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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

There's a beautiful prospect of some
hiSh doings up in Iowa, because of a
recent edict issued by the Burlington
Railroad Company. That corporation
operates some 5000 miles of lines and
the officials have issued positive orders
that in future all conductors must be
clean shaver. No more whtskers. Burn
sides, COATES, imperials, mustache or
any other hiruste adornment on the
faces of the conductors will be toler-
ated Some of the conductors talk of
testing the matter in the courts, and
who can blame them? Are not whis-
kers private property? If so, shall a
railway company deprive a man Of
them without due process of law
Next we know some tyrant will de-
cree that no man may wear his hair
longer than a certain limit Where are
our liberties. anyhow?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Chattanooga Times.
gard Mr.. Hearst and his Indepen-
dence League as allies. for saws hes
1--WE are going in the same direction.
Now as Mr.. Bryan is also going in the
same direction with President Roose-
velt the three of them may be said
to be on their way together. If Mr..
Bryan could only get his consent to
hermit Democracy to GO 1t alone and
on It's own traditional way Just one
time on the right sort of issues he
mioht learn something to his advan.
age and at the same time give his
M rt, a chanNR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Our AntIquainted Tarin Policy.

New York American.
Most of the nations of Western Eu-
rome have written their tariff laws
They are prepared to trafic with the
world on a reciprocal basis. while
America. through the lack of initiative
on the part of the administration and
the inattention of Congress. has failed
to adjust Itself to the new economic
program in world traffic. Until some
international. settlement Is reached
and made known to the business in
terests involved. commerce Will neces-
sarily be threatened or disturbed by
tariff wars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Today In History

1502-Columbus sailed on his fourth
voyage to the New World.
l645-Montrose defeated the Cove
nanterS at battle of Auldean.
1671-Col. Thomas Blood made dar
ing attempt to steal the crown jewels
fro mthe Tower of London.
1T97-Walter Cotton. who made the
first public announcement of the dis
covery of gold in California. born in
Rutland, Vt: died January %. 1851
1763-The Indian chief. Pontiac. be
gan his blockade of Detroit
17S1-The Spaniards captured Pen
sacola, Fla. from the British.
lS43-Hugh S. Legare of South Car
DINA became Secretary of State.
1S53-First transatlantic steamer
arrived at Quebec.
1S64-Sheridan's famous raid com
menced
1Sa4-Several villages destroyed and
1000 lives lost by earthquakes in Ven
eZuela
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Farmers Union and Southern Cotton
Association Anart
j, The; The Millionaire and the Muse.

uiIddSIpIid HeCOTQ.
II 1t cost money TO patronize poetry
as 1t does to pationize art our million
aires who find all existing means of
spending their wealth insufficient
would be glad to incure the expense
man can buy pictures and statues
he can't excite public admiration and
envy by buying books of poetry OF
course, he could publish the works of
poet but then he would have the
sold the author is not a famous poet
There is no way of financing poetry
and hence the millionaire and the
muse don't get together
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
BOOMERS FOR THIRD TERM.


