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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-06

Jno. L. Cobbs & Go. For Commencement.
 We have just specially for the Commencement Season. big new line both Round Thread and French Val Lace all match
 We have sold many White this Spring that we had to order another complete shipment It has just Parasok, at prices from sI.5o 5000 We have got in White Embroidered Wash Bets that we will sell at 25c and Soc l Cobbs' Suit Section
 nhe sat Department this week. will show exceptionally White Linen and Cotton Pony Coat Su Separate and Separate Skirts.
 A particularly attractive line of Ladies White Waists will be on special sale for this week only for $25 each
 Once while have Hosiery Sale such for this on fine merchandise
 This sae fine and pretty styles Ladies Onyx Lace Le pair Many of these styles be duplicated under 75e and s5e Ladies AnLnen Hemshtched Handkehefs for 6oc dozen .'Worth" Children's Waists. We all mothers down and let us explain good features of the Worth Undr-Wat for chldn-e most popular
 We sell the famous Ferris Waists for Girls at 25 cen.-and the l Nazareth Knit Waists for boys for g eents Linen Finish Suitings l0c.
 36neh Irish Linen Finish satng at 10 cents the yard Looks like Fifty p z5 yards eseh of extra nice qu and finish Roller Toveins at $I 25 the piece. Underwear than this 36-inch White Pajama Checks
 We have several good patterns of this 72 inch German Table Linen | because you may get 1t again at this price
 There only fifty dozen of these uek Towels the house They good value and will long they last $lz5 the dozen New Wash Goods.
 Pineapple Bate. the preest styles the Cobb. for 12 -2c the yard. Special for Commencement Dresses
 The handsome and appropriate for this pretty beautiful Hand Embroidered Null Robes We quite number from. all atracvy priced Let show them you this week.
 very pretty combination that makes good appearance for moderate dainty White Net Robes We brought especially for the Commencement Seasonand you'll find that will look than you have of Net Robes
 SWISSES-Wh Embroidered and Dotted Swses will be the popular fabrics of the This week will show usual complete line of styles from large down to the little seed dots; all prices from 20 $50 the yard
 EMBRODERIES Match Sets of handsome Swiss and Nain- sock Embrode confined exclusively the Cobbs Store and du | picaes 10 be had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-06
Linen Finish Suitings l(
New Wash Goods

Pineapple Balse the very pretlest styles Of the season for 12 l-2c the yard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

6YVN the last few years there has been a
s8A 1 noteworthy revival of classic styles
SzaA5sS in garden pottery.
aSs9sgt We may praise the gods, for these
specimens of wood and plaster which defed every
law of beauty, grace and form, were en-
ployed by people whose intelligence should have
served them to better advantage.
Grotesque specimens of this sort robbed a
garden of it's harmonious beauty and dignity,
making even an deliberately planned one sorry
failure. f.. -: -
We are slowly comprehending that beauty and
simplicity were intended for the working man as
well as for the millionaire, and that it does not
require substantial bank account to satisfy
ones eye for the beautiful in this day Of versa
tility and extensive manufacture. II
It is quite possible to beautify garden or
estate with pottery in keeping with your purse
and for prices altogether surprising. - ~
Many designs, those belonging to the more ex
pensive grades, are imported, but domestic
manufacturers are putting out some wonderfully
attractive COPIES Of old world decorations that
have stood the test and won approval since the
days of ancient Rome. -....@ r ...-
The decorative beauty of garden architecture
of plaster and stone is especially manifested on
large estates, Show places the world calls
them. And while they are essential to elaborate
forms OF gardening, they have their place, too,
in less pretentious grounds, which are made i'm
measurably attractive by the distribution of
well-chosen pottery and architectural forms.
There is a certain florists shop in town presid-
ed over by genius whose love of the beautiful
and cosmopolitan tastes are manifested in every
nook and corner, wherein the sketches appear
ing on this page were made.
No sooner is bit of pottery: no matter the
STYLE whether Byzantine, Roman or Grecian,
displayed; than the prospective buyer saunters
along and away goes the prize. . S
Such was the case of the lovely Florentine
pedestal that serves alike for fountain or grow
ing plants. We admired it one day and the
next it was gone, the price for which was $65
In color this desirable piece an indescribable
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

