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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
The Grip of Honor: The Pavement

'Gon'tert stab him to the heart" He said. "Gon'ter stab him clean to the heart" The banker was shocked at this blood thirsty threat, and drew back a few inches.
 But the gentleman who was resolved to shed human gore followed close upon him 'Yassir. Challenged him ter a duel. Gon'ter stab him to the heart or he's goin to stab me to the heart. Won't stand it. Gon'ter stab him to the heart. Wouldn't chew"
 By an adroit movement the banker unlatched his overcoat lapel from the detaining finger and slipped safely away into the crowd. He decided he would rather catch his car at the oth- CT corner.
 Gimme light"
 This time it was a fat, good na- tured politician who was the victim. The fishy-eyed young indn tor,ably jerked him out of a secret conference with couple of friends aud held lis garbage roll in front of the politi- clans face.
 Certainly, here's a match" said the politician affably, Let me strike it for you"
 He held the burnins match in front of the cabbage roll while the young man puffed away at the nthe. end. Nothing short of a white heat. how ever, would have seemed as a crema- tory for that bun,n If "a:oage.
 The yolng man sudden pulled 1t out of his 'homti and said earnestly. Ever been suited. I been suited. Gon'tcr stab him to the heart"
 The experienced politician escaped through the front door and out the side door of the drug store where he remained in retir irert until his car came along.
 A drummer swunS of Court street ear, a grip in each hand. h!s overcoat unbuttoned and flying bcni,l him. Home was close at hand after two weeks on the road and he whistled to show that he was happy and at peace with the world.
 Gimme a liglt."
 The drumm r sat both grips d5wn on the side walk. unbuttdHed his coat and took match sa;s out 0. his yes. pocket. He strIck a match and keld It to the srazzleG enI If the Sauiv thlng the fishy-eyed v',.Ir innr hcli in his hand. The match burned to his fin gers and went out A second match gave no more results
 Why don't you take that thing over to the boiler works and have some flues put in it? he asked the premature Christmas celebrant. The young man
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

of love. why. why in Gods providence was she to come into such a heritage of misery? Why was she destined to come through sinful ways down to death?
 But she was going home now, un- needing scorn and unheeding, too, tender love that no sin, no misfortune could slay.
 The paragraph had in it no hint of the old wooden church enwrapped in green and sheltering oaks. or of the lit tie graveyard on the hill side few yards away. They were to see a pitt full sight on the morrow. There was to be a simple service. by the old min ister who had taught her but few months before. sho short time and so filled with unhappiness. He was to read a brief lesson, in a choked voice strive to say some words of comfort.
 In this old church she had felt the spiritual glow, the exaltation that lifts young and old above the earthly. Her soul had risen with the swelling chorus of the sweet old hymns, her fathers neighbors and her playmates had raised in worship and in faith. She had felt the holy fervor, the hope of sacrifices, the wish for duty the nobler aspira- tions-and this, this was the end!
 Those who knew her before hope was dead were to carry her body out be- meath the shade of the old oak and put 1t to rest on the hillside.
 The paragraph might have told of the aged mother and the aged father mute in suffering, side by side on the veranda of the old home watching the night come on and in the twilight feel ing the greatest depth of their sor- row. It might have pictured them with the silent tears dropping as they thought of the room of the dead in the old home. empty for many months and now empty forever. It might have told of the child's doll the girls dress. the little mamentoes that lay as they had been left and which were never to be moved again. It might have told Of the nameless longing of two aged hearts for the touch of a vanished hand and for the music of the laughter that would never again ring through the old home.
 
 There was one for whom a rose bloomed. It was beautiful rose with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
BY WILL T. STEPHAN,

