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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

we have become so accustomed to
axtravagant claims from Republicans
mat we have ceased to be surprised
when one of them claims the earth.
but so far as we have kept up with
them. we believe Congressman Dalzell
caps the climax, as we might say. I'm
November next" he says, II am sure
it viii be found that the votes of
IS. 600 900 Americans will have elected
william Howard Taft President of the
United States" What's the use of
Democrats bucling against that7 All
the men. women and children of all
races are to vote for Taft. and if that
doesn't elect him, what else is needed?
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Letter to The Editor
HOLD FOR SIXTY DAYS


nr. Charles l.. Gay Submits a Plan tn
Cotton Holders.
Editor The Advertiser:
The cotton subject Is of little imnort-
ance 1t seems, to those not holders of
the staple. but a second thought viii
convince that remunerative prices add
materially to our country's financial
Unless some strenuous features are
ADOPTED. 1t now seems very likely that
those OF us who have persistentiy held
70 20 our crop of cotton and abided by
ourselves suffered severe loss ana
only helped those who did not try. or
could not, to help themselves. In other
words, we maintained the price Of cot
benefit. s"e
This IS extremely unfair and untust
Put eSn We holders still have the key to
tne situation, IL we only use Judgment
and good sense. without arRunaent or
discussion of facts which would make
my suggestions more tenable, propose
tar r' az al holders, who possibly can. en-
ment to pledge all of their holdings.
II possible; If not, then to pledge al
least part. to be held from the market
sixty days or more from April i, with
the provision that a scale of prices be
adopted as follows: 10 cents basis mid
ding FOR March sales. IL cents April.
81 Scents U1nrs May and 10 cents remainder
should spots advance to agreed
prices, then each holder SO pledged can
sen as his judgment or demands die
tate. This plan. to me, is feasIble
and from conversation with holders
here. am satisfied we can secure 10 900
paIes IN this city. / would furth err
suggest that pledges be mailed or wired
to the different leading daily papers Of
the South. also the Farmers Union pa
pers IN each cotton State, and The Cot
ton Journal In order that a standing
list may be published each week. we
realize that stocks are In stronger
hands and fewer in numbers at THIS
season or the year, easily reached in
and out OF both Organizations. and
sh ould only one-half be pledged III a
other half Is thereby strengthened.
Now, as to cause and effect: II Is ad
mitted we holders largely control the
cream OF stock now on earth. Spinners,
speculators and cotton merchants are
largely short on contracts. and bare Of
stocks. The New York "gambIinT' ex :
change contract is suited for their pur-
pose. The first six months business
has passed. and now they Continue 10
hammer down In order to ACQUIRE our
possessions for May and July deltve-
ries.
Shall we. as sensible business man
sit supinely down and see our propertv
daily conhscated, and given largely to
foreign counties? No other food prod
uct or commodity Is now daily decreas-
ing IN value, and IN view of short sun
only use II. "''
Adopt or amend my suggestions. but
start this movement. / win persona lIv
assist at this place.
Chas. l.. Gay,
v. F. Ala. Div. s. c. A.
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This Is My seth Birthday
EDWARD w. HOCH.

Edward Wallis Hoch. Governor of
Kansas. was @prn at Danville. KY.
March IT. lS49, and received his educa-
ton in Center College of that city. In
1872. in company with a party of young
men of Danville he went to Kansas and
finally located in the, town of Marion.
where he founded and edited news
paper He early took en- active inter-
est in the Republican politics. of his
adopted State, and for four years was
a member of the Kansas House of Rep
resentatives. In 1890 Mr.. Hoeh was
All unsuccessful candidate for the Re
publtcan nomination for State printer.
Four years later he was the unanimous
choice of his party for Governor and
whelming plurality. Two years later
he was renominated and reelected for
the term which will expire next Janu-
arY Governor Hook is a member of
The Methodist Episcopal Church and
has served as a delegate to numerous
Conventions of that denomination.
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81. Patrick's Day This Morning.
DRIFT w o Cd
ny PHIL N. ARMSTRONG.


