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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
If You Do Not Know,
 You Ought to Know That

Greece has more public holidays than any other country in the world.
 In proportion to their size spiders are seven times stronger than lions
 The Americans are, as a nation, the best penmen of the world, with the Brit lsh following a close second.
 The use of coal in the manufacture of gas is simply enormous, one London com pany alone using over 100000 tons per year.
 Am6ng the many things ascribed to the swallow is the assertion now made by naturalists that a healthy" one can s",llow 5000 flies a day.
 Whales have Dean killed whose age was estimated at 400 years. The method by which they determine this question Is the counting the layers of iaminae forming what Is popularly called "whalebone." '" These laminae increase yearly, as does the growth of the bark on a tree.
 It takes eight cubic feet of snow to pro- duce one cubic foot of water.
 Salt Is a most excellent preventive of disease. Men attending the pans in salt works are never known to have cholera, smallpox, scarlet fever. or influenza.
 The reason for the responsiveness of good extract of beef Is that thirty pounds of the raw material is used to make one pound of the extract.
 Condemned guns are not by any means useless. There is at Willet's Point, L. l..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

bulk of that of the coke, reach just as high as the former-some 34,s36, ,121 tons. If all the car rails were rolled into one high rail, the dimensions would be l Is miles long, S1 feet high. S1 feet across the base. and 43 feet across at the top, being wide enough to accommodate lo- comotive and its tender. One huge wire nail containing the metal annually drawn Into such a form would make a column 1000 feet high and d feet square, over topping the renowned Eiffel Tower at Paris. The cut nails would reach to the helghth of the Washington monument, and would far over-top the Park Row building, the highest in tho world.
 Many 'wise" writers sheer at the te.nl ''freproof structure Some say that these of Baltimore burned like gigantic torches" and actually spread the fire. That anything could remain standing in such a fire Is indeed a marvel and that those structures are practically intact IS surely proof enough that steel and tile and brick. when properly combined. con- stitute a 1reproof structure. And as for spreading the fire. had it not been for the solid bulwarks of the great fireproof cff1ce buildings in Baltimore, the City Hall, the Court House. the Postofice and Heaven only knows how much of the city IT. that direction would nave gone py the
 hoard. These buildings not only stood up but they saved a good part of the city.
 It Is a curious habit of the rats in New Orleans to embark upon the many fruit steamers plying between there and South America, stay with the steamer until it reaches a South American port. and then preclpItately leave. The captains of these boats say that they often provide free transportation to as many as two and three hundred going down. and coming back, when loaded with fruit. they never see one The rat population of New Or leans seems not to have suffered. how ever. from the migratory habits of some of It's members.
 It takes eight days. three hours and twenty minutes to count a million # you count 200 a minute ten hours a day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

a magnet made from two Dahlgrens, 15- inch pops. wound with eight miles of heavy cable and charged with electricity.
 The normal body temperature of mar Is about 9s.5 degrees. of the small. 70 degrees, oyster g degrees. sheep 1O4 do srees and chicken III degrees.
 Gold can be beaten 100 times thinner than printing paper and one ounce can be made to cover 146 square feet.
 Every gem known to the lapidary has been found in the United States. though Holland has the record for cutting. It is not a very unusual thing there that diamonds are cut so small that 1 800 go to carat. The diamond is not the oldest lI own gem.
 One in every 15,OOO persons live 10 the ege of 100 years, one in every 800 to JO ard one in 100 to 60 years.
 Che of the largest, if not the largest, rooms unbroken by supporting columns. Is drill hall in St. Petersburg, 62O by l50 feet.
 The value of the six important crops ir the. United States were for 1905 as follows: Corr. $953.OOO.OOO: hay. $556.OOO- = eco; cotton, 5OOOOO.OOO; wheat. S442.0OO, ,Oc1; oats. S26s sOOO,OOO and potatoes l5l.OOO,Oo) total, 1870 100000.
 The most valuable ring in existence is owned by one of the Vanderbits. It iS set with a diamond worth $3iOOO and many valuable smaller stones.
 The monetary circulation in the United States January was $2,5OOOOO,oOo, or nearly 80 per capita.
 That to realize the magnitude or the production of iron and steel in this coun- try during one year, one has to employ much larger standards of comparison than pounds and tons. For instance blast furnace large enough to receive at one charge all the metal that passes through all the blast furnaces of the country in one year would have to be built to contain 100000 900 cubic feet. Or to use the slightly more conceivable com parison, 1t would have to be twenty-four times as large as the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The coke used in the process of manufacture would, if piled up In Q col sinn 40O feet square. reach G,50O feet up into the skies and the iron ore from which all the prod 'cts arc made would, if piled up in a column one fourth the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
Senator Platt's Assent.

