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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
ANECDOTES OR DIR. TALMAaE.
wouldn't Be Convinced He Had Mistaken His CalHne.

Dr. Talmage's view of minisS Sefial digni- ty was always so divergent from that of the old line, black-robed divines of the Reformed Dutch Church that it was a matter of surprise to many of his friends that he chose that communion at the start ofshis career. One of the traditions of Herzog Hall Theological Seminary. in New Brunswick, where he graduated. runs like this:
 "Talfnage was an ungainly youngster. full of originality as an egg is of meat, but he did not commend himself to the professors of tha seminary as budding clergyman. After he had preached his | first sermon there good old pr. Dewitt, l the president, thought the time had come to have a serious talk with the young man. He took him away where no one else could listen to their colloquy and said:
 MT. Talmage, I never like to dis courage anybody, and l rarely say what am going to say to you, You are in- telectually bright enough. l can easily imagine that you might make d success in almost any field of life except in preaching the Gospel But. frankly, and in all kindness. l must tell you that solemnly think you have mistaken your calling. Get d position selling goods behind 4 dry goods counter or take
  follow the blow. but do not think of be- coming the pastor of a church. You are not fitted for 1t at all. It is d great l mistake for you to waste your time. "Talmage simply insisted that he would 1 go on and graduate. He did. And before | his pulpit career was ended he had preached to hundreds where the venerable | Dr. Dewitt had preached to one. But those who tell the story down in New Brunswick say that Dr. De Witt never changed his mind. He was not in the habit of changing his mind. - | The peculiar rhetorical style of Dr. Talmage can best be understood from an example. In one of his sermons in the famous series devoted to the gambling ! hels of New York. of which he had made study. he electrified an audience one Sunday morning with this climax Of oratory:
 When they bet on one number they call 1t gate
 When they bet on two numbers t3ey call it a saddle!
 When they het on three numbers they call it a horse
 And thousands of young men get onto that gate and mount that saddle and ride that horse to damnation!"
 It was easy for the old style ministers to criticize that sort of rhetoric in the pulpit, but such expressions stuck in the memory Of listeners. they had decided hdrr-like quality, and those who heard TalmaGe once wanted to hear him ass'n
 Much was written about Dr. Talmaee 5 trip to the Holy Land, Snd especially or his satisfied ambition to follow In the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
WIVES AND BEATINGS. .t New York Women's Society Discusses
 Limit of Endurance.

New York Special.
 How much beating should awife bear before she made up her mind to leave her husband?" was one of the main sub jects discussed today at the Women's conference of the In-His- Name Society in All Souls Church, at Madison Ave nue and sixty-sixth Street In the opinion of Mrs. Louise Seymour Houghton, editor of - religious newspaper, the wife should sub init to ill-treatment rather than leave her husband to be at the mercy of bad in- 1iucnces, ...'
 Mrs. Houghton said that. although there were times in the present state of socie- ty when divorce seemed necessary. higher and more ideal state would make such d thing impossible. She called at tention to the stormy domestic life of the prophet Hosea, in order to show to what extent one partner should bear with the indiscretions and the sins of the other.
 The sentiments pfoduced sensation, and there was murmur of dissent.
 One of those present asked if the wo-' man injured by an intoxicated husband should remain with him.. Mrs. Houghton said that she had known many noble wives and mothers whose husbands had beaten them very Saturday night. The sneaker said that it would be better for the IdIIlily II tHS Cu NAhC hoN NtiN grace and the strength of mind. and. above all. the love for her husband. to hold to her family relations. ...-
 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis suggested that such treatment of a wife on the part of a husband was degrading to the marriage relations. Mrs. Hougton an- swered that one soul could not degrade another without that souls consent. She said that she had MnsITaao5nat the, lower walks of life. of husbands who had beaten and iIl-treated their wives, and that. after all, they had come around all right; whereas. if the wives had left their lords and masters. the men might have gons irretrievably to the bad. "What'I wish to ask said Mrs. Arthur Smith, "is how long should a. wife sub init to beating before she leaves her hus- band?'' ~--
 Mrs. Houghton, if I understand her correctly" replied Mrs. Grannis. said there was no limit. Now, there was John Wesley. whose wife dragged him around the house by the hair of his head It seems to me that it would have been more dignfied had he resented it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
COURT ADJoURNS.
Civil and Criminal Docket at Ever.
 green Were Heavy.

