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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
Fur Dealer Fails

New York. Dec. 7.-Justice Holt today appointed Peter Alexander receiver for the affairs of Edgar Lehman, a dealer in skins and furs. The firms assets are sworn to exceed $2OO.OO0. Lehman said his financial condition was due to depre- citation in the market value of fine furs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
Philippine Public Lands.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The President to- day submitted to Congress with his ap- proval rules and regulations for the lease, sale or other disposition of the public lands. other than timber or min eral lands. in the Philippine Islands made by the government of the islands. They provide for homesteading, selling and leasing of portion of the public do- main, provide for the issuance of patents without compensation to certain native settlers; provide for the establishment of town sites and sale of lots therein. and for a hearing and decision by the Philip pine court of land registration of all applications for the completion and con- firmation of all imperfect and incom- plete Spanish concessions and grants in said islands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
Some Who Failed,

Washington, Dec. 7.-The following among other postmasters failed of confir- nation at the extra session: Arkansas. NJ. A. Picket, Fordyce; Texas, Dallas Herbert. Commerce; D. A. Robinson, Dal- las; Gertrude Taylor, Llano.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
Will Send Warahinu

Washington. Dec. 7.-The State Depart ment has been officially informed that Spain and France each will send a war ship to New Orleans for the celebration of the. Louisiana Purchase December IS to 20.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08

Washington. Dec. 1.-The appropria- tions committee of the House to-day or ganized into the following sub-commit- tees: Sundry civil-Hemenway, Gillette, Gardner. Benton. Pierce. Legislative Bingham, Littauer. Gillette, Livingston, Taylor. District of Columbia-McCleary Burkett. Gardner. Pierce, Benton Pen slons-Van Voorhis. Brownlow. Marsh, Underwood. Brundidge. Notifications Iittauer. Marsh. Smith. Taylor, Brun- didge. ehciencies-Hemenway, Van Voorhis. Burkett. Livingston, Underwood. Permanent ropriations-Brownlow Smith, Bingham, Brundidge. Taylor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
THE KAISER IS ALARMED.
His Physical Condition Cause; Him
 Apprehension.

Paris. Dec. 7.-lnformation received here through authoritative chanels from Ber- lin represent the condition of Emperor William as being less satisfactory than onlcially admitted. It is said that the Emperor himself Is seriously apprehen- siVe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08

as possible, Mir. Garvan alleges, have been in league with fire adJusters. In- stead of doing their duty, he says. he knows that in many instances they have purposely damaged goods by water for a fec paid by fire adjusters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
The Prescrintion of a specialist.

For more than ten years Femtnala was only available through the private and santorium practice of an eminent special lst Now druggists sell and guarantee 1t.
 adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08

spacor-Giys me synonym for the word Christmas
 Pepper (moodily)-Brokoh ... ...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
Canal Treaty Goes In.

~t@@AS@3 NFUOb
 Washington, Dec. 7.-The Panama Ca nal treaty was sent to the Senate today. but as there was no executive session af- ter It's receipt. it was not referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08

A man may be won by hattery; he can .ha retSJaAd only hAs nOokerX.-IIfo.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
"Dinerent Than.O

More than one of our contemporaries,
says the Westminster Gazette, stand
rebuked by the editor of Notes and
Queries for using the expression 'dif-
fcrent than" No one of course would
dream of using it as between noun
and noun of saying, for instance,
This Is a different kind than the 9th
er." The question is whether it can be
used when a verb follows. "They act
in a wholly different manner than we
do" If one may not say this, how may
it be said? Different manner from
what we do'' is clumsy and inelegant.
Every writer has at one time or an
other found himself in desperate straits
for q means of hitching different on
to verbal sentence, and the use of
''than" so obviously supplies a felt
want and is in itself so logical that we
believe it to be justified. The verb
"differ" as well as the adjective "dif-
ferent" is IL trap for the unwary. Even
the most careful writers and speakers
habitually talk about differing with"
when they mean differing from" 81
beg to differ with the honorable gentle
man opposite" is the most familiar ex-
ordium of. a speech in the Mouse of
commons, and, though examples can Of
course be quoted from the best writers,
it is solecism which offends against
logic and instinct.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
A scotch Superstition.

