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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
SUNDAY. APRIL as, 1908.
THE WOODEN INnrANs

Mention has been made of the intro duction of btil in the Oklahoma Leg ialature hv Cherokee indian to for. bid the use of wooden Indians as to. bacco~shop siEns in that State. The eartous feature" says The Indianapo- lis Star. in speaking of the bill, lis that the wooden Indian should be re- garded as in any way viIifyine the red man. or as refieeting on his dig nity. Certainly this is not the com. mon idea of the time -honored tobacco shop sign. It is safe to say that the average citizen no more connects that familiar figure with actual Indians than he does the wax beauties in the hair dresser's window with the wo- men of his acquaintance He simply regards 1t impersonally as a business sign just as he does the striped barber pole"
 That the introduction of this bill is evidence of undue sensitiveness on the part of the Indians may be true enough. for there can he no reflec- tion on the race by ths use of such signs. as The Star says. If the figure Of white man should be generally adopted as a sign for cigar storea or other places where tobacco is sold we hardly suppose any one would want a law enacted to forbid such use. The Indians are unduly sensitive. no doubt, and see ofrense where mono could possibly be intended. We do not now call to mind the history or origin of this sign. though there was doubt less some definite reason for it when it was first put to use.
 The Indians. as we have said. are perhaps unduly sensitive. but that is not strange when VIC consider all the facts. Almost from the beginning of the white mans occupancy of the con- tinent the Indians have been imposed on, swindled, rid!euled and otherwise misused in almost every conceivable way. Now that they have given such wonderful evidences of their moral and intellectual powers and advance ment. and when some of the tribes are fast taking rank with the best of American citizenship, it is perhaps nat ural that they should feel resentful towards anything which. to them, has even the appearance of making of them an object of ridicule. We do not know whether the bill in question can be passed, or whether such a law can be strictly enforced but let us not misjudge the sentiment that is behind the movement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
BEWARE OF pHYsIC
Only Aggravates Stomach Trouble
 and Never Cures.

The trouble with most people who have stomach trouble Is that they do not like to take the time to get cured; they oyer-eat and then take physic. which simply upsets the stomach.
 While you can get relief from one or two doses Of Mi-o-na stomach tablets. it cannot be expected that a trouble which has been coming on for years can be cured in A day. Chronic and long standing cases of stomach trouble need at least two or three weeks treatment before the sick headaches. dizzy spells, bloating. heartburn. con- stipation, nervousness and other syTnp- toms that directly result from indiges- ton are banished. never to return.
 Mi-o-na is far different from the usual digestives which have been used in treating stomach troubles. It Is ta- ken before each meal. stimulating the secretion of the digestive juices and strengthening the whole system, so that the stomach itself does the work of taking care of the food which Is eaten. without distress ar suffering.
 No discovery in medicine in recent years has been of greater value than the prescription of Mi-o-na stomach tablets It is today the acknowledged specific for the treatment of stomach diseases, and Is relied upon as a cer- tainty in relieving the worst cases of indigestion and malassimilatlon, and making a complete cure.
 The strongest proof that can be giy- en in support of the claim that Mi-o-na will cure the worst form of stomach trouble (cancer exeeptedl. and relieve the worst case of acute indigestion, Is the guarantee E. G. Fowler gives with every 50- cent box of Mi-o-na, to re- fund the money unless Mi-o-na cures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
VALUE OF NEW DISCOVERY Will Help Many, Here
 in Montgomery PRESCRIPTION FOR INDI- GEsTIoN. Is Highly Recommended by Drug
 gist Fowler. No Longer Any Excuse for Anyone suaerinE win Misery snd Pain
 After Eatins, CT Complaining
 of Indisestien and Poor J. Appetite.
NOTABLE MEDICAL DIS
 CovERY
Of Special Value to Many Here in
 Montgomery.

