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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


Editor The Advertiser
 In speech last 1al1 at Decatur on tation to explain the laws of Congress relating to that subject. l told the audience on that occasion that. under the exclusion act, Chinese coolies were even on visit. but that the law did not apply to the Japanese cooles; that. in my opinion, the Japanese were not desirable laborers because. as a general proposition, they had no moral obligations; but that the Chinese were honest, obedient. docile, industrious; never vote. never hold office, never never assimilate and never con taminate the civilization of any country; that the Grier law, prevent ing their Immigration to the United States and the territories thereof, would never be repealed. and that it was worse than useless to discuss the ques- tion of relief to farmers by the help of Mongolian labor. l stated further that I had voted for the re-enactment of the Grier law.
 Some one, in giving a synopsis of that speech reported me as being in favor of coole labor. I promptly de- nled this report, as will appear from cards published in The Advertiser on two different occasions: but notwith- standing this emphatic denial, Iobserve that posts. trees and fences have m '"'i been " placarded ard recently reeentIy with untrue declarations that I am in favor Chinese labor, in hostility to the interests of laboring men. and this, too. notwithstanding the well known fact that Mir. GomperS' newspaper or gan has voluntarily published my name in the list Of Congressmen whose votes have uniformly been on the side of the laboring classes.
 Ii is an old saying that "a lie will travel a mile while truth is putting on her boots" A. A. Wiley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
ROOM FOR GUESSING.

A correspondent of The Brooklyn Eagle thinks he can tell who will vote for Hearst and thus specifics them
 Every man who is no better than he ought to be; .-
 Every man who doesn't know any better;
 ENeiy man who has a feeble mind;
 Every man who wants something for nothing, and
 Every man who is natural born
 Hell get 'em all.
 If all voters belonging to these classes should vote for Hearst he will have a prety large following, but TLe Eagle does not conflne his vote to those specified by its correspon- dent. It says:
 The list is not complete. Thous- ands of voters will support MT. Hearst not because they are ignorant or VI, cious or feeble minded or cranky, and not because they are looking for something for nothing. In the list will be found Repu3li ans who are dissa tisticu not to say d!sgusted so ru. at Albany. ThoG.ands of other wis. sensible Democrats will support hin t.,ause allegiance to party is sSs" ,i, maturt na, sHake %,h off fhe"-' hao''
 
 AS we view the sit .ation there is room for consd .ni; guessing in the New York campaign. As is well known, the Republicans have not been at all harmonious of late. They have been at each others .hroats for months and at one time it looked ds though there might be an irrecon- cilable split. In addition to this thcle are many of the best class of that party who have been thoroughly sicS of Republican methods in that State, but they will doubtless vote for promise of better things but because of a natural dread of something worse if he is defeated.
 In view of the conditions confront ing them the Republicans will gener- ally lay aside their differences for the time. being and support their ticket. But Hughes has another source of strength which must not be overlook cd Not only in New York and Brook Iyn. but all over the state there are many thousands of Democrats who will cast regularity to the winds. and will either stay away from the polls or vote for Hughes They re gard the nomination ct Hearst as an 1 "arlictive condition" and will not consider themselves in any wise bound by the action of the Buffalo Convection. They are Democrats from pr r,nciple. and place their con n- scien 'es and their devotIon to prin- riplr9 and to their state above all tn. demands of party regularity.
 Al these palpable facts add to the III certainty of the situation. Hearst is making a whirlw ni campaign, of that there is no doubt. He can spend money almost without limit and mon | "y can have q great influence or d population like that of New York city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
TUESDAY. OCTOBER Is. 1908.

As The Raleigh (N. co Times looks at it, Chancellor Day of Syra- cuse University is almost too pious to run at large. In statement the oth- CT day he declared that no young man who smokes tobacco or .-ttends the theater shall receive a scholarship in his educational institution. ana unless there is ruling to the con trary the young man must keep away. It is very beautiful to have a man oi the chancellors type leading cru- sade against evil When he said the smoker is a fool the public, or at least the smoking public, immediately jumped to the conclusion that the pious man himself was a cigarette fend."
 There are mlry Days--including g Carrie Nation-runnllg at ge who would better be locked up. Men or women who have d. overcrop or all legged goodness are not as useful ds they might be if they were less os- tentatious in their ,Geories Grant ing that the use of tobacco is prac- tically useless habit. and that much of a young mans time might be bet ter spent than in attending theatres, what need is there for such intoler- Ance? We venture the opinion that there are smokers and theatre goers who are better men than Chancellor Day is, much as he exploits his cran- ky theories. We doubt 1T any actus. good comes from such raoid utter anees.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
TODAY M HISTORY

