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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

oldtime cotton growers win be sur
prised to know Of the record made by
negro named John Williams. "a years
ola. who is now q resident OF Musko-
gee. Oklahoma. II we remember cor
rectly from $50 to zoo pounds Of cot
ton was considered fair days work
for q slave in the old days, but this
young negro claims, and has the proof.
to have picked 1,O47 pounds in a day.
The number of hours he works in q
day are not given, but as he has on
several occasions gone above 1000
pounds in a day we are led to infer
that he worked only during daylight
A. ell events, he is rightly entitled to
he claim Of the CT amp'o n cotton-
picker of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

EOSls
In q special telegram from Washing
ton to several journals, W. J. Bryan
is quoted as saying in perversion OF
the Erdman law decision:
"A corporation Is a creature Of law.
1t has not rights except those given IL
by law, and II must not be confused
with the natural man. The corporation
enjoys many privileges denied TO the
individual. and 1t cannot claim the pos
session Of any natural or tnalienable
rights. The union is o lawful associa-
tton, and IL man can be. discharge
because he belongs to a labor union,
by the same logic he can be disch arged
If he belongs to a political party OBJ
jectionable to the employer or to q
church against which the employer Is
prejudiced."
He could not have said that because
he Is not a natural born fool. The
Supreme Court upheld the naked right
Of discharge on the impregnable
ground Of liberty OF contract. The
wisdom Of its exercise It expressly re-
trained from discussing. Trade union
ism possesses the same sympathy as
before, and it's leaders have only to
advance it's interests by normal means,
and not by Government paternalism or
legal gag.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
TRis 10 Ny 10th Birthday

Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood. one
Of the most famous soldiers IN tbs
British army, was born In BrAintree'
county OF Essex. February .. 1883.
Although his father was . clergyman
he embarked on q warriors calling at
an early age, and his drst love, strange
to say, was the navy. He went
through the shot and shell Of the
Crimea, and was severely wounded in
carrying q scaling ladder in the unsue-
cessful assault on the Redan. he
was mentioned number OF times In
dispatches and was also recommended
for the victoria Cross. But, as he did
not remain in the navy he was not
destined to win that coveted decoration
until some years afterwards during the
Indian mutiny. While still captain
in the 18th Lancere Sir Evelyn invent
ca q new cavalry saddle, and sent 1t to
the war once for inspection and con-
sideration. He heard nothing Of the
matter until twenty years later, when,
as Juartermaster OF the Forces. he
came upon an unopened parcel in
the war ONCE. He cut the string and
found his improved saddle. Since the
Crfmean war Sir Evelyn has fought
in every part Of the world in which
the British arms have been engaged.
including the Indian campaign the.
Nile expedition, and the Ashantee,
Kaffir. Zulu and Transvaal wars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

The late James R. Randall was al
ways q poor man and when he died
left no property OF any kind. His
name will ever be cherished by the
Southern people. but substantial re-
eosnition can be made by doing some.
thing that win help those who sur
vived him. Mr.. T. c. DeLeon. is 40
Ing all he can to have fund raised,
the voluntary offering of the people.
On this page is furnished a call to
which the earnest attention Of our
readers is specially called.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Consressmen Want to Get Home Folks Op.
vv..s,,,., in,sn e the Messsse. ..s ~.

