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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
nellef A..oelat,on Oaicer..

has elected the following officers for the year: President, A. J Lubirt; vice President. F. J. Thordmann; Sec re1ary, F. T. KopperSmith; Treasurer, A. Gross: Trustees. J H. Moore. J |. E. Perez. W. J. Gunthorpe; Medical Examiners. Dr. Angelo Festorazzi. E. s. Feagin; Finance Committee, John F. IIolley, Phelan and Carl Gates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
DRYER NAMED.
Prop,inent Man Aupaiatcd Postmaster
 at Daahne, nnIdvvtn County

washirSton. Feb. 11.--(Special. )-- William Drier appoitnsd postmaster at Ds~hne Baldwin County,
 Rural routes ordered established April IS in Winston County. Double Springs. Route 2, population 41e, fam lilies 1O3; ErIlieyville. Route 3, popu~ lation 4SS families f22.
 Josenh T. Kennedy, appointed regu- lar, George T. Barr substitute rural carrier, Route at Brundidge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
sKAToRIAL 0uEEN

Miss Nellie Doanisan, the saoss graceful fancy skater In the world, at tise Riai< afterBsaD and night all this week.
 Marlii Gras Carnival Thursaax night. It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

TO CURE d COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tab fails to cnre E w GRnVEg sigma. lure is m each box. 25c. l-tu-sat-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

Matarsa raus~s Toss or AppetIte.
 The old Standard Grnve's Tas'eiess Chiii rcrie. drives cut ua.aria and builds ur ths Price EO cents --fues
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
KILLING NEAR NATcHEz.
orner ro,,eeman shot On Boat In

Former Policeman shot On Boat In
 Quarrel Over Card Gavns.
 Natchez, Miss, Feb. 1.--George Kill lebrew. formerly a member of the To- cal police force was shot and killed on the steamer Betsy Ann. by Ralph N. Farrer. of La Fayeste, Miss. while the steamer was lying at a landing down the river last night.
 Then men quarreled over a game of cards. Farrar was arrested
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
NEWS OF MOBILE SOCIETY
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to accompany the party was prevented by illness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

Pensacola. Fla, Feb 1t.--Arriyed tearners-Renssbarw German, Toight Cardiff; Goodwood, British.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
Reporters To Play Jack,es.

The officers and men of the Paducah, and the newspaper men of Mobile. have formed baseball teams and they will meet in friendly contest at Monroe Park on Wednesday or Thursday.
 It is quite probable there will be a large attendance for two reasons: First, that the game is for the benefit of the BoyE Club, and second. that the teams are fully expected to put up a quality Of baseball rarely seen in Mobile The Mayor was heartily in sympathy with the movement when seen this morning, and readily endorsed it. stating that he would do all in his power to make the game success.
 Many ExtrR Policemen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

Misses 1ngersol and Jennie Minge of Shreveport, La. arc in the city for the carnival
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

Mir Joseph Hedgson, Jr.. Is Carni- snl visitor to the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
Central of Georgia Railway

Central of Georgia Railway Arrival and departure of trains Union Pas- ssnRer station. Montgomery. Ala Effect i've January 6. 1867 eoth Meridlnn time,
 DEPART For Union Springs Troy. Andalusia.
 Eufaula, Ozark. Americub. Alba
 nv Columbus Macon. Savannah
 and Augusta. ....,-.. 4Aspm For Union Springs. Troy Andaiusia.
 Eafaula. Fort Gaines, Dawson.
 Americus Albany, Corbus. Macon s:ioam
 ARRIVE From Savannah. Augusta. Macon.
 Columbus. Albany. AmericGs. ' Ozark, Enfaula. Andalusa, Troy
 and Union SprtngS .... III ;I0am Frum Macon. Columbus. Albany,
 Amertous Dawson, Fort Gaines Eufaula. Andaiusla. Troy Union sprIngs. ..... .... .... .... .... s:oopm  ALL TRAINS DAILY. For further information write apply to C |. wolf City Passenger Agent. 102 Moat~ gornery street. S T. Srratt. D. T A.. Mont. aomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

