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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
New Club House.

About the middle Of next Nav the
lodge viii move into its handsome new
home. which is being erected at a
cost Of $4,000. All of the money 10
construct this splendid building was
raised among the Elks and through
their efforts. The corner stone was
laid last summer and the last big con-
tract. that for the hardwood floors.
was awarded a few days ago on a bid
of Sl5,50o. From top to bottom the
building win be as cocplete and mod
ern as any club house in the west
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
- IT SEES THE DANGER.

The Portland Oregonian is one RepubS lican paper which does not regard the present tariff as a sacred thing upon which no profane hand must be laid Neither does it admit that the laws reg ulating our revenue system are like those of the Medes and Persians. The Ore gonian is an advocate of q protective tariff but at the same time 1t can see and unddrstand that the time has come when there must he some modification of the present laws. and perhaps the entire re- moval of protection from certain indus tries. It has no patience with those statesmen who. each for his own special of the tarin, and of them and their ar guments it says:
 A defense of this sort does nothing but excite suspicion. It is the resort of rogues. who must stand together, be- cause if one is apprehended all must go down It is the resource of those who fear single ray of light upon their work. lest unsuspected blemishes may be dis closed. Such is not the wise course for true Conservations of business and trade Far better for American laborers and capitalists that the tariff should be re- vised by their friends rather than that its inequalities and mischief should be allowed to grow and grow until it is ovcrthrown in reckless and unreasoniug wrath by hostile tn orists, bent only upon realization now of the ultimate dream of free trade.
 The oregonian evidently sees the near approach of time wh n the people will no longer submit to the unjust and in- iquitous burdens imposed on them bv the present system, and it also realizes that if the Republicans refuse or fail to revise the present tariff laws the work will be done by others. There are some strong men in that party who are in fla vor of a modification of duties, whether because they sincerely believe that such
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
A Sectional Issue Revived.

On the question of negro suffrage there has been a great change in the opinion of Northern people within the last twen- ty years. 1t Is regarded very differently now from what it was in reconstruction times at the close of the war And all most every Northerner feels that if it Was presented to him as 1t is to the Southern people he would be against it. It was intended to make the black man the controlling power in the Southern States. That has been demonstrated to be impossible Whether the white men of the South should be punished because of the impossibility, by loss of political power, is a question that will appeal not to the old war sentiment of the North, but to better educated opinion.
 Then it Is to be considered that old sectional lines are disappearing with the sectional issues that gave rise to them. The country is content with present con man should work out his own destiny
 and that the grant of suffrage in the first place was a great mistake. Then the power of the North in the Govern ment. as compared with that of the old South, Is overwhelming. so that there is no political need. from the basis of expediency, for reducing what influence in Government is left the Southern sec- ton. The attempt, we believe, would be a great political blunder, notwithstand- ing that it may accord with constitu- tional authority. It would renew sec tional animosities and conflict, which have almost disappeared. We fancy President Roosevelt will be extremely cautious in so embarrassing his adminis- tratiOn at it's very outset.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
UTILIZING NIAGARA.

| The prediction that Niagara Falls will | disappear is causing some good people to
 lie awake at night. It Is not through fear | that the rocks will wear out or the water | dry up, but that so much water. will be | taken from the river above the falls to l drive electric and other machinery that | the falls themselves will be left with out | water to fall over anything. This will
 strike the average reader as an exceed ingly remote contingency but the man with the statistical mind can take his
 pencil and paper and convince any scep- tic who wants to be convinced. He will show that so much water is now being
 ness 8 certain increase in consumption, and Rs a natural sequence, the time will come when the manufacturers will take all the water. There's no getting around I the man who figures.
 The fact that intelligent people enter | tain such apprehensions as indicated is both lesson and surprise. We are surprised that there should be, or that | there is supposed to be any possibility that the enormous volume of water pour
 ing over the rocks could by any means
 be defected in other directions so as to dry up the river at that point. And the fact that such apprehensions exist is a lesson to those who have not kept up with the enormous advance made in the
 business of electric lighting and power, for 1t is the erection of plants for the manufacture of electricity that is using up the water at Niagara. and that threat ems to consume the entire river.
 But this very advance in the electric power business, when properly consid- cred, should serve to allay the years of the pessimists. If Niagara was the only
 stream in all that region which possessed available water power we can see how it
 might all be taken in course of time, but
 throughout the entire mountain and hill regions of the continent there are streams and falls which will supply practically
 unlimited power wherever it is needed
 without the expense and loss of convey-
 ing 1t hundred miles. The fact that
 power from electric plants can be easily
 transmitted, as shown by the success
 attained at Niagara, will tend to stlmu-
 late and encourage the erection of smaller | plants wherever there is water and fall | sufficient to make it a success, and the building of such plants throughout the | country will tend to retary the increase
 of water consumption at Niagara and
 thus save the great falls from destruc-
 tion. The pessimistic prophet may take
 heart :.:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

