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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
|TO REVIVE INTEREST
SMOKER BY C0MMrnClAL CLUB or
 SA SELMA.
President FsrSes sA4 secretafy Gilsert of the MOntgomery Club VIII Ate fend-Deed Signed by Martin
 Van Duren Filed.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, April IS.
 The committee of the Commercial and Industrial Association which have the matter of getting. up q smoker for the benefit of the members of the As- sociation is working earnestly at the task. The smoker Is to be given next Tuesday night and Is for the pur.. pose of retuvenating the members ana to discus the future of the Association.
 The committee which is attending to the matter and which is composed Of Thomas Bender, c. c. Suttles and R. E. L. Mel started out yesterday after noon to induce the members of the As- sociation to subscribe. The committee wants to have seventy-five plates at the smoker. Each plate will cost VI and each subscriber will have the privilege of inviting a friend.
 The work of the committee yesterday was most successful and fifty plates were subscribed for. The work wa6 taken up again this afternoon and there will be little trouble in getting sub- scriptions. Many of the members of the Association are willing to subscribe a dollar towards the smoker but do not want to attend. Such subscriptions are not taken. as the smoker will not be given for the purpose of getting money, but Is being given with the intention of getting as many of the members together as possible.
 Besides the members who will attend the smoker. a number of citizens who are not members of the Commercial and Industrial Association will be invited. Several visitors from other cities will also attend. few days ago invita- tions were extended President A. C.. Forbes and Secretary l.. L. Gilbert of the Commercial Club Of Montgomery. They have notified the committee that the invitations have been received and accepted and they will attend the meet ing.
 There is no doubt here that the smoker will prove of great benefit to the Selma Commercial and Inductrfal Association. The members seem to have lost all interest In the work and it will have tendency to awaken them to renewed activity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
saoiaI and spersenaI.

Mrs. waldon who has been spending the past several weeks here with her daughter Mrs. J. H. Lauderdaie mas re- turned to her home In Washinstoh'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
Joke Cause. . Fight.

A joke gotten off in the minstrel performance last night resulted in a three-cornered fight this afternoon on Broad street. The fight was between C. w. Parke. Dean Barber and Sim H. Watts. Watts was one of the end men in the minstrel last night and during the overture. got off joke on Min thorne woolsey. a former citizen of Selma, but who now lives in New York. MT Parke. who is a cousin of Mir. Woolsey took offense at the joke. This afternoon Watts and Barber were standing in the ticket office of the Southern Railway fin Hotel Albert building. when MT. Parke came in and struck MT. Watts a terrific blow in the left eye. Watts was knocked up against the counter in a semi-uncon- scious condition. Mir. Barber then &C., cused MT. Parke of striking Watts from behind, which Parke denied most emphaticaliy. This denial led to blows between the two men. From the tick ct office the combatants got out in the streets and at about the same time Watts recovered and took hand in
 the scrap. Two policemen arrived and separated the fighters. All three of the combatants show marks of the fight, although Mir. Parke seems to have received more injuries than the other two. All were arrested and the case will be heard in police court to-
 morrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
NEW YORK DRY GOODS
TRFASURY BALANCES.

Nev York, April 1s -The dry goods n1srkst today was generally quiet Prices were firm, but the trading was not act i've in any lne
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
An oIa Deed Filesi.

A deed was filed in the office o' the Probate Judge of Dallas County yesterday which was signed by Presi- dent Martin Van Buren when he was president of the United States in 1887 The parchment was yellow with age and the printing looked odd and quaint when compared with modern type The writing was dim.
 The autograph of President Van Blu reri and the seal of the United States stood out more boldly. This deed was a patent grant for some land and was signed May 20. 1887 and was to one John Nelson for eighty acres of land in Section 30, range 19, and township II of this county. The piece of prop erty has changed hands many times since the original grant was issued sixty-n years ago. for besides the grant signed by President Van Buren there was a number of other deeds which had to be recorded before the sale of the piece of land yesterday would become good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
McCordeII-Hayward.

