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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1905.
TOUCHING IT roo HARD.

As was naturally to be expected. Governor Folk. has fallen under the displeasure of The Chicago Chronicle It was to be expected because it was so easy and so natural. For one to be Democrat or an honest and fearless official Is to set him away back in the books of The Chronicle. When he is both Democrat and honest, the offense is unpardonable.
 The latest cause of Chronicular spleen is caused by an order recently lsued by the Governor "touchin on and Rppertainin' to class of pests known as professional lobbyists. The Cover nor requires that when any of these people visit Jefferson City they must report at his office, state the object of their visit, and report to the newspa- per representatives, all within the space or limit of thirty hours.
 This is a new departure, and 1t is possible that 1t is unduly drastic, but 1t must be remembered that the po- litical conditions in Missouri have for some years been almost intolerable, and that it was mainly owing to his war on these conditions that Folk owes his rise. The capitol of that State had become the breeding and matching place of about as much and as many varieties of rascality as could be found anywhere, unless it might be in Phil adelphia- Bribery, grating, and all other forms of corruption strode and strutted in the halls of legislation or burrowed in dark places for a season. Conditions were unbearAble and to Folk is due much of the credit of putting stop to 1t. He went at 1t fearlessly and honestly, and made a record of which older men might we'll be proud
 Because he has seen the evils wrought by the professional lobbyist he goes at the abatement of those evils in way that may be just a trlfie over bearing, but that must be because he thinks 1t the best way to abate the evil. The Chronicle is displeased be- cause the order is aimed at a class for which that paper has a kindly feel ing. They are the kind who do things in Legislative bodies which good men do not approve, therefore The Chron- icle likes them. If there were none of such men to corrupt legislators there would be much less shameful Iegisla- tion and there would be no need for executive orders against them. The Chronicles criticisms are a compliment to Governor Folk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Politics in Georgia.

Nashville Banner.
 Down in Georgia. where. according to song and story. things of sulphuric character have an occasional tendency or less politics, and already they are talking of a new Governor two years hence. Other cities of the State, il seems, are apprehensive that Atlanta lis on the hog" and intends to monopo- lize all the offices. The Savannah Press recently said: "A Thomas county poli- tician figures 1t up this way: Clark Howell will be Georgia's next Govern or, Murphy Candler the next President of the Senate and Jack Slaton the next Speaker of the House. There isn't much South Georgia in this" This leads the Macon Telegraph to say: Atlanta will take 1t all if the people permit heI to do so," and proceeds to accuse the capital city of having recently robbed Columbus of Railroad Commissioners ioh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
A DISTIN GUISH HE'D
 PHYSICIANS
OPINION REGARDING OLD AGE.

A distinguished physician has recent ly declared that old age Is not a time of life-a length of years-but condi- tion of the bodily tissues, and it is pos sible for a man at 50 to seem older than man at 70.
 This is a fact; We We happen to ,!nc know W of 60 years right here in Montgomery. and honestly you would believe the daughter to be the older of the two. The mother Is alert, lively and active while the daughter is fast losing her mind and memory, and literally dying of old age.
 "The secret of youth" says Druggist from wasting, and the greatest dis covery known to medicine for this pur- pose is our cod liver oil preparation Vinol as 1t contains in highly con centrated form all of the medicinal ele- ments of cod liver oil. actually taken from fresh cods' livers, but without oil or grease. Vinol is an ideal strength ener and body builder for old folks, it repairs worn tissues, checks the na- tural decline, and replaces weakness with strength as nothing else can. "Vinol tones up the stomach. creates a. healthy appetite, makes rich, red blood and invigorates and strengthens every organ in the body to do its work as nature intended. Vinol Is indeed a | great blessing to old folks, and extracts
 from such letters as the following
 Mrs Sarah J. windrom of Chicago. ] ILL, grand-niece of ALeXa nder Hamil- ton, says 'Vinol is q godseud to old people as it is such wonderful vital 1 izer and strength creator"
 ! Mir A. J. Baker of Evansville, Ind. says: There is nothing like Vinol for the aged, and he would not take a
 thousand dollars for the good 1t has 1 done him."
 q just wish every person in Mont 1 gomery who feels old whether they are old in years or net. would try Vinol ! on our guarantee. We will give back your money if you are not satisfied--
 we mean this for a fair offer and 1t is | up to you to prove our good faith" | E. c. Fowler Druggist
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
DEPENDING JUDGE swAYNE.

