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The courier., 1903-01-31

thus the car is traced from the point It
started from to some place perhaps a
thousand or more miles away.
In addition to the main office of the
car accountant that has desk room for
fifty people. there is a smaller office that
houses twenty-five more clerks. While
the floor space for the accommodation
OF the seventy-five clerks has increased
five fold per cent In the last few years.
II Is yet totally inadequate for the COM
fort and convenience OF the large and
growing force. The small room referred
to Is so crowded that IL resembles a bee
hive. More space is promised by the
removal of the telegraph batteries in
the room adjoining. which may be util-
lied soon, but even then IL will not bring
permanent relief. as the number of
employees Is increasing all the time. The
force will probably be augmented in the
near future by the addition of twenty
five men. The head of this great body
of clerks is Frank NJ. Lucore, who has
spent many years In the work. He be-
gan as a clerk and stenographer. and
step by step. by sheer force of ability.
and fidelity, he has reached the top of
the ladder. He has become familiar by
iohS with VI luc
work, and every department of the big
Office moves with the ease and precision
of a well regulated clock. Notwithstand-
ing he has spent something like fourteen
years in the service of the company. he
is still a young man, on the sunny side
of forty. When he was appointed to the
responsible position of car accountant OF
the b. &. NJ. five years ago. he was, In
oil ohaht r.. 80 zxfyl lAI l.
this department of railroad work In the
entire country. During the time he has
had charge of the office. he has intro
duced a number of important improve
ments In facilitating the movement of
the business of the department over
which he presides. George w. Covert.
the chief clerk, is one of the old guard.
and entered the Office more than fifteen
years back. He has the details of the
work down to a fine point, and has
proven an able assistant in the proper
transaction of business In the office.
Orlan o. Ogden and George ]. Brown are
also old employees and are at present in
charge of departments.
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The late DIR. s. was obliged to resign
from the Maritime Synod with a pension
oh dCCouHt VI HIS iHCIcdSiUB age. Dul
he was not reconciled. A friend tried to
comfort him. You ought to take a rea-
sonable view of the matter, doctor. There
is no use flying in the face of Provi-
dence." Providence" echoed the doc
tor. 'Hoot, mon! Providence had naeth-
ing ava to do WI 1t. Twas the Mac
Curdys. the Archibalds and the de'ill'
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She-So your cousin has been elected
sheriff in the west? How dreadful
suppose his duty will be to hang men?
He-No; they manage things different
out there. His duty will be to prevent
other men from hanging them.
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Teacher-Bessie, name one bird that Is
now extinct.
Little Bessie-Dick.
Teacher-Dick? What sort of a bird
Is that?
Little Bessie-Our canary-the cat ex-
The courier., 1903-01-31
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Within a short time communication by
wireless telegraphy will be established
throughout the entire commercial world
Marconi is now working on plans to
achieve this wonderful feat. Within a
very short time overland communication
between New York and San Francisco
will be effected. Transpacific communi-
cation will also be established and the
erection of other stations at various
points will rapidly follow. Above is
published the very first authentic snap
shot of the Marconi system at Wellfieet
great inventor and his assistants.
The courier., 1903-01-31

methods for the past thirty years.
he has successfully used the Lorenz
comes forward with the claim that
Henry Hermann of Buffalo. ". Y.
for cure Of hip trouble, Professor
famous bloodless surgical methods
Amid the sensation of DIR. Lorenz's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
WILL STAND TRIAL.
General Macdonald Going to Appear
 Before Court Martial.

