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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Louisville COurier-Journal
Mr. Cannon, who has been making
campaign speeches in Vermont recent
ly, jocularly said, while in New York
on his way to the Green Mountain
State. that he was going there to make
it solid, or words to that effect. As
further illustrating his confidence, and
hooting at the .dea of any danger, he
told the anecdote of a Democratic
speaker from another State who once
wrote to a Vermont Democrat saying
he would, If desired. be glad to visit
Vermont and address its Democracy.
Come up. by all means" was the re-
ply, You can address them all at
once in my back yard. 1t seems
strange If Uncle Joe Cannon has such
an estimate of the present numerical
strength of the Vermont Democracy he
should waste his ammunition in such
a field when there are others where
1t could be used to so much better ac-
count, and where time will soon show
that it is so sorely needed. AS a HUI
morist Uncle Joe will rank in history
with Artemus Ward, In view of the
strong words he sometimes uses 1t is
not too much TO speak of him as an
"amoosin' cuss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Philadelphia LeuStr.
when we hear of one owner of jewels
mislaying only a small part of her
stock and store of the value of 5000.
If she could not find greater satisfac-
tion, more pleasure, less worry in In
vesting so much money in other ways?
There are still orphans in the world.
we understand; the hospitals, too, we
are told. are overcrowded. and old
folk, 1t is stated, continue to knock In
vain for admittance at the doors OF
homes and asylums; the churches are
still CRYING out for money and the
world presents many golden oppor-
tunities to the rich to make invest
ments in noble charity which are likely
to pay better in the end than the
vulgar, tawdry display of jewels which,
though they make the clowns stare,
cause the iudicious to grieve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
RELIEVE IN ADVERTISING.
New York Merchants Spend More Thai
for store Rent.

Fourth ESTATE
amount of money spent by the big de-
partment stores in Greater New York
Is as follows:
Cooper Company, 100000; Simpson
Crawford Company. 100000: r; H:
Macy & Co. 100000; Adams Dry Goods
Company, 100000; Bloomingdale s..
$500, 900 Hearn. s25O,oOo; Enrich Broth
ers, 100000; Frederick Loeser & CO..
Brooklyn, 5000 900; Abraham Il Strauss.
Brooklyn, 100000; Rothenberg & Co,
s175.OOO; H. O'Neill & Co, 15o,ooO:
Saks & Co. 100000; B. Altman & Co..
100000: A: D. Ma1thews's s., sons Sns
$4,000; H Batterman. Brooklyn. $751;
600; Lord & Taylor, $50,00o; Koch &
Co, $4,000 Arnold. Constable & Co,
$4,000; small department stores, $780,
900. Total. s4,160,000.
The expenditure is about twice that
paid for rent by the big stores. Ad-
vertsing is exceeded by only one sa,a otis
and wages, which is about double the
advertising appropriations. Practical
ly all this publicity is newspaper ad-
yertising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
PORTABLE COTTAGES.
Carrying a Summer Home With One to
the Country.

the Country.
Country Life in America.
A great advantage of the portable
house for summer outings is that II
can be used every year in different
place A family may have change
of scene every season.
The cost of a portable house varies
from $50 to $500, and is about one
third less than that of a house Of the
same size built by a carpenter.
AS summer cottages. they meet the
needs of those who want to spend the
summer in the country. but who cannot
afford to own a home and lot, nor TO
rent an expensive country home. 1t
is an easy matter to hire small lot
of ground, either at the seashore or in
the mountains. at low cost, and spend
the summer In one of these houses.
The cost of transportation by freight
Is not great, for they can be packed
into very small space. each part being
fiat. They are not SO plain as one
might suppose. for many of them have
piazzas, or wings which may be added
If desired.
l know of such a house In which a
family of four have spent their sum-
mers at the seashore for several years.
The house Is divided into FIVE rooms
one used as living room, three of the
others as bedrooms and one as a
kitchen.
In the first place. the house cost
them about 5000, the transportation
about $40, and they pay the landowner
$50 year for the privilege of putting
UP the house for the summer. They
find 1t much cheaper than boarding.
ing in tent. In the winter the house
Is either left standing or packed away
in a neighboring barn.
Two men can put up this portable
driver. monkey wrench and a ham
mer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
HelpIng the Republican,.

