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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24

a little to the right of the right knee, edge to the right the hand to the right of the right hip and five inches below the right breast arm slightly bent"
 when you hear the command. 1, Left Flank; 2, Parry" or. "1. Thrust: 2 Parry" your duty is this: Carry the point of the sword slightly to the right. then drop the point to the left. the blade in line with the lcfr knee and slightly to th front, sword edge tt the left. the e,bo~ and hand abpct tie height of the breast
 Remember that attacks at the leg are not parried with the sword, but. in stead. are parried by moving the right toe to the rear of the left heel. legs extended; at the same time carry the upper part of the body forward and att tack the opponents head or cheek.
 Single attacks are made in two mo- tions The command for the first is Attack" This is to disengage and extend the arm suddenly in the direc-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24

To he n thorough going navy girl you r,vst handle the foils like one Of Uhcle Saro,s own nephews Did you thihk hat fencing was an eXefclSe reSel Neu Tor the nretty gentleman of the swash- hncklinq play, the matinee hero who Imnales hearts from hilt to tip or ms sword? Not by any means fehcihS Is one of the means used 10 ihahe our navy men the splendid American specl- n"'s ~ +ha+ thev are They must all ro through their sword eNeiciSe "9 reeularly as clockwork.
 no won remember the girls l told you .1,o,,+ some months ago, the ones who ,,,o,, dressing in militia rig and going ,hrougb military drill because they n,oro tired of conventional gymnasium u,orLo Those same girls. being nckle 1amse1s to whom the newest thing IS The fayorite thing. have started out upon a navy drill which includes lehc- Ing three times a week. lfelils a9 e thusiastic as they are hrkIe' they "' nractIstng over hours with the folls and their chests are s"elllilS i"plnls p, while their eyes are growing keeher and their motions quicker. Fencing Is as pretty a training for the nnesSe of motion as one could wish.
 To be sure. they had taken some fencing lessons before, but that was merely as gymnasium instruction lhts were conducted as a class In ploolherS and ordinary blouses. But when It was presented to them as form or navy drill. it assumed different aspect. Several of them are the proud possessors of cap bands, black ribbons Iettered in gold with the name or '. S &. and they felt themselves Tar more loyal navy girls when they aa- ded a knowledge of navy drill 10 the wearing of the ribbons. Moreover they must needs have costumes to prove their loyalty, so dapper array or sailor- -collarded suits and sailor caps lines up as the navy instructions are "in one or two ranks facing to the front, swords at the order"
 It would be impossible to give full directions for fencing in so short an article as this. Books on fencing in general may he purchased at a small cost. and the navy itself issues book of drill regulations which includes fencing. To really understand the subject, you must have such a book or hand. unless you have a teacher of the art
 Remember this rule, copied word foi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24
BY KATHERI NE MORTON. fCOpyright, 1904 by T. McCiure0

word from that book of drill: "1n the exercise, the sword is held In the right hand, thumb along the back or the erine and almost touching the guard. the fingers united underneath, holding the hilt rather loosely"
 The word "moulinet" is one that YOU must be familiar with, as 1t Is com nonly used in this practice. It means literally q small windlass, or mill, and the term as used in fencing applies to the twirIing of the sword, as if one made 2 wtndlass of it. Therefore, the first and second command. being H. sword exercise; 2, Moulinet," is follow cd in this manner:
 At the first command raise the swond to the height of the right snoul- der, edge to the right. back Of the mana up arm extended to the front; al the same time make a half face to the ieIt' the right toe square to the front, rect at right angles, heels together ana and carry the left hand to the small of the back, body erect. eyes to the front. At the second command drop the point to the left and describe a full circle without bending the arm, the sword grazing the left shoulder. open ing the fingers to give play to the hilt, and resume the original position; then reverse the hand, finger nails up, edge | to the left, and execute a moulnet to the right of the body in a similar man. ner. continuing the moulinets alternate Iy."
 Now for the Guards. The commands for this are "1. Sword exercise; 2, Guard" and the first Is the same as in the moulinets. The second command | is obeyed as follows;
 Bend the forearm and bring the { hand to the height of the right breast nd in front of the right shoulder. the eioow free from the body and slight i ly outside the hip. the point of the sword at the height of the chin, edge { to the right; at the same time advance the right foot twice its length. bend | both knees slightly. body erect. the weight thrown little more on the left 1 leg than on the right head erect, eyes l to the front"
 The command Change Guard | brings you into relation with your op- ponent and sets the ball rolling. This is the movement: Reverse the position of the hand. raising the point and drawing the hand back slightly, to pass 1 over. and close to, the point of the opponents sword"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24
the goods are sold.

