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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-17

Munich probably holds the record as
a beer drinking community. A quart
and half per day is the average per
tnhabitant.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-17
Attention Money Savers

Do not miss word Of this advertisement It is important
vitality is brim foil of true bargain OF price Sur.
prises every Each Alteration Sale figure read OF
marked your advantage advantage large that
numbers Of Montgomery reaping the benefits.
why should not you do likewise? The opportunity to
obtain such high grade merchandise at such wonderfully little
prices but seldom and bring nothing but quick
response from the truly wise Make list OF what
you want from this advertisement Bring here and you will
be served promptly and every article will be better than
you expected 1t be. Now pick what you require:
PICK THE GREATEST BARGAINS
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-17

Prices here are noy dictated by oar needs. not
by original wholesale cost. The necessity tor more
room compeLs us to forget cost.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29
Are You Looking

for the finest, fastest train service
between Florence ana Chicago and all
points east? We have it in oonnec-
tion with d. and X. G. The Chicago
Union Pacific and Northwestern line
operates two crack daily trains Dem
yer to Chicago. without change. Pull
man cars, Buffet smoking and library
cars, free reclining chair cars. dining
cars. tourist sleeping cars through
from Florence twice weckly. Ask
your agent or write D. H. Hoop.
general agent. Denver. II
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29
Prsgrs.s ct Democracy in China.


A marked change has taken place
in the relation between tho dynasty
aud the people in China. At one
time officials exacted commodities
from merchants u rates ruinou.ly be.
low their actual value. Il was euphe.
mistically called selling at 'mAudarin
prices " Now all that officials and
noblcs wear or eat. everything they
use in any Of the arts OF peace or in
ceremonial rites, ia p.id for At the
market price. Formerly when princes
travelled. the people were burdened
to pay the expenses of their journey.
The tidiugs Of theiv coming spread
CONSERVATION. Today, when = prince
makes . pilgrimage through the en-.
pire. tho taxes along the route Of his
itinerary are in many cases rem tied.
~ . special act of official chivalry.
In other ways more intimate rela.
tion arc developing constantly between
the populAce and the govern ing Glasses.
Many Of tho penal laws of China
have been modified. From n maxi
mum hundred blows of the bamboo
the agonizing limit has been reduced
to forty. and during the hot months
to thirty two. Formerly, when q
GRIM inal deserving capital y u i,hment
WAS caught in China. no member Of
his family survived to grievs over the
disgrace. determination WAS grew
somely dealt out to all hts kindred.
This Wholesale extirpation has been
check ed and IL = criminal happens
to be An only child. he is kept alive
and compelled to support the parents
he had dishon ored Harold Bolce in
the July Booklovers MAgaz inc.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

The city oc uncil at its last meeting
instructed the officers to enforce the
ordinance in regard to riding bicycles
on the sidewalk. The recent rainy
weather has made the sidewalk rather
An inviting path for the bicyclist. and
complaint has been made by pedes.
trians to the council against the prsc.
tios.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29
All in the Family.

General Fred Grant. who is now in
command Of the Department Of the
Lakes At Chicago. was recently the
guest of the public-school principals
Of that city at luncheon. The chair.
man rising to introduce him. made
what he considered ~ . neat little
speech.
"When Fred Grant was = boy At
West Point" he said, Ibis father.
the famous general, wrote to the
commandant inquiring how the son
progressed.
Lyon need have no worry. was
the reply. You son is getting better
marks in everything than yoo ever
had in anything.
THAT'S q remarkably true story, !"
said General Grant. when he rose to
re,popd. 81 remember the incident
perfectly. But. gentlemen. I will
not deceive you. There 10 mistake
Of one generation. am the famous
general who wrote to the command
ant, and my son Is the one Whose
father had such poor marks. But
never mind. Mr.. Chairman. 1t is al
in the family"
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

A force CT telephone linemen are 1t
work on the Cookoo coal mine line,
putting in heavier poles; also i.nprov-
ing the service In West Florence.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

Persons wishing fire works dis.
plays for home would do well to call
and Frueauff's and get our prices be.
fore buying elsewhere. 1904
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

A handsome hand painted medallion
with each dozen pictures. any price.
Masters. 432 ". Main. 100. 4
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

New line Wall Paper at Julius Nc
Candles. II
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

