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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
At the Turn of. the Tide.

Practitioner in The Hospital.
 It was asserted by Aristotle that no animal died near the sea except at the ebbing of the tide, This idea in some fOrm \Dr other has been popular for centuries.
 Such a notion, I find. still exists at GraVesend. An old salt who used to sit by a dying man in an alehouse on the shore of the Thames told me he noticed my patient was always worse at the turn of the tide, and then got better after the tide had turned: Read CTS of Dickens cannot forget the ac- count in David Copperfield" of MT. Barkis "going out with the tide"
 According to Aristotle and Mir. Peg goty, it is at the ebbing of the tide Gravesend, I am told, it does not mat ter whether the tide is at the ebb or flow; it is just at the turn of the tide it happen, sir" an old shrimper said to me quite recently.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
MRS. LULA COMPTON DEAD.
Prominent Woman Of Troy Dies Afte
 Lingering Illness.

Lingering Illness.
 Troy, Oct. Especial. )-Mrs Lula Compton, wife of J. D. Compton, died yesterday morning at their homo on Brundidge street, after 8 lingering ill., ness of several weeks.
 Mrs. Compton was a Miss Wenthers- by, of Montgomery county, and was about forty years of age. She was a lovely Christian character and a con- sistent member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church.
 The funeral services were held this morning at the residence on Brundidge street at II o'clock and were conducted by Rev. O. S. Welch, pastor of the M. E.. Church, the interment was at Oak wood cemetery.
 Mrs. Compton iss surviv6d by her husband and six children, the young est only about two and a half years old The husband and family have the deepest sympathy of their many friends in tbis section.
 There has been quite a change Jn the weather here during the past twenty-four hours. This morning at 5:30 o'clock the thermometer regist cred A degrees above zero, and must have gone several degrees below that in the early morning. If everything had been favorable, there would undoubt- edly have been light frost this morn ing, which was only prevented by the brisk wind that blew all night and the exceedingly dry weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
COTTON POssIBILITIEs.

In talking to the cotton men at At lanta the other day Governor Smith told them that less than one-ffth of the land in what is known as the Cot that area only one-half is devoted to cotton. Commenting on this statemen! The New York Commercial takes oc- casion to say that there are seven hun dreG and fifty thousand square miles Of land in the Cotton States of which omly seventy-five thousand are in cot ton cultivation.
 By the way, The Commercial mak es singular mistake of figures in com- Tasnting on the subject. It says that if the conditions and the demand would warrant it the e'South could put at least sixtY-five thousand bales of cotton into the market every year." We suppose The Commercial intended to say sixty five million bales" which is in accord with other calculations in the editorial.
 These figures are largely speculative, of course, but there can be no reason ab!s doubt that the average yield of cotton per acre can be very largely irc-thsed and the total crop multiplied two or three times without preventing the growing of food crops. Vast qiIIn- tit!os of land not now in cultivation could be utilized and many millions Of bales added to the annual output if conditions demanded and warranted it. It iH diffeult to estimate the size of the crop that is possible.
 It may be interesting to read the views of The Commercial on this ma.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
"7his is My zOth Birthday"
Bl.hop capers.

Bishop Ellison Capers. of the Episco- pal Diocese of South Carolina. who has been seriously i'll for some time past. was born in Charleston, s. C.. October IA. 1887. Possessing in his youth de- cided military instincts, he received his scholastic training at the South Caro- lima Military Academy, whence he was graduated in the class of 1857. He was successively major and lieutenant col onel of the 1st Regiment of Rifles, s. c. M, and colonel of the 24th South Caro- lima Volunteer Infantry in the Confsd- crate service. His military career was a distinguished one. After a brief civil service as Secretary of State. Colonel Capers was ordained to the ministry in 1867. After his ordination he occu- pied the pulpit of Christ Church at GreenviIle, s. c. Tn 1893 he was con- secrated as Bishop of South Carolina. Previously he had been offered the Bishoprie of Easton. which honor he had declined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
The Cost 6f Reform.

