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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-06

Mir. Kiehm and wife of Germany. who have been spending several weeks in Mobile, left today for New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-06

MT. c. A. Fuerst has returned to the city from a business visit to Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-06
Joco and Jack on Deck Again.

Miss Eleanor weems has gone to St. Louis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-06

Owing to the sudden and acute ili- ness of Mrs. Mildred Kirkland, her de- parture and that of Miss Corinita. has been delayed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-06

the guests of Mrs. Thomas Fry at her Point Clear home from Saturday to Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-06

The remains of Mrs. Lillian Estelle
 Johnson arrived here this morning from Clanton and at { o'clock this af- ternoon were inferred in Magnolia Cemetery. The funeral took place
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
a Wonderful Discoverv.

Broadland, S. D., March 90 Quite
a sensation has been created here hysSs
the publication of the story Of q. w.
Gray. who, after a special treatment
for three months was PROSTATE and
helpless and given up to die with
Bright's Disease. Bright,s Disease has
always been considered incnrable, but
evidently from the story told by Mr.
Gray, there is a remedy which will
cure it even in the most advanced
stages. Thissis what he says:
II was helpless as q little babe. My
wife and searched everything and
read everything we could find .ahs,it
Bright's Disease, hoping that / would
be able to find a remedy After many
failures my wife insisted that should
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. praise CID
for the day when decided to do 10
for this remedy met every phase Sf ny
case and in a short time was ale;
to get out Of bed and after a fsIw
weeks treatment I was q strong w4ll
man. Dodd's Kidney Pills saved NY
life"
A remedy that will cure Brighfs u
Disease will cure any lesser Kidney
Disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills are GER
tainly the most wonderful discovery
which modern medical research has
given to the world s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
Nauuhty Girls Philosophy.

Former Gov. Gage Of California mas aa
a little daughter OF whom he is Won
drously fond and Of whom ne never e
tires of talking. She IS the little lazy
who christened the transpaciflc cable
when the American end was laid with
much ceremony in San francisco
Here is one of the stories the former
1 governor tells, but always when the
subject Of it is out OF hearing
| One day he had occasion to repris
mand her for some trivial offense, and
said:
My dear, where do You think you
will 80 when you die il YOU persist IA
being nangh ty ?''
Without moments hesitation and
in the most matter-of- fact way came
the reply:
4 don't know and neither do you
nor any one else. It's enough TOR God
to know without me Offering my
head about it."-New York Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
Smuggling in olden Times.

Smuggling ,.asFvery generally prac.
ticed in England in former times. A
London tournalsEsays: "Hardly@a fam
lily upon our coastline has not SNUG
Cling record. Lord shaftesbury,
father OF the philanthropist, SIT at din
ner at Heron court With thes;last Of
the Hu6Ser FANNY, cmairman:;of Gus
toms, when. with a great shouting and
clatter, q cavalcade of smuggleas with
wagon loads Of Struggled spitHs dash
ed into view. Shaftesbury sprang to
the wi1a0W and called to .$his host.
The cnaiffman of customs sat down
resolutely with, his back to the win
dow, nor would move until the last
echo of the train had died away.
When, ten minutes later, a troop Of
mounted excisemen pulled up at his
door he was truthfully able to say
that he had seen nothing OF the Law
less ones'' 5 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
l97GI5@aIZEAszN@2N
zzEHztzazzaas 81
~ 7NS.
ITS ORIGIN AND DATE.

Earliest Christians Celebrated Easter
With Prayer and Sacrifice.
The Semitic always took his re-
ligion much harder" than the Aryan,
and the spring celebration of the lat
ter took the form of feasting, dancing
and having fun, while the former had
prayer, sacrifice and an eyer-growing
ritual to be observed. From these
earlier Semitic ancestors the Jews de-
rived their feast Of unleayened bread,
the sacrifice of the Psschal lamb and
other obseryances of that season, the
origin of the custom being forgotten
in the legend of the Passover.
The earliest Christians, being them
selves originally Jews, continued this
celebration with a new significance,
the death of Christ being to them the
sacrifice of the Paschal lamb. When
the celebration was taken up by the
non-Jewish Christians, they made it a
point to get as far away as possible
from everything Jewish, and made it
purely celebration of the Resurrec-
ton, without reference to the coinci-
dent Passover. They determined,
furthermore. that the festival should
fall on the Sunday following the ter
mination Of the Paschal feast, but it
was several centuries before the au-
thorities at Rome decided upon the
basis Of calculations for the deter
mination of the full moon, upon which
Easter depended.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
Russian Tea Refreshing.

