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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
"Grangerixing. .

While pingpong is occupying .he minds of the frivolously inclined. there is an- other occupation just now very popular with the bookworms of the community. It Is called "grangerizing." The gran gerixer'' chooses book, preferably one iliuatrating 1t, not by original drawings.
 of course, but by pictures cut from other books and gathered together by the ex- ercise of much taste and discrimination.
 For instance, if. mention Is made of a certain celebrated historical resiienSe, the granserizer will paste in the book at that particular spot a picture of the place.
 GranGerizing can DC done on quite an extravagant ecate when autograph let ,ters old portraits and rare prints are Introduced. One prominent society wo- man recently spent three years granger ising 'a book, and when she had collected all the data available the results were bound with a handsome cover of her own hauntedr old book stores and spent a small fortune unesrthing relies of bygone
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Sixty Million Dollars Expended.

Since the beginning of the Am srican
 ocupation $50, 600 900 have been expended
 in the work of reconstruction. The final footings would probably run little oyer this sum- The leading item in this inl-
 mense bill of expense comes under the head of sanitation and public works. The cost of the famous fight against disease. together with the wholesale renovation and work of overhaulng, amounts to nearly $1l 100000. It has come high. but the trick is done. This is the sixth month without a single case of yellow fever. The full strength of the sanitary force Is now being directed against tutserculosis, and every report shows a gain against this dread destroyer The plan of the campaign against consumption is equally as original as the noted and successful crusade against Yellow Jack. Inspectors have systematically ransacked every ten ement and factory until 2t5QQ cases have been located The names of the affected persons have been listed with all infor-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
The Informative Secretary.


 A good one on Seer otary Shaw is mar rated in the Capitol cloak rooms. says The Washington Post. It is in connection with the visit of Congressional and Cab inet party to Plttsburg a few days ago for the purpose of attending the annual banquet of the Americus Club.
 As one of the incidents of the trip the distinguished political visitors were stead. Secretary Shaw. Postmaster Gen: eral Payne, Representative Littleheld and some lesser lights were viewing objects about the yard. when the Secretary of the Treasury observed a youth toiling about with two buckets of water sus- pended from a rude sort of yoke across his shoulders.
 Hi. sonny. a drinkn' exclaimed the democratic Secretary of the Treasury.
 The boy seemed to comprehend rather slowly. but finally halted. and the two Cabinet officers and MT. Littiefleld drank In the meantime. Secretary Shaw was closely observing the water yoke worn by the youth. He began to tell the boy, who observed him most respectfully, now the yoke could be immensely improved. The Secretary was born up in Vermont State and he further told the boy that 1t was the custom for the Green Moun- tain State lads to lug sap during the ma blue sugar season in buckets hung to a yoke. You should have a yoke made in this fashion" exclaimed the Secretary, enthusiastically, and he indicated how the instrument should be built.
 men, nhis issppplloSSSehibg plSS gRRss Hungarian, Mir Secretary, and he doesn't understand a word of English"
 This, which Is also according to The Post. Is story of the winning smile or the President
 Judge F. D. Kinnie is bright, pros porous and altogether worthy citizen of Ann Arhor. Mich. He was born at The Hague and. being much in the company of ex-Minister Angel. who has sung 70 him the joys of diplomatic life, conhded to that distinguished man his desire to go abroad for the Government. But, he said. doubtfully. T an not in touch with the Michigan delegation in Congress and there is no use applying Tor place"
 days ago. and incidentally went to see President Roosevelt. He was received with open arms. The President beamed upon him with a most expansive smile and Judge kinnie felt as if he had found In the President a long-lost brother When the Judge left the White House he was experiencing the ecstatic bliss oi close companionship with the President and had also determined to be an appli- cant for the mission to The Hague
 ''I think the President will give me any thing I ask" said Judge Kinnie to Reg. resentative Hank" Smith.
 ''T have no doubt of it." replied Smith So Judge kinnie is now an out -and-out candidate. The Michigan delegation has other ideas about the appointment, hui the Judge is still a believer in the eff cacy of the Presidents smile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

