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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25

DISTRICT AGENCIES - The Weshlngton Life Insurance Company of New York has three district agencies t1 put into the hands Of good men; attractive policies to gcu and
 the highest rate of commissions for selling them; act quickly. W. J. Cameron State Agent. Birmingham, Ala. iOt-2a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
wANTED-sITUATION.

wANTED-Agenty for fire insurance. Bainer & Son. Troy. Ala. St--1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25

CARD-Patients desiring admission to the wards of the Montgomery Infirmary may secure cards by telephoning Miss Martin. head nurse in charge, at phone No. 722
 Montgomery 1nfirmary wea-fri-su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25

wANTED-Men to learn barber trace and
 fill demand for spring rush, few weeks com pletes; positions guaranteed; board and tools provided; can nearly earn expenses before finishing. Write today. Moler Barber Col ieRe New Orleans La. 6t-S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
WANTED,

TO BORROW three thousand dollars at low interest; will give collateral two or three for one. x, Y. c., Union Springs, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
wANTED-MALE HELr.

wANTED-Live, energetic man to represent us in every county in Alabama; salary or commission. Address Circulation Dept, The Advertiser, Montgomery. 1T
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25

FOR sALE-Everything in the Jewelry line at greatly reduced prices; watches at al- most any price; everything else at especial 1y low prices Call and see us if you need anything in the jewelry line; we will save money for you Montgomery Loan Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25

A REAL BARGAIN-Remington typewriter in good order for S27 50: Bllckensderfer typewriter for $15; Smith Premier for $40.
 Montgomey Loan Co. tf-1e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS.


 NOTICE to Iadies-Send us two cents in stamps and we will send you a full-sized package of Lavender Sachet Powder free by mail Address all orders Union Supply House. 425T Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago. Ill. MIR GEO. A. SMITH is no longer connected with the Metropolitan Plate Glass x Casu- alty Ins. Co. of New York in any way L. A. Croy, Special Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
LOST.

- - ---------@--
 SPRAYED OR STOLEN-Large St Ber- nard dog, answers to name of Duke" Re- ward for his return or information regard ing him. ]. F. Schenk, Travelling Freight Agent, l.. & N. R. R.. Union Depot
 6TRAYED-One bay mare mule, split in left ear. scar on left side; high withers, heavy, bushy tail. Return to Jos Armstrong, Jesse Jones place, Woodley Road, or to A. B. Hamilton. sO7 South Decatur St, city, and get reward: 2t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25

WE WANT your typewriter business; our sale, rental and repair service is unsur-
 passed; supplies for all machines Terry & Davant. h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-A good hat trimmer: also dress salesman. Apply to E. Blumberg. Dothan, Ala. su-wed-i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25

to work in Montgomery County and vI- cinity. Address apply Circulation Dept,
 The Advertiser. If
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07
BLEW HIS BREATH ON THEM
Cesar Said Whisky Was the Best Win
49,, dow Cleaner. ~.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Memphis Commercial Appeal.
John I. Cox, speaker of the Tennes-
see senate, has been spending the recess
at his home in Bistol: Attached to the
household Of the speaker is an old negro
who likes his drink just as we'll as the
best Kentucky colonel in the Blue Grass
state. One morning just after the cold
spell broke the old darby came to Sen
ator Cox:
"Marse John, - said he, "I'n jes' up
an clean desc winders dis mornin -
"All right, Cesar,'' replied the sena-
tor.
"I's got ter hab a half-tumbler Of
whisky, Marse John. DEERE amt muffin
like whisky fer cleanin' winders.'
whisky fer cleanin' winders. " +; wi.
The half tumbler was promptly given
to Cesar, who armed himself with some
rags and carried the whisky to another
room to begin his work. A few min.
utes afterward Senator Cox had occa.
sion to enter this room. Cesar was pol.
ishing the windows with assiduity. The
tumbler was on the table, but no
whisky was. in it.
""Why, Cesar, what's become Of the
whisky8' asked the senator. 81
thought you used it in this work.,
$50 I does, Marse John, SO 7 does
was the answer, Hyou see, sab, 1 drink.
de whisky and blows nah BRET agin de
winders. - n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07
CHAIR OF SOCIAL WORK
A Gift of 100000 Makes Possible a
New Department for Columbia,
New York Herald

