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The daily tribune., 1906-01-19

you the greatest troupe Of trained
monkeys in the world. They win Be
entered In pony race once around the
track. The champion rider, Jocko, the
finest monkey bareback rider in the
world. holds the record In pony rae
ing. He is number 4 and wears the
bright red coat"
Out come the ponies and their little
riders. They are lined up Mt the start
ing point and everyone's eyes are
strained for a look at Jocko. Down
goes the flag, and the ponies are OF
like the wind, their riders clinging to
their necks.
Jocko is in the lead. A quarter Of
the way he whirls, the others vainly
endeavoring to gain on him. He Ia
half way round, and the crowd Is
cheering the plueky little rider, when
suddenly he seems to lose his hold and
slips back on the pony's launches
His grip is gone but he has not lost
his heart, and tries desperately to re-
gain hold.
Startled by the monkeys unusual
movement, the pony leaps forward.
jocko tries to steady himself by
hanging to the pony's tail, but is
thrown suddenly backward to the
ground. In his little monkey heart
Jocko trusts his faithful mount to
stop. but the pony, unable to under
stand what it is all about, dashes mad
ly on. dragging his little rider.
Cheers die on the lips Of the specta-
tors as the little fellow is bumped and
kicked over the rough course. Attend
ants rush out, but the pony finishes
the distance before he can be stopped,
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19
FOUR CENTURIES TO BUILD.
st. Peters Cathedral One of the
Worlds Wonders.

st. Peters at Rome Is the largest
temple Of worship In the world. 1t
stands on ground which was formerly
the site Of Nero's circus In the north
west part OF the city, and Is built In
the form OF Latin cross. The height
or the dome from the pavement to the
top OF the cross Is AS feet considera-
bly, higher than the Capitol at Wash
lngton. The great bell alone, without
the hammer and clapper, weighs over
nine and one-quarter tons. The foun-
dation was laid In 1850 A. d. During
the time that work was In progress,
forty Popes lived and died.
While 1t was dedicated in the year
1s26, 1t was not entirely finished until
1850. The cost was $7O,OOO,OOO.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19
WclEh& Ofa Dollar.

Can any one tell how many 81
bills II takes to weigh AZ much as q
$50 gold piecef" was asked Of . mum.
ber Of clerks In . large mercantile
house.
The answers showed . remarkable
range Of opinions. One member OF
the party. whose business It was 10
handle money ir large sums, suggest.
cd the number would be from 1000
TO 1900. Others guessed down to 500
but none lower.
The number Ii from thirty to thirty.
one. according to tho condition and
cleanliness Of the bills.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19
A Foar-Lcggcd Furiough.

Tho children OF n reading class
were asked tho meaning OF the word
"furloush." Mary answered that It
meant n mule. "Oh. no." said the
teacher. Mary insisted and said she
had n book home that said so The
next day she appeared with II and in
triumph opened It TO the page where
there was the picture Of a soldier
standing beside q mule. Below the
picture were the words: "Ooiug home
on his furlough."
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19
III for Tar.

It 10 quite generally known that the
Smithsonian Institution at Washing.
ton. d. c.. was founded by an Eng.
lishman. but by comparatively few
that the British Museum was founded
By Bsn3amia Thompson, - American.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19

America owns the Declaration OF In
dependence. containing 1900 letters,
written ON space not larger than the
head of pin, which when viewed
through microscope. can be distinctly
read
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19
Real Enjoymcnl.

"Did you enjoy yourself At the sea-
shorer
Did n I should say so." replied
the young man with the bright red hat
band. ~ had a headache every morn
Ing for two weeks"
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19

In An old cathedral in the Neither.
lands tho monks exhibit phiAl. which
appears empty, but u very DARK.
They tell the visitor that II II one Of
their most precious relics, for In II 10
preserved some Of the darkness which
keeee OpSsoe ovey tos kld q Egypt
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19
L0hne Pcssiniisny.
drandma-"Margery.

