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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
A YOUNG WOMAN OF PARTS
BN EDGAR WHITE.
Copyright 1905 by Daily Story Pub
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 Miss Flossie Carter. our new assist ant bookkeeper and accountant was hardly up to a connoisseur's standard of beauty, but she was pleasant-very pleasant. Hitherto the book work had been done by men. Old Armstrong, who had been superintendent of that department until his hair had nearly grown white at 1t. came near revolting when he was introduced to the bright haired young woman who had come to help him toll. She was good worker for a while. Armstrong said she could keep books. and that was the only time he ever saw woman who coulo' She often came into the office about quitting time. and we had congenlai little chats together. She was pretty well posted on the theatre. and knew all sorts of odd little places about town where one could get dainty supper and not be bothered by too many eyes. She kindly offered to lead me to a cozy cafe of the sort one evening. and tel cphoned out to my wife, Mercedes, that business engagements would prevent my returning home till somewhat later than usual. The walters seemed to know Flossie. and she addressed them by their frste thames. After supper we strolled up Broadway, and as Flossie had no particular engagement Tor the evening we went to the theatre.
 She was capital company and tnor-
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ceiling and smilingly remarked: And she sings very readily; has quite rep ertoire. She seems to be young wo- man of parts"
 There he stopped and all of my subtle questioning was intellectual He wouldn't add word.
 went around to Hastleys of1ce In a desperate mood. He was busy, but when he saw the state of mind was in he excused himself from his friends and led the way into his private den.
 George" I said, coming right up to the battle line. I've met some dozen people today, who were guests at our house last night and they all smile as if hiding something. Now, I'm going to have the truth from somebody, if com pelled to commit murder to get 1t. For the sake of old friendship tell me just what occurred,''
 He saw I was in deadly earnest. For moment he sat looking meditatively out of the window and tapping his fingers on the desk.
 'John," he began, as an amused smile played upon his countenance; there's nothing so serious about it; I never thought that 1t was causing you any worry. The guests were introduced to Miss Carter. who had her hair frizzed out like an albino woman and dressed as a chorus girl. Some young man asked her to play on the piano and sing For two mortal hours she had the whole neighborhood disturbed by her rag time melodies. The youngsters thought 1t fun to ask her to sing another song as soon as she finished one and she was more than willing. She drank most too much wine at supper, and voIun- teered high-kicking performance in the front drawing room afterward. Some of the boys said she wore tights for the occasion. She got so sociable
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oughly enjoyed her quaint witticisms Some overly educated folk might have denominatei them slang. but I never objected to young people expressing themselves naturally; we get old soon enough. I offered to see Flossie home but she said it was quite a way out and if I would kindly call a cab she would arrive right side up at her ''roosting place. She was very effusive in thanking me for her pleasant even- ing.
 I never found out exactly when Mer- cedes took hand at the cards, but when the time came for her to play knew 1t, Mercedes is remarkable woman. She doesn't get excited and go into fits when horse runs away with her She is one of the sort who goes quietly at a thing and sees It through. She ought to have been mar ried to preacher or a scientist of some sort, instead of a commonplace business man like myself.
 One day I dropped into the office and found Flossie and Mercedes engaged in conyersation-that Is Flossie was sit- ting on my desk, dangling her feet be- low, and talking in her usual friendly, good natured way. Mercedes was sit ting quietly in my chair, listening as if interested. She arose when I enter ed and bowed courteously to me. If an earthquake should occur I don't be- lieye Mercedes would forget her man ners, FIossie. who was chewing gum, nodded familiarly to me and went on with her talk. As I escorted Mercedes to the street. at the conclusion of her visit. I asked her what she thought of Miss Carter.
 ."Shes a charming girl" she said. i've invited her out to a little party we're going to have Thursday evening. Will you be too busy to join us?"
 I never could fathom those serene brown eyes when they looked at me square in the face, as they always did It occurred to me that the safe thing to say was that business, unfortunately would prevent my coming home that evening.
 when I went back into the office asked Flossie if she had accepted Mer- cedes' invitation.
 sure thing" replied the young lady "you don't suppose I'd pass up a snat like that. Are you in?"
 Somehow Flossie's little mannerisms didn't seem quite as captivating that day as usual, which 1 attributed tn my own indisposition. When Thursda, came she notified old Armstrong tha | he would have to worry along withnu | her that afternoon, as she had an invit, to A blowout at the bosss, and it vii keep me hustling to get my dresse kinked in time"
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spent the evening in the office, wondering what was happening out home I arrived home about a. m. and found Mercedes awaiting me in the drawing room. She was attired In the loveliest costume I had ever seen and her transparent face and dark brown eyes glowed with pleasure.
 You have lad nl"s evening, my dear?' I suggested.
 Indeed we have, and am very sorry you were not with us. MT. and Mrs. Westmoreland were very much disap- pointed"
 "westmorelandw I gasped, Was he here?'
 Certainly"
 Westomoreland was one of the mer- chant princes whose good will was worth thousands of dollars to our firm, and I would have waded through fire and blood to show him courtesy. My absence was a fatal error.
 Who else?" asked gloomily.
 Miss Carter"
 She came, did she"
 Certainly, and she assisted me very much in entertaining. She sings quite -er-I mena she is very willing to sing. You don't have to urge her like you do some girls. And she's not bit embarrassed in company"
 I believed that Going down on the trolley next day I chanced to be the seat mate of George Hastley, an intel ligent young man, whose name was be- coming known on the exchange.
 II was out to your house last night, John.' he said.
 "YesT'
 T met a young woman friend of your wifes; she's quite a singer"
 I looked at him sideways. but there wasn't the ghost of smile on his clear-cut features I knew who he meant. There was a pause, and then his face lit up as if he was going to say something, but he checked himself.
 I ran across Westmoreland that mis- erable day, and he nodded stiffiy. Charles Billingsley, the traffic manager of a big Southern railroad, sat near me at lunch, and hitching his chair over to mine, remarked:
 My wife and I had pleasant time at your house last evening; sorry you weren't there."
 told him was, too. and I meant it. How in the world did it happen that Mercedes knew so well the identical men whose friendship l was most anx- ious to cultivate?
 There was a lighthaired young wo- man there." the traffic manager weni on, who seemed to be very sociable.'
 "Yes?" said | encouragingly. 'She was quite pleasant--very pleas ant indsa.I.' Then be looked at thu
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COACH IS OVERTURNED
WRECK ON THE FRISCO NEAR
 BOOKER CITY.
sevea Persons Receive Injuries. But None of Them is Hurt Seriously. Another Advance in the
 Price of Fig.

