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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

Even the old Boston Herald Is not above the offense of punning. Speaking of a Berlin critic who was fined for saying that a certain actress walked like a hip popotamus. The Herald observes that the court rates this as a hippo criti- cism."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

We want what we produce" declares Mir. Socialist Cary, and goes on to spec
 fly that those who build the palaces should live in them, and so forth. Does he apply his reasonings and his claims to those who build jais and penitentiaries?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Certainly it Would Not.

Selma Times.
 A good many of the papers are jump ing on The Montgomery Advertiser and accusing that paper of wanting to ses Grover nominated next time. That paper Is certainly loyal to the ex-President, and It would not mind coming out and advo- eating MT. Cleveland If 1t wanted to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Republican Claims .

Huntsville Tribune.
 In the States where there are no me- groes the best element are Republicans. why should not like influence produce like effect in the South under similar condi- tions. We hold that logically 1t will. hence we say the Republican Party of Alabama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

The beautiful story, "Sehoy." written by Mrs. Marie Bankhead Owen, first ap- peared in The Sunny South, and by that papers courtesy and permission does it grace The Advertisers columns tod1y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

Adelina Patti. so we learn. is going to do another job of farewelling during the present season. The dollars will go with her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
An Editor Stuck

Hanceville Hustler
 The article we sent for that said the advertiser would not cost cent" didn't cost cent. Before we got through with the account it cost us six dollarsL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
No Demand for More .

Talladega Mountain Home.
 President Roosevelts marked individu. ality makes him an unique figure in the long list of American Presidents. There is no particular demand, however, foI more of his mercurial type.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Nice Sites For It.

Jasper Eagle.
 We see the location of the Garden Of Eden is being discussed again. It might not have been located in Walker County, but there are numbers of nice sites for it hereabouts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
A Few Penalties ,

Columbiana Advocate.
 Those who complain that turkeys, pump kin pie and cranberry sauce do not taste as they did years ago, should remember that there are a few penalties for being older than 27.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

There was an international exposition of the appliances of alcohol held in Lima, Peru. from November to 30, 1902S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
Roasting High.
Shelby Sentin.

Shelby Sentinel.
 Probably Grandma Is not aware that the 'possumS this year, like beefsteak, are roosting high up, and then. we are not particularly stuck on posSum meat, mo- how.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

Birmingham News.
 Fitzsimmons having decided to eater the ring, there would seem to be another opening for MT. Maher to indulge his propensity for being knocked out in the second round.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

should be prepared for the reception c. business men by tho elimination of ns- groes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
- WHAT THE STATE PAPERS : ARE SAYING.
Another Opening.

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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.
4 visit " the Census omc- aud the
conversational Library
nullding.

Washington, Dee. 3i.-rhc members
Of the American Economic associa.
tion. now In convention here. upon
the invitation Of the director OF the
census and the librarian of congress,
were conducted through these insti.
buttons, At the census office the
members were given nm opportunity
Ia inspect the interesting process of
census ,abulation and the
of the library Of congress for cco.
monte research were freely explained
by Mr.. Herbert Putnam, the librarian
of congress.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
\. PEAVY IS DEAD.
He Was One Of the Best Known Grain
Men In the United
States.
DREAD PNEUMONIA CARRIED HIM Off.
Insurance A~HgreGstinE over n
Miiiioa DoiIsrr-uis sign "pt."
w~eIi-known In the Grain Pro-
ducinE states.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Frnnk II. Peavey,
one of the best known grain men In
the country. died here. Monday Of
pneumonia, aged 81 years aud IL
months.
Frank Peavey came to Chicago
from his home in Minneapolis, nearly
two weeks agU, on u business trip.
He was IN his usual pIsfcct health,
but December 20 lac contracted n
cold and that night took To his bed
Ia the Auditorium Annex. The cold
quickly developed into pneumonia.
and the patients friends aud rcla-
tivcs were notified, although IL was
expected that he would rccoy-
or. Hopeful bulletins were re-
cciycd daily. but Friday night last
the patients condition took u turn
for the worse, although he has felt
much better during the day. Satur-
lay night again n good day vas fol.
lowed by distress nj night. sunday,
however. II was believed that Mr..
Peavey had successfully passed the
crisis ~ his illness. aud up Ia mid.
night information from the bedside
was of n very encouraging character.
~ that hour. however, the patients
breathing bccnmc more difficult aud
his heart action weaker. \ hurried
consultation 1T physicians Doctors
Hammond. Ingalls, aud Browcr--fol.
lowed, and everything known tn
science tu combat the mnlady was
done. AZ . u. M, Mr.. Peavey lnpscd
into Inconsistencies and the family
which surrounded him were In.
formed that the "nd was approach.
ing. NJ $3.50 o'clock the great grain
man brcnthrd his last.
Mr.. rch,"y's vii" was with her
husband alt through his illness. hay.
ing left q sick bed herself Ia Mime.
Hpulis To- come tu hin.
Mr.. Peavey wns credited with he.
ing the largest owner uf grain Gle.
,nt"rs In the country, II not In the
world. The sign "py' was u familiar
one un grain warehouses throughout
the grain producing states uf the
west aud northwest along the lines
of the railroads. Vt railroad term.
inul points hc had lrrgr holdings. his
Interests In Chicago bciug particular.
~ heavy. Ills namc for NcHrs has
been potent uu the buarls ~ trade
here aud In the northwest.
II ip said thnt MIR, Peavey curricd
si,I,Guuu Insurance on his life,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
DOwNP0URS.


