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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

seem to make much difference how fnl- nortant the thing is or how obvious it is. There is the new electric ioconlo- five which has been built for the New York Central Railroad. It could have been produced twenty years ago. we look upon 1t as wonder and IL IS wonder. but a still greater wonder IS that it has taken twenty years 10 get 1t built.
 eve had a hard time to get the world to change from horse power to electric power for street transportation Ine street railway people said that 1t would cost too much. They didn't see any reason why they should make change when they were doing so well.
 The gray eyes twinkled and the sen sitiye lips parted in smile which broadened into a gentle laugh. By this time the small boy was leaning on MT. Edison's knee and looking up into his face, plainly enchanted.
 Electricity on Street Cars
 More than a quarter of century ago I built about three miles of an electric railway at my place at Menio Park It was a good electric railway and worked well. supposed or course 1', that it would appeal to men. well. Henry Willard came over to visit me and I showed him the railway. l ex- pIained it's advantages over the horse car system. It was better from every point of view.
 "I offered to sell that electric railway and all my patents and rights Of every kind for exactly the amount of money 1t had cost me to produce It, Just $42.000.
 "Mr. Willard got a lot of capitalists together. some of the brainiest and most experienced men in Wall Street, and explained the thing to them and they talked it all over very carefully and very solemnly. and then, what do you think? They refused to touch 1t in any shape or form on the ground that there was nothing in the idea of an electric railway, absolutely no future for it.
 The brows were raised, the nostrils expanded and the wide shoulders trem- bled with suppressed mirth. The gray eyes blinked merrily.
 Great Transformation Wrought.
 Well, that staggered me for while I seemed to have lost every cent had spent in the experiment. l could not make any impression on those men.
 Yet look around you today! Look all over the country. Look all over tho world and find me a country in which there are not electric railways. Elec- tric railways have been among the great developers of modern civilization. They have transformed the centers of human population. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in them and hundreds of thousands of men are en- gagged in operating them. And only twenty-five years ago body of picked, bright American capitalists could see nothing in the idea, although it had been developed to a practical, physical demonstration right here in New ter sey,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

and being the only buyer of cattle, hogs and sheep, this same beef trust by means of it's rebates can make the urban population of the United States pay whatever 1t pleases to charge for meats. Investigation has shown that 1t is more sorts of a rascal than any other concern in the world. The Gov ernment went nosing around to see what it was doing. It put up a set Of books that showed it made exactly % cents on each beef 1t slaughtered, and 1t fooled MT. Garfield, the man who made the scrutiny. It seems that this beef trust is a whole litter of corpora tions. The company that slaughters the cattle, hogs and sheep don't sell to the public. They sell to themselves under another name and fix their profits at 99 cents a beef. Nor will that second company sell to the public It sells to yet another company. and thus the deviltry goes on and on and on, and when I buy a beef steak and give 25 cents a pound for 1t, I have been robbed by the beef trust of at least half of the price.
 This concern also has a monopoly of the poultry business. They are pro tected by tariff that was laid with no intention to collect it. I paid S4 cents a pound for turkey. The woman who raised the bird did not get the profit. The beef trust got it. It is the same with eggs. I pay so cents for eggs. That is too much. It is outrageous but this monopoly's protected by a tar fir, has to be supported by the people. Then there Is fruit. Every apple. every watermelon, every grape. costs the man who lives in the city whatever he beef trust sees fit to make 1t cost him. The same Is true of vegetables out of season. It is a cormorant that wont be and can't be filled. Intrenched be- hind the tarifr. the only buyer of wha. It deals In and the only seller of it's products, it's profits are whatever its cupidity demands.
 But I didn't sit down here to write about this rascal I wanted to say something about the ship hobo that the people will be called on to sup port. You can't get around it, you clod- -hoppers that are making corn and cotton-you have got to put this beg gar on your back and tote him along with the other beggars you are car rying. The farmer is prosperous The shipbuilder can't make a living What Is he to do? Tax the farmer in order that he may continue in a trade he confesses he can't make a living at. The farmer is to hire him to con- tinue in a job that don't pay. If it paid he would not ask a subsidy-if he Is honest enough to escape the grand jury. But it don't pay simply because the Government taxes to death all the raw materials that enter into the con- struction of a ship.
 Now, itsn't it absurd for the Govern ment to hire a ship yard to construct of taxed materials a ship to compete
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
WARM ON SUBSIDY
"SAyOYARD" LIMNS THE LATEST
 OF THE GIANT HOBOEs.
How the TariR Helps to Cause the Hard Times of the Shipbuilders-Inci-
 dental Discussion of the Rami-
 Acatfons of the Beef Trust.

