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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
NERVE DISORDERS OF THE GREAT
Many Famous Men Suffer from Inc curable Diseases.


 Of supreme captains of the world there are but six or seven and scarcely one among them exhibits genius in it's healthiest colors. In ambush for nearly all of them some form of nerve disor- der turk. Grotesque as the statement seems, epilepsy, manifest in greater or less degree, resolves upon their desti- nies Charlemagne, the great and wise captain of the Franks,who stands for feudal civilization, who "snatched from darkness all the lands he conquered and who reared an Empire that no hand but his was able to control. is all most the sole exception. What says the bead roll?
 At s2 Alexander the Great, who had or just after, one of his frenetic orgies. Caesar. the foremost man of the ancient world, had strange convulsions in his later years. and 1t may be that the dag ger of Brutus saved him from declining into madness. Marlborough, who was married to a violent woman and whose only son died in boyhood, was epileptic during his ten last years Of lire.
 The adventurous and daring Give, world famous and conqueror of India, at 40 was decidedly neuropath. In his memorable duel with brother officer Weapon we n5Tsea and d'S cTied r, e sheot % and be damned, I said you cheated and I say so still" Give was passionate. morbid, gouty and an opium eater At 40 rich and of unstinted reputation, he com mitted suicide.
 Wellington was distinctly epileptic, His fainting fits after Waterloo were frequent and 1t was an attack of epi- lepsy that carried him off. The Roman offs have been homeopathic for nearly three centuries and one of the epilep- tic fits of Peter the Great is said to have lasted three days" Charles V. whose mother was insane, had fits in his youth and was gouty. bald and scrofulous. Frederick the Great (from the face of whose father, when he took q walk MaraII1aW HaVprW blIDlQO being fed,'D reared in d perfect hell of palace. had a certain general un- soundness of mind, to which mercy was altogether foreign. The stock of Oli- yer Cromwell was not overhealthy, and of tine homeopathic tendencies of the Protector himself there Is sufficient evidence. Mohammed-but let Moham- med rest.
 Joan of Are, the divine girl woman, seer and soldier, who came from the sheepfolds of Lorraine to make victori- ous the orifiamme of France, Joan heard voices and saw visions and was kissed she said. hV the celestials
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
IGNORING THE LAW.

No report of the proceedings of the Alabama Railroad Commission for the year 1905 has been prepared or pub- lished. The law expressly declares and in a way that can not be mistaken that the Railroad Commissioners. through the president" shall prepare and have printed before the tenth day of each October. a report of the years work of the Commission. It emphasizes that feature which provides that the re- port shall be made through the Presi- dent of the Commission
 The people have right to the in formation that such a report. annually made, contains. The law recognizes that right and provides for it.
 Why has.that report not been made ? MT. Conner is charged with the duty of making it and the State pays him $500 month for this and other work. Has he refused to make that report because he is afraid for the people of Alabama to know the record since he has been at the head of the Commission? Or has he been so busy going about the State. trying to have himself elected Governor. that he has not mad time to prepare the report. which the law de- clares shall be made?
 It Is not surprising that the man who will go into various counties of the State and attempt to dictate to the people whom they shall send to make laws. should also feel that he is above the law. made on the statute books. But has MT. Conner any more right to ignore or violate the law than rail- road corporation or a private citizen?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

ness. Captain Stokely is member of General Clark's staff and he is an en- thusiastic member of the Alabama National Guard.
 Judge Richard B. Kelly of Birming- ham came to Montgomery yesterday
 MT. H. Rudisill of Faunsdale spent
 Mir. W. A. Moore of Birmingham was in town last night
 MT. E. K Campbell of Birmingham is visiting the city.
 MT. J. M. Shackleford of Birmingham is in the city.
 Mir H. T. Shoot of Birmingham is in Montgomery.
 Mir. J. G. Laird of Birmingham is in Montgomery.
 Mir. c. A. Foster of Ozark was in town last night
 Mir. E. V. speer of Marbury is visiting the city.
 MT. F. T. Raiford of Selma is in Mont gomery.
 Mir. J. R. McMullen of Gadsden is in town.
 Mir. J. A. Coates of Mobile is In town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
Anti-Comer Delegation.


 The thoughtful and energetic Mob Ie correspondent of The Montgomery Ad- vertiser correctly refers to the nomi- nation of Mir Joseph H, NorvillG as the finishing touch to the Conner detsat last week.
 MT. Hamburger, as everybody knows s. was an avowed Cunningham man, and renudiated the Conner committe at d time when it appeared that MT. Conner would have the field to himself.
 Colonel Lyons. who led the lesis!a- tive ticket. Is Dr. Cunningham's friend and he. like MT. Norville. refused to run on the Conner ticket or in any way let Corners name appear in their an nouncements.
 MT. Hoffman. who won by a highly fiattering vote. states emphaticallv to The Herald that he did not run as a Conner candidate. Indeed. the Conner Club. at a meeting of that limited af- fair, ordered Mir. Hoffman from it's room when he appeared at the door under a misaprehension as to the ob ject of the meeting.
 Mr. Norville's nomination is particu- larly notable since that gentleman vIs- ited none of the precincts, made prac- tcially no campaign and seemed as in different as a jaybird to his election But he was not a Conner man and that helps some in Mobile County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

The following editorial paragraph was in yesterdays Advertiser and while we do not often call attention to Typographical errors, feel 1t proper to do so in this case:
 The Daphne Standard in commenting on makeup of the next legislature and character of men to be elected. says of railroad attorneys:
 They dominated the Constitutional Convention. the assertion of The Mont gomery Advertiser to the contrary. not withstanding, there being something like sixty-five or seventy railroad at torneys in that convention, from Presi- dent Knox. down.
 They dominated the Constitutional convention then the people of Ala bama owe them lasting debt of Rrati- titude for the incalculable blessings conferred upon them by our new constI- tuition.
 The editorial comment on the words of the Daphne paper as written by us began in this way: If they dominated" etc. The commission of the word If" changes the article, as we no not think that railroads dominated the conven- tion and do not want to appear even by inference as thinking go.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

The Presidents recent order to the effect that in future no man who is not at least five feet and five inches high shall be appointed an officer in the reg ular army is on a par with many oth- CTS of his inconsistencies. Such an or der would have barred out men like Alexander. Bonaparte. Sheridan, Wheel CT and many others whose fame as soldiers did not depend on their physi- cal size. The idea that a small man cannot be good officer is about what might be expected from Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

A remarkable list, collected for the first time, shows that American women have within a few years gained twenty three titles by marriage into English families. twenty-six German titles. fourteen French. seventeen Italian and .six Russian. It is further estimated that 160 American heiresses have brought to Europe in dowries no less than $15O,0O0,00O. In Great Britain the American wives of British hus- bands help to control about 1000. 1000 acres of land, says the Chicago Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Again we are confronted with the headline, prosecution of Chicago packers to be pushed" That sort of reading is approaching what Fallstaff calls "damnable iteration"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

brought about by the aerounat himself. We're going to ffy-just wait and see-Charlotte Observer.
 We'll. optimism is good thing even if 1t doesn't work out. We may some- times indulge in the hope that aerial navigation will at some future period be successful. but must plead guilty to Q lack of faith
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Sombe of the good Christian people of New York have set themselves serious ly to the work of clvilizing and Chris tianizing the hard element of the Bow cry section of that city. They have d job before them, and if they succeed it will be a wonderful achievement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
A new Phase of the Yellow Peril.

A new Phase of the Yellow Peril.
 MT. Sydney Brooks presents pessi- mistic view of modern conditions in China, in an article which he contrib utes to the current issue of Harpers Weekly. MT Brooks believes that the situation in China is full of menace for Westerners. Exclusive concessions to foreigners of mining rights and rail- road franchises are likely from now on to grow rarer. It is not incredible that the near future will see the extra territorial grievances sharply raised. and Chinese sovereignty asserted over ports and waterways and settlements that are now under foreign controi.- as, indeed, happened few weeks ago at Shanghai That, at any rate, is the direction in which the movements that are now agltating China seem to tend. and their continuation may quite con- ceivably prove to be a second Boxer rising on far bigger scale--in short. an organized and virtually national ar. tempt to expel the white man from tha Celestial Empire. The real Chinese question is only just beginning"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

A Chicago woman drank thirty one high balls in one day and her husband sine says she will study and lecture or the occult" We suggest that she talk for her subject-"The effect of high. balls on matrimonv"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
The New Hotel.

group of Birmingham lawyers. well groomed and self-contained, stood in the lobby of the New Exchange Ho- tel.
 one of them az his eyes rested upon the handsome marble interior of the lobby with it's brilliant lights. polished brass and bronze fixtures. "Montgom- cry has outdone Birmingham in the matter of hotels, and we had just as well admit IL.
 The transformation from the old Exchange Hotel to the New Exchange from darkness into light. This hotel would be credit to any city in the country and hereafter 1t will be a pleasure to visit Montgomery"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Oh. come now, let's keep things mere balloon, such as that used by Nocquet. but to q real flying machine something that will navigate the air and not sail about with the wind. Be
 sides the fall" of the Frenchmsn's balloon was not accidental. but was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

They are again discussing the ques- tion whether the hen that lays the egg or the one that matches it is the mother of the chicken. Well, if it comes to that has not an incubator as much claim to be called the young ones mother as the hen that only matches the egg?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
Modern COIOnIzing as a Business Prop,
 OsitiOn.

In the last two years Germany's Southwest Africa has cost the German Government $150,0O0.000 and some thousands of lives lost by massacres the natives. It seems a good deal to pay for imperfect passification of a territory which contains no more than 5000 European residents and of which amount to no more than $2,500, 900 a year. If the nations of the world ever become sane enough to consider mod ton, there will he an international auc- ton at which there will be bargains for buyers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Tt has ceased to be regarded as criminal, or even suspicious for Sena- tors of either or both parties to con suit the President about public ques- tions." Aye. and it has also ceased to be regarded as unusual for Senators of either party fn refuse to be bossed by him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
story of Captain Howard.

In his pulpit last Sunday in Atlanta, Rev Len Broughton, the Baptist evan gelist. Illustrating the force of habit in human character, told an amusing story on Captain Howard, the veteran passenger train conductor of the West ern Railroad, who has hundreds of Montgomery friends, and who once re- sided in this city. tt
 MT. Broughton said that one of the rules of Captain Towards life was to put off his train every passenger who refused or failed to pay his fare. He would not stop to listen to excuses The moment the passenger declined to pay, the old conductor would pull the bell-cord and off the train the passen- ger would go.
 Years ago." said MT. Broughton. my friend, Captain Howard, was deacon of Baptist Church in Montgomery. One Sunday he was passing the collec- ton plate As he reached dapper, shook his head, signifying that he would not put anything into the plate. Instantly Captain Howard turned and reached for the bell-cord. The congre- gation witnessed the act and smiled as Captain Howard, with confused face, passed on down the church aisle."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
The Educational Meeting.

Major Harry Gunnels, chief clerk in the State Educational Department, re- turned yesterday from Birmingham and his old home at Anniston. Major Gum nels attended the meeting of the Ala bama Educational Association at An nlston, and he is enthusiastic over the progress being made by the teachers. attendance" said he and I think if was easily the best meeting We have had. There was & large amount of practical work done and 1 think the meeting will result in much good"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
D RI F T w O O D BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
Soothing syrup hath charms to soothe

