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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-16

home in Chapman last evening She is a sister of MT. Benjamin r. Crum or this city.
 Mrs. Lizzie Reeves and Mrs. George Simpson entertained at cards at the Nab son Hotel last night complimentary to Mrs. Berto II. Johnson. Six handed euchre was played and the guests were seated at two tables. The prize. hand some cut glass violet set. was won by Miss Josie Hubbard. Delicious refresh ments were served during the evening and the occasion was most enjoyable.
 Those present were: \ MT. and Mrs. Rerto H Johnson, MT. and Mrs. George Raoul, Miss Josie Hubbard, Miss Lena Tompkins Miss Helen Reeves. Mrs. Liz- zie Reeves and Mrs. George Simpson; Messrs J. J. Donegan, c. w. Galloway, EC. T. Fitzpatrick. Ben Mabson and w.. II. Bingham.
 U. D. c.
 Owing to the change in the Veterans entertainment from Monday to Saturday, the President of the Sophie Bibb Chapter will postpone her tea until Tuesday next at 1 o'clock. The Chapter will unite with the Veterans on Saturday.
 Miss Fannie Morrissettc of this city has accepted the position of teacher of Domestic Science at d school near Rome. Ga. She is brainy and capable young woman and the school is fortunate in securing her services. She left for Rome on Monday and stopped for a day in Atlanta, the guest of Mrs. J. Lindsy Johnson.
 Mrs, George B. .Meesham of New York is at the Exchange and is one of the most attractive Of Montgomery's visitors met at the social functions during the past few days. Mir. and Mrs. Meesham dIned with MT. and Mrs. Pharcs Cole man last evening.
 Mss Otto Stoelker of Birmingham is visiting Mrs. J. L.. Hall on South Perry. Mrs. Stoelker has a warm place in the affections of a great many friends in this city and they arc always glad to see her back in her old home
 Miss Annie Randolph Hill of Sheffield reached the city last night on a visit to her aunt and cousin. Mrs. R. c. Ran doIph and Miss Sadie Randolph. who are with MT. and Mrs. Herbert P. Candler this season.
 Mrs. Erwin Craighead of Mobile is spending today ill the city, the guest of Mrs. E. r. Morrissette.
 Miss Helen Leavenworth of Petersburg, Va. is the guest of MT and Mrs. Joseph Norwood.
 The silver offering tea at which the D. A. R.s entertain tomorrow at the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-16

The silver offering tea at which the D. A. R's entertain tomorrow at the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-16
U. D. c.

U. U. C'
 Owing to the change in the Veterans entertainment from Monday to Saturday, the President of the Sophie Bibb Chapter will postpone her tea until Tuesday next at o'clock The Chapter will unite with the Veterans on Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-16

Mrs. Erwin Craighead of Mobile is spending today in the city, the guest of Mrs. E. F. Morrissette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-16

Miss Helen Leavenworth of Petersburg, Va. is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Norwood.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
LOVES SACRIFICE.
An Engagement Ring Which Ampu.
tates q Finger Joint.


chronological experts agree that with
most Australian tribes every woman is
betrothed in infancy or even in antici-
patton of her birth. According to some
mysterious law of their own, this is
arranged by the old men Of the family,
the women having no voice in the mat
ter. The age of the proposed husband
is not taken into consideration, so that
1t frequently happens that by the time
the girl is of a marriageable age her
intended is an old man. If in the
meantime some younger man has set
his heart upon her, this means a fight,
in which the unfortunate bride to be,
as she is dragged away, is certain to
come in for share of the blows which
the rival suitors deal out to each other.
In some of the coast districts, where
not all the girls are promised in infan-
cy, the betrothal of young woman to
a man who follows the occupation Of
a fisherman compels her to lose the
first joint of the little finger of her left
hand. This slow and painful opera
ton is performed by stout string
bound tightly about the joint-an en-
gagement ring with which one would
willingly dispense! A marriage IL
cense, equally unique, is common in
some sections, where the chief gives
to the prospective groom a peculiarly
knotted string, possessing which he is
free to seek the wife of his CHOICE
Woman's Home Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
wanted Five Cents Worth of Ozone.

