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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
LONDON GAZETTE.
One of the Oldest and Least Read
 Papers in the World.

The London Gazette is the oldest and least read of any newspaper. It is at once the biggest and the least of all English papers. for 1t is the only paper in the land which changes its size from one page to a hundred, according to the pressure of news. It is the only news paper whose word is law and whose au- thority is accepted in the witness box. It can make and unmake bankrupts It is the only paper in which certain per sons are compelled to advertise. and in which certain other persons cannot ad- vertise for love nor money. It yields profit of 10000 pounds year.
 The London Gazette has become regu- larized as a part of the British Consti- tuition. but time was when the editorship of the Gazette was one of the spoils of the office, worth 800 pounds year. It was the recognized reward OF party ser vice in the press. The Government ia more economical today in its journalism. Under the old regime the Gazette had, besides it's editor, a staff of five clerks appointed by the treasury. but in 1889 the treasury remodelled the management of the paper, found the staff employment elsewhere and left the whole responsibil- ity of the Gazette on it's present publish CTS, Messrs. Harrison & Sons, of St, Mar tins lane. The printing of the paper has been in the Harrison family for practi- cally 13O years.
 Absolute secrecy as to the contents of any forthcoming Gazette prevails at St. Martins lane, and though there are thousand workers in Messrs. Harrison's offices, no item of news has ever leaked out before It's time. Every sheet of "copy" for the Gazette is private and con fidential until it appears for all the world to see. The "copy" for the Gazette Is written in the Government offices, often by Cabinet ministers themselves, and is invariably returned with the proofs. Each secretary initials his copy-Lord salisbury used to sign his with the letter "S" in red ink-and in cases of promotion in the services no paragraph is accepted even in proof without being initialed a second time. Now and then-on very rare ocea- sions-a piece of copy is received auto graphed by the Sovereign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
LAST OF CYANIDE oHARTEREusE
Passing of the Great Monastery Founded 900 Years Ago.
Pail Mall Gazette,

dtA 3Adl 6dEotLe.
 I went the other day into the depart ment of the Dauphine in order to form an opinion for myself as to the probable effect upon the population of the suppress sion of the Grande Chartreuse and of the disposal of the monks. who. during so many years. have been the providence of the country. 1t is calculated that they have spent all told in the last fifty years in works of benevolence not less than $20. .0OOOO0.
 Out of 16O monks and friars who occu- pied. until recently. the great monastry which was founded by St. Bruno nine centuries ago. only ten or fifteen re- mained, and these harmless and benevo- lent men were to be expelled before the end of the month without the least profit to the Government The buildings, which were rented from the State by the Car thusians for about $500 per annum, are of no value whatever to anyone but the monks. When, in 1897, an inquiry was made by the Government as to their in trinsic value. the report closed with these words: "The isolated situation of these buildings and estates at a great height in the mountains and their vast size and extent render their sale or hire impossi- ble" It had been proposed that fin case of the suppression of the monastery the buildings should be turned into a sana- torium, but even this is rendered im- practicable. in the first place by the hu- midity of the buildings and, fin the sec ond. by climatic conditions. The ther- mometer often marks fall of between 15 or 20 degrees in a single day. It is. there fore, more than probable that these ad- mirable buildings, once abandoned. will soon fall to ruin. However most people thereabout believe that 1t will not be long hefore the monks are invited to return and occupy them.
 The Carthusians never troubled them- selves about politics. Their order remains unchanged since 1t was first instituted by St. Bruno, being purely contemplative. and It's members are, therefore. indif- ferent to what is going on beyond the walls of their monastery. which is really a refuge for those who have suffered the sIings and arrows of outrageous fortune" and who have sought within its walls that peace of min& and hope in God which they have looked for in vain else where. The holy men who have dwelt here so long have left their home with out a murmur of regret or complaint; their only trouble is that their altered circumstances will prevent them contin- uing their benefactions as heretofore. And those benefactions were on prodi- gfous scale, for their purse strings were always open whenever an appeal was made to their patriotism or their charity. After the war of 1870 they sent donation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Smallest School in the World.

