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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Has ReruIntInr NInnIn.

The Hon. B, B. Conner has impressed us that he is agitator rather than a statesman. We are fully aware of the very great value of the former when opinion that Alabama is in much great CT need today of the guiding hand of a wise statesman rather than the arous- an office seeking agitator. The reason we say these things is because, in our judgment, the people are suffering ten lie roads and ample public school fa- cilities for the children of the State than from the present railroad freight rates, even conceding. they. are as bad is the friend of the people he contends why is it he mas no time nor inclina-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Free Garden Seed.

The house committee has stricken out the appropriation for seed this year, but it seems to be a popular be- lief that the house will put It pack. distribution of seed was necessary and useful, but that Is past. The distri- button as now conducted Is of no use to the government and on the other. hand must be a great expense. It saves a few dimes to the gardener, but Eot enough to justify the expenditure. Ii Is a kind of reminder in many places, of who the congressman Is, but that's about all thA benefit there is to it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
A Newspaper,n Duty.

Geneva Reaper
 solemn obligation of the %itor-is to the people. To this end The Reaper Is published. It is palo by tne people, who are it's clients; and as it is the duty of the lawyer to protect the in terests of his client, so the newspaper protects the interests of the people. The client leaves the conduct of his and honest press, the people may safe ly rest the conduct of tAeir case with 1t, with the safe assuranHe that it is NOT ''because there Is aNpass behind it"-the cry of either the Ignorant the demagogue or those who with oppor- tunity would be purchasable.
 As for The Reaper, while MT. Co., mer is a very rich man, worth a mil possessions to support him, for the of hee he seeks on Che pisEgGamli p3SE prlirdn he has constructed, nor could the F4htlroa9s Of and equipment to oppose his platform if we deemed 1t right.
 That is the beginning and the end of IL,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
A TryIng SItuntIon.

Alexander City outlook,
 It is the opinion of many of the best posted cotton experts and business men throughout the country that the pres ent planting season will prove to be the most trying if not the most critir cal in the experience of the cotton there are many who believe 10 or 10 1-2 cents will prove so serious a temptation to the planter that he will put every available acre in cotton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Mir. Craiwhead on Auburn.

MT. Erwin .Craighead, Editor of The Mobile Register, was in Montgomery g short while last night. en' routs home from Auburn. where he addressed the students of the Alabama Polytechnic
 MT. Craighead is an enthusiast over the work being done by the institution
 'dThe legislature ought to do better by the Institute" said the Mobile edi- tor. There is not enough room for the present student boGy and on every hand 1t Is apparent that they are cramped and crowded.
 ''The school Is doing good work for Alabama boys and the people of the
 Mr. craighead went to Mobile on a night train. rE
 Mir. Julius Hendrick, who has for some time been connected with the Southern Cotton oil Company, of this city, has been transferred to the Memphis office of the same company, and will leave Montgomery Wednesday night to take up his new duties.
 MT. Albert Taylor has gone to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to reorganize his theatrical company for the coming sea- son.
 Mir T. B. Wilkinson is rapidly re- covering from serious illness.
 rfr W. c. Tunsta1l. Jr.. of Anniston, was in the city last night.
 Mir. Abe Kauter of Clanton spent last night in Montgomery.
 MT. T., L. Strong of Birmingham. Is visiting Montgomery.
 Mir. E. M. Pinckard of Clanton. was in town last night.
 MT. J. L. Taylor of Mobile, is in, town.
 Mir. George creary of Mobile. is in town.
 Mir. J. H. o'Neil of Brewton is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Interesting Rumor.
(Birmingham) Times.

Jones Valley (Birmingham) Times.
 We have. 1t pretty straight that a movement is on foot to get DrI Gun z ningham of the track and out of the race for Governor and put up Rev Dr. Crumpton (the president in Ala bama), of the Anti-Saloon League. pr. Crumpton is a man. of very. great .abil- minister in the Baptist Church in the State he being the secretary of the Baptist State Missionary Board Much interest is being aroused over the Anti Saloon League all over the State. The morsl elements ger gen sraily . could m be ie- ton with that issue. And besides that the freight rate regulation people could trust Dr. Crumpton with that is- sue. His moral honesty would so in- s sDres the st aTSad @ ReGpl9 ehotabt that they they twenty thousand Baptist votes would give Dr. Crumpton good start. The Anti-Saloon would cause the Metho- dists to raIly(to him, as would the Pres byterians, Christians and others. There who dislike MT. Conner very much and they are moving heaven and cath for somethlng that will result in his de- feat. We are informed that the State committee hate him with a perfect hatred. There are. many that way.
 Crumpton. If he will consent to make get ali this? We'll never mind about that Just walt and see if there is not something i6 Ths pTsttR% R9iItiiS9 IiTsIv pot bs is nearly every hilltop in the State Jones Valley Times keeps its pry pole ptetty well in, and will know what Is going on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Rrand NIlnIeh Wnr.