Grandma-"Margery. hear you
have little sister at your house.
suppose she cries at times"
Little Margery-"Cries7 Well
should say SO! Why I never saw
anyone that appeared to look upon the
dark side Of things as she does"
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19

At some Of our seashore resorts.
sea water II used ~ a medicinal bow
erage. mostly 20 reduce obesity. II II
brought In by fishermen from far out,
TO be safe from any pollution. Three
glasses daily II the usual dose.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19

One q the Nuremberg toy makers
enclosed In q cherry stone a plan of
Sevastopol, a railway station and the
Messiah Of Klopstock.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-19

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The daily tribune., 1906-01-19

iH
Outside gentle voice broke upon
the prayer. and like the shepherds OF
old. the two darkeys fell forward upon
their faces. and waited with breath
suspended for another sound OF the
angelic response.
"Dory to Dord in de highest. an on
erf peace dood will to men!" Then,
10! the door opened and In came a
tiny child. She was all in white, and
she had great blue eyes and hair like
golden halo around her lovely face.
In one hand she carried n bunch OF
holly, and the other was ladened with
sweetmeats, as she said.
II am de little angel an have tum
to 'ou tonight to tell 'ou all bout
Jesus. an how He tum dat flrs' Chris'-
mas:-an' sec!-I've bought 'ou lots
Of doodies jes like de little duri in de
story mamma wead mo fore she put
me TO bed"
Two black faces rose slowly from
the floor and gnzed awe-stricken upon
the angelic countenance bcaming upon
them. They had prayed for n Christ
mas angel to come down into their
little cabin. but even their strong faith
was not prepared for the sudden revc.
lation Of one In nesh and blood They
sazed upon tho heavenly apparition,
neither one daring to speak, till sud
denly . new light broke over the rapt
face Of nanny" Raising herself bolt
upright she gazed fearlessly upon the
celestial visitor and said:
Luke dis amt er angul. after all;
It's or little chile frum up de man.
shun. case ssen her yestsrd'y VII 'sf
ma pass a. eabln.s rhsn going aYsl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
KEEP DISEASE bun.

Referring to the introduction of epi- denies. and especially of yellow fever. and discussing the question of nation- al quarantine, The Portland Oregonian says:
 Be yond all question the yellow fever in the United States last Summer was introduced from Cuba. Ii was traced from Havana to New Orleans, with un- crrrP certainty. Now we have a right to protect ourselves against d neigh boring evil. We reserved that right expressly in the matter of sanitation In, Cuba, One of tho conditions on which tte autonomy of that island was granted w2s that the govcr iment of Cuba will execute. and as far as NiFed. or other plans to he mutually agreed np0n, for the sanitation nf the cities oF tho island. to th" end that a r"currcnc" of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented. thereby qS- surfing protection to the people and commerce of Cuha. as well ae to inc commerce Of the Southern ports of the united states and the people residing therein"
 That is tine sound argument that all make who take the proper view of it. There are many good citizons who look on d national quarantinc propo- sitlon as threatened Invasion of the rights of the States but that argu- ment ought not to havo much force. We all know that yellow fever finds it's way to our shores. and we know that no individual State has yet hcrn able to bar it out entirely. We know, also. that State auarantines arc not only frequently intellectual but that they arc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
A STRENuoUs REMEDY.

The Charlotte Observer is an open advocate of the strenuous method of putting down hazings and assaults of like nature. It says:
 The stories of the hazinz outrag ss at Annapolis grow worse and worse, and vet one hardly knows whether 10 be more exasperated at the hazers or ishment and humiliation of the latter could be quickly ended by themselves he if wss hsy tS 0Sd ba hs If 9Sa q6as thSs i veVer under %Se f bs p PlIo% Ssa M1a snd use %na Satberes aran snS n would would psyeF p ss exemption of his associates. If he were seized suddenly and hazed, and were to go; after his asssilants the next day with the weapon referred to, and make the best use of 1t. the result would be equally effective. It Is all toEet9,ser in fashion these M days to de- against 1t and educate public senti- ment against it. Just the same it is 2 great institution. and one of the handz not too often, but too seldom, and this Is not saying that 1t is not employed often unnecessarily and wrongly.
 While this may look some like adopt ing the habits of the one time wild and woolly West" we must admit that 1t has something to commend if. The right of any man to protect himself is as well established as any human right can be, and it extends to the student at college as well as to the citizen elsewhere. The brutal and cowardly practice of hazing is becom- ing so notorious. and is exciting so much comment that the officials and faculties of some of our institutions of learning arc making apparent ef- forts to put a stop to it. but whether they will succeed. even if they go at it in earnest is another and different matter little timely gun play would do much to discourage a prac- tice which is getting to be d disgrace to our civilization
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Sidewalk Pencilings
The Masonic Manual.

