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girl who was Freddie's step-mother,
though she had intended to pet her
husbands boy, had felt him the STUN
bling block to her happiness, even be-
fore she met him. She was very glad
that Maggie made him her very own,
and Stunned both carefully.
The weeks rolled by, and the months
followed them. If Maria's spirit had
ever wandered through the home
where she had once been so happy 1t
must have flown weeping away-not
so much that she found another re-
posing upon her husbands bosom, for,
in pity Of human weakness and human
longing for living love, this might we'll
be forgiven by the angels-not that
her fair picture stood, with the cob
webs clinging to its frame, in the cold
garret; but that the lonely boy, as IA
therless as he was motherless, dwelt
alone, save for the old servants faith
full love, In the very room where his
birth had been hailed with much re-
joicing. Its the new lady does it."
said Maggie, honestly believing it, and
never guessing that she herself had
caused this unnatural estrangement
by her unwise chatter. She had
taught the boy that his step-mother
came as enemy. else he would have
greeted her with kiss and been pet
ted until she came to love him as her
own; else he would not have been ut
terly forgotten when one bright win
ter morning the sun arose upon a lit
tie face that its setting had not shone
upon, and Helen Bertram kissed the
unconscious lips Of her nrst-born.
And somehow. as this breath foated
over her cheek, the remembrance Of
another child came to her, whose
mother slept in the cold grave-whose
sulky mouth and angry eyes when he
met her in the garden path had made
her loathe him. So might some other
woman feel toward her babe some day,
If she also slept beneath the church
yard sod and another filed her place.
Dead Maria arose before living Hell
ems memory; dead Maria's child found
place in her thoughts. She pited
him from her heart, and for the first
time since she wore his fathers wed
ding ring.
But old Maggie did not come near
her. and she would not send for the
old woman. She had been hurt by her
grim face and cold voice and was now
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hurt By nsglect. No, she could not
call Maggie. But one day, when she
was able to leave her room, she made
her way to the nursery and peeped In.
There was no one there; only a broken
| toy upon the floor told Of the boys
existence. Maggie had gone out upon
an errand. She had seen the sturdy
old figure trot down the street before
| she left her room, else she had not
come hither. But where was the child?
Afar she seemed to hear a sound Of
sobbing-soft, heavy sobbing, like that
| of grown person. Her heart beat
faster. The little stair door leading to
the attic stood open. She followed
the sounds, and climbed the stairs.
There she saw a scene that seemed
to take away her strength. The win
ter sunlight fell through the skylight
IN broad, slanting stream. In the
Hood Of gold stood picture-the por-
trait Of woman, fair and young,
with soft blue eyes and a dimple in
her cheek, with coquettish curls fall
ing about her neck and diamonds in
her dainty ears-and upon the floor,
his cheek against the lace-veiled bos-
ON of this exquisite picture, sat Fred
die. weeping as children weep, and
sobbing, Mamma. mammal
1t was Maria's portrait! Helen re-
membered the words the child had
spoken very well - Maria's portrait,
banished from the parlor wall when
she came thither to take her place
She could not stir or speak. And
as she sat there, some one else climbed
the stairs-her husband, Maria's hus-
band-the father of these two chill
dren; the weeping one here, the sml-
ing one in the cradle below. Then the
wife and mother arose and crept I'D
to the boy and gathered him to her
bosom.
Paul." said she to the father, as
that Maria? Is it Freddie's motherY'
"Yes, love-" he answered.
THE mark where that picture hung
Is on the wall STILL" she said. LET 1t
fill its place once more Am l SO
meanly Jealous as to forbid you even
a memory of that sweet dead womanf
Let me see her smiling down on me.
and fancy that she knows that 1 love
her boy as l do my own. For I do,
Paul. And God forgive me for the
past, for which the future shall atone"
Then she took Freddie by the hand,
and his blue eyes looked no longer an
grily upon her, nor did his tiny hand
essay to push her from him as Of
yore. And she led him down to the
little crib where the newborn child
lay smiling, and laid him beside the
little creature.
Love him, Freddie" she said. ut
Is your little brother"
And husband and wife stood hand in
hand and watched the little tear stain
ed lids droop in slumber, with the
dimpled hand lying softly about the
neck Of the young creature who had
opened place in a mothers heart for
him.-Grange Bulletin.
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TRADEMARK ARTIST TALKS,
Most Successful Idea Is Signature
and Coined Word.