Evergreen. April 19, -(SpeclaD-Circuit Court. which has been in session here for the past two weeks. finished its busi- ness today and adjourned till fall. Both the criminal and civil dockets were quite heavy. a number of cases on each being carried over till the fall term The fines imposed by the court and those who pleaded guilty and paid fines for different offenses aggregate something over $l,Ooo The number of years 10 be spent in the penitentiary hy those sentenced hy the court for criminal offenses is over twelve years, there being only four persons sen fenced, one of which is small negro boy F years old, convicted of manslaughteT in first degree.
 Evergreen is continually coming to the front in the way of new enterprises The old hardware and furniture firm of Mcssrs w. W. Dunn X Co has just ben merged into the Dunn -Witherington Company and incorporated under the laws of Alabama with a capital stock ot over S20.0g0 and will engage in the retail hardware and furniture business. The principal stockholders of this large firm are IT, NJ. Dunn. D. k. Witherington and S J. Robertson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

The teachers and pupils of the various schools are earnestly requested to renuer their usual generous ald. Laaies fIon, s,, Verbena and adjacent country, irohi any town or neighborhood, wmo WlI ,aaMe are their usual beautiful contributlons arg desired to send by express to the care v, Veteran Shoemaker, who has never Idiieu to extend to the association the liose gallant courtesy, recelvlng anu oeuV1tiHS M nromptly at the residence Of Mrs. J; V. Lee. It is hoped that all will make tnelr accustomed graceful offerings ana that every citizen will feel that ne or she has a part to perform in the innocent ana touching ceremony which honors otr ates the memory of the brave days no" growing old. but forevar sacred
 Mrs. l. M. Porter Ockenden,.
 Secretary L.. M. A.
 pv order of Mrs. M D. Bibb. Presl- dent of Ladies Memorial Association.
 According to the time honored custom of selecting a Confederate veteran TOT orator of Memorial DaN. Judge Copo was appointed several months ago pS t.le President of the Ladies Memorial AS sociation. not only for his devotion to the Confederacy, but his eloquence as an orator. she did not know that this Woulu conflict with the reunion at Dallas ana must yield to Judge Cobhs desire to meet his old comrades of the famous 5th Texas Regiment. having volunteered from Texas when young lawyer, Juuge Cobb was ene of the distinguished otii- cers sent from Johnson's Island by Fed eral authorities and placed on the coast of Carolina. living breastwork, to pro tect the Federal batteries from the fire of the Confederates.
 If now devolves upon Judge w. H. Thomas, his alternate, the son ot a vet eran and one of Alabamas most accom- plished orators. to deliver the annual au- dress on Memorial Day. We feel assured that Judge Thomas will honor the sacred occasion and give pleasure to all who will be so fortunate as to hear nm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Cross of Honor.

The Sophie Bibb Chapter will award the Cross of the Southern Legion ot Hon- nr on Memorial Day to thirty-nine Vete- rans in HayneviIlc and to lorty-toui III Montgomery as follows: .. f.
 Canp %. E. D. Atkinson. company H' 3rd Regiment. Alabama ,,,,
 Camp l5l. George t'. Brewer ooi'pa"' A camn fu, 255' Joseph Blackwell. Semple's s Battery. Alabama. ,..,.
 Camp 1882. W. H. Crusius. Company E, 6th Alabama. <,.,,,,, II Gamp i5i, T.. Davis. Captain Bessen' S.
 Camp S96, J. D Fay. Ordnance De- pa! pGamn ,i1' igse. ". F. c;ilmer, Company A. Alabama Corps Cadets. ',
 camp i72. b. j. Holland. Company c. u Gaml, i5i. c. l.. Hardlway, Company C. 0'('a Gamn 49s J. M. Hoon. Company F,
 Camp i72, ]. L. Hawkins Company A. i'f% ramn 51,a 255, J. w. Hunter, Company c. ''f4 Camp n'Pa Gsss, II. c. IIam:s, Company l. Gamp 277. B. M. Huey, Company E, 10th Csmn 255. w. J. Johnson. Company Camp i5i. w D. Kyle. Company A. ith Alabama. -, ,, A. B. Kinyon, Company G' i'tn |%i'pa- ma. l,.,,,,,,. F. 17th Alabama. 1,-.,,, F. amp aim i5i' iiaSi E. D. Taper. Company \. 20th Alabama. , camp 1882. w. w. Leak company l. 3rd Alabama. - l., l 7th Alabama. l,,,.. |, Camp t72. R. l.. Moody Company H. ''1@ Camp i7:s' i75. F. c. Mcdonald, Company G, 1 29th Alabama ...,. p Camp 255, A. ], Mulican, Company b' | filth Alabama. ... IT
 Camp 277. John q. Moore, Company H. | ieth Alabama. r...,,,, l.. | 2nd Alabama .... n
 camp 255. J. H. Phillips Company D. l l-th NiahdmH ....... ..
 camp I5:. Orion <. Perry. company ''' | i5th Alabama. :. | 11th Alabama. ,. l 59th Alahl,rS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