The Portland mill ~ Colorado City
10 to Be closed for two weeks for re-
pairs. When it is started up again II
will be with non union labor.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29
Notice OF Annual Meetin,

noiders 0T rne cf0Tence Croor1Io
Street Railway company will be held
at the Office OF said company in Flor.
enoe, Colorado. at 2p. m. July IL,
1904, for the purpose Of electing five
directors and the transaction Of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting. The books for
the transfer Of stock will close June 25
and re open July IA, 1904.
HARRY ROBINSON.
Secretary.
Florence, Colo. June l3, 1904.
81 limo
When the small boy goes to the Fail
for fireworks that settles It. l0O-4
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

All watches left 1t Aorris aud
Honeynan'a 70 be repaired are also
dsmaGnstised without any sdditioaal
expense.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

Go to The Fair. get your little bunch
Of fireworks. get out on some hill and
hsvsa good time. Corner Main and
r. r. 1904
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29
aaisceuANeous pATns

9s.sisssaas of rssVses ssd su.dul>.e, 4, n
eoeA.
OetsaAFses ss ~ isss Tor sNsA iiss ov>e -
6aA-
lsrds of shashs. NJ sseA.
Diepaay s<vssts~6as rasss aAds ksSun -
sDDAksatina-
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

For strictly frssh home. made candy
20 to Hoffman Bros. n
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

Leave Florencs $3.50 p. m. and ar
rive Denver II 100 p. m. same day via
the Santa Fe. A. G. Palmer Agent.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

Cabinet Aristo photos 1t q. 20 and
up At Rinehart's. S7tf
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

Aristo photo. the bess. e0c dozen
and up. Aastsr's. 4s9 ". Main st.
100 1
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

New ranges guaranteed for ta7. &C
with water front.
TIT Howard i. Pouder.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

T. Carmody has pot on . big dis
count sale. Come in and go. II
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29
Fo. the bsst 75c meals 20 TO ths-
California Restaurant

Front St. Meal ticksts N-60. board ard
room BY the week nom o6eP. also rooens
for light housekeeping et 4lS wsoe maan
from q month mp. Inquire Anna =
Callahan.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29
Something Doing at Cripple.

Cripple Greek. Juno 29-The fact
that there are practically $3.50 men
1t work in the different mines. shows
that All are working.
aud with but few exceptions full
handed. The only exception is per-
haps the Portland. With the mines
all at work and the men securing
good wages. there il no chance for
dull period in this district.
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

Mixed psipss-Juliss McCandle..
II
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

Why not patronize home industry !?
Pure ice cream, sherberts. ETC.. at
Hoffman Bros. II
The daily tribune., 1904-06-29

expense.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

Rousseau lived long ON his iifth floor
in Paris, forgotten by the world which
he affected to despise and from affec-
tation really Stunned, when an acei-
dent happened To him In one of his
solitary walks He was met In mar
row part of the street by NJ. de Far
gcau. driving very fnst in his carriage.
and in his attempt 10 get out of the
way was pushed down by large Dan
isl dog running before the horses. NJ.
de Fargcau Immediately stopped his
coach and hHstencd To assist the per
son whom his dog had thus knocked
down. but when he saw II was the
author of "Emillus" he renewed his
apologies and attentions.
The next day he sent To nsk nftcr
Rousseau.
Tell your master to chain up his
dog" was the only answer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

THE CHRISTIAN churches at Con
stantinople, Turkey, and Yokohama,
and Japan, have long used the Long
man y MARTINEZ Paints for painting
their churches.
Liberal contributions of l.. X G..
Paint will he given for such purpose
wherever church is located.
f. c. Scofield, Harris Springs, S G.
writes, 81 painted our old homestead
with l.. ~ NJ. twenty-siX years ago
Not painted since; looks better than
houses painted in the last four years -
W b. Barr, Charlestown, W. Va,
writes. "Palnted Frankenhurg Block
with l.. 4 NJ. shows better than any
buildings have ever done: stands ont
as though vanished, and actual cost
of paint was less than S1.20 per gallon.
Wears and covers like gold.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
Estate A. II. Landis-Ringoes.
W. l.. Bush--New Hope, Pa.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
THE USE OF CHARMS.
Peculiar Amulet Which is Common
Among the Koreans.