'In a recent visit ! paid to friends
abroad l came across q superstition
that was new to me-" said traveller
the other day. Zone day at dinner
somebody hit a glass, which began the
ringing, jingling noise that is familiar
when glassware is struck. and imme-
diately another guest covered the piece
with his hands so as to muflle the
sound Every one present said, That's
right; stop the ringing. | found out
on inquiring that when one causes this
ringing of glass piece to cease it
saves a human life from drowning.
How the notion originated | can't ex-
plain, but these people | speak of were
intelligent and not generally given to
cherishing absurd notions. 1t is said
to be a Scotch superstition, but none
of my friends could throw light on its
origin"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
Solomon Didn't Know.

a man with strong opinions of his
own as to the fitness of things is gar
dener and man of all work to minis
ter in a rural parish in Scotland. One
boisterously windy day the clergyman
dispatched a message to his servant to
sow a portion of field known to them
both as the bank" In no very amia-
Bile mood the man made his way to the
study.
'Dae we want me to sow the bank y
he inquired somewhat sternly.
'Yes, John; 1 do" replied his master.
"Rn Gamma sow in sich a day o
wind" explained John.
"Well," replied the minister. you
know Solomon says. He that consider
eth the wind will not SOW"
Il dinna care button what Solomon
says" John returned irately. Il fancy
he kens as little about farmers work
as We dae or he wadna hae said ony
such thing. Naebody but daft folk
wad think O. sowin' in sich wind. Solo
mon may say what he likes, but him
an ye both wadna max a guild plow-
man between ye."
And the "bank" was not sown that
day.-London Tit-Bits.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
Reccher,s Rennrtee.

A young newspaper man who was
the Albany correspondent of metro
politan daily, entered the station at
Forty-second street to take the train
for the state capital. He saw Henry
Ward Beecher sitting modestly retired,
awaiting a train that would take him
to his country seat, Peekskill. The
newspaper man was well known to Mr.
Beecher and so went to him to pay his
respects.
"On your way to Albany, 1 pre-
sume," said the preacher. Are the
legislative sessions interesting and ex-
citing?"
"As dull as dishwater," replied the
journalist Indeed for my letters
am compelled to draw on my imagina-
ton for my facts"
Mr. Beecher looked up, with merry
twinkle in his eye and promptly COM
pleted the quotation from Sheridan,
"and or your memory for your wit"
The newspaper man felt as If he had
been knocked down.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
THE ALFALFA PLANT.
Weak when Young, Vigorous In MA
trrf,v-NyiII Not ctnnu Wet Feet.

Weak when Young, Vigorous In Ma
turIty-WiII Not stand Wet Feet.
Growing alfalfa in Kansas is the
subject of bulletin of the state sta
ton. whose interest extends, in fact,
wherever the glow.ug Of alfalfa Is at
tempted. Its FONTS are all practical.
He.e are few specimens:
The young alfalfa plant Is one of
the weak $, plants grown on Kansas
farms. II grows slowly. is a weak
feeder ana Is easily checked or killed
by weeds and by unfayorable condi-
tions OF soil. weather or treatment.
Mature alfalfa is most vigorous
pant. 1t grows down deeply in the
san. is vigorous fced,r and lives and
yields well und-r many unfavorable
cord ions. For this reason 1t will pay
well % give he laby alfalfa plant
COOL care and favorable surroundings
for the hr-t year If its life.
Mo ure : an absolute necessity to
the glowth cf the young plant, and 1t
shcull BE- held IN the nost favorable
coudt o. for plaat growth. Land for
alfalfa should lie Ia the best CT tilth
and carry fun supply of moisture,
without being soaked. Loose soils
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
SIN 1elieve In witchcraft.

