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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
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About the queerest divorce suit that we have heard of comes from Indianap- oils, the complainant being a street car man asks for divorce 'in order that he may resume his duty of being polite to female patrons of the stret cars in peace and quiet" We are not onto" all the points in the case several of which are somewhat nuddled. Does the wife ride on the cars with hubby? If not we don't understand her com piaint. although it may be possible that on her occasional trips on his car she has caught him getting too close to the pretty woman under the plea of helping them on and off. Or it may be that some overzealous butter-in has been spying on him and told Katie all about it.
 It is not Katie that wants a divorce, bear in mind. and that forces the sus- picion that she has caught him at it. or that others have told of his too close attentions to the pretty girls, and so she delivers a curtain lecture to him occasionally Doubtless she has nag ged him until he Is afraid to touch a woman's arm. and it may be that his employers have been blowing him up for his want of attention and politeness. Between the two he is probably hav- ing an interesting time of it. We are a little inclined to believe that this husband is a gay boy and that Katie has caught him at it. What he evidently longs for is freedom to be as sweet to the women and girls as he phases and not have any wife to nag him about it. From this distance we should advise Katie to let him go in peace and be rid of him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
PUBLIC SCHOOL CROWDED.
Annex Secured to Accommodate tn
 Pupils of EufauIa.

Annex Secured to Accommodate the
 Pupils of Eufaula.
 Eufaula, Oct. 15.-tSpecial.)- 1.-The matriculation at the Sanford Street public school has increased to such an extent that an annex has been secured to accommodate the pupils. The resi- dence lately occupied by Alfred Dick erson on Highland Avenue, in close proximity, has been secured and has been put in condition, In future the first and second grades will be taught there.
 The series of revival meetings con- ducted by Rev H. Nj. Wharton at the First Baptist Church draw immense crowds at every service. Dr. Wharton Is most able divine and is doing a great and good work.
 Rain fell today and 1t was badly needed to swell the streams. The riv- CT has not yet risen to a stage to make navigation easy above the city.
 The ladies of St. James Episcopal Church have succeeded in purchasing a new carpet. Some needed improve ments in the rectory are contemplated and will be made soon.
 The receipts of cotton are falling of to some extent and the disposition on the part of the farmers seems to favor the crop in this section has been gath cred and farmers are turning their at- tention to gathering corn.
 The matriculation at the Alabama Brenau is constantly on the increase several new pupils having come in du- ring the past week or ten days. Among recent additions to the school Is handsome pipe organ which will soon occupy a place in the college chapel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1s, 1905.
THAT HALL OF FAME.

The New York Times has an editorial regarding the failure to elect Poe to place in the so-called Hall of Faame which is so appropriate and fair that we make the following rather lengthy, extract from it:
 We do not pretend Ito know very much about this curious and gently in- feresting edifice, and we admit that we know still less about the mental pro cesses by which one name Is inscribed there and another rejected, but one lining seems to be pretty plain, and that
 e the fact that the names selected for Tfoup of balloters win their place be- cause the men and women who wore them are deemed worthy of fame by the members of the group. while little whether this or that man is or is not famous. Nobody who asked that ques- ton in the case of Poe could hesitate nrmatIve answer under any definition of sfame's that we know of. There would be no exaggeration we think in saying that Poekis the most famous poet. and among the most famous dozen men, that all the Americas have yet produced Ills work made the world appeal, and the reply is no more to be ignored or other phenomenon that is matter of observation, not of judgment. Names not famous have been inscribed in this Hall of Fame, and they remain--not famous. Poe's name is not written there, and its glory is not in the slightest degree obscured. No harm had been done in the one case or the ether, and it betrays lack both of sense and of humor to get angry at either the inclustons or the exclusions. The very nice people who erected this building and are managing 1t have the best of rights to ask some other people to select names with which to decorate it's walls and to do the selecting after q plan which leads to an expression of their personal opinions as to who has and has not earned fame-as to who should and should not be famous. When the rest of us agree with them US all right; when the rest of us dis ngee with them, that's all right too and supplies an interesting subject for discussion into the bargain. Why alternate moans and howls? Poe, and Cooper as we'll. will be famous cen turtles after many of the worthies who have been dragged out of honest ob- ecurity by these weil-intentioned Iaudators haveAEently slipped back into it, and if we cannot all be happy in the meantime, we should at least be as happy as we can, and never. never. never interfere with the innocent sports and pleasures of our neighbors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
| CONCERTED POLAR SCHEME.

