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of their country when they have first
complied with all the requirements of
their own country in the matter of an In
tending marriage. And the chief of these
requirements are ID that they should pub
lish in their country the notices of such
intending marriage as required by law,
and (2) that they should obtain the con-
sent of their parents to the marriage If
they are under a certain age-which
varies from u to 30.
In Austria, after the intending bride
groom or bride Is "a years of age. no
parental consent is necessary. But IL the
man is i'm any way still connected with
the military service he must have the
consent of the military authorities.
In Belgium the law allows a Belgian to
marry a foreigner abroad according to
the laws of that foreign country, but
the marriage will not be valid in Bel
GUM If he is under q years and has not
obtained the consent of his parents. IL
between the ages of q and % he must
make respectful and formal request
for his parents advice and If the parents
object they may apply to court OF
Justice and state their grounds for re-
fusal( and such refusal may be upheld.
r. the son or daughter be % years of age
no consent is required.
In Denmark any person contracting a
marriage, whether there or abroad, re-
ouires the parental consent when under
the age of g, and widower must not
contract a second marriage within three
months of the death of his wife. The US
nal publication must be made
BY the law of France no man may con-
tract a marriage under the age of % with
out the consent of his parents. From that
age until he is 30 he will be required. as
in Belgium, to perform the "acte respect
ueux,,' and this act differs from the Bel
gian in that he has to perform 1t three
times over at monthly intervals, and 1t is
not until a month has elapsed from the
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there is in others? For 1t were a sad
state, indeed If everything were good.
That the good might have an express
sive existence enough bad to make a
balance is necessary. Then the changer
on" is as essential to a well rounded
political campaign as is the candidate,
himself, as is, indeed( the man who reaps
a harvest by recklessly and promiscously
disposing of the inalienable right of fran
chise for a dollar with an eagle.
In consideration of these facts, there
fore, he who generally sneers, should
exert more self-control, for everything
is so necessary, that without the very
bad, even, 1t would be impossible to do
The political hanger-on'' is one of the
oldest types. Cicero, in his invectivo
Grafton against Cataline, refers to this in
dividual, and his rebuke is satirically gem
tie. Virgil, in the sad story of Troy, drew
the picture of the modern "hanger-on''
when he declared that the gates of the
doomed city were opened to the entrance
OF the Grecian horse by a friend-to both
factions. Diogenes. leaving his tub and
hunting by night for an honest man did
not even reduce his speed when the politi-
cal free lance lomed into view.
The "hanger-on," therefore, is a trine
dishonest, excusably dishonest, probably,
and In his makeup there is a distinct
treacherous element. Still, he is of an old
type, one of the Oldest In fact.
So today. in your rounds, see the
political hanger-on." and remembering
that he has existed for countless ages,
give him a certain glance of interest,
tempered with a little respect True,
even today, the type Is much abused
Writers of fable picture thus individual
with two pairs of arms, one growing
naturally, and the other, backward from
the shoulder. The natural hands are In
the pockets Of the candidate who should
win. The unnatural fingers are gouging
the pockets of the candidate who might
win, and who thinks that he will. In
spite of this blasphemy. however, let
him live. surrounded not altogether by
contempt.
Let ii be understood that there is
broad discrimination between the boss"
the ward heller and the "hanger-on."
The first will remain faithful to the
original purchaser of his sway, and he
looks principally to the future for his
gross receipts. The second will not unus-
ually remain faithful to the individual
candidate to whom he sells his personal
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and penologist to work for radical changes
in the present system.
My own experience in that old jail to
which ] was committed to wait for trial
is typical OF what happens to the average
prisoner in most Of our jails The jail
building was uncommonly old. but the
rules applying therein were about tina
same that one finds in all county jalls in
cities the rules are more severe and ex-
acting.
