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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
60 TO PRESS MEET
NEwsPAPEn MEN WILL PASS
 THROUGH soNrGoMERr.
Citi.ens of Dofhsn Have Prepsrea Series of Entertnfnrnents TAst VIII Attrnct Ususualiy Lsrge
 AttenAmnce.

Many of the newspaper men of Ala bama will be in Montgomery tomor- row on their way to Dothan to attend the annual meeting of the Alabama Press Association, which will convene In the Capital of the wiresrass next Wednesday.
 The citizens of Dothan have pre- pared a series of elaborate entertain ments for the visiting newspaper men. and it is expected. that, the attendance will be very large.
 As many members, of the association reside In North. East and West Ala bama. a large number of them will pass through Montgomery and will no doubt remain here a day or two.
 The program for the press conven- ton will be exceptionally interesting. 1t includes addresses by Charles F. !. Mooney. managing editor of The Memphis Commercial Appeal and Major W. W. Screws of Montgomery. Mir. Mooney win roach Montgomery Tuesday morning. sr3E
 The>offcers of the Press Association are J. c. Lawrence. Union Springs. president; c. G.. FennS1l. Gunters- vile. vice president; Jacob Pepper man, Montgomery, secretary; Bruce Kennedy. Montgomery. assistant secre- tary: Frank Crichton, Clanton. treas urer, and four group vice presidents. It is said that the association will probably decide to hold It's next meet ing in Anniston, although 1t has been the custom heretofore to leave this matter to the executive committee. Upon the conclusion of the meeting in Dothan the entire press party will go to Panama City and St. Andrews Bay, Fla. on q special train provided by the Commercial Club of Dothan. Several days will be spent at the Florida resort and the editors, many of them. will return to their homes via Montgomery.I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
Rev. E. E. Cobbs Delivers Baccalaureate Sermon.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ON
Starke's School Fills St. Johns
 Church.
-.Lsse is Full of Undisceverea Jey ans Strength fer Yeu.. Is PhiIos-
 ephy Presented to Young Graduates.

The twenty-second annual commence ment exercises of the Starke's Unfver- city School for the Class Of 1909 began yesterday morning with the baccaiau- reate sermon by the Rev. E.. E. Cobbs at St. Johns Episcopal Church. It was a true military picture as the young cadets arrayed in their regular summer dress uniform, headed by Ma 5or Dick. marched from the sesaool on Dexter Avenue to the church.
 The sermon as given by MT. Cobbs was not only applicable to the young cadets just starting out into the world, but was also much appreciated by and well adapted to those well advanced in life's Journey. The music and the several songs as rendered by the choir of the church were beautiful, and a large congregation, not only members of St Johns, but also friends and parents of the cadets, filled the old church on this sunny baccalaureate Sunday.
 MT. cobhs took for his sermon the thirty first verse of the fortieth chap ter of the Book of Isaiah, They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength" and he brought out how the strength of those who live q life of truth, beauty and chastity is renewed in spite of old age and its innrmities, and how the truth and the great power of life, the power for joy and strength, Is found in an example of the Lords life. and in the lives of those who are In touch with God.
 Beginning. Mir. Cobbs said. May speak to you boys. you who are young and strong, you with the forces and factors of life: you with interests and enthusiasm and joy. for the Joy of youth is like the sunshine after the rain. and the life of the youth Is im- petuous and full of crises"
 Continuing. the speaker said that if was a dismal fact when young life comes to look out into the world, into the dark, gloomy stretches of life. for there may be dark hours and dark mo- fnents, but the life of the youth soon reEains It's sunshine, and the conscious ness of ones own strength and ones own joy are the priceless possessions of youth.
 Continuing, Mfr. cobbse said in part: s'Young men have visions. They look forward to the time when they will be men, and life seems one great delusion. hTere is a philosophy of life which is preached on every hand. This phil osOphy is to let the youth see his visions and dream his dreams while he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
TWO PuLPITs VACANT.
pr. stagg Resishs FroH Presbyterian

