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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27

About the only consolation a man can have during the hot spell is when he remembers that he isn't burning much coal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Not Dfmcult.

Mobile Register
 It is not difhcult to dispose or one eo5UUntry-wnat 5Untt to do with our ex-pres- idents! Grover Cleveland has been can take care of himself even if turned ont In the woods pasture.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
HAVE 4 LAUGH
4 Little Fun ts Vary ths Ssxssasness
 Ol Ll10.
CesleA Hin or.

Cooled Hin or. Detroit Tribune.
 First Drummer Cat village hotsi)- How is 1t you look 50 cool and cheer full this hot dayf
 Second Drummor-Oh, I've just had . talk with the oldest tnhabitant.
 First Drummer-Whats the e1piS- nation7 -. Second Drummer-Why. he remem- bers a summer when 1t was twice as hot as 1t is now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
vaEaries of Language.

FItlSDUrB FOSt.
 Language Is a queer thing" Whats wrong nowr" When a country gcts thoroughly rotten 1t Is said to be ripe for revolu- tion."
 Out of Order. Detroit Free Press. T hate to have anything on my con- science, don't you?" she unused. T never have" he. replied. quickly. mine isn't working"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Mps. nr0xvw

The handsomest auto in town, For his wife purchased meek Mir.
 Brown;
 In my estimation Her pet occupation Will be to run reople down."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Ca. Interest Him.

Birmingham News.
 If the Shah of Persia makes visit to this country there Is reason to believe there are a number of par ties over here who can succeed in making 1t interesting for him after dark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27

Cholly-Miss De ROCKS, do you Hke me still?
 Miss De Rocks. (yawning)-Wen. must confess there are times when \ prefer you moving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
EIon~afAA

The BulldogI can't tell from your faca whether you are glad to see me or not?
 The Daschund-Oh, yes I am. The rest of me Is wagging my tall around the corner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
AnIu,nos.ihiIitx

T wonder how old she really isY' My boy. she has one foot in the grave.
 'Impossihle-she is from Chicago"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
A Pencetul Citizen.

Major Blowe-WeIl. Rastus. under. stand you and Ephriam have buried the hatchet
 Rastus-Yassih; done buried dt hatchet in Eph's skull.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
FoIIowfng . Precedent .

l0IIOW1nG . pfece0ent. Louisville Courier-Journal. "Why do you want Q divorce!" aske tho judge. Don't you and your vii live happily tosether!' "Ja."
 Don't you love each otherT "Ja." |: Then why separator She bin . Morse woman and Aa bi Swede."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Wbat State Papers lire Saying
PHONE A.

Are Too Busy.
 Birmingham Age Herald. -.-. Many individuals know how to stamp out yellow fever in New Or leans, but they are too busy to go down and show the authorities how to do 1t. ~*~s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
The Real Reason.

Montgomery Times
 Many a man goes broke not be- cause he can not earn a dollar. but for the reason that he cannot save a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Often the Hardest.

Eufaula Times. -.-.-r
 It's one thing to pass anti-cigarette laws and another to enforce them, and verify the last Is more often the hard est to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
9idetpalk peneilin9S
Prooperfty Ahead.

.. Al. ODef1ty Ameaus az
 An, that looks like business. saIa a Montgomery business man yesteroay on an outward bound Pickett springs car, He pointed to a field Of cotton dotted at widely scattered intervals with bolls bursting with their wnite treasure. It was the first open cotton he had seen in the field in the year oi
 That looks good" he continued in . satisfied tone. Now if New Orleans will do her full duty to the South ana stamp out yellow fever before she gives 1t to any of her neighbors. we are going to have the greatest business year neIe in Alabama that the State has known since the war. It's a great thing TOT the entire South when cotton is selling at above 10 cents a pound. But this year Alabama Is going to get greater blessing from 10 cent cotton than any of her sister States. You see the Tar mers in Alabama did not reduce their acreage as much as the farmers of oth- CT States did. Moreover. our crop av- craze is far better than the crop av- craze of the other States. We will not only get 10 cents and more Tor our cotton but we will have a big crop or 1t to sell at that price.
 And when the farmer of Alabama is making money every business man in the State Is OF ought to be making money"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27

D. 8. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being ouiy S"orn says;
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiser's circulation for the month of Jnns. all returns from news boys. news agents ana leftover copies have been deducted
 E. s. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this
 F. w JACKSON. (SeaL) Notary Pubic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
At I2 p. m.

