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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

l It. should be borne in mind that the
 sas companies in some of the cities
 aooVe named enjoy quite d large pa | trohaBe from such cities for street
 Hsntlng and public buildings. Every
 one knows that the City of Montgom cry has long since discarded gas for
 punllc use, and is using exclusively
 electrlclty. Those companies who are ehJoylhS city patronage are very for tunate. A
 In the further consideration of this
 99upJect' IL should be borne in mint. t t,ial TOT number of years it has been
 the experience of every gas nIant | might be safe in saying, in the United otates.' that their income from ilIum-
 mating gas has been gradually decreas- ing all the While. while the income rom luel gas Is gradually increasing anu my candid opinion is that within .i tiie next nVe years, that the demand fo
 Illuminating gas in the City of Mont gomery will practically be nothing
 Ineh If this be true, there is practi
 caiy nothing left for the~sNAdrft omery Light and Power Company except tC push gas for fuel purposes. This we are dolhg' and, l am glad to say. arc meeting with most wonderful s1cces
 our Ras-stoNe business having increas ed Tn the last twelve months nearIv lOo per cent. The price at which " are now proposing to sell fuel gas i much cheaper than coal or wood Now II am correct, in my prediction, tha we VIII soon practically have no de mand for anything but fuel gas. the. our income will be materially reduced and the bulk of our business will be ii iuture fuel gas, and if thi t'r pe true, then; on compara tive basis with other cities, ou. average price for gas sold will be tk cheapest by far Gas it is already) thar the average of the nine cities abov, named by Consumer"
 Captain Finley well said last nigh that Emerson McMillin & Co. of Nev York (who are the packers of the Ligh and Power Company in the cty O Montgomery are prepared to take car or any property that they become iden tifed with" and in this connection desire to say that before We sold ou interest to Emerson McMillin x co. that l thoroughly investigated tn, policy, and success of these people i, the management and control of simi lar plants in other cities. In no in stance did I find that Emerson MeNTn lin x Co. were "WIeckers' of nropertV but on the other hand. that whereve- they have taken hold of such plants they have ? ospe ed. and I know fio7 my conversations with them, that thei policy is everywhere else. and will b here. to sell tN consumers of g1s an electricity their product al the yer lowest possible price consistent wit conservative mana cement and safety and l am more than delighted to know
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
THAT GAS CONTRACT.

On this pags appears a communica- tion from MT. W. F. Vandiver, Pres- ident of the Montgomery Light and Power Co.,. in reference to7the renewal of the gas franchise, about which there has been so much discussion in the past week.
 He undertakes to defend the Council granting the franchise and his own Company for asking for 1t. He devotes his argument however. mainly to a refutation of the criticism that the ordinance was not "railroaded" through, and to upholding the fairness of the prices fixed for gas in the ordinance.
 For the sake of argument, let it be granted that Mir. Vandiver has made out 6 good case from those standpoints. But he has ignored the main issue-the wisdom, from the city's standpoint. of renewing for another fifty years such a valuable franchise without any sort of provision for remuneration in bulk or per centage, now or hereafter. That Is the chief objection to the ordinance Aue AutcItiStE udS iISSh poihtCu out, and 1t Is unquestionably the main cause of the publics complaint. MT. Vandiver had no cause to defend his company on that score: it was entitled to the best contract 1t could secure. from its own business standpoint. But there is where the Council most needs defense. By begging that question he virtually admits tho force of the public view.
 Mayor Joseph informed The Adver- tiser at late hour last night that he had not signed the ordinance. A pro- test signed by a large number of rep sentative, citizens was presented to him yesterday. It is evident that he is carefully considering his course in the matter. 1t is understood that ne !n- tends to give out some sort of state ment, whaever his decision may be. That would certainly be due himself under all the circumstances. He may conclude that it is useless for him to interfere with a veto, on the ground that the Council would override 1t. So far, however, the Council seems to have deferred entirely to his views. But be that as 1t may, it is his duty to act. in the light of his own intelligence and conscience. independently of what the Council may do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
DON'T NEGLECT
 YOUR KIDNEYS
The Most Important Organs in the Body-Symptons of Disease
 and Cure-Free Advice.

