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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28

Miss Anna Doerr, a prominent woman of Evansville, Ind. writes: My health was broken, my appetite gone. my nerves shattered. and I was simply in a wretched condition. I had tried so many medicines and doctors without help that I was thoroughly discour- aged. As a last resort. tried the cod liver oil preparation, yinol, and to my surprise, 1t had none of the hshy, greasy or disagreeable taste of old fashioned cod liver oil or emulsions. and 1t was delicious to take. In a remark ably short time 1t gave me hearty appetite. built up my nervous system. and restored me to perfect health and strength"
 ''Vinol cures such conditions as these because it contains every one of the medicinal, curative and bodybuilding clements of cod liver oil and without one drop of the system -clogging oil to upset the stomach and retard it's work. 1t imparts in natural manner strength and vigor to every organ of the body. aids digestion and makes rich, red blood. We ask every run down. ner- vous and debilitated, aged or weak per- son in Montgomery and every person suffering from stubborn colds, hanging on coughs, or bronchitis, to try vinoi on our guarantee. It costs nothing if 1t fails to give satisfaction" E. c. Tow lew. Druggist.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
A MONDERFuL GENIUS.

We know of very few more remark
 able beginnings than is shown in the
 case of Thomas A. Edison. At twelve
 years of age he was an untaught news
 boy on one of the Northwestern rail-
 roads Ills school education was only what could be learned in two months of attendance at regular school. whatever education he got after that was gotten by reading and study. He had no rich and influential father or friends to take him up and push him forward. From his beginning as T ..news-butcher" he had himself to rely on, and little else. Though not pre- cisely waif. he was practically thrown on his own resources.
 Such was the boyhood of the present Wizard of Electricity, as he is often called. But he possessed indomitable energy. almost boundless ambition and an unwavering confidence in himself. He studied much. principally books of chemistry and electricity. He started an amateur newspaper on train, al- ternatlng the duties of printer with sci-' entffic experiments, but he was so un- fortunate as to set fire to the car and then he and his outfit were dumped on a platform and his ears soundly boxed.
 The misfortune did not set him back. Hc removed what was left of his be- luugiugs to the cellar of his fathers house. gave up printing and devoted himself to study and experimentation. He became much interested In telegra- phy. having watched closely the opera tors on the trains and at the stations While stili boy he had the good fort une to render an essential service to n station agent. who offered to teach him telegTaphy. The offer was eagerly accepted, and for a while he studied and practiced al the instrument and cold newspapers a odd times. He soon mastered the science sufficiently to ob- tain position as night operator in an office in Stratford, Canada at a salary of twenty-five dollars a month. He looked on 1t as a godsend, but his trials were not ended. IIo encountered many
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
Wfa@ Uax.
COFFEE va. COLLEGE. Student Had to Give up Coffee.

Some people are apparently immune to coffee poisoning-if you are not. Ma ture will tell you so in the ailments she sends as warnings. And when you get q warning, heed 1t or you will ge. hurt sure. A young college student writes from New York:
 T had been told frequently that cof- fee was injurious to me, and if I had not been told, the almost constant head. aches with which l began to suffer after using it for several years, the state of lethargic mentality which grad uallY came upon me to hinder me in my studies, the general lassitude and indisposition to any sort of effort which possessed me, ought to have been suf- 1cient warning. But disregarded them until my physician told me a few months ago that l must give up coffee or quit college. I could hesitate no longer. and at once abandoned caf- flea
 "On the advice of friend began to drink Postum Food Coffee, and re- joice to tell you that with the drug Of coffee removed and the healthful properties of Postum in it's place I was soon relieved of all my ailments. The headaches and nervousness disappear ed entirely, strength came back to me, and my complexion which had been very, very bad. cleared up beautifully. Better than all, my mental faculties were toned up. and became more wig orous than ever, and I now feel that no course of study would be too difficult for me-" Name given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek, Mich.
 There's a reason. Read the little book, ''The Road to Melville. in pkgs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
A Growing Evil. PirY1ain cham News


