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The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

offer hospitality to strange man this
night of all nights. Think of what is
to be accomplished"
$50 something was to be accom-
plished? l was right, then, in deceiv.
ing them. To accomplish something
on night like this, far from habita.
tion. had all the air Of a conspiracy
Feed him and his horse, and III
undertake to get rid of him before that
detestable Steinbock comes. Besides,
he might prove valuable witness in
drawing up the papers,
(Papers?)
Il never thought of that. 1t will not
do to trust Steinbock wholly" Gretch-
en- turned her searching eyes once
more upon me. l confess that l had
some difficulty in steadying my own.
There are some persons to whom one
can not lie successfully; one of them
stood before me. But rather fancy l
passed through the ordeal with at least
half victory. will you go your way
after an hours rest?" she asked, speak.
ing In the familiar tongue.
Il piumise." 1t was easy to make
this promise. l wasn't diplomat for
nothing. l knew how to hang on, to
dodge under. to go about.
Follow me-" Gretchen commanded
briefly.
We passed through the gloomy
salon. A damp, musty odor struck my
sense of smell. was positive that the
castle was uninhabited. save for this
night. Three candles burned on the
mantel, giving to the gloom a myste-
rious. palpitating effect. The room
beyond was the dining-room, richly
paneled in wine-colored mahogany.
This was better; it was cheerful. A
log cracked in the fireplace. There
were plenty of candles. There was
piano, too. This belonged to the cas-.
tie; heavy tarpaulin covering lay
heaped at one side. There was ma.
hogany sideboard that would have
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
FOR HEAITH's SAKE
see THAT YOUR FoODsTUFFS
ARE PURE.
ADULTERATlONS ARE COMMON
UnserupuIous Dealers In Large Cities
the Medium for Disposin9 Of
Such Goods-Purehass
at Home.

For years one of the matters which
has received the careful attention Of
the department Of agriculture is food
| adulteration. Who has not heard Of
the old libel on the state Of Connecti-
cut-the wooden nutmeg, but there
are worse things than wooden nut
megs. Unprincipled manufacturers
and dealers for many years have re-
sorted to adulteration of foodstuffs to
increase profits. In the matter Of
spices. only a short time since the
food commission Of one of the states
discovered among SO samples analyzed
more than 80 that were adulterated.
In pepper. stems and barks were
ground. in every class OF ground
spice foreign substances were added
to give weight, and in numerous cases,
particularly flavoring extracts, the ar
ticles supposed to be made from pure
fruits. were found to be synthetical
or entirely artificial, preparations
from coal tar.
These goods were prepared by con-
Germs that have no regular trade, but
depend upon agents to sell goods for
them to whoever they can. 1t Is rare
ly that reliable wholesale grocery
house sells such goods, as retailers
Will not knowingly keep them in
stock, as they cannot be legally sold,
and some officer of the food depart
ment of the state is likely to drop into
the store at any time, conf1scate the
goods. and impose heavy fine on the
dealer
A short time ago health officers In
Philadelphia found a number of Ital-
ians in a cellar putting oil in bottles,
and labelling the same with a foreign
looking label. An analysis of the oil
proved it to be mainly poor quality
of cotton-seed oil, and the lowest
grade of olive. Hundreds of cases
Of the stuff were traced to a city in
the middle west, where it was dis.
posed Of under contract to houses who
sell direct to consumers through
agents and by mail. Not alone are
spices, extracts, olive oil and sim
ilar foodstuffs adulterated this way,
Cheap kinds OF fish, such as hake, cat
fish, ETC., are prepared and placed on
the market as genuine Goldfish. Toma.
to catsups are made Of good quality
Of pumpkin and given the right color
by dye stuffs, and favored by the
use OF coal tar extracts. Hundreds of
other articles are "doctored" the same
way. 1t is rarely that such artificial
goods find their way into the hands
Of regular grocers throughout the
country, but are disposed Of by con-
Germs who depend upon doing busi-
ness at points distant from their loca-
ton, and who seek protection in the
interstate commerce law, and who
seek to dispose of their goods directly
to the consumers. as no federal or
state officer is likely to call at pri-
vate house and make an analysis Of
foods used.
1t seems that neither the national
or state laws can be so closely ap-
piled as to prevent this evil II the
masses of people would study into this
question the buying of foods from
others than local dealers, who are
known to be honest would be the re-
suit, and the daily reports of people
being mysteriously poisoned by eating
some article of food would not be SO
numerous
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Copyright, 1906, Bobbs-Nerrill Coy
SYNOPSIS.

