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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30
CELESTE.

Stepping out in the hallway she took
shawl from the rack and placing it
over her head and shoulders, stepped
out into the darkness. Outside the
stars were shining brightly; each one
seemed to stand out from the dark
vault of heaven like some brilliant,
matchless jewel. The wind from the
ocean sped swiftly upward over pasture
and upland, refreshing all and sighting
none.
She, ,strolled considerably farther than
she thought to at first, and finally came
to part of the beach where there had
once been huge stone pier in the
olden days. Nothing now remained of
it except few mOuldering stones and
flight of moss grown steps leading
down to aruined, crumbling boathouse.
Just as she passed the stone steps a
figure stepped out from the darkness
and took her arm, at the same time
muttering something in foreign
language. For some reason or other
the action did not startle Dorothy-the
man acted as if he had been waiting
for her for some time. She turned
curiously to see what he wanted, and he
led her toward the stone steps, still
muttering politely in the foreign tongue.
They came to the stone steps:
descend, if you please, mademoi-
selle," said the stranger, speaking in
French, "the courier from the emperor
has arrived" She allowed him to help
her down the steps, for her curiosity
was fully aroused.
"EnchGnte d. hO1l7aoalr," he said as
they arrived at the foot of the steps.
A low voice called from the darkness:
"Halte! Qui od l0g Dorothy's escort
said something in reply and then
another figure appeared from the
darkness. Then she suddenly under
stood everything. These men were
French soldiers, she could just barely
discern their uniforms in the darkness,
and they had come here to meet
someone by appointment. Who?
Whose shawl did she have on? Whom
did she resemble in height and general
contour? Who but Celeste? The
figure that had come from the darkness
placed packet of some kind in her
hand. The figure that held her arm
turned, and she felt herself being helped
up the steps again. On the way up the
voice whis p-red p lite nothings in her
ear, polite nothings in that strange
foreign tongue. For years afterward
whenever she passed through
darkened room or darkened street
alone she half imagined she heard that
subtle voice again, whispering, whisper
ing. Such are the impressions that
little details make OH us at critical
moments.
When she reached the house again
Celeste was not at home. Dorothy
knew where she hat gone. DOSOthy
went into the drawing room and after
lighting the shaded night lamp, sat
down and waited FOR the return of the
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squalid cartoon in the Lon
don paper when his daughter
Dorothy came into the room.
"My DEAR" he said, "they've got good
picture of Bonaparte in the paper this
time; how he will rave when he sees it.
Why the man is actually talking of
invading England, confound his i'm
pudencew The colonel snorted deri-
sively.
Dorothy laughed. "Papa.""- said,
Il have just received a letter from the
Laportes; they will be down next
week."
'Let's see," said the colonel refiec-
lively, 81 don't think I remember them
very well. They're French, are they
not ?''
EYES," said Dorothy, "the marquise
and her daughter Celeste; the marquis
himself is somewhere on the continent"
"Well," replied the colonel, "do the
best you can. Show them around the
new fort, etc. Still, [ don't like this
idea of having French people around
here; we are about to have another
war with Napoleon, don't you know"
"Oh~ answered Dorothy, with a
smile, "there is no danger from the
Lap"rtes; they are bitter enemies of
the French emperor. 1t was he who
exiIed them You remember"
The colonel was, for the time being,
in charge of new fort on the southern
coast of England that had been con-
structed in anticipation of an invasion
by Napoleon. This was in the year
1905, when the French emperor was
making gigantic preparations to cross
the English channel. His spies
swarmed all through England and the
colonel, along with every other British
officer of any Importance, Was un-
usually suspicious of foreigners, even
foreigners who held high rank. :
In due time the marquise, fussy
lady who was "fat, fair and forty
arrived with her daughter Celeste
Celeste was plump little brunette
with eyes like stars shining through a
rain cloud and also had all the other
subtle charms that shipwreck unwary
hearts. The days sped by swiftly and
Celeste and Dorothy got to be intimate
friends indeed. They took long rambles
along the beach and gaZed out dreamily
at the play of sunlight on the far
reaching waters of the ever sounding
sea and the white sails of the English
ships in the distance. They passed
many hours inside the new Notifications
where the polite officers we're only too
glad to explain everything to these
two pretty girls. Celeste was pleased
with everything and exhibited an
innocent interest in the great guns
that might some day be used against
her fellow countrymen. So the hours
sped by.
One evening, just at the moment
when the twilight faded into darkness,
Dorothy was selzed with an irresistible
impulse to take walk in the cool,
sweet night air along the ocean beach.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30

