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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
WOMAN'S UNIQUE CLAIM
MRS. DosTER ASKS ASSISTANCE
 OF CITY.
She Tells Council That Health De. partment Introduced Smallpox Into her Home Depriving her of her Income.

In the petition presented to the City Council last night by Mrs. Ellen Doster, the City Fathers had the most unique question raised in it's history. Mrs Dos ter claims assistance from the city, a claim which on the surface some of the Aldermen were inclined to believe pos- sessed merit, yet 1t had a most unusual basis
 Mrs. Doster asked aid from the City of Montgomery because the City of Mont gomery had, so she claims, introduced small pox into her family. As a result of this introduction two members of her family, both wage earners. were stricken with the disease and she herself was quarantined from her daily labor. In view of the unfortunate circumstances for which she claims she was not respon- sible, but the city was responsible. she asks that she be given assistance from the city treasury.
 Mrs Doster states her case fully in her communication to the Council. She states that one of her sons, the eldest was taken sick with carbuncle. It was pronounced small pox by a physician and reported to the Health Department as small pox. Her son was taken by the sanitary in spectors to the pest house. It develope@ there that he was not affected with small pox and he was returned to his home. while at the pest house, she says, her son became infected with smallpox on account If his exposure to that contagious disease week after he returned home he was stricken with smallpox and had to be re- turned to the pest house. A few days later another son having acquired the disease from his brother. was stricken and he. too, was carried to the pest house. Both were wage earners and she says she was deprived of their assistance for several weeks.
 To make matters worse she was quaran- tined from her own work. She was em- ployed as dressmaker by down town dry goods merchant. As soon as 1t was learned that she had smallpox in her family she was not permitted to, return to her work. ~
 In view of all the circumstances, she thought the Council should help her.
 The petition of Mrs. Doster was referr- ed to the Committee on Judiciary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

Only a saucer remains of the porcelain set presetned in 17S3 to Martha Washing ton. This. is carefully preserved in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. In the centre appears the monogram of 'M." and "W.." for Martha and Washing ton. and about the edge Is the name of every State which was then in the Union.
 Fifteen murders were committed in Now England during March, most of them without apparent motive. In only seven cases were arrests made of suspected per- sons. Five of the victims of the murder CTS were women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
sAMFoRDss CLOSE CALL.
Nominated for Solicitor by Only
 Eleven Votes.

Union. Springs. April 1s.-(special.,- = The judicial Executive Committee of this, the Third Circuit met here today to canvass the vote in the recent pri- mary. election for judicial officers and declare the nominees. There were pres- ent T. D. Sanford of Opelika. Lucian Lewis of Scale, B. Dec. Waddell of Scale, holding proxy of Lee Clayton of Barbour. W. U. Acree of Dale and E. L. Blue of this place. There was no oppo- sition to the present Circuit Judge. A. A. Evans
 The canvass of the votes for Solicitor shows c. A. L. Sanford to be the nom inee by a majority of only eleven votes over Tom S. Frazer of this place. Mir Frazer accepts the result as final and there will be no contest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
 Trouble and Never Suspect It. To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy Swamp Root Will Da for YOU, Every Reader of The Advertiser May Have
 Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mail

