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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
SATURDAY, DECEMBER s1, 1904.
COUNTING OUT AND IN.

Ever since the Republicans in 1876 deliberately counted out MT. Tilden and counted in MT. Hayes, that Party has apparently looked on that outrage as precedent for them to follow, and they do it wherever and whenever they lind 1t possible. The game now being played in Colorado Is but a repetition, on a more outrageous scale, of what they have done in other places. The game there is to throw out enough Democratic votes to change the Adams plurality of over 10000 into a minority and thus seat Governor Peabody.
 The success of this wholesale rob- bery seems assured. judging from the progress they are making. All the machinery and power are in the hands of Republicans and we see nothing to hinder them from going on with the dance until they have stolen enough votes to defeat Adams. If the judges Naud the courts and the election officers are not able to complete their dirty work. the Legislature will be depended on to finish it. The Republicans have two-thirds majority in that body, and are expected to declare Peabody elect ed. if other means fail. There may, however, be a few honest men among them who will revolt agaiAst such a shameless proceeding, but we have It, tie expectation of 1t. The Party has set out to seat their man and will do It. we suppose. The shame will be their own.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Pike's Peak was discovered by Lieut.. Zebulon Pike in 1906; that is, his claims to its discovery apparently rest on good ground. No doubt many people had seen 1t before. but as they were h. dians, they don't count. We don t know what might have been the result if he hadn't found 1t. but the world would probably have continued to move on as usual. However, that may be. Colorado proposes to have some kind of jubilee in 1906 to celebrate the an- niversary of the discovery. and they will have some high jinks while they are at 1t. Anniversary performances are getting quite common these days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

all of them are competent to make that test may be Q matter of doubt. and If they are. 1t involves much trouble on their part to correct an evil for which they are not responsible.
 Tn nothing which deals with the pub lie Is there more imperative necessity for genuineness and purity than in drugs and medicines. The ordinary layman Is not competent to decide on the quality or-purity of the drugs he buys. If he buys proprietary medi- cines. he does SO on the strength of the name or label, and cannot tell whether the article is genuine or not. If he has prescription made out by a careful physician and put up by care- ful druggist. he Is not sure that he Is getting what was prescribed, if condi- tions elsewhere are like they are in Chicago.
 It Is a serious thing to thus trifie with the life and health of the public, and the druggists themselves should be among the most anxious to expose and punish those who swindle them. 1t Is not merely the fact that fictitious drugs are swindle perpetrated on the purchaser. but the further fact that the adulterant may be menace to hu- man life, for if manufacturers have no more conscience than to substitute one drug for another, they may go so far as to subscribe a poisonous for a. safe article.
 This substitution or adulteration Is an imposition on the retail druggists, for it throws on them the blame when they are not responsible. In the in- terests of humanity they want to sell nothing that Is not safe and pureAan as honest business men they do not want to perpetrate a swindle on their customers. From both points of view, the druggists are vitally interested in having their wares pure and genuine, and united action on their part will go far to secure that demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
THAT LONESOME VOTE.


 There's something peculiar about Tom Watson's vote in South Carolina. That State has nine electoral votes, and consequently there were nine names on the Watson ticket. 1t would of course be presumed that the men whose names were on his ticket were favor able to his candidacy, yet he received only one vote in South Carolina. This shows that eight, possibly nine, of his own men refused to vote for him. Was It seems to us that he has good reason to call for an accounting, and require those nine men to come forward and show cause for thus giving him the marble heart.
 The truth is that watson's candidacy, like others which bloom out every four years. was nothing more than a polit- ical freak. Our people have become so accustomed to two, and only two, great parties. that they look with little favor on any man who tries to switch them off on side issues. No doubt there were hundreds of thousands of men who sincerely believed in Watson, and who would have been delighted by his election. If they had not known his candidacy was perfectly hopeless they would have voted for him, but they knew he stood no possible chance to succeed. and like all other men they preferred to put their votes where they would count for something.
 It was the same way with other freak tickets. There are hundreds of thousands. perhaps millions, of sincere and earnest prohibitionists in the Union who would have voted for candidate Swallow if 1t would have done any good, but they knew that the only ef- feet of thus voting would be the prov ing of their faith, and they preferred to vote for a winning man and let their faith lie quiet for the time. And so with Debs, for 1t is not supposable that the vote he received represents all who are believers in his theories.
 We have never really known what Tom Watson represented, or what he presumed to represent in his candidacy, and perhaps the people of South Car olina knew less. That he is now pre- suming to advise Democrats doesn't advance our knowledge any, for we cer- tainly think him about as lily quali- fled to serve as an Aaron or Moses as any man who ever played at politics in this country. His Democratic record is too shaky for him now to expect to be listened to when he proposes to tell real Democrats what they should do He had better be trying to find out what happened to his party" in South Carolina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

