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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
The Bessemer Weekly says.

A general bill applicable to all chartered cities ought to pass permit ting the enlargement of boundaries the matter of course to be submitted to a vote of the people living in the territory or area to be included. There Is no question but what . city with the enormous suburban population of Birmingham should have the right to enlarge her limits. It should not re- quire a special act Bessemer has need and interest to enlarge her mu- nicipal limit. This opportunity should be afforded all cities and incorpor- ated towns.
 Four years ago the Legislature showed aside everything relating to a municipal code and adjourned. leav- ing municipalities poweriess to make any change in charters or to move a pes from the positions they had been placed in years ago. The present Leg islature seems just as little disposed to give municipalities any relief. it will be . great calamity to every incorporated place in Alabama if no municipal code is enacted by this Leg islature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
TODAY M HISTORY

Name Day.. Eienora. Sun rises at
 ls1SETwo or three hundred Indians. principally Narraganset. surprised the town of Medfield, Mass, killed eighteen men. women and children. and burned
 i6sa-The following appears in the minutes of the Governor and Council of Virginia; John Buckner called before Id. Culpeper and h.s counsel for print lencys s. license. and he and the printer ordered to enter into bond in 100 pounds no. to print anything hereafter until Ai fsrsbis sesi s Gnted poll Increased to e,eve7 ships. -, sunsaroh wheS @ss rseasd d Sy British under General Provost.
 lsls-ogdensburg. N. T.. taken by the
 isi4EThe British. about 2,oOO in num- Der, under Colonel Sco {, crossed over to the French Mills, burned the arsenal at Malons N Y, p,iiniged the Ss fown snsT1d and retreated in great haste. and lost 200 men by desertion. General Wilkinson endeavored to come up with him. but iS1S-David Humphreys. an officer of the revolution, died.
 ls29-The Virginia Legis;atuEe passed q resolution condemning the nrst nigh tariff bili as u4constitutional.
 1S56-The students of South Carolina College. armed with rides. surrendered to he Governor of the State and posse of the armed citizens.
 1S65-Charleston, S. C., in the posses sion of the Federal troops.
 Is65--Wisconsin ratifed the constitu- tional amendment
 1S75---The survey or the canal route across the Isthnus of Panama being made
 lSS4-A financial panic occurred In Cuba; the Bank of Catalina falling for S2OO0, ,0OO while sugar was quoted at the lowest price on record. and gold at
 iss5-The Washington monument at Washington, D. C.. dedicated
 iseryice by American Press-NeWs
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

.-.x- - farmer who enters Into a combinaton or association with other farmers .or mutual protection against more po"eE- fui combinations and sociations. ID Section ]. the bill reads that II snaiI be unlawful to limit the amount or merchandise that shall be manufac, tured, mined, produced or transporseaa a In thls State or to enter into pr uo. come a member of or a partyeto any contract obligation or agreeRent oi any kind or description by wncn tney shall bind themselves not to seIl any article of trade, commerce or consump- ton below a standard figure or to Keep the price of such an article at nxeu figure. settle or establish the price or unite any interest they have in connec- tion with the sale of sdch article or commodity that its price might In any uaner be affected.
 Would not such a law operate against the combining -of the farmers for mutual protection in order to ob- tatn fair price for their products tns same as against the vertest robpe' trust7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
DEATH IN THE ICE.