Shortly after o'clock this after- noon at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Hayward on Alabama Street. oc- cured the marriage of Miss Laura Fran ces Hayword to G. c. McCardell. Of Houston, Texas. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. L. Rosser, pastor of the First Baptist Church. The par lors of the home were tastily deco rated and there had gathered quite a number of intimate friends and rela- tives of the young couple to witness the ceremony.
 The bride is the only daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Hayward. and is a young woman who possesses many charming traits. The groom is res ident of Houston. Texas, but Is well known and has many friends here, he having spent year in the cotton bus mess in this city. After the ceremony MT. and Mrs. MeCardell left for Hous- ton. where they will reside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
NEM ORLEANS COTTON FuTuREs.


New York. April 1s.-Cotton futures open ed and closed steady on the New York Cot- ton Exchange today. Quotations ranged follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

Nf,ss Katherine Cecil Bethea of nrar,on pased through the city today on her way to visit friends at Fauns- dale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

Mrs. Lille wharey who has been
 spending several weeks in the city ssst this morning for Jessup. Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

DTS. J. P. Furniss. IT., w. L. Waro and King are in Birmingnam a'tsho- ing the medical convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

Miss Lillian Meyer left this after noon for her home in Mobile after spending few days here with reia- tiyes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

Messrs. waldon. Dansby and VIII Walker left yesterday for Hot springs Ark. to spend a few weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

Washington Aprt lS Treasury balances a15s.727.79O. gold 5fs.545.el1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19
NEM NnRK CnFFEE MARKEr.

New York. April 1s.-Coffeo futures open ed steady at unchanged prices to an ad changed 10 points higher Sales 56.5oO. May =. .-.-.. .-... =. .... = k 6h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Political Sneeclles.

Some people think. for instance, that
political speeches do not matter. 20
liiical speeches matter far more than
the acts of parliament which they in.
oIuce. Men care less even about
what Is being done than about why it
/: lic:ag done Tho spirit in which
thing is effected is OF far more practi
cal importance even than the thing it.
self. This can be tested by the simple
experiment in social life of removing a
gentlcman's hat for him. first in one
spirit. then i'll the otter. If YOU get rid
of all the talk about practical politics
talked by tired men with f10.0O0
year, and really look impartially at the
history of human society you will see
that collisions have arisen far more
from insults than from injuries. Some
of my impcrialist friends. for instance,
tell me that because think South Afri-
ca a nuisance to England therefore
should permit Germany to pluck It
from us in war This Is like saying
that because think IL top hat ugly and
uncomfortable should let another man
knock it Off in Piccadilly. No doubt 1t
is uncomfortable. But why should he
knock it Off? Who is he? WONDER
G. X. ChestcrtoN In London News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
nubieS.


The finest rubies are still kept in
Asia. The Great Mogul had 109 large
rubies In his throne, and among them
was one weighing two and one-half
ounces OF European rubies Charles
the Bold, that luckless son of II for
tunate father, had three rubies called
the Three Brothers, of perfect color
and worthy size. They passed into the
possession of James l., who sent them
to Baby Charles" There Is large
heart shaped balas ruby in the Eng
lish crown. 1t has been neither cut
nor polished, Is only semitransparent
and is of dark red, like morello
cherry. Austria had, or has, an orien-
tai ruby the size Of u hens egg, and
Queen Elizabeth showed Sir James
Melville one rs big as a racket ball.
Runjeet Singh had large ruby with
the names of many kings engraved on
it. Among them was that of Aurang
zeb. A king of Persia had one which
he priced at the value Of city or even
Kingdom. 1t was table cut balas
ruby of beautiful color of at least a
fingers breadth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Portuguese money is based on n unit
which Is worth about the thousandth
part of n cent. So If you buy single
postage stamp it costs you about TO-
900 milrcis. We We're shocked at the
price of the objects the vendors in
Ponto Delgoda desired to sell us. When
presented with bill some of lis got
heart disease and some of us apo
pleXy. Only after long explanations
in mingled Spanish, Portuguese. French
and English did we learn that q pho
tograph offered at several thousand
milreis was worth about 10 cents. In
short, it was brought forcibly to our at
tention how extremely artificial n me.
dunn is money, how difficult 1t Is to
get, how difficult 1t is to keep. but also
how difficult 1t is to exchange this in
terconvertible medium in foreign coun-
tries-whcn you have any. Probably it
is even more difficult when you have
not.-Argonaut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Hospitality,


