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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
MAIL CARRIERS VOTE.

Admission. July e. Especial. } The
Calhoun County Rural Letter Carriers
Association. which met here Monday.
endorsed the proposed issue of bonds
to build good roads. discussed the COM
ing State convention, elected officers
and listened to an address by j. H
Privett, of Jacksonville.
The good roads resolutions are as
follows:
Whereas there is a movement on
foot to issue bonds in order to build
good roads In Calhoun County and
Whereas. the rural letter carriers
realize the great need of good roads
therefore
BE II resolved by this association. ~
convention assembled, that we heartily
endorse the movement and favor bond
issue sufficient to macs damize and
ebert all the public roads and high
ways necessary. and for such pur.
nose we favor an issue of bonds of not
les sthan 100000 or 100000"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
WOODSTOCK IRON WORKS
BLOWS IN A FURNACE

Admission, July Especial 1.-THE
plant of the Woodstock Iron Works,
which has been idle for several weeks.
pending the completion of needed re-
pairs. will resume operations Wednes-
day. when the larger df tho two fur
naces will be blown in.
The changes which have been made
amount almost to thorough remod-
cling of the plant. The furnaces have
been refined and the blowing engines
considerably improved. besides other
changes.
The plant will be operated by the re :
ceivers. who are headed by J. M. Barr
president of the company. J. B. Car
rington continuing as general manager.
There have been no changes In the
office force.
Miss Anne Thompson died at the
home Of her sister. Mrs. s. 70. Forbes
406 Quintnrd avenue. Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock after long illness
Miss Thompson was IS years old. and
1t Is believed her death was duo pure
ly to general breakdown in health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
DRIFTWooD

Walter weliman is all right as far
as he goes--the trouble 10 he doesn't
go far.
High living maketh low pocket
book.
no sign he lays for his Witches
afraid to.
In the summer a girl may. wear her
heart on her sleeve and still be both
heartless ana sleeveless.
In the case, Of peek-a-boo waist.
believe only half you see.
People who live in glass houses
bors
they have to do to right themselves is.
to write check
Talk about fish out Of water.
bridegroom-nobodv ever notices him,
The true optimist is the fellow who
can be happy because he Is not az un-
happy as some other fellow.
There was an old lady in our town
And she was wondrous wise.
She went in % the Kitchen and
sh aa cut m.T IN M and f aPp.e Risa snce
ON the mince--oh--she was sly.
Then she cut ct. NJ" for 'Tain't
Upon the apple pie:
When a mans wife goes away for
summer vaction and leaves him at
home. he has the time Of his life for
good and ready.
Some employers have such a "nery"
disposition that Is disposition to
fire
Sometimes a girl will put herself
out for man who Will not put him
self out for her until 1t gets so late
The veil is now very much in style
-even two or three layers of it--the
homelier the girl. the more the layers
It takes the girl four minutes to
hours to select pair Of shoes.
Nobody knows how many almost
engagements a girl can have except
herself
A man will stand up ana say every.
body SHOULD pay what they owe, but
he doesn't nean his mother-in-l law
should pay that visit she owes his
family.
The Most Awful Bromide.
When 1t Is hot as hot can be.
And q friend coming your way you see.
Don't look at him and holler "Geei
Amt
1t
hot7"
OF all the sayings I detest
This is the worst of any pest.
Don't say 1t. please. I would request
"Ain't
1t
hots''
Just say "good-morning. howdy dor"
Something common place, or new
Don't ask because you boil and stew
isn't
1T
warm"
Don't you know that when you die
II you dent stop-HE'LL hover nigh,
And ask you as you twist and fry
"Ain't
st
hot?"
PHI, II. ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
DUTY ON. BAGGIsc.

