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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-13
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Wilson Peck to Pierrepont B. Foster, 235 Bishop street, three years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1904.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.

Although it seems like tautology, or threshing over old straw. for us to dis cuss anything connected with labor speaking of the meeting of the Citizens Industrial Association in New York this week, because of it's significance. We have long foreseen that the time was bound to come when employers of labor all over the Union would be compelled to unite as a measure of actual seR- preservation. The intolerance, the ar- rogance. the excesses and the injusAlae Of labor unions in numerous instances, and the undeniable fact that the evu was growing with what it fed on, point ed inexorably to the time when there would be counter movement whish might result in the actual destruction of unionism.
 The Advertiser has never questioned the right of laboring men to unite for their own good and for the help of each other, but 1t has ever denied the right Of man or an organization to interfere with another man in his ef- forts to obtain employment, or to in- terfere with the legitimate efforts of employers to obtain labor Every working man, whether he belongs to a union or not, ought to carefully read the speech of D. M. Parry. as published In Wednesdays Advertiser. It is sound, sensible and conservative throughout. In fact, if ever a man spoke words of truth and soberness" he did 1t in that address. It will not break the force of his words for or- ganized labor to say that MT. Parry is an enemy of the working man, for such a charge would not be true. He is the enemy of lawlessness and of selfish in- tolerance, and he ought to be, as all right-thinking men should be.
 > It has always been the case, and all ways will be. that when an evil becomes intolerable. means will be taken to check 1t. In some of its aspects and practices, unionism has passed the point of safety. Not only the right of men to work for a living has been denied, and the right of a man to employ whom Ao PASdSSS TeSisIcu' put m some sec tions unions have virtually and practi- cally denied the right of the law to in terfere for the protection of life lib- erty and property. Under such circum- stances, counter action was bound to come, and it has begun. When a wave reaches its highest point it recedes. Unionism has reached that point and must recede or be driven back. and we warn the labor organizations that If they persist in the effort to completely dominate labor the time Is not far dis tant when no man can obtain employ ment if he belongs to union. When that time comes, the unions will have only themselves to blame for the re- suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
Whiskey Sold in sbocks.

Elizabeth. N. J.. Telegram to N Y. Sun.
 The whiskey deaths in New York were the cause of complaint being made to Prosecutor English today that in certain sections of this city a vicious intoxicating drink Is on sale and finds many customers. There are saloons here where a heaping glass of "whiskey' is sold for a nIckle and half pint bottle may be purchased for a dime. The places where this liquor Is sold are known as power houses" and the drinks are popularly called shocks"
 young man who was sitting in a chair in downtown saloon a few days ago fell over dead. The death was attributed to heart disease. His mother appeared in the saloon shortly afterward and accused the proprietor of being responsible for his death. Whiskey is advertised for sale in the power houses" at s1. 35 a gallon. though real whiskey is subject to a tax per proof gallon almost equal to that amount. The stuff is said to be made of alcohol water and coioring matter. Some of 1t Is said to be burnt spirits. which are usually thrown away in the distillerieA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
THp MOST IMPORTANT FIRST.

The Selma Journal takes the position that, "as a business proposition, the work on the Alabama should be at- tended to immediately. even if other rivers have to wait a while" This is a correct way to look at it. because the Alabama Is the States great waterway to the outside world. and the most im- portant river in the State. We are all anxious to see the coosa made naviga- ble from Rome to the Gulf, but one of the great benefits of that would be lost if the Alabama Is not clear. If Mobile Bay were closed up, there would be no great demand for . navigable Ala bama river. and tho opening of the Coosa will be of only local advantage unless the open route is continuous to Mobile. We want to see the Coosa navigable. because 1t will help Mont- gomery and will help all the region along that river. but if cargoes de. signed for foreign shipment should be compelled to tie up at Montgomery from lack of open water below here, it would be like working from the wrong end of a subject.
 We want very much to see the Ten- nessee River cleared of all bars to navigation, SO far as human. means can clear It, for 1t would be of immense beneht to a great and rich region For the same reason, we should rejoice if continuous navigation can be secured for the Warrior and the Tombigbee, for they, also, traverse regions rich in natural and artificial wealth, but. first of all. we think with our Selma con- temporary. the Alabama should receive attention. Ifs we cannot get all, let's have the most important first.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

