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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
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Prisoners and Their Labor.

Eultof AdVertfser:
 The State of Alabama is receiving an convicts. It Is now very profitable to the State for crime to increase and criminals be apprehended, convicted and .tneir labor sold to fill the coffers of the
 The state not only punishes the con vict by .depriving him of his liberty and forcing him to hard labor, but pun ishes his family. his wife and children or parents by appropriating the pro- ceeds of his labor which primarily should go to their support, A mans first duty Is to his family and parents or his misconduct, the State takes him in charge and punishes him, 1t also now extends its punishment to those dependent on him by depriving them of their bread winner and protector.
 The State by assuming control and seeing that the convict works should also have some regard for the innocent ones who are hopelessly left to fight the dependent families a portion or all of the convict's labor after the expens- es of keep and conviction have been satisfied The people do not need blood their State government. They do not want plethoric treasury. piled up at the expense of wafling and suffering women and children, worse than wid- owed and orphaned, and suffering for food and raiment.
 If organized society takes charge of the vioiator with view to his pun equal justice and mercy have due re- gard for the innocent and unfortunate ones whose protector it has seized and sold,
 If the people of Alabama will calmly think about this gross wrong for which little pretext can be found, they will go to work and right it at the coming session of the Legislature:
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

The Hartford Courant refers to a re- gent article in The New Orleans Plea yune in which the statement is made that eighty-four women have been murdered in that city during the past ten years. We did not see the edi- toriaI in The Picayune put The Courant adds that fin nearly every instance the murderer. if apprehended. was set free by the eourts3 in no case was the death penalty inflicted, or even imposed" If The Courant has not lmisapprenend- ed The Picayuue's statement it reveals a Iamentable condition of affairs, and pne which is not at ali creditable to the city and its courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Plan By Railroad AttOrney..
Birmingham News.

The invitation extended on January 23 by The Birmingham News to mem- bers of the State Democratic Executive Committed, whose names were con- nected by rumor with an alleged com ference in Atlanta for the purpose of arranging this years plan of campaign in Alabama, to utilize its columns in making disclaimer, has been accepted by Hon. c. c. Whitson of Talladega, who was chairman of the sub-commit- tee 'created to draw up and present His communication appears In today's paper, verbatim ct literatim.
 MT. Whitson declares that the rumor that he participated in the Atlanta con ference lis unqualifledly false" He did take part, he confesses. in the Montgomery conference" Gas he calls it) or caucus" Gas The Birmingham News has described it) of Monday night, which framed the plan Gin great CT part suggested by MT. Whitson) ], that was promulgated next day by the State Democratic Executive Commit tee
 The meat of the whole discussion of the origin of the plan is; Was it or not conceived and perfected by railroad at- torneys? MT. Whltson's confession es- ,tablishes the fact that there was caucus on Monday night, and that the plan promulgated by the State Commit tee was determined upon by caucus overwhelmingly dominated by railroad attorneys and a railroad official. Mir. Whitson says: There were present on that occasion MT. Mallory, MT. T. M. Stevens" Ca railroad attorney), MT. Jones c. Moore" Ca railroad president), MT. George H. Parker't Ca railroad at- torney), and myself" Ga railroad attor- ney}. MT. George W. Jones" Ca rail short while only and took little or no part in the discussion. MT. John c. Eyster' Ga railroad attorney), was in the room at intervals and took no part in it." If there was ony other person at any time in the caucus, MT. Whitson does not mention him. If there was a single advocate of railroad rate regu- lation and reform-the cause that boiled more than two votes to every one received in the last Democratic primary by the candidate for President of the Railroad Commission whom the railroad lawyers and the railroad of- fieial in the caucus supported-Mr. Whitson fails to mention him. No friend of the recorded majority of the Democratic Party of Alabama was in the caucus.
 MT. Whitson has never heard of any chairman of any Congressional conn mittee being denied entrance to this
 conference." It may be true that en- trance was not denied and if it was, Mir. Whitson may not have heard of 1t,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

