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day, he will have done a service that will perpetuate his administration in the fame of all future time. This he is trying hard to do and with the good wishes of al; the people it Is believed that he will; succeed.
 Hon. Henry ID. Clayton.
 Hon. Henry D. Clayton. of Barbour, is one of the leading citizens of Ala bama and Is comparatively a young man. having been born in Eufaula Feb ruary 10, 1857. He served one term in the Alabama legislature and as chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House made his imprint upon the laws of the session and estab- lished himself as a lawyer and law maker second to none in the State. He was United States District Attor- ney of the Middle District of Alabama under Mir. Cleveland and added re- newed fame to his record as a law yer in the discharge of the duties of that position. In 1888, and 1892, he was a Presidential ciector and was elected to the Fifty Fifth Congress to which he has been successively elected since, and where he has forged to the front among the leading. able and dis
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tingulshed statesmen of the country. He is a member of the Judiciary Com mittee of the House and has rendered most valuable service in the law com mittee of that House, his ability hav- ing been recognized by all parties and his counsels often sought in questions involving difficult and intricate law problems He Is at present the mem Der of the National Democratic Execu- tive Committee for Alabama which he has held since 1888 Mir. Clayton Is cordial and friendly In his intercourse with his fellows and his popularity in the House Is not confined to party lines; in Alabama no man in public life exerts a more potent and acknowl- edged Influence in public and private affairs and no one Is more highly es- teemed or more generally respected by the people of the entire State. Ills service to his State and people at this time are invaluable, being made so by his large and varied experience through his long and energetic and able ser vice in the House, and the people or the Third District appreciating all this will be most likely to continue h1m Tn the service of the State so long as they can avail themselves of his ser vices. During all his term In con gress MT. Clayton has kept in close touch with the people. spending ms vacations at his home in Baroour' mingling with the people of the DIS trict, acquainting himself with their views, their needs and requirements and being thus always prepared 10 serve them intelligently and most sat- isfactorily.
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and individual rights may be respected and protected against any sort of cor poration combination or trust that seeks to take unfair advantage of the public. He also believes in utmost pos sible provision, consistent with the States ability, for public schools and for veterans of the cival war. and thinks too much in this direction cam not be done. He Is an ardent advocate of the primary plan of making nomi- nations of candidates for public office as the voters right to express his un- trammelled choice for those who are to fill public places; he favors inn migration and wants proper laws to regulate the bringing of a good class of immigrants to the South. His views on all public questions are safe and sound.
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Hon. Terry Richardson.


 Terry Mccall Richardson was I porn in Greenville. Butler county. Tn lsie' and after thorough preparation In the schools of that town he entered tho State University of Alabama in 1s9S ,1 continuing there until 1896, giving MS senior year to the study of law. after wards fitting hi,Gselt for the practice in his fathers office at Greenville. He was admitted to the bar two years later. He removed to Troy. forging rapidly to the front rank of the bar of that town. He later returned to Montgomery to meet the rapidly grow ing demand for his services and in 1901 was appointed Solicitor of Mont. gomery County to fill an uneXplred term. At the death of the late Judge John G. Winter. of the 18th Circuit he was appointed to that position tenn porarily and discharged its duties wit! marked ability and distinction. His father, Hon. J C. Richardson, was al the same time Judge of the Second Ju- dicial Circuit. a very unusual thing for father and son to be Judges of thf Circuit Court of the same State al
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Hon. z. M. P. Inxe.