The American consul to Barscheit a
principality Of Europe, tells how the
rsiEning grand duke had tried to find
- husband for his rebellious niece, the
Yr!ncess Hildegarde finally decreeing
THAT she wed the Prince of Doppelkinn,
An ugly old widower. ruler of the neigh
boring principality. Though he had been
in the country for six months the Amer
lean consul had never seen the princess.
While horseback riding in the country
night overtakes him. and he seeks accom-
mediation in a dilapidated old castle
While seeking admission he is startled
BY Q beautiful voice breaking into song
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Trust "Graft,"

One Of the practices Of the trusts In
the marketing Of their products, is
the prize schemes. In order to induce
the consumers to use their various
brands Of goods, attractive offers are
made to exchange different articles
for certificates and coupons But it
is always intended that the consum-
ers pay the freight" Generally
where premiums are offered with
goods, the packages are short in
weight, or few cents more charged
than goods of like kind sell for. Thus
1t can be seen how the premiums
given are paid for by the consumer,
and he pays high price for the
prizes he draws. Goods that are
given away with purchases cost
money. Their cost does not come out
OF the pockets of the manufacturers,
but out Of the purses of the people
who use the goods. II one desires to
buy sugar, he does not care to pay
FOR the scoop or shovel. He wants
sugar. and at the lowest price con-
sistent. He knows that If he takes
the scoop or the shovel some one
pays the bill. Various systems of
premium giving have been devised.
Some call for certain number Of
coupons Of some sort, and so much
cash, or some article just for the
coupons alone. Where cash is re.
Quired along with coupons there is
apparently an additional profit in the
deal aside from that made on the
goods with which coupons are given.
1t is well to buy goods on their merits
alone. Buy what you want and at
the right price, and you will be ahead
Of the premium plan.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Denver Directory

everywhere for 5000. Send for our fre
alogue of saddles and harness. Lowest
in the U. S. The Fred Mueller Saddle 4
ne<s Co.. I4l3-i8 Larimer st.. Denver.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
catch.Penny Advertisements,

Beware Of the advertisements in
which 1t is stated that this article
will be sent on approval for one dol.
lar" 1t means that you will have
something or your hands. Aui d gu.i
sized freight or express bill to settle,
and perhaps many more dollars to
pay.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
An Essential Lacking.

THE elopement is OF for the pres
snt." said the girl. firmly.
What's the matter?" asked the
young man in the automobile. I'm
here on time. the minister 10 waiting.
your parents have kept their promise
pOrters showed up?"
Yes" pouted the girl. but the cam
era man didn't come."-Philadelph
Ledger.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04
Tho Modern Way.

Fifth grade next year, johnny"
"Yes, sir"
"Ah, you'll be in fractions or deci-
mails then, no doubt"
"No. sir; III be in bead work and
perforated squares. s."-Washington Her
aid,
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-04

A man who lends money to friend
will never more see his friend nor his
money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1907.

Answering it's own query whether the value of cotton is again likely to sink to the level of 1899. The Wall Street Journal exclaims, NO" It thinks all the conditions that affect the price of cotton are radically and permanently different from what they were then. Now the burden of con- sumption" it says. lis on the mills. They can not afford to cease earning dividends or to stop and rust out There are too many of them to let fiber prices go down low. These mills, in many cases. have strengthened them selves against a time of retrenchment. When prices of products begin to fall, the mills will be more apt to follow them to normal levels by first lowering wages, and then dividends or vice versa, before any serious reduction in the prices of raw cotton can occur. At any rate, not for many years to come, if ever again, can the situation of 1899 be reproduced, when fiber production had so obviously outrun the consuming demands of the mills"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
eRoFrr IN SMALL THINGS.

