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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26

House; the Clayton Guards, for two ten
inch rifle guns at the New Light House.
These companies were assisted by daily
details from other companies OF the regi-
uent. cannon being brought by slow ana
laborious processes (rolled on skids) from
Forts Barrancas and McRae. Wnlie
getting a gun from the latter fort' the
regiment heard for the first time OF their
future friend and inseparable travelling
companion lone that sticketh closer than
a brother" tho army louise, for 1t was
on this occasion that an old regular
soldier was stripped, shaved and carried
publicly out to the beach, stretched upon
the sand and scrubbed to rid him OF the
loathsome vermin. We would then nave
resented the slightest insinuation that
these companions would form part OF
ou- future wardrobe.
This whole line was now astir with busy
men. Work. drill. picket duty kept us
moving; and after the cannon were
mounted in their respective batteries ar
tiuerv drill was added The scarcity OF
arttllerists in the Confederate Army at
this stage of the wal rendered II neces-
aarv that volunteers be trained at once
for this important branch of the service
and this explains why our regiment came
TO be both an infantry and heavy arul'
lerv regiment. 1t continued In this Qua
seryice until it left Fort Gaines, Ala
In May, 1864.
Early in April the regiment cleared
awav the scrub bushes and seaweed be-
tween Fort Barrancas and Perote bat
terry, and pitched their tents in front OF
the bay in full view Of Fort Pickens. the
Eufaula Pioneers remaining to garrison
Fort Barrancas. The tents, with arbors
Of sea Weed in front for shade. afforded
a delightful retreat from the stale old
barracks. but tEa warm spring brought
clouds of mosquitoes and iieas of r'cd'Si-
ous size ana with bloodthirs'y intent be-
came as sands Of the seashore.
In the meanwhile measules, jaundIc2
and n,alarial fever had successfully in
vaded the camps. The la7Se Marine Hos
ritai vas fill OF sick. MlnV died, their
remains as a rule being shipped nome fol-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF FIRST REGIMENT
Continued from Page Eleven.)

i
B 9TH by natural endowments and educa-
ton he was a lawyer, politician. and man
of letters, serving many years after the
war as circdit Judge and being presiden,
of the University of Alabama when ne
died. Colonel Steedman, on the other
hand, combined all the Unborn elements
of a military man, and besides had re-
ceiyed a thorough military education.
having graduated at the South Carolina
Military Academy in 1856. The following
were some of his characteristics: Grace
ful carriage. quick in movement, percep-
ton, decision and expression, untiring
energy, a mind ever on the alert, but
never confused, afraid of nothing and de-
lighting in arms firm in disciple, yet
most courteous to the humblest private.
absteminous modest, chaste in language
and of irreproachable private character,
a personal magnetism that bound to him
friends with hoops of steels. Such were
some of the qualities of the man who.
during 1861 made the First Alabama Reg
iment one of the best drilled In the Con-
federate service, and laid the foundation
for its subsequent distinguished career.
Nowhere did Colonel Steedman have a
greater admirer than the big-hearted
General Clayton himself. Speaking Of
Colonel Steedman in the Union Springs
Herald, September, 1885. General Clayton
says: 'If Colonel Steedman had been in
the field instead of being confined to gar
rison duty during the war he would have
risen to the rank of Major-General long
before did"
Major williams being third in command
| had no opportunity to show his ability
! as a military man He was held in the
| highest esteem by every member of the
| regiment.
| Under the immediate direction of Lieu
| tenant Joseph Wheeler of the engineer
| corps, now the celebrated General Wheel
| er of three wars. the regiment was soon
| put to erecting batteries along the heights
| west of Fort Barrancas. The Red Eagles
| for two mortar CUR s in the rear of Fort
| Barrancas; the Rough and Ready Pho
nesrs, for two thirt 1.-TWO Founders In
| the depression between Fort Barrances
and the Old Light House; the Perote
Guards, for three ten-inch columbiads and
one eight-incn columbiad at the Old Light
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
A FAMOUS RIDDLE.
Never Satisfactorily Answered--A
New Attempt.

