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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
...omntch Monogamy.

Berlin, Sept, so,-Information has reached here that the recent murder of ten missionaries in German New Guinea was due 10 attempts to enforce r,onoSarov The prisons have been 61led with polygamists apprehended up- on Information supplied by the mis- sionaries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Answers to Correspopdent..

Mrs. Miller and M. Burke.-There is no preparation which directly stops the hair from becoming gray. But premature grayness often comes from general Ill health of the scalp. and any treatment which invigorates sthe scalp puts the hair in a health condition and stops the gray growth. Vigorous daily massage, combined with weekly brushings to cleanse and stimulate thoroughly the scalp, should be used, also a good tonic. Nothing is better than a reliable preparation of eau de quinie, to be used daily for two weeks or whereabouts, then two or three times a week. This care will stop the falling of the hair and cause q new growth. Grayness after 35 years is not premature, although many retain their original color to old age. When there Is an excessive dryness, rub vaseline into the scalp once a week The following face cream Is to be used for massaging wrinkles, and it has a tendency to keep the skin white and smooth; Two ounces sweet almond oil. 1 ounce lanolin. l ounce cocoanut oil, 1-2 ounce white wax, l-Z
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
JUDGE KAvANAuGH HERE.
Southern League MOgul Talks of PrOb-
 nhIe ChnnEes.

Judge William II. Kavanaugh of the Southern League. spent yesterday in Montgomery. arriving on tho train with the local ball team yesterday morning.
 He is making trip around the cir cult for the purpose of delivering the engraved certificates of membership
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20

girl "sheephead" over the wire in Nurem- burg. Germany. has been fined $6.25 Viennese who called the woman operator a
 "Chinese" in similar circumstances has suffered to the extent of Ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20

The restriction that salmon may not bs taken from the waters of southeastern Alas ka until after July 1 of each year has been removed. and in view of this it is ex- pected that the catch will be very much larger this year than previously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
THE BEAUTY QUEST.
Proper Care of the Little Daughter's Hair

GOLDEN BRowN--f
  WHEN A ASSUMING CORRESPONDENTS.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
Getting Their Money. worth.

Some years ago, says Tit-Bits, rail-
way was being made in the neighbor-
hood of Galashiels, and it was arrang-
ed that each of the numerous navyies
employed should pay a penny week
to medical practitioner, so that they
might have his services in the event
Of accident or medicine in the case Of
illness.
During the summer and autumn nei-
ther illness nor accident occurred
But when a severe winter followed
all at once the "nayigators'' began to
call on the doctor for castor oil.
Each brought his bottle, into which
an ounce was poured until the oil was
exhausted, and the doctor was forced
to send to Edinburgh for further sup
ply.
When that, too, was getting done, the
doctor one day quietly asked decent
looking fellow what was wrong with
the men that they required SO much
castor OIL
Nothing wrong at all, DOCTOR" he
replied, ''but we grease our boots with
it."
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
HUGE DUCK FARMS.
They Are to BE seen ON All the Wa
terways of China.

They Are to BE Seen ON All the Wa
terways of China.
Enormous focks of tame ducks, num-
bering many thousands, are to be seen
on all the waterways of China. These
are carefully herded by the duck
farmer and his sons and guided by
them to suitable feeding grounds. A
recent writer speaks Of seeing them
on the Yangtse in midstream, floating
down in compact masses with the rae
ing current and surrounded by their
guardians in tubs, who, armed with
long bamboos, smartly whacked any
birds that happened to stray.
These ducks always appear to be Of
the same age, a curious fact that is ex-
planned by the Chinese use Of incuba-
tors On large scale. They are very
chary about revealing details, but it
would appear that these incubators are
either made of manure and lime in the
open air or in rooms heated by char
coal fires, the eggs in this case being
placed in baskets covered with straw
or cotton wool.
To illustrate the magnitude of these
operations it may be mentioned that a
boat on river will sometimes encoun-
ter floating mass Of eggshells num-
bering tens Of thousands and coming
from an incubator where ducks have
just been hatched.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
Football For a Husband.