One of the noted and successful law yers of Mobile. is the Hon. zebuloH. Montgomery Pike Inge, who is na- tive of Greene county; graduate from the Southern University taking tue de- gree of master of arts. He attended the law school of the University of Virginia and in 1877 entered the prae- tics of law in Mobile. in which profess sion he has been remarkably success
 flu. In 1884 he was sent to the ieH is-- lature> being supported by all parties and in that body served with distinc- tion, being the first term member of the committees on ways and means and revision of laws. something Gniis- uai in the legislative custom. but .hls ability was recognized and the eonii- dence was found from his splendid ser vice, not to have been misplaced, He has not been in politics since that tlsre. and is now giving his time and lttep- ton to his law practice which>s large and lucrative.l
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Captain c. P. Rogers of Letohatchie. Lowndes County. was born in Peters burg, Va, and educated at Princeton, N. J. He is one of the few surviving pioneer civil engineers who developed the rich resources of Alabama Ills whole life has been spent in the ser vice of tho State, in developing the mines, forests and railroads and In the army and in the legislative halls he has been foremost and his voice ever raised in behalf of the growth and progress of Alabama. On leaving college he adopt ed the profession Of civil engineering and was engaged in the locating and building of the Western Railroad of Alabama, the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad. the South and North Alabama Railroad and many other railroads of the State. When the Civil War came on he resigned his position of chief engineer of railroad and joined the Montgomery True Blues as private
 soldier and served with them at Pen-
 sacola. Fla. After the organization,
 he joined the 37th Alabama infantry
 regiment. under Colonel James F.
 Dowdell and served as a captain on to the end of the war. and his record for
 bravery and gallantry will be attested
 by those who served with him. Since
 the war Captain Rogers has engaged in l private business. and has been very successful: he was anactfve partisan against the carpet-bag and scalawag | rule in the reconstruction days and did much to save what little they left to the people of the State He has been commander of the Camp of Con- federate Veterans of Lowndes County. and for over fifteen years has been honored by his fellow citizens with a seat Tn the House of Representatives the Senate and the Constitutional con ventlon: he was an ardent advocate of
 the new Constitution which placed the State in her rightful position in the Union He retired from the political arena after serving with such conspic-
 uous ability in the last position and at tho age of 73 Is still practicing his pro- fession and his services are in demand not only in Alabam ma, but in distant States of the Union.
 
 M. P. LeGraud
 One Of the young business men of Montgomery. who has proven "a worthy son of a noble sire" Is Mir. M. P LeGrand, son of the late NJ. P Le- Grand. who was prominent and lead ing in the business affairs of Mont gomery since half a century ago. Dr. LeGrand came to Montgomery from Tuskegee. Macon County. and at once laid the foundation for the splendid fortune he afterwards accumulated in the business circles of this city; his son Paul inherited his chesterffeldIan manner and much of his business tact and since his death a decade and more ago. has carried on his various enter prises wiah consummate skill and abil-
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He--Do you think there IS any hArna in kissing a girl under the mistletoe5 she-I don't know-I never tried it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Hon. w A. Carter. of Thomasviile. Clarke County. Is a native of Grove Hill. that County, where he was born in 1865. He received common school
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Hon. John E. Knox.

One of the acknowledged leaders of men in Alabama Is John B. Knox. of Anniston. He is most conspicuous in the eyes of the people of Alabama to- day as a lawyer and a citizen and that higher honors await him. no one for a moment doubts. have appropria- ted a sketch of his career. which I most heartily endorse:
 John B. Knox is a native Alabamian and one of the foremost men in the State. He was President of the recent Constitutional Convention, which pro- mulgated the new Constitution for Alabama. This was by far the most important State convention held in late years by any State. and its influences for good, resulting from the adoption of the new Constitution, for which end MT. Knox worked so ably and effectu- ally, will be of incalculable benefit to the present and future interests of the entire State.
 His natural ability as a leader among men came to him as an inheritance from his father, who was a distin- guished man in his profession. that of medicine He inherits the strength of will, which Is a characteristic of his indomitable nature, from his mother,
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MT. Mitchell B. Houxhton.