Among the charges against Judge Swayne, and for which he was im-
 peached, not one is probably causing
 more differences of opinion and more controversy than the one relating to his charges for expenses" As we
 understand the law, he is allowed,
 when travelling in discharge of his off,
 cial duties. to charge and collect his l travelling expenses. not to exceed $lo
 a day. One of the counts in the im- peachment is that he charged the Gov
 ernment $10 day for expenses, though
 his real cost of living was s." That is the count about which there
 is no little argument. There are those
 who contend--and they are apparently
 honest and sincere in it--that inasmuch as he is allowed mot exceeding SIG a day." therefore he is allowed to charge
 and collect that amount, whether he
 spends it or not. In other words, that
 there is nothing wrong in his collect
 ing it. just so he doesn't go beyond the limit, even though his actual ex-
 penses are but half. or less than half of
 that amount. Referring to this view
 of the case The New Bedford Standard
 says:
 What impresses us as much as any thing in connection with the discussion | Is the lack of flneness of sense of what is right and proper and strictly honest in a matter of this sort. It seems to
 be an accepted theory in many quar- ters that if provision is made in the
 law for the reimbursement of expenses to an amount not exceeding given the whole of that sum. whether he has expended it or not. To some persons the assertion that he should be strict CT than that may seem finicky, but 1t appears to us that it would be far more in the interest of absolute honesty and rigidly abstain from collecting for ex- penses a cent more than they have &C., tually paid out. There Is no doubt
 whatever but that would be honest; the debate which has arisen over the other
 practice shows that there is question about it. Beside, the loose way of talk ing the entire allowance, whether 1t Is spent or not, Is one of the insidious methods by which greater irregular ities are finally made to seem harmless. We do not believe a judge can be too particular about the Standards of his offlcia1 conduct. nor do we believe that u uHJubL tO hOiu HilIl uP lo IIS standards.
 The Standard, which is a Republican
 newspaper. seems to take a proper
 view of the matter. even though it ex- presses itself in very mild terms. We
 know that some of Judge Swayne's
 apologists argue that he is only fol-
 lowing the practice pursued by others
 under like conditions. We know noth
 ing of the general practice, but are of
 the opinion that he will find many
 judges who do not follow what seems
 to have been his practice. There are
 about dozen charges against him, but
 this is one that the newspapers seem
 tc be saying more about. and against
 which some conservative ones defend
 him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
The Fall of the Charter Oak.

IClca observer.
 We notice that Charles E. Francis oi Stamford, Conn.,, sends a letter to The New York Times correcting a mistake of that journal in regard to the Char ter Oak" Then MT Francis makes little mistake of his own, which, as oul contemporary fails to correct. The Ob. server takes the liberty of calling to the attention of all parties. MT Fran cis says: During a heavy storm Aug 12. 1856, 1t fell, with a tremendous crash" As matter of fact the 12th of August was remarkably sunny and bright day, but on the 20th and Fist the wind blew and the rain fell in tor rents. It was on the last-named day Aug. 21, 1856, that the Charter Oak fell after standing for 400 years. Ii may be considered a little subject on which to correct a writer, but why wasn't he accurate? Or did the print CT blunder and put the 1 before the Z instead of the before the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
ClanCey's Hotel, Cor. Bibb & Commerce StS.
 Montgomery, Ala.
ARRIVALS YESTERDAY:

