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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
A SCOTCH DINNER IN 1870.
Quaint Customs At Meals Three Cen
turtles Ago.

Scottish Review.
An account of hospitality In 1892
gives a good idea of the manner in
which country gentleman OF the per-
iod lived Dinner and supper were
brought in by the servants with their
hats on, custom which Is corobo-
rated by Fynes Moryson. who says that
being a knights house who had
many servants to attend him. they
brought in the meats with their heads
covered with blue caps. After wash
ing their hands in basin they sat
down to dinner, and Sir James Pringle
have been plentiful and excellent, big
kalue.' which is cabbage: "brech
sopps," powdered beef. roast and boil
ed mutton. a venison pie in form OF
an egg. goose. Then they had cheese.
cut and uncut and apples. But the
close of the feast was the most cur
ious thing about It,
The tablecloth was removed and on
it were put towel the whole breadth
of the table and half the length Of it.,
a basin and ever to washS then a
green carpet laid on. then one cup Of
beer set on the carpet. then a little
Ions lawn serviter. plated over the
corner of the table, and a glass of hot
water set down also on the table; then
be there three boys to say grace: the
first, the thanksgiving; the second the
blessing of Gods church. The good
man or the house. his parents. kins-
do drink hot waters so at supper. then
to bed, the COLLATION. which (is) a
Stoupe of ale"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
WHAT STATE PAPERS
ARE SAYING

Very still Right Now.
Coosa Argus.
Amid al the political confusion OF
these days, II is restfuI to reflect that
the Hon Dave ! H''i Is !; gun " democrat
Not in the south.
The best advertisement the business
manager of THE Clansman company
can wish for is the continued howl
against the play by certain of the press
of the South. Everybody Will see the
play now.
Good Name-GOOd Man.
Bishop i Hoss is again in Alabama,
and that Is his real name; not the
Roosevelt spelling Of 1t. but the cor
rect spelling.
To he Congratulated.
Montgomery's city Council is to be
congratulated on RAISING an ordinance
forbidding the playing The Clansman
in that place: Now let all the t haianr &c
with an ordnance of that kind.
4 r 4
Must Vote for the Nominees.
Marion County News.
s,, II dir =; A,a ssrs m 2aaepen ase
emit Republican candidates are pop
H1es county %T se.tSs @1es eset
ed to some office. There is no chance
WIN II Democrats support the n,omi-
nees Of their party. which they have
pledged themselves to do.
y e 4
After a Long Time.
Mr.. Philip Kvser received last week
a check for $135 from the U. S. Gov
errment. IN payment for horse taken
from him by. the Union soldiers after
hostilities had ceased. 1t Is very little
that a Southern soldier gets out of
the Government. hut occasionally one
comes into his own, after delay. of
more than forty years; This makes
similar checks this year. We hope
there will be many more. There is
nothing that is Just that is too good
for our old soldiers;
Using Game Names.
Enslev Herald.
Senator La Toilette has referred to
the railroad rate law as IN piece OF
torney claims to have discovered in it
a STANDARD on Joker"
e \. r
The Hest Time.
Northport Breeze.
The daily rapers show in their car
has come to go to school, all of which
seems strange to us. To lay aside the
pillow. the hoe, the sprouting axe. the
cotton basket. etc. land there was al
WAYS a good deal Of the et cetera) and
meet the boys and girls on the school
yard was a time of wild delight to us.
Yes. these pictures OF boys crying be-
cause school time has come are strange
to us.
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First Knockout for the Navy.
Gadsden Times-News.
In the simplified spelling contest
score the first Knockout for the Navy
Department. as 1t succeeded in knock
ing out the Presidents method of spell
ing passed"
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Are You Suref
Centrev'lle Press.
The time has past when fraud is toll
Grated in elections in Alabama. There
are certain laws laid down for conduct
ing primary elections and if the clerks
and managers refuse or ignore the law.
they should he indicted by the grand
jury Every manager should before he
takes the oath be sure that the law is
going to he carried out That is that
NO fraud OF any kind will be tolerated.
That every candidate. will have a fair
deal.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
The Birmingham Ledger in a recent

