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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-27
OFFICE BOY
OF EDGAR ALLEN POE DENIES
 STORY.
Of the Sale of "The Raven'--An Old Mans Recollections of the Great Writer--Fte was c Steady
 Worker.

In the 73d year of his age. but still hale and vigorous mentally and physically, lives in Harrison County. la. upon q farm, man who, having served Edgar Allen Poe eighteen months in an humble capacity. came to look upon the unfortun- ate poet as a demi-god. in which light he stiil regards him, says The Olympia World-Herald
 The old gentleman's name is Alexander T. Crane, and his face lights up and his eyes flash and sparkle as though he were a youth of 20 when he speaks of his unhappy master. whom unmercifui dis
 aster aE
 Followed fast and followed faster till his
 songs ono burden bore-- Till the dirges. of his hope that meian-
 choiy burden bore
 Of ssNever--neyermore,"
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A PLEASANT N
Fewer SparOws and More Song Birds
Noticed in Capital City.

"As the sparrows grow less in num-
bers in this city the song birds in
crease" observed one of the men who
have spent years in looking after the
parks of the city, according to the
WashingtonStar 81 suppose you have
noticed at least the advent Of the
songsters if you have not had called
to mind that the noisy sparrow is not
so much in eyidencein the street and
parks of the city as was formerly the
caae2 The one is the cause and the
other the effect, for ! believe that it
has been pretty well established that
when the sparrows are numerous birds
Of the smaller species are noticeable
for their absence.
"The change is certainly a pleasant
one, / should think, IN place of the
strident chatter of the sparrow to
hear the sweet notes Of the robins
and other song birds. The other day
! noticed a black bird hopping over
the grass Of the parks in search Of
worms, and there are other varieties
Of birds which can be seen, and tc
some extent studied without going
outside Of the city limits.
"At thistime Of the yearthe worml
are plentiful in the parks, and that il
one reason why they prove to be such
attractive resorts for the birds. Tn,
other evening as | passed through ont
Of the smaller parks noticed two Of
three men with Lanterns going ovsl
the grass and picking up the worms
that had come out under the cover Q.
darkness. They each had a large pai
full Of worms readiness for the fish
ing trip the next day"
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TO R~EvITAIIzR AIR.
Experiments Made to Accomplish 1t BY
Artificial Means.

ArtlnctA means
DR.. Desgrez, professor Of the fac
ulty of medicine, Paris, and NJ. Bait
hazard, house surgeon Of one of the
hospitals there, have just presented
to the Academy Of science an appar-
atus embodying a remarkablean and i'm
portant discovery, says the London
News. 1t is claimed that by means
Of it it viii be possible to maintain life
in the most poisonous atmosphere,
to enter rooms full Of dense smoke OF
pits full of noxious gases, without
hurt or discomfOrt. Some particulars
of this discovery are given by DR..
Desgrez himself in an interview pub
lished in the Eclair. He says:
"The reagent needed to regenerate
the air yitiated by the confinement of
an animal in an inclosed space had
to be Of such a kind that it would not
only liberate the necessary oxygen
and absorb the carbonic acid, but
would also destroy the poisonous sub
stances called by NM. Brown-Sequard
and d'Arsonyal pulmonary poison.
Now bioxide Of sodium decomposes
in cold by the action of water, produc-
ing oxygen on the one hand and on
the othersoda, a powerful alkali. This
latter takes up the carbonic acid as
soon as it is formed, and, moreover,
as in the process of decomposition
the chemical employed is possessed Of
powerful oxidizing properties, the poi
sonous products Of respiration are
also destroyed.
"In the experiments undertaken
the subjects were in. the first place
guinea pigs and dogs, though later the
two Investigators experimental on
each other. The animals were each
confined under a Theoretically sealed
bell, near them being placed a guam
tity of bioxide of sodium, so arranged
that water might be dropped upon il
slowly and constantly. In all cases
it was found that by employing the
bioxide life could be maintained I'M
der conditions which otherwise ii
would have been impossible. The APP
paratus consisted Of a kind Of suit,
suggesting a divers dress, in which
the principle thus demonstrated is
embodied. DR.. Desgrez says that 100
grams of bioxide of sodium suffice tc
r~egenerate the atmosphere breathed
in the space of an hour. 1t is hoped
that the discovery will be Of great
service in mining disasters, fires, etc.
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THE GLovE-FITTING CLERK.
Why he Has Forearms Like Those Of q
Blacksmith.


