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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-10
EDUCATORS
 END LABORS Most Successful Meeting They Ever Held. ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE Fine Address by MT. Craig head of Mobile. Movements for Betterment of the Rural schoois-The Association
 will Meet Next Year
 in April.
 

After the most successful convention in its history, the twenty-fourth an- nual session of the Alabama Education al Association came to close yester- day afternoon in the hall of the House of Representatives at the State Capitoi.
 The convention was remarkable Tn many ways. The attendance was record breaking and teachers from every county in the State were pre- sent The convention was working body and throughout the entire three days the teachers listened with un- abated interest to the papers that in structed them how to better carry out their great mission in educating the feature citizenship of Alabama.
 At the meeting the cause of the white boys and white girls of the country districts was sounded by every speaker and if anything at all comes from these words the convention will go down in Alabama history.
 Instructive Papers.
 The closing day was marked by two interesting and instructive papers at the morning session and by the elo-
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said that he did not know what is be-
 coming of the college. The prepara-
 tory school is assuming college func- tfons and other functions the "so-calied
 universities are assuming. He be-
 lieved that there are few real universi-
 ties in America, and he was not a be- liver in the big universities. They are
 unwieldly. He thought that the prep
 aratory school is to the college just as
 the cotton patch is to the cotton fac tory.
 He brought out the point that many times boys hardly able to read -Amefi- can history were admitted into the col leges. and if so ignorant that he can
 not possibly enter the college proper,
 he is taken into preparatory depaft-
 ment and galloped through form of study for four years, then gwen di- ploma.
 This practice he made a vigorous att
 tack against. He held that under the
 present system, college diploma stood
 for nothing, and that not until the peo- pie recognized that 1t was something obtained by only the hardest and most conscientious work would they pay me respect due a college graduate. Professor Starke held that under the present system the high school has 10
 suffer The colleges suffer on account of the low standards of the universities anu the universities uO nOt iudIh.rut the dignity that is due them. The Montgomery teacher made an appeal for reform in this matter, and so engrossed was he in his subject that he did not hear the repeated >.aps of
 President willingham, calling his at- tention to the expiration of his time. Dr. McCartha of Troy thanked Pre- lessor Starke for his remarks. He asked the question, have we a school system? He did not thing so. There is vast machinery. If a boy should fail in his collegiate course sole,y on account of spelling, where can he turn back to start afresh?
 Professor Hoffman of Howard Col lege said that the nigh school owed nothing to the university or college, but owed all to the boy. Boys ger err ally enter business after finishing the high school course, and 1t IS the duty
 of the school to be thorough. Often the high school attempts collegiate functions.
 English Composition. Charles If. Barnwell. IL. D.. profess
 sor of English at the University of Alabama discussed methods in English composition. pr. BarnweIrs remarks
 were purely technical. but so great was their instructiveness that the teachers clamored for more. He said each stu dent should provide himself with two tables. one for use in class writing and one for use out of class. The lower grades should be drilled in class writ ing and the higher grades in out of class work
 He appealed for the teachers to be- gin a campaign for development of English composition in the schools of the State
 In class writing shows the ability of the student to write with free flow of language but, on the other hand. out Of
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would result to teachers who attend. He then urged the necessity for the teachers to adopt a reading course for themselves to keep up their inspiration and do for themselves what they are doing for the children.
 When teachers cease to gain knowl- edge and inspiration from the. past and ideas for the future, he has ceased to do its duty by the children. said Dr. Buckner.
 He gave statistics as to the reading circle work being done by teachers throughout the country, and suggested that the State department take up the work of organizing in Alabama
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AN AWFUL SKIN HUMOR
Covered Head, Neck, end Shoulders. Suffered Agony for Twenty
 Five Years
UNTIL CURED BY CUTICURA

