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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

rock upon which the coral organisms
 slowly and surely built up the reefs that
 now surround them. The barrier reefs
 surrounding New Caledonia, Australia,
 Honduras and the Bahamas, as well as those that protect the shores of Florida, are likewish underlaid by outlying con-
 tinuations of the land itself, sometimes
 reappearing as islands or islets on the
 very outer edge of the reef. In the So-
 ciety Islands, Fiji and the Carolines,
 deep, wide lagoons have often been form
 ed between the land and the reef by the
 long continued erosion of water flowing between them. In the case of encircling reefs, such as are found especially in the
 Society Islands. submarine erosion has In past ages formed platforms. now separ-
 ate from the main body of the island,
 tion for the wonderful building operation
 of countless armies of minute coral and limestone forming organisms.
 Other islands, such as the Fiji, Panmo- tus and Ladrones. present coral forma- tions resting upon tertiary limestone-a foundation, that is to say, that dates
 back to the geological period when the land was just taking it's present import
 ance compared with the water, when the gigantic reptilian creatures, whose pos | sible survival in some unexplored depth of ocean or corner of the earth is still | favorite subject for fanciful novehsts,
 were disappearing from the prehistoric | world. Others again are part limestone and part volcanic rock and yet others
 are atolls found on the denuded rim of
 a long volcanic crater.
 | Many atolls in the Pacific rest upon | foundation that cannot yet be determined
 and many others are merely shallow
 sinks, formed by high sandbanks thrown up around a central area. The different conditions of growth of coral islands on
 volcanic formation may be traced in the differences between such islands
 Guam and Kambara, partly volcanic and partly limestone and atolls where only small islet or a larger island of lime
 stone or volcanic rock Is now left to in-
 dioate it's origin. such, for example. as | Solo Reef, Fiji a coral island, on which q single volcanic rock remains near the centre.
 Through the Pacific. Indian Ocean and
 the West Indies positive evidence exists of a modern recent elevation Of coral reefs Within the lagoons of many atolls stir remain honeycombed pinnacles of | limestone that bear witness to the solV- ent action of the sea on land areas that once had A greater extension than at pres ent-the slow steady action probably re- sponsible for the lagoons that now sepa-
 rate many of the tropical islands rom | barrier reefs that were once united with
 the land like the "fringing reefs so call ed. which have not yet undergone slm- liar process. Signs of this solvent action of sea water are everywhere visible among coral reefs as Is also the enect of atmospheric denudation-the wear ana tear of wind and weather-that mas play
 ed an important part in reducing elevated limestone islands to sea IeVel' E'ooAins
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

picture wit dat named signed?" for I was on dat 1t was de name dat was wort de gate money.
 How muoh?" he says.
 "A tsnner." I says, ''or I'll take 1t to de next shop"
 'De way he made me out an order on de paymaster for a tenner made me kick dat hadn't asked twenty. Anyway, we oashed in, and Duchess reaches for de long green. and she says: "I'll keep dis Cheems. until we make up our minds what to do wit it.
 You'll sink it. woman!" says, "as per usual"
 Maybe" she says. and she didn't say noting more for so long I got fright dat she had gone dumb Say. dat goil walked up and down de Row. she stopped and looked up. looked down, whispered to herself, opened her hand and rubbered at de tenner, and closed her hand. and shiv- cred; and I tinks dat she was gone dotty. and how could get her home.
 Honest. she near walked de feet off me before she says. "Cheems, let us go to your modder's again"
 I didn't ask no questions, cause when Duchess gets one of dose fits on, she screens if I tries to jolly de game. We gets back to modder's room, just as she and Mrs. Murphy was having a cup of tea, as dey ironed: and dey sees to once dat Duchess was doing tings wit her tink tank dat didn't call for no remarks. De rest of us gases, while Duchess opens her hand and peeks at de poodle, and closes her hand on 1t again about a mil lion times; and at last she pops out wit ''Modder Fadden, when will dat goil dat you took in from de street be here again ?
 'In few days dearie." says modder ''De ambulance doctor said dat de pooI child only wanted a little rest, end good noissing. and he'd have her back here. '
 All of a sudden Duchess jumps up passes de tenner out to modder. and says. Spend dat for her. Modder Fadden. Cheems and me got it by our wits today, but we have got lots of wits left
 It was de foist time in her life ever knowed Duchess to part wit poodle. And de funny ting about 1t is dat she never seen de goil. Women Is queer!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Islands Wanted.
Florida Times-Jnion.

