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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
MARK TWAIN ON CLOTHES.
Tells Why He Wears Waite Suit, Even
 at This Season.


 at This season.
 Washington. Special,
 Why don't you ask why am wear ing. such apparently p9seasofnable % that when a man reaches the advanc- ed age of ii years as have. the con tinual sight of dark clothing is likely to have a depressing effect upon nm, ing to the eye and enlivens the snirit Now of course. I cannot compel every one to wear such clothing just for my especial benefit, so do the next best thing and wear 1t myself.
 Of course, before man reaches my years, the fear of criticism might pre- am not afraid of that, I am decidedly for pleasing color combinations in dress. like to see the women's clothes. say, at the opera. What eaI black which custom requires men to wear upon State occasions. A group of men in evening clothes looks like a flock of crows and is just about as
 After all. what is the purpose of clothing? Are not clothss intended to afford comfort to their wearer' Now I know of nothing more uncom- fortahle than the present day clothes of rmen. The finest clothing made IS a persons own skin. but. of course, society demands something more then this.
 The best-dressed man have ever seen. however, was a native Of the Sandwich Islands. who attracted my attention thirty years ago, Now, when that man wanted to don special dress to honor public occasion or holiday why he occasionally put on pair of spectacles. Otherwise the clothing with which God rad provid- ed him sufficed
 form. For one thing, why not adopt some of the women's styles? Goodness knows. they adopt enough of ours. stance. It has the obvious advantages of being cool and comfortable, and n addition 1t Is almost always made up in pleasing colors, which cheer and d.
 It is true that I dressed the Connect icut Yankee at King Arthur's court T plug hat, but let's see, that was was considered fully dressed until he donned a plug hat. NowadRys'I think that no man is dressed until he leaves it home. Why. when I left. home yes terday they trotted out a plug hat for me to wear.
 You must wear it," they ,old me- ''why just think of going to Washing. ton without plug hatlP,' But 1 said no; l would wear a derby CT nothing. Why. ] believe l could walk ~lng the streets of New York-I never debut still l could-and l should never see a well-dressed man wearing d plug hat If did l should suspect Mm of some thing. I don't know just what, but ] would suspect him.
 Why. when ] got up on the second story Of that Pennsylvania ferrybo tt coming down here yesterday 1 sa U' only man on boat with a plug hat. and ] tell you he felt ashamed of himself He said he had been persuaded to wear It against his better sense. but just think of a man neary 70 wears old who has not mind Of his own on su ah matters
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
KEEP THEM
 ACTIVE.
SCIENCE HAS PROVEN RHEUBEAt TIsM BUT A SYMPTOM or KID-
 NEY TROUBLE.
Gives simple Preseriptiom--sIix ae Home, eGef the Ingredients from
 the Drug store.

The great majority of men and wo- men at the age of 50 years begin to feel the first signs of advancing age in some form of kidney trouble and blad- der weakness. Few are entirely free From that torturous disease, rheuma- tlsm, which is not disease in itself, put a symptom of deranged function of the Kidneys which have become clogged and sluggish, failing in their duty or sitting and straining the pols- onous waste matter, uric acid, etc, from the blood. permitting 1t to re- main and decompose, settling about the pain and suffering
 Ihe bladder, however. causes the old folks the most annoyance, especially at night and early morning
 y A noted New .Hampshire physician states, in recent article, that he has had wonderful success with the old time vegetable treatment" He states: -Of sixteen cases of bladder troubles and rheumatism which have been treated with this treatment only one very complicated case failed to fully yield to its remarkable influence It Is tho only harmless treatment I have ever found to clean the system of rheu- matic poisons; remove Irritation of tho bladder and relieve urinary difiicultles of the old people. It is a true vitalix- ing tonic to the entire kidney and urinary structure, reinyigorating the entire system"
 What the doctor terms 'old vegeth- ble treatment consists of the follow ing simple prescriptipn. the ingredients In which can be oiJtained from any good pharmacy as, small cost. Comx pound Kargon, ore ounce; Fluid Elk. tract Dandelion. one-haik ounce; Com pound Syrup Sarsapariiia, three ounces Shake well fn bottle and take In tea spoonful doses after each meal and upon going to bed. also drink plenty of water This prescription, though sim. pie. is always effective in the diseases and afflictions of the kidney and blads der
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
Coal Mining Under the Sea.

New York Times.
 Up in Cape Breton Island, where there are great numbers of collieries digging out coal from under the sea, the submarine area thus undermined now amounts to sixteen ordinary farms of 100 acres each. The outer end of the hole is something over mile from shore. Strange as it may seem the workings have never been invaded by sea water streams, although fresh water streams have been encountered flowing out in the strata under the ocean bed. The thickness of the strata over the mines varies from 500 to HOO feet. About 5.250,00 tons of coal have thus far been taken from these sub marine workings and there is as yet no indication of failure of the beds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
Fine Position,

' IUIONIOWO TTeTaIU.
 Dr. B O. Minge, talented Son of Mir. and Mrs. B. C. Minge, Of Faunsdale, who has been one of the Faculty. al- so second assistant on the practicing staff of the McKllip Veterinary Col Iege of Chicago. has resigned thai hon ored position to accept an appointment as United States Veterinary Inspector at Chicago, which position he Is now. and has been filling since December 1.
 Dr. Minge's many friends will be glad to hear of hls' good fortune, as this Is a lifetime position, with good salary attached. His appointment aI- SO reflects honor on the Alabama Poly technic Institute, at Auburn, of which pr. MInEe is a graduate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
A FINE PAPER.

On Thursday of last week The Ports mouth (Va.) Star issued an Anniversary and Industrial Edition of forty eight pages. on which The Advertiser de- Sires to congratulate it. It is not only a credit to the energy and resources of The Stars establishment, but also to the solid old town itself, for 1t liter ally sets Portsmouth before the eye of the reader like a well-arranged nov ing picture. The Star did itself and Portsmouth proud
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11

The Richmnd Times Dispatch in dulges the hope that Roosevelt will see the propriety of recalling the appoint ment of Cortelyou before it is too late, but We do not expect any such action on his part. The right thing to be done is for the Senate to refuse to con- firm an appointment so unfit as this one. That would be both a rebuke and a lesson to a President who insists on elevating his friends without regard to fitness or character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
Debt Owed to Antiquity.

Portland Oregonian.
 Are we indebted to antiquity? Yes, immensely. It is the labor, the expe- reienee, even the failures of ancestors that have placed us where we are We still repeat many of their mistak- en experiments, which they thought wise. It was tentative effort with them, though mistaken, and they did the best they knew. But, on the whole, the world is doing we'll. Its chief debt to antiquity is in the lessons it has learned through which 1t avoids or may avoid repetition of old errors and absurdities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11

But The Times should see that discuss sion of this subject must inevitably bring up the question of the sex of angels. and that is a matter that we prefer to sidestep How the Detroit preacher learned that there are either men or women in heaven. and how he arrived at the relative numbers of each is too many for us. We prefer some thing easy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
A Real Issue.
Hartford Times.

The Ricmond Times D ispatch, a Democratic newspaper Of generally conservative inclinations, quotes The New York Worlds exposition of the essential agreement in political doc Urine of Mir Roosevelt and Mir. B.yan, and goes on to say that "9s a matter of fact, both are intelligent observers of current events, and both desire 10 focus in their own suggestions, as far
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11

Every occasionally the Fairbanks boom lifts its head above the political waters and emits a subdued squeal, but that is about as far as it seems des- tined to get We hardly think the country has reached the point where it could think seriously of him as a Presi- dential candidate. And yet the Re publieans might do worse. fhey might nominste Roosevelt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11

Daily average for October. ...,.s..s. .tS,s2o Sunday average for octobcR...... e. .1T,S0z 2. S. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. RAyBs
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- 4isers circulation for the month of Octo- Der. 1906, is trus and correct and complied after all returns from newsboys. news agents. spoiled ana leftover copies have bean deducted. D & NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this a7th day of November 1908.
 (ssal) ?. ". JACKSON.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11

Cortelyou and Bliss, we are told. don't want to return that corruption money because they think the act would be a condemnation of them for receiving it. They are too late for the country has condemned them long Sinee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11

Secretary Bonaparte says the trusts are like pigs" but we don't know about that. Pigs can be controlled in some way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
New couRty Talk.

