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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04

cobbler shop many years in Cincinnati. died recently, leaving quite a fortune. At the funeral today thirteen people were present, including a German minister. Af- ter the old man had been laid away and while members of the funerr' -arty were standing around the grave, a SSS topped forward and said that those attending the funeral had been compelled to leave their work, and as he did not want them
 to suffer pecuniary loss he intended pay Ing them for half days time. He gave crisp dollar bills to each. Not one of the
 mourners refused the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04
COMMITTEE MEETING
OFFICERS WERE CHOSEN FOR
 PENSACOLA PRIMARY
Sailors of Navy Ships Threaten Trouble for Negro Roustabouts. Several Seamen Knifed.
 Flagship Olympia
 Arrives.

Pensacola. Fla, April S.-(Special.) IA meeting of the Democratic Executive County Committee was held on Saturday night when the inspectors and clerks for the primary election to be held on May l., were selected. Three inspectors and one clerk for each of the twenty-two county precincts were chosen and the county candidates, of whom there are about forty, met soon after the list had been made up and with few exceptions approved of the choice. The committee made other necessary details of the cleo ton. and there is nothing of prelimina- ry nature to do now.
 Chairman John B. Jones presided at the meeting which was held at the county court house, and which was attended by a large delegation from the outlying dis trictR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04
The Olympia Arrives.

The flagship Olympia of the Caribbean squadron, reached this place yesterday morning and dropped anchor in the midst of the score of naval vessels which are now at Pensacola for various purposes. The Olympia was accompanied by the torpedo boat destroyers Truxton and Stewart. and all of them cast anchor directly off the city and In plain view from the docks.
 The Olympia is commanded at present by Rear Admiral Coghlan. the officer who commanded the cruiser Raleigh in the Manila engagement. when the flagship was the marine home of Admiral Dewey. The Olympia will remain here. accord ing to present plans, for at least two weeks undergoing in turn her exercises on the target range. It will be about five days or a week however. before this vessel goes out for practice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04
TO OUR PATRONS.

For the convenience of our patrons. the business office of The Advertiser will be kept open on Sundays until noon and from 5 to ! p. m. Persons having adver- tisements for insertion in the Monday issue will kindly bear this in mind and endeavor to get their copy in during office hours.
 Adv The Advertiser Go.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04

It is to be regretted that the trend of immigra ton is not all toward the farm ing lands of the West and the South; of 100000 immigrants who landed on our shores this last year. more than 5oo,coo have settled down in New York, Penn sylvania, Massachusetts. Connecticut and New Jersey drifting into cities and swell ing the tenement house population there rather than going where we really need them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04

Notice, Sophie Bibb Chapter, U. D. c The regular monthly meeting of Sophie Blob Chapter. U. D. c. will be held at the home of the President. 6ls So. cou't Street, on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. A full attendance Is requested as delegates to the Greensboro Convention will be elected. Miss Lena Hausman,
 Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04
OFF FOR GEORGIA.
Alabama University Team Leaves
 for Six Road Games.

for Six Road Games.
 University. April 3--(Special. .(--ThA University base ball team leaves tonight by way of Birmingham on its Georgia trip. The team will arrive in Athens. Monday night. and play the University of Georgia Tuesday and Wednesday, two games being scheduled for Wednesday. From Athens they will go to Atlanta for series of three games with the Techs. and return to Tuscaloosa Sunday next.
 The following men will compose the party: Barnes. Ellington and Hearn. pitchers; McMahon, catcher; Davidson. first baseman; Robinson, second base man; Caffey. short stop; Smith. third baseman; Young. Wiley and Moody. out flelders; Hall and Harris substitutes. In the games played on the campus last week, the team both individually and as q whole, showed considerable im- provemept. The men are. rapidly round | ing into form, and if tile improvement continues, this years aggregation should by the end of the season. be in the same class as that of last season. which it will be remembered. won the champion ship of the South. President Abercrombie returned yester- day from a trip to Mobile and Bullock county. While at Mobile he attended the Commencement of the Medical Depart ment.
 MT. ]. A Anderson. chief clerk to the State Geological Survey, left this after noon for St Louis to take charge of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04
mineral exhibit at the Worlds

Prof E. B. Kay of the engineering faculty has just returned from visit to the North and East.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04

A Brooklyn man has been discharged from a hospital with bullet in his brain and in better health than he has ever en~ loved heretofore The bullet-in-the-hratn cure cannot. however, be generally reep commended Chicago Record Herald.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04

According to custom of long stSiding. Friday. April 1st. was observed a. a nol- iday at the University.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04

He Paid the Mourners. George Frieser. who has had a shoe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04

Mir. J. A. Anderson chief clerk to the state Geological Survey. left this after noon for St Louis to take charge of the
, 1904-08-18
Nation without n Language.