London, March 24.-The announcement from Colombo that Major General Mac Donald is to he tried by court martial on most serious charges of immoral conduct undoubtedly will prove to be the greatest sensation in British military circles since the case of Col. Valentine Baker, who was sentenced August ?, 1875. to pay a fine of $500 and to undergo a twelve months i'm prisonment for indecently assaulting a woman in railroad carriage.
 General Macdonald was regarded as one Of Brlta1ns s great soldiers. lie rose from the ranks in the Gordon Highlanders to his present position and the service list shows no more honorable war record than that of Macdonald while few offi- cers possess more hard won decorations He was extremely popular in the army and civil life.
 While the army officials and many of his brother officers were aware hat charges were pending against General Macdonald no intimation of their nature leaked out until the dinner of the officers or Highland regiment March 21, at Wnlch Macdonald was not present. Lord Roberts the commanded-in-chie paid tribute in a speech on that occa sion to the Highland officers who had served with distinction but he did not mention Mac Donald. This attracted considerable notice ana the sensation was increased when an- other speaker who was not aware of the lacts in the case lauded Macdonald as n typical Highland soldier and found that ms remarks were received in cold silence by the majority of the officers present.
 General Macdonald, 1t Is announced left England for the continent some days ago and it is understood that he is re- turning to CeYon under the advice of Lord Roberts. after hearing MacDonaId's $ version of the charges.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
IA NEW 1MnnsTnY.

We really thought the rabbit fad or craze was dead. For a time it seemed as if the Belgian hare mania would sweep the country as did the mulberry craze of sixty years ago, or the tulip mania of an earlier date. All over the Western coun- try people were going wild over the long cared animals. Fine specimens sold for enough to buy a good farm horse. There ware newspapers devoted specially to the industry, and many other papers were loaded with Belgian hare literature. It was fast and furious while 1t lasted, and one effect which was confidently predict. ed for 1t was that the new species of rab- bit would drive our native animals out of existence.
 For time even the jack-rabbit of the Western plains was practically forgotten. but he was biding his time, and fulfilling the divine injunction to be fruitful and multiply" You can't down the jack rabbit. He can produce more to the acre than any other crop ever planted. He can punch more and deeper holes In the atmosphere than any other animals, not excepting the kangaroo. Jack-rabbits are ubIkuItous and several other things.
 Up .n Oregon they think they have our long-eared and high-stepping friend down. but we doubt 1t. In the town of Echo in that State. some genius has established what he calls "the American hare packery." Some of the irreverent correspondents call 1t a 'Jack-rabbit can nery." Swt the projectors deny this. They say:
 The American hare, which is now be- ing successfully prepared for food, first made his appearance in this part of Oregon about five years ago, hailing from Northern California and Nevada. Being rather gamey animal. he at once pro- ceeded to wage a deadly war on the less
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
A Velvet Bean Yield.

DeFunlak Breeze.
 We believe that the most of those who know John McRea, of Eucheearna, will agree that his word Is good. and this. his experience with velvet beans and corn the past year, may inspire some one to try to beat it:
 On the 18th of April last year he planted with fifty pounds of fertilizer per acre corn and velvet beans in the same field, a measured acre. From this field he gathered fifteen bushels of corn and on November 1st turned four shoats and two yearlings in the field. and on the 2Oth of February finished gathering what beans they had not eaten-3,l00 pounds in the hull. If we count that they averaged sev- enty-nve pounds per bushel. in this way he gathered a fraction over forty bushels of beans per acre besides those eaten by the six head of stock. and got the fifteen bushels of corn gratis Now we would like to know where In the corn belt like results can be obtained even on land that is selling at from $10O 10 $150 per acre. There are thousands of acres of land in the South that will do as well and better than this that can be bought at one-twentieth of that. and there are also thousands of farmers in the South who are struggling to make buckle and tongue meet, growing cotton, who might by this method be clearing dollars where they are slowly but surely approaching bankruptcy by the one-crop system
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
WILL BUY SILVER.
Government Preparing to Coin Money
 for the Philtppines.

Washington. March 24.-Secretary Root has been in cable correspondence with Governor Taft in relation to the Philip pine currency act and 1t has been deter mined to sell $3,OO0000 of temporary cer- uhcates for purchase of silver bullion Tor coining into pesos, These certificates bear per cent, interest. are free iron, taxation and run for one year They will be issued in denominations of sl. 600 and will be sold in this country.
 Although the Philippine currency act authorizes the coinage of not to exceed 15,0OO.Oo0 pesos. including recoinage of Mexican and Philippine coins. it is not contemplated at present to coin more than 2O.o0O.o00 pesos at about the rate of about 100000 a month. The silver for these coins will be purchased in the United States, but under what conditions has not yet been determined. The Treasury, it is understood, will purchase only at the market value in such quantities as may be needed as the coinage progresses. It Is said that the Department win not sub init to at advance in the price of silver if it possibly can be ,ecured at the ruling rate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

