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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
SIDEWALK PENCILINGs
Flnaa Caured pisaster.

A well-known rural salesman of local firm was talking in a down town floods.
 water and damage to the farmer" he said. but until one goes out through the rural districts and sees just how much the farmers of the river bottoms have suffered from the floods, we can not gain the slightest conception of
 During the last week have met above a hundred families who have been driven from their homes in the bottoms to seek shelter with neighpors on higher grounds. Homeless. with their property Managed. and In many about the most disconsolate class you can imagine Their land has been washed away, the crops they had plant ed early so as to be ahead of time have been torn up and swept away. Logs and drift have been carried on to their houses have been taken away by. the current. In some eases stock has been lost.
 When the waters recede, these .peo- pie will have to go back to damp houses; they VIII have to build new land has dried out little, they will have to plant their crops already late, in ground that will be almost beyond the possibility of being worked.
 T tell you, the suffering that this property is something that cannot be estimated. No other deluge has crip- piled the agriculturist as this flood will, not even. the historic flood of 1SS6, for then the river bottoms were not nearly ton lasted comparatively much short CT time"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Montpomerv wante workerr.

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 Montgomery wants 100000 people in 1910, and ali the rest of Alabama hopes it's desires will be gratified. But when it points to its good schools, fine churches and the like 1t is invit ing chiefly the rich, or at least the wellto-do. and comparatively speak ing they are not numerous, and are generally content with present sur roundings.
 It should invite the masses to come in, and they can be induced to come in only one way, by increasing the city's payroll. It is the pay envelope that attracts the. plain. average every day man, and other things are to him but incidents. The latter may help some, but they do not bring in the the means of living a little better than they have been accustomed to.
 Montgomery's ambition in 1910 will therefore, depend upon It's previous success in increasing it's payroll. It need not neglect it's other advantages, but 1t should give its chief energies: time and money to the installaton of plants that have payrolls. This is the long and short growth in Ameri- can towns, and Montgomery Is not an exception to the American rule.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
ATT IS TIME TO CALL A HALT.v

These are the concluding words of the able letter of Judge Thomas w. Coleman. which is printed in full in this mornings Advertiser. No man has been truer to Alabama than this dis tinguished former member of the Su- preme Court. No matter how dark the outlook, in the most perilous days in our history, he was always on the firing line. in defense of his State and peo- pie. He has a right now to appeal to his entire career he has demonstrated the possession of all these great quail ities and his words should be read. pondered and needed.
 As distinguished leader and member of the Constitutional Convention he bore conspicuous part in shaping and directing every provision. No man was listened to more eagerly. No man was more thoroughly informed as to the motives and desires of, those who pressed propositions and defense of the action of that body of men comes with good grace from him. He utters words of wisdom and fortifes every position taken with such Illuminating demonstration of correctness as to make his letter appear in the light of a great blessing to the people of Alabama. Read his letter and file 1t away for future use.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

and no one could find fault because some other one spelled a word in a different way. If all can be allowed to spell just as they like and the news papers and publishers would print the words just as they were written by the different writers. we might have a highly diversified language. 1t Is true. but no one person could throw, stones at another, We don't know just how teachers would manage but suppose they would teach children the alphabet and then take the brides off and tell them to spell. or spel, just as they pleased. On with the dance. and let spelling be uncolfined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
spEILING As YoU PLEAsE.

The more the art of spelling Is dis cussed the less chance there appears of coming to any settled agreement. The object of the Simplified Spelling Board is, as we understand, to reduce our photography to the simplest pos sible form and let all our words be spelled according to that simple and uniform method. One difficulty that we foresee is the probable impossibility of getting any board or commission to reach an agreement on the thousands of words in daily use. Will 1t be pos slbIe for any eonvocation or assemblage of scholars and teachers 10 agree so far as to put out system that will carry out the designs of those behind the lnovement? It may be possible but we hardly consider 1t probable
 In this connection we notice that Pro- lessor Brander Matthews rather takes ground against the adoption of any system, or of any effort to secure uni formity. In other words, as wo under stand his suggestion, he proposes to let every one spell his own way. Then anybodys spelling would be as good and proper as anybody elses would,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
A Far Cry.
Chattanooga IT

ChAttanOOBa IInlHs-
 Ex-Governor Joseph F. Johnston. now that there has been the lapse of several years since his unpopular atti- tude on the proposed revision of the state constitution brought him such a stineing defeat in former race, is a candidate for the United States Senate from Alabama. Governor Johnston does not appear to be qualified either by tenperament or statesmanlike attain ments for the Senate and there will have to be a very strong revulsion Of public sentiment before he can win and that does not take into account either that 1t is far cry" from him to either of Alabama's present senAto- rial incumbentS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Montgomerx,s wake Irn.

