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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
BRAKES THAT FAIL.

An Tnexeusablc Danger to Life and
 Limb That should Re illuminated.
 Indlanapolis News.
 generally is an announcement that means more work for the undertakers. The brakes may be on a railroad train. on q trolley car, or an automo- same. Accidents, of course, viii hap pen; indeed. in the heiter-skeiter way Tn which we conduct most of our transportation agencies. they are prac- ter. But. after all, why do the brakes fsil u work7 There must be a req son: Men may decide not to work, without any reason other than psy- other words. when brake fails to work there is something the matter with 1t, and generally something that could have been found out by timely If not remedied. the resultant accident could have been avertej with the knowledge of the defect In mind
 But we are an impatient people. want to ' afrive % a. oSr @ dsstihasion 1 ss ~s ss soon as possible. If our machinery of transportation appears all right at a first glance 1t hardly ever gets sec- probably all right. and will probably serve the purpose this time even If 1t isn't quite all right. And so we ars on at such speed, as may be until we reach the emergency. and then--then the story Is told by large headlines on the first page, with the arrange ments made for the subsequent inves- ttgation duly set forth.
 When there is a chance to be talk en 1t Is better to sacrifice a few mo- ments of time than q few lives and limbs. whatever may be the exhilara- tion resulting from taking the chaico and managing to come out unscathed. The daring automobilist may send his speeding machine across the tracks in front of the rapidly moving street car and escape by the skin of his teeth a good many times, but only those who are born under an extremely lucky star will not do 1t once too of ten. The point to be borne in mind Is that in addition to having the brakes in as good working condition as 1t is possible for them to be, the man who handles the brake must likewise have the brake of caution and foresight on his daring, and remember that due care Is always better than doubtful There are undoubtedly such things as unavoidable accidents. but most of the kind we read Of in these hurry-scurry days are not that kind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

n,I.siSa !, 2, from consress. has made some
 It seems that President Roosevelt de- ctded to set trap for Senator John T.. Morgsn. . man whose life was an open book and one which many Americans could read to their profit. It was hoped that the Senator could be CO., creed into abandoning his light against the admfnistrat ton by the use of some evidence of . disrepufable kind. Need less to say 1t was Impossible to obtain any evidence against the venerable
 The feet that Mfr. Roosevelt employ ed the Secret Service for personal pur- poses. always in the hope of obtaining damaging evidence against those men who were opposed to him, is generally recognized. As our contemporary re- marks. full history of the nefarious practices then employed will never be made public, but enough has come to light to show that no monarch, ancient or modern, ever made use of tho spy system to . greater extent than this American President.
 We are informed that an organized Roosevelt to the Presidency In 1912. There are still thousands in this coun- try who have never yet been able te see the difference between the man Of words and the man of action, the man with no respect for the law and the msn with some respect for the law. Our opinion Is that the spy system has passed into oblivion forever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
The Boiling Point.


 The hottest place in New York is in DesborosseS street in a vulcanizing factory. where telephone wires are in- sulated by being coated with a pre- paration of rubber: In the room where the process takes place the tenn perature rises to PIP degrees--I00 de- Rrees hotter than the hottest 1t may he outside in the sun. Man can endure no more. Actually there are some who can stand this, however. Only a few. mind you. but still some. They are only the strongest and hardest of workmsn. and they can be in the room but a few brief minutes at a time. Several times daily 1t Is their duty to enter the room to see that all goes well. To keep from losing their skin and to protect themselves from the terrible heat. these men wear heavy woolsn shirts. buttoned high about their necks, and woolen masks and gloves. Four or five minutes at tho most in the vulcanizing room Is all they can stand without collapsing, and some cant even stay that long. Out: side these men. nobody is ever allowed tn endure such 6 friRhtful heat. In fact. 1t Is hard to convey the Idea of PIP degrees. You can get the same degree of temperature By thrustinR your finger Into boiling water. Water hnils at PIP degrees Fahrenheit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
America in 7he Philippines
B Fssdsr;c ). EiasIriu.
THE NEW TARLFF.LA

