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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-09

Mr.. William F. keyser. one OF the most
prominent men of the State, was at inc a,'
Lexington yesterday. MT keyser WI.
nrobablv remain in the city for several
days on business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-09

Mir, G. j. Campbell, Of Amherst a
member of the constitutional ConVentlol
returned tc Richmond yesterday after al
absence of a week He is at the New
trrls.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-09

Among other prominent V1rsfnians ID
the city yesterday was Mr.. Ed. i. Page,
Jr., of Lynchburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
NOT BUYING BOXES
THE PosToFFrCE AUTHORITIES
 FoRESEE TROUBLE.
Persons to Be Supplied on the Route are Expected to Furnish Col lection Boxes for Private
 Places.

The postofice authorities foresee trouble in getting persons. who are to be SUD- piled by the rural free mail delivery ser vice, which will begin in Montgomery County on October l. to secure private boxes.
 Assistant Postmaster Henry Irwin said yesterday that agents of mail box con- cerns had been canvassing the country over which the rural routes will run and have been unable to make any sales of the boxes to the people along the roads. He says the people have an idea that the government is to furnish mail boxes for each house along the road and they will not have to purchase boxes.
 MT. Irwin said the service will not be nearly so effective if the houses along the roads are not supplied with these boxes. It Is against the rules of the service for the carriers to leave the roads.
 The boxes are placed on the roadside in front of each house by the owner of the house and it is the duty of the car Tier to ascertain whether the boxes con- tain mail and if so to collect it. They are also required to distribute mail found in these boxes.
 The boxes are sold by private concerns and are manufactured to meet the ap- proval of the government
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
Why Do You Submit to a Daily Life of Suffering? Paine'SCelerV Compound
 CURES Summer Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach Troubles.

The tortures and evils of summer dys- peIsia and indigestion are experienced by thousands al this time. The dyspep- ties train of evils may be enumerated 3s follows: feelings of dizziness, Ian gUCr. nervousness. sleeplessness, head a he. dstenei1n of the stomach, loss of flesh, difficult breathing, and She action Cf the heart is seriously affected.
 All forms of dyspepsia are quickly ban shed by the use of Paine's Celery Com. pound The use of this marvellous meci- cine allays the inflammation of the nerves centered about the stomach; il opens up the sewers of the body and re- moves all waste matter: it cleanses the blood; 1t makes new nerve fibre; 1t re- stores digestive power. and promotes bodily strength and activity. Mir. Fred Ross. Clarendon, Iowa, briefly writes about his happy experience with Paine's Celery Compound as follows:-
 Tt gives me great pleasure to testify to the merits of Paine's Celery Com. pound. I can candidly and honestly say 1t Is the best medicine in the world. Two years ago I was suffering from indigestion and nervousness, and was so rundown that I could hardly walk without help. used two bottles of Paine's Celery Gem pound anl got better almost from thu first dose, and have had no use for medi cine since. l was completely cured"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
FREAKS OF WEALTHY
BRETON DIRECTED DEsTRUC-
 TON OF ORGANIZATIONS.
A Flaw Was Found in will-other Requests to Flames Were Not Successfully Fought, How ever, and Much Has Been
 Lost to the World.

The vagaries of human nature are past human understanding, but some Of them are so strangely at variance with the dlc- tates of a sound mind that they are wor- thy of record
 of working in this field of research haa recently presented interesting instanc ] pertaining to tine actions of some Of 7. wealthy countrymen in endeavoring t3 destroy by their wills that which them selves and their family predecessors de- voted their lives to accommodating,
 During his life Sir William Walrond. well-known figure In English life. had established splendid collection Of art treasures and pictures. Toward the close of it. having grown somber and meian- choly he pondered how he could prevent the world from seeing or touching thsn after his death. He owned about s3Oo.Dt worth of old pictures, old blue china and miniatures. and he possessed one Of the finest collections of Chippendale and old French furniture in Britain. He had turned estates and money into art treas ures and his accumulations represented great fortune.
 Sir William declared that art was dead in England. and that the work which had cost him lifetime of trouble must somehow be saved from desecratlon. Ac- cordingly he drew up a will. directing that on his death everything he had should be burned in the paddock adjoin- ing his stable-yard in one huge bonfire
 The will was cunningly devised and there seemed no way out of it for his heirs. A plea of 'unsound mind fell through for lack of proof-the Baronei was known to be an unusually clever man.
 To assure themselves of what was left of the estate, the executors actually started the fire. When about $.50O worth of the treasures had been destroyed a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
THE LANDLADY'S SON
Set Right by a Boarder.

