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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
uokIpr Sure of His Facts.

The mas;er~Didn't tell you to go down and find out what time the De- troit boat started?
 The man-Yes, sor. ,,, ,.o,,o two hours. Whats the natter ,.,,oo
 The man-Sure Oi couldnt pelleSe what thim fellies did be tenn me, ,so su l waited to see ut shrat WI oihe ""H eyes Twas tIn-thirty, sor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Southern Insurance Companies.

6tIuld JOuTnaI
 There can be no doubt that there Is good money In an insurance company and there Is no reason why the hust- ling. eager and earnest younger busi- ness men of the South should not make business " ana % tinanciai field 'HIs Some seoff of the best isurance men of the country are Southern born and reared and they might as well be putting their wits to section. If they can manage insurance companies for other people successful ly, why can they not do 1t for them. selvesf4nd for their own people7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Kind Wordn for CoreIII.

Marie CorellL the author. 10 a small pulmp woman with curly hair and a double chin. the latter being so prominent to give her much concern. Born in Italy of Italian parents. she was adopteL hv an Englshman of letters. who had her educat- ed In a French convent. She hates what Is called society life and itA obHGations. As one of her friends puts it. she Is "a hard working, book-loving. .enthusiastte and rather pugnacious little body"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Did . Good Thing.

GHdsueh IIfneS NeWU.
 The twenty-nine young men of Boaz who pledged themselves to quit chew ing tobacco, smoking cigarettes, drinking liquor and swearing will never have to look for a job in this they will. There must be a whole lot of good in a community when its men folks can get together and secure such a pledge from so many boys and young men. Usually 1t Is the women who do this and we never before heard of a business mems mass meeting for such a purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

beg to be excused from making any Complaint against the electric light service. The voters of the city made their bed" when they voted to elect company, against our earnest protest. and they should not expect us to take up the light again. The indignant cit
 izens must now do their own cussing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Good Results from Sanitation.

FTdHkIIH IIIIVo'
 So far Mobile has been fortunate enough to escape without a single case of yellow fever So much for a clean sanitary and well governed city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Diseracefu1 Affair.

AnniSt0n Btaf. =. r
 VThe action of the authorities at Co. lon on Sunday in relation to the French laborers who refused to land and go to work will furnish food for thought and pen. There is but little doubt that 1t was bad move. for several reasons it was unnecessary. 1t was illegal and 1t was impolitic-and to look at the matter from a cold blooded standpoint, the last reason Is the strongest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

= Funny things happen in this old world of ours. Here Is a large corpo- ration in New York speaking of re- moving to Chicago, and gives as a req son the fear that its employees may be led astray by the wickedness of the former city. That is certainly a good one on New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
After . Bit.
Mobile Item. ::

NODIIe ltVTH, -
 The Montgomery Advertiser sagely observes that there are going to be times and occasions in Africa, If there be no mistake" That's going long way from home to predict times and doings," especially on the eve of pO- iitical campaign In Alabama. We op1ne that the times and doings" politically in this State will he sufficient to satis- fy home consumption for a time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
One Rascal Against Others.

Birmingham Ledger.
 Since the real Investigations of the Wall Street gang begun Thomas w Lawson has ceased to talk so much That gang made the mistake of their lives when they robbed Lawson. He called the attention of the world to them and the list of disgraced men grows rapidly larger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Would Get Up to See Him.

We are sorry the presidential train will pass us at such an hour, because our people would be glad to see the President who has done more things in the same length of service than any President who ever occupied the posi- ton. President Roosevelt. we feel sure, would be glad to spend a half hour with us, and If he can be induced to do so, we can promise him a large crowd to receive him. even if 1t Is in the early morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Carrying. water to the River.

NtW IOrk Sun. ,. t,,,,,,,,,,.
 The moralist-The busy pee iiip' "NeS
 The plain citizen-As though shin ing hour wasn't good enough TOT sn1S any one: you never can make some loiAs leayAe well enough alone
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
shefileld.s Plan the Retter.