A belief in witchcraft still prevails
in parts of Lancashire, England, also
in the Isle of Man, and still more
strongly in the Hebrides. A writer in
Chambers Journal gives some inter-
esting anecdotes of the superstitions
which persist among the Hebrideans.
Belief in witchcraft is said to have a
''strong and living hold" on some Of
the people of those outer isles. An In
stance is given of case heard before
the Stornoway sheriff's court so lately
as November, 1899, in which witnesses
deposed to there being several witches
in the township, cne of whom was
charged with so bewitching cows that
the substance of their milk passed into
the milk of the witch's cow. The hus-
band of the alleged witch stated in
court that when he heard the rumors
about his wife he got three of the
constables of the township to come
and examine his cows milk to see II
it were any richer than usual, as would
be the case If the substance Of Mrs.
AS cows milk were present In 1t.
Other evidence of this remarkable
transubstantiation was given. The
sheriff ridIculed the notion Of witch
craft, but the Stornowegians stuck to
IL with absolute faith.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
He WINS n butcher.

"Now, / rather pride myself on my
ability to read character" said the
man who was given to buying detec-
tive tales, "and yet why should l? 1t
is really very simple thing; requires
nothing but close observation. For In
stance, 1t is easy to tell mans occu-
patton. His facial expression, his ac-
tions, even his dress, are stamped by
his daily work. You see that man sit
ting opposite US? Well, 1 am just as
sure as though he had told me that he
is barber"
"You are mistaken" replied his friend.
"That man is a butcher"
'Tmpossiblep exclaimed the amateur
detective. "You never saw a butcher
with slim white hands. like his"
Perhaps not" admitted the other,
"but he is butcher just the same"
"How do you know he isl"
GLOW do 1 know? Why, the scoun-
drel shaved me once Household
Guest.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
Burial Alive.

Though IT is possible that cases Of
burial of living persons may still occur,
fortunately they are more rare than In
former times. Even the doctors orders
against interment were not always
obeyed, for the Gentleman's Magazine
of 1851 relates the case OF Richard
Carson of Hay, Herefordshire. Eng
land, who was supposed to have died,
but q doctor declared that Carson still
lived and ordered that he was not to be
buried. His relatives paid no heed to
the injunction, and the body was COM
mitted to the grave next day. A per-
son passing through the churchyard
heard a noise and prevailed on the
clerk to open the grave, where the
supposed corpse was found In pro-
fuse sweat and bleeding at the nose
Unfortunately the man was beyond re-
covery and soon died.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
. story NJ Charles James Fox.

A gambling story is told of Charles
James Fox that rather reflects on his
honor. He was one of the ardent ad-
mirers of Mrs. Crewe, noted beauty
of her day, and it is related that
gentleman lost considerable sum to
this lady at play and, being obliged to
leave town suddenly, gave Mr.. Fox the
money to pay her, begging him to apol-
ogize to her for his not having paid the
debt of honor in person. Fox lost ev-
cry shilling of it before morning. Mrs.
Crewe often met the supposed debtor
afterward and, surprised that he never
noticed the circumstances, at length
delicately hinted the matter to him.
"Bless mep' said he. 81 paid the mon
ey to Mr. Fox three months ago"
"Oh, did you, sirY said Mrs. Crewe
good naturedly. "Then probably he
paid me and forgot it"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
Eiphtfur Lizards.

The ring necked lizard OF the Arlzoha
deserts is not a mere devourer of weak
lings. He is always ready to fight,
whether he is challenged by another or
cornered by a man. When brought 10
bay in some hole, he opens his jaws
and dashes bravely out, swapping at
everything which opposes him, ana so
fierce and sudden is his rush that 1t Is
impossible to face it without flinching
BY holding two of these lizards loosely
by the small of the back and allowing
their heads to clash as they struggle
to escape, one may be able TO induce
combats such as must occur every day
In the desperate lizard world.
Forgetting that they were captives,
they would seize upon each other and
vent their thwarted rage TO the utmost
in a fight which, but for timely inter
ference. would doubtless lead to the
death of one or the other. Such bull
dog pugnacity is rather unlocked for in
lizards, but student of character
could easily read I'm the set jaw ana
pouched throat of this species the signs
of fighting blood.-Country Life In
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
ArriculturaI Notes.

