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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Sidewalk Pencilinss
HIazing and Lying.

The papers are devottng a| great deal of space to hazing at Annapo- lis,'' said citizen yesterday, "or have been devoting space for the last several days.
 "In my opinion, there seems to be a greater evil in the ranks of the mid dies than hazing. That is the regu- larlty with which midshipmen who were witnesses in the last court mar tial have pertured themselves on one side or the other. This, I think, Is a greater disgrace in the eyes of the world at large than are the violent forms of initiation that prevail.
 If there Is anything that can be con strued as virtue in one of the fight ing departments of a country it is truthfulness. It Is essential to patriot ism and loyalty of that kind which serves the nation in times of need. Other powers, I imagine, look queru- lously on the remarkable testimony that has been brought out at An napolis.
 ''Hazing is a bad practice but I can not help but believe that the chief prosecutors in the court martfals are graduates who were not so far them- selves from the peculiar excitement of making newcomers feel as embarras- sing and ofteD as painful as possible. Cut out hazing bat De sure the liars go at the same time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

right half of the combination. and the one he intended to marry. That rompiicates matters all the more. for it may be that he neglected to have her try her voice when he proposed. and actually proposed to and married the songless one without knowing 1t. That would relieve the woman of the charge of having deceived him but 1t leaves him in no better shape. In fact, it is rather against his suit for divorce. for if his wife testifies that she is the identical female that he pro-
 posed to and married we fail to see how his plea of deceit and substitution
 will hold good. As a contemporary observes: The incident may com mend itself to some frivolous persons as basis for a comic opera, but it has a serious side. and considerable number of people who are annoyed from time to time in their course through life by mistaking one twin for another will look with interest to the outcome, hoping that if one sister, palmed herself on for the other she will be tremendously rebuked. The public has right to be protected from the society of twins who have no dis tinguishing marks. and it is high time for q movement against such embar- rassing persons to begin"
 It is very sad. but is has two sides to it, each of which has it's strong points. If the husband was really deceived and put his neck in the wrong halter he is entitled to sympathy. He wanted wife who could charm him with the voice of siren and sing him to sleep when worried. and not wo- man whose voice sets his teeth on edge. On her part If she married him with the full belief that she was the one he was after it looks hard to lose him for no fault of her own. If 1t can be proven that she deliberately paimed herself off for her sister it puts quite a different face on the case, but that cant be proven. 1t seems. However it may end it will serve to caution the man who finds himself up against a combination of twins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
soIons Loollinr for Rerenne.

HhftIOTu VOOnn.1 COurant.
 It is predicted that the abolition of free railroad passes will cost the rail- roads many millions of dollars in Penn sylvania this year. Retaliatory meas ures are already being framed by legis- lators and 1t Is said that W. c. Greasy. the Democratic leader of Columbia County, has already received enough promises from Republican members throughout the State to insure the pas- sage of his bill allowing trolley lines to carry freight. It is proposed to make 1t a misdemeanor to charge for more mileage than actually exists and bills are contemplated that would fix the responsibility for accidents, compel the railroads to provide more safety ap- pliances and to give each passenger a seat. All of which goes to show that the abolition of free passes is likely to prove mighty good thing for the pulp lIc,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

New York Times.
 On not a few occasions in the past when there have been troubles of one sort or another at West Point or An napoIis some venturesome newspaper man has suggested that the testimony given by the budding heroes was not necessarily and entirely in accord with the eternal verities and the, immediate facts. But never once has such sug- gestion been made that it did not brifie. into print at least a few letters from army or navy men ansrilv protesting that nendacity was an impossibility at either of the academies and that what every boy in both learned first of all was to tell the whole truth and all of 1t on every occasion. As one reads the testimony now given or extorted by the investigators at Annapolis one can not fail to be struck by the frequency with which one midshpman and another (if- verge widely in describing the same set of facts, equally well known to both, and it is extremely hard to avoid the fear that at the naval academy as else where in the world, d disposition occa- sionaIly develops to-press the truth q little out of shape when it's promulga- tion In natural form will have disas- trous consequences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
POLL TAX AND REGISTRATION.

