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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-08
SHORTAGE OF CARS.

Coal operators all over the country
report shortage of cars and in some
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-08

Heavy lies the head that wears the
Standard Oil company's crown these
days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
cAPrroL IMrRoyrMrnT.

The members of the Legislature can see that the Capitol building is not In keeping with the dignity and honor of the State. The original building was great in design and unexceptiona ble from an architectural point of view. It is, however, not equal to the demands made upon 1t for space by State off, cials. There is not department that does not need more room. Year by year. the volume of valuable papers and files increases and it is getting to the point where more room must be had.
 The south addition. when completed will remove some of the pressure, but that will not meet all the wants and emergencies. Its counterpart ought to be erected on the north side not only for the needed room, but to complete the symmetry which is needed in or der to present the appearance that will place the State Capitol in line with those of other States.
 The rooms are not properly furnish ed and the walls and floors of the ola building need a great deal of work on them in order to have a presentable ap- pearance. Every man and woman in Alabama is interested in their State House. They want it to be build ing to which they can point with pride. and which they can visit with pleasure. and they will approve their action if the members of the Legisla- ture will make such an appropriation as will bring 1t to a condition which will meet the demands sf the present and future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
ALABAMA SOLDIERS AT vrcksBuRG.

A few weeks ago the Governor of Iowa. and other officials of that State, and many Veterans of the Union army, spent half a day in Montgomery. They were on a tour of visits to the National Parks. where they had been >unveiling monuments erected by their State to soldiers of the war of 61-65. They went from this city to Chattanooga and in Chickamauga Park continued the service they had performed at vicks- burg. and on Shiloh battle field. It was vorv interesting to hear these men talk of what their State was doing to honor and perpetuate the memory and heroism of it's soldiers.
 There is today in Montgomery, one of the Souths great military leaders. Gen. Stephen D. Lee. He is the head of the United Confederate Veterans, and will occupy the position as long as he will agree to accept the high position. He is a member of the Vicksburg National Park Commission, and the Alabama sol diers who took part in the gerat cam paign in and around that place know what heroism was displeyd and hard ships endured by their dead and living comrades. No place is more beautiful by nature than the actual battlefields around Vicksburg and the United States government is preserving the grounds in a way that will make them attractive to future generations.
 Alabama has no monument there to testify to the heroism of her soldiers on that eventful and fateful field. Any monument or monuments which the State or people will supply. can be placed there, and the great number of Alabamians who participated in the battles and the seize makes it a duty to supply the omission.
 We ask the attention of legislators and people generally to the earnest ap- peal of General Lee. and his associate commissioners on behalf Of this work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
A GREAT DISCOVERY.

Professor Frederick Starr. of Chicago, who has been ruralizing in the Congo country in Africa. and who was lost to the world for six months or more, re- gently returned. and among other things given out by him was the fol- lowing:
 T did study the lygmies along the Kafai and Batau Rivers. where they grow smaller than anywhere else. There they average only three feet ten inches. the extreme height which they reach being four feet and one or two inches. But the most interesting thing which 1 saw was the most simple. It was just a game of cats cradle I saw the natives playing what looked like that child's game just after l reached the Congo, and. of course, was interested and drew near to find out if it was really cats cradle" ] 1 found that 1t was. and 1 spent more time investigating the game and It's or igin than I did on the pygmies. l found out that the natives of the Congo Free State play over 100 different forms of the game most remarkable thing 10
 Now If any one has been so un-be- lieving as to imagine that a Chicago Professor can't find out things it Is time to abandon that belief. for this one has been @nd gone and done it, to speak plainly or course it is interesting to know how tall the pygmies are, and all about them in every way, but our read CTS will agree with us that the crown ing glory of his discoveries Is centered in his finding them playing the game of cats cradle. We do not claim an expert knowledge of this child's game, though perhaps some at least of our readers may have full knowledge of 1t. We doubt very much, however, if any of them ever saw 1t played in more than one hundred different ways. That su- periority is reserved for the diminu- tive brethren of the Congo region. They know more about the game than we do beyond a doubt.
 In one of his interviews the Profes- the grown up pygmies were as much in- terested in the game as the children were and his language led the listen CT to infer that in his estimation the , adult natives had not reached stage of development beyond the children oi
 
 tended to convey such meaning, ant declares that there is something fai more significant. far more important than any such puerile deduction. Wal until my monograph appears and y"i will appreciate the significance ot m! statement"
 Now. that is what we call real crue in the Professor. After stirring us uI to the very pinnacle of expectation ant curiosity, after filling us up to the Jim it with anticipation of what we are t learn about eats cradle 1t Is down right shame to hang us up on the ten ter hooks of expectancy and coolly tel us to wait until my monograph ap pears" How long are we to wait Rather, how long can We wait and pre- serve life and health? We beg Starr [ hurry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

question. The time will come, and that at no distant day. when the whole unit ed country will do itself the honor Of perpetuating ip material form the mem. cry of that sturdy warrior, who was possessed of a mind sufficiently great to enable him to love and fight for a flag which formerly he had opposed with all his might"
 While that is all true. and 1t isi a graceful tribute from New England Republican. it is but fair and just to say that many other prominent Con- federates were equally loyal soldiers of the Union in their later days. There was not much sulking among those who were most loyal and capable Confeder- ates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
MIR. BRYAN,s ATTITUDE.
His Acceptance of n Nomination De-
 peDds On Certain Conditions.
Villain J BryanTS COmInOner.

