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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
MRS. aUILLIAN,s. FUNERAL.

Remains Laid To Rest In Oakwood
 Cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Lula F. Quil- Han, who died at her home. so3 High land avenue, Sunday afternoon took place yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence
 Rev. R. R. Ellison of the Forest Avenue Methodist Church ofiiciated at the services.
 The pail bearers were T. J. Graves. Frank Hamill. T. J. Browder. F. H. Elmore. James Stuckey and M. D, Sweat. Interment was in oakwood Cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
Tetley's Teas.
BRINGS NEGRO BACK.
sherim Carroll of Pike County Secures
 Admitted Wife Murderer.

w. c. Carroll Sheriff of Pike County, returned from Houston. Tex, yester- day, bringing with him Sam Matthews. the negro charged with murdering his wife in Troy in 1901. He admits hay ing committed the crime. but says he was drunk when he did 1t.
 Matthews was located in Houston, under the assumed name of Charlie Lee. Sheriff Carroll left Troy for Houston Thursday and returned yes- terday with the negro.
 Matthews is now In the county jail of Montgomery awaiting trial in Sep tember.
 Sheriff Carroll will leave for his home in Troy this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
Money for Famine Sufferers.

The Woman's Missionary Union of the Adams Avenue Baptist Church held successful meeting yesterday after noon at 3:30 o'clock. Business of i'm portance was transacted, the principal item being the appropriation of money for the famine In China.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14

Interesting Meeting of First Presby-
 tertan Missionary Society.
 A successful meeting of the Lizzie Wimbish Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock in the church. Mrs. Earnest Stay presided at the meeting.
 Rev. Henry M. Edmonds, the new pastor of the church, was present and made very interesting talk on the work of the society.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
New General in Texas.

San Antonio. Tex. May 1s--Brig. Gen A. l.. Mover today took formal command of the Department of Texas, relieving Col W. R. Hoyt. who had temporarily commanded the Department since the promotion of Gen. w. s. Me- Caskey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
NEW PASTOR TALKS.

Ask Your Grocer for Tetley's Teas, Please.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
PRESBYTERIANS MET
CHURCHMEN ATTEND CONFERENCE
 AT BIRMINGHAM.
General Assembly of the South Will Convene Thursday Morning--state Dentists in Session--Com-
 mercial Club Election.

Birmingham, May I3.--tSpeciai.)- Upwards of one hundred representa- tive Presbyterian leaders and workers attended the opening session of the evangelistic conference of the Presby- terian Church under the auspices Of the Association of Evangelistic Mis- sions. headquarters of which are in Louisville.
 A chorus of more than fifty voices was organized Sunday and was under the leadership of Robert c. Preston Smith and Percy J. Boyle. The plat form in front of the altar was enlarged to accommodate the chorus.
 The conference began with tho song service tonight at 7.3o o'clock. The church was well-flled. Rev. A. A, Little, D. D., of Selma preached on The Definite Aim of the Church"
 He was followed by Rev. R. A. Wal ton. D. D.. of Kentucky. who preached on The Passion for Souls"
 Dr. Anderson to Take Part.
 The services tomorrow morning will begin at o'clock. Rev. N. L. Ander- son, D. D., of Montgomery. Rev R, o. Film. D. D., Rev. S. 0. Caldwell and Rev. E. W. Smith, D. D.. being on the morning program.
 Three sessions daily of the conference will be held. concluding Wednesday evening.
 Delegates and commissioners are arr irving already for the General Assem- ply of the Presbyterian Church In the South which will begin Thursday morning, Rev. pr. woberton of Mon- treat, s. C., to preach the first sermon The local committees are already meet ing the trains arriving in the city and assigning the commissioners to their respective homes during the General Assembly.
 0ficers of Clearing House.
 The annual meeting of the Birming- ham Clearing House Association will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the clearing house rooms in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
wood ElecteA presldent.

Sterling A. Wood was today elected President of the Birmingham Commer- cial Club. There was no opposition. :. Together with the new Vice Presidents and Board of Directors. the new Pres ident will be installed into of1ce at the annual meeting on May 24. Secre- tary J. B. Babb will at that time pre- sent his annual report. This report will make a fine showing, the city and district having done much in the way of progress during the past twelve months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
omcers of Clearing House.

