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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
A POPULAR COUPLE.
MT. Turner Rice Marries Miss Kath-
 erine Brasfield.

Florence, Feb. u-(Special)-A we'd ding of great interest to Florence society pc ople took place this afternoon at s o'clock at Trinity Episcopal Church, De- mopolis. Ala, Mir Turner Rice of this city and Miss Kathiine Brasfield being the contracting parties. Dr. Harri: on p rio med ths cers mony. The maid of honor was Miss Sallie Brasfield, sister of the bride. and the best man was Mir. Rob- ert T. Simpson of this city. The attend ants included Misses Fannie and Susan Bliss of this city and Mir. Glover Brasfeld of Demopolis, cousin of the bride. Mir. Rice Is the enicient bookkeeper for the First National Bank of this city. and is one of Florence's most popular and prom mont young men in social and other cir- cles. The bride attended school at the State Normal Coll, ge in this city and has since visited frequently at the home of the Misses Bliss. She is young lady of rare culture and attainments. being at- tractive personally and intellectually. MT. and Mrs. Rice will spend several days In Mo bile, the fo mcr home of the bride, and will be at home in Florence by the last of the month.
 Mir. A. o. Andrews and Miss Minnie M Young were married Sunday morning at 9 o'clock at the home of the bride. Rev. F. P. Watkins perfoi ming the ceremony.
 
 of friends were present The marriage was quite a surprise to the friends of the young couple. The bride is an attractive Christian young lady and has taught school in the county for several years past being one of the prominent teach- ITS of tn county. She was educated at the State Normal College. The groom Is min ster.
 A very interesting wedding of the past week was that of Miss Theo Belle Howell of this city and MT. c. V. Shaw of In- diana at the home of the brides cousin, Mrs. W. R. McGregor in Tuscumbia. The bride is a handsome and attractive young lady and niece of Capt. Lee Howell of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The groom is a good business man in In- diana, and popular in his circle of ac. quaintance. MT. and Mrs. Shaw left at once for their future home in. War, en. Ind. Miss Howell, sister of the bride. ac- companied them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
DEATH OF AGED COUPLE.
Old Man and His Wife Succumb to
 Pneumonia

Anniston. Feb. n.-(Speciai.) IA. J. McCreary. aged "A. of Colvins Gap. was stricken with pneumonia a couple of wekes ago. His wife. aged 7S was taken with the same malady Wednesday last. MT. McCreary died at 12:3O Sunday and his wife followed him at 245 the same day. They were buried yesterday in the same grave.
 Fire at Jacksonville Sunday afternoon totally destroyed the home of ex-Mayor J. D. Hammond. and the jewelry store of Rees Stephens The fire caught in the roof. Most of the furniture was saved. The loss will amount to about 2,500. with q. 600 insuraI, 9. Several times during the fire the Presbyterian Church caught. but by hard work was extin- guished before any material damage was done.
 A double header with a caboose backed into a switch engine in the Southern yards here Sunday night. The rear of the caboose was torn up and the front of the switch engine badly damaged by the collision uniting the engine for ser vice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12

liant mind of this great orator and good man seems to he . blank.
 The last time he appeared before . 9el- ma audience was at the burial of Judge F. q. Wood. He made a five minute oration over the dead body of his friend and 1t was a gem if ofatory. The hymn. '.Bcyond the Sunsets Radiant Glow" had just been sung by the audience. and pr. Shoaff made a touching allusion to the ruilg, and had told that it was one of the favorite songs of the departed. Dark ness was coming on and just then the janitor of srhe building turned on the 1e,- electric lighte by which the building is dazzling light for a moment, and con- ciuded his remarks with this sentence: But he no longer has to look beyond the sunset radiant glow"
 The First Church O. Selma never had . more popular pastor than Dr. Shoaft and there Is sincere sorrow in this city over his sad condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
THE BEST DINNER HOUR.
Changes That Have Been Made
 Therein Since the Year l7OO.