In his annual report Secretary Gage of the Treasury Department notes two i'm portant currency facts. One is the grow ing use of gold. and the other the con- stant additions to the small denomina- tions of paper currency. The circulation per capita increased from $26.5O on July 1, 1900, to S2s52 in October, 1901. The gross gold in the treasury November 1, 1901, was $542 S31, ,S49-a sum never before equaled in our annals, and only for few nation ever equaled it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Look at Home.
Ghallannt

Chattanooga Times.
 The St Louis Globe-Democrat is dis playing ex-Governor Jo Johnston, as d very true Alabama Democrat. who is fierce in his opposition to the new Con stitution. The G.-D. says Jo X Go. want at least semblance of honesty in the vote of the State" Maybe so; but the ex-Governor and his gang have worked dishonest elections and prof1ted thereby, in the past to an extent no other politi- clans in the State of Alabama have done. They are most rank Populists. anyhow. They have no right 10 lecture oTners about crooked politics. The CD. should know before 1t talks too much. It's in- dorsement of Johnston shows that 1t isn't fit to judge Alabama affairs. There was probably far more of fraud in the vote against the adoption of the Constitution than there was in the vote cast for it. Upon the whole. however, Alabama elee- tions are models of honesty and decency, compared to elections in Missouri and St. Louis, if our big contemporary tells the truth on the Democrats, and The Republic tells the truth on the Republi- cans Look at home. brethren!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Good Roads in Madison.

Huntsville Tribune.
 The effect of free turnpikes, good roads on the farmers of Madison County was to lift the heaviest tax they ever paid. tax which consumed their time their vehicles. their stock. Reliet from this tax made everything in Madison change. The farmers saved time and money. bought nice vehicles and drove fine stock. filled the ditches In their farming lands, cut down briar patches, built new fences, new barns, painted their residences and seem now an entire ly different people. The building of good roads in Madison was the tounda- ton stone of our great prosperity. By their influence we located ten white northern farmers to one in any county that had bad roads. Our lands advanced in value and we are inclined to say in productiveness certainly the more pro- gressive and neat system of farming along the good roadside produced greater results. Only good can follow this en- terprise, only evil result can follow continuation of the destructive bad road system.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
MISS OR MIsTREssp

Of late we have noticed a discussion on the question of discarding the distinction ! between married and single women in addressing or speaking to them. In oth-
 CT words, 1t is proposed that we hall re-
 turn to the old English custom of ad-
 dressing both married and unmarried
 women as Mistress" On this subject
 The New Orleans States says:
 We can see no reason why usage should not sanction the suggestion here made. When we mention the name of a woman there Is absolutely no good rea- son why we should be expected to speci- fy her as married or unmarried than there is that we should designate the color of her hair or eyes. If 1t were not in common use 1t would perhaps be considered indelicate, but because the practice Is general nobody considers 1t at all remarkable. It Is a singular illustra- ton of the evolution of social customs which in their development appear some times to be directed neither by the rules of logic reason, nor propriety. If the wo- men of America should take up the fight organized by their French sisters against the labelling of their sex like horses at a county fair. we should soon have a cor TtCliou OI A ScF1OuS dDuSe WHhCu dppcdto to have crept unobserved into our social customs.
 We think The States takes an extreme view of the matter, nor do we believe that the change indicated will be made, or that the old custom is likely to be re- vived, any more than we will revive the other old English custom which required tenants and other employees to call their landlords and employers Master" In fact, there would be more reason in the latter than in the former, for the land lord is in one sense the master of the house and farm, just as the married wo- man was and still is supposed to be the mistress of the home. It Is distinctive appellation which would be out of place when applied to young lady.
 There is one view of the subject, how ever, which is favorable to the conten- ton of The States, and that is when a man desires to write the address of a lady and has no means of knowing whether she is married or single. If he addresses a single girl as ''Mrs." she is insulted, and if he calls a married woman
 Miss she thinks him a fool, and there
 he is. For all that we doubt if the pres ent fashion will be changed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Congressional Representation.

New Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
 "The enjoyment Of political equality in the lower branch of the National Lo g. islature is desirable. but it is not to bt purchased at the sacrifice demanded by Mir Moody of Massachusetts, and by the Henry Cabot Lodge political school of which evidently MT. Moody Is a do- deliberately, sobe~ly, prayerfully and. we believe, wisely provided for the elimina- ton from politics of an element that has consistently debauched political life in this section for thirty years. O, tr' question it may be said that the South has taken it's position, and that 1t will never even for an instant be deterred in its purpose to protect. at whatever haz- ltical industrial and social structure of this section from influences which if permitted to become dominant would as- sail. updermine and destroy whatever may ps worthy In Southern civilization"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
SOME REPUBLICANS Want to Make One of Their owr Number Chairman,

Washington Special to New York world.
 A movement Is on foot to remove Sem ator Morgan of Alabama as Chairman of the Committee on Interoceanic Canals. The project was broached today at 3 meeting of the Committee. It was urged that MT. Morgan, who Is a Democrat should give way to Republican,.
 Great indignation was expressed by sew eral Republicans at the suggestion. They hold that it would be unparalleled intus- tice to remove MT. Morgan. now that all indications point to the construction of an isthman waterway. just at the time he is about successfully to conclude the contest of a lifetime for an interoceanic canal and permit some Republican to win the glory of the victory.
 Mir. Morgan is the only Democrat in the Senate who is serving as Chairman of a Republican committee. He has at times felt the delicacy of his position and has intimated his willingness to with draw. but all such intimations have been promptly negatived by the Republicans Senators Hanna, Elkins and other power full Republicans are members of the Com mittee, and it is believed their influence will be sufficient to prevent MT. Morgan's removal at this time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
THE UNCERTAINTY OF IT.

The Birmingham Ledger. Is still dis posed to debate the question of whether Mauvilla was Mobile, or whether it was on any river or bay. The Ledger is re- gretful that 1t cannot enlighten the cloud which envelops the subject. The DeSoto party which burned a disgraceful way through Alabama was not composed of scholars. though there were some men with it who could write. They did not make good measurements, nor make ac- curate records.
 For instance there Is doubt whether the Indian town Chiaha they visited in looking for gold was where Rome. Ca. now stands. or whether it was where the Choccolocco- -Chiaha empties into the Cocsa. The late Judge Hcfiin and the late M. H. Cruikshank, both of whom were students of the subject, thought that the town was in Talladega county where the Choccolocco- Chiaha Creek emp ties into the Coosa. It is really river and larger than most European rivers.
 There is too much uncertainty about these points to do more than awaken in- terest and tempt students to search what is written, which Is always profitable Birmingham Ledger.
 We are not debating on the first propo- sition, because we know that Mauvilfa was not Mobile, any more than the We- tumpka Council house, now in Lee coun- ty, was the present town of Wetumpka, in Elmore county. The names are similar and that Is all
 As to the latter part of The Ledger's contention we have as little doubt as of the other. The fact that both Judge Hef1in and Colonel Cruikshank were un- usually well informed on all matters re- lating to the early history of this coun- try is freely admitted. We knew both of them we'll and can bear testimony to their scholarship and to their wide scope of information about the Indians.
 Nevertheless, we entertain hardly a shadow of doubt about the location of Chiaha, or Itchiaha, as it was originally written. Not only do the conclusions ar rived at by the closest students of the Spanish and Portuguese narratives agree that the town was situated about where the city of Rome now stands, but the tra- ditions of the Cherokee Indians lead in- evtably to the same conclusion. While we agree with The Ledger that much un- certainty exists as to DeSoto's route we are not going to let Mauvila and Chiaha be moved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
The Century Magazine.

