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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16
BRYAN CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR HIS.
Lincoln Letter Carrier Got Away with Letters
Addressed to THE Commoner''

Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 15.-Clarence F. Broad,
substitute mail carrier in the Lincoln POstoffice
confessed in police court to-day that he had
taken letters addressed to W. ]. Bryan's news
paper and containing funds for the Democratic
campaign fund. He admitted taking eleven let
ters on Monday. Letters have been missed for
several months
Broad was bound over to await the action OF
the United States Grand Jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16
KELSEY INVESTIGATING FoREsTERs.
oion I Pass On Increase in Rates in Granting
a Renewal License.

AlnSny. Oct. superintendent otto Kelsey Of
-e htate Insurance DEPARTMENT, in a statement
0eo tonight, says that the affairs Of the Inde-
S-ioent Order Of Foresters being investigated
y MS department. He denies that in granting the
oe' renewal license ne passed upon the merits
VI ne recent increase In rates. He says IN part:
Vt 10 prejudice the interests Of the organization
slH lH members IN its state the renewal license
r1esseo pending investigation. While exami-
-9 1on IN this matter IS pending. the department
- - Neke no action sustain to condemn the
management OF the roreeters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16

FooT8ALL-WEST PoiNT-sATUROAYS.
october outings. See Day Line Advs-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16
AFT ER.

Bonds can sonly be is
sued for necessary i'm
proVements or construc-
tIon with the approval Of
the Public Service Com
mission, and this ap-
proVaI Is only granted
after rigid audit and
investigation Is made
and the assets are proved
to exceed generously the
amount of the issue.
The people who have
recently invested in the
new Interborough bona
issue know that the COM
missions experts have
passed upon every piece
of property mOrtgaSed
and that full mea sure,
pressed down and run
ming over, is there. Even
the Belmont Hotel was 5
thrown in to make Inter
borough bonds good. This
would never have hap
pened but for the Public
s ervice Commission.
Does Mr.. Chanler know
that what the investors
have themselves lost on
the securities of the New
York surface railways
would pay for the entire
expense of government
by commission, many
times ovo-. for n quarter
of a century?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16
GOVERNMENT
BY COMMISSION >
WHAT HUGHES DID AND
CHANLER WOULD UNDO.
A QUESTION OF EXPENSE.

Mr.. Chanler has discovered" that govern
ment by commission is expensive, and he wants
to abolish 1t. Probably he has never thought
how expensive the lack of government by COM
mission has been to the people. and how profit
able it has been to financial thimblerggers, who
are mostly supporting him in the hope Of break
ing down the Public Service law. Here is a
Specimen of comparative cost:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16

.r GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER
tS purity has made il famous. "-AdYt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16

No doubt the high finaneiers who want to
snatch the peoples savings by the issue of inse-
cure bonds are like Mr.. Chanler opposed to
government by commission" But how do you
feel bout il?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16

London, Oct Is Three cruisers OF the home
feet which now at Queensferry, Scotland
have been ordered 10 search the North Sea for
the two missing balloons that sailed away from
Berlin last Monday in the endurance contest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16
BEFORE.


Bonds and other forms
of Indebtedness could be s
Issued for anything or p
nothing, as long as the t
public would buy them. Il
The old Railroad Com n
mission had no power to .
Investigate, and always a
gave its approval. The II
only protection that the a
purchaser had was the t
statements of the per- a
sons who profited by the
Issue of sale. r.
What wouldn't the peo- n
pie now give, who in is
vested in a $4,000, 900 is n
sue Of the Third Avenue p
As at 99Ia in 1900, which ot
are now worth 81, if a
there had onlX been a p
public service NSIpmis- n
sion in those daySA3, Il
100000 lost, strayed ~tl
stolen, .
They would have been W
glad to pay somebody to p
save them from that ST. S
100000 of the Twenty L
eighth and Twenty ninth Il
Street Crosstown guar h
anteed" % 5s. bought III
at 10. for which so is Y
now asked, and there are W
no bids-a million dollars e.
lost to investors! Many b
of these bonds were the Il
sole support of widows OF
and orphans and the in
YestmentS of small eS-
tates-the savings of a
lifetime completely wiped
out for lack of what Mr..
Chanler cheerfully refers
TO as Government by
Commission" J
No doubt the high fin
snatch the peoples saving
cure bonds are like Mr..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-09
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OFFICERS.