There1n Since the Year 170O.
 New York Press.
 A noted and Fashionable physician ha. Just published his "official opinion" that 7:3o Is the Test hour for dinner. If the present tendency to make the dinner he UT later and later goes on. where will 1t end? A few years ago o'clock was supposed to be late enough; now 8 Is be- c ,me a popular dinner hour. As the years have gone on the dinner hour has receded from o'clock in the morning until 1t is nearly arrived at the same hour at night. At the beginning of the last century noon was the customary hour for dinner in this country. and 1t vas only in the latter half of the cen- tury that the custom of dining in the evening attained its present vogue. In rural districts and in small towns the midday dinner still fingers and there is a rumor that Boston people dine of all hours of the twenty-feur.at ,,s,, o,ciSck oni in may be said to be now almost uni- versal.
 An old French proverb oS the sixteenth century says:"Rise at 5. dinner at 9. sup per at 5. bed at g; so shall you live to be ninety and nine." Mary Tudor. the be- loved of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suf- folk, was accused by the French of hav- ing caused the death of her husband. hour at the unconscionable late hour of noon. Poor Louis. before he married his fashionable English wife he had been ac- customed to dine at o'clock in the ing. But Mary introduced all the latest and most extreme fashions into the court, and made her lord d'ne at midday. eat his supper at 6. and frequently kept him up until midnight. But Louis was not cut out for fashionable existence. and 50 died six weeks after his wife took charge of the court. All loving subjects declared that 1t was late dinners that killed him. Montaigne used to dine at II o'clock in the morning. which he ad- mits to have been an unduly late hour.
 By the beginning of the seventeenth century the practice of dining at noon had been pretty well established. and noon continued the almost universal hour for dinner until the present custom of dining in the evening came in.
 How in the world did they use to eat at noon those enormous dinners or whicn We read, and then do any business af- rewards? And drink! They had ale In the morning. and at dinner they put away us weddings of a later day i'll with astonishment and envv at their capacity. At supper they were at it again. ana had their sleeping potion" before they went to bed. And as they drank they gorged themselves with great quantities of meat. Samuel Pepys. clerk or the acts of the navy under Charles IT., hay ing @a few friends in his humble table. did give them oysters at first course, a hash of rabbits and lamb, and a rare chine of beef. Next great dish of roast fowl and a tart, and then fruit ana cheese" This was only the simple din- ner of an humble clerk. mind you-no feast in a rich mans house-and after that meal Mir. Pepys had to go to his
 It seems that while the practice of dining later than the noon hour never
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Railroad Commissioners Meet.

Charleston. s. C.. Feb. 1.-The national convention of Railroad Commissiontrs. ~hch formally met yesterday. had a long and interesting session today, the President c. J. Lindley, presiding. The report of the Committee on Division of
 .. AJ accounts recommends the Street Railway Association The re- port of the Committee on Grade Cross ings looks forward to the ultimate abol- ton of crossings on grades and even the ordinary railroad crossings. The Legisla- tive Committee recommended such legis- lation as shall cause a uniform classiti- cation of freight. They also gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to make suchl classification certain time has expired.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
THE ADVANTAGES
Possessed by old Men Over Younger
 Ones.

Washington Times.
 A man past fifty can do with less sleep than younger men. He can endure greater steady and prolonged strain. He bear his burden. day after day. with less need of recreation. The young man can .sprint." but he cannot "stay" like the man with brain grown iron and nerves steel by many years of training.
 Elderly men are lesss temptable. They are of fixed moral habit. Appetite and passion are under control. For better or for worse they are a calculable quanti- ty with slight variations to be taken into the account
 Elderly men are more loyal as friends, If they are friends. Their attachment to a cause or a commercial house Is less changeable. They have. moreover. given bonds for good behavior in the persons of grown families. whose respects Is to them dearer than life. They know the dif- ficulty of repairing mistakes.
 Elderly men actually have experience. The older man best reads character. He is the wisest to select agents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
SELMA BECOMING A GREAT R. R.
 CENTER.
Said that the Louisville and Nash vile will Erect shops in that City-Dr. shoaff Carried
 to Greensboro.
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma. Feb II.
 The articles that have appeared the past few days in The Adveruser. in ref erence to the railroad developments now going on in the neighborhood of Selma nave attracted a great deal of attenclon here. When the gap between Selma and Biocton Is completed and the l.. and N. pushes on from Myrtlewood in Marengo County to Meridian. Miss, Selma will be- come 6 railroad center, with as good facilities for cheap freight as Montg .m- cry, Birmingham or any other city in advantages over either of those cities on account of having open river navigation to the Gulf all the year round. Some times during very long drought the Alabama gets so low that boats cannot pass over several bars below here. but the expenditure of q few hundred thou sand dollars by the government on these shoals this difficulty can be entirely over come. In conversation with your repre-. sentative this morning we'll informed railroad man said:
 T think Selma has some big things In store in the near future. Inside of six months you will see the L. and N. take eSS colonel o M M xbSett %ili VI A be- the @ su pcrintendent of the line from Montgomery to Myrtlewood and to Meridian as soon as the line is completed that far. The B., 5. ana N. O. lS now unoer the care of Superintendent Saltmarsh of Pensa- cola. He has more than he can attend to and a new division will be created and Colonel Abbott will be placed at the head of 1t. This will be very gratifying to the people of Selma, for Colonel Abbott Is very popular in this city, which he has done so much to develop.
 Then, again, there is another well founded rumor that the L. and N. will establish big car building and repair shops here. This seems to me the proper thing. for which its four lines radiating from Selma 1t is the most natural and economical thing in the world for the shops for that road to be located here: here to Blocton and the coal that will be required to run the shops could be delivered in Selma at less cost than in any other city, and the ground on which the shops are to be located would probably be donated.
 Taking all these things into consid- eration, I think Selma's railroad future Is exceedingly bright, and 1t will only be a question of six or eight months before the ideas set forth above Will take shape and eventually become a reality"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Dowling's New Duties.