D. c. Dions. Savannah, Ga; w. E. Wood, Savannah, Ga.; Geo. Van Rippen; J: T: O'Neal, Rutherford. Ala; D. L. Alabama; P. Poole and wife; L. D. En- gor. Waycross, Ga; Harry Clark, At. lanta, Ga; J. J. O'Ranker. Selma, Ala R. Schleringer. New York; T. A An New Orleans; Chas. Cate. Chattanooe q Tenn; H. S. Munro. Americus, Ga; H. N. Crumpton, Evergreen. Ala; A. Schlesinger New York; Thos. G. Conner Iuskegee, Ala; C. A. Hardwick, w Hardwick, Virginia; w l.. Rhodes, Rutledge. Ala; John Cockes Birming ham. Ala; K. W. H. Brown, Thomas vile. Ala; Louis Pardy, Savannah, Ga. T. l.. Green, Uniontown, Ala; c. H. Sellers, Alabama; L. H. Brown, Ala bama; H. H. Garner. Dothan, Ala; W H. Loftin, Waycross, Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Where Credit Rests.


 The action of the Peabody trustees in deciding to appropriate a million dollars for a school for teachers at Nashville means much for Tennessee. In brief. it means that the great nor nal school of the South will continue to be located at Nashville, and that teachers from every Southern State will go there for courses in their profession. Nashville 1. very fortunate in having secured the prize, and no loyal Tennes- seean will begrudge it to that city. It is another evidence that the capital city of Tennessee will continue to be the Athens of the South. In looking Nround for men upon whom to shoulder the honors of the victory we should not forget ex-Gov James D. Porter, mem Der of the board of trustees. To him more than to any other man, Is due this victory. He fought the proposition to divide the fund between a number of places and won over heavy odds. He has been a valuable man to the State and to Nashville
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

Wonder how Senator Spooner, of Wis consin, feels over the double dose he has received at home? It will be re- membered that in their State Conven- tion last summer he organized a bolt against Governor LaFollette and car ried a delegation to the National Con- vention and 1t was recognized and seated. No doubt spooner thought his opponent was out of 1t for all time but that Is where he fell down. La Toilette not only secured his own cleo tion as Governor, and for a third term at that, but has just been elected Omitted States Senator and will be spooner's colleague in that body. We suspect the latter feels like a man who has been run over by a drove of Mont gomery mules.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
sidewalk PeneiIings
Wants a New Court House.

The Board of Revenue of Montgom- cry County Is considering the advisa- otifty of building an addition to the Court House to be occupied by the Clerk and Judge of the City Court, notice" sald a well known lawyer yesterday. What are they going to stop with a simple little addition for? Why don't they build a new Court House. Little counties all over the State are building new court houses and court houses that are creditable to the county
 wonder what nonresident law yers think when they enter the old montgomery building after praoticing in Bay Minette, or Brewton? They must have a fine opinion of Montgom- ery's progress.
 Let's have a new Court House"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

When a physician tells a woman, suf- fering from ovarian or womb trouble, that an operation is necessary it, of course, frightens her.
 The very thought of the operating table and the knife strikes terror to her heart. As one woman expressed it, when told by her physician that she must undergo an operation. she felt that her death knell had sounded.
 Our hospitals are full of women who are there for ovarian or womb operationsl
 It is quite true that these troubles may reach a stage where an operation is the only resource, but such cases are much rarer than is generally supposed, because a great many women have been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after the doctors had said an operation must be per- formed. In fact, up to the point where the knife must be used to secure instant relief. this medicine is certain to help.
 The strongest and most grateful statements possible to make come from women who, by taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, have escaped serious operations.
 Margrite Ryan, Treasurer of St, Andrews Society. Indianapolis, Ind, writes of her cure as follows:
 Dear Mrs. Pinkham=
 II cannot find words to express my thanks for the good Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound did me- The doctor said could not get well unless had an operation for ovarian and female troubles knew could not stand the strain of an operation and made up my mind would be an invalid for life. Ask Mrs. Plnkham's AdyIce-A Wom
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Cetters tc tbe Gdftor
One of its Earliest Graduates.