. = -
consressmen Want 70 Get Home Folks 0p'
washihston Dispsteh to the New York Her
Members Of consre. are waiting 70 hear
so%s e The ns,,pS ssss
get into communicatioh with the grsa,
mass Of the people. After the first flush
Of :xeitement when the sxtraordinary pur.
tongue at the capital, Congress bethousht
itself Of the possibility that. like 90 many
other uttsrahces o. President !: Roosevelt,
chord Thsfe are too many N elections COM
Ing next fall TO take chanes. So, the matter
rests in the air. awaiting the, condemnation
should they approve ii. Congress viii bottls
up its resentment 1T having been 90 plain
y seoidsd and walt for q chance to strike
Underneath. heweyer. the fire Of warmth
stu smolderz and IN the Senate especially
Il Is fsit that .runishmeut has been sdmin.
Ss.n no s 9hs senate Sss bsss rs soos
ed. and knows y, and the message has Wild
ened the breach between that branch Of
While there IL. no asserting that the mes
s sss' Of r RTsssns as s'S
have been the ease had there bseh no naes-
TSess VIC eontro,l the poli.isal move
"a @its tas. stfsss E that that Gov HasSes speech
peetation thss there VIII be any change IN
the plan formed when the Taft campaign
was first opened In that section Of working
for unpledged delegatiops. This, is plan
which meets the approval Of Senator
Proctof OF Vermont; senator Crane, OF
Massachusetts; senator Gallengers OF
New Hampshire and okher New England
ars. This IL taken as, an indication that
these men. who are not counted In the TAFT
column. feel that the movement for him -
nots strong enough Ii that section at this
time to make it necessary to make al issue
as betwaen him and Governor Hughes In
thu selection o. delegates.
Indications are coming TO washington
from. the Wesk that the effect Of the Pres
dents 'nsssAse u likely to prove a matter
OF ssrioAs c6nG@fn, to the friends Of seere-
tary Taft. An indication Of the way TIE
message and Governor Hughes speech a.
feet the political situation pay be given
'SaSorite con" candidatea such as Senator
the political turmoil they raised with UNI
: The Journal ETHICAL organ Of the
Knights Of Labor. Jubt published. contains
upon its first page two articles, one; entit-
led Senator Knox to the Rescue" In which
the PennslyvAufa Senator IL praised at
length for having introduced an employers
liability bill and another. '.Essence Of Taft
Ism. attAekiag sseretary Taft for his at 1t.
Many ssnSfors.and Representatives hest
tated to give their views on Cow Hughes
speech for publication.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

pourn!ng IN many homes ana II was
people could sstand the strain much
With this situAtion before him the
SAD and sober lincoln made use Of
words which were pregnant with
meaning ~ applied to that period Of
sacrifice ana anxiety but which could
be associated with the events and the
men Of today only In the mind Of .
Lincoin's messages and speeches
may be searched In vain for yitupera-
tion Of the men against whom the
country was In arms. He judged mo-
body. He did not exalt himself. He
was patient. charitable and wise, but
his purpose did not waver and his
zeal was never Quenehed.
Such q man could say with all the
eioquence Of sincerity that he held
malice toward none. but how does
that sentiment sound when IL falls
from the lirs OF q magistrate who
HES into o fury n discussing mere
business wrongs and who indicates In
every sentence Of his writings Nhat
he 10 violently fntolerant of .crfticistn7
A good many men are fond OF like
eninS thernselses to Abraham Lincoln,
but we do not have in any conspicu-
Gus place q man who withers and
shrinks and shrivels so quickly when
brought Into comparison with that au-
gust figure as the one who now oc-
cupies the White House..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
SUNDAY, TEBRuARr ., ,sOs.


The James n. Randall Memorial Fund.
Reticence to OFFER Its mite to
worthy and desired result. often holds
back the hand that fears competition
with one better ftted.
He who gives his dime to good OBJ
Ject is doing his share with him who
gives his dollars.
Therefore, this paper will receive
any and ali contributions Of from Ten
Cents up to One Dollar, and Will list
the same with or without names) In
this place for the James r. Randall
Memorial Fund.
No subscription of over 81 will be
listed here. Any one desiring to give
more can write directly to the editor,
or to r. C. DeLeon, Mobile.
II any newspaper desires to aid this
worthy and much needed testimonial.
It can do so by keeping this paragraph
standing at its column head and re-
peating this note.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
'ABaUTE In POWER.

