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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
WOMEN PAYING PENALTY.
Tnereasea Death Rate Among Female
 Wage-eaRners.

Tnereasea Death Rate Among Female
 Wage-eaxners.
 New York Tribune.
 Women have begun to pay the pen atty for entering the fields of employ ment formerly occupied by men exclu- sively, according to mortunary table for Manhattan and the Bronx recently prepared by pr. William H. Guilloy, the registrar of records of the health de- partment He has compared two peri ods. isss when women had not taken up general employment In commedcial and profeccional life, and 1907, when there fs hardly an occupation in which they do not figure. Despite the tTe- mendous gain made in the light for supremacy over the great white plague, the deaths from all causes between the ages of 45 and s5 or over show that at the period when the manner of the past life is most potential for health or disease the death rate ex- ceeds that of forty years ago.
 Between the ages of 45 and 54 in 1888 the percentage of deaths from all causes was 17.es, as compared with 1867 in 1907; between the ages of 55 and 64, in 1868. 29,37. and in 1907, 3S.43; for ss years and over, sS.4o in 1868 and e7.30 in 1907. Tn tuberculosis of all kinds there has been a great reduction ln the ueatn rate TOT LII years Inls reduced the foregoing figures, or the showing of an increased percentage of deaths would be still greater. From other diseases the increase has been uniform.
 Life insurance companies have long recognised this adverse condition, hav- Ing observed the gradual increase of deaths among women who are in busi- ness. While the health departments the country over keep the statistics as accurately as possible. they are not ap- piled as practically as by the life com panies, which figure the dangers of risks to 6 nieety unknown in other lines of activity. Dr. Guilfoy sees great advancement in the fight against tuberculosis. but even in that disease he has shown that theamean average of death among women has shortened the duration of life since 1888.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
MAKING .aoLD Rosrs.
OnIy One Place Where the Real Flow.
 CTS Are Turned to Metal.

Only One Place Where the Real Floyg-
 CTS Are Turned to Metal.
 Roses in a factory! Real roses. mind you, ink and soft and delicate petalied, roses sending out their exquisite gar- den fragrance among the odors of oil and leather and acid. roses with drops of dew Jeweling their hals-uncuriea leaves. Killarneys and American Beau ties and Marechai Nieis standing in jar after jar among belts and tool benches and electro chemical baths, real roses for the basic material which this curi- ous factory converts into metal rose- bud hatpIns.
 Perhaps you've seen them in the city metal rosebud hatpins in the big tewelry stores, wonderfully accurate and true to natufe--and have wonder ed how the artist secured such faiEhful reproductions. But they are the work of no silversmiths. There is just one place in the world that turns out these mttalized rosebuds. says the Technical World. and that ia a little factory in North Chicago.
 Here the perfumed roses come fresh every morning from the greenhouses, hundreds of them at c time. some barely opened, some with two or three leaves curled. back. some closed tight and smooth in their long green salyxes. Here the roses so through a new and interesting process that turns them in- to metal. hardening them beyond pos- sibiltty of destruction, and reproducing every vein and leaf and roughness Of calyx beyond chance of change.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
ACOSTLYCATHEDRAL
OVER FOUR MILLIONS FOR ONLY
 BARE STRUCTURE.
rhe Cathedral of saint PauI Will he One of The Largest and Most
 Costly in the World.

