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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
DEATHS AND BIRTHS.
week's Record of Vital Statistics

Weeks Record of Vital Statistics h
 MOntgomery.
 The following deaths were reported to the ofnce of the Montgomery sam itary Department during the week end ing yesterday: years. chronic enteritis.
 Sept. 24, Mrs. Irby Kettles. age 2s years. tuberculosis.
 Sept ?4. Georgiana Hoiton. age % years, neurasthenia.
 Sept. 25. James A. Livingstone. age zs years, hemorrhage. .e Sept. 2s, Mrs. Marie A. Burgess, age tum.
 Sept. 23. John Campbell. age 60 years. Bright's disease.
 Sept. a. Samuel F. Davis. age 5s years. uremic convuisions.
 Sept. 2i. child of Abe Foster. age 10 years, indigestion.
 Sept. 25. Joseph c0arp age eight years. shock from burn. gastritis.
 Sept. 1s. Eliza Ivory. age 60 years. Gastro-enteritis. nephritis.
 Sept. 2s. child of watkin Harmon, age one year, entero colitis.
 Sept. 2S. George Smith. age 36 years. scald burn; body shipped to Fort De- posit.
 Sept. 2s. Albert Smith, age 50 years. nephritis; inferred in Westcott's cem- etery.
 Sept. 2s, Maddell Ward. age f7 years. dropsy; inferred in Westcott's Cem- etery.
 Record of Births. The following births were recorded during the past week.
 To MT. and Mrs. Lum Garner. girl.
 To Mir. and Mrs. W. c. Haskins. ! girl.
 To Mir. and Mrs. D. W. Jones. a girl.
 Negroes. To Reuben and Leila Moore, a girl To Henry and Sarah Johnson, ooy.
 TO Linen and Jessie Barnett, boy. To Peter and Mary Young, a girl. To A. K. and Fannie E. McMath. ! boy.
 To Andrew and Caledonia Smith. a yirl. ,oy.
 To Wyatt and Easter Brown. girl. To Andrew and Mary Tarver. a girl. To Robert and Artes M. Sanders, a ,frl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01

Many a successful man if asked today, eHow many sciences do you knewT would answer, .I know but one, but that one is the science of business.''
 The education that will most help young man or young woman starting out in the world is a business education.
 good stenographer makes more money, works less and gets more thanks for 1t thsn . school teacher-than lawyers clerk. A good bookkeeper enjoys more of the confidence of the concern, sharing as he does every business secret-is in better position to climb to po- sition of prominence and wealth, than young doctor struggling among ether doctors.
 It depends upon the business college that you attend.
 The Massey Business College has . record of placing more graduates in high salaried po- sitions than any other college in this section of the country-is one of the few business col- leges that has instructors who have had actual experience in the business worldwide know what employers demand that stenographers and bookkeepers know.
 There are both day and night sessions, and owing to the method of individual instruction, pupils may enroll at any time.
 Our employment Bureau is in touch with scores of besiness firms throughout the ceun- try that want competent helpers and are will- ing to pay for them.
 Don't hesitate for fear you will not get position. Timidity never accomplished any thing in this world.
 We make no offers of free tuition Our instruction is too excellent to need bolstering with promises of something for nothing, but if you want larger salary-if you want more congenial work--if you want better position telephone or write for our catalogue today. Sessions day and night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Mayor Collin. Favorite Poem.

