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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Don't dose ihe Stomach!
 Treat tho Skin.

These Rashes. Blotches. Pimples and Breakings out are given the general name of ECZEMA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth,

sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, "INSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, for eething. It soothes the child. softens allays all pain, cures wind colic remedy for diArrhoea- Twenty
 A8lA Sa-Had-kd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

After a man is married he begins te lose his conceit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Stop and reason for yourselves!

If the disease Is carried in the blood, why do not those sensitive organs, the Heart and Lungs, through which all the blood of the body passes, become dis eased, the same as the Skin?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

It's the black sheep of the family that often rnasauerades es spring lauba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Horrible torture
 of ........ children

Thousands of Mothers, every night, watch the fevered unrest and awful .or- ture their babes and children undergo when
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

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The courier., 1903-01-03

mands Of the church and the other a
contract just among themselves. In It
each should agree to release the other
whenever called upon to do so.
1t would not bring about more di-
vorces," says Doctor Dickinson, ION
the contrary, / think 1t would have ex-
actly the opposite tendency-each Of the
parties concerned would be keener about
holding the others affections. There
would be less carelessness, less taking Of
things for granted, and less indifference
In dress and manner among married
folk.
II couple cannot agree there Is the
contract, and they can put it away and
release it whenever the call is made for
1t.
'Too much freedom is sacrificed today
Men and women should lead their own
lives, intelligently and normally. If they
fail to get on, If one nags or bores or
bothers too much, then there is the con-
tract always available.
And, besides, people are prone to do
a lot Of moping. They ought to buck up
begin to walk with their heads up and
chests out, and they will soon see that
possibly after all the seeming great
tragedy they are living is merely phase,
an incident, of life
The courier., 1903-01-03
M'eeps DIFFERS
w QWaweEng

The much talked of and little known
republic Of Acre has given the statesmen
and politicians of South America more
concern and worry in the brief three
years Of its existe nee than any other bit
of territory on the continent.
1t has been pronounced dead times
without number. but the trouble Is 1t re-
fuses to stay dead. Brazil. Peru, and
Bolivia quarrel over 1t whenever internal
troubles are sufficiently quiet to permit
them to indulge in the luxury Of inter-
national pickering.
Germany has long regarded it with a
covetous eye, and has thus far been
prevented from closing its mailed fist
over the tempting plum by fear of the
enforcement Of the Monroe Doctrine.
The United States has been dragged
into the controversy by the necessity of
protecting the property rights of its cit
izens. 1t is therefore more than probable
that we shall hear much Of Acre in the
twelvemonth to come. particularly as the
Venezuelan imbroglio seems likely to
bring much of the unfinished business"
of South America to the front.
The Acre district is the large triangle
south of the Salimoens and west of the
MdOelTd TlVcTS AS SHOWH Ofl the maps,
it is bounded on the south by Bolivia and
on the west by Peru, separated from the
latter country by the Javary river.
The Jurua and Perus rivers, important
affiuents of the Amazon, flow through it's
heart. Its area can only be estimated,
but it probably exceeds 10000 square
miles. claimed by Brazil as part of the
state of Amazonas. 1t Is a land of great
and sluggish rivers, of interminable
swamps, Of dark, untrodden forests, Of
fever. malaria, and deadly diseases. of
hideous serpents. wild beasts, and un-
tanned savages. 1t is no wonder that it
was held of so little account that for
decades the question of ownership
no one. Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia
made claims and counter claims, but
none Of them wanted it badly enough to
attempt to settle 1t.
Then came a band of adventurers with :.
The courier., 1903-01-03

extensively In the business Of tapping
the rubber trees and collecting the crude
rubber. Then outsiders from all over
Brazil, Peru. Bolivia, Ecuador. and
Colombia began to flock I'm. The produc-
tion Of crude rubber rose from nothing In
1895 to over 100000 Kilograms In 1900.
valued at 81 per kilogram In the markets
OF Para.
Prosperity brought trouble to the new
born republic and it's self-constituted
rulers Bolivia. Peru. and Brazil each
suddenly awoke to the fact that inter-
national boundary lines in that partic-
ular neighborhood had never been de-
fined and each discovered that Its title
to the district was 'incontestable."
Troops began to move, and have been
kept moving ever since. Sometimes
Bolivia has occupied the disputed region.
sometimes Peru. and more often Brazil.
But through ii all a semblance Of an In
dependent government has been kept up
in some remote section Of Acre.
Seeing that Brazil was In fair way to
get the better Of the argument. the Bo-
livian government granted a concession
to an American syndicate during the pres
ent year. probably under the impression
that the Washington government would
maintain Bolivia's side of the three
cornered controversy In order to make
good the claims of the syndicate Among
those interested In the exploiting Of the
The courier., 1903-01-03
THE COURIER

