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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

terms. and speaks of 1t as though it comes very near to being the perfec- tion of human wisdom. and complete endorsement of the administration and all its policies. Then comes The In- dianapolis Star, saying that "the plat form Is evasive." It quotes the most important plank of the document and tells us that 'the meaning of all which can only be seen when visible! The nearest guess we can make at it." The Star continues. Ifs that the gentlemen who framed the platform will he in position to ratify whatever legislation may be had on the subject, which is a very comfortable position for a politi- elan with aspirations to be in." It seems to be ar things to all men, and intended as platform to get in on. each Interpreting 1t in his own way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
savs rhe Norfolk Landmark.

The Supreme Court of North Carolina has upheld the lower court in award ing $500 damages to a citizen of Ash a. vile who sued an electric company for cutting down a handsome tree which shaded his yard. The city of Asheville had granted the company permission to destroy the tree. but the courts held that there was no need to remove the tree and that the permission was im- proper.
 The decision of the court is to bo applauded. for 1t is difficult to overesti- mate the value of fine shade tree, but should the prohibition stop with an electric light company? When the city itself cuts down fine trees growing on the sidewalk. trees which all the money and power of the city could not replace in a generation. is there no remedyf Have the authorities of city any more right to despon the sidewalks of their chief ornament than a private citizen has2 We merely ask for informa- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Commissioners Sois of Real
 Estate.

State of Alabama. Montgomery County.
 Under and by virtue of an order ana de- cree heretofore made on the 2Srd day ot May, 1905, by the Hon. John B. Gaston. Judge of Probate Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, l, F. W. Jackson; the Comnissioner named therein, will sell for cash at public outcry at the Court Squars Fountain in the City of Montgomery In said County on the day of 24th of June. 1905. at IF m, the following described real estate lying in said County. as follows. to1wit; Lots numbered nine (s) and ten (10l in Square numbered one CD of Peacock Tract beginning at a point on Mill Street four hundred and thirty-seven (43D feet west of the Plank Road now called Cleveland Aye nue thence running along the south side of Mfii Street hundred and eight (10sl Square. thence south three hundred and and twenty (S20) feet. thence east one hundred and eight (1os feet d thence north 0, tnFees s beginning according. to .Anderson's suryeyi said sale being for the purpose of distrion- tion among Jack Few: Mack Few Few c. c. zirkle. "; H. Moore, James s are joint owners and tenants In conl- mon thereof. and upon the ground that tha same can not be equitably divided or par tItioned among the said parties. Said sale being subject to the confirmation by the said Probate Court in interest. Dated this S1st day of May. 1905. ,.czsony
 thu-st Commissioner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

appointment mentioned above. MT. Smith has been the business manager of The Age-Herald for several years and much of the success of this news paper has been due to his splendid work And while The Age-Herald re- grets the change, 1t is a foreeone con, ciusion that he will do a work for the State of Alabama which could not be equaled by any other man within its confines.
 The great railroad interests of Ala bama are behind this movement to de- spend money liberal1y to bring new people and new industries to Alabama and they have delegated Mir. Smith as the one man who is best equipped to handle such a work. Ross Smith will do this work well. as he has done ev- erything he has ever undertaken.
 Mir. Smith is at present in AsheyiI1e. N e. where he has been during the past month recuperating from Slight illness, He has now almost recovered his accustomed strength and will as- sume the duties of his new office to- morrow morning. He may remain in Asheyille several weeks longer, but will begin the work from that point. He will soon return to Birmingham, and open an office here with several corpetent men to assist him In the great work which he has undertaken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01


 beds are tolerated at all they are made to order to it into inches and corners: so that evary inch of carpet or waved floor may be utilized.
 There is reason for believing that one of these days even the bed that can pc carried in the pocket or suspended from gas jet will be discarded. New York people will discover that they can't afford to close their eyes. If they remain in town and go to sleep they will be pretty sure to miss something: and if they go home via the bridges, ferries, and suburban trains 1t will be time to get up and dress when they ar- rive.
 Already for majority of the populace, it is from twenty-four to one hundred and forty miles from the breakfast ta- bie to the office, and from work to sup per, and the distances are constantly Increasing. The hour is rapidly ap-. preaching when the difference between New York and the St. Vitus dance will not be appreciable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
.srhe scapegoat sex.n