Boston Herald.
 The late Mayor Collins was an ardent lover of poetry, especially that which expressed the tenderest sentiments, low ing tributes and the innermost thoughts and feelings of the learned and the wise. Throughout his very busy life he often found time to scan the pages of the great poets, and those verses that appeared in the public prints which particularly pleased him he was wont to clip and paste in his scrapbook.
 Many years ago he clipped from a Boston daily newspaper a poem which he ever afterward looked upon as of much greater worth and value than any other. It was "He Who Died at Azan." and was from the Arabic. This was the favorite poem of MT. Collins. as 1t fully expressed his views and senti- ments. It reads:
 He Who Died at Azan. From the Arabic.
 He who died at Azan sends
 Hope to comfort all his friends. Faithful friends! It lies. I know Pale and white and cold as snow; And ye say, "Abdullah's deadr Weeping at the feet and head. can sec your falling tears, can hear your signs and prayers: Yet I smile and whisper this T am not the thing you kiss; Cease your tears. and let it lie; It was mine, 1t is not l." Sweet friends! what the women lave For the last sleep of the grave Is a hut which l am quitting. Is garment no more fitting. Is a cage from which, at last #- Love the inmate. not the room The wearer, not the grab-the plume Of the eagle, not the bars That kept him from those splendid
 stars.
 Loving friends! Be wise and dry every weeping eye What ye lift upon the bier @ Is not worth single tear. 'Tis an empty sea shell--one Out of which the pearl Is gone; The shell is broken: 1t lies here. The pearl, the all. the soul Is here 'Tis an earthen jar. whose lid Allah sealed, the while 1t hid That treasure of his treasury, Let the shard be earth's once more. Since the gold is in his store! Allah glorious! Allah good! Now thy world is understood; Now the long, long wonder ends; Yet ye weep. my foolish friends, While the man whom ye call dead, * In unspoken bliss. instead lSiFNs anu iONco SOu, 1OSts us true, For the light that shines for you; But in the light ye cannot see Of undisturbed felicity In a perfect paradise, .....= And life that never dies. Farewell. friends. But not farewell; Where am ye. too, shall dwell, am gone before your face, A moments worth. a little space When ye come where have stepped Ye will wonder why ye wept; Ye will know. by true love taught, That here is all and there is naught. Weep awhile, if we are fain- Sunshine still must follow rain; Only not at death-for death, Now we know, Is that first breath Which our souls draw when we enter Life. which is of all life centre. Be ye certain all seems love, Viewed from Allah's throne above; Be ye stout of heart. and come Bravely onward to your homei La-il Allah! Allah Ia! ) love divine! o love alway! He who died at Azan gave This to those who made his grave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01

stock, e2,ooo; incorporatcrs, !. Logan, A. A. Ellis and 3. c. Dysat. ham: capital stock, 3fo,000: incorpora- tors, P. 6. webber, O. A. and W. c. Gowan, P. F. Brftner and !. A. Pitcher.
 Southern Loan and Investment Com pany, of Birmingham: capital stock. Sb.- GOO; incorporators, s. E. Brown. B. P. Parker and A. c. Birch.
 Lighter Land Company. of Btrming- ham: capital stock. S2,00o; incorpora- tors. B. c. Lighter. w. A. sherriii and George Huddleston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Great Admirer of Rxrnn.

An Engltshman. Sir J. c. T. Sinclair, is so enthusiastic an admirer of Byron that he has built in London-in Fleet streat-a gay- ron house in the poets honor. There Is a medallion of Byron over the door. sur rounded by a wreath of Iaurels in statuary marble. and another inside. while several hundreds of lines of his poetry are en- Traved on marble tablets on the walls of the entrance lobby and staircase
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
NEW BANK AT FLORENCE.
Other Corporations File Notices
 Canit0I

Capitol.
 Officers of the Alabama Trust and Savings Bank, of Florence, which was recently organized in that city, yester- day filed notice of it's incorporation with the Secretary of State. They have complied with the laws regulat- ing State banking institutions and will begin business soon, according to pres ent expectations.
 The bank starts out with a capital stock of $40,0O0 and its incorporators are M J. billiard and several more prominent business men of Florence as well as a few firms of that city.
 Other notices of interpretations were yesterday filed as follows:
 Clio Hardware Company of Clio, Bar bour County; capital stock. $4200; in- corporators. A. E. Byrd, Morris Dowl- Ing and D. C. EchoIs
 oakmsn Loan and Trust Company. of oakman. Walker County; capital
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Bishop opposes Bicyeyes.

Dr. Adolph Fritzen. bishop of strasburg. has again issued an edict forbiddinE priests within his diocese to use bicycles He is sharply criticized therefor by the nawspa- pers. which call attention to the fact that bicycling ceased long ago to be q mere secular sport and thut priests often find the wheel most useful especially those who have to visit members of their conKre- gations in remote country places
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Praise for Freak Dinners. ?.

Attacks having been made in the news papers on the freak" dinners of million aires. the secretary of the Savoy hotel. London, replies that they are Kood for trade. The celebrated ''Rondola dinner" given by an American recently. KavA em- ployment to hundred carpenters, thirty painters and twenty decorators all at fancy wages. and put money Into the pockets of numerous electricians. florists artists and other workers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
H. stonned a Battle.