General M. C. Butler of South Carolina, writing for the Manufacturers Record, makes the following forcibIe plea for, diver sifying crops in the south;
 am frequently asked: What is the cost of making a pound of cottonY' My re- ply is: You may as we'll ask how lonE Is a string or how large is a piece of chalk. If you will make all your supplies. on your own farm to feed your family. laborers and animals. you can produce cotton at cents a pound. and all above that Is profit. But if you mortgage youreslf. farm. animals and all your worldly possessions to borrow money to buy your food and fertilizers. 1t will cost you cents per pound or more@'
 Too many of us follow the latter course. and we can never come to our own until we abandon 1t. I have a. rays felt more anxiety about the acreage in food products than the acreage in cotton If you will plant acreage eaopgh to make an ample provision crop the cotton acreage will settle itself. With food enough to supply farm CT for a year, the cotton he may make over and above that will furnish the best money crop in the agricultural world. bale of cotton is almost as imperishable and inde- structfble as a United States bond, and when offered for sale 1t VII command the cash In gold at any time, two five. or twenty years after 1t has been Ginned and baled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
A Good Example.

Our sister city, Uniontown, has set us an example which we hope our peo pie will not be long in following. They have gathered by subscription $12,O0p. and with SS,OO0 bonds they propose to pave the streets. Aside from having a almost a necessity in. city like Dem- opolis or Uniontown, and nothing more plainly bespeaks enterprise in the We have been struggling for years trying 10 obtain decent pavements, and if this action of our sister city will only stir us sufficiently to obtain them we iy temporarily, for paved streets, as we bave said. are a necessity to well ordered city, and as that is the class we expect to get in we must follow the first in importance is the pavement this is for man--the streets next but hoth must come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
THE SPUNkVILLE .ScINTILATOR.
 IOeaI RPeviflea f-t

Prof. Wintergreen has written a poetic masterpiece which he innay pub lsh soon as a book which will be treat to our readers, He Is writing poetry night and day.
 A sure cure for Bitiousness-try Blanks Infallible Compound;
 Mrs. L. Limbertung is visiting her son-in- law, Mir. D. z. Meek: e5
 big line of guns, revolvers, amnlu- milton, and all kinds. of fire arms TOT sale at Smiths Gun Store.
 The W. c. T. U. has Induced nun Der of young men to sign the pledge.
 Remember Riley keeps the best me of whiskeys, wines. tetcRin the cityI
 Mir. John Murklen haS gone to BIT . mingham for a few days on business. Mrs. Murklen's mother will remain with his family during his absence. .,,
 Don't fall to see "Driveh From Home at the Opera House tonight, ...
 Spunkville Is a dry town--let tle good work go on. .4t,
 Do you get up in the morning wltn a headache-do you feel nervous, ah9 sick after night out? If so, one .Hi Skimum's Little Green Taolels VII make you feel o. K. ,r,, -.,.
 Yung Harold Green who fell under the tire of an automobile two or three
 For that "Tired" Feeling take w. IA Douglass Sarsaparilla. fT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
"A RnIl on the Country."

Wall Street JourndL
 ora of ths greatest optimists in the United states He declares that 100 years from now the population of the country will be beyond any present conception and that this great nation will be the most democratic
 This Is as valuable a thought for business men as 1t is for philosophers and statesmen. Investors who pin their faith to the growth oS this country and make their investments accordingly cannot fail The opportunities Cor increase are almost as great as when, at .ba hegInnfne of the nineteenth century. Iobn 1acob Astor was laying the foundation of the family fortune by wise investments Sased mon the future of the country, No one need be frightened by the statement l-e.s,to tat'.4e s country on the face of the globe, True democracy wisely administered ,S,, slITV sar,a onlv to make the country all the more DoWerful
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
In Legal Form.