A movement has lately been set on foot, the first meeting having been held at Mars. Belgium, to organize what may be called an International Polar Ex- pioring Expedition. A number of dis tinguished explorers and scientists were present, and preliminaries arranged for bringing about a concerted movement on the part of all the nations which which have heretofore taken an active interest in Pole hunting.
 It really seems that this might he a good move. If Peary fails In his pre- sent attempt It will be but one of the many failures on the part of various navigators who have tried 1t single handed. It is possible that no private individual can furnish the means to carry out the search tor the North Pole on scale thas. viii insure success, and no goyeEafment will back such an ex- padktion with the necessary funds. It is a huge undertaking and the many failures already recorded have weaken ed confidence and left less inclination to advance money for such a purpose and m &@ch amounts ab WouAu Oc ducQudto. If all the great nations. European and American. which have In the past sent out polar expeditions could unite their means and qualifications. keeping clear of personal and national jealous les. and all work together in a com bined effort in which all would share equally in the glory Of success or the chagrin of defeat, it might have sue oessful result. Peary himself. if he returns unsuccessful from his present expedition. would doubtless be glad to join his experiences and services to the others. In fact. 1t Is said that he had already aannounced himself in sym pathy with the movement before he sailed on his present venture. At the meeting at Mars there were present some of the most eminent Arctic and Antarctic explorers from Belgium. FVance. Sweden and England. and it may be said that the movement Is fairly underway. When they all go after 1t the Pole may as well surrender at dis erection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
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 A local news article in The New York Times of last Thursday begins in this way: "Armitage Matthews. Secretary of the Republican County Committee. whose trial for grand larceny and con- spiracy was to begin this morning. kill ed himself shortly before 8 o'clock by jumping from his bathroom window" Then this explanation follows:
 His friends say, and they are to an extent supported in this by the district attorneys once, that q desire to save associates from revelations certain to hs made at his trial msy hays T.trnni,an nssa as as the fear of sconviction and a long term in the penitentiary.
 The account in The Times is long ana complete. but the gist of 1t is that Matthews. in coiiusion or conspiracy with three others. robbed an estate or tsl.ooo. and that he had been indicted and would have been convicted almost beyond doubt. To the cowardfce or suicide he added the other offense Of trying to defeat the ends of justice. not only by removing his own case from the courts. but by taking himself out of the way in order. if possible. to save his fellow criminals. Editorialiy The Times thus comments:
 There fsa trite moral to be drawn from the tragic end of Armitage Ma. thews, but we shall merely point out that his shocking end, with its i'm. piled confession, IS another inoictmene of the Republican organization m this city and county. That man or his stamp could ever have been favor. ed with an office at its hands. should have been impossible after his nrst term in the Board of Aldermen. That he should have actually been secretary of the Republican County Comnittee is plain evidence to what depths the Organization has fallen. To men ike Cornelius Bliss, Elihu Root, Horace Porter. and a host of others who think the salvation of the Republic depends on their party's success. today's tragedy should come as an appeal to their poll tical conscience. How much further can their party sink? How much longer are Odel1, Halpin, Gruber, Quigg. and others to stand for the decent Republicans of this city? These are ouestions the answers to which should spur to prompt and patriotic action II the Republican party Is to be hfted out of the mire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
MluEmo.Eo/e

Girls modesty and oversensitiveness often puzzle their mothers and bafde physicians, because they withhold their confidence at this critical period. A mother should come to her child's aid and remember that Lydia B. Pink hams Vegetable Compound will 1t this time prepare the system for the coming change and start the menstrual period in . young girls life without pain or irregularities.
 Miss Emma Coleof Tullahoma, Tenn, writes:
 Dear Mrs. Pinkham=
 aI want to tell you that am enjoying bst- tar heaith than I have for years, ana | owe it all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound.
 When fourteen years of age Isunred d. most constant pain, and for two or thrss years had soreness. and pain h my ade, headaches and was dizzy and nervous, and doctors all failed to help me.
 Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetabaa Compound was Recommended, and after taking 1t my health began to improve rapidly, and l think 1t saved my life. Isincerely hope my sxperi- snce will be a help bother girls who are pas ing from girlhood to womanhood, Tor I know your Compound will do as much for them"
 If you know of any young girl who is sick and needs motherly advice ask her to write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. |, and she will receive free advice which will put her on the right road to sstrong. healthy and happy womanhood
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
/, Best Place for a shirtwaist.

Rural Retreat (Va.) Times.
 A shirtwaist is all right in its place. It is useless to state where Its place is. One good place Is in your arms. You should never forget that one shirt waist in your arms Is worth a dozen shirtwaist floating around in wash tub is a sad and solemn sight. It is ones gone before or behind, The hustle and hoop skirt live only in memory and old barrels, and when I gaze upon the limp form of a 50-cent shirtwatst in soap suds 1t makes me feel that the time will soon come when it. too. will be gathered to it's fathers and mothers. Yes, my friends, the shirtwaist Is all right on a woman, but I call on all healthy able bodied men to rise up in their might and hNlp ma keep it off of the men. It is hateful enough to see women wearing mems clothes. but when it comes to men wearing women's garments. then I want to crawl off into some thick patch of woods and die.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Possibility of Cheaper Postage.

