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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
GOVERNOR IELKS.

By the provision of the law, Hon. W. D. Jelks of Barbour, President of the Senate. succeeds to the office of Governor. made vacant by the death of Governor Sanford.
 For period of about a month last Winter, when Governor Sanford was disabled by illness. President Jelks was Acting Governor. From this date, he becomes Governor in fact.
 He is a man of fine ability and high character. While he has never been political aspirant, and has held no office save that of State Senator. vet for years he was Editor of The Eu- faula Times, which, under his manage ment. was one of the strongest and most successful papers in the State. In its conduct, he received a liberal educa- tion in political affairs, which is prob- ably superior to that of many who have had longer tenure of office. He is thoroughly equipped. therefore, for his duties, rot only in capacity, but in knowledge of men and civic affairs.
 He steps into his high office at time of great responsibility and splendid op- portunity. The session of this Consti- tutional Convention, the work 1t will accomplish, and the new era it will in augurate in this State, afford an open ing for the exercise of strong and use- full influence The highest compliment to Governor Jelks is to assert that we helieva he has the hrain fha chara ct er and the conscience to take hold of his splendid opportunity. and to use it to the utmost for the benefit of the State and the uplifting of its politics.
 The Advertiser speaks for his host of friends, as well as itself, we are sure, when 1t holds out to him the sympathy and confidence of the people as he en- ters upon the discharge of his executive | duties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
A Chiffon County Freak.
Maplesyille Reflector.

MapIeSVlIIe RefIectOr
 The gentlemen who were inspecting timber last week were shown by MT, Edwards a curiosity that he discover ed while surveying thirteen years ago It was two large pine trees growing about nine feet apart. at a distance of thirty feet from the ground they had become united by lateral limb. which is now about nine inches in diameter They supposed that each tree had put out limbs which had met and by some means had become united. but our theory is that one limb reached across and by some means became grafted in to the body of the other tree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
DON'T MISTAKE.
The North Made One Blunder-Let
 the South Profit by It.
Editor Tne AdVertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
 Thirty years ago the North made a national mistake in conferring the full est measure of citizenship on the negro race. The bitter results were heaped upon the South, then grooming under burdens which amazed the world.
 The pendulum has swung, and the South is on the verge of making a mis- take of equal gravity. Then the ballot was given to every negro; now we are about to withdraw it from every negro. The first mistake brought misrule akin to anarchy, race hatred and antagon- ism. The second mistake will deprive every negro of the greatest incentive to good citizenship, will still further alienate the races and make the negro a harder and sadder problem than be- fore.
 The North might plead in justlfica- ton that they misunderstood the prob lem; the South has no such excuse. The North then thought the South in competent to cope with the situation; now it confesses its error, hands back the question to the South and bids 1t God-speed in one of the most stupen- dous works of the ages-the uplifting of a race of nine millions of descend ants of slaves.
 Shall we lack wisdom and make this mistake? Then none, now a few, ne groes have the qualifications of citi- Zenship-intelligence, property, mor- als, patriotism. Why not let these few vote? Do we fear them? Shall we, who for four years maintained against odds the greatest war of ages, who withstood the shock of reconstruction, who complained not in our weakness, who stand for the purest Anglo Saxon stock on this continent, who have main tained our supremacy in spite of unI e. stricted negro suffrage, who have tram pied under foot the obstacles of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
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interesting NOCeS or EerSouS 4dAhSo About Now. Queen Margherita of Italy is some- thing of sculptor and made a statue of the Virgin which crowns RcSGa Me
 lone. one of the highest peaks of the
 Alps.
 The Judges of the New York Su- preme Court have resolved among
 themselves hereafter to permit no per-
 son called for jury duty to be excused
 upon the request of third party. He must appear and make his excuses in
 person.
 Mime. Adam the brilliant French ed
 itor and journalist is now white haired lady of three-score. Since her retirement from most of her old act
 i've life she has continued to be one or
 the best hostesses of literary and ar
 tistic Paris Vice President Roosevelt is still quite popular in New York State. but his warmest friends now recognize the fact that he would have no chance against Governor Odell for the sup | port of the State delegation in na- tional convention
 Rev George Grenfell has been com
 
 wealthy man of Leeds, England, to | establish a chain of Christian missions | across Africa. MT Grenfell has long been a friend and confidant of the
 King of the Belgians.
 St. Paul's Cathedral. London. has an | octogenarian bellringer in the person of J. R. Haworth, who has rung bells | for nearly seventy years. He helped in | this way in Westminster Abbey on the accession to the throne of queen Nlc- toria and Is still hearty old fellow. H. H. Hilton of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. who recently won the cham | pionship of Britain. is regarded as wonder in golfing According to Harry Vardon, he is the best amateur the
 world ever saw. and many are pre- pared to go farther than that and pro- claim him the most finished exponent of the game. either professional or amateur.
 Rev. Edward Everett Hale of Boston | said recently: When I was a young
 man studying for the ministry l came | to the conclusion that it was good time to retire from the pastorate of a church when one got to be 40. When got to be 40 I changed my mind and thought 50 was the proper age for re- tiring; then I later came to see things still different and decided that when
 was SO I should drop the work. But I don't give the matter any thought | now"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
DEArH OF aovERNoR sAMFoRD.