The San Francisco Call editor has been reading about microbes till thy've got onto his nerves. and thus expresses himself:
 Not long ago Professor Alfred Rosen- bach. noted Berlin scientist, publish ed book, Physician Versos Bacteri- ologist," in which he declared that if he declared that if the bacteria mania Is allowed to continue its full sway the whole social order of things viii bc radically changed, and for the worse. afnicted are put to rout at the first cry of eontagion. Every one of our in- stincts of brotherly or fatherly affec- tion is blunted by the fear of the ever present bacillus. Those supposed to be the disseminators of harmful disease germs are summed as pariahs. despite all bonds of family affection or social ties. Fear of infection is undermining the whole fabric of social intercourse according to the view of this German doctor.
 It may be that some specialists are rather over-working the theory, and it is not improbable that we are in danger of becoming germ mad. And 1t is al- together likely that such fear and dread of germs has been instiIled into the public mind that the demands of humanity are not always needed, yet we are compelled to admit that there is no other way to account for con- tagion in most cases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

and try to carry out. We do not mean. nor did he mean. that he will be . de- 'cent man personally. but that he pro- poses to be a good President No one, so far as we are aware. makes any charge against his personal character. No one accuses him of lack of intellect. education or information. but he has not always. as we view 1t, shown Q determination to be what he now pledges himself to be. It will reqnlre courage and firmness. and we are bound to say that it will require some decided changes in his ideas of onlcial duty if he fulfills his pledge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
YOUR STOMACH
 NEEDS HELP
Mental Effort Deprives 1t of Blood and
 Promote, Dyspepsia.

If you must do much thinking you should do little eating.
 Mental effort calls all blood to the brain-takes it from the stomach where 1t is needed to aid in digestion.
 As rule, brain workers think their digestive organs can take care of them- selves. They eat whatever tempts them, then instead of resting and allowing their busy stomachs a full blood pressure to aid them in their work, they keep right on with their mental labors.
 As a result of this handicap, the stomach gets behind in its work and cannot catch up again. Indigestion, then dyspepsia.
 If you would be well give your stomach the help it needs. Take Rexan Dys- pepsia Tablet after each meal and upon going to bed. This will keep your digest i've apparatus in good working order will restore it to healthy condition If it has already gone wrong.
 WORDS OF APPRECIATION.
 Words fail to express my gratitude for what kexan Dyspepsia Tablets have done Tor me: Three weeks ago when began tC Sown As snd hem had to give up work Now eat bakers bread, enions, and in fact anything want. Rexall Tablets have done what doctors iAiieo so o0'- CHARLKs HUoHEs. Window, Maine.
 Rexal Dyspepsia Tablets make thin people fat; pale people rosy. and weak people strong. They enable the stomach to digest food and to extract theretrom the last particle of nourishment. They fill the arteries with the rich, life-giving blood that means a sound body and an active brain.
 We know what Rexal Dyspepsia Tablets are, and what they will do. We guarantee them to cure indigestion and dyspepsia. If they fail, we will refund your money.
 Price 25 cents per full package. Sold only at our store or by mail.
 HAGaRa -A ~-2aAu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

to whom applied didn't test my abili- ty In any way. They said lamely that they were sorry. but they prefer red an older, a more sedate person. Two men. after a brief talk, admitted that my work suited them but had to admit also that their wives had pecu- liar views and would object to my pregsnce in their husbands ofnces. bakhelor. He, too, was about to re- pulse me, but I broke out desperately
 Look here. am not a bleached blonde: My hair Is straw colored a brown wig during ofiice hours
 The man laughed and took me on. He has told me since, though, that he would not have taken me but for my has been compelled to dispense with my services because of the many jokes that his friends are poking at him."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

When the President declared in one to do his best to be a good and decent President. he made a pledge which the entire country hopes he will adhere to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
But Straw COIored Hair Made 1t Hard
 for Typewriter to Get a Job.