4Oc White Irish Linen, 36 inches
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 Waists at 5oc.
 Fruit of the Loom Bleached Domes-
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 soc Ready made Sheets, ? t-2 yards long at 3oc. 15c Ready made Pillow Cases, size 45x36 at t0c. Jabez C. Knights soft finish Cam bric at 7 1-2c yard. $2.OO Mosquito Canopies, ready te hang, size 9 yards 90 incl at $1.50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24

soc Embroidered Swiss Scarfs and
 Shams at 39c. All the Children's Caps at l-2 their
 former price.
 soc Caps 25c. 75c Caps 37c $t.0O Caps soc. SIPS Caps 63c $t.50 Caps 75c. $2.00 Caps $t.00
 and $2.50 Caps at SIPS. $2.O0 Gloria Umbrellas, on fancy silver handles at $I.25. 35c Japanese Folding Fans, a beau-
 tiful variety in all white and
 tinted at 25c. l5Oc Table Felt Or Silence Cloth 54 inches wide at 37c a yard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24
THE BEAUTY QUEST.
THE NAVAL GIRL MUST FENCE.

,oxv ro HANDLE ONE OF UNCLE sANs OWN """ ANn
 AND INCREASED BaAUTY-ANs swERs TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24
FOR GRACE AND HEALTH

I weather permits, then take your foils | to the biggest room in the house and enjoy them there. The present sum mer has made outdoor fencing a fad,
 and the kind of fad that does not die soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24

Answers to Correspondents.
 Mabel-Try bathing your pale face with the following tonic: ounces rose. water. 1 teaspoonful tincture benzoin It brings roses. I do not think that a first-class make of rouge will particu- larly injure the skin. but the natural color that much exercise and whole some living brings is more becoming.
 F, s. R,-The trouble wlth your eye- lids may come from an eye trouble. even though you do not realize 1t now. Eye troubles are so insidious that \ believe in seeing an oculist promptly
 loontinued on Pags Twenty.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24

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Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
The DreSsmaker'S Slave:

What mockery to prate of the equal
lty OF the sexes when one sex possesses
the freedom of uniform, and the other
is the slave of ever-varying costume!
Think OF the great portion of a lifetime
we women are condemned to spend
merely on keeping our sleeves in style!
Talk of our playing with scholarship
or politics when we are all our days
painting disheveled after scampering
Dame Fashion, who, all our broken
minded lives, is just little ahead!
Yet dress-reform is the first article in
our creed of antipathies, and l, for one,
am the last of ladies to declare myself
hereto. [ am not ungrateful for the
gift of sex and species. Suppose
were fowl of the air,-what condem-
nation of holden gray, and soul unex-
pressed either by vocal or personality
of plumage! Among things furred or
feathered tits the male who dresses and
the lady wears the uniform; that it is
otherwise with human beings is due, I
suppose, to some freakish bit of chiv-
airy on the part of the autocrat Eyo-
luton, the ring-master who puts the
entire menagerie through their tricks.
No, I would not be a fowl; let me not
repine; let me at this business of, dress
ing, pluckily.- Winefred Kirkland, in
the September Atlantic. 81
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
Primary Election Fake.

