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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Xmas gifts for servants

We have headed this list "Cfts for Servants " that s only 6gure of speech. Most acceptable gifts tQr any
 Nurses aprons wide strings. hemsdtehed hem wib two tucks hemsdtched. Special price for Mon-ss:..s' day for ...... .:. ...s...., 1s-SN
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 Very large hand crocheted shawl. finished with heavy fringe. Shown in black only Monday C1 EN special. .---~es .,'...>s " ZssSXQ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

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 sss. s-e -ss V v -. P
 ..1.,as f-s.s.ss . a-. 2
 Muffs to match.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Xmas hints

Ladies' best quality white and fast black hose. 1sc Special =. .... @OS
 Ladies' best quality black hose. 35c pair or three pairs for $I.00. for Monday only.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Xmas hints

Ladies' grey hd gloves, l6 button length. Regular $500. Monday spe- Oa gO g cial.. .. RAs ~
 Chadren's Buster Brown belts. in light blue and pink. medium width. Worth SIPS Oor Monday special 1OC
 Ladiks' I2 button Ienshs kid slOves. Black only e9 9S $3.25 Special :. &A' EO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Xmas selections from our
silk sectiOfi

Our silk section offers hundreds OE suggestions tor xmas shOppen. Really substantial sifs--gifs that are lasting-sifs that are appreciated fully.
 Note the extremely low prices quoted iOr, Monday.
 500 yards bOrdered crepe de chine. Excellent for scarfs. $I00 value Monday spe- TO-
 400 yards bordered crepe de chine Quite an elegant line awaiting your selection. Values worth
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 Wool Suitngs, making moss subslanhal Xmas gils For Monday we offer l.000 yds.. short lengths susable for skirts and suits We pnce the lot at less than man ufacturers cost These short lengths contain rem four to eight yards.
 700 yds short length siks. in all styes and weaves ,hree to ten yards in each Best values pvies regularly from S5e to $i.50. Here is an excellent 11 chance for saving Buy this lot special ....,J IC
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
JIMMY MUMMY
MODERN MARVEL
CORPSE EMBALMED BY PENNsYL-
vANIA UNDERTAKEN SEEMS
PERFECTLY PRESERVED.
FEAT ATTRACTS SCIENTISTS
J. p. Ross Believes He Has Discovered
Process of Treating the Dead
Which Was Used by the
Ancient Egyptians.

Brownsville, Pa.-This little vii
iage, so miles up the river from Pitts
burg, was visited by lot of scientific
looking people the other day, each OF
whom visited the undertaking rooms
Of j. p Ross, whose mummy is now
attracting such wide attention. Among
the visitors we're two who had been
sent by the Carnegie museum at Pitts
burg. Every one insisted on feeling
the face of Jimmy" as the mummy
has been named, and. after contact
with the hard, cold features, each went
away certain that Ross had something
new-while he may not have discov-
cred the secret which for centuries
was looked for in the pyramids, GER
tainly something more than is known
to the average undertaken.
Il have received many offers for my
secret for my Jimmy but / guess we
old boys will stick together said
Ross, as he affectionately stroked the
face of the man who was killed here
seven weeks ago. Jimmy and. have
been working out problem which
was solved in the time of the Pharaohs,
but the answer was mislaid. l think /
have solved it. l believe l have at
last found the secret of embalming
bodies so that they will keep for many
years. Anyway, l am so certain that
| don't care to dispose of my secret
nor let Jimmy out of my sight. If l
am right it will prove blessing to
mankind. If I'm wrong there will be
| nothing to say and no one will have
gotten ther-worst of il, save Jimmy
Il have been working on this secret
In embalming for the past 22 years"
said Mr. Ross, "but this is the first
time l have found things working
right 1t is the first time have had a
perfect subject to work on, and now
for seven weeks have been injecting
this new fluid into the corpse, and l
have obtained remarkable results.
Ffr-t the face began to Asrden, and it
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
RAlGIA

