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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

fully set aside by the .dato.s forefathers Investigation which followed disclosed boards chamber, the key to which was held by Filipino Lord High Executioner. who lived there. The island is only. q Hmeerean Ha ocsrs m foand pe os heads tied together by the hair in artis- tic punches of two and thVee,
 gao. which is one of the southernmost of miles from British North Borneo. Under mxsd rns brsed of moaos treash erous Malays and others with a dash of piratical blood of Borneo,
 The American soldiers had considerable trouble with these people at the begin ming of the war. The pirates stole every thing that happened to be lying loose, back merely as a matter of piratic prin.. clple, and when things grew bit dull they turned to and smoked up' their own island.
 The only time of real peace in the place was when the pirates launched their war canoes and put to sea armed to the teeth. They usually returned week later with considerable quantities of loot and pro ceeded forthwith to get gloriously drunk and raise more trouble.
 The Luneta, in Manila. under the Span ish regime might well have laid claim to being one of the queerest corners Of the BlODe. IL was the custom or tHc oiu Ips- ernment to execute Filipno malefactors here. and such events were characterized by much ice cream and many brass bands
 The announcement would be made that five or six natives were to be executed TOT various offences. The island aristocracy would drive from all quarters to witness the sport
 The band would strike up. At the end of the overture whisper would dart through the lines of carriages. There would be dead silence Then a mysteri- ous melancholy "chump' would announce that one Filipino malefactor had parted company with his head.
 Once more the bray of the brass oanc Ice cream and other refreshments would be handed around. The latest scandal in official life would be discussed, Then a pause-tense excitement for moment and another Filipino would go in search of his head. The bull fight is certainly tame compared with the sport of chopping off heads.
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exhausting all the machinery of the modern detective agency he was finally forced to admit his defeat and reported to his joint clients that their daugh- ter had escaped from the convent and was lost in the great city. Post haste came Gilbert Lansing from abroad and his wife from the South. Forgetting their differences, they joined hands to find the missing girl.
 One evening Tom Wilson burst into his. modest fiat, blazing with excite- ment. ....
 Look at this" he exclaimed. point ing to his newspaper. What does it mean?"
 Sure enough there was an advertise ment for Marian Lansing signed by her fathers name. Then for the first time she told Tom the story of her life, and together they went to the great hotel mentioned in the advertise ment.
 There they found Gilbert Lansing, Marian refused to speak until her mother was also present, whereupon the mother was sent for. Then she told the story of the letter and her quest, ending with a tear-emphasized appeal for her parents to forget and forgive --an appeal so eloquent that before it was fairly ended Mrs. Lansing was in her husbands arms.
 And who is this young man?" ask ed the latter.
 That! Oh, that is Tom." replied Ma rian.
 ''Tom7" repeated Mir. Lansing, knit ting his brows, Tom who?'
 Tom Wilson, my husband. : of course" replied Marian, flushing. There isn't any other Tom. you geese"
 Some months later Tom Wilson gag ed refectively out of the window of his luxurious office in a great sky scraper and pinched his leg viciously.
 Ouch! Yes. I am awake" said he, but I'll be jiggered, if it don't beat the Arabian Nights. Here I am, a poor devil of a bookkeeper at $50 per month. I get stuck on a dear little copyist and marry her, wondering all the time how I am going to support her. I buy paper for q penny, and, presto change, my wife finds q long lost father and I-well I am managing a million dollar estate for the old man and incidentally. looking after my wife's personal fortune of a couple of hundred thousands. And some people say marriage is a failure
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

ton for the nerve centers. Properly di- gested food furnishes these reservoirs of life with vitality which leads to strong, steady nerves, and thus nourishes life.
 Peruna is in great favor among wo- men, especially those who have voca- tions that are trying to the nervous sys- tenn. Peruna furnishes the lasting in- vigoration for the nerves that such peo- pie so much need. Thousands of testi- monials from women in all parts of the United States are being received every year. Such unsolicited evidence surely proves that Peruna is without an equal as nerve tonic and a vital in- vigorator.
 Buy q bottle of Peruna today. If you do not receive aH fhe bene- fits from Peruna that you ex. pecfed, write to Dr. Hartman, Co., Iumbus, Ohio.
 mot produce the original 0Ve testimonial which well neneSS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
A MAIDEN'S JOUST
 WITH THE WORLD
BY HOMER STOUT.