ana coined word.
Art is a fanciful mistress and has.
many wooers. One Of the latest Is the,
trademark maker. There are a half
dozen prosperous members of this trade
in the city. The best-known is an
Irish-American with more wit than
talent for line or color. He was q
mediocre lawyer before he took to In
venting trademarks for merchants.
His legal knowledge makes his SER
vices doubly valuable, says the New
York Post.
"There are lots Of tricks in thia
trade" said he, land one has to keep
his eyes open. Did you know ono
couldn't register a trademark unless
he was a merchant or engaged in q
business Of some kind? An insurrec-
ZIONIST or an exile cannot register eth
er, but Indians and married women
can, although some States with an
tique laws won't allow them to own
property in their own names. Women
get us into lot Of trouble. A COM
plexion maker ordered a mark called
Easter Lily Balm. 1t didn't 60, be-
cause it had nothing Of the Easter lily
in it.
Another woman collected insects
eggs and preserved them and ordered
mark, American Caviar. That was
void. too Then the feminine mind de-
lights in actresses names for goods,
fand If there is any possibility Of the
histrions ever going into the business
the marks suggest, the government re-
fuses to register. With historic names
such as Dolly Madison. Martha Wash
ington, ETC., it's all right.
animals make splenuid marks and
give the artist a chance. think the
most successful idea, however, Is the
signature and a newly coined word In
the former patent-medicine makers
turn out the most novelties, and in the
latter the cereal-food manufacturers.
Some of these merchants think nothing
Of turning out a new food and a new
mark each month. Sometimes prizes
are offered for newly coined words, and
sometimes the artist supplies the word,
the legal knowledge of registry and
the sketch Of the mark. In this case
there is bound to be splendid fnan-
cial return. The latest thing Is the
collector Of trade marks and labels.
He haunts the studios and makes life
burden to u.s."
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m that, pa? Why do you take
1T DOWN.
Mr.. Bretman did not answer For
the first time in his life he pushed his
child from him and called harshly tor
the nurse to take him away. Little
Fred made no resistance, but his
grieved lip and quivering chin told
that he felt hurt and injured. And,
up in the nursery, he appealed to Mag
gle, the maid.
Maggie, why did papa look SO
cross? Why didn't he tell me what he
was doing with mammals picture? :?
HTwasn't any harm to ask"
"Och, doubt he was ashamed. dar-
ln'," said Maggie. "Be aisy; you are
not to blame"
And she took the widower's little
boy upon her knee and patted his
round head.
why ought he be ashamed?" asked
Fred.
You mustn't say l said so," cried
the woman. "Masther has the right
to do his own will. It's none O. my
business"
But why did he take the picture
down?" asked Fred again.
There's somebody coming that
wouldn't like to see the face of the
lady that was misthress here but a
year ago." said Maggie Your pa is
after givin' ye step-mother, Fred
die"
whats that?" asked Fred
"A new mother" said Maggie. "Ah,
don't be spakin' Of what I've said or
she'll send me away, and there'n be
none to love We. She'll turn your pas
heart, and have it all her own. It's
always so, poor bairnie.'
And the old nurse wept over the
child and with him.
Mr.. Bretman carried his first wife's
picture up to the great garret, where,
truth to tell, he shed a few tears over
It before he deposited it in its cor
ner. 1t was impossible for him to
have those sweet eyes looking down
upon him while living ones shone from
her chair and her place at the table.
He loved the dead woman still, though
he also loved a living one.
Maggie did not know this. She
thought as she said, that 1.-The missus
was forgotten quite" What she
ehnnuht che fo,yuht hn oh
young lady who came smiling into the
parlor one bright morning and knelt
down when her husband said, Come.
kiss your new mamma. Freddie" look
Ing so sweet, and gentle and pretty
that, left to himself. the boy would
have liked her, was surprised by an
earnest slap on the face and the angry
words, go away. You made papa
put dead mammals picture up garret.
/ don't want you for a new mamma;
I won't have you. Go away"
And at that the bride, almost a child
herself, started up, flushed and angry,
and returned to her husbands pro-
tecting arms, quite overcome by this
greeting, and the face Of the old nurse,
In which she saw no pleasant greeting,
but defiance and anger instead.
The father, stung by the child's
words, seized him, for the first time in
his life, roughly by the shoulder and
turned him from the room.
go, SIR" he said, "and do not come
back until you can behave decently.
It is that ignorant woman's fault" he
said to his young wife, and led the
way to the dining-room.
But the shock Of the brides recep.
ton had robbed both Of any appetite.
and Helen even wondered whether she
had been wise to break her resolution
and marry a widower who had chill
dren."
mo one ever has any comfort with
step children" she thought.
And who can say what was In the
mans mind? They were silent, both
Of them. And. after lunch was over,
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Ratified.

