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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

Tuscaloosa T,mes-Gazette,
A news report from Montgomery
states that Governor Conner. being dis
satisfied with the present management
OF AFFAIRS at the Alabama Bryce Insane
Hospital so notified DR.. James I. Scar
CIV, the Superintendent. and informed
troduced at the present session of the
fATisiature making certain changes.
These changes demanded, according TO
the report, are that the weekly allow
s.: that al accounts be audited by the
once of the Governor. and that the
Governor be made member or the
We believe that the people of the en-
tire State will be interested to know
why these changes are demanded; they
would like to be informed of the causes
Az generally known to be the best man.
aged of ali the State institutions.
It will be distinctly remembered that
two years ago the hospital was SUP
EatIon OF the most minute details of Its
management by a committee of legts-
iators; that these wise Legislators sat
and seriously considered the ravlnS IS. OF
madmen. as to their wants. their likes
and disiikes. and what not; that the
ofiiciais, Including the distinguished
Superintendent. were subjected TO rigld
S 81 the hes Hnd
ali with the result OF not only COM
piete yindication of the hospital and
ia management, but of highly COM
mandatory report upon Its excellent
and economical management. That In
this report 1t was recommended, among
other things that the allowance per pa
tient per week be Increased from 70 to
IA. That as a result Of this recommen-
dation the Legislature raised the al
lowance to $3.50 per week.
And this is the state OF affairs when
has led to the Governors serious alarm.
Upon what grounds does he want to
cut down the weekly allowance? Since
investigation shows this allowance TO
be already below what Is actuaily need
reducing It still more7 If the Cover
nor is SO very careful about the ex-
penditures of the States, does not all
reason suggest curtailment else.
where. The Governor has been called
reckless In the use of the States money
in such matters as railroad rate litiga-
tion, ia the issuance OF proclamation
the Legislature which are not wanted
in aiding certain law and order leagues
and stifl other matters Can any OF
these things be said to mort justly
elicit a sincere mans generosity, OF
even fairness, than the proper care OF
the affiicted and benighted wards OF
the State? Has the institution done
cidental to its maintenance less proper
because Governor Conner has had nc
The reported action suggests such
And another very pertinent question
would be. what benefit Is the instttu
tion to derive from having the Cover
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07
SATURDAY, AUGUST :. ises.
A GEsrLEmAx,s DRINK.

what 10 a gentleman's drink? This
3 question. raised by Senator stones
nhastisement Of the negro waiter who
tailed 70 bring him one. 10 exercising
this best minds OF the country" OBJ
serves The st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Perhaps IL might be rs we'll to begin
IT the beginning and nrst decide what
10 gentleman. That. we rather think.
win exercise "the best minds" fully
% much as the other query. II 1t were
to be taken seriously the number and
variety OF opinions would be some
thing worth looking at But leaving
that out OF the discussion the st. Louis
contemporary thus settles the other
10 Its own liking. we suppose
Here is a wide and pleasant scopa
for fancy, Messieurs. Gentlemen VINO
choose 70 stray from the fountain ana
the faucet may wander where they VIII
IN the dewy retreats Of Baechns: the
pacity. Every gentleman can take
what he wants but no more than ne
can hold.
There we have 1t. from what may
be considered an authority, for II
Missourian doesn't know what and
how much a gentleman may drink. who
{ does? To put it briefly. The Post Dis
patch holds that a gentleman may
drink whatever he wants and as much
as he can hold. OF course there will be
4 great variety of tastes among those
who cali themselves gentlemen. The
expert at mixing drinks can put them
In almost innumerable forms. so that
any man NAV suit his own tnclina-
lions and tastes. Aud there are gen.
tIemen, especially In Missouri and
kentucky who prefer straight Ticker"
to any combination that can be bnilf
by the best mixer living. So 1t IL that
avery taste can be Eratifed and each
gentleman can get what his appetite.
his palate or whatever 1t may be that
reIishes a drink. demands of him.
When II comes to quantity the DIFF
ference is equally marked. Each gem
tleman must be governed by the
amount or quantity that his stomach
--or head-can safely accommodate. We
once heard a man up In Wedowee say
that in hot weather when he perspired
freely he could drink till he could feel
the Ticker sloshin' over his shoe-tops 3"
Perhaps he exaggerated a little. but
we know that he could put away a
quantity of 1t. and he did most OF his
drinking during the hottest weather
This man was an exception and we
do not pretend to know whether the
consensus of opinion would class him
among the gentlemen or not. 1t may
be that he would not have been looked
on as eligible. Be that as 1t may. and
dealing only with the present. when
we get the matter down to It's last
analysis II seems that a gentleman
may drink whatever he likes and as
much OF It as he can hold. II there is
another or better way of settling II We
shall be glad to hear Of II.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07


