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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09
THINGS LOST IN
PUBLIC PLACES

A taTs On Sa i.'Y sts y ee''' discover 'ss
that some valuable has disap-
peared, do not lose your head Inn
mediately. There are. after all is said.
many more honest people in this world
than dishonest. and the chances are
that II you go about 1t properly, you
Vol recover the article.
First OF all. register your loss at the
box Office or superlntendents room.
Give your name and address plainly,
being sure that they are correctly taken
down, and. II you wish to offer any re-
ward for its return. name the amount.
Be sure to leave money for the man
agement to telephone you If their search
Is rewarded. and give your telephone
number. Then ask for some one, or. II
this is not granted. get permission your
self. to search the part of the house in
which you were sitting.
II. after a day, you have no word OF
the loss. advertise in at least one morn
ing and one evening paper. naming the
article explicitly. so as to avoid con-
fusion. II you wish you may name the
theatre as the place to which It is to be
returned. Most places are kind and
courteous in such matters. and only
too anxious to help you in your search.
If they return the valuable to you. do
not forget that the man who has acted
as their agent is worthy Of thanks. at
least, If you do not wish to regard him
in any more substantial way.
And, finally. If the lost article was
piece of Jewelry. 1t would be well to
have a jeweler make the clasp stronger,
to avoid further loss.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09

snort story.
Far be 1t from US to say that the
short story can never be a work of
art. Poe. De Maupaussant, Balzac. all
conclusively deny any such assertion.
But in its usual present form 1t is in
nocuous-nothing more. 1t is simply
not to be brought into comparison win
the researches of master minds in the
realms of history. science. philosophy,
biography.
Perhaps the best cure-and here
women should be especially interested.
for not only are they the greatest fic-
ton readers. but they usually have the
mental training Of the next generation
on their hands-is to advocate diamet-
really opposed course, and a return to
poetry as a subject for daily reading.
OF course. there are objections in the
way. The American mind is practical
rather than idealistic; exclusive poetic
reading is to be deplored; 1t is not al
ways possible to choose the best poetry
any more than the best prose. 1t is pos
sible. however, to lead children at least
to love, the poets. and through them
the philosophers, and through them the
great world of literature at Iarge-as
opposed to modern fiction. And thus
the problem may be solved.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09

iustre FOR years.
OFTEN among the cherished family
heirlooIns are included ornaments not
strictly Jewels, but still of great value
Among these might be mentioned amber
and jet accessories. Both OF these. and
especially amber. are very brittle, and
break frequently. Do not. however.
throw them away even IL badly broken.
for they can be mended. For amber,
smear the broken surfaces with a thin
layer OF linseed oil. Hold the parts thus
smeared In front of a fire until the sur
faces become hot and slightly soft.
Then press the broken surfaces to-
gether in their original position and
set the article under a light weight I'M
til the joining is firm. To mend Jet.
on the other hand. procure from the
shoemaker's or the leather sellers a
small stick OF elastic glue. Soften this
by holding It near the fire. but take
care that it does not catch light. Slight
ly warm the broken surfaces and spread
as thin a layer of the melted glue as
possible over one of them. Press to-
gether in the original position. and in
few minutes the glue Will be firmly
set
Thus. by caring for ones ornaments
and articles they may be preserved far
beyond their natural lease OF life, and
be handed on In turn to the next gen.
GRAFTON.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09
Growing Children

" HERE comes a time in every Fam
lily when the parents suddenly
l. realize that their children are
growing up. Mary'pleads to be allowed
to wear her hair without a ribbon;
John thinks he Is quite old enough to
start to smoke; strange boys-"chil-
dren," father CONTEMPORARY snorts-
ask permission to cali on Katharine;
and even little William is speaking OF
I'VE men" where once it was ''us fell
lers." a.
It is a sad time. too, to father ana
mother, who must see the babies van
ishing, and unfamiliar men and women
in their dear places; and who, worst OF
all, suddenly feel with pang that they
themselves are growing old. 1t is no
wonder. then that sometimes their con-
duct appears to the children harsh and
unreasonable. Mary retires in tears be-
cause mother spoke of her as a little
GIRL: John is insulted because father
addressed him as Master, instead of
Mr., Brown, and Katharine and William
resent being called 1.-The youngsters" by
the older children. So there is strife In
the family, and no one will yield an
inch. and there is general unpleasant
ness because all these young and newly
discovered Wills are bent on opposing
one another.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09

SHALL WE READ FICTION?

