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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
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CempIime.ts Dr. Gregory.

The Texas Baptist Herald in review ing the late session of the southern Baptist Convention at Kansas City, Mo, has this fiattering notice in reference to pr. O. F. Gregory of Montgomery. and his colleague. Dr. Lansing BUTTONS of Nashville. Tenn:
 Tn the first thirty years of the con venttons history service as secretary was from one to four years limit. Then Lansing Burrows and o. F. Gregory be- came Secretaries. and have served a quarter of a century, with the remark. able but deserved record Of havlng pleased perhaps every member Of every session of the convention. NO terms could exaggerate their efficiency. Tney serve the whole convention, from the hunbiest country preacher to the most distinguished Governor of State or Judge of a Supreme Court with equal consideration and justice. without fear, favor or affection. No matter what their preferences, they have used their office of Secretary with singular fair ness to all"
 These gentlemen are especially proud of the record they have established TOT rapfdity as well as correctness Of their work The convention adjourned Tn Kansas City. Mo. Monday, May 10, at 10 D. m. The minutes were printed In Nashville, Tenn, apd contain ZS6 pages, of which over 2S pages are table work but on Friday morning. May 18th, they were delivered in Montgomery.
 Dr. Gregory Is pastor of the Adams Street Baptist Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Nothing more graphically Illustrates the great change in newspaper meth ods than the following from The Hart ford Courant of Monday:
 A correspondent wrote recently to '-The Courant" seeking details of the visit of Charles Dickens to this city n 1S42. A look through the authors own American Notes" showed that the in- quirer could not get there any answer for the period of his visit. the month of February, was then investigated. It had no mention of his arrival, but it did say on the 9th of the month that the dinner given the night before to MT: Dickens was a great success. It incidentally remarked that 1t was un- able to give any report of the speeches. The 'sMmes" of the same period gave a few adjectives about the banquet, but no report. It did, however, in its issue of the day before in sense beat The Courant" relative to the distinguished arrival, for In it's advertisements, read ing matter follow city" 1t had state ment that the eminent literary gentle man had succeeded in enduring various those who expected to join in the com ing banquet would do well to carry some along.
 Doesn't that seem singular to read CTS of present-day newspapers? Charles Dickens was just attracting notice as one of the literary celebrities of the day. His "Pickwick Papers" sketches by Boz." and other works had appeared and had already established his fame as a writer. Hartford was an import ant city, and The Times and The Cou- rant were established journals and doubtless considered themselves fully up to date. yet they hardly devoted one little paragraph to the arrival and en- tertainment of the great novelist.
 To realize the great difference in newspaper methods since that time we have only to picture to ourselves what the big dailies of today would do if an eminent and rising genius like Dick ems should come from England to pay us a visit. There would be columns about him. and the press would ring with accounts of where he went, what he did and what he said. with illustra- tions and big headlines to emphasize 1t all. Times and newspapers have changed in threesoore years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
THE TOUGH ELEMENT.

New York and it's environs must be the home and breeding place of the hoodlum element. We have frequently read of the turbulence and misbehavior of that class. and the following from The New York Mail is fair specimen:
 We have in mind a line of railway the terminal points of which are re- sorts where none but the quietest and best behaved people go. but along which, nearer the city, there are sew eral places where rough establishments youths of the louder kind resort; and after they have spent a Sunday or an evening in carousing, they invade the sing and yell. They rend the air with abusive and profane remarks. They smoke on all the cars, in the faces of the women, and generally make the trip horrible for all respectable per- sons.
 Tn view of such statement we are not surprised that The Mail should say that women and children now embark on such trains with a good deal of trepidation." But we are surprised that the paper should find the necessity for asking. "what Is to be done with such parties of roysterers?"
 The obvious reply would be that they should be put off the trains with the least possible delay and with little consideration for their mental or phys ical feelings. but that Is just what cam not be done. 1t appears. The ordinary force employed on these trains is who'll ly inadequate to the work of controll- ing or ejecting crowds of toughs, such as these appear to be. and it is impos- sible to employ enough policemen to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
JOHN CHAMBERLIN's PLACE.
RecOIIectIOns of the Restaurant and Its
 Owner.

