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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT.

We note the statement in a contem- porary that there are now not less than 45,ooo motor vehicles in use in England. This does not refer to street cars but to road automobiles which are used on the common roads as we'll as on the streets of towns and cities.
 It is wonderful how rapidly this method of loeomotion has increased in all parts of the world. at least in the civilized portions of 1t. Even the school children can remember when an auto of any description was a novel sight, even in the large cities. They may be classed as among the late in- ventions in the way of travel. but they have caught on" in way that is astonishing to all of us. They are made of almost all sizes shapes. pow CTS and price, and the man who Is able to buy one need have no difficulty about getting something to suit him for the variety is almost unlimited, and there are plenty of them.
 It is not to be wondered at that all classes of horselsss vehicles are be- coming popular in the rural sections of England. In that country they build roads and keep them in order so that as 6 general thing they are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Letters to The Editor
Removing Sheds From Over Sidewalks. Editor The Advertiser.


 Editor The Advertiser:
 notice that the youthful but pro- gressive Alderman Parrish of Ward l, has introduced an ordinance to re- move from over the sidewalks of our city of all sh eds This Is a step now being taken by all progressive cities, and am informed that many cities of not one-hah the population of Mont gomery have similar laws.
 In Montgomery, many of these sheds three stories high. Why. not allow the abutting property owner to have a portion of his upstairs sales room over the sidewalk. or sleeping rooms, etc. He is as much entitled to the use of the space above the sidewalk for one purpose as another.
 The original purpose of the sheds was to put a bench out in front and allow the friends of the country mer- chants to sit out in front and tell jokes argument I have heard in favor of them is that they afford comforta- hla place for pedestrians to stop out of rain or protection from the hot sun, for warehouse purposes and store goods or display goods hereunder. As both the practice of lettering on and blocking sidewalks is in violation of city ordinances and contrary, to pro gross, these sheds simply hold out tn- ducements to law violators.
 for one believe that these unsafe and unsightly sheds should be done away with, at once if we really mean what we say about wanting Montgom- cry to become an up-to- date city in- stead of a slow. country village. and trust that this move of Alderman Par rish will meet with the unanimous ap- provaI of the City Council
 ble citizen really interested in the 1910 movement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
TIT nAs0NIc Honn

zns Masons ef Alabama Aavs tpksn the arst great stsp towards the ere. ton of home for widows and or-. phans Of members of that order. The amount of per capita dues hes been douhlsd and .as there are over ae.cec Masons in the State. and the number incHasing each year. 1t csn be seen that after the work has eommsnced there swill be no lack of funds. The committee appointed for preparatory arrangements will report to the next session of the Grand Lodge in pecem- Der. 1908. and after that active work will soon commence. The location of this proposed home is something which is well worthy the attention of the psopla of Montsemery ana It is none too soon to get busy about 1t. The beautiful Masonic Temple here Is owned by the Grand Lodge. and is an ornament to tho City. There is not a cent due on 1t and the annual meet inss are fixed here. We do not. of course, know how much land will be needed. but eligible sites near Montgomery with sufficient acreage can be easily secured. rhsteN are dozens of h places within two and half miles of the Court House, and the erection of such . building as is contemplated will not only enhance values in the neishborhood, but tend to build up the immediate locality. Montgomery ought to work to secure all the public in- ,stitutions possible. and money spent in that direction is wisely spent. Noth- ing better for Montgomery could have happened than the location here of the great Methodist Female College. Now
 let's work to secure the interest of all the Masons of this State in their Cap itai City by having their great Widows and Orphans Home located here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
TAe Fishs sa s1,soessaation.