Soon after entering the jail corridor one
prisoner after another-they we're free to
roam at will In the corridor until bedtime
-accosted me. and. directly or Indirectly
tried to find out what ] had been sent
up for" / told them quite freely about
the charge against me. and IN turn
learned on what charges they had been
shut up. There did not happen to be any
murderers or violent offenders In the jaiI
just then. but when found Ia jails such
inmates circulate quite as freely among
the possibly innocent as the older pris-
oners in my Jail associated with the young
bOds A few OF the prisoners were serv-
ing jail sentences for minor ofrenses but
the majority, Ike myself. were waiting
for trial. There were burglars. pickpoelx-
etsfi sneak-thleves. swindlers. runaway
boys. and half denented men who were
awaiting transportation to different insti-
tutions. In the daytime, from seven In
tho morning till eight or nine at night,
we were all thrown together, for better
or for worse each one TO take his chances
In the corridor on the main floor There
| passed many dismal hour during the
six weeks | had to walt for sentence.
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LAW OF MIXED MARRIAGES.
Cases In Which Legality of Unions
With Foreigners Is Questioned.

Only too often do English girls in their
ignorance contract marriages with for
eigners with whom they have fallen in
love. and live to find that in the eyes of
their husbands countrymen they have.
after all, not been wives at all. 1t would
be a difficult and a lengthy task to arm
the public, and particularly the ignorant
parent and the unsuspecting girl, against
the dangers of these mixed marriages.
says a correspondent of the London Ex-
press, but In the space have at my dis
posal l should like to point out the salient
facts to be ascertained before such mixed
marriages can be at all reasonably safe.
And first l may say that generally all for
eigners who marry English girls In Eng
land can only do SO legally by the Laws
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Defects In our Prison system.

Josiah Flynt. in Success Magazine"
A number OF years ago I contributed TO
a magazine an article entitled THE Grim
inal In the Open" The main thesis sup
ported in this paper was that eriminolo-
gists had previously been studying the
criminal within too narrow bounds-the
prison cell. and that TO know their man
well, they must make his acquaintance
when free and natural. In general l still
hold 10 this belief: but on looking back
to agt first jail experience OF mine am
more than ever convinced that. as a peo-
pie. practical people, too, we are woe
fully neelecting our duty in continuing
the present county Jail system with all
its accompanying evils; and that II Is
most distinctly up to- both criminologist
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widowers must not remarry unth SIX
months after the death OF their wives
and II a man seduces a woman under
promise of marriage she is held TO be his
legal wife.
In Russian law the marriage. II between
a male Russian and n female foreigner,
must be celebrated In a Russian church
or by a Russian priest and an under
taking must be given that the children
will be brought up in the Russo-Greek
faith; while I'm Greece the law Is so I'M
friendly TO mixed marriages that | would
advise any Young woman contemplating
marriage with a Greek to make him
become naturalzed Englishman first
This, briefly sums up the prelimlnaries
which the continental nations desiderate
before recognizing a mixed marriage
There are In addition important consid-
erations affecting the rernarriage of d.
vorced persons, wldowers and widows.
and there are many minor points which
would need attention.
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[ N this crest eoantrv. .ef ours VIII.

.4ssss no tyii ~ q l1ialsss3S II n
N this great coantryssof ours where
the trusts about the throat of that
little and much Inundated individual
the comman man--has a merciless grip,
and where the scissore on Wall street
make merry with the bleating of the
silly lamb: where greed, corruption and
theft predominant, and murder, pillage
and inharmonious villainy boldly go
abroad, there is more sunshine than cloud,
according to Billy Barlow and Nat
Wills
Because there Is more sunshine than
cloud lis directly attributable to the
fact that there is more good than bad
1t necessarily follows that there is more
happiness than sorrow. more health than
sickness, more friends than enemies
Bringing the proposition down to the in
dividual standpoint, 1t happens that the
average man is more loved than de-
spised. Were this not true. then, from
the very fabric, every religious doctrine
is necessarily a fallacy.
Tt is understood that the average man
is considered. True, there are not only
certain individuals, but certain types of
humanity for whom there is never said a
good word There is the political hang
er-on" for instance. the "masher," the
"snob," and the "bootlck." The lot of
these is hard. indeed. For the gambler,
even, there are some who sometimes will
say something kind. There is the rob-
Der, the murderer. the cruel hearted ty-
rant-each has sometimes heard express
sions that smack of the compliment. But
never the "bootlick" Never the "snob."
Never the "masher." Never the "politi-
cal hanger-on."
Granted, if you will, that the charae-
teristic traits of these types are not
such as to elicit complimentary express
sion. Still, each being necessary to his
respective sphere and in his own way,
demands certain positive consideration
Take the "masher." As a decoration
for street corner, is he not as neces-
sary as poodle dog to the modern
lady of fashion? Is not the "snob" in
virtue of the very fact that in him there
Is no good, absolutely essential for tho
emphasizing by contrast of what good
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move tho coat OF the snob. place II
about the shoulders Of the bootlck, and
lo the snob appears. Transfer from
the shoulders of the bootlick the coat
that makes him one. and into its fold
compel the snob to enter. Lol the boot
lick looms up
In modern society, a snob is a being
which cannot tolerate the man, however
honest and worthy he may be. who Is
his inferior as affecting the possession of
money position In life. or the social
scale. The bootick Is that being who
respects the suob and clamors for his
disrespectful scrutiny, and brutal re-
marks. He whimpers with delight, and
fondles the feet that kick him.
Take the monied man who is reckoned
with the snOb, strip him of his wealth.
place him in mental position, and
see him flatten himself to do a menials
worship. Elevate the man who is hired,
the bootck. to a position of responsible
ity and see him attempt to browbest
the man of gentle disposition who de-
pends upon him for sustenanee. II is
the same throughout all ages. They are
Identical
Ii there is n snob there is boot
lick lie is snobbish to those his interiors;
and degrades himself when in contact
with those who similarly outrank him.
He domineers the weak. but respects
and dares not insult with word or man
ner the honest employe. lie ernges 10
! the superior in rank and draws himself
out OF the Disguised view OF him too
honest to tolerate such fawning.
No historian has attributed to the
"snob-hootlick" the characteristics of a
gentleman 1t ia true that no gentleman
Is "A bootllck, for a gentleman. though
perhaps. surrounded BY poverty, never al
lows himself to lose respect or tolerate
/ q.
snob.
In truth. modern writer with 1.-THE
| Gentleman for his subject allows his
type to be n trihe careless as effeeting
mis- department when dealing with his
social equals, but compels him to be
doubly attentive and careful In his inter
course with him who has gentle feelings
without money.
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equaled. He has been shot from ambush,
put ne has survived his wounds, although
this much cannot be said of the man that
shot nrst. His neighbors stand in awe
OF MIN, and he is said to bear a charmed
ire Ills cabin is decorated with coon
skins and over the front door is nailed
the skin of the biggest rattlesnake ever
killed in the Kentucky mountains.
Shackleiords most dreaded antagonist in
a fight was his wife, and he killed her
several years ago in a domestic brawl.
The militant old lady was given an i'm
posing resting place. She was buried on
the top of Harlan Peak, and her grave
was dug eight feet deep Shackleford
has directed that he be buried Just above
her when he dies
II want folks to know that / come out
on top" he said in giving his instruc.
tons
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In the Adirondack.

From Harpers Bazaar.
Cholly-"Did you get the deer
Algy-"Er-no; l mistook It for . hat
rack"
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wrong to sting in turn. lie receives in
a countless number those most scathing
rebukes, those which are not accompanied
by a word or a blow of the fist. And at
each, he thinks he deserves triumph.
But after all, the "masher' should be
tolerated. He has his sphere, and
certain amount of evil is essential. Good
grows luXuriousy out of the most evil
surroundings the "masher' should not
be killed. Men are killed. The .'masher7
Is mo man, but a weakling, an imbecile-
helpless wart on the finger OF time
4 wart is harmless, even though source
of irritation.
Between the snob and the bootlick the
only difference il one of station. Isaeh
possesses the same inherent principles
| The snob today, tomorrow may be a
bootlick. 1t all depends on the turn Of
the wheel of Dame Fortune.
The type is one of the oldest known 10
ever race, to every Cline and is dealt
with in every history. According to
the fable. there was and is in Asia Minor.
an ugly, venomous and two-headed worn
Today this insect carries this head trail
ing the ground with the other borne
erect. Tomorrow, the head that touches
, the air today, trails the ground and the
one that kisses the earth today is in
turn. lifted aloft. The worm is described
as being disgusting and nauseatlng, and
stories are told of how the natives fire.
quently spend holiday in its destruction.