nothing in common but poverty. bold
ness, and q desire for wealth. Among
them was an italian. named Parravicini:
the Brazilian. Gentil Norberto; Hipolite
Moreiro, Edmonds Bastus, Colonel Ale
pandrino Cir, Manuel Felicio. Of un-
known nationality. and a general rin-raf
from all countries, the United States.
Canada. and all over Europe.
These adventurers, however. were men
of experience and knew the shortest road
to wealth in South America. They had
witnessed the sudden growth of Manaos,
1000 miles up the Amazon. from an OBJ
scure and unknown cluster Of native huts
into a modern city Of $4,000 Inhabitants.
with a commerce of millions of dollars
annually. What did It? Nothing but
rubber! What gold is in California and
the Klondike; what Oil Is in Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, and Texas, that
rubber is on the Amazon and its tribu-
taries.
Actuated by the hope of finding vast
forests of untapped rubber trees in the
district of Acre, the Adventures set
forth on a journey that had never before
been attempted by white men. Making
their way up the Amazon beyond the
following the Jurua into the heart Of the
unexplored district they found their
widest hopes more than realized. Fierce
tribes. known as Chunchos and the Hua-
chaparis. beset them. but these were for
gotten in view Of the possibilities of
wealth that were revealed.
In less than a year from the time the
band set forth, dug-outs be-
gan to appear at Manaos loaded down
with rubber from some unknown region
near the frontiers Of Peru. And by and
by the news was sifted from the jargon
of the Indians that manned the boats
that the republic of Acre had been pro-
claimed. But little attention was paid
to these reports In the turbulent capitals
Of Latin America, where a president or
a dictator is born every day or two. The
value Of the territory was not yet sufii-
GENTLY apparent to attract the cupidity
Of those who play the game Of govern
ment for private advantage.
However the rulers OF Acre seem to
have displayed more policy than might
be expected from so motley
band. They gained the good will Of the
and persuaded them to engage
The courier., 1903-01-03
mofberbood

The charming young matron, whose
likeness, with that of her babe, appears
on the first page of this issue, is Mrs. c.
l.. Hoover. The child, Lois, is six
months old. Mrs. Hoover is the daughter
of Rev. r. S. Lowrie, a retired Presby-
terian minister, who lives with his
family at 1925 South Fifteenth street.
Mrs. Hoover makes her home with her
parents. Her husband is in the govern
ment service in the Philippines as an
inspector in the treasury department.
His wife and child will join him in
Manila in September of this year.
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Mrs. Crawford-What are you going TO
do today?
Mrs. Crabshaw-Td go shopping, only
find / havn't my car fare
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
From Ranks to High Position.

Col John Harrington, who has just
presented to the Emperor of Abyssinia,
to whose court he is accredited as min
lister resident. a superb and perfectly
trained Indian elephant, as a token of
friendship from King Edward. is the
only chef de mission in the diplomatic
service of Great Britain who has risen
to that office from the position OF a COM
mon soldier in the ranks. In 1888 the
colonel, who received the Order Of the
Bath some years ago. and is now about
to become Sir John as a knight COM
mander OF the order Of st. Michael and
81. George, was a private ia the Middle
sex Regiment of Infantry. A year later
he won a commission, and eighteen
months afterward was transferred TO
that picked body, the Indian staff corps
Before long he volunteered for service
as vice consul at Zeilah, pestilential
place which serves as one OF the sea-
ports to Abyssinia. the post in question
being avoided as much as possible by
the other members OF the corps by rea-
son Of its loneliness and unhealthiness.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
AMERICAN BUILDERS
STARTLE BRITISHERS
London Looks on in Amazement at Ho-
tel Construction by a Nor
folk, Va, Firm.