Florida Times-Union.
 We are now casting our eyes upon the Miquelons. These are three barren rocks which France retained when she deeded Canada to England, mainly that she might preserve the fisheries which fur nished trained sailors to her navy. But fishermen are not so valuable to the navy of today: since New Foundland refuses to sell bait to the Frenchmen they have done little business and the failure of the cod fisheries this year leaves them des- titute As citizens of this country they would have rights under our treaty to buy bait and they would find a profitable mar ket for their catches. It is reported that they are as anxious for annexation as we thought the Cubans and Filipinos once were. The Miquelons have figured large- Iy in treaties and diplomatic correspond ence. The existence of French territory on the coast of Canada is at least an an- omaly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Men Who wer. M1iterature. 3

George Moore in September Lippincott's. 8.
 Balzac and Hugo were the last of the great men whose inspiration was unceas- ing and who did not make literature, but who were literature. Balzac wrote a story at sitting-a sitting that lasted for eighteen hours. All that while he wrote, for no secretary could keep pace with him. and all that while he lived on black coffee. Then he slept for thirty hours. Hugo wrote "Hernani" in a month, and we can think of BalZac and Hugo as we think of the great Venetian living in the glory and exultation of constant creation. Veronese must have improvised The Marriage Feast at Cana" with extraor- dinary ease, and like to think he paint ed the immortal fiddle in a morning and went out in his gondola in the afternoon thinking he had done a fair days work. That was how men wrote and painted in the great times before science beckoned them away from the beautiful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Taking Care of the King.

Fall Mall GaZette.
 How we'll the people know King George of Greece, and how attached they are to his person is evident from the following anecdote: One summer-I believe 1t was the season following the assassination of President Carnot-the French Government through excess of caution surrounded the King with a burdensome escort of de- tectives. who made his Majesty's life mis- erable. One day the King, as was his custom, went for a walk in the country, and, as his Majesty was alone, plain clothes agent kept him well in view. never losing sight of him. So evidently was he shadowing the King that brave peasant, mistaking his intentions and taking him for an anarchist, approached his Majesty, saluted him respectfully, and in a mysterious whisper said: Beg par don, your Majesty, but there's one of them following you. But keep your mind easy; I've got my eye on him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

which he may pass down the colonnade and row about in the once sacred chan- bers It is a novel and interesting ex- perience, but to those who were familiar with the island in all it's beauty it is full of sadness. Of the columns which formed the colonnade only the capitals remain above water. Upon these one sees, beau tifully chiseled and ornamented with deli- cate coloring. Tiberius offering gifts to the gods of Nero presenting two eyes to Isis. A short distance to the right, the roof of the kiosk is visible, resting upon its exquisite columns. which are partly submerged. By it two unusually large palm-trees rear their heads above the in- undation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

Cambridge, Mass. Sept. 25.-(Special Correspondence)-In a recent report to the Royal Society. Dr. Alexander Agas- sig of Harvard has given a summary of his study, during the past twenty-five years, of different types of atolls and barrier reefs-a long scientific inquiry. as one might almost quote Kipling:
 lover a thousand islands lost in an Idle Where the sea-egg flames on the coral
 and the long-backed breakers Their endless ocean legends to the lazy,
 locked lagoon.~
 Professor Agassiz. Nike many another scientist who has made an intimate. study of these picturesque. tropical reefs and islands, finds that Darwin famous the ory of their formation does not explain the conditions as actually observed; and without attempting to formulate any new general theory his report attributes to the growth of each the specific causes which, in his opinion were instrumental In pro- ducing 1t. Darwin's own theory, how eyerIthat the original foundation on had originally begun their slow and un- ending processes had subsided, In the course of ages. and that during this down ward movement of the earlier coral for nations the living organisms had con tinued their work upward until 1t took the form of reefs and atolls at tse surface was based upon comparatively little personal observation, and the great enun- ciator of evolution would probably have been the first man to welcome any ad- dition to his scientific data.
 Professor Agassi,z's Investigations have off Florida, the Bermudas. Bahama, Cuba, Jamaica and the West Indies in the Pacific the Galapagos, the Hawaiian Islands, the Great Barrier Reef of Aus tralia and the coral reefs and islands of to the Panmotus. the Society Islands, the Cook Archipelago, Niau. the Tonga, FL lise, Gilbert and Marshall Islands. the Carolines and Southern I.adrones; and in the Indian Ocean the Maldives.
 Beginning with the barrier reefs. Pro- lessor Agassiz finds that those of Fiji, the Hawaiian Islands and the West h. dies usually flank volcanic islands and are I1nderlaid by volcanic rock. The convul- sion of nature that originally brought these islands to the surface, in other words, left in their neighborhood, but be- low the surface, a platform of volcanic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
A Remarkable Record.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy has a re- markable record. It has been in use for over thirty years, during which time many million bottles have been sold and used. It has long been the standard and main reliance in the treatment of croup in thousands of homes. yet during all this time no case has ever been reported to the manufacturers in which 1t failed to effect a cure. When given as soon as the child becomes hoarse or even as soon az the croupy cough appears. 1t will pre- vent the attack. It is pleasant to take. many children like 1t. It contains no opium or other harmful substance and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. For sale by all drug gists. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

LOSS OF APPETITE is commonly gradual; one dish after another is set aside It is one of the first indications that the system is running down. and there is nothing else 80 good for 1t as Hoods Sarsaparilla-the best of all tonics tu-thu-Su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
A Lost Island.