We saw negro woman buy five dolls at four dollars for the five. She paid 70 cents in cash and gave a waive note for the remainder of the purchase price. What shall we say to these things?-Northport Breeze.
 We'll, you might say that she Is a fool, without being far out of the way. but she was merely giving an example of one of the greatest faults or faiIings of the negro. Probably the woman in this case could have bought the dolls for two dollars in cash, but the chance to get them on credit was an induce- ment she couldn't resist. In this Ashe is not very different from the average negro. and it is this spirit of inconse- quence which makes them such an easy prey for the loan sharks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Improvements of Capitol.

Before the year 1905 has closed" said a State official yesterday. it is more than probable that the work of extending the Capitol and enlarging the grounds will be well under way.
 The improvements in the old State House have been delayed by the con- demnation of the property on the south half of the block and an appeal Is now pending from a decree of the lower court.
 While the plans for improving the building are not matured, 1t Is believed that the South and north wings will be extended and that there will be an am mex either Tor the History Department or for the Supreme Court, It is well understood that the members of the Capitol Commission, which was dele- gated power to have charge of the inn provements. are opposed to any mate rial change in the plans of the old building. For the sake of It's histori- cal interest, the old building will be left intact. Its interior will, however, be redecorated and refitted."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Grand Jury Abolished

NtW 1OTk ITIDUne.
 That ancient bulwark oi Anglo Sax on justice. the grand jury. is to be abolished in Minnesota. A constitu- tional amendment for that purpose re- ceived 12l.000 majority at the recent election. Minnesota is the first place in the Anglo-Saxon world to do away with the time-honored institution Perhaps the large percentage of Scan dinavians In the States populat ion may have much to do with the weak ening hold which the- Saxon instru- ment of justice has upon the Minne- sOtans. The grand jury Is an anti quated institution. being in practice almost completely subordinated to the prosecuting attorney. but the sugg"s- tion to abolish 1t would give a shock to the people of New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Improvements in Montgomery.

Great things have been accomplish . ed in Montgomery during the past months and 1 believe that greater things are in store for our city during the coming year"
 These were the words of an enthusi- astic and public-spirited citizen yes terday as he looked about him and saw the improvements made on every side during the last year.
 We are going to have a modern fire proof hotel" he continued. That Is a certainty. We are going to have the Alabama River improved so we can navigate that muddy stream at any time of the year. That Is an uncer- tainty, but strong probability. Wa ter mains are going to be laid over the city in all directions, and our pure wa ter wills be in reach of every citizen. Public schools that have been com pleted during the latter part of this year will be running smoothly next year and the best public school system of the South will be ours. Many new buildings are contemplated, and I ven- ture to say that you will hardly recog- nize the business section of Montgom- cry on January l, 1906."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

The Chattanooga Times Is as earn estly and unanimously at work for Greater Chattanooga" as The Birming- ham News is for a new Union Depot, and both of them deserve success. That is. we know The News does. and take it for granted that The Times does. for it is generally on the right puncheon. We don't know whether 1t wants to take in only Chattanooga Island or whether 1t wants to reach down and grab part of Georgia, but we are for what 1t wants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

The Dothan Siftings is able to set up and take notice, but is yet a little bit wobbly, as shown by its statement that The Advertiser gave us a long and careful editorial about a silver dol We deny the allegation. We may have said that the metal in a silver dollar Is not worth one hundred cents. for it isn't. but the dollar itself Is worth it. because the stamp of the Government makes it so. and the gold standard keeps it so. See the point?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
OUR TWO SENATORS.
Explain Why They Have Lived Sc
 Long.

