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intimate association Tor many thousands
81 years. II must De confessed that they
knew comparatively little OF one another
nave elsewhere ssggsstee that this
arises very much frem the sact that We
nave tries 70 teach animals rather thsn
70 learn from tnem 20 convey our ideas %
them ratneG tneA 20 Sesase any language
or CODE OF signals ~ means OF wnion tney
might communicate their IDEAS 10 us.
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a unitarian point OF View tneugn even
this 10 questionable. but psychetos1caliye
1t Is far less interesting. onesr tness CIR
cumstances Il occurred 70 nae WHISTLER
some such system As tnat iohoweo wssn
dear mutes ana especAhy - ~. AoWs
and Laura bridgman misnT neg provsa
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dogs.
have tried TINS IN small way wisn
black poodle named van. took We
pieces or cardeoaro SPOUT ~ mcnss y =
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foed card put httle pSeeA snl
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THE VILLAGE PREACHER.

THE Deserted village" by Oliver Gold
smith.
Near yonder copse. where once the gar
And still where many a garden flower
grows wild.
There, where q few torn shrubs the
place disclose.
The village preachers modest mansion
A man he was to all the country dear,
And passing rich with forty pounds a
year.
Remote from towns he ran his cody race,
Nor eer had changed, nor wished to
change. his place;
BY doctrines fashioned to the varying
hour;
For other aims his heart had learned to
prize,
More skilled to raise the wretched than
His house was known to all the vagrant
He child their wanderings. but relieved
The long-remembered beggar was his
whose beard descending swept his aged
breast.
The ruined spendthrift now no longer
Claimed kindred there. and had his claims
allowed:
The broken soldier. kindly babe to stay,
Safe by his fire. and talked the night
wept DER his wounds. or. tales Of sorrow
done,
shouldered his crutch and showed how
fields were won.
Pleased with his guests, the good men
learned to glow.
And quite forgot their vices in their woe:
Careless their merits or their faults to
His pity gave ere charity 6egan.
Thus to relieve the wretched was his
And cen his faiiings leaned to virtues
side:
But in his duty prompt at every can.
He watched and wept. he prayed and felt
And as aU' a Ai BIRD each fond enaearmsnt
To tempt its new-nedged offspring to the
He tried each art. reproved each dull de-
Allured to brighter worlds. and led the
way.
Beside the bed where parting life was
And sorrow, guilt and pain. by turns dis
The reverend champion stood. At his con-
Despair and anguish ned the strugsiiRs
soul;
Comfort came down. the trembling wretch
And his last faltering accents whispered
praise.
At church, with meek and unaffected
grace,
His looks adorned the venerable place;
Truth from his lips prevailed with double
And fools who came to scoff remained to
pray:
The service past around the pious man.
With steady zeal. each honest rustic ran !.
Even children followed, with endearing
vile,
And plucked his gown, to share the good
mans smile.
His ready smile parents warmth ex-
pressed;
Their welfare pleased him, and their cares
distressed;
To them his heart. his love, his griefs
But ali his serious thoughts had rest in
As some meat tail cliff that lifts its awful
form,
swells from the vale. and midway leaves
Though round its breast the rolling clouds
are spread.
Eternal sunshine settles on its head
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Peter Forney Chapter.

At it's last monthly meeting the Peter
Forney Chapter appointed a committee
to formulate resolutions voicing the re-
greet of the Chapter at the loss of Mrs.
P. H. Nell from the ranks of the Or
ganization in Alabama. This committee
has made the following report
We, the members of the Peter Forney
Chapter. D. A. r., of Montgomery, de-
sire to record our sense of loss in the re-
moval from our State of our honored and
beloved Historian, Mrs. p. H. Nell, of
Auburn.
By her accurate and interesting work
she has for two years enriched the col
umns of the State organ. The Montgom-
cry Advertiser. and has patiently and
skillfully done all within her power to
arouse the Interest of Alabama women
in historical research and patriotic ell
deavor. We lovingly commend her to the
South Carolina Daughters. who will find
in her a most efficient and untiring
worker. We fully realize how extremely
difficult it would be to find one fitted to
take up the work she has laid down.
We therefore resolve that a CODY of
this tribute be sent Mrs. Nell, read at
the State Conference, and sent to The
Montgomery Advertiser
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. Charles Stakely,
Mrs. F. P. Glass.
Mrs. Benz. Bosworth Smith,
October S. 1902.
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GETTING AWAY FROM HOME.
The Spirit Of Restlessness and the
Desire for Change.

