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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

He was stationed in Moscow and tried to learn Russian, but he found too many English and Germans there with whom he could talk. He then asked his em-
 ployers for few months vacation, and went to town far back in the interior and took board with the parson. There was not an Englishman nor an American within hundreds of miles. and he had to speak Russian. He had Russian read- CTS and a Russian grammar, he paid the priest a trifle for teaching him. and, as the priests family was well educated he had plenty of practice in good conversa- tion. At the end of Il few months he had a speaking knowledge of the language sufficient for him to carry on his bus mess He then went back to Moscow and continued his studies until now he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

can speak read and write the Russian. He has married a Russian wife and his family conversation is Russian. He has been here five years and expects to stay.
 Educated American Drummers.
 The name of this man is MT Robert Goodchild. His business is selling Amer ican machinery. steam pumps, saw and blaming mills and ther things of that pa- ture He tells me the opportunities for the American drummers who will learn the foreign languages are unlimited. and this Is especially as to the Russian.
 The field is open to men with capital and without Those who understand the lan- guage and have no money can easily in- terest capital from home, and they can fight for the trade as the Germans are doing. The latter people have their drum
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

He wants from nine to twelve months or longer. but he don't object to a high rate of interest on the deferred payments. He often pays 50 or 60 per cent profit, and have some classes of goods on which I make 80 per cent, although the new tariff rates will cut this considerably
 Credits in Russia.
 How about credits? Will the Russians pay their bills?'
 "Yes. they will pay" was the reply, but they are slow. This country Is in its business babyhood. It has no com mercial machinery Ike other countries. There are no commercial agencies such as Duns and Bradstreets. and the only way for stranger to learn a merchants standing is to employ a lawyer, who charges well for the service. The Ger
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

sla. in Europe has nineteen cities of over loc.OW people, and thirty-elght between that and 5O,O0O It has 11S towns which range between 30.0O0 and 5OOoO each. 315 between 10000 and 10000. and 5000 others which have little less than 10000 but which might support electric railroads.
 The best opportunities are in Moscow and St. Petersburg. and Americans are trying to get the concessions. The Vest inghouse company is after them, and among other applicants are men from Pittsburg. headed by Murray A. Werner of that city. Such concessions will be very valuable, and 1t is not probable they will be granted without the Russians themselves have a good share of the profits. Frank G. Carpenter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

things in stock here, There is an open ing here for pumps and wind mills and also for saw mills and blaming machinery. This is one of the great forest regions of the world and by far the greatest in Europe We need all kinds of wood working machines and all kinds of build ing implements. Take Moscow. It Is growing so that about thousand million bricks will be needed next year and brick making machinery Is in demand. I had a chance to sell such machines, but the American makers would not send them on approval nor pay the duty. As 1t is bricks are made here as in Egypt in the days of the Pharaohs. They are made by hand and are very costly
 The American Shoe in Russia.
 Consul Smith of Moscow tells me that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
OUR COTTON IS BADLY PACKED.

mans in Moscow alone, and they are to be found in every town of any size throughout the empire"
 Russian Merchants.
 The conversation here turned to the Russian as a customer. MT. Goodchild said:
 'sThe Russian Is good man with whom to deal. H knows what he wants and he Is ready to pay big price for it. He Is suspicious, however, and will not buy without seeing the goods or samples of them. He has little use for pictures and catalogues and as a rule he wants his goods at the time he buys them. If he can't get them at once he will often take poorer stuff rather than wait. He is ac- customed to doing business on credit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

Copyright, 1903. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
 ST. PETERSBURG. There are big chances in Russia for the young American who will take his foot in his hand and come over here and study the language and people. This market is beyond conception enormous. It is just at its beginning and it needs Simon pure Americans to handle American products Every man who has tried the work in the right way has succeeded, and I know number who have established good busi- nesses.
 I travelled from St. Petersburg to Mos COW the other day with a New Yorker who was sent to Russia to sell Amert- can goods. He failed at the start. not knowing the language, but he now speaks Russian like a native and is doing we'll
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
OPPORTUNITIES
 FOR OUR GOODS
American Capital and Brains Also Have Splendid Chance ill
 Russian Empire.

mers everywhere Their great business firms send clerks here to learn the lam guage and open houses. They have branches in Moscow, in Southern Russia and in Siberia, and send their clerks out on long contracts. keeping them in the country until they are able to do the work.
 asked MT. Goodchild whether the Rus sian language is hard to learn. He re- piled:
 Tt is not easy, but any smart young American can acquire enough of it to do business with. The only way to learn it is to speak with every one you meet, and if you can get into a place where you can't speak anything else you will soon acquire it. German is almost as import ant as the Russian. There are B, 900 Ger
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
A Joke on the Sultan.