"For twenty-five years I suffered agony from a terrible humor, com- p1etely covering my head, neck, and shoulders, discharging matter of such offensiveness to sight and smell, that I became an object of dread. con- suited the most able doctors far and near, to no avail. Then got Cuticura, and in a surprisingly short time was completely cured. For this I thank Cuticura, and advise all those suffer- ing from skin humors to get it and end their misery at once. s. P. Reyes, 149 Congress Street, Boston, Mass."
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 CANVASSERS WANTED Bright men, young old, by one of the largest manu- lecturers in the United States canYassers are to call the attention of consumers to the merits of well known article of wearing your regular employInent; 1t can be done Tout of hours and win add materially to and we will tell you what there is in it for you; no money required of you at any time. Address Lock Box 2357, Boston, Mass If
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WANTED-F'EMALE HEIP.
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Young lady to do copying on Remington; apply in perons. David W. w. Fuller, manager, 34 First National Bank.
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WANTED.

WE WANT your typewriter business; our sale. rental and repair service is unsur. passed; supplies for all machines. Terry z DaVant tS
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WANTED-Press brick masons at 45 cents per hour; good job; apply quick. LeWman & Co, Lawrcnceburg, Tenn. IT WANIED-Men and boys to learn plumb ing trade; we can not supply demand for graduates; $4.50 to $5 per day; eight weeks completes course; earn while learning. Ad- dress for catalogue, Coyne Bros. Co. Plumb ing Schools, Cincinnati, O., St. Louis, Mo Employment guaranteed or money refunded
 If
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WANTED-AGENTs.

AGENTS make S6 daily selling the cheapest and most perfect water filter ever invented; Tetails at $2; big profit: exclusive territory. Seneca Filter Co.,, Seneca, Mo. If
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Furnished residence for June. July and August; 1i4 S. Perry St., one block from Dexter Aye.i telephone electric lights
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WANTED-BOARD OR ROOM.

---------~--~------ -~-~--------@---------7-~--- WANTED-By man and wife. board in the country; cool. shady place near the city close to car line or railroad. Address A. C, care The Advertiser.
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LOST.
FINANCIAL.

WORTH while knowing-If lou have a dia- mond you want to dispose of or borrow
 money on bring it to us and We will make you a liberal offer Montgoi aery Loan Co.,, N Court tf-27
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WANTED--sITUATION.

WANTED-A position as billing, shipping clerk or bookkeeper in drug orgrocery es- tablishment wholesale preferred. by man of vertiser, or P. O. Box 3O1, Troy, Ala. 7t-6
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IRON SAFES FOR SALE.

FIRE PROOF, burglar proof, time lock safes, secondhand and new in stock: sell or exchange for any kind. Phone 120. Base ment Moses Bldg. O. ,. Thrashef. IT
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MANrEp--siAL.E HELP.

WANTED-A salesman for Alabama, Miss issippi and Louisiana; special line mems shoes; II samples; commission only Ad- Va. ~
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(cOntinned Oa PaGA Seven,
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A resolution amending the bylaws so that the President and Secretary are included on the executive committee and fixing the salary of the secretary at s55 per annum was adopted without discussion.
 A resolution fixing the time for the annual meeting in April and providing
Evening journal., 1905-02-15
When He Was Young.

Il never knew him." said the model
man. although I have a certain reeoiiec-
tion Of him. Some people have tried to
hold me responsible for his actions, but
that is absurd. It is certainly true that
on one or two occasions have apologized
for him, urging in excuse that he was
young, but that is as far as my extenua-
ton goes.
He was vain. I myself have absolutely
no vanity. / don't consider myself an
Apollo or a Narcissus. I'm not a freak of
ugliness suppose. but TO tell the truth
/ don't care much one way or another how
1 look I never think of myself in that
way. But this chap had an idea that he
was a prize beauty, I think. He used to
spend hours parting his hair. with mathe.
matical precision or tying a cravat. He
put wax on the ends OF a dinky little
mustache he had succeeded in raising and
twiddled up the points. 1t makes me sick
to think OF It. Then he crammed his feet
into patent leather shoes that were "A size
and a half too small for him.
He wore jewelry. too-lots Of it-rings'
and studs and such. II there's anything /
trash OF that sort. He even put perfume
on his handkerchief.
"He has sort of idea that every girl
he met was in love with him. At the same
time he never had the sand TO take "a
them. He took It out in writing poetry.
Great guns.
"And as for knowledgel Possibly he
didn't know It all. He didn't really pre-.
tend 20. There ars so many things that
aren't worth knowing. and he let those
slide. Where he shone was In criticism.
He could point out faults in almost every
/ thing. What was more, he could point out
the way TO set everything right He wasn't
afraid to give his opinion either He would
go around proclaiming It in loud tone
Of voice to anybody who would listen to
him. At the same time ne was pudding
for any one who thought It worth while
to con him. Take him all around. I sup
pose he was about as insunferable a little
snip as ever smoked a gold-tipped ciga-
rette."
what was his nameT' asked the inter
ested listener.
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Stories Of Places.