Washington. July Especial Sen
ator Aldrich has assured several South
ern Senators that the conferees on the
part OF the Senate will vigorously In
sist upon the provision in the tariff
bill for free cotton bagging. From
what Senator Johnston can gather on
the subject he Is inclined to the opin-
ion that II looks as II the Senate will
have its way in this matter. although
the bagging manufactures are undoubt-
sdly bringing heavy pressure to bear
upon Chairman Payne and other Re-
publican Representatives. to insist up
on the retention OF the duty on bagging
fxed by the House.
Within few days after the adjourn
ment Of Congress, Senator and Mrs.
Johnston will start on d trip to Eu-
rope and will remain abroad about two
months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

The peanut, The Macon Telegraph
Informs its readers. is known In some
localities as the "goober," in others as
the 'ground-nut," and in stin others
as the "pindar." All very true, but
that the nut is also widely known as
the "groundpea," and we really con-
slider that the most logical name for
IT. 1t is species OF pea and IT grows
under the ground and that combination
Of facts naturally leads to ground pea
as the name for It,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

cry establishment In Birmingham OF
the schillinger Brewing Company and
will Immediately take steps looking
ing light alcoholic concoction, SINH
lar to beer. One Of the Messrs. Sohii-
fingers when seen this morning stated
that Mr.. 0riel had an option on the
plant and that negotiations were on.
but had not yet been CLOSED.
Mr.. Grie1 has had agents IN the city
Tor some time looking over the propo-
sttion and friends close to him assert
that the deal has been put through.
MT. Griel Is at the heal Of the brewing
company In Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
GREAT BRrrArx,s ALARM.

Great Britain, which since the fall Of
Napoleon has been the greatest OF the
European countries, has discovered that
greatness demands penalty and that
It carries burdsnsome responsibility
The empire 10 torn by fear and her pol
iticians are trampiing the welfare Of
the country in the dirt in their strife
and struggles.
As the most powerful Of all Euro
pean nations the eight little isle" Is
finding that her position II exactinE
and dangerous. The realization came
suddenly. 1t suddenly dawned upon
Great Britain that her prestige was
In danger. not from France. her heredf-
tary enemy, but from obstinate and ef-
ficient Germany. that had been logged
~ following a path TO greatness OF her
own for many years. In Great Britain
the prospect OF a German invasion 10
more exciting today than the discus
sion of the tariff issue in the United
States.
England has been accustomed TO
regard her navy and her army as
adequate against the combined world.
and to sit cannly by and watch pros
pective rivals IN vain attempts to equal
her But a sloomier day has dawned
for the British Empire.
That much OF the alarm over ths
prospective war had a political origin
cannot be doubted. The Liberals were
sn full control OF the government. The
Tories, for so many years Great Brit
opposition. Tory leaders bitterly arr
rai<nsd the Lto@is's for their gross
negligence IN not preparing for the
German war which they declared to be
inevitable. Papers and speakers rang
In the changes on the uuprepared state
Of the country and presented again
and again the steady systematic work
Of Germany in strengthening its army
and navy.
Much Of this excited argument was
for political effect only. ami was based
on untrustworthy declarations. But
Great Britain in the investigation
which followed when the public turned
Its mind to q consideration of the IL.
sues raised, discovered to her conster.
nation that Germany had won away
great part Of England's commerce and
business. Germany might not be pre-
pairing 60 wage actual war ca Great
Britain but Germany bah alrsody IN
nsny quarters " the globe eaten into
Great Britafn's commercial supremacy.
1t ~ one thing TO win colonies; II
lis quite another TO keep them. Spain
for instance could win them. but sic
was not equal to the greater task
Of keeping them. England was great
In meeting both tasks.
But in modern commerce. notwith-
standing Great Britain's magnificent
position of controlling one quarter OF
the globes territory. Germany was
beating her In business. This economi-
cal fact has Inundated England. 1t
paved the way for the remarkable war
scare which still disturbs Great Britain
and which IL without president In her
history. ,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
Great results are being predicted in

Great results are being predicted in
connection with the proposed prosecu-
ton OF the Sugar Trust by the Taft
administration. but possibly nothing
will come Of II. The miserable nasco
Of the Roosevelt regime in the same
matter has not been forgotten. and
though we have good reason to expect
better things of the present adminis-
tration one never can tell. The Sugar
Trust is a powerful organization. polit-
lcaliy and otherwise. and may be able
10 defy both law and Justice
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
MIR. SKIES kills
SELF AT CHINA GROVE

Troy, July Especial News was
received in Troy that Mr. Man Skies
of near China Grove this county, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a shot gun
He was found under a tree near an
unoccupied house where he had taken
his gun from home and using a paling
to push the trigger and fired the
whole load into his head.
His mind had been thought to be
unbalanced for some TIME.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