| It used to be considered that only urin. ary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys. but now modern scien6e proves that nearly all diseases have ti3p1i beginning in the disorder of ttesa most | important organs.
 The kidneys filter and purify the blood that Is their work.
 ! or out of order. you can understand how quickly your entire body Is affected. and how every organ seems to fail to do ifs duty. If you are sick or feel badly" begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. hhmers Swamp-Root, because as soon aH the other organs to health. A triai VIII convince anyone.
 cheerfully recommend and endorse tho great e Remedy. pr. Rilmer.s Swamp Root, qsed It and derived great benefit from 1t believe 1t has cured me entirely of kiii- sy seped afe ferriS !ISsr trouble from which suf- A R. Reynolds. Chief of Police Columbus, Ga sponsfbie for many kinda of dlseases ard 1T permitted to continue much sufYerirv with fatal results are sure to foJiow Kidney trouble frritates the nerves maJxes you dizzy. restless, sleepless ana Irrifas cIe. hakes you pass water often during the day and obiiges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthv kid news cause rheumatism, gravel catarS of the bladder, pain or dull ache In inc pack. joints and muscles makes, vour mead ache and back ache causes indiea.. ton. stomach and liver trouble. you get a sallow. yellow complexion. makes ;, ,vn,s Ieel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty of ambition. but m strength; get weak and waste away.
 The cure for these troubles is pr. Kiy- mers Swamp-Root, the world -fau,oua new kidney remedy. Tn taking Svya mn Root you afford natural help to nature. Tor Swamp-Root is the most perfect and sen1le ala to the kidneys that is known to
 How to Find Out
 IT there is any doubt in your mind as to your condition. take from your urine or, rising about four ounces. place it in glass bottle and let 1t stand twenty-four hours If on examination it is milky or cloudy. If there Is a bricix-dust settling. or if small particles float about in it, your kidneys are in need of immediate atten- ton.
 Swamp-Root is pleasant to take ana IS used in the leading hospitals. recom- mended by physicians in their private practice. and is taken by doctors them selves who have kidney ailments. be- cause they recognize In If the greatest and most successful remedy for kidney. liver and bladder troubles.
 EDITORIAL. NoTE.-So successful ia
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 derful merits you may have a sample bo
 both sent absolutely free by mall. The
 upon thousands of testimonial letters re
 value and success of Swamp-Root is S
 to send for a sample bottle. In sending
 hamton. N. Y., be sure to say you req
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 this offer. 1T
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
Caught by a Belt.

Columbus, Ga., April 1s.-(special. J. Jack Christian. young white man who came here recently from Chattahoochee, Ga. was caught in a belt this afternoon in the dyehouse of the Eagle and Phenix Mill. His arm was mangled so badly that it had to be amputated below the elbow. and he was thrown fourteen feet with the result that he Is now suffering from concussion of the brain. The chances for his recovery are small.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
MONTGOMERY THEATRE. Matinee Today 8 O'Clock
 And Tonight
The "Kilties Ban

The announcement of the coming of the Kilties Band. who will give two concerts at the Montgomery Theatre, matinee to- day at 3 o'clock. and tonight, will be welcome news to all lovers of music.
 The organization numbers fifty men, and includes besides the instrumentalists ts, fine vocal choir and number of Scotch dancers and singers. A special matine, will be given today and will doubtless be attended by a large number of children, for whom the occasion will prove a yalu- able educational feature.
 Watch for the street parade at noon To- day. adv,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
Saving the Equilibrium.

Detroit Free Press
 Blank Is an effeminate sort of fellow. , isn't he?"
 Yes; you see his wife is such a strong minded parsonage that he feels 1t incum- bent upon him to preserve the fine bal ance of the family for the sake of the children"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
Praiseworthy.

Yonkers Statesman.
 Did you ever think of going on the stage?" asked the stage manager of the pugihst.
 "Yes, did" replied the man with the short hair; when I've seen dose guys makin fools of themselves, I've fought I'd go up and t'row dem off de stage"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

Swamp Root is pleasant to talxe.) If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is what you need. you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles at the drug stores ev- anywhere. Don't make any mistake but remember the name. swamp-Root. Dr.
 Klmer's Swamp Root. and the address. Binghamton. N. T.. on every bottle.
 swamp-Root in promptly curing even the . bladder troubles. that to prove its won- tie and book of valuable information. book contains many of the thousands :eived from men and women cured. The ! well known that our readers are advised your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Bing-
 this generous offer in The Montgomery this paper guarantee the genuineness of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

H a day; that hose reel be placed in
 the Plattenbourge addition, and that one
 or more fire alarm boxes be placed in Rlverview. After transacting routine business, the Council adjourned. "-..-,-,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
The Infant Needs

a perfectly pure. sterile. stable. easily absorbable and assimilable food. These are combination of requirements whicc are found in Borden's Eagle Brand Con densed Milk. These properties are so per fectly represented in no other form ot artificial infant feeding. adv-tu-thu-sat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report and RivoH l Bulletin.
 U. s. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau. 1 MONTGOMERY, Ala, April IS, 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
Indicates rise. Indicates fall.