The Declaration of Independence The decree of divorce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Tine BegGar ravorite.


 Did you know. asked a baseball fan yesterday. that my conscience was two bits to the bad bt going to the game yesterday. The fact that we won over the visitors may atone for the loss. put I doubt that you will admit 1t when you hear my experience. l was sitting in my office working hard to get on to the game when 1 was aware of hobblinR walk through my door. looked around to behold a sad and slat- ternly looking mendicant, revolving on one hip in a way new to my mind. He was in very hard luck and hadn't had anything to eat for over twenty-four hours. Could help him to one meal: Well. Dr. Goldsmith was harder pressed than I when he offered his last coveriet to a suffering beggar. so I handed my visitor a quarter. He beamed cordia! thanks from his sparkling eyes ana went out of the room. I had put this amount to the credit of charity In my mind and my conscience stock took a good leap. But. alas! All was nit when, to my surprise, that very after noon as I stepped off the car to so in the baseball park beheld my penni- less friend scampering across the roao ahead of all the passengers to get In the gate first. For stimulating a deform- fly hc can take the cake. Save us in the future from the school Of indiscrim- mate giving"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
wouIen't Knsw Anything Abeut It New York Sun.

Wouldn't KnsW Anything About It. New York Sun.
 They were talking when they came into the car and they kept on talking for forty blocks. In spite of the roar and the rattle of the subway trains this much of the converSation was overheard:
 He-If some other man should tell you he loved you, what would you do?
 She-Oh, don't be silly.
 He-But l mean 1t. What would you do?
 She (wearily)-I don't know.
 He (fercely)-Weu, know what I'd do
 She-Whatf
 Held kill him.
 She (serenely)-I don't suppose youd ever know anything about It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27

Decided to Sit.
 Detroit Tribune.
 II was never so ashamed in my life," said Mrs. Boggsley. "as when you re- fused to get up and give that woman your seat. It was the first time ever knew you to be discourteous."
 True" answered MT. Boggsley. but I happened to know that woman. She has climbed to the highest peak of the Matterhorn. Is the champion swimmer of the Women's Water Club, and has Boomers Athletic Association. Sorry. my dear. but as I'm not feeling any too we'll these days, I thought I'd better
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Put tO Vote.

The love in my heart for Marie de-
 bonair I left to a vote of her features so fair. The nose" voted well, but I'm forced
 to declare The "eyes" have 1t!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Given to worriynG.

WHVNM
 The philosopher was about to say something. He said 1t. Looking as If he thought you would argue the ques- tion with him, he began:
 You know. there are lots of people else who take a positive delight in worrying don't blame people for worrying over things of consequence or misfortunes that are imminent. but do think 1t is foolish to trouble your brain about improbable or trivial things. Many persons in Montgomery. not having to worry about the question as to Ann's age, have taken up the yell low fever scare in New Orleans. and are fretting themselves all day long about the probability of its spread into Mont gomery. I'd Just as soon die of yellow fever" he concluded, "as to worry my self to death thinking about it,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
Major Scott Remembered.

member of the staff of Brigadier cen eral Louis V. Clark, who had leg broken last week in the review of the 1st Regiment. was the recipient of a large and beautiful bunch of roses sent to his bed by General Clark and his stan. The card exhibited the following
 ITO Major D. M. scott-with compli- ments. sympathy and best wishes for an early recovery.
 "Frim Brigadier General and Stan"
 MT. and Mrs. F. M. Graves have re- turned from a short visit to Columbus, Ga, where they were guests of MT. and Mrs. W. C. Woodall.
 Mir. wm Ketzky leaves this morning for Baltimore, New York and Boston :. He will be absent about six weeks.
 MT. A. H. Shepperd, a we'll known citizen of Anniston, Is in montgomery
 Mir. F. NJ Rushing. a well known citizen of Elba, Is in the city. .-
 MT. H. E. Carlton, of Blocton. is a visitor to Montgomery. ham, Is in the city.
 MT. A. S. Rogers, of Letohatchie, is in Montgomery
 MT. R. c. Jones. of Birmingham. is in the city.
 MT. J. c. Burns, of Selma. is in Mont gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-27
The Advertisers Telephones.