AC1EDTT.RATINo AND COLLECTION ooN1A1Y
0onNnuousy 0ondvoed Thirty Years undss same man
aoernent.
we have facts and information concerning he 11nen.
Standing Habit OF Pay and General Reputation tor
Credit Of than Five Hundred Thousand nd1v!de
uals firms and corporations dong business IN the CITY
o1 Chicago
our facilities enable u 70 write couneroaA. 11dsiy
md insurance Reports Immediately on request
No annual subsoy4puon - veQursd 70 do business
With this ot6oeN
Toehaxthorinlorxnauonsen sand postal oeoaN oan0A 4oA-
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Report Of Condition 1t Close Of Basi-
ness Friday, February 14th 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
FASCINATED BY BITS
 OF COLORED PAPER
No One Appears Be Immune to the Attractions the Science of Stamp Colecting-Enormous Additions of
 New Converts

Chinese treaty port and represented in bright colots a handsome bird. The recipient of the mlssive had never seen a bird on a stamp and believed she had found something more extraordinary. A friend suggested, howev that there might be other, bird stamps, and to de- termine' this they started to pry into the mysteries of phlIateiy-those de- lightfuf mysteries. which. unraveling at every turn afford limltless field for profitable instruction. entertainment and recreation.
 The searchers found not one more bird. but dozens. There was an emu parrots, pheasants. swans, the kiwi, kaka, crane goose, duck, apteryx, ju- ral, ptarmigan. duetzal. torea and score more. It was but a step from the investigation of bird stamps to study of those showing four-footed beasts. And what an array was found thenl Elephants camels. Hons tigers. leopards, hlppopotamii, dogs, horses, cows. sheep. bears deer, monkeys and enough others to have giaddened the heart of a Noah. Es
 A prominent gentleman who was very religious sought to discourage his boy from stamp collecting, fcontending that the used stamps were mere rubbish" The boy produced a half dozen stamps each of which portrayed some charac- ter or scene from Biblical history. The old gentleman was immediately won over and started a collection for him. self.
 In a banking house clerk noticed letter bearing a United States stamp across the face of which was printed the word Guam" Like the young lady who got the bird stamp he thought he had found a great rarity and de- termined to learn If there were any
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

ing q little deeper into the stamps of that country the now fully interested gentleman discovered that the story the French stamps tell covers not alone the nations internal disturbances. put it's modern wars with sister lands
 And so 1t is in the case Of neary every stamp issuing country on the globe. Their stamps constitute an Tn dex to their history. A study Of ther stamps unravels the story of their pro gross or decline. their wars and revo- lutions, their victories and defeats the extension of their domains or the cur tailment of their possessions
 Philately interests because 1t IS an exhaustless purveyor of information and useful instruction. The most commonplace stamps have a story to tell. Every field of learning is cover ed. Geography, politics. the arts and sciences. myth ology, language and It. erature. Christianity. Judaism and heathenism, astronomy. zoology, me- chanlcs. and all conceivable divisions and sub divisions are opened up to the student of the bits of paper that are now or have been used to carry the worlds mail.
 It Is not strange that once man or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
BAKE AND FREEZE LEG TO SAVE
 LIFE.
Dr. suIIIvan. m Interne, Aids Police man Carpenter Where Elders
 DespaiFed.
New York Herald

