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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-11
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Guin, Aug. 1O.-(special.) Mfrs. Ann cantrell. aged 50 years, died Wednes- day. Last Monday. while attending revival services at the Methodist Church, she was stricken with paralysis and never regained consciousness. She was a member of the M. F.. Church. south, and was a devoted Christian woman. She leaves a husband. an adopted son. and one brother. besides many relatives and friends. The flu neral was conducted by Rsr pastor, Rev. Mir Herring
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-11
State of Alabama.


 Personally appeared before me. the undersigned authority in and for said State and County. Dr. J. H. Finch. who being first duly sworn, on oath says: That he is a practicing physician ana has been for the last twenty years. rhat he is a graduate of the College or rhysicians and Surgeons, Baltimore. Maryland. That he is now and has been for the last seven years the physician of inc operatives working at the Avon dale Nxl4s, Avondale. Alabama, and IS the only physician who attends the operatives in said mill. That he yis- its the village In which the operatives live at least once every day. and has forsthe last seven years. That the san itary conditions of said village and the mills is excellent. better than the average conditions in the cityof Err min9ham or its suburbs. That the nIaee is well drained, that 1t is kept clean. that the closets and streets are cleaned every day except Sunday and ali refuse matter carted away, and they are freouently disinfected. That the bo,ses in which the operatives live are well constructed. being framed houses. weatherboarded on the outside, plas- tered and wainscoted on the lnslae. with good roofs and verandas ana Wen, ,, ventfIated. That said houses are built tn rows. with wide streets separating 2 the rows. the houses being at least twelve feet apart. That the houses are entirely comfortable. and are well ana oleanly kept. That he. as pnysiclan, goes into all the houses and praetieaily sll the rooms in the houses, Inat ne ingpects the houses and rooms witn view and for the purpose or deternlinihs In. ' e |. under instructions from Mir. B B- Conner. the president of the mills. 10 Investigate the houses of the operatives to zee whether they are cleanly kept and in good condition. That Tn aaai- ton to the inspection made by afhant'
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DIG LUMBER COMPANY.

Casino Maffnee Today, ?. n chiIdFeh Ice, Adults 25cr
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Obiect to Privilege Licemse.

Tuscumbia. Aug. 1o.-(speciaL) 1.-The merchants of Tuscumbia have submit ted a petition to the City Council ask
 ing that they be relieved from payment of the annual privilege license on their business. They claim that they pay tax or their rnsrahnndiae sales Zee ehe year. and chat ths additional privilege
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stne1 T,Innt Resnmea.

Gadsden. Aug. Especial. )--The Southern Steel company's plant which four days in order to place a new water main. reaamed operations last night in all departments. The large water mAla which carries the a4pplv
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Resignn aa city Enginser.

Tuscumbia, Aug, 10.-( -(speeiaLl-- Major A. c. Negley of Florence. re- gently appointed postmaster of that city. has rendered his resignation to the City Council of Tuscumbia as City Engineer, on account Of his Appsines nieNt ae postmAatsF xztH aneeeaeef h4a nsAS ga xnA .haan Raleateas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-11
State of Alabama. :,

pnsnsassy seneas appeared hefore me, the,
 sorsIgnsS rsGS authority in and for salo eto.a enaers and County. A. L. Henderson S.a.e 5esn n ai1a Moon John Brawley. j. s. New Jonn D 1srs s Eiizabeth whitiock. J " r.sdssam nan. s,'s R Francis. Jr.. A. L. smith srys. TaSa Pavne, D. E. Tidwefi. R l.. oPry' " STs gvn,o rnest a Ford. J. K. Hayes and G w., Robinet. who. being duly s"osh' .Sa nath say: That they work N .i,ars Avondale Mills. and were wors.ns ,nns time ,l,.,cr in therto That they are daily m thn village occupied by the operatives of said mill and are perfectly familiar
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license is practically double taxation. The Council has taken the petition un der consideration and referred 1t to committee. It Is not thought. how ever. that the license will be repealed
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of water from Wills Creek, which had become defective and had caused several shut downs in the past few months has been replaced with new and larger pipe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-11
IN JAIL IN ST. LOUIS.
George Muse Who says His Home is