Nothing is more refreshing after q
cold walk or drive than glass Of gem
uine Russian tea. It's effects are more
stimulating than ordinary tea, ali
the slight nourishment afforded BY
the cream used is missing in the Rus
sian tea. Make the tea in the usual
way, sleeping little longer. Fill thin
glasses two-thirds full Of cracked lee
add a squeeze of lemon and thin
slice of the same, sugar II desired,
and pour in the steaning tea The
ice should be fine enough to cool the.
tea at once to the proper temp
for drinking. New York Post.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
A Little soap Fad,

There are a great many little bed
room fads in country house entertain
ing that indicate the knowledge and
SAVIOR faire of up-to-date housekeep-
ing. One of these Is to leave the soap
that is placed in guests room III itsI
wrapper to Indicate that has never
been used. An enterprising firm of
chemists has been the frst ito recog.
nize the fashion, and is providing its
customers with small, daintily wrap,
ped cakes ofssoap for the purpose, with
Its perfume Indicated by the flower on
the violet, rose ,heliotrope, ETC.
Exchange.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
CHIN VI. .skERs HID SCARS.
Explanation for Capt. Gibbons Luxurl-
ant Hirsute Growth.

explanation for Capt. Gibbons Luxuri-
ant Hirsute Growth.
Capt. Gibbons had a habit of wear
ing cifin whiskers. / had always
thought this. was due to the fact that
they were more becoming; but learn
ed the reason to be otherwise. 1t
seems that his chin and throat were
Scared and these scars are thus ex.
planned:
On one of the ships which he com
manded there was a. mutiny of the
crew one morning on the high seas,
which he promptly started to quell.
The sailors were too many for him,
however, as he was unarmed, and they
soon had him down on the deck,
bound and gagged with long knife
across his mouth 1t was this knife
that produced the wounds whose
scars the captain carried the remains
der of his life concealed beneath the
beard. While thus bound and gagged
a lady passenger came to him and cut
ting the bonds handed him loaded
revolver. With This weapon he soon
had the crew at his feet and the ring
leaders were placed in irons. Lewis.
t9n Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
s:l~qf~ss-asta}seas-~ N~ss--~0N sos::..
s A Lenten Sacrifice s
I {
Si-vy~ass-yl, a@sessSts~- yts~5:}

There was an accusing voice in the
Peal upon peal of dennnciation rolled
out into the dim-aisled church and re-
verberated back from the vaulted cell
ing, all its Solemn impeachment seem
ing. finally to center itself in%the pew
occupied by the stately Miss Weyman
= She .,trembled under the stormy ar
raignment. She looked back over her
life with a shLdder and realized for
the first time its utter selfshness
There were no crimes of commission
upon her spotless life, but what had
she done to make the world brighter
or, better? Nothing The answer
seemed to come in mighty anger from
the big organ. rather than from her
own inner consciousness
Bred in luxury and reared in idle
ness, what had she ever accomplished
with the ten talents that the Master
had given her? Her charities? She
had given. much out Of her abundance,
but she had never given so much as
a crumb Of bread that meant sacrifice
of one moments comfort. Selfshness,
selfshness, selfishness! 1t was the
keynote of her life-and the whole
message of the big organ that morn
ing.
The sun presently shot through a
great stained glass window that cast
a food of golden light athwart Miss
Weyman's pew, and that same mo-
tho hnn -
organ ceased, and in it's place came a
strain of pleading harmony and then
a sweet, clear note of humble praise
with sorrowful undertone that car
ried with it a suggestion of the agony
OF the cross.
She glanced up and bright smile
from the choir turned her cheeks
aflame. There was her guilt of sell
fishness! She realized now that this
was the thing that had lain dormant
upon her conscience for so long. And
there must be her sacrifice! She
turned faint and almost cried out at
the thought. He belonged to heri
He. belonged to her! For five long
years they had been as good as be-
ETOClleQ anu LOT Two years she had
worn his ring, waiting, waiting until
his pride should be satisfied with the
measure Of success he had set him
self to accomplish before marriage.
And the time had almost come.
Two years. But in that time her
younger sister, Grace, had Suddenly
bloomed into womanhood! She turned
suddenly to the sister at her side.
She too, was looking up into the
choir and exchanging bright smile
with the handsome young bass. Grace
turned at her sisters movement and
met her eye with q calm, steady gaze
in which there was no concealment.
then smiled at her with the perfect
understanding Of true sisterly affec-
ten. ae s
Miss Weyman caught her, breath
with sigh Of relief. There was no
dlsloyalty there, she knew. She re-.
fected with a pang that these two
young people did not know their own
secrets as yet. They might never
know it! He would, in his simple
honor. go calmly through his pro-
gram and marry her when the time
came, and Grace would deck her hair
IS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
VALUE OF MORAL TRAINING.
Most important Point in Bringing Up
of Children,

