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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
Letter so 7he Editor
A Can ts Duty.

A Can to Duty.
 Editor. Advertiser: ec 2
 Your terse and timely editorial in the Sunday issue with reference to the financial situation of our city, and the things that have led to the present deplorable condition of our municipal government. should receive the hearty commendatfon of our entire community. You have doubtless. echoed the real sentiment of thousands of thinking pustness men over the situation. and would be glad to see the initial taken. Wnerein an insurreetion might be forced on the present, unpatriottc methods resoFted to in the selection of men chosen to fill positions of re- sponsi6ility and trust. You have we'll votes, are not the men best fitted to HI the positions they seek" It is positively unseennly that the majority ok our people appear absolutely indif- rerent as to the real situation that you so aptly describe.
 Is 1t possible that the tax payers, Ss you suggest. are going to sit supine- ty ny and wait until we have reached civic affairs are irreparably aoomed before tn manhood of our citizenship IS aroused and in their might. rise enmassed and take hold of things, and see in esnsr sc 1i that x,ts we have 2 goyernmsnt that comes within the horoscope of present visions of the 1910 movement. The fact is if we are ever sreat as a city. we must have, a strong muni- cipal government. composed Of men or expertence; men who have succeeded with their own affairs; men Of Intellect ana courage; men who are not afraid of moral issues. and who take a bride m education and all public affairs looking to the general upbuildfng of the city. How are We to secure them Not on the present plan of campairn. Ing. but we will have to seek the men we want and ask them to make some personal sacrifice of their own private interest to render a public service. If be aroused along the lines of your editorial. We would then have a gieam Of hope for our political future.
 Yours truly.
 G. C. Miles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
RaIIroada and Politics.

washington H0St
 That part of the country between the Potomac and the Rio Grande Is now in sore need of 6O.oO0 miles of additional railroad trackaee. Where is the money to come from for this pur- pose? There was a day when States, counties and municipalities voted subsf- dies for that purpose, but that is a thing of the past Forty years ago John I. Blair went into the then Vest ern wilderness and built what is now a great railroad. and so invested some of his millions; but there were no octopus chasers then. Where is the capitalist of 1908 who will build a rail- road for the politicians to amuse them- selves with?
 It Is time for the republic to look on a railroad as a business enterprise and not as an issue in politics. It is to the interests of every railroad that every producer and consumer in the land prosper. for the more he has to sell the more he will buy, and the more work there will be for the rail- road And the interest is mutual, for the more prosperous the railroad the better it's physical condition will be, and that always has meant and al- ways will mean lower rates-
 Why not take this great business out of po1ities2 It has no. business there except to bring grist to the dem- aEcBue's mill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
. TO A DOLLAR.

Ths sams. ... RandaH Memorial Fund.
 sReticencs to offer its mite to a wor- tisy ana desired result. often holds back the hand that fears competitions with one better fitted.
 He who gives his dime to good ob- 7ect Is doing his share with him who gives his dolIars.
 therefore, this paper will receive any and all contributions of from Ten Cents up to One Dollar. and VIII list the same (with or without namesl in this place for the James R. Randall Me- xu0rfal Fund.
 No subscription of over S1 will be listed here. Any one desiring to give more ean write directly to the editor or to T. c. DeLeon. Mobile.
 If any newspaper desires to aid this worthy and mueh-needed testimonial. # can do so by keeping this paragraph standing at it's column head and re- beating this note.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

itself most unsratefui member Of the fraternity. As to the implied rebuks to The Advertiser. that doesn't jar us in the slightest This paper lacks the bumptiousness of some of its es- teemed ooptemporsries. and has never set itself on pedsstai as who should say: "Just sase at us and be wise.- The Advertiser is not and lays no claim to be- pedasosue. but is con- tent to deal out chunks of knowledge and information to some of Its Virginia and Carolina brethren who care more for splitting hairs than for instruct- ins their readers. The expression, Politics is . fool" may or may not be strictly grammatical English. and we care little whether it is or not. We are content to know that the expres- sion Is often the best of good sense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
This Is My 62nd Birthday
Bishop GaIIaAer.