Macon Telegraph.
 What. will be the financial condition of Georgia at the end of her first is- fai year of her reform administra- awaited with interest The Legislature at att, It's next session may be confronted Reform seems to be costing Alabama g snug sum. The first fiscal year of Governor .Comer's, administration has yertiser takes anything but cheer ful view of the story the past twelve months months. tell The annpsI Increase of HRt of these has Oees sssss ras In hs the Advertiser does nothesitate to say that ''the most expensive administration Ai- abama has had since reconstruction days has hit hard the surplus, which loos asssesh,sG. ed s1 large when the Legislature The Advertiser makes an elaborate review of the status of affairs, from which we extract the following:
 The most startling item is that
 which shows that the annual ex-
 penses of Alabama increased in
 ures do not cover many of the
 larger appropriations. The audi
 tor 3f Alabama, in business talk
 ago, declared that the, annual in-
 State made by the appropriation
 amount to $1.500.OOO. The in
 crease in expenses. then, Of the
 new. fiscal year over the expenses
 of the old fiscal year will be more
 comes the news that the tax as- have been raised by practically
 taxes will be so raised In other
 counties of Alabama. ItSis the on-
 ly way. If not that. deadly and
 payer is the man to whom the ad-
 ministration looks and upon whom
 1t leans A brief comparison of
 trates the effect of the present ex-
 sefptsS fSEs were e';s ;ss,sz7s,5ts;s9 ' Tn me 1ss7 @
 tas tass receipts zee were ss,s76 '454S2 In ,-$37s,590.S5. In 1907 the disburse-
 ments were $4,007,919.42, a lofty
 jump. The State of Alabama, by
 it's balance sheets of 1906, was re-
 year. In the first year of Govern
 or Corners administration this an-
 nual surplus has been turned in-
 to an annual deficit"
 We hope that Georgia will be able to make 8 better howing at the end of the first fiscal year of her ''re- has has done. The two States have atV- trav- eled along the same road, hand in hand, so to speak, but we trust that reform VIII not come as hlgh In Georgla as tt does in Alabama,
 Georgia has made remarkable prog ress in the last decade or two, and it would be calamity If halt must now be called because of the evil eff fects of too much reform. Georgia should be careful not to be hostile to the influences by which her wonderful prosperity has been brought to pass. It Is all very well to regulate porations, if they attempt imposition on the public, but let not Georgia ig- nore the wise and beneficial policy which has helped the State to achieve terial lines at rate of progress that was the pride of her own citizens the wonder of the other South ern States and the admiration of the en- tire country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

ter. "An Ideal condition in the cotton country" 1t argues, would be one wherein the United States did not in,- port yard or -an ounce of cotton fabrics but supplied the entire domes. tic demand for them, and at the same time raised and exported the great bulk of all the raw cotton that the rest of the cotton manufacturing world might demand and exported as much of the manufactured product as the out side world would take. We cannot 1, ea- sonabiy look for such cotton situa- ton in our day and generation, how- ever. But the South will be standing in her own iight-will be actually checking her industrial growth--,f, with view to keeping the price of raw cotton continuously up to a nigh level. her planters restrict their cotton acreage and fail to apply improved methods of cultivation and harvesting for increasing the acreage output. The day is not very far distant when the cotton factories of the United States can work up more than thirteen million bales of raw cotton per year into mar ketable goods for domestic use and ex- port, if they only will. and the plan- tations of the south can find a foreign market for fully fifteen million bales of the raw staple"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
Sidessak Pencilings