Three Classes YhO Axe Asking MT.
Roosevelt 10 Hun Again.
Chicago Tribune.
The men who are so assiduously pro-
noting the third term boom may be
roughly divided into three classes.
They are, first, the officeholders, VINO
feel bound by gratitude or "a hvely eX-
pectation of favors to come to sup
port the present administration for an
indefinite number of terms. Toadylsm
lies in the mouth OF ofhceholdlng, ana
it is part of the duty of the smalt
oficehnlder to advocate the election OF
his chief for as many terms as he is
willing TO serve. The officeholder IN
return expects to be renominated TO
the Office he holds at present or to be
given a better one.
Next, there are the politicians who
eve-mistakably as we tnlnk-
that the reelection of President tSpose-
welt would be accomplished by as large
majorities as in his election to sec
ond term. This would sweep into Of
flee nearly every Republican candldate
in the Northwest-State, city, and
county. 1T would make the campaign
easy for the politicians. 1t might even
have the effect of reducing campaign
assessments, as everybody who should
be nominated on a Republican ticket
in States like Illinois, Michigan and
Ohio. would expect to be elected with
out much effort and also without much
merit on his own part
Third, there are number or sincere
admirers of President Roosevelt who
think the welfare of the country would
be promoted by his election to thlrd
term. We believe that thes admirers
are in the minority of those who voted
the Republican ticket in 1904 The
expression of feeling in favor of the
third term is. first, of all. that of the
boisterous gentlemen who begin early
to make themselves heard in political
campaigns. but who do not nave the
decisive voice when the election taxes
place. That voice comes from the
great mass of the people, not common
iy known to the politicians. VINO are
quietly pursuing their ordinary Voca,
lions and are still doing a good de al
Of thinking. They are in no mood to
have their haS!ds forced by officehold-
ers or sycophants ,.uz
The countrv has not yet been heaTd
from on the third term question. II
will be heard from If the renominatloh
of President Roosevelt shall be ser
iously proposed and Its expression OF
opinion will be even more vociterous
If through any misadventure the, re-
nomination should occur. We believe,
as we said before, that the 1eeilng
among the masses against the third
term is deep and abiding, although at
present It may be latent, as no SUI
ficient provocation has yet arisen 1or
Tor it's positive expression.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Empress a Play Censor i.

The Empress of Japan has been
reading some European plays and she
does not like them. She believes that
they deal with forbidden subjects and
must lead TO dangerous meditations.
The freedom with which women in
them are represented as expressing
their opinions in public. giving vent
to their most intimate sentiments and
putting their handkerchiefs over their
eyes and weeping before people is said
to strike her as quite incomprehensi-
BILE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Huntsville Mercury.
The people of Alabama are waking
up to a Relation that the new tax
law will be oppressive AS a very, con
servative and intelligent citizen desis,
legal maxim as old as government
The power to tax is the power to de-
stroy." The people in the old coun-
tries, ruled by monarchs, are taxed be-
yond their ability to live, and every
now and then the United states. is
called on to help feed their starving
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

They've got US tangled to some ex-
tent Many Democrats as well as Re-
welt are going in the same direction.
Mr.. Bryan, speaking of Hearst and his
Independence League, says they are
headed in the same direction. Now,
II Bryan, Roosevelt and Hearst are
all headed in the same direction" will
some one inform us where the deuce
thew are going? If that kind of spike
team is what Democrats must look to
and depend on the tall timber will soon
be full Of EN-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Naval Display Making for Peace.

No one who notes the constant eX-
change of social amenities at Wash
ington, Fort Monroe and norfolk be-
tween American and foreign army and
navy officers can fail to be impressed
with the conviction that the naval dis
play in Hampton Roads is in the in
terest of peace instead Of being glor-
ification Of war, The fleets in Hamr-
ton Roads can not grow too large nor
too varied in their makeup. The more
the merrier and the greater the assur-
quaintance. We hope the flag OF every
civilized nation in the world will be
seen during the next Six months in
Hampton Roads flying over spick and
comes strengthens the tie that binds
the United States to their friends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

The Columbia State sadly comments
oil "the passing of the steamboat" but
perhaps Its fears are premature. The
congestion of freight and travel on
the railroads, If it cannot in some way
be remedial, will put water transpor-
tation into favor again in the near
future, saying nothing of the increas-
ing number of accidents on the rail
roads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
After u Long Wait.

CATHOLIC NIanUaTU.
rs anyone waiting on Sou?" asked
the naughty saleslady, finally condo
scending to notice the shopping per-
son.
I'm afraid not" replied the latter
MY husband was-I left him outside
but I'm afraid he's become Disguised
and gone home"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
MARCH CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees
MS advertisers (and makes 1t part ot me
contract when requested) that its Daily cir
cuiation is larger than that of any morning
newspaper printed in Alabama-and that its
Sunday edition has the largest circulation
Of any edition OF any newspaper printed In
Alabama without exception
The figures for March. printed below.
represent the actual net circulation. all re-
turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Credit for Good Intention.

