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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Recruits for the Army.

A determined attempt by distin- guished army officer to obtain recruits for his regiment aroused the military enthusiasm of Covent Garden Market yesterday.
 Twenty bewlldered porters engaged in the green grocery line are telling amazing tales of how they were "en- listed" and carried away in four wheel ed cabs to serve the King as soldiers
 The hero of the stony is an officer of distinction, a member of the Distin- gulshed Service Order. at present sta- toned at the regimental depot at Mill Hill. The customary calm of Covent Garden Market. at night was interrupt ed late on Wednesday evening by the recruits to make up the strength of his rcgiment-the Middlesex Militia. the Duke of Cambridge's own.
 The zealous officer was fortunate in meeting Mullens. the uncrowned King of Coyent Garden Market" the porter to whom MT. Yates. the benevolent mil lionaire, distributed largesse.
 As soon as he heard the officers de- ruand for men. Mullens collected twen ty-two willing recruits. and the de- lighted officer. hailing four cabs. whicb h. packed with volunteers. left for Mill Hill barracks.
 The Coveut Garden porters thus en- listed were only too glad to celebrate the occasion, and 1t was a merry band which arrived at Mill Hill early in the morning.
 So far so good but the Covent Gar den men waiting in barracks yearned for the market. and discovered that they were not so keen as they had be- Iieved on living tue life of soldiers. This revulsion of feeling grew stronger as the hour for the inspection by the medical officer grew nearer. and twen- ty men with one accord broke barracks
 Without waiting for breakfast. or any unnecessary explanation score of Covent Garden porters hurried away from the call of the drum back to the greens and potatoes they loved so we'll. Two only remained, and these alone of the Covent Garden contingent were left to face the roll-call yesterday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Sarcasm of shaw.

The biting criticism of G. Bernard Shaw. in "Everybody's Magazine" of America and Americans in his article on "A Nation of Villagers" has been trans lated and printed by many prominent papers here.
 Of course the article is what the Ger fans call "Gefumdenes Fressau" Tor that part of the press which IS always ready to 20 for America and England, huff even more conservative papers agree that the article is splendidly written and that the sting of It's sar. casm. in spite of all congregations, may do the people of the United States good after they get over their first feeling of resentment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Nayx oraers Tarbines

The naval authorities, who for long time refused to consider the turbine it for warships, but who recently com pletely changed their minds. have de- cided to ask the Reichstag for an ap- propriation to build a government fac tory for the manufacture of tur- pines to be used in the naval ves- aels now being built.
 Private factories, they claim, are .swamped with orders and cannot turn out the engines fast enough.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

If you will be true to the best oi yourself. living up to your nature. standing boldly by the truth or your word and satisfied herewith, then you will ha a. hanpy man.--Marcus Aurelius.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

And still we love the evil cause. And of the just effect complain; We tread upon life's broken laws.
 Whittier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

The glory of conquering the conse- quences of defeat is greater than the glory of a bloodless victory.-Nettle- ship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Noises in London Streets.

There may come a happy time when the organ-grinder. the motor-omnibus. the German band, and the itinerant vendors of milk, coal and vegetables will cease to trouble the work or sleep of London citizens.
 That happy time is probably In the dim future. but meanwhile the Street Noise Abatement Society hopes to pre- sent a petition with about 100000 sig natures to the Home Secretary with a view to fresh legislation which will deal effectively with some of these nuisances.
 The society Is circularizing house. holders. who are asked to reply to the following questions:
 First-Should German bands be- al- lowed to play in the public thorough fares of London?
 Second-Should organ grinding be permitted in the squares. streets, etc, of the metropolis?
 Third-Should noisy traction engines be allowed?
 Fourth-Should noisy motortompi- buses be permitted to be a source of annoyance to the public?
 Fifth-Sh ould shouting in the streets by coal hawkers, milkmen, etc., be al- lowed?
 Sixth-Should whistiing for cabs be permitted?
 Seventh--Should noisy church bells be permitted?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
weIght of Ghosts.

''what ghosts weigh," was the novel subject treated in a lecture given in London by a noted medium" George Spriggs, President of the Psycho- therapeutic Society.
 After describing some weird experi- ences in the spirit world, MT. Spriggs gave particulars about the weight of spirit forms. "Weighing machines" he said, were used at one of. my seances 10 ascertain the distinguish ing features between the medium and the materialized spirit forms. My
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
May Float Jap Loan.

