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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
THE SENSE oF SMELL.

The Portland Oregonian is suffering itself to become concerned on the sub ject of olfactories. It declares that cause The can no longer wind an ene- my or recognize an approaching friend by snuff1ng up the air as hound snuffs." It speaks of the coming atro- phy of the nose and foresees the time when man will soon be unable to dis tinguish whiskey from buttermilk by his nose alone" That would be very sad. but fortunately the sense of taste sticks to most of us and we can dis tinguish some drinks merely by tast-. ing them.
 But the first reasons given by The oregonian for believing that the sense of smell is disappearing are not exactl-. sound True, we cannot distinguish a friend or an enemy by that means, as a dog or savage can. because we have ceased to rely On 1t for that pur-' pose. The dog follows his quarry by the scent it leaves because the animal has no other means of guidance The Indian in his native condition was un- der the necessity of being constantly on the alert, not only for the game which was his subsistence but for the enemies who might threaten him. His sense of smell was finely developed be- cause 1t was a necessity.
 With civilized man 1t is different. Usually living in more or less crowded communities, he has ample means of communication and Identification with out depending on his nose. That this organ has lost little of it's keenness is plain when we go into or about a place where malodors are in the as- tendency, The oregonian shows that by the vigorous kick it puts up in an- other editorial over the stench of some of the market places in Portland. That Is true of all civilized mankind. They may not be able to detect a friend or an enemy by the sense of smell, but they can tell rose or an onion by that sense
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
story of Adaman Island Marriage.

The day was warm for March./ The sailor sat in an ice cream saloon eat ing ice cream and lady cake. says Tho Chicago Chronicle.
 The queerest marriage. I eyer. seen. Miss he said. was In the Andaman islands. But maybe you ain't interest ed in marriagesY
 He laughed, as men always laugh over this joke. and the pretty waitress permitted herself to smile.
 The islanders in them islands" he said, lis dwarfs. Four feet on the av- craze. Very fierce and ugly"
 '1f young islander wants a girl for his wife he asks her parents for her. They never refuse. They take the girl and hide her in the forest There the lad must find ner before morning. If he finds her she's his. if he don't she ain't.
 "Of course, l don't need to tell you that if the girl wants the young feller she sees to 1t that he finds her all right
 And vice versa
 Here is how the marriage ceremony is performed The lad climbs up slim young tree and the girl climbs up an- other close to him. Her clothes don't bother her in ciimbin'-clotiles don't never bother an Andaman islander. Well, up they go, and as they near the top their weight bends the slim trees over toward each other prettily. The trees bow and bend and courtesy. and finally the lads head touches the girls and from below a shout goes up, for the head touching has done the busi- ness, The ceremony is finished. The young folks troubles have begun"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
4 New or,eau. .s1rv;.a,ce.y s

Those who have been watching tho controversy between MT. D. P. West and the Montgomery City Council over the building of an ice and electric plant on Bibb andN Moulton Streets" said a newspaper reader yesterday, twill feel some interest in case in- volvng the identical legal points, de- cided by a New Orleans court Mon
 Paul La Gasse was operating a cis- tern factory on Ninth Street without Council and residents of the neighbor- hood made bitter complaint of the fac tory as nuisance. The City council petitioned a court for an injunction to restrain La Gasse from operating the factory in the residence districtA
 The court on Monday decided with La Gasse, hold that the factory was not common nuisance within the
 Much testimony was adduced in the trial of the case. Neighbors swore that there was noise from the factory; that 1t endangered their premises by reason of the fire risk; that adjacent buildings were damaged and that the premises of the factory were not Kept clean.
 Judge Somerville. before whom the case was tried, held that there was not proof that the factory was a nui- sance; that the annoyance to few neighbors was not common nuisance in the meaning of the law: He is of the opinion that the complaint as to increase of the insurance rates due to the factory is the nearest complaint the citizens adjacent to the plant have and that this in itself would not bring the plant into the meaning of the statute.
 "Of course the Louisiana laws and the New Orleans ordinances are diff ferent from ours but the similarity of the controversies Is of sufficient inter est to engage the attention of those who are parties to the Montgomery contest"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
Breakfast Bacon.
Colonel J. B. Killibrew in Southern Farm Magazine of Baltimore for
 

