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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27
MARCH MAGAZINES.

Sunshine, that wonderful society of which Mrs. Cynthia Westone Alden Is the founder and President General, has a very active member in Newborn, Ala. in Miss Nan c. Weathers. She never rests from making sunshine for others.
 Newborn, Ala.-The Newhern Sunshine Circle had successful entertainment for its International Day. They decided upon an art gallery. The secretary re- ports:
 Our president, Miss Nan C. weatherss judged well that such a course of con- cealment of the real meaning of the art gallery would make a strong undercur- rent of curiosity among the members and create much interest The pleasure-seok- CTS gathered early. The admission fee was 10 cents, but the contributions of members were brought in the little bags which had been given out some time be- fore. Thes bags were a great help. their purpose being to constantly remind the holder to put aside the pennies, nickles and dimes.
 When S:30 o'clock arrived 1t was time for the exhibition of the art gallery. and every one was trying to get a glimpse into the closed room. Papers upon which questions were printed were pass ed around; the door was opened, and.
 
 large table were spread objects varied and dissimilar-a goblet nearly filled with water. a watchspring. a cigar, some ashes, and such seemingly non-represen- tative articles.
 The couples looked first at the list of questions and then at the works of art. Their faces were good exclamation and interrogation points. All at once the mysterious things transformed them- selves into solutions. and all set about to find corresponding objects to the ques- tons in hand. When time was up every paper was filled with answers-right and wrong. To stimulate interest and to got up friendly rivalry among the contes- tants prizes were offered. The evening was a pleasant one for all, and all dcclar- ed that the art gallery was a success. which was due mostly to the earnest eF- forts of our energetic workers. Miss Nan c. Weathers and Mrs. J. F.. Brown.
 Any one wishing to celebrate the In- ternational Day will find the proper ma terial in this art gallery. which was originated in the Sunshine Bulletin. Herbert Hoot, Corresponding Secretary Flower S. S.S. Sunshine Bullentin says of the young woman who has brought to success the movement to place libraries in the rural schools of the South:
 Miss Bertie K. Shipley. of Knoxville. Tenn. has been appointed organizer of the Rural School Sunshine Libraries of the South.
 She is the daughter of the late Dr. E. 8. Shipley. and is famous as a teacher and impersonator. Perhaps. for one of her age. no one has done more for the advancement of young students along the line of elocution. The Harrisonian (Tenn.) Enterprise says of her: We have never seen Miss Shipley's equal as an elocution- ist; the shadows of gloom and the sun shine of joy play over her face with the quick transition characteristic of a born actress" |"
 Miss shipley makes a call for books and magazines to be sent to the children in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27

stricken child to save his mother. It was the deed of bravery that made the child a Cree brave. The red moon hung over the fields of Blood Lilies, as the prophecy of the Medicine Man had said. Mas-ki-sis had gone to the Happy Hunting Grounds of his father.
 This is the story of the Indian Boy.
 His little thread of a life makes but a small part of the book. There is the race between Scot and Frenchman who brings home minister or priest will win for a wife Franchette Gaurelot.
 The race with the dog-carts and snow shoes over the frozen North. there was never one like 1t. But that is another story for the reader, he may learn for himself whether Calvinism or Rome won.
 The splendid temperance sermon of the Bruce and its exciting consequences. an- other story that we leave to the reader
 The seasons of the far North are put before the reader with the very tint, rig or and beauty of Natures own handi- work. See how spring comes: The maple, the ash, and the oak drank up from the brown earth a warmer hearts blood. and shook out fairy canopy of shade in return.
 Like kittens the anemones opened their bright little eyes and peeped at the great world so full of strange spring noises of twittering birds and burrowing insects. Even the 'deer-mice.' long-eared and swift of foot. equeaked in joy as they skurried with velocity over tAe timid flowers. The wild cherry threw perfumed kisses from pale lips to the wind that was like one continuous chinook. Each night the stars peeping forth looked down upon a babe fower-brother, new born into raiment of white. or gold, or purple, or egg-blue; for the red men say that ManitoWt gave to their heautift,I prairies a flower for each journey of the sun over it's sky-traii. And, in vagary of fancy. they whisper that when children die and go to Manitow, carrying gifts of flowers the seeds fall back to earth and bloom again."
 A book to make one breathe deeper and love better.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27
And the ancient chance is sweeti From the April Reader Magazine.
personal and Pertinent.