Port Eads. Feb lI.---Arrived--Steam- CTS Proteus. tAmnl. Hopner, New York: Anse,m. (Br.). Rivara, Port Ba rios. via Puerto Cortez and Belize.
 Sailed--Stcarers Fl vaiic jAmn }. patten New York: Ometepc. fNic. ], Totenaea. Bluefields: ship Sachsen. (Ger) Schneider, Lisbon: bark Alba trose, (Port }, Marques. oporto.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

Galveston. Texas. Feb. 11.--Arrived Steamers rrogrcsso. tNor.), Mikkel- sen. Havana; Cara, tBr.), Doty, L.v- erpool.
 Cleared---sjteamers Fl Sud, Higgins New York: Euterpe, cBr.). Wales Hamburg; Cooling, tBr.) Hughes, Liv' erpool.
 sailed--steamcr El Sud, Higgins, New York.
 New Orleans, La, Feb. 11.--Cieared Steamers Jacob Bright. t3r.), Nab. ley. Moro Castle. Cuba, for orders Canibyses. tBr ), Ssmmons. Bremen and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
MARINE NEWS.

Arrival and Departure of skips at
 Southern Ports.
 Mobile, Ala, Feb. 1l.--Arrived: Steamers Prince Gscrge tBr.}. McKep- non. Havana; Euston (Bf). Underwood, Rio de Janciro; John Wilson (Nor. ). Hansen. La Ceiba.
 Cleared teamers 5ehn Wilson tNor. ) Hansen. La Ceiba; Tertfan fBr.). ----, Buenos Ayres; Cailiope tBr.). -, Have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12

Many Extra Policemen. Chief of Police Rondeau, as well as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Dukes Simple Life.

The great Duke of Wellington seems to
have been the oldest exponent OF the
simple life. His own room was plainness
and simplicity itself
He always slept on a small camp bed.
and Lord Ellesmere, in his "reminiscences.
tells us that he was temperate and care
less in his diet. stating that he believed
his good health was due to the three years
he spent under canvas in India, when he
ate little but rice and drank scarcely any
wine.
He continued to eat rice to the day or
his death He ate it with meat and almost
everything, and his intimate friends took
care always to place a dish of rice on the
table when he dined with them, says Home
Chat.
He was the first inventor Of the mixture
of ale and soda water. but was quite IN
nocent of any gastronomic fancies, scarcely
knew one wine from another, and could
not discern bad butter from good HIS
indifference in the matter of food was
proverbial "a contrast, says Lady loiet
Greville in the Graphic, to the present Day
when diet forms one of the principal sub
jects of conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
BIRDS FROM FAR NORTH.
Rare Visitors Have Been Driven South
by Extreme Cold.
From the Forest and Stream.

From the Forest and Stream.
According to many of the time honored
signs. the present winter is to be a hard
one. Farmers declare the husks of the corn
are unusually heavy and thick. The musk
rat houses are more than twice as high as
usual. On a certain pond where ordinarily
there are but two three rat houses not
more than a foot and a half high, we re-
Gently counted eight, all of them between
three and four feet high. Some of them
looked almost large as a small beaver
lodge.
Severe weather winter birds haye made
their appearance in unusual numbers. aside
from the tree sparrows, which usually come
on soon after the blue snowbirds, locks of
pine siskins to be seen in the PARKS of
New York city, and recently in Connecticut
a large flock of redpolls was observed. This
indcateS-what, of course We have al
ready had-bitter cold weather in the north.
Dwellers In New England may be on the
lookout for pine groSbeaks-beautiful birds
which occur with some regularity in north
ern New England, but seldom get as far
south New York-as well as for cross
bills. the red and white winged, which may
perhaps also be seen. Persons who are for
,tunate enough to live in or near the coun-
try and who love to be abroad, tramping
the white fields or pushing their way
through frozen swamps. should not neglect
field glass and notebook at this season of
the year, for they may have an opportunity
to observe birds that are seldom seen eX-
cept by jewellers in the far north.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
ABOLITION OF FINES
CHANGE APPRECIATED IN POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

OF the many improvements and innova-
lions which have been put into force by
the present officials of the Post Office De-
partment affecting the clerical ranks, one
of the more important in the bureau of the
first assistant postmaster general is the
adjustment of fines post office clerks
as measure of discipline.
This practice was outgrowth of the
Beayers-Machine combine" 1t is believed
to have originated in the imposition of
fines upon carriers and clerks for intoxica-
ton and other serious offenses. but it
spread. as the years went on. until it de-
veloped into a general custom. Fines were
imposed for the most trivial offenses and
errors, from the wrong marking of mail
ing slip to a failure to ring up the
Office time register. Postmasters allowed
the liberty to run into a license, and the
pay of many of the employees was ma
terially affected. for. in postal matters, be-
cause of the great quantity of mail handled
and the rapidity with which 1t must Of
necessity be dispatched. even the best and
the most careful of men make errors.
In discussing the matter First Assistant
Postmaster General Hitchcock said:
For years the practice was in force of
imposing fines on post office clerks as
measure of discipline. Some months ago
1t was decided to abandon the practice. A
careful study of the system showed that
1t worked a great injustice. The custom
of levying fines had grown until such penal
ties became exceedingly numerous. They
We're made to cover every imaginable form
of delinquency, no matter how trivial In
the imposition of so many fines it was nat
ural that mistakes should now and then
occur, and mistakes of this kind always led
to much resentment on the part of the
employees affected.
1T seemed impossible to apply the
method of furnishing by fine without some
degree of unfairness and taken as a whole,
its effect upon the service was decidedly
injurious.
Such fines as were imposed for mis-
takes in the disposition of mail actually had
the effect of dscouraging rapid work. En-
ployes who handle the largest number of
letters and dispose of them most eXpedi
tiously are naturally liable to make more
and accomplish less. Thus it sometimes
happened that efficient clerks We're penal
lied oftener than the inefficient In
view of it's Objectionable features it is
prising that the filming system not
sooner abandoned. 1t is method of dis
cipline to which the intelligent employees in
the postal service should not have been
subjected
Through the adjustment of fines an i'm
portant saving has been made in the matter
of accounting. Every time a fine was
imposed, no matter how small, it required
reimbursement of the salary payments. All
fines levied by postmaSterS were reported
to the department for formal approval and
certification to the auditor. AS the fines
were very numerous, their deduction from
the salaries of the employees involved a
vast amount of needless work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
RECEIVES FAVORABLE REPORT.
Senate Bill for Opening Thoroughfare
in Southeast Washington.

Senate bill 1924 which provides that the
Secretary of the Interior be authorized and
directed to open for use as a public thor
oughfare a ninety-foot roadway along the
line of 4th street southeast, which was re-
ferred to the Commissioners of the District,
was reported upon favorably by them today
and they referred it back to Chairman Gal
linger of the District committee of the Sen
ate 1t is intended by the provisions of this
measure that this opening shall run through
the United States reservation lying between
Congress Heights and Washington High
lands so as to connect 18th street, Congress
Heights. with 4th street, Washington High
lands.
In their report to Senator Gallinger the
Commissioner stated that they have no OBJ
jections to the opening of this street, pro-
vided that no appropriation is demanded
for the physical opening and improving of
such street at the present time. The Com
missioners further stated that tn eopening
of such highway will afford a connection
and Washington Highlands, but on account
of the topography the grades will be eX
tremely difficult. The matter of setting
aside a portion of this government reserva-
ton for a roadway, however. is one within
che jurisdiction of the Secretary of In
terror
The Commissioners concluded their report
upon this measure by suggesting that the
bill be amended as to make the proposed
roadway fifty feet instead of ninety feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Strange Minnesota Lakes.
'om the Milwaukee Sentinel.


There are three remarkable chains of
lakes in northern Minnesota. among the
headwaters of the Mississippi" said D. B.
Stark of st. Paul. These are known re-
spectively as the Man Trap. Crows Wing
and Fish Hook chains. and there are about
forty lakes in the three chains. In some
places they come so close together that
lakes of all three chains will be within
half mile of each other. but there is the
widest possible difference in them.
THE Man Trap chain is almost fifty feet
higher than either of the two other chains.
and the eleven lakes which comprise 1t
have no inlet or outlet to any other waters
Still the lake Is teeming with muskallonge
and there are no other varieties of fish in
any of the lakes. The waters are clear and
cold at all seasons. and the fish are I'M
usually game
1.-The other two chains TEEN with game
fish but in no instance has a muskallonge
ever been caught in either. Pickerel are so
plentiful that they drive the bass away
from all bait and it is almost impossible
to catch bass although there are some fine
ones in both chains. There has never been
a satisfactory explanation of the presence
of muskallonge only in one chain and every
otner game fish common to the region In
other lakes without the muskies.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Capt. John Smith.
the London Outlook.

