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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
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 17S2-Preliminary treaty between England and the United States signed at Paris.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
portn Rico No I.onrer Eurorean.


 "The United States in Porto Rico. by Edgar Allen Forbes. in, The September Worlds Work, tells in picture and story the results of nine years of American occupation of the island. The writer. who saw Porto Rico while 1t was under the Spanish rule. contrasts its present condition with that of the old regime He says that the Porto Rico of 1898 was essentially part of Europe, the limited States and all that it represents was as utterly foreign to the average native as was Arabia or Hindustan
 "Where is Turkey?" asked an Amer ican of a class of girls in the superior school at Mayaguez.
 "In Asia" came the answer in chorus.
 What is its capital?"
 "Constantinople," answered the cho- rus.
 where is the United StatesT
 There Was profound silence.
 The study of the United States be- longs to a course which has not been taken yeti" the teacher hastened to ex- plain.
 This was in January, 1899. The course is being taken now and every body knows the answer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Called "The Honest Dentifrice~ because through sixty years. no honest effort has been spared to give to the public a Deniifrice that lhe teeth require. It is an Aka line. slightly astringent. deliciously fragrant deodorizer and tonic for the tooth and mouth structure. It is your loss if you afe not using it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

In a speech delivered at Bath, Maine, a year ago, Mir. Taft declared himself in favor of immediate revision of the tariff The stand -patters are after him about his declaration. and he now says he is still in favor of immediate re- vision" but it will probably take two or three years to get his party united Nan 1t. In plain words, immediate sig mines hereafter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
Chas,nn the Octopus.

The Washington Post.
 Colonel Roosevelt would put the octo- pus in a felon's cell; Colonel Bryan would have the Government turn octo- pus. Now. here is your paramount: we make it infamous, according to the plan of Colonel Roosevelt, or shall we incorporate il into-graft 1t upon--the Government, and thus make 1t respect able. according to the plan of Colonel Bryan? There is the paramount. and we do not see how politics, Republican or Democratic. can evade it-Republi- can Bryanism versus. Roosevelt Democ- racy This is a puzzle for John Tenn pie Graves. and 1t might even challenes the ratiocInaton of Thomas E. Watson himself. If that gentleman can spare time from his wardship of the Demo- cratic Governor of Georgia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
RefIectIons of a pachelor.

The New Hork Press.
 An easy way to earn a fortune Is to have your father do 1t for you.
 A girls reason for falling in love with a man Is that there isn't any.
 The reason a woman Is afraid of cows is they were never known to hurt anybody.
 You can tell when a man has been losing money by the way he pretends he hasn't
 It would be awful nice to be married if it was what 1t seemed like before Vou were
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
Ts. R,~ Iob. 0s the West.

Mir. Arthur W. Page. of The Worlds Work, has been one of Secretary Gar fields party during an extended visit throughout the entire West. MT. Page will write a series of articles on such subjects as The Reclamation of Desert Places" The Governments Land Pol icy" Our Forest Reserves" etc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Iicanism. If there is any sensible req son for such an act we are unable to see 1t. Whatever else Roosevelt may have done he has not given any cause for the South to follow him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

MT. Willie Hearst is scheduled to be at the Jamestown Exposition next Monday and deliver an address in which he will outline the objects and policies of his Independence League. That seems to be favorite place for political spielers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Any one who is pining for hot wealth CT aud isn't satisfied with some of the days we have had lately will do well to take e trip down towards the eSua- tar--or to TexaE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
5ur.Y CIRCULATION.

e., aHvsrttners land makes it a pert oI ..e eentrass when rsqusstedl that its daiix ,'.rv S,. cusation ia larger than that of any .sst its newspaper printed in Alapamar-- ~srrsIat tion oof any edition of any newspaper prD
 Alabama without exception .,~xv rep-
 The figures for July. prin.su s1, r.tnrns resent the actual net circutaSON' ~
 having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

In portions of North Dakota labor is so scarce that the large wheat grow CTS are offering three dollars a day and fried chicken for supper" for har- vest hands, but are not able to get them. It is plain that laborers are scarce up there or that offer would tempt them-especially the supper lay out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
nnrNn nnr OF TOWN.