4OHuOu 4EuNA
 "The Scapegoat Sex" would be an ex- cellent title for lightly written arti- cle.
 Personally. of course. do not want title. but 1t would please my wife to be addressed as my lady," says one man, and as a matter of fact he Is much more anxious to be knighted than his wife Is to be 'her ladyship."
 T have to go to the duchess of-to- night. Those entertainments bore me terribly. but they amuse my wife and daughters" If the women of the fam fly are eager to be identified with "so- ciety" they have probably caught the disease from the father.
 My wife" says another. in the strictest confidence, makes many ene- mies for me by not asking old and dear friends of mine to her entertainments" May he be forgiven. for 1t Is he who has suggested that their names should be removed from the list. as they would not look well among those of the more fashionable men and women who now condescend to come to the house.
 we were happy in Bayswater. but my wife was determined to move to Belgravia." It Is commonly said that women are indiscreet; were they to tell a thousandth of what they know, there Is scarcely . man who would look his feRow-men In the face.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Compsnsatinx Advantage.

It is noted that there are no torna- does or cyclones north of the hftieth parallel When you get up around Canada and Nova Scotia there IS not
 enough hot air to mix with the cold air to make a decent whirwind in the road. But don't jump at the superficial com clusion that 1t would be grand to live in a country where the wind never goes waltzing around in the form of a fun. nel. There are plenty of other things beside wind tunnels that are not found north of the iftieth parallel. No can taloupes and watermelons, mind you. gladden. the bleak hearts of the Cana dians; no green corn on the cob; no pawpaws; mighty few, If any, fresh cherry pies; not nearly enopgh spring lamb and new peas to go aresInd. Just rig up a cyclone cellar or a cave and stay with the melons and the green corn and the pawpaws and the other
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Viewed by Indiann Editor,

F. J. Waldo, the veteran editor of The Rising Sun (Ind.) Recorder who has been visiting his sons. ". W. Wal do and O.. B. Waldo of Montgomery, writing from here to his newspaper
 Montgomery is improving in every direction. including general business. new buildings and Lettering the streets. The streets and sidewalks in the heart of the city have long been in good con- dition. but flow squares from the cen- ter of business and population there has been general neglect in this mat ter. Now, however. an improvement IS being manifested.
 The new hotel, which Is being rap- idly constructed, and when completed will give the city a first-class hotel, which has long been badly needed, as hotel accommodations have been lnsuf- ficient, and the general feeling has been that Montgomery actually needed a flrst-class, up-to-date hotel.
 "A fine new Baptist Church IS to De built at once, and dwelling houses are going up in all parts of the city. Some of them are fine, large and costly, While others are of more moderate In size, suitable for homes of people in moder- ate circumstances.
 Montgomery is beautifully located with a fine country around and tribu- tary to 1t, and there Is no reason why 1t should not largely increase In busi- ness and population.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
WHAT CHANGED HIM.

The human conscience is a wonderful thing, and wonderful is the influence that will arouse it to just conception of right and wrong. One of the Phila- delphia Aldermen who supported the now famous gas steal deserted the gang and came to the Mayors support be- cause, as he expressed 1t, he couldn't bear to have his little girls tormented with the cry. Your fathers a gas thief"
 If this man had felt guiltless of all wrong, if his conscience had not prick ed him, if he had felt secure in the knowledge of his own integrity, would he have allowed himself turned from his position by the fear of what other ones7 The knowledge that he had brought shame on his innocent chil- dren and that they must be tormented by having his crime thrown into their faces was the one thing needed to open his eyes and quicken a conscience which was almost dead. He declared to the Mayor that nothing on earth the latter could have done would have caused him to desert Boss Durham. but that he was not proof against the pleadings of the little ones. and against the reflection that they must suffer through his acts.
 We may not be prepared to admit that this mans standard of morality and civic honesty is very high, but he has shown that he has a conscience which has not been entirely scared. He can feel the scorn of his fellow beings and can be made to realize and foresee some of the results that have followed and must continue to follow a course which clearly violated his duty as one of the guardians of the city's interests. It is well that he could listen to tho voices of his children and be saved.
 And a little child shall lead them"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
HOW NEW WORKERS LIVE.
Difference Befeween Life in the M~- tr0poIis and St. Vitus' Dance ts
 Slight.