A woman rushed into a drug store the
other day. In one hand she carried an
empty quart bottle and in the other she
tightly grasped a five cent piece.
LET me have five cents worth of ozone
at once" she said to the druggist.
"What did you say, madam! the drug
gist asked.
"Some ozone"
"Why, madam, there's ozone in your
bottle now"
''Sr, do not want to be insulted," re-
piled the woman Indignantly. 81 know
what the doctor told me to get. and if you
don't keep it let me know. Have you got
any ozone or not?
"Well," said the druggist, very deliber-
ately, "'ozone' is an element in the air
we breathe, and unless the air in your
bottle has become contaminated it has
about as high percentage of it as any l
have in the store. l would suggest that
possibly your physician meant that you
should get some benzoin."
"Oh, yes" hastily replied the woman,
"that's ii. knew it was something like
ozone"
She took the five cents worth of ben
zoin, which was almost lost sight Of oil
account of the ozone which still remained
In the quart bottle.-New York Timea.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
Joints You Can't Carve.

One of the most lucrative trades on the
continent of Europe is that of the dun
my" maker There is hardly town of
any size that does not boast at least half
dozen representatives of this calling.
Not long since a London police court case
revealed the fact that the huge cheeses
to be seen in provision shops are seldom
real but it is doubtful whether the decep-
ton extends much further.
On the continent all the cheaper butch
ers make brave show in artificial joints,
because they find that succulent sroins,
shapely legs and elegant shoulders great
ly stimulate trade. As a rule the trade
in dummy joints is worked on the hire
system, the artist calling for his imita-
tons on Monday in order that their pris-
tine freshness may be restored. returning
them on Wednesday or Thursday.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says thai
an educated colored man addressed the
students of Adelbert college. He told
about his experience in his chosen pro.
fession, that of Il lawyer, asserting that
on but one occasion had he ever met with
discourtesy at the hands of white men
during his legal experience in his native
state, Virginia. This happened in a
backwoods hamlet, where the general ig-
norance of the inhabitants was some ex
cuse for their booriShness.
In the course of his remarks he perpe-
trated an unconscious bit of humor that
brought smile to the students faces
and drew a laugh from the speaker him
self as soon as he realized the suggestion
in his statement.
81 started out in my profession with
somewhat gloomy anticipations," he said.
"When | reached Alexandria, where
there were 1000 colored people, every.
thing looked dark"
1t was at this point that the smile ran
around.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
Rules For Writers.

The following rules Sir Walter Besant
drew up for his own guidance:
Practice writing some original thing ev-
cry day.
Cultivate the habit of observation.
Work regularly at certain hours.
Read no rubbish.
Aim at the formation of style.
Endeayor to be dramatic.
A great element of dramatic skill is
selection.
Avoid the sin of writing about a char
acter.
Never attempt to describe any kind of
life except that with which you are ia
miliar
Learn as much as you can about men
and women,
For the sake of forming a good natural
style and acquiring command Of Ian
guage, write poetry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

While in old times it was more or less
the custom, in the in;erment of bodies,
to bury them with their feet to the east,
custom now substantially superseded
by the almost common practice of bury
Ing the body with the feet to the path
along the front of the lot, so was it once
more or less the custom to place the
coffin in the room in which the deceased
was to lie before burial with the feet to
the east. Nowadays the disposal of the
body in the room would be determined al
together by the shape and size of the
room, except that commonly the feet
would be placed toward the door.
Though the common way is to place the
body in the center of the room, another
way, in comparatively modern practice,
is to place the coffin or casket across one
corner of the room. This gives oppor
tunity for convenient and effective >;
position of flowers and floral pieces,
it perhaps affords better view of liz
face.
AS to the manner of moving a body TO
its burial, that is always done with the
feet foremost 1t is carried out of the
house in that way, put into the hearSe
feet foremost and 50 is borne to the
grave.-New York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
PORK AND BEANS.
IT'S not s dainty the gods would relish,