Most important Point in Bringing Up
of Children.
In bringing up our children, we
have learned that in regard to religi-
Gus matters, the sacred needs to be
diluted with the secular. In other
words, religious instruction in the alb
stract is not naariy so efficacious in
character bulldog IS the making a
few principles of righteousness vital
part Of life. Practice is better than
precept, says Good Housekeeping. My
boy quickly learned the Bibles in
functions as to kindness and gener-t
osity,.but when he, gave ten cents OF
hard earned Money to help a poor
woman, the ace made a greater i'm
preston upon hi.. nature than all his
Sunday schooling. Most of lis par
ents need to realize that actions
speak louder than words-that good
example and right deeds by parents.
during the week have more effect
upon the child than church going
alone.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31

With orange blossoms. Why should
she Tot so through with her share
pf the program. too? She would.
She must
Again that organ, 1t rose once
more to its stern roll of denuuciation
and Miss Weyman as if she had done
l guilty thing, looked apprehensiyely
at the calm pure face OF her sister
All, but those two We're made for each
other and if it were not for the high
sense OF honor that kept their loyal
minds untainted even by the thought
that things might be other than they,
were, they would be sweethearts even
now. She reflected that herself and
the man in Il e choir were of exactly
the same age and that the time would
come when she would be no longer
young; that he must sooner or later
see what he had missed to make his
lire complete. She loved him.. but did
ne love her as a man should love the
woman he marries; as he could love
Grace If he were free to do so? She
looked up again into the choir and
sought the smile she loved so Well
She studied the smile when it came
is She had never studied it before,
and as the big organ pealed out the
opening passages of the TIE Deum,
she bowed her head in her hands for
moment, to fight back the tears
that sprang to her eyes as she silently
made her Lenten sacrifce-Los An
TjnpC
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
The Oldest MARRIAGE Proposal.

The Oldest marriage proposal Of
which there is any definite record is
i3,425 years old This remarkable an-i
icient record, which is in the Oriental
department Of the British museum. is
"a small clay tablet, measuring eight
inches by four inches, and contains
about ninety-eight lines Of very fine
cuneiform writing. It is made of Nils
mud, and bears upon the marriage
proposal of a pharaoh for the hand OF
the daughter OF the king Of Babylon.
1t is a duplicate Of a letter written
about 1880 B. G..
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
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5 Quaint Easter Customs s
81 ssN.es-~,'2r .ss.--asaf l-.e-~.ssn-.f:y