A Johnnie was sitting before the
counter Of a Montgomery haberdash-
er's the other day. His elbow was at
an extreme angle on a velvet cush-
ion, and the clerk behind the counter
was straining and tugging at the fin
gers of a light gray glove, which he
was forcing on to the Johnnie's up
turned hand. "That must take a
good deal Of muscle" remarked the
chappy, noting the exercise which the
clerk was undergoing.
'Muscle!' calculated the clerk.
Gust feel my forearm. Doyouknow
how many pairs Of gloves I have fit
ted on this week."
Fifty" said the Johnny, on a
hazard.
"Fiftyl" said the clerk, scornfully
"Three hundred and twelve. That's
dead straight and an actual count.
No wonder | have a forearm like a
coal HEAVIER and a back like an oars
man. The fitting on Of gloves is one
Of the best exercises in the world.
You see you have to lean far forward
over thecounter ,andthe steady down
ward pressure Of the fingers is a bet
ter exercise than any gymnasium
course you ever saw. 1t would sur
prise you to know what athletic crea-
lures the glove girls in the shops al
over town are. It's case Of the sur,
vival Of the tittest and the girl who
can't stand the pressure gets a job al
the ribbon counter"
dts a wonder that more clerks
don't take up rize-fghting," said TIT
Johnnie.
"That wouldn't be %gentetl," sale
the clerk. "But if you think ever,
clerk is an effete and delicate Lizzie
just because he tries on your gloves
you had better feel his muscle ant
take another think. "-San Francisco
News Letter.
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He crime OF the century, as a brave diplo-
matist called it, is proceeding apace in Finland,
and the Car of Peace is crushing a gallant people
under the force Of the sword. The world is full
Of mystery and contradiction, and truth lies, in
deed, at the bottom OF a we'll. The friendship OF
the nations, the inevitable condition Of a world
at peace, is still a poets dream, and one begins to
wonder if, after all, the world was treated to a
huge joke when Nicholas II. summoned the ma
lions to lay down their arms at The Hague. For
the same Nicholas II, who called Europe to stop
before the c~ataclysm burst upon the peoples, is
at this moment insulting a free country with a
new despotism Of that kind which, in the words
Of his own Peace Rescript, p~aralyzes and checks
national culture, economic progress, and the pro-
duction Of wealth.
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The tyranny fell like a thunderbot on the loyal Films. The ink
of the Peace Rescript was hardly dry before the Emperor sent off
his War Rescnpt to Finland. While the Cars conference sat al
The Hague, there arrived in Finland, in an irregular way, a manifesto
from the Grand Duke who sits on Finlands tbrone-the Gar him
self The army, according to this d~ocument-whch, though openly
violating the Constitution, was declared to have the force and sane
thy Of law-was to be increased from 5000 to 10000, with an addi-
ton to the reserves which would bring the military force of Finland
up to 100000 men. Every man was to enter the army, to serve FIVE
years, to be liable in time OF peace to be called to any part Of the
great Russian empire. The control of the army was to be taken from
the Firms and handed over to Russian officers. The Finnish army, in
short, was to be denationaLzed, and conscripton was to be imposed on
Finland in its worst form-a change utterly uncaled for, and in fla
grant violation OF the oaths of three generations Of emperors, and of
Gar Nicholas himself, who had sworn to uphold the Constitution of
Finland, which gives the Firms Joint control with the Emperor Of the
Afairs of the nation.
Finland is not alone in her resistance to the Car. LOVERS OF
FREEDOM EVERYWHERE ARE ON HER SIDE. But the
despotsm of Russia is a fearful and wonderful thing. A deputatfon
which went to see the Gar, with a petition from a thousand of the
leading men Of Europe, the most eminent men in science, art and lit
erauure, came home again without seeing him. 1t is not a pleasant
subject for the friends of Russia to reflect upon, and it is not easy to
defend the Car in face OF it. It is pretty much the same as if Eng
Land swept away the Government Of Canada and ruled the Dominion
with a rod of iron from London. II Finland is compelled to bend be-
meath the Russian yoke, there will be one less among the free nations
OF the earth. The Firms will be as the Russian peasants. The cloud
has been hanging over the country for ten years past, and at last the
Storm has broken. Eight thousand Firms have left their country
rather than wear this yoke about their necks, and soon, unless the Car
proves his love Of peace by deeds as well as words, Finland may be TO
lei" But the shutters will go up with bang, AND EVEN A CAR
WILL LEARN THAT He CANNOT HIDE CRIME.
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Joke WAS TOO REALISTIC
Comedian Himself Fooled When He
Thought to Fool the Audience.

