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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Have sinalI brass rings. such as are used, for fancy work, attached to hold CTS and to all small articles needed In thes kitchen. 4 It will be necessary in some cases to attach double string, putting the ring on the end of that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06
The News of Selma

in the case and was the one who sold the razor. fine of $45 or ninety days was assessed against him.
 Louis Brooks and Jim Armstrong ap- peared on warrant charging them With an affray, which took place last night in little restaurant between Washington and Broad Streets. There were number of witnesses called in the case and when 1t was concluded warrants were issued for one of the witnesses who gave his name as Celes- tino Boganizxi and for Louis Brooks, for not having paid their street tax. A warrant also grew out of same case for Wyly Lyman, charging him with contempt of court. In the affray case Brooks was dismissed and the warrants against Jim Armstrong was changed to drunk and disorderly and a fine of $10 or twenty days imposed. Brooks and the Boganizzi negro were given un- til tomorrow morning to pay their street tax. while Wyiy Lyman was fn- ed s2.50 for contempt of court.
 Arthur Phillips. negro. answered to the charge of recklessly riding a bicy- cfe. He claimed that he was going in hurry for a doctor and came near running over some people, but in the eyes of the law that was no excuse and fine of $5 or ten lays was assessed against him.
 The next case was a three cOrnered fight in which two women and a man engaged. The participants were Ali English Annie Morgan and Colleen Van Hook. The testimony in the case was lengthy. but when 1t came to an end Mayor Atkins dismissed the case against Colleen Van Hook and assessed fine of $25 each against Ali English and Annie Morgan.
 The case against Hattie White, who is yellow woman. and who Is charged with petit larceny, was continued until the session of the court tomorrow.
 The case against B. J. Cook, who is charged with being drunk and disor- derly, was also continued until tomor- row.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06
Order
 Now for Delivery a Little Later.

 What's the use of waiting, Come on down and let's get measured up The Tailors aren't busy much yet on the Fall Orders-and we can just slip you suit through pretty as you ever saw. And honestly-we can get 1t up better now, having lots of time-so it's really to your interests to make your selec- ton early. Delivery any time later on you desire. Suits SIS up. Trousers $5 up
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Miss Ida Roe left Monday for Win ston Salem, wehre she will attend school.
 Miss Bertha Schuster will leave in a few days for New York City to at- tend school next year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Social and Personal. Miss Martha Campbell of Eutaw, will leave today for her home. She has been the guest of Mrs. Will Ligon for the past few weeks and has made many friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

The Evans Berney wedding will take place this evening at o'clock at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Tunstall Per ry in Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Miss Ora Walton of Greensboro Is the guest of Miss Sarah Hastings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Supervisor Dixon Hurt. A. E. Dixon. Supervisor of Bridges on the northern end of the Mobile di-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Mrs Harry McNaster Is in Birming- ham visiting her sister. Mrs. James I.iuolien.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Messrs. Preston and Alexander oi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Miss Marjory Bruce, one of the at
 tractive girls of Catherine. will spend the winter a boarding pupil of the Calhoun Chamberlain School
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Mrs. Morris Pepperman and son are visiting relatives near Benton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

In mixing piecrust 1t Is not neces- sary to use the ringers. Take a fork always If you want very smooth, nice gravy of any kind use fork for mixing and snrring, and note the results. t@t
 To renew velvet: Hold a hot iron upside down; wiring cloth out Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Miss Johnnie Simpson of Montgomery Is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. F. R. impson.--Birmingham ge-Herald
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

A german at Pickett Springs on Mon day evening led by MT. Fordie Finch and Miss Philippa Rousseau, was en- joyed by a number of young people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Miss Lenna Wallace, after spending
 several weeks in Opelika visiting her
 cousin. Miss Cordie Wallace. has re- | turned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Mrs. Ira Virgin who has been spend ing some time in North Carolina has returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06

Miss Annie Lou Chiffon has returned from North Carolina where she has been spending the summer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM ORANGE STREET.