a T first blush the question here
~ asked seems rather ridiculous
n than otherwise All the world
reads fiction. and most OF the world
refuses to read anything else. Yet to
our mind the death of the novel as a
form of popular reading is not far OF.
1t began In England with Richardson
and Fielding; it grew with Scott and to
its perfection with Dickens and Thack-
cray. and it seems to be rushing now to
destruction with the host Of petty writ
ers whom. at the present time, we have
with us.
Is there not danger-nay, has the
danger not been proved-that in the
eager pursuit of the six best sellers
not only the great classics in other de-
partments of literature, but even the
works of the master novelists them
selves. will be forgotten? We speak
here of English and American fc-
ton only. but everywhere the tendency
is the same. Yet 1t is doubtful II even
Its speedy dissolution will be an un-
mixed benefit The public mind. weak
ened by the mental pap It has for SO
long been devouring, viii demand noth-N
ing stronger, and will simply increase
the already enormous popularity Of the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09
HER SUMMER
FURNISHINGS

r r OUSEKEEPING and homekeep-
!" ing are two very different things.
il II Any one by persistent effort
can acquire the ability to keep
house"-it Is all a matter of daily prac-
tice which in time makes perfect. The
art Of housekeeping" however. II
very different matter. and one which
cannot be SO easily acquired. Indeed.
It is gift which Is Unborn and that 10
to be coveted above any other.
Our practical girl. Of course, knows
Just how to plan her wardrobe at q
small expenditure Of money, and to give
Just the right touch to always appear
smart But she has still another gift
which Is OF far more Importance. and
that IL to make her surroundings at
tractive-to give the really .shomey" at
mosphere to her abiding place. whether
1t be one room or an entire house.
II she lives In bachelor girl quarters
and her one room must be sitting room
and sleeping room combined, she can
easily transform her domicile into de-
lightful little nook where she need
have no conjunction at receiving her
friends. Even an attic room can be
climb.
Any one who has ever known what Il
is to sleep in such room can testify
to the Joy of hearing the rain pattering
on the roof. Of listening to the birds
chirping under the caves and of feeling
that IL it 10 only one room 1t IL home.
A bed should be the first considera-
ton. and the practical girl owes It to
herself to see that It Ii comfortable.
There are any number Of makeshifts
to which one can resort. but who of us
does not despise the bookcase or desk
that masduerades as one thing by day
and another at night? Some way one
never feels at home unless there In q
corner where one can relax any mo-
ment, when opportunity IL AFFORDED.
One Of the cleverest arrangements,
rs well as the most comfortable, 10 q
single white iron bedstead, with head
and foot pieces the same height.
In other words, purchase two head
pieces. so when the bed is dressed in It's
green denim cover 1t will appear like
a respectable. digniied davenport.
II you are so fortunate as to have q
corner, or even log in the wall,
where bed will ut, that is the place 1t
should go. A hair mattress will doubt
less be beyond the limit of the average
girls purse, but better. far better, have
a good felt mattress than a cheap hair
one. Have it made to order If you can
AFFORD it. selecting your own felt. and
six inches in depth will be none too
deep for comfort.
To make such corner as is shown
In the illustration. have the carpenter
put up ordinary pine boards. with
brackets. which will cost but q few
cents and which you can afterward
paint white or stain to suit your room.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09
BEAUTIES OF HARMONY

How different It might all be! II
father and mother would gracefully
concede point and the children would
not expect too much, and all would only
be patient, 1t might be made a time Of
peace and happiness instead of turmoil
and annoyance. Sooner or later 1t Is
inevitable that the children grow up;
why not accept the not unusual phe-
nemenon qaietly. and simply thank the
gods that It is no worse. and that at
least your children will make good men
and women when their time shall come?
Still. in spite of all. there is touch
of bitterness attached. When children
marry. and bring their wives and hus-
bands into the house. there yet remain
the children themselves. but what when
even they disappear. and in their places
stand unrecognizable strangers2 And
therein does thu hurt La.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09

