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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
THE REPUBLICAN FACTIONS.

The Advertiser has no intention of putting into the quarrels now going on in this State between the Republican factions. but must say that the posi- tion taken by what is known as the Davidson wing against the domina- tion of officeholders is the correct one. In the Southern States, however. there seems to be no other motive govern Ing those who make up what is called the Republican Party than the selec- ton of delegates to the National Con- ventions and securing Federal pap. The gathering in Birmingham last Wednesday was composed of better set of men than usually make up Re- publican conventions. The fact that fe-c if any of them were office hold CTS gives them a higher standing as to sincerity and devotion to what they consider to be right. The other side may retort that while they hold the offices that the leaders of the opposi- ton are -offcials. but this will not break the force of declarations against party control and through the men who hold oface
 Mir. Charles H. Scott, who presided over the Davidson Wing Convention is the Alabama member of the Republican National Committee and that body will have to pass upon the claims of the two sets of delegates from this State. He gave ample testimony in his speech as to how he felt in the matter and this will be e great advantage to tactical advantage held by the David son wing is the fact that they have on file in the office of Secretary of State of Alabama the emblem of their party re- quired by law, and theirs is the only ticket of the Republican party which can go on the official ballot. At least at the present time that seems to be the situation It would seem from the facts of the case that the Davidson crowd will have a strong hand to play at Chicago.
 It Is a singular fact that there are two or more factions of Republicans in the Southern States in which they have no shadow of chance of success.
 The pap in sight or expectancy is the moving cause of their existence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

While much is being said of the re- fund of the cotton tax it does not seem that ny beneficial result will follow from the action of this session of Con- gress. Some years ago when former Governor William c. Oates was the Representative from the Third Ala baina District. he precipitated a hght on this question which led to a filibus- ter and dead lock of about a week. The proposition of refunding had much strength. That money ought long ago to have been voted back to the people who paid 1t. and in cases where they could not be found 1t should go to the States in which it was paid. It was collected from our people after the close of the war of 61-s5 and at a time when many of the taxes paid in other parts of the country were being taken off
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
NAusEATnNe AND REPuLsrvE.

The most repulsive function of recent years was the niscegenation and so- cial equality dinner of So called white and black men and women of the Cosmopolitan Club in Brooklyn last Monday. They sat down together to eat and the most dlabolical propo- sition as to n14scegenation were ad- vanced. Two of the participants and speakers were Willard. of The New York Evening Post and Holt, of The New York Independent. The others are of no special note though they may rank high in the mixed society of con- genial spirits. The people of the South will never abate one jot or tittle of their lemand for race purity and race separations no matter what fanatical men and women in other sections may do or say. There Is a note of warning for our own localities, however. in an article printed on this page and copied from The New Orleans Times Demo- crat which is we'll worthy of most se- rious consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
OVERWHELMING A PROFESSION.
And Not n. Matter of Politics Across
 th. rauaaiau norder.

And Not a. Matter of Politics Across
 the Canadian Border.
 postrilasters come and postmasters 20 in these United States. It used to be a political scandal, this turning out of postmasters when the other party got into power, or even when another faction of the same party got control or the Congress district.
 Things are better now, we are told. Eficiency counts Tn some cases. But there Is still deal Of shifting around.
 In Canada they do things differently When a post-offlce is established ana a postmaster Is appointed 1t is pret- " safe guess that the officS remains in the same family. There are many changes of government. but few at tempts are made to disturb the ofncs- holders.
 The result has been that across the northern border postmasterinG. If one may coin a word, has become pro fession, like the law and medicine. # by some mischance a Canadian post. master should lose his job he would be hard put to It. to know what To do for living, for he has been trained to but one thing.
 TO take an example When the Do. mininion of Canada assumed its pres. ent political form--ths act of union was passed in IS67---the town of Mono ton. New Brunswick. stfll had It's nrst postmaster. who had his patent,7 o' whatever document confirmed him. in the office, direct. from the Queeh Of England. The Dominion appointed him. postmaster and he continued pose master until his death
 But long before he died he trained his son to the business of running F post office, and his son naturally sue~ ceeded him. That son is the. present postmaster. and he Is growing gray in the service. When he. too. passes out no doubt some othoT member of the family will take up the work. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

