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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
THE ONION.
Is . Strange, But Very Superior,
 Food, Nevertheless.

Is strange, But Very Superior,
 Food, Nevertheless.
 Chicago Chronicle.
 The onion is rapidly coming into favor on the tables of all classes of citizens, as it's many virtues are becoming known. Tt is undoubtedly the earth's best pro- duct" said leading produce dealer the ether dav. Tt Is q medicine, 1t Is c food and 1t Is a. narcotic.
 T used to be troubled with insomnia. MY doctor said: Eat q raw onion with 7siics Of bread every night before re- firinR. did so. peeled the onion, I put naatson It and dsvoursd 1t with de- light, for 1t was good. I never had in- somnia thereafter. Decidedly and indu- bitahly. raw onion taken each night will cure the most obstinate and long, standing cases of this disorder.
 The onion will also draw the poison out of a snake bite. If you are ever bit- ten by snake cut an onion in half and aoply It to the wound The poison will be drawn forth into the onion. which will nrst turn green. then yellow and then black. In the same way. too. for the bite of q cat or . dog the application of an onion Is q good thing.
 Onions as q food are most nutritious, The lentil cemsa first of all in this re- spect. then peas and then the onion,
 'As a Seasoning the on.en is as univer- sal and as necessary almost as salt. Soups, sauces. fliings. ragouts. hardly dish of the unsweetened sort would be paiatable but for the humble onion.
 "If the onion cost q the world would appreciate 1t; poems would be written in its praise. Because 1t costs less than cent It's virtues remain unsung."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
STEPHEN DECATUR.
Fifth of . Family of Naval Fighters
 Enters the Academy.

, @s~&S sAAS NAS0AANAAAys
 Army and Navy Journal
 There is always room for stephen Decatur in the United states navy, and the prospective arrival of the fifth of that nans--a' great.grandson of the famous lighting captain--wiil be hailed with un- qualified approval by all who cherish the memory of American valor on tho sea. The nrst stephen Decatur entered the navy aA . midshipman April 90. 17ps, and hetween that time and his death in iS3o Great Britain. Anglers. Tripoli and Tunis all learned his prowess in operations that fill chapter of their own in the history of American heroism. The second Ste phen entered as q Captain May il, l7ss, and was discharged October a, 1901. un- der the Peace Establishment act. The third stephen entered as a midshipman March IT. lSze. and died as . commodore on the rstiral list January .. is7e The fourth stephen entered as . cadet mid- shipman June s. 1870. resigned June IS. 1872. appointed lieutenant, Junior grade May 10. 1898. and honorabiy discharsed January l5 1899. aftsr serving through the Spanish war;. The fifth stephen ap- pears among the seventeen young men who have successfully passed the mental examination for admission to the Naval Academy. If he passes the physical ex- animation he win entar the service bear ing a name to couture with. and one that appeals irresistibiy to the heroic quality of American manhood. And there have been othar Decaturs in the navy--Iaeu- tenant James Decatur. for example. who commanded ship at Tripou, and was murdered by q 'treaeherous Turk who Tretended to surrender. In retaliation for that atrocious act the victims brother Captain Decatur--thsS first Stephen boarded the snemy's ship with eleven men. killed the murderous Turk ana snade the vessel prize. In addition the navy register shows two officers named John P. Decatur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
N JOINT CONFERENCE
1rx1J11 AND OPERATORS MEET
 lN IMDIANAPOLIS.
xresidsnt John Mitchell of the Union
 xxpesnts the Demands of the 1Esn--Argument Consumes i. the Afteruoou.