tarin law it will be different. Amerf. can goods will have a considerable ad. vantage when they meet the foreign goods at the custom house. They will md the doors of the Philippine tariff wall swinging ajar for them, while foreign goods will have to pay to get n. cotton goods. the largest single Item Of Import Into the islands, fur. nishes notable Instance. The duties that VIII be levied on foreign goods at tne custom house will be more than sumcient to handicap such wares to the extent of any advantage that thoy may otherwise have over American goods, and 1t is believed the result will pines.
 The cigar makers of the rJnitsa States are fearful that the free adnis- sion of lbo,000.000 cigars into this country will upset the wage scales of the American cigar workmen. Tariff experts do not think so; but elaborate precautions are to be taken to make sure what cigars do come are safe to use. The Filipino cigar factories will at all times be under careful insuec. tion. and cigar makers suffering from dangerous diseases will not be permit ted to work on cigars intended for ex. port to the United States Each box of cigars will be so labelled and tagged that the consumer may know that the contents have been produced under safe and sanitary conditions.
 It will require some time. of course, for the benefits of the new tariff reg ulatsons to become apparent in the ev, eryday business of the islands. Not even new tariff laws make prosperfty out of thin air in an instant The law does, however assure the Filipinos of market for the products of their fields and factor;es--something they have not had since the Stars and Stripes first waved over Fort San Di- ego. The new law is the greatest of the many good gifts which the Amer leans have given to the Filipinos, and 1t, is the crowning event in the career of William H. Taft as the guardian angel of the little brown brother" Tomorrow--Americai in the Philippines,
 xx--The Native Constabu1ary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
DRIFTWooD

man will oft take offenss before he will take a joke.
 There are just as good nsh in the holsters" on the ssa-shore. Rag Doll: what is the matter? Bisque Doll: oh, dear-rve got . pain in my sawdust.
 Don't worry and say it is too hot to iiye--goodness knows with most of us 1t Is too hot to die
 In New York. Anxious Mother: If you see my little boy will you please send him home? Passer-by: Thank you. will. We would be glad if summer would make noise like hoop and roll away. verting to the original costume ar dear old Mother Eve.
 The latest news from Paris decrees teen teen % Inches m hish l na ana E twelve s inches wide. We thought the merry widows were the limit, but these take the cake and the dough" too. might be added sS soO. some Of them cost as much as si'- Men are about as bad as women: A woman will criticize and pick to pieces do the same thing about another mans business methods
 A Northern paper is in favor of abOl- aboiishes his as soon as he gets t
  The Chattanooga News says "can- arg srs on on ,s s up m svsr M cSer Tennessee is what the esteemed prob- ably meant.
 A Topeka man will soon build cipal streets We suggest that he dress in the dark
 When a man falls in love with 6 girl at first sight, he sometimes lives look. The small boy of today doesn't care
 AB.R.BHPo.A.E. Wagner .. "a Q . Q A bee sailed away on the Lusitania the other day, Whether it was certain senatorial hee, however, it is net stated.
 The ex-Shah of Persia says he has BIS wives and does not want any more We'll. we should rather guess nixie Think of buying clothes for that bunchi
 
 An Autnmn Song.
 I. Let us sing of autumn time, Of the grape and muscadlne Of the chatter of the squirrels And the air like wine. Let us sing q song of autumn And the wild haw-vinei
 II, Poets ca1l 1t melancholy, Dut do not think 1t sU. For the children seem so jolly As away to school they go. When the leaves begin to turn. Life seems sweeter than a rhyme, In the olden golden glory, of the autumn time.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
What tjts Stute Papsrs
 Ars Saying and Doing
A seke Diii.