Explain Why They Have Lived So
 Long.
 New York American.
 Senator Morgan of Alabama, like senator Pettus, Is rapidly passing into the oSd age stage. The former is aged 79; Senator Pettus is SS. Some time ago Senator Pettus told one of his friends that he ascribed his youth fuiness to the fact that he never had eaten gravy.
 Speaking of how he had kept him. self in good trim, Senator Morgan said the other day that he had never eaten fried meat for breakfast. a dish that Is inseparable from every breakfas st table in the South. Senator Platt of New York. declares he has prolonred his life by eating hominy and milk at night just before retiring
 T keep on raveling-swiftly, too if you believe all the stories you hear about me- said Senator Aldrich, "be- cause lubricate myself every livine hour with Standard Oil," and the audibly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
A Stronger Appeal. .

Birmingham News.
 With the telephone, the rural free delivery and great variety of labor saving machinery 1t does look as if agricultural life should make a strong CT appeal to the people. If the signs of the times mean anything there is going to be a large procession from the over-crowded cities with their close competition to the more whole some and in many respects more prof ttable fertile farming sections.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Is Bad Advice.

MUDIIb IJem.
 A Chicago professor declares that 3 glrl should not marry until she is able 10 support a husband. A large num- Der of the women of America seem to have anticipated the advice of this professor and gone to work in prepar- ation for that important duty. But this is bad advice to give the women or. rather. 1t will not have good effect on some of the men who have already been singing. Let the women do the worE do the work" and only walt for an opportunity to put the suggestion into practice,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

"Edith!' the old gentleman bawled from the head of the stairs. you just think it's near bedtime" Very well. pa." replied the dear girl in the par Tor; then, after q pause. Jack says means. s."-Philadelphia Press
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
showing Ills Love,

Rams Horn.
 Hoax-Klumsy Is very fond of horses sn't he?
 JoaX-If he is it is something new. Hoax-Well, I saw him out riding the other day and he had both arms around the horses neck
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

The old adage is that truth is found in the bottom of well, or something like that, but they claim to have found a silver mine down one In Pike. and if the story is true the well-diggers will be overworked for a time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

The reports from Maine for the hunt ing season give only fifteen hunters killed by mistake and forty-five wound e1. That is rather dull sport for Maine. and their craftsmanship must be declining.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Wescott Arms Co.,,
 t2 Dexter Avenue.
ClanCey's Hotel, Cor. Bibb & Commerce Sts.
 Montgomery, Ala.
 ARRIVALS YESTERDAY:

J. E. French. Richland, Ga; J. 1. Coffin, Richland. Ga! c. D. Wood& Richland, Ga.; D. J. Sheahan, R'ch- land, Ga: E. P. Morrisette, Monroe: w. P. Long. New Orleans, La.: c. c. Strickland and wife. Monroe. Ga; c. l.. Boyd. Shorters Ala: J. F. Camp bell, Atlanta; Sam Lichten, Greenville- Dayton Plaster, Tallassee. Ala; A. F. Whitman and wife. Nashville; W. S.. Whitman, Nashville; T. J. Killebrew. Jr.. Newton. Ala; W. H. Irwin, Nash vile; A. M Mead. Showdown, Ala. {: G. s. Davis and wife, Tuscaloosa: J. H. Blalock. Little Rock. Ark; H. H. Garner, Dothan. Ala. J. M. Miller Point Pleasant, O.; Daniel R. Boas- yiIle, Ky; W. H. Loften, Waycross Ga; w. O. Hicks. Savannah. Ga; c. c. Scott, Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