] By Savoyard. Washington. Dec. 15, 1905.-When
 Bland Ballard was Judge of the United
 States Court for the District of Ken-
 lucky, he one day delivered two opin-
 ions in bankruptcy proceedings. The
 two petitioners were brothers-in Jaw and had consplred to defraud their cred itors. and incidentally they had at- tempted to defraud each other. After deciding one of the cases, and denying | the petition, Ballard picked up the papers in the other case and made an i oration much like this: "Gentlemen Of the bar: I have to inform you tha: ] if there Is any case on this courts docket that evidences more fraud, guile, deceit. duplicity and general scoundrelism than the case which I have decided it Is the case I am now about to decide" He then decided" 1t in Bland Ballard fashion and he blis- tered the ceiling.
 wish we had somebody to review Congress after the fashion. I imagine that he would decide that if there Is one proposition more vicious than the oleomargarine tax 1t is the proposed ship subsidy iniquity.
 The oleomargarine bill was as full of mendacity as it was of unconsti- nationality. It was a lie on its face, for it pretended to be a measure to raise revenue. The constitution says Congress shall have power "to lay and collect" taxes and it is clear to my mind that a tax that is imposed smust be collected. If the tax is for protection it is not collected and there are thous- ands of duties in the Dtngley law, put there for protection snly. and that were never intended to be collected. This oleomargarine tax was made to de- stroy the oleomargarine industry and that in face of the fact that an honest chunk of oleomargarine Is wholsomer than a dishonest piece of butter.
 The bill was passed in the name of the farmer and MT. Deliver made a blathersike speech about the American cow Who do you suppose got the usufruct? Why. the beef trust. Driven out of the oleomargarine business the trust went into the butter business, and it levies 10 cents a pound on every frkin of butter that Is sold in the mar ket. By means of Its private cars. and it's rebates it has monopoly of the butter business and that is why my butter costs me S5 cents a pound. and sometimes 40 cents. instead of the 25 cents it used to cost.
 r,.o..ntna b,, tho tariff nm nr0yisions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Aprons and Caps

for the nurse or faithful old black nanny" of very fine white lawn in plain or bordered
 kinds that are made to cover the entire front of dress from
 shoulders to hem of skirt, cal culated to give to your help that neat, tidy look that good housewives love, fairly priced for Xmax selling at 25c and. .. . =. ~.. .OUc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Bags, Purses, and Leather
 Novelties

for the holiday trade should have been here three weeks ago, through error in shipping in- structions, they have just ar rived, and for that reason have been marked exceedingly low. Make up your mind that this year the gift will be leather, nothing is more acceptable or more appreciated, soc to. .$15
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Ostrich Feather B0as

are Dame Fashions latest edict for evening and theatre wear. We have left a few every elegant ones in white, light blue and black as we'll as a few of the limitations. The real worth of the curled Ostrich feather boas as sold here all season is 5000. A special Xmas price to close them out clean this week lS.. .. .6lJ.CU
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Real Shell Combs

in all the newest and latest fam cies are carried in stock here in such quantities as you'd expect to find at leading jewellers, there is a great difference though in the price as compared to jewelry stores, as you'll dis cover by comparisons. We have all grades between 75c and. .. ..S6.5O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

arrogance of the men who own the railways" "Oh, dunno" rejoiued Farmer CorntosseI: T once met a man that owned a whole, lot O railroad stock. Compared to some ticket agents an conductors. he was downright at- fable"-washington Star.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Holiday Excursion Rates
Central of Georria RaiIvnv,

