The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], December 06, 1914, Page 7, Image 7

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Dolly’s Visit to B. R. L. & P. Co.
, Proves a Very Interesting Trip
Everything Electrical From the Simplest Useful
Article to the Most Highly Ornamental May
Be Seen—“Mazda” Lamps Perfected and
| a Great Economical Result Obtained.
Electric Signs Sketched and Sub
mitted—Electric Heaters
and Gas Ranges
N't BODY who
Imagine* that tha
big Birmingham
Hallway, Light
and Power com
pany 1* merely a
hupe structure, a
I place to go to to
"pay bills and
buy unromanttc
gas stoves and electric heaters, has an
other guess coming to them.
On the other hand, I may as well say
at the beginning that a woman couldn't
possibly find a more Interesting place In
all of Birmingham than this big com
i pany's ahow rooms, for hsre it Is that tho
very foundation of her housekeeping and
her oomfort rests—the place that fur
nlshtes her really more commodities than
nearly any other Institution In the entire
regime of her home.
Here economy In the first place may be
i sought nnd practically enforced—for, with
the great strides made In recent years by
1 tho evolution of gas and elsctrlclty, house
keeping expenses have been tremendous
ly reduced and not only that, housekeep
ing Itself has been made a pleasure and
not a burden as It formerly was.
The old-fashioned wood stove, later the
coal stove, furnished all the trouble Imag
inable to the housekeeper, but with the
advent of gas and Electricity practically
j demonstrated In the culinary department,
the housekeeper took a new lease on life,
| and Instead of dreading to get up on a
^ cold winter morning when the “cook
lady" failed to appear, now she jumps
out of bed, gets quickly Into her clothes,
and without any fuss or feathers, lights
her little gas stove and before you can
say "Jack Robinson," she has the daint
iest, nicest and most appetising break
| fast prepared and with absolutely no dirt
and dust, and none of the inconvenience
generally associated with such an unin
teresting proceeding.
There Is a capable Rnd splendid corps
of officers at the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company.
The General Manager, Mr. J.H. P. Pe
i Windt, Is a newcomer to Birmingham—
a man of great ability, and unusual force
of character—who has made friends by
the score among all classes, both socially
and commercially, since assuming tho im
portant position he occupies—holding his
friends, too, by his honesty and square
dealing with them, endeavoring os he does
| to make every customer a satisfied cus
) tomer—and that means a friend.
Mr. DeWIndt is fortunate In having the
assistance and co-operation of Mr. Frank
Hammond In the position of Commercial
Manager for no young man In Blrmlng
| ham lias a larger circle of friends than
Mr. Hammond. His ability Is unques
tioned and that he has been an Important
factor In the Birmingham Railway, Light
a.nd Power oompany’s success Is an es
tablished fact, as everybody will testify.
Mr. Hammond possesses the rare gift
of making friends readily and knowing
the electrical business as he does from
. A to Z, he easily ranks as one of the
\. foremost young business men In the coun
try In his especial Una
A ''personally conducted tour" by Mr.
Hammond gave me the pleasure of seeing
the Inside workings of the company, and
I noted many interesting features that
I I never dreamed of—features that a wom
an would be tremendously Interested in.
In the first place, Mr. Hammond
showed me the "meeting" rooms for the
sales agents where each morning they
assemble before starting out on their
day’s work,
\ 'The arrangement of the work and the
record of each man 19 systematised and
methodical and the blackboard charts
»,,ov. *ng the record of each man's work
each day Is kept with a mathematical
accuracy that Is little short of marvelous
—and yet It le all very simple and un
complicated.
"Our men do not have to be told,"
said Mr. Hammond, "what their record Is
or reprimanded for their lack of not com
ing up to the standard, because each day
< right before them Is set down In plain
figures just what they have accomplished
• the day before."
! “If you are Interested In figures you
may like to note the increase In popu
larity of electric and gas apparatus wlth
; In the past 12 months." Mr. Hammond
continued. “During the year of 1913 we
sold 843 water heaters, and up to date,
with still another month to run we have
sold 1037. June was our best month—
1 which may be due to tho fact that there
were so many .June brides whose homes
were fitted up with the various electric
1 and gas commodities. In 1913 we installed
*• during the month of June 149 water heat
ers and In June, 1914. we Installed 384.
