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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
VIRGINIA AND GEN. LEE.
Statute Appears to Leave Selection
 Entirely to the States.

Statute Appears to Leave Selection
 Entirely to the States.
 Washington Times.
 Members of the Virginia delegation in Congress are not borrowing trouble be-l cause of the tempest stirred up by the action of that State in naming Gen. Roo- ert 10. Lee as one of its favorite sons tQ be immortalized in bronze or marble irl Statuary Hall in the United States CapiS tol. They are satisfied from search oe the statutes that the choice rests witM the State and not with Congress, and thatv whether formally accepted or not Wire ginia has the right to place the statue iH the reservation set aside for that State
 As originally enacted by Congress-. tho statute giving authority to the vartoua States to place monuments in the Capi~ tol building was an amendment Co th( sundry civil appropriation bill approved July ?, 1864. It appears now as sectioE 1874 of the Revised Statutes, and readA as follows:
 "suitable structures and railings shaIR be erected in the old Hall of Represent-l atives for the reception and protection of statuary, and the same shall be under the supervision and direction of the chief of engineers in charge of public buildings and grounds.
 And the President Is authorized and directed to invite all the States to pro- vide and furnish statutes, in marble or bronze. not exceeding two in number for each State, of deceased persons who have been citigens thereof. and Hlustri- ous for their historic renown, or for dis- tinguished civil or military services such as each State may deem to be worthy of this national commemoration. And when so finished the same shall be placed in the old Hall of the House of Representatives. in the Capitol of the United States, which is set apart,or so much thereof as may be necessary, as Q national statuary halll for the purpose herein indicated"
 The expression, Such as each State N1 ha 4hNrP fa he ovxlxr dition made by Congress, and 1t is held that each commonwealth is given abso- lute freedom of selection. Dictation on the part of Congress would be upprece-t dented. and criticism of the action of any State no less 90.
 Virginia has voted General Lee as one of its sons to be so honored. Ills memory Is revered above all others since he was the first to be mentioned in connection with Statuary Hall. It is pointed out that he was . great man before the ward of the rebellion and that his course in | the Dos was that of a true son of the South,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

time will come soon when the ground will be frozen hard and covered with snow, after which the supply tucked away in tree hollows must be depended upon. Doubtless mnay of the acorns buried by the little planter are forgotten. Others are covered under snow before he has a chance to dig them out. In either case an acorn has been planted as delicately as if by hand of man, and only the thaW of the ground and the warm Spring sun , shine are needed to coax forth the oak
 What takes place here in the Park doubtless happens in woods and forests all over the globe Frequently, gardening experts say, young nut trees are found peeping out of the ground in early Sprins too far from any parent tree to account for wind having borne the heavy kernel on its wings. Similarly. exterminate the squirrels in any section of woods and the tree planting practically ceases. It is a well-known fact that seeds of plants frequently become lodged in the furs of wild animals only to be shaken off and to take rot at some point far distant But the planter squirrel. I think, discovered myself.
 Tt is a wonderful thing when you come to consider what part the tiny bushy tailed animals may have played in the history of our country. Perhaps the ma jestic ships that blow the seas-maybe even the old famous men-of-war owe their existence primarily to the little animals.
 paws of the soft-furred. soft-eyed little
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