While the reportorial representative
of n great news bureau was in San
Antonio, Tex, whence he had posted
In such haste as to have little luggage,
he met with charming bit of southern
hospitality. Re had no cuffs, and n
local reporter promptly drew off his
own and said to the guest within the
city gates: Here, take mine. I've
more at home" Later 1t was learned
that the donor of the cuffs worked for
the San Antonio Daily Express, and
the superintendent of the news bureau
upon hearing of the incident immedi-
ately wrote to Frank Grice.. owner Of
the Express, in appreciation of IN act
peculiarly southern in its frank good
fellowship. Here is Mr.. Grice's reply:
"If you can send me the name of the
member of the Express staff who Of
fcrcd his cuffs to your man he will be
discharged for not Offering his shirt us
well."-Chicago Record Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Queer Thing. About FLAMES.

There is a relation between the color
Of flame and the energy of the COM
bustion causing it. The more vigorous
and complete the combustion the high
er the refrangibility of the light. A
flame burning in n tardy and restricted
way emits rays that are red. When
burning in more complete and effec-
tive manner the emitted rays change
to violet The flame of II candle or a
lamp consists of series of eccentric
luminous shells surrounding central
dark core. These shells of flame emit
light of different colors, the innermost
one-that in direct contact with the
dark core--being red and having tenn
peature of exactly 977 degrees F.
Upon this and In their proper order Of
refrangibility are shells Of light which
are orange. yellow, green, blue, indigo
and violet. The reason that such
flame does not appear to us as nest
of cones of different colored light Is
this When we look upon such a flame
all of the rays issuing from the diff
ferent layers or strata of concentric
luminous shells are received by the
retina of the eye at one and the same
time. This can only impress with the
sensation Of neutral or white light.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lat daybreak an aF
sistant keeper of the lighthouse, pacing
the gallery, discovers in the distance q
ship in distance. Stephed Brand agrees
to swim to 1t. Upon reaching the ehip
he comes in contact with q shark, fights
and kills it and goes aboard. He finds
the body of dead man and strange
bundle beneath the sail Jones, the
lighthouse keeper, lowers basket and
hauls Brand and his strange bundle
safely up. 1.-THE bundls contains 4
live baby, of which Jones assumes the
care. On part of the child's clothing
are the initials L L. The little one is
placed in care of the nurse who has
charge of Stephen Brands child in Pen
zsnce. They call the child Enid TIE
Wilton III-Eighteen years later Con-
stance Brand, daughter of Stephen
Brand, and her adopted sister, Enid
Trevillion, 80 to the lighthouse with an
old fisherman, Ben Pollard, in sail
boat named Daisy. They are caught in
q storm, during which they hear the
signal for help coming from the rock
They reach the lighthouse in safety and
find that two of the men, .Iackeon and
Bates, have been hurt. Brand sends
TIE men back with him IV--Jackson
and bates are lowered into the boat,
and Pollard starts for Penzance. The
Daisy is met bv Lieutenant Stanhope,
who is devotedly in love with Enid. He
has started out for the lighthouse in
answer to the signal for help. On
meeting the Daisy he turns back to as
alst with the injured men. V.-From
q lighthouse window Enid spiss boa,
approaching the rock. 1t is the Lap
wing owned by man named Lawton.
Brand discovers that it is sailed by
Stanhope. He signals for them not to
land, and Stanhope returns to Penzance.
The girls spend the night at the rock
VI.-During the night furloue storm
renders sleep impossible. At dawn
from the lighthouse gallery Brand
makes out ship in great distress
VlI.-Charles A. Pyne, young man
on board, throws rope from the fore.
mast to Brand, and by means of pull
ley seventy-eight people are saved b.
fore The ship sinks.
VIlI-Mrs. Vanslttart, Pene's aunt, is
strangely moved at sight of Constance
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