A news agency in this city, which IS generally well informed on American news, states that Japanese short term loan is about to be floated in the United States and that Japan has pro- tested against this loan being placed on the Paris stock-exchange.
 The News Bureau adds that Japanese diplomats contend that the present gold famine in the United States is a bluff and is only intended to enable the United States to make a war fund.
 M. Henri de Noussanne, commenting on this, asks what has become of the four and half thousand millionsi in gold which three years ago, according to official American statistics, were stated to be lying in the safes of the banks of Washington and New York. Either that information was incorrect or the present gold famine Is bluff.
 Honest people," adds the writer, twill prefer to believe the former since the American government is al- lowing its citizens to borrow abroad at the high rate of seven per cent and to bring millions from Europe" Can one think that America with d politi- cal object Is trying to impoverish Eng land. the ally of Russia of her avail able .fundsY
 Certainly there is nothing elear in this history of the American crash, and doubtless there is no more sincerity in the economic and political statements we have heard from America than in the Pacific declarations of entente with Japan which for six months past have been in the mouths of American states men" EtF G
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
KING EDWARD
 IS ASHAMED Wants to Improve Buck ingham Palace. FUNDS ARE RUNNING LOW
 As Friends May Aid the Victoria
 Memorial. Charles wyndham, the Great English Actor. Talks of Georse Bernard Shaw and His Methods of writing.
 
BY ROBERT BRoDERICk.

' London. liking Edward, like many of his subjects. is ashamed of the dingy. shabby appearance of his London residence, Buckingham Palace, and Is anxious to have the exterior improvements @iected.
 Thfs will be urgently necessary when the Queen Victoria Memorial. an Inn portant aud ornate piece of sculpture in front of the palace, is completed. Already the elaborate arrangements of wrought iron gates, stone balustrades, etc., that surround the circular space cleared for the memorial, make the old palace look extremely mean and dirty. Buckingham Palace was built at a time when London houses and public buildings were designed more or less on the.barrack plan as regards the ex- terior. The facade. although not with out simple dignity and proportions mad flat piainness of design which is very far from the modern style of architecture. It has also been allowed to accumulate a thick coat of Lon don grime, which gives 1t sombre and dingy aspect.
 ments. a scheme is afoot to provide the funds by national subscription. The expense would be too heavy for the Kings privy purse. and his majesty is reluctant to ask Parliament to vote the money. The proposed fund will be promoted by some of the Kings personal friends, who are very infiu- ential in raising such funds.
 The original scheme for the Queen Victoria Memorial included the addi- tion of mansard roof to Bucking- nam Palace. but this was abandoned because of insufficient funds. Appa- rently the new scheme will include this new roof. With an addition to its height, and thorough cleansing of the facade, Buckingham Palace will begin to look worthy of being the chief residence of the King of England.
 Methods of Shaw.
 George Bernard Shaw's queer meth ods of writing his famous plays Is described by Sir Charles Wyndham. and quoted in biography of the Eng fish actor just published.
 Bernard Shaw" says Sir Charles. twas very anxious for me to appear in some of his productions. remem- Der his coming to me some years ago to read me one of his plays. He put his hand in his Cbreast-pocket and pro- duced & small notebook, which he placed on the table. Then he dived into another pocket. and produced an- other notebook. little larger than the first. He proceeded in this fash ion to ransack his pockets until no fewer than seven small notebooks lay on the table.
 That's the play,' said Mir. Shaw. complacentIy. T always write my plays on the tops of omnibuses, so I have to use notebooks. The play that was thus written in seven volumes on the tops of omnibuses was "The<Phil- anderer," which was recently produced without much success at the Court Theatre.
 Weight of Ghosts.
 ''what ghosts weigh," was the novel subject treated in a lecture given in London by noted medium" george Spriggs, President of the Psycho-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

4.'r .-I
 clothes were taken on before the sitting commenced and weighed. and I also was weighed. The same proce- dure' took place after the sitting, and I always found that as result of the seance II had lost three pounds in weight. which 1t took me three days to recover.
 '"The first spirit form who stepped on to the scales turned the beam at 100 pounds, but subsided rapidly in weight. Indeed. failing to turn the scale at eighty pounds, he hurriedly retreated. Returning again his weight was reg istered at 104 pounds, then 107 pounds. and then under 100 pounds.N The twen- ty-pound weight being then removed. he failed to turn the beam at eighty pounds. losing at least twenty -four pounds in about thirty seconds. An- other spirit form weighed 139 1-2 pounds at first. and then subsided to IT pounds. All of which seems to prove tha volatile nature of the mys- terious spirit-substanc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Airship for Actress.