zndiauapplis. Ind, Jan. 3o.--In the joint Nage Scale convention today Herman Jueti. commissioner for the Illinois Coal operaeofs' Association, presented those resolutions:
 Resolved. That the scale committee of tasis convention be and hereby is in- etructsd that in fixing the scale of min 1n9 rates to be paid at the passing points, rntes shall all be based alike upon the saune system of weighing the coaa and the same mining conditions.
 sResolved. That the scale committes of this convention be. and hereby is. in strpctad to fix the machine mining rates to be paid in the fou- competitive States, and they shall be upon the basis in each of the four States"
 These resolutions were referred to the scale committee.
 The joint scale committee held it's first eesson this afternoon. It consists of elxtcen miners and sixteen operators. W. II. Haatins of Pine Run. Ohio. was eelscfed permanent chairman. and c. s. Immedkateiy after the permanent organi- rxaficn was perfected motion was made that the scale which was submitted by the miners at the morning session of the joint conference be adopted as presented. The argument following the motion con stunned the entire afternoon until at ad- 5ouTnment at o'clock. No agreement vas reached on any of the points sub mitted.
 A socn as the joint conference met this morning the convention was perma- nenfiy organized by the selection of George ". Traer of Chicago. as per- manent chairman and w. B, Wilson, secretary. c. s. 6croggs of Illinois. was selected assistant secretary.
 The report of the Credentials Commit tee seated 7o4 delegates in the Confer ance. Preddent Mitchell in submitting the demands of the miners. said that the country was passing through period of upperapeled prosperity but that the minl ers ware not receiving their share of t. Ae wanted an adjustment of the differen- Hal between pick and machine mined coal and asked that it be fixed at csnts nk.
 The tainsrs demands which he read are ne follows;
 xirst~-A Ahsolnte run of mine basis for the entire competitive field. .
 gecond--A flat differentiaI of T cents per ton between pick and machine mined coal.
 Thfrd--An advance of F l-2 cents ton on pick and machine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
TOOK 4 STRAW VOTE.
Interesting Experiment in . Res
 taurant.

An advertising agent, representing a prominent New York magazine. while on a recent Western trip, was dining one evening in a Pittsburg restaurant
 While waiting for his order he glanced over his newspaper and noticed the ad- vertisement of @ we'll known dyspepsia preparation, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets: as he himself was a regular user of the tablets he began speculating as to how many of the other travelling men in the dining room were also friends of the pop- ular remedy for indigestion.
 He says: II counted twenty-three men at the tables and in the hotel office took the trouble to interview them and was surprised to learn that nine of the twen- ty-three made a practise of taking one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal.
 One of them told me he had suffered so much from stomach trouble that at one time he had been obliged to quit the road. but since using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets had been entirely free from indiges- ton, but he continued their use, espe. cially while travelling. on account of ir- regularity in meals and because, like all travelling men. he was often obliged to cat what he could get and not always what he wanted.
 Another, who looked the picture of health, said he never ate @ meal without taking a Stuart Tablet afterward because he could eat what he pleased and when he pleased without fear of sleepless night or any other trouble
 ~Still another used them because he was subject to gas on stomach, causing pres sure on heart and lungs. shortness of breath and distress In chest, which he no longer experienced since using the tablets regularly.
 Another claimed that Stuart's Dyspep- sla Tablets was the only safe remedy he had ever found for sour stomach and acidity; he had formerly used common soda to relieve the trouble but the tablets were much better and safer to use.
 After smoking, drinking or other ex- cesses which weaken the digestive organs nothing restores the stomach to a henlthy wholesome condition so effectuauy as Stuart's Tablets.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain the natural digestives, pepsin, diastase. which every weak stomach lacks, as we'll as nux, hydrastin and yellow pariila. and can be safely relied upon as a radical cure. for every form of poor digestion. Sold by druggists everywhere.
 wed-fri-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
IRRITATING TROUBLE QUICKLY
 OVERCOME.
If You Only Find Out The Right
 Course to Pursue.