For, the first time the dialect of the mountain white has been heard in New York. Miss Bertie K. Shipiey had a re- cital at which many notable women were present. Miss Viola Roeebow, author of ''The Joyous Heart,"' Mrs. Huestis. Miss Jonas. Miss Martha Young. Miss Blanch Temple, Mrs. Ida Benfey Judd and many others Miss Shipley recited many of Betsey Hamilton's compositions. Betsey Hamilton. native of Alabama, and known and loved all over the South. She save also some darkey selections, and her one original composition: The Sermon at Turkey Pen Church." brought down the house. It iss Miss Shipley who has put on foot and brought to success the move ment to put libraries into the rural schools of the South.
 On Thursday 17th, the American School of Dramatic Art held its commencement exercises in the Empire Theater. The theater was packed from wall to wall with an invited audience. all of New York's bests artists and workers in all artistic lines, the writers. the readers, the artists, the actors. To look around at that audience was a privilege. every person in 1t. 1t is not too much to say, had won laurel crown, or knights spurs in the great struggle for recognition in some great work. wish space permitted me to point out to you each celebrity. in that audience. Three were from tho South, from Baltimore. from New Ore leans, from Louisville. Mir. Sargant. principal of the school. Mrs. Sarah Cowell Lee Moyne, Mir. w. H. Thomas, Miss Fisher and others. Mrs. Lee Moyne. ap- peared in the unusual role to her of a reader of her own composition. Her pa- per was force, power, briiliancy. Mir. Thomass address to the graduates gave such an insight into what the theatrical profession really Is that 1t keeps one reading up in the wee small hours to think 1t over. Miss Fishers talk was all wit and gaiety. The graduates. with their sweet costumes, and flowers, and ribbon tied diplomas, are like any other graduates. young things with their trial all before them. Whether graduation helps to Tighten the struggle is question that has never yet been fully answered..
 Mrs. Ida Benfey Judd read from the poet. Job, to the Sunday school class of
 fHnHXfnrad aVa pa0A ~EAvantaAn ~
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A Guide who Is Blind.

In his article on tne Frencn nShihB VH' Iage of Honfleur. in Harper's Magazine for April. T. A. Janvier tells of his visit to the old church of St. Catherine's, where he was guided up the rieksty lad ders of the beli-tower by a blind boy, the son of the bell-ringer:
 The bell-ringer answered my knock and led me up a short stairway to square room in the heart of the build- ing" he says. He was a man of sixty, or thereabouts: but he gave the fmpres" sion of being as old as his beil-tower. so heavy were his movements and so slow. I wanted to see the timber work of the tower, and asked-evidently he was of too numbering a make to go with me-n might climb 1t alone Tt will be more commodious for Monsieur to be guided. he answered. My Jean here will have much pleasure in attending him And to this he added, quite simply and naturally: Monsieur will observe that my poor Jean is blind. But that need occasion Monsieur no uneasineSs. Since the time when he was a little hoy he has climbed the tower constantly. He goes up the ladders like cat, and he knows every turn of the way
 what the belI-ringer told was the literal truth. Without a sign of hesI- tation. tho blind man led me at fFst up a spiral stairway. and then up steep steps
 which turned and twisted through the
 heam- work; and then up ladders which
 still more sharply twisted in and out among the bells. Here and there at risky
 Rhiftings oak handholds were placed
 the wood black and polished with the grip of countless long dead hands. The | blind man climbed more easily than ] 1 did: and when we were come at last Id
 n little chamber above the bells he open ed. with a sure touch four shuttered loopholes and bade me look out from them. The views were very beautiful 1 and very interesting. he said; and added 1 that they were as clear before him as l though he could see them still. Thii was not an exagReration. As looked in turn from each loopasSle he told ma l the names of the buildings which saw from it-and only went wrong on tho side ! toward the railway station. where a new quarter has grown up in recent times. | Over that way. he said. apologetlcally,
 Monsieur must excuse him if he made | nistakes-so many new buildings had
 been erected since he went blind. There
 was so much pathoS in 1t all that was
 glad when had satished him by com
 nleting my round of the loophnles and
 ba closed them and led me down again
 by the twisting ladders among the bells. ''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27

MT. Thomas Nelson Page has just col lected his unbound pieces of short sto- ry writing into a volume, to be called Bred in The Bone Other stories in tine book are: The Spectre in the Cart, An Oll Virginia Sunday, The Sheriffs Bluff, The Christmas Peace, The Long Hill- side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27

Mrs. Ida Benfey Judd read from thS poet. Job, to the Sunday school class oi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27
The Ancient Chance. Rv Richard Burton.