Owner.
 Richard Weightman in Chicago Tribune.
 It was in Chamberlain's that the
 great reconteurs of a quarter of cen tury ago told their best stories. It
 was there the wits, and testers shone
 their brightest. They seemed to polish each other. Jack Wharton-the prince of all story tellers-Vest Handy. Mar shall Wilder. Tom Ochiltree, George Sheridan, John Allen, Jefferson. Flor ence, Billy Crane. Robson. Raymond-
 the name of the gracious and brilliant company is legion. Henry Watterson was one of John Chamberlatn's closest friends. So was Colonel pick Win | tersmith. "Jo" Rice. Haliet Kilbourne, Walker Blaine. a thousand more. And what food and merriment! Expensive! We'll. I once paid Sl.1O for an adventurous breakfast there, | consisting of one small pot of conee and six attenuated corn cakes. The price of the coffee is not important.
 It was worth a fortune at that par
 sEas Gglsr oosf 6iTe on But the six sSI1 Sora distinctly. for I afterwards asked
 Chamberlin about them and he told me
 My friend" (he said. T support this
 place on New York custom. don't mean the real thing, but the kind that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
SATURDAY, MAY 2z. 1905.
IN OREGON, ALSO.

Portland. Ore. has just had rumpus in which the inevitable color line cut the usual figure. It seems that the proprietor of theatre either elected a colored man from a seat among the white patrons. or refused to allow him to be seated there. At any rate. the negro was not allowed to occupy a seat among the whites and so he sued the proprietor for damages. It was tried in the Circuit Court and the Judge held that the proprietor acted within his legal rights. The Portland Ore- gonian says if that Is not good Jaw it is good sense. and has this significant comment:
 The social status. whether of races or individuals, cannot be fixed by act of Congress, nor by force in any direc- to do this can only result in unneces- sary humiliation and certain failure. In the Frazer decision colored persons were not discriminated against, though the plaintiff in the case IS a colored man. It was made to cover all persons, for any reason undesirable, or whom tho manager of a theatre does not wish to have seated in his house or in spe- cial sections thereof. But 1t is suffi- ciently specific to give coIored persons
 
 will protect them from annoyance and discomfture upon this score In the fu- ture.
 Both the Judge and The Oregoniaa try in half-hearted way to create the cluded because of his color, but that argument is of no force. The fact re- mains that a colored man wanted to occupy a seat or box reserved for the whites and the proprietor refused. That Is the gist of the matter, and 1t Is plain that he was refused because of his col- or. and for no other reason. There was no charge or intimation that he was boisterous, ill-behaved or person ally offensive, so 1t is plain that the reason for the proprietor's course was found in the black skin. He knew, as is known here, that the white patrons of the theatre would not stand for mixed audiences and that was enough.
 The oregonian argues on the general question of the right of the proprietor or manager of any place of public amusement to exclude any one he chooses. As to this particular case 1t assumes that a self-respecting Terson, like the plaintiff in the case just de- cided by Judge Frazer. will not here after in this State try to infringe upon the rules that forbid persons of his color from being seated in certain parts of theatre. It Is fair to pre- sune that no such person desires to intrude where he is not wanted. and where. were he to succeed in gaining entrance. he would be subjected to glances of surprise if not of contempt and Indignation"
 We don't know how it is in Portland, but in some sections there are negroes who would repeat the experiment just because of the i'll feeling 1t would cause. This one may accept the hint in q perfectly friendly spirit and not offend any more. but if he persists in the attempt to force himself where he ss not welcome we predict that the next hint will be more emphatic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
HEAVY RAINFALL.
Farmers Suffering from Too Much Oi
 the Moisture.