In 1919 w# put into use 1889 gas ranges,
and during this year, with stil another
month, as I sold before, ahead of us, we
have Installed 2810 gas ranges. That shows
a distinct gain as you plainly see.
"Practical economy Is shown In these
figure*." continued lfr. Hammond, "In the
matter of fuol. Business conditions for
Instance make It necessary for a house
hold to let the servant go. The wife
■aye: ‘Get me a gas stove and I'll do
the cooking.' The husband is only too
glad to accommodate her and so the serv
ant goes and tha gas range is Installed
and the economy that comes of that is
the prices of th* cook's wages, which
Is a big Item In these days."
Mr. Hammond showed me In the "meet
ing" room, what he called the "Pace Mak
1 Ing Dials” and the 16 or 20 salesman em
| ' ployed by the Birmingham Railway, Light
F’ 1 and Power company hare a high stand
ard to live up to If they sell what has
been eet as th* mark for this year. Three
thousand ranges Is ths number which
must be sold In order to live up to the
"Pace Making Dial” and Mr- Hammond
assured me that this will be aoompllshed
If the "hard times" that we are all
"orOaklng" about do not Interfere too
materially.
I In th* year 1918 the Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company sold
, lioo alectrlo Irons and the year 1914 reg
1 liters a sals up to date of 2684. In one
day CO electrlo Irons were sold and that
many women were made happy by pos
sessing one of these convenient house
hold commodities and labor saving de
visee. Isn't that proof positive of what
electricity means In this day and time?
The six-pound electrlo Iron Is sold for
IS by the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company—that'* the uniform
price—and I would suggest that If you
are in doubt about what to give some
friend for a Christmas gift, drop In and
buy hsr an Iron and shs'll be the happiest
woman allva 1 wouldn’t take anything
on earth for my oUetrlo Iron and I've be
come sash an expert with it that If I
tolled at everything els* I really believe
I could he a real nio* laundress.
In the display rooms may he found
every available and imaginable elec
trio devtoa both useful and ornament
al. and It Is really quit* worth while to
■top and think about these useful things
tor gifts, especially as th* Christmas sea
son approaohea instead of buying silly,
tooUsh things that nobody wants and
aobody ever uses when they get them.
la the first place, let ate tell yen that
HI the alectrie apparatus sqMat toe Bin
mlngham Railway, Light and Power com
pany Is vary attractively gotten up.
Xlckle-plated. white enameled, ebony
handled and artletlc&lly put together are
the different artlclee shown.
Bor Instance, the "electric percolators"
arc very attractive utensils which solve
the art of making good coffee into a sim
ple function and not an onerous task
as formerly, standing over a hot stove
and waiting for things to boll. There is
the "pot" type and the "machine" type
of "percolator" and these rangs In price
from $5.00 to *25.00. There's an "electric
boiler water cup” for $4.00, the little
"Electric dog" for heating curling Irons
for *4.00, "electric Grills" which cook the
most delicious steaks, eggs, toast or any
thing you want—the grill costing only
$5.00. The “Electric toasters" are from
$2.50 up to $6.50 In price.
There’s a turning machine motor which
every seamstress would appreciate. It
may be attached to any sort of machine
and the price of It Is only $16.00.
The electrlo shaving apparatus for men
meets all the requirements that this mo
mentous function demands—for shaxing
with a man Is a sort of "rite," ons of the
things which he lays more stress on than
anything else pertaining to his dally life,
except what he eats.
The "electric boiler" for shaving pur
poses costs only $.1 and will heat the
water so quickly that the process of shav
ing may bo easily accomplished within the
small space of live minutes from the
"starting" time.
Chafing Dishes range In price from $15
to $25 and there ere "Electrotherms" (elec
tric pads) for the “rheumatic" which
hold a uniform current of heat—throe dif
ferent degrees being possible, and this
article sells for the small sum of $5.
The "Shaving Mirrors" of aluminum are
very attractive and a man would cer
tainly appreciate suo ha gift. I imag
ine. almost more than anything else at
Christmas time. The price Is $2.50.
A word must be said about "Mazda"
lamps.
