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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

work, for it is a distinct asset. Thus the manager of a branch exchange in a business hause In large oity was discovered not long ago by the presi- dent of his company to. have been un- usually successful, not only in getting business but in keeping 1t. Inquiry among people of the dIstrict served to show that the young mans recOmmen- dation in their slght--though most of them had never seen him-was that his voice over the telephone sounded so pleasant Men and women in various walks of life testified that it was a pleasure to carry on a conversation with him. In reply to a complaint of a subscriber there always came clear, well-chosen, refined language of a gentIeman--of one who saw the sub scriber's point of view and took all possible pains to enlighten him If there was no real difficulty and to remedy the difficulty if one existed.
 Everyone who remembers the early days of the telephone has doubtless noticed that a great improvement has taken place in the voice of the opera tors. The girls who work at the switchboard are now chosen largely for their native adaptability and qual- ifications, among which the possession of a good voice bulks heavily. They receive instruction, of course, In right ways of speaking. In at least one in- stance one of the Bell telephone com panles has employed what may be called "an accuracy and efficiency en- gineer," a man whose duty 1t is to move among the employees and to sug- gest to them ways by which they can do their work more satisfactorily to themselves and more advantageously to the company, and this expert has been able to give the operators many valuable hints as to the care and use of their voices.
 Perhaps the most valuable training in clear enunciation that anybody any where can get comes to those who have to use the long distance telephone frequently. As everybody who has ever had occasion to telephone from Chicago to New York, from Boston to Kansas City, or from New Orleans to Montreal, Is aware, certain raising of the voice without shouting and without oxplosiveness Is very neces- sary to make a good long distance con- nection. beginner in most cases has to be coached by one of the skilled op- orators at either end of the line, or sometimes by one midway between. Correct methods of throwing the tones into the transmitter and right position of the instrument on the desk in order that the full effect of the resonance or the Woou may VS BdlhOu haN0 S9PS cially to be apprehended and there are combinations of onsonants-carefully tabulated in the long distance Bell company's book of instructions to op- erators-which must be spoken with especial distinctness to avoid the pos sibility of error
 Some business houses in which the long distance lines are used frequently have employees who may fairly be said to be experts in the use of the tele- phone voice At either end of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
IS THE TELEPHONE HABIT
 CHANGING THE AMERICA VOICEs

Boston, Feb. IS, 1905.-Is the tele- phone destined to modify the American voice? MT. William Ii. Kenney, head of the voice department at the Finer son college of oratory in this city, be- lieves that it Is. He says that the necessity of clear, precise enunciation which the telephone imposes upon those who use 1t is likely. in the course of the next generation or two, consid- erably to alter the character of Ameri- can speaking.
 There is chance for improvement in the American voice. Its peculiarities have long afforded material for the humorists and subjects of discussion by men of science. Sir Morrell Mac kenzle, the eminent English specialist, refers in one of his books to the af- fected utterance of the Puritans as in fluencing the manner of speech of their descendants. Characteristics of the American voice have been attributed by others to the effect of climate. A more likely explanation, however. is that the early settlers, intense people, face to face with the most vexatious problems of existence, spoke out with a certain crude harshness that has tended to perpetuate itself in a coun- try which has only very recently had great cities with their more exacting 5LdHudTuS ol speech.
 Nothing certainly is more subtle than the effect of voice upon voice, Place an individual in a community where ideals of soft speaking prevail and the most strident tones will grow mel low. On the other hand, take the child of one of the mild-voiced races and transplant him in e cline where ruder tones prevail and you will find that any apparent effect of heredity is speedily lost A familiar experiment offered by MT. Kenney in illustration is 10 have a good-sized group of people repeat a few lines of poetry one person after the other. During the first ten or fifteen phrasings differences of ex- pression due to individual tempera- ment are observable, but as the exer- else goes down the line 1t tends more and more to become a composite of all the utterances that have gone before. The enunciation, in other words, &C., quires an over-individuaI value.
 Mir. Kenney holds that the influence of the telephone will be exerted prin- clpally upon the conversational voice, though 1t may extend in a measure to the two other types of vocal expres- sion. the public speaking voice and the singing voice. In the first respect at any rate 1t Is likely to be most i'm portant, for the essential feature of a good telephony. as of all conversation, is the right attack of the consonants, just as in other depar rtments the vow els play the foremost part. MT. Ken ney thinks distinctness of telephone utterance will interact on the sing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
STORIES ABOUT EAGLES.
A Battle With & StRg-KnOckinG n
 sheep Over a Precipice.