The pacing habit is common among
animals, says writer in Scribner's
magazine. Many animals pace cattle,
for instance; and, among dogs, settlers
Pacing is believed to be rather more of
a natural gait than trotting. Trotting,
as it exists in our fast horses, is scarce
~ natural gait, but is rather the re-
suit of breeding aud education.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30
Ausf &c @|ad.

o heart of mine, we shouldn't
Worry so,
What we've missed of calm we couldn't
Have you know;
What we've met of stormy pain
And of sorrows driving rain,
We can better meet again
If it blow.
We have erred in that dark hour
We have known,
When the tears fell with the shower
All alone.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30
TEpMs.J Shopper year, in advance
Six Months 80 cents.

We're not shine and shower blent,
AS the gracious Master meant?
Let us temper our content
With His own.
For we know not every morrow
Can be sad;
So, forgetting all the sorrow
We have had,
Let us fold away our fears
And put by our foolish tears
And through all the coming years
just be glad.
james WhitecOmb Riley,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30

ME colonel was snickering over
a squaiid cartoon in the Lon
don paper when his daughter
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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-04

en- population, have suffered proportion
ately. The precise figures for the sepa-
rate administrations are curious. In the
British. provinces there was an increase
of 100000 in the number of Brahmanic
Hindus. despite a falling off of 1'12oOod
in Bombay and the central provinces,
where famine was most severe.
The growth of Hinduism was especially
noteworthy in Madras, Bengal and AS
sam. But the increase in British prov
inces was more than counterbalanced by
the reduction in the native States, espe-
cially in those of the Deccan and Raj
putana. The total decrease in native
States was 4,0lS,00O, of which 2,l02Oo must
he assigned to Rajputana. In strong
contrast Is the growth in the second great
religion of India, Mohammedanism, the
Mussulmans showing an increase from
81. 321 900 to 81, 45S 900 or 8 per cent. In
Bengal Mohammedanism grew twice as
fast as Brahmanic Hinduism during the
decade, while it's progress in Madras was
also very marked.
In Baluchistan were enumerated nearly
800 900 Mussulmans who were not return
ed in 1891. The growth in the number OF
Mohammedans has been attributed in part
to the relative prosperity OF the regions
where they mostly reside. in part to con-
lion of Burma has been accompanied by
a still greater increase in Buddhists be-
ing from 6,SSS, 900 to 9,1s4,OOO or over IS per
cent India proper, 1t may surprise many
to learn, has only $4,000 Buddhists. The
totai population of Sikhs is 2, 900. a rise
of $4,000. OF those no less than 2.i03,0 900
are to be found in Punjab and its native
states.
The jams. like the Hindus suffered Sc
verely from famine in Bombay and its
native States, and in Rajputana. where
land In Central India) they are mainly
located. Their numbers fell from 1,4l7, 900
to 1.SS40O0. The Brahmo Hindus (Brah-
mo Somai). who have excited some inter
est in this country. number only 1000,
while the Orya Hindus, founded by a
Brahmin about twenty-five years ago,
form sect of $1,000. Some details have
already been given in The Times of the
Christian population, which has been re-
turned at 2923000.
That active race of commercial people.
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PUFF OF POWDER sPoILs 1T.
Society Refuses to Dress in Colonial
Costumes for Mrs. Fish's Ball.

