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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-18
CHAPTER DIRECTORY.

% General Sumter Chapter-.Regent. Mrs. l.. G. Woodson. Birmingham. Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter Regent, Mrs. P. H. Nell, Au- Peter Forney Chapter-Regent- Mrs, John Wyly. Montgomery. Andrew Jackson Chapter-Regent Miss M. McElderry, Talladega. Martha Wayles Jefferson Chapter Regent, Mrs. J. L. Cowan. Opelika. Frederick William Gray Chapter Regent. Mrs. J. J. Mooring,, Anniston. John Wade Reyes Chapter-Re- gent. Mrs. Aurora F. Mcclellan, Athens.
 Mobile Chapter-Regent, Mrs. R. - H. Clarke, Mobile ,- Tuscaloosa Chapter-Reeent, Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce, Tuscaloosa. Lewis Chapter-Regent-Mrs. L. Y. Dean. Eufaula.
 taw. '' Mrs. syd Robbins, Regent, Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-18
EDITORS. Mrs. !. Morgan Smith and Mrs. E H. Nell.

DIRECTORY. Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, Regent, Bir- mingham. Mrs. P. H. Nell. Historian. Auburn. Mrs. Frank P. Glass, Secretary Mrs A. L. DowdelI. Treasurer. Opelika.
 "Remember the days of old, con- sider the years of many genera. tions: ask thy father and he will shew thee; thy elders and they widl tell thee. Moses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-18

When a man calls a an angel she ought to question his veracity-but she never does.
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2S6. FORSYTH-Who were the parents of Governor John Forsyth of Georgia ? What was his mothers madden name Where did his father live and was he a Revolutionary soldier? N. H.
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Women in the smoking Rooms.

The men who 20 to some of the high class cafes where they can enjoy a smoke after a fine dinner have no longer the privilege of being there exclusively. Fair woman has invaded those cozyi Blaces in Gotham. Indeed. all the big new resorts hotels as we'll have large hcorriCletss Aand lobbies. where men and womens assea1- ble. giving a sort of drawing-foomitatL atLs mosphere to thenl-and the men eunokA7 there.
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Schedule subject to change without ,o.,c.
'oOndsnasd Schedule of Trains Carry
RankryDf Soie.e

In the District Court of the United statss
 for the Middle District of Alabama In the matter of J. R. Darby & Son. Bank.
 rupts.-In Bankruptcy.
 Pursuant to orders made in said cause will proceed Co seii. subject to approval of the court. at the court house door in Troy. Ala, between the legal hours of sale On Tuesday. the. 27th day of May. 1902 to the highest bidder for cash. those two certain stocks of goods wares and general merchant disc, consisting principally of dry goods boots, shoes. clothing hats and notions. store and office furniture and fixtures. one of which is situated in the town of Troy, Ala. and the other in the town of Searight. Ala, in the storehouses in which the said bankrupts re- gently conducted business
 Prospective purchasers may examine said property by application to Foster, Stamford e Carroll. Troy. Ala. or Lomax. Crum X Well, Montgomery, Ala, who will furnish any in< formation desired
 This the Eth day of May. 1902
 f D. J. SMITH. Receives. wed-sun
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Arthur Moseiey of Buckingham County Va. Did he serve in the Revolution?
 ana anxious to find out something abou him. D. B.
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Queries.

2S4. PRESTON-Please give me infor- nation of the Revolutionary services of Joel and Stephen Preston of Virginia. I think they were from Bedford County.
 M. S.
 2s5. MOSELEY-I am descended from
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Answers ,

Answers.
 250. BOSSARD-The Charleston Year Book for 1593 gives the name of Captain Bossard in a list of Revolutionary sol diers and refers to Globes Document ary History, 17sl, for proof.
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24 CoPELAND-william Copeland Is also enrolled in the list of Georgia sol- diers on page 373 of the Third SmIthso- nian Report.
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Men and clothes lines apt to be unsteady when they have too many sheets in the wind
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

sggireless telegraphy" Is a term thaA
xstisfes nobody, and it has been en-.
tirely rejected by the officials Of the
Army Signal Corps. They, after long
and profound meditation, have mann.
factured-or selected from innumerable
suggestions-the word 'aerogram" ia
signify the message sent after the
methor Of Marconi, andIt Is their pur
nose to use it, together, presumably.
with 'aerographer' and Paragraphs
In their obvious meanings. The decia.
Ion is a fairly commendable one. The
words will please the etymologists By
their consistency Of construction, and
with q little practice will be easy
enough to pronounce, despite the col.
lision of yowels. The scientific cleo.
kricIans may find some fault with the
accuracy of the words, but they have
proposed nothing better themselves,
and such departure from truth as the
terms involve is of no practical i'm.
Dortance. So "aerogram' it will be,
though telegram would. be much
closer to the facts, and can only bv
rejected because it has already been
bre-empted for something else.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
PLANT or THE MAN ON a sAlAaY

