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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
A FALSE nnCTRINE.

| Of all the fallacies or misleading doctrines that we hear there Is none more absurd than Is the assertion of John Mitchell that "a man can do more work in eight hours than in ten" The farmer who works from early morn to noon and from noon to dewy eve" knows the statement is untrue. The free laborer who is willing to work ten or twelve hours a day if he Is paid for it, or the job-w worker who can work twelve hours a day because it pays him to do 1t will not believe any such clatrap. Nobody believes it, in fact, except those who are willing for others to do their thinking and con- trol their actions. As The New Bed ford Standard puts it:
 Something depends on the nature of the occupation, because there are va rieties of work which have time as their chief element. Pretty nearly everything depends on the man him sedtmbecause dro there are on men WI who do is no surety that they would do more
 i'd de g4 that or ebssR m ssStesn n wors %s hsve H temporary suggests-the use of the time that is not given to work. some WOrkerS, as any employer Is aware, use their leisure time in ways which destroy their value to their work and thus to themselves. It Is not what they do or do not do in the shop that Is the cause of the failure they make, but what they do when they are not in the shop. Perhaps 1t is nothing | worse-or that seems worse-than
 might use to advantage. But close ob- servers may often see how bad habits
 or leisure reproduce themselves in bad habits of work and a man who is ac-
 customed to frllter away his time in his hours of recreation will probably | fritter it away in his hours of labor.
 The loafing habit in the shop Is only l continuation of the loafInG habit elsewhere. If there Is no alertness in one place there will be none in the other.
 | If it were possible mat time, labor
 and wages could be so well balanced
 that all the worlds work could be
 done and sufficient pay be secured by all men doing eight hours of faithful labor out of the twenty-four we think it would be well. but such misleading
 statements as that made by Mitchell are vicious and hurtfui. That doctrine tnterferes with individual freedom, creates dissatisfaction and is essen tially untrue. If 1t were possible for all employers of labor in the United States to agree, and stick to it, that they would only pay by the hour or by the piece we would hear little of such gabble as Mitchell gets or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
cor HTS DESSERTS.

The old city of Hartford has recently
 had taste of bad nigger' and tac
 latter gets a taste of Connecticut jus tice. so there are really two good re- suits Our Yankee brethren have learned what real brute a negro can be and one of the brutes has learn
 ed that in spite of the soft talk he gets up there he can find . limit to their en-
 durance.
 William Bartlett. from Kentucky, who stabbed a man on one of the principal streets of Hartford in July last. When
 put on trial he insisted on making a speech on his own behalf and to judge from the reports we have seen. it was something of a howler. We copy this
 much of the proceedings from The Hartford Times:
 Never has such an exhibition been made in the Superior Coure of this
 county n as that made by Bartlett. add made de an argument to the jury in his own behalf. In testimony and in argument
 he told the jury that he was heart tented that he did not kill Hogan, auar- ter him as he would hog, take his body to the street railroad tracks, cover it. While making his argument he illus trated to the jury how he had spent his time in jail regretting that he did a chair in view of the jury and with bowed head which he covered with his hands he said, that Is the way cried that I did not kill him. My heart had him"
 While the prisoner was addressing
 the jury he walked back and forth in making his way out into the audience
 when the States attorney told him to
 keep his place at the lawyers table. He swung his hands and arms over his head. He struck the table and he shouted so he could be heard almost to Main Street.
 We can we'll believe that such exhi- bitions are not usual in court. That the jury was impressed by his words and manner is shown by the fact that they promptly returned a verdict of guilty of assault with intent to murder, and he will get ten or fifteen years in the penitentiary for his crime. The penalty is not less than ten nor more than fifteen years, and 1t is thought that the court will give him the limit.
 It Bartlett had employed a good law yer and kept his own mouth shut, he might have come off with a lighter sentence, or might not have been con- victed on the outside evidence fin the case, but, like many other bumptious negroes, he saw a chance to create a sensation and couldn't resist the temp tation and frt quent expression of sor- row that he had failed to kill Hogan convinced the jurors of his murderous intentions, and they lost but fifteen minutes considering their verdict
 The result may teach Bartlett some sense, but we doubt it. When he serves his term he will probably come out of prison feeling that he is an ill-used man and may try to get re- venge on somebody. But his case ought to teach the criminal eolored element of the South that New England feelings towards the negro has two sides People up there may profess great sympathy for the negro, and may affect to believe that he is badly treat cd down South, but when he goes up there and runs foul of the laws they are pretty apt to call him down. Such eases as this one ought to have a good effect. but they may not. E
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Alabama's Surplus.
Macon Telegraph.