While some regiments of London volun- teers were engaged in a sham fight In the suburbs the other day a man on coach. passing along a neighborinR road. sounded Cease firing" on his buEle. The call was passed along the lines and the battle was suspended till the toke was discovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
sim user Goose Qu,ll.,

George Meredith is one of the group of authors who remain faithful to the old fashioned quill pen. There be those who believe that no work of genius can he pro duced with anything else in the way of pens and the authorities of the British mu- scum seem to agree with them. for they still offer to visitors the good old goose uuin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Joe Bailey and Texns.

Colonel Rienzi N. Johnston, editor of The Houston Post and Texas mem ber of the National Democratic com mittee, who Is visiting Washington, said today:
 There will be no opposition to Senator Joe Bailey when ne runs for reelection in the primaries next year Bailey has made a good senator and he has the people with him in his desire for another term. He and Gull person are working together and he will have no trouble or any kind. Otherwise there is no movement of i'm portance in the political atmosphere down there. Hogg Is out in Colorado somewhere, or was the other day"
 T have been in New York during the past few days" added Colonel John ston. While there became much in- trested in the campaign contributions of the New York Life Insurance Com pany to the Repubncan party. l am a policyholder in that company and find that although I am a Democrat have been paying my good money to help elect Republican candidates"
 R. H. Watkins
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Lanrest nridKo in Worla.

The longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge. near saugeng, China It ex- tends five and quarter miles over an arm of the Yellow Sea, and is supported by 300 huge stone arches. The roadway Ia seven feet above the water. and Is ineiosed in an arn3 network.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
AesOp and Education

cCORDTNG to Aesop, when the census -taker of the animal world asked Mrs. Lion, ssHow many cubs have you, Mrs Lionf" she growled out, ssI have but one, but that one is | lion.',
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

dian authorities at that time We're com
PEELED 10 resort TO force in suppressing
the demonstrations of the Doukhobors
and the northwest mounted police ar
rested many Of the leaders. who II
some cases We're treated by the cour,s
as lunaticS. But the Doukhobor men
who 20 among their Canadian neigh
bors have through contact with then
gradually come to drop the more ia
natical Of the practices of the sect.
The members Of the sect are. as o
rule. very ignorant. though the extent
Of this illiteracy will diminish now
that their home is in the new world in
stead Of the old Some of their ideas
are harmless and some quite praise
worthy while their communal life is
in many respects unique. The Douk-
hobors are all vegetarians. but are
capable of the hardest kind of labor
The villages of the sect contain from
100 and 12j families each and each
village is a commune by itself. At first
common purse existed. village store
houses and granaries and lighthouses
were provided. and other communal
features were adhered to but these
conditions have changed
The immigrants brought with them
from faraway Russia Macy of the
ways of living which are common H.
the most downtrodden portions Of tn
cars empire The women. even after
reaching Canada. worked in the field
and were sometimes harnessed 10 the
plow The houses were matched witt
straw or turf. and the floors were OF
clay. All lived and slept in one room
These conditions are changing. for
with their habits Of frugality, then
industry and their simple vegetarian
diet these former European peasants
are becoming well off as a class and
are gradually adopting many American
Ideas They never taste strong drink
They 90 about their work with songs
Of praise and before they eat always
ask blessing on their food A Quaint
custom still kept up is that of arousing
the villagers in the early morning by
TIE singing Of a choir which patrols
the streets and which sings again in
the evening to lull the toilers TO sleep.
Many of the changes which have
been introduced recently in the colony
have been due TO the influence Of Peter
Veregin, Doukhobor leader. who
seems possessed Of much shrewdness
and good sense. He has discarded his
native costume. has cut off the long.
sweeping beard he formerly wore and
in place Of Russian blouse and trousers
now wears clothes of the ordinary
American type. including starched lin
en- and neat cravat He uses his inhu
ence TO introduce amoIg the farmers
the improvements Of an up to date
American agricultural community.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
A6TROLoGY.
one of the Most Ancient Forms of
Superstition.

