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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
TO GIVE LACE THE HUE OF AGE.
Keep 1t Wrapped In Newspaper for
Several Months.

Several Months.
(From the New York SUM
Now that the real old lace is the rage
and comparatively few women are
lucky enough to own any there Is a
demand for a process by which modern
laces may be made to have the real
"old color.
Out OF the South come all sorts OF
old fashioned ideas. An elderly South
ern woman, nearing the complaint of
a New Yorker that hardly any of her
"old" lace really looked the part, gave
a recipe for making new lace look old
which she says has never failed in pro-
ducing the right color.
The whole secret" said she. lies
in a newspaper We Southern women
used to put away our fine laces at the
beginning of summer to keep them nice
for the social campaign of the folloW-
ing winter.
I'VE could cut strips OF newspaper
a trifle wider than the lace to be tinted
and carefully sew the edges of the lace
IN the naper. Then we would make
roll of newspaper about as timex
as an ordinary mailing tube and ron
our lace trimmed newspaper STRIPS
around this with perfect smoothness'
,.Taxt we would wrap the whole in
h,,a naner and seal up the ends. In
the course of two or three months our
lace would have the most perfect old
iook Won ever saw. hundred years
couldn't bring about any better re-
suIts than a newspaper properly put
on .Ssoo t,nt and
.I know all about the cottee UNI aiou
tea tint and dyes, but nothing can ever
equal newspaper as colorlhs 80.
80 81. iace where one wants to wear
.heirloom' lace brought about two
months ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
TO ADJOURN TO JUNE
FERTILIZER INVESTIGATING CON-
MITTEE IN SESSION.
Montgomery Manufacturer Tesdhes 10
Active Competition for Raw seed
1.-Two Factory Men Know
of No Trust.

The Fertilizer and Cotton Seed OIL
Investigating Committee will adjourn
at the end of the present week TO
convene again in June. In the inter-
val. it was stated yesterday, the tes-
timonies already obtained viii De got
ten into shape and bill for presen-
tation to the Legislature will be pre-
pared
Fo rthe rest of the week the exami-
nation of witnesses will be continued.
Yesterday w. P. DeJarnett, of the
Dixie Cotton Oil Company of Mont
gomery. and r. w. Metcalf of Hart
ford. Geneva county, who owns a
small mixing mill. were the only wit
nesses examined yesterday.
Senator NJ. L. Leith. chairman of
the committee, who has been absent
Montgomery today and assume again
the presidency of the committee In
place of Hon. John w. Overton, of
Randolph, who has been acting chair
man.
The committee today will examine
| chiefly witnesses resident in mont
gomery The witnesses will include
representatives of the virginia-Caro-
lima Chemical Company and the
Southern Cotton Oil Company.
w. p. DeJarnett of Montgomery was
the first witness examined yester-
day After the formal questions
necessary to fix Mr.. DeJarnett's posi-
ito mas president of the Dixie OIL
| Company of Montgomery had been
asked, Mr.. DeJarnett was examined
upon general topics.
OF unusual interest was evidence he
offered on the advancing of money ia
country merchants. He said that he
had made arrangements with banks
| whereby he borrowed about $1,000 a
day which was advanced to merchants
without charge of interest. He haf
an agreement with them by which
they were to sell seed to his compa-
ny. he said, and the price of some OF
his seed was fixed when the money was
lent. He said there where merchants
had to be carried over" to the next
| year. where their credits had to be
extended. interest at the legal rate OF
eight per cent. was charged.
An interesting item of Mr.. DeJar,
nett's testimony was that not only
did he know of no combination to fix
the price of finished products or the
price of raw seed, but he had been
aware during the whole season of a
strongly competitive market for raw
seed.
2. W Hartford. owner VI a small
mixing plant at Hartford, Geneva
county. followed Mr.. DeJarnett. He
| denied knowledge of any trust formed
for the purpose of fixing prices. Nc
new evidence was developed In Mr..
Metcalrs testimony. He was ques-
toned at some length upon methods
of manufacture and cost of materials
In a communication to The AdYer-
| tiser yesterday. DIR. II. b. Toss. state
Chemist said that the report that he
had said ''the use of filler was detri-
mental to the soil' was erroneous
Large amounts of filler. DR.. Ross ex.
planned, were chiefly Objectionable on
account OF the increased cost of hand
ling and transportation of low grade
fertilizers.
The committee adjourned late yes
terday afternoon to meet again this
morning.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10

