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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

The Modern Obstacle; How delightful to open a book with style and hnish! If all book makers only knew how to write If all story writers had story to tell If all novclists knew how to make fiction people talk. n-there Is al- ways much virtue in If.
 Alice Duer Miller does know how to write-she always has a story to tell-the people that she makes are always able to tell the story for themselves.
 As soon as we meet them we want to know more of them.
 We must have known them always.
 We try to recall their Day. We must drop irfs for a cup of tea. aF
 We feel that we must turn the leaves Of our address book to find their where abouts, ft
 Surely they still live in one of those quaint, ever beautiful old houses far down town"
 Pauline is the very blossom of present day civilization, If we are civilized. Laf- cadio Hearn says we are not, we or the West
 Pauline who desires material things for an ideal purpose Pauline who had no desire to be great poet, but who made of her pretty facility Of verse making ian admirable social instru-
 Pauline. the most costly blossom of what we still call our civilization. Paul line the beautiful high priestess at the altar of things, whereon are daily saeri- ficed-but let Pauline's own lover de- scribe her:
 Their weeks together had only shown him more plainly how largely Pauline's s capacity for happiness depended on the Fetting of her lifeF If her love of her. self demanded 1t. her love of him de- inanded it a thousand times more. To have lived with him in any surroundings that did not satisfy her poetic sense would have shocked her like jewel on dirty hand. Yet this feeling was passive, a mere negation, a renunciation' What he had not been fully prepared for was the fact that. being satisfied in ex- ternais. she became not only a more charming person. but infinitely more sen sftixe to charm, more capable of love-"
 Was ever the glorihcation and giorify' ing quality of things more deftly put
 The young millionaire with his uncer- tainty, his eternal questioning, his con tinued self-examinations (which bring no certificate of surety) is a unique study
 It is a wise author patterntng after wise Nature that gives him a simple Sylvia as contrast to his complexity. , Mrs. Crewe is that most delightful creature on earth though rarely is she united as in this instance to most prominent place in a novel; the ancient lady, the grandmother, the worldly wise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
PERSONAL AND pERr1NRNT.

A new novel by Elliott Crayton eNGe- -Cants, entitled "In the Red Hills" Mir. McCants's short stories of the s.'Red Carolina Hills" have already won him d reputation as an earnest and sympa- thetic writer about Southern people and conditions This, his first moved, Is said to. breathe the spirit of the country. Billy .Mayson. the young lawyer who en- deavors after the war to pick up the scat tered threads of life in the little, village of Keowee, is a most characteristic type of the younger generation south of Ma son and Dixon's line. The disturbed so- cial conditions between the "poor=wIlite' renters and the negroes. make many dra- matic situations in a story full of humor and feeling. The novel is Illustrated by H. H. Foley. as
 Helen Keller's book. "The Story of My Life" is being translated into Bo- hemian. It Is to be brought out in an Continued on Page Eleven.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
The Rookman.

Every Southerner ought to read Ed ward M. Kingsbury's sketch of John Sharp Williams in April Bookman. It will not do to quote line of 1t for there Is not line that will not bear quoting. Get the copy and read 1t as a whole and enjoy 1t wholly. Other articles are Universal Suffrage, Maurice Maeterlinck, Edwin Lefevre author of the Wall Street series on The American Newspaper-the Newspaper and Wall Street Concerning Tastes by F. NJ. Colby: Journalism Tn Japan by Yuni Naguchi: The Open- ing Chapter and Some Recent Books, Starting a Magazine. The illus trations of Some Recent Landscapes of American Painters are fine. Chronicle and Comment is as always valuable. John Fox holds still place with Little SShepherd of Kingdom Come In Book mans list of best selling books.
 John Fox. Jr, the author of The Lit tie Shepherd of Kingdom Come" who was a war correspondent during the San. tiaRo campaign, has arrived in Japan and will represent Scribner's Magazine exclu- sively during the Russo Japanese war It is expected that every number of scrib- ner's Magazine will contain one of Mir, Fox's graphic descriptions. It is almost impossible to follow this war in the news. paper. owing to the scrappy nature of the telegraphic news; but MT. Fox's con. tinuous narrative will, 1t Is believed make perfectly clear the vari. ous steps of the campaign. The coiored cover on the April number of Scribner's Magazine will be by Frank Brangwyn the well-known English artist who wa. recently elected an Associate of the British Royal Academy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