''For who hath despised the day of small things?" asked the prophet, but there are many who take no note of tn, little things of this life. And yet, as the inhnitesmally small atoms go to make up the world and all that is in it. so do the small matters go to make up the sum of our belongings. For example, one might consider 1t a mat ter of no moment that a spool of sew ing thread sells for about twice as much in this country as it does in Eng land. The Textile World Record of Boston, which may certainly be looked on as an authority on such matters, through an agent. purchased from a retail dealer in Bradford. England, six spools of the best sewing thread at le regular price of cents spool Each spool there contains 400 yards, instead of 200, as with us. The thread was compared with six spools of precisely the same grade of thread bought at re- tail in Boston. for which the purchaser paid 6 cents a spool. In other words, a 2OO-yard spool of good thread in Bos- ton costs as much as a 40O-yard spool in England. It was all of what is called six-cord thread, and of equally good quality.
 If any one should ask why this differ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
''This is My 65th Birthday"
Melville 10. IngaIIs.

Melville Ezra Ingalls,, one Of Amer ica's foremost railroad magnates, was born in Maine, September 6, 1S42. Af- ter studying at Bowdoin College he took a course at the Harvard Law School. and for a time practiced his profession. In 1870 he entered the bus ines of railroading and was sent West to Sact as receiver of the Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Lafayette road, of which he was soon made president. The road failed again, and he was made receiv- CT in 1876. In 1880 the road was turn ed over to it's owners, and he served organization into the Big Four" sys- tenn MT. Ingalls, was continued as president. and in 1888 he was made president of the Chesapeake and Ohio. Since the reorganization of the entire system a few years ago he has been chairman of the board. MT Ingalls, has taken a somewhat prominent part in Democratic politics and during the first Bryan campaign delivered a mum Der of speeches in favor Of the sound money candidates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
solicitor Denis ssesltiOn.

Mobile Register.
 The Solicitor of Montgomery County Fled recently brief in Federai Ss. eDg1 ;1 the injunction cases, alleging that the tion.
 case, identical in principle. as far as relates to the position of the parties enjeined, the suit was held not to pc against the State, and therefore, not such a suit as is forbidden by the con- stitution. The suit is against omcers or agents of the State to prevent their doing an injury for which, when done, there is I9 an as they might cause the railroads to lose thousands, nay millions. of dollars, untustly, yet they are not responsible in damages Tn hse sued for recovery of the loss sustained. It is a max4m that no person shall pc deprived of his property without due process, and here would pc plaIniy nyisl lation. the constitutionality of which is in question. The corporations thus threatened with injury asked that the acting until the constitutionality of the act is passed upon by the court or nnaI Jurisdiction, and the request mas peen , granted. 1t seems altogether re1 .t has been reasonable. The officials are enjoined from further proceedings un- til the Supreme Court gives us ue-
 Solicitor Dent contends that there has been no threat, and that. merely, the Governor may instruct sollcltoTs and the solicitors may procure indict- ments of railroad agents for violation of the State act; but that he governor has no binding power over soIlcltors and the solicitors are not llkely 70 pro oeed unless satisfied that snch pro ceedinE is constitutional. Therefore: there Is no threat of any action oI trespass or wrong against the respond ent railroads. .4,,
 On the other hand, there were actu- ally threats on the part of solicitors g and others representing the state oa what they intended to do, ana reeenttts a county grand jury went as Tar as to investigate the matter. r,.4
 The 10 per cent matter, too. Anal can be no question that but TOT tne recent injunction issued out or Juose Jones's court, we should have hno py this time proceedings instituted In naII the counties of the State, ana, perhapss the railroads concerned tied up ana subjected to immense property loss. :. If there was ever anything patsht Io he public mind 1t was that the state agents intended to make rigid appi- caion of the powers con1erred upon p them by the statute, and It IS lole TOT the Montgomery County solicitor to try to make 1t appear that such was fha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
To-day Ln History
SeptembeP c.


 1191-Richard l. defeated the Sara cens at Arsouf.
 1565-Founding of St. Augustine, Fla. I6S3-Jean Baptiste Colbert, celebrat- ed Minister of Louis XIV. of France. died.
 17so-Montreal capitulated to the British.
 17S1-New London, Conn.,. burned by British. 1s11-James M. Gillis, who conduct ed the first working astronomical ob- servatory in the United States, born at Georgetown, D. G.; died February 1SS6-Moses Brown, who introduced the Arkwright cotton mill in the United States, died at Providence, R.. l.. born September 2S, 17SS.
 1S3S-Ferdinand I. of Austria crown ed at Milan
 1S6O-Hnion force under Grant oc- cupied Paducah, Ky.
 iS6S-Pierre Adolph Rost. Confeder- ate commissioner to Spain, died in New Orleans; born in France about 1797.
 19O1-President Mckinley shot at the Buffalo Exposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06

