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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
Charitv of tha Elks.

All praise should be accorded the big hearted Elks of Montgomery" said a bus mess man not a member of the order The way in which they went aboIt re- lieVlng distress in Montgomery on Christ mas day challenges admiration. They made them happy.
 T happen to know" he continued. that charity is the cardinal principle of their
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Let us get shut of Colombia p. d. q." says The Atlanta Constitution. Good friend. didst thee never hear of the man who wanted to ''get shut" of the bear he had caught?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
Prooats Notice.

STATE OF ALABAMA Montgomery County
 Probate Court. Dec. 18th, 1908.
 Notice is hereby given that on the tn day of December 1903. Bradford Hardie execu- tor of the last will and testament of Salena Brock deceased. filed in the Probate Court of this county his application in writing for an order to sell personal property in this coun- tS described in the application. ard which be- onged to said decedent at the time of her death for the payment of debts and that the 9th day of January. eo4 was appointed a day for hearing said application
 !. B. GASTON. tu-3t Judge of Probate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

organization and they practice if eve,.v- onIe %1ere; noor oMontsgomerys poor were not the day. 0" oh Chrlstmas
 Yes, it should be borne in mind that th the Order of Elks is great deal more than a fun-loving organiza ton"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Being Mayor of New York must be like going into a mud-hole, according to The Chicago Tribune. which says that no man ever came out of the office with better reputation than he went in with. Some e them come out much worse, though.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
Takes the Lead.

Greene County Democrat
 It was rather an awkward expression, but the paper that referred to The Mont- gomery Advertiser as "the bell-cow of Alabama journalism paid The Adver- tiser high compliment. The bell-cow always takes the lead, you know
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
v y y y & .& Js ss Js y s& .ss Ie < .ss .ss ,e s& WHAT THE STATE PAPERS < y ARE SAYING. .S
 % .e y & ss < Is .s .s Js .s .s ,,s ,x < 4 $
Overlooks It.

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 Prophet Dowie says any man who votes the Democratic ticket is a jackass He evidently overlooks the fact that a man can be a prime fool without voting at all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

It may interest some of our readers to learn that the price of elephants has been marked down so that pretty fair article can be bought for s5.OOO. Dealers are per- haps overstocked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Some, at least. of the Chicago police authorities have apparently had their eyes opened to the fact that picketing funerals by unionists is just a little beyond the limits of decency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
In the Far Future.

Birmingham Ledger
 The chief of police has become bold enough In Chicago to forbid strikers pick eting private dwellings where there are funerals. Chicago may yet become civil
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
Speaking from Experience.

1AOUllS ItCIn.
 It might be well to remember that the annual occasion for making good resolu- tions for another year will arrive next Friday: Get sober several days in ad- vance if you wish to avoid that lonesome feeling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Red and green, handsomely blended, were the colors sported by The Florence Herald in it's Christmas number. Thei was nothing yellow about 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Milking cows by electricity is one of the latest Improvements. We are not in formed as to whether the same process waters the IacteaI fluid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

In spite of all admonitions to the con trary, the weather man gave us a moist Christmas Day. And there were other sources of moisture in evidence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
Men Who Come and Go

Men Who Come and Go.
 President Milton H. Smith of the I,ouis- viits viitS ana Nashville Railroad Company. with a party of friends passed through the city Sunday morning in his private car en route to points along the fine of the Mobile and Montgomery division "iere they VIII spend some days hunting
 Rev. G. W. Patterson, D. D., pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church left last night for Baton Rouge. La. called there by the serious illness of his mother.
 MT. Luis F. Corea, Nicaragran Minister to the United States, spent a few hours in Montgomery yesterday morning en route Hon. I. W. Hill. State Superintendent or Education went to Birmingham yester- day morning to attend meeting of City Colonel Harvey k. Jones. State Back Tax Commissioner returned last nipht from. Mobile where he has been spendinp the Christmas holidays.
 MT. Malone Morris of Geneva and MT. Renfroe Logan of Goshen are the puests Street. Judge J. T. Cook, Chief Clerk in the Audltor office Is spending a few days at his old home in Wilcox County.
 MT. J. II. Hartley returned last night from New Orleans. where he has been spending several days with friends.
 Governor JelSs returned yesterday morning from Eufaula where he spent Christmas day with his family.
 MT. Ed Moore of Birmingham is the guest of friends in Montgomery.
 MT. Warren Dent left yesterday to spend week in New Orleans
 MT. Rufus Williams of Birmingham is visiting friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
November Circulation.