GAINING. Although June ts pretty duu with mScs uewspapers yet The Advertiser was eole to mako 0ulte . Liee little gain over lest month. Following are the net figures tor the month of June:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
JAPAN has PROOF.
Rsses Details Of way In which Russian
Squadron Has Been Uslhg
French Waters.

Toxic, May l6--Detalled conhrma-
tory information concerning Vice Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's use Of Indo-chi-
ma waters has reached the Japanese
government from q variety Of sources.
both oflcIal and private. A high jap
anese oficiai Sunday sketched to the
Associated press the important acts
Of the Russian feet since France was
first moved to preserve neutrality He
said.
The governor general Of Indo-Chi-
m oIaolally reported that the Russian
feet had entirely departed from Kam-
ranh bay on April %. but on April q
thsre still remained IN the bay one
cruiser, one torpedo boat DESTROYER,
and Is transports Of Tie Russian heel
on April "a the entire Russian meet
raentored Kamranh Bay and rode q
sncor until Aprik %. when q major
~ a he varships sailed. leaving b
hind -four converted cruisers and on'
for1sfo hoot destroyed These IL.
- ri-asfs tnak punniinr ~ reel ara
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
BUILDING STORM CAVES.
Zee sgauy vIoIsst storms Have Awakened
PoeVls V Necessity Of RFsyidinG
I Places 81 safety,

Lawton, Ok. May 1.-THE south
west country has had it, eyes opened
to the danger Of cyclones and a COM
pIete revolution IN storm cave build
ing 10 in operation. It is estimated
from reports that have been received
from various towns in the new
country" that Ave thousand caves are
being dug. City oiiciaIs and town
boards are urging this and some Of
them have passed ordinances reQuir-
ing II. At Hinton, Ok, the follow
ing oficial public notice has been
published: "On nights when clouds
look at all dangerous a sentry will be
stationed in the bell tower provided
with o repeating shot gun. II there
Is apparent danger. he will ring the
bell and fire a number Of shots In
quick succession. Also any person who
sees a storm coming when the sentry
IL not stationed win be expected to
fire q gun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18

provisions. On April '26. toward even
ing, these vessels stopped and examir-
cd the German steamer Loo Sok and
the Norwegian steamer Providence,
which passed outside Of the bay. On
April 81 more than 30 Russian yes
sells were anchored at Honghohe and
al S O'Clock In the afternoon they stop
ped and examined the British steamer
stettin, which was passing.
According to the French official re-
port Vice Admiral Rojestvensky prom
ised Admiral De Jonquieres that ne
would leave Hongkohe May 3. II Is
evident, however, that the Russians
were anchored at Hongkohe on May g.
"The latest kilograms from lndo-
China indicate the presence at Hong
kobe on May ~ Of seven Russian
battleships, seven cruisers, two tor
pedo boat destroyers and four con-
verified cruisers.
"since the appearance Of the Rus
sian feet in the far east Saigon has
become base for the transportation
of military supplies for Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky's feet. The number
Of vessels furnishing supplies to the
Russians is so great that those which
were anchored at Saignon May >
were countable by tens"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
TRAIN WAS WRECKED
Was Fourth Attempt to Derail Cars
at That Point.
sIz Persons Were Injured. Two Perhaps
EataIly-TOOIs Found Near Wreck
No Clue to the Per.
petFatOrss