Alabama's treasury contains Il sur plus accommodating at the rate of $200,- 900 year and the question of what to do with 1t Is now acute. Much happier this condition than one in which the problem of a deficit is to be solved .. One very wise suggests an extra ses- sion of the Legislature in order that the money may be devoted to the payment of bonds that can be retired in Janu- ary, thereby strengthening the credit of the State and making 1t easier to refund other outstanding obligations at a lower rate of interest. That were, indeed, worth an extra session.
 Another reason for the disposition of the surplus grows out of the fact that under the law of Alabama tho money urer's vaults at the Capitol It amounts to just so much money withdrawn from circulation. It cannot be loaned or farmed out in any way. The respon- sibility of the treasurer is accordingly very great, because there is always two watchmen are employed to guard the building. In Georgia there Is a much better system. in that the money of the State is, through designated banks. kept moving among the people
 But Alabamas splendid financial po- sition reminds one of the very great progress the South has made during the short space of the last ten or twelve years. At that time evidences ed: The advance has been at an ae- celerated ratio, Every State South of the Mason and Dixon line has gone for ward at a tremendous momentum. In none of them is there any serious em- barrassment on account of debt, and, are increasing by many millions every year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Wants old Ways Again.

Let's go back and do the old way again. Many men think they have dis covered a new way to do a thing and finally come to find that the old way is the best after all, They find that while poor and decide they had better go back to more certain things. We used to have in Dale County big camp meet was glad when they came on and there were many conversions. This very county furnished more young preachers other county in the State, and the best preachers at that, But we have aban- doned these things and there are no young preachers joining the conference from down here and some of the older strong ones are superanuating and dy- ing out, and they are threatening to take more down and they are the very cream of the conference and no strong young preachers asking for admit. mittance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
A Curious Custom.

In some parts of the ryrel beautiful though curious custom prevails. When a girl is going to be married and just befepe she leaves for the church her mother gives her handkerchief. which is called a tear kerchief. It Is made of newly spun and unused linen. and with 1t the girl dries the natural tears she sheds on leaving home. The tsarksrehief Is never used after the marriage day but Is folded up and placed in the linen closet, whore is re- mains till its owners death. when 1t is taken from it's pIses and AOread over her face.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03

The Chicago Chronicle. now one of the chosen organs of Republican poli- tics, says:
 For several days nothing has come 6,r from oyster tier Bay oysn or washington s re- re- the President to have the Republican national committe return to the New York Life Insurance Company--and, of course. to the other corporations-the money that their managers contributed to his campaign fund without the knowledge or consent of their share the Presidents sincerity in the mat ter, or the righteousness of the im- pulse which moved him to declare that this money ought to be given back. ing it back. Do not the men about the President realize, as he does. that. the Sny Five waK t so give what hs saos s the movement that the President ad- more about 1t from his advisers? The Chronicle should realize that it Does 1t not know that one Elihu Root. now Secretary of State, asked the New York Life for the contribution about which so much is said? And does it not also know that George B. Cor telyou was the receiver of what we may fairly designate stolen goods? and is not Cortelyou Postmaster General?
 Suppose the President insists that this corruption fund shall be return ed to the corporations? It is dead certain fact that in that case all the particulars will be brought out, and then the President must either bounce two of his trusted advisers or retain them, knowing that they were guilty of practices which he so vehemently denied. and for charging which he gave Judge Parker the lie in plain language. Seems to us as If MT. Roosevelt is in the nine hole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03

But what is the use of calling the m oe af Governor has that right under the law? It will cost at least $40,000 to hold an extra session of the Legislature to accomplish what the Governor can do, under the law, what MT. Bowie would have the Legislature do.-Selma Times.
 They must either be refunded or the Governor must be given authority to pay them. They are due in January and there Is no way of taking them up and retiring them under existing laws. The Governor has authority to take up old bonds with new ones. but no authority to pay and retire them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
IsHKooDA DIsMANTLED.
A Famous Minin9 Camp in Jefferso
 County Passing Out.

County Passlng Out. Bessemer Weekly.
 of Ishkooda have passed from history. Its houses have been rased and the
 It seems to be the policy Of the Company. to concentrate their ore mining and not have a succession of mining settlements at every point.
 The company. Is working the mines Had and, shipping the ore iron, the Jones tivity at Readers and Fossil.
 Ishkooda was. at one time the scene of foul murder a merchant there being shot and killed from ambush and robbed: It was at one time the larg- est mining settlement along Red Mountain. It covered broad lovely valley and presented to the passengers on the L. and N. Mineral a picturesque sight. with its multitude of cosy cot tages, often with neat enclosures showing flowers and gardens,
 Ishkooda was at one time noted in politics. in its ability to poll about three times the number of votes that 1t had legal voters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Good Teachers should Have Coed Pa

