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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

This Is on it's mothers side, begin- ming with Mrs. Davis, great-great-grand- mother. aged 80. and on down--Mrs. B. c. Dysart, great-grandmother; F. V. Ragsdale, grandfather; the mother herself and the baby. On the mothers side still are one grandmother and another great grandmother. Mrs. F. V. Ragsdaie and Mrs. W. E. Buckner. and q great-grand- father, W. F. Buckner.
 On the father s side are a grandmother and grandfather. J. Noel and wife, and a great gra ndmother Mrs. E, J. Nelson. aged sQ That so many forbears and pro- genilors of one child' shouid pe not only aiIe, out all in the same town, within d stones throw of one another, seems sacrcely be!ievabls. bu: 1t is true. Their 31nbined ages foot up 6H years and range fom 24 to s9. all but one being sound of mental faculties and wig rouse phys cany. On Monday also man aged 80, ~.3iqm Ash passed through Paris on
 Is w4y to visit Ais m1. ersaSsd S. who |, ,s IT the nt therh part 3f rhe e lglt3.
 5 'Iere Is another State ia the Un,on Ir another ceurty n he 9Fate that c-l e as' If uch record Of longevity. let them speak.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
RARE RELICS FOR MUSEUM,
Chicago Gets Some Ancient Farming
 Tools,

The Haskell Or.rtai Museum las just received through the kindness of Aired w. Place novel collection of fGes''h ne agricultural utensils and imp'tnle" B. While in the Holy Land with Prof. shall CT Matthews traveF class in the winter of 1892 MT. Place collected these objects and shipped them to tho n scum, fa'a The Chicago Chronicle They a1r've1 l17t week and have just been unpacitod and put in place n fh"
 principal object is rude plough, with heavy wooden
 single handle, usual in Palestine p!oughs. ons and clumsy 'contrivance. Wooden pItchforks wing f and a woc4or synagogue f.'.H '" among Mr. Places finds. hut mo- !" terest attaches to a stone hand aHl grinding gain.
 A fiat stone circular in shape f" "a -evolve upon another the grain be- ing poured Tn at the center of tHo '-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
MIscALLED HAIR ToNICs."
Most Hair Preparations are Merely
 Cal-. H..-sAnnAc aR AIn HEalI1
Scalp Irritants, o1

Most hair preparations are merely scalp irritarts, miscalled hair tonics When hair is brittle lusterless and begins to fan cut the dandruff germ Is getting in its deadly work at the root, sapping the vitality. Since science discovered that dandruff is a germ disease there has been only one preparation put on the market that will actually destroy the dandrufr germ. and that is NewDro's Herpicide. It allays itching instantly. destroys the germ: and the falling hair stops, and hair grows luxuriantly. Ask your drug gist for Herplcide. It allays itching in stantly: makes hair grow. Send 10 cents in stamps for sample. The Herpicide Co.,. Dept K" Detroit Mich. Sold by E' G' Fowler, Druggist. ~sun'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

so to sneak. that moment she must run, if that is necessary, out of the reach of the temptation and into the open air again.
 Do you know I fancy that most of us have had an attack of 'shopinitis" at least once in our careers, when we have spent the whole aft ,rnoons, dry of lip and haggard of face, prowling through the shopping district, buying a multitude of things which we wondered at greatly the next day and perhaps shed tears over because, alas, we could not return them
 KATE CLYDE. Eew York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
IT. ~o0e by Land.
In Harper's for November Harry

In Harper's for November Harry de
 .,.ns.s oi his expe- .on from Fa.is to New York by land. ue only difficulty which he found in- mountable was the actual crossing of rhri~~r ct at on the ice. Of this MT. De Windt writes:
 . .. aspect )f nature around hiring Strait seemed to predict a late inner. and 1t looked as if months must elapsc before the revenue cutter courte- ously placed at our disposal by the Unit ed States Government could come to our Iesue. My original idea was to try and cross over the frozen strait at Cape Prince of Wales Ca feat never yet attempted by a white man), but I found, on arrival at Esst Cape. that the passage is never at- tempted by the Tchukachls. any only very rarely by the Eskimos. During the past
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

decade perhaps dozen of the lattei t,, haIe nnIS s''t th,rd 'I of the number have Ian led In Siberia. The distance from shore n,omode 1% snose is about forty-five miles. the DiomrSe TSe Is,ands being situated about midway @ ne strairht is never completely closed. .o. tO, even in midwinter foes are ever .e.,rg on tr.g move, which, with oroau anu 'rin hS ,nSe o of onen water. render a trip oy ieaus W srtremeIy hazardous. My expe- dos slen nr tbe five miles of drifting ice rience on ,,,on S we were eventually com ns1@s ncTGsS to @ walk in order to land on Amer, to pg,reD can soil inspired me with no desire tho oe undertake % the entire passage between '''' two continents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Thoagn .o 6e AdmTa hae and hardly aPSs Ss great SPs spss SS %asa 'S reo eoled ned on all h Ga' 6s Wannss ash t n but 6s the .fap5 S5saos sssi@s s whien Ss 5Istes dmFa a up F2Snl' 6sd a 5asr N@ np the Sare s'fpS he placed his burden in the easiest chair at hand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