 The Lafayette Sun says:
 Seven hundred and forty-eight polls for 1905 were paid in Chambers; These are over one thousand school forty-fve years of age in the county. This still leaves something like thou sand disfranchised.
 According to the registration figures of 1901 there were 3,060 registered vot- CTS Tn Chambers county of whom only twenty-eight were negroes. According to the figures of The Sun approximate ly 2.O00 only are now qualified to vote leaving one thousand white men dis franchised.
 What is true in Chambers county is likewise true in many other counties in Alabama. It Is = singular condition under which white en cast aside their right to vote either through indiGne- payment of $1.50 poll tax annually. It would appear that having gotten rid of the danger of negro domination a large fraction of the white votes takes no in terest in the selection of public officials. These disfEanchised persons have no have no right to complain at whatever conditions may arise.
 Such a showing is a reflection upon the patriotism of our citizenship. Wo these lines. Better schools constitute one method for the inauguration of such a work. The young men ap- preaching their majoritr should be taught the power and value of the bal lot and of d representative government even if their fathers never realized or appreciated these things. They should be encouraged to take an interest in public affairs, for If the present grow ing indifference on this question con" tlnues we will arrive finally at a stage where a small minority will exercise entirely the powers of government,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
FEBRUARY ? IN
 WORLDS HISTORY

Service by American Press News, Washington, D. c.
 sOs B. c.-Battle of the oesuvian fields, in which the Tarquins were with the loss of more than 1I,O00 cit izens on the side of the victors.
 6O9. B, c. -Lucius Junius Bru- tus' the avenger of the rape or Lucretia, and founder of the Roman Republic, fall at the battle of the Oesuvian fields. So great was the fury of the encounter between him and his adversary. that their shields dead from his horse transfixed by the lance of his enemy.
 62S--Chosroes II, king of Persia, died He carried his arms into Judea, LIbya and Egypt, and made himself master of Carthage. He forced the Roman Emperor Heraelius to sue for peace ; but his, country was soon after pene- trated by Romans, his palace pil1aged and burned and himself dethroned and cast into prison by his own son, after witnessing the massacre Of IS other sons
 140S-Battle of Bramham Moor
 16lO.-The House of Commons com plained of the Kings profusion, espe- ciaIly in the Immense sums lavished
 1e42.--Charles I of England, sent to the House of Commons his reasons for refusing the nantia bill;, the house and passed a vote of approval on the countries which put themselves in a posture of defense. ,
 Turks, 45,000 and the Persians under kouli Kahn. The Turks were march ing to sueeor Babylon, but were de- on the field or taken prisoners The victory cost the Persians 10000 men
 1760. .-Action between the French Captain Elliott. Three French frigates captured and Thourot killed So great terror had he created in the seaports of Great Britain that his defeat was celebrated with the greatest rejoice
 IsO4.-Upwards of thirty American vessels captured by small French pri- ports in the island of Cuba.
 1sO6.-GenorGl William Eaton, who had been with Commodcre. Barron at the bombardment of Tripoli, marched his men to Cairo. where he swept all before him and collected troops cam els and stores for his journey across the Lybian desert for Derne, and rais-
 1S29.-Treaty of peace signed be- tween Peru and Colombia.
 lS30.-Civil war raging in Venezu- 1855. Executions occurred almost daily in Hungary, the country having been in an unsettled state since the
 1s65.-President Lincoln signed tho law prohibiting the officers or at taches of the army or navy from in terfering with tho elections in the several states.
 1S74,--Discovery made that certain Chicago saloOnkeepers had been hir- ing scrubwomen to pose as temperance crusaders and sing and pray in their saloons to attract business
 Famous Tichbourne claimant con victed of perjury in London after trial lasting 130 days.
 1SSA--Captain Scb1ey U. S. N, now rear admiral, retired ordered to com mand expedition to search for Lieuten- ant Greedy. now major general. lost in the Arctics.
 1sS5.-Physician ih attendance on General Grant in New York announced that the patient was nearing the end
 1S94.-Democrats in caucus at Wash ington decided to put wool, lumber iron ore and salt on the free list
 1S95-Sscretary Morton issued q statement denying the claims of for eign governments that American meat was tainted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ss. 1906.
STATE, COUNTY ND DISTRICT PRH-
 AxAMrEs.