Fare and one-third plus 25 cents round trip. Tickets for the general public on sale December 22. 23. 24, 25. 30 and S1st 1905, and January 1st. 1906. final limit January 4th. 1906.
 On December 11th to 24th, inclusive, upon surrender of certificates. tickets will be sold to teachers and students at fare and one-third, plus 25 cents. round trip, final limit January sth. 1906.
 Holiday excursion tickets will also be sold to certain portions of the North and West on certain dates.
 For further information apply to F. R. White Commercial Agent, Com merce street, or S. T. Surratt. U. T. A., Union Depot. Monteomery, Ala. Dec. 1l-13-15-l1-I9-2I-24
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

The duty on works of art yields about $4O0.o0o a year. so that 1t has little importance as a revenue produ- cer. and it operates to keep things out of the country which would find theiT way into public galleries and be a source of vadluable instruction and edifying pleasure, Congress would make no sacrifice and violate no prin- ciple in assentinE to its removal Galveston Daily News.
 No More Use for Horses.
 Great Christmas Bazaar at WOmans' Exchange. Prettlest dressed dolls lH the City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Muslin Underwear

in the most exclusive styles and finest materials ever on exhibi- ton in this city, is the line of imported samples which we have on consignment for a few days, and whether you wish to buy or simply educate yourself in the new things as shown by the most exclusive Parisian manufacturer the privilege is yours for the asking.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
With the Daintiest and Most Complete Line Of
 Holiday Neckwear

ever exhibited in this city, we invite your Christmas patron age. There are exquisite sets and stocks of real Baby Irish" Lace and white and colored fan cy stocks, jabeaus and lace chemisettes of all descriptions.
 Styles to suit all tastes, prices to suit all purses, 25c to 5000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Eiderd0wn Robes and Dressing
 Sacks

As last, but by no means least, suggestion for these glad times, we mention warm Elder Down Robes and Dressing Sacques, for we really think that of all things for gift giv- ing nothing so nearly approach es the truly ideal, as one or the other of these useful garments. All colors, all sizes, all prices, from 49c to. 5000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Fur Sets for the Little Folks

in the most pleasing variety of styles and kinds in white, brown and greys, lend most charming air to we'll dressed
 children, and they are so com fortable, too. Ask ten little girls what they had rather have for a present and nine of them
 will answer set of furs. $1.98 to. ]. :. :. .. ..$10.OO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
LOW RATES WEST VIA l.. & N.
ON DECEMBER I0th

The L. and N. will sell extremely low round-trip tickets to points in Arkan- sas, Colorado. Indian Territory, Kansas, Louisiana. Mexico. Missouri. Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Flf- teen days going limit and twenty-one days return limit. For information write or call on
 W M. Wood, T. P. A.
 No. 22 Commerce Street. tu-thu-sun. Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Umbrellas

What better for Christmas gift? We've never had a great CT variety of good ones in a sale before-seems as if this great
 stock was just intended for peo- pie to select gift umbrellas from. It's big lot of manu- lecturers samples that retail regular at from $1.5O to $12.50. Buying the samples saved us one-third, we now give it to you and they are marked from 98c to. .$7.5O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Any poor girl in need of friendship. help. advice, etc, would find ready and willing assistance by applying to the Matron of the Salvation Army Rescue Home. 33rd St.. and Ave E. Birming-
 ham. ala. Su. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
A Splendid Line of Christmas
 Hosiery

for all womankind in weights
 and weaves to please every fancy, from the heavy fleece lined cot ton hose for the dear old thin blooded grandmother to the very sheerest hand embroidered silk and lisle thread kinds that society girls know and appre- ciate. Prices 25c to. :. $500
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Indian Baskets
Meyers Kid Gloves

in all sizes and colors at $1. 1.00 and $1.50. Among your hun dred of women friends there is not one whom a pair of celebra- ted Meyers gloves would not please as a Xmax reminder. You know the color of her tailor made, come and match with gloves, if the size is wrong we'll gladly exchange them for her after Christmas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

With Congress on his hands Presi- dent Roosevelt undertakes to regulate football. IhlS proves how much isnd.-Elmira Gazette
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Handkerchiefs

arc leading favorites in this great race of acceptable gifts, and we have a perfectly grand collection of both box goods and real fine all linen embroid- cred or lace trimmed kinds, ranging from the two for a quarter initial kinds to the most dainty hand worked creations in the handkerchief world at $500 and .... $500
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Tailor Made Suits at a
 Discount of 33B Do

