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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
snau W. keep the rhllippins"'

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 . seryice to the country in publish- tnc FIgures that show the cost or ths ph,,inntues to the United States. Per- bsns thev will make Americans Lnink over the question whether the eno, s.o,,. a~nense of maintaining our rue ne thA islands Is worth the oenent 70 our national pride they cause
 The cost of the PhilippineN to tne limited States, exclusive or the .sa nsnses of the war with Spain, was sIo'- pen ooo rhere was no need of paying tbat or any sum for them, for they ,vera Legitimate conquest;but Presl- aort MnESfnley's sense of delicacy com neIled him to agree to making good in nart spaIn's losses. But that SEV,- ooo 0O0 is nothing to the cost or pael- flying and ruling the islands. they M have already consumed more I t"An S40O, ,0OO, 900 of American money ana ooI annual payments on that account coine to. not less than $So,OOo'oo0 year.
 In return for this really enormous expense this country derives no ad- vantages worth mentioning from the Phillipines. They produce no reve- nue. nor is 1t likely they will ever do SO They are of no benefit to Amer lean commerce. and the only return we have from them is the privilege Of maintaining a coaling station and naval base there, neither of which we should need if we should withdraw from that part of the world.
 One does not have to be an anti-ex- to see that there are reas- ons why possession of the Philippines is not advantageous to the United nor does one have to criucise the colonial policy of the admtnistra- tfon. The question whether we shall retain them, and go on paying large sums every year. Is one that the peo- nIe can decide after they have consid- cred all the facts. But the facts are well worth considering.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Becomes A Vegetation.

Lady Paget. who is better known as Mrs. Arthur Paget,. and was formerly Mary Paran Stevens, of New York, has surprised her many friends by be- coming convert to vegetarianism.
 She has joined a small but influential band of society people who eschew flesh blood and subsist on vegetable fare.
 Since her terrible accident in the elevator at her London house. LadN Paget. has been partial cripple, and she believes that now she is compelled to be less active, lighter diet is neees- sary. But until she adopted the vege- tartan cult she was known to be lover of table luxuries.
 Two very prominent ducheses are Lady .Paget's chief supporters in yege- tarianism. The Duchess of Portland, who is considered the foremost English sportswoman, is fond of entertaining her friends to vegetarian meals, some times at the Food Reform restaurant in the, West End. The Duchess of Bedford, another sporting peeress, lives almost entirely upon vegetable food. Lady Henry Somerset, the noted sociological worker, and Lady Ply mouth are two other titled ladies who are vegetariaHs.
 Among prominent Englishmen who have renounced the meat diet arc Admiral Lord Charles Bcresford, whose vegetarianism is hardly consistent with his bluff and virile personality; The Rev. Edward Lyttelton. headmaster Of Eton, and a great athlete; George Bernard Shaw, General" Booth, and Pastor R. J. Campbell, the eloquent preacher. All these men are great workers, and manage to sustain strenuous and brilliant career on her baceous diet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Jumps from steepre.

Kneeiing and praying for three hours a few yards away from young girl, on the top of church steeple, in an endeavur to persuade her from com hitting suicide by Jumping to the ground 120 feet below. was the expe- rienee of the Rev Father Seaver of Saggart County of Dublin.
 The girl. pretty domestic servant of 21, was followed up the steepIe hy the priest, who tried to persugde her to give up her idea of self-destfuction. At last he knelt down close to her but every time he tired to get near enough to get hold of her. she advanced as if to throw herself over.
 He impIored her to leave her terTi- bIe position, but she refused.
 He held up a crucifix, asking her to take 1t, but she would not, saying that she would meet him on the ground. Finally she shouted. 'T will meet you below" and flung herself over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
counters in DIsrenute

After a great deal of back talk and scandal. the Countess of Warwick has closed the Agricultural School which she opened some time ago, with such 8, flourish of trumpets at Dunmow in Essex.
 The real trouble has been that the Essex educational authorities have no belief in the Countess's sincerity. and some of them made some very strong remarks which were meant to reach the Iadv. about the Countess's general be- havior.
 . Others declare that the fair Countess, having been completely summed by the socialist-Labor group and even de- serted by Mir William Thorn, would now turn here attention to making Socialists of Essex children. The Countess was furious with the com mittee and as the school is built upon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Iumning snYes ship.