one woman a man likes to hear talk
is the eloquent iassie on the back Of q
silver dollar.
The st. Louis Times very facetious-
Iy suggests that-we shake the Black
Hand.
A Texas dispatch states that mob
hung negro in a very orderly man
Kentucky seems determined to hold
its record as the dark and bloody"
A noted New York bishop advises
the old maids to pray 70 r husband.
Doesn't the Bishop know that this ad-
vice is superfiuos?
When a man courts death he doesn't
have to sit up As late as when he
courts q woman.
Owing to the rarified atmosphere at
Denver orators will be unable to speak
over fve minutes at the Convention
How well does Nature sometimes look
after peoples comfort.
In spite of the fact that the law
keeps Emma GoIdman's mouth shut.
she gets lots of her opinions Into the
papers.
Two Brooklyn women, whose motor
car knocked woman down and broke
her leg, laughed heartily over 1t. She
laughs best who laughs last, however.
made to pay for their fun.
Gold sells for s6ss.sss a ton. If you
desire 70 purchase few tons. you
your hat.
The inmates at the Cook county
(Ill,) poor form are to have sun-baths
daily.
We are drinking nothing but Coco
cola these days trying to train our APP
petite for prohibition.
In Charlotte, N c.. 1t is said. S9.645
prescriptions for whiskey were pre-
scented to the drug stores under the
prohibition act in 1907.
Afisn May.
Miss Mays a comm
Des a trippin' cross de hill :
An all re roses noddin'
At her from de window sill,
All the' birds cheepin-
Des as happy as can be,
Miss Mays comm
Des a singin loud and free.
The trouble is the average man mis-
takes his cup of sorrow for glass
of whlskey.
What fellow likes about his girl is
his arm and not another fellows.
All men are born free and equal
some of 'em little too blame free.
Women spend a lot of. time at the
bargain counters, but so long as they
only spend time. their husbands won't
kick very much.
The Lenten Laas.N
Behold the winsome Lenten Lass,
With downcast eyes upon the
gstreet.
Her thoughts are far above the
She is so shy. demure and sweet
Her prayer book nesting in her
arm,
Temptations fee in mad alarm,
We stand aside to let her pass,
The modest little
Lenten
The wee red-devils mover near
To tempt our lassle's feet to stray
Into the paths of worldly joys
But she firmly murmurs nay!
Into the grand cathedral there
Her sweet young face bowed low
With so9diy ones we see her pass.
y. Lenten
The Montgomery Advertiser talks Of
the persimmon- puckered lips OF the
Montgomery bellies. kissing there has
kindergarten stage. Think about a
girl ransacking the pantry for a green
persimmon every time she hears her
sweetheart ring the, door bell.-Hous-j
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pose they should be allowed to have II.
II the tomb was In one solid piece. its
size. weight and form would make its
transportation much mere dificult
JOB than bringing over the obelisk. but
fortunately FOR the projectors. IL is so
constructed that 1t can be taken apart
and shipped In sections. This viii
make an easier job. though it is prob
able that some Of the parts win weigh
several tons. Still. If 1t were one solid
object engineers would be found who
would undertake the task of bringing
1t from Cairo to chicago--and would
succeed. in all probability. A little
thing like moving an object weighing
half a million pounds would not dis
courage an American engineer. To
tell the truth. the limit to modern en-
cheering accomplishment has not yet
been reached. IL there is limit.
We sometimes wonder what. those
ancient Egyptiahs--whererer they are
would think IL they could know how
their most sacred places have been vio-
lated uncovered and destroyed to sat
isfy the curiosity or love of discovery
Of the moderns. What would we think
IL We could know that our cemeteries
and family burial grounds would In
the far distant future be desecrated
by relic hunters and curious scient-
ists7 We suppose we might say that
We couldn't help IT. and let It go at
that. and the Egyptians might feel the
same way II they could know what is
going on. There's no end to research
and Investigation in our day, and an
old tomb or grave is no barrier to the
desire for finding rare objects.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17
This Date in History
MARoH 17.

