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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
NEVER INTENDED.
Man Prevents the Intent of PrOvI-
 deRce.

We do not believe that Providence which placed us in world filled with countless delights, ever intended that we drug, ourselves, bring on diseases and live cheerless, unhappy and pain nIled lives.
 should make us look forward with pleasant antieipations to the coming of the. next; without health this Is i'm possible
 We have, to an extent, the power to command that health.
 4 lady writing from Meadyille, Pa. says that for twenty years she was a great sufferer from headaches (which were frequent, and confined her to bed for .twenty-four hours at a tinle). and kidney troubles; that she employed nu- merous physicians from time to time and took much medicine but got no help; that one doctor said her spine was afflicted. another that her sunef- ings came from female weakness, third that her eyes brought it all on her. etc.. etc. but that when the truth was reached it was found that her cor fee-drinking habit was alone responsi ble-that she was coffee poisoned.
 So the good Samaritan told her about Postum Food Coffee and she determine'I to quit using the old kind and see Wha the ew would do for her. She conslsh ed the medicine bottles to the traslI barrel along with the coffee canister and began to drink POstum
 At first I did not like it. she say but when I learned how to prepare " l found it q most agreeable ana fe7 freshing beverage, l soon began lg feel better, the headache grew less ana less frequent and severe. my sleep pc came natural, and restful, and now al ter two years use all my tfouoles nav, disappeared, including the aifectlon ol the Kidneys, of which was at one tlmt most apprehensive. two pounds. .,.. T wish to speak within moderation but tell you the truth when say tha, life looks bright to me now, and ' could not if I would. and would not T could. give up Postum and go oacF to the old kind of coffee again, Nams | given by Pestum Co.,, Battle CreeR Mich, There's a reason. Read the litus ' book. 'Tbe Road to 'welivills,'' In pkgs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
CONNECTICUT AND CONCEALED
 WEAPONS

The Hartford Times calls attention to curious state of affairs in Con- nectiSut by saying that eff person has murderous stiletto or shooting
 iron concealed about his person he is liable to~a fine of $20 in some parts of the State; to fine of $l00 in some other parts of the State, and to no pun ishment whatever in the major part of the State" The reason for this queer condition is that there Is no State law in Connecticut against carrying con- cealed weapons. Some of the cities have municipal laws and regulations. in which the penalties differ, but many of them have none. The result of the walt of general law, The Times de- clares is that the concealed weapon has become d menace to social order 2
 We do not know how many of the States of the Union, if any, are in the condition of Connecticut, but it is some what surprising that even one is with out such law. The evil of carrying concealed weapons is bad enough, and is hard enough to control in the States which have severe laws on the subject, and where there are no laws to punish 1t ve should imagine that the habit would become q menace sure enough The inhabitants of Connecticut are not so different from other people that they may not be expected to do wrong in the absence 3f restraining legislation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
WmI RebeI nnd Howl.

Raleigh (N. C.) Times.
 The MeXicans and the Arizonians have made , plain that they would prefer to i've apart fifteen or fifty years for that matter rather than be joined against their will But their rights are not respected They are at the mercy of the congressional jug glers, led by RoosCvelt and Cannon, and the proceeding is utterly beneath the dignity of the national law making bodv. The insurgents will doubtless be whipped into line. That same boss ism which was oYertnroWn in mum Der of States last November Is still rampant in Washington and the one man. above all others who has preached all of the people is behind the move ment and is determined to carry his point and have his way. Eventually, however, the country may renei and the howl from. those who are the vic tims of this political outrage will not soon be hushed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
The TaIladexa College IacIdent.

