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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
THURSDAY MAY 8, 1908.
A GREAT BODY or CHR STAN
 WORKERS.

Tn 1s44 the split between the South ern and Northern Methodests took place at the quadrennial General Conference in session at Louisville. Kentucky The question of slavery was the main wedge which led to the cleavage question which can never rise again in this country. The Methodist Church, South Is the organic name of the body where membership is made up of the Methodist of the Southern States. and of several far Western States.
 Today the clerical and lay delegates of this great army of Christian work CTS will begin it's fifteenth quadrennial conference in Birmingham. It is ar inspiring occasion and no doubt there will be many visitors to Birmingham to hear the deliberations and witness the great scenes that will be enacted. Some thing of the magnitude of the church can be imagined from the statement that the membership one year ago was l.s56,72S and to that should be added the increase of another year. There are In the Methodist Church, South 10,- ss4 Churches and 6,4Ss ministers. North and South there are over 6,O00,000 Meth odists.
 The membership of the conference is made up of all the Bishops and cleri- cal and lay delegates from the various Southern Conferences. There are two conferences in Alabama. The total num- Der of delegates will be about 400. A great deal of work is to be done and the sessions will last several weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
Tor underground yvirer.

Underground electric light wires are a great thing for city and I would like to see Montgomery have hay them" sity for having wires In the earth is most forcihly illustrated by the danger which is incurred if the wires are over-
 "As an example take the large fire on Commerce street early this morning. There is a net work of wires of all the the vicinity of the buildings destroyed. the eiectrocution of firemen in, ether cities. feel sverse to getting ap among them from being actually afraid to fight the fire when there is chance of coming in contact with wires. Hence of course, this irnpedes the effective use of the aerial ladders, and really forms a stumbling block for the fire men.
 We read in this mornings paper of the electrocution of fireman in Mo- bile and 1t was only a few months ago when a fireman met a similar fate In Birmingham. l am strongly in favor 1t can be practically accomplished"
 MT. Shelby Miller. Jr., and Mir. Fred They viii visit Boston and several of the principal cities of the North and East and will be gone six months.
 MT NdL As 11AAtCI d PAOtu4AACAAt anu popular citizen of Birmingham, spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 Mr. L. C.. Lewis. of Tuskegea, spent last night in Montgomery.
 Mir. E. R. Alexander. of Tuskegee. was in the city last night.
 Mir. c. P. Jackson. of Birmingham, Is visiting Montgomery.
 
 MT R. R. Brodnax, of Haynevilo. is in Montgomery.
 MT. P. A. Noble. of Tallassee. is vis- iting the city.
 Mir. W. D. Hutchinson, of Elba, is in the city
 MT. J. Taylor Smith, of Birmingham, is in town.
 MT. Carlos Hughes. of Dothan. is in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

to prohibit the importation or use of pipes and cigars that ithas to put ID it's bars against cigarettes and deny free citizen the right to bring them into his State. As part of the Indiana statute has been declared void 1t is not unlikely that the remainder of it will go the same way, unless the lawmakers realize the impossibility of enforcing 1t and repeal 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
D RIFT W o o D
BROKEN REFLECTIONS.
BY PHIL H. ARMsT R Q N c.


 Those who have generous intentions haven't always the money to put them into execution and those who have money haven't always the generous in- tentions.
 When a woman goes out and drops a penny in a slot machine, she Is ltkely to come home and tell her friends she morning,
 You can interest few in poetry. but the majority had rather hear you talk about pork chops. It's all right to think twice before you speak once. unless you are warn ing somebody of an immediate dan ger
 The stammerer makes his remarks emphatic by saying everything repeat edly.
 Did you ever run across the man who tells you how much differently he would have acted in certain instances had he been in your place?
 Men are like toy balloons; one little puff can swell them up considerable; several cause them to go broke.
 Where Ignorance Was Bliss. Microbes in the water; Microbes In the air; Our grandsires didn't know it, Yet quite well they seemed to fare
 Steady Patron. Does Old Sportleigh go in much for About three nights week at the Star Burlesque Theatre"
 There are Others. "Hellow Billkins, who are you work in for now2"
 Rsame people--a wife and five chill dren."
 Times Change. In boyhood days each wagon that Would pass I'd swing in glee; Now, cen the big broad water wagon Don't appeal to me.
 Better. Ethel says she has man on the Wen, tell her it's more important to have a string on the man."
 Trout Time. Trout time has come--get your line and
 reel And rise up soon for hurried meal; Get your old clothes on and bring Your bucket of minnows from out the
 spring; Grab up a lunch and hie away, Just at the silver dawn of day; Then bolt through the woods where the
 birds refrain Marbles Trout time has come again"
 II. Trout time-full speed to the deep dark
 pool Like a boy laying off one day from school; The swish of the line and the whirr of the reel, And the jingle of ozone that you feel Rush through your lungs in the woods sweet breath, Till you want to whistle yourself to death; Oh, here's to the creek and the leafy lanei Hurrah-for trout time has come round again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
SHOOTING OFF WITHOUT KNowL-
 EDGE.