-TuScuD1pia Nortn AISDamtan.
 A story from Birmingham says that Of Jefferson. No doubt Walker thinks it is a better anhexer than Bessemer is a maker of a new county. Any way. Jefferson could afford to let Bes- semer have county of it's own. and it Legislature creates a county out of portions of WalkeTp Jefferson and Tus-' caioosa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
ADVERTIsERs. A

DWVAhKt~AV ~AA'@ V "@1N } Any day in the year you can LOOK rlght here and find this sworn Detailed State Mknt of The Advertisers Circulation For Ahe preceding month.
 The net Daid-for circulation during oeto- hek was as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
It Is Human Nature

Even if we have ever 90 much. to try and save all we can on an article we intend to purchase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
rbtnR Nerve

;, A Birmingham pastor got jack ing up" at the Methodist confereAce at Gadsden for playing golf. It seems that he is such good player the lo- cal papers published his picture in golfing costume, and this shocked the proprieties of some of the "eId timers" It's best. sometimes. not to do a thing too well
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
Evil of Technlealities Interfere Wit
 Adrnfmi isf ration.

HuntsNlIIe MercuFy.
 You cannot make the stream rise above its source except artificial pres sure. But 1t does seem a great many immaterial teehnicalities, used only when emergencies arise, should be wiped off the books Especially when their use as never resorted to exeepi ito cheat justice. of it's victim
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24

they haven't caught me. I seen chance and doubled on them twice right after broke prison
 T read the account of your escape" said Hendricks
 He did not go into particulars. He had no desire that the girl beside him should know that this man had low convict In his break for liberty. and he was content that she should remain in ignorance of the fact that through his efforts Sharkey had been sent up as a. '1ifer" three years be- fore For. Hendricks was afraid to the marrow of his bones. The murderer's evil record rose to his mind, and worse cial mixture of bad white with mon grel negro and cruel Indian blood The young lawyer read purposed murder and worse In his face. Fear alone had hith- erto held him from his intent
 The leaden hours dragged down the deeper dusk, and at length Sharkey made his move He forced them to lead the way to the boat while he fol- lowed through the dripping ferns. In his imagination Tom Hendricks felt, every step of the way to the shore, a leaden bullet pinging into his spine, but not once did he turn his head. It was hsi cue to appear confident, for he knew that under the edge of Mercer Island the outlaw expected to murder him, if he could restrain himself till they reached that point. The dead body in the deep water under the shadow of | the overhanging brush would tell no tales. and If by chance some logger heard shot in the night, what was to connect the escaped convict with 1t? Under the persuasion of Sharkey's s rife the Seattle lawyer showed off the boat and pulled to the end of the wharf Here the convict stepped eau tiously down. and at the same moment Hendricks pushed the boat from the feet The girl on the wharf gave. a cry, for Tom was swaying violently from side to side.
 sit down or I'll shoot screamed the half f-breed, trying to balance in the rocking boat.
 shoot. and be damned!' cried Hen dricks. fierce light shining in his eyes.
 He leaped across the seat toward his enemy, a wild shot rang out skyward. and the next moment the impact of his charge had flung both men from the overturfling boat into the water. The lawyer came to the surface first. The boat was drifting far out into the lake bottom. up. clearly beyond the reach Of immediate rescue. He swan few strokes toward the shore, then turned, waiting, for the convict was in dif1cul- ties Apparently he could not swim Tom reached him ds he came up the second time, but as the man flung out his arms wildly for his neck, he caught him hv the hair and soused him down once again. He had the convict uncon- scious before they reached the shore, and when the fellow came to himself he found his hands and legs bound se- curely with a bit of rope Edith had found on the wharf
 Hendricks ran up the fisher mans flag to attract the Bellevue boat, and twen- ty minutes later he had the pleasure of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
TO REGISTER VOTERS
SUPPLIES BEING SENT TO COUNTY
 BOARD.
Work of Recording Electors Will Begin July 1st-Increase in Number
 of Voters Is Expected.