The State Committee arranged for Democratic primary on the 27th of August. The main reason influencing this late date was that the many thous- ands who have not yet registered. might have the opportunity to do so. when the registration books are opened in July. It must be understood that no man can vote who is not regis tered voter. Up to the time of the election in 1904 less than two hundred thousand names appeared on the registration rolls of the State. It is a safe cal- culation that over 275,000 white men in this State are entitled to registra- tion and thousands of them have here tofore failed to assert their right in this matteH If they still refuse to discharge so great a duty the blame attaches to themselves alone.
 The registration business. however, can be attended to after the 1sti of July, but there is another requirement which must be complied with on or before the 1st day of February next. It will do no good to register next summer, if on or before the 1st of Feb ruary you have not paid your poll tax. There are great many men who registered prior to 1904. who have not paid their poll tax. Every male person. between the ages of twenty one and forty-five. is subject to poll tax. Those over forty-five are exempt, but even those cannot vote. if the re- cord shows they owe any poll tax since 1901. Getting above the required ages does not wipe out the accrued tax. These facts should be borne in mind and all who wish to participate in the August primary should see the Tax Collector between this date and the Ist of February and get clear receipt for all poll tax dues. You will feel humiiiated when voting time comes if you are kept from voting be- cause of your own failure to qualify yourself.
 Alabama ought to cast 100000 white votes and would do it if all entitled to register, would do so and all subject to polll tax would pay it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
A Thing of Reautx.
The Lnurnalist.

The Christmas number of The Mont gomery (Ala.) Advertiser was thing editorial and business departments of the paper, and the ability of the me- chanical plant to handle an immense proposition. NThe paper made It's Gp- pearance on December 17th. It com prised one hundred pages and the eof- tion so pleased Montgomery that the actual sales number 26.lo1 copies. Thel
 were S,913 inches of advertising mat
 ter representing 424 columns, and 376 columns of reading matter, most of it written for The Advertiser by Alabama writers. As to the illustrations, which were superb, it would take too long to count them all, still 237 were from the engraving plant operated by The .Ad- vertiser. while most of the drawings were made by staff artists of the paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
The Best Ever.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser issued for it's Christmas edition an H. lustrated newspaper of 100 pages, which surpasses anything of, the k.nd in any Southern city at any time. It shows not only the gathering resources, but also the enterprise and prosperity aroused in the Southern tier of States It indicated, by the enormous amount of advertising matter in The Adver- tiser the conviction of the people that newspaper advertising brings fat re- turns. Most of the contributors were Alabama residents, and 1t was of good literary quality.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

an error. All newspaper men. so far as we are aware, have signed contracts with the general passenger agent each yeap to advertise time tables, excursion rates, etc, in full for the transportation furnished.
 The giving of passes to Congress men, legislators, judges, sheriffs, county commissioners and whole host of politicians, presents another phase to the transportation issue. What service are these people expected to render to the railroad companies in return for the favors they receive?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
PROBATE NOTICE.

State of Alabama, Montgomery County, Pro-
 bate Court January srds 1908. To Evan R Mcdonald. who resides at Chica-
 go. III. Theo. Mcdonald. who resides at
 Norfolk, Va. ard Veni Porges, who re-
 sides in the city of New York, New
 York.
 You will take notice that on the End day Of January. 1906, certain paper iT writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of George F. Mcdonald was filed in the Fro bate Court of this County by Josephine Mo Probate thereof as such will; and that the 18th day of Januacy, 1906, was appointed time you rnay appear and contest the same. if you proper.
 Given under my hand this 3r6 day of January, 1906 J. B. GASTON. thu-3t Judge of Probate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Favor Local Option.
shefaeId standard.

