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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Blackmaillng For n Party.

New Ork EVeulnB ROSt.
 People who do not Inince words roundiy assert that the politicians have ''held up or "blackmailed" the corpo- President Roosevelt exceedingly angry. Yet whether you call 1t blackmailing. preserving the gold standard. or saving the country, the real nature Of tne understanding The Armstrong com mittee showed us that the corporations were paying more than we 9upp@aed. and that the obligations of parties were correspondingIy heavier And now comes MT Hamilton assuring us that he rash 10 predict as to the fuli effect on popular consciousness of these acen- muiating disclosures of corrupttoi$ we Venture to think. however. that they have not strengthened the hold of the Republican party on the massea and that they have not discouraged demo. gogues who wish to run for office, on the platform, Down with eorpora" Uons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
The Sunreme Court.

w
 The announced determination of Justice Brown to retire from the bench makes one Supreme Court vacancy cer- taain.e and the revived report of the SiheI Justices prospective retirement toreshadows another. In the event that the proposal to enlarge the court oy two members is decided upon. the ments will amount to virtual reorgan- ization. The court as it came into be- ing was composed of chief justice ana rive associates. It was enlarged to nine by Grant to sustain the legal
 In the century and more or its his- realized Washington's ideal. It has done more than "give dignity sIid lus- ter to the nation. It has set a ju. less than the Constitution itself, which IL was destined to save from the fate Of the articles of confederation, the by young nation.
 In It's function as the interpreter of the new law of new land it was called on to chart uhtfied .seaa, and it's work speaks for itself. It has had the yexed problems of State relationship to decide, and the yet more complica- ing the Civil War It has had to deal with incipient monopoly. as in the Full ton steamboat cage, involving the Jur- isdiction over Waterways. and with the monopoly of d later day, inUenched and defiant.
 Within the present generation it has had to solve the intricate points Of controversy arising from the extraor- dinaBF extension of interstate conner cia1 relations and the development of trade combinations. Not even fin time of party clamor has prejudice sought to detract from the integrity of Its decisions.
 It is Indicative of the conservative nature of this high tribunal that since it's establishment in 17S9 it has had but seven chief justices, not counting Rutledge, whose mental ihcapaclty made his tenure nominal. Chief Jus tice Fuller, with eighteen years Of ser vice, has exceeded the average by two years Marshall, who was to this court what Hamilton was to the treasury, and whose name remains it's great years. To recall that Marshall and Fancy together occupied the chief jus ticeship for sIxty-three years conveys n vivid impression of it's permanency. That Jay chose the chief 1usticeship in preference to all other political re- wards in the gift of Washington serves as a commentary on the estimation in which this exalted post has ever been held
 Story to whom partisan feeling denied the chief iustieeship, but whose fame as turist extended to England, served thirty-three years. Justice Harlan has n record of twenty mine years. His long term in a time of change Is em- phasized by the fact that he has greet cd fifteen newcomers on the bencn, nearly one-third of all that occupied 1t since it's establishment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

It looks very much as if the Presi- dent is up against tough proposition just now. Secretary Taft Is one of his best friends and he shows decided symptoms of wanting to be Governor of Ohio. sonin-law Longworth is also known to be squintlng with both eyes in the same direction. and that puts the President squarely up against it. In the language of the poet Gay, he doubtless thinks, if he does not say!
 How happy could be with either,
 Were t other dear charmer away.
 If Taft has desire and ambition to be Governor of his State It will be hard for Roosevelt to use his influence against him. On the other hand if Nicholas and Alice want to be Mir. and Mrs. Governor he can't go back on them, and there he Is. If Taft would agree to go on the Supreme Court bench the President would doubtless appoint him and that would cut the knot but otherwise it is a hard prob. lem
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Tie Votes in Elections.

