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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

Jarvis R. Bardwell of Shelburn Falls, Mass, who was 100 years old on New Years Day. celebrated his birthday an- niversary by planting cypress, the seeds of which were brought from Ger many for the occasion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

M. Briac. a French professor. has orig. mated a plan to make the study of English compulsory in all French schools without exception. and French in all English schools, thus covering the world with two languages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

italist, has 100 rare stamps that are valued at $20000. His rarest stamp is the 20 cent label issued in 1s45 by the St. Louis postof1ce, before there were any regular United States stamps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

Mrs. William Gregory wife of the late Governor Gregory. of Rhode Island, mas become head of the mill business which inc Governor conducted for a great many yeas in a most successful manner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Robert Louis Stevensons birthplace, in Edinburgh, is for sale, and the price asked is somewhat less than $S,oO0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

cry book that has been written on the history of the Crimean War. and fey living men are better acquainted with the history of India and with the char acteristics of many of the native races.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
MUNYON'S DYSPEPSIA
 CURE

When Prof. Munyon says his DyzpepeaA Cure Sill cure indigestion and all forms of stomach .,n,ble he simply tells the truth. It will cure a s,omaeh that has been abused by over-eating and oyer-drinkinE It will cure 6 stomach that has been weakened by old-style drugs. It will do much ,ovyard making an old stomach act like sound Ar ali druggists zs cents. Fifty-six other cures. Nunvon, New York and Philadelphia.
 MUNTOPs INHALER CURES CATABRH.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
nnexCnnT1U CURED.

sr. .Hsli's pins- Tar. Honey is the bsst cough erns1y we have eyer used. Ny wife had e. ! samPie bottle relieved her to ssch an sxtsnt hat bought dollar bottle for her. and she fs ssx almost fully recovered. We will never De Ssass .--T. A. Wilburn. Tayiorsviils, Ky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
COuounP91oH CUHuD.

I have sold Pins-zar- Honey for enc yser. Sold I i've " SosIisss ss Miss stslis aowsn. ef sSii place, whe wss sonsidsred to hsvs consump- tion. ohs is pow tn seod health.--J. q. aFa- ham, uFuggiss, 0xantsburg, m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

Some people seem to nourish the serpent with the idea that It may come in handy to bite somebody else
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
nod noes the Impossible.

But I have come to the foot of the Alps. which we must climb before We can see the wide reach of my subject. See in ali this theme how the impossi
 biIities may he turned into possibilities. That ax head was sunken in the mud dtest river that could be found. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
Maidenhood and Womanhood

welded life with its and responhhitss bride consider than box or the meo- icine viii keep family in perfect health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

Haydon the painter said hIs rum began the day he began to borrow money, and he wrote in his dairy, Here began debt never been and never shall be extricated as long as live" Dr. Johnson said: sDo not accustom yourself to consider dsht only as an inconvenience. You will find if a calamity" We have a right to borrow for the absolute necessities, expecting to pay back again, but we ought never to borrow for the luxuries. According to the Laws of Amasis," fin Egypt if a man died without paying that which he had borrowed he was de nriyed of all obsequies. If that law were in vogue in our times. how many post noned and impossible funerals!
 Furthermuge. e. let us admire these young men of EIisha's theological seminary for the fact that they were earning their own way. The most of those today who
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16

Marriage is one of the cheapest OF
uxuries if one reckons only the outlay
required for the payment OF the
preacher or magistrate who performs
he ceremony and the cost of the IL
sense in such states as require licenses.
Any minister, priest or preacher OF the
gospel in the United States may SOL
smnize marriages, and in many states
Judges for one or more classes q
courts may oficiate In all save half
1ozen states; too, save justices OF the
peace have the privilege of officiating
at the highly important function In
.ome parts of the United States the
person performing marriage cere-
mony must have personal knowledge
Of the identity, names and residence
If the parties, and inasmuch as such
laws are enforced in some Of the
western states where young people fire.
uuently drive long distances to be mar
ried the stipulation has on occasion
caused more or less inconvenience. In
most of the states two witnesses are
required to be present at the solemnlz-
alton of a marriage, although in some
states single witness is sufficient
There is still in force in Pennsylvania
an old law which prescribes thai
twelve witnesses shall be present, but
this eXaction is seldom if ever enforced
Perhaps the strangeSt stipulation o.
all is that which appears in the law:
of Tennessee, and is to the effect tina
the validity of a marriage shall be IL
no wise affected by the omission OF tn
| baptismal name of either party in tn
license and the use of a nickname in
| stead, provided the parties can be iden
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
Anti-Smoking Society.