New York Herald
 After experienced physicians had de- clared that even amputation of leg might not save the life of Policeman Coles Carpenter. and a priest had been sommoned to administer the last rites of the church. Dr. Raymond Sullivan, young interne in St. Mary's Hospital, succeeded. by the alternate baking and freezing process, In saving Carpenters life and leg.
 While stepping from a car last July Carpenter fell on rusty nail. wounding his right leg Mortihcation set in and last December if was decided amputa ton was necessary
 pr. Sullivan, son of Dr. John D. Sul- Ivan, a police surgeon. said he believed he could save the limb. As amputation in Carpenters condition was most pre- carious, the interne was allowed to
 DY. Sullivan baked" Carpenters leg fin heat from 150 to 200 degrees to in- duce a rush of blood to the limb. He then plunged 1t into an ammonia ice tank to drive the blood out quickly and carry away the impurities which had caused modification, The treatment proved effective and early in April Car Denter could use his leg with the aid of crutches. Last night he took a long walk without the crutches. His leg will soon be normal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

Reminder of the Cariist rebellion. woman has a taste of the attractions of the science-for it has been officially science---he or she should become enamored of it.
 It is interesting to know what class es of people are fascinated by stamp collecting. If we glance over the roll of new members of the big collectors organization of this countryside American Philatelic Association---we will find among the scores who have joined within the past few weeks the following, a Washington. D, C.. mer- chane. aged 52: Detroit physician. aged 27; a Des Molnes real estate agent, aged 35: a Milwaukee foreman, aged ss; a New York banker. aged se; Philadelphia cashier. aged 35; a Bos- ton fireman. aged 40; Chicago ste- nographer, aged. we'll. the records don't show. but 1t Is presumed to be Is; Minneapolis editor. aged A; Jacksonville lumber man, aged 39; a Baltimore student, aged 1T; a physi- clan, a coal dealer and a banker, all of New Bedford. Mass; a Norwegian vice consul, a master mechanic. a shipping clerk. telephone agent. a milliner. a lieutenant in Uncle Sam's army a teacher, a school boy and a miscellaneous array of others from walks exalted and humble.
 This merely shows that phi1ately in the exercise of It's powers of fascinat- ing Is no respecter of persons. And what is more to the point, 1t will be testified to by those who have come within its influence, and who have ap- piled themselves to getting out of 1t the good that 1t offers. that 1t Is worth while to be fascinated.
 W. Dwight Burroughs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

If you have not yet fallen captive to the wiles of philately your time 10 yet to come, for 1t is hazard or nlne chances in ten that you will ma your self among the converts-yea. the eh- thusiastic converts, to this aosoroins science.
 The germ is in the air ana tne spread of the infection in recent yes,s has been little short Of marVeIlous. ~ stage of life or class or peop.e .,
 .srsnad and at those centers of phil- sts,tc Information where the news or new converts is generally, first re- ceived reports have been coming n with such frequency that 1t has been found dificult to keep an accurate re- cord.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
Gj

n iecting have been particularly bril- liant Tn the United States lately. its fascinating prowess has likewise been exerting itself across the ocean. and especially throughout Britain and the continent of Europe the hobby" is enjoying a 'boom' that would make prize homestead settlement grow green with envy.
 The power that philately possesses of fascinating people is peculiar For instance, 1t attracts interest because stamps are easy to get and because they are hard to get
 A wealthy collector with unlimited means Is charmed by the excitement furnished by a search for rarity. and he enIists all his energies and all his resources in the quest. At that very moment another collector may by fortunate chance and without the ex' penditure of a penny, come across the Identical stamp or one of the same valuable issue for which the wealthy fellow is anxiously and eagerly striv- ing with his dollars and his time.
 Some of the most valuable specimens of stamps have been brought from ob-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