I've always wished I could be on ths
“free list" for electrlo lights—so that 1
wouldn't have to run around tha house
shutting off this light and that one. but
as no such luck has ever come to me,
the nearest approach I can hope to make
is the use of "Mazda" lamps which are
real economy savers.
Mr, Hammond In speaking to me of
the economy of this lamp said;
"The old style carbon lump, 3 6 can
dle power, used 50 watts of currents
at the rate of 10 cents peP kilowatt.
Perhaps an explanation of a kilowatt
might not. be Ipapropos Just here."
"Certainly not," I agreed, for If the
rest of your women customers don’t
know any more about It than 1 do
I’m sure they'd like to have It ex
plained. I’ve always thought It was
some sort of awful disease—or may
he one of those unpronounceable for
eign cities that are now the center of
warfare."
Mr. Hammond hastened to quell my
levity and explained:
"The word kilowatt gets Its tamo
from Watt, meaning the unit of meas
urement tWr eleotrlctty and "Kilo." a
Greek word meaning one thousand—
therefore a thousand w'atts make one
kilowatt. The present lamp that gives
21 candle power uses only one-half the
current of the old style 16 candle
power. The Carbon Lamp gives 18 can
dle power, while the new Mazda gives
65, using the same amount of current.
I think I may say that within the next
year this will be reduced even more.
While other commodities have In
creased In price the people are now
getlng 700 per cent more light today
than they could get 10 years ago for
the same money."
One of the attractions at the Bir
mingham Railway, Light and Bower
company is the matter of buying elec
trlo apparatus on what Is called
"terms.”
The “dollar down and a dollar a
month” plan apeals to the averago
woman and when she sees that she can
buy an electric iron, an electroc toast
er, or an electric shaving mirror for
for friends at liberal rates, she Is de
lighted to purchase whereas under oth
er conditions she might not be so eag
er.
There are all sorts of other electric
devices—"electric vacuum cleaners,"
“electric utility motors," for freezing
Ice cream and "electrlo fans," which by
the way are used a great deal In the
winter time, being placed near the
registers til a house, and distributing
the hot air from the furnace uniformly
throughout the rooms.
In the Gas Department of the Bir
mingham Railway, Light and Bower
company many Interesting articles may
be had, consisting of heaters for the
bathroom—little nlckle trimmed affairs
for 11.60 up to the more elaborate styles
at 610.
, The Gas Ranges are to be had In ev
ery style and price, from the “gas cab
inet ranges, nlckle and enameled
trimmed from 625 to 6100 to the double
over ranges whloh sell for 618 to 616
these ranges may be bought pn
"terms," ths formsr being 68 cash and
$8 per month, while ths latter are 62
cash and 62 a month.
There are in the gas department "cof
fee urn burners” from 60 oents up;
"toasters” from 20 oents up to ’’tail
ors’ Irons" at 66.80; “waffle lrons.65 at
II.80; "flat Irons," from $1.50 up to
$2.50; "hot plates,” one, two and three
holes, may be had at various prloss
ranging from |1.76 to 18.76.
These are very popular In domestic
science schools and for "light house
keeping.”
Thera are "cigar lighters” In red,
white, and blue, effects ranging In
prloe from $2.60 up to a higher sum.
Among the most useful commodities
that are shown at the Birmingham
Hallway, Light and Power oompany are
the “Incinerators,” whloh are a boon
to the housewife, being placed In the
kitchen Just ready to receive all the
trash and debris which they consume
In less time that it takes to tell It.
The "Ruud Automatic Hot Water
Heaters” are another very useful ar
ticle, as well as the “Ruud Gas Tanks."
whloh serve the same purpose for a gas
stove that the "water back” does for
a coal stove, and there Is never the ln
oonvenlenee of btlng without plenty of
hat water when either of these Is In
stalled In your house.
Mr. Hammond had many Interesting
things to say about "eleetrtc signs" and
the tremendous Improvements that
have been made In this particular fea
ture of electricity within the past few
years
“The shadow pictures.” said Mr. Ham
mond,” are unusually effective and there
la a great field for Individually in tha
making of electrlo elgns. It requires an
artist to get up designs and sketches
and tbase we gladly do and submit them
to customers for Inspection we have
competent people In charge of this de
partment
“How does Birmingham compare with
other southern cities In tha matter of
electrlo signs?” I asked.