in the Battle of Shiloh, where there has
Just been dedicated a handsome monu-
ment. The Poetic Person mas been read
ing works on Shiloh for several weeks,
ever since, in fact, he heard of 1t; for
really, think he believed Shiloh to be
a name for country churches and Moth
ing else until he heard about the monu-
ment. But he claimed the place had
material for work.
He has finally written the work, IN
which l am rather disappointed. He
calls 1t The Mystery of The Battle; or
Why We Were So Shy at Shiloh and
dedicates 1t to me, at thu which / am
the rather complimenteo tnan delighted;
for although The Poetic Person dis
claims any attempt at historical accur-
acy in the 'ballade,' as he calls what
looks to me like Limerick, 1t might
cast umbrage over me- who have never
thought we were shy at Shiloh or any
where else.
But here is the poem" and then,
with admirable spirit, The Placid Per.
son detained:
"A man at the Battle of Shiloh.
Challenged his foes to play High-Low.
AS to fire better they knelt
lie Just shuffied and dealt
And he lost the Battle of Shiloh
The Placid Person raised his hand
solemnly. The Impractical Person and
The Perfectly Appareled Person assum-
ed the Tweedle Dunn Tweedle at
titude; then in time to the beat of The
Placid Persons pencil. employed as a
leaders baton, the trio remarked with
gravity and reverence for their absent
friend:
He Is magnificent"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
MANY SHOTS
WERE FIRED
Police Officers Shoot
From Street Car,
STRONG ATTACK Is MADE
Criminals Escape After Pursuit
Into Woods.
Captain Miles Smith and Special Men
Answer . Fuliisade of Bullets
On Picket Springs
Line.


The biggest battle in the history of
the street car strike was fought last
night.
Bullets were fired into car on the
Pickett Springs line and police officers
headed by Captain Miles Smith re-
turned the fire. Fully twenty shots
were passed between the officers and
the men who entered into this battle
royal.
A report was sent into the police
headquarters shortly before IL o'clock
that there was shooting on the public
road near the seaboard Railroad cross
ing The report came from Motor
man Jones and Conductor Huntington
of car No. 40.
Police Captain Miles Smith, Special
Officer Avant. Deputy Sheriffs Peoples
and Cantelou boarded the same car
and made the trip over the route to
Pickett Springs.
Not until the return trip was any
trouble encountered. Then at the car
switch spikes were found on the tracks
which would have ditched the car.
The obstacles were removed and
the car proceeded on Its way unfnter-
rupted until after the crossing Of the
Seaboard Air Line where there was 9
lcrack of guns and bullets flew thick
and fast through the car
The police officers answered the vol
ley with all the cartridges in their PTS
tolls and jumping off the car. still fir
ing, pursued the attacking party into
the woods
No one was caught and consequently
no arrests were made as a result OF
the ARRAY.
warrant was sworn out by r. r
Tudor. conductor of car No. SO, on the
Washington Park line. against d. Cul
pepper, negro.
Tudor charged that the negro mad'
trouble at Jackson and Adams streets
because the car would not take hin
to his destination which was farthel
along the line.
The conductor made the claim IL
| swearing out the warrant that the ne
gro after finding that the car woulC
not carry him to the place where h,
wanted to go pulled a pistol and tried
| to force the conductor to do as h
| wished.
Culpepper is now in Jail and his cas-
Will be heard today by Recorder Baber
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
IN SOCIETY
By Mrs. J. M. DEF ottes.

