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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
DRAWING THE LINES.
I'm Selecting Jurymen for Chicago
Courts.

Chicago Special.
Porters cabmen and walters are not
desirable for Jurors. according to Jury
Commissioner William A. Amberg, who
testified here today before the judges
who are probing alleged Irregularities
in the drawing of venires.
The Jury Commissioners believe that
men who live by accepting tips are not
of character to make good jurors"
explained the witness. Following are
others whom the Commissioners ignore
in selecting veniremen: Actors. be-
cause they have no fixed abode; labor
ers, because as a rule not Of sufficient
Intelligence boiiermakers. because of
defective hearing; saloonkeepers and
bartenders. because of their occupation;
train dispatchers and tower signal men.
because they are doing a greater SER
vice at their regular positions.
others whose names are not consid-
cred are medical and theological stu
dents Gall of whom are legally exempt).
peddlers, junk dealers and scavengers.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
Prohibition I'm Geneva County.

HARTFORD 1luSS-L1Si Nhu'
The Geneva County grand jury re-
Gently returned twenty-five true bills
for Violations of the prohibition law
we are told. which Is far more than any
grand Jury ever returned before. NOW.
the question Is has our country retsQ-
GRADED? Twenty five bills for violating
the liuuor law. and we have Statewide
prohibition, too. We do not say that
prohibition Is not good. but We do say
that II would be far more prudent 81
give Ii a trial before making II per-
manent. Geneva County Is not worse
than other counties. Now, there Is 20
effect without cause What is Ms
cause? The citizen on looking over the
recent prohibition bills sees that y V
impossible to live within the tnnip.thp
Of the law, and therefore they a5e
openly violating L. However we "
not think that good citizenship We
believe IN the rigid enforcement OF any
law. good or bad. yet you can never
make ali the citizens see that way;
the amenders that 70 put prohibition n
the constitution will make people y.
spect the law, Is fallcy OF the simplest
kind az any one can see from tne ~
cent finding of the grand Jury, .tnat "
nut a police regulation In tue copsuta.
ton, one that the citizens have aiIean ~
shown that they do not love, VIII max
the people lose respect for the cons ~.
tuition. rather than make them oney VIZ
law. and the sacred halo VIII fall lIgS st
the constitution and the people. Wlt
cease to love II as OF yore. ~ =
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
CHANCES II pIPLosaArs.
An Reseras In wassinston said e ne
BROKEN.

i
Washington Special.
Never before In the history OF the
foreign diplomatic representation at
washington have so many changes IN
the respective stsffs taken place n .
season as In the one Just closing on
the assumption that the dipictpatic sea-
son begins November /. Three ambas-
sadors. ten uAinisters and THIRTY nine
secretaries ana attaches have yielded
10 the system Of proinotion. recalls and
transfers. These fifty-two changes DO
not include changes that are expsess
from day 20 day. They are the ofnciai
changes that hsve alreadr tAkes. place.
corps. TOO. occurs at the time new
President assumes his ONCE and this
period IL one that nations az rule re-
gard as an or year In making such
changes, deening every change OF ad-
ministration, no matter where II taxes
place. as q period o. political tension.
Furthermore. the American government
has made less changes In it, own dip.
,omatic corps than at any hrst year 81
a new President In once. This con-
trast interests officialdoni. which. BY
the way, Offers no explanation.
Therefore when President Tart 10
wreated by the members of the diplos
matte corps the frst day Of the year ne
will meet oficialiy fifty-two new fSF-
eign oficials, or one for each week Of
the year. 1t is to be noted. moreover'
that nearly all Of the iong-term diplo-
mats such as are accredited from three
10 fiftesn years. are fast disappearing
from Washington. Again, It IL worthy
Of neaice that In nearly all new ap-
pointments the foreign governments
have. as IL by mutual consent, selected
men who had at some previous time
served In some minor diplomatic cap ss-.
ity In this country. This " hsia 70
mean that where once the United States
was regarded as a country which the
diplomats considered as a sort OF social
siberia, and the means of schooling
embyro statesmen. It now Is consideIei
as one of the most djfiicult govern
ments to accredit diplomats.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