Most people are accustomed to re- gard ice as one of the really pure substances that man has use for. There prevails an opinion In many minds that water is deprived of all it's i'm purities by the process of freezing. and that however dangerous and dis ease laden the original water may be it will become harmless when 1t Is transformed into ice. How wide Of the mark this opinion is has been made public often of late years. when 1t has been demonstrated beyond dis- pute that epidemics of sickness nao their origin in ice used for domestic purposes and which was laden with the germs of the disease. This para graph from The New York Mail shows what danger may lie in natural Ice:
 About 2.5o0,oOO tons of ice are cut on the Audson for the annual con sumption of this city and vicinity. A committee of the Mercnants Associa- ton reports that much or the ic0 being stored for domestic consump- that purpose" 1t says that most or the ice, either at the top or bottom of the cake, showed intestinal germs. while that cut between Troy and Al bany and i've miles south or Aapahy is practically solidifed sewage.
 That artificial ice, manufactured from pure water with proper care is free from these dangerous conditions Is true. We in Montgomery are not in danger, but all cities are not so fortunate. and where impure and germ-laden water is used even the artificial producti may be far from safe. Q In the North they depend al, most entirely on natural Ice, and the extract from The Mail shows what users of the article may encounter Nearly all the streams and lakes when have. any communication with the cit- ies are polluted by the city sewage and as 1t is not reasonable. to sup pose that all the impurities and germs will sink to the bottom 1t stands to reason .nat the ice which forms on the surface of the water will contain portion of the watnr's pollution. and when the lee Is dissol'-ed in the drink ing water the thinker must swallow some of the disease germs and sick ness result
 Another widespread faliacy of for mer times was the belief that germs of disease are killed by freezing. It may be true that some species are. but that ee .ain of the most deadly kinds are not thus disposed of Is fact two well established to require proof or argument Numerous experiments have demonstrated that some microbes are not injured by being frozen. and as soon as they are thawed out they become as active and dangerous as ever. The American habit. which Is not followed in some other countries, of putting blocks of ice In the drink ing water, Is not one that can be safely followed when there Is any doubt of the quality of the stuff or of the water from which 1t is made. If the conditions set out by The Mall generally prevail where natural Ice only Is used 1t Is no wonder that there are so many serious outbreaks of disease in many of the cities there. In fact, 1t would be a wonder if 1t were otherwise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

Many of our exchanges mislead their readers by saying that bills have passed the Legislature when they have only gone through one branch For instance, The Dothan Siftings says: The Legislature has appro. priated $s5O.OOO for the State public aehooiR" As q matter of fact, the House passed a bill appropriatinE $500, 900. The Senate changed 1t by making 1t s35O.O0O. The two houses will have to agree and the Governor will have to approve before 1t can be said that any bill has become a law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
should Give Ala to the weak.

Troy, N. T., Press.
 Slowly and painfully but surely humanity ls supplanting greed and barbarism in dealing with the rising generation. Poverty is no longer re- Ding childhood of it's rights; even the poorest boys and girls must have their chance to play and grow and learn unhampered by .arduous toll In tnis women in the near future epd less or sin and shame, disease end drunken- ness Righteousness makes It raanda- tory fer the strong to hght the oattles of ths waalEI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

Parts of the SLdth are still liv- ing in the nineteenth century" re- marks The Indianapolis Star. with evident signs of condescenslon. As but six or seven years have elapsed since that century ended. we do not know that the charge of The Star Is a serious one. Besides, 1t is better to live in the past than 10 improve" in the way that some sections of tho country are doing. There is such d thing as going too fast
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
Pity Tyranny.
Bessemer

BeSsemer Weekly' = change its transportati9nn, ion, for r. Sdver 6d ,t Tbnre ia no law that ear he enacted that can prevent them fyo% waT f2tSs f2eys can m dn it annther. The effect of the law Is simply to eRaSls Ss, tasm ss of f0 te e1e Saf Uaus so them but highly important to much of the weaker and m9rs 1astsr %he preS ppr5 cipaIiy eli n Supported the candidacy of Mr Conner. are the ones 70 snmsr ,nssea oy is fse ds sidediy cid in the interest of the railroads, not of the press; There has &lot beei; & railroads. nor there won't be.
 ,aiiinS the raiIroads to advertise their schedules we deem ttsI i; qnIustt st Spsneas Sna an rontine of which railway mana gements the best and the pTf9PsfSr PsSsir 1udseS bSspesi or traffic they will do 1t without the compuision of law. It not to such in in terest, 1t is petty tyranny or oppresslop 10 compel it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

The article in The Advertiser relat- ing to MT. Munfords farm near Union- town. appeared originally In The cane- brake Herald and was wrongly credited to The Marion Standard
 The article was exceedingly interest ing, and well worthy of production In the papers of this State. If. of our exchanges, any should copy it from The Advertiser, we hope they will give proper credit, which we regret not hav- ing done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
A Small ARalr.

