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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

In another place in this issue The Advertiser publishes O communication from a friend in Evergreen criticising a recent editorial in this paper. We see no need of any controversy on the subject. The editorial. of which our correspondent prints only a part. was in no sense @ defence of mob law, "r )an excuse for 1t or a conformation of lt. We merely attempted to show that the court committed an error in allow ing a new trial to a black brute who had been fairly tried and convicted of v crime which no Southern man will pardon. The lynching was sequence of the courts action, and 1t is a se- auence which is likely to follow the failure of court to do justice in such gases. This is all we think necessary @ say.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
The Indianapolis Star says:

The discovery of a pot of gold In an old house in Lafayette brings up again the vexed problem as to whether the the found the money or the heirs of the man supposed to have placed 1t there are the rightful owners
 We thought 1t to be well established that the finder Of anything valuable has e valid title to 1t against all but the loser. Perhaps we may be in er- TOT in, our understanding of the rules. however. which govern cases of this nature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

votary of Terpsichore could keep his feet still while these fddlers hddles None of your toploftical aria:, caden- sicai fiigree for the old time fddlers. but just sood, oid-fashioned music, to the heart and to the feet of the lis- teners. In the economy of music the classics have place, of course, and or depreciate the interpreters Of Lis3t, Beethoven and Chopin and Meyerbeer and other immortais, but what soul en- livening and feet shufiiing strains have they written that compare with the good old tunes that have delighted lis fening ears and shaken the rafters!
 That's the talk. Put up the bars against vioiinists, virtuosos and all other limitations and let fiddiing be free and unconhned. Then you will have an occasion worth going miles to see and hear. Hoch der fiddle!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
No Benefit to Anybody.
New Orleans Picayune.

NeW OrIeahs Plcayune.
 One of the results of the recent strike of the teamsters in Chicago was to im- pose a heavy debt on the city for extra policemen This item was s331,- S33S5. Of this amount $s9,l3S.35 was spent for meals and $262..l5 was for salaries of temporary patrolmen. The pay rolls show that $S6,i45 was given to the extra policemen May 3l. S66,- 20 and $3l.S42 August $. The regular force costs Ss,5OO. 900. As to the strik- CTS themselves, they gained nothing and lost their wages They inflicted con siderable loss and enormous inconven- fence upon the employers. Several per- sons were killed and a gr"lt many were hurt. but 1t is impcssh |, ? see that any benefit accrued to nm ,dy by +Ia strike
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

The good old town of San Antonio. Tex. is to have an International Fair at some period during the coming fall. and among the attractions booked for the occasion is to be an old-time Fid- dlers Convention. The San Antonio Express diseourses unctuously on the subject. and among other things says:
 The old-time fiddlers are in a class entirely distinct from the violinists. Their musical instruments are flddles and theirs will not be an oratorio or recital or color and atmosphere draw ing and that sort of thing, but simple q fiddlinR contest. But musict What
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Fnrnlnrity or the Unlform.

NtN ! UTk W OF.U.
 The popular vogue nf the uniform is remarkable phase of American life. From ball hcYs to masters of the hounds. among federal State and city employees, on railroads. in hotels and in some private houses. in tho service n: corporations. on the decEs of pleasure yachts, everywhere. high or low, the uniform is In evidence. This 7h tuge in the AmerinAn employe whom Dickens saw lounEiuE about In Seedy "srore clothes" has been a radical one nut- wIrdlN. Gt has done r,G?h for pcrsn01! neatness, perhaps something for polite ness in public servan;s Wha: influence it is eXertipg on character is not SD obvious. Is 1t tending Co incnieate servility?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
vuIue of vacation schools.

DctrOlt FIFt JIVFs-
 From all over the country there comes hut one report regarding the vacation schools now drawing 10 a close and this Is that without exception they have proved d good investment Vuca- tiun schools aid in the physical develop ment: they assist in training the md? and compel the emplovn1 mt of the faculties In m2nncr that stimu,ates the intellect and turns tHa deliherl.ions of the mird into he!Htul channels The inssous learned will no; soon be for gotten Tho wholesome influences with which She children nSc s"rToun led must r,ake lasting irlortss. The vic!tiru school ie a rxturs. I: h1S n-ndc T rlR!e fer itseIf and the @aoi Accomplished promises to Increase in value and scope when tae public comes to more fully understand It's workings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
WHAT COULD TT ACCOMPLISH.