Right. Rev Nicholas AIoysius Gal lagher. Roman Catholic Bishop of Gall weston, Texas. was born February 19, lS46, in Belmount county, Ohio. After attending the district schools he went priesthood at Mount st. Mary's semi nary in that city. He was ordained on Christmas Day, in 1868. and became as- sistant priest of St. Patriclk's Church In Columbus Here he remained from 1869 to 1871. Tn the latter year he be- came president of St. Aloyslus Semi nary in Columbus, continuing in that position until 1878. The next few years were spent as pastor of St. Pat rick's Church, Columbus, and as vicar general of diocese. In January. 1882. Father Gallagher was appointed bishop of Canopus and administrator of the diocese of Galveston, his conservation as bishop taking place in April of the same year. Ten years later he was raised to the bishoporic of Galyeston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
LOVING BRETHREN.

How lovingly some of the brethren do snuggle up to each other at times. They remind us of two kittens, and later on they will scratch and yowl as the same two kittens do sometimes. Here is The Charlotte Observer sitting up to a contemporary this way:
 An expressed doubt on The Mont gomery Advertisers part whether Pol flies is a fooI"- constitutes good gram mar brings down just rebuke from The Norfolk Landmark. Verify The Land mark is a mighty grammarian. A post graduate course in poetry under The Observer is alone needed to com plete an already magnificent educa- ton.
 Now if The Landmark doesn't pro- nounee The Observer next to the great est and most learned dispenser of wis dom this side of Boston 1t win prove
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
Cure For Drunkenness.
Orrine Treatment to Be Used at Home Without Publicity, or Loss of
 Time from Business.

The best aid to temperance Is some thing that will strengthen the drunk ards wrecked nervous system and cure his unnatural craving for drink. We believe that any man who really de- sires to be cured of the liquor habit can cure himself by using Orrine. This remarkable treatment has made so many cures that we are glad to sell 1t under an absolute guarantee to re- fund the money if it does not cure.
 It is in two forms: No. that can be given secretly. and No. 2 for those who wish to be cured. It is not only the most reliable treatment known. but it is also the most economical, as it costs only $1 a box and there Is no detention from the usual duties, while if a cure is not effected, there is no expense whatever. Mail orders filIad on receipt of price fin plain sealed package. Write for free booklet. The orrine Cos Washington. D. C., or E. c. Fow- Her..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

expelled from France as an undesir- able citizen. We presume his nibs will now be put on some American remnant counter
 About the only time in mans life when he doesn't get any sympathy at all is when he Waddles into a drug store with. is eyes red Sunday morning Of course theatrical performers can make notes but, 1t isn't everybody thatn endorse 'efn-
 i. About the most horrible death to die is to be spake-btt in Georgia now. To an American baseball is as in- toxtcating as a highbalL
 What a presidential boom needs Is to be properly nursed and cared for. One way to be forgotten is to die. but the quickest way is to lose your money, A Kansas paper says that at Medi- td1 cine Lodge the sls small nall 2os fsghts ,n the summer. But neither of them. equal some of the stage "frights'' that pass through there do they?"
 Hope springs eternal
 In the human breast
 But that's cold comfort
 For the babe there pressed.
 
 A Harblnger. Miss Springs comin' cross the hills (Doctor pass me tn quinine pills) The days are gettin' warnf~an' bright (Ker-choo! sneeze both day and
 night.) Ef Old Winter Time I think is gone (Saily put some more coal on.1 Birds sing--skies are blue Der head (Please put more cover on this bed.) How nice to live warm days like these (Make me some hot toddy please.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
WEDNESDAY. rrBRuAnr 1o. 1908.

Chancellor Day wants to know "what better are we than RussiaT" It is strange that man of his learning and intelligence should ask that question. If he were a prominent citizen of Rus sia and should speak of the Czar as lie lately spoke of President Roosevelt he would soon learn the difference. IT we can do nothing else over here we can ''cuss' our rulers as much as We like.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
rhIs Is from rhe savannah Nex.:

' Unless MT. Bryan Is careful he is in danger of finding himself out of whack wltn the reform sentiment that is now sweeping the country--or, at least, was 9oing SO recently. He told the Cana alan Club at Montreal that he .be- ionged to political school that be- ileved that every person had d right TO do what he wanted to do SO long as he did not interfere with the ifberfV of other persons" That is a good, oid- time Democratic opinion, but 1t has fallen Into disuse recently. The idea now. seems to be to make everybody think as you do, or hit the dissenter with big stick
 Of course that is good Democratic doctrine; or rather. 1t once was. but of late the lawmakers seem to think that they were selected and set apart to make folks do only what the soions in oface think should be done. The labor unions go stiii further and pro- pose that no man shall be permitted to have his way unless that way suits the union. If MT. Bryan insists on his position he win have ali sorts of peo- pie against him, sven in his own party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
This Date in History
February 1o.