OtVAQcfS ana the clever girl, realizing the ex- pense of these tttla touches when purchas- ed at the fancy stores, makes them herself.
 The test things in turn over collars are the little affairs of colored linen worked in but
 tonhoie stitch. The pattern Is stamped on col ored or white butchers linen, and all you have to do is to work over it with color e d silk. One of the prettiest de- signs shown me the other day in a fann.v u,o~i~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

, In Us nner tex lures 2 and in pale coolrs 1t closely. resem- b es chiffon. The commoner way of trim m fin 6 yelling gowns is with lace insertions, but the uncom- mon way-the French = Is to decorate them with irregular application of lustrous silk of the same shade. For instance, l want you to give your at- tention to the dress in the third sketch. It Is made of fine pale blue yeil- U
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

Because he was caught throwing Money around the street, and they thought there was something wrong with him."
 Those who do not see the point are urged to communicate at once with Mr. Mahon, who will kindly explain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
1ar Hnntsr.; Repartee.

q believe 1t probable" says some one who writes In The San tranelseo NeWs Hunter. the artist. San Francisco has a prototype lin the emb-, roJ of J. McSe,i Mhistier. Only the years to come snall say what his future artistic Attalnments mans latest aims anything Whistler ever evolved at a corresponding period m ms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
arser. I. my.elf. can now evouch for

career. I. myself. can now vouch for
 It was one morning this week that a personal peculiarities usually aascribed to genius. stood alone in the exhibition rooms of the Society of California Art ists. and sazed p,editatively. aye, sffec- all of which bore in the lower left hand corner the modest signature c. l.. H.
 His meditations were rudely interrupted by the cyclcnlc entrance of q feminine the dreamy-eyed youth. and in highly indignant tone. threw out:
 Why. sir, were my canvasee not huugf That's what I should like t9 know: us.
 unless it was that they wera not ac- cepted by the jury.'' .. .Aecegtsd by the .juryy. she repeated: of the hsnd she % Indicated SiH tne afore.men, @ ticned c. ': 1T. works of art as she ex- eisi%sd; slr s.,,G Why my pupils turn out bsf- bowins very nc low sSose .r. @ hs causss himself. My dear madam" :" he resumed you have made . grave mistake; 1t sis the work of your pupils you should have sent" Then he whirled on his heel and sailed out the door. Ia
 Federal Senators and the Courts.
 Senator fPatt of Connecticut, wanted, to go fishing the other day. and 50 informed friend whom he invited to take a trip up the Potomac.
 Don't you know that it's against the law to catch bass now?' said the Sena- tors friend. VI fs
 "Wen, if that's so.'' returned MT. Piatt. i've, won't go We Senators ought not to figure in the police courts all the lime. '
 In connection with the above reference to the peccability of legislators, the sub joined cohundrum now current in Wash ington is attributed to Representative Thaddeus M. Mahon of Pennsylvania who is charged with coining 1t at the ex- pensei of distinguished Southern states man. swho has recently attained to pub. licity through a .'regrettable" incident itai:
 Have you heardr' asks someone of someone else. why they sent that street car conductor to the asylum?
 No, what they send hiW there forr is the proper reply for someone else. '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Booth Tarkington's Repartee.

Indiana's clever novelist, MT. Tooth Rarkington, is credited with neat re- partee. .,.o, ,,,,,,,, ., ,.o What is your next novel gong to be timste friend. Have you any idea?'
 Yes said the gift d young writer. l have an idea it is going to be about ioo'- OO0 words long.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Pokine Fun at hpecdote Mar .rs.

The Chicago Tribune is evidently un- able to appreciate the value of columns like this otherwise it would not have been guilty of pubfishin~ the following collection of anecdotal fbels which. it de- clares. are executed. as nearly as pos sible, in accordance with the latest and most approved style: ONE ON FRINGE ENNERY. Tn court circles there Is much amuse- ment over a funny anecdote related of Prince Ennery, who visited this country not long ago.
 Your HIghness" said a hanger-on at court "in his impr sssions of your visit Admiral Bobevans says several kind things about you' Gracious 'Evans!' exclaimed His Royal Highness. Whereat the hanger-on could hardly re- strain his mirth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
MT. Sage in Politics .