LONDON. July 20.-American enter
prise is once more making the Brit
ishers sit up and take notice. A firm
of contractors OF Norfolk. Va, is build
ing an addition to the Savoy Hotel, in
the busiest part of the Strand. with a
degree OF hustle hitherto unknown in
this country. and that is amazing to
London.
When the improvements were contem-
plated il was said that il would re-
quire three or four years to make them,
but last February John W. COwper,
representing the American firm. made a
contract in which he undertook TO finish
the work in one year.
He will do SO. too. The secret of it
he explained thus:
1--WE work more men. work every hour
we can. pay more money, and get more
work for il. Wages are only half here
what they are in America, but not
nearly as much works. done in a nine
hour day as in an eight-hour day over
there. It costs more, but the only thing
We profess to save is time
The Savoy operation is a big one, and
the Improvement will represent an out
lay Of 50, 500 O00
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
BONES RATTLE TALE
OF HISTORY'S PAGES
Farmer Finds Mysterious Jaw-Then,
Earth Swallows Rest Of Skeleton.

wILKESBARRE. Pa. July 20.-Sam-
uel Harkins. a truck farmer on the low
lands, near Plymouth, made find On
his land that promises TO upset the the
cries relating TO early animal life Of the
Wyoming valley.
He unearthed the tomb OF some pecu-
liar animal in a field. The bones We're
white from age and crumbled. Harkins
got several other bones. one Of which
seemed 10 be the jawbone, with large
teeth attached. The bones were more
than three feet long and curved in front.
The rest OF the skeleton was buried
by quicksand The bones were sent to
a naturalist in Philadelphia.
II is believed that these bones were
those of a mastodon. According 70
others. the bones were more like the
great lizard of prehistoric times 1t is
also advanced that they may be those OF
crocodile that was said TO have
haunted the Susquehanna some twenty
years ago.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
Hastened His Death.

Hale for more than thirty years had
been the confidential servant and prin-
cipal factotum Of the ninth lord. aud
insisted that the will probated by
his successor was a bogus document
and not the one which he knew his
master to have signed on his deathbed.
Although Hale never succeeded in
proving his accusations. yet the latter
caused the late Lord Farnham no end
OF annoyance and expense and undoubt-
edly FASTENED his death
The family name of the Lord of Farm
ham is Maxwell. and it is hardly neces-
sary TO add that, like most other inhabi-
tants of the north of Ireland. they are Of
Scottish origin. they owe their wealth
and prosperity TO the fact that they Eat
tened on ecclesiastical benefices, and
held high dignities In the Church OF Ire
land for a number Of generations, includ-
ing the bishoprics of Kilmore and of
Ardah. The founder Of the family was
Sir Amyar de Maxwell, who was great
chamberlain OF the kingdom OF Scotland
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
Improved His Opportunities.

So good was the use which Harring-
ton made of his opportunities that he
was able TO render invaluable assistance
to the special mission of Sir Rennell
Rodd. to Emperor Menelik in 1897,
striking up a great friendship with Lord
Edward Cecil, the soldier son of Lord
Salisbury, who formed part of Sir Rem
nell's staff. The result was that when
the British government resolved upon
establishing a permanent legation in
Abyssinia, where British interests are
exceedingly important, both Sir Rennell
and Lord Edward Cecil warmly recon-
mended Lieutenant Harrington for the
post. He has since received military pro-
motion, and the influence which he has
been able to acquire over the dusky po-
tentate to whom he is accredited is so
great that it has completely relegated
into the background that Of Russia and
OF France, which formerly predominated
at Ads Ababa-
1 may add that his legation in the
Abyssinian capital has always been
open to American travellers, sportsmen,
and explorers, who have found there
not only a hospitable welcome. but who
have likewise been able to obtain
through the colonel all necessary facili-
ties from the Abyssinian authorities IN
fact he has many American friends.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
DALY'S CLUB To GO
UNDER THE HAMMER
Famous Establishment at Long Branch
Billed for Sherif's Sale, August 3.

LONG BRANCH. y. J.. July 20.-PhH
Days Pennsylvania Club is advertised
to be sold at sheriff's sale on August 3.
The club was closed year ago by the
Monmouth county court.
The foreclosure is brought by W. Il.
Hallowell and Mrs. Mary Marks, widow
Of Edward Marks. who died suddenly at
the club last summer. Marks was a part
owner in the club
The club was originally built by the
late John Hoey and run by John Cham
berlin. Daily bought the place early in
the seventies. II is magnificently con-
structed building, surrounded by a taste
full and weIl-kept lawn. where the frest
results of landscape gardening are viz
ible
At first entrance the visitor finds him
self in anterooms, where the feet sink
deep into velvet carpets, where the
walls are covered with costly paintings,
and where the sea breezes blow through
banks OF flowers on the wide verandas.
The halls devoted to gambling are
notable for the sumptuousness of their
furnishings and appointments. They
we're early noted as the scene OF high
play by rich men.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
YELLOW SHOES BAR
TO FRENCH PRESIDENCY? I?
Waldeck-R Rousseau Injuries Candidacy
by Incongruous Footwear.