l47S-Nicolaus corpenicus, Polish anstrononer. born. Died f54S.
 1717-American Congress commits stoned five major generals,
 17s0--New York ceded her rights fin Western lands to the United States. l7sS-British flag raised over Cor sica.
 1so3-ohio admitted to the Union IS64-Second Confederate Congress met at Richmond.
 is71-General John B. Magruder died at Houston, Texas. Born in Virginia August IS, 1sl0.
 ls74-Business section of Panama destroyed by fire.
 1ss7-Congress passed a bill to retire the trade dollar.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

The announcement that the effort to produce a seedless apple has proven failure should surprise no one. An apple without seeds and core would be something else.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

We thought The Houston Post must be running out of something to brag about. and now 1t has gotten down to ''the delicious onions of Texas" That settles It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

'It is we'll enough.v remarks The New Bedford Standard. .to call at- tention to the fact that the calendar arrangement of the present month will not repeat itself in February untn lsss. It is only twelve years since February came in on Saturday and went out on Saturday. but missing leap years in the century year inter- fered with the usual schedule of five Saturdays in the short month only in every seventh leap year. There will be nothing to interfere with the usual twenty-eight years arrangement this time. so the most shcuId bs made of that fifth Saturday this month by the rising generation. Why, wouldn't 1t be good scheme to put the contents of that day's pay envelope on deposit in q bank and watch 1t double itself be- fore February fifth Saturday came around again?" e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

The Norfolk Landmark has gone into the predicting business. and announces that Governor Johnson of Minnesota will be nominated at Denver. What does The Landmark propose to do with w. J. B.?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

'How to catch cold" is the heading of an editorial in contemporary. Our experience and observation tends to convince us that you don't have to catch it: it catches you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

Seems to us that the press corrs- spondents are shamefully neglecting Countess Gladys snezinski of late, for we rarely see any reference to her now. Alas. how soon we are forgot ten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

''Is mince pie a crime?' asks The Charleston News and Courier, and The Richmond Times-Dispatch replies that "the South Carolina kind is." Now listen for more talk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

Willie Hearst was to deliver a s'keynote speech" on Lincoln's birth day but either the note or the key got lost. and the speech was not delivered. Did the country lose anything?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

"we want leaders who lead" says The Charlotte Observer. Just so. and we want those who lead in the right direction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
PoIItlelans In Wan street.

New York Journal of ComrpernA.
 The gentlemen to whom President Haosa- veit would appeal to stop stock market trading on margin were yesterday extrenely prominent as sellers of stocks. It is d com rnonplaee that Washington politicians are the most notorious speculatOrs in the coun- txy. "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

M a Moore. CircuiAtson ManaSen of The Montgomsry Advertiser. being auiy eWorn' naFsg
 The foreg0ing statement of The Adverti- sefss circulation for the month of December, Sao7 in true and correct. and compiled after from news boys. news agents leftover copies have been ds- VI G. NOBLE
 Circulation Manager. and subscribed before me this 1Hn January. 1908.
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
swORN CTRCUT,ATTO

NJ The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees cnnfraet when requested) that it's dauv cir- collation. ts larger than that of any mofntns newspaper printed in Alabama--and that Ms Sunday edition has the largest circulation oL any news paper printed in Alabama. without exception.
 The figures for December printed below represent the actual net ctrculafions eh " turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

Prevalent suicide among women of fash. ion to whom the dregs of life have come adds new significance to the Wordl dressed to kill."-washingtOn Post
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IT. Sl.ina ,s His Cravas.

