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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
The State Wants Both Ends of the Bar
 Gain.

The State Wants Both Ends of the Bar
 gain.
 Mobile Register.
 An advertiser once said to the late Colonel Rapier, of this paper: T have so much money to spend in 'advertis- ing, and I want half page of your paper in this position for this length of time" The Colonel answered that 1t was not fair proposition Said he: "You tell mo how much money you want to spend and will tell you how much space you get or you tell mo how much space you want and 1 will tell you what the cost to you will be, You are selecting both ends of the bar gain and leaving me nothing. If were to let you name both the work I have to do and the price I am to charge for 1t, would be headed straight to the bankruptcy court" The advertiser ac- knowledgsd the justice of this and made his choice of one end of the bargain.
 The States proposal to the railroads is precisely the same as the proposal made by the advertiser. The State says to the railroads: You must per- form equitable service, improve your promptly and safely. and we will pun ish you If you do not do so. and you must charge only such rate for the transportation of goods and two and half cents a mile for the carriage of 
 The railroads answer: Allow us to give such service as we can afford at he price you have fixed, or allow us to give the service you require at price fixed by us. And the answer is a reasonable one.
 What the State should do is to select one end of the bargain or the other. for if 1t selects both ends 1t threatens the railroads with ruin.
 The State can forbid discrimination. can prevent favoritism. and can see that agreements as to >ither the serv- ice or the rates are lived up to; but that is the limit or should he he limit of its interference, with the manage ment of the railroads.
 The courts have been appealed to. and the rights of the two parties tn the proposed bargain will be defined. We have no doubt of the result. IL will be in line with the conclusion reached in the negotiation, above de- scribed. between the advertiser and the publisher
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
DRIFTWO OOD
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG
Tn. Old World Rocks Along,

The old World Rocks Along. No matter what you say or do,
 The old world rocks along. No matter if you're sad or blue, She's whirling dizzily through space With a most terrific pace, And if you smile or make face The old world rocks along. When you're flush or when you'e broke, The old world rocks along When you weep or when you joke,
 The old world rocks along. When you're good and when you're bad, When you act the gentleman or cad, Out-of-date or in the fhd-
 The old world rocks along. When you sleep and when you wake, The old world rocks along. When you're hot or shiver and shake, The old world rocks along. When you're truthful. when you lie, When you live and when you die The old world rocks along.
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 Overheard. Jack was terribly stuck on Mabel last night"
 'Tndeed?" "Yes; I 6 told d her her not to wear so many
 The Record Breaker. There's a justice of the peace with a record" At t1elnR matrlmOnldlS knotS. What's his speed?" About thirty knots an hour.
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 Truth. Paw. what's the yellow peril?" "The pawn ticket, my son" & Se &
 At Night.
 Little drops of pare Goric in spoon,
 Make the mighty notion, Twill hush the baby's tune.
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 His Idea. old fellow. I've got great idea for a successful novel" Out with it." Well, it's 70 gather all the proceed ings of the Thaw trial and call 1t French novel with the names changed.
 E < 9s Judd Lewis. the Texas Poet. is won dering what the babies dream about. Down thls way we spend most of the time at night wondering why the devil they don't dream more and howl less.
 Ss Se Ss A woman considers it an unpardon- able sin to be ignored when she wears a new dress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
BY c. 5. PARTRIDGE.

Do you know how to play Tit-Tat- Too?" asked The impractical Person of The Placid Person: who answered, very confidently indeed.
 q am a brilliant Tit-Tat- -Tooiist."
 So, as they sat upon the warm stone steps of the Federal Building, they played Tit-Tat-Too. The best The Placid Person could do was to make a tie, at which The Impratical Person, who was very adept indeed, scoffed <
 T thought you were brilliant play er," he sneered.
 "All brilliant players are erratic." said The Placid Person. As a rule, l am very fine on the Evans gambit, the Ruy Lopez seem to be slightly off today. But as we walk down the street. which I must now do, we can play human Tit-Tat-Too. It Is played with red-haired girls and white horses shall take the white horses, you the red-haired girls"
 "Titr' cried The Impractical Person at once and very suddenly. There goes one now" and pointed out red haired girl. And before The Placid Person could even see the brick topped beauty that had been first tally for The Impractical Person, that admirable Tit Tat-Tooist cried:
 "Tat!" and pointed ont another.
 The Impractical Person was in an ecstaCy of triumph. Just then. a pair Of white horses swept grandly around the 'cornef and The Placid Person re- marked vefy gravely indeed:
 "Tit! Tatr
 "Too" screened The Impractical
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

of the utmost importance are thus made part of a knowledge of . third individual. and if that person proves untrustworthy disastrous results may come. The danger exists in almost every business where trAde secrets may be sold by an interruptions employe to the advantage of Q competitor and the loss of the employer. A steno- graphic note book or carbon copies of letters may easily be secreted. pro- vided that the desire for such action is present.
 It is to the tredit of, the clerks and stenographers of the country that so little of this is done. Faith and trust are the corner-stones of industry, Where there is an occasional breach of trust. such as that brought to light in the New York case cited. there are hundreds of thousands of instances of absolute fidelity to employers. The great majority of the army of work CTS are not restrained by the provisions of law. They do not keep the business secrets because 1t is a misdemeanor to give them out, The New York law is not duplicated in many of the States. The real safety lies in the honesty of human nature. which re- cognizes trust when it Is imposed and responds quickly to confidence when 1t is given. even if no caution attends it. The occasional offender against such natural honesty only calls attention to the widespread prevalence of the other and better conception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
Hun7an Tit- Tat Too The Latest Craze Of the Impractical Person
and tue Placid Person

Person, and then chortled in his joy.
 NO such thing--its just brown nair with a tan yell, Too! Tool myself! and The Placid Person pointed out white horse that limped in Dexter Ave- nue and saved the day for The Placid Person.
 What are you two doingT asked The Perfectly Appareled Person, who had been vainly endeayoring to over take them as they strolled along in quest of the sequence of equine and capillary Tit-Tat-Too.
 So they explained the game to The Perfectly Appareled Person and asked him to play. They might have four some, suggested The Placid Person, who expressed his willingness to play with dummy. with which, he said. he would be much less able to quarrel and much more able to triumph than with either of the Persons.
 But The Perfectly Appareled Person drew back In alarm.
 q admire you two," he said, with bitter emphasis; you are the most colossal asses have ever known. When I think of two grown, bewhiskered men playing human Tft-Tat-Too, or whatever you call that puerile in- anity-"
 After he had gone The Impractical Person looked at The Placid Person. The Placid Person, fin ready sympathy, remarked:
 No; you say itr'
 He is magnificent" The Impractical Person pronounced gravely.
 He is magnifcont-the words l should have chosen" remarked The Placid Person. T thank you"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
"This k My 45th Birthday"
Charles F. Hughes.

Charles Evans Hughes. Governor of New York and spoken of as a possi- ble choice of the Republicans for the Presidential nomination next year, was born lssg at Glens Falls. N; Y. April II. pastor of the Baptist Church there. When the son was quite young the family moved to Newark N. J.. where the lad entered the public schools, La city, where young Hughes continued his education. He graduated from the Columbia law school in 1884 and was admitted to the bar the same. year. Before many years had elapsed he had lawyer. His brilliant conduct of the investigation into the affairs of the big gas companies first drew general attention to him. In 1905 he. acted Gs attorney for the Armstrong insurance Commission. and it was in this work that he gained his greatest distinction. In September, 1908, MT. Hughes was nominated by the Republicans Tor Coy; the following November. Governor Hughes occupies his leisure hours with golf and reading. and his library is his favorite retreat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
A SORRY SPECTACLE.
Republican Paper so Describes ROOse
 veIt-Harriman Matter.