A,t,,,n H., p., gi--Jhe torren-
A., - - ,ta na., ,,vn davs In
-" 49,. .aa, Tenres.
"eors'"' N'"D'n" raro,,ra
see "nu portions VI N'''"
caused the death oil four persons ="
far ms known and inflicted serious
damage TO all kinds of property.
The rains have been followed by
CLEARING md much colder weather,
-r-, A.. IT,. ,.,,ds. n
No,dav.
W'"'"e' ou''"" III
that 'he 'h"ttahooshee I've "a
continue to rise during the neN' 'o
hours, and II Is feared more damage
will result. Three people were
drowned nj West Point, Ca, while
n,,emptinp ,o eros, the turbulent
rh.,,aLonah.a ,,d TI,omos RusselI,
-. - ,ha ,,t,n,. G. West
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
Recent Deaths.

DIR. Jas. Uttcrington. aged 80. ui
Richlnnd. lie was n native Of Ken.
lucky, lie was actively engaged In
the practice of his profession foI
nearly half n century aud owned l..
200 acres of land aud herds Of stock
lie had given good farms Ia each ~,
his children and held 800 acres foi
himself, lie had been u resident NJ
Richland for more thnn u quarter oi
a century. engaging the past ten
years in fruit growing. In 1854 he
was assessor of Laclcdc county. and
In 1924 represented that county In
the legislature. lie served as post.
master nj Hazel Green ~ years. lie
M married in 1859.
Christopher kchr, n bachelor, aged
30, at Columbia.
y. A. Carter. ngcd 20. n wcll-known
sporting man, and one Of the best
rife shots in the country, at st. 10.
scph of catarsh of the stomach.
Samuel W, Moore, u veteran Of the
Mexican war, and II prominent Odd
Fellow. at his home In Springfield,
aged 10.
Mrs. Martha q. Watkins. an old
resident of 81. Louis, having first
come to that city in 1899. at the
home OF her nephew, aged 81.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03


INT" I'll" offensive power NJ the ship
u NV" submerged torpedo tubes,
M" Herman wat ships have been
equipped with these tubes for u num-
Der az years, the Missouri and her
class are the first bntticships "f u
navy Z" he supplied with them. There
are two military mnsts fitted
Win the tna signal yard tops and
iopmasis, one mast. ~ usual. being
over the forward coming tower.
The Missouri carries ~ boats. 81
which M" Is n Wfoot steam cutter,
anu another u 3o-f"ot steam cutter of
III" usual navy type. The boats a.
handled 10y four cranes operated by
steam, and each ~ which can lit the
heaviest boat that II has to handle at
III" rate 81 10 feet per minute.
hilgc krcis 4" reduce rolling Hrc
htted Z" the vessel experiments In
recent wears IN our own aud foreign
nnNien having demonstrated the great
em'i'nry "f these kee's in preventing
'N'rsh'N' r"llng' hydraulic gear IL
used IN steering h vessel and can
put 'h' rnhuer from h'rdnport to
ar'"s,"rp"".u ~ 20 seconds when
""N'"R w '"n sp''"'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
Father Crowley Doing pcnance.