two or three strong Servants to lift her into her Clothes Then she would go out for a little Ride in a Royal Equippage padded IA inches deep. All this time the Money-Getter would be answering the Telephone with one Hand and dictatins Contracts with the other.
 At 6:3O when the Producer Showed up for Dinner, he was a Faded Flower and had as much Gimp as Wet Bowel But Hazel, when she began to snif the Night Air, was Just as kittenish as Broncho and keen for a Frolie She was for talk ing in a chaste and instructive Musical Comedy and then having a tasty little Supper of about Il Courses. If the Producer tried to lie down and claimed 1t had been a Hard Day at the Office, Hazel accused him of being a Slobsterine and intimated that he had ceased to Love After sitting around all Day Hazel was not hankering for any Quiet Evening in the Library. She want ed to get out and hit up the High Spots and Dazzle the Public with her A. Exhibit of Precious Stones.
 Papa knew that if he did not go she would call up some of the live ones and leave him behind. He wanted to be game SO be would trail along and hover like a Dark Cloud at the Outskirts of the Happy Group. The only time any one paid any attention to Him was when the Check Game.
 Hazel had him going South most of the Time.
 If he ever started to Yise up and declare himself, she would give him a sweet little Kiss, right on the Forehead, and tell him to lie down and Behave
 There Is sonly one Finish for the de- luded Mortal who tries to work on a Day Schedule and at the same time cover the Bright Light District with the Night Shift. He winds uP as the Principal At traction of Daylight Function at which adx of his old-time Friends wear White Gloves. Every one sends Flowers. but he does not acknowledge them.
 Hazel looked very we'll in Black, but 1t was Hard Lines for her to stay in- doorA She knew 1t would cause Talk if sbe cut loose before the Grass waa Green in the Family Lot, so she was pulling for an Early Spring and plenty Of Rain.
 When she bought her Second Ticket for the Merry-go- Round. she was determined on one Thing
 "The next one pick out will not be tied down to any oGiee," she told her
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

of Good Family who never had worked a Moment in all of his Life and who hated the sight of Bed.
 He argued that it was Bad Form for any one to suggest going home before Daybreak.
 They went travelling together as soon as she had settled the Insurance. When they arrived in a New Town he would go out to buy a Package of Cigarettes and then he would return in three days to find out if everything was O. K. and if she was having Nice Time.
 But you could say one Word to His Credit. He never interfered with any Of her Arrangements for the Reason that when the Arrangements were being made he was Non Est. He belonged to several Clubs at which the Members removed their Pajamas to put on Evening Clothes. Sometimes he met his Wife at Dinner Parties and when he did so he showed her every Consideration and asked her if she was still living at the same Place. He never forgot to be a Gentleman, even at a Dinner Party.
 Although she saw him only about once a Week, she always had this Consola- zion. She knew he was not working himself to Death in any Office.
 When she applied for a Divorce, the Officers had to hunt a long time before they found him.
 He was very much Pained and said he had never used a harsh or cruel Word to her. because he always talked over the Phone. with Central listening
 She obtained a Decree and as she was leaving the Court Room she was met by a Sympathetic Friend.
 What are you going to do next?' asked the Friend.
 T am going to buy a Dog" was the Reply.
 Moral-It Is often necessary to try two or three before the Right Kind is Landed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
 LIVE ON MERE PITTANCE.
Puerto Ricans Manage to Subsist Well When Others Would Starve.


 Chicago Chronicle
 The cost of living in Porto Rico is perhaps less. guaged from the natives view of necessity. than any other quar- ter of the globe where modern civiliza- ton has obtained a foothold Dr. Ryder secretary of the American Missionary as- sociation, who has recently returned from an inspection of the island, tells the fol- lowing story to illustratee the scale of wages and living in the island.
 I was riding through the interior on when l saw ahead of me in the road a native carrying a log on his head It was log 12 feet long, and must have weighed 20 pounds. He seemed to trot along wftL 1t on his head without any trouble; asked my companion to stop and ask him about 1t. He did so, and the man said he had cut and ripped the Der, although 1t was not looseened enough to fall apart the day before; he had brought 1t IS miles on his head that morn Ing. and had three miles farther to carry 1t Into Ponce.
 And how much will you get for it ? asked my companion.
 T hope to get IS cents replied the man. but 1 may get only. 12.'
 But that sum would be as much as $1.60 would up here," continued the doc tor. ESQ the man was really working for about 76 cents day. It is estimated that man can support a family by three days work a month. Food is practically free. Fruit Is to be had for the taking, and the poorer classes practically live up- on fruit, And as for a house, a convert borrowed . dollar from one of our mis- plenty"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

The above letter written by him to The Peruna Medicine Co.,, of Columbus. O., endorsing their remedy. Peruna. for ca- tarrh, consequently carries with 1t con- siderable weight and importance
 La grippe is acute, epidemic catarrh. There is no remedy in the world that IT eets this form of catarrh as thorough ly as Peruna. During the first stages of la grippe Peruna is an unfailing rem edy. People who have had la grippe and have partly recovered, but remain half sick, will find Peruna exactly suit ed to their case. There is no remedy de- vised that will so quickly and thoroughly dispel the disagreeable and serious after effects of la grippe as Peruna.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