As showing how they sometimes do
things in New York we copy the fol-
iowiAs from, The Hartford courant:
I A, story In the city news columns Of
Yesterdays New York papers recalls q
recent Hartford incident. Annoyed in
Smith. milliner.. took refuge in a po-
lice station and told her story. The
lieutenant on duty at the desk sent out
Q policeman. who returned with the Of
against him. Ethel Smith started to go.
The lieutenant--Co1lins Is the name Of
him--told her that he'd have to detain
her over night In order to make sure
Ing as a witness. Her protests were
unavailing. She was locked up in a
cell. When she told Magistrate Stein
ert about 1t in the morning. he was an
he said. could have seen that this wo-
man was respectable. When she en-
tered the police station to escape a
drunken ruftian and 70 ask for protec.
This lieutenant must be an, idiot. II is
. scandal that q man 50 lacking In in
teiligence should be assigned to any
post OF authority"
We are not surprised to learn that
the magistrate was indignant, or that
he talked plainly. He could not have
done otherwise IL he is a gentleman,
but we find nothing in the account to
indicate that the police official is to be
punished in any way for his assinine
brutality. One Of the New York pa
pers says that Commissioner Bingham
proposes to ask Collins what he has to
say for himself" but much good that
will do. The offending ofaeer will be
likely to put up some excuse ana get
on with a reprimand. even IL he gets
that much. He was the one who should
have been put into the cell and not the
woman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Now that the Countess Of Yarmouth
has been legally separated from her
dearly houghtEarl she will again become
Miss Thaw. and be free to purchase an
other nobleman IL she hasn't had
enough of that sort. It is stated that
as the price Of her liberty she agrees
to pay him forty thousand dollars a
year during the rest of his life. Doubt
less that seems a meagre sum to this
scion Of British nobility. but it may
keep him going till he can get the
lines an some other American heiress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

aiss Ssas ssss Il. IT iss e Denmark
Aa asss Ssss aFiis ssgn e. ,s tSr
l7ss-,Wiltiam King. the first. Cow
i7ss American frixate Constellation
asfeaeed ana captured the French fri
isfs.ssmiisi Tildren, American
laawyer ana statesnaan, born. Died
1sse3 eneral John A. Logan born
IN illineis pied in. Washington De-
! lsai-Hhion Of Upper and Lower
isss-oeneral Robert. q. Lee made
Commsnder In Chief Of the Confed-
established 81 act 81 Congress.
isas-7Eaiiway comrnu9ication open
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
cHoArE HITS PREsIDENr.
wAnts Him 10 Nana< BIG Lawyers wAe
shave the Law.

Wants Him 10 Naa< BIG Lawyers who
shave the Law.
New York Special.
At dinner Of the New York state
Bar Association at the Waldorf Asto-
ria. ex-Ambassador Joseph II. Choate
made a pointed attack upon President
Roosevelt. demanding that The Chief
Executive should either name eminent
malefactors -.~hom he denounced or else
stop denounciuG them. Mr.. Choate
also declared that the tendency to COM
fuse the functions Of the executive. ju-
dicial and legislative departments OF
the Government must be checked. These
parts of the speech, were enthusiastic
ally chsered by the lawyers present,
among whom were many OF the most
eminent Judges and practitioners.
Mr.. Choate. In the remarks that he
aimed at the President. had this to
II have heard and read q lot about
eminent lawyers who are supposed to
have been sitting up burning the mid
night electricity inventing devious
methods whereby their clients may re-
sort to corrupt ways and still remain
inside the Revised Statutes. do not
believe 1t. II there are any such law
I Judge from what ] have read that
the President of the United States
knows who they are. and IL he does
] here and now call upon him TO name
them, and / will see that their cases
are presented to our Committee on
Grievances for Investigation and de-
"And IL the President does not know
their names. demand that he shall not
say any such things again."
Later Mr.. Choate said:
''over ana above the duties that We
owe to our clients there are two things
to which we as lawyers are absolutely
bound, no matter whether 1t brings
down on us the condemnation Of the
people. the press and the President.
The nrst Of these II to see that at
ali hazards the balance between the
state and the Nation shall be presefv-
ed as It was settled and fixed BY the
founders Of this Republic.
"The other Is to see to IL that there
IL no confusion or mutual invasion Of
the three governmental departments
executive, legislative and judicial
Now, gentlemen. have established my
platform. and hope 1t is broad enough
to let you all in"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
He Understood.
Case and Comment.

