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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

In reply to a letter from state Au- ditor w. W. Brandon in regard 70 tne question of voters eligibility to poll tax. upon coming of age. Attorney Gen- eral Alex M Garber yesterday save his opinion on the matter Tn the foi- lowing letter; .ao- Hon. William W. Brandon, state Au-
 Dear sir--Replying to your letter of February il. enclosing the corre- spondence between you and Capt. p. Z GoodIett, Tax Collector of Calhoun County, and requesting my opinion as to whether or not person who be- comes of age on the sfst day of March. 1902. is liable for roll tax under our law for that year (ieo3J I beg to sub- nit the following:
 asect.on fs4. page fos of the Con- stitution of 1901 reads as follows: The noil tax mentioned tn this article shall be one dollar and fifty cents upon each male iniahitant of the State, over the age of 21 years. and under the age of 45 years who would not now be ex- enpt by law. such poll tax first day Of October in each year. and become delinquent on the first day of the next succeeding February" The general election law, Acts 1903, page 47a, Section f04, follows the language of Section i9a of the Constitution. Both the Constitution and this general slec- ton law provide that no legal process nor fee shall be allowed for the coilec- ,ion of the rofi tax. and that the Tax Collector shall make the returns of poll tax collections separate from other collections Hence 1t is clearly shown that poll taxes are not accessible as other taxes
 'isection of the general election law. Acts of is03, page t3s. provides that every male citizen of this state who is a citizen of the United states. s1 wears old or upwards. net iaboring under any disabilities as to voting, who shall have resided In this State at feast two years. in the county one year and in the precinct three months. immediately preceding the election at which he offers to vote and who shall have been duly registered as an elector. and shall have paid on or before the frst day of February next preceding the date of the election at which he offers to vote, all poll taxes due from him for the year 1901. and for each subseouent year, shall be an elecfor, and shaii be entitled to vote at any election by the people.
 'Sections 4e and 1T. Page 45e. of this Act of 1903, also provide that on Feb- ruery of each year, the several tax collectors shall furnish the Judge of Probate d list of all persons who have paid poll tax since Februsry l of the preceding year. and said statement shall show for what year each poll tax wac paid, and the Judge of Probate shall deiivcr to the inspector ct each voting place & list of all persons In such precinct who have paid all poll taxes due prior to February preceding the election.
 "Tt will be seen from the above that there are at least two distinct condi- tions imposed upon a man 2t years old or upwards and not over 3S years old before he shall be entitled to vote. viz:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

managing mariner of the Stearns and CuIveT Lunnher Company. Is making his monthly visit of inspection here
 E. F. Johnson has returned rom A sanitorium in Mobile, much improV- ed.
 P. J. Laird and Columbus Camppeii of Geneva, Ala, were business Vlsi. tors hera Friday, guests or MT. anu Mrs H. s. Laird. ..,.
 Miss LiIlie Jernigan and Miss Mamie Gattis left Friday morning 10 accept positions as attendants at the Staee Asylumf in Chattahoochee.
 Mrs. I, E, Allen of Brent, IS Visit- ing Mrs. NJ. E. Hodgkins. The streets of Milton have prano new sign boards
 Rev. and Mrs. B. R. Anderson en- tertained the officers of the Presoy- terian church and their wives on occa- sion of their pastorate in Milton, which was also their tenth weoalns anniversary. Numerous presents ol tin were presented to the host ana hos' tess by the honored guests:
 Mrs E. s Beasley Is in Monile' hav- ing gone there to be present at the rosrriage of her brother, Mir. James | stallsworth and Miss F1orestine De l Grtfe. ..L The Quarterly Conference of ths charge of the Methodist Church will | be held in Milton Tuesday.
 1 R C. Jones, who came nere about ! ten years ago, with colony from l the North, died at his hoDse in Santa
 Rosa City Thursday nighf.
 Miss Jessie Darling, St the Rink all | this week, afternoon and night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
Interesting Figures

