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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
eighteen thousand dollars in the cam.

eighteen thousand dollars in the cam paign. Now. if he should hold the office but one term of two years, at the present higher salary. they re- ceive. he would get but fifteen thous- and dollars. If he runs again he may have to spend more money next tims than he did before.
 But looking at it only from the standpoint of one term, and counting any extras that may come to him in the way of mileage, stationary or otherwise, it is seen that he spent something like two thousand dollars more for the office than it will pay him. The question is. can a man who depends on his salary for a Iiv- ing afford to do this if he is on the square? We need not discuss the question as to whether this money was honestly expended. for the chances are largely against such view. but how can he afford 1t?
 If a man is wealthy and ambitious, and chooses to spend more than his expected salary for campaign expenses, he can do so, just as he has a right to spend his money freely to attain any other desired object. In that case he can go into office without indebt- edness or obligations and have no need to yield to temptation. If. on the other hand. he is a poor man. why should he spend everything for the office unless he expects to make his profit lon the side" as they express itF Not that buying an office and sell ing out for a profit would be anything new in Pennsylvania, but it looks suspicious. all the same. As The Sun looks at 1t, there Is good precedent from the Republican side, however, for him to base hopes on. Certain statesmen with an eye to the main chance when the salary wasn't nearly as great have been able to save out of it, and the perquisities they could pick up in a few terms, perhaps a hundred times the gross amount of their salaries. and not all this type of statesmanship has yet been elini- mated from the capitol.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
MUSIC STUDY CLUB,
Interesting UFOgram Rendered at Coll
 Iege Auditorium in Troy.

lege Auditorium in Troy.
 Troy. May S.-(Special.)- )--An inter esting recital was given by the Music Study Club at the auditorium of thu Normal College yesterday afternoon and the following program was rem dered
 Piano, Hunting Song, Mendelssohn- Mrs. Charles Copeland.
 Song, To the Sunshine. Schuman,- Miss Lottie Hanchey.
 Piano Midsummer Nights Dream, Mendolssohn-Mrs. W. L. Davids.
 Vocal Duct, Serenade. Schubert-Miss Nellie Murphree. Mrs. Key Murphree
 Violin-Miss Helen Spain
 Piano. Harmonious BIacKsmitn, han- del-Miss Lillian Brantley.
 Song, O Thou Whose Beauty Shines. Beethoven-Miss Mary Williams.
 Vocal Quarteet, Hunting Song. Schu- man-Misses Beard. Hanchey Williams and Mrs. Key Murphree.
 Violin Solo, Traumarie, Schuman- Miss Helen Spain.
 Song, To Be Sung on the Water, Schubert-Mrs. J. H. Wllkerson.
 Piano Duet, Finale, Etude Sympho- nique, Schuma n-Misses Hazel Wiley and Annie Nell Wood.
 Vocal Quartette, Hymn to the Night. eethoven-Mesdames Davids. Car roll, Key Murphree and Miss Hanchey. Chorus, Deck We the Pathway. Schuman-The Club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Straw For Hats.

Golden Ha1fpen1y.
 Few people know where the straw for making summer hats comes from. A great part of 1t Is grown in Italy To make suitable straw the wheat Is sown as thickly as possible, in order that the growth of the plant may be impoverished, as well as to produce a thin stalk having toward the end from the last knot the liEhtest and longest straw.
 The wheat blooms at the beginning of June. and is pulled up by the roots by hand when the grain Is half-de- veloped. If allowed to remain in the ground a longer time the straw would become brittle.
 About five dozen unrooted branches, the size of the compass of two hands, are firmly tied together into little she caves and slowed away in barns. Then the straw is again spread out to catch the heavy summer dews and to bleach in the sun. After additional bleaching the straw Is put into small bundles and classified.
 Finally 1t Is cut close above the first joint from the top and again tied up in small bundles containing about sixty stalks each.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
The VIIIage scareero,v.
London Daily Mail.

