Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1900 Page: 3 of 8
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WEDDED WITHOUTA PREACHER
Unique Marriage of a Quaker Couple at
Pasadena. Cal.
Pasadena (Cal.) special correspond-
ence Chicago Chronicle: William F.
Michener and Mrs. Mary V. Miller,
both of this city, last week married
themselves without the aid of any
preacher and without even having pre-
viously secured a certificate. Their
marriage must be recognized by the
law, too. It was the first marriage of
the kind which was ever solemnized
in the state of California, according
to the claim made by the parties. It
was under the law of the Quaker
church, originated by George Fox, the
founder of the Quaker church in Eng-
land 250 years ago. Several other
states of the union, after a strong ef-
fort had been made, recognized this
form of ceremony, and in 1897, through
the efforts of Senator C. M. Simpson,
California legalized it. The groom
did not have to procure a license. On
Saturday, Feb. 17, the bride and groom
informed the Quaker church that they,
contemplated marriage. A committee
was appointed to see that there were
no obstacles. Thirty days later the
committee reported that there was
none. The couple then informed the
church that they were still in the
same mind and another committee was
appointed by the congregation to see
that the ceremony was properly per-
formed. Half-past 10 in the morning
was the time set. At the close of a
prayer service the bride and groom
stepped before the congregation, fac-
ing the groom’s brother,Dr. J. C. Mich-
ener, a prominent physician, who was
the first waiter or groomsman. Prof,
and Mrs. I. N. Vail, the nearest rela-
tives of the bride, were her attendants.
The couple joined their right hands
and the groom said: “Friends, in the
presence of the Lord and before this
assembly, I take Mary V. Miller to be
my wife, promising with divine assist-
ance to be unto her a loving and
faithful husband until death shall sep-
arate'us.” ' The bride repeated this for-
mula and they inscribed their names
upon a certificate reading: "William F.
Michener and Mary V. Miller of the
county of Los Angeles, state of Cali-
fornia, having made known their in-
tentions of marriage with each other
in a public meeting of Friends held in
Pasadena this 21st day of March, in
the year of our Lord 1900, declared that
in the presence of our Lord they took
each other for husband and wife. And
as a further confirmation thereof they
did then and there in this presence
subscribe their names, she, according
to the custom and marriage, accepting
the name of her husband.”
nesses signed the certificate,
was no ring and no music.
A, ----------
The wit-
There
FOWLS ATTACK A LIGHT.
Keepers of Hog Island Light House Kill
Many Geese and Ducks.
One of the keepers of the Hog island
light on the Virginia coast relates
a remarkable experience with wild
fowls at that light one night recently.
Between 7 and 8:30 p. m., the watch
on duty was aroused by the “honking”
of wild geese and brant, accompanied
by the crash of breaking glass. He
hastily summoned the other keepers,
who responded with shotguns. They
opened fire on the bewildered birds
with every gun. The battle lasted for
an hour and a half. The guns got so
hot that it was dangerous to use them
and the shoulders of the men became
sore from the recoil. The supply of
ammunition gave out and the fight
ended. In the morning there were
sixty-three dead brant, geese, and
ducks at the foot of the tower. On the
following Saturday morning the tower
was again attacked by the birds. There
being no stock of cartridges on the
island, the guns were useless, but the
keeps’s fought with sticks and cap-
tured 150 fowls, when a flock, appar-
ently containing thousands, rushed
upon them. They were compelled to
seek shelter within the tower. So
powerful was the flight of the fright-
ened geese that the wire screens were
penetrated, the light in the watch
room extinguished, and the panes in
three windows destroyed. These fowl
had taken wing because of the severe
weather prevailing upon their feeding
grounds and were blinded by the in-
tense glare of the powerful light in
the top of the tower. Hog island light
marks' one of the most dangerous
shoals on the Virginia coast. It is an
iron tower and stands 180 feet above
mean high water. It is a first class
light and can be seen from the bridge
of a steamer a distance of twenty-five
miles.
Who’s Who?
At last the hotel clerk permitted the
guest gn the far side of the counter to
speak so him. “May I inquire,” said
the guest diffidently, “who that mod-
est gentleman was you were talking
to a moment ago?” “Cert,” replied
the clerk; “that was the old man.”