Some remarkable scenes have lately
been witnessed on tho shores of the Mer-
sey river, England. A Spanish steamer
laden with a cargo of oranges, lemons
and port wine foundered on She Burbo
bank. outside New Brighton, in gale.
and breaking up amidships. her cargo
came floating ashore with the next morn
ings tide. strewing the shore for many
miles with fruit and casks OF wine. The
inhabitants noclxed in hundreds to CLEAN
this harvest The owners had given per-
mission for the perishable cargo to be
public property, but not the wine. The
local police and the coast guards endeav-
ored to protect the incoming casks, but
there were too many OF the unemployed"
when night fell. with gimlets they bored
holes in the barrels and filled every kind
Of can, cup yand bucket. In one lonely
hollow the police patrol came on an un-
suspecting group round a loO-gallon caslS
and those who were unable to run were
promptly arrested.
Sanction is being sought IN the next ses-
sion Of the British parliament fer the in
auguration OF cross-channel railroad
ferry between Dover on the English and
Calais on the French coast A strong cur
rent Of from three to three and a half
miles runs between the two opposite
: coasts at this. the narrowest part of the
English channel. There is also a rise and
fall in the tide varying from fifteen tc
twenty feet. Landing stages at each ter
minus Of the French and English railroads
would have TO be constructed TO allow FOR
this great fiuotuation, so that the trains
might run direct on 10 the ferries at any
stage OF the tide.
Johannesburg (South Africa women
have formed the Ladies' Social and Talk.
ing club. 1t will be a sort of clearing
house for social obligations. The idea owe.
its origin to the wide distances which sep
arate the different residential suburbs OF
Johannesburg. making It dihlcult for wo.
men TO pay due attention to the polite
call"
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JUST FOR WOMEN

to her berry culture.
Miss Maggie ]. Waltz of Calumet,
Mich, is editing the only Finnish
publication for women in this country.
Miss Waltz is greatly interested in
bettering the condition of the women
In the United States. She educated
herself while she was working in this
country having come over in 1881.
The veteran among women typists
is Mrs. M. A. Saunders. who is still
employed in New York city by one
Of the great insurance companies. The
thirtieth anniversary Of Mrs. Saunders
work was celebrated by the gift OF a
beautiful gold watch from a typewriter
company, bearing the following inscrip-
tion: "1S75-19O5. To the pioneer
typewriter operator. From the pioneer
manufacturer"
A suitable costume for the hostess
at a valentine party can be carried out
at trifiing expense. The Queen OF
Hearts" gown should be of soft white
material of a clinging nature. cut long
/ all around and slightly trained. The
hearts may be cut out of red paper,
cambria or even OF heavy red glazed
paper and sewed or pasted on to the
gown while a red satin girdle. white
ruchings and an arrangement of hearts
In the hair to stimulate a crown gives
a queenly effect.
At Potsdam the Emperor William
had built for his little daughter the
Princess Louise, a structure closely
Initiating a kitchen of a cottage in the
Black forest. The furniture Is quaint
and old. There is queer. old-fashioned
china on the dresser. a stove like that
used by the peasants and the ceiling
beams and the wall corner Of -the-room
decorations all carry out the Black
forest idea. The little Princess has
always been fond of the domestic arts
and hence the Kaiser determined or
this novel scheme of pleasing her. In
this kitchen she tried her skill al
lconcocting little dishes. Sometimes
1.-THE emperor calls and is entertained
las guest with some Of the results OF
lher efforts as a Gordon bleu. This lit.
tie kitchen is not used in the summer
when its contents are packed away
In cases, but when the cold weather
comes it is prepared for use again.
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CONCERNING WOMEN

