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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

no matter whether young aged. married or single homely or beautiful ~ .
 Fortunately, the vast majority of the daughters Of Erin are extremely attractive. that the lord eue ants seldom complained and is doubtful whether the reform instituted by VII in aboshng Viceresa osculation at Dublin Castle popular as most or the other innovations which he has instituted
 He, however took the ground that since ne hmsei had sacrificed monarchcal prerogative or kissns debutanes court reason whatsoever why the yceroy should continue to enjoy 1t as his repI esentative
 There are certain forms of ceremonial kiss however, which Edward VII has not atte ad to abolish Ihus' archbshops bishops of the Church of England ann bassadors and ministers penpoentry. cabinet officers and the great dgntares and of state KISS his hand at audience which he confers on them their ppointment and that they have kissed hands on appointment always recorded in the Royai court Circular and in the London Gazette
 Similar homage is paid to Emperor William. 10 the venerable Joseph of Austria to the czar of Russia, to the sultan of Turkey. to the kings or Sweden and of Denmark, to the soVerelens or spain and Portugal and to of the minor rulers or Ger many.
 One of the picturesque incidents Of the ceremony of the accession to the crown Of Emperor William was when, at the close of his nrst speech from the throne. old Prince Bismarck and the still more aged Field Marshal Count Moltke both stepped forward bowed low to kiss the hand Of the young monarch whom they had known intimately ever since his earliest infancy.
 oussns' hands invariably kissed by the men
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

to whom they extend them and often by women as well. Thus all the younger prncesses of the reign ing house England kiss the hand of Queen Alexan- dra with pretty courtesy when they happen to meet anywhere and ladies of less exalted rank nat
 
 In Germany. Austria and in Russia not only do all the of birth and breeding kiss the hands of of their caste and of the princesses Of the blood but even younger wont to pay this act respect to the older ladies of their class In France the custom has been abandoned to great extent excep. among of the families of the ancient regime the Faubourg St. Germain of Paris among the infinitely more conservative houses or the old provincial aristocracy.
 Ceremonial kissing dates from the earliest times Long prior the Christian era those initiated inSo the Eeusinian mysteries kissed each other in token the brotherhood and of equal knowledge. and so did early Christians the Agape. love feast
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
Doos Added to German Menus

4 CCORDING to United States Counsel George N. ~ Int at Annaberg, Germany. no fewer than "V H dogs of various kinds eaten by the suD1ecU of the kaiser last year.
 During period 1892 horses were siausn''s e human food
 So accustomed have, the Germans become to notse meat says Consul that frequently sees its pros quoted advertisements in the papers Of the emp"
 Most German cities. he states. have at least one market where horse meat 6 speciality It is caimed this meat that 1t contains higher percentage s1
 'Nether 't unusual to find advertisements or oos meat or for the purchase of dogs for slaughter P says. Tn the city Of Cassei recently the police m arrested the propretors who were % &
 In the city of Chemnz alone 69S dogs were siaugh. tered food in 190 this being an increase ok over the previous year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
Prosperity From Apricots

~EOPLE of the Balearic Islands. on the Spanish H coast, the Mediterranean. have reaped man | cial harvest this year from the sale of apricot kernels. There great demand for them In Ensiaho ana Germany. where they are used as supsutute io almonds candy and in cheap grades of puddings anu pastry. ,,. - .r
 The fruit is cultivated the Balearic Islands on an enormous preserved in various styles Un'h recently the stones the pulp was removed from them were treated as refuse. Now they are cleaned and cracked
 Children pick out the kernels. and they are dried and hacked for shipment after tine regular preserving over prolongins the wageearnns period of people ~o ooo .... .. .,r,
 Last year Matorca alone groducsd SO cases of Spr, are both bitte. and sweet kernels The price Of the SIveet ones rose from in 1906 to about saT last year The Litter ones considerably cheaper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
ANCIENT BAN ON OSCILLATION

