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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
MISS STONE IN LONDON.
Reiterates Her Statement That
 Tsilka is Honest.

London, March 29.-Mlss Ellen M. Stone. the American Missionary. arrived in Lon don today. She said to a representative of the Associated Press: I am very reiterate too often my thanks to my many friends on the other side. l shall be delighted to get home once more
 Miss Stone listened eagerly to the read the interview which a representative of the Associated Press had with her at Vienna Thursday night last.
 Yes" she said. That's just what said and the way l feel si,. | cannot am ssy say of the kidnapping. The idea that Tsilka had anything to do with 1t Is just as sb- surd and cruel as when some people hinted that had connived at my own ab- duction. ',
 Macedonia Is a very troubled state. It is seething. What Is going to happen l cannot say. The government must settle who is to make amends for our capture
 Throughout my captivity l teit the hand of God guiding and protecting me Why people are st anxious to see me and hear what I have to say puzzles me. If I had done something myself I could un- derstand but l was only an unwilling agent in the incident which I hope and nraY will eventually benefit the work of the gospel in Bulgaria and Turkey.
 Miss Stone is staying at a friend house where she had until now success
  who had been securing London hn search of her. While she talked Miss Stone constantly played with her umbrella and started nervously al any noise. The lines of her face show->the anxiety she has gone through.
 Ray Stannard Baker, who brought Miss Stone from Salonica to London said to the representative of the Associated Press:
 "The interest Miss Stone created was extraordinary. All through Turkey and tions pressed around the car in the hope of seeing Miss Stone. Some of those who knew her came in, talked with her and hid her farewell Until we got to Ser via the most stringent precautions were taken by the officials to prevent repe- tition of the kidnapping.
 "One of the most interesting parting scenes was the baptism of the Tsilka baby last Sunday. The ceremony occur red in MT Houses little Bulgarian chapel at SaIonica Miss Stone became god n,other of the baby, which was named the Bulgarian equivalent for Ellen.
 .It will be a long time before Miss Stone recovers from the effects of her cantivitv. She scarcely slept until she reached Ostend yesterday evening and Is stiII very nervous and slightly lame as inc result of the fall from her horse while she was in the hands of the bri- pands Since her release Miss Stones time has been greatly taken up with let ters from all parts of the world. evincing the sympathy and interest which her cap ture created During nearly all the Jour ney from SsIonica. Miss Stone wrote as- sidouslv in an endeavor to answer these correspondents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30

not doubted. The Y. M. c. A. will en- deavor to supply this need and to accom- plish 1t 1t will have to call for public subscription. Every father and mother should feel deeply interested in this movement and should contribute to its fund for it will give a place for the boys to go in bathing without endangering their lives. Boys will go in bathing, and every few years some boy is drowned In the river.
 The young ladies of Selma should also take an interest in this, for while the Y. M. c. A. work is for young men, the ladies could have afternoons set apart for the use of the natatorium and some ar- engagement might be made for instruction in the gymnasium. This would no doubt be source of pleasure and recreation to them.
 The committee is to report April 14th, next.
 Rev. T. R. Best will speak to boys only Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the boy s room of the Association.
 Rev. w. P. Swain will conduct the meeting for men in the Association hall tomorrow afternoon at 3:3O o'clock.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary will be held Wednes- day afternoon at o'clock in the Asso- citation parlor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
A Negro Killing.

John Henry Campbell. a negro. was placed In jail this morning for the mur- der of John- Gears, another negro in doyI over his face and from that they cafne te blows Campbell drew his pis- tol during the progress of the fight and shot Gears in the right temple. and he fell dead. Campbell will stand his pre- liminary trial before Justice Sam Hunter of Berlin, Monday next. A great deal of feeling has been aroused among the negroes over the killing Campbells fa- thsr Is reported to be one of the best-to- do negro farmers in the County. and pays taxes on several thousand dollars worth. of property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30