Chicago, Dee. al.-The Daily Ncws
says that FIR. Jeremiah J., Crowle,
the accommodated priest of the
Catholic church AZ Oregon, H.. has
left Chicag" tn do penoncc in n west.
ern monastery in order that he may
he restored to his standing in the
church. The location of the monas
terry Is not stated, but the service
stipulated by Cardinal M~artinelli Is
bcirg done under the supervision of
III. Rev. Bishop Richard Soannell, of
the diocese of Omaha, aud within the
province Of Dubuque
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

4 there IL To he n navy at M
question like the tarin of al.
lent rather than ~ principle. III
Sc, II h rather n taking thing to
a. a matter of theory, M this
.uiar saws, that SiO0.O00. 600 for the
" means n tax II so On every fam
he United States. Aud yet. on
Ser hand, as a. mhtter Of prac'
Jact, u that sum IL spent there
baby not u family In the Unit
states whose future income
Il br shown to he 50 1ess and
re ARE n good many families whose
come would he ST more, aud still,
mere families who-.' income would
be many times So less II II we're not
spcnt. II IL also rather u taking
thing To say that 100000, 900 could
be better spent fof education or
charity. And yet un the other hand
$780, 900 900 spent IN the employment
Of labor Is III, very hest usc To wlicl.
II can he put.
~Is II true. ns suggested In the cir.
cular. that n great navy, necessary
infiames the lighting. spirit and leads
to war? II my rrrollo,tion serves me
right. while Great Britain has hal
troubles In Egypt and Africa. else.
wnrrsAsbe has had no c~enilict on sea
for many yenrs. and yet der navy has
been twice as large as that Of amy
other power. The recent increase IN
our navy did net induce III. war with
Spain, which. as things w.pc, seems
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
lDa maping Floods.

Richmond, Va. Dee, 3O.-Thcre has
been u tremendous rush OF water
down the James last night and to.
day. The people In the lower part
of the city are moving and the
whnrycs al Rockets are under wn-
ter. The extreme lower part OF the
city Is cut OF.
The Rappohnnock took n trcmcn.
dous rise, putting Fredericksburg gan
works and electric light plant under
water and plunging the city into
darkness.
luray reports n great frcshct In
the Shenandoah, which has seriously
intercfered with the running OF
trains.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

ers.
Description of the Missouri.
The Missouri Is a sister ship Of the
Ohio and the Maine. Her contract
price was 81 ,ssj.OO0. Her keel was laid
February Z, 1900, aud on the latest re-
port She Is 81 per cent. completed.
The Missouri's contract speed Is Is
knots an hour, 80 that she will rank
ext Ia the bat,lcsbips 81 the Georgia
class Ia regard to speed. Her COM
plcmcnt will he 40 officers and 5ii
men. The hull Is built Of steel and Is
unsheathcd. II Is Jss feet long on the
load water line. az feet ga inches cx-
IRENE breadth. and at n mean
drnught of % feet 9 inches, ~displaccs
1850 tons. The hull IL protected
abreast Of the bOilcrs and engines by
a side armor G inches thick. In the
cnscmatc are placed ten Of the G-inch
guns the vessel carries. Above this
On the upper deck -four G-inch guns
are placed. In the vicinity Of Which
G-inch nrmur - worked far enough
forward and aft to afford protection
to the crews ~ thcs" guns. Protec-
ton IL afforded the yitals uf the ship
below III" water line by "a protective
deck. with nrmur from 2h to Z Inches
thick.
The main battery 81 the ship con
sista 81 four l2-inch rifles, placed In
two balanced %lurrcts, ard sixteen d.
inch guns. The turrcts are turned by
electricity. and can rcyulvc through
$50 degrees In one minute. Ten Of
the G-inch gums are within the ease
mate. ~ before stated. Two otbcr1
nrc - the berth deck forward. In O.
Inch nrmurcd sponsors, and -four are
on the upper deck. Those in the spon
sons forward aud W. on the uppci
deck ran fire directly ahead. aud the
other two IN the upper deck directly
nstcrn. In addition To- having n broad
| side fire.
The secondary battery consists 81
six 3-inch guns. eight G-poundcrs. siN
%i-poundcrs. two Colts aud iwn 3-inch
field Nj \ new feature introduced
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
FLORENCE ELY AND NEPHEW.
I'm n New Trait for thr
Missing Fair.