The Century Magazine will devote con siderable space during the coming year to outdoor improvement of cities ana VII lages. An attractive paper on The New New New York will show an astomshlhg record of was has been accomplished ana what is under way in the beautifying of that city. The improvements in Wash ington city. planned by the Congressional Commission, which are to develop the capital on magnificent scale. Will De authoritatively set forth with ofhclal plans. and with drawing by Guerln' group of papers by Sylvester Baxter ana others will carry the subject farther in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
'Moonshine leadership" The Chi

- "Moonshine leadership, The Chi- cago Chronicle Dem.) calls that of Rep resentative Richardson of the House, duction of war taxes. "The pco- pie would be we'll pleased to be relieved of tax burdens,' it says, But those of them who understand what they are about are in no hurry to have internal taxes reduced so long as there are tariff taxes which force them to pay two or three times as much for tribute to the protectees as for revenue to the government"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

action is right or fear that if the friends
 of the system do not revise 1t its Demo- cratic enemies will undertake the job and thus get all the credit Whether there is or is not among Democrats any ultimate dream of free trade matters little. That party has always opposed a strictly pro- tective tariff, and if the Republicans ob- stinately refuse to revise or modify the revenue laws they may find the matter taken out of their hands and thus lose the opportunity of doing what would be both right and polite.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

Paul Martin, writing to a French sci entific paper, says: All woodsmen know
 that pine needles grow in pairs in the same sheath" etc All woodsmen do not know anything of the kind for it is not a fact. It is true that the pines of Northern Europe. and possibly most of the old world pines, have the needles or stra%s species are three. four and five leaved the former most common in the Southern varieties
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
The Cry of the Antis.

Wetumpka Herald.
 The antis have started the cry that all the negroes in the Black Belt will be registered. By whom, pray? Not by the duly qualified Registrars, we are certain. than to have all the negroes registered, but we are persuaded that the unre- stricted voting days of "cuffie" are over, for a time at least. and that the suf- frage clause will have a fair and honest trial the working of which will be sat- isfactory to the white men of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

An aged negro who is serving life sem tence for murder has made application to Governor Jelks for clemency and at it's next meeting the State Pardoning Board will consider the advisability of recom- mending that he be granted a parole or a pardon.
 The negro was convicted in Pike county and he made unique claim upon the State for clemsncy. In substance he says To the State of Alabama:
 "I have served you twenty years. I have earned $3,36O for you. I have be- Don't you think it is about time l should be released? No other convict has made you so much money
 What the aged convict claims is said to be true. Twenty years ago this Pike coun- ty negro was sentenced to Imprisonment for the remainder of his life. He was and is now am able bodied man and he was placed with conYicts of the first class. Since hc went to the penitentiary he has been leased to the mines for $li a month $l6S a year or $3,36O for the twenty years .... '..
 During his services for the State he has earned moro than enough money to pay the salary of the Governor one year. Ger tainly he has earned more money for the State than any other convict because he has worked steadily and has been leased all of these years.
 The negro does not take into account that he has cost the state some money. He only sees slender claim to sweet liberty and he is urging his claim upon the Governor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
He Was Right.
Mohile Register.

Mir Cleveland having declared that he is out of politics for good this seems an excellent opportunity for certain organs of public thought to get a good, square look at the man. and see if he has not all along exhibited the traits of an American, a patriot and a statesman
 One thing no one can deny He saved the United States from financial disaster and the public credit from disgrace. If his party baked at his policy and went to ruin, it got what it's ignorance and bullheadedness deserved. The time has proved that Grover Cleveland was right
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

The State Entomologist of New Jersey declares that the mosquitoes of his State do not bite, and it is probable that he is technically correct The poisoned ar row of the savage does not "bite' but it hurts, just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Seems Perennial,

Birmingham Ledger.
 Congressman Moody has chosen a way to make himself notorious. if not famous. It was hoped that all the Moