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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
TnE coMMIrrrrs PLAN.

The Advertiser publishes this morn ing another letter from Hon C. C. Whit son. who reported the whitson plan at the recent meeting of the state Commit tee That plan was adopted by a three fourths vote of the committee. and las been growing in favor with the Demo- cratic voters ever since.
 We also publish an article from The Birmingham News. to which paper Mir. whitson's letter was addressed The anticIe Is headed by The News, wherein the Plan Is Bad. and we give The News the benefit Of its caption, with the statement that the body of it's article fails to prove the contention in the i've words of heading.
 The opponents of the plan attaekyit as the work of railroad attorneys. MT. whitson very effectualiy disposes of the complaint on that score. As we have said before, the committee was chosen at primary election. and it's members are. therefore the direct rep resentatives of the people. As to the holding of convention for the seiec- tion of the Supreme Court Judges we think a sincere vote of thanks should be returned to the committee for pro- viding that method of selection. It is humiliating to think of dragging so high an office as that of Supreme Court Judge through the devious ways of politics
 There are few in the State who hold that the action of the committee in arranging to let the people them selves vote for Senators Is thrust at Mr. Conner. Evidently. then, 1t must be because it would deprive him in the event of his election of the power of appointment. Is not the same power taken from pr. Cunningham in case he Is elected. and his friends have just as much cause of complaint. In truth neither side can complain on that score.
 We de not know that we can letter express the prevailing sentiment in this State than by copying the following paragraph from The Huntsville Mer- vury:
 l The outery raised by few State I papers against the action of the state | Committee has grown faint and has all ! most ceased. The one leading louf- | naf's continued outcries now fail to | raise an echo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

appears in today's paper. It reached the editorial rooms of The Birmingham News in time to receive only a rapid reading and hurried comment.
 The Birmingham News is challenged to answer the following interrogatories, which MT, Whitson declares IS the meat" of the whole matter.
 "Does it Cthe plan) take any power from the people 0r benefit any class or candidate, to the detriment of any other class or candidateg'
 It does--it undertakes by calling convention under the delusive llea of Mir. Whitson that the judiciary should be taken out of the mud and mtre or politice"--read his own report of his the same convention the State Commit tee Is to be chosen--to eliminate the common masses of the con1mpn people. who can scarce be said to be fitted the qualifications. legal ability and attachments of man for the high po- sition of judge of the Supreme Court Of Alabama" or membership of the state Above all others" MT Whitson also says lawyers are better qualified. etc for this work. This certainly Is taking away power. The plan practically en. dorsed for re-electing the distinguished United States Senators of Alabama, when any Democrat, aspiring to the entry and contest. free from any of ficial personal partisanship by the committee. The plan by encouraging multiplicity of primaries Tor eonven- ties, permits the concentration Of rail- road talent and railroad money to con trol, if possible, the legislative elect ions. and defeat the will of the people:
 Does 1t prevent in any way" asRs MT. Whitson, the Democratie voters voters l plurality vote, advocates of railroad l rate regulation and reformr
 It does most certainly. if MT. Whit sons advocacy be accepted that law yers name the justices of the Supreme ] Court and the State Executive Commit l tee. "A bare plurality vote IS not good Democratic doctrine and pIprat1h. p1,, | but in the plan to be q saving clause, | if possible, for railroad candidates who | could never secure a majority: l whitson's last interrogatory. 'any | mower or means to thwart the will of | the people as expressed in fair pt'- '''G auestionably--the plan under ! takes to let a convention of lawyers 1 not of "the common masses Of the com | mon people" name the justices or the | gers of the Democratic Party of Ala bamA: it affords opportunity Tor the railroad interests, with vast sums oi | money at their dis osal, to concentrate 1 all their forces, one dfIeE anotHeTt oh the legislative primaries, debauch the | electorate and win some victories; II permits a minority or plurality vote to nominate, which Is the only possi- ble chance for railroad candidates to get into office.
 The plan Is thoroughly Democrat ic partisan and bad, in It's provisions
 origin and history. It was eoneeiVec
 bv a railroad attorney, amended. pol ished and perfected by a caucus of rail'
 road attorneys, and railroaded throuS
 the State Committee by sup-eommt'
 tee of railroad attorneys.
 No member of the last recorded Dem
 ocratlc majority, or any friend of rail'
 road rate regulation was in the caucus
 or in the subcommittee
 And the people are being aroused tf
 a high pitch of indignation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
DANGERS OF sEAGOING.

In the forth Psalm, old David speaks feelingly of they that go down to the sea in ships. that do business in great waters" and refers to the experiences. dangers and dificulties that beset those who venture on the treacherous ocean, and much of his language ap- plies just as we'll today as 1t did thirty centuries ago. With all the inventions and improvements of modern skill and experience. people are little safer now in our great vessels than they were in the little tubs of ancient times. Peo- pie have hardly ceased to shudder over the General Slocum disaster where a thousand men, women and children per ished by the burning of the vessel in the waters of New York and within sight of thousands of mortified specta- tors, who were powerless to help them. The responsibility for the disaster has not been fully fixed. though the captain has been convicted but no amount of punishment that can be meted out to the guilty ones can bring back the dead or atone for the sufferings of the vlc- tims.
 \ Within the last few days We have been reading the particulars of another horrid disaster by the wreck of the Valencia on the shores of Vancouvei Island. Here, as In the slocum case, somebody blundered. and l25 or more of human lives went to pay for tn blunder The ignorance or reckless ness that caused the master of the ves- seI to wander score or more of miles of his proper course in the darkness when he knew that he was near dan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
FEBRUARY , IN WORLDS HISTORY

pendence. He was native of Virgin ia.
 1s04.-Members of the Bonaparte family were accused of "grafting" over 100000 pounds in return for Joseph Bonaparte's guarantee that Spain would remain neutral in the war between France and England.
 1S06.--Miranda sailed from New York on his expedition to revolutioniZe South America.
 1S0S--The French subverted the Pa- pal Government at Rome.
 1S14-Bonaparte defeated at Brienne with the loss of 17S cannon and 1000 men,
 ' 1817.-The Scottish regalia. which had been deposited in a chest in the year 1707 examined by deputation. The doors were rem oved. and the floor found covered with six inches of dust. No keys being found. the oaken chest was forced open, and found to contain the ancient crown, scepter and sword of state as they had been deposited fiji years previous. is2s.-The Episcopal Church of Scot land made the clergy of America eligi- bie to holdings tllere equally with those : of England and Ireland.
 1S43-Knute Nelson. UniTed states Sentor ofw Minnesota born. 1S54--Assistance in suppressing 8 civil war was offered to the emperor of China by representatives of England 1 and the United States. 1S94.--Kearsarge wrecked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

fl41.--Battle of Lincoln, and defeaf of stephen, King of England, by the Earl of Gloucester The king was talk en prisoner, and Matilda proclaimed queen.
 ii6I.--Battle of Mortimers Cross near Ludlow. where the Kings forf es were defeated, Owen Tudor taken and beheaded.
 1e26.--charles I of England crowned at Westminster. He wore the whfta rather than the purple robe. and to pre- vent the increase of the plague omit ted the usual ceremony of riding in state.
 1653.--New York city Incorporated.
 I745.---A conspiracy of 900 negroes to murder their masters in Jamaica was discovered; by q negress to her mistress. because the plotters would not save the child she had nursed
 17S2.--The contributors to the Penn sylvania Hospital, having rented a house. admitted their first patients. i 17S7--General Arthur St. Clair elect 1 ed President of the American Con- gress.
 1794.-The French Conyention de- creed IL treason for any officer to sur render his ship to a foroa less than double his own. i i7SS.-The Federal Street Theatre, in | Boston, entirely destroyed by fire. | 1S0l.--The first imperial parliament ! of Great Britain assembled. in. London.
 1894 George Walton, died, one oi 1 the signers of the Declaration Of mae
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Sidewalk Pencilings
salvation Army In Montgomery.

"The best evedence of the often-re- peated statement that Montgomery has . small floating population" said a man who dabbles in statistics 'is shown by the absence or a Salvation Army station from this city.
 Several days ago the Southern Con gress of the Salvation army met In Atlanta and made assignments of of ficers to Southern cities. observed that officers were sent to Selma, Bir- mingham, Macon, Ga, Meridian. Miss. Mobile and numerous other cities In our class, but looked for the name of Montgomery In vain.
 T asked a man who is familiar with such things to give me reason for the Salvation Army ignoring Montgomery. He explained that there was little floating population here and that the main body of our citizenship Is com posed of ehurehRoing people. The Sal vation Army located officers here sev- aral times and they have arrived at tho conclusion that their efforts will be more fruitful elsewhere"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

The first primary has been hold. It was in crenshaw County last Monday for Representative in the Legislature and Sheriff of the County. The great issue was whether the dispensary at Luyerne should be for the school in that place. or whether the profits should be used for the school fund of the en- tire county. Mir. M. ". Rushton favored the local idea and his opponent. MT. Charles Ketler, the other view of It.. Mir. Rushton was elected. If the gu- bernatorial issue cut any special figure. we have not been so informed, although Mir. Rushton is said to be for Conner and his opponent for Dr. Cunningham. MT. Rushton was elected in 1902 and will be reelected newt November.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
s,nnlI Rovx w,th Cuu..

Now there's a good movement" said the man in the car as he jerked his thumb to a news stor' in a Columbus, Ga, paper. The item told of a crusade by the Columbus police against the use of firearms by small boys.
 Tt is encouraging to observe" he continued, that the police of other cities are taking steps to stop the pernicious practice of putting guns in to the hands of children. even If our own police continue to wink at it.
 There are sections of Montgomery infested by bands of small boys who shoot air guns and small rifles all day. The time vii come when you news paper men will record tragedy as a result of the practice.
 If the police would keep their eyes open they could stop the practice, and when the boys are arrested they should be fined heavily, as the police judge of Columbus Is doing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

The announcement of Hon. Charles Henderson of Troy for Railroad Com missioner was not unexpected. He is one of the first business men of the State and has given the subject of rail- road freight rates very careful atten- tion. He Is in favor of more authority than the present law allows the com- mission. and has been an advocate of that policy for, many years. He is the Mayor of Troy and stands deservedly high in the esteem of those who kEow him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Fitting CIlnax.

There Is little doubt that the student of biography in the future will select the life story of General Wheeler as one of the most characteristic of the American man of the nineteenth centu- ". No romance ever possessed a more intense interest than would the true story of the life and achievements of the little general. The love that the entire nation showed for him '- his death and burial was a fitting A lax to his career.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
The Cola of Characters.

The more we come in contact with the every day people the more we real ize that they have the gold Of charac- ter and that humanity reaches level in very many things The more we see that the common characteristics vary little and the same things appeal to each A hatred of cruelty, love of kindness and admiration of truth, bravery and sincerity thrtl alike all hearts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

D. s. Noble. Circulation Manager of the Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. gags:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- 2iserss circulation for the month of Decem- hsr. 1905, Is true and correct and compiled after all returns krom news boys news agents. and ieft-over copies have been de- Nncted. E. s. NOBLE
 Circulation Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this
 F w JACKSON,
 Notary Puklie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
The sfnte FnIr sfnrI,.

Montgomery business men. serving on the committees that are canvass sing for subscriptions to the stock of the Alabama Agricultural Association. felt much encouraged over yesterday's g work in the downtown district
 eve secured subscriptions for several hundred shares of the stock" said one of the committeeman, and the State Fair in Montgomery is now assured. We are we'll beyond the $20,0 mark already, and am sure that $30,000 of the proposed $50,000 will be raised Tn Montgomery.
 ',Just as soon as the stock Is sub scribed we will organize the company, secure a location and begin work on the buildings.
 'sThe rublie may rest assured that Montgomery will have an annual agri- cultural exhibition"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
THE ADvERTISER'S

Below fouua d tabu,atpd state znent showing the circulation of every iesue of The Weekly Advertiser during the entire year of 1905. The total Of all these issues, when divided by the actual number of issues {62ls shows the average circulation to have ksou l7.l25. This is our complete Annual kWern Detailed Circulation Sfatement of The Weekly Advertisers Circulation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