RubscribeFa who leave the city temporarily should have The Advertiser mailed them. Addresses win be changed as often as ro- uueaked.
 Ycn can keep fully informed about Mont woguery and Alabama affairs only through The Advertiser
 Tsefore leaving naf or phone your z '" sress to fhis office. Phone 2SO. City Circu- Iatlon Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
The overIords of the Financial world

Mir C. NJ. Keys. whose series of arti- cles in The Worlds Work on Hartman attracted such wide notice, will begin a series of Money Kings" articles in the october number or that magazine.
 Mir. Keys was formerly one of the ed itors of The Wall Street Journal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
DRIF TW
nx PHIL n. ARMSTRONG;.

 Dear. hand in hand. Don't you recall
 How we would roam Back there fnN the
 Valley of Home Sweet Home. Back there in the valley Of Human Love Where the thoughts winged pure, To the realms above. Where the mocking birds Sang songs So sweet Where the arching trees Ger head would meet. To form a dome
 Beneath which you And would wander
 The long hours through Through Twilight Ways
 Oh heart Of mine Meath the dogwood bush
 And the wild haw-vine. Oh. what cared we
 For a world outside When the arms of Nature
 Were opened wide? What cared we for a
 World of men, For a money mad striving
 World of sin7 Beneath our feet was
 The grass so green The gracefcs cattaiIs
 That would lean To kiss the care-free
 Laughing stream Oh. life was one
 Midsummer dream. Don't~you recall how the
 Moon would play At hide and seek From the Milky Way While the million stars
 From the Velvet skies
 Seemed winkin' and blinkin' Their little eyes?
 Don't you remember the Night when you
 Declared wou would ever And aye be true?
 But the years drifted by in The Way years will,
 And you must have forgotten The old time thrill
 You must have forgotten The Quickenlng beat
 Of the heart, and the Vows on the rustic seat,
 For I'm drifting alone Down Iife's rough stream
 And you've vanished from me, Dear, like dream.
 And over my eyes Oft comes a haze
 As think of the walks 1n the Twilight Ways. If a girl has taking ways she gets married; if 8 man has taking ways, he gets locked up for stealing.
 + Between overweight and overconf- dence. Taft Is having a hard time of 1t this hot weather. Its as natural for a woman to wear a tight shoe as 1t Is for an IndianIan 10 write a book. Oh, these blackberry days-don't they bring back to you happy visions O. the time you were a freckled fac sd.A tow laI lyf6 .vrhn, alI .f1 n rNlo ground and you played leap frog with It's troubles, when you deaed snakes and briars and piucked the luscious ber- ries and smeared your face up with the stains? Happiness, we'd carve the smiling hg- ure of a nigger up to his ears in a slice of watermelon. How did you ever get that new dress out of your husband" 'tOh, he came in hilarious at 3 o'clock the other morning, and took me for 9 chorus girl"
 'sHe has lot of pull" Then he ought to be dentist
 +
 TaAy. Taffy was a Welchman.
 Tafy was a thief, Taffy came to our house And stole a piece of beefi But when he tried to eat 1t
 Gro do so was the question He stole it from a boarding house
 So died with indigestion. + Noah was drawing in the gang plank: Now just look wonder: don't tall me man isn't descended from monkey. I might have known somebody would miss the boat. and be late for the ex- cursion. Hurry up, you spooning oranR- outangs" he yelled, as he fumb:ed at his watch.
 He's backing the show. ism: heT' He must be; 1t isn't coming to the front any"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
snmetimeu DanRerous.