w llllam J. Bryan CoHnlnoneF.
 The Sioux City Journal has an editor ial based upon the claim that MT. Bryan said: Such high honor as the Pres. idential nomination Is something that no American citizen should decline The Journals editorial. Is all very in- teresting to be sure. But the sentence quoted by The Journal was not employ ed by MT Bryan. He simply stated in Topeka. what he stated elsewhere, that he was not ready to make an annoupce- ment on the nomination. Whether a nomination should be declined or ac- cepted depends on conditions under which the offer is made. The platform Is matter to be considered; the char acter of the organization is also im- portant. and the general line to De pur- sued in the campaign cannot be lGnor- ed The platform ought to fit the is sues: the candidate ought to fit the platform, and the party organization should be in harmony with the party's nurDoSP
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
v... wealth Taken FrOn, MineS.

Boston GIobe' .,,,
 The United States has become very wealthy nation. The marvellous wealth of the mines alone may well be enVled by many nations. Reports on the de yelopment of mining the past year indi- cato that never before in the history of that industry was the production of minerals so large or so profitable. Ii Is estimated by experts that durlng borhood of $2,O0o, ,OOO.OOO worth of min erals and metals. compared with a little over $l.5OO. 900. OOo In 1905, This was also nearly three times greater thah the ontnut ten years ago
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
Let us kim the Heir"

WalI SWcet Journal.
 A holding company which holds an other holding company and so on at. indnltum seems to be d device by which Tho hold of the stockholders cn the one end of the series is so far from the office holders at the other end that the investor has little chance of locat- ing the seat of responsibility If indeed he can perchance find anybody that Is willing to acknowledge that he has any responsibility whatever to the stockholder,
 Who will be strong enough to hold rhr holding company which has sue re"ded in removing itself to the nth degree of distance from the stockhold- err Ia t not another case of killins ths heir in order tha, the vineyard may De ours?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

The arrest of eleven New York AL dermen for booding or taking q bribe. is merely an incident in the his- torv of that badly governed city. Graft ing is nothing new in New IorK' but 1t is not often that they catch the graft CTS in such large patches, nor is it at all certain that they got all the bunch. Possibly the arrest of these will lead to tine detection of others of the same h. aed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
UNCLE SAMWhat proud little goose you have there, John

Ham webber and Mir. George Thomas have returned from a hunting and fishing expedition in Florida. They went to the Coostahatchie River and Lake FIirt region, below Tampa, and .r port having had good sport. Alder man Cox, during the outing. succeed ei in shooting a large specimen of the bald headed eagle, which he is having mounted.
 Ss $ 5
 Mir. Morgan D. Barron of Bessemer spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 & $ as
 Mir. R. H. Walker of Dothan was in the city last night.
 < Ss s N5M MT. 1,n!dn t; Mi Espy of Dothan is at the Mir. H. L. Martin of Ozark is visit- ing the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

In speaking of the proposal to erect a monument to General Joe Wheeler in Augusta The Manchester, (N.sH.) Union says:
 The propriety Of such a movement as that which is proposed is undues- toned In the days of the Southern C. ntederacy. General Wheeler devoted his best abilities to the cause in which he fervently believed When that cause was lost. he did not sulk in his tent. but promptly and Era' efully DOW cd 10 the inevitable; and in after years the Union had no more loyal supporter than he Any objection that a memor- isl to him, erected exclusively by for uaer Confederates would serve to keep alive Feelings which rniGFt better hc al ioWed to die, Is probably beside Inc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

What is the matter with this old earth of ours? It seems to be losing it's bearings. or to have lost its self control Eruptions of Vesuvius. earth quake in Jamaica, hoods and hlizzards in the Northwest. and dire happenings elsewhere. it looks as if old Nature had gotten off the track in some way, Then the second month of winter is drawing to close and we have had hardly d touch of real winter weather. What $ the matter with terrestrial affairs, my how?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
Never Mirsed the FIddler.,

PTesuue IsIe IWICIT.I -AdNdnC6,
 The last night dance at Trapp's hall at Hawks, given by the Maccabees seems to have been financial sue cess. The only trouble was that the fddlers played out at a. m. and re- fused to rlaY any longer, leaving three sets on the floor when they quit. Luck lIy there were two or three gocd whis- tlers in the party and by their aid the sets were danced out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
Need of n second Hannn.

