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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
4 HDCULIAR CASE.

A recent occurrence at Abilene, Kas.. might have given occasion for quite a variety of complications if properly worked up, and new edition of Solo, mon would have been required to solve the knotty points which could have evolved themselves from it. A local paper thus briefly outlines the trouble: a walk with his girl. was knocked down by the father of the girl because he nad kept her out so long. And thereupon the young man had the father arrested ana fired in poics court.
 This is all there is of 1t, and 1t isnt enough. for the father should have ap- pealed the case to . higher court. police justice ts not always the em-
 bcdfment of judicial knowledge and wisdom. and if this case had gone to higher court. there's no telling how much might have been gotten out of 1t. If it should be held that the father had a right to knock the young man down. the next question would be the limit that . young man could keep a girl out walking, and if this Abilene youth had transcended the limit, it would be proper for the court to reverse the ac- tion of the police justice and remit the 1ne. .... .t-
 : On the other hand, if the father was right, ought not he and all other fa- thers in Abilene to either set limit beyond which there should be no walk ing, or take time by the forelock and do the knocking down in advance? That might be a little hard. but it would establish precedent which would enable the young men to know just where they are at. And the moral of this story--but we seem to have lost the moral.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
THE PENSION ROLL.
Still Growing Thirty-eight Years
 After Close of War.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post.
 The annual report of the Commls- sioner of Pensions shows that there were very nearly one million names on the pension roll on the 3Oth of June' and that the net gain during the year was 4,2O6. As this is the thirty-elgnth year since the end of the civil war, the net increase in the number of pension CTS disproves the ch2Cge that Commls- sioner Evans has been "unsympathe- tic" in his administration of the office. The number of certificates issued dur ing the year was 1O9.66S, being 4'OOo more than were ever issued in any previous year. The report shows the greatest activity now in the discovery of new diseases among old pensioners and In applications for increase of pen sions on account of new disabilities which have developed by the examiners and paid for by the government. There has been much pension enthusiasm also among the veterans of the Spanish war. Their drawings for the past year were s1.175 PA. which vas an in- crease of $s42, 320 over the previous year. There has been a marked in crease of widows pensions. The total amount paid for pensions during the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

uses when he is about to employ q man for a position of trust. If none of us would employ cooks or other house ser- wants unless they could bring satisfac- tory references. there would be a re- forma ton in the character of our help. a thinning out of worthless and incom- potent cooks and servants. and a breaking up of the swarms of dissolute idiers on the sidewalks. Strict busi- ness principles applied to the servant problem would effect a three-foid re- formation, and the really trustworthy colored women would be gathers as well as the whites. It is certainly an ex- pertinent worth trying.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
They Will Rejoice.
Lafayette Sun

LdIHyStt6 pun.
 The people of Alapama-the people out in the rurais. on the hillsi les and in the valleys-wili rejoice that three mill tax Is to be devoted to .he com mon schools. This of itself deserves the highest endorsement that can be given the Convention. This in itself is the best thing done after all. Now let the parents do their duty and the sons and daughters of this Stote will rise to higher heights on the wings of opportunity. The chance to sore their minds with knowledge is this.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

No one can question the important mission of the Democratic Party in the United States. and every citizen Is con- carned that it shall be maint aimed as a vital and efficient agency in our politi- cal life" The Philadelphia Times Qnd.) says. The revivifcation it is now un- dergoing in the several States is thus of the highest importance, insuring a conservative influence that has recently been lacking and that may yet prove of supreme service to the nation."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

A citizen of Richmond explains that wben married women go away from the citv. the lone husbands drink more than they ought. and adds:
 If the wives didn't go away. or If they , ', ,,,id onlv take their husbands with thern tbey would help very materially in the cause of temperance.
 The wife of such a husband ought to bundle him up and take him along with the rest of her baggage when she goes out of town. But that might be hard on the wife.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

year was Sl3s, ,so0. 900, which was less. by ss, ,00o, 900, than the appropriation made by Congress. Doubtless this dis crepancy will be made the basis of new attack upon Commissioner Evans or of c suggestion for law to provide that the amount of money distributed shall never be less than the amount of the estimate. This might be arrang- ed by providing that the amount left over should be divided pro rata the following year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

A few days ago it was stated in these columns that Tuskegee was without railroad until some years after lSS5. It is a fact that the citizens objected at first to the coming of the Montgomery and West Point, but later secured charter and built a broad guage. A letter from Trskegee says:
 The act to incorporate the Tuskegse Railroad Company was approved Feb. @' 1860. The act names David Clopton, G' W Campbell ct al as the incorporators; The road was built in 1880 or the first of iSSi and bread saSsec c6oidderafe road I9e Howernment if not directly, indirectly. as it was taken up and shipped and on after sp- other road. The road bed and franchise Osn. Uere sold under execution in 1870 and pur- chased by the present OTnsrS ,s41 and s no% Esr row gauge roao pu.'d pond 1T heinz made so in the last few years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