Good Teachers Should Have Good Pay. Elba Clipper.
 One of The Clippers exchanges. The Mineola (Tex.) Monitor. a very excel lent weekly by the way, says:
 Tarrant County boasts that she ex- periences no trouble this year in se- curing good teachers for all her schools. Among the reasons attributed the most important one is that more than one-fourth of her teachers are re. ceiying as much as $100 per month"
 Perhaps this Is our explanation of the trouble with a great many schools in Alabama One hundred dollars a month would keep in the school room many teachers who now leave 1t for better paying occupations. And $lo0 a month is not big. pay for a teacher II is only from $700 to $500 a year to live upon; true the work to earn it lasts less than year; if 1t lasted a full year, most teachers would soon be nervous wrecks. A good proportion of the "hard-hitters" in Cofree County ip many lines of endeavor make as much or more than that much every year: and many of them do less work than an earnest. conscientious teacher. We ought not to grumble about not having a hundred dollar teacher If we pay less. Sometimes We get more than we pay for. sometimes less but a general rule is that we get what we pay for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Fairbanks has his stand-pat less

Fairbanks has his stand-pat lesson about as we'll as the rest of his kind. In his speech at Bellefontaine some days ago he assured his hearers that 'an adjustment of duties will be made whenever such adjustment is essen- tiai" We should think Republicans themselves would laugh at such silly clap-trap as that A reduction of du- ties will never be essential" in the estimation of those who are benefited put their trust in the trusts. As we'll might a robber declare that he will quit his trade when he has enough plunder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
4 Practical View of It.

Alabama is making mmey out of her men ought to behefit the state in some way. If they cause trouble when free. let them serve the State in confine- ment. No man is compelled to go to there. Nearly every man In the peni- tentiary took the chance of going there when he planned his crimes After be- ing caught and put to work he has no fair complaint. He knows that he owes the State something. It is right to make money out of those who 1n- sist on going to the penitentiary. They could all stay out If they want to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Fine Authority

Amsterdam beasts an "fmpressionist" singer who is a warbler without words Impressionistic singing is birdlike sentiment without the distraeting use of language. There is no necessity to travel to Amsterdam. when America words are left to the Imagination of the nearer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
GEORGE T. M'ELDERRY.
Will Rum fOrs q Position on the Rnil-
 road Commission.

Talladega Reporter
 The Reporter saw our tpwnsman George T McElderry this week, and tn response to the question as to his can didacy on the railroad commission nS what is more, I am going to be elect
 This settles the question that Tai the State primaries, Colonel A, M; Gar Der for Attorney General. and Ge"tge T > McElderry for the vacancy on '"e Railroad Commission,
 Both of these gentlemen have many friends in all parts of the state as well well as at home and 1t Is hoped neIe that both may be honored by electiohs "t the primaries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
A Good PreposItlon.

If Mir. Roosevelt really wants to get this rate question settled he ought to make Mir. Bryan his Attorney General. Foreseeing that the President cannot MT Bryan is generously giving Mr' Roosevelt all the advice needed in the premises. We fail to detect large punches of gratitude projected toward borhood. but suppose this is an over
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Not in the Same Class.

A Tennessee newspaper, in attempt ing to justify ex-Governor Bob Tayier's Senator E. W. Carmack, points to the exploits of Governor Davis of Arkan- sas. and says joint debates within the party are always "odoriferous." We mean to bring the red headed and bald haded statesmen of Tennessee to a level with Davis of Arkansas. his attorney general. and their methods of cam paigning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Glorious Work.
Greensboro Record

Greensboro Record.
 The ladies of the town, banding themselves together into the Improve mept Society, have done noble work and furnished several rooms of our dilapidated public school building with nice new modern desks. What have get together and get for the town a new public school building. If a stranger should come to Greensboro and ask to be shown the public school there is not a man in town with proper pride but what would blush to show our old barn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03

presence of her better half, shs vas not at all surprised when a man called one day saying that he had come to set the feather bed to make over. having bean sent for it by her hushand; ,,sth Eealiy posing posi- on it at varying intervals to. this day or at least enjoying the proceeds or its sale.
 Nothing like that ever happened to me-" said one. who had listened with our house one night and stole all the things out of the Kitchen so we couldn't get breakfast They left a great, long. black handled knife behind them, which we have found very useful. though it always giyes , me the snp9- car9- er."
 We'll said one woman. with twinkle in her eye, T have never had any very thrilling experiences. The only person who ever stole anything from me was a a real rnoi.d good friend of mine' or at least
 "oh, no" said a chorus of mortified voices.
 Yes, it's no joke. I went in my room one night during party and she was calmly going through the drawers in eral very handsome pairs of gloves, which l had sever worn. and which had put carefully away. These I saw her wear on many occasions after, suppose all gloves looked alike to her, but not to me-"
 There was q mortified silence. Then kleptomanlacF "df course!S said the chorus. amid general relief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Keep Them Out of Democratic Prima-
 riea.