Philadelphia Record.
lists are with the Republicans in this
campaign is afforded by the fact that
two men in New York, described as
radical Democrats" have announced
the opposition of themselves and their
faction to the Democratic ticket, pre-
dieting that two million persons, evil
IDENTIFY Populists. but called "enlight-
ened and absolutely independent Demo
Gratis, who followed w. ]. Bryan dur.
ing the last Presidential campaigns,
will not support Parker and Davis. 1t
is predicted that half of them will vote
for Mr.. Roosevelt and quarter Will
vote for Mr.. Watson. This prediction
is less terrifying than 1t would be II
we did not recall the overwhelming
Democratic victory when the Populists
gave a million votes to General Weav-
er and the utter Democratic defeats
when the million Populists supported
the Democratic ticket and drove two
million Democrats out of their party.
The Populists have now withdrawn, the
real Democrats have come back, and
the situation is very much what IL was
in 1892.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Detroit Free Press.

DETROIT FTtb fTFSS.
The piteous appeal of the dispatch
which says that 10000 domestic SER
wants are Immediately needed in New
York touches a sympathetic chord in
the heart of every housewife. Never
in New York's history has there been
such a demand and such a failure Of
supply More women than men arrive
every week from Great Britain, Ger
many Norway. Sweden. Holland and
Belgium. and still there are fifty APP
plications for help for every servant
that is to be had. 1t rs a serious
situation-more serious than appears
on the surface. 1t is threat against
domestic happiness, portentous of the
destruction of family life. indicative OF
q social evolution,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Too Much Polite. In 1t.

NashViIle Banner.
Mr.. Bryan insist that postmasters
should be elected by the people. As
there are about 10000 postoff1ces in the
United States the election OF postmas :
ters would largely increase the button
holing business of candidates. And
If Mr.. Bryan's policy of State owner
ship of railroads were adopted he
would probably want the officials aud
employees of the road elected. thus add :
ing candidates galore. Seriously, post
masters should not be elected, unless
1t could be done aside from politics.
and that would seem an impossible
thing. There is vastly too much poll
tics In the selection of postmasters by
appointment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
THE FREAK TICKETS.

There are mon VINO are never content
to go with the crowd. and this Is as
true in politics as in anything else.
At every Presidential election there
are a number Of what may well be de-
nominated freak tickets. They really
cut no figure in the result, though in
a very few States 1t Is possible for
them to hold the balance of power and
divert sthe State from one of the great
parties to another.
There were three Of these freak tick
cts in 1895. and their combined vote
was 1s2,s4s. In 1900 they did a little
batter. for there were six tickets voted
for. aggregatins sss.5s7. In neither
of these elections did one of the tick
cts get an electoral vote. All they ac-
compiished was to supply an excuse for
few voters to cast their votes for
other than the Democratic or Republi-
can tickets, and thus show their indie
pendence. as we presume they would
call It.
In the present campaign we are not
sure of the number of freaks in the
field. but believe there are four or five.
There IS no probability that one OF
them will get an electoral vote in any
State. Some Of the extreme Prohibi-
tionists will vote for Swallow. A few
stray intolerants will vote for the la
Dor candidate, the Socialist or any 9TH
or name that isn't called Democrat or
Republican, Fhatsfs stheir idea of in
dependence.
The Populist ticket Is the only one
that is entitled to respect. Mr.. Wat
son is man Of Inteflieence and char
acter. who has been prominent in Geor-
gia politics for years. has been a men,
Der of Congress- and has held other i'm
portant positions. He evidently takes
his candidacy in earnest. seemingly
forgetful that the Pppulist party has
virtually petered out and that he has
no more hope of election than the Nor
mon. Smoot. would have. 1t Is incred-
ible that he should believe that he can
infuse life into the moribund party for
which he stands. or that there are stili
enough OF them to give him even a re-
3pectable support. True. he may d.
vert enough votes from the Democrat
ic ticket to give Nebraska to, the Re
-publicAns. and 1t might be possible that
Nebraska's electoral votes would elect
Roosevelt. ]. Whether, Hon, Tom would
feel prpuas asAt feat is doubtful,
Ffnoush ms aceebtshce Speech leads to
the inference that he thinks more of
Roosevelt than he does of Parker and
IL the fortunes of politics should make
his candidacy the turning card for
Roosevelt the Georgia statesman would
have d right to expect something real
good from Republican administra-
ton.
And so we will have freak tickets
and candidates, and all of them will
get some votes. Some men would
vote for a mummy rather than have 1t
said that they were Republicans or
Democrats, and as long as there can
be found a few of this kind they will
arrange to have a ticket in the field.
Perhaps they enjoy 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST "a, 1904.
birds AND MOSQUITOES.