 Providence Journal.
 A furniture dealer is quoted as say ing that New York is witnessing the passing of the old fashioned or station ary bed. Ground space which means space everywhere is becoming too val uable to devote to a contrivance so bulky and unornamental The demand at present is confined to temporary beds, beds that can be folded and put out of sight, tucked away behind pic- lures. or thrust into rings. resembling napkin rings, and not much larger. These rings are numbered for the con- venience of the family and can be hung on nails in closets. The beds are made of an elastic material which is stretch ed between heavy chairs or trunks when in use.
 In the metropolis everything. includ- ing comfort, is sacrificed to appear ances. Hotel guests, flat dwellers, boarders, and residents with limited in comes are anxious to create the im- precision that what was plain bed room Is a sittingroom or parlor. Ac- cording to this dealer, If permanent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
A Wicked Idea.

Birmingham Ledger.
 The Ledger firmly believes that the idea that the United States should the most wicked idea ever presented to the American people for adoption We do not believe that MT. Roosevelt tsn pSson 9pSa its soutbeTp tnsy ayoeslps Sap looks upon 1t as wicked. They are both good men possessed by a mon strOus idea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
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The names of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Chicago. Burling- ton and Quincy do not appear on this because the bulk of their stock was owned by the Northern Securities Com pany. and the number of shareholders in the Northern Securities Company was not reported to the commission. Moreover, the Great Northern carries an account on Its books in the name Of an employees investment company which covers several hundred invest ors. Before the purchase of the Chi cago, Burlington and Quincy by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Companies 1t had over 14.000 stock holders, but what proportion of them became owners of shares in the pur- chasing companies is not known. In the case of the holding companies sim liar condition exist.
 In the Pennsylvania company which heads the list in the number of stock holders, "A per cent. hold less than 100 shares. or less than $5,000 each. eight per cent. hold over 500 shares each. The average holding has dropped to fraction of 130 shares, or $6,500
 The question: of the regulation of railway rates is big one, of interest to everybody, but 1t comes home with especial force to the two million em- ployes and investors in railway securt- ties whose incomes would be reduced by any legislation which injured the railway business. And this army of two millions represents. with the per sons dependent upon them for support, at least one eighth of the population of the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
The Best and Ahlent.

UnlOn SpTInB5 HefdIu.
 In writing of the country boy in its issue of Sunday The Montgomery Ad- .si Xertiser pays x. deserved rse6n tribute to as the back bone of the nation, for it Is. without doubt from this class that the majority of the best and ablest men come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Proud of Her Lonely Life.

You are worrying yourself unneces- sarily about the old women who live alone" writes a snappy woman to The Globe. T wish to say that live alone; that I am past seventy; that I have my garden in before any of my neigh in the morning: that I keep my house and lawn looking better; that I never disturb my neighbors by noise of quar- reling or babies coming from my house, about me"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

The good citizens of Philadelphia, should they be completely successful Tn their present war against a disrepu- table machine. should not stop when that job is finished. Now that thsy know their power. they should remem- Der that there is State machine which is little less disreputable than that of the city. Let them smash that, also. and relieve both city and State of their fearful reputation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Pope,s WeddinR Preaent.