1741-Jean Baptist Rosseau, French
poet. died. Born April s. 1870.
J7S1--Ebenezer Elliott. the Corn Law
Rhymey." born IN Yorkshire. Died
Dec. /, 1s49.
1s81-Titie OF King of Italy conferred
upon Victor Emmanuel.
1S64-Gen. Grant assumed command OF
all the armies of the Union.
1S91--Steamer Utopia sunk in collision
of Gsbralta With loss of nearly
500 lives.
Is83-Jules Ferry, celebrated French
Statesman. died. Born April s
1882.
1s0S--Blanche X. Bruce, negro
member of the United States
Senate, died-in Washington. Born
a slave In Virginia, March 1, 1871.
190S-Gen. ]. r. Hawiey. ex-United
States Senator from Connecticut,
died. Born in North Carolina,
Oct. 81, 1926.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

State OF Alabama Montgomery County.
Probat nj, March 9Th, 1903.
Notice is hereby given generally and
also to Arabelia Jordan. residing at Sparta
Ga and to James Green and Byrrl Green.
who are minors residing with their Gather
at Pensacola, Fla, that on tho 18th day
Of November 1907, J. II. Phillips. the exc
cutor OF the will Of Samuel n. Phillips de-
ceased, hied his application in writing In
this court for the sale Of land belonging
to said estate for the payment Of the
debts thereof; and that the SOth day De-
cember, 1907, was set TO hear said appiica-
tion, and that the hearing Of said apptica.
ton has been regularly continued TO the
e0th day OF March. 1903
J. B, CASTOR, Judge o. Probate
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

James H. Higgins. the Democratic
Governor OF Rhode Island, SAYS that in
his opinion the Republicans OF his State
are Inclined to favor Hughes for the
Presidency.
Senator's Crane and Lodge. ex-Gov-
ernor John L. Bates and John D. Long,
the latest slate for delegates at large
from Massachusetts, to the Republican
National Convention.
Charles r. Murphy. the rammany
leader, has determined. according to
those in his confidence. that neither w.
Burke Cochran nor Francis Burton
Harrison shall be renominated for Con-
gress next fall.
The Taft workers may make a new
move for the delegates from Vermont
as result Of the death of Senator
Proctor. It is probable that some aspi-
rants for the Senatorship will seek the
aid Of the administration and Of the
Secretary of War toward furthering
their ambitions.
The Republican and Democratic State
held in Harrisburg in May, viii nomi-
nate candidates for the Superior Court
in addition TO choosing delegates-at-
large to the National Conventions The
Republican Convention viii meet April
%, and the Democrats about one week
later.
Among the prominent Democrat Is
VIII ose names are mentioned in connec-
tion with the gubernatorial nomination
in New York this fall are Supreme
Court Justice James a. OGorman, SUI
preme Court Justice KeouRh and D.
Cady Herrick, who was formerly a
Supreme Court Justice.
1t has been the custom of Delaware
Repub Iicans for years past to send
their delegates to the National Con-
vention uninstructed, Senator Du Point.
one OF the most prominent OF the party
leaders, is authority for the statement
that the same rule probably win be fol-
lowed this year.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

II Is amusing to hear the Republi-
can leaders and Presidential aspirants
rendlng the air with condemnation of
me ''malefactors of great wealth" as
their sovereign high priest. T. r..
phrases it. At the sarae time they all
know that ii there are any such char
acters they were begotten. nursed and
protected. and now exist under the
fostering care OF Repub1icanism.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17
PRnaARY ELEcrroN Nor1cr.

Notice Is hereby given by the Democratic
Executive Committee for the City Of Mont
gomery. Alabama. that a Primary Election
will be held in the City Of Montgomery Ala
bama, on Monday. the twenty-third t23rd)
mating a Mayor President OF the City Coun-
ell two Police Commissioners, two Alder
men from each Ward and two members Of
-s0t JOHN A. ELMoRE Chairman
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A Dark speetre.
birmingham News. i

Birmingham NeWS
10 loom up as a rather dark spectre ir
national politics. It has been worked
from the beginning by professional pol
itfciane as q cheap bid for political sup
port, while they cared not rap for the
dfsorderiy negroes who were fred from
the service OF the army for disgracing
the uniforms they wore.
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a CURIOUS CHECK.