“And who is the old man, pray?" “The
owner of the house, of course.” “Is
that so?” was the astonished remark.
“Well, 1 never would have thought he
was.” "Why not?" "Because I was so
dead sure in my mind that you owned
the whole shebang.”—Detroit Free
Press. ,
The Bank of the Netherlands, the
Bank of Belgium, the Bank of Italy,
the Bank of Austria-Hungary and the
Imperial Bank of Russia all hold less
gold than they held a year ago.
Curiosity Saves Life.
A package marked quinine was sent
to a woman, but being curious she took
it to a druggist who said it was arse-
nic. A like inquiry into some of the
medicines offered will certainly detect
the false from the true. For half a
century Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
has been curing indigestion, constipa-
tion and dyspepsia.
That a conductor is a fellow ser-
vant with a brakeman and other ser-
vants on a train and not a vice prin-
cipal, is decided in Jackson vs. Nor-
folk & Western Railroad company
(W. Va.), 4G L. R. A., 337, and Nor-
folk & Western Railroad company vs.
Swaine (Va.), 4G L. R. A., 359. With
these cases is a note collecting the
other authorities on the question.
CARTER MEDICINE co. WINS.
Obtains Injunction in Case Involving
Simulation of Labels.
Brent Good, president of the Carter Med-
icine Company, yesterday received a tele-
gram from his lawyers in Chicago, Messrs.
Lowden, Estabrook & Davis, informing him
that a final injunction, with costs, had been
granted against the Chicago Label and Box
Company. This company makes a specialty
of manufacturing labels, boxes, etc., for
druggists. The Carter Company has been
following them through the courts for two
years on the complaint that the label com-
pany was making simulations of the labels
of Carter’s Little Liver Pills. They have
now obtained a final injunction with costs,
and the costs are very large, as the case has
been submitted to a Master in Chancery for
a final accounting.
The Carter Medicine Company has been
the first and only one to prosecute printers
or engravers who have prepared such labels
and wrappers. It marks a new departure
in infringement cases, and their victory is
one of great importance to the whole “pro-
prietary trade,” and also of interest to retail
druggists.-New York Press, May 2, 1900.
Winchester, Vt., has passed a law
which is designed to break up the
mosquito pest there. The law requires
that each property owner shall pour
kerosene oil over every pool, sink or
drain on his premises from time to
time, and the police force is empowered :
to see that the ordinance is enforced.
Don’t Take a Nasty Medicine
when a pleasant one will give better
results. If you suffer from Malaria,
Liver troubles, Kidney or Bladder
troubles, Cramps, Colic or that general
run-down feeling nothing will do you
as much good as Wolfe’s Aromatic
Schiedam Schnapps. Pleasant to take,
not nauseous, like other patent medi-
cines. Gives strength and tone to the
system and is good for the whole fam-
ily. Doctors recommend it and drug-
gists sell it.
The Victoria cross, the intrinsic
value of which is one penny and one
farthing, or two and a half cents, can-
not be accepted as a pledge by a pawn-
broker anywhere in great Britain, un-
der penal of a heavy fine. The cross
is made from cannon captured from
the enemy and weighs just three and a
half grains less than one ounce.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn?
Shake into your shoes Allen’s Foot-
East, a powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
There is no balloon path to the skies,
least of all on the bubble reputation.
THREE DOSES OF ROGERS’ BLUE CHILL CURE
Will cure any case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c.
No Cure, No Pay—All Druggists.
Patriotism, education and music are
three good things to believe in.
PARKER's HAIR BALSAM is the favorite for dressing
the hair and renewing its life and color.
HINDERCORNS, the best cure for corns. 15cts.
Some people lose overcoats in court,
others whole suits.
Manlove Self Opening Gate.
Catalog free. Manlove Gate Co.,Milton,Indiana
Liberty of conscience is Christian-
ity's challenge to all its competitions.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces in-
flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
It pays to do right, but one should
not do right to be paid.
A Book of Choice Recipes
Bent free by Waiter Baker & Co. Ltd., Dorchester,
Mass. Mention this paper.
CANDY CATHARTIC
Salvation does not depend on service,
but service does depend on salvation.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
When a small boy loses his appe-
tite, it is hi order to call a doctor.
Uniformity is the mark of the inan-
imate multiformity of the living.
