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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
AN INSECT THERMOMETER.
Cricket Chirps Bear Close Relation
 to the Temperature.

to the Temperature. From Nature and Science in October St. Mich
 olas.
 On an Autumn evening. when the crickets are out enjoying life too, it Is very interesting to be able to tell the temperature of the air by the number of chirps the cricket makes per minute.
 It seems that the rate of ohrps is affected by the temperature, and the exact relation Of the temperature to tho number of ohirps has ing. one soon becomes expert enough to tell the temperature within ono or two degrees Fahrenheit.
 One meets with many discouraEements at first he tries hard to count every chirp; the cricket stops before the minute is up; other insects notes drown out the cricket the noise of passing vehicles. etc, are apt to interrupt at the critical moment of counting But a. little p&tlence win easily overcome such difficulties.
 When one has the average number of chirps per minute. take one-fourth of that number. and add forty to that; tho result will be the temperature within a degree or two of the actual temperature read from a thermome- ter hung out of doors.
 Another experiment is to capture a cricket and take him into the house and sec how much faster he chirps when he is warm.
 To count the chirps per minute taking one fourth of that number and adding forty to lt may seem a little complicated-but it Is really very simple and is like the game. Think Of a number. and double it." put Co interest ing purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
FULL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

different bend; mouth with the lower lip curving downward just where the long teeth are situated. A woman with this mouth will make a cruel stepmother.
 Jealousy-Massive eyebrows curving heavily down on to the temples. A Per sian stakes his all on a woman with such eyebrows, because jealousy Is flattering to tho masculine mind in Persia.
 Kccnhess--A head strongly developed at the back.
 Iazincss-Small finger nails, with the tips curving in instead of out.
 Longevity--Long life and freedom from illness arc shown by full, pillar-like throat.
 Love of Ease and Luxury-Short toes and high ihstep. Tho husband of the girl with the case-loving foot is usually only too glad to be a foot-stool for these short toes, and ends his days happy because the dainty insters are planted on his neck.
 Lucky in Love-If the veins and mus cles of the feet are we'll defined the owner will live to see her wishes realiZ- ed and she will be fortunate in love affairs
 Masnanimity-A round nose, with a broad bridge.
 Melancholy-A nose wide at the root and deep-set eyes. surrounded by bluish rings.
 Miserliness-The sort of hair known as drab. the kind SO hard to match and aw- fully high priced when one wants false bang. 5---~-
 Nervousness--I.ips that look as if they had been pressed Into a straight line.
 Obstinacy--A short and thick nape of the neck fs the sign of an inflcxible spirit.
 Orisinality-A rounded chin. the lower. bony part of which protrudes, and which has deep depression beneath the lip Ostentation U.ove of)-Full lips, with tho upper one turning outward. Poetic Temperament-Long eyes pro- claim dreamy nature, more contented , and less aspiring than round eyes; a brow that rolls back from q little above the eyebrows, without the appearance of any sudden curve. Prudence-A short and narrow tongue. Quick Temper--An indentation on the inner rim of the ear. Refinement-Finger nails that are oval; teeth set evenly in the gums. Revengefulness-Thc lobe of the ear all together unmarked, and the ear wide at the top.
 Romantic Nature-SmOoth, fine and softly-waving hair: a mouth equally well arched on either side of the center. This mouth demands continuous incense burn cd at it's shrine. and the type is one to which men are peculiarly susceptible. as many a broken heart might bear wit ness.
 Secretiveness-Promine of the upper part of the check bones; small mouth and thin lips that are pallid. woman
 with these features may listen to other peoples affairs, but she never discloses . her own. Selfshness-Long. narrow teeth and straight. coarse hair growing close and thick. A girl with these features will care more for her own little aims and l ambitions than she will for her hus- band.
 Sentiment-A high and narrow brow; ! curved and flexible lips. These features | indicate more sentiment than judgment. woman having these characteristics
 will make better wife for a rich man than for a poor one. Shrewdness-'rhe gray eye is a sign of shrewdness. It indicates better head than heart. Particularly should the lov-
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CT beware of the soft, gray eye, with the large pupil that contracts and dilates with a word a thought. or a flash of feeling--an eye that laughs, that almost sighs. that has it's sunshine. its twilight it's moonbeafss and its storms.
 Sincerity-Largc, elear, transparent eyes. dark brown or hazel. Tho color of an eye is often the key to character. A ha zel-eved woman never elopcs from her husband. and prefers his comfort to her own.
 Tcnacity of Purposc-A straight fore head and prvtruding under jaw. The , man or woman with this jaw never loves but one. and then with utter unreserve Tenderness-Breadthc of the upper part of the check; wefl-proportloned upper and under lips. The most faIthful wives the most perfect mothers. as well as the most constant sweet-hearts, always have shapely mouths.
 Thoughtfulness-Deep set eyes; eye brows that grow low down upon the brow; an arched nose.
 1noughtlessness- Eyebrows that are lighter than the hair. Thrift-A weIl-defined bump on the nose. A very extravagant man cannot do better than select n wife with a nose of this type. He may rebel at not being permitted to throw. his money to the dogs. but he won't die in the poorhouse. F Treachery-Lustreiess or dead-black hair.
 Trustfuiness-Eyebro far above the eyes, which. with a steady, level Eaxe. say unutterably things when girl says, ''I don't know why 1t is, but I do trust you. Mir. Montague. only met you q day or two ago. but felt the moment l saw you that you were just the man to have for true friend 1 want you to fuNA b
 Unlucky in Love-An ankle bone which Is very deep indicates that girls good luck will be greatly impaired by matri- mony
 Unseifishness-A deep cleft hetween the lower lip and the chin.
 gntrustworthiness--W When the lower eye lid curves downward and shows the white below the pupil. pause before you trust your welfare to the owner of the eye? VaciI.ating Mind-A nose indented heep- ly at the ruot A person possessed of such nose loses his best opportunities by timorous procra astination.
 Vanfty-Large ears. dropping at the top and without an edge: small angular heels. and a mouth with an exaggerated droop of the corners.
 Waywardness--Great depth of chin.
 Weakness of Character-Teeth nostriIs and ears long and narrow. and a sharp chin. A German proverb says:
 Long nose and sharp chin.
 Satin himself d~elIs therein"
 Wit-A nose that has a slightly upward trend; @ small head. Small head, great wit; great head. not @ blt." Yielding NAtufe-A retreating chin shows a yielding and easily discouraged nature and both mental and physical weakness
 Zeal-Hair that appears fine and glossy. when viewed at a distance, but that, on close examination. is found to have split appearance, indicates woman with an excess of queer notions. and one who while she may be nice enough to bow to on the street. should he avoided as an intimate friend.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

prizes for the best work completed each year.
 The example of Italy demonstrates what Irrigation might do for the eastern part of the United States" said Professor Mead. "wher- cver water supply can be had at q reasonable cost. as along both slopes of the AIleghaneS, whore streams have sufficient fall to enable the water to be taken ont and distributes by gravity. Especially Is this true of tho south etn States. where an ample water supply would enable the people 10 take advantage of their long bot Summers by growing two crops Of staples as well vegetables The increased revenue would more than ray for the invest ment Irrigation is not only profitable in the arid regions of tho United States. but equally SO in the older Stn.es. where farmers have depended upon the natural rainfall"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

Then bevy of maidens would while by an idle hour and foretell fate and Eune, it is not alone the lines on their ds which they study. but their fea- 'ss--the eyes, the brow, the teeth, the lsue, the chin. the ear tips, the feet. Let me tell your fortune by your |gue," says Arabella Moncrieff to her zipanion. Now let me see, you will Fry"
 .A tall, dark man. who looks like a Rte, I suppose" interrupts her com lion. Iick in love, sentiment. fidelity. selfish l B, thoughtfulness, thrift, anything and Zrything, the up-to-date girl tells by gent study. or by her wits. She hds l ie out a list in alphabetical order, 5 oh is quite interesting and worth pe- . al.
 entology is the name of the science which character is told by the teeth. 4 idea of the importance of this new { nee in Paris may be gained from the
 that tho expert dentologists are ire *ntly employed by fathers to observe 4 teeth and report on the characteristics 4 the young men who are petitioning
 their daughters hands in marriage.
 aspirant for a young swoman's hand
 begun a suit for damages against a tologist for having made an unfavor- report regarding him. he alphabe tical guide to character is Follows:
 s,iiity-Great breadth between the eyes, #ch must be gray or blue; hair without Suggestion of wave or curl. It is a say
 that 'straight-haired people rule the #ld"
 Nctive Mind-Large. shapely nose of the Aek type; a person of many theories
 fond of action.
 Nfectionate Nature-A narrow. square NJ A woman with this chin will marry
 oor man if she loves him. although
 may have suitors of boundless wealth, H of far higher social position. Gniability-Teeth rather square and -kling like pearls; full lips. rosy, reg
 and finely arched. A woman who
 er talks too much or too little. and Hlways an agreeable and lovely crea-
 neyolence-The crown of the head led and well developed: the upper lip
 at the corners of the mouth. .| |untness-A coarse, uniformed nose; a
 that is held naturally. but gives the
 ression that it has been flung for
 d.
 ution-Nostrils that lie flat to the
 and the nose terminating in thin. E ted tip.
 mmon Sense-Brown hair. of what
 shade, usually covers q lot of com
 sense, reason and good judgment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