0h. I'm only a salaried man
BONG the best that I can
10 save up a little and but r., d little for
~ use when I'm old and gray;
Tut; ever and always they seem
~ oe banning some new kind OF scheme
lo take all my earnings away,;
L work and / work and [ trv
l make myself w~orthy-to let
MY employer discover that I
Am earning much more than | get:
ana he gives me a raise
after many delays,
And JOY fills my breast and I soar
AS a boy does and then
They hound me again,
And leave me as poor as before.
IN, I'm giving the best Of my life
10 arrange matters so that nv wife
May pay out the dollars and hand out
the dollars to silence the hungry de-
mands.
When l earned but a thousand I thought
II L just had two thousand I'd not
be a puppet in any mans hands
"hen L got my two thousand at last,
found that I ought to have three;
There will never be leisure for me!
They scheme and they plan
To get all that q man
Can earn, let him toll as he may
One thousand or five,
They keep looking alive"
And manage to get it away.
The hair on my temples is white
And I'm forced to work extra at night
To keep the wheels going, to keep up the
showing for those that are helpless
and dear,
And wher I've a dollar or two
Ahead it's a sign that q new
Expense IS some kind will appear!
The money Pm going to save
Next week or next month or next year
They take w.oh the rest and I slave
For a mere dull existence down here!
Though I toll night and day
They still get it away
And leave me to struggle and fret
Let the salaried man
Do the best that he car,
Still they'll always take all ne can get.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Rnrie6 Cities of Asia.

During his recent researches among
the buried cities of Asia Dr.. NJ. A.
Stein discovered much information re-
garding the life OF those cities which
FOR 1000 years have been immured in
the sand. The most striking excaya-
lions were made in the heart of the
desert of FL Riya. There n settle
nent was exposed covering with its
scattered dwellings and shrines an area
Of about twenty-four square miles. Re-
fuse heaps which were unearthed near
some ruined houses which apparently
had been tenanted by village officials
contained hundreds Of documents,
beautifully written on wooden tablets
and carefully tied and sealed. Owing
10 the preseryative nature of the sand
many of these were in splendid condi'
tion-the ink as black and the seals
and string as perfect as if they were
only a few weeks old. AS these docu-
ments are in a known Indian script
their decipherment can be expected to
reveal in a fascinating manner many
Of the details of the ancient village
life.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A man should not place happiness as
the sole aim of his existence; he
should strive to win honor and distlnc-
ton. to benefit his fellow men. and,
above all, to fulfil his duty, with no
higher reward here below than his
own approval.
Work by method and on system,
even where severe, is conducive to long
life, while idleness is the sure pre-
cursor of mental degeneration.
Unshaded happiness is unknown in
the abode of men. Unlighted misery
has never been the history of a mortal
life.
Time is like a creditor who allows
an ample space of time to make up &C
| counts but is inexorable at last.
Laying the axe to the branches in
| stead of ''the root of the tree" will not
keep new ones from sprouting.
He who seeks after what is imposs1'
BILE ought in justice to be denied what
is possible.
We live in anticipation; realization
| comes with death.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Navel Trolley Line.

In Casters Magazine a curious COM
bined cable and trolley line which
forms part of the traction system OF
Palermo in Sicily, is described. AT n
point on the line is a grade so steep
that ordinary adhesion is not sufficient
to climb it. On this grade, inside the
regular trolley tracks, are laid two
narrow gauge rails, on which run two
auxiliary motor cars, attached to each
other by a cable; III being on the up
and one on the down track. When
the regular cars reach the grade either
at the top or bottom, they are taken in
charge by the cable motor. and carried
to the top OF bottom, as the case may
be. Here the cable cars, which run
on the narrow gauge tracks, run down
an incline into a pit between the
regular tracks, and the trolley car
goes on over the latter, using its W
power again. Hence no switches are
necessary, and little time is lost in
| making the change.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Yiriculture,