i New York Herald.
Jacob H. Schiff 8 recent gift of
100000 to Columbia university will
be used, at the request of the donor,
for the endowment of chair of social
work. This is the first time that an
American university has had an OPP
portunity of specialization in this field
Of work.
Edward T. Drome, for the last eight
years general secretary, of the City
Charity Organization society, has been
chosen by the trustees to fill the chair.
Mr.. Drome has had exceptional oppor-
tunities for studying the conditions
about which he is called upon now to
teach, and has been an initial pro-
moter Of several social reform move
1nents In New York, the best known
of which are the recent crusade against
tuberculosis centers and the tenement
house reform.
He was at the head of the School
of Philanthropy for the Training Of
Social Workers maintained by the
Charity Organization society upon an
endowment of John S. Kennedy, which
has now become affiliated with the
university by the presentce of DR.. n.
M. Butler upon its executive commit
tee.
Professor Devine 8 work at Columbia
will deal largely with civic and philan-
| thropic attempts to remedy social inius-
tice, the eradication of the social evil,
| the utilization for the general welfare
| of new social opportunities and the
| promotion of the social good by con-
scientious and concerted effort.
In dealing with these phases he will
| consider, among other subjects, pure
food, immigration, assimilation and con-
gestion of population, factory legisIa-
tion, protection Of children, housing and
sanitation, prevention of disease and
| the like.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07
THE MOTOR OMNIBUS
Comparison of Merits of Electric Oar
and Self-Dr1ven Carriage.
New York Tribune.

In England, where the use Of cleo
tricity for the operation Of street rail
ways is more of novelty than in the
United States, the wisdom Of the prac-
tice is occasionally challenged. For in
stance, an engineering expert, writing
expressed the. opinion that some Of the
smaller English cities which had ,au-
thorized the. construction Of trolley
lines might in time regret their "pre-
cipitation.'' He then proceeded to
point out the merits of the self-pro-
PEELED omnibus, which is probably more
common in the streets of London than
altho still too new to admit Of q thoroly
satisfactory comparison with the cleo
trio car. :..:' -
In at least one respect the omnibus
is distinctly superior to its rival. In
extremely narrow streets it is less Of
an obstruction to drays, cabs and pri-
| vate carriages and is less liable to be
which must follow line Of rails. The
first cost Of a motor omnibus is esti-
mated by the correspondent Of the
Times as about the same as that Of the
trolley car, but the latter requires an
additional Investment of capital for
power house. An omnibus line.~ then,
calls for smaller outlay to begin with.
On the other hand, less power is need
ed to move a car than carriage,
which runs on the ordinary pavement of
street. Rails facilitate movement by
reducing friction: Again, a vehicle
which generates it's own power expert.
ences greater difficulty in climbing
steep grades than one which derives
power from a central station. Finally
the trolley car has from two to three
times the capacity of the. omnibus,
Theoretically, if not practically
therefore, it's earnings should be larger
The contributor to our London con:
temporary has undertaken to get lit:
tie light on this last point, but, con.
fesses- that he has not been able to OBJ
tain as much as he could wish; Here
however, is the result in a nutshell:
For the omnibus the cost Of operation
is 9. or 10 pence per car mile and its
receipts 13 or Ii, an excess ranging
from one-third to one-half. For the
trolley car the cost Of operation aver
pence, the margin. being two-thirds Of
the operating charges.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07

less to think 81 move. But now arose
and saw that.sDr. Wuorio was forciblyi
restrained from doing violence to some.
body; Herr Backman was likewise
guarded, and half "a dozen others were
closely watched. T. said nothing, but
followed the officers, who escorted me
guard placed outside. The men were
taken to the police station. $500, Il
The omnipresent Spy. sa!
# sat down SO overwhelmed with the
unexpected could not think. After
several hours, when L began tosrealize
what had happened, I, was filed with
terrifying doubt and fear Of what
might yet happen. tried to think care
1uHy OF everything I had said or done,
and what ! could remember did not
seem so very reasonable. It is true
again not to state nv principles. or re-
mark MAJ upon conditions, or say how
again had asked swhy9' like an in.
qulsittive child, only to be told that the
RUSSIAN government is always present,
and sees everything and forgets moth.
ing; that very few Of the police wear
the state uniform of gray and red, and
tnaI the spies swarm everywhere even
to mlngling with ones friends, until
they are a perpetual terror. Again and
again l have been stopped on the i'm.
pulse of cuttering speeches, harmless
enough to me, by q warning look or a
slight movement toward the lips in to.
ken OF silence. The Finlander pays fol-
the privilege: of living with lit
silence: Happily nature came e
my relief by. sending Inconsistencies
and the next morning I had so far re-
coyeredl that 1 was even in some degree
relieved when informed that I was tc
| be banished by the first boat leaving
for Copenhagen. The three following
days [ spent mostly in my apartments
tho I had the freedom Of the house
Many people called to Tighten my i'm
prisonment and to say goodbye. but
could not rest till I found that my
staunch friends, Backman, Wuorio and
others, had been released after brief
formal trial. On the third day I was
escorted to the port of 5Hango by one of
fcer and friend, where I boarded
North II. en- route for Copenhagen.
"The folk at home were more dis
mayed by my adventure than I was, anG
a wee bit shocked because the erstwhils
little butterfly, presumed to inquire int
fother matters than nice gowns anG
tBjornson's newest play, THE Land So1
Today Go back to Copenhagens New
er! Those lands across the waters
even tho they are the homes of my
great and good friends, Ibsen and Ham
Christian Andersen, are not America. >
| T.. =. Nina B. Price
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07

II know one planters family in which
the great-grandmother, grandmother,
mother and daughter are all servants,
and when the daughters baby was born
It was adopted into the family With the
rest. !.
The planter always tells you, that
things are going to the dogs. As he
fills your glass with rare old wine laid
down by his grandfather when Queen
Victoria came to the throne, and hands
You q cigar You could not buy, he ex-
plains that. he is q ruined man, and he
wonders what will become of his poor
wife and family. The sugar cane hard
ly pays to cut, the bananas cost more to
ship than they are worth, and coffee
spells bankruptcy.
But you see no outward signs OF
grinding poverty. There are six courses
in q gown that would serve for any
fashionable function in New York. IF
you told your host that your remit
tances had not arrived, he would take
out his checkbook and ask how much
you wanted. Like the negroes on his
unduly about work. The bananas may
need cutting, but he can always spare
time to take you out for ride or q
game Of polo Or tennis. =, ts-3
" ~ a "A Medley of Peoples.
Even if the tourist does not have the
single introduction which will enable
him to enjoy this delightful life on the
lent time down in the West Indies.
Life in the other islands is quite as
interesting as in Jamaica. Trinidad,
nesting under the sha dow Of the South
American continent, is a.. perfect. hot
house Of tropical vegetation, and has
any other colony in the West Indies.
The East Indian coolies, who have been
imported by the thousands from Cal
cutta and Bombay, have created a min
iature Of India. in Port-of-Spain. They
rub shoulders in the crowded streets
with negroes and mulattoes from all
parts Of the Caribbean; Venezuelan
est revolution proved a fizzle; stolid
Dutchmen from Curacao; Portuguese
from the Cape Verde islands, Spaniards
from Madeira, fiery Colombians from
Carthagena, who are ready enough to
stick a knife into their hated neigh.
bors from Venezuela, and clean-shaven
athletic, young Englishmen, fresh from
of ruling over this hotch-potch of
races. q - :. = 80 80 r.
A Forgotten Isle.
Grenada, Dominica, St. Kits, Bar
bados, Antigua, St.. Lucia and g. dozer
other islands, are almost as well worth
VlSlC1nS. But perhaps Cne most del1gnC
full Of all is forgotten little islet calico
Barbuda. The entire island belongs tt
the ancient and wealthy Codringto1
family, who have lived in Barbado!
from the days Of Cromwell. The fam
lily have, a house there, which they
rarely visit. The only permanent in
habitants are few negroes, who have
black Robinson Crusoes. There is NJ
regular government or civilization O.
any kind. The people are simply say
ages-or, rather, bar barians Of a peace
able and benevolent disposition. O.
course, "Marse" Codrington is an Oh
ject Of worship whenever he visits hi
he sits down under palm tree and de
cides off-hand any disputes that ma,
have arisen during his absence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07
ENGRAVING ON DIAMONDS
Difficult Work Done by a Partisan Jew.
eler-A New Class Of Ornaments.
: Kansas City Star.