 St. Louis, Mo. Aug. t0.--tSpecial l--- A man captured yesterday at the point of a pistol by Mrs. John Haughey. in the act of robbing rooming house. confessed today that he is George Muse, that his home is twelve miles from Montgomery Ala, and that he has committed many rooming house robberies.
 ;Drink, nothing but booze, did th6," said Muse to Chief of Detectives Desmond as breaking down under the positive Identification of Mrs. Kate banford, one of Muse's victims, he "came in" with a full confession. T never stole till got up North and be- SThen, when liquor was on me. I took whatever I could lay hands on. I have been stealing in this city for three weeks, and don't Know how may houses I got into"
 Chief Desmond believes he will have at least twenty eases on Muse. As a starter two warrants for petit lar ceny were issued against Muse today.
 Police Chief w Fl. Taylor of the Montgomery police department said yesterday that he had no record or Muse' No family by that name is known in this section. It Is believed that Muse Is an assumed name
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the woman addicted to the exaggera-
tion habit, and what harm can possibly
come from the polishing of the door
knobs of conversation? The harm is
to herself, in that she soon forgets
how 10 tell the truth, neither a COM
Portable thing to contemplate nor an
enviable reputation to possess, for she
need never deceive herself that the
habit remains long undiscovered, nor
that even her best friends fail to take
the proverbial pinch of salt with what
she says.
And even were people deceived by the
exaggeration habit, is there any real
comfort to be derived from it?. Does
boasted wealth which exists mainly
in the imagination fill the larder or
clothe the body? Any sane woman will
readily agree that il does not; then
how insanely foolish is she who prac-
tices it.
One cannot sit for many minutes a
silent listener to a conversation be-
tween two or more women without be-
ing struck with the evident popularity
of the third of that trio of senseless
habits-which femininity seems by gen
eral consent to have monopolized-the
adjective habit.
1t is not enough to say that the
weather is fair or the day a beautiful
one; she of the adjective habit de-
scribes it as simply perfectly lovely
weather, or gorgeously charming day,
In like manner, disagreeable day, in
the vocabulary of the adjective fiend.
becomes an abominably. horribly, nasty
one. She is not interested in a book I;
she is simply raving crazy over it. Al
dish that pleases the palate is de-
scribed as elegant or delightfully."- de-
licious. And so on, the slave of the
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TAKES SWEETNESS OUT OF LIFE

n the faults peculiar to woman
kind, one Of the most common
and most distressing-be
IT is always spent upon some
one who has the right 10 expect moth
ing but loving sympathy and forbear-
ance-is the nagging habit.
This habit not only makes existence
its ban, but one which, in time, will
convert the brightest and most cheer
full woman, whose heaven mis-
sion would seem to be to radiate sun
shine into discomfort and gloom, whose
cloud enshrouds like a pail all within
the range Of her authority.
The original cause of the nagging
habit lies, nine times in ten, in allow
ing the mind to dwell upon the petty
annoyances which enter so largely into
the everyday life of this world. and
which may, as one wills it, be magni-
fed into a mountain Of grievances that
VIII completely obstruct the mental
horizon, or like inoffensive mole hills,
be brushed aside and forgotten.
Perhaps the most pathetic feature of
the nagging habit is that, when once
acquired. it is. unless the victims will
power be unusually strong, incurable.
When one reflects upon this and also
upon that other self-evident truth, that
more homes are kept in fernent Of
anhappiness, more husbands and sons
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LIZARDS FOR HOLDING 81

