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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
OFF TO EAST LAKE.
Harry Williams, PrecOciOus in Wrong
 Is Sent Away.

Harry Williams, the II year old boy, who pleaded guilty before Judge Wil-, liam H. Thomas of the criminal divis- ion of the City Court of Montgomery to complicity with Goodwin Radford, an older white boy, in his burglary oe the house of N. Unice, a Syrian. Was yesterday taken to the Alabama Boys Industrial School by Deputy Sheriff s. S. Belser by order of Judge Thomas.
 About a week ago. the boy was sums moned before the court. Judge Thom- as talked with him privately for some time, telling him that he was going to secure entrance for him in the Ala bama Re<ormatory and urging him to correct the evil ways he had been pur- suing.
 Williams is a bright youngster. AS Jailer r. NJ. McLemore expressed it yesterday, He is as sharp as tacks but up to the present time, most of his brightness has been misdirected.
 Yesterday before leaving with the deputy, he told Jailer McLemore that he was going to write him and tell him how he was getting along. He also said he would write Judge Thomas.
 T am going to do better" said tho youngster "and if they teach me trade, so as I can make a living when I get out. I'll stay there"
 Goodwin Radford. his pal. is in thss penitentiary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30

ory board of thirteen native members. representing the thirteen districts in to which the city Is divided. The mem bers of both boards are appointed by the American government. and the president is, by virtue of his office. a member of the municipal board also.
 Streets Improved.
 In the last few years the streets of Manil have been greatly improved. and the city now contains some of the best paved highways in the world. Australian gumwood blocks are used for pavements. which, the major says, show little signs of wear after years of heavy traffic. Recently, wood blocks in the busiest streets were taken up and after three years of service wore found to have worn only about one eighth of a ninch a year.
 Manila's fire department. Engineer Case says. is the pet and pride of the orient" Since its establishment, two years ago. three serious fires have oc- cured, but with little damage. The department was organized by Fire Chief Hugh Bonner, of New York city. who. after completing the installation of the system and putting 1t in work ing order, relinquished his post last April. The system includes three steam fire engines and gasoline en- zine. The latter. easily handled, Is stationed in the native quarter, where the dwellings are mostly nipia huts that burn like finder. There is com plete system of fire alarms and police call boxes. distributed throughout the city About one-half the corps of firemen are Americans and the other half native. and the same proportion of Americans and natives Is observed In the police force, the American con- tingent in both cases being principally made up of discharged soldiers.
 One Tide a Day.
 With the completion of the harbor works, Major Case says, Manila will have the finest harbor and wharfage facilities in the Far East. A new breakwater Is being constructed, as well as extensive wharves, the bulk heads of which are stone. Meanwhile, the harbor is being dredgedto a depth of thirty feet at mean low watcr-a depth to be maintained over the whole extent of the harbor within the break water.
 The rise and fall of the tide does not vary much more than three feet, and, as compared with harbors nearly the world over. Manila has the dis tinction of knowing only one tide q day. This phenomenon is explained Dy the 1aCt that the Ticlile rtlul HS Iol the second tide of the day before the high water of the early tide can run through the two outlets of Manila bay into the China sea. The recession comes after the bay. which is thirty miles across, has gone to its maxi mum height with the second inflow.
 Natives Repudiate AgitatOr.
 Major Case intends visiting and in content with American rule, and this fact. he says. was amply demonstrated recently, when Artimio Ricarti. chief of the Hong Kong junta, after spend ing six months or more in Luzon at- tempting to stir up an insurrecton, ut terly failed, and was treated with con- tempt by former officers and privates of the Filipino army.
 Major Case intends visiting and ini- specting the water systems of Wash ington, Boston and New York city before returning to Manila in Octo- Der.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
ONE-FOURTH OF THE
 SCHOONER VISTA
BY J. c. PLUMMER.


 Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. { The schooner Vesta turned into the Saxifrage river under full sail and after traversing nine miles of that placiid stream. Capt. Humphrey ported his tiller and the two negro sailors, in- spired by some spirited orders from the skipper. manipulated the sails in such way that the schooner passed Nor-west point and came to anchor in the little town, just beyond the pro- mcNtory, as easily as a child would enter its bedroom.
 Capt Humphrey was in a good hu- nor, for he had carried his last load of oysters to Baltimore and 1t had met with a ready customer at good pric- es and there was money in his pocket for himself and for Miss Joana Pritch- ett. Miss Pritchett owned one ne-quarter of the schooner Vesta. and Captain Humphrey owned the remaining three fourths. It was the dream of Capt Humphrey to own the whole of that dainty little pungy. not that Miss Joanna interferred in his management but because he had practically built the craft and had a very strong affec- tion for her. Time and time again had he besought Miss Joanna to sell him her interest, offering her a really large sum for 1t, but the lady. for some reason, declined parting with her in- terest.
 I'll take this heer money up to Miss Pritchett's before go home." said the skipper to himself after he had noted with care that the Vesta was safely anchored. T guel she'll be glad to have some money now crops are being worked"
 Miss Joanna received him with her usual friendliness.
 T hope you have had a pleasant voyage, captain. she said"
 'Yes, m'm. a very good wage; hope things have gone all right on the farm"
 Faith, there was no need for the aspiration. Things always went well on Miss Joanna's farm, for she man. aged her 200 acres to perfection. She could tell the state of each field as perfectly as could a town matron in- form one as to the condition of nine or ten rooms in her house which she swept and garnished each day. From his stand on the porch the skipper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
The Dislike of Animals.

New York Evening Post.
 Not only Is 1t true that animals, both domestic and wild, show decided pre- ference. for certain persons and a strong dislike to other individuals, but whole races of creatures often show a universal hatred toward other species.
 To fight like "cats and dogs" has become a proverb, and we must admit that there Is abundant basis for It's truth. In domestic cats this is doubt less an inherited instinct. which Is one
 of It's larger relatives we can verify today In India. the tiger is king, al-
 most. Deep in the jungles the tigress | makes her lair, and the cubs have few enemies. Bear or tiger cat, when they inadvertently come across the lair trail
 of the great striped one. back trail and l rapidly too. It is doubtful if even the great python would disturb one of the little furry kittens. But the packs of wild dogs are without fear, and
 would kill and eat the cubs and defy the parent when she returned. We'll | she knows this, and also that, although she might slay q dozen, yet the others would pin her down, careless if they died or no. So a tiger In captivity
 will scrutinize a wolf without much show of anger. but pity the dog which ever comes within reach, and if she cannot get at him her wrath of mem- ory will vent itself in howls and fierce endeavors on the bars of her cage. A leopard. which lives so much among the trees and could easily es- cape the attacks of wild dogs, has no ipstinctive hate, although a dog Is a | tidbit which would be by no means despised. This fact Is we'll known to dn0c xnrhin 70 arboreal felines. while they will mob tigers and other terrestrial cats Pu- mas come under the same head as leop- ards, and are held in as great respect by dogs
 Tn zoos the animals generally show a dislike to children and cripples in the first instance. doubtless, because they are leased by the youngsters, and in the second place because of the strange horror and hate which many animals show of the abnormal or con- ditions out of the usual. for discrimi- hating between which they have re- markable ability.
 Monkeys hate negroes; but this dis like of dark-skinned men is not con- fined to the above mentioned class of animals. It is said that when MT. Ha- genback's Somalis were at the Crystal Palace they were invited one Sunday 10 see the zoo. There was nothing to which the most sensitive European could object in the appearance of these free. half-Arab tribesmen: but when the dark men entered the lion house there was an uproar. The animals were furious; they roared with rage The apes and monkeys were alarmed, and even the phlegmatic wild cattle were excited. They recognized their natural enemies-the dark skinned men who had hunted them for cen- turtles in the Jungles and the bush. and with whom their own parents did battle when they were captured and carried off captive in the Nubian des- erts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
CONTRACTS AWARDED
PRINTING AND STATIONERY CON-
 TRACTS ARE MADE.
Marshall and Bruce Get StatiQnery Contract and Brown Printing Company and Rogers & CO.
 the Other.