which were supposed to have been 8 cross between tomato catsup and may. onnaise dressing.
 The crux of the whole matter is that the murderous idiots always start wrong They begin the killing with the girl. Now if they would begin op- erations by first using the pistols on themselves there would be no problem no worry. no concern. The coroner would do his duty, the, housemaio would clean up the parlor the next morning and the world would be better Of
 But this solution of the pressing question is impossible There is no human power able to convince a hu- man misfit capable of such a crime that he should first begin on himself.
 Some other plan must be found. Pos sibly the successful solution of the question Is found in such scene as this:
 A. Bugheuses Ribboncounter. the ef- ficient clerk in the dress goods depart ment of the Emporium is making his usual Wednesday night call upon Miss Sadye Lyzzye Smallton, the charming daughter of E. Sells Smallton the leading coal dealer Of the city. He lounges gracefully on a plush covered CHalfs ana HekflBtutiy CIosSSS iNSS that Miss Smallton may note the neat blending of the yellow and the green in his new socks. His hair Is plaster ed down with Dandruffine and he gives the delicate odor one catches when an ammonia pipe bursts at the ice factory.
 He glanees about the richly furnished room and every prospect pleases. A hot fire burns in the grate as if there was no such thing as coal at $6 a ton. He sees the enlarged potrait of Paw and notes She lace curtain effect of the chin whiskers. He observes the DOT trait of Nav and its wide expanse of countenance. but is not quite able to make out whether she has three chins or only double chin. His eye falls on the plush album where he has been shown the pictures of Uncle Ephraim. Emmaline. Cousin Theophiius and the other kin folks down the country.
 The elegance of It all impresses Algernon Bughouse Ribbencounter And on the other side of the, rug sits Miss Sadye Lyzzye. stifflyt and haughtily. She had gotten the pose from an illustrated story in the maga zine. One foot is gracefully projected outward on the rug. This gives Alger- non a chance to observe her high in step. She glances across the room to the mirror every now and then and gives gentle pat to the pompadeur that hanGs down over her left eye brow. She chews gum languidly, yet fs affable withal
 |i She recounts to Algernon what she said to Nav and what Nav said to her during the discussion of Miss Sadye's goingswith the boys. She tells him in detail the, remarks. and the events which led to the breaking of of6riendly relations between her and Miss Gertrude smithkins, her former bosom friend but who is just new "the meanest and hatefullest thing in town
 Aigernon is quite carried away with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
.,Gimme a light. :"

sa,
 A hazy figure detached itself from the crowd and lurched heavily against the substantial well dressed form of a local bank official who was gazing contemplatively out in the street. IL was six o'clock and the downtown ,vorkers were eager to catch the first car home after the days iapor' Knabe.s corner was crowded.
 Once out of the eddying throng the i,rhts and shades and the outlines ot the hazy figure came into the Hght. It was a young man with what IS termed in certain irreverent and flip pant circles. "a lovely load. He had evidently started out at early morn 10 accumlate a pre-Christmas bun. He was a presevering young man ana ne had improved each shining hour.
 His derby hat was dented and dust streaked. He wore long frock coat with the collar turned up. His tie nestled affectionately under his left ear There was mud on his sharp poin- ted patent feathers and other dust streaks on his trousers. When his hat had fallen of he had evidently gotten on his knees in his only successful ef- fort to rescue it from the gutter and the trampling feet of the crowd.
 His mustache stood out damp, sttn and black. like the business end of an old fashioned backing brush. His eyes was fishlike and watery. Ills solemn countenance showed that hc was either laooring under the weight of a great secret or that he was moved by some great determination.
 Between the index and forefinger ot his right hand he carried a roll of gar bage with a large red and yellow cor set on it. The end of the roll. which some designing person had sold to him as a cigar. was frayed aut like shcuk.
 "Gimme light"
 He laid his left hand confidingly up- on the lapel of the bankers mouse col ored oyercoat. The banker frowned moment and then flicked the ashes from the perfecto he held in his gloved hand. The young man with the pre- Christmas load stuck the black roll In his face until the corset was almost hidden by the damp but belligerent units of his mustache. He jabbed the lighted end of the bankers perfecto several times against the frazzled edge of the false alarm he had gotten up the street. There was nothing doing but the young man didn't know the diff ference. He returned the damaged and rseless perfecto to the banker and transfixed him with his fishy eye
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

How shall we protect our young wo- men from the murderous fury Of re- 3ected lovers?
 Now there's something for the vil- laxe debating society. There's job for the Amalgamated. United, Free and Independent Association of Women s Clubs. There's a iob for the pine-box senate in the crossroads grocery store: Let "yox Populi" ''old Subscriber, and .Citizen" step up lively in process sipn and grappie with real live. up- to-date issue in their holding ot pub iIcf opinion.
 When the program committee Of the debating society of the town of Miasma is about to report that it recommends as a subject for the usual weekly de- hate next Friday night the question. Resolved. That the hope of reward is stronger than the fear of punishment, let the program committee pause. Let the gentlemen of the program commit tee meet the full measure of their re- sponsibilities and steer the debating society up against something fresh and new.
 when the Sisters of sappho. com posed of the bon-ton and creme de Ia creme of Pinckneyville society are ar ranging to publish their year book with a robins egg piue cover bound with cherry ribbon. the intellectual ladies should pass up one or two ques- tions like this: Did Browning mean anything, if so, what?" and Was Hanr- let the Chosen Instrument of-a Right eous Vengeance or did he merely have a bad case of Katzenjammer? Let them blue-pencil questions like these and substitute paper and a discussion on the adequate protection of young A>I- hxrh gnisf xvith homicidal mania.
 And when the pine-box senate is for Ynally assembled in the grocery store. while the women are at home chopping wood and getting in the coal, they should not devote that aggregate of lofty intellect of the senate to the set- ting of the political questions of the day. Instead of talking about the bad breaks Congress is making or the mis- takes the laps made when they crossed the yalu, let the senate consider the serious question which is so near the hearthstones of the country.
 Why should "old Subscriber" or Vox PopuIi' write a column and half in the local paper gloomily predicting the downfall of the republic because his supply of garden seed sent out by his Congressman niscarried in the mail why should he do this when there is g. great human question awaiting the so- Iution and analysis of his pen?
 The violent and homicidal lover is Q national problem of the American home.
 Just the other day there was anoth- CT double funeral out West. young man and young woman. The young woman had sized up her admirer at very near his real worth and passed him the an- swer he deserved. Instead of. in his heart. commenting the wisdom that prompted the refusal, the human misfit shot to death the object of his affec- tions and then he placed the pistol to his own head and blew out the filings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

Is in a phantom world. peopled with strange horrible shapes. His feet are upon earth. but his soul gropes in dark ness among fantastical shapes. He walks the ways of man, but his feet are cloyed with the ashes of dead hopes. He Is thing of pity and of scorn, an insenate thing that is never to know the inspiration of hope or the serene happiness of a helpful deed done for others or for himself
 The paragraph might have told many thingsi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
Save by Reducing Expenses,

Plttsburg DlspdlcH.
 Washington reports the question of the hour in governmental circles to be whether revenues shall be increased or declared to be absolutely necessary The question of increased revenues can be very well left over until expendi lures have been placed upon a strictly economical basis consistent with ef- flcient administration. If there is anything in the statement that there are three times as many employees In the fedral departments as are neeGed 1t will also be good idea to bring that expense down to a business basis. but the prospect of congressional action along that line is not the brightest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
Fancy Crackers.

We sell the celebrated Thos. H. Carr Crackers, always fresh, crisp and reliable, absolutely the best "snow- flake" cracker made. Try the K. L. c. R. Biscuit in SC packages. Our customers say they are better than anything of its kind. Fresh shipment liner Seal' Butter Thins, Cheese Straws, Cheese Sandwiches, Butter Waters, Oys terettes, Vanilla Waters, Five O'clock Teas, Nabisco's, Barnum Animals, Social Teas, American Beauty Ginger Snaps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

history this firm has gathered together under roof glance through convincing proof will assist very materially Xmas buyer
 n making this greatest holiday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
kaisns! RajSins!

Best Grown California Layer Raisins, per
 pound .... .... .. ...... .... .1Oc
 Quarter box ..... .6Oc Imported Figs, per ID. ....... .15c and FOG Fancy Washed Figs, ID. baskets .... ..25c Persian Dates, lb. packages ...... ... .1Oc Fancy Seeded Raisins, h. packages =. .1Oc Best Washed Currants, ID. packages .. 1Oc Bright Leghorn Citron, per h. e. COG. FOG CrystaEzed Lemon Peel, per ID. .. ..... .2Oc Huyler's Premium Chocolate, per ID. .. 35c German Sweet Chocolate per ID. ..... .25c Huyler's Breakfast Cocoa per box ..... 25c Walter Bakers Cocoa, per box .... .... . 25c Van Duzer's Triple Strength Extract Vanilla,
 per bottle ...... .. ...... .ZSc Van Duzer's Triple Strength Extract Lemon,
 or other flavors per bottle .... ... .2Oc Standard Extracts, any flavor, per bottle .1Oc Fruit Coloring, pink, yellow, blue, red green,
 per bottle ..AVc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
Nuts and Candies.

