The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-31
SIDEWALK PENCiLINGS
Importance of the '. M. c. A.

'.The rapid progress that has been made upon the Young Mems Chrlstlan Association building" said promi- for congratulation to the whole city Only few months ago the corner stone of the structure was laid, ana now l read in The Advertiser that 8 mep's Bible class is already holding it's daily meetings there. Perhaps there Is nothing so essential to the welfare and more tone of a city as place right ideas are implanted in the minds of the young man. At the schools a boy Is thrown in contact with all kinds of influences, both good and bad. This may not be a hurt in the development Of character but it is good thing, nevertheless, to present as many op- portunities as possible for the youth to come under the influences that tend to good. The function of training of the mind in the right way is perform ed to a large degree by the Y. M. 2. A. and the more attractive the home of the Association is made, the more the youth will want to frequent the place. In nearly. every city in the country, the Y. M. c. A. is prominent velopment of young men. That Mont gomery has not had Y. M C. A. quar- ters hitting with the importance of the work in a city of it's size before now, the Association will be splendtdly equipped to carry on its work, and the whole city will benefit thereby. As s&
 A Plausible Explanation.
 "Can there be any connection" sug- gested a shrewd Montgomery woman yesterday, between the August vaca- lions of the Montgomery cooks and the wholesale raiding of Montgomery pam tries during the month"; Does It hot strike you as possible solution of the cause for the many thefts perpetfalea in Montgomery during the past month. that while the negro women cooks were taking their vacations, that the trifiing negro men and boys who do nothing, and depend upon what is Pro. the tables of the whites, have been the thieves that have caused much of the annoyance? While the members Of must work, and to the lazy negro, 1t is easier to steal during the cool of the night than it is to work through the heat of the day
 1"The house keepers of Montgomery are all aware that there is always food enough carried away by thelr cooks to feed the family at home, and when the housekeepers, of the South, who are forced to employ negro cooks, become brave enough and independent enough to positively forbid their cooks carrying out of their homes food or any kind, they will receive better ser vice and I believe there will be less Of pantry raiding when the cook Is off on her annual summer vacation"
 
 The Cover nmeRt Lands.
 Tt Is surprising" said Registrar of Public Lands. R. D. Johnston, yester- day, "the interest which people in the North take in government land in Ala bama Scarcely day passes that do no receive letters from some of the Northern States, asking me what lands the government still owns in this State. and seeking information in regard to the homestead laws here The ln- quiries generally ask the nature of the land. whether 1t Is tfmbered or open, elevated or low, the general character of the crops that can be raised on them and the location of the lands. It may be that the people Tn the other portions of the country nave not m times past realized the resources Of the State but it is certain that many of them are turning their attention this way today"
 Colonel Harry R. shorter. former Deputy State Insurance Commissioner, spent several hours Tn Montgomery Yesterday on his way from Mobile to During the visit in the city. he went 10 the Capitol and renewed ms ae@ualnt- ance with lis former associates
 w w seidIe. a Conductor on the At | lantic Coast Line Railroad, returned | yesterday from three weeks visit to New York, Philadelphia, Washington and other Eastern cities. fr
 Among the Dadeville visitors to the | eitv yesterday were Mr. sam Brewer | and MT. T. H. Watkins.
 MT. F. P. Taylor of Birmingham was 1 visitor to the city yesterday
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 l Mir George A. Brewer Of padeVlle | spent yesterday in Montgomery. $ a a
 | Mir. w. S. Smith of Wetumpka was in the Capital City yesterday ! 6 & e
 MT. D. T. Fallon Of Prattville is reg istered at the Imperial
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 Mir T L. Tate of Birmingham was in Montgomery yesterday
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 MT. A. W. Heron or Ialdssee was ! in the city yesterday
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