Washington Star
 Abdul Hamid, who lives in ahject fear of assassination. insists on being told that the King of Servia died through an unfortunate accident. IL would be joke to kiGnap the timid Sultan and make
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

White Niles, has just been completed. It adds fourteen new species to about % known before. and gives much other valuable information.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

manufacturing center and 1t has 315, ,0000 inhabitants. Let me give you few
 towns which are new to the average reader: KharlSov, 17s,S46; Wilma, 155, 600; Tekaterinoslav, 121 ,0OO Rostox-on-the-Don 15O,00O; Astrakahn, 112,Oo0; Tula. 111.0o0; I.isi inev, l00,j90 and Saratov, i07,V0o Rus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
,im spend F.urt ot July over here.

ASpains-ta taking survey of the fishes ot the Nile. extended far up both Blue and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
Crccn Mnnurlng.

There are plenty OF farmers who do
not believe in or practice green man.
urlng. They think 1t better and
more profitable plan to harvest q crop,
whatever it Is, and feed 1t to animals.
They also hold that the process of
soil amelioratlon by this means Is too
slow, and takes altogether too long.
These and other objections to green
manuring are plausible and rather hard
to refute. Still the fact remains that
favorable results are often obtained
by plowlng under green crops. Some
times farmer has land that ia de-
teriorating under annual cropping,
and he cannot well put 1t in a condi-
tlon to return profitable cultivated
and harvested crop. He may have
used all available homemade manure,
and 1t may not be convenient to pur-
chase concentrated fertilizers.
In such case, rather than let the
land go fallow. he may find It to his
interest to cover 1t with some crop
on purpose to plow 1t under One adj
vantage of this course is its extreme
cheapness. 1t costs the farmer practi.
cally nothing but the seed, the labor of
plowlng the ground at the time of
sowing, and again when the crop has
made a suitable growth. Something
Is gained by the Improvement of the
mechanical condition of the soil, by
preventing the growth of undesirable
weeds which would otherwise have
taken possession of the land, and by
Increasing soil fertility to some extent.
The addition of humus by the decay
of the crop Is in some soils of great
Importance. The argument that no
fertility is added to the soil by simply
returning the crop that grew upon II
does not apply to leguminous crop,
that Is able to draw a large part of
Its support from the air. If the plan OF
green manuring Is not followed under
any other circumstances, 1t is Ger.
tain)y advisable to sow some hardy
crop on the removal of harvested
crop, to remain through the winter as
a cover and be plowed down in the
springs. B. Reach, in New York
Tribune Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
NEW JOB IN BANKS.
Little Soap and Water Improves
Paper Currency.

An official of the United States
Treasury at Washington recommends
the washing of bank notes and other
paper currency. If the bankers of the
country only knew" he says. the
great difference that n litltet soap and
water makes in dirty bank note there
would he more clean money In circula-
tlon. II you have never seen the opera
tion just spread a soiled note upon n
marble slab and use little brush that
has been well soaped and go to work
scrubblng, lightly, of course. But a
few strokes are necessary to secure a
clean note. give my personal atten-
tion to all the paper money brought
into my household, and can tell you |
feel repaid for the little work 1t causes.
! can see every reason why there
should be person employed in the
banking houses for this particular
duty. Certainly the neglect In doing
so gives ample cause for complaint
from the patrons concerning the dirty,
oily notes that are too frequently
handed to them. They may be full of
germs which, Of course, are dangerous
and this risk could be easily elimi-
mated by the simple use Of soap and
water
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
Care OF tho Poultry.