 lcopyright. 1904. by Daily Story Pub.
 If she had dreamed the world was so hard and pitiless she never would have ventured from the shelter of the convent on her Quixotic mission. And had she dreamed how hopeless her mis- sion was she would not have under taken 1t. But then she was only IT and had grown up within the quiet ters, ever watchful that no taint of worldliness penetrated the little do7 minion within their keeping.
 Accident had thrown Into her hands information regarding the circum- stances of her advent to the convent and the relationship between her par ents which had led to her separation from them.
 It was only a letter intended for oth- CT eyes which had accidentally fallen into her hands. It explained what had puzzled her sorely for many years why neither of her parents had ever been to see her or had sent for her to come to them. It told of a blaze of jealous anger on the part of her moth- CT, aroused by some incidents in the husbands office, and a naughty refusal to explain on his part It informed her of the separation with agreement on DOEn SlQeS that .nelLner was 10 see the daughter and to keep from her the knowledge of their separation.
 She remembered as a childish dream her beautiful mamma and her tall and distinguished papa, and the happy home of her babyhood. Oh, how many weary hours she had sobbed away in homesickness and heartsickness after she had come to the convent and heard no word from the fond parents who had bade her so fearful farewell.
 The fugitive letter explained, too, the circumstances which had aroused the mothers suspicion-a pure matter of business with a client. the nature of which the husband could not in hon. or divulge at the time.
 At the memory of the affection her parents always had borne each other she burst into tears that so unreal a thing should have separated them and broken up a family. She pondered a long time. Suddenly a mighty resolu- tion took form in her mind.
 T will seek them out and reunite them" she exclaimed. crushing the let ter in her hand.
 Then she had hastily made up package of a few things necessary for a short journey, gotten all the money she dared ask for on the pretense of desiring to make gift to some char
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
SOME QUEER CORNERS
 IN THE PHILIPPINES.

It is probable that the Philippine Islands are more quaintly enriched with queer corners than any other of this countrys foreign possessions. Among the inter esting spots that have up to now escaped the hunter after curious things might be mentioned the little island of Santa Maria
 Up to a short time ago here lived an old datto, who had numerous pretty wives; in fact so old and ugly was the datto and So pretty the wivee that the lat- ter indulged In affairs of the heart when the former was not around. Two of the wives in particular were often to be seen driving around the streets, followed at a respectable distance by their love sick Romeos.
 One night there was a row in the datto's harem and the two wives mysteriously disappeared. This came to the ears of the officer commanding the American troops and the datto was asked to explain where the wives were.
 'They dead he grunted laconically.
 What caused them to die at the same time"
 ,'Head chopee off" was the terse reply,
 1t was further explained that the sna;i Island called Santa Maria had been care
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

In the meantime. Hiram Stapleton had narrowly escaped apoplexy. After
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purpose. and quietly slipped

itable purpose. and quietly slipped away.
 Her plans were very vague. She never had been out into the world and all her knowledge of 1t had been ob- tained from the very conservative books she had been allowed to read But she was brave of heart and her mission looked simple. rn
 The letter had mentioned the name Of certain lawyer, Hiram Stapleton, in the great city nearby in whose hands funds had been left for her care. She would go straight to him and, of course. he would know where her fa- ther and mother were. He would di- rect her. The rest would be easy, she was sure.
 The ride to the city in the rushing cars had been a great delight to her. She was bewildered and somewhat frightened at the noise and rush and crowds in the city, but clung bravely to the address of Hiram Stapleton. The elevator had startled her and the great office with its clicking typewriters and luxurious somber furnishings, and mysterious private offices and rows of massive books and clerks, and teIe- phones filled her with awe, but she clung to her plan tenaciously.~
 When the boy brought Hiram Sta- pleton card upon which was written "Miria Lansing" he looked puzzled then alarmed.
 Send her in." he directed.
 So Marian Lansing was ushered into the private office and told the stern- faced old lawyer of her plans and pur- poses.
 My dear girl" he exclaimed in alarm, when she had finished. Tt is impossible, worse than quixotic. You must not think of such a thing. The sisters were very careless to allow you to leave. l shall look into It. A young girl like you to be travelling about the country alone-especially in the city, 1t Is scandalous. Let me see, how old are your"
 Seventeen" she replied with spirit Quite old enough to see my mother and father and explain things to them Where are they? Oh, tell me where they are?''
 Tt is impossible" replied the lawyer again. "The agreement was plain that neither should see you until you were 21. l am charged with your care too. This is very unhappy affair" You must return to the convent at once. I will go with you mysel fand take this matter up with the mother superior. Let me see, There is a train at 4:3O. We have just time to catch it. You must not do such an indiscreet thing again"
 With her heart full of grief and an- ger, she accompanied him down the elevator and into the carriage he sum moned. On the way to the depot she
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

A feature of Egypt's anthropological exhibit at the Worlds Fair is a DOT ton of a tomb erected 4000 years ago at Sakkara. Egypt. The tomb was taken apart and shipped to the Worlds Fair where 1t was again erected. The painted chamber Is IS feet square, the sides being built up of slabs of soft limestone On the inner surface of each, carved in low relief, are figures of men and animals. The identical col or put on 4000 years ago still remains. The name of the Egyptian for whom the tomb was built was Kakapu, as is shown by the hieroglyphics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
MISS JULIA MARLowe.