| - - The dread blow has come. Governor Sanford, is dead. One of the truest and nobiest of Alabamians is gone. and all the State will be saddened today. For months he fought the battle for life with a courage that was superb. He had so much to live for. so much he wanted to do for the people who had honored him, who trusted him, whom he loved. All the State sympathized with him in his determination to live, in his anxiety to discharge the grave duties of his high .office. in his ambi- ton to leave a record of a splendid ad- ministration. It was a noble struggle, and right nobly did he make 1t.
 Hampered as he was by the weakness of his frame. and haunted by the gaunt spectre in the shadow behind him. he stuck to his post of duty to the very last and died practically in the har- ness. He left a health resort in Mis- sissippi to attend the meeting o' the University Trustees at Tuscaloosa, be- cause he knew that matters Of vital importance were to be decided. There is little doubt that he hastened his death by this undertaking.
 
 Governor Sanford was a true, hon. est. conscientious. painstaking Execu- tive. He regarded it as his duty to go himself to the bottom of every matter, however small. He was exceedingly anxious to do that which was right. His greatest desire was to wrong no man, to do no cause an injustice. This characteristic caused him to work and worry a great deal more than the aver age official. Doubtless. it had much to do with hastening the causes that brought about his death. His heart literally ate itself out.
 In the short period he has been able to discharge the duties of Governor, he has made a fine record. His adminis- tration was set upon a high plane. He was not building up a machine for the future, or punishing the enemies of the past. His aim was to serve the best interests of the people of Alabama, and to this task he brought high order of ability as well as purity of motive. He had already made a strong impress upon the public life of the State, and 1t is a great loss to the Alabama of the future. as we'll as of the present, that he was not spared to work out his noble conceptions. But the good example he has set to public men will not be in vain-it will live after him. He was the antipode of the scheming machine poli- tician. of the insincere demagogue, of the self-seeking manipulator who lives out the principle that the end justifies the means. That such a man could succeed in reaching the highest office in the States gift, in these latter days of political demoralization. in many re- spects. is an encouragement and 
 The whole State will sympathize most deeply with the bereaved family in their hour of trial. A loving husband and tender father is taken from them. | The loss of the whole people is, for the moment. dwarfed by the loss which comes So grievously upon those of his | own household. That is irreparable, and all heads will be bowed with sym pathy as they shed their tears.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
Work in Committees.

Clark County Democrat.
 The Constitutional Convention Is go- ing ahead with its work, offering or dinances pro and con everything in their line of business. We fear they will initiate the sessions of the Ala pama legislature-take things quietly and slowly until just before the close, then go through in trot, immaturely considering some important matters. But. as the most thoughtful and prof. itable consideration is generally given in committee room. it is not likely that any serious disadvantage will result in this way. It is not necessary to waste time in the consideration of the many propositions awaiting action of the Convention. It will all be given to the public as soon as final action Is taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

The Advertiser has inadvertently neglected to make mention of the death of pr. l.. Hensley Grubbs. for more than thirty years owner and manager of The Decatur News. pr. Grubbs was one of the oldest and most widely known of the present generation of Alabama journalists, and, until forced to retire from active business by i'll health few months ago. The News occupied a placd in the front rank of Alabama weeklies He is succeeded by his son. Walter who has both the talent and experience to make The News a success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
White Cliff Mineral Springs Hotel,

White Cliff, Tenn. 5000 feet above tide water. Oldest and most popular resort in the South. Three kinds of mineral water sulphur. iron and alum. Grandest seen cry in the eastern part of the United States. Table supplied with -hebest the market affords. Rates, $25 to 80 per month. No mosquitoes; sure cure for hay fever. Dry, invigorating atmosphere. Write for pamphlet. MT. Merrill Moore O. Montgomery has been engaged as head clerk this season. Please consult him If you live in Montgomery. wd-su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