The last mvpLn ot lsse was tits banner naonlA m 1us AtaserLissrs cifvuiativlA q zew nIgn-watsr aaaIK was es1assleleo 4s 2Aou4u relllsnlusIea taai 1Ae ANsea sases GzrentalIvn stateitlcASb aas culnNAicu aAAeA nhe Eslua Lroal ai. souFces Iase uren as- 0uetea and lIe Ltsures sven FepfessnA ohtS tho net paid-fer output. Here are the 1is- ures Tor last mon1n;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Now comes The Boston Herald and asserts that the real hero of San Juan Hill was one General Joseph Wheeler. And we elected man President on the strength of what anotheg man did.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

They are finding live and lively grass hoppers in Connecticut. and we are daily expecting to hear that somebody up in that region has captured June, bug
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

The Columbus Ledger thinks The At Ianta News scrap should be published in several volumes. but we are not sure that it should be published at all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
The Hitch WIII Come on.

Gadsden Journal.
 The State Democratic Executive Com nittee seems unable to get off the stage. Having finished it's turn 1t fs hitch in dropping the curtain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

It is very evident that Colonel Mann had two classes of good customers--- those who are afraid he would wrl;4 them up and those who feared that he wouldn't Both classes were profitable
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Who was that short man saw you with yesterday?
 A country editor.
 And the tall one?
 Oh he didn't have any money either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
m, Roses VIII BloOm Again.

Tn cold wind whistles through har4 Tn, nsttIe shiyer with cold.
 Ev'rv breath O tn northern breeze Makes tn icicies tighter hold. .,u,,. But Gentle spEing, g,Sst %iii an' GS"' rain iiii I'm thinkln' O days thet's warm an Th' roses win bloom again.
 Tn gray skies bend to tn mountain crest ,, ,.,o.o,,,o nina An they're kisS,!h .h! last M birds nest pytb tvitbered poison vine
 b% n Inm thet th' seasons come an
 go, Al, ..,traar pape Al, Hn ,g. sO1ii S,,iiS drean1 an nod an blow Th' roses will bloom againF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

The watched pot" never falls but the players do. ,, -,
 The eyes are the windows of the soul, but hoev seldom does the small boy wash the windows. , ,,.
 The average mans aim in life Is a hundred to-one shot.
 when we "set-up- wit -sick-friend" to deceive. A.. somebody will get out Of the way
 One good turn deserves another tbis does not apply to street pianos.
 Teli woman she has no right to take a back room and she will take affront.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
An Ahe anM m.

It was little Ethefs first view of an Elephant When told that the long thing in front was a trunk she said:
 What a pity the other one wither- ed!'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
wbereIn tbe PIan 10 Bad.

Another comnunicat@ion @ rian tI0m as Mrs 1bs Whitson in rsEefq .tsS,.,stisy " sy, csonoTnittee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
HnnIdn,t Like 1t.

Wouldn't you like to live to be a No--Whon I died people might speak of my burial as a century plant"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Total .. ..sS s5i
AUGUST.
Total .. ..s&352
OCTOBER
SEPTEMBER
nEFnrNWnDn
NovuAruwp
REHABILITATION

Grand Total Copies Circulated . . DOG, ,O8S The grand total when divided by 52. the number of issues. shows tho Weekly Edition to have been .... 17,A25 
 E. S. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says: The foregoing statement of The Ad- vertiser's Weekly Circulation for tho year of 1905 Is f~ue and correct.
 ' E. S. NOBLE,
 I[ Circulation Manager fsto The Advertiser Company. Ewornt tda'r and subscribed before me this End l,aS of February. 1908
 F. W. JACKSON
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
rhe LNOlklnR CIass.

Did the shoe pinch you? No-but the price did.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Mir. M. G Ramsey. of Birmingham. is in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Mir B. Fl. Smith. of Newton, spent last night in the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Labor Advocate.
 Bar room caucuses and curb stone conventions are gradually disappearing 2 much to the benefit of the unions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Prof. J. F. Duggar. of Auburn, is wis ting the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Caucuses Passing.

