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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29
Local and Fers0nnl.

| Local and Personal.
Robert Smith, a prominent citizen
| OF South Dallas. was in the city to-
| day
Stafford seidell, of Atlanta was a Wis
| itor to this city To-Day Mr.. Seidell is
| a POPULAR travelling man and has a
warm welcome whenever he visits Sell
| ma.
Rev. A. A. Little d. d., pastor of the
Broad street Presbyterian Church,
| will leave Monday for Blowing Rock.
N. c., where his family is spending
the summer.
| Col. ]. w. Moore mas returned home
| after an extended visit to Georgia.
| Col. Moore is much improved in health.
| Captain Conrad II. LAMA of the Uni
ted States Army Recruiting Office in
Selma is in Aalatna.
e. F. Ruth, the efficient clerk of the
| Hotel Albert, has returned to Selma af-
| ter a vacation of several weeks spent
at his former home in Tennessee.
| While absent from Selma Mr.. Ruth was
| i'll with fever for some time but his
friends here learn with pleasure that
he is now quite recovered.
-
! Mrs Peter Pelham who was the
| guest of her sister. Mrs. Boggs, will
return to her home in Albany. Ga. to-
| morrow.
Walter Ryan of Perry County wa'
in the city today.
The friends of Hon. S. NJ. Kirkpat
rick who has been i'll for several weeks
learn with pleasure that he continues
to convalescc He was able to leave
his bed "A short time today.
julius Leopold will leave on Sunda,
| afternoon for New York. Mr.. LtepolC
will be in New York for two weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29

Robert smith, a prominent citizen
OF South Dallas. was in the city to-
day
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29

Captain Conrad II. LAMA of the Uni
ted States Army Recruiting once II
Selma Is in Aalatna.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29

Col j. w. Moore mas returned home
after an extended visit to Georgia.
Col. Moore is much improved in health.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29

Stafford Seidell, of Atlanta was Wis
itor to this city To-Day Mr. Seidell Is
a Popular travelling man and has
warm welcome whenever he visits Sell
u,n
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
NEW SEA WALL AT GALVESTON.

the riprap of the front measuring 27
feet. Four thousand feet of the work
are already completed. Before July,
it is estimated, the whole job will be
finished. The wall Is built of crushed
granite, sand and cement, resting on
a foundation of piles driven to a depth
of forty feet. The cost, for which pro-
vision was made by a bond issue, will
be $1,5OO,OOO.
TO complete the work of protection
it was also necessary to raise the
grade Of the city, and a contract has
been let with a Holland firm to per-
form the task for 100000. The time
allowed is three years, but the contrac-
tors think they can finish it in two.
1t involves the cutting of a canal
through the city $50 feet wide and 20
feet deep.
Galveston expects not only to out
live the effects of her disaster, but to
become even a greater city than ever.
Her present Importance as a shipping
point is exemplified by the fact that
her cotton receipts for the season ag-
gregate about 100000 bales, or $50,
600 more than were handled In New
Orleans for the same time. Since Sep
tember the grain receipts make a total
of 100000 bushels. There is also
a heavy export trade with South AT
ria
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
MIKASA.

to the automatic release, but it has a
different method of extinguishing a
fire than that used by the water sprin-
kler. The extinguishing agent is con-
tanned in fragile globe, which is sus-
pended near the place where fire is
liable to occur. AS soon as the beat
causes its release and the globe falls
to the floor a sliding hammer in the
interior explodes the sphere and scat
ters' the fire-extinguishing powder
broadcast, at the same time making
noise enough to alarm anyone within
the building. The extinguisher can be
suspended at any point, without con-
Eection with any other apparatus.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
ON THE PARIS 'CHANGE.