A young lawyer had become very much attached to a certain young wo- man, who was somewhat celebrated among her friends for repartee. The only obstacle in the pathway of the young man was shyness. for while all ways in command of himself in the court room he became almost speech less in the presence of his adored one. AS one method of showing his deyo- tion it was his custom to shower his inamorata with presents.
 The young ladX's mother, mot being far far from sa6isfheG W1en tbe subect oi
 dear" she Spid oy01oIlas y01 haye yoS let societv for year, and now have scarcely any other callers; lea Has Has he he intentions are serious?
 No, he hasn't said anything. but A"TT How W can you know 1t, if he has said nothing?"
 Well" she said. 'you know he Is a lawyer, and lawyers always comence contract with Know all men by these DregentS.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Texas. 1t is said, has lost many thous- ands of bales of cotton from lack of labor to pick it out. This may be beneficial to those who managed to gather all their crops, but those who saw their work go to naught would like to have more cotton Dickers at the critical moment. Negroes will con tract for rent of land and idle much of their time. They are hard to get when 1t comes to working for wages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Covington Has the AbIIlty.

When it comes to brains, talent ana general ability, Covington county is not a whit behind other sections Of the state. So if the matter of selecting suitable man for state senator, gover- nor or even United States senate. proves too difficult a problcm, just clear the track and this section will frot out man that will fill the bill in every particular
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
A FrsauA of The ,Possu,,,.

Tuscumbia North Alabamian.
 The Birmingham Ledger says Kan. sas newspaper is the first to asE for Ledger is wrong. In the Alabama legislature, 1900-l. the famous Wal lace bird bill" was up for passage and amendment to have the provision O. the bill apply to 'possums as we'll as birds. The glory (?) belongs to Ala bama and not to Kansas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
unuinr DisgrRce.

The hazing which has anG 5ei9mH not1eges e9 fashionable m our schVi1its Vi1nitseiiisence TIi, t6e
 11viiizati66n 1S fl alii6 and humanity of tha countrv 1tI% It is shocking. to read ol the sHffering and prnishmenfff snffer SPHng from Sc S,eGJ,eys eTDbars of more advanced classes It is Surprising that such a conaltion (, things is allowed t1 eon'iT%gli weli-rearei li surprising that intelilgenso, o crueI and nd brutal as to take part in sdcn pra9-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
l EntitIed To Re-ElectIon.

We presume that Justice Dowdei and Tyson will be accorded a renomi- court without question. Thay shouIi be. They went before the people in a primary two years ago and were nom mated by good maJorities. B. their i'll fortunes in drawing for terms under the provisions of the new constitution they serve only two year term url- der their election. This is no fault Of theirs. Let them have another term at least.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

The rumor that Roosevelt will be an Independent candidate for President in 1908, is getting onto the nerves of some of our esteemed Republican brethren. It is hardly likely that there is any real foundation for the rumor but it causes considerable squirmlng among the faithful just the same
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Senator Depew considered hlmsel: vindicated by the refusal of the New York Legislature to demand his resig- nation, and we presume that Senator Burton feels vindicated by his receiv- ing his mileage. Evidently it requires but little whitewash. such as 1t is, to make men feel good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

We doubt If one in a thousand of The Advertiser readers remembered on Thursday last that it was the birth day of Robert Burns. Yet Burns was one of the best minor poets of his day, and some of his poems will live while the English language Is spoken among men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

The papers tell of a woman who has just died in Philadelphia at the age of 1s7 years, though she may have been dead a long time and didn't know 1t. We have heard that such things fre- quently occur in that city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
True BuI.
PrattviIle I

Prattville Progress. their wives attending bargain sales. are usually the men whose wives ar 7 compelled to hunt bargains in order amount of money allowed them by their husbands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
sfandina on Their OMn Merits.