Society Refuses to Dress in Colonial
Costumes for Mrs. Fish's Ball.
New York journal.
Poor Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Is expert
encing no end Of difficulty and disappoint-
ment in connection with her colonial ball
at Newport next week First II was the
men who protested so mu n against her
edict exacting that they should shave off
their mustaches and boards that she was
obliged TO withdraw 1t, although hirsute
adc.nments of this kind will appear ride
ulously incongruous with customes of the
tin es of the Colonial epoch.
And now l hear that quite a number OF
wonderland some of the most fashion
able ones at that-have made up theii
minds to content themselves with merely
poWdering their hair. refusing to go tc
the trouble and expense of having Sor-
geous 18th century costumes made solely
for that one evening,
If Mrs. Fish objects to their attending
her dance in this guise and they stay
away in consequence thereof, the enter
tainment N ba doomed to failure.
Indeed, look for the ball is not q
rosy che means. for. what, witt
half the men wearing boards and mus
taches In conjunction with colonial dress
and many Of the women being arrayeC
in ordlG3"i modern, up-to- date gowns
with powdercd hair as the sole conces-
sion to Mrs. Fish's decree of fancy dress
the dance as a spectacular effect will b,
disa ppointing, while a number of those
women VINO go to the length of donning
18th century customes will feel uncom-
Portable by the knowledge that they are
attracting invidlous and unfriendly atten-
ton to their ancestry, which would
scarcely be described as colonial.
In one word, New York society, nc
matter whether in town or Newport, does
not take kindly to fancy dress balls. The
Bradley Martin entertainment of that
kind was dismal failure, while the only
thing that preserved the celebrated Van
derblt ball costume from similar fate
was the presence of Consuelo, Duchess OF
Marlborough, an dthe curiosity of the
fashionable set here to know something
more of thu w. X. Nanderbilts, Their
bursting forth on the social horizon OF
this city.
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A NEW BATTERY
BrnMrNcHAM CONSTITUTES
MISSION A SUCCESS.
Governor felix's, on Recommendation
Of the Adjutant General, Signs
the Order for Organization
Of Battery 3D."

Battery 3D." LIST Artillery. Alabama
National Guard will be mustered into the
service of the Safe September q. with
It's station at Birmingham. Governor
Jelks decided this yesterday on the
recommendation of Adjutant General w.
w. Brandon.
A committee from the officers and the
men of the new Birmingham battery,
consisting Of Captain E. d. Smith. Lieu
tenants, f. s. White Jr., and ]. ..
Smith and Charles Stillwell waited on
the Governor yesterday to secure the
authority from him to organize battery
under the State laws and in the service
of the State of Alabama. The members
of the committee had strong recon-
mendation from Adjutant General Bran
don and the Governor readily affixed MS
name to the order.
Adiutant General Brandon expresses
himself as highly pleased with the pros
poets Of the new battery. 1t has seventy
young men on its roster and has arranged
for a handsome armory and exceiieht
equipments.
On the muster night the members OF
the battery will entertain their friends,
and the committee says that 1t Will De
the most extensive social affair ever at
tempted by members of the Nationai
Guard.
The committee dined yesterday with the
officers of the Montgomery battery, VINO
have been In sympathy and have done
everything in their power to secure the
new battery for Birmingham.
Adiutant General Brandon PRESIDED ana
acted as POSTMASTER. Major 8. I. west
cott. the commanding officer OF the ar
tillery battalion, was also seated at the
table.
The following toasts were responded TO:
"The Baby" our new battery, Captain
E. D. Smith.
1.-The Old Man." our old battery, Cap
tain Charles Hinderer.
THE Stirring City Of Birmingham
Lieutenant F. S. White. ira
THE Capital of Alabama" Lieutenant
w. T. Perry.
THE Ladies'" Lieutenant Sam Roswald.
1.-THE State of Alabama Lieutenant j.
@. Smith.
THE Three Branches of Our Service
Captain N. II. Jones.
1.-The Business Men and Their RELATION
to the Militia" A. M. Cassimus.
1.-THE Enlisted Man." Charles Stillweh'
The committee returned to Birmingham
Yesterday afternoon.
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YOUNG GIRL LICENSED PILOT
Passed Examination with Higher
Average Than Majority OF Men.


Average Than Majority of Men.
Chicago Chronicle.
A short time since The Chronicle noted
the fact that Miss Ionia Iva Roe OF
Maryland, was the only woman in the
United States who had been licensed as
a pilot, and now she is studying for the
higher degree of a navigator. Her amoi-
ton seems to be to fit herself for the
command of the highest type OF vessels
on any waters.
Miss Roe is the daughter of Captain
Roe, owner of a small sidewheel steam
ship called the Mystery, and her license
authorizes her to navigate steamer OF
100 tons on the Chesapeake Bay, Pamlico
and Roanoke Sounds and tributaries.
There is another woman pilot-Miss Car
RE Boyce Hunter Of Snow Hill, Md.-but
her license is for small ten-ton vessel
and is confined to the waters of POGO
moke River.
Miss Roe was born in Buffalo In 1874
and has followed the water all her life
and has held the wheel of three yachts
| owned by her father. She Is ambitious
and Is now studying for navigator
| license for the same waters covered by
her pilots license. Her license as pilot
was issued at Norfolk. Va, and she was
the first woman to apply for such papers.
At first the steamboat inspectors were
not inclined to grant the license and put
her through a rigorous examination She
passed with a much higher average than
the majority of men who have taken the
same examination.
The Mystery is an odd-looking craft.
She is of forty-flve foot dead rise model,
of ten feet beam and three feet draught.
Her motive power is a thirty horse power
gasoline engine. The apartments on the
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Interesting Anecdote that Would Ar.
que That They Do.