When the advocates of cheaper post age have proposed a reduction they have not made a convincing reply when told that 1t is an 'impossibility under present conditions" They have been compelled to accept that statement as finai and conclusive. But there is good reason to believe that present condi- tions" are not what they ought to be. It has been charged time and again. for example, that the Government of the United States pays an excessive rate for the transportation of the mails; that If greater care and perhaps greater honesty were exercised in making con- tracts for transportation. the Govern ment would save large sums of money every year. The recent investigation of frauds in the postal service showed that the Government was robbed by some of it's employees. If the service were conducted in every department with strict honesty. if there were no graft" and no extravagance, is 1t not possible that 1-cent postage might prove to be not so wild a dream as it's opponents declare it is?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
PASSENGER AGENTS IN MEXICO.
Arrangements for Their Entertainment
 Have Been Completed.

nave heeM COmpEete0s
 Mexico City, Oct. 15.-The committee having in charge the entertainment of the members of the General Passenger Agents Association of America has completed all arrangements for the care of the party from the>time of their arrival at the border until they reach this city, where they will hold their convention from October 27 to Novem- Der 2, inclusive.
 The passenger men will leave Laredo, Tex, the morning of October IS, on a specially fitted out train of Pullmans.
 After the convention adjourns, many side trips will be taken, including trips to Esperanza. Cordoba. Orlzaba, Puebla, Cuernavaca, then back to Mexico City. Then comes the trip to Guadalajara, Silao. Marfil, Guanajuato. Alguas. Cal ientes. San Luispoto. and back to the United States.
 The customs of inspection of the badge at the border will be made as lenient as possible.
 The Mexican Government will parti- cipate in the entertainment of the vis- itors. They will be granted an audi ence by President Diaz and Vice-Presi- dent Corral When entertained by the Very Cruz Railway, they will be al- lowed the use of Emperor Maximilfan's s special car, which was built for him In England. This car is in an excellent state of preservation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Safeguarding Railroad Travellers.

Detroit Free Press.
 More than passing interest attaches to the announcement than a railroad company has placed orders for l,5OC pressed steel passenger coaches, in- volving an expenditure of over $7,00O,- 900. It marks the first step by the rail roads of the country toward abolish ing wooden passenger cars. The danger from coaches of the pattern now ii, common use has long been apparent In the event of wreck loss of life has usually been attributable to the ease with which they were crushed and the confiagrations which generally follow structed entirely of steel. and while giving greater rigidity and eliminatinT T the danger of being telescoped, the peril from fire will also be reduced to a minimum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Sure to Work Permanent Good.

St. Louis Republic.
 We do not progress backward. There is never a recession of the ground gained by civilization, which is to say ethics, in the broadest sense. The principle of advancement. of develop ment, in a material and in a moral way is absolute. The onward processes are certain. Which reflections logi- cally and powerfully sustain the opti- mist who looks for an emphasis of honesty in future American life. There can be no ebb tide of morals in this country, no relinquishment Of convic- tion. The effect of the various re- forms through which we are passing will be must be, permanent. Expert ence Is cumulative: never wasted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
To Separate Election Days.

CIayICH HeCUru.
 It is a very great pity that election same day. In one respect 1t is a mis- fortune to the candidates and to the State. It presents such an array of seekers that many voters care lothing know personally. In our last general election there were more candidates for the Supreme bench than there were large we've not personally acquainted with the gentlemen who sought to be our Supreme judges, yet they had to make selection. One man told the writer that he and others began at the head of the list and marked each name on his ballot until the list was com plete,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Better Withhold Judgment.

:, Senator Armstrong, the chairman of the committee that Is now making aY, investigation of the life insurance com panies of New York city. Is entirely Justified in the appeal that he makes try to withhold their judgment as to what is the proper course of action for them to take In. the matter of more stringentiy regulating the life insur- committee completes It's investieation and makes its report. The illustTation that has already been given of the thoroughness with which this nrobin z work Is carried on makes it certain beyond doubt that no attempt will be made to cover over corporate weak nesses or corruptions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Puns and Clever Sayings.

perfect nun makes good sense both ways: the edges meet with a click like soro roetimes the very thoughts fit t,a5t together in an antagonistic identity as when the man said of the temperance exhorter that he would be a good fellow when Disraeli (if it was hel wrote 10 inc youth who had sent him a first novel: T thank you very much; shan jnse no time in reading it." or as when man seeing a poor piece of carpentrv satd. "That chicken coop looks as jf sone man had made 1t himself" Fx
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
RISE IN RIVERS EXPECTED.
Heavy Rains Have Fallen Around De
 mOpoiis.

