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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

tested fields; you have participated in more than thousand conflicts of arms: you are heroes. veterans. pa- trfots. the bones of your comrades mark the hattlefelds upon the soil of Kentucky, Tennessee. Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia, Ala- bama and Mississippi; you have done all that human exertion could accom- plish. In bidding you adieu. I desire to tender my thanks for your galiantry Tn battle, your fortitude under suffering, and devotion at all times to the holy cause you have done so much to main tain. I desire to express my gratitude for the kind feeling you have seen ht to extend towards myself, and to evoke upon you the blessing of our Heavenly Father. to whom we must always look for support In the hour of our distress. Brethren. in the cause or freedom, comrades in arms. l bid you
 Yesterday evening the life task of General, Weehler was accomplished and he bade farewell to the world HIS passing recalls the message of forty years ago. for in that message is con. tained both personal description and character index. What he wrote of his men applied in greatest measure to their comn1ander--he trusted in God as he asked them to do and he sank his own heroism in commenting their prowess.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
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Nervous exhaustion invites diseas

Nervous exhaustion invites disease. This statement is the positive truth.
 When everything becomes burden and you cannot walk few blocks with out excessive fatigue, and you break out into precipitation easily, and your face tiushes, and you grow excited and shaky at the least provocation, and you cannot bear to be crossed in any thing, you are in danger; your nerves have given out you need building up at once To build up woman's nerv- ous system and during the period of change of life we know of no better medicine than Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound. Here is an illus tration. Mrs. Mary L. Koehne, s71 Garfield Avenue. Chicago. H., writes
 "I have used Lydia E, PinkhamsV Vegetable Compound flor years in my family and it never disappoints; so when felt that was nearing the change of life commenced treat ment with it. I took in all about six bottles and it did me great deal of good. It stopped my dizzy spells, pains in my back and the headaches with which had suffered for months before taking the Compound. feel that if it had not been for this great medicine for women that I should not have been alive to-day. Itissplendid for women, old or young, and will surely cure all female disorders."
 Mrs. Pinkham, daughter-inslaw of Lydia E. Pinkhan. of Lynn. Mass. in- vites all sick and ailing women to write her for advice. Her great experience is at their service, free of cnst-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Cetters tc tbe Gditor
Problem of Criminal Youths.

Editor The Advertisers:
 What shall be dohe with the large
 and white, of crfmnal instincts and idle habits who cause so much trouble
 for our officers of the law and courts
 of justice. is problem that may give the people of Alabama cause for seri-
 ous thought. It is not a wise or prop
 CT solution of the question to advise
 that they be sentenced to the chain
 gang or penitentiary and become con
 firmed in a hardened and crimnal
 life. It is revolting. in this civilized and Christian age, that children should
 be condemned and treated as are ma
 tured and responsible criminals.
 Every community has a number, more
 or less, of incorrtgtbles who, If they. possess parents will not brook paren-
 tai restraint. who will neither work nor attend school. The trial proceedings in our courts of one of this class wllen arester for crime costs more than to keep him safe at an industrial reform
 Aside from every other weigl,ty req son self interest and the general con servation of society dictates that 1.-the State of Alabama should endeavor to- make worthy and valuable members of her social and economic system as many of these youthful indicators, as possible.
 It is wiser, safer, more humane and cheaper for the State to corral these developing criminals in an industrial school where they may be taught some trade given the basis of an education and grounded in habits of industry. When discharged it is highly probable they will become valuable members Of the industrial community and not continual menace to the peace and sood order of the State.
 The Reform School for white boys at Birmingham Is doing splendid work even with It's limited means, one which blesses those who give as well as those who receive and the whole State Is the It Is now high time that the State should extend this beneficient l work to all colors and sexes and give | her judges and courts of law the au- thority upon proper complaint to re- mand the crimlnally inclined. the way ward and incorrigible to these institu- i tions until they shall show evidence of | and arrive at years of full NJ B. Houghton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
UNJUST COMPARISON.

Speaking of the Statehood matter, The Charlotte Observer says that If the admissions of such sage-brush dis tricts as Montana. Colorado and Ne- vada to statehood are to be regarded as precedents. then there could. be no excuse for denying separate statehood to each of the four Territories under consideration; but there come times when 1t is wisdom to kick precedent out of doors and as to this matter as all others 1t can be said that two wrongs do not make right"
 So far as Arizona and New Mexico are concerned we have nothing to say, but to compare Oklahoma and Indian Territory with the States mentioned by The Observer is unjust. Taking the population of those States---as shown by the census reports--at the date of their admission, all three of them had only s5,o00 inhabitants by the census last before they were admitted. By the census of 1900 Indian Territory had population of ss2,oeO, and Oklahoma had 3ss,o0o, showing that the three States mentioned by The Observer had in the aggregate less than one-fourth the population of either of the two Territories we are speaking of.
 This shows the injustice of the com parison when population only Is con- sidered. and it Is equally unjust to them to intimate that the new State of Oklahoma. if joint Statehood Is en- forced. would be "a sage-brush State" No State has been admitted into the Union in forty years that had a better class of citizens, or that was as pros porous, progressive and stable as Okla homa would be if admitted. If the two Territories are united the new State would have a total area of 7o.oo0 square miles and the aggregate population of 100000 in 1900. In short, if objection is to be made to the new State let it be on tenable grounds, for 1t cannot be sustained on the score of area. popu- lation. wealth or character of citizen ship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Sidewalk Pencilinss
A Monument 10 Wheeler.