Diamonds can be engraved in q very ar
tistic manner. This development of the
diamond cutting art brings into existence
a new class Of .jeWelry, for which a con-
siderable demand is expected. It was long
believed that the diamond could not be
engraved with safe or satisfactory results
A few stones roughly engraved were found
in India, and a diamond was exhibited at
the Paris exposition In 1873 on which a
portrait Of the king Of Holland was
scratched. But the work was imperfect
and the stones were rather depolished
than engraved. Some OF the finest speci-
mems Of engraving on diamonds are the
work OF Bordinet, Paris jeweler:: One is
a scarfpin representing a yatagan, OF
which the blade Is a slender diamond and
the handle a ruby. Another is a, large
circular stone, OF which pansy with its
foliage is engraved. In another case the
design of a knife made with two. dfa-
monds. An elaborate piece of work Is a
bicycle, of which the wheels are two cir
culars diamonds. ~ The spokes are repre-
sentated by& lines engraved on the dia-
monds. A small hole is pierced at. each
axle. Another diamond is carved like q
fish,. A. handsome brooch is a scarabeus
surrounded by sapphires and brilliaIts.s
The most remarkable is ring Inadesso1
one diamond, the interior surface being
polished and the exterior deliberately en-
graved. Other examples are brooches
representing flies, Of which the wings are
thin engraved diamonds, and two dia-
mondsA engraved with armorial bearings
the imperial arms Of Russia being used
IN one instance on shirt and cuff buttons
Formerly 1t was only possible to produce
the polish on fiat surfaces, but Bordinet
has been able to do this on concave por-
lions, as on the body and tail OF fish
and the interior of the ring. His tools
produce not only straight lines, as in the
wheel the racquet and the flies' wings
but a free modelling. as in the pansy, the
Russian arms and the scarabeus. He has
invented these tools himself, and intends
that his son alone shall have tho use OF
them. They are, exceedingly delicate and
difficult to handle. He has spent thirty
five years bringing them to perfection. II
is comparatively but few years since II
was possible to pierce holes In diamonds.
This feat made possible the placing OF
diamonds on a string, alternating with
pearls. This work now is done generally
in diamond-cutting establishments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07
WILL NOT SELL BuTMORE
Mr. George Vanderbilt Is Devoting tho
Big Estate to Stock Raising.

New York World.
The George Vanderbilts are now set
tied at Biitmore. Like Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Vanderbilt, New York sees little
derbilt, who was Miss Edith Dresser,
is an exceedingly attractive young
matron, and is devoted to her baby boy,
who has even more servants to attend
to his individual wants than the cele-
brated Brown baby of Rhode Island,
the son Of Mrs. John Nicholas Brown.
The presence Of the Vanderbilts at their
North Carolina principality disposes of
the groundless rumors that they had be-
come tired of their vast estate there.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, on the contrary, is de-
voted to the place and to stock raising.
His herd of Jersey cattle is uneaualed
in this country, and the regular routine
Of the estate goes on with undiminished
energy.
Last winter MI. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
had several house parties at Biltmore,
their guests including Mrs. John Gard
ner Of Boston and Miss Alice Roose-
welt. Mr.. Vanderbilt is still interested
in collecting manuscripts and in the
study of the languages and literature Of
Vanderbilt made their first appearance
in years at the Metropolitan opera
house the other night, being the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt.
They are occupying their house at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Fortieth
street. Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt is de-
voted to church and charitable work.
Their big estate, Rough Point, Newport,
is said to be in the market. It is To-
Gated at the end Of Bellevue avenue,
between the Ogden Mills and Commo-
fdore Gerry estates. Years ago Mr.. Van
derbilt bought the two adjoining estates
of the Dunnels and fuckers and con-
verified them into one Of nine acres. The
grounds have frontage of 1900 feet
on the cliffs and the long, low house of
granite and brownstone Is entirely mod
ern and handsomely appointed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07
-l-1l-
LONDON'S NEW CRAZE
Society Now Takes Its Various Pets to
Places Of Amusement.

