The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-14
SIDEWALK RENCiLINGS
Ths paaeid Person On ChFistlnaa.

We now are approaching, said the Placld Person, tne tune pr alleged n many respgc1s 9sh do sss sain 1de epa % Manity than at any otder season or tne year. We do surely give away a great many things that cost us more or less m0neY ana do our beneiiciaries less or more good; yet do we make fuss and troubIe in the doIlattons, to an extent that sometimes makes a snS the shoS. aas we Ss s ever 0'sO good, wonder if, after all, obf liIetfod 2te sa.s, eie,99ration IS the best that could
 'a0f course, 1t Is those in the shops that euffer most, the men, the. women, the, children, that all day long are on thelr feet, offering this and that for sale to persons who. in many instances, have no Appreciation of the dititcunlss and the labOrs of those on the far side Of the counters. And the two or thTse qays before Christmas are generally interminable nightmares to the ein- ployes of the retail stores because most persons procrastinate IheiP purchases us long as they can.
 the ctIens G nSto ass ins are putting of their Christmas snvifpins so long. The streets and the shops ara throHBed every day from morning to be. such a rush on. the last few days before the twentyfifth. Those who re- member that the employees Of the stores mors aays lSaG h9E SHsar neaSs aE PressSrf w be eonsiderate as possible. shopping early in the. day will save messenger boys and express men from working far Into
 ''Wa1. no concluded the Placid Per- son, Il don't expect Eiy shopping to keep 'em working overtime, but I just Sortsr SS,r suggest for the benefit of old Hugh."
 Quality of IIEuminatIng Gas.
 The quality of Illuminating gas in times,' said an obse: want citizen who was in the City Court room at dusk yesterday when the gas was lighted The key of the jets Is turned as far as possible and the pipe Is wide upeH. They are hardly bright enough for a person to. read a page display adver- ger. I have noticed that the lights Seem to be bad here all the time, and 1t has been my observation that they are not up to the standard all over : Tn my own home. I know the gas Is very poor and we are continually say ing we are going to have electric lights put in. 1t seems that something could be done whereby the quality of the gas eould be improved.
 T noticed some time ago that the Mayor coptemplated securing for the
 
 the purpose of testing the quality Of illuminatihg gas This would be an cx- cellent idea, ] think, especially in view piaint now about 1t. When our courts of justice begin to suffer, for light, it is time something should be done" Agent of the Monon Railroad, with headquarters at Valdosta, Ga, spent q few hours in Montgomery yesterday on business.
 Mfr. H. r; Mckee of Troy is in the city. Mir. Mckee is on his way home from New York, where he has beert for the past week on business.
 Commercial Agent r. W. Miller of the l.. T. and l.. Railroad, with head quarters in Atlanta was a visitor in Montgomery yesterday:
 Judge John T. Cook. Chief Clerk in the office of the State Auditor. left for Columbiana yesterday on a short busi- ness trip.
 Capt. D. ". Fitzpatrick of Selma Is in the eity on business, He is staying at the New Exsho age sg Hotel.
 Senator from Clarke County, is staying at the Glenmers. .ss 5. sI2 e4'af Mr7 L.. G. Llghtfoot of Eufaula is registered at the Imperial. ...
 Mir. John. w. Moody of Panther is registered at the Windsor.
 Mr. H. B. RudisiIl of Anniston was in Montgomery 2 last t night.
 MT. c. R. Pressnell' of Tuscaloosa is staying at the Imperial.
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 Mir. Danie! Pratt of Prattville is reg. istered at the Exchange. si u" a. sJ
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 Mir. A. w. Lawson of opelika is in Montgomery. ..e,. q