SheffleId btanUdTu.
 Tuscumbia has a new saloon. making seven booze joints in that town. The city license for retailing liquor in Tus- cumbia is only $400, while Sheffield de- mands 1000 plunks before a dramshop license can be obtained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Calls for More Eyidence.

We still lack satisfactory informa- ton about the amount of Hobson en- thusiasm inv the Sixth District. The when he spoke in Eutaw. Greene Coun- ty. The team work ought to have drawn to the capacity" but The Whis dience was unusually large as many people were in to court"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

Referring to The Advertisers in- quiry as to where Professor Gotthell got his name, The Fort Gaines Recorder is of the opinion that If he had been in Mayor woodward's shoes he might be able to say that he got 1t from everywhere and all over." Sort of unanimous contribution, as 1t were
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

One of the latest inventions is a ma chine for milking cows, and 1t is claimed to be a success. What will happen when the cow kicks it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Don't Ignore the Dirt Roads.

ROanOke Leauer,
 It Is to be hoped that while the rail- road issue Is being forced to the front in the next campaign the question of dirt roads will not be ignored. The interest of the people Is at stake In this regard as we'll as in the former
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

We thoroughly agree with Secretary Shaw that the country is in need of more elastic currency. What we want is a five dollar bill that will stretch over a twenty dollar debt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Somewhat Contradictory.

The Selma Times condems Dr. Cum min ngham because of the railroad law: yers, railroad ofiicials and professional politicians" who are Timing up Tor him. The Times's editorial is headed ''The Announcement Has Fallen Stlil Timing up.' There is something con- tradictory in this.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Good Times in Chambera.

LaIaytIIe sun.
 The merchants of this section claim their collections were never better for September. This means there is an unusual supply of the coinage of the realm in Chambers and many old debts will be poked at us no more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
A Good Chance to Get Laborers.

GadSden JOurHdI.
 Miss Helen Gould has donated 10000 chickens to the Texas quarantine sta tions, and now all the colored popula- tion near the stations is planning some way to break into quarantine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Not at Present,

Dothan Siftings.
 The Birmingham News heads an ed- itorial Can Poverty Be Abolished?" No, not as long as John D. Rockefeller and his ilk is allowed to absorb all the surplus wealth of the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
This Was Out West

BITIlIIIE 1N6W
 A Colorado mob held up judge roc undertaking to enforce the law. If the courts themselves are to be insulted and outraged by the mob what hope Is there for protection to life and prop. erty?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
STIRRING IT LIP.

Again some of the venturesome brethren have rubbed Old virginia's fur the wrong way. Anyone who claims that there is anything anywhere superior to what can be found in Vir- ginia is sure to be brought to task in double-quick time. Some days ago The New York Mail had an editorial extolling Virginia cooks and cookery. Thereupon The New Orleans Times Democrat fired up at what 1t consid- cred The Mails injustice to the rest of the South, and claims that Louisiana Is some herself when 1t comes to hand ing out good things to eat.
 The I'D. dwells especially on the Creole cookery and specializes the soups, salads. fish preparations and divers other palate-compelling evil dences of the Crescent City kitchen science. That brings out The Rich mond Times Dispatch thusly:
 Speaking for Virginia, we are very willing to give full credit to the domes- tic science of our sister States in the South. but neither The Mail nor The Times Democrat has done full Justice to Virginia. We believe there Is no ham in the world, for example, equal to the Virginia product, even as a raw material, and we feel sure that this luxuryis cooked nowhere as dellciously as on its native heath. There are veg etableS also which have no flavor such as is imparted by the oid-tfme Vir- ginia cook. When visiting abroad. we have sometimes called for "cymlins," and we have been served with a mushy, insipid dish which no true Virginian could tolerate. It Is to the old fash toned Virginia fried cymlin" as moon | light Is to sunlight, or as water Is to wine We might prolong indefinitely the list of delicacies, but We conclude by simply naming that dish of all dishes which was born in Virginia and which is the pride of every frst-class Virginia cook-it makes ones mouth water to think of it-Brunswick stew.
 There speaks the genuine virginian. From Pocahontas down to rabbit-stew there Is nothing to compare with what the descendants of John Smith can have every day. Kingdoms may fall and nations go out of business, but l "Ole Virginny never tires
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Finding Out What He Contributed.