illness is a source of sincere regret to
her friends here.
n u x
MRS. REESE HOSTESS OF
WEDNESDAY CARD CLUB.
Mrs. Warren s. Reese gave delight
full card party yesterday at her home
on Alabama Street, when the members
of the Wednesday Card Club were en-
tertained by her and number of 9TH
er friends were Indebted to her for a
mornings pleasure. Seven tables were
placed for the games and the three
apartments opened for the occasion
were beautified by an effective arrange
ment of pink roses and potted plants.
Mrs. Reese was assisted by Miss Re-
becca Rutledge and Miss Coralette Met
calf, who kept the score of the play
ers.
In awarding the prizes. that for the
club members, a pair of embroidered
stockings, fell to Mrs. Joseph Burton,
and that for the guests, a Mexican
drawn work lunch cloth. was won by
Miss Mary Marshall Vass.
The handsome prize, hand-painted
china plate, given by the club. to the
member having made the highest score
during the year, was awarded to Mrs.
Henry Evans.
The Wednesday Card Club will hold
the last meeting for the season next
Wednesday. when Mrs. Henry Vandi-
yer will be the hostess who will enter
tain.
Mrs. w. ]. Drum will entertain the
members of the Tuesday Card Club al
the meeting next Tuesday
e n "
The dance at which the members OF
the Country Club were to have enter
tanned on Wednesday evening was
postponed and will take place this
evening.
A number of members of the young
er set will enjoy a dance this evening
at Pickett Springs.
u " n
The engagement of Mrs. Andrew 81
| monds, Jr., of Charleston, to Mr.. Bar
ker Gummers of Trenton, N. j., Is an
| nounced and the bit of news is or IN
| terest to many all through the south
Mrs. Simonds was before her marriage
| Miss Daisy Breux of New Orleans
She has spent much of her widow
hood in New York, where she has been
| a great social favorite. An exchange
| says that during her residence III
Charleston. while presiding over the
| rather famous villa Margaritta on Soutr
Battery, Mrs. Simonds became one oil
| the most famous of Southern hostesses
| When President Roosevelt was II
Charleston he was entertained there
Mr.. Simonds has been dead about
eighteen months and his widow has d.
yided her time between New Orleans
her old home, and New York, where
| she has been most active in society
! Mr.. Gummere has a brother who is q
| Minister to Tangier
X y Y
Rev and Mrs. w. M Edmonds ar,
rived In Montgomery last night and
were cordially received by members OF
the First Presbyterian Church, of which
Mr.. Edmonds is the new pastor Mr..
and Mrs. Edmonds were married In
Louisville only a week ago. Mr. Ed
monds is to be installed as pastor sun"
| day.
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"HE IS MAGNIFICENT

The Placid Person reac. ed over and
placed his hand upon The Impractical
Persons arm before he permitted him
self to smile. He knew, of course,
that The Perfectly Appareled Person
was not unkind, but he was afraid The
Impractical Person might not know 1t.
The truth was, of course, that The I'm
practical Person did not care at all.
Your clothes are all right. Imprac-
ticabilty" The Perfectly Appareled
Person had said; all they need is being
taken care of. Now those trousers. for
instance. they are what the ready made
clothier calls good pant The mater
ial is good, the workmanship excellent.
But you ought to have them pressed"
1T is too darned hot now. The I'm
practical Person grumbled. why didn't
you tell me sooner"
And then. under unrelenting cross
examination by The Perfectly Appareled
Person, The Impractical PERSON let it
out that inasmuch as the trousers were
ali he had, he had taken it for grant
ed that the only way they could be got
under the tailor's pressing iron was for
them to be put there with him inside,
process which. as he suggested, would
be especially unpleasant in such warm
weather as that now prevalent.
Il am never sick, you know" The
Impractical Person concluded, lugub-
riously
The Placid Person and The Perfectly
Appareled Person smiled very frankly
now. The Perfectly Appareled Person
Immediately began to suggest ways and
means for having Inpracticability's
trousers pressed without ing his al
ready attenuated legs rendered sun
more slender; and The Placid Person,
assuming an air of great superiority,
pretended to feel a tender concern for a
friend with such a scanty wardrobe.
But neither Garments nor Placidity
could we'll restrain his laughter when
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10

so am l." he agreed absently
That is" quickly, Il mean / am sorry
l was mean. I'll be around in the
morning"
She watched him stride up the street
with his springy step. and turned back
into the house. greatly comforted
Somehow Henry Duncan always
brought comfort where he came. She
had been SO foolish to allow a petty
misunderstanding to come between
them.
Tad was sitting up, really dressed,
when Henry drove up to the door the
next morning. Already the queer medi-
cine had commenced to act, for he was
far more like mis- old self and a slight
flush of excitement tinged the cheek
that had threatened to fade into the
waxen pallor of death.
Duncan wrapped the boy up warmly,
and with a flourish of the whip, they
drove off Away out past the town
they went into the country. not yet
freed from the thraldom of Jack Frost,
though there was a promise of spring
in the soft air.
II was to a place very unlike a circus
that Duncan drove. a collection of long
low barns and one large, square build
ing, but when they entered the latter.
behold there was a real circus ring
with a band in one corner, laboriously
going over unfamiliar music.
A stout man nodded to Henry and
stopped to greet Tad.
You're going to have a circus all
to yourself" he promised Want to
feed the elephant?'
II haven't any peanuts" Tad's lip
began TO culver. but Henry drew bag
from his pocket.
you must have peanuts to go to a
circus" he explained. Come on, old
chap"
He led the way to one of the barns.
where Tad fed the elephants and was
permitted to go much closer TO the lion $
cage than he could at the big circus. A
man standing by even plucked hair
from the lions tail and presented II to
Tad with due ceremony. Then they went
back to the big building and sat
through a long. delightful dress re-
! hearsal of the Boston Brothers Tn
paraneled Railroad circus and men
agerie. He was even permitted to see
the cars, shining in their new paint
and was permitted personally to talk
with the clown while Duncan talked
with Manager Boston of the chances
of an early season in the South.
Good luck to you" Henry said. az
! they shook hands in parting. You've
saved one youngsters life and the
season is not yet open"
Hell be a mascot" said Boston. Al
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
DIR. WILLIAMS
PINK PILLS
FOR ANEMIA
Thin Blood, Dizzy Spells, Palpi-
tating Heart and Smothering
Sensations Indicate a Con.
dition for Which This
Remedy Is a Specific

An anaemic condition. that is, state
of health in which the blood is appar-
emily turning to water. and every or
gan of the body Is suffering for lack
of nourishment. can be met only py
remedy that will increase the quantity
OF richness in the blood.
DR., Williams Pink Pills actually
make new blood and they have been
curing anaemia for a generation. A
recent case Is that of Miss Nellie M.
Danforth of &c South Broadway. Ak
ron, Ohio. 1t was not an unusually Sc
we're case, but was a characteristic one
The approach of Miss Danforth's
trouble was very gradual. She felt
symptoms of II for year. and al
though she was under physician
care for some time the treatment dlo
not afford her any relief. She says:
'I had weak spells when l felt as
though / was going to faint, and my
heart would palpitate so that l was
almost smothered. ! had no color. even
in my lips, and my ears were as white
as wax. Everyone said my blood was
turning to water.
whenever I would rise from a chair
I would have to hold on to 1t to steady
myself as everything would turn dark
before my eyes. and all ! could see
were flashes of light. like shootins
stars.
Nothing seemed to help me. ana
when a friend recommended DR.. VIII
Hams Pink Pills I got box l began
to feel a little better and continued
taking the pills until ] had fully re-
covered. have recommended DR..
williams Pink Pills to number OF my
friends.
A valuable booklet. Diseases OF the
Blood" containing fuller information
will be sent free upon request.
- ptnIr
all druggists, or sent. postpaid. on re-
csipt of price. 50 cents ner box. six
| boxes for So so. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady. n. Y.
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, he fancied The Impractical Person on
the sartorial operating table, writing
and squirming under the tailors goose
Perhaps some stitches would be neces-
sary, The Placid Person thought, as the
idea of an operating table struck him.
you could be anesthetized, The
Placid Person suggested can you
take chloreform or ether"
81 can take ether" replied The I'm
practical Person.
IF you can take either, you might
take both, you know" said The Placid
Person, swelling his chest at the thought
of making verbal play, of which me
Punning Person might have pardonably
been proud.
The puns. as puns are very apt to do,
terminated the conversation. The Placid
Person attempted to revive the suspir-
ing dialogue by going quickly on to
speak of a local anesthetic for the legs,
and even persisted so far as to wonder
If hemlock, which was said to AFFECT
the legs, wouldn't be just the thing in
case Impracticability went under the
iron.
You might be another Socrates he
said, to cajole his friend.
But the attempt was futile and The
Placid Person had to resort to quota
ttons from his favorite author to keep
the company from breaking up disas-
trously, for it is rule TIL Placid Per
son holds to as much IS no can, that
no company of three or more should
ever be separated except smiling; two
friends, or even mere acquaintance
he declares, may, with all propriety,
mart solemnIy and even soberly, but
for the three that make crowd, and
for greater numbers. goodbye should
be said with a smile. better with
laugh.
So It was that in despair he said:
you have doubtless been Interested
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
PLATT RETIIlEs.
Says He VIII Withdraw From All Ac.
tfvitIea