Until early in the nineteenth century
twas a very ancient custom practiced
at Inverness, Scotland, for the spinsters
to meet the matrons in an annual game
of football. All the available women
took part, and the men surrounded the
players and urged on their sisters,
wives and sweethearts in their strug-
gle. directing their efforts by word Of
mouth and encouraging the exhausted
to struggle on and secure the prize.
The honors of these unusual combats,
strange to say. rested more often with
the married than the single, for the
men selected their wives from those
who showed most prowess and endur
ance on the football field. Hence all
the better players were mated and
frequently more than a match for the
less tough and skillful maidens, though
the latter fought like the knights of
old for the lady of their choice and to
the death, a strange reversal of posi-
tions, which doubtless had its COM
pensating advantages when domestic
differences arose between a tyrannical
husband and his former footballing
consort.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
LOVE IN LAPLAND.
Things Suitor Must Do Before He
Wins His Bride.


When a lad is in love with a girl in
Lapland they run a race-not a fair
racer for he is SO heavily handicapped
that if she wishes the girl can get first
to the goal, but If she cares for the
young man who is trying to win she
lets him overtake her, because If she
outruns him he cannot propose again.
But even if he wins the race and the
girl at the same time the young lovers
cannot be married until they have the
consent of the girls parents. At one
time if man married girl without
this he was liable to receive capital
punishment
Besides an engagement ring, the
young Laplander sends his future bride
a girdle and a quantity of brandy. He
goes as far as the door Of her hut, but
remains outside until invited to enter,
when bumper Of brandy is offered to
the girls father. If he drinks it, it
means that he gives his consent to the
marriage, and the happy lover then
pays the father sum Of money and
promises to give the girl some clothes.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
A READY PREACHER.
Notable Instance of Presence of
Mind In the Pulpit.

Notable Instance of Presence of
Mind In the Pulpit.
Frederick the Great being informed
of the death Of one of his chaplains, a
man of considerable learning and pi-
ETY., determined to select a successor
with the same qualifications and took
the following method Of ascertaining
the merit Of one of the numerous can
didates for the appointment: He told
the applicant that he would furnish
him with a text the following Sun
day, when he was to preach at the
royal chapel. The morning came, and
the chapel was crowded to excess.
The king arrived at the end of the
prayers, and on the candidate ascend
ing the pulpit he was presented with
a sealed paper by one of his majesty's
aids-de-camp. The preacher opened
it and found nothing written. He did
not, however, lose his presence of
mind, but, turning the paper on both
sides, he said:
"My brethren, here is nothing, and
there is nothing. Out of nothing God
created all things" And he proceeded
to deliver most eloquent discourse on
the wonders Of the creation.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
The story Of a Crest.

There is a curious tradition concern
ing the almost miraculous preservation
Of the life Of the first Earl Of Kildare,
which explains the origin of the crest
used by the Offaly Geraldines. While
an infant, so the record runs, he was
in the castle of Woodstock when an
alarm OF fire was raised. In the con-
fusion that ensued the child was for
gotten, and on the servants running to
search for him the room in which he
lay was found in ruins. Soon after a
strange voice was heard in one Of the
towers. and on looking up they saw
an ape, which was usually kept chain
ed, carefully holding the child in his
arms. The earl afterward, in graft
tude for his preservation, adopted a
monkey for his crest.-London News.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

"John," remarked Mrs. Bifkins cold
ly at the breakfast table, you We're
saying some rather queer things in
your sleep last night. You mentioned
something about Kittie and a full
house and showdown and few
other things along that line. What
We're you talking about?"
Did Mr.. Bifkins tell his wife that
Kittie was the name of the woman
who cleaned out the Office and that he
was probably dreaming about a full
house down at the show the other
night? The funny papers would have
you believe that he did. But he did
not
Il was probably dreaming Of the
poker game sat in that night" he re-
piled without batting an eye. II lost
$3715 in that game, by the way, so l
can't let you have that $19.9S for that
new hat for couple of weeks
Did Mrs. Bifkins scream and burst
into tears and call him brute and go
right straight back to her mother? The
comic writers and the jokesmiths
would have you think she did. But
she didn't.
You must be bum pokerist, john"
she said scornfully. Il don't believe
you know straightup from a four
flush. believe could give you three
kings and beat you to the jack pot my
SELF What did you think you were
doing-digging post holes or playing
pingpong ?'-Smart Set.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
SHOOTING STARS.
They Are simpIy Falling Masses Of
Stony or Metallic Matter.