Railroad men are repeating their warning
of last year to Northwestern dealers and
consumers to place their orders for cars as
early possible in order to safeguard them
selves against delays. incident to a conges-
tIon of traffic with incidental shortness in
the car supply They had reason for their
warning Of last year. despite the fact that
business for months previous had been dis-
couragingiy light but this year they have
what amounts to almost assurance OF diff
Guilty ahead in the fact that traffic in all
departments Of the carrying business Is in
creasing rapidly.
There are $50 900 idle cars in the United
States Canada and Mexico at the present
time. but orders for rolling stock are COM
polling the utilization Of these cars SO rap
idly that managers are becoming nervous
in regard to the coal trade. Indications
point to an exceptionally heavy movement
in grain during the months in which delay
ed orders for fuel must be filled In order to
ol6viate susfcring during the first cold
weather OF winter, and those vino wish to
avoid anxiety and trouble are advised Co
place their orders for delivery during the
month Of August when equipment Will ba
available for that service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

of their license. are bound 70 self 10
all orderly applicants. But thus 40
deal with man who 10 not = drunk
ard at all but 10 merely. In the opin-
ion OF two or three OF his neighbors.
likely to become drunkard. In orr
tain to arouse . storm. There are those
who believe that any man who uses
Intoxicating liquors 10 likely to become
drunhard. and II q board OF pro-
tectors were composed OF such men
II might forbid the sale OF liquor to
any one in the community"
An that The Tribune says about the
possible and probable injustice that
may result from law like this 10 true.
To put Il in the power Of two or three
men TO say that any citizen OF that
community 10 likely to become q
drunkard. and to thus empower those
two or three men to thus place a
stigma upon any citizen IS going a
little beyond any freak legislation that
has yet been enacted. The one real
ly sensible feature of the bill Is the
proviso that 1t shall only be effective
In q municipality which voluntarily
adopts II. It Ii to the credit OF the
people OF New JERSEY that but few
communities have adopted the newly
devised plan of obnoxious paternalism.
ana these are small and unimportant
places. Already. however. trouble and
litigation have resulted. as might have
been expected. Men who have been
heraided to the public as drunkards,
or as likely to become such. have very
properly resented such insults. and
In some cases they have hled suits for
defamation of character: which suits
they ought to win.
We have referred to this New Jersey
law because of some of its peculiar
features. but 1t is only one instance
Of what misguided zeal and blind ia
naticism can accomplish. No doubt the
members Of the LeRislature who voted
for II were made to believe that they
were DOING God and humanity ser
vice by enacting such law. 1t Is also
fair to assume that some Of them were
shown that their political future de-
pended upon their support Of the
measure. and that IL they opposed 1t
they needn't ever run for ONCE In
New Jersey again. We all know that
these two considerations are the causes
Of much of the freak legislation that
is little less than a disgrace to those
who make the laws. Some men are
easily influenced by adroit and Otter
self-interested appeals to their preju-
dices and the Instrumental side of
their natures. and some can always
be carried in any direction IL they are
shown that their political future de-
ponds on following seif-constituted
apostles of reform" as they term It
And so the wave of intolerance. fa-
naticism and law mania sweeps on,
and the aggregation OF zeaIotss fanat-
les or paid advocates have their way
1t is q strange condition OF AFFAIRS.
but 1t seems impossible that It can
last. Some day reason will resume
Its sway and people will wonder what
evil spirit had possession OF them.
May a just and kindly Providence
speed the timei
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