Birmingham. Oct. t5--tspecial. l--The Alabama accommodation train on the Frisco System. operated between Win field and Birmingham. struck broken raH near Booker City, ten miles west of Birmingham. this morning en route to the city, and the first-class coach was turned over. Seven persons were hurt, though none of them seriously.
 J. F. Hadder. a young man employed at the Bessie mines. in the western part of the county, received the most painful injuries his right leg being fractured in two places. M. Newbur- ger coroner of Walker County. re- ceived a severe bruise on the left cheek and it is believed that his jaw bone is fractured Jesse Mitchell. young man under 20. from Bessie mines. was thrown twenty yards into mud pud- dle and other than having suit Of clothing ruined, was not injured. The conductor of the train placed all the passengers in the baggage car and brought them to the city. The injured were taken to a hospital. All are able to go to their homes except ladder.
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Heavy Busincss on Railroads.

An indication of the active business and trade conditions in the Birming- ham district is the train sheets of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, South and North Division. It was given out last afternoon that 600 loads or cars were ready at Decatur, While on the lower end of the division, north bound, were TOO loads Added to this are a couple of hundred more cars. All the locomotive power from the mineral branches of the Louisville and Nash- viIie Railroad were used from late last afternoon until tonight in moving the traffic northward and southward.
 The seaboard Air Line Railroad han dled a train load of pig iron to the ea st from the Birmingham district Sat urday night. The Southern Railway had a large amount of iron and other products from the Birmingham district. The Frisco System was given some iron and other traffic. The Alabama Great Southern and Central of Georgia Rail road got their share of the business
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The New Pipe Marsss.

The American Cast Iron Pipe Com pany, the new concern establishing in the Birmingham district. will receive bids at once for the brick work and foundations far the pipe shop to be erected at North Birmingham. The plans and specifications are now be- ing completed and will be ready for inspection Tuesday morning It is stated that the plant will. be nearly as large as any cast iron pipe works in the South and will give employment to 400 men from the start. E. E. Linthicum, who was formerly connect ed with the United. States Cast Iron Pipe Foundry Company, Anniston plant, is the leading spirit in the new concern. The new industry will ex- pend several hundred thousand dollars in this district.
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Elks, Christman Tree.