lluAlSN4lt6
 A correspondent noticing General Oates speech, at Troy mentions that he dealt with the railroad issue in broad CT way than they had been in the habit of hearing 1t discussed This was to be expected. When broad gaugsd. broad minded men like General OateF engage in discussing the issues before the people there will be a batter uh= derstapding all around
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

The little town of Cough is giving some Georgia contemporaries no end of trouble. Many of them can't locate it., and some don't even know how to spell it. The Thomasvllle Times Enterprise, for example. has 1t Goughe. And we beg to remind them that we have here tofore implored them, almost In tears, to tell us how they pronounce the name, but they cannot or will not respond.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
For High License.

DUIIIId ITIItSs 2
 Dallas County will have four more years of blind tigers if some steps are the country or else make the law as to selling without license more vvigid The traffic has been curtaiied to a very large extent but there is stin plenty of work to be done along this line
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

Another method sugguested for pro- tecting women in Chicago Is to provide them with police whistles, but the fem mine editor of The Americus Times Recorder, probably speaking from per sonal knoweldge. intimates that no wo- man can whistle when she is scared. Some kind of automatic whistle might be provided that W ould only need squeezing We suppose a frightened woman can squeeze
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
DriftwOcd
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
Some Day and You.

Some Day and You, sweetheart of mine Are the goals in life for which pine That's why the long days fly away That's why the skies are never gray. That's why toll from sun to sun Saying each day, My best I've done" Knowing the picture I ever view, Is the Land of Some Day, dear, and Some Day and You--why the birds but
 sing Each morn of You where the roses
 cling.
 The brook that laughs as 1t flows along Sings of you both in its happy song, My heart is light and my hopes leap
 high
 When you'll be mine, in the By and By. And know that your heart Is fond and
 true
 And in Some Day Land shall wed but
 Youi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
And what Mistake is Made.

Many a girl will turn down some good, sweet, honest fellow for a hair less pup to live in gilt cage because there is money in it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Talking Don't Always Hurt.

1t is not always the candidate that talks the most wins, and while Conner is doing rearly all the talking the people are thinking that Dr. Cunning
 ham will make by far the best Cover competent, while Conner promised al whole lot has practically done noth-, ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Wants an Inebrate Hospital;

The suggestion to establish an asy- lum for inebriates in Alabama is be- ing discussed again. To us 1t seems the proper thing to do. You might as we'll confine a crazy manyin Jail with out treatment and expect him to be re4 stored to his right minds as to hope to cure the drunkard by that means
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
They Know the situation.

The house harbors committee, after their visit to the gulf ports should priations for tite harbors on their merits. and with the Panama canal in sight their importance is great, not only to the gulf coast but to the en- tire country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
BostOn's Luck.
Birmingham A

Birmingham Age Herald.
 Green peas bring S3 a peck in New York. It Is lucky that beans don't sell for @ fancy price like that In Boston. The people would starve to death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
When ViII It start.
Llvlngston Homo Jourl

Livingston Home Journal.
 Almost everyone is predicting when the Panama Canal will be finished but scarcely any one is willing to say when it will be commenced. e'-ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

It may be all very nice for the Presi- dent and Tiliman to row in the same boat, but suppose the Caroline Senator takes 1t into his head to rock the boat1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

When Speaker Cannon puts on that new pair of boots that have been espec- ially made for him. he wilr feel more like kicking than ever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
The RetOrt YouthfuI.

50 your father Is away on business Bobby? Does he want to see You real bad?'
 ''Nome-from what he said, he'd bring me, guess he wants to see me real good"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Dispensarie- wnl Not stop Blind Tl-

Greensboro Watchman.
 To establish a dispensary to break up the blind tigers would be on a par with setting a two story residence on fire in order to hide tho blaze that comes from a brush heap.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Looks for a Shaking Up.

husseII feBIBLef.
 We are no prophet nor son of a prophet but unless the signs are very misleading there Is going to be a shake ing upe of political dry bones in Ala bama this year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

There is to be reunion of the Wee wee family in Indiana pretty soon. The date for the reunion of the Pee wees has not been mentioned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Has n Bad Job on Hand.