They Are Simply Falling Masses of
stony or Metallic Matter.
Falling stars are masses of stony or
metallic matter which, moving freely
through space, approach SO near to the
earth as to penetrate and traverse the
upper regions of our atmosphere Rails
ed to white heat by friction with the
air, owing to their immense velocity,
which averages thirty-fve miles sec
ond, they become luminous and often
leave trail of light.
Several well defined groups or
swarms of these bodies revolve around
the sun in elliptic orbits, which are
periodically encountered by the earth.
Such are the Lyrids april 1929, the
Leonids (Nov. 14-16) and Andromedids
(Nov. 1924, so called because they
seem to radiate from point within
the consultations after which they are
respectively named.
1t is computed that no fewer than
twenty millions of these bodies enter
the earth's atmosphere daily, each one
of which. under favorable conditions,
would be distinctly visible. Occasion
ally they reach the earth in solid form,
but showing signs of recent fusion of
an outer layer. They vary in weight
from some hundreds of pounds to a
single grain. Their principal chemical
constituents are iron, magnesium, sill
con, oxygen, nickel and cobalt.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
Conee In wartimes.

In the civil war there were numerous
coffee substitutes. The principal was
potatoes, which were cut into small
cubes and parched. The beverage was
declared to be potable. A Texas regi-
ment used corn, parching the grains
till they were blackish brown. 1t
was common to make coffee ont of
rice and other cereals besides corn
Many Of the southern troops made a
drink of the tender roots of the sassa-
fras by boiling them in water. Many
a gallon Of sassafras tea have l drunk.
and the effect is gloriously stimulating.
A pint of it will enable fatgued per-
son to labor on indefinitely. The taste
is deliciously aromatc.-New York
Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
THE LIFE OF THE WORLD.
Traditions That 1t Will Last but Six
Thousand Years.

Traditions That 1t Will Last but six
Thousand Years.
There is a general and widespread
notion, which the curious investigator
will find scattered throughout both
medieval and modern literature, that
the world will last 5000 years, from
the date of its creation. An inscrip-
ton in one of Martin Luther's books
reads as follows: Elijah, the prophet,
said that the world had existed 1000
years before the law was given from
Adam to Moses, would exist 1000
years under the Mosaic law from
Moses to Christi and 1000 years under
the Christian dispensation, and then
it would be burned"
In the Etrurian account of the crea-
ton (by Suidas) l find similar ira
dition: "The Creator spent 5000 years
in creation, and 5000 more are allotted
to the earth"
In the black letter edition Of Foxes
"Acts and Monuments there is
whole sermon given, with the 6,000
year limit of the earth's duration as a
text (See above work, edition of
1922
Some writer's contend that the ''six
days" referred to in Holy Writ really
mean 5000 years, and that the "sev-
enth day" is a type of the coming mil
lennium, or sabbath Of thousand
years" The psalmist says, For a
thousand years are in thy sight as yes
terday." psalm xc, 4. See also II
Peter iii, SYST. Louis Republic.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
HE LOST A CUSTOMER.
But 1t Was Not of the Kind That He
Need Worry About.

Need Worry About.
She walked into the general postoffice
and, stepping up to the stamp window
with number of addressed envelopes
in her hand, said to the clerk inside:
Give me 80 cents worth of two
cent stamps, please"
The clerk passed out the stamps,
which she received in one hand, while
the other was engaged in search for
coin in handbag. At length, when a
long line of people were waiting to
get at the window, she found nickel
and three coppers.
why, good gracious!" she exclaimed,
with startled look. II must have
spent all my money. But never mind,
I'm coming down town tomorrow, and
well, I'll drop in and pay you them
Very sorry. madam" the clerk said
mildly and firmly, you will either have
to pay for the stamps now or return
them.''
DO you mean to tell me that you
will not trust me for a few miserable
postage stamps? And with my sister
in Chicago anxiously waiting to hear
from me about the parlor curtains? !?
It's the most outrageous thing 1 ever
knew. Why, l could get credit this
minute in any store in the CITY,"
This is not store, madam, and we
don't keep running accounts. This is
the general postoffice."
"Well, shall write to the postmas-
ter and'-
There are people behind you, mad
am, waiting shall have to trouble
you for the stamps" said the clerk.
very we'll There they are," said
she, handing them back. "But you will
be sorry for this. shall never enter
these doors again or buy another
stamp from you as long as live."
And, glaring majestically about her,
she swept out of the building. New
York Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
why They Look severe.