At a mass meeting held under the auspices of the Port Gibson (Miss) Law and Order League, emphatic res DSoaS %sre aSoptd aS s of tSs League pledged themselves to q vigor- ous crusade for the protection of race purity. Those who addressed the meet lIg fs as Sde evi m to condone the faults of the white men who are degrading Themselves and their race by the practice. The attt- tuds of the Mississippi Lsagserss @ s is ,,,1. nn. offense they evidently intend to strike at white offenders as well as black, holding both equally guilty.
 Anti-miscegenation sentiment. fn- stinct with right-thinking men and wo- men everywhere. Is At last finding veice The written and spoken denunciafions of the crime against race have found prompt and universal response. The volume. Race purity is no longer a theory. 1t has became an issue. Not long ago the citizens of St. Francisville, La. in mass meeting assembled. de- clared themselves for it's suppression A vigorous anti ti-natscegenatton league has been organized at Vicksburg. and now at Port Gibson the standard of re- volt has been raised against the intol- erable condition which undeniably ex-
 Having attained the dignity of an issue 1t can be no longer ignored in the present campaign nor by the Louisiana Legislature soon to be elected. The se- cret influences which nave strangled previous anti-naiscegenation measures will fnd this work dangerous in the light of the present indignant senti- ment of the decent white people of Louisiana.
 No man, nor any set of men in oficial position, will dare oppose an antf-mis- cegenation bill openly. None can deny that the revolting practice exists in Louisiana, or that It threa tens. not alone untold damage to the living. but future disaster. The. evil is re. the logical consequence of its contin- uance and tolerance must appall even those degraded by it's practice.
 There is no defense for miscegena- ton, nor even a semblance of apology. |. The cancer has eaten its way to the upon such subject. but now that the manhood of the South has found cour- age to voice it's views and attack the evil in the open forum, there can be little doubt of the issue. Louisiana needs a law against miscegenation. white and black violators. If ever~ white voter of the State. who loves his home, regards the welfare of his children and glories in the pure strain of his blood will take the field for theif defense and demand of the candidates the enactment and enforcement of 3 law to protect race purity and to en force respect for common decencv. the long step toward the preservation ot 2 white I;nuisians Eill he taken at the once we secure the law. we shall un. doubtedly find means for its enforce nept.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
rhe Drummers.

| Al few days ago ono of The Clipper men heard d crowd of drummers laying inc panicky times to Conner. Hoks smith. ct al. None of them was sncn a liar as to say that they (tne drum inersJ did not help elect them igr they knew that all men knew snat eu inc drurnmers were railroad cuaters. In fact, the drummer seemed 70 taHe if for granted that they were iareeiy responsible for their election. Said one of them: "we fellows played n-i electing Conner and Hoke smith ana those railroad busters as Govsrnors or last year They've shown how one in. dustry can be paralyzec by oemsSoe.S agitation, and now every one tnat
 Eot money is afraid that he wfli next Come in line for the shot of the dem. aeosues, and Is keeping it In ms jeans" All of the others sa,o. "Amen," or words to that enect Lne drummers are worried about the slow saSe of goods. and just as they last wear expected the reform Governors 70 have the drummers hauled in peIacess cars by the railroads for nothing, wttn three wagon loads of baggage checked free 50 now they blame those same Governors for monetary depression, Verify. he that sows the wind snell reap the whiriwind. or sentiments akin to that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
MINE DISASTERS.

The recent terrible disaster at the Monongah Mines in West Virginia. of which the papers have given full ac- counts, cause one to wonder if such horrors are by any human means pre- ventable. As all know. mining, espe-' ciaIly coal mining, is not . safe bus mess. Explosions. cave-ins. nre-damp anl other causes may bring about dis aster when we least expect it, and 1t is no infrequent thing to read accounts of such happenings on . more or Jess extensive scale. se that tie report of a new one causes little wonder.
 We often read of an accident in a mine where one or two. or possibly a score of miners are entomhed and their fate is in doubt. For days afterwards we will read how the rescuers. wheth- CT miners or others. work with unflag- ging energy and devotion to effect a rescue. and we watch the reports with interest until the victims are rescued or accounted for. In this West vir- ginia disaster, however, the calamity was of almost unprecedented extent. An explosion caused by dust or ire damp takes place and even yet the full extent of the mortality Is not known. The lowest estimate we have seen places the list of victims at 45o. and possibly 1t may reach 800. With no warning all these huntan beings are entombed, some of them killed out right, some to die, alone and uncared for, from injuries, while still others die e lingering death from suffocation or starvation.
 The horror of 1t all is unspeakable, and again we are led to wonder if tn ere are no means of prevention. when Sir Humphrey Davy. almost a century ago. invented his safety-lamp it was a great discovery. and many improvements have been made since then, but the original principle has been adhered to. the primary object being to keep explosive gases from coming in contact with the flame of the lamp. Whether these lamps are not always effective, or whether other precautions are neglected. we cannot say; we merely know that the papers are continually bringing accounts of disaster and death in all portions of the world. - |
 We have frequently seen the state ment made that miners have refused to adopt any measures or precautions for their own safety saying that if their occupation was less dangerous their pay would not be so good. This is not only tempting fate. but is crim- inal in theory and practice. By refus- ing to accept any reasonable precau- ton against danger they not only place their own lives in jeopardy. but endanger the lives and property oi others. If such obstinacy can be over come by legal or other authority, il
 would seem nothing but right and proper for it to be done. Such occur rences as that at Monongah should mol be allowed. if it can be prevented by human means.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
"This is My 37th B5thday"
Richard Mcbride.