9th Alabama.
 Camp i72. T.-H. spradley, Company c. Camp 47s. G. P. Slough, Company l. Camp as5.' Josiah sixlpnefs cnnApany I. " Camp liis, T. A. Trawick. Company B. 9th Alabama, 3-
 Camp a55. w. L. Walker. Company D. 18th Georgia. ,t-IIz
 Camp 4f3, J. R. Walker, Company k. 3rd Alabama.
 c Amp 255. E. M. Williams. Company E. Camp 4al, W w. wadsworth, Company H. 3rd Alabama. .4.
 Camp 277. R. B. Wallace, company E. 11th Alabama ( !r
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
And Then Hanna Whistled It.

Senator Fairbanks was called out into the marble room at the Capitol the other day to meet his old friend Paul Dresser, author of the song On the Banks of the Wabash" Senator Hanna came along and MT. Dresser was introduced to him. Dresser said Senator Hanna. T have heard a lot about you and your song, and ] am glad to meet you. I cant sing ment in my hand, but I can whistle" !" And just to show he could the distin- guish Ohioan reeled off half dozen lines of Dresser's Wabash song. And just for that Senator Hanna had to settle for the luncheon check.
 Some men are known bv the company they keep. and others by the fellows they shake.
 The girl who talks abou; her swan'like neck is apt to make a goose of herself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Hard Year on Insurance Companies

Pew fire insurance companies in the Tinted States have made any money dur irg the past year." remarked an expert in that line the other day. ''fhe losses have heen unusually heavy. and have heen so well scattered that they have af- feoted practically all companies doing business in the United States. There have been so many big fires recently. such ss those at Paterson. Norfolk and Atlantic City My personal knowledge of losses is confined to the territory south Of lir- ciria. but I P1derGtand that conditions which exist there are much the same Tn all parts of tn. country. Insurance men are at a loss to explain the increase ir the number of fires"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

footsteps of his Master and baptixe some one in the River Jordan. It was asserted that not finding real convert he I'm proyised one, and some jokers went so far as to declare that the poor Arab who was baptized thought he was going to be drowned by the stalwart. long-armed American divine. and shrieked for mercy like good fellow. But the opinion or pr. Taima ge's friends was that this story was manufactured out of whole cloth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

dividual was to be- tried for stealing chickens. Sambo came in with his attor- ney. Court was opened, the case called. The Judge turned to Sambo and asked hm if he was the defendant in the case. He Aid No, sir" The Judge asked who was Sambo turned, pointed to his at torney and said. Judge. dat man is the defendant. I am the one what stole the .s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Cotton Companies Confer

New York. April l9.-Interests repre- senting the American Cotton Oil Com pany. the American Cotton Company tiound bale), the Virginia Carolina Ch m teal Company and the Planters Compress Company were in conference in this city today. No statement as to the purpose of the conference was given out, but it was said that an official announcement M nNld he made
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
~NETTLEToN'S"

Have proved to be the grandest shoes ever produced for men They possess every merit in style. fit and wear. Every well dressed man should wear pair of Nettleton'E Pat Vici Kid oxfords this Spring. Price, $500. Bullock & Fleming
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
The Lawyer the Defendant.