Soothing syrup hath charms to soothe The average mortal lives with the do durnr f fba MssE can sn aRe day. A rabbit might become as ferocious but he never would forget that he was . rabbit. Man boasts of his indomitabie will is a noticeable fact that she can always in tho end either Influence him for good or evil.
 No. Gladys, a ship is not called barque, nor a sailor sea dog, because the waves of the ocean lap the shore. ~ Jiggs-Do you know that new tele- phone girl in the central office? Biggs-oh. I have speaking ac-
 "Once.s Once long ago the throbbing Of my enraptured heart. Once long ago the. sobbing You know would love impart- There in the tender gloaming You clasped me to your breast. Once while in garden roaming. Once you said you loved me best
 Chorus. Twas only once--tust only once. But oh, what pleasure in the meeting All alone we stood--as you shyly whis- ,Twas only once--yes. only once. And the moments seemed so fleeting. Though you have forgotten-once you
 loved me Once-yes--once! Once with your hearts devotion You walked my soul that died. Just as the sobbiug ocean Once like the rose that's bending Heavy with her tears the dew. Loves the sums cares as unendins- This was how I once loved you.
 ChSrus.
 Letters sf . Chorus Girl. Dear Mame-so%etimess sms; hn,s I think I'll Lost fifteen pounds Mame--honest-- We have so many changes don't you The manager last week told Pearl
 and Wed have to cut out running round
 for fair Or else we was to stand fine or two. The ,sis cheap skate Heine-just as if To get too fresh with Maud-we don't
 know who. He's talking to-well, Name, here's
 what I mean We work too hard for fifteen plunks
 week. Of course twas different first time
 that he seen Me in the back line chorus-shy and
 meek Name Im going to have some lines to
 say Next season or I'll know the reason
 why. I long to be the star in some big play Where I scream. Jack Dalton Back
 or you must DEF" And have the yellows print my name
 in red Telling. folks the worlds great star
 had came Reporters taking down each word I We'll, solong Mame-Some day I'll flirt
 with Fame!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Tuesdays Mobile Register says; Mir. James |. Montgomery of Montgomery. Ala. who superintended the construc- city. is in Mobile for the purpose of at tending to the completion of the new union depot on Beauregard Street"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Dr. John B Whitlock of Eufaula has been in the city for several days in the interest of the big celebration to be held in that city in May; and he met with much encouragement here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Judge T, L. Sowell of Jasper, former State Auditor, and one of the most in Alabama, was visitor at the Capi- tol yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Col Frank Coleman left the city yes terday for Huntsville, where he will attend the spring term of the United States Court, Northern District
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Capt. Romaine Boyd, well-known young lawyer of Ensley, spent yester- Court, and returned home last night. Captain Boyd was an officer in the Spanish American army and he has many friends among the military men of this section of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Hon II, C. Thach of Limestone County. member of the last LegiS- lature, is in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Hon, W. II, Sanford. a well-knowr attorney of Troy, was in Montgomer! yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Mir. W. W. Haralson and Mir. Johr Gamble of Troy spent last night il town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Prof, R. n Macintosh. State Horti culturist, spent yesterday in Montgom cry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

An injustice was inadvertently done City Treasurer R. s. Williams in The Advertisers report of the Council pro- ceedings yesterday" said Alderman J. c. Tyson. Tn reference to the ex- haustion in the waterworks extension fund, l. said that soon after the new Council was organized. Chairman Ruth called meeting of the Waterworks Committee, and we had before us B. B. Smith, the special engineer. We were informed by him that the old Council had contracted for s161.000 worth of work. This left us s39.OO We imme- diately authorized the expenditure of about $20,000. Some time ago, we found out that the old Council had really contracted for S209,0O0 worth of work, making a deficit of 5000 instead of leaving us sss,OOo. This made a total deficit of about $3e.000. Now, the law provides that the City Treasurer shall inform the Council when a fund is exhausted. but Mir. Williams cannot blame us for the reason that although this amount of work has been contract ed for and we will have to pay it, still there is money to the credit of the wa terworks extension fund. The work contracted for has not been done as yet and until 1t is done 1t will not have to be paid out If there is any blame in the matter. the old Council and En- gineer Smith should bear it"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18
SIDEWALK PENCILINCS
The GubernstoriaI campsis..