EuIauIa Times.
 The man who understands to defend his character by asserting that he is a gentleman will find out sooner or later that he has a bad job on his hands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
JANUARY, 1908.

Daily Average. January 1906 s...... s00a Sunday Average. &amuMrEs kHo1 .~. .k1sveO 
 E. & Noble. circulation MauaRer of the Montgomery Advertiser being duly sworn sAys.
 The foregoing statement Of The Adver- tissrs circeiation for ths month of Janua- after all returns from naws boys news mBents, and Ieft-ovcr coptex have been de- nucte6 E. s. NOBLE.
 Cixcuiatien Manager. Sworn to and BubsGribsd besore me this
 F. w. JACKSON,
 ats Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
What State Papers
 Are Saying
Compulsory Education.

IuScumbIa NOfth-AIaDamian.e I@
 When Alabama passes compulsory education law, then will be the time to gives large appropriations to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
He.

Bigg-Shay, old mansh (hic) we orterbeglad weshnot Sholomon
 Jigg-Whysho (hic)?
 My, medeah boy. shush shink comin' home one clock havin' (hic) shick- steen hun'd wivesh call ydown?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
The Contented Brother.

An a-Singin' In de mawnin' . Ans a-singin' in de night; De reason Ans am a-singin' is Ma haht am light
 Ans singin' when Ans wukin' An des a-playin' lak. Ma haht am light, An tell yo' If ma skin is black
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Melre Am Reen rhere.
NforaIf

There was a man In our town, Thought he was wonderous wise. He built a store
 And loudly swore
 He wouldn't advertise. In the briar patch called Failure, He landed with surprise, And then he got so ripping mad He scratched out both his eyes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Hopeful.

MOuIton AdVertiser.
 We are still hopeful about cotton reaching 15c. Spinners are demanding every bale under contract as 1t falls due Be patient.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Answers the Same Purpone.

Mrs. Casey. your children seem to be after hovin' foine toime drivin' tn goat aroun' tn alley"
 "Yis, Mrs. oToole, they be. after hovin' been very jealous of tn rich children in the automobiles, an Oi list concluded ol would let them play wid tn goat, begorra, as he smells jist as strong"
 The stamp of public approval is all right, but you have to pay big reye- nue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18
Twinkle.

Jack said he would be true, as the stars above"
 Don't count too much on that. dear;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
4 bright Itcci'nIt,


Lieutenant G%amining soldser) -What
should you do II you met an enemy OH
the field OF battle?
Soldicr-Shoot him dead, sir.
Licutenant-Right. And what should
you do IL you met II whole battalion OF
the enemy?
Soldier-Shoot them t!cad. sir.
Licutcnant-You couldn't by yourself,
You should fall back and give warning.
What should you tlo If you met COW
belonging to the enemy?
S0dicr-Shoot 1t dead, sir.
I.icutcnant-Wrong.
Soldicr-Fall back aud give warning,
,r
Wrong again. You should
catch hold of ii by the horns and bring
1t into camp. Now tell me what you
should TO if yon met Inc in the field
Soldicr-Shoot you dead, sir.
Rubbish! I'm not an cn-
envy! wear the same uniform as
you do.
Soldicr-Fall back ana give warning.
Wrong. stupid! I'm not
a battalion OF the enemy.
Solhicr-Wcll. then, I'd catch hold OF
you by the horns and lead you into
camp.
Licutcnant-You-
--Lustige Batter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10

OF The male blucbird Thurcnu said.
He carries the sky on his back" 10
this John Burroughs added, "nnd the
earth on his hrcnst." The birds back,
wings ANA tail. chin AMI throat arc n
vivid blue Willie his breast ana tanks
are u chestnut brown and his abdomen
n dirty white. The female is very much
uulicr III colGring. often having II red.
dish tone that extends from the middle
OF Tie back over the shoulder. The
Seminole Indians say that the male
blnrhlrd once flew so high that his
back rubbed against the sky, which
impaired III him its own azure tint.
Returning TO earth. his wife so admired
his new coat that she determined to
have like one for herself AMI The next
morning flew away 10 get it. but the
day proving somewhat cloudy The col.
or gwen 10 her dress was not 80 bril-.
liant rs was that received by her mate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
sign OF n rrnlncd Nurs..