form into the blood that no germ could live in any membrane or tissue
 LiquozOne does that. The results are sl certain that We publish on every bottle an offer of $l.0O for q germ that it can not kill Yet oxygen is Natures greatest tonic-the very source of your vitality. Its effects are exhilaratng, purifying. vitalizing. But germs are vegetables: and this excess of Oxygen-the very life of an animal-is deadly to vegetable matter.
 We spend 14 days in making each bottle of Liquozone, and the result is liqu.d oxygen-the best thing in the world for you, yet certain destruction 10 disease germs. whenever the Liguozone-Iadcn blood goes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
We Will Buy A soc. Bottle of LquOzOne and Give o You Try.

|uozone-liquid oxygen-is the only Ilct that can kill germs in the body but killing you. No man knows any
 way to destroy the cause of any disease.
 | s new to America, and millions who it don't know of it. For that reason |nake this remarkable offer. We will |the first bottle and give it to you if need it. We will do 1t willingly, |y, to convince you at once and for | that Liquozone does kill germs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
GERMAN UNIFORMS.
Result O. Color Experiments Con- diicted in China

Die Herlincr Post reports that the experi- ments in China which have been conducted by the Prussian War office in regard to the color Of German uniforms have resulted in restrain ing the Army Administration from introduc- ing a grayish green instead of the blue color hitherto used in Germany. The report of the War office contains the following passage:
 Tt has often been noticed during field eX- ercises that the gray winter uniforms of our troops could not be distinguished at long dis tances from the blue clothes Of the Chinese who always present spectators. In order to ascertain which color the least diEtinguishabe from the country surrounding a column was composed. the first section of which wore gray winter clothes. the second old blue shirt coats and biaek cloth trousers. the third khaki the fourth overcoats, and the fifth canvas The columns were placed fin close formation behind bushes without foliage.
 At a distance of about 400 yards the re- suit was as follows The gray overcoat section appeared like uniform dark spots, while the khaki and sections wore hardly dis tinguishabie Aiming at the two last men
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
soc. Bottle Free.

If you need Liquozone, and have never tried it. please send us this coupon. We will then mall you an order on your local druggist for full-size bottle, and we will pay your druggists ourselves for it. This is our free gift, made to convince you; to show you what Liquozonc is. and what it can do. Tn justice 10 yourself, please accept it today. for it places you under no obligation whatever.
 IAquozone costs j0c and $l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

tioned was very difficult. the mark Rp- peared very indistiuct in tho sight. On tho Ave sections advancing in skirmshing order. blue and gray could not bo distinguished from one another. At distance of 500 yards the gray began to look lighter than the dark blue. Tho gray overcoats made very good marks, the skirinishers appearing like long dark stripes. Khaki and canvas both made difficult marks at all distances. Tho aiming at troops that lay without cover ul tho ground was
 much easier than whom they carried all their accoutrements. Tho knapsacks. and especially the black cooking pot, looked like dark spots against the background. and presented very
 vood targat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

of his observations there. Professor Mead said:
 "Italy is a striking example of tho growing industrial value of streams. The usc of the River Pc in irrigation has practically doubled the productive capacity of Northern Italy. In- stead of growing one crop year, farmers are enabled to grow two three. The result is that it takes more people tO cultivate the soil and more houses and barns have to be built; land values are from 50 to 500 per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
We Paid 5000