Gazette. His book reviews are among the most brilliant and worthfui.
 Cornelius Weygant writes Of waiks anu talks with MT. w. B. Yeats in the WOODS of Coole. Many recall with pleasure near ing Mir. Yeats lecture on Poetry 70 the Woman's University Club in New fork on his late visit to America.
 MT. Yeats has poers questioning, ne- lief in the Other Folk" Ine Littie feopie." the Pays of Ireland.
 This feeling that so almost approaches faith comes to all of us when we draw near to the beliefs of any primitive peo- pie.
 Do they possess something like the premonition of childhood and the in- stinct of animals that we are in our older growing have lost?
 MT. Weygant writes:
 MT. Yeats had never himself sesn The Other People in the Woods of Coole, he said. but many of the neigh boring peasants had. That the county people had a thorough conviction of the | reality of tho visions that appeared to | them he believed, and he could not be- lieve that some visions they spoke of were in1aginings. Perhaps this would be an explanation. just as the highest poetry appealed to some part of man superior to what Blake called the cor poral understanding so people of The Other World may appear to those who inherit or deveiope some special insight | the many do not possess. Strange wis ions had come to him, he said, after walking in these woods. visions of i'm mortal. mild, proud shadows but al ways as dreams, and not as objective realities
 l Other stories are: The Penalty oi Greatness, by Seumas MacMamus. Ac
 cording to Lady .1oyle by Baroness vor
 Hutter; The Feast of Locusts by Ella
 Middleton Tybout; How The Professol
 Reduced Love-Making to An Exac
 Science. by Joseph Blethen; and anoth
 CT Wee Macgregor story.
 Elizabeth Robins Pannell on The Wo
 man Question in Utopia; Personal Char acteristics of Emilio Castelar,, as showi
 in few letters to Don Adolfo Calzado
 verse and the always readable Walnut
 and Wine." acomplete an unusual. fetching number.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

mined in 1901 ,.
 Textile production increased from ss,- 9o0OOO worth in 1886 to s86, 000.0 900 s4worth in 1901. gk
 The population in 1900. 44So5,9s7. 5s-
 Day laborers receive 20 cents a day, women servants A cents month, men servants a.a6 a month; women farm la borers SS.50. men farm laborers Si5.96
 Four hundred and eighty daily papers. The Worlds Work. ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
smart Set Society.

These are the people who ought to be we'll educated. and they don't know enough to appreciate their own posses sions They ought to command the clev- crest society in the country and. they can't get on with any one but fools. and only their own brand of those. There is not woman in this city who has a social position of any real importance Take any big man from the other side, political, scientific, literary. Do you suppose if I felt responsible for his entertainment I should take him to Newport or among the same people here If he were curious, I'd give him glimpse of them, and of Chinatown. and Mulberry Bend. but those aren't the houses. in general that should take him to for conversation"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
Facts About Korea.

The area is s2,OOO square miles.
 There are nine treaty ports. e~' Gold the great mineral wealth-nearly &, ,0O0,O 900 worth exported annually.
 The population is 17.0O0. OOO-including 25,- activities. @
 Education costs s1s5,OOo and religious sacrifices $1S6, 600. 4
 The navy consists of twenty-five admir- als and one iron-built coal-barge.-The Worlds Work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
From "A Modern Obstacle. !"

Nathan Hale. The Martyr Spy" Ma than Hale is one of the most loved heroes of the public school children of the North. Any visitor to New York will be struck with the noble attitude of the statue of Nathan Hale in City Hall Park
 as he stands. arms pinioned. ankles wrapped with the ropes of bronze. It Is something of a shock to know that the several paintings and statues of Nathan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

A painless sckness-you couldn't describe your feelings if you tried. You know you sck but perhaps there is special ache pain indicate the seat of the disease. The pale colorless skin, muscular weakness, nervousness, htful appetite and
 allgone, tired feeling anaea blood poverty weak watery and nnuttous condition of the vital fluid The system clamong for richer and better bood the muscles and starving for the food that the blood longer supply and it is little wonder that the body grows weaker and is completely Jagged You
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
two-thirds of it owned by the Govern

two-thirds of it owned by the Govern ment. The United States has fifty-three times as many miles of telegraph and sends fifteen times as much mail. The United, States has twenty-three times as many factories. One-twentieth as much coal is produced
 and one-sixth as much iron as in the United States. | Total exports. 1850 900. Next to the United States as grain
 producing country. Population in 1908, Al, ,000,0Oo. Russians, 6S per cent. Poles ' per cent,
 Films 5 per cent, Turco Tartars per cent, and Jews per cent. Average laborer gets one-fourth as much wages as in the United States.
 Only ninety daily papers.-The Worlds Work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
Facts About Russia