Chicago. Dee. 3O.--rhc Evanston
police, with renewed hope of success
in solving one of the most mysterious
abduciions or disappearance eases oil
recent years, have ISSUED new circu.
lars Offering u reward for informa.
tion concerning the whereabouts of
Miss Florence Ely aud her ~li.ycnr-old
nephew, Frank Ely Rogers. \ de.
scription Of Miss Ely Is given. but .
IL stated that the boy Is In all prob
ability dressed In the garb of u girl
Their non.succcss In obtaining Nalu.
able information concerning the pail
hitherto IL nov attributed Ia ths
fact that the police have been asked
to look for u woman and u boy.
This new tack in the search X du,
tn the discovery of the clothing worr
10y Miss Ely and the boy July ~, IA,
lay they disappeared, \ dog dragged
from under n depot platform u bun.
die of clothing which the parents o
Young Rogers Identified rs having he.
lnngrd tn their son. \ search dis
closed Miss Ely's old garments. AZ
the boys collar was left with the
clothes, IT Is thought certain that
Miss Fly took advantage of the lads
girlish face and hair Ia dress him IA
skirts. II is thought that, following
the change Of clothing. the boy and
Woman took n train far Wisconsin
ar Michigan, and it Is believed she
is supporting both by giving instruc.
tions in music and painting.
A reward of $500 for the apprchcn.
sion Of the boy or his aunt has been
standing since last July.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
Declared lncon.,ltn,Innnl.

Denver, Col, Dee. 3l,-,ludgc R,ucr,
in the United States district court.
Yesterday made permanent H., in.
Junction against the state board of
a~sscs,'ors, preventing them from Ger.
tlfying out the assessments against
corpora lions. Judge Rincr declared
that the law appointing the hoarl Of
~ assessors was unconstitutional
and they bnG no power Ia make the
GOV. Ormnn {, consider
ing the a9eSir- - In Leg's.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

Al t,-rnpc of Three Inches Has
Fallen since saturday.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dee. 3i.-An
average Ut three inches of rainfall
over the Tennessee river basin since
Saturday sent the water over the 80
foot danger line here NJ ten O'clock
Monday morning. Water Is nav ris-
Ing nj the rate uf four inches mn
hour. The Tennessee food warning
service announced that the river
would reach ~ feet hcr6 by ten
o'clock Monday night aud would go
over ~ feet by Tuesday afternoon.
Merchants In the business section Of
the city ARE removing all goods from
their Easements In expectation that
they will be- flooded.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
Costly Dam. Carried Away.

Montgomery, Ala, Dee. 2O.-The.
flood in the r%allapoosa river broke
the dam OF the Tallahassee Electric
Light Co, $50 of the G7O feet of solid
masonry giving way. The dam cost
100000. The power was to have
been turned into Montgomery earl,
in January,
Two hundred feet ofthe Ia ahnssec
cotton mills stone dam was broken.
and the loss Is estimated ut $50. 900.
The rainfall was over seven inches
and ten feet Of water poured oven tho
whole length of the power company's
dam.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

Roanoke, Va. Dee. 30.-l,nilroad
traffic in southwestern Virginia has
been seriously intcrfcrcd with for
the past Is hours owing Ia the heavy
fall ~ now and rain during the last
two weeks, Many wnshouts nrc re-
ported On the Norfolk 4 Western
main line and the Roanoke aud South.
crn aud the Shenandoah valley rail.
roads.
John Wright lost his life In thin
county lust night while attempting tn
cross n swollen stream ON a horse.
\ telegram from lindford says New
river rose 20 feet YESTERDAY.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
rE>NrssEE ui,En RISING.
Prospect III Destructive fiood In the
Waite, of ~. Tennessee.

KnuN,illc. Tenn, Dee. 3i.-The
Tennessee river was .g.5 feet above
low ate Monday morning at ten
o'clock. with the prospect that 10
feet would he reached In the after
noon. Reports Indicate that high
water * prevailing throughout upper
east Tennessee. The river has risen
~ feet since Sunday. Two inches
~ snow fell here Sunday night and
IL began melting Monday morning.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
HAVE GONE TO sANDRINGHAM
auc." Ne>n"drn Having Recovered
the Wosni Family Goes tn
sandringhnm.