The Birmingham Ledger in recent
issue said:
Mr.. Bryan is as certainly the leader
of our party as If he had been already
Nominated No other man Will be
thought of BY the common people,
We are all more or less in this coun-
try the common people" and 1t is a
species of demag ogy tor any man to
nose as their special champion. The
Ledger may think now that Bryan
only will be thought of for the Demo-
CRITIC nomination for President. but
III will have to change its opinion II
Heapst is elected Governor of new
York. The latter will utiluize his In
dependence League and kindred or
xanizations, backed up with the use
of his millions of money, to club the
Democracy into taking him or lighting
him as an independent candidate. That
was the alternative in New York. The
Ledger can't get rid of its friend
Hearst In any such style as it ludi-
Gates in the little paragraph above
quoted Did you take mental note of
the fact that he would not allow the
New York convention to endorse Bry-
an?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
The Word "stu,iio."

studio" is one of the many foreign
words that have acclimatcd themselves
in the English language. 1t is a re-
Johnson's dictionary and apparently
not occurring before the nineteenth
century; but 1t has supplied ii want
study" which is the real English for
studio" suggests room for reading
and writing. and 'workroom' lacks
distinctivencss, The French get along
with "ateier." which literally means ii
place in which small blanks are pr
par ed--in other words. a carpenter s
workshop.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

- indianapolis, also. is having trouble
with vicious negroes. On Sunday
night two policemen were shot to
death by a desperate negro whom t'ey
were trying to arrest. and the muir
derer escaped. On Monday evening
white woman was attacked and badly
beaten at her own door in broad day
light by another vicious negro. who
also escaped. A determined search
was made for him and reading be-
tween the lines we feel sure that he
would have been lynched If caught
Aeyen in that Northern community
sH.ike causes produce like effects, North
and South.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

The Montgomery Advertiser Is call
ing for better school buildings for
that city. If The Advertiser would
20 through our modern school houses.
montgomery will he borrowing our
architects. Press
And If The Press had read our edi-
torial with more care it would not
have made such blunder. We plain
~ stated that our city has. or will
very soon have, a splendid system of
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

school buildings. We were referring
in our article to the lack of proper
school houses in some Of the rural
communities. and Of the duty Of the
people to improve them. And we don't
need to borrow any architects. thank
Won
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

Stensland gets ten years imprison-
ment for stealing four hundred thous-
and dollars. Thus he is paying the
debt at the rate of forty thousand
dollars a year. which is pretty lib
eral salary, even for a bank president
to get,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

The Chicago Chronicle AYERS that
the old man who takes young wlfe
is a fool Possibly so, but the
young man who takes a young wife
is sometimes made a fool Of. so where
is the difference?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

g. Noble. Circulation Manager of The
gomery Advertiser. being duly s"orh'
fhs foregoing statement Of The Adver-
1eDeTs circulation for the month OF AuSost'
1bO6. Is true and correct. and computed Ar
= onf all returns from news boys. news
agents, spoiled and leftover coplea nave
SSen 6educted E. g. NOBLE.
Circulation Manager.
sworn to and subscribed before me this
fsesIS r. W. JACKSON.
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

The Buffalo News. rabid Republican.
calls George Fred Williams the only
living Democrat In New England.
But Is The News sure that George is
str, l,vinp7 II he Is what has hap
pende to his MOUTH
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
WAYS OF THE sWINDLERs