The people of all nations are super
stitious. and a belief in charms and
amulets prevails among people of ev-
cry rank and grade. educated or igno-
rant, refined or vicious When man
declares. Il have 10 superstition, con
tinue the subject, and in a few min
uteS lie will state. while | am not
supersttious, yet | must say | always
did believe" etc, demonstrating that
he is about as superstitiOus is the
average of mankind. Charms and am
ulets are made of almost everything.
from Il repulsiye collection of human
fingers, human bones, frogs, toads,
snakes. pieces of glass, stone. iron,
dried blood. bottles of water, etc, to
elegant and artistic combinations of
gold and precious stones. For many
centuries scraps of paper with quota
lions from the Bible, from the Koran
and from the Ncdas or combinations of
letters or figures containing some mys-
tie significance have been used all over
the world.
The abracadabra of the ancients, the
letters being repeated and placed in
the form OF triangle, WIS in general
use Written on n sheet of paper,
folded up and worn on the person, it
was supposed to keep off fcvers and
bring good luck to the wearer. The
Koreans have a most peculiar form of
this kind of charm, consisting of the
figures l t. . inclusive placed i'll the
q
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
GARTER SUGGESTIONS.

Here are a few garter superstitions
that still survive:
Gold garter buckles are lucky and
silver ones the reverse.
The girl who wears her carriers below
the knee Will early lose her beauty.
10 put ON the left garter before the
right on dressing In the morning will
bring bad luck all day.
The marriage of II bride who wears
any but white garters on her wedding
day Will have nm unhappy ending.
The luckicst colors for carriers are
white, blue and black. The wearer of
yellow carriers will lose n friend within
a year.
If garter breaks in church the
wearers marriage will be happy, but
If the accident happens at Ounce 1t
is n sign that the wearcr's sweetheart
Is faitheSs to her.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

Miss sophie" beloved benefaetress
Of half the poor of New Orleans. sat ut
her desk writing when an elderly Wo-
man who had made many previous de
mands upon her was ushered in.
ooh, Miss Sophie" she said breath
lcssly, Il want 10 borrow II dollar,
please, right away"
what do You need the money for,
Ernagardea"
well. now. yon see. I'm going To get
married. aud | need il for the license. .
INT if the man You are to marry
cannot pay for the license how is he
going to support you:'
That's just what | want to explain
to you, Miss Sophie. You see, tomorrow
Is Thanksgiving. and we are coming Il
your free dinner. Then You always
give us something to take home and in
the evening the Kings Daughters are
going To have a basket distribution
and we shall each get one. That VIII
keep us a week easily, and 10y that
time We'll be on our feet"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
A Shr..,,d I.rcnri,cr.

A preacher advocating the support
of II charitable object profaccd the cir
culation of the boxes With this address
"trom the Frcnt sympathy | have
witnessed In your counlrhances there
is only one thing am afraid of that
some of you may feel inclined Ia give
too much Now, it is my duty to in.
form you that Justice should always
be prior virtue Ia generosity; there.
fore | wish To have ii thoroughly I'M
derstood that no person will think of
putting anything into the box who can
not pay his debts.
The result was an Overlooking col
lection. London Tit Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Self concelt Is self deceit.
Only the weak have time to worry.
Meditation Is the mold of character.
All great deeds have been born of
dreams.
A mans size does not depend on his
situation.
There never was greatness without
gratitude.
Brnevolencc for business only breeds
mnlcVolcncc.
a light heart makes Hight house In
Il dark world.
Life Is the fruit of the past and the
seed of the future.
Put out the lamp of works and you
lose the light Of faith
1t Is the truths we do and not the
ones we lndorse TINT save us.
People who are always trying to be
some one else succeed In being nobody
ut all-ChicaEo Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut stree
and South Street Ferries:

Leave Philadelphia. Chestnut street
and South Street Ferries
For Atlantic City-t6.00 m, cl, u
am S ex, - I'm exp, $3.50 m exp,
- a IN exp. $40 n m exp, fl0:i5 IN exp,
$ll a m exp, II p m exp, ol 80 p IN
exp, r p IN exp, l3 p m exp, et3.l0
p IN exp, "A p m exp, f4:30 p IN exp,
$40 u m exp, 5p m exp, s. p m lei,
t5:10 p m lei, at5:40 p m exp. *7;t5 y m
1890 p m exp.
For Ocean City-S m, +s:45 m,
$9:t5 m, f11;45 IN, 1915 p m. dii.20
p m, Is p m, at5;40 m
For Cape May ST. m, 1880 m,
ts45 m, $9:15 m, til:i5 M, bt1 40
p m, ct4;t5 p m, 5 p m, at5:40 u m
Sea Isle-$*1 n m, 'S;45 IN, Fab
p m. df4:20 p m, S. p m, af5:I0
-" Daily IS" Sundays, 81" Week
days, "a" South st. 5:30, ''b' South
st. 80, SC South ST. 1, Cd South
st. 4:l5. SO" South ST. $3.50, 90 Sat
urdays only, IS, Sl.00 excursion
Detailed time tables at ticket offices,
18th and Chestnut SITS, S3i Chestnut
st, 1905 Chestnut ST.. coo South Sd
ST.. 1869 Market st. and at Stations.
Union Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from hotels
and residences.
T. A. DICE. EDISON j. WEEKS,
Gen'l Sup't Gen1 Pass'r Agt.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

The Aino, an unciyilized tribe on the
island of Yesso, are not ut all fond of
bathing Indeed they share the chi
nese idea that 1t Is only dirty people
who need continual washing. They do
not regard themselves as dirty aud
therefore dispense with the uneleanly
habit.
You white people must be very
dirty" said an Aino Ia traveller as
the hitter was preparing to take a
plunge into a limpid river, ms you tell
me you buthe In the river every day"
"And what about YOURSELF was the
question In turn.
oh" replied he, with an air of con
tempt, Il am very clean and have neN
or needed washing
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
JUNE IS. 1904.
DEVOTED WAGTAlLS.
These Birds Mate For Life and Are
Extremely AhectiOnnte.

Extremely AffectiOnnte.
The wagtail frequently migrates
from one part Of the country to anoth-
er and sometimes congregates In
flocks. but he pairs for life, and the
same pair always reappear, sometimes
when they are least expected and all
the more welcome from their occasion
al absence, on their fayorlte lawn
Their devotion to one another Is eX-
tremc as II scene | witnessed some for
ty years ago, but which Is as fresh In
my memory as If | had seen 1t ycster-
day, will show.
a wagtai had been killed, probably
by stone, and was lying dead in the
middle of the circular drive in front of
the Down House. Blandford. The sur
viyor seemed beside himself with
grief. Like Eve in Paradise" he
knew not what death was" or, at
most, the reality WIS only gradually
breaking in upon him. lie kept run
ming up to the body with loud and
plaintive call notes. lie called, but
there was no response lie caressed
the body, caught hold of it with his lit
tie bill, coaXcd 1t TO move and drew 1t
after him for yard or two. He even
tried to rise with 1t In the air. Then,
like one distraught, he dashed away
to the edge of the gravel drive and
then as quickly dashed back again, to
90 through the same mournful process
cs Sometimes he would fly right Off
in wayering, uncertain flight as far as
the eye could follow him, as though
he could bear the sight no longer, but
without stopping to rest he hurried
back in straighter and quicker flight,
unable to tear himself away or rs If
he hoped that something might have
happened in his absence. This long
drawn tragedy, this abandonment of
grief, | watched from the window
throughout the afternoon TIL darkness
came on Next morning the body had
disappeared, and l saw the survivor no
more Bosworth Smith IN Nine
teenth Century.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
A TANTALlZlNG FISH.
The ways of the salmon Are beyond
Finding out.

The ways of the salmon Are HPYOnu
Finding out.
Who knows the way Of the eagle in
the air or Of the salmon in the sea-
OF all fish the most tantalizing, he has
been the life study of thousands Of
men. Yet how l,ltlc any one really
knows about him, and how conflicting
is the testimony as to what is known.
If you want 10 get Tire idea that there
is no such thing as abstract truth, you
can form that opinion quickly by sit
ting In front Of the fireplace in fish
Ing club some evening Wien the most
experienced members are present and
feel like talking There is scarcely
any proposition connected with the life
history Of this fish upon which amy
two men Of forty or fifty years expert
ence In salmon fishing will agree. The
biography of the fish is filed with Puz
zling blanks Yon catch glimpse Of
him In his infancy. lie my steriously
disappears, returns during adolescence
and then Is gone again until, on his
third appearance, the infant has grown
TO be fully mature. Who would think
the childish snolt OF few ouhees That
slips quietly down river in The curly
spring could come back the same sum
mer in the pride of youth as Il three or
four pound grilset And the next time
he goes upon what meat doth he feed
that he jumps to maturity and ten
pounds weight? What ports does he
visit while hc is off on his deep sea
cruise Where does he keep the chart
by which, after his far away wander
ings, he uncrringly returns 10 his
birthplace? And why do many grilse
come to some rivers and comparatively
few or none to othcrsf In Mramiehi
waters there are iii August ten grilse
to every full grown salmon. Ia the
Tobique there are scarcely any grllse
Mt all. From The Trout of the Ne
plsgult," by Frederic lfland, In Serb.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

