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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
Culpepper Wants an Apology
 For Calling Legislature Populists

do hope the offending party, the railroad, will understand that great in- Justice has been rlone to the Fopulists m this matter, and that. of course. I'll expect President Smith to make the amende honorable.
 think everybody should take knowl- cage that the. present Legislature Is purely Democratic, with the exception or two kepubHcans.
 While there is more or less dissat- isfactfon about the legislation that is somewhat Ike John Browns soul. have heard It all chargedsto two miser- able Republicans in the Legislature, who. it is said, by superior mentality or something, dominated the concern and made laws against the people for poe liticai capital In the future. No, sir: the Legislature is not Popu- listic, but Democratic.
 Let the Democrats have all the Let the L. and N. ana that ahixh ofi- ciaP apologize at once to the Popu- For the Lords sake don't call his stray oxen and asses, Popuiists.
 If President Smith doesn't truly and duly apologize for his insult to the Populists. I'm mistaken in the ma.s.
 Call that crowd Populists! May Rhe Lord have mercy on his souIi
 Can 1t re that something Is wrong with Smiths head7
 Surely. surely. or he never would have made such fearful mistake.
 '. Cuipepper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
EXCELLENT BUSINESS
FINE RECORD MADE BY STATE
 MUTUAL LIFE.
Bis Georgia Company PIans To Open Onice In Montgomefy, Beginning Today--Some Features Of
 Its Business.

Among the life insurance companies which are at present doing business in Alabama, the State Mutual Life Insu- rance Company of Georgia Is making a phenomenal record. As is shown in detail in an advertisement in this issue of The Advertiser, the company last year succeeded in as much business as six of the biggest Eastern life compa- nies doing business here.
 And yet, so the officials of the con- cern say. they are not satisfied with the record of 1906. When the final showing for 1907 is completed and laid before the public, it will be seen that the business has been doubled. &
 In the advertisement of the company, 1t is shown that the total business written in 1906, according to the official reports, in the State of Alabama, by the Mutual Life of New York, the New York Life of New York, the Equita ble of New York. the Union Central of Ohio. the Penn Mutual of Pennsylvania, and the Mutual Benefit of New Jersey--six of the biggest of the outside concerns amounted to ss.74l,45s.
 During the same period the State Mutual of Georgia wrote sin Alabama $S,697 .a50. practically as much as the six big outside concerns.
 The business of the State Mutual of Georgia constituted more than one- fourth of all that done in the State. Both in Alabama and Georgia, the State Mutual led all other life companies.
 Vivian H. Marshall, the general agent for Alabama, whose headquarters are in Mnhile, has announced that he intends to open a branch office in Mont gomery. He expects to have a force of men here this morning for that pur- pose. ,. . --adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
MONDAY. NOVEMBER II. isos.
THEY ARE LEARNING.

The negro Methodists up in Tennes- see held their general conference some days ago and ssszs. se have sss,Enped over the bars In some respects. For one thing, they fefused to declare Roose- welt to be the greatest President since Lincoln, which was very sensible in them, for he lacks very much of it. In fact there are some well informed peo- pie who are beginning to think he is not greater than any of them. When even the colored citizens refuse to look on him as "the greatest ever" 1t is sig nifIcant.
 Another sensible act of the confer ence was to declare that it is time for the negroes of the entire country to quit voting the Republican ticket "in body" as they have practically been doing since they were enfranchised. As q general thing they have seemed to think that there was nothing for them to do but to vote the Republican ticket no matter who was on it noE what the platform might declare. All that was necessary was for their Republi- can bosses to prepare the ticket and tell them to vote it; all the rest was a mere formality.
 The position taken by this confer ence is a proper one. If they will en- franchise themselves, discontinue their habit of blind subserviency, and get into the habit of reading and thinking for themselves, the intelligent members Of the race will see that electing Re- pubIIcans to office and blindly endors- ing Republican policies is not always best for them as individuals or as race. For about two generations the dicta of their Republican bosses has been their only law and their only rule of faith and practice. "Theirs not to reason why" but to obey orders.
 The negroes of this country are not the ignorant and uneducated animals they were forty years ago. Many of them are educated and fairly well in- formed, and should think judge and act for themselves. They will find 1t much to their advantage to break away from their long political servitude and divide as the whites do on all public questions. Republicanism is not the only diet upon which they may feed with satisfaction and profit, It will be well for them to learn that the Re- publicans are not their best friends nor are the Democrats their worst enemies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
A WAR ABOUT HAIR.