An Iowa man who emptied a shot
gun into a charivari party wounded
only three persons. While his marks
manship was a little faulty his inten-
tfon to declare closed season for the
wedding hoodlum will be applauded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

A contemporary remarks that "oys-
tiers two weeks old are said to be the
size of a pin point" Now will some
one wise in material knowledge in
form us just what is the size of
pins point? Will they tell US if it
has any size?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

The Oklahoma State Capital assures
us that William Randolph Hearst will
make Rome howl" If our observa-
ton has been correct he is the one
who has done the bowling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

millions. Are we drifting to the same
awful fate? This is a government by
the people. of the people and for the
people. and fthey wish or expect II
to SO remain, they better begin to as
sert their power and authority
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

CIeNCTand PTaln Ded!er.
George, mother is coming to stay
month with us. wish you would send
I'll do better than that. I'll send
her a roundtrip excursion ticket good
for five days"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
ReCin with the children.

Boston Herald.
AS has often been pointed out by re-
formers. the best way to begin Is with
the children. Whatever should pc
Taught the world to Improve it's condi-
tions may safefy be tried on the young
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Mr.. George Z. Roberts, Director of
the United States Mint writes an ar
ticle on the danger of too much pros
perity." One danger that touches
many of us in a tender place is that
the aforesaid prosperity isn't spread
over enough of us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

1t may be true, as Baltimore con-
temporary figures it out. that the
American people spend five million dol
lars a year on baseball, but what of it?
The money Will go in some way and
better baseball than nigh balls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Mr.. E. II. Hartman says he hasn't
time to be United States Senator. Prob
ably he is too busy trying to olsen
gage himself from the Ananias Club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

SO far we believe they have found
three Republicans in the Creek Nation.
If there are any others they are re-
ouested to stand up and be counted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Daily Average, March, 1907 80. :. Il!
Sunday Average. March, 1907 :. :. g:

e. 8. Noble. Circulation Manager Of The
Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn,
says:
The foregoing statement Of The Adver-
Users circulation for lhe month Of March.
1907. is true and correct and compiled after
all returns from news-boys, news agents.
spoiled and leftover copies have been de-
Quoted. E. s. NOBLE,
Circulation Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day of April, 1907.
(SeaL) RIGA ALEXANDER,
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Don't raise any kind of petunia seed
but the double variety. The seed are
now worth ten times their weight in
gold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
WHAT HASTHE YEARBRoUCHT FoRTH7

today Jennings Bryan from his
trip around the world enthusiasm New YORK city
Committees from North embracing many OF the
Leading Democrats of the nation him. there was every sign " po
oubur night the great Madison Square
thrond to hear the views OF the
Nebraska statesman the living OF the hour
Everybody remembers and the result cold chill was
down the the stage and in the boxes
when ownership of railroads and
presumably inevitable and unavoidable solution
the problems The enthusiasm waned from that
the day before the den
sye with repudians his new doctrine
suese destructive of the political liberties
of the
Bryan has somewhat changed question
politically
theory has been possible the But the Republican
party refuses like sensible politicians permit him to diyest
himself democracy Taft his speech
laid by Bryan
referendum country.
Bryan anne undoubtedly the most
~ responsibility
them with sufficient
to Bryan hat the
swah in the coming campaign
disadvantage the bearer of
something else
Bryan tonight since
metropolis Since then he has been heard
questions he strengthened himself
that in humble opinion he
quite probable
humang than that the
popular majority against carry
materially in his vote Them if he
them ALL
papable ourselves
his head the sand like ostrich and
refuse anything
all candidate of the make good
higher the future and nuse ygor
Another terrible defeat
necessary Bryan
but it does pity
before clear to take and return to its
faith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
THE eE0gG4l SCHOOL TEACHER.
Philadelphia Press. (Rep9