A Battle With a Stag-KnOckinG R
 sheep over a Precipice.
 The Scotsman.
 Some years ago Sir Charles Mordaunt witnessed in Scotland a strange battle between an eagle and a stag, which completely dispels any theory that the ornithologist may put forward as to eagles not attacking large animals. The bird singled out from a herd one particular buck, which he succeeded in driving from the rest. It struck the animal repeatedly with it's powerful wings, knocked 1t down and finally kill ed 1t. Baron Schroeder witnessed still more remarkable spectacle. An eagle attacked a lawn which was one of herd in the highlands. The cries of the little one were answered by its dam, which sprang upon the eagle and struck 1t repeatedly with It's forefeet. Pawn, deer and eagle rolled headlong down a declivity, and the bird was dislodged from its hold and the lawn rescued. But Sir Kenneth Mackenzie knows a more thrilling story than eith- CT of these, for, according to report. an eagle was rent in twain during a bat tie in his forest in Gairloch. Fixing his talons in the quarters of a roe, the bird was dashed against a tree, to branch of which 1t endeavored to hold to stay the flight of Its captive. The bird was halved in an instant.
 Many traditions are extant as to eagles having carried off and devoured children. In the North of England the legend is perpetuated by the name of many an inn, the sign The Eagle and the Child" being common. The most recent case bearing close scrutiny ap- pears to be one which occurred in South Africa. Boer farmer, living on the veldt just beyond Barberton, whose stock had been harried by eagles, lay in ambush for the aerial robbers, and saw one of them descend and carry off the 5-year-old child of one of his Kafhr servants. He shot the bird, which, with the child still clutched in It's grip, fell into a thorn bush. The bird was dead when picked up, but the babe was little hurt. The eagle measured nine feet from tip to tip of the wings. Other stories are told to similar end, but appear less credible than this one.
 Two eagles will stalk a covert in con- cert. While one conceals itself the other beats about the bushes with great screaming. driving out its quarry for the hidden eagle to sweep down and make an end of it.. An even more in- sidious method has been observed, when an eagle, detecting a sheep on the edge of a precipice, flew at 1t, screaming shrilly, and with forceful beat of wing hurled it into the valley below. where it could devour 1t at it's leisure. There is good reason for believing, after all, the ancient legend as to the manner in which Eschylus, the Greek poet, met his death. It Is said that an eagle dropped q turtle on his bald head. Algerian travellers are familiar with the sight of eagles carrying turtles and tortoises to a height and dropping them upon rocks to break the creatures shells and rem der the flesh accessible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

worlds longest telephone line in regu- lar use, that between Boston and Omaha, are two employees of the Cuda- hy packing house who regularly call each other up every business morining, The man in Boston has thus been tele- phoning over 1000 miles every morn ing for five years and has learned to gauge his voice so well that not a syl- lable is ever lost A similarly expert user of the telephone has been devel- oped in Omaha.
 It is the experience of telephone en- gineers that the woman's voice carries better for short distance connections, the mans over long distance. There is a peculiar clearness which a woman very easily cultivates and which is very valuable for one who must go frequently to the telephone On the other hand, there is a natural huski- ness in the mans utterance, which is more or less an impedlment, but once this is overcome the male voice can be made to carry much farther. A telephone expert has said recently that in his opinion any young man who Is about to take a position involving frequent use of the telephone ought, unless his inference is naturally of unusual quality. to take lessons in proper placing of the voice. It is un- occasionally true that people who have been trained by a good voice master have a great initial advantage in long distance speaking.
 It helps out the contention made by MT Kenney that the telephone Is like ly. to benefit the American voice that so many operators have found their tones strengthened and modulated by their daily work at the switchboard. Incidentally it may be remarked that their hearing also becomes phenome- nally acute, so that disturbances which would seem very slight to the layman, come to them with deafening re- sound,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
BOUNTY ON LoCUsTs.
Millions of GrasshOpers Killed sn Ef@
 fort to stop Plague.