A Place Among the Seventy Costs
Abont Three Million Francs.
1t may be said that a seat among
the Seventy they call it a charge)
costs about three million francs $780,
O0O or sometimes two million and
half, and a charge earns from 8 to Is
per cent (net a year, so that the an
nual profits are from $500 to 10000,
or more in exceptional years. But
these are usually divided among sew
eral associates, for it rarely happens
that an agent is the sole owner of his
seat. More often he has paid for only
three or four silent partners who own
the rest and who may again have SUBJ
partners, SO that you will hear Of a
person owning an eighth or a sixteenth
of seat, or even a ..irty-second,
these being simple investments that
carry no rights or~privileges on the
Bourse.
As to procuring a charge, the thing
has none of the Stock Exchange SIM
plicity, where the main requirement
for getting a seat is to be able to pay
for it. Here a candidate must be a
Frenchman and at least 25 years old.
He must have served four years in Ger
tain forms of business. He must be
personally acceptable to the agent
from whom he would purchase the
seat, and often to his family, includ-
ing the ladies. He must be passed
upon by the Seventy with formal vot-
ing, as If he were joining some select
club, which he is. There must be no
stain ON his business record, and no
slur on his personal character. A can
didate was rejected recently for bad
habits, and another for no fault of his
own, but because his brother had been
concerned in questionable transactions.
With all this favorably settled, there
is still needed the approval of the
Minister Of Finances and the sanction
Of the President. This makes it clear
enough why many Of the ablest deal
ers on the Bourse have not been men,
bers Of the parquet, but of the cou-
lisse. They could not get into the par
quet.-Century.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Aid the SarsapariIIa by keeping the
bowels regular with Ayers Pills.
An Obituary Mixed.

Edward L. Adams, representing the
United States as Consul General at
Stockholm, Sweden, was for several
years editor of the Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle. While occupying that
position he wrote an obituary notice of
neighbor's child, whose trousers had
caught fire during a Fourth of July Gel
ebration, burning the little fellow so
badly that he died in consequence. Mr..
Adams ended his article with the state
ment that the sympathies of friends
would go out to the bereaved parents.
His shock next day may possibly be
imagined when the types made him say
that "the sympathies of a large circle
of friends will go out to the burned
pants"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Obliging Tradesmen.

Maurice Barrymore sometimes used
to perpetrate harmless practical jokes
Of the Theodore Hook type" said Will
ton Lackaye. lone afternoon Barry,
while walking down Sixth avenue with
a friend, halted abruptly, and disap-
peared into a ready-made clothing
store. The friend followed and found
him addressing the storekeeper:
"'Will you please take that suit of
clothes out Of the Window he asked.
1.-THE clothier. thinking he was to
have a sale, quickly complied.
"'Thank you,' said Barrymore, turn
ing on his heel.
"'But don't you want to look at it "
blurted the merchant.
"'No. no. replied Barry No, no.
I merely read your polite sign, ANY
suit taken out of this window by re-
quest" Much obliged New York
Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
LAWYERS AT CHEAP RATES.

Thirty-nine Cents IL the Cost of Max.
ing One in the Old Dominion.
A local business man who was once
the representative Of one of the big
mercantile agencies tells a story of
how he became member of the bar
in the State of Virginia a number of
years ago. He had occasion to 20 to
one of the inland counties of the State
to make an examination of the county
records in order to ascertain the stand
ing in the county of number of coun-
try merchants. Upon reaching the
railroad station he found it necessary
to drive distance of ten miles or more
over road which was a mere apologH
for highway. Reaching the county
seat, he went to the clerks Office in the
courthouse and proceeded to look ovei
the records as he had done in many
other places without any objection be-
ing offered. While he was still on his
first book he was asked by one of the
clerks If he was a member of the bar.
Not in Virginia." he answered in a
tone indicating that he was a member
Of the bar elsewhere.
.'T'm. sorry" said the young man.
"but in this county it is against the
rules for anybody other than a lawyer
to handle the books"
1t was explained to the clerk that the
legal talent in the firms employ could
not be found, and as the lawyer lived
more than two miles away he would
not have time to get him unless he
missed the next train.
''There will be no trouble in arrang-
ing the matter" the clerk Informed the
Washingtonian.
Entering private room, the oath
subscribed to by attorneys was ad-
ministered and certificate showing
the stranger was full-fedged lawyer
was handed over to him.
"What shall I do now?" the clerk
was asked.
PAY the fee," he answered.
'What is the amount?"
, 'Thirty-nine cents" was the clerks
prompt response.
The money was paid and the man
from Washington returned home and
told how he became lawyer for the
small sum Of 80 cents-Washingto
Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
GREAT SEA WALL OF GALVESTON.