Most people are crea lures of habit The person who thinks he cannot get along without his morning drink of coffee is pretty hard to convince unless he is treated like Mrs Clara Hoffman of Port land. Ore, treated her landlady's son. She says. Having suffered with stomach trouble for several years I determined to discontinue the use of coffee and try Postum Food Coffee.
 I carefully followed directions for mak- ing and the result was a beverage very pleasing to the taste. I induced my hus- band to give it a trial and soon noticed the improvement
 He complained of heart trouble but as he drank coffee I felt sure that this was the cause. It proved to be so for after having used Postum for short time his heart trouble completely disappeared
 Last year we went East and while there boarded with d private family. Our landlady complained of sleeplessness and her son of obstinate stomach trouble Ii was a plain case of coffee poisoning in both. Knowing what Postum had done for me, I advised trial, but the son de- clared he wanted none of that weak, watery stuff Well I had been making Postum Coffee for myself and husband and next morning I offered him cup end he drank it not knowing what it vas We'll I said, You seem to like Postum after all What ne exclaimed. that was not Postum. why, that tasted fine. Mother, if you learn to make it like this I will always drink it. The next morning she watched me and 1 ex- plained the importance of allowing it to bcil long enough. After that We all drank if regularly and our landlady and her son soon began to get well They contin- ued it's use after we returned home and recently wrote me that they are imoi ov- ing daily"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

ble. Is the very best for health. Our climate, as whole Is less equable than that of any other nation upon the globe. end it's sudden. startling changes or weather keep alive much of our painful susceptibility, for human nature cannot become inured to shocks.
 Tn all attempts made to attract young children's notice and train their sense perceptions we must avoid arousing in them strong sensations of either pleasure or pain. The effect of all the communi- cations established between our outward surroundings and our brains is to create a little shock or thrill in the centre of our being and arouse one of three feel ings-pleasure, pain or mental gratifica- tion; the last Of which is the most neu- tral feeling, the one that makes us rec ognize things without their affecting our personal consciousness.
 The more of this neutral territory there is in our brains. the more nerve flores we have able to convey to us im- pressions that produce mild satisfaction, without the sharper touch of pleasure or pain, the better balanced creatures we are. the more highly developed. civilized mtn and women; the more useful to oth- CTS. the pIeasanter to ourselves. Animals and the lower orders of men know noth- ing apart from what they love or fear. The more animal-like we are. tine more cur ideas are colored by likes or dis likes: and this is exhausting.
 ''The emotional nature must not be al- lowed to begin it's sway too soon. The greatest cons liberation in all the physical code of the nursery is to keep the young child in state of intelligent calm. h. stead. of being lulled or titivated, the in fant should be permitted from the first a reasonable degree of activity, unac- companied by excitement. Who has not seen a baby breathless between laughter and crying while being tossed in the air by some thoughtless person or stimulated to undue delights by noisy, romping vis- itors? Let us be careful not to start emotional life running too rapidly in our little ones, for their nerves are so eX- tremely unstable that acute pleasure Is often followed by pain. and few rapid transitions of this kind are sufficient to destroy good mental balance.
 "The best company a baby can have Is a little child. There is between these
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
The superhuous Man.