The real meaning Of the word Neu-
falgia is nerve-pain, and any one who
has suffered with the malady will not
be so anxious to know of its nature
as to hear of its antidote. Though
scarcely recognized by the profession
and people half century ago, it is
now one of the most common and pain
full ailments which afflict humanity.
As now generally understood the word
signifies an affection of the nervous
system, with pain in the course of the
principal nerves.
The two great causes of Neuralgia
are, Impoverishment Of the Blood
and Deficiency of Nerve Force; and
the treatment of it is not SO obscure
as many would be led to suppose. The
first thing is to relieve the pain
which is done more quickly and salts
factorily by ST. JACOBS OIL than by
any other remedy known; the SECOND
object is to remove the cause, which
rs accomplished by the abundant use
of nourishing food, of nature t.
strengthen and give tone to both thu
muscular and nervous systems.
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Is now as hard as marble. Anyone
who doubts this can investigate. as
have nothing secret except my fluid,
which / make myself, and which
secret will be kept in my family. The
body is in better shape than when it
was carried in here, limp and lifeless.
seven weeks ago. 1t has been looked
at by scores of physicians, and they
are all of this opinion"
Ross was one of the first under
takers of the country to find that
chloride of zinc would not do well as
an ingredient of embalming fluid, as
it had tendency to make the bodies
copper colored. Some years since he
substituted another ingredient to use
with formaldehyde in embalming, and
met with such good results that he de-
cided to go further with test which
he had figured out many years before.
1t has been eight months since he
completed his test and was ready for
the human body in which to make his
great test, but he had difficulty in Sc
curing one.
One of the Pittsburg hospitals Of
fered to allow him to use its labora-
tory, and would furnish body If the
hospital were allowed to share in the
discovery, but this Ross refused to
consider, as he wanted the secret for
his very own.
When the unknown man was killed
near his place, seven weeks ago, Ross
got the body, and found that there was
not a break on the almost perfect
corpse. There were no claimants. and
in a few weeks time Ross sent word
to the coroner of Washington county
that he was about to make an impor
tant scientific test and he wanted the
body for his very own The coroner
gave him the permission asked, and
has himself been an interested spec
tator at many of the injections.
Ross said that he would spend his
last cent now to keep any relative
from claiming the body, as he has put
his whole LIES work into it. 1t would
be an easy thing for any relative to
Identity the body. as the face II mos'
dfelike.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25

Paper Carried by Darby Amounted
Almost to Perpetual Permit.

"a negro just loves a watermelon"
said Representative Johnson of South
Carolina. Strange, too, that when a
policeman sees a negro with melon
at an unreasonable hour he has it
right down that the darby has stolen
that watermelon. heard a story about
a policeman who met negro in the
early hours of the morning, and he
had a big melon on his shoulder.
ct see you have melon there?'
"'Yes, sah,' answered the darby.
Use got er melon; but Use fixed fer
you, sah,' and pulling out paper he
handed it to the officer, who read:
This bearer of this is o. X. He paid
me ten cents for the melon, and he
is a pillar in the church. James
Elder
"'You are fixed said the officer.
"'Dat's what / lowed answered the
negro. and he moved on."-Washing.
ton Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
WORKMAN IMPRISONED
IN HEATING BOILER
HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE TURNS
HEAD OF COAL BLACK HAIR
TO GLISTENING WHITE.

Boston.-Imprisoned in big boiler,
underneath which fire was gradual
ly heating the flues to a point which
would have meant a horrible death
IL his escape had been delayed but a
few minutes longer, is the experience
undergone by Arthur McDonal, a
young boiler maker of Arkansas.
He has just left the hospital, nerv-
Gus wreck. His hair. which was coal
black, now hangs over his forehead, .
soft, glistening white.
At sawmill at Hope, Ark, a new
set of boilers had been put in. Some
thing went wrong, and McDonal was
called upon to repair the difficulty.
After fixing the first boiler, he
ordered the firemen to fill it
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
HAS WILD RIDE ON FLAT CAR.
Gale Blows Second John GiIpin Down
Grade Thirty-Five Miles.


Abilene, Tex-A citizen of London
and a ''train-band captain" whose ad-
ventures are related in Cowper's hui
morous poem, The Diverting History
of John Gilpin, showing how he went
farther than he intended, and came
safe home again." is not the only per-
son who has had such experience.
Henry James, cashier of the Farm
ers' and Merchants bank of Abilene,
and fat car on which he was walk
ing, were blown 35 miles down grade
on a Texas plateau-"farther than he
intended"-and he, too, came safe
home again." with his hair full of
sand and his neck chapped from fly
ing ahead of the wind.
At the time the cashier mounted the
car it was attached to a construction
train on the Roscoe & Snyder railroad,
but few minutes later it was side
tracked. Then came a furious gale,
and away went James and his fat
car, as only things can go before the
breezes that blow from the Rockies
across the Panhandle country.
James and his car didn't stop until
they reached Roscoe, where the up
grade begins.
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with water and build fire I'M
der it. Mcdonald then entered the
second boiler, and had been working
about an hour, when he noticed his
candle growing dim, and started to in
vestigate. Sick with horror, he real
lied that the negroes had misunder-
stood his orders and were building a
fire underneath the boiler in which he
was at work.
He struck his hammer against the
sides of the boiler, hoping to attract
their attention. Soon the heat began
to be felt. With hands torn and bleed
ing, and eyes almost bursting from
their sockets, the now thoroughly
crazed man crawled back and forth in
his prison, painting and praying and
moaning. The flues became so hot
they burned his feet, and his head
swan with the heat. At almost the
last moment way of escape dawned
upon him. Grasping the chisel he
placed it against one of the fiues un-
der water and dealt it terrific blows
The chisel broke through the flue
letting the water follow. The negroes
heard the water when it struck the
flames, and, believing that the boiler
still leaked, opened the water plug and
raked out the fire. McDonal had a
faint recollection of patch of day
light when the manhole was opened
but knew nothing more for five days
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
AN INTERESTING
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT
Any Child Can Do 1.-THE Result Is
Almost Like Magie-usefuI, Too.