soft boiled; three hours to digest ooileo ample dumpling; three hours to digest fresh roast beef. In fact, three hours IS about the time required to digest the average twelve minute lunch. The oo- :ect of the hasty lunch is to let the busy man oct back to his office work. But when the brain is active, the stomach IS inactive for lack of necessary blood. The natural consequence is indigestion, and Indigestion opens the door to many dis eases.
 Indigestion is cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, which cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition, and enables the perfect digestion and assimilation of food.
 cIt is with heartfelt gratitude that send this testimonial which wish you to publish with man, Of washingtonviiie, Orange Co, H X i had stomach trouble from childhood ana snnerea 7 with 1, more or less as grew up. Al the age 0i s6 was broken down with dyspepsla; ;,-on;y Jis tress. Could only eat few certain tnlngs L,o ano was not able to work half the time Every thlnE tried only gave me temporary pnrn.,s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets took six bottles of the Golden Medical Dtscoy- cry and two yais Of pr ipei p,eTc s,opoed taking medicine. Several months have passed and can do the hardest kind of woIk. can < e4' ay, niU wears old and this is the first time have ever been we'll"
 Fye<. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser in paper covers IS sent fyse on receipt of zI one-cent stamps to bay expense of mailing only; or 31 stamps for cloth-bound volume. Address Or. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Eleven Instead of Seven.

Your correspondent stated day or so ago that only seven voters had registered in Valley Creek the largest precinct in the County outside of Selma. This was a mistake. Only seven white men regis tered the first day and four the second, which would be eleven instead of seven. Valley Creek Beat formerly voted about l5o white men. but part of the beat. north of the railroads. was taken into the city But with that part of the beat taken of. there are still about 100 white voters in the precinct and the small registration of eleven shows that they are taking very little interest in the matter of becoming life registrars. The Board of Registra. ton, will, however, give that beat an- other day before the first of August in order to give those who desire to do so, the right to vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Elks Elect Officers.

The lodge of Elks held largely at tended meeting last night and elected the following officers to serve during the coming year: l.. Benish. Exalted Ruler; ". R. Peacock, Esteemed Leading Knight; A. P. Schweizer, Esteemed Loyal Knight: Henry Franelick, Lecturing Knight: R. w. Coleman Secretary: W. F.. Calen. Treasurer: John G. Norris Tyler: McD. Campbell, Delegate to Grand Lodge; F. NJ. Wood, Alternate Delegate to Grand Lodge; J. l.. Schwei- ger. Trustee.
 The local lodge of Elks Is in a four ishing condition and the members of the order are now preparing to go to work in earnest to erect their home on the lot that they recently purchased at the corn. CT of Water and Lauderdale Streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Flowers Brought to Town.

Tomorrow is Easter and on that ac- count great many wild flowers were brought in from the country today, to be used in decorations. A number of wagons could be seen on the streets loaded with dogwood blossoms and honeysuckles. The wagon loads of flowers attracted d good deal of attention. for it was a sure re- minded that glorious spring weather had really come
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Catholic Church Program.

The following Is the musical program at the Catholic Church tomorrow: Organ Prelude. MT Groves
 k%rie tStearn's Mass. in A. tenor solo and chorus.
 Gloria in Excelsis' (Iaydns Third Mass. in D, bass solo and chorus. "Credo" (Fiske's Mas in F Flat. alto and bass solos, trio, sopI ano. tenor, bass and chorus. ,offertory. Regina ceolr', werneD, "Sanctus" (Gounods St. Cecilia MassI, Tenor Solo and Chorus.
 'Benedictus" (Gounod's St. Cecelia Massl. Quartette
 ''Agnus Def (Fiske's Mass in F Flat, Soprano and Tenor Solos and Quartette. Sopranos-M Jacob and Autrey and Miss O'Flynn.
 Alto-Mrs. Nellie Barclay
 Tenor-Mr. William Lapsley
 Basso-Mr D. P. O'Rouke.
 Orga anist-Mr. Joseph Roman Groves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Stark Cav Dead.

Starke Hunter Gay. brother of Dr. s. C. Gay. died at his residence in this city vest srday of pneumonia. Mir. Gay moved to Selma with his family several years ago coming here from South Da,- les He was a man of many noble i'm. city and throughout the County, who re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Storm on South Side.