Among the people of the world the
Swiss are alone in having no language
they can call their own According to
a recent visitor TO the little countr
about three-fourths of the people of
Switzerland speak German. while the
remainder divide four other languages
among theln-mainly French and Ital-
ian-the languages varying. as n rule,
according to the proximity of the peo-
pie to each country whose tongue
they speak. Public documents and
notices are printed in both French and
German. In the Swiss national parlia-
ment the members make their speeches
either in French or German, for nearly
all the members understand both Ian
guages. The orders Of the president
are translated by an official interpreter
and furnished to the newspapers in
both languages.
, 1904-08-18
New Yenr,s superntitInns.

The following superstitions in con
nection with New Years are still be.
lieved in various parts of England.
Ireland, Scotland and Wales: On New
Years morning go to Il well or foun-
tain and leave III apple and nosegay.
and the water will keep fresh and be
more wholesome all the year. If Il dark
complexioned man crosses your thresh-
old first on New Years day you will be
prosperous: IL a blond. unlucky. and II
II redheadeu man dire disaster will sure.
ly follow. Before locking the door for
the night on New Years eve place a
gold DIN near 1t and let it remain
there until the church bells ring til,
next morning. and you will have plen-
ty of money all that year. So strong Is
he belief in this last adage in some
places that dark ~complexioned men are
paid a small gratuity to call early and
walk through the first floor Of the
house, entering by the back door and
leaving by the front.
, 1904-08-18
Saratoga,

At the beginning of the nineteenth
century the Bible was current in some
forty lanknages-today in some 400.
1t is necessary to use sixtysdifferent
sets of types to print in these many
tongues. while some fifty languages
require to be printed in more charcc-
tiers than one to be Iegible to all races
and creeds in that particular country.
Again, to translate the Bible into one
foreign tongue is in itself a work Of
more than II lifetime very often. What
must be then the labor required to
learn some barbaric tongue which has
no writing. no characters or alphabet
of Its w and to supply all def
ciencles before the task of translation
can begin? Moreover. the Biblical
metaphors and SMILES have to be al
tered II made comprehensive to I'M
tutored minds. One translator, Henry
Mott by name, spent twenty years in
Tahiti to learn the language. after
which he spent another twenty years
In translating the book into the Ia
hitan tongue.-Londun Chronicle.
, 1904-08-18

"Once. crossing the Atlantic said
an old traveller, ga tremendous row
arose among the sailors. They fought
down in the %forecastle like IA pack of
wild beasts. Luncheon was going on
at the time, and the first officer left
the table to e II he could quell the
disturbance.
HE had only been gone a little while
when the hubbub began to die down.
Everything was quiet when he return
ed. The captain called across the sa-
loon to him in an approving tone:
Things seem to be smoother now
ayes returned the first officer; we
have irOned the sailors. SIR"
, 1904-08-18

In One part of AL the Russias," the
province of Ukraine, it is always leap
year as far as the female privilege of
proposing is concerned. 1t is said to
be customary there when n young wo-
mar falls in love with a man for her
to go to his fathers house and in the
most lender and pathetic name plead
with the young man to take her as his
wife. She promises the most submis-
sive obedience to his will If he will but
accept her. II the young man says,
81 beg that you will excuse me from
this" she tells him that she is resolved
not to depart until he shall promise to
take her for better or worse. She ac-
cordingly takes up her abode there and
remains until he is wooed and won or
until he ends the siege by fleeing to
parts unknown.
, 1904-08-18
Long Journey. Mad. by Whales,

The whales that swim about the Is
lands which lie Off the coast of Norway
and Finland in March and April traveI
immense distances. In May they turn
up at the Azores or Eel at the Der.
mudas and sometimes pay a visit to
the Antilles. They swim fast. for In
June they are back again off Norway.
Some of these whales have been known
to bring back evidences OF where they
have been, for harpoons Of the peculiar
kind used of the coast of South Amer
lea have been found stuck In them
st. james Gazette.
, 1904-08-18

