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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO MEET.
Alabama Mayors May Recommend
 Some Legislation.

Mayor E. B. Joseph of Montgomery, President of the Alabama League of Mu- nlcipalities, has instructed J. E, Black wood, Mayor of Gadsden and Secretary of the League to call a meeting of the Executive Committee in Montgomery Tuesday at noon.
 The meeting of the committee is called for the purpose of considering the ad- visibility of calling a special meeting or the League to consider recommendations to the Legislature in regard to the enact ment of general laws governing munich palities.
 The meeting of the committee Will De held in the City Council chamber.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

Monday Dowe's Randy Kitchen will commence making Purina Bran Bread. This bread is made from whole wheat flour. and to introduce 1t in every house. hold to the first 25 purchasers of one loaf of this bread Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. we will give a small box of our fresh butter cups. Our new hot drink Is Bohemian Punch. Try 1t; you will like 1t at Dowe's, .-adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
A ohance to End AddIeks.

New York World.
 The offer of the Democrats in the Della ware I.egfslature to unite with inc anti- Addlcks Republicans in electing Re uublican to the Senate for the long term ffonr years) and a Democrat for the short term (two years) is creditable to Their State pride and patriotism, and should be accepted. It will make an end of Gasman Addicks and give to the State a fair and honorable representation in
 Any action which leaves the question open will increase the chances of this andacious and persistent corruptioniSt to ssbreak into the Senate.'
 Delaware was a. Democratio State up to 1894, and doubtless would be now rut for Addicis's money. It would be no more than fair to elect one Senator from Mat party The regular Republicans have proved their honesty and their courage by standing out for ten years against the Gasman and his money. They will show wisdom now. by accepting the Democratic offer to end the struggle justly and with honor.
 -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

GROVES CHRONIC CHILL CURE cures the chills that other chill tonics don't cure. Made of the following fluid ext acts: Peruvian Bark, Black Root
 Poplar Bark, Prickly Ash, Dog. Wood Bark and Sarsaparilla, No Cure, No Pay. 50 cents. su-wed-fri-eo wlzly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
Affirmed. opinion by Dowdell, ,.
THE STATE. ex rel Johnson, V. LOVE
 JOY, JUDGE. etc.


 JOY, JUDGE, etc. Proceedings for Impeachment of Probate
 Judge.
 1. Impeachment for corruptly charging fees and willful neglect of duty; what necessary for conviction.-In proceed ing for the impeachment of a. Probate Judge, upon the grounds that fe cor ruptly charged and received fees or com pensation as Probate Judge, and that he willfulIy neglected the duties imposed upon him by law, in order to authorize a conviction resulting in the impeachment sought, it is necessary that the evidence introduced should show that ne was guilty of the charges or some ere of them beyond @ reasonable doubt; and in the absence of proof sufficient to slow his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant should be acquitted.
 Judgment for defendant. Opinion per Curfam.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
MINcHENoR V. CARROLL. TREAS
 IIRER etc.

MINCHENOR V. CARROLL, TREAS
 URER, etc.
 Petition for Mandamus.-Appeal fFom the
 Circuit Court of Pike.
 1. Mandanius; what necessary 10 au- thorize issuance Of writ.-1n order 10 en- title a party to writ of mandamus, II is essential that the relator have n clear and legal right to the thing dem &pded, and 1t must be the imperative duty Of the respondent to, perform the act re- quired.
 2. Mandamus; when not issued to treas urer of insurance company.-In peti- ton for a writ of mandamus against the treasurer of a fire insurance company chartered under the laws of this state 1t is made to appear that the insurance company issued the policy of fire insur- ance to the petitioner upon which there was loss; that the petitioner recoye- ed a Judgment against it upon which exe- cution was issued and returned mo prop erty found;" that the petitioner had made demand upon the company and Its treas urer to pay his claim which was refused; that the corporation had ceased to do business, but that at the time 1t ceased to do business it had reserve Iuno' which was created as authorized by us charter by setting aside certain part of the premiums ana aSSesSInSheS, "AAAO4 fund was to be invested in bonds, etc, as the Board of Directors might determine; that no part of this fund was to be used for any purpose except in settlement of claims against the corporation. and for that purpose only after the other assets, i premiums and assessments had been first exhausted. It was further averred in the petition that the company had no other fund with which to pay said judgment or petitioner, and that said fund had never been invested for bonds, etc, and has not been paid out in settlement of claims against the company, but that It was still in the hands of the respondent as the company's treasurer, unless 1t has been expended in a way not authorized Ky the charter of tho company. Held: That tho petitioner was not entitled to the writ of mandamus prayed for, because It was not averred in the petition with any degree of dedniteness or certainty, that any DOT ton of the reserve fund was In the hands of the respondent when the peti- tion was filed.
 Affirmed. Opinion by Tyson. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
HEAD NOTES OF THE DECISIONS
 OF THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT

security for her husbands debt, con veyance by her of her land in absolute payment of her husbands debt, Is valid. 5. Equity pleadlng; laches need not be negatived in bill.--On a bill seeking the cancellation of. deed, 1t is not nec- essary for one complaint to negative In the bill the existence of laches; laches being defensive matter. Reversed. rendered and remanded. Opin-
 ion by sharpe, J.
 ROoUEMORI1. ct aL V. DENT, ct al,
 TRUSTEES, and DENT, ct al, TRUS- TEES V. RoQUEMoRE, ct al. Bill in Equity for Construction of Trusts Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery, in Equity.
 1. Insurance on life of husband for
 benent of wife and children; wife's in-
 terest terminates with her death.-under the provisions of the statute in force in | 1882 Code, of 1876 Secs. 27S3-S4), where a man takes out a policy of life lnsur- ance in favor of his wife and his chiL- dren, t'their executors, administrators CT assigns upon the death of the wife in 1882. before her husband, her interest in said policy terminates.
 2. Life insurance for benefit of chil-
 dren: includes those born after issuance of policy Where. in a life insurance pol icy the insurance is made payable to certain trustees, for such of his Cthe
 assuredss) children as might survive him, benehciaries named in the policy, are
 the children of assured as a class and include those children of the. assured born after the issuance of the policy, and
 without any distinction between such af-
 ter-born children of the second wire and the first wife.
 8. Trustees; compensation; attorneys fees:-Where, under an insurance Policy
 made payable to trustees for the assured children, said trustees collect aO,OOO, and
 upon a controversy arising between the children of the assured, as to how such
 money should be distributed, the uus- tees file a bill in equity to construe the
 trust and to ascertain the proper appor-
 tionment of the fund. the allowance by
 the court of $250 as compensation to the trustees for their services, and of $25O
 for their attorneys fees, is reasonable and not unauthorized.
 Affirmed. opinion by Dowdell, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

"WiH Tom Carter be the next Republi- can Senator from Montanar' was asked
 If the Legislature is Republican he will" the Montana man replied. He's the sllckest man in our State. He has them all beaten. Why, Tom Carter could go to the internal regions and hold a prayer meeting without an objection from any of the permanent residents"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

Have you read the Constitution of the United states9' repned:"No, Yer Honor. I have not, but me friend Mike Lanahan read 1t to me, and mighty well pleased, l wuz with it." 'dThat reminds me-" said Representative Ryan of Buffalo, ''of the time Jim Naples a prosperous Italian in Buffalo an- nouneed himself as candidate for the Assembly. A reporter went down to in- terview him.
 q What do you think of the Constitu- tion of the United States, Mir. Naples?' the reported asked. Jim thought hard for a minute or two and then said, with great dignity:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
Racnrd nf Rirths

The following births were recorded dur ing the past week:
 To Mir. and Mrs. F. c. Hoene, a girl To MT. and Mrs. Thomas Pebworth, a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
WASHINGTON DAY BY DAY.
Roosevelt Imposes Giant Task.
 Knute Nelson's Tall Speech.