The citlzens of Montgomery are bestiring themselves very much in the of that city to 10000 by 1910. The management of this undertaking has been placed in the hands of some of Montgomery's best and most influential business men. Already con nsiderable headway has been made in the prelim- inarg arrangements We express the hope and belief that the citizens of Montgomery will be fully rewarded for their efforts and that the object of this movement will be a reality even before 191O.-Ozark Star
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

The report of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Genersl says that about s0o,o0o pieces of mall matter were the last year. That is but a very small percentage of the letters that were mailed and delivered promptly and ac- curately. Where one letter went GO the dead letter office, 10000 were cor rectIy delivered. The United States mail is one of the most dependable institutions on the face of the earth. Sometimes 1t fails, but the failures are mighty few and far between.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
The Omaha world-Herald seems to-

The Omaha world-Herald seems to- tally urable to see anything but MT. Bryan In a recent editorial 1t asserts that when he returns to the United States he will come to a Democratic Party strong and united in the faith that for ten years he has been teach ing" If The World-Herald believes that sort of stun 1t is to be pitied, and if it doesn't it should be ashamed to utter it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
something Must be Done,

U Of!Vp E1en 0e here re in the heart of the black belt where labor should be most plen- tiful the scarcity of ,od efficient fn hGlP Is o1ass oaust"S os servants. Negroes are plenti- S,,1 is true. and there are many of them doing domestic service; but each yeSi ySa ,y6rthless as servants. The char ssntarIstie srI trait of the averaE" negro. fbst prevents tSn from working ex- cent when he has to. makes him very pom fn same sections of this state, and in many places throughout the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Put to the Test.

Secession has been rioting in New Haven, Connecticut. The ne gro contin- gent of the Y. M e. A.. having been denied the privileges of the common gymnasium and swimming pool, not Withdrawn and organized another as- sociation in which full equality of races, without regard to color or previous conditions of servitude. It will be in- teresting to witness the rush of white citizens to ths new organzation. New Haven believes in social equality-in NhaATu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
People nre Not Blind.

The people are not at all blind and are not willing to follow man who Ia so unreliable In his figures as is Mir Conner. The people of Alabama are snficientIy wise to figure and think for themselves. MT. Conner says unless he can control the legislature he does not want to be elected and it would be a sorry legislature that he or any other one man could control, not a rep Tesentative of Alabama manhood. If saVe inc expense of electing and pay i1s a legislature and just elect Mir. Co., msr and allow him to make the laws and govern the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
DRIFT W o CD
A poor digestion is the result of rich
BY PHIL H. ARMsrRoNa.

poor digestion is the result of rich food.
 The longer a mans account the ahor- ter his friends.
 Even crank will turn.
 When q woman sees wrinkles in her face she hopes that her masculine friends won't be able also to read be- tween the lines as to her age. Good nature is the first law of self preservation.
 The keenest observer sees his dull moments. A man can't chew any better when you set his teeth on edge.
 A woman will read bargain sale ad with as much real interest as a man will persue the sporting page. The world Is a stage where man Is constantly being prompted to do evil which he is continually thinking about and is seldom prompted to do good the part he most often forgets. Where there's a will there's an hein A soft answer turneth away wrath and a hard one turneth the worm. The woman who marries a man to live in a- mansion sometimes regrets it. The spider weaves beautiful web but his presence is obnoxious. The fellow whose gasoline auto broke down and had to be hauled in by a pair of goats was found unconscious when his destination was reached. He isn't i'll advised who is told to address an audience with a few well chosen words.
 A beer drinker might be called . glass blower
 To sheer is human. the flight of steps no wonder property is always going up.
 A surgeon is willing to cut every thing but his bill.
 A girl Is safe when she falls in the lap of the waves.
 An autoist never feels chagrin at running over anything but his expense account for repairs.
 Love Is blind but the world doesn't jingle any coins in the cup.
 The Star.
 Twinkle, twinkle little star, Are you what some think you aref The stage so long your shape has
 known;
 Tell us is 1t all your own7
 Oh, Yes, I Know. Did this fellow ever come Vour wayT Any time of night or day. Who, crys no matter what you say.
 "oh. yes, know. don't care what your subject isI He knows everybody's biz; He'll interrupt and tell you this:
 "Oh, yes, I know" "solonnon knew a little --yes-- And Shakespeare knew-well--even Hell say, then murmur with much
 stress
 "Oh, yes. know"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
cood Xvord For MT. HadIey.