Name Day: Gallus. Sun rises at 6:30; sets at 5:30.
 1725-First newspaper published in New York.
 177s-The fortress of San Fernando de Omea. in the bay of Honduras, ta- ken by the British by assault. In the fort was found 250 quntals of quick silver, and on board the vessels. 5000 900 piasters.
 1780-The town of Royalton, Vt. at tackled by a party of 300 Indians of va rious tribes from Canada, and many of the houses burned. -. under Colonel Abercrombie at York town, forced two American batteries and spiked eleven cannon: but the guards from the trenches immediately non. In the afternoon the Americans opened several batteries in their sec ond parallel: and in the whole line of batteries nearly 100 pieces of heavy works of the besieged were in no con dition to sustain the fire which might be expected next day.
 11S3-The inhabitants of Canada were surprised by a very extraordinary phenomenon. About o'clock D. m an unusual darkness, equal it was said to the darkest night. took place. It's approach was instantaneous This continued about forty minutes, when there was a short interval of light, but soon was succeeded by darkness. The whole was reported to have obtai1eG more or less. throughout the provinces
 1sO4-Vessels with slaves on boarc were the only passport for American ships in the harbor of Havana.
 1S29-The Choctaw Indians claimet land in the States of Alabama and Ar kansas of 27.830,526 acres. which they were unwilling. to give up I863-General Grant took command of inc Departments of Tennessee. Gum herland and Ohio.
 1s63-Henry Ward Rcc"h"r lecture in England In reiation to our civil War
 1Ss4-A dozen merchants in Wash ington. D. C.. and Baltimore, Md ar rested and their places of business closed on the charge of their havine sold goods to blockade runners for sal' in the South.
 1s33-Julia Ward Howe Francis F. willard. Susan E. Anthonv and man' other noted women were speakers be fore the Congress of American Womer in Chicago.
 lsai-Ten thousand women wer@ registered in Chicago for the purpose of the approaching election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
JURY ExExrrIoxs..

In a recent issue of .he Virginia Law Register MT. Jackson Guy, of the Richmond bar, has an article dis cussing juries and verdicts. He speaks of the many objectionable verdicts that are rendered. and the growing lack of confidence in juries, and att tributes it partly to the objectionable men who get on the juries and to the numbers of good men who are ex- empt. Commenting on his paper Ths Richmond paper says:
 There are now fifty-six classes of last Legislature having enlarged the statute 70 embrace the officers of tie State militia. The majority of these immune classes are composed of men who, by reason of station and em- ployment. are supposed to be above the average in intelligence and bus mess experience, and are. therefore. suggests as a remedy for the. present deterioration in the quality ot jurors. that 1t would probably be best tc strike out of the law every one or the wisdom of judges not to compel service of such persons in instances where it would be oppressive to tho individual. or of public inconvenience
  flee or calling.
 Really we do not consider this complimentary showing for the Old Dominion We do not now call to mind the exact number of classes who are exempt in Alabama. but 1t is small compared with the Virginia list. Under the conditions existing there 1t is not to be wondered at if jury ver- diets have fallen into more or .lss nal says. taking it as a general prop- osition the exempts are .etter qu1l- flied to make good jurors than are those who are liable to Ju:y duty. and can see no excuse fer such large list of exemptions as is given above, for it must leave compara- lively few who can be compelled to serve.
 We do not believe that exempting so many of those best qualified is goot for the cause of justice. Ad- hitting that it would Le temper ary hardship for certain men to sit on juries: Is it not a hardship for tho farmer to leave his farm, often at the busiest season of the year for h,m? Is 1t not hard for the mechanic to quit his work and probably lose his job? And SO on through the entire list of those who are not exempt. It is often hardship for them to lose week or two from their regular avo- cations. Virginia. at least, ought to cut down her privileged classes, for that is really what they are. They are relieved from d duty which ought to be performed by only the most .inteliigent citizens. of any com munity if our courts are to be re- spected and their proceedings acqui- esced in.
 There are obviously a few classes who should not be required to serve on juries-not because it would in- convenience them but because their absence from their regular duties would be a hardship on the commu- nifty at large Whether MT. Guys plan of leaving the exemptions en- tirely to the judges would work well in practice could only be shown by experience, we presume, but certain ly there should be a change in Vir- gnial and perhaps some ether States are no better
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

The Troy Herald is publishing cx- tracts from The Advocate and Amer ican, a paper which was published in Troy during the war period of 6l-65. The Montgomery Advertiser then as now was prompt in its efforts to give the news and this extract from the columns of the old Trop paper, re- printed in the last issue 'l The Her aid, goes to prove it:
 The Montgomery Advertiser.--Ws insert on our first page this week an article from this journal giving notice of it's arrangements for relid- ble news from the seat of war.
 We extend this courtesy cheerfuliv to The Advertiser, pecarse we be- lievs 1t worthy the aid of the press and people of our State. l. the peo- pie will sustain The Advertiser and 1t maintains it's present character, we have no doubt that all $ one man will be rallied to the h.Phest stan dard of liberty and independence and that the character of journalism in our State both at home and abroad. will be elevated .- ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Bishop Rowe, of Alaska, in telling of incidents in his work in that re- zion said that when the first phon- ograph arrived the innocent natives watching the work of getting it star ted one of them when the first words were sounded cried out, T know what 1t is-canned white man." The New York campaign has developed another phase of canned white man as MT. Hearst's speeches are to be drummed into the ears of those who will lis- ten through the medium of phono- graphs. New York papers speak of 1t as "a canned speech.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
Tho Early Frost Wave.