In spite of the fact that doctors al
ways take the pulse of a patient from
the wrist few persons know what i'm.
portant parts of the body the wrists
are and how much may be accomplish
ed by treatment of them. When one
has tainted water should be applied to
the wrists as freely as to the face and
temples. In cases of severe illness
doctors frequently order the wrists to
be bathed with milk and with beef tea.
Athletes learn that the wrists must be
kept cool in summer and warm in win
ter. You all know the relief expert
enccd from removing Il tight glove, es-
pecIally when you are overheated. The
relief comes not from the hands being
uncovered. but from the wrists being
unconfined and kept cool.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
I. sI,nrn. hut Not Clever.

A London scientist says that life in a
metropolis makes young children sharp,
but not clever; that it often destroys
their chance of ever being clever, for
1t hastens the development of the brain
unnaturally. 1t makes them superb
but without one spark Of enthusiasm.
They are apt to grow blase, tickle, dis
contented. They see more things than
the country bred child. but not such
interesting things. and they do not
properly see anything, for they have
neither the time nor capacity to get Mt
the root of all the bewlldering objects
that crowd themselves into their little
lives.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

The record of ships voyage is
called its log because the observations
of its speed, usually taken hourly, by
the log line are very important factor
in the record. The log line Is SO called
because the float attached to the line
was originally small log or stick of
wood. This LOG" is now n square or
triangular piece Of board weighted SO
that 1t sits upright in the water. The
log line is divided by knots or marks
into lengths of fifty-one feet, which Is
about one acknowledgements twentieth
of marine mile, SO that the ship is
going as many marine miles or knots
In an hour us the number Of knots or
lengths that run off the reel in half n
minute when the "log' is thrown over
board.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
tcoNr1NuED.l


Most of our states have flags, some
Of them very peculiar ones. These are
carried as the state colors of the mill
tia regiments. Our own is too familiar
to need description. ''rhe white stand
ard of Massachusetts" has been seen
in the forefront of many battles. New
York displays a buff flag, and the state
banner of Maryland bears on ground
of blazing yellow the arms and motto
of the Calverts. The heraldic design is
SO disposed as to give Maryland's flag,
seen at distance, somewhat the sem
blance of a gorgeous crazy quilt, al
though we suppose to the Marylanders
it is more suggestive of the pictur-
esqueness of royal standardization
Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Ensli.h Railway signals.

An observant travolc, O.. English
railways could tell you at once the
railway upon which he is travelling by
merely looking Mt the first signal he
passes. 1t may surprise many to know
that there are hardly two styles quite
alike in this country in station archi-
lecture and fittings, color of rolling
stock, design and color of the locono.
tives, uniforms of the servants. style
of the signal cabins and signal appli-
ances and many other details.-London
Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

You may tell Il man that his neck
tie cannot be reckoncd among his sue
cesses, you may point out his errors
In regard to investments, you may re-
proach him for emitting to take id
vantage of the opportunities he has
had for advancement, and he will nc.
cept all your criticisms with reason.
able calm, but take gentle exception
to the way in which he pronounces a
word and the chances are that his next
remark is of heated nature.-London
Queena
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

The singular superstition of the value
of adder stones for curing variety Of
Ills has continued in many countries
from the time Of the Romans. These
celebrated charms are nothing more
than antique green or blue glass striped
In various designs and perforated. The
virtues Of these stones are sung in the
poems of the ancient Druids and are
mentioned by Pliny and other classical
writer's,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Incomes In Great britain.