Colonel J. B. Killibrew in Southern
 Farm Magazine of Baltimore for
 April.
 making their own breakfast bacon. 1t is so easily prepared and cured, is so excellent and palatable as a food, and is relished for such a long time with out becoming deappetlzings and IS, withal, so wholesome that the wonder is that every farmer does not make his own breakfast bacon. There are nu- merous receipts for doing this, and some brands of bacon put up by large slaughter-houses have attained an in- ternational reputation. The subJoined method Is used by a successful farmer and may be tried without disappolnt- ment in the result:
 As soon as the animal heat Is out of the meat select carcasses of medium weight and cut strips from each side of the abdominal opening about seven or eighty inches wide and as long as the middling. Be careful to select those strips that show an alienation called "belly-strips" and are the same as the thin edges of the middling. Make a Kettle of brine by boiling and have 1t strong enough to hoat an egg. For every 100 pounds of meat to be cured add ten pounds of brown sugar to the brine. Put the strips of meat in a barrel and arrange them so that each piece may stand separate, if pos sible. Pour the brine in the barrel so as to cover the meat thoroughly. Let 1t remain in the brine for three or four weeks, then hang it in a tight house or four days After this canvas 1t. Breakfast bacon may be made in the spring or fall, as well as in the winter months, bat 1t must be used quickly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
Redueing south,. Reprcsentat,ou.

Nashille American.
 Every man interested in the question of reducing the representation ot the Southern States in Congress and in the electoral college, should read the de- tense of the election laws and the suf- rage clause in the new Constitution of the Southern States which Francis G Camey makes in The Political Science Quarterly for March.
 Mir. Caffeys presentation is an an- swer to the report or the committee on Club of New York City. ./TIe takes up the question in its various phases and meets every point advanced by this committee and shows that the suffrage clause in the new Constitutions and the election laws which have brought criti- cism on the South are really an influ enoe tending to reduce illiteracy, aud that they have not been used for sup pressing the negro vote.
 The basis of the criticism made against the South is that there are few gressmen in the Southern States than in the Northern States-in districts where a like number of people reside MT. Caffey points out that the chief poll tax and the educational auaHfica- tions which bear upon all alike, and the effect of which Is to put a premium on good qualities of citizenship. He shows that in the several Southern States in which no complaint is made about the election laws, the average SOle IOr congressman IS smaller than in those Southern States in which there are complaints about the election laws. He compares the years 1892 and 1902, and states that the average decrease in the number of votes cast in the Congress sional elections in the States of the first class in the period of time named, was 6S per cent, and in the States of the second class, that is in those States that have Constitutional restrictions as to the suffrage, the average decrease in the number of votes was 50 per cent. He accounts for this condition of af- fairs by the fact that the elections are really settled at the primaries, and that there Is no opposition candidate on election day.
 He cites the Ninth New York District, where the total vote for Congressman in 1902 was 13,910; the Fourth Illinois, where it was 14,S65, and the Fifth Hi nois, where 1t was 13,913 In the same years, the average vote fin the Congress sIonal Districts In Tennessee was 15,- 211; North Carolina, 19,749; and Texas. 21, 905.
 He dwells on the "grandfather" clause, which has ceased to be opera tive in all the States using 1t. except two. and which will cease in those in 1908, and the understanding" clause, there are more negroes than white men who get admitted to the suffrage and vote, presumably because of the unwil lingness Of white men Co run the risk of displaying ignorance.
 MT. Caffey's arguments are clearly, dispassionately and forcefully presented and deserve a wide reading They are published separately in a pamphlet is sued by Messrs, Chm & Co, Boston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
LAWS WHICH DO HARM.

Another example of impossible legis- lation comes from Missouri. where a law was recently passed for the pro lection of song-birds In their zeal for the accomplishment of a really com mendabie purpose they passed law
 not only forbidding the wearing of the p1umage of any song-bird, but forbid ding the passage through the State of any hat or bonnet decorated with the plumage thus prohibited.
 Does not any. man. with even modi- cum of common sense, know that such a Jaw cannot be enforced? In the first place 1t Is directly in contravention of the interstate commerce laws, and any one should know that State will not be allowed to nullify a Federal law which is admittedly constitutional The most conscientious stickler for States rights must see that the Federal laws regulating commerce between the States will be enforced, and that alone would render the Missouri law void.
 But aside from that. how would the State authorities go about the enforce ment of the act? If the prohibition extended only to articles shipped into the State there would be at least a chance to carry out Its provisions. but when it is made to apply to goods shipped through the State it is entirely different. Let us suppose, for example, that carload of drysoods Is billed. through to Topeka: would the Missouri authorities at any station in that State delay the trains while every box and parcel in the car is opened and ex- amined? If not would they confiscate the car, or turn it back to New York? We can imagine something of the sem sational results of either proceeding, and the decidedly interesting time the Missouri authorities would have.
 The fact is that many such attempts to legislate in some specific interest are not only bound to be imperative, but they naturally breed ,disrespect for all law. When a statute has been placed on the books and the officials find that 1t cannot be executed the people gem orally will not only feel a contempt for the law itself but for the. officers of the law. Take the Indiana cigarette law as an example, of which we have here tofore had something to say. A man in Muncie fined s25 for having cigarette paper in his pocket; another in An- derson fined $S5 for smoking a cigarette on the street, and judge in Indianapolis deciding that any man in Indiana has the right to keep carry and smoke cigarettes without molesta- tion--all these varied judicial opinions coming within a few days of each other. How can the people feel respect for a law thus differently in- terpreted? Will they not go on and pay no attention to 1t. at least until the judges agree? Of course they will and nothing else could be expected. All such legislation is not only foolish, but hurtful, and worse than no laws at all on special subjects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
A NEW INDUSTRY SUGGESTED.

Among what are generally regarded as necessaries of life we may safely mention eamphor as one that could hardly be spared by rich or poor. It is not only used as a Tn> dicIne% both ex- formally and internally, but as a dls- infectapt, and as a protection against moths and other insects it would be difficult to find a substitute. All the modern discoveries in medicine and chemistry have failed to drive out this well-known gum, so familiar to all classes and conditions
 That the natural supply of camphor is fast being exhausted Is a fact. The camphor trees of the East and of the tropical islands are fast disappearinR. just as the india-rubber trees are, but in the case of the first named the dis appearance is much more rapid because of the destructive method of obtaining the gum. Tn China. Japan. Formosa and other Eastern countries the trees are cut down and the entire tree. leaves, twigs and all, is cut up and placed in a still with water. Heat is applied and the gum rises to the top of the water and Is skinned off and afterwards purified and prepared for market as we see it. In Borneo and sumatra there is a different species from which the camphor is obtained by cutting down and splitting the trees into small pieces. The camphor, in al- most pure crystalline form, is found In natural cavities in the wood.
 It is plain that either of the methods of obtaining the gum is a destructive one. and that 1t can be but a little while till the natural growth of such trees will vanish. This consideration
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
I.roua of tIle nnctoru :.

'Tt is a matter of record,'s said cit- izen of considerable age yesterday, that the Alabama Medical Association commands more allegiance than any the Union, This Is something of which the members of that profession have a right to boast and the people of Ala banla to feel proud.
 "The. organization Is an old one just fifty eight years old-but these years have brought great results and when one witnesses the proceedings of the body one is reminded of the au- gust complexion of any State Legisla- ture. The success is attributed in a large degree to the superb organizing faculties of Jerome Cochran. The erection of a monument to his memory in Montgomery is a tribute long ago deserved by this hero whose service to Alabamians can never dwell in obscu-
 "Another thing noticed concerning the doctors meeting here recently was the spirit with which the program was carried out. The essayists were so ap- preciative of the honor of addressing the Association that many of them were called down for exceeding their allotted times so enthusiastic had they grown over their subjects. Those who found it impossible to be present and deliver their papers either wired or wrote the proper officers to announce that the papers would be ready for in- corporation in the transactions.
 Tt is an organization that all pro- fessions may we'll afford tot emulate.
 "The election of Dr. Bohdurant of Mobile to the presidency, seemed to meet with general approval and, judg- ing from the few minutes that he pre- should make an excellent presiding of f1cer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
Pat sheedy's GhostIy Romance.