But in the fourth century the Council of Carthage found 1t necessary to forbid all religious or cereno- kissing. especially the osculation in church. 'e- cause 1t tended 0 modifying indecorum.
 The Romans kissed, not for the sake of love. but find out If the wife had been drinking wine in the masters absence and 1t is record that the ancient Greeks made their wives eat onions whenever they were going from home. realizing that the kiss of very Venus would be dstasteful with flavor of garlic hanging round her delicate mouth.
 Man (and of course, woman as well) Is the only animal that knows how to kiss Not even the mon- key with wonderful powers of imitation of every thing human has able acquire the art. The kiss may, therefore be regarded as sure evidence of intellect and civilization and it may be interesting to ado that, according to recent decision given by the Dutch tribunals, and confirmed by the highest courts of appeal of the Netherlands. kissing s nS legal ofense, not even when the kisser peTIso stranger to the person kissed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

the exception of occasional fits of depression the mind of the is said to have become normal Should know another regns in her husbands home It is feared the old maady would return.
 Several years after her marriage. Mrs. Flagler No attempted to enter the realm of Dvorcedom Society at Newport But no; had been seamstress. What if had hgh-the terrible blight of the needle on her could not be erased
 The Hunnewell- Kemp entanglements look like a game of the spider and the fly Hollis H. Hunnewell moved in swelest swell Back Bay social circles of Boston In 1902 his wife, Maud Jafrey Hunnewell. secured d- yorce charges. Hunnewell began devong attentions Baby Belle" Mrs. Arthur Kemp. sister of Mrs. Reginald K Vanderbilt
 Hunnewell was a close friend of Kemp. and to the surprise every both drove and dined at the club during the proceedings brought Mrs Kemp against MT. Kemp The divorce was granted and fifty minutes afterward Hunnewe took to his heart the late Mrs. Kemp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
Why the Excuse Book Went

EMRERS of a London firm had been annoyed by Nu the tardiness of some their employees in lVl porting for work Not long since book was provided which the late corners were instructed to But the proved lazy and original At the top of a page a late would write, Train delayed or "omnibus dead" the case might be. and the into the habit of making ditto marks. ana iee- ting go at that. - caused this system to be dropped One morning he ap- peared in the book with great pride: Twins arrived house last night"
 The second late person that morning was in great hurry did notice the innovation, but made his customary marks. and of the that pag followed The book abolished
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

Emperor William. for stance. will greet the kings Wuremberg of Saxony and the rulers of Italy and of Russia with embrace when they visit him at Ber lin just King Edward welcomed Dem Carlos of Portu- gal Don Alfonso Spain and "ictcr Emmanuel of Italy in a similar manner their arrival in England to stay with him.
 d prince of the blood not full-fedged sovereign would have 70 be satisfied with handshake
 Until the accession of King Edward not only each peeress every daughter of entitled to ceremonial at the English court Dublin Castle the viceroy. lord the monarch required by etiquette to accord a similar sautation to woman nrsssnted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
Ms. Daz5Y Go<ooN AsNAz

place the figure hgher but it is generally asreeA that no less 900 spent in the disreputaos proceedings.
 It's @ hard matter to put a monetary valuation on woman At any rate. figures show Mabeis was marked high.
 To satisfv his first wife Corey settled upon her sao ooo upon his settled s3Ooo0o For Miss Gilman he bought French chateau at $2 0o: showered 5swea upon her; her. 1t Is said. and poured ont money like water for wedding and honeymoon And who can what has spent since his mArriagef
 When Judge Ebert H. Gary. legal adviser or tns stee, Trust married Alexander S. Scot the former husband of went into business with capital or O 900 that he had not suspected of possessing Mrs Gary is a strkingly handsome woman Her nrst nus band was a clerk in a store before her divorce.
 James B. Duke head of the Tobacco Trust nas sn; tered the list generous husbands Fer ms intenoeo wife he recently purchased residence in fork val ued 0O6 It is said to be one of the nnest man sions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
ME Co<eyj 3 1000 900
 .5%/CHS.