Centerville Press.
 Every fellow Is now waiting to see if the company he Is insured in, and paid his money into. has paid any of 1t out to defeat the nominee of his choice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

We pity the South Carolina editor who is shedding bitter tears because Ben Tillman cannot live forever. May be he has insured Ben.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Wants KIckers to no Their Own Kick
 ing.

duntSNiile NlVlCuIS'
 The breakdown of machinery at the power house last night which caused the lights to go out about 10 o'clock reminds us of the repeated instances we have been requested by some of our citizens. to rip the company up the back" for the miserable service they have been giving us. While The Mercury has always been willing 70 serve the public and champion the cause Of justice and right, we must
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

A contemporary devotes whole lot of space to ''The shoshone Dam Site, ' as if a dam site Is anything new or unusual tn this country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Wbat State Papers
 lire Saving
The Envelope is the Charmer.

Columbia Breeze.
 Love may make the world go round. but it's the stuff in the envelope Sat- urday night that pays the bills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

One of the features of the strike in Charlotte. N. C., is thus referred to by The Observer:
 It is a proverb that there is hardly any situation that is without it's hu mor, but the funniest feature of the strike in Charlotte is the effort now making to induce the business men to stop advertising in the newspapers. under threat of the boycott ID to the hour of going to press 1t had moi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

R s. Nabls. Circulation Manager of The NontKomary Advertiser, being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tt6erss circulation for the month of August sif returns from news boys. news agents and isft-oyer copies have been deducted
 E. s. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this aIst day of September. 1905.
 ?. W. JACKSON, fssaIl Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05
Enrollment at University.


 Dr. John W. Abercrombie. President of the State Uniersity, spent part Of yesterday in Montgomery. He was quite hoarse from the exertions or
 President Abercrombie Is very much pleased with the opening of the Uni. versity. Even now In the first days or the session the enrolment has exceed ed the highest figures of last years 5 total, which was reached in March. At that time 303 pupils had been regis tered. This year that number has been exceeded: Although It was the record for the University except for one year during the war when the preparatory department was overrun.
 Dr. Abercrombie confidently expects that before the high water figures of the present year are reached there will be forty or fifty more students.
 President B. B. Conner of the Rail oad Commission and Hon; I W. Hill. go to Greenville today to deliver ad- dresses in favor of local taxation tor school purposes, for which a campaign Is now on in Butler County.
 Rev. Father Hugh OBrien of Annls- ton, who has been visiting at the rec tory of St. Peters Church several days left the city yesterday evening. He went from here to Birmingham.
 Hon. M. w Camper of the State Board of Convict Inspectors, arrived in Montgomery last night after an in' spectton trip.
 Rev. Father Dennis Savage, who has been i'll several days, was able to be out yesterday.
 Hon. J. F. Thompson of Centervills came to Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir. A. M. McNeill of Mobile Is n visitor to Montgomery
 MT J.. S. Goodwin of Eufaula was in town last night
 Mir. Walter Smith of Tuscaloosa is in the city.
 Mir. w. B. Bragg of Ft reposit is in town. --.s- s.-..
 Mir. J. A. Coates of Mobile is in town. :. -..>
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-05

Mir. J. A. Coates of Mobile is in
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-09-16
SOMEWHAT OPEN QUESTION
The Chasm May Have Been Like
Aunt Elizabeth, a Trifie
Weary.