Athens Courier
 The most belittleing thing that has happened during the present sent session session made by the Lieutenant Governor. last Friday. to humilate and disparage the president protem. but the enort failed of It's purpose and left Gray and his followers In a very unenvt- able position. A man who is Lieuten- ant Governor of state ought to un- derstand the constitution, and not do ing so or imagining that the Senators did not, he was caught in the middle quires that in the absence of the Lieu tenant Governor that the president pro tenn shall preside in the Senate. Governor Gray left the chair and called one of Corners chief lieuten- ants, Senator OVerton, to the chair. though the president pro tenn. Thomas, was in the chamber Overton, with the gusto of big I, little U. when his at teution was called to the attitude he was in by Senator Reese. who Is rec ognized as one of the ablest men m the Senate, ruled him out of order and went on with the business. But Lusk, who Is Corners chip-bearer, went to Overton and held q whispered WinTs and slid out of the chair like a Kid who had done something he was going to get licked for, and Senator Thomas was called to preside. All thai was done while Overton occupied the chair had to be done over because fftS one of the constitution. Perhaps Gray, like some others before him. proposed to ignore the constitution. TAat seems to be a popular fad these days in legislative and executive places But when man gets too small to obey the constitution. for he never gets too large, It always re- fleets on him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
HELPING RAILROADS.
Money Now Where Passes Were cnce
 Uaed.

Money Now Where Passes Were once
 Used.
 Birmingham Age Herald.
 '"rhis Alabama Legislature is not supposed to be very friendly to the railroads" said a veteran Pullman con ductor as he was taking up fares be- tween Birmingham and Montgomery, "but from the way I see 1t, the law makers are causing money to fow into the railroad treasuries.
 Many bills are pending in the legis- lature that are antagonistic to corpora tions and business in general. and all proposed legislation, causes delegations to Journey to the capital to look after their interests. have never seen the of the country as it is now, and scores who formerly travelled on passes are paying full fare. Yes. think the ratl- road companies are reaping a harvest It is an i'll wind. etc"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

Wonder if the Alabama Legislature will pass a law prohibiting newspa- pers in that State from taking potn- toes, wood. syrup. etc., on subscri"- ton. in view of the bill to prevent them from taking railroad passes on advertising accounts. The one would be as nonsensicaI as the Other.-Ca- lumbus Ledger.
 Having heard no expression from the Governor on the subject, we are un- able at present to answer the query
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
WHAT STATE PAPERS
 ARE SAYING