PARIS. July 2O.-YeIlow shoes may
prove the undoing Of WaIdeck- Rousseau
in his candidacy for the succession to
President Loubet.
The former premier. scholar and gen
tlemaD caused grief TO MS friends and
rejoicing among his enemies the other
day by appearing in the Palace OF Jus
tice clad in the long black robe OF the
law, with a pair Of glistening yellow
shoes protruding from beneath its folds.
Such a sensation was created by this
breach Of the sartorial properties that
even the brilliant eIoquence Of the ad-
vocate. directed against his eminent op-
ponent. Raymond Poincaire, was ig-
nOred.
Some Of the detractors Of Waldeck-
Rousseau go so far as to say tnat a man
who would wear such domination is
only mt to live in Chicago, and that GER
tainly he has no right 10 preside at the
Elysee Palace.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
Lord Brooke in Journalism.

Young Lord Brooke, the eldest son
and heir of the Earl and Countess Of
Warwick, seems to have inherited the
literary tastes OF his accomplished
mother, and has blossomed forth as a
newspaper scribe. publishing over his
signature a very readable article in the
London Morning Post" dated from
Belgrade. and championing the cause OF
King Peter, endeavoring to create fay-
orabIe impression in his behalf in Great
Britain.
Lord Brooke while at Eton attracted
some attention by running away from
school. selling his fur coat and jewelry
in order to buy a ticket for South Afri-
ca with the object OF taking part in the
Boer war. When his parents learned Of
his departure from England. they re-
solved to let the lad nave his way. and
when he landed at the Cape. he found
that they had obtained for him com
mission and an appointment as A D.
c. TO one OF the generals in the field.
He made an excellent record for him
self during the campaign and enjoyed
the distinction OF being far and away
the youngest commissioned officer in the
service Indeed. he is still at the pres
ent moment q minor.
AARQUISE De FONTENOY.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
OUTSIDE.

(An Id,l Of the Ball Ground.)
The crowds is all done streamin' in-the ladies
cool an bright;
dresses is 50 light.
But ] amt got the stuff = buy ticket at the
gate,
An the kids is at the knOthOles an II amt no
good 4 wait,
Cuz I'm only a bum. Jest a wuthless Of bum.
An they won't let me inside
Though I'm like Z bust wid pride
In the piayin' uv our boys when they re I hum.
! hit the gents fer silver, but they give the
sorter size me up fer layin' pipe T. tap a keg NV
Amt a-icelin' thirsty now-onIy thirstin' fer
the game;
Amt s.feeIin' hungry now-only hungerin' fer
the same
Hungry Of bum, thirsty Of bum,
But ! know the thirst'd died
II I'd only got inside
Fer love Z see cur boys when they're Z hum
! heerd that smack. that yell. that cheerin an
them gr0sns-
They're a'rohbcrin' the empire an a-dammin'
uv his bones.
He's the rottelest that ever. though / amt
seen what he done!
Oh. why amt | at knothole wild a double
barrel gun.
Only q bum jest crazy Of bum!
Bat wish. you wz outside
SOS ! cud lam yer hide
- Fer a-robbin' NV our boys when they're Z hum.
Can't hear no rootin' now-seems like they all
wuz dead;
Gran'sta an blcacheTs is ez still ez houses
gone 20 bed.
Guess the bases is all full an Trebaggers at the
bat.
An the hearts NV all them fans is a-goin' pity
pat
Only a bum jest a dirty Of bum!
But I'm hutterin' inside
Same q eggs that bein' fried,
Same ez them that's gain az our boys 4 hum.
Oh / heerd that mighty smack, Oh. them
shinin. shinin' faces,
Oh, them half a dozen h0ofs that's a-Chdsin'
rOuu' the bases.
Oh, they're r5arin' Oh, they're screcchin', Oh.
they're stampin'l Oh, they're lcapin'!
som r. Som I An I'm mighty cus L weepin'
Though I'm only bum, Jest a Wuthless OF bum.
An / got 1 stay outside
Though I'm like = bust wild pride
In the playin' Wv our boys when they're Z hum.
T. +. Watson
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
The Field of Politics
Criticism Unwarranted.