That looks to US very much like a pipe dream suggestion from The Lon don Standard, that the United States, France and Great Britain enter into a triple alliance whose avowed purpose 1t shall be to maintain the peace Of tho world" An alliance might be entered into all right. and it might avow It's purpose as indicated. but We are cu- rious to know how 1t could accomplish anything. further than by advice and offers of mediation.
 q intend to have peace If I have to fight to get it." is what the would-be to settle difficulty. and that is about what this triple alliance would do Suppose any two of the powers should resolve to go to war, and refuse to lis- ten. what would the allied powers do? We suppose 1t would say to the bellig- erents: If you don't malse friends and be at peace we'll wallop the pair of you? That is about all that could be done, as we view the situation, and We can't say that 1t would help mat ters much. @-
 An alliance of the kind alluded to might wield a great influence as counsellor and arbitrator. but when one of the great powers of Europe fully determines to go to war with another we doubt if friendly advice and proffers of arbitration would prevent hostilities, and any other course by the allies would bring on just what they would ostensibly be trying to prevent. We don't take much stock in that proposition of an alliance to put down wars. ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

EdItor The AdNertlser'
 We are told by the health authorities that the city Is clean, and the reports of the sanitary officers sustain the as- sertion. But is it true? Is the city clean? I met gentleman on Dexter Avenue yesterday at the vacant lot on the corner of Hull Street. and he point ed to the high weeds thereon. saying: we common people cannot depend on health reports when we see such oppor, tunities for the accumulation of hlth and such a menace to health es are to thoroughfare of the city" And that Is the truth Such conditions do not be- get confidence in the authorities. Can ant dnwn9 There ara other fields In the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Soldiers Home. August IT.
Federal of State Control.


 The Montgomery Advertiser approves the nstasti0n n of a the Federal Eey State function in Louisiana. We may say that the. old doetrine of state outgrown and should not longer be observed; but to refuse to see any element of paternaiiism in n the o,,,st aeti9n .1n superior ability of the Federal gov. ernment to handle the situation Is not the question. No doubt, there are ernment could do a work better than blunderins way of doing things. i. e.. the less responsibie central power This is Democracy. We have not got ten our consent to depart from it.--Mo- bile Register.
 On any great question or principle The Mercury would be very slow to take issue with The Register for whose est respect; but on the question of con trol of a great epidemic scourge, like yellow fever. The Mercury has pro- nounced convictions and does not he's tiser. The question at issue, as we view 1t, does not invoive the doctrine of the States rights nor antagonize low fever Is no respector of State lines and pays no more heed to the comity of States than a bunalo does to the rights of a nat. The only question involved is which can the quickest and most effectively stamp out a great scourge that destroys the lives of thousands of people. that flys on the wings of the morning and the gentle zephyrs of the night. crossing State line and paralyzing the commerce of State. the Federal government with unlimited resources and the most in- telligent medical skill Known, oper- ating In harmonious system over the entire infected territory, or the re- spective States, acting separately, with conflicting views and antagonistic plans. limited resources. means and equipment that would hamper the greatest medical skill in the world.
 Just a few weeks ago. did not Louisiana and Mississippi reach the point of such strained relations over foolish claim of some technical State right that came near bringing their military authorities to a clash of arms, when the Federal government took charge and ended the disgraceful con troversy. At a time and occasion like this we must say with the utmost re- spect, the venerable and venerated Register raises an issue of silly con- troversy that makes us all-fired tired.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Philadelphia Rings Shell Game.

NdUSUBW JOUTHaI.
 The ring in Philadelphia had over 60,000 fraudulent names on the voting list. That's fooling the legitimate vot- CTS some, sure enough With 6O,000 fraudulent votes the balance of power was safely in the hands of the corrup- tionists Moreover, if at any time thers was any doubt about 1t more names could be added at will. The Legitimate te voter didn't have as much show as the victim In a shell game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Old Corn and Old Money.

DadeVille Courier
 Fortune is smiling on this part of our State. We never saw better cotton nor more grown bolls at this time of year. and the good seasons will surely con tinue the crop fruitage. There is a cotton, corn and hay at good prices. Old cotton. old corn and old money Is lying around loose in east Tallapoosa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Local School Tax.

UniOntOWn Herald.
 Many counties have voted this tax by good majorities. Every one of them should do likewise. The educational campaign has been begun and begun well, and there should be no halting or relaxation. Alabama must move up to a higher standard of educational pro- gress. We must not be exploited as a State without proper regard for public education. Commercial and industrial development will count for little If we neglect the schools.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
COolies for Laborers.

GreenvlIle Living Truth. At one time the negro was looked up- on as the laborer par excellence for the South but of late years he was set sp false idols which has marred his useful ness: Congressman Wiley. who Is at Manila, and who has been giving the question deep thought Is reported to have said 1t will be yet necessary to import coolIes into the Southern States of America on account of the scarcity and deterioration of negro labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Market It Gradually.