A few days ago a woman in a Kan
sas town was arrested and fined for
trying to sell some over-ripe eggs to
q grocer. That may have been right.
but wen wager that IL all the truth
were known II would be found that
the grocer would not have hesitated
TO sell over-ripe butter to the wo-
nias IL he could have done so. A
rule doesn't always work both WAYS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07


As to the Charge of Newspaper Bribery.
Macon Telegraph
Those people who haye been deeeiv-
Ing themselves perhaps, and also de-
for the conservative position of some
subject Of dealing with the liquor
E esrn soehh the RsheS Win rssa
article on the subject from The Mont
gomery Advertiser in this issue OF The.
The Advertiser shows how absurd is
the charge made In Alabama that news
papers OF this class have received,
liquor interests without the State. II,
this were true and the newspapers
as charged, 1t would be to the interest
Of the newspapers to have prohibition
perpetual for the minimum fgure5
as the whole sum spent in the whole
State of Alabama In a year by the
liquor men for advertising before pro-
hibition came to that State. The Ad.
ting $4,000 "or more" in advertising,
its books show (and II invites inspec-s
ton of them) that 1t has received less
than one-fifteenth Of that amount since.
prohibition.
In answer to the charge that 1t is i'm
moral to accept these advertisements
ter for the advertising columns of
newspaper to direct those who will
purchase liquor where they can buy 1t
legally, than to withhold that informa-
ton and force them to encourage by
patronizing local blind tigers. r
These things are pointed out for the.
consideration OF sensible and conserva-
tive people who haye been told SO Of
ten, and sometimes from the pulpit.
that the newspapers have been bought
up by the liquor interest. etc. and be-
cause we have heard a lot OF just such
loose talk here in Georgia,
The Advertisers experience in this
regard has been the experience of The
Telegraph except that the per centage
OF advertising has been less with US,
less than one-third Of The Advertisers
one-hfteenth OF the alleged $4,000 "or
more"
Nothing will be gained by an att
pers of the class OF The Montgomery.
Advertiser have been or can be bribed
---either directly or indirectly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

We don't know whether Castro has
gone into a hole and pulled 1t after
him. or what has become OF him. but
he doesn't seem to be attracting any
attention of late. Perhaps he is
merely splitting on his hands to get a
better grip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

The Headland Post is not much on
long editorials but 1t hands out a fine
string Of good paragraphs each week.
and they are readable
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07
The Attempt to Put ~
The Asylum In Politics

nor on Its Board of Trustees? One OF
the very reasons why it has been SO
attention and admiration of the entire
country, Is that II has been removed
from politics and thereby been permit
petent men, sincere and scientious
in their work. and free from the dis
turbing and destructive Interference of
politicians. The Governor wants this
changed. Why, in equity and good
conscience. why? And the entire State
will continue to ask why until Cover
nor Conner remotely suggests some pat
riotic reason why
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07
GOODS CROPS EXCEPT COTTON.


New York Wall street Summary.
Almost the only agricultural product of
the country that threatens to present a
smaller yield this year than in 1908 Is cot
ton The weeks weather report Issued by
the government showed that drought condi%
tons which 80 greatly reduced the percent
age Of conditions In July. still continue IN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

Astronomer Camille Flammarion
tells The New York World that it
would be a fine thing. scientifically, 20
bore a hole all the way through the
earth. And II operations on the hole
were begun now, we dare say they
would be finished about as soon as the
Panama Canal and at approximately
the same cost.-Norfolk Landmark.
Perhaps he thinks II there were a
hole through the earth he might be
able to take a trip from one side to
the other without the trouble OF go
ing all the way around. If he should
attempt 1t. though, and get held up
by gravitation when he reached the
center he'd feel cheap. we guess, And
we predict that even the Panama job
will get there first.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