Emporia. Kan. May 15.-Santa Fe
passenger train No. II was ditched
by train wreckers a mile east Of town
at $3.50 Sunday morning. Six passen-
gers were injured and two will prob
ably die.
This is the fourth attempt in the
last four months to wreck passenger
trains in the same place. Previous
attempts were made by piling ties on
the track and without serious results.
The wreck Sunday morning was caused
by removing the spikes and fishplates
of two rails on the inside Of a curve
The engine on No. II, in charge OF
Engineer Tom Grady and Fireman
Grover, passed over the loose rails
safely, hut the mail car left the track
and was dragged hundred yards
along the embankment before the train
was stopped. The next five cars, two
express and baggage cars, smoker
and two day coaches, went into the
ditch across the right-of-way fence.
and lodged In zigzag line. The end
Of the baggage car went up in the air
high enough to ground four telegraph
wires. Two Pullman sleepers remained
on the track. The passengers were
asleep when the wreck occurred and
were greatly excited. The passengers
soon formed wrecking crew and went
to the relief Of the men In the over
turned baggage car. A window was
broken and Of seven men in the car
six were found injured. Strechers
were made from car doors and wounded
carried to nearby field where hos
pital was improvised. An, hour after
the wreck relief train arrived from
Emporia and the injured were taken
to Emporia. A hundred workmen were
put to work on the track and It was
cleared for use again Sunday after
noon.
There is no clues to the wreckers,
although It is evidently the work Of
amateurs. Three were seen Saturday
night near Howard branch section
house. Sunday morning a track
wrench and claw bar were missing
and were found in a pool Of water
near the wreck Sunday. II Is believed
1t must have been the work OF gang
IS passenger train No. is passed over
the rails less than rs minutes before
the wreck and met II at Lang, fve
miles away.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
FLEET HAS SAILED.
ST. Petersburg Now Looks for Naval
Battle In Short Time.
WIRELESS STATION ON FRENCH SOIL.
Russian vessels Consumed l2O'OOV
Tons Of Coal Last Month--JaDa"
nese Cruiser DamRged-Can-
nonadInR Heard.

ST. Petersburg, May 16.--A naval &C.
ton within a few days is regarded
as likely in well informed naval cir
cles. The Associated press learns that
Admiral Rojestvensky and Rear Ad-
miral Nebogatoff Joined forces May 10.
There Is reason to believe the united
heet WIN PROCEED northward immedi-
ately. No delay was necessary Tor inc
purpose OF coaling or cleaning Nebo-
aatofts ships, as his division made
Z stop for this purpose before entering
the Straits Of Malacca.
Upon the strength Of an untrace-
able rumor, an evening paper here got
ont an extra announcing that q naval
battle had commenced. but the ad-
miralty has no confirmation Of the re-
port and discredits It,
Saigon, Cochin China, May l6.--Tne
Russian feet, which reappeared on
Tlonkohe bay, Q short distance north
81 Kamranh bay. sailed northward
early in the morning Of May IA. NO
warship has since been sighted there
Admiral De Jonquieres, the. French
naval commander at Saigon, telegraphs
from Nhatrang, AMMAN, that he has
visited all the bays as far north as
Turan and found no Russian vessels
London, May 16.-The dispatch from
Saigon to the Associated press stat
ing that the Russian feet had sailed
northward from the vicinity Of Hon
Robe bay early in the morning OF May
ia Is the latest news available IN
London regarding the movements OF
vice Admiral Rojestvensly
A dispatch from Hongkong to the
Daily Mail says that Hamilton King,
American minister at Bangkok. who
Il a passenger on board the steamer
Pltsanuloke, states that on May IL
the steamer passed IA Russian war
ships "a miles north Of Kamranh bay
According to the Daily TeIegraph's
correspondent at Toxic, during a great
storm several days ago the Japanese
converted cruiser Nekko was damaged
by striking reef of Fusan.
The same correspondent says that
during the last month the Russian
warshlps consumed 100000 tons OF
coal and adds that where It was OBJ
tained IL mystery.
The correspondent further says that
d Nae ham aseertained that the Rus
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
TO THE WORLD.
Isthmian Canal Commission to Pur-
chase In Cheapest Market.
SHIPS AND MATERIAL FOR CANAL.
Principle Of Protection to American
Indnstvles Not to Apply
Where Government
IL Concerned.

washington, May 16.-The execu4
tive committee Of the isthmian canal
commission have decided to purchase
in the markets Of the world the ma
terial and the ships necessary for the
building of the Panama canal.
This important decision was reach
ed with some reluctance because It
was appreciated by Secretary Taft and
the executive committee that there
would surely be a great cutlery from
two great interests in this country
the producers Of material and the ship
owners IL the purchases were not
limited to the American products.
But 1t was decided that the money con-
sideration was SO great that 1t could
not be ignored for 1t was held that in
cases fully so per cent more would be
charged for material needed in canal
construction than the same goods could
be procured for in Europe.
Chief Engineer Wallace, for instance
showed that two ships in addition to
the ones running between New York
and Colon and owned by the Panama
Railroad company were absolutely nee
essary to carry the food supply and
material needed for the work No
American ship could be bought at any
reasonable price and when it came to
building such ships It was found, ac-
cording to Secretary Taft's statement
that while he can buy two $500 ton
ships in Europe for $750,OO0 1t would
cost 81, 400, 900 to build such ships here.
And in addition while the European
ships could be had at once II would
take at least IS months to secure
American boats.
Az to material needed for canal con-
struction, the committee decided that
by reserving to itself the right to
purchase in the worlds markets, 1t
would at least oblige American man
ufacturers to give them benefit Of their
foreign prices II they wish to sell goods
to the committee.
Secretary Taft explained Monday
that he felt Obliged to endorse this
decision because having given congress
every opportunity to give a contrary
decision, he felt that the very terms
Of the canal act provided that It should
be constructed at the lowest possible
cost.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
PACKERS SECRETS KNOWN.
the Aetna Trading Company said
to Have been Means by Which
secret BusIness Was Transacted.