NprlngheId RepuhIlcan.
 There was moment. dozen or moro years ago. when Ohio seemed in doubt IS between MT Foraker and MT McKinlcS But Mckinley had his Hanna. and Hanna settled the dues- ton. Secretary Taft seems to have no Hanna--in sight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

3 He who conducts his own case in
 court has a fool for client is an old
 saying. and that is apparently the view taken by a New York court when the ,sIIeefion of a mans sanity was before Et and he insisted on being his own 'sawsyer The court held that the charge
 of iunaey was fully established and committed him to an asylum. Wonder ss Ifarry Thaw will try that scheme?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22
GROWING CONSTANTLY

GROWING CONSTANTLY
 he Advertisers circulation continues 10 " The figures for December were the hest in the papers history--indicatins prosperity of Alabama and proving con 9tvoly that shs people appreciate news 1V1r that prints all the news while It is |WH Here are the figures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
COURT OF BlBB.
Over One Hundred Gases On Docket.
Jury Term.

Centreville, January 5.-(Special) -Coun-
ty court convenes here on Monday of next
week and there are more than one hun
dred cases on the docket. 1t is a jury
term and will no doubt last several days.
The county convicts Of Bib county
have been turned over to the Sloss-Shef-
field Steel and Iron company by the coun-
ty authorities
In a report prepared by w. w. Laven-
der, solicitor Of county court of Bbb coun-
ty, of the work done by the court for
the year 1906 it is shown that during that
year there were 100 convictions and pleas
of guilty; that the fines assessed during
that year amounted to s27S6; the solicitors
fees amounted to 1890; and the county
tax amounted to $500. Making a. total Of
the year of $6136.05. OF this amount the
county gets all except the salary of the
solicitor, which is $1,000. Only midemeanors
are tried In this court. as all felonies are
tried in the circuit court
II e. Reynolds. senator for the district
composed of Bibb and Perry counties, and
j. I. Fuller, representative from Bib
county, will go to Montgomery tomor-
row to be present at the opening of the
legislature of Alabama. 1t is predicted
that both of these gentlemen will take a
high standing in the legislative body.
Within the next week the local exchange
of the Southern Bell Telephone COM
pany will be in operation.
w. C. Fuller. a prominent capitalist of
this place, has returned from business
trip to Nashville. Tenn.
On Monday next Solicitor j. r. Thomp-
son will go to Selma to be present in the
city coutt. which convenes at that place
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
PICTURESQUE STILL.
Alleged Moonshiners Caught Near
Florence.

Florence, January 5.-(Special) -Sheriff
o. B. Hill Of Lauderdale county, accom-
panied by Revenue Officers Campbell and
C. s. Root of Huntsville, raided still
yesterday morning sixteen miles north
west of Florence and captured the alleged
owner Jim Whittenton. The officers ar
rived upon the scene at o o'clock In the
morning and 1t required some search TO
locate the stn. 1t was situated In
picturesque valley and constructed of
logs so covered over with brush and
leaves that 1t could not be detected even
in daylight at q distance of fifty yeards.
1t was built over a small branch and
besides all the apparatus for the trade
contained ten gallons of whisky. The
fire was still smoldering, the whisky still
warm. The officers proceeded to tho
house of Whittenton, three hundred yards
distant and found the inmates all in bed.
Whittenton acknowledged being the own
er of the still and that he and Mat Hold
en-, who was found in the house, were
put under arrest by the revenue officers
While breakfast was preparing. the APP
paratus was broken up and the still set
fire When breakfast was announced tho
officers went In to the house, thinking
their prisoners were following. but Hold
Ell made a break for the woods and when
his fight was discovered he was beyond
pursuit Whittenton was brought TO
Florence and later carried to Huntsville
by the revenue officers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
Piles Can Be Cured
Twenty-three Years of Agony With
Piles Before Using Pyramid Pile
Cure. Trial Package Free.

We offer to every piles sufferer a free
trial package of the wonderful Pyramid
Pile Cure to prove the genuineness of
our claim.
IL you tried so-called "cure for piles"
and it did not relieve you, can you con-
ceive of anything that would more sure
ly prejudice YOU against it? We know
this and yet we are glad to place our
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1t will do and we know also that we are
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Read how grateful this sufferer is to
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which 1 intend doing so long as I can
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I cannot express my gratitude for the
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Yours, Emma Bodenhamer, Bedford,
Ind
If you are suffering from piles we make
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
News of GreenviIle.

