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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

HE'LL B EEQUALLY FOND OF THE
 BALLET" = out tea. "Oh, I suppose you mean at dance. I had that happen tc me once before I married your Uncle Jack, Kitty. It was during a waltz-such heavenly, languerous waltz! We glided on and on, and then in the midst of it he bent over until his mustache tickied my ear, ana he murmured, Darling, dc you love meT And I-well. 1 answered what was ex- pected of me under the circumstances. and we became engaged"
 And then? And then?' we excitedly inquired
 And then" return d Aunt Sophronia. with the utmost composure, when the music had quite stopped we both. by com mon consent broke the engagement You see had we been able to have that music play perpetually we might both have lived happily ever after, but without music it was perfectly impossible We realized 1t the minute it stopped.
 But that isn't the Idea, at all3' cried Polly. referring to her article. Here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
PHYSICIAN 100 YEARS OLD.
He is Still Practicing Out in Kansas

AAC AS 1'A~A 4 AoSIASA4AS OuJ III hduSdS. Chicago Tribune.
 The oldest practicing physician in the United States. and probably the oldest feyville, kas., who has just celebrated his Tooth birthday. Dr. Wood began practicing when he was = years oId-iust seVenty-eight years ago-and he has been at IL ever since. But" he always adds in telling about it, T have done mighty little practicing on myself.
 Dr. Wood was entertained on his cen tennial. which occurred last Saturday. by Mrs. Walter Davis, and the invita- ton was given fifteen years before Mrs Davis was one of the guests at a dinner given in honor of Dr. Woods S5th birth- day. and on that occasion she remarked jocularly: When you are 100 years old I am going to give you a swell break fast" I'll be there, replied the doc tor. and he was as good as his word. The breakfast was given, according Ao promise, and Dr. Wood was the gayest of the guests.
 Dr. Wood was born in Dublin on Jan- uary 1. 1902. While he was still a small boy his parents moved 10 Lexington Ky. and there young Wood was raised, He ,r~"dlated from Pennsylvania Medical College at Lexington in 1924, and irnme- UL.,tJ began ptacticing. From 1S45 to 1854 he was a resident of DanviIle, H. moving thence to Kansas, which was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

A very effective way of decorating a decollette gown consists in starting a spray in the center of the back, bring ing 1t over the right shoulder and then across to the left side, where it falls naturally.
 shop the other day It was made of pink panne folded twice around the waist and knotted at the left side into an up- standing bow with two long ends, These ends were joined together and had as pendants three roses and their foliage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
THE FAMOUS MAGIC SQUARE.
A Perplexing Problem for Young
 Folks to Solve.
lDhia North American.

Philadelphia North American.
 One of the most perplexing problems that young people have to wrestle with and they are all bound to face it soon CT or later-is the one that is sometimes called the magic square. It is the ob- jcct of this short article to give sim pIe explanation of the mystery.
 The opposition is as follows: A square meas uring 8 inches ou each of. It's four
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
The New Russian Blouse.

Don't you wish you were tall so that you could wear one of those three-quar' ter length Russian blouses? Oh, l beg your pardon. Perhaps you are tall. In that case you should get one. There s a sketch somewhere on the page which shows the latest model. It's made up Tn a smart material, too-black corded SIX velvet lined with beautiful lowered silk And here let me remark that the more enormous the flower the better. The garment is double breasted and reaches nearly to the knees. There are single large rever and an outstanding collar of chinchilla as Well as cuffs. into which the full sleeves are gathered. The col lar and cuffs both fasteu by means of silk loops and large turquoise black and gold jeweled buttons. The belt Is boned and fashioned into a deep point Tn the front It is made of beautifully stitched black panne. The jacket fastens with q double row of the jeweled buttons.
 The three cornered hat which goes with tnis coat is made of chinchi!la trimmed with black velvet. The soft, unstiffened chinchllla muff is also dec orated with a crushed bow of the vel vet. These touches of black velvet are wonderfully effective when employed by skillful hands. They give the 'spotti, ness so dear to the artists heart, and a gown without a dark accent Of some sort seems lacking in chic this winter As a girl friend of mine puts it, "lts like curry without pepper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

IL Sd . thiob man can tell 8 girls character by the music she plays" ,.,
 How wicked!" calculated Aunt Sophronia. 'Tht idea of putting un men to mort things, as II
 they didn't know
 too much al- ready! l tell you what, if this sort of thing goes on l Wouiu not give much to be a woman in the. next gem
 eration.
 But why can't the same test be piled to men? put in Maisle Bender. who until now had not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
EYES OF WORLD
 ON OIL FIELDS
Continued from Page Eleven.)

Continued from Page Eleven.) from this well are very encouraging and the prospects for striking oil are bright.
 MT. Beatty put down a well on keithly
 depth of HOO feet. This well produced
 strong flow of gas and some oil, but
 in shooting 1t the casing was blown out
 and the derrick destroyed.
 Iron City (Tennessee) Gas Well.
 In 1893 the Iron City Oil Company put down a well to the depth of 3l5 feet, and
 struck strong flow of gas, which burned for weeks. The indications for oil were vAry fiattering, but the financial deprcs-
 sicn of that year compelled the promoters to abandon the work.
 Madison County Oil Co. The Madison Oil Company of Hunts vile, has drilled d well near Blanche, Tenn, just over the Alabama line. which is producing from eight to ten barrels per
 day. Oll was first found at 100 feet and gas ot BOG feet. The company has pur-
 chased new and improved machinery and will drill other wells.
 Development With Fuel Oil. , This iu brief is the history of the oil fields of North Alabama. The future is considered bright by experts, and every effort is being made to push the wells | through to completion that brains and energy can devise. The result is prob-
 lematical as the history of the oil bus mess will testify.
 Oil is nere as evidenced all over the
 Tennessee River region, by seapages and croppings, and the 1eiis that have been drilled in the past have proved that this is an oil territory, but whether it will be found in paying quantities remains | to be demonstrat ad. A find of oil means | much for the industrial development of | North Alabama. 1t would enable this section to become at once the great
 centre of an industrial development in | the South
 Already the cotton mills and furnaces | are turning out unfinished yarns and | pig iron which are awaiting the manu- | facturer to convert into finished products. | Cheap oil fuel is gradually revolution | izing the manufacturing business of the | whole country, and manufacturers are | already moving to the centres where fuel oil Is produced. The ordinary lay
 man can figure for himself the result of | a big oil strike in the Tennessee Valley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

NNAF "
 long sash ends with the tips ap- pliqued with pink elv ct hand painted roses.
 Flowers, both applidued and ar tihcial, form an important. part of the up to date evening dress. A single large pop py Is worn ros- cite fashion at the left of the bust, and from this often de pend streamers Then there are berthas of tiny pink roses and Yiolcts. TO m which hanRs q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Great is Knowledge.

ClnCInnati OOmmercIaI TrIbune.
 Professor Loeb, A. NJ. B. s.. M. D., Ph. D.. IL. b. of the University of Chicago has discovered. that death is not a breaking down of the system. but mere germ, destined, however, if not checked to bring about extinction. Well' We'll! What a wonderful thing Is knowl- edge, to be sursl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Novel Paper Weiehts.

wealthy Philadelphia woman has inaugu- rated a novel fad. and il all came about through her extravagant fondness for her pet dog. She wished to have him perpetuated iI some lasting shape. and consulted d well known dealer in bronzes, with the result that Fido sat for his picture, which Forwarded with a scrap of his furry coat to Vienna. Tn the course of time a miniature Fido in bronze made the voyage from Vienna to America and took up his position as paper weight in the Philadelphia womar's house Other women heard Of this scheme With drIiPht, and the latest advices are that various ret Fidos an Tabbies. counterfeited in bronze. are adOrn- ing aristocratic Philadelphia homes.
 As an adjunct to a Christmas dinner tho
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