New Attempt.
George Murray Guion in New York
Tribune.
The following riddle. said to have been
composed by the Bishop of Salisbury, has
been the subject of much controversy,
but has. l believe, never been solved. 1t
was published in your columns few
years ago, together with some proposed
solutions but as none of them seemed
satisfactory, / submit Siren" as thescor-
rect one. That word has many mean
ngs, and Its various definitions appear
to answer the successive couplets of the
riddle, as shown by the footnotes here
with appended:
(a) sit lone on the rocks when I'm rails
ing the wind
But the storm once abated I'm gen.
tie and kind.
(b) Though oft seen by the world, am
known to but few;
The Gentiles detest me-I'm pork to
the Jew.
(c) 1 have kings at my call who await
but my nod
To bow down in the dust where my
feet have once trod.
(d) 1 never have spent but one night in
the dark.
And that was with Noah alone in the
ark.
(e) My weight Is three pounds, my length
Is a mile.
And when you have guessed me you'll
say with n smile.
(f) My first and my last are the best
in our isle.
(a) Siren--A kind of foghorn operated
by the wind, and usually placed on some
rock point to warn approaching vessels
in time of storms.
Cb)Siren--A lizardlike reptile, repulsive
in appearance and of course, detested by
both Gentle and Jew.
(c) Siren-An alluring or enticing wo-
man, with whom kings as well as ordi-
nary mortals, are sometimes infatuated.
I'D Siren-This reptile must have spent
a period of might" of darkness with
Noah lin the ark"
(e) STREET.-THE foghorn weighs but q
few pounds. but its sound can be heard
for a distance of mile.
60 Sir Wren-The famous architect OF
that name was considered by Englishmen
to be the best in our isle"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
Miss Cleveland a Farmer.

Kansas City Journal.
Miss Rose Cleveland the sister Of ex-
President Cleveland is a successful farm
er. She now owns about one-half of a
700-acre island near Islesboro Me-, hav-
ing within a few days acquired add
tional tract of land. Miss Cleveland mas
about eight hundred chickens, large
herd of lows and Il big vegetable garden
o. her land. whore shc raises prize punia-
kins ald fat chi l>ns AID makes Prize
dairy butter. ST. handles her affairs mr.
self. it is said but employs a large force
of men. There is but one other cottage
or. the island.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
(To be Continually
Ten Men and a Safe.

New York Press.
In the sub basement of one of our big
life insurance companies is a safe so large
that a theatrical company might perform
therein. There are three doors, the com
binations of whose locks are controlled by
ten men. Each man. a high official OF
the company. is an integral part of the
integral whole. In instance: Five men
are required to open the outer door, each
knowing fifth part of the entire com
bination and no more. A having set the
gratings in his combination. is followed
in turn by B, c. d. and e, when the bolt
may be moved. In the same manner the
second door Is opened by three men in
combination, and the third by two, in the
latter case each being in combination
with one or more of the other eight on
the outer and second doors. The safe is
regarded, as safe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
THE VELVET
METROPOLIS
Continued from Page E1even.)
Making Velvet.
Velvet for the Vanderbilts

Velvet for the VanoerplltS
I visited one factory which made S,ooo
yards Of red velvet to be worn at the
coronation Of King Edward, and another
where l was shown specimens OF 1urhi-
ture coverings made for one OF the van
derblt families at a cost of 81 a yard.
Think of paying 81 for chair seat! Ana
this is what the stuff costs In france.
The price will be doubled by the time II
gets into one of the Vanderbilt palaces
and is fitted on to it's luxurious SOFAS.
Every time one sits down upon 1t he or
she will cover a yard of 1t. 1t would
make me uncomfortable to set down on
$42 at one time.
The very best of the French silks sell
dom get to the United States. as our du-
ties make them almost prohibitory. vel
vets which will sell for 81 yard IN Ly-
ons would cost $40 a yard in New York
and silk brocades at 80 a yard Woun ne
doubled in price after they had passed
through our custom mousse anu paiu the
charges OF the midaIe men
How They sell Dix III AyoAS'
l have gone through some of the larg-
est of the Lyons silk stores. They are to
be found in buildings not unlike the
factories. You enter an unpretenti9us
stairway and on the second or third floor
may find a door with little brass sign
marked with the name of the merchant.
Entering you come into large rooms with
long counters running through them,
There is no silk on view, for the goods
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
Mortgage Sale.