Brundidge Record. ..'--
 Some of the acts of the recent leg islature go to prove that if Is dan Kerous thing sometimes to be lead by . nolitician of the jim dandy type.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Now is the time to go to Europe" headlines The Richmond News-Leader, What are they after you about?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

E. q Noble Circulation Manager of The nkantxenerv Advertiser. being duly worn The foregoing statement of The Adver- 4iserss circulation for the month of Juiy, IeeT iS true and correct. and compiled after aJ1 refffrns from news boys. news agents rpeiied and leftover copies have been de- Nr~e~d E S NOBLE
 Circulation --anager. Sworn fe and subscribed before me this ! TrEIr,.1 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Pubic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Oh, these blackberry days-don't they bring back to you happy visions O. the time you were q freckled fac sd.A tow headed kid, when all of life was play ground and you played leap frog with It's troubles, when you defied snakes and briars and piucked the luscious ber- ries and smeared your face up with the stains2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Captain J W. Dimmick is spending a few days in Walker county on ous- mess.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Hon. E. R. McDavid. of Birmingham, formerly Secretary of State. came to Montgomery last night on business. He will return to the Magic City this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

Its as natural for a woman to wear a tight shoe as 1t Is for an Indianlan 10 write book.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

If we wanted to chisel a statue oc Happiness, we'd carve the smiling hg- ure of nigger up to his ears in q slice of watermelon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30

MT. J. N. Pollard. of Luverne. is registered at Hotel Summers.
 MT. B. A. Sears. of Columbus. Ga. is visiting the city. MT. A. c. Horn, of Livingston. is in the city.
 Mir. M. wier, of Selma. is in Mont gomery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19
Leave Railroad for Farm.

So profitable has farming b ne in
pennsylvania that many empivyes of
the railroads are deserving t. cir pres.
emf occupations to take up farm work.
Many of the railroad men were
brought up on farms, but deserted
them for what was at the time more
lucrative employment on the railroads.
But the high prices obtained for all
products of the farm has again caused
a change, and some of these railroad
men have found 1t a most profitable
venture to buy up farms which have
been indifferently cultivated for years.
The Italians, who are largely EN-
ployed as section hands on the rail
roads, are particularly anxious to be-
gin careers as farmers. The fact that
it is almost impossible to buy land in
their W country makes them eager
to become land owners in the country
of their adoption, and it is predicted
that their thriftiness will soon make
them strong rivals Of the hardy Penn
s~ylvania Dutch farmers.
The Italians are anxious to buy up
the lands which Dutch farmers have
partially abandoned as barren, and
with their methods of intensive farm
ing they bid fair to add largely to the
number of acres now under cultiva-
ton in this country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19
Expect Increased Business.

Even the most optimistic railway
managers, who have been most strong.
ly opposing the reduction Of any in
terstate rates to a basis Of two cents
per mile, are now admitting that It is
not practical to maintain a higher
basis between a great many points.
and that, as all lines ultimately must
have equal rates between strongly
competitive points. 1t is only a ques.
ton of time until interstate rates
throughout the United States will be
less than two cents per mile for all
but the shortest routes between the
principal centers of population. Some
railway managers are expressing their
fears that they may not be able to
advance freight rates sufficiently to
Offset the decrease in passenger earn
inss they consider inevitable, but 9TH
er officials predict that the lower
rates will stimulate travel to such an
extent that their net earnings under a
two cent per mile basis will be even
larger than they are now.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19
sIcHTLEss ORATOR or OKLA.
hoMA MAY BE SENATOR.
Rich Aspirants for Nomination Are
Side Tracked for Him-csreer Of
Remarkable Politician "A
Lawyer by Profession.