The opelika News, which is constant ly asserting but never proving, in it's Mondays issue said:
 The News has a letter from one of the best posted men in the state Of Alabama, who lives in Montgomry in House Journal of the is7s session of the General Assembly of Alabama, on which the vote of R. M. Cunningham, member of the legislature from Frank against bill to create q railroad com mission for the State. So far we have been unable to secure a copy of that journal. but are on the hunt for @ t ..l1,, and copy for the benefit of News readers that portion of the House Journal which shows that the lodging doctor county, was mistaken when he asserted in his speech here last Monday that dle had always voted for railroad regu- 1ation and on the side of the people.
 Hon. J. P Jack man well known in his day and generation was the member of the Legislature from Franklin county in the legislative session of 1S7s-7s. As the county had only one representative, 1t is a plain fact that Dr.. Cunningham was not a member that year. He was, however, a member of the House from Franklin county in 1Ss0-s1 and the House Journal for that session shows that he voted for the Railroad Commission bill House Bill No. I'll, which passed the House by a vote of 50, to g. On every proposition connected with the bill and there were several he voted straight for the meas ure.
 These facts are to be found on pages 54s.47. 4s and 4s. of the House Journal 1sso-s1. and The News can take our statement for 1t or send to Mir. J. M. Riggs. State Librarian, who we doubt not, will cheerfully certify to the facts as they appear of public rec ord. Now that you have promised to copy from the book to show that Doctor Cunningham was mistaken in what he said in opelika about his vote on the question. will you not give the plain facts, even If they show that The News and not pr. Cunningham was mistaken?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Anybody remember one Mary Ellen Lease? She used to go about saying things but has fallen into desuetude, or something of the kind. Lately she has brought forth another remark 10 the effect that '1t is woman who pursues man, not man who pursues woman. " Getting ready to dodge, are you. when she comes your way? especially if she Is named Lease
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

British South Africa is like South east Alabama" The Savannah Press says. Tt has 6 million white people and three million blacks" The Press would do well to study the map of Ala bama and the census returns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
Cunningham or Conner.


 Editor The Advertiser:
 Many votes are cast without due con- sideration of the responsibilities that attend such an act under our represen- influenced by mere sentiment or per sonal prejudice, without regard to the public good.
 requires pains. time and experience. To meet these requirements the law wisely provides against the delay, de- sure w to follow any attempted adjust ment of rates by whole new set of Commissioners. To avoid these conn vides that President shall be elected by the people, whose term of office shall be four years. It then provides that two years afterwards, two Asso- for four years. Tn this way, the Pres ident has two years to become famil far with rates, conditions of the roads, and the needs of the people. If two in the position to inform them at once and the Commission can proceed with out delay and uncertainty to rectify President of the Commission should be elected to the office of Governor, 1t would vacate the office of President of the Commission; To i'll this place with ate Commissioners would bring about the very condition of things that the law intended to obviate. No man, to gratify his ambition, should be allowed to defeat the purposes of a wise law. hold, therefore, that if Mir. Cunning ham and MT. Conner were equally com petent for the office of Governor, the public good requires MT Conner to re- main where he is. We put him there for a purpose. and we expect to elect two Associate Commissioners, and when they are elected, we have the | right to look forward to some sneedv ! legal and effective action. | No reasonable man can doubt Dr. i Cunninghams loyalty to the people, and capacity for the high office. These qualities have been fully demon | strated.
 The duty of every honest, intelligent and patriotic voter seems plain; Mir. It is not right to Jeopardize the great l . Q
 | of any one man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
any ''e ''" Farmer and Shipper.
Who Can Give the Informations

Leesburg. Ohio, April 30. 1906.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 After an absence of forty-five years it was the writer's privilege to stop over few hours in dear old Mop.som- cry a few days ago What a flood of memories came rushing up from the misty depths of half a century ago as ] walked again the old familiar strcets, familiar now no more, because of the many changes and Improvements Standing upon the State House yard d scene of other years came up before me and brought back question which ] hope The Advertiser will help me to settle In the summer of 1880, I think in the month of July. there was flag presentation at the State House yard. There were two military companies in Montgomery at that time. The Mont gomery Blues and the Montgomery Greys I have forgotten which com pany received the flag. and that Is not essential to the question. l have also forgotten the nannc of the orator who made the address, nor Is this essential, though I would be glad to have my memory refreshed upon this point, But l have often referred to the incident and the flag as perhaps the first Con federate dag ever displayed to the public It was-not the flag which was later adopted by the ConfedeEaey. Now
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

if The Advertiser or some old resident of the city or State will through the columns of the paper set me right upon this old historic incident 1t will be personal favor to me. At the same lime if will no doubt be a matter ot general interest, and may rescue this ancient incident from the shades of eternal oblivion.
 Many other memories were revived bv this brief visit to the old town, but as they were mainly personal l desist from the temptation to display them here. R.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