que That They Do.
Cy Warman. In Success.
John Blank. the librarian at L,indun,
was talking about an NAL stories and tina
growing interest in that line of literature.
the tales and the almost impossible
things creGited by authors to horse,
dogs and other animals, when I related
to Rim what as boy, I had seen an I'M
educated farm horse do. The old horse
had pushed the barn door open and walk
ed ont. The door being out Of plumb at
the hinges. swung against the side OF
the barn. The horse turned about, hook
ed his feed@feeier over the edge of the
door. slammed 1t shut. and started to
walk away. but he had uHsed the door
with so much force that 1t bounde I open,
though not 50 wide as before Then he
n1t auts SO ssrS a an nsd the
bound threw 1t open about ten inches.
The horse looked at 1t for five or ten Sec
onds. and then nosed It up again very
softly. 1t remained closed and the horse
lot he stopped, looked in the direction Of
the barn. and then went to the water
nergh and took a long drink.
nessbor Of mine ea sad Al M the honss
they kept a very ordinary dog which my
neighbor had never made much of, but
being kind, good natured man. he had
never abused him. After my neighbor,
On the walk OUTSIDE the gate to meet his
mister. who had always reached home at
a certain hour. The family noticed the
dogs actions, but not one Of the men,
bers of Ii remember having ever before
seen him watch for mis- master.
Yesterday I called at their home and
found a stranger there The old dog
trotted across the room. but stopped
when he heard the strangers voice. He
looked at me and / spoke to him.
The stranger spoke again and the dog
turned and faced him. The man had not
raid the slightest attention to the dog.
but the animals actions were SO unus-
ual that / could not take my eyes from
hiu..
The old fellow tilted his head to one
side. t. ok a few steps forward. and then
sat In front of the man. ard gazed into
his face.
Next. he put his front feet on the
mans knees and listened intently, while
the man. Needless of the dogs familiar
ity talked to me- He climbed into the
mans lap end looked up at his face.
Then he stood en- his hind feet put a
paw en- each of the mans shoulders and
gazed into his eyes.
ut may have been only my imagina-
ton, but 1t seemed to nc that had new
err before seen such a troubled. puzzled
| Il ok in an animals eyes as that doc
wore as he stared into the mans face
md tried to reason 1t out"
What was the cause of his behavior?
| asked.
"The stranger" said Mrs. Blank. was
| the dead mans brother, whom the dog
| till that day had never SEEM
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the Paris, has grown grom SO, 800 to "a, 20o
and the Jews have advanced from l7,ls4
to 1925 The head 'animistic'' comprises
s, 600 persons. a reduction Of 500 900 on
the figures of 1891. The tribes whose re-
ligion is thus described are chiefly found
in the hill country of Bengal, Assam, the
central provinces and it's states, Central
India, Madras, Burma and Baroda. To
sum up, Hinduism. in spite of decline in
the decade, Is still predominant its ad-
herents numbering 70 per cent of the ag-
rest of the population about per cent
who profess Mohammedanism. OF the
rest of the population about 8 per Gene
are Buddhists and 8 per cent animistic,
leaving only ) per cent for Christians and
all others.
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Religions Of India.