London, Dee. 1i.-king Edward and
Queen Alexandra went To Sandring.
ham Monday afternoon. Owing to
the recent illness Of her majesty un.
usually large crowds lined the route
Ia the railroad station.
The queen looked alert and bright
and showed little trace of sickness.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

Otto Klein, aged ri, Of 2aOs North
Eleventh street, 81. Louis, who. hc.
cause Of Inconsistencies and lack OF
money, shot himself, dying NJ the
city hospital. lie came from Ger.
many.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
Dam washed ~

Anderson, S, C., Dee. 'ao.-One hun
dred and fifty feet of tine Anderson
Light Il Power Co.'S dam at portman
Shoals, in Seneca river, was washed
out last night. The damage is at
least $1,000 600
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

Robert sion"king, n drayman. aged
% years, was shot and Killed by How
ard Sharp, n farmer, aged Is years, at
StouisSiIle. n few night ago,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

Richmond, Va, Dec. 3i.-There Is a
tremendous frcshet in the james riv.
er. The water IL above the danger
point nt Columbia and still rising,
The lower part of this city Il cut OH
and It's people are moving their cf-
fects.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
Ended M. Earthly suffering.

Dcspondent from long suffering
with rheumatism, Joseph Trimbcr.
ger. aged 81. of 3O7 Russell avenue, 81,
Louis, committed suicide by shooting.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
win Not Go ia Mexico.

The proposed trip OF the Kansas
city Commercial club TO the repubnc
Of Mexico this winter will he aban.
doned. II would consume too much
time.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
JR| LAUNCHED.
irship, Sister to the
Maine, Success
Takes Water.
{ 5000 WINE ON HER PROV
sins Performed ~ Mis-.
prkreiI, of Missesrs-
Delivered by seerc-
he Navy LONG aud sess-
reIl, of Missouri.

News, Va, Dee. 29.-At
X Saturday morning the
,hip Missouri was launched
impressive ceremonies. As
fighter slipped down the
Marian Cockrcil. daughter
Cockrcll. of Missouri. with
wine of Missouri vintage.
her.
thee Missouri" said Miss
beside whom stood her
honor, Mas Marie llouN.
s.Eburp. and Miss Virginia
81 50 Louis. daughter Of
~. John A. irc.
the big ship had gli1cd of
y into the water, the crowd
guests platform gave three
for Miss Coclrcll. three for
ny and navy. three for Score.
onR. then three for the ship.
before She props were knocked
IN adlrtsa was delivered by
Try John ID. Long.
Long said. In parts
been Interested In the cir
by many eminent citi'
~ beloved friend, T.. T.. Hale.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

citation held its annual session ~
Kansas City, and will meet again at
st. Louis, December 2o-Ji, 1907.
These officers were elected: J. II. Whit.
ford, Mohofly. president. benjamin nicw-
ct, ~ Louis, nfrt vtcu-pfrHtdunt, J.,
Hale, HothanN, second yico.pfesidont. ],
W. lu~chntdsnn Jefferson CITY. third vice.
president. w. J.. llHwkiuH. H.. Louis,
railroad secretary, J, II. Wilson. Sodatia.
secretary; Il. H. Jor1on, ~. JusCph. treas
uf't. Executive committee. u. Fun,
Joplin. six ycara,l, NJ, Dougun, six years,
4. y. Dpld, Springfield. fOur years.
IN" following t'rulutton was adopted.
'krsolNcd, That the constitutions
amendment submitted by the general az.
rcmbly to the voters OF the state. thu pur.
pose OF which " To empower the bin,ls
Of education OF 1t Louis, Kansas ,lIy
ana ~. Joseph To- raise the tate OF tuNi.
Won Tor school purpose from 80 cents to
a rate not cNc"'allnF ~ cents on the gts
valuation Of property rhnuld receive the
approval ana active support OF all the
teachers nfd friends OF education IN Mis-.
auuri'
From the following table II will be seen
mat thc only municipalities IN the state
90 Missouri employing sixteen or more
ltithVfs. which levy at present dew Of
W. ~ low a school tax us ~ cents arc
10. Louis aud Jefferson city.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03

programme as the principal SPEAK
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


The forthcoming report " state
Darlington will show:
Number Of children Of school age
The evening Republican., 1902-06-05
Wilmington Pro hibition Alliance

The regular monthly meeting will
be held in the Y. NJ, c. A. Hall, 100.
Market street, on Monday evening
June 9th, at Sp. IN. An interesting
program is arranged. Rev. r. A. II.
O'Brien will address the meeting.
Quito number of new members
will be received. Many persons hav.
ing signed applications at the conven
ton held last month, and at the meet
ing in the evening, that was address.
ed by Chairman Stewart Let each
member be present at this meeting
and have the application Of at least
one friend to present.
Dues for the quarter ending with
this month, if not already paid, should
be given to the treasurer.
New members joining at this meet
ing do not have to pay any dues until
next quarter, beginning with July.
Let us keep The good work going. l..
w. BroSuis. Secretary.