The contrast for supplying the State with stationery was yesterday awarded to the firm of Marshall and Bruce of Nashville. The contract for classes 1. 2 and of the States printing was awarded to the Brown Printing Com pany and for class 3 to Rogers & Co.,, both of Montgomery.
 The award was made by Secretary of State E. R. McDavid with the ap- proval of the Governor. the Treasurer and the Auditor. Secretary McDavid gagged all day in examining and pass ing upon the masses of figures and details that accompanied the bids.
 The portion of the printing contract which went to the Rogers Co.,, includes departmental report. Tne contract for the other printing goes to the Brown Printing Company which has had the contract repeatedly in recent years. This company will print class l, the Supreme Court Reports, class 2 the report of the Adjutant General and class the various blanks for the diff ferent departments. The contract runs for two years. The two local concerns which secured the contract were the only bidders.
 The stationery contract after some sharp competition was awarded Mar shall and Bruce, Nashville, a firm which has had the contract for a num- Der of years. Other bidders were Roberts and Son. Birmingham and w. w Haygood, Montgomery.
 The bids were received ten days ago. They were opened yesterday in the presence of the State Printing Board which is composd of the Governor, the Auditor. the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer.
 The State will have less printing to do than 1t has had in over a quarter of a century. In the coming two years there will be no session of the Legisla- ture no journal of either house and no acts are to be printed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
Our Daily Sport Story

could see long lines of blue green corn against e background of brown soil, row after row of strawberry plants ready to burst into white bloom, and way beyond a sea of wheat rippling in the evening breeze as did the captains s native element.
 T suppose. nm, you've nat thought anything about selling your interest in the Vesta?' asked the skipper. when he had paid Miss Pritcheet her share of the schooner's earnings.
 Miss Joanna answered in the neea tive and the skipper. declining a pressing invitation to supper, set out for home.
 No supper for me-" muttered the skipper, as he trudged along. I've suspicioned a long time that Miss Joanna has hankering after me and I'm not mooring to any women, not me-
 As he passed the inn the landloard, leaning against porch post, hailed him as to Baltimore news.
 'Nawthin' new down hyar," said the landlord, after receiving the shippers budget. ''savin' that Miss Joanna's beau has come back"
 What beau?" demanded the skipper.
 Why Jared Bowne. who was sweet on her years ago. He's made money lin tho west and has come back plum sot on gettin' her. They sez he's the reason she never married"
 Capt. Humphrey continued his way homeward rather pensively. He had had an Idea that he was the cause of Miss Joanna remaining a spinster. A man hats to be wrong in his opin- ons.
 Capt Humphrey didn't enjoy his SUD- per as he was wont. And yet 1t was one to make Saint Simeon Stylites break the fast of Lent. Oysters fried a uniform brown. done exactly to a turn; corn cakes of "slappers" which cannot possibly be produced in any other locality save southern Maryland. and fragrant coffee.
 If she marries that fellow" unused the captain, letting his coffee grow cold. hell want to manage the inter- est in the Vesta. He'll come poking around with suggesting this and that and make a hurrah's nest of things"
 Contrary to his custom Capt. Pum- phrey walked over to the Pritchett farm the next morning. He had never paid a visit to Miss Pritcheet before unless business impelled the call, but he wanted to see how things were look ing.
 MT. Bowne was sitting on the porch
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
TIME WAS EXTENDED
IMPORTANT MEETING OF Y. M. c. A.
 DIRECTORS HELD.
.Georxe Foster Peabody AIlows Chrfs- tian Asseciatien to Remain In Present Building Until Oc-
 tober, 1005-Canvass
 Progressfng.