"A man usually gets what Is coming to him" thinks The Columbus Ledger He Is fortunate If he doesn't get much more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

We guess there is nothing to be said against wearing straw hats now. since May came in and brought July wealth. CT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Now the luscious oyster can take a rest while his place is supplied by the hprinE chicken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
The cheerfnl Gaver.

Editor The Advertiser:
 Whenever a person contributes hls money to charity or for the public good he at once arrests attention and m spires admiration. The man who claims such attention and admiration when contributions are for selfish pur- poses only, may arrest attention. but the sentiment inspired Is one of--weil 1t Is not admiration.
 Mir. Conner takes occasion frequently to say that his former campaign cost him about eight thousand dollars, but he generally adds that he does mind it, as 1t was spent in education of the people. Now, if we just knew how much Mir. Conner had been in.the habit of contributing to the cause of public education before he became candi. date, and how much he contributed after the election was over, and be. fore he became candidate the second time. and then were informed as to the character of the lessons and tn- struction imparted. whether they were of a disinterested character or were wholly one~sided and for the sole pur- pose of magnifying and exaitfng Mr. :. Conner, the donor. before the people and reflecting upon and degrading the good name of many great and patriotic Alabamians who have preceded him. we would know whether 1t was fitting to let our bosoms heave with admira- tion and gratitude, or point tho finger at him.
 conflicting emotions?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

E. s. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn aays:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiser's Circulation for the month of March. 1906, is true and correct. and compiled after ali returns from news boys. news agents and leftover copies have been deducted
 E &. NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and suhscribsd before me this s~ F. W. JACKSON.
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
Gratitude of Veterans.

Editor The Advertiser: Please allow me through your col umns to thank the Sunday School of St Johns Episcopal church of Mont gomery for a beautiful organ presented 10 the Old Soldiers Home. Also thanks to Mir. A G. Forbes for cleaning and vanishing same free Of charge.
 This organ is highly appreciated by the old veterans of the Homo, as well
 M. L. Fielder, M D..
 Commandant. Mountain Creek, May 8.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

So much is being said and written of late about concrete for building pur- roses that the following item from The Chattanooga Tradesman will be of in- esrest to AIabamians.
 In some localities the raw material Is found in great rock formations that are practically inexhaustible. This is very noticeable along the Alabama river, and in other portions of that state while a species of clay Is used in oth- CT localities that is producing a super for grade of Portland cement, so thai therc is no doubt but that this industry is destined to become one of the best wealth producing resources of the South.
 Of course Alabama cement is moi unknown but many readers were no aware that the material for practical. ly unlimited supply of concrete build ing material exists in our own State. is one more evidence of Alabaina's ma teriaI riches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
AND CONSIDER
 THE ALL. IMPORTANT PACT

suffer in silence and drift along frs bad to worse, knowing full we'll tfI they ought to have immediate assiv ance, but natural modesty imp4 them to shrink from exposing thea selves to the questions and probafl examinations of even their fami physician. tis unnecessary. Witho| money or price you can consult Q VI man whose knowledge from actual q perience is great. #
 Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitatlo
 Women suffering from any form female weakness are invited to prompt communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, ,k Lynn, Mass. All letters are receiTi opened, read and answered by woH only. A woman can freely talk of f, private illness to a woman; thus ', been established the eternal confideSt between Mrs. Pinkham and the worS of America which has never bkt broken. Out of the vast volumekl experience which she has to draw fr9' it is more than possible that she N gained the very knowledge that VI help your case. She asks nothing return except your goodwill. and h advice has relieved thousands. Sure any woman, rich or poor, is very fooli if she does not take advantage of tt generous offer of assistance.
 If you are i'll. don't hesitate to get bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham'sV sVegetat Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pin ham. Lynn: Mass. for special adviee
 When medicine has been successf in restoring to health so many wome you cannot we'll say, without trying T do not believe it will help me-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Where Ignorance Was Bliss. Microbes in the water;
 Microbes in the airi Our grandsires didn't know it, Yet quite we'll they seemed to fare.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
SIDEWALK PENcILINCS
Adveeste. 1rsnsfer station.