Miss Deery's mother came into the
room rather suddenly, and NJ. Spoon
eigh endeavored to cover hi, embar-
rassment.
"As l was just saying" he began In
a formally conversational tone.
"Why, no you weren't, George" In
terrupted Miss Deery, hastily. You
were speaking Of football-don't you
?"-Cleveland Leader.
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81 see you carry heavy stock of
eggs" remarked the caller. "Is there
anything In eggs"
"Well," replied the truthful grocer,
there was something in the consgn-
ment that came in last week"
Indeed! WhatW
"Chickens."
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Drummer-Why are all the natives
Of this village out this morning?
Uncle Silas-Why, by heck. they
heard an automobile with one Of those
new callihope whistles coming down
the road and thought circus parade
was on the way.
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One WOman's Wisdom,

But" Queried the visitor, what
was your object in putting stove in
this room when it is steam.heated p
"Oh," replied the hostess. ~ did
that so the baby wouldn't catch cold
If it accidentally touches the steam
pipes"
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After the Breakdown.

Prudent Pa-Yes, my son, every lad
should let the word push" be his
watchword.
Modern Son-I agree with you, pa.
He may some day grow up and own
an automobile.
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In n Nutahell.

Tess-Count Brokeleigh seems to be
paying Miss Mona Toburn marked at
tention.
Jess-Yes, dollar-marked attention.
Philadelphia Press.
The Western news., 1906-05-30

Tough Timmins-Gimme SOM stA1n
to eat?
Mrs. Farmer-A big, strong man Ike
you has no right to be idle. Why dont
you 60 to work?
Tough Timmins-I won't 20 ts9
work till gets wat l want. I'm iookr
III fur a snap!
Mrs. Farmer-For a snap, eh! Herr,
Rover! sic him-Philadelphi Press.
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"SeefnE Gotham

Gunner-So you went to New York
on pleasure bent, eh? Did you get
bent?
Guyer-Worse than bent I got
broke.
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His Santanic majesty probably
doesn't think it necessary to waste any
time on the man who loves his enc
mica
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Maria's Portrait.

0ND Hat are you going to do with
m that, pa? Why do you take
If dOWn2''
The Western news., 1906-05-30

Two or three mornings after the ar
rival of the Ladybird, the solitary pris
oner of the Grummet Rock noticed mys-
terious movements along the shore of
the island settlement. The building of
pier, or breakwater. running from the
western point of the settlement, was
discontinued; and all hands appeared
to be occupied with the newly built
Osprey, which was lying on the slips.
Parties of soldiers also daily left the
Ladybird, and assisted at the mysterious
work in progress.
fortnight after this, about the 18th
OF December, he observed another curl
GUS fact. All the boats on the island
put off one morning to the opposite side
of the harbor, and In the course of the
day a great smoke arose along the side
Of the hills. The next day the same
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03