Feeling some interest in the threat tain Mastin and Mr Maner in their race for Representative" said a Montgomery lawyer, "I have been studying the elec- ton laws passed by the last Legisla- ture, and 1 came across q surprising thing. -s
 Few people know that in the case of of tic between candidates for county offices, that the deciding vote Is to. be cast by the Sheriff of the county. when there is tie between candidates for State office the deciding vote Is cast by the Secretary of state
 If our County Democratic. Commit tee had decided that Captain Mastin and Mir Maner had tied 1t would have been up to Sheriff Waller, or Secretary of State McDavid. 10 choose between the two candidates.
 Lawyers may differ as to the con struction of the law, but it is clear to me that this is what was intended. It may be giving too much power to one man, but the Legislature certainly ln- tended the Sheriff and tho Secretary of State to exercise this power.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
MIrror Better Than NIedIclne.

New York sun.
 A ward patient in RooseveIt's new hospital grew gradually weaker with ont 1hy apparent reason, she's fret ting herself to death about something" :" said the nurse. 'Tf she would conhde in me I think she would get better |" By and by the patient did open her mind and heart If ] could only see myself" she walled. "Td feel different. | know I must look like death. or you'd let me have a looking glass" It was against the rules to supply pa tients in that ward with mirrors, but the nurse. recognizing the gravity of that particular case. smugRlcd in a small hand glass. The result was mi raculous 'Why. dear me" said the sick womaan, "I don't look half so bad as I supposed I did And from that hour she began to improve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Proof of Punx Anccstor..

The kaiser has been trying on suits Of mediaeva1 armor lately and he has discovered that they were for smaller men than the average modern German. race is increasing. His discovery and conclusion coincide With those of ether men. and indeed in the suits of armor which one sees in collections hefs and abroad any "girthy citfzen' would feel "cribbed. cabined and confined" Whether the human race has grown grown cut toward the fence. as the homely saving has it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

The fact that it is being frequently pointed out that Gov. Pattison of Ohio has fine opportunity to show his in- dependence shows, says the Cincinnati Enquirer that the whole country is looking upon the Ohio situation with eager expectation--at least with more than curiosity We are in the midst of an independent reform move ment, but we have not quite reached the actual and universal practice of nonpartisanship. It Is a mistake to say that the governor is exempt from party or even factional opposition"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Picture of a DemnsOgue.

Philadelphia Record.
 In the great speech of Judge Alton E. Parker at Charlotte, N. c. he drew this picture:
 Above all and beyond all things, we must avoid inc demagogue likc the pestilence which walketh in darkness. For the first time in our history We see reflected on the screen of the fu- turc the shadow of this baneful, sin isler figure Hitherto both In our uA- tlonal fife and in orr important States even the suggestion of his presence has been resented
 The portrait thus sketched will bc readily recognized without the need of writing the name under 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

citizen of Arizona in Washington few days ago expressed the general feeling of that Territory regarding the statehood matter when he said: "Ari- zona will rest content with the (Sen- ate'sJ decision. The time cannot be far off when she and New Mexico like statehood Until that period arrives we will go forward developing our re- sources and preparing for admission to thc Union."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
The Decline of the Spelling Bee.

Kansas City Star
 What's the mater with the spoilers nowadays, anyhow? Here Is Prof. D. Jones of Lancaster, Mo, the champion speller of the world" going about, like Goliath of Gath, issuing his defiance to mortal combat with the dictionary. and all the men of Israel are fleeing from him and are sore afraid. For the last twenty-five years. he says nobody has accepted his challenge to a four-hour contest. the words to be delivered oral ly and written by the contestants, the one missing the greatest number to present the winner with d dictionary though what Professor Jones wants of another dictionary is a mystery. Sure lX such indifference wouldn't have been shown fifty years ago In those good old times spelling matches occupied the placo of bridge and football and Bern hardt all rolled into one. There would have been contestants a-plenty for Pro- lessor Jones's championship belt. But English spelling has fallen on evil ren the alphabet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
DriftWccd
UP IN 1.Hn GARRrr.
BIT PHIL n. ARHfsTRoNG,

up in the garret strayed today
 And l certainly let my eye Fall on the old toys thrown away
 But wrecks of the days gone by When 1 was q child.-oh. how I smiled
 At that soldier with broken gun How many hours away I whiled
 With that wagon that used to run An. old Father Time is too unjust Up in the garret so full of dust Up in the garret the souvenirs
 Are rubbish to other men, These silver links thai connect the year
 Between the Now and Then. The little old doll that sister kissed
 The drum that belonged to Jack Sister In death has long been missed
 And Jack he never came back. The toys are left to me in trust Up in the garret so full of dust!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Aftcr sundnr Morkers.

