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The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
PARTICULAR INSECTS
ANTS ARE NOT SO WISE AS
THEY ARE CLEAN.
Eolonon's Advice to the Sluggard Is
Disparaged by German Scien-
t:st-Eacts of In
terest.

According to DR.. Escherich. a
learned entomOlogist of Strasburg uni.
versity, Solomon erred in commend
i:.S cne ant to the sluggard as shin
ing example of wisdom and industry.
The German savant thinks Solomon
would have better justified his claim
to be regarded as the wisest man that
ever lived had he eXolled the ant as
an exponent of cleanliness. He has
just published the results OF an ex-
haustive study of these wonderful in
sects. He combats the views OF those
investigators who assign to them al
most human intelligence. But as ex-
ponents OF that virtue which stands
next to godliness he maintains that
ants stand preeminent, and II the hui
man race would pattern after them in
this respect half the diseases On
which doctors thrive would vanish.
Ants, he declares, abhor dirt in any
form about their bodies. Nature has
provided them with implements that
ser re the same purpose as combs and
brushes in the hands of civilized
foli;, and they make far more effective
use of them. They are never too busy
to clean themselves. No job is SO i'm
por tant to an ant that he won't knock
off work to clean himself He does
not wait until his days labors are fin
ishad to perform his ablutions. He
is never too tired to lend another ant
hand-or, rather, leg-to effect a
thorough securing. He will toledate
llx, hn
sor asserts it is mistake to suppose
that ants are everlastingly hunting up
Jobs, but he won't put up with dirty
neighbors. Cleanliness is the supreme
law of the community.
But the professor rather detracts
from the credit one would otherwise
be disposed to give them for the prac-
tice of this most exemplary virtue by
telling us that ants are driven to it
by the conditions of their existence.
without the most scrupulous cleanll-
ness" he says, they could not recog-
niZe each other nor communicate
anything. The cohesion of the indi-
vidual with its fellows is maintained
solely through the medium OF the
sense of smell. If the ant is covered
with dust the possibility of its being
recognized is diminished to an extra
ordinary degree. The antennae IN
particular must always be kept clean.
for it is only with their aid that the
ant remains in close communication
with it's tribe"
1t is their highly developed sense of
cleanliness, the professor says. which
also explains the ants funerals"
about which so much has been writ
ten. Ants, it is well known, carry
their dead to definite burial places,
where they arrange them in most
careful order. The little creatures
do not. however, do this with the OBJ
ject of providing their dead comrades
with the last resting place" DR.. Es-
cherich states: they merely obey
the instinct of cleanliness which i'm
pels them to remove all refuse from
the nest and carry it away to def
mite spot"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Why She Wouldn't Paw.

Il shall have to ask you for ticke,
for that boy, ma'am," insisted a con-
ductor, speaking to quiet looking lit
tic woman seated beside a boy on a
Pennsylvania train.
Il guess not" she replied, with de.
Cislcn.
Hes TOO old to travel free He oc.
Cupies a whole scat. and the cars
crowded. There are people standing" f"
I've never paid tor him yet," the
woman reIOrted.
You've got to begin some time"
persisted the conductor.
Not this trip, anyway"
You'll have to pay for that boy,
ma am. or I'll stop the train and put
him OF"
''All right. put him off. If you thinl,
that's the way to get anything out OF
me-
You ought to know what the rules
O; this road are, ma'am. How old Is
trat boy?"
Il don't know. | never saw him be.
fore. e.'-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
EVERYTHING WAS LIMITED.
And When It Came to the "Tip" the
Passenger Kind of Evened
Things Up.

The old farmer went to one end of
the swaying coach to wash his hands
He could find only few remnants of
soap. Boy" he bawled, there dom
seem to be much soap here"
mo. sah," chuckled the porter, you
know dis is de limited. Ebhything
abohd am limited
Then the old man tried to fill a
glass from the water cooler. He could
force out only few drops.
Where is the water, boy?"
mot much watah, sah Dat am lin
tied. too"
Presently the porter brushed the old
farmer down and the latter handed
him nine coppers.
why, boss" protested the porter,
'yo' glib de porter On de udder train
a quarter"
Il know that" chuckled the old
farmer, but you know this is the lin,
tied. and everything should be lin
tied"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Hollow Cheeks.

To fill out the hollow cheeks, stimu.
late the circulation and build up the
tissues, there is nothing better than
the habit of bathing the face with
very cold water every morning. also
at night after the facial Tubing with
warm water, pure soap and correct
complexion brush. Proper massage,
with orange flower skin food and a
rotary movement with the finger tips
will prove helpful. Make it prac-
tice to sip glassful Of hot milk at
b.ttime.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Origin of "Einarce y

Many words of most august counG
prove to be of quite commonplace an
cestry when traced to their origin.
Finance" is really only settling up"
Literally. it is just ending" and was
formerly ased In that very simple
sense in the English language. Then
it came to signify settling up with a
creditor, and acquired the special sense
Of ransom.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

blem of our national liberty has now
been reduced to the proportions of a
candy or ice cream box
The liberty cap which is shown in
the picture is made into a little pin
cushion or sachet and may be made
of bunting, silk, satin or paper in the
national colors.
The shield decorated box in the
illustration is for candy. The box is
white satin one and is hand painted.
Cracker and cannon favors are ex-
ceedingly neat and attractive this
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
For Red Eyes.

Lotion for weak, tired or infamed
eyes: Fifteen drops Of spirits of cam
phor. one teaspoonful OF powdered
borc acid, two-thirds of cup of
boiling water. Cool. strain through
muslin and apply several times day
with an eyecup. Don't wear spotted
wells and never read in dim light.
Bad eyes are usually the result OF
abuse or neglect
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Easily Explained.

Tom-The ways OF the fair sex a-e
certainly mysterious. Take Miss Single
ton. for example, we were both born
on the same day, yet am 81 and she
is only %. Now what do you think OF
that?
Jack-Oh, that's easily explained
You have doubtless lived a great deal
faster than she has.-Ch!cago pas.I
News.
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What to Present Ones Guests on This
Gala occasion-sweet Peas Ar
ranged as a Flag.

Fourth of July fayors are now In
order. Simple favors are quite as
charming for such an occasion as
elaborate and expensive ones. The
principal thing to be considered is
that the favOrS are not like those to
be had at all or most of the shops,
that they are new, pretty and mex
pensive.
First among thes favors comes the
Liberty Bell, which stanch old en-
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mer than at other times.


Yorkpo
puzzled by the ruling Magistrate
drespcful the and bushes The mag
h
The
This
discrimination ho
OF he
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

The fight over the telephone question, one
that is costing both the holders of the presen:
system and the advocates of the
great deal of money by way of advertising, is still
on and seems good way from settlement 1t Is
the same contest that has been taken up in many
parts of the country.
After all New York is very conservative-to
put the case mildly. new thing is not certain
OF having its first chance in the metropolis Most
OF It's experiments with sure things"
Speaking of telephone reminds me of the now
Switchboard which is likely to be revolutionary,
since 1t will accomplish less feat than shut
ting the telephone out of the conversation.
In the switchboard wires and plugs are
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15

that has the
them only telephone sought
the connection.
Wall
which
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In Agreement.

Mrs. Neybore--l bought new piece
of music for my daughter to play, and
l think she'll master it soon. She was
trying all the afternoon.
Miss Pepper-Inded, she was; very!
-Gassells S Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Flesh Reducing.

1t is said that Vichy and KissinseH
tablets will reduce the weight, that Tho
combination acts directly on the tag.y
tissues. The best and sanest way OF
aesh-reducing Is found in diet and ex.
erc;se.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Keeping from Close Range.