“Birmingham Is far In advance of all
tha other southern towns In this respect"
said Mr. Hammond. "It Is way ahead of
any city I know.”
Everything In the world of electricity
and gae may be seen at the Birming
ham Railway, light and Power oom
pany, up-to-data, exclusive, useful and
ornamental.
CHILDREN’S BOOKS FOR
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTED BY
DIRECTOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Christmas books and Christmas stories
are now in demand, and those who will
buy presents for children are wondering
what books to get.
At the public library Mr. Milam has a
collection of books for young children and
one for older children, displayed for those
who may want to examine children’s
books before deciding what they shall
buy. A similar collection has been sent
to the branch libraries, first to Avondale,
then to East Lake; and next week, going
In alphabetical order. It will be at the
Ensley branch. The books In these col
lections are new, and are of course the
very best books. They range in price
from 20 cents to $2 and can be bought
from the local bookstores or ordured and
received by Christmas. The cheaper
books for little children are as pretty and
dainty a9 can bo and are attractively illus
trated. They are books that will com
prise the bea£ beginning for a child's li
brary. and the books for older children
are of the same order.
Milam Offers Advice
In making suggestions to Christmas
book buyers, Mr. Milam says:
“Buy books at a local book store, not
only because the store Is a Birmingham
industry but because you know and can
trust the firm and because you can get
better values for less money.
“If you want a book that is not car
ried in stock let the local dealer order
It for you. He will save you money and
make a little profit himself.
“Do not buy books in sets, either of
one author or in so-called standard li
braries, even though they may have been
selected by a great university president.
Buy Individual books. Sets always con
tain some things you do not want. Fur
thermore, each book should have an indi
viduality in appearance which 'set' books
do not have.
"Do not buy books of agents If you
can possibly got them any other way. and
you usually can. The reason for this is
simply ono of price. People who have
unlimited means shoul<J Ignore this rule,
for book agents, as well as the rest of
us, must live.
“Of the books in the following lists
some are books published in series. Three
of these series are worth special men
tion, namely, the 'Everyman’s Library,’
the ‘Every Boy's Library,* Boy Scout edi
tion, and the “Every Child Should Know
Series.’ There is a similarity in the titles
but each series Is by a different pub
lisher.
“The 'Everyman's Library’ Is a series
containing 700 volumes of the best books
ever published. It Includes philosophy,
history, poetry, science and fiction, as
well as stories for children. Many of the
best children’s books, such rb Mother
Goose and Lamb's tales from Shakes
peare, and many novels popular with the
young people, such as those of Dickens
Stevenson, etc., arc to be had In this se
ries. The price is 36 cents in cloth and
70 cents in leather. Some of the chil
dren's books are illustrated with attrac
tive wood cuts. A list of the books in
this series can be had at one of the local
book stores, or will be sent ort applica
tion to H. P. Dutton & Co., 681 Fifth
avenue. Now York city.
“ ‘Every Boy's Library,' Boy Scout edi
tion, is a collection of 30 splendid story
books for boys, books that are clean and
fine and! which are at the same time
very popular. The price is f*0 .cents at
any dealers.
“ 'The Every Child Should Tinow Se
ries' is a collection which includes 'Birds
Every Child Should Know. 'Flowers
Every Child Should Know,' Poems Every
Child Should Know,’ etc. Formerly sold
at prices ranging around tl they are now
sold in a special reprint edition at 60
cents."
The following children's hooks for
Christmas presents are recommended by
the Birmingham public library and are
for sale at local book stores.
Books for Very Small Children
"A B C;’’ Nelson, Z6e.
"Auntie's XJttle Rhyme Book;” Mc
Kay, 35c.
Baldwin, "Fairy Reader;” American
Book company, 35c.
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Name r*.>♦,»...■.- ——■ ...
Street
City ,,m*m»Stats•««•«*••
Bannerman. 'Story of Little Black
Sambo;” Stokes, 60c.
Blaledell. “Polly and Dolly;” Little, 40o.
Brooke, “Golden Goose Book;” Warne,
50c.
Buffington. Welxner & Jones, “The Cir
cus Reader;” Sanborn. 80c.
Davidson, ”The Bunnlklns-Bunnles In
Cs mp.
