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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

Coffee Room he gave an account of the way Tn which the idea dawned on him.
 Tn the summer Of the year 1S12.' he wrote, "I had occasion to be in Perth. and wien Inspecting the tops and trinkets that were manufactured by the French prisoners in the depot there my attention was involuntarily attracted by a little toy house with wheel in the gable of it that was running rapidly round, impelled by the significant gravity Of a common house mouse. For 1 shilling T purchased house. mouse and wheel. Inclosing it in a handkerchief on my journey hOmeward was compelled to contemplate it's favor ite amusement. But how to apply half ounce power (which is the weight of a mouse) to a useful purpose was the diff culty. At length the manufacturing of sewing thread seemed the most practi- cable"
 MT Hatton had one mouse that ran the amazing distance of eighteen miles day. but he proved that an ordinary mouse could run lO1s miles on an average half-pennys worth of oatmeal was suf- ficient for its support for 35 days, during which it ran 736 half-miles. He had act ually two mice constantly employed in the making of sewing thread for more than year. The mouse thread mill was so constructed that the common house mouse was enabled to make atonement to society for past offences by twisting. twining and reeling from 100 to 120 threads a day, Sunday not excepted.
 To perform this task the little pedes- trial had to run 1019 miles. and this jour ney is performed with ease every day. A half-pennys worth of oatmeal served one Of these thread mill culprts for the long period of five weeks In that time it made 3350 threads of % inches. and as penny was paid to women for every hank made in the ordinary way the mouse, at that rate earned 9 pence every six weeks, just 1 farthing a day or : shil- lings and pence a year. Taking 6 pence off for board and allowing l shilling for machinery, there was a clear yearly profit from each mouse of 6 shllings.
 MT. Hatton firmly intended to apply for the loan of the old empty cathedral in Dunfermline. which would have held he calculated. 10.O6 mouse mills, sufficient room being left for keepers and some hundreds of spectators. Death, however, overlook the inventor before this marve- lous project could be carried out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

Poe's ''Bells.'' in the original manu- script. was the other day sold at auction in Philadelphia for s2,l45. This was $21 more than Poe received for the manu- script and the publication rights half 8 century ago.
 < striking instance of the sarcasm or destiny! If Poe in his life had received hs many hundreds of dollars for the poem as the owners of the manuscript sreceived thousands for the mere auto eraph that life would have been com forted in its closing days or might even have been prolonged to a green and use full old s:ye. For the dissipation which ended in Poe's fatal debauch at Balti- more, in June, 1SA9. was prompted by de- spair, and that despair resulted partly from domestic and partly from financial troubles.
 Poe had lost his wife, Virginia Clemm. on January 30, 1S47. Thereafter he was as one distraught.
 Deprived of the companionship and sympathy of his child wife" writes a friendly biographer CMr. W. F. GilD. the poet suffered what was to him the agony of utter loneliness. Night after night he. would arise from his sleepless pillow, and dressing himself. wander to the grave of his lost one, and, throwing himself down on the cold ground, weep bitterly for hours at time. He found 1t impossible to sleep without the pres- ence of some friend by his bedside. For iorly time after Virginia's death he seems to have been desperately i'll and unnerved. To deaden his grief he had re- course to liquor and opium. but Dr. Mott Shew, that the invalid had lesion on one side of the brain which would not permit him to use stimulants or tonics without grave danger of insanity
 Sick as he was, necessity forced him to take up his pen, and it was during these I0 8 Ahnk Ia N-A of Eureka" and lyrics entitled !'Ula- lune." 'The Bells'' and "Annabel Lee"
 1t was Mrs. Marie Louise Shew who proved Poe's greatest friend and bene- factor in this period of abject misery. She had done what she could by personal mtnistratons and by raising subscriptions rom his friends to Soothe the last days of the dying wife. to secure her decent burial and to rescue Poe from the .peeu- niary difficulties in which the long sick ness of his wife had plunged him.
 To Mrs. Shew, also. the widowed Poe is . strariye fact that she had never found time to read any of the writings oI the poet for whom she felt so deep a gyuapathy and affection.
 One day Poe called on her and said, ,Aarie Louise, have to write a poem, p1ratton-'
 Ills hostess persuaded him to have some tea. which she served in the con servatory. Through the open window came Che sound of church bells Mrs. Ghew said. playfuiiy. Hero is paper" But the poet declining it, declared:
 T so dislike the sound of. bells tonight cannot -write: am exhausted"
 The lady then took up the pen, and. pretending to initiate his handwriting. wrote "The Bells, by E. A. Poe" Then in pure sportiveness she added this line:
 The bells, the little silver bells.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
IN 4 KERNEL OF CORN.
some of the Important By-products
 Secured from This Source

