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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26

enly lately sss 1t received much attsn. tton at the hands Of writers upon ih- ternationAl law. The Impression ia growing that rules must soon be adopt cd for It's &overhment Balloons were used for military purposes at the sieges of Chafteroi and Mayence in the 18th century. They proved ser viceabie upon at least one occasion in the American Civit War, and during the siege of Paris they furnished the be- sieged with facilities for communicat- ing with the outer world. The fact that from . cative balloon at an alti- tude of 500 feet the viaibie horizone on clear day is about twenty-seven miles distant Is significant. Recent improve. ments have given an actuality and im- portance to questions which were hith- erto academic. Tn every country the airship or aeropiane raises questions as to private ownership for which the law Is not prepared. Crimes will be committed in mid-air and 1t will be necessary not only to 10 know. the per petrators. but to determine the jnris- diction which shall take cognizance of such crimes. These ars only . few of the points envoived.
 rsritish Husiness Better.
 For some months past there have been from time to time slight indics- tions that the volume Of business trans. acted in the United Kingdom Is ex. banding. Persons of hopeful temper- ament, on some of these occasions, ex- pressed tbs opinion that revival of trade was actually In progrsss. and though cross-examination usually re- veaied the fact that they were thinking chiefly. If not entirely. of their own branch of industry or commerce.. their assertions were accepted in some quar- ters. and particularly by ministeralist politicians, who were naturally anx. ious to hail any approach to Q recovery in trade as evidence of the beneficienf results of Liberal administration. New ertheiess there has been some impfove- ment in trade.
 The railway traffic returns have shown large decreases even during the past two months, which indicates that the revival has not yet proceeded far. As regards the great industries of the country the most satisfactory progress has been made in the wooien and worsted trades The very firm tenden- cy throughout the year of the market for raw wool. which Is due mainly to consumers easefness wes true indica- ton of the conditions prevailing in this department. The iron and steel industry. after prolonged hesitation. appears to have taken turn for the better, especially in Glasgow. though shipbuilding is still very sluggish. Tn Manchester the feeling appears to be not quite so confident as 1t was though the conditions are admitted to be healthy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
Tories Now Concert to
 Attack Foreign Policy

pirations for London society. where the grand entertainments every day more and more fall into Nthe hands or the Americans.
 Crowds Mob King.
 The mobbing of the King during his stay al, ,Marienbad Is reported to have been worse this year than ever. Here. for instance, is description of an in- cfdent at cafe concert which he at tended during the last week of his "cure." After the King has taken his departure there was ridiculous rush of people to the table where Ills Majesty had taken coffee. Some peo- pie swept up the crumbs to take away as souvenirs. and one woman actually drank the remains of corfee left in the Kings cup, and retired with a triumph ant expression. Such behavior is all most incredible. but 1t Is all part and parcel of the absurd way in which the King Is still followed aoodt and stared at"
 Astounding impotence marked the conduct of well-to- do women who pes tered the King. Stumps of cigars and even matches used to light his cigars were jealously grabbed by these sou yenir-hunters. One woman actually disguised herself as a peasant girl. and tried to sell flowers to the King as ( pretext for engaging in e conversa- ton. She was thwarted in her amhi. ton. owing to the spite of feminine friend. who recognized her. and warned the detectives of her intention. The Success of the cunarder's trips via Fishguard Is . great achievement for the Great Western Railway Com pany. but anything but q good omen for Liverpool Up to the present the interests of Queenstown do not appear to be adversely affected, but already there Is talk of running c special train with malls from Fishguard to Liver. pool and the north of England and Scotland, so that only the Irish map would be landed at Queenstown.
 Possibility of Future.
 This. of course, is a project that has not yet taken definite shape, but It is one that must be reckoned with as possibility of the not remote future. The success of the experiment has caused considerable cohsternation at Southampton. which has come to re- gard itself as the Inevitable English port of call for all the American lines.
 The importance of aerial navigation in warfare has long been admitted. but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
As Reasonable As :.