The progress made in medicine due ring the last few years has been as whole general rather than specific.
 One of the most notable discoveries and one that undoubtedly appeals more than anything else to many people here In Montgomery Is the combination of stomach remedies in the Mf-o-na treat ment. This prescription has worked wonders. and there is now no excuse for anyone suffering with indigestion or weak stomach.
 It acts sptcihcally upon the muscles of the stomach and bowels. strength ening and stimulating them so that they readily take care of the food that Is eaten. It also increases the flow of gastric juices, thus getting from the food the nourishment that Is neces- sary for health and energy. !.
 The symptoms of indigestion are nu- merous. such as distress after eating, hatulence. art-hurn, sick headaches, dizziness and irritability. These are ali dispelled by a few doses of Mi-o-na when the tropble Is recent, but just as surely in long standing and chronic cases If the treatment Is followed for reasonable length of time.
 So positive are the good effects fol- lowing the use of Mi-o-na that the rem edy is sold by Mir. Fowler under an ab- solute guarantee to refund the money If 1t should fail to cure. With an offer like this none can afford to suffer long from indigestion or stomach troubles.
 Do not think because of the quick benefits derived from the use of Mi-o- na that 1t Is merely a temporary agent. It is a remedy that cures by making oyer, the weak stomach into a strong ohe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
THE soUrn AND IMMIGRATION.

Tt Is eredltable to the people of the South" says The Chattanooga Times, that they maintain their conservatism on the important question of eimmI- grafton. They are and should be very Jealous of the quality of newcomers seeking homes among them which ac- counts in some measure for their back wardness in attempting to offset the islanders about their section spread abroad by venal enemies. They have relied greatly upon the belief that 1t Is mostly the ignorant and undesira- ble classes who are deterred from coming here because of these false stories of life in the South, arguing that any immigrant worth cultivating as a future citizen would have a suf- heient sense of justice to learn the truth before making up his mind as to his location. This, however. has not been altogether true. for 1t has been found that this prejudice is deeper and wider than is good for us. and the demand now is from each State for a more earnest and active effort to reach the desirable classes through truthful reports and the circulation of literature setting forth the real claims of each
 It Is undoubtedly a truth that the Southern people have never gone daft over the subject of foreign immigra- tion. nor will they do SO. let us hope While our present labor may not be altogether such as wo could wish. and while the negroes may not be ideal citizens. this section has no wish to drive out that labor and that citizen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
DIRECT UPON STOMACH
Possibility of Administering Local
 Treatment to That Organ.

After A series of experiments cover ing a period of many years a we'll known specialist in stomach disorders discovered that to administer local treatment to the stomach was a possI- bihty.
 As a result of his study of the dis eases of digestion and nutrition he prepared a prescription called Mi-o-na stomach tablets that acts directly upon the stomach and bowels. increasing their strength and power to digest whatever food Is eaten and quickly re- storing health to these important or- gans.
 Headaches, giddiness. palpitations. heartburn, sleeplessness, flatulenee. bad taste in the mouth. irritability. drowsiness, coated tongue and full feeling after eating. are but few ot the many distressing results of indi- gestion. Mi-o-na never fails to dispel all these troubles. and all disorders of the stomach soon disappear when the remedy is used.
 If you ever have the slightest symp- tom of indigestion or weak stomach. check its progress at once with Mi-o- na. The remedy Is scientific, yet slTn- pie. and is fully guaranteed to be harmless under serial No. 141e of the United States Pure Food and Drugs Law.
 MT. Fowler believes so strongly in the curative powers of Mi-o-na in all diseases of the digestive organs that he gives c guarantee with every 50- cent box to refund the money if the remedy does not do all that is claimed for 1t. He takes all the risk and you lose nothing but your indigestion when you buy Mi-o-na. and that is a good
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