Tn the city of Pittsburg there is something of a stir over a fad among the women. This particular fad is the wearing of the hair in the pompadour style. It is not to be supposed that the men of that city. by edicts or orders. are attempting to dictate what all the women shall wear, for the men know better. When 1t comes to fashion. whether of hair or dress, the women are very much in the habit of having their own way and if the men don't like 1t they may go hang. Unfortu- nately for them. all women are not in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
NEWS Ov C1.ANToN.
Roth old and Young Participate in Old
 Faahtoned Spelling Bee.

Both old and Young Participate iA Old
 Fashioned Spelling Bee.
 Clanton Nov. 10-(Special. )--One of the largest audiences seenl in Clan ton for a long time enjoyed musical selections rendered by some of the best local talent Friday night at the Court House.
 At the conclusion of the musical program the audience was invited to take part in an old fashioned spelling bee' which proved very interesting and exciting.
 Dr. J. M. Mathews and J. M StanneId were the chosers and they soon had long lines facing each other. old and young contesting earnestly for the prizes.
 Mrs. Gamma Anderson was awarded the ladies' prize and Sam Parter the gentlemen's for the best sDellers. and the booby went to J. F. Jones.
 The entertainment was given by the ladies of the Methodist church and large sum was realized. which will be used in making some additions to the church.
 Delightful refreshments were served by the ladies which ended an evening of rare enjoyment for everyone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

They have had pretty quarrel up in St. Louis, all because policeman was accused of kissing a woman at a dance. For the life of us we fail to see any cause of trouble. The police man is an Irishman and the woman is pretty; what better combination for a kissing bee can be inagined9 The curious feature of the affair, however, lies in the fact that the policeman posi- lively denies the soft impeachment and offers to prove 2 perfect alibi. That. however. may all be because he has wife and doesn't want her to know that his lips have been wandering in strange pastures. Some wives do object to that sort of thing. we have been told. And yet, to those who know the Irishman's habitual gallantry and love of pretty women 1t will require extraordinary strong testimony to convince them that this one didn't plant one in the right spot If he had the opportunity. To tell the truth, some things don't need any proof.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
SidsspoA Penciiines
Pepesrn fepplag Per.en Popul.r.

Popcorn Popping Perscn Popular. ,,,,s Persons employing popcorn as 2 pab. as some others utilize peanuts, as s a snmi9aasiye ana aasH if there Is such a word: twice q day. Thus It Is that the pa- get. to know him very well indeed and to have interest in him and his busi-
 In speaking of the matter late last night one prominent citizen citizen said:
 You would be surprised to know how many people in sMontgomery inter ssssc msschant fos the n gsttfn in front of his store The merchant aela sen that that tn. the pop corn popping peT- questionable, a nuisance.
 The council receives many petitions ct its every meeting and Bfany of them go to committees, are reported to the or denied. with really very little notice % being taken of the matter unless fts is of general import, but the pop corn ton and more % than c cs.e slsu has appealed S in his behalf. He is a popular permanen- cy and 1t is probable that his rights VII VIII be @ lealously aa well as zealously
 The Microbe of Reform.
 Isn't 1t astonishing tosee how many people have become affected with the butt Into " somebody aef eise's e businesssS usis 9 these frensisd prohibifionfst. are AorR so take ths so dssponf 5ony n cap out of the hands of those who claim the American right to do what they
 sof course ther motives are unsel- the world better and all that kind of thing. It looks like pure vanity to of virtue ana deciare tSspr su periority to those who are content with enjoying the principles of Jeffer-
 aIt's useless for the conservative peo- pie of Montgomery or any other com munity to nght against tfis almost fa- naticism. It will not be stopped un- %prassisap sasa All 1H' os aafiSash Sss pr6 s. changing the manner of dispensing ai- i cohoiic drinks but will never prohibit"
 Mir. Charles B. Compton. trafic man. sger; MT. Fl I. Stone. general counsel; MT. A. 8 Brandeis, general solicitor. of Ennonsnn Sne mor.sviiie n ana Masnyiile Railroad Montgomery. They arrived in the city yesterday and will represent the Louis Safere Se and aSs Esshy,ls B the lttdgaticn sion today.
 MT. Henry 0. seibeis of Birmingham IS visiting kinsmen in Montgomery.
 Mr. O. .. Doster. IT,, and MT. c. ". Heath of Enterprise are registered at the Hotel Summers.
 Mir. N. W. L. Browx of ThomasvilIe Ia staying ct the Hotel Summers. Mir. R. C. Smith of Opelika is a wis. ttor to Montgomery.
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 MT. F: A. Gulledge of verbena and pr. K. H. Gulledge of Shreveport. La, were tn Montgomery last night
 