T@7IMOST every day the press contains
~ many accounts Of pathetic cases Of the
hailty of women. In almost every case
t@&&@ they are the victims of Hattery and the
wiles of designing men, who are at
tracted by the beauty and innocence Of their prey
At first they probably are sincere in their sd.
mtration, but gradually their setfshness gets the
better Of them. They allure some pretty young
woman into accompanying them to places Of
amusement, after which they go to restaurants
or hotels for supper and refreshments; cocktails
are ordered and they are "jollied' into taking
the first one, then their complete surrender fol.
lows.
It is q curious anomaly that men viii some
times employ all the known arts to obtain abso-
lutte control over the minds and hearts of women,
having succeeded, they are weary Of their con-
quest and resort to as many devices to olsen
chant as they did to fascinate, often leaving
their dupes in disgrace and always most unhappy
over their folly.
Members of the class known as the best society
are in measure, responsible for the wrong ideas
which young women have of life. In the first
place. their extravaganza in dress encourages the
disposition in young women who can i'll afford to
dress beyond their means.
By their, reprehensible conduct in being in evi-
dence at the race track and clubhouses, drinking
cocktails and smoking cigarettes in public places
and general recklessness in seeking pleasure they
exert baneful influence. Copying foreigners,
whose ideas are at variance with the old time
healthful proprieties OF this country, is also do
moralizing.
Men have come to feel that they must spend
roonev on the women with whom they associate
Recently prominent officer of our army, who
| nod heen called upon to explain his humanity de-
sertion of most estimable, wellconnected young
| woman to whom he engaged to be married,
renI;ed that he had simply changed his mind,
and that the young lady should feel that he had
compensated her for the wrong he had done her
nv the amount of money he had spent in BON
bons, flowers, taking her and her chaperon to
nlaces Of amusement and in giving suppers at ex-
i nensive hotels and restaurants where prominent
/ people are wont to CO.
i Comment upon such an excuse is unnecessary,
/ and the young lady in question should be con.
graduated upon the narrow escape she has made;
/ at the same time, his conduct cannot be too Sc
verely condemned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

shade of pale grey, harmonious background for,
the feathery green and soft yellows that radiated
from the CENTRE IS W. sss@ts s. Il
m the opposite corner is shown a. Florentine
plant urn embellished with the graceful Acanthus.
leaves and NEUROLOGICAL heads at the sides. This
receptacle is of course seen to better advantage
on pedestal, as shown in the sketch, although it
is very attractive when appropriated for other
purposes, on gate posts, for example.
Tree Tubs of Classic Type
For tall plant the simple tree tub with clas
sic garlands is especially pleasing.
Unique and rare is the antique oil jar shown in
the centre of the page. Here we have splendid
example of simplicity both in form and decorat-
ing.
Truly we owe debt of gratitude to those old
world masters who appreciated art for arts sake
such as we moderns cannot comprehend
+ Quite a number Of fascinating designs are pat
termed after the Byzantine arts, which is char
acterized by many unusual forms.
The tree tub is but one Of a host of varying
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

of a garden and are assuredly one Of its greatest
objects of beauty and interest
Harking back to the dim ages of history and
tradition, one learns that for over two thousand
years the dial has been a timekeeper Of the
human race, Simple, silent sublime" Possessed,
when it has motto, of both body and soul, this
primitive register Of feeting hours has natural
charm for the thoughtful that is enhanced by
/ the beauty Of its surroundings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17