Will Have to Make Good or Go Dead. If Governor Conner falls to make good hard work making explanations. He has had everything his own way with the tegislature and % hss not tailed ,,, Q will rest with him. The people have noid hm to account. If the Conner ad- .AEa @ion in AlaOams arSses wifi ss assd iOns while.
 VIII Have Automobiles. Birmingha Ledger.
 The Houston Post says that there are 1900 automobiles in Texas and not one of them owned by any man holding an crease everybodys salary and create q great many new offices in Alabama and also take away all passes. Our otfice- .DtS'i and win be comDellsd to ride in them. In one County we are going to cut wages, but only in one. a.ss
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 Don't Fuss over 1t. Huntsville Tribune. Oh, Brother, don't fuss over it. Conner thinks he Is good and pure can ride ss rs of ard . s a Sqs sa re ss ead o chaseable scoundrels, easy of seduction by railroad influence. Hence be patient. let the courts pass on the matter of ,ns. ms VIII '''' '4 "a ~
 Painting Houses.
 There should be fine for leaving a dwelling unpainted. Not only is r. ob- %asts tas t ns sTht M o1s Me 1t s or ton. The cost of. paint Is insignificant compared to that of lumber which rap idly decays when left exposed to the destroying clements
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 A Suggestive Cartoon. Greenville Advocate.
 Montgomery Advertiser was one of the best of the many good ones recently published in that paper. If represented sumably in a Pullman dining car, and by the side of this striking picture is "ye editor" on his way on foot to Mo- bile, the destination also of ye states man.
 Different Way of Putting It. ' John sharp williams is still running against Vardaman for the Senate" says The Birmingham Ledger There are some people. and many in Mississippi lis still running against John s."
 Long Distance BOons.
 Mr. Roo. made himself popular in Canada and South .America by his tao! and frank good will, But Presidential booms launched at Rio and Ottawa are Root would make a very able President S& # Se Ask Benson.
 One day we learn from the papers that fhe Legislature will split the ses- sion. the next day we are told that there will be no recess. So pay your money and take your enoiSe' < x
 Can't You Except the Governor. Lafayette Sun.
 Why ps up so mAng ngosse Sse.esi bsm Sr1 every man. in the State would be in jail before night
 SOmethfna to Be Proud Of. Birmingham Age-HeraId.
 Birmingham has just passed through a municipal election that might serve as sueS %0oef sfrairs aHr fr There '9~ Wasn't eIot Of mud on any ca9didate's coat-tan At the Same old stand.
 The anti-pass Legislature has again resumed business at the same old stand, after e nice lit:le free trip to Mobile. % 8 & . fines Change. Gedsden Journal; They tell us of times when to call a man liar in Texas was to prepare for the Lone star state would nave occa. sion to elect another Senator or go out of business for yanS of citizens.
 Smashing old Beliefs.
 It is now stated that the cakewalk originated in darkest Africa centuries will bob up and assert that monkey dinners star ed among savages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
BLAZING sRYAN,s WAY.
Ry cAOpplns John Sharp William

Down.
 Washington Special to Atlanta Journal. Opposition to continuation of the Democratic leadership in the House by the Hon John sharp Williams, which heretofore has had more or less lh- determinate experience, has finally souri. who tonight gave official sane tfon to the movement to use him as d. battering ram to break down the Will Hams fortification. The managers of Mir. DeArmond of sixty eight votes in the Sixtieth Congress, and with this forrnidable strength pledged, the Ms sourian gave his assent to the use of The Announcement Of Mir. peArnsond's candidacy for minority leadership and the statsd causes underlying it. arghe eoTabination0 and issues which unques- tionably will make no end of confusion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
SIDEWALK PENclLINGS

Secretary Babb Praises Montgomery. :. The. meeting of your commercial Club Tuesday night was one of the its kind d ,6ss s' nave .vsr afstenSed sai Joseph B Babb. Secretary of the Bir- mingham Comnaerclal Cluo.. who was p%Tesent % at sns annual session or the II did not kaoW the citizens of Mont. gomery had brought about sucn ao' vances in civic progress. and the s exs, srowth of f Mostsomsry os wSnsrsi n,sds @ me feel ininsham cherish only the fondest aiSges ss sSs city bas naers s been here for some tims, the awaken ing IS visible on. cvery. hand. improve. more metropolitan air about the city !s the thing that strikes your atten- Some citissns of Montgomery. I have ap t ai arsw ss's soms ss of it's oass of southern headquarters rom Atiants spirit of ne sisterhood of Alabama cities. such eDfiment Is not In taste Get all of Atlaiitas offices but doa | assure you, I would not like to see Bir- mingham take away one industry from q was spscislly. sratiasd .o note that D; | to certain geograpnicai conditions, 1t could not secure the sub-treasury. that It then and there transferred. all Is msae oss sS aa sor R the
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 To Drill fer OH in Alabama.
 T have heard 1t rumored." said q well.known citizen yesterday. ,t,lls that West Alabama Shortly to ind oil. and 1 understand several enterprising citi- zens of Selma are interested in the It Is expected the boring for oil will begin in short time. according to his "As the informed puts 1t. the promot- where a vein Of oil is to be found, and they propose to spend several thousanId dollers in search of the product It with its present variel .jroducts. to aad oil to the list and for Alabama cfti- zers to own and operate such interests m Knss ps ths wsh the abama great state, and there are many who believe 1t can produce anyth!ng under the sun. and 50 we will watch the oil when they are made"
 Mr. B. Dixon Armstrong of Birming- ham, an & auditor or the sS9tnern 1a hsen cot ton Association; ls a st tss s MaOs0n'
 Hon. 2. o. Drake of Huntsville came % the ,ity yesterday on professional
 % 4 E MT. Herman Eliasberg, a well-known merchant of Selma. was In the city yesterday.
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 Hon. John B. Weakley of Birmingham
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 MT. T.. M, McMiilan of Mobile is at
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 Mir. J.. A. Miiison of Birmingham is in the city.
 Mir. F. c Fowler Of Uniontown was in Montgomery last night.
 e C e Dr. Henry Bethea of Faunsdale spent last night in the city. 6 % % MT. J. c. Thompson of Birmingham is in Montgomery.
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 MT. J. H. Edmundson of Anniston is yfsitfnR the nffK
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
Problem in Mathematics.