Richard Mcbride. Premier of Brit ish coiufnbia, was born in New West minister. December ls.. ly70 He com pieted his educatlon at Dalhousie uni. versity, Halifax, N. s.. where in lsye Upon retiring to New Westlninster ne began the practice of law. His nrst political battle was fought in 1898. when he contested the Federal seat, or TWO years later he was elected to the Provincial Legislature, and was rs- elected in 1900 and again in 1903. He career began fn 1900. whsn ton he resigned the following year. During the next two years he sat in and for a time led that par- ty in the House. In 1903 MT. McBride was called upon to form a Government. This he succeeded in doing, and since then he has been premier of British fFf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

The announcement made by the Pres fdent has been e wonderful relief to some of our good Republican contem- poraries, and we can almost see 1t spreading over the countenances of the editorial writers. That they dreaded Roosevelt was plain. that they wanted no more of him was evident, and that they feared to say so was apparent Now that he has come out in plain laa- Kuage they feel at liberty to talk right out in meeting. We congratulate them on the removal of the gag.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

equal to our bsst strss14 and thus are not only nttsd fpr pleasure carriages but for drswtng wagons for all carry Iing purposes. thus approaching horses to . much greatsr extent than is the case in this ceuatry. st least for the present.
 Like moot other inaova tions, in their beginning thsrs arc yet many deneisn- cies and faults in this new way os travel and trs1ac. rhey are liable to run away. to upset to break down. to stop operating. and various other causes of trouble come about through their use, but all thess difficulties are being overcome and will be practically abolished in due course Of time. Such an innovation as this, cannot be per- fected In . year. or even in genera tion. Az to that. we know that im- provsnents are continually going for ward in all forms of steam iocomotion, and the engines and ears of today hard- ly resemble those that were used even half century ago. and it is reason- able to suppose that the same will be true of motor vehicles. They will be improved in many ways; faade safer, more effective and cheaper. so that it is possible that the next generation wili see machines as far ahead of those now in use as our present steam en- zines are ahead of those of the early days of the railroad.
 Among the other--and not the least --of the advantages which may be ex- pected to follow improvement in mo- tor carriages. will be the necessity of better roads in this country than we now have. In most parts of the Unit ed States road building Is not looked
 on as science or an art, or even a
 serious object. We cut a way through the country, and if we get it so that
 horse or a wagon can go over 1t.
 that it supposed to be suffcient. We
 do not, of course, mean that this is
 universal. for in many parts of the United States road building has been
 reduced to a science and good roads are looked on as both a necessity and credit to any section or community. Still, as we all know, there are many
 parts of the country where a good
 road is regarded as something to be provided in the distant future. The
 fast increasing use Of horseless vehi-
 cles of all kinds must inevitably do
 away with this condition. Added to
 all the other benefits that must come
 from this mode of travel. we may
 safely place good roads. and that is
 boon of no small importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
LKlF v UUD BY khiL H. AstlanA,tsON6.