MT. MffehelI D. HOuEhton.
 MT. Mitchell B. Houghton is a native of Georgia, having been born in Heard County. but he came to Alabama early in life and was educated here and en- tered the army at the age of fifteen, receiving several severe wounds. be- ing finally taken prisoner where he remained until the end of the war.
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duties of that most important position won the plaudits of bar and people and marked him for future honors ID
 that direction.
 In February 1892 he married Miss
 Margaret Commeiin and his connec-
 tion with that large and influential family has given him greater acauain- tance, extended hIs influence and ad- ded to his already large and lucrative practice. He has always been social leader and popular wherever he has | lived. He was elected Captain of Co | H. at Troy and resigned that office
 when he came to Montgomery, He was twice elected City Attorney of | Troy and like his record In all the public offices he has filled he made splendiA record. He is a member of
 the NJ .hodist Episcopal Church. the Elks, the Red Men, Knights of. Pythias and Sigma Nu fraternity and no l young man in Alabama has a more promising future than he.
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| ity, adding to his already large estate. The subject of this sketch Is former pupil of the famous Park High School at Tuskegee, where he was most promising student: he afterwards at- tended private schools in Montgomery. and in 1888 took the degree of B. s. at Vanderbilt University. He entered the law school at the University of Ala bama and in 1894 took the degree oi bachelor of laws and formed part nership with Horace Stringfellow, Esq, for the practice of law In this city, which built up large and lucrative
 practice. In 1892 he became he Vice President of the Bank of Montgomery. which had been founded by his father. and whose failing health made the ser- vices of the son necessary in It's man arement At his fathers death he was elected President of the bank which position he filled with great ability and success and which he held at the time of the consolidation ot that in- stitution with the Merchants and
 Planters Bank. where he retained the position of ice-President. and now holds the same position with the mer- chants and Planters and Farley Ma tional, an institution formed by q con solidatton and now one or the very largest banking institutions In the
 south. Mir. LeGrand is popular in so- clal tlE6 anu WHliS HIS e&nOS - terest in politics, has never sought any elective office, contenting himself witn efforts to place good and competent men in public position and to secure the continued rule of the Democratic party of which organization he has always
 been an active and most jealous mem Der, foremost in every party move ment for the good of the State and local governments He was on Gov ernors Jofless and seay's staffs as
 Judge Advocate General. and his de- cislons were always found to he sound
 and in strict conformity with the exist ing laws. He is also q large and sue
 cessfuI farmer at the present time. ana
 in that as In his other business rela-
 tions he has been most successful. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias. the Red Men and o1 the Elks. leading
 social and beneficiary organizations oi
 this city. His wife was Miss Mary
 Virginia Goldthwaite of Montgomery. and with her he Is a member of the
 Court Street Methodist Church of this
 city. He is also at this time Trustee
 of the University of Alabama, taking much interest in the affairs of that in-
 stitution and in the education and train
 ing of our young men. MT. LeGrand Is one of the leading young men in the
 business and commercial affairs of the State, and It's future Is sure to be felt in all It's progress and advancement.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

an expert piper on the premises to
spoys and lays.
Lord Butte is a descendant of the il
legitimate son of King Robert II. Of
Scotland. He is a. great coal baron,
owning 117:000 acres of land, the town
Of Cardiff, the Isle of Butte, six country
seats, a London residence, large tracts
OF land in Palestine, and a rental of
$250:O0O a year: He possesses II titles
and a baronetcy.
The young marquis, while evincing
none OF the intellectual endowments Of
his father-the Lothian of Lord Bea-
consfelds famous story-is a good lin
'SuiSt. speaking most modern languages,
even Russian passably we'll For the
rest, his tastes incline to sporting. He
is fond of fishing and is a good shot
He has imported large numbers of
birds for his preserves on the Isle of
Butte. He has travelled much by land
and sea, and once made a cruise W
Iceland. Like his father. he is a de-
vout Roman Catholic. He cares little
Tor society. Mount Stuart is his prin-
cipal seat in Scotland. 1t is an i'm
mense Gothic structure, standing on
the coast. five miles from Rothesay.
On June 10 of the present year. the
marquis will be "a years old. When
he succeeded to his fathers titles in
October, 1900, and on his coming OF age
in June. 1902, there were prolonged fes-
Invites in both Scotland and Wales.
Miss Bellingham is the daughter Of an
Irish baronet, Sir Henry Bellingham, Of
the county 10th, and about the same age
as the marquis, She is petite brunette
of vivacious temperament, with
charming manners She has no great
accomplishments, no fads, and does not
go in for anything in particular. Like
her future lord she is devout Roman
Catholic. Her only sister, Miss Ida
BeNingham, is nun Of the Order Of
the Holy Child.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
RARITIES AND RELICS.