Much is said and much is printed in
regard TO the junketing trip aboard the
Dolphin OF Chairman" Foss and the
members of the Naval Committee" OF
course, everyone knows. or should know,
that the Hon. George Edmund Foss, the
person referred to as Chairman" Foss,
is chairman OF nothing so far as Con-
gress is concerned, and that there are
no members of the Naval Committee,
at least so far as the House Is concerned.
for the reason that the Fifty-eighth
House has not been organized. Because
of, this fact much criticism is passed
upon the members-elect OF Congress who
are now aboard the Dolphin inspecting
the navy yards and, naval stations along
the Atlantic seacoast.
Much of this criticism is unjust and
unwarranted. In all probability every
member-elect aboard the vessel will be
a member of the next naval committee,
and every man aboard her was a mem
ber os the naval committee in the last
Congress. 1t is conceded that Uncle
Joe" Cannon will be the next Speaker Of
the House. and in making up his list Of
COAullleeS ne viii Select ueuDSIS tSPS-
cially fitted for the work which they
will be expected to do.
1t is customary to retain upon i'm
portant committees men who have pre-
viously served upon similar committees.
and following precedent and common
sense he will doubtless reappoint every
man who was a member OF the naval
committee in the Fifty-seventh Congress
and is elected 10 the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress, to the new Naval Committee, and
it is also quite likely that Mr.. Foss will
be the chairman of that committee. This
committee annually prepares a great bill
making appropriations for the naval es-
tablishment for the maintenance, i'm
provement and repairs to navy yards,
stations and ships. and for the building
OF new ships. Ii will appropriate in the
forthcoming Congress between SIS ,000,-
600 and $50 coo. 900 OF the peoples money,
and it is right and proper that the mem
beTs OF THE committee should know
something Of what they are doing when
they are spending such a large sum, and
know something OF the needs Of the
navy.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
INDUSTRIOUS DOG
ACTS AS A SERVANT
Fox Terrier Lights Fires, Weeds Car
dens, and Does General Work.

NEW YORK. July 2O.--If everybody
had a dog like "Jip." the fox terrier be-
longing to John Gould, of Shadyside. n.
j., there would be a glut in the servant
market.
Zip" can light fires, weed gardens.
and make himself generally useful. The
other night. when Gould came home
from work he started to weed the gar
den. Jip Immediately Joined him and
helped pull up the weeds with his teeth.
When he got a fairly good pile he
carried them to a corner of the garden
Just then Gould lit his pipe and threw
away the match. 1t was still burning and
Jip picked it up with his teeth, ran to
the pile Of weeds and set fire to them.
holding the match until q it began to
scorch his jowls.
Could tells the story and he says the
dog is not for sale.
The Washington times., 1903-07-20
SENSATION PROMISED
BY MABINPS MEMOIRS
Secrets of Filipino Insurrection About
to Be Disclosed

Memoirs written by the late Apolinarie
Mahdni. '.the brains OF Aguinaidos gov
ernment." and about to be published pos
thunnousIy, promise TO disclose secrets
OF the insurrection Of great importance.
according 10 information received at tho
War Department.
a friend to whom Mabini read por-
tion Of his manuscript shortly after his
return from exile in Guam. says of them:
~The memoirs OF senor MabiId VIII.
when given to the public. prove both
literary and historical sensation My
dead friend has committed TO writing the
truth about the Filipino side OF the late
war. and he has spared nobody whom he
believed untrue to the cause and nobody
whose conduct he believed reprehensiblc.
There were men prominent among
THE mourners at his funeral whom hs
,sternly arraigned In his writings. Much
.of the work on the manuscripts was dons
at Guam. where the author had ample
time TO reflect on the great events
through which he had passed. and they
represent his mature thoughts upon the
several subjects treated.
Il am advised that the manuscripts ara
being prepared for publication, and that
there will be editions in Tagalog. Eng
lish, and Spanish. II they are produced
in the form that l saw them, they viii
change the views of both the American
and Filipino peoples upon several points.
where they now hold very irm .conviG-
tfons."