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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20
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Tha Montgomsry AdvaftlA4g 9esS sES it's advertisers tand makes tt a pe1sS S- ,str c0nsrAct when requested1 that its oe.s - Ssa euiAtton ia larger than that ok Any - " ~. nswsDaper printed tn Alahama--aa ass. Sns1 .Ne es of any edition of any newapaDer pfinCse !" Alnb9ma without sxceptlem. ,.,...
 The figures for NovensbeT pfants@ ss SSie~ ss. r4preeent the actual net csFraia@hens ~% turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20

The President fs eocl5suro of more an sure things than anybody that every occupied the White Hodse.--BaItlmor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20
Oada and EnAn

John Mitchell, a coal man of Hull hss q mare which win indicate by pawSns on the ground how many loads she bas Montclair. N. J.. hose company hSs,s accustomed to take his place under Sss harness at the stroke of nine. ran o,,s the other day just as the hands ot ths clock pointed to the hour. although tbe gong did not ring for several minutes the clock being fast
 In a scene of balloon race, repfo- duced in a New York moving picture show, R. J. Mailer saw his younger brother. whom for three years he had been unable to communicate with, and writing to the officials of the club con- ducting the race, waa able to obtain his address.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20

The ex-train Tsbber who helped Jack Abernethy entertain the President's guests at the Waite House the other evening was a reformed train robbeT who had been pardoned by the Presi. dent himself 60 that criticism is un. gracious and unealled fof.--~Springhsld Republican.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20
FRoM orHnR vrnwroInrn.

Mr. Roosevelt may modestly assura Wall street of one thinE--if the African lions do eat hira, the beasts will earn their dinner.--DAllas News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20

nfr, J. Pierpoht Morgan. by his yer sloT. made hts immense fortune by bet. ting on the inevitable pFosperlty of the United States--belng a persistent bun. But 1t is not gambling to bet on a sure thins.--New York Press.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20
DRIFT WOOD
The lkfng of norra.


 Ansre & srs pores of all sorts and condi- some detain you with widest of others exist Who can never re.,.t Ine telling of outlandIsh dreams. Ihe 9reatest by far Seems to me. is the ,1,se. ,n1,nae.aunted guy who forever VIII h the shade of his old family tree. Therss ,,.ss shs fel1ow whom stop yeu to To tss I, bright things his young hope And hls fssilass youll Hay if you do \, To lsugh with the merriest shouts. 1nefss s.6ie,,p shs party who boasts of his- ,,, On mountain. On land and on sea, ss wiii 1 siIss iIIsana the guy who forever In the shade or his old family. tree. s E aspall gp cake of soap when stepped Sssa on z One gf the mistakes of marriage is tortable home into cheap boarding ...s.t Let the :, bs1y yell Dsrhsps t is only
 
 college life later on. President Castro who went away From houIa in search of 6 doctor, ap- pears to have received an overdose al. rssaay !saay or ..,l bitter medicine from his Aisp the ehrohio sympathizer may become q bore at times. With what a little fisndish smile of delight did we hear certain ah0b girl ssi Mho aa aas vsTy s sss.ts ss Ssas Ssa p Sp pale. in q certain store in this town the bad.
 Beware. young man; if you ring a too 9itsn you wili De supposed to rins
 
 Gee
 To see the Christi
 mas Tree with
 pretty eandleS is 'g. st such giee. It's twenty three sc misery and throws
 that I'm { Kid. you see:
 all my sorrows quickly
 dee. laugh cree Hee."
 height of sweet felicity. I'd
 Be 2 8 alsae CHI aE
 TREE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20
Eaitor in Trouble.

CLIO Er89 FFBB8t
 We stated last week that we had . the prsttlsst girls 4n clio this week. By Saturday we had received notes from nine Of CiiosB fAir young spsei- mens df femiuinlty fDrbioding us to would lose its point without the name, we do not tell it. and we do not dare to let the dear things know which one was fit"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20

WILCOX Banner.
 Henry Wattefson 9nce spoke oe our President as ( dude an1Dng the COW boys and a COW boy among the dudes from his use of indecent language he seems to be 6 bully among gentlemen and q haiI-feliow-well-rlst among liars Surely the mantle of the refined Mckinley has fallen on soiled shoul- ders.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