 Mir c. Crenshsw, IT,, Of Calhoun and Mr. F. Crensheaw of Fort Deposit are registered aS the Imperial Hotel.
 MT. Lee Sander and Mfr F. D, Ture- man of Demopolis are stying at the Imperial Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

position to declare and maintain their independence For example. one large department store in Pittsburg dis charged thirty saieswomen because they insisted on the pompadour style of wearing their hair. Other stores have issued orders that any female employe who adopts and persists in fol< lowing the forbidden fashion must be discharged.
 What is to be the outcome cannot yet be foretold. Wars. rebellions and revo- lutions have followed less causes than this one. Many, perhaps most of the women and girls in these stores cannot afford to lose their positions Their living may depend on their employ ment. and for that reason they must submit. we suppose. however 10th they may be to surrender what all women consider the inalienabIe right to follow their own way when 1t comes to dress and adornmsnt.
 But there might and may be another side to their momentous questions. The independent and wel1-to-do women of Pittsburg may resolve to make conn., mon cause with their oppressed sisters and refuse to trade with any store where the girls are forbidden to wear their hair as they piease---what tkenf The merchants would have no choice, and must rescind their obnoxious or ders. The fashionable and mopeyed wo- men of a large city can make or break a business if they go at it unitedly and determinedly and they may do this in Pittsburg, If they do the mer-s chants can only tell the girls to wear their tresses in any old way they choose--and be hanged to them! It is a pretty quarrel as it stands, but if the women unite and work together we are prepared to bet on them What a city of determined women cannot &C., complish has not yet been written in the books. and 1t is pretty safe to bet that the result will be an ignominious surrender on the part of the men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

The son of Pittsburg millionaire. who made his fortune in the pickle business. married nurse. and the fa- ther and family are reported to be very much disgruntled over the alliance. That shows their want of sense, no doubt. If the nurse is good woman the young man would not have done any better. but possibly much worse, by marrying into Pittsburg's ultra fashionable set Besides. isn't nursing as respectable as making pickles? We see nothing for the old folks to be sour about,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
F'Tkis is Ny 4Oth Birthday
William sF. Collier.

William Miller Collier, United States Minister to Spain, was born at Lodi, N: F., November II, 1867, and received his education at Hamilton College, and the Columbia Law School After be- ing admitted to the bar in 1892 he en- tered upon the practice of his, pro- fession at Auburn, N Y. From 1899 until 1903 he was the President of the New York Civil Service Commission. His work in this connection Extracted the favorable attention of President Roosevelt and in-1a02 Mr.L Caller uzes appointed special assistant Attornev General of the United States, Depart following year he was appointed soIfc- itor of the department, which position ne continued to fill until March, 1305. when he was made Minister to Spain' MT. Collier is regarded as an authority on the law of bankruptcyI ana hes
 written extensively on this and other financial topics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

'
 An occasional defeat might be ex- what is to be said of a Illogical candi- date" for President whose state has gone against him in every election
 The returns from Kentucky are no more flattering to MT. Bryan's political leadership than the returns from Nebraska. MT, Bryan made two speech making invasions of Kentucky during the campaign and the Republi- can candidate for Governor Is elected by 14,000. Kentucky has taken it's place among the doubtful states.
 In New Jersey a Democratic party not handicapped by Bryan policies or reduced the Roosevelt plurality of SO,- 900 to a scanty 5000 and rehaoilitated itself as an aggressive political organi- zation.
 The Republican majorities in Nebras-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
Save Children,s TafTx stielk..