Norris Asher, Albert Arpin, Agnes Anderson, Fred Bunnell, Ralph Burton, John Burton, Carl Bretzfelder,. Amy Butcher, Mark Bailey, Sophie Bern- stein, Ruth Bartlett, Wilbur Cross, Lil- lian Cohen, Albert Chamberlain, liar old Chamberlain, Ruth Chamberlain, Charles Chattield, Bessie arney, Fran cis ollard, Rhea Carelli, Helen Galley, Francis Carrigan, Charles Carroll, Mar garet Cogan, Margaret Collins, Veron- ica Dillon, Harold Kennedy, Yetta Lander, Rheta Lambert, Gertrude Lau- rin, Agnes Leary, Russell Leahy, Cath erine Lenahan, Bertram Munson, Hen- ry Meyer, Hynan Michele, Merwin Mattoon, Margaret Meade, Fred Meyers, Mae O'Brien, Emma Popp, Harold Pfeil, Eldridge Pierce, Kenneth Deming, Philip Deibert, Edward Da- vies, Edward Dunn, Margaret Fenton Alma Fleischner Marion Glynn, Wini- fred Glynn, May Gibson, Agnes Get tings, Rebecca Ginsberg, Kittie Geary Flora Goodsell, Frank Goode, Sophie Ginsberg, Elmer Hayes, Florence Hyde John Hyde, Paul Herrity, Phebe Holt Leroy Jones, Adele Joslin, Samuel Kan trovitch, Hazel Kahler, Hida Koch Ida Perkins, Maurice Rabinovitz Thomas Rourke, Edson Ralph, William Robinson, Samuel Silver, Kathryn Shanley, Eunice Smith, Hattie Smith, Mitchell Stock. Rose Snlirnow, Mary Stetson, Birdie salsbery, Elizabeth Simon, Mildred Thompson, Iva Water bury, John Zeigler.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM STRONG SCHOOL.


 Clarence L. Bishop, Frederic N. Balduck, James F. Cobey, Maurice J. Connolly, Harry I. Cooper, Alfred D. Covert, Harold Culver, Daniel L. Dim- can, Louis W. Dunham, Thomas A. Enright, Carl E. Errieson, Peter J. Falsey, Robert w. Hall, Owen J. Hat field, James T. Hines, J. Erneld Mac Donald, Roosevelt G. Mckenzie, James F. Mahoney, Ernest w. Mansfield, Will liam H. Mckay, James H. MeManus, Thomas M. Miller, William N. Miller, James J. Neale, Anna T. Allen, Flor snee Bailey, Ruth L. Berger, Helen Blackman, May Blewett, Gladys E.. Bottume, Josephine M. Brennan, Mae E. Clark, Mildred L. Clinton, Norma E. Cutts, NJ. Gertrude Flemrning, Ruth M. Hemingway, Elsie L. Hinkley. Ruth M. Hines, Annie M. Holbrook, Blanche T. Hume, Edna F. Ives, Helen w. Lake, Francis M. Lawrence, Marie c. Martin, Lois Miller, Annie M. Nugent, Arrienna M. Peterson, Anna T. Maher, Edward F. O'Brien, James c. Robert son. Arthur A.. Rowlsy, George A. Samuelson. c. Everett Schwartz, Rob- ert E. Scott, Forsyth Sheppard, Thom- as J. Splaine, Mildred s. Petrie. Alber- ta L. Phillips, Lillian Phillips, Olive Sailes, Rhea E. Scanloi, Irinagarde M. Schneider, Mary F. Scott, Margaret L. Smith, Pauline L. Spencer, Isabel E. Trotman, Ruth E. Turner, Jeannie R. Wallace, Annie J.. Ward. May c. Welch, Ethel D. Woodward, Clara G. Wusster- field. :
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23

Draper. Walter s. French, Harry M Hoerner. Louis Lapides, Hyrnan Le. vine, Fred M. Menge, Victor E. Nettle- ton, Elliott M. Peck, Donald M. Smith Maurice J. M Strauss, James W Wheeler, Frances H. E. Efland, Sadie Englander, M. Elsie Ford, Dorothy M Gilbert. Irene Gruner, Emma c. Lutz Loretto Quinlan, Elizabeth M Sheehan Elma E. Strauss, Raymond M. Eaters by, Frank M1 Chandler, Carl 0, Dustin Philip D. Greenberg, Frank J. M. Hau. ser. Antonio Hogbell, Raymond K Hyde, Donald L. Jacobson, Abraham L Lioson, Brent B. Lowe, George A Marsh, Henry D. Morris, Harry R Meyer, Edgar L. Mercy, Samuel A Newman, Leo L. Robinson, John D Stevenson, Samual H. Wasserzug.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PUPILS
LIST OF THOSE RECOMMENDED
 FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Eligible to Enter Higher Courses With
 out Examinations--Name Filed With { Board of Education by Principals of H..s U >-..- ....-..
 Various Districts -- Announcement
 Made by Superintendent Reede.