Millions of GrasshOperS Killed sm Esks
 fort to stop Plague.
 The locust that has been making it- self a plague in certain parts of the Rocky Mountains during the past few years, appears to multiply faster than the agencies at the disposal of man. kind can destroy. Tn some parts o& Utah a bounty per pound Is paid for dead grasshoppers. and during the past season nearly 5O.O0o pounds were brought in by the collectors in one town. It Is estimated that a ton Of grasshoppers, in a mass, represent about 32,00O,O00 individuals. yet the enormous destruction or locusts that was effected last season in this one locality has by no means abated ite ravages. It would seem that nature herself must lend a helping hand to mankind If this chronological warfare is to be brought to successful con- clusion. Simple sunshine. for instance, is more efncacious than any device os mans. It has recently been expexi- mentally demonstrated that the eggs of locust, which are laid In the soil. are killed by exposure to the sun for q period Of one hour. at a comparatively high temperature, say SS Fahrenheit. which Is often attained during the sea- son of the worst ravages of the past. This exposure may be readily brought about by a thorough blowing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
A DOctor,s Prescription.

For years Dr. Hartman used Peruna in his private practice as a regular prescription. He had no thought of manufacturing it or advertising 1t as a proprietary medicine until there was a demand made upon him by his many friends. who clamored for the original prescription.
 Forty Thousand Patients.
 Dr. Hartman estimates that he must have prescribed Peruna for over forty thousand patients before it was adyer- tised as a proprietary medicine.
 Peruna needed no advertising in the section where the Doctor practieed med icine. Already thousands of people knew of it's qualities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
Cured in Four Weeks of Severe Cold on
 Lungs.

Cured in Four Weeks of Severe Cold on Lungs.
 Miss Josie schaetzeI, R. R. No. i, Ap- pleton, Wis. writes:
 'T contracted a severe cold which settled on my lungs in very short order and 1t was not long until 1t developed into a serious case of catarrh. Every morning would raise lot of phlegm, which was very disagreeable. My dt- gestion was poor and my lungs sore.
 "After a few doses of Peruua, be- gan to mend, and felt that if kept on taking it. it would not he long until would be we'll. was right, for In four weeks I was well again.
 T think Peruna is a grand medicine. and wish to add my testimony to the many others you have."-Josie Schaet- gel.
 Pe-ru-na Removes the Cause of Catnrrh.
 Peruna has no bad effect upon the system and gradually eliminates ca- tarrh by removing the cause of catarrh.
 There are a multitude of homes where Peruna has been used off and on for twenty years.
 Such a thing could not be possible if Peruna contained any drugs of a nar- cotic nature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
Novels by Indians.

Chicago JOuranL
 Of late years the number of writers arnOng the Cherokees has greatly in- creased. There are historians in the tribe whose works are used as text books in the Indian schools, and who are cited as authorities not to be dis nuted. There are also Indians who have written codes of law which before being put in permanent form had been handed down from genera lion to generation. The Indians to- dav obey these laws with a greater reverence than they do the laws of the United States. There are Indian novelists-novelists who devote their time to entertaining the Indian mind with romance with entangled plots and blood-curdling climaxes. These books are popular among the Indians. Edition after edition of some works Is pub lished, and they are read by buck and sduaW alike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
The Worlds Greatest Medicine Factory.
The, rapid growth of the Peruna Med