AStrology means the science of tie
stars" The encyclopedia calls astrol-
oey zone of the most ancient forms Of
superstition Chaldeans. Egyptians.
Hind 1oS and Chinese were given to it,
Tie Jews became addicted 10 it after
the captivity. 1t spread into the west
and into Rome at about the beginning
Of tie Christian era. Astrologers play.
ed an important part at Rome. where
they We're called Chaldeans and ''mathe-
maticianS" Although they We're often
baniShed by the senate and the emper-
orS on pain of death and We're other.
wise prosecuted. they continued TO hold
their ground. Even Ptolemy the as
tronomer lid not escape the infection.
which in lis time had been universal.
Mohammeianism was well adapted
20 aSJrology. and the Arabs cultivated
the science with great ardor from
the seventh TO the thirteenth century.
Some Of the early Christian fathers ar
gued against aStrology in its earlier
form and others received it modified
to some extent. There is a hint Of as
trolo-y, some critics think, in the story
of tie visit of the three wise men from
the east to Bethlehem at the time of
the Nativity.
Probably the palmiest days of astrol.
ogy We're the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries. At two of the Oldest univer.
sites in Europe chairs We're founded
for its teaching-at Bologna and at Pa.
dua. No princes court was complete
without its astrologer. After the renais-
sance tie study of astrology was Wig,
orously opposed. though for centuries
many men continued to believe in it.
among whom. at least to certain ex
tent, was Napoleon. The merciless
ridicule of Swift had much to do with
its discredit in England
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

Ms. Murray haC advertised Tor a
skilled gardener to work by the day
In her yard, and somewhat to her EN-
barrassment she was obliged to choose
between two applicants who appeared
at the same moment. AS she stood on
her doorstep. questioning first one and
then the other, she became aware that
her mother-in-law, seated on the porch
a short distance from the men and di-
rectly behind them. was frantically
gesticulating.
The Old lady satisfied at last that
she had attracted her daughter-in-
laws attention, pointed Enthusiastically
toward the less prepossesSing of the
two men. and the younger woman.
supposing that her relative had some
personal knowledge Of the applicant,
promptly engaged him.
Has that man ever worried for you,
mother:" asked Mrs. Murray when
the two women We're alone.
NO" replied tie old lady. Il never
saw or heard of either OF EN- IN
til now"
Then why in the world did you
choose the shorter man: The other
had a much better face"
Face" returned the old lady brisk
". when you pick out a man 10
work in tie garden you want to go by
his overalls. If they're patched on
the knees. you want him. If the patch
is on the seat. you don't. Youths
Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
What a First Class Fare Means.

There are some people who Imagine
that wealth entities them to privileges
not accorded to the general public and
exempts them from obligations an
rules that others are disposed TO obey.
An incident which occurred on one of
our ocean steamers conveys a whole
some lesson to the purse proud con-
temners of the rights of the majority.
A family Of unlimited wealth had Sc
cured the best accommodation the
steamer afforded.
The gentleman and his wife kept
themselves secluded most of the time.
but the children were allowed to run
wild over the steamer until they be.
came such intolerable nuisances that
the captain was spoken to. and he gave
the youngsters a severe reprimand.
This reused the Indignation of the
mother. who remarked to the captain
that as she paid first class fare she
thought she was entitled to first class
privileges.
Madam" said the captain. first
class fare means first class conduct. "
There was az further protest.-Londop
Ttt,Pin
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
Special Prices For rndesirables.

New York restaurants that decline
certain classes of trade have a special
menu card that is placed in the hands
Of. undesirable guests The prices are
marked away up to six or seven times
the standard charges. A small steak
costs from S15O to So. three boiled
eggs 81, an oyster stew IS cents and a
cup of tea or coffee half dollar.
In one OF these restaurants the other
night two orientals who insisted on be
ing served paid SO for steaks that cost
other customers not more than half 9
dollar. A colored couple dropped in fol-
breakfast and read the special bill Of
fare with increasing establishment.
"They don't charge so cents for cup
of coffeer' remarked the man incredu-
.ously. not understanding the situation.
LES gwine right away out O we're, :"
said the woman. showing her white
teeth. This amt no fit place for de
cent culIud folks" New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12


That company PRIVILEGES can be abus-
ed is readily seen from the following
incident:
When Bessie, a four-year-old, came to
live next door TO Susie. another four
year-old, it did not take long for an
acquaintance to ripen into an intimate
friendship Susie had been taught to
give her company always the first
choice Of goodies and privileges, but
as her visitors had been different chill
dren. and the visits not very frequent,
complications had not arisen. With
Bessie, however. as her visits grew to
be everyday affairs and all day af-
fairs, and as the visiting was all on
one side, the situation grew perplex.
ing. One day Susie's mamma heard
the following alarming conversations
Bessie-You shut up.
Susie-I won't You shut up yourself
Mrs. g." piped Bessie's voice, "Su
sic told me to shut up
But. Bessie" replied Mrs. G., q
beard you tell Susie 10 shut up first"
We'll" said Bessie. with a pout
"ain't her cumptnyT Anaconda
Standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