GuHUTGIU oIdNUstEu.
 With high license and a rigid en- forcement Of the law, as the Mayor has publicly declared to be his purpose, Tuscumbia will find that she has adopted the most enlightened policy in minimizing the evils of the liquor trsif-
 meantime. whenever a town or community, as in the case of Leigh .on, deslres to excl ide the sale of liquor altogether. The Standard believes that he will of the majority of the people ihould prevail and that they should be permitted to settle such questions for themselves
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1906.

The Appellate division of the su- prerne Court of New York has just handed down an unanimous opinion to the effect that "an agreement not to 3cln union may properly be required Of person who seeks an employment. The law which declared such agree ments to he coercion by employers. and forbade them. is pronounced by the court as an interference with the employers constitutional right to hire whom he pleases. and a discrimination fin favor of labor unions and against those who do not belong to them"
 II is simply a just and wise decision that an employer may refuse to em- ploy union men if he wishes to do so. If union men complain at this they should remember that it is only carrying out their own program.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
NEW ELECTRIC POSSIBILITIES.

One of the electrical signs of the times is that the spread of the trolley car system is going to benefit the farmers and other rural dwellers in an additional and different manner than by it's transportation facilities. It is one of the great and constantly growing blessings of electricity that it is benefiting country dwelers so greatly. The telephone and the troll ley cars. added to the system of rural free delivery, have almost completely banished from the country people in many sections the loneliness and iso- lation which made rural life undesira- ble and objectionable. Now he ean not only have his mail delivered at his door but in many cases can talk by phone with his neighbors and friends, and in large and constantly enlarging areas he can find a car at almost any hour of the day to convey him 10 the town or to the homes of his friends.
 Now, as The Indianapolis Sentinel suggests, the constantly extending sys- tenn of electric cars is going to sup ply the farmer with lights and power The Sentinel speaks of the wants of the farmers and says:
 If the interurban companies, how ever, will supply him with electricity, the farmer, assuredly, can ask but lit- tie more. True, he will still be com pelled to burn wood for fuel, but even this, in a few years, may pass away and be displaced by electric heating By connecting with the interurban feed wires, the farmer could have light and power at all hours, and as much of
 He could illuminate his house and his barns when necessary; he could grind his corn and his fodder; his wife could churn by power: water could be his fan-mill and his cider press by electricity, and, in truth, save time and labor and expense.
 The farmer needs electricity even more than his city neighbor requires it and with the interurbans penetra- ting so many sections of Indiana, there should be some arrangement made whereby power could thus be fur nished-at a price profitable to the company and profitable, also, to the farmer.
 What is said of Indiana will of where the electric roads are reaching out in every direction from the cities It would cost but little to run a wire from the car line to a nearby house and to thus supply the farmer with lights which would be much safer than for all domestic uses than steam or gasolene. The possibilities along this line are certainly great.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
An Advertisement of the south.

As an evidence of bearing out what The News said short time ago about the great progress the South is nak- ing we have only to refer to the Christ mas issde of 1905 of The Mont gomery Advertiser of Montgomery, Alabama, which recently issued one hundred pages. carrying & total of S9I3 inches of advertising or 424 columns.
 The gain in ten years in advertising has been over 1000 per cent 1t Is safe to say that no Northern paper has cities in that time, and Col. W. w. Screws, president, and V. H. Hanson, manager of the advertising department, in fact, the whole Advertiser company, deserves great credit for this showing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
A Suggestive Cartoon.

fishes q cartoon of a modern Dante be- ing conducted through the flower re- gions" and stopping to inquire what a lot of miserables were doing on ing along on the sidewalks of a wide thoroughfare. "Oh, those? Why they are the fellows who while on earth soiled and dirtied the sidewalks with spittaI We make them clean the streets with toothbrushes." Suggested by this it might not be out of place to call Chief Moseley's attention to the fact that the anti-spitting ordinance in this city is about to become a dead letter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Make the curbstOne JOhnnles Move.