A friend was arguing with Senator Platt in behalf of a man of many ideas ard of unlimited activities, but who nev- CT accomplished any apparent results He was the ultra type of reformer and often made himself ridiculous through what he proposed and what he brilliantly failed to achieve. His advocate, after enumcrating all of his excellences to the '"rioga Sage" said:
 You may not agree with him. Sena- tor, but this man is an individual force. In the activities of our social life you caunot deny that he is an engine of much power"
 "Yes." assented the Senator dryly, "a donkey engine!"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

But that's. only half as much as the two column ad."
 ''I know 1t, but 1t will cost you just the same" said Peck.
 "what the devil do you mean by charg- ing the same for one column as you do for two?''
 Well, I'll tell you," said Peck, with genial grin. ''rhe circus will be here the f7th, and the 18th must meet a draft for paper for s6s.5n and your old circus Is a godsend. Your ad, will just meet that draft"
 'T'll be hanged!' calculated the aston ished Scott. Then, the humor of the slt- uatlon catching him he added, But III take the two columns"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
John VI. Gates's Answer.

Recently. when all Wall Street was on the qui vive over the reported settlement Of the Pennsylvania-Gould warfare. re- porter approached John w. Gates with the question whether he believed a set clement was likely.
 "All can say" replied the Western leader. 'is to tell you story which ac- curstely describes how feel about it. When I was in Saratoga. two years ago, heard of an English chap who went driving one morning in an open carriage He had on his light white togs and look ed very swell When he got out in the country several miles it started to rain. The Englishman did not know whether to go on or turn back. He saw a country man ploddlng along in the distance, so he drove up to him.
 "'Now. my man. Said the Britisher can you tell me if 1t is likely to stop raining" The countryman paused mo- ment, surveyed the outfit in silence, and replied:
 'Wa-al. 1t always has,
 Now said Mir. Gates. "that is what I'll say to you"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
Circus a GodsenG.

When Governor Peck of Wisconsin was publishing The Sun, at La Crosse. Wis. Sells's circus came to town. The press agent was Charley Scott. big, bluff and acutely sensitive to humorous situation. He paid a visit to the Sun office, and, meeting Peck, said, wen want a two column ad in your paper"
 "All right, you can ha%e the space" was the reply.
 How much will it cost?"
 Just $635O."
 Well, we must economize some. and perhaps I can get along with less space "All right
 What will one column be?''
 Cost you S63.5O.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
Old Men in Congress.

Boston Herald.
 There Is no getting away from the fact that one of the marked features of Con gress today is the advanced years of most of the men of real power who sit on either side. particularly in the Senate. The ancient adage as to old men for counsel and young men for war still obtains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

cation of the system bgeak down or become purities and casts them out through the DOT itching eruption of some kind is the result. blood, the skin reacts, and the humors and all winter are suddenly thrown of by the the acrid matter passing off, and the skin has dry or oily appearance, and red, disfgur- ing blotches, pimples, blackheads, and all manner of tormenting, stinging and itching eruptions break through and continue until the riotous, feverish blood has been restored to its normal state.
 At this season the system should have a thorough cleansing, the blood purified and all the bodily organs toned up and strength ened, or you may look out for return of your old skin trouble later on, for as long as a remnant of the disease remains in the blood 1t is liable to come back. The use of lotions, powders, soaps and salves in diseases of the skin do but little good, for the blood and not the skin is the real seat of the trouble. It is internal, not external. The humor or poison in the blood Is the cause of the erup- tion, and blood purifier and not lotions or salves is required in the treatment of these skin diseases. Face powders and cosmetics of various kinds cover up for the time being the ugly blemishes, blackheads and pimples and glaze over the rough red skin, but the impurities in the blood will continue to break out until the evil is corrected at its fountain head. Purify the blood and the skin will take care of itself. Potash, Arsenic and stro
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
A Cowboy on New York.