ship and replace them with indiscrim- mate immigration from all European or Asiatic countries. Good immigrants are welcome to the South, and there's room for millions of them to acquire homes and become useful and con- tented citizens. but the vicious. worth- less and dangerous ones are neither needed nor wanted.
 This immigration question has been the cause of much discussion and it is not out of place to add, much hard feeling in one way or another The South has really needed good irnmi- grants. but either because this section has been regularly. systematically and grossly misrepresented, or because there has been small army of agents, both in this country and Europe. paid to turn all new arrivals towards the West and Northwest. 1t has been diff hcult to supply the needs of our part of the Union: or. rather 1t has been impossible to do so. The destination of the new corners has either been fixed for them before they leave their old homes or else they are met on their arrival at New York by paid agents. who not only over-estimate the advantages of their part of the coun- try but very seriously and harmfully under r-estinate ours. Thus it happens that desirable immigrants have been either persuaded or frightened away from the South and located elsewhere.
 The South is now and has for years been in need of good immigrants. It does not so much need them as hired laborers or small tenants as 1t needs those who will acquire homes of their own and settle down to become indus- trious and useful citizens. Tn too many cases, if not in most, those who come here as mere day laborers with no intention of being anything else are not a desirable class, They are too apt to be turbulent and hurtful to a community rather than advan- tageous. and they are not wanted. we want peaceful. industrious law abiding families and for such there will be found room and welcome The Times is correct about the need of getting correct reports before the irn- migrants, so that they may see for themselves the opportunities for them in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
This h My 76th Birthday
Benjamin F. Tracy.

Gen. Benjamin Franklin Tracy, who was Secretary of the Navy in the Cab- inet of President Benjamin Harrison. was born April 26, 1880. in Owego. N. F., and received a common school ed- ucation. He studied law in his home town and was admitted to the bar in 1851. His public career began two years later with his election on the Whie ticket as District Attorney of Ticga County. He was one of the or ganizers of the Republican Party in his section and in 1881 was elected to the New York General Assembly. In 1882 he went to the front as Colonel of the i0sth New York Volunteers. Af. ter the close of the war he began the practice of law In New York City and in 1886 was appointed United States District Attorney for the Eastern Dis trict of New York. While in that of- flee he drafted an internal revenue bill that more than trebled the revenue of the United States General Tracy re- signed his district attorneyship in 1873. to return to private practice. Tn 1881 he was appointed an Associate Justice of the State Court of Appesls. put re- signed two years later to again re- snn1e his private practice. His effect i've work in the campaign of 1888 led to his appointment to a Cabinet place by President Harrison. After his re- tirement from the Cabinet he again took up legal practice. which was one of the largest in New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Frantic and FreakIsh,

New York Evening Rost.
 Congress to do something" in an in- tricate matter like currency legisla- ton. there Is always danger ahead. :. That Is now the burden of the news from Washington. The President, the Speaker, and Senator Aldrich are con vinced that something" must be done. They do not know and cannot agree what that something should be, but they assert that the country was promised that 2 law Of some king pledged to 1t, and that. therefore, at all hazards some kind of hugger-mug- ger bill must be whipped through .. The present plan appears to be to get the whole matter into conference be- tween the House and Senate. Speaker Cannon Is to drive a mutilated measure through the House: when it gets to the Senate, Aidrich Is to amend t by substituting his own bill; sAd then everything will be left to q conference committee. Tariffs have been made in that way 60 why not currency lave!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Letter to The Editor
NEEps ATTENTION. A

Editor Advertiser:
 would like to call the attention of the proper authorities to the condition oI the .McMetgs Road from the city limits to the four mile post
 only the Board of Revenue but the entire county It was built at great cost to. the people and should not be allowed to so to ruin and waste. would sugkest that the washed out places be reflied with gravel and the dttches De cleaned out so as to prevent more washing. believe 1t would be to keep the roads up than 10 wal, s lew years and have to regravei 1t en- tireIy Thanking you for your kind-
 Yours Truly
 ]. W. Abercromble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
A very ses.ihle A..ecIatlon.