Mohil" Register.
 Local weather statistics compiled by the late w. II. Gardner, show that only once in the one hundred years covered by his notes die frost come as early as the frost of Thursday. Oc- tober II. In 1856 there was frost in middle Alabama September 2J and 9f, and black frost October x. There were severe coast storms August |? and 20. The winter that followed was a very hard one. The harbor at St ., Louis was closed for seventy days by ice Standing water at Mobile froZe sufficiently for skating. In 1860 there was a coast storm September 15. Kill ing frost came October 13. In 1891 there was light frost in Mississippi, Oc tober s. Tkcse are the only instances where frost came even approximately so early as is noted this year. It must be mentioned. however. that the frost of Thursday was not what Is described in Captain Gardners report as killing, because it affected only the northern portion of the cotton belt When he says killing frost" Inc means a frost that puts an end to plant growth all over the cotton district. That sort of a frost has not happened yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
SHOE COMFORT
 FOR WOMEN

We take a great deal of pleasure in catering to the fleet comfort" of el- derly folks. We make it possible for them to get a shoe that will look dressy and at the same time be perfectly com- fortable. They are made by J. J. Growers Sons and are known as "Soft Shoes for Tender Feet" There is not in this country a factory where honesty prevails to a greater degree. All their shoes are hand -seWed. They do not make welt shoes, nothing but turns; and they have no Good year machines. We have them in six different styles. The plain ones are S2.eO and S2.oO and the finer ones in pat tips and higher heels are S4. We also have what is known as a "Prince Albert" or half cut with elastic in the side, that Is a very easy shoe for home wear. We do not hesitate to endorse these shoes to the fullest ex- tent. Try a pair and you will agree with us.
 Ham, SHOE dHk MAN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

The Indianapolis Star thinks 1t "ls q pity that the spirit of reform seems to have avoided places where Demo- crats are in power :" The Star IS yer,' obtuse. The spirit of cform is d Gar s.eing and obserr" mt genius and doa:nt waste time going where 1t isn't needed Besides. 1t finds so much work in places where Republicans are in power that il has no time to waste.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
Hit By an Iusect

While undoine a crate of celery at the retail grocery store of the Barn well swift Co.,, corner of Broad and Selma Streets. Friday afternoon, Henry Majors, negro porter at the store. was bitten on his right arm by an in sect in bunch of celery. The negro paid no attention to the sting and continued about his work
 That night after he had gone to his holn.. tine arm began swelling and has continued to swell ever since. Later physicians were called in and every thing done to alleviate the pain and to keep down the swelling. But th., phy- sicians efforts hay" been unsuccessful and they now believe that the arm will have to be amputated to save the ne sro's fife.
 Tho nature of the insect which stuns Majors cannot bc determined. Some are of the opinion that 1t was a tar antula or centipede. which had got ten in the crate of celery as it was In transit. Majors is well known ne gro who has d large number of white friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

certainly a good English word. It Is defined in the dictionaries as "caus- ing or involving pain or ..istress." and certainly that is the way thousands of Democrats in New York look upon that nomination.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

The British battleship breadnaugh Int aspires to be the ruler of the waves. but just wait till our Six ered-p Nothin" is built and sent out. then the Britisher will be looking for hole to hide in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Why not let the negro s-lono?' in- auires The Portsmouth Star, Did you never hear of the man who wanted somebody to help him turn the bear loaae1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Playing a game of ball in the snow, as was recently done up North, may fairly be considered as the limit or taseballic enthusiasm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

n c Noble Circulation Manager or ans lGontSomsry Advertiser. being duly s"o'n sAys: .au.x The foregoing statement or The Aavs .,., tissrs circulation for the month O. husc .s 1eOs. is true and correct, and compheu t>9 all returns from rewr boys. news eGents, spoiled and ieft-over copies nav"
 Circulation Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me tn's seth day of September 1906
 (jssi1 F. W. JACKSON
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

A contemporary suggests that Taft might have spell at governing N;n- am, but we protest He might set on one edge of the little 4rincipality and upset 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Grover Cleveland considers William Randolph Hearst. the regular Demo cratic nominee for governor. "affec tive" So he Is to the Wall street crowd. but that is not the issue. Where did the SaEe of Princeton find that word? Webster may have it. but no one olse has-Birmjngham Age Herald.
 Mir, Gle velsnd did not speak of Hearsts nomination as affective" He said it was "dfflIctINe and that IS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
Pur;l6Cxical.
Hefin New Era.