Oklahoma City. Okla .--Totally blind
since his early youth, yet able TO dis
corn the political situation and to win
the Democratic nomination for United
States senator 10 the recent Oklahoma
primaries, Thomas Y. Gore, Of Law
ton, Is looked upon Us one Of the most
re uarkable men 10 the southwest
HIS election IL regarded as almost
certain Gore was opposed for the
nomination by two men Of wealth,
each Of whom spent a small fortune
IN advertising and organization work
Fen people in the proposed state be.
lieyed that the blind orator would
make ever a respectable showing Ia
the primaries. But. while others were
Specializing on results. Gore was max.
ing q grass root" campaign, speaking
personally to nearly every farmer and
iaDoring man in the two territories,
To get the necessary al TO travel
ever tho state he placed q mortgage
on his home At Lawten, stalking all
on the results Of the primaries.
Gore will, II elected, b" the first
blind mar 10 occupy a seat in con
gross. At the age Of eight he lost
his left eye, a playmate accidentally
striking him witn a stick and at the
age of II he lost the other eye
through being hit by an arrow.
Notwithstanding this aftIctlon, Mr.
Gore Is a man Of superior education
and is noted as an orator. lie was
born 36 years ago In what Is now
Webster county. Miss, and at the
time that he became blind he was
page In the Mississippi state senate
and lived at the house Of United
States Senator J. u. George From
that time until he reached the age OF
l6 Mr., Gore studied at home. his
mother and sister lnstructing him and
reading to him. His fayorlte book
was THE Lives Of Self.Made Men
and from this volume he Gays ha
gained much that has been beneficial
TO him In later years.
lie was graduated from the schools
at WaithhL Miss. long before he at
tained bis majority. and In 1891 he
was nominated for the legislature. but
not having reached the required age
he was disqualified for the Office
Then he taught school for several
years, went 10 Texas for a time. and
has lived in Oklahoma ten years.
Since reaching voting age Mr.. Gore
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19

~ The Palace cafe, It Isn't due for one
hour and ten minutes"
Ihafs all right, Gin Fig Charlie
amt a director Of this road. He's ON
he BOOze route"
And by the mine superintendent's
watch It's Just due now. Look here
What Kind Of time do you keep In This
GOD ioTaaksn Shantytown-on.the.HinY"
The ticket, etc, agent regarded the
Indignant easterner with cold and otn.
cial eye as behtted the dignity OF the
great corporation he represented,
Wen, SIR, we have several kinds of
time In this city. We have 8. p. time.
We have Santa Fe time; we have local
or sun time; at Cohen's Three Rail-
Diamond Emporium they've got a
ehronometer that keeps Greenwich
time; the night OF pay day In the old
town we call a hot time; and Just be-.
fore the funeral Of one OF this here
plug hatted, lily-nngered, shad.bel.
lied New Workers. Of the -long.nosed.
hnicky and ~super-criucal variety, we
generally have a hell Of a time. Shall
! wire EN- to run back No. 10. or will
you favor us with your company ill
tomorrow, slr?"
The stranger decided u walt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19
Gettinu Rid of Warts

Warts are simply an oyergrowth of
flesh covered with a hardened skin.
They are Of two varieties, hard or
soft, and either can be removed with.
out much difficulty. A very simple
remedy consists in wetting the warts
several times a day with a piece of
moistened common washing soda.
This will cause them to disappear al.
most before n is aware of It. MurI.
attic acid or acetic acid applied to a
wart every night for three nights in
succession will soo cause it to
shriyel and blacken and finally fall of.
Use a wooden toothpick In applying
and be careful not to touch the nor.
nal skin around the wart. In some
cases II may be necessary to scratch
the wart with a tiny sharp instru.
ment before the first application In
order that the acid may begin its
work more easily. This will hasten
the result.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A crust Of bread put into the water
In which green's are boiled will alb,
sorb all Objectionable rankness of
flavor.
The rollers Of a clothes wringer
may be easily and effectively cleaned
by rubbing them with a cloth which
has been dipped in coal oil.
When ironing culored clothes see
to 1t that the irons are not too hot.
Excessive heat will fade the clothes.
Iron on the wrong side.
When too much salt accidentally
has been used, the effect may be coun.
teracted by adding a tablespoonful of
vinegar and a tablespoonful OF sugar.
II the clothes line becomes kinked
or twisted when it Is being taken
down wind the line toward you, in.
stead Of away from you, and 1t will
wind smoothly.
IL flour sacks are to be washed,
turn them wrong side out and put in
cold water. Wash and rinse In cold
water. The use Of hot water for this
purpose will make the -four sticky and
hard to wash out.
To do up rufled net curtains stretch
ont on n sheet after starching. Pin
Just to the rufles and leave until dry.
Take up and iron only the rutfles,
dampening as you so along, This will
leave the curtain perfectly straight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19