York millionaire and a graduate of Harvard. who started in as a puddler in the mills of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company. Radford, Va. has been promoted to be superintendent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
d oursrIoN AND ITS ANSWER.

pid n ever occur to you that neTs- raner,s standard is sauged by its circuia. Honf we do not boast of the hssess s.rs the m iarrest in the State oS Alabama. or sns 7 other State or Territory of . corresponosMryy sry population. That is why The Montsoa ana
 ard and makes 1t the most valuable meosrt. nun. for both the advertising and reaoins. pns lie. The following statement compne1, ,ow. tho actual net circulation of The Aove..h for each day in the month of Nossn''''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Change Things,

OIdnIOn UnlOn.
 Now 1t Is claimed that physicians have discovered a method of causing locked jaws to relax. That's fine, and Will they next look for some way of causing relaxed jaws to lock?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

"I notice" said the Tired Citizen. that New York man who had been deaf for years was struck on, the ear in boxing match and recovered his hearing" Peculiar" unused the Cheerful Idiot; usually. from the po- lice court history of such cases, 1t Is the man who commits the assault that gets the hearing. Ameri- can.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Hayti has sentenced one of her ex- Presidents to the penitentiary, but that plan of providing for them will not be- come popular here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Some ExplOSIOna

We may look for some explosions in Washington when Congress meets af- ter the holidays, Leaking gas recent
 ly caused a large and terrible explo- sion in Columbus, o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Glad of Anything.

EuTUdIa 'TlmeS. The Philadelphia merchant who ac-
 cepted customers wife in payment for grocery bill was probably glad mind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

We have no additional information about that crack in the moon, and don't know whether it is getting wider or closing up--and don't care much.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Young Rhymes-I tell you, maria ge takes all the poetry out of a fellow Friend-Then it cant be a failure Town and Country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Briggs-I was surprised while English nobility. Griggs-How do you account for 1t? Briggs-I think 1t Is due to the American settlements. Life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

''They say he was disappointed in love" Yes. Her father failed in business just week before the day set for the wedding Plain Dealer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Will Do the Rest.
Mobile Reg

Il6BISCGT. If Togo can make the admiral and
 vice admirals of the Baltic fleet see
 things" by throwing a few strange lights among their ships, they will do the rest-to each other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

A pension has just been granted Pierre Ibsen, brother of the wealthy author, by the Swedish government He is at present engaged as a light house keeper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Is Tom Watson going to use hot-air motor to run his magazine press or will all that be used in the editorials? {?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

'I have here" said the amateur in from his grip, "a device that will warn the engineer of a train when any one is crossing the track" "No good" re- joined the railway manager. Its the party crossing the track thNt requires the warning ng"-Chicago Daily News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Among the spells of war taken at Liaoyang was a pet pigeon belonging to General Kuropatkin. It Is now in Tokio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
A LITTLE FUN.
A Few Jokes With Which to ReIIevs
 Life's MOnOtOny

q lost lot of sleep Writing thot article. Well, I made up for YOU when I tried to read it."-Cleveland Leader
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

A hen is not an animal, according to the dictum of a Pennsylvania court Wcnder how they would classify a batf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

The Sultan of Turkey and the Queen of the Netherlands are the only total abstainers among European sover- eigns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

He will remain in Washington until about the middle of February, when he will undergo the examination for the position to which he was appointed.
 Mir. Thomas Parker of Ozark arrived in the city yesterday.
 MT. M. B. Harrison of Talladega is a visitor In the city.
 MT. c. H. Wilson of Birmingham Is in Montgomery. MT. w. c. Steagall of Abbeville Is in Montgomery.
 Rev. J. M. Mason of Evergreen, is in Montgomery.
 MT. w. D. c. Kessler of Pensacola is in the city.
 MT. J. P. Siler of Opelika Is In the city.
 MT. M. H. Shelton of Mobile Is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
The Race for Sheriff.