Birming CHAM AgeHerald.
II the affairs of the State had been more
prudently managed-if. indeed, there had
been the foresight and plain care of the
treasury that marked the administration of
Governor Jelks-the living heroes of the
war would not De asked to accept about
one-half of the pittance that the Legislature
and public sentiment had assigned them
The men that go up to the courthouse ex-
pecting TO receive from the state a quarter
~ allowance of $l2. so will receive instead
Sc 80. and to many decrepid veteran this
will be sad news.
This scaling down of pensions to the few
remaining Confederate soldiers. is, in fact,
a violation of public sentiment. Money that
should have been retained for the payment
of pension was spent in big Expenditures
that should have been scaled down. The
money shoveled out Of the treasury re-
gardless of the needs OF the old soldiers,
and the result Is seen today in the disap-
feelings of the veterans.
No obligation Of the state is more sacred
than the pensions that have been granted
the gray haired heroes Of the war, and this
years deficiency should be made good at
the earliest opportunity. Tins IL important
In this meter, for every years cuts down
the lists OF pensioners. They are going over
the Great Divide
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

And now It Is Count Zeppelin who
ID threatening to make q joint trip OF
pleasure. exploration and conquest to
know whether Walter weliman's biovi-
alton on the subject has aroused the
old German-for he is past 7o--to en-
tilatfon. or whether he naturally has
an ambitious desire TO make the at
tempt, or what II Ia. but at all events
he Is talking seriously of making the
venture, and we need not be at all
surprised II he tries.
Zeppelin, as all know. has made
some remarkable flights, and though
nothing like what will be required to
enable him to reach the pole. bis
achievements heretofore have given
him confidence in himself that may
lead him to this new venture. We are
told that nothing succeeds like sue
cess" and though he has had some
mishaps, as all do who venture in the
air. he has in the main established
nne record.
But Count Zeppelin is not content
with imaginary or speculative predic-
lions OF what may be accomplished; he
goes into figures. Here Is an item from
Berlin despatch:
II is proposed to build a new airship
" capacity of 100000 cubic feet, which
liz about rs per cent. larger than the
largest Zeppelin airship yet built. and
TO sail in II from Cross Bay. where
garage. workshop. and gas works will
be built previously.
We are not sure as to the locality
OF Cross Bay. but that IL immaterial
1t is to be the proposed starting point,
and his estimate is that the distance
from that point to the pole Is eight
hundred miles. and that his vessel
will cover the distance in about thirty
hours. Here Is something admitted to
be definite, ana yet It must be ad-
United that 1t Is not wholly so. II
the pole is where IT ought TO be an ex-
pert geographer. knowing the exact
latitude of Cross Bay, can calculate
the distance pretty accurately. That
part is not difficult. and we may take
It for granted. but when 1t comes to
fixing the time required to make the
flight 1t must be plain that there is
considerable speculation in It. for as
no one has passed over the space to
be covered and returned to tell about
IT, so no one can tell what obstacles
and hindrances are to be met with, or
how many difficulties will be met
which will delay the Journey. even II
It does not entirely Illustrate II.
Those are questions that can only be
settled by actual trial. The Count has
fixed the distance and the time and
now IT only remains to build the ship
and set out. We are told that already
he has received numerous offers OF as
sistance, financial ana otherwise, and
II is easily 10 be believed that he VIII
get all the packing he wants or needs
TO make the efrort a success, II success
is possible. II is also stated that the
Count. although strong and active for
one who has passed the Psalmist's lin
II of human life, admits that his age
may unfit him for the arduous task,
and may compel him to get a substi
tute, That VIII not be difficult. we i'm
agine. for II will not be hard to ind
some one willing to risk It, Let us
hope that the attempt will be made,
and that II will prove a success. If
It accomplishes nothing more IT may
ind Peary and Cook. and even the lost
Andree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
MINERS FILE BIG SUITS
AGAINST SHERIFF HIGDON

Birmingham. July 6.-(Special.>- AN
echo of last summer was heard today
when suits were filed in the Circuit
Court. one against Sheriff Eigdon of
Jefferson County, and his sureties for
injuries received during a row at the
Republic Company's mines at Repub-
lie, when Sam Passafame and Nitro
Baratka were shot, one losing an arm.
Twenty thousand dollars is asked for.
Baratka also sues the Republic COM
pany for the same matter for a similar
sum
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
FIRE IN FLORENCE BURNS
CHURCH AND ITS ORGAN