Bella-I have no sympathy for the
Russians, they're such a cruel looking
set. The face of Russian is enough to
set you against him.
Billy = That's where you do them
wrong. The Russians are not SO cruel
as you think. I'll admit that their
countenances are not pleasant to look
upon, but that is only because of the
difficulty they have to pronounce their
language Transcript
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
TIE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
1t Was at First Known as the Cape
of All the storms.

OF All tne StOEmSs
An early navigator, Bartholomew
Diaz, commissioned by King John II.
Of Portugal to continue the work of
African exploration down the west
coast. sailed from Lisbon in August,
1886, with a small force and landed at
several places. of which he took pos
session in the name of his master.
AS he approached the southern ex-
tremity of the continent he was blown
out to sea by tremendous storm and
doubled the Cape without knowing it.
Land was not again made, until the
mouth of the Great Fish river was
sighted. and the ships came to anchor
in Algoa bay. A council held there de-
cided to return home, and on the way
back the Cape was discovered and
christened by the commander, in re-
membrance of his first experience,
Cabo Tormentoso, or Cabo des Todos
les Tormientos; that is, Cape Of All the
Storms.
When the discovery was reported to
the king he Immediately saw the i'm
mense possibilities of new road to the
Indies and bestowed upon it the hap
pier name of the Cape Of Good Hope.
By a singular corruption Of its first
title the Cape was long known to Eng
lish seamen as the Cape Of Torments,
and the legend Of the Flying Dutch
man. was localized there by misun-
derstanding of the experiences of this
Portuguese expedition.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

--~>-----...
looked and howIed "Hooray, hooray,
hooray" yelled the crowd Miss Cath
erwood looked with the rest, and then
she gave a little gasp, for the man
that the whole crowd was looking and
yelling at was young man attired in
full dress suit. He was bowling,
with conventional stiffness, right and
left, and he was none other than Mr..
Anthony Wadsworth
TONY, Tony, Tony, Tony!' yelled
the crowd. The big man stepped for
ward. "Mr. Tony Wadsworth," he ex-
claimed by way of introduction, and
pandemonium broke loose. Mr.. An
thony Wadsworth stepped forward a
pace or two. "Ain't he corkin'?' said
the loquacious Individual near Miss
Catherwood, "and he always comes
here in a swallowtail suit. He knows
what's what, he does.''
Wadsworth nodded, and the crowd
became instantly silent. Il didn't in
tend to be here tonight he explained.
He hesitated. .'The fact is,'' he went
on, II had an engagement with my
girl, and she turned me down. didn't
have any other place to go, and l came
here
This, in black and white, amounts to
nothing. But it was the way that
Wadsworth said it that took. ''Ha, ha,
har' roared the crowd. Imagine
Tony's girl a-turnin' of him down. Go
on, Tony!"
Mr.. Anthony Wadsworth raised his
hand high in the air and started in.
Suddenly he stopped. He was looking
directly into the eyes of Miss Gather
wood herself. He turned white and
then turned red. Then he turned away
and apparently forgot her. And then
he started in. He started in as only
Alderman Anthony Wadsworth knew
how. Miss Catherwood had thought
the campaign orator had talked as no
other man could talk. That was be-
cause she had never heard Mr.. An
thony Wadsworth. With one hand in
his trousers pocket and the other in
the air the alderman walked up and
down the stage, casting into the very
faces of his audience humor, pathos,
expletive, vituperation, sarcasm, con-
gratulation-everyt
And when he finished the crowd
surged up to the platform and literally
overwhelmed him. Miss Catherwood,
when it was all over, drew sharp
breath. ITO think" she walled to her
self, that I have refused such a man!'
The next night Mr.. Anthony Wads-
worth called upon her. She met him
at the door. She was radiant.
1--we come to ask your pardon"
he said c0ntritely.
"For what?" she inquired.
"You-you haven't forgotten" he
stammered, "about-about my-my girl
last night. IL don't know why l said
it. felt reckless, suppose"
She laughed joyously. That" she
said, .is the only part Of your speech
last night that had forgotten. 1t was
just superb"
He laughed. "Dear me,' he answer
ed, that's nothing Every fellow in
politics has to do that. That's not the
question" he went on. "There's some
thing else"
"W-what?" she inquired timidly.
Il want to know" he continued,
whether whether my-my girl is go
ing to turn me down tonight? If
I've got meeting in the Fifth district.
The boys are waiting for me-
Miss Catherwood stepped toward him
and held out her hand. "They can't
have you" she answered gently, 'An-
thony Wadsworth. alderman"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
Arordinx Another Ch.nce = n,