P. J. Kelly. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says: The foregoing statement of The Adver- user's daily circulation for the month of No- vember. 1908, is true and correct and compiled after all returns from newsboys, news agents and leftover copies have been deducted
 P. J. KELLY. Circulation Mgr. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of December. 1908.
 F. w JACKSON, tseall N. P. Ex-o. ). P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
POLITICAL POINTS

talked of also. and New York will have 10 speak before the South takes any de- clded stand as to candldatea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

While hearing that Mark Hanna has the grip" we've no doubt that Roosevelt would rejoice to be assured that he has a firm grip on his office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

This is a great Cleveland year in every respect. Even the wild ducks are unus- uallY plentiful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Shooting at a live adversary with wax bullets. by way of duelling practice. is the latest exercise in Parisian votaries of the revolver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
Notice Of Final Settlement.

THE STATE OF ALABAMA. Montgomery County.-Probatc Court. Dee. [ 2, 1908. Notice is hereby given that R. J. Baldwin, guardian of the estate Of Elizabeth NJ. Bald win and J. NJ. Baldwin, minors, this day filed his account vouchers and statement for a final settlement of his guardianship of said estate and that the Eth day of January, 1904 was appointed for said settlement.
 l. B. GASTON tues-3t Judge of Probate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29
When the Clock Strikes Twelve

midway between New Years eve and the dawn of New Year make at least this one good resolution: Henceforth will smoke no other cigar than the BEAUVOIR HAVANA SCENT CIGAR. I've tried them all. but the BEAU VOIR comes nearest my idea of what cigar BEAUVOIR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Governor JelSs returned yesterday morning from Eufaula where he spent Christmas day with his family
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Rev. c. W. Patterson, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church left Ia st night for Baton Rouge. La, called there by the serious illness of his mother
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

MT. Rufus Williams of Birmingham is visiting friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

MT. Luis F. Corea, Nicaraguan Nrinistor to the United States, spent a few hours in Montgomery yesterday morning en routc from Washington to New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

MT. J. II. Hartley returned last nigh rom New Orleans. where he has bee spending several days with friends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Judge J. T. Cook. Chief Clerk in the Auditors office is spending a few days at his old home in Wilcox County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

MT. Warren Dent left yesterday { spend week in New Orleansl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

MT. Malone Morris of Geneva and N,r
 Renfroe Logan of Goshen are the guests of Lehman Emerson on South Court Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Mir. Ed Moore of Birmingham is the guest of friends in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Hon. I. W. Hill. State Superintendent of Education went to Birmingham yester- day morning to attend d meeting of City Superintendents of Education
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-29

Colonel Harvey k. Jones. State Racl Tax Commissioner returned last niph
 from. Mobile where he has been spendin. the Christmas holidays
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
A Nice Little Task.

An expert mathematician once set
himself the nice little task of calculat-
ing the number Of different ways in
which fffty-two cards of pack can be
distributed among four players, thir-
teen to each, taking every possible COM
binatiOn and Formulation.
1t would be no use to present the
answer here in a long row Of figures,
for no one can realize to himself what
such a numerical array really conveys,
nor would it be much better to play
with the words billions and trillions,
seeing that these are mere words and
nothing more to most of us, but the
following illustration is more likely to
be appreciated by the ordinary reader:
If the entire population of the earth
were to deal the cards necessarily day
and night for 100000 years, at the
rate of a deal by each person a minute
they would not have exhausted the one
hundredthousandth part of the num-
Der of essentially different ways in
which the cards can be so distributed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14