Florence. July 6.-(Special. 1.-The
Baptist Church and parsonage of this
city were destroyed this afternoon by
fire. which originated in the roof A
$4,000 organ had just been placed in
the church with no insurance The
origin of the fire is unknown. Insurance
on the church was $1,7O0 and on the
parsonage, $500. representing a small
part of the value.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
FARMERS SWAP GOPHERS
FOR FLORIDA WHISKEY
Correspondent Notes a New ReciprOe-
ity In Trade Along the
Florida Line.


Bagdad, Fla. July 4, 1909.
Editor The Advertiser;
A reciprocity in commerce, agreeable
to Doth sides has been established be-
tween the farmers of Florida on the
one hand and the farmers of Alabama
on the other, which 1 think worthy of
II is a we'll known fact that some of
the farmers of South Alabama love
their little drink Of whiskey. And it
farmers Of West FleTida love their go
against the law in Alabama to buy or
sell whiskey. And 1t is against the
law in Florida to catch or kill 60
Yet the law-abiding farmers in Ala
bama drink their whiskey, and the
Florida farmers who love them. eat
their gophers; For It is not against
gophers, nor is It against the law in
some parts OF Florida to sell whiskey.
ship their gophers to Florida and swap
them off for whiskey No laws are
broken and everybody is satisfied.
Graham Chlsh ohm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

Talladega Daily Home.
John C. williams. OF Talladega. on the
25th uit., completed his fortieth year in the
office OF Our Mountain Home. In any other
vocation he would be entitled to a pension
SGuntsrsvile Democrat.
But newspaper people are not pensioned.
In fact, they spend their time laboring for
the upbuilding of their country and piacine
before the public the good qualities Of those
in other professions. But we are satisfied
without a pension. The forty years wa
have been permitted to labor for the inter-
ests Of Taladega County and its people Is
sufficient reward. Taladega Is q beautiful
and heelthful town with a splendid citi-
senship and count ourself fortunate in
being numbered among It's people. In the
last forty years have seen Tanadega
grow from a small village to an active little
city Forty years ago we had passenger
train every other day. and a freight train
about once in two weeks Now We have
sixteen passenger trains daily and freight
trains hourly. We have good SCHOOLS
churches and a foundation upon which 70
build city of twenty thousand inhabitants
within the next five years. But -=.- on,
we are going too far.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
Burial OF Mr.. sc.rhro.~,,

Troy, July 6-(Special)- The funeral
Of William 7. Scarborough who was
killed by freight train at Bainbridge
Saturday night. occurred here, the
services being conducted at the resi-
dence of his mother, Mrs. Mary Scar
borough on Academy Street by Rev.
Sam H. Campbell. pastor of the First
Baptist Church. The remains were
brought to Troy on the Atlantic Coast
Line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

The Memphis Commercial-Appe Is
already asking whether It is TO be
prohibition "or only ar-prohibition."
Our contemporary may easily answer
It's own question by studying the re-
suits In other States that have tried II
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

The Rome Tribune Herald predicts
that II Atlanta wins the pennant 1t will
require two States to hold her and
she will hereafter be known as At
lanta (Ga.) (Ala.) We enter our pro-
test here and now against the Ala
bama part of the designation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
PRESIDENTS DIED ON FOURTH.


Newberne, Ala, July 5, 1909.
Editor The Advertiser:
Under This Day in History" in Sun
days Advertiser, you remind your read
ers that Thomas jefferson. third Presi-
dent, died on July 4. 1926.
You know that John Adams. second
President. died the same day. July e.
1925. and that James Monroe fifth Pres
holiday.
/ had fine roasting ears from my field
corn for dinner yesterday from corn
planted March 1.-The best day of the
year on which to plant corn.
The Rev. Mr.. Perry celebrated the
GLORIOUS Fourth" by giving us slo-
rious serln0h' r. s. Morrisette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

