The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
This is a Good One. Thanks.

the owners, Major W. W. Screws and MT. Frank F. Glass, a banquet at Elem ing's famous restaurant last Thursday, the first inst.
 At each plate was laid a miniature copy of The Advertiser printed in eight pages. four of which described as a ''colored supplement-" contained the menu. The first page of this 'colored supplement- was embossed with sprigs of green clover and bore the usual caption of this news paper, '"The Advertiser Thursday, Jan uary l, 1908" Printed in red at the top corner of the page were the words, 'col- ored supplement-"
 The second page of the supplement contained an explanation of the occasion ln the words: Complimentary dinner to Major W. w. Screws aud MT. r. P. Glass. Given by employees of The Ad- vertiser. January 1, 1903."
 Messrs. Screws and Glass are held in very highest esteem by all their employees. and most deservedly so.-Greenville Advo- cate.
 Kind Words from News.
 The News has received a copy of the souvenir edition of The Montgomery Ad- vertiser issued on the occasion of the banquet of the employees of that paper to Major w. W. Screws and MT. fT. P Glass. the editors, on January l. Accom- panying the souvenir edition is q "col- ored supplement-" which contains the menu. The two publications teem with wit and humor and show that those who took part in the feast had a good time of 1t. The ''hits'' in the paper proper, which is small three column folio are direct ed at the various members of The Adver- tiser force and no one is spared. Almost two pages are devoted to brief personal sketches of The Captains of Industry in The Advertiser Building" sample or two will suffice to show how well these sketches are gotten up Here Is the story of the life of Major Barron, the ex-
 Barron. Joseph Day. State Exchnnso Editor-His encyclopedia contains usefa Landmark and Virginian- Pilot, which h. been widely copied Reads TOP newspapsl each day, including one printed in l.. Indian language No. ne Is not an L.
 This account of the life of D. W. M Iver. The Advertisers well known report CT. is given;
 ''McIver, David William. Reporter-Au- thor of beautifully bound little volume entitled, What 1 Know About Things Aped Roosevelt and went bear hunting Shot his neighbor's hogs. Revels in Ala Let him defy you. He's Scotch and Is said to be tho real goods at wrestling
 The galley boy gets this notice:
 Adams; D. Belmont galley boy--Com- brightest jewel in The Advertisers crown. Makes extra money by telling Harry Lehr how to dress. Is popular with him self and the ladies. Sixteen years old and
 
 There are forty-three of those sketches and all are rich and rare and we are told they are true to Lfe.' Messrs. Glass and Screws are each the subject of an editorial. We are told that "one of the most noticeable qualities of glass is it's snoothness. In this banana peels are skinned The heading of the paper tells us that it prints all that don't happen and that w. w. Screws is the 'onlooker'' and r. r. Glass the ''scrutinizer." "Squire Brown" gives his views on sports and as usual they are as clear as mud, The la- cal article under flaming headlines de- scribes the outbreak of a new malady' among The Advertiser employees. Tt is ''stiff neck" caused by removal into new quarters, the purchase of roller-top desks and the like. A local physician at first thought one of the men thus affiicted was becoming ossifled, but soon discovered his error He explained that 'the disease most often attacks persons whose minds are not strong"
 The menu Is very unique. Mobile oys- ters arc described as Hive matter" while : roast quail is to be kept standing. 7" Neopoiitan ice cream goes on the "soci . ety page" Roduefort cheese is ordere, ''kired." Cigars run ''t f." The wOr' k on the souvenir edition of The Advertise ? shows that that paper employs mar V humorists. as well as many very remar k able human specfmens.-B Birminsh I'm