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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1907.

We often see in Northern papers ar- 4icles condemning chaingangs, meaning the way in which most cities in the South work petty law breakers on their streets. A correspondent of The New York Times thinks the plan a good one. He writes over the signature of Humanity" and among other things says:
 An easy and economical way to rid the city of those persons who can show no visible means of support would be to establish a chain gang, to which all "hoboes," petty criminals, and the like should be sentenced for a specified pc rfod. Turn this gang, safely shackled. over to the Street Cleaning Depart ment and compel them under guard to sweep and clean the streets. Put them an a distinctive uniform, and assign to them the dirtiest part of the work that the white wings" are now doing. By this method the city can get the cost of their board out of them. and it is a sure thing that after they have beep paraded through the streets a few they will fight shy of New York as long as such punishment is meted out to them.
 The present plan of sending them to the island for a few days is soft snap" for them. for they are well fed and lodged at the expense of the tax payers, have little to do. and after a brief rest come out recuperated and ready for fresh depredations. The rec erds show that these petty criminals go about prepared for any emergency, ready to steal peanuts or commit high way robbery, and to kill any one who seeks to interfere with them. few days in a gang, with ball and chain at tached to a leg. would soon free the has worked we'll in other cities and would unquestionably work well here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

is always playing to the grandstand. Any one who reads his speeches would think that the nation is composed of children that need a kindly guardian to lead them by the hand and tell them just what to say and do."
 The Courier Journal declared this to be "a just commentary" and enlarged on it by adding a good deal more in the same vein. On this The Oregonian took fire and went off on a long edir toriai eulogy and general commenda- tion of Roosevelt. Among other things 1t tells us that MT. Roosevelt certain ly talks a great deal. but not too much. Not only America. but all civilized na- tions, eagerly listen to what he says. If he thinks too little MT. watterson and his correspondent are the first and only persons in the world to discover the fact. The universal opinion is that the Presidents utterances are full of thought. Some pronounce it too <radi- cal. others too aggressive, others be- Iieve that it is the best mental product we have received from any public man for many years. It remained for The Ceurier-Journal to discover that MT. Roosevelt does not thinx at all. or. at best, very little"
 That Is just a little more absurdly extravagant than even MT. IIale's blovi- ations. Just think of the whole civil ized world holding its ear to the ground to hear what Roosevelt is go- ing to say-probably trembling with apprehension of possible spanking! And think of a great newspaper seri- ously declaring that the universal opinion is that the Presidents utter ances are full of thought" Is not this political hysteria gone wild? There's lots of it In these days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

More and more it appears to be the fact that the Roosevelt third term racket is being worked for all it js worth, with Roosevelt as chief promot- CT. The position of Secretary Taft is getting to be really pitiable, and we are surprised that he has not long ago found out that he is being used as a buffer for Roosevelts benefit. It is in
 the air that he is losing ground. even if he ever had a chance, which Is doubtful. The Washington correspon- dent of The New York Journal of Commerce, says that "as a result of Secretary Tafts trip through the West. Washington politicians are now more at sea than ever before with reference to the presidential situation" that the Secretary's trip failed to strengthen him; that the Roosevelt third term Idea" Is growing in favor; that other movements are weak; that the entries instead of being closed have just been thrown open and that from now on 1t is anybody's race. In the end. how ever, it will be found that Roosevelt's cards have been we'll played and he will be forced" to take a nomination.
 while pretending that he does not want
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
Rather Daageroun.