As he stands out there in the middle of the flat Suffolk field, there is little to show that he is not the ordinary in- animate scarecrow. He stands notion less for five minutes at a time, and only when a bird Is tempted by the fresh corn just apeparIng above the ground does he show any sign of life. But then it is that the scarecrow moves; he hits an old tin can with the rusty handle of a shovel and frightens the birds and makes tn enn fly quickly out of sight.
 So he spends his day. this old bent man. and at the end he is paid IS pence (56 cents). He Is the village scare crow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Dr. u. M. CunnInEhnm-

beSSeuef We0AIy.
 The people will certainly be pleased that Dr, Cunningham has announced his candidacy as delegate at large from the State to the Denver Democratic Convemtion.
 Alabama sin ould have her ablest men at that convention, for 1t is destined to be 6 notable one in the history of the Democratic party. It Is hoped that 1t United States.
 pr. Cunningham, whose valued polIt- ical experience, profound knowledge of polltical affairs, and ripe judgment can be relied upon to use every means to secure the nomination Of the most ac- ceptable and eligible candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
The Two Electors at Large.

HeSSemer WeekIy.
 It is with deep gratification that the people of Alabama wdll learn of the candidacy of the Hon. John c. Pugh time it was feared that the position would pass by default. There is no special honor or emolument attached to It; nothing dn 1t ordinarily to excite the ambition of citizens, and where under the primary election rules a candidate must meet the expenses of entry and qualification there is almost an effective deterient to ones desire to meet a patriotic duty.
 Fortunately the friends of the Hon Emmett ONeal and the Hon. John c. Pugh have prevailed upon them to meet the sacrifice and announce their can didaeies. They have carried the gratl- tude of the people of the State for their course. It tnsures a ereditable representation of Alabama in the cleo. toral college.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04

strong indication of being rich m ss,,, s,a, yer. Samples of the ore have oeen ssh. Of for analysfs, MT. Wyatt states tnat MT. Lackey has at his home two sa pass 2 of silver Which he found in pecuiiar U. manner. Going down to s, ,,,nnins a ago. MT. Lackey discovered drill em- bedded in a rock. He could nor eA
 tract 1t until he had drilled 1t 10 ous ,o,,na ana twc hars of silver in thcir crude state. which had been melted and run out of sii yer ore. Finding this silver a searcn for the place where t origlnaIed wss ss ina was made, large quantities Of ore, apparently heavily charged with some mineral was found by MT; Wyatt. lie lie found tne old Indian silver mine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
This Date in History
May 4.

of Henry VI of England. killed at the battle of Tewk esbury.
 1747-William of Nassau appointed Stadth older of the Netherlands.
 1776-Rhode Island declared itself thirteen American colonies to take such action.
 79s-Serlngapatam taken by the British and the empire of Hyler Ally extinguished by the death of his son. Sultan Tippoo Sahib.
 1S04-Dutch surrendered the island of Surinam to the British.
 1SS6-Slx policemen killed by an- archists in the Haymarket riots in Chicago.
 1907-Ernest W. Huffcut, legal ad- wiser to the Governor of New York committed suicide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04

The Democrats of Alabama will have two splendid men to vote for as cleo tors at large in the persons of Emmet O'Neal and John C. Pugh. They have historic names and are worthy sons Of men who honored Alabama. It is not on account however, or family name and tradition that they are prominent in the affairs of their native state. They possess superior intellect and unblemished character and are en- titled to the full confidence and earnest support of the people of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
The American Association for thl

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, having in view the science of the future. as well as of the past resolved. at its Chicago meeting, to advocate the installation by the Weather Bureau of seismo- graphs at suitably distributed stations. In other countries. 1t was pointed out. the organized study of earthquakes Is leading to a better understanding of their causes, and to the discovery and adoption of means for mitigating their disastrous consequences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Good Roads and Better Schools.

MarI0n COunty NEWS.
 It is necessary to have good roads and good schools If we would build up Alabama as we should. We need fewer scholls in order to make the money peform its duty in a more sat isfactory way. Fewer schools means larger sch ools and more competent teachers. We need better roads in con junction with the larger schools SC that the children can be conveyed to and from sch ool with ease and comfort from a greater instance, Sch ools and roads are twin sisters and should be encouraged along sensible lines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
standpatter's Arithmetic.