Corey cassthe of rich man seeking to be rid of his wife in order to wed some other woman-t the which enormous sums of money changed hands, attracted widespread attention for that reason.
 In securing @ divorce from his first wife. Henry M. Flagler .he Standard Oil magnate known the king Florida" showed much generosity MT. Flagler divorce in August. 1901. For years there had been rumors of cloud Flagers home-that Of wfe's mental condition. For three before the divorce confined in sanitartum at White Plains N. Y MT Flagler paid all expenses with lavish considerable property her. amount ing in all, it is -aid. to $2000O0
 Flager-under law making incurable insanity divorce which pushed through the Florida Legislature, alleged. at his drecton-secured divorce from wife, When it granted. he settled on her $. .OOO OOO and annuity of $OOO0O
 Within a days after the divorce granted Flager married Miss Mary Lilly Kennan of Wilmington. N G. and, as a wedding gift, gave her check for million dollars $20OOOOO in government bonds
 But this was limit of the generosity of this of cil and millions.
 Miss formerly a seamstress. and had two sisters who dependent upon To each of these Mr. Flagler gay $5OO00 paid other relatives large
 
 Mrs. Flagler No. is living. Surrounded by large retnue of servants paid attention but kept ignorance the fact that her husband has divorced
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
1900 EQQs Equal One Man

GERMAN scientist asserts that all the material N reou red to make up the body of man weighing ~ 10 pounds can be in the whites and yoks Of 1200 hens eggs -
 The remarkable combination of substances of which eRgs are up may be realized by the same scen- lists analysis of whae the body of average man consists.
 The list is as foilows:> Sufficient make seven large nas sufficient fat for fourteen pounds of candles Dhosphorus enough thousands of matches twenty easpoonfuls of sa fifty Jumps of sugar. and '- In addition there is enough carbon to make few thousand crayons and the final item is large bucketfu of water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
sfIYHB PR1eB YMBYe PAN KOR &%we Ig${9fNXB$
H0we DivoPee to tie Rich Has Become a Matter of Nai illion5

purchased . mansion Fifth avenue. New York, Tor nearly N.oOOoOo He purchased jewels amounting to s1oooooo. and yacht which the couple went honey incoming
 During the following winter the first and second Mrs Leeds found themselves Palm Beach. Fla, at the same time. and exciting dressing duel took place.
 New dresses and gems ordered. regardless of price To Paris Mrs. Leeds sent for $S0ooo pearl necklace When 1t arrived Mr. Leeds compelled to pay &s2.o00 duty But he did not murmur
 From hotel hotel and from resort to resort the couple Wife implacable Nemesis, fol- lowing The duel and jewels the talk of society No estimate what the two spent in trying to outshne each other.
 When William K. Vanderbilt and his first wife were divorced. Mrs. Vanderbilt who is now Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont received Marble House. Newport. and all of its contents; income of $250000 a year. and lump of e 0O000 Marble House is estimated at q 500000
 While this separation not in the Leeds-Flagler-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
I<T NCLE SAM, Marriage Broker.
 ( / D;vorees Specially. Fees,

<<I NCLE SAM, Marriage Broker.
 / Divorees Specially. Fees.
 $5ooo to S, 1000, 900. Satisfac. lion Not Guaranteed. Needless for Any But Milhonaues-and Millionairesses-to Ap- fy."a
 This sign might De put over most of the divorce courts in the country. For divorce has come to De most expensive laxary, espe-' eially for very rich men svho svish to put aside an old love in order to assnme q nesc-
 Noy, there's "Dan" Hanna, son of ihe late Senator Marcus fl. Hanna, and the latest of those scho have spent fortunes to secure divorce. Hanna is only 70 years old, he has been married thrice and divoreed tscice, and his entanglements and disentanglements gre believed to have cost him anywhere from S45o, 900 to SI,ooo, 900. 4 pretty good be- ginning for q young man, some one has re- marked.
 To divorce the ,oife of his youth and rced another bride, William Bateman Leeds is said to have spent g., GOO, 900 it ts0o lump snms, besides another million or tsoo in small er Achievements. H. M. Flagler, the Florida millionaire, parted aith something like S4,Ioo, 900 in untyimg one knot and tying a"- other. '.'''
 James B. Duke recently bought g., ,6oo, 900 house as sedding gift for in- tended sufe No. 2. Still fresh in the public mind are stories of tue lavishness of William E. Corey, svho, to rid himself of his first sVife and sced Mabele Gilman, the actress, asfon-> ished the world by paying the breath-taking price of more than S4,ooo,ooo. Indeed, # i, said that Corey's infatuation cost him, in aH, sceH oves S, ,ooojooo.
 Pretty costly, this lnxnry of getting neso iove, isn'ths
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