he rights to Liquozone for the United ks.. We tested this product for years |e most difficult germ diseases; then bought these rights for the highest ever paid for scientific discovery. paid that price because Liquozone what all the skill in the world can |Io without it. Any drug that kills Is is a poison to you and it cannot |ken internally. The best physicians.
 world over. employ Liquozone alOns kerm troubles; and any physician doesn't is almost helpless in any disease.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

above what they used 10 be- and the plain of I.ombardy Is tho most densely populated section of Europe outside of Denmark and Eelgiurl Milan, the chief city of that region, has about the same population as St. I.oliis
 and. like Venice. owes everything to water
 The stone and brick used in building. the wood and much of the provisions used in the city arc Honted in from tho country on the canals the total receipts for 1902 amounting to nearly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

Dyspepsia Throat Troubles Eczcma-Erysipcas Tuberculosis FcVers-Gall Stones Tumors-IIlcers CiuItre-Gout Varicocele GOnorrhea--Cileet Womefl's Diseases
 All diseases that begin with fever-al inflam- Tnation-al catarrh-all contagious discases- all the results of impure poisoned blood.
 In nervous debility Iiquozone acts Vi- tAlizer, accomplishing what no drugs do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
Jurt Oxygen.

.,ozone is simply liquid oxygen-no no alcohol. It Is the discovery of the great German chemist, who
 20 years on it. His object was to uch an excess of oxygen in staple
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
g LARGE CLEAR EYES SINCERITY -
 THE BEAUTY QUEST.
N ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO
 CHARACTER.

Pmans Latest Way Her Fortune Told Chn Ankles to Go About Acquiring This New Fad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
IRRIGATION IN ITALY.

|als of Great Cost Constructed for
 the Benefit of the Crops.
 bf. EIwood Mead. who has charge of the |ation Division of the Department of Agri- re at Washington. has been spending the |ner in Italy, studying the irrigation laws, ods and results in that country. Speaking
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11
Germ Diseases.

These are the known germ diseases. All that medicine can do for these troubles is to help Nature overcome tho germs, and such results are indirect and uncer- tain Llquozone kills the germs, wherever they are, and the results arc inevitable. By destroying the cause of the trouble 1t invariably ends the disease, and for ever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

Answers to Correspondents.
 Marion c. and Mrs. A. L.-Keep q pair of soft gloves to wear when engaged in heavy work. While 1t is true that soap and water will wash off dirt 1t Is also a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-11

[. Rise early, retire early and all sour day ! With work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-12
CHILDREN BEHEADED.
Awful Deed of a Negro Woman
in colleton County.

Special to The State.
Walterboro, Aug. S.-Yesterday be-
tween 12 and l O'Clock one OF the most
brutal crimse ever known in this
countv was committed at Church
Flat, about two miles from Rantowles
station, on the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad. Lizzie Aiken, a negro wom-
an about 40 years old, killed two OF
her children by cutting their heads off
with an axe. One of the children
was 5 years old and the other 3. 1t
is said their heads were severed COM
pletely from the body, not nerve OF
vein or anything left to connect them.
The body of the older child was cut
in other places, showing that the
crazed mother met with some resist
ance in killing this one. Both chill
dren were girls.
It seems that an effort was made to
burn them after the bloody work OF
the axe, for fire had been kindled
around the body of the younger child:
The woman was committed to jail
this morning by Thos. Fields, con-
stable for Magistrate Behling, and
from what he says the woman must
have been crazy. He says she claimed
that q. dog came along and told her
the world would be destroyed unless
she killed them in order to save the
world. She admitted the killing to
Magistrate Behling, but now denies 1t
most strenuoUSly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-12

Think of Ben Tillman being put off
the train as a tramp beating free
ride. What an experience for South
Carolina United States Senator! If it
shall suggest to Col. Tillman the pro-
priety Of looking little more like a
United States Senator when he travels
the lesson may not be lost.-Augusta
Chronicle.
spartanburg, S. c., Aug. lo.-Four
children were burned to death last
night at Walford, saall town near
here. They had been it alone in the
house, while their p snts attended
church services, about mile away.
During their absence the fire occur
red, but it is not known how it was
started. The Oldest child, boy OF 10
years, jumped from window and was
saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-12
Base Ball Fiaht in Seneca.