From the London Outlook.
Capt. John Smith of Willoughby in Lin
colnshire was the man to whom the success
Of the English permanent settlement in
North America was directly due. Though
only twenty-six when the expedition sailed
with him on board, he had already enjoyed
such succession of thrilling experiences
as was the lot of few men even in the ad-
venturous age of Elizabeth. At the age OF
sixteen he had entered on a military career
in France and the low countries. In 1000
he sought service against the Turks. who
were then at the height of their power and
had only lately ceased to threaten Vienna
itself. On the way to the east he was
thrown overheard a Huguenot, and was
rescued by pirate, from whom his mex
haustible resourcefulness enabled him to
escape after a time. He then entered the
Austrian service and soon signalized him.
self by series of brilliant exploits One Of
these-the defeat of three Turkish cham
pions in single fght-earned him his we'll
known coat-of-arms, three Turks heads
in a shield" from Sgismond Bathori Prince
of Pennsylvania. Later he was taken pris-
oner by the Turks and owed his escape to
the interest VITA which he inspired Turk
ish lady. Whatever might happen, as
Gardiner says he was always able to turn
1t to account. In the worst dangers he
knew what was the right thing to be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Cost of Discovering America.
I'M the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A Chicago antiauary has discovered that
Columbus received a salary of 1920. He es-
Inmates that the whole cost of the expedi-
ton that found America was about 1900.
John Knox received a salary of 500. and
leading lawyer In the time of Edward
w was content with a fee which amounted
to 81 In our money A sumptuous Christ
mas dinner could be bought then for II
cents A dollar went a long way In those
DAYS. but the salaries of professional men
and the wages of laborers seem absurdy
meager when compared with the best paid
ability and skill In these modern days. The
good old times would present no attractions
to those who imagine there was time
when labor was much better rewarded
than II is today. Despite the monopolies
and the trusts a moderate fortune can be
acquired now more readily than 1t could
in former times. In 1870 man who had
500 900 was accounted rich, and such men
were very scarce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

couple lived together until May 8, 1903,
when he sent the defendant to the home OF
her parents The plaintiff Claims to have
been misled at he time of the marriage
and denies the parentage of child born
May 10. 1903.
Mrs Mary B. Haden instituted suit today
for an absolute divorce from Albert NJ
Haden They We're married April is, 1898,
at Alexandria. Va. and have no children.
Infidelity is alleged and a correspondent
named. Attorneys ]. E. Potbury and II. H.
Hollander represent the wife.
Suit for absolute oivorce was also filed by
Robert N Burke against Emma Burke. The
couple were married May y. 1893, and have
no children. InffdeHty is alleged Attorney
A. w. Scott appears for the petitioner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
ORIENTAL SHAWLS.
Now Made Into Tea Gowns and
Wraps q

In order to keep up the prevailing craze
for the novel one must study carefully the
antiques, for assuEedly there is nothing new
under the sun. In jewelry there is con-
slant going back to the o1d-fashioned set
tings and stones, while when the picturesque
is in vogue it is always obtained by the
reyerting to some style made famous by
well-known artist or schoo, of painters.
Today we see the craze carried out In the
genuine century-old Chinese mandarin
coats. japanese kimonos and in the joyous
embroidered oriental and cashmere shawls
which are seen made up in tea gowns and
wraps of all descriptions
Among the different costumes for the
southern trousseau there are many new
models in lightweight evening wraps. out
none are so attractive as those fashioned
from the wide squares of embroidered crepe.
The material must be most cleverly nam
died. for naturally 1t would be almost Grim
inal to cut into the embroidery, but by
skillfu draping it is possible to make
most graceful mantle. A sembance or
long, loose sleeves is obtained by looping
the material up under the arms and by SO
doing the square can be made to TAN IN
long diamond-shaped points In the center
of the back and in front. A hood can De
fashioned at the top of the wrap, or If pre-
ferred the other point may simply fall over
the shoulders in the form of a cape. The
fringe plays an important part in the whole
the fringe great deal depends.
The lining naturally is selected according
to the time of year. For just now FUR or
extremely heavy waddng would be neces-
sary with so thin a texture. while later on
a silk or satin facing would be all sufficient.
1t is never well, however, even in midsum-
mer to have too light lining for an even
ing wrap, as it is almost bound to be cool
at night. For the south now, wraps are
made of medium weight, all the lighter ma
terials having thin -interlining be-
sides the regular silk or satin facing. A
white cashmere shawl, lined and trimmed
at the throat with ermine. makes very
beautiful opera cloak.
Tea gowns have, if anything. increased
in popularity. but there are now many diff
ferent styles of tea gowns. There is the
loose garment that is just trif1e above
neglge wrapper, and then there is the
charming gown of lace made over a per-
fectly fitting silk or satin lining. the only
suggestion of tea gown being in the long
folds of lace that arranged in some
way to give the empire lines Most at
tractive tea gowns formed from the
extra wide embroidered shawls. These are
even more difficult to make up than the
wraps, for the material has to be draped
with close reference to the figure, preserv-
ing at the same time long and graceful
lines. Often the shawl will be simply used
in the long court train. the gown itself be-
ing of silk, lace or crepe. as nearly as
possible like the material in the shawl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Hotel for Telephone Girls.