TalIadega Mountain II ome.
 The rebellion of students at Talla- dega College opens p up pa several ei rlnes gnes- tant one is, does the negro entertain d secret hatred of the white man? Is the regard and appreciation that he expresses for his benefaetors but
 No race of people has ever had the amount of money expended upon t that the white man of this country has contributed to the 9egro for his edu- cepted this aid but for the purpose of equipping himself to turn and strike his benefactor?
 The phllanthropic North has c9ntri- through taxation has done equally as well when 1t was not able to educate it's own children.
 The appointment of a Southern white man to- a position in a negro school congra tulation among the negroes than one of distrust and dissention. There Is more surprise in the fact that a white man of the South of the charac- ter of the young man in question could be found who would face the risk of criticism that might follow, than that the students of the college should be rebellious at bis appointment, Tn the spirit shown by the students of Taiiadega College they had all to lose and nothing to gain the loss of the kindly feeling of the white peo- ole of the South and me loss of the iiberaIity of their friends in the worth.
 The negroes have made mistake and they will see it. Though the dis turbanee at the college has been set tied aud some who left returned, the effect of the feeling displayed has gone forward and may prove more far reaching than anticipated. The incl dent will contribute much toward | teaching the North q lesson about the negro that it has been very dull r comprehending.
 In so far as the local management of Talladega Colle9e is concerned, The
 Home comments President Nyce anG
 his faculty in the position taken anC to which they steadfastly adhered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
TrIed to Whip the Editor.

Kansas Ctty Journdi
 Down in Lzzard County. darkest Ar kansas. they do things up brown, says Bent Murdock. An editor called a member of the Legislature Hop cared liar' and the member went into the office to lick the editor. After a minutes conversation the editor man threw the "Iop-eared liar" out of the window onto a shed roof. which was rotten, and the Legislature man fell through to the porch below. lighting on a sleeping dog. The dog rose up and bit the man on the arm, whereupon the ''lop- cared liar'' kicked the dog. At this moment the owner of the dog. hearing a commotlon, rushed around the, corner very mad. It is not safe to kick an Izzard County dog, so the owner of the dog kicker the 'lop-eared liar" off the porch into a convenient horse trough. About this time the member of the Legislature concluded that he was a lop-eared idiot and went home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26

opinion is as to whether the buyers will need as large tonnage as has been expected for the second quarter. The steel corporation has purchased SO,OoO tons of Bessemer for second quarter
 delivery.
 An inquiry for a large tonnage of pig
 iron from the leading cast iron pipe
 interests developed unexpected eager
 ness to take the business and such q
 quotation was made on No. foundry
 that the buyer decided to cover for the month of April only and await develop menth before contracting for later months.
 Labor troubles have caused some he's
 itaney in the placing of orders for structural shapes, but large amount
 of new business Is in sight. The new
 Field museum at Chicago will require about 12,0 900 tons. the Cook County | building, 5000 tons. and two. Chicago ofice buildings for which contracts l have been awarded, from 500 to 1000 tons each.a The price of coke Is much easier, pur- chases having been made for prompt shipment at as low as $2.2e for furnace coke and $S could probably be shaded
 for foundry coke. Quotations on scrap continue to decline.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
FRIDAY, JANUARY ss, IoOe.
THE POLL TAX AND THE RIGHT TO
 VOTE.

Just when a young man who will be old enough to vote for the first time at the next primary election will have to pay poll tax to entitle him to vote. is a question of interest to a consider able number of people at this time. The constitution provides that ito entitle person to vote at any election by the people he shall have paid on or before the first day of February next preceding the date of the election at which he offers to vote, all poll taxes due from him for the year 1901. and for each subsequent year" tCon., Sec. 17s.)
 What is meant by poll taxes flor the year 1901" and leach subsequent year%' Is the tax year intended or the calen- dar year? The Constitution does not say in so many words whether the tax year or the calendar year was meant, but we think the tax year was intend- ed. At the time the Constitution was adopted (and also at the present time) the tax year commenced on October 1st, and ended on September 30th, follow ing; liability TOT taxation was deter mined according to the status at the beginning of the tax year-october 1st; assessments were made as of that date; and taxes became due on that date. (code, 1896, Secs. S911. Ss2o, ss2I, 39SS) Hence. when the framers of the Con- stitution spoke of the poll tax for 1901, we think they meant the tax year 1901, as tEen defined, by law, which com menced October l, 1900, and ended Sep tember 30. 1901. The tax year 1905 commenced October 1, 1904, and ended September 30. 1905. The poll tax for 1905 was due October 1, 1905, and will be delinquent February l, 1906. man who was not 91 years old at the begin ming of the tax year. October 1, 1904, does not owe poll tax for 1905, and may vote III the primary election of this year without the payment of such tax. This view is supported by See tiop 194 of the Constitution. which de- elares that the poll tax shall become duo October l of each year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Thrce PnhIic Lnnd RIIls.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The Senate committee on public lands today con1- mitted itself to the support of three important measures concerning the public domain. The first is the repeal of the timber and stone act; the second, to authorize the secretary of the i'm terior to sell the right to cut matured timber on public lands of more value for timber than agriculture, and, the third, to authorize the sale of lands which have their greatest value in their marble and stone deposits. 4 bill incorporating these questions will be adopted by the committee, probably through the amendment of the Hans brough for the repeal of the tim Der and stone act
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Reading the Wrong Book.
Harper's Weekly.