Seneca, Aug. 10.--As a result OF a
base ball game on Saturday afternoon
between Richland and Walhalla, on
the latter's diamond, J. B. Mcmahon
was shot in the leg by Boy" Morgan.
Mcmahon was interested in the game,
and when the dispute started he went
out on the ground and Immediately
upon his arrival Morgan opened fire
on him. He fred three shots before
the pistol was taken away from him:
Morgan was pitching for Walhalla, and
Richland was several scores ahead,
and that is what caused the row. Aft
or Mcmahon was shot he went at Nor
gan with his knife and cut him in
several places. 1t is reported here
this morning that Morgan is the worst
by the fight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-12
NEGRO PREACHERS GALL
A RACE CONGRESS.
Will Discuss Conditions of Race
Interest at Columbia.

ministers of Columbia have called for
Convention here of ministers or
Aug. 25 to discuss the race situation.
From the present indications this Con-
vention will be the largest ever held
here as every negro church in South
Carolina, will be represented by one
or more delegates.
At the present time the questions to
be discussed are OF vital interest to
both white and black. A few of the
questions that will be taken up are
given below:
l. Is lynching ever justifable, or
does it lessen the crime for which it
is done?
2. What effect does lynching have
on those who participate in it or wit
ness it? :.
. 8. Is the charge that negroes refuse
to assist in apprehending and arrest
ing criminals Of their race true? Ii
so why?
4. What are the best remedies for
such criminal assaults of which many
men Of our race are accused?
5. An appeal to the intelligent ano
humane white citizens of this country
for a more faithful enforcement Of the
laws against mob violence?
6. How can kinder relations and
feelings be established between the
races of this country.
Z. Does the negro race desire social
relations with the white race?
The letters sent out are signed by
B. J. Ramsey, M. G. johnson, and
E. w. Baylor, three Of the intelligent
and Trustworthy ministers of the ne
gro race in the South.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-12
Big RAILROAD WRECK.
A Fast Train Wrecked While
Running go Miles an Hour---
Boiler Exploded.

v4saa eaaT59tNss a9 No The n soashern aoane raI@
WAYS fast southbound train, one mile
north of Gastonia at II O'Clock tonight,
resulted in serious injury to Engineer
Black and the colored fireman and to
Postal Clerks Birchfeld and Sharpe.
Southern railway officials here de-
clare that the train ran into an open
switch, but passengers on the train
say that the boiler exploded while
the train was running at an unusually
high speed.
At any rate, while the train was
running about60 miles an hour, there
was loud explosion that was heard at
Gastonia and beyond and the cars
came almost Immediately to stand
still. The engine and tender were al
most demolished and hurled down an
embankment. The car containing the
postal clerks and all the cars except
the last two Pullmans were oyersurn-
ed. The train was crowded, but no
passenger was seriously hurt, though
number of people were bruised by
the violence of the explosion.
Nearly all the glass in the cars was
broken by the explosion and the lights
in the cars went out, adding new tor
,ror to the badly frig h5ened passengers.
Both the engineer and fireman were
painfully scalded and their escape
from death is considered miraculous.
All of the many passengers on the
train have gone to Gastonia for the
night, and wrecking crews are already
busy removing the debris.
Telephone messages from Gastonia
at j o'clock this morning indicate
that No. 35 was deliberately wrecked
| though the boiler Of the engine burst
after the engine had gone on the side
track of the Ozark cotton mill. The
switch had been turned and the rec
light that it always presents after be.
| ing turned had been eXtinguished.
Engineer Zeb Black of Spartanburg
saw no light at the switch and sup.
posing that the track was safe went
ahead at full speed. He and Fireme1
Ed Earle Of Blacksburg, S. c., were
hurled 40 feet from the engine ane
we're scalded badly but not dangerous
ly.
| Postal Clerks 9th. Birchfeld o.
| Atlanta and W. A. Sharpe we're more
seriously hurt. Birchfeld was foune
under the debris Of the postal car
deeply cut about the head and face
and so badly injured internally thai
| he cannot move. Sharpe was also
badly cut and his leg was broken. a
large amount of mail carried by No
35 is still under the debris and is sup
posed to be damaged by the escaping
steam and water.