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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
More Want Hoch.

Chicago, July 31.-With the possi- bility of Johann Hoch. reprieved wife murderer, securing a retrial and ac- quittal on the charge of murdering Mrs. Marie weicker Hoch, the authorities of Cincinnati and St. Louis have been in communication with the State at- torney's office relative to crimes of bigamy and murder that Hoch is said to have committed in those cities. Even in the event of the convicted man escaping sentence already passed upon him. it is said that enough prosecutions here and elsewhere confront him to consume several years time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
o.tao.s Ancient spIendor.

One wonders at times if the all-pow- erful genii of the Arabian Nights could have accomplished more than have our resourceful American Aladdins. who, by touching the lamp of glittering gold have produced what seems a veritable dream city by the sea of a magniheence rivaling the fabled cities of legend and romance. It Is not surprising, there fore. that the casual visitor to Newport is SO enthralled by the splendor of the panorama that he would scarcely ex- press surprise to find on some broad lawn the bronze elephants from Cleo patra's banquet hall spouting perfumes from their trunks.
 "A false idea of the Rhode Island resort has gone abroad. and since S0.- 900, ,0OO people in manner turn to the Newport set for example and prece- dent the result has been in a way de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Another Passenger Wreck.

Joliet. Ill. July 31.-Five persons were injured in an accident on an east bound passenger train on the Rock Is- land Railroad today about a mile west of Joliet. It is thought none of the injured will die. The train was a second section due in Chicago at 7:25. The accident occurred at switch. which had been opened for a work train at a gravel pit. the passenger train on the side track striking the work train. A section of a Pullman sleeper was torn out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
To Entertain Stockholders.

Chicago, TIT, July 31.-The Illinois Central Railroad Company today issued a notice to stockholders that the regu- lar meeting of the company will be held in Chicago October IS, and that to per- init personal attendance of each adult holder of one or more shares a ticket will be issued enabling him or her to travel free over the companys lines to Chicago and return. The tickets are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
pen Picture of Newport.

Here you have some excerpts from it. and remember 1t only costs you from $250 to $1,0OO-or maybe pair Of red heeled slippers-to get in
 Tn the blazoning of the Newport cot tagers' 'armoral bearings or an argent are the most conspicuous tinctures. With hundred million dollars invested in the construction and adornment Of summer palaces 1t would indeed De anomalous if the glitter of gold and the sheen of silver were not of paramount prominence. And yet. despite this sometimes obtrusive dominance Of wealth. this emphasizing of fortune. Newport is wonderfully free from os- tentation that Is described as vulgar.
 For a brief season each year 1t is the home of perhaps the most intelligent and cultivated summer colony to pc found in all this wide land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
British India Epidemic.

Madras. British India. July 31.-A serious epidemic of cholera prevails among the refugees from the famine districts who have been crowding into the city for the past week. Number of victims havo been found dead or dying fin the streets The death rate Is S9.7 ner fhnuSand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
E. l.. short Dead.

New York. July 31.-Edward Lyman Short. general solicitor of the Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1895. died yesterday at his home In this city from heart failure. MT. Short was widely known in the legal world as a specialist in railway litigation, insur- ance law, taxation and corporation law, and was the author of numerous pamphlets on these subjects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01

moralizing. It must not be forgotten, however, that much of the reported gall vanized sham and it's glittering polish are seen only through eyes that are green with envy.
 "The mood of the Newporters in the face of criticism. just or unjust. is one of bravado and self assertion. flung de~ fantly in the face of frditless attempts at rivalry"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Italian Ministrx wsus.

New York. July 31.-After a few days special sessicl for the discussion of the government railway bill providing the funds for taking over the railways at a valuation with compensation for expenditure. the ministry of Signor Portis received vote of confidence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
TEMPERATURES.