The Christmas tree committee of Birmingham Lodge No. 79. B. P. O. E.. held meeting this afternoon and for mally organized to make all prepara- tions for the tree. Annually the Elks of Birmingham have a Christmas tree inviting there to thousand children of the poor people of the city. In ad- alton to presents, candy and fruit, money is given to every child brought to the tree. More, than $1,000 was ex- pended last year. A larger sum will be used in the work this lyear. Eli P. Smith, exalted ruled of the local lodge, named strong committee and today urged activity in order that the reputation of the lodge in Its chari- table work would be sustained.
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 count. rants. If she is a bachelor girl of means the earth is hers for the traveling.
 If she want sto amount to something in the business world she has that chance before her just as surely as any man-if she has the requisite brains.
 Can you wonder then, that she re- fuses to marry a man that is not up to her standards. a man perhaps who win exact jealously every moment of her time and then neglect her to go off and have lark with ''the boys" or else & man who will dole pennies out to her and then ask rigorous account of how those pennies have been spent?
 Even the mothers-those assiduous matchmakers--are beginning to realize that a spinster daughter is better than one who makes a foolish marriage just for the sake of being married and of their hands,"
 have just heard of one up to date mother who presented her daughter on the latter's thirtieth birthday with a
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that she called westmoreland 'Ducky' and insisted on teaching Billingsley, the railroad man. how to dance the higk kick. Wonder where in the Sam Hil, your wife picked her up? They're SC different"
 Looking back over the matter i, gives me pleasure to recall that I did not allow Mercedes to rest under the imputation a second, but shouldered the entire blame for Flossie's breaking into society myself.
 Mercedes doesn't have to sympathize with me any more over excessive work" down town.
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And Both are Happy.

And so both men and girls marry lat- CT in life than formerly, and in the meantime they both enjoy themselves pretty we'll, the bachelor girl almost as much as the bachelor man.
 And, indeed, there are few things her sex debars her from. She is a most welcome tenant in all. the new hostel ries that are springing up on all sides because she is the promptest and most businesslike of rent payer. If she can not afford an apartment hotel by her self there is the cozy fiat, the labor and expenses of which she can share with some other girl eg
 So she getr ewe q, iRt last with the aus tere boardiH, house keeper whose eter- nal restrictions,isc so grate on her soul and whose best rooms are always let to
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Fasr srou.d open sunday.

The grounds of the Alabama State Fair Association were open to the pub lie today and despite indictment wealth CT early in the morning there were many persons out looking at the prep arations for the fair this month. To- morrow the merchants and manufac- turers will begin placing their ex- hibits. The association will open the doors without a cent of debt and with money in hand to pay every prize and premium promised. The association has an option on the grounds and im- mediately after the, fair will purchase the property.
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STATUS OF PRINTERS STRIKE.

Men are stin Out ia Ffty-Three Cities.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 15.-A bulle- tin issued by the officers of the Inter- national Typographical Union yester- day evening says that agreements have bees reached between 240 local unions and employers. whereby an eight-hour day Is to be established January 1.
 At the close of the fifth week of the strike, men are. still out in fifty three cities, although the bulletin says that only few men are out in a number of them.
 Tn more than 300 cities and towns printers are working on contracts which will expire January l or later.
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Ne~rn Wa. Killed.

Lee sorrell. guard for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. at a late hour last night, shot and killed Joe Squires, a negro. after desperate battle with him at Blossburg, in the western part of the county. Sdufres went to a negro froIic. regular monthly affair after payday. and ere ated disturbance. He fired two shots into the crowd of negroes, inJuring two, when Sorrell was sent for. The guard called to the negro to surren- der. The latter replied by emptying his pistol st the officer. Sorrell re- turned the fire and his shots were true to the aim. When the smoke cleared away, the negro was dead. Sorrell was not hurt
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nemntn. os McChee.

Relatives of the newspaper circu lator G. H. McGhee, who was killed instantly yesterday morning by being struck by the northboun fast train on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad at Cottondale. Ala, south of here. arr rived in the city late last night and this afternoon took the remains to Fruithurst, Ala, for interment Mo Ghee was in the employ of Tho Bir- Ledger. He was at one time a minister and was a widower.
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Guarnntee of Railway Line .

Chihuahua, Mexico. Oct. 15.-The Southern Pacific Railway Company has made a deposit with the State gov ernment amounting to $540.000 to guarantee the construction of the rail- way line between Guaymas and Qua dalajara. The road has already made contract with Henry Lund and Com pany of San Francisco for 5o,000 tons of steel rails.
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gentlemen and married cou- ples only"
 If she wants to go to the theater no one will stare at her if she goes to the matinee alone, and in the evening she may enjoy the play with equal propriety If she takes another woman along.
 The same rule applies to dim ing in restau-
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Empire Evening Coats.