A shoemaker came to the minister
asking his advice because that sweep,
his landlord, had given him notice to
quit and he would have nowhere to
lay his head" The minister could
only advise him to lay his case before
the Lord. A week later the minister
returned and found the shoemaker
busy and merry. That was gran ad-
vice ye gied me, minister" said the
nan Il laid my case before the Lord,
as ye telrt me, an o the sweeps
deid."- Geikie's Scotch Reminis-
~cences."
, 1904-08-18
Minerva and the Flute.

why the flute Is lot popular with Ia
dies. Minerva in ancient Greece" he
says, began to play the flute, thinking
1t such a beautiful instrument she
needs must learn it. But n day. look
ing in a mirror while she was playing,
she saw to her horror that the act of
blowing the flute communicated a very
inelegant distortion to her face, and in
a pet she threw the instrument away.
Perhaps the feelings of the fair sex to-
ward the flute have been insensibly in
huenced by u similar consideration"
, 1904-08-18

According to ancient theory, there
are four principal humors In the body
blood, phlegm, choler and melancholy.
The predoninance Of any one de-
termined the temper: hence the express
sion 'choleric humor," etc. A nice bal
nee made Il good compound called a
good humor, and a preponderance of
any u bad compound called an i'll or
bad humor.
, 1904-08-18

"Does your father V kiss your
mamma. Willief' asked the lady who
heart.
Yes, every morning when he goes
away to the city"
Dear mel And to think that | once
doubted his courage!'-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
, 1904-08-18

Bessie-I almost hate Carrie Dyeri
She asks such lmpudent questions, you
know. / was telling her If Frank
Barnes had asked me to marry him
once he had asked me twenty times,
and she had the impertinence to ask
me If he had asked once Minnie-The
idea! But has he. BessleP - Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
, 1904-08-18
Painting His Cows,

Silas-What Is old Rube so hot about?
Cyrus-Why an artist asked II he
could paint his cows. ~Silas-That did
not hurt the COWS. did It'll Cyrus-Yes,
by heck; he painted a sarsaparilla sign
on each one.-Philadelphla Record.
, 1904-08-18

Miss ~Skrawney (giggling)-Mr. Kid
der is such Il flatterer. Miss Ascum-
What has he been saying to you? Miss
Skrawney-Oh. tee hee! He's SO gal
liant! He told me l had arms like the
Venus de Milo!-Philadelphia Press.
, 1904-08-18

as that II Landseer. Mr.. Cresus?
asked the visitor. pausing before the
painting.
NO" replied the host; reckon 1t is
a Durham. See how broad 1t is be-
tween the horns, and see the color and
curl on its forehead. That's u genuine
Durham sure"
, 1904-08-18

"Mrs. Chellus looks bad, doesn't shef"
"Yes. and no wonder. She's been
awake every night for IA week past"
"rhe ideal What VAS the matterr'
"She discovered about a week ago
that her husband talks In his sleep,
and of course she had to llsten."-Phil-
udelphia Ledger.
, 1904-08-18

81 suppose you had a perfectly lovely
time at Wexford's house partyT"
mo, II WAS Il fizzle. Mrs. Wexford
hus SO little tact. She was always ar
ranging It so that the men would have
to pair of with their own wives
Exchange.
, 1904-08-18

There is always room at The top, but
the young man who waits for a spe-
cially constructed elevator to ft bis
case will never leave the ground nopr.
-Nashua Telegraph.
, 1904-08-18

Marie-He broke her heart. the
wretch. Celeste-Did he jllt her?
Marie-No. he insisted on her keeping
her engagement when h had a better
, 1904-08-18

Emotion turning back on itself and
not leading on to thought or acton. II
the element Of madness.-J. Sterling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
HI; WRITES I E,
TO L|...E:,E !: "A \ It
A Letter From Congressman
Rixey Regarding the Resolu-
ton offered BY Him.
BE NO MIXING OF VETERANS {:
Be NO MIXING OF VETERANS
Difference Expressed for the
Opinion, Of Lee Camp and
Hopes forts Cooperation.