If we were going into the business of making whiskey and wanted to sell all we made, we should select 8 prohibit ton State. if statistics are worth any thing. Vermont is 8 State of that kind, yet figures show that as much alcohol is consumed in that State, per rapita, flor medicine and scientific pur- poses" as is consumed in other States for all purposes. Medicine and science are heavy on liquor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

The Advertiser is the salf-appointed guardian of the State press and fre- quently criticises the grammar of its ex- changes, but in this instance we are in clined to think its criti ism Is rather far fetched. Perhaps, however, The Star should have said gilded tin-foil.-Annis- ton Star.
 Beg pardon; 1t was not a question of grammar at all. but of calling things by their right names. You might just as well gay that a watch is covered with tin gold-plate. Tin-foil is made of tin. and though 1t may be gilded, or colored to resemble gold, 1t is not gold tim foil. And The Advertiser lays no claim to be guardian of the State press, either "self-appointed" or otherwise, but likes to see its brethren accurate even if it is not so at all times itself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

The Louisville Post notes that the Democrats have been controlling those portions of the South where the ne- groes were in a majority, and concludes that 1t is absurd to say that the Re- publican Party of the South is the me- gro Party" If the editor of The Post will come to Alabama and attend one Republican convention. he will at once admit that it is "the negro Party" That the negroes have not been allow ed to control the elections is another and quite different matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER

last four decades, now be afraid of the votes of a few intelligent negroesf
 . Let the suffrage be adjusted on broad principles. Place the ballot m the hands of those who have intelli- gence, property, morals and patriotism, and withhold it from those who have them not, Cycle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
on without jealousy. . Birminsham

Ledger.
 Nothing connected with The Adyer- tiser's efforts and expenditures in be- half of full and reliable report of the Conventions acts has given it more qualification than has the kindly notice from our brethren of the State press, almost without exception. If there is or has been any jealousy, it has practi- cally remained in the background, and The Advertiser is not the one to forget the many good words given its labors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

1t would be interesting to know just why Senator Depew is booming Nc. Kinley for a third term. Men like Chauncey are not in the habit of taking a position and sticking to 1t without a reason. and he must have something in vfexy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

We shall feel very much relieved if they will settle down on the exact num- Der of languages and dialects that are spoken in the Philippines. The last statement we have seen puts the num- ber at thirty. but there is nothing cer- tain about it. That is more than any of us care to study, it is true, but somebody ought to know how many fhere are.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

Because we registered a gentle kick at being referred to as 1.-The Washing ton Advertiser" The Norfolk Virgin san- Pilot thinks '"rhe Advertiser should be gratified and hattered at being pro- noted from a village to a city," You better visit Montgomery before mak- Ing another break like that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

The statement that Governor Allen, of Porto Rico, has publicly kissed handsome native girl, at opce raises the question if that is the brand of assimilation that is expected to be practiced in our new possessions?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

When The Huntsville Mercury de- clares that the Constitutional Conven- tion has not developed any funny man it begets 8 suspicion that 1t has failed to keep up with all the ordinances that have been introduced. Some of them are too funny for anything.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

Somebody has been filling Mrs. Lease with the belief that she is heir to g great estate in Ireland, and she is go- ing over to look into the matter. Dol lars to doughnuts. it's a scheme to get her out of Kansas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

There's a buffalo ranch in Wisconsin. where the raising of these animals is a successful and profitable business. The owner finds ready sale for them to own CTS of parks and to others. and is making money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

Not satisfied with the immense amount made from her wheat crops. Kansas is also boring for oil. deter mined to get all there is in the earth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

We can see no earthly reason why Matt Quay should keep on announcing that he is going out of politics. He can go out without jarring the country or leaving a very large hole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
ST. CLAIR SPRINGS,

The Baden-Baden of Alabama, will bs opened as first-class Health and Sum mer Resort on June the 1st, 1901, by tho undersigned. We have built a large din- ing-room, bath house and pavilion and have fitted up a number of cottages with all the comforts of modern hotels. Our service, cuisine and accommodations will be perfect, our prices moderate. St. Clair Springs is the best family resort of the ton write us either directly to St. Clair Springs, postoffce Cornelia, St. Clair County. Alabama, or care our city address. the new Metropolitan Hotel, Birmingham
 Ala. Lesser & Gilardoni. su-wd-fr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

After all. it is easy for q man to get a reputation for having cool head; he never has four things cooking Ion the stove at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

It is really pleasant to see the nnanim- ity with which the press of the State has complimented The Montgomery Adver- tiSer on its enterprise Ours tS -CofeS-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12

The Philadelphia City Hall was d. signed to cost S3.OOoOO. and was to ha com pIeted within ten years an extraordinary allowance of timf II has cost .o.Wp.VH. and after nearly fthtrty years IS yet ln- comnlSt~
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25
To Home Seek ers.