Harper's Weekly.
 John G. Sake long ago wrote poem setting forth the failure of It's proposeo suhject to wed because he was super fluous man. He put into rhyme what the United States census of 1900 shows to De a cold fact-except that instead or sin- gle superfiuous man, there are lV tnIs country to be exact, 2,531 ,333 Of these un- fortunates Here is reassurance for the disturbed who object to the recent order of the War Department that no mar, ried man can be commissioned as second lIeutenants. for it is apparent that not nniv can the army be provided with sec ond lieutenants, but that IL can pc eouipped out of the supply of supernuous men with a full complement or inc ana staff. as well as with all the priVates the country will pay for. Even then, ma teriaI for a ceibate navy will remain. TO recur 10 the census figures. they show that in the United States, including so much of our new possessions as HaWall, there are 6,726 779 bachelors of 20 years old or more, while there are 4.l95, 4i6 spin sters as the Bureaus word has 1t. or the same age. No State has more unmarried women than unmarried men Even m Massachusetts. one of whose Governors coined the immortal phrase, anxious and aimless," concerning the marriageable maidenhood of that commonwealth, there is an oyerplus of 5.22l bachelors. In some States. of course the excess Is relatively enormous as in California, where IL IS is0 7ao. and in general the West and Southwest show the unmarried men to exceed the unmarried women in propor- tions far greater than obtain in the East However. it is very assuringNto hear that: in spite of this army of bachelors ana sninsters. and with this discouragtng pta- Ianx of superfiuous men. marriage Is by no means out of fashion. In view of the very ugly showing made by the divorce courts, the Census Bureaus statement that the divorced are put small Irae- tinn of per cent of the whole population shows that affairs might be far worse statistics and observation combine to jus tify the impression that the happy home furnishes in America.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

heretofore undiscovered flaw was found in the will. The bonfire was put out, tn1 clause oVerthrOwn, all the rest or the splendid collection was saved and most UI ii IS now pubic property in the cOun- try'S museums.
 NO sucn luck befell the heirs of Mir; Joseph Rickaby. for his will was enforced to the letter, and his $21G UOU worth O. ma chnery absolutely destroyed. Little as they liked it. the heirs had to do this. As one of the most successful cotton sDinners in the country and the inventor of the present ''nOnpariel' spinning Jenny, he had three houses of plant and engines. besides his gallery of inven- tions" at Chiltern House, where tns late Cecil Rhodes often stayed with him.
 His vast wealth br ought him an income of nearly $SOO,OOO a year, but he gave so much away in charity that he left only $j0. 900 in investments besides his $2oO' '"JO machine plant. The $50o00 he devised to his two nePhews but only Iat on the G4 cInG,- in Vention gallery.
 Requests ike the above are usually fought out in the courts, put in thl5 case the heirs being wealthy men, and knoW- ing how their uncle's heart was set on the idea of destroying. they, rather than let his beloved works survive him, tul- filled the letter of his will and the whole of the three great works were reduced to scrap iron.
 For a sheer waste of good things the famous case of Dr. Tobias Borthwick fortune was a notable one. When alive Dr. Borthwick was known as "The Wealthy Hermit" He had over $G0,00O but he converted all of it but $60,000 into ancient jewelry, tapestries, beaten gold ware and modern gems-a collection said to be only equaled by Lord Angleseys S.
 All this treasure he directed to be sunk off the coast of Auglcsy, asserting that as there was hardly a gem or valuable in the collection that had not been the object of some crime or other, or might in future be so, IL would be better for mankind at large if the whole lot were done away with
 The will would have been upset for a certainty but with great acuteness Dr. Borthwick directed that, if his son and heir carried out the orders he was to get the $G0.0O0 that remained. If not. the whole was to be divided among three charitable institutions.
 Naturally the heir would have let the charities take the collection rather than sink it. but as the estate affected several parties it was held that the will could not be set aside in favor of the son, even though the others got nothing out of It.. The result was that both the son and the charities went to law and the court, much against. it's inclination. had to decide for he will. So the sinking of the greater part of the fortune was actually carried out as privately as possible in the pres ence of the executors, and what was left of the s600On after paying law eX' penses. went to the son and heir
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

