The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
'Mongst Plsasanf Persons
The Courtesy 'sf senators
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It is told about Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin. this story. and has, as its story is very useful for that reason. because none in all that company That heard the coiloquy between the Sena- tor from Wisconsin and the. Senator before known what 1t was.
 so-and7sc was introduced to MT. Spoon CT hs said very graciously indeed: :.
 w~hy SenaroE I have heard of
 And Senator spooner, holding the others hand for nearly a minute while ne almost yainly sought the retort cpurteous, finaily remarked:
 "Ah. er--sr, ! thank you: and have heard of the--the Alabama iegislature' ''
 The Senator from County so-and-so mas gone eut or town and the story was sent to seek the truth. But If the story Is not true it Is at least we'll invented. as saith proverb from the :. Then. too. if is a national lesson. 1t teaches us all thai senatorial cour- tesy Is not merely a temporary silence to permit the honorafy gentle men from some other part of the coun- or a generous willingness to spend half ones per diem allowance of pin money on members of the other party: but it seems to comprise very gentle sense of humor.
 
 The Strike of the scresmen.
 People who have never watched the loading of big steamer have little idea of what the strike of the screw men employed by the stevedores on the wster-front of New Orleans means" said visitor to Montgomery from the Crescent City yesterday.
 There IS hardly more skilled labor than that done by the screwmen, who are so called. of course. because of the screws they. use in lacking the cotton into the holds of the vessels. They work in gangs of five. who load some days as many as soc bales. The leader bales a certain space of the hold win take and it takes keen and accurate eye to tell. The cottons are packed with as much closeness as sardines. a bulkhead. You may know how skill ed labor is theirs when tell you that they make s7 and $s day.
 it was notable at the investigation seras se1d in .nd Whsn tss agents have had comparatively little trouble that the negroes employed in the work were steadier and more reii- able and quite as competent as the white men. The strike has hurt New Orleans.
 Pay Your Poll Taxes.
 'If somebody doesn't do something real soon there are geing to be mighty tician Yesterday. ;.There are hardly ten days in which citizens may pay their poll taxes and the apathy dis played generally among people in re- Kard to the taxes is woeful.
 probably not more than third of the people who ought to pay for the privilege of possession of poll wheth- CT they use 1t or not have taken the trouble and the dollars to discharge duty that 1t seems to me Is altogether patent A vote is an excelisnt thing to have for yourself as well as for your friends and every citizen ought to have sufficient respect Tor his snMrase, 10
 "rhere is a lot of liquor going out of Montgomery to Georgia was the remark rnass & yestsSraayd .Ss desert Uy man to the east'ard of Alabama.
 HThis city seems to be regarded as the most convenient center or clrcula- tiou as regards Georgia. and from many, of the cities. particularly from Atlanta. are coming orders for the stuff that both cheers and tnebrtates. Quite a considerable mail order bnsi- ness Is befne deyeloped. though Ia effort made to place the Montgomery merchants before their prospective customers"
 Hon. W. M Teague. the Mayor or Montgomery, and Mrs. Teague depart ed yesterday to columbus, Ga, where they will be guests of their son. Mir. A. J. Teague.
 
 Mr. A. F. Agee. a prominent attor- ney of Anniston, was in the City yes tertay on business before the Supreme Court.
 MT. c. C. Whitson, a prominent citi- gen of Talladega, was visitor to Montgomery yesterday.
 MT, E. M. Pinckard of C1anton is staying at he New Exchanges
 MT, T. D. Fallon of Prattville, is reg isered at the Imperial Hotel.