Dr. stagS Resishs FHom Presbyterian
 t>4 Church.
 Birmingham, June 13,-(Special. )-- The resignation of Rev. pr. ]. W. Stagg. pastor of the First Presbyte- rian Church. went to the congregation today.
 There were many regrets expressed by the members of the congregation at the parting. Dr. Stagg resigns to take up the work as president of the Synodical College at Anniston, His re- signation leaves two vacancies in Blr. mingham. that of the pastor at the South Highlands Presbyterian Church where Rev. Sterling J. Foster resign ed to go to Anniston, and now Dr. StagR
 Both congregations are growing and are prominent in the church work The congregation of the South Highland. Presbyterian Church has called Rev. Dr. J. T. Plunkett of Augusta, Fla. Nc one is in sight for the First Pres. byterian Church as yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14

Owen Pope. Mary Stevens. Emma Gip- son. Loranda and Margaret Bradley of Atlanta, Mary Danforth of Atlanta. An- nie Drakeford. Ethel Taylor. Mattie Morten Lane. Emmie Campbell and Kate Alley of Montgomery; pr. c. 'R. Heard. Albert Danner, Rev. !. W. Marshall. pr. T. F. Taylor, R. M. Boyd, Hardin Howard. E. R Alexan- der. WeP. Cobb. c. c. Thompson. F. H. Perry M. s. Stevens. J. c. Chap belle, George Swanson. William Var ner. Booker Johnston, pr. Walpole Brewer, Fred Kelley, John Preer. John Adams. Rivers Rush, J. H. Meadows. Webster Edwards. Floyd Powell. Carl Browne. Robert Howard and Harry Carlock of Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
BLACExBURN-BALLARD.
Wedding of Selma Couple at Greens
 hOR0s

Wedding of Selma Couple at Greens
 hOT0s
 Greensboro, June 13.-(Spectal. )- A gretna green afrair which caused e ripple of excitement here last night was the marriage of a couple who came on the o'clock train.
 Avis Blackburn and Miss Ballard of Selma were the contracting parties and the ceremony was performed at the Gewin Hotel by the Rev. J. P. Lathram of the Methodist Church..
 The bride and groom were both originally from Marion, but for sev- eral years have resided in Selma, Mir. Blackburn being in the employ of the Union Iron works.
 The happy pair left for Selma on the 10 o'clock train this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14

eration of this matter. The country has a right to know where 1t stands as. now constituted. to the end that, If 1t is still of the 1895 opinion, the more difficult task of amending the consti- tuition may be undertaken in the as. surnnce that this offers the only way measure of federal tax and revenue reform"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
MISS HUGHES SPEAKS.
woman's slissienary Representative in
 Birmingham.

Birmingham. June ,1s.--fspeciai. )-- Miss Edith Hughes of Kansas City. Mo. representative of the work of the woman's Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church. U. g. A. de- livered an address %hisi morning in the First Presbyterian Church, U.. s. IA, formerly .Cumberlands. fF i.
 Tn the evening Miss Hughes spoke at Ensiey. Her. subject is Mormon Ism and Immigration" and she tells of Mormons and immigrants by. the Board which she represents. Miss Hughes will remain in the district a few A number of entertainments, have been planned for her, during her stay, including a reception by Mrs. W. M. Cosby.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Engineers, Constructors and Odd Fellows cH wss~-a~>Aa-.

of nffantngham. E Birmingham. June i3.-(Special )-- Most interesting were the memorial services held this afternoon at the First Methodist Church by the fcus divisons of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers. < Several prominent pastors of the city participated in the services with short addresses. i The order of Railroad Conductors held their memorial services this af- ternoon in the Macabee Temple. and an interesting program was carried out.
 odd Fellow lodges of the city held memorial services this afternoon also in their various lodge halls.
 The attendance at all these services was good. ts't'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
Medsclne Company Bankrupt.

