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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

New York, Sept. s.-"Aha" cried Jones at the hotel restaurant, as he took up the bill of fare. T perceive that the season of edible flowers has come around again"
 Edible fowers"' exclaimed his friend.
 T mean caulifiower." replied Jones, "and I don't intend bad pun eitner: Though a common enough arucIe oI food, caulifiower is nothing more or less than 6 cluster of metamorphosed ho" ers."
 The average man who partakes or this paIate tickling cousin of the cab bage probably wastes little time m wondering whether it Is mower or vegetable. But it Is truly flower. so' while we have not yet reached the lux urv, of the ancient Romans, who con- stunned at their feasts nightingales ongues-doubtless their equivalent for
 / tcrrapin of our times-we still have
 uIeNA- epicureans to the extent of eat
 tho rs. not at special feasts, but
 ceA. want them.
 u@hase' =, the 1auiifower came rom oboiy seems 10 sknow. The ancient Creeks and Romans cultivated 1t, in the Island of Cyprus, and on the shores of the Mediterranean it was produced long before the Christian era. and probably called by some sounding polysyi- liable name. But we cannot get pack to it's origin. The plant Is a close cous- in of our common cabbage. and on ac- count of it's ancient lineage probably ashamed of the fact, looking upon its less aristocratfc relative of the garden condcscendin gly--and with good cause surely for the cabbage Is merely veg .etable while the caulifower is flower.
 The caulihower seems to have bloom ed unseen during the dark ages, for though heads were falling right and left, we find no mention of it. Then, in the seventeenth century, It's cultivation beRar in England. The fact is record ed that many heads of caulifiower" were exported to Holland previous to the French Revolution. History shows the Dutch were fond of foreign-grown heads
 From it's beginning in the British Isles the growth of the cauliaower spread rapidly to the Continent, and today we Hud its cultivation the pur- suit of numberless small truck garden CTS throughout Europe. The delicacy of the flavor of the fower-or vegeta- ble, if you are a materialist-creates tremendous demand for 1t in the larger cities Tn England, and even on some of the outlying islands, many a truck gardener earns a good living from the production of caulifower for the large London markets. Thousands and thou sands of crates are shipped to London
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER.

(Copyright, 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
 Amy is president of her classi Amy isn't the oldest girl in 1t. nor the prettiest. nor the best dressed. nor even the one of best scholarship. Ruth has higher marks. Edith has finer clothes, Florence is the class beauty. and Phebe is probably the girl with the largest number of birthdays. While we are young we esteem 1t a cause for congratuation, that we are nearer 20 than somebody who Is only Is. If we are IS we are proud of the distinction. Only as Time, the thief of so many happy things, steals away our pride in our years. do We try to hide them. You girls at school are all beautifully and brissfutly young. bless your dear hearts. and you need not try to conceal the fact
 A girl knew once happened by chance to see sentencs about her. In letter not meant for her eyes. The letter said: ''Theodora Is very young. and her appear ancs indicates It." Though Theodora had appie~hrown in her checks, and eyes like stars. and mass of chestnut hair with slints of sunshine threading 1t, she cried when she found that people thought she looked so young. She wanted to look old! Poor little Theodorai
 Why is girl chosen as class president, why Amy rather than Sue. or Rachel?
 Well girls. probably for two or three reasons. A girl who is thus honored by the saffrages of her mates Is a popular person, She has not gone around with a chip on her shoulder. She has never made enemies by unlucky speeches. She does not make fun of her friends. nor indulge In wit at their expense. This is on the neg ative side of the question.
 On the affirmative side the popular girl has lost no opportunity to do little kind nesses at the right moment She speaks cordially of the absent. She performs graceful services graciously, She is in the public eye. more or less, and people know where they can find her. If asked to do anything oblSing. she does 1t without fuss.
 The popular girl has troop of friends, because she is friendly. Everyone can de- pend on her not to make a stupid mistake. and to say the proper word in the proper place. She possesses tact.
 To the average girl, tact is better gift than good looks. or great leRrninz It makes them like her. A girl who has tact always helps other people to be at their hest. and that is much finer than to be brilliant and showy in one's own character.
 The president of the class generally is e girl with charm. Amy has had a charm from her cradle What Is it? How shall 1t be explained?
 Dear girl. 1t Is impossible 10 define charm In set terms. It Is the perfume of a flower. 1t Is the sweetness of the violin. 1t Is the soft shimmer of the moon. 1t Is the sigh of the surf when last it breaks upon the shore A girl who has charm steals into one's heart She may be a gentle mouse of a girl coming indoors with the swing of the wind, but her charm, if genuine, will belong to her personality and be A part of her. -
 City girls have this endowment and so have country girls. good deal of Ii de- pends on her being free from self-absorp-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
THE PRESIDENT OF HER CLASS
The Popular School Girl Does Not Make
 Unlucky Speeches.