Under and by virtue OF the powers contained
in q certain mortgage executed to the under
signed on the 28th day of June. 1900 by p.
J. Lewis and Fannie z. Lewis, recorded In
the office of the Judge of Probate OF Mont
gomery County Ala; in book of mortgages
lea, page 277, will proceed to sell at auc-
ton for cash to the highest bidder at Court
Square Fountain. in the City of Montgomery,
Ala. during the legal hours of sale, on Tues
day. Nov. ] tn. 1902. the following described
veal estate lying and being situate In the City
and County OF Montgomery, State of Ala
bama, 10 wit: Lot No. ffty-two C52) on the
south side Of jefferson Street. between Union
and Ripley Streets bounded on the north BY
jefferson Street. east by property of one
Brown. west by property Of Smith and south
BY property OF A. A. Wiley; fronting on JEFF
'kerson Street nifty feet and running back OF
equal width one hundred and fifty Il 5o) feet
and being the same property upon which mort
Eagors reside.
This Oct. ~, 1902
MRS. FLORENCE DAVENPORT.
Mortgage.
c. O. Zirkle, Attorney. tu-4i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
Mortgage Sale.

Under and by virtue Of the powers contained
in a certain mortgage executed TO z. p.
Flowers. April 8. 1913, and transferred by
him TO Ruth Hooker the 18th day of July
1901. which said mortgage H. recorded in the
office Of the Judge of Probate OF Montgomery
County, Alabama, in Book SO OF Mortgages
page 276 / will proceed to sell for cash at
auction at Court Square Basin. in the City
OF Montgomery Ala, during the legal hours of
sale on Tuesday. the tn day OF November
1902 the following described real estate Iy-
ing and being situated in the County of Mont
gonery ana State Of Alabama 10 Wit: Lots
numbers fourteen 90, fifteen O5), sixteen
fi6) and seventeen % OF Wells subdivision
81 lets q. e; e. "a, 2s, 2e, e. 20, 20; 80
sub-division OF Pollard Tract according To plat
thereof recorded in Plat Book, page 80. in the
orice OF the Probate Judge Of Montgomery
County. Alabama. together with all improve
uents and appurteuances thereunto belonging
This It'll day OF October 500.
G. G. ZIRKLE
AS Executor OF the last will and testament Of
Ruth Hooker, deceased. su-4t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26

Yes sir, we turned in and elected that
chap on a reform ticket. and inside of
month he had every one of our fel-
lows put off the payroll. 1t was a regu-
lar boomerang of an eelction. by George"
.'Well what else could you expect of the
Australian bauot?"-Chicago Tribune.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
and and thus started the silk manufac-

land and thus started the SIX manuIac-
lures II those countries.
Since then Lyons has ut times held the
silk manufacturing supremacy o. Europe.
1t probably holds 1t today. but the in
dustrics of Switzerland, Germany and
England are steadily growing, and corn
paratively speaking Lyons is on the &C.
cline. Its grel.est danger today is from
the United States, which is increasing its
silk product from year to year.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
~ r.

The popularity of "Seventy-seven." DR..
Humphreys Famous Specific for Grip and
Colds, is due to:
The cures and the way they are made.
The quickness of the cure-breaking up
a Cold promptly.
The completeness of the cure-no Ill
effects left behind.
The tonic effect--the energy is sustained
during and after the Cold.
The convenience-a small bottle of
pleasant pellets that fits the vest pocket.
At all Druggists % cents. or mailed on
receipt Of price Doctors Book mailed
free.
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co..
Corner William and John Streets, New
York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26

Pussy Clergyman (angrily to attendant
on the Tuppeny Tubel-'Do you allow
drunken roop.o on tlc train? AtttNd-
Sometimes, but not when they're
too drunk. Just take a scat in the cor
ner there ard youll be all right
Glasgow Evening Times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26

A on-poisonous vegetable CURE gor uIcera
ton and Inflammation Of the mucous mem
branes Of the urethra. all private urinary dis
eases and weakness Of men and women ZY.
MO is Guaranteed TO Cure or Money Rounded
Cures in IS hours without pain. Especially
advised for old. obstinate cases Druggist.
or sent prepaid. 81. Address III. Nay & Co
900 fremont St. Boston. Maaa Free inedicai
advice given Write for book. sent sealed
Fowler. Wd-fr-su
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
Agreeable Youth.