Many physicians who advertise to cure piles, without the aid of the knife simply use Pyramid Pile Cure remedies. They do SO bee use they know 1t is the best medi- cine for obtaining proper combination of the most scientific ingredients for the cure of piles.
 Pyramid Pile Cure is not in an experi- mertal stage, but is an established rem edy and is recognized and used by the best physicians in the country. Being in suppository form. 1t reaches the trouble at orce and the healing process is quick and effective; immediate results are ob- tained. and before the patient realizes the fact he has recovered from the pain, suf- fering and irritation which this trouble causes.
 Children who suffer from this painful trouble. obtain relief at once. It is well with a very young child to reduce the size ef the suppository before using. However. if children are afflicted with piles, they should be treated without de- lay or the trouble may become chronic. Hundreds of little ones have been cured with Pyramid Pile Cure.
 The prevention of piles Is better than the cure. and they can be prevented if only people would look to the regularity of the bowels and not become constipated. Constipation and its attendant Ills can be avoided by the use of Pyramid Pills. The proprietors of the Pyramid Pile Cure saw that 1t was necessary to use with ths majority of their patients a mild non- irritating laxative, and the Pyramid Pills for constipation were the result of much careful thought and patient investiga. ton. Pyramid Pile. Cure and Pyramid Pills are sold by druggists everywhere for fifty cents and twenty-five cents per pack age.
 A little book on the nature and cure of hemorrhoi6s or piles win be furnished free upon application to the Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall. Mich. wed-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
MY Boundless Faith.
 Deserves Your Confidence.

fs you ivto are writ
 And thax n aN T this write 1e pose stating will then mall eder druggst xou nay taks succeeds. the q a II falls Sfn druggist And ohan decide That o6er has offer has shown by anybody everybody hcws that gueh would ruin Restorative did not oueceod oply you sick ven 1t euccoed ! I can when
 have 6ooo letters whom end all you care to On Ja IL pub Chicago papers ap1 a1d1foo6 cuset onths ssnd youths you wish. Who remedy which accomplish < kestorave inside that operAtes eA M forms the only known restore that and Oept lifetime to nndi 1t,
 lnsAad doctorins give power Hs auy treat like engine that need. steam And
 
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 My book will tell why, And when Restorative will troubles you keep the house for when don't feel we'll. =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

Fourth--A 90 per cent advance on all inside day labor based on the Columbus inside day scale agreement; q uniform scale for all outside day labor with ap- propriate advance with the mining rates.
 Ftfth'-That drivers and cagsrs shall bs paid the same as track laynen and tim berers.
 After the demands of the miners had been reached Hermann Just. the Com missioner for the Illinois operators fol- lowing the lead of Paul Penna, the h. diana operators commissioner, in the convention yesterday. submitted lengthy statement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
The Child Idea.

Boston Globe tDem.) -
 Rev. William M. Round, an associate of Dr. Hale in the work of the Lend-a- Hand movement. declared before the fathers and mothers in the New Century building the other night that every child was horn an anarchIst-thinks everything belongs to him and he Is not sure but that he is nearer right than our social conditions. admit. His idea was that 1t was far better for e child to start out with the idea that he had right to the earth and that the sky above him and the earth underneath him was his, than to be the crinsing slave of conventional notions. Mir. Rounds disclainas being a so- cialist, hut he does like, to feel in these days of coal famine that the earth some- how belongs to the people, Who does not?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
ter of century ago by Bayard Taylor. the Pennsylvania patriot-post:

ter of a century ago by Bayard Taylor. the Pennsylvania patriot-poet: It is the brave that first forget,
 And noble foes that drst unite: Not they who strife and passion whet. Then sink when comes the need to
 smite. 'Tis mutual eouargs that forgtvss. And answering honoi inst outlsves
 The onset's hour. the battlss day; The hearts that dare, are quick to feel; The hands that wound are soft to heal; The blood that aims hero's steel
 His proud teare wash away! One holier sun awakes at last
 For North and South the bliths. brisht No more upon our dead are cast
 The once divided gifts of flowers, Bpt where the hve-oak hides in moss And where the plurny larches toss
 Their arms above the Nayfiower's bed. And where wide waves of prairie crawl , To meet. far-west. thsir mountain wall;
 We honor equal dead"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
cur OUT THIs COUPON.