The Reporter. The man behind a newspaper
 Is the man who gets the news. Who reads the plot of human hearts And tragedy reviews. Who breasts the storm on winter nights And rushes through the rain To tell the sum of happiness,
 of sorrow and of pain. No laurel ever crowns his brow,
 The world declines 10 praise, He moves unnoticed and unknown In crowded human ways. No soldier in the ranks more braye, No patriot more true, A rare devotion is revealed
 Tn all he tries to do. And while no bugie biare may lift Ills merit to the skies, The world has lost a hero when
 good reporter dies. Paul Cook in Age-Herald. Cold Weather stifRens RubbernecIks. ~, Well, you see most of the summer time perminancies in the way of peer prominent citizen M a0he isst 'og nignt aia ait is too cold to stand upon the street and there is nothing to see if you do. I saw some scared looking people hast ouAuS by OH tneir way tO tuuTCils Dut the usual promenade /crowd is not out {. [ guess they haven't taken the m-balls out of their f1annels yet.
 But everybody is saying the wealth CT is fine--and beating their flat little chests until their spines culver, and completing the performance with q shiver and snuffie that gives the lie to their enthusiasm.
 Tt is cold and I am too. and am sorter tired of being told that 1t Is bracing and puts new energy into us. I miss the q. O. Summer T. and don't care who knows 1t. After get used to this low temperature shall beat my flat little chest. too, but in the meantime I am mighty uncomforta- hie."
 4 +
 Mir. J. W. Hunter Commercial Agent of the Southern Railway in Sel- ma, spent yesterday In Montgomery.
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 Mir. R. B. Creagh, City Ticket Agent of the Southern Railway in Selma, was In Montgomery yesterday.
 MT. ". r. Hs!deBrand, Of Birrins= ham. was registered at the Hotel Sum- mers yesterday.
 Mir. Haywood T. Taylor. of Butler, Is registered at the Imperial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
Some of our contemporariea-are b

Some of our contemporaries are be- coming weary of the expression, Dash for the Pole," and want it cut out of the language. Their complaints are well founded. The word dash" means to go in a hurry and to get there quickly. If any one has done that with respect to the North Pole he failed to come back and tell us about it. Poor Andre may have dashed and landed but up to this date no report to that effect has come back to civili- Eation. If they will put 1t "creep to- wards the Pole' it will be nearer cor rect expression-and Wellman didn't even do that. Whether they make tho attempt through the air or over the land and water there's no dashing about it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
MISS oooPER,s FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Were Held at Cen
 tervIIIe Presbyterian Church.

Impressive Services Were Held at Gen.
 terVIIIe Presbyterian Church.
 Centerville, Oct. 13-(Special.) )-The funeral of Miss Bessie Cooper. the young lady who was killed here Wednesday by being thrown from a buggy, occurred here on yesterday morning. It was, perhaps. the most impressive funeral service ever held in this place, The Presbyterian Church, where the services took place, was filled to overhowing with friends and acquafntances of the family, and there was scarcely a dry eye in the assem- blv.
 Miss Cooper was one of the most uni- versalIy beloved young ladies in this section of the State, and her devo- tion to church and Sunday School work, and her home, was indeed beautiful.
 The funeral services were conducted by Rev. WI. Sinnot. pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The services were delayed until yesterday, in order that her two brothers. one of whom was in Baltimore and the other in Florida, might be present. No death ever occurred in this section which produced such 8 great shock as did the sad death of this popular young woman
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
BIC FOREST RESERVE.
Half Million Acres VIII Be Recom-
 mendea for This Purpose,

Half Million Acres VIII Be MecOW~
 mended for This Purpose,
 Huntsville, Oct. 12--iSpeoial. )---Judge William Richardson. Congressmap from the Eighth District, has receiy- ed a letter from William L. Hall. in charge of the Appalachian and White Mountain Investigation, in which Mir. Hall states that a large area in Aia- bama, probably half million acres, will be recommended for forest reser; vation purposes. MT. Hall sates that 1t has been a question whether or not to include the Sand Mountain district. The Commission at first expected to do so, but a representative of the body has reported that the main reason why 1t should not be included is it's agrt- cultural possibilities.
 The agent, reports that there has been a tremendous boom in Sand Mountain lands during the last few years and that 1t has been settled up by people moving in from other states. mainly from Georgia, and they have found the lands to be rich. The pries of land has gone up from sl9 to SIS per acre and this price is said to be prohibitive of their use as a part of the forest reserve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

The Ashland Standard is advocating the building of trolley line from GoQdwater to that town. That is an other good project that should be car ried out. Such a line would pass through a splendid section of country and open it to the travelling public. The multiplication of trolley lines makes for the improvement of any section. and this one would be no ex- ception. fs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
All In The Same Boat.