,Eivsain'. isas' Stranger!
 Ioa Io,,.. sho do look tuckered out: aoud better spend the night. seems I've seed you som'ers. 55ut 55ut cant 1actly name the place; Nor can l rightly call yer name. rho II seems know yer face Jones" Oh. ya'as. I members now. About month ago ] hearn yer mena the constitution, Sxer S at Joseph Godwin.s store. An whut fools we 'psered ter be Not ter mend the constitution, An set each other free. Yer same as called us vagabons An fools, an sech as that; Ter sed "Ole Demon Rum wuz boss, Yer sed all that an Whole lot more. I don't 'zactly member now, But whut yer sed at Godwin's store Set me thinkin', anyhow. An I ben thinkin' ever since. An thtnkin' night an day, Thet we should mend the constitution, But not 'zactly as yer say. 1 hey got my ideas bout 1t; They may be right, or may be wrong i: But all the same I've got 'em An I've got 'em good an strong. In the fust place, brother, mind yer, kicker weeds narrer row In my settlement. that's sartln; Sides, I don't believe they want 1t; They could make it If they did But they work the corn an 'tatera, An do the best they can, instid. Now bout this constitution An the mending' of it too; As 1t seems you politicians Are all h--l bent boun' ter do; a1 Not morn line or two,
 right"
 Jest the same as you. 'spose yer mend the constitution, An keep the price of cotton high, An never let the bacon fall Until we halter buy. An fix 1t sos old Bill White With money never spent, Shall pay his tax like other folks An never hide a cent. Les mend the constitution Sos farmer can so ter town. An borrow money at eight per cent An not halter pay that down. Les fix it so the Guv-ner Shall fill his rightful place. Be tendin' ter his bizness, Not 'parin' fer race. Les fix 1t so the preachers. (Erum nero as Well aS lh0Aole. Shall spen' less time in politics An a whole lot more in prayer. An when their preachin' spell begin. Let them understan' Thet Jesus Christ an politics Don well go han in han. Les fix 1t so my little gal An your'n an all the rest Can walk efbout night or day 'T"hout fear clingin' to their breast. Les K it 30 If kill you An hkppen ter be richs I couldn't plead insanity. Home ruined" or no sich. Les fix 1t so the candidates
 Fhet stirs up all this fuss. shall all be voted pensions. Fore they Btirs up sumthin' wusB Fer may mend ther constitution Like vol, talked at Godwin's store, But here's one vote you'll be nAissin' An | spects there's many more. What going? No;
 ft's late. yer better stay. I've dun my talkin mister I'd like ter hear yer say" Well yer think yer mus be goin' Sorry yer won spen' ther night; Yer'iI hafter ride clean ter GodwIn's Hes the only man know thaets
 RIGHT"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26

chancss for success on the operatic stage have been absolutely ruined by the incompetent teachers under whom she has studied.
 "A girl recently came to me and said. .Mme. Nordica. when you sing a certain note. do you make use of the upper iarnyxT didn't know what she was talking about.
 "To think that these so-called teach CTS are telling their pupils that be- fore they make . single note they must stop and think what organs they are going to make it with. When I want to sing ( note ! must hear 1t. My mind must act with my voice, but it isn't necessary for me to go through c promlem in mathematics or hydrau- lies to produce that sound. "Because chances may have given them the opportunity to accompany a grand opera singer on the piano. some of the so-calied singing masters think they are immediately fitted to go about the country teaching singing. If wanted go to some one who had lived next door to a boiler shop and heard the noise: 1 should go to man who had actually made Q boiler.
 Tt is this really criminal incompe- tency on the part of singing teachers that has defeated and will continue to defeat the project of giving our great operas in English. Just So long AS ii Is necessary for our young men and women to go abroad to learn to sing. just so long shall we have our operas sung fin foreign languages.
 Hut my real pride just now,'' she continued Ifs neither my singing nor my flowers. It's my newest home. bungalow that Mir. Young is building for me. Come with me-" she added. and you can see for yourself what a delightful home am going to have"
 ''This is for me-. said Mime. Nordica. with a glow of pride. Here Is where I shall spend hours of real enjoyment This room Is my especial pride. though the whole bungalow is what I have wanted for years. And 1t Is all the more dear to mo when stop to think that every log in It's walls. in Its roof. in it's partitions was cut right here on our own place"
 'F-resh afr and sunshine are the greatest medicines know of." she said In parting, and l take them in allo- pathio doses."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26

It Is noticeable among well dressed women thpt the waists either match the skirt exactly or at least blend with it.
 If is quite apparent that draperies of ail Kinds, tunics. pauniers. overskirta and fichus are the distinctive notes Of present styles.
 Curious as 1t may seem the pradom- mating influences at work among the new styles are those borrowed from the fashion of the 1s70's and sos.
 Among evening gowns the Bayadere or Oriental style of sasntng the skirt just above the knees Is one of the most nota bie and daring innovations of the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
AIR ROYAL SCANDAL
GERMAN ARMY OFFICERS ACTIONS
 ARE WATCHED.
xe,~.1 vvife'n Charges Are Sifted, and Court Martial is Result---Ae- cused Attempts To End
 His life.

Berlin. Sept, 25--A remarkable scandal which involves some of the hest known names of the GermaH no- bility, and has caused considerapie SUI in military and social circles here' ls shortly to be unravelled pelore 'ns courts martial of Berlin CoOiehz anu Graudenz. In 1898 Count Hans Pfeil, a member oY ana of the most widely ramiffed or the Prussian titled families. marrieu Stephanie Helm. daughter or profi- nent Berlin architect. Three children sprane from the marriage, which was however, a very unhappy one anu !" 1907. after years of litigation It was finally dissolved.
 clared that the cause of the marital disaster was the cruelty of her nus hand. which had compelled her to leaVe his house He. on the other hand. ac- cused her of having ill-treated her ehil- dren. and was supported in his accusa- tions by the evidence of the servants In the issue, the little ones were "a ken away from their mother anu piacS" under the guardianship Of the Relcn- stag Deputy. Baron vofs rich'hoNe"' /" relation of the family
 Count Pfeil was not long In marry ing again, but his second wire. "ho was A Baroness. soon left him. alHo oIi the grounds of his alleged cruelty' Meanwhile, his divorced wife had been bombarding the commander or ms reg iment. the district headquarters. the Emperor's Military Cabinet. and 'he War Ohice with representatlons' m which she brought various charges against him, and demanded that 'he matter should be investigated.
 At length these petitions met wlsn success. and an inquiry was orderSo on the morrow of this decision Count Pfeu made an attempt on ms own life. but did not seriously in1nre nlin- self. He was forthwith granted leave on grounds of health. and during nls absence the whole affair was thorough lv sifted. The result was that the au- thorities found 1t necessary to open a nrosecution against him. At this mo ment doubts were raised as to ms san tty. and he Is at present under ooserV- ation in the military hospital at Posen'
 Three separate eases will have to De tried in connection with the affair The Countess charges her former husband with perjury and subornation or per fury, and brings accusations of libel, which in Germany Is a criminal and not A civil tort, against her brother-in- law Colonel Count 0ersdorm. and Ma for General von Brusewlts The trials are being looked forward to with e great deal of interest: and no little anxiety.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
HISTORY BY A
 LIGHTNING FLASH

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26

The importance of aerial navigation in warfare has long been admitted. but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26

pirations for London society, where the grand entertainments every day more and more fall into Nthe hands of the Americans.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