hut even shsuid there BE- Z dsfieieney n
the output - this great staple ~ map not
prove very serious matter Higher prices
tshing number Of baies. while the reilroads
demand calls or drafts on the reserves o.
the commodity In addition to the tctaa crop
Of this year. ~. 81. i
Present indications are that the textile
manufacturers Will require all the cotton
which the ftsids and the sforehouses cen
give up asgumihg, Of course. that the siens
~ improvement noted In Europe are nov
mteleadihg The New England cotton IN
dustriss are admittedly In fiourisning
state. and the tide Of prosperity N snts
country y etfli rising. OF course. the
export demand 10 reduced BY reason OF con.
tinuance Of poor business abroad, this coun-
try will lose somewhat as regards us Iev-
ofabis merchandise trade baiance: There
ID time yet for the great staple OF tne
South TO rally from the low condition V
In today and at the worst small cotton
crop - lsss harmful to this country tnsn
Is. therefore, the continued fine promise
Of wheat. corn and other cereals remains
the dominant factor In sustaining the hign
hopes OF American trade. The agrisuiturAi
situation, except In the cotton growing re.
gions. II remarkable In Its fnvornnie aspect.
Its effect In Stimulating Industrial proeress
in the United state Is all the more accent-
uated because OF the circumstances IN tcr-
eiEn countries which guarantee pig oe-
mand for our breadstuffs ana osner 1000
products.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The figures for June printed below .sgrs
cent ths actual net circulation, sii fessfns'
The MontTomery ADVERTISER gaarsntsss iss
advertisers land makes Il part g the e Sya
lion & ierrer than that Of any morning
nswspspsr printsd In Aiabama--ana snsa ~ ~
Sunday edition has tbs largest cM .n.sS =
Of any edition OF amy newspepes ps'Ass~ -
Aiabafna without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

ssw al, iefr rasss I. the Bookman over the
ryonunciation Of automobile" which Web
stsrs and the Century say ought to, 70 have 1s .
the accent on the "mo." The Booxms -
persons who always "smeii Of fried thtngs
Just a.. aceordins to another authorasy. tns
man who writes whilst" Is pictured ~ tns
minds eye a. wearing grease-spot on n,s
waistcoat Our arbiter contends ior AZ.
tomobiie' the pronunciation senctionee ~
the cultivated the enlightened. the ssmnshs'
the very few. - 81,
we agree with this verdict only condiss
tionaiiy. Usage makes pronunciation' nnc
shuns AIy-tomobiie, au-to-Mo-bl and auto
rno-BEEL. The best ways 70 pronouncs
autom obIle are machine" Dues wagon
motor carr and plain car.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07
The New pictatorshap.

BlrminBhhn LeuB9rs =
and who is not q prohibitionist. nor q
railroad man. said to The Ledger: II
found Brooks Lawrence occupying the
seat of Jeff Faulkner as the political
dictator Of Alabama. ! never saw a
dictatorship changed so completely. !
speak merely as q business man. look
ing at the Legislature"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-07

Montgomery, Ala. August 8. 1908.
Have You ever read the Lime Kiln
Club" by II. Quad? II you have. do
you remember the address OF the Hon
orhble (fl L. G. Briggs, OF Charlotte,
Mich, to the members OF the club, with
and some in particulars? If not. ! en-
close herewith a copy of said address.
thinking It particularly apropos with
and the Legislators fuli OF too much to
tell about, and this little speech of the
Hon. L. c. B. may prove interesting
reading to some Of your sufferers.
Very truly a
"eem'len, De objeck of my arrovin'
heah at de present time am to- wan
you all to bewar of de present an ell
am dat dat body am imposed Of men
'doan' you beriieve hit! 1t was stated
in DE- dat went "s out 70 .ssnn
to secyore de place of head niger of
de cloak room. SO / did. Dey haft to
have one dar, an II I can't run hat
Ills year, den / want to die befo' night.
Wan, I got out dar on time. spoke
to SIGNATURES wild ball heads, and all
odder kinds, an, dey was pleased to
foteen rods ahead of all other candy
dates. Dey smiled on me; dey winked
at me; dey said dat Proverdence mus
have tumbled me down dar fur de .spe-
cial good Of de Senate. walked high
and was happy: felt suah Of de place.
and de way ! made common niggers
stan back was tough on shoe leather.
But Is bossin' dat cloak room? Is I'm
hanging up hats an bowing befo' de
great esquires? ! reckin' not; but why
not2 Kase dose ball heads sold me out
and gin de place to man who shows
cherry toof In his haid when he bites
into a peanut Dey am all on de sell.
and de trufe won't stick to 'em onless
nailed on and clinched on de furder
side. 1 warns you all to bewar % de
hull crowd. Dey will smile on you wild
one elbow an knock your teef down
your froat wild de odder."
The Newtown bee., 1909-01-01