PhIadeI pnIa RtCOTu.
 According to the standpatters in congress the duty on printing paper adds nothing to it's cost, and the newspaper publishers are, therefore making a great cry about nothing. By the same token the Dalzell duties of thirty dollars a ton on tinplate, ten of steel. and S7.s4 ton on steel rails add nothing to the prices which Ameri- can consumers pay for those articles In the standpatters' arithmetic two and two make five.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Forest Lands.
ruscaloosa Times-G -Gazet

IuscaIo0sa IImeB-Nd1uLte' .,.,
 government expert Is in the GUY looking about to buy up some land for a forest reservation. Forestry is scl- ence unknown to this section and yet of if The Government is doing its best to help along these lines, ana these forest reservations are for this purpose. Let us hope this agent or the government will receive every CO., operation from the citizens of Tusca- loosa town and county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Swankers.

number of our contemporaries ap- pear to be somewhat exercised as to the precise meaning of the word "swank." Swank, though usually called by other names is the leading char acteristic of Englishmen. Frenchmen used to talk of "perfidious Albion" It was simply another way of calling us swankers. To swank is, broadly. to make the thing that is not seem as the thing that is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
The Enect of Fool LeEisIatiOn.

Drastic and foolish legislation against the railroads has crippled these arteries of commerce. forcing the companies to cut down. expenses In every possible manner. and the pup lie Is feeling the effect. but the resu!ts ands of whom are out of warE. In many sections of the South trains have been laid off and passenger ser vice otherwise impaired to the deLri. ment of the public, causing a decided change of sentiment among the class of people who thought the proper way to better the service was to leglslate against the railroads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
so-CaIIed Republican Convention.

This is the season for the usual dckering of Southarn republican pol iticians Conventions characterized by the usual gun play, the bad 'odorifer- ous delegate" and the parrot and md mon mon, key business. are now dehling tne Iront the Republican party keeps up this per formance of low caste politics, with the hungry. ,graspins otfieeholdets feoLat ras as gro as clown and bull~do1er the South will remain solidly and safel' DeruOrraffr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
HOW couLn HE AFFORD TIT

The question is often asked-and not often answered-why should a
 man spend as much, or more. for an of- flee than he will get out of it in the way of salary? The Pittsburg Sun tells of a man in one of the Pennsyi- vania districts who has just been elected to Congress. and who spent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Will Nexer Read One.

Wr PrYan wants an absolutely inn partial nswspaper He will never see 1t, 1t Is absolutely impossible for any man to be absolutely impartiai rs ali . rs roade bv men they will be more or less partial no matter how anxious the editors may be to give absolutely fair reports of events.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04

The Kansas City Journal says: "some one remarks that Governor Hughes is young enough to wait. But suppose President Taft should follow distin- guished precedent and insist on naming his own successor. What better plight would Hughes be in four or eight years hence?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
1t-.

With one powerful blow with his bare first, Harry Hill, an Indianapolis bartender, today knocked down and in- stantly killed full-grown horse, owned by August Blue. The feat was executed on a prominent street corner to settle wager of e1O. Mir. Blue suf- fers 1itional loss of his horse, valued at $150.
 Hill, who formerly worked in q pack ing house. has posted a $500 forfeit tha the can kill twelve steers In twelve minutes with his fiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
'Monssf Pleasant Persons
wHAT To DAT TopAY.
Table Tslk Fss sr..las. purlns T
By 0. .. PARrrrDon.