From ''The Destruction of Philae" in the
 October Century.
 Of the various buildings which adorned the island of Philae there remain today above water only a portion of the colon made, the top of the kiosk. and C part of the temple of Isis. The traveller ap- brooches the ruins in a small boat in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

If vour food does not digest well, few doses of Prickly Ash Bitters will set mat ters right. It sweetens the breath. strengthens the stomach and digestion. creates appetite and cheerfulness.
 adv-wed-fri-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

Detroit Mich, Special.
 A number of measures passed by the last session of the Michigan State Leg islature became laws today. One of the new laws prohibits the marriage of hrst cousins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
25 YEARS WORK
AMONG ISLANDS OF CORAL BY DR. ALEXANDER AGASSIz
 OF HARVARD.

He Summarizes His Investigations of Barrier Reefs and Atolls-Ad- vanceS No New General Theory but Does Not Find Darwin's
 Theory Supported by More
 Recent Investigations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

A girl gets as excited over going on a honeymoon as man does going to the races,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
FALL SUITS CLEARED.

Everything They Need Done We'll by
 Holt's Dye Works. We steam-clean. press and repair clothes. doing everything necessary to put them into first-class wearing order. Work sent for and delivered. Telephone 4S2. ady-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

Married people should take some consolation from the fact that they might have done
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

aHure. Chtmmie." she says. Mrs. Mur- xjhy end me, being out in de evening for | bit of fresh air"
 sAnd Q can of beer," chips in Mur- phy: .,r. .. Do, looking lad taking money from her hand. ATra. Murphy gives him one look, and den de back of her hand across his face, and he tunbles in de gutter. When de po- lice runs up. seeing de crowd, de man in de gutter says Murphy had assaulted him"
 sgrhs COD was Kelly" says Mrs. Mur- uhv. as me modder stops to wipe her neeps. sTt was Kelly-Mrs. Kelly's Dan and I tell him I'd give de no-good de hack of me hand, and points to de poor ehiver1ng goil; and Kelly. sees what was doing. And I'll give you de back of my hand too,, for good measure, says Kell, and he sends him on his way wit mouse over his eye. Den your modder and me 4atobes de poor goil in here. and-well, well. honest folks have little to complain. and less to be proud of. Pity de poor, aays de man what was preaching in de atreet. as I goes out to get some food for de goil, while your modder puts some Accent close on her. Pity de wicked, says l.
 Me modder and Murphy is doing well. ,vit alI de laundry woik Miss Fannie gets for eun. dat dey is getting chesty. and is going fo have two rooms to live in after Hts month.
 But dat wasn't what I was going to nalI you. When we gets to de office building, and I'd give dc starter knock flown to Duchess, she says. 'Is 1t of a ver4ty what my husband say. dat 1t cost laotting to go up in de ascenseur?"
 tssvye makes no charge Ma'am." says dc ntaxter, giving me de wink. But dere ts .a hak 0e brokers and dtvotee lawyers tr
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
GRANTS At UEST POINT.
Three Generations Trained There
THE Great General as q Cadet.

With the class which is to be graduated at
West Point next Thursday is a trim, well
groomed soldierly appearing youth. whose name
most to the day another Ulysses Simpson Grant
rode away from the academy on horseback for
Cincinnati, and despite his four years of military
discipline this cadet was clumsy, slow gated
heavy footed lad, whom some of his associates
had nicknamed Country Sam" The U. s.
ninety-three members. The L. s. Grant of the
class of '43 stood dangerously near its foot in
many of his studies, and was graduated No. 81
in a class of thirty-five.
The contrast between grandfather and grand
son, however, is bridged it were by the
father. Twenty-eght years ago Frederick Dent
Grant left West Point for a lieutenancy in the
regular army. His rank, though it surpassed
that of his father, fell below that of his son.
Many are the stories revived by the gradua-
ton of the grandson of the days when grand
father and father cadets Many a tale is
wont to scrub floors, sleep on bare floors
row boat races in wash bowls and in other ways
show their utterly debased condition as COM
pared with their superiors, the upper class men.
Yet the stories seem strangely unprophetic IL
compared with the after histories of these men
U. S. Grant who became the chief soldier of the
nation. was so incompetent in military tactics at
the academy that he private his first two
years, and was then only promoted to
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