Now that we have a consolidation of street car lines." said a prominent man of Montgomery last night, "the next thing we should have is a trans- fer station. where patrons can ex- change cars with gerater convenience than at present, and without nfaking use or the transfer system.
 convenehee would bs eadltion ef se s shhngins cars when t rains. In adopted the Idea. and I do do not see why why It would not be as good thing here as there. The plan upon which Nash vile is laid out is such that all the people going from one end of the city to another. have to change. The same thing could be made to apply to Mont erected at a central point, guarded by gates All persons wishing to embark On cars at this point pay their fare to cashier when they enter a build from passengers who get on the car at the station. Thus, the structure is n convenience to the patron, and does away with the distribution of trans
 "The greatest advantage Of such a structure would have, however, Is that of shelter to persons wishing to trans pie in Montgomery, while waiting for their cars to come along. are forced to stand on the sidewalk. On rainy days the sidewalks st,,t at the ss,r, corner of of almost completely blocked, and many ladies are forced to stand in the most public portion of the city, surrounded car may come, The corner in front of the Winter building any rainy day will bear out the truth of this statement
 Tt seems to me that a transfer sta- ffnf1 iorafe6 in nanfra1 n0rftnn Of the city--Court Square for instance would be great advantage to the cit izens, as we'll as an improvement to some structure in place of the old fountain which has held the center of the square for so long would make a than the fountain and its basin do. and would give him a better impression of the progressiveness of the city in adopting the new idea"
 Mir. Shaver Visitor.
 Mir. L. A. Shaver. of Washington, D. O., who was a number Of years ago Superintendent of Education in Mont change Hotel, and is spending a few days In the city visiting hls numerous friends.
 He now occupies a high position in the Interstate Commerce Commission. in the capacity of travelling. attorney for that body and frequently argues eases in the United States courts, in various parts of the country. In his work he Is often pitted against the ablest railroad corporation counsel In the country. and has the reputation of being one of the foremost lawyers in the employment of the Commission.
 Although the nature of his calling keeps him in Washington during the greater part of the year. Mir. Shaver claims Montgomery as his home. Tn speaking of his native city yesterday he announced himself in love with the city, and astoupded at the strides 1t has made in the last few years. He declared that the view from his room in. the New Exchange looking up Dex- ing, one of the finest in the country.
 MT. Shaver has many friends inNthe city who are always glad to welcome him home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
steady Patron

Docs Old Sportleigh go in much fol About three nights a week at the Star Burlesque Theatre"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Men are like toy balloons; one little puff can swell them up considerable; several cause them to go broke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
There are Others,

'Hellow Billkins, who are you work 7same people-a wife and five chill dren."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Ethel says she has man on the string"
 well, tell her it's more important to have a string on the man."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

The opelika News, which is constant ly asserting but never proving. in it's Mondays issue said:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Times Change. In boyhood days each wagon that Would pass I'd swing in glee; Now, cen the big broad water wagon Don't appeal to me.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Trout time has come-get your line and
 reel And rise up soon for a hurried meal; Get your old clothes on and bring Your bucket of minnows from out the
 spring;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03

Those who have generous intentions haven't always the money to put them into execution and those who have money haven't always the generous in- tentions.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-06-22
The Ambition of a Kansas Girl.

A Kansas girl graduate who had
been given the theme. Beyond the
Alps Lies Italy" promulgated the fol-
lowing: 81 do not expect to set the
river on fire with my future career.
am glad that have a very good edu-
cation, but L am not going TO misuse
it by writing poetry or essays on the
future woman. It will enable me ia
correct the grammar Of any lover
may have should he speak of 'dorgs
in my presence or seen a man II
will also come handy when want to
figure out how many pounds of soap
a woman can get for three dozen eggs
at the grocery store. So do not be-
grudge the time l spent in acquiring
il. But my ambitions do not fly so
high. just want to marry man who
can lick anybody his weight in the
township, who has no female relations
to come around and boss the ranch.
will agree to cook dinners for him and
won't send him to an early grave and
lavish upon him a wholesome affection
and to see that his razor has not been
used to cut button wire when he wants
to shave. In view of all this 1 do not
care if get a little rusty on the rule
of three and kindred things as the
years go by"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-06-22
Nagsing the Met.

That was a good joke on the jack
sonville Metropolis Geographic ser
vice in Fridays afternoon paper. I'm
der big headlines on the first page it
had a wire" from Tallahassee dated
June Sth, saying that troops had been
ordered to Inveraess to prevent the
lynehing of Jim Davis, the negro who
killed a white man near Dunnellon
last week. Then followed another
wire" dated at Inverness June Sth.
saying:
1.-The presence of the troops here
has had the effect of frightening the
would-be lynchers."
The fact in the case is that the ne
gro was lynched Thursday night be-
fore the troops arrived. How any one
could have sent such wire" from
Inverness the next day is a little
strange and makes the "telegraphic
service" of the Metropolis appear
somewhat doubhtful.-Sumter County
Times.