A Seke nm. Ozark Star:
 wcGs ef s. sSns ns%cs. nss os the state Capitol to Birmingham. He will 9c down h htStory as the joker of the
 Ths feeisistures omissioa. walker County News
 abnormal special ssssion of the Ala. sn.d ssssurs a !. .nssd nss thus .n fsr lobby t GonfEoqsry objects: r., The kI.bsns Mosstsi.s.
 0ood hotels and printer's ink win make the mountain and hill country abont Tailadega as famous as North Carolina. Hundreds If guests are now away for lack of accommodations.
 Hew The Papers Stand.
 Its surprisinx the number of Ala bams weekly newspapers that are op- posing constitutional prohibition. Many Of these newspapers are published in sSs s.s.s that vessd hsfop. spicuons among the number are Troy. Brewton and Dothan.
 EngIsn6s Way Is Better. Mobile Register.
 Punishment is sure and swift fin Eng land: Dhinagri, the Indian student. as- sassinated Cur1on- wyllie in London July 1. He was tried July 1s; sen- tenced to death July 23,. and hanged August IT. All who recall the tedious length of the Guiteau trial in our own country will appreciate the difference
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 Politics. and More Politics. Taliadega Reporter.
 A speaker in the legislature was so wrought up by his own speech that ha exultantly exciaimed-"That speech ought tc make Carmichael Governor. bition af.sr i aii ns somsthins nsn to prGinai Tiao into ofice on. And yet there are men who measutN statasmanship by the length and breadth of wind and gall
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
CENSUS COST REDUCED.
Lower Prices for Machines Surprises
 And Delights secretary NageL Washington Special to New York

LlOWef fEtGGb AOE AkaCMAMGa SuEVEtSEN
 And Delights secretary NageL.
 Washington Special to New York
 Secretary sr: of commece and Labor Nagei expressed himself as surprised days on business in connection with the next census, announced o-day that all hIds for the machinery and books needed for the enormous clerical work involved had been received MT. Nagel expressed himself as surprised and Eratiied at the low figures of many of these bids. Punching ma chimes, for instance, whicn are used In great quantities which heretofore had not been quoted the department below the price of $500 are now offered for $500.
 MT. Nagers success in obtaining low bids on these machines recalls the inci- dents that were the immediate cause of the retirement of s. N. D. North. from the directorShip Of the census. Mir. North submitted to Mir. Nagel for his signature contracts for the pu- chase of the machines at a very high price, and Mir. Nagel refused his in- dorsement After that disruption Secretary Nagel set out to obtain bids with the result that the prospective expenses of the Bureau of the Census are very much decreaged
 The appointment of the arm of emu merators who will do the actual count ing for the next census will be post poned until just before the counting begins, said Mr. Nagei today. rheso men for the most part will be appoint ed from the district in which they will work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
Lees statu. in the Capitol.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 Nothing could better emphasize the disappearance of the bitterness en9en- dared by the war between the states than the erection of a statue of Robert p. Lee in the capitol at Washington. A contribution to the Nations Hall of Fame from the state of Virginia. IL stands hard by the statue of Phil Kear- ny. killed at Chantiily, whom New Jersey honors chief among her soldier dead. It is 8 noble monument to a supremely great man whose error pos terity condons in contemplating the splendor of his gifts.
 Almost alone among the greater com mnnders who survived the civil war. Lee left no written record of his achieve ments. Grant Sherman, Sheridan. Johnson. Mcclellan and Longstreet all told their stories h print. Lee died without seeking either to oxalt lis servi- ces or to justify his course; Men of 1maller mold stung and belittlsd him without provoking a retort He was satisfied to trust 10 his countrymen. northern as well as southern, for the vindication that he left was his due. That vindication came to hin years ago But tho most impressive demon stration of his place in the Judgment and esteem of this generation comes today when his statue, arrayed in con federate uniform, Is honorably placed In the canttol. whose safety his armies threatened. Il .AI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
NEW MAMMOTH CAVES.
Great Cavcrns Served As Abode of Ancie

Race.
 Great caves larger than the far-famed caverns of Kentucky. with chasms and vaulted chambers In which an office build ing could be slowed away and surrounded by ancient and mysterious ruins never be- fore visited by white man, have just been discovered by Prof. Edgar l.. Hewitt, the Arizona.
 The caves have long been told of by In dians, says The New oYPk Sun but white men doubted their existence until a Navajo guide led Prof Hewitt to them. Hewitt says the caves, ruins and natural bridges were found without difficulty, and were exactly as the Indian legend had described them
 Some of the caverns he and the guide wis., ited were large enough to contain the Singer building and others contained curious form ations unlike anything he had ever seen. Several natural bridges were so large as to make the rock bridges of Utah and Virgin ia puny by comparison. The ruins contain relics, household articles and remains of a race of which the archaeelogists have been in ignorance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
A Genrrin RrenIk.