Editor The Advertiser:
 I saw in the last issue of The Ad- vertiser an article from The Blrming- ham Ledger recounting a number of men in Alabama who were educated at old South Carolina College, which has just celebrated It's one hundredth anni- versary. ., And you added two more to The Ledger's list; but am sorry you both left out the name of my father, Anderson Crenshaw, who graduated at that college in 1906. being the only one in the class that year.
 Anderson Crenshaw was one of the first judges elected in Alabama, and served on the bench for twenty-seven years He was never defeated by a Democratic Legislature. though a Whlg In politics. C. E. Crenshaw.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

Hearing how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had saved other women from serious operations decided to try it, and in less than four months was entirely cured, and words fail to express my thankfulness." Miss Margret Merkley of 275 Sd Street, Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
 Dear Mrs, Pinkham:-
 "Loss of strength, extreme nervousness. severe shooting pains through the pelvic organs, cramps, bearing down pains, and an irritable disposition compelled me to seek medical advice. The doctor. after making an examination, said that had ovarian trou- ble and alteration, and advised an operation | as my only hope. To this strongly objected and decided as last resort to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 To my surprise the alteration healed, all the bad symptoms disappeared, and am once more strong, vigorous and well: and can not express my thanks for what it has done for me-" | Ovarian and womb troubles are steadily on the increase among women and before submitting to an opera tion every woman should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and write Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. for advice. l
 For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been curing the worst forms of female complaints, all ovarian troubles, inflammation, ul. ceration, falling and displacement of the womb, leucorrhea, Irregularities, indigestion and nervous prostration. Any woman who could read the many grateful letters on file in Mrs. Pink. hams office would be convinced of the efficiency of her advice and Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. an Best Understands a Noman's Tllsb
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
The Mnn Who Cne. Armed.

IhaItAnOOBd IImes,
 What is needed most to protect so- ciety against the pistol-toter." writes a practical man Of affairs, lis a public sentiment amounting to Unreasonable prejudice'--if you please-against the man who goes armed" There Is much truth in this, and the chief reason for the non-enforcement of the existing very stringent laws is that there is nc such condition of public sentiment Toe many people condemn the practice with '1naf1ad snna" In tha1r avn naekeE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
SENT UP FOR LIFE.
Negro Who Committed Atrocious Mur-
 der fin Cherokee.

Negro Who Committed Atrocious Mur-
 der in Cherokee.
 Centre, Jan. 29.-(SpeciaL) )-Eli We'd dington. negro, was gound guilty yes- terday of the murder of John Barring ton and was sentenced to Imprisonment for life in the penitentiary
 His crime was one of peculiar atro- city. With Prince Wood, he went to Barrington's home on the night of De- cember IS and drew him into a game of cards. Becoming enraged at their loss es one of the negroes engaged Barring ton in conversation while the other passed behind him and blew out his brains with a shot gun. His body lay on the floor for three days before the crime was discovered.
 Wood was convicted of murder in the second degree and received term of thirty years in the penitentiary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
TO GRANT A CONSTITUTION

Cxar's Government Said to Realize That It Must Do So. London Special to The New York Times.
 The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Daily Mail quotes a high official of the Russian Ministry of Finance as saying that the government recognized the fact that a Constitution could no longer be withheld and that the par ticipatidn of the people in the affairs of the country would have to be per- mitted before long.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
ARE WE GUILTLEsst
The Charlotte Observer is stirred t remark:

remark:
 A Paris newspaper has inaugurated a guessing contest, as 1t were, setting Miss Alice Roosevelt against the dukes, the crown princes, the heirs apparent and amongst hands of the royalty of Europe, as to who shall marry her There ought to be law to cover this case. It Is perfectly infamous that an American girl should, without any connivance of hers, be thus put up on the markets of the world.
 While we agree with The Observer that such conduct is infamous We are somewhat curious to know what that paper means by "a law to cover this case." Certainly our own Government cannot enact and enforce a law that we suppose the French Government would play Pennypacker on the editor because of his insult to an American lady, even though she is a daughter of the President and is most estlm- able young woman.
 But when we come down to the hard pan of facts, has the newspaper press of the United States any right to throw stones at the Paris editor? Day after day our papers are striking at and ridicuIing the entire nobility of the old world as a pack of forum hunters and heiress chasers. Does noblenlan ever marry an American girl without being made the subject of jokes. inuendoes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Wonderful People,
Huntsville Tribune.