Referring to the argument that all
lnsect-eating birds should be protect
ed as a means of destroying mosqui-
toes. The Brooklyn Eagle gravely
doubts il that would have any good
effect in New Jersey. 1t claims that
nothing but a chicken-hawk or a bald
eagle can get the best of Jersey
"skeeter," and thinks they would soon
get sick of the job and retire in dis
gust.
We've heard quite a good deal about
the mosquitoes of New Jersey. They
are said to be almost as dangerous and
irrepressibIe as the incorporated trusts
of the little State. The ordinary in
sectiverous birds, like the swallows,
martins. bats and the like. possess no
terrors for them. Kerosene and other
oils they view with contempt, as they
do all other ordinary methods of
putting them out of business. Indeed,
we have seen it intimated that the only
way to kill the Jersey bill-sticker is
to blow him up with dynamite or lay
him on an anvil and pound him with
sledge-hammer. They are powerful
endurin'. the Jersey mosquitoes are.
But the fact that the little birds fail
fail elsewhere, and the argument in
favor of bird protection holds good.
The barn-yard swallow lives almost
exclusively on such small insects as
It can catch while on the wing. Fhe
same is largely true of martins. bull
bats and the leather winged bats, and
partially so of some species of tree
birds. The bats, swallows and mar
tins are the most successful, because
they fly in the evening and early night
when mosquitoes are most plentiful.
1t ought to be a misdemeanor to kill
season of the year, for they are tho
friends Of mankind, and we are per-
suaded that city people. as well as
those of the country could not do
themselves a greater service at small
expense than by hanging up gourds, or
setting up boxes for the martins TO
build in. In the olden times hardly a
farmers home could be found that did
not have a number of martin gourds
hanging in or near the yard, and the
birds would build in them each spring
and amply pay for the trouble of put
ting up the gourds. 1t would be well
If people would encourage their best
friends instead of killing them. or
driving them off. as is too frequently
done. in both town and country.
The mania for killing birds is an UNI
accountable one. any way we look at
it. 1t is called sport, and we presume
the human head-hunters of Borneo
give the same name to their inhuman
pastime. 1t must be a lingering rem
nant of savagery that induces grown
men TO kill all kinds u birds. whether
= they are good for food or not. There
is some excuse for killing certain birds
which are good for food though there
should be q limit TO that. but to kin
those which live exclusively on the in
Aects which are the enemies of man
kind is a mistake which lacks little
OF being a crime
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
1t Feels Hurt.


4IUUIIt IlFIl,
The esteemed Montgomery Advertiser
is a little critical of the monster all-
gator killed in Mobile Bay last week,
in saying, being short on snakes, and
having no sea serpent handy. Mobile
comes up smiling with an alligator
that chases boys out of the water and
into the woods" It's not in the words
but the tone of the above that makes
us feel bad. 1t seems to be an indi-
cation of a lack of confidence that
brings the sting When we have al
ways accepted as Gospel truth any
thing and everything The Advertiser
vouched for, to have our alligator story
questioned, even by insinuation. is too
much, indeed. If we had told the
truth and said the alligator climbed a
tree, we suppose The Advertiser would
have fatty denied the statement. And
then the reference to snakes!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Quire and Choir.