The exposition of rare old books and
manuscripts now being held in the
British Museum includes the oldest
known manuscript Of the Bible, of the
ninth century.
? A 14-page letter, written by Mary
Queen Of Scots in January, 1862, stat
ing that she had under consideration
the formation of large party Of the
nobility, was sold at auction in London
the other day for 81 500.
A Psalter, which belonged to- Bos-
we'll, was sold at Sotheby's in London
recently for Els. It contained the in
scription: James Boswell, 1853. /
bought this for I'd at Greenwich when
i was walking there with Mr.. Samuel
Johnson
Prof. Flinders Petrie, the Egyptolo-
gist, has made some important dis
coveries in the Sinai peninsula. Tho
ancient temple Of Seabit Ell Khadem,
five days camel journey south of Suez,
he found to be of Semitic type, diff
ferent from any other known Egyptian
temple, possessing two courts for alb
luton and a long series of subterran-
can chambers. These had been added
by successive kings from the 18th to
the Goth dynasties.
What is probably the most ancient
letter in the world has just been dis
covered in some excavations being
made in the province of Attica, and is
said to have been written four cen
turtles before Christ 1t is engraved
on leaden leaf, and runs as follows:
"Mnesiengos sends his greetings to
those in the house and informs theNa
that he is in good health. Please send
ME a blanket or some sheepsEins, If
possible, of the ordinary kind, with
out ornaments. AS soon as the occas-
ion offers shall return them"
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commodious portico s..:'s /

large, commodious portico On
the south side of the white
house is admirably adapted for these
open air meals Awnings protect the
table from the glare of the sun. but
the breezes blow across the portico
while the songs Of the birds in the
trees that shade the mansion and the
scent Of the flowers from the white
house lawn add to the pleasure Of the
rcpast.
The president and Mrs Roosevelt Of
ten have number of friends to break.
fast on the south portico of the white
house. Occasionally luncheon is served
completely out of doors, but that is
purely a family affair, and is largely
in the nature of a picnic on the green
lawn. The president is also very fond,
after tiresome days work in the
executive Offices, and a vigorous ride
or walk through the suburbs, of sit.
ting down to dinner on this broad
porch, where the breezes, sweeping
up the Potomac, make the atmosphere
delicious and cool, while the picture
stretches Of the white house grounds
before him, framed by the green hills
of Maryland and Virginia, with the
placid Potomac and the green
and the Mall Immediately in front of
him, affords him the deepest pleasure.
These out-of-door dinners are fingered
over with great satisfaction, and the
guests often sit there smoking and
chatting until the twilight fades into
the night.
Mrs. Roosevelt often has o'clock
tea served on this veranda, a custom
that has come down from the time of
Dolly Madison.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

From a schoolboys' game at it's in
ception baseball has developed into a
national sport that costs the promo
season and furnishes entertainment
for the residents of cities with an ag-
gregatc population of 27,O00OOO. AS
every city, town, village and hamlet
in America has it's ball team, it can
readily be seen that the total amount
expended each season in the mainte,
nance of the game in This country and
the number of people who patroniZe it
must be stupendous.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
MONEY IN GREAT BRITAIN.

The income tax in Great Britain IL
levied on $3,500,000,000 of annual in
come, and produces $155, 100000 of
revenue for the government.
From money invested abroad alone
Great Britain's capitalists probably re-
ceive $1,200,000,000 a year of income,
though no one can tell exactly.
That Is only $244 year for each
person if it were equally divided. 1t
isn't. Less than 100000 persons have
more than half the total income.
It is probable that the total of pri-
vate incomes, great and small, in the
United States is over $4,000, 900, 900,
though the sum cannot be SO closely
estimated as in the island kingdom
II Mr. Gibsen Bowles is right in
saying that only one-third of the ma
tional income pays the tax, the total
of incomes of the united kingdom
must be s10,5OO, 900, 900, sum almost
fnconceivably vast.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