With the inspiring tile of the Red
Brotherhood, league has been found
ed to band together boys who are open
to promise that they will not com
mence smoking until they are at least
sixteen years of age. There can be no
question as to the harm inflicted upon
tn rising generation by indulgence in
the smoking habit Taking it's title
from the watchwords, Real Example
and Determined, the Red Brotherhood
has been formed that boys themselves
may meet the evil without calling in
the assistance of state legislation, as
has been found necessary in other
countries. The organization aims at
extreme simplicity in its working, and
boys of every class and creed are in
yited to become mem bers. There are
no fees, and there will be no public
appeal for money. To join the Red
Brothers boys must visit or write to
the warden of the society, st. Hugh s
Penzance, simply making the promise:
! 81 will not smoke until l am sixteen
years old" A badge and additional
! information will then be supplied
| London Express.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
pPFSIDENT'S SECRETARY
Mony and Varied Duties This Gentleman
tias to Perform

courtesy, while economizing his own
time and easing the strain on the
presidents personal attention by
selecting the really important from the
trivial questioning the grain from
the chaff-giving offense to no one,
and sending all away with pleasant
words and smiling faces. requires
endless resources of tact and good
jud sment The secretary is also ex-
pected to keep at his fingers end the
details of l the Official business of the
executive office, and the president is
likely to send for him freqentiy each
day to consult him regarding ohclai
engagements which have been made
| by him, to seek information and advise
| with him upon some matter under
! consid eration. or, at a moments no
tlce, to bring papers and data in some
case demanding Immediate attention.
Success.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
Reni Black Maria.

The English home office is reported
to be considering the abolition OF
Black Maria. The origin of the term
BLACK Maria" is curious. When New
England was filing with emigrants
from the mother country a negress
named Maria Lee kept sailors board
ing house in Boston. She was d woman
OF great strength, and helped the au-
thorities to keep the peace. Frequent
" the police invoked her aid, and the
saying, Send for Black Maria" came
to mean Take him to Jail" British
seamen were often taken to the lock-
up by this amazon, and the stories
they spread of her achievements led
| to the name of Black Maria being given
to the English prison van.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16

An American company has received
a franchise to construct a street rail
way line in ST. Petersburg which in
wolves building an enormous bridge
over the River Neva. The whole cost
of the enterprise is estimated at $780,
600 900 rubles. The franchise has al
ready received the sanction of M.
White, the minister of finance. In
financial circles it is believed that this
will have a powerful political and eco
nomical effect on the future of Russia
and the United States. NJ Witte GER
tainly is anxious to develop a connec-
ton between the two countries anC
will have no hesitation in doing sc
even at the expense Of France, though
two strings to his bow will be better
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
BABES OF THE MILLS.
SHOCKING CONDITION IN COTTON
FACTORIES.
Whore Childhood Is Enslaved That
Human Vampires May Fatten and
Stockholders Grow Rich - An EVIL
That Cries to Heaven.
(Special Letter.l