ton. No girl who is thinking much about herself ever has a charm. Homeiy klrts often have 1t and pretty girls mics 1t, 60 you see it does not need to go with rose ,sat skln and dirnplss, uut Amy wouldn't pc chosen as ciass-president if the other gtrls had not been impressed by her charm StiII another excellent quality, and enc that leader always has. is force. Without force nobody can hope to lead. Most of us are followers. Only here and there springs up the girl who leads.
 It Is never by biuster Or vahemence. by over emphasis and self-assertion. or by any display of arroganea and bad manners that girl becomes q leader. Force of character is a flame within the soul. that shines out in daily conduct.
 A weak girl takes the color of the last person who talks with her. Why you may often tell with whom girl has been asso-- ciatins ny hsr infections. her tones. and
 As for opinions. the weak person may think she has them. but in reality she has only predjudices. which are very differ- ent.
 But should you ask me what attribute in girl will help her to be most successfully president of her class. think will pick out this beyond every other. she must hays what we call initiative. That is she must be able to suggest new lines. ite stFike ent in new paths. and to convince the other girls that her ideas are good girl who IS slave to system, who cares principally how things look. and Is in terrnr about what people will say. is not a sEtrl with the initiative. FN N 4 She must not be coward. either. Not long ago a school play was to be presented The rehearsals were over. the evening had arrived. and the spectators were there ruf one girl who had important part s- the first act, at the last moment refused to go on the stage because her gloves were too short. She sulked and pouted Her gloves did not reach the elbow. Another girl. infected by her behavior. discovered that her shoes had not the right buckles There was dsmay behind the scenes Katherine and Elinor stood there in rebellion And 'Katharine," she said. not elegantly. but positively. ''shut upF' s'Elinor." go on with your lines. They are waiting for yours Both girls obeyed at once. They recognized the accent of authority.
 Girls. whoever else fails or succeeds. she who takes a front rank and is conspicuous must do the latter. She cannot fall She must succeed The president of her class must win the favor and confidence of her teachers, and must not be afraid to take firm stand when occasion requires and to so act that her class are proud of her
 She must learn little bit of parlimentary law. so that in meetings she shall take the chair with ease and grace This will help her to engineer a meeting we'll. and she must not have private ends when she does this. but must endeavor to be perfectly fair and to do what is best for tho good of the whole.
 Unless she does not shrink from extra work and from taking pains. a girl would much better decline this honor. If she does accept 1t she must pay the price.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
Soft Coal for QuIck Action.

ATTHy anu NAVY JVUI II"I'
 . Notwithstanding the experience of the navy with anthracite in the past, the navy department will carry out some so-called experiments with this variety of fuel in the immediate fu- ture. It has ben truly said by the older officers in the navy that the battle of Santiago could never have been fought with hard coal in the bunkers of the American fleet. The facility with which steam can be raised with uituminous coal when a sudden emergency arises can never be at
 tained where anthracite is employed
 Bulk for bulk. bituminous coal will carry a vessel further with less fa- tigue to the fireroom personnel than hard coal. --@#.*- -+: > ..~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

continuance in power. However honest anA vigIiant the President may be. abuses will flourish in Government affairs, which can only be rooted out by an opposition party. The tariff will never be reviasd by the Re- publican party So long as 1t Is not coin- pAlled to act There are plenty of issuaa awaiting courageout and united Democrats. What a reproach to Democrats of tho South, therefore. that they supinaiy accept the wild heresies of the Nebraskan! When wII they awake. pitch him into outer darkness and attack the real Issues before them?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
Influenced by Narrow Motives.