Tor Typewriter 70 Uet JOD. Philadelphia Press.
 A great majority of the girl stenog- raphers as we'll as the men, secure em- ployment through some typewriter es- tablishment. A number of funny in cidents develop. A young woman of a perfect blonde type called at an office on Ninth Street to secure a position Her hair was straw colored. She was sent out to an address, but returned with the following complaint:
 Though I am an expert stenogra- pher, as you know, I find 1t difficult, on account of my straw colored hair, to get work. Men think that my hair Is bleached and they hesitate to employ a bleached blone. for they know well that she who would bleach her hair to so conspicuous a hue as mine would have a soul too frivolous for sober type writing and shorthand.
 When was out of work last year ] had to apply to six offices before ] could get place. Three of the men
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

Over in our neighbor State across the Chattahoochee, politics are warming up early. There are already two edi- tors in the light for Governor with sev- eral papers yet to hear from. We sup pose 1t is all right, but editors ought to be in better business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

Now they claim to have settled it again-Andrew Jacksons birth place, we mean. and South Carolina gets 1t this time. The only way to make a flnality of the matter is to lay out a district, like the District of Columbia, that will embrace all the alleged birth places and name 1t for him. That win hold him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

Folks influence is evidently reaching over into Kansas. as the papers state that the authorities are after the boo dlers in that State also. That is the benefit of good example.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

Pennsylvania is entitled to the pre-. mium, of course, but whether for the number of Republican voters or their skill at counting we are not saying.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

How to keep your appendix" is the title of an editorial in The Atlanta News. How would 1t do to deposit it in a safety vault?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

It matters little what Is going on or what is to the fore-Governor Varda- mans mouth is bound to blow open occasionally. Probably he can't help 1t but he might employ an assistant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
OCTOBER. lses.

~-------~---->---~~- P. ]. Kelly. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says: The foregoing statement of Tue Advertisers daily circulation for the month of October. 1904, is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news begs. news agents and leftover copies have been deducted.
 P. J. KELLY.
 Circulation Manager. lss4z THE ADVERTISER COMPANY. !. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of November. 1904.
 F. W. JACKSON,
 N. F.. Ex-O. J. ?.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
He Wants It,
Birmingham Led,

Birmingham Ledger.
 Young Rockefeller advises his class in Sunday School not to give too much time to making money. He wants them to leave the money so the old man can get 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
Not the Common People.

That procession of automobiles tag ging after the Presidents carriage in St. Louis Sunday afternoon made a. vulgar display of St. Louisian curios- ity, which cannot be charged to the common people, for that sort do not own automobiles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
Not Sururfsin1,

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 | An Alabama contemporary says that Stoessel. has wonderful staying quali- ties. Considering the fact that the General is surrounded by swarms of | husky Japs, 1t Is not surprising that
 he does stick pretty close to Port Ar | thur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
Good Taste.

Eufauia Progress.
 Now comes a physician with the as- sertion that pumpkin pies are filled with microbes. We'll, 1t shows that the microbes have good taste.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

When an airship gets itself hung up on a wire fence, it Is high time to give them new names.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

Grand total .... .. .. ..$1,227,S73
 The total of $1,227,S73 tells in a gen. eral way the story of how expensive it is to record the doings of ninety law makers. and to keep them comfortable and happy for a period of twelve months, but 1t Is the details that are most interesting,
 In 1878 Senator of the United States provided himself out of the public treasury, in addition to his salary, with his mileage, his $125 for stationery, and one clerk, If he happened to be the chairman of a committee. That was practically all. In 1904 United States Senator would sniff at one clerk, and declare 1t impossible to attend to his work without two or three. Such a thing as paying for a clerk out of his pocket, as his processors, up to a com paratively few years ago, were accus- toned to do, would be regarded by the Senators of today as a crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
WHAT THE STATE PAPERS
 ARE SAYING.
! A . A A .

