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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
A CHEMICAL FURY.
Fluorine Is Rabid Gas That Nothing
Can Resist.

Fluorine Is a Rabid Gas That Nothing
Can Resist.
The fury of the chemical world is
the element fiuorine, although. strange
ly enough, it exists peacefully in COM
pany with calcium In fuorspar and
also In few other compounds.
Although this element was known
and named good while ago, it long
resisted the efforts of chemists to iso-
late it-that is, prepare it in pure
state, unmixed chemically with other
substances-for the instant the COM
pound containing it was torn apart
the free huorine attacked and combined
with whatever substance composed the
vessel containing 1t. 1t was finally
isolated by the great French chemist
Moissan.
Fluorine is a rabid gas that nothing
can resist. 1t combines with all met
ais, explosively with some, or If they
are already combined with some other
nonmetallic element it mercilessly
tears them away from it and takes
them to itself.
calcium, magnesium and aluminium
the metals become heated, even to red
ness, by the fervor Of it's embrace.
Iron filings slightly warm burst into
brilliant scintillations when exposed to
1t. Manganese does the same. Even
the noble metals, which at melting
heat proudly resist the Vaccinations Of
n fc ,;c ohoy civ
at moderate temperatures.
Glass is devoured at once and water
ceases to be water by contact with this
gas, which, combined with its hydro
gen, at the same moment forms the
acrid, glass dissolving hydrofuoric acid
and liberates ozone.
Even hydrofuoric acid eats into and
destroys every known substance ex-
cept platinum and lead.-Exchange.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26

a WALPoLE ANEcD0TE.
rs Save tho Womans Life She
Couldn't Recall Who Told 1t.


Couldn't Recall Who Told 1t.
Il heard very funny story the other
night about Horace Walpole," said
Mrs. Blake. II wish could remember
who told it. Henry, can you remem-
Der? Was it Mr.. Sellers?"
NO" said Blake stifiy; s'it wasn't
Sellers
II wonder if 1t could have been Mr..
.Windsor?'
mo-" repeated Blake; "it wasn't
Windsor
Before Mr. Blake had chance to ex-
press an affirmative or negative opin-
ion Of that hazard as to the source Of
the Walpole anecdote Mr.. Barton came
in. Mrs. Blake, being by that time
sure Of herself, tried on him her rec
ipe for winning universal affection.
"Oh, Mr.. Barton" she said, 81 am
very glad to see you. I have hardly
stopped laughing since I saw you the
last time"
Mr.. Barton, cadaverous man with
solemn eyes, looked rather foolish.
'Indeed?" he said. MAY ask what
about?"
cover that funny story you told
about Horace Walpole," said Mrs.
Blake.
"M-m-m-Horace Walpole?" STAN
mered Mr.. Barton. Il am afraid you
must have got me mixed up with some
body else. I don't know the first thing
about Horace Walpole, and If I did
know anything funny about him l
couldn't tell it. To tell a funny story
is beyond my powers. Even If it was
funny to start with it wouldn't be by
the time I got through with it,
Mrs. Blake's spirits were somewhat
dashed by her fiasco in finding an
owner for the Walpole story, but she
bore up courageously, and later when
Mr. Markham came in she drew him
out of earshot Of Mr.. Barton and dilat-
ed on the pleasure his story Of Horace
Walpole had given her. Mr.. Markham
was not cast In the funeral mold that
gave to Mr.. Barton his grave aspect,
but he protested himself totally inca
pable Of telling funny story about
Horace Walpole or anything else.
Presently Mrs. Blake left the room
to prepare the sandwiches. Mr.. Blake
followed her.
For the love Of the Lord" he said,
"don't make fool Of yourself again
by trying to get some other idiot in
there to father that Walpole story.
told you that yarn myself"
Mrs. Blake stood still, with carving
knife poised in air.
your she said incredulously. "And
it was so clever too."-New York
Times
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
PICTURE. LECTURE BooMs.
How Some Towns Advertise Their
Beauties to Other Towns.