HuntsVlIIe Trlbune
 It is a wonderful people who can in- actively set within a stones throw of one of the finest gas wells in the United States and not become excited. This Is the remarkable attitude of the peo- pie of Huntsville. We are waiting for 1t to be brought to us on silver wait CT by foreign hands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

cartoons and anything else calculated to make him ridiculous and despicable7 We are as decidedly indignant as The Observer can be at the insult toS Miss Roosevelt. but few of us have the right to do the censoring or censuring act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
No Cause tn Fear.

ISII IIIIIIB II1IN IUUBVI.
 No good man and no good cause and no fair business ever had occasion to fear newspapers. Shady transactions and shady men always hate newspapers do well to hate them. Sourvy Apoliti- clans do well. tos hate them. The news paper is the search-light of the age, and those who fear the light hate the newspapers. There are not half A dozen bad newspapers in the United States. and nobody cares for those.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

ington. which was placed in a bank building. My impression has always been that the letter was sent with the sword" This is perhaps sufficient of family corroboration. thoug hI have more at hand,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

Sending a man to prison for thirty days for stealing a lead pencil is a sample of Omaha's justice. If he had stolen a railroad they would have elected him Mayor. perhaps. But supp pose the larger thieves were given sentences in proportion to the amount stolen, wouldn't some of them be in for a long term? The pencil was worth or 2 cents. and proportionate term for some criminals would extend through millions of years. But it Is easy to convict the petty violators of law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
That Great RarnacIe.

Selma Times.
 That great barnacle on the civiliza- tion of the black belt, the blind tiger, had better close his lair, or his claws will be clipped and his hair Singed. A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

The Fort Gaines Recorder is talk ing plain and often for a good water works system. and 1t Is right. True, the Chattahoochee River is handy. but a town cannot depend altogether on a river. A complete waterworks system is not only a convenience to the citi- zens, and a protection in case of fire, but any town not thus provided will find its insurance against fire losses much more expensive and difficult to place than would be the case if its fire department had plenty of water convenient at all times. Probably the extra cost of in- surance in Fort Gaines and the extra fire losses would pay for a good water system in a year or two.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Every Third Row in Peas.

Jackson. MISS, CIarIOn-L Ledger.
 That Newton county farmer who sug- gested that every third row in the cot ton fields of the South be planted to peas knew what he was talking about, but corn would do just as well as the peas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

Haskins-By the way, who was the best man of your wedding?
 Willowby-The parson seemed to be feeling the best. You see. 1t was all profit for him andjno risk whatever.- Boston Transcript
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Eomery mu

Seems to us that a newspaper is wasting space when it prints as a news item the statement that "the atmos- phere in the Capitol at Washington is very bad" How could it be other. wIGas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
They Did Not,
Onelika NnMR

OpeIika News. ..E7e- ' : 2
 We are of opinion that MT. Boil Weevil and MT. Speculator did not read the reports of the big meeting at New Orleans with ghoulish glee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Will Do His Part.

Birmingham News
 The New Orleans Cotton Convention was unanimous in its decision to cut down the crop this year, and the boil weevil will do his part to see that the decision is carried out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30

D. S. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn. aays: The foregoing statement of The Ad- xertiser's daily circulation for the month of December, 1904. is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys, news agents and leftover copies have been deducted. E. s. NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager,
 The Advertiser Company. Sworn to and subscribed before me this tth day of January. 1905.
 F. ". JACKSON,
 N. P, Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-30
Wbat State Papers
 lire Saying
When They Move.

Eufaula Progress.
 Folks may resolute and reaffirm orators may rant and rage. but when the banks press the button the cotton mills move.