E Sheffeld. June i3.--(Spectal )-The sheefFild Medicine Company, Charles IT. sheffieId Medicine Company. Charles T. store in this city Is closed as the re- suit of petition Bankruptcy filed with Referee Jere sMurphy at Hunts willie. The assets of the- firm consist of stock of drugs. sundries and fix. lures. the approximate value of which Is S5.0o0, with liabilities of a similar amount. John H. Peach of this city has been named as the. receiver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
R1vERsapE ACADEMY.
Engages Splendid Band for summt
 School and Camp.

Engages Splendid Band for Summer
 school and Camp.
 Gainesville, Ga, June 13.-(Special. ) The management of Riverside Sum mer School is sparing no expense to make the summer military and naval school unexeelled in the South.
 For the summer session, which be. gins July list. Riverside has engaged a splendid military band and it will be under the inspiring strains of martial music that the cadets at Riverside will drill and that the naval manoeuvres will be performed during July and Au- gust.
 A full graduate of Culver will be in command of the cadets. and the school twill be conducted on the same lines as is this famous institution.
 The first brick was laid on a splen- did new. barracks building Wednesday and the future looks very bright for this school!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
MOBILE WANT ,. O. U. A. M.
Mr. Nesblt Leaves for Detroit Con-
 Yaaaflnn.

NGr. Nesbit Leaves for Detroit Con-
 veaftOn.
 Decatur. June 13.-(Special. .)--Wal- ter NestIit, National Representative from Alabama tol the thirty-ninth meeting of JrA o. U. A. M. at De- troit. left today for the meeting that convenes Tuesday A.e . Much Legislation for the upbuild- ing of the order will be proposed.
 The meeting is of great interest to Alabama and the Southern States. as Mobile is making a hard, fight to land the 1911 session.
 Mir. Nesbit says Mobile has fine chance to win, as a lot of Alabams boosters will be in Detroit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
ro. n.nt,.a r.ncntion.

Anniston, June 13.-(Special. ).--AIl the Baptist churches in Anniston com- bined this evening and congregated in the spacious auditorium of Parker Me- morial Church for the purpose of dis cussing &he subject of denominational education. Dr. A. P Montague and pr George W Macon were the chief sneakers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
COMPRESS IN SELMA
IS AWARDED TO T. E. " --estss pURVIS. as
Work eu Plant VIII Begfn st Once
 and There May Be War--News 0f the Central Erse'

Selma, June i3--( Special. )--rhe con tract for the erection of the new com press and warehouse buildings which the Gulf Compress Company will put in was awarded to Thomas E.. Purvis. of this city.
 Work upon the erection of the build ing will be started during the present week and will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible so that the com- press can be installed by the beginning of the coming season. The new com press will be located on the Grimm Lot in the eastern part of the scity and along railroad. .4-.5t1z..
 The erection of, the third compress in Selma by the Gulf Compress Company, 1t Is believed, means that Selma will have a lively compress war during the coming cotton season. For some years the Gulf Compress Company has operl ated the two congresses here that are owned by local capital. Their lease upon these compresses expires with the end of the present season. and as the owners of the local compresses and tn Gulf Compress Company could not get together upon the terms of another lease the Gulf people decided to build plant hcre.
 press Company purchased the Grimm tin the east6rh pass ek the eity and had plans drawn for ths new esnspFese ana warehouse kpllaiHgs. ,1
 soeial esd Perseast. f..'.
 Mrs J. T. Slater, of lYirfninshafh. is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. Q z. Phillips on Mabry Street.
 Miss Frances Blakey, of Montgomery, is spending several weeks in the city with her grandmother. Mrs. George H. Craig. I
 A.v. LAmberte left this afternoon for Chicago. where he has accepted 6 position.
 Mrs. W. ". Harper and children will leave. tomorrow for Minter, to visit Mrs. Sam Reynolds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14