The ryhthmic Jumping of $50 tackles" saved the British battleship Commonwealth from the fate of tho Montagu, when she ran aground in a dangerous place on the Clyde.
 The battleship Montagu. represent ing $600O.O00 worth of fighting machinery, was abandoned as a hope less wreck on Lundy Island, off the Cornish coast. but her sister ship the Commonwealth was safely got off by the muscular exertion of her crew.
 The Commonwealth ran into an in- charted rock when returning from target practice, and was badly damaged. Sheawas so nicely balanced in her Judgement, however, that is was decided, after reversing the engines, had failed to extricate her. to try the experiment of mastering all the avail able hands on the extreme aft, and setting them to jump in unison
 The regular jumping of twenty-five tons of solidly built seamen had the effect of making the huge vessel rock like a see-saw until she gradually floated off With the rising tide.
 In fifteen minutes she was afloat, and the navy expense of hauling her off with tugs, was saved,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Enrthaualken in War.

Tn the next great war earthquake experts will probably be employed to locate the enemy's artillery when 1t is hidden. By experiments during the target practice Nof the Austrian .artil- iery at Gurkfeld. Professor Be1ar of Laiback Observatory has proved that it is possible to record the vibrations ef 1unnery by seismic instruments used for recording earthquakes.
 Professor Belar, with his earthquake instruments, was able to determine the position of the guns from a great dis lance. the "seismograph" recording both the firing of the guns and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15

Under the new training college regulations of England, candidates will be elected as entered on the register, independent of their religion, and the Church of England school authorities have been urged to place on the lists every available name' to preclude the possibility of others securing admission for the next four or five years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
AInnsionn for Sale.

If any wealthy American requires a princely home with a whole galaxy of ghosts and historical memories at his command. there are two such places to choose from, which have suddenly ap- peared in the English property market
 The appearance of either in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
police Make Demands.

The policemen of London declare that either they or the motor busses run ming through the streets of the city must 20. The busses make them sick, the policemen say. give them headache and sore throats.
 Physicians say that the police are right, that the fumes of the busses, If inhaled constantly by men on duty in a narrow street like Ludgate Circus, acts as deadly poison, and the city au- therities have taken the matter under consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Witchcraft and superstitIon.

Medieval superstition and the belief in witchcraft lourished in the twen- tieth century among. the Polish pea santry. At the village of Wieliszew, only an hours journey from Warsaw, a witch batting orgy worthy of, the dark ages. has been indulged in Jby a crowd of credulous and angry peas- ants.
 The victim was a harmless woman. Josephine Ziolkow, who, by some means, had incurred the eRmity of Jan Zbroh and his daughter Marya. The girl declared that Josephine had be witched'' her so that she could not rise from her bed for lack of strength. The story spread about the village by Jan Zbroh, who soon stirred up the people to superstitious frenzy against the woman Ziolkow. Marya told the neighbors that she would be well again if she drank some of the witch's blood. !"
 When the crowd of villagers found the unfortunate witch" they beat her senseless. The blood that ran from her nosel and ears they took to Marya who drank it, and declaring herself cured went out to work again.
 This brutal affair resulted in the arrest of two of the peasants, but they all persist in believing that by half killing the poor woman they had per- formed righteous deed.
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her own estate. she has absolute power to close the establishment.
 It has been noticed that the Coun- tess's house parties at Daston Lodge have been largely composed. of late, of immediate relatives or foreigners.
 The Countess appears to have fallen between two stools by embracing Socialism and at the same time trying to keep her place In the most frivolous set in society.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Create. Bad Impression.