Why not investigate Eastern Wash
ington, where you will have an entire
change Of climate, scenery and etc,
You will also be far form cyclones,
.hailstorms, thunder, lightning, mo-
.uitoes and various other draw backs
now knoWnto you. We are now blessed
with an eptionalIy large yeild Of all
kinds Of grain; while you are. in the
midst of a drouth, and poor crops are
in store for you, You can get excellent
land here from S. to SI2 per acre, and
under favorable circumstances these
lands will produce 30or So bushels Of
wheat TO the acre. For particulars adj
dress w. D. Martin, Mohler, Wash.
Lincoln Co. 5l-H
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25

Smoke the John Drew scent cigar.
Sold at the Central Pharmacy. 14-5t
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25
THE WOMEN's PAGE.

The woman's page is a COM
paratively recent feature in the
newspaper field, but the COM
parison of a woman's page to-
day with that of a few years
back makes one wonder how 1T
ever lived to outgrow its s|wad- !.
ding clothes, for the back
numbers look as If the horse
had made it up in his spare
time, and it was bout as inter
esting as a patent medicine
circular, and some papers still
retain this antiquated form Of
effort and nisname it.
The woman's page to-day,
to take the. Pioneer Prees for
example, is about as lively Ia
piece of journalism as can be
imag agined. They maintain a
special corps of women writer's
and editors who are in touch
with the women Of the North.
west and are amply qualified
to pass on the events Of inter
est to them. The special arti
[c1es are prepared by experts
who are an authority ii their
lime.
Club news, civic in prove
naent societies, and all the va
rious town topics Of this char
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25

tor kissing their adol1ies is
well known, and It cannot be
disputed that such kissing is
at all times non-hygienic and
it would be betterif measures
of disinfection could be en-
ployed whenever the practice
is INDUCED IN.
The highly scented handker-
chief can be a pleasant means
of accomplishing this purpose,
and there is no reason why a
doll could not be treated SINH
Iarly with pleasant antisep-
tic. The general idea that an
antiseptic must be disagreea-
bic IN character, as is the case
of carbolic acid, IS, Of course,
erroneous.
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25
HOW DOLLS ARE STUFFED.

1t has been stated that the
.stuffng used IN dolls has given
decided evidence of a very OBJ
.jectionable origin, discarded
articles of apparel such as cut
up neckties and scarfs having
been used for the purpose. OF
course, if this be true, dolls so
stuffed could easily be sources
of Infection The matter is Of
some i'm mportance although we
are not certain how far the
statement is justified, but we
have personally more than
once experienced something in
the nature Of a shock on In
quiring into the anatomy Of
the favorite, because indestruc-
tible, agollywog, for certainly
the pieces Of cloth which com
prise it's inside did not look al
together free from 1eproach,
However, there is no reason
why dolls should not be stuffed
with unobjectionable naferi-
ais.
We should like to go further
and suggest that the stuffing
lshonld consist of material
treated with "a harmless anti.
septic. Excellent stuffing 8 for
| the purpose would be eucalyp-
tus saWdust or antiseptic peat
wool, which is not expensive
and which far from being i il Is
furious would probably ly exer=
lcise benefca al effect The in
.stinctive fon dness of children
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25
settlement Notice.

All parties Indebted to us must call
and settle their accounts before Nov,
10Th. After this date they will be
placed in an attorneys hand for collec-
ton. We kindly ask that our many
patrons who were. accommodated by
us will now reciprocate by settling at
once. FRANCOIS & SCHMAHL.
The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25

NORTHERN WISCONSIN RAILWAY FARM LANDS
FOR SALE.
Early buyers will secure the advantage of
locations on the many beautiful streams
and lakes, which abound with fish and !;
furnish a never ending and most excellent
water supply. both for family use and for
stock.
Land is generally well timbered, the soil
fertile and easy of cultivation. and this
is rapidly developing into one of the gre attest
sheep and cattle raising regions in the
northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul. Minneapolis.
Duluth, Superior, Ashland. and other towns
on The 2Iorthwestern Line furnish good
markets for stock and farm produce For
further particulars address Geo. w. Bell,
Land COMMISSIONER. Hudson, Wis. or Ct. H.
MaeRae. Assistant General,Pa passenger Agent,
st. Paul MINI
wERY Tow RATES TO NEW YORK CITY
AND RETURN 81 s
Via the Northwestern line daily. Tickets
will be sold until October Goth. i 9Q1, limited
to return within 90 days. Apply to agents
Nnf the Chicago 81 Mort tbwestern n 'y.