Hello Placidity!
 now dfd you break in! slso so see see you: hope you'n make . \ great many feel that way about Lines sn the Back ef . Cleartsg- -HOuse
 CextiAeate. Representing sometning on Gods earth
 Ana cen in the waters below 1t. AS . .pieags or narion that's busted
 Keep 1t. csar friend. and show 1t. Twin buy you nice juicy poftsrhouss
 Twill De taken in trade at the store. And the prettest thing of 1t all ts this:
 Where lnas. t comes from there plenty Take 1t and save it to show to the k.ds
 When tnsyre grown and have kios Then ten them of how in the year Nine wsd { panic that made people groan. Frame it and hang 1t up there on the
 This lesson alI folks to remind s.. That Morgan and others dropped coins
 wssa iS. .,;.5s Ss ssns out that sign Help
 tne 6itno.
 Mrs. Nation has taken her little hatchet and knocked the "ie" out of her own name. spelling tt Carry" now. Suppose 1t will carry just as much weight however. as formsriy.
 Do not trv to be too candid--that's one of the graces that's unapprectted in this hattery-lovins world
 If you can't afford to get haircut or patronizs . laundry It's up to you to bs genius.
 letter and number the pages as 1t is for . camel to pass through the eye of needle.
 our good friend .Piacidity Partridge" is now brushing snculders with ,ls on thts page. I"Placidity" fs from Selma, but that's not his fault.
 Its more blessed to give than to bs . bank-rsceiver ct these umes-
 As an example of hustle, look 1t the house. painter. He starts It the bot tom of the ladder and climbs right up ion ca card in his nip pocket, be jabSsrsi
 Early shopplss This Year. Call me early, mother. early. 2 s sl must do nay christmss shopping--
 Though I'd really rather not I must do my shopping early.
 For the papers say we must Call me early. mother, early For you always are up fust swhat is slo.ooo?" asks The coldm- bus Ledger Respectfully referred to the esteemed country weeklies. - v
 The Atlanta Journals picture Of the .smiie Club" was probably made before the prohibition bill was passed by the Georgia Legislature. Say. have you picked out that rcd neck-tie for pepper?
 Quit your Kidding Al Te1asussteer' is a certain stunt done wftal an automo- bile now in the New West. A sick lion in the Bronx fN Y.) Zoo logical park became excited as ey nasmoes noises rfage, which caused his death. Who was he growing at? The In- dependence League or the Tammany Tf- ger3
 hind him--corpus Christi tTexas) Call
 Except when the auto-horn tooteth.
 For, being up one minute and down the next. the elevator boy has us all beat. 1 Abraham Johnson catches catfish in the Passsic River. New Jersey. by means of .. stovepipe which he plants in the stream. He says catnsn ike |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
To-day Ira History
December 10.

December 10. 1066--wiliiain the Conqueror acquired Alderney and other islands in the Eng fish Channel. wife of Henry VIII, of England, horn; died 152s.
 I725- -Eastern. Indians signed treaty with the English. Washington burned.
 1s4O---Remains of Napoleon I. laid in the tomb of the Invalides, Paris. 1S4S--United States and Great Britain sign a postal convention.
 ise4---BattIe of Nashville. 1887--National Republican League or- ganized,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Coagress.nan Taylor.

Birmingham Ledger.
 "The people of Alabama are forum ate in having Congressman c. W. Tay- Tor, of the First District, as member of the Rivers and Harbors Comn1ittee, said an otd-t time Democrat. Tn this position MT. Taylor can and will ren. His home is at Demopolis. in Marengo County, and the harbor of Mobile is In his district. The great question today Is how the Birmingham district can MT. Taylor is in better position than any man in the State to study the solution of the question. The First District Congressman, since the had way of gettiysy what he goes af- ter. He defeated aannis Taylor. one of the States best known statesmen, for the place."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

The Richmond Journal wonders what our newsboys would do if they were required to call out the names or some of the Japanese newspapers. The Journal has 6 poor opinion of the Amertcan newsboy if 1t imagines that he could not find a way to get around a little thing like a Japanese name
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

yard Law School. has ssttled h 1eont- 9omery, having been. quite receuuy aa- 4,,d~~ ssvrs and papers favoraply re- csiyed by the Supreme Court Judges
 MT. John J. Farley. the City Clerk. resumed the dudes of his omoe yester. day after brief absence oH sco0sns Of Illness.
 pr. s. H. Saul has returned to Montgomery from Mobile. wneae nG rs mained for two days 70 tnsso' uus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
or rrRsr MEETING.