Saint Paul, Dec 12,-(speciaD-- After year and half of active con struction, 1t is officially announced that the new Catholic cathedral of saint Paul will cost when completed s4,5OO,00O but this cost covers only the bare structure with rough plaster ed walls, destitute of the rich interior ornamentation, decorations and fur nishlngs which will be given the huge structure later.
 It is now believed that at this figure. the building will be complete as to exterior and ready inside for the years of work which will follow in beauti- tying 1t. 1t is now hoped that within a dozen years the building will be actually complete In ali It's minor de- tails. An official connected with the construction remarked when question cd that a cathedral is never complete and that its embellishments will be increased and refined for probably a century to come.
 The year and a half of continuous labor which has already gone Into the edifice has resulted only in the com pletion of the Foundations and of the stonework to the level of the first floor. This has required $35O,000. The structure is being built for solidity and permanence rather than with cost In mind. The walls are in many places twenty feet in thickness. and are especially heavy under the seven chapels on the north side of the edi- flee The excavation amounts to 65, 900 square yards and fifty-seven carloads of Portland cement were used In the "footings'' under the first course of the foundation. Six miles of steel rods have aiready been used. 5,000,000 brick. 10000 cubic. feet of Kettle River sandstone and 14.0O0 cubic feet of Minnesota granite from the Saint Cloud quarries. stone which has lustrous French gray tone. The con- crete work after numerous tests Is pronounced to be stronger than the ganite itself. The foundation work has been highly complimented by east ern engineers and is pronounced one of the finest pieces of construction of its kind in the United States
 The walls of the cathedral will be of exceptional strength and solidity. They will be more than one-third granite. the remainder being brick, and In strength and permanence will sur pass the walls of famous old world structures of the same kind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
crNrER oF PoPULATIoN.
Likely to Remain Eastward of Geo.
 graphical Center.

graphical Center.
 Geographical Journal.
 The center of popuation in 1900 was In the State of Indiana In i79O the center was twenty-thre miles east of Baltimore in the State of Maryland, or virtually on the Atlantic shore line. It's migration has ben slow and re- markedly uniform both in rate and fin direction It has hovered for 1i0 years along the thirty-nifth parallel of latitude, and it's total variation in latitude has been less than one-third of a degree.
 The westward movement has aver aged less than a degree in a decade. notwithstanding the incredibly swift occupation of a vacant continent by movement of population westward. The easterly position of the center of population is in part due to the fact that the eastern part of the continent was first settled, and was settled from the east. The easteriy position of the center of population Is also due to the more evenly distributed and more abundant resources of the eastern half of the United States.
 1t should not be forgotten that the geographical center of the United States lies some hundreds of miles west of the Mississippi River. The eastern half of the country. therefore embraces the Atlantic lowlands, the prairies and Great Lake plains. the gulf lowlands. and the forests and minerals of the Appalachian mountains and Appalachian plateaux. Over against these are the arid and noun tainous areas of the West.
 Certain areas will be reclaimed to incredible productlvenesS and the mineral wealth is vast; but the center of population may be expected to re- main to permanently to the eastward of the geographical center of the land
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

and a railroad to Tampico. This lat~ ter Is being surveyed, and will connect with a railroad now building from Tampico to the City of Mexico.
 This road crossing the bridge VIII connect with the road to build from San Antonio south of the Rio Grande and north to connect with St. Louis. Chicago and New York. These lines when completed will shorten the dis tance to the City of Mexico by about six hours and will control the bulk of the passenger traffic, as we'll as the immense freight traffic of the lower Rio. Grande valley and the Tam new lines plans are laid for deep water port at 6 point below Point Isabel in Texas. Tampico already has fine har- borS
 If these lines are gathered into one system, as undoubtedly they win be. with the control of two deep water ports. and the bulk of the freight and passenger traffic to Mexico. 1t will constitute another important trans continental route. The opening of the Panama Canal in q dozen years will add immensely to the importance Of this project. In certain quarters It is frankly stated that President Diaz himself. General Reyes and others high in Mexican official circles are inter ested in this vast project, which is be- ing financed by New York bank that has underwrltten some of the biggest industrial enterprises.
 The enterprise includes also the de- velopment of the great territory in South Texas. lying between San An tonic and the Rio GranJe which is now without railroads. This section pro- duces oranges, lemons and other fruits, and all the vegetables. both earlier and in larger quantities to the acre than California or Florida. It repays the fruit or truck grower at from S3O0 to $700 an acre year. and is capable of supporting a population as large as the whole state of Texas now has.
 From these facts 1t is evident that another of those startling industrial organizations has been effected. backed with unlimited capital and the best brains of two republics. and a develop ment will doubtless be achieved in this section in the next six or eight years that will surpass anything In the re- markable history Of the West and Southwest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Mort Common superstltlona.