MODIIe hHB BIsItI.
 Representative Thomas Heflin of Ala bama, has introduced bill in Con gress prohibiting work in Washington on the Sabbath day. His constituents will be glad to observe that he is figuring on being one Of the chosen. but Washington is a very busy place and Congressman Heflin may have diff ficulty in persuading the House that all work must stop in the national capital on Sunday, including work by the House
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

The Eufaula q. T) Journal rises to remark:
 It must bc an awful feeling to the few Republicans in Indian Territory who have some hopes of winning af- ter statehood is secured, to watch the actions of Speaker Cannon in his das- tardly attempt to thwart the will of q million and a half of people backed bv every adjoining state.
 As we view the situation it is safe to say that there will be no statehood bill passed al this session of Congress if Mir. Cannon can prevent It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

People in this latitude could be par doned for doubting the almanac's as sertion that Spring began last Wednes
 day. It seems to have gotten tangled up with winter in some way. However, as we escaped the snowstorms, blizzards and avalanches which did such harm North of us, we suppose We should feel thankful -that worse did not happen down here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Let It Come.
seInnn Times

Selma Times.
 A great deal has been written during the past few years about the simple life" and now some leading educators of the country have started a plan to simplify the spelling or English words. ing" We heartily approve of the sug-- gestion. There are a great many or our words that are spelled in q most gests that they be changed to a simpler way of spelling them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
A First Class Man.
AUniatOn Sl

Harry Gunnels is a Calhoun county boy who is making a good, sun tight for the position for which he Is splen- didly eduipped Gunnels would make AIabarna a fine superintendent of edu- cation. He has the ability, the experi- make n first class state official.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Mrstery in Ikansas.

The supreme court of Kansas tapped 4 large vat of wrath last week by de ciding that a person who seIS nqu"f chaser and clinched the aecisioG by or dering a Judgment for S5,OoO. As Kan sas is strictly prohibition there ls some mystery as to why tho court should concern itself about that which does not exist legally
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
ne nn the Snfe sIdc.

MOblIe Iten. ,.
 If an autopsy IS necessary to deter r,ine whether a man has yellow fever ar diseased liver, Is it ftrange that doctors not experts do noG> know when they have a yellow fever patient un- der treatment? This means that doe tors should all the more be sure to re- port suspicious cases to the board of health
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

The New Bedford Standard wants to know-"Does the chaplain pray to the Lord or to the senators?' Don know about it but he should pray to the Lord, for the Senators; 1t might do some good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
The Farm As Isuslness.

TalIadega MOuntaIn ItUIHt. .-.-
 A farm is only a business enterprise and it's products must be made at a profit to make the business success When a farmer buys corn, meat, horses and other things he gIves part of his profit away and that's mighty bad business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

It occurs to Us that talk about canal work is premature until Congress de- cides whether it is to be a lock or sea-level ditch, and we doubt very much if that decision will be reached at the present session Of Congress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
,Japs Have Beer.

Anniston Hot Blast. .eoo ma
 .Iapan. having consumed 3soOO,vOV gallons of beer last year, is fully entit- led to the consistent sympathy or NH waukee. Some brewery may yet mako her famous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
nr,aln nr af,enettn pitch..