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THE HEALTH OF YOUNG WOMEN
Two of Them Helped by Mrs. Pinkham
—Read their Letters.
“ Dear Mrs. Pinkham :—I am sixteen
years old and am troubled with my
monthly sickness. It is very irregular,
occurring only once in two or three
months, and also very painful. I also
suffer with cramps and once in a while
pain strikes me in the heart and I have
drowsy headaches. If there is anything
you can do for me, I will gladly follow
your advice.” ©
— Miss Mary
Gomes, Aptos,
Cal., July 31,
1898.
“ DEAR Mrs.
Pinkham : —
After receiv-
ing your letter
I began the -
use of your reme-
dies, taking both
Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Com- __
pound and Blood Purifier. I am now
regular every month and suffer no pain.
Your medicine is the best that any suf-
fering girl can take.”--Miss MARY
Gomes, Aptos, Cal., July 6, 1899.
Nervous and Dizzy
“ Dear Mrs. Pinkham :—I wish to
express my thanks o you for the great
benefit I have received from the use of
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-
pound. I suffered constantly from ter-
rible sideache, had chills, was nervous
and dizzy. I had tried different kinds
of medicine but they all failed entirely.
After taking three bottles of Vegetable
Compound and three of Blood Purifier I
amall right. I cannot thank you enough
for what your remedies have done for
me.”—Miss Matilda Jensen, Box 18,
Ogdensburg, Wis., June 10, 1899.
N C Fan A U a ( Booker T. Wash -
W a E ington has written
E 0 uy a 99 % A the story of his life
I E M and work. He gives
■ u vo so • • I P his views on the
negro problem and
all his best speeches. White and colored people
are giving advanced orders. A bonanza for
agents. Write to-day. We would like to engage
a few able white men to superintend agents.
J. L. NICHOLS & CO.
No. 912-824 Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga.
If afflicted with Themneam'e Eve Waln.
sore eyes, use f I RCIDOE • my G W dier
FOR MALARIA,
CHILLS AND FEVER.
The Best Prescription Is Grove's
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle,
So That the People May Know Just
What They Are Taking.
Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Grove’s
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in a Tasteless form. The
Iron acts as a tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system.
Druggist will tell
Any reliable
you that Grove’s is the
Original and that all other so-called “Taste-
less” chill tonics are imitations. An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Grove’s is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Grove’s—its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Grove’s is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price, 50c
NTER B
Causes bilious head-ache, back-ache
and all kinds of body aches. Spring
is here and you want to get this bile
poison out of your system, easily,
naturally and gently. CASCARETS
are just what you want; they never
grip or gripe, but will work gently
while you sleep. Some people think
the more violent the griping the better
the cure. Be careful—take care of
your bowels—salts and pill poisons
leave them weak, and even less able to
keep up regular movements than be-
fore* The only safe, gentle inside
Spring cleaner for the bowels are
sweet, fragrant CASCARETS. They
don’t force out the foecal matter with
violence, but act as a tonic on the whole 30 feet of bowel wall, strengthen
the muscles and restore healthy, natural action—buy them and try them.
You will find in an entirely natural way your bowels will be promptly
and permanently put in good order for the Spring and Summer work.
nininin
CURED BY
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10c.
25c. 50c.
FOR THE D
ALL
DRUGGISTS
To any needy mortal suffering from bowel troubles and too poor to buy CASCARETS we will send a box free. Address
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York, mentioning advertisement and paper. 46
In a recent lecture on the cannibals
of North Australia, given by Dr. Carl
Lumholtz in New York, he designated
that country as the “land of contrasts,
where women are without beauty,
birds without songs, flowers without
fragrance and where dogs do not
bark.”
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TIN DR. MOFFETT’S A Allays Irritation, Aids Digestion,
EIPPTIIA Regulates the Bowels,
8 M • I HINE Strengthens the Child,
ELI 1 11 A Makes Teething Easy.
_ (Teething Powders) ITEETHINA Relieves the Bowel
. 1 E t . Troubles of Children of
COSTS only cents at Druggists, any age.
Or mail 25 cents to c. J, MOFFETT, M. D., ST. LOUIS, MO,
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McKinney, R. C. Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1900, newspaper, June 1, 1900; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1651553/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.