London Spectator.
Judging by a good dell of the CONVEX
sation of the present day there are
large number of people who have a pos
tive horror of home. This curious re-
vulsion of feeling is taken by many per
sons as a sign of determination For
our own part we find 1t difficult to take
Ii quite seriously or to see in II any
thing more than passing whlm.
Nobody nowadays likes monotony.
Change Is what people desire-not per-
haps any great change; but lots OF
small change; not necessarily for the bet
ter, but for its own sake. Now. there
is a great sameness about ones four
walls. be they ever so handsome. We
all feel at times an overpowerlng desire
to look at something else. We cannot
change the patterns or the pictures on
them every day, and neither they nor
the home furniture ever seems to alter
in expression.
about ones own cook. Experience en-
abIes us to foretell the taste for every
thing at home, from the soup to the saw
ory, If We are rich. and from the mutton
to the cheese. II we are poor; whereas
IL we dine at a restaurant everything,
down to the salt, is different, and the
restaurant is refurnished daily with new
faces.
on around one avoid the necessity for
much conversation, and conversation in
the home circle Is sometimes difficult and
sometimes dull. 1t does not do always
lust to say what one thinks. 1t is such
bad practice for dining out. and this be-
ing the case it is not easy sometimes to
think what to say.
Nowadays we get. socially speaking,
tired OF our friends and even of our ac-
uuaintances. We want them to pass con-
tinually before US like a street process
sion, instead of that they rather re-
semble stage crowd and keep coming
nm again. There is a limit to those we
know, limit even to those we should
like or should be likely to know even
Nv sight. and at a restaurant this latter
limit is disregarded. The barrier of good
manners which forbds that those who
are acquainted with one another should
sneak il sufficient to protect our station
or our dignity, but 1t is not a very high
fence, and it is one which it is amusing
IN lOOk over
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in 1902 than in 1901. and that county's
population is increasing, too. Sometimes
the Increases and decreases are traceable
to the Judges. Union County. which has
a very small population, showed the great
est per cent. of decrease. Only one di-
vorce was issued last year, while eight
were issued the year before. The num-
Der in Scott decreased from siv to three,
and in Switzerland. another little county
not disturbed by railroads. the decrease
was from ten to three.
Daviess County u4vorces increased
from twenty-five to forty-one. almost 100
per cent. In Marion County there was
a slight decrease-from 431 in 1900 to AIS
in 1902.
In 1901 there were 26.915 marriages and
3,491 divorces, Greene County not report
ing; in 1900. N.61 marriages and 1863 di-
vorces. Greene and Harrison not report
ing; in 1899. 25.232 marriages and 4.OS1
divorces, White, Harrison. Greene and
Brown not reporting; in 1898, 5,043 mar
riages and 1886 divorces; in 1897, 1880
marriages and $3.50 divorces.
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OF our nation. sketch was read of MAJ
tina Grafton, one of South Cardinals he d.
role daughters. and poem, THE Moth
ers of the Revolution Miss Leo Smith
delighted her hearers with a beautifully
rendered vocal solo. The questions on
Revolutionary heroines propounded by
Mrs. Cowan were interesting and In
structive. The prize, lovely little Venus
de Medici. was won by Mrs. Stowe. A
Venus de Milo is offered by the Regent
for the best list of Revolutionary he
roines a. the. October meeting. The fol-
lowing delegates and alternates were
elected to the State Conference, D. A..
r., to be held in Birmingham, October
18th: Mrs. r. w. German. Mrs. l.. G..
Whitfield delegates: Mrs. l. N. Stowe,
Mrs. T. l.. Cobb, alternates. The Chap
ter expressed unanimous regret at Mrs
Mells departure from this State to South
Carolina. For several years she has eff
ficiently filled the office of Historian OF
the Alabama D. A. r., and 1t will In
deed be difficult matter to find wor-
thy successor to her.
Delicious cakes and ices were served.
The next meeting of the Chapter will
be with Mrs. j. r. Hardaway on Oc-
tober ast. Mrs. l. N. Stowe,
Secretary.
Opelika, Ala.
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AS A DEED OF ExPIAT1oN.
Remorse Over Reckless Crime Led
to Establishment Of Memorial.