Swindling Them. Luverne Critic. Measured by the quality of oil sold in Luverne, the dividends should be al least 360 per cent. Some one is swtnd' ling the stockholders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
Wearing Glasses.

Dothan Siftings.
 A Chicago specialist now claims that the proper treatment for drunkenness is to wear glasses. Wonder who could keep 8 pair of glasses on with Q man size drunk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
A Good Chance. .

A Good Chance. Birmingham News.
 It is said that prehistoric pies have been discovered in Pompeii. Here is a chance for the oldest living Republi- can offlce-seeker to compare the an- cient with the modern product.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
zH INTEREsTIN0 CotUnN or FIGURES
 Ic..u E.cfs tn Relnf30n f0 xhe@.

Circsiation is ordinarily hard to Sss sna .%a vertiser. however. is not . sufferer trom this peculiar newspaper aiiment " growing and holding our own with .ns ,, 0sss ~s of them. There arc many reasons Wny .. should continue to increase and noio ,. The Advertiser is the vehicle in wnicn .ns news from all over the world ts eonseys s. adtoininE States. and the people who depend upon 1t for the full account of whst .nss can not personally see or hear ike Sno ciated by the reading public. is attested oy the following statement compiled ana s"o.n i. to by our Chculation Manager, or our ,ss nS tual net circtlation for each oaS Aa '' month of October. 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
Extravasances of Senators.
Pearson's.

q
 The salary of a United States Sena- ror like that of a member of the House of Representatives, is s5.000, and he is allowed. in addition, mileage at the rate of 10 cents per mile each way be- tween his home and the capitol for each session of Congress, private secretary at $1,500 eff he Is not chairman of a. committee, in which case he has the appointment of a higher salaried clerk). and S125 for stationery. That seems modest, but the perquisites and emolu- ments not set down in the law are numerous and attractive and account in no small measure for the tenacity with which a small caliber Senator holds on when once he has been elected.
 The Senate is a small body, but 1t takes big amount of money toe run it, as the following extracts from the last annual appropriation bill will show: For compensation of Senators. .S450,000 For mileage for Senators ...... 45,000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02

:. c,ty subscriptions should be paid te tns following authorized collector only: j. GHhn. City Circulator; n W. Mccain; C. Tinniran, Walter L. Johnson j. L. Aapes and '. Shaver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-02
NOT A BLEACHED BLONDE.

R. IT. Watkins.
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16

parently wading waist deep in the
water. Nearer and nearer 1t drew.
while the breathless four watched it
row to the edge of the reeds, then en-
tering them it almost vanished, to
emerge and become distinctly of human
shape, and without doubt man astride
a log or seated in narrow canoe but
few inches out of the water. Slowly.
very slowly, he drew nearer, until
where the stream entered the lake, he
turned into it. and passed out of sight.
1t is needless to say that there was
no more sleep in the camp that night
but reclining about the friendly fire, the
four men watched. listened oft, speak
Ing only in whispers, until the moon
sank into sombre wilderness and the
gray light of morn banished the dark
ness.
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16
Japan.s Immemorial Clubs.

Japan is the ideal club land. In
Britain the club world has good many
class and other limitations. But In
japan the system has fOurished from
time immemorial, and enters into the
daily life OF all sorts and conditions
of men. 1t is no uncommon thing for
people of means to belong from ten
to hundred different clubs, benevo-
lent or social, all Of which exist mainly
to give the members an opportunity
for one festive gathering the more
In Toxic there are 5000 different So
cieties, from the Red Cross to the
sMoustachies' and the tsPock-Marked," :"
which explains themselves. AT re-
cent meeting of the Railway Travel
lers' club, at Kanewaga, hundred
danseuses performed before the COM
pany.-St. James Gazette.
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16
ITO Be Continued.l
He Liked Pork.