ssHau hsy.- often heard tue iuestiosi, Wfhxse mans treasure Is, there VIII ufs acar, b- also. said city de'ee. t,ya sI saw :.a illustration of that nov pux,Ssu ea railroad train. k {" tectixe employed bf the railway coli psny md Nere seated near country, c.an who aGju. e. lis i.'c&tie every Eeu .niG:i.cs.
 -srta; Ii. tathsrs ;hr old i.''a' sssa to my eog.saaiea.
 ".I,on's ,h.n., ,.'s the lie, f"ai.ed u ,a. sHrosld ,'csectiFr
 Then he leaned forward and said ', ,.. faruce. .s,;tey take sour mohe} ous of shsi Hecktie
 ~.Wau toii you had money In m! ues' siapa a,,,iei il,e farmer,
 ~rhe detective then explained tAa' his actions iu adjusting his aec&wea' led to ,he sup,.o<itioE. The farmer ad. rnitted iaaf hs hai chosen the '!e x the hiding la,>e Ger a number O. bills
 ~.His idea was ail r!sht,' concluded th~ Aetective. 'Out he couldn't seeis h.s hands of the cravat. -kansas &ilH R<aR
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
Citfsrent Names For Waves,

They have curiouSly different nainc. for waves about the coast of Gsr"af Britain. The Peterhead folk call tlN large breakers that fall with a eraSt ! on the beach by the grim name o, 'Norrawa tNorwaD carpenters" Gt fife low Lincolnshire coast, as on Us Southwestern Atlantic fronting shore ot s@hese islands. the grandly long un. ,htoken waves are known as "rollers. Amoug east Anglians q heavy surf, tiiir bling in with an offshore wind oi n sa calm, is called by tue expreSSiNe name of a 'slog." while well marhra sWeii. rolling in Independently of an! blowing, Is called "home.' There i. no wind," Suffolk fisherman will say ssbut nasty home on the beach,. Sui tOik men also speak of the "bark" O; The surf, and a sea covered with foam
 D spoken of as Heather white The foam itself is known as spoon drift So, in the vernacular. we have it. "Iht oea was all feather white with spool
 drift.Y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
lono Hair a Mark of Honor.

In olden times excessively long hair was considered a mark of honor and rank. For many centuries long hai' was in France the distinctive mark or kings. The ancient Persians and Par thians of high caste wore long, flowing mir, while the poorer classes were obliged to cut theirs short. Homer speaks of the long haired Greeks by Way of distinction.
 The Gauls considered long hair d mark of honor, but Caesar obliged them to cut it of in token of subm!s, don. Long hair was thought by the Franks to denote high birth, and the (aoths looked upon 1t as distinctive mark of culture and honor. Short hail vas considered by nearly all the ole 8itions to denote thraldom, and ever INV criminals have their heads shaved
 ~aDenver Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
ooNloe "Reminiscences.

Ip6 cnapei clock peeled the hour [, as, and we ate It with e2icure2a e,t ioyment. We were walking tose;a,,F the senior and l. and l listened VI ha;ted breath wlie he toll me e,~' story. Arm In arm We wa,ke.3, -AI> suddenly he stopped and drew i. handS across his eyes, Il was a SAau i&tnoss, but obScUred hls vision q bit 'rhen he resumed:
 We sure were q bunch of hummers sn our freshman year, In oUr snow ball fight with ths sophs on Washing, tons hrthday thtee of us gained the fence and began to chop IL up iutc small pieces for souvenirs. Suddenly a seven foot sop9 grabbed the smallest of my assistants. but with Il we'll aim ed saoN ball between the eyes laid aim low. while scarlet streams rolled down h.s sscc and made intricate ara, bes4gcs on bis cellar"
 The senior paused and fetched ? sigh. goodness knows where from.
 "Eut whence the scarlet streams" i tnterrogated Was II hleodf' "No," he pslp.tnsed; there was ts snato ia the snowfall"
 Then alence fell. but We sustained Il a,s. ween us.-Yale Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
SiIe,,co and Science.

Before 1t was determined scientific ally that smoke Is waste, smoke was fixed as the flnal indication and proet of prosperity. Today a smoNtle> chimney means nothing less than thrift and good mana cement. Similar ly we now hear that noise is proof oi urban life, progress and activity. We may answer that noise Is loss as sarei! as smoke is waste. Decreased coui'oft is loss and noise decreases comfort Disturbed minds are loss through r" duction of mental force. But these and similar consequences are indirect loss. There is direct loss also A rat tling car means worn bearings and Q short lived vehicle. Otherwise ra's roads would not spend so much ON their roadbeds, and they would TUT trains at higher speed.-Detroit Fn-s Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
Mayer His Head.