W. Pitcher md family of Bridgewater and Howard Wilson of Danbury were all guests over Christmas of MT and Mrs Warren Pitcher.
 Judge end Mrs E, W, Preston will close their home at the Center about January ]. 1909, and go to New York City for the winter. Judge Preston will be in town two days each week to at- | tend to the probate court. 1 Mrs D. c. Garrison ard granddaugh. ter spent Christmas in Mt Kisco, N. r., the guests of Mrs Garrson's daughter, Mrs Edgar Cummings.
 Andrew Puehala. the blacksmith at the Center would remind the public that all work done at his shop on and after January 1, 1909, must be paid for before being taken from the shop.
 John Booth and family were guests on Christmas day of MT and Mrs Wal ter J. Booth.
 The new stock ibarn C. W. Hodge has just had erected at his farm in the north part of the town was pronounced by the milk inspector who has just been in town inspecting the dairies, as the best one he has yet seen. B. c. Mid daugh built the barn for MT Hodge.
 MT and Mrs George Buckingham spent Christmas in New York City with friends.
 Mrs W. D. Humphrey left, last Mon day, for a few days stay with friends in Boston.
 Booth school closed for the holiday vacation on Tuesday of last week.
 F. S. Evitts spent Christmas in Stratford with friends.
 Your correspondent had.the pleasure, one day last week, of stopping at the home of Edward Tracy in the east part of the town and was shown his fine collection of guns. He has about 60 of as fine specimens as were ever made, besides a good collection of re- volvers and they are all of the pest makes that have ever been produced and some of the guns are worth be- tween $2OO and $500. It is sight we'll worth travelling miles to see and Mir Tracy is an expert in this line and can give you the history of many of hls guns.
The Newtown bee., 1909-01-01
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The Newtown bee., 1909-01-01
Br0okfieId.
MRS FLUID TAYLOR.

The body of Mrs Fluid Taylor o1 Waterbury was brought to the Laure Hill cemetery at the Iron Works fol burial, last week Monday. Mrs Taylol formerly lived on Long Meadow Hill Her maiden name was Miss Hattie Stevens. She is survived by her hus. band and four children, |: who reside in Waterbury.
 John Camp was among the sick ones, last week.
 Miss Ruth Wells, student at Ingle- side school, New Milford, is home fol the holiday vacation.
 .- The Huckleberry Hill school present ed the school supervisor, Miss Harty with handsome solid gold brooch pir set with large pearl. The teacher was also remembered by the scholars
 The Christmas exercises of the Con gregational Sunday school was helt in the chapel of the church on Christ mas eve, Thursday, December "A There were recitations and singing by the scholars, whichswas very interest ing, and also atree loaded with presents which made the scholars all happy.
 Charles M. Cake IS ard family are enjoying the holidays in Bridgeport with friends.
 The Sunday school of St Pau's church held their Christmas entertain ment in the Guild rooms on Christmas eve. There were enjoyable exercises by the younger scholars and tree with presents for the scholars, fol- lowed by refreshments. s-.
 William Morgan spent few days last week, in Jersey City, N. J., with his family. .*'
 The school at the Center closed for the holiday vacation, last week Wednesday. There were recitations and singing py the school and a tree loaded with presents for the scholars. A number of the parents of the schol- ars and friends of the school were present to enjoy the occasion which was a success in every way.
 Randolph B. Williams, student at Syracuse, is home for the holiday va- cation with his parents, Mir and Mrs c. s. Williams, in Obtuse.
 John H. Lee, who has been living with his parents at the Iron Works, moved to Danbury, last Saturday, where he has purchased a place.