Atlanta. Aug. ls.-A male Infant witn one head but two faces which was born to Dave Brightwell and his wife, Rose, negroes, on Tuesday, was buried yes- terday According to w. J. Houston, of Decatur, who attended the child's mother, the baby had two mouths. two noses, two pairs of eyes. but only one pair of ears and one chin. There was a slight line of demarkation between the two facea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

the same habit?
 Lost and Found" ads may
 ss pay the reader. and the faii- I ure to road them may be the cause of no little worry, as c Connecticut wo- man lately learned while on a visit to | Baltimore whi.e out on the streets she somehow lost valuable package | of jewels which she was carrying somewhat carelessly. As soon as she returned to her rooms and discovered l h1r loss she at once employed detec- tives and set the police to work. but after two or three days of anxiety and worry she returned to her home in Connecticut confident that her jewels were lost forever,
 But were they? Not at all. An hon. est carpenter. returning home from his work. found the package soon after it had fallen. Not having seen 1t fall. and having no knowledge of the loser he at once deposited the jewels in a safe place and inserted a notice in the next issue of the city newspapers stating that he had found the valuable package. The woman did not read the papers. and if would seem that the police and detectives wore equally careless. The consequence was that the poor woman suffered great anxiety as what woman would not?-and 1t was not until she had reached her New England home and gwen up her jewels as lost that she was informed that they had been found. and so re. covered them.
 Had this workingman beun A rascal he might have realized something handsome on his find. Tn a large city like Baltimore there can always be found some one who will buy found or stolen jewels and no questions ask ed. Had he been stupid or careless he might have locked the bag up and waited for somebody to claim it, but he was neither 8 criminal nor an ig- noramus. and took what he rightly considered the proper course in the matter. Had the woman been a care full reader of the city papers she would at once have been relieved of all anx- iety and worry. and gone home ra- joicing. Her failure to read was her misfortune.
 The moral of this little story-and nearly every story has a moral, is one knows how to look for it-ls that all men and women should take a It, tie time each day to look over the newspaper even the advertising co., umns. If 1t doesn't pay in one way it may in another.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

We predict that when Roosevelt re- turns and begins writing stories about what he saw and accomplished in Af- rica he will have Jules Verne and all the rest of 'em skinned a mile. ta use a familiar expression.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
spragin,a Resolutions.

HuntBVlIIt D6WOCrHI.
 Senator Spragin's rssolutiors In which account ot his financial stewardship has caused something of a sensation. We call attention to the fact that The Democrat was from the first, opposed to the Conner crowd candidates. Ther' are the same old party principles tn guide us and we adhere to thsn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Wish some of the brethren would break themselves of the habit of pre- dieting misfortunes. Here Is The Co., Iumbus Ledger telling us that soma thing worse" will come in place of the peach-basket hat-as if that were pos. sIbla!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

We don't know how many more scorching days are due us. but at least we have the privilege of hoping that the number will not be very large. And we totally dissent from the theory you won't suffer from 1t. We know better.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

A neighboring contemporary con graduates Alabamians on having plen- ty of good water to drink, if noth- ing else. True. but sometimes water tastes mighty weak. However. we can still get pot-licker
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

'The Advertiser has a mean dispo- Eition." complains The Columbus En- quirer- -Sun-and all because we tried to be funny and sympathetic at the same time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
The spr sxstem

CharIeston News and CoCFIer.
 The Montgomery Advertiser points out that investigation shows the Secret Service to have been put to some very reprehensible uses during the late ud- ministratIon. Of course. everybody knew that. including Senator Tillman. but MT. Hsmenway, who has been con
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Memphians are getting ready to feel good when the President stops over there for a four hours rest. That will give them time to open a fresh bottle if they can get one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
PIaywro,,pA on Isthmua.