Chicago MiIwaukea & St Paul began his reil,
road career as a telegraph operator Mt the ago
OF eighteen George Z. Harris Of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. at tha same age became
an Office boy in the office of the treasurer OF the
Hannibal & St Joseph Railroad. The earliest
contact OF I. F. Lorce. Of the Delaware & TIud-
SON. with railroadinE was a an assistant and
as a transit man in engineering parties Mar
vim Hughitt. Of the Chicago & Northwestern.
started as a telegraphcr. James McCrea, OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. ut the age OF eighteen
wears began as a rodman on a branch line e
the system Of which he is now president. Oscar
c. Murray. OF the Baltimore & Ohio. entered
the railway service in 1872 as a ticket agent
on the Galveston. Houston & Henderson Rail
road.
Sir William @ Van Horne, chairman Ok :he
board ~ the Canadian Pacific, born on
farm in VIII County Ill. and became a teicS
rapher on the Illinois Central at the age u
fourteen ycars Edward T. Jeffery. of the Den
yer & Rio Grande, at the OF thirteen on
tered the service of the Illinois Central He
passcd through the various grades OF the oper-
ating DEPARTMENT Charles 5. Mecn. OF the
New York New Haven & Hartford, at the age
of eighteen years was Il clerk in the cashiers
office OF the Northern New Hampshire Rail
road Howard Elliott, of the Northern Pacific.
began his railroad service a rodman on the
Chicago. burlington & Quincy. e 2. Ripley. II
the Santa Fe, began a clerk in the Boston
Office OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
THE DR4M1TTC SERMON.
School to Teach Preachers as Vel
as 4ctOrS.

Now, don't clutch your desk in that way.
Stand up with your left foot forward and your
hand resting easily the reading desk. That's
better Now again: The world is lost in dark
ness and sin More emphasis on the word
lost"
This was not a rehearsal Of a playwrights
effort, but class lesson in strange school; one
where preachers are being taught to appeal 10
the people in the dramatic way that modern ext
Gencies seem to demand. The classes are held in
a school of dramatic art in Philadelphia. Minis
ters come from all over the city and outside the
city to attend these classes They are in earnest.
and reply to any still. small voice within that
suggests that the means they are adopting are
not the most dgniied with the excuse that the
end justies the means.
The class is taken in hand by of the
women teachers of the school There is no at
tempt at adopting different rules The same
lessons are impaired to the ministers as to the
students Of dramatic art who aspire TO stage
fame. The ministers bring their sermons with
them, written out Just they intend to preach
them. and the instructor goes over the sermon
line by line and drills the preacher into the
proper gesture and emphasis. The lesson pro-
Ceeds indicated in the opening paragraph.
The teacher will grasp the foot of the
clergyman and place it where it should be to
company the words in correct histriOnic fashion.
She will repeat the lines over and over until
the right dramatic intonation is learned. It is
strange to hear the sentences that cut the air
as the door OF the classroom is opened.
Cast your burden upon me-"
Now, don't accompany that word cast with
a gesture that suggests the who is lodging
SNOWFALL thrown by a small boy. More dignity
about it Raise your chin little. Put your
head slightly aside in the attitude of appeal
and the arms outstretched. suggestive Of
one who would enfold in them the troubles OF the
Now, then, What shall it profit man. Jusa
the slightest suggestion of menace in the argB
ment viii help, but don't make it too pronounced
This is more than an argumentative appeal Il
is one accompanied by the awful condition that
a man who gains the whole world may lose hit
own soul Deepen your voice there. Don't he
plafntive. 1t is not sentence calling for plain
tiyeness. Now. this sentence: There is no
beauty in sin Lean slightly on the desk and
throw your head little forward"
So the rehearsal proceeds. The preacher and
the teachers arc equally in earnest. The Itrmer
because he wants to attain the object to which
he has devoted his life the driving home force
fully of an appeal to sinners. and the teacher
for the less ethereal but to her equally inpOr'
tant reason. that she is Paid for it
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

clergyman for father also. His first expe-
rience on a railroad was at the age Of sixteen
in the capacity OF yard switchman.
William II. TruesdaEe. OF the Road OF An
thracitc." at the age OF eighteen was a clerk in
the audtor's office of the Rockford, Rock Island
& St Louis Railroad Alfred J. EarIing of the
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

tive OF the Illinois Central. began his railroad
career in 1864 at Alexandria, Va. where he was
Il switChrcan- 7. II. Hartman, the Of
poor Clergyman. first came into contact With his
realm at the age Of fourteen years. when he
entered i stockbroker's Office in Wall Street
Frederick D. Underwood, of the Erie, had g
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
DENIES USING COMPANY FUNDS.
Patrick ]. Keiran at Hearing Before
Receiver.