The Grand Secretary, George A. Beauchamp of the Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of Alabama. announces that the second edition of the new Masonic Manual of Alabama has been published and is now ready for delivery.
 This book is neatly and substantially printed and contains the degree and ceremonial work, the constitution and edicts of the Grand Lodge of Alabama up to 1905, and also forms required by subordinate lodges. The book is of great value and the information it contains makes it very useful in all lodge work and to Masons generally.
 The contents are made ttp of "l1arfy History of Freemasonry in Alabama; Acts of Incorporation; Opening and Closing Lodge; Degrees of Entered Ap- prentice. Fellowcraft and Master Ma son; Masonic Funeral Services; Ritual tor Lodge of Sorrow; Ceremony for Laying Corner Stone: Dedication of Masonic Halls; Constituting New Lodge; Installation of Lodge Officers; Installation of Grand Lodge Officers: Reception Of Visitors; Ancient Land marks.
 Constitution and Dieest.--Constitu ton; Rules and Regulations; Edicts and Decisions; Trials and Appeals; Form for Keeping Minutes; Rules for Busi~ ness of Lodges; Directions to Secreta- ries; General Forms; List of Grand Lodge Officers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
 TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1908.

The country at large has been await ing with interest to see what Mayor Mcclellan would do when it came to making appointments. The impression has been that he would be dominated by Murphy and his crowd. but that impression was a mistake. So far he is showing his perfect independence of donaination by arY ring. and his appointments have in the main been highly commendabIe. If he will. follow out the good beginning he has made there win be little reason to find fault with the way he dispenses the patron age of his office. He will probably make implacable enemies of some of the bosses. and the noses of some dis gruntled politicians may be put out of joint, but that will be all the better for the city and for the Mayors reputa- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
wr,ter in The Medical Record q

4 writer in The Medical Record as- serts in effect that a young physician who duiekly-eure a serious attack of illness is likely to find himself cen sured and discredited by the older mem- ber of the profession. His argument is that the old doctors want to keep the patient sick long while so that they may get credit for effecting an extraor- dinary cure. There may be physicians V hose professional conduct is govern ed hy such motives. but we are per- shaded that they are few in number. Tho profession has many members, and we should not be surprised if some of them are no credit to their calling, but that this writer in The Record sland- CTS one of tho noblest of human profess sEons we have not doubt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
NIT. BIakey Transferred.

MT R. Q. Blakey has resigned as su- perintendeht Of the Court Street Metho- dist Church Sunday School, and will be transferred to the Perry Street Church. He will carry with him the keenest interest and highest esteem of the whole school and the church as well, His genial cordiaA spirit has made him the friend of every man, wo- man and child in the school and they will be pained to read this announce ment of his retirement from this in- portant post.
 pr. Thomas M. Owen, State Historian has been appointed to succeed Mir Blakey. pr. Owen has done much work IS teacher and superintendent of Sunday schools, and brings to his task wide experience, varied scholarship versatile gifts as a public man, a sue cessful organizer and disciplinarian together with high aspirations for the best, indefatigable energy and that genial and loyal spirit which will bring him into agreeable fellowship with his co-workers.
 The school and the church are to be congratulated upon securing so com petent man to lead them into vet greater efficiency as forces working for the Kingdom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
ANNUAL "FAMILY DINNER"
 OF THE ADVERTISER STAFF

