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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
TO FIGHT DEGENERAcY.
Hope to Prevent Growing Evils by Instruction of Candidates for
 Matrimn0u

Des Moines, la, special to St. Louis Re. public.
 There will be submitted to the LeRis. lature next month an amendment to the Iowa marriage law, proposed by the So. ciety for the Suppression of Disease and | Degeneracy. The bill. as prepared. prohibits the is. suance of a marriage license until each l party to it shall have produced the cer. tifcate from a reputable physician that they have been instructed in the duties and responsibilities oS the relation they are about to assume
 The amendment is worded as follows, Whenever applications are made to the clerk of a district court for a license to marry, said applicants shall provide such clerk with certificate from a rep utable medical practitioner, vouchine that said applicants have been under in- struction regarding the .uties pertaining l to the marriage relation"
 The society has also served notice that 1t will submit a supplementary bill to carry the foregoing into effect. similar measure was offered at the General Assembly two years ago, but never came to vote. It had many ar- dent supporters however, and was espe- cially championed by the physicians who were members of the Legislature.
 Some of the best known physicians of the State and several members of the faculty of the State University are ac- tive in the organization which is back ing the proposed statute.
 C. J. Bayer of Grinnell, who has writ ten several works on the subject and is the official representative of the society. has made a personal appeal to all mem. bers of the Legislature and to every State officer in behalf of his bill He said this evening:
 Investigation during the past decade has disclosed the cause of many degen- crate organizations, and 1t is readily ex- plainable in every candidate for matri- mony, and likewise preventable.
 Tt is evident to every intelligent ob- server that measures should be quickly adopted to prevent the widespread and increasing crime and degeneracy. The overcrowded condition of State prisons. and imbecile and insane asylums and other reformatory, penal and charitable institutions points significantly to the fact that it is high time to begin the work outlined in the bill proposed by our society. The medical men and other scientists in our society are profoundly impressed with the idea that. as all oth- CT means of repressing degeneracy have failed, the extreme course of restricting marriages and the instruction of prospec- tive parents must be adopted.
 There is a false nlodesty that causes the average couple to shrink from the discussion of such subjects during the period of their engagement, and, there fore. the law should step in. If they are found, upon medical examination or upon mutual consideration of their phys ical condition, to be unfitted for the grave step they are about to take. 1t is far better they should be checked before it is too late. and not wait until the ter- rible penalty of the mistake has been vis- tied upon innocent offspring"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27

flame repeats the sound, even when 100 feet away from the microphone. The best results are obtained with two flames, a pole of the secondary coil being connected to each. and third wire connecting the two flames %t
 Argon. though so recently unknown, has ceased to be a rarity, as 1t can be pre-. the new process of Moisson and Rigant, the French chemists. Ar is passed over copper turnings in a redhot tube, the oxygen being thus abstracted, and the gas passing away Is nitrogen mixed with argon. Most of the nitrogen is removed by a mixture of magnesium and lime, the remainder by redhot calcium.
 Appendicitis is attributed by M. Qucas Championniere to the eating of much meat. He finds that in England and America, where the consumption of mea, is large, appendicitis is i've or six tlmes as frequent as in France, and in two 10. calities where TO meat is eaten the dis. ease is unknown. M. Chauvel shows that In the army the disease is much more rare in Algiers and Tunis than in France while among the native African soldiers almost exclusively vegetarian-the cases are very few
 To show the shadows cast by some oi the brightest stars, M. E. Touchst places some object in long box bIaclened in. side and closed by ground glass. The shadow cast by Sirius on the glass has been photographed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
beats down with an intensity that makes
 hose sections uninhabitable by the white