The universal Easter rejoicings in
olden times We're not. all because of
the great event which Easter com
memorates. Old records show that it
was often because the long forty
days fast was over with a return to
solid eating once more-not only to
solid eating, but for the time to much
feasting
Anciently the paschal or Easter
season extended from the Sunday be
fore until the Sunday after Easter
proper. On the Holy Thursday be-
fore, called Maunday or Shere Thurs
day, there were services commemora-
tive of Christ's washing the disciples
feet. The Pope at Rome. the arch
bishops in various countries, and the
monarchs in England even through
Elizabeths time had feet washing
services, the necessary accompani-
ment Of which was the giving of food
and money to the poor.
On Holy Saturday and Easter eve
the. services vary in the different
churches. That in the Greek church
lasts ali night There are great
crowds in the church at Jerusalem,
though large admission is charged.
who are there to witness the fire
descend from heaven into the sepul-
cher and TO light their candles by it.
The Easter feast in that church is the
mos important of the year. Lent over
the ovens are crowded with prepare
lions for banqueting. Every house
is fragrant with the odor of pies and
baked meats and everybody is in
festal array. A great many visits are
paid.
On the last day of Lent everybody
in Rome rushes to the Vatican. n
Italy the "sepulchers" in the churches
are watched night and day by people
clad in deep mourning from the dawn
Of the Holy Thursday till midday on
Saturday when the body is supposed
to rise from the grave. The resurrec.
ton is announced by the firing of can.
non, the blowing Of trumpets and the
ringing of the bells which from the
preceding Thursday have been care.
fully tied up to protect them from the
power of the devil.
The ceremonies of Easter day IT.
self are grand, long and many featured
throughout Cs.tnolic Christendom, but
anciently these were barely over be-
fore secular performances began.
For many years, and perhaps even
to-day, the. first dish brought to the
table on Easter day at Queens col.
lege. Oxford, was red herring fixed to
resemble q man, put astride corn
salad. riding away on horseback. This
is said to be a. remnant of the old
pageants vhich were exhibited in the
popular rejoicings that Lent was over,
Children in England, as at Wash.
ington. go out and roll eggs on a
lawn or in q field, some rolling them
ike bowls, some throwing them up in
the air like balls. The chief glory OF
a paste egg to boy who. wants to
win the championship in hard Hitting
is its hard shell. One who wishes to
gain a conquest with his egg chal,
lenges companion to give blow for
blow. He is victor whose egg stands
the attack, and he goes on challeng-
ing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
Only to Please Her Friends.

ZACH! Dat is putiful gong, Laty
Peacocke, and you pronounce Cher
man very well; but Wy do you blay re-
Accompaniment in B natural ?"
THE song is written in 3 NATURAL,
Herr Muller"
Zach 70! Zen Wy do you zing vi
melody in B vlat?'
Oh, really. Herr Muller! don't
pretend to be professional, you know
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
CHIEFLY Among Officers.

u On a vessel about going into action
in the Cisil'war a sailor was upon his
knees when an officer sneeringly
asked him if he was afraid. .8sss
q No" he saidsaI was praying. =
We'll, what were you pray wing for?''..,,
Praying remarked the. sailor
that the enemy's bullets may be dis.
tributed the same way the prize mon-.
,ey is Philade lphia Public Ledger.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
The State of South Dakota.

Cs
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The Traders Insurance Com
pany, corporation organized under the
laws of Illinois. has filed in this office a
SWORD statement exhibiting it's condition
and business for the year ending Decem-
her 81, 1903, conformahle to the require
m mem Of the laws of this State regulating
Whereas, The said Company has filed in
this ONCE 80 !, duly certified copy of its
charter. with certificate of organization,
In compliance with. the requirements OF
the Insurance law aforesaid;
Now therefore, !. John G. Perkins.
of South Dakota, pursuant to the provis-
ions of said laws do hereby certify that
powered, through its authorized agents,
to transact its approximate, business OF
Fire Insurance in this State according
to laws thereof. until the 31st day of De-
cember A.. d. 1904.
In testimony whereof, have hereurto
set my hand and seal at Pierre, this 10Th
day of February. A ID. 1904 u.
(Seal) JOHN C. PERKINS,
Commissioners of Insurance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
Decline Of Genius.

There is much to be said in favor
OF the theory that nature is growing
chary of geniuses, and that the race
no longer produces men of abnormal
mental stature, 1t is quite certain
that modern masterpieces in art, in
architecture, in music and In !itera-
ture are exceedingly rare, If they
exist at all. In all that pertains to
beauty beauty OF form. beauty of
color. beauty of sound, and beauty of
thought we are immeasurably behind
the period CT the Renaissance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
The Charm Worked Too WeII.<

4 story of witchcraft in East Africa
was told at a meeting of the Folklore
Society by Robert Webb. A man ap-
piled to witch doctor for powerful
charm to kill an enemy. He was given
% parcel to bury in the path down
which the victim was to walk. To
test it's efficiency the man buried 1t
Just outside the door of the witch
doctors hut. A female slave of the
magician was. the first to leave the
hut, and on passing the spot fell dead.
The witch doctor sued his client for
the valued of the dead slave, and the
case was tried before the native
courts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
The Foundation Of All Fiction.