In the geological branch of the Brit
ish museum the visitor is shown Il
wonderful specimen of natural imita-
ton In a small "ribbon jasper. This
stone the material of which is not I'm
like that of other banded agates, has
upon its surface Il perfect miniature
portrait of the poet Chaucor Every
detail is startlingly correct. There are
the white face the poutng lips, the
broad, low forehead and even the
whites of the slightly upturned eyes.
The attendants say that it is utterly
impossible to convince even some of
the educated visitors that it is not an
artificial production
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
nish,n.. Comment.

Bishop ". A. Gambler was once adj
vocating more liberal loosing Of the
purse strings and told his audience
that several years before lie sent an
article to II paper. in which he said.
I'VE pray too loud and work too lit
tie" The compositor consciously or
unconsciously, perpctrntcd II little joke
for when the article appeared 1t read,
I'VE bray too loud and work too lit
tie" II let it 20 nj that" said the
bishop. The fact is. believe the
printer was right, and | never vcnturcd
10 correct him"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
Eccentric.

Burgess oh, yes; Charley is all
right; little eccentric, though. I've
noticed several times when he has Dor
rowed lead pencil. instead Of putting
il into his pocket. as any one else
would do. he hands 1t back to the OWN
er. Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
Rh,n,es For Timbui.tu.

Timbuktu is chiefly interesting as
the subject of verses submitted for n
prize offered many years ago by Punch
for rhymes to that curious name. one
of the verses was:
If | were CasSpWary
ON the plains of TimhulItu
| would cut mssiuuar1
Skin and bones and ny, 7ok too.
Another, With more p, Jr,at rhyme,
ran thus:
As | was hunting on the plains
All ON the plains Of Timbuktu.
buck was ali / got for my pains,
And he was a slim buck too
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
ncncilIA MeNcrneI.

French and German had proved too
hard. but Algernon took up the study
of Italian with high hopes.
"lIow are YOU aud your Italian teach
er getting on?" asked one of Algernon's
friends when the study had proceeded
for three months.
"Aw aw, I'm Just about where
was" said Algcrnon ambiguously, but
my trnchcr. dyou know, he's speaking
English much better than he was when
we hegMn."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

The commanding officer had surprised
the young lieutenant aud his daughter
trying to occupy the same emr The
lieutenant sprang to his feel aud sa#
mtcd.
Sir" he said, Il have The honor TO
report nm engagement nj close quarters,
in which have been entirely Nictori
Gus. 1t now merely remains for'you 10
give your sanction to the terms of sur
render"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
tlIIliItotIS.

rs the boss going 10 give you the
raise you asked for
well er I'm afraid Ia say. told
him | thought my pay should he com
mensuratc with the amount of work
| do and he promptly agreed with
me- Philadelphia rrcas
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
XNtnr.

Taking my life in my hands. | nj
vanecd into the very midst of the can
non until both my arms We're shot on
And them
Sir | took my life in my teeth and
pressed on" exclaimed the old veteran
or invalidc, with glowing eyes Puck.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
The Other Way.

Ibid | understand you to say that
Skadchase was suffering from heart
trouble brought about by financial EN-
barrassment;
NO. | said he was suffering from
financial embarrassment brought about
by heart trouble The heiress he was
engaged to has jilted him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

THAT land" said the city nephew.
"is valued Mt $500 front foot"
"Thunderation" exclaimed the old
farmer, hastily moving back on to the
sidewalk An | stood on II most five
minutes! DO you reckon they'll charge
me rent?" Chicago Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15
An Inexp.c,.d Delay.

Mrs Lakeside She married in haste
Mrs. La Selle And repented at ieisuref
Mrs. Lakeside Ii seems so. She was
fully a year in getting her divorce
Smnrt Set.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

What did he get $500 hack pension
forf"
why, he was shot between the
shoulder hlndcs "-N oulrs Herald