Some of the Important Bv-produets
 Secured from This Source.
 New York Times. F.7.
 Although health foods for humanity are much more widely advertised, there are also what might be called, without any great stretch of the imaRinatkon health foods for animals Some of the most important are byproducts in the series of chemical operations that is con
 stantly turning millions of kernels of corn into starch and glucose-the first product serving humanity, to the tune of many thousand tons yearly, in the preparation of its cotton goods. and the second eventually reaching the human stomach, in even larger quantities, through the pleasant medium of confec- uonery or soda water. An ordinary ear of corn contains many industrial possi- bilfties-even including corn cob pipes. and vuicanized rubber mats for libraries and public buildings-many of which have been developed only during the last two decades. On their commercial side the total value of these products has been recently iliustratd by the formation of a highly capitalized combination of the corn product interests, while, on the theoretical side, the subject forms an important field of study in theoretical laboratories. as. for example, in the starch and sugar laboratories of the Massachusetts Insti- ute of Technology. where it was first made a matter of student investigation. Important as are the byproducts ob- tained from corn, the ultimate products of the corn kernel starch and glucose are by far the most important. Glucose a thick. colorless syrup, is indeed very generally known, and has a very Hide served popular reputation as an adul- terant. As a matter of fact it is not, broadly speaking, an adulterant at all, but valuable commercial agent which nccompiishes certain ends in candy mak- ang and in the preparation of soda foun- Eain syrups without being in the least Injurious. Vast quantities of 1t are used yearly in making confectionery, pre- serves and fruit syrups. partly because it Is more economical than ordinary sugar, but quite as much because 1t Is better adapted to the purpose. As a foundation material 1t takes any flavor successfully; but unlike sugar 1t doesn't crystallize out afterwards, and the confectionery will, therefore. keep longer in its original con- dihon- The objection most commonly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
CUT ALMOST HALF IN TWO AT
 DRAUGHoN'S COLLEGE.

In order to accommodate students of literary schools, Draughon's Practical Business College. Farley National Bank, is now making special summer rate, a reduction of almost one-half, as follows: To those who enter fer three months, not later than July 10th, 1t will sell the Bookkeeping course. or the Shorthand and Typewriting course. for $2500. or all courses combined for only 5000. Pen- manship. spelling, etc. Is free. This col lege is one of chain of eight colleges endorsed by business men. Incorporated Capital Stock. $500. 000O0 Fourteen Cash iers and Presidents of Banks are on its Board of Directors. Its diploma means something. For catalogue, call. write or phone. adv-sat-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Ready-to-wear Dresses, Skirts, Waists.

still maintained making profit but those who need things enriched finding merchandise under price, public the benefit of these reductions cut down the stock you arece any glad have hafdoIars do dollar duty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
WHEN TO BE BORN.
Precious Stones Are Associated Wltn
 the Signs of Nativity.

