The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
MADE WATER HAUL
HOW NEWS MEN FEEL WHEN
 ITEMS ARE SCARCE.
Trip Through the Capitol Fails to Turn Up Regular Quota and Cause is Ascribed to
 Friday, 18th.

Newspaper reporters. who. like a cer- tain French General marched up tht hill (to the Capitol yesterday and then marched down again, with very little news for the reading public; were re; news began at the Capitol with Friday and that Friday was the thirteenth day of the last month of the year.
 1t Is seldom that the ubiquitous news gatherer who goes to the State Capitol, cannot pick up few fragmentary notes upon which to base wee bit of a news article. But yesterday and Friday, in the ing doing. The historic old ate House appeared deserted. Not even an echo re- sounded through the great old corridors. It was a dull day.
 Monday maybe" said a laconically in clined clerk in the Executive Depart ent. Nothing doing" he declared, and went back to work in his records. rhursday M MSDssla saiS A. sH (. z Sexton, cS chief Clerk in the office of the Secretary of State. Expect him here Monday. No news" State Auditor sowell was in his office and so, was State Treasurer Smith. but they silently shook their heads.
 Not thing; not thing" they said. No news here today"
 State Historian Owen was deep in his correspondence. He had no news. State Land Agent Mccain had no news and Jones. the man who writes commissions for ambitious young officers of the Ma tional Guard, reported that the Adjutant General Colonel Brandon. was in Tus- caloosa.
 ''How's the court-martial coming on, Jcnes. anything newT' he was asked. Jones is diplomatic. It's the essence of military art to be diplomatic.
 Nothing to give out: nothing to give out" said Jones.
 Hon. John W. Abercrombie. superinten- AR L. Nn., educational business and his Chief Clerk. Major Harry Gunneis. shook his head. Let me see," said Major Gunnels, run ming through bundles of papers. NO, l declare; there's not a thing. can give ''Mr. Smith got back from Washington this morning." announced Virgil Griffin, Chief Clerk to the Railroad Commission. We have nothing of public Interest" "A life insurance agent has been in to see me today Colonel Robert F. Iig on, Clerk of the Supreme Court, report cd. But guess there's no news in Clerks in the Agricultural Department were busy asserting articles which were a part of the Alabama exhibit at the Buffalo Exposition. They said Commits sioner Poole was in Etowah County speaking to a meeting of farmers and they had no news.
 President Carmichael of the State Con- vict Board was busily engaged but he
  ing new in his department.
 John T. German Examiner of Public Accounts. was not in town and neither was Dr. w. H. Sanders. State Health Officer.
 Friday was a bad day. and Saturday is equally as dull. isn't it,' laughed Mi- chel Screws. accommodates Recording Secretary in the Governors office. MT. Screws has recently been congratulated upon his appointment as Clerk to the new Pardonlng Board-without pay,
 Friday? That reminds me-" continued Mir. Screws. ''The Pard ming Board will meet hereafter on Frid: of each week. It's hangman's day to be sure, but there is no significance in its selection by the Board.'
 The reporter drew forth a notebook. jotted down this morsel of information and sadly turned his back upon the great white building which for the \"e had failed to give mp it's quota of daily in- formation for Alabama readers.
 
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