The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-26
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

One Chance Overlooked.
Birmingham Ledger.
One chance to make a Judge was
overlooked by the Legislature. 1t Is
salarfed places out of Cleburne. Clay
and Coosa.
Something is Needed.
1t looks as IL Mexico Is preparing
to employ a barrel-stave In its treat
ment Of Guatemala. and the decent
governments in the western hemis"
phere will approve of the same.
The Signal to BE Sounded.
Birmingham Ledger:
comes there may be dozen kinds OF
Roosevelt delegations tied up for ia
vorite sons until the signal is given:
There are signs of that kind OF thing.
Raising Taxes.
Florence Times. .2LSz'
An observant statesman said to The
Times the other day that the present
policy ! + the State seems to be to to
raise taxes. collect money from tho
people. put it in the bank again and
lend 1t to the taxpayers at so much
per cent.
Wishes the Kid Good Luck.
Ashville Aegis.
There was a kid born the other day.
heir to the Spanish throne. We hope
he will escape the influence of his royal
toggery and make a good boy, wheth-
err, there is any throne for him to as
cend or not
which II Whichf
Roanoke Leader.
We were impressed by the phrase
ology of some resolutions adopted by q
in denouncing the liquor traffic 1t
referred to the number of saloon dis
pensaries" and ofs"dispensary saloons"
in that territory; Which is which,
May the Day Soon Come.
Union Springs Herald.
The time will come. of necessity,
when we will all live easier under
better ssytem of farming, but not yet.
For a few years longer Kentucky will
raise our stock. the West our bread
and the Northwest our meats. while
we continue to raise at prohibitive
prices, coons and king cotton. May
the DAY dawn soon when we shall know
better.
Warning to Southern Federal Pie Hunt
Mobile Register.
1t is said that the way for South
ern office holders to freeze Mr.. Cor
they are all heartily for Taft. The
reason of this is that Mr.. Cortelyou
is said to be heartily for cortelyou.
Few have suspected that he wanted
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No Printers There.
Northport Breeze.
The Ohio penitehtiary has had to
suspend publication of its little paper
ers in that prison to get out the pa
per. There are plenty of bankers to
run bank and enough lawyers to run
n court. etc, but printers are conspic-
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Chauncey still Lives.
| Andalusia News.
The News is in receipt of a public
document. and the margin of the wrap
| per shows the document to have been
| sent out by our old friend. Chauncey
M Depew. We thought Chauncey took
an overdose of life insurance and died.
Right glad to know 1t was all a mis-
take--all mistake. old boy.
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Odd Fellows Home.
! Cullman Democrat.
The location of the home will give
Cullman large and enviable advertis-
Ing Everyone in Alabama and all the
know that the home is located at Gull
man. The Biographies, histories and
other literature will contain the infor-
nation, The home is to cost $4,000.
decided but 1t will be within a radius
! of two miles from town.
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The Parallel Does Not Hold GOOdS
| Huntsville Democrat.
Every now and then some editor at
tennis to prove the parallelism or
| ROOSEVELT and Jackson. The latest par
aIIeI is that of Roosevelts selecting
Taft for his successor when his state
was not for Roosevelt, and Andrew
Jackson selected Martin Van Buren,
ss his successor. and Tennessee repu-
| diated Van Buren,. All true Southern
Democrats repudiate the supposed par
aliei of Roosevelt with their hero of
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Can't Pass Mira. POtIpbaF.
| Moulton Advertiser.
The Moulton Advertiser is preach
| ing some good short sermons with
| Joseph and Mrs Potiphar as its text.
We don't know the whyfore, but hope
nothing has happened in old Moul-
ton-Birmingham Ledger. No, moth
ing out of the usual, and the sermons
referred to are the illuminating sparks
gathered while at Sunday school.
Joseph was a great boy-great in the
pit. great as a slave, great as .priso-
ner and great as ruler. There Is not
a spot in his character. but we can
not say so much for Mrs. Potiphar.