Pat Sheedy, the noted gambler, was in St. Louis during the worlds fair. He registered at a well known hotel. says The Kansas City Star.
 MT. Sheedy." said the clerk, "youli have to double up. Two in room is
 Ali right" replied sheedy, "Pl1 reg ister John Shannon. He'll share the room with me and pay his own e. penses."
 sheedy stayed a week. Then he came down. paid his bill and left. The room key stayed in the box for several days and then a porter went up to the room to find, MT shannon and learn way was good ns hfor for s1o day gown The roo"
 Mir. Shannon was not there and his baEgage was gone.
 The clerk telegraphed to Sheedy at tne Gilsey in New York: Where is shannon? Left here without paying bill''
 Sheedy replied: shannon was a priest knew in Tipperary. He's a ghost now"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
Mortqaqe Saie.

Under and by virtue of the terms contain. ed in that certain mortgage made by Henry Hannon and sailie Hannon to James NJ: Freeman, and duly transferred and assigned to the undersigned, B. H. Abercronbie, dated Nov. {, 1904. recorded in Mortgage Book 1855 page 322 in the Probate Office of Montgomery County Alabama, default having been made in the payment of the debt secured thereby, I will offer for sale at the Artesian Basin in the City of Mont gomery, Alabama, within the legal hours of Sale on the sth day of May. 1905, to the highest and best bidder therefor, at cash. at public auction the following described property, lying in the City and County of Montgomery and State of Alabama
 Lot six (6) in Square three (S) of Hard away's Plat, on the west side of Norton street. measuring fifty-four t54) feet. front ing on the west side of Norton street and measuring lack one hundred and twenty H2O) feet, more or less, all according to H. B. Barker's survey recorded in Book 4 of Deeds, page 500. in the Office of the Pro- bate Judge of Montgomery County. Ala bama, for the purpose of paying the indebt- edness secured thereby. together with the costs and expenses of collecting said debt as provided in said mortgage and the note secured thereby. -..-.
 Transferee. FRED S. BALL. Attorney. wed-4t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
: There is no case on re- cord of a cold resulting in
 Pneumonia, or other seri- ous lung trouble, after
FOLEY'S
 HONEY and AR
had been taken.

had been taken.
 It stops the cough and heals the lungs and pre- vents serious results from a cold.
 Do not take chances on a cold wearing away or experiment with some un- known preparation that costs you the same as Foley's Honey and Tar.
 Remember the name and get the genuine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26


 Writing to The Huntsville Mercury afr. R. E. Pettus makes a strong plea In advocacy of a training or technolo- gical school in North Alabama pre- ferably in Huntsville. Among other things, he writes:
 We should lend our best endeavors to make Alabama independent in any hnd all branches of industry and im pTovement. It is high time we were Nlscarding swaddling clothes for the 'portance as a manufacturing section, and educate at home the superinten- dents, engineers. experts in coloring and In pattern making that we are now sending to Massachusetts or England for. In our iron foundries and fur .naces the men who get five to ten dol lars day are imported from Rhode Island or Pennsylvania. When we have decided to establish an electric plant away goes with the order a re- quisition for men who understand how fo run 1t.
 The Advertiser is heartily in accord with Mir. Pettus on this subject. Our schools of various grades are credita- bic to the State so far as all the strict ly intellectual features of education are concerned, and facilities exist for &C., quiring knowledge in industrial and mechanical branches, but not such as are needed It Is no credit to us as a people that we must import the class of men who are most needed and best plants. Let us i'll such places with our ample home material by properly educating that material.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
No nrisrenrenentntion.