John Bowling. formerly Superintendent of the Besst mer division of the Tennes- see Coal. Iron and Railroad Company. has accepted participation in the firm of c. E. Buck & Co.,. in the management of the furnace at Trussville. and he took cha ge last evening Mir. Dowl ng Is one of the best informed Iron men south of the Ohio River and the positive an- nouncement that he will be in charge of the Trussville furnace will be interesting news.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
FOR THE SENATE.
There are Several Gentlemen Being
 Spoken of in that Connection.

Union Springs, Feb 11-(SpeciaD-There as Senator to be elected this year for this district, composed of the counties eral gentlemen being spoken of in that connection. They are Major D. s. Be- thune. who has represented the district already: Dr. w. A. Reynolds, Hon. M. M. Baldwin and MT. T. 8. Frazer. All these gentlemen are excellent citizens and either of them would represent the Dis tract with honor and with fa'thfuIness. It is not known that any of them will become candidates for the position. but 1t will be in the race and that 1t will prove a lively one. There will be no candi- date from Macon County as the position comes by custom this time to this Coun-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS
SHE 1s NOW ouEsT OF BIR1GIN-
 HAM.
Wife of the Confsdsracy's President is Enrouts to Kississippi--Two StClair 1linsrsDadly Injured
 Dowling's New Duties.

Birmingham. Feb. u.-(Speciaf)-M Jefferson Davis will be royalty entertain ed during her stay in Birmingham. Com mittees were at the depot tonight to meet the diatingui he'd lady. and during the day comic. table quarters were pr. pared at the Morris Hotel 50 that her stay hcre would be as pleasant as could possi- bly be made. The committees on iv- ing and entertaining were composed Of Confederate Veterans. Daughters and Sons of Confederates and citizens. All attention tomorrow morning will depend on the wishes of Mrs. Davis She Is due to leave tomo. row for c eenyille, Mi S.. where she will visit for day or 90 be- fore going to Jackson, Miss. to accom- plish the mission on which she Is now in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Two Miners Hurt.

Robert Hamil and Henry Mitchell. white, miners in the coal mines at Coal City. St. Clair County. were brought to Birmingham today and carried to St. Vincent's hospital for treatment They were burned and seriously injured about the head and body a few days ago by the premature explosion of ''shot" which they had pre pared in the mine. They had drilled a hole in the coal and had loaded 1t with powder and had put in the .'squib" when there was an explo- sion. The coal. dust and fire struck them both in the face, infiicting painful and almost fatal injuries. The men will re- cover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
PRISONERS GET AWAY.
Negroes Charged With Murder Gain
 Their Freedom.


 Uniontown. Feb. 11.-(Special)-Two colored prisoners broke Jail here last night by heating steel bars ir the stove and burning the wooden facing. This accomplished. they forced the bricks out of the wall one by one until q space large enough was made through which to escape. They were arrested for rob ping an old negro, Isam Coleman.
 The School Board at its session today passed an order to build q room for a library. The children are holding a series of entertainments for the purpose of securing money with which to pur- chase books An order was also passed to place slate blackboards in all the departments. Superintendent A. M Spessard will attend the national meet ing of superintendents to be held in Chicago beginning Feb 18th.
 Miss Addie Morgan leaves the lTth for New York where she will take a special course in music
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
That Cement Rock.

Mir. !. F. Milhous. on whose place the fine cement rock has been found was the recipient of many congratulations on the street today when The Advertiser was distributed and 1t was found that he had a prospective fortune Hon. Gesner Will iiars of Demopolis. was in the city Tee cen " and he told Mir. Milhous that he had made a quiet Investigation of the cement rocks on his place. and that if anything it was superior to the rock from which cement Is now being made at Demopolis. MT. Williams has had the rock from the Hilhous find analysed This Is a candid admission on the part of MT. Williams, when the fact Is made known that he has been largely instru- mental in the development of the Demop- oils cement deposits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
A Woman Diplomat.

Paris, Feb. 11.-Mademoiselle Jeanne dviIleneuve has been appointed secre- tary of the French Consulate Generale in New York. Her appointment marks new departure as 1t Is believed to be the first time a woman has been appointed to a post in the diplomatic service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Little Child Dead.

This morning at an early hour the in- fant of MT. and Mrs. Ed Eliasberg passed away. The little one has been a sufferer from the very moment that II opened its eyes to the light of the world. Last summer Mir. Eliasberg chartered sleeper and took the little sufferer from Selma to Montgomery and thence to Asheville, N. C.. with him. On Sunday he chartered a special and came home from Montgomery in order to De at tne bedside of the little one. Yesterday the infant was thought to be better. but dur ing the night a relapse came and thls morning it closed its eyes in eternal sleep.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Silver Statue of schley.