The city administration of Montgom- cry, Birmingham and other places are after the tombstone Johnnies." A curbstone Johnnie is a fellow who has nothing to do but take his stand on street corners where ladies are com- pelled to pass and make remarks about them, and in many instances insult them. That worthless class should be made to move on and we hope the move those now after them. Let the Curb stone Johnnie" be made to move on here and elsewhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Ire. Pass Evil.

Bullock County Breeze
 The general public seems 10 pc iaoor. newspaper editors, along with po!itI- clans. CoAgressmen and minor ofhclals; arc ryccivring free transportation and moral 5biipatinn 10 stand by and de- fend the rsilroae companies under all euc cumstances and conditions. That IS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
The usuni Consequence.
slocomb News.

The Andalusia News says; "Anda- lusia is to have the fifth saloon and may have the sixth if the right loca- ton can be obtained" In the next column it says Andalusia received something like s60 in the way of fines last Saturday from persons who were inclined to celebrate the Christian holi-. day in an inappropriate manner. Isn't it wonder fines didn't far exceed $60?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Politicians Like Montgomery.

we fellows, who dabble in poll tics'' said a man well known in the affairs of the State. never grow tired of Mont tgomery I believe that no poli- tfeaI affair could be pulled of in any other city. The men who run political things couldn't get accustomed enough to the new surroundings to transact business. Where would we loaf? Where would we eat? Where would we drink? The idea Is prepos- .terous. Montgomery Is too dear to old political memories. The city is the landmark of great political bat ties. But still the old town grows and prospers and still dearer does 1t be- come to the hearts of our politicians. Montgomery will ever remain the States political centre
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Compulsory Education Sentiment.

Florence Times. ,-
 There is a growing sentiment in this part of the State in favor of compul- sory education. The leading proposi- tion is that if the State provides the schools out of the public tunds II snouto no to not be wasted but should pc Waue to product the best results.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
ouxht to Hnre Bncked Up the Goyernor.

BlrminSnam Aeu&cf.
 Mobile wants an extra session of the Legislature to make good some bonds she wants to sell. She got herself will to find that it was not legal for city to pay for special legislation. Birm- ingham needs some legislation badly, but has decided to wait for the regular session next January 10 extend her limits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
CLARK'S CRUISE ORIENT

iy chartered s. $. Arabic. iS. a63 tons, starts Feb. sth. 4 cruise of 70 days. spending l9 days in Palestine and Egypt, costing only teIs, drives, fees an1 all necessary expenses. 30 TOURS TO EUROPE: 2 to JAPAN. Send Tor illustrated Descriptive booklet. FRANK c. CLARK 96 Broadway, New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Voters, Take Care.
Eoslev Enternrise.

EnSIey EnIHTpTist,
 No man should cast vote who does mt do so conscientiously and intelli- gently. It is a crime to knowingly vote for |. man wnom you honestly pe- lieve is corrupt and unit to hold public office. We make much ado over men who betray public trusts, and yet the voters are in a large measure to blame themselves for putting them in office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

There once was noble old Sioux. Who of papooses had quite fey
 He put one in a blanket
 And commenced to spank it Because he had naught else to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
A Hard Case and Harder Judge.

MOUlle INtSIStfA. low a iuryman to be told that his mother was dying and calling for, him. the judge holding that the ends of justice might be defeated If the 1ury, man should have his mind detracted by personal grief. The ends of justice should call for the impeachment of that judge on the ground of inhumanity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Finish Fach pay's Work.

Florence Herald.
 Finish every day and be done, with It. You have done what you could. some blunders and mistakes have been maoe. Tomorrow will be new day: begin It well. It is too dear with its hopes 70 waste a moment on yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
NoyEaaBER. 1905,

Daily Average, November, 1905 :. .13.0lS Sunday Average, NoxefnbAT. 1903 ....lI,Oss E $. Noble Circulation Manager of The Montgomery dverttser. being duly sworn, says.
 The foregoing statement of The Adyertt- ner<s circulation for the mo 1th of November. 1sa6 fs true and correct. and cor.pifed af- knF all returns from news boys. newc agents. and aeft-over copies have been dscucted.
 F. s NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2eth day of DseembcS. 1905.
 F. ". JACKSON.
 fSeai1 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Poor Sh0wlngs.