Fort Myers Press;-Fort Myers
and Lee County are ''dry'' and a
large majority of the citizens are
glad of it. When the dry ques-
ton was settled, quite a number
threw up their hands in holy hor-
ror and said ruin was in our wake.
So far the experiment has proven
a winner, and business has not lost
a bit on account of the dry side
winning. In fact we have ample
proof that the county is in far
better condition than before the
election.
Lee county boasts of its law
abiding citizens. On the 1st day
of July, Lee county was voted
dry. During said month there
was not single warrant issued in
the county or municipal courts.
The city marshal has not made an
arrest for drunkenness or any
other offcnse. The sheriff has
made no arrests and has kept his
Jail doors wide open. This coin
cidence may be attributed TO va
rious causes, but there is one fact
that should be noted, and that is
we must have a heightened law
abiding set of drinking people in
Lee county to abide by the result
as they have.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

Lakeland News:--A gentleman
whose business takes him into
most Of the printing Offices of the
State and who knows what's doing
in a business way, told the writer
tho other day that he could count
on The fingers of one hand all the
country papers of Florida that
were making more than barely
enough TO allow both ends to
meet. This is pretty hard time
on newspapers, because every
thing that enters into their pro-
duction has nearly doubled in
cost, while their subscription
price and advertising charges re-
main the same.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

Gainesville Sun:--Those per
sons who are now clamoring for
the abolition Of tho present con
Wet lease system, woald DO the
very first ones to cry out against
the increase in taxes, which would
unquestionably come about as "A
result of putting the convicis at
work on the public roads or their
incarceration in a State prison.
The time viii come when the
State can afford TO abolish tho
lease system, but that time is not
now. The conyicts are at present
very well treated by the lessees,
and most of the reports Of cruel
treatment are sent out by sonsa-
tional correspondents, and are not
warranted by the facts in the case.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

gret has been freely and openly
expressed by true lovers OF music
in our town, whose souls revelled
III the delight of such unique mus
ic, over the desecration OF so won.
derful a musical novelty, but lot
us hope that some day we may
appreciate the advantage of real
Nature music, and Florida may be
known as the Nature Lovers Par
adise, when the peninsula is dot
ted over with musical pipes that
sing never ceasing song Of gran
deur, to the wonder and delight
of less favored individuals who
seek our environs for Nature In
her purest aud most undiluted
form.
We have been most modest in
bringing this novelty Of ours into
prominence, but the time now
seems most propitious for calling
attention TO 1t and its possibilities
in other vicinities as well as our
own, wherever artesian water may
be tapped in our beautiful State.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13
OUR CONVICT SYSTEM.
What the Chief Lessee Has TO
Say About II.

Jacksonville Metropolis: Start.
ling revelations brought out by
the Georgia Legislature in invest.
eating alleged abuses in connec-
ton with the convict lease system
of that state have naturally
brought into general discussion
the matter Of abolishing the sys.
tenn in Florida, which many have
long favored.
Conditions in Florida, however,
appear to be entirely different from
those existing in Georgia, particu-
larly as the system does not offer
the same chances for graft and
political trickery as that of Geor-
gia, prominent officials Of which
have been brought into decidedly
bad repute by disclosures made
1t is also generally known that
the authorities of Florida enforce
better treatment of convicts than
those Of Georgia.
Owing to the revival of the dis.
cussion of abolishing the lease sys.
TEN in Florida, q Metropolis rep
resentative this morning called on
s. A. Rawls, head of s. A. Rawls
& Co., lessees Of the state con
yicts, who was asked for an ex-
preston ON The subject.
"Of course the situation in
Georgia has to great extent re-
viyed the talk of abolishing tho
system in Florida said Mr..
Rawls, sand do not see how this
could be otherwise, for conditions
in our neighboring state appear to
have reached the limit in every
way. The principal cause Of com
plant in Georgia is the graft fee-
ture, about which Ihave known
for a long time that startling reve-
lations would eventually be
made. AS the lessees pry AlE-ssal-
aries, however, making the pay
ment Of a salary by both state and
lessee impossible, the chance for
graft in Florida is cut down to a
decidedly low notch.
''The people Of Florida may
rest assured that no such condi
tons prevail in this state" con
tipued Mr.. RawIs, Sand ! cordial
ly invite any newspaper reporter,
state official or private citizen to
investigate every feature of the
work Of 5. A, Rawls 4 Co., and ]
will personally aid ia such investi
CATION and have all my employees
to do likewise. You will find
conditions far different in Florida
from those in Georgia"
That few occasions have arisen
for criticisiug the manner in
which S. A. Rawls & CO., conduct
their bnsiaess or treat their con
victs is a fact well known
tha stata
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