Especial Lottery
Does 1t surprise the reader to be told
that in the cotton mills of the coun-
try children OF and years are work
ing 11A hours a day; that in order to
perform their tasks with greater ease,
for which they are paid as high as 10
cents a day, they call upon you;~
brothers or sisters to help them, and
that when weary and sleepy with their
tasks the din of the machinery and
the heavy atmosphere they are revived
by having cold water dashed into their
faces?
These are the facts brought out by
Irene NJ. Ashby, who investigated the
condition of the cotton mills of Ala
bama.
Often the whole family, except the
baby actually in the cradle, is IN the
MILL says the writer. 1.-TWO or three
of years or older might be on the pay
roll, but the youngest paid worker can
get through her work-at 10 cents
day-with more ease if she has her lit
tie brother of to help her. I have
seen a boy under 4 beginning his life
| of drudgery by pulling the yarn on
| bobbins to make bands. manager
| courteously conducting me through the
| mill would often explain: These lit
| tie ones are not working; they are
helping their brothers and sisters l
accepted the explanation until 1t
dawned on me how numerous were
| these wee unpaid assistants. 1t is
I biting comment on the dehumanlZ1ns
nature of competition that generally
| nd-hearted and humane men should
be willing to profit by the labor OF ilt-
| tie children-without even a wage re-
turn for their work.
"At one place I heard OF children
working on the night shift. turned out
for some fault at 2 o'clock in the
morning, allowed by a compassionate
clerk to go to sleep on bench In the
| offioN as they were afraid to go nome
Ladies told me of common sight IN
the mill cottages; children lying face
downward on the bed sleeping from
| exhaustion, just as they had come IN
from the night shift. too utterly weary
| even to remove their clothes.
"a friend of mine in Atlanta, Ca
thinking Of giving some of these little
children a treat, asked number ou
to her place in the country and turned
them into the woods to play. Wha'
was her dist ess AMI amazement to FIND
they did not know what the wood OF
the thing meant. And dividends from
these mills are used probably for PM
lanthropy, temperance and missions.
even heard Of one mill Sunday schoo
where the child were told that Goo
had put it into the hearts Of good mel
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
RED AS A DANGER SIGNAL.
This Color Represents Physical Zeal
Saws a Reflective Writer.

This Color Represents Physical Fear
Says a Reflective Writer.
81 picked up an old volume of South
Sea travels the other day remarked
a young railroad official night or two
ago, land was struck by one Of the
customs of the far away Society Is
landers, which turned my thoughts
upon the subject of colors and their
effect on the human mind. 1t appears
that on the islands there is kind of
seaweed, or semi-marine growth,
which when dried burns with a bright
cherry red flame, somewhat like Ben
gal fire. The natives of the different
islands of the group collect the stun,
cure it and keep a supply on hand 1t
is, however, never burned, except IN
times of danger: but the moment that
any grave emergency arises heap OF
the hay is set on fire. and every ma
tive within sight of the signal is IN
duty bound to rush to the rescue. The
custom brought home to my mind
the almost universal use OF red light
as a danger signal, and caused me to
wonder whether there is not some
other reason than mere chance for
that hues having been singled out as
| symbol of physical danger. Efforts
! have been made, with considerable
| success, to show the relation between
! the sense of sound and sight and it
! has been pretty clearly shown that the
color gamut does have a corresponding
! musical scale; so why not assign to
| colors also a scale of nervous sensa-
| tion-thus red represents physica
| fear: blue, as we all know from the
lurid light of the moon, and the cleo
trio flash, superinduces ineXplicablt
mental dread yellow light, ! would
say, arouses a sensation of physica
unrest. without any feeling of danger
while white light arouses only pleas
urable sensations or a mild intoXica
ton. OF course, the analysis Nigh
be carried by scientific study to othe
colors and combinations in endles
degree. and the man of an investigat
ing turn of mind might find it infin
itely interesting to chase the red igh
as a danger signal back through his
tory, and find when and how the sym
Dol was first adopted. New Orlean
Times-Democrat.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
The Presidentia Belt.

With the exception of Andrew John
son, every president since 1856 has
come from the short group of states
which follow the southern shore or
the great lakes from New York to
Illinois, inclusive. These five states
New York. Pennsylvania Ohio, In
diana and Illinois-run in line side
by side New York has furnished Ar
thur. Cleveland and Roosevelt; Penn
sylvania Buchanan; Ohio, Hayes. Gar
field and Mckinley; Indiana, Harri-
son, and Illinois, Lincoln and Grant.
1t may now be fairly called the presi-
Dental belt, and it seems almost hope
less for any one who lives outide OF
it to become president of the United
States.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16

The secretary of states duties are
more ceremonious than those of any
other cabinet member. At the New
Year reception he presents the entire
diplomatic corps to the president. lie
then returns TO his own home and en-
tertains the corps-with its dukes
marquises, counts. viscounts, barons
and other nobleS-at magnlncent
luncheon With great ceremony ne
will from time to time personally IN
troduce to the president all new d!plo-
mats accredited to this country. he
reserves one forenoon in each week
for the reception at his Office of MIN
listers and charges d'affaires. He also
attends to the correspondence pc
tween the president and the emperors'
kings. sultans and other rulers OF for
eign states. When a royal child Is
horn he frames a letter of congratula-
ton to the parent. When royal per-
sonage dies it is he who dispatches
this nations formal message OF condo
lence. A clerk in the state department
comics these polite missives upon large
sheets of gilt-edged paper, in fault
less copperplate hand. A messenger
Makes them to the White House for
the presidents signature. They are
| then returned to the secretary OF
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
= MEAN BUNKo MAN.
Nefarious Game He Played Upon .
Conading Fellow Traveller.

Nefarious Game He Played Upon
Conading Fellow Traveller.
He got on the train at way sta
ton and sat down beside me. He was
long, lean and lanky. First he looked
out Of the car window and then at
me. Settling deeper into his seat he
suddenly remarked: DRY day, eh?"
l merely nodded my head Affirmative
ly. do you drink, young MANI" 1
said 1 didn't mind if I did. He said
he would mind though. Further
more" he continued, Il am surprised
that a man of your modest appearance.
with eyes denoting Christian breeding.
a forehead ienoting good moral char
acter, and a mouth too pure to with
stand the faint of intemperance, should
be willing to indulge in the flowing
bowl" 1 could only squirm about In
my seat and prepare myself for an
eighteen-carat temperance lecture
about to be thrust upon me. And,
young man, do you know that hum
dreds of homes have been devastated
by strong drink" / knew DO you
realize that the idols of manhood have
been shattered and wealth squandered
by liuuor?" l realized. Are you
aware tlaC VINE IS d IiOChSl anu oiAAAA~
is the national curse?" I was aware.
Are you cognizant OF the fact that
every glass is the foundation stone OF
intemperance?" I was cog. DO you
know that wines. liquors and cigars
are the advance agents Of insobr1ety
And, young man, for the sake OF your
parents; for the good of your VIE
if you have any want you to make
me one PROMISE And that isl"
hurriedly interrupted, willing to prom
Use anything, for his words has
aroused me. and l knew l had been
eroveling in the dark and that every
drink was a blot on the sunshine OF
my home. II want you to promise me
that you will not let another drop Of
liquor pass yur lips" Il won't" l al
| most shouted, extending my hand as
seal to the faithful adherence to my
promise. And you will not yield tt
temptation" 81 will not" "And you
will not ask for a drink should YOU
see some one else mbibing?" Il giv'
you my word of honor / will not
Thanks, young man, thanks" ant
with that the mean, groveling, con
temptible, long, lean, lanky hypocr1t
put his hand to his side pocket
brought forth a pint flask of whisky
and drank to his hearts and stomach
content. while I sat up like bunkoe
commuter amid the giggling occupant
OF the train.-St. Louis Republic.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
TREASURES OF MARclANA.
Tho sansovino Palace to BE Their Rest
Ing Plucc.