The dance Of the ostrich is one of
those peculiar native customs which
certain fowls develop, without any ap-
parent incentive except it may be the
law of heredity. 1t usually occurs at
early morning, when the young, strong
birds are let out of their Enclosure, and
is said to be entirely due to awkward
ness and uncertainty. This leads them
to advance and turn in a dervish-like
whirl which is very quaint and fantas-
tic, as they float about assisting their
motions by their Outspread wings.
They circle and reverse almost as a
WALTER would, and when a large num-
Der Of these strange birds go through
their dancing antics it is almost i'm
possible to believe that they have not
been taught the accomplishment by a
dancing master. Their waltz often
ends in disaster, as they break each
others legs, which is certain DEATH or
become dizzy and fall down in a de-
moralized heap. The kick of an ostrich
has been known to destroy life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14

Harold, the five-year-old son of a
Presbyterian minister, was being pre-
pared for bed. He had spent a very
active day at coasting and was weary
and very sleepy.
"NOw, Harold, kneel down by nam
ma and say your little prayer"
"But mammal half asleep, with his
head on her shoulder.
"Be mammals good boy, now" coax
ingly. 'Thank God for all his goodness
to you"
But Harold was asleep.
His mamma gently aroused him.
Harold, don't be naughty. Be Il good
boy, now, and thank Jesus for the nice
home you have, the warm clothing and
fire to keep you warm, and mamma
and papa to love you. Think of the
poor little boys who are hungry and
cold tonight, no mamma to love them,
no warm bed to go to, and
But, mamma" interrupted the
sleepy boy, reused to a protest, II
think them's the fellers that Ort to dc
the prayin'. "-Lippincotts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
The Face of VcrIaire.

An anonymous writer in TO-DAY
tells an interesting anecdote of a visit
paid by Gladstone to q little bookshop'
near the Odeon in Paris. AS he en-
tered Gladstone saw a strange looking
man in conversation with the book
seller and carrying an old copy of Vii
Ions poems. His dress was ragged
and dirty. his face was matted with
hair and he had the eyes of an arch
angel, with the mouth and jaw of a
baboon. Nevertheless the respectful
attitude of the bookseller showed that
the man was a personality. Gladstone
entered into conversation with him
about Villon and for an hour they,
talked about early French poetry. Then
the stranger shuffied out of the shop.
Who is that gentleman asked Glad
stone. He has an extraordinary;
knowledge of French poetry Mon
sieur, he himself is our greatest poet.
Cest Paul Verlainer"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
Nia-sIey's Love For Children.


The love of many women may be as
great. but of few is it at once SO wise
and so great as that which Charles
Kingsley had for his children For the
sake Of their health he built for them
an outdoor nursery on the highest
point of his rectory house, and there he
would JON. them when his work was
done, bringing a wild flower, a fern, a
beetle, a lizard, Il field mouse or some
thing that would draw forth their
powers Of observation and make them
fond of the works of Gods hand. ''Oh,
daddy, look at this delightful wormr'
one of his guests heard, not without
surprise, his little girl say. Kingsley
was careful not to confuse his children
by a multitude Of small rules. 1T is
difficult enough to keep the Ten Com
mandments," he would say, without
making an eleventh in every direc-
ton" He had no moods with his
family, for he cultivated by strict self
discipline in the midst of worries and
pressing business, a disengaged tenn
per, that always enabled him to enter
into other peoples interests, and es-
pecially into children's playfulness. He
became a light hearted boy in the
presence of his children When nurs-
cry griefs and broken toys We're taken
to his study he was never too busy to
mend the toy and dry the tears.-Chi-
cagO Record Herald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
CARE OF CALVES.
Now the Man Who Knows What I'D
Do and Docs 1t Makes Money