A large. shapely mouth signifies a
broad mind and a wide degree of
knowledge of others peculiarities. Ma
lures sweet and lovable are generally
found among those having large,
shapely mouths. Lips which curve
greatly denote that the nature is yield
ing. When the lips are straight
and firm you may look for severity of
character When the corners Of the
mouth turn slightly downward the
owner is of a sympathetic nature.
A girl friend Of Miss Ethel Barrymore
made her first trip abroad last spring
on the same ship with the distinguished
actress. She kept a journal which she
allowed Miss Barrymore to look over
on her return. 1t was the usual school,
girl's journal, very much like the one
Mark Twain kept, in which for seven
days he recorded the important facts
that he got UP, washed and went TO
breakfast" except when she described
the trying time she had in crossing
the channel. Il firmly resolved to stay
on deck" the journal reads, although
the tempest increased to such a fright
ful hurricane that it was only with the
greatest difficulty that 1 could hold
up my parasol."
The "petulance" which Nine Bern
hardt recently displayed in Naples has
aroused the ire Of editors Of prominent
Italian papers. The great French ac-
tress left Naples in a fury because, as
she put it, the san Carlo Opera House
was opened for the season on the even
ing of her first performance in Naples
She went on to say: Rather than have
disagreeable surprises at Rome, pre-
ferred to wait until the education In
politeness of the Italians has been COM
pleted! One paper exclatms, This Il
a little too muchl Because the Sar
Carlo did not choose TO change the GUS
tom OF years-they always open theil
season on st. Stephens daytime
Bernhardt accuses the whole Italiar
nation of discourtesy, and wishes &
heach us manners. Another tim'
when Mime. Bernhardt comes among u!
we will keep even the churches closed
parliament will suspend its sittings
and the bOurse will close its doors, per
haps thus we may regain our reputa
ton. But we would like to ask wha
goes on in Paris when Sarah Bernhard
actsi Does the opera suspend its rep
reservations? And when the bes
italian artists go to the French capita
what happens?" But the point which
really ranlsles IS that the French ac
tress said that she hoped the lessol
she had given would be understood am
taken to heart. The papers cannot fin'
words to express their Indignation
Taken TO heart. indeed They hurl tn
very ddea back, and hint that she mus
mend her own temper and manners be
an,.n .-i,tIr,n. ln.aecana to others
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copyright. 1904. by T. c. McCiurel
While the western terminus OF the
Union Pacific railroad was still at
Cheyenne l started of into the noun
tains with companion named John
Shayne TO prospect for gold.
We had been out for two weeks when
signs OF Indians became so fresh that
we were driven into hiding in a small
canyon or ravine making out Of lar
ger one. We kept working back up the
dark and narrow way until we had
quite reached the end, and as 1t had
now come night and we were in want
Df food we decided to start fire.
Tho bottom Of the ravine was cover
ed with leaves and limbs, and we soon
had a cheerful blaze going. Soon after
the FIRE was lighted two great wolves
rushed past us, going for the mouth.
They had come out Of mass Of rock
at the upper end. Thinking there
might be q den there in which others
were hiding, we made a torch and in
spected the place.
Under a tangle Of trees which had
fallen from above was the mouth Of a
cave. II was little larger than the
body Of wolf. but when we had eaten
our supper we went at It to enlarge
the orifice. In the course OF an hour
we opened the mouth Of a great cav
ern. From the mouth what may be
called a wide hallway ran back a dis
tance OF a hundred feet, and then we
came TO the cavern itself
Its roof was from thirty to forty
feet high, and in width and length
there was space enough 10 crowd q
thousand people together. We built a
fire In the center OF the vast apartment
that we might have a good view
around us. thinking there might be
other wild animals lurking about. and
when we could see everything we
stood amazed and wondered II we
could be dreaming.
II was q cavern. a charnel house and
tomb combined. There was not such
a thing as a perfect skeleton, but there
were hundreds and hundreds Of human
bones lying about. each one as white
as ivory and as clean as billiard ball
In the center OF the cavern were sew
en- or eight heaps OF furniture, bedding
clothing and cooking utensils, each
one apparently having belonged TO O
different owner. Leaning against one
OF the walls were eight rifles, and near
them were axes and kegs OF powder.
AS we looked around and saw these
things and handled some of them we
could come 10 but one conclusion. Ev
erything before us had belonged TO q
party OF immigrants making westward
over the overland trail. The cave wai
only ten miles of the trail. There had
been some awful tragedy here, and We
began looking closer TO make It out
The puzzle was soon solved
The immigrants had either been at
tackled by Indians and driven to bay
IN the cavern or had wandered from
the trail and taken temporary refuge
there. There was no way to tell how
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A MOUNTAIN TOMB