If you would be strong eat all the
sweets you can" Thus said George
Underestimate, the Russian Lion, "
who is reputed 10 be the strongest
man in the world. After delivering
this piece OF advice Hackenschmidt
turned somersault. lifted with his
open hands man weighing 165 pounds
out of a chair as easily as an Or
binary person would lift an Overcoat,
juggled a 20O-pound iron dumbbell and
did fip-dap all in the space Of less
than five minutes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

white house, attached to which is a
spacious garden filled with flowers and
shade trees. It was Senator Hanna's
custom to have his breakfast table set
on veranda just off this garden,
spot embowered with wisteria, honey.
suckles and climbing roses. President
Mckinley and a number of Senator
Hannas friends in the cabinet and IN
the senate had standing Invitations to
come over to his house anil take break
fast. The senator had an cid colored
cook in his employ who was a veritable
queen of the kitchen. She made corn
beef hash that became famous through
out official and diplomatic circles.
Nothing like this toothsome dish had
ever appeared on a Washington table.
Its fame spread far and wide, and Sen
ator Hanna never lacked for guests.
Two or three times a week Presi-
dent Mckinley would walk over to
Hanna's house, and in the hracing
spring air, amid the flowers, listening
to the music of the birds and reveling
in the celebrated hash, the late presi-
dent would throw off the cares of office
and thoroughly enjoy himself. Presi-
dent Roosevelt also tasted this cele-
brated dish, and insisted on obtaining
the recipe from Senator Hanna, and
since then cornbeef hash. a la Hanna,
has been a standard breakfast dish at
the white house. Mr.. Roosevelt is a
hearty eater, and desires plain, SUBJ
stantial food. In the spring Of the
year he wants fresh garden vegetables,
and is very fond of the fresh Potomac
shad, which he has broiled with little
of the roe. With the fish he eats a
salad Of water cress, fresh picked,
which he dresses himself with sprink-
ling of white pepper, touch of salt
and some oil and vinegar. At breakfast
he drinks a generous cup of coffee,
which the white house chef makes to
perfection.
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wasp, singing this one and that, and
raising a commotion generally. Mr..
Chandler wearied sometimes of the
dullness of the senate, and he would
purposely start a turmoil, in order to
liven things up. On a particularly dull
day, Chandler would nervously twist
about in his chair, glance up at the
press gallery, and, if he noticed some
of his newspaper friends there, would
give them glance, as much as to say,
"look out for some fun"
Then the Senator would inject him.
self into the debate, no matter what it
was, and he was invariably able to stir
up the opposition and precipitate. a
vitriolic controversy. 1t did not matter
what subject was under discussion,
Chandler could always use it as an ex.
cuse for saying something that would
stir up the democrats. When Senator
ben" Tillman first came to the SEN
ate he was Chambers particular
victim. Tillman did not under
stand Chandler, and looked upon
the latter as possessing all the
narrowness and partisanship that the
southerners had been led to believe
characterized New Englanders. 1t was
the rule, therefore, when Chandler
prodded the democrats that Tillman
would respond and get quite excited.
The South Carolinian would get ret in
the face, and denounce various policies
that Chandler and northerners stood
for, and before the excitement was over
half a dozen senators would be mixed
up, and some pretty tart repartee would
be INDUCED.
Afte: getting things moving along
to his satisfaction and having set a
number of his colleagues by the ears,
Chandler would quietly slip from the
chamber, chuckling over the row he
had precipitated
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

, China is essentially land OF homo
steads, for the sons, contrary to the
general rule in Western countries, a.
ways live with their father Some
times as many as four generations will
be found in one habitation and as
many as so human beings In order
to accommodate the ever-increasina
family additions are built on to the
rear of the houses, and sometimes tbs
houses attain a length Of 100 feet Thv
majority of the houses of China ar
built around an open court and have
no windows for admitting light in Inc
outside walls.