For all readers there comes a time
when love: and plenty OF 1T, is indis.
pensaBle; and this is the one taste
that lasts. Those penny novels, BY
the aid oil which girls on the way to
work give their mind a holiday, read.
ing with panied, anxious expression,
coming back to the world with start
when tickets are demanded, have but
this one subject The Queen. s..
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
Slaves Freed at Easter.

In earlier times the Christian en-
perors at Easter gave their slaves
their freedom, gifts were given5to the
poor and work OF all kind was sus-
pended for two days. There are no
slaves now to set free, but the Two
last customs are still observed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
Pope eL s THE P q; ~. /
~ ~. .journa list Has Noble Mission

SAYS JOURNALIST Has ! Noble MIS- IL o.
Ia the World.
few days ago the pope TOOK 2 sly y
.neraphic pen from a Protest liant 1our-
nalist.s hand and pronounced Dene-
action. He returned the pen. SAYING !:
.sro one has d nobler mission than "a e
inurnalist in the world Of today. y
Mess YOUR symbol Of Office. n g.
Secessors consecrated the swords and o.
shields Of Christian warriors; choose
rather to beg blessings upon the Snrls-
tan journalist pen - eW s. q =
Sun. 53sSsg 4; s58 Il 3iss yS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-31
annual sTArEMrNr

For the year ena;... Sl 11s &
TRADERS INSURANCE CON COMPANY n
OF Chicago. Organizas - VT " - = ~
the state OF Illinois, mage unaer the laws ss, q
| Saith Ia lsotaia' ss nitance of the State OF
of said State. Atiernsusasn e of the laws
process in the State ~ .or service OF
daformation Furnished by ' So,,, paSoaa
er OF Insurance., lncornora ts i1SSin.e
airy, 1860. Commenced b Business fe nsn
CAPITAL
Capital stock actually paid
PRo fas or ASSETS Or 81 SEQ g $1,000
FANNY. 1AAf. eoM- 4
Book value OF real estate. So, oo, :,
Cash in office MISUNDERSTANDING. 23i S geS'' 81
Mortgage loans, real estate 2la aSS ' %,
Book value Of bonds and 'ooVoo
Other ledger assets 800
Agents balances .......... 17S,hSf ~
as,s' ssst' s.sis 3 7 f.ssEss
Gross assets ........ s2,7e9.s5l,ss
Assets not admitted ....... 45,9TS.SS
Total admitted assets n. s2,,75s57s.ol
LIABILITIES.
Losses yet unpaid Sc4 AGA a!
Losses resisted ......... $500 O(
Losses ia process of adjust 5f
m ,s So. 1896 II
miums on all outstanding
risks 1855, sc
age Observation-Disclosures. 3,13551
Slips, o6T. go
Dsuu'' reinsurance ........ i2.295. IL
Total liabilities 81 176 T7o 5s
Surplus over liabilities $500. l,O76' 500. a
Capital paid In cash. ....... SOC, OlO. 90
E.
Total liabilities ........ S2,75s, 57s. oil
INCOME OF THE COMPANY DURING
THE YEAR
Total premiums for the year 81. 4o4. s97. ca
Interest and rents ....... lO5 967 %
Receipts not included in
above ,,............... 44,76s Sc
Total receipts ............ S1,555, 62s. rs
EXPENDITURES OF THE COMPANY
DURING TIE YEAR
Losses Los; e s., paid pa 1nep :... $es1. LIZ s5
to stockholders ........... $4,000 90
Commissions and brokerage 314224 %
Salaries paid 20 officers and
~, em 1I ;......... 94,4e2.15
, penses ................... 1,49O. IS
RG1tS ......,.,, 12S 10
Taxes and fees to insurance
departments .......,., a5y161 40
Printing. advertising, etc. 1o235 90
Other expenditures ...... 664S9. IA
Total expenditures ...... s1,272,e4s. %
Risks outstanding at the
date OF preceding state :
Risks written since proceed. s''-'''''o
ing statement ......... 100 g6S. 6o1 20
, Total risks ,,............. $500, sos, $40. 90
and expired
during the Near.$134 T77636
RISKS renSured
during the year 16, 1853 361