In his report to the Governor the su- perintendent of Public Instruction, W. M Holloway. presents condition which cannot fail to impress the public with the need for more funds for the public education.
 The State receives from each of its convicts each year the sum of S2O7.fO; the average pay of public school teacher Is s299.67 per annum; the aver age wages paid free labor Is $4S0.50. These figures are eloquent and will doubtless bear fruit in more liberal ap- propriations.
 The Constitution provides for a State levy of one mill; count maximum of : mills for public education. In some of the counties. however, the levy Is much below the maximum. In one County alone, that of Manatee. the levy Is i mill above the constitutional max mum, and 1t is needless to say that Manatee Is one of the most prosperous as well as progressive counties In the state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

two aud one-half to two per cent was avoided only by a failure of quorum of the committee.
 Since then, considerable worK has been done by Chairman Woolf and MT Cranford of the committee with the re- suit that opposition was dropped ana an amendment providing for the pro- nosed reduction in license fee that was nrasented by MT. Woolf was adopted by q vote of 4S to 6 those voting no be- ings MessrR. Cannon. Elrod, Hugston, Ki<llen, Lacy of Walker and Pratt The bill was then passed by vote or DO tc Mi Hoffman voting no.
 The oiu saA's=s' pension bill, House Bin No. 202. by Mir. McCrory. the next special order. was taken up and passed also without debate. A substitute to the bill embodying a number of minor amendments to the measure. but being the same In all It's essential features. was presented and adopted by vote of 57 to 0. The Dill was then passed 56 to O.
 The bill provides for the additional
 relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are resident citizens
 of the State. and their widows, by one | appropriation of s35o.Oo0 annually | and the additional appropriation or 1 $2s0,0O0 to be paid on october l. lsoS. [ October 1, 1909, and October 1. 1910, if 1 in the opinion of the Governor the l condition of the treasury warrants | such payment on October 1, 1908, Octo- | Der 1 1909, and October 1, 1910. with | ont borrowing.
 ] GGreater Mobile" Measure Passed. l Senate Bill No 236. the Greater
 Mobile" bill. which proposes to extend inc city limits of the Gulf City sr
 as to include a population at the
 present time of about 65,0O0. was the { next to be taken up. A substitute
 presented by the Mobile delegation , was adopted and the bill was then | passed by a vote of 55 to O.
 MT Fosters bin for a joint commia- 1 tee of the two houses of the Legisla- ! ture to sit during the Legislative re- | cess to prepare a general municipal 1 bill was called up and passed by a
 vote of 51 to 1, Mir Cannon voting
 Local bills were then taken up, un-
 der unanimous consent. occupying the
 balance of the evening.
 | The first of the local measures was Mir Barton's bill for a dispensary at 1 Haleysville, Winston County. 1t was | passed by a vote of 52 to i, the nega- | tive votes being cast by Messrs, Bal | lard of Autauga. Fuller, Sample and | Sherrod.
 senator Teasley's. bill for the ere ation of the fifteenth judicial circuit ! to be composed of Autaga, Chiffon. El- more and Montgomery counties. with | general equity Jurisdiction In the first l three counties. was taken up and passed by a vote of 55 to 2, MesSrs, ! Ballard Of Autauga and Cannon voting no.
 At 10 o'clock. after ten local bills | had been passed, the House adjourned
 until monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
ssvsrssr Brcwsrd |. Prepsrins His Mess.se and People Are Looking yorward to Action on Work In the Eversisdes--sext Election wm Be warn.
nx LH RrEsE .

Tallahassee. Fla. Feb. a"-(Special.) ) .-The cify of Tallahassee which circles about the State Capitol Is now In that culver of biennial expectation which precedes the sessions of the Legisia- kurn
 All the departments are busy with the reports to the Governor and the chief executive himself Is working as- eiduously day and night on his message, IT the present Governor were man of less force and picturesqueness of char acter there might be no cause to ex- pecs anything more from him than a routine of perfunctory recommendation but when the contrary is true it is but ssesonabIe to look for a message that W1fi ccntain much of the unusual In the way of urging remedial legislation and lodging reasons for the necessity of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
NEGRO WARE IS CAUGHT.
I. Throwa In ssIl On Charge Of

Is Thrown In Jail On Charge Of As-
 sauFt To Murder.
 Harris Ware, negro indicted at the July. 1906. term of the grand jury on a charge of assault to murder. was brought to Montgomery from Pratt vile yesterday and committed to the county jail The negro was caught in Prattville by the sheriff of Fillmore County. ana Deputy Sheriff George Will son weptfor the negro yesterday after. noon.
 Ware. 1t is alleged, shot a negress Labout a year ago in the vicinity of the Red Bridge Road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
FIRE IN MILTON, FLA.
school House For Negroes Is D,
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Milton. Fla. Feb. 23.-One of the public school houses for negro pupils was burned to the ground Wednesday shortly past midnight. A residence nearby occupied by Lulu Gilmore, was also destroyed.
 John Olsen, who left here about two years ago to reside in Seattle, Wash, died tu that place last week of hrain fever. Mir. Olsen was & painter.
 G. ? Jones of Muiat is dead. He had lived fn vaFioIIs parts of this coun- ty and was widely known here.
 Mrs. V. x. Fisher is visiting her daughter. Mrs. GsorGe H Whitmirs in Pensacola.
 W. T. Culver of LudIngton. Mich.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
FAILS TO RECOVER.
Sayre Gives Affirmative Charge in Ray
 Damage Suit

Sayre GfVes AfHrmatfve Charge in Hay
 Damage Suit.
 In the only case tried yesterday in the City Court. H. c. Ray, a white man. failed to recover damages from Algernon Blair, a local building con- tractor. Judge Sayre gave the affirm arive chrage.
 Ray sued the contractor for an acci- dent which he claimed happened to him while at work on the First National Bank building. He alleged he was on an iron beam when it broke or fell, thereby causing him bodily injuries.
 The case of Mrs. V. P. culpepper against J. A. Davis. a suit for alleged false arrest, was continued until the next term of court. c<-F
 With these cases, the February call of the civil division ofsthe City Court
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
NEWS OF DEFuNrAK SPRINGS.
The Florida ChRntauqua Begins Under
 AuspiciOus Circumstances.

AuspIrIOus NircuInsthnces,
 DeFunlak Springs, Fla, Feb. s. Especial. )--The election for bonds with which to build a school house. establish waterworks and provide sewerage was held and resulted In an overwhelming majority vote for the bonds.
 The Florida Chautauqua opened Fri day night with a popular meeting, at whch addresses were made by the Mayor of the city. the President of Palmer College and the local minis ters. Everything looks suspicious for q successful season.
 Dr. J. W. Walden, president Of Palmer College. is making a success full canvass for the new institution The little town of Chlpley subscribed on Monday. S1 $50 for this enterprise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
N6 6prtxnte Secretary.

The sppointment last week by Cover nor Hroward of J. Emmett Wolfe, his Private Secretary. to be Judge of the Pehsacola Circuit, has occasioned a Vacancy in the place of private secre- tary which has not been filled Judge Wolfe has left tke capital to assume his judicial position and the executive of flee has a hiatus which the political gossips have as yet failed to fill even by suggestion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

was completed. Judge Thomas will begin the trial of criminal eases tomor- row morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
sergeant rsaxIana 6 Inpruve.l.

Nr. H. T. RagIand. night sergeant of the Police Department who has been confined to his home on South Mcpon- ough Street by Illness for several days. was reported last night to be improved. his duties at police headquarters Ofi- csr Lon Taylor Is acting sergeant dur- ing Mir. Ragland's absence from duty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
Elnr AIrnhIn r.rnarin,ent..

Berlin Feb. ss.-v-The supplementary budget presentsd to the RAichstag to. day by the Imperial Ministry of Fi- papee, irciudes au Appropriation of Sf250o0 to assist 4 ak z9hepelln ip Bis alrshtp experir and especially eo build for him lns steel bai- loon house on La stance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

No inferior cotton seed meal enfeRs into the cempositi0n of she DaybFeaix Fertilizers. This fs ONE reason yes nanst use fhem shis year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

BEAUTIFUL HYACTNTHs. In pans from 5Oc. to S1.00 each. See our window. 100 Dexter Ave, Phone 200, RoseuOnt Gardens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
AIsermau T,yson necoyercA.

Aldermen |. c. Tyson. who. in at- tempting to save his son from death under the feet of two running horses recently, was painfully injured. was able to attend to hia business Gown town yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
TAX MEASURE
 RUNS AGROUND

I(Continued from Page Eieven.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
A Cure For The Drug Slave. A Remarkable FIfty-six Page Handsomely Illustrated Book
 Has Been Published On
 The Subject f. l: The Greatest Book Of The Kind That Has Ever Been Pub Eshed In The History of Medi- cine.

rF You Are Addicted to the Use of 
 Druws of any Kind. or If You Have Friend or Relative Who is Ad- ascsea te the use of Drugs of any Kind, Write for a Copy of This n0ok Today Before the Edition Is Exhamsted--Et Tells How Any Case Can be Cured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

Miss Jessie Darling, St the Rink all this week, afternoon ahd night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
MISS NORA STANTON BIATcH.