'Lotta Faust' collars, Dutch necks" and "maline bows" are all tabooed, Peek-a-boo waists. or waists with short sleeves, bracelets, rings. tight shoes with fancy cloth tops or high heels and gowns of conspicuous colors are also on the. black list
 or the many kinds of thetfs that are committed in New York every day ona of the most common is the steslinr or bottles of milk that are left teInnf. lngly at the basement doors in inc early hours of the morning. The re- cent invention. however. of the shoe. maker who lost his bottle of nilIx rss. uiarly for week. bids fair to catch all thieves and thus put a stop to tba practlce, or at least trap the inAxne. rienced robbers. The Shoemaker ir question rose early and attached one end of spool of thread to the rniIlx bottle the moment the milkman Jeff It, and then went back to bed and walcneo the spool upon which the thread was wound Soon the spool be. gan to move. Jumping out of bed the shoemaker dressed hurriedly and went In search of a policeman. The loose end Of the thread was soon discovered. and the blue coat followed 1t up. If led him after a short chase to the tail pocket of a man who was leisurely walking along the street. The milk was recovered and the man arrested. while the shoemaker danced with glee over the success of his invention.
 
 The pernicious effects of the tipping custom were shown up in a new light the other day in a dining room of A small hotel. William Jenkins, a wait CT, was serving an elaborate dinner to man and women and had kept on
 
 to every want. Finally the man called for his check and drawing a bill of large denomination from a big roll handed 1t to Jenkins. Presently the waiter returned with just $3 change Keep it." said the diner. and Jenkins fell to the floor dead. A doctor was summoned and said that the waiter had died of heart disease.
 The students at Columbia University are rejoicing over the outcome of the warfare they have conducted against Kingdom Gould. son of George Gould. the well known millionaire. Young Gould has been obliged to leave the col lege without a degree He was prac- tically driven out by hazers. who so hampered him in his studies that he found 1t impossible to graduate as miinng engineer. All this is an out growth of the attempt to kidnap him three years ago in order to make an exhibit" of him at the sophomore class dinner. Young Gould resisted their efforts in an unusual and unpre- cedented manner by drawing a revol- yer, which he discharged several times, although no one was injured. The students have never forgiven him for defending himself and have put every obstacle in his path that they could devise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17


 he could lay his hands on. By the time ''the pesky things" had filled a trunk he had become amazed a the great number Of varieties and the beautiful designs. So he sat him down and with the aid of his secretary sorted them ac- cording to colors and denominations. And then he went farther and picked out the various issues by dates, the perforations, paper qualities etc. And when he got through he had the finest collection of Brazilian stamps and was one of the most enthusiastic philatel- ists that ever crossed the equator
 No mortal man knows how often single stamp has opened the way to in dividuals to an intelligent and lnstruc- tive study Of stamps and collecting. A lady missionary in China wrote to one of her old school mates and the en- velops containing the letter bore sev- aral stamps, one of which was Of a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

middle of the last century. Search among papers of the civil war period has unearthed and is still unearthing philatelic prizes for many of the crude and quaint stamps of the Confederacy are rated at pretty prices.
 Unquestionably the search for stamps Qutckens the interest of the layman to the point that he presently finds hinr- self at least informally enrolled in the grand army of phllatelists. but the in- spiratfon of this great host Is not by any means drawn entirely from this source. Some individuals are drawn in through accident and. as the lawyers say. without malice aforeth ought" Take. for example. the case of the es- teemed United States Consul 10 Brazil some years since, who. to please a pret- ty woman relative in Chicago, began to gather up all the old Brazilian stamps
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

other surcharged stamps. He had not been at his task very long before he found that the surcharged stamps of the world tell some of the most inter sstinE history of modern times.
 Looking over a little group of French stamps the attention of a lawyer was attracted to the discrepancy in the inscriptions. now indicating the exis- tence of a republic, now an empire. and now again a republic. He realized at once that here was reflection of the wonderful vicissitudss of the French nation in the processes of evolution to its present form of government Delv-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

to that extent to the good of Christ endom she put the stamps in the col- lection basket the next time she went to church. They were fished out by the worthy deacons later on and the sur prise of miiady may well be imagined when she learned that the stamps were ultimately sold for the rather satis- factory sum of $5.000.
 A school boy found a stamp of Mau- ritius that was a near companion for the one for which the Prince of Wales paid the handsome figure of $7,5O0. It is also related that the stamp pur- chased by the Prince had been secured from a long neglected stamp album of a school boy.
 Some excellent finds have been made among old United States stamps, and among the provisional issues that pre- ceded the government stamps In the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17