Attorney General Hadley is now in GGuires to prosecute the Standard Oil Company. In addition to this, the Mis- souri lawyer has forced the head of the oil trust to remain in seciusion in his Kew Jersey country seat to avoid scr vice of summons to appear and testify in New York Altogether, the young man from Missouri has made himseit very prominent as an aggressive public servant and has justified Governor Folks confidence in his energy and oh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Get the Habit
rentreville Pre

CentrevIIIe Press.
 Our farmers certainly can raise a mule to the age of four years old for less than $175, the price you now have to nav for good Tennessee mule. This is a good stock country and all our farmers need Is to get the habit. They can raise as fine stock as any that are shipped here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Deserves the Recognition.

Jackson South AIabamIan.
 Tn its rush to stay at the head of Alabama dailies. The Montgomery Ad- Vertiser don't fail in It's columns of wit and humor. Phil H. Armstrong, who looks after that department, writes a colume or more, of bright, witty paragraphs every day
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
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They Are Cownrdla.

Columbia, S C. Stat. .-.,.,
 A hotel proprietor in Gaftny carried man in Lee county carried a pistol to a dance Both the carriers of deadly weapons offended women and slew those who attempted their protection. inc babitual carriers of concealed daadlv weapon are towards?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
More Horses Despite Motors.

tTsbies compiled from government re- norts are printed to show that the auto mobile has not produced as yet even the beginning of horseless age. In
 1905 there were l7,057,7O2 horses In the ITnited States, as against 14,2l3,937 in 1890. The export price averaged SS0s.9 last year, as against $l74,50 ill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

In the good old city of Hartford, Conn.,, the colored brethren are dis satisfied over the way they are and counter and have decided to run one Of their own hue for Mayor. There are s1s eoiored voters in that city and their action reminds us of the three tailors of Tooley Str eet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Letters to the Editor.
Not True.

Editor Advertiser:
 A young man said to me a few days ago, "all prominent men drink whis- key" Another man in the company said. Its especially true of lawyers" and another said, Its impossible to get sober judges" Is this true?
 (The men who could indulge in such expressions as above stated Rnust have a grudge against the world. They are certainly far away from the facts in their assertions.-Advertis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
The Usual Way.

We see columns on How the stork brought the Rockefeller baby" We have no definite knowledge on the sub feet but suspect he brought him in inc usual way much as he would de- liver a baby at the house of John Jones or Tom Smith.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Nothlng to Do wIth the Case.

A fashion item says that the belts to be worn by women the coming season will be six inches wide. That Is just about the width of the average mans coat sleeve But of courseN that has nothing to do with the case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
DenIes the Allegation.

The Pell City Times accuses us of being cute. We don't believe the in- dictment will stick. Think we can prove an alibi. We weren't there when the ''so cutes" were made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

rho Thomasvllle Times Enterprise tells of a young woman in North Geor- gia who hugged Hoke Smith the other day. and says the episode lis worthy to go down in history with the exam pie of the old woman who kissed the cow Ain't ycu 'shamed?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

General Grosvenor says 1t is no dis grace to be in private life, which is true enough. but some politicians act as if they think differently.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Unmerited IndIgnIty.

Mobile Herald.
 Two members of the Ohio Legislature other an onion. It does seem rather unfortunate thaS so useful a thing as an onion should be compelled to suffer such indignities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

A dangerous derelict is supposed to be floating about in the Atlantic some- where. There is also a derelict, but not a dangerous one, floating about in Congress. He escaped from Ohio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Let un Hope ThIs is FaIse Propheey.

BIrmInBHdII L1tuBtI.
 After the MusseH Shoals power is ready for sale or lease. it's dollars to doughnuts that Alabama men will give if to, a yankee who will proceed to sell the DOS CT to Alabamians. That Is the way Alabama does.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
VIII Conner EnioIn It.

BIrminRham LeugtI.
 The Louisville and Nashville Is pro- yidinE means to help the strawberry growers by giving a special rate to pickers, first down to Castleberry, then back up the Cullman. The strawberry crop promises to be large.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Thought to Be |.
HuntsVi

Huntsville Tribune.
 It is quite noticeable that our coun- ty Is giving increased attention to stock breeding. The day Is not far dis tant when Madison County will be not ed as the native home of fine horses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Poisona Animals Like.

