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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

health and will 20 to New York as soon as the present term is finished.
 Mrs M. A. Walker died at her nome here yester6ey morning at s:o o'clock af- ter icnsfhv iIIness. The funeral oc- curred n 10 o'clock this morning from her late residence. She leaves four grown sons. Al,
 Invitatiens have been received In the dins of I'll Dovie Eilew Browne of Tus caioosa.- to John Alvin MyatlPof Birming- nsm. me marriage will take place on the morning of Wednesday, May z. at the residence of Mrs. lisabetn A Browne, at Tuscaioosa, mother or the hrida-to-he. s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
PATRoLMEN HAD A FIGHT.
Cases Docketed Against Davis and
 Downs

Patrolman John Davis ard ]. T. Downs of the Montgomery police department. had personal difficulty at an early hour yesterday morning They are members of the night force and the trouble oc- cured after they had come off duty and were on their way home. After leaving the station house and while on the street some words passed between them and they went together. No blow of. any con sequence was struck and they were quick iy separated.
 It could not he learned what brought on the diffioulty. The principals In the affair and the witnesses declined to discuss 1t. A case was docketed against each of the men,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
HER CATCH.

'Tis now the maid a-fshing goes, With rod and reel and line: She strikes her most effective pose She knows 1t Is divine. For maidens. when they % to fish. Know that each lake or brook Will find some man to sadly wish That he were on their hook. Each woman Is a fshermaid, Her bait is downcast eyes; And dimples. blushes aptiy played. With glances of surprise, What wonder. then. that men are fish. And make the most dispatch, Whene'er they hear a silken swish, To try to be. the catch?
 ". D. Nesbtt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Stockholders Meeting

< Notice is hereby given that special meet sr~ of fine stockholders of the Savannah: eIc~,ds and Western Railway Company will Ss held at the office of the company In tne ne Cfty of Savannah. State of Georgia at " s,sciock q. m, eOth Meridian time. on Monday. Che l2th day of May. in the year seo2 Tor inc object of submitting to said stockhoiders; sAontion. an agreement or articles of merger. union and consolidation of the Savannah; y7orida and Western Railway Company ana shs Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and its stocks. properties and franchises. and ~natters as may be presented at the meeting m connection with such merger. union and con-
 Dated April 10th. 1902.
 Eayannah. Florida and Western Railway Co., sd By R. B. SMITH, Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
DEATH OF HON. G. s. SLOAN.
Lewis Gurley Held in Connection
 With Killing of Mrs. Vaughan.

Oneonta April 26.-(SpeciaD-Hon. G. S. Sloan. former member of the Legis- lature. died at his home five miles west of Oneonta this morning at o'clock of congestion of the brain. He will be buried in Oneonta with Masonic honors tonor- row at o'clock
 The jury looking into the death of Mrs Vaughan is still sitting. It has evidence connecting Lewis Gurley, young white man 21 years old. with the crime. Gurley was seen about the place but denied be- ing there He was held on suspicion.
 Tho grand jury will convene Monday and an indictment will be promptly re turned and possibly a trial had.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Memorial Day Exercises.

Memorial Day was appropriately obr served here today. On account of The reunion, many of the veterans were nor in the city on attendance at the exercises IS would have been otherwise. The vete- rams of Camp Hardee. Daughters of the Confederacy, school teachers and pupils and others gathered at the camps hall where an address was delivered by Dr. |. 6. Handley and the Daughter> of the Confederacy pinned medals of honor on the coat iapels of the veterans. A march to Oak Hill cemetery followed. Hon. Hugh Morrow delivered an address at the cemetery and the graves of old sol diers were strewn with cedar wreaths which were made by the U. D. C.. and other flowers. The postoffice observed holiday hours and the banks were all closed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Notice to Contractors and Builders

Bids will be- received from this date until nronasy Nav 5th. 1902, noon. for the con- 5frpction of the Dothan City School building n Dothan Ala Each bid must be accompa, rried by certified check for $500 before oid will be considered. Right reserved to relect any and all bids. PlaEs and specincstions can De seen in office of Ausfeld & Chapman, Arehi- e~rts Montromery Ala or at Dothan, Ala.
 W. F. NEWTON.
 Secretary Building Committee pothan, Ala, April 22. St
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
OFFICERS FAILED TO COME.
Nothing New in Third Infantry
 Situation,