Rather Dangerous. Bulloch County Breeze.
 One way to keep the boys on the farm is to hire a pretty dairy maid.
 Magnificent Weather. Anniston Hot Blast.
 This glorious sunshine is putting su- gar into the watermelons and nectar into the peaches
 Hard to Tell. Gadsden Journal. We can but wonder what Governor Conner thinks of Bryan's definition Of a democrat,
 Small Iinnows. Huntsville Mercury.
 Gov. Conner has adopted the policy mighty quiet, We wager that he will be able to show a good string when the legislature assemblies.
 Voting According to Names. A town named Dry Up has gone pro hibition while another named Wetmore has, voted for the saloons. Iheres
 It Is Worth the Money. TuscalSosa Times.
 When Tuscaloosa gets about ten miles of paving laid. the unpaved parts of town will be wanting the ordinance extended. Improvi ' property has never yet failed to be valuable.
 Found Her.
 The editor of the woman's National Daily thinks that the most beautiful a small town, Brother Lewis is right; we left her at home this~ morning singing to the baby.
 Love. of Money.
 We cannot read a paper nowadays without reading of some heinous crime committed somewhere. We think this is caused by people loving money more than God.
 Not in this Trust. Lafayette Sun.
 umbrella trust. We are not in it. We do not know a man whom wA would trust with an umbrella. nor one wno would trust us with one.
 Don't Count Now. Huntsville Banner.
 It is claimed that Vice-President Fairbanks used to split rails and hew but what is wanted now is a candi- date who can harvest Alfalfa between showers.
 Undesirable Wisdom. Huntsville Democrat.
 It is too bad that pr. Wiley should so ruthlessly explode the theory of ''brain foods" when so many of us thought we were growing smarter and cleverer from a diet of fish, oysters. celery, turkey broiled chicken straw berries. cream, etc. Wiley wisdom is undesirable.
 Prohibition Campaign. Birmingham Ledger.
 Perry county has had good dispensaries, but wants to vote even those out of existence. Tus- caloosa has had the model dispensary, and many of her people want to vote it out Ozark down in Dale has had a dispensary and wants to vote it out, Man good peonle like ga lively politic- al fight frequently. just to keep the conversation oing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
Max Nake Morgan Q Prinee,

Rome Cable to New York World.
 The recent rumor that J. Pierpont Morgan intends to leave the Episcopal Chuch and become a Roman Catholic has this much of a foundation, just leaked out from Vatican circles. The pope wished to give him some con- spicuous token of recognition and ap- preciation. and the Vatican authori- ties had sounded MT. Morgan's person. al friends as to whether he would ac- cept the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. It is said that MT. Morgan signified his willingness to ace cept the title, which in past ages has been conferred only on sovereigns. and is now held by the Emperor of Aus tria and the Emperor of Germany American prelates who have recently been in Rome have informed the pope that since the resignation of Dr. RaInsford from tho rectorship, of St Georges Church. in New York. MT Morgan has not been as active in the work of his church as formerly. In view of this th0re is hope at the Vat jean that Mir. Morgan may in time be- come a Roman Catholic, in which event one of the greatest honors the church can confer will be given to him, mak- ing him the equal in dignity to a car dinal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

It is not for an instant to be sup posed that any one of the delegates to The Hague Conference believes that any steps toward universal peace can be taken as long as their countries are spending millions upon millions for the army and navy. The Pittsburg Post shows off our own ridiculous attitude when 1t says:
 Just to show how sincere we are in the disarmament proposition. our gov ernment makes public bids on two monster battleshios. bigger than any thing our navy possesses right now, while The Hague is getting ready 10 consider the question by s1desteppng 1t. Our shipbuilders have made such low prices that it will be smoothly argued in the next Congress that 1t is cheaper to build them than to go with out. England. France and Germany will. of course see our raise and go us one better, all at their taxpayers ex- pense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

1t must be great fun for the Virginia and Carolina editors to be continually exploiting the bestness and the worse ness of their various brands of poets. Each of them will occasionally put forth a specimen that comes so near to being the very worst ever printed that we are at a loss to know how it can be exceeded in that respect, but anoth- or will not be long about getting below at. No doubt the brethren enjoy it but we almost shudder to think of what might happen to the public if a pre- mium should be offered for the very worst specimen of verse-making ever sprung on an unoffending reader.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
LAFOLLErrE ARMED FOR FRAY.
VIII Work His Presidential Boom
 Along Railroad Lines.