The sahnity of the ocean varies greatly in different localities. Recent investiga- tions have shown that the surface of the Atlantic has two large areas that are the equator, but that only one compara- lively small salt area, south of the eQua- tor, Is to be found in the Pacific
 For nutriment and digestibility conn bined. the herring Is placed at the head of all animal foods by Professor MacFay- den, a London Royal Institution lecturer. The whiting Is one of the most digestible of all animal foods, ranking with the cod as a lean fish, and being much more easily taken care of by the stomach than the fatter salmon, mackerel and eel. Loan beef Is nearly as digestible as fish, much more so than fatty mutton. The food value of beef tea and of oysters has been greatly over-rated and fish has no extra importance for braan-workers on account of its phosphorus, as there Is no experi- mental evidence to show that It contains more phosphorus than other animal food. First among the vegetable foods are to be placed the pea, the bean and the len- til, the last-named being among the most ancient forms of food.
 A perplexing mystery of a few years ago was the curious property of Japanese magic mirrors, which, as is well known, reflect upon a screen the design engraved upon their backs although the polished ref1ecting faces are quite plain and free from any visible figures. 1t Is now pret- ty well proven that the peculiarity Is due to unequal resistance to fiexure during the polishing process. A late experiment. CT, Thomas Thorp. has reproduced one of these mirrors in ball-metal using with much pressure-ordinary methods of grinding and polishing instead of the Japanese method of scraplng with pres sure and the reproduction Is an improve ment upon the original. Another mirror, made with care to avoid nexure, was quite free from the magic property.
 The rays emitted by the radioactive metals are found by Becquerel to be of more than one kind. Those from ura- nium, which are of one kind only, are charged with negative electricity, and have high penetrative power; those from polonium are charged with positive cleo tricity and are easily absorbed. and those from thorium and radium are of both kinds.
 Medical authority has regarded suicide by holding the breath as impossible. but a late Liverpool suicide seems to have accomplished the feat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
SQUIRRELS WORK.
Acorns Stored In Ground for Winter
 Food Sometimes Forgotten.

Food Sometimes Forgotten.
 Has it ever occurred to you who are the real gardeners of the forests?' asked an old friend of the Central Park squirrels. "'I never heard a theory propounded that animals plant trees. but from what have observed during ten years of friendship with the Park squirrels I am satisfied they. and not the acorn, are father to the oak.
 Whether a squirrel plants trees impell- cd by instinct am not prepared to say. Their industry may be explained by less Sar-fetched theory. Observe any squirrel during nutting time and see how busy he is laying in a stock of provisions for Win ter. Bushels and bushels of acorns and nuts are gathered by ths little fellows and stored in the hollows of trees and in other accessible hooks. When these are filled the squirrel buries his treasure in the ground. Busily, like a streak of gray lightning. he whisks about under oaks picking acorns and burying them in the ground in a thousand and one spots. From sunrise to sunset he and his mates are busy, storing away the precious Win ter supply.
 ''The buried nuts ara the first consumed by the wise little animal, who knows a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

one of them owned another Suit of Clothes and Banjo, but Hazel was not looking for a Banjo. She was hoping for a Perfect Gentleman who would hand her a Check-Book and tell her to go as far as she liked.
 Therefore. when an Elderly Bachelor with an Income of Several Dollars per Minute began to hang around, she heark- ened to the Voice of Reason.
 Hazel found hersek in a Swell Shack around on the Boulevard with IA Vassals to do her Bidding and a Change of Jew efry for every Hour in the Day.
 Husband would arise at 7:30 and pike to the Office, but Hazel would take her Coffee in Bed about 10:S0 and read the Sassiety Notes, for fear that her Name had got into the Papers. Then she would have her Hair done up and permit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
A Ship on Shore.