Harper 8 Wsehly.
 Not long ago a young woman Tem- ployed in the home of one of the trus- tees of a New England public library became member of the probationers' class in her church. The pastor gave the young people a list of books which he requested them to read before they were fully admitted to the church. In this list was "Pilgrim's Progress and the young woman asked her employer if she could find it in the library. He ed to him later that she had obtained it and liked 1t very much. A member of the family soon after this happened and was greatly amused to find that its full title was "lnnocents Abroad; or, The New Pilgrims Progress" The trustees are now considering the aa- visibility of putting this reference on the Bunyan card in their catalogue: Ste also Mark Twain for later 'Pll- griln's Progress
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Direct Charge of Fraud,

Chicago, Jan. 24,--Direct charges of fraud and misrepresentations were to- day made against George s. McRey- holds of the defunct trade firm of McReynolds and Company, in petition filed in the United States district court. The petition was filed by the firm of Warner and Wilbur and declared that an agreement was made by the con cern with .McReynoids to ship him grain at price which brought the to- tai amount of the deal upon to S626' A check for the amount was given by McReynoIds and according to the pc tition it was returned marked mo funds"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Where the TnrlM PInehes.
Philadelphia l,ecord.

I'hllaQelpnla 1NecoTu.
 Ex-Governor Douglas of MassaehHH.- U. setts, offers to give up the duty ot s 70 per cent on shoes for the sake oL free se a Commercial paper in Boston took q census of the shoe manufacturers, and a very large majority of them were In In ia a ,FhaIienge to the "stand-patters;" :" they are in the habit of saying that everyone who wishes duty reduced insists that 1t shall not be the one pro facturers of New England are. willing to give up their protection for free materials. Cheaper materials are be- coming more and more important to ynanIifs rflirsrs, and protection is stead ilv growing less SO Of what use is the pTofeetive duty on shoes when in eleven months of last year almost SS,oee'O00 worth of these articles were aold ll foreign marketHf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Preuarins for the state Fair.

OzdFk SldT. there will be a State fair in Montgom- cry the coming fall. Our farmers and other citizen should take advantage of this occasion to show te-the people of the State as we'll as the outside world the quality and vatety of agri5, cultural produce Dale county soil will produce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
True Enough.
pEMANn As sTIMULATEp.
sliIa weather Has Helped the Trade in

Iron. Cleveland, Jan. 24.--The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
 The long continued mild weather is having an important effect on the mar ket. It has greatly stimulated the de- mand for some finished materials. es- pecially wire products and materials used in building operations. On the other hand. it has made the coke and scrap markets very much easier.
 Conditions in regard to pig iron vary considerable in different selling cen ters, but on the whole the market Is not so strong. While the demand Is brisk in the East and has improved in Chicago, prices are somewhat softer in the central West sales being freely made on a basis of S14 for No. ? Bir- miugham and sl7.5O for No. 2 valley Opinions differ somewhat as to the ex- tent to which buyers are covering for the first halt of the year, but it Is evil dent that purchasers have provided amply fAg the first quarter and that the only ground for much difference of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
HuntsvIIIe,s Big Spring.