 ssxeressive ss rst'N,s sas ]s :k-rabbat. and original jaci -rsiig .t n~,s, AZ ySis time in tns io s.sy s5n;ssSxt sJy ruutsd VI Vs '0'pS
 Tnat sound nicr s ,ysy.sTssS tNyf x,s are not bett ne sa, ,ss-s4 ysra ,rhss tafk abUut the Ar sY.,s,, ia,s IA jfxffn. saisfsed rom the tak-rAboit, is intended to decsavs the raasaeA esssASx &sx sst over nfce in their fress. The dues ton of profit cute figure With them. Mueh of the salnsor "a sa. 3s nsfthsr moro nor less "assu Aa sEisssypi cst-Ash. colored and oavoveS {. s,t,t thA demands of trade. and those "a rsxsis them sefves on canned A111sr tii hare will be eatfng 3ack-rabbdts. wI-H fES k,rs left off. And we shall net VI surprised if some chap starts IT f4AiHen hare packery, with jack abolts ss he prin. cipal source of su E. Nehsnsssr the American people be- oeDs s6urttA6 te can ned rabbit as a staple artIcte sg [, "A fl may have cfeapening es lee c, tbe neal supply. And why not eat rsaNtsf No animal is more cfeaniy in It's hibits. and we are assured that tyia fesh ,s A s,4 digested and wholesome Thes s. r,a unaccountable prejudice sgslnst ih s5,. .,,, we know of no good reason foryt ryfbs sr natfons eat them oy millions and ve have no doubt, but that less hog ans ya... rabbit would be a good thing tr fla American people. We dfin< 70 l.s,,,. Americanus ct Jackibus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Letters to The Editor.
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Stay in Alabama.

Editor Advertiser:
 cad in Sundays Advertiser of March l'tn extract from The Birmingham Leas sr, and your comment on same. The eaptIhn of said article, Stay Tn Ala Dana '' was certainly the right one: es- peeia iy is this true of West Escamhia. Fms section has many thousand acres Ht the best of red pine lands and many
 5 coming here each winter. l
 here from Wilcox County six
 go. At that time you would 80 10 s and not see a house Now Tn th tier part of this section of the ''' you are rarely out ot sight of i0ta teN house, settled by good thrifty "hate tarmers, who have moved here, mostly :. om the sand hills of East Ala anna 1ey went in the woods, opened fa'1ns, lit good comfol table dwellings. fnd a'ge majority of them are out ttbt and have some money ahead and tt. established for themselves good Sl edlt. There Is no section where a man can live easier than here. Any man who Will come here and try, car uo well. There Is certainly no good reason why one should leave Alabama to go anywhere. SIX years ago there was only a small business done here Now there was some. thing like s2OO. 900 worth of business done at this place last year, and one of our leading merchants told me yesterday his sales in February of this year were double same month last year, and 1 no. lce the others seem to be as well pleased with what they are doing Farmers seek ing homes cannot do better than come to Atmore or Canor on the level p!ne lands surrounding these places. Good people and especially good farmers, are always welcomed in our midst. Don't leave Alabama to go any where, is what think. This Is not only so of this sec ton of Alabama, but of many others
 Very respectfully yours,
 W. Y Gordon. Atmore. Ala, Marcn g. 1903.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
TO FACE THE CHARGES
GENERAL MACDONALD RETURN.
 ING TO CEYLoN.
His courtmartial Expected to Be the Greatest Sensation in Mill tary Circles in a Quarter
 of Century.

Colombo, Ceylon. March Exchanges of the most serious nature has been brought against Major General Sir Hec- tor Macdonald, commanding the British forces in Ceylon, in consequence of which the Governor of that island, Sir Thomas Vest -Ridgeway, had been authorized to convene court martial to try General Macdonald.
 The latter. when the charges were filed some time ago, went to England to con- fer with friends and superior officers and now it is understood he will return and face the charges. which, 1t is alleged, are based on immoral facts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ss, 1908.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The Amsrican Newspaper Directory uses csr- tain signs to denote the relative standing and uusrit of ths whole asld of newspaperdom which comes under its notice. and ons of these signs is the mystic symbol ] dsnoting .'soldsn." which stands for high quality. and ts thus explained: t
 "Adyertisers value this pap~r more for the elass and quality of its circulation than fer the mere number of copies printsd.''
 Such papers are credited with a single sym boi; but there is a higher grade. according to this standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL uS to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol @0l and is the ouiy paper so distinguished h this sec&ion of the South
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Brazil and Bolivia Agree.