Upon recommendation of the super vising principals of the public schools throughout the city, the following lists Of pupils have been accepted by the school board as eligible to the course in the high schools. The list was compiled by the teachers of the higher grades as the result of examinations held in the gramrnar schools and allow the chil- dren to enter the high schools without any other examination.
 The pupils as recommended are:
 FROM WEBSTER SCHOOL.
 Hazel K. Baehr, Lulu M. Behler, Lou sse E. Bishop Dorothy Blakeslee, Kath- ieen M. Brady, Della NJ Butler, Marie Carlson. Lois T. Dennison, Edith W. Rverhart, Phyllis M. Johnson, Pauline M. Koeschler, Vera M. Marsh, Amelia ]. Mix, Irene M. Pickett, Hilda I. Post, Marion I.NReynolds, Eleanor F. s. Sands, Louise F. Schollhorn, Rose Schwartz, Lily Sellek, Minnie A. Sprey- er, Dorothy Williston, Sarah A. Young, Henry B. Armstrong, jr., John W. Bon- ney, jr.,g Samue Brimberg, Isadore Buchhalter, Harold F. Drake, James l..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM HAMILTON SCHOOL,

Sarah M. Cavalier, Mary A. Collins, Eleanor L. Conlen, Irene B. Donahue, Catherine M. Dwyer Margaret q. Glea- son. Helen A. Gleason. Minnie F. Gil huly, Anna M Sweeney, Sadie A. Ker- rigan. Elizabeth M. Lettinore,. Harriet E. Loveday, Martha M. Mokly, Isabelle A. Munro, Della OConnor, Anna G. Reynolds, Helen c. Sullivan, William H.. Daily, Edward Dannarumo, Edward ". Foley, Williab M. Fox, Thomas F. Kelly, John J. Kelleher, Christopher A. King, Francis P. Kiernan,. John B. Lo- gan, William F. Meckill, Eugene J. Mul- ligan, William R. Raynor, Joseph Rus- so, Horace c. Sill, sst,,..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23

abetf Catherine Dunn, Nathan Ernest Goldstein, Clara May IIenze, Francis Keleher, May Ellen Malone, Pascal Menzo, Andrew Murphy, Edward Joseph O'Keefe, John Thomas o'Con- nell, Walter Nichols Pearce, Edward Pierson. Mildred Powers, Mamie Annie schwaner, Nellie Elizabeth Short. Rose Sara Silver, Fanny Silver, Louise Grin nell Stannard, Minnie Josephine sulli- van, Nellie Marie Sullivan, Esther Tar bel1 Mary Celestine Travers. 2,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM DWIGHT SCHOOL,

Frank Allen, Leroy Benharn, Dorothy H. Bradley, Hazel Bradley, T. Summer Bright. s. DeLeo Burrows, Ernest IT. Burt, George Butler, James j. Crowley May r. Cummings, John J. Dalton Herbert M. Diamond, Eugene R. Dyson Eleanor Eichman, Ralph H. Everett Lena A. Farnham, Agnes V. Farrell George W. Finley, Dorothy S. Frisby Rupert G. Gates, Jerome Gilbert Rachel Granville, Helen Hagan, Ethel E. Hall, Merritt Harrison, Gwendolyr Hughes, Frederick H. Hynes, Mabel Hynes, Marion Langdale, Grace J. Mon- ahan, Edwin Park, Daisy Parker, Edith M. Plumb, Ralph M. Real, Hazel Red. mond. Martha Mr Russell, Adella K SenecaL Charlotte Singleton, Donald. son A. Sturges, John c. Sullivan Clauden Symons, Lois E. Waterbury Julius White.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM CEDAR STREET SCHOOL.