II used To wonder why II WAS that |
noticed so many young women Juggling
suit cases all over town." said tho man
IN the street corner. AT first thought
perhaps they were independent Young
persons who were on their way To the
irand Central station or TO the ferry
boats To take trains, but then no.
iced them in parts OF the town where
they couldn't possibly he making for
a railroad station. since they were 70.
Ing in the wrong directions Now ]
have learned who these women are.
Most of them are trained nurses. When
they leave the hospitals or their homes
10 attend IL case they pack their uni.
forms and other ncccsSaricS In these
suit cases, which they carry with
them. So when you see II young WON
an carrying n suit ease and bound In a
direction AWAY from II boat or railroad
station it's very likely she's II trained
nurse ANA is either starting ont TO 1T.
tend case or is returning from one"
New York Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10

Errnsnn. WAS held Tie otllry day on
III" site of Tie ancient or:.tnry OF 81.
Gwii.!ian. one of the many Irish saints
WHO descended uuou Cornwall IN the
fifth an,l sixth centuries. IN !. waste
Of sand near the Goircvy lighthouse.
whic! marks the eastern lprn OF st.
Ives bay, lie what are regarded y" the
remains Z! the Oldest Ch;istiun bald
ing in England. The navH hul-cs with
sand to the level OF the plain and
through Il grass covered li!loc!; oycr
the demolished altar protrude few
rough stones. During Il stormy Nigh:
of ISIS the sand Shifted and revealed
the lines of structure about forty,
eight feet long by twelve feet wide.
with Il priests doorway. Il small win
dow, traces Of stone benches and III
altar OF masonry now gone as The ~.
suit OF the building being forthwith
used as n cowShcd. London Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
Vac World n.I, IL.

y world without mistakes and with.
OUT suffering would he world without
real men ana women. without litcra.
ture, without music. without painting
or sculpture aud without love. and
even without history, for history Is n
record Of struggles toward better and
higher things. Without obstacles to
overcome and errors 10 correct men
and women would lapse to level with
Eeasts IN mentality. Intellectual and
spiritual development would cease and
souls not refined by the fire of ordcals
would die of something akin to fatty
degeneration. The races would perish
OF ennui or inanity. After all, It's Il
pretty fair sort of world rs 1t stands.
louisville Courier.J journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
3 Cnurrsinn nr sn,,.,..

Although Scotia is now known to
mean Scotland, 1t once WAS Tie name
OF Ireland Two centuries before the
birth OF Christ Ireland was known To
the Greeks as Juvcnca Caesar called
it IIibcrnia, rs did also ptolcmy in his
map Of thar island. 1t is said the
PhOenicians first gave Ireland the name
of Iibernia. meaning thereby ",ItmoSt
or last hnbitation.' for beyond that
land westward the phocniclaps never
extended their voyages. Toward the
decline Of the Roman empire the coun
try began to he called Scotia. n name
retained by the monastic writers until
the eleventh century. when the name
Scotia, having passed to modern Scot,
land, the ancient name OF IIibernia be
gan to be again used.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10

Tic ants which arr really protective
Ia plants are not those which obtain
their food, Indirectly for the most part
through the aphiias. from the rcgcta.
bic kinSdori. int thoSr which are real.
y carntvorous. Thcsc are numerous IN
temperate climates. and their useful.
ness To agriculture and Sylviculturc Is
in"ontcStaOle. THUS the field ant IL !,
great insect destroyer. y nest OF this
species is capable or destroying MS
many as twcn,y.eight catcrpillars and
%raSShoppcrs II minute. or LOGO an
hour. and such Il colony is ut work
day and night during the pleasant
season. In the arid plains OF America
thc bcnciiccnt work of ants Is revealed
III tho isles of ver,lurc around their
hills. There are plants hospitablc To
ants, which furnish them shelter and
OFTEN food. within the cavities of which
me Instincts Of The ants prompt them
To take their abode. This il the case
With several ferns among them the
foiypodium Hectariirrnm. the sterile
froiids or which bear nrctaricS on their
lower face ANA are moreover, OF a
shape favorable to shrltcrlng the IN.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
stcvcnsom.s Grave.

