. that it now stands FAR in
the lead of all competitors. with q pro-
dUction in 1901 exceeding that of Great
Britain by 47,965, 93S short tons, or 10
per cent.
Up to the close of 1900. the coal pro-
duction of Great Britain and her colonies,
taken together. still exceeded that of the
United States, the excess in 1900 being
3,36S, $50 short tons; but the enormous
output of the coal mines of this country
last year exceeded by about $4,000, 900
short tons. the entire output of Great
Britain and her dependencies, including
India and the Transvaal
OF the output of coal in 1901, the Unit
ed States produced 1886 per cent. Great
Britain and her dependencies 30S8 per
cent. and Germany, 1912 per cent, or
combined, S4.l4 per cent of the total pro-
duptit,n
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28

In the burial register OF Tshitechapel.
under the year 1649. is the folio ting
entry
June 81. Richard Brandon. a man
out of Rosemary lane This Brandon
IS held to be the man who beheaded
Charles l."
A less distinguished candidate for the
infamy was one William Hewlett. actu-
ally condemned to death after the res
toration for art he never played, and
only saved from the gallows by the
urgent efforts of a few citizens who
swore that Brandon did the deed.
Brandon was not available for retribu-
ton. He had died in his bed, six months
after Charles was beheaded, and had
been hurried ANONYMOUSLY into his
grave in Whitechapel churchyard. AS
public executioner Of London he could
hardly escape his destiny. but it is said
that remorse and horror shortened his
days IN his supposed Confession, n
tract widely circulated at the time. he
claims that he was fetched out of bed
by a troop of horse" and carried
against his viii TO the scaffold Also
that he was paid EDO. all in half-crowns,
for the work. and had ian orange
stuck full of cloves. and handkerchief
out of the kings pocket" The orange
he sold for los in Rosemary lane
Harper'S Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28
Good Consul to Keep at Home.

III last. after six months of consci-
entious effort, the State Department
has Succeeded in removing from Ha-
vana the consul general who insulted
the people to whom he was sent by
saying one might as well expect to
make whistle of a pigs tail as to
make anything out OF these Latbl
races" We should imagine that me
proper place for a diplomatic repre-
sentative capable of such remark
would be the back woods, but the State
Department evidently does not think
80. 1t has sent him to Hongkong.
II is from one of these Latin races"
that we derive the foundation of our
laws, our ideas of government. our civ
IL cation. our ideas of art, a great part
of our language. and even the very let
terS that we use in our writing and
printing Another has done more and
suffered more for the cause of human
liberty than any other race in the
world. OF course the consul general
at Havana does not know these simple
facts, but IL seems co1spicuously map
propriate that he should have further
opportunity to air his bumptious gnor-
ance In any official capacity Chicago
American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28
Ratified Republicans.

President Roosevelt in all his
speeches never once referred to the Re
publican campaign text book, nor for
that matter does any other campaign
orator that has so far been heard from.
Was all the time and labor OF the COM
piler Of that interesting production In
rain? Are all the reputeG facts and
figures TO be buried in the junk shop {?
The President openly rebuked the CON
gressional committee that issued the
campaign book by discussing the very
matters that Were omitted from that
interesting production, such as Cuban
reciprocity and the reciprocity neatles
He also took issue with the committee
on the tariff and trust questions.
With the President on the stump re-
futing the arguments put forth by the
Republican committee in its official
text book and rebuking the mission of
matter that makes important issues.
that party certainly is in torn-up
state and it is no wonder that So many
Republicans don't know where they
are At
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28

An English traveller just returned
from India says that the stories about
the great number of deaths from snake
bites in India are to a great extent I'M
reliable as statistics when carefully
analysed show. He accounts. more
over. for these extreme ezaggsrat tons
IN figures on very plausible grounds. In
India. he says. the law requires that
when there is sudden death detailed
report OF Ii must be made To the civil
surgeons. and as there are many such
deaths far from the civic Offices where
taS report should be made. the uEder
officers perform their duty with the
least possible trouble To save the
annoyance Of transporting dead bodies.
or vital organs. the loss OF time In get
ting evidence on the facts Of the cases
which may be plain murders, By pol
son or otherwise-a, report OF death
by snake bite is made. This sort of
report Is very convenient and makes
interesting statistics.