London Tit-Bits.
 Old saws and superstitions associate precious stones with the signs or the ha- tivity. According to the old astroiogers' the import of the different precious stones Is altered somewhat when they are con sidered with reference to the planets, and only certain of the vast array oi stones have potent influence. Thus clas- sified, May, June and December are the months most lucky to be born in-lucKy that Is, so far as material benents are considered But other months augur good character influences and no month Of the twelve but offer some inducement to the mortal born within its orbit. Even Oc- tober with whose governing influence the opal Is interwoven, endows her children with hope and strong optimistic leanings.
 Birthday stones are fashionable just now. January's child has the garnet TOT birthstone. With 1t go the attributes of integrity, generosity and the power to attract many friends. February's nest lincs must wear amethysts. The birth augury is a mild. pacific disposition, re. fined taste and a smoothly, uneventful course through life. The blood stone Is identified with the career Of the person born in March. It signifies wisdom, cour- age. self -control-all the dominating qualities.
 Aprirs child has for birthstone the dia-
 
 mindedness The emerald has to do with the child born in May. It is most fa- vorable natal stone, signifying a future abounding in love and happiness. June has the agate as keystone to long life wealth and felicity, with no modifying auguries to cloud the horoscope. July mas for guiding star the ruby, imparting good temper, calmness. patience-the temper ament that is content with small share of lifes canities. August is coupled with the sardonyx and implies for that per son born within its sphere strong love or family and many of the domestic virtues Pride is indicated, but not arrogance. The sapphire, for September, insures its bairn a fine sense of justice and philosophi'c temperament.
 October has the opal for birthstone Its wards are born optimists, looking ever on the bright side and comfortable com panions to live with. It is believed that most of the indomltable enthusiasts and ysionaries come into the world in Octo- her. The child born in November Is by nature loyal. The topaz Is his ruling In fluence, signify!ng warm heartedness and a proneness to put sentiment before bus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
SUMMER EXCURSION RATES TO NEW YORK, BoSTo-T
 AND THE EAST.

The Central of Georgia Railway and its connection now have on sale at all coupon ticket offices in the Southeast excursion tickets to New York. Boston and other Eastern cities and resorts via Savannah and Steamships of the Savannah Line, " good returning until October 31st. 1908. Tickets include meals and berth aboard ship. Rates much less than all rail. The rail ride to Savannah Is quick and pleas ant, through sleeping cars. The ocean voyage is smooth and refreshing. Nine new and magnificent ships. More fre- quent sailings than in previous years. Inn proved service aboard ship. Evening course dinners
 For further particulars. apply to your nearest agent or Fred B. White,
 Commercial Agent,
 No. { Commerce St., adv-tf. Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

$24.9 Detroit. Mich. and return. Tickets on sale July 14th and 18th. Proportionately low rates from all othe points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
A MOUSE MILL.
HOW Thrifty Scotsman Put the
 Small Animal to Work.

Small Animal to Work.
 Tbe Scotsman.
 Thrift is generally acknowledged to be one or the leading characteristics of the natives of Fffeshire. and it never was more forciby exemplified than in the per son Of MT. David Hatton, native of Dunfermline. who actually proved that even mice, those acknowledged pests of mankind could be made not only to earn their own living, but also to yield a re- spectable income to their owners.
 About the year 1920 this gentleman act ually erected small mill at Dunferm- line for the manufacture of thread-a mill worked entirely by mice. It was while visiting Perth prison in 1872 that MT Hatton first conceived this remarkable idea of utilizing mouse power. In an old pamphlet of the time, "The Curiosity
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
CHEAP RATES VIA L. & N. R. R

CHEAP RATES VIA L. 6 N. R. R. Springs and Pueblo. $55,55 Round Trip G!enwood Sprlags. $56.55 Round Trip. Salt Lake City and ogden, Utah Tickets at the above rates on sale at Montgomery daily until Sept. 3Oth, good for return until October 31st. $S5.O5 Denver and return Tickets on sale at Montgomery June S0th to July 9th. return limit August 31st Proportionately low rates from all other points. $l6.S5 St. Louis. Mo. and return | Tickets on sale June 15. 16 and l7th, linn tied for return to leave St. Louis not later than June 2nd. Proportionately low rates from all other points. $5l.75 San Francisco or Los Angeles and return. Tickets on sale July 31st to August 18th, good returning until Oct 18th. Diverse routes and stop-overs west of and including Rocky Mountain points.
 $2490 Detroit. Mich. and return.
 Tickets on sale July 14th and 18th Proportionately low rates from all other points.
 Low round trip rates to and from all points account of Fourth of July cele. braton.
 Tickets on sale July 2pd, Srd and 4th. Return limit July Sth.
 w. L. Beasley,
 Passenger Agent, adv-tf Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