Indianapolis News.
 The launching of the battle-ship Yer mont once more has stirred up the tenn perance people to protest against the use of champagne in her baptism. The principle involved is so trifing, the protest based on such narrow motives. that one can not help thinking of that case reported of Kipllng's story in a highly moral but rather insipid publica- tion. He had his hero dash off glass of wine" which the morality editor thought would be bad reading for his young women readers. so he suggested a change. Kipling got the protest by cable and by cable replied: Substitute matted milk"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

Thousands of American women, how ever, have found relief from all month ly suffering by taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound. as 1t is the most thorough female regulator known 10 medical science. It cures the condi- ton which causes so much discomfort and robs menstruation of its terrors.
 Miss Irene Crosby, of 313 Charlton Street, East Savannah, Ga, writes:
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com mound Is a true friend to woman. It has been of great benefit to me. curing me of irregular and painful menstrua- tion when everything else had failed, and I gladly recommend it to other suffering women.
 Wome1 who are troubled with pain SuI or irregular menstruation. back ache bloating Cor fIatulence, leuoor- rhoea, falling. inflammation or ulcera- tiou of the uterus. ovarian troubles. that bearing down" feeling, dizzl- ness. faintness. indigestion, nervous nrostration or the blues, should take immediate action to ward on the seri- ons consequences, and be restored to nerfect health and strength by taking f,vdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com nound. and then write to Mrs. Pink ham, Lynn. Mass, for further free ad- vice thousands have been cured by % doing. q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

vast combined navy would be manned by, roughly, soo.ooo mon. The similar ity in the total number of ships pos sessed by Great Britain and France will be seen to be due to the fact that France has a large excess or tor pedo craft and submarines, but the to- tai fighting weight is much in favor or this country.
 shows that Great Britain, when her building program is completed, will possess 197 battleships and cruisers, France lOl and the United States sew ently. This is a much greater froce Of heavy fighting ships than the rest Of the world could muster altogether. Germany, when her naval plans are complete, will only have eighty-seven battelships and cruisers of all types.
 The combined income which the three allied powers would enjoy amounts to the tremendous sum of f3s2,545,000 a year. The individual revenues for the year 1904 (excluding colonies) were as follows:
 Great Britain. .. .. ..tl4l,o4o'vVv france. .. .' .. 1aS'ooo'Voo United States. .... .. lOS,0oo'ooo
 Total. .. ... .fss2.545. .ooo
 As against this they have national debts amounting to the almost incredi- ble sum of f2,17o,000, of which Frances share is by far the largest:
 Great Britain. .. ..E 50,000,00o France.... .. .. .. .... 1,220,0eo,000 United States. .. .... 200,oe0, ,o0o Totals.... .. .. .. ....f2,l70,oO0,00 900
 The shipping controlled by the three powers constitutes two-thirds of the
 total shipping of the world. Worked out in tons, 1t is as follows:
 Great Britain. c. .. -. 12, 2,000, 900 France.... .. .. .... .. .... 1900, 900 united States. Q. 5,1sS,00O AOtoiS'' ssAosoooSVVV These are but rough calculations, and touch only the fringe of the prob- lem The power of nations consists not only in ships, men and money, but In the volume of their trade and com merce. and to enter into details of these would require more space than Is now at my disposal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
PAINFUL PERIODS
AMERICAN WOMEM FIND RELIEF
The Case of Miss Irene Crosby Is One of Thousands of Cures Made by Lydia E. Plnkham's veg
 etable Compound.

How many women realize that men struation is the balance wheel of a woman's life, and while no woman Is entirely free from periodical suffering. it is not the plan of nature that women Should suffer so severely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
WHAT TT WOULD MEAN.
Union of England and France and il
 United States.