Information came to Selma this morn ing that a tremendous wind and rain storm passed over Kings. River and Old Town Beats last night. Trees, fences and outhouses were swept before the wind and the rain is said to have done a great deal of damage to the farming lands, No casualties have been reported as re- suit of the storm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Veterans Sons to Organize.

An enthusiastic meeting of the local Camp of Confederate Veterans was held last night. A large number of the Boys who wore the Gray" were present. and steps were taken to organize a camp Of Wood has been appointed by the proper authorities to organize this camp. It re- quires ten Sons of Veterans to organize Mir. Wood has been appointed organizer for Dallas County. and as he Is a most active young man and systematic work CT. he will arouse great enthusiasm in the cause. The old veterans feel that as they are now passing saway so rapidly, the sons of those who followed the South ern Cross should take up the work. A meeting of the sons of veterans has been called for Monday night and 1t is sim cerely hoped that it will be largely at- tended
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
A Marrow Escape.

Late yesterday afternoon while on the way home from attending services at St. Paufs Episcopal Church, Miss Helen Lockhart came near being seriously hurt. Miss Clara Galloway and Miss Birdie Nell son were walking with her. The wind was blowing hard at the time, and when just in front of George Craig's residence on Selma Street dead limb was blown from large oak tree. The heavy end of the dead branch struck Miss Helen a severe blow, felling her to the ground. She was stunned by the force of the blow and had to be taken into the house, where she soon revived. It was thought for awhile that her collar bone was broken, but it only proved to be severe bruise. Miss Helen Is one of the most popular young ladies in Selma and all are rejoiced that she escaped without any more painful injuries, for if the heavy limb had struck her on the head the result might have been a great deal worse
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30

eret exceedingly that he has passed away. He was about 45 or 50 years of age and leaves a wife and several children. Ills Tt mains were laid to rest this morning in Live Oak Cemetery, and large mum Der of friends turned out to pay the last sad tribute to his memory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
New Pastor Arrives.

Rev. J. L. Gross. the, new pastor of-the First Baptist Church. arrived in the city yesterday and will fill his pulpit for the first time tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
Jess Stallings in Selma.

Hon. Jesse stallings ex-congressman from the Second District, spent last night in the city and was most cordially greet cd by a number of friends. Mir. Stallings Is said to have been on private business able extent. He claims to be a reformed politician. with inclinations to practice law for A while,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30

The celebrated Alabama Fertilizer at Marks & Gayle's Warehouse. Same price as at the factory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30

A box of soc Candy from The Noe Redit makes a fine Easter gift
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
On Her Way West.

Mrs. R. B. Hodge. nee Miss Susie Boggs of Tullahoma, Tenn, arrived m the city yesterday and is on a visit to her sister Mrs. John A. McKinnon. She married Rev. R. B. Hodge short while ago and Is on visit to her sister pre- paratory to removing to Walla Walla. Wash. where Mir. Hodge has received a most fiattering call to assume charge of a iourishing Presbyterian Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
The Cahaba Very High.

A gentleman who lives out near the Cahaba River in West Dallas. informs your correspondent that the river is very high Tremendous rains have been re- ported in the nighborhood of Birmingham and as soon as that water gets here 1t Is expected that the Cahaba will be as high as 1t was in 1887. No damage has been reported 90 far. but all of the river bottom lands arc under water.
 The Southern train from Meridian had to come back to the city last night, on account of a washout between here and Demopolis. Telegraph lines between Sel. ma and Meridian are working badly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
12 Minutes fOss kWnChs

That is the average time spent in a large city restau-
 rant by three thousand
 lunchers. It takes three hours to digest a fresh egg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
MT. Van Hoose in Selma.

J. A. Van Hoose. President of the Southern States Wholesale Grocers' As sociation, is in the city today mingling with the wholesale men of Selma: His territory covers tho twelve Southern States and he is here for the purpose of confering with the wholesale men in ref erence to the trade. MT. Van Hoose is very popular here and has received a most cordial greeting from all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
Health as q Dutv.