A OUWUUy UT 1NUW 1U1A'
 Charles M. Russell, Montana cowboy artist. who visited New York recently, has returned to his Montana home evil dently much impressed by what he saw in this city. On the day of his arrival in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

sneeze is said to be the explosion of an undeveloped idea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

who, he thought, had in him the making of an excellent lawyer. Mir. Choate was himself practicing in New York at the time. and hoped to take the young man into hla office. But the perverse chap would have none of it.. He believed he had A future as an artist, though, ,ii- deed, he had but mediocre talent Tor painting. He invited Mr. Choate to an exhibition of his work, and when JIG distinguished barrister made a last ap- peal to him the artist said:
 NO, afr. Choate. thank you! No law for me. I am welded to my art.
 "Humph!" exclaimed MT. Choate. looH- ing around at the sgd canvases. "Doh let that discourage you-you have ample grounds for divorce" -e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
aovernor oummins's Break.

Governor Cummins, of Iowa, has earn ed the reputation of being involved in more amusing situations at public func- tions than any other prominent man In the Hawkeye State. He is known as great 'Jouier," and his latest attempt in this line placed him in a very enbar- rassing position at Dubuque recently.
 The Governor was making a tour of the State, and the Republicans of Dubuque invited him to address a gathering in their city. Among those who occupied seats on the stage of the Grand Opera House with the Governor was Senator Allison. The committee that had charge of the arrangements learned that all Of the bands of the city were engaged in various parts of the State, and they found 1t necessary to obtain the services of the New Vienna CIowa) band to es- cort the Governor from his hotel to the Opera House.
 On arriving at the theatre the band dis coursed national airs. and the Governor complimented the members on their ex-. Quisite rendition of the soul stirring com positions. Incidentally he proceeded to picture the future greatness of the little town he believed the band represented.
 "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen" he be- gan. "I am proud of Dyersville and know 1t has a great future before it, he-
  sive and trustworthy citizens of Iowa. It was the first place in the State that I stopped at when I came out here from the East a young man to cast my for tune in the great West. and it has al- ways been dear to my heart, and hope hope
 The audience burst into laughter. and the Governor, flushing up, could not grasp the situation Even the members of the band and Senator Allison were trying their mightiest to suppress their laugh ter. When he concluded his address the Governor approached the chairman and asked him what 1t was all about.
 why, Governor returned the Chair man, this band is from New Vienna and not DyersviIle, and the humor of the whole thing Is that the two towns are situated only six miles apart and the greatest rivalry exists between them"
 ''Weil, guess the best way out of 1t" said the Governor, 'is to swell up New Vienna in one of my Des Moines speeches."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

Greece has more public holidays than any other country in the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
SIGNS OF
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
Jerome and His Clock.

'I would like to know what stunt Je- rome does when he goes and hides him. self in Connecticut" said a Tammany lieutenant to Senator Plunkitt. as he stood talking with former Sheriff Dunn.
 He loves clocks" replied the Senator. and if any one should stumble over him in hiding he'd find MT. Jerome deeply affected by horology."
 well" said Dunn. seriously, "the Health Board should be at once notified"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

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MT. choate's Art Criticism.
 Ambassador Choate, 1t is told. was very much interested in a young man
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

In proportion to their size spiders are seven times stronger than lions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

The Americans are. as a nation, the best penmen of the world, with the Brit ish following a close second.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-28
An Adventure In India.

An enthusiastic motor cyclist In In
dia, 10 escape the heat OF Bombay.
rode HIS machine up 20 Khandalla. Ii
is seventy odd mile run and the
road. until the foot OF the CHATS is
reached. Is perfectly nat. Upon the
stiffest gradient he overlook a herd OF
water buffalo. Hardly had he gone a
yard in front OF the animals when one
OF them took offense at the smell OF
the gasoline or regarded the labored
''tuI tufr' of the engine as a challenge
TO mortal combat IL gave Il grunt.
lowered It's head and charged heavily
upon the Intruder The road was more
than steep. IT was dangerous On
the right hand lowered n elf; on the
left there was drop OF nearly 1000
feet on TO the tops Of the trees in the
valley below The numbering beast
gained rapidly. Luckily the rider car
ried Q revolver. He drew IL and fired
back over his shoulder The first shot
missed, the second passed along the
animals side. With roar Of pain the
huge beast started aside, slipped on
the edge Of the "khud' and the next
minute crashed down on the tree tops
below.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-28