Do and Docs 1t Makes Money.
One Of the most serious faults Of the
average American farmer is his lack of
knowledge and determined purpose in
the care of young stock We judge
OF a mans understanding Of any ques-
ton by the way he does his work Look
over the calves at three, six or twelve
months Of age in nine out of ten Of our
American farms. Note their unthrifty
ScraWny, i'll fed looks, and then judge
what must be the real knowledge of
calf raising possessed by their owners.
Some will say that the owners of
these calves do not do half as we'll as
they know. In our opinion that is not
the fact. The real difficulty is that
they do not half know what they ought
to know about these things and conse-
Quently their work is half done. They
have never resolutely set themselves to
work to study what it means to rear a
calf well. When Il man is thoroughly
saturated with the knowledge of a
thing it holds him UP to better work.
In March last two men came into
this neighborhood looking for grade
dairy calves, says q correspondent of
HOard's Dairyman. They were men
who knew what they wanted. They
purchased seven grade Guernsey heif-
ers, dropped last fall, Of one man and
paid him an average of $24.2S for the
lot. At the same time they said they
could purchase calves of the same
breeding and age of neighboring farm
ers for from $40 to SO apiece.
What made this difference in price?
Simply the way the calves were
handled. The seven calves were han
died as follows:
l. They were kept dry and clean
with plenty Of fresh dry bedding every
day and their quarters were kept we'll
disinfected
2. They were fed skim milk, fresh
from the separator, after the first ten
days, with little ground faXseed and
blood meal added.
When the milk was fed they were
put in stanchions and the milk set be-
fore them in pals. Afterward they
were given small feed of oats, fol-
lowed by alfalfa hay. But the great
care was to keep them dry and clean.
AS soon as they were through eating
their oats they were let out of the
stanchions and ran together loose in
the compartment. They were fed milk
morning and evening. When sold they
were in fine, clean, thrifty condition,
but not fat. They consumed apiece in
the six months they were kept about
$500 pounds of skim milk, 81 worth Of
oats, 50 worth of alfalfa hay and flax
seed meal and so cents worth Of bloos
meal.
After paying for the oats, hay, fax
seed meNl and blood meal, $3.50, and
allowing So 70" the value Of the calf
when week old-the price allowed Dy
calf buycrs-We have SITS per calf
as pay for $500 pounds of skim milk
and the labor.
Twelve calves were kept in the COM
partment. Does it pay to make little
study Of calf life?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
Chair Pastures.

1t is one thing to have a chair and
another to know how to sit on it, The
ideal Of a graceful sitting posture has
varied in the different ages Of the
world. The Egyptian sat bolt upright,
the knees and feet closely pressed to-
gether. 1t was the ceremonial atti-
tude. The Greeks and Romans, when
they were at liberty to forget their
dignity, sat STOPPING, with one or both
elbows supported by the arms of the
chair.
The Chinese ideal was with the
knees and feet wide apart They have
maintained that attitude in sitting for
400 years. The SaXons and early Nor
man kings are represented in old
manuscript and on coins in the same
position. Down to a date compare
lively recent, kings and queens re-
ceived sitting stitt1y on their thrones,
any marked change of posture being
thought to derogate from the royal dig
nifty. They now receive standing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
Embarrassing.

In suburban school a teacher once
proved that it may be embarrassing to
use oneself as an illustration. She was
hearing a class in spelling and defining
words. The word orphan" had been
correctly spelled, but none of the class
seemed to know it's meaning. After
asking one or two Of them she said en-
cOuragingly:
'Now, try again. L am an orphan.
Now can't some Of you guess what it
means?
The blank look on their faces re-
manned until one of the scholars raised
his hand and said, in the most guile
less manner possible:
''It's some one that wants to get mar
ried and can't get a husband!''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
Which Was the Guilty Ones