No English novelist rests in more
eccentric spot than that chosen by
Robert Louis Stevenson. who is buried
on the summit OF the forest clad Vnila,
III the island OF Samoa. The day after
his death at Nailima. in 1891. his re-
mains we're carried to the top of this
prcciptouS and picturesque peak by
sixty sturdy Sninoans. who hau loved
and now incurred their dead chief,
Tusitula. y party OF forty had pre-
violsly eat Il pathway through tile
thick. tangled wood with knives and
axes, while another party had pre-.
pared the grave. With infinite care
and trouble they borS him shoulder
high over the rough ground to his last
long home. and there. under the starry
sky. they left him TO sleep forever. with
the Pacific ii Lis feet. on either side
of his tombstone is Il bronze plate.
One bears the words. ''rhc Tomb OF
Tusitula." while the other is inscribed
with his own requiem. beginning:
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the i;..lve and lot me lie.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
Storm Of Protests Aroused With
Demand That he Resign.
Chief JUSTICE FAVORS The MAN
Scratched by Republicans, but squeez,
ed Through ON LandsIide-Chief
Judge Will Show No Favoritism-
Fellow Intends to Hold Onto Office,

CHICAGO, Ill. Nov 9.--Chicago Is
Just awakening to Il realization of
what ii means to have Il negro judge
ana The howl of protest which began
yesterday gained in crcsccndo to-day
when IL was announced that Fred
crick ID. Barnett the judge in quest.
ion. would not be assigned exclusively
to the trial OF cases involving persons
of his own race.
This is not 'jim-crow' court"
declared Chief Justice Olson. of the
new Municipal Court. 81 shall assign
Mr.. Barnett where think he will do
the most good"
Barnett was elected to IL two-yclf
term as municipal judge as a Rcpub-
!ican. despite the fact that he ran
10000 votes behind the mex; lowest
candidate on that ticket. 1t is said
that Thos. I.antry (Dem). .wiio lacked
only i95 woes Of defeating Barnett.
Will demand Il recount. Barnett was
scratched by the Republicans. hut
managed to squeeze in on the Rcpub.
lican landslide because the voters
failed u bunch their ballots for any
one OF the Democratic candidates.
Chief Justice Olson, who will apDur.
ton the cases 10 the twcnty.aGvcn
judges comprising the court, was as.
sailed from all sides to-day vita de-
manLs that Barnett be assigned to
cases involving negroes. hut he res
.olutely refused 10 consider such
action.
From many points came criticisms
uf the politicians who secured Bar
netts nomination, and in some circles
the outspoken demand was made that
he resign. 1t was declared that
lawyers and litisants generally would
be unwilling 10 accept trials before
"A negro judge. Barnett. although
stnng by the widespread criticisms,
said that he had no intentions Of re
signing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
Merchants G Miners
TRANSPORTATION 10.
Steamship Lines for Boston, ProvI.
cence and Baltimore

Steamship Lines for Boston, Proyi,
cence and Baltimore.
Leave Newport News. vim Norfolk
Tor Boston every Tuesday, Wpdnes-
day, Friday and Sunday Leaves for
Providence every Monday Thursday
and Saturday: Steamers sail from
Norfolk at 600 D. m.
..eave Newport News for Raitimors
daily. except TUESDAY and Wednesday.
al M. connecting for Washington.
philadelphia and New York
Fare to Baltimore, one way. $500;
round trip, S. including stateronm
berth. Accommodations aud cuisine
nneGualled.
Fret|ht ana passengers taken for
all points North and South Steamers
leave baltimore foot OF Long Dock,
daily, at 6 D. m.
Only line running Sunday steamer
between Newport News and Ral /.
more. For further information apply
to d. r. McNEILI. Agent,
New port News, va.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
Learning will give culture, but It vii!
not give coinmon sense.
Wisdom of the Oh soka PaIaka

Oh Soka Palaka, protector of the
world In general and OF Japan in par
ticular. mayest thou ever be seate,i
On lotus flower like Padmavati. the
daughter of Bibhu and the bride of
Saki. Verify, the Linga Purana, ir
which silva explained the objects OF
life, contain no wisdom like thine
Surely thou art even as Mahavira,
the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of the
jams, who was born many times ana
finally attained the Kevala. that is.
the onl- knowledge. under a Tai treG
on the north bank Of the Rijupalika.
Eastern World