Dow, “The Diary of a Birthday Doll;”
Baree & Hopkins, 78c.
Gates. “Little Girl Blue;" Houghton,
60c.
Gates, "Nannette and the Baby Mon
key;" Houghton. 50c.
"Grannie's Little Rhyme Book;" Mc
Kay, 35c.
Greenaway, "Under the Window,"
Warne, $1-50.
Grover, “Overall Boys;” Rui^d. 45a,
Grover, "The 4Sunbunn*t Babies’ Prim
er;" Rand, 40c.
Holbrook, “Hiawatha Primer;" Hough
ton, 40o. e '
Le Mali*, “My Very First Little Animal
Book;” Frowde. 86o.
“Mother's Little Rhyme Book;” McKay,
36c.
“Nurele's Little Rhyme Book;” McKay.
86c.
Raokham, "Mother Goose,” Century,
$2.60.
Smith, "The Story of N'oah'e Ark;"
Houghton, $1.60.
Smith. "The Story of Pocahontus and
Captain John Smith;” Houghton. >2.60.
Books for Children Under Ten
Andrews, "Seven Little Bisters;” Ginn,
60c.
Blghani, "Little Folks' Land;" Atkinson,
$2.00.
Higham, "Merry Animal Tales;" Little,
$1.50.
Blalsdell, "Boy Blue and His Friends;”
Little, 40c.
Bryce. "Short Stories for Little Folks;”
Newton, 35c.
Craik, "Little Lame Prinoe;” llcath. 30c.
Craik. "Little latino Prince;” Page, 45c.
Dickens, "Christmas Carol;" Page, 45a.
Field. "Poems of Childhood;" Cortb
ner’s, Illustrated by Rackhaiu, $2.6o
Flnnemore, “Robin Hood;" Black. $1.60.
“France’s Honey Bee;" Lane, $1.60.
"Grimm’s Fairy Tales;" Doubleday, Il
lustrated by Raskham. $1.50.
Harris, "Little Mr. Thlmbleflnger Stor
ies;’' Houghton, 80c.
Harris, "Uncle Remus;’’ Appleton. $2.
Jacobs, "Christmas Surprise Party;"
Page, 46o.
Johnson, "A Book of Fairy Tale Foxes;"
Houghton, 65c.
Kingsley. "Water Babies;” Ginn. 36c.
Mcllvftine, "Outdoors. Indoors end Up
the Chimney;” Sunday School Times, fiOc.
McMurry, "Tell Me a Story;” Johnson,
80c.
"Mother Goose;" Altemus. 85c.
Oswell, "Stories Grandmother Told;"
Macmillan, 40o.
Pago. "Captured Santa Claus;" Scrib
ner's, 7Gc
Pratt, "Legens of the Red Children;”
American Book company, 30c.
Pratt. "Stories of Colonial Children;”
Educational Publishing company, 40
oents.
Tyle, "Some Merry Adventures of
Robin Hood;" Scribner’s. 50 cents.
Pyrnclle, "Diddle, Dumps and Tot;”
Harper, 66 oents.
Ripped, "Good-Naughty Rook;” Rand,
50 cents.
Belton. "Monarch, the Big Bear;”
Scribner’s, $1.26.
Spyrl, "Monk the Goat Boy;" Ginn,
60 cents.
Stevenson. "Child’s Garden of
Verses;" Flanagan. 36 cents.
Stevenson. "Child's Garden of
Verses;" Page, 60 cents.
Stevenson, "Child's Garden of
Verses;’’ Scribner’s, 75 cents.
Stevenson, "Child’s Garden of
Scrlbnar’s, $1 ; I. J. W. Smith. $2.50.
Stockton, "Fanciful Tales,” Scrib
ners, 60 cents.
Tappan, "Dixie Kitchen;” Houghton,
$1.00. \
Washburns, "Old-Fashioned Fairy
Tales;” Rand. 40 cents.
Wiggin & Smith, "Arabian Nights;*’
ficrilxier’s, $2.50.
Williston, "Japanese Fairy Tales,”
Rand, 75 cents.
Wilson, "Myths of the Red Children;”
Ginn, 45 cents.
Wyas, "Swiss Family Robinson;”.
Dutton, 86 cents.