Coming at time when the Kaiser <and his government are doing every thing to bring about friendly under standing with France. an article by Colonel Gaedke, the well known mill itary critic in the Berlin Taseblatt. has created a very bad impression at Court.
 The Colonel first proves statistical ly that the French army is numerically much weaker than the German both in peace and war. This being an in- dlsputable fact, of course. cannot be % very objectionable to our French neighbors but what is sure to arouse e storm of indignation in France IS the statement made by Colonel Gaedke. that in her endeavor to follow pace with Germany thousands of men are serving in the French army who are physically unfit for military service. and who would be worse than useless in case Of war.
 Th0 colonel, who has long been per-, aona non grata with the Kaiser, who some time ago ordered his Minister to forbid the use of his military rank and deprive him of his right to wear the uniform of a colonel. has touched a very sore point and wounded the pride of France at very inopportune moment.
 It is safe to predict that be will be severely punished for his inhiscretion, if the arm of the Kaiser can reach him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
n EMPRESS MAY NOT WALK MORE German Kaiserin a Per manent Cripple. AT LEAST SHE WILL LIMP Colonel in Army Reflects on the French. etonesaasan Dies ia Hospital After Living Thirteen Years in Bath
 --The Gossip of
 Berlin.
BY WALTER DusKIRK.

Berlin, Sept, 14-From very reli- able source I hear that 1t is feared that the Kaiserin, who on August 21st, while at the Castle of wilheImshehe, injured her foot, may never be able fo walk again, or at least not without iimping.
 The official bulletin issued at that time stated that the Empress stumbling burst small vein, but that she would need only few weeks rest to be fully, recovered.
 Three weeks have now passed and there are rumors afloat that the wound refuses to heal and that the condition of the Empress is anything but satis- factory.
 A prominent Berlin surgeon whom I interviewed regarding the case, but whose name must not be mentioned. told me that while he knew nothing of the Elnpress' case he considered t quite likely that there was some foundation.
 "A rupture Of a vein such as the one from which her Majesty is suffer ing Is not unusual In women of her age who have given birth to many chiIdren. Often the rupture occurs without any external cause.
 TT the walls of the veins are weak ened and if the rupture is more seri- ous than officially admitted, the Em- press's recovery may be very slow although I would not care to say that 1t Is improbable. That the accident will cause her to walk with a limp, consider quite likely especially as she has injured the same limb three times before--at Berchtesgaden, step ping from a boat, at her fall down stairs at Cadnien and also when her horse fell with her in the Grunewald Borne years ago."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Duchess VIII Lead.

The most famous English beauty of recent years is now Duchess of Pless. first lady of one of the oldest and wealthiest families in the German mo- hility. The. death of the old Duke, John Henry XIV, has given the duke dom and more than $2O,o00. 900 to ~his son, Prince John Henry XIV, who mar ried the beautiful Mary Cornwallis- West in 1891.
 The new Duchess, who is highly popular in Berlin society by reason of her beauty and wit, was a brilliant debutante of eighteen when she mar ried Prince Henry, who was then a young diplomat at the German Elm bassy in London. She is related by marriage to the American widow of Lord Randolph Churchill, who married George Cornwallis-W West.
 The Duchess will now take her place as recognized leader of German so- ciety in the imperial capital. She will. take up her residence in the palatial mansion of the old duke, where the famous 'Hubertus" dinner.
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 bursting of the shells at the target,
 This system of scientific reeonnais- sance will, In the opinion of military experts. be extremely useful under the conditions of modern warfare, because the new artillery tactics depend so much on the conceaIment of the guns. and the use of smokeless powdef and extreme ranges also tend to make the "seismograph,' a necessary adjunct to the equipment of an army in the neid
 Has to Live In a Bath.
 The death has just occurred in the public hospital at Brunswick of a stone mason named Ferdinand schlimme. after having lived for nearly thirteen years in a bath.
 In the year 1894 Schlimme, who was then 20 years old, fell from a tree and fractured his spine. The, lower part of his body became paralyzed, and certain internal organs were pre- vented from performing their asual functions.
 In order to save his life, the doctors decided to place him in a permanent bath, in which he has since reclined, his body being supported on specially contrived pillows.
 The water was kept at temperature of e4 Fahr., and. immersed in the wa ter Schlimme felt little or no pain. He passed his time making baskets, which he sold ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15