Battle and Joy and dream.
 Bounded by birth and death; Pattern of gloom and gieam
 Woven of blood and breath. Haply the gods are wise,-
 Blind are we mortal folk: Vision iS more than eyes.
 Daily our hearts are broke. But, o, while we feel the sun, And still love lures our feet, Blithely the way we run
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27
The Soul of Wit.

When Robtr Burns once sat in a church beside q strange young lady, he noted that the sermon, discourse on the terrible punishment of the unregen- crate, greatly agitated her. So he borrow ed her Bible. and penciled on hy-leaf: Fair maid, you need not take the hint,
 Nor idle texts pursue;
 Twas only sinners that he meant,
 Not angels such as you. Charlton Andrews in the April Reader Magazine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27

the rural districts Any one caring to contribute to the cause can communicate with her at 96 Fifth Avenue. New York City, Organizer Sunshine Libraries.
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RirAa.

 claim I'm the first on the ground to
 propound
 That birds. whether singers or screech-
 CTS.
 the best of our eloquent. ethical preachers: And think that I should be allowed
 to be proud You surely don't need to be told That, without any doubt. both my words
 and my birds Shut Audubon out in the cold! For instance. the stork one ignores. or
 he boreS The average woman or man: They think that the properest place for
 his grace Is a Japanese teapot or fan. The infant-itesimal charge isn't large That he brings to his customers. Stilf Whatever it's size. don't resent or repent What he neatly puts down in his bill! You may scorn her. but what Is the user
 The Goose Is a need in our lives. I aver That there isn't creature on earth that The respect we should proffer to her Could we sleep without her at our ease.
 if you please? Could we feast, without roasting her
 brown? No. no! Since by stuffing her up we sup, And slumber by stufhng her down! Guy Wetmore Carryi, in Harpers Nigga zine for April.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27

The Reader Magazine for April con- tains more fiction than usual. In addition to Harold MacGrath's continued novel, "The Man on the Box" there are six good short stories. '"The Monstrosity' by Herman K. Viele; columbia and the Cowboy" by Alice McGowan; ''The Long Circuit" by James Gardner San defsoH; "Enter Mir. Burrage," by Helen steriing Thomas, and "A Claim on the Clinker," by Will Lexington Comfort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-27
prohahly no lfterary rnan in the cour-

Probably no literary man in the coun- try, of anything like equal fame. has sue- ceeded in keeping himself and Ills photo graph out of the public eye as has Joel Chandler Harris. A portrait sketch of the author of Uncle Remus, by Clay, dec- crates the cover of The Reader Maga- sine for April. Harold MacGrath's new novel begins in this number. "The Man on the Box Is the title, but what kind of a box is not explained in the first in- stalImeTt The Writers and Readers department has been moved to the back. the magazine this month opening with a short story. Israel Zangwill's Without PrejudIce" and Josiah Flynt's "Refec- tions of an Investigator" are among the more important articles in this number. which, in addition to the regular book news and reviews. contains five short stories and many illustrations.
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The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-12
HARVESTER WORKS
SHUT Up SHOP
NINE THOUSAND WORkMEN LET
OUT BY THREE FAC.
TORIES.
DURATION OF STOP INDEFINITE
Trades Union Leaders Claim That Il
is Part of a Plan to Defeat Slgn.
Ing the Scale Which Expires
September 15.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-Nlne thousand
men have been thrown out OF work
by the closing down of the three big
branches of the International har.
vester company, the Mccormick and
Deering divisions in Chicago and the
plant at Plano, Ill. Following the
announcement today that the Nc.
Cormick plant had closed, came the
Information that the Deering and
Plano plants had also been shut
down last night. The notices posted
in each of the plants stated that the
shutdown would continue for an IN
dehnite period.
Officials of the company asserted
tonight that the only significance In
the move is tnat the dull season has
arrived and that extensive improve
ments are to be made while the prop
critics are not In operation.
Trades union leaders. however, as
sert that the move was made by
the International Harvester company
because its agreemeb< with the or
| ganized trades employees will expire
Sept. Is, the union believing the
company does not wish to renew the
agreement.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-12
ROBBERS HOLD UP
CANADIAN TRAIN
GANG WAS MADE UP OF Fooh
MASKED MEN HEAVl-
lily ARMED.
MADE HAUL OF NEAR S5ONlN GOLD
PACKAGE of Currency Taken Estimat'
ed at s1,o0o.-Reeistered Mail
Pouches Were Rifled OF
Their Contents.