Agreeable 1Outn.
You ask for my
daughters hand in
m arria ge. Have
Y gu fixe d t h e
date?"
II will leave that
with your daugh-
ter"
do you wish a
church or private
wedding?"
Her mother can
determine that"
What is your
income?"
It'll leave that
entirely to you,
SIR"
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He probab1y Got the Check.

"Hm!" exclaimed Mr.. Goldie after
reading his morning post. THAT boy
college education is making him too
smart
What's the matter?" asked Mrs. Col
die.
Il wrote to him the other day that 1
thought it would be kinder for me not
to remit the check he asked for. Now
he writes: Dear Father shall never
forget your unremitting kindness!"
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No Doctor.

A country doctor
was once riding
over a wild stretch
of down and asked
the lonely shep-
herd how he man
aged to get med
ical assistance for
his wife in the
isolated cottage
where they lived.
We'll, sir" re-
piled the shepherd
in all good faith,
I'VE dwun't ha' no
doctor; we just
d / e S a n a t'r a |
DEATH"
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No Joke.

Johnson-Do you
mean to say you
make a living out
of writing jokes?
Snithson Do
you think / write
them for the fun
of it?
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Not His Fault,

Judge-Your APP
pearance, sir, is
disgraceful.
Prisoner = Itsil
(hic) not my fault,
y'r honor. TIL p'-
liceman wouldn't
(hic) give me time
t. sober up.
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Not Prcjudiced.

I'm afraid, Ed
ward, you're mar
rying me only be-
cause I've Inherit
ed $4,000 from my
uncle"
Why, Blanche,
how can you think
that of me? Your
uncle is nothing to
me. I would mar
ry you no matter
from whom you in
herited the mon
ey."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06

"Now, dearest father ask his
in
He will be willing
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Musical.

Berty-What would you think, dear,
if 1 should say you We're harp of
thousand strings?
Gerty-I should think that you We're
lyre
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Retrospectiye,

Miss Lovelorn-Ah. sometimes I ask
myself is life worth living.
Grandma-Well, my dear, I wish I
had as much time to find out as you
have.
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Pronounced Sue

The Tragedian
My parents tried
hard to keep me
from becoming an
actor.
The Villain = I
congratulate them
on their success.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
Trnmns on the Cars.

The box car is often entered by
springing the door off its iron way at
the side opposite the seal. A party 60
ing one way win do this for a parry
going the opposite direction, and then,
when all are in, spriDging the door
back again. Since everything extcr-
nally is in the best Of order, long trips
may be made in this manner without
disturbance or interruption.
Now and then the prisoner is ex.
posed to danger of starvation. A ease
OF this kind has been related to me,
where only the accidental visit Of a
train hand saved a man from death,
The brakeman inspected the intruder's
papers, and, finding that they showed
him to be in good standing in his union,
took him out, fed him up, and then re-
placed him--to finish his journey in
peace. The hero OF the incident is a
printer, who has been leading settled
life now for thirteen or fourteen years.
But he says he still feels longing to
be off again whenever spring comes.
A railway accident, whether by
water or fire, is a very serious affair
to passengers Of this sort. You have
doubtless read more than once, as
have, of tramps drowned like rats,
or burned or crushed to death while
stealing rides in this fashion. Riding
the trucks is done in various ways.
A locomotive engineer Of my aequaint-
ance has shown me the precise spot
from which he has taken out two
men at one tinre. 1t was on the rear
truck OF the tender. They were rest
ing, face downward, on the truck
beam, with just eleven inches OF YER
tical space for their bodies, by actual
measurement--The Independent.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

Harper's Weekly observes that,
coming as Mr.. Marconrs successful
experimentation does at the end Of
this first year of the new century, we
may entertain the notion that 1901
has set pace for the years that are
to follow which they will find it diff
cult to surpass or even maintain. NJ.
Santos-Dumont has mastered the heav-
ems; Mr.. Holland has imperilled the
secrets Of the sea; Professor Pupin
has won fame and fortune by his dis
coveries and inventions in submarine
telephony, and now Mr. Marconi caps
the climax Of the scientific achieve
ments Of the year by projecting the
letter IS" from one pole to another
through 2000 miles of space, thereby
establishing the practical utility of his
wonderful theories.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