Adapt myself to the things with which thy lot has been cast: and the men among whom thou, hast reoeiv- ed thy portion. love them. but do it truly--Marcus Aurelius.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14

subscribe though will be censured for not subscribing but whether you do or do not feel in posi- ton to subscribe lend the proposition your hearty support this week that the project may be carried out on grand scale and completed quickly.
 Why you ask, is it worth while to outline the Capitol Buildng9 Don't the people who come to Alabama know of the majestic outlines of this historic ed6ce2
 WeIl once you have viewed it you will understand and then you'll understand why the whole country talks about it, why people will get of the train to gaze upon it.
 Illuminating the Capitol means great white publicity which means prestige and prestige power can't fail to help you when it benefits Alabama.
 Send your subscriptions through your newspaper or direct to Hon Wm M. Teague, Mayor of Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14
Illuminating the State
 Capitol

EW people have combated the plan for Illuminating the State Capitol and these few
 are so pitifuIy unpopular that their antagO- nism only popularizes the plan. In the meantime the subscriptions continue to come
 in. Everybody is entitled and invited to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14

Soetal esd Pernenss. Fer Mrs ]. T. Slatter, of Yirfninghafh, is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. e C. Phillips on Mabry Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-14

Miss Frances Blakey, of Montgomery, is spending several weeks in the city with her grandmother. Mrs. George H.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
A CHAT WITH THE JUNIOR FAMILY

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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
Eeasts That Lasted Hours

Sir Robert Hart the veteran inspector
general of the Chinese customs, says
the Chicago Daily News. speaking at a
dinner in London the other day said
that he once in Peking sat out BAN
quet that lasted II consecutive hours.
There were 125 courses, and he tasted
them ALL Mr. Ward. the American
envoy to China. who tried 10 secure an
interview with the Emperor Hieng-
Fung in 1853 tells how he was enter
tanned at dinner that lasted from
noon one day until O'Clock on the
evening of the day following. Ward
mentions that he had to give in after
partial king of 1913 different dishes
"whereupon his hosts wondered great
ly'-presumabiy at his abstemiousness.
Probably, however, the Eskimo ban
quets last longer than any other
and the quantity of food swallowed is
also proportionately greater. Ross
records ahat seven of his party of ma
tives once ate continuously for 33 hours.
during which time they consumed 200
pounds of seal meats Europeans ex-
posed to the same climatic conditions
act in much the same way Captain
Scott of the Discovery on his return
from his long sledge journey over the
inland ice of the Antarctic continent did
nothing but eat and sleep for the space
of three days and nights, and even then
he was still hungry.
Commander Peary and his party, re-
turning famished from their futile dash
for the pole in 1906, slaughtered herd
OF seven musk oxen on Hazen island,
off the eStreH- r9rth of Greenland
For two days and nights Lherea fter
they croucl1ed inside their snow huts.
eating continuously, and when they
had finished the pile of bones out
side was as high as a tall mans chin"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
A New Star

The examination OF some photo
graphs taken at the observatory of
Arequipa CPeru) has revealed what
appears to be new star. According
to Professor Pickering of Harvard uni
versity this star was of less than
eleventh magnitude June Il 1906. 1t
rose to a magnitude of SO from June
II to July 2, and then diminished in
brightness. At the present time it has
again fallen below the eleventh mag
nitude. This star is probably not new
in the strict sense of the word, but
is a variable star OF long period or
perhaps rather of irregular period.
The Arequipa photographs happen to
have caught one of the maxima of
brightness. 1t is a matter of the
greatest scientific interest to make a
close study of such new stars which
continue to remain visible, for there
is always the possibility that they may
manifest some unforeseen phenomena
of great portance.-Scientifc Amer
ican
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
Aer0nautics

Twice lately have the Wright broth
ers given exhibitions before royalty. A
few weeks ago King Alfonso XIII of
Spain visited them, and was greatly in
terested in their flights. Last week
King Edward of Great Britain also paid
them a visit. On this occasion Wilbur
Wright first made flight of seven
minutes. in which he performed diff
cult evolutions with great precision.
He afterward took his sister, Miss
Katherine. for six minute spin in the
direction of Pau. King Edward was
greatly pleased. and congratulated
Mr. Wright upon his achievement. In
a few weeks Wilbur Wright expects
to go to Rome and make exhibition
flights. He has started the construc-
ton of half a dozen aeroplanes in Eng
land. in addition to the IA already near
ing completion in France. Several of
his pupils at Pau have mastered the
machine, and have made successful
fights alone.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
Paid in His Own Coin