Shortly before Major J. B. Pond, the
lecture bureau expert" was taken
with what proved to be his last illness
he was entertaining three friends in his
office at the Everett House when one
Of them, in commenting upon the ma
jor's book, The Eccentricities of Gen
ius,' asked;
''Najor, you have at one time and
another known all the celebrities. Tell
me, what sort of comparison would
you make between Talmage and Mark
Twain?"
THAT is rather a difficult question to
answer" replied the major, with a
miscellaneous twinkle in his eyes. But
if you will promise not to ask me to
elucidate I'll say this: One of them
lied only when he had to, and the Other
lied whether he had to or not"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
"Oh, won't he e.
PaTIin 7neNtary "PoDpin-."

y member of congress had been pay
ing attention to a young lady for a
long while and had taken her to at
tend tho house until she was well
posted in the rules. On the last day
Of the session as they came out he
bought her bouquet Of flowers and
said to her, May offer you my hand.
full Of flowers?" She replied promptly
Il move to amend by emitting all after
the word hand" He blushingly &C,
cepted the amendment and they adopt.
ed it unanimously
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
Fashion Models.

Fashion models who pose for pho
tOgrapher are not to be confused for q
moment with those other models who
pose for artists. The camera and the
brush are far different mediums. One
can hide or forget blemishes, but the
other tells the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, says the
Baltimore Herald. An artist can add a
few inches to a models height or
change the curve of her shoulders or
her nose or give her pearly teeth in
stead of irregular, discolOred ones, or
make any other improvement he de-
sires; but the photographer can but
press the bulb Of his lens. RetOuching
is unavailing if the model has assumed
q gawky, ungraceful pose. Not all the
kings horses and all the kings meE
can make q camera transform an aWk-
ward woman into a beauty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
The Vest r. Minor Garment.

The waistcoat has always been q
garment Of minor consideration. It
appeared and disappeared according to
the requirements Of the varying cos
tunes in earlier times, and first had
official recognition under the reign of
Charles H. It was in 1866 that Pepys
makes mention Of the waistcoat in his
diary: "This day the king began to
put on his vest, and I did see several
persons of the house of lords and COM
mons wearing q long cassock close to
the body"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
A Poor Press Agent.

Max O'Rell was exceedingly popular
as a lecturer, and the way in which his
mother viewed the suggestion that her
son should take to the platform is
worth repetition. She wrote to him
from the native village which she had
never left for more than day to say
that she did not think appearing before
audiences to be reputable business, and
when he replied that he had decided to
Go it and had signed contract to that
effect the dear old lady wrote back
that she was still his loving mother
village about it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
A Personal Matter.

y think 1 am giving general salts
faction" said the young clergyman a
little doubtfully, although Elder vii
kins has found a good deal of fault
with my prayers
you are sure to have that trouble"
responded the retired pastor with q
reminiscent sigh. 'The elder is a good
man, a most worthy man, but he never
can remember that he is not the party
addressed in prayer. "-Exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
BarbarOssa's Enchanted Sleep.

The Germans have legend that
Frederick Barbarossa is not dead, but
in an enchanted sleep in Il cavern in
the Harz mountains. His long red
beard is believed to have grown during
this long enchantment until it covers
the table at which he sits and descends
to the floor He has been there for cen
turtles and must remain for centuries
still, but he will finallXs be freed, so
the legends say, and lead his knights
to a glorious victory
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
Weigh the Milk,

There is but one thoroughly accura te
test for determining the amount OF
milk given by a cow-that is, to weigh
the milk. Where attempts are made
to measure it in vessels the results are
likely to vary considerably as different
persons do the measuring. The foam
is frequently counted to make full
measure. It will pay to weigh the
milk from each COW and to keep a sys-
tematic record of the milk given. Some
surprises are likely to come from the
system.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-14
HOW,S This.

W. offer One Hundred Dollars Re
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
FL. Cheney & Co.. Profs. Toledo, O.
We the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
ont any obIigatlon made by heir firm.
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists. To
leno. Ohio.
Walding. Kindan Il Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cons surfaces of the system. Price 75c
DER bottle. Sold by all druggists. Tes-
timouials free. Halls Family Pills are
the best