The kidneys may get weak or disea scr from a thousand and one causes: fron )verwork, worry a simple cold. fr1n- fitting or strain, excess, high living etc
 Many of our great men die frn,, Bright's Disease because so many oveii' work themselves. Other folks suffer trorr Diabetes, Dropsy, Swelling of the Fea' md Ankle, Rheumatism, Bad RiooS tout. Gravel Inflammation of tbe RIS'I fer. SieeplessneSs, Anaemia. Nervou neSs Ieauacne. Neuralgia, Urine looks badI, with strong odor, Grsquent desire to ma 2' water Dizziness.
 All these diseases would go if the noiso ,ould be kept out of your blood.
 If the Kidneys would only do their u,ou,- | you will take Stuart's Gin and R,toL ney will help your kn.neys do t6eir u,ori and Stuart's Gin an6 Buchu will destrd, ne poison so that permanent cIIre made after all else fails. All the svr,a oms promptly disappear and you fee .etter from the first dose.
 Stuart Gin and Bucku give eners,, fife and power to the kidneys TSSS, SSS ause the kidneys to purify the blood ,S make it redder and healthier and n,or :. lourlshng. Puts new life into vour hoS,' lew color into your blood. new amhitiSS, nto your mind. new use into your rni,, les. Sold at drug stores, or by exprss repa;d. $l
 Thoroughly tested for twenty ware ituart s Gin and Buchu. pleasant to take 'ou can rely on this grand cure for weak idneNs. Free medical advice given ot idney troubles. Stuart Drug Co.,, 34 Wal ;treet, Atlanta, Ga lsl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

will now analyze Consumers facts and figures as to Gas Rate, Elsewhere" First, Consumer" says.
 columbia. S. C.. pays $1.5O Der thou. sand cubic feet for gas"
 Ihls IS incorrect. Columbia. S. C. pays $l.5O for fuel gas and S2 Der thou. sand feet for Illuminating gas.
 Consumer" says: Macon, Ga. pavs sl50 per thousand cubic feet for gas "
 This IS also incorrect. The facts are that Macon, Ga. pays $1.25 for fuel and $l'oo per thousand cubic feet for illum- mating gas,,
 "Consumefe says: Savannah, Ga pays N.S5 per thousand cubic feet for gas."
 This is also incorrect. Savannah Ga., pays $1.40 per thousand for fuel gas and $1.40 pef thousand feet for it, luminating gas.
 Consumer" says: Dallas Tex, paws Sl.S5 per thousand cubic feet for gas
 Consumer" is again mistaken. The facts are that Dallas. Texas, pays $1. .35 for fuel gas, and $1.55 for illuminating gas.
 Consumer" says: Tt should be ob- served that the price of coal in the aooVe cities is considerably higher than m Montgomery. varying as it does from $l to $1.65 more per ton than the price in Montgomery" I have not in vestigated these facts but submit in all fairness that if the other state ments contained in Consumers" arti- Gle are not nearer correct than the ones l have referred to, where I have been able to obtain the fact, then the natural conclusion is that he is shoot ing wide of the mark in the above statement. However, the public are not concerned in the least as to what coal costs in Montgomery. or what it costs in the cities above named the one supreme thing they are interested in is what gas costs them.
 Norfolk, Va.," says Consumer" pays $1.20 per thousand cubic feet for gas"
 This is a correct statement of the Facts. but he did not say that Norfolk was an Atlantic port, and that she makes all of her gas out of cheap crude oil. and therefore can afford to make a very low price.
 Consumer" says: Memphis, Tenn, pays '$1.4e per thousand cubic feet, with an annual decrease until the rate reaches $1."
 l find that he tells part of the truth at least. It is fact that fuel gas is sold in Memphis at $115 per thousand cubic feet and Illuminating gas st $40 per thousand. Consumer said nothing at all about the price of fuel gas in Memphis selling at $l15.
 Consumer" says: Richmond. Va. is true. and I am glad to note his cor pays $l per thousand cubic feet. This .ectness.
 "GeaSnnner" says: Nashville, Tenn,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
.-&- l-s WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1411so1
GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES.