According to The Brooklyn Eagle
the people of that village and the ad-
joining suburb of New York will have
to choose between impure food or an
insufficient quantity of what they sat.
The Eagle says:
Now that we have pure food-or
shall have. some time-it appears that
we are not going to get enough of 1t.
Judging by the disclosures in certain
of our contemporaries IT appears that
them. oDuotiess many of the weigh
ed on real scales are two or three
that openly-almost honestly-manu
features dishonest scales, sent out CIR
culars that were widely copied in the
press at the time, inviting the atten--
ton of tradesmen to ,heir output and
guaranteeing that by using it they
could make three per cent by selling
goods at the same price they paid for
them. Doubtless many of the weigh
ing machines of this concern were
bought by equally Inscriptions deal
ers. who said, If a great manufactur-
ing concern can afford to be openly
dishonest and escape the attention Of
government and the law. and freely
advertise it's dishonesty. surely
small trader doing business in back
street can be excused for screWing a
few pennies out of customers who
don't realize that they are losing them.
dishonesty can flourish. Scales that
register Incorrectly and weights that
are not what they purport to be are
among the easy ways of swindling.
Very few people in town or country
keep scales, and those who do rarely
put themselves to the trouble of weigh
ing articles bought from their butcher
or grocer, and they are thus indiffer-
cnt largely because they have faith
in the honesty and fair dealing of
those from whom they purchase their
supplies, but up New York way II
seems that swindling in weight is
something like a regular business. We
have, or it is supposed that we will
have, pure food laws which can be
enforced and which will bar out the
many adulterated and unwholesome
articles of food and drink that are
tr1v a menace to health, but from The
Eagles article it seems that II the peo-
pie up there are to have pure food they
must learn to do with less of 1t. These
are strange times In some places.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

We are told that there Is a great DE-
mand for a flexible currency and we
are prepared to believe 1t. MOST peo-
ple want a currency that will reach
further and come around oftener.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
After his experience In the political

III
field of New Hampshire, Winston
Churchill is better able to appreciate
the old adage about the shoe maker
sticking to his last. He enjoys the
unique distinction, however, even If
defeated, of forcing the Republican
convention before which he was a can
didate for Governor, to incorporate in
the platform the doctrines for which
he commended In his campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
NO BRYAN ENDORSEMENT.
Hearst Forces Killed II In New York
Convention.

convention.
New York Special to Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
Despite much of the abuse that the
editorial page of the Hearst papers
has showered upon distinguished Demo-
Gratis in the past. the managers at the
Giisey House are not slow to realize
that the chances of success of their
candidate will be materially improved
II IT be possible to get some prominent
anti Hearst men to go on the stump
for him.
No doubt efforts will be made in this
direction on John B. Stanchheld. of Ell
II. Hill. who is a very fine speaker. He
is the man the Hearst papers have al
ways referred to as the lobbyist of the
P Pei1r0a5 LaGka aH,nn and Western
Will forget this is a question.
The talk continues that emissaries OF
Hearst are about to try to induce Will
liam j. Bryan to make at least one
gentleman well-informed on the situa-
ton gave this Information to your cor
respondent Mr. Bryan will be re-
minded by the Hearst people that they
Were loyal to him back In 1895 when
Democrats of every complexion in New
York turned against him, when the
East was the enemy's country. in fact
as well as in name, and that the time
has now arrived for him to repay the
obligation.
1t is not believed. however. that Mr.
Bryan viii mix in the fight. If he did.
It would bring down upon his head the
wrath of those who are now bitterly
opposed to Hearst. The enemies of
the candidate for Governor would be-
come his enemies. That Is not all. BY
working for the success of Hearst in
this state Mr. Bryan would only be
trying To help along a man who seeks
TO defeat his aspirations for the Presi-
denCy in 1908,
Political leaders in New York know
that Harry w Walker had resolu-
ton in his pocket calling for the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

This is the second * month ou'
the oyster has not yet driven out peer
steak and outlets on the bills of fare.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04

Political leaders in New York know
that Harry w Walker had resolu-
ton in his pocket calling for the
nomination of Bryan two years hence,
and that the Hearst forces killed it.
The State of New York has therefore
Ing OF the admirers OF Mr.. Bryan. 1t
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-04
~ 90
First Knockout for the Navy.