Republican Paper so Describes ROOse.
 veIt-Harriman Matter.
 Cricago Inter Ocean.
 For the dignity of the Presidentia office The Inter Ocean regrets, as h believes all thinking Americans re. gret, that the President is apparently resolved to rest his case in his con. troversy with E. H. Hartman. al. though the preponderating circum. stancial evidence is still against him
 The vital question of veracity thaI mas arisen could be settled easily by the testimony of living witnesses Fol reasons which doubtless seem sufficient to him. the President has so far omit.
 Therefore. the only thing that re, mains to be done on the part of a Re. publican newspaper is to enter in his behalf the plot of good intentions foI what 1t is worth and pass on.
 With respect to the tales which con. tinue to be givep out by MT, Loeb, sec. retary to the Preside about a mon strous "$5, 100000 conspiracy" to pur. chase newspapers and corrupt State conventions for the defeat of Roose. welt policies. their absurdity is mani. fest on the face of them.
 It was really unnecessary for Sena- tor Penrose, who was the White House authority for the tale of the 5000, ,OOG plot, to deny that he ever mentioned or even heard of it. As well might he deny that he has told MT. Loeb the moon was made of green cheese.
 It is all very sad, very deplorable and beyond the pale of further seri- ous discussion. In charity, let the veil fall. It has been a sorry spectacle at best.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
Today In History

1512-Gaston de Folk killed at the battle of Rayenna.
 1644-The Parliamentary forces vic- torious at the battle of Eelby.
 1713-Treaty of Utrecht. terminal ing the wars of Queen Anne.
 176S-Cne quarter of the city of Montreal destroyed by fire.
 179S-Stanislaus Poniatowski. last king of Poland, died.
 1S14-British army entered Toulouse, France.
 lS42-John England, first bishop of Charleston, S. C.. died. Born Septera- Der 23. 17S6.
 lS65-Montgomery. Ala, surrender ed to the Federals.
 1ss4-Charles Reede, novelist. died. Born 1874. =
 IS9s-Japan seized the Pellew ls- lands in the North Pacific. Africa defeated 5000 Hereros.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
The COosa River.

Birmingham Ledger.
 From Gadsden to Rome has always been an open river and Green sport was the south end of navigation for many years. The river is so large, so deep and has such Q supply of water that ago. The government has doled out the money on the Coosa as 1t has on the other Alabama streams. It was done more IS a concession to congress men than for real benefit, until Capt. Rankhead got on the rivers and har- bors committee. Then the government consented to open the Warrior and Mo bile harbor and complete the work on the Tennessee. provided for, and the work on the Coosa should come next from Gadsden 10 Rome there is plenty of business. There always has been. Some engi- neers reported against work on the Coosa because they thought there would not be commerce enough to jus tify the expenditure. They had noth ing to do with that point. and were wrong. If the river was open there would be commerce on the river. A stretch of river from Mobile on the gulf to Rome in North Georgia, is a guar antee of commerce. It has never been developed.
 Now, that the railroads have confess ed their inability to do all the business presented to them, the rivers are re- ceiving more attention. They whl be used more and more as the years go by. There is already a well settled country through tho country drained by the Cposa. The open river would mean business for Montgomery. and Mobile and selma, as well as Gadsden and Rome
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

turned for taxes against property and the amount many pieces of property have brought in recent sales will show quite a wide difference. In fact per- sons in position to know what they average property in Dallas county is return for taxes at about 35 per cent of It's sale value. Farm lands recently sold bringing as much as $7.500 are town property is about in the same mission will suggest an increase and equalization will not be known until the goth. That many raises will be advised is not hard to imagine and the chances are that there will be waii- ing and weeping and gnashing Of teeth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
THURSDAY, APRIL Il, 1907.
Some days ago The Brooklyn Eagl.