Washington Special to New York World.
 MT. President" said an applicant for supported for this position. l have the indorsement of both Senator Hanna and Senator Foraker."
 "BulIy!' said the President. 'Now go and get Senator Fairbanks and Senator Beyeridge to agree on something and will give you the White House"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

WILLIAMS & BROWN V. HURLEY &
 BI1ACKBURN-
 Action of Assumpsit.-Appeai from the
 Circuit Court of Jefferson.
 l. Pleading and practice: when suit against partnership and not the individual mmebers thereof. .--In suit, where Che defendant is described in the caption Of the complaint as W. & B. "a firm com posed of w. & B." giving their Chris tian names, defendants" and there is nothing in the body of the complaint to show that the members of the firm were sued as individuals. such suit Is against the partnership alone, and not against the individuals composing the partnership.
 2. Suit against partnership; Judgmsnt against the individual members errone- ous. .--Where, in suit, the complaint counts against the partnership alone and not against the Individuals composing the partnership, Judgment rendered in such suit against the individual members of the partnership Is erroneous. and can not be sustained.
 Reversed and remanded. Opinion by Mcclellan, c. J.
 JESSE FRENCH PLANO & ORGAN co.
 V. FORBES. ct al.
 Bill in Equity to Enojin Interference with
 the Enjoyment of an Easement.-Ap-
 peal from the City Court of Montgom-
 cry, in Equity.
 i, Easement; when presumption that easeinent has been extinguished arises.- A presumption that an easement has been extinglished arises from possession by the owner of the seryient estate adverse to the existence of the easement. which has continued for 0 period sufficient to give title by prescription under the sta tute of Limitations.
 g. Same; how established by prescrip- tion.--The user and enjoyment Of right claim. in order to become an easement oy prescription, must have been adverse to the owner of the estate from which the easement is claimed, under a claim of right exclusive, continuous and uninter- rupted and with the knowledge and ac- quaintance of the same, and must be con tinued for a period equal to that pre- scribed by the statute for acquiring Eae to land by prescription.
 8. Same; must be adverse and not per- missiye.-A user of 8 right which is pure ly permissive, tolerated by the oWnSr or held under an implied license from him, is reyocable at pleasure and will never ripen into title by prescription. 4. Same; same.--Where the owner oi property has an alley-way opened TOT ms own use and the use of his tenants, the fact that the owner or tenants of adjoln- ing property used and passed through such alleyway and continued to do SC for a number of years, Is not suIneien' | to establish a right by prescription III such alleyway, unless there was some aci of adverse user by which the owner is given notice of the claim on the part ol such persons to pass over the aheyWaS as may be right, as distinguished from mere license or permission ot> the owrer The use of a private way, without claim of right. can not form basis or prescriptive right of easement.
 | Affirmed. Opinion by Haralson, J'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

Representative Landis of Indiana, had company at dinner a night or two ago. He was at his best. and told story after story.
 how" said one of the guests to the small
 Yes" said the boy. "when there's com pany."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
To Sick Ones I Will Send You Help
 If You'll Ask It.

Send noneyjust postal stating which book shall send
 Simply write thousands do every weekto tell me that need help l. ssasas <
 Then will do ths-I will mail order your drug Shoops Restorative. take month trial If the cost is $5e If it falls will decision with
 faith in myself have perfected cerantha all who 1t. made offer fair that prejudice sick accepting it
 the furnished Restorative to half million trial My records show that ss out of gladly. they cured The had the months free.
 Ny Restorative the result of nfetimes work in learning It the only remedy that bring which the vital
 A It simply lacks the that needs steam.
 With the old doctored itself and the suits at best but epoary The results of my Resora tive absolutely certain where like makes cure Impossible. 5
 With this remedy cured difficult physicians chronic case that could E be readily cured without it.
 My you why you tell who does.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

There is 6 girl in Atchison who s. ows so plainly that she thinks she is pretty, that she Is impudent,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
Negroes,

To Matthew and Alice Lewis, girl. To Greil and Dora Ward, girl. To Henry and Ella Williams, boy. To F. B. and Martha Benson, girl. To Fortune and Martha Williams, twins girls.
 To Mattie L. Collins, boy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