The school teachers life is not in
all respects and in all places a happy
one. In Georgia, for instance, the
school teachers have not been paid
since January last. What a wall
would go up to heaven if that should
happen in Pennsylvania, The New
Orleans "Picayune7 speaks of this
delay in paying the school teachers
as though it was nothing uncommon.
It says
1t is well known that in many OF
the States, and there is no exception
to the rule in the South, the teachers
are the most poorly paid of all the
public servants. Their salaries are
not only small in comparison with
the Importance of the work they do
but it often happens that their pay is
often in arrears, sometimes as mucE
behind as ten or twenty months. But il
anybody must wait it is the teachers
1t is easy to see why the cause o.
public education does not thrive il
the South if this is the way they trea
their school teachers. The most pa
tient and unselflsh of teachers mus
lose some of their zeal and etficienc!
when their pay becomes ten or TWEEN
| ty months in arrears.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
Arrivals.

From Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon. no 40 p M
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Montery 40 40 p m
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Mont'ery. Il So m
From Atlanta and Macon. 80. NJ OF p m
From Augusta, Savannah, At
lanta and Macon. ..... rs 80 a m
From Columbus and interme-
date points. .............. i'll 50 m
From Columbus, Newman and
intermediate points ...... til 20 p m
From Birmingham Columbus
via Fort Valley ............*5 90 a m
From Birmingham, Column bus
via Fort Valley ......... 40 40 pm
From Albany and intermediate
points. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ri 40 a m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
THE BECAUSE LADY.

Why does she do her hair that way?
Why did she snub you yesterday?
Ask her, and then you'll hear her say
Because.
Why does she dote on lemon ice?
Why does she think that smoke is
nice?
Why does she spurn your good adj
vice?
Because.
Why does she rush to matinees?
Why does she with enraptured gaze
Observe the heroes of the plays?
Because.
Why does she, when she reads book
At the last chapter always look
Ere the first page she will crook?
Because.
Why does she hurry in the shops
And walk until she nearly drops
And make no purchase ere she stops?
Because.
Why does she lunch on frosted cake
And pickles? This is no mistake!
And wonder what has caused the
ache?
Because.
Why does she wear outlandish hats?
Why does she scream at mice and
rats?
She'll tell you when with you she
chats,
Because"
Why does she-Ah, but let us pause
And ask her why she says Because.
She'll tell us, true to woman's laws,
Because"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

One more effort of a state legisla-
ture to interfere with the right of an
individual to make contracts has been
declared unconstitutional In the
Circuit Court at Charleston, Judge
Purdy has announced that the South
Carolina law prohibiting a railroad
employee from entering into a contract
with relief association to accept
benefits from it instead of sueing for
damages for injuries was unconstitu-
tionaI and void. There was nothing
to indicate that the employees choice
was not entirely free from any res
traint.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
Griffin News.)

The Atlanta Journal refers to
Yankee corporations that are plum
dering the State Hurrah for the
Journal-that's the stuff. We want
neither Yankee capital nor foreign
immigration. We were mistaken
about wanting those New York cap
italists to build an electric line from
here to Atlanta. Darn the interurban
lines and darn Atlanta, the Yankee
city of the South! We can stay at
home and be better off
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
Savannah News.)

Those persons who look forward to
Savannah's accommodating the dust
and cobwebs of inactivity after Jan.
l next are doomed to disappointment
The fine old town is going to be do
ing business at the same old stand
and more of it than ever before. Feel
the real estate pulse if you do not be-
lieve the circulation is healthy and
the community's heart is in the right
place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
STATE PRESS COMNEGTs.
Maeon NeWs.)