"Why are you not at school, stern
ly inquired the parent. meeting hil
son in the street.
The lad was not much embarrassed.
Fact is, dad" he responded.
"there's something the matter with
the teachers temper, and I'm giving
1t absent treatment! So
Ciety.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Coin through my barn ?"
His SuDerstition

"JinX must be superstitious."
what leads you to think so""
"He says he does not believe in
borrowing umbrellas"
"No, he believes in stealing them"
Houston Post.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Something Else to Do

Some years ago, when the route of
a railroad to Atlantic City was being
surveyed and the men were driving
stakes through the premises of an old
farmer, he addressed the leader of the
gang as follows:
'Layin out another railroad?"
surveying for one" was the re-
ply.
Coin through my barn."
Don't see how we can avoid it."
wall, now, mister" said the worthy
farmer, Il calkerlate I've got some
thin tew say bout that. | want you
tew understand that I've got sumthin'
else tew dew besides runnin' out tew
open and shet them doors every time
train wants to go through. h."-Boston
Post
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of
he high
in of
girl
Who will really practicable remedy?
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While New York has been whooping it up for
Martin Sheridan, the mighty cop who hurled the
discus to victory at the Olympic games and for
some Of his fellow members of the American team
"a large number of them Irish, by the way-some
of the athletic incidents at Vassar and other girls
colleges have been provoking discussion here, espe-
ciay in view of the remarks athletics for girls
made by Mayor Van Dyck, principal of the Wood
ward high school, Cincinnati, O. Vassar has
never regarded bloomers as improper In fact il
nad begun to appear that remained would
condemn the gym costume so often commented
upon ideal costume for women leaving ath-
letics out Of the question The protest comes from
Mount Hoyoke from Smith, from Wellesley, that
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temple style without sp uet tower beautiful series columns
sailed Europe and his pulpit
in
Parkhurst
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
THE PARxHuRsT CHURCH, oLp-NEw

Another New York landmark is to CO. and
will begin going in few days. 1t will be little
harder. to recognize Madison Square without the
o!d Madison Square Presbyterian church. better
known to New Workers and to sightseers us
Parkhurst's church. The valuable corner occl-
pied by the editce in which so many pungent
words have been spoken by the American Isaial
was wanted by the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company whose stately building occupies all the
remainder of the block. By an arrangement with
the church society the company built new
church the opposite corner, facing the square
does the old church.
This new church, now complete, is remarh-
able example of the modern tendency in church
arci1iectnre. It is complete return to the Greek
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
I'm AND ABOUT THE METROPOLIS
These PIaces--Not Exactly the Be-
ginning of Socialism.

NEW YORK.-The metropolis is fairly along
in Its outdoor period of the year, and whether any
considerable proportion of 100000 people live
outdoors in is matter OF great pictorial
significance. The aspect of the city changes won
derfuliy
Also the out ioor period brings with it many
problems. The department OF health sits up
night questions-they are always new.
old as they Those having for street
encumbrances ala. hard pressed. officials assigned
to prevent the crowding of fre-escapes with
things that fre-tscapes were not built to hold
on their rounds VI inspection. Possibly more laws
broken in SUMMER than in winter. and more
officials are out of town tired In
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
THE GAS TRUST WITH TEARS IN 11s EYES

Just at this moment the public is more excitss
over the gas fGat than over the telephone fg1t.
The situation might look to inhabtant Of Mars
for instance, as funny as comic opera-though
whether comic opera in Mars is really funny
neither H. E. Wells nor Prof. Lowell has yet told
Us. Here is the legislature fixing 80 cents thou
sand feet the price Of New York gas. Here Is
the gas trust protesting that this is confiscatou.
unconstitutional, runous and other things Hero
is the gas trust in court with tears in its eyes
after the privilege of collecting the full dollar and
holding the 90 cents safely in cold storage for the
consumer in case the final appeal shall show that
the legislature really had the right fix the price
of gas at 80 cents Then here are two of the
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costly
roub There thousands of
the light
dollar
OF
a
of
commodities by OF
of
number of other things determined
socialism
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-25

These weaknesses arc not as serious as those which the Hearst canvass has demonstrated, but they are ser'ous. and seem likely to cost MT. Hughes nany votes that effective campaign management might still save.
 "To summarize the situation as II appears at this time. the outward ad- vantage seems to lie with Mir. Hughes. His trips have evoked more enthusi- asm ana called forth more pledges Of support from the other side than have his opponents. In the rural districts this time seems overwhelming. In addition, the local fights and jealousies of the Hearst supporters seem nound to contribute to his benefit. On the other hand there are evidences of lack of unity In the Republican camp, If an absence of effective management and dangerous feeling of over-ooni- ience. Favorable as every outward 'n- Gication Is to Mir. Hughes, there is a lack of finality about all these indic1- tions which, coupled with the unfa- thomable silence and quiescence of the voters. warrants or rather imperattvel" demands increased activity. Weak as Hearst seems to be up the state. tn" proof of the weakness ia too inadcI Iatn n tc justify anything like the present feeling of security in Republican cir cles. Tho light Is far from decided yet, with ccw days of battle Irmninlng v
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-25
The Best Guaranty of Merit
 Is O3en Publicity.