Young, "Somebody’s Littla Girl;”
Hinds, 60 cent*.
Books for Older Children
Alden, "The Cruise of the ‘Ghost';"'
Harper, 60 cents.
Altsheler. "The Forest Runners;” !
Appleton, 50 cents.
Bacon, "Songs Every Child Should
Know;" Doubleday, 60 cents.
Barbour, "The Halfback;” Appleton,
50 cents.
Barbour, "Four In Camp;" Appleton,
75 cents.
Beard. "Jack of All Trades;" Scrib
ner's, $1.50.
Bl&ckmore, "Lora Doone;" Dutton, 85
cents.
Bouve, "American Heroes and He*
rones;" Lothrop, $1.26.
Burnett, "Land of the Blue Flower;"
Moffat, B0 cents.
Craik, "John Halifax, Gentleman;"
Dutton, 85 oents.
Dickens, "Christmas Stories;" Stokes,
$1.80.
Dickinson, "Children's Book of
Christmas Stories;" Doubleday. $1.15.
Dodge, "Hans Brlnker;" Soribner's,
$1.50.
Dowd, "Polly of the Hospital Mtaff;"
Houghton, $1.00. \
Habberton, "Helen's Babies;" Gros
sed 60 cents.
Hawthorne, "Wonder Book for Girls
and Boys;" Illustrated by Walter
Crane; Houghton, 76 cents.
Mathewson, "Pitching In a Pinch;"
Crosset, 60 xente.
Hunroe, *Cab and Caboose;" Gros
sed 50 oents.
Nash, "Polly's Secret;" Little, $1.60.
Paret, "Harper's Handy Book for
Girls;" Harper, $1.60.
Porter, "Pollyanna;” Page, $1.28.
Pyle, "Men of Iron;" Harper, $2.
Pyle, "Jack Ballister'a Fortunes;"
Century, $2.
Seton, "Holt In the Woods;" Gros
set, 50 oents.
Seton, "Lives of the HUnted;" Scrib
ner's, $2.
Seton, "Wild Animals I Havs
Known;" Scribner's, $2.
Spyrl, "Heidi;" Ginn, 40 oents.
Spyrl, "Heidi;" Burt 75 cents.
Stevenson, "Treasure Island;" Sorib
ner's, $1.25.
Stoddard. "Chris, ths Model Maker;"
Appleton, 76 cents.
Stoddard, "Little Smoke;" Appleton,
60 oents.
"Strange Stories of the Civil War,"
Harper, 80 cents.
Taggart, "Little Grey House;" Dou
bleday, $1.20.
Miss Miller of the library suggest!
the following stories for Christmas, all
of which are at the library and can be
secured by teachers and others who
want Christmas etorles:
Alden. "Why the Chimes Ring."
Howells, "Christmas Every Day."
Wyche, "A Little Boy's Visit to Santa
Claus."
Anderson, "The Fir Tree."
Pyle, "A Christmas Star."
S Coppee, "The Wooden Shoes of Lit
tle Wolff."
j Thaxter, "Little Plccola.”
* Ooolldge, "Little Roger’s Night in
the Church;" "Little Crotchen and the
Wooden Shoe."
“BLUE SKY” LAW IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Farkergbui-g, W. Va., December The
Wert Virginia “blue «ky" law wae held
unconstitutional by the United State! de
cult court ot appeal! today. Judge! J. C.
Pritchard and A. O. Dayton conourred
In tha opinion, Judga C. A. Wood dla
■entad. The opinion declare! th! rtatut!
look! to rtatraln Interstate commerce and
to abridge ths right! ot rttissos to buy
aad sell property.
Tomorrow You’ll Find All
Of Our Tadored Suits With
Prices a Third Lower
Than The) Have Ever Been Marked!
* 8'85For $15 Suits
*1385 For $20 Suits
*1885 For $25 Suits
$23'85 For $30 and $35 Suits
You’ll find long or short coat models, in the smart suits that have always boon shown in oui
Suit Section. All the popular colors and fabrics can be hail. All sizes.
#
All of Our Dresses Are Reduced
Evening, Dancing, Afternoon Calling and Reception Gowns. In nmnv garments the price is
almost half. Priced $12.50, $16.50, $18.50, $19.95, $24.95 to $85.00.