Chicago, May 16.-Members Of the
federal grand jury investigating the
business affairs Of the beef packing
industries Monday learned all the de-
tails Of the manner in which officials
Of the Aetna Trading company kept
their books. This company 1t Is said,
was the means by which the packers
supposed to form the beef trust trans
acted their secret business. National
Bank Examiner Stareck. who for near
" two months has been studying over
the books found in the six trunks
taken from the First National bank
building safety vaults, has completed
his task and was before the inquis-
tors Monday. He win continue MIS-
testimony Tuesday, Through these
books found in the trunks II is assert
ed that the secret system Of the Aetna
Trading company has been revealed
and all persons connected with the
operation Of the company are known
-Skio, May 12.-lt Is reported fhht
two Russian warships from vladivosH
tok were on Aomori, in the north. OF
Hondo, the main island Of Japan, Tues
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
PAUL MORTON WILL RETIRE.


Washington, May 15.-Paul Nor
ton, secretary Of the navy, will retire
from the cabinet this fall. The sec
rotary made the announcement sat
urday afternoon to group Of news
paper men he met in the corridors
Of the state, war and navy building
The exact date Of his retirement ne
did not reveal and 1t probably has
not been definitely determined, but
the inference was clear that Mr.. Nor
ton would not be q cabinet member
when congress met In extra session
October 16.
Secretary Morton made the state
ment Just after he had returned from
a visit to the White house. Mr. Nor
ton stated that he and the president
were in accord and there had been
no friction Of any kind. The an
nouncement that Mr.. Morton Is to
retire will not surprise his friends.
He has told friends for months past
that he did not intend to remain In
the cabinet longer than o year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18

a relapse Sunday. His family have
been summoned and will arrive here
Tuesday. The doctors bulletin is hope
full.
Gen. Gomez with some members OF
his family went to Santiago q week
ago but be was unable to participate
in the various liberal party meetings
arranged in eastern Cuba during his
visit. His two sons with Gov. Nunez
of Havana province, physicians and
other friends have gone to Santiago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18

st. Joseph, Mo-, May 15.--Miss. Cora
CundiR, well known instructor In
the st. Joseph public schools and q
former resident Of st. Louis, attempted
suicide at the home OF her mother,
Tenth and Church streets, Sunday.
During a at Of melancholy Miss Cum
dill severed the artery Of her left
wrist and would have soon bled to
death but for the timely discovery
BY q member OF her family. She
is a daughter Of the late Col Cundiff,
formerly editor Of the st. Louis Re
publican, and who died in st. Louis
while engaged in newspaper work
Miss Cundlf is in acritical condition,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
70 cIcss lola, Kan- saIoonr.

lola, Kan, May 19.-Burton 3. Cliff
ford, county attorney Of Allen county,
said Friday: "The saloons of lola and
Allen county must close. The drought
win begin next week" So far as Is
known, this is the FIRST direct result
Of the effort which is being made to
get Gov. Hoch to make a general at
tempt TO enforce the prohibitory law.
Mr.. CLIFFORD In an interview says that
he expects the governor and the attor-
ney reneral to help him. otherwise he
would not take the step.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
small cyeIonr a. Mnriow. !. ?.

lawfon. OK, May la-At nins
O'Clock Friday morning the town Of
Marley. /. =, was stuck Nv ? snail
evclcue and fifteen houses were de-
siroyed. No iniupies IN town, Two
miles north two families sustained
injuries Five members Of he HIGH
lnson fomlly were injured one smsll
child fstaiIy and aTe member Of the
Lone family