St. Paul, Sept. 1l.-A special to the
Pioneer Press from Winnipeg, Mani
tOba, says:
At $3.50 last night the Canadian Pa
cific west bound trans-continental ex-
press was held mp by four masked
men in the woods. four and a half
miles west of Mission Junction.
Three OF the men crawled over the
tender of the locomotive and at the
point of revollvers ordered Engineer
Scott TO stop the trail. They left
one man 10 guard the engineer, the
others taking the fireman with them.
Three of the bandits compelled the
fireman to uncOuple the mall and eN-
pregs car. the fourth standing guard
over th.s train and Conductor Warrell
who attempted 10 go forward when
the train was stopped. The robbers
fhau proceeded with the engine and
crpr--s cars several miles west EH'
press Messenger Herbert Mitchell a.
first refused 90 open the car door
but on being informed that the car
would bp blown mp with dynamite, oi
which they had a quantity. be com
pIird. From the safe the robbers So
cured four or five thousand dollars in
gold dust and about 81 194 in curren
~. The mail clerks were similarly
compelled 10 open the mail car which
va rinad - the contents ~ register
cd mail sacks. The engine. express
and mail rars were then run ~
point Das- ~ Warren whore The rob
fa-- frr,E % fhr woods. None ~ thf
o. =angrrs UerH mOlrs-ei-
a special train with posse - spec
iaI uJfirrrn-n in charge % fhr rail
] -a- inspector and the prOFinclsl
Irhiaf ~ police vas ordered ~ tb'
aearr from EaueDurnr as s'sn ns ~
news reached there.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-12
WILSON INVESTIGATING.
Want 10 Know Who Tipped of Gov
ernment Report.

Savannah. Sept. 11.-Yesterday
Chairman Hunter Of the cotton OK
change information committee re-
cetyed a letter from Secretav of Agri-
culture Wilson. asking for the name
of The prominent wire house in thiN
citv that bulletined the government
cotton crop figures recently thirty
minutes before the report was Off
cially released.
Chairman Hunter wro'e 10 VI"
secretary in reply as follow:
4 am directed by the committee
on information and statistics 81 the
garauuah Cotton Exchange 10 say
tbaf AZ 12.t5 On Sept. 2, Mez-rs. HAY
ward Wick and Company. who nav
an Office in this CITY. received ih-
following telegram. Goferilfi ~
Io0ks like SAL Signed Bache. which
vas r,,-ted fr their Office for the 10
formation 0f the public. am in
formed lv Mes=rs. Harvard Nlfl
and Company thai Messrs. J. ;
Urrhn ana COMPANY 20 Naw YORK ar1
their r,---r=u J1fprfs and au'hpr- {"
-rl aisrrn telegram Tne writer ~
s-lrhl- with several others -aW ih'
raiagsr1 in rnn=-i1n-
The 1arfr- vas -ignrd Cau-aiL Hun
-a- ez rff-rrar - -br r1rru.if i-a
=f,--f-e-- rrI=rr ha- made u0 r'a'r
. mprr en- far as iz l-rDun bore uha
Ifne BIZ inres+ iEa-iJn uil take.
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WILL BE GIVEN
TO PUBLIC TODAY
RoOSEvELT'S LETTER OF AC'
cEPTANcE Is NOW READY
FOR THE READER.
MARKS OPENING Ct .CAhPAIGN
State Openings Will Follow Rapidly
on the Issuance Of the Presl.
dents Letter-Getting Ready
for Campaign.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-With the is
suance of President Roosevelts letter
of acceptance tomorrow, the RepuD-
lican campaign may be considered as
formally open. 1t then depends upon
the various state organizations to ar
range for their meetings and the ma
tional committee will assign the
speakers who are to do the work.
Partly in furtherance Of this a num-
Der of state chairmen are being
called on to see Chairman Cortelyou,
who has been in Chicago the past
weei.
State Openings Will Follow.
State openings follow rapidly on
the issuance of the presidents letter
Michigan, Washington and Montana
will begin September 10, Nebraska
and West Virginia September II; In
diana and Iowa September 20; Penn
sylvania on September 81; Minnesota
on September "a and Ohio on OCTOBER
II. In Missouri and Kansas, work has
already been begun.
A telling of Indifference has been
cause for alarm for many western
politicians, and it has not been con
| fined to those of any one part. Mel
who don't rank as workers. have beer
impressed with the fact the average
man is not concerned with politics
this year. This has been noted as one
! of the particular features of the work
/ Various reasons have been assigned
and organized bodies have been cen
sured for not stirring up interest.
Lack of Political Hysteria.
In view of these facts, the state
ment from the western headquarters
, chat such conditions in no way arc
injurious, but probably beneficial, be
comes interesting. Western Repub
lican managers are of the opinion
that lack of political hysteria is ap
preciated to be blessing and that i
does not indicate carelessness. Bus
mess men. they explained, are sails
fed with campaign which does no
disturb business transactions.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-12
ASkOLD REPAIRED.
Crew Will Remain on Board the Dis
armed Warship.