Congressman John f. Rixey has writ
fen to Adiutant ]. Taylor stratton In re-
gard to the foIowing resolution recently
adopted by the camp: ~ t%tl
Whereas. r. e. Lee Camp, no. =,
Confederate Veterans, has learned OF
tn, introduction In the national House OF
aRc1resen tatves 6ofs q Sresolu ton LOOKING
a. the admission of Confederate veterans
Int: National Soldiers Homes and
Whereas. the camp comedies to the
mover patriotic and pralseWorthy y mo,
tiyes. yet believes that such a law would
meet with no favor In any part OF the
Southern States; therefore, be It
"Resolved That the Hon. John ".
Riyey he, and ha Is hereby, respectfully
requested to withdraw said resolution.
The letter of Mr.. Rfxey Is as follows:
December Goth. 1903
Captain T. Taylor stratton. Adjutant,
R. E. Lee Camp. No. J, G. w. ficn'
mend. Va:
s5 Ny Dear sir-I acknowledge recaipt, OF
your favor of the 10Th instant. enclosing
copv OF resolution adopted by r. %.
Lee Camp. condemning "a resolution look
Ing to the admission Of Confederate vet
arans into National Soldiers Homes"
Invite the attention OF your camp
to the fact that the resolution only refers
to the first section Of the bill. The SEQ
ond section has no reference to the Ma
stional Homes, nor does Z It. admit Union
veterans Into State Confederate Homes.
nor Confederate veterans Into State
Union Homes. This SECOND section pro-
svrdes. as you will see from n. copy OF the
hi, which T enclose. that the benefit
Of laws giving aid to States maintain
svne IJnon Homes shall be extended TO
those states maintaining, Confederate
Homes. This would occasion no mingling
Of the veterans, and the Homes Would
remain as they now are. under the, con-
FRO, of the respective States,
In view Of the fact that all sections
contribute alike to tho ,nmounta when
tho national government pays the states
for this purpose, should not the provtslori
bo broad enough to- embrace all States
maintaining Soldiers Homes? Why re-
strict the benefit toa those States min
tainlns .honlesJ for Union Veterans? Why
not Include all States. maintaining homes
for veterans, Whether Union or Confed-
crate? .,Hs \.
I should be glad to.kpoW,,t II your camp
also objects to- tins provision,
Under all of the -clrcNnlst ances, II SUD
mi, that 1t would be-S proper, before con-
demning the bill, at least to afford mo
all opportunity to bo heard ~ Its de-
Tense. so, = =. X,
have great respect for the views Of
Lee Camp, and Its conclusions. after falr
discussion. would have great weight WIN
With sentiments Of respect. 7 remain.
Wy 49,, JOHN II, RlxEY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
FASTER AND FASTER THE BEE
4 y 4

FASTER AND FASTER THE BEE
s@, R, FLE1V.,ia5 .s.lt III
do said the bee. III you Will let me
go, 1. win get.my big brother to- come
here and got you and npt you liz q casa
and see how you would like IT."
The boy agreed and away flew the
bee.
Very soon the little boy saw. a mann
moth be,a coming toward him and his
heart began to sink, It did not seem TO
be such a good thing TO-, be imprisoned
after all, and he decided to try to get
away, s s.
y Turning on his heels lie ran as fast os
his little lags would carry him, With, the
big bee right behind HIM. 81
Faster and faster the boy ran and
faster and faster the bee flew, When
the boy found that he coutl run no ifar-
Their. l,s gave loud scream and
we'll, what do you think. He woke up.
for this whole story was q dream.
II might have known that said he
to himself. oF'or that little bee would
have stung ms awhen..I first caught It,
But ! shall never ill-trsat any dumb
acreatllre,n 5f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
!. BELL. TELEPHONE.
Legal Department in Atlanta and
Mr., Chipley in Charge.

MIR. InlP1Sy III Via! sc'
The legal department OF the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
will be removed from New York. 70 ~
lanta to-day. Mr., Hunt Chipley, Will be
placed at the head, Heretofore the gem
eral counsel of tho Southern Bell COM
pany has been located in Now York. but
as the ylce-president and general mana
gers office Ia now In Atlanta. and also the
heads Of other departments. It BECAME no.
cessary, in order to expedite handling
legal matters. for that department to 10
located In the Same place, 4,
1t is understood that this change VIII
not affect local attorneys throughout the
various cities In the Southern States
other. than this; they Will hereafter re-
mort to Mi. Hunt Chipley In Atlanta. Gal,
instead OF to the general counsel. ho has
heretofore been located In New York.
Mr.. Chiplay ls we'll known In Richmond
and Virginia, where ne represented, tlis
company for several years. He Is. an
alumnus Of the University pf Virginia,
and is widely known throughout thy
Southern States, hnYing been connected
with the Bell ,terests for the IA past ten
years. (, K gS f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
CARROLL CHRISTMAS.
Double Load Of Shot Pumped
Into Saloon Keepers Body.