Certain substances which are deadly in their effects upon men can be taken bv anfrnais with impunity. Horses can take large doses of. antimony, dogs or lock and rabbits of belladonna with out injury
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

The St. Louis woman who wants divorce because her husband pinches her ali the time should play for even with a hat-pin. That would settle him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

Ths PittsburE (Pa.) Sun alludes to Secretary Shaw as the amusing kan garoo of the Cabinet" Next we know 1t will call Taft "the ponderous hip popotamns.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Montgomery, Alabama, had a DOT

Montgomery Alabama, had a popu- Iation of little more than 3O.000 in 1900. The Advertiser tells of an ef- fort to incrase the number to 100. 900 l1o in 1919; That Tnn would s,,os be rapid expan, Montgomery have raised a fund of $10,000 to be spent in advertising the industrial and commercial resources of the city. Cotton and iron together are piling up wealth and prosperity in Alabama, and the columns of The Advertiser prove that Montgomery is Incoming g."-Hartford (Conn.( Times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Taft'a Temptation. Indianapolis News.

If you have ever had to choose be- tween a fairly satisfactory. cineh and a highly interesting possibility you about 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Work for the Men.

The women may be depended upon to put their home in order and give them a thorough cleaning. Let the men clean up the town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

Montgomery has organized a move ment to secure 100000 inhabitants by 1910. We hope Montgomery succeeds in this laudable enterprise and suggest that Gadsden start crusade for 25. 900 people. We can get them If we try Gadsden Times News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

One of the best recommendations for high official position in certain, great corporations Is to be a good forgetter. "The man who does things" must give place to the one who knows how and when to forget.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Union and NOn-unIOn in Coal Mining.

The relative strength of union and non-union labor in the Alabama coal mining regions Is set forth in the last The figures are Interesting because 2 year ago last July the union coal miners ordered a cessation of union work In some of the mines, having failed to reach an agreement with the operators. These operators employed non-union men. The total output Is about normal The figures are as roi- lows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

The slogan of the Capitol City now is One hundred thousand for Mont gomery in 1910,"-a laudable ambition that we hope to see realized. It will mean much to this whole section of the State.-Union Springs Herald
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

We see nothing particularly new in the statement that "the Moros use their wives as shields Adam started 1t,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Essential Step.
Mnhile Herald.

A Cornell Professor is able to make milk from a powder to which he adds water. lii the milk business add wa ter'' is always one of the essential steps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
,coa perkins who is interssted

Mir Roscoe Perkins, who is interested in the great Pearson Lumber Mills at Andalusia, which were recently pur- chased by his father, was in Montgom- cry yesterday on flying business trip. MT. Perkins is thoroughly conversant with the lumber business, as the Per kis Lumber Company has extensive in- terests In Georgia as well as Alabama, and his whole business life has been identified with them. He expresses the Covington County plant, and thinks Andalusia a splendid little city, with up-to-date ideas MT. Perkins has rel atives and friends In Montgomery, and they are glad to welcome him to Ala bama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Montpomerv wiII maL

Montgomery will make an organized effort to have a population of 1OO, 900 town. and We would rejoice to see her reach this mark.-Roanoke Leader,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
WHAT STATE PA PIERS ARE SAYING
Pullman Porter Serene.
Sign of Failure.

The public may show the railroads that it Is master, but that doesn't dis pose of the Pullman porter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Costs Too Much.

DOthan EaBIe,
 If politics keep getting higher and higher, it won't be long before but few can afford to offer for an office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

NslnSay xxerS.s' " Jannsyy. iSo6 ..... .I5,0So E. & Noble. Circulation Manager of the Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn gays:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- Users circulation for the month of Jauua- fy, 1906, is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news boy1 news agents and leftover copies have been de- Hucted III 6. NOBLE
 Circulation Manager. Sworn 10 and subscribed before me this aeth day of February. 1908.
 Y. W. JACKSON
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
Donvt Do I'd Agaln.

BfrmInRndn NtWS.
 A Chicago perfumery concern failed the other day, and there are rumors that its financial affairs are in bad odor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

immigrants are being brought to take the place of negro labor. The experi- ment is said to have met with success wherever it has been tried and the introduction of these immigrants is rapidly spreading over the whole south cru country Whatever this may mean to the welfare of the negro is another question. but ie 1t fails to improve his condition the blame must be laid solely to his own shiftlessness.
 The servant problem Is of more than usual interest to citizens of Union Springs just now for the reason that some effort is being made to begin the introduction of white servants. Mir. Evans, one of the agents of the State Immigration Bureau, was here short time since and made arrangements with Mayor Cope whereby feyA Germans and Scandinavians can be sent her pro vided suitable places can be found for them. Any one interested in this mat ter will do we'll to see Mir. Cope; and In case a white servant Is wanted he can give the necessary information as to how to proceed These Germans and Scandinayians are said to make the best ervants obtainable, and 1t IS to be hoped that the people will be suf- flciently interested to bring few of them here on trial
 Something of this sort must be re- sorted to at no distant date, and now Is an opportune time to make start
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30

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 Ohio Is not having any mysteries over Wisconsin failure is to be repeated.