Demopolis Times.
 We sincerely congratulate. the Ala bama Educationai Association which met In Montgomery last week, In re- fusing to have any part in political matters. Resolutions of political na : ture were introduced and promptly voted down, The great majority of the teachers of the State understand that their work has nothing to do with politics and they put their feet upon the efforts Of designing politicians to inject matters of no concern to the association into their affairs.
 The association Is far seeing enough to know that whatever the people of the State do for internal improve ments or anything else, the schools are soing to be provided for and fully
 It appears that Conner Is trying to make an Issue against the good roads movement of Bankhead, and 1t is said he IS trying to make the teachers be- lieve that the amendments to the Con stitution allowing internal improve ments, will injure the school appro- priation. There is nothing in 1t, and the people need not be fooled by Conner any longer. Selfish and per sonal aggrandizement seems to be wholly his aim. Let us have the amendment so the State can assist in making good highways. Now. good people you can see why the Governor has been going all over the state looking after the location of high schools. It is votes he's after and not schools.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
capital Should he Welcomed and Not rs,.. Treated as Enemy.

Treated Rs Enemy.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 prominent New York periodical rs- nnent by a highly respected Ansncisl leader Of that city. Note his words:
 was amazed while was in Eu- rope last winter to read the advertis4. ment in London newspaper of ts.e or It's dscal institutions. and to find the bottom of 1t, in large letters, invested in American securities.
 Is It not at onca remarkably sisnifi- csnt and remarkably regrettabie that the slogan not dollar in American securities' should appeal to British btlity of a London institution. Each reader of this letter has the American privilege of forming his own opinion as to the causes or accidents that lie back of our national discredit. We of the south. however, may well pause and think. Is there not . warning here for us? The busiQess interests of the South need. Eastern capital for devei- opment. We need men. money and sources sou and andevelopsd opportnni- t all amount to if by unwise legisia- ton we destroy confidence In our will the south? What good win it do to invite Eastern capital. if we turn around and drive 1t out by taxation? !? May the day never come when East ern institutions, will inscribe on their doors pr insert in their advertisements shs sn.,,h fsaai slogan,, 5,, Not a dollar in tn the ing this Handwriting on the wall?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
nnr,aI of An Admiral.

Rio de Janeiro, April 25--Large crowds yesterday followed the body Of Admiral SaldanhA Cana to the ceme- tery, where 1t was buried with appro- priate ceremonies. The body was brought here from Rivera. Uruguay. where the admiral is said to have com- mitted suicide in 1895. after the revo- lution in which he was one of the leading factors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Give. Dinner to RoynIty.

Copenhagen, April 25--Count Raben- Levetzau. Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his wife. who is a daughter of Charles Moulton, of Albany, N. Y. last night gave a dinner at their resi- dence to King Edward and Queen Alexandra and King Frederick and Queen Louise, and which was attended by all the members of the Danish roy al family and thirty other prominent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
What is "Mocha" CoHeeP

Washington, April 25-After a thor necessary to be placed upon the cof- fees put on the market and sold un- der the name of Mocha the Board of Food and Drug Inspection, with the approval of Secretary, of Agriculture Wilson. has decided that the term Mocha" should be restricted to cof- fee grown in that part of Arabia to the north and east of Hodgeidah. known as Yemen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

As The Hartford Courant views the situation from afar the campaign in Georgia has become regular Kilkenny cat-fight. It says: "As Hoke Smith and Joseph M. Brown clapperclaw W over the Governorship. each thinks there is one Democrat too many" And the object of each is to rid the earth of the other. one would say. judging from the reports of the campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
This Dale in HistSry
Aprtl 20.

1521--Magellan. the cele' S-ated nav lEator. fell in an engagement in the Philippines.
 1667--F,rst settlers in Virginia ar- rived at Cape Henry.
 1f11-David Hume, historian, born; died August 25, 1776.
 fs34-Charles Farrar Browne (Arte- mus Ward). American humorist. born: died March 6. 1861.
 lS62-James T. Powers, American actor, born tn New York City.
 1S65-The planet Beatrice discovered by A. de Gasparis.
 1907-The Jamestown Tercentenary Exposition formally opened by Presi- dent Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
0bservfns Memorial Day.