-The people of Alabama" said Con- federate Veteran, ought to erect 2 monument to the memory of General Joe Wheeler and there Is no more ap- propriate place to locate 1t than on the south end of the Capitol lawn. Located a there It would offset the Confederale monument at the other end of the lawn and would give the Capitol grounds an imposing appearance.
 T would like to see the money TOT such a monument raised in small suD- inscriptions so as to make the movement popular. A bronze statue of General Wheeler on a marble base could pc erected for about s25.0o0. and if the project is taken hold of by the patriot ic societies of the State 1t can be made successful.
 Tn point of achievement General Wheeler was one of the greatest Ala bamians of modern times. He will go into history at least as the one great soldier from Alabama. History Will al. so record that he was statesman oI great mental capacity and broad patri- otism.
 By all means we should perpetuate the name and fame of such man and hope the Sons of Veterans and Daugh- ters of the Confederacy will interest themselves in such movement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
MT. TiIIman's Speech.

New Y0fk WOrlu.
 more-or less-than human if they did not take the fullest advantage of Sen ator Tillman's vituperative speech to discredit opposition to the President.
 It Is Senator Tillman's misfortune that whenever he has an important ut terance to make he proceeds forth with to get drunk on his own emotions He assailed Mir Cleveland with the same personal bitterness that he shows in attacking MT. Roosevelt. But the real tissue Is not the dictlon ana H nam manners or i MT Roosevelt's administration. That issue should not be obscured by the antics of a particular critic.
 tionable manners, his maudlin tears and his coarse abuse of the President. there were things in his speech that should have been sac d h0w1Nea bne1 ea,d hgH Sis we might wish they hau Deeh sdiu ulI-
 The President in his sapto Domingo policy has attempted to create very mischievous precedent. It is right to ' He s0 exceeded his true legitimate pow CTS in his relation With the Morales goyerpmenTd s pn nn1Tdeavored a. S tt5 inIence news paper renorts. It is right to say so.
 He has tried to create, 6,. ,ehSs, preSs cen. a9 sorship by as n1uzz.nnbg .s,1bgordinates dI9 if Is ficers and their supoi iuiii"S' u iS
 He has disregarded. some of the linn ltations of the constttitlo" con,tive HpGn ig rieht to say so. ..,. r,.,-,
 coordinate branch of the government Patronape has been used to influence senators It is right to say so,
 It is unfortunate that senator ,hat I'll Iilli ii' sli'',i dssirad and that he should refuse to emplov e9 deSi't6 the "I language of gentlemen in his criticism of the admlnistraiti3G But eN"n s,', ,,,i,o m as coarse as it Is, and if he Slubbered twice as much about. the wrongs " rnu of Mrs. Morris, many of, MT Roosevelt's most, ambitioos oono me methods 1o1s n1iscbievons' Tillman's offenses do not shrive the President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
The Party Whip.

N. Y. EVenlnR HOst.
 There Is more joy in Congress over the ninety and nine which need no re- pentance. The Statehood bill-or rath- CT the rule prohibiting it's amendment lis passed and the Capitol Is fragrant with the savor of the fatted calves Never was there a franker disclosure of the methods by which an important bIll is put through. MT. Tawney, ac- cording to report. was brought into line bv the threat that if this revolt tees bills would be the next objects of attack. A new land district had to he established in Montana. the Missou- ri home guards have been accorded a questionable status and how many oth- ar, forlorn measures will become law because their sponsors voted straight on this bill. may never be known The . people with real grievance are tho loyal Republicans who never threaten ed and therefore never had to be pro- pitiated There has been a great deal gents" as If the same body of men had opposed the Iphilippine tariff and the statehood bill As a matter of fact, the roll-calls show that there were only nineteen Republicans who voted against both measures. where as there were thirty-eight who voted arainst the former but not against the latter. and twenty-four who opposed Statehood but not the tariff bill So there were actually eighty-one differ ent Republicans on the insurPent roll on one occasion or the other This was good deal more than enough with the Democrats, to defeat any organiza- ton bill had the effort to pool issues been successful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Trucking Pays.