Hon. M. sollie, of ooark, is in the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Those Lonx Engngements.

Visitor Cat Poor House): Poor man 1 suppose you never had any one 10 love you long at time?
 Inmate: Yes I did-that's why I'm here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
A Tragedy

A Tragedy There was a drunk man in our town And someone put hipa wise, Not to go home because his wife Would scratch out both his eyes. But he did--now in his bunk This man admits that he's "blind' drunk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Judee G. s. Livingston. Of Prattville. was in Montgomery yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Hls Position.

What yer doin' now Bill? Director in q bank. Gwan!
 Sure---when people comes in I di- rects 'em to right window
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
DIR. BUCHANAS. THE sPEC.ALAsT Treats Without the Knl1s
AND CONSIDER
 THE ALL
  IMPORTANT PACT

Diseases ot women piles. fistula. strte@ trre skin. kidney. bladder. prive;4 ana fee- ton treated with elcctFieity: syphils samsi same lrsAtment as Hot Springs; sleeeslssa, tsla eompletei nurse In constant aftsno1ns@
 Hours to 3; office over Ka1az kitcasa' 1s1 Dexter Avenue. N0ntgomerN AiA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Mir. w. H. Banks and Mir C. H. Oweni Of Hurtsboro, are in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

Landing on the Cannibal asles. First Missionary: Cheer up. man; don't be so down hearted. Second Missionary: Oh. I'm not--its way up in my mouth.
 Pinch. They met within a drug store ,. The fellow must have "knowed her" Because he spent His last red cent Twas a pinch of ice cream soda!
 Whyf You say your husband never spoke a short word to you? No--poor man--he stuttered.
 Sarcasm. Miss Antique: When I saw the bur glar in my room l couldn't help from Mr' Grouchy: which direction?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

MT. Thomas Fariss, who has been i'll
 some time, has recovered and was able to be down town yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02

MT. C. H. Bishop. well known mer- chant of Barbour county. Is in Mont gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Good Advice
av~phenrd

What's de matter Pete! I'm in debt, Aw git out!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
Few Deaths fin Montgomery.

Few Deaths In montgomery.
 ''The past few days have been a rec ord breaker at the cemetery said City Sexton Pat Ryan yesterday. Out side of a negro pauper from the poor house, buried today, there has not been an interment since January 26. neither white nor black There hasn't been a negro inferred since January 25. This is remarkable when we consider that under ordinary conditions. there are about three interments day.
 Throughout the month of January. there were but twenty white and twen- ty-four negro interments. and great part of these were children '"
 A telegram received in Montgomery last night announced that Mir Forest Scale of this citv, who has been very ill in San Antonio. Texas. was very much improved.
 Mir. Thomas Farss. who has been i'll some time, has recovered and was able to be down town yesterday. chant of Barbour county. is in Mont gomery.
 MT. w. H Banks and Mir. (. II, owens. Of HurtsbOro, are in the city,
 Judge G. & Livingston. of Prattviue, was in Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir. B. Fl. Smith. of Newton, spent last night in the city.
 Prof. J. F. Duggar. of Auburn. is vis- ting the city.
 Mir. M. G Ramsey. of Birmingham. is in town.
 Hon. M. Sollie, of ooark, is in the city,
 ------------- -------------
 Caucuses Passing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
DriftWcod
The Reason.
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.

The Reason. Don't you know the reason the skies seem blue? Don't you know the reason the world seems true?
 are few?
 It's You. Can't you guess why the breezes softly sigh, And the birds sing love songs up on high?
 It's You. Do you wonder why my heart grows drear, And often burns with strange vague fear? Why it's one day smile. and the next a tear?
 It's You.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-02
THE H,aH wATgR aARKs.

Cssy supscrlption sEonsd be pad to tns FoisVwink auknofizso cuaLsctors ohAy. '. a~ Aapsss Guy sslreulxloS, AL ". Mcs saln M- A- McLakn, W. ". he.- -oftck. A. |. Aarrisoh-
The Forrest City times., 1906-02-02
A Cash Offer

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 Address all orders and aake cheeks e or der payable to
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