"A man that hath no music III nlIIlSSlL Nor is not moved with concord Of sweet
 sounds
 spells"
 "Nonsense!" I returned. "One of the best men I ever knew didn't care rap for music and frankly admitted it. Be- sides, most musicians are known to be cranks."
 T don't give much for man who prefers coon songs to classical muslc, said Maisie Bender severely
 "Pd rather marry him, my child, than the man who can sit through a Branms symphony and enjoy it. retorted Aunt Sophronia. T should hate to have to live up to that Brahms symphony all the hme.''
 "Give me anything but the man who sings sentimental sonss,' said l.
 T suppose, dear. you would rather have him whisper them to you, put ln Maisie Bender. wickedly.
 For my part, want man who ootes on dance music" gushed Polly
 Hell be equally fond of the ballet, chuckled Aunt Sophronla,
 Here Daisy Van Twiller spoke. She had been busy eating small chocolat3 cakes all this time. 'i would rather, she remarked slowly, brushing away the remaining crumbs. marry man Who didn't know one note from another. It occurs to me that he wouldn't have so many things to distract him from making a pile of money for me"
 But we all found this sentiment so gross ana utterly material that we dropped the conversation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
FASHION
 HINTS
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The center of the bow was also composed of three roses punched together. These were sht ded and teweled with tiny rhine stone dewdrops.
 All the dotted sheer materials make up charmirgly for dinner and dancing gowns, and they are much less troublesome than the plain materials because they trim themselves, while the plain mate rials require endless hand tucking or embroidery. For my epart, I think the dotted materials look, younger. I'm sure they have much more style.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Handkerchiefs.

Handkerchefs, dclcately cinbrniderel m nasteI coiors. are in good form for day use. French knots are seen on some of the new handkerchiefs with a narrow hem. The mono gram should be in one corner and may nave A bit of color in the embroidery. A tiny Dit or sheer linen goes by the name of glove hand kerchief and Is small enough to be caught Tn the glove palm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

pretty gown of ecru tucked chlnon ma, nas the skirt in alternate panels or ecru' iact and chiffon the tucks running vertically Iht boiero also of chiffon. is profusey appliquee with lace The full sleeves tucked io the elbow are gathered into deep lace cuft
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
The Back Scratchers.'

Washington Post.
 Members of the Senate and House Committees on Military and Naval Ar fairs have quite a number of relatives in these respective branches of the gov ernment service. The back scratchers are still doing business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

A beautiful novelty in embroidery is d panne applidue in Oriental oolorings, worked vitn q thread of gold. Another, which is quite diff ferent is also noticeable. It is coarse w,orsted thread, worked net background, and Is used effectively long haired cloths
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

Pearls and rhnestones are running close race for favor as hat ornaments. An even plume fastened on one side with cluster or iarga :earls like a bunch of grapes. Another tulie hat has ropes of pearls about the brim. caught at intervals with pearl cabachous. A full white aigrette is on one side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
rho Audubon sooieties may well bestir then

The Audubon Societies may well bestlr them selves for birds are being and promise to continue to be used on hats in pro1nIIonA I,
 jaunty hat of white felt Is encircled witn snail bIack and white birds. The facing is of black velvet and a huge bow of the velvet is Tlaced at the back. A second hat Is coVsred prlm and crown with apple blosSoms and has on the left side a half dozen small black. birds
 Tulle hats in white. yellow, pink or blue tuiIe for evening wear have for sole trimming what might almost be termed a flock of small bIrds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

The difference between ermine ana the reneraily known The small black tails in the ermine are replaced in miniver by uny hIack dots These are bits of silky fur wnicn Are obtained from the black Persian lamp being taken from between the toes The toun, datlon of the fur is the saue in ernlhe anu miniVer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

Polly Benedict laid down the magazine she was reading and yawned '"Here'S crazy article which tells young men how to choose wife by music" she remarked.
 By music!' repeated my Aunt So- phronia pAusing in the act of pouring
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