The primary election law is not
meeting the full and just approval of
the people. 1t may suit the politicians
and it's use, or rather it's abuse, will in
the not far distant future prove the
undoing of parties, principles and even
of the politicians themselves. Even in
our own county the careful observer
cannot fail to note the ravages it is
making in clean politics. It seems to
have the tendency to draw the political
bosses of both parties closer together
and thus enable them to set up the
pins and divide the spoils equally and
satisfactorily between the two parties
and thus deprive the vast army Of
voters of their part in the selection of
their officers. In theory the primary
election law is all right; in practice it
is unrepresentative and vicious-point-
ing simply to party obliteration. In it's
stead we will find political rings and
combines, composed of nondescript
politicians whose only aim is Office and
official spoils. Look the matter over
carefully If you please, trace and an
alyze the situation as you find it to day
and cease to wonder that there is little
or no interest taken in "politics" or
that the great rank and file of respect
able men shun it as they would a pest
Hence. The game of politics as it is
played to-day is dirty game and will
degenerate more and more as the po-
litical buzzards and foul birds of prey
flock to the decaying and putrid car
casses of political spoils and gratis
Waterville Advance.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
Definitions by Children.

Caroline b. LeRow has recently put
forth a very clever little book, English
as She is Taught" which is full of the
good things in the way of humor un
consciously perpetrated by children
striving to learn. Here are some quaint
definitions of words noted by Miss Le
Row. 1t will be noticed that in all of
these instances the sound of the word
or the look of it on paper has misled
the child: ~
Alias, a good man mentioned in the
Bible.
Ammonia, the food of the gods.
Auriferous, pertaining to an orifice.
Emolument, headstone to grave.
Eucharist, one who plays euchre.
Ipecac, a man who likes good
dinner. i
Republican, a sinner mentioned in
the Bible.
Plagiarist, writer of plays.
Demagogue, vessel containing beer
One of Miss LIE Rows boys produced
the following sample sentence:
The men employed by the gas com
pany go round and speculate the meter.
In the following sentences the little
people have some information to
convey, every time; but in many cases
they failed to connect; the light always
went out on the keystone word.
The coercion of some things is re.
markable, as bread and molasses.
| Her hat is contiguous because she
wears it on one side.
! You should take caution and be
precarious.
The supercilious girl acted with
vlcissitude when the perennial time
came.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
A Boys Wild Ride For"life

With family around expecting him
to die, and son riding for. life, Is
miles, to get DR.. King'ssNew Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
w. H. Brown, of IeesVille, Ind, en-.
dured deaths agonies from asthma;
but this wonderful medicine gave in.
stant relief and soon cured him. He
writes: 81 now sleep soundly every
night. Like marvellous cures of Con
sumption, Pneumonia, :Bronchit; S
Coughs, Colds and Grip prove it:
matchless merit for all Throat anC
Lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 5Ot
and $1.00. Trial bottles free at K. 0
W old's drug sore.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
Bees for Sale.

Do you wish to increase the working
ability of your bees? If so, add new
blood. I have full colonies of great
honey gatherers bred for two seasons
from pure Italian strains, in fine con.
dition for winter and all ready for next
years business, containing young
queens and nicely painted hives of the
right kind. Your choice of so colon.
les. H. s::"a %1
!. From spring count last season they
produced 200 pounds average per col.
ony. This season l25 pounds. Price
very low, must sell 20 stands.
+. A. TICKNOR. 4
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

owner of such property and damage to
such trees, caused either BY cutting
their branches or by grading and
similar operations, can be collected by
the property owner from the nuni-
cipality or the corporation which
causes the damage. It is an excellent
principle and city servants Whdp]ay
havoc with the trees that citizens|have
set out may hereafter, perhaps. get
their just dues. 5s =. ~ 81 :
New York Sun: AS the case ID now
made up we prefer the impulsive candi-
date of the party of conservatism to
the mildly conservative, temporizing,
opportunist representative of the Hun
vote in the background. We have
more faith in the distinct promises of
the Chicago platform, not ignoring the
many serious defects of the document,
than we have in the miserable hellbroth
of dishwater and dynamite concocted
at st. Louis by party afraid TO re-
nounce its criminal follies and tasted
recently at Esopus by a respectable
candidate who declares with gusto that
the flavor is admirable. We shall, there
fore, advocate the election of Roose-
velt and Fairbanks and advise the de-
feat of Parker and Davis.
St. Paul Dispatch: Gov La Toilette
is simply 2 very earnest, very sincere
and a very courageous man who sees
clearly certain wrongs which he knows
TO be wrongs, to be redressed; certain
rights which he knows to be rights, es-
tablished. These are greater than
man or men, greater than party, not to
be compromised, bnt to be fought for
tenaciously, unflinchingly, undertaking
~. He knows we'll that where selfish
interests have intrenched themselves
in government or custom they cannot
be coaxed out or compromised out but
must be fought out. The country com
promised with slavery, only to make
shareholders more arrogant, and fight
to a finish inevitable. There is no safe
ty in temporizing with wrong; only in
eradicating it utterly.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