beats down with an intensity that makes those sections uninhabitable by the white man.
 Colombia has more than ten times the population of Panama. The last census was taken thirty-two years ago; but an official estimate made in 1881 gives her about 2,60O,OOO. not including the people of Panama. Colombia has no army to speak of, no ships, no money, only few miles of railway. and hence no means or sending a good force against Panama.
 Bogota, the capital, is called the Athens of South America, and has population of 12S,OOO. The national university is To- cated in the city, and there is valuable library of 5000 volumes, an observa- tory, a picture gallery, and several learn ed institutions.
 An intending visitor to Bogota Is land- ed at BarranquEla, at the mouth of the MaRdalena river, thence he proceeds by steamer up the river for 5921k miles to Honda, then by rail 2 miles to La Do- rada, then by mules 46 miles to Facata- tiva, and thence by rail A miles, when he finally reaches the Colombian capital. I takes twelve days to get from the coast to the capital
 Colombia has great wealth lying un- touched on her plains @nd in her forests and mountains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful it .s in Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly every body knows that charcoal ia the saftest and most efficient disinfec- tant and purifier in nature, but few real ize its value when taken into the human system for the same cleansing purpose.
 Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of 1t the better; 1t is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases ana impurities always present in the stom- acn and intestines and carries them out Of the system.
 Charcoal sweetens the breath after srnoking, drinking or after eating on.ons ana other oool Ous vegetables.
 Charcoal effectuaIly cIeans and im- proves the cumpIexIon, 1t whNens tho teeth ana further acts as a natural anu emlnenuy saTe cathartic.
 1t absorbs the injurious gases which coi- lect m the stomach anu DOwels; 1t disln. fects the mouth and throat from the poi son of catarrh.
 All dtusR sts sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably the best char coal and the most for the money is In sLuart's Absorbent Lozenges; they are composed Of the finest powdered Willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseDtics in tablet form or rather In the form of large, pleasant tasting lozenEes. tn. chal coal being mixed with honey,
 The daily use of these lozsnges will soon tell in a much improved cond. .tion of the general health, better compIexinn sweeter breath and purer blood. and the beauty of It is, that no possible harm can result from their continued use. but on the contrary, great benefit.
 A Buffalo physician in speaking of the benefits of charcoal, says ''I advIsa Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges to ali l,n- tients suffering rom gas in stomach ami bowels, and to clear the complexion and plAify the breath. mouth and throat: 1 aIso believe the liver s greatly beheritte6 by the daily use of them; they cost bur twenty-five cents a box at drug stores. and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet believe get more and better charcoal in Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges than in any of the ordinary charcoal tablets" eoWk-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
A remals Village placksmith.

The village of Pilot Oak. Ky, boasts of the only woman blacksmitn. perhaps, m she la only IS. For more than a year she has been doing the work of farrier and blacksunith in her fathers shop. Her hands have a grip that an athlete would envy, yet they are neither rough nor course. Jet black hair and dancing hlack eyes has she, which are an attrac- tion for the young men for miles around. If is said of Miss Medlin that she can shoe a horse or weld tire with ease and dexterity, and that she has thoroughly mastered the business in every detail. In addition she can paint and stripe bug ev as we'll as any carriage painter, and can go into the kitchen and prepare a meal that would tempt the appetite of eny person.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27

with ali young life. and consequently really did, whatever our years. We must think youthful thoughts, associate with young people, and interest them. Whom a person ceases to interest the young ne may be sure that he Is showing signs of old age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
THE V LONG DIAGNOSIS.
Prompt the Use ,cf Worthless Rem-
 edies,

Even an experienced physician will sometimes make a mistake in diagnosis, in which event his entire treatment Is wasted and may even be injurious to the patient.
 The advocates of all other hair restora- tfves save Herpicide have wrongly alag nosed the cause of Dandruf and Failing Hair.
 They figure on a functional disease whereas 1t is now known and generally accepted that hair loss Is due to para sitic germ which Newbro's Herpicide de- stroya
 There is no substitute for Herpiclde. accept none,
 Sold by leading druggists Send 10c in stamps for sample to The Herpioide Go. Detroit. Mich, E. c. Fowler, Special Agent. sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27

Glen Harrison. aged E. is teaching a country school in the Ozark Mountains near Gainesville, Mo. and probably is the youngest pedagogue Tn the country. He has twenty-nine pupils. several of them considerably bigger than h. but he has whipped one or two of them and is now treated with the respect due an educaieE. -...-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
tewamp-Root ls pIeaaant to talEs.l

If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular dSty-cent and one dollar size bottles at the drug stores ev- anywhere. Don't make any mistake. but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Ewamp-Root. and the address. Binghamton, N. F.. on every bottle.
 sample bottle of this wonderful remedy. also book telling all about Swamp-Root. on thousands of testimonial letters recelv- good health. in fact their very lives, to read this generous offer in The Mont
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27