The Christmas edition of The Ad- vertiser, to be issued Sunday Decem- Der 14th, will be the finest newspa- ner ever issued in Alabama. It Will have more than one hundred thous- and readers, and it will be, beyond question, the most superb advertising medium the merchants of Montgom" cry have ever had offered them. Be sure that your business is properly represented.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

t SIiIdI t The collar is of panne velvet buttoned down with two fancy buttons of flow cred enamel and brilliants. There are also two. large stitched fevcrs of the cloth. The little inner vest Is of gor- geously lowered Persian silk. and the hat Is of moire to match with a single ostrich tip dropping over the side.
 You will notice among other things that the back of the skirt is plain between the two rows of tucks. The necessary full ness at the bottom of the skirt is given by gores.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

The cult of the tailor made is certainly fad with smartly gowned women' and one simply cannot be well dressed If one wardrobe lacks this particular costume On the other hand, woman can appear extremely well dressed on almost every occasion If she possesses one of these smart tailor mades and couple of SIX and lace blouses. So your street cos tune should be your first consideration:
 A very clever man said to me: Il never judge girl by her evening
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
The Baby's arandmOther's.

Paris tMo.) MercuFy.
 There was born in Paris Sunday morn- ing to Mir. and Mrs. Roy Noel a baby that is better fixed probably In the way of living ancestry than any baby in the United states. This baby has six grand mothers. three grandfathers, and on It's arrival completed the rare and unusual spectacle of family with living repre- sentatlves from five generations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
GEORGE vERBERG CONVICTED.
Circus Man Accused of Fraudulent
 Practices.

|Circus Man Accused of Fraudulent Practices. George Verberg. the attache of Mains
 lcircus, who was arrested the day ot the Anerformance in Montgomery of that show Ifor short changing several countrymen
 was convicted of larceny yesterday in the
 kcity Court of Montgomery.
 His fine was fixed by the jury at $25. Mir Crossland the aged farmer. living Hon the Washington eFrry Road, who was
 "aim -Aammed' ou tof several dollars was
 lrot in court Will Bell. the young man
 1from Ramer. who was short changed" Testified against Verberg as did Special lOfcer Ed Jackson, who made the arrest
 with the assistance of a detail of police |men.
 Maggie Jackson, a negress. was found
 lrot guilty of the theft of a finger ring The jury trying the case against Bell
 Rogers for assault to murder was hung hast night at a late hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
ShaW,s Vacations .

A young clerk in the Treasury Depart |ment went in to bid Secretary Shaw lwas going on his vacation. How long? ssked MT. Shaw. Thirty days. was tht |cierk's response Great Scott" exclatm- 'eS the Secretary. Thirty days! Why live only had three days real loafing Ivou have a good time"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

stone and drifting out in the coarse flour at the sdges of the stones. Like the ploUogh, the mill is in good working order. Just such miiis were use i'll the Holy Land la Jesus day, and for centuries before among the people there, two wo- men often grinding together at the same mil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

notice this sort ~'S-.''"
 of thing for ,f ,.er,c- yoursI,,N your iaoting" I women, with their last Peays Psag oaH satin skirts and their year osf9Ts % iast v Jet mantios, women with imposstole ol, Iac picture hats with bedragglsd featneTI feat sIi and still more impossible chinon e.1a o9aS and ai, tating their share of the jam, buste anu dnet S"n neruliar to the shopping district %uSs Wow and then. at rare intervals, your eye t,,II ,sT% rest with positive relief upon trlm, alert well groomed figure wearing "a a smart tailor-made hat a sNirt m1a, M,'oH does not drag on the ground or Io'Io" tSeo o+her extreme of being at half mast s"{ iaunty @ coat and tailor made tie Ga- ,, fuenced by her example, you VIII siancs .ilos in the nearest mirror to see t,o. Mhetno+ vour hat is at the proper angle Whetner your collar is perfectly fastened WI 9tner fbe bottom of your skirt is nos white WltE dust, even bedraggled in places
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
Sour Grapes.