After the marriage everything seemed lovely; inoeeo the appeared calmed. But there dissatisfied in Boston. lawyer by the name Colonel Samuel R. Honey. who had acted attorney for Kemp in diseptangling the matrimonial tes Honey presented bill to Kemp nearly s250oo. Kemp said. Seat"
 Friends remembered that Honey made arrangements Hunnewels second marriage. Forsooth. they said should ,ay who performed such leserde- main in The office of Cupid? So Hunnewell agreed to compro nise and paid $l6.5oo There were many other heavy bills to be settled in addition No one knows what the young marital venture and divorce cost In fu
 Some who claim to access to inside information say that 1t cost William Corey $50O0Oo to put away his wife and marry actress Mabelle Gilman Others
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

) COURSE, 1t might worse. Monarchs greet
 each other with a brotherly kiss only when pay V ing visits of state. such visits not very
 frequent.
 Upon such occasions the kiss is matter of cere- and indication of equality of rank and of brotherhood sovereigns than token of anec ton
 The emperor of Russia accorded embrace to Presi dent Faure of France, the latter visited St. Pe tersburg and the matter aroused end of comment. But the other presidents of France had to be tent with hearty handshakes from the European ereigns with whom they brought in contact
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
OLD LOVES RENEWED

ons year before the divorce suit Miss Gordon, Han- mas first sweetheart married an English army officer Walter de Meade. But old loves were not so soon forgotten Two years later Mrs. Meade secured a d- vorco and To! love smiled when Dan married his first sweetheart
 Last June the couple divorced and again. 1t is said Hanna was required give securities amounting to his freedom Three days after the divorce he married to Marie Stewart who had been divorced from Frank Skelly hotel clerk Justice Brown of Cleveland received s5O0 1t is said for per- forming the ceremony.
 William Bateman Leeds. the tinplate and railroad magnate like many 'other multi millonaires. when young. In those days he wooed Miss Jeanette Irene Gaar, a pretty belle of Richmond Ind They mar ried and happily. At that time Leeds and Danle Reid the Tinplate Trust head. were conductors on the old Vandalia line the Pennsylvania Railroad.
 Later they Muncie. Ind. and opened tnpate factories. Ten passed and at the close or tne decade they headed Tnpate National Steel, Amer Sheet Steel American Steel Hoop and other big companies. They owned railroad stock. and piled up ever-increasing fortunes
 But money came in the door love. it seems. flew the window. while Mrs. Leeds lived in her Indiana home, esewherein other cities and much fin Cleveland There he met Mrs Mamie S. Worth ington. She unhappy married. and Leeds-wel. he just decided that she ought to be. He helped her in securing divorce. 1t is stated
 MT. Leeds went to his wife and asked her. quite frankly. whether she would give him his freedom.
 "of course" she said. she smiled.
 How much money do you want?' He a bus man. and intended doing what right. But his wife's price for freedom staggered him.
 "One million dollars" she replied.
 No" he thundered.
 ''Yes." she replied sweetly.
 Leeds left in rage For four years the couple hag sled price. But Leeds was uncompromis- ing So, finally Leeds decided that his worth the price and he his wife a million securities. Thirty minutes after her lawyers the the divorce granted And three days later Leeds and Mrs. Worthington were married
 But Leeds magnanimous The discarded one should not get ahead of his wife. the we'd A'"~ ha gave the new Mrs. Leeds million dollars. He
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

compelled by custom to KISS each other.
 Existence of brotherly sentiment is shown by oscuaton l.os only in Latin countries, but also in Germany, Scandinavia, the central and eastern parts of Europe and Russia.
 From ti1.o out of memory it has been the cus- tenn of European monarchs when meeting to greet each other with brotherly kiss. This is said to be particularly distastefu to some o1 the present rulers, especially the king of England and the czar of Russia.
 sent quiet inquiry circulating among the other courts to test sentiment regarding the abolition of the kissing practice when sovereigns meet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