Remorse Over Reckless Crime Led
to Establishment Of Memorial.
Denver Post.
Did w. g. Stratton seek to expiate a
reckless crime of his youth by founding
a magnificent memorial to his fatherT
That is the explanation given In the null
ti-miliionaires old home, Jacksonville,
Ind for the remarkable bequest OF over
$40 OO0. 900 to found the Myron Stratton
Memorial Home at Colorado Springs. In
those early days before fortune came to
him Winfield Scott Stratton worked as a
carpenter in the shop OF his father, Myron
Stratton, almost within the shadow of
Indiana's gloomy State prison This en-
vironment. together with evil associations
led young Stratton into devious ways
and when under the influence OF liquor
his violent temper got him into many
scrape. More than once he narrowly
escaped serious consequences only
through the Intervention and influence OF
his father who had been Mayor and was
powerful politically. On one occasion.
while intoxicated. he grasped hammer
and tried to beat out the brains OF his
fathers partner, an old German carpen-
ter named Hines. for some facied Of
Tense Friends rushed to the rescue.
however. and the old mans life was
saved.
Stratton had to leave town this time TO
avoid arrest but the trouble subsequently
blew over and he was allowed to return
home unmoiested.
He soon returned to his old haunts and
reckless living once more and finally. in
1872. brought his checkered career to
sudden climax by making deliberate and
ensational attempt to kill his father.
In those days 1t is said that w. 8.
Stiatton seemed to have completely lost
the power of self-control and quarreled
almost continuously with his stepmothnr.
who seemed to rise like spectre between
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father and son and was the cange -
many violent outbreaks on the laAts4oj
part. One evening after one q hAs47
family jars. In which the sldsr 9traktou5
took the part Of his wife. the SON wenel
into the house and got his gun gtand-
ing on the front porch, he took dellbsr-l
ate aim and fired at his father. who had
started down the street. The bullet for
tunately went wide OF the mark but n I
had the effect of starting young 9bat-
ton Westward sooner than he had pIau-
ned.
From that time until his father disd..
w. 9. stratton made every effert to sfipx
his remorse and was fully forgiven for hfDl
rash act. He attributed II to bis lack Ell
self-contYol when ruled by intexfcattonpi
and anger. To several Jeffsrsonyilis pee
pie he made explanations of this kind,
and in one OF these interviews, u ~
claimed he was moved to tears a. he re-
called his fathers care for him In his.
youth. Logan. the Indianapolis black;
smith. who was the closest OF his indiana
friends, says he thinks Stratton By this
memorial endeavored to make rsparation
Zoe that incident.
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Answers.

S53. MLAURIN-CARR-Ch Fred
erick Carr, father of Isaac Carr, was
born in Germany. 1742, and died 1874 He
was a soldier In the Revolutionary wa.
was captured by, the British and carried
aboard a vessel and after he was car
ried three miles into the ocean he es-
capped he was married twice, his sons
by his first wife were John, Christian
and Felix, by his second wife were Fred
erick, Jacob, Isaac, Joseph and Abra-
ham; his second wife's maiden name was
Ann Eve Whitsell she had two daugh-
tiers, Mary and Elizabeth. Frederick
Carr, Jr.'s. sons were Abraham, Eman-
uel, Abraham and William; daughter.
Clarisa, married Mr.. Noble: Mary. mar
ried Lewis Crook; Ann. married M.
Shackly; Elizabeth, married DR.. Huey;
Amanda. married Joe Ward; Manerva,
married Mr.. Ikleberger. Isaac Carr,
brother of Frederick, was the father of
Emalin Carr Flowers, who after the death
of Flowers married Lewis Craik.
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Making Crime Responsible.

MInneapOHs Times.
In his defense Of r. NJ. Snyder, one of
the St. Louis bribers. Attorney Priest re.
ferred to bribery as Conventional"
crime, the inference being that 1t is 50
common as to have become almost lawful
by custom. Il lawyers have the audacity
to excuse bribery because it is so COM
mon as to be a conventional" crime.
how long will 1t be till there are serious
attempts to bring about the acquittal of
burglars and murderers on the same plea.
Several varieties of felony are becoming
quite too conventional for society's well
fare.
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Queries

1853. HoUSTON-would like to know
who was the father of Margaret HoLs-
ton, the wife Of Capt Jos. jack. Hunters
sketches of North Carolina says these
Houstons came South nearly at the sam,
time with the Alexarders, Folks, Pat
tons. Caldwells and Clarks, and settled
mostly in the eastern part of Mecklen-
burg County, N. c., now Cabarous.) The
late Archibald Houston, who served Cab
arous Cou lty in several important posi-
lions and died in 1913 was of this family.
l.. ]. s.
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According to the Rev. A. B. Simpson.
the celebrated pocket compeller. the ''nov-
els and books that are given to our YOUNG
people to read today are scandal and
a disgrace. They are clever. aye. very
clever. AS clever as the devil. in fact.
This is unjust to the devil. II tnat Ola
SERPENT is not cleverer than 90 per cent.
OF the books read by ''our young peo-
nile" then he is as much of an ass as
the legends make him out to be.
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Not Certain.