See here" exclaimed the irate pur- chaser of the typewriter agent. didn't you tell me the machine you sold me was so strong you could drop it out of a window. go down and pick 1t up and go right to work on it2"
 T did"
 well, it fe1l out of the window ac- cidentally yesterday, and had to send 1t to the repair shop"
 Well, you could have gone right to work on 1t yourself If you'd known how to set about fixing it. couldn't voRP
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26

Laziness. in some form or other, is inherent in the human family. In some 1t develops early, while others get to be old men and women before the disease strikes them. There are chill dren who never seem to know the meaning of the word and they go through life as if they were propelled by electricity. Then there are those who were born tired" as the saying Is and the disease grows on them as long as they remain on earth. Is 1t disease? and if so. is it caused by a germ? Evidently a Berlin professor thinks so. for he professes to have dis covered a brand of anti-toxine that>can be injected into the veins and at once all vestiges of laziness disappear. If he is correct his discovery Is what may be called filling a long.felt want. No doubt there are those who would object or even refuse to submit to the treat ment, but they might be vaccinated with it. It is understood that news paper men do not need any.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26

The Nebraska State Journal says that for a monday meal "a half of boiled lobster. one forkful of spinach with a liberal sprinkling of lemon juice, a hard roll, cup of coffee, a joint of strawberry short-cake, and what more do you want?' We'll, we suggest a doctor and stomach pump.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
sunday School Workers :.

Montgomery is well represented at the annual convention of the State Sunday School Association which met in Birmingham yesterday.
 Sunday School workers from every section of Alabama are attending the meeting which will De in session sev- eral days.
 Judge Joseph carthel and Leon c. Palmer of Montgomery, General Sec retary and Assistant General Secre- tary, respectively, are attending the convention as well as Judge J. T. Cook, W. W. Pearson, Rev. J. T. West, B. M Washburn, A. Roemer, M. M. Sweatt and others of Montgom- cry.
 Major c. R. Westeott. Past Poten- tate Of the RhrIners of Alabama, spent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
sidewalk PeneiIinas
Joe King Back from cubn

Joseph c. King of Havana, Cuba. reached Montgomery. his old home, last night from the Cuban capital.
 MT. King is well remembered in montgomery as the old aiartermaster sergeant of the Montgomery Greys. He ieft Montgomery with that command Tn 1898 and remained with the com mana until 1t was mustered out.
 MI ike many other young Americans, Ar; King, left America soon after to seek his fortune fin the new protecto- rate acquired by the United States in u,, tne war with Spain. He has been in Snpa Tor four and half years and is prospects. He is now advertising manager of The Havana Post an American paper published in the Cuban The paper was founded soon after the American occupation and has been published with marked success. On the front page of it's Saturday number under big headline Is a story of a newspaper editor. who for exposing SIX Cuban Congressmen in an alleged graft scheme, is going to fight all six ,n Witn sabres. The editor. is taking them on one at time and has so far wounded three of his opponents.
 MT. King believes that there is a great Iuture Tor Cuba and says that it IS being rapidly Americanized. The English language is taught In all the schools and the younger generation of Cubans speak English. Twenty thou sand Americans are now in business in Cuba and American capital is invested in practically every big enterprise. In the city of Havana there are 5000 Americans and they are, with few ex- captions. doing splendidly.
 The immigrants are devoting most of their energies to farming and cattle raising in the adjoining provinces to Havana and are making money. Amer ican merchants in Havana are succeed ing we'll in introducing American Ideas.
 Cuba is enjoying it's liberty and the treasury IS in the best condition in the history of the island
 Among the Montgomerians who are c. Armstrong of the Cuban Ice Go, which is controlled by Montgomery capital; Dan Buhl, who is with a firm of pineapple shippers, and Joe Ross,
 MT. King will remain in Montgom- ery several weelxa