Mobile Register. 2
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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25
MUST WORK NOW.
Two Loafers Sent to Snake Hill from
Harrison for Ninety Days.

Judge Branegan. in the Harrison Police
Court this morning. sentenced two men,
who are apparently ~loafers, to spend
ninety days each in the Hudson County
Penitentisry. They gave their names as
John Walsh. Of Brooklyn. and John Hill,
of John street. Harrison. They were ar
rested early this morning by the Harrison
police for lettering around the Harrison
A. c. baseball grounds in New Jersey
Railroad avenue. Harrison. and being
drunk. 1t is charged.
The men, 1t is said, have been making
a habit Of freauenting that neighborhood
and sleeping at the oval When a~rraigned
before Judge Branegan the latter asked
the men If they ever did any work, and
and they replied that they did not.
well. I'll give you some work to per-
form" declared his honor. Nov. you
two men can spend the next three months
In Jail. working there.
II notice lately" he continued, that
the town Of Harrison is he place where
yCur kind Of characters come to raise dis
~turbances. 1 am determined that l will
send, every man that is brought before
me. on a charge of lettering on streets, to
Jail for a term
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25
ANDREW MASON RESIGNS.
Has Been Valuable Servant of Uncle
Sam for Fifty Years.

NEW YORK. July 25.-Audrew Mason,
superintendent of the New York assay Of
fee, who has been in the service OF the
government for fifty years or more, has
presented his resignation to Director of
the Mint Roberts. He has forwarded il t.
President Roosevelt.
During his half century of service in the
Philadelphia mint and in the New York
assay Office, Superintendent Mason has
made an envlable record. Among his
other services to the government was the
invention of a new process for refining
the precious metals, which resulted In the
saving of large sums annually in the cost
of operating the New York assay office.
In recognition Of his service Congress
voted Mr.. Mason a large bonus.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25
COLONEL AYRES NOW
ON THE RETIRED LIST.
Famous overcoat Incident at West Point
in Which Wife Figured Ends
Army Career.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Lieutenant-
Colonel Charles G. Ayers. Fourteenth Cav
airy. has been placed upon the retired list
of the army, from this date July "a, 1900,
on the finding of o retiring board that he
is incapacitated for active service on ac-
count of disability incident to the service.
The retirement Of Colonel
Charles G. Ayers was indirectly the result
of the publication of an interview In
which he was reported to have criticised
army methods of administering Justice as
nm outcome of the difficulty which Mrs.
Ayers had had with the authorities at
the Military Academy Mt West Point In
connection with the famous "overcoat In
cident."
Inspectors who had been at work upon
his case for some time developed the fact
that he had before been Examined by .
medical board as to his fitness for active
military service, Thereupon 1t was re
solved by the department authorities tc
have another examination of this charac-
ter made before proceeding legally agalnsi
Lieutennnt-C Colonel Ayers. and the boare
appointed In connection with this decision
having found that he was incapacitated
under the regulations the only course oper
was to order his retirement, which the
President has done.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25
HARRISON-EAST NEWARK.