Long Island On. " farmers are re-
claiming their marsh lands and turn
ing them into profitable fields Of celery,
cabbage and corn.
The conditions demanded by alfalfa
are abundant moisture, a perfect seed
bed, fertile soil at seeding, good drain
ageand no weeds.
New England Homestead notes tre-
mendous increase in the output of man.
ufactured tobacco, especially cigars.
This is why tobacco sells high and
there is an increased demand for cigar
leaf.
The familiar old dictum, "Hens too
fat TO lay" is being looked at askance
by some of the modern poultrymen.
The 1902 peppermint oil crop Of the
United States is generally conceded to
be very deficient, and there Is corner
In peppermint oil.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15

twisting up her flying hair. His keen
eye saw what she had not noticed
that the treacherous shale, loosened by
her hurried steps. had started TO move
down. One jarring movement on her
part and Il Whole rock slide would
vanish over the precipice, a thousand
feet below. carrying the precious bur
den with it.
He must not startle her. He began
to whistle, starting leisurely down the
slope. His stiff lips almost refused TO
pucker to the old college refrain,
It's a way we have at old Harvard"
and his fingers shook as he felt for
his clasp knife to cut the danger rope
for lasso.
The girl, hearing the whistle, looked
up and smiled mischievously. You
see, 1 did get it, she began and
stopped. Poor Jack could not control
the color of his blanched face. Grasp
ing the camera, she started to rise, but
her footing slid with her weight-she
felt herself slowly gliding down the
cliff Now thoroughly frightened, she
turned and tried to Chamber up the
steep bed of shale.
Don't move, or I'll shoot youi" Jack
shouted in a delirium of horror, while
visions of her body dashed to pieces on
the cruel rocks flashed before his sight.
After one instant, during which she
lived centuries, she felt circling rope
settle about her waist, and of a sudden
the rocks and trees and sky all danced
drunkenly together around the boiling
crater of the sun, then fell into it and
put it out.
When she saw the light again, it was
in pair of very tender and thankful
blue eyes quite near to her face, and
she was held in a mans strong but
trembling arms.
She did not move, feeling somehow
strangely contented there. She had
never before realized what comfort
able and comforting pillow a mans
broad shoulder is. But after a mo-
ment her old pout came back.
you threatened to take my life" she
said.
"And l will, little sweetheart, if you
will only let me keep it safe and happy
alongside of mine"
Dear old jack" was all she said,
but he seemed quite satisfied.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
1s:az SS<RS ss-=.SxS-
AGARMeF eFogGD
~ EsN GARDEN
A NOTION IN BUILDING.

Z Novel Adaptation OF Wire Netting
and Plaster ON Walls.
j. L. Wing some tine ago described
in Country Gentleman an idea which
he cons .ders very useful in mechan-
ical way. One spring he coated his
house all over with plaster after n
t;.rce years tos, or cutbuildinss with
NO satisfactory results. The house
shown in the .ut is % by 80 feet. with
4 twelve foot wall The siding is the
common drop siding of matched pine.
= lis was LEFT on. but the corner boards
were taken off. Common poultry fenc-
ln,,. woven wire, with about an inch
ana half me1h, was stretched over
the house ard spaced out half an inch
flon tha wall. The wire war hung
Just as pap T. is hung, in strip down
lie wall.
Mr. Wings direc .ons for doing this
work arc in trief. rs follows:
To fasten the wire first staple one
edge. driving the staples in all but
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
The nanhtnn hnd exploded.