NdIIIp IIIII NbWS.
 Governor Conner has announced that the Legislature will be called to meet November '. Prohibition will not be included in the call. Railroad legisla- tion will be the main purpose. As to how long the Legislature may be in session we cannot tell now, nor what matters it may take up under the two thirds rule. The idea is prevalent in the State that some of the roads are a mistake. All the roads are practi- cally in the same attitude to the State The l.. & N. and all the roads are re- sisttng the new laws in the courts The other roads put into effect the new rates the l.. & N. did not put into ef- feet the new rates but gave bond for al damages. It is probable that the administration anticipates reversal in the courts and wishes to hedge of with new laws.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
To-day in History
October IA.

October IA.
 1066-Harold IT.. last Saxon King of England. killed at the Battle of Hast tngs.
 1655-Massachusetts passed an act prohibiting the immigration of Quak- CTS
 1735-John and Charles Wesley sailed frcm England for America.
 17s1--Sir Edward Hawke. the Brit ish Admiral who prevented the French attempt to invade England. died. Born 171s.
 1soe---French defeated the Prussians at Battle of Jena.
 184o-Right Reverend George Worth ington. Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Nebraska. born.
 1S41-Alexander Macleod, implicated in the burning of the Caroline in 1887. tried for murder and arson at Utica, N. Y. and was acquitted.
 1s9s---Atlantic transport steamer Mo- began wrecked with loss of 10s lives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
4 LibereI Policy. .ock County Breeze.
A COLT SHOW.
CentreviIIe VIII Be Scene 0s s Esvs
 Fair This Week.

CentreviIe wiM Be Scene os s Move.
 Fair This Week.
 Centerville, Oct, i3.-tSpecial.)- )-' There was considerable frost in this community this morning and no doubt tender vegetation has been killed.
 During tke latter part of this week a colt show will be held here. The affair is in charge of Editor L. H. Nun melee, Capt. J. D. Mayberry and Sheriff J. c. Oakley, and promises to be quite a success. Considerable interest is be- ing taken by the farmers in this sec ton in stock raising
 One day last week Editor LII Nun melee received a fine young horse from Columia. Tenn.
 Rev. J. W. Mitchell and ". J. Ray, who conducted such a successful meet ing at MaplesYil1e, have moved their large tent to Brent ana are holding services there.
 A number of persons from this sec tion have attended the fair at Birming- ham during the past week..
 There will be big barbecue given here on the 2srd of this month.
 H. 0. Cleveland, who was sick with fever in Louisiana for several months, has been brought home and will proba- ply recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
For the Country Paper.

nTm The Montgomery % Advertiser never misses an opportunity to say a kind word for the country newspapers. The editor of The Advertiser Is. perhaps. better qualified than any other man In fulness of the country press. and he is eyer ready to accord to his country brethren full. credit for all they do in the upbuilding of the State. And in this connection The Standard desires to say that there is no abler or truer ex- ponent of Southern sentiment than The Montgomery Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
TWINS ARE CONFUSING.
Teacher Liable To Punish One For The
 Other.

Other.
 Halbert and Albert Knightlinger, thirteen years old. twins, look as much alike as two black cats at midnight, says a Pittsburg special to The St. Singer, their teacher at the Saho school can not tell one boy from the other and as both are equally full of mischief Miss Carrie has often caned the wrong one; the punishment mis- carried if the twins are to be believed. Either Halbert or Albert "blew up" a paper and busted #" in classroom told"
 Please, teacher. hit was h'Albert. Y" said Lizzie.
 Miss Singer called up Halbert and caned him. while he kept protesting Tt wasn't me, it was Albert" After awhile aSoi the teacher became convinced those babies up" so she called up Al bert and caned him. too. That is, she wanted to cane Albert, but the boy she was whipping yelled vigorously: T ain't Albert; I'm Halbert. You
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
Orwanlxing Farmer's Union.