Maud E. Allen, Anna Bernstein, Florence Burrell, Mary s. Dssimone, Lillian Freedman, Annie Land, Flor ence Lang, Ethel V. O'Connor, Ruth Sanford, Ethel schwed, Anna Weich, Samuel Alderman, Alfred Benedict, Edward Bohn, Julius Cohen, Charles Ehrlich, Charles Eisele, William Ham
 ilton, Fred Larson, Asa Sanford, Har- ry Skilton, Esther Alderman, Millie Barnett, Rosalind L. Ginglod, Lena
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM WOOSTER SCHOOL,

Frank Acunto, Herman Anschel AL dernan. Helen Bone, Elsie Caroline Brauer, Robert Joseph Brennan, Rose Marion Caplan, Leo Francis Cosgrove, Edward Henry Clark, Catherine Mary Donovan, Harold Andrew Downs, Biz
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23

produces better results in two minutesp Everything in the package. Simply add hot water and set to cool. It's perfection. A srr- prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex- pense. Try it to-day. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Raspberry, Chocolate and Cherry. At grocers. 10c.
 When you make Ice Cream use Jeil-O ICE CREAM Powder. All ingredients in the package. At all grocers. pkgs. for 25o.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23

Goldes, Lillian ershowitz, Rose Land, Helen R. Pickus. Ida F. Rosen, Ida E. Stone, Mary Sullivan, Fannie Were bitzik, Benjamin Cohen, John Coyne, Bsnpamin Goldman, Joseph Koletsky, Able E. Kosinsky, Moses Moscovitz, William Schaeffer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
sAcREn HEARr scHooI,

Robert L. McKiernan, Charles A. Ford, Francis T. McDonough, Harry P. Mulligan. William T. Tennien. Eliza beth M. Kennedy, Lillian E. Savers, Florence E. Calvin, Mary C. Carr, Charles F. Butler, Martha M. Horan, Martin F. coffey. Ernest W. Haynes, Mary Ellen Sullivan, Lillian T. Far rell, Elizabeth F. Foley, Lena Rose Reilly, Evelyn M. Hynes, Annette A. Smith, Robert William Curren, Claire ". Walker, Loretta B. Tiernan, Ed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON SCHOOL. ;

Domonic Rutola, Morris Podoloff, Elsie sprightly, Joseph Rapuano, Har- ry Fitch, Fred F'1annigan, Nathan But rick, Gussie Welter, Mary Kayanagh, James Morton, Mary Curgan, May Wynne, Waiter Cox, Walter Carroll, Josephine Bussman, May Farrell, Jo- seph De Nard, Alice Martin, Ethel Kim ney, Chester Moulthrop, Reta McGann,
 Lawrence Hayes, Helma Poulson, Fred Comstock. ;'.,->>. f ..g!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM LOWELL SCHOOL,


 Isabel Adanisor, James Boyle, Lottie Berger, Willie Berger, Lawretce Bost- wick, Margaret Crotty, Mae Callahan. Frank Coffey, Frank Churchill, Mary Connolly, Harry Carmichael, Willie Daley, Gertrude Elmanor, Hera Galla- gher, Kettle Gallery, Abbe Goldenburg, Edith Hopkins, Jamks McNamee, Mil- dred Moulton, Herbert Munsofi, John Matz, Irene Maher. Amelia Neuman, Grace Peterson, Jeannie Patton, Albert Pikosky, Eunice Reynolds, Carton Red field, Georgianna Stone, Rose Silver man, Charles Stephen, Marion Sheri- dan, Gratia Woodstock, Lewis Winton, Edna White, Arthur White, Emma Chappell, Katherine Courtney, Alice Conner, Emma Cronin Howard Davis, Teresa Denehy, Hugh Dorain, George F.. d, John Fitzgerald, Fritz For shund, Frank Gallagher, Arthur Hein- ,fg, Ethel Hayward, Mary Kay, Minnie Kligerman, Austihe Kittredge, William Knk I, Lena Lendroth, Jeannette Nick .lzi:, Marion Miller, Harry Me- Brien, Irene Reilly, James Rudden, Sadie Roche, Charles sorensen, Earl Texido, Mary Toohey, Alfred viebranz, George Washburn, Mary Wall Rather inc Gallagher.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
(Continued. on Third Page.)

Burnett,s Vanilla Extract Is the fixed standard of excellence. It has outlived criticism. It is the finest and purest vanilla extract that can be bought. Al ways ask for Burnett's Vanilla.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM HORACE DAY SCHOOL.