be the portion of you and yours each day of this glad new year.
 Mr. Glass followed Major Screws. H. was especially happy 1T, his references to the loyalty of The Advertiser force expressing consideration and sympathy for each of the departments.
 The remarks of each of the honored guests were earnest and sincere and they were accorded warm applause. Mrs. J. M Decottes.. Society Editor saf yft0r aao Asays5aisns safoa aaaa Capt. D. W. McIver, introduced as the oldest reporter e,t l9,o iR Aibsma" TaS,s RrSct elreaistYion elseasaY cik Manaser ncror wsiae SSRe Superintendent of the Mechanical De partment, I. Reid Carlisle. Chief ei Press Room on. H 2; Crawford, Mail Clerk K Jr., Lorenzo F.. Woodruff. C. L. liar. old and A. c. Akin.
 As the champagne was being served erams Mr sheeaan o xrsear fsaa ro sonsern s Newspapers. He said that The Adver- tiser at the first minute. fo the new year had flashed this telegram to the The men who make The Montgom we are thinking of you at midnight and that you ana the men who ,,,,s,a. make May the year just born bring you as many joys as the dying year brought to you and to us
 The sentiment contained in this tele- gram was cheered and MT. Sheehan read the following responses:
 Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 1st. We wish for your the seasons best : We always feel we're wiser, When we have read the contents
 'Of the dear old Advertiser.
 IF. L. Stanton.
 The Constitution
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Nrr. White . visltor.

visitor to Montgomery yesterday was Jourd White, editor and publisher of The Moulton Advertiser The paper was established in 1928, and has been regularly published ever since. For fully sixty years it has been under the management of d member of Mr.
 Whites family--his father first then his brother, D. C. White and Jourd White, and now. since his brothers death, by Jourd White and his son. PauI ,Vddrs White. T The paper has an enviable and respected by all who know him
 than the subject of this notice. |.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Have Lost An Issue.

IT
 From an interview published in Thursdays Age-Herald it appears that MT. Conner will be satisfied to have the state primary in August instead of April Some of MT. Corners most ar dent supporters have been rather insis- tent on having an early primary and have wasted much space in he rlewsps- pers in advocacy of that plan. We sup pose they will now coincide with the leaders expressed opinion and let the matter of an early primary drop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Working Infants.

ITON M0ssenEer,
 In the southern states there are 6o,- 0O0 children, from to t6 years of age, working in the cotton mills alone, TEey have little holiday, even at this sea- son. and tho working day is twelve hours in most of the states. Many of these little ones must work at night, And how can legislatures sit silent in the face CT all this2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Weather Burcan Changes.

Mir. Paul DeGraw has assumed the duties of first assistant at the local of flee of the Weather Bureau, filling the vacancy made by tho recent transfer of Mir. Robert T. Lindley to Asheville, N. c.
 Mir. DeGraw comes here from Chey- enne, Wyo., where he was assigned temporarily after closing the station at Havana Cuba, of which he was in charge during the past year.
 will join her husband here shortly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

NUIITIdH IJeWOCTdI.
 Ever and anon the papers announce the union veterans would seem to be
 endowed with immortality, judging
 from the pension roll, for at this date
 fRty years after the civil war, the pen .
 sion appropriation is $14G, ,000,000.
 Every year 1t seems to get larger. It looks like the men who fought for
 glory, patriotism and the union. and not for the filthy lucre," arc deeid- edly in the minority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

that fattens only on the ruin of others they will see that righteous laws are enacted and enforced. Later on, the Ignorant and degraded, seeing their condition growing better under whole some laws, will be open to appeals to reason.
 This, MT. Editor, is my answer to your question, Can the philanthropist find the remedy for such ills?"
 w B. Cruupton
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
August Date the Best.

New Decatur Times
 Statements made by Mir. B. r. Roden in Birmingham, d member of the Demo cratic executive committee. are that q primary election will be ordered held in August of next year, This season Of year will be most applicable to all classes and will develop enthuslastic nOlilCal aspiTants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Mobile Has Senatorial Timber.