Florala News.
 It Is to be hoped that this particular section will never be what is known as a cotton section If our people begin by leaving off cotton and raising truck, syrup, corn, hogs, cattle and poultry the future generation will never be cursed with the cotton proposition. It Is rare that cotton grows so good as to produce the worth of $100 per acre. And 1t takes seven months to make what it does make. Most fruits do well here as do vegetables. No need to cn1- tivate acres and acres to make money by the cotton process, when few acres well culaivated will yield much more satisfactory crops. eGt the truck hab- itl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
socIety,n Lasts Auctioned.

Pfttsburg Dispatch.
 today at auction when the executor of the estate of William Beneke, the shoo- maker to society decided to close the business Just why anybody should desire to possess the lasts is puzzle, but the lot brought $500. Collectors of curlos were big bidders In the ling wood prices today were those over which shoes had been fashioned for Astors. Vanderbilts. Sloans, Pells, Ldvingstones, President Roosevelt, Richard Croker and his sons. Sarah Bernhardt. Lillian Russell. Sir Henry Irving and countless other celebrities. One of a pair of the largest shoes ever turned out brought S3. The original price was $2OO for the two. and they were manufactured for Fannie Mills. who was Barnums star giantess for a long time. A whole calfskin was re- quired for the shoes. Another curios- ity that attracted attention was the only No. 20 shoes in the world. An Ohio policeman Is the wearer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Gen. Wheeler.

History will write the name of Gen. eral Wheeler as Alabama's greatest son. He is truly great in all things that men should prize: as a statesman. soldier. patriot. and good, clean and moral citizen he is without peer. Montgomery. who was a colonel on General wheeier's stan during the civil war, told the writer that he had never cers made wagers that no man nor woman could induce him to do wrong and that 1t was frequently tried and that General Wheeler always came out untouched and as pure as virgin He also said that after a hard days fight ing, he had known General Wheeler to sit up all night answering letters from the wives. mothers and sweethearts or his soldiers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

Senator Tom Platt seems to be daub- ing on the war paint He has mem toned that if President Roosevelt wants to talk with him President Roosevelt will have tc send for him. Now he serves notice on all concerned-Presi- dent Roosevelt, Governor Higgins Chairman Herbert Parsons, Timmie Woodruff, everybody-that arrange ments made behind his back with re- gard to United States offices in the State of New York don't go. Hes stil Senator, he begs to remind 'em, and his courteous brother Senators won't see him put upon by anybody.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

Mann would have given the matter prompt attention had 1t been brought to his notice Our only interest In this connection, of course. Is due to tho fact that we realize--who wouldn't7-that Atlanta must feel the neglect keenly." Let not The Herald mourn as one with out hope It Is not yet too late for Atlanta to get in; and if 1t doesn't turn out that one of her citizens was thar or tharabouts.' we lose our guess.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Have n Right to Know.

ThomaSton Post
 I The American people, regardless of political utilization, are interested lis- teners to the squabble between the President and the critics on the Panama canal matter. MT. Roosevelt is making a serious mistake when he expects the public to take his statements upon the disbursement of millions. where he is confessedly dependent for information upon the reports of men who do not command the respect of this same long suffering public It is no want of faith in the honesty of the President for the masses to be like the man from Mis- souri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
DriftWccd
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.

In the Dentist Chair. Dentist: I'm afraid I have some ra- ther dlscouraging news to tell you about your tooth. Victim: We'll. out with it.
 The Star Boarder. The New Arrival: Well. what are you thinking of so intently? The Star Boarder: | was just think ing that man Is few days and full of prunes.
 Robbie's Progres. Well. how is Robbie getting on with He's getting on all right. but he is getting off too frequently.
 There are Others. Is has a man of much standing? Yes, poor fellow--he seems never to be able to get a seat in these crowded cars
 ParadoxicaI. Whats he doing? Floating com pany?
 Yes: and sinking money.
 Too True. That girl is a dream old man. Yes; but you can't believe in dreams Would Get Hot As 1t Were. That fellow hasn't & spark of ambi- tion. No; but don't tell him so-he will flare up.
 Freeze Out. He: Do you like my hair better part ed on the side or in the middle. She: don't believe expressed an opinion as liking 1t at all.
 The Lesser Evil. My wife walks in her sleep. You are blessed,-my wife talks in hers.
 Will Re Surprised. That man Is always knocking. We'll, the first thing he knows some body will open the door suddenly some day and he'll fall.
 Sing . Song. Sing a song ob sunshine Sing a song ob cheer Make somebody happy in de Glad New Year. Sing song ob spare ribs Sing ob possum meat or COW Sing ob roastin' taters Sing oh sunshine any how. Sing a song ob sunshine raTssvhen ESsnv IT y9rsss frnst,e erSks Skser, vou Meet folks wid a joke. Chase away de shadders Gatherin' on your brow. Sing ob sumpin happy Sing ob sunshine any how.
 COnceited. Jones is his own worst enemy. Yes; and he believes in loving his enemies, too.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
General wheeler.