bottom line a carpenter had scrawled his name,
and then spent hours studying architectural ex-
hibits The list of a year furnishes interesting
statistics, and idea of the range of gooo
which the museum covers.
The majority of the visitors were art students
Of one sort or another, and half as many who
claimed to be artists. There were ninety-hVe
painters house, oil and water color-and sixty
eight printers There were moulders and mod
ellers and fourteen professionals" whatever
that may mean. There were nearly two hun
dred merchants and forty tailors. There were
watchmakers weavers, wood carvers and dec
orators, dressmakers, designers and draughts-
men. The number Of women workers was less
in proportion than the men.
I'VE are fortunate in being located in a posi-
ton central to artisans of all sorts'' continued
Miss Hewitt, "and in that better off
than the French museum. 1t is an advantage,
too, having the library and museum under the
same roof We have tried to eliminate all red
tape, and is ever turned away. Poor
people have to be treated better because they
poor.
There is no catalogue to mystify persons not
used to searching catalogues, every article being
labelled distinctly, stating its nature, origin and
history. There is no charge whatsoever. If one
desires to copy an engraving, for Instance we
have copy paper for him. The modeller is pro-
vided with a locker for his tools and has the
privilege of reproducing any of the plaster casts.
Things be taken down and moved around if
there is a reason for it. Our visitors appreciate
this freedom, and do not take advantage of it.
we have given a great deal of time to the
museum, but do not think any woman
had a more delightful occupation. We made
several trips abroad to secure material of vari-
Gus sorts, but it is no longer necessary to go in
person The curators of European museums are
very kind, and we can keep in touch with things
getting what want and afford by mail
transaction. We spend a great deal of time here
but do not attempt to keep regular hours Some
days will be here the entire day, and the
next day perhaps for hour only.
1T is evident that the museum is not yet
being utilized to its fullest extent Every Year
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

geancy to be dropped back into the ranks the
following year. He spent his time reading
novels instead of applying himself to his pre-
scribed studies He was a quiet lad and accord
ing to all traditions he was never involved in a
single fight.
Frederick Dent Grant was as conspicuous a
plebe as his father was obscure. High Of
icials and handsome women who visited the
academy all asked to see the son of General
Grant The boy had entered West Point Just
after the Civil War. Wh@n the whole world was
still talking about his fathers victories. Fred
erick applied himself his tasks and sought to
excel in them. He was a fighter and on many
an occasion he sought to use his fists in standing
up for the name Of Grant. As his father was
reticent, so the son was a good conversations
alist.
The entrance of L. s Grant the elder at West
Point was eontempor,-neous with the origin Of
his initials. At birth he was named Hiram
Ulysses Grant. At the boarding school in Rip
ley, Ohio, where he received his first eGuca ton
away from home, he known as 'Lys' or
'Lyssus-" He has been described at this point
III his career as short, stubby and hearty lad,
but rather sluggish in mind and body" When
the news of his appointment to West Point was
noised about his hone village of GEORGETOWN
the good people were thunderstruck. and one OF
the leading citizens on meeting Jesse r. Grant
on the street was quoted as SAYING:
II heard Ulysses is appointed to West Point
Is that SOP"
Yes. that's So" replied the father proudly.
We'll, that's a nice job" was the reply.
Why didn't they appoint a boy that would be
a credit to the district?''
A trunk was needed for the trip. and a local
genius by the name of Thomas Walker made
the boy one and stamped on the initials II.
L. G" Young Grant calmly surveyed the
letters
They will make fun of me at the academy
he said Thomas. change those first two let
tiers around" On arrival at West Point the
Ohio tanners son signed his name on the reg
ister Of ROe's Hotel. Ulysses Fl. Grant
But the Hiram" though extremely character
Istic of the lad. was relegated to oblivion much
sooner than the country manners of it's owner.
His name had been sent to the academy from
Washington Ulysses Simpson Grant. The
Congressman who had secured his appointment
had forgotten to ask his father what the boys
middle name was, and remembering that ne
was called Ulysses by his parents. and that his
mother was Miss Simpson ne drew the sensi-
BILE conclusion that his middle name must BE
Simpson When young Grant was confronted
with the initials from Washington he said with
out any show of feeling:
Let IL stand u. ). Grant. An initial more or
less does not matter"
His first appearance on the plateau of the
academy provoked wholesale merriment among
the upper class men He was dressed in all home
made butternut jeans large shoes whose toes
were as broad as the soles and corduroy cap.
Some of the words of welcome with which ne
was received. and OF which he oft told after
ward in a reminiscent way. were as follows;
Does your mother know you're out?
Whose calf is that?''
who was your tailor?''
The episode has even been put into the follow
Ing verse:
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

however, sees new occupations among the list OF
visitors who come here to work OF late many
men of who about to build homes
decorate them or lay out grounds have visited
the museum for the purpose Of study. In sew
eral instances they brought their architects or
decorators with them. Every effort is being
made to get the museum before the working
uublic for whom il is intended