4 Jews has recently come from
Spain and Italy that the Queens
of both countries are wearing be-
jeweled lizards as shareholders.
In Paris the trottoire, or skirt escap-
ing the pavement, has now given place
to longer skirts, and it is to keep them
from dragging that the lizard holders
have been designed.
Although not every one admires the
supple beauty of lizards, artistic jewel
lers have used them as models for
stockholders in recognition of the
graceful curves, of their bodies. These
holders usually are from four to six
inches long. and they are made Of
precious as well as semi-prectpus ma
terials. while no Jewels are deemed too
brilliant to initiate the lizards bright
round eyes. A few of them are seen in
the Paris shops. made entirely of brill
liants, but to wear them is rather re-
garded as stepping over the borders of
good taste. The dealers there state
that the most popular lizard skirt
holders are made of silver gilt and
have small emerald eyes. To please
those who simply consider utility they
are also made of gunmetaI- These lat
ter when worn on a dark skirt are
hardly perceptible. As far as price
goes, lizard holders can now be found
to suit almost every purse
On the under side of these lizards,
Just below the neck. there are two
prongs pointed downward. There are
two similar ones which, springing from
the extremity of the body, point up
ward. When it is desired to keep q
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started on their way to the dogs, NOR
ally speaking, by a nagging wife or
mother, than from almost any other
cause, the plea with women to shun the
first inclination to nag as they would
some contagious disease, should need
no urging. Admittedly, the temptation
and provocation to nag may be strong,
but don't yield to it, stifle the inclin-
alton before it is born. It is much bet
ter in such an instance to bear in 81
lence the annoyance Of the moment
than TO sow the seed of a habit that
viii render one obnoxious for all time.
Another habit that is, in a great
measure, confined TO the feminine sex
is that of exaggeration. SO strong is
that habit that once indulged in it soon
becomes second nature.
The worst feature of the exaggera-
tion habit is that IT is. though its vic
Tins would be Mortified il brought face
to face with the mere suggestion of
such an idea-but once removed from
actual lying. Indeed, the Puritanical
conscience would recognize no dividing
line between them, although, in reality,
exaggeration savors of the truth.
-he love OF display or of posing,
which seems to be inborn in woman
kind. is usually responsible for the ex-
aggeration habit and not the willful de-
sire to magnify the truth. 1t is such a
temptation, and a hard one to stifie,
when recounting the good or bad for
tune of ones self or ones friends, not
only to present the best or worst side,
as the case may be, but also, as one
notes the growing interest of ones
listener, to enlarge upon it.
Life is all too prosy at best, reasons
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WATCH GUARD BROOCHES