An extremely comfortable and moder-
ately priced hotel for the use OF telephone
girls was recently opened In Paris.
1t is fine building, six stories high, and
situated on the Rue de Lille.
This new hotel for working girls is not a
commercial venture, but has been built by
body of phianthropsts which includes
some of the best-known names in France.
There are 100 pretty bedrooms in the
building all well lighted and ventilated.
and they are let at moderate rentals vary-
ing from eighteen to thirty francs a month.
The hotel contains spacious dining sa-
looms, reading rooms and halls. all lighted
by electricity and heated by steam.
The large, bright restaurant Is most in
viting and comfortable, and a really good
meal can be obtained for less than a franc.
says Home Chat.
Needless to say, the whole of the 100
bedrooms found occupants Immediately the
hotel was declared open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Mass Meeting of D. A. R. Monday.

Arrangements have been made for a mass
meeting of the District Daughters of the
American Revolution at the New Willard on
Monday evening, January IA. at 8 o'clock,
which will be presided over by Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, District regent 1t is stat
ed that many matters of interest will be
brought before the meeting among others
that of patriotic teaching. This branch of
the work has recently been taken up by the
ID. a. II. and. II is stated, some surprising
results are To be placed before the Monday
night meeting by the District regent Sew
eral other features of the work of the D. A.
X. in the District also to be discussed
The chapters in the District number
twenty, all said to be rapidly adding to their
numbers and all working tremendously for
the objects of the society. Reports Of the
various officers on the condition of the Dis
trict VIII be made at the Monday evening
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Paint and Ocean Travel.
ON thu Philadelphia Record.

1.-The worst feature of ocean travel is
never mentioned in steamship company
nrospec fuses or In books Of travel" said a
returned tourist. "It is not seasickness.
for only a few are taken that way In the
new ocean grayhounds that neither rock
nor pitch. It is not the narrow quarters or
the inferior cooking or the tipping habit.
1t is paint There Is always wet paint on
an ocean steamer, and there is never q
sign on II to warn passengers. The modern
sailor liz a painter. constantly welding the
brush, always painting some part Of the
ship or other. There is hardly passenger
on an ocean liner that does not land from
a voyage with some article of apparel dam
aged b. paint. A sailor told me once that
every ship is entirely reprinted inside and
out at least three times a year. The work
goes on constantly In port and on the sea.
and the passenger never can escape"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
HANDIWoRK OF QUEENS.
Pictures and Carvings, ALI From
Royal Hands, on Exhibition.

An exhibition has been opened at Brus-
sells consisting chiefly of the handiwork OF
queens. There are several landscapes
painted by Queen Amelia Of Portugal.
The Queen of Roumauia, Carmen SYLVIA
exhibits a great number of miniature
statuettes carved in ivory. There are busts
of Bourget, Lott, Isben. Maeterlinck and
various other literary celebrities.
The Queen of Holland is represented by
q series OF cartoons illustrating the stories
in the Arabian Nights" in the designing
of which she has whiled away her leisure.
The young Queen of Spain has a number
of bird and flower pictures in water color.
The Queen of Italy, who has passion for
the sea- sends several Mediterrean scenes
which are remarkable for their brilliant
coluring.