Hefin New Era.
 seen,s pa.td"x;.il that landing T fo1ce in Cupn shchld be the first step toward peace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
Cursed Stage William.

A large number of cases for minor offcnSes were on the docket of police the cases were disposed of quickly by Mayor Atkins and small fines were i'm posed.
 Leslie Harp, a young white man was in court on warrant charging him with having been drunk and disorderly Saturday night Harp loaded up and went to the opera house to witness the performance of "On Parole" His senti- mentS were for the SouthernerS in the piece and during the second act when a Yankee soldier was saying his lines. Harp, from the gallery, hurled a vile oath at the man which was distinctly heard all over the theatre. It stopped the play for d moment and the young man was taken from the opera house by policemen. For the offense he was fined $25 or fifty days on the streets.
 Henry Howard. negro. was the only other case of importance tried during the session of the court. Howard was arrested by an officer and it was then discovered that he had concealed on his person d pistol Mayor Atkins dis likes a pistol toter, and at the conclu = sion of the evidence in the case, the negro was fined s25 or fifty days on the streets.
 social and Perosnal. Nr. and Mrs. J. B. Ellis left tonight for New Orleans. where MT. Ellis goes to attend the Pythian convention.
 Mrs. $ J. White of Lookout Noun tain. is expected here tomorrow to Spend q few days with relatives. Emile Schwcizer, a former Selma boy but who is now living in Wisconsin. is in the city for q few days
 M"ss's. George Darden and Frank BroWdor ni MontgomerN, spent Nester- day in the city with friends. --------
 Mir, J n Newman left yesterday af- terpoon for Louisville .kv.. where she wIii spend several weeks.
 My and Mrs Joseph Pollock or blr mingAam. are spending few days in the ,lt' Wlth relatives.
 rayld Shanks, who is m the m,nln business at Chihuahua. Mexico. IS III
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Yellow was once considered a badge of shame in some countries. It still applies to yellow newspapers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Fletcher McKingert spent Sunday il Uniontown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Dennis Mills, of Central Mills. sper today here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
VIII Visit IocaI Iod~c

SeNiOr SagamOre R. D. L. Mel of the Improved Order of Red Men. has notified the Selma Lodge, Mohawk k Friday night he will pay them an off clal visit. The visit will he for the purpose of his viewing the lodges ex- republication of the secret work of the order
 After the complication of the se- cret work, refreshments will be served and questions relating to the good of the order will be discussed. It is eX- pected that large attendance of the members of the local lodge upon the occasion of the visit of Senior Saga more Mel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
Headache

nGaOaCNc Nervousness. Dizziness. Indigestion, Neuralgia are caused by sick nerves. By soothing the nerves and stmulat- ing their action. Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills cure almost imne tely.
 They contain nothing injurious and you will never know you have taken them. except by the relief they afford.
 Dr. Miles
 Anti-Pain Pills are a household remedy in thousands of families where they never fail to cure all pain.
 headache and other pain. l keep them with me at the laundry. and when some of my girls have headache. by giving and remain at work. otherwise they would go home and their work would be left for others to do.'
 MRS. T FRANCISCO, Forelady Laundry, Battle Creek, Mich. The first package will benett. if not. the druggist will return your money. 25 doses. 25c. Never sold in bulk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
the city spending few days with his brother. Philip Shanks.

Miss Julia Coleman of Troy, Ala, spent Saturday here with Miss kath- crime Breslin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
NEGROES ADOPT RESOLUTIONS

Joe Lamar spent Sunday in Birming ham,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Jack Powers of Greensboro, spt yesterday here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

M"@srs George Darden and Frank Br"wdor nj Mont gomerN, spent Nester-
 day in the city with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Emile Schwcizer. a former Selma boy, but who s now living in Wisconsin, IS in the rily for q few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Ml, J p Newman left yesterday af- terpoon for Louisville .kv.. where she M-ItI enonn several weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

rayid Shanks, who is m the minlns business at Chihuahua. Mexico. IS In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Mrs $. J. White of Lookout Noun tain. is expected here tomorrow to snend q few days with relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Mr and Mrs. Joseph Pollock of Blr- mingham, are spending few days ln tho ,1t' Wlth relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16
Social and PerOSnal.

Social and PerOsnal.
 MT and Mrs. J. B. Ellis left tonight for New Orleans. where MT. Ellis goes to attend the Pythian convention.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16

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