Huntsville, Oct, 13.-(SpeciaL)--E. c. wharton secretary and treasurer of the Farmers Union of Alabama, Is in this county in the interest of the or- ganization. The union has gained a foothold in Madison county and Is rap- idly growing. Twenty-three local un- ions have been organized and ware houses are being planned for several localities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

whipped me once: then Albert and changed seats." .e
 Feeling her reason totter on It's throne, Miss Singer sent the twins to the assistant principal, Prof. John A. Hollinger, who made sure of punish ing the real offender by soundly cap-r ing both boys.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
I.aoIxinr Forward.

Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 Birmingham, Ala, Oct 14. l92o-The Louisyiile and Nashville road has been completed. The Louisville and Nash vile was the only road left, and Ala bama now points with pride to the in the State. The population of the city has dwindled to 10000 people, but the reformers are -eatisned. as they dangerOus thing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
What the State Papers
 Are Saylng and Doing
Both side. Bothered.

DVe. cA~~s DvsAcEe0s
 Governor Conner is bothsring the 1 railroads considerably. but the rail. roads are also doing a little botherinE thinks the Legislature ought to do to them. wants To Know. The people would like>t to have some idea what the Governor Is going to do about forcing the Louisville and Nash vile to accede to his legislative de- mands while the case is pending in the United states Court. before putting Legislature.
 Verdict is Ready. Jackson South Alabamian.
 CT the election of Governor Conner that he would go out of that office a mighty popular man or else one of the deadest politicians ever known. It may be and we needn't have put In the first condition.
 Sick and Tired. Pine Belt News.
 One of our most prominent citizens. worth thousands of dollars. eonserv-- ative. practical business man, handed The News editor a AoIlar Saturday and remarked: T am sick and tired of Co., mer; want paper that coincides with my views of the Governor of Ala. bama,"
 A LibereI Policy. Bullock County Breeze.
 We publish in this issue a letter re- gently written by President Milton H. Smith. of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. to Gov. R. B. Conner. It is interesting reading. and indicates that the Louisville and Nashville has no mo- tion of surrendering until every legal right has been exhausted.
 The Louisville and Nashville Rail- road has been the greatest agency in the development of the resources of Alabama, and its rights should be pro- tected. Its policy has always been liberal towards the people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

It sounds queer to read in a Buenos Ayres paper of September 13 that peo- pie are leaving the city and getting out in the country to enjoy the flow CTS and green leaves of spring. That's reversing things
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
AUGUST crRcuLAT1ox.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its advertisers (and makes it c part of the scrsrsos when FeQuestedl that its daily elf collation. is larger than that of any morning new iper printed in Aiabama-and that It's 6unday edition has the largest circulation of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception
 The figures for August, printed below. representing the actual net circulation. ell re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

"oficialiy dry and comfortably wet'' is said to be the condition of many Kentucky counties at present. Sort of Maine business, eh?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

Now they are telling that Lem Quigg, was once a newspaper man. It is credit to the profession that he got out of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
Montgomery Ice and Cold
 Storage Co.

CAR LOAD SHIPMENTS A SPECIALITY.
 ALL ORDERS WILL HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION. OFFICE COR. MADISON AVE. and N. PERRY ST PHONE O7 FACTORY PHONE, 05O.
 T. H. MOORE. E. BURNETT,
 President. Vice-President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14

n & Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- sfser's circulation for the month of August is17. is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys, news agents, spoiled and left over copies have been de- ducted. E. s. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this llth day of September, 1901. (SEALA) MICA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-14
KID GOLFER
TraVefs, l9-Year-Old, Wins
National Amateur Golf
Championship
.Outclasses Former Champion
at All Points With Fine
Exhibition

Cleveland, Ohio, July 49, Playing
the same golf that has characterized
his play since the beginning of the
tournament Jerome D. Travers. the
19syear-old golfer. Of Mont Clair, N.
81, today won the national amateur
golf championship from Archie Ora
ham Of the North Jersey club TRAY
ers won decisive victory, 6 up. 5 to
play Graham played a plueky game.
but he was simply outolassed by the
golfer, who. to quote the language Of
President Chauncey Of the United
States Golf Association, In present
ing the gold mpionship medal to
the new champion. had s'given the
finest exhibition Of GOLF that has ever
been seen since amateur champion
ship tournaments were started Z