A prominent educator in PhiladeI-
phia tells the following story on him.
self: In his early teaching days he
had a position in country school
house in New England. The people
in the neighborhood had worked out
their taxes by giving him board, and
when there was no vacancy in the
farmhouseS he took small room,
while the neighbors supplied him with
food. One day young boy came run
ming breathlessly toward him. Say.
teacher" he gasped, my pa wants to
know if you like pork? Indeed,
do like pork" the teacher replied, con-
Guiding that the very stingy father Of
this boy had determined to donate some
pork to him. You tell your father if
there is anything i'll this world that
do like it is pork" Some time trans
pired and there was no pork forthcom-
ing. One day he met the boy alone in
the school yard. Look here, John" 4"
he said, "how about that pork ?" "Oh, 4"
replied the boy, 1.-The pig got we'll. -
Boston Budget.
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16

and avoiding the tracks, hating Otter
to listen and look at one more distinct
than the rest, they came to this point
and the end of the tracks. Here a
faint furrow showed where canoe
had grounded and been lifted out on the
beach.
Its a white man." asserted Levi,
in positive tone; IAN Injun always
lands a canoe sideways"
''And why?" queried Martin, to
whom this was news.
"Cause it dcn't strain 'em SO much,
an leaves no sign"
This chap wasn't fussy about the
signs," interjected the doctor. "and
If It's the beast l saw that night on
the Moosehorn, I've had enough of his
society"
"The tracks are the same beyond ques-
tion," said Martin, "and 1t looks like
case of follow, but how he has kept
along with us for ten days without
discovery is curious" And the thought
of such a savage man stealthily follow
ing one upstream, downstream,
across lake and carry good 100 miles
Of wilderness, made Martin nervous.
I'm not going to back out just yet"
he added, as they retraced their steps
to find their fire out and breakfast
ruined. But that mattered not; in
fact nothing was thought of or spoken
about all day except those hideous
tracks and the likelihood that their
maker might be lurking in the forest
about No attention was paid to the
lake, rippled and shining in the sun
light, the birds. piping defiance to all
powers of darkness, or aught else Of
beauty. Both canoes made an entire
detour of the lakes shore at least
three times, while their occupants,
oblivious even of the trout leaping
out here and there, scanned the shad-
ows, paused oft to listen at every tri-
fling sound. The entrances to two
long, unused log roads were examined,
the stream where they first entered
the lake followed back mile, and the
one where the tracks began and ended
explored little way, but no sign or
sound of this wild man found Like
thief at night he had come ashore,
stolen up to their camp, returned, en-
barked, and where he was hiding no
man could guess.
When nightfall drew near. the doc
tor became nervous. 81 shan't sleep
wink tonight" he said plaintively, as
he watched Levi building fire, and
as the woods grew shadowy and darker,
he kept close to the fire. Not for IN
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16
USE OF RADlJM
Botanist Employs the Substance for
the Investigation of the Struc-
ture of Plants

One scientist, whose mind evidently
sees some practical use in everything,
has made use of radium in a rather
commonplaceway. Botanists have a way
of investigating the structure Of things
by imbedding them in parafiine and
then cutting the material into very thin
sections. The act of cutting frequently
electrifies the sections, causing them to
adhere to the knife, to fold up. or to
make themselves in other ways diff
cult to handle. This trouble has been
overcome by this practical scientist by
placing a small tube of radium salt
near the knife, the effect of which is
to dissipate the electric charges impart-
ed to the sections as they are cut
Another use Of radium, says Elec-
trical Review, hardly as vulgar as the
one just mentioned, is suggested in
paper read before the Royal society by
Sir William Crookes. Sir William was
investigating the character OF the coat
ing which radium salts impart TO dia-
monds exposed to their action. Inc
surface of a diamond thus exposed FOL
some time becomes more or less snsoky
To determine the character OF this &C
ton two diamonds were secured, which
incidentally, had a pale yellow tint
technically known as "oh color, ar
effect which decreases the value OF the
gem and probably is the reason the,
were selected for this experiment.
One of these diamonds was exposed
10 a radium salt until it acquired
smoky coating. Upon removing tsis
was found. that the originaiyellow eolol
had given way to blush tint. show
inS that radium effects not only th'
surface of q diamond. but In some wa!
acts upon the whole mass OF the stone