Some days ago The Brooklyn Eagle opposition in the North and East to the Southern effort to obtain reliable Immigrants, and especially skilled la- bor for manufacturing industries. It argued that this opposition is indus trial because any material increase in manufacturing in the South would na- turally interfere with the practical monopoly that has existed North of us. In the article 1t said that President Roosevelt has come to the crossroads. He must mitigate immigration jaws in the interest of the South; or he must the North. The South, annoyed, and bit conscience stricken, maybe, over the outcry as to child labor in facto- ries, wishes to encourage adult immt- grafton from Europe. Union labor at the North Is likely to stand like a stone wall against tempering the wind to the shorn lamb. It is likely to be backed by factory owners in this section of the country. The latter, like their em- ployes, are on a competitive basis with the industrial South. They will prob ably oppose any special privileges in the matter of permitting the encour- agement of immigration"
 It is hardly supposable that the Pres iderft or his Party will favor or permit any special privileges" to the South. If our section gets simple justice, 1t is as much as can be expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
Cotton Ragxius,

Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 It is reported that the officers of the Farmers Union contemplate an active crusade looking to the substitution of cotton bagging for the jute material now in use. The idea IS that a bag ging made of cotton will not only give a better and more effectual protection to bales of this staple. but that the use of cotton for this purpose will aug ment the market and create a larger demand for 1t. Both reasons are sound reasons, and should the Farmers Union take up the matter vigorously it should receive the active assistance of every cotton producer in the South. Indeed, victory of this sort is something to strive for by every one within the cot ton belt, and if achieved this section will owe a debt of gratitude to this union.
 ly business and utilitarian. is within the province of any set of men, wheth- CT joined together for brotherhood or business. It appeals to the sensible in the community as 1t makes for the bet terment of that community's product, and 1t is an object worthy of the best efforts both of the Farmers Union and of the South in GeneraN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
IHE ONLY PLAN.
The Albany (Ga) Herald says:


 Peary wants to make another dash" We are inclined to share the opinion of an authority who recently declared that the pole will never be reached maintained that the expedition which reached the pole would have to press forward by slow stages-establish a line of communications and keep them open just as ar army is forced to do when operating in the eneny's coun- try. It will take millions of dollars, and, until these millions are available, the pole will remain where 1t has ever been-behind insuperable barriers of eternal snow and ice.
 Now. modesty forbids that The Ad- vertiser should consider itself referred to by the term "an authority" but it is a fact, nevertheless. that on more than one occasion we have contended that the only hope of reaching the pole is by what, in military parlance, is called gradual approaches" and we have seen no occasion for altering our con- victions on the subject. Unless the ap- parently impossible should happen. and Wellman or some other adventurer shall reach the coveted spot in some form of air vessel. and return to tell all about it, we see no hope of success otherwise than by going at it system atically.
 For many years attempts to reach the police by ships and sledges have failed. Millions of dollars have been expended, and thousands of lives sacri feed in this way with no results, except to add 10 our knowledge of some DOT tions of the Arctic regions, and to make more plain the many difficulties in the way. The theory, or dream, of making "a dash to the pole" has its charms. and that is all. The object is not to be accomplished in that man. ner
 When an army starts in to besiege q well-fortified city which cannot be taken by assault, it goes at the work in a carefully planned and systematic manner It advances as near as IS safe and fortihes itself. Then it ad- vances a little nearer and fortifies It. self again. and so on, always keeping in it's rear a supply of stores at each stopping place, as well as keeping open line of retreat, if that should be found necessary for the safety of the army,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
ThS Private Letter.

CnlcdSO I Tlhune.
 The arrest iu New York of d for mer private st-rographer of MT. liar riman for selling d newspaper a copy of an important letter dictated to him was made under the provisions of the penal code O. that state. In this it is ex rcssly stated that if person will fully and without authority takes a letter, telegram or private paper be- longing to another, or q copy of the rfrt thorcof. Lt ia guilty of misde- meanor, The stenngrapher, In confess Ing his fault. said that he. did not know he was violating the law.
 The !ncidcat calls renewed attention to the usual hdolity of the ordinary man or woman who Is trusted with in formation of a rivate character. No one who has a large correspondence Is entirely freed from the necessity ot dictating to third party letters whose contents concern only the sender and the receiver. Advice and suggestions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