EutauIA Timex,
 The fieecy staple has begun to move about. which means more money in cir culation, but the idea is to put 1t on the market gradually-just enough to pay pressing obligations. The cotton that was held this summer has been brought along every week which help ed the producer as well as business dur ing the dull season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

same condition that should not remain SO another day. Go Into the suburbs. the newly-acquired territory, and you will agree with those people in the as- joy, from being taken in the city, is to pay taxes. How long are we to suffer this treatment A Reader.
 tary department viii give you the in- formation you seek If these matters are reported to them--Ed. The Advertiser.1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Too Busy to Have Fun.

Fine BeIt (BreWtonD NeWs
 Other towns occasionally have fd- dlers' and horse-swapping conventions, all-day singings, etc. to break the mo- be a diversion for Brewton to get up something of the kind. But the fact is our people are too busy and pros porous to ever think about such things
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
schools and Roadn.

CuIIman Democrat.
 Alabama will continue at the foot of the list in education until she gives the boy on the farm a chance. Gull man county can never be a desirable place to live Nntil we have bikes GOV. ering every public road. Let us all work for ten months schools in every precinct and pike roads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

Either through sad experience or in some other way The Baltimore Sun has that kissing is becoming both expensive and dangerous" Has the writer been browsing In forbidden pastures?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Worse Than n Thief.

Collenville Courier
 thief is not half as injurious to a community as a knocker. There is a chance to catch the thief but there Is no possibility of getting rid of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Came at Wrong Time.

Guntersville Democrat
 It is remarkable that this scientific mosquito name should be thrust upon us while we are yet in the throes of exhaustion from the fearful names of Russians and Japanese.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
No Doubt of It.
Union Spr

Union SprIngs Herald.
 Mir. Bryan says he will start on a tour of the world soon and will be gone one or two years. There are some poll iticians in this country who are ready to sing: T don't care if you never come back.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Gifts to soldiers' Home.

Editor The Advertiser:
 That great. ig-hearted c. P. Rogers, Sr.. of Letohatchie gave to our Home three milch cows, seven- -eighths Jersey, three years old. They arrived yester. day by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, who, through their general freight agent. MT. E. A. Defuniak, ship. ped to the Home without any freight charges.
 Thanks to Captain Rogers for his generosity, and to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for theirs, too.
 .. Comd't.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

There once was Il man in Milwaukee Who drove grey pule that was
 tauilec He gave him a lip With the end of the whip
 (See obituary column.b
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Loafing at the Switch.

For q long ttme." said man who why rSei ,hs o gle-track line slackens the speed on approaching a switch with the car he is to pass not in signt frort the ,nr almost invariably slows up at a much is Necessary to guard against an acci-
 T found by asking an expert. an of- ficer of the company. that the motormen are acting under specific instructions in sdef sd to hsy sTs Me Ssi S economise power. And, too. the com pany wants to reduce the wear and tear of trucks and rails to a minimum. Well, when the motorman sees that speed is unnecessary. he dispenses with 1t as of a switch. am told. he spproximates moment that the opposite car Is pass ing. the law of electricity being that less power is consumed by slow travel
 There Is also a saving. in the item of wear and tear of the rall because by a decisive ratio the thrust on the rail is For tPs reason Should not grow impatient when the car apparent Iy loafs several hundred yards away from switch"
 Hon. Henry B. Gray and Mfr. John London of Birmingham spent yesterday in Montgomery -. .---
 MT. M. A. Rabb, a prominent lawyer of Brewton, is in the city.
 Mir M B. Singleton of Nashville came to Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir W. D. Mcleod of Ozark arrived in Montgomery yesterday.
 MT. J. M. Harris of Tuskegee was in Montgomery yesterday.
 Hon. F. J. Dean of Evergreen is a visitor in the city.
 Mir W. W. Jones of s2eigners is in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

E S. Noble. Circulation Manager of Tns Montgomery Advertiser. being outy swofh' says.
 Tine foregoing statement of The Adyer- Users clrcuiatiun for tns month Of June 1905, k true and corrsct, and compiled after all returns from news boys, news assnts ana 1ext-oser copies have been aeducte4
 F. 5. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me thu 1eth day cf Ju'y. lgv5.
 F. W. JACKSON, <5eaL) Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
pifrerence in snellinx.-inat,. An

Talladega Mountain Home.
 Indemnity and reimbursement arc spelled differently, but they mean the same. in the peace conference now in session at Portsmouth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Tho RcnsOn,

Are you follower Of the ponies? Yes; such q 'followerI that I never 'atCh up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Old EnnliIY.

Why is he 50 popular with the girls? He used to be with circus-can lYive q horse with his teeth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
AI.bsma street Fra,cAiss.