Every bottle of Dr. Pierce's world famed @' ines leaying the great n,at iabo; es upon it's wrapper all the ingredients entering into its composition. This fact alone places Dr. Picrcc's Family Medi- cines iI1 c class du by themseIves. They cannot be chased with patent or secret medicines because they are neither. This is why so many unprejudiced physicians prescribe them and recommend them to their patients. They know what they are composed of, and that the ingredients medical authorities.
 The further fact that neither Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, the great stomach tonic, liver invigorator, heart regulator and blood purifier, nor his "Favorite Prescription for weak, over- contains any alcohol, also entities them to a place all by themselves
 Many years ago, Dr. Pierce discovered that chemically pure glycerine, of proper strength, Is better solvent and preserv- ative of the medicinal principles resid- ing in our indigenous, or native, medi- cinal plants than is alcohol; and. further more. that it possesses valuable medicinal properties of it's own, being demulcent, hutrltive, antiseptic, and most efficient antiferment.
 Neither of tho above medicines con- tains alcohol, or any harmful, habit forming drug, as win be seen from D glance at tho formuia printed on each bottle wrapper. They are safe to use and potent to cure.
 Not only do physicians prescribe the above, non-secret medicines largely. but the most intelligent people employ them people who would not think of using the ordinary patent, or secret medicines. Every ingredient entering into tho com position of Dr. Pierccs medicines has the strongest kind of an endorsement tEt several schools of practice. No other medicines put up for like purposes has any such professional endorsement.
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con ptipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the disease. One Pellet" is gentle laxative. and two a mild cathartic. Drug lists sell them, and nothing is "just az t0od." Easy to take as candy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-25
NEW YORK
 .-..#.. CAMPAIGN
GREAT LACK OF ENTHUSIASM As
 COMPARED WITH FORMER YEARS.
A Review Fly One Who Has Travelled Over the State-TendeEcy of Labor Element Toward Hearst-Up- County Democrats Ignore
 Him.

New York dispatch.
 The correspondent of The Evening Post, who has accompanied the candi- dates on their trips through the State, writing from Albany, says in parf: , At this stagt . of the campaign IL .Iiitions and indications in the up-Stat. regioffr which have become manifest mainly through the tours of the two candidates. The rural counties show unmistakable evidences oe anti-Htdr"t sentiment Some of the cities show 6 drift of union labor voters toward Hearst These are the two patent and manifest symptoms. for the rest theT" is d dead calm over the fact of the D. litical waters. What lies behind this calm no politician feels quite sure. ic those who recall the campaigns or re cent years, the Roosevelt canvass of 1888 and the Coler light in 1902. even tn re is lacking everything that made these campaigns spectacular and at times fairly sensational. Nowhere does one find the state of excitement, enthu- siasm or bitterness that marked thesc contests. Tru". the newspapers every where are clearly excited but :heir readers are not. Above all else in this campaign the astonishing feature IS the passivity of the people.
 For both candidates they have ' polite greeting. Hughes. on the whole, Is fdring peter in crowds and applause. but it is at best contrast between d little and less. The most enthusiastic no parallel to the crowds of other years, and this circumstance is baffiing and worrying all observers, for no on .. has yet satisfactorily exclaimed its meaning. There are splits In a number of counties, and each of these is on the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-25