Mean or normal temperature. s1 deg.
 The warmsst month was that of 1874 with an average Of s4 deg.
 The coldest month was that of 1879. with an average of 7s dog. on 18th, 1874.
 The lowest temperature was ss deg. on 18th. 1881.
 The earliest date on which first killing frost occurred in autumn. Oct q.
 Average date on which first killing frost occurred in autumn, Nov, g.
 Average date on which last killing frost occurred fin spring March II.
 The latest date on which last killing frost occurred in spring April 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Tua Lahorera Killed.

Onaga. Kas.. July 31.-While unload ing dirt cars on a high fill on the To- peka and Northwestern Railroad. six miles southwest of here. two men were killed and three Injured today. The dead John Bishop. Fall River, Mass; George Sutton. supposed to be from Texas. The trestle gave way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
To Put Down Revolt.

Amsterdam. Holland. July 31.-The Dutch expeditions against the rebel lious native state of Boni, in the island of Cellebes. one of the Sundy islands in the East Indies inflicted a severe punishment on the natives. 260 of whom were killed The Notifications of Badjoewa. one of the chief towns, was raised by the guns of the war ships
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
MIR. WILSON'S
 PLANS MADE
(Continued from Page One.)

he might get sick, or he might prove to be a rascal. This idea eliminates any of these possibilities. Then. too it will insure perfect surety and confidence."
 Secretary Wilson left at 4:20 p. m. for Washington. He will go west in & few days. probably. but the date for his trip has not been fixed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Received by Pope .

Rome. July 3l.-The Pope today re- ceived in private audience and most cordially greeted Bishop Kelley of Sa- vannah. Ga. and Bishop Northrop of Charleston. s. C.. who arrived here Saturday with an American pilgrimage of 100 persons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Negro Prisorers Escape.

Lumberton. N C.. July S1.-Eleven negro prisoners. under sentence to the chaingang for various terms. escaped from jail here at 8 o'clock tonight. They used a saw. which they had secured by some unknown means.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Mourning stationery Withdrawn.

Washington. July 31.-The legal pe- riod of thirty days having elapsed since the death of Secretary Hay. the mourn inA stationery upon which all the of- f,cial business of the State Department has been written. was withdrawn to- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01

good to Chicago during the four days immediately preceding and the day of the meeting. For the return Journey the tickets are good the four days im- mediately following.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01

The prevailing winds have been from the southwest.
 The average hourly velocity of the wind is miles.
 The highest velocity of the wind was fl miles from the east on 3rd, 1904. Station, Montgomery. Ala, July 20, 1s05. FRANK P. CHAFFEE.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
ppECypIrATynN

Average for the month, I.Is inches.
 Average number of days with .0f of an inch or more. II. 7.s9 inches in 1899.
 The least monthly precipitation was 1 .o7 inches in 1871.
 The greatest amount of precipitation re corded in any 24 consecutive hours was 2.72 inches on l4-1S, 1889.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
A PEEP
INTO HOOK WHICH CAUGHT so-
 CIETY'S CASH.
R~a Heels Let Secret Out-The First Chanter of aThe American Smart set.-NewpOrt Palaces -
 nencFfbed.

A New York telegram to The Chicago Record Herald says: There has been much curiosity as to what the subscrlp CTS to The American Smart Bet ana Pads and Fancies were to get for their money. None of Pads and Fancies has been printed. although the subscription list begun four years ago has been closed for twelve months. Only one chapter of The American Smart Set has actually been printed. There were 10 be twenty in all, Subscribers to the latter work escaped with the payment of s260 to $l,00O per book. while the other work cost it's victims sl.5o0 to s1o.0o0.
 The Smart Set subscribers, therefore, not only have the advantage Of the guIItbies with Pads and Fancies by sev- eraI hundred or thousand dollars. but they have the ineffable joy of reading some wishy-was effusions about Newport and its inhabitants
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Alabama R. F. ID.

Washington, July 31.-(Special) J. Rural routes ordered established Octo- Der 2: Fernbank. Lamar County. route 1, population, S9s. houses 8S; Weogufka, Coosa County. route 1, popu- lation <O9, houses 97.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
FRENCH LOSING FAITH
PARIS QUESTIONING THE INTEN-
 TONS or GERMANY.
LOubet's Government is Worried Over Moroccan Situation, Fearing Wiles of the Emperor st
 Thia Juncture.