MOblle ReSlSteE
 The Birmingham Age-Herald lists the senatorial aspirants as follows: Gen. William C. Oates. John B. Knox. Joseph r. Johnston, John Fl. Bankhead. Rufus N. Rhodes and Frank s. White-none from our part of the world. We may rot get the office. but have we not even a.ptTantS?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
Unnappy Women ]

No woman can be happy when her health is undermined. No woman can have good health while she suffers from female weakness, inflammation, uicera- tion or any disease of the delicate wona- anly organs. Nervous, sleepless, fretful, suffering in body and mind, she does not live but only exists.
 More than half million such women have found perfect and permanent cure for their diseased condition in the use of Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription Women cured by this remedy say it Is Q wonderful medicine" so perfectly does 1t restore them to health and come illness.
 There is no alcohol in "Favorite Pre- Scription," neither does 1t contain opium, cocaine, nor any other harmful drug. It Is In the strictest sense, an honest, tenn perance medicine. Its ingredients are purely vegetable, and 1t will agree with the most delicate constitution.
 HE1 Don't be hypnotized, or over per. sS5 sueded, Into accepting substitute, This medicine has record that's worth Tar more than any difference in price.
 Sick and ailing women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, either personally or by letter, absolutely without charge or fee. thus avoiding the unpleasant ques- tionlngs, offensive examinations and ob- noXious local treatments considered nee essary by many local practitioners. All correspondence treated as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Write without fear and without fee to Dr. R. V. Pierce, 6t3 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

One of the little matters in which the Japs are ahead of us is their float traps. You'put one by your bed at night and 1t catches and holds 'em till you are ready to put their lights out. Great people. those Japs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

Over in Kansas woman put an overload of brandy in her Christmas mince pie and when she placed it in the hot stove it exploded and demoral- led things. It was a reckless waste of good braRdy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

Philadelphia statistics show that the population of that city is steadily in creasihg while the number of mar riages is as steadily decreasing. Per haps there is moral there, if the reader can find it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

MObIIes Jan. I. ''The men who make The Register return the compliment to the men who make The Advertiser. We trust that the new year will bring you full measure of happiness and prosperity.
 "The Register"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

continual source of piekerings and misunderstanding between the ofa- cials of different States and citits. In many cases they are yexatious as well as ineffective.
 There ought not to be any doubt of the theory that our government has the right to protect all the people of the Union against an enemy from with out. If some foreign government should send an army and navy over here to invade one of our seaports we suppose the most ardent opponent of imperial- ism would not doubt the right or duty of the United States to protect the threatened territory with all the mili- tary and naval force needed. and we can see no reason why the government shall not protect the country against the disease invasion. If the argument is sound in one case it is in another. for yellow fever is one of the most dread cd enemies of the South
 We do not know that the Cuban government can or will institute and enforce such sanitary regulations as will keep the disease from obtaining a foothold there in future. and that doubt is another reason why our own govern ment should protect itself and it's in- habitants. We yield to none in our adherence to all the reserved rights of the States. and at the same time we are equally convinced that tn general government should protect the people and the States against foreign ene- mics. whether they come in the form of armed men or deadly diseases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02
The Face That Is Known.


 The Montgomery Advertiser dis, courses on the Birmingham face There is a Birmingham face that is worth looking at and it haunts those who see it. Ask the men about it. Each ono knows-Birmihg Ledger, Les of cours q --the face of the bill collector. -.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

That ancient expression, rich az Croesus" will have to be abandoned. if it is true that his wealth was equal to only about ten million dollars of our money. Such fortune would have a decided thirty cents appearance to some wealthy Americans. It is possible however. that even ten millions was looked on as respectable pill in Lydia some twentY-five centurlee ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

If Kansas women are not in the habit of wearing pockets they should have had them the past fall. Statistics show that the value of farm products in that State last year amounted n in fhe State. The children get little of 1t, and if the women had no pockets they had no place to carry it. so we suspect the men captured the bulk of it. But howver that may he all must admit that the figures made d magnid- cent record for Kansas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

In one week Portland Maine. shipped l7.5oo barrels of apples to foreign coun- tries. There's nice bunch of embryo dumplings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-02

"JacksonvIIIe, Fla, Jan. I.
 "The boys who make The Times Union 365 days and nights certainly ap- preciate the remembrance of their fell low toilers on The Advertiser and re- spond in kind to their expression for the new year. George w. Wilson,"