The military officers who were expect ed to come from Birmingham yesterday to see Governor Jelks concerning an ad- justment of the controversy between offi- cers of the 3rd Infantry, Alabama Ma tionat Guard, failed to come.
 Governor Jelks went to Eufaula yes- terday afternoon to spend Sunday with his family. At the Capitol it was said that no officers had been to the executive ofice and that there was no new infor- nation on the situation in the 3rd ln- fantry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

directors, both of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company and of the Ensley Land Company, knew it from the time of the purchase.
 "The fact of purchase is the only material fact alleged in the bill that is true. The allegations as to conspiracy. collusion and fraud contained in the bill are untrue and we believe the instigators of the suit know them to be untrue.
 There have been whispered accusations against us for some time and now that they have opened up tangibly the mat ter will be settled.
 we. as persons against whom the suit is brought, will not tamely submit to the insinuations and charges againsta our in tegrity."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Sermon to Odd Fellows.

Colonel Lomax Lodge No. 156 I. O. O. F.. will celebrate the eighty-third an- niversary of the order with a thanksgiv- ing service at the Adams Street Baptist Church this morning at Il o'clock Sermon on Odd Fellowship by Rev. w. M- Craw- ford, pastor of Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Stockholders Meeting

p,s Hiehlsnd Park Improvement Company Gfll be held in the City of Montgomery. Ala. . II the reading rooms of tho Exchange Hotel
 on Wednesday May 18th, 1902. for the elec- ffon of | Board of Directors and for the s4Tansaction of such business as may be brought 1s.orh sscrstarx su-4t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Knights of Columbus.

Two special sleepers full of members of the Knights of Columbus. the Catholic organization. left here tonight for Mobile. where a large lodge of the order will be installed tomorrow Members of the or der from Nashville and Memphis are ex- pected to meet at Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
SUES A NEGRO DOCTOR.
U. S. Dean Got Judgment Against
 F. c. Caffey

U, S. Dean OOL Suu6 AAo%AS
 F. c. Caffey. IT s. Dean. a negro prescription clerk. suit yesterday in the court or Justice R. H. Jones against Dr. +. C. Cafrey, the negro physician. and Hardy Martin to recover the amount of two notes valued at $20
 Dean has beer engaged in the drugstore of Dr. Caffey, on Dexter Avenue. He claims he secured. to cover the indebted ness of the proprietor to him. two notes. Dean claimed that he sent the notes 70 Dr. Caffey to have stamps put upon them after they had been signed, and that the notes were never returned.
 Caffey denied that he had kept tne notes. and said that he knew nothing about them after they had been given to Dean. He further stated that Dean was owing him more than the race or the notes, and for that reason they hao no' been paid. l..
 Justice Jones rendered his decision ir favor of Dean for the value or the notes Notice of an appeal was given by Mar tin and Caffey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

: Colonel Lomax Lodge will meet at their hsil' 56embsrs of Capital City Lodge. No l2o, ana = Montgomery Lodge. No. 200. and au vis.- .N lng Odd Fellows in the city are cordiehy ln Gsrsary service of odd Fellowship: | J. s. THEANETT, N G.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

One of the distinctive characteristics of Dowe's Randy Kitchen is its cleanliness. You're welcome any time-all the time to inspect the entire place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
WHAT YOU SAVE

Not What You Earn Makes You
 Rich.
 You can save the price of at least one new suit every year by having Holt'e Dye Works to clean and press your clothes regularly. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

Go to McManus's to have your re- pairing and painting. Expert work men at the head of each department. Satisfaction guaranteed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
Desire No Change.

All the Methodist ministers today upon being interviewed gave expressions against any movement to remove the restrictions of the church from card play ing. dancing and theatre going, as set on foot at a meeting of ministers in Chicago night before last. Three of the Methodist ministers asked for a statement here, denied that there was any loss in mein- bership becouse of the restrictions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
A Man Found Dead.

Centerville, April 26.-(Special)-A re- port has just reached here that a man has been found dead in the forks of the Cahaba River. above here about ten rntles. It Is not know how he came to his death. though one report is that his throat was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
SfockhoIder's MeetiBq

The annual meeting of the stoekholders or The Peoples Line of Steamers. Alabama hiser. win be held in the office of w. F. venoirer q Ca at I2 o'clock noon, Thursday, May is.. lc transact such business as may comS peAofs President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
10 oo.3S 4

10 O 50 4 rsistions~Lunbaeo sciatcs and 6out,-can only he reached by a special medicine changing the nature Of the blood
 Famous Prescription %. 3s%' disSoives the poisonous acids in the system and effects ratuTal and wondrous cure. 4l years sue cess Druggists, 75c. bottle Booklet mailed fres. MULLER PHARMACY. 7+ University AAaaA Gak xsrks sa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

Boat Excursion, on City of Mobile, Tuesday May 9th, from 7:3o to II o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27
NOTICE

we, the undersigned. have transferrsd our nuserest in the Ideal Steam Laundry to J. jCT. FauIkner and B. c. Battle. They assume - T. J. CAMPBELL.
 w T. CROWDER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

The uses fadversty may he sweet but it is apt to mans disposition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-27

N. P. LEGRAND. Secretary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
THE SURVIVAL OF THE FrrrEsT
A Popular But Very Much Misused
Phrase.