FFOM ftOhAGiL DAI# Gl1oOl.
 Aura Baldwin, Emily Baldwin. Hazsl Baratz, Edna Benjamin, Herbert Burke, Mabel Connor,, Marion Cronan, Frank Elkfns, Flora Francis, Joseph Hall, Harry Hanover, Edward liar rington, Hazel Homan, Mabel Homan, Gladys Hoyt, Mary Law, Heloise Me- Conville, Charles McCluskey, Thomas McCluskey, Florence Miller, Arthur Molioy, Fanny 0ieson, Ethel Parish, Grace Paxson, Irene Payne, Edna Reed, Pearl Roberts, Marguerite Roach, Florence Smith, Harry Wat rous, Maud Wednlore, Clara Williams, Margaret Wilson, Florence Ham. May Kenney, Frank King, Violet Lamb, Clara Lehr, Fred Myers, Edith Reilly, Harry Sawyer, Raymond scofield, John Shields, Fred Simmons, Gladys Thomas, Ralph Wetherbee, William Wilson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
FROM ROGER SHERMAN scHoor,

Ruby Damn, A. Marion Bushnell, AL ivette B. Brooks, Carlotte Carson, Al.
 ida M. Barnes, Elsie M. Waldron Eli. nor J. Todd, Ruth Insull, Marion Blake, Ralph Holbrook, Hazel E. Hedges, Olive Crittenden, Albert Barnes, Da- vid Grant, Lillian Hoffman, Harold
 White, Ruth Grinneli, Grace Beaie, Jes- sic Judson, Arthur Rice, Fred Morton, Virginia Thatcher, Alexander Dingwall,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
Jennie Frey, Hazel Howard, Mildred Bartholomew.

Bartholomew.
 FROM WINCHESTER SCHOOL. Emma Lavina Alexander. May Ball. Bessie Blumenthal, Elsie Emily Bogart, Jessie Brickwood, Julia May Candee, Lena Josephine Coulombe, Loretta Agatha Cunneen, Elizabeth L. Craw- ford. Edna Francis Dargan, Irene Ro- salie Donnelly, Myrtle May Dorman. Margaret Veronica Dunn, Selma AL ma Fahish, Jennie Minerva Faircbild, Catherine Josephine Galligan, Anna Theresa Gerschefsky, Elizabeth Au- gusta Jente, Gwendolin Irene Johnson, Virginia Lee Keller, Ruby Elizabeth Lepper, Anita Justina Lund, Eyelena May McGrath, Hilda Wallace Mix, Grace Theodosia Nett, Elsie Frederick North, Edith Maud Taylor, Helena Bar " Thatcher, Jennie Olivia Tribbett, Viola Gertrude Wilmington, Florence May, Wilson, Francis John Armstrong, Harold Beebe Benham, William Bower, Henry Egg. Austin Evans, Frederick Harold Fischer, William Franklin Hox- ter, Raymond Cornelius Hubert, Me Kerrow Johnson, Louis Wallace Le- Forge, Fred Abram Martin, Raymond stephen Moore, William Edward Tur- ner, Harold Frank Woodcoek.
 Frederick Bennett, Minnie L. Boyd, Adelia A. Cameron. Helen l. Davis, Frances Dixon, Maude L. Dunlap, Ed ward L. Ford, Abel A. Jacocks, Ger trude Koslovsky, Elsie L. Lehman, Alice M. Mcclure, Loretta O'Connell, Marion F. Waite, Mary J. Weiss, *Al- berta Foster, Hattie Hinchliff, *Ma- rina M. Lynne, "Ethel L. Mllner, "Myr- tie Pierce, Olga Bengtson, J. William Bengtson, George J. Biltzer, Harry. H. Bortle, Eddie F. Brady, Elmer E. Brent, Arthur F. Condon, Charles A. Gowie, Walter Keeley, Nellie Keena- han. Blanche Leibing, Arthur N. Mat son, Harry M. Molin, Floyd R. Porter, George Bedding, Martha Theiss, Percy E. Williams. E A.. ..- .,-
 "Do not intend to enter High school.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23

None but the best native dressed.
 Much cheaper in price. All cuts, quarters and chops carefully prepared.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-31
SOMETHING UNIQUE IN FOES
The London Kind That Sometimes In
Audible as Well as
Visible.

