The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-04
SideOah Penciiings
struclx hy sun.et ne.uty.

Struck by sunset Beauty.
 The glory and beauty of the Italian sunset" said a lover of nature. was equaled if not surpassed by the sunset so closely following the brief electri- cal storm which visited Montgomery late this afternoon. and the sky so bright- " Illuminated attracted the attention and admiration of thousands who stood on the curbs, struck with the awe and the tranquil beauty and grandeur of What more pleasing subject for an artists masterpiece7 Who could look upon the grandeur If such a scene and then deny the existence of God?
 The picture produced was beyond description of even successful word painter. Each little group Of clouds was afiame with scarlet fire, with . lining of silver. Running in streaks through them all was the brightest panorama like unto the ruins of Pom peii. Between the brilliantly illumi- mated clouds, standing out to them selves. were little streaks of bright ness. giving to the whole scene an ap. pearance of the aurora borealis. If we. could have such sunsets after l each electrical display in the heavens, we would gladly welcome rain and storms daily"
 Getting Rid of whisixey.
 T was very much amused" said the we'll known citizen yesterday, cat the turn of events in the declaration of Lieutenant-Governor Gray that he was now and always has been in favor of prohibition, for I happen to know that at the time the Lieutenant-Governor made this statement he was discuss ing. few cold bottles with some inti- mate friends.
 T believe that the time has come when the wise politician is figurtng on the strongest plank that can be fn- serted in platform on which to ride to office. Over in Georgia Hoke Smith by flying the red flag of white suprem- acy and anti-railroads. His success was far beyond his personal popular ity. especially in view of his undis- puted railway afflliations in past years.
 The only strong plank that the Georgia Governor omitted in his plat form was that of prohibition. and now comes MT. Gray, in Alabama, in his fence building. laying the bottom rail
 'Mr. Gray might favor putting whiskey out of Alabama but his meth- ods may not be favored by those head ing the crusade that seems to have started such wave of reform over the South. especially when they see that they have every chance of going in without the, assistance of those who want to ride on the band wagon"
 / J0y at the City Building.
 Since Monday morning there has been great Jubilatiou in City Hall realms It is all due to Charlie White. janitor who has returned to his old love--the running of errands and sweeping of offices at the municipal
 Charlie is great favorite at the City Hall. where he has been employed for a number of years He left the city's employ last fall in search of L. Arwrw T. Art. NG owned and operated by him. Monday morning he was apprised of the fact that his old position was still open to him If he was ready to return, and his promptness in accepting the offer
 Henry Stokes. the janitor who was employed up to the return of Charlie. was given at this time his c. B. and g. D. by Mayor Teague, on the grounds of unfaithful compliance with duty. It was all brought about by the miscon- struction which he put on a certain action of the AlderUien.
 Several months ago the City Council passed a resolution authorizing that all of the city offices be closed on Sat urdays at o'clock. during the summer months provided this was In accord ance with the wishes of the chiefs of the various departments. Henry. be- ing chief of the janitorial department at once ruled that his department should also get the rest. and accord ingly he received the above letters translated into common vernacular, by the chief executive of the city i' :.
 Getting Hid of. Passes.
 'Tts a queer thing" said a Mont gomery Traction Company ernploye yes terday how many passes we are daily receiving. In addition to our daily reS ceipts. Passes are floating Into the of flee in abundance; they are coming with cyclone speed.
 "The other day I was riding on a car in the city. and noticed that pas fare submitted two tickets He rode two blocks. Later I found out that both tickets were passes; examination on my part revealed the fact that his pass book had been sent him about two weeks ago. Of course he was trying to get rid of hts passes by the 7th of this month.
 ''In this way, also, account for the great number of passes which we audit from day to day. The holders of such ings; they care not a whit for how many passes they get rid of They all are seemingly striving to return empty covers on Saturday From the rate at sure they will more than succeed"
 MT. John K. Barry returned yester- day from Borden-Wheeler Springs, where he had been for the past few weeks.
 Mir. J. A. M. Bosworth of AndaIu- sia was in the city yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife.
 MT. Robert J: Lowe of Birmingham was in Montgomery yesterday greet ing his many friends here.
 MT. W. M. McGowin of Chapman was in Montgomery yesterday. Mrs. Chapman was with him.
 Messrs. CIaud G. and Carl L. o'Neal of Anniston were in Montgomery yes- terday.
 Messrs. G. R. Cook. and J. B. Haralson of Fort Payne were in the city yesterday.
 MT. E.. H. Mahoney has returned from visit to French Lick and other points.
 MT Edward Worthington of Pratt vile yesterday stopped over in the city.
 MT. w W. Whiteside of Anniston was in Montgomery yesterday.
 MT WY w Pussal1 of Fort Pavna