Kansas City Star: II Is time some
! one called a halt on the misuse of the
4, phrase. survival Of the lttest." No
! expression in the English language han
suffered more a. the hands Of chatter.
ers. If any sort Of success is achieved
In any manner of pursuit, instantly
there AR, g chant from the chatter
ers: Survival Of the flttest!" In this
way brains are daily made synonymous
with low order Of cunning and In
stincis Of the hascst kind are confound-
cd with noble lmpulses-evcn held In
superior regard.
This error-and II is n very grave
! onc-comcs from ondowing n successful
person with the elements Of success In
all things. instead Of In the one thing
In which he succeeded consplcuotsly.
In n swimming contest n dog survives
n man and duck the dog. but does that
mean that tho duck Is the flttcst to sur
vivc? Yes. tho duck Is the fttest 10
survivo-in the water. Let phil
osophcr. n musician and gambler SIT
down to game Of poker. Tho gambler
will survive. He will have the money
when the game ends. But Is he the flt-
test? Yes. for poker. In malarial re-
rion n negro survives n white man. but
Is tho negro therefore fttest7 Yes. 10
rcsjat malaria
Tho question "Fittost for what 7'
shou,d always ho asked Thus ouaIifIed
n will no, bo made IN onnoor that the
n,,os, for onv ono thing is therefore tho
6,,ost for oyorytbjng And this Ia IN =
mistake that 10 daily made nv the nm
tbipkipy
In nm environment NJ commorcial,sm
Tho NAN who succooda 10 tho Attost-
for commorcia,ism Nine ont uf ten Of
tho successes pointod 10 TODAY are mon
oy succossos and mon who accumulate
fortunes orc constantlv singled ont no
oyomn,os M tho survival M tho f,ttes,
mn, ,horo oro many who ouostior
who,bor focuItv for moro acouisi,ion Is
Tho nob,ost n doosnJ nocossariIv FOL.
Inw tbot Tho man whose snocjaItv 10 nil
inc nm dollars is Tho mos, usofuI citl-
ron or tho most cultured human crea
,uro
Notbinp 70 moro certain. howoyor
than ,bot while oacb tvne nj tho "at.
tcs," is surviviny In his own onnro-
nrio,o element evolution 10 working
through n oII toward tho no,pt where
tho "ft,ost nj, 'round" will survive
ultimately n 70 IN no boned tbo good
will overcome Tho evil short SIGHTED
norsons seeing evil tompororily flour.
ish sometimes doubt this AnimoIculno
whose epbomeroI lives are spanned nv
minutes SEQ clouds obscure the sun
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
Pointed Paragraphs.

Some men become sadder without be-
coming any wiser.
II a miser leaves will it's merely
a dead glve-away.
Experience makes n man wiser and
poorer simultaneously.
The way of the transgressor Is fro
quently paved with gold bricks.
A successful business man IL one who
induces other people to buy what he
doesn't want.
The wise small boy throws his
mothers slippers after his big sister
when she starts on her wedding tour.
The wise man formerly built his
house on a rock. hut now he builds Il
on the sand and calls II n seaside hotel.
II Is probably called the almighty
dollar" because Il prevents some girls
from breaking into the spinster class.
The average woman doesn't care any
more for the privilege of voting than
the average man does for the privilege
OF putting a baby TO sleep.-Chicago
News
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
BEEF AN ~ IS CENTS.