The Hartford Times says: MT. Bryan. at the publishers dinner in New York, devoted some time to setting forth the attractions of what he called bipartisan newspaper. which should publish the news, with editorial conn ments by men of various parties--a newspaper without any mind of it's own, but merely a collection of signed articles so far as 1t should publish comments on men and events. This Is a very old scheme, which has been 'threshed out so often that 1t may properly be called an aged chestnut. Moreover. a good many of the editors and proprietors who listened to Mir. Bryan could have truthfully informed him that they have been for a long time publishing papers of the eolorless sort that he commended"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
srArr rAIR A CERTAINTY.

Montgomery in the days of the old State Agricultural Society was pre- eminent for the holding of great Fairs. They attracted attention far and wide and were backed up by the farmers and stock raisers of the entire State. They were in fact as we'll as name the Farmers, Fairs.~ Y
 The old organization practically passed out of existence few years ago. If there is any life to 1t the fact is not shown by exhibits of products of fields ana stock farms. Whatever is done in that direction now is through enterprfsing, citisens of towns and cities. A number of splendid. exhibi- tions have been held in this city in re- cent years. and the meeting of the Fair Association last Wednesday night de- termined that we should have one this year. This Association while to all intents and purposes a State affair Is necessarily dependent to a great ex- tent upon what can be done by Mont gomery.
 The splendid property known as van- diver Park is well adapted to the pur- poses of a Fair. It is exceedingly valuable from any point of view. but especially for that to which it has been dedicated. It is only simple jus tice to MT. W. F. vandiver. to say that largely through his efforts was the organization perfected and the, recent Fairs conducted. He worked unceas- ingfS to arouse public interest and time to push the. matter forward. His state of health caused him to re- linquish active effofts in the direction of affairs. but he is entitled to full need of praise for the patent fact of splendid. Fair grounds, He will stili as far as circumstances will permit assist in carrying the organization to still greater success.
 Everything points to a great gather ing of exhibits. and stock next fall. MT. A. G. Forbes the present President Is a man of fine business capacity and unexcelled executive ability. The Board of Directors and other officials are all wide awake citizens who will cooperate to the fullest extent in making of the Fair what Its projec- tors intend it to be--a presentation of Alabarna's marvellous capabilities in field. forest. manes and stock. All must now work to a common end.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
what Busy Pens Have Earned.

What Busy Pens Have Earned.
 zoia's yearly income. was $s0, ,00e.
 Daudets "Sapho" brought s2oO.ooo.
 Lamartiner's History, brought s100. .O0o. ..,. sta Paradise Lost" was. sold by Mill ton for $50. .-...., 2.
 Hugh Conway sold Called Back for $400.>. &.'-t-4,
 chateaubriand's literary earnings were $1iO,0o0. .. -~-
 Mark Twain in his lifetime has earned $70O,Oo0.
 Browing's. earnings were about $10,000 annually. .s-
 Hugo is said to have made $250,0O0 out of six books.
 ''The Wandering Jew. as a serial, netted s5.000 on It's first sale. .-
 Goldsmith got 800 guineas for his Animated Nature" ,.-
 Dickens left an estate of $40o, 900, the result. of his writing. . .t...
 Uncle Remus" Harris has received s1O0 900 for Err Rabbit" .,. 7l4n
 Tennyson received for his poetry. between $25,000 and $35,000 a year.
 As an. author Anthony Trollope re- ceived s500000 during his lifetime.
 Thomas Moore never made more than $5,00O a year from his work.
 For "Middlemarch" George Eliot got $40.0O0 and for "Romola" $35,000.
 Macaulay's History brought the au- thor $1o0.OOO during it's first ten weeks sale.
 Scott earned $5o.Ooo to $75.OOO a year by his pen for several years. For eleven novels and nine volumes of tales he received $550 .000.
 George Ohnet received $10.000 for The Forge Master" as a novel and 15,0O0 from it as a play in the first three months. Out of the play he made more than $35, ,0o0,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
Vanished Days.