In one of the counties of Texas in what Is known as the Black Belt lived man who was elected Justice of the Peace.
 I.nou one occasion the Judge. as he was known. was holding court. A colored in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

You needn't lose any sleep for fear the primary agitation will result in letting down the bars for all white men to par ticipate. If we have primary It will be
 a Democratic one. The State Executive Committee will see to that.-Roanoke Leader
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Governor Jelks has nothing to fear in . primary--when the soreheaded politicians and blow-hards have done their work ne will Ne elected Governor of Alabama again.-Cherokee Harmonizer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
selev Changes Positions,

Roanoke Va. April l9.-C. A. Sel"y has resigned as Mechanical Engineer of th9 Norfolk ant Western sNsj"m tn aCcep' the same service with the Chicago, RocR Island and Pacific with ofhces In Chicago
 Mhon 4 u,an lsnh. hIs innuence he rarel,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

If the Democrats of Alabama want to nominate their candidates in primary they should have the opportunity of do- ing so. Trying to defeat the will of the masses can do no man or set of men any good. and will result diastrously to those who attempt it.-Hayneville Exam finer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

The remains of J. M. Aston, who died in Tuscaloosa. passed through Montgom- cry yesterday en route to Midway. his former home. The funeral will take place there today. The remains were accom- panic by J. E. Aston. son of the de- ceased
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The infant son of Mfr. and Mrs. John P. Carroll died yesterday at their home on Jeff Davis Avenue. The little one was only 19 months old and had been seriously i'll for several days. The funeral will take place from 124 Jeff Davis Avenue at g o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

The demand for Democratic State and County primaries gains force daily. The people are strictly in earnest and the primary must be given to them.-Annis' ton Star.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

What we want Is straight Democratic primary. allowing none to participate Tn 1t except those who intend to vote the Democratic ticket hereafter. This cry for a white primary does not sound right to us, especially when 1t comes from the crowd who opposed the new Constitution and whose desire 1t has ever been to rule or ruin.-Marion County Democrat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
sTIrd TALKING PRIMARY.

More Expressions From the state
 Press.
 The Mirror Is in favor Of the people electing every public servant from con- stable to Senator, and we are for pri- mary nominations.-Selma Mirror.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

. When man tends his inhuence he rareI! gets i, back
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

says the primary will ''get up too much excitement" Brother, the excitement Is already up. and that is what the new Constitution was for. And if there is no of something like excitement! No. q
 black belt man doesn't wish any excite
 ment All he wishes is, to be continued
 in the privilege of doing the counting!- TalladeRa Reporter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

There is vast difference between white primary where all white men can vote and a white primary where. only
 Democrats may vote. We are not in favor of that kind of primary that will admit any but white Democrats when we come to nominate candidates for Demo- cratic ticket. It Is unjust to the Demo- crats of the State to permit any but Dem- ocrats to have voice In the making of Democratic ticket.-Shelby Sentinel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

The people are demanding straight white Democratic primary for the nomi- nation of State officials this year, but the politicians. many of them, don't seem to like this method. They are not saving much, but they are thinking great deal. and all their thoughts are directed to- wards the question as 70 how they can circumvent this demand of the masses for an honest straight forward primary Greensboro Watchman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

The girl who talks abou; her swan,like neck is apt to make a goose of herself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Some men are known bv the company th keep. and others by the fellows they shake
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-06-13
Buried by n Cougar.

A hunter who was trailing after bear
meat in British Columbia reports 20
the Western Sportsman an experience
which he calls narrow grace II
the incident happened as the hunter
tells IL. It was indeed n narrow Craze;
but one cannot help suspecting that
some Of the lnvigorating ozone of the
Northwest has got into the story. New
ertheless. it is worth hearing.
1t was warm and dry, and along in
the middle of the afternoon began
20 pine for rest and pipe. IL was all
quiet and no traces OF game. and so
when Id had n comfortable smoke /
stretched out for a nap.
"lt must have been an hour later that
woke up and found myself covered
with two feet Of leaves. snug as the
babes in the wood. | was all tucked
In that cozy that nobody else could
have done II but n cougar. and most
likely a female cougar az that IL oc-
CURED to me with some force that I'D
been filed away for future reference.
and that hadn't walked up any too
soon. Ii didn't soothe me TO figure on
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-06-13
Girl Rider Saves n Train.

The west-bound Northern Pacific
passenger train might have been
wrecked four miles east of Miles City
10y burned bridge had it not been for
the heroic action Of Miss Pedon. a girl
of fifteen years, who made n thrilling
ride to Miles City 10 warn the railroad
agent that the bridge was on fire and
that he held the train.
The girl was riding about four miles
east of Miles City in the vicinity Of
the bridge. which is nearly 100 feet
long, when she discovered the struc.
ture was on fire. Miss Pedon is an &C.
complished equestrienne. having won
numerous races in Miles City, and in
a minute she was on her horse gallop-
ing madly to the town. She has ridden
10 victory many times, but never in
her short career has she been the chief
figure in n wild ride such as that of
yesterday.
The horse was urged to top speed
every foot Of the way. and when the
town was reached the rider threw her
self from her painting steed and dashed
into the station TO learn that she had
arrived in time. The train was held
four hours.-New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-06-13
Heroism of Captain Freeman.