New York Tribune: Again has ira
ditiOn bowed to the trusts. The an
cient. the time-honored price OF beef
an, also of ham an" is n has been"
Ii was 10 cents. From this time forth
1t will be Is cents. The momentous de-
cision to raise the price OF these staple
and delicious dishes was reached yes
terday afternoon at meeting OF quick
lunch proprietors at the Offices of the
Childs concern In Union Square. Both
Childs and bennett have for some time
contemplated the step, but they did
not wish to take II without a general
agreement with the other get the food
on-tbe-run prOprietors.
The meeting was attended by nearly
60 and all but the representatives OF
DOlan's and Hitchcock's rooms, among
the originatOrs of the "beef and other
ans" In Park row, agreed 10 tho
change.
1T was this way" said 8. r. Swain
OF the bennett company after the meet
Ing adjourned and the restaurant keep
ers had hurried away TO revise their
schedules. 1--WE have 1888 articles list
cd on our bills OF fare. In the last
three years corned beef has gone up 80
per cent and ham 20 per cent. We think
that by raising the price OF beef and
ham we can keep even. We have to do
IT,"
Last night there was general grum-
bling. An epicure went into one of the
"sinker. draw one" establishments tc
order his beef an" without consult.
ing the score card, ate hearty meal
with relish and called for his check.
whats this Is cents?" he demanded.
TRUSTS" said the waiter.
Some one laughed.
'It amt no laughing matter" he
cried. "it's mighty -serious. We might
as well eat at the Waldorf and be done
with It,"
wait TIL Devery's elected" said the
wearer OF the apron. consolingly. But
the balm was not effective.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
HE NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.
The Dog That Served the Purpose Of
Ventriloquist.

| Philadelphia Times: The following
story Is told OF n ventriloquIst. now
famous. but at the time of this happen
ing so hard up he used to walk between
the cities where he was to appear. On
one OF these tours he came to Phila.
| dclphia on foot. and on the road ~
| picked up a miserable little dog be
cause 1t looked so much like he felt"
The story will explain what became Of
the dog.
The first house he came to was a sa :
loon. and of course, he wanted a drink.
lie had no money. but went in anyhow
to see what he could do. The proprie-
tor, German. said:
We'll what will you have?"
lie said, I'll take little whisky"
md then. turning to the dog. he asked:
What will you have?"
The answer came very PROMPTLY:
I'll take ham sandwich"
The German was so surprised he al
most tainted. He looked at the dog a
moment and then asked:
What did you say?"
The dog replied:
II said n ham sandwich"
Hans thought II wonderful that dog
should be able to talk. and asked who
had trained him. how long II had taken.
etc. and wound up with:
How much you take for him."
oh" said Mr.. Ventriloquist, 81
wouldn't sell him at any price. but
am little hard up now. and II you will
lend me $50 I'll leave him with you TIL
! bring back the money"
"All ripbt' said Hana sT tuot xyopt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
THE NEW SUMNER eraL.
she is Likely to be an Alternating
Variety.

Tuxedo letter: The summer girl. our
darling OF oh! how brief n time. who
| passed avsy almost entirely. to give
place to n sturdier successor, the ath-
letic girl, In said to be coming back to
US again to resume the place OF her
| Amazonian rival.
All this II is alleged is due to the
present rage for cbifYons and frills, high
heeled shoes and picture hats, furbe-
lows and rufflos, with which the most
recent woman In bedizening herself.
There is considerable difference of
opinion on this subject. however. and
writer's In the society papers are hav-
Ing n pitched battle over the possibili-
ties Of the case.
The latest theory In that we are 10
have a combination fluffy and athletic
girl. capable Of making rapid meta
morphosis between golf hours and din
ner time and OF playing two roles. each
In their way equally fascinating and at
tractive to her admirers.
There have long been rumors that
something was necessary to curb the
growing mannishness of the athletic
girl. Particularly are the golf links
said to have been responsible for the
hardening Of the modern woman. who
has learned m prubor NJ upappolic
habits from tho vicissi,ndoa NJ Tho soni.
enrrossing game
Ono n, theso 10 ,bo suo,r ,o,,, ct,
IN have dovo,onod d,r,ne ao,,,orv sa san
ments NJ Tho Too after tho ,nashio ha1
done a peculiarly silly piece Of work.
Women who were. In fact. on tho
I verge Of canonization. have fallen SO in
10 tho babit of uslnp swear words whom
none but their faitbSuj cadd,e woa
,roupd that tbev have ana,,v On far Tor
gotten themselves ne to saw damn M n
mink tea and have Iost their haloe ir.
rcdeemabjv.
II is said that few women can follow
golf and walk the straight and narrow
path without profanity.
Court tennis. which ia now coming IN
be such n vogue here, is said IN no loss
wearing on the character and we NAV
expect TO see the return 10 fluffiness in
the way of apparel marked by a more
strict adhcrencc 10 morals and nrefer-
ence for court tennis Tho now style
of court tennis renresented NV such
courtIy playors os Mr.. Broo,,ed,a 10 sa,d
TO he n particularly favorable game for
bringing out the pcntIer qualities ~
the fair players.
II IA evident however that even ~
the modern miss does consent IN 10
hack TO her furbe,ows for n few hours
daily n will no imnossibIe IN hiring her
back IN the state of fIuf,,ness and ms
sjness In which she revelIed a decade or
two ago.
Tho pirI who bos ,oorroa ,o ..ro
nride IN ber hrown ard ,,,,,so,a Z. ~
going to drop hack into % do,Isom ISo a. the HUs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11