New York, Feb. 5.--Denial that he had
ever in any way used the funds Of the
Fidelity FINDING company to further his
personal interests was made by Patrick
J. Keiran, former president Of the bank.
rupt concern, on the witness stand at
hearing before State Receiver Gilroy yes
terday.
Mr.. Keiran, under examination by the
receiver, was questioned with regard to
bis personal relations with the Fidelity
Funding company. Asked if he ever had
bought any stocks or other securities
for his personal account for which he
used the funds Of the Fidelity company,
Mr.. Keiran replied;
II used no funds Of the Fidelity to
pay for any stock, or any interest what.
ever in any trust company, bank, insur-
anee company, or any kind 70 concern,
nor did | ever borrow any money or
securities for such purpose from the com
pany. The shoe was on the other foot;
was continually lending the company
stock, money and credit, to further the
company's interests"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
CITY DAMAGE CASES.
Chicago Unwilling to Pay for Losses in
Riots.

Chicago. Feb. Whether The city oi
Chicago must pay $4,000 damages to
the various railway and other corpora
lions whose property was destroyed dur
Ing the strike riots Of 1894 is to be
passed upon by the supreme court Of
the United States
Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert
IN. Holt II giving all Of his time to the
preparation Of briefs In these cases,
which are to be appealed from the rul
ing III the supreme court Of Illinois, and
ii Il probable that the appeal viii be
perfected within the next thirty days,
This final effort 10 save the city from
being compelled to pay damages win be
based upon THE contention that the riot
law enacted IN 1887, which makes cities
liable for property destroyed by MODS,
il demonstrations, inasmuch as it fails
10 apply alike to cities, towns and viii
lagps.
That full value for destroyed and dam.
aged property already has been reccy-
erred BY the corporate owners from the
insurance companies will also he urged
by Attorney Holt in his appeal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
TRUST FIGURES
FALSE HE SAYS
Norris Tells House Committee Internal
tionai Paper panpany Has Over
stated Its Payrolls.

Washington, Feb 5.--John Norris Of
the American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION sent yesterday TO the House
ways and means committee letter
wherein he charged that the Interna
tional Paper company, in presenting its
argument for the retention of the tariff
on paper had deliberately mierepresented
to the committee the amounts paid by
the paper company as wages to paper
makers. He charged that in making
comparison with Canadian mills, to show
the relative pay for labor, the Interna
tiofial Paper company had understated
the amounts paid by Canadian mills.
Mr. Norris charged that l36 rates out
Of las cited by the international Paper
company, purporting TO cover its own
payrolls, were oyeratRtements The pa
per company bad made its comparisons
on the claim that it paid 30 cents an
hour to machine tenders Mr. Norris
furnished the eompany's payroll schedule
TO fortifY his statement that the highest
price now paid By that company To
machine tenders is Az cents per hour,
and that this rate applies only to six
Of the forty-eight machines which the
company operates: that some Of the
machine tenders are paid SO cents per
hour, and that the average rate Ii AZ
cents per hour, or l6 per cent less than
the amount claimed By the paper com
pany.
lie declared that the comparison of
wages paid to American and foreign
labor as set up by the paper manufac-
turers at the tariff hearing was wrong.
and that the manufacturers should have
known it was wrong.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
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mended To make people fat. and which
does not build up good healthy tissues
Samose has valuable flesh forming pro.
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TO all the organs.
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viii return your money without any
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