WIn Work His Presidential Boom
 Along Railroad Lines.
 Washington Dispatch in New York Sun.
 The friends of Senator Robert M. LaFolette of Wisconsin, insist that Col. Henry Watterson has not properly identified the hairs protruding from the door of the stable wherein l" secul e. ly stalled the Presidential dark horse. do not suggest a moustache with a "favorite son" attached. but are the integral parts of a moustacheless can didate, with a pompadour that is at all times cooked and prime for the plain people.
 The La Toilette boom begins pusi- ness from today. The fer" little Sen ator has just emerged from the Colo rado forests, where he has been equip ping himself for Presidential honors by hunting bear He killed a bear and a bobeat, and is no wgotng to resume the lecture platform He opens his summer and fall Chautauqua circu,t at Mitchell, S. D. He could talk on Macbeth if he cared to do so. but he will not He tried that on a Chautau- dropped 1t because the people ont West" arc more interested in hearing about Hartman than about Macbeth, who, after all is in vogue only with commencement mollycoddles.
 Senator La Toilette will discuss the fend his amendments offered to the rate bill, and incidentally grill the Senators who voted to table them. He has en Eagements that will keep him occupied until Congress meets His field will he principally in the far West and the Middle West The season will yield him about $25.0O0O. Meanwhile he will cultivate his boom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

When a woman asks for pin money, she means diamond pin money.
 Now. why don't some smart Alec invent a barkless dog! When in Rome be done by the Ro- mans for you can't help it if you are an American tourist.
 A Texas woman who came down to breakfast too early the other morning caught her husband kissing the hired girl: the moral to this story Is early actions put the wife wise"
 A doctor claims to have invented an instrument to prevent snoring. Will the Pullman Company please put in a sup ply for the sleeping ear berth hog? A girl couldn't enjoy going away on train or getting married If she couldn't cry over them
 Why is 1t that a girl always twists her name around on wedding invi- tation yso that her best chum will hardly recognize hers ing in the park is that the arc-iignts are bad for your eyes.
 On Life's roller coaster there are many ups and downs, but hold onto your hat and stick to your seat.
 
 An automobile containing reunion classmen of Yale was overturned at killed and several hurt. This must have been a somewhat gentle reminder of the dear old football days.
 Our old friend Carrie Nation was arrested and locked up in Washington yesterday for attempting to smash an- sf rs f0Sn and rsdy cSEyG sh aes ocoes the spot light all the time. r Judging by the zig-zag. course they pursue one can't tell whether it's light nights off in the dim and shadowy distance.
 There. viii be no horse show in Chi cago this year. Is the auto not going to give him any show anywhere elseE
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 An automobile recently knocked an Italian prince down to the ground. This Is changing things considerably as they are generally knocked down to American heiresses. Roosevelt's pen will be The Only Authentic Reformed Speller,' and "Only Reliable Natural History"
 SQunAhln& Mu0.
 Did you evef squash mud through
 your barefoot toes When you were a frowsy haired kid" Down at the pond where the kind eyed
 cows Didn't frown at what you did? Did you ever roll your trousersSup (You must have goodness knows.) And waded through the oozy dirt While the mud squashed through your
 toes?
 Don't you remember the way you laughed
 And the way you didn't care, For you were happy as you could be. Just so your feet were bare. You hated Sunday, when shoes you With the others who suffered in vows In the church when you'd all rather be squashing mud through your toes.
 
 The Reason. Man wants but little here below.
 A sad lot to befall- He HAS to want but little here
 For woman wants 1t all.
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 Oh. Oh, the mountain hotel
 Jp near the sky, Where the spirIA are low
 Cause the boards so high
 o. Dear Sir: I am contemplating a change; would you advise me to go AHA@. A. Yes, I think you may; the cold weather is over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
.Sidewalk Penciiings
Danger of Jail Walking.

1arIIOUX ulNlne, ulNInSs hC hiNS tered, "a perfect melody
 friend wiping the ashes from his ci, ar gar, and looking long and "drps lovingly a' in front of the speakers. The two were stationed in what in after years years VIII VIII be known as the Postoffe ice PaFlR malodans ana singing of the jairs habitants.
 Twas the supper hour, and the prls- oners, preparatory to their feast, were there fiddles were heard in the dis tance in rythmic keeping with the va- rlous vocal organs, the same being played by the owners outside of the
 Such music as that" whispered the first speaker, T had thought to be mastered only by such artists art ;il;, as oTa eTo known of a similar chord when he enchanted the rocks and made them dance over a tmultuous earth. Iris harmony exquisite"
 "ExqGisite,, repeated his friend, nothing less. One day the jail will move by just such chantings. One day." Governor must be notified the legfs- lators must take hand and put a. stop. It must not be. continueds as perfeG;t, as it is, as enchanting. The 1ail VIII
 "Yes," answered his friend, "the jail will walk away. Let's give the word. The State little suspects the danger in which it places Itself by allowing the singing. The jail will walk away, and houses will be knocked down in the progress"
 His friend, solemn and quivering might be knocked down." he breathed,
 And the two left the Park and went their ways, leaving the chanting oe-
 