Thought to Fool the Audience.
The properties that are used on the
burlesque stage are not alwayseoun-
t%erfeit, although there is a popular
idea that stage whisky is generally
cold tea, that stage butter is a thick
mixture of yellow corn meal and water
and that stage milk is veranything
but chalk and water. The people in
the front row Of a local theater re-
Gently had it demonstrated to them
that the milk used in a bottle had once
beenthe real thing, and they had rea-
son to regret that the property man
had not followed the usual rule of
manufacturing the article out of
chalk and water.
The comedian had been in the habit
of doing an effective bit Of acting with
a large rag baby dressed up to re-
semble a real child, and a baby'snurs-
ing bottle filled with a substance re-
sembling milk. No one in the audi
ence thought it was milk and neither
did the comedian himself. He had
been handling the bottle for weeks
and had not noticed hat the cork was
getting loose. Several nights ago it
occurred to the comedian that he
could make his part funnier by let
ting the cork out of the bottle and al
lowing some of the milk" to escape
as he went through his usual motions
in extracting laughter from the
crowd.
The comedian was much more sue
cessful than he had anyidea he would
be, for when the cork came out of the
bottle a considerable amount of its
contents came also, in chunks, and
with an odor which was stronger even
than that Of limburger cheese. The
comedian lodged back from the stage
as quickly as possible, his hand to his
nose, and the chorus girls carefully
avoided the spot on the stage where
the milk had fallen. As soon as the
comedian had finished his part he
made a bee line for the property man
On the wings, who was responsible for
the contents Of the bottle.
"Why didn't you tell me that you
had real milk in that bother" de-
manded the comedian, Indignantly.
Because, l never thought you'd be
fool enough to let the cork out" said
the property man with equalheat. 81
filled hal bottle with milk when we
were at Buffalo, eight weeks ago, and
it would have done well enough if
you'd only had sense enough to keep
the cork in. Of course, you can't ex-
pect milk to keep sweet bottled up for
eight weeks, and nobody but a thick
headed Irish comedian would expect
it. I've got to go and buy another
pint of milk now to fill up that bottle
with, and this show amt making any
too much money anyway. Its idiots
like you who spoil the properties in
shows and break them up in bust
ness"
The answer ofthe property man for
the time being completely squelched
the unfortunate comedian, and he in
wardly resolved to investigate all
properties before he attempted to in
troduce any originality into the acthe
had been performing for II years.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
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The Palm as a Passport.

The lines Of no two human hands
are exactly alike. When a traveller
in China desires a passport, the palm
Of the hand is covered with fine oil
paint and an impression is taken on
thin, damp paper. This paper, Off
ciallY signed, is his passport.
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DIR. W. r. ECKLE,

Surgeon DontistB, once IN Hearlo Building
Eleventh and Main streets, Lexington Ma
oari lsADrsi
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Apparently the world is astonished when

Apparently the world is astonished when
ever it finds nan scoring a success in Lit
who has made a success in Business.
This seems to me an unjust and absurd as
sumption. It has been so proved, in a null
titude of instances which afford practical and
inco~ntrovertible demonstration that Imagi-
nation and the m~oney-getting faculty are
often highly developed in the same person
atty.
Search the shelves of the libraries Of mod
ern literature and you will find scores Of ex-
amples OF good and fine writing, Illuminated
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Crowded London.

There are in London $4,000 peo-
pie, in families Of five, occupying one
rnnm.
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Gossips are people who 60 around
stabbing regulations in the back
Chicago Daily News.
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Mai by the Ton.