Farmers Suffering from Too Much Oi
 the Moisture.
 Demopolis, May 26.-(SpeciaL) )-The heaviest rain storm seen here in many months visited this section yesterday afternoon, and was accompanied by con siderable wind. which is thought to have blown down much corn. Farm work has been considerably delayed for several weeks on account of so much rain, and the heavy dowmpour yester- day will prove damaging.
 The local Elks' Lodge held a lively session last night, there being two ap plicants for initiation.
 The carnival of commerce at the Braswen Theatre tonight under the auspices of the Presbyterian ladies for the benefit of their church, which is now under course of construction, was witnessed by a good house.
 Steps are being taken toward laying a cement sidewalk from the Demopolis Inn to the passenger depot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

In 1S42 Chauncey F. Cleveland was a candidate for Governor of Connecti- cut on the Democratic ticket. Desir- ing to buy carriage he objected to the price asked and told the maker that he was paying too high wages to his workmen. 'Seventy-five cents or a dollar day Is enough for a mechanic" |" was the way he put it. That express sion was made the watchword of the campaign and he was elected. The incident shows the opinion held of me- chanics in those days. and gives us an idea of their pay. It was well for Mir. Cleveland that there were no labor unions in Connecticut. or they would have showed him under for thus advo- eating low wages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

One Dr. Havelock Ellis. who writes books and things has written a book called Men and Women" in which he intimates that men are very much like apes. and claims that women are very much superior to men. Well. anybody knows that a woman can make mon key of 8 man, SO there's no reed of any disputation on that point As to that matter there are men who do the Job for themselves and don't require any help.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

It is getting nearly time. we should say, for war on the mosquitoes to open. It will not be great while before their music will be heard in the land, and then we shall read many learned dis quisitions on their habits and general cussedness. Get your oil cans in read mess
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

guard all the trains. The Mall well says that if the railroad companies cannot find some way to remove this evil all quiet and decent people will sions and pleasure rides and will turn the trains over to the rough and tough element which is terrorizing and driv- ing away the decent people. It is not a creditable or encouraging state of af- fairs. to say the least of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
MnkInr If Eanier.

BIrmInB Bnam NeWs.
 record every day that overshadows anything that ever occurs in the South. If the innocent onlooker continues to be killed as in the last week or so 1t Is only a question of time ere there won't be anything left but the mob. Chicago is gradually making the work of the census taker much easier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

The attempt of Hoch to make the jury believe that there was prejudice against him because he is German was about the silliest spiel he could have put up. There is no prejudice :n America against such good citizens as the Germans are.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Now comes M. Bunau-varilla with the declaration that the Panama canal can be completed and in use within four years. He may know what he IS talking about but we seriously doubt 1t. He certainly doesn't think the of- flcials who have such good thing will let 1t get away from them in such brief time as that. even if 1t were possible to do the work in that time. which we doubt very much.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

When the school children in Chicago struck. in imitation of their elders, the parents of many of them upheld and encouraged them. All parents against which this could be proven have been fined $25 each. under the truancy law. They will hardly call that strike a profitable performance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

R & Noble Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiser's circulation for the month of April 1905. 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. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of May, 1905.
 F. w. JACKSON (EeaL) Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Let Us Sing Low.

EuIauIa Times.
 And 1t Is said, and 1t is true. we sur mise, that crinoline will again be in fashion. Now. let us sing low, for the more you oppose the foibles and frail- ties of the fair sex, the more they are determined that they will have their to get off the sidewalks into the street, and increase the width of our doors and halls. Balloons are made to sour above, and not drag the earth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Take Your ChOlce.

BIrmingham Ledger. Another war of doctors. One doctor
 recently said that pure whlskey had
 and in old age than any medicine" he knew. Now, in another place, another
 doctor says, alcohol is a destructive
 and insidiOus poison" Take your choice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Ordinance as to Dogs.

Atlanta has an ordinance that re- during the summer" said Montgom- erian yesterday. and I think it would work well here. In the Georgia city. persons go to tha City Clerk and pro-
 cure a tag for $1.25. The tag is put
 about the dogs neck and during June, July and August that dog Is immune are hustled Into the dogs black Maria and are carted away to the dog pen Few people eat sausage in Atlanta.
 "A little revenue could be added to the city treasury. do not really think. however, we are in great need of such a measure in Montgomery. be- cause the street cars average about seven dog fatalities in every week"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
They Know How.
AhCy EAl Conecuh Record.

Conecuh Record.
 They know how to run a horse show at Montreal They have just awarded first prize to horse which would pass the spring millinery without shy ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

The best excuse that Nan Patterson can put up for going on the stage is the one so often used by boodlers and grafters-she needs the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Raising Frogs.
Mobile Iten

MOblIe Item.
 The adaptibility of Texan to sur rounding conditions is little less than wonderful. The recent heavy rains have damaged crops to an enormous extent, but the farmers are now rais- ing frogs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
But Ia It soP
Rirminphau A0a

BIrmIngham Age-HeraId.
 The country is standing nobly up to the administrators determination to build the canal without graft. The gray wolves are, however, shocked. Nelson Aldrich will doubtless become speeches., but not actionless.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

In Columbus. O.. they arrest man for swearing on the street. That Is all right from one point of view. but suppose he loads himself up with cuss words and then goes home and unloads on his familyJ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Wbat State Papers
 Hre Saying
A Growing Suspicion.

Gadsden Journal
 There is a growing suspicion in Russia that the grand dukes in their governing capacity are not earning their money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
Careless Bankera.
Mobile H

Mobile Herald.
 A Goldheld. Nevada, bank failed and early depositors found a flve-dollar gold piece under the counter. Those Nevada flnanciers are dreadfully care less.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Oh. hang Hochl said the States att torney, and the jury agreed with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Where was our Funston. that General Wood was forced to do 1t all by him self in Moroland?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
schedulen of the Cnrn.

''The Traction Company ig to be com mended for running a through schedule to the Casino Theatre every night. said an observant Montgomerian yes terday, but I think the public would appreciate 1t if the company would pat nals of the Perry, High and Ludie Street lines to the ball park when the Montgomery team Is at home: Certain ly as many people attend the ball games as the theatre and many of the patrons are ladies. who could secure seats on a through car but who are often com pelled to stand up in catching cars at the trouble of Securing transfers from one line to another would be avoided, and I have no doubt that more people would attend the ball games If through schedules were established" Hon: T. M, Espy. Mir. ". H Walker and Sheriff N. B. Crawford, all of terday Mir. Espy is pleasantly re- membered in Montgomery as a delegate to the last Constitutional Convention.
 Mir. Louis c. Cardinal Is in Selma att tending the State reunion of the Elks as the representative of Montgomery Lodge.
 MT. A. L. Rankin, a prominent citi- zen of Andalusia, Is in Montgomery.
 Mir George H. Craig, a well-known citizen of Selma. Is fin the city.
 Mir. John S. Lopis of Birmingham IS visitor to the city. Mir W. D. Mcleod of Ozark is in Montgomery.
 Mir. J. D. Henderson of Sanford is in the city.
 MT. H. c. White of Troy is in Mont gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Mir. George H. Craig, a we'll know citizen of Selma, is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

MT. A. l.. Rankin, a prominent clti zen of Andalusia, Is in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Mir. Louis c. Cardinal Is in Selma at tending the State reunion of the Elks as the representative of Montgomery Lodge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

MT. John S. Lopis of Birmingham IS a visitor to the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

MT. W. D. Mcleod of Ozark is ii Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
NrARIY I7 .ooo sUNDAY.

NEARLY 17,0O0 SUNDAY. Tt will be observed. by comparison with the statement of previous months that the circulation of The Advertiser is making vely srbstantial gains day by day. The suhosy circulation Is now nearly 1T,000, ana tne Daily circuiafion is in excess of 12,80O. WATCH IT GROWi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

Mir. J. D. Henderson of Sanford is i the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27

MT. H. c. White of Troy is in Mon gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-27
METHODS HAVE CHANGED.

