The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-14
SIDEWALK PENCILIWGS


In the past three weeks l have
found it easier to get servants, said
Montgomery housekeeper yesterday,
and attribute 1t to the fact that
grants.
"The effect has been wonderful. Ne
groes are working now who never
easy now to find good cook. l had
three to call at my house the past
week asking for employment. The
worthless element among the negroes
are making to do something or else
be sent to the chain gang or the con-
vict farm.
Il remember the time when it was
practically impossible to hire SER
want. In the negro settlement hun
ing about. idle and doing absolutely
nothing One would receive a look of
establishment and amazement II he
would ask one of those negroes II he
pecially. my notice has been drawn
to these conditions, and I am more
than glad to note that the police are
going In among these loafers and com
Every housekeeper in Montgomery
should be glad that the war has been
made"
Tramp Correspondent Arrives.
Edmond ID. Girardot. representing
The Detroit Free Press. came to Mont
gomery from Birmingham Yesterday on
a tramp trip enroute for cities or
the South and the West. The condi-
tions of his pilgrimage. on which he
expects to cover in the neighborhood
of 10000 miles. are unique. First and
foremost of condition which his
newspaper has imposed upon him is
that during his entire trip ne is not
to accept a cent from anyone toward
paying his expenses during the trip:
He is permitted to do work here and
there for food or other necessities of
existence, but cannot accept as pay
is that he may not accept of people
whom he may meet clothing of any
description. He travels with forty
pounds OF baggage. and in any manner
blind baggage" and other modes OF
transportation he utilities as the de-
mands Of the occasion may necessitate.
Mr.. Girardot left Detroit September
Since then he has visited Cincinnati,
Louisville, Nashville and Birmingham.
His itinerary includes the cities of At
| lanta. Mobile. New Orleans. Galveston.
San Francisco. Portland, Seattle. Butte,
Denver, Omaha and Chicago The Ere
| Press has set limit of May l as tnt
| GATE on which the trip must De cor :
cludeG. For every week which ne sue"
will receive a bonus of $50 He ex-
poets lu be able To complete his ltin-
erary ten weeks ahead of the TIME
| limit set.
4 x :.
4 Visitor In Pleased.
Montgomery County has some excel
lent roads," said visitor to Montgom-
cry yesterday. This is my first visit
here and never having been TINS far
South before. ] had pictured this cour :
try something entirely different.
have been agreeably surprised to find
this country as enlightened, as pros
porous and as enterprisIng as any 9th
er part of the United states that l have
visited.
This is especially true of Montgom-
cry. the number OF whose fine gray
eled roads. extending miles into the
city convinced me that the people OF
this city are up to date and alive to
any Improvement that will do the sec
tion good.
homicides down here but have found
everything different from that pictured
by the exaggerated pens OF some OF
ceived with more hosnitalitv here than
T have ever before experienced in my
life,
IT have been thoroughly nleased with
my, stay in this sector .,na % of tn" south
| y !, z
The Condition Of Nr. Miles.
The birmingham News says:
"MemberS of the NnlehtS or fN'h'ts
| throuqhout tho Stat" and his MANY
! friends generally wilt "eeret tn hear
| nf the Illness ~ the Davis inhrnoary
/ in this oitv of IIon. George G. Niles
! Grand Keeper of Records and Sea- o1
/ Two Grand Lodge Of Pvthians. Mr.
| Miles rcsJdes i'm MONTGOMERY, hut was
| Tor a long time Il citizen Of Rirmng
! ham. Iie ual"e here " fe" DAYS 'tg" u
! have az on"ration performed ana whll'
the Uporation was successful his trpu-
! hle proved to be more se"'ous than hao
| been anticinated. Mrs. Miles has beer
called to his bedside. Mr.. Miles is
| making as good progress as the cir
| cumstanccs will permit and II no corn
! plicatiOus arise his recovery VIII ne
| steady. so it j. thought
MI Miles * perhaps the most wide
! " known Pvthian5ir tn" St3tc. because
Of his hiEN 0n1cial position and ms
long connection with the order Very
| much or tho progress which tho order
! has made in recent wears in Aliban"
! has nccu due to his pa!usta king IN
teIest aud indefatigsble and intcllisen
efforts. lin fact it was his inc"Ssan
work which caused his health to run
dow and necessitatcd the opera 81
which has lust henn performed
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/ NJ \ r ClIchrist. city FnFine"l
| 81 NonrGorlerl. returned yesterda
morrine from R,rmIngham. wh"r" ~
| 10 70 convention