Anything In the nature of a chem
zeal experiment is always interesting
and usually educative. Here is a SIM
pie experiment which any child can
perform and which Is instructive in a
very practical way: Get a bit of White
Lead about the size Of a pea, piece
of charcoal, a common candle in a
candlestick, and blow-pipe. Scoop
out little hollow in the charcoal to
hold the White Lead, then light the
candle, take the charcoal and lead In
one hand and the blow-pipe in the
other, with the large end Of the blow
pipe between the lips; blow the flame
Of the candle steadily against the bit
of White Lead on the charcoal and II
the White Lead is pure 1t will pres
emily resolve itself into little shining
globules of metallic lead, under the
intense heat of the blow-pipe, leaving
no residue.
II, however, the White Lead is adul-
terated In the slightest degree, 1t will
not wholly change into lead. So, II
will be seen, that this experiment is
not only an entertaining chemical
demonstration, but also of practical
use In the home. White Lead is the
most important ingredient of paint.
II should be bought pure and unadul-
terated and mixed with pure linseed
Oil. That is the best paint. The
above easy experiment enables any
one to know whether the paint is the
kind which will wear or not.
The National Lead Company guar
antee that white lead taken from a
package bearing their Dutch Boy
Painter" trademark will prove ALSO
lutely pure under the blow-pipe test;
and to encourage people to make the
test and prove the purity of paint be-
fore using it, they will send free a
blow-pipe and valuable booklet on
paint to anyone writing them asking
for Test Equipment. Address Ma
tional Lead Company, Woodbridge
Building, New York City.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Tramp Returns Good for Evil.

Middletown, N. Y-The family Of
Mark Linderman of Pulverdale, Pa,
have better opinion of tramps to-day
than formerly, and all because of the
treatment tramp gave their little
poodle.
A ragged. forlorn looking tramp
started to enter the yard of the Lin
derman home, but was told to make
himself scarce about that section. The
tramp started down the road pursued
by the little dog. A team was driving
past and ran over the animal, injuring
1t, and the tramp tenderly picked up
the dog and carried it back to the
house.
This act so touched the hearts of
the Linderman family that they forth
with invited the tramp in, gave him
a good meal, some old clothes and
some money.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
How Her Life Was Saved When Bit
ten BY q Large Snake.


ten BY Large Snake.
How few people there are who are
not afraid of snakes. Not long ago q
harmless little garter snake fell on
the wheel of an automobile which was
being driven by a woman. The woman
promptly tainted and the car. left to
its own resources, ran into a stone
wall and caused a serious accident.
The bite of a poisonous snake needs
prompt attention. Mrs. X. NJ. Fishel.
Route No. 1, Box 40, Dillsburg. Pa,
tells how she saved her life when bit
ten by a large snake.
ION August 20, 1906, i was bitten
on the hand twice by a large copper
head snake. Being distance from
any medical aid, as last resort l
used Sloan's Liniment, and to my as
constituent found it killed all pain and
was the means of saving my life. /
am the mother of four children and
am never without your Liniment."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25

and trouble with the kidney secretions.
This was my state when / began with
Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me
from the first and four boxes made
complete, lasting cure"
Sold by all dealers. so cents .
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
We Reiterate.

That for more than fifteen years
Hunts Cure has been working on the
afflicted. Its mission is to cure skin
troubles, particularly those of an itch
ing character. Its success Is not on
account of advertising, but because 1t
surely does the work. One box is
guaranteed to cure any case.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Class Favoritlsm.

"The Indian appropriation bill puts
an end to the relations of the five
tribes, notice" remarked Reeder,
looking up from his paper.
'Humph!" growled Grump, whose
wife's cousin is making a protract-
ed visit at his home. Il wish We
were Indians. City Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts
Cure has been sold under strict guar
antee to cure any form of itching skin
troubles known. No matter the name
less than one per cent. Of the pur-
chasers have requested their money
back. Why? 1t simply does the work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
One Of tie
EcssenfiuLS

Of the happy homes Of to-day Is . vast
fund Of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval Of the
Well-Informcd Of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but Of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir OF SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Too Risky,
where Is old Postmaster Daniel?''

where Is old Postmaster Daniel?"
asked the drummer.
Resigned last week." drawled the
Ioafer in the Beacon Ridge post office.
what caused the old man to re-
sign?'
why, he read in the paper that the
Florida people were skipping live ALI
gators through the mail. Said he
could stand queen bees, but when II
came TO live alligators he drew the
line, because he had never learned to
be a circus trainer, be gosh"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Has TO Be Cited.

