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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

right, and of this we can confess to some doubt. It may be that they will prefer a vegetable to an animal diet and will form a sort of partnership or trust with the moths and eat New Eng land out of house and home. Iheh' again, even if they prefer gypsey moths to any dish that can be set before thent and make such thorough Jop ot IL that there will not be moth iett 10 swear by, we are not sure that that will he the end of 1t. These insects will doubtless multiply aufte fast anu we may expect New England to be covered with them. Then. when there are TO more worlds to conquer, no more y,ot;.c to feed on. caA it be expected that they will pack up anc take their departure quietly? That isn't the m sect way, and 1t may be that when they have devoured all of their natural prey they will turn to and devour some thing else It is just possible that they will feed so long on leaf-eating in- sects that they will. develop an appe- tite for the same diet, and then, good bye to New England. for they'll ieave nothing green.
 This has more than once happened when one kind of animal life has been imported to destroy another kind. The imported destroyer has proven great CT and more intolerable pest than the original one was. Of course this result may not follow in the present instance. It may be that this parasite. the name of which we do not know, will prove strictly carniverous and will refuse to eat any species of vegetable matter. If that is the case.when 1t finishes the sypsies 1t may turn its attention to other troublesome insects and prove genuine blessing. That remains to be seen, however.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Selma Journal.
 When he made his whirlwind cam paign for president of the railroad tain. just as positive. just as dogmatic. just as prolific of promises as he is today. some few men then wondered view of the well known opinions of the other two associates, constituting the majority of the commission Such questions did not bother the candidate. of the legislature from the rural dis tricts say of himself as he made his maiden effort on on the the floor; in "a Sers he "declined to be interrupted.' After the fight was over and the big majority piled np and the time for work at hand. MT. Conner found ad,,,hat that and performance. We would not un- on the commission. On the other hand the fact remains that he has not re- deemed the promises made the voters when they elected him to his present have not been reformed in Alabama except to the extent obtained by the work of few Commercial Associa- t;ons, The fact remains that lacking absolute power Mir Conner found his
 Surely in view of the new promise he is making the people as he asks must have some definite plan and some course of procedure along legal and constitutional lines which gives earn est of success when he Is Governor He claims to be the man of. from, for and by the people. That being the case. he ought not to hesitate to take the people into his confidence ana tell how he Is going to proceed when he starts out to give them 'the Georgia rates" Unless he does so, can thought ful men escape the conclusion that his first object Is to get the office and that such an achievement looms larger before him than the reforms he talked about so vahemently and so confident
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
One of the nations lawmakers 8 Washington Is reported as saving:

washington IS reported as saying:
 You can't expect a Congressman, who Is elected by the people of his home district to look after the District of Columbia. We owe all we have to the people back home. and the only way any influence can be brought to bear on member is through this consti- tuency.
 Let us hope that this Is not anything like the general Idea prevailing among congressman We do not deny that a member should look to the interests of his immediate constituency. but that is surely not the sum of his duty. There should be a broader conception of statesmanship than that. The District of Columbia Is a highly important DOT ton of our country. It's proper gov ernment and its welfare should be part of the responsibility of every senator and representative who goes there We do not believe In any such circum- scribed variety of patriotism as above quoted. and home the aforesaid member is an exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

MT Roosevelt Is reported as saying that if he is compelled to speak to do so in presence of a etenographer. but what good will that dor He can call the stenographer a liar as easily as he can apply the term to senators who need witnesses when the President speaks with them. A photograph that will record words and tones Is the thing to have on hand in conversations with Roosevelt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Abandonment of Car Line.

Tt looks like ths Montgomery Trac- tion Company would continue running the olo Montgomery Street Railway line to Electric Park. said citizen Of Highland Park.
 With things as they now are, It takes peorle in our vicinity about an hour to get to the park. We first have to travel a long distance tc Court Square and there get q transfer back to the Capitol Heights line. We used to be able to catch a car st our doors and reach Electric Park In few rlln- utes I believe a great many more people in our section of the city would go to the rAsnrt if the cid line was re- suned.
 The abandonment of the line has worked a great hardship and loss on a number Of people who have built homes along the route, and some Of . them are T. W without street car facilities"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
AFTER THE MOTH.