Tampa Times:--The interstate
commerce commission has decided
in favor of the Florida Fruit and
Vegetable Shippers association
and against the railroads in
the matter of charges on
shipments of fruits and vegetables
from points in this state to dis
tant markets in the north. The
effect will be a reduction of rates
to an appreciable extent. 1t is by
this kind of steps, one at n time,
that an eventual basis Of fairness
between the shippers and the
transportation companies will be
reached, after which pcrmanence
and satisfaction may DO expected.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

the various camps transporting
the fish to the packing houses
here and carrying ice and pro
visions TO the crews on return
trips. These power-boats are
generally manned by two persons.
They are equipped with modern
engines and make quick trips. In
addition to these vessels, there are
10 sharpies propelled by sail alone,
which when not engaged in carry.
ing fish, are used as lay-boats and
tied up at the camps for storeing
fish upon until the power-boats
transport them TO town.
Independent boats engaged in
carrying fish for parties who fish
for no particular firm, bring their
cargoes TO this port and dispose OF
them to the local dealers, who buy
all the fish offered them aud find u
ready sale for all they can get.
There are two oyster dealers,
whose boats are also a part Of the
fishing fleet.
Taking into consideration only
the boats and general equipment
in actual use, they represent an in
vestment Of $4,000. This is ex.
elusive Of the packing houses, in.
dependent boats andaccouterments,
nets, gears etc, in storage and
notin actual use, all Of VIII ich will
probably run the amount up to
100000. If the value of the
docks is to be considered also,
$3.50, 100000 is q conservative csti
mate of the money employed in
the fishing industry at this point.
The enforcement Of the stop-net
law has put thousands of dollars
worth Of nets and gear out of use,
and has also handicapped those
dealers whose principal equipment
was of this character. The change
after the fall season Of last year
had opened. caused short catches
throughout the ten months ending
the first Of the past June, and II
is not probable that the shipments
this season will reach what they
amounted to two years ago.
While the fish seem TO DO equally
as plentiful, those dealers with a
largo amount Of capital tied up in
stop-net equipment are not In
position to make the necessary
outlay to assure large catches.
All the fishing is now done with
gill-nets and the number of gill
net crews engaged this season is
greater than ever before.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

Lakeland News; Although tho
governor Of Florida has only
about fifteen offices to bcstow, Gov
ernor-elect Gilchrist is besieged
by about fifteen times that mum.
Der of applicants. We know that
to a man of Gen. Gilchrisl's kind
makeup, this necessity Of choosing
between friends will create a
most embarrassing situation. 1t
gives us genuine pleasure-and we
are sure the genial general will
share our pleasure-that there is
no Office in the governors gift that
we would accept we're it proffered
us. AS Editor Jordan says, "a
four years job is not worth much
to any man who wishes to build
for the future;p and while we did
whit little we could for GiIchrist,
he owes us absolutely nothing ex-
cept to make good the promise we
made in his behalf to the people
of Florida-that he would make
us as good governor as the State
has ever had. And this we be-
lieve he will do.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13
OUR FISHING INDUSTRY.
Men and Boats Engaged and
Capital Invested.