It is now hinted by those who are given to keeping under the cover that Roosevelt is lacking Taft so as to still further irritate Foraker and his fol- lowing in Ohio, with the hope and ex- pectation that the Foraker crowd will ~mauI the stufing'' out of the big Sec retary in his own State. This, 1t Is ex- pected, will put Taft out of the run ming and thus create an imperative de- mand for the nomination of Roosevelt, This may be a far-fetched suspicion, but no one ever knows what to expect of politics or politicians. There are going to be dead loads of politics in Republican ranks from now on, and some of the ambitious ones will resort to amy kind of scheme to carry out their designs. And by the way, if any one thinks that Roosevelt is not politician, that one should have his think tank reflled. With all his bluff and buster. the President can play politics as well as the next one when he considers 1t his interest to do so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

~ The Governments printing bill for last year, as we are reliably told, amounted to between seven and eight million dollars. In many respects, our Government Is needlessly extravagant. but in hardly anything Is it more so than in the matter of its printing. All over the country lumber rooms and other places of storage are crowded with Government books and documents which nobody reads or wants to read. The mails are taxed to carry the use- less stuff to every postofice, and we suppose it is fair estimate to say tha' three-fourths of the matter is not read
 Why should all the people be taxed to pay for printing tons upon tons of stuff that nobody wants, to say nothing of the cost of material and transporta- tion? Ours is an expensive Govern nnent at best. but 1t seems almost crim- inal to spend millions of dollars am nually in a way that benefits nobody.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
FEBRUARY CIRCULATED

Day after day. week after week. hh9 Tha Advertiser continues to be the oniy oahy or Sunday newspaper published m bama to print sworn statements or hs ~e tunl net paid circulation. ,,ow
 The February figures given below s . vigorous and substantial srow'n anu antss that it's circulation Is the laIses. e any morning Sunday newspaper printed in Alabamr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

and If 1t Is found that the city or fort- ress cannot be captured. That is the only way we can see to reach tho polo. When an expedition goes as far as it can during the first season, it can es- tablish a safe store house of supplies, to be recruited from home as often as necessary Next season another ad- vance would be made and another store house established, and so so, each of them to be in communication with all the others and each to be supplied from the one behind 1t. X
 In this way the advance would be slowly but surely kept up until one of two things would be accomplished. Either the pole would be reached or 1t would be settled beyond controversy that 1t cannot be done. It will re- quire years of time and millions of money to settle the point but time and money have already been lavishly ex- pended without result. and this could do no worse. 1t is the only road to success that we can imagine. .--e ef'5..
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 The plan of planting fruit trees along the public roads is one that should appeal to all citizens. We have read that many of the highways in England have a border of this kind, and in a recent issue of Maxwells Talisman we find this paragraph.
 Americans who visit Belgium with observant eyes, and note the rows of fruit trees bordering the public roads, come away impressed with sense of wasted opportunity in their own coun- there would now be of fruit of all kinds, as well as of umbrageous beau ty everywhere, if the miles and miles been planted with hardy apple, cherry, plum and pear trees! The cost would have been slight, the amount of care required small, the returns, how large! cities, also. the abundance of roadside fruit which the boys might be permit ted, under slight restrictions. to pick protection to private trees, which few persons now attempt to grow on ac- count Of the general apprehension that the fruit
 AS The Talisnan says, the first cost of planting trees would be small and the after care would not be at all heavy. It would make a wonderful improvement in many respects, and if movement of this kind could be started, we are satisfied that it would spread and be pretty generally fol- lowed, Is 1t not worth trying?
 
 They are preparing to dam the Chat tahooche River on a large scale. With out intention to be profane. we may say that those who have had to drink
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

They are preparing to dam the Chat tahooche River on a large scale. With out intention to be profane, we may say that those who have had to drink its waters have been doing that sort of thing right along.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

E a Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tfser's circulation flor the month of Feoru- ary, fseT Is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news-bov~ news fDentS spoiled and leftover copies have
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this
 Y. W. JACKSON.
 Notary Public.