London Correspondents of the Louisville Courier-Journal
 The most interesting idea which has occupied the attention of the diplo-
 matic world for long time past Is the suggestion. mooted a few days ago by an influential New York newspaper
 of high standing, to the effect that the time was ripe for the formation of a new triple alliance. the high contract ing parties to which should be Great Britain France and the United States. The idea is not quite a new one, but its novelty consists in the fact that 1t was put forward at a time when the relations between the three coun- tries are of an unusually cordial char acter, and by a sober and frequently inspired journal. It is probably very much "in the air" at present, but its possibility is not too remote, and It's importance is so great that 1t Is at least worthy of serious consideration. With the adhesion of Japan practi- cally assured, the combination would be one of such enormous power that it almost amounts to a truism to say that it would insure the peace of the
 world. Its effects may perhaps best be shown by a few comparative ta-
 bles which will reveal some startling facts.
 In the first place it would mean union of 20,oOO,0OO square miles of land,
 divided among the three powers as follows:
 -. 5q miles. The British Empire. ...12.760'0OO France and her possessions. 5,00O,00O The United States.... .. S'l4b'Ooo
 Totals .. :. .... .. ....2o,ss5.O0O
 When 1t is stated that the total land area of the world is computed to be 197 ,O00. .0oO square miles. the in- polrtance of the above figures will be appreciated.
 The enormous area of the British dominions was stated in the House Of Lords only a few days ago to be l2'- 75O,0O0 of square miles, although Tn books of reference 1t Is placed some what lower than this The joint ter ritory would constitute more than one tenth of the total land surface of the globe population:
 The British Empire. ... 100000 ,00O France and her possessions. 9O,0O0,0OO --oooo oon
 Tn round figures the total popula- ton of the earth is 1.5OO,OOO,OOO, SO that the subjects of the new alliance would numDer more than OhS-thiN VI the worlds inhabitants.
 The armed strength of the alliance would be stupendous, and 1t would be practically impossible for any com bination of world powers to bring to bear force capable of even threat ening 1t seriously. The fighting pow CT would be as follows:
 Men. Guns. The British Empire 100000 1900 I nOSes-
 sions.... =. =. s.5oOOOO 5000 The United States. ... 100000 500
 Totals. .. .. .4.7OO,OOO s,7oo
 In compiling the above. the whole strength of the armies has been talk | en into account. Thus that of Great
 Britain includes the regulars, reserves
 militia, volunteers. the troops in In dia and all the native colonial forces The United States army Is almost in 1 significant in comparison to that Of
 France. but 100000 perfectly trained
 men constitute a force that is not to
 be ignored.
 l When we come to the navies of the
 three powers, the overwhelming force
 of the combination is more strikingly
 apparent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

buiiding up the entire system, increasing inc appetite and helping the digestion. S s. $. cures all skin diseases promptly and permanently, leaving the skin soft and smooth. Only by keeping the blood r,,ra can we hope to have a clear skin. Roo, on Skin Diseases and any medical advice you may wish free of charge.
 THE SWIFT SPECIFIC O.. Atlanta, Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
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HOWFORTUNES ARE MADE WITH
 ARISTOCRATIC CAULIFLO OVER

HUMBLE CABBAGE EPiCUREs-GREAT GARDENS THEIR CONTINENT FARMERs WHO MAGNATEs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

LuCHI InStGhu or allowing them to be forced to the surface t through the skin. S. S. s. is the greatest of all tonics for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
PURE BLOOD
 INSURES A CLEAR SKIN

When Eczema, Acne, Tetter, Pimples, or other skin diseases make their appear ance it is a sure sign that the blood is filled with humors and burning acids. These being forced through the pores and glands burn and blister the skin, pro- tiucing the eruptions which are usually accompanied with intense itching, and are dis6guring and humiliating.
 Years ago my blood was bad, es svi. denoed by skin eruptions on different parta of the body, and other symptoms so concluded to try 6. 8. s. knowing it to be highly spoken of. After using 0 humber of bottles-do not remember now iuat how much-my blood was thor ourhiy purified and enriched and was relieved of all eruptions and Inantfesta- to be an excellent blood medicine, and any one in need of such @ medicine would do we'll to use it. They will find it perfect cure as it proved to be In my csSa MRS. 0. E. SHOEMAKER.
 Alliance, O., 616 B. Patterson St.
 While external treatment relieves tenn norarily it does not reach the real cause If tbe disease, because it does not go into the blood. S. S. S., a perfect blood pu- Tifer. ueutralizes these acids and humors, and bv strengthening and toning up the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, the natural channels of bodily waste, disposes of
 them instead of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

These figures include battleships' cruisers and submarines now build ing for the three powers. and th1s.
The oasis., 1905-10-07
AN OBJECT LESSON.