During the recent financial furry
a German farmer went to the bank
for some money. He was told that
the bank was not paying out money,
but was using cashiers checks He
could not understand this, and in
sisted on money The officers took
him In hand. and after a long and
minute explanation some intelligence
of the situation seemed to be dawning
on the farmers mind. Finally the
president said: You understand now
fully how it is Hans. don't you?"
Yes" said Hans II tink 1 do. sIt's
like dis. aindt it? Ven my baby wakes
up at night and wants milk, git him
q milk tick ct"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
Doctors We're Too Late

II could put you on a pretty good story,
but professional etiquette forrbids." said
dare not give you a ciev can at least give
a gentle hint. Promise not to ask for
names or dates. Three members of the pro-
fssion. after deep and earnest consultation
decided that the patient "a heavy, middle
aged woman of the poorer clases) must be
operated on for appendicitis Having
to find no appendix, Just then a fourth
surgeon entered. Ioked 81 the patient. and
whispered; Why, gentlemen, you havev
committed grave error; removed this
VAnian's appendix about two months aGo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
ROOSEVELT, AND LINCOLN.

We may gain a fair idea of the
Presidents frame of mind by consider
ing the closing paragraph of his spe-
own conflict with the evils OF today
"a that In which Abraham Lincoln
was engaged at the time Of his second
Of men were in the feld. More than
200, zoo had died in battle or in hos
pitai. Six thousand millions of dollars
had been. expended. One quarter or
had been laid to waste Thafa was.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

The Richmond News-Leader must be
a Democratic newspaper. because it
says 50. and >who should know II. it
Doesn't And yet It boasts that 1t "has
consistently endorsed the policies ana
methods'of President Roosevelt" Wen.
Il there's any consistent Democracy in
that our glasses are not strong enough
to discover it. *'tt7 =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Philadelphia ENQUIRER. =. ~.
Eta Holmes, thirty-seve years OLD, 81 1851
Charles street, was admitted TO the COOPER
Hospital. Camden, yesterday, FER s2InS
troubled the woman. but after thorough
examination 1t was found that her Jaws
After they had been put back into place
by the physician she said that she was talk-
ing with friends at her home. when one OF
enioyine a hearty laugh that her jaws sud
denly became rigidly open. Then the TRIP
to the hospital was made. Mrs. hoImes sAie
she had q similar expsriencs about year
ago and now she declares she will be care
ful how she laughs In the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
DRIFTW0oD

4 When o wornan switches out OF q
drug store with q naughty and Of
Tended air you may know she tried to
buy a,postage stamp and the clerk In
formed her that there wasn't one IN
Leopold has the govt in his heel ana
10 taking the fire treatment for 10. Now.
what - the fire treatment
German authorities are very much
wrought up over American pork and
beans. The esteemed learned gentle
men vii please keep OF the humble
less.
The akin q the elephant is said to
thickness. However, we presume this
has no references to the a. o. p. beast.
who is being ridden pretty nearly to
death these days.
The Governor Of OKLAHOMA has writ.
ten twenty-five messages since the first
Of January, This State IL making up
for lost time.
Gummed postage stamps nrst an.
pearsd in lslO. and the fad seems 70
!, Let US :, hope tina. the Ereundhog is
sirable citizen.
II all the womens' sewing circles in
the world n5r were made into one mighty
got up and left before the others. what
an awful lot OF knocks she would get
from the balance Of 'sm.
The Man Behind the Smile.
OF all the fellers ever see
Its the man behind the smile for me.
The man who laughs in spite of fate.
VINO swings along the same old gait.
Who has a cherry '1Iowdy do.
Every time that he meets you.
When knocked down he gets nm ae,in
An en- his face the same old grin.
The only man you'lI nnd worth while
Is the cheerful fei,er behind the smile.
Tbs, difference between violin ana
fiddle is in the price.
Poverty 10 no disgrace but devil Of
nuisance.
a Michigan man has just imported
car load OF hens from Kansas, NOT
school teachers, mind YOU. but plain,
Andrew Carnegie is trying to die
poor. in which respect ne is Just like
the rest Of us.
Lazy men usually make the best hus.
bands. as they will not take the trouble
to argue with their wives.
Yes.
KS honest honest & Ssr asar the watch dogs
Ring on. upon the startled ear or
II he belongs to you but otherwise
He's just 9 nuisance. and your dreams
take flight.
Man, u Of a few days and fun Of exc
pectations.
There are times when every woman
wishes she were O man, but when, oh
when. did man ever wish to be q wo-
man2
1t is very unkind TO say that . wo-
man spends AL OF her husbands money
In dry goods stores, some Of Il may be
her own.
A woman will. stand for most any.
thing but street car ride.
Love makes the world go round but
money sreases the axies:
- ~ ~.
Uws4o Date
Buy your Baby Bunting,
Your mama's gone a-huntinR,
To buy jacket OF seal skin
To wrap. the baby's mama In.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

ana thus lowering the price of white
paper It Is hardly necessary to ada
that this experiment win sbs watched
with much interest In this country
where the price Of paper has increased
so greatly and 50 rapidly of late.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Now they tell II that Count and
Countess snesEitchki have been caught
snow-baiiing each other. That may
do for the present, but later they may
get to throwing dishes and things In
stead OF harmless snowballs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