How Some Towns Advertise Their
Beauties to Other Towns.
There are many methods OF getting
the attractions and advantages Of a
town before the outside public lie the
townspeople only care enough about
the matter to do something active and
actual in that line. One Of the most up
TO date methods of town booming is to
have good talker go from town to
town delivering a picture lecture"
about the place which is to be doomed.
The first thing, of course, is to have
about fifty or sixty lantern slides made
from photographs of places of interest
In and around the town. The slides
may be colored or left in black and
white. Colored ones naturally add to
the beauty of the scenes In cases where
coloring is indicated.
The lecturer, who should be person
ally acquainted with each building
bridge, stream, park, landscape or per
son represented, devotes a minutes
talk to each subject as the picture is
thrown on the screen. Half hundred
pictures will make an evenings enter
tainment of an hour to an hour and
half, sure to be enjoyed by the people
Of the towns visited.
The outfit for picture lecture costs
SO little that the expense is scarcely to
be considered when a whole communi-
ty is interested in the project.
There are towns in southern Califor-
MIA which maintain regular booming
Offices in Los Angeles, the metropolis
of the district. At certain intervals pic
ture lectures are given, the dates being
advertised in the local press. The adj
mission is free. Thousands Of tourists
from all parts Of the country are at
tracted to the hall where the show
takes place. Many Of these are attract
ed to the town which is the subject Of
the show. Some Of them buy lots,
start in business, build homes there.
The California idea can be applied
to any town elsewhere. Put your pic
ture lecture man in a suitable hall in
the nearest city of considerable size,
and 1t is reasonably certain that before
very long inquiries will begin to come
and people will begin to follow the in
quiries. This is suggestion easy to
work out anywhere. ''If nobody does
nOthin' nOthin' will be dOne'
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
Curious Old Laws,

Some of the old laws Of Nepal, India,
were curious. killing cows ranked
with murder as capital offense, for
Instance. Every girl at birth was mar
ried with great ceremony to a betel
fruit which was then cast into sa-
cred stream. AS the fate Of the fruit
was uncertain the girl was supposed
never to become q widow. To obta
divorce from husband a wife ha
only to place betel nut under his pill
low and depart. In Nepal the day Is
considered to begin when 1t is light
enough to count the tiles on the roof
Or distinguish the hairs on a mans
hand against the sky.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
WONDERFUL MlRAGEs.
false Peak Of Tenerife and Illusions
In the DardanelIes.


The peak Of Tenerife is known among
deep sea sailors as the false peak"
Owing to some popularity Of the at
mosphere it is always seen by mirage
In exactly the opposite direction from
which it lies, and only the fact that all
captains know that the mirage appears
long before the true peak is visible
through the most powerful glass pre-
vents many ship from sailing many
miles out of her course. 1t is hard for
q greenhorn to believe that the majes-
tic purple mountain towering astern or
on the port beam apparently only
short distance OF is in reality miles
away in exactly the opposite direction
and the seemingly solid earth at which
he is gazing is only a reflection on the
clear mirror of the air. Many weird
tales are told of shipwrecked men who
have steered for the false peak in the
expectation of finding land and have
persisted Of hunger and thirst while
pursuing the phantom mountain.
Sometimes the passengers and crew:
Of vessel on the lookout for the false
peak see much rarer and more beau
tiful mirage, that of ship in the sky
1t usually appears about 10 o'clock In
the morning, about ten degrees above
the horizon and under full sail, every
delicate spar and tapering mast clearly
visible against the blue ether and even
the play Of light and shadow in the
bellying canvas plainly discernible to
the naked eye. 1t generally remains in
sight half an hour or more before
gracefully fading away. The Oldest
mariner can never remember having
seen the mirage Of steamer in that
latitude, but always that Of full rig
ged ship, and this peculiar fact has
given birth to many romantic legends
about the ship In the sky, all connect
ing it in some way with the false peak.
The vicinity Of the Dardanelles ia
the real home Of mirages, and it is sell
dom that any vessel sails along the
Syrian coast without seeing one or
more. Oddly enough, the mirages Of
the Dardanelles are always the re1ec-
tons Of objects that can be seen with
the naked eye and are invariably dis
torted in grotesque and fantastic carl
catures Of the things reflected. 1t is
certainly startling to see steamer
bearing down with her masts where
her water line and should be and the
water line where the tops of the masts
and funnel ought to show, while her
decks are In the right place, thus add
ing to her uncanny appearance, but
this is frequent sight near the OAR
danelles. There LIS one peculiar feature
of the mirages which hover near the
false peak-the real objects of which
they are reflections are so far away
that very often they are never sighted
until long after the reflection has van
ashed, and sometimes not at all.-New
York Press.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
The Sand Garden.