care until the boy came to dog his
footsteps and sit beside him at all
hours.
The carved wooden toys, plated
whips Of horse hair and leather and
deftly fashioned bows and arrows that
Green made for Tommy were the won
der and envy of the boys of the neigh
borhood, but they convinced wilkins
that his hired man had spent much
time in some penitentiary. Mean
while. as day by day she failed to
penetrate the atmosphere Of mystery
which surrounded him, Mrs. Winkins
grew more suspicious, When she
found out that he didn't want to go to
the village during the day, she con.
triyed eTands that would take him
there. At last he quietly but positively
refused to do her bidding. explaining
that Mr.. Wilkins had absolved him
from any duty but such as he could
find on the place.
He had been two months on the place
before he spoke more than a dozen
words to his employer, He had worked
well, asked no favofs, made no mis-
takes Under his asslduous efforts the
wilkins place had taken on new signs
Of prosperity and beauty. Then he
came TO wilkins one evening and said
that he'd like to spend one day in
Chicago. He wanted to buy some
clothes, he said, and would like to have
his pay. There was S12 due him, and
Wilkins had only a $40 bill
"All right, Green" said the big
hearted suburbanite, there's twenty.
You can bring me back the change;
and, let's see, here's my communication
ticket. Itll save you paying railroad
fares"
Mrs. wilkins overheard this talk,
and when Green was out Of hearing
proclaimed her husband fool, waste
ful, gullible, stupid fool.
"That man Green viii never come
back" she snapped. "See himr point
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
Sample Roads.

Secretary Wilson, in his annual re.
port, points to the fact that sample
roads have been built in nine differ
ent States during the past year by the
Department Of Agriculture, and he ex-
presses the belief that valuable mis-
sionary work was done thereby in the
interest of betterment of the high
ways OF the country. These sample
roads will unquestionably arouse the
interest of intelligent farmers. But it
may be doubted whether, II left by
themselves, they will prove materially
effective in forwarding the good roads
movements. Nor is it to be expected
that they will be left alone in this
work. The farmer may be interested,
and even convinced, but he is not the
sort of man, as rule, to put his hand
into his pocket and tax himself of his
own volitlon for road improvement.
The initiative must be taken by some
more enterprising agent. The farmer
will pay his share if county and State
laws are passed, and he will, perhaps,
eventually become the staunchest
friend OF such laws. But he will not
be likely to take the stump for their
enactment without leader.
The sample road will prove to the
farmer that it is easier to haul given
load with a given power ON such a
compact, smooth surface than on the
old rutty, muddy, rough road Of com.
mon experience. This will be espe.
cially true If the sample road is in.
jected into the middle Of a badly built
and poorly maintained road, giving the
farmer a sense Of relief whenhe strikes
the smooth stretch and Of regret when
he leaves it, His horse will show the
difference in his condition. If the sam
pie is long enough to meet his average
hauling purposes, he will find that he
can double his loads and so halve his
hauling work, and thus beat his com.
petitor using poorer roads in putting
his crop in the market.
These demonstrations mean some.
thing to the farmer who thinks and
the percentage Of thinking farmers is
increasing yearly in this country. Yet
even with this enlightenment the act
i've hustling for improved road laws
must be done by the agents Of the de-
partment and by the various organiza-
tions which stand for good roads, such
as the League of American Wheelmen
and the associations Of automobilists.
A few more seasons Of sample road
building and the task of securing such
laws should be easy Of accomplish
ent.-Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
Broad Tires For Farm wagons.

The great value of broad tires for
both farm wagons and carts and those
used for carrying heavy loads on the
road has long been demonstrated be-
yond question. In q recent bulletin
issued by the experiment station OF
the University of the State Of Missouri,
the director says:
Numerous tests Of the draft Of wide
and narrow tired wagons have been
made at this station during the last
two years on macadam, gravel and dirt
roads in all conditions, and on mead
ows, pastures and plowed lands, both
wet and dry. The draft has been
determined by means Of a self-record-
ing dynamometer. The net load was
in every trial the same, viz, 2000
pounds. Contrary to public expecta-
tion in large majority of cases the
draft was materially less when tires
six inches in width were used than
when the tests were made with tires
OF standard width-one and one-half
inches"
A summary on the results Of expert
ments on all sorts OF roads and farm
fields follows this statement.