Washington News.
 The Republicans will put out a full State and Congressional ticket in this State next year, says J. O. Thompson, chairman of the rep -pep-nig party of door really expect to do. MT. Thomp- son is only working to keep up cour- age. and not that he nor his co-workers expects-or even have the slightest hope of-electing a single Republican in the State of Alabama in 1908 He makes an earnest appeal to all Repub- licans of the State to retain from bar ticipating in Democratic primaries Nothing will please the Democrats bet ter if MT. Thompson proves himself a good heardsman by Keeping his little flock out of our pastures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Valuable Marengo County Lands for Sale for Division.

I will offer for sale at public outery. in to the highest bidder. for cash, on Monday. october 18th, IsOI; the lands lands formerly be- the "Proweii" place, the ''Mtf' tract, and the "Jehosaphat' tract, and containing 4sO acres. more or legs Also, one vacant lot as the Burnt lot.
 said lands will be sold for division among the heirs of D. M. Prowell. deceased. and by their authority.
 The lands are we'll improved, well tsnant-- brake's of Alabama. Good society, fine schools and many churches are convenient to the property and 1t is located six miisa from the Southern and Louisville and Nashville railroads.
 D. M. PRowEIL. Attorney in fact for the heirs of D M
 ProwelL deceased tu-fri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03

Oregon has two Senators and two members of the lower house. One Sen ator and one Representative have been convicted and the other Representa- tive is on trial, leaving but one of the delegation actually free. Oregon had better stack the cards and try new deal. It could hardly draw a worse hand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Hog Peus in Town.

the right thing that will help more than anything else to safeguard the health of the town, 1t should pass an ordinance similar to Andalusia's new pens, method Of keeping them clean, etc. One feature of Andalusia's hog law that the writer remembers is that no hogs can be confined in pens small CT than 30 feet square.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
Trainiag Schools.

The average Southern boy hasn't the time at this day to spend years fin col leges studying Latin and Greek as for merly. and hence as the age becomes for his training. The industrial school is the necessity of the age. Boys have ceased to serve apprenticeships, and to thus master trades and business as they formerly did, and hence the tendency Is to be poor mechanics or rather jacks at all trades
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
PECULIAR INITIALS.
HapDen Very Often in Every Day
 Life.

Happen Very Often in Every Day
 Life.
 Remarker in Bessemer Weekly.
 Birmingham paper contained an account the other day of a man who stole a bird and cage under what were, to say the least. extraordinary circumstances. The incident occurred in the afternoon in a popuious neigh horhood, where the residents, seated on their respective front galleries. were enjoying the cool evening air. negro man entered the gate of an attractive residence and walking composeily up the front steps disappeared in the house, reappearing immediately with a chair This he placed under a cage containing a fine mocking bird, and be- ing thus able to reach the songster by standing on the chair. took down the cage and walked calmly away with it. The neighbors looked on lazily, .appa- rently wondering at the unusual pro- ceeding, but not permitting themselves to be at all disturbed by it. Presently the lady of the house walked out. miss ing her bird, and on making inquiries discovered that 1t had been stolen very neatly by a thief, who to put 1t mild ly, was not lacking in nerve,
 party of women were discussing this incident recently and each had some similar occurrence of her own ex- perience or knowledge to relate. One had a friend whose husband frequent ly went off on unexpected trips, One day a negro man appeared saying he had been sent by Mir B. who wished his dress suit case. He was called away suddenly and would need besides quite a number of useful articles, his hand some dress suit, overcoat, etc. The un- suspecting, energetic and dutiful little wife hustled about complying with the supposed request of her husband and added quite a number of things which she thought might prove convenient on the trip. The negro went off with his spells, grinning broadly. for which there was good reason. and was never seen more, not at any rate by the lady whom he had held up so cleverly.
 Another woman told how a man who as far as she could see looked exactly like the one who always came to get her husbands clothes to he pressed pre- sented himself one day saying that he had been sent for Mir. As suit, and was promptly presented with them Needless to say he was one of those whom the poem touchingly tells us turn the corners of the street, and are never seen again"
 Anothr woman bewailed the loss of her grandmotheP's feather bed She had been talking for sometime of hav- ing it renovated. Having on several occasions mentioned the subject in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03

The Raleigh Post expresses the hope that the leaders of the meat trust will reduce the price of meat when they get done paying their fines. The sim plicity of our brother Is affecting. Don't you know they will recoup the amount from the meat eaters?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
The Way to Help.

town benefits every man in 1t. If your neighbor starts a new scheme to help along, don't jump on 1t with both feet think of 1t first. Aid him to boost 1t. It will help you, too.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-03
AUGUST. 1905.

K. & NsblA Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiser's circulation for the month of August, 10o6. iy true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys, news agents and leftover copies have been deducted.
 F. g. NOBLE
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2lst Jay of September. 1905.
 F. W. JACKSON, fseaI) Notary Public.