Genius is supposed to be very near madness, but 1t was never nearer 70 " than in the fight over the will oderins .ne destruction of the late MT: Stolwercx, ,s death. Most of the work of the inventor short life was contained in 1t. including an object that has since become worlo- famed and worth hundreds of thousanos the Stoliwerck gas motor.
 Of all the money that Stollwerck made he had barely $15,00o at his death. The rest was sunk in experimenting and costly apparatus and given away in charfties. There was the groundwork Of hait moz. en great businesses in his big Sheffield experimenting house. and he held over 50 patents to his name In spite of h.s successes he was a disappointed man. for the works that he most cherished oio not pan out.
 His will directed that all the work re- maining in his laboratory should be de. stroyed. together with his endless and costly apparatus. and he wiped out a large part of his work before death took him. and left sI5.Ooo to his three sons The will was upset without much difficulty and the sons, inheriting their fathers brains as we'll as his goods. launched the various golden inventions that bear his name.
 The queerest will of this kind ever drawn up. and that which mot with the strangest ending. was that of MT. Sy- mons Lacey. one of England's : largest coal operators, WnoSe pitS suppiIcu SVai " most of the foreign navies from the fa- nous Ednyfed fields.
 It was probably the endless strife ve- tween himself and his workingmen that disgusted Mfr. Lacey with the coal trade and all connected with 1t. and he drew up an astonishing will. directing his heirs to set the Ednyfed pits on fire and let them burn till the workings were de- Stroyed.
 There was little chance that such an absurd order would be carried out: but. while the will was in process of being set aside the Ednyfed pits did catch fire whether by accident or design Is still unknown--and became what they are now, a blackened ruin.
 One of the biggest orders of this kind that was ever executed arose out of the will of Henry Fairbrother. owner of the former Black Fleece line of sailing ves- sells that carry Australian wool to Eng land. Fairbrother was proud of the fact that he had never lost life or chip and had pathetic belief that his fleet was the best in the world.
 He was fine Scot of the old type and hated steamers. His will directed that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
An Horticultural Smile.

The members of the Amsh, peculiar religious sect. mostly agriculturists notes The New York Tribune. are very numer- ous in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. An orator sought to impress gathering near Paradise in that county with his logic, bringing himself down to the level of his listeners by a claim of rural birth. Why, I was raised between two hills of corn" he declared. and Gods sun shine has ever shone upon me" For a moment there was a pause, and the poli- tican. fancying he had made an impress sion. was about to continue his harangue' when a big Amishman in the rear of the hall interrupted: "A pumpkin-I know what he means"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

some peculiar bond of affinity, a mutual compre rehension which renders their con tact wholesome. Grown people uncOn- sciously exact too much of the very young. Their very looks are charged with meanings that tease and bewiider. The baby often shows relief and joy that are significant at the approach of a small child. whose merrinent is innocent and simple, nearer his level than the stiff. experimental make shifts at com panionship attempted by older people. Live pets are his natural playfellows als0 A baby commonly likes a cat more, perhaps, than any other animal.
 "In general. the nearer his associations are brought down to his own intellectual status the more wholesome is the atmos- phere for a young child. It is notable that only children are apt to be preco- cious-and nervous. Their minds are kept on the stretch by continually trying to comprehend what is beyond them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
Giving Him a Milder Test.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 ''N n.y. papa. he'd make any sacrlnce for me He said only last night that If l bade him go he would seek the North Pole for me-and bring it back too
 .'WeI. we won't test him quite so severely. my dear If hell come up and sit in our unwarmed parlor through the winter, with no coal in the cellar and the mercury wherever it may chance to drop we'll let him out on the Arctic ordeal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

his fleet should be broken up and the dunnage given away after his death
 When the fleet was examined 1t was found that in spite of it's fine record every ship was unfit for further service and could not pass the probate survey. So the breaking up was effected to the letter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
A Comforting Reflection.

When we read of the gauds and the gowns. Of the rush. and the crush. and the passion. Let's be glad that the wearing Of crowns Isn't popular fashion,
 Cleveland Plan Dealer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

From University of Alabama. "An Excellent PreparatorySchoor
 From Auburn, Alabama.
 "It gives us great pleasure to state that these (Prof. starke's) students have given every evidence of exact, scholarly training in all depart ments of e we'll organized fitting school.
 AT VANDERBILT a representa- tive of this school took the highest honor in the academic department.
 AT SOUTHWESTERN PRESBY- TERRAIN UNIVERSITY our repre- sentative won several prizes and last session secured highest honor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
e MAv.r

This signature Is on every box of the senuin Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets the remedy that cures a cold in one dSy. un-thu-s&t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
WANTED-AGENTS.