The Coosa and Alabama will remain about stationary during next two days.
 Weather Conditions.
 Light scattered rains have occurred over Southern and Eastern cotton districts, though generally fair weather prevails over remainder of the country. except raining. in the extreme Northwest; temperatures have risen In the South, though light frost oc- cured in Arkansas and Tennessee and kill ing frost in Oklahoma and Utah this morn ing and a light freeze prevails over the middle West
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE.
 Section Director. Weather Bareaa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

'In reporting the birth of the third bapy in a family" said the chief to a cub today. cut out all references to a proud father Also. the word bouncing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

Actors and singers must prevent sore throats They have used Piso's Cure 40 years. adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

Tuberculosis Decreasing in New Eng
 land.
 Springfield Republican. The current report Of the Connecticut beard of health notes a decline in the death rate from consumption quite as striking as that which has taken place in Massachusetts. From a rate of 2S.2 per 1000 of population twenty years ago, there has been a fall to 14.9 Then the female victims outnumbered the males. but now the latter are the more numer- oua
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

NOTICE OF the incorporation of the West Pratt Coal Company was received yesterday in the office of the Secretary of State from the Probate Judge of Jef- ferson County. The company with a capital stock of S1O,O00 proposes to do A general coal business. It's incorporators s arc R. R. Stobert. w. H. Soper and E. Meriwether.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
neWs in Brief.

CITY ENGINEER D. W. Ford vester- day issued a building permit to Mrs. Mary Stuart to repair the one-storv frame house at 24 Holt Street. The cost of the repair work is to be $95.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

JAMES B. PARKER. known as "Bie Jim" Parker, the negro who fell on Czolgosz, the assassin of President Mo Kinley at Buffalo, will speak at Old Shin Church on Holcombe Street tonight Parker was in Montgomery yesterday and went to Wetumpka where he spoke last night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

The latter price goes into effect to-
morrow and like previous reductions
in price is the voluntary action of the
company on account Of increased con-
sumption, which reduced the proper
tionate operating and distributing ex-
penses of the company. This price
other western cities of her size--in
fact little lower than some when
the high candle power Of %Minneapolis
gas is taken into consideration The
influence Of this fact on homeseel<ers
the drawing of Cruikshank about 1916
of building improvements has enorm- :.
ously increased since gas cooking be-
came so popular No we'll equipped
house nowadays Is without a gas;
range, while gas heaters for many
purposes, instantaneous water heat
ers in the bathroom, iron heaters,
laundry heaters, clothes dryers. laun-.
dry apparatus, and no end of other
conveniences, are frequently found in
the best houses. In apartments the
gas range is as much a part OF the.
equipment as the doors and windows.
People who have lived. where gas
is not used for cooking cannot well
| f1-l - 3
realize its utility and convenience. In
the first place it is safe. The amusing
cartoon repro i s odutced on this page could
find no duplicate in the present day.
This cartoon is a reproduction from
and intending builders can be but Of
advantage to the city. *. S.
l The importance Of low-priced gas
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

three times the mileage Of Des Moinesi
and five times the number Of miles Of
mains in Sioux City. The mileage here
is within 10 per cent of that Of Milwau-.
kee, which has $4,000 more popula-
ton. Where minneapolis has LII
miles of gas main for every thousand
Of population Chicago has but .93s...
These figures show the excellence of
the system in Minneapolis
Another matter which need not
Minneapolis is that of the price Of
gas as an illuminant or fuel. Unlike
kerosene which Mr.. Rockefeller can
manipulate with the stroke of a pen,
or anthracite over which Mr.. Baer is
believed to exercise guiding hand
notwith standing his naive explana-
tons, gas is sure to go down in price
in proportion to increased consump-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