Check Of Paul Tulane Preserved At Prince
ton Bank.
New~Orlsans Picayune.
Seeing the buildings Of Tulane Universi-
ty yesterday reminded me OF the check
that hangs framed on the walls OF the
First National Bank in Princeton. N. IT,"
said William Henry Miller. of New York
and Philadelphia, at the st. Charles yester-
day.
when I first saw that check Il aroused
my Curiosity and made inquiries about It.
and the cashier told me the history. 1t APP
pears that when plans were made for q
new Presbyterian Church building in Prince
ton. Paul Tulane donated 5000. The build
ing was finished sad it was discovered that
there was still debt of 5000. A commit
tee Of ladies went out to raise this sum
and received several hundred do1lar sub
scriptiona Then they concluded to go to
Paul Tulane. With apologies for appealing
to him again they asked him II he would
mind contributing hundred to meet this
deficit Tulane uttered his characteristic
HumphP and wrote a check: Pay to the
id old Presbyterian Church again
$4,000 This is the check that still hangs
on the walls OF the First National Bank,
one Of the curiosities OF Prineeton.
Mr. Miller Is Manager of the Press Blu
reau Of New York.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

Wonder if Owen Wister really had
any hope of being elected a Council
man Of Philadelphia on a Good Citi-
zens" ticket and platform? He should
have known that the city is dead
against good citizens and all they
stand for.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

II Taft should be elected. will it be
necessary to build larger and stronger
chairs for the White House? 1t would
be too bad for him to come down and
endanger the foundations of the build
ing.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

What does man gain by profan-
typ inquiries an eminent divine of
Nova Scotia. Oh. well, 1t acts with
some men like the safety valve to the
steam boiler. "Cuss or bust" is about
the way such msa look on it.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

The heading of an editorial in The
Houston Post has given us a decided
shock. It says: Houston not worse
than the rest" That can only be taken
as tacit admission that Houston is as
bad as any other city. and such an adj
mission. after all The Posts bloviations
about Heavenly Houston" is too much
to be. even admitted as possible.
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II our information is not faulty. last
Monday was the day for the ground
hog to reappear. II he came ont in
4his vicinity. we fear he ducked back
into his hole for another six weeks of
sleep.
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'Mongst Pleasant Persons
~ O. 8. PARTRIDGE.
WHAT TO SAY TODAY.


r. rs-~--8~~~--
Table Talk for -Bromides During the
Three Meals. s
Breakfast-Well, this is st. Patrick's
Day-Yes, me drove out the snakes
Mittie May. tell your Pepper what you
have been reading about the Patron
celebration--Apd FOR baseball too
I wonder what the politicians are do
ing now-They ought to get the Irish
/ hear an Irish joke today. John Albert
They certainly tell some good ones
Il see the Council met agin-See
when ii they are going to give away the he
anxious for one for Mittie May.
Luncheon--No, I am not Irish but l
wish I were--I Just had to put on
a parade-It is funny how witty ali Of
them are-Only a few more days to
election--2S, skidoo for somebody
believe in the secret ballot-It didn't
ming the snakes out of the country
You bet am going to the game-I al
ways see the nrst and last-And as
many of the middle ones as you can?
Dinner--I don't care what yau say,
believe the Climbers will get to the
top this seasou--And stay there, too
Jimmy Ryan knows what he is doing
he?--Did yod notice how everybody
called him that?-I have been on the
60 so steadily that haven't had time to
ven certainly need 1t this kind Of
weather--Are you still keeping Lent7
Mo. started out on butter but ]
never could remember tilt was right
funny; I. started out on butter, too,
and one morning we had buttered
toast fer breakfast and Tate tbefore
l thought--After that you gave up, I
suppose7T-Y I am keeping ii Oh
Mother Goose in DreamaIand.
Finkle, fankle Fido, formulate a
The chick that checked the chafr
f. chucked aside;
Milli.ss In the middle. Mollis's in
And penny for the pintel patty
pied.
Come Again Shriners.
IT am not Shriner and am very
sorry" remarked p. c. yesterday.
Next to being Shrlner; is seeing a
sShriner, especially when the Shriner
Is in drove of the same kind. They
are dandy good fellows to be amongst
81 saw in the newspaper the other
day that the Montgomery Club OF the
Order might have another ceremonial
here and 1T did my heart good. Not
only the Shriners of the club but the
men they bring from other cities to
traipse about the desert with them
gives things an impetus that no other
convention scents to be able to cantri-
butte / wish i had devoted two years
but haven't and / must be contented
to watch from the outside. Even that
is fun and ioRg for another oppor-
tunity.
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the MONTGOMERY Advertiser guarantees
sss advertisers land makes 1t q part OF the
contract when reQuested) that Its daily cir
cnfnkfon 10 larger than that Of any morning
snewspaper printed In Aiabama--and that tts
sunday edition has the largest circulation OF
any newspaper printed in Alabama. without
aexcepfion.
The figures for February printed below
xepresent the actual net circuiation- all re-
turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