or FIRST MEETING. Tn the oistrict Court of the United States
 For the Middle District of Alabama.
 In Bankruptcy.
 Tn the matter of Ike Bishop. Bank
 rupt, Post Office. Montgomery County
 Montgomery, Alabama.
 The aforesaid party having been Adjudg. cd a bankrupt. under the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Establish uniform United States" approved July 1st, 1898 a meeting of the ereditors- of said Bankrupt ig called at the office of the undersigned Referee, In the United states Court House. Montgomery, Alabama, on the soth day of December next. at 10 o'clock A. M" to make proof Of dehts and for the election of Trustee, and such other matters az are necessary and required by the Act q S0Hs' cps ASA E. srRArroN.
 Referee. Montgomery. Alabama, Dec. t4th. l9ot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF FIRST MEETING.

OF FIRST MEETING. In the District Court of the United states. For the Middle District of Alabama In Bankruptcy.
 Tn the matter of J. W williams. Bank rupt, Post Office Montgomery County Montgomery. Alabama.
 The aforesaid party having been adJudg- ed a bankrupt. under the Act Of Congress entitled An Act 10 Esta9nsn 2 n,,n Tnitorm sha United states" approved July .lst. 1898. . meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt Referee. in the United States Court House. Montgomery. Alabanha, on the soth day of December next. at 10 o'clock A. M. to nf d Trustee. and such other matters as arA-necesssry and "equIesd ty the aIt of Congress aforesaid. -...
 Referee Montgomery. Alabama. Dec l4th. 1901.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

Atlanta has a smile club" among its other conveniences. We do not know exactly what 1t is for. but suppose 1t is q place where a man can say here's looking at you" to a friend after Jan nary 1st. They'll be numerous in GOor- cfa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

A man was up before the Recorder over in Columbus a few days ago on the charge of being drunk on the streets, and when questioned he de- e1ared that he didn't know a thing about 1t. The, Recorder held that the mans ignorance was conclusive evil dence that he was drunk. and fined him accordingly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
sW0RN CIRCULATTON.

mo MoutGonnery Adveruser s~s 5 lts advsrtisers {and makes 1t part or tne coutrnct when requested) that its daily sii- culation is larger than that of ans naofnink nswspapsr printed in Alabama--ano kns. iss V isundsv Edition has the largest circulation ci any newspaper printed in Alabama. Witnoa' exception. .-
 The figures for November printed rsso~ sepreeent the actual net circuiations An " turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

'Tt costs more for a dull merchant to brush the dust on his goods than if would to advertise and sell them. is tae way The Abbeville Times looks ct it..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

We suppose there's no getting rid of such nuisances as General Keifer. ana the only way is to endure him among the other evils of the times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Taking Rest Cure.

 The country Is merely taking the rest cure. We have been going too fast and things demand a breathing spell Directly everything will move ofH O. K. and we wul soon forget tnat Ye stopped at Rll
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

Some of the virginians are already putting on long faces over threat ened shortage in the peanut crop
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS

MRS. WINsL0w,S
 SOOTHING SYRUP. has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of Nothers for their CHILDREN while THErHTNa. with perfect success IT SOOTHS the CHILD. soFTENs the GUMS. ALLAYs all pain CURES WIND COLO and is the best remedy for DIARRHoEA Solo by Druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. WinBiow'S Soothing Syrup and take no other kind. 2S Cents 6 Bottle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
,Monsst Pleasant Psrsons
nv c. g. rARTEIDoE.

oh. I'm ia the column. sll rignt. What they won't print eisSswm, ,< '1a Ali a,skf 4a see you in the morning. + < ggs-5
 Coed Enough for an xEss Csre- Aweel, aweel, gude friend.
 The braw days coon again; May all It's clangs and Elorties
 Forever be thine ain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

AR OLD AND WELL-TRTED RENEDY.
 Guaranteed under the Foods and DruR AsA JpaO seth. 1eeG 1ariAl NuAhar 1IaA