From the Womans Home Companion.
wise man who chose to pose as a fool
once said that health is the primary duty
Of life" Yet the majority of us do not
consider health a duty. 1t is a gift from
God, a piece Of good luck, what you will,
anything but requirement laid on man.
kind. We exact Of man that he be kind
that he be honest. If he is not either of
these the more shame to him; but If he is
unhealthy we count him unfortunate, and
let 1t go. 1t would be better to regard
health as a duty. We inherit some Of our
trouble, to be sure, but nature is on our
side, fighting for health, and most Of our ILL
ness Is brought about by our own indiscre-
ton. Let us shoulder the new responsibility
WE should live wisely and temporarily In
all things, neither overeat nor overdrink;
we should keep away from intoxicants,
and above all we should not allow our
selves to worry about anything, because
that harms us physically as we'll as men
tally. We should regard an act that is
likely to interfere with our well being with
as much adherence as we would lie or a
theft which is blow at character. This
is the part of wisdom; 1t is also the part
of morals If a man is sick he will more
easily yield to temptation; all the moral
and mental rest inevitably on the physical
and with good health to his aid one is able
to face with fortitude all the various prob
lens of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
ZIONISM.
The Question Which It is Said Divides
the Hebrews.

The Question Which It is Said Divides
the Hebrews.
Max Nordau in the International Quarterly.
The one point which probably forever ex-
cludes the possibility of an understanding
between Zionist and non-Zionist Jews is
the question Of the Jewish nationality.
Whoever maintains and believes that the
Jews are not a nation can Indeed be no
Zionist he cannot join movement which
Is only justified when 1t Is admitted that 1t
desires to create normal conditions of exist
ence for people living and suffering under
abnormal conditions. He who, on the con-
trary, is convinced that the Jews are peo-
pie must necessarily become a Zionist, as
only the return to their own country can
save the everywhere hated. prosecuted and
oppressed Jewish nation from physical and
intellectual destruction.
Many Jews. especially those of the west,
have, In their heart of hearts, completely
broken with Judaism, and they will prob
ably soon do so openly, and if they do not
break away their children or grandchildren
will. These desire to be entirely absorbed
by their Christian fellow countrymen. They
resent 1t as a great annoyance when other
Jews proclaim they are a people apart and
desire to bring about an unequivocal sepa-
ration between themselves and the other
nations. Their great and constant fear is
to be denounced as strangers in the land
zens. They fear that this will be more than
ever the case If a large section of the Jew
ish people openly claim for themselves
rights as an autonomous nation, and, still
worse, If anywhere in the world a political
and intellectual center of Judaism should
really be created, in which millions of Jews
would be grouped together, united as ma
ton.
All these feelings on the part of the as
simlation Jews are comprehensive. From
their standpoint they are justified. These
Jews, however, have no right to expect that
Zionism should for their sake commit sui
eide. The Jews who are happy and con-
tented in the land of their birth, and who
Indignantly reject the suggestion of aban-
doning it, are about a sixth Of the Jewish
nation, say two millions out of twelve The
other five-siXths, or ten millions, feel them
selves profoundly unhappy In the countries
where they reside, and they have every
reason for doing so. These ten millions
cannot be called upon to submit forever I'M
resistingly to their thraldom, and to re-
nounce every effort for redemption from
their misery, merely in order that the COM
fort of two million happy and contented
Jews may not be disturbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
JAPANESE SYMBOLISM.
Elaborate System Perfected to Convey
Special Meanings.
From the New York Evening Post