This is one of the strangest cam paigns for Governor I ever saw. said who has figured to some extent.in prac- tically every campaign in Alabama for the past twenty years. It has smashed all precedents. ana ft has broken practically every politi- cal rule, honored by time in the state. The most surprising thing about 1t all. however, Is the great enthusiasm wnlcn has greeted pr. Cunningham's reap
 Now when he withdrew temporarily from the campaign several months agQ and remained quietly at home. sort of a political blunderN know that many of his best friends thought sne same thing. I am not a particular friend of either one of the candidates who are now making the race for Gov ernor, but I thought Dr. Cunningham py his seeming indifference was play ing into the hands of MT. Conner.
 T have come to believe now that 1t was the very best politics that could be played. MT. Conner believing he had clear field for the honor, was by no means discreet in his speeches. More over, his attitude towards local anairs. when he entered various counties and told with special significance what man should and what man should not be people, who innately hate anything that may have the appearance of die tatorship. The victory of Charles E. Teasley in Montgomery, of Max Ham burger in Mobile and of Fred Black mon in Calhoun. for the State Senate. was each and every one body blow to Mir. Corners candidacy.
 On the other hand, Dr. Cunningham is being greeted by great crowds and great enthusiasm. His friends are be- coming jubilant and the friends of MT. Conner, who short time ago took such rosy view of the situation. are be- coming alarmed and worried.
 "Dr. Cunningham's decision to re. main quiet until he judged that 1t should be the proper time to open his campaign, has also put MT. Conner at disadvantage. MT. Conner has already canvassed the State. If he hopes to keep his lines tight, he must go over the State again. Naturally, the people or one community will not take such an interest in his second appearance as they did his first. On the other hand what Dr. Cunningham has to say Is. new and comes to them first hand. think the satisfaction of the Cunning hame men is well justified"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Judge J Mayheld of Tuscaloosa the state C0ditier. Is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Hon. Frank S White of Birmingham s in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

MT. J. R. Adams of Birmingham is il the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Capt. r J Stokely of Birmingham has been Tn the city this week on bust-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Mir. w K. Hamilton of Eufaula was in the city last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

A rabbit might become as ferocious as a bull dog with proper training but he never would forget that he was Q rabbit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-18

Man boasts of his indomitabie will and his superiority over woman but 1t is noticeable fact that she can always good or evil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-20
PECULIAR GOVERNMENT.


seymour Riddle. secretary Of lre
Commercial club Of vinita. in a
speech at the ST. Lofts Convention Of
representative of tho Southwest
said.
we have a hybrid form of govern.
mont m operation down there. lt Is
mixture OF the federal government
with the interior department. the fed
eral courts and the United states
marshals a beauaucracy gone 20
seed. government Of Indian agen-
aies and commissions all seemingly
disposed to let well enough alone.
Thesa commissions and agencies are
an eNcusing their existence by IRE
tcuca Of protection TO the Indian ct.
iz.us- protection against ho blue
eyed saxon Who is seeking @ home 'n
which TO rea. his family
H, might have added that our oi
forts t1 cure these evils are thwarted
! by d Republican congress domines
ed bg Speaker Cannon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-20
ARpMORE CITIZEN VICE PREsI
DENT.

Il is gratifying 10 the people Of Ard.
more that one of its citizens, Honora'
bic Lee Crucc, president OF the Ard
more National bank Of this city, pres.
ldcnt OF the Confcderated Com
mcrcial Clubs OF Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, president of
the Ardmore Commercial Club,
lawyo, OF ability good man
and progressive citizen, has been
houolcd with the appointment OF vice
president at the gathering Of the rep
rescntatiycs of the commercial clubs
and editors OF the Southwest az ST
Louis. Ardmore congra,ulates Mr.
Crucc and is proud OF him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-20
LOYAL sEMINoLE PAYMeNr.

James + Jenkins, mentioned In the
dispatches as having made the loyal
Seminole payment was formerly a
United states Indian inspector and
ls now in Oklahoma city. whore he
proposes To start a newspaper Jen.
kins Is well known 20 the people of
the Indian Territory, and especially
TO the citizens OF Ardmore, he having
conducted the investigation in ref
erence 20 the alleged issuance OF
fraudulent Chlckasaw warrants. An
investigation Of This payment Will
probably be made.