Senator Nelson has the belt for the long distance talking record for this session. He spoke for fifteen and one-half hours on the Omnibus statehood bill, spreading his time over six sessions. His speech fills thirty-eight pages in the Congress 'sional Record. It contains approximately 6l 900 words. If those words were placed end on end they would make a spire or language three times as high as the Washington Monument and almost SIX times as high as the dome of the Capitol.
 Up in Berks County. Pennsylvania" said Colonel Harry Hall, 'the Dutch res idents are mostly Democrats, and they are all politicians. They take great de- light in going to political meetings and are very proud of the Democratic major ities they roll up.
 At meeting last fall, after there had heen a factional fight, there was great plea for peace. Orator after orator got up and said the thing for Berks County to do was to forget that there were any differences and to get out and vote for Pattison. As a climax one of the sturdy farmers of the neighborhood was called on He arose and made an earnest speech closing with these words:
 'Und now, chentlemen, let us all git togedder and undo dat vich Ve haf not dit
 Representative Fitzgerald told the story of the Irishman who went to get natural
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

Mild chronic. often cured by or two bottles Dr. Shoops Restorative sold by all druggists
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

simply state which book is wanted, and address pr.
 shoop. Box 7s1. Racine. wis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18

Representative Fitzgerald told the story of the Irishman who went to get natural
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-04-17
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Mebl, per Tonne -. $23.5n.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-04-17
Tiir $500 mad 9entialauo.

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lid, in Briuatbriefen cine 10 qriin6-
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lid tbut. Sir ben geringen Yreis
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-04-17
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6inarb 81 Cts; g0D6 Orbincrp 81
9ts.; GDtu Wiobling 81 gts.; Mibbling
~ gts.; @oo6 Mibolin9 81 gts.; Mibb,
ting Gnir 10 Cts.
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ting 6air 1917 gts.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
The Irish.
ne iftSn.
tn to the Irish. big-hearted

NO" a health to the Irish. big-hearte ed
Fro, From Erin. far over the sea:
no nave left her for aye, bravcd tao
wind and the wave
For "A home In the land of the freq
And though homeless, perchance. in the
land of their birth,
Which, indeed, is the blue oceans gem,
They want not for homes, for through
ont the broad earth
Every home is wide open to them.
Or, deprived of the power, SO justly
their own.
To rule Ger the fair Emerald Isle.
In the heart Of mankind they have found
And the sceptcr they WELD is a smile
And St Patrick himself. gazing down
from above,
Mus smile on his day when is seen
How al classes and crceds show thui.
realty and love
For the Irish by wearing the green.
And If, from their country of thraldcn
and wrong.
They have brought little gold to in.
vest,
Far better the mirth and the sunshia
and song
They have borne to the hearts of tn
West.
We acknowledse their genius and proud
That the world would not half be So
bright
If these princes of Kindness good hu.
NOR and wit,
Were to pass like dream in the
night.
When musing alone, looking into the
flames,
Counting faces of friends loved th,
best
We marvel to note that the quaint IRISH
names
Are the ones that outnumber the rest
Su we'll drink to them all, to the FitzeS
and Macs.
To the Murphys. Moroneys and O's!
To the Mikes and the Patricks. the
JameSes and Jacks,
From the land OF the shamrock and
rose
w. l.. Sanford in the Galveston News
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
Equal to the Stunt"

Harold celebrated his fifth birthday
by attending Sunday school, his first
experience. The teacher of the class
To which he had been assigned gave
10 each child card on which was
lsinted the Apostles Creed and told
each one that she should expect them
to- memorize it by the following Sun
day morning.
Harold, having been given one OF
tie cards, felt so very important to
ink he had lesson to learn that
on his return from Sunday school he
rushed to his mothers room, and. hold.
iIg the card for her to see, remarked
Importantly:
See, mother, what shall have to
learn by next Sunday"
My dear child" exclaimed the
mother. you cannot possibly learn it
b, them"
Yes, can, too responded Harold
Why, know way down to hell now"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
HAD A LAUGH COMING.
why Citizen Paid Gas Bill Without a
kirk