Mensa. a native African. who accom- panied R. A. Freeman on his journey through Ashanti and Jaman, seemed to regard all the hardships and discomforts the party encountered as joke. He had once been a laborer on a steamer, and was very fond of personating a ship, to the amusement of the other carriers Mir. Freeman describes this joyous African as follows:
 As he sat on the ground, devouring a plantain. he would inform the assembled company that he was taking in cargo: then he would sit for while and get up steam. and when the bugle sounded the advance he would rise and take up his load and start himself with a great ring Ing of imaginary bells and loudly spoken orders to go full speed ahead, and finally trudge off with his machinery cIankinR and his propeller humping an imaginary sea.
 When we would cross the streams he usually took soundings with his feet and announced the depth by shouting in Ren- utne nautical style, And a half-hve," or whatever he considered the depth to be; and once. when he slipped over head and ears into a swamp he emerged dripping and grinning. bawling, No soundings!
 It isn't every hero who has sense enough to stay up on his pedestal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
For Plainer Living.

Greed for gold is a conspicuous evil of our time and country. We want money to burn; wealth to squander. Ie appears as if some men, and women as well, vie with each other in thinking out make theIy p wsaitS consn,c,,onn ~SyS m wnier 70 imagine that they thus aggrandize thefn- selvea. It is something to bs grateful for, that there is a growing sentiment in fa- vor of saner living. There Is a strJng in- fiuence at work for greater simplicity and more genuine lives. There is gain in re- spect for the ''plainer living and higher s1anda4As nSdn snnSf naraSs or q, nTe a,t tne uess vulgar. To dress. to act, to order our households and our lives by how it looks, by the opinions of others and to make an impression, betrays a shallow mind and a weak character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
BY GEORGE ADE.

BY GEORGE AIDE.
 QCopyrisht 1908. by Robert Howard Rus sell.)
 Once there was c Nice Girl who grad uated from the High School in a White Orsandie and read an Essay on Heiio- trope Paper entitled. ''Life and its Op- portunities."
 The Girls Name was Hazel and about the time she drew the Diploma she was eating Sour Pickles and just crazy to be an Authoress. A few Months later she Debutted with . Fanfare of Trumpets, after which she was SO busy straight ening out her dates and sorting over her Dance Programs that ale forgot all about her Literary Ambitions.
 Hazel was built on the Gibson Plan and 1t looked as if a good fresh Breeze might blow her away. Just the same. when she went to Hop she was good for every thing from the Grand March to Home, Sweet Hone." All she needed to keep her on the jump throughout the entire Night was a dab of Chicken Salad and a Macaroon about 1 a. m.
 Hazel stood in with the real Rovdv- Dows and was present at most of the tall Doings but she was a trife shy on Ward robe. Papa had 6 large Family hitched behind his lovly Apple-Cart and he could not Provide Hazel with very many Snake Rings and Diamond Belt Buckles.
 So foxy Hazel had the Weather Eve at Work. She was looking for something Kind and Easy.
 Of course she liked the Boys she met at the Dances. They were lovely Chaps, and Kept their Hair combed nicely. Each
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22

Peruna is the acknowledged catarrf
 remedy of the age. Dr. Hartman. th@ compounder of Peruna. has written q book on the phases of catarrh peculiaS to women, entitled. "ffealth and Beauty.S It will be sent free to any address bY The Peruna Medicine Co.,, Columbuss Ohio. If you do not derive prompt and satisS factory results from the use of Perun@
 write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a | full statement of your case and he wills be pleased to give you his valuable ads. vice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of
 The Hartman sanitarium Columbuss | Ohio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
Pe-ru-na Reaches the Source of Ca tarrhal Extraordinarily
 Mucous Men,hranea

It reaches the source of all diseases of the mucous membranes by its action on the vasa-motor system of nerves. Every person who has had la grippe during the last year should take a course of Peruna. No one need expect perfect recovery unless they do so. The grip has produced catarrhal inflammation of the whole mucous membrane, snd good health Is impossible until these are restored to a normal condition.
 This Peruna will do. A great many remedies have been suggested for this condition from time to time, but Peruna appears to be the only remedy that has any substantial value in these cases.
 It has stood the test of forty years ex- perience and still occupies the unique position of being the leading of not the only) specific remedy for the after-effects of la grippe.
 At the appearance of the first symp- toms Of grip people should stay indoors and take Peruna in small doses (tea- spoonful every hour) until the symptoms disappear. This will prevent a long. dis astrous sickness and perhaps fatal re- suits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
COL. BRYAN IS A JUROR.
Trying a Case of a Woman Against
 an Insurance Company.