of the human race from society and from clubdom. There is great danger that she will run him in hole and fercs4> him to pun the hole in after him.
 It Is awful
 All that Is left for man Is most of the money making, and all of the hold ing of the political offices after she has helped him to be elected to them He has almost stopped assisting her Tn the work, after she has seen to his cleo tion. Four years ago he refused, with wonderful unanimity. to render her the least assistance in rescuing the downpressed. ill-used children who mentally, sl rltually. morally and phys ically, were being consumed in the fac tories to satisfy the greed of-well. no matter whose greed. And now he Is boastlng himself on what He did" and is asking all manner of reward in the way of offices. It is case of Sal and Me killed ba'ar."
 To further help the children of Ala bama against the greed of the capi- talists and the ignorance of their par ents who were themselves once neglect ed factory children, some women are beginning to work toward the compile l tion of the task which was only begun when we got law to keep children out of the factories until the age of 12. They are working to get compuls ory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
Miss Ethel Spiers.

Speaking of necessary evils--the stag Is one of them-why cry him down? The popular girl loves him. and 1t is to her that he Is necessity The girl who is left at home because twelve willing men. no matter how willing cannot divide themselves in to escorts for three times as many young women, is she to whom the fact of his existence Is a deplorable one. He is & joy to the girl who is fortunate enough to have a bid when the an nouncement Is made that tho members of the Beauvoir, or Country Club, will give a german for she gets lot of extras" and ''breakins- and the more belle she
 After the ball as she prepares her self for rest she says: "I had a fine lime. There were stags galore" But how about the girl who had to stay at home because of the selfish men who went as stags-tne girl whom they might have taken and made ac- cordingly happy?
 To give himself the pleasure of "staxging it. once in while is to every society man a delicious perquis- ita of his fob, but the chronig "Stagger' ts a selfish beast and should be rep ,remanded by his fellow members.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
Wcr11et1 and Society
BY MRS. ]. M. DecoTTEs.

ID q. Would't 1t be a good and fair plan to draw straws for the privilege? Cast lots, so to speak. Then in all honesty he could speak as did the man to whom a young lady said
 MT. Jones, I am so sorry you had to decline the invitation to my party"
 Well, Miss Smith. you see Brown and l could not both accept so we drew straws."
 "Ahl And you lost7"
 No. won."
 In ye olden times men and women were separated by custom as much as possible Is there any one in Mont gomery who used to live in a village and Is old enough to remember the time when if a man escorted a lady. even his wife. to church they must sep arate at the door and he go in the left aisle while she enter the right? My, what a bold thing it would have been in her to have dared enter with him or in him to have entered with her! After such an unorthodox act, neither could ever have been, reinstated in good society.
 Through the New Woman" move- ment the female has become embolden- ed, she has approached mans side of life encroached on it, so Co speak, ana with tjmidity he has retreated and Is still retreating. She Is after him, while he flees; from tho church; from the col lege; from meetings for the betterment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03

Vivian May Slough. Henry Booth Campbell, Adolph W. LeBroh, Jr. Bly, ron Rowan Patton, Thomas Mabson West. Griffin Theobold Key, IT., Fran ces Browning West, Louise c. Collins, Mary Frances Flames. James Dallas Wade, Jr Ernest Westcott Harvey. Alice Fraser Johnstone, Elizabeth Ta- tum, Mary Elizabeth Black. Earline Minderhout, Victor V. Metcalfe, Leo- pold Strauss. John Hardee Johnstone. George Mack Owen, Jr., Robert James Mccormick, Wade McBryde Gilmer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
CARTER-TOMPKrNs.

The following invitation has been received by Montgomery friends:
 MT. and Mrs Nelson c. Tonpkins request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Mae to MT. John Davis Carter, Jr., or the evening of Thursday. the fourteenth of June, nineteen hundred and six. at half past six o'clock. three Baltimore Place, Atlanta, Ga
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
MISS wOoDRUFF's SCHOOL. ranS uouOr RoII I0OR

Perfect Year-Sheppie Lena Fuller, Margaret Faunce Hannon. Charles Lawton Campbell, Jr.
 First Rank-Frank Royall Hannon. Elvie Benjamin, Aline Smith, Mary Phillips Gayle, Katie Eugenia Nc Bryde. Marion Putnam Black, William Arthur Saffold, Jr., George w. Fuller, Thomas J. Hall, Jr.. William owen Baldwin, Janetta Anderson Westcott,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
REV. AND MRS. RICE ENTER-

