The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-21
Sidewalk Pencilings
Neeroe. and Moving Pictures


 "Strange thing that moving pictures do not appeal to the masses or ne groes," said an amusement man yes tsrday. .of course or nasroes moynns has 't not yet been tried in Montgomery put l speak from the experience or gooo show men in other places.
 'Tn large towns, where such snoWs for white people pay handsomely, ne- gro attractions of this character nave been started and gone under. T have analysed the the ,.a, cause tsa. ahe tne average negro wants to see show with an abundance of noise, some thing like a plantation minstrel; with lots of singing and dancing and horse- fife, doesn't seem to ~rasp the idea of moving pictures. And one of these reasons, too, Is the fact that the per a negro goes to a show 1t pleases him most to see black faces in the performance. But no pictures are made with Sanegambian faces.
 "The arxustment business has to be figured down to very fine point and closely. studied, or, else fellow will sink his wad quick.
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 Fish Hatchery for Alabama.
 The establishment of a fish hatch, cry in Montgomery by the Federal government, to accomplish which a bill has been introduced in Congress Hon. john H. Wallace. Jr., State Game and Fish Warden.
 tion in Alabama to protect game and fish, MT. Wallace believes, will con vince Congress of the desire of the people of the State to increase the of the State if the fish hatchery would be established. Inasmuch as practi- cally every other State in the Union chance that Alabama would be the victim of discrimination, if assurance of cooperation could be made. To assure Congress of the interest felt, gress will be presented to the Legis- lature at it's next session.
 MT. Wallace has already, by direct communication with the authorities in fish for citizens in Alabama, who will place them in streams and ponds.
 In speakin% of the working of the said yesterday that most of the vio- lations of it were the killing of quail and squirrels out of season. From Huntsville had been reported the ar live mocking birds in his possession. The man was compelled to release them. During the past month. MT. Wallace said, County wardens had re- regarded the law as already being in satisfactory operation.
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 Plantation Conditions Bad
 There Is no doubt but that the corn and cotton crops are in such a shape that 1t will take work and persever- ance on the part of the growers to make any showing at all this year" remarked the owner of a large planta- tion in Alabama. who was in the city yesterday
 The season has been so backward and there has been such constant downpour of rain that the prairie land has particularly suffered Parts of the state where there 1t fiat, low ground has been practically inundated and the farmers have been unable to attend to the crops planted.
 The cotton crop is almost a total loss and the greater part of 1t will have to he replanted. The corn has been washed away and we can look forward to crop of not more than half the size of that of last year"
 Hon. J. A. Wilkinson, State Com missioner of Agriculture andy Indus tries tries. left last night for Jackson, Today Mir. Wilkinson, will make the principal address at a farmers insti- tute and tonight he will deliver the GUmmencement conner address to the First son.
 MT. HardWick Ruth went 10 Selma last night to attend the second annual session of the Alabama State Optical Society, which convenes in Selma this morning. Mir. Ruth is to read a paper to the members of t the Society Mir. W. F. Feagin. Chief Clerk to the State Department of Education, will go to Troy today to deliver commencement address before the Troy Normal School.
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 Mir. W. H. Billin " assistant clerk to the Department of Agricul- ture, is spending t9da, In Auburn. to Governor Conner, spent yesterday in DIT ''''i 5 'i''''' % % ss
 Mayor w. T. Atkins, of Selma. IS registered at the Exchange. MT. R. F. Black. of Evergreen, was in Montgomery last night.
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 Mr William H. Short. of BirmIng- ham, Is in the city.
 MT. J. A Carnley. of EIba is regis tered at Hotel summers
 Mr. S. M Watson. of slocomb, is visiting Montgomery.
 MT William Cunningham, of Linden is in the city % # %
 MT N P. Renfro. Jr., of OpeIika, Is in Montgomery.
 Government sanItarium Opened.