GaltI MO- sun. = -
 An alderman pays reporter $5 to write him a speech favoring the erec- tion of a new schoolhouse. but after delivering 12 cents worth of the speech he is told that there is no ques. ton before the house and is asked to sit down. In doing so he breaks a pair of suspenders worth S5 cents. How much is the great man out of pocket and how would the schoolhouse have been built if the whole of his speech had been delivered2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
ChnngenbIe Electrle signs.

Brilliant effects for electric signs are now to be readily obtained with little cost by the use of small eolored transparent caps. which 1t over the bTiIhs This permits the owner of q changeable electric sign 10, alter the legend at will and to indulge in the use of colors without the necessity of Keeping on hand a large supply of colored lamps, some of which are very eypensiVe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

'1old whiskey Is desirable" says pr. Wiley. the noted food and drink ex- pert To most people that statement is in the nature of superfluous infor-
 nation. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
JANUARY CIRCULATION.

The Advertisers January Ctrcutauon tle- uses eafabiished d. new high-wator mark. The figures given below represent the ec- xns1 bona -fide circulation. from day to oay' thea ths unscid, spoiled and left over cops fos are deducted fn the tinai result Iae Advertisers circulation is unquestionaoiy me largest of ang morning or sunday ne"spa- yff crfnted in Aiabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
outa peth ways.

MT. Rushton's bill now before the Legislature, entitled "An Act 70 pro hi6it the making or forming of pools
 trusts. eombinatiepe and e2naplraeles. one, it Seems to us, which mi sht be construed so ae to operate against the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
Few Fit for Marriage.

A south Carolina editor, surprised to hear that the Legislature of that state contained very few married men, looked the two housss ever and concluded that the girls did the right thing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

The Columbia State was sixteen years old last Monday, and We pro- nounce 1t a vigorous and deserving youngster. May you live long ana prosper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

what causes badness" asks medical journal Without going Into investigation we should reply that 1t ts caused by loss of hair
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
Proof of Goed aEemory.

Philadelphia Press.
 T got a shock from 6 1ectrie bat- tery terdAy," said the first hobo. Gee! It's a funny kind of 1 feelin'; feels like takla' q bath"
 Say" exclaimed the other one, you must have a great tnenforW
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

NUnDH% AEeF1E0s 39MMhtyy tDUS sss'sFs~~s es~~ nj Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. eaSa:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver. tfsarsa csrculation for the month of Janu- ary 1907. Is true and correct. and compiled affnP All returns from uews-bov~ newH aEeats spoiled and left-ov copies nave bees, 4educted E S NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this F. ". JACKSON.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

The Richmond Journal man wants ts Snow # there iR really anything in e EasG aftsr all. Is he from Mis- ssgIIi