Sleeves are growing more and more full and bungling about the elbow ana lowec arm T'ndersieeves wil be of chiffon or lace and where cufrs are seen they are deep and mucr trimmed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

Gold. which for year past, has been prac- tically banished from the fashionable toilet Is again making its appearance in very mod est quantity It Is effectively introduced in little touches, usually of embroidery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

A gown designed for early Spring is of blue broadcoth. The short bolero and the deep shlrt aounce arc of the cl3th cut out in scroll pat terms caught together with silk catstitchinS. The under bodice is of blue chiffon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
FR1LLs OF FASHION.

Hat pins to match each hat is only one or the extravagances of the fashionable woman. These hat pins are as varied ana elapoIatS as possible. One design shows a crystal pall covered with a treils work of jewels; heavy gold twisted tops with diamond or pearl women are having old fashioned earrings set for hat pins. small .cameos being especialiy well adapted for the purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

l Tucked chiffons. which come m patterns | for dress fronts and backs. as for whole come | in black and white appliQued with lear or
 l scroll designs in silk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
An Effective Decoration,

fringe of maiden The ruffled evenlno | hair fern or smi- dress. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.,, illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa' tive principles of plants known to be incidentally laxative and presenting them in the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening kaxa- tive, cleansing the system effectuaiiy, dispelling colds, headaches and levers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per- manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and sub stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative.
 In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid limitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
 LOUISVILLE KY. NEW YORK. N. r. For rsale by all Druggists -Priee6 Sec. per bottle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

AS an adjunct to a Christmas dinner tho turkey Is a bird.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-02
SKILLED FARM HELP.
In No Part of This Great Country Does
the Supply Approach to Fill
the Demand.

The farm labor problem seems to
get harder each year. Let a mar
run farm on Cape Cod and he will
find that expert farm hands are hard
er to obtain than anything else that
good farming demands. Let him go
straight to California, and he will
find about the same story. California
farmers are surprised to learn that
eastern farmers are crying for help
-well-trained help! We have daily
letters from people all over the
north who fairly beg for men and
women who are dependable. This lack
of skilled helpers is actually chang
ing the plan of farming in many sec
lions. Farmers find that by using
fertilizers and complicated machinery
they can alone or with little hel
work their farms fairly well-wit
grass, grain or fruit-often selling
the latter on the trees. 1t is true
that the use of fertilizers and ma
chinery have enlarged the POSSIBLE
tiles of one-man farming, yet it fire.
quently happens that the farms on
which this plan is followed are nat
urally suited to the crops which de-
mand hand labor. If this failure to
obtain skilled help were confined to
any particular section it might be ac-
counted for, but, so far as we know,
there is no part of the country
where the supply equals the demand.
In theory one would think that the
short courses at our agricultural col
leges would be crowded with boys
and hired men eager to fit themselves
for more useful work. If something
of this sort could be brought about
such colleges would truly prove a
blessing to farmers, for without
skilled and really helpful helpers the
farmer is often unable to utilize fully
the scientific information so freely
given him.-Rural New Yorker.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-02
FREE MAIL DELIVERY.
Its Advantages Are So Many That
Every Farmer in the Land
Should Enjoy Them,