Ever since the time Of the famous
travelled parson" stay-at-hOme folks
have had their doubts at times about
the desirability of having globe-trot-
tiers for friends and relatives, says the
New York Times.
Old Miss Stanton. after sending her
nephew Edward through college. next
supplied him with funds for years
travel abroad. On his return the young
man was possessed by a praiseworthy
zeal to entertain his venerable and
generous aunt. as we'll as to make
plain to her that he had protiied by
his advantages. Especially had he
during his visit of a month at Miss
Stanton's expatiated on the mag
nificence of Switzerland's scenery, I'M
til that lady found herself actually
cherishing a grudge against the Alps.
There stood. Aunt Elizabeth"
said the long-winded young man i'm
pressively. there ! stood. and. be-
meath me that stupendous abyss was
yawning!"
The long-suffering old lady broke in
at this point.
Edward" she said crisply. ARE you
prepared to say whether that abyss
was yawning before you got there. or
did It begin shortly afterward?"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-09-16
OUR ENORMOUS EGG CROP
Over Forty-Three Million Crates Are
Produced in the United
States Annually.

The egg and poultry earnings of the
United States for one recent year
amounted to $2S0.O00.000. Such an
amount is sufficiently amazing as it
stands. but you don't get its full signid-
canoe until you study the relative finan-
cial values of other ''industrials." says
Franklin Forbes. in Success Magazine
We find. for instance. that the total
value of gold. silver. wool and sheep
produced in America during the year in
question was S272.434.315. The sugar
production of the country the same year
was but $20O00.000. That part of the
wheat crop used al home. which many
consider the most valuable of all our
agricultural products, was worth $685.
100000. The great American hog. as
consumed at home and abroad. brought
$1S6.529.035. The value of the oat crop
was $7S.9S4. 900. Potatoes grown in the
United States were valued at nearly as
large sum as were the oats. The prod
uct Of tobacco plantations was estimated
to be worth $35, 1892 Cotton, the de-
throned king Of staples. could show only
$259. 16l $40. as against the magnificent
earnings of its feathered rival The
crops of fax. timothy, clover. millet and
cane seeds, broom corn. castor beans,
hay. straw and so forth, couldn't, all
told, come within a measurably distance
of many millions of the poultry earn
ings.
The hens eggs produced in this coun-
try annually would fill 43.127.OOO crates,
each Of the latter holding $50 eggs; also
train Of Refrigerator cars to carry these
eggs would be nearly 900 miles long.
Furthermore, it would take 1O7. S1Ssuch
cars to make up this train.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-09-16
THROUGH AN ALLIGATOR.
Singular Source Of Pollution Of the
Water Of q Central Amer
lean Town.

Here Is an incident that illustrates
the unexpected difficulties which en-
terprise has sometimes to face in GER
tain regions Of Central America, says
the New York Herald. An alligator
was the innocent cause OF the misfor-
tune. and II lived in q large lake
whence an important town drew its
supply Of water. By means OF power
full steam driven pumps the water was
drawn from the lake through a strong
iron pipe, which, after running some
so or 80 yards into the lake from the
shore, ended in an upward turn,
short arm bent at right angles to the
pipe and rising to within a few feet OF
the surface Suddenly an epidemic
visited the town in question. The COM
pany's reputation being threatened, 1t
was decided to straightway pull up
the streets and expose the main pipes
and conduits.
The entire system was laid bare
from the outskirts Of the town to the
very shores Of the lake. but the min
utest examination failed to reveal any
suspicious feature. Then, almost at
their wits end. for the epidemic was
raging as badly as ever. the officials
entered upon the last lap and turned
their attention to the submerged por-
ton of the conduit. and here it was
they found the cause. A huge alliga-
tor had been drawn toward the mouth
of the main by the very strong influx
and, being unable to release itself from
the suction. had remained there until
It died, and thus. for goodness knows
how long, all the water consumed in
the town had first filtered through the
decomposed carcass of the alligator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-09-16
HAS FEWER ANARCHISTS.
Public Feeling Has Driven Most of
the Murderous Sort from
Italy.