Gentlewoman.
 To spill the salt is unluclCy.
 To sit down tirteen to table is un. lucky.
 Breaking a looking glass portends seven years of misfortune.
 picture falling from the wall is an omen of a death in the family.
 Seeing the new moon for the first time through glass should be avoided. Friday is an unlucky day for a jour ney or to eomence any undertaking. Crossed knives indicate an imminent quarrel.
 A black cat brings luck to a house. PeacockS feathers are unlucky oriia- ments.
 Walking under a ladder invites mis- fortune.
 Clothing unconseiously put on inside out is a good omen.
 Helping to salt is helping to sorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
The Paaaing of the Pine.

Columbia State.
 It is actually depressing to con- template what opportunities in the way of reforestation in this state are being wholly neglected. Look out of your car window as you speed along, especially If you are travelling through that once splendid yellow pine pelt that follows at varying widths our ample coastline, and witness the un- repaired destruction that has been wrought. The tupentine still and the sawmill have blasted the splendid forests like a scourge and where once that monarch of the forest, the long leaf pine, reared his head in countless numbers now are only scared stumps and the beginning of a new growth not of yellow pine but of scrubby oaks and of old field pines and their like. The stills and the mills did not leave even enough of the long leaf to furnish the natural means of re- forestation. Not only have we lost our noble foresta of yellow vine but on those lands where a new growth might be offering It's promise to com ing generations there is no prospect of so happy a consummation.
 What a pity it is that the owners of these lands have not the means and the disposition to begin their re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
". Dudley FouIke, The onln.

St. Louis -DTspatch.
 William Dudley Foulke of Indiana, the man who makes the White House lion raor at will. has been a member of Congress and a Civil Service Com missioner. He Is now the lord keeper of tho presidential conscience and the presidential reputation. When MT FouIke sees or hears anything that re- fleets upon Mir Roosevelt he immedI- ately writes an open letter to that gentleman which concludes with the query How about it?" Then the next Monday morning he reads in the newspapers a public response filled with dramatic and poetical references
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

solid South gratiied. and at the same time cater to the negro politicians by hlling the principal Southern Federal oJces with negroes. MT. Taft must make a choice. If he really wants to break the solid South, the first thing he must do is to let 1t be known that he Isn't depending upon the negroes for support for his ad- ministration. The Republican marty at the North doesn't submit to the appointment of negroes to the princf- pal Federal offices. There can be no strong Republican party in the South that would submit Co 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Champ ClarKss Kid Won the Belt.

SAAAAAAE SA@h8 - AAA& sVAA AAC A4~AAs Joe Mitchell Chapple in December
 National Magazine.
 Owing to rapid changes In the weather there was an early and flour lshing crop of colds this season. and as coughs and sneezes were heard, and handkerchiefs came often into play. Champ Clark dropped into the story telling mood. He Is an old newspaper man. and always manifests a kindly interest in the newsboys. and anything that concerns them makes a lasting impression on his memory. He is very proud of their keen wit, and believes that the American newsboy has no equal in repartee or shFewdness.
 On the particular morning of the st0fy-in chilly. forsty January-he was waiting on a New York dock while his friend. just over from Eng land saw to the collection of his luggage. The congressman thought 1t q good opportunity to dilate on his favorite theme. The Britisher rather resented his boasting. and said that to his mind the London newsboy was without an equal ''He Is always ready with a retort. don't you know that is as good as the latest in Punch The London newsboys are keen stu dents- of human nature-not a detail in a mans appearance Is unnoted by them." said the Englishman warmly.
 Champ turned his quid to the other side "You just try one these New York kids" he sid.
 A lad approached to sell a paper and the Londoner promptly opened fire, while the boy took an inventory of his customer.
 Now. my boy" said the English man "can you tell me the time by your nose this morning?'
 The boy glanced up at the English mans aristocratic figure. and. smiling serenely. replied: Ask our your own nose. sir; mine ain't runnin'."
 The Londoner. somewhat confused took out his handkerchief. and nothing more of the subject of newsboys was mentioned. Champ retired with the gleam of victory in his eyea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
South Carolina Planters Abandon Rice. GeorRetown Times.