Tafy sticks are excellent bound at the bottom with absorbent cotton to swab out sore throat; likewise for a paeEe dauber in kindergarten work, the stick for pinwheel a tiny sponge glued at the top, linked to form feat ures, dressed in long piece of flannel cite, a pen wiper, or a needle and pin holder. and, lastly. are fine for relight- ing the burners on your gas stove when the burners are covered with kettles. and saves burning theN6ngers in light ing the burner for the oven
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
To-day In History
November il.

HOvEm0er III.
 1e20--PiIgrims elected John Carver governor of the new colony. .. 18S6-Henry M, Alden, American au- thor, born.
 ls55--Jeddo. Japan. destroyed by an earthquake.
 i8e1--Battle of Piketon, Ky. is6s-King Victor Emmanuel TIT of Italy born.
 1S72-Maude Adams. American ac- tress, born.
 leS4--Third Plenary Council of the Catholic Church opened at Baltimore. iSS7--Four of the Haymarket an- 1SS9-.Washington admitted to State- hood by proclamation of President Harrison.
 lsea--Largest grain elevator in the world completed ct Buffalo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
To sfsna colIar Buttens.

When the head of the house has tho misfortune to lose the celluloid back of his collar button the damage may cas- fly be repaired by going into the lie brary and heating a piece of sealing wax and applying 1t to the back of the button; 1t is best to have the button heated triie before applying the wax, and then as the aealing wax cools gent ly pat 1t smooth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
Letters to The Editor

Editor Advertiser:
 My estimate for the total cotton crop for 1907 and 1908 is i1.2oo.ooo bales. If the cotton farmers will hold ther cotton till two more sinners re. have to give up on the bear side and cotton viii easily sell for 12 1-2 cents. There is only one thing for the far- mers to do, and that Is hold your cot- slowly as you can.
 The ginners' reports will prove it.
 J. M. Mason.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
Wants to Re Moses and Joshua.

IdQ5u6H 1IIu6b-NGWH
 The people are willing to do lot of revolutionary talking themselves, but they want tn cir officials to be conserv- ative. Those who have heard Mir. Co., mer's speeches and read his articles realize that he Is not a man to be trusted with too much power. He ap- pears to look upon the people of Ala bama in much the same light as he does his cotton mill hands. He would be a Moses and a Joshua rolled into one-a lawgiVer and leader. In this endeavor he has cut such fantastic capers before high heaven that the men, who blindly followed him at the outset, are beginning to realize that he is not a safe leader. He Is too radi- cal, too prone to allow his prejudices and passions to topple reason from her throne. He has been the recipi- ent of more harsh criticism at the other Governor Alabama has had since the days of reconstruction. And yet a few short months ago he, was on the top wave of popularity. fThere Is a solid reason for this change of senti- men on the part of press and people. They have lost confidence in the sa- gacity and prudence of the Governor terms 1t, between him and the rail- roads. is of more interest to the Ex- ecutive than the ultimate welfare of the people Of the State. The people have grown afraid of such Governor and they are now depending upon the Legislature to check him in his course, The next few days Will probably tell as 1t was before. Tn the meantime me -@Eaia ugRAAA~Ga
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

flat desk. with, his left foot always he wrote. The Breadwinners" never was mystery. Tn the group were Bronson Howard, l. N. Ford, John ard is a dean of American pIaywrigflts; Ford is London newspaper correspon- dent of pre- confluence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

Next time Mir. Roosevelt butts into a local contest he will first try to ascer- tain what kind of result it will have. The Cleveland election was a very de- cided whaclE on his self-oompIacency, but he has no one to blame but him. self. He went after it and got it good and hard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
Failed to Ask Her fin English. toona (Pa.). Dispatch to Philadelphia