From the New York Evening Post.
The Anglo-Saxon in his self-assurance,
thinks that his pictorial symbolism, which
he has borrowed chiefly from the Greek
and Hebrew, is the only one contained in
decorative art. The anchor as represent
ing hope, the wings for aspiration, the
crown for power. the scepter for authority,
the scroll or open volume for wisdom are
the main features in his little system He
seldom realizes that the Japanese have de-
veloped symbolism into a system so extern
sive as to make that of his own art-World
clumsy and ridiculous In comparison. To
the brown men Of Dali Nippon, western
symbolism is puerile and ridiculous. Theirs
represents the united labor of the poet,
painter, sculptor and embroiderer. A thou
sand objects, all attractive and a majority
beautiful per Sc, represent spiritual coun-
terparts. The system is applied to kaka-
monas or wall banners, fans, garments and
screens. If you wish to convey to friend
the sentiment of good luck, you send him
a screen on which are painted or embroid-
cred storks flying toward the sun. If the
friend be aged. the storks should be flying
toward the nest, and If very aged, the
storks should be alighting. Where on the
other hand, death has occurred In some
family to which you are attached. the SYM
Dol which expresses the fact Is the cobweb
with without the spider. Here the Jap
anese artists are divided. The realistic
voracity and destructiveness of Azrael; the
idealistic school omits the spider, and uses
the web to express the thought that where
the web is there is no longer any human
activity, and that even the spider which
made the web has shared a similar fate.
Where, for example, house is in mourn
ing, the inmates should be sheltered with
screens on which appear the graceful hut
somber lines of the cobweb At least twen-
ty birds are used to represent the differ
ent emotions, and three-score Of leaves,
flowers and trees have these secondary
meanings.
per Sc, but this Is varied again by juxta-
position with one or two other leaves.
The combining or grouping is a positive
science In itself Most prominent of all
the symbols is the sacred mountain Full
yama Doubtless the majestic beauty and
extraordinary isolation of that world
famous peak impressed the people Of the
islands from the very first. BY. degrees
1t became a symbol of their own country
and of that higher country to which all
souls yearn. 1t was a mountain and also
door into heaven. AS a symbol, 1t ex-,
presses patriotism, the hearth spiritual and
aspiration. When, therefore. you desire
to present screen to a friend let 1t con-
tain storks. swallows and sparrows, bam-
boos, oak leaves, fishes. the Temple of
Nilkko and Fuiiyama. but do not send one
with a cobweb unless there be death In
the family or one with the dragon OF ra-
pacity unless you desire to insult him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
Grows Fat and Old.
FALSE PIsTACHIo NUTS.
How the Demand Has Been Supplied
by Various Subterfuges.

From the Pittsburg Gazette.
What with the popularity of green ice
cream and confectionery and the growth
of immigration from Mediterranean coun-
tries there has been a steady Increase in
the consumption of pistachio nuts. So eX-
tensive has been the change that many
merchants have yielded to the temptation
of initiating the pleasant vegetable tissue.
In flavor it is like a mild almond, and the
chief perceptible difference between the
two lies in the color. The INSCRIPTIONS
dealer blanches his almonds, brushes them
and colors them with chlorophyll or spin
ach green. The imitation is close that
only experts can tell the difference be-
tween the two. The Greeks in New York
seem to have been the first to discover
this ingenious fraud and seldom sell the
pistacldo paste which was once in vogue.
They import and keep in stock medium
quantities of piStachio nuts, which are
said to be grown in Greece, the Greek
archipelago and Asia Minor. These nuts
are smaller than the average and are
harder and dryer. The Armenians use
larger size which is said to come from
their own country, Syria and Persia. To
an American palate the nuts are not very
agreeable. They are trife too hard. ana
suggest biting on a piece OF WOOD rather
than any nutritious kernel
Both Greeks and Armenians employ them
for a variety of purposes. In nearly all
cases the nuts are nulied, scaded ana skin
ned The kernel is then crushed dry or
broken and softened by hot water. 1t may
be boiled into a soft substance trifie
harder than a baked potato. it may be
roasted, although the operation gives it a
burned and not altogether enjoyable taste
The Greeks utilize the nut in many varieties
of cake and confectionery, while the Ar
menians employ it in stuffing fowl lamb
and in making piau and other savory dish
es The pistachio nuts are not over ex-
pensive, costing about the same as the al
monds. 1t is possible that we will have
some of native growth ere long, as the ex-
pertinent of raising them is now being tried
in southern California.