This is the most sweeping reduction offered Mont gomey by reputable house prior to December 25h Think for what splendid saving you can make by purchasing this week for twenty dollars the identical suit that was short week since at thirty dollars We except the OO $27 50 suits from the general B 13 per cent off, but will sell you the choice of any plainly marked at either of those prices for. $l89O
 Any plainly marked regular $3000 tailor made suit now .. '~@o'o0
 Any tailor made suit either long coat eton marked Soo.OU, now" '~~o'o"
 The entire line of regular $3750 tailor made suits .......................... .$ZoUU
 Elegant $4OOO tailor made suits of every description now. ..-......... f'......... '@AoVs
 Any one of our $45O0 tailor made suits will be priced you at ....'.'..'..'.'''.....''S Soooo CIoaks and Cravenetts at Surprisingly
 Little Prices.
 for Christmas times consisting principally of garments that response to hurried telegraph orders to fill the gaps caused by the past weeks furious selling
 special line of new covert cloth and cheviot coats in black and tan combined with regular $1750 cravanee cloaks will be sale this week at choice of any style for ...................... .$1450 Something Decidedly New in Cravenette
 Coats are the shadow pads which they had weeks ago. would have been of which have marked them now. .S4S.oU Two Special Skirt Values in Panama
 Material =<" coo black grey that we'll worth the regular price of $50 and $1000 we've reduced hese however for Xmas selling to $7 50 and. .$6.5O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Christmas Suggestions at
|e RIGHT PRICES TO !. EVERYONE
 l SPECIAL PRICES TO
 NO ONE AT
 A. NAcEiMANS
 

 will allow good commend determined Christmas indeed of shopping ouwHlave as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Beautiful Shirtwaists

as gifts among the home circle arc particularly pleasing. The handsome ones of radium silk, all over lace effects, chiffon taffeta, lingerie and hand em- broidered linen, bought ex- pressly. for these glad days, are here and the little prices will make them very popular as pres. ents, $2.00 to. .$20.00
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Outing Gowns. Pajamas,


 Underskirts, Kimonas and Robes, have been in such de-. mand since the cold weather began, that we would have sold out entirely, but for the fact that we wired for a new lot, which we have received and now have ready for Christmas shoppers. A very special line of regular $1.50 gowns, etc., out for Monday at each. .$1.W
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

Protected by the tariff on provisions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
FaScinatOrS

FdSShidtUFS
 and square or circular shawls, arc all out on center tables for Xmas week at very special price reduction as follows:
 The entire assortment of reg ular 60c values now. .... 40c The entire line that has sold all season at S5c now, :. .69c All the kinds that usually sell at $1.25 now marked. .08c :, The regular $2.50 and $500 kinds at the reduced price or .14.Jo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
Silk PetticOats

in beautiful two toned effects that blend and harnionize with the outer garments and add a new grace to even the old skirts that you have almost discarded, are the l. kinds we are offering for Xmax specials. One line all colors and of warranted taf- feta at each. ......... .$5.39
 Second line of regular 5000 kinds this week at .$8.5O
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1905-08-19

LIE docteur Corput etc renvoye a
St. Jean -Baptiste avec plein pouvoir de
prendre charge de la situation. II sera
assiste des autorites sanitaires ct du
docteur MONTE, ainsi que de garde-
malades, ct essaiera d'arreter les pro-
gres ie la maladie.
La theorie de la transmission de la
fievre par le moustique est loin detre
generalement acceptee :, par lie public
qui prefere croire a La contagion desla
maladie ct Sc gare dele avec precau-
ton. Aussi tout malade est peu FREE
quente. de quot quill sonfsrss -d5es
enterrements de quea4nes etrangers
morris depuis quelques jours Sc sont
fats la mutt, sans ceremonie.
LIE seul train du Mississippi Valley
aui circule encore ne s'arrete plus nj a
Laplace nj Reserve. Iln'y plus de
passagers debarquer nj prendre,
mais lie service de rexpress est force
ment discontinue; quaint la MALE, ellie
est servie par le moyen des grapins. ct
c'est tout ce qui nous reste de communi-
cation avec lie reste du monde. II y a
dependant encore lie service du fret, paI
chemin de fer ct par bateau.
ii pleut toujours trop souvent. pal
petites averses heureusement. Mais le
4leil est 81 ardent quill seche vite lie sol
Dexploitation de la recolte du riz est VI
rsu contrariee par ces pluies frequentes
"a came sucre pousse rapidement e
ron en- cite de tres bellies de part e
d'autre.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1905-08-19
NE PARLE PAS

Ne parle pas de ton bonheur.
Ainsi qu'un doux oiseau fianeur,
LIE bonheur Went, gazouille ct passe,
Ne parle pas de ton bonheur,
Men parle pas, meme q voix basse.
Ne parle pas de ia donleur.
] Ainsi que Ioiseau roucouleur,
Ne parle pas de ia douleur,-
Qu'elle reste profonde ct vraie
Ne parle pas de ton amour
Get oiseau ne chante qu'un jour,
II Sc cache, ct sa vie est breve.
Ne parle pas de ton amour.
Garde la pudeur de ton reve.
CHARLES FUsTER.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1905-08-19
nandait un savant meconnu a une jeune

mandait un savant meconnu une jeune
file.
-Je ne me suis jamais tracassee de
celia, monsieur, repondit la douce crea-
ture. Ce qui me semble lie plus impor-
tant, c'est d'aviser a ce que notre pos
terite ne Sc pose pas cette question.
Il Il II
Avant- -hier, Madame etait en- train de
lire. Son mari lui dit:
-Oetavie, masehaee, il y un tror
dams mon giet. o.sssssss.
Ca ns fsit fen, chez, ton paletot~ "
cacher Ga.
-Mais il une dechirure aussi.
Eth bien, NETS ton pardessus.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1905-08-19
PR0Pos DE sAIs0N.

Ce don't on parle lie plus lei, en- 70
moment, c'est de la fievre jaune. Ellie
ne fait que Sc repandre advantage non
settlement en- vile, mais dams les campa-
gnes, ct, en- depit des quarantaines eta
bhes de tous cotes, dams tous les CONS
de rEtat. st. jean -Baptiste WI plu-
sieurs cas- Sc developer dams son seln'
ct ce nest plus qu'une question de
temps pour que la maladie Sc soft eta
bile partout ST ce n'etait la panique
aui s'empare des esprits, la peur plus
terrible que la maladie, le NAL ne serait
mas ST grand. car la 6evre est dun ca
ractere benin ct de bons soins en- ont "a
element raison. II est naturel que cha
cum cherche Pewter, dependant, mas
ce nest pas reasonable den ayoir une
81 grande frayeur.
lie docteur Corput, envoye de la
NouvelIe- Orleans pour visiter les cas- de
fevre qui Sc sont developpes recemment
dams la locaite de Laplace, rapporte au
Bureau de sante de rEtat gull y de-
convert -trois cas-, don't vingt-un
sont dams un foyer entierement nouveau
Dams son rapport fait mercredi soir, i
dit
"A la requete du docteur Souchon
i,ai visite Laplace ce matin ct grace
j Id conrtoisie du docteur Montegut Ia
r pu m'assnrer qu'il existe dams cette loca
$ lite vingt-un cas- de fievre jaune, don
e une grande partie est parmi la meilieur
g classe de la population. J'ai aussi VI
: parmi les employees du train de trava
un Italien aui etait malade depuls 81
: iours ct don't le cas- ma etc porte
8 connaissance du docteur Montegut qu
= hier soir; il visite aussitot le malac
A. ct declare quill etait atteint de la n
u vre jaune, ce qui est aussi mon oplnlo
ut CONNIE sur les vingt-un autres cas-.
ct aJe suggererai qu' u'assistance soft do
x uee au docteur Montegut, telle qu,'
= !. medecin ct des garde- -malades pour SC
~ =. yir sous lui, car il est tres oceupe.
aToutes les maisons des classes pa
ID vres que TAI visitees etaient pleines
lc- stegomyia ct, mon avis, a moins q
Jos prompte action soft prise pour detru
ux ces moustiques, rinfestation Sc repane
de considerablement. A cause de Pigl
rye rance de beaueoup de ces gems, IL s.
mo extremement diffcile de les persua
'.n de prendre les measures necessaires p'
), Sc prot6ger par des cribles en- fer q
= dsfaire de leurs receptacles d'eau,
ant mont dutilite, mon avis, que pour
ttre pendrer les moustiques.