MariOn County- DeMOcFdt. ---- for April 14, and other counties WIT do likewise The masses of the people desire for every tub to stand on it's own bottom and don't want lot Of officers elected because they are hold ing on to some one else's coat tail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

The action of the Republican, ma jority in the House on the Statehood question has left a decided bad taste in the mouths of many of our Repub- iiean contemporaries. They find 1t i'm possible to defend or condone the &C., tion and some of them are talking out in meeting in pretty plain language. The only hope for justice lies in the Senate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
1 What State Papers
 Are Saying
MT Knox.

Columbiana Sentinel. ,,
 in the South. and is worthy of succeed ing either of the grand old men now representing Alabama in the senate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Are the Omeers. Blind.

" One A of the sceries in Mari 9n Is a gambling wheel located on one ot ,s 1HS place ten cents on number 9Fith 2 chance to get hGYt cenSd sIt5 In9 operators have nice rooms at { P e q. nor ls1il and living in clover. Do oun pnlclais and good citizens eadcrse this h1gh- landed robbery? Is there no law against such? If nor lets throw uD cur charter and ask Etate protection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

In Richmond man named Chadwick Burton has just been convicted of swindfing, and The Charleston Post thinks his name was indictment enough
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

It is considered worthy of special notice tht both New York Senators were in their seats on last Monday. It is also to be remembered that Burton peeped in at the door.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

in the way The Capital intended it Affairs at Panama have been badly misrepresented, but 1t has been done in the interest of the administration and the Republican party
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Dick Clarke.
Mobile Herald

No citizen of the state has worked with more zeal for its welfare. than "Dick'' Clarke, and the people of Ala bama know hin as one of the strong est men who has been before the pup :. lie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
WOInan.

Woman. Needles and pins Needles and pins; How many it takes For the girl a man wins. When he wins her his trouble It only begins. For she buys more cosmetics And things for fair skins. Bloom O. Youth, Beladona, All stuff packed in tins Powder puffs, perfumes, Soap boxes by bins. Things for the fat ones and ..e;rF, s Things for the thins. C Poor hubby looks on while his head
 fairly Spins. This creature who causes The most Of a aF Nf Our A@4 Sins!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

The Portland (Me) Express says the time is coming when the only question to be asked will be, Who dug the canal?" We fear our contemporary is looking a very long way ahead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
,CL. uy,unorfat.

50 your niece IS married? Did she do well?" "a; .,,..- ,o+ r,o,e,, enough out of the dupiic,SttS; ,t;r pe9eti5S ssf FaS a % wear in dvance."--chicago Record Herald
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
THE HIGH MATER MARKs.

Tha last month of 1905 was the banner month m The Advertisers circulation A new high-water mark was established. s1t should be remembered that The Advertisers $ circulation statements compiled atteF the returns from all sources have been de- dncted and the figures siven represent only the net paid-for output. hsre ars the De- c&1nber figures:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
The SenaIbIe Farmer.

NeWpOrt Bree1e. ,,if
 The sensible farmer respects himself and his calling. lie looks at uel enga ged in other pursuits and envys ot. iIe is proud of hs fields, his borr' his stock Fe is Gods freeman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Sunday Average. December. 1905 .ls,9ss Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says.
 The foregoing statement of The Adyer- tiBerss 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- nuceed. E. s. NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this a4th day of January. 1906.
 F. W. JACKSON.
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Writing of Oklahoma Walter J Bal lard says the word means Beautiful Land" but we don't see where he gets his authority It sounds very much like the Choctaw term for red peo- pie" though one good authority says the word means nome of the Indians" At all events we find no authority for Ballard's explanation of the name
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Such men as Poultney Bigelow make it necessary for the Panama canal com mission to employ press agent. The way Panama conditions are misrepre- sented is certainly a disgrace.-okla- homa State Capital.
 The latter sentence IS true. but not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Sidewalk pencilinss
Enthusiasm Among MuslcIans.