It may not he generally known that Russell Sage. the noted fnsncier. figured quite prominently as a politician at one time. and was four years in Congress.
 saws Leslie's Weekly. He was chairman of the New York State delegation at the convention where Zachary Taylor was nominated for President. Sage and his E. eocfates were Henry Clay men. and vot, soIidly for the Mill Boy of the Slashes' he nominated, and then the New York vote. unde Stages lead, was thrown to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

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 The lines that are under the control oE these seven men are the main thorouGh~ e the three M me norts nf the HSs oens NH cisco, Portland and Seattle. &'
 They run through the great wheat States of the Middle West. through <k& East and South, and reach every import ant terminal on the northern lakes and Atlantic seaboard
 Today this committee of seven Ameri- can citizens. more powerful than any Congress or Parliament in the world. ff and land. <,
 Sixteen steamship lines and forty-four
 On land a mileage OF 10s. 300 and on sea a tonnage of 1,2o0,000!
 Three hundred of the largest steamshipa na,'l in the world and E se'eoo tss Of of the nssk
 Such is the outfif of tho new world- wide Transportation Trust. controlled by seven men and practically operated by
 The railway mileage controlled by this trust is greater than the combined mile age of Great Britain. Russia. Germany. Spain, Holland and BeIgium-
 And the 800 vessels,whfch will sal under its orders cannot be duplicated from the merchant marine of every ocean. & , It will be impossible for tramp" steafn- CTS to deliver freight at any Amsrican trustN The three new piers now being built in NeV York City between Tweilfy- third land Little Twelfth Streets and for by Clement A. Griscom. the head. of the new Steamship Trust.
 Last week it was stated that 1000 tramp steamships were laid up in Great Britain by reason of the dearth ok freight.
 shippers predict that 'the tramp steam ship must go,'' now that the Ship Trust has been organized and federated of America Is over 5000 900 Conso- quently 1t Is not an exaeeeration to say that Mir. Moxgan's Transportation Truse of railroads and steamships has a total it the richest and most sowerful indus trial combination the world has ever known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Good One on the Attorney General

Everybody in Washington is laughing at a witty retort attributed to Attorney General Knox:
 "General." said Secretary Itellyou. meeting him on the sidewalk the other day. and speaking in a jocular vein. ''are YOU going to do anything to the potato trust@'
 "CertainIy," replied the Attorney Gen eraI without a moments hesitation. that will help me to make hash of the meat IT. was too rood to keep, and Secretary IteIIvou hastened to give 1t away to his friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
An Enforced Change

According to a Washington authority. ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed. who recently spent a few days at the capital. did not at first register at the hotel where he has always been acustomed to stop; instead he put mp at a newer and more fash ionable and consequently more expensive resort Within day or. two of his ar rival he was met by friend. grip in hand, on his way to the old place.
 .What?' said his friend, ''are you go- ing back to the old duarters?" af
 Yes, replied Reed: its case of ne- cessity. I was invited to the new hotel by rich client, and now he's gone back tO New York" sr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Fancy Work for the Summer.

"VSN AVk SHc 0Uux06I.
 This seems to me a good time of the year to speak of summer embroidery work-for the piazza. I mean. This sum mer the fancy work will be practical. By that mean that 1t wiI be of such 2 nature that it may be used afterward. This Is partfcuiarl,- true of the little or naments of dress--turnover collars, cuffs. belts and shirt waist sets and shirt waist fronts. The truth Is that no costume Ia complete nowadays without its bit of e.,-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
A Cuban on Annexation.

requested him to make statement for me. This is what he said: T feel that annexation 10 the only salvation of Cuba.
 We are not strong enough to stand alone.
 It 10 evident we cannot expect . full measure of assistance from the United States. unless we place ourselves alto
 gether under her protection. The resist ance that has been made against recip- ter nght will occur when we ask to he taken in. It Is that time I am looking
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

literature. But never mind; idle society folk must have something with which to t,,isy their minds. and those inclined to- ward litera ture may in this manner enjoy something akin to the delights of author ship. .- e fstt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Give it A Fair Start.

will surely return, ve would feel very sor- rowful on account of their departure"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

ribbon for the customary blossoms. When flowers are used, they are apt to be eith- CT buds or very small. The Du Barry craze is responsible for this. together with tho dropping bow at the back of nearly every hat this summer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

ton that millions have been expended in public works, sanitary measuSes, etc, that win not have to be duplicated for years; and the money that has been going, to these improvements can now be diverted to meet the actual running expenses of the eovernment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
* THE SUMMER GIRL $;;;, $:;; $:;!; 2, s,,, ..