a. suppose the question viii be tall over
then II the aoH De piur,e idea IA fayorahle -
course sotne badges wonh cost more than others,
and here another Idea comes why could We no,
have our nom dc plume pat on ourselvess That
would l-ssen ths aurdeH Of the one WHO ordered
the badges.
I want t0lsAy 10 "Aiexia- thsi know just
how you feel plodding away when your uei&h
bors lsouae Of theml are dressed up. rtding OF
siviag on their p.aEzas. ard have came To the
conclusion that perhaps 81 they had looked
around the house before they started, they
would have found cnaugh to have kept them
pioddtns As you were. and " you hadRt looked
around the house, perhaps you eoaid have bceH
dressed up. too. "Ot Two evils choose ,ne
least; se, out into the fresh air al yoa cah and
thins you viii be stronger and better able 10
accomplish the TASKS before you. Health 1.
better than wealth. ,hink. 6.
want to say, &C." hope we shall zee
you at tie reunion, KIN an old school
mate Of yours who expects 10 be there,
and we shall look for you. Probably the
question of the badge will be discussed
aud We shan be gl.d to have the different
opinions OF all those interested.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-28

P. L GiIlett, Y NJ. c. A. secretary
for Korea. located at Seoul, writes Of
the interest in the Christian Endeavor
society which he started there some
months ago. He says: "our society
among the foreign children of the com
munity is active and prosperous The
members are conducting a Sunday
school every Sunday with an enroll
ment OF about eighteen Korean boys
and girls. They have also distributed
some 1000 tracts within the last few
months. Our meetings are bright and
interesting. because each member helps
to make them so
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-28
MOBBED THE CIRCUS.
Experience of an American show In
the south OF France.

Experience of an American show In
the south OF France.
Everything was smooth sailing for
us. writes James \. Bailey In Success
In relating the experiences OF the cir
Gus IN Europe. except In the south Of
France. In one OF the first cities ut
which we gave a performance. after
striking south from Paris. .ge pitched
our tents little way outside the city
limits under the brow Of a hlll AZ
O'Clock IN thu afiernoo we bad made
UP our minds that We we're going to
have one a. the sl.mmest udlcnccs
In our experience Things had very
dead look But At half past the peo-
pic began 10 swatID over the hilltop
II seems that az noon half holiday
had been proclaimed and the citizens
had been finishing the work OF the day
preparatory to the afternoon ut the cir
Gus The whole population was com
InE 10 see the show. Ia twenty min
htes al our seats were sold. and yet
the people kept swarmlng IN upon US.
We shouted t. them that there was no
more room inside. but this made little
impression. They were there TO see the
show aud didn't propose 70 he disap-
pointed They began 10 get excited.
What had been merely q feaccablc
thrung OF merrymakers was taking on
the appearance OF mob. Our best In.
tcrpretcr made a speech TO them In
which he asked them to name one OF
their leading men. Fun of curiosity.
they shouted out the names Of several.
Finally one came forward. and he was
requested 20 select committee of four
who were 10 10 Inside "a ascertain for
themselves and report 10 their friends
whether or not the tent was complete
ly filed.
The committee was appointed and
was escorted inside. The men came
out ia few minutes, and one Of them
mounted ticket sellers stand and
announced that II was as ve had said
: howl of disappointment went up. y
woman with baby In her arms called
out something and rushed past the
ticket sellers This WIS In the Joan OF
Are country, you know. aud this WON
m seemed - possess the Spirit Of the
Maid OF Orleans. Instantly the mob
was surging In behind her Many be-
gan 10 cut the guy ropes and crawl in
beneath the canvas. The circus was
being raiieI. and we were very fearful
that there might he panic aud great
los u life Hut meantime one ~ our
ntcn had guIlaped to the town, and inst
when things were looking most oni-
nous and we began TO be sure that they
would pull the tent down upon their
heads half a regiment Of cavalry came
racing over the hill With drawn sa-
beers they cleared ont the people who
We're not seated. and then they sur
roundeSi the tents. Finally, after a
long delay. we were able TO give the
performance. That was the most ex-
citing time | ever experienced in the
show business. To make sure that
there might be no repetition Of IL we
had a detail OF 400 soldiers around our
tents at all subsequent performances
in the south of France
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-28
America Leads in Cotton.

The entire world produces 1900 o0
bales OF cotton, OF which the United
States alone contributes 10 500 900 bales, or
10 per cenf. Moreover, Americans are at
tempting, with activity and persistenee,
to monopolize the consumption of the
raw material which they produce, and to
this END they multiply the spinning and
weaving mills Of their country, augment
ing the number OF spindies ana instsiling
their factories alongside the cotton fields,
The consumption OF American cotton 10
the United States grew from 2 Isl, 600 bales
in 1889 to s,9os 900 bales In 1903, and the
progress appears to have been much more
rapid since then.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-28
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