Washington Star
rs she blonde or brunette?" asked
one young woman.
''I couldn't say positively" answered
the other II met her in one OF the cities
where they are burning soft coal"
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ONE DIVORCE
For Every Seven Marriages il
Indiana.

Indiana.
For every seven marriages in Indiana
was one divorce, or to be more nearly
exact, the number of divorces was - per
cent. of the number of marriages. There
were 1854 marriage licenses issued in
Indiana in that year. and 1852 divorces
granted. The most remarkable showing
of the statistics gathered on marriage
licenses by the State Statistician's office
is the falling off in the number of Clark
County. where Gretna Green flourished
until the Attorney General called a halt
In the year ending June 30, 1901, l4S9
marriage licenses were issued in Clark,
while for the year ending June 30, 1902,
only 5Ss were issued-a little over one
third the number issued the previous year
The biggest increases in the number
of divorces granted in 1902 over 1901
are found in Delaware (69) Grant go
and Madison (93) Counties. The popula-
ton of these counties increased somewhat,
but not enough. it is thought. to account
for the increase in divorces. st. Joseph
County granted thirty-eight less divorces
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A Berlin periodical, Der Weinkenner, re-.
lates that when Bismarck died, about lOOOO
bottles OF the choicest wines were found in
his cellars. mostly gifts from friends and ad-
mirers. They came from all countries
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Official Call for the Fourth Confer
anna of fba n A n ~ Alabama


The fourth annual Conference of the
D. A. r. of Alabama will be held In Biz
mingham Wednesday. October 29th, at
the residence of Mrs. l.. G. Woodson,
Regent of General Sumter Chapter. There
will be a morning and afternoon session
and the Conference will open promptly at
10 a. m. Regents are requested to pro-
pare and present to the Conference full
and accurate reports Of the work and
progress of their chapters, with a cor
rect list OF the members. Many import
ant matters pertaining to State and Ma
tional affairs will be discussed. Each
Chapter is entitled to be represented by
it's Regent and one delsEate or alternate
and it is very necessary that all the men,
bers of the Conference shall be present.
Ample preparations have been made to
entertain the delegates and a hearty well
come is extended to all of them. Visit
ing members are also invited and ex-
pected to be present.
Mrs. J. Morgan Smith.
Regent OF Ala. D. A. r.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. II, 1902.
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CHAPTER Report.

The Martha Wayles Jefferson Chapter,
D. A. r., met with Miss Leo Smith,
September 26th. The attendance was not
large. but those present enjoyed a de-
lightful program arranged by the Re-
gent, Mrs. ]. l.. Cowan. Pursuing the
study of the lives and deeds of the brave
women who aided in making the history
of '76 such a glorious one in the annals
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Continental Hall.