Tho Sansovino Palace to BE Their Rest
ing Place.
Lovers Of Venice will remember,
some time ago, cry in the press, par
ticularly in England, about the Doges
palace going more or less to ruin, and
that the great Marciana library. houses
in it, was much too heavy to be safe.
It is not my intention here to reopen
the question, which was never really
cleared up but to chronicle that at
last the library is about to be removed
to it's rightful resting place, the San
sovino palace, erected on purpose to
hold it. In 1872 it was removed from
there to the Doges palace by decree
of Napoleon, but has always seemed
out of it's element, as it were, the
rooms not being adapted for such a
purpose The collection is one of the
most precious of rich Italy. there be-
ing 100000 volumes, 100000 pamphlets
and II 900 manuscripts, most of them
of inestimable value. Tradition states
that the nucleus of the library OF st.
Marks was a present made by Pet
rarch of some of his own works to the
city; but history has it that the be-
ginning was when Cardinal Bessarione
turned over his collection, nearly 800
volumes. to Venice, in 1868, the latest
additions being from suppressed mon
asteries in the provinces. Among the
most ancient MSS. are the Greek
"Evangelii" of the eighth century, and
| an Old Testament of the ninth. Per-
haps more interesting are the secular
MSS. of the thirteenth and later CEN
turtles, illustrated by odd little figures
of horsemen and saints. There is a
''Divina Commedia," with grotesque
figures, of the first half of the four
teenth century. There is notable
f, code Of Hamed. of the thirteenth cen
! fury, with Turks depicted in full cos
tune and a fragment of Persian
poem Of the fifteenth century. The
autographs are precious to a degree.
| There is one Of Cardinal Bessarione,
the Dialogues" of Tasso. writings of
Calico. Sarpi and, more recent, Of
Goldoni. to mention only one or two.
Of books, which can l choose to men
| ton? "Epistles" of Cicero, printed in
1869; Poems, Songs and Triumphs" OF
Petrarch. dated 1470; the first sample
of printing of Nicola Janson, and sc
on. Space forbids me to mention more
but 1 have given an idea of what
treasures the library contains.-Romar
correspondence Of the Pail Mall Ga
zette.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
a Patriotic Printer
lsNanh Themes Second to
Ben Franklin

as 70 arouse his passion for liberty
and he became one of the boldest OF
the denouncers of British oppression,
signalized at the time by the quarter
Ing in the town of the kings troops.
Tho Boston massacre had inf1amed the
people and Thomas poured oil On the
fire. whenever he found an opportunity
to do SO. He established publica-
ton, the Massachusetts, Spy, which ne
determined to make the oracle OF l1ber-
ty. He was his own editor, printer
and publisher. BY his forcible Wit
ings he compelled people to read his
paper and it soon became power IN
the colonies. The royalists were
alarmed and when they were unable
to substitute the editor they sought to
suppress the publication. In this they
were unsuccessful. The attacks on
him made him famous and the Wings
poured in subscriptions and gave him
unanimous support. He was
Threatened with Assassinati ton
and the destruction of his plant. but
he always fearlessly replied with re-
newed attacks upon royalty. He was
a confident of Hancock, Adams, Bige-
| low and Gen. Warren. In 1775, when
the inevitable conflict was inaugurated
by the battles around Boston, he was
| induced to remove his plant to Wor-
| cester, where it would be less liable to
attack.
Here during tie years Of the war he
had many vicissitudes and was on the
verge of poverty all the time. Often he
slept on a heap Of rags in the garrett
of his printing Office. but his fervid
patriotism never abated. Increasingly
he supported Washington and the Con-
tinental Congress. He was regular
ly enrolled minute man and took part
| in the battle of Concord. During the
greater part Of the war he was post
master Of Worcester, the only politica
yI1sition he ever held.
After the war he met with great sue
cess and made money rapidly. He was
a firm and consistent supporter OF the
government and welded mighty IN
fuence in securing the adoption OF thf
constitution. He also had the honor O.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
Meanest Prank of All.

One of the meanest of Halloween
pranks was played on the West Side,
and the meanest part of it is that in
the act itself there was nothing but
the most praiseworthy spirit of indus
try. A small, neat, three-story fiat
building, built of Milwaukee pressed
brick, stands on the corner. Origin
ally it was of reddish gray, but the
laxity of smoke inspector has al
lowed it to shade away into dull
dust color that is quite indescribable
Some time in the night of Oct 81
somebody with a pail, scrubbing brush
and bar of soap appeared under pair
of hay windows and washed piece
of wall three feet square beautifully
clean! In about two weeks, provided
it doesn't freeze to hard, the janitor of
the building hopes to have the spot
washed out But it is a big job
Chicago Tribune.