Is our National Government exactly honest and consistent on the lottery question? We have stringent laws against every species of lottery. News papers advertising them are denied the use of the mails. Promoters of any species of lottery are denied the use of the mails to send out ticket and circu- lars, and in all other ways the Govern- ment is against every scheme which in any manner partakes of the features of a lottery.
 The late disposition of Government lands in Indian Territory was lottery, pure and simple. It contained all the elements of lottery as thoroughly as was ever known in any scheme carried on in the United States. Numbers and names were placed in a receptacle and drawn out just as they were in the old Louisiana State Lottery, which was suppressed years ago. The newspapers throughout the Union were full of the scheme, and advertisements and circu- lars flooded the country. It was lot tery @on large scale.
 We have not heard that any newspa- per or other printed matter advertising this lottery, was prohibited from going into the mail bags, or that any of Uncle Sam's officials were required to search the bags for unmailable matter. The reason given for suppressing lot teries in the United States, was that they were immoral and were species of gambling. Our Government is too virtuous to countenance anything of the kind, and its mail-bags must not be polluted with swindling printed matter.
 Has our Government a monopoly on lotteries, Has it a right to use the mails for illegal purposes, when it de- nies that right to citizens who pay for it? Is lottery any less immoral when carried on by Uncle Sam than when managed by John Smith? It seems to us that there is hitch in the combi- nation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
The Mobile Herald says:

The Montgomery Advertiser thinks that session of the Legislature but once ir four years is not good or a wise policy The Advertiser is entitled to have it's opin. ion. but why not accept the decision of the convention gracefully? Our esteemed con, temporary has got to be something of a kicker.
 The Advertiser will not accept grace fully any act of the Convention which it believes to be wrong, and The Adver- tiser is not afraid to criticise the work of that body.This paper will support she new Constitution, but 1t will not hesi- State to express it's opinions on the Con- them to the public for consideration. Yention or on anything else.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14


 that such a firm is to become identified with the good people of Montgomery Let us meet them in the proper spirit and encourage them in every way pos sible to develop the industrial situation in Montgomery, and encourage the To- cation of manufacturing enterprises of every character within the limits of our great city.
 Much more could be said about the situation, so far as Montgomery and our people are concerned, but I have already trespassed upon your space to much greater extent than IT. intended in the beginning.
 I walt to say now, that I positively will not pay any further attention to any man who does not exhibit the moral courage to sign his name to any further communication in regard to this question. Yours truly,
 W. F. Vandiver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
Will Not Last.
Hayneville News.

It seems that the coat of white wash the Butler County grand jury gave its officials short time ago. is not goine to last till another grand jury can ap. ply fresh coat. Story is getting ir his work. again and it is scaling of tight along. He has been mcetins rains again and registered twenty-six tourists" at his hotel during the month of July. A little good old-fash. toned lie down in Butler would be bet ter than so much Story. The officia lbuse of the remedy for dead beating trains is worse than the stealing ot rides by few trifling. irresponsible tramps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
ALL JULY RECORDS BROKEN.

The appended statement. of the circula- eion of the Daily and Sunday Advertiser for the month of July. 1901, shows an in- crease over the corresponding month last year equal to 37.s9 per cent and 1t further shows that The Montgomery Advertiser has a guaranteed net paid circulation greater than the claimed issue of any other two Alabama morning newspapers combined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
In Plain English.
Choctaw Alliance,

ChoctdW Alliance.
 That's right, Grandma. put it to 'em Ill plain English. and should you get into trouble in defending Southern men and aHairs, just sound your bugle and we little Hill Billies" will respond and leg for you" You deserve unlimited credit for your watchfulness and de fense of Southern men and affairs against the abuse Of Northern falsi- iers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