Fancy Mixed Nuts, per pound 15c Fancy Mixed Candy, per pound ;. :. .15c
 See these mixtures displayed in our show
 windows
 Best Imported Walnuts, per ID. 1716c Genuine Tarragona Almonds, per ID :. 171sc Soft Shell Pecans, medium, per lb ...... 15c Soft Shell Pecans, large, per ID. .... ..2Oc Large Jumbo Brazil Nuts, per ID. ..15c Valencia shelled Almonds, per ID. .35c California Asparagus Tips, per can BOG California Asparagus Tips, 24 ID. can
 ...... ..>.... .... .. BOG, 35c, soc Genuine French Peas per can 1Sc, 25c Domestic Early June Peas, per can 1Oc 121ac Domestic Fancy, Early June Peas .,....... :. .... 15c, 171sc 25c California Canned Peaches, per can
 ...... :. .2Oc, 25c, 35c Fancy Sliced Pine Apple, per can 25c Fancy Grated Pine Apple, per can ... .25c Fancy Grated Pine Apple, small can :. 1Oc Fancy Pine Apple Chunks, large can :. zoe Home Made Apple Jelly, per glass .... .15c Ferndell Pure Fruit Jelly, per glass :. .25c Ferndell Pure Fruit Preserves, per jar .. 35c Tennessee Jams, ID. tins .1Oc Monsoon Preserves, lb tins. ... .... 100 Maraschino Cherries, quart bottles .. ..75c
 MORNING, NOON, NIGHT,
 Drink Ferndell Coffee. Your Xmas Dinner Will Be Incomplete With
 out it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
Indian River Oranges.

Sweet, ripe, juicy fruit, per dozen
 .... 200 and 25c
 Boxes, full count zee. ..$2.5O Fancy Apples, per bbl .... ..$3.25 Fancy Apples per peck .. .. ..35c Fancy Apples, per dozen 1Oc and 15c Cape Cod Cranberries, per at. .. 15c Fancy Lemons, per dozen .. ... ..2Oc Dunham's Shredded Cocoanut, 8 pack Knox Acidulated Gelatine, 3 pack
 ages ...... ... .AOc Ferndell Acidulated Gelatine, 3 pack
 ages ...... AOc Cooper's Pulverized Gelatine, 8 pack
 ages 6Oc Jell-O, or Jellycon, any flavor, per
 package ..lOc Queen Olives, per bottle
 .... ..1Oc, 15c, 25c, $50, soc Queen Olives in bulk, quart .... 4Oc
 Gallon ...... .... .. ..$1.SO Fancy Pickle, per bottle
 .1Oc, 15c, 25c, 4Oc Eopoxy p;oLla ;p p,,lL ,,ar o,,ort
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

...... AVC, AOC, lNVC, AOC Fresh Crisp Potato Chips, per lb BOG Norton's Pine Apple Cheese, each soc Edam Cheese, very fine, each $1.OO Full Cream Cheese, per ID. .. 171sc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

MinCemeat and Plum Pudding Be sure you get the best. We sell "Atmore's" there is none better Mrs. Thurlow Brand Mince Meat, per pound .... .. ... .1Oc "Atmore's," pound tin ........ ..25c pound pails ...... .......... 75c Plum Pudding, one, two, and three pound
 tins each .......... .25c, soc, 75c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

There was one for whom a rose bloomed. It was a beautiful rose with
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-23
THE HAGUE ARBITRATION TRl-
BUNAL DECIDES VENEZU-
ELAN CLAIMS CASE.
VERDICT FAVORS BLOCKADING POWERS
GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY AND
ITALY MAY COLLECT DU-
TIES AT TWO PORTS.

The Hague, Feb 23.-The arbitra-
ton tribunal which has been consid-
ering the claims of the bloekading
powers for preferential treatment OF
their claims against Venezuela has
decided unanimously that the three
blockading powers, Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy, have the right 10 a
preference of 30 per cent of the GUS
toms duties at Guayara and Puerto Ca
bello, the litigants to pay their own
costs in the procedure and divide
equally the costs of the tribunal. The
United States is commissioned To car
ry out the decision Of the tribunal
within three months.
In the decision the United States is
charged merely TO supervise the car
rylng out of the decision regarding
costs.
After the delivery of the decision
President Muravieff tthe Russian min
lister of justiee) in a short speech de-
clared that the findings had been
reached after most minute and most
impartial investigation. Like all hui
man acts. he added, the decision was
susceptible to criticism, but now it was
made everyone should accept 1t. The
arbitration, begun i'll times of peace,
had ended amidst the sinister acts of
war, which was a terrible obstacle in
the path OF light and progress.
The president concluded with saying
that The Hague arbitration tribunal
remains always the rampant of justice,
truth and reason and the sublime hope
Of the future.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-23

Efforts of BeIIigerents to Define Con-
traband of War.