Referring to the fact that cotton
was sold at fifteen cents pound in
New York last saturday. The Hart
ford Times says ."all this Is very de-
moralizing to the cotton textile indus
try" No doubt OF II. and II promises
to also be demoraliEing to those who
have to purchase cotton goods. what
Is also to be feared is that such high
prices for cotton wiz demoralIze the
Southern farming industry. by turn
Ing all the farming lands OF this Sec
ton into cotton fields.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

'.The Montgomery Advertiser is con-
Sident Of winning out over the peo-
PIE" says The Columbus Ledger.
That is about as unfair and ill-found-
ed as any criticism made by the Ala
bama opponents Of this papers posi-
tion. II The Advertiser wins. as 1t
feels confident of doing. It will be
because "the people" are with 1t for
the right.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
They Oppose TinkerinE.

WILCOX IToHEesslNe Era.
The vote polled by the people of
Alabama on the two amendments sCb-
mitted to them IN November 1908 was
as follows: Against iennial SESSION,
1881; for. 2T,9f. 4gainst new coun-
Nv amendment. 45.zS1: for. 4o,3S5. Now.
does any one suppose that when the
voters o the state did no. tamper with
the Constitution on even smarter mat
ters, they will now vote to { rtg II
their liberties. their rights and tn. +
PRIVILEGES.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

whether a woman can manage
great and intricate financial affairs is
to be demonstrated, pro or con, in the
case Of Mrs. Hartman. who, II is
said. win undertake to continue in the
tine followed by her late husband in
the management of his vast business
Interests. 1t Is freely predicted that
she will make good.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

Sometimes a heading over a simple
news item conveys quite a different
meaning from what is intended. Thus
q few days ago there appeared in a
contemporary a dispatch headed. of
ficer's wife flies with Wilbur
wright" but it didn't mean that they
had eloped. They merely took fly
together in a flyer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

The Norfolk and other State papers
wants the next Legislature to declare
in favor of the daisy as Virginia's
state flower why not take the mod
est vioiet7
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

The esteemed Columbia State of
Sunday last spread itself over fifty
six pages, and all of them were full
Of something of interest. To put it
no mistake.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

Most. If not all. the elections In the
different States have been held and
the campaigns are over. but poor Ala
bama must endure almost another
month of 1t. There will be an end In
due time. and a good one, we pre-
diet.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

One thing we can't understand is
why good people should go wrong. as
so many OF them all over Alabama are
doing by advocating the amendment.
It's queer--also very sad.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

Now they are talking about graft in
the customs house business. II that
Is true we suppose no surprise should
be felt. for we can hardly imagine q
place where bribery and graft would
be easier.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

The Albany Herald has discovered
developed some very Incorporate pro-
hibitionists. Yes. some of them are
decidedly more incorporate. using the
term In its broad sense. than any of
the men they want to keep from
drinking.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
sENrIMENT AGAINST THEM.


ccption IN Country Precincts.
Sheffield Standard.
The amendment crowd have been
~ Coibert the past week and admit
that the result is disap pointing. AZ
Barton. Mr.. Carmichael made strong
Wien he called upon those who would
vote for the amendment to stand up.
only four or ave arose. Then ne askea
those opposed TO the measure to stand
ana the crowd was Instantly on its feet@
Seven or eight amendment advocates
including two preachers; went 20, OUT h, sd
thev received a cold reception.
Al Littleville. small crowd turned
out to hear Mr.. CarmichaeEs advocacy
az the amendment, but only three of
the voters in that precinct are going TO
vote for the perpetuation OF Comerisln.
The '.amendists" are no doubt con
vinced. by this time. that, so far as Colv
bert Is concerned. their cause - hopes
lessly lost.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
What tss State Papsrs
Ars Saying and Doing