Among the esteemed contempor- aries of THE OASIS in Arizona who have opposed the attitude of this newspaper op the joint-statehood proposition are the International- American and Dispatch at Douglas. Both of those able newspapers have pointed repeatedly to the fact that with the exception of three news. papers (the Tucson Star, the St. Johns Herald and TIE OAsIs) the entire press of Arizona are against jointure; and from that fact they have argued that the people of Arizona are overwhelmingly a. gainst the idea. Now only this
The oasis., 1905-10-07

week the two esteemed contempor-
 aries at Douglas have had an
 object lesson in local election,
 which 1t is hoped may prove salu-
 tary.
 Tuesday there was held at
 Douglas a special election on a
 gas franchise. There were two
 propositions, one called "the Tit comb franchise" the other one known as ''the Douglas franchise.n J
 Purposely the town board drew the election proclamation so both could be elected, and two compet- ing companies established. In stead of having the two propo- sitions pitted against each other the electors were called to vote "Yesn or "No" on both proposi- tions. Had both received "Yesn in majority, both would have carried. Now here's the ruh.n Both of the Douglas newspapers ardently espoused the Douglas franchise, and as ardently opposed the Titcomb franchise. During the entire canvass their columns bristled with arguments and ap- peals to the voters in behalf of the one proposition and against the other. Not q word was presented in print for the Titcomb franchise, and there was great deal printed against 1t. But the electors car- ried the Titcomb franchise by handsome majority, and rejected the Douglas franchise Now why was that? The explanation is  simple. The people looked into the two propositions and carried one while rejecting the other, on their merits simply. And they rejected also the advice of the en- tire newspaper press of their burg. There's a case where the news papers were unanimously opposed to proposition, YET THE PEOPLE ADOPTED IT.
 Now TIE OASIS has always claimed that the attitude of the
The oasis., 1905-10-07
THE MONTANA METHOD.

Heretofore in discussion of the problem of mining taxation THE OASIS has cited the methods adopt- ed in Montana, Wyoming, Colo rado and other mining states. Recent Butte papers have pre- sented the returns made by the various companies operating in Silver Bow county, Montana, which, at this time, are very inter- esting reading in Arizona.
 The constitution of Montana provides that all mining property shall be taxed by assessing the ground at the government price per acre ($5.00) and the improve ments (machinery, buildings, etc. J at their actual cash value, by the same rules Of valuation that apply to all other property; and that in addition thereto the legislature shall impose by law reasonable tax upon the net production.
 Under that constitutional pro- vision the legislature of Montana has enacted that the various min- ing companies shall annually render to the county assessor where their mines are located, de- tailed statements of their opera tions, and that they shall pay tax of IT 1-1C mills upon every dollar in value of the net product of their properties. It is to the annual statements of the com panies operating in Silver Bow county, as made to the assessor, published in the Butte papers, that allusion is herein made. The statement of one of the seventeen published is here reproduced, to show how simple is the entire transactions
 Boston and Montanr-Mines operated, Mountain View, Pennsyl- vania, Leonard, West Colusa and East Colusa. Tons of ore extract ed, 1,l3S.307; gross yield per ton, S12 S6; cost per ton for extracting S291; total cost of extracting, S3.317,s1013; place of reduction, Great Falls; distance from mine to smelter, 172 miles; cost per ton for Transportation, S1; total cost of transportation, S1,13s, BOT; cost of reduction per ton, S221; total cost of reduction, S2235, ,146.- S9; amount expended for labor. $3,433, ,S6956; amount expended fir machinery and supplies, S2,- S99, ,0S7 46; paid for freight, S1, 13S- l 3O1; cost of selling. refining, etc, $l,s0s,039 B; gross proceeds, Sl4, -f 634.923 46; cost of mining, $3, ST. Sl0.l3; freight on ore. S1,13S. .307; l cost of reduction, S2.615,146S9 |
The oasis., 1905-10-07

newspaper press of Arizona upon the proposition of joint-statehood is and can be no criterion of what the people will do if given chance to vote upon state constitution when upon it's merits such an in- strument is presented to their con- sideration. The Douglas gas fran- chise election gives point to the argument. It is a splendid object lesson.