By the stiIlside on the hillside in Ken7
 lucky all Is still For the only damp refreshment must
 be dipped up from the Till, Nth Clina's stately ruler gives his
 soda glass a sh owe. And discusses local option with tho
 South Gina Gov. It Is useless at the fountain to be wink
 full of the eye,
 For the cocktail glass is dusty and the
 South is going dry. .--- All the nightcaps now have tassels and
 are worn upon the head, Not the nightcaps that were taken
 when nobody went to bed, And the breeze above the bluegrass. it
 as solemn as Is death. For 1t bears no pungent cloVe-tang .ot
 It's odoriferius breath; >. And each man can walk a chalkline
 when the Stars are in the sky For the fzzglass now Is hzzless and tht
 South is going dry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

Whether or not any party ever de- clares in it's platform that this is "a white mans country" that portion of the universe comprising the Southern States of the United States will be SO. The Mobile Herald says:
 Now is the time for the Denver con- vention to put on record that this Is. and should remain, a white mans gov ernnnent and that the Democracy frowns upon all efforts to wipe out taose natural laws which the A1lwise CrAatox has decided for some benevo- lent purp0se. The holy man of God asked: "Can the leopard change his spofs or the Ethiopian his skin ?.' B,ia eAS Repueliean leaders would enanR@ that which God has declared snaN remain unehanRed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

has changed his attitude and Is on the stump every day and sometimes makes two speeches a day. That he has much more opposition from the peo- pie than he met with two years ago is evident from the action of the people at his meetings and from their publish ed utterances. He is not going around breathing fire and birthstone against railroads and corporations as he did then. but is fairly on the defensive. The sentiment of the people has under gone a great change and those who keep up with the situation will not, be surprised if he is decisively defeat cd. .-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
Munt Re stamped Out.

New Orleans Times Dem ocrat.
 A bill to make mlscegination crime punishable with Imprisonment will come before the Louisiana Legislature this summer. That 1t will be passed no one can now doubt: and it will be a disgrace if the vote on. 1t Is not unanimous. That there has been a malign influence to prevent this legls- lation in the past We all recognize There are men among us who, IT they do not believe as Editor Willard or Ihe New York Post and Editor Holt Of The New York Independent in the beauties of miscegination, practice 1t secretly. We would only warn the Legislature to make the law so searching and et- fectiveIy far-reaching that there can be no doubt of Its enforcement. Let 1t be so framed that the failure of any District Attorney to act to enforce the statute against all delinquents will va- cate the office and substitute Tn ms place a man who will see that the dan i . ger to our race and civilization IS got ten rid of The evil must no longer be tolerated. but completely eXtermI- hated from the South. ,.
 While there are many NortneTh , Igd ,1 = CTS who play negro politiclans WhlLe the vote is close in their districts, PS,Tf ticularlv about election time. pupIic sentiment in the North is crystalllzlns E in favor of race purity and against the misep gination and mulatto system which has brought wreck ana rum wherever 1t has prevailed .,
 Thls public sentiment has shSwn It, self In States and Territories Slke Cal-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
OHIO FOR HARMON.
Anti-Bryan Men Confident of Carrying
 the State.

the State.
 Cincinnati SpecIal to Washington Post. In the Democratic primary election, held in Hamilton County to elect dele- gates to the State Convention the fol- lowers of William J Bryan were de- feated overwhelmingly by friends of Judge Judson Harmon.
 The county selected ninety three del- egates to the State Convention, and from returns received late tonight the Harmon adherents claim seventy out of the ninVty-three.
 The name of the "commoner" headed the delegate lists of his followers while the head of the ticket was left blank by the anti Bryan men; The support Harmon solidly and tonight their leaders say they will be able to carry the whole State for Harmon at the coming convention, and send a Harmon delegation to Denver.
 They are fairly delirious over their easy victory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
Horaace rIetcher,. streneih..