IA plea for Fairgrounds for children.]
We sat on alley doorsteps in summers
dreadful heat.
We had no place at all to play but in the
dirty street.
The sun upon the stones was hot; our
little feet were bare.
We had no shady garden spot nor any
pure sweet air.
But now we're very happy and play in
piles of sand
And run about and laugh and shout and
swing to beat the band.
We play at Jacky IIorner and can even
climb tree
Since the city made a corner of the pub
lie garden free.
So we plead with every city in all this
great big land
To take little pity and a little pile OF
sand
And make a shady corner free in public
gardens gay,
Where little children. such as we. can
have place to play.
-Heloise Souls in Springfield Repuo-
lican.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
A Limited Luxury.

Two Irishmen were discussing the
phenomenon Of sleep. Said one, "Oi
hear as wan av thin POETRY lads
calls it bald natures hair reshtoorer' :"
"Yis," assented the other; shapes
grand luxury. It's q pity man
can't kape awake long enough to inj'y
It. Jist whin he's thinkin' phat foine
Tong shnooze he'll be hovin', begorra,
its '!''-Judge.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
Gallant Lover.

a'Silly boy" she said, "why did you
get offended? Though my words were
severe, you might have seen that was
smiling"
WELL" he replied magnanimously,
tyour mouth is SO small / didn't notice
dt."-Philadelphia Press.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
Trained.

'My men work WELL" said police
commissioner, because they are well
trained. Training, you know, is every
thing"
he paused and smiled.
1.-Two physicians were discussing"
he said, "a certain pretty nurse.
"'Was she trained nurse?' said the
first physician.
"'she must have BEEN replied the
other. She hadn't been in the hos
pital week before she was engaged
to the richest patient Washington
Star
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
Her Mild Ambition.

You expect your boy to become
good manT
The mothers face fell.
He is not a brilliant child" she
made answer doubtfully. mo, I think
Shall have to be content Il he attains
only moderate success-becomes a
very rich man, say, or something like
that. "-Puck.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
A Scrafch-

How does Mrs. Sleigh get ON in the
club?'
ION. she always comes up to the
scratch"
'Of, course she does-the catv'-Kan-
sas City Newsbook.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26
New WAY to Get Rid of pande,ions.

The unique spectacle of battle be-
tween a hobo and the dandelion was
recently presented in Iowa Falls, Ia,
as result of Mayor Bryson's crusade
against the weed pest. In hope of rid
ding the parks and streets of the dan
delions, he decreed that all buns or
hoboes who were under fine should
work out those fines under police guard
by digging dandelion roots. AS re-
suit there has been a splendid harvest
Of the weeds.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-26

Some people only believe half of
what they hear, and then invariably
select the wrong half.-New York Tel
egrams
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-16

money. and made each man shell
out" getting sec all told. Then several
kept Weiss and his friends covered
while the others wrecked the fiat.
Every mirror was broken, the chande-
liers were pulled down, pictures torn
from the walls and stamped to pieces.
and furniture was broken and strewn
all over the rooms Nothing breakabie
according TO the police, was left in
tact. Having wreaked their vengeance.
they took several overcoats from the
rack and made their escape,
Ever since Weiss had been looking
for some of the men who robbed him
and his friends. Accompanied by one
of his guests. Gustave Bowers, a sales
man, who was among those held up
saturday night, he drifted about the
neiEhborhood last night. and finally
pointed out to Detectives Stamford,
Foley. Walsh and McGrath the four
mon arrested and a raid was made on
the crowd. The police say thht
Chuck's" picture adorns their a.; g1is
le'y, but they do not know the others.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-16
GANG HOLDS Up
WEISS AND HIS
GUESTS IN ROOM
Rob Party of $50 and Over
coats, and Then Wreck Fur
IN niture-Four Arrests.