In the heart of the Cascade mountains. in the State of Washington, lies the lit tie village of Barring. It has about fifty inhabitants, seven of whom are chil- dren between four and fourteen years of age. q
 Only seven children, and yet they have a tiny school house and a teacher, all to themselves. For some time the peo- pie of Barring tried to teach their ehil- dren at home, but on busy days the les- sons were crowded out, and so the chiI- dren learned very little. The parents were not satisfied to have their education neglected. and took steps to have pub lie school established.
 The little school house, which is prob ably the smallest in the United States, Is only fifteen feet long and twelve feet wide. It Is built of lumber with logs on the outside. and is shingled at the ga- ble ends. The school room is very neat and comfortable, The walls are covered with felt paper, and upon them are tack ed pictures cut from magazines and some specimens of the children's work. Pretty muslin curtains are at the windows. and of course, there is a dear little black board In short, the room is completely furnished. but it is all so diminutiva that 1t seems like a dolls school room or a play school" There are ten single seats, so you see the school has room to grow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

court yard was the headquarters of Gan erai Jackson in 1915. and 1t has recently been the home of the distinguished South- ern writer. Mrs. Mollie D. Moore Davis.
 Altogether 4 buildings are now being torn down within the narrow boundaries of this one square-l structures to make room for a single one. The proportion is significant of the change that is taking place in New Orleans, and that is but typified bw this invasion of the old Gre ole stronghold. The old city lies, as has been said, alongside of Canal Street, the main artery of the metropolis, and yet real estate values have gone down rather than up because the locality was tradl- tionally unchangeable. The site for the court house was selected in this quarter through the efforts of neighboring prop erty owners who believed that such an in- novation would increase values, and who backed up their belief by large contribu- tions On the other hand, many owners whose property was included in the site were dispossessed only after strenuous le- gal battles. although they were offered prices considerably above the recent value of their estates.
 Canal Street is no longer the dividing line between the old and the new, but the chief thoroughfare to the business heart of the city. From Canal Street, through two hundred miles of paved highways, radiates the complete and comprehensive system of the New Orleans Railways Company, which has been pronounced the best in the country, bringing every por- ton of the city into touch with this com- mon center. The modern city, with its 325, 900 population, which at the present rate of increase promises to be doubled within a very few years. with its electric lights, its gas and water mains, its ca nals and its sewerage system with Its handsome business houses, its high ofnce buildings, its delightful winter hotels. has overwhelmed the old city, until the Latin Quarter remains only as an interesting historical museum.
 It Is, perhaps. sad to see the picturesque features disappear. but commerce is al- tering the great gulf port with irresistible force. New Orleans, as is well known. is successfully competing with New York for the grain expectations of the great West. It is already the chief cotton mar ket of the country, practically controls the rice business, and carries on an enormous trade in lumber. sugar, fruit and long list of important products. It Is tapping new territory by means of con- nections now being made with 40. 900 miles of railroad, and is providing port facili- ties for double Its present volume of ocean commerce. The city, the National Gov ernment, and the corporate interests rep resented are preparing for the immediate expenditure of 50,000,000, adequately to equip New Orleans to take care of the trade which lies within it's reach, and to provide for the thousands of tourists who are coming to appreciate the city's ex- ceptional advantages as winter resort. Meantime the building of the New court house marks the end of the old regime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

noble front of the Royal, the new court house site is surrounded on the other
 three sides by buildings of comparatively little importance. Formerly three or the corners at Royal and Cont Streets were occupied by banks, but that was long ago. when Exchange Alley was daily frequent ed bv such men as John R. Grymes and James Livingston, who defended Lafitte and his piratical Baratarians; by John Culbertson, H. c. Castellano, Thomas L.
 Bayne, and William H. Hunt. at one tune Secretary of the Navy. Again It was Tn Exchange Alley that Henry M. Stanley, explorer, author, baronet, and member os Parliament, began his public career as 3 messenger by for Henry H. Stanley. cotton merchant by whom he was adopted and named. In this same Exchange Al 1av which is now being effaced from the ma map of the city, Judah Touro and Pau
 Tulane earned that success which enaniee them hem to become great philanthropists
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

of $s0,o00 toward the indemnity Quite recently they sent si0, 900 to the victims of the catastrophe at Marge-a-voiron, and only few weeks ago s2. 900 to the Bretons They contributed two years back not less than a2.0oo to the construction of ssecsllar (not ciericaD schools in the department. The magnificent hospital which they have recently built at St. Laurient-du-Pont, six miles from the monastery, contained eighty beds and was supported by the monks with an annual subsidy of go, ,00q- Among their other innumerable benefac- tons may be cited a magnificent school for deaf mutes under the direction of the brothers of St. Gabriel. It contained un- til quite recently eighty children and cost the monks $14.000 a year. Unfortunately 1t is now closed and the poor children have been sent home to their parents. who will find them terrible burden, and it must, moreover, be remembered that they are the offspring of peasants. whose pursuits, especially in the summer months necessarily prevent their looking after them properly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

and near by there still stands the home of the celebrated young chess player, Paul Morphy.
 Most of the buildings now being razed are small two-story houses intended 10 contain a shop below and a home for the shopkeeper's family above. The highest of them are not above four stories, and they are crowded in together so closely that most of the court-S ards have disap- peared. There is, however. one house of a better class which Is to be spared to the last minute in order that a daughter of one of the old families may celebrate her marriage in the ancestral home. This residence with it's quaint old Spanish
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

made Avenue, Rampant Street and the river, about a dozen blocks one way ana half a dozen the other has steadfastly re- sisted the assaults of modern progress and has consistently retained the houses, the customs and the speech of a hundred years ago.
 Meanwhile the modern city, under the uptown or American influence, has spread and scattered in every direction. Lofty buildings have been erected, mod ern conveniences of clear water and sew craze are ping provided. parks and gar dens have been laid out, and thousands Of citizens have procured their own private grass plots. Yet except for fringe of business blocks along the Canal Street boundry, the old Latin district has ciunG to it's ancient traditions and constantly refused to be modernized.
 But Presto. change" as the conjurers say. A solid block of the old quarter Is even now being torn out by the roots to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

let sunlight into dark narrow streets and to permit the building of new hall or American justice, which, although 1t Will cost at least half million dollars, VIII ,,ot surround a garden. but will have garden about 1t. This sacrifcial block Ia bounded by Royal, St. Louis, Chartres and Cont Streets. and has been divided for a century by the famous Exchange alley. ,.,.
 Looking down the Mississippi River, which at this point runs northeast the doomed territory shows the simple facade of the old Royal Hotel, famous in the orte-bellum days as a slave market Half a century ago this hotel was perhaps the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
SUNDAY MORNING.
ANCIENT CREOLE QUARTER
 FALLS BEFORE PROGRESS
New Orleans Famous French District Invaded for First Time--New Court House on Renowned Old Ex- change Alley Romantic "Reminiscences of
 Early Daye in Creole Town.

most magnificent in the country, when under its still impressive dome Henry Clay was given a y-thousand-dollar supper; and somewhat later it served as State House for the reconstruction gov ernment and as a fortress for the besieged radicals. Now the long halls are echoing to the sound of falling plaster, and pan tam rooster leads his family into the oic slave market and hops upon the auction block to crow. In the meantime, however. a company is already organizing to re- construct the dismantled hostelry.
 Bounded thus on St. Louis Street by the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
"Uncle Joe's" Constituent.
New York Times.

New York Times.
 Uncle Joe" Cannon tells of a constitu- ent of his out in Illinois, who has but re- gently returned from a trip to Europe The traveller was proudly relating to an admiring group of fellow townsmen the incidents of his trip, among which were visits to Lakes Geneva and Leman. whereupon some one interrupted with:
 Are not Lakes Geneva and Leman synonymous?"
 That my dear friend" said Cannon's s constituent T knew very well, but are you aware that Lake Leman Is the more synonymous of the two?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
|CATARRH DESTROYS THE KIDNElS!