There is little handshaking between guests staying in a country house. They shake hands with the hostess night and morning, occasionally with their host but not often with their fellow guests
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
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Some women still speak of their arms and limbs" They the same who refer to widow ladies' and 'the la grippe. ."-Chi- cago Record Herald
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

mess. December has the turquoise for q talisman. Children born within these thirty-one days are endowed with ability Tor getting on In the world. Success is their manifest destiny. not to he avoid- ed. The cd treatises on birthstones and their meanings are set forth in the in volved, old-fashioned language that has gathered ceremony as 1t has changed tongues in many translations.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-10

were the blue frock with its lace frills
and the beautiful rose crowned hat. A
very sober. sad eyed young woman
clad in a simple gingham dress muir
INJURED her thanks.
Jimmie shifted from one foot to the
other and tried to hide his embarrass-
ment, but when Miss Thomas burst
into tears he forgot differences of sta
ton and sat down beside her.
''Oh, l reckon you won't be any the
worse for the ducking," he said by
way of consolation, wishing he could
take the sobbing figure in his arms and
say something more comforting.
"It isn't the wetting l mind, but
but-my-oh, my dressl / sewed three
weeks for Aunt Myra to pay for that
dress, and II was so proud Of It. I
know l shall never have another one
as pretty as long as / live"
"Yes, you WILL" declared Jimmie,
with the air of a prophet who knew
his calling. "Just you wait" he added
mysteriously. "Why, you'll have one
of 'em every summer; see IL you don't"
The girl dried her eyes and looked at
him in wonder, but he hardly noticed
her expression. He was thinking
ecstatically that you cannot always tell
a railroad presidents daughter by her
clothes.
And 1t was not until Jimmie became
chief clerk Of the Rena Stanton and
settled his bride and her widowed
mother in neat little cottage at Match
ez that he discovered that very pret-
ty muslin could be bought for 121a
cents yard. with pink roses at so
cents a spray. That was when he in
sisted upon choosing the bridal gown
and ruled severely against the loveliest
cotton back white satin at S71a cents
per yard.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-10
Take Your Time Ea,tnr

Here Is an example that is worth re-
membering and following. Horace
Fletcher writes of an experience that
he had while travelling on railway
with the proverbial twenty minutes
for dinner in which to satisfy labor
ing mans appetite. There was an ex-
cellent array Of good things on the
lunch counter to eat and drink, and
from these he made a selection rather
chose plump ham sandwiches, creamy
milk and a large piece of pie. The
twenty minutes was ample time for
disposing Of sandwiches and milk,
while he had the pie put In paper to
give epicurean enjoyment on the train.
He says:
"If had put the pie and sandwiches
and the milk into my stomach in seven
or eight minutes, which, by actual OBJ
servation, is the gluttonous rate of dis
patching station meal, / would have
lost two-thirds of nutriment, more
than one-half of taste and taken on
twenty -four hours OF discomfort, pos
siply Inviting coiu anu creating au
open door for any migrating microbes
that were floating about in my atmos-
phere looking for strained tissue or
fermenting food in which to build their
disease nests"
Observation proves that you cannot
get more nutriment into your stomach
than salvation prepares, "gulp" though
you may, but you can take in load Of
disease possibilities in trying to force
or evade proper salivation.-Cooking
Club.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-10
Women I'm Poland.