There was money for the military,
for salaries for new Offices, for the in
crease of salaries of existing offices,
for this and for that. Enough money
was dished around to make it neces-
sary to fix the tax rate at the max
imum limit possible under the law
But there was none for the State ag.
ricultural colleges; perhaps the ad
ministration and the legislature were
too busy with reform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

''To give Atlanta the whip handle
over the rest of the State" That, the
Macon Telegraph insists, is what the
Governor and his Railroad Commits
sion will endeavor to do. If so, Am
CIRCUS and the other jobbing points
had better get their fighting clothes
on at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

Commissioner Stevens announces
that he will live in Savannah in the
winter time hereafter The Commits
sioner knows the epicurean pleasures
of Savannah in cold weather. He is
not to be blamed for endeayoring to
sSsnbfng pleasure with business. Say
anah is the ideal spot in Georgia to
do it in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

The railroads, it is stated, will have
their revenues reduced a million dol
lars year by the reduction in rates.
Can they stand it and keep the roads
up in good shape, furnish good sched-
ules, and go forward in improvements
as the public would like them to do?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

No matter what else it may have
done, the British Parliament just pro-
rogued will doubtless be longest re-
membered as the one that permitted
an Englishman to marry his deceased
wife's sister. No matter what else it
may have done the present Georgia
legislature will be longest remem-
bered as the one that, figuratively
speaking, drove whiskey out of the
State
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

: The Savannah Press thinks that the
,xwsntral of Georgia and the Ocean
steamship companies should keep
their cash surplus in the banks of
Georgia instead of in the North. 1t
holds that this would be an express
sion OF confidence that would be a
benefit to the companies, and at the
same time the money would assist in
easing up the financial situation at
this time in this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

City attorney Mayson, of Atlanta,
is going to contest Congressman Liv-
ingston's seat. He is to be the pro-
hibition candidate. Come to think of
it your Uncle Lon has had mighty
little to say on the whiskey question.
Has he been caught mapping, at last?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
columbus EnQuirer-Sun.)

Mr. Bryan and his friends have
failed to effect a fusion of the Nebras-
ka Democrats and Populists for the
lection in that state this fall He
should come to Georgia and learn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

Mrs. Henpeckke-"J hon, your trou-
sers are dreadfully baggy at the
knees" Mr.. Henpeckke-"How can
they be otherwise, my dear, when
am so often forced to pocket my
pride?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

The man who shouts loudest against
railroads is frequently the very man
who wouldn't subscribe 81 to help
new railroad enterprise if the very
ME Of his commune deRended on it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

&.Thereis no politics in the immi-
grafton plan" says President Bette
man. Probably not. 1t is doubtful
if politician could be brought to
look even cross-eyed Ut the plan since
the Farmers Union opposed it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
OBEDIENCE.

said; Let me walk in the fields, -
He said; mo walk in the town"
I said; There are no flowers there. "
He said "No flowers, but crown. "
l said: But the skies are black;
THERE'S nothing but noise and din. -
And he wept as he sent me back;
There is more he said, there is
sin"
| said: But the air is thick,
And fogs are yelling the sun.
He answered: yet souls are sick,
And souls in the dark undone."
| said: Il shall miss the light,
And friends will miss me, they
say"
He answered: Choose tonight,
If l am to miss you, or they"
| pleaded for time to be given.
He said: rs it hard to decide?
1t will not be hard in Heaven
To have followed the steps of your
Guide"
Then into his hand went mine;
And into my heart came he;
And I walk in a light divine,
The path ] had feared to see.
George Mcdonald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

Newspapers all over the State are
telling Chairman McLendon that his
statement that the "Commmission
would welcome all new roads" was
entirely superfuous. AS the Griffin
Sur St s-'.a.'SEf -wop,tstsTsny 4 saaIaEl
roads under this adminis+ANfon."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
(ThOmasviIle Times-Enterprise.)

This is a great country for people
who like to eat No sooner do wa
termelons and peaches disappear
thanscuppernongs and bullises roll
in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30
ROme Tribune.)

Fifty denizens of Kentucky have
been made desperately i'll by drink
ing milk. Those Kentuckians should
go slow in experimenting with new
beverages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

Whatever consideration may have
urged the appointment of Judge Hol-
den to the Supreme Court, it was
good selection" says the Savannah
Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-30

Speaker Cannon says the great
mass of people are not talking much
politics but are doing heap of think
ing. When the people get to think
ing it is time for the ordinary poll
tician to light out for his storm cell
lar.