~ RANvILLE M. HOY, Sheridan, Ind, .N Past Grand, Independent Oorder of
 Odd Fellows Lodge 6e1. in a recent letter says:
 f'I suffered for years with liver com- plaint, causing me severe pains and peculiar weakness across the small of my back. so that 1t was hard to stoop, and sometimes very painful to walk about. had used so much medicine without de- irving any help that I just let 1t 10. until neighbor was cured of Brights disease by Peruna. That led to my using 1t, and before had used ten bottles was cured. consider it almost miracu- lous."-Granville M. Hoy.
 A Gentleman of Prom,nencce En-
 dorses Pe-ru-aa.
 Hon. Louis B. Johnson. son of the late Reverdy Johnson, who was United States Senator from Maryland, also Attorney General under President Johnson, and U. s. Minister to England. and was regarded as the greatest constitutional lawyer that ever lived. In a recent letter from -o0s F Street. N. w.. Washington, D. C., MT. Johnson says:
 ''No one should longer suffer from ca- tarrh when Peruna is accessible. To my knowledge 1t has caused relief to so many of my friends and acquaintances that it is humanity to comend it's use to all per- sons suffering with this distressing dis order of the human system."-Louis D. Johnson.
 Hundreds of Dollars Spent in Vain MT. Cyrus Hershman. Sheridan. Ind. writes: l.. Two years ago I was a sick man. Ca. | tarrh had settled in the pelvic organs making life burden and giving me little hope of recovery. I spent hundreds oi | dollars in medicine which did me no good | was persuaded by a friend to try Pc
 runa. took 1t two weeks without mucl
 improvement. but I kept on with it ana | soon began to get we'll and strong yer, | fast. Within two months was cured l and have been well ever since. I am | strong advocate of Peruna."-C. Hersh | man.
 Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys l liver and other pelvic organs, simply be | cause 1t cures catarrh wherever located No other systemic catarrh remedy has a, | yet been devised. Insist upon havinf 1 Peruna. There are no medicines that car
 be substituted
 The claim of Peruna to being the stand | ard catarrh remedy of the world is based l upon the following facts: It has the endorsement of innumerabls | hospitals.
 A great number of physicians. l Over fifty United States Congressmen l and Senators.
 | Tens of thousands of them asses and | classes
 | Peruna Is not a cure-all. It cures just
 one disease-catarrh. It cures catarrh | wherever located.
 It cures catarrh of whatever kind. Il
 cures catarrh in whatever stage ol
 phase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence
 New Orleans. La, Sept. 26.-The first important Invasion of the famous French Quarter of New Orleans is now being made to provide a site for the new court house which the city and State have united to build. Those who kINw New Orleans we'll will readily realize what tLis means. Hitherto. within the limits of the old city, changes have never been made except when a fire has left site vacant Lon gsince the walls and Notifications of the old Creole town disappeared. but the territory marked by Canal Street, Espla-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

MT Geo King Deputy Sheriff of well Y, writ
 
 Rghts Disease suffering
  pretty "Peruna is blessing sick Eight bottles made and dollars not speak too highly of it. It four since troubled enjoyed perfect health fall take and 1t keeps we'll freely George King
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Dutiful Daughter

Washington Star.
 You must admit that you gave me some en- couragement," said the young man who had been tilted.
 Yes" said the girl; you sec father says that the first essential in the development of character is to learn to say no; and wanted you to practice on."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Ps-nI-na Cues esianh M IT
 kidneys.

Men or Dignity and Prominsncs Une dorss ps-ru-na.
 Major T. H. Mars, of the Ffrst wiac0n sin Cavalry Regiment, writes from 1x1 Dunning st., Chicago. nl., the foHowinG letter:
 For years suffered with catarrh ol the kidneys. I took Peruna for four months, and am now vel and strong and feei better than have done for the past twenty years, thanks to Peruna. VT. H. Mars,
 peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys with the same surety and promptness that it cures catarrh of the nose or throat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

The women find that gradually as they grow older they planning more and more for the pleasure of tn eyoung folks about them, and giving up a little more every day. The Lan- caster Literary Society is asked to decide Il this Is good for the young folks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Certainly Remarkable.