Supplies and instructions are being sent to the registrars of the State by the office of the Secretary of State, Chief Clerk A. c. Sexton being busy making up those needed, getting print ing done and otherwise preparing for the registering of the voters of sixty seven counties of the State.
 The shipments are to be made to the Probate Judges who will receipt for them and distribute to the registrars. it being possible in this way to make the Judges of Probate responsible for the proper accomplishment of the work.
 The supplies consist of books for reg istering the names of the electors and those which have been stricken from the rolls, application blanks. exami- nation and testimony blanks, certifi- cates of registration and notices of meetings to be posted. Also the State sends out in pamphlet form the laws governing the holding of elections and registering of vo%rs. Besides the books there will be required several hundred thousand of the blanks.
 Registration opens in the counties July 1, and closes October 1. Registrars can work only forty days each year, save in counties of more than fifty thousand people, where they may serve sixty days. They receive s3 a day. They must give twenty days notice of sitting to register names and must visit every precinct in each county. Each county has a board of three men.
 There is much interest in the pos sible increase in the number of voters this year over two years ago when the last registration was taken. At that time there were 205.27S white voters and 3,654 negroes. That year showed 14.46O over 1902. at which time there were 191,492 whites and 2,9S0 negroes. The poll tax receipts were very much larger last year than in 1904 and many think this means that the percentage of increase in voters this year Is going to be larger than when the list was last made up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
MORE MONEY IS SENT
MONTGOMERY GAVE s6,oOo to ,FRIs-
 co SUFFERERS.
Mayor Teague Remits Remainder of Public Fund to Mayor Sehmitx t
 of the Stricken City.

Mayor Teague yesterday remitted $252.i2 in New York Exchange to the San Francisco sufferers. The sum ia the remainder of MontEomery's fund for the stricken city.
 The letter, enclosing the exchange, was addressed to Hon, James D. Phe- Ian. chairman of the committees on fi- nance. San Francisco. Cal. It was as follows:
 Hon. James D. Phelan, Chairman. Com
 mittee on Finance, San Francisco. Dear sit-since our remittances to you of $4.000 and $1.o0o. respectively. subscriptions to the amount of $255.l2 have been received from citizens of Montgomery, to be used by you in as- sisting the work of relieving those of your people in need and distress, and I beg to enclose you herewith New York Exchange covering the amount.
 Yours very truly.
 "W. M. Teague.
 Mayor With this last remittance a total of S5,252.13 has been sent for the relief of San Francisco in the name of Mont gomery However, there was several hundred dollars additional. subscribed in Montgomery. which did not pass through the hands of the mayor. In- stances of these were donations made by the local branches of the various fraternaI orders and unions which were sent to their respective headquar- tess to be forwarded from there to San Francisco Montgomery. all told. is believed to have given over $6,000. It will be remembered that the Com mercial Club first wired Mayor E. D. Schmidt of San Francisco to darw Oh Montgomery for $1.o00. Thereafter ad- ditional funds were raised and Mayor Teague subsequently, sent exchange to the amount of S4,00O. This last remit tance concludes Montgomery's dona- tions to Frisco.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
AN INSPIRED MOMENT.
RY MAuCHLINE MuIR.


 kCopyright. 1906, by Joseph B, Bowles.) She looked away across the water at Mount Rainer's sun-painted slope. a puzzled frown of self-contempt on her forehead. Herd-icks, waiting flor his answer, rested on his oars and looked at her. I'm ashamed of myself. Tom.' she said at last. T have always fattered myself that knew. what I wanted. but now I don't seem to know my own mind"
 His steady blue eyes met hers fairly. Does that mean there is a chance for me. Edie?'
 T don't know. Of course I like you immensely. There isn't any need to tell you that"
 He smiled ruefulIy. Tt might be bet Ter for me if you didn't like me so we'll
 She hesitattd. then raised her hon est eyes and told him the truth 'l ran't seem to care the way-the way you want me to--about man have known always. There's nothing left tc the imagination"
 Hendricks was the type of man that breeds faith in human nature. Edith Vance could not conceive of his tell ing a lie any more than she could think of him as disloyal to friend. It va; not in him to be anything but stead fast She wished at times that ht would lose control of himself. capture her imagination and take her heart by storm.
 As fingers along the strings of 6 harp. sudden summer shower swept across the lake Big drops began tc fall out of darkening sky. After them came a slant of rain in rising wind.
 Fraid were in for it. Edie. WraI my coat around you." said the young man, and he put his great flat back into rhythmic strokes
 The white spray went spurling from the boats bow 1t leaped forward
 For where are you making?" she asked presently.
 There's a deserted logger's hut be- low MoorIand where we used to camp when we went fishing. 1 don't think we'd better try for Seattle just now5' he answered
 The rain was falling steadily by the lime they reached the shore. The girl was flushed and radiant with the eX- nitement of their battle with the rising waves.
 The uphill climb against the wind
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
Now 10 Cure EpIIspsIo Fits