Thanks to DR.. Cations studies, we
know how much children inherit from
each of their ancestors; and it is theo-
r~etically possible to calculate how
much Increasing the productiveness
of the better individuals would i'm
prove the race. Thus, If those who are
well endowed-and DR.. Cation believes
that it is possible to discover differ
ences in efficiency early in life-Were
enabled to marry young and were
placed in favorable conditions, the eff
6ciency Of the race would be increased
by an amount that al be calculated.
A Utopia such as DR.. Cation plans Is
not easy to carry into effect, but it is
well to realize what enormous conse.
quences would follow we're this posi-
BILE under existing conditions of law
and sentiment Popular Science
| Monthly.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
~, na.r ana the Hunters.

Once upon a time some deer IN 'ne
woods of Maine were In conversation.
providence is not just to US" saia
one Of the younger ones. our swns
legs are our only hope, and even WIZ
them the hunters car overtake us WIN
their much swifter bullets. where y
III ~protectionY .uan on.
eDon't talk so foolishly. child" an.
swered an aged buck. o apo Oua
Won In the woods and you wa. see
many dead hunters who have ial,el'
bv the rides ef their companions. oul
case ID not 30 hopeless as it may appear
Il one with little experience
M~oral:-The bane often carries ~
ow1n antidote.-New York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
The MOSQUITOES "Buzz."

Mr.. Brannan, Of Jamaica, is author
ity for the statement that by making
a continuous whoop or hum he can
gather swarms of mosquitoes about
his head. Sir Hiram Maxim finds that
it is only the male mosquitoes that
are so attracted. One of the large
outdoor electric lamps at a Saratoga
hotel, owing to some slight defect,
made a low humming noise. This lamp
always attracted the mosquitoes, but
only males. When the lamp was
started, every male mosquito would al
once turn toward the lamp, and Their
fly in the direction whence the SOUND
proceeded. Sir Hiram Maxim is al
SO quoted to the effect that if a tuning
fork giving off a musical note whose
pitch is similar to that of the hum. OF
the female mosquito, is struck within
twenty feet of a male mosquito the lat
| ter will at once turn about, face TIT
| music and erect the two little feathers
| on it's head, after the manner Of a cock
atoo.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
The nnetnr,s Circle

Each physician in the United States
has $50 persons to look to for his sup
port, for one to $50 is the proportion,
according to the latest Government
statistics. California stands at the
bottom-or top, depending on the view
of the list, for there are only 416 ac-
tual and prospective patients for each
M. d.. while In Alaska 2349 persons
have to depend on or take chances
with one doctor. New York is near the
average, with 6o3 persons for each ply
stefan to look after, and Pennsylvania
comes nearer the average than any
other States, with 662. Lying partially
between these great States comes New
Jersey, where the number of medical
practitioners falls off until n has to
care for 6S6 persons.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Bis private Opinion.

Some months ago the father Of a
young man who had recently entered
the married state had occasion to dis
patch his faithful but somewhat out
spoken old servant to his sons resi-
dence.
When he returned, eager to learn the
old mans opinion of the lady, he
asked:
"Well, you saw the bride, Thomas?"
"Yigh; Aw seed her."
"She's a very rich lady, Themes"
"Yigh; SO she is, Awe yerd."
"Well then, what's your W private
opinion, Thomas. eh?"
cav thing she's a reyt bonny
gench to tawk to, as weel as bein'
rich and oliver, but, master, iv beau
TVS a sin, she WANT ha' that to on.
swer fur!"-London Spare Moments.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
A BIG HOTEL BILL.
Bridegroom acknowledgements of Marri
Life Were Heavy.