The elder Dumas once nee Tas haytng m recently @ ribbon or ceaToII, eaTo TToomandant and an envious isHa sad that So[d2n 9S8R is i wSs Tls'Sa yonr ed color: ost VTe tS,t was was showing!' oh: no, wooden vest e5 t,a, tnat replied Dumas with my sny,,e eeS you're mistaken It's not tbe soar oap color: 1t is exactly the shade ol '"o 'oN' cranes in the fable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
TAILOR MADES
 ARE VERY POPULAR

The new tailor mades are certainly fas- cinating; they are no longer the prim' nannish affairs of few years 'o7cf neither are they fiimsy and dressmaker made. No one can manage 8 ta-lor lnslue suit like tailor-there is no getting over that-and now that the fraternity has decided to feminize it's styles we are cer- tainly obtaining a perfect street cos tune. s.-,
 Look at the one in the sketch, for in- ~-,nce. It will illustrate what l am say ing,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

gowns, put p9 her appeara nee on the street. If she wears soiled gloves picture hats in the morning, loud colors with elaborate and none too fresh chiffon neck ar rangen e n t s, then I know she is not the sort of woman for me
 If you walk through { l. @ shopping dis trict of any large town, You will be able to
 .gaa rhf= G1rf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
Men Notice, Too.

I saw just such a well groomed woma n
 sten off the car and enter. one O. ihe big dry goods stores the other morning. and every man on the street looked after her approvingly Her hair was neatly coiIed under a French sailor shape of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Tt is a blouse costume of fine. 3 {. black cloth with the jacket pou c h ed ip i on but
 dra wn firmly at the back in to a narrow vel vet belt. A cluster of five
 ucks runs from the SnOulUer Tn a continue u 8 line to the hem of the skirt, both back and front. These continuous lines of tuck i n g s and strappings are considered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Every progressive Montgomery mer- chant will have an advertisement in the Christmas issue of The Advertiser. Have you made arrangements for space in its Advertising columns? -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
The Craze for Cores.

The. .best tailors are not using so many founces. but are introducing more gores. There are now seven. nine and even eleven-gored skirts. for the very long trains demand great amplitude around the feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Our Oysters were never better: oyS. '. o|1 crackers, Cracker Meal, and lotS ter eh ClaI ZOOS, Large Pine APp4es and Preserving Guinness s.,,o,-sv Phone 324. MoIrle '"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
.lln 4LlA t-a IA way.

- . me ---|- day, naH sua freAAtsa lon .'.e nls del .s mother visited him aDout noon. he proposed that she and his wife sh'u.1 go with h.m to consult the fortune te le' "Just to see if those people know wna tI,.v are talking aOcut." But he finally deciied to stay at home, observing that he woala bet the fortune teller couldn tell them what was going to happen When they came back. he had sAot him self and was dead. John Held never knew that he had won the bet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Sandwiches of all kinds served in minute at Harrison's New Duck nch Counter, 37 Commerce Street. -tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

London. Nov. 2S.-Mrs Dillon has been summoned suddeT y to Chicago where her Husband. John Dillon. the Irish leader. |Is now lying i'll.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

We are making our marshmallows and have something entirely new in Pecan Marshmallow Monday afternoon. rom until o'clock we will sell them ct 20 cents q pound. Vanilla o- P"ca' or mixed Doves handy hltcheh'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
How Gould He Knowp

-ArcneisnJp alsu visiting small par iu a u.!u.Ls 4iotrict for tne purpose rI.u!s t.3..- c,4Irmdttou, asked one .Ii -3tai ua,fmony vas and she ert. .i4t iI was q state of tor W6Isn ,J.lst wHo entet IL a.e com .. .. ~. I.r. ~ tg, | tune prepare Ju~r ac1 e.' Wtrld ., fa- -r. ,--s.a}tl uIe .n~;ir,. t9aI .... ...Y. .. ..tr.- '.e !, sos i,3. sGi
 #1 .I... satj the ..tsI. ,ry. -u..la a1 tsut What , ... l. 1 kaJw aouut itI'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Our Ice Cream and Sherbets are cnIy 3gc per quart and none better made. The Noe Redlt-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Il hustnl>s tion of Ihe Ad- vrptise: will be issued Sunday, De- .ce...5er l4th. IL will con n about t.... T p4Ges and a handsome -.4eat s.,i..,.a.-t The mar ad- qe.t.ser, lotn ard u.s 5e M2 . gyl.ery +t.4 .. 70 .iy .ep ned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