Heroism Is a quality Of such frequent
display at sea that il rarely attracts
more than passing notice from sailor
men, but the achievement OF Captain
Freeman in getting the Roddam away
from ST. Pierre after that vessel had
been bombarded at short range by
Montague Pelee was one out Of the or
dinary, even in ocean chronicles, and
how far out Of the ordinary ii was is
shown by the fact that it has awak-
ened the rare enthusiasm of men TO
whom self-sacrifice in the line of duty
is "all in the days work" The officers
Of the steamer Etona. who visited
Captain Freeman in the hospital at
St. Lucia after they had inspected his
scorched and shattered ship, were not
less impressed than n mere landsman
would have been at the self-possesslon,
the endurance, the courage, and the
skill demonstrated by the saving of the
Roddam and the remnant of her crew.
Captain Freeman resisted every ma
tural impulse. forgot his terrible suf.
ferings, and utilized TO the utmost such
had left him to take what must have
seemed n hopeless chance 70 save his
ship. The men below had some protec.
tion, but for him there was almost
none, and his post was a furnace He
seems to have had no thought Of quit.
ting it; he did his best simply because
he could do something. OF course, he
saved himself as well as his ship and
his companions, and in a way his ac-
tion was in the line of self-preserva.
ton, but this detracts in no degree from
his heroism. He accepted the position
of utmost danger. and ignored the mo.
mentary relief from fierce agony that
could have been secured by plunge
overheard or rush into the Ar<d.
He was only the commander of
cargo boat" of n tramp" but he
eXemplifed all the virtues of the per-
feet captain-and perfect captains are
not numerous, though good ones are
FOR from scarce, and bad ones extreme
~ rare.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-06-13
Value of Fairgrounds.

Dy Fairgrounds is meant. not merely
open spaces for fresh air. or where
the young may go at will to romp and
run around. This has been the prcva.
lent idea OF Fairgrounds so far. Such
a playground soon becomes an intolcr
able school of vice and n nuisance. An
educational playground is an open
space. furnished with competent direc-
tors and equipped with swings. see
saws, swimming pools or shower baths.
soft balls. jumping ropes and all other
maginable playthings and manual
training exercises that will attract in
vigorate and guide the young in their
open-air enjoyments. and will ill up
the gap between the home. the school
and the church. Such a playground
may be enlarged with ampler accom-
modations. or Il may be reduced in
size and equipment and provide for
fewer patrons. Ii may be established
in a school yard. or vacant lot. or by
utilizing portions Of the public parks.
The children should be there whenever
t.ey are out to play (and every child
should have about three hours each
day for such play,. In the winter the
grounds may be converted into skating
rinks and used for harmless SNOWFALL
games.-Home and Flowers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-06-13
WISHED HE HAD THE sTURY BACK
Funny Tale Lost on on-Appreclative
Germaa Audience.

Germaa Audience.
Col. AGoiphus Busch, who has been
doing some booming as a member OF
the St Louis Exposition exploiting
committee, tells the following story:
Last summer when went to Eu-
rope took along nay head brewer,
whose admiration for his adopted
country is only equaled by his desire
to appear thoroughly Americanized.
Together we visited his native town in
Germany. where he was made much
Of. OF course they had a 'kommers.'
and my companion took the oppor-
tunity 10 endeavor 90 make a speech
after the american style. but In the
German language. Of course. He start
ed out boldly though he is no public
speaker. and got along fairly well un-
I'll he attempted the funny story which
be knew should accompany every
American speech worthy the name. IL
was funny. assure you. as be told IL,
but bis hearers were too vell-man-
nered 20 laugh at their fellov-towns-
man, and so IL fell fat Discouraged
and disgusted by this lack Of appre
citation Of American humor. he drop
ped heavily into bis chair. and. lean
ing across the table. whispered hoarse-
ly to me:
I'D sif ten tollars IL dot story was
pack into e.'"-Nev York TiEeA