Says He VIII Withdraw From All Ac-
tivities.
New York, May o.-The World 20
morrow will say:
Senator Thomas C. Plat said yester-
day:
81 have no idea whatever of being a
candidate to succeed myself 1 shall
serve out my term.
Then shall wait for the call to the
other side ! have lived my life and
have done what seemed to me to be
the right thing to do. But | realize
there is not much left for me to do. |
would like to settle down and see the
world go round"
A World reporter found Mr.. Plat in
the front room of fiat at the EImdorf
which he moved to recently from the
Hotel Gotham. Becoming reminiscent
Senator Plat talked freely of the po-
lttical history which he had helped to
make. Asked how he felt toward
President Roosevelt. the Senator said:
Just as / always did. was in a
position to make him Governor in 1898
Black had alienated a large and i'm
portant section of the Republican yot.
ers and it was necessary to pick out q
man who could win. Mr.. Roosevelt.
coming back from Cuba. was the man.
selected him and he was nominated. II
was purely politics. was never a
Roosevelt man as the saying goes"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10

when he returned to Cincinnati
froro vale Mr.. Taft. now Secretary OF
Var Var attended a law school and after after
ward entered his fathers law office'
Ie also reported law cases for the 10
cal newspapers, beginning at -
u"eek weekly journal printed an
article viciously attacking MS whlte-
haired father. The young man sougn t
't the guilty editor, thrashed him
,'taorously and rubbed his nose pain
f,,IIv on the pavement. Later the
eSitor called on him and exposed his
admiration for Mr.. Taft's intelligence
boxer. You opened with left
bsnder. when Twas naturally expecting
a right handler" he explained Ihat
was the last issue Of the OFFENDING
journal
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
snv,. complex Plea

rauarkable espionage trial re-
-, closed in the Supreme Court OF
Germany cs at Leipsie The accused
vel i'i as an ex-Iieutenant in the Aus
m MAN army named Bartmann' and the
tIian a. ayainst him was of spying In
cnrnanv on behalf of France HIS
defense was that he really wished 10
deceive France in the interests OF Ger
many At the last GERMANY m s
T 1I e." gent for 'information.' he
nTored himself to German stan offi-
90 counter spy. but was rejee-
,a5 on accouat of his antecedents.
eeu f.ar mis- he was arrested on the
SOU a., ground, when he again af-
ar,,ed his plan to deceive the French.
Tha I'eipsic court seems to have accep-
tea this plea. At any rate ne was
acquitted.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-10
MISS BURNS ORGANIZING
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

ASSOCIATION.
Miss Latola Burns, secretary of the
State School Improvement Associa-
ton, has returned from Athens, where
she went to organize County school
IMPROVEMENT Association. She has
met with very fiattering success in
organizing with twenty enthusiastic
members who are entering the work
with hearty zeal.
During her absefce Miss Burns also
organized an association at Elkmont.
She has now gone to ~Eutaw to es-
tablish a School Improvement Asso-
citation.
Miss Burns is deeply interested in
her work and she has accomplished
wonders since she accepted the posi-
tion of secretary in this work under
the Alabama Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Mrs. James S. Pinckard will en-
tertain a few friends at bridge tea
this afternoon at the Country Club in
honor of her sister Mrs. T. C. Watts
and her guest, Miss Bessie Tharin.
Il y e
Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus C. Watts
have returned from their wedding trip,
and are at home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Pinckard on Goldthwaite street.
q u "
The announcement that former Gov
ernor William d. Jelks had become in
terested in a large insurance company
in Birmingham has led society to be-
lieve that he would probably remove
from Eufaula, with his family, to
reside in this city. 1t is understood.
how ever. that they have no intention.
at present at least, of leaving their
beautiful home in Eufaula, one of
the historic houses in the State.
Mrs. Jelks and Miss Jelks, even dur
Ing the administration of Governor
jerks. spent as much time as possible
In Eufaula, their devotion to that
charming spot being exceeded only by
the warm friendships that are theirs
Society here will regret to hear that
they do not contemplate removing to
this city. Governor and Mrs. Jelks
and Miss Jelks intend visiting James
town later. Birmingham Age Herald
q q *
MARRIAGE OF MISS RIvEs
AND MR.. HOLT.
At the residence of DR.. o. c.. Nc
Gehee, who performed the ceremony
Wednesday, occurred the marriage of
Miss Amy Wood Rives and Mr.. w.
A. Holt. The bride wore a gown OF
black silk and held a cluster OF
American beauty roses.
The bride was attended by her
friend, Miss Bessie Davies. Mr.. and
Mrs. Holt are for the present with
Mr.. and Mrs. William league on
High street.
Mrs. j. R. Harrington of Eclectic
is visiting Mrs. b. f. Ozburn, at 629
Jefferson street.
y e e
Mr.. George Clisby has gone to Bir-
mingham, where he was called by the
critical illness of his sister, Mrs. John
Morris. Mrs Morris was formerly Miss
Hattie Clisby and has frequently beer
a visitor to Montgomery. Her serious