Two and half times as large as the United States and Alaska.
 Thirty thousand miles of coast line, half of 1t ice-bound.
 Thirty-six thousand miles of railroad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
A Southern Sunset.

 Against a crimson sky the pendulous plumes of the palm; High in the west a star-O, the glamour and gleam thereof! And. somewhere hidden, a bird piercing the soul of the calm With the rapture of it's song, it's passion ate burden of love.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

old woman. between whose layers and Holdings of worldly wisdom there yet may be found the swectening of good Natures s lavender and rose-petals
 Some fragrance of true nature sweetening the purple and fine linen of always telling you have no moral sense. They may be right. I have to admit I have never been able to make a distinc- tior between a good person and kind person.
 This dear old lady and her delightful granddaughter give us pages of dialogues, as delicious as "Dolly's." the immortal Doily's.
 Such crisp. brilliant, sharp stuff that te our hearts horror we. can picture the two after the first shock Is over living happily along though Michael. the per- feet lover. has passed on-forever.
 As to the story of the book. we leave that untold and unmarred for the reader to take in hand for himself We congrat- ulate. beforehand. that fortunate reader since he has his story told In style that would make the record of a dull day delightful. e-t-i So much the better that the record se- cures light. bright days and changeful scenes to the great tragedy. The Modern Obstacle. Alice Duer Miller, chas. scribner's Sons. price 1.5o: >.
 The Millionaire Makes Love.
 ''Yes, I love you,' he returned slowly, as If. though her doubt was not unnat- ural. his decision was final. ''The only reason why I have hesitated-well, have hesitated. you know-was because I was waiting to feel as no ope ever did after eighteen. or out of a book" '1n fact. in the. only way in which should wish to be loved" fg "what!' with tolerance, like boy? She nodded. s%rhe enthusiasm of eigh- l teen. the intelligence of forty" | Hamlins smiled wisely and shook hil head. I'm afraid you never will be- | he said. ,.->
 ''oh, forgive me. am, and will, con sider nothing less He looked surprised and puzzled. ''You mean by me?'
 Hardly" She laughed. '"You see am contendins that you do not love me al ] all You dcn't begin to know, or to want | to know, what am. It Is my treatment of you you love- any woman as difficult would be as dear" Prom ''The Modern Obstacle"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
The Club Woman.

Mrs. Clarence Mackay is the subject oi an attractive sketch in the April Cut Woman. Her book, "The Stone of Desti- ny is also quite extensively reviewed.
 The Club Woman is keeping abreast of the times and this number is replete with illustrations. suitable to the Easter. tide and spring seasone.
 Among the important contributions is addition to the regular club and society reports are a clever article on Mrs Clio Hinton Bracken. the Rising Young Sculptor, 'trhe Social Secretary" by Eliz. abeth c. Wheeler, A Satire on Man, by Oreola Williams Haskell, Genius of Nance oNeill,'' by Evelyn Greenieaf Sutherland, Use and Abuse of opportun- ity by Mrs, Elbridge Moore. '"The legend of the Easter Lily, by Grace Parker Lyon. Household Economies by Mrs. Arthur c. Neville.
 Fiction, poems. book reviews, fashion hints, etc., combine to make the April Club Woman of universal interest to all women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

can't retain vigor and strength on poor blood. It must be full of nutrition and life giving properties Health is bound to de cline and the system run down if its source of supply is cut of. Everything that'goes to nourish the body and sustain life passes through the blood. It contains bone-mak- ing, tissue-fo-ming material, food for the nerves, and stimulates and vitalizes all the organs of the body. It can't do this when clogged with impurities and polluted by humors and poisons, for it then becomes source of disease instead of health, and leads to innumerablesdisorders.
 At this season of the year the blood is most apt to break down because of the ex- tra efforts made to throw off the winters accumulation of poisons, and if weak at the beginning it soon gives out and the sys- tenn collapses. Nearly everybody needs a good blood purifier and tonic now to help out the blood and aid in cleansing the cir culation of all Instructions, and as soon as this is accomplished and the system is re- ceiving supply of rich nutritious blood, color returns to the skin, the nerves are az and that completely fagged-out feeling di tonic properties, making it the ideal remet i |. Af
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
Facts Ahout Ianan.