Rome, May S1.-The Pope has sent to Duchess Cecilia of Meoklenburg- Schwerin as a wedding present mag nificent mosaic representing The TransfiguratiCn, accompanied by a letter of greeting. The pontiff also sent a letter of felicitation to Emper- or William. The gift and the letters will be presented by Cardinal Kopp. Bishop of Breslau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
All Be Dumb.
Huntsville Tribune.

HuntsVille Tribune.
 An exchange credits a preacher with saying that the time will come when no man can tell a lie." If this be true, in our judgment the time will come at the same moment that all men will be struck dumb In our judg- ment this Is the only way to stop some from lying.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

E. &. Noble Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, hays:
 The foregoing statenAent of The Adver- tfsers circulation for the month of April 1s06. is true and correct -and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents and taft-cver copies have been deducted
 E. S. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of May, 1905.
 F. W. JACKSON, fSeal) Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

blIInlnBHam Age-heralu.
 man will applaud the appointment of Ross. c. Smith as Commissioners of the Immigration and Industrial Association of Alabama. Had a dozen States been loked over a better man for such a po- sition could not have been selected.
 It Is with deep regret to The ARe- Herald, and to every man who is part and parcel of making this newspaper. that Mir Smith has seen flt to sever his connection with # and 10 aeeant th@
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Wbat State Papers
 lire Saying
Must Be shown.

MOIDIb 1IBIl.
 Some fellow in Wisconsin has pro- duced a liquid, one drop of which will change a glass oS water into beer cepting that he'll have to show us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
VIII Not Down.
Birmingham Age-He

BIrmIngham Age-HeraId.
 The Republican papers have been mo- tihed to say nothing about the Presi- dents determination to purchase canal supplies in the cheapest market. They blow over. It refuses, however, to down"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Our Republican brethren do not all see things alike. and especially is this true of the platform recently adopted by the Party in Ohio. The Bunalo News. for example. praises 1t in high
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Crawl From Under.

Mobile Herald.
 The Russian minister says his coun- try must fight until the tables are turned" The tables are turned com pletely over now. Russia has no course left but to crawl from under
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Maybe It Is.
Eufaula Tim
 TA MAAA.

EUIduIa IITuth.
 The Montgomery Advertiser says it cannot vouch for bee stings being a sure cure for rheumatism as 1t has had plenty of bees but no 'tism Maybe the bees presence Is what has saved you, Grandma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

The Eufaula Times opines that the main thing to be considered when pre- pairing to go fishing is the bait .'whether 1t is to be carried in a gourd or a jug" Speaking entirely from ob- servation. we decide that the jug, va riety Is most certain to produce NFe- nults,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

We really can't decide whether Roj. was hunting scrap all these weeks or trying to dodge one. In either case, he got the scrap.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Let's pay our debts" headlines The Rome Tribune. A very good resolu- ton, if you have the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

tually rests in the hands S,Ss4 stock holders, whose average annual income from the per cent. dividends is $3S3.41, while the largest holder fin such majority would have no more than $3,000 as his snare of the yearly earnings. That 2S9 large proprietors should own nearly half of the stock does not alter the fact that the majori- ty of the stock is held in numerous hands. and the number of large pro- prietors Is in itself enough to preclude the possibility of one man control
 According to the report of the Inter- state Commerce Commission, already referred to, the number of registered stockholders in some of the leading railway companies was as follows;-
 Pennsylvania Railroad .. .. .. 44,175 Atehison. Topeka and Santa Fe
 Union % Pacific Railroad :. = :: ::::'1a.s5s 1as5S
 Railroad .. .. .. .. ,,11,7S2 New York, New Haven & Hart
 so1.E iord K Railroad .... ..1o.S42 Illinois Central Railroad =. .. S,i2S Boston and Albany Railroad .. S,417 Boston and Maine Railroad .. .. 7,402 TitchbHrg Railroad =. u .. ...... :. s.oSs Chicago Great Western Railway 5,949 Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul o.. Lehigh Valley Railroad .. :'. :: S,9377 S,,9377 Old Colony Railroad .. .. .. .. 5,371 Erie Railroad .... =. .. .... 4,309 Chicago and Northwestern Ky, 4,1O9 Delaware and Hudson Company 3,8l9 Norfolk and Western Railway .. 2,911 New York, Ontario and Western 2,437 Southern Pacific Company .. PAPA Chicago and Alton Railway .. 2,OS9 Missouri Pacific Railway .. .. 1861 Louisville and Nashville R. R., .. 1872 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ky, 1.509 chesapeake and Ohio Ry- .. .. 1,478
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Ancient wltchery was believed in by only a few, but the true merit of De- witts Witch Hazel Salve is known by everyone who has used 1t for boils, sores. letter. eczema and piles.
 tu-thu-sat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

The Augusta Herald dubs him "Togo, the Tireless and Terrible" The de- scriptton fits him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Mir. Frank Baltzell of Birmingham formerly of Montgomery. was in town yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Hon. Jesse F. stallings. who regis ters now from Birmingham. spent yes terday In Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Mir. Herbert and Our Navy.


 'The naval engagement between the fleets of Togo and RoJestvensky, said a patriotic citizen of Montgomery, should remind the people of this State that Alabama has reason to feel more pride in the navy of the United States than has any otherb State in the Union.
 "Our own Hilary A. Herbert, as Com gressman from this District and later as Secretary of the Navy, did more to improve the American navy than any other statesman of the country. He established confidence in our navy by requiring the navy to practice marks manship. He believed that the success of battles depended upon marksmanship and he encouraged the officers to de- vote their time to perfection in marks manship. He also fostered every de- vice that increased the. ability, of gun, ners and he put marksmanship and speed of vessels above everything else
 "Every vessel at Santiago or Manila was either built or contracted for du- ring the time MT. Herbert was Chair man of the Committee on Naval Af- fairs of the House of Representatives or when he was Secretary of the Navy
 There is good reason for one of the finest batueships to be named Ala bama' and the whole nation should be proud of the work of MT. Herbert"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
ssRafEses, Encourages Crime.

'T want to congratulate The Adver- tfser," said a Montgomery banker, "on not printing the numerous 'Rafftes sto- rfes which I see published in the Sun day editions of so many of the daily newspapers.
 q read one of these stories and I was horror stricken to see that the author, MT. Hornung, was engaged in iiealiS- ing crime. He makes his chief charac- ter 'Raf1es,' gentleman burglar who narrates in the most cold-blooded fash crime of burglary appear so easy and so fascinating that the stories. must appeal to the youth of the land. In doing this he Is building up an Acad- emy of Crime that no honest newspaper ought to foster.
 'The Atlanta Journal; I have ob- served. subscribed for these stories to be published as serials but when the editor. MT. Gray, read one of them he promptly cancelled his contract and apologized to his readers.
 'I am quite sure the matter was of fered to The Advertiser and have lit- tie doubt they were declined, just as they should have been rejected by all newspapers which go into our falni- ues."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Sheriff J. M. Armstrong of Baldwin County spent yesterday in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

MT. Clayton T. Tullis. who has been spending the past few weeks in New York and other Eastern citiess is re- turning home via steamer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Commissioner Ross C. smith. y11 tn O b o n, A IInraHd

Hon. Thomas H. Walthall of Hal County spent yesterday in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Hon. J. Kirkman Jackson has gone to Florence to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the State Normal School of which he is a member.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01

Hon Osceola Kyle, who resigned an American Judgeship in Panama to re- is in the city attending the Supreme Court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
Re-EIection of MT. Fergunon.

'The reelection of MT. Hill Fergu- son of Birmingham as President of the Alumni Society of the State University will be gratifying to every friend of
 Without meaning to disparage the effort of previous Presidents of The So- ciety 1t is my belief that Mir. Ferguson has accomplished more during his In youngest President the Society has ever had. He has made the Society . virile organization of great help to the Unt- versity."
 MT. Ferguson has relatives In Mont gomery and often vis5ts here. Ee js one of the many progressive business young men who are contributing to the greatness of Birmingham.