OEr1Nt1b VT NEtHHEuW HHVWHts
 The annual meeting of the Birming- ham Clearing House Association will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the clearing house rooms in the Commercial State Bank. officers for the ensuing year will be elected and other important business transacted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14

for a visit to friends and relatives in Washington, Baltimore and New York.
 % M &
 The friends of Mir. and Mrs. Will Sellers will be glad to know that their little daughter, Vera, is convalescing after her severe illness, at the home of her grandparents. Mir. and Mrs. F. Burden. on South Court Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

star of about 5h magnitude As the
spectrum OF Capella closely resembles the
solar spectrum. the discrepancy between
the computed and actual brightness can
not be explained satisfactorily, and the
star remains an astronomical enigma.
Another curious paradox connected with
binary stars has recently come to light.
For many years 1t was almost taken for
granted that the brighter star of the pair
has a larger mass than the fainter COM
ponent. This was a natural conclusion as
both stars are practically at the same dis
tance from the earth. But II has been
found recently that in some binary stars
the fainter component has actually the
Epsilon Hydrae the magnitudes Of the
Components three and six, indicating
that the brighter star Is about sixteen
times brighter than the fainter component.
fainter star has six times the mass Of the
brighter And there are other similar
cases. In fact, in these remarkable binary
combinations of suns the fainter star is
really the primary and Is SO far as mass
Is concerned, the Predominant partner
This is a curious anomaly, and cannot be
we'll explained in the present state of our
knowledge of sdereal systems. In the case
of Alpha Centauri the masses of the COM
ponents are about equal while the pri-
mary Ia about three times brighter than
the companion. But here the discrepancy
Is satisfactorily explained by the difference
IN the character OF their spectra, the
brighter component having spectrum of
the solar type. while the fainter seems
further advanced on the road Of evolution.
In the case of Sirius and its faint compan-
ion, the mass OF the bright star is about
twice the mass OF the satellite. while its
light is about 10000 times greaterl Here
the satellite Is either oooled-down sun,
or, possibly, q gaseous nebula. There
seems to be no other explanation Of this
remarkable paradox"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
DISTANCE OF THE STARS.
Those That Are Brightest Not Near
. est to Earth.
From the Literary Digest.

From the Literary Digest.
Astronomers formerly held that the
brightest stars are invariably the nearest
20 the earth. This may no longer be stated
as a general rule. In an article in KnOwl-
edge and Scientific News. J. Z. Gore calls
our attention TO the fact that 1t is mega
tived by recent measurements. He writes.
1T is true that the nearest star TO the
earth, Alpha Centauri, is one OF the bright
est stars In the sky-third IN order OF
brightness-out there are several compar-
ativeiy faint stars which are nearer to US
than some OF the brightest stars. The ex-
plantation Of this apparent paradox is, OF
course. that the stars are not all OF the
Same HiE~ and intrinsic brightness of sur
face some are large bodies al a great dis
fanss grrsrr tho earth. while others are COM
pafs'jvsiy small bodies. but much nearer
n
TINS .fixf.' <'ar capclla forms a Gu
ripBs Aarrrsly paradox Sl1nctrosc0pic
otsSr1 - -'r,= sSsrn tts' ~ ia very close
&nafy t,str :, EAs bssu ssru 'slOngatsI
at rs fSsser, vim observatory with the
great H. ifssY, fsf,s<'S.f pprs pf Bir
Howard f,fpst,- <tI tbs spa<4rsss'rpa and
vtsual tlAas ierf.Afts lr~7-,s 's 'hst - rnhss
u about slSu ,Asn tifnas fhA suns mass
But lie paFallak sbhSus mat y Is q bpgl IA
times brighter thar tha sun This Erra,
briliiancyis Inconsistent with the rprip,4tod
Macy OF tho star. which would irIiratS n
much smaller brightness The sun placed
81 The distance Of Capella would shine a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