Table Talk For Brenides During The
 Three Meals.
 Brsakfast--It was certainly a giori- have Sunday basebali if fhsy Have it in Mobile-Ifs public sentiment, that's Sunday ball-oid Noble lost the first rain again--It looks like we can't have the good things long.
 Luncheon.-I expect we'll hear noth- times wish I didn't even have vote; they worry q fellow 50 much-How did you qualify anyhow--under the grandfasnseT smsner,snt clause oh can ,ead backwards or whatever you have to do-How are you betting on the game this evening ?-Thank goodness I can Bailey certainly had great walk lover T thought he was umpiring now.
 Dinner-What about those freight sssS, it for ss ws neSf get aTs so sG file their. checks first--It's such a muddle I have given up trying to get the straight of it-There are several showed Bailey what they thought of him-I wonder what those oil com panes think. of him now-He was on Something son about rebates. I reckon I bet 1t is going to rain.
 Returns From AAbertvAlAe'
 Mir. Leon McCord. Secretary Of the Supreme Court. returned last nigndt by the death of his nephew who was sTTfhsd srrihs the he qsesn rsesn, syelons MT Mo Cord was accompanied to Montgomery by a younger nephew who will at tend school in the city during the Mountain. worked at Aihertville dur ing all of the past week in the en, n Temakins theft homes. His brother in Albertville suffered much both on ac- count of the death of his son ana in a 2 night that the suffering in the stricken town and In its vicinity vas terrible though much had been done to all leviate 1t.
 Benefits of Big Buildings.
 Montgomery is just nov begl99nitbRs a9 tRss stsuossa Ss sSdnssih n ssh. 'has sy |shn sf the year or two" a state officer of an insurance company said yesterday; with the sdasd conysnis9Siss ,Ss e9sie. sfyl s1a scrapers general agents of many ana la varied companies having ousiness within the State are making tneir therefore Attracting more and more at
 For State agents the Capitai City Is logically the domicile, and It has always been their endeavor. think to have their homes, business and domestic, in this city. It is the same me with their travelling forces. But for many years Montgomery was not re- garded very favorably by some, pc Cause the standard of living possible for men who might be, called ttanr s. sients" was not so high as in other Cities. elites It was difficult to obtain of- fices suitable for the directioni ,d,n or Ss s are obviating that trouble a and nevsry eyvssfy week or two headquartsrs od aho'hef
 Tt is the same in the matter or or home fife Formerly in order 10 naTe ,y,s conveniences that are now realiy nnecessities for certain people, it was s necessary for the "translents e,thSs Savo So costly apartmsnts :. ,.pnsst in hoSsss hotsa @ has ase Sonse ,iying Tn Montgomery. which was always daghsfgi ,v as eeSnomSaa ,ns oTners as of f tbs buiIdinas but the entire people are being helped"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
sou-,p-Law NIch's Opinion.

Those gentlemen who are anxious for A third term for President Roose- welt are quoting the opinions or son in-law Longworth, Nicks "p'"ionS WS cnurse he Is afraid to knock Pa Rooss- yeIt's political aspifationS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Good Chicken Record.

Fort Deposit Vindicator.
 Mrs. Anna Goldsmith. one of ouf best known and most energetic ladies has the blue ribbon" so far on raIs- ing chickens. She says out of i2l matched and so far she has not ios' any of them. This we think is a goo1 record, and teaches us that al things do we'll N we attend to them in tsss proper way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
That old silver Mine.

There is an old story that years ago Indians worked a silver mine In thls section sornewhere. and it is borne out by ornaments and trinkets worn py the tribes which were sSNnd here.
 Recently c. ". wyatt has found some near ironatoh. (which has q very
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Henri Can't stand the Joking.

Birmingham News. Henry Watterson is being made the butt of many jokes because of his espousal of William Jennings Bryan, but the Kentucky colonel can be de- pended upon to stick to the Nebraka colonel until the last gun has been fired and only a cloud of dust re- mains to mark the route taken by the fleeing enemy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Commencement Time at Hand.

The commencement season is near at hand in the schools all over the Iano sands of young people, and 1t Is re- markable the amount of sleep that will be lost by them in studying what sort of clothes they are to wear at the eios- ing exercises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04

The Savannah Press wants to know whether 1t was Joe Brown or Hoke Smith who brought on the storms and cold weather. If either of them is guilty he ought to go away back and ast dowa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Hsipins Their own People.