Two $4,000 jobs in Chicago, al
traffic managers for big freight systems,
are going begging, no one being found
willing to do the work and take the
money, although the work is not cen
sidered especially difficult. Those who
are able to fill the positions will not
resign other work to take them and
those who are willing and not oompe,
tent are not wanted. Certainly there
is often room higher up.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
The Only Line With a World
FAIR Station,

lhe only Line with WOrl0S
FAIR Station.
This refers to the Iowa Central Rail
way and means.
1St-The shortest line.
2nd-The most comfortable route.
3rd-Two fine through trains direct
to the gates of the fair.
4th-A saving OF about three hours
in time.
5th-You avoid the crowds at the
Union depot and on the street cars.
6th-You save money by being land
ed just where you want to 60.
There are many other reasons but "a
word to the wise is sufficient"
For excursion tickets, berth reserva.
tiQns and complete guide to the fair
free, address A. B. Cults, &, ?, 4 L. A.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

|, SUPERINTENDENT KUNZE of the
schools Of Red Wing blames tobacco
smoking for the fact that girls are
brighter pupils than boys. He says:
"Tobacco is the worst hindrance.
Tobacco is one reason for the great
preponderance of girls in the upper
grades. 1t is pathetic to see bright and
promising lads wilt and wither and fall
by the way from excessive use of
tobacco" 1t looks reasonable. - -
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
Improved Sidewalk Brick.

Ed Barr, proprietor of the Austin
Brick & TileiW orks, is making superior
brick especially adapted for sidewalks.
Its advantages are cheapness, neatness
and durability. They are not as slip
perry as cementi in winter. They cost less
than.plank and are much cheaper than
cement. He will furnish them on a
five year guarantee. Get particulars
and estimates before layingssyour walks
this spring. ED. BARR, Austin.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

Dow1E has laid down new rules for
.lovemaking in Zion, one of which does
not allow young lady under l8 to
speak to young man on the street and
if she is over l8 she may speak to a
young man only by the consent of both
his and her parents and Dowie. Every
body knows that such a rule will mere
ly drive young folks to deception and
secrecy. Dowie can never enforce it.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

ONE of the most silly and dangerous
campaign cries is that of Roosevelt
and Dollar wheat. Dollar wheat comes
directly from poor crop and scarcity,
although it is certainly true that in
prosperous times and with protection
from foreign competition prices for
agricultural products rule higher, be-
cause of better demand, than in times
OF Coxey armies and idle workmen.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

TIE suggestion to have non-partisan
judiciary is excellent and if only both
great parties in this state had con-
sstently adhered to the idea in the
past, the move for it now would be bet.
ter received. But a partisan judiciary
to win with or non-partisan to whip
the other party with is abominable.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
Summer Tourist Rates.

The Iowa Central has place on sale
daily round trip summer tourist tickets
to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and
other Northern Minnesota summer re-
sorts; Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt
Lake City, Ogden, etc., at extremely
low rates. Limit for return to October
81. Call on agents for particulars or
address A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

JOHN A. JOHNSON, democratic nomil'
nee for governor, says that %the1 10 will
be no personal quarrel betweel - him
and R. c. Dunn, his competitor: OF
course not, johnson is gentleman.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
New r1achine Shop,

The machinery and stock of the old
foundry formerly owned by Carlson &
Anderson has..sbeen removed to 2lt
Chatham street, east Of court house
where we are equipped to handle your
work in the :machinery and boiler re-
pair line in first class: manner.
Plumbing, steam and hot water heat
ing in connection. Estimates promptly
furnished.
c, ARTHUR CARLSON.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

ONE thing can be said of the Rus
sian army that it always; "fetir res in
good order if the reports are true.
But where the glory is in alwa;s re-
firing is not very manifest,
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
Rate Less Than Half Fare.