"I saw a queer thing this morning." said the chronic Josher. What was it?'' asked the easy mark
 "A blind man looking for a job .'- res piled the c. j. aforesaid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna. write at once to pr. Hortman, giving & full statement of your case and he will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

Some marriages force one to the con clusion that love should consult an ocu- list.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

be placed to give you his valuable advice wratis.
 Address pr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, 0.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11

jackson county Oct. 4, 1900 for five
years; grand larceny in second degree.
w. ID. Robertson, sentenced from
Freeborn county June Z, 1899, for six
years; forgery in the second degree.
Also On June Z, 1899, for grand larceny
IN second degree, sentenced to state
prison for two years, to begin on the
expiration of aforesaid first sentence
Henry Johnson, sentenced from Swift
county Nov. IS, 1901, for five years:
robbery in first degree.
Hugh Brown, sentenced from Henne-
pin county Sept. %, for fifteen years;
robbery in first degree.
John Carroll, sentenced from Jack
son county March II, 1899, for eight
years and three months; robbery
James Fisher, sentenced from Ram
sey county April II, 1901, for four years
and six months; assault in second de-
gree.
Max Grozovsl1y, sentenced from
ramsey county December, 1902 ninety
day to st. Paul workhouse; keeping a.
disorderly house.
Peter A. -Orman, sentenced from Hen.
nep1n county, Dec. S, 1900, for five
years. Assault in the first degree.
John Erkkila, sentenced from Hen
nepln county, Dec. 81, 1897, to state
prison for the term of eight years and
six months. Robbery in second de-
Thomas Reh, sentenced from Stearns
county, Dec. 81, 1901, for five years.
Assault in second degree.
William Vine, sentenced from Hen
nepin county. Sept. 20, 1901, for the
term of seven years and six months.
Forgery in second degree.
Andrew Thompson, sentenced from
Jackson county, Oct. 5, 1900, to state
prison for five years. Assault in Sec
ond degree.
Juston Stoddard, sentenced from
Crow Wing county, Feb. 10, 1902, for
two years. Assault in second degree
Henry Reed, sentenced from Swift
county, Nov, Is, 1901. for five years.
Robbery in first degree.
Fred Lee, sentenced from Hennepin
county, May 16, 1901, for five years
Grand larceny in second degree.
John Brown, sentenced from Becker
county, Oct. 8, 1902. to reformatory at
st. Cloud. Assault in second degree.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
LOST SIGHT OF.
A Most Important Aid to Education.

A Most Important Aid to Education.
An important point often overlooked
by parents in bringing up children is
the use of proper food as an aid to edu-
cation.
Children make wonderful progress
when scientifically fed.
A little woman in East Brentwood
N. H, says of her girlhood days: II
was never very rugged and cold lunch
es and hearty evening meals and i'm
proper food soon began to work serious
havoc.
Then came O. period of self boarding
While away at college and it is now
easy to see where, in the haste to &C
qulre knowledge the true knowledge of
proper and nourishing food was neg
lected. The result, as may be imagined
was Indigestion, dyspepsia and consti-
patton. Then followed a weary time Of
A.. dieting, and, one after another, physi-
clans were consulted, till hope CT per-
manent cure was abandoned. Then, two
years after leaving school, I entered a
new home as a bride, and. having
grown wiser through experience. / re-
solved to use food in accordance with
hyg1enic principles. This was also nee
essary as 1 could not eat anything at all
rich.
1--WE commenced to use Grape Nuts
and soon became convinced that it was
lIlG lHOSl 1000 we could OBJ
tain. l noticed an immediate improve
ment in my health, my indigestion be-
came less marked and eventually left
me for good.
at is now two years that we have
eaten Grape-Nuts regularly, and 1 was
never as well in my life as now. 1 have
gained ten pounds in weight and can
eat, without causing the slightest dis
tress, the richest kind of food as we'll
as anyone, the dyspepsia is entirely
gone and constipation never troubles
me.
This may not interest others, but it
is of great interest to us, for it is our
firm belief that my present good health
is due solely to the constant use of
Grape-Nuts and we feel that we have
great reason to be thankful to the MAX
er of such perfect and delicious food
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