The true name for the disease which
affects a chronic liar is called iaytho-
mania. Nothing but surgical opera
tion is said to be effective.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
Pertinent emery.
Talladesa

Talladega Mountain Home.
Mr.. Bryan has no alternate. All he
needs Is q running mate who can carry
his own State.--Age- Herald.
But can Mr.. Bryan carry his own
State?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

The Taft boom IL moving along. He
has been endorsed by one district in
the Philippines and that helps some.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

Do what you consider right, what
ever people think Of II. despite CEN
sure ana praise.-GPy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

only the illlterate and the social
elect can afford to treat the lan-'
guage reckklessly, - Eleanor Hoyt
Brainetd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

~ 9. Noble. Circulation Manager Of Tue
Alonfgomery Advertiser. being dalSR swpsM
says: IA ayAay x
Tha foregoing statement OF TIA. AdEertk
ser's circulation for the month o. ueeempsr.
all returns from news boys. news &kentA
SPOILED and left-over copies have been de-
dmctad ~ 9. NOBLE
Circulation Manager
Gworn to ana subscribed before me this
1eEh day Of January. 1908.
(gNAI.l RIGA ALEXANDER,
-t Notary Public
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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
Seeking Her Lost Son.

Mrs. Ellen HensleN OF Pittsburg,
Kan. has written to Chief of Police
Frank McMahon asking that she be
given information which will aid her
in locating her 20-year-old son, who
was at one time an inmate of an or
phans' home in Little Rock The let
ter stated that Mrs. Hensley was
Obliged to do washing TO support her
self and that she needed the aid OF
her boy.
The police were in possession OF no
information that would aid her and at
the orphans home it was impossible
to find out the present whereabouts
of the boy. The matron at the home
stated that eight years ago two boys
by the name of Hensley were placed
in the hands of the Home Finding So
ciety and were placed at the home to
board while homes were being found
for them. In a few weeks both boys
were placed with families in the
county, but did not long remain and
were passed about from home to home
until all trace of them was lost by
those in charge of the home.
About three years ago the Oldest
of the two boys was in Little Rock
and stopped at the home to make in
ouiries about his brother and his
mother, stating that he was seeking
to find them and reunite the family.
This is the last that was heard of
either of the boys at the home until
Mrs. Hensley wrote letter to the
matron about eight months ago. The
matron was unable to give the infor-
nation desired by the mother and
her letter to the chief of police fol-
lowed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20
State Capital Notes
Old Pension List All Checked Up.

The state pension board has finish
ed the checking up of the old pension
ers on the lists, of whom there were
about 5000 last year. There are 700
or 500 new applications to be consid-
cred yet, and it will probably be Sep
TENDER / before the work is entirely
completed. These new applications
are first submitted to the county pen
sion boards and by them forwarded to
the state board for consideration. The
amounts these pensioners draw each
year may be anywhere from $40 10
500. The last legislature made an
increase in some of the pensions,
notably to those of all widows of Con-
federate soldiers who were entitled to
a pension. The amount allowed 10
such widows is the maximum of 500.
The amount of money available for
the payment of pensions has not been
sufficient to pay them in full Last
year they received As per cent of the
amount allowed th4m by the board.
If there was no change in the number
of pensioners this year the percent
age they would receive would be
more, as the levy for this purpose was
increased by the last legislature from
l mill to / IL mills. But there will
be the new names on the list, and
some increases on the old roster,
while there are some who have died,
leaving no widows, and whose names
will be dropped. So no accurate estl-
mate of the percentage the pensioners
may receive this year can be made at
this time.
Under the law no warrants can be
drawn for the payment of these pen
sions until the first of September.