an Insurance Company.
 Lincoln Nebraska Special.
 Colonel William J. Bryan began a weeks service today as a juryman in the local district court, and the very first case he was called to try was one in which a widow opposed Q corporation The action was brought by Mrs. Mary Sharpe against the New York Life In- surance Company. to recover upon a $2, GOO policy, the defense being that 1t lapsed through failure to pay a note given for a part of the second years premium
 If selected as a juror to try a case in which a woman is on one side and a corporation on the other could you fairly and impartially decide 1t according to the evidence, and the instructions?" he was asked by the defendants attorney.
 T think l can," replied MT. Bryan.
 Neither side exercised its right to per enptortly challenge him, and he was duly sworn in.
 T am surely getting my share of pros perity'' said MT Bryan during recess. T am now drawing s2 a day and mileage" MT. Bryan was drawn for three weeks, but was excused from the first two of service He arrived home last evening from 6 long eastern trip. He proposes to devote some time to the task of per. eonnally supervising the organization of the Kansas City Platform Clubs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
AFTER EFFECTS OF LA GRIPPE
Pe-ru-na a Specific Restorative That Has Stood
 the Test of Time.
Women Fear La Grippe and Ca-
 tarrh.-Pepru-na c Re- liable Protection.

WI IrHOUT raising the discussion as to w whether Ia grippe is produced by a
 specific microbe or not, at least this much is certain and admitted by all, it will produce chronic catarrh if not promptly and properly cured.
 It leaves a person haggard. weak, sal low. frazzled-out mucous membranes all congested. appetite changeable, digestion capricious, and just about empties life of all meaning or desirability.
 There is no remedy in the world that meets the conditions produced by la grippe better than the pemedy, Peruna Peruna strengthens as 1t renovates, soothes while 1t stimulates, heals as 1t expursates.
 Peruna is not purgative. or cathartic or sedative. or stimulant. nor a vegeta- ble or mineral poison.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
The Peruna Medicine Co.,, Columbus,
 Omaha, Neb., January 23, 1900.

Ohio:
 Gentlemen: q am 6s years old, am hale and hearty, and Peruna .as helped me attain it. Two years ago l had Ia grippe-my life was despaired of. Peruna saved me."-J. R. Quill.
 Hon. James R. Guill is one of the old est and most esteemed men of Omaha, Neb.. coming to that city in its early days when 1t little dreamed of being a metropolis. He has done much to make it what 1t is. serving on public boards a number of years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
The Jokesmith's Combine.

NtW IOTh KIt<W' =
 The Comercial Tribune of Cincinnati publishes portraits )f members Of the newly formed Naaonal Association Of Jokeaulaths, and a more solemn-faced gallery of celebrities never soaked print CTS ink of a cylinder press. Each man looks as If he would prefer cracking ice to cracking jokes, Perhaps he might do a peter job at cracSlnE boiler plates or safes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
THnsTLEs AND DANDRuTT.
An Interesting Parallel and c valu-
 able Deduction Therefrorn.

BU10 DoUUUIEOA 4udFUIEULUs
 CIttin6 down thistles no moro relieves the land of thistles than does securing. the scalp cure dandru1. in each case permanent relief can only como from eradJcating permanently the cause A germ that plows up the scalp in searching for the hair root where 1t saps the vital. ity. causes dandrun. falling hair, and badness. If you kill that germ, you1l have no dandruR but a luxuriant suit of hair. Newbro's Herpleide is the only hair preparation in tho woIld that cures dan- druff, falling hair and badness by killing the germ. Destroy the cause. you ro- move the effect" Sold by leading drug gists. Send loo In stamps for sample t0, The HOrpielde Co.,. Detroit. Mich. N. e Fowler. Special Agent. ~0A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
The Modern Fable of
 Hazel's Two Husbands and
 What Became of Them.

self. 'T want Man who can keep awake all Evening refuse to travel with Quit ters. What we need in this Country to put Ginger into our Social Affairs are Gentlemen of Leisure who begin to get Good along about Midnight"
 So she picked out handsome Wretch