Montgomery is hungry for politics" said a man who keeps up with such things. There's no doubt about 1t. Why, although there will be no election for Sheriff In year and half, people are already talking of candidates. Friends of MT. Jack Taylor, of Capt W. D. Westcott. and of Deputy heriff S. s. Belser are already talking of the qualifications of these gentlemen, and l have no doubt that the talk Is serious I wouldn't be surprised to see all of them and few others make the race.
 'It is a long time until the race Is on. but friends of some or these gentle men are already active in their be- half"
 Mir. stewart F. washburn. recently appointed County Engineer by the Board of Revenue, yesterday left his desk in the City Engineers office. Mir Washburn has established himself in the Tax Assessors office in the Court ness of the county.
 MT. William D. Hall. night taller of Montgomery County. Is i'll at his room in the jail building,
 Messrs. Byron Trammell and J. Mey- rovitz of Dothan were in Montgomery last night.
 Deputy Warden w w Jones of Speigners, arrived in Montgomery last night.
 Mir. G. P. Eggleston of Birmingham was in Montgomery yesterday on busi- ness.
 MT. c. H. Webster of Gadsden spent last night in Montgomery,
 Mir W. Drennen O. Birmingham is In Montgomery on business.
 Mir. O. L. Newton of Savannah was in Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir. Holland M Smith who was re- gently appointed as a second lieutenant in the marine corps of the United
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
NOVEMBER. 1904.

Sunday Average. November, 1904. iosess 
 F. J. Kelly, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn says: The foregoing statement of The Ad. vertiser's daily circulation for the month of November. 1soI is true and correct and complied after all returns from news boya news agents and leftover copies have been deducted. F. J. KELLY,
 Circulation Manager
 The Advertiser Company. Sworn to and subscribed before me this sth day of December. 1904.
 F. W. JACKSON
 N. P. Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Gossin i'm Nississinni i.

., NUSsIP m NIsslssiPpI IS lU lHe elIeCt that Private John Allen. the noted wit and racontcur, is to be given a sub stantial appointment by President Roosevelt. MT. Allen for two de- cades represented the First Mississip- pi District in Congress, and was held by whom he was appointed United States Commissioner to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The duties of this position are now nearing an end
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
Items About Some of Those in Il

Count Tolstoy has opened book stores in Moscow and at St. Peters burg. He is offering to provide books to village libraries at cheap prices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
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Getting It Down

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 The Iowa couple who were welded in a street car and rode to the end of the line for their honeymoon trip have brought this marriage business down to commensurate basis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
William W. Rockhill, chosen to sue ceed Mr Com a s Ministnr

William w. Rockhill, chosen to suc- ceed MT. Conger as Minister to China. Is noted as an orientalist. He has explored the greater portion of China and Tibet, and speaks and writes in Chinese. Tibetan and Sanskrit as read fly as in English. His fitness for the position he has been called upon to fill was demonstrated when he was American commissioner to China while MT. Conger was in this country recup- erating from the effects of the siege by Boxers. in 1900.
 A. D. Buck, a civil engine eer of De- troit, has started from St. Louis to walk to New Orleans This because he lost wager made last month in his home city. He and friend were dis cussing the Chicago Michigan Univer- sity football game which was about to be played. Buck agreed should the Chicago men lose to walk from St Louis to New Orleans. Having lost the wager, he is now en route between the cities named. He is to receive SS0 a month for the time hs is away, and if he completes his walk within nine ty days he will receive double pay. He starred without cent in his pocket can.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Mir. Thomas Parker of Ozark arrived in the city yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Deputy Warden W. W. Jones of Speigners, arrived in Montgomery last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Messrs. Byron Trammell and J. Mey- rovitz of Dothan were in Montgomery he hnIr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

MT. M. B. Harrison of Talladega is a visitor In the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Mir. G. P. Eggleston of Birmingham was in Montgomery yesterday on busi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

MT c. H. Webster of Gadsden spent last night in Montgomery,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31

Mir. O. L. Newton of Savannah was in Montgomery yesterday.