Ever since the city of Galveston,
Texas, was nearly destroyed by q
tidal wave, the officials there have
been perfecting their safeguards
against such calamities in the future.
The principal one of these is a gigan-
tic sea wall, thicker and f1rmer than
any structure Of the sort ever con-
structed.
Not only is the wall considered i'm
pregnable. even in the face of the
seas onslaughts, but it is also orna-
mental. AS far as her waterfront is
concerned, the city is to look like a
vast fortress. The wall is to be 31a
miles long 16 feet high, with base
16 feet thick and top feet across,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
n all the large


cities, and insurance companies would
90 out Of business for lack of patron
age. But many fires begin when no
one is near and are not discovered
until the headway is too great for one
man to fight. Consequently, it is Gus
tomary to equip buildings liable to
fires with automatic sprinklers, provid-
ing an arrangement which will empty
the contents of a large tank Of water
through series of pipes to drench
the vicinity of the blaze. The water
is turned on by the fusing Of soft
metal plug under the action Of the
heat from the blaze, or by means Of
q thermostat, which works automatic
ally when the temperature rises to a
predetermined degree, regardless Of
proximity to the blaze itself.
The Invention shown in the drawing
is operated by the proximity Of heat
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
For His announcement.

Notwithstanding the disparity in
numbers, Charles XIII, Of Sweden
marched bravely with his 5000 men
against Peter the Great and his $4,000
Russians.
what is your object, your majes-
ty," demonstrated one of his trusted
generals, ''in taking such frightful
risk?''
81 want to show the Mikado OF
JAPAN" replied the king, "that Gear
isn't the whole cheese"
Shortly afterward the demonstration
was complete-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
CHAPTER XIII.

Captain Peterson, merchant service. re-
ceived the ultimatum of Miss Sarah East
bell with his customary sang froid. He
was a man whom it took great deal to
disturb, or who concealed his annoyance
by an enviable semblance of imperturba-
bility.
after that, need not trespass further
on your time," he said. 'I will communi-
cate with Thomas at once"
He unlocked the door and went to the
landing place beyond, closing and locking
the door behind him. Finally he went
down the rickety stairs, which We're
crumbling to pieces with the house. halt
ed at the bottom Of the next flight, and
listened at the right-hand door, as though
there were another prisoner close at
hand. The door was not locked, and he
opened it softly, and put his head into
the room beyond, withdrawing it in ST.
lence, as if contented with what had met
his gaze; and proceeding down another
flight of stairs, to a room on the ground
floor, where three tall men, in shirt
sleeves, were covering before a fire.. il
these men were Petersons, Captain Ed
ward had taken the good looks of the
family to himself.
you've done your parts well, boys" he
said in a quick, sharp voice, ''but there
may be more to do"
"How's that" inquired scoundrel num-
Der one; we've done enough now to get
ourselves Jagged for ten years."
Its not easy" said Peterson, "but
1t must be gone on with at any risk.
Failure means Worcester Jail, success
means ten thousand pounds between us
ALL"
He had mentioned fifteen thousand
pounds upstairs, but he and Thomas
Eastbell were keeping an extra five thou
sand to themselves. Edward Peterson
did not tell his brothers everything when
money was in question.
What more is to be done?' asked the
first scoundrel, who was the worst-tem-
pered and most disputatious member Of
the gang.
you viii know when it's necessary" :"
young lady is refractory"
"Will the girl sign the check before the
day is out7 that's the question" asked
number one, 'for we can't 60 on like
this
"I have said that it's her money or her
life, and mean it! She will be back to-
night at Sedge Hill or she will never re-
turn again. Mark that. Do you think
any woman would prefer to be found in
the Severn, to paying away money that
she can afford to part with?'
1--WE don't want to hear anything about
the Severn" said the first scoundrel; you
know what's safe better than we do. but
We'll have no hand in it. Dennis and
and Mike have talked it over, and won't
go further than we've done already
there"
You fools, have asked your shout
ed Peterson, springing to his seet;
you've done the work I've set you to
do. and will pay you for it and be rid
of you. The moneys safe. and I'll keep
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Eyes That Act Independently.