Some old poet tells us that "fleas have other fleas to bite 'em," and that those smaller ones have still smaller enemies. "and so it goes ad infinitum :" The idea is that If we begin with the largest members of the animal crea tion there are parasites to torment them. and that the order of progression goes on downward until we get down to the microscopic varieties.
 It is comforting suggestion that if we can't rid ourselves of an insect pest In no other way we can find some thing that will eat him. Something of the sort must have actuated Congress in It's latest plan for getting rid of the gypsey moth. This Is pest which has become a veritable plague in the north east. Massachusetts has spent a mil lion dollars in the effort to rid the state of them, but to no effect. for they annually strip the trees as effec- tuaIIy as locusts have ever stripped the fields of the West.
 Some months ago Congress appro- priated a hundred thousand dollars and sent Dr. L. O. Howard. of the National Bureau of Entomology. abroad to find and bring back some breed of parasite that will feed on these moths. He has returned with the information that five millions of the moth-eaters will arrive during the summer to begin operations Whether they have been properly trained. and will arrive with appetites fully developed and ready to begin op- erations, we do not know, but they are to be turned loose in Massachusetts, and in parts of Maine and New Hamp- shire and told to get busy.
 This is a good scheme if 1t works all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
The Wnnf CoIumn.

The want OOIuTmns Wanted-a boy to fan off fies Base ball fan if he applies.) Wanted-a girl to strain milk quick (No strain or work though must be
 slick.)
 Wanted-a cook for family of two (One who roasts her boss won't do.) Wanted-a typewriter neatly attired (One using "touch" system not de- wanted-a gentleman friend of means (One who means" business by girl in
 her "teens") Wanted-an office boy deaf and dumb (One with two grandmothers only need wantedNa room with an eastern sx-
 posture (The court room will do where they'll
 make the disclosure) Wanted-to press all your clothes by
 the week
 fwe'll not press our bill unless you
 try to sneak.) e-, wanted-a piano for Sunday School (Culy eM an upright plano will do,) Wanted-a joke by the editor of Something Depew hasn't told after wantedMa iHaen Want Column quick that All of %'ii us eou our wants just as long as we
 live
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
pouryke Cockran's Retort.

Rourke Cochran took part ID the Dat- .lesbin debate the other day and of- fered some more or less sarcastic ar snnents against the proposed vessel. Sonrressman Charlie" Landis r~min0. e6 fine New Yorker that the war Vg 1872 was caused by Englands attempt tSo gont1eman from New York think" he asked. that England would have dared attempt that if we had had pro. nortionately as strong navy as we bova now7' q have never been on con. fdential relations with the British Covernment." replied Cochran, who in years gone by earned quite reputation for twisting the lions tall
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Powerful Easy to Get Into n Race.

EIba CIIpper.0
 The editor of The Talladega Report CT is being mentioned in connection Mth Sis dne race fer makes to the matter Is the following:
 Running for office! Wonder how does it feel? Wonder if it is half as sensible as running a good newspaper with no strings tied to it?'
 Better not think about 1t too much or you'll be running before you know it. It's powerful easy to get in race for public office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Does Not Want the Place.

 The suggestion of Hon J. Craig Smith as possible candidate for Congress by our afternoon contempo- rary, The Journal, makes good reading editor of The Times saw Mir Smith yes- terday and he said that under no cir cumstances would he be a candidate for the position. He does not want to go to Congress and that is the end of the little story about this popular son of Dallas County
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Poor Recommendation Anyway.

The Nashville American contends that Bob Taylor isn't much of a fiddler at all. That he can talk about fiddle much better than he can play on one. That's tough on the fellows who elect ed him tc the Senate thinking that music hath power to sooth the sav- age breast"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Mode., E,rrDch Salaries.

Figures recently showing the daily salaries of certain magistrates have astonished some of our readers. The iudge of the Seine receives in fact, O06 francs CS1,6O0) a year, and the procurator of the republic 2o.Oo0. francs 5s4 4,OOO), But in the small triPunals 2 ooo francs ($6OO); paid substitute, 500 francs (S50O); substitute 0udge subpleant), nothing. How many strik- CTS are better paid!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Better Word and Way.

The Chicago Tribune thinks that ''MemoriaP' day sounds a little better than "Decoration" day and that the South chose the better word; but 1t all depends. Decoration" day would do very we'll if the people of the North would be content simply to decorate make a public holiday and go in for sports and games. Memorial" day with us would lose it's significance also, were we to treat it with the same scant respect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
No GrumbIlng.
LNV VII WNHEUHHHBs Prattville Progress.

From every view point the farming class in this County is in better shape now than at any period since the civil war More people own their own homes and little farms; more are free from the yoke of bondage inflicted by burdensome debts; more are becoming independent each year by making a more are waking up to the necessity of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Good Way to Regulate.