The St4teSDemocratfc Executive Com mittee divorced all other pri- rnartes from the general 8, ,te pri- mary, leaving the whole Jurisdiction in reference to county. Senatorial Dis trict and Congressional primaries to be held tn the several counties and dis fricts of the State. exclusively to the management, supervision and control of the several Executive Committees, re- spectively. Already many counties have ordered county primaries and general Congressional primaries have been caII- cd by different Congressional committees in five out of the nine districts in Ala bana and there is scarcely a doubt that Congressional primaries will be ordered in the four remaining districts at an early day in the future. This plan is in conformity with the suggestion Of the National Congressional Cam paiEn Committee--their expressed pur- pose being to organize speedily for an early and aggressive fight during the present year. in order to capture, if possible. the next House of Represen- tattves. and thereby present a solid front 10 the enemy in the Presidential campaign two years hence. The Repub- licans arc doing the same thing, and many of their candidates for Congress have already been nominated. The country may expect battle royal be- tween now and the ides of November.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
SIDEWALK PEEcILNGS
son tsnrnlsbees Father.

:. An old negro went into Justice founEs office the other day,
 Jedge, he said. extending piece or paper tc the genial dispenser ol iaWs, here's. Q piece CT paper. Is told to bring back to you"
 The Judge looked at it.
 Wedge. what's all dis done meanf ] am done nuthin', hab IT
 There was real concern on the old mans faocs
 II means that your son has gar nlsneed xanr wages for s2, was h.s . "sho': Am dat what 1t mean? Do he want he old daddy to gib him two doIIahs1 Why. -Jedge done broke my seif down In Eufalla. gettin' my boy out CT trhbbIe. He sho' cain't mean , He was assured that his son did mean
 (Which boy am itg" he said, at last. Am it Sam or Dan?I hab two boys. It cant be Sam"
 He was told. 1t was Sam
 We'll. well, said the old negro al : ter a pause. Well, l nebber thought he'd grudge. his old daddy dat money. l guess II hab to pay. the office As. he passed through the door, he sighed
 T nebber did think dat nv Sam," he saids shaking his gray head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
TbrIee BaIen Per Acre.

The Southern Cultivator gives the names of several farmers In Georgia who raised last year from one and a half to three bales of cotton per acre. The methods of preparing soil and cul tivation are given by The Cultivator as
 we" We are confident four feet rows are best, both for corn and cotton. Now three things stand out very clear to our minds In these two in stances; and they stand at the very foundation of ali successful farming: First. the lands were broken deep: second, they were well manured and largely with COW and horse manure. We can Dever do the best farming with out more cattle to make more manure. Thirdly. they cultivate rapidly, Rapid, shallow cultivation alone can give us the miximum yield. This is the way 10 make money raising cotton, and when you bring one or more acres up to this yield you have done genuine service.frst to yourself for you will never be quite so contented with low one: and second to your pocket, which win feel the difference in the fall; third to your family and community in setting them a good example ever to follow, and fourth to posterty. upon which they, in turn can receive a inst return for all their labor eXpen- ded upon such lands
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
4 senslbIe Suggestion.

Meridian, Miss, Star.
 Mir R. R. Poole. Commissioner of Az ricuiture and Immigration for Alabama, has addressed timely letter 10 tho far mers of this State in which he advises them to abandon the cultivation of ex- hausted soils and give these lands to pasturage, quoting Prof, Suggs as say ing that one third of the lands being worked in Alabama were unprofitablci were robber lands, robbinE the other two thirds of their profits.
 The merit in this advice Is twofold. If the farmer adopts 1t. he not only gets rid of wasting time and money on un fruitful lands, but he gives those lands to profitable use in pasturage, in thu raising of work stock. and the produc, tion of meat supplies that are now
 The conditions that prevail in Ala bama are duplicated here in Mississip- Sides are unproftably given to cotton that would pay good proht If utilized various kinds for hogs.
 The suggestion Is noted because 1t is cussion of agricultural economy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
onr Own Marble.
Birmingham Ledger.