Baltimore. Feb. 11.-A solid silver statue of Rear Admiral Schley, six inches tall, has been received by lsador Raynor, counsel for the Admiral Mir. Raynor has no idea who sent him the statue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Jerrv Simpson Speaks,

Wichita. Kas., Feb. 1.-The Oklahoma Cattle mems Association opened three days session here today. Hon. Jerry Simpson delivered the welcoming ad- drsSS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12

TUSkEGEE, Ala Messrs Gay. Hardie & Durr. Montgomery, Ala. :: Gentlcmen-I have used your Liverina for some time and find it to be one of the best medicines I have ever used beiag pleasant and mild of operation; 1t dlsplaees the inors drastic medicines. such as calomel. with more benehcent results.
 heartily recommend "IIYERINA'' to all persons suffering with biliousness and head ache. Respectfully yours
 J s. oPPENHEIMER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Synod of Alabama.

The synod of Alabama convened .,,n in the First Prsseyserisa s sstns Was specially called for the purpose of discussing ,s sns ss proposed College for Boys. Ihe las' % mittee to investigate the matter. Rev; A. A. Little of this city was appoin.eo e 2 been been yer very active in the work that wal was assigned him. From present ps.d indaGanIns ana tos morrow 1t Is more than probable that plans will be put on foot to begin rais. ths ing the necessary funds to ehoo" '"' college. .,, .h. svnod decides where the college will be locasea' Anniston Huntsville, Montgomery, Sei- Birmingham; Ga%asn ss ton sad ,he maoS oSlese ess e CT so~nS city thai offers the best induce ments health and lOSaOn ss, heinz 9ss coIess 5asen into cetsoH consioeH that some of the cities named m ,s above have put in some very fiat. tering offers for tha locauon 9l .ne seeS,npiv sen earnest and entertaining.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
nr sboaff Carried Home.

pr. J. W. shoaff. who was reported as heinz in such a critical condition at tne Mosiey boarding house. was carried 10 his home in Greensboro. yesterday at- ternoon. His wife. who was at shelby .ns Springs. was teleRraphed TOT. ana sne cama down and joined her husband Ut Marion Junction and accompanied him to Greensboro.
 Several years ago. while pastor of the Church Street Methodist Church of this city. Dr. shoar had slight stroke Of paraiysis one night while at church sociable. He was carried home and ten deriy nursed and he gradually grew bet ter, but always had a slight limp from the stroke. Those who knew the nature of the disease have been expecting an- other stroke and 1t has come at last. This time his brain seems to most anscted. and he is in a most pitiable condition. As he lay in his bed st Mrs. Moslevs yesterday afternoon he d.d not recognize his old family physician and his best friends, members of his old flock. Just hefore train time he arose and was dress cd and walked to the train. but the bril-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
cromsr Rsnominated.

Muncie, Ina, Feb. 11.-At Portland this afternoon Congressman Cromfr was nominated for the third time over SNock- ney and Dunlap on the thirteenth ballot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12

corranv at the end If 1902 will have standing army of 495, 500 men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12

In stock few more fine delivery wagons Felix McManus. sun-wed-fri.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12

MT. MEIGS. Ala. Messrs. Gay. Hardie & Durr.
 Montgomery. Ala: Gentlemen-For several years I have suf- fered with sick headache caused from indi- gestion and constipation; lazy liver, think. is the main trouble, and find that a dose of your LiverIna at bed time relieves me of these troubles Respectfully.
 J. M. HANDY. P. M.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
Dangerously Ill.

News reached Selma this morning Una that
 cvo,e smith's large farming interests S; in west vest Dallas, was at deaths door with n n,emmonia. m MT. Pollard Is one of the best men in West Dallas and his % dea.S as would be sorelv felt bv his large cfcie oi friends and acquaintapces.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12

-4 Human Mature. .-Smith-There goes . man who hasn't 6 friend in the world. Junes- Poor fellow! How did he lose his money?-- Chicago Daily News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
MT Logan to Marry Miss Rupert.

The following Invitatioh hae UeeH fe Mrs. Joseph Rupert requests your rressnce at the marriage of her daugn- fer. Minnie, to MT. Dewitt c; LoEans; & s Wednesday evening Feormasy r,s Ss,,,S w, Tsno 1y tv-fourth Street, Birmingham. Ala
 MT. Logan is a well known mute print .r of this city. and .,as hosts of friends who will be glad to know that he Is about to take such an important step m nIe; He attended the Deaf and Dumb School st Talladegn and has a host of friends Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12

Wireless telegraph stations are now beins erected by the Japanese authorities on the Co., rean coast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
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