Many years asN. when William ! stillman of New York city wns re porting disturbance in Greece fo! the London Times. a report was sen' out that he had been beheaded. One of his friends, hearing the report. tei- graphed to the correspondent this mes sage: "Rumor here that your head ha' been taken off. Is 1t true?" It was not until the message had been sen that 1t occurred to the sender that Il the rurnor were true St1llman would be the last man In the world to speal about It. But the message reached Stillman, and this was his reply: "M! dear boy. a newspaper man neve loses his head"
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Art and Happiness.

Artists are not as class the happi kat of mortaIs. but that is because the! kall to relate the ideal rationally to 3ife rather than because they are VOW I'd to standards of perfe ection. Unhan Ipiness comes upon them as 1t would
 npon any one else-in consequence of Folly and indifference and willfulneSs- = EAnd their devotion to art, which Is Of
 ten held to be the cause of their mis Fortunes, Is in reality the only mitiSat, Dng factor in their lives--Bliss Carnan
 nCrat1man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
A Story of WheWelI.

Sydney Smith said of the great Dr Whewell, master of Trinity college that "science was his forte and oln niscience his foihln," On one occa sion two fellows of the college, think Ing to get beyond his range. read 0l the subject of Chinese metaphysics ant then disputed about 1t in the doctor presence. He listened In silence for : time and then observed. "Ah, l se' you have been reading a paper wh!cl 1 wrote for au encyclopedia of sci euce"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
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CALLING IS sGEH4

July Tenn ot Jefferson tt foa.=.
 July 6. 1908.
 In the matter of calling f 1.54at
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 asfaes !, an een lay t.. a=ts.aas. 5sez ns 9aHee'Hrs 5aj rslaaeias ss= rants as pr,sils sy laN State of Ark ansaE. {-sE2ts gt Izzs# sGA.
 |, '. < re~e. Clerk or tAe 6t5as and Probate Courts of the CsHisl, and State afor"said, de hereby csrt .s that the above Jypewritten matt t tra" and correct copy of thc ori Ha . ae1 as made " the County Judge in the matter Of 4elssulns Jeftcfs1n Connti Warra nts as the same appears of re- ~ord on page 1bi oi the JeffersEa County Court Record, Vol Il.
 Witness my hand and seal thla ls@ day of August, 1909.
 JESSE R CORE. ClerA. {Sean z. ". NTCHOI.. D. c IOu
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The Word Fudge"

The expression Fudge" which is hear,lso often nowadays, Is not new one. On the contrary. its origin dates back to the reign of Charles IT,, whea f3here was sea captain who Has lhamed Fudge.
 N Nc matter how unsatisfactory hiS lgoyage, this nautical man always re 'tlrned with an endless string of ore Ibosterous tales of great deeds and stu" hess. His propensity for falsifying hc eame so well known that wheneve'
 hny one was heard telling question kble exploit, it became the custom to e-y, "Oh, you Fudge it"-Pittsburt
 poSt
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Iron Works

PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS-Gen- eral Founders and Machinists. Brass and Iron Castings and Machine Re- pairing. stock of all standard goods carried in stock all the time. Locomotives, Engines and Boilers Repaired. Long distance telephones, day, 47s; night 334. Pine Bluff. Ar kansas. Note. We operate our machine shop both day and night
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Laundry

Try the up-to-date hand Laundry, run by experienced laundry man. All work guaranteed first class. We al- so do first class dyeing and press ing on ladies' and gents clothes Of all kinds. Work called for and de- livered by wagon. JOHN w. TARTAR, 120 North Olive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
siamese otIeet to Watkins.

The Siamese. above all nations ir the world, hate to walk. No such mode of progression Is tolerated by a Siamese if he or she can by any means ride. A Venetian gondolier will walk some times. even Hollander will ride oi' his rough cart, but Bangkok man. not If he can help 1t. His family boat for him W Wlpdsor Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11
A Sur on a Great State.

It Is told of the Right Rev. Daa.e \. Tuttie. h. D., l.y. D., who had been attending an important conference at Lambeth palace. London. that dl&'a'' a very formal function he and his wife were iouCty announced as the hishof If Misery and Mrs. Tutt!; "-Harper's P Weekly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-11

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