A good way to secure the prints Is to
slip them up under the shelf. after hav-
Ing FIRST measured OF the wall spaces
accurately. This done the prints should
be tackled at the lower corners with in
visible tacks. afterward using fancy
fieur-de-lis brads or any fancy tacks,
which are thrust through a shaded
the prints and denim.
When the bed In showed back in the
corner and piled full of cushions nothing
more attractive can be imagined.
A substitute for denim may be any
cheap printed goods of just the rigbs
sort-even calico in shades of green ~
not to be despised. Unbleached muslin
at 1914 cents a yard, dyed green or
buff. and with stenciled borders, makes
handsome bed covers and hangings.
Or plain unbleached muslin may be
made most attractive with diamond
dyes-splotching gay figures or bios
SONS here and there to simulate Eng
lish prints and using them for book
shelf and table draperies or wall hang
ings. These prints" give cool sum-
merry appearance to a room II green
predominates, and the stay-at-home girl
will find this change in her surround
ings most restful.
A screen which Is both useful and ar
tistic may be made to serve two pur-
poses--its rightful one OF keeping out
draughts or light, and serving as q
sewing screen also. English prints or
hal al oh
ed In q floral design with diamond dyes
viii make an inexpensive attractive
screen provided the carpenter makes
the frame. Nails. gilded and driven in
q row about the frame work, make ex-
cellent spool holders. while\ numerous
pockets of muslin, cretonne. English
print or whatever 1t may be hold
pieces" and all the odds and ends used
In sewing. The right" side, Of course,
shows no earmarks Of the sewing
screen.
II the practical girl has more than
one room to look after. 1t IL her Joy
to minister to the comforts Of others.
Fresh curtains. II they are only Of
cheap scrim. with q stenciled border of
morning glories. transforms an entire
room. Cushion covers In prints-Eng-
lish. Japanese or whatever 1t may be-
to fit your rooms. win freshen couches
wonderfully.
II there is q wee tot in the house.
either baby brother or sister or q
small niece or nephew, he or she, too,
must be catered to. For these little
people there are Kate Greenaway
screens. with bordered effects that can
easily be achieved by making use of a
strip Of English print, which is sold by
the yard and which, comes in such at
tractive guises. All sorts of motifs are
employed from Mother Goose figures
to Greenaway designs. The same strips
make beautiful frieze which will be-
guile many an hour for the children.
These strips may also be home rlads. II
one enjoys stenciling or dabbling in
water colors or dyes.
A play rug that will be a great Joy to
any youngster Is made of four yards
of unbleached muslin cut In half and
sewn together in two-yard strips. A
perfect square should be made Of the
rug" which can be dyed in any color.
Blue is especially desirable. as II is a
good background for his babyship.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09
Finishing a Tailored Skirt.

~ NE OF the difficulties that the anna
4 Nteur dressmaker has to encoun-
~ ter is the finishing OF the skirt
made from cloth or similar material.
To get the proper result, the edge of
the skirt should be bound with soft
silk seam binding. then turned under TO
the depth of the hem. Making an in
turn after the manner Of the ordinary
hem means an unsightly ridge when the
skirt - nraSRed
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09
What of limitations

TIME question OF imitations-to be
or not to be-is indeed a perplex-
ing one. On the one side stand
those who say that no real gentlewo-
man ever wears or uses an article that
is not exactly what It is represented to
be. and on the other are their oppo-
nents. who declare that. In that case.
mankind, and especially womanlxind,
would soon have no belongings OF any
sort whatever.
Ivory plano keys. they say. are skim
med milk; lead pencils are graphite; ana
catgut comes from sheep. A classic
cation that would bar these would, they
say further. preclude also false teeth.
eyes and legs. So why not make q
sweeping declaration that the artificial
is as good as the real. and that imita-
tons are no longer to be recognized as
such. but are TO be considered as the
articles themselves that they representa-
AVOID OBVIOUS DEcEPTIoNs
But why. on the other hand, can there
not be a sweet medium Let limitations
exist, and use and wear them so long
as they do not blatantly declare their
false origin. and proclaim to the world
their face-deFial III the things they are
supposed to be Better a plain pine
wood chair, openly admitted as such.
than the same chair heavily veneered
with rosewood. Better simple band OF
confessed rhinestones. than a "dia-
mond" pin costing 50. And better. /r
better. a plain shell comb. a silver b i'd
bracelet, an aluminium coffee pot ian
the same articles covered with 3. ious
decorations. and forced to pass for tor
tOise shell. or platinum. or silver.
Above all. prefer simplicity to gor-
geousness. plainness to elaboration, APP
propri ateness to brtliancy. That is to
say. DO not wear a pearl" necklace In
the daytime. or everybody will guess its
manufacture; do not deck your belt
with sequins. nor call your putty ma
hogany The mark of the gsntlewo-
man--whom most persons seem to have
forgotten in their strenuous hunt for
the '1ady'-is quietness and good tasta
A word to the wise Ii sufficient
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09

and will take the stenciled or
painted border of animals so well.
Noah's ark figures are always In IA
vor, and they are certainly not diff
cult to execute.
This rug must, of course. be tack
ed at the four corners with large
thumb tacks to keep It I'm place.
In fact, there Is no end of delight
full things which the practical girl
can do to equip her home for sum-
pner use, and as necessity Is always
s'the mother Of invention" she need
spend but very little money to &C.
complish this result.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

The tax book for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in Sewer District No. g for the purpose of constructing sewers, has been placed in my hands. All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their as- sessments to me within thirty days from this date. If such payment Is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of said assessment and for legal pen alties and costs.
 Given under my hand this second day of January, 1907.
 J. P. ALEXANDER, Collector.
 Office corner Fourth avenue and Pine street 1 8 30t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29
CREMATION DAY"