Cornell by swimming Cayuga lake, a
distance of two and a half miles. The
feat was an easy one for her, and her
friends declared at the time that she
could have swum the entire distance
back.
She decided to follow engineering on
entering college aud applied for mem.
bership in the American Society of Civ
il Engineers. She was admitted recent
y. being the first woman ever received
into that organization.
she is the daughter OF Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch, a noted New York
clubwoman and lecturer and a daugh
ter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
sunIIrht ma the Hound.

Sunlight Is natures most health Civ.
ing scavenger A house without SUI.
light Is unhealthy and unsafe for hui
man occupancy. and 1t is necessary not
ouly to have some. sunlight, but to have
as much of 1t rs possible. 1t is, OF
course. not feasible to admit the di.
rect rays of the sun to every room OF
house. The typical plan of all houses
Is square OF rectangular. and at least
one side OF the house Is entirely be
yond the reach OF the sun. The other
three sides, however. can receive more
or less direct sunlight. and the prob
lem OF the plan Is thus reduced TO ar
ranging the various rooms so that the
amount Of sunlight is adjusted to their
uses. and It must be sunlight. for mere
light Itself is not sufficient The rays
81 the sun have curative and cleansing
properties that nothing else has.
1t is generally admitted that SOUTH
ern exposure is the best for all houses
and should be obtained whenever pos
sfble. II is immaterial whether the ea
trance be placed on this side or not. 81
long as the rooms most in use open
On to it. In dwellings of average sic
the entrance front viii also be tIle
trout on which apy Important room
opens. but in large country houses tie
old distinction OF front and back
TO house has disappeared. and IN.
stead we have the entrance front and
the garden front The service and
servants quarters. so long regarded ~
characteristic Of the ''back" OF house.
may be relegated 10 a side end or
placed in a wing that abuts directly
On the entrance front. In such cases il
must be well screened and its purpo.e
thoroughly subordinated. : American
Homes and Gardens.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
stardinE For a Seat In Parliament
Is Expensive.

Although there are strict laws
against bribery In the English elec.
tons, standing for a seat in parIla.
ment is by no means an inexpensive
matter. Even a small constituency
will cost not less than 5000. aud the
expenses run from that up to $4,000.
AT one election candidate paid out
on an average OF $50 for each vote,
but this is regarded as the record
price, the cost running as low as 81
a head.
The purchasing Of vote dlsquaIisf,-.
the candidate, even though he may *
innocent of any participation in the
bribery. and as result candidate,
and their workerS-"agents' they cot
them in England-are most carerG
that their actions shall be above su~.
picion.
Dinners may he served constitu
ency, but payment even to the womea
Of a family is regarded as bribery. ami
the candidates are compelled to trus,
to speeches, house TO house convasse;
and literature. both for hand distribu-
ton and in the form of posters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
HORSESHOE NAILS.
The Way They Are Turned out by
Expert workmen.

The way They Are Turned Out by
Expert worl<men.
Three million separate shoe nails are
often cast from ton of metal. OF the
smaller sizes 1000 nails are nodded In
a single mold, and an expert workman
win make eighty molds In an ordinary
working day, thus turning ont 100. 900
separate nails.
When the metal in q liquid state is
poured into the mold 1t runs through
the sand in passages provided in th'
molding process. The whole of t
nails are cast together and are, whst.
removed from the sand. connected by
a network of iron one with another.
In this condition the iron Is as brittle
as glass, and very little force is re.
quired to separate the nails from the
network which holds them together.
They then have TO undergo the proc
ess known as annealing. They ARE
mixed up with hematite iron ore, which
is in a powdered state. put Into iron
pots and placed in an anneallng fur
mace, sort of kiln. Here they remain
for some days, care being taken to so
regulate the heat to which they are
subjected that the iron will not be re.
melted, but brought very nearly to that
condition. The action Of the raw iron
ore upon the brittle casting is marvel.
Gus. After cooling IT can be bent with.
out risk Of breaking, and 1t becomes a
useful and serviceable article.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
INC Ur.a,I.red R,rh.,or