Huntsville Mercury.
 The time is near at hand when. q movement will be put on foot for straightening. cleaning and deepening the channel of the Big Spring to the Tennessee River. This may result in a canal for navigation purposes. But now it is needed for redeeming thous. ands of acres of land from overflow and back water. and to prevent malaria which present conditions produce, and no doubt cause much sickness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26

Sidewalk Pencilinss
Repair of County Roads.

.I am glad to see that the Board oi Revenue Is going to take steps toward the immediate use of the one hun9rsu thousand dollars recently acquirea py the county In settlement of the Coeh-' ran case. said a citizen yesterday;
 The roads of Montgomery county arc beginning to show. the effects ol wear and 1t is essential that all rs pairs should be made before >any new work is started. Of course. after tnat would like to see as many roaas ,as graded and gravelled as possible ana there are some. in the southern ,,l nsd pars !, of the county that certainly neeo it There's no use letting the money stay idle and the quicker 1t Is ocnenciaiiv used the better.
 '.The Board will do a good thing to map out Q line of work for road m provemefits during the year just start cd. There are many raads which: wien ~, the expenditure of Q little money oh them, would afford direct bikes so Montgomery and thus attract trade lo our city rather than have 1t go m aus other direction. This is especially trhs in the extreme southern portion.
 sf feel that the board of revenue is aiming in the right direction and ! nope they will be able to carry out tneir plans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
DriftWood
Ynu. nnd fhe Rnnea.
BY PHIL N. ARMSTRONG.

H You and the roses--heart of mine I think of you both in the Land Of Pine" For the mem'ry ciiugs like the flowers breath After the rose has met it's death. I can sac the old porch and the creep And your face 'nong the roses
 Heart
 Mine. You and the roses-why sweetheart. Each breath of the southwind brings you near. Though I'm far away in the lonesome Der the spires my gaze oft wanders down To a vineelad porch where the roses twiue And your face among them
 Heart
 Mine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26

will increase the Presidents popularity. The New Bedford Standard. also Re- publican, says that as he was not to blame, so he is not entitled to any credit, and that the talk of his pop
 ularity being increased by 1t is ''all nroonshins." A good deal of it is hot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
WorId,n YounRent Kine.

The youngest king in the world is Daudi Chau Of Uganda, Africa, a pro- tectorate of England. He is now about years of age and holds court seated on A scarlet throne with a leopard skin under his feet and bearing in his hand toy gun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
n. Im,roye the Fountain.

"rhis City Council that we have ncw ation towards civic Improvements" saId a citizen yesterday "and fail to Understand why some of the mempers don't make a light to have the Court so as to give 1t decent appearance.
 "The fountain attracts the attention of every visitor to Montgomery. We who live here walk by 1t maybe every day and take no special notice of t because we are familiar with it and pass 1t almost without seeing It. The stranger however, is more obseryilfg of it's appearance and his gaze is crit- teal. He wonders that the city should allow such a handsome ornament to the Square to apparently go to rack with a little paint could do much to improve it's appearance.
 T certainly hope that some member of the council will have enough pride Tn this relic of Old Montgomery 10 suggest it's Improvement"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Men Angels.
Mobile Item

NI9iee The meS angels occupy niches in the F,piseopal Cathedral building in New EorS The ,, RhoSsssApfssb5s Sssg pf bsir 'hSW St Ih4J eas if. ts said of Bishop Will IsW yoer of the Episcopal church, that twSen saIsed by a young woman why
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Covington Towns Are Growing.

AnUnIuSla NtWbs
 c,nvin e-ton county that is making rapid strides in a commercial way. Fbrala, 0nn Red Level, River Falls and other points, are alike sharing in the general prosperity that has come to stay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
Colonel Mann Nod . Confederate.

some days ago. said well known citizen, "The New York Herald In its report of tiie Town Topics case said that Colonel W. D. Mann who figures so largely in the case served In the Confederate army.
 "It is singular that such mistake should have been made, Colonel Mann was commander of some Michigan cavalry during the war and from what | have heard was good Uniou soldier About the close of the war he was In Mobile. and think was made collector of revenue, or some other Federal po- sition bt President Johnson. He was very outspoken against the tyranniSs that we're practiced and especially against the reconstruction laws. He became very popular and was interested in several important enterprises at one time being owner of The Mobile Reg ister.
 man and developed none Of the quail ties which have made him notorious Tn connection with the, New York paper, Town Topics.
 ''I knew him years ago and liked him and regret that sach an ending of lie has been his lot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
HLa popaIerity yvm wane.