GadSGen TimeS-NeWS.
In the simplified spelling contest
score the first Knockout for the Navy
Department. as 1t succeeded in knock
ing out the Presidents method of spell
ing passed"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-11

been assigned ill the handy chiffonier, not to mention the regulation hat trunk, the mission of the latter, however be- ing mainly to prove of assistance to the traveller. NOW comes q dainty cab- inet intended to hold millinery and, if desired, with box at the top for laces. The pegs are removable and the panels cretonne covered The cabinet as il- lustrated is little less than four feet high and a foot and one-half wide, with Inside measurements of fourteen inches. The framework is of white enamel, though any preferred wood might De substituted to suit the general furnish ings of the room.-Broolllyn Eagle.
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posinG For phOtoxraDl,.

When you visit the photographers studio note these pits for the unwary:
 An attempt to .'look pleasant usu- ally results in the drawn smile of pa tient, life long sufferer and will cause the recipient of the photograph to spec ulate as to what secret sorrow you at tempt to meet with a smiling face.
 Unless your throat is above criticism do not wear a coilarless or decollete waist. A neck which is not plump will appear actually scrawny in the photo graph.
 If you are blond, remember that black will furnish the best setting for your charms, while the brunette is at her best in white
 If you attempt a dreamy expression, you may expect a wall eyed" photo graph. If your lips are closed tight, you will appear as disciple of Shylock.
 Always arrange your hair in the ac customed way. 4 new or uncomforta ble gown will cause stiff and awk- ward picture Wear clothing that has become "sct'' to the figure and appears as part Of you-a harmonious whole rather than d figure exhibiting new wearing apparel. Hollands Magazine
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Cotton Waste For Cleaning.

Why do not housekeepers adopt cot the engineer pick up a bunch of waste, wipe off oil or dust and throw the cot ton into heap, to be burned at his convenience. How much better than to use a cloth which some one had to hem and some one else would have to wash and iron. Why is not cotton waste the best possible stuff to use in- stead of so many floor cloths, wall cloths, dust cloths, stove cleaners and mops? It is cheap, and it can be had anywhere. Cotton waste, by the way. is one of the best agencies for polish ing waxed floors or furniture. - New York Post
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KeeD Your ReceiptS.

Keep a systematic account of all the money you receive and spend. Be sure to get receipts for all that you pay out and file them in orderly fashion, alpha betically and by date Put each years receipts carefully away when the new year comes. How long you should keep them will depend upon the statute of limitations in your state-that is to say. within what length of time suit must be brought. In most states it is six years for q simple contract. oral or written, but twenty years if seal has been attached to written contract The statute begins to run'' from the time of the last payment on a note or account. A new written promise or acknowledgment of the particular contract, signed by the person who is .'chargeable," will restore your rights for another six years.-Caroline J. Cook in Good Housekeeping.
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A Perfect Home,

X perfect home is never created all at once and by one person. Let the anxious house mistress take comfort in the thought. She should also re member that it is in the nature of beauty to grow and that well round ed and beautiful family life adds it's quota day by day. Every book, every sketch or picture, every carefully se lected or characteristic object brought into the home aeias to and makes a part of beautiful whole, and no house can be absolutely perfect without all these evidences of family life. It can be made ready for them, completely ready and perfectly ready, by professional skill and knowledge. but if it remained just where the interior artist or dee orator left it it would have no more of the sentiment of domesticity than a statue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-11
4 TEoI3.em0tie EIatp;n.

I'm frN.E the country said plain ly dressed bat wholesome looking girl, who was the special guest of the New York girl who presided over the choc- olate pot, "but if you won't all laugh I'll tell you about a little fashion of mine that l don't think is half bad. wanted something new in a hatpin not long ago-S0mething originalland 1 couldn't afford a jeweed pin, so ! made hatpin for myself. l first bought cheap signet hatpin. The head of this I covered with q thin layer O. wadding; then from piece of cloth of gold cRt 6 circle an inch and . half in diameter, and in the center embroidered my monogram. After this was finished l shirred up the piece of gold cloth and slipped 1t over the head of the hatpln and then wound silk around the base of the head until II was tight. just as the wire is wound around q broom. It made very prct- ty hGtrtn. and it cost only a few cents. If your monogram makes too conDH- cated design q single embroidered flower looks very attractive" Margaret Gould ill Woman's Home Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-11
Let In the Light.