About 40 tons Of letters pass daily
through the general post office, Lon
don.
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by distinct and admirable quality of imagination, which are the work
of men Of large and exacting material affairs. All this m~isapprehen-
sion comes from the foolish and unwarranted assumption that the
IDEAL and the PRACTICAL are necessarily in CONFLICT. There
is a specious and superficial Idealfy which is always at odds with the
Practical; and here is where this false sentiment, this popular error,
gets its foothold. THE TRULY IDEAL AND THE TRULY PRAC-
TICAL ARE ALWAYS AT ONE. There is no conflict between
these. If this were not so the Sermon on the Mount and the bright
est gems OF Shakespeare's wisdom would be mere sentiment. But
they are not; they are intensely practical What is there in the fac
ulhes which make for large business success to disqually or unfit
their possessor to succeed in literature? Nothing! Keen observa-
ton, the capacity to read human character, the ability to unravel mo-
tves and grasp methods of action, the ability logically to forecast the
results Of given conditions and movements-these are the demands
which are constantly made upon the man who trumphs in the bust
ness world. And they are the very fundamentals Of literary success
as well. The day has long since past when it is safe to presume that
the man who has made an independent fortune is a stranger to Litera-
ture, to the delights of poetic fancy and the fine flights of imagination.
In fact, only the man who has a certain degree of imagination is fitted
for great achievements in the world of Practical Affairs.
BECAUSE A MAN HAPPENS TO BE ENGAGED IN THE
L OF TOWNS, OF RAILROADS DR. OF EMPIRES
is NO SIGN THAT He CANNOT BUILD 0 Rather is it
an indication that he has the force and virity TO THINK. And
this is what is required in the making OF Literature.
- neI,<A
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The Business Man in Literature
BY SAMUEL EBERLY GROSS,

Capitalist and Author of "Ths Merchant Prince OF csrnvins.'
Its from his book hat The United States Courts have decided Cyano
de Belgeno "a phgarEed BY R@and
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01
Shorthorn 1Cattle and Shropshire
Sheep.

Shorthorn 1Cattle and Shropshire
Sheep. :
AS have sold my farm near Elkton,
Twill sell at private sale until Oct. 1,
my entire: herd of Shorthorn cattle and
Shropshire sheep Including my herd
bull, Heir-of Fame 159, 1891, Imported
from Scotland by, W. D. Flatt Of Ham
ilton, Ontario. also five bulls nipe
months to year old, 19 head Of cows
and heifers, 5:of the cows with calves at
foot and several more to come in soon.
My sheep are all Canadian. bred, the
foundation coming from G.. g. JIG.
HAMMER and Richard Gibson Of On.
tario and Boynton & Welch Of Dexter,
the latter also Canadian bred. ,.."
S. M. GLoYD, Elkton, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

The United States is not the only
country which is complaining of the
high price of beef and other meats.
Our representative to Germany writes
the state department that complaints
are being made throughout Germany
with regard to the increasing price of
meat, and appeals have been made to
the authorities to suspend the stringent
regulations regarding the importation
of live cattle from abroad.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

We print elsewhere a page of 5Roose-
velt's recent speeches.. The principal
features OF his advanced policies are:
A bipartisan commission to revise the
tariff; the declaration that the trusts
cannot be controlled through tariff re-
vision; a demand for large navy as a
surety for peace and for safety Of the
Monroe doctrine; and just reciprocity
with Cuba. eWe.are sure that our read;
ers will appreciate the liberal extracts
from these speeches which we print
elsewhere. II. s.:. 4 III & \.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

PROFESSOR BEM1s, in his address be-
fore the employer and employee con-
vention at Minneapolis last week said
that the anthracite coal carrying rail-
roads receive $46, 100000 more than the
bituminous coal carrying roads for per
forming the same service, the actual
difference in rates being almost three
fourths of cent more per ton-mile
than on the bituminous roads. This is
so grossly unfair that it demands sum.
mary measures of relief,
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

The telephone monopoly of this city
has raised it's minimum rates to St.
Paul, and as it is grasping monopoly
the people can do nothing about it but
suffer the outrage. Rates for, local
telephone service could be cut down
one half and still be profitable and they
would be if there was competition.
How much longer are our citizens to
stand this condition Of affairs? -
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01
Our Six Year Old Daughter.