IT'S not dainty the gods would relish,
Those ieasting gods of mythology;
The name would never with grace embellish
The menus Of high society;
But nothing can get more beautiful action
On the hunger spot meath a fellows jeans
Can give more comfort and satisfaction
To yearning stomach than pork and beans.
When the inner man for feed is craving
And the system is wrapped in a fame of yearn,
When the stomach rebels and is misbehaving
And the teeth in anxiety seem to burn,
How the gay, glad light OF anticipation
Through fellows optics in joy careens
When on the air of the feeding station
He shifts the fragrance of pork and beansi
When the purse is fiat from dearth of Doodle,
If but dime is reposing there,
And fellow feels he could eat a poodle
Were it shown on the menu as Belgian hare,
When a regular dinner with pie and puddn
Is away up yonder beyond his means,
One feast is his, and mighty good un-
mans size platter of pork and beans.
Chicago, mart OF the hog, we bless you,
In wrcaths of gratitude deck your name,
And, Boston, we fain in love would caress you
For the succulent truck you have given famel
No combination de culinary
From the dainty dishes of kings and queens
Clear down to poyerty's commissary,
Can hold a candle to pork ana beans
Denver Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

me, DOCTOR" he said, ''and I am feeling
much worse In fact, have never been
so miserable in all my life as | have
these last two days"
Martha's great blue eyes filled with
tears.
"Mr. Greengo," she said, you know
am just young physician and have had
little experience. | will be glad if you
will consult some one older and wiser
than IL
mo; | will not" he replied stoutly.
81 don't waut any one else. | am sure
you can help me. That is why | called
this morning. | want to tell you that
feel horrible when | am alone. and be-
lieve need cheerful company. | wonder
if you cannot arrange your work so as to
drive with me for an hour or so every
morning.
He looked so helpless and miserable,
this great giant with the melancholy
eyes, that Martha answered readily:
81 will, Mr.. Greengo, for | am very
anxious to help YOU
And so it came about that they drove
together every morning thereafter, and
little DR.. Evans amused her big patient
with merry conversation, and he began
at once to mend.
The days and the weeks flew by. and
Martha's patients increased in number,
but not in Importance.
One morning in June Paul entered the
little Office on Main street with a curious
twinkle in his eyes.
doctor" he said, 81 wish you would
listen to my heart this morning"
Nj n nj IN lonla1 n 81 cd nd iu1p cd of
ly arose and laid her ear against the
broad chest from which Paul had drawn
his coat and vest
'Do you not hear strange sound
there, doctor?" he asked.
"No, do not, Mr.. Greengo." she re-
piled. 1T seems to me your heart beats
wonderfully strong and true"
She moved away, but he drew her to
him.
Something is wrong with your ear,
Martha" he said, ''for hear it plainly
little song in my heart that sings ever.
4 love you, love you, love you"
paul Greengo!" cried Martha, draw
ing herself from his embrace and looking
angrily into his soft eyes. Have you
been fooling me all this timer"
mo. darling" he replied. 81 have had
all the symptoms | told you of. The
burning emptiness and pain came into
my heart the morning saw you place
that little gilt sign in the window. After
that every time saw you or heard your
name or even thought of you my heart
would leap into my throat and there pal
pitate so wildly could hardly breathe.
Don't give me any more pills or prescrip-
tons, dear, but give me YOUR own sweet
self. and | will be well and happy the
rest of my days"
Paul is Martha's only patient now, and
she declares she has all she can attend to.
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

An undue appreciation of ones own i'm
portance is as disastrous in its results as
utter lack of self esteem. 1t is really
evidence of narrow mind and ignorance
of general conditions, for the man who is
up TO the times, thoroughly posted in re-
gard to the worldwide trend of the TWEEN
ticth century, will realize that there are
very few people in the world, no matter
what their talents or ability, who can
not be replaced. 1t is a very rare char
acter, indeed, that is imperativcly neces-
sary, and the man who actually reaches
this point does not brag of it or act as if
he considered himself indispensable" -
Success.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
WEARING

o little feet that such long years
Must wander on through hopes and fears,
Must ache and bleed beneath your load,
i, nearer to the wayside inn
Where toll shall cease and rest begin,
Am weary thinking OF your loadl
o little hands, that weak or strong
Have still to serve or rule so long,
Have still so long to give or ask;
/, who SO much with book and pen
Have toiled among my fellow men,
Am weary thinking Of your taskl
O little hearts that throb and beat
With such impatient, feyerish heat,
Such limitless and strong desires;
Mine, that so long has glowed and burned
With passions into ashes turned,
Now covers and conceals its firesl
o little souls, as pure and white
And crystalline as rays Of light
Direct from heaven, their source divine,
Refracted through the mist OF years,
How red my setting sun appears,
How lurid looks this soul Of minel
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