For a long time fashionable women
have had perfect passion for secur-
ing the balance guards of old watches
to be used as brooches, collars. brace
let's or belts. In the fine old French
and Swiss watches, both gold and sill
yer, these round guards were made OF
the most delicate filigree work-all
hand made, of course. There were
many of them wonderful in design and
execution. The goldpmiths of that day
all had their wonderful designs and
spared no pains to make this little
piece perfect in beauty and finish. 1t
is certainly suggestive of the different
point of view of that age from our
own that SO much labor should have
been put upon a part of the watch des-
tined never to meet any eye but that
of the owner.
Feminine ardor, discovering this
dainty bit tucked away inside these
old watches, seized upon it as worthy
of very high place in ornamentation,
and the old jewelry shops of two con-
tinents were besieged in search of old
watches from which this guard could
be taken. For a long time the antique
dealers were able to keep up the SUD-
ply, but now old watches in themselves
have become so rare and SO valuable
that it is not possible to destroy them
to remove the guard unless the person
wishing 1t is. willing to pay the price
a collector would pay for the entire
watch.
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time ago only a heavy lined waist was
considered appropriate 1t has been
found much more comfortable to
have the coat warmly lined and then
wear IL thin waist in the house than
to have to keep on at all times silk
lined silk waist-than which nothing
is warmer. Nevertheless. a waist and
skirt to match are bound to look
smarter than the perpetual white wash
waist worn with a dark cloth skirt,
and for this reason 1t is best to pro-
vide even with the simplest coat and
Time and much experience have taught
that thin silks are best, and when a
silk lining is preferred only a light
weight should be chosen, and frequent
ly China silk may be used At the same
time there are many lining materials
as near silk that wear infinitely bet
ter than taffeta and are of far lighter
weight With chiffon, of course, and
any transparent texture, silk is .obliga-
tory. otherwise good cotton lining may
b employed. AT this time of year,
when unlined waists are worn so much,
there should be provided a perfectly
fitting boned silk lining, for there are
few women who look we'll in a shirt
waist without a silk or even cotton
underslip.
waists at the present time there are
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ate as to be almost fussy In appearance
Fine lace is embroidered to bring
out the design more noticeably
and 1aces are combined and contrasted
in great profusion- Gold and silver
thread embroidery make effective trim
ming and are both used a great deal.
unless for some reason they do not tone
well with the shade of the skirt. Bands
Of velvet. either white or the shade OF
the skirt. are used as trimming to no
little extent and make an extensive
finish to a delicate texture. To a tall,
slight figure bolero OF lace laid over
a chiffon or silk foundation is always
an attractive model for a separate
waist. Small velvet or chiffon velvet re-
vers may be placed on the front OF the
jacket and a bit of velvet wound about
the cuff on the sleeve. The lighter
grades of velvet are best. preferably
panne or chiffon velvet. The chiffon Is
softest, either the plated or shirred.
while the vest may be stitched with
silk. A tracing of gold thread on the
boIero enhances the effect Of the lace.
Gold lace. too. is fashionable this year
and is seen on all styles of elaborate
dress
All lace waists are In fashion from
one years end to another. At the same
time such very inexpensive deep lace
bodices are to be had nowadays that for
a waist that is to be at all smart the
lace should be of good quality. A waist
of all one kind of lace is not so popular
just at present as those made OF a COM
bination of net and lace or OF two
kinds of lace. va1enciennes and
Irish point. A guimpe effect OF fine
lace with the heavier mesh forming
the principal part OF the bodice Is at
tractive. or even a guimpe Of tucked or
plated chiffon or mousseline de soie
is smart with lace. whether it be OF
fine or heavy quality. The Baby Irish
is even more fashionable this season
than carser thread.
white silk or satin waist is useful
just as long as it will hold together
which is generally an astonishing long
while. 1t is altogether impossible 70
say positively what style of waist. nor
yet what sort of silk is best for sep
arate waist. Louisine, figured taffeta.
mousseline. crepe de chine. satin crepe
and a hundred others all are bound to
make up satisfactorily. On silk waist
some hand embroiderery is obligatory
even If there is only little outlining
the yoke. collar and cuffs If it is de-
sired to keep the waistoall white, the
embroidery. of course, can be of the
same tone. but otherwise the introduce
tion of little color, generally speak
ing, makes handsomer waist. A small
fern design IN different shades OF green
bordering a lace chiffon guimpe or vest
is sure to be effective.
With their wealth OF real lace and ths
quantity of hand embroidery, shirt
waists are still kept alive and today an
swer their original purpose despite the
fact that they are so changed with
their trimming and elaboration as to
be scarcely recognizable when one re-
members the stiff simple bodice that
was first called shirt waist.
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long skirt from trailing and to avoid
the annoyance of holding it up the
lizard is caught by the upper prongs
into a part Of the gown falling a little
behind the right hip BY means OF the
lower prongs the tail OF the skirt is
firmly held up from the ground These
novel bits of jewelry are so well made
that they can be handled quite freely.
There need be no fear OF breaking
them. The impression which they pE-.
duce on gown is the same as though
a beautiful lizard had rested for an
instant on his upward march
The French. Italian and Spanish
women have taken to lizard skirt
holders with unusual delight. In some
subtle way they seem to carry out the
impression produced by the exquisite
froufrous of yellow or deep rose silk
that peeps from under these skirts:
to harmonize with their high insteps,
their high heels and the gay-colored
clocks worked in their silk stockings.
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,odlee. Of Irish Lace With Bffetd Bands