Saturday will usher in the fall
fishing season, and from that day
throughout the ten months follow
ing Punta Gorda will be the scene
of increased business activity.
While between fall and spring, a
closed season will intervene for a
few weeks during the early win
ter, operations will not be discon-
tinucd long enough TO greatly
affect conditions in general.
Chief among our industries, u
resumption of the fishing business
after two months closed season
naturally gives an impetus to
trade. During the past week,
grocerymen have been busily en-
gagged filling orders for supplies
to 60 to the numerous camps,
which will dot the lower islands
and coasts for miles. And fisher
men returning from vacation trips,
in making necessary purchases for
their families and their own per-
sonai needs, have added their pro
rata to tho new life which business
has taken on. But it is only a re-
petition of what characterizes the
10th Of August in each successive
year.
Those at the head of the compa-
MES and firms engaged in the in
dustry, however, have not been
idle during the past month or six
weeks. The construction of new
boats and repairing and overhaul
ing of old boats and the making of
preparations for the fall work has
kept them busy. And this has
necessitated an Outlay of thou
sands of dollars, much of which
has been expended in the city.
On this expenditure, the dealers
will not begin to realize until
after they market the fish and re-
ceive the returns, which will re-
quire several weeks.
Shipments of fish will be going
forward by Monday, ut the latest,
for hundreds of men are now in
camp ready to make their first
hauls as soon as the 10Th dawns.
For ten days boats have been ply.
ing between town and the camps
Transporting the men and their
supplies 10 the scenes Of coming
operations.
Information obtained from all
the local dealers, gives q total
number of 364 men employed in
all capacities. The men engaged
in catching the fish are divided
| into crews of from 2 to in charge
of an experienced and capable
captain. For every man there is
at least one net. A total of 27S
skiffs are in commission and scat
tered throughout Cbarlottee Har-
Dor, Lemon Bay and the waters
about Marco and Chokoloslxee.
Each skiff is handled by one man,
who navigates the boat and man
ipulates the net without help.
Twenty-seven housc-boats are
necessary for The use of the men
at the fishing grounds, being oc-
cupied as living quarters by those
located among the islands at the
mouth of the bay. Fishermen in
Lee county waters have homes SO
near their work that il is not nee
essary for them to have house
boats. Not over so men being
engaged in that region, however,
there are 914 who are really a
part of the population of Punta'
Gorda.
Twenty power-boats will ply
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13
OUR MUSICAL WELLS.
Another OF the Charms Of Life
in Pnnta GOrda.

perlence OfLen speak OF INC
strange strains that rise from a
great city. where IL is possible to
ascend far enough above the t'Ir-
moil TO render the harsher sounds
much modified. The combination
rises like the far-oh strains OF
some great pipe-organ that is too
distant to enable ono to catch the
entire air, and to the novice this
experience is a most impressive
thing.
That one might live in a flat
country and enjoy a similar phe'
nomenon would hardly be cred.
tied, but residents of Punta Gorda
could assure you of this fact with
much evidences of their veracity.
In the last six years, a number
of artesian wells have been driven
in our progressive little city, for
various commercial purposes, -
one eight-inch well at the present
ice factory, four eight-lnch wells
at the defunct ice factory, one
eight-inch city we'll and several
lesser ones scattered about the
city.
As matter of course, no two
of these wells have exactly the
same pressure nor do they dis
charge the same quantity of water;
consequently, the roar of each
we'll is in Il different key, II we
may be permitted the use of the
expression; and as each well has
been opened up, it was always mo-
ticed that its roar was not exactly
like any of its predecessors,
Then some musical soul in the
community called attention to the
similarity that these roars bore to
a chime of bells; and, as well after
well added its own distinctive
note to the scale, the range and
variety of the chime became
almost infinite in its combination
of harmonies.
On still, quiet evenings, when
the air was heavy and sounds were
carried with great clearness TO
long distances, the combined
rythm of our many wells, ranging
from deep bass'to ripping treblcs,
throbbed and swelled through our
little burg, thrilling all true de-
voices of music with the rapture
that Nature only cansimpart when
conditions are right and Man
meets her half way.
The poet who rhapsodized over
'the music of the Spheres was
much nearer the truth than the
common herd could comprehend,
when his ear caught and revealed
TO the dull minds about him the
glory of Natures specialties in the
musical line.
Punta Gordians, however, need
ed no trained ears to catch the
strains of grand music played on
the pipes provided by man, on
which the great Mother might
play her terrestrial melodies.
The throbs Of the deep bass min
gled with the mellow tones Of the
two-inchers and The ripping ca
denzas of the smallest pipes, made
a never-to-be-forgotten strain that
permeated and chung to the mind
like the lullabies we heard on our
mothers breast.
AS each of these wells have been
muzzled to serve man in some
mundane way, the chime has been
robbed of first one note and then
another, marring of course the
harmony of the whole. Keen re-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-13