Few people know how the big ra- vine which runs through south Mont gothery got the name of the Genetta Ditch" said City Clerk corbin Hard away, yesterday.
 When l was a boy went to school to young woman who taught III tne neighborhood of where Prof. w. E. Pat erson is conducting the State Normal School for negroes. This neighborhood was then known as Halls Hill, and on Halls Hill there was very big brook which ran through what is now South Montgomery. A girl schoolmate of mine gave this brook the romantic name of Juanita River and rom that
 arbe negroes were, unable to pro- nounce the Spanish name and the white people afterwards took up the pronun. citation of the negroes. The brook has now disappeared, but It's course is what we cali the Genetta Ditch
 Mcssrs. J. ". Heustis and Cecil Scales. Travelling Auditors of the Mo bile and Ohio Railroad Company, with headquarters in Mobile, are in Mont gomery for the pufpose of checking the accounts~of the local offices
 Hon. T. J. Heflin, Representative In Congress from the Fifth District was fin Montgomery yesterday enroute 10 his home In Lafayette form Washing ton.
 The condition of Capt John G. Fin lev, who is i'll at his home on Flnley Heights, was unchanged last night.
 Messrs w. c. Davis and C. w. Gar rett of Hayneville. spent yesterday In Montgomery
 Hon. John T. Heflin of Roanoke, was a visitor to Montgomery yesterday.
 MT. P B. Smith of Birmingham, spent last night in Montgomery 
 MT. James K Powers of Florence, is visiting Montgomery.
 MT. w.>E. Lum of Birmingham. is visiting the city
 Mir. H. w. Dunn of Evergreen, was in town last night
 MT. Charles A. stillman of Birming- ham, is in town.
 Col. c. E. Hamilton of Greenville, is in the city.
 Mir. E. H. Cabaniss of Birmingham, is In the city.
 MT. II. H. Patterson of Atmore. is in town.
 Mir. W. J. White of Eufaula. is in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
What Next.
Grove Hill Democr

Grove Hill Democrat. ,.,.-.
 A volcano in Colorado and burning mountain in Utah are among some or the more important items of the times As Mrs. Burlington might nave saiu' What are we to have next?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

In letter written from Paris to Col. Edward Darlington. January 1G, 17S7, MT. Jefferson said: T am per
 suaded myself that the good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army. They may be led astray for a moment, but will soon correct themselves. The people are the only
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

The movement for free alcohol for use in the arts has many supportors,' the Buffalo Courier observes but prop erly points out that any proposition to make an article of commerce free of taxes gives a cold chill to the stand patters' who are in control at Wash in pfnn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
What State Papers
 Are SayinE
NucI, of it FraniIufenT.

Birmingham Age Herald. ooo l., ,1., than twenty minutes on the pension appropriation. That Is pretty good spending.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

If you speak the word "selr' to your broker when stocks are at their high est and he obeys the order. Is that the "word spoken in good season." that ., are told off
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

11saty Atsls9os "Annaxy AevS '''-'' ssSil summary Average Sanaarys AH90 ..... .Ats0oO 
 D. S Noble, Circulation Manager of the Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn' says;
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- kisers circulation for the month of Janua- ry. 1906, Ia true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents, and leftover copies have been de- Hucted. M S NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 59th day of February 1906.
 r. W. JACKSON,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Picketine Unnece.aary.

WaShlngtOn Post.
 Chicago unfonists intend to establish a strictly union cemetery, at which no strike-breakers need apply. That will >obviate the necessity for picket Fence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

The Topeka State Journal is afraid that some one will suggest to Count Boni to go on the stage. We don. care a nickel if he does in France.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

Mcssrs. J. W. Heustis and Cecil Scales, Travelling Auditors of the Mo bile and ohio Railroad Company. with headquarters in Mobile, are in Mont gomery for the pufpose of checking the accounts~of the local offices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

Hon. T. J. Heflin. Representative in Congress from the Fifth District was fin Montgomery yesterday enroute to his home In Lafayette form Washing ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Safety Devices for the Factory.

Mir. w. ]. White of Eufaula. is town. ..-.. &-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

The condition of Capt. John G. Fin lev. who is i'll at his home on Finley Heights, was unchanged last night.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-15
Great Surprise Shown.