Record.
 A pleasant-faced woman. cleanly and well-dressed. occupied a seat On the immigrant train over the Pennsylvania Railroad today. Interpreter and pas sengers tried to converse with her in a dozen languages, but she only looked puzzled. What time does this train reach Braddock?n she asked the con ductor in perfect English when the train reached Altoona. Her travelling companions had failed to talk English to her, the only language she knew.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

The Cincinnati Enquirer expresses the opinion that the Constitution of Oklahoma Ifs shockingly lame." We'll, it seems able to walk into the Union. just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

Maybe there are limits to impudence and self-coneeit but sometimes they seem far of. Here is George Fred Williams shouting that the defeat of Henry M. Whitney in Massachusetts was "a triumph for pure Democracy" That is about the biggest joke of the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
The Kentucky Election. ,.tsvflla fvorriar- Journal.

Louisville C0ufier-JourhaI.
 The vote of last Tuesday is no test or measure of the real strength enner Democracy on the other hand. 1t is, in point of fact simply rehpke to tn- competent and unworthy bosses. It is meant to make an end o group ernof unequal 10 his opportunities, de- liant of the better thought Of the party and the country. unwilling to live and let live, who at one and the same time was exhaustirlk his own resources and the popular htience. It means, in short. if Democracy is ever to come to its own again, higher purposes and broader lines. firmer loyalty ana better meth ods. the star of faith and fellow ship shining above us all not potted and held in cold storage for the occa- sional and exclusive benefit of few.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

la and Kentucky ought to mean the leadership of the Democratic party. Why should he De nominated for Presi- dent. or why should he be allowed 70 dictate the Democratic nominatouz
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
.. The Extra Session.


 The impression has obtained among many that the Alabama Iegislature has peen assembled by order of Governor Conner in extraordinary session in order 10 administer a rebuke to the Louis- vile and Nashville railroad for trying to determine the validity of preVious- " enacted railroad Legislation by ap- peal to the Federal courts in Alabama If there is any good reason other than this suggested one for the present as- not been sufficiently emphasized in the GoveEnors message to make 1t ap- parent: Forest preservation, regula- tion of cocaine sale, compulsory educa- . ton and provisions for the maintenance or the epileptic colony are metioned In the Governors message, but in such a way as to make 1t evident that they are merely side issues this time, while the bulk of the message is given over to spirited discussion of the trouble state.
 Very evidently the extraordinary ses- sion Is to be exceedingly unique in the character of It's enactments, if it does what it is expected to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

A fashion writer tells us that cravats were invented or first worn by the Aus S~'9xs. nearly three centuries ago. We
 know about that, but some speci-
 we have seen might have been hted by Old Nick.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

''This Is a going town" is the un- fortunate admission of The Spartan burg Herald. We regret to hear it. hoping it was a coming town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11

be oId-time war theory of divide
 conquer" seems to have been acted by the Massachusetts, Republicans ] week. Or, did the Democrats do the dividing for themselves?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
Counts Itself Gainer.

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 Birmingham counts itself 2 gainer from the stress and strain of the times' in two respects, namely. the purchase of the Central Railroad of Georgia py ing here that system in all its strength and aggressiveness, and, secondly, m the coming into this district of the of the iron and steel trade. These two events are enough to fill this district with confidence even In the hardest or times. They are enough to Keep ar. fairs moving right along regardless or conditions elsewhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
A Dangerous Quantity.

New YOrk Times.
 When MT. Hearst ran for Mayor, with no entangling alliances. he was beaten. When he ran for Governor. in alliance with the Democrats, he was beaten. When he put up his chief agent and manager for sheriff, in alli- ance with the Republican local machine, his candidate was beaten. Yet MT. Hearst's candidates for the Court of Appeals. for whom no one voted with any hope that they would be elected, or for any reason except a desire to stand up and be counted, received in Greater New York, one of them s7,Ss2 and the other S1,S48 votes. That is fact, despite the variegated, assortment of failures to which MT. Hearst has been subjected, that must be reckoned with.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-11
Rrirhfeninr nTnhnrnnY.

An easy way to keep mahogany bright, and one that is seldom thought of, is washing the wood at frequent in- tervals with cold tea.