The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09

ing blood OF North Pacific ports and
led to the WAGERING OF considerable
money. On December ~ the three YES
sells were towed out OF the Astoria
river and cast on from their tugs at
the same moment A few hours later
they had lost sight OF one another. Enc
shire made the run to cape
Horn In fifty-six days, and there spoke
the British ship Robert Duncan. which
had left Astoria fourteen days earlier.
On March is she signaled and passed
the French ship Emperor Menelik. On
April the Menelik overloaded her
again, and for six days the two yes
sells sailed bow and bow. Then the
scotch ship drew ahead and was heard
Of no more until she reached the Mer-
seq on May 2. having made the voyage
Of approximately $1,000 miles in twenty
six days. Two days later La Perouse
dropped anchor beside her, and on May
Is the stronsa made her appearance,
thus rounding out q long distance sail
ing race that would have been re-,
markable even in the days OF the ram
ous Yankee clipper ships
The broadening influence Of the car
negie Foundation upon the country
institutions for higher education. 10
apparent IN the action proposed to De
taken 1t the meeting Of the associa-
ted alumni Of Brown University to be
held on June Is. when an effovt VIII
be made to put through petition 70
the General Assembly Of Rhode Island
for permission to amend the charter
of the University 80 as to make the
Institution non -sectarian. The present
charter. a product OF the days when
the form OF a mans relirion was con-
sidered ar Important as its Substance.
provides that . majority of the board
Of fellows shall be members of the
baptist denomination. While Browns
record in turning out three such re-
rnarIable executives as the present
Governors OF New York. Rhode island
and New Jersey 10 held to be sumcient
proof Of vfrife and efficient MANAGE
ment those in favor OF the proposed
change claim that the denominationai
clause in the charter Is deterring de-
sidable students from attending the
university. and that In several IN
stances the same reason has prevented
the college from participating In gem
erous requests. When the CarneEie
Foundation was established with the
primary object Of providing for coll
lege professors and teachers who have
devoted their lives to the cause OF edu-
cation, its provisions were so framed
as to encourage the letting down OF
Brown alumni of New York, who them
selves include every denomination un-
der the sun, are anxious to see their
alma mater take the lead in giving ex-
preston to the undoubted tendency of
the times away from restrictive fea-
lures In educational work.
While the Interstate Commerce Com
mission at washington is barking up
the railroad combination tree In which
1t has located Mr.. r. III. Hartman. the
chief anxiety OF that eminent finan-
cier seems to be the selection OF q
permanent place OF residence At the
time of his appearance before the COM
mission at the hearing in New York,
he was credited with the statement
that IL 1t came to choice between
jail and the poor house. he would pre-
fer the former. A few days ago SEN
ator Tiliman suggested an even less
desirable place than either. But. per-
mitted a somewhat wider range Of
choice, and evidently q little particu-
lar as to his associations in any event,
MIR. Hartman first selected one of the
most expensive corners available on
Fifth avenue as the site for city
mansion, and now has paid $4,000 for
a hundred-acre estate overlooking the
Hudson River. on which to erect q
modest country home. The property
is near to the estate which William
Rockefeller recently purchased as the
site for a 100000 villa to be erected
this summer for his son. Percy. Not
far away is Pocantico Hills. the ST.
100000 residence place of John ID.
Rockefeller when he is not lodging
process servers. and q little farther up
the river Wall street broker is spend
ing $250,000 on a medieval palace to
contain seventy-fiye rooms. Nowhere
in all Mr.. Harriman's surroundings is
the Door house which he appears SO
much to dread In evidences but in case
the Interstate Commerce Commission
should get him finally. the big stone
building at Sing Sing, in which mis-
guided financiers who neglect to take
Their legal advice in advance find more
or less permanent homes, is near at
hand.
The congestion of the shopping dis
trict was suddenly increased last Fri
day morning by the advent of sixteen
pretty girls and one mere man from
Oregon, who have Just arrived on a
trip which they are making to see the
sights of the effete East. The man is
Philip s.. Bates, editor OF farmers
paper published In Portland, and the
girls are selected lunch or rosy
checked farmsrs' daughters. each of
whom won the privilege of becoming
a member of the party as the prize for
securing the most subscriptions to the
paper in her county. In addition TO
being a champion canvassers, most OF
them have other claims to distinction
which count for a lot In the home
country. even IL not very well under
stood along Broadway. Miss Aida Met
calf, of Benton county. for example.
can milk ten COWS without stopping
to rest; Miss Ella Harrison is the
champion cheesemaker of Tillamo ok;
Miss Grace McCosker is the champion
hop-picker Of Yamhill. besides being
a college student. while Miss Audrey
Woolery can drive a s6-muie team on
her fathers harvesting machine in
Morrow county. Since leaving oregon
the party have visited washington,
where they were introduced 10 Presi-
dent Roosevelt. the jamestown Expo
sition, and other points or interest," IN
the south. 1t is the unanimous opin-
ion, however, that New Kork beats
tbem all. AS a matter Of fact. the
girls should have numepereo seventeen
but Mrs. Daisy StanselL nee Better
isv made the mistake of bringing Mr..
ctanaeu along, and so got separated
Sroa the marty when it reached the Ho-
80 Martha washington, where even
- and timid husbands, unaccustomed
to being out alone, are barred.
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