Facts About Japan. The Empire includes 5000 islands, stretching nearly 2,9OO miles. Area. 161.1H square miles-as large as the North Atlantic States. Coal the chief wealth-9,OOO.OOo tons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
The Argonant.

4uG ALBUuAuL.
 This weekly of San Francisco, Cal, covers wide range and offers interest to readers of every section. Its editorials are marked by force and brilliancy. Miss Geraldine Banner. New York correspon- dent, writes of the Bridge Craze which has taken possession of the Smart Set. Miss Gladys and the Jap is a startling lit- tie sketch of the adventures and misad- ventures of & most honorable gentleman from Japan who works in the kitchen at the ranch and who runs away from the maiden lady. The Departments Vanity Fair, The Tuneful Liar Things Theatrical In Paris, 1ndividualities are all readable and bright.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

A recent London dispatch conveys the information that Queen Alexandra has Knocked the bottom clean out of bridge playing among distinguished social gath erings" There have been so many card scandals in even the most exclusive set of late" the dispatch continues, that her majesty now refuses to countenance gambling among women at any place she is visiting. and she especially stipulates that bridge must not be included in the program even for men, if high stakes are likely to follow the excitement of the game. Many great ladies are supporting her majesty in her campaign. notably the Duchess of Marlborough, who, next to the Duchess of Devonshire, Is about the smartest player in the high society set. The success of the gathering which is assembled at the Duke of Devonshire's s seat at Chatsworth this week is due to absence of bridge playing from the pro- gram. The queen said she would not go there. neither would many of the ladies who sympathize with her views, If bridge were to be indiscriminately played. The turn that things have taken is most disappointing to the Duchess of Devonshire, who Is a devotee of bridge. Even among the Queens friends in the Jewish communitv-the Rothschilds and Sassoons-in which the gambling spirit is so strong. she will not tolerate any sort of card playing for high stakes, and 1t is an open secret in society circles that her popularity among certain sections is suffering in conse- quence of her determined hostility to all forms of indiscriminate gambling Pr.n- cess Victoria Is. like her mother. deter mined opponent of gambling. Both are, however, expert whist players, but only for the purpose of pastime."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10

STHENGTH, ENERGY, HEALTH AND VIGOR.
 Kenton. Ohio, August 2a 1908 Gentlemen -S s. S. has used in our fann;lv fo. years and we think grsat deal it. is for tonic mostly have also foundit splendid medicine for sto ach troubles Was for long time with Dyspep sia but of late years haven't been troubled it. Am confident S. S. S. relieved it. As builds up the system in gives strength energy appetite in other words, brings health and vigor. - f My husband has also 1t and has the same cood opinion of it. We think it the greatest made and recommend it to all need of tonic or blood purifier. MRS. s. B LOwERY sos s. Wayne Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-10
[EALTH RUN DOWN, NO APPETITE AND ALWAYS
 TIRED.

Columbus. Ohio May le 1903.
 Some four years ago was suffering from impure and general condition of system had no appetite losing in hesh and tired feeling that made feel miserable
 began the. use of S. S. S.. and after taking eight bottles skin cleared of all erupons ruddy, healthy glow that assured that my blood appetite restored could anything put before and as regained my appetite increased in weight and that tired feeling which worried so much dis appeared, and was once again my old self f
 heartily recommend S. S. S. the best blood purifier and tonic made and strongly advise its need of such medicine, VICTOR STUBBINS.
 Cor. Bartham and Washington Ayes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-12

grange, ILL.,. and Carter at West
Baden Springs.
Choynski is the veteran of a hun
dren battles. He has met men Of
all weights. Himself light heavy
weight, he was in the past forced to
meet men many pounds heavier than
himself in order to get a match. Car
ter is a cyclonic fighter slugger
pure and simple, and one VINO can
take punishment that would put most
men in the land of darkness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-12
Athletic Club Meeting
In j. S. Court
Tonight.