The future of Mobile is we'll assured. The commerce of the Gulf will be largely done through that city unless indications are at fault and with it's growth in population and wealth all Alabama will be benefited. A glance over the magnificent September the 1st edition of The Mobile Register will convince the most doubting as to the solid foundation upon which Mobiles hope of still greater commercial impor- tance Is based. It shows what its en- terprising people have done, are doing and will do. They are not standing still. but are reaching out for business in countries to the south of us that ought to be brought to the United States and to Mobile above all other places, because of nearness and con venience. Mobile is destined to become one of our great cities. The Register is to be congratulated upon the splen- did work done upon its latest special trade issue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
Labor Needed.

Selma Journal. e.,
 It seems very probabtS-tnat the GoEt ernor will call the Legislature to meet in extra session this fall to consider railroad matters. IL may pc SSoA SOUu thing for that august body to assen- ble along about thai or tune r5ood 50pd 't to con. Vey to them their real laeas apo1t one ne imYnfgration question. The people arg prone to submit to almost any ,nt n,H9 feei eii the oppression of the laws enacted .s When the shoe begins to pinch they begin to criticise and to instruct thelF The Journal has again and again called attention to the drift of analrs in this immediate section. It pasess what t says sgSrYd HpoRn RnoW eWe what they are taILine about Men who own large plantations in this section tell us tnaI labor is becoming scarcer snd tha sGas ioss af labor from this section continues nVs years longer half the arabic lands ot the county will be lying 3ut. some sfon Rus ts unanimous that within ten years at the outside such a condition VII con S,J,, !, front our people. The negro IS leaN.ses snss the Pla,ntati9n P,1s Talroads rSr tHs and mines 60 unon any plantation in this section ana see how many able bodied negro men between the ages no1 or 5i D a ana araareDtsl re- straint fails, the young negro LoiloMs Lr..S some labor agent or some n,1s ne,snDora dS a visit from the saw mill or railroad camp and shown his money ana iol4 his tales of high wages ana WnIsney Nhn IS,o ana craps. The old men and the wo- men and children are eultiyating. our lands When the old men die out, as they are rapidly. doing, what IS soihe 10 vttbjn pe tue the next few years the ques. ton is going to face our our PssoPPlGh PPsoP hastG saG ana ili-considered action may be taken why begin tS consider tSst 1t %st nST taRe aRs pIePaie IIa 'nTesent system of farm Ing in ths section .S nsrro Is SOGRea Iasor # rhs ni-o oLiy PtS o,,ittinR 1t and will soon cease to be faotGT aoS YhSt What at9 is the the iand @ crtb Om 1SSttbouf labor? How are they going tS get labor except PaSs Sy iRsisfa tsTa far hv inc new oficial charged with the duty of encouraging immigration fnG, has USorkmen to the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. The entire ratiroad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
DOWNRIGHT FUNNY.

Even politics may have its amusing features. as well as other affairs of life. A recent instance is that of George Fred wlliams's violent assault on the Democracy of Henry M Whit ney. George Is out in lengthy signed statement in which he gives dozens of reasons why Mr. whitney Is not Dem ocrat, why he should not be trusted. why all good Democrats" should dis own him. and so on. In fact. If req sons were as plentiful as blackberries" he could not hand them out more glibly and plentifully The king-pin of 1t all, however is that whitney is not and has not been a supporter of MT. Bryan in his efforts to become Presi- dent It is really amusing when we come to consider what kind of Demo- erat Williams has shown himself to be. and the kind whitney is. The Hart ford Times says of it:
 George Fred Williams Is consistent in his warfare on Henry M. Whitney, the prospective Democratic candidate TOT Governor of Massachusetts. He says now that If MT. whitney is a candidate, he shall vote for Guild. MT. Williams was Republican for many years be- fore he became a mugwnmp, ana ne has contributed to Republican success in Massachusetts ever since he went over to Bryan in 1896. His proposal to vote for Guild shows that he does not like the idea of joining MT. Hearst Independez zce League. Evidently the proper thing for him to do is to rejoin his old love, the Republican party. We do not suppose that his declaration of bpposition to MT. whitney at this time will disturb that gentleman at all. It is hardly possible that he could have expected or desired to have MT. Bryan s chief Massachusetts admirer on his in establishing friendly relations with the Nebraska man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
NOT GOOD POLICY.