Hartford Times.
 Horace Fletcher, whose theories of diet and of long chewing of food have. aroused much attention and been adoptd by considerable number of disciples. is able to show a physical strength and endurance remarkable in a man of his age. He Is now in hls 59th year, and he has just been mak- ing tests of himself as compared with college boys to whom he has been lec- turing He attributes his condition to following the system he teaches and at the Springfield Training School, or Tuesday he tried lifting in various ways and was excelled by only one student and that one has been work ing on the Fletcher system, Mir Fletchers endurance is said to be quite as remarkable as his muscular power.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
ReEains Sight at Ninety-Three.


 aid.
 Mrs. Matilda Mosette, widow of Jo- seph Mossette. of Leicester who has been living with her son, Eli Mos sette. on Pond Street. Worcester. has suddenly had her eyesight restored after nineteen years of blindness. She will be 9S years old August IS. and she became blind nineteen years ago as she sat sewing in her home in Leicester. Mrs. Mossette has kept up her cour- age. believing. as she often said; that some day God will give me back my sight if l pray to Him and keep my faith in Him. She had just com pleted special novena to St. Anthony at St. Anthony Church, about ten days ago. when her sight was restored. She was able to read signs on deiiv-- cry wagons that passed her house and to distinguish colors and characters on playing cards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
A9ter the storm.
No Unemployed Hens.

New York Tribune.
 What fraction of the nations wealth is consumed by a typical extraordinary hen in one year? Anybody who mas owned a potato patch or flower bed within walking distance of a hen knows how small a part of her living expenses is paid by tho man who gets the eggs He also knows how large a percentage of the hens diet must be left to the imagination.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

And now all will, say fit was the coldest last day of April ever and etc." An Investigation, however will show that such days have often been known and felt in this locality. The weather is freakish and an everlasting topic of conversation. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
At Home.
Houston Post.

Houston Post.
 He was perfectly at home ct tn" banquet"
 why. he didn't have a word to say"
 "wen, that's being perfectly at home for him"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
sWoRN CTRCUIATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantses sfs Advertisers (and makes 1t a part Of the centract when reouestedD that Its daily GIT circulation is larger than that of any morn. iaE Sewspeper printed in Alebema-ano that its Sunday edition has the largest GIT eHlation of any edition of any nswspapsF HEfuted in Alabama without exception.
 The figures for March printed below rep resent the actual net circulation. all re- turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

An Arkansas man has just inherited slbo from maiden aunt. Now. girls. don't all speak at once. .a.v..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

L. F. Hatch of vineland. N. J., has built q barn in which his horses and COW climb stairs every night to the second floor. and he has poultry house on top of the build ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

It may be of interest to our famous blue-eyed blondes to read the following from a well-known authority:
 "Statistics show that, though fair haired people are as a rule less strong than those who have dark hain yet the former live longer than the latter"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

WI 4Ntah 
 Net Daily Average, March ls0s i. .. .1B,z9I Nez Sunday Average, March. 1908 .29.40o a. Mobile. Circulation Manager of Tha &c~t@omery Advertiser being duly yssyoTAn F4Naf 4-~ afAldi The foregoing statement of The Aaxerts. Eerss circulation for the month of MnrcA 1903. is true and correct. and compiled a8- Ger all returns from newsboys news agents. spoiied and leftover copies have been de- Guc1ed. D. s. NOBLE. sth day of April. 1908.
 lEEALAl RIGA ALEXANDER,
 s@ Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

Taft will soon leave for Panama to pia a few weeks engagement giving a correc imitation of an elephant,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