In one editorial the Philadelphia Record Independent Democrat, commends the Pennsylvania Democratic Convention TOT it's assent to fusion with the lndependent Republicans. yet in another article Tn the same column The Record rejects MT. Rryan's exclamation ot his vote TOT WeaV- CT in 1892 on the advice of the DemocratIc National Committee and conoemns mn niIii for supporting fusion in Nebraska. lhe Jewel of consistency Is sadly lackihs heie' Columbia IS. @ State.
 Time and again it has been stated that the National Committee in 1892 ad- vised Democrats in Nebraska to vote for Weaver, but we have never seen anything else than assertion. The Democratic electoral ticket was kept in the field until the polls closed and received about 25,o0o votes. Surely, If the National Committee had advised its withdrawal, it would have been taken down. Senator German, it has been said, gave some such advice but he was not the Committee, nor was he in charge of the campaign. Indeed, until A few days before the election he kept away from headquarters under the idea that the Party would be defeated. and he did not want to appear as having had anything to do with it's manage ment. If the Committee did advise re- lection of Cleveland and support of Weaver in Nebraska int 1892, now is a good time for the proof to be forth coming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

Referring to a recent incident at Mar ragansett Pier, R. l., where a pretty New York girl was chased and mar rowly escaped a mobblng at the hands of a mob of excursionists because they objected to her bathing dress. The Nor folk Virginian-Piot says:
 The South has it's troubles and it's prob lems It has the negro to oeal with though be it said to the neyro's credit. he would not be guilty of such an outrage as tine NArragansett hoodlums perpltrdIed but the South can afford to be thankful that it lacks the element that seems to have asserted itself so tri iInpnantiy at Earragansett. Yes; we have ! good deal to be thankful for aud that is worth pre- serving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Not a Year for Sore Toes.
Huntsville Mercury.

HuntsVille MeEcury.
 It is we'll enough for Governor J"hn- ston to vote against the nov Constitu- ton if he sees fit to do so. for tES is his right as a citizen of Alabama, but any effort on his part to assume the leadership of the anti Convention fc'ces win mean sure defeat for those Hho join him in such a contest. This is an of year in politics and is therefore an off year for displaying political sore toes. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

The Macon Telegraph claims to have demonstrated by indisputable facts and hgures" that sugar can be profit ably manufactured in Georgia. and if that is true of Georgia. it must equally be true of portions of Alabama. It is certainly worth intelligent effort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Is Invited Down.

Greensboro Watchman.
 The farmers In this section. many or them, d d not particularly "expsriment" for eariess corn, but they have sny quantity of it in their fields this season much to their regret. The classical eoi- tor of The Advertiser is invited dtwn to witness the sight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

The, report of General Uribe-Uribe's. ing from his being apparently lost His name tried to pass on both sides of a tree and got hung.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
The Old and Good Plea.

Opelika Anduftrial News.
 Over at Columbus. Ga, several foiks claim to be suffering from spider bites. Most any excuse goes. Of course pa. why rot just tIke it on the old and good general plea flor the stomach's sake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Be Good a Little While.
Mobile Register.

Mobile RegIsttT.
 The Montgomery Advertiser is wei coming her erring sister, The Birming- ham Age Herald back into the family of constitutional reform. The Age Herald comes back. but not very grace fully. The hardest part of 1t seems to be the knowledge of the fact that she will have to associate with The Advertiser It Is all in a lite- time. however. and in a good cause. We advise The Age Herald to cheer up and be good a few minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Has Fought Them Fair.

Sheffield Reaper.
 In view of the fact that the tax on dogs has not decreased the came pep ulation of Sheffield. The Reao,r srg- gests the appointment of d back dog tax commissioner.-Montsomery Ad- vertiser.
 Not on your tinograph! We never have advocated the appointment of fee grabber.s We believe The Adver- tiser is the innocent victim of some bodys confoundedness.p possibly Eoitor Lanes. We have fought the dogs fGir.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
It Seems to Give Satisfaction to the
 People.
Mobile Herald.

Mobile Herald.
 The Convention has given us an ex. cellent Contribution, one far superior to the present one. It has not been able to satisfy everybody. but this is beyond the power of mortal man or men. and the men who try to satisfy everybody generally ends by satisfying nobody. But the excellent work of the Convention is now being recognized by those who have criticized its action in some matters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

The action of the IowaSDemocrats in endorsing the Kansas City platform, comes appropriately from State with one hundred thousand Republican ma iOFitV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Alexander Ci;y Outlook.