Editor The AdVeruser.
In order to settle dispute. will you
kindly state what you understand TO
be the correct definition of the word
"ouire?" Some of us are contending
that 1t means band of singers, while
several others contend that II does not.
Yours truly,
(The word 'quire" was used by the
old English writers in a musical sense,
but it is now in use. having given
way to choir" The dictionary. how
ever. says "quire" is "a body OF sing
ers," "a chorus The part of the choir
assigned to the choristers or singers.
1.-THE choir. ~ 1t is now used only to
designate a quantity of paper of TWEEN
tp-fnnr Sheets of unnrinted na.nAE-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Wise Action of Intelligent Men.

Cleveland Leader.
No more intelligent body of men who
work with their hands exists than the
International Typographical union. 1t
is pleasant, therefore. to learn that at
recent meeting this body, by an over
whelming majority, declined resolutely
to subscribe to the heresy that men,
bership in union precludes military
service to the flag of the country
that makes the union and its purposes
possible. While we need not have
expected any other action on the part
of these intelligent men, none the less
is the nation constrained to congratu-
late them upon the force and method
of their declaration in favor of the flag
we all love.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
1t begins to look as If Texas were to
take the mosquito challenge cup away
from New Jersey. which has held 1t
against all corners for years. II has
just been necessary to shut down the
branch railroad between the two Texas
towns of Sabine and Beaumont because
the insects made it impossible for sec
ton hands and brakemen to do any
work. The officials of the road doubt
ed the statements of the men, and so
they visited the scene to make a test
for themselves. The road was closed
within an hour of the end of the in
speetion trip
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
A PROVEN FACT.
Should Convince Even the Most skep-
teal of Its Truth.

If there is the slightest doubt in the
minds of any that Dandruff germs do
not exist their belief is compelled by
the fact that q rabbit innoculated with
the germs became bald in six weeks
time.
1t must be apparent to any person,
therefore. that the only prevention of
badness is the destruction of the germ
which act is successfully accom-
plished in one hundred per cent of cases
by the application of Newbro's Herpi-
eide.
Dandruff Is caused by the same germ
which causes badness and can be pre-
vented with the same remedy-New :
bros Herpicide.
Accept no substitute. Destroy the
cause you remove the effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send l0c
In stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit, Mich. e. @. Fowler. Spe-
ciaI Agent. wed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Better Look MT Home

LcuisV1lIe Courier-Journal.
With riot rampant in Chicago. mar
tial law in force in Athens, O., and de-
portation and disorder still prevailing
in Colorado, it is very natural that in
order to avert attention to the condi-
ton of things at home the Northern
press should find a corvenient text in
the disgraceful StatesGoro horror for
lecturing the South upon It's lawless-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Short and Thin.
Dothan Sitting.

DUIHdN bIIITHRS.
Some there be who would be pleased
to have the great State of Alabama
stop Governor Jelks's salary because
he is i'll, and not able to do his duty.
They would prefer to have him act con-
trary to his physicians advice, and en-
danger his health by remaining at his
post of duty, to save the State the
salary of a Governor, for a few months.
Some men are short and thin twixt
the eyes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

The latest dodge we have heard Of
Is In the prohibition State Of South
Dakota, where the hardware mer-
chants sell spirit-levels with shoppers
in them, and each holds square drink
of good whiskey. They are said to
fully answer every purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

a saying that every taxpayer in Ger
many carries a German soldier on his
back" and If the members of labor
organizations are to contribute to sup
port all of the strikers mentioned,
each of them will como pretty near to
carrying an idle workingman on his
back. Perhaps they think that such
folly pays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Gasman Addicks Is reported as say
ing that there Is no Roosevelt and Par
ker fight In Delaware. but that at 10
Addicks or no Addicks." 1t is a pity
that the good people of that unfortu-
nate State can't touch a lighted match
to Gasman and let him extend himself
through the surrounding atmosphere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

The Commander chief of the G.
A. r. let a large-sized feline out Of
the wallet when he said he hoped steps
would be taken to- "legalize" Roose-
velt's famous pension order. We
thought the Republicans, and especial
ly the old soldiers among them, had no
doubt of either the legality. justice or
propriety of that step.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
R. l. PENICK.
Montgomery, Ala.
SEWING
MACHINE
BARGAINS
FIRST Grade Machines,
Such as White. Sing
er, New Home,
Domestic
and a few others at
$40 Each.
Secondhand, in perfect
order.
Pianos.