Try this, you plain maidens. and note the difference. You will scarcely recognize yourselves
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Dinsculties of the Problem.

Difficulties of the Problem.
 There gre many arguments that can be advanced against the probable succees of the new republic. Palma will prove to be an extraordinary man fl he can mas ter the diflcult financial. problem which confronts him. He will have little heip from his Congress. Unless he holds ~ firmly in chack it will run aWay with him. Inexperienced leginlatorg fnvartaoly etar! out 6y overriding things. The industrial condition of Cuba could scarce1y pc tn wore condition. ThQusands are in debt aud payment haA been put on again and again in the hope of . reduction on esigar. Tho day Of reckoning cannot be postponed forever. The platt amendment prevents Cuba from borrowing money, and her revenues cannot possibly De in- creasod by more tiaxtion. Her people are uneducated and cannot figure out condi- lions inteliigently. They have no con ception of the redress of wrongs by com etffutional rtgilt, and cannot be expected to exercise the patience during the trying hours that will surely come to the new republic, which would characterize the attitude of a more enlightened people,.
 A few days ago I requested high om- cial to make me prediction concerning the future of Cuba, especially Ia connec- tion with annexation. Hereplied: The forecast may be outlined In four points. First, Cuba will not be annexed until she asks for 1t; second. she wul not make application for some time; third. when she does make the request there will be a long fleht over her admiesion; and. fourth, her annexation : to the United States win surely occur eventually"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Yelling in . General Use.

Yelling Is not only, used for street gowns; handsome dinner and evening dresses are also being made from it,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

nation concerning their cases. Printed literature. dealing with all phases of the disease. is mailed to them regularly. and they are advised and assisted in every with every weapon known to science, and the death. rate of Havana has gradually gone down until 1t is nov lower than New York. San Francisco, New Orleans, Bal
 Following very closely upon sanitation and public works. In point of cxpcnditare, comes public snstruc ion, which VIII fall only 6 trihe short lof the ten million Cuba began the day the Yankees landed. trooper nailed his rubber blanket to the wall of shanty for 6 blackboard, and with piece of soft Limestone as a sSs % ts Gs ssas ys thss rsf demonstration in rnathemad.s. From that mo lest start the work of instrdctio l has gone forward without halt Dur Ing the past twelve months too school more than one for every day in the year and the total number of separate scho ots now in operation Is something over 1000. The "school City.
 One feature of the school work in Cuba in which Sercs.ary Root was particnlariy interested. was the School City. method intended to instruct the children Tn the duties and rights of citizenship. TNe plan of this new aeRsr.u.s ssa in ptinr with solendid results. The children of each school gre organized, by means of a special charter from the Government, as citizens of a municipality The cfti- gems of each municipality elect council. which. in turn. elects Mayor. Judge and other administrative and judicial ofe- ciaIs The intention of the organization Is to preserve order. morals and health of the community. The ordinances for bid swearing, writing on the walls dam aging property in any way, throwing rocks or scattering paper.
 The remainder of the big bills of ex- penditures was spent on charities and the hospitals. the Department of Justice. lighthouses and many other minor de- partments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

 He fought for the cause he thought was best He fought. and the heart within his breast Was stilied: so they laid him here to rest
 Honor his hallowed name. He was young. and the sky of fife was And the mother who loved him and loved him dear. Has wept OCT these clods for many a year
 His country has done the same. Of these brave souls laid away Some wore the Blue some wore the Grnys And some died only yesterday For the flag that floats above.  A rose and tear and a heartfelt sighs And a prayer uplifted to One on High That struggles and strife shall speedily die Is our tribute of faith and love.
 Jean C. Hayes. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
SHORT STORIES ABOUT
 SOME NOTABLE PERSONS
MT. Quay OutWitS the Reporters Booth Parking. x tons Repartee--Mr. Cummings Declines to Be
 Interrupted--A Enforced Change.