Overseer of the Poor Patrick f. Brane-
gan, Of Harrison, has returned from his
vacation.
John Hansen and James Kellett, both
of Harrison, are at Atlantic City SPEND
ing a vacation.
The funeral of Thomas Marion, OF ~
Harrison avenue, Harrison, was held this
morning from the Church of the Holy
Cross, Harrison. The interment was In
the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.
Henry Bloodhart, of S7 Ann street, and
Charles O'Brien, of AIT Railroad avenue,
both Of Harrison. are spending a vacation
at Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duncan, OF liar
rison, are at the Catskill Mountains on
their wedding tour.
The annual picnic Of the Sunday school
of the Davis Memorial M. e. Church
Harrison, will be held Saturday morning
at Belgrove drive, Arlington. A special
trolley ear will leave the church for the
picnic grounds at $3.50 o'clock.
John II. Cooney, of North Fourth street
Harrison, left today for Fort Wayne, Ind.
where he Is Installing the heating system
in the new plant of the General Electric
Company at that place.
The Misses Bertha and Lillian Davimos
of Harrison avenue, Harrison, are spend
ing a vacation at Mountaindale. Sullivan
County, n. Y.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25
NOTES.

District Deputy Grand Chief Washing
ton Edward Frank Installed the following
officers of Colonel Emil Frey Circle Broth
erhood of America No. 35 at Michers Hall
Tuesday night; Past Chief Washington.
Robert Braitsch; Chief Washington, Harry
Jenkins: chief Jefferson. William Schol-
lenberger: Chief Franklin. Frederick
S%teinburn: honorable score keeper, Emil
Frank: honorable register William J..
Moore: honorable treasurer, Felix N. VI
tai: honorable herald. Henry Garrabrant:
watch of the day. Albert Goodbroad. and
watch of the night. Adolph Eichenberger.
The circle will go on their annual excur5
sion the latter part of August, the follow
Ing committee of arrangements being APP
pointed to take charge: Felix N. Vital.
Henry Garrabrant. Edward Frank. Hugh
Wallace and William Sc~hollenberger.
In honor of the success of the recent
excursion. given under the auspices of
the Plattdeutscher Verein, a banquet and
reception was held at Kemper's Park and
Hall for the members and families. Vocal
ard instrumental solos were rendered and
a Jolly time kept up until an early hour,
The committee was composed of President
Otto John. Henry Rade. Carl Brandorff
Richard S~chuchmacher. Adolph Law. Car
Sculd and Enrich Sculd. :
Regular rehearsal was resumed by the
Socialist Liedertafel at New Saenger Hal
Tuesday night under Karl Deichman
leader. A brief session followed. at which
plans were discussed for the annual con-
cert and ball Mt Kurz's Hall October q, Q
committee for which viii probably bt
elected at the next meeting.
A meeting of the directors Of Odd Eel,
low Hall Association win take place a
lib Sixteenth avenue Friday night at
o'clock.
The regular meeting Of Father Toomes
Branch No. 1853, l.. c. e. A., will be hello
In T. A. b. S. hall on Friday evening
Assessment 211 is called for at this meet
ing. July's dues are payable. Members
are requested to attend this meeting, al
Miss Cray will give her report OF the re
cent convention.
ST. Gottfried's Council No. lis, c. B. I.
held their regular meeting at Paul Nolfi
Hall Tuesday night The usual routine
work of the month being transacted, sew
eral candidates were initiated. Addresse
were made by the supreme and State OH
GERS and representatives FROM the UniteC
i German Councils. After the meeting re
1freshments were served.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25
OIL CAR WRECKED,
BURNS; THREE KILLED.
Top-Heavy Oil Tank Cause of Car Leav-
ing Track in Deep Cut-Dead
Were Stealing Ride.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, July 25.-A top
heavy oil tank filed with naphtha
caused a freight train wreck which
cost three lives Wednesday night at a
point on the Big -Four Railroad. Is
miles north of Eau Claire. The killed
were men stealing rides on the freight
One body was almost entirely consumed
bJ the flames that followed the explo-
sidn. A second body was burned SO
thai identification Will be impossible.
The wreck occurred in a deep cut and
on a heavy curve. The car Of oil left
the tracks and Immediately burst into
flames. A half dozen loaded cars piled
in aheap and were consumed by abe
fire. The track is impossible and trains
are being detoured.