Washington, March 24-The State De pertinent today received a cable from Minister Brakeman a La Paz announcing that Bolivia has agreed to the Brazilian modification of the modus vivendi under which Brzll Is to occupy the Acre territo- ry south of parallel 1020, and in the event of failure to settle the controversy within four months Bolivia will agree to the arbitration of the question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Had Mine Wives.

Erin, Tenn, March 24.-Archibald Jones was today convicted of bigamy on trial in the Circuit Court and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. The evidence against the accused charged him with having married nine women in as many different States. One of the wives from Kentucky and one from Tennessee were witnesses against Jones in the trial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

Tn The Cherokee. q. T.) Advocate of October ls, ls44, there was published ah account of a pistol duel between the editors of The Arkansas IntelAgencer and The Frontier Whig The Advocate states that 1t cares nothing for the causes or re- cults ~of the duel, but" 1t adds, i've do protest against our soil becoming the battle-ground of fighting white men. whether they be editors or not.'' The Indian seems to have been occupying a. higher plane than the white men wera an that oeoaAion>
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Traffic in Girls

Berlin. March 2A.-Count von Bernstorff. Chief of the Potsdam police. who recently visited the United States, at a meeting today of the German National Commit tee. which Is seeking to stop the traffic in girls Tor immoral purposes, said his in- duiries In New York had convinced him that few girls were imported there and that they were enticed to South America chiefly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

The esteemed Cleveland Journalists bavA whittled their hero's age down to w when he is in the 18th year of his age. ,Age-Herald. ( As all the authorities to which We have access give the date of his birth March IS, 1SS7. we think it would puzzle our Birmingham contemporary to make good it's contention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
CONFEDERATE NOTE VERSES

Editor The Advertiser: VIII you not publish the verses said to have been written on the back of a Com teoerate ten-doiiar note beginning: Representing nothing on Gods earth And naught in the waters below u The pledge of a nation that's dead and s.s gone, Keep 1t dear friends and snow it," stc. esnd state. if known. the name of the
 ''Chahannuchala." The verses referred to have become familiar to most people In the South and have attracted attention in every par1 of the United States. They were written oy Major A. s. Jonas of Aberdeen. Miss. and 90 far as we know, were. published for the first time in this paper in SepteUn. per- 1sS0. Here are the words:
 IN MEMoRrAM. Respectfully Dedicated to the Holders of
 Confederate Treasury Notes,
 '(By Major A. s. Jonas.) Written on the bach of 6 Confederate Note. A'e Representing nothing on Gods earth And naught in the waters below f. 1ne pledge of nation that's dead and
 gone. ~ KesD-it dear friend. and show it. Show 1t to those who will lend an ear To the tale that this paper can tell Of Liberty born of the patriots dream. or the storm cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores. And too much of a stranger to borrow, We issued today our promise to nav. And hoped to redeem on the morrow, The days rolled on and weeks became
 years,
 But our coffers were empty still Coin was so scarce that the treasury If dollar should drop in the till But the faith that was in us was strong
 indeed,
 And our poverty well discerned: And Nhese little cheeks represented the That our suffering volunteers earned. We knew 1t had hardly a value in gold, Yet as gold her soldiers received 1t, 1t gaSed in our eyes with a promise to And each patriot soldier believed it. But our boys thought little of price or
 pay,
 Or of bills that were overdue. We knew 1t brought us bread today, Twas the best our poor country could
 do.
 Keep 1t, for 1t tells our history OCT, From the birth of its dream to the last; Modelled and born of the Angel Hope. Like the hope of success 1t passed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

A Connecticut hunter. while looking for small game, unearthed a den of six wild cats hungry. vicious and ready to be in terviewed. After hard light, the hunter and two of the cats escaped. but he killed four of them before he gave up the bat fla
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