Nothing more graphically Illustrates the great change in newspaper meth ods than the following from The Hart ford Courant of Monday:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-30
Incentives to Marriage.

Apparently the German town of
Heaschmann does not believe in a state
OF single blessedness. Annual prizes
are offered to the men who we'd the
ugliest, the most deformed and the old
est women in the town. Sixteen
pounds is paid to the man who marries
the ugliest. while but twelve pounds is
the reward for the one marrying the
cripple. All women over forty who
have been Tilted at least twice bring
their spouses sums which vary accord
ing to the state of the fund. which was
left by rich resident of the town.
The average price paid is ten pounds to
each, unless they should be unusually
numerous; while the trustees are en-
powered to pay larger sum when, in
their judgment, it seems wise to hold
forth special inducement to procure
the marriage of some particularly un-
desirable woman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-30
FEMININE FANCIES.

Mrs. Hetty Green is going to buy al
automobile.
The Empress Dowager of China has
a marked passion for flowers.
Mrs. John Cade, of Leavenworth
County, Kansas. owns Il fine peach or.
chard.
Mrs Clara Curtis. seventy four was
Mayor of Cimarron, Kan, for three
terms.
The German Empress writes with a
swan quill, carefully selected and pre-
pared.
Miss HOnOria AcOsta. Of the Philip
pines, was graduated recently from the
Drexel Institute.
Lady Wyndham- Quin, the daughter
of Lord Dunraven. is among the prac-
cal horticulturists of the peerage.
The Empress of Russia is so catho-
tic in her taste for perfumes that she
vaporizes the royal apartments daily.
Mrs. E. ]. Way. who has recently
been winning honOrs in shooting tour
naments in England, is a South Afri-
can.
During her recent travels abroad
Mrs George Gould kept journal.
which she is now Planning to have
printed.
Mile Marie De Castellane, a young
Partisan beauty, is said to be the proud
possessor of the most beautiful hands
in the world
Miss Greta Greig, 3. A., LIB, the
first young woman to be called to the
Australian bar, is of Scottish BIRTH but
Melbourne has been her home since
childhood.
King Leopold of Belgium has con-
ferred on Mrs. Enen NJ. Henrotin,
vice-president and acting president of
the Woman's Auxiliary Congress of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition. the
order of the knighthood of Leopold.
There is in Athens young American
girl. Miss Florence Stone. who makes
a good living as professional guide.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-30
THE ART OF "JOLLY"
How IN Insurance Man Finally Became

Some eight or ten years ago young
Englishman replied to a friend who
had inquired how he was getting on:
Not at all, there is something the
matter with me and l think l know
what it is, but it isn't in me to REM
edy it, He had come over here in the
hope Of making a fortune or at least
of winning for himself a fair degree
Of success. He had gone to work for
a life insurance company and had not
Eeen success; he had secured Il SIM
liar position with another company
and barely had been able to hold his
position and realized that he was max
ing no perceptible progress. He was
disappointed and his friend had. sus-
pected as much.
You see,' he continued, you've got
to pat everybody on the back over
here to win, and that is something
l can't do. I've tried my best to get
ahead, but I don't succeed"
A year or so later the young Eng
lishman and his friend We're again dis.
cussing the same topic. The insurance
man was more discourage d than ever;
he had lost the second position and
had been obliged to begin almost at
the bottom, with another company. His
failure he attributed to the same old
cause-inability to Jolly
why don't You learn?' asked the
friend; you can do it as well as any
body if you make up your mind to
it,
1911
man, land I've made resolve-rm
going to pat everybody on the back
from now on, no matter how much it
goes against my natural inclina tons.
Watch me, I'll just put all over every
body"
He did and to-day he is vice-presi-
dent of Il big insurance company at a
salary of 500. 900 = wear.