succeeded In London only because II makes
English folk feel superior to Americans
In letter published this morning Mrs.
Cook says:
Il do not agree with Mr.. Worms state
ment that the English hate America. Ger
tainly since our arrival in this country the
attention and courtesy extended toward us
by the press and public alike sufficient
to contradict the pessimistic sayings of Mr..
Worm.
Again, / think it is totally wrong to say
that Mrs Wigs and her associates OF the
cabbage patch are looked upon by the
English as representative types of the aver
age American citizens 1t is easy to gather
from the laughter and applause with which
the performances of Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch are greeted to recognize
that the appreciation of the English public
is genuine and sincere, and not the out
come of any petty or jealous sentiment to-
ward America"
The London newspaper which prints this
letter gives it the witty caption: Turning
on Mr. Worm" HAYDEN CHURCH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
BRITISH DECADENCE.
The Great Commons of England Be-
coming Less Human.

The great strength of England has al
ways lain in the class who are called COM
mons or Conmoners Goldsmith says that
princes and peers are to be made by a
breath but a peasantry, middle class, Is
the growth OF ages and when once deCa-
dent can never be replaced. A striking ar
ticle in The Westminster Review is found
ed upon the thesis that the great middle
class of England are declining in every
thing that makes for high character. sim
pIcity OF motive and exalted principle.
Mr. w r Alexander, who writes the article
cited. remarks:
mo one who diligently studies the signs
of the times can fail to observe that the
conditions of modern life in England are
producing change in the character OF the
people, a change which is especially no.
tiCeable among the middle classes In our
large towns. Men are becoming more
shrewd, more prudent, more businesslike,
and In a negative sense more correct they
are becoming less courageous, less impul-
sive, less emotional. and, in word, less
human. This is largely due 20 the increas-
ing complexity OF the mechanism of life.
There is a mechanical spirit abroad, me-
chanical qualities OF mind are being devel-
oped, the breath OF q sirocco is whitening
up the ordinary human feelings. Routine
and the dull details OF business occupy the
individual and tend to encroaoh more and
more on the margin of time and energy
requisite 10 the development OF the higher
qualities OF mind and heart"
Humanism, heroism the IDEAL life. are
things practically excluded from a business
career, In the words of this writer:
Owing to the strain of competition the
professional man must work longer hours
than formerly. he must give more attention
10 his business, he must put more of his
soul into II. He tends to be fret of
business, and. secondly. a human being,
and his standard of conduct, his methods
OF thinking are formed accordingly. The
degree of initiative. OF independence of
Judgment of imagination which his work
calls forth. must depend upon the charac-
ter OF the work and upon the relative i'm
POrtance OF the position which he occupies.
but a rule these are qualities which he
does not tend TO develop. II he ia subor-
dinate he must conform to the will of his
superior and must adapt himself to his
ways OF thinking: II he 10 not q subordi-
nate he has generally 10 acknowledge the
public as his master and must strive to
please the public. He must repress orig
inality and independence Of judgment ex-
cept within limited sphere. and must also
repress imagination and feeling"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
ROOSEVELT AND LONG.
Why Do All Moral, Well-Bred Citizens
Side With the Latter
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Why Is it that all moral. sensible and
well-bred citizens side with DR.. William ].
Long against President Roosevelt? No
body thinks Long a particularly reliable
scientist but now that the terrible Nimrod
of Washington and the Bad Lands has seen
fit to shoot him up, we rally around his
banner ready to swallow his wild animal
whoppers without blinking. Why SO?
Partly I conclude, because we think
Longs logic more tolerable than the Pres
idents. We admit that the gentle naturalist
claims to have observed some pretty star
thing phenomena, but We discount Mr..
Roosevelts right to establish a universal
negative. Though man may fb about
things he's seen It's quite irrational for an
other man to declare dogmat!cally that
they could never 9ave been seen.
Besides We have begun to weary Of the
Ananias Club. We admired its growth as
long as the terms of admission required
sspirants to prod up the President on their
m Rs Nb hs pfom ssus goes us e Dhy
for recruits-out OF a clear sky. 50 TO speak
where's the fun for the rest of US? It's
all right for our chief magistrate to hit
back; that's sport, but we can't applaud
his wanton attack upon peaceful clergy
man any more than we applaud his attack
UPON an innocent fawn.
There's more to it, though. The impulse
occasionally to do something downright
That's why We run after heretics, vote
the wrong ticket and wear straw hats with
the thermometer at 40 degrees From this
exalted motive have read the works
OF DR. Long, well knowing that to do SO
was sort of applied blasphemy. John
Burroushs condemned them. thus making
\ US feel delightfully."- wicked. Still even APP
pled oiasphemy pals after a while. A more
| frightful form of dissipation is then in de-
! mand. If. therefore, the reading and be-
ltevins OF the Stamford parsons little books
| can become absolute treason, rebellion and
| lese majestic. what more glorious lark than
| TO fish them out at intervals to refresh
| our souls withal?
DR.. Longs publishers understand this
| perfectly. SO does DIR. Long. Scarcely had
the Roosevelt attack gained publicity when
advertisements OF the offending volu1nee ap-
Eager u make the most Of his good {oft.:
tune. Allied column after COLUMN. with re-
! pii"a to the President II the row cen hs
| pro'racted. be sure II will be. It's money
in Longs pocket. Eventually. when he has
| grown rich by the adventure. he will doubt
| less 90 something handsome for Mr.. Roose-
welt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