Thackery considered the snob type sueh
an important element of all society, that
to his pecullarities, he devotes an en-
tire book. Thackerys snob is placed on
the middle ground Of a ladder. and the
Individual Is represented as kicking the
heads of those below him, and caressng
the feet OF those just above This Is
i the ideal description, and 50 indisputable
is 1t that every schoolboy adopts the
text
Concerning the snob and the bootlicR,
Il crude but accurate philosophy further
illustrates the Identity OF the traits or pc
culiarities of the two. Two men bear
the same countenances. They are Of a
size and a height. The difference between
the two consists only in their garbs. Re
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-31
HISTORICAL.
The Most Extraordinary Marches on
 Record.

The Most Extraordinary Marches on
 The marches of General Stuart and of General Pleasanton, as reported from Harrisburg-the first ntnety-six miles in twenty-four hours, and the last, seventy eight miles in the same time-surpass everything of military record. It is stated in General Hal lecks work on military art and sci- ence, that Caesar marched the legions from Rome to the Sierra Morena in Spain, at the rate of twenty leagues a day. In the campaign of 1900 Mac donald. wishing to prevent the escape of an enemy, in single day marched forty miles, crossing rivers and climb ing mountains Clansel, after the bat tie of Salamanca, retreated forty miles in twelve hours. In 1874 Napoleon. wishing to form junction with other troops for the succor of Paris, marched his army the distance of seventy five miles in thirty-six hours.
 It is said that the English cavalry under Lord Lake. marched seventy miles in twenty-four hours. The Kirby-smith brigade of cavalry, du- ring the late advance into Kentucky, marched 165 miles in seventy four hours.
 As a general rule, troops marching for many days In succession will move at the rate of from fifteen to twenty miles per day. In forced marches, or in pursuit of flying enemy. they will average from twenty to twenty five miles a day. Only for two or three days in succession. with favorable roads, thirty miles day may be calcu- lated on. .
 When marches beyond this occur, they are the result of extraordinary circumstances. - Confederate Scrap Book.
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A Voice From
 The Stomach
A BIOOdless Fight Between q Tablet
 and a Habit-The Tablet Wins.

A BlOOdless Fight Between a Tablet
 and a Habit-The Tablet Wins.
 At the age of 22, Clarence had good digestion He had gastric juice that could dissolve doughnuts and turn apple skins into good corpus
 At the age of 24 he began to be profuse about the waist and lean backwards. He also began to culti- vate several chins, In his new-found pride he began to think 1t his duty to and the bad, for appetite feeds on appetite--and every good thing is abused.
 weight after he put his collar on.
 At the age of 26 Clarence married and went to boarding. On top of all this. he attended oyster suppers and wne dinners. which reduced the size of his collar from 16 1-2 to IS. With still abiding faith in the strength of his stomach he gulped his meals, and chewed them afterwards. At the age of 2S Clarence began to hear an inward voice-a warning from the stomach. After each meal, he would feel bloated-and belching be- came a habit.
 heavy thinker. He tried to think out a cure. for now he would sit down at his meals absolutely disgusted, at the thought or sight of anything to eat.
 He would sit down at his meals without the trace of an appetite, just because it was time to eat.
 He would often feel gnawing. un- satisfied still hungry" feeling in his stomach, even after he was through eating. whether his meal was well cooked or not.
 And he suffered a good many other things with his stomach that he could not explain. but that made him grouchy. miserable, out-o'-sorts and generally sour on everybody and ev- erything.
 thing like this. about the truly won derfuI results obtained from Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets in all cases of stomach trouble. dyspepsia and so on. store. and took the whole box. When he started. he had little faith-and less appetite. When he finished he had absolute faith-and more appe- lite, and more good cheer. Things began to taste different and better to
 Now he has no more dyspepsia, no more indigestion. no more loss of ap- sation, heartburn. nausea, eructa- tions. bad memory or loss of vim and vigor. ,, arts Dyspepsia Tablets will digest for you 5000 grains of food. just as it did for Clarence.