Washington. Aug. 19.-At Colon tho first public playgrounds aver estab- lished on the Isthmus of Panama are about to be opened. The equipment was selected from photographs sub mittsd by the National Playground As- sociAtion of New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

What difference does 1t make wheth- CT you call it riding astride or a. straddle, or striddle-strsddle7 It all looks alike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

'Hot wave will soon be terminated" :" is the announcement we see in the newspapers. Let us hopo that tho promise Is not a vain one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

What has become of the comet that had it's tan wrapped around the earth. according to a veracious contempo- raryf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

If the kingdom of Turkey doesn't watch out 1t will soon reach a point where it can't even gobble, much less strut.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Net sunaaV AVefhge, July, IDus .xU,SI2 C. l. Finigan. Circulation Manager Of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn. says.
 "The foregoing statement of the Adver- tfser's circulation for the month of July, 1909. is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents, spoiled and left over copies have been de- ducted C. I. FINIGAN,
 Circulation Manager" Sworn 10 and subscribed before me this eth day of August. 1909
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
gWORN CTRCULATION

SWORN CIRCULA1IUN.
 The figures for June printed below repre- eent the actual net circulation. all resurns' having been deducted. - T The Nontromery Adyertiser guarantees It's advertisers (and makes 1t . part of the con tract when requestedl that its daily circuia- tlon ia larger than that of any morning nswspapef printed In Aiabamar-end that us Sunday edition has the largest crculAuon Of any edit on of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

HE ADVERTISER will be found on ns's 'A
 the following cities at places hame0. 0frmfng gham-Hotel Hiliman, Hotel AoffHss
 and all news atands. a. uobiis-J. B Higdon. lBs st Francis ss.'
 Phone Bell 1s74 hotels and news stnnas.
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 fsnsseela FiA-P B. stephens. Local ngsns t.ra. MsmphM. Tsnn--The World News Co; chicAgo-yos Heron and Palmer houss' Axlanfa--Ktmbail House News Stand. ct Louis--aso Alderman, sth and olive' Tallahassee, Fia.---J '. Hin. New York-Arthur Hotslins. Corner 6roso- New orisans--ceo. wallace. iea Royal and
 Dl Charles Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20
(. Composing kvo... .. Foreman's Desk. 9- Advertising MET. Mr. Y. P. Glass. 4s. ts C1rculAtfon Dept. 1t. Ma1ol

3snowfng authorised collector vniy; -; S, SeusA City Circuiator. Geo. Roosros s' MArttn, c. c. Norris and P. C. FsioeI-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

Senator wiison. of Biount. has in- troduced bill' for the removal of the State Capitol to Birmingham. He will go down h htStory as the joker of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-20

romorrow-America in the Philippines.
 xX-The Native Constabu1ary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
Railroad Activity

Gam Valley Chief-At the meet.
ing held Saturday afternoon in the
Kennedy & Pippin Hall. Fred Grace
was chosen Chairman and J. A. John.
son Secretary. The committee ap-
pointed to investigate made a report
which was accepted and a general
discussion was had as to the best
method to be employed to secure
railroad facilities for this territory.
j. B. Ross strongly urged his plan
of securing the pledge of a large
bonus to be paid a promoter upon
the completion of a road through
the country; but the meeting decid-
ed to appoint a committee of one to
act in conjunction with like COM
mittee from Huron and Chamberlain
and to endeavor to induce one of the
established roads to build in.
A. G. Hill was selected as our
member and the committee is now
actively at work and will try to push
it along to a successful issue in the
near future.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
BANK ROBBERS
AT HOLMQUIST
Gang Gets Haul From Bank Near
Aberdeen

Aberdeen, March c3.-One of the
most daring as we'll as successful
bank robberies in this neighborhood
in long time was that of the Holm
quist State Bank at Holmquist, a
small town between Bristol and
Webster on the Milwaukee, about
! o'clock Sunday morning. About
that hour in the morning the rob-
bers entered the bank by breaking
open a door and after blowing open
the safe made good their escape
with $760 in coin and currency.
Evidently the burglars were old
timers at the trade. as all the details
of the cracking of the safe showed
the earmarks of experienced perpe-
traitors. Five charges of nitro-gly-
cerine were used. and the force of
the explosion was so tremendous
that two doors of the interior part
of the building were blown through
the glass front and out into the
middle of the street,