LOnuOn IN eWS.
The society craze for taking pets to
places of entertainment appears to have
been started at the Royal italian cir
Gus, where many well known leaders of
society, including Miss Nathalie Jano-
tina, the German emperor IS court pianist,
have taken prize dogs and cats and
other animals to be introduced to Sig.
Volpi's trained animals. go u
"The other evening" said Sig. volpi,
gentleman well known in the city
brought his pet Soudanese monkey in
the stalls. We have also been honored
with visits by distinguished ladies who
have actually brought their pet cocka.
toos, mice and monkeys to see the per-
torrance. So long as they pay for
their seats and the animals behave
themselves they cannot be refused ad
The italian circus is not the only
place of amusement that has been Sc
lected by ladies and gentlemen who de-
sire to treat their pets to few hours
entertainment. Brilliantly dressed ladies
have sat in the boxes at the Royal Ita1-
ian opera fondling snakes and lizards
Strange pets have a fascination for
ladies in high society. One lady has a
devoted python twelve feet long. An
other goes on her travels with pet
boa constructor fifteen feet long, which,
OIL course, IL IL llKed, could crush ner
to death at any moment. 1t was caught
| in Somaliland. 1t accompanies its mis-
tress placed in a. long box. A ladies'
mouse club is in existence in the West
End, and blue notified mice recently
fetched 120 guineas pair. u.
The most famous cat in the world Is
Prince White Hether. the pet of Miss
Nathalie Janotha. It is a perfectly
black animal and has earned the repu-
tation among European ROYALTIES Of be
ing kind of mascot. Wherever Miss
Janotha goes she is accompanied by
Prince White Heather.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-07
oI.DTTME HALF-CENTs
Two Of Them Sent to Washington Last
Year for Redemption.
.tHssxAt8 Gafnwov Mo ra1ina


Year for Redemption.
@eHi Gateway Magazine.
The treasury Of the United States on
May g, 1903, redeemed two half-cent
pieces. This is the first time in the his
tory Of the country that any such coins
nave been presented for redemption.
It ls more than century since the first
piece was coined fhs and it is
ment discontinued minting them.
q Possibly not one person in a thousand
now Lying in the United States ever
saw; half-cent piece.
/ The last annual report Of the direc-
tor Of the mint, page 80, shows that
{ 1926 .222 Of these coins, representing
39.476.l1, were issued. For almost
half century each. annua! report Of the
among the outstanding obligations
Of the government.
The half-cent piece was the coin Of
the smallest denomination ever made
by this country. 1t, enjoys the distinc-
ton also of being the first coin issued,
and also the first whose denomination
was discontinued. The United States
mint was established in 1892, and cop.
per half cents and cents were issued
cents issued were. coined previous to
1910, after which year their coinage,
with few exceptions, was limited. None
were coined for circulation from 1872
to 1924, nor from 1886 to 184s. Finally
IN 1857 their coinage, with that Of the
big copper cent was discontinued. On
account of their limited issue in the
last years Of their coinage they practi'
! nels Of trade. = ="
| The needs of adopting the half cent
as the lowest value computing. factor
for a coin were made in the early days
| Of the republic. Colonial half-cents
and British farthings of the same com
merclal value were then in circulation
and many articles were priced and sold
rim half:cents. With the progress of
for a .half-cent disappeared and their
use following the first decade Of the
century was almost entirely confined
to multiples. ... -.
While all other discontinued types
| and denominations of United States
coin have found oblivion, the half-cent
is the only one of which the treasury re-
ports do not record some portion Of the
issue redeemed. This singular and I'M
comment and inquiry from mint and
/ treasury officials. .r
Large quantities Of the half -cents are
to- be found in the stocks of coin deal
ers. The most common dates are sole
at good premium, and the extremely
rare ones are worth their weight il
gold.
Ferran Zarbe of st. Louis was thu
man who sent the two half-cent pieces
to. Washington for redemption. He now
prizes highly the little voucher calling
for Zone cent" which was sent to him
with that amount Of current coin in ex
change for the two half-cent pieces he
had forwarded.