The rapid growth of the Peruna Med icine Company is as phenomenal in the business world as the universal popu- Iarity of their famous remedy, Peruna.
 The plant covers a number of acres, and employs several hundred people. No other medicine firm in the world reaches anything like the volume of business done by Dr. Hartman's firm
 Although Peruna Is a proprietary medicine the details of it's compound ing are no secret and nothing gives Dr. Hartment greater pleasure than to show the many friends of Peruna all the essential processes by which Pe- runa Is made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

This explains why Peruna has be- come So popular. It cures catarrh. This is an amply sufficient reason why 1t should become popular
 catarrh is almost universal catarrh Is difficult to cure. The doctors do not care to treat cases of catarrh at all.
 It therefore follows that when rem edy Is devised that can be used in the home at moderate cost. such a remedy should invariably become popular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
Smrnrinn Pnrtien.

doant care much for surprise par tvs thay are moar for gurls anyhow or else members of the church that are gttting old and need to be surprised 10 keap alive. Once I went to a sur prise party with reddy Blake 1t was on reddys brother but reddy toald me his brother new all about it days befoar the party but not to tell. we played kissing gains 1 think thay are foolish the gurls all make beleeve they doant want to be kissed but yu pet thay do want to be kissed every one of them only they doant sa so.
 its funnie thing how easy it is for some people to have fun lots of the gurls thare and sum of the boys kept laffing all the time yu bet dident laR 1t made me tired. reddy and me went out in the kitchen and Swiped all the good things we could find to eet and thenn We went out sliding untiu the party broak up and reddy got a awful licking and got a licking too but not a hard one.
 next time thay have a surprise party i am going to ask Pa to rite me a ex- cuse like the ones 1 giV the teeeher when 1 aint to school
 WashlnEtOu.
 Washington was a grate man who started as a survayor and Ended as the Father of his country my pa start ed as a surveyor too but he is still working at 1t and that's the difference. washington was a good thrower whenn be was boy he thru a doller across the riVeT and his Pa maid him wade across and git the doller and them giv him a sparkling. whenn he grus up to bee a man he went Indian hunt ing with a old genrel naimed Brad dock and thay was surrounded by In- dians and Indian pointed a arrow at BraddOck but he was English and cudnt zee the point and so he was shot but washington got away by crossing the Ice but the Bloodhounds neerly got him just the saim.
 when We had a war with England washington he was the captain of our trupes and he , aid the English captan look like a ape and thenn the people wanted him to be king but he said no w!l be president yu can maik the salary the saiTn. washington was lst in War, ist in peece. and 1st In the haFts of his country men
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
The Modern Novel.
 |NF A U,gss EHES

The prettiest girl you ever saw.
 CHAPTER II. The young man interviews her De CHAPTER III. A wedding grand without a flaw. CHAPTER ". An oath--a tear--a lot of jaw.
 CHAPTER V. I'm going back home to my mat~ CHAPTER VI. Her maiden name restored by laws
 The Edito1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
Given Up By DoctOrs-cured By Pe.ru.na.

Miss Margaret Fahey ams Street. TroyN used Peruna o say o m Peruna for of had disappeared appetite 10 Of health
 
 tarrh but builds Margaret Fahey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
Pe-ru-na's Popularity.

Peruna is not like so many other remedies that pass away as soon as the first few bottles are used The longer Peruna is used in any community, the more popular 1t becomes.
 Pe-ru-na Actually Cures.
 The reason why Peruna has become a standard catarrh remedy the world over Is simply because 1t cures eatarrh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

write My experience with Peuna leaving heated bali cold which settled lungs remedies
  head I 1 nyt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

With the peach crop a failure in Delaware, the oranges jiu-jitsued by frost in Florida, how happy tho American people to have old Kentucky to fall back on with its unfailing Herald .... ...-.. -.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