Get plenty of light into your rooms, hall and passages, says an authority. You cannot have too much. Light in a house makes for health of mind and body Gloom makes for clc9m of mind and affects the body iniuriously See that all windows are provided with shutters. Sliding shutters are the best, as they can be closed in any weather without difficulty. And. if you wish your house to be warm as bed have double shutters, one on the outer and one on the inner side of each window.
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S1zErS<zy4gSs>ssc. HYxsSW WOMAN s 2 MgS)<H 1wdDEg.k1h 1
 NNN A5aa1z lz7 cl =
MISS ELIZABETH SCHOBER.
4 Woman Who Has Proved n SEg
 eessfuI Theatrical 81anzsG=@r.

A Woman Who Has Proved R sHH-
 eessful Theatrical Manager.
 Chicago has the only wonan tleato. manager in the United State.;. TharN was another not long ago ill the south, but now riiz$h3th t'choaer, ;st;it..n , power at tie i;ti+h t~i3ale, on tar north side is ai9..c i.l ]. T. .,paerc Ajs! man;.g gers held t'!e saae position { t. Bush before Mi3t; ,5ci.D9e.a, but not lln- til she assumed charge d;i the titeGtCE thrive From the time s.i2 was ap- pointed the little stoc!. theater pgo gressed until now it is e5;d to be ta@ most prosperous playhouse of it's kind in America.
 Like all other enterprises, the family theater had struggle in the beginning. The proprietors of the house, however, were determined to place it on a pay ing basis. The services of good mana gers, good directors and good players were secured. They fought their fight. Some remained. others were vanquish- ed, but about three years ago Miss
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BUYING ON CREDIT.
The Evils That, :s a Et.ic, Come With
 tii.. Account NaI,it.

the Account Habit. It is q well known principle that the buying power of any given sum is tweeIf the would be buyer and tha sum- Tie October allowance viewed from September looks large and mag nificent. Having an account. the woEl an who sees an allowance in tie near future orders with a proGigality to fit her impressions. Ii requires the ai- loWalce of November and December to meet the indebtedness.
 Of course the account habit fosters extravaganza. 4 woman would hes! tate to buy green silk waist or to order the nectarines which she could live contentedly enough without did she have to take the last coin or bill in her purse to pay for them. But they are to be charged. Happy thought She can have them and keep the money in her purse-and next month have none.
 of I had daughters" said a capital ist. .'I should never permit them to have an account with any shop. The account habit is productive of more pecuniary trouble than any other, and no woman should be brought up in this country of feather blown fortunes on any plan which would not be a good one for the poor.''
 But an account is so convenient. One needn't wait for change" said one woman.
 You can get what you need in May and pay for 1t in June and have a months happiness out of it. Is that worth nothing?" asks the second.
 Its all the same In the end," said third. You have so much money you always spend it. What's the diff ference if you spend it before or after receiving it?
 The account habit makes debt seem natural and not in the least disgrace full. It utterly destroys the habit of self denial in little luxuries. And there are very few women whose financial position and whose moral natures are sufficiently high to be entirely imper- vious to these things.
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broad, low window or two windows close tocethar the following treatment

broad low window or two windows close together, the following treatment is excellent: Have q wooden shelf about six inches in width made to run across both the upper and lower sashes. Have it stained to match the wood- work in the room and fit short pairs of curtains the length of the sash to the edge of both shelves by means of small rod and rings The rings should have easy action so that the curtains will draw easily, as tine be2t part of the effect is in the variety and checkered effect of dark and light given to the easement by the short lengths drawn st different angles If the woodwork in the room is dark green, have green denim for the curtains, or if it is black have blue, green or yellow, whichever will do with rugs and furnishings. Thin white curtains may be set in close to the panes on the lower windows, and the width of the shelf may be reg ulated to throw the dark curtains far or near from the window, as best suits the woodwork A groove for plates or platters upon the upper shelf makes this still prettier as dining room ar engagement, while pieces of pottery and ferneries on the second shelf all con- bine to make a particularly attractive window.-Philadelph Ledger