A mile down the track the express
comes round the bend. You watch It
as 1t grows rapidly larger, then in a
moment 1t thunders by. The tower
trembles and you gasp in smoke. The
signal-operator glances at his clock.
then leans out and shakes two fingers
at the engineer, who mods and pulls
his throttle in a bit. He is two min.
utes ahead of time.
As the express vanishes in a blue
haze OF steam and dust. q
heavy freight comes numbering down
the s%outhbound track, the big black
engine shaking and belching smoke
and cinders. The operator turns and
tugs upon his levers. Out upon the
track there is o changing among the
switches, and upon the signal-bridge
the green and yellow semaphores rise
and fall. The painting locomotive
halts. The signal Is against him. Far
back at the caboose q brakeman drops
on, and you see him running up the
tIack. waving q spot Of red. The Ell.
gineer, II greasy overalls, swings
down from his cab and hurries TO the
tower. The operator shouts to him
that there = 4 freight wreck X U
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19

brotherin-law's private car, because
1t Will not be In keeping with our IN.
ture life, 1t will be the simple life we
will lead
Inc young p%rnfessor-he Is only %
-ahd the girl who first met while
She was studying at Notre Dame, will
begin their simple life" In one Of the
most gorgeous palaces in New York
a magnificent French mansion with
gardens, huge wrought iron pallngs
locked gates and army Of servanta
which the steel magnatc built on Rly.
ersidc drive. The bridegroom's broth.
or has turned the 5000. 900 house
over to them for their exclusive use
during their honeymoon.
The private rooms OF The profeszor
and his bride. on the second loof. ara
decorated with the painting "Agak.
enlng Of Cupid" Behind each bed.
room Is a Louis XVI dressing room
such as the bride never dreamed Of
In planning her "simple life The
ceiling OF the brides dressing room
Is decorated with The Tos.s, .,
Cupid"
When they breakfast yis-ayx fs
this $4,000 600 haven for simpls Hfa
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19
Mr.. william A. Radtord will answer

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining 10 tho
subject OF building for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his Wild expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he Is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all Inquiries 10 William A. Radford, No.
49, f1fth Ave, Chicago, H., and only
enclose tyo-eent stamp for reply.
A good comfortable eIght-room
house that is well adapted for a vii
lage or small city is given in this
plan. Such a house should have a
good roomy lot, for the house itself
suggests room and comfort. The bed
room down stairs opening off from
the sitting room is well liked by elder.
ly people, and no one has a better
right to consideration than the old
folks. There is sure to come a time
when we won't feel like running up.
stairs upon the slightest provocation,
as we once did.
The house is 80 feet wide by So feet
long on the ground, exclusive of the
porches, but the upper floor is abbre.
Waited TO make room for the attic over
the kitchen.
This attic is just the place to hang
clothes on d rainy or snowy washday.
1t also makes a fine store room, which
IL a valuable thing in any house. 1t
furnishes a place to put things that
you don't need Immediately and it
saves clt< ering up the rooms with a
lot OF stuff that Is too good to burn
and not good enough to give away.
cost Of us know what it means to
,'ork hard to accumulate a lot of fur.
liture and household traps, and we
cannot bring ourselves to dispose of
1t even when we have good reason to
believe that we shall never need it
again.
You a forgive a New England
for hanging unto an old heir.
loom, evsl If it is useless and in the
way, because all such stuff came over
with John Alden in the Mayhower,
but let them pack the stuff away in
the attic where 1t won't worry other
folks. The persons owning the curl.
osities may go up there every rainy
day and admire them in private.