At this season of the year great care
Is needed to keep birds comfortable,
especially on cold nights. If buildings
are not extra warm, the best way is to
place the roosts in corner of the
| room and put up a partition around
them, leaving a door in front, or hang
up an old carpet to let down after
they go on the roost. Their bodies
will warm the space they occupy and
prevent frosted combs, which most
often happens at night, while the birds
are quiet. Be sure none are left out
side the roostlng place. During Sc
we're weather keep doors and windows
closed tight and ventilators shut. Birds
do not need any outside air in zero
weather. Study how to keep the air
| out, and not how to let 1t in. On
warm days give them plenty of air on
the opposite side of the building from
that on which the wind blows. When
! bird has taken cold and makes q
noise resembling a crow, give little
kerosene oil from n small oil can, so
MS not to cause strangling. One dose
usually is sufficient, as in few hours
the noise viii cease. If the case is
severe give two two-grain Quinine
pills, and, If needed, give two grains
at night and in the morning until
better. EPSON salts in water is also
| good, teaspoonful at dose, once.
This Is also good for roup.
When birds have lice, you will usual
| ly find them I'm tho fuff mora than
under the wings. Rub with insect
powder down to the skin, and 1t will
kill the lice. Put plenty Of kerosene
oil on the perches. both upper and
| under sides. especially the latter, as
that will kill the red mites that go ON
the birds at night but do not live on
them during the day. For scaly leg
put kerosene oil on the legs. If very
bad case, mix with little fresh grease
otherwise use clear. Two or three ap-
plications week will work wonders
In a short time. In case bird be.
comes ruptured, use soft cloth and
replace the parts. washing the parts
in strong alum water. giving also q
few drops Of laudanum or something
of that quieting nature. Place the bird
In a low coop to prevent flying or ex'
ertion. Wash the parts affected sew.
eral times IL necessary. and keep the
bird quiet. and II the rupture has moi
been caused very long the bird will be
all right In short time. unless q bad
case.--Mr. and Mrs. 8. Rider. In New
York Tribune Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

space above. Bed the sheet iron In
white lead to make 1t air tight. Above
the sheet iron is floor Of matched
stuff, and In the centre is n flve-inch
drum opening into the space between
the floor and the sheet iron. Around
the top of the drum are openings that
let the hot air out into the brooder.
The top Of the drum extends for ten
inches all around the drum and from
the outer edge a flannel curtain is
hung, inclosing circular space with
the drum in the centre. The curtain
is 'slashed" up every three inches.
The dotted line shows where the cover
can be placed for an inside border.
If 1t is to be used out Of doors It must
have a sloplng cover. Put two lights
Of glass either in the cover or in op-
posite sides.
Not more than fifty chicks should
be placed together when Matched, and
two weeks later not more than half
this number should be brooded In one
lot. For fifty chicks just hatched,
the brooder should be three feet square
and the sheet-lron top Of the hover
should have diameter of twenty
inches. The ventilatlng holes are one
inch in diameter. Cut rectangular
openings in the sides and fit glass to
the inner and outer edges of the open.
ing. This win give tight double win
used for this brooder. but the regular
brooder stoves that can be bought
from any poultry supply house are
better.
Chicks persist in running under the
incline. To obviate this, plan is
shown in the second illustration, where
the lamp box is narrow and extends in
front of the brooder. A narrow trench
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

The cheesemaker should be more ~
quninted with the scientific reasons
of curing than many profess to-day,
and there is room for Improvement In
this line which is pretty well recog-
nized by the dairy schools and expert.
ment stations. The growth and devel.
opment of the bacteria which cure the
cheese are something that can be un-
derstood so well that It is possible to
control the whole process. The man
who makes cheese for the market
cheese TO give 1t a certain flavor, and
when the curing should cease. 1t is
impossible for any farmer or factory
to produce uniform grades OF cheese
otherwise. On some farms the cheese
produced varies so much that It would
be impossible to say that the different
grades were made by the same man.
This is not due so much to the differ
ence in the cows and milk as in the
process of making and curing. Some
cheese should be cured much faster
than others, and again the reverse Is
the case. Unless one understands the
reasons for this It is impossible to
produce like results. Every cheese.
maker has found that In spite OF his
best efforts the cheese Of one days
work is stiff and dry, and that of the
next day too moist. In such case
different treatment is demanded. The
moist cheese will cure much faster
than the stiff and dry cheese, and
" the two are handled alike uniform
quality cannot be expected.
In the curing there are four factors
o. conditions that must be considered
aii1 brought under control. These are
temperature, air, moisture and light.
Unless we know how TO control these
we cannot expect to produce the high.
est results with the cheese. Tempcra.
ture probably Is the most important
and intractable of these factors. and
1t is something that requires persist.
ent study. A proper temperature in
the curing-room will often produce
good cheese, even when other condl.
tions are against the work. The tenn.
perature should at first be kept be.
tween sixty-fve and seventy degrees,
and lowered then gradually to sixty
degrees. In the spring Of the year the
temperature should be kept higher, as
the cheese should be cured faster.
In the winter sometimes the tempera.
ture toward the end can even descend
as low as fifty degrees, but the cheese.
maker must be very careful at such
times. Good ventilation is essential
and also certain amount of light.
The regulation Of the light bears an
importantpart In the making of cheese.
and We do not yet know all that It
Will do for us. The moisture, of
course, must be controlled, but that is
a matter for each one to solve for
himself.-James Rldgeway. in Ameri.
can Cultlvator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
These Fowls Knew When the Roost
Was In DANGER.