The cinematograph is being put to novel use by Paris surgeons in teaching stu dents how to perform various surgical operations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
A CIGAR C0MPAN
GOES TO THE WALL
The Greatest Crash in Win.
chester In a Number
OF Years.
Especial to The Times ,Disra tch J

WINCHESTER, VA, July 27.--The
Cuba Rica Cigar Company, represented
in Ralph Savage, made an assignment
to-day to secure It's creditors for an In
debtedness of about s2o,ooO. Ten thou
sand dollars in notes is due the shenan-
doah Valley Natiopal Bank, $1,000 to the
Union Bank and the rest to other cred
itors
Joseph Savage, proprietor of the Kerns-
town Distillery, is endorser on most of
the notes. Mr.. NJ, NJ. Lynch was appoint
ed trustee tits certain that Mr., savage's $
assets will cover the liabilities, He has
assigned all his real and personal prop
erty, worth over $4,000. The crash is
the greatest that has occurred In Win
cheser In years, and dates back to the
time, several years ago, when this COM
many made brave fight against the
American Tobacco Company, There was
a bitter war between the Charley Rouss''
cigar, manufactured by this company.
and the trust cigar, "Cubanola."
Mrs. Eliza Taylor, widow of William
II. TAYLOR, died to-day, aged seventy
six years, She had been a member OF
the Presbyterian Church sixty years.
Albert APP. aged ffty-two years and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
II OF THE THERMOMETER
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
RICHMOND.

Rock throwing in Manchester last night
nistol fred a a Broad street car, VII
across the Seven Pines road----stateill IL
from Mr.. Orr az to the amount pap ~, a,,r
strikers--Opening Of the HoiyWoon ivpp
Man accidentally shot through INC
haud.--LPolice Board declines To- reope-i
The cases OF Messrs. Baker and ROBINSON
Communities continues its inVestigatlpii
into alleged municipal corrnption,-II,riai
OF Sheriff Simon Solomon begun IN fte ften
rico: abatement OF witness examined 10,
The wcaI,ll---lncrease IN 'rapei
IN the street cars--Sew secretary eject
ed By the Foreign Mission Board OF ne
Southern Baptist Church--Dcath o. Mr.
Thomas A. Pattesnn--Claim that James
River water Is being olluted--Cha rtefs
granted by the Corporation Goininlssio.l nol
Memorial Hospital begins Us caEee.
Changes at the University C2ilese ol
1Iedlcine---foung lady WHO took lauoa, :
whereabouts Of Mr.. Wyndham bollihs-Ir,s sI,s
Services In memory Of the Pope; splendid
tribute paid by Father Magr'----Mris
Henry G. Stuart bet,er---A UNIQUE couple
a, the almshouse--Much interest shown
in movement to inaugurate auto eus i'iit
here. MANCHESTE TER----Stones ~ at
cars I'm SEansboro- hit but
not badly finturcd--Police succeed In re-
storing ouiet--Man TO be tried to-day on
Inc charge of assantling conducior---
Work OF the Mayors Court---City Cen
traI Committee to meet next MonGaS
cven,ng-Funeral services--A union
sunday-school excursion to be run to'uaS
10 Ruckroe Beach---Gypsles on the court
green---Grand jury holds blameless the
soldiers who killed Luther Taylor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
DID NOT RUN SMOOTH
BUT THEY WILL MARRY
fsnecjal 10 The TJrnes.Dispatcr5)

Especial to The eTImes-Dispatch)
BRISTOL, TENN, July 21.--Bertie Muir
ray, the ffteen-year-o daughter Of a
Dunkard preacher at Roanoke. Va. eloped
to Bristol Saturday night with e. S.
Amcs. n Roanoke young man. The Off
cers. acting under instructions from Roa-
noke, arrested the couple, taking them
out of the hands of Rev. A. s. Burroughs.
to whose Mecca. they had started. The
Young man was allowed to return home,
but Miss Murray was held until instruc-
tions came to-day TO release her. Seeing
that she was penniless and there being
no provision for her return home, the
rolice wired for her lover to return here
and marry her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
MADE SENSATION IN
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Girl of Nine Years Entered
Sanctuary During Celebrd-
ton of Mass for Pope.
rhe Tlmes-Dispat tch.l