Birmingham Ledger.
 When the State gets ready to .en- large the capitol by all means Ala bama marble should be used. There are several quarries of white marble in Talladega county, and at least one of gray marble, beautiful for steps, stairs and entrances. There should De no difficulty about the price,. as the deposits are by no means in the same hands and all the owners would not combine against the state, very prob- ably none of them would.
 There IS a railroad from the guar ries right to Montgomery, and the L. X N. likes Montgomery and VIII pc fair on rates.
 There ought not to be enc single objection to this idea of using Ala bama marble for Alabama,s cap:eol The white marble will not discolor iii Montgomery and the building will De grand. If the outlines of plan No. that took the first prize, be followed we will have a capitol that we can be proud of. When we have the na- tive stone in easy reach and when It is as good as any in the world, the State should use it.
 The Ledger hopes to see Alabama capitol built of Alabama marble. see the work done by Alabama men. Then the money spent will be. kept where Alabama will get tie benefit. 1T th3 quarries of Talladega once get force of good men and an opportunity IS 7 shown for the marble in building. new industry and permanent one will be established. A new source or taxes will be permanently planted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28

The Chicago Tribune asks, What shall a woman do after she is forty? There has been great deal of anxiety shown upon this subject in recent years. And it Is a serious question. If such 2 woman joins the literary club she ir- ritates Mr. Cleveland. If she writes q book she annoys Mir. Lang. If she tries to commit suicide some one saves her; and if she lives with her son-in- . law all society is up in arms" The way to answer that question is by ask ing another. Whoever heard of a wo- man who was over 70 years of age?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28

setbaeks. was sometimes out of work and not infreauently out at elbows and out of food. It was not until about his twenty-first birthday that the turn of his fortunes came to him by an as- signment to a position in the Franklin telegraph office in Boston. There he be- gan to show his wonderful skill and powers, and to develop the ex- traordinary inventiveness which has made him the won Ter of the age.
 Such in brief was the starting and progress of Thomas Ava Edison, a man who has made and patented more in= ventions than any one who ever lived. and of whom late writer declares that he is a man who ,.'has done more for himself, more for humanity and more for civilization and progress, than the combined efforts of all the college-bred workers in industrial sciences of the last Century," It Is true that his troubles and trials were not ended when he obtained the Boston position. One thing he lacked was business ca- pacity. He experimented. ipvented and patented right and left, and for years was often in debt and sometimes hard put to ft to live. but at last his skill and knowledge became valuable asset, his inventions sold well, and he became as independent and prosperous as a man can be who cares so little for money, and knows so little of the art of saving it. Now, in his sixtieth year he is still planning, inventing and work respects of this or any other age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
Did Jerome Get Campaign Money.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 It Is inconceivable that MT. Jerome knowingly received any money from the Mutual Life. The campaign in which Mir. Jerome was 3 candidate for reelection was waged while the Arm strong insurance committee was com dueting it's investigation Into the. af- fairs of life Insurance. There had been revelations affecting the Mutual Life prior to the beginning of the political campaign. During the campaign there were revelations almost siaila that ae- fected that company. These revelations at least foreshadowed. the possibility of public prosecution of the company or It's officers because of them The public prosecutor was then MT. Je- continue to be the public prosecutor and would be the one on whom the responsibility of action would rest on the conclusion of the labors of the com mittee, if action were necessary. II was therefore incumbent that he should be free from all entanglfng alliances. It requires no peculiar intelligence to perceive that for the district attorney to receive political contributions from corporation which quite probably he must prosecute would be to involve him in alliances that would be sub- versive of his freedom as man and an official. Mir. Jerome is highly in- telligent man. What others can see he can keenly apprecIate.: It Is therefore inconceivable that in this condition of affairs Mir Jerome could have know ingly accepted a contribution from the Mutual Life to the expenses of the campaign he was waging.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28