Many animals possess more than
two eyes which do not act together. A
leech, for example, has ten eyes on
the top of it's head, which do not work
in concert, and kind of marine worm
has two eyes on the head and a row
down each side of the body. Some liz
ards have an extra eye on the top of
the head which does not act with the
other two. A bee or wasp has two
large compound eyes which possibly
help each other and are used for near
vision, and also three little simple eyes
on the top of the head which are en-
ployed for seeing things long way
off.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
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was invited, and where only button max
ing was the order of the day.
No one confounded the name of Jack
son with Peterson-and it was possibly
good policy in the Captain adopting his
own name when he went with Thomas
Eastbell to Sedge Hill. 1t kept matters
clear and distinct, though he had not bar
gained for Sarah Eastbel's good MEM
ory, or imagined that he was known to
her by sight.
It was he who unlocked the door of
Sarah's extempore cell at seven in the
morning, and stood before her, the avow-
ed agent of her captivity.
81 have come to apologize for my
friends rough treatment of last night, :"
he said, reclining languidly against the
wall, and crossing his gloved hands, one
with very glossy hat in it, "and to ex-
press a hope that you have suffered no
inconvenience from your temporary with
drawal from a home which you are ac-
customed to adorn. I, for one," he add
ed with a low bow, SHOULD regret very
much to hear one word of complaint"
"This is your work them" said Sarah
bitterly; "it is as I suspected. Tell me
what my brother wantsY'
81 would say fair redress for the
injury which you have done him. Your
grandmother is rich, and will leave you
all her money. And your only brother,
a man of many admirable qualities
will be left to drag on his life in indi-
gence, and to die in utter abjectness of
spirit, without you assist him as fairly
and literally as a fond sister should do.
Thomas, who is in difficulties, wants 6f-
teen thousand. pounds!'
Sarah drew a sudden and deep breath,
but did not reply. The thin face of the
woman STOPPING over the fire peered
round at her, horrible in it's eagerness
and greed.
Fifteen thousand pounds only from
that immense fortune which must come
to you when old Mrs. Eastbell dies, the
simple conditions being that tho sum
must be paid at once, as your brother is
very poor, and there is balance of six
teen thousand three hundred and twenty
eight pounds lodged at your bankers. in
your name, for the convenience of cur
rent account"
"How do you know what money is
lodged in my name at the bank?'
Thomas tells me-that is all. He
sent me here with your check book-he
found that in your desk, too, he tells rue.
You have only to draw draft for the
dulOuuI, anu you are lice, MISS udSIUeli.
I promised a friend of yours that you
should be at Sedge Hill this evening.
Miss Holland will tell you everything to-
night" he said as he drew the check
book from his pocket and pitched it care
lessly upon the deal table that was there.
81 have left everything for that young
lady to explain. 1t is a story apart from
yours, -and suits not my style of narra-
tive"
"This money is held in trust for an
other" she said; cit belongs neither to
me nor to my grandmother"
"Tf to Mr.. Culwick, we-I should say.
your brother Thomas objects to the title. "
"Let him!" cried Sarah with sudden
outburst of anger.
cam to understand then"
"That 1 will not sign one of those
checks. Yes, understand that for your
friend. You may kill me-" she cried,
'but you shall not touch a penny of Reu-
ben Culwick's money"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Out of a Job.