Four men captured in raid at One
Hundred and Tenth street and Madison
avenue were locked up at Police Head
quarters early to-day, charged with rob
bling Isaac Weiss and six friends he WINS
entertaining, and completely wreCkinS
his apartment at No. IS West one Hun
tlred and Seventh street, last Saturday
night. They describe Themselves as Abe
C'Chuck") Silberlust, twenty-five. of No.
1854 Fifth avenue; Icy Goldberg, TWEEN
ty-two, No. 42i East NinetY-eighth
street; John Reskin. twenty. No. 2cS
East One Hundred and Twelfth street,
and Louis Silverman. tw'cnty-one, No. IS
East One Hundred and Tenth street.
who said he was law student at the
University of New York.
According 10 tine polite, gang Of
thugs has been after Weiss, who is re-
puted wealthy, for quite n while because
he refused to allow them to congregate
in a saloon he formerly ran at one Hun
dred and Eleventh street ana tifth ave-
nue..
He not only kept respectable place,
but gave the police much valuable IN
formation about some of the gang and
was instrumental in having several of
them put away"
They finally became SO troublesome
Weiss is said TO have given up the
saloon through fear they would kill him.
Saturday night Weiss had a party of
six men in his apartment when about
10 o'clock two strangers told the eleva-
tor boy to take them 10 the fourth
floor BY the time he let them out six
or eight other young toughs had
sneaked in the back way and hurried
up the stairs, and all made rush for
Weisss apartment.
The host and his guests were startled
by the onrush. and when they looked up
discovered that they were all covered
with pistols
The members of the gang demanded /
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-16
WRESTLING DOG NUMBERED
AS ONE OF HIS FAMILY.
DR.. Message, of Chicago. SO Rec
ordS s4oo Brindle Bull 10
Save Him From Seizure.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-Dr John T. Mes
sage's brindle bulldog was levied on
Yesterday hv Batliff f. S. Leidrant of
the Municipal Court, despite the claim
of the physician that the dog ia a mem
her Of the family. Max A Schluter re-
Gently obtained judgment against Dr.
Message, who is well known in Western
wrestling and boxing circles. for SIS In
his schedule the physician says:
II, John Message, as head OF a family
consisting Of myself and my dog, do
file my schedule SC" The dog. accord
ing to the baiiff. is valued at $500 and
can wrestle and box
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-16
Christmas Is Near---Lamberts'
Ready for All Corners

Speaking of Christmas jewelry, as so many
people are, this is reminder that you can get any
thing you want at our store, and that III Lamberts
say so, it is So" The store itself is easy to
reach from any part of this city. 1t is large,
bright, attractive store but economically managed,
SO as to save you money.
1t is open every night this month There is
large corps of statesmen, so that customers are not
kept needlessly waiting. If they wish us to keep
the gifts they choose, even until Christmas Eve,
there is still some room in our vaults, but there will
he less rom, +o--,,nrr0w
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-16

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-16

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never deal with mddlemen, you know and we inn
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The display of clocks and silverware on the
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
UNITED DAUGHTERS
 OF THE CONFEDERACY
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state omcer.

State Ofacers.
 Editor in Chief, Mrs. Charles G Assistant Editor. Mrs. Belle Allen Ross.
 Jones.
 President General. Mrs. cornelia Branch Stone.
 First Vice-President-G General, Mrs Martin S. Willard. Wilmington, Del Second Vice-President-Gen Mrs John P. Poe. Baltimore. Md
 Recording Secretary General, Mrs Andrew L. Dowdell. Opelika. Ala
 Corresponding Secretary-Generai. Mrs. R. c. Cooley. Jacksonville, Fla. Treasurer General, Mrs. L. Eustace Williams. Anchorage, Ky.
 Honorary Custodian Cross of Honor Mrs s. E. Gabbett, Atlanta, Ga. Custodian Cross of Honor. Mrs. l. H. Raines. Savannah. Ga.
 Custodian Flags and Remnants, Mrs Frank Anthony Wade, Norfolk, va.
 Alabama State Directory. Miss SalIie Jones. Honorary Presi- dent Camden. Ala.
 Mrs. CharIes c. Brown, President Birmingham. Ala.
 Hospital Relief, Soldiers Home MrA Frank Elmore. Mountain Creek Chairman.
 Mrs. B. R. ROSS, flrst NlCe-EhS dent, Auburn. Ala.
 Mrs. Lewis Cobb. Second vice-Presi- dent, Montgomery, Ala.
 Mrs. L. T. Pride. Recording secre- tary, Pride Station, Ala.
 Mrs. W. H. Phillips. Corresponding Secretary. Birmingham, Ala.
 Mrs. T. W. Palmer, Treasurer, Mon tevallo, Ala
 Mrs. F. H. Fillmore. Registrar, Noun tain Creek. Ala.
 Mrs. J. A Rountree, Recorder, of Cross of Honor. 1900 Eleventh Ave- nue, South Birmingham, Ala.
 Mrs. Mary G. Ptckens. Director and Registrar of the CAfldren of the Con- federacy. Greensboros Ala.
 Auditing Committee--Mrs. Ellen Pe- ter-Bryce, Tuscaloosas
 Chapter Extension--Mrs. R. A Lee Greenville. Chairman.
 State Souvenir Plate--Mrs. W. L. ~ Al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

and caught on sticks. The keen eyes of the officers perceived even across the garden fence that there were tiny Confederate flags tied to these hoops, and so they stopped and put the girls under arrest. Their father. or grand father. I think it was. was kept busy until bed time pleading at headquar- ters that they be not kept all night in the guard house for so slight an of- fence. g
 The twO young girls were arrested at the home of Mir. Betts. eight or nine miles from Huntsville. They were his niece. Miss Lila Bibb and a gov erness. Miss Heutz. Mir. Betts was away from home at the time and the mile and a half to the railway station, climbed into a freight train and were brought to Huntsville. No reason for this remarkable occurrence was given Mrs. Betts, who stood in the door of her home and watched the two maidens trudging. beside the mounted men. They were wanted at head quarters, that was all and thither they were conducted upon reaching Huntsville. They were allowed to stay at the home of friend. which home was oc- cupied by officers except two rooms and sentinels walked through the halls and past their doors all night. They were. of course. filled with curiosity when they ap- peared before the Colonel as they were ordered to do next morning. Colonel Wagner was the officer in command.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

interesting accounts. but others were made to give up parts of their houses only. being allowed to retain room or two for themselves. Mrs. Fackler or halIowed memory. possessed hand some home and a genius for hospital- ity. When the Confederates were In possession, every nook and crany were filled with boys fin Grey. but when the Yankees came 1t was different story. She was ordered to give up every room except the one in which she and her husband slept. and possi- bly the use of the kitchen. This was a trying business no doubt and she maintained a sullen silence toward
 these hated men passing in and out or her house at will, until one sunday morning she heard the sound Of an axe resounding in her back yard. No"' Mrs Fackler was a staunch Presoyte- rian as well as a staunch rebel, and cutting wood on Sunday she did not propose to put up with. even in her state of captivity. and she so informed the ranking officer .n the house. He said he really thought the premises were his. but he supposed he would have to yield to a lady's wishes Tn matter of that sort. and If she would let him know when Sunday came. ne would have the work stopped In fu- ture.
 Of those whose homes were taken from them, some had no convenient refuge and were sent across the river with what they could take in small row boats and landed in sparsely- settled county to make their way as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA. SUNDAY APRIL 26 1908

an old diary, an entry dated July 26 1882. 1t is stated that friends calling to express their sympathy for her be- reavement, found her courage and pa- triotism undaunted. For herself she said. she had no desire save to sleep beside her boy at the foot of Monte Sano: but the Southern cause was just and must win. When Huntsville was evacuated by the enemy and the Con- federates came back, she was a lead ing spirit in hospital work, caring for sick and wounded soldiers and sup plying them with the comforts they needed.
 In huntsville there were many or ganized to do such work The women filled and shipped boxes of clothing and hosiery made by their own hands, to the men in the field. They sent them the blankets from their beds the rugs from their floors and made themselves quilts and rag carpets to supply the place. Their modes and devices make curious reading. and some excellent stories have been told and written on this subject.
 A widow whose sons were in the army, had taken her two young daugh- ters and retired to her plantation. The Yankees were marching upon Hunts- vile: she felt alarm at her unprotected condition and could not afford to be cut off from her source of supplies, so she escaped in time and got to her place where she thought she could re- main and look after her agricultural interests. But she was not long left at peace even in the depths of the country. Soon after there came rumors