The Board of Directors of the Young Mems Christian Association met yes- terday afternoon at half past o'clock in the Member's Parlor of the Associa- ton Building.
 The meeting was in response to a call issued by the Vice-President, MT. J. L. Holloway to the Board to meet MT. Edgar Gardner Murphy. Those present were: Messrs. Holloway. Judge W. H. Thomas. Adolph Roemer. Hard wick Ruth, L. W. Martin, George W. Ellis. Hartwell Douglass. W. B. Da- vidson, General Secretary L. D. Dix, and Mir. Murphy.
 Mir. Murphy said to the Board that he had been talking with Mir. George Peabody in reference to the work of the Association at Montgomery. and they were both anxious that the best interests of the Association should be subserved. It was the original under standing that the Association should vacate the Baldwin building in Feb ruary. 1905, but that Mir Peabody had authorised him to say to the Board that in view of the fact that over $20,000 had been subscribed for the new As- sociation building, the erection Of the building being thereby practically as- sured, and in view of the further fact that the Assocation could not expect to be able to enter 1t before October. 1865, he offered them an extension of the use of the building now occupied until that date.
 Mir. Murphy also said that MT. Pea body had heard from Mrs. J. Walter Black, President of the Young Wo- mems Christian Association. and that the action was taken with her entire approval.
 On motion of MT. Hardwick Ruth. the Secretary was instructed to notify MT. Peabody that his generous offer or the building for another year would pc gratefully accepted by the Board
 It Is understood that the canvass TOT the new building will be pushed rap idly to completion during the early fall. The directors are confident or having a building to go into In Octo- Der. 1905. There remains yet put s5, 900 to be raised. and though the field has been pretty well canvassed' the directors feel sanguine that Mont gomery citizens will supply the amount yet needed.
 The following named gentlemen were elected to membership in the Associa- ton: W. P. Barclay. Walton M. Beas- ley, J. H. Fleming. E. H. Gaskin. Jr'' T. H. Moss, J. s. Mills, s. A. Ooster- houdt, D. T. Robbins and A. R. Suln- van.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
MIR. TILLERY's REMAINS.
Body of Popular Young Man Shipped
 to Opelika.

The news of the death of MT. E. L. Tillery, who died yesterday in Mobile was received with regret by numerous friends in Montgomery.
 The deceased was resident of Opelika, but being a travelling man was well acquainted throughout Ala bama. Mir. Tillery was for a number of years connected with the Circulation Department of The Advertiser.
 He was of genial disposition and high character. His death is deplored by a number of warm friends here.
 The remains passed through Mont gomery last night en route to Opelika where they will be inferred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
Easy to Make Them Lay.

NeW 4Ork weekly.
 Mrs Suburb-I don't see what's the matter with our hens. They don't lay at all.
 Farmer Meadow-You don't feed 'em right, mum. Just you give 'em about two dollars worth of corn every week. and they'll lay you a dollaf's worth of eggs every seven days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
Perveraion by AbbrevintIou.


 Mrs. Gadabout-People are saying you called on Mrs. VerdIgris the oth- CT day and got a setback Mrs Upjohn-What willful perversion of truth! l called on her and got a set of Dickens back that I'd lent her two AAars befoFa
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-11
IMPORTANT ORDER.
Ruls Relating 20 Dslawars-Chsro-
kss Aliettses.

The following order relating to Del
aware Cherokee allottees was issued by
the Dawes commission under date OF
August 3:
"Until further notice Cherokee citl-
zens who have purchased improve
ments from Delaware -Cherokees under
the act Of congress approved April 2l,
1904, win be admitted to the Cherokee
land ofiice for the purpose OF selecting
the land on which said Improvements
are located, In advance OF their regu.
lar numbers Of admission.
"All Of said purchasers Of Delaware
Cherokee improvements are urged 10
avail themselves OF this privilege with
as little delay as practicable in order
that any irregularity in the sales may
be corrected within the time that may
be required by lay
+. B. NEEDLES,
G. r. BRECKINRIDaE,
Commissioners
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-11
REYNOLDS is
YET IN JAIL
Relatives Visit Insane Man
Officials are DiIatory.