Members of the Spokane Amateur
Athletic club will gather in the United
States courtroom at s o'clock tonight
for the holding of the annual meet
ing of the organization. officers will
be nominated who are to be balloted
upon at the clubrooms tomorrow.
This election is perhaps the most
harmonious in the history of the
club-everyone seems to be in har-
mony with everyone else. From the
outlook today there will be no sur
prises sprung at the meeting tonight.
The old board of directors it is an
nounced will again be nominated with
the exception, perhaps, of Jack
O'Brien. who has announced himself
as retiring. However O'Brien may
be induced to again offer his name
for reelection. In the past he has
proved himself very good worker
in the interests Of the club and his
numerous friends will regret his leav-
ing the board OF directors.
And AL Ware will be reelected to
fill the office of president, which he
now holds for another year. One
reason why he has consented to do
this is that he Is thoroughly in touch
with the new home of the club and
all plans in connection with 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-12
Come Early.

S165o-Large eight-room house. bath.
hot and cold water open fire.
place. corner lot, two blocks
from car line: terms, SITS
cash. balance easy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-12
UP-TO-DATE SPORTING NEWS
FOR NEW BOWLING ALLEYS.

There is some talk today about the
Rathskeller restaurant being closed
and bowling alleys put in it's place.
The Rathskeller has long had repu-
tation as a very good place to eat
and there are those who will regret
the news exceedingly. And then there
are several who will welcome the
news too. You see, there are lots and
lots of places where one can board,
but only a few places where one can
bowi-and who would not as soon
bowl as eat? To judge by the way the
GoeAr d'Alene alleys are patronized,
there will be plenty of room for the
alleys which it is proposed to put in
at the Rathskeller. Another thing
that should be more than welcomed
Is the intention of accommodating
ladies at the alleys. At all other al
leys in the city there is not the least
accommodation for the fair sex-and
they like to bowl. too. Occasionally
some of the show girls use the Occur
dAlene alleys, but that Is the limit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-12
rITzGERALD EXPLAINS.

Joe Fitzgerald, the big fireman who.
1t will be remembered. was defeated
by Jimmy Burrows, the Nova Scotian
after 10 rounds of fast fighting, call
ed at the office yesterday and explain
ed his reasons for not again making
a match with Burrows.
II wanted another match right
after being put out in that one. but
you see as an employee of the city
am up against it. as the commission
ers declared there should be no more
matches made while l was in their
employ. OF course it was my own
fault that I was overturned at the
time and I'm not kicking, but 1 shall
always believe that if ever Burrows
and I come together again I shall put
it onto him without much trouble"
Horseshoers' union ball, Elks' tenn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-12
BY.
Jimmy Cullins.
sHARyEY NEARLY FRozE.

While Tom Sharkey, the ex-sailor
heavyweight, has been indulging in
outdoor exercise in all sorts of
weather since he became matched to
fight Jack Munroe, the Butte miner
heavyweight, it is doubtful If Tom
will ever forget the experience of the
other day.
Sharkey donned heavy sweaters
and with his trainer, Kid Critic.
started on his usual journey up to
Central Park, where he has been in
the habit Of running every morning.
The zero weather didn't bother Shar-
key at first, but when he returned
home his hands and ears were so be-
numbed that he was afraid to rub
them for fear they would drop off.
The ex-sailor said he suffered from
the effects of the cold weather many
times while he was in the navy, but
never did he feel the cold so much as
he did yesterday. He said it took
him nearly 80 minutes to thaw out
after he had arrived home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-12
Where Is
PHI. kOnzen?

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa, Jan. l2.-
$1,000 reward will be paid by Mrs. 2.
H.. Konzen for the recovery of Peter
II. konzen, if living, or $500 for the
recovery of the body of Peter III. Kon-
zen, if dead He has been missing
since September 20. 1903; age 80; 5 it.,
8 in., l40 to $50 lbs, dark hair; brown
mustache; gray blue eyes. When he
left home he wore dark suit of clothes,
black fedora hat and black overcoat.
Is a justice of the peace, German
American. and speaks English and Ger
man huently. Mrs. p. II. Konzen and
c. W. Schnurr. sheriff, New Hampton,
Iowa, are eagerly searching.