hairy whit4 felt. This was trimmed simply witt a white bird's breast and twist ofribboa. Her coat was short and taunty of the variety known as tan covert. Itwas made in strictly tailor fashion Under this she wore white shirt wait of some firm. heavy material and a sbck of white. h,snvy washable goods. wtch she had secured ascot fash-- ion witHa gold, and enazsel pin. Her skirt j4 escaped the gzDund and was of somj dark woolen material almost black. yAer gloves were of heavy wash leathei white with black stitchings. - Now here was a costume smart, pretty. appIpriate and within the reech of al- mostevery woman. The question is. why didn't they adopt it instead of dragging out heir travesties of visiting and after nooI costumes.
 Ym know as a matter of fact that 1t isn't the woman who spends the most mony who is the best dressed. don't your It h she whose clothes are always sim ple.l .lneat and appropriate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
"Shopinitis. :"

"Shop1n1t1s
 Soaking of the shopping district puts mein mind of what the doctors are say ins-the up to date ones whose duty lies in finding out new diseases. They clSim thre is new feminine malady called "aopinitis," on the order of strenuitis. yal know The victim simply cannot kiep away from the shopping district; sic is possessed of the mania of buying. By she must, anything, everything; if nd for herself then for her friends if nd for her friends. then for the mere excitement of buying It does not matter wiat she purchases either-anything from silx dress to penny's worth of nails -o long as it changes hands and in vir- tus of a certain pecuniary transaction becomes hers.
 The cure for this is extraordinary. The vidim-the patient. I mean--is ordered to walk in and out of stores where she has no charge account, and she is to do | this without a purse anywhere about her peIson. After she has accustomed herself to walking about and looking at things without buying them she is permitted to carry a limited amount of change with her. but the minute she feels the insati- able longing to buy coming over her, the minute she feels she must buy or dss,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30
no1uev as a Strong Man

"cleanest place In Mohsadv. Moh's' Dowe's Randy Kitchen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

Of mannish cloths. Meltons, Cheviots, mixed and plain; black, Oxford and coll ors; box pioats: slot seams, yoke effects. tucked and strapped: prices range from $o.90 to $s.b0 .............s...........
 Another extra valus Is Walking Skirt in mixed Blue, Oxford. Brown, Black and White Mannish Cloth; extra well tailored;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-03
OIL STOCK VALUES STRONG
TRADING OF THE DAY
WAS RATHER RESTRICTED,
Not Due to Shortage in Orders-Federal
Crude, Buffalo and Merchants and
Mechanics Sell TO Advantage.

Yesterdays call at the OIL and Stock
Exchange developed strong prices, though
the trading was rather restricted 1t was
evident, however. that the fact was not due
TO shortage 10 orders, but to the moving
up Of terms by holders.
Federal Crude made marked improve
ment, with sales several cents above the
last preceding ones, and litts offered
towards the close. Merchants and Mechan.
les showed stirenIng terms with all taken
that could be obtained at cents. Con-
sldering the prices recently prevailing Man
haitian sold OF even below those which
might be caused by a scent reduction to
meet the January dividend of which buy
ers can not now get the beneft. Buffalo
traded to advantage and Geyser Of Calves
ton brought gain Of 4Ac on the day from
bidders. A number OF increases were no
ticed from the purchasing side. Beaumont.
Saratoga oil and Pipe, Beaumont and Pacific
Slope. Equitable Land and Oil. Gober. Ma.
tlohal OH and Pipe and Seaboard ali Jared
better In this respect. Paragon made a
pronounced stride, offers OF 4Oc occurring
Spindle Top new was in a highly enlarged
demand and would have brought $40. SaE
Jaeinto was very much wanted AZ
&c. our onerers withdrew without
making sale. Palestine and Beaumont
went better and an Increase Of 2kc on the
day woud have been paid for the stock
while holders climbed up several cents
more. Sellers Of Texas Western did NOT
appear and bids stood at S1.5O.
Iotal sales amounted TO 1900 shares.
=. The prices bid and asked yesterday and
the safes made were as follows:
UNLISTED STOCKS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-03