Polish women are renowned for their
beauty, for the perfection Of their
hands and the smallness of their feet.
Polish ladies maintain that when they
shop In Vienna and show their small
feet with the high instep to be fitted
the tradesmen exclaim, "Ah, those are
Polish feetl"
But their pleasure in this distinction
is not so much a matter of personal
vanity as of satisfaction in the supe-
riority of anything belonging to their
country, for they are fervidly patri-
otic.
The lady Of position rises between IL
and IL in the forenoon and goes to bed
Mt o'clock the next morning. She
drives from one visit to another, but In
reality she is laboring all day for pub
lie interests. Everything, the founding
OF q library, hospital, sewing
school, is made to strengthen the Po-
llsh cause. Four ladies do not meet on
charity committee, says George
Brandes, without taking some meas
ure, under that innocent pretext, for
the national benefit.
AS consequence of this charm and
spirit, the women OF Poland receive
from the men courtesy amounting to
homage. Men always rise in tram
ear to give lady seat. At any pub
lie place a chair may be ruthlessly de-
manded OF even the most distinguished
official present, with the sufficient ex-
PLANTATION. "for q lady,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-10

The course Of history carries us back
no further than the year 1904 for the
origin Of starehing in London. 1t was
in that year that Mistress Van der
Plasse came with her husband from
Flanders to the English metropolis 'for
their greater safety" and there pro-
fessed herself a starcher. The best
housewives of the time were not long
in discovering the excellent whiteness
of the "Dutch linen," as 1t was called.
and Mistress Plasse soon had plenty Of
good paying clients. Some of these be-
gan to send her ruffs of lawn to starch,
which she did so excellently well that
II became n saying that if any ono sent
her a ruff made of spiders web she
would be able to starch 1t. So greatly
did her reputation grow that fashiona-
BILE danes went to her to learn the art
and mystery Of starching, for which
they gladly paid premium Of "a or f5.
and for the secret of seething starch
they paid gladly further sum Of 20
shfllings
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-10

One OF the stories concerning the
traditional dish of roast goose on MI
chaelmas day refers to Lord Byron.
says an English newspaper. The poet
always insisted in keeping up old Gus
toms in small things, such as having
hot cross buns on Good Friday and
roast goose on Michaelmas day. This
last fancy had grotesque result when
he was In Italy. After buying goose
and fearing 1t might be too lean Byron
fed 1t every day for month previous
to the festival. SO that the poet and
the bird became so mutually attached
that when Sept 20 arrived he could
not kill II, but bought another and had
the pet goose swung In cage under
his carriage when he Travelled.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-10
o,,I. NJ ynrious Degrees.

There are several varieties of opals
and therefore several degrees of merit.
The precious or noble or oriental opal
is the supreme. This has all the col
ors, and when these colors are broken
into spangles 1t Is then called the
harlequin opal. Then comes the fire
opal, or girasole, with hyacinth red
and yellow reflection. The former
comes from Hungary and the latter
from Mexico. The common, or semi
opals, are nonopalescent The hydro
phane, or oculus mundi, Is nontrans-
parent, but becomes so by immersion
in water or any transparent fluid The
cachaong Is nearly opaque and or
blush white color. The hyalite Is
colorless, pelIucId and white. The opal
Jasper. or wood opal, is the petrifaction
of wood, opalescent, but without the
coloring which makes the mobile" gem
80 precious.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-10
n,axno.,nr Under nimcu,t,e..

Dr. Sundberg. former consul to Bag
dad, related with much gusto an ad-
venture that befell him In a Moham-
medan harem in Bagdad. One of the
wives Of a rich merchant fell sick. and
DR.. Sundberg was called in to prescribe
for her. With pardonable scientific
interest the western physician waited.
Enter black gunnysack. 1t is the pa
tent The doctor would like to feel her
pulse. A white hand is slipped through
an opening. Good. And her tongue
impossible! No man save her husband
may see the face of woman and live
or, more accurately, no woman may
unveil her face to any man save her
husband and live. His professional in
terest aforesaid deeply aroused. the dip
lomatic doctor insists. The difficulty Is
at length solved by the eunuch in chief
Though the woman may not lawfully
unvell herself, the doctor under the cir
cumstances might perhaps be allowed
to crawl in under the gunnysack and so
examine the telltale tongue. Delight
ed, I'm sure" says the doctor. and does
SO. Then after the most thorough dag
nosis imaginable he prescribes. as did
Abernethy before him, "a little sun
and airp'