In a recent letter to The Peruna Medi- cine Co., Miss Julia Marlowe of New York City, has the following to say of Perunas
 s1 am glad fO write my endorse n1enf Of the great remedy, Peruna, as q nerve ionic. ' do so most heartily. ".--Jniia Mariowe.
 Nervousness is very common among women. This condition is due to anemic nerve centers. The nerve centers are the reservoirs of nervous vitality. These centers become bloodless for want of proper nutrition. This is especially true in the spring season. Every spring a host of invalids are produced as the di- rect result of weak nerves.
 This could be easily obviated by the nse of Peruna. Peruna strikes at the root of the difficulty by correcting the digestions Digestion furnishes nntri-
 S70, 900 forfeit if we ca Ieffer and signature Of ab demonstrates its full Qenui
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
 OF MONTGOMERY'S TREASURY

Tn message to the Montgomery City Council last night Mayor Carr transmit- ted the semi-annuai report of City Treas urer R. S. Williams. showing the re- cejpts and disbursements of the city gov- errment for six months and the condition of the Treasury on April 1st.
 The statement is is follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-20
Goose Egg Island Doomed.

Goose Egg Island, the little sand bar IN
the river opposite Alexandria, will, it Is
stated soon be a thing of the past, as one
of the big sand-digging machines from this
city is about to attack 1t. in order to OBJ
tain the sand and gravel Of which 1t is COM
posed for building purposes here. Goose
Egg, with the exception of Craney Island,
near Glymont, is the only island in the
Potomac from Washington to the big is
lands at its month, and was landmark
long before the first white settlers came to
the site Of Alexandra and set up their sta
tons for trade with the Indians
Although quite small, being only about a
hundred feet long and about fifty wide,
many generations of young Alexandrians
have visited it and played about it's sandy
surface. and to them 1t seems dissertation
to destroy the little island for such ma
terialistic purposes.
1t is stated that much Of the good build
ing sand In the river in this vicinity has
been dug up by the machines, and that in
order to obtain building sand the dredges
have been forced to go down the river. Re-
Gently, however, the attention of a local
sand concern was called to Goose Egg Is
land, and 1t was found 1t Ia stated to be
composed of fine quality of building sand
Its destruction was then decreed and the
execution of the sentence is to begin at
once.
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oLD-TIME MONITORS.
Three of Them Sold for the Metal They
Are Made OF.

The old United States monitors Mon
tai1k. Jason and Nahant, having outllved
their usefulness sea fighters, are TO
return to peaceful pursuits, and their iron
sides will shortly be turned into railway
hardware of various kinds. At a con-
demnation sale of the old vessels held
several weeks ago at Philadelphia
Richmond, Va, iron manufacturing con-
Germ purchased the three old vessels.
The Montauk is now on her way to
Richmond will be broken up first The
other vessels will meet the same fate
within the next month.
The three old ships were built in 1862,
during the civil war, the Jason at Ches-
ter the Montauk at Brooklyn and the
Nahant at Boston; but they saw but lit
tie service. For many years after the
close of the war they were anchored in
the James river a short distance below
Richmond. Several years ago they were
taken to the League Island and Ports
mouth navy yards and have remained
there out of service, except for a short
time during the war with Spain, when
they were prepared for use in the coast
defense service If necessary.
During the civil war each of these old
vessels were often spoken of as "a cheese
box on raft" but from them has grown
the modern battle ship. The three vessels
were each 200 feet long and had a tom
mage of 496 tons. Their speed was but
little over four miles an hour These old
monitors are the last vessels of their
type, it is stated. on the roll of the navy.
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Heavy Fall Of Hail.

During the thunder storm between anu
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, wmie TINS
city was being deluged with water, "iue
section of the country between TINS CITY
and Alexandria was pelted with nall STONES
The hail came from the northwest anu
crossing the river short distance peio"
Four Mile run, entered the District between
Mann's fertilizer factory and the naval
powder magazine grounds.
Cant FULLY Fowkes, master Of the ferry
steamer George Washington, states that his
steamer ran through the hail for about hve
minutes and that when the storm was left
behind the deck of the steamer was covered
for an inch or more with Jumps of ice. Some
of the hail stones were about the size OF
pigeons eggs, and from that down to pea
size. The storm caused decided fall In the
temperature at Alexandria and in that
vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-20
AGENTS 10 MEET.
Officials Of Railway Systems Arrang-
Ing for Annual ConYsntiou.