<>~ EFF with the old love and on with the new" SSf Can you hear the chorus of rich men
 shouting the slogan. to the music of popping
 champagne corks and the scratching or judges pens?
 And then there comes a faint whisper from Cupid in the background-quite audible:
 But you'll have to pay the price,"
 Why We pay strawberries in winter; for fruit out of season; for vands and champagnes and wnes Why pay for love? We'll. there's no question We do.> That is. some do-those that have price and scrupes.
 About years ago the prices of divorce began the bargain counter when William Bateman Leeds put up a kngs-or queen's-ransom to wed Mrs. worthington, Cleveland. Then the fair hibitive prices.
 But what lid that/matter? Had not steel kings to- k:ngs railroad kings and other uncrowned mon of world of wealth and weakness gotten the disease? On with the old love-t became the fashion
 In the game the latest conner made quite a hit This jovial "Dan" Hanna Recently there appeared the headlines, "Dan Takes Wife Mo- g. and 'Dan Hanna Divorced Twice. to Wed Again." Other men with di- vorees hanging their srdes began to take notice
 Twenty years ago young Hanna was considered the beau ideal Cleveland. He the favored of the favortes aspiring swains of his set grted their teeth when they that him rested the sunshine of the glances of May Harrington and Daisy Cor don. The girls chums. and both liked Dan. It was understood that he engaged to Miss Gordon.
 But one day in 1887 Hanna and Miss Harrington went to Escanaba, Mich, and married. Cleveland society amazed. For time the marriage seemed
 happy one. Three children born to the couple. her husband charging him with cruelty. The divorce was granted Mir. Hanna mulcted, 1t Is said. to the extent of $150000 Mrs. Hanna afterward married Edmund K Stallo New York lawyer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

. ISSING goes by favor in most sections of
 the earth where such method of express ing affection is in vogue, but, happily, only
 in parts of continental Europe are men
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04

-~ EFF with old love and with the new.' SSf Can you the chorus of rich 7 shouting the slogan music of popping
 champagne corks and the scratching Of
The Washington herald., 1907-11-21
UNCLE REMUS BACK HOME.
Tells Atlanta Folks of Good Time He
Had I'm Washington.

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 2O.-"If I were Presi-
dent I'd have a brass band in front of the
White House and a brass band in the
rear, playing all the time. and l would
have a regiment OF soldiers out in the
yard on dress parade. It's big Job be-
ing President"
So said Joel Chandler Harris Uncle
Remus) to-day. when he reached Atlanta
from Washington. where he dined with
President Roosevelt. Uncle Remus made
the statement at Snap Bean Farm" as
he calls his Atlanta home. Just after he
had taken a big chew OF plug tobacco.
Then he continued;
The President is mighty fine talker.
and he gave us a sure enough welcome.
I'm glad I went, and I shall always re-
collect the trip with pleasure
Hes got a mighty fine family. too.
The President said when I went In that
he was glad TO see me.
Il said: Yes. sir. Mr.. Roosevelt: but
I'm mighty skeered man. and I GER
tainly was
The Washington herald., 1907-11-21
SHOT LOVER And STOLE GIRL
Couple En- Route to Be Married Held
Up by Mans Rival.
Bride-to-be Dragged from Buggy by
Rejected Suitor and Car
ried Away.
pecial to The Washington Herald.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Elizabeth City. y. J., Nov. 9o-Informa-
ton was received here 10 day that man
named Hall accompanied by Miss Mag
gle Sawyer, left Southern Mills in a
buggy this morning for the purpose OF
coming to Elizabeth City 10 get married.
on their way the couple passed the house
of Edmund Daily. fifty years old. a dis
appointed suitor Of Miss Sawyer After
Hall and his bTide-elect had passed the
house. Daily hitched his horse and started
in pursuit, overtaking the young folks on
an isolated section on the road
With pistol in hand he held up the low
ers. shot young Hall, and dragged the girl
out Of his rivals buggy and placed her in
his own. after which he drove away with
her.
The present whereabouts Of the young
woman is not known.