Tomorrow We Offer
A Very Special Blouse Sale
An unusual line of smart Blouses, in crepe de chines, chiffons, lace and satin QC
combinations; all sizes and a large assortment of styles to choose from. All ^
this season’s most, modish Blouses. Regularly $6.50 and $6.95. Special. ***
These make acceptable Christmas gifts, and we will put them up in dainty belly boxes without
further cost to you.
Silk Sweaters for Holiday Gifts
New arrivals—The big demand for these Sweaters, which are all the rage, were the occasion of
our bringing on a big assortment in all the new shades. These await you here tomorrow.
BLUE, GOLD, ROSE, RESEDA, COPENHAGEN. PEACOCK AND TUTONE
1 The>e are with sash or belt effects
Other Sweaters in Angora and Novelties, for golfing, tennis and motoring
‘ Priced $3.95 to $25.00
Discontinuing All Ruffs and
Neckwear Evening
Department Scarfs
in Ladies’ Section,
so Ohoose Any at of Plain
10c and 25cCLOTHES ™e whole family Marked Price
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NEVER ACCEPT GRATITUDE |
i»r max biohdau
Gratitude on the part of the masses of
nations or of the human heart Is not to
be found and cannot be found, because
It has no anthropological foundation.
Th eman of genius whose mental labor
It Is that keeps that species alive, who ac
complishes In himself the whole progress
of the species, and who represents the
beginning of all new developments on
the part of humanity, has to dispense
with all thanks.
He must find his sals reward In this
fast that In thinking, doing and creating
he lives up to hts higher qualities, and
brings his originality within his conscious
ness to the accompaniment of powerful
feelings of pleasure.
Any other satisfaction than that of the
most Intensive sensation possible of his
own age exists no mors for the most
sublime man of genius than for the low
est form of life that swims In a nutritive
fluid.
The man of genius usually flatters him
self with the conception of Immortality.
He Is wrong. Immortality which Klop
stock calls "a fine thought" is some
thing less than a fine thought. It Is a
sort of dissolving view of the phantasy,
a shadow of one's own individuality pro
Jeoted Into the future, similar to that
which a tree casts far out over the level
ground when ths sun In low down on the
horlson. At the moment that the tree
falls its shadow also disappears.
The conception of the perpetuation of
one’s name, the effort to secure to one
self fame after death, issue from the
Same source from which the superstition
of the continuance of an individual's ex
istence after denth has also sprung
It is Juet another case of reslstonce on
the part of the living Individual to the
cessation of hie consciousness, one form
of the Impotent struggle against the uni
versal law' of flnlteness of an Individual
phenomenon, a proof of the Incapacity of
the thinking age, which recognise* its own
existence to conceive of itself as not
thinking and not existing'
The man who creates great things and
has furthered the Interests of his nation
or of the human race In general, can
surely, at all events reclaim upon this
weakest and cheapest manifestation of
gratitude, which consists in the perpetua
tion of his memory.
Vain wish and vain effort! The mem
ory of the human raca is reluctant to
keep up the name or the Image of in
dividual pretence or prolong any feeble
reflection of their individual existence,
even in their recollection beyond the
natural limits of human life.
How long do even the most famous of
names endure? As things are, mankind
has not preserved any of the age of
10,000 years and what are 10,000 years in
the life of mankind, not to mention the
life of our planet or the solar system?
It is only when some living persons
derive some inatorinl advantage by not al
lowing the recollection of definite indi
viduals to vanish that the masses pre
serve a distinct remembrance of them.
So It is with respect to the founders of
religions, or the anvestors of ruling fam
ilies, for in these cases priests and mon
archs have no Interest In artificially re
straining the masses from obeying their
deep-rooted, and in the end Irresistible,
instincts of ungrateful forgetfulness. But
where no such Interests hold sway man
kind makes haste to forget the dead,
wen though they should have been its
greatest benefactors.
DON’T HOARD
YOUR MONEY
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worthy Building and Loan Association
that you know is safe and sound,
which will pay you ti per cent, and
your money back when you want it,
with interest to dale of withdrawal.
Jefferson County Building and
Loan Association
113 N. 21st Street
F. M. JACKSON, Pres. ^
CHAPPELL CORY, Gen. Mgr.
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