Affording Another Chance at Him.
The fair plaintiff, had sued the elder
" capitalist for breach Of promise,
and her lawyer was trying to per-
suade her to compromise.
HE Offers" said the lawyer, 'to give
you one-third of the sum you are try
ing to recover if you will withdraw
the suit"
Il won't do it, she replied. II want
the full amount"
Failing in that pursued her attor-
ney, che offers to marry you.''
"What do want to marry him for?'
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders.
"Well.' he said. "think of the posi-
bllities of divorce suit. with fat
claim for alimony Chicago Tribune
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
silence ana speech.

The chief Office of silence is to bury
all that is evil. and the chief Office of
speech is to disclose and disseminate
all that is good. Let this be done with
sincerity and earnestness, and let no
criticism discourage it, for its ultimate
benefit to character and to conduct is
established beyond a doubt.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
California Trottinr.

The Fresno (Cal.) Driving club is agi-
tating the question Of giving a first
class race meeting and making a link
in the California trotting circuit. An
announcement Of purses and stakes
will doubtless be made soon, and the
programme will be arranged to accom-
modate all classes.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

All real and enduring beauty must
come from within. Notice how angry
passions, evil emotions. worry. fear.
hatred, envy, jealousy, malice, even
though they be but momentary feel
ings, will distort and destroy for the
time being the most perfectly fashion
ed face. II evil thoughts or deeds be
persisted in, the transient effects will
become lasting.-Success.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

Small singing birds live from eight to
eighteen years. Ravens have lived for
almost a hundred years in captivity,
and parrots longer than that. Fowls
live ten to twenty years. The wild
goose lives upward Of a hundred years,
and swans are said to have attained
the age of 300. The long life Of birds
has been interpreted as compensation
for the great mortality Of their young.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
Dramas WIorM.
lula .M4yloqOe's Reuivai Of
"When Knighthood Was In
FloqCer" and "Ingomar. = :.

iFrom Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondent.]
The close of the dramatic season Of
10000 has had its compensations.
One Of them was the production Of
when Knighthood Was In Flower" at
the Empire theater, with Julia Mar
lowe in the leading role, that Of Mary
Tudor, princess Of England
This dramatization by Paul Kester
of Charles Majors novel Of the same
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

II can't for the life Of me make out
what my wife is driving at in this let
terY'
"Of course you can't old chap. Don't
you see that she forgot to add the post
scriptT-New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
A. To Ponularitx.

'sThe man who wants to be popular
must be cheerful liar"
II don't see why"
Because no man can gain popularity
by telling the people the truth about
themselves."-Chicago Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

II see that the Gilderbys gave a
dejeuner last Thursday"
THAT'S strange. We were at their
dinner the same day and didn't hear
anything about Brooklyn Life.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26
Graded Anection,

Housekeeper-Do you love children?
Applicant-It all depends on the
wages, mum.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

Industry keeps the body healthy, the
mind clear, M heart whole and the
purse full.-Simmons.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-05-26

"Cured your insomnia yet?"
Eyes, indeed"
"What cured your"
"Sleep. Cleveland Plain Dealer.