New York Tribune: A Harvard grad
nate tells this story on himself Says
he: THE summer after graduation I
was travelling along through Germany.
Before landing In the country had
'hought that knew considerable about
the language. having spent two years
In the study Of II, with n finish OF
Goethe and Schiller. But soon found
that reading OF the poets or the Me.
bolungcn Lied did not help me when
wanted to order a becfsteak at n hotel
or was induirlng the distance 10 the
next town. Indeed, Ms went further
up the Rhine found myself more and
more confused by what I heard. and
had finally made up my mind that an
American cannot learn the German
language out Of text hooks, or even by
n weeks sojourn among the German
people themselves.
81 had reached this sober conclusion
when entered one evening small inn,
or 'gasthaus.' Just outside the town OF
Heidelberg. Thirsty from the hot sun
aud dusty road. ] managed To order q
'lass OF beer. While the heavy German
innkceper was drawing another ! put
my feet on the table to better case my
legs. At the other end Of the table sat
number of German soldiers drinking
md smoking together. A few moments
later one of the soldiers arose hastily,
md, taking or his cap. addressed me at
some length. Not knowing a word that
was said, ! concluded that yes would
he the proper answer, and so ] said
politely: Yah, yahi'
There was n moments pause. and
then second soldier sprang TO his feet.
Tie repeated over the speech Of the first
soldier, and then all the group in uni
form stared at me. by Il natural in
ference now decided that II yah was
wrong, a negative answer must -fit the
question. so I smiled pleasantly and
taking of my hat. answered, 'Nein.
nein. nimmer.'
"All the soldiers now sprang to their
feet, and there might have been inter-
national complications at the present
time between the United States and
Germany II the hotelkeeper. who knew
a bit OF English. had not said:
Young man, they have asked you
twice to take your feet OF tie table. and
threaten II you do not that they will
throw you out Of the house,
AT this the Stars and Stripes were
pulled down before realized that had
beaten n retreat"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
DIsCIPLININa AN OPERATOR.
Western Union Chiefs Experience
With n Refractory Employe.

New York Press: Every telegraph
operator IN the country knows William
J. Dcaly Of the Western Union. When
" Is said that a. operator In California
knows one IN Now YORK the general
understanding Is that he knows his sig
nature over tn" wire, and many warm
friendships cxlst between men who
never have seen each other. but whose
acquaintance Is ripe and dear through
tn" medium Of the key. One day. as
Mr.. Dealy, then chief operator in the
home Office, was passing through the
great room Mt the top Of No. 1875 Broad
way. he heard n young man using
strong language over the wire to some
one In n distant state. "My boy" he
said, gently touching the youth on the
shoulder, "pc"haps II In not so desper-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
TELEPHONES FoR ALL ARMIES.

At the forthcoming French army
mancnvers the new field telephone sys-
TEN Charollois, will have a thorough
trial. The inventor, Capt. Charollois,
claims that moving bodies OF troops.
not more than six to seven miles apart,
can be connected by telephone by his
simple. strong wire laid on the ground
Whether the wire IL walked on or
tramped on doesn't make the least DIFF
ference; II will operate as long as the
ground Is dry.
In wet weather the wire is to be
placed on trees. fences. or sticks. The
wire Is SO thin that distance of half
mile can bo covered with wire weigh
Ing less thar six pounds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11

Stones were formed into the shapes
Of beetles by the ancient Egyptianr
They regarded the beetle as an emblem
OF Immortality and hence It was the
most popular OF all forms OF ornament,
Counterfeit beetles Of common stones
were Commonly buried with dead per-
sons. and II was customary Ia engraye
upon them the expression OF wishes
for future repose and happiness, dedi.
cations Of the soul To God and various
bferoglyphs. One Of the latter was
hawk With a human head, symboliz,ng
resurrection. Another. the vulture.
meant maternity. A goose was the
son Of king.