Entirely Cursd by Several Bottles oA
 Pe-ru-na.
 Miss Ella If. Miller. one of wash~ ingtons society girls. writes from l40 F Street. N. E., Washington, D. C., as follows:
 @With pleasure recOmmend your medicine for catarrh Of the head Having taken several bottles, I Mm& myself entirely cured. cannot praise Peruna too highIy."-EIIa sE. Miller.
 Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics
 There are a great many catarrh cures In the world. The most of them are local applications. Few of them are e be used internally.
 Unfortunately a large number of these catarrh remedies, especially the ones prescribed by the doctors. cons tain narcotics of some sort Cocaines opium. whiskey. and other narcotics are used.
 These remedies give temporary relief. The patient thinks he is better right away. Tn q few weeks. however. ha discovers his mistake. Not only is his catarrh no better. but he has acquired the habit of using some narcotic. ThEa happens in multitude of cases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

an Indian and was adopted into the Delaware tribe. Today he has oil land
 holdings worth a million, and is Pres- ident of the Bartlesville National Bank.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
Pe-ru-na ContaIns No Narcotics.

One reason why PerumR hns found < permanent use In so many honaeA @ , thaf 1t contains no narcotic oG anT \ kind.
 Perunm is perfectly harmless. He can be used any length of tlxn@ vvtGh- { out acquiring q drug habit.
 Address pr. S. B. Hartman. presidene of The Hartman sanitarium. Columbuaa Ohio, for free medical advice
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19

c cATINOLA Is a new discovery. guar
 S anteed, and money refunded if @ fails to remove the worst case ne Freckles. Pimples, Tan. Sallownesss Liver Spots Blackheads. or any skin eruption, in 20 days. Leaves the skin clear soft. healthy and restores tha beauty of youth. Thousands testify to the merits Of SatlnOla. Price soc ana s1.00 by leading druggists or mAltI
 Prepared by.
 NATIONAL TOILET co. Paris, Tsnn,
 Sold in Montgomery by ar lsadiaa druggists Wed-suA
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-11
NOTABLE PEACE PROPOSITIONS.

At meeting of the American group OF the 1nterpar-
liamenary promotion of international arbl-
traticn in Washington delegates to the unions Brussels
conference in September appointed, and 1t was
agreed conference the proposition to in
wife the Central American countries to be mem
bers of the also agreed to extend the Ju-
rsdction of The Hague specific matters OF
arbitration through general arbitration treaty to be
gotiated by an international congress-
1t was at the of the nterparliamentary union
that the president decided communicate with the sig
natores of The Hague Of 1899 and ascertain
they disposed participate in second session OF
conference These have nearly all responded ia
voraby probable that the proposed conference
will be held RussoJapanese war is terminated
SO that the members of the first conference now en-
gagged in one boodes relentless wars of mod
times may not be embarrassed.
Meantime the Manchurian slaughter pen mas I'M
oubedy strengthened the of International arbltra
ton The revoted the scenes of car
mage atrocities of in the Orient that is
more ready than adopt peaceful measures
for the settlement of international disputes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-11
WILL WALLA WALLA DO AS WE'LL!

IN another column the Statesman prints an artcle
giving some information concerning the gifts
made to Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton building other cities This information was
speciallv provided officers of the associations men
toned for publication Walla Waa. Towns were Sc
lected that appropriated Wala Walla in wealth and pop
ulation believed that what had been done IN other
cities similar could be done here Ihere1ore
the large number people who already interested IN
the building will take in the bellef tnat tne
enterprise will succeed to be noted that wherever
the Young Christian Association is known there 1t
has hosts of enthusiastic advocates or
the wala Waa building those who have partaken OF
the benefits association in other towns or have op-
served it's workings.
The locai committee reports encouraging progress IN
the work securing pledges to the building 1und Inc
Statesman understands of the enterprise
is not fully least $4,000 has been sub
scribed in addition Reynolds splendid gift only
about half has yet been subscribed 1T IS
therefore evident much hard work remains TO De