The regular meeting of the village
debating society was in full blast. and
the question for discussion was, Re
solved that a monarchy is a stronger
form Of government than republic. 80
One of the speakers on the affirmative
side. after an eloquent exordium, pro
ceeded to say:
Now. Mr. President, the sentlemaL
who preceded me has undertaken 70
show by an appeal TO history that mon
arches are short lived. He has en-
deavored to bolster up his side Of the
argument by giving list of Kingdoms
ana empires that have risen. fiOurishel
a short time and fallen. He fails T.
mention the fact that most Of the
strong governments in all ages of the
world have been monarchies. He does
not give vo- a list IF the republics that
have Strut.eI their brief hour upon the
stage AMI disappeared. He contents
himself. Nir. President. with general
ities. Let Us examine both sides Of this
question anil see how easy it is, with
tie swor Of truth. to simply clash tina :
argument into ribbons"
Here be was Interrupted by one Of
the speakers on the negative side o.
tn, question.
If the gentleman will pardon NE @
moment. AIr. President, this is the first
time I ever saw the sword of truth
used for the purpose Of splitting an Ii
fuitive."
The general laugh that followed cob
fused tie sneaker. and the judges final
~ decided that the weight of argument
vas with tile negative
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

He-Well, Gid you enjoy the even
ing:
She-Indeed l did. We went to the
opera.
He-Of course you enjoyed it?
She-lmmensely
He-What did you hear?
She-What did l hear? Well. what
lidn't l hear? heard that Nell Van
derdyke is engaged to Tom Browning
and that Jack Rentsarelow and Edith
Singleton have quarrelel and are not
going TO be married after all Then
heard that Mrs. Tenbroke is going to
get divorce from her husband. Mrs.
Thorndyke has been suel by her dress
maker The Livingstons have a baby.
Count CantukoInt is not a count at ALL
The Thompson Toys
He-But-
She-Well. don't interrupt me. l
thought you wanted to know what l
heard:
He-So did. but
She-Well keep still. then. L
He-What | meant was what opera
did YOU hear:
She-Oh. well. I'm sure | can't re
member. but saw the name on the
programme
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
SPIRIT WRESTLERS"
DOUKHOBORS OF TIE CANADIAN
NORTHWEST GOOD FARMEF5

they Are Forgetting Their EytrerN
Ideas and Working TO Et..d u
Their COIony-Quaint Customs Rs
main.
1t is now about five years since the
peculiar religious sect known rs the
Douknobors left Russia ow.n- to the
persecution received there ana settled
In the Canadian northwest. Tor three
years the Doukhobors made progress
In the establishment Of their commGni-
ties. and then the fan1tical ca.rocter
OF their belief lei mauy of them to
abandon work. and the colony received
a setback Recently conditions amont
the immigrants have been improving
Last year the Doukhobors 1T Norkton
y. ". T, raised 100000 bushels of
wheat They have purchased large
quantities Of farm machinery. iuc.ud-
IN eight steam plows. which Sre
moved about from place 10 place =
needed by different members Of t.
commune. The extensive railway col
struction which is going on in that part
OF the Canadian northwest has given
opportunity for the employment Of
many members Of the sect. and those
for whom they have worked speak well
OF their character and capacity rs la
borers. The men employed on railroad
work are said % have earned last year
about $1,000. which they turned into
the general treasury Of the commune.
The pilgrimage Of the DoukLobors
two wears ago in search Of Jesus
Christ whom they believed TO he alive
again upon the earth. was attended by
Incidents strange and grotesque as
well as pathetic The propensity Of
the pilgrims for discarding their cloth
Ing WREN they went on the search for
the returned Redeemer subjected tFenl
to suffering and hardship of extreme
character. for the climate OF Manitoba
and lis vicinity in the fall and early
winter is not adapted to pilgrimages
In which warm clothing is cast aside
and the body exposed to the tender
mercies Of the elements The Cana