Possibly there is something on
Earth that is surer and quicker cure
for cuts, burns, aches, pains and
bruises than Hunts Lightning Oil. II
SO, would like to be cited. For twenty
years / have been unable to find any
thing better myself" H. H. Ward,
Rayville, La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Classification.

THAT man is a great friend OF
yours" said the campaign assistant.
(Which kind of friend?" queried
Senator Sorghum, zone who wants to
do something for me or one who wants
me to do something for him?-Wash-
ington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Wavside Chat.

Ever thrown out of q saloon?'
Idly inquired Tired THIN.
Yep" answered Weary Wigs. I've
been thrown out of most everything
ceptin' work"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Seek the BRIGHT Things in Life.

Look out for the bright, for the
brightest side of things. and keep the
face constantly turned toward 1t; you
will then shed happiness along your
way like the summer sun-Julius
Bentham.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25

my back grew weak
and lame and /
could not S op
without a s h ar p
pain. 1t was just
as bad when / tried
to get up from a
chair. / was Ian
guild and listless
and had much pain
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
CLASSIFIED.

Printer-Where shall / put the an
nouncement of Alderman Dodgers re-
tirement?
Editor - Under Public Improve
ments."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
Relieved Herself That Way.

The Ingenue-Did you have nice
dinner?
The Soubrette (disgustedly) = No;
but you bet made him pay . lot
for 1t!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25

Two Million Dollars Every Day.
The exports Of manufactures Of the
United States averaged more than
100000 day during the entire
year, including every day In the cal
endar year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25

Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
LANoUID AND WEAK.
A Condition Common with Kidney
Trouble and Backache.

Mrs. Marie Siphe, 416 Miller St.,
Helena, Mont, says: Three years ago
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25

An easy-going man is apt to mako
Il hard going for his wife.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-25
WELL.

Huh! Your mother takes In wash
In"
"You didn't suppose she'd leave It
hanging out forever did you?"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
.FIREBUCS INFEST
TOWN AND SET TWO
FIRES SAME PLACE
Detectives Fail to Catch Mis-
creants Who Plan to Burn
Town of Brandon.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Dec 23.-Failing
to profit by the fate of the f1rebugs
who recently were arrested at Canton.
and who are now safely behind prison
bars, human freaks of this character
are carrying on their operations at
Brandon. small town about IL miles
northeast of Sioux Falls. The Brandon
.flrebugs have thus far succeeded in
keeping their identity a secret, not
withstanding persistent efforts on the
part of the authorities to apprehend
them.
The rascals on two occasions set fire
to the store building of Graft & Co..
which conducts one of the largest busi-
ness establishments at Brandon. and q
building, but on the two occasions the
flames were eXtinguished before great
damage had been done, and on the
third occasion the firebugs were
frightened away before they could ac-
complish their purpose
Mr.. Graft was advised few days
ago that another attempt was about to
be made to rob and burn his store
building. 1t was discovered that the
person who has been under suspicion
the gang of flrebugs had purchased
drills and quantity of nitro glycerin
for the Glowing Of the safe. Jack
Tracey until recently chief Of the
Sioux Falls police department, and a
private detective from Chicago were
summoned to the scene and maintained
e close watch for the firebugs on the
night alleged to have been selected for
the robbery and burning of the store.
but no one appeared, the unknown ras-
calls evidently having been warned of
the presence of the officers. The sus-
pected parties now are under close
watch and arrests are expected to be
made within a few days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
LUMBER COMPANY GUILTY
OF DlSCRIM!NA

l,eola s. d.. Dec. 22.-With YER
lict OF guilty of violation of the anti
discrimination law passed at the last
session of the legislature returned
against it in circuit court here yes
terday. and Il fine of $500, the Central
lutnl1er company announces that it
viii appeal the case to the state SUI
preme court on the ground that the
law is unconstitutional.
The case which was brought by the
Mitchell Lumber company, OF this
place. was heard before Judge Boutch
er and ii took the jury just 10 minutes
To decide against the defendant com-
pany. Il
1t was brought out in the testimony
on the part of the state that the Cen
trail Lumber company sold similar
grades of lumber at Ipswich for SIS
to s13 per thousand more than at
Leola. Notwithstanding that the freight
rates are a trifie more to the latter
point than To the former. The defend
ant companN's only testimony was To
the effect that it was not trying to
rush out competition.