If one is earning an income of f1,O0O
year he is among the financial up
per ten thousand" in the United King
dOm-in fact, there are not 5000 (ac-
cording to the income tax records) who
are rs well or better Off than f1,OOO a
year. All the persons in Great Britnin
and Ireland who have IN income Of
10000 year and over could stand
comfortably in fairly large drawing
room twenty-one feet square, while all
who have incomes Of $1,000 or over
could be accommodated In back
garden thirty yards wide and sixty
yards in lenSth.-I.ondon Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Ah1mhIs IN Mohummeuah NcaVeu.
According to the Mohammedans, ten
animals have been admitted to para
dise-the dog Kratim, the follower Of
the seven sleepers, Balaam's ass, Solo
mons ant, the honeybee, Jonah's whale,
the ram which was offered in sacrifice
in place of Isaac, the camel Of Saleb,
the cuckoo Of Balkis, the OK of Moses
and AL Borak, the monstrosity which
conveyed Mohammed from earth to
heaven and back again in very short
time. These creature; We're all sninted
for some special services which they
had rendered to man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Atmo.uber,c and water Pressure.

The earths surface is the plane of
demarcation for atmospheric and wa
ter pressure. The barometer indicates
increased pressure rs we go down in
mines and decreased pressure In as
cending in the air. Water also In
crcases in pressure rs directly rs the
distance beneath the surface Of the
sea. The atmosphere has no known
difference In composition at the great
est heights observed. 1t is its light
ness or rarity that affects the lungs at
great heights.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

"Scc here" said the theatrical man
ager. "You want to quit your over
bearing behavior toward the other
members Of thia company
'Indeed?" haughtily replied the 'rhes
plan. II am the star, am not?"
well, yes, but you want to remem-
Der that you're not Il fixed STAR
Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
So Far on.

"My sympathies," says writer in
the Boston Transcript, "were always
with an old ladtsrwho lived way down
in, the Maine woods. One day sports
man came to the door of her little
cabin to ask for a glass of milk. AS
he drank the refreshing beverage they
exchanged condolences. When in re-
Spouse to her inquiry he told her that
he came from New York city she com.
miserated with him, saying, Laws, sir,
1t must be hard for you living so fur
nffpD
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

No mans abilities are SO remarkably
shining rs not to stand In need of n
proper opportunity, patron and even
the praises OF friend to recommend
him to the notice of the world.-Pliny.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Driven From Home.

"Jinx had to put up at the hotel last
night. He had quarreled with his
cook"
'Why, the idea! What was Mrs
Jinx doing, to stand for thing like
that?'
'Airs. Jinx is his cook."-Fort Worth
Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Gutherz-Louk here, Zapfer. do you
believe in the transmigration of souls?
Zapfer-No. Do you? Gutherz- Most
certainly l do. and am thoroughly
convinced that was an ass ut the
time lent you that ten pound note
London Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
No Use For Them.

Customer (belng measured In fash
ionablc tailor's shop)-Dy the way.
what's your price for suit? Tailor
Sixty dollars, sir. How many pockets
would you like? Customer-No pockets
ut all. I shan't need any when I've
paid your bill.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Took All the n..pou.,b,,,ty,

"l'm going to give up that new spe-
cialist I've been trying"
whats the reason!"
why, he's always telling me that l
must try to help myself"
"Wlat did the other man tell you?"
"IIe always told me he was helping
me."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
A PhrcnoloRicnl Point.

We have never yet seen n captain of
a varsity crew who possessed poor
or retreating chin. weak or turned
up nose. small neck or diminutive
brow or irresolute eyes.-Phrcnoloyica
Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Angel Child-Aunt Daisy, what is
meant by "a fictitious character?"
Aunt Daisy-That means one that is
made up, dear. Angel Child-Oh, yes!
Then you're n fictitious character,
aren't you. auntie?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

The master plumber had become rich
and was going abroad for his health
On the voyage n school of whales was
sighted, and the plumber was seen to
rub his hands in ecstasies.
why is he so happyT asked Gu
rious passenger.
HE can't help it." whispered the
captain. "He imagines each spout is
n burst water pipe to be repaired by
him Mt his old tes."-London Tcle-
graph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Playwright Ito friend)-I'm going to
the thcater tonight Friend-I thought
you never went to see the first nights
performance of your plays. Play
wright-I'm not going to see the play.
l nm going to see how many people are
there