No matter where the sun dial is located, there
is ever picturesque charm and stately dignity
about this primitive object.
The sketch given in the illustration is of the
Italian style, with decorative pedestal. In the
rear is a beautiful marble seat, fanked with
jardiniers, the whole effect possessing that happy
trinity-simplicity, strength and beauty.
Here is one poets tributes
IT'S an old sun DIAL dark with many
stain,
In summer crowned with drifting Or
chard bloom,
Tricked in autumn with the yellow rain
And white in winter like marble
tomb.
Still another:
I mark mar II not the hours unless they be
| mark not the hours Of darkness and
night,
| NV promise is solely to follow the sun,
And point out the course his chariot doth
MARJORIE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

forms especially adapted to box and bay trees
with their prim conventional outlines.
The old Roman jardniere is an excellent model
of its kind.
Return Of the Sun Dial
z. In many formal gardens planned by skiful
architects sun dials have sprung into universal
favor and are SO worthily regarded as to form
the central keynote to the whole general scheme
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
MEN Were Deceivers, Ever

LMosr every day the press contains
many accounts of pathetic cases Of the
frailty Of women. In almost every case
they are the victims of fattery and the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
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The. Summer Girl
f~1HE airy, fairy GUNNER girl
Before the public bounces,
With lureful eyes and hair a-curl,
lg24gMI In ribbons, laces, founces.
She now begins her winning arts,
And Cupid helps her with his darts
To capttvate the tender hearts
OF men, Of men, Of summer men,
And on them all she pounces. -
The airy, fairy summer girl
Begins her summer angling.
She sets the mems heads in whirl,
And has dozen dangling
Like scalp locks to her belt, and 50
She dances daily to and fro
And firts with all the men you know
The men, che men, the summer men,
Tho short, the fat or gangGng.
The airy, fairy summer gil
Sets oil the fellows dizzy:
Charlotte and Ruth and Beryi and Psaza
And Maud and Grace and HzMa; 81
They put their fetching gowns all on
= OF lace and null and linen lawn, 49,
And firt at dusk, at noon and dawn
With men, with men, with summer man
At breaking hearts they re busy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

IN the last few years there has been a
noteworthy revival of classic styles
4 in garden pottery.
We may praise the gods, for these
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06
THE FLAG REVERSED.
A Fishcrmnn's Emblem Tint Tells of
Distress md Hope.

One of the frequent sights In the
ports along the eastern coast IS that OF
n fishing schooner coming into the har-
Dor with an American flag hoisted at
the mainmast head In its reverse posi-
ton To the interested spectators that
flag always brings a pang of distress,
for it means that one or more of the
crew are missing" through some Calam-
fly of the sea. But to the members OF
the craft itself the signal IS not always
an emblem Of Woe The flag is hoisted,
from their viewpoint to notify those
concerned that the complement of the
ship IS not full and they live on hope
for long time before they acknOwl-
edge that the men who have disappear
ed are really lost.
A stranger TO seafaring ways asked
the skipper Of one Of these fishing
schooners the other day what the dis
tress signal meant, and he was set
right by the captain, who remarked In
the most cheerful way In the world:
They're missing out of tn crew, Of
course, but we haven't given them up
by a long sight Ye see, they may
have been picked up by some other
boat an carried off to tn other side
Oh, no, we don't give them up just be
cause we've missed theml It's more
than likely they'll turn up yet."-New
York Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06