Greenville, January 5.-(Special) Mrs.
Jefferson Beeland entertained yesterday
in honor of Mrs. r. c. Sackhoff of Pen
sacola, Mrs. w. M. Blackwelder and Miss
Kate McMullen Her guests included the
entire membership of the Willing Work
ers, of which organization Mrs. Beeland
has been president a great many years
The library and dining room were adorned
In smilax, holly and American beauties
while the parlors were redolent with white
hyacinths, arranged with maidenhair
fern.
Mesdames j. II. Amerine and c. G.
Stewart presided over the fruit nectar;
Mesdames J. A. Stewart, II. j. Thagard
and Fl. =. Dohrmeir assisted in serving
elegant refreshments.
Beautiful souvers of the occasion were
presented the honore%, and in cutting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06

form is against bucket shops" and not
Legitimate brokerage houses" This
would seem to Indicate that the wire
trading house men are going to make
fight on the distinction between bucket
shops and legitimate" trading houses
At the recent meeting of the Alabama
division of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton it was developed that a strong fight
for the anti-bucket shop law Is to be
made and for several days President Sey-
mour has been busy getting data for the
information of the Legislative committee
which will have the matter In hand, along
with other legislation wanted. 1t is UNI
derstood that Lieut.. Gov. Henry b. Gray
will introduce a bill in the senate to have
bucket shops eliminated. 1t will be re-
membered that as a member of the coun-
Gil of Birmingham he was the author of
the anti-bucket shop law of that city
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
Air of Activity.

The city is beginning to put ON an ar
of activity in anticipation OIL the SESSION
of the legislature to open next TUESDAY
and there are many strangers gettihg III
and settling down to stay over the nity
days that will be taken up by the law
makers There is some difficulty in get
ting hooms, and not few OF the tenn
nararv residents of the city will nave
trouble in being comfortable at rates lhat
they will like to pay In most cases
however they will be taken care OF as
they would like.
Henry b. Gray, the new lieutenant gov
ernor. will be at the New Exchange hotei,
baa,inv already engaged rooms Governor
h b. Conner will be at the home OF ms
son-in-law, j. Craig Smith, and Will nave
MANY of his family with him most OF the
time. He and Mr.. Gray and State Sena-
tor-elect N L. Miller came down inns
afternoon from Birmingham and VIII re-
main over until the opening OF the SEES
sion next week. Mr. Mliief VIII NC Cd. eiie
New Exchange.
Among the others who came IN early
were f. o. Hoffman, A. ). Lyons ana D.
II. Norville of the lower house Delegation
from Mobile, and Senators j. w. oVertoh
of the Ninth district, and w w. Barbour
of the Twenty-ninth. Others Will be hefc
by Sunday night, as they an seem 70
want to get in and become settieo III o
vance Of the rush.
]. Craig Smith, who is to be the head
of the convict board under Mr. Conner,
is getting ready to turn over his ofnce' TO
his successor, Walter Seen He is now
working off his correspondence SO as
TO have no trouble in making the trans
fer. -,
The two leading candidates for speaker
are looking after their fences Gen. w. Il.
Martin having headquarters at his ofnce
on the corner of Dexter avenue and Court
street, and Tyler Goodwin on the corner
of Dexter and Perry. Both are gettlns
very busy with the members of the house
coming in. Cyrus Brown, candidate Tor
secretary of the house. is said to have
two-thirds of the members committed TO
him and to have easy walking for the
place. Charles McRea of Birmingham
who has been an aspirant for the posi-
ton is reported here to have come out
of the race w. F.. Herbert Of Demopoiis'
Harry MeNeer of Tuscaloosa and lsadors
Shapiro of Birmingham are Candidates
for assistant clerks.
w. j. Commit of Montgomery and j. A.
KYLE of Scottsboro are the candidates 1or
secretary of the senate. There are sew
,eraI candidates for assistant There Will
also be many applicants for the othei
places to be filled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06
FUNERAL OF MAJOR WRIGHT.
Series of Revival Meetings for Union
Springs In February.

Union Springs, January 5.-(Special)-
The remains of Maj. r. G. Wright reached
here yesterday on delayed train from
Ocala, Fla, and the fueneral took place
at the Baptist church. of which he was
a member. Services were conducted by
Rev. L. III. Watkins.
The following visitors were here to at
tend the funeral; Governor and Mrs. JelSs,
Mrs. Gerald Ware of Montgomery, Mrs.
Il. II. Cabiniss. Mr. Robert c. jerks and
Mrs. Dexter of Birmingham, Mr. and Mrs.
Bullock, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Wellborn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. e.
c. Hood and two daughters OF Column
bus, Ga.
A series of revival meetings will be held
in the Baptist church here in February
conducted by the noted evangelist. Rev.
II. M. Wharton.
The various patriotic organizations of
the town are preparing to properly cele-
brate the one hundredth anniversary of
Robert r. Lees birthday on January 49,