Paris. July 31.-The activity of the German commercial agents and officials with reference to the Moroccan situa- tion is causing grave doubts on the part of the French People as to Germa- ny's good faith.
 Despite the decision of the two gov ernments not to interfere with the statu quo until after the international con- ference meets. the Germans are trying their utmost to extract commercial concessions from the Sultan hoping thereby to strengthen Germany's posi- tion at the conference.
 Inquiries at well informed circles show that 1t is not believed that Ger many Is officially authorizing these eff forts to secure advantage, though dif1- culties are likely to arise from this &C., tion with consequent protraction of negotiations.
 Count Won Tattenbach-Ashold ap- pears to be furthering the efforts of the German agents, which already have re- suited in securing a concess I,n for the construction of wharves. while strong efforts are being made to obtain cable concession and the acceptance of @ German loan.
 Such proceedings, it is believed do not tend to hasten q friendly under standing. but the approaching interview between Premier Rouvier and Prince von Radolfn. the German Ambassador to France. is expected to result in the dispelling of doubts and the comple- tion of a satisfactory arrangement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
WIND.

CLOUDS AND WEATHER. Average number of clear days. 2; partly cloudy days, i4; cloudy days. 2.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
u.a Heel. C.use Expose.

That this literary chef doeuvre now has come out into the light of publicity is chiefly. due to the indiscretion or a solicitor who carelessly mixed up the affairs of a Well Street broker with beautiful blonde charmcr. who wears white slippers with red heels and pat ent leather tips.
 Apparently "America's Smart Set" consists of houses, dogs and yachts, for these are practically all the illustra- tions contained in the chapter. Harry Lehr's monkey does not appear. so 1t is assumed that he has no red heels to hide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
THE WEATHER IN AUGUST.
Summary of Conditions That Have Pre-
 vailed for Thirty-TwO Years.

U. s. Department of Agriculture,
 Weather Bureau.
 The following data. covering a period of a2 years. have been compiled from the Weather Bureau records at Montgomery, Ala. They are issued to show the condE tions that have prevailed, during the month in question. for the above period of years, but must not be construed as a forecast of the weather conditions for the coming month.
 Month of August for 32 years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
LEAGUE NOT DEAD.
Rau VIII sfiM Be Played in the Cot
 fou Sfaten.

Meridian. Miss, July 31.-At a meet ing tonight 1t was decided that the Cotton States League will continue with four tetams regardless of the ac- tion of Greenville and Vicksburg The four club league will be played out under new schedule and management.
 Baton Rouge will be kept on the road. Lynch and Brunner were re- leased by Meridian today and Land graft signed for shortstop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Thi. Much Given Free.