Il have not married 50 / may have Z
quiet life" said the bachelor. Had ]
married a good wife would have beer
afraid to lose her: n bad ons. | woubt
have been unhappy. Had taken .
poor girl we would have lived wretch
edly; rich one. and she would hav,
had cause TO taunt me with her money
Had she been ugly l could not have
loved her; beautiful. and l would have
been eternaily Jealous. Therefore
have not married. and yet life IS Z
nuisance. New York Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22

Mint Jelly. which gives the cachet Of
smartness to simple Iuncheons, may BE-
made from the mint tea and sugar
alone or, as l prefer 1t, with gelatin
to stiffen. When used ON hot PLATE
Il melts almost Immediately, but III
flavor even so is delight. and 1t look
charmingly green and appetlzing when
brought on the table. Pour two cups
u boiling water over bunch Of fresh
bruised mint leaves. then steep on the
back Of the range for ten or fifteen
minutes. Strain and TO a pint Of the
liquid allow a half package Of gelatin
soaked IN cold water reserved from tie
two cups measured out in the first
place Add sugar to sweeten and lem
On juice to make as acid as desired
Stir until dissolved. then set away t.
cool. AS it begins to thlcken stir IL
two tablespoonfuls OF eapers or picked
nasturtlum buds. then pour into little
individual molds about the size Of a
small egg cup or in a good sized mold
and set away to harden. It should be
made the day before 1t is to be used
When ready to serve turn out on a low
glass dish or pretty individual plates
and garnish with tiny sprigs Of fresh
mint Instead OF using the plain gel.
attn you can take package Of any OF
the prepared patent jellies. currant or
lemon being the preferred aavors.--
Washington Star
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
Maria mitchell and the Beer Man

Maria Mitchell, the famous astrono-
mer, was once directed by her ply
siclan to use lager beer as tonic. On
the way to visit her sister, Mrs. Joshua
Kendall of Cambridge. Mass, she stop
ped Mt saloon and purchased a bottle
Of beer and afterward asked her broth
er.in-law to open 1t for her. The Mitch
ell family. according to the Boston Her
aid. spoke among themselves after the
Quaker custom Where did thee get
It, Maria?" questioned her sister. -At
the saloon on the corner" replied Miss
Mitchell serenely. why. Maria,
Doesn't thee know respectable women
don't go into such places?" "oh," said
Miss Mitchell, in the manner OF one
who has done all that could be requir-
ed, Il told the man he, ought to lie
thoroughly ashamed OF his traffic.
New York Tribune.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
The Lion. share.

1t is really not the male lion. with
his terrific roar and formidable az
pearance, that the explorer fears. b..
his mate. The male lion Ia gool
looking poser, hut when it comes 70
business It is his wife who counts. .
Ia the African native. Game is pulle !
down by the female lion. and then Z:
male beats her on until be has feastea
to repletion. when she may have what
Is left: hence 'the lions share"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22
OIL PAINTINGS.
win Little Care They May Easily
BE Cleaned.

with n Little Care They May Easily
BE Cleaned.
Many a good picture that has looked
dark and dirty for years from having
been exposed 10 the dust can easily be
cleaned and freshened In a very sim
pie way The picture should be taken
from its frame and busted carefully
with soft cloth. Peel large potato
and cut It In half, go over the whole
picture with sponge that has been
dipped in tepld water. then with the
hat side q the potato rub the surface
OF the picture with light circular
movement. being careful not to press
too heavily on the canvas. The potato
will soon begin to loosen the dirt and
the colors underneath win begin TO
show brighter. When all the stains
and dirt have been removed the pie
ture should be sponged again IN warm
water, care being taken to wash or
any starch that may have been left
from the potato,
In case the picture Is badly cracked
as little water as possible should be
used. as 1t is apt to ooze under the
paint and do some injury.
Many oil paintings are injured by the
dampness from the wallis on which
they are hung. The dampness is apt
to cause the canvas to decay. and
there are few canvases made to resist
Its attacks, To prevent this particular
form Of decay the back of the canvas
should be painted when perfectly dry
with white lead.