To leave home interests and go into the world of dress. have you seen the new empire evening coats? They are made not only in white, but in all the pale tints. and they have very short waist into which a good deal of full ness Is fitted. Sometimes there is the triple capped effect as well, but gar ments so decorated should only be worn by very tall, thin women.
 For those of more conservative taste there are plain coats somewhat on the box order. but more full, and these are
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Sunday was far from being a nuiet day with the railroads out of Birminr- ham on the main line. There was com plete cessation in the industrial sec tion, but, all the roads used their en- zines and men in getting the main line clear of time freight and such fast freight as showed up today.
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The white etoth coat. DFlm Hds d slightly downward droop. This is call ed the "munshroom" hat. This Is made up in shirred tulle. the brim edged with a silver ribbon folded flat and the large, flat crown decorated with a similar bit of ribbon, together with twist of tulle and an aigret placed on the left of the front.
 It is a becoming shape for evening wear with light dresses, and 1t is ex- ceptionally effective when pink tulle is combined with the silver ribbon.
 Let me advise you to get one gown of messaline. Of course it will be a dressy costume, fit for receptions and the theatre, but you will not be sorry if you choose silvery shade of gray in this texture. Nothing adopts itself better to the full skirt than this soft, satiny fabric, and the waist may have one of the prevailing berthas with pointed fichu ends, held down by steel buttons. The yoke above the bertha will be pretty If made of transparent white lace, with the collar of the same, lace embroidered around the top with heavy gray silk or chenille. With such a gown the hat ought to be of gray velvet trimmed with shaded gray tips. The whole effect would be undeniably rich and elegant.
 Why don't you try it?
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NeRro Kills Nexra.

Jim Smith, colored, was lodged in the county jail here today on a charge of murder. It is charged that he shot and killed another negro. Nelson 0'Neill, in the Blue Creek region. Smith claims he killed the negro in self defense. It is said that Smith and Nelson got into dispute about the payment of bottle or two of Hop Jack" Smith claims that he has three or four white men for witnesses.
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Groves
 The-No-Cure-No-Pay Chill Tonic

The makers with safety and do positively authorize all dealers refund the money Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic fails any of Malaria, Chs Fever. Deal- know that this absolute, livedupto guarantee. Drives Out Malaria and Builds Up the System
 Sold by all dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cents.
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Burglars Got sfso.

Last night burglars entered the sa- loon premises of George Caravello, at Brookside, and stole $150 from the cash drawers. There was S400 in the safe. and indications point to an ef- fort being made to rife that deposi- tory. There is no clue to the bur glars.
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trimmed with tabs of lace or fancy revers.
 The white cloth coat is still with us and more fashionable than ever. One hardly sees a black evening coat 6 X c e D t where the wear CT is elderly or in mourning.
 As a contrast to the "perked up" French sail or hats, a new model is shown in which the
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complete trousseau and an income sum- ciently large to enable her to travel if she wished!
 But of course that was an exception al case.
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Tahle necoratIons.


 The woman who is devoted to her home pays great attention to her table decorations. Of course her dining room table is round, and if she is thoroughly up to date and wise woman as well she will have the high polish rubbed off and the woodwork given what is called a wax finish" This can be washed of with wet cloth and then oiled whenever 1t is necessary. Warm dishes will not spoil 1t. In fact, noth- ing will scratch 1t.
 In these days, when tablecloths are not used for lunch. you can see how practical such a surface is.
 The new tablecloths are round, with 8 central design the size of the table and border of the same design fall ing over the edges.
 For lunch and even for breakfast clever women are making their own doilfes and centerpieces, as these are very expensive in the shops, and they are using them instead of tablecloths.
 One set which saw was embroidered in white daisies with yellow centers and green stems. The centerpieces was, in addition, embellished with Irish lace medallions. This was especially pret- ty with white and gold china set.
 Another dolly set was embroidered in jewel design with four shades of pale silk.
 notice, too, that English embroidery Is being introduced into table linen. Personally I don't think, however, that that sort of eyelet work is suitable.
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remaining single she can live in an apartment hotel and dress prettily on the salary she earns, besides having her entire freedom outside of work hours.
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Another Advance In Iron.

It was learned today that another advance of fifty cents per ton would be made in pig iron quotations in the Birmingham district this week. A 200- ton lot of iron sold by one of the local manufacturers, delivery after January 1st, was sold at s1325 per ton, No. 2 foundry Just ten days ago an ad- vance of fifty cents per ton or $13 per ton, No. foundry, was announced, and no business. has been accepted since that time under the price. To- day it was learned that when quota tions are asked for tomorrow and hereafter $13.50 will be the reply. Such companies as can accept orders for delivery during this year are asking fifty cents over the present quota tions as premium.
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Decorations to be Profuae.

Every tenant of buildings oh Twen- tieth street from the union passenger station to Capitol Park, where the speaking will take place, has promised to place in view decorations in the way of buntings and flags on the day of the visit of President Theodore Roosevelt, October 24. The local deal CTS are making display of flags bearing the picture of Roosevelt un- der which fig the word Welcome" All dry goods places also display the red, white and blue bunting. The railroads within 100 miles of Birmingham have announced special rates.
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Kate Clyde

DECLARES THAT THIS IS THE DAY OF THE OLD MAID. OR, RATHER. OF THE ..BAcHELoR GIRL" IF YOU PLEAsE- WHY PEOPLE MARRY LATER IN LITE THAN THEY DID A GENERATION AGO. HrN-s ON TABLE DECORATIONS AND FASHIONS.