Tbot roosevelt will fail to measure m to ponular expectation Is certain That he will lose m popularity seems inevitable. And if hls decline IS as for Demecratlc supremacy in the next national election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
nlr. Roherren correctr grror.

l. w. Roberson, Tax Collector. or in reference 10 statements made recent. ly as to examinations or the books oI his county, saying: T will ask that of Assistant State Examiner W. F. Will kinson, so as to read: 'tx-Tax Asses sor J. A. Northcut.' in place of J. " Roberson, as l was not in Sfiiee on tne me right before the public in this matter.
 MT. George F. Moore was one of the welcome visitors to Montgomery yes. here Wednesday night. He rsturRed to that city last night and will ago from there back to Washington. Ills friengs were glad to see him enjoying the very best of health.
 Mir. Cyrus Long of Newark, N. j.. sqSSFmhsfihdshi PrSSdentisi sife Insarancs Company, spent yesterday in Montgomery with Mir. C. N. Avery, manager of the Com pany for Alabama, and left on an evening train for Atlanta.
 MT. J. P. Mcqueen. who has been critically i'll for the past three weeks at his residence, 643 South Perry street, was somewhat improved last night. IT he has no back-set, the chances are now favorable for his recovery.
 Police Chief A. s. Gerald was report ed slightly improved at his home last night. The chief has been suffering with an attnck of la grippe for several days.
 Mir. Roy Hoyle, special agent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company, and a popular young man of Mobile. was visitor to Montgomery yesterday
 Special Officer Ed Graham of the MoIltgomery Police Department has been confined to his home about two weeks with illness.
 Mr Louis F. Jeffries, prominent lawyer of Selma, spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 MT. !. W. Tucker, accomanled by his wife and child, is visiting Montgom- cry
 Mir. H. R. MeCurdy of Lowndesboro was in Montgomery yesterday Postmaster W. c. StarlSe of Troy was in town last night.
 MT. S. o. Lightfoot of Luverne Is visiting the city.
 Mir. c. H. Rushing of Tallassee is in l the city. --
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
County Contests.
Rirnlingham Ledger.

The contests for sheriff fin all the counties will overshadow the contests for tn 4 legislature, but they should not Me should be most careful about the men we send to the legislature. We are to have plenty of politics, let's make 1t good natured politics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26

The slice of winter handed us by the weather man was somewhat biting but when we read of the snow storms. blizzards and below-zero weather in the Northwest we feel that we are real ly having pleasant time in compari- son
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
The Advertiser srrInt" Them.

" Rryan is now circling the e,lobc and letters giving his observa- tons of the countries visited srSsr are at It. r i, "U a, II"S Ss+tractive style and his letters are educating and display careful prep aration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26

The hope of mankind is in the wo- men" The Portsmouth Star says. Jesso, and if the young man doesn't get the one he wants il is Hope for a season bade the world farewell" with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
rHE HlCH WATER MARKS.

The last month of 1905 was the pahhsI
 month in The Advertisers circuiatioh new htgh-water mark was estaoilsnea q. should be remembered that The AuseftassI circuiation statementz are compnsd atter the returns from ali sources have been ue- ducted and the figures AIyen represent ohiy the net pald-for output. Here are lAe " eergber Ilgures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26

E. g. Noble. Circulation Manager of the Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworh' saxs:
 The foregoing statement of Tho Adver- tfseTss circulation for the month of Decem- beF, 1905, Is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents. and leftover copies have been de- ,iucteo, F. S. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this Hath day of January, 1906
 F. ". JACKSON.
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26

All that we have to say about the Colonel Mann case just at this time is that he found some easy marks among the millionaires.