quite Different rroDesiteon.
Under the cid search warrant law
the person who Investigates the search
must make afyldavif. and n he per-
yured himself. he was subject 70 nne
ana imprtsonment. The Fuller law
~ i;.s hat you cannot pSSsssyss nor
search warrant even Though perjurs
himself q hundred times over And the
amendiste are trying to compare the
Two - the same and one thinH % we
nave s aEsys had, i y - different -
Qrawins 10 tbs Ears.
Doth4u Eagle
Farming. at the present price Of
farm produets. win be drawing more
A dozen or fifteen years ago. no boy
ever stayed on the farm when he be.
came OF age. if there was any way out
of y He saw nothing In II but hard
r work. Now i 4 dinszent Thirteen
Csa.en's Readisg ost
Mobile Register. "a
cannon's methods Of reading Repub-
Leans out OF the party are not meet
ents; and BY the time he anishes his
present tunket and turns up ~ wash
ington he Will ind the political map
Tor him to raptdly being changed.
tssa iUi
Selma Times
Jim Patten. every now and then. gets
UP IN the morning. has breakfast. kiss
e. the good wife and the kids. goes
to town and makes four million. doll
lars by the time his wife 10 through
milking the cows. She struck bar
Eain when she picked him fon help
A New Plan.
EufauIa News. t5|
Harper's Weekly suggests that Eng
land buy out Germany and save build
ing warships. 1t would be better still
to form q syndicate 10 buy out the
world and save billions on armainents.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

The winds and waves of the muddy
Mississippi apparently had no more
others who venture on that great
river.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

sss Et ys sss - ~. 81 s ss:s
vs. e so ssS Ssv s' sss & s s.ise 81
fesf for year. Who VS. AFRAID Of the
tsstf Who wac afraid q walt year1
r wns v ccu ssr1 "a E wss uaI
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
where Your Cut. Can BE Made.

The Advocate today presents large
number Of engravings of some OF our
,,itiz9ns and their homes and we are
prori OF the waygthey show up. The
work was done at the engraving de-
partment OF The Montgomery Adver.
tiset, we are confident that had we
sent II out of the state we could not
have been as well pleased. With one
or two exceptions the cuts are all good.
Theke exceptions were from very poor
10 blame
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
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Afraid of a Full Test

DeKalb Record.
Does II seem that Brooks Lawre liLu,
Conner and Waakley really want full
fair. Intelligent and honest expression
Of ALI the voters Of AlahamA? Why
this unseemly hasteg Why could we
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

They are again discussins the old
question. should girls propose r
Aside from all other phases of the
matter we hold that this would be
unfair 70 the male portion OF the pop
ulation. II man proposes and the
girl wants to give him negative re-
ply she can do 30 without violating
any of the proprieties. but II a girl
asks man to have her. and he 10 .
chivalrous gentleman. as all men
should be. he would probably hesi-
tate before saying NO" and he who
hesisates 10 lost very often. To avoid
appearing unsaiiant. he might say
yes" when he really didn't mean It.
Then ne would have to go back on his
words and probable have a breach of
promise suit on his hands. or else he
might marry . woman he didn't want.
Let the men do the proposins--and
they ought to do great more of ii
than they do.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

wEDNEsDAY. NOVEMBER .. 1909
The Muskogee. OKLA. Times Demo
crat has this:

The Aruskogee. Okla. Times Demo
crat has this:
For nature taking and dollar taking
that man Roosevelt Is entitled to the
belt. BY drawing the deadly parallel.
The New York World shows that Roose-
welt worked off on his magazine con-
tract q story containing f6T words. az
dollar a word, that was printed in
The New York World, verbatim, In
1886. And the same magazine that
paid a dollar word for this matter
Is the one that is sending out notices
to newspapers not to use any of the
Roosevelt dope unless the copyright
law is complied with.
TO learn that Mr.. Roosevelt is on
the make at any time should surprise
no one. II the story of The World is
true. Of which we have no doubt, the
transaction referred to was direct
swindle--but it paid, and that was the
main point with Teddy; that and no.
toriety.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

The advice to drink plenty Of wa
ter At our meals rs heartening to
Aiabamians and other dried-up citi-
zsnst
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

afflietsd with the germ Of lasinsss.
and effsri = million dollars " way
Of rubbing u in on shem--what Of
nj Lat the money b accepted and
put to good use. even II investisa-
ton and experiment shows that we
are iasy 80. II wiii DO much more
good II applied IN this way than q
does In his strong box. We see no
objection to using the million in the
advancement Of scisnes ana the search
for inferrnssisn.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-10
KENNEBEC
MANCHESTER.