Talking about race prejudice and ra- eta. partiality reminds us that some thing like dozen years ago the Cher okee National Council passed law making 1t a felony for Cherokee In- dian to employ a white person in any capacity. The law was enforced until 1898 when the national code of the na- ton was aunulled and shows how the governing class among that tribe of h. dians stuck to each other and their race.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
uer Name wIm be HOnored,

Selma JourhaI ., ,,,h, l,os ,-I,.,, te- 1T i,ge fo Missionary work since 1SSI
 died die ''i in Japan a few days ago Miss Enzs w%6isR snd MsS Ssd hSsd na here at abs aiI SoIt inc Sali to give her life to she fhe work a9Itk 'iS in which she died. She has in }eRs9S fST @noh many SoS Sefns n t6a 2ad ms tnt1 r. Is pinspiring to read of the life aId si5ae dea{h of such a woman. The self
 sr .6.w.I t6s dsGStlsn tS calf if tbay fbaiy eomae s cneSrLa cs., at oaie o inc fife far away from bonIe btL0nt ana the death that brings rest grnr, Ho,1e Iabor. all show something, of the bower of a human soul the heights
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
A FOrty-Niner.

Washington Post.
 "Not long ago I read in a magazine article that D. O. Mills. the noted New forty-niners," said Mfr. J. T. Needham of Alabama. at the Arlington.
 The writer of the article ought to an erroneous statemtnt One of the greatest of all the forty-nineTs' Is living right in Washington. and though in his eiRhty-fifth year. occupies the Senator I refer to General Edmund w Pettus, whom the people of Ala bama will keep in his present place for the rest of his life"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28

Congressman J. Adam Bede was con- suItfng with President Roosevelt about a minor federal appointment in the Minnesota district which he represent hd. After making several inquiries about the man the President said ab- ruptly: 'Is he an honest man?" An honest man?" returned Mir Bedo. Why. sec here. MT President, that man wouldn't rob railroad company. not If he had the chanceo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
Trembling in the RnInnce.

The conference at Algeciras moves along with slow and measured tread. One day the Teuton unbosoms himself and the next the, Gaul speaks his speech. The powers are there, includ- ing ourselves, for we are q world power" be 1t known, and listen with more or less interest and with more or less fatigue also to the chatter. But the thing must end, and when the end does come, we may then inform our readers of what thnt end will bring
 ,rth. Until then let us possess our selves in patience as the eventuali- lies of wars dread arbitrament
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
should Not De Greedy.

HWNLsVIIIG MGIGufy,
 gressmen from Alabama are anxious for an early primary causes some of the papers to think they have an eye on the senatorial succession plum alsu. While none of the papers has, as yet, made any open protest--becaus man is free to run for any office he chooses-yet there sems to be an un
 dercurrent of sentiment against the nominees for congress entering the contest for many reasons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
nrlck in Place of Lumber.


 The time is not far distant when a than lumber. There will soon be an alarming scarcity in the lumber supply of the state, while At the pres premium. Cur law makers should pro- vide some legal enactment for the protection of our forests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28

to which humanity can reach and how sordiness and selfishness can be rele- ness and true philanthropy fill life. Alabama should be proud of this rsol- dier of the cross" who died upon the ming up comes her name will not be the least among tho great ones which this State has given to God and hu- manfty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
A Great Mistake. V-y.nN

take of his life if he encourages or allows a great coal miners strike in 1908. The American people are not Tn sympathy. with the proposed demands rated will prove @ failure, and Presi- dent John Mitchell will be held respon- sibia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28

The Charleston News and Courier. commenting on Bishop Turner's violent 0utburst is disposed to take a calm view of the matter. because freedom of speech is guaranteed to all by the con stitution. That is true, and we suppose Turner has as much right to make a Tool of himself as others have.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
over in the sixth.

Birmingham BedRer.
 Over in the Sixth district both cam didates for congress are so well known and each has so conN dSsed the district that it doesn't make any difference when the primary Is held. Probably not a vote will pe changed between now and July or April, or any other date. ."-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
There wnI Be Some Fun.

Sumter County Call has been taking 1t quite easy in the race for governor. is going to get busy in 2 few days and make the fur fly. If he does there will be A lot more fun than Mir. Conner is at present furnishing all by himself.