Railway officials, especially those con.
nected With the passenger departments OF
the various systems Of the country, are al
ready Interested In the coming forty-ninth
annual convention Of tho American Assoc
citation OF General Passenger and Ticket
Agents. to be held at Old Point Comfort
Although the session win not be held for
several months, the plans for the meeting
are In course Of preparation. and 1t r.
stated that with the great increase In
membership In the last year. the next con-
vention will be the largest ever held. One
Of the features of the association is an aux.
iliary known as The Fraternal Society,",
beneficial organization.
The functions Of the association are va
RED and many. 1t Is the foe Of the ticket
scslper and it's officers devote much time In
an effort to put an end to the traffic In
''scalping."
The officers of the association are: Presi-
dent F. I, Whitney of the Great Northern
vice president. F. e. Boothby Of the Maine
Ger trail; secretary. A. J. Smith of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern. Mr.. II. W.
Fuller of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
who resides in this city, is q member OF the
standing committee for the southeastern
passenger association territory.
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ooMpurArroN or SALARIES.
District to Follow Rule In Force In
the DEPARTMENTS

The controller of the treasury has re-
ceived and answered an inquiry from the
COMMISSIONERS of the District Of Columbia
as to whether the provisions Of section
of the sundry civil bill as to computation Of
salaries Of government agents and en-
ployes after July 1, 1904, shall apply to
employees and officials Of the District gov
eminent, except teachers Of the public
schools. who are paid under a different
salary table, The controller has decided
that District disbursements must come
under the same system as all other gov
eminent branches. The auditor for the
District will proceed to make up pay rolls
on new basis after July l. These pay
rolls will be made up In June so as to be
ready by the middle Of July.
Under the present system OF payment the
employees are paid each month a pro rata
amount Of their yearly salaries based on
the number Of days in each month. For
instance, in February, under the present
system, the employees receive less than they
do in March. Under the system to be In
augurated July 1 next the employees shall
receive the same amount of salary eacn
month, regardless Of the number of days.
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DECKHAND DROWNED.
Tate vollard Goes Overheard at Foot
of 1915 Street.

Tate Vollard, about forty-f1ve years OF
age, who was a deckhand employed aboard
the schooner Thos. w. Moore, lying at the
wharf at the foot of 131s street. fell over
board from his vessel this morning ana
was dro-~~ 49, accident occurred about
II o'clock, and the officers aboard the po-
lice boat had the body out of the water
within twenty-five minutes after the man
went overheard. Efforts were made to re-
suscitate him., but without success, ana
the body was taken to the morgue.
1t is stated Vollard has a sister living on
President street in Baltimore, and an eff
fort will be made to locate her. The men
aboard the schooner state that the de-
ceased fell overheard yesterday. but was
pulled out as he came to the surface. Th1s
morning when he fell overheard he did not
come up at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-20
Army designations of Southern Men.

To the Editor of The Evening Star.
In your issue of the 18th instant appears
an article concerning the resignation of
United States army officers who entered
the confederate states service, which says
that "the movement was gradual, begin
ming December 81, 1860. and continuing to
August 3, 1861 In giving the names and
dates Of resignation of the more prominent
officers In connection with this matter the
following statement is made: "Stonewall
Jackson was first lieutenant in the Sth In
fantry, and resigned April l." In the last
paragraph of the article the request is
made ''if any mistake is found let
some southern vet correct it."
In response thereto. first, Thomas j.
(StonewalD Jackson was in the. artillery
arm of the United States service; second,
he resigned from the United States service
about 1852, accepting the position of profess
sor of physics and artillery tactics at the
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va,
which he filed continuously until the out
break of the war. 1s8l-65 w. B.
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Violation of Harbor Regulations.

The recent arrest of the master of the
schooner Mary for violating the harbor
regulations, in anchoring his vessel within
forbidden lines and refusing to move when
told to do so by the harbor master, and the
imposition of fine in the Police Court. is
the first conviction under the new law re-
quiring certain parts of the harbor to be
free from anchored vessels.
Commodore Sutton states that it is his
intention to enforce the regulation as there
has been considerable complaint from
steamboat masters of vessels anchoring in
the narrow channel in front of the steam
boat docks and making 1t difficult and dan
gerous. for the steamers to get in and out
Of them. Under the law no vessel can an
Choir within that part of the harbor between
line drawn from the foot of 9th street
and one off the foot of N street southwest
The portion of the harbor in which vessels
must not anchor is marked by white spar
buoys.