tenn Of gas mains at large expense,
speaks eloquently of the estimation in
which gasolene as a fuel and light is
held by body which has Investigated
the subject thoroly.
But, aside from the question Of
safety it may be said Of gas that it
is eminently clearly, convenient, eco
Snomical and expeditions. There is no
SCOT or ashes connected with the OPP
Grafton of cooking with gas. There
is no carrying in Of fuel or disposine
of the refuse. Once lighted, the fire
needs no replenishing by the cook
There is no time lost in starting fire
or fuel consumed in bringing it tc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31
and well distributed gas as an adjunct

and well distributed gas as an adjunct
in which he portrays the popular feel
ing about the use of gas in London.
The imp possibility of such an event as
Cruikshank portray the. explosion
OF gas in chemist shop with the de-
struction Of the store front and the
injury Of passing pedestrians is OF
course obvious. But sixty years ago
people had such notions and gas had
at first to fight such prejudices.
AT the present day gas Is the safest
fuel known. Tt cannot set fire to a
chimney like wood, or overhead a
stove or range like coal. Kerosene
and gasolene are not to be compared
with it for ampment.s. The .recent ac-
ton of the board of managers of the
Minnesota State Fair in prohibiting
the use of gasolene stoves on the fall
grounds and the introduction of a sys-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

is the region from Tenth to Fifteenth
avenues S in the vicinity Of Franklin
avenue. This year Prospect Park in
Southeast Minneapolis will be invaded
by the mains This is a tip to buy
ers, for the usual results will follow.
There is almost sure to be decided
increase in building operations and an
advance in prices of property The
same thing has happened again and
again in all parts of the city.
These are only specific cases of dis
tricts Of some magnitude which have
been supplied with gas by some gen
eral extension. Countless instances OF
smaller operations in every part of the
city might be cited, If space permitted
Most people do not realize the ex-
tent of the operations of the compan5
in putting in new mains. Take thu
last ten years for instance here i.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

1t will be seen from the foregoing
figures that the number of miles Of
new main has been quite steadily in
creasing during the past ten years-an
evidence both Of the constant and &C
celebrating increase in population of
the city and the development of a lib
eral policy on the part of the COM
pany. It Is also noticeable that this
years extensions will be larger than
ever before.
Minneapolis now has nearly double
the miles Of gas mains as in st. Paul,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

ton. Each new consumer of gas may
feel assured that he is doing his mite
to help reduce the cost to the whole
city. For gas is essentially an article
that falls in price with increased con-
sumption.
During the past twenty-five years
the price has fallen about rs per cent
In Minneapolis This the following
scale shows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

Is followed by the excursion of the
mistress OF the household on shop
ping quest or in the fulillment of So
cial obligations. in all Of which the
rapid transit OF to-day is very mate
rial aid.
So under modern ideas Of living the
supply of public necessities-now ne
cessities in fact-has taken on a much
larger Importance and an interest is
being taken in the quality of these
services which could not be felt be-
fore. 1t is the purpose here to show
what the intelligent and comprehend
ing management of a public function
may do for a city and the part it may
play in the development Of building
operations and the stimulation Of
home-making. The gas supply Of
Minneapolis is, perhaps, the best for
purposes of illustration, as 1t enters
more intimately into the home life and
enjoyments of the people than any
this city gas Is supplied, not by the
municipality, but by corporation
which carries on It's operations on a
business basis. This makes the work
of the gas company entirely free from
political influences, which otherwise
might tend to make the use of the
matter as an illustration quite un-
satisfactory.
The most important point of con-
tact between the gas supply and the
real estate subject is, Of course, dis
tribution. 1t is here that the gas
company has exercised its most di-
rect and forcible influence upon the
| life of the city; for it's liberal policy
Of extending its mains and making
house connections has been the direct
cause of innumerable building i'm
provements, This includes not only
individual houses but the development
Of whole districts. This is, of course,
a matter Of business with the COM
pany. It is not doing business
ers; but its officers realize that lib
eral policy in extending mains into
districts likely to become large con-
sumers of gas will in the end prove
profitable.
There are numerous examples Of
portions of the city which have re-
ceived decided stimulus thru the in
PRODUCTION Of gas for light and fuel.
One of these is Linden Hills, west of
Lake Harriet which the gas company
entered at enormous expense for long
mains thru unproductive or non-con-
Stunning territory. The Highland Park
region In North Minneapolis is re-
ceiving remarkable benefit from the
, introduction of the gas mains. New
, houses are being built and values are
advancing. Mains are to be laid this
; year on more streets in this distric
t and a genuine boom may be looked fol
in that beautiful part of the city
$ Quite recently the New Boston region
: was supplied with gas for the frs
t time; the results have been mani
y fest. Another district which ha,
$ been benefited by wholesale gas mali
: laying is the Fair Grounds addition il
S South Minneapolis. and still anothe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31