Sandy Roberts, farmer. near German. Texas. has a horse which eats chickens, feathers and an, as fast as he catches them. He also raids hens nests and eats the eggs. 4y
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

The St Louis Times says there is room for both Shakespeare and baseball in Mis- wasn't room for improvement along certain lines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

After that cold spell yesterday we can well belive that story going the rounds that the north pole Is shifting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

In Portugal married women retain their maiden names and yet people are surprised that the men there are of an auarchistic temperament.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

oh, Gentle Annie. with your birdsies and treeses and sweet summer breezes. and gar ish patent medicine signs on every fence. rock and barni
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

P An Eastern woman has just died and left S15 900 to the mixer of her drinks Also.
 we fear. the last one he mixed contained
 most peculiar ingredient rt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

Summer Boarder-My good friend have there ever been any ancient relics discov- cred on this farm? -
 Farmer Corncob-2wa'ai--there wuz old maid school teacher here last, summer s. B.-That's enouEh-who discovered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

Mebbe in the hereafter the x-dudger
 will be forced to leap soyer red-hot hurdles to keep up his exercises s&@ r
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

We're just a bit afraid that the ice tr- is Jealous of the paper trust these da,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

j The Chicago editor who says Bryan will withdraw, from the race is in fair way to be called candidate for the home for fec ble minded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

A An Indianapolis man named Kissee has been arrested on a charge of mock mar erlage. 4 name like that isfa great tempta-
 tiorA sf -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01
DR TW OOD nY PHIL v. ARMSTRONG.
'ft again. on asain--chansins your fan

"oh. well, variety Is the spice of life." as the bald-heeded man remarked as he took his seat in the front row at the bur iesdue theatre
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

An Indiana man killed a horse with fist the other. day. Mebbe the brute had d en him the horse laugh.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-18
47O BIDDERS GET BONDS
New York City Unable to Supply All
 Those Bidding Above 1O4.

New York, Feb. 17.-Comptroller Metz said to-day that there were 40 successful bidders for the city bonds. Their bids were 104 or higher. The Massachusetts Loan and Guaranty company paid the check deposited with MT. Metz for part of the bonds and will get a portion of the issue. Several bidders offered 104 for bonds aggregating $9,OO0,000.
 The tabulations will be ready to- morrow. They will show the success ful bidders and the amount of bonds allotted to each.
 The syndicate composed of J P. Morgan X Go, the National City bank, the First National bank and Harvey Fisk X Sons, will not get any of the $47 1000 900 1857 issue Their bid was 103.377 The Massachusetts Loan and Guaranty company bid was for SS- 540,000 of the bonds. It will get about $3.000,000 of the issue. + was found that to allot bonds to all who bid 104 or more, would require more bonds than the entire S50,000. 900 issue. So each of these bidders will get his pro rata share, or about 79 per cent. of the amount he wanted There were f,16S bidders in all They bid in the aggregate S211,S00, ,000
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-18
NURSES DANCE TOMORROW
Event for Benefit of Infirmary Fund
 to be Great Success.

In Harmonic hall tomorrow evening the Alumnae association of the Con- necticut Training School for Nurses will hold its big dance and a delight ful time is assured by the committeee on arrangements. The dance is to be held for the benefit of the fund which is being raised for the erection of m inirmary for the use of nurses ill with contagious diseases, and which shall be connected with the training school. At present there is no place for the nurses to go when they are taken ill with contagious diseases, after being expos ed in the practice of their profession.
 The physicians have taken great deal of interest in the affair on account of the worthy object it seeks to ad- vance and several of them are taking active part in the arrangements. Dr. Carmalt is the chairman of the recep- ton committee and Dr. Sheehan of the floor committee
 Tickets for this dance are on sale at Apothecaries hall, and at Washburn s drug store. Odenkirchen's orchestra has been engaged to furnish the mu- sic for the evening.