 This relieves your stomach of the work of digestinR until your stomach can get strong and healthy again Your stomach has been overworked ana abused. It's Jagged out. It
 Let Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do the worK of your stomach. You will be surprised how lusciously good eyerythlpg will taste to you. Heed the call of the stomach nowl There's & world of good cheer in one box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.-- at any drug store, BOG.
 Send US your name and address to- day and we will at once send you by mail a sample package, free. Address F. A. Stuart Co.,, s4 Stuart Bldg, AEarshall. Mich.
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wIIhelmIna's Government is Alarmed At Reports Received From the Rich I.Iaud of ceIebcs Where cold Mug get. Are FOund--Threatened Lynch- tng In Hungary.
pv 70 & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Il.
 The Hague, March SO:--rne govern ment here is considerably worried De- cause a number of cablegrams nave hesn received from the Island of Cele- hes one of the Dutch colonies In the Pacific. stating that the inhabitants are livnR in state of continuous fear of an invasion of the Japanese whose spies have been overrunning the island of late and acting in very suspicious manner,
 That the Mikado is desirious of get tins hold of Celebes has long been known but the Dutch government does moi care to part with it at any price hacause of It's immense mineral wealth which has just begun to be exploited. Cold Is found in large nuggets all along the Wattang river and gold dust is so plentiful that dead native chiefs are wrapped in shrouds of pure gold for burial, and coal and oil deposits have been found in many places.
 The Japanese have acted in Celebes just as they have done in Hawaii, im- migrating in ever increasing numbers and organizing semi military bodies for no obvious reason.
 Last week a Japanese steamer was discovered secretly. unloading large |. quantities of arms and Queen Wilhel- mina's government will now ask the goverment at Tokio to keep an opei eye with flibusters though it f. strongly suspected that the Mikado's officials have been aware of the traf- fic right along
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-31
Union sprsnxst Chapter.


 A very interesting meeting of the Union Springs Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy; was held onS the third Wednesday in this month with the President. Mrs. J. c. Andrew pre- siding. Many business matters were disposed of and the Chapter voted to send two rocking chairs to the U. D. c. room at the Soldiers Home. The Director of the Children's Chapter asks for a more united interest and cooperation on the part of the Chap ter, stressing the importance of this in order to make good daughters of the children.
 The annual election of officers took place, resulting as follows: President. Mrs. W. A. Reynolds; First Vice-Pres- ident, Mrs. E. L.. Blue; Second Vice. President. Mrs. F. J. Frazer; Record ing Secretary, Mrs. Turnipseed; Corre- spending Secretary. Mrs. T. U. Baskin; Director, Mrs. J. G. McAndrew: His torian, Mrs. P. L. Cowan. The re- tiring President, Mrs. J. c. McAn- drew, in a few well chosen words ex- pressed her thanks for the hearty and willing cooperation which she had re- ceived from the Chapter in her two and half years work, and the Chap. ter very heartily endorsed her admin istration, expressing their high appre- citation of the work accomplished and the great pleasure they had experi- enced in working under her wise and gentle guidance. She has reason to feel proud of the work accomplished the past two years, and 1t was very re- luctantly that the Chapter accepted her resignation. The new officers are enthusiastic and efficient and under their direction the Chapter will main tain her present high standard.
 Mesdames J. c. McAndrew and w. w. Rainer were elected delegates to the State Convention with Mesdames w. A. Reynolds and s. T. Frazer as alternates.
 Johnnie McGowan,
 Gacrafarv prn rnna
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Rosser's command. were camped around us. It was high. blazing noon. The soldiers. suspecting nothing, were in undress, lying down under every avail able shadow, when a sudden volley and shout made every man spring to his feet The enemy were all around them, and panic was amongst our men. They were arousing, but as they rose little knoll every man turned, formed, and fired. I saw some poor fellows fall. Affectionately,
 B. Winston.
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seventy Skeletons Found.

Seventy HkeIetOmB FUumd.
 Milan, March 30.--Rellcs of a fam ous battle have been found in a sub urb of Pavia in the form of seventy skeletons in a row, apparently buried after the great battle fought between the Italians and French in 1524 when