When the doctors and other scientific folks trot out the microbe of badness and teach us how to physic him out of existence. wig-makers and bald-heads will go out of business. It Is taking a Roean advantage of. the flies. though.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
Opinion of an Expert.

scale Register.
 The Montgomery Journal says that one of the things that the delegates tc the Constitutional Convention are en- loving in Montgomery is the pure ar lesian water SO abundantly afforded ir that city. We are prepared to accept the statement In full. They do have a way of fixing the water in Montgom- cry so that it is most delightfully."- 1e- freshing. They put ice, and sugar, and mint and things in it and fix it so that really fellow does not recognize it as being water at all. until along ahou. or a. m. he stumbles into his room and grabs the water pitcher Then il that the true delegate appreciates Montgomery water more than any oth- CT time.
 It is said of every bride that she has 2 Nost of friends, but in few years they lwinde down to the women in the neigh. oorhood who have babies of the same age
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

Two of Nashville's papers. The Ban ner and The American. came out of the spat with Baxter feeling as if they had been toying with a donkeys heels, but they'll survive. Now they can talk about something else than Jere and his railroad projects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
WITE ALABAMA EDITORS.
A Long-felt Want.

Brewton Standard Gauge
 The man who will number and tag the South American revolutions so that the average man may identify them, will fill a long felt want
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
Opposed to Soft Drinks.

bIfmIngham News.
 A soda fountain exploded in Ken lucky the other day and killed two by islanders. Kentuckians opposed to soft drinks can point with pride to this vindication of their position.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

The Advertiser will be found on sale in the following cities at the places named: BIRMINGHAM-Morr Hotel. Union De-
 pot Diningroom, Parker's Drug store MOBILE-A A Hall. Battle House. 9ELMA-Hotel Albert.
 ATLANTA-Kimball House News Stand. NEW YORK-Brentano's. Union souare. BUFTALO-Al b m a Exhibit, Fan
 American Exposition.
 wAsHINGToN-Metfopoiitan Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14
Get Yourself Ready,

Ashland Standard.
 If you are in favor of disfranchising
 the negro, get yourself ready to give your hearty and enthusiastic support to the new Constitution. After it's rat lfication the negro will not be 'in it '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

If they succeed in abolishing the mos quito, what will take his place? We must have something to worry uA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

Victor H. Hanson. Manager of Adver- tising Foreign and Local
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27

his decision. He still urges the
Journal to give its opinion as to
whether we believe any official in
the court house really earns as
much as the salary that is being
paid him. Certainly, the salaries
should be double what they are.
We notice that the man who has
devoted the best years of his life to
serving the people in public Office,
honestly, generally has nothing to
show for it when he leaves the SER
vice. A man in public Office usual
ly has duties enough to occupy his
entire time and is thus shut out
from adding to his income by di-
recting his abilities in other direc-
tions. An individual who is COM
petent to fill a public Office in pri-
vate life usually y acquires compe-
tence and oftentimes wealth, but
he will never do that while depen-
dent upon the salary of an elective
Office. What he can save out of
his salary above a bare living us
ually goes to maintain himself in
popularity and in office.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27
Cadet.

A large crowd assembled at our
school house on Friday last, to wit
ness the closing exercisesof the school.
The program was we'll rendered and
very interesting, consisting of songs,
recitations, declamations, dialogues
and music. Before the school adjourn
ed, DR.. Norton addressed the crowd
ia short speech. Then a vote of
thanks was rendered Miss Agnes
Thomas for her assistance and the
pleasure her successful efforts had
given to the audience. The enter
tainment was success and all present
seemed to enjoy it very much. The
children spoke very, nicely, each act
ing their part we'll, and their general
department reflected great credit on
their teacher, Miss Maggie O'Hanlon,
who spared no pains in instructing
and preparing them for the occasion.
AN OBSERVER.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27