The attention of those merchants who did not think the establishment of a freight bureau a good thing is called to the item in yesterdays Jour nal showing that the bureau in Mont gomery has just succeeded in effecting a, saving of about $l5o.ooo per year for that territory. With neighboring cit ies working that way how long could Selma maintain her position and pres tige in the commercial world if she did nothing and was content to stand still and walt for things to come her way?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Must Depend Less on Negro Labor.

The negroes are leaving Sumter County and going to the mills and government works, therefore 1t be- hooVes every land owner to plant grasses, strawberries, peach orchards, etc. Raise cattle, sheep, mules and horses and thus become independent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
LawIess Officials should be Taught a
 Lesson.
Journal.


 As long as men in high places like the Secretary of Agriculture boldly and openly defy the laws passed by Congress there can be small hope of keeping individuals from violating laws passed by Legislatures and mu- nicipalities. Mir. Wilson admitted in his tart" reply that his violation of law was done with malice afore- thought" and he ought to be taught lesson and severe one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
MT. Wilkinson a visitor.

Hen. J A. Wilkinsen of Autanga- vile. representative of his county in the Lower House of the Legislature and a candidars for Commission sr of Agriculture, spent yesterday ir Mont gomery.
 MT. Wilkinson bears the unique dis tinction of teing the first candidate for State cffce from AUtauga Coun- ty since the clcse of the war between the States.
 As 4 candidate for Commissioner of Agric1lturs Mir. Wilkinson has dcclar- ed in favor of better schools and school development of agriculture in all of its branches and the protection of far mers from fertilizer frauds, more spin dles to convert new cotton into fin ished products and railroad rate re- furms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Pays Freight Two Ways.

OneODtd Democrat.
 The railroads get a double pull at the farmer who raises cotton to buy corn. The spinner counts the freight on the price when he buys the cotton and the merchant adds the freight when he sells the corn. The man who raises the corn saves the freight both wayse
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Sending on for Food Which Could Re
 Made at Home.

BlrmIngham Ledger.
 The city of Birmingham spends more than $5,000 a day for butter. fowls, that that makes nearly s2,ooo, ,oOo. More than half of that money Is sent out of Alabama. It should to the utmost dol lar be kept at home. It would in a few years make a very rich State. The County that would devote its farms and woods to feeding the State would soon be a very rich County. The cash spent for food should go and stay in Alabama markets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Great Problems.
Talladegs

Talladega Mountain Home.
 We are almost tempted to offer a prize 70 the first subscriber sending in a correct list of all the candidates We would but we're afraid no one could name them and then the postal authorities would get us for using the malls for fraudulent purposes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Cupid Murt Get to work.

OZdTK pIdr.
 Things are quiet around the court house these days. Some recording is being done, but Judge Windham states that the issuance of marriage license is out of date these times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Washington Manners.
M0hiIa

Washington manners are distinctly degenerating. More or less honorable | gentlemen give each other the lie, andJ nothing happens but little hot air in l the newspapers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Aside from all other considerations the late Princess Ena has two new causes for prominence; she has been made queen and has had a bomb thrown at her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
WHAT STATE PA PIERS ARE SAYING
In Need of Repairs.

batdyette Sun.
 The Conner band wagon has gone in for repairs. Most of the candidates of late had rather walk than ride in the old thing anyhow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Col C.. R. Bricken and Captain and Commissary Hunt Taylor of the 2rd Regiment of Infantry, Alabama Na- tional Guard, went to Selma last night to look over tbe ground eni sec what that city has to offer for the encatup- ment of the 2nd Regiment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Want n DelnOcratic PreeIdent.

Marion County News.
 We want a Democrat for President next time, we don't care whether he comes from the North, South, East or West The man Is what we desire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
A Good Town in Every Way.

TU.
 Most fortunate is the boy or girl the young man or the young lady who Is given the opportunity to attend school in our little city. It's educational ad- vantages surpass any town of like size in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
For Sale.
Wilcox Banner.

An up-to- o-date gallows, only been used once, and not then abused The County has no further use for same, as all her leading citizens have fixed opin- ion against capital punishment-and the fact that only four killings have late grand jury was empanelled, is another evidence that the County can use in other ways the money invested in said gallows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Mexico Not Singular.

Livingston Home Journal.
 A Texas paper says that Mexico is a bad place for penniless man. Noth- ing peculiar about Mexico. There is to be big boom in the place that is good for penniless men as soon as it is discovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

giving their children better education al advantages, and wfthal, prosperity throughout the country. Let progress still be our watchword.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
The Czar will Save Him.