W. >'h.eN fdlC SaS Slil w ithooe
Kick.
ul must excule my ignorance.
he softly began at the window of the
gas Office, but | want to settle doubt
IN my own mind. Is your gas the
SAM as laughing gas?"
l never heard any one laugh over
it VERY much replied the clerk. "ln
fact' II Is generally the other way
bpi l-l-ha ha. ha.'
on are laughing over it. it seems?'
leS: can't help it, you know. My
June bill was s2.25. We go away for
July and shut the house up. and yet
my July bill is much larger tian the
juno"
Perhaps that's where the laugh
cOmvs in?"
Know it does-ha, ha, ha."
Yes, we are always hearing of those
thihss, and it is unnecessary to say
that they make us tired. The bill
seems to be $3.50.
"Ics"
And you-you-?"
i m going to laugh. It's good joke
--capllaI joke-ha ha, ha!"
ANA you'll have to pay and not
klck Queried the astonished clerk.
mats 1t. I'll even-ha, ha, ha!"
lhc clerk handed him back the
change from a five-dollar bill and look.
ed at him in such way that the
customer fell called upon to explain:
Yes, house all shut up for July.
but We left six burners blazing away.
anu | thought you had me for cool
hundred dollars. Only $4S0-ha, La,
Ea."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13

Iy, to her.
Alice looked sadly up at the placid
evening sky. Il pray for him always, u
she murmured softly.
The mans face cleaned with a sud.
den hope. And would you be glad to
know him? Would you forgive him.
Il fOrgave him long ago" She
turned to him quickly, and noted his
agitated face. You know where my
father is-tell me-
He has served his term of punish
ment. He is free once more. He is
Alice-l am your father"
The rosy light died out of the girl
face, her hands clutched the grass at
her side. Even in her worst dreams
she had never pictured her father like
this. She shrank involuntarily from
him as he moved little nearer. Her
eyes had no welcome for him.
Without a word the convict turned
away. The ray of hope faded from
his face, and the old, bitter look re-
turned. He got up slowly from the
grass. and stumbled on his way blind
l. among the graves.
Alice watched him for moment
unrelentingly. Then the bent, gray
head and STOPPING shoulders. the atti-
tude of man prematurely aged,
moved her soul to pity. She sprans
up and followed him.
Father" she called.
The man turned. The girls arms
were around his neck, her lips touched
l. i
his check.
Father what would you have me
do for you?' the daughter asked after
a pause.
Take your mothers place. Make a
home for me. Had she lived | would
not have sinned. Help me to be a
better man"
Alice drew herself from his arms
with sudden revulsion of feeling. 60
away with him! live with him, She
had not anticipated this. That she
should shelter him for time and pro
vide money to start anew was all.
surely. that could be expected of her.
Money she knew she could obtain for
him-was not that enough?
| The sun had set behind grey clouds
the night breeze moaned through the
| trees; she shivered in her thin dress.
1t seemed that all the brightness had
| gone from her young life with the set,
/ ting of the sun.
The man watched the expression of
the girls face. saw the struggle going
| on. the change from 4 lght-heartcd
! girl TO care-burGened woman He
/ was dimly aware of the magnitude ot
the sacrifice he had called upon her 20
! make. And he knew, perfectly. that
| his destiny depended upon her GcCis.
| ion.
| As he watched her, now hopefully.
now desparingly, the ex> ssion OF
| the sweet face changed aga.n tC one
| of high resolve. of noble purpose. and
| he knew that Duty had won the VIC.
tory over Self. In his heart there grew
strong resolve. with Gods help, Ia
| Ii e down the past
He stretched ou' his hand, tram
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-13
HE r. S AC RIFIC F.
BY ELEANOR LEE
Copyrigted 1908, by TIE authors Publishing Company

of education and travel. One great
sorrow though-my foster father died
q year ago. This is his grave"
The man looked at it with new in
terest. Then he noted the black rib
bons on the girls simple white dress.
And you are happy in your new
homer"
1T is not new to me; scarcely re-
i have always called Mrs. Osborne
So"
But your father" persisted the
stranger, do you never think of him
Or have your new friends taught you
To forget him ."