The foregoing Is what you get for nothing. No charge Is made by this brilliant and fiowery writer for his vivid flights of fancy. and the "Alad- dins." the "all-powerful genh" with "Cleopatra's bronze elephants spouting perfume from their trunks" are thrown in free to cheer you and make you think you are getting your moneys worth: .
 Right here. however. the brilliant young author bids farewell to his poet teal flights and begins to give you back dollar for dollar, or perhaps to square up for suppressed details of blonde charmers and red-heeled slippers. This is how he does 1t:
 'In the roster of Newport homes that magnificent palace, The Breakers with a hall rising sixty-five feet to the roof is invariably named first, yet it Is scarcely more massive or gorgeous than The Films of Edward J. Berwln: the famed Marble House., owned by Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont; the new Roseciiff' of Mrs Herman Oelrichs; the two Goelet palaces. on ochre Point: the bewitching white pile of pr. and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs, or that gorgeous new castle of the Italian renaissance period. Gray Graz of Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell Clark"
 Turns on the Sweetness.
 And so on through the whole list of millionaire cottagers. The writer then turns to pour sweetness over the New port colony en masse after this fashion; When and why the Newport term cot tage' was given to these massive piles of stone and marble Is not known. Gov ernor Lawrence and George Bancroft invariably spoke of their villas at New port, but in those old days life was a stately affair and the words describing 1t and it's adJuncts were of necessity more ponderous than those required to- day
 Cottage however is indeed mis- homer for these million dollar homes. so rich in construction and adornment with stairways as imposing as that Of the Opera at Paris. with alabaster-pil- Jared interior balconies, bas-reliefs carved from Numidian marble, friezes hung with Gobelin tapestries. embel- lished and furnished, in fact, with prac- tically an utter disregard of cost; word, by the way. not in the vocabu- lary of the smart Newporter.
 'Is there any wonder that with such a lavish display. the newer Newport makes a lasting impression of concern trated grandeur upon the discerning visitor"
 Cast your eye over this program and weep. Take Western millionaire and put him through the following course and he would go home and talk about 1t forever.
 Tt is not an. unusual thing for the Newport cliff-dweller to go chumming for bass on the stand at Bretons Point with Capt. Woodbury Kane at daylight; take gallop over the ocean drive with Miss Cynthia Roche at g: play eighteen holes of golf with Mrs. John Jacob As tor al 10; indulge in a set or two of ten his with Miss Maude Wetmore at noon: take a dip in the surf with Harry Lehr after, and then have luncheon and perhaps a turn around the lightship with Pembroke Jones on the Narada.
 ',Returning. John R. Drexel may take
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Disturbance on Frontier.

Berlin. July 31.--An official report from the governor of the Cameroons was received today by the colonial di- vision of the foreign office concerning the affair on the French Congo frontier. It says that Senegaiese soldiers forcibly closed the German station at Missum- Missum, and plundered the merchandise.
 Captain Scheuneman, who was at the time in the southern part of the district, was shot on his march to Mis- sum Mssum by French Senegalese troops and the Germans returned the fire. killing five and capturing four.
 The governor of the Cameroons upon receiving a report of the affair from the commander of the German troops. Col onel Mueller. sent q protest to Bagun. the residence of the French local gov ernor. and also communicated with the governor general of the French Congo in Brazzaville, who proposed that a joint commission should immediately be sent to the spot to investigate the trouble, and to arrange for the pre- vention of such incidents. To this the German administration agreed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01
Notabies Ever on Hand.

It is certain, of course that all thes above famous persons stand ready to perform their part every day. The writer continues:
 Such dashing women as Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll, Miss Gladys Mills, Miss Anna Sands and Miss Maude Wetmore still patronize the links when weather permits. and very, often when 1t does not"
 Then follows description of the clambake. which is declared to be . unique institution of Newport. In vivid language the writer tells how the smart set enjoy the Juicy bivalves'' and eat sweet potatoes and roast corn "tos an accompaniment of popping corks." He neglects to say whether they hold the corn cobs in their fingers or tuck napkin around their necks.
 In 6 paragraph he tells of yachting at Newport declaring It to be the sport of .bondholders.' Here is a paragraph which must delight the heart of every subscriber and make him believe that his money has been well spent:
 "On every steam yacht dinner party is being entertained: wine Is flowing in abundance. and the sweet strains of a dozen orchestras float over the peace- full waters, bright with the glare of q hundred searchlfghts.
 Then follows long list of famous yachts and their owners. after which polo and automobiling come in for c share of attention. se
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01

him into Raccoon for a sail over the Dyer's Island course in the daily thirty footer race, after which he will prob- ably be invited to ride with Mile. Cor ner on Mrs. William G. Rockers coach. Then comes a bit of polo prac- tice with the Vanderbilt boys, and a dash in fast motor car back to town with Livingston Beeckman for a dinner at Beechwood with Mrs. Astor. This Is to be followed by a rubber of bridge with Mrs. Ogden Mills as his partner. and then little billiards at the club as the reading room Is calied-with ccMessrs. Dolan and Parker. winding up with a bit of supper with Mir. Elisha; Dyer, Jr.. at Bergers.'"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
TARTARIC TRUTHS.