For we all resolve to send for something. but forget. Mark the book desired and mall this with your name and address to pr. Shoop. Box 7sl. Racine. Wis.
 Book 1 on Dyspepsia.
 Book 1cn the Heart.
 Book on the Kidneys.
 Book for Women. BoolpS for Men tsealed).
 Book s on Rheumatism. 1llld casss. not chronic. are often cured . by one or two bottles. At all Druggists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

leaefate solder as one or his original Cabinet. Even the guerilla. Mosby. who lied to the mountains when Lee surrend- cred. because he feared that he was out side the pale of legitimate warfare. from his hiding place sent a messenger to ask the acceptance of his surrender, and af- ter much hesitation it was accepted. He was called to the consular service by Grant. and is now in the service of the Government at Washington.
 The Confederate soldiers have filled po- siuons under Presidents of both parties nave served as hoRored and respected Senators and Congressmen as part of the lawmaking power of the Government, and have hlled every judicial position of Fed eral authority from the highest to the lowest. Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee. the nephew or tho Confederate commander at Get tysbnrg, and second in command of the cavalry, was long the honored represent atiye Of the Government in Cuba. and when war came was among the first to offer his services in the army. With him came Wheeler, the Marshal Ney of the Confederate Army in the Southwest. Thousands of their Southern brethren came to the front to fight for the old nag, and both are today brigadier-gener- als retired, in the Army of the United States.
 At Santiago, after the bloody battle of July 1st.. when the American commander was about 10 order a retreat. 1t was Gen eral Wheeler from the front of the firing line, who wrote a midnight appeal to his chief to order advance instead of retreat. and fortunately, that appeal was obeyed. The son of Pickett. whose Virginia Di- vision made the bloody charge at Get tysburg, was commissioned officer dur ing the Spanish War. Thus we have an unbroken record in support of the appeal I now make to Pennsylvania for the proper decoration of the battlefield of Gettysburg. since the advent of Grant to the Presidency more than genera tion ago. Should a great State Ike Penn sylvania, with her noble manhood and Intelligent people, fall to be just to her. self and to her priceless patrimony in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

GROVES CHRONIC CHILL cUn1 cures the chills that other chill tonics don't cure. Made of the following fluid extacts: Peruvian Bark. Black Root. Poplar Bark, Prickly Ash. Dog Wood Bark and Sarsaparilla. No Cure. No Pay. 6o cents. su-wed.fri-eo wkly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
Willthis interest You? If so, write at once and get
 valuable information.

If you are suffering on account of the use of opium or whiskey. or even know of any one who is thus affected, you can do good by sending their names to pr. B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga. He is one of the most successful specialists in this line In the world. His record for more than quarter of century Is one filled with good deeds. Write him for informa- tioon. sund.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
Prices for Politensss.

A citizen of Formoutiers. France. has left legacy to provide prizes of 25 francs each year to the two most polite scholars = boy and giri--in the schools of the town. The winpers are to be elected by a ballot of their school fellows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-11
GEN. HARRY BINGHAM
Everything is Prosperous in Philadel-
phia and Pennsylvania.

Il came down for little vacation, behold
me enjoying myself said the veteran
Pennsylvania statesman. General Harry
Bingham of Philadelphia, today, as he bus
tied from department to another on
the missions of his constituents.
But 1 feel SO well and my health is so
much improved that it is a pleasure to
work" and the father of the House
looked the part Of the two-year-old that he
claimed to be. so spick-and-span as if
from band box just stepped out.
Politics in Philadelphia? There is none.
We are a united party. in absolute mas
terry OF the city and the state, and the dem
ocrats are nowhere. We have just installed
new municipal government in Philadel-
phia, which promises to give a splendid
administration.
Il see nothing ahead Of PENNSYLVANIA and
Philadelphia but long period of prosper
ity, that is, as long as the period Of repub-
Hcan supremacy lasts. Everybody Is busy
everybody is making something, and l be-
lieve everybody is contented
I'VE want to be let alone to enjoy the
good times the republican national party
has inaugurated as a result of sensi-
Bile policies put in force If the blight of
democracy can be kept away, American en-
terprtse. ability and thrift will do the rest
am an optimist for our future"
And the father of the House." who looks
anything but o patriarch the title implies
buStled on about his affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-11
LOCAL RECEIPTS FELL OFF.
Postal Revenues for March Compared
With Last Year