Especial to The Times- D1spatch3
GLADEsBoRo,sYA., Dec, 81, "A sal oon-
Keeper named Mockson, q few miles south
OF this place, in the southern part Of
Carroll county. was shot and killed last
Saturday with q double;,barrel shotgun
BY man named Nyest,noreland One load
Of shot hit him In the stomach and the
other had,fnearly, tore off one arm: He
lived only few hours, Westmoreland
made his escape An old gl:ldge and too
much liquor was the cause
James Candle was. shot I In the. leg
Christmas day by. Mr. Thomas Thomas
was also shot In the hand ny Candle. al
in a drunken row, EisT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
"A. RARE TREAT.
Annual Il Entertainment Of East
End Sunday School.

The sunday school scholars Of East End
Baptist Church we're giyen;f-a rare IEs treat
At lts annual ientertainmel1t m tuesday,
night. The edflce was ltsrq ~ pack 90 70
the doors. @ trFr Az Z. Z u Z. ~.
a splendid programme was rendered
under the efficient .cnarse, oCl.Mrs Annie
Fiddler and Mr.. Edward Ragby. J5sv
Tile teachers and scholars. were the e,
cjDiaIlts OF many handsome and usetul
presents, Superintendent Wright ma making kSins
the presentation speec he's. SIC ..sas
The school presented Nh. Wright, WHO
has been superintendent for. the rast
seven years, with handsome b'sque
clock. -
Mr.. Wright leaves the school about the
first of the year to the regret OF all.
Mrs Annie Bagby was1atf the organ
and rendered sweet music.
Mr.. Watt Mathews lmpersonatsd Santa
Claus, and kept the audience in a roar Of
laughter. 5.tl 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
n exceedingly pleasant one for hosts and

: = exec edligly pleasant one for hosts and
@ Personal Mention.
Mrs. virginius Hall and MISS Jana
Fisher will leave Tuesday next to svlsit
relatives in Raleigh. N. G. Later tney
60 farther south.
Miss Louise Barber. who Is at Dread
institute Worcester Mass, stor the VIII WIN
FER has been spending the Christmas
holidays with har sister. Miss Bessie
Barber. in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Bowman have gone
to Elizabeth. N. j.. to attend the tuhera'
of Mrs. Susan J. Lenher, who diea pe:
cornber q, 1858. Mrs. Lenher Is sister OF
Messrs. ]. c.. 8. II. and 2, T. bo"'h r!L'''
of this city. t
MISS Elizabeth Martin, Of Norfolk, Is
the guest OF Miss Rebecca Dainserflelo
Gordon.
Colonel and Mrs. j. B. Tree have re.
TUNED to the city for the winter ana WIZ
he at Miss Fulton's. No. 3ols West Grace
Street.
One OF the Epeasantest social events OF
to-day will be- the new = eit = ! SISGP.to''
IL be given from 1 to 6 this afternoon IN
the hermitage Golf Club. The club parl'or;
Will be. handsomely decorated, :hand 81
music will be in}uttendance andta COM m
mittee Of ladies will receive callers. w
Refreshments will served during during. r t,f''
ton hours,
Mr.. Lee Lowry and Miss Hattie Hen
drlck. both. OF Hanover county. Va. we're,
quietly married wednesday afternoon
Dece mber goth, at $50 o'clock, IN the i.
& pnrlorsof Nlr.sJ.t b. Hudson: M
j.. :. -. --tt,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Cowherd are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs, n s.. seay. !Sof 70 Lott
raine,lYa.es ,.-r.
MI, Edward Green continues dangerouslss-
IL nj at the Retreat for the Sick.
Mr.. Edmund Boswell, Of Montreal, J,
Canaan. was the guest .of Mrs, ID, Y,
Jones, OF ;Westwood avenue. on Wednees 3
day. .it.
Mis-. Lizzie Jones, Of Westwood Avenue,
is the guest of friends and relatives 'ist IN
Ashland, Var
Mrs George Gibson, Ir, and children
of Chase City. va, are spending the,
holidays with Mrs. .Gibson's sister-iny law;
Mrs, ~. e., Luplsden, 4 40 5.ssij Il