An old Scotch lady was much dis
tressed, says M. A. P, on reading that
gas was being introduced to take the
place Of whale-ofl.
30 dear! o dear!" she exclaimed.
"Whatever's to become Of the puir
whales nowY
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Success.

Some people think success means
simply to get rich. Others think it
merely to keep out of Jail. One
of these definitions is about as near
correct as the other, says a philoso-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

tunity to burn for
a short time it is
a task requiring a
company Of fire
men and a deluge
of water. Were
it possible to find
a blaze at its be-
g / n n 1 n 6 there
would be no need
to maintain paid
fire departments
IN all fho largo
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

Indians and negroes, as a rule, arc
possessed Of keener hearing than white
people.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

1t takes two to make quarrel until
you have one of your own, and then it
is always the other one who makes it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

The population of Japan is twelve
times as dense as that of the United
States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

Kaiser Wilhelm takes great interest
in the work of the Y. NJ. @. A. in
Europa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

Sometimes we may learn more from
a mans errors than from his virtues
Longfellow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

If q woman loves a horse she Is apt
to love her husband-or anything else
she can drive.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
FIRE ExTINGUiSHER.

It Contains a Powerful Fire-Fighting
Powder.
It is not at all difficult to extinguish
fire if it can be detected in its in
cipiency. but if it has had an oppor-
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12
Last Excursion TO Worlds Fair.

The demand for sleeping Car space
in the Denver Il Rio Grande's popu.
lar through tourist excursions to
the st. Louis Fair having been so
great three such excursions will be
run on the next and last selling dates
October 3, 4 and 5. On each Of
these days special tourist excursions
will be run from Portland without
change of cars over the "Scenio Line
of the World" October 3 there
will also be run special Pullman
excursion. These cars will make
stops EN- route at Salt Lake City aud
Denver. affording excursionists an
opportunity of viewing the various
points of interest about those cities.
The daylight ride through the heart
of the Rockies-God's art gallery of
nature-is the grandest across the
American continent. Write w. &.
Mcbride, l24 Third street, Portland,
Oregon. at once for particulars and
sleeping car reservations. These being
the last days upon which tickets will
be sold at reduced rates, travel will
he particularly heavy.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12
BEAR STORY BY
JACK STONthOCKfR

Jack Stonehocker Is down from
Rock Creek, loaded with wierd
bear story. In which a baldfaced
bru,n, flank Mounts and George
Turner are the principal actors.
Just how true the tale Is, depends,
of course, upon how the reading pub
lie regards the veracitty of Stone
hooker.
Jack alleges, with much detail,
that the bear In the case appeared on
the center of the stage while Hank
and Geogre were In the dressing
rooms. All the grub in camp. in
cluding bacon, cold boiled beans.
pickle olives, canned pumpkin. pre-
served tomales and spiced grapes.
which con ,titutes the regular bill Of
fare In the Mounts Il Turner camp,
was carried off by the bear.
From u position up q tree, Mounts
aud Turner beheld the devastation
Of their larder. All this happened
about fifteen minutes past six, 1000
feet above the sea, on Little Cracker.
Futher, depUent Stonehocker
saith not
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12

George W. Bell, father OF Seymour
RI. Bell, Of Sumpter, for seven years
American consul ut Sydney.
Australia, and student OF econo-
mics, has just written book on New
Zealand, in which he has reviewed
that unique and wonderful govern
ment In the form Of a romance, In
order to "wrest from the reader the
memories Of the daily struggle with
hard facts" as he says. The book
IL called "Mr Oseba's Last Dis
covery, and Is simply a scientific
review of the principles of govern
msnt found In New Zealand. As
Mr.. Bell is n staunch aud loyal
American, n profound thinker aud
trusted agent of the United States
government. his thoughts will be
followed with more than passing
interest.