left small unlfneG yokes that are filed
in with lace or embroidery. With any
lined waist this fashion is a, good one
to follow. as it makes the bodice cooler
and a touch of white against the face
is always becoming. This yoke had
best be put in after the waist is quite
finished. for it will need to be fire.
quently taken out and freshened. If
the lace is rather coarse and open it
may be laid on a foundation. of chiffon
or mousseline de sole. White cuffs or
puffs at the elbow may. of course be
treated in the same manner.
There is no embroidery too hand
some. nor is there any material too
expensive for the separate waist of the
present day. With a cloth suit an
elaborately embroidered waist of satin,
silk on crepe de chine is<unquestion-
ably effective. The bodice Is generally
made to fasten in back, so as to give
further scope for trimming in front,
and also that the Opening may not
interfere with the embroidered design,
which in most cases is spread over the
entire breadth of the material. Lace,
save in the neck and sleeves, is apt
to break the lines of a dark waist,
except, of course. in an all black waist,
when black lace is simply employed in
the original design. A white silk or
chiffon bodice can also stand as much
lace as is provided. Brocade and taf-
feta make effective waists, but the col
ors must not be conspicuous and must
tone in in some way with the skirt
There must be no effect of sharp con-
trast
For travelling the waist should be
iriela aborate, with as little white lace
as possible. For short trips. of course.
little attention is paid to the simplicity
of the costume. but for long journey
conspicuously trimmed waist with a
quantity of wLite lace is so inconsist-
-ent as to be in poor taste. The best
costume for travelling consists of a
plainly made dark cloth tailor suit,
with an unlined silk waist, made on a
simple model, with detachable white
collar and cuffs. This general model is
much elaborated upon this season. but
in the main the less trimming to show
the dust and dirt the better. In warm
weather a smart silk shirt waist dress
or mohair suit makes the most COM
Portable dress for any journey.
Often it is desirable to brighten up
a dark cloth suit. and then a handsome
pink waist is necessary. If very elabo-
rate, a lingerie bodice may be worn
that is, waist composed almost en-
tirely of lace and embroidery. with just
a little of the fine batiste or French
lawn discernible. 1t is well, however.
to have always smart white waist of
either lace or chiffon that is becoming
and suitable for the afternoon Young
girls especially who do not require to
be always elaborately gowned will find
a pretty lace or silk bodice most SER
viceable. There are many attractive
models to choose from. AS rule short
sleeves are preferred, and the high col
lars remain in favor on all separate
waists.
White waists are now all so elabor-
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adjective. habit punctuates her SEN
tences with nonsensical assertions,
which, though intended to strengthen
in reality. SO weaken them that they
become senseless jargon.
1t certainly is high time that woman
emancipates herself from these and
other silly habits that hang like mill
stones around her neck. Until she
does she can never hope to be other
than the weaker vessel
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The strangest village in the world is
undoubtedly the little hamlet OF Jatte.
near Culoz. in France, not far from the
Italian frontier, where dwell about 200
deformed men. women and children.
who in Paris go by the name OF "Culs-
debate" They are deprived of the use
of their legs and thighs. and push them
selves along in primitive wooden carts
with wooden wheels. which they propel
by means Of flatiron-shaped block of
wood in either hand
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-H HE question is still being agi-
tated as to whether or not the
shirt waist is yet out Of fashion.
Nor does there seem to be any
satisfactory answer to this grave dis
cussion, for while strictly speaking
shirt waist is as completely out of
date as the poke bonnet, in another
way separate bodices were never worn
more than during the present season.
Although all this reasoning may seem
strangely involved, the explanation is
an easy one to make. The heavy linen
shirt waist is never fashionable save
for riding or golf which is itself quite
out OF favor, but with a thin linen
skirt an elaborate bodice of lace and
embroidery and but little Of the real
material is quite correct for the morn
ing and TO wear with a white or light
colored suit Of any description.
With a cloth or silk costume the
waist must be extremely elaborate
not necessarily boned and lined. but
made Of silk the shade o. the material
itself or Of lace and embroidery. There
o
rate waists as there are of gowns suit
able 10 an indefinite number o. acca-
sions. There is. 10 begin with. the
really simple waist made for travelling.
shopping and general constant wear
with severe tailor suit Then there
is the more elaborate chiffon, silk and
lace concoction that is made up with a
light colored. street suit-gray, light
blue or mauve-and which. while in
reality on the shirt waist order, car
Ties out the idea of a dress complete.
making three-piece gown. This bod
ice is trimmed with stitched and en-
broidered bands Of the material of the
skirt itself, or else the gown is made
on the corselet or suspender model.
with g fine lace or chiffon guimne
With silk costume or with a light
weight cloth suit for the autumn or
winter a waist Of the same material as
the coat and skirt should be provided.
although 1t need not be worn all the
time with the one skirt
so-called lingerie waist is nern,,s-
sible now on many occasions where
formerly only a silk or lace bodice wac
: considered suitable, but then these
waists are today made exquisitelv and
Of the finest materials, while only hand
trimming Of any kind is allowed. In
deed, for the cost of the avera1a
lingerie waist, now donned ususl,,- =.
the morning, quite an attractive after
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Lace and Chiffon Blouse with Colored
Applique

lied for another waist. This is not a
bad plan, for so long as the back is
prettily trimmed embroidery is really
not necessary. The new eyelet hole en-
broidery is just now trif1e more fash
ionable than the heavier work. Both
styles are effective and each one can be