Our little six-year daughter had q
very sore throat, badly liberated, and
coughed almost necessarily. Gave
the White Wine OF Tar Syrup accord
inc to directions and she began to
improve Immediately and sooE got
we'll. Mrs. Groves and have recon-
mended it to others. and we consider
it the very best medicine in use.
REV. D. n. GROVES,
Pastor NJ. K. Church,
Clarksville, Mo.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

The average Minnesota cow of ten
years ago made about 81 pounds of
butter annually while the average now
is $50 pounds. This speaks most for
chilly of the fact that our intelligent
farmers are studying the principles of
true economy and thrift. 1t costs no
more to keep the cow of today than
the one of ten years ago but the income
is doubled.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

No matter what president Roosevelt
thinks about the tariff not furnishing a
shelter for monopolies, there is gen.
eral demand in the northwest for wise
revision of the tariff on the basis of
actual and not unnecessary protection.
Certainly the trusts do not need pro-
lection and when they bear on too
heavily foreign competition might be a
GOOD thing.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

Ran a Ten Penny Nail Through
His Hand.
While opening box,J. q. Mount,
Three Mile Bay, n. Y, ran ten
penny nail through the fleshY part Of
his hand. II thought at once Of all
the pain and soreness this would
cause me-" he says, land Immediately
applied Cham berlain's Pain Balm and
occasionally afterwards. To my sur.
prise it removed all pain and soreness
and the injured parts were soon
healed" For sale by all druggists.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

National q. A. r. Encampment
Washington, Dc, Oct. OIL. 1909. "
1 The Chicago Milwaukee IS St. Paul
Ry., will sell. round trip tickets Oct.
2.3.45th at $25.2 from Austin 10
Washington d C., and return. For
|stOpovers, limit.an full particulars
apply to Q. w. Snere, agent.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

BOSTON merchants have applied to
the supreme court for receiver to take
charge of the anthracite coal mines and
manage them for the public benefit
making prices for wages and for coal
sold as directed by the court. We shall
watch this with great interest.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

The sale of lots in the new town OF
Lanes boro, Iowa on the Omaha ex-
tension OF the Chicago Great Western
Line will take place Tuesday Octo'
Der 7th, 1902, at l P. M. For partf'
culars write to Edwin B. Magill Man'
ager Townsite Dept. Chicago Great
Western Ry. st: Paul, Minn., or Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

IT is high time that the interstate
commerce commission looked up the
matter of coal rates from the mines
west to the consumer. It is a shameful
abuse Of opportunity to charge three
and four times as much for fuel as for
other freight, thus increasing the bur
den of those who must have it.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

THE republican campaign in Mower
county opens tomorrow evening with
the address of senator Knute Nelson at
the Austin Armory. Let us make the
meeting a rousing one.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

FROM present indications the cor
parations will have nothing to fear
from the coming legislature. We notice
that quite generally bankers and cor
poration attorneys and sympathizers
won out at the recent primary.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

PROBABLY the desperate political
gang that fraudulently packed the
third ward primary election in this
city with bogus republican ballots do
not fully appreciate the indignation
aroused in the county over their illegal
acts. Such victory is certainly worse
than defeat.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

WE neglected to speak of the recent
sale of the Wells Advocate to A. F.
Howard, who was proprietor for many
years. Fred E. Wells, who tried his
hand at it for four months, found that
newspaper business was not as congen'
al to him as railroading and therefore
old out
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

WE see that Andy P. Book is now
sole proprietor Of the Waukon, Iowa,
Republican, having purchased his part
ner's interest. If any newspaper man
in the northwest deserves large success,
it is brother Book. He is hard work
er and gets out a first class paper. We
wish him assured prosperity. v.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

The St. Louis grand jury says that
eighteen alderman Of that notorious
city accepted bribe of $S47,50O which
was distributed at a "birthday party"
Now let the courts make date for a
penitentiary birthday party.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-01

LINE up for the regular republican
nominations as they appear at the head
of these columns.