T am glad to see that the music low Ing people of Montgomery are waking up. said well known citizen yester- day. For years Montgomery has been behind the times from musical point Of view I have heard advance agents of great musicians say that they all ways avoid Montgomery on this ac- count.
 1T believe with the work of educa- ton along musical lines that IS going on now. Montgomery will rapidly im- prove. Take the Montgomery Band. Tor instance Under the direction of ". II. Smith, this band has made remarkable strides. It is true that we have mum : Der of professional musicians here but there are not few clever amateurs playing in the band. MT. Smith has done a good work.
 Then under the direction of Mir. Rob ert Eilenberg a great orchestra IS be- ing formed here. MT. Eilenberg, as everybody in Montgomery knows, is q finished musician, and he has entered into this work heart and soul. Before lossg a rare surprise will be in store for Montgomerians when the orchestra makes its initial appearance. And the choral work that is being done by Pr, c. R. Hodge must not be forgotten. The singers are working just as hard as the Instrumental people and it's all going to help Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Free Lunches Arc Improving.


 man about town yesterday T used to live in the East and when came South missed the free lunch counters Tn the saloons. Why in Washington used to get an excellent dinner every day at a placeion Pennsylvania Avenue and it was served properly, too. l would sit down at table covered with beautiful linen, give the waiter my or der from a menu card which was the equal of that in most hotels and eat my dinner like any gentleman In per- feet peace and happiness. ! might buy drink or two and another time would probably go only as far with my purse as a glass of beer. Well. Of course, you can not expect anything so sumptuous in a town the size or Mont gomery, but as l said, we are progress ing. Now you can get pretty good lunch in nearly every downtown sa- loon in the city and on Saturday nights when competition is keen, the saloon keepers do themselves proud Tn the way ghetti. hot tamales and other such Bo- hemian dishes are frequent. It draws trade to the man who sets the pest lunch and m glad of it. The saloon men can afford it and for a poor fellow down on his luck it's a blessing,
 Mir. W. F. vandiver spent yesterday in Prattvilie, where as a member or the Executive Committee of the south ern Cotton Association he participated in the organization of the cotton grow CTS of Autauga County. He said that much enthusiasm was manifested> ana the organization began with large and influential membership
 MT. John F. Pate, who has been on a visit to his mother, Mrs. M. E. Pate, at f24 North Lawrence Street, for two weeks, has gone to Mobile 70 yisit hls father and brother, after which he Will, return to his home in Memphis Tenn.
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 MT. Henry H. Matthews. Clerk of the City Court and Grand Master of the Masons of Alabama. who has been ser riousIy i'll at his home on Pleasant Avenue has improved so far as to De able to come down town.
 Rev. w. B. Crumpton, D. D, secre- tary of the Baptist State Board of Mis-, slons. has returned from two weeks outing in Florida.
 Mir Emanuel Meertief has just re- turned from three weeks visit to New York.
 Mir. Joseph Nachman left yesterday for New York, where he will stay about a month.
 MT. P. o. Watt left yesterday morn ing on a business trip to New fork.
 MT. M. A. Graham of Prattvilie spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 MT. F. G. Norton has returned from a visit to Birmingham.
 MT. A. Nachman has gone to New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Words Pretty Well Broken Up.
 TeacheF-Johnnie, how many parts of speech are there? A Johnnie--Well, fer a man what sttIt- ters I reckon there is morn a hun- dred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Called,

Our family dates back to William the ConQueror.
 In other words you area back num-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Mr. Henry H. Matthews. Clerk Of the City Court and Grand Master of the Masons of Alabama. who has been se- riousIy i'll at his home on Pleasant Avenue has improved so far as to be able to come down town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Mir. Emanuel Meertief has just re- turned from three weeks visit to New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

Rev. w. B. Crumpton, D. D., Secre- tary of the Baptist State Board of Mis- slons, has returned from two weeks outing in Florida.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
SSTn H0henla.s, :,

Artist-Rather singular to marry these days.
 Model-Yes, so many single men are welded to their art.