Taylor and secured him the prize. The action of Sage pleased the friends ,of Taylor so much that they came to him and said that he might name the Vice. President ..r had not thought of that at all." said Mfr. Sage in speaking of the matter. "and took time to consider. Among other men thought of Fillmore, I knew him well and thought he, would make a good vice-President l suggest ed his name and 1t was brought before the convention. He was nominated with out trouble. I then notified him that he had been chosen as our Vice. Presidential candidate. He accepted the nomination and the ticket was elected,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
Quay outwit.ea the Reporters.

An eel may be slippery, but Senator I Quay, Is slipperier, as several local DO f litical writers learned to their complete champion of the men in biouses'' reach ed Stratford at 7tp. m, says The Phiia- delphia. Telegraph. His arrival quickly became known to the newspaper men.
 who planned to bottle him, to the end
 that he might not escape them as he had frequently done before. A bold dozen re- porters stood. watch at the Broad Street entrance to the hotel two. others from The Press and Times standing guard at the Walnut Street exit. All agreed that the Senator was bottled, sure. An hour passed and The Press man funlbled in his vest pocket for a cigar. but could find none. The Times man also fumbled with 8 like result. The night was cold and the yigil tiresome. A smoke. they agreed, would greatly relieve the tedious
 ness of the watch. They finally decided long enough to cross Broad Street and light up" at the Bellevue. They hur~ | riedlyq crossed and returned. puffins con- tentedly. to renew the watch.
 Another hour passed Then a. Pittsburg correspondent walked up to the group of writers at the Broad Street entrance. What are you fellows doing hereT was
 him bottled up.' was the reply. Their confidence. however, gave way to chagrin
 when told that Quay had left the hotel by the Walnut Street door. The group as one man hastened to the watchers at that point to demand an accounting. The latter scoffed: Quay gone; impossible!' But the truth could not be suppressed. The guilty pair owned up to a dereliction of two. minutes duration. Quay had slipped out in those two minutes. A long and friutless search for the Senator then
 ensued. At Il p. m. the 'old man" re- turned to the hotel. The reporters were invited to his room. when Quay stretched
 both arms above his head and yawned.
 "oh. I'm so tired" That was the extent
 of the interview. Then it was that a
 reporter briefly described the offense of
 the two faithless watchers, closing by
 saying:
 How would you punish such delin- quency, Senator?" There was a merry
 light in Quay's eyes as he answered:
 Tn the army they shoot sentinel who
 deserts his post
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

willie-Papa, if was twins would you buy the. other boy banana, tool
 Papa-Certai my son.
 wnne-weli papa. you surely ain't gc- ing to cheat me out of another banana just because I'm all in one piece.-- Judge. Ll Es F.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

Arabic Is the sacred language of 900 ooo. .0c1 people who dwell in all quarters of the globe, and at least 5000. 900 are now under the care of the United States in thF Philippine lslanas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25
{ Interrupting MT. Cummings.

The late Amos J. Cummings was apt to become very much. confuse6 if inter rupted during the progress of speech; He also got angry. When the Lacey bird protection bill was being discussed by the House he spoke in its favor and mar rated how, on the Capitol grounds. he had picked up wounded robin and en- deavored to nurse 1t back to health.
 T carried it to my room" said MT; brandy. but it was so badly injured that it -succumbed at once.
 q don't wonder that it died" inter jected Representative Shattuc. If you gave 1t the same brandy that you gave me the other evening"
 MT Cummings, unable to endure the laughter. sat down without completing his speech, f -W1 !.
 On another occasion, John W. Gaines the great interrogator of the House. pro pounded some absurd question for the consideration of Mir. Cummings, who was then approa ching the climax of one of his choicest oratorical efforts. Cummings stopped short for a moment and shaking his fist at Gaines fairly yelled: ,.
 "You keep, out of my speech"
 MT. Gaines subsided for the rest Of the day.