ing and repairing of such sidewalks
and for the placing, replacing, setting,
resettlng, construction, repairing and
maintenance of such curbs respectively
SECTION /. That the said Com
mittee ON Streets and Bridges, inrco
junction with the Borough Surveyor
and Street Commissioner of the said
Borough, and all of whom shah at all
times be subject to the direction and
control Of said Town Council, shall
have full charge, direction and super
vision of and over all such widening,
raising or depressing, grading, paving,
repairing and repaving of all such
sidewalks as we'll as of all such plac-
ing. replacing, setting, resetting, con
struction, repairing and maintenance
of all such curbs, respectively,
SECTION ,. That on the neglect or
refusal of such respective owner or
owners of lot or lots of ground, prop
erty or properties to thus widen, raise
or depress, grade, pave, repave and
repair such respective sidewalks. or to
thus place, replace, set, reset, con
struct, repair and maintain such re-
spective curbs in the manner and
with the materials herein before pro-
vided and required, and to fully COM
ply with all other regulations, re-
quirements and duties in the premises
for a period of thirty days after such
maps, plans, specifications and grade
therefore and a written notice requir-
ing such paving and curbing to be
thus done and performed shall have
been uuly given to such respective
owner or owners of lot or lots of
ground, property or properties, then,
and in either of such events, the said
Borough of Danville shall Immediate
ly after the expiration of the said per-
iod of thirty days cause all such wild
enlng. raising or depressing, grading,
paving, repaving and repairing of all
such sidewalks as we'll as all such
placing, replacing, setting, resetting,
constructing, repairing and mainte-
nance of all such curbs, respectively
to be done performed and pro yided at
the sole, individual and personal cost
and expense of such default1ng owenr
or owners as aforesaid and that the
saId Borough of Danville shall collect
the cost thereof and ten per centum
additional, together with all charges
and expense from such defaulting
owner or owners, and shall file mu-
nicipal lien therefore against such lot
or lots of ground, property or proper
ties in accordance with the provisions
Of the Act of Assembly in such specific
behalf made and provided.
SECTION 6. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances inconsistent with
or contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed so far
as they relate to the above described
portion of Mill Street only.
Approved the 18th. day of August.
\. D.. 1906.
WILLIAM j. ROGERS,
Chief Burgess.
Attest:
HARRY b. PATTON,
Secretary Of the Borough of Danville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06
THE WIND BELL.
How II Is Constructed In Japan, It's
Original Home.

Original Home.
The wind bell, as It's name implies,
is made 70 ring by the action of the
wind-in fact, the wind bell is not
bell at all, strictly speaking, but a con
trivancc composed of a number Of
pendants suspended in a circle from a
ring and hung close together so that
they will come into contact and pro
duce sounds when swayed by the
winds.
Some wind bells produce sounds that
are pleasing and musical. Some are
made with glass pendants, some with
pendants of metal; some are very
small and simple in construction, 9th
ers are large and massive and elabo-
rate.
The original home of the wind bell is
Japan. In its simplest form it IS com
posed of a number of narrow strips Of
glass, perhaps six inches in length.
suspended lengthwise from a wire
ring about two inches In diameter.
Within the circle formed by the strips
thus suspended Is hung by one corner
a little square piece Of glass halfway
down the length of the long strips, the
strips and the square piece ornament
ed with various japanese characters
and designs. This wind bell may be
hung up wherever a breeze will strike
It and blow the strips into contact with
one another and with the square sus-
pended among them.-Detroit News
Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06
Progressive IGnundrum That Could
Ic worked out Two Ways.

Progressive IGnundrum That Could
=" worked out Two Ways.
M Gracie." he said, with an en-.
gagu@ smile, did you ever try your
hauI at one of these progressive conun.
druusE'
"What are progressive conundrums,
Mr.. Spoonamore:' inquired the young
lacy
'Iiav"I't yJG heard of them? Here
IS one: Why is Il ball of yarn Ike the
.rttcr - Because ball of yarn is
risuhr. Il circular is sheet, a sheet is
fiat. a fat Is $50 a month, $50 a
month is dear, a deer is swift, n swift
is swallow, a swallow is a taste. a
taste is an inclination, an inclination
Is an angle, an angle is a point a point
is IN object aimed ut. an object aimed
at l. a target, target is a mark, a
marx Is an impression, an impression
is stamp. g stamp Is a thing stuck on,
a thing stuck on IS a young man in
love, and a young man in love is like
die letter t because he stands before
'u.' Hiss Oracle"
Il don't think you have the answer
quito right said the young lady.
4 ball of yarn is round, round is
a steak, 4 stake is n wooden thing, a
wooden thing is young man In love,
and a young man in love is like the
letter t. because, Mr.. Spoonamore
ana she spoke clearly and distinctly
because he is often crossed"
The young man understood. He took
his hat and his progressive conundrums
and vanished from Miss Oracle Gar
linghouse's alphabet forever.-Pear.
sons.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06
THE GULF OF MEXICO.
Americas Mediterranean and Iti
Promise For the Future.