The Russian military and naval grafters who staid at home and got busy with rakeoffs- are trying Stoessel for what they themselves failed to do Justice in Russia is about as scarce as freedom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
The advanta

/ The advantage. There's always one advantage if you're living In flat; When creditor Is coming around. While within the elevator he is go- ing up. By the stair
 way
 you
 can
 be
 'sneaking
 downi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

MT. D. J. Perry of Tuscaloosa, spent yesterday at the Imperial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

You pay your money and you take your choice as to which of his proposi- tions you will stand on. He seemed to think 1t best to try both, though any one can see how ridiculous 1t makes him appear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Mir. H. B., upohurch, a business man of Carrolton, the thriving county seat of Pickens County. was among yester- days visitors to Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

terday morning to attend the exer- cises of the Alabama Polytechnic In- stitute. He returned tC Montgomery Auburn throughout the comm mencement exercises owing to the fact that hs has important engagements at the Capitol today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Mir. E. R. Kincey and MT. T. Kincey well known newspaper men of Selma associated with The Selma Journal spent yesterday in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Hon. M. Sollie. leading lawyer of Ozark and member of the last con- stitutional convention Is in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

MT. c. F. Reid. a leading lawyer of Andalusia, Is in Montgomery on pro- fessionai business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Chancellor W. L. Parks of Troy, spent yesterday in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

The average woman will admit that Venus was fairly good looking but that she didn't have a small tapering waist.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Mir. Corners Unfulnlled Promises.

MT. W. T. Jones of Dothan, spent yes- terday in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

MT c. W Carlisle, we'll known newspaper man af Andalusia, visited Mont gomery yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Prof. John B. Chapman of opelika was in Montgomery for short while yesterday en route to Evergreen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

''C o m missioner Tunstall and San ders may be honest but their environ ment makes them see the railroad way. and I, the rep resentative of the people, could do nothing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Men who o5

Men who advc- cate my staying where I am and putting Sn two men who think as I do, know that 1t would be impossible to do anything, ana that is the reason they advocate it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

The expulsion of smoot and the exc cution of lawyer Patrick come under the head of continued stories.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Even the baseball rooter can mak, a hog of himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
HERE YOU HAVE TT.

Some of Cunningham's supporters are still using the unfair argument that MT. Conner has not done anything as president of the railroad commission. Any one with a thimblefull of brains knows that the reason is that every time he proposes any measure for the relief of the people the tive Cunning ham men on the commission, Tunstall and Sanders. outvote him. You cannot expect one man to out-ycte twu.-Cen- treville Press.
 We will let Mir. Conner himself fur nish you an answer. Here Is what he said in the same speech at Union Springs a few months ago:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
June Time.

June Time. June Time-the roses noddin' by Che window; uneTime-the mocking- bird warb- ling his trill; June-Time-the laughter of the little rippling Till June-Time, my pretty one, and
 Tune-Time! Some of us are born great and oth- CTS are born envious.
 Excitement. Mandy, bake dat hoe-cake done: fry dat chicken brown; Liza, go an get dat broom an sweep dem cob-webs down: Linda, you an Cicero get up an hustle roun'-- Kase we gwinter Entertain dc
 Preacherl Put dem 'taters in de coals an roast 'em-don't you hear?- Pour dat gravey in de slSillet-look out now-take kere-- Who's dat knockin-(dam dem brats), why pahson, hev a chair We're pow'ful glad to Entertain de
 Preacheri
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Don't look at trouble through a tear; 1t only magnifies it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

It seems strange that bitter revenge should be sweet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Why don't somebody invent a snake- less whiskeY?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
DR RIFT W o CD
BY PHIL H. ARMsrRoNa

It seems strange that bitter revenge should be sweet.
 The average woman will admit that Venus was fairly good looking but that she didn't have small tapering waist. Why. don't somebody invent a suaie- less whiskeY?
 Don't look at trouble through a tear; 1t only magnifies it. Even the baseball rooter can make a hog of himself.
 When a lie trips off the tongue 1t oftentime stumblas.
 When a man turns deaf ear to you there is no need to offer him an ear trumoat. eas. Ought to. z2=' VIII has got job in glue factory. Well. he ought to stick there.
 Optfmfstfc. Brown is the prize optimist- What now7
 He got run over by an automobile and says he's glad 1t wasn't a gar bage wagon.
 A Practical View. The rose Is red.
 But huhby's blue. Iris on her hat
 And the bill is due.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
Optinistic.

VIII has got a job in a glue factory. Well. he ought to stick there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
nu1ht 4

When a man turns deaf ear to you trumpat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

When a lie trips off the tongue 1t oftentime stumblas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05

Some of us are born great and oth- CTS are born envious.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
A Practical View.

The rose is red. But huhby's blue. Iris on her hat
 And the bill is due