covery and even a fair advance. Shor,s
and commission houses were the best buy.
ers Nav started out easy to steady aud
sold up TO 46A, closing n up at 46s. Re
celpts were 70 cars.
Hog products started out rather weak,
but easily made up the loss. The hog
market was easy on large receipts and
lower prices at the yards. Lard had the
lead Local traders did the buying De
liyeries were liberal. but the grain strength
and some short covering kept the tone
steady. May pork closed unchanged az
II 30; May lard 2i5 lower at 1890 and
May ribs unchanged TO 215 lower at s.SNd
s S2iA.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow; Wheat
20 cars, corn 215 cars. oats 1So cars, nogs
$1,000 head.
w6eatNNc. . spring 7es; No. 70; No.
@ oafsG2o. 4sl4; No. white 4s1s; No. :
white 47Ad4Sl5.
Kye-No. 66&
Barley-Fair to choice mating 5slgd62]s
Flax seed-No. l 1.5s; No l Northwest
ern lei.
Timothy seed--Prime 6.5J.
Mess pork-Per barrel 16.S5dl69O.
Iard-Per 100 pounds 8. 95m10.0o.
short rib sides-Loose s.J0ds. go
Dry shifted shoulders-BoNed 74stqln.
Short clear sides-Boxed Sood9.lO.
Whisky-Basis Of high wines 81.
! Ciover-Contract grade 9.6o99.6o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-03
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

St. Louis, January 2.-wheat-Higher;
No. red cash elevator s79s; track s7h;
May SOL: July soss No. 2 hard so9sGso12.
Corn-Higher, No cash 6%s: on track
G6AaG7; May esq: July 6sh. oats-High.
er; No. 2 cash 479. track 4sAdaSi1 May
AS July 39&s No. 2 white 4slzNq4o Rye
Firm 66la. Pork-Steady; jobblng 1870.
Lard-IIirher 975. Flour Dull; red winter
patents 3.6Jd410 extra fancy and straight
345a3.60: clear 3.1od3 25. Timothy seed
Nominally 6.O0d6.3O Cornmeal - Steady
1926. Bran-Quiet; sacked east track 10
Hay-Timothy, steady 110on15Oo; prairie
scarce firm: not quoted Whiskey-Steady
80 Iron cotton lies %. ,Bngglng 5000
Hemp Irvine o. Dry salt meats-Boxed
dun: extra shorts and clear ribs SIS; clear
sides 600 Bacon-Roxed dull; extra shorts
0G2h: clenr ribs 975; clear sides 9.s7la.
Recelpts-Flour 1900; wheat 1000: corn
15so00; oats 10000, shipments-Flonr
1900; wheat 1900; corn $1,000; oats 3d.
600.
New Orleans. January 2.-Hor products
strong Pork-Standard mess 100. Lard-1
Refined fierce 79t; pure lard 109s. Boxed
mcats--Dry salt shoulders rs; sides .. Ba-
con-Clear rib sides 97s. Hams Choice
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-03
WHEAT STRONG YESTERDAY
CORN AND OATS FOLLOWED
WHEAT AND CLOSED STRONG.
HOG Products Started Weak, but Closed
Strong. With Lard Easily in the
Lead--Oats Were Quiet.

Chicago January 2.-Strength In wheat
which brought. net gain for the session
OF s. in May had bullsh influence on the
other pits, and May corn closed BGIh
up and May oats u higher. Provisions
closed unchanged to pa higher.
The wheat pit saw a broad and active
session with a tone which ruled strong
throughout the greater part Of the day.
The early tone was easier on an lndiner-
ent cable list and the crowd was Influenced
to sell. Receipts were small, however, and
the prediction Of a cold wave set out
sitcrs to buying. TO help bulls deliver
les also were small. The bears were az
gressiVe and fought every advance, nut
tho general sentiment seemed to be against
them and prices steadily moved upward
Minneapolis wired that the cash demafd
there took all the wheat of the market
quickly. Other outside markets also were
strong May, which opened * lower 10 =
higher at 81 to s2I.. wayered after a small
advance and sold under TO bl3s1S2. then
advanced TO S3ls. closing firm y up at S2A.
Local receipts were II cars for two days.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported sol cars.
Primary receipts $4,000 bushels for the
two days, against 1,155,oO0 bushels last
Thursday and 10000 this day last year.
equaled $4,000 bushels. The seaboard re-
ported is loads taken for export.
Corn on the whole followed wheat. Trade
was moderately active and ruled with
higher prices an easy opening on weaker
| cables encouraged sellers OF long stun,
which. however. was back at losses on
the wheat advance. Receipts were very
| light and not a car o. contract grade came
( in. May, which opened unchanged, saggaA
u early IN the session. advanced strongly
1 TO VI and on proht-taking closed rather
| firm lsgA up at 6613d661t Receipts were
| 12G cars.
Oats depended largely on local talent
| for their market Brokers reported fullJ
as much doing in July as In May options
Trade early was easy on local selling. bu
| following wheat there was a good re