The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-13

 know, was living in Alabama at that time. I was editorially connected with The Memphis Appeal at the be, ginning of the troubles in 1s6o-el ana in an editorial in The Appeal stated that Andrew Johnson. then Senator from Tennessee, would side with the North and oppose the southern move ment. This was the first intlmat,on short time its correctness was amply
 "Of course like all Southern men sympathized with President Johnson in his impeachment trial.
 MT. Johnson, a Humorfst.
 Berto H. Johnson, the young manu- facturer who was defeated In Monoays
 strolling into the City News rooms of The Advertiser last night MT. Jonn- son laid the following letter on the desk of the City Editor and departed:
 'skeedunk. Ala. April Il, 1905. MT. Ray. Rushton. Chairman Dying
 Squadron Montgomery. Ala:
 Dear Sir--I am two and one-fourta from my exhausting run and rations are
 send me one barrel Tooles bread. one set of Maddox's dishes, one sack sack good will deliver to the depot and Dutch Seidel will bring same to me free of charge. Kindly have MT; Niles
  nier look after any legal complications that may arise.
 "speak to Kohn and Zirkle and have them secure six feet of terra frma s,1 so
 Request Jackson to obtain pardon for me from the Governor for having run at all, ask Dr. Saul to please take care of the old brown campaign mare ~ ~ "Yours Le Miserable.
 "Berto H. Johnson.
 Not A word spoke Mir. Johnson. He had no explanation of his defeat Tor Alderman at-Large. He whistled cheeri- ly and looked happy. II. The Iss ,,;n tune ne ne whistled was Give Me the Leavinss'
 Advice as to Mosquitoes.
 well, it's getting time for the mosquito to have his inning, said rotation of human troubles. T think I shall try to deal with the mosquito more philosophically this year than l have done in the past: | am m g11pst tbe se pesky thing a chance to ramble little more. That is, when he Is singing about my ears I shall pretend not to 10 leave me disappointed at my not being exaseprated by his serenades.
 You may think l am cratic on snis every time they start their orgies. but they will keep them up If you show signs of disturbance. And just tneTe has a little different sense from that of human. There's nothing ike chronological study. The insect m question will serenade you double If ignore him more and you VIII get along better"
 pr. Westcott Underwent Operation.
 MT. W. D. Westcott received a tele- gram yesterday announcing that his son Dr. William Westcott who under went an operation in New York satur- day for appendicitis was progressing as we'll as could be expected.
 Sundays New York Herald said:
 "Dr. Westcott, who until the first of this month was house guage1nit HgosDitai % was yas operated on for appendecitls m tnaI institution yesterday. pr. van Winkle' who assisted Dr. Hotchkiss in per1orm-
 While walking to the home of a patient at o'clock on Friday morning Avenue and Twenty eighth Street. He summoned a cab and ordered the driver to drive him rapidly to the J.. Hood Wright Hosptad nsn if fGis se1era Has days but was unable to diagnose the symp- toms. .,. H,, ooutcome out of the operation. His friends said last night they believed the opera tion was successful
 Laws Against Pool Selling.
 q notice that anti-pool selling laws in many States and communit1es are very similar to anti-Standard oil and a1tibeef trust aT more saG aS laWs pass ed, the more pools are sold-1the more laws are passed, the more the trusts extend their tentacles.
 'aTennessee, believe, recently passed an anti-pool selling law, but l observe that the ponies will soon be trotting around Nashville and Memphis, on pool seeling in Chicago, but Chica- 20 always has plethora of the sport of kings, and it's useless to argue that a horse race can be pulled i,1 9ff withGus vi 1GTt playinT Hamlet with Hamlet left out or attempting to make biscuits without dough, only more so. .. Co. ,,,,,
 "Alabama has more respect TOT law. In Montgomery people are not given the privilege of seeing a game ,oI pan on Sunday. but in Mobile and through out the Southern section or the state the boys play ball as much as they choose"
 Mir. searcy, the New Artist.
 MT. Peter Searcy of Tuscaioosa mas Advertiser to succeed MT, J. Calvert smith who resigned the position several weeks ago to go to Jacksonville Fla. his old home. ..--
 Mir. Searcy who reached Montgomery yesterday and immediately took charge of the art room, is a son of Dr. J. T. Searcy, Superintendent Of the Ala bama Insane Hospital He was a stu- dent of the State University and has developed marked talent as an artist. He has recently returned from the West where he finished a course in drawing and photography and his pictures will no doubt give great pleas- ure to readers of The Advertiser.
 Mir Smith who was in Montgomery a year and made many warm friends here left with the best wishes of his employers and his associates on the paper He has joined the stan or the Times-Union and Citizen.
 MT. E. M. Blacksher. a. well known lawyer of Brewton. is registered at the New Mabson.
 Hon. John B. Knox. president of the late Constitutional Convention is in Montgomery.
 Judge R. B. Kelly. of Birmingham, is a visitor to Montgomery.
 Hon. w. O. Long, of Abbeville. State Senator Is in Montgomery.
 MT. A. II. Andrew. of Birmingham. is in the city.
 MT. R. C. Jones. of Birmingham. Is in the city.
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