After enjoying the benefits of free
mail delivery for two years on trial
route in this county l would say the
advantages are too many for one to
be deprived of. This is 12-mile
route with two post offices located
thereon. If each household were
to send for their mail it would re-
quire 200 miles of daily travel, as
the families and post offices are now
situated. 1t is great advantage to
have the mail distributor act as
common carrier in delivering small
parcels or any article that can be
carried in buggy, and is also quite
an income to the carrier. The car
rier can have his rig closed and
kept comfortable in cold, stormy
weather, which would not be prac-
ticable for the patrons in going after
or sending mail. The present cost
ly experiment of free mail delivery
only benefits the few and the time
for closing all small post offices and
delivery of mail to all the inhabit-
ants of our land is not only just
and economical measure but. will
save the expense of establishing these
routes that will necessarily have to
be differently arranged. 1t would be
more economical of time and labor
for the ruralist to establish routes
and pay carriers than to follow the
old plan of carrying their mail. The
advantages of daily mail, socially and
Intellectually, are apparent. 1t causes
more social and business correspond
ence, and it brings the ruralist into
daily knowledge Of the business
world-changing markets. It in
creases the value of rural homes. It's
influence in the love for home is no.
ticeable in the younger members of
the household, as they can be cheap
ly supplied at their homes with the
best agricultural and literary produc-
tions. Uncle Sam is far behind our
slow European cousins in regard to
mail delivery. A competent survey
or could quickly and cheaply locate
routes, as the most of our counties
have maps showing all roads. Where
full route of 20 or 25 miles could not
be had, there would be no trouble in
employing men for shorter routes,
so that all families along roads could
have their mail delivered at their
homes and persons living farther
back could have their box as is often
the case under the present arrange
ment.-George NJ. Warren, in Prairie
| Farmer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-02
TOWER OF mAaDALEn COLLEGE. OXFORD.

in honor of ST. Frideswide, in or be-
fore the ninth century.
The known history of organized
teaching in Oxford dates from the
year 1888, and this date may be said
to mark the beginning of the Ok
ford of to-day. This was the germ
from which has grown the great
university whose fame has spread
throughout all lands, until to-day the
world knows only Oxford the school
and nothing of Oxford the city.
The location of this world-famous
university is As miles northwest of
London. The university buildings are
situated on low ridge that lies be-
tween the rivers Thames and Cher
well just above their juncture. Until
within recent years it was surround
ed on all sides by meadow and forest,
but now many pleasing villas dot the
landscape in all directions. Approach
the place almost as you will and the
first sight is one not soon to be for
gotten. What you get is a view of
spires and towers, numerous and
yet varied in character, the quad
rangles, old and new, with their pro-
fusion of carved stonework, the alb
sence of large factories and tall
chimneys, the groves and avenues of
trees, the quiet college gardens, the
well-watered valleys and encircling
hills-these are the sights that give
you your first and lasting impressions
of Oxford, the fairest spot in all
England.
Twenty colleges, together with Ii
braries, museums, theaters, observa-
tory, printing establishment and
halls, go to make up the university,
and the buildings are of all archi-
lectures, builded as they have been
throughout a period covering some
eight centuries.
OF the 20 colleges comprising the
university Balloil is among the old
est, being founded in 1852, though it's
buildings vary in age from about
that time down to the newest
of them erected in 1861. All Souls
college was founded in 1887 by Arch
bishop Chichele, and has always had
a legal character. Brasenose college
building remains to-day just as it
was built in 1909, except that third
story was added in the time of
James /.
Christ church college, established
by Henry VIII. in 1925, is the most
imposing edifice in Oxford, and con-
nected with it are many historic
memories that will live through cen
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-02

turtles of time. 1t is from this coll.
lege that the three great English re-
ligious revivals sprang, Wickliffe, the
leader of one, having been warden
of Canterbury hall, now a part of the
college; John Wesley, the founder of
Methodism, was educated here, and
Pussy was a canon.
Corpus Christi college was found
ed by Bishop Richard Fox in 1916,
and is surrounded by classical tradi-
tions, the founder expressly provid--
ing for the study of Greek and Latin.
Exeter college may be said to be
numbered among the Oldest of the.
institutions, being founded in 1914,
though the majority of it's buildings.
were erected during the present CEN
tury. Hartford college is among the
newest institutions, though it stands
upon historic ground. The present
college buildings were erected in
1874 where had formerly stood Hert-
ford hall, founded in the thirteenth
century. Lincoln college was found
ed in 1927 by Bishop Richard Elem
myng with the object.of opposing the,
doctrines of Wickliffe, and the tradi-
tons left by the founder are still
maintained to some extent.