Rev. =. III. Clark of Gardiner will
preach at the Union church, Manches-
ter, Sunday, July II at 3 P. M.
Stephen Meader and Harry Cunning
attended the Fourth of July celebra-
ton at HalloWell
w. Fl. Buswell, accompanied by Mr..
Dacy and Mr.. Bans of Charlestown,
passed the Fourth at Camp Aljom-
awarion on the east shore of Cobbos-
see.
Miss Jessie Barns passed the Fourth
at I.akehurst.
Mrs. John D. Cunning and Mrs. John
Moore were visitors in Augusta
Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Lewis and two
daughters. Grace and Annie of Boston
are guests at Lakehurst for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Ernest c. Nickerson went to
Augusta Thursday
Miss Florence Knobb of Revere
Mass, is at c. H. Moore's for two
weeks vacation
: Harry Cunning visited Augusta
Thursday afternoon.
LITCHFIELD.
PLAINS-The Missionary Society
met with Mrs. A. E. Roberts Wednes-
day afternoon.
Rev. f. Manson of Farmingdale is
expected to preach at the Plains church
Sunday.
Prof. Rush is on a vacation.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hattin went to Boston
Friday.
CHELSEA.
RIVER ROAD-B. A. Woodbridge and
daughter Helen and Miss Elsa Vannah
of North Newcastle visited at E. L. Mil
lers last week.
Miss Annie Cunningham of Connecticut
and Miss Edith Wadsworth of Augusta
visited Mrs. G. F. Benson Thursday.
Lester Blanchard has been quite ill.
ALBION.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scribner had a
baby girl arrive July 5.
Ralph Marden of Orange, Mass, is WIS.,
iting his uncle, Henry Marden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-10
NEARLY ASPHYxIATED.
Contractor Falls in Faint and Discon
meets Gas Tube.

Philadelphia, July 9.--Nelson Wood
ward, contractor and builder of Nor
wood, was rescued from death by as
phyxiation only after DR.. James
Laughlin had worked over him for
twelve hours. Mr.. Woodward was pre-
pairing to take a bath yesterday morn
ing at his boarding house in Norwood
and had just lighted a gas water heat
er when it is supposed he was seized
with an attack OF vertigo, and in falling
broke the rubber tubing of the heater.
He was discovered in an unconscious
condition with several bruises upon his
head and elbows received in his fall
and the bathroom filled with gas. DR.
Langhlin worked over him throughout
the entire day finally restoring him to
consciousness. He will recover
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-10
ATLANTIC CITY PROSPERS.
More Than Million Deposited After
the Fourth of July Rush.

Atlantic City, N. j., July 9.-Happy
hotel and business men deposited more
than $1,000.000 in local banks as their
share of the harvest of coin collected
from visitors during the past three
days of the seashcre holiday.
Long lines of depositors appeared
with rolls and bags of coins, and bank
deposits at present are the largest of
the year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-10

Rev. =. II. Clark of Gardiner will
preach at the Union church, Manches-
ter, Sunday, July II at P. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-10

While the seeds of the dorowa, an East
Africa leguminous tree, are extensively
used for food, the pods and leaves form
an excellent cement when mixed with
crushed stone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-10

The total continental area of the
United States, including Alaska, is about
equal to that of all Europe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-10
SAGADAHOC
RICHMOND,