I've got nothing else, and you'll
have to take it, said the consequen-
tial man in the tram car.
But we amt supposed to change
half sovereigns,'' said the conductor.
Can't help that said the passen-
ger You'll have to find change; that
all. I'm not going to get on.
A man in the corner with big black
bag beckoned to the conductor. There
was a whispered confab, and a smiling
conductor returned to the wealthy
passenger.
"A gentleman has offered TO give you
change" he said.
"Ha, ha! So you had to find change
after all, my fine fellow. eh! Well.
here's the half sovereign"
1t was five minutes before he got his
change.
When the conductor brought 1T, 1t
was in a double handful There you
are, SIR" he said And, dumping down
119 pence and a penny ticket upon the
cantankerous one, he left him to gasp
out his expostulations-
The man with the black bag was an
automatic gas meter collector.-London
Tit-Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
TIE Graves of a Household

They grew in beauty. side by side;
They filled one home with glee;
Their graves are severed far and wide,
BY mount and stream and sea.
The same 70 -other bent at night
Ger each i sleeping brow;
She had eacf olded flower in sight
Where are .ose dreamers now?
One midst the 'orest of the west
BY a dark stream is laid;
The Indian knows his place Of rest.
Far in the cedar shade.
The sea, the blue. lone sea, hath one;
He lies where pearls lie deep;
He was the loved of all. vet none
Ger his low bed may weep.
One sleeps where southern vines are
dressed
Above the noble slain;
He wrapped the colors round his breast
On blood red field of Spain.
And one-oer her the myrtle showers
Its leaves by soft winds famed;
She faded midst Italian flowers
The last of that bright band.
And, parted thus. they rest who played
Beneath the same green tree,
Whose voices mingled as they prayed
Around one parent knee.
They that with smiles lit up the hall
: And cheered with song the hearth
Alas for love, IL thou vert all
And naught beyond. o earth.
Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
A Dramatic Moment

A writer in lie Temps tells this
story of the French admiral, Dupetit-
Thouars, who had been intrusted with
the mission of exacting reparation
from an African bey who had insulted
a French consul.
AS Dupetit-Thouars' demands were
supported by the forcible argument of
loaded cannon, the hey acknowledged
that he had been too hasty, and prof
fered many apologies. He even in
vited the admiral to his table and had
a sumptuous repast prepared for his
guest.
The consul warned the admiral to
be on his guard.
The bey is inclined to be malicious" :"
said he. "and when he strokes his
beard and smiles. you may be sure
that he is connecting some mischief"
I'VE shall see,'' was Dupetit-T -Thouars
reply.
He reached the beys palace in good
time Profuse compliments and saluta-
tions were exchanged. All at once the
admiral's foot met some substance on
the carpet under the table He bent
down and saw huge lion showing his
formidable teeth. The hey smiled and
stroked his beard.
Dupetit-Thouars did not vince. but
called his dragoman.
MY pistols was all he said.
The servant saluted, retired, and re-
turned, bringing a pair of pistols. The
admiral took them and placed them on
the table before him. But the hey
still smiled and continued stroking his
patriarchal beard.
Tell the commander. he said to the
dragoman. that If those pistols are
for the purpose of blowing out nty
lions brains they are quite insufficient
and perfectly useless"
Then like a skilled fencer scountering
his opponents thrust. after the bey's
ironical advice had been translated,
Dupetit-Thouars replied:
Tell the bey that my pistols are not
there to kill his lion, but to blow out
his own brains at the first movement
of this Objectionable carpet"
Gravely. but a little pale, the man
interpreted.
The smile died away on the bey.s
lips and he no longer stroked his
beard.
MY lion.y said he. sfs too well
trained even to scratch one of my
guests, but since he is not wanted
he shall be sent away"
At word from the bey the lion left
the room like an obedient dog.