the 1900 persons in the steerage. The last
named will have berthed cabins which a
few years ago were considered good enough
for first-cass voyagers- The increased
room for those in the first cabins will be
particularly noticeable. Roominess is the
watchword of the ship.
AT the dining hour passengers can choose
between dining a la carte in gold and
white salon in the empire style, table
d'hote In a rich mahogany dining room
where the tables are arranged for parties
as small as six persons. Fireplaces with
cheerful burning Goals in stormy weather,
and windows shaped and curtained as In a
private residence, remove the shiplike look
inside.
There are regal suites for wealthy passen-
gers, which are the best examples of the
decorators and upholsterers' skill. These
suites consist of a reception room, sitting
room, two bedrooms and bath. Besides
the regal suites there are thirty-six
grand staterooms, which have small
dressing rooms. All the heating will be
done by electricity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
SCIENCE NOTES.

The next important step in the improve
ment Of the battleship will be the eimi-
nation Of the smokestack and the boilers
At a recent meeting of tho Institution Of
Naval Architects, Mr.. ;. McKechnie, who
read a paper on the subject. declared that
Messrs. Vickers Sons and Maxim had
perfected such a craft and carried out
satisfactory trials with a model in their
testing tank. By the abolition Of the fun
nels there will be more space deck for
heavy guns. driven warship 435
feet in length and 70 feet in width could
carry ten Pinch guns and fire the whole
Of them on either broadside. The engines
could either be worked by gas oil.
One of the leading railroad companies
Of this country has recently changed its
policy relative to the use Of hewn ties
which have always been regarded as more
serviceable than the sawed ones. This
has been done in order to economic in
the wood. The shaping Of a tie under the
ADJ is attended with the great waste Of
material.
In order to find substitute for pine in
the manufacture OF packing boxes for diff
ferent purposes some extensive experiments
have been recently conducted by the for
estry department. About ITO boxes Of
three different sizes were made up and
tested. The tests show that number OF
species OF wood are available for making
both large and small cases which are not
generally employed for the purpose. Cot
tonWoo0 seems TO De the pest IN Gil cases.
The tests indicate also that the majority
Of the nails at the end Of the side, top and
bottom boards should be driven into the
end boards rather than the batten,
To facilitate the movement OF OIL IN
Costa, a distance Of 256 miles. tho expert
ment is to be tried Of rifiing the interior
OF the pipe In the same manner as ia done
to guns. The oil to be handled Is unusu-
ally heavy, and after considerable expert
ment 1t was found that the pumping was
materially facilitated by injecting small
amount of water into the pipe with the
OIL The water seems to be thrown on
the inner surface of the pipe by the mo-
ton caused by the rif1ing and reduces the
friction. There will be tSenty-three pump
ing stations along the line, and each sta
ton will have a storage capacity of five
days supply The movement Of oil per
day will be % 900 barrels.
An irrigation project which is under way
at Stanley lake, about ten miles northwest
of Denver, Col, calls for the erection of
the largest earth dam ever constructed, and
to be built at Gatun, Panama. The Colo
RADIO dam will be mile and quarter long
and 100 feet in height. The lake formed
Will cover about 1000 acres and will store
about 5000 ,OOO, 900 cubic feet Of water, and
will irrigate 100, 900 acres OF land
The anthracite coal production in Penn
sylvania in 1906 amounted to 60, 645. 600 long
tons according to the figures just compiled
by the United States geological survey.
This is 8 6a4 600 tons less than that of 1908.
During the year 3 $40 900 tons were re-
claimed from the old culm banks a larger
amount than in any previous year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