A man must have sublime faith to Duy
a bottle of hair restorer from bald
headed barber.
A man with broken heart is interest
ing to maidens. But it must be the heart,
not the pocket that is broke.
Most any man can make shift to do
without the necessaries of life. But hs
must have his unnecessaries or expire.
No Snowman would make any money
exhibiting two-faced persons in his cols
lection of freaks. They are too common.
To genuinely appreciate the kindness
and generosity of Providence it is nee
esary to first realize your own Insignia
canoe.
A good resolution is . very fine and
brittle Venetian glass. Tamper with il
ever so little in careless mood and it is
liable to break.
The best sign Of mans ignorance Of
a language is habit of uselessly intro
ducing certain very commonplace ex-
pressions from it into ordinary CONVEX.
sation.
The core of the unhappiness of the
worlds workers is not that they have 10
work, or that they are deprived OF
things that they would like to have, bu:
the eternal haunting vision of the time
when their working days will be over.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
WEIGHING A LETTER.
Ae may Be Done by Means Of
the Ordinary Platform
#s Scale.

40 use the style of scale that is de.
signed to weigh barrels of merchan.
ulse 1or ascertaining the weight of =
letter is like setting a tiger to catcb
a lily. still. correspondent of tho
american Machinist has done it suc-
cessfully, and he shares the secret
win the public. The plan described
WORKS equally well in measuring cor
responding amounts of merchandise
III ounce of nutmegs, for instance
some OF the best known platform
scales are made SO that the addition
OF pound to the tip of the beam conn
.erDalances 100 pounds on the Mai
form. Anyone who is aware Of this
lact. says the Farmer Tribune. can
Apply the principle without. much
trouble, but he must reverse the Or
uer OF procedure. He first puts the
.elter or parcel the weight of which
ne wishes to find out on the pendant
at the end of the geam. Then he
places on the platform enough of anv
KIND OF material that is handy to raise
the beam. Having thus weighed the
letter' he divides the result by 100.
DAYS the correspondent:
suppose the weight of the mata.
RAJ which just balances the letter to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
FOR HOT-WATER BOTTLE.
A Crochet Cover for One Of These
Household Necessar1es Adds Il
1nvalid's Comfort Materially.

About eight ounces Of white double
Berlin wool and thick bone hook.
Work a chain of about II inches or
little more than the width of the bottle
for which the cove: is required, and
along one side of this work row oil
trebles, taking up two threads of each
stitch, then back along the other side oil
the chain still with trebles, but passing
over the chain and working into the
spaces between the other trebles; join
round with slip-stitch, four chain five
double trebles on the nearest stitch oil
the preceding row. Both threads must
be taken up throughout. slip the LOOP
from the hook, take up the top threads
of the first five double trebles, pick up
the other loop again and draw through,
thus joining the first and last stitches
of the group together: one chain, pass
one, one double treble on next. five
double trebles on next, and repeat from "
all round; join with slip-stitch, double
crochet through both threads of each
stitch OF preceding row, join round.
Repeat these two last rows until the
work is about II inches in depth.
A double treble with one chain be-
tween in every other stitch, string row.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
WEIGHING THE LETTER,

be five and three-fourths pounds. Then
5.75 divided by 100 equals .C575 pound
Reducing this to ounces, .O575 times 16
equals .92 ounce, which is the weight
of the letter. On the other hand, il
we wish to weigh out exactly one
ounce of something, we have only to
remember that it will require 100
ounces on the platform, or six and
one-fourth. pounds. to balance one
ounce
If the ratio of the weights is not
known, it may be found by weighing
one of the weights If the weight
which is marked 100 pounds weighs
1 pound, the ratio is, of course, /
to 100, or if the 1O0-pound weight
actually weighs one-half pound, the
ratio is 1 to 200
Where made to the metric system
the calculations can, of course, be
made mentally from one denomina-
ton to another. For instance, if 81
kilos are required on the platform to
balance the weight on the counter
poise, then the latter is .O27 gram; or,
.27 decigram; or, 2.7 centigrams, or
~ milligrams.