GeOESeNoWu AlHiSss
 Only about 15,000 bushels of rice were made in this country this year. against 400. 900 bushels in the eighties. and we guess there will be less rice planted another season than ever, for numbers of planters will not try 1t again, and all will give It up eventu- ally. What will become of the rice fields is more than we can say: prob ably these large estates will be turned into shooting preserves. where the rich capitalists of tine North will enjoy themselves with the wild game of the forests. The labor to cultivate suc- eessfully these large tracts of low lands is getting scarcer every year and harder to manage But we shall see in time. A century or two ago the planters produced indigo on these very lands. and when that played out" they thought. so tradition says, that they were ruined: but rice was introduc ced. and successfully, too, as a money -mak- ing crop; but the war destroyed slay- cry and unsettled labor. since which time it has been uphill work for our planters. the industry gradually down each year, until now 1t looks to us Hike the bottom had been reached The ranks attending the cultivation of the rice crop are altogether too great for the man of ordinary means. but perhaps something else will take it's place as the vars roll on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
A Famous Phrase.

Boston Globe.
 The name is derived from a remark made in a speech In the United States Senate in January, 1883. by Mir. Marcy. of New York. Speaking of and for the New York politicians. he said: They see nothing wrong In the rule that to the victor belong the spoils Of the ens- my" Ths system had previusly at- tained great power in the State of New York. Under Jaekson's Administration it prevailed in national politics and was soon adopted by nearly all parties and applied to local as we'll as state and national offices. e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
white auaiI In Illinois.

Robinson cor.- St. Louis Times.
 At the risk of being accused of na- ture faking Robinson contributes its d1iota to freak literature. Two white quail have lived here for some time. and O. L. Gordon. of Gordon Station. shot one of them today and intends to have 1t mounted.
 The birds were beautiful. but aside from the white shade were not differ ent from other quails.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
u stin stnndn.

Boston Herald.
 Speaking of Ceasar's achievemkents, It will be noted that Sig. Ferrero docs not undertake to >eontrovert that mem- Orable first line of Ceasars commen- taries. in which he sets forth that all Gaul was divided into three parts 6
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

FOR sALE--There win be erected n fwe-story pebbled-dashed residences on corner of Mildred and Caroline Streefss modern and q gem for home, line neIghborhood, on street ear ilney five mfnutes' walk to business centerI titles good. Price reasonable. Terms easy. See plans in our office. Changes to suit cum be made new.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

Two-atorx eight-rO0m modern resi- Aence. Located on second block of North Lawrence streetJ now rented Tor SIS per monxh, on paved street with street car in front and price of only s4,S0o win make this property . quick -seller. Call early Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Real Estate Bargains

room cottage home, with porcelain bath, etc. on one of the prettiest asphalt streets in the State for only ti.s5o, but that is just what we have to offer and 1t only takes ss50 cash.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Phoine 4ss
FOR SALE

,Four five-roona modern cottages, with batk and electric lights, each lot has nice garden spot. Located in western part of city. on street ear line. Houses are rented cut to good tenamfs. Thls property cam be bought SO as t0 act purchnser per cent on investmens. h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
FOR SALE.

Three lots on west side of south Law renee Street, part of the Hubbard property. Elevated and beautifully located, street ear track beiHg new
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
The south's Viewpoint.

tavannah NeWs.
 The President and Mir. Taft can both make mp their minds that they can not have their desire to break the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
nanNfnY TO LEND.

We have any amount of money to lend on Montgomery city property from $500 upwnras. Loans made from one, two and Ave years at lowest rates of interest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Time to Buy

The time to pick up bargains Is right now, before the holidays are over and while people are needing money If you wait until the cotton ts turned Into money and times are easy, the snaps will net be so easy to find.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
New Property

Would you give ts.ooo for piece of property that will bring S1,400 year Tn rent and Is worth s14.000. If you would. let us figure with you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

chance for man with money to pick up few thousand dollars profit QUICK. If you have the money 1t will
 pay you to see us at once
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
FOR SALE.