IiIucS.
The recent Indian census has revealed
many interesting facts concerning the
religions of the country. The adherents
of Brahmanic Hinduism have declined
from POI $50 900 in 1891 to 2o7. 900 in 1901.
and it Is a strange circumstance that the
diminution is in males alone. The de-
cline. 1t can hardly be doubted. is due.
not to decay of faith. but to the severe
famines of the decade. Hindus, being
most numerous among the famine-strick-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-04
Boy Cured Of Collie After Physicians
Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when four years old was taken
with collie and cramps in his stomach. I
sent for the doctor and he injected NOR
phine, but the child kept ketting worse.
1 then gave him half a teaspoonful of
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he
was sleeping and soon recovered.-F. L.
Wilkins, She'll Lake. Wis. Mr.. Wilkins
is bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lun-
Der Co. For sale by E. G. Fowler, Drug
gist. adv
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MONTGOMERY THEATRE
Opening Night,
Friday, Sept. s.
Pete Baker

Seat Sale Opens This Morning.
The opening attraction at the Montgom-
cry Theatre Friday night will be that
German dialect. comedian. Pete Baker in
his comedy success, Chris and Lena"
Mr.. Baker will be surrounded with an
exceptionally strong cast Mr.. John
Kernel, an Irish comedian, with an
equal reputation, heads the list In sup
port A number of specialties will be in
troduced and the musical numbers will
be one of the features. Seat sale opens
this morning. adv.
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~ wrote to Dr..
Pierce for hiS
advice.

The lady, from whose letter we quote,
got what she wrote for, and is a we'll
woman to-day as a result of following
Dr. Pierce's advice and using DR.. Pierces
Favorite Prescription, the medicine
which makes weak women strong and
sick women well. wFavorite Prescrip-
ton T." establishes regularity, dries weak
ening drains, heals inflammation and
liberation and cures female weakness.
Sick women, especially those suffering
from diseases of long standing, are in
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-04

Mrs. Well. Mr.. ana Mrs. Rice and family
and Mrs. Morits and family will remain
In Chicago . few days. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rice win leave Chicago in a few days for
New York.
Mr.. Frank Trirsbis has returned from
a visit to Cincinnati.
Miss Margaret Lahey returned last
evening from Atlanta
Mr.. Harry Weed Of Savannah has re-
turned home
Mr.. stuart Mckenzie spent yesterday in
Andalusia.
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HOW THE YOUTH MADE LOVE.
Borrowed Eloquence From a Friend,
But Made a Sad Mess Of It.

Sam, the servant of all work to a vir-
ginia family, fell madly in love with
Oman, a mulatto girl, and desired to
make a pretty little winning speech. Not
knowing exactly what to say. he caves
dropped when his young master made
love to Dinah's mistress in a secluded
Your eyes are like doves eyes. your
alahaster neck sets me on fire. oh, Gu.
pid! MemoriZing this declaration, Sam
poured on this soul TO Dinah in these
words; My Dinah, yo' eyes is like
doves eyes. en- you yaller blasted neck
sets me on fire. oh. stupidr'
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Flew York Senator's Reputation as a
Story Teller Had Preceded Him.

~sOw WI SCh0OOk ASOPNS0sASAA Us -
Story Teller Had Preceded Him.
Perhaps the fact that telling fibs is al
luded to in many families as "story-tell-
ing" may account for the subjoined in
cident:
tits told of Chauncey Depew that he
proved OF considerable interest to the
small boy Of a family on whom he once
made cab. After dinner he and the
head of the house were closeted together
for two hours or longer. When Depew
had departed the boy inquired the identity
of the important-looking visitor.
THAT, my son is Chauncev Depew, the
greatest story teller in America" ex-
planned the father
The business that had kept Depew and
the father closeted together for so long
brought the former back in few days,
The boy was playing near the house as
Depew approached, and running up to
the visitor, exclaimed:
''Ill tell pop you're coming. I know
who YOU are--Mr. Depew, the greatest
liar in America
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Considering the amount of stun circ1s
brings to town. 1t is remarkable that
something is not forgotten in the hurry
of departure, But every boy mas gone
to the circus grounds early in the morn
ing after circus day. expecting to find
something. and been disappointed.
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u. D. c.
BOY WHO KNEW cHAuNcEY.

Dance at Oak Park for Old Soldiers
Home Thursday night. adv
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-04

Some women who dare anything. and
then call death an "act of Providence"
are not afraid to feed their husbands
boiled gooseberry pudding.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-04

Nell-1 would rather be clever than
pretty. Belie-Um-yes; but q woman Is
seldom clever enough to get q seat a q
RzaxaaA Aax HRlAAA Rhs Is pretty.
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Who does your laundrya Does it al
ways come back on time? Is every piece
white and nice? Is it ever without spot
or blemish-is it just as splendid as you
could ask for? There are never any disap-
pointments at The Capital City Laundry.
Telephone 100.