The professional man who gave his interview to the Sidewalks Penclings column of The Advertiser, in which he protested against the granting Of a street railway franchise up Alabama badly nisinformed as to the situation" said Alderman J. Kirk Jackson. who Is chairman of the Franchise Committ.s of the Council.
 NO committee has taken snap juds- ment of the ordinance granting the franchise. In fact, the ordinance Is not now before a committee. No gum shoe work has been attempted: The true situation is decidedly different from the way he pictured 1t. If any the ordinance they will have as much opportunity to oppose It as will the Street Railway Company to favor 1t.
 Tn accordance with the Jackson or dinance regulating the jgranting of franchises that ordinance is being ad- vertised; that Is, an advertis ernent Is being run in the papers notifying all interested that an application has been made for that particular franchise. The ordinance in the meanwhile is before the Council. To nse a parliamentary phrase, 1t is lying on the table until the -Four weeks advertisements runs out. At that time 1t will go before the conn mittee and everybody interested in it, the people who are for 1t and the people who are against 1t, will be given square deal.
 That does not look much like gum shoe business. does it?'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
DriftWccd
Happiness.
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG

happhu&SAs I sought it first in rural haunts serene, Where flows the brook in olden mystic rune Where cattails nod and meadow slopes are green,
 Where blue birds sing and bees drone drunk with June. But thought all day I searched and searched again. I knew that had only sought in vain. I sought 1t in the city's crowded mart Where stately spires point silently to I could not even find one love-filled heart Beneath swift hurrying feet 1t seemed I saw twas vain to further seek it there.
 Where men grown money mad. fought in despair. At last when many weary years had passed,
 I loved and welded. then grew old apace, I knew I'd found the thing I sought at A mother smiling in her baby's face.
 Hits nnd Misses. Brevity Is the soul of wit-the short man is then the cream of humor. All tips come to him who waits" Eat, lduBn anu uIllh SuSFTy TUT tO- morrow you pay. Many call but few are at home. A woman with time table looks about as helpless as a bachelor with baby on his knee
 The elevator boy never gets so high up that he isn't called down.
  soda water fountain in every square and sidewalks paved with bon bons. A woman's idea of cold blooded nerve Is to see one of her own sex impale upon hook a squirming fishing worm. Equal writes to all; special de- liveries to none" is the motto of one popular young lady. A girls idea of revenge is to look cool and sweet at the picnic when her rival sitting by the coveted man has mud on her nose. The Fly-why are you looking so blue?
 The Female Mosquito-Every mans hand is against me. .:.
 "Ain't She Pcachs" Farmer-Why, man, we have peaches out here you can jes' span. Summer Boarder-That's nothing; right down in Montgomery we have peaches" you can't begin to span.
 After the Kiss. Ferd-When she smote you did you turn the other cheek?
 Fred-No; she did.
 Not lay Himself. Are you q follower of the ponies? Yes; such 'followerI that I never catch up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
sidewalk Peneilin9S
rearing Up the Streets.

'while the city sanitary department streets, said citizen, Fit has seemed somewhat peculiar that the streets are being torn up to rebuild railroad tracks and sewers. There are portions or and Madison Avenue and North Perry Street are in the same condition.
 In other days during fever eptdem- dangerous to turn up loose earth in cities. and have no doubt this loose earth attracts mosquitoes. At any rate, # has occurred to me that this is not the wise thing to do."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
A TrarCuy.

Is her family an old one? Eep; the youngest is forty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
MT. Taylor Leaves Montgomery.

Mir. Jack Taylor. one of the most popular of the younger railroad men of Montgomery. left yesterday. for Bir- mingham. where he will in the future gomery, Mir. Taylor severed his connec- ton with the railroad world. for in the future he will be connected with the fife insurance company in Birmingham.
 Mir. Taylor has for a number of years been the travelling freight agent of the Atlantic Coast Line. In this work he ducements held out to him to enter the insurance business were too strong and his resignation was sent in several weeks ago. The warm wishes of a wide circle ot Montgomery friends follow him to Birmingham,
 MT. Taylors successor with the Coast Line has not yet been named.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Repairer Gets the Be.t of It,

BULLOCK County Breeze.
 Do not envy every man who owns an automobile. If you must be envious, consider the man who owns the repair shop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
After the Kiss.
Not by Himself.

Ferd-When she smote you did yor turn the other cheek?
 l'red-No: she did.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Wbat State Papers
 lire Saying
About the Size of Ii.

Lafayette Sun.
 The doves of peace are lowering around Portsmouth, and that Is about
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
"Ain,t She a Peach .-

Farmer-Why. man, we have peaches out here you can jes' span.
 Summer Boarder-That's nothing; right down in Montgomery we have peaches" you can't begin to span.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
An Outcast.

The Fly-Why are you looking so blue?
 The Female Mosquito-Every mans hand is against me.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19
Is the City CIeane
Editor The Advertiser

Evergreen. Ala. Aug. i5. 1905,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-19

A girls idea of revenge is to look cool and sweet at the picnic when her rival sitting by the coveted man has mud on her nose.