AleXander Clty UutIook.
 The Convention whiIh has been in session seventy-six days Is composed of the States best ability and although it's members have had clashes and diff ferences in the work of making the new organic law. we believe the great majority of them have been sincere in their labors and that they have made d Constitution infinitely better in many respects to the old instrument. With the Democratic support. it will carry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
AIT, THY RECORDS pRoKxN.

The appended statement q the cifcule- eson of the Daily and Sunday Advertiser for the month of July, isei, shows an in. crease over the cofresponding month lass year equal b 37,ss per cent anA | farSnsr has guarenteed net paid cireuiatiea greater than the cisimsd issus Of any other two Alabama morning newspapers combined.
 Here are the figures by days:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Lamar Democrat.

Lamar Democrat. -
 The Constitutional Convention will have done its work within the next few days. Then the matter will be up to the people for their consideration ac- ceptance or rejection. All things consio- cred the New Constitution is a de- c1ded improvement over the old one. and we believe that the people will endorse the work of the Convention by ratity- ing the New Constitution There may be some weak places in it but they are few and far between.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
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Never Holds That.

Lowndes News,
 The Four-o' clock of Montgomery nad this headline In yesterdays issue Bryan Holding His own. We oon.t believe 1t. He has nothing put Ja" or tongue, and he never holds that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

The Brooklyn Eagle philosophizes that generally a man looks more like a man than woman does" But is not the converse of that proposition more apparent?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Would Like Them Buried.

Leighton News.
 Somebody has been proposing to de- gently bury pet eats and dogs. There are several in our neighborhood that we should be only too glad to have duiety buried out of ea- range
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

It will require a very broad man for che Democrats of the country to get together on. but we believe he will be found and pressed into service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Pine Belt News.

1oCfI
 The Constitutional Convention has recessed until August 2S to give the Committee of Harmony time to catch up with their work. The principal part Of the Conventions labOrs has been fin- ishsd. and while all were not expected to be pleased, the majority of Alaba- maiains will vote to ratify the new instrument when ths election is held.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

The Lafayette Sun is of the opinion that Mobile is getting little giddy in her old age." Only when cyclone strikes her At other times she is as steady as an oyster
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

Glad to note that the esteemed Age Herald is gradually working itself up to a state of mind where 1t will support the new Constitution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Tuskegee News.

The new Constitution is practically completed. While in some particulars we would have had changes. yet we are ready to congratulate the members upon their work. Under this new in strument twill be easy for every good and true citizen to live peaceably and prosperously. It is now the duty of every man who loves Alabama to rally to the ratification of the Constitution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

We propose a new word: When a man divorces his wife on account of insanity. it should be called "Flagleriz- ing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
SUNDAY, AUGUST s5, 1901.

The Shelby Sentinel has just entered on its 27th year. and is feeling toler- ably well, thank you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

We must say that The Advertiser iE a res ar fault-finder. But she never finds fault unless 1t is there. and she then at once points out the fault and tries to have it mended.-Elmore News
 We can conceive of no higher duty which a newspaper owes to the public that to detect. point out and endeayor to correct evil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Greensboro Beacon.

1DOtHNV11s
 Every day some one asks If we ap- prove of the Constitution now being made for Alabama. We answer that we do. and 1t Is our purpose to vote for it with all our might. We hope. however. that the proposal to abolish Circuit Solicitors and sub1titute County Solicitors. to be elected by the people of each county. with fees will be re- considered. The fee system IS the abuse of modern ofticialdom, from the Constable to the Clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States. and the proposal to make a fee sustained So- iicitor in every county would result in the establishment of about sixty-six little bosses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Victor H. Hanson. Manager of AoTef' ei9ing, ForsiSn and Local.

The Advertiser will se fcund an sale ta she following cities at the places naHee: BTRMINGHAM-Aforris Hotel. Union De
 pot Diningroom. ParkHs pTvg stefs MOBILE-A. A Hall. Battle House SELMA-Hotel Albert. NEW YORK-Brentanog. ynion sagsse' 6UFFALO-A l s m Exhie4f. ran-
 American Exposition.
 MASHINGTON-Metr hote1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

Emperor Williams latest fad is that of playing the flute. He has been taking lessons on that instrument for some time Low. and is jubilant over his progress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25