Washington, Feb 23.-Official here
are apprehensive that friction may fol-
low the efforts of the belligerents in
Asia to define contraband of war in
manner injurious to American trade.
While the matter has not yet been
treated in the negotiations had with
Russia and Japan on the one side and
the United States on the other there
is reason TO believe that some of the
European powers already have been
confronted with threatened restric-
tions upon their trade which they are
disposed to resist A vast quantity
of American foodstuffs is now afloat
destined for both Russia and Japan
and ii is probable that the question
will he very speedily raised as to
whether or not these supplies are con-
traband of war.
The United States has in recent
years insisted that foodstuffs were not
contraband and could not be seized by
belligerent unless it were shown that
the goods were consigned to or clear
ly intended for belligerent This prin-
ciple was recognized by the British
government during the Transyaal war
and British courts awarded consider
able sums of money to American
shippers on account Of food seized by
British Warships.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-23
STORY OF BATTLE Is NOT CON.
FiRMED. BUT is CREDITED
IN MANY QUARTERS.
ARE ADVANCING BY FORCED MARCHES
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JAPAN.
ESE SOLDIERS MOVING TO-
WARD YALU RIVER.

London, Feb. 23.-Reports from the
Far East say that the Russian and
Japanese land forces have had Sc
we're encounter on the Yalu river and
that the Russians were repulsed with
heavy loss. The rumor is not confirm.
Cd. but it is credited in many quarters,
The Russian losses are placed as high
as $500 men. Russian and Japanese
outposts along the Yalu are in close
proximity to each other, however. and
rs both sides are hurrying reinforce
ments to the front. big land battle
Is expected at any time.
Tens of thousands of Japanese
troops are advancing by forced march.
es from various points in Korea on
the Yalu The Japanese declare they
will take Port Arthur within two
months with their feet and army. Port
Arthur is regarded as a second Metz.
Russia S power on the sea practical
ly is destroyed. 1t is claimed in well
informed circles that the Russians
fired on their own vessels when the at
tack was made on the Port Arthur
squadron. If the Japanese torpedo
boats had advanced into the inner
harbor all the Russian warships would
have been at their mercy
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-23
MAY WAIT THREE MONTHS.
Japanese in No Hurry to Invade Man
churia.

London, Feb. % The latest ad.
vices of Baron Hayashi, the Japanese
minister to Great Britain, led him to
believe that the Japanese troops may
now wait possibly two or three months
before undertaking aggressive opera.
tions in Manchuria. He said.
I'VE have found that Russia is SO
Unexpectedly unprepared that ! should
not be surprised if the Japanese land
forces contented themselves with es,
tablishing a thorough organization and
advancing as the construction of the
railroad towards the Yalu river pro
crosses. Russia appears to be less
prepared than was China in 1895. !
believe that only three trains day
can be run through Manchuria. Sup
posing these are equally divided be-
tween troops and supplies, as would
be necessary, Russia could not per.
ceptibly strengthen her land forces be-
fore April Japan's naval coup has
been SO Unexpectedly successful that
rather think our troops will take their
time. The shallow inlets are now froz-
en- over, retarding the Decentralization
of our forces. This is essentially
true at Port Arthur, where near
landing OF troops is impossible owing
to ice.
The minister credits the Russians
with having barely 100000 troops In
Manchuria.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-23
Just Oxygen.

Liquozone is simply liquid oxygen-no
drugs, no alcohol in it. 1t is the discovery
of PAUL., the great German chemist, who
spent 40 years OH it. His object was to
get such an excess of oxygen in staple
form into the blood that no germ could
live in any membrane or tissue.
Oxygen Is life to an animal-the very
source of vitality. We would die in three
minutes without it. In this liquid form
its effects are exhilarating, purifying,
vitalizing. But germs are vegetables, and
this excess Of oxygen is deadly to vege-
table matter.