The negroes of Gadsden are doing Ing a good work in helping those or thsnp ,I,s,r nsrc1or~ Many of the negroes We're hurt and lost all their small pos Sessions and the timely. aid or thsm own people in Gadsden is a '1oo-sen" to them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
Th. Ape Theofy.

Birmingham News. s .,,oh man aH
 It is the presence of suSn hn in hy the S9na'Yo Tay loves to parade as teEferson .DDss- Ds- visS that keeps alive the theory tnss nss the human race is an off-shoot or 'ns ape
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
No More Like the Last on-.

Iii is stated that at its next session the Alabama legislature will pass bill to divide tho atmosphere to keep the railroad people from breathing the same air that others breathe. Hur- rah for our liberty-loving CD lawmaKl CTS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
should Try 2 Monkey.

Birmingham Ledger.
 The old maid in New York who went to that negro meeting and proclaim ed herself an advocate of intermarri- age with negroes. was not taken py any of the negroes. That must nave Maybe she can get Chinaman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
"More in the Land Than The Man."

LuYerne Journal.
 Farming is the one occupation q man can engage in with limited means, and be assured of a reasonable degree of success" That was written by some city farmer. Success on the farm depends on the farmer and the farm. and is not to be taken for grant ed in adance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04
Poor Reason for BeinE Republicans.

The fellow who is republican ne- cause his father was opposed Io s cession seems to forget that the NC SIelians. Hancocks, Rosecrans ann thousands of others who roueht sgaInst secession were not repupllcans. but democrats full-fcdged ana 10 'hN core
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04


 E 6 Mobile, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. Gnys:
 The foregoing statement of The Adverti- esr's circulation for the month of March. 1908. is true and correct, and compiled af- ter all returns from newsboys, news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have been de- ducted. E. S. NOBLE Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of April, 1908
 tSEAL41 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04

The following is from that good Democratic. contemporary. The Times. of Hartford. Conn:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-07-17
MADDOX MUST
SER We TIME
FOR TTEMPTING TO INFLU.
ENCE A JUROR
He is Out on Bond and is Said to
be in Georgia al Present
Time.

w G Maddox must serve six
months on the chaingang, or for
felt his bond, for trying to tampcr
with Il Juror, b + Smoot. who sat
on the case Of The town OF McColl
against W a Suits, who was
charged with disorderly conduct.
1t seems that Maddox was doing
his best to oct Suits acquitted.
According to Mr. Shoots tcst-
many, Maddox took him into a
private room and said.
" This boy has not done a damn
thing. | am on his bond, | am go
ing to stick to him to the last. |
have sold out my business, lock,
stock and barrel. | want you to
do all YOU can for this boy; | want
you to clear him for NE, and if
you will | have got between 5 and
20 good paying customers that
have been trading with me, and |
will carry them all down there and
put them to trading with you, and
wherever | say trade they will
trade.
MIR Smoot testified that 81 told
him us far as the Lord gave me
brains to decide between right and
wrong that was the way | would
decide"
Maddox was convicted and SEN
fenced to serve six months in the
chaingang, without any alternative
fine. His attorneys j w LeGrand
and Col Knox Livingston, ap-
pcaled to the supreme court. Mad
dox gave a six hundred dollar
bond, signed by j j Pearson. The
supreme court has dismissed the
appeal. Maddox is now said to be
in Georgia.
Maddox had previously been
tried for selling liquor and main
tanning q nuisance at McColl, but
was acquitted.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-07-17
DR.. Mcleod Naturalized.

Although DR. Bunyan Mcleod
has been in Bennettsville several
years, he had not been naturalized
till few days ago, and remained
a subject Of the British crown, be-
ing native of Nova Scotia. Here
tofole he has not been able to vote
here or exercise other political
privileges of a citizen of the United
States.
At the last term Of court, how
ever he received his naturalization
papers, having taken the oath of al
legiance to the United States. Abel
Lathrop, the assistant district at
torney, came up from Charleston
for the purpose Of getting DR. Nc
Leod nauralized.
DIR Mcleod has secured his
registration certificate, and is now
prepared to cast his ballot for the
candidates of his choice in the ap.
proaching elections.