-
PETE,RSBURG, VA, July 27.-An un-
,,sua, incident occurred, which caused a
littlo sensation among the Catholics. AT
81 Joseph's Catholic Church this morn
Ing during the celebration of the requiem
hich mass Tor the repose OF the soul of
the Pope.
There was large congregation pres
ent, among them many non-Catholics and
two Methodist ministers. The sanctuary
was draped In mourning and bust Of
the dead Pope was on a table near the
altar rail- In the center aisle. No female
is allowed to enter the sanctuary while
mass Is being celebrated.
A little girl nine years OF age was seen
to rise from her seat and walk hurriediy
up the aisle towards the altar, Betore
she had been observed by the altar boys
or by any one to stop her, she had en-
tered the sanctuary. She went to Father
O'Ferrell who was kneeling at the altar,
and pulled at his yestments. The aston
ished priest turned to find the little glrl,
and after leaning to hear her whlsper
lie motioned her to her seat. Scarcely
had she returned when the eager chlld
started again towards tho altar, but was
restrained by an elder sister, and not
being permitted to go she began to recite
the rosary
Aftor the services had closed It was as
certa ined that the little girl had pre-
sentiment that she would soon die, and
was eager 10 have Father O'Berrell hear
her confession before death.
The child was fourd to he In an entirely
normal condition, and Ibis afternoon was
In hex rtual sol
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28

Of her and asked her to show him her
ring. at the same time selling one OF her
hands. Mrs Masters pulled away from
him and again started for the house.
Fields followed and again caught hold
OF her.
She succeeded In freeing herself from
his grasp and called for help. Her cries
were heard by her brother. who seized
al axe and made for the negro. who
ran off.
This morning Mr.. Masters and a neigh
hor, Mr.. Ball. found the negro on his
way to work, and covering him with a
pistol. forced him to accompany them to
Williamsburg. where he was given n
hearing by Justice II. r. Arnstead, who
sent him on to the grand Jury.
Fields lived a ss.e-t distance from the
Masters. and was known by them. Mr.
Masters saw him lolterlng about the
place before he started for town. but die
not suspect him of anything criminal.
Fields is married and has previously
borne good reputation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
Explosion In Ice Plant Re-.
leases Deadly Ammonia.
EMPLOYEES ST AMPEDED
Many Fled to the Roof to Escape Suf-
location by the Fatal Fumes-Heroic
Rescue Work by Police Pa
trolman Saved a Man.
(By Associated Press.)

/, NEW YORK, July 27.-Three men are
dead and several injured as the direct
result of the blowing out OF a cylinder
MIA pump in the Jacob Ruppert Brewing
Company's ice plant, of Alexander Ave-
nue., early to-day. One hundred and fifty
men were at work at one time. and as
soon as the engine stopped working the
ammonia flowed from the pump. the fumes
spreading to all parts OF the building.
Patrolman David j. Goss was overcome
by the fumes while rescuing unconscious
employees from the building, and his IN
1,,res may. prove fatal. The dead are:
OTTO SMITH, engineer.
JOHN iv1CINsKI, fireman.
CHARLES CARPENTER, workman.
JIp-stairs the smell of the fumes carried
warning, and the employees rushed to the
roof the narrow stairway delaying the
few who were overcome.
The assistant engineer Charles Katz,
wa. on a platform over the engine when
tho explosion took place, and jumped mo
a nit filled with oil underneath the engine
where he remained moro than three hours.
nntil discovered at half-past 10 o'clock.
He va 9 unconscious and had been burned
A PoLIcEMAN's HEROIC WORK.
Potrolnan Goss heard the noise OF the
EXPLOSION and rushed into the building.
Covering his head with cap similar TO
a Divers helmet, he went into the engine
room and dragged out the charred bodies
of Smith and Vincinski. Returning. ne
found two men. both unconscious. and
carried them out, falling insenstble him
self in the doorway as he was about 10
enter the building once more. lie was
taken to the hospital.
BY this time the fremen arrived and
rescued tho other injured men. Those on
the roof were taken down by ladders.
Because of tho ammonia fumes 1t was
,mpossibe to enter the building until
nearly 10 O'clock when the ammonia was
shut off.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
VIRGINIA..

Negro assailant Of Mrs Thompson and
Misses Clement and Thurstpn In Snes,er
field Is shot and killed by orlce1s IN .SSlc Suss
Eek county; he was Thoroughly ,denanea me-.
md tho coroner's Jury brought In YER
dict stating that the killing was tustihaipie1 e
.----Emporia Guards are defending the jan
nj Roydton, where the negro assailahis
arc Imprisoned awaiting trial TO day
Negro attempts an assault on Young
married woman near Williamsburg ana IS
relghbor and landed in jail---several per.
ro,,s padi, Iiurt and great sdamaaef done
BY a rear-end collision Of passenger ana
freight train At Hardware, ,o HivHT ,,iIes 81 ..
North Garden; wreck one OF most uniqie IN ,i,,
features-Charming plays presented, (. BY BY
young s9e!ety fois the h kes@ief nsar rytnE .
ton thrown from bis buggy and ms neck
broken while returning from camp meet
Nneyess old Ell sd,boiIa II rsnreb relsrlp"bps bs
creates sensation ms ID ytp, "a dnrIps the sol
emrl!zation OF mass for Pope Leo--Mrs:
James Smith make an nnsuecesstul enorL
10 commit suicide ny throwihs nelsett o.h i,
Rohinson. colored engineer, beaten 10
death b. machinery in staunton--Elrs.
Bapts, Church n Te,epSDupg estor eT'eoS of the
College. Avenue Church In Indianapoliss-,- 80
Contract for building Norfolk dry.doc.k
awarded to John Eodc.rs. o. New @ i1pn 81.
death Of President Kiinbali. Of the Nor
Solk and Western Railway---Negroes OF
York and Elizabeth counties fight bat
lie, In which about a hundred shots are
fired and razors and planks from houses 10
cei,,ed in Newport News announces the
safe SAFE arrival in Liverpool q the chesa-
peake and Ohio steamer shenand9ah.,. l1, car 80
Mulatto In Portsmouth being tried LOT ,.is. as
santeneed sent e TO six months IL, jail under the
Mann aw-Cuba Rica Cigar Company,
Of Winchester, goes TO the Wail-buck-
tngham cats so raving mad
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
TROOPS GUARD JAIL
Negroes Charged With Assault viii Be
Triad thie Mprninp
teh !

Especial to The eTimes-Dispatch)
BOYDTON. VA, July 2.-The Empor1a
Guards. Captain Goodwin commanding
numbering forty-flve men, who are TO
do guard duty at the trial of the two
negroes, Anderson Finch and Dock Ba-
oon, reached here at $3.50 this afternoon
and have been q,iartered In the court
house. Everything Ia very quiet. and no
danger OF lynching Is apprehended.
A strong guard has been placed around
the 1ail where the negroes are.
The trial will begin tomorrow at 3
o'clock It was intended to have held
the trial to-day, and the two negroes
were brought here for that purpose, but
there was a delay in securing a jury
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
PASSED SENTENCE ON
"BOODLE" DELEGATES
(By Associated Press. J

ST, LOUIS. MO, July 27,-Judge Ryan
to-day passed sentence on tiye members OF
the House Of Delegates. four Of whom
We're convicted Of bribery and one Of per-
chlse deals. Following are those SEN
fenced:
years T. Edward Albright, bribery, SUI
hurban deal. five years; Jerry j. Hanni-
gan, bribery. suburban deal, fye years;
Louis Decker, perjury, suburban deal,
lighting bill. six years.
All filed appeal bonds In the sum Of
each
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
GEORGIA COLONELS
ENGAGE In FIGHT
Disputed as to Precedence
and had Flsticuff Before
Governors Eyes.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.)


ROME, GA. July a7--colonel v. T. Sam
ford and Colonel NJ. B, Eubanks. mem
bers of the gubernatoral staff. engaged
in a fist fight here before Governor Ter
rell just as the latter was preparing to
review the State troops
Sanford and Eubanks are citizens OF
Rome. and quarreled over the question of
precedence when lns u'S1yI When rsespno
T,errell and staff reached the parade
croi,nd Eubanks spoke to Sanford In an
Sndertone. sanfords arm shot out. and
he Was struck again a. IN 4. ths the eye. a
cnch followed hu9 qsaef Fbanh s9ionels pre-.
baf,ly bruised up and his gaudy uniform
ruined, A.,
hand.