N9o on Aprli ss 1863: MajOFGieHeTai Maj Tofie%;na Joseph Wheeler Irvnnen lsJrSn Jns who who" had 1i,d YoIiawed t'oI him with. devotion through the varying fortunes of the eiyil ioTH; war
 Gallant Comrades; Og done neEe parEine STTEns SoGp fopr ts sYears struggle for liberty, you have exhibited courage fortit,ude i,d9 de. and ni devotion. You are the so!e s,ei.c ViStoIs so,o or more than two hundred SeNefeiS e0"-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
weighty Petitions.

In the petition line, the forty-five volumes of names sent to the Senate against the seating of Senator Shoot must rank as great achievement. It sets the pace, however. and hereafter no petition is likely to be considered weighty that does not weigh a ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

Up to date the goose-bone prophets have been discredited. Last fall these weather predicters declared that we would have a long and hard winter. So far 1t has certainly not been a hard winter, but the long part may be att tached to the other end.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Montgomery County. Good Example.

If the farmer in every county in the State would take interest in their or ganization as do those of Montgomery. Judging from the frequent reports we see published of their doings they would accomplish about all they set out to do. and the aRriculturist would soon occupy that position and promi- nece which his calling so rightly de- mands
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

The Fort Gaines Recorder thinks there ought to be lots of fun in Geor- gia this year. considering the number of candidate in the field. True, and it promises to be fun long drawn out, as we believe your primary is on August 27.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Takes It In Sections.

MOnroeViIIe Journal.
 We approve the action of the com mittee in the abandonment of the dou- ble-barrel primary plan of two pre- ceding campaigns and also in the adop- tion of a late date for the primary We shall withheld expression on the double -back-action senatorial success sion scheme until we have time to di- gest more fully its novel feasures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
A North Alabama View of It.

Alabama is to be given1no additional federal Judgeship by this hongress. The reason is that there are too many can didates for the office. Birmingham wants 1t. and unless they can fix it so that they are sure of getting the judge they will defeat the measure. A very greedy disposition they have.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

The Albany Herald is unable to un- derstand how it happened that Colonel Mann overlooked Atlanta in his opera . tions. There are hlgh-hyers." 1t says. "a plenty, and the coin of the realm in abundance in the Georgia capital are facts too well known 10 call for discussion. and We are sure Colonel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Keen The Light Turned On.

The first graft apparent in the Pan- anna canal work Is the heavy salaries paid to the officers in charge of the work. The other graft may come later on-tf the newspapers fail to turn the limelight. The chances for stealage are immense! and the only thing to pre- vent it is to keep turning on the light.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
What State Papers Are Saying
Breathing space.

Easter will not come till April IS. this year. That puts off the new mill linery bills until we will have the Christmas presents about paid for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
Very Modest.

HdIIIOFU eS~HeraId.
 In some of our exchanges we mo- tice that candidates for county offices are already announcing, but in our country no one seems to have broken out" yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

E. S. Noble, Circulation Manager of the Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tisers circulation for the month of Decem- Der. 1905. is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news boys, news aGents and leftover copies have been de- auctsd- E. s. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Swern to and subscribed before me this 14th day of January. 1906.
 F. ". JACKSON,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

The Portland (Me) Express kicks at "the bill to tie up the New Englanders of Arizona with the Mexicans of New Mexico" Treads on some Yankee toes, 1t seems. but our Republican contem- porary may thank it's party President Sor the outrage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

Southern California weather in Maine in January is pronounced "unseasona- ble but very pleasant" by The Portland Express. By the way. we have seen it intimated that there has been a change in the course of the Gulf stream to cause the anomalous weather we have had It would be a cold joke on us if New England and the South Atlantic States should swap climates
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
THE HIGH WAFER aARks.

The last month of 1y05 was the banner month In The Auvertiser's circulation. A new hfgh-water mark was estapitsned- II should be remembered that The Advertisers : eircutation statements compiled after the returns rom all sources nave been de- uucteG ana the figures hlsen represent oniy the net paid-tor output. Asre are the De- sember llgures:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

So far as the returns have come in. Uncle Russ Sage and Aunt Hetty Green didn't get into the Mann~trap.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29
OFTENTHE BESTPARTOFLIFI
Help for Women Passing Through
 Change of Life

Providence has allotted us each at least seventy years in which to fulfill our mission in life, and it is generally our own fault if we die prematurely.