The small boy had been warned by
his nurse as to the awful result of Bit
ing his nails.
IF you bite your nails" she said,
you will swell out like an air balloon
and burst"
The small boy believed. took heed
and didn't bite his nails any more.
The small boy went to a children's
party, where he stood and gazed at the
hostess Tor some minutes in silence.
Then he spoke.
"You bite your nails" he said.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

The English language should be SO
amended as TO preclude the legal word
infant from applying to all persons un
der q years of age. There is something
so babyish in the term that ii is hard to
reconcile it with the idea of person 20
years II months and 80 days of age,
though such an individual would undoubt
edly be an infant in the eyes of court
of chancery. This seeming inconsistency
was absurdly demonstrated in New York
a few days ago. when an infant" not
quite p years old. weighing 1875 pounds
and standing 6 feet inch tall, was rep
resented in court by father who wanted
his sons marriage annulled. p'-l~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
Nothing More TO BE snid.

"My wife always let's me have the
last word" remarked the meek look
ing man.
"Indeed?" exclaimed his friend in
tones which implied doubt of the
others veracity.
"She does, really. Whenever l say,
Yes, my dear, you are quite right,
she stops talking Immediately. New
York Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
AN OLD FASHIONED WOMAN.
No clever, L-aliant thinker she,

No clever, l.illiant thinker she,
With college record and degree.
she has not known. tine paths Of fame,
The world has never heard her name.
Home is her kingdom, love her dover;
She seeks no otaaf wand OF power.
Around her childish hearts are tw1ned,
As round some reverend saint enshrined,
And find all purity and good
r her diyinest motherhood.
She keeps her faith ul.shadowed still;
God rules the world in good and i'll.
This sad old earth's brighter place
All for the sunshine Of her face.
Her very smile blessing throws,
And hearts are happier where she goes,
A gentle, clear eyed messenger,
To whisper love-thank God for her!
Il NJ. Montgomery in Congregationalist
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
Before Mirrors.

Mrs. Snaggs-T read a paragraph in
the paper which said. woman was
made before mirrors, but it wasn't her
fault" Don't you think that is a mean
remark to make about woman?
Mr.. Snaggs-Yes, think it is. What
the writer meant to say was that wo-
man was made before mirrors and had
been before them ever since.-Ex-
change.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
Needed No Helm.

Mrs. Hiram Offen-And do you think
fou could do the cooking for the family
with little help from me?
Applicant-No. ma'am, Oh do not
Mrs. Hiram Offen-You don't?
Applicant-No, ma'am, but Oi'm sure
OF cud do it widout amy help from
you.-Philadelphi Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

Hunt have seen DR.. Pellets car
riage at your house three or four times
lately. 1t has alarmed me greatly.
Turner-Nobody's sick. Pellet merely
called to collect bill. Nothing seri-
Gus, assure you.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
No Cause For Alarm.

Nervous Passenger ton New Haven
steamer)-There's very peculiar noise
in the water tonight. Do you notice it.
captain?
Captain-Yes, madam; that's the reg
ular Long Island sound. Harlem Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

The man who hesitates may be lost,
but the man who never hesitates is
hard to find.-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24

Roumanian mothers tie red ribbons
around the ankles of their children to
keep them from harm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
CONE MINERS 10 90 HtCk.
VIII Meet the Members OF the Iirm on Mon.
day and Come to Terms.