Demopolis, Oct. 15.--(Special.)- )- Heavy rains visited this section early this morning. and 1t is expected that q considerable rise in the rivers will re- suit For several months boats have been very irregular on account of the low stage of the river.
 Last Thursday morning Chief of Po- lice H. A. Monnier arrested a negro named Tom James on charge of pe- tit larceny. It developed that he Is an escaped convict from Sumter County. Yesterday the negro was carried back to the Sumter County jail
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Don't Want Street Fairs. I A~.u rsk~.xAn Nyauxa

The days of the carnival and street the better element of the city should get to work and have matters well in hand and see the proper authorities and make an effort to keep them away from Gadsden this fall and winter. We have never seen one yet that hene- fited a town one cent. while we have seen men and boys drunk and gambling away their money on these occasions when at any other time 1t would not even be thought of. We hope Gadsden will not have any more street fairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Some of sIissourrs Boasts.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City JoufhdI.
 Missouri has twenty-three State in- stftutions; it never had a general crop failure; it is the leading clover State of the Union: it has more stock farms than any other State; 1t has the larg- it has the largest permanent school fund in the United States; it raises one-tenth of all the corn in the world it produces 80 per cent of all the zinc mined in the world: it has one-third more apple trees than any other state; its farm land has advanced 40 per cent in the last four years; 1t has the larg- est yield of cotton per acre of any State in the Union; it has the lowest rate of taxation of any State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
You win Find Objectionable People fin
 Every Movement.

Our good old friend. The Montgom- time to time the comments of the vari- ous newspapers touching Dr. Cunning hams announcement for Governor, but ment of The Watchman. It wasn't so bad, but failed to be an unqualified en- dorsement, and we reckon it won't be any harm to say that why we did not endorse the candidacy unqualifiedly was, not because we haven't the high est admiration and respect for the genial Doctor. but really we don't like some of the company that has lined up on his side It don't look good to us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
SCARCITY OF LABOR .
The Problem n Serious One to Farmers
 nwd Mauufacturers.

Tuscumbia, Oct. 15.-(Special.)- There Is general complaint in this sec tion of scarcity of labor. and the prob- lem seems to be a serious one.
 The various manufacturing indus tries of Sheffield are unable to procure labor necessary to carry on the work, while farmers find 1t a matter almost of impossibility to get hands to pick cotton. The farmers claim that they are offering high wages, but that this has failed to secure desired results.
 There is an abundance of work of all kinds, but the laborers are few.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
Quiu crus in New Desatur.

Editor C. J. Htldreth, FT The NeW Decatur Advertiser. has Issued invita- tons to the annual Jveunfon Of the Quill Club which is Composed of the correspondents of (hls newspaper. The reunion will take place next Friday and the New Decatur editor and his force have arrauked an interesting program for the entertainment of their guests.
 The correspondents will be given trolley car ride around the two De- catfirs and will pay a visit to the great shop of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. They will De given a luncheon at the rooms of the Railroad Young Mems Christian Asso- citation and A photograph will be made
 Addresses will be made by Editor HiIdreth, Mayor William E. Skeggs, Hon Dan Walden, the veteran repre- sentative of Morgan County in the Legislature, and there will be vocal and instrumental music.
 In the afternoon members of the Quii Club will be taken to the Fair grounds and at night there will De grand display of fireworks in their honor.
 IncIosed with the invitations are neat red badges which Editor Hildreth an- nounces will admit the wearer. to all places of amusements and will cause them to be shown many other cour- tesfes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16

quisite perverse literalness of thought! And the same absolute punning, the very self destruction of proposition, was the old death thrust at a poor poet be read when Shakespeare and Homer are forgotten" It was a fine. double edged blade of speech until some crude a wire edge By adding. land not till then" a banality that dulled It's perfec- ton forever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
syIacausa's Improvements.
Sylacauga Progress.

SyIAcau8a FToBFtss,
 Since the installment of first-class electric light plant and system of wa terworks and sewerage our Marble City is beginning to take upon herself somewhat of a metropolitan air; seeming that is further enhanced by the rows of handsome brick buildings which have sprung up as if by magic along her thoroughfares.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-16
May Get Better Rates.

AthenB DeM0CTdt.
 When Governor Jelks turned down the bid made by a syndicate for Ala bama bonds we were afraid he would never get better bid, but since he has succeeded in placing at a less rate the million dollars of bonds which ac-- crue on January. 1st, we are prepared rate than I02 for the large amount which falls due on July 1st, 1906.