A young married friend Of mine has re-
Gently had staying With him his wife q
'nothcr. a very dear old country woman,
to whom the ways OF London are as a
sealed boot, relates writer In London
Tit-Biis.
The bedroom which the old dame oc-
cupied looas out upon the railway. and
as London was developed in fog for two
or three days during her visit she erperi-
enced good deal OF annoy ance from that
apparently necessary nuisance. the fog
signal.
On the first morning Of the fog. COM
Ing down after somewhat restless
night, she inquired the cause Of the
banging which she had frequently
heard. Her son-in-law told her that il
was due to the fog, and as the old lady
did not ask any further questions the
matter dropped.
On her return to the country, how
ever. she was full Of the wonderful
things she had seen in London.
Did We see Lonnon fog. granny Pc
said one Of her listeners one evening.
when London was again the all-abscrb-
Ing topic.
Aye. that | did" replied granny:
''and heard I'm. tool"
Heard un. granny :" inquired anot her
interested listener. How didst you
hear a fog?''
Why" answered the old lady. per-
fectly in earnest. Lonnon fog bain'f liks
ours; every now and then 1t goes on VII
rare banR!"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-31
SOME UNWoRkED FIELDS.
Treasures Undeveloped in Various
Occupations for Inventor
and Workman.

In spite CT the enormous inroads made
on this earth's great store OF wealth,
diamonds, oil. gas, coal. iron and other
materials, recent Investigations have
brought to light the interesting fact that
treasure fields containing fabulous
wealth still remain intact, says the Lon
don Chronicle
Investigations have proved. for in
stance, that huge areas Of the floor Of the
Pacific are strewn thick with immense
deposits of nodules OF pure maganese
Invent practical method OF recovering
1t and the individual who does so will at
once become rich beyond the dreams Of
8yarlce
The most crying need to-day Is sub
etitute for Para rubber 1t is certain TO
be discovered sooner or later. Cellu1oid
and oxidized linseed oil arc useful for
come purposes for which rubber is used,
but for cycle and automobile tires real
rubber Is the only material with the nee
essary elasticity. The inventor Of sub
stttute would soon become a multimil-
lionaire
Malleabie glass was manufactured and
used by the Romans nearly 1000 years
ago. But the secret has been lost. II
seems odd that no one Ia this age OF me-
chanical prog ress has been able 10 dis
cover the method Of manufacturing a
tough and unbreakable glass. Whoever
succeeds in doing SO and making the dis
covery economically useful Will reap q
great rev I'd.
Real photography in colors is still an
open field and offers boundless opportu-
mites for the inventor In smaller mat
ters. too. the list of wants unsupplied is
endless. jewelers.. for instance, are still
quite without any safe method OF fixing
pearls ON jewelry. such as rings, where
the gems are mounted without q sur
rounding setting
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-03-31
BLESSING THE WATERS.


Mfdwinter In 81 Petersburg each year
sees unique and solemn ceremony.
called the blessing OF the waters" 1t
was In the closing act OF the ceremony
that the recent attempt was made to as
sassinate the car. A chapel OF ice. rich
ly decorated with ornaments from the
palaces and churches and dedicated to St.
John the Baptist Is erected on the frozen
surface OF the river Neva- The river Is
then called the Jordan and religious
services are conducted in the temple by
the metropolitan or high priest Of the ma
tional church. attended by the emperor
and all his court. The cere mOny is In
memory of the baptism Of Christ. and Ia
supposed to be safe guard against dan
gers from floods, as well as to benefit
those who make their living on the sea
A hole ia cut In the ice In the center Of
the floor Of the chapel From this the
people are baptized By sDriniiing by the
priests. and the faithful members Of the
Greek church go In vast crowds TO get
their share, while relig ious desoteey
often plunge into the ice-coid food
through the hole. II they catch cold and
die. as they often do. heaven Is secured
for them. On the evening before the
ceremony, devout churchmen make
crosses on their thresholds to prevent
the evil spirits that are driven from the
water from taking refuge in their houses.
Both a blessing and a curse 10 St. Pc
tersburg Is the river Neya- Upon Its
banks the most magnificent palaces are
erected. The numerous islands are
parks or pleasure grounds OF the people
and are flied with resorts that. are
thronged during both the winter and
summer months. There is only one per-
manept bridge, the remainder being so
constructed that they can be removed
when the stream freezes over, as II usu-
ally does in November, when the teams
and pedestrians pass o. er eB-the ice till
April. The Joc!.ey club holds Its race
meetings on the Ice.
But when the spring thaw comes or
when strong north westerly wind blows
the water In from the gsaSeveral days In
succession. there 1sas eat danger Of food.
Tor the city Is not more than four feet
above the mean level of the river. When
flood Is coming the inhabitants are
warned by the firing of guns. Ice jams
are removed by dynamite and the army
IL ordered out with axes, There Is no
way to prevent the floods that come with
the winds.