Washington, Jan. 29.-As the carnaton is said to have been Presi- dent McKinley's favorite flower, thousands of Americans all the world over are today wearing it in honor of the anniversary of the late presidents birthday The Carna- tion League of America is now a strong organization much as the English have established Primrose League in memory of Lord Vlacons.. field. Carnations were worn by all members of the house of representa- tives, Democrats and Republicans alike. Never before has the homage been so uniform. Employees of con gress and officials and clerks in the various executive departments al joined and the entire force of the White House appeared with the pinl or carnation upon the lapel of eacl coat. During President Mckinley
 occupancy of the White House h,
 daily wore his favorite flower.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29
TAX REVISION.

New York, Jan. 29.-The report of the State commission, appointed by Governor Higgins, to revise the tax laws of the state has been presented to the legislature. The committee in- stead of making an income tax or a habitation tax a feature makes fea- ture of the inheritance tax. The re- port provides for an increase in the tax graded on the remoteness of the relation ship of the donor to the bene- ficiary. The report recommends an increase of the tax now paid oy cor porations. The exemption from tax ation of deposits in savings bank is reduced from $3,O00 to s1,000. The re- port recommends an increase on the tax on the surplus of savings banks in such a way that the state does not benefit by the increase, the additional amount raised by tax going to the To- cality. As the commission was. not unanimous in it's findings several rin-
 ority reports were presented. The ru-
 ral members of the commission favor
 Ian income tax, while the Wall street
 members favor habitation tax. The bills of the commission are expected
 to cause lengthy hearings and consid erable opposition is expected to come l from the interests affected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29
Fitz and Burns to Clash
 ln Philadelphia March ao

of success in puglism ln Q series of fights in which he bested all of those who were great when he was great-
 4Uzsimmons rose to the pinnacle est. He he'd the middle-Weight, the light heavyweight and the heavy weight championships, and defended them against all worthy competi- tors. Even today there are many who regard him as the most popular fighter that was evar in the ring. His downfall came after the defeat by Jim Jeffries. He was then 37 years of age, but his ring days were not yet numbered I. was only d second knockout by Jeffries three years later that really convinced the sporting world that he was no longer entitled to the championship.
 Fitz, however, only fought right on. He took up theatrical work, but whenever he saw a chance to en- ter the ring with some chance of profit and victory he came back. And now, despite the fact that he has come to be called the Grand Old Man of the Ring, he is at it again. Tommy Burns will face him equipped with all the advantages of youth and strength, but Fitzsimmons will oppose ot such tactics his marvellous knowledge of boxing skill. This alone may give him the better of the fight, as there is no bit of strategy in the ring, with which Fitzsimmons is not as familiar as the great Joe Cans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29

The fighting public will have an other opportunity to find out "heth- CT Bob Fitzsimmons still has that .'one more fight left'' next month when the old war horse will meet the new and fast-coming Tommy Burns before the recently organized Philadelphia Sporting Club in a six-round battle on March IS.
 The fight was clinched by tele- gram from F'itz last night, saying that he had made satisfactory ar engagement for the match.
 The men will have a guarantee of certain amount, with the privi- lege of taking a percentage of the gate should it come up to good figure.
 Fitz's return to the ring after his defeat at the hands of Jack O'Brien on the coast a year ago has caused great surprise in fighting circles, and it is generally felt that "the old man" must think himself good and strong again to take on a tough yOung fellow like Burns over even a short route.
 Has He the Punch Left?
 Fitz will not have the difficulty in hitting Burns that he did when he faced the quicksilverlike Phil adelphian, and it is question whether his old punch has outlived his age and can more than balance the advantage of speed and youth that will be against him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29
MILLION SALMON EGGS

Bangor, Me, Jan. 29.-1 ,120,000 sal mon eggs have been received from the Craig Brook Government hatchery at East Orland for the Little Spring
 Brook hatchery on the Peno5scot. Vast Branch is about fifteen miles from Stacyville. These eggs were talk en from river salmon caught in the weirs at Bucksport and other places down the river last summer. When the eggs are matched and reaiy to leave the spawning beds they will be "planted" in the head waters of the Penobscot and the lakes and ponds of
 northern Maine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29
BUBONIC PLAGUE.

Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 29.-The bu- bonic plague is spreading at an alarming rate. Up to the present there are sixty cases and sor:teeE deaths. Yellow fever has also made it's appearance and severu, deaths from leprosy are reported. The bu- bonic plague was brought into this country by a number of coo,ies on a British tramp steamship They were shipped from Bombay. All steps are being taken by ;he sani- tary authorities to stop the spread of the diseases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-29
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