REV. AND MRS. RICE ENTER
 TAIN AT DINNER. Rev and Mrs. J. A Rice entertained a a dining on Thursday evening when their guests were the new superintend- ent of the Court Street Sunday School, Prof s C. Starke, the other officers and the teachers of the Sunday School The purpose of the gathering was the dis cussinE of plans and matters pertain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
Your
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Or words to that effect, Is what we are constantly hearing about our abil- ity to put up the finest suits ever worn in Montgomery When our 'phons rings along towards the shank of the day we know that it is some pleased customer who wants to tell us how delighted he is with his new suit-h< has just reached home and slipped in. to a suit that he knows is fauitless.
 That's the best advertisement thas we can set as we know that he will tell his friends who made his suit-al. though most men know a Hurley suil when they see it.
 If you want something very light extra cool and specially stylish for tha summer, drop in and let us fit you up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
Hurley,
Designer and Maker of the Clothes
 that Gentlemen Wear.

o'clock. Reports of the convention at Union Springs by the different dele- gates will be an interesting feature of the meeting. The last number of the literary program of the year, paper on the battle of Franklin, will be giv- en, besides the birthday of Jefferson Davis will not go by unheeded.
 Considerable miscellaneous business must be disposed of before adjourn ment for the summer. therefore a full attendance Is earnestly desired.
 Miss Gabriel Watts,
 Recording Secretary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
TItsIUeUt. Mrs. J. M. starke, Sec.
NOTICE. CRADLE CHAPTER.

Members of the Cradle of the Con federacy Chapter are cordially invited to meet with the President, Mrs. J
 M. Carmichael, at her home at 5lS Adams street. WeanesdaY afternoon at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
IMPORTANT NOTICES
NOTICE SOPHIE BIBB CHATTER.

The souhio Bibb Cnaptel, U. D. c, will neet with the President on We'd nesdav afternoon at 1 o'clock. All members are urged to be there promptly so that the business Of the meeting may be transacted before 5 o'clock when pr. Thomas M. Owen will address the Chapter. All visiting mem- bers of the Y. D. C. are cordially in- vited to come,
 Mrs. l. R. Whitfield,
 Presid ent. Mrs. F. M Graves. Sec
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
MISS BARNES AND MIR.
 CAMpREIH MARRIrrn

A quiet home wedding occurred at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Barnes yesterday afternoon when their daugh- ter. Mss Frank Barnes. and Mir. James J. Campbell were married. The young couple will reside with her parents at their home at C1overdale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03

There will he Q special meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of the Court Street Methodist Church on Monday afternoon at 5:5o o'clock. Every member IS urged to attend.
 Mrs A Coke Smith,
 President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
IMPORTANT MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting of the woman's Foreign Missionary Auxil- iary of Court Street Church will take place Monday. June 4, at 80 D m. and we especially desire a good atten- dance, as Mrs. J. W. Bush, Confer ence Corresponding Secretary. will be with us and lead the meeting. discuss Ing various topics of interest. relating to the advancement and movement of the work. and particularly items of interest from the Womana Board Meeting recently held at Opelika. Mrs. T. D. McGough will read the bulletin. and Mrs. A. T. Hannon. the Missionary Drill. Closing prayer by Mrs. W. T. Hendricks
 Mrs. W ". Brame,
 President Mrs. T. W de Yampert.
 Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03

r. Miss Julia KIinge. a daughter of Mir. and Mrs. L. Meyer. Miss Julia Klinge is the young lady who was class historian and prophet of Wednesday, class day at the Girls
 High School. She ie one of the gradu-
 ates of 1906. She Is daughter of Mrs. Kate Klinge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03

Mir. and Mrs. c. B. Townsend. is the young lady who was stautatorian of the class of 1906 of the Girls High School
 Miss Christine Glass read an essay on The Value of a Musical Education"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03

on class day at the Girls High School. She is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank P. Glass.
 Miss Lyra Meyer is the graduate of the Girls High School who was vale dictorian of the class of 1908. She is