 scure hiding places by the veriest chance, and there Is always a pleasant uncertainty as to results philatelic when one rummages among old papers and yellowed correspondence. In bank vaults, in lawyers safes, in the files of long established business houses a care full search may bring to light forgotten postage stamps that mean rich returns for the finders.
 Twelve years ago a lady found on an old envelope among her correspond ence pair of the 2 cents stamps of the 1850 British Guinea issue. On &C., count of their age she thought they might be worth a half dollar or so. and that this little find might rebound
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
One Day Sale is saF 3DI.f-
 Fancy Baskets Worth soc and 75c Special
 25c each

For tomoffow only VI. offer an extensive lot of Fancy Baskets, worth Soc and 75c each, at the special price of 25e.
 These Baskets are of Indian make and are unusuaify attractive in design. In the as- sortment are Waste Baskets, Work Baskets and many other kinds for every use to which a Fancy Basket can be put.
 These are genuine handmade Indian Bask- cts in qualities rarely sold at less than soc and 75c and arc vafues wef1 worth hurrying for at tomoTrow's special price of 25c. s*tl A 5fFf
 Contest News on page q ,,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

6ls13fl.z'l,1'1fxgay.7 Sza Sxzx The most important occasion in the lives of boys and ss DAY OF SCHOOLS drawing near. It's the youngsters dayand they must be neatly dressed for the closing sxer This helpful store rises to the demands of the occasion vii ties of smart apparel and accessories priced small the last day of school
 In fact all things that make acceptable gifts the grad sale here to- morrow, and this week s.~
 Note these items: " s. s4.,,..tt: <: WHITE LINGERIE DRESSES - s:S. k,..s' beautifd showing of dainty dresses in finest lingerie materials with elaborate trimmings embroidery and lace, prices that drift downward from $4o.oo. special line of $t2.50 and $500 kinds offered to- at each $8.90. BEAUTIFUL RIBBONS
 White more and broeade ribbon qualities one t2 inches wide at 50 cents, the other s4 inches Ta#eta hair-ribbons, pure s 77e Dorothy Dainty Sets; sash and lengths of hair ribbons in white eolofs in splendid variety of fancy e q
 Brocadcd Satin Ribbons for sashes, white and light blue; inches wide $t.50 yard. z4.# Broeaded Taeta Hair Ribbon to match sash J-2 inches wide 75 cents yard. WHITE GLOVES
 Extra quality suede lsle gloves t6 button length g. co pair. Long slc gloves splendid cents qaalty 50 cents pair
 Long silk gloves; splendid numbers $I25 and $I50 pair.
 Fowncs silk gloves; these guaranteed every partie- u1ar, $200 pair.
 White Kid gloves; t6 length, both the glace and suede, $500 and $3.50 pair. WHITE PARASoLS
 100 white nene Parasols worth $t00 each 50
 Higher grades of white Parasos lawns and linens, brodered embroidery trimmed, where re9ulaf prices from $t5o to 5000 offered percent off from the original prices. WHITE HOSIERY Misses Lhe Fosej plain ribbed sse 1-2 55cts. pair. sxtF% .t.4. Yoons ladies white lhe hose magnificent gathering in a the beautiful stYle plain, lace ankle and a lace, others embroidered at 40 cents 50 ents 65 cen z5 and up to $I.50 pair. Plain white silk Hose; beauHa quahy with high us- Ire $200 pair. PRETTY NECK-WEAR
 White lace net bows three very attractive styles 3Sets each. t1@ Merry Widow Bows; three very pretty styles of fine net, trimmed with euny and val faces 65 each Others in great variety ranging in price from 75 cents $2.25 ~ TT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
Our Complete Upholstery Department Is at The
 Service of Home Furnishers.

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