Leon county's lax rate this year
will lie ~ mills. This does not
include the State tax Of 7 mills.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-11-12
MISSOURI


st. Louis, Mo.-UnoffIcial returns
from all but thirty counties OF
the state, together with returns from
St Louis and Kansas City. indicate
that the Democratic candidates for
minor state offices have been elected
by piuralities in excess of 1000.
John p. Gordon. Democratic nom.
inee for state auditor. estimated that
Cornelius Roach, Democratic nominee
for secretary Of state. has defeated
his Republican opponent. Secretary
of State John f. Swanger, by ap
proximately 4.466.
Missouri, for the second time since
the war, apparently. has given its
electoral vote to Republican candi
date for president. Incomplete unof
ficial returns from practically every
county in the state and the city Of
81. Louis indicate that Taft has beaten
Bryan in Missouri by approximately
4.225.
BeIated returns from nearly eevry
county in the state leave no room &C
doubt that Attorney General Herbert
8. Hadley has been elected governor
Of Missouri. Hsdley's plurality, the
iigures now available show. Is 1888.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-11-12
STATE RACE CLOSE
cowoILL, GRAVES AND KNOTT
SEEM TO BE LANDED.
RETURNS ARE SLOW COMING IA
Count on Minor Missouri Officers Ia
So Close AZ TO still De
In Doubt.

Jefferson Clty-Complete and In
most cases official returns from
lot Missouri counties and the city Of
81, Louis show that the Republicans
still have an excellent change to lect
Ave and possibly six men on their
state ticket, including Gov. Hadley,
of whose election there IL no question.
The other Republicans likely to win
are Gmellch for Lieutenant governor.
Swanger for secretary Of state. Toler-
ton for state auditor, and FNilkerson
for attorney general Maring for state
treasurer has lead OF 1Ss over Cow.
gill CDem.) but as the seven counties
unreported gave a net plurality OF SIT
for Bryan, his election il doubtful.
Wilder for railroad and warehouse
commissioner is running 1909 behind
Knott, his Democratic, opponent, while
Cox, for supreme Judge, is 800 behind
Graves. Neither OF these is at all
likely to forege TO the front in the
seven counties.
The counties still incomplete were
Dade. Mcdonald, New Madrid, Reyn'
olds, Schuyler. Scott and Shannon,
Swanger, Gmellch and Tolerton have
leads which can scarcely be shaken
by any Democratic plurality the mis-
sing counties are likely to return. Toll
erton's lead Ia 1907, being the lowest
OF the three. Fulkerson's lead is 65f
and he may be wiped out II the Dem
ocratic state ticket is in the missing
counties runs much ahead of Bryan.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-11-12
ILLINOIS


Governor Deneen's plurality In the
state was near the $4,000 mark.
while that Of President-eIect Taft
kept above 10000 Wednesday, as be-
lated returns from the isolated por-
tons OF Illinois came triclking In.
The Socialist showed a considerable
falling or from that OF four years ago.
Debs in 1904 received 69.225 votes.
From the returns so far obtained II
seems probable that he will not re-
ceive much over 10000.
Deneen's greatest losses were suf-
fered in Cook county. which is his
home. The feeling against him was
strong in Chicago and ne was heavily
scratched.
The following Republicans have
been elected to congress: H. NJ.
Snapp. Eleventh district; Charles z.
Fuller. Twelfth: +. o. Lowden, Thir.
teenth; James Mckinney, Fourteenth:
G. w. Prince. Fifteenth; ]. v. Gran.
Sixteenth; ]. A. Sterling, Seven.
teenth; ]. G. Cannon. Eighteenth; w.
b. Mckinley, Nineteenth; w. A. Ro-
denberg. Twenty.second; p. T. Chap.
man. Twenty-fourth. and N. B. This
tlewood, Twenty-nfth.
The Democrats have elected II. 7.
Rainey. Twentieth district; ]. NJ. Ora,
ham. Twenty.frst district; and M. d
Foster, Twenty-third district.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-11-12
Would AJAX One Mors sostls.

A Frenchman from the provinces
who was paying a prolonged visit 70
Paris found bis hair was leaving him
at the top Of his head. and took his
barber to task about Il. You sold me
two bottles Of stuff to make the hair
grow" 1T 10 very strange Il won't
grow again." said the modern Figaro:
81 can't understand e." Look herel"
said the countryman. IT don't mind
drinking another bottle. but this must
be the iasti"-Philadelphia Inquirer.