Marsh Reynolds, the unfortunate
insane man whoh as been adding to the
troubles Of the prisoners confined In
the Federal jail for a week past by
continually praying, preaching or
singing, was visited by his brother-In-
law and nephew Chad. Brown OF Fort
Scott and f. S. Brown OF Chelsea
today. Reynolds was brought down
from Bartlesyille and Marshal Dar-
rough has since done all In his power
10 have him sent 70 an insane hospital
under the act and appropriation OF
the last congress The insane man
recognized his relatives but they
could obtain no intelligent response
to their questions. lie was confined
in 1870 for SIX months but seemed to
recover except at long intervals until
a month ago. Ills Is a religious
mania.
1t viii be necessary for the officials
OF the Indian Inspectors Office at
Muskogee 70 act before Reynolds can
be given proper treatment. The pa
pers were sent to them a week ago
but they have net acted. as yet.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-11
MORRIS KNIGHT HELD.
Ohered Ne Defense 20 tha Charge
Made BY y. A. Lonw.

The preliminary examination Of
Morris knight, charged by J. A. Long
With assault with intent to kin. was
heldlbefore Commissioner Adams Tues.
day. Long, In a dramatic manner.
repeated his story as told IN Fridays
Chieftaln He was corroborated in
the ESSENTIAL statements BY A. II.
Wheeler, who lives near Winner, but
eho did not state his occupation or
what business he had at the depot at
I O'Clock in the morning, and Charley
Cox, the night waiter az the Gem
restaurant Mr. knight was not rep
resented by an attorney. lie offered
no testimony and was held to answer.
his bail being fixed az $1,000, which
vas promptly furnished by Psyor Ear
les.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-11
HOSKINS LIVES
LIKE A BEAST
Awful SquaIOr at the Home
Near the City.

Ned HoskIns, who lives like a beast
two miles east OF town, has gone to
Tahlequah to complete his filing.
Many Of the neighbors have known
for some time Of the sqpAlor In which
Ned and his family have been exist
Ing, and they have done about all the
family would permit TO better their
condition Monday Deputy Marshals
Neville and White went down 70 the
place to see II they couldn't influence
the family 10 al least take bath.
They found a rich farm stocked with
good team Of horses, five cows, an
equal number OF calves, several year
ling steers, chickens and ducks. Ned
Is reputed to live like a Mormon with
his wife and stepdaughter. another
stepdaughter having died last week
Each of the daughters had babies.
The officers found hovel with the
door only partially boarded over An
old bed and a straw tick ON the floor
constituted the furniture. There
were absolutely no knives or forks IN
the place and the chickens had the
free run Of the house, adding another
odor TO the awful stencil. How hui
man beings could live In such a place
for any length OF time mystifies the
officers. The people nave some money
as the two boys are now cutting the
second crop Of hay, the first crop hay-
ing been sold. The stepdaughter left
4-year-old child and the living
daughter has baby. The legal wife
Of Hoskins and mother Of the two
girls refused to deny or afiirm his
paternity Of the babies.
The family are Indians OF seem
ingly less intelligence than an OK.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-11
The Wrecked Train.

The cars OF the Meteor train which
were wrecked nine miles west Of here
ON the Frisco road last Thursday
morning passed through the city this
morning and attracted much atten-
ton. The tender that caused the
wreck was on a fat ear while the
other cars were on their own trucks.
All were more or less damaged and
one chair car had nearly the entire
part Of one side and roof torn away.
They we're taken to the shops at
Springfield.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-11
PROSPECT WELL DISPUTE.
II Il Asserted That the Contractor
Has sunk = Creoksd Hoie.

Tie disagreement between the con-
tractor ard promoters OF the east
side prospect veil has not been adj
lusted. although several conferences
have been held Il Is understood that
the well drlllar claims that he has
completed his contract by going down
20 Mississippi lime rock. This the
promoters deny. The contractor
wants more money and some OF the
assert that they 'are be-
Ing held up and that the contractor
has sunk crooked hole and wants
70 get out from under with as little
loss as possible. By crooked hole
It IS meant that the drill has become
detected and did not 20 down
straight, making It impossible to case
where the hole IS not perfectly yer.
teal.