Mlle Lavaliere. the popular and beau- tiful Parisian actress, is having small afrship built for her in order that she may avoid seasickness when crossing the Channel. Some time ago she went to London to play in an operetta, and was so ill with mai de mer that she says she hardly dared set her foot on board a steamer again--even when 1t meant returning to the Paris she adores.
 She was so i'll on the return Journey that she has since been unmercifully leased by her friends, who said she ought to have an airship built for her. and she had only to say the word and they would immediately order one. She at first treated the matter as a joke, but when Messrs. Santos-Dumont and Facoues Faure took the matter up and said it would be quite practicable, she became all fire and enthusiasm.
 Now the chief ambition of Mile. La- valiere is to be the first actress to cross the Channel by airship. The first time she flies over to London she will be accompanied by Santo- Dumont, who will pilot the machine. but later on she will pilot it herself. She only needs now to have her jewels stolen while she is en route to become the success of the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Church at Auction.

The mayor of a small village near Diton. called Brassey-sur-Tille to give expression to his pantheism has with the consent of the village council, put up the parish church for sale by auction on condition that it is immediately pulled down and the materials carted away.
 The church. which Is a solid six teenth century edifice,, was bought by a firm of contractors for fifty dollars. All the church. fittings and furniture were also sold. An oil painting went for twenty dollars. the old oak carved pulpit and sounding board was sold to a Socialist elector for one dollar. The stone baptismal font is now used in the village cemetery as water trough the communion table is a pigpen. \
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
'CASTELLANE
 IS A POOR MAN French Count Says So
 Himself. RIDES WITH HIS CHILDREN Number of Visitors to Paris
 Increases. Lavaliere, . Popular Actress win Fly over The Channel in Airship
 te Avoid Mai-de- M
BY HENRY DUBOIS.

Paris. Dec. 1.-The "Cri de Paris" in It's latest number says:
 'Everyone knows that Count Bont de Castellane finds great amusement since his divorce in never going out without taking a cab and choosing the most broken-down and most ramshackfe conveyance he can find.
 What can do? he says to his friends. T am not rich" &
 But one day in each month Count de Castellane drives out in grand style in swell victoria or a luxurious auto mobile. By his side or in front of him are seated two beautiful children They are his: for has he not the right to have them all to himself or few hours from time to time?
 On these days Count Boni has the most expensive and aristocratic vehicle he can find and to his friends he ex- plains. with perfect good-humor: What can do? My children cannot go out in a common cab. They are rich!"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

Observatory iB the Pyrenees.
 The highest observatory in the world a gigantic telescope has been installed on the summit of the Pic du Midi in the Pyrenees. The alti-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

tude Is $500 feet, the instrument weighs ten tons and 1t has taken LcuI years to build and place m posa.Ion. The cost however was not vsfs only twenty thousand dollars
 The task of hoisting the seie:cope \ sections up to the Pic du Mioi VIZ gigantic one. The only opser ',, fiat m Mount Blanc, which however, lis rot a. serious rival since can only he uxed occasionally. Astronomers ano 2 scientific men of all countries invi.eu to make free use of the Pic du Midi observatory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Infantr nnd Strong Drink.

According to return issued by the Home once on the subject of the fre- quenting of public houses by women and children. 39.541 women and 1O.746 children were seen to enter twenty three London public houses on which observations was kept for twelve hours day on four days.
 The return also contains reports from chief constables on the subject. The Chief, Constable of Birmingham says:
 "I have seen women giving infants a portion of their beer to drink. and am told they do this as 1t makes the chill dren sleepy and quiet.
 Tn the lower quarters of Birming- ham women resort to the public houses shortly after 10 o'clock in the morning In large numbers, when they are sup posed to be doing their shopping. and on these occasions they take the young CT children and infants. The same thing occurs late at night. especially on Saturday night"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
visitor. to Paris.

The number of foreign visitors to Paris has increased in really extraordi- nary proportions during the last few years. There are in the city now some 1900 hotels and boarding houses, and the name of every visitor who sleeps a night in the city is registered.
 The records are kept in alphabetical form at the Prefecture and afterwards at the Archives ofiice for some fifteen years and are said to be very usefW to the police in tracing criminals. lost rel atives, and in other ways.
 In October of 1907 there were 1s0.oo0 arrivals in Paris, 46.000 of whom were foreigners. In the same month of 1887 the number of arrivals were 160, 900. of whom 23,400 were foreigners.
 From December. 1906. to November. 1907, there were registered at hotels and boarding houses in the city 5S.soS English people, 31,S5s Americans and 4s5, ,73o arrivals of all nationalities. in- cluding those cited. 2
 Those, however. only include people staying few days at hotels and board ing houses, and does not include those who stayed only night on their way elsewhere. If those also are numbered the total of foreign visitors to Paris, excluding foreigners permanently re- siding here amounted to 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
.4Dres. by rrsud.,