The effects upon the development
OF city of the quality Of the public
services rendered by the municipal
government and corporations are very
marked This fact may not be very
generally understood and, in consid-
ering the causes for the rapid prog
ress of some cities and the slow de-
the public services may not always be
given due weight. But 1t remains that
and one which should be carefully
studied by all interested in real estate
Importance of these matters has in
creased under modern conditions.
Twenty or thirty years ago people
thought little about them. Water sup
ply, for instance, was of comparatively
little moment; for wells might be dug
and cisterns constructed and the sani-
tartan had not arisen to warn the
consumer that death lurked in both
these time-honored sources of supply.
Then when a large proportion OF the
people burned kerosene in lamps for
illuminating purposes and gas as a
fuel was hardly known, 1t mattered
very little whether there were gas
mains in the vicinity Of the lot on
which one proposed to build a home.
And as for electricity, 1t was not con-
sidered at all. Those days were days
Of slow transportation. Many people
kept their private conveyances and
we're content with the speed Of the nag
which drew the buggy or road Wagon
from home to business. If public con.
veyance was used the horse OF
the bus was considered as serving
every purpose which the ordinary mar
could expect. There was not such q
feverish demand for quick transpor-
tation to and from home-a demand
which now frets itself if the electric
car Is minute late or loses a few
seconds off the schedule on the wa!
to the business center.
Modern standards Of living hav
altered all this. The householder feel
4 that he must have an ample suppl
Of water; and not only water for
tap in the kitchen but for bath. laun
dry, heating system, sprinkling tn
q lawn and so pure that 1t may be drink
able. The dangers, odors and incon
veniences of kerosene lamps hav
brought about sentiment which for
bids their use except for a few specia
purposes-unless 1t Is absolutely i'm
possible to secure better light The
gas cooking, that boon of the twer
tieth century housekeeper. has prove
so eminently convenient and econon
ical, that it Is considered indispensable
in thousands Of households. Gas, lik
electricity is time saver in a socis
period when each day is full to tn
limit and no moments may be To-
If one would live his life to the flu
reach and complete enjoyment of i
pleasures as we'll as fulfill it's worl
aday obligations. So the breakfa
cooked on the gas stove Is logical
followed by the quick trip to busine
on the electric car; the lunch pr
pared under similar modern condition
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-31
A SUBJECT OF INTEREST
TO HOME BUILDERS

ADVANTAGES OF MINNEAPOLIS IN THE MATTER OF SUP
PLY OF PUBLIC UTILITIES - THE DISTRIBUTION OF
GAS AN E1AMPLE-SOME HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED
FACTS AND FIGURES AND THEIR BEARING ON REAL
ESTATE AND BUILDING INTERESTS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-24

Anyone whose food does not
digest as it ought, who has to
take thought about when and
what to eat, should take advan
tage of this generous offer of
Wood Bros.
Mi-o-na is almost invariably
successful in curing stomach
trouble of all kinds, from an
acute attack of indigestion to a
chronic case of indigestion. By
its use new rich blood is made,
the weight increased aud hea lth
restored.