The following invitation is being re-.
ceived by State and Chapter Regents
throughout the country; 1t will bring
pleasure to many D. A. r.. as 1t will
tell of an interesting event to take place
October II. The building of Continental
Hall is really a stupendous undertaking.
as thousands of dollars with which to
build are not yet in the National Treas
ury. The faith Of those women. however,
who were entrusted with the important
matter of securing the site is like that
of many all over the country: they are
working hard and hope to live to see the
beautiful white building erected-a 1T
ting monument to the brave and invinc-
ible Revolutionary soldiers and repre-
senting as 1t will the devotion of thous-
ands of loyal, patriotic descendants:
National Society of Daughters of the
American Revolution: You are invited to
be present on the eleventh anniversary of
the founding of the N. 8. D. A. R.,
Saturday October eleventh, nineteen hum
bred and two, at two p. m. On this &C.
casion ground will be broken for the
recently purchased site for Continental
Hall. corner of Seventeenth and D
Streets, Washington, D. c."
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EDITORS.
H. Nell.
DIRECTORY.
Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, Regent, BIZ
mingham.
Mrs. P. H. Nell. Historian; auburn.
Mrs. Frank p. Glass, secretary
: Mrs. A. l.. Dowdell. treasurer
Opelika.
Remember the days Of old. con-
slider the years of many genera,
tions; ask thy father and ne VIII
; shew thee: thy elders and they "hi
|. tell thee. Moses.
CHAPTER DIRECTORY.
General Sumter chapterLRsggssnms'
Mrs. L. G. Woodson. Birmingna
!. Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter
Regent. Mrs. P. H. Nell. Au-
Peter Forney chapter-Regent--
Mrs. John Wyly, Montgomery:
Andrew jackson ChapterInneSsseana'
J Martha Wayles jefferson Chapter-
Regent. Mrs. J. L. Cowan'
Frederick william Gray Chapter
Regent. Mrs. J. J. Moorans'
John Wade Reyes Chapter-Re-
gent. Mrs. Aurora P. Mcclellan
J Mobile Chapter-Regent. Mrs. r.
H. Clarke, Mobile.
} Tuscaloosa Chapter-Regent. Mrs.
Ellen Peter Bryce. Tuscaloosa.
Lewis Chapter--Regent-Mrs. l.. 7.
Mrs. Sarah Mcqueen, Regent. Eu-
taw.
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Daughters Of the
American Revolution.

GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT.
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4 Weak
Stomach

Indigestion Is often caused by over
sating. An eminent authority says
the harm done thus exceeds that from
the excessive use of alcohol. Eat all
the good food you want but dom over.
load the stomach. A weak stomach
may refuse to digest what you eat.
Then you need q good digestsnt like
Kodol, which digests your food with.
out the stomach's aid. This rest and
the wholesome tonics Kodol contains
soon restore health. Dieting unneces-
sary. Kodol quickly relieves the feel
ing of fulness and bloating from
which some people suffer after meals,
Absolutely cures indigestion.
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1t is practically impossible for the lay
man to understand the process of chem
fcql interchange by which chlorine and
mot and hyacinth and may blossom. To
see a reeking chemical heated. distilled
in a vacuum, combined with even more
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EDITORS.
Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith and Mrs. T.
H. Nell.
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Opelika. Ala.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

ter Harlan Kier. nephew of the
took their places before a bank of
palms and ferns for the ceremony. Soft
music was played during the service,
and the joyous strains of Memberships
wedding march announced it's conclu-
sion. The brides gown was a dainty
white swiss made en- train. The skirt
tucks alternating with insertion. The
corsage had a lace yoke finished with
medalions of tucks. The bouquet was
of bride roses. Mrs. Olive Beman and
Mrs. S. X. Kier received the guests.
Miss Nina Shankland sang several
pretty songs during the evening. Ices
Beman. assisted by Miss Lena Beman
and Mr.. Max Kier. The drawing room
was in green and white, roses being
the chosen flowers. The refreshment
room was decorated with red carna-
tions and ferns. The bride was gen
erously showered with pretty gifts.
She is an alumna of the Lincoln high
school and has been for four years a
kindergarten teacher in the city. The
groom is an employe of the Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Kier have gone to Hot
Springs. South Dakota, where their
honeymoon will be spent.
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SOCIETY NOTES
LIES May WHIRL
The Double Blue

The Double Blue
Il charge you fill your glasses,
1 charge you drink with me,
To the Kappa's true blue colors-
The blue of sky and sea-
Nellie King Griggs.
Fraternity songs were interspersed
with the toasts, and at the close of the
banquet. when all had risen and formed
the mystic circle, Miss Whiting an
nounced to her Kappa sisters, her en-
gagement to Mr.. Theodore Wester-
mann and their approaching marriage,
which will occur in October. Miss
Whiting is grand secretary of Kappa
Kappa Gamma, and is regarded as
leader in the local chapter from which
she will be greatly missed as her mar
riage to Mr.. Westermann will take her
away from Lincoln. probably to New
York city. The ladies present at the
banquet were:
Alumnae members: Mesdames
Smoke, Sechrist of Denver, Warner,
Lewis Marshall, F. Nj. Hall, Abbott,
Burnett, MacMiller, Davis of Omaha,
Hardy; Misses Gahan, Hammond,
Outcalt, Griggs, Houtz, Riser, Whit
ing, Gere. Kirker. Lindley, Raymond,
Houck of Grand Island, Sarbach of