ScottSboro CItI2eH
 The Huntsville Democrat says that only PTS persons have paid their poll tax so far in Madison County. Jack son can beat that Tax collector RoreI have paid their poll tax in this county up to date.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

The Manchester Union says it may be true that John A. Mccall is not a rich map, but think of the fun he mas had!" 1t adds. Yes. and think of what some others have had on account Of his rascality.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
The Amerlean Art COnnoIsaeur.

An art connoisseur of this country is a man who is rich enough to pay fabu- lous prices for counterfeit paintings and statuary that are so well executed that genuine critics can hardly distins Euish them from the origtnala,'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

The Supreme Court of Kansas has handed down a solemn decision to the effect that the school authorities of the State have a right to provide sep arate schools or rooms for white and coIored children. We arc surprised that there should be doubt of a States right to do this, and also surprised that Kansas should desire it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
MucH of it Comes from Drinking.

Jasper Eagle. ,
 With SIS 900 school money from the dispensaries, S6,O0o from poll tax, $o'oV0 from special school tax and $12,0o0 from the State dividend, Walker goes ahead on the question of schools. This Is Ill the neighborhood of $4 per capita
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Administrators Notice.
Estate of Francis s. Powell, Deceased.

Estate Of Francls s. Powell, Deceased.
 Notice Is hereby given that on the sth day of December 1905. letters of admin istration upon the estate of Francia S. Pow ell, deceased. were issued to the urdersign- ed, by Hon J. B. Gaston. Judge of the Probate Court of Montgomery, County All persons having claims against said estate will present them within tkt time re- quired by law, or the same will he barred| thu-st. ~sN sadnsinistrator
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

de preachah obah toe dinnah fo' Sum day.
 Rufus-Well, An dun locked de hen house good.
 But huccum ya'll tink dat preachah eats chicken?
 Ease he said in de pulpit he had been hearih' fowl rumors ob late.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

snow storms and blizzards in many portions of the North cause us to bet ter appreciate the balmy and beauti- xuI weather we have been enjoying so far in this region, and to wish for a continuance of the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
Re Cnreful About Joklng.

IIVy 4KINooNHfGNE'
 Some boys in Dallas, Tex, tied other day; another fellow kicked him and a fight ensued, in which one man was stabbed to death. Moral: Let us be careful with our jokes,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

Three Texas cities, Dallas, Dennison and Houston are contending for the honor of having the poorest sidewalks. It is kind of honor that 8 city should try to avoid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

Governor Pennypacker. of Pennsyl- xania, says he has "a poor opinion of Benjamin Franklin" If the old phil osopher were back here his opinion of Penny would make interesting read-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11
ne w,uherly a Candidate.

Dr. e. B. WimberIy. Of Retorm, Pickens County has announced as can- didate for State Senator from the Sixth District to succeed Hon. J. A. Rogers, of Gainesville. pr. Wipberly is well known in the State for his services especially on the State Demo- cratic Executive Committee from the Sixth District. It is said pr. Wimberly is so far without opposition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

John A. Mccall, we are informed, is going to organize an insurance company just as soon as he rests bit. What is of more general interest fs the assurance or promise of liberal support from men of large capital whose faith in him has not been shak- en by recent events. If all this is true we can safely say that there are some things too deep for us. and one of them is that capitalists stand ready to hack up Mccall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

Depew and Burton are standing pat alongside each other in their refusal to resign their Senatorial positions. Is either proud of his company?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-11

USE CHENEY'S EXPECTORANT promptly for .OuRhS and colds, and prevent pneumonia. 25cts bottle at all drug stores.