Americas Mediterranean and Its
Promise For the Future.
The gulf of Mexico is n sea 1000
miles long from the straits of Florida
to the harbor of Tampico and 500
miles wide from the mouth of the
Mississippi river TO the mouth Of the
CoatzacOalcOS.
This Mediterranean of the west is
surrounded by countries of eXtraordi-
nary richness in the fertility of their
soil, the geniality of their climates,
tie vastnyss and value of their for
ests and the variety and extent of
their mineral cndowments.
All these countries, capable of sus-
tanning hun reds Of millions of people,
are inhabited by nations and races
who live under republican forms of
government and cherish and maintain
free Institutions The northern coast
line OF tins important sea Is in the
great republic OF the United States of
North America. The southern half is
in the next greatest American repub
lie, that Of Mexico, while on the east
are the Important islands of the West
Indies. with cuba ut their head. The
region around this most important sea
Is destined to be far richer. more pow
crfu and more distinguished in the
history and affairs of our globe than
We're ever those that bordered the
ancient Mediterranean of the eastern
hemisphere, not even excepting Egypt,
Grece and Romc-New Orleans Plea
yune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06
Elephant Power.

How many men would be needed TO
pull weight hauled by an elephant2
Fifty The answer is the result of re
cent Investigations made to determine
the respective pulling power of horses,
men and elephants. Two horses,
weighing 1.6OO pounds each, together
pulled $3.50 pounds, or 800 pounds
more than their combined weight One
elephant, weighing 1900 pounds, pull
ed $3.50 pounds, or 1880 pounds less
than his weight Fifty men, aggregat-
Ing about 1900 pounds In weight, pull
ed $50 pounds, or just as much as the
single elephant. But. Ike the horses,
they pulled more than their own
weight One hundred men pulled 12,-
900 pounds
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06
Artificial Birds.

In very early times men began to
experiment with a view to making
artificial birds and animals that would
initiate the motions Of living creatures,
and If we are 10 believe the records.
some of the artists in that line were
remarkably successful.
Archytas of Tarentum, who lived
in the year 100 +. c., constructed an
artificial pigeon that could fly but
which was not able to resume its flight
after once alighting.
John Muller, a German of great me-
chanical skill. constructed an artificial
eagle. which on the entry OF Emperor
Macmillan into Nuremberg few out
to meet him. and, returning, alighted
on the city gate to await his approach
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-09-06
PASSING OF THE LION.
Dnce Mighty Brute Losing Ground
Refnrc Civilization.


The lion, like the other great cats, Is
relic of a diminishing race and do
minlon In the early stone age the
cave" lion roamed throughout tho
southern half of Europe, and II is be
lieved that along the Medlterra sean, at
least, its extinction was due to prehis-
toric man.
The battle has gone on ever since.
Long ago lions were eXterminated
from Afghanistan, Baruchistan and
northern Persia. A century ago they
were more or less prevalent on north
western India, but now none remain
save a few in the Cheer, q wooded
hilly tract of Kattlawar, where they
are 'to some extent preserved by the
nawabS of JOonaghOor;" Farsistan,
where the marshes about Niris lake af-
ford shelter and the costs of pigs
feeding on the acorns of the oak forests
furnish subsistence.
Similar conditions enable a few lions
to maintain themselves along the lower
Euphrates and Tigris. but they We're
long ago eXterminated from all Asia
Minor, Syria, Arabia, Egypt and Alge-
ria From Abyssinia and the southern
Sahara southwark to the Orange river
lions still exist except in the most pop
ulous districts, and in some places are
very numerous.
There seems never TO have been more
than one species, nor, in spite of the
former belief I'm the "maneless lions OF
Guzerat" and the "black named" ones
OF other places, is any variety well To-
calizcd. Lions with full names have
been shot in India as well as those
with hardly any and "out of fifty male
lion skins scarcely two will be found
alike i'm color and length of mane"-
Ernest Ingersolrs Life of Mammals"