The experiment of setting aside spe-
cial cars for women in the New York
subway railway seems to have been a
failure. for strange to say, the wo-
men refuse to ride in them. That was
TO be expected Did the originators of
that bright idea expect women to ride
where there were no men to see and
admire fhem7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
SWORN ClkcUIATIos.

eWORN CALCULATIONS.
me figures for May printed below ~
resent the actual net eireuission. al s'
having besn deducted. ,ss
ADVERTISER land makes II pAFt o. W. ,,seu-
tract when reQuestedJ that ats dahy ming
newspApsr printed IN. Alsbama-An1' s s
sunday edition has 49, largest r,assa In
q any edition of any newspAReE bas
Alabama, without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

We hope We may be permitted to
shed q few drops Of the briny In COM
miseration Of the Georgia Legislature
which is now in. session. To be cooped
up in legislative halls in Atlanta dur
ing this weather without the solace
Of . Juiep or the like 10 cruel punish
ment indeed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
FIRE IN HUNTSVILLE.

Residence Of M. A. Collins DESTROYED
by Flames.
Huntsville, July 6-(Special)--The
residence of NJ. A. Collins. q promi-
nent hardware merchant was burned
today by a blaze that originated from
defective electric wire
A large part of the household fur
nfshings were saved. The loss VIII
amount to about $4,000. covered by
insurance.
The house belonged to Oscar r..
Hundley
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
shown BY this paragraph from The
Muskogee Timss-Democrat:

The most abused Indian We have
heard of q one near Muhkogee Who
was forced to sign q deed to his al
lotment at the point of pistol When
found that he had already made TWEEN
ty-nine deeds to his allotment The
last one. except for the pistol incident.
should not have been very distressing
to him. 81
We fail to understand why the In
dian objected to signing the thirtieth
deed. unless It was because the white
wouid-be purchaser didn't OFFER him
enough.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

in ocean steamship service from New
Orleans was inaugurated last night
when the steamship Oscola began
direct schedule betweea this port ana
South American points. Among the
touched wili be Buencs AyFsa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

For some days now the newspapers
will contain details Of deaths and In
Juries resulting from Fourth OF July
celebrations. Let W hope the list will
not be as long as in some previous
wears.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

Old Boston is waking up to the dan
ger from flies and ~ starting a cam
psign 10 drive them out. Don't head
them in this direction. please.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

A Chicago alderman proposes to re-
ouire all automobiles to be provided
with tenders, We think we see them
at IL.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

C. l. Finigan. Circulation Manager Of Ine
Montgomery Advertiser. oetng dniy s"ofn'
Gays: r .ay.,
The foregoing statement OF The Aeves-
t.sers circulation for the month OF MAY.
1908 IL true and correct and comphed al.er
All returns from news boys new. agsntA
spoiisd and left over copies have es,1 ae-
Circulation Manager.
sworn to and subscribed before me TINS
sta aAs RIGA ALEXANDER.
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07

That the red man Is learning some
OF the tricks Of his white brother IL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
GRIEL BUYS PLANT.

SebnIinEer Brewing company Sells To
Montgomery Capitalist.
Birmingham. July 6-fSpecial)--The
statement Is made that N j. Griel. OF
Montgomery. has purchased the brew
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-01
The
Exceptional
Eqzxip1nenf

Of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attainments of its chemists have
rendered possible the production Of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA, in all of it's
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principlesof plants known to act most
benefcially and combining them most
slillfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup of
California Figs.
AS there is only one genuine Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA and as the GEN
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it Is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
If, upon viewing the package, the full name
Of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-01

Waterloo Reporter: Keokuk stands
an excellent chance of winning the
pennant- The Indians have a team
as fast as any in the league and a
bunch of hitters that are liable to
break up game at any time. Prough
and Burch are two cracker jack pitch
ers, and certainly have it on Waterloo.
The batting averages of the local
players have suffered a bad slump in
the Keokuk series. In the first four
games played the greatest number
of hits made in any one game has
been four and the total number of
hits IN the four games is Il. Pretty
hard from q pitchers standpoint to
win anything at that rate. .
Corriden is one Of the beN third
sackers that has erer played in Water
leo and 5fs hitting ability is on a par
with his fine fielding and throwing.
His specially is gathering up the slow
moving balls and stesming them over
70 first, frequently surprising the run
ner who thinks he has the ball beat
few seconds.