 The wires of the street railway in Montgomery continue to break, the peo- pie are subjected to all sorts CT delays and annoyances and still the City Coun- ell has postponed for month consid- eration of a pe tition from large nun- Der of prominent citizens asking TOT relief through legal procsss.-Ceotre- vile Press.
 The people of Montgomery are having no little trouble with the street car system of that city. It is in a most dangerous diiapidated and fearful con- dition and is a disgrace to any city. The Montgomery Advertiser has been showing the street car company up in the r.ght way and II the trouble Is not . medied it will not be the fault of that paper .-Athens Democrat.
 The Advertiser has been conducting for some time a vigorous fight against the holders of the electric car line franchise in Montgomery, and now 1t wishes tho City Council to abolish the present system and return to the old mule car. It seems the cars have an uunpleasant habit of breaking down in distant suburbs and compelling the un- fortunate passengers to walk back to the city. The Advertiser has the right idea whether the mule be practica bie or not. IA system which does not give satisfactory service, should not be al- lowed to continue in possession. .-Tus- caloosa Sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
MoNrooMERY's STREET CAR.
The Papers Have Something to Say
 About Them.

The Montgomery Advertiser Is wag- ing a hot war on the street car system of that town. What the "Oid Laoy will do for the system will be more than a plenty. We venture that It VIII not be long till a great change VIII pc worked and the people will rise up and call the "Old Lady blessed. .-Latay- cite Sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

Now, we submit that if some of the worst things written by Rud and Ali were placed before jury, along with the Coogler and Wolfe deliverances, there would be nothing for that jury to do but draw straws for the worst ef- fort. An attempt to solve the difficult ty in any other way would add to the population of the lunatic asylums. or hang the jury. It is singular, by the way, that newspapers will devote space to this kind of intellectual saw-dust.
 but we presume the paper is paid usual advertising rates. If the worst efforts of these four poets were print ed and a competent critic asked to se- Iect the very worst, he'd resign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
BAD AND WORSE.

Both North and South Carolina are claiming that they have poets who can write worse poetry than any which has been credited to Rudyard kipiing or Alfred Austin. It is a rash claim for any community to make, but 1t must be admitted that some of the evidence we have seen goes quite a long way to- wards establishing the truth of the con- tention. We do not care to devote much space to proving how bad any thing can be, but believe the readers of The Advertiser will be interested in two or three brief specimens.
 South Carolina comes first with a poet bearing the name of Coogler- J. Gordon Coogler, to be exact. Whether that name has anything to do with his ability to write shocking verse we are not able to say. but 1t is just the kind of name for a man who can get off this:
 The path is old and we'll beaten. I know,
 That leads away over the hills to fame; I've started therein and cannot turn
 I've naught to regret and no one to
 blame.
 We surely don't wonder at his not turning back. In fact. we fail to see how he could get back after printing that effusion--or this:
 Maud-for her gentle name was Maud
 Wore many smiles, and they were lad; A thousand virtues she retained.
 Many of which l never had.
 Let us hope that Maud also escaped being a poet of the Coogler stripe. be- cause that would more than offset all those thousand virtues which she was fortunate enough to retain, and which J. Gordon never had.
 Not to be outdone. North Carolina trots out her poet, name of Wolfe. but we've only space for one little speci- men of his melody, which goes this gait:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

Our lives are like mixed mess,
 Which few will hardly dare deny, With barely grounds to make a guess,
 Much less to give a reason why.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-18
IN SOCIETY,".
'eessssseeseeeeseeeseeee

A wedding of interest in this city
and Pittsburg will be solemnized at
high noon Wednesday, at the home of
Judge Jacobs, at New Martinsville,
when Miss Gratta Leigh Jacobs will be-
come the wife of DR.. William Collins
Adams. Both of the young folks are
we'll known in society here. After a
short trip they will be at home to their
numerous friends at the Hotel Brast
until their new bone is finished.
Copies of the following invitations
have been sent out:
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Fitzpatrick
request your presence at the marriage
Of their daughter,
Mary Gertrude.
to
Michael joseph Ford.
Wednesday morning, September the TWEEN
ty-ffth nineteen hundred and one,
1T nine o'clock,
st. Joseoh's Cathedral,
Wheeling, w. Va.
The bride-to-be IS popular sales
lady at Geo r. Taylor & Co.'S, and
the prospective groom is a travelling
selecman for T. T. Hutchison ds Co.
Miss Frances j. Wheat Delightfully."-
entertained a number of friends at
luncheon at 1870 O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon, at the residence Of her father,
Mr. George X. Wheat, on North Main
street. The affair was in complement
to Miss Martha Pryor List, who is to be
married next Tuesday evening to Mr..
James Spicer Murray. of Baltimore,
Md. Covers were laid for twelve, and
the luncheon was served in seven
courses. The table looked charming
ir its decorations of pink and white
The souvenirs were handsome cards,
upon which were printed quotations
from Burns. The guests were Misses.