The greatest surprise was mani
Tested on all sides yesterday when
former Cashier DuHadway's troubles
became known. His long service in
the bank had brought him friends who
could scarcey believe the story until
the verification came from the bank
directors. Though Mr.. DuHadway's
friends make no attempt to excuse
him for his wrong-doing, the evidences
OF strong friendship for him that pre-
vail on all sides is indicative of his
great popularity.
Apparently the bank officers them
selves entertain the kindliest feel
ings for the man who had served the
institution so many years and had
served it faithfully and well until this
fall. Those who know him best as
sert that it is not his nature to shrink
from any responsibility, a fact that
was evidenced when he not only ad-
mitted the shortage had been caused
by himself, but also expressed a vii.
lingnesS to pay the penalty. Because
OF this beief many of his friends eX-
press the opinion that he will return
of his own volition when he learns
that an Indictment has been returned.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-15

who are guilty of bribery, who are cor
ruptionists, who twice helped defeat
Bryan and who now seek to use their
political positions to serve the brew
cry and the gambling interests of the
state, even If they must sacrifice the
party. He says:
"Mr. HoltZmans plan of organiza-
ton may or may not be the best pro-
posed, but it certainly worked fairly
well in the past, since under it long
line of representative men were chos-
en- to Office, and the special work of
the committee was done with compar-
atively little complaint being lodged
against it. A comparison of results
achieved under the two systems will
not prove very fiattering to the pres
ent one.
"A very suspicious circumstances at
tending the adoption of the present
plan is that the party was then bear
ing the weight of Grover and his des-
TIMES. Wall street was holding the
guiding reins, and an earnest effort
was being made to set up the pins for
the national convention so that Grover
& Co. might make a strike-a little
scheme which only the spontaneous
uprising of the masses succeeded in
defeating"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-15
HERE AND THERE

Mary has postage stamp.
She sticks it with lick.
She also has a brother, and
She ticks him with a stick.
5s%X
Modern surgery has found a cure
for the cigarette habit. All that is
necessary is to cut it out.
X x X
A bright Indiana farm boy has found
a way to subtract unlike numbers. He
can take four quarts of milk from
three cows.
Wife-"What's the matter, John,
you've been poking around for a half
hour
Musty voice from dusty corner
Pair O'Dice lost"
X ~:
The installment plan has come to
be so universally used that the seasons
have adopted it.
The new Palladium is in three col.
ors. 1t is black, and white and read
X X X
Love is the fulfilling of the law. So
also is alimony.
These are the days when the Spring
poet wanders along the ripping
brooks and in the verdant meadows
and lives on love and canned beans.
X x x
There Little Girl, don't cry.
Your engagement is broken
know,
And maybe he
Has gone to be
Some other girles beau.
But you may find another by and
by.
There, little girl, don't cry.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-15
DISMISSAL THE PENALTY
FEDERAL MEN ARE WARNED
Government Man who Splits on Floor
of any Federal Building viii Have
ed in Quick Manner.
Publishers Press

Washington, May 1.-THE COVER
ment employe who splits upon the
floor of a government building or office
in the future is liable to summary dis
missal from his position under rules
now being promulgated about the de-
partments by order OF the president.
The president considers that dras-
tic rules of this kind are necessary to
prevent the spread of tuberculosis
among government employees. While
there are other rules that must be OBJ
served particular stress is laid upon
the fact that moist spitum is the worst
possible form of communicating con-
sumption to we'll people. Myriads of
consumption germs adhere to drinking
glasses and may be transferred from
the sick to the well by this method !;
by towels, handkerchiefs, soap and
toilet articles; even tableware and OBJ,
jects of personal use.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-15
MANY NATIONALITIES.
Theo. Thomas Orchestra Numbers
Musicians From Manv
Countries.

The members of the Theodore
Thomas Orchestra which appears in
Richmonds Centennial May Festival
are as simple statement the ablest
players upon their instruments from
the standpoint of genuine musician
ship. and not mere featherweight vir-
tuousity, that can be found in the
world. They are gathered from every
quarter of Europe and America.
Among them are dozens of artists who
far surpass the great majority of the
soloists on violin, cello and other in
whom we are accustomed
to hearing in small concerts at prices
almost as large as those for which
this whole aggregation can be heard,
but the love of these men for great
music is stronger than the lose of self
aggrandizment that is often a distin-
gushing mark of the solo payer, and
they kese to their faith to the infinite
lettering of the culture and spirit of
our people.