The German disftanchising bill
in Maryland has become law,
and its effect will probably be that
the state will hereafter go Demo
cratic. The Republican lead
ers are beginning to feel APP
prehensive of this general tendency
of the Democratic party to use
arbitrary means to sustain itself
in power, and it is very probable
that Congress at its next session
will be called upon to take hand
In the matter of establishing the
the rights Of the voters within their
respective states. Cleveland was
elected to his second term on the
force bill issue, but since then the
Democrats have been active in
demonstrating their insincerity in
this iss,ie and the fact that such a
law a. the force-bill contemplated
rAs really necessary to sustain the
free rights of citizenship in states
where tho Democratic party is
dominant. If the force-bill issue
comes up again, it will be because
the Democrats have forced it to the
front with their disfranchisihg
>&nta LAVA
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27

Running a newspaper, says an
exchange, is just like running a
hotel only different. When man
goes into a hotel and finds some
thing on the table that does not
suit him he docs not get up and
kick and raise Cain with the land
lord and tell him to ''stop his darn
ed hotel" He sets that aside aud
wades into other dishes that do suit
him. 1t is different with some
newspaper readers. They find an
item occasionally that does not snit
them exactly and without stopping
to think it may please hundreds of
readers, make II grand display of
their assinity, and hasten over to
''stop the paper" But the paper
don't stop, not much; but this
particular kicker's copy fails to
reach him next Day, and hernns out
and borrows hts neighlnr's Just to
see if the paper is published, you
k0OWs
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27
Life Is What We make 1t.

"Our lives are what we make of
them ourselves" writes Edward
Box, in the April Ladies' Home
Journal. IF we are weak and
accept the artificial our lives will
be so. And just in proportion as
we make our lives artificial we
make them pro6tless and unhappy.
A happy life cannot be lived in an
atmosphere surcharged with artifi-
ciality. That is impossible. No
hope is defeated unless we defeat
that hope ourselves. No life is
thwarted unless we thwart its high
est fulfllment and developement
by our own actions. 1t is with US,
and with us only, whether we al
low the swift currents of prevail
ing customs to make our lives
complex. They do, unquestion-
ably, and they are dwarfng the
inner lives of thousands of women,
and killing thousands of others.
But it is cowaraly and unjust to
lay the blame and the responsible
ity upon the CUSTOMS 1t is op-
tional with us to accept or reject
them: There are certain socia:!!
laws which seem to make these
customs right, but every phrase
of higher law, the Divine law,
proves them wrong. There must
be certain laws and customs for
the protection of the social body.
these are likewise for our own indi-
vidual protection and are right,
and ordinary common sense teaches
us what these are"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27

The editor and his wife disagree
with each other very materially.
She sets things to rights and he
writes things to set. She reads
what others write and he writes
what others read. She keeps the
devil out of the house as much as
possible and he retains him and
could not go to press without him.
She knows more things than she
writes and he writes more things
than he knOws.-Ex.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27

The Investment of the state
school funds under Democratic
management means nothing more
than a direct and perpetual tax up
on the people. The state school
funds was at time of precisely the
same nature as the school funds
maintained by the various counties
of the state, an actual fund draw
ing interest from outside sources.
If the county school fund were
to be controverted into an interest
bearing public debt, we would
have exactly the same kind of an
investment as our Democratic
friends have made of the state
school funds.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27

1t always makes a large differ
cnco whose OK is being gored.
While the editor of the Indepen-
dent advocates the reduction Of
salaries Of county officials, he
seems to think that the private sec
rctary of a congressman fully
eev:,,, s. salary Of one hundred dot
sc.s - y Nsfii;nonth. The fact that
shas . tis filling snch u position
ling, the hundred pei
80 " have lis bearing urou
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-03-27
If the Fortieth General Assem-

If the Fortieth General Assem-
bly, of Missouri was recklessly and
disgracefully extravagant in the
making of appropriations, the
Forty-first Assembly was decided
ly more so, seeing the latter raised
the former over a half a million.
There is no Doubt in tho minds of
the close observers of Missouri
politics that much of the peoples
money goes to keep the Democrat
ic party in power in the state,
though disbursements in this direc-
ton are thinly veiled under the
guise of appropriation for public
necessities.