The attempt on the life Of the Dow
ager Queen Margherita has filed Ital-
ians with horror and indignation. Since
the assassination Of her husband. the
unfortunate Humbert, the horror to-
wards anarchists has been more in
tense every day, and public opinion is
strong in its denunciation Of that NOR
al scourge.
Strange to say. and against the uni
versal belief, there are probably fewer
anarchists in Italy to-day than in any
other country of the world. 1t is true
that q majority Of the anarchists arc
Italians, but, as a rule, they do not
operate in their native land. The
United States and Spain offer the an
archists q much better field than Italy,
where the police has made a special
and constant duty Of the prosecution
Of anarchists.
Up to the time Of President McKin-
ley's assassination America was the
greatest anarchist center Of the world.
OF late, however. the reds have pitched
their camp in Barcelona and other
cities OF Spain, and 1t is there that
plans are made and from there that
orders are given
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-09-16
American Women as Teachers.

Four-ffths OF the teachers in the
United States, according to a recent
census bulletin, are women and there
are more teachers In this country than
there are clergymen. lawyers and phys
icians together. In the proportion of
women teachers employed the United
States leads the world, although in
nearly every civilized country the
greater part Of the teaching is done
by women. This is in line with the
general tendency toward the advance
ment Of woman to a better place in
this country. In 1890 the number of
women in paying positions in this
country was 3.914,571, and in 1900 this
number had increased to 5,329, s0T.
However. as the number Of men in
paying positions has also increased in
the same time, it must not be accepted
as certain that women are going to
crowd men out OF positions In intel
lectual employment altogether.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-09-16
RATHER HARD ON HOST.
How = willing But Inexperienced
Waitress Made q Very
Bad Break.

William w. Russell, the new mimi
ter to Venezuela, was being congratu-
lated on his appointment, relates the
New York Tribune.
Thank you," said Mr.. Russell, II
appreciate your good wishes, and I
will try to do well in my new place.
In new places" he went on, I'VE all,
with hard work, may do well. Now
and then, before unexpected and UMPIRE
cedented crises, we may err. but there
is no need for US to err greatly to
err, for instance, as did the new wait
ress Of q friend of mine
This waitress was willing, but in
experienced. The first day all went
well. The second day. having devel-
oped a good deal Of faith in her. my
friend gave a dinner. party.
"She was, II seems, a little short Of
forks. After each course the waitress
should have taken the sOiled forks and
washed and dried them IN the pantry.
But, instead. the waitress, as she
removed the plates after the fish
course, said to the assembled gueses
In loud, authoritative voice:
"'All keep yer forks"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-09-16
DEpoPULATRo ENGLAND.
IN. Craze There for Extensive Game
Preserves Is Driving Out
the Farmers.

There has been for many years ten
dency to increase the size OF farms oy
throwing three or four into one anu
pulling down the supernuous buildings'
Farmers and land owners alike pro
NOTED this disastrous policy, says inc
Independent Review.
In the fat years farmers compe'eu
wildly with each other for every vacant
farm: II was easier to collect rent from
one farmer than from three or Iour'
but. above all, think, In many places
the growing love, not Of sport In the
old sense Of the word, but OF preserVa-
ton of game on a huge scale, as an at
traction to the squire's sporting irlehus'
was the chief incentive to this truly un-
patriotic procedure.
A large head of game is much more
easily kept up when farms are large
farmers few. and cottages far apart
than when farms are small and hablta-
lions near together. Wealthy men can
AFFORD to let farms on very easy terms
to tenants who will help to preserve
the game and make no fuss" about It's
ravageS.
The only rural employment in which
the number Of those engaged has in
creased Of late years is gamekeeping.
In all others 1t has decreased largely.
Very high rents are paid by rich men
for a mansion with first-class shooting
for the season. This often pays the
owner much better than farms let TO
progressive and hard-working farmers
would do.
So it comes about that covers are
planted, cottages pulled down. land let
go to gorse: and the heritage OF the
people becomes the playground OF the
rich.