 PLEASURE and Profit is the title of our great new beck; over 800 pages: brand new; exclusive territory; no competition; pleasure to sell; big profit to agents: dollar outnt free send 22 cents stamps for mailing. The South western Company. Publishers, 32 Cumberland Buileing Nashville. Tenn. a-tu-th-sa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
WANTED-BoARDERs, BOOMERS.

WANTED-Three nice young men to board in private family; comfortable rooms furnished ; splendid neighborhOod; convenient to postoI- flee: references exchanged. Address Box 256 at 409 Montgomery St. !; pleasant rooms and reasonable rates. use Of telephone; permanent boarders desired.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
WANTED-BoARD OR ROOMS.
INTERPRETATION.
WANTED-MALE HELP.

wANTED-A city solicitor; great induce iege., Farley National Bank building dy-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
FINANCIAL.

Money to Loan In Diamonds, Watches. Jewelry, Guns, etc Unrsdsemed Pledges For Sale &t Montgomery Loan O..
 N. Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
University School MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. 10th Session Begins Monday, September Is.
 MOTTO:
 Insists on diligence honorable conduct.
 TESTIMONIALS.
TESTIMONIALS.

From University of Virginia. 1T want to congratulate you dis. tinctly upon the preparation possess ed by, who did most excellent work in my department, and learn was equally successful in others. He did you great credit"
 From Sewanee, Tenn.
 "Have uniformly done well, and have reflected great credit upon their former instructor"
 From Phillips Exeter Academy. "Has been remarkably well taught"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
PERSONAL.

LADIES, Chichester's English Pe1nyroyal pills are the best; safe, reliable; take no other;
 send 4c stamps for particulars; Relief for I ladies" {" in letter by return mail; ask your druggist. Chichester Chemlcal Co., Philadel-
 nh Duluth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
LOST, SPRAYED OR STOLEN

LCST-Between Lawrence St. and Jeff Davis Ave. a small gold pin and cross. Suitable re- ward if returned to F. Il. Fillmore, 6 s. Court Street
 LOST. SPRAYED OR STOLEN-Sman Cuban Spaniel dog named ''Shee-wee;" white with few tan spots. Reward will be paid # returned to 32O Adams St. d-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

TYPEWRITERS for rent; machines in good order and kept that way; Remington Standard leads Terry & Davant, lool Moses Building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
FOR SALE.

 TEN per cent discount on all cash sales of lumber this week; come to see us. NilnIIson & Co, Aug. 24th leo2.
 FOR SALE-Stcon hand iron safe, Farrell S make, good order. bargain. Apply at Ad- vertiser office. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28

FOR SALE-Low books, law books; if you need law books, write us; we have q large library to dispose of. J. c. Compton. Selma. Ala.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-28
Mine Workers Return Thanks.
Shamokin Pa. A

Shamoiin Pa. Aug. 26, 1902.
Editor the American: Please insert
the following report of the commit
tee OF United Mine Workers who made
collections in your city on the 10th
inst.
We collected from the business men
IS. 10. At the Reading Iron Works,
thirty four persons gave US five cents
each seventy five, ten cents each; ten
persons, fifteen cents each twelve per-
sons twenty cents each one hundred
and fourteen persons, twenty five cents
each five persons thirty cents each !;
two persons, thirty y-fve cents each /;
two persons forty cents each !;
two persons, forty-fve cents each
twenty-tw persons fifty cents each
four persons, one dollar each; one per
son three dollars; total, seventy-two
dollars and twenty five cents.
For all of W hich the mine workers
are duly thankful Please state in
your paper that the committee will be
in Danville on Saturday the Both inst
and will collect at both mills. Any
thing contributed will be thankfully
received. Respectfully,
PATRICK SMITH, Treas of Com.