 whispered and have had day set aside and judges appointed to see how imminent the danger is.
 superintendent of Education H. c. Gunnels has returned from a visit to Tuscaloosa. While there he looked In on the summer school. "The summer school is the largest the University institution" said Superintendent Gun nels. "The attendance is larger than it ever was before. It is claimed that the teaching force IS mere efacien' l1n bama are certainly manifesting more interest in the school than ever be- fore" school on the Alabama school laws in few days.
 MT. R. E. Cook, accompanied by his brother, J. G. Cook, passed through in Wilcox county. They have been in school at Newton, where they did them selves honor. They are sons of the late Hon s. c. Cook, who is well known to the people of Alabama for his work in the Legislature from Will cox.
 Auditor W. w. Brandon spoke yes terday at a big Masonic Day scelebra- tion in Chiffon county. The celebra- tion was helR at Jemison and the town people and country people took great interest in it. The Auditor was given a large crowd to hear his speech. +
 pr. E. s. Levy, of Selma, registered at the New Exchange yesterday where he was visited by several of the locai leaders in the Jewish Synagogue work
 Mir. w. A. Simpson. of Mobile, was a visitor in the Capital City yester- day and registered at the New Ex- change Hotel.
 Hon. A. D. Pitts, representative l from Dallas county, was among the prominent visitors to Montgomery yes terday.
 l MT. S. F. Dean, of Evergreen. spent a few hours in this city yesterday stopping at the New Exchange.
 Hon. T. M. Espy was in the city l yesterday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
"This is My 67th Birthday
A. B. Stickney.

Alpheus -3eede Stickney, President of the Chicago Great Western Rall- way was born at Wilton, Me, June 27, 184O. After a common school educa- tion, he began teaching school at the age of IT. Later he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He soon af- terward went West. where he aban- doned the law for the large and com manding field of the railroad. In 1871 he organized and built the first sec tion of the Northern Wisconsin Rail- way, now a part of the Chicago. St. Paul and Omaha system. From 1879 to 1881 he was a superiptendent Of construction on the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Roads. Another road which he organized and built was the Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Rail way, since merged into oneR of the larger systems. In 1883 he began the organization and construction of the Chicago Great Western Road, with which he has since been connected and which he has maintained independently of all the greater mergers and combi- nations that have since joined the most of the Western railroads into a few great systems Another enterprise which stands as a monument to MT , Stickney's marvellous energy and pow CTS of organization are the St. Paul Union stock yards and packing houses, which he organized And built in 1882
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
PROBATE NOTICE.

The State of Alabama. Montgomery County,
 To any Sheriff of the State of Ala
 bama:
 To the heirs of Franklin H. Fillmore, heirs of Thomas Fillmore, heirs of Wm. A. Fillmore, heirs of Rush Emore. heirs of Henry Elmore and Susan Fillmore Lewis. whose names, ages and residences are un- known, and Mary Scott who resides at New Waverly Texas.
 You will take notice that the 18th day of June. 1907 a certain paper In writing. purporting to be the last Will and Testa- ment of Anne H. Hearne. was filed In the Probate Court of this County by H. El- more and herewith his application for the probate thereof such Win; and that the 18th day of July, 1907. appointed day of hearing said application. at which time you may appear and contest the same if you see proper
 Given under my hand this 18th day of
 J. B. GAsToN, thu-3t Judge of Probate,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
ADMIN NISTRATOR'S
 NOTICE

Under and by virtue of power and the direction given me in the will of Joanna Dove. deceased. recorded In the office Of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery coun- sell at public outcry. to the highest bidder. at the Court Square Fountain. in the City of Montgomery, Alabama. on Monday, July balance in one and two years. with inter- est the following property. tO-wit: 11s-12O-I22 Montgomery St., geo Leo; 6 acres Goods St., 20 acres Goods St.
 For further information. as to Location or condition of the property. or to incum- brances thereon. apply to the undersigned.
 JOHN J. pOWM Executor and Trustee under the Will of
 Joanna Dove. Dec&aSed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
Today Ln History
JUNE g.