People generally thinks turkey
have the least sense of all the domes-
tic fowls" said Frank Wilkinson, n
Virginia farmer, the other day, but
I've got some that seem to have more
gray matter than q great many human
beings know. One night short time
ago my wife and | and some visitors
were out driving in the evening. AS
was putting up the horses after
returning home | noticed my turkeys
were not roosting as usual in the big
buttonwood tree by the barn. Instead
they were perched on the fence posts
and in the limbs of other trees. It
struck me as mighty funny, as tur-
keys on the place had roasted in that
tree ever since | could remember.
mentioned II to my wife when ! went
in the house. and she said she had
noticed II when we drove in and
thought 1t peculiar. That night about
midnight a hard wind and rainstorm
came up and the old buttonwood blew
down. Now, how did those turkeys
know that tree was doomed? At sun
down there was no sign OF storm,
and the buttonwood was fully so years
old and apparently as stanch as ever.
tell you, I've had great respect fer
the judgment of turkeys since then. "
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
STATE OF ONO, CITY OFT oLEpo, =,
IucAg CouNTy 'S'

FRANK ]. CHENEY, make oaththat he Is the
senior partner OF the firm Of b. j. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DoL-
LARS for each and every case OF cATARRH that
cannot be cured by tho use OF HALLS
CArARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed Ia my
49,, presence, this 9th day OF December,
I SEAL. A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON,
t->-.l Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials,
free. +. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, U.
Sold by Druggists ,75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
Inventor Of Paper Collars.

Uncle Sydney Clark, Of Black River
Falls. Wis, well-known character
and an inventive genius who had made
fortunes for others. is still hale and
hearty. though in his ninety-thrd year
Mr.. Clark was the inventor of the
paper collar and also the improvement
on the same through the amalgamation
of paper and cloth. Mr.. Clark Is a
native of Rockland county. ~ Y. and
has been a resident OF Black River
Falls for many years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

can be dug in the ground for the lamp
box, bringing the brooder proper down
level with the ground, SO that the
chicks can run in aud out at Will. Put
the lamp in Mt tile front and push II
along under the middle of the brooder.
Then close the cover in front. The
lamp chamber must be ventilated In
front and at the rear by two holes at
each point.-Amerlcan Agriculturist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

the jar. Now invcgt on top Of 1t o
breakfast plate, and turn the whole
upside down on top of the brood
frames in the position shown in the
illustration. The syrup will ooze out
as fast as the bees sip 1t up, and no
faster. There is no danger of any
bees drowning in the liquid or even
getting their feet wet.-F. G. Her.
man, in the Cultivation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
Mauv school Children Are sicl,v.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, u nurse In Children's
Home, New York, break up Colds in "a hours,
Troubles, Tcething Disorders and Destroy
Worms At all druggists 26c. Sample mailed
FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

Scotland bore the name of Caledonia,
literally the hlny country of the Calls,
Of Gaels. The word Gael, or Gael, is a
corruption of Gadhcl, signfying in the
native tongue "a hidden rover" while
Scot, derived from the native Scuite,
means a Wandercr,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

Berliners are not satisfied with fifteen
cents as the minimum cab fare. They
want seren-cent and even three-cept
fares for shorter dlstanuas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
A HON emade Brootler.

This brooder has given excellent
satisfaction. The cut shows the lamp
below sheet Of iron that securely
shuts off the lamp chamber from the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

Brussels has a church clock wound by
atmospheric expansion induced by the
heat of the sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. s2trlal bottleand treatise FREQ
DR.. B.H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST., Phiia., Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

Mrs. .winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething soften the gums, reduces inhamma
tion allays pain cures wind collie. Csc. abottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago. --MRs. THOMAS Ron
aims. Maple 81, Norwicn, \. A., Feb. II, 1907
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

A million one.dolar bills, packed soiidly
like leaves in book. would make a pile
275 feet high.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

One thousand five hundred and thirteen
novels were published in England in
1901
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

The first celebration Of Christmas in
the White House occurred on Decem-
ber 20, 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

Two men and one woman living in
Worcestershire, England, state that they
are centenarans
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

At japanese banquet It is consId.
cred compliment to exchange cups
with friend.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28

II you want creamery prices do as the
creamcries do, use JUaE TINT BUTTER
COLOR.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
A HAUNTED HOUSE.

fTrue Story Told by One Who Lived /
lThere-Lock OF Woman's Hair When :
lFound Cave Substance to Strange
fTale-Days OF Slavery Recalled and /
La Dreadful Crime unfolded =