long they had Deen inside when land
slide brought down thousands Of tons
Of debris over the mouth Of the cavern
subsequently washed much OF it In
side. and then the wolves had burrow-
ed through the remainder. The en-
tombed people had made efforts IN
three or four directions and had broken
or worn out their spades and shovels.
but they had had to give it up at last.
They might have blasted their way
out with powder at hand, but they
were afraid to use it.
We did not 60 into as rigid an ex-
animation that night as curiosity
prompted. both OF us having a strong
feeling Of awe ia the presence OF the
relics Of the dead, but after a night
passed at our campfire outside we re-
turned TO the search.
We had noticed four or flve wooden
chests among the baggage, and our
first move in the morning was to in
spect these. They contained clothing.
bedding, etc, but I had not yet finished
with the first when / made an impor-
tant discovery.
Five years previously a party had
been made up in Boone and Jefferson
counties, Mo-, by a man named
Frayne. There were seven families.
numbering thirty people, in the party.
and after they had progressed as far
west as the foothills Of the Rockies
all trace Of them had vanished. Some
believed they had been overwihelmed
in a cloudburst, others that they had
been massacred to the last man by the
Indians. In that trunk found letters
and an account book belonging to-
Frayne himself, and Of course they
settled the identity OF the party.
On the floor Of the cave ShaynoI
picked up a blank book which had
been used as a diary by one John Mar
tin OF the party. IL covered a period
OF two months. dating from the start
westward. His jottlngs were brief.
but several OF them referred to quar-
rels and dissenslons, and the last one
said that they were Off the trail and
sending out men north and south in
hopes to regain It. Two children had
died. but all others were well.
II is the general belief that IN seek
ing TO find the trail the party were
sighted by Indians and retired into the
big ravine for shelter They may have
made a stand there; but, the Indians
proving to strong for them, they retired
within the cave. leaving their animals
and wagons outside. The animals wera
shot down and the wagons burned.
The people had plenty of provisions,
but there was not one single drop OF
water to be had. The cave was as
dry as a bedroom. Had the wolves
not got access 20 II we should have
found everybody as well preserved as
II embalmed. We thoroughly explor-
ed every foot Of wall. and there was
not even a damp spot. How many
hours or days before the landslip block
ed up the entrance no one can say, but
It is believed that the Indians brought
it about by using powder from above
! M. QUAD.
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LITERARY

Scarcely ten years ago Luther Burbank
was denounced as an enemy 10 all true
scientific progress, a misleading prophet
Of a new order OF things that could never
come to pass Today he has become the
foremost man I'm the world In the pro-
duction OF new and interesting forms Of
fruits trees, flowers, vegetables, grasses,
and nuts. California's pride IN him is
growing and manifesting itself. He IS
acknowledged abroad as a genius of high
rank. Carnegie Institution has appropri-
ated for his work one hundred thousand
dollars, available in sums OF ten thousand
dollars each year for ten years. This re-
markable man and his unique work in
creating new forms OF plant life will be
the subject Of two authoritative papers by
William S. Harwood in The Century. the
first article appearing in the March is
sue.