Editor The Advertiser:
 I was struck by two accounts in Tne Advertiser this morning of the op. servation of Memorial Day.
 Cne account was that, as befts the solemn occasion. the ceremonies would PC very simple--gather at the cefiie- tery, have short prayer. sounding or Taps, salute of artillery. followed by placing of wrsaths on the soldiers
 Another was number of speeches baseball
 Which is the more appropriate7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

-Four battleships or bust" was the Presidents position. and it seems that 1t will be Dust" for him, 50 far as the present session Of Congress is con- earned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Alabaminnn WorIzlng for Tennesseann

Hartselle EnterprIse.
 R. R. after you pass the State line going north. can be seen beautitul acres of clover, and on this clover can bers sees sheeS. " horgses fhg e an6 C eoits n Setng raised to ship to us right here m Alabama, for which we are planting cotton to pay for them, What IS the result, Tennessee farmers are getting rich at our expense. Raise hogs and corn, and cotton as a surplus crop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
seeamau ia Suspended.

New York. April 25--The suspension of John seedman. a member of the Consolidated Stock Exchange. was am nounced on the floor of the exchange today The suspension was considered unimportanG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Good Roada and Good Schools.

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 It takes a political 5uggler of the can adversely affect free schools. Both are essential to the happiness and pros perity of the people. Educated people demand good roads and no people hay ing good roads will ever be without a good system of public schools Ala bafna ls able to furnish both, and the political pot hunter who goes over the State decrying either. or trying tc use either for political prejudice aEatnse his antagonist, will meet utter defeat AAa merit political oblivion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
Farmers at work.

Elba Clipper.
 The farm lands around Elba are better prepared for crops than has ever been the case before. The fact is farming is becoming more of a bus mess every year, and farmers are land goes a long way towards the sue hess or failure of crops. Improved implements are coming into use and by their use much labor is being saved and at the same time better work is being done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
BIrminEham and the veterama.

Blrmingham NeWs.
 The reunion will doubtless bring the largest crowd Birmingham has ever been called upon to entertain, and it will afford a splendid opportunity to city in this direction. Certainly no set of men could be more worthy Of the best that the wealth Of the city can afford or the courtesy of the people suggest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

It is expected that Congress will De jadsd in the furry of the closing ses- sion, anxious to get home. and that co the Aldrich bili can be snatched from defeat at the last moment
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 wen'. Require Mach Space. ' Pine Belt NewsI
 We should like to give space to . statement from Brewton business men who were so rampant and fred hot for B. B. Conner" for President of the Alabama Railroad Commission. and later for Governor as to the amount saved them on reduced freisht rates on the scheduled commodities. It's up to you. gentlemen. Otherwise the farmer, the buyers of your goods, vi, begin to think you were insincere. Did the farmers or buyers get the benefit of the lowered rates. if there were any? Answer, yes or no. The truth Is. Governor Conner made promises to the people in the campaign which he has not and knew at the time he could not fulfill. simply pulling the wool over the peoples eyes for the sake of votes. in order to grattfy his personal ambitions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
SWORN CIRCULATION,

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees Ns advertisers tand makes 1t part of the contract when requestedl that its daily cir Ejaculation is larger than that Of any morn Ing newspaper printed in Aiabama--and that it's Sunday edition has the largest cir collation. of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
 The figures for March printed below rep resent the actual net circulation. ail rs- turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
Proud of Montgomery.

C1dyIOn heCOrQ.
 Education is beginning to be felt as never before, to be A vital ana most important factcr in the welfare and development of the human race. Montgomery treated the convention royalty and all left feeling that the Capitol City was one to be proud Of.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
NInat Not Get in lsaae Rall

The Weary Widow hat Is safe as long as it confines itself to church and other solemn functions. but if one or them ever gets into a grand stand when the home team wins by one run. therell be mighty certainty that therell be a wreck
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26

The Anthony Bulletin does not now remember of anything the dandelion Is good for except to make poetry and other trouble.