Shanghai, Sept. 1.-THE Russian
protected cruiser Askold completely
repaired, painted and gifted, with no
bunting whatever, proceeded to her
berth of retirement in the upper har-
Dor yesterday. There were three
courses proposed for the disposition
OF the crew of the Askold and the
crew of the torpedo boat destroyer
Grosovoi, also held in retirement.
One was to distribute them among
the chief treaty ports, which was first
accepted and then rejected. The sec
ond was to- turn them over to the
Chinese forts at ,Kiang Ming, on the
Yangtse river and the third WIS that
they should remain ON board the dis
armed warships. The Japanese gov
ernment has accepte the third ana
final proposition. 1t is understood
that the visit of Tiehiang, who left
Pekin a short time ago for visit TO
the southern provinces is mainly con
.cerned with an exhaustive inquiry
into the proposed removal of the po'
sition of the Kingan arsenal and the
erection of an arsenal at Ping Hsiang'
the site of the Kiao Juangpoas col
Ilieries and iron mine.
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Quiet at Mukden.

Mukden, Sept. 1l.-All is quiet In
this region. 1t is understood that
the main force of the Japanese have
retired to Yentai.
A solemn service was held here to-
day for the repose OF the souls oi
those who died in action. 1t was at
tended by the entire stan and garri
son.
Distant shots were heard. nut this
did not disturb the solemnity OF tht
service.
The weather is threatening and
more is expected.
The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-12
CRIMSON STORY
Of PORT ARTHUR
RECITAL OF COMMANDMENTS
OUTPOST CLASHES AND
RECOMMENDING.
AN ATTACK IS HOURLY EXPECED
Russian Guns Fire Almost Unceasing.
ly on the Two Captured Forts
at PalichWans.-Heroic
Sacrifice by Soldier.

Che Foo, Sept. IL, ll:00 p. m.-The
story of the happenings before Port
Arthur for the past ten days according
to the Novikrai, is one Of lombard
ments, outpost clashes and reconnoi-
tering exploits. Copies OF the Novi-
krai dated Setember >. q, and7, re-
ceived here today, are devoted most
exclusively to a recital of the details
,of these occurrences. Russian activi-
ty on the northeast front, which in
cludes Tighlungshun and KiKowan-
shan is noted by the paper and the in
ference is drawn that an attack in
that quarter is expected.
The bombardments of the Palichi-
uang fort, which is only 800 yards
from Tighlungshan, are frequent. The
Russians are trying desperately to re-
tard the further strengthening of this
position. -. 4
, On September 1, fire partially de
stroyed the village OF Pal1chuanS
Later the Russian artillery levelled
walls which the Japanese had been
using for cover. The Japanese out
posts there upon were strengthened
and wires hung with bells were ther
strung to sound an alarm in the case
! of a sudden attack. The village OF
Chalitsets which was in front Of the
parade grounds has also been destroy
ed presumably by the Russians, al
though it is not SO stated by the Now
krai.
Russian guns on a position known
as Rock Redoubt fire almost cease
lessly on the two forts at Palichuang
The Russians call these forts redoubt!
one and two. The Novillrai mentions
seeing two companies of japanese
working when a shell compelled then
t. flee.
The Novilirai Of September 7, re
lates a heroic sacrifice of life by
! Japanese, who, it was said, attempt
ed to blow up wall behind which the
Russians waited. The Japanese sol
der calmly left redoubt one, carryin!
two boxes and deliberately marched
toward the Russians, who suffered
him to approach. When he was quit
near, sharpshooters killed him. Ol
Investigation it was found that th'
boxes he carried, contained lyddlt'
with fuses carefully fixed.