Do English folk dislike Americans to the
extent OF wanting only to see them carl
catured on the stage? Such a statement
is nonsense, of course. but as 1t has been
made seriously by an American theatrical
agent, lately returned from this country, It
perhaps calls for some reply. An effective
one comes from Mrs. Madge Carr Cook.
who of course, is the star of Mrs. Wigs
the piece which A. 7. Worm declares had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
PERFECTION IN TYPEWRITING.
Continuance for Perfecting the "Touch'
Of the Typist.

The success or failure of the student in
typewriting is dependent almost entirely
upon the touch in operating the keys.
An uneven touch produces alternate light
and heavy letters: even touch, uniform
letters The touch on the typewriter is
equally as important the touch on
the piano-it must be gagged with great
care and accuracy. 1t has been learned
from careful observation that operator
looking at the keys will invariably strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

Harrison Grey Fiske has secured from
Roberto Bracco, the Italian drainatist, a
one-act play that Zacconi has acted with
great success in Italy. Signor Bracco
has arranged to write a play for Mrs.
FiSke,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

Maude Adams is to make a short re-
vival of Quality Street" and then is to
appear in a poetic play from the French.
entitled The Jester in which she will
portray for part of the action a hunch-
back jester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen cambridge Kennedy
of Warrenton. Va have issued cards to the
marriage of their daughter. Agnes Gray
kennedy TO DR. William Beverly Mason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
Treasury Agent Dead.

NEW YORK. August 12.-Col. Tallesen
Evans special agent Of the Treasury at this
port, is dead at his home in Workers.. after
brief illness. He was a veteran OF the
civil war and held many public positions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-05
PLAN WAR ON TRUSTS.
Secretary 5onaparte Outlines the
Proposed Campaign Asainsi, Cor.
porations-piseusses Methods
to Pursue With President

Washington, April Am import.
ant conference was held at the White
ouse this afternoon on the subject
OF trust prosecutions under way by
the department Of justice. Thos,
present included our members OF
the presidents cabinet. Messrs. Root
Bonaparte Garfield and Cortclyou
The discussion today was a general
one without reference to any partic-
uiar trust or corporation, and no CON
clusions We're reached Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte 1t Is said, Is OUTLINING
plant for action. He submitted his
programme to the president and his
cabinet associates with the view Of
receiving any sugge stions as to the
best methods to pursue when the ad.
minlstration is ready to resume the
trust prosecutions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-05
RICHARD OLNEY
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Court In the
Indian Territory, Southern District
Malisa Curry, plaintiff. VS.. Charles
Curry. defendant. No. 6967.
The defendant. Charles Curry, is
warned to appear in this court in
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff. Malisa Curry.
Witness the Honorable Hosea
Townsend. judge of said court and
the seal thereof, this 2lst day Of
February. 1907.
(SeaD c. NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
By w. S. Crockett, Deputy.
]. 7. Wheeler, Attorney.
Attorney for nonresident Geo. l..
Jordan.
First published March 6, 1907.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-05
SAY BIXBY WILL RESIGN.
Statement Made That Ne VIII Pursue
This Course Rather Than Submit
10 an Investigation b. Ue.
partment.

Ardmoreite Special
Washington. D. G. April 4-The
Washington correspondent FOR tne
Minneapolis Journal is authority for
the statement that Tams BiNby will
shortly resign as commissioner FOR
the five civilized tribes
Mr. Bixby's resignation will not be
voluntary. according to the story. but
he has chosen this course because m.
only yother alternative was 20 sub
NIT TO an exhaustive investigation
which had been practically determin.
ed upon by Secretary Garfield
J. George Wright, Indian inspector
and George Ward OF Kansas are
prominently mentioned as Bixbys sue.
cessor.