,ra,a on thi. street. win sell one o' ithe three.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
rnn sALE.

On McDonough Street near High, magnificent vacant lot, 50 feet front by 150 deepl very few like It left Tn city, say nssvy after January it will cost more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Farms

We have for sale one of the most at tractive farm propositions ever offered, well Improved. well located and well rented. and must sell ar once. See us Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Pretty Little Home

If sounds too cheap to be true to say that you can buy pretty little nve
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

FOR sALE-$1,4o0 will buy nice four room house, rented to white tenants for SI6s year Can arrange terms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
For Rent

Splendid eight-room. two-stOrg house near in on sayre Street. furnished or unfurnished. Immediate possession
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Business Property

s13.5oo will get you q three-story brick building. leased for i've years to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Are You a Bear?

If so. J. Bierpont Morgan says you are bound to ios{. As for us. we ar ewil1ing to risk our surplus moneyl7) on his judgment.
 "Bear" this in mind. and while thinking 1t over. figure the interest on some or the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

FOR sALE--S4.2bo. beautiful six room cottage in five hundred block Hull Street. if you are looking for a home. you couldn't beat it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

FOR sALE-ss,00o will buy seven room two story hoyse: will net 10 per cent. inter est. This Is a bargain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

FOR sALE-y2.o00 (half cash) will guy lovely cottage; sanitary and bath. corner lot. will rent for s240 year. or will make ideal home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Security Bonds

We write surety bondn, covering all classes of court bonds, including exec utors, administrs tors, guardians. etc., and can make the bonds without delay.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-04
FIRST TOUCH
OF REAL WINTER
Fall of the Beautiful Causes
Many Inconvenience
SNOW PL0WS ARE OUT
Kept Busy Clearing Walks.
Drw of the City
Street Car Service Worse Than Ever
--Telephons and Telegraph Wires
Damsged-Boys Happy.

Telephone lines were knocked out
of commission, street cars were held
up, the sidewalks were coated while
the trees were converted into mag
nificent white things of beauty by
the first snow storm of the season
which began early Friday morning
and continued until noon.
Mr. George Blum, the superintend-
ent of streets and alleys, ordered the
snow plows out early Friday morn
ing and it was specessary to have
them going nearly all day IN order
to keep the walks clear, Walking
was made most difficult early i'm
the morning but the walks b were
practicallys cleared ns.the Shusiness,
districts, by noon. The shoe retail
ers found grand rush or business
resulting from the sloppy snow fall
and many were compelled to place
extra clerks into commission in or
der to handle the business. 81
The street railway company had its
troubles. The snow blocked the
tracks, clogged the switch frogs and
delayed the car service at every
point even more than usual. The
big snow plow was placed in COM
mission early in the morning but
the tracks were not wholly cleared
until about O'clock. The interur-
ban cars were delayed at several
stations south of the city on ac-
count of the snow and arrived in
the city late. The telephone linemen
were also busily engaged Friday in
repairing broken wires and repair
ing other damage resulting from the
snow fall.
The small boy made his ten cents
per in sweeping ,porches and walks.
Many unemployed men were given
work this morning at the railroads
this morning sweeping snow and to-
gether with the damage caused there
was a great deal of good resulted
from the storm. It was good pack
in and the school boy was in his
glory.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-04

IN YOU want the family to he heal
thy, strong and active, give them
Hollisteg's Rocky Mountain Tea this
month. Makes rich, red bleed and
muscle. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Flocken's Pharmacy. n
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-04

Special for Saturday Fish Globe
and two fish 1Oc-larger globe and
two fish Is cents.
+. e. BLAKE,
l2-3-2t 126 w. Center st.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-04

DR.. Lunger fits glasses treats dis
eases, eye, ear, nose throat South
Main street. asA ~ l2-tf