For round trip tickets, will he in
effect via Iowa Central Railway for
following occasions:
SAL Francisco and Los Angeles
Knights Templars Conclave. Dates of
sale August 10Th to September 10th
Final limit October 23rd. Tickets good
going one route and returning another
and stopovers allowed.
Call on agents for particulars, or ad
dress A. &. Cults, G. P. 4 L. a. Min
neapolis, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
OFFICIAL NEWS OF MOWER COUNTY
Down at the DesMoines fair, q fire
was put out with lemonade of the cir
Gus variety. How remarkable.

PECK, father of the bad Boy, is the
democratic nominee for governor in
Wisconsin and naturally desires all the
Bad Boys to support him.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

AT the last presidential election, Nc
kinley had plurality over Bryan of
1850 in Minnesota while VanSant had
plurality over Lind of only 1884 at
the same time. Presidential year is
not always a big winner, if conditions
on local candidates are unfavOrable.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

THE Dunn outfit is beginning to
Get mellow on the reelection OF sena-
tor Clapp. They are discovering that
to elect Dunn and defeat Clapp at the
same move is too big proposition to
cover successfully.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

"A scholarly pastor of Minneapolis
church resigns because large part of
his congregation is dissatisfied. His
course is to be highly commended.
There are plenty of other fields where
he will find congenial conditions. The
course Of this pastor is in striking con-
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

OCTOBER 8, 1903, was the date
originally set by tho Russians for the
evacuation of Manchuria. BY October
g. 1904, they will evidently complete
the movement. Even the crushing de-
feat at Liao-yang on Saturday and the
retreat of the Russian army north is
spoken of in st. Petersburg as "the
logical consequence of Russian plans.'
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

OLMsTEAD county captured first
place of the eight competing counties
at the state Fair. 1t was certain con-
clusion that the best agricultural ex-
hibit should come to Southern Mime
sofa. This is the garden of the whole
mort h west
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07
Austin Steam LAUNDRY

Patronize hone institutions and
have your laundry work done at The
Austin Steam Laundry in the highest
style of the art. No chemicals used
Laundry delivered free of charge.
Give us trial.
Z. M. BURNHAM, Proprietor.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

Our Illinois and Indiana customers
want to buy your farm. They will be
here every week. If you want to sell
your farm come now and list it with
us. John NJ. Cannon Land Agency.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

THE newspaper men are in it this
year as candidates for state Offices.
Among the prominent ones are Robert
G.. Dunn, John A. johnson, John 4.
King, and II. E. Hoard and there are
others. Intelligence is at the front.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

HEATWOLE in the Mortified News
says: '"There is nothing in the record
senator Clapp has made at Washing.
ton to indicate that his reelection is
absolutely essential to the continued
prosperity of the state" Read between
the lines and you will find suggestive
material for senator Clapp's friends
to ponder over.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

ONE Ii. C. Nelson of Hayward, Free
born county, has filed for democratic
nominee for congress in this district to
contest with James A. Tawney at the
November polls. Nelson will never
know he ran when election day is over
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

THE weather was against the fullest
attendance at the state fair last week
but those who did attend saw the best
and largest fair ever held in Minnesota
and probably the best state fair held this
year in the United States. In some
features it excelled the st. Louis ex
position.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

GOVERNOR VanSant ought to make
political speeches for Dunn in the same
manner that Dunn stumped the state
for VanSant two years ago.
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

trast with that of another notorious
Minneapolis preacher who split his
church into two irreconclable factions
by staying when he was not wanted.
He evidently lacked grace as we'll as
common sense. 2l. %%
Mower County transcript., 1904-09-07

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