JUNE 27.
 145O-Jack Cade defeated Stafford at Sevenoaks. 18S2-Charles XII of Sweden born Killed at Frederikshald, Dec. II, l71S. 1S34-John Forsyth of Georgia be- came Secretary of State.
 1S39-Maharajah Runjeet Singh of Lahore, owner of the famous Koh-i- moor, died.
 1s4O-England repealed the Naviga- tion Act
 IS90-President Harrison signed the Dependent Pension bill. 1S94-M. CasimirP Perier elected Pres ident of France.
 IS0s-The Japanese Cabinet. under Premier Ito, resigned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
SCARED THE MOURNERs.
VentrIIOguist at COlOred Burial Said
 "Let Me Down Easy"

"Let Me Down Easy" Wilmin gton Special.
 There as all kinds of excitemspt at a negro funeral near Denton, Ma, today, when Samuel Johnson, a negro Yentriloquist, threw" his voice into the grave as the coffin was being low cred and said, Let me down easy
 The mourners and the pail bearers l, fled. sLater, the mystery was explained and Johnson was arrested.
 Companion for FOraker. Athens Courier.
 Senator Foraker ought tp have a bosom companion the b.GcHest. rank est smelling and dirtiest neFro in Dix ie. He loves them so r'uch that ht ought to get the full benefit to be de rived by a close and constant asso' ciation with one of the kind above de
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
Politics and Politicians

Harold M Sewall former Minister to Hawaii is spoken of to succeed Representative Charles E. Littleheld of the Second Maine District. in the event of the latter deciding not to run for Congress again.
 The death of Senator Morgan re- moved from the Senate one of It's old est members. There are still a num- Der of Senators who have passed the age of three score and ten, among them senaIors Pettqs' Ss G.,,A ,Whytee: sS; Allison: Proctor, 76; Platt. "A; and Depew. 7S,
 According to friends of former Sena- tor William E. Chandler, he is likely to be the Republican nominee for Iiov- ernor of New Hampshire next year, The antagonism aroused in New Eng land by the proposed merger of the New Haven and Hartford Railroads is counted upon to help the Chandler movement
 Alphonse Taft father of the Secre- tary of War, was graduated from fal c third in rank in the class of 1883, The Secretary himself was second in the class of 1S(S. and now his son, Robert Alphone Taft leads the freshman class. 
 Arthur l. Vorys, generally hailed as Secretary Tafts campaign manager, is the Insurance Commissioner of Ohio. and though he has never been proIni- nent in public fife he is regarded by those intimately acquainted with him as one of the shrewdest political or ganizcrs and managers in the Buckeye State
 
 Governor John A Johnson of Min nesota has q record that may well challenge the attention of those Demo crats who are casting about for an available man for the Presidential nomination. Tn l904 although Roose- of 161 .4GI votes, Johnson, leading the Democratic ticket. was elected Coy ernor by a plurality of 1862. And in 1906, when there was no national cleo tion Johnson was again. elected Gov ernor by plurality of 7S,3lS votes.
 Harry Orchards ears must be burn ing at tie nice things the papers are abnut him
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

Newspapers sometimes throw away space in imparting useless information as when a Minnesota paper declares that 'the kiss must go." It does go, and doubtless has been going ever Awincs Adam was introduced to Eve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

E & Noble Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement Of The Adver- 4laer's curculation for the month of April. 19ag, Is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from boys. news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have been de- 6nsted-
 E & NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before this s7th day of May. 1907. 4
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27
APRTL CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its Advertisers (and makes 1t a part or tns contract when requested) that its Daily err cuiation is lar CT than that of any m0SnnE newspaper printed in Alabana-and that ltS of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
 The figures for April printed below. rep resent the actual net circulation, all returns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-27

Beware of T. R!s strenuous quiet might express it.