The March postal receipts for the fifty
largest cities in the United States show an
increase of S1a per cent over the receipts
for the month of March last year. The
actual receipts this year were s., 100, 200,
while the receipts for last year were S.
2IO,121. The net increase was s4i9, 479
while the gross increase was S466,S41 The
receipts of the post office at this city de-
creased per cent as compared with the
receipts for March last year. The reason
for this is found in the fact that last year
Congress was in session during the month
OF March, while this year Congress had ad-
journed and only the Senate was left in
session. A much larger proportion of con-
gressional mail goes to the members of the
House. The greatest decrease in the re-
ceipts was noted for the post office at St.
Paul, Mimi, where the receipts fell SO per
cent, and the receipts of the post Office at
Denver decreased 81 per cent. The heav-
lest increase was noted at st. Joseph, Mo-,
where the receipts increased 2L6 per cent
over the receipts for the same month last
year. Buffalo, N. Y, comes next, with an
increase of 22.6 per cent.
The general result is entirely satisfactory
TO the officials of the Post Office Depart
ment, though the receipts for this month
fall below the average that has been es-
tabllshed since December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-11
IMPORTANT CAPTURES.
The Cummins Brothers, Counterfeiters,
Taken at San Francisco,

The secret service bureau has been ap-
prised of the capture in California of three
brothers-James, John and Fred. Cummins-
who promised to make showing of un-
usual dimensions in the counterfeit field.
The three brothers recently appeared in
Stockton on bicycles, and had evidently
ridden on these to many cities and towns
in the state. They left some counterfeit
coin scattered around Stockton, as well as
elsewhere. They were arrested by the To-
cal authorities and turned over to the Sc
cret service officials. The brothers denied
being counterfeiters, and said that the sill
Yer they had passed had been received
from others. Among the letters of the
boys was one which indicated that their
home was at Elmhurst, in the suburbs Of
San Francisco. The home was found in
that town, and search at first made re-
Vealed nothing. Closer scrutiny revealed
a trap door in the floor of the parlor In
a cellar underneath the parlor was the
counterfeit outfit Of the brothers. and more
than two hundred silver dollars that had
been finished, besides numerous other coins
in process Of completion. The workshop
was thoroughly fitted up. and was one Of
the most unique dens the ssecret service
has found in a good many days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-11
NAME AND TITLE.
The Chinese Minister Explains How
the Former is Pronounced.

1ne Cn1ueSe minister Explains How
the Former is Pronounced.
The new Chinese minister has made a
statement in regard to the pronunciation
and spelling Of his name In which he says:
1.-THE first part of my name, which cor
responds to your John, is spelled Chem
t-u-n-g, all one word-Chentung. The mid
die part is my family name-Liang, pro-
nounced as If 1t were spelled L-e-e-a-n-g,
the letter Il In our language always having
the sound Of your double e. The latter
part is plain Cheng. My full name there
fore, is Chentung Liang Cheng."
"And your title?" he was asked in view
Of the fact that Count Cassni, the Russian
ambassador and dean Of the diploma tic
corps. has declared that the Chinese minis-
ter had no right to the title "sir," and that
he should be addressed as plain mister
"Ah, 1 was much surprised when read
that in the paper" said Minister Chentung
Liang Cheng. 1.-The title of sir was be-
slowed upon me by the British sovereign,
and after my government had been prop
erly memorialized and had granted it's con-
sent to my accepting 1t 1 did so. 1t is a
compliment which very much appreciate,
and 1t would be ungracious in me not to as
sert my right to the title. do not under
stand why Count Cassini should raise the
point which the papers say he has raised,
I know the count very well, and think much
of him. I shall enter into no acrimonious
controversy with the count over this mat
ter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-11
MORE TROOPS CALLED
STRIKE SITUATION AT AMSTER
DAM VERY SERIOUS.
Disagreement Among the Men Has
Made Matters Strike
Bill Passed.

AMSTERDAM, April 1.-THE disagree
ment between the strikers and the work
mems defense committee has resulted in
the situation of affairs becoming more
threatening. Further and more stringent
military precautions have been taken. Ex-
ira troops have been summoned here and at
the least sign of an outbreak martial law
will be proclaimed.
THE HAGUE, April 11.-At an urgent
sitting of the first chamber of the Neither
lands parliament today the anti-strike bills,
previously adopted by the second chamber,
were passed unanimously
Queen Wilhelmina Immediately sane
toned the anti-strike bills, which forthwith
became effective.
The militia remains under arms and Is
guarding the railroads.