The horses, almost mad with fright,
dashed of Mt wild pace Men. wom-
en- and children rushed and tumbled
over each other, screaming in their
frenzy to escape death beneath the
hoofs of the horses. Ted reached the
seat and grasped the lines. The ami
mails made a swift turn and fed to-
ward the river Would he guide them
into the water? The crowd saw his ef-
fort and cheered. All this happened in
Il minute or less.
Ne: he could not control -theml On
they dashed on the edge of the stream.
but not into the saving flood. Losing
time was losing life.
Ted looked back into the float. The
occupants stood screaming, not daring
to jump The engineer was writhing
in agony, mass of flames. The pain
was driving him mad. Suddenly he
jumped to his feet, leaped into the air
and-to his death.
Nell stood with her face buried in her
hands The flames reached for her
skirts Now her hands were stretched
out toward him. "Tedw she cried and
staggered forward. Gardner caught
her in his arms. and, standing for a mo-
ment poised ON the edge of the sway
ing vehicle, lie shot forward and over
the embankment, down into the river
below. 1t was one chance in a thou
sand, but he made it.
1t was not until after midnight that
the physicians allowed her to come out
from under the influence of the sooth-
ing opiates. When she did, Ted was
there at the bedside one little hand
resting softly in his own big palm.
She opened her eyes slowly, and they
met his.
Ted, dear, you are alive?" she muir
INJURED. Il as-afraid-that'-
He raised a warning finger.
Hush, little girlr' Then, bending
over, he kissed bandaged hand.
You must not talk just now, and,
besides, dear" he went on smilingly,
Il know what all your fears were. You
have a bad habit of talking in your
sleep"
With an effort she raised his big,
brawny hand to her lips, then, turning,
hid her face in the pillows
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
An Amhihextrous Artist.

Conrad Cook, son of Z. w. Cook, H.
A. told me that he used to hold the
paper while Landseer drew one amman
with his right hand and a different
animal with his left, writes j. A. Man
son in "Sir Edwin Landseer, X. A.
This species of dexterity comes from
practice no doubt, and is akin to the
adroit manipulation of the accom-
plished pianist, but is nevertheless ex-
traordinary, and several cases are re-
corded in which Sir Edwin fairly as
founded the onlookers by such displays
of manual skill.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
ABOUT BEN DAVIS.
Professor VAN Dcmnn's "Two Facts"
Hoxx Lit Won Its Wny.

Professor Van Deman's "Tyvo Facts"
How 1t Won It's Way.
There are two undeniable facts in
connection with the Cult business.
Ore is that Ben Davis is the leading
business apple of America and the
other that it is steadily losing caste.
The truth is that it can be successfully
grown ever wider area and more
cheaply produced than any other ap-
pI. This together with it's attractive
appearance and ability to keep well,
gives il wonderful hold on the mar
kcts of this and foreign countries. 1t
has won its way to its present position
against the protests of those who know
what good apples are. The frequent
and truthful charges against its quail
ity have heretofore been of little avail.
Planters have listened only to the clink
of the dollars it has brought them.
While am writing my wife is max
ing pies of York Imperial. 1t will grow
and bear almost as well in most re-
gions as Ben Davis. There are few
other good business apples. Apple
sauce made from Jonathan, Grimes.
Winesap and its seedlings, Esopus and
some others, is not to be compared to
that made from "old Ben" In Wash
ington and Oregon about two years
ago there was general complaint Of.
an excess of Ben Davis apples. Buyers
did not want them unless there were a
lot OF Jonathan. Rome Beauty or some
other good variety to go with them
Big fruit dealers in the west have,
taken action of the same kind this fall.
In St Louis the price of Ben Davis is
not far from half lower than any other.
variety. There is Il i@neral outcry
against it by these men because the
small dealers and consumers have be-
COME diss1Isted with its poor quality.
Planters have urged to change to some
better variety, and l agree with this
idea.-H Il. Van Deman i'll American
Agriculturist.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-15
,,,nr,.. Part. of a watch.

The minuteness of the parts of
watch is shown by the following hg-
ures: 1t takes 100000 Of one certain
kind of watch screws to make pound.
The pivot of the balance wheel is only
one-two-hundredths of an inch in diam
eter. Each jewel hole into which
pivot fits is about one-five-thousanths
of an inch larger than the pivot 10
permit sufficient play. The hhest
screw for a small sized watch has a
thread of 2GO to the inch and weighs
one-one- hundred thirty y-thousandths
of pound. A pallet jewel weighs one
one-hundred- and -fifty-thousandths OF a
mound; roller jewel n little more
than one two hundred-and-hfty-s
thousandths. The largest round halr-
spring stud is four-one-hundredths Oh
an inch in diameter and about nine
one-hundreths of an inch in length.