The Chicago Tribune is not disposed the Kansas farmers who are unable to get harvest hands to save their wheat crop It argues that they send their boys out into the world to be lawyers and statesmen and everything else and then expect the hobo population of the country to get excited and rush thither on account of the two weeks wages they offer" A Kansas contemporary doesn't take kindly to this statement of the case It argues that 1t Is much to the credit of the farmers that they are guilty of the charge made by The Tribune.
 To an outsider it would seem that there are two sides to this question. It is right, proper and commendable for the farmers in Kansas or other States to give their boys an education that will fit them for any avocation in life, but we insist that 1t is not commenda- bIe to instil into the minds of these young men that work on the farm is if not actually degrading-an occupa- ton to be summed. If there is more ennobling avocation than that of the self-respecting and independent farmer history has failed to inform us of 1t. 1t is well that some farmer boys should have the capacity and opportunity to enter other fields, but it is not we'll for any State or section to train all the farmers sons ito be lawyers, statesmen and everything else' and then have to depend for farm help on the hobo population. That is not good sense or sound policy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06

ence we should be compelled to admit that we do not know. Labor Is cheap CT in England than it is here, but when we remember that the raw cotton is here at our doors, and that it must be transported some thousands of miles to English mills the natural inference would be that the expense of transpor- station would balance the reduced cost of labor but 1t seems that it does not We give the facts. as derived from good authority. to show that a spool of good sewing thread costs twice as much in this country as 1t does in England.
 As we said, the small things of life count. for a great deal Some idea of the profits which American consumers are paying to the manufacturers may be formed by noting the record of div idends paid by the Coates Thread Com pany. The table shows that the an- nual dividends paid by that company during the past ten years run from 20 ito 50 per cent. the average for the ten years being 26 1-2 per cent. As all know, this is large profit. and we also know that most of it comes from the poorer people of the country In the language of the immortal Mulberry Sellers, There's millions in it"-to the Coates corporation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
DRIFTWOOD
BY PHIL a. ARMSTRONG;.

The chief noises over the country just now are the Presidential booms.
  Alabama doesn't have to have "an izens to come back. They just natur- ally can't stay away. long from the srandest spot on earthl That noise like a snail is the small boy starting back to school. If your wife's mother is subject to sinking spells. why not take her row. ing?
 In some summer cottages the rooms are swept by ocean breezes and that's Tn starting out to reform the world suppose you begin with yourself. Mrs. Dr. Blow always indulges in such cutting sarcasm" Well, that's partly due to associa- tion; her husband is a surgeon" The prettiest girls, the best eating. the most hospitable people, a deliKht- full climate, the best water, everything gomery's. People live here; they mere ly exist elsewhere.
 Money makes the mare go--and ev- ervthing else. including itself.
 Seaside Tragedy. -- Goodbye. dear Miss Summer Girl with peek-a-bo boo and fetching curb. [ really hate to leave you We've walked and talked by moonlit
 ways,
 You'll miss me through the weary
 days
 hope it will not grieve you"
 r "C5ood-bye. Mister Summer Man. (You're mostly all conceit and tan), You'll find another job, sir. l shall not grieve when you are gone Maybe the world will still wag on III find another lobster!'
 +
 Memories. Maud Muller. on summers day, Pulled out a plum, and said: NO! Curfew shall not ring tonight Because old Grimes is deadI'
 Chicago Tribune. The boy stood on the burning deck, Where oft he'd stood before, And listened to the mate recite. ''The Face Upon the Floor"
 Milwaukee Sentinel. stay, tailor, stay, and hear my woet' The babe looked up and smiled, Two souls with but a single thought: "Oh. fireman, save my child!"
 Cleveland Plain Dealer. Under the spreading chestnut trec The village smith would whine There Is no place like home, sweet
 home,
 At Bingen on the Rhine"
 Nashville Tennessean. q am dyeinR, Egypt. dyeing," / Said the leading lady, signing. Twinkle. twinkle. little star" The public knows you always are.