A good roast of fashionable women who "dress by fraud" was administered by Judge Grantham commenting on a case in which long suffering tradesmen sued a woman customer for payment of her bill. es s ; Tt is time" said the judge that many ladies who dress so expensiveiy were made to realize that they could not defraud tradespeople with impun- ity, and that for by making false statements in order to obtain what they require they can be sent to .pris- on.
 .'Tf this were more fully realized 1t would put stop to lot of false credit. They go to various shops and order grand and expensive costumes for which they never intend to pay; consequently many poor tradespeople are absolutely robbed" Ff The point of the iudge's remarks lies in the fact that an Englishman is only compelled by, law to pay for actual necessaries ordered by his wife. Many women run up .extravagant bills. not only. for necessaries, but for luxuries, which their creditors cannot legally recover if the woman has no separate income from her husbands. Occasion ally a husband whose patience is sex- hausted puts an advertisement in the papers giving notice that he will not be responsible for any debts contract ed by his wife" Thus the tradesInan has no redress\ at all against an ex-
 travagant woman who orders more than she can pay for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
A ~Brack Farm.-


 The Hon. Lilah Cavendish, daughter of the late Lord Chesham. who was killed in the hunting field recently. was once the owner of a unique farm on which all the livestock was placK. She rented portionN of her fathers estate in Buckinghamshire, and called it the Black Farm.
 Every beast and bird on the farm Twas sooty black--there were black horses, black cows. black sheep. black pigs, black goats. black chickens, black dogs and black cats.
 The idea of a "black farm" probably occurred to Miss Cavendish from the white farm" in Somerset belonging to Lord Stanley of Alderley. She aban- doned the enterprise some. years ago because of financial failure.
 Miss Lilah Cavendish was a notable debutante of the coronation year, and is an ardent huntswoman. like Ter father and mother. As
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
nIottoe. en Colns.

Louis Rouvray., writing in the 'Gil Blas" says: "Quite an unexpected phase of the financial question in New York is that the new pieces oi goio
 vitb inc device Tn God we Trust have been suppressed. We preceded America fin this by abolishing the legend on our coins God protect France.
 Commenting on President Rooseveits alleged declaration that he approves of the suppression of the inscription. the writer continues: Good for himi Here is a politician who has sense of the ridiculous. When one thinks of all the vileness. hypocrisy and the meannesses which 20 towards the greed for gold. one finds it is q singular idea to make confidence in the Most High role therein. and when one thinks of all one can purchase with a piece of geld. device in which there is . question of God might very advantageously be re- placed simply by the words Thanks till next time.'
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
TUESDAY. APRIL 23, 1907.
DEMOCRATIC GOOD
GOVERNMENT TICKET

For Supervisor:
GEORGE M. BARGER.
For Councilmen:
DAVID MORRISSETT.
JAMES T. THORNTON.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23

The manner in which Gen Bottle,
the former Boer leader, but now
prime minister of the Transvaal, has
been lionized in London is credi;
to the English, but seems to have
been almost an emotional fad. When
he went to be received by the lord
mayor at the Guildhall his appear
ance was made amid the strains Of
See the conquering hero comcs
from a military band. Bat ample
justification of the policy of the
liberals was given when, sDcakins
at banquet to the colonial prime
minister on Tuesday, Gen Botha
said:
The manly, courageous confidence
shown by the British to the people
OF the Transvaal is the best seed ever
sown in South Africa. We will prove
by cur acts that we are worthy Of
this confidence. Our government is
as jealous of the honor OF the British
flag as any other colony in the en-
pire. The message from the Trans
vaal is that she wants to strengthen
the bonds of cooperation and love
and unity of the empire.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
ORDER PUBLICATION

WEST VIRGINIA:-At Rules held
in the Clerks Office of the Circu
Court of the County of Mercer on
the LIST day of April, 1907.
w. w. Putnam Sc Company, Plaintiff
Against In Chancery
r. II. r. Christie, ct al. Defendant.
The object OF this suit is to sub
iect to sale the real estate Of the
defendant, T. H. II. Christie, to salts
fly the liens against the same, and for
general relief
And it appearing from a AFFIDAVIT
made and filed with the papers in
this cause that the defendants Harry
NJ. Kurtz, Trustee Herbert b.
Halves, Trustee, Waterloo Organ Co,
a corporation, George p. Bent, Ma
son e. Hamlin Co, The Standard
Sewing Machine Co., and w. O..
Wright are non-residents OF the
State Of West Virginia, 1t is there
fore, on motion of the plaintiff, By
counsel, ordered that said defendants
do appear at the Clerks office of the
Circuit Court of Mercer within one
month after the date Of the first pub
LEGATION of this order and do what
may be necessary to protect their
interest in It's suit
Attest: w. b. Honaker, Clerk.
ID. M. Easley, p. @.