Hughes meetings. and nowhere has there been any evidence of the kin1 of hostility that has marked other campaigns. Hardly without exception. however, they have lacked enthusiasm. The crowds have been polite, have given the candidates attention. but fave not been responsive.
 There have been recurring evidences of d present intention on the part Of no small part of the labor +ote even where 1t was strongly Republican, 10 drift toward Hearst. and in certain cities. notably along the southern tier. this element has contributed to making enthusiasm. Whatever Is real and dangerous in the whole movement, as has been generally pointed out, arises from the beilef among many laDor oi ganizations that Hearst Is d friend O. labor Among railroad employees. trac- ton employees, factory hands ana ever city employees in some localities one hnds an unmistakable sentiment for Hearst The Republican Party In the State is far from showing any such harmonious condition as mas marked it In former years. n" campaign 5 in charge of a new state chairman, Timothy l.. Woodruff. and Mir. Wood ruff does not command the same r. spect as a political stratcgist that hts predecessor did, while his position in public esteem IS not widely different ln many sections Of the Stat" complAlni' are to be heard that th" management of the campaign is faulty, and that the iocal organizations are ct recoi' ing the sort of direction and assistance they have been accustomed 10 get.
 There are half a dog n serious rae tional fights In Saratoga. OSwcEo. Wyoming, Madison and oneida Conn ties, In ..articular. the turning down of a candidate for rcnomination to tho State Senate has provoked bite" feeling and will not help the cause In Oneida it may even defeat tn" Re publican cauddat" for the Senate. In Erie County the bitter factional fght between the od"ll and Higgins le!deis evidence that IIigginss administration is over disturbed over the Hughes can vass. Add to this the notorious fact that the campaign fund this year is so ridiculously inadequate. and as a result a shrinkage in the rural vote is to be feared. Thus is it possible to obtain some notion of tn eweakness in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-25

work. Hayes claims that the animal Is not his property ana that he Is not liable.
 Ed. Taylor. the negro who shot Henry Hammond at Rock Springs sev- eral months ago. was returned to Bir- mingham last night after having his case set for trial on November 19 There is a great deal of feeling against the negro ana owing to the murder and robbery of Joe Cobb Sat urday night the feeling has grown bitter against negro .Iurderers in general and 1t was not deemed safe to keep Taylor fin the local jail.
 A copper cable, weighing 1900 pounds was stolen from the plant or the Southern Steel company few nights ago and so far no trace has been found of the thieves. The cabla is quite an expensive one. being male of many small wires wound together ard is kent In reserve in case or a,. cidents. It was still on the reel when stolen and just how vne thieves could get away with it Is puzzling the own CTS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-25

was dissolved and MT. Hobbie formed partnership with w. M. Teague. The 11rm of Hobbie and Teague exist ed for twenty-one years. Two years ago MT. Hobbie bought the interest or Mr. Teague and took into the firm with him his three sons. R. M. Hobbie. Hen ry M. Hobbie and J. ns. Hobbie.
 During all these years MT. Hobbie conducted his business on Commerce Street and only two weeks ago his bus- mess was moved into handsome new building on lower Commerce Street.
 January 16, 1872, at the Court Street Methodist Church, MT. Hobbie and Miss Leonora Elizabeth Jackson were mar ried. Dr. H. Urquharv. ofhciating. To them were born seven children of whom four survive Besides the wife. who is left to mourn the loss of one of the best of husbands. three sons and a daughter grieve for a devoted father. Their sons are. Richard Mar tin Hobbie. Henry Martin Hobbie and Jackson Martin Hobbie. His daughter is Miss Lecnora Hobbie. His children all make their home in Montgomery.
 MT Hobbie had never held an off- cial position in Montgomery, electing rather to devote his life to his busi- ness. family and his church.
 Notable Sunday School Class.
 An incident in the life of MT. Hobbie of special interest was that when quite young man, during the pastorate of Dr. John Mathews at the Court Street Methodist Church, he professed relig- ion and joined the church. and at the same time a number or other young men joined the church. Afterwards they formed themselves into class in tn. Sunday School taught by the late P. H. s. Gayle. Among the mem- bers of that class are some of the most successful business men of Montgom- cry, all of whom are living with the exception of one. MT. Hobbie was fond of referring to the incident.
 Tho funeral services of MT. Hobbie will be conducted from the Court Street Methodist Church this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. pr. J. A. Rice pastor of the church, will officiate assisted by Rev. T. Y. Abernathy of Selma The pail bearers will be selected from the intimate friends of Mir. Hobbie. The interment will be made at Oakwood Cemetery.