Finest grade, latest style up
right; all in stock to 60 at
factory cost. Going out of
the business is the reason.
From now on will sell Sew
ing Machines. We also have
a large lot of Guitars, Violins
and MandolinS to close out.
R. L. PENICK,
:. Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Carrying the working.


Every union working man and wo-
man in the country. about 100000 "
number. according to leaders of org.t-
nized labor, is to be asked to contri-
butte to the support oF the packing
house strikers. So runs a Chicago dis
announced, is to be made in behalf of
the New England cotton mill strikers,
the building trades strikers in this city.
the Alabama coal and iron mine strik-
various sections OF the country. 1t is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Over to DespOtisn.
Annistnn S.

Admission star.
Again 1t is proposed to lengthen the
Presidential term to six years and make
the Incumbent ineligible to reelection.
That has its good side and it's bad.
A six-year term would be too short
with a good man at the head, but a
half dozen years of Roosevelt would be
like giving the country over to des-
potism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Something Might Happen.

EnSley Herald.
If we had a positive guarantee that
Mr.. Roosevelt would live forever and
as too much ballast for the old ship.
but ne had better carry the old lum-
Der along, for something might hap
pen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

incident in proper form. When the
young man grows up he should meet
and fall in love with the real princess.
marry her and share the throne with
her. That would be the way the story
books would bring the matter to q
happy and proper ending.
And that is about as probable as any
other part of the story.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

There's a question in arithmetic that
is causing no little worry, and that Is
how often can an army loso as many
men as 1t started with and still have
as many as ever In the field? That Is
the situation in Japan, II we are to be-
lieve all the reports sent out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Old Sewing Machines
Wanted.

Will take any make of old
machine as part pay on one
of our Improved Ball Bearing
Machines, New Home, lm-
proved White, or New No. 9
Wheeler & Wilson. Every
one of our machines fully
guaranteed.
R. L. PENICK,
Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

The York (Pa.) Dispatch is licking
its chops over the thousands Of DEM
ocrats who intend to vote for Presi-
dent Roosevelt this year." No doubt
that Is true in Pennsylvania. for the
records show that thousands of deao
men vote the Republican ticket in that
State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
A Big Round Dollar.

Birmingham Ledger.
Secretary Overstreet, of the Repub-
lican Committee. says that Mr.. Roose-
welt can be elected without New York,
New Jersey and Indiana. That might
be, but The Ledger is willing to risk
a big round dollar that Mr.. Roosevelt
will not be elected If he does not carry
one of these States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

Some of our esteemed Virginia con-
temporaries are having delectabls
times discussing mules. Fortunately
they don't undertake to tell all they
don't know about our long eared
friends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
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y WHAT THE STATE PAPERS y
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Age Herald.

Birm1ngham Age Herald.
For the Republican Party of this
country to attempt affiliation with the
tax-burdened. tariff ridden, trustsuf-
fering farmers, is travesty; and the
political wolves in sheep clothing will
likely be detected upon their entrance
into the gates of the show.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Repair Work.

We make a speciality of re-
pairing all makes of sewing
machines and all kinds of
musical instruments. All
work guaranteed.
R. L. PENICK,
Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
Life's Little Necessities.

From PUCK
Caboose Carson-'It says in de pa
pers dat de necessities NV life are
steadily rising in price2"
Down Grade Gleason-"Dat's a fake.
Rum and terbacker are jest ez cheap
-AAzz- AZ whan Yuz kid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

In the estimation of the President
there must be no partisanship shown
in the Federal Courts in States like
Alabama" In States like New York
1t is different.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

How many of our exchanges can
tell us to what uses corn is putt" asks
The Fort Gaines Recorder. Well,
we've heard that they make a good
article of moonshine out of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

The Milwaukee Sentinel says of
Roosevelt that his record speaks for
itself" You bet it does, and also it
smells to heaven"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24

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