H.zLEToN. Pa, Nov. s-Presido at
Stearns Of Coke Brothers 4 Co. and COM
mitlces Of their striking employees. will
meet IN Joint conference in Driitou on Mon
day morning To arrange for an alnicabl.
al lust ment of the existing difficulties be
tween the operators and miners Hereto
fore the operators have insisted hat the men
should apply Individually for their old
places while the strikers hav" demanded
that all should be rein-tatod in body.
This conference has tn. sanction II
President Mitchell Mutual concessions will
he made and il isoXpccted that the strikers,
numbering $3.50, will resume work on
"Wednesday
ihe employees Of G. II Marble Co
now on strike, will hold mass meeting
al the ia DIDO on Monday afternoon to taxa
action toward resumption of work
Tn" follow ing resolution, which Is acceptable,
To the company, will b" passed:
We hereby resolve 10 abid" by the de-
cision Of the committee appointed by iii.
President Of IA" United States. under TIN.
conditions specified hy ~" President 10
the large coal co pJlatlon-.
This is practically the wording of the
agreement insisted upon an along by G.. Is
Markle 4 Co, who fun her said that thirteen
Former employees viii not be reinstated
under any consideration The strikers
viii not insist upon their being taken bacl;
and the union will take care Of them unit
thty find work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
WOMEN'S Bi/AtR CLOSES.
II Melted SlO.OOO Above ENpenses--Csne
for j. T.. March.

The bazaar which the State Federation
OF Womens Clubs has been conducting for
the pas, three days al the Waldorf for
the benefit of the fund for the Girls In
dustrial School closed last night.
Mrs. Dore Lyon, chairman Of the In
dustrial School Committee. says the re-
ceipts will be $1,000 above expenses.
Her sisters of the organization gave her
handsome lamp III token of their apprecla-
ton Of her WORK for the success of the fair.
Yesterday Mrs. Roosevelt sent a large
box of flowers from IT," White House con-
sarvatorie-. II wa addressed to the New
York City Mothers club, of which she
L. member. but the flowers We're sent
10 MR.. Cornelius Xabriski, president Of
the Women'r Federation. whose daughter
died the day the fair opened and Was bur
led yesterday.
The New York state Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs will hold its convention ia the
}. W. {. A. Hall In Brooklyn on Wednes-
day and there has been considerable cleo
tioneering al the bazaar by the friends Of
the two candidates, Mrs Charles NJ Dow
OF jamestown, y. y, now first vlcc-pro~l-
dent. anu Mrs. Louise Van Loon Lynch Of
Syracuse, now recording secretary.
The election may 60 to neither, however
for Mrs Dore Lyon Is expected TO enter
the race AZ the last moment, with the pres
tige of her great success with the bazaar
TO carry her through.
Most of the time last night was given up
to the settlement of the voting contests
The most popular public official was de-
cided to Dr. James + March, Port Warden.
and he got the gold headed cane over Mayor
low and Dist riot Attorney Jerome. Tim
Sullivan got two votes.
Other voting contests were decided as
follows:
Most Popular g. ,larens' Institution-Free
Home for Crippled ildrcn
Most Popular Society Girl-Miss Felicie
Parker.
Woolsley sheppard,
Most Popular Concert Sincer-Miss Jose
pliu- JHCohy
Most Popul Club-ldoah.
Most Popular tlubwoman Mrs. Dorc
LYON.
Most Popular Actress Miss Annie DaCe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
WAS HER SWEETHEART'SPICTURE
Aged woman Overcome With Emotion
Looking At Pictures OF Dead soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.--Of the 1000 por-
traits Of Civil War soldiers numbered among
the collection Of pictures in the Post Office
Department in ls65 only about seven hun
dred are left. The large original collection
was but a small part Of the many thousands
of portraits sent 10y soldiers from the front
and from the different camps Of the Union
Army to their homes in all parts OF the
United States, and were kept In the Post
Office Museum because. for one reason
or another, 1t was impossible TO find those
to whom they were addressed. But gradu
ally in the ensuing thirty-seven years
the portraits were identified by relatives
and friends and taken away.
Only the other day one OF the visitors
TO the museum, a little woman. gray-haired
and wrinkled. was overcome by emotion
and sank to the floor. She was tenderlv
cared for. and when she revived she muteIy
pointed to one of the pictures IN the col
lection. IL was handed to her. and for
some time she wept over the faded portrait
of a youthful soldier in the Union blue
before She was able to explain in voice
broken by sobs:
He was my sweetheart and we were
to have been married when he returned
from the war | never saw him again
for he was killed in the Wilderness and
buried in an unmarked grave. And have
no picture Of him"
The portrait was given her and she left
the museum clasping IL tightly, her faded
eyes smiling through her tears.