Were q big country" exults The
Portsmouth Star. Bet your boots we
are. and my people" are a great PEG
ple. watch US ErowI
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

FOR PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
I respectfully announce that I am cand-
ditate for the presidency OF the Council
subject 70 the action Of the Democratic
Party. IRA y. VIRGIN.
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I hereby announce myself candidate for
: Member Board of Revenue, subject to the
action Of the Democratic Primary.
VIM B. JONES.
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I hereby announce myself a candidate for
re-elaction as Alderman from Ward Four.
subject TO the action OF the Democratic
Primary. WALTER BRAssEIIA
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hereby announce myself candidate for
Member Of the Police Commission, subject
Is the action Of the Democratic primary.
w. B. HOLMES.
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I respectfully announces that I am q candI-
date for the office Of .gayor OF Montgom-
cry. subject to the action Of the DEM
ocratic Party. ]. g TYSON
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Hereby announce myself q candidate for
Member OF the Police Commission, subject
to the action OF the Democratic primary.
JAMES GALLAGHER
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FOR ALDERMAN--wARD TWO.
hereby announce InyRelG candidate for
Alderman from Ward Two. Subject to
the action Of the Democratic Party.
JNo. NJ BUICK
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The Montgomery Advertiser talks of
the persimm ION puckered lips of the
Montgomery bellies. kissing there has
doubtless not progressed beyond the
kindergarten stage. Think about a
girl ransacking the pantry for a green
persimmon every time she hears her
sweetheart ring the door bell.-Hous-j
ton Post. -
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17

Quite a number OF Democrats of New
York City are of the belief that Nor
gan j. O'Brien is to be nominated for
Mayor next year
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hereby announce myself candidate for
reelection Is Alderman from Ward -Four.
subject to the action Of the Democratic
Primary. W. W. SEIpLH
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respectfully announce that am q eanai-
date for the Office OF Police Commissioners
n the city. subject TO the action OF the
Democratic Party I II. DBWHEa
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! hereby announces myself candidate for
Member Of Board OF Revenue. subject to
the action OF the Democratic primary.
j. g. EDISON.
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I hereby announce myself as q candidate
for County Treasurer, subject 70 the Ms-
ton Of the Democratic primary.
u. COLLIER
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hereby announce myself lcandidate for
President Of the Council. subject 10 the
action Of the Democratic Primary.
q L RUTH.
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hereby announce myself ea.rdidate for
Alderman for Ward Two. subject 20 the
action OF the Democratic Primary.
y T. LETCHER.
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] hereby announces myself candidate for
Treasurer Of Montgomery County. subject
20 the action OF the Democratic Party.
GEO. II SHACKELTORD.
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hereby announce myself q candidate for
County treasurer. subject TO the action o9
the Democratic primary.
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! reepectfuliy announces that am . candl-
dafa for the office OF Mayor Of Montgom-
cry subject TO the action OF the Democrat
% Party. 0AsTON oUNTER
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hereby announce myself = candidate fos
MeEnber Board Of Revenue, subject TO the
action Of the Democratic Primary -.
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hereby announce myself a. casdidats
for the office Of County Treasurer sub
iect to the action of the Democratic
Primary. JASON H. SAITH.
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FOR POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
hereby announce myself candidate for
Member OF the Police Commission, subject
TO the action Of the Democratic primary !.
EMANUEL LOBMAN.
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Member OF Board Of Revenue subject to
the action Of the DEMOCRATIC primary.
u. J. GREIL.