Miraculous as it may seem. we have found a way to cure epilepsy or fail- ing its It is Elixir Kosine, the dis- coyery of a we'll known Washington scientist, and we have so much faltn fin it that we guarantee to return Lhe natient's money If 1t does not cure rll9 case which hitherto had been consio-
 Elixir Kosine gives instant relief from the. terrible epileptie nts ana snasms. and makes an absolute and asting cure, no matter how severe the case or how many doctors have pro- nounced it incurable.
 scientiic remedy for the cure Of cpl. Iepsy or its. It is not recommended for any other disease, but is Euaran- Price S15O Mail orders filled. The Kosine Go, Washington, D: C.. or B. e Fowler, Montgomery. Ala. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24

handing over his captive to the Sheriff of King County, who was on 1t, return ing to Seattle after an unsuccessful hunt for sharkey. .
 Tom called on Edith Vance next evening to inquire whether she had suffered any i'll effects from their ad- venture. He would probably have call ed anyway. he explained. but it served az a very reasonable excuse.
 "Do you need excuses?' Edith asked.
 Well, no. I don't. But I thought perhaps you might think I did. This happens to be the third time I have been here this week. you know"
 Tt is very generous of you to come so often--you who are the hero of the hour Are all heroes that way?'
 Cant say! never met one"
 Under her dark lashes she looked at her clean-limbed lover so long that he was fain at length to break the silence fatuously.
 "Youll know me next time you see me"
 "Yes. I'll know you better than I did before.
 She nodded. in meditative compre- hension.
 "I have been a conceited little prig. You see, Tom. had never seen you in an inspired moment. and I supposed you didn't have them" "YoI guessed right. I don't have | them" he told her promptly. "Oh. yes. you do. I have seen them. '" "Was that when played seesaw with the boat?" Tt was when you saved both our l lives through a long afternoon of strain. If you had shown the least l fear"
 Hendricks flushed. oh. you are ex- aRgsrating. It was you that kept your head, Edie. never saw finer nerve. You were splendid. dear"
 MT. Hendricks"'
 His flush deepened. "oh. well. If | slipped out. Edie, "
 You must not let such things slip out she told him. severely. l "A fellow can't help 1t sometimes.
 "A fellow will have to help it. unless" very softly and demurely-"a fellow justities himself by explaining whether he really means it." "Edie" Hendricks stood amazed for just one second then he strode across the room | to her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24

to identify live stock. Its incorpora- tors are J. R. c. Howell John Sanders. J. R. Young and B. G. Farmer. It Is made necessary by the large amount of live stock bought and sold at Dothan, now one of the largest stock markets in that section.
 The West End Land Company has been incorporated at West End, su- burb of Birmingham. It has a capital of S10,000, with c. W. Mills. E. F. Rosa mond and 4. J. Rowan as incorpora- tors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
ESPECIAL RATES TO TUsKEGEE."

Western Railway of Alabama, ac- count Commencement Exercises at Tus- kegee, May 24th. will sell round trlp tickets to Tuskegee at rate of one ana one third first-class fare, plus 20 cents (minimum rate 50 cents).
 Tickets will be on sale May 2znd ana 22rd and for trains scheduled to ar rive at Tuskegee before noon of May 24th. 1906, and final limit will be May 26th. 1906, prior to midnight of which passenger must reach original starting noint W. c. HUNTER,
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