It is very broadly hinted that if George kennan, who wrote up the Delaware situation so graphically. will go to Boston ne VIII Ind ample text to write on, and it is even thought that he might find conditions almost or quite as malodorous as they are in the State of Addicks. That would be a fearful experience for the Hub.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

A New Jersey man is suing for divorce tecause his wife insists on taking her pet snakes to bed with her. We don't blame him, living where he does. The man who indulges in few drinks of the famous Jersey lightning" can see snakes enough without outside assistance, and this husband evidently objects to mixing them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

Wisconsin paper says if spooner will be quiet till 1908 The is certain to he unanimously nominated and triumphant ly elected" Now will Spooner be good for at least four more years?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

As China is to be fully represented at the St. Louis Exposition we hope the Chinese will enjoy the exhibit from Alabama-if they can find 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

Isn't it strange that MT. Cleveland still acts as though he considered himself a Democrat, after being put out in every issue of some of our contemporaries?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Something to Interest Them.

NeWs.
 With Miss Susan E. Anthony. Mrs. Car rie Chapman Catt, and the Rev. Anna Shaw making speeches. and the Missis- sippi river on the rampage, all at the same time. the people of New Orleans ought to find something to interest them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Has widened It.
Rockford A

Rockford Argus.
 President Roosevelt has succeeded in exciting the whole South. By his ostcn- stble attempts to bridge the chasm which separates the whites and blacks here he has only widencd 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Ston Having Spasms.

Fort Deposit Reflector.
 Mir. Cleveland states that he Is out or politics to stay. This statement should cause one W. J. Bryan to stop having thirty sbasms to the minute, and rally enough to notice things again..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
The Negro Vote.

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 The negro vote in the Northern States is the prize sought by an administration strenuously devoted to negro politics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

Sunday in Kansas was enlivened bv a heavy snow, to which they are heartily welcome so far as we are concerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
THE LOST LIE.

Some weeks ago The Ao rss communication from per at Faunsdale asking who wa - ar!gbsl of Browning's Lost Leaet-4 5J,t x, information was not at ha ! tut II a and the letter was mislaid. ne refer. enee was to the poet. Will sra Words worth, who. 'ln his earlier ye 5sR ea one writer tells us, had travelled in Ftanee during the French Revolution, was ver,. democ#atic in his opinions. but sfter.s ards grew more conservative, which come sf his old associates attributed to hts r4v. ing received from the English Gayafn- ment the office of poet laureate"
 The truth seems to be that wordsw5 -t h became so intimate with the Gir5palsfs and with the aims and objects If the revolutionists that he was likely 10 b come seriously compromised witt l. English Government at home, but h, re turned and appears to have changed his opinions and forsworn his Democraey. It was of him that Robert Browning ? h. was intensely Democratic in his ssr l. ments. wrote his poem, The Lot Leader" beginning:
 Just for a handful of silver he left Just for riband to stick in his coat. and ending with these stinging lines: We shall march prospering-not thro' his
 presence;
 Song may inspirit us-not from his Tyre: Deeds will be done-while he boasts his
 quiescence,
 aspire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Ts Too Simple.

Birmingham Ledger.
 A writer insists that dyspepsia can be cured by sleeping on the left side. Ihst remedy Is too simple to be popular. Peo- pie who have dyspepsia want cosuy refnedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

Guest-wAiter, bring me a beefsteak. A real large one as my eyeBight Is very
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
The Big Airshfp.

Hpntsviile Republican.
 Santos pumont Is said to be construct inE an afr ship that will hold ten peo- pie. Hes fixing to let the undertakers set busy"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
Previous Records Smashed.

By referring to the following circulxtiom statement for the month of February. 1903. It will bs noted that the Daily and Sunday out put is erAduaily increasing in spite Of the mid-wanter season being one of the dullest of ths year. February. 1908, ts record preakes ADVERTISER
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25

o<<<< ~ <%e ' WHAT THE STATE PAPERS ' ' ARE eAYINa. | . < < -
 He should Resign. Mobfls Hess,d.
 ". '. Bryan regrets Germans election to DefHocFatic leadership in the Senate. 4fs 0oxman should resign ffnnnedtntey.