G. A. Hawkes. of the G. A. Hawke!
Shoe Co, was a business visitor tt
Boston Thursday.
! B. f. Curtis, who has bought the
OdiOrne house on Main street, is MAX.
ing extensive repairs on the place
Mrs. Fred Mitchell, Mrs. Laura
Raudlette, Mrs. Joseph Randlette, Mrs
Roy c. Harlow and Misses Harriet,
and Ruth Croker went to Bath Friday
on the Islander" and took dinner 4,
New Meadows Inn.
Mrs. Ansel B. Gaubert and Mr.. anf
| Mrs. Robert Lyons went to Capito
Friday for a few days visit Will
friends
Mrs. Joseph Prey went to BATH
Thursday and was accompanied home
by her mother, Mrs. Silas Haynes, who
has been visiting there for a week
Mrs. Herbert Mansir and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Mansir returned from a
weeks outing at Southport Friday.
George Shaw returned Friday from
Capitol, where he has been spending
a tWoweeks vacation
Capt. and Mrs Percy Farmer went
to Bath Friday on a business trip
Mrs. Fred Mitchell, who has been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Theobald, re-
turned to her home in South Boston
Saturday.
William Harris, manager of the
Richmond baseball team, returned Fri
day from Brunswick. He has ar
ranged game with Brunswick at
Richmond Saturday afternoon.
Herbert w. Kidder of Norridgewock,
spent a few days this week with hi,
parents, Mr. and Mrs Albert B. Kidder.
BOWDOIN.
Lewis Schnerr of Pennsylvania is the
guest of his. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Schnerr, and also of his sister, Mary
Wisher.
Mrs. Nellie Bradbury of Portland was
George r. Foster of Lisbon Falls was
in this section of the town Thursday on
BIT siness.
Chester Marshall lost a very valuable
horse Wednesday, night
Albert Curtis is cutting James w.
Smaiis hay and putting it in the barn
f. b. Cornish is cutting John Blake's
Fred j. Roberts is suffering with very
bad hand, caused by Skyrocket blowing
out and filling his hand with powder:
from cancer of the face for many years,
is very i'll.
BoWDolNHAM.
MIR. and Mrs. w. B. Kendall visited
friends in Portland Thursday
Miss Mary M. Hall, who has for sew
eral years been assistant in the Bow
doinham High school sewers her con-
nection with the town schools to accept
a better position elsewhere. Miss Halls
work has been painstaking and Efficient
and her friends and pupils will regret
her departure.
William c. Sparks, physical director
of the Rogers High school, Newport
who has been visiting his parents, has
now gone to the Harvard Summer
school.
Mrs. l.. F. Sparks is spending few
days with friends in Portland.
The tug Startle left Bowdoinham
Thursday for Portland towing the
three-masted schooner Nellie F. Saw
yer.
These are prosperous and busy days
for the Bowdoinham Fly Killer Co.
They are rushing to fill orders for 1000
gallons of the fly killer.
Four thousand square feet of steel
is required to cover the ceiling and
walls of the Methodist church. The
steel came from Ohio.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-13

Pine Bluff, Ark. AvARITT. F. M. DALEY & SONS. EDWARDS, G. W. GANAWA, s L. GRAM. V. V. M'BRYDE. V. c. 1UIAllH, V. U
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-13
Walt Mason.
GOOD PLAYLET
 AT EI.KS THEATER

As perfect and compact little play as one may expect to see in vaudc- ville, is that which is being presented at the Elks Theatre this week by MT. and Mrs. De Corsia, assisted by George w. Fisher. 1t is comedy sketch furnishing an opportunity for character work, and giving wide play to the talents of the three perform CTS.
 The title of the sketch is MT. Red Ike from Nevada and is from the pen of Edward De Corsia, who plays the part of Jack Rennells. the cowboy in the sketch. De Corsia is a native of Midland Texas, and a cowboy. and wrote the sketch fIQ4ean actual occurrence which happened near his old home. The artists in this sketch are we'll known, in the dram atic and vaudeville profession, hav- ing played in all the larger cities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-13
BEWARE OF OINTNENTS FOR CA TARRH THAT CONTlEN
 MERCURY

As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de- range the whole system when enter ing 1t through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from repu- table physicians, as the damage they will do Is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from then. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by r. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally. act ing directly upon the blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system. In bay ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken inter nally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free
 Sold by all druggists. Price 75c. per bottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills for consH- patton.