MatrimOny sometimes ome high,
but that cuts no ice with the man who
once gets the marriage microbe as big
as a river shrimp in his veins. And
the older the victim is when the dis
ease faStens it's fangs in his system
the less he cares for expenses, and he
will spend his last dollar as if it were
a withered leaf and he owned whole
forest of fall frost touched trees.
Every one knows this peculiar weak
ness of the newly married man, and ne
is looked upon as easy money. To get
his bank roll is like taking candy from
a baby. The chances are a thousand
to one that he has Dragged to the girl
about the big salary he is earning I'M
til he believes it himself and starts out
to make Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
look like a thirty-cent a day clerk.
But about the worst proposition one
of them ever ran up against happened
in New Orleans a day or two ago. He
finally ~succeededin winninga charming
woman for his wife and, after 81 nd
ing asfew days at Bay st. Louis, re-
turn d to this city and put up" at one
of tile leading hotels. He and the pro
prietor were we!'tknown to each other
astd, as the landlord knew that nothing
' las too good for his old friend, the
lest in the house was 1laced at his dis
I.osal.
I The couple remained at the hoteI
two days, and then the bridegroom
called for his bill. When he saw II
his young wife came near being a
widow.
The bill was for the modest sum OF
500 and bore the businesslike in
scription, "Please SETTLE" Making an
excuse to get away from the desk the
Benedict hastily sought a friend and
asked his advice. "Send your check
for the amount" was the advice he re
ceived. Thinking that any fool friend
could have given that kind Of advice
the man went away back and sal dowr
to think the matter over.
Finally 1t dawned upon him that the
bill was a hoax, and, taking his friend.
advice, he wrote a check on an imag
mary bank and sent it to the landlord
who then sent him a receipted bill.
The whole transaction was like buy
ing a gold brick with counterfeit
money.
But the man nearly dropped deat
when he first got the bill, and now hi
a v that the next bridal trip he take:
he will either make a written contrac
with all hotel men or take out an &C
cident insurance policy that covers
death by heart disease.-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

t is quite attractive enough and suf-
iciently finished to form a decorative
addition to any room-in smoking or
ounging rooms especially, or where
economy OF space Is a consideration.
'MuItum in parvo'' might we'll be used
% describe it, as it combines a most
comfortable chair and convenient
able, with large drawer, in one fur
lishing piece. 1t may be had in sew
eral designs in ash. dark green or
lark brown, Or finished in weathered
ash, as desired. It is covered with
waterproof varnish to Withstand
moisture OF rain when used out-of-
loors. Its attractive appearance,
convenience, substantially and very
reasonable price from $3.50 to $11 in
different sizes will commend this
piece to many.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Pas,smes Of Turkish Ladies.

In the summer season Turkish ladies
look for a of their few pleasures. In
comparisons with their European SIS
ters. Turkish ladies have a very poor
time: in fact, they practically have no
amusement at all. In the summer,
however, they manage to get consider
able pleasure by going to the swee
waters OF Europe and Asia on Fridays
and Sundays. All through b me
weather these two rivers are crowded
with hundreds Of boats and caiques OF
An descriptions, full OF Turkish wo-
men who are rowed up and down. Un-
fortunately, the graceful caique is dy-
ing out and being replaced by the more
nseful boat. A caique has many dls,
advantages, the chief Of which Is tha'
It requires a special boatman to row II
and he win never do any other WORK
As most Turkiss households are De
coming poorer, and therefore more eco.
nomical. they abandon caiques ano
keep boats, which Ire rowed by a mar
who win do gardening or any otnei
odd iob.-London Telegraph.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

so Miss sotrcx is to marry Count
Spaghetti this month? He must be a n
ardent saitor." "suitor, nothing. He's
a inancicr. Judge.
His voice has a good compass"
yves; but 1t didn't prevent his being
all at sea in that last song.""-Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin.
Miss Trill-.I love to hear the birds
sing" Jack Downright (warmly)-'So
do I. They never attempt a piece be-
yond their ability.'-Tit-Bits
Smith-'"There gees a man who
hasn't a friend in the world" Jones
"Poor fellow. How did he lose his
money Chicago Daily News.
Once more the youthful statesman comes,
For flames fair prize he reaches;
Once more we find him full of hope,
And also full of speeches.
Washington Star.
Tommy-"Pop, what is meant by a
prophet without honor in his own coun-
tryT' Tommy's- Pop-''A weather
prophet, my son.'-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Biobbs-"What is Scribbler's particu-
lar line of workY Slobbs-"He's an
obituary poet Blobbs-"Attends to
the last sad writes, eh?"-Philadelphia
Record.
zones teeth require lots of looking
| after, don't they?" eyes. Ma mislald
her upper set yesterday and it took us
two hours to find NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening Bulletin.
81 care not for gold-though l shall not
conceal
A certain vague yearning for pelf:
| But lust give me stock IN the metal caLeo
steel
And the gold viii take care of itself"
Washington Star.
Miss Hoamley-"I understand you
| do very handsome work and make very
pretty pictures" Photographic
aYes'm, but I could give you an exact
likeness, If you wish."-Philadelphia
Press.
La MONTH wonder what they are
selling over there? / just heard them
shouting: Here is something to catcf
a mans eyer" La Moyne-H'm! they
must be selling ladies' umbrellas.
Philadelphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

M6Ss OhSNxN4& Gs 4AAle
President Of Oakland Womsn's Riding oiuO.
the wonderful curative value OF Lydia
E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound. For eight years I had female
trouble, falling Of the womb and other
complications. During that time I was
more or less of an invalid and not much
good for anything, until ono day l
found q book in my hall telling of
the cures you could perform. l became
interested I bought a bottle Of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was helped; l continued its
use and in seven months was cured, and
since that time I have had perfect
health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkham
again, for the health I now enjoy
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoNNELL, 278 East s1st
st., Chicago, Ill. - 5000. forfeit u aseUs
Testimonial 10 not genuine.
Women suffering from any
form of female ills can DO cured
by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Coats of Arms Tabooed.

We second the motion of the New
England Historic Genealogical Society
that all Americans refuse to display
coat-of-arms in public. The fact that
there il more fraudulent heraldry now
In exhibition than at any time in a
hundred years, win be an added incen-
tive. aside from the greater question
of good taste, for the desired reticence
on the part of those who have the
genuine coat-of-arms.-Boston Budget.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Mhara Do Old Books Go?

eft is certainly extraordinary" said
a New Orleans collector. "how an en-
tire edition of a book, running up into
the hundreds or even the thousands
of copies, will disappear in toto from
the face of the earth, but the ways n
chances by which odd volumes are
occasionally preserved from destruc-
ton are equally remarkable. Some
years ago, to give an illustration, 1
attended the sale of a private library
that I felt certain concealed some
good things. 1t was wretchedly cata-
logued and toward the end the uc'
tioneer put up what he described as
a package of old maritime reports"
The bundle was enclosed in heavy
wrapping paper, tied with stout man.
lila Irvine, but a torn corner showed
what seemed to be a lot of statistical
pamphlets, dating back to the '40s.
/ bid them in for 25 cents, and when
I opened the package at my office was
astonished to find that it contained a
perfectly fresh and unhandled copy
of Hawthorne's "Grandfather's Chair"
printed in 1871. The volume was
carefully wrapped in brown paper and
I feel sure that it was just as 1t came
from the booksellers. My theory Is
that it's owner, whoever he may have
been, tied 1t up with the nautical pam
| phlets and then forgot what he had
done with it. The package was prob,
| ably tossed aside and if anybody ever
undertook to investigate it's contents
one glance at these ponderous nautical
statistics probably instantly sickened
him at heart of the task.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

4@G&k1zGHB S@aAVb 4@ N0GBW
BY local applications as they cannot reachthe
diseased portion OF the ear. There Ia only one
way TO cure deafness, and that is by constf.
sutional remedies. Deafness Ia caused by an
Jndamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
me Eustachian Tube. When this tube is In
Hamed you have rumbling sound or imper-
sect hearing, and when Ii Is entirely closed
Deafness Is the result. and unless the infian-
nation can be taken cut and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten
are causedby catarrh, which is nothing but an
inhamed condition of the mucous surface.
We win give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (csused by cstarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Cir
rulars sent free. FL. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pulls are the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
,rzry,.s Exnerlence Teaches.

An observing writer 1lofes mat tne
seIs.rnadle man Of to-day starts Win
liftle means, but with q purpose 9
make q large success. usuaiiy ne
roaEes some mistakes. which depress
nir, FOR i time, but he renews his ex-
n~ariroente. ana in most eases be learn
thst mercantile success depends on the
sale Of more goods, which means In
sereating more people through public
- Ii other words. be depends on
-nev,spaper advertising Philadelphia
Record
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Boston adduces as further proof Of
her literary prominence the fact that
her people spent Sc per capita for
stamps last year, against S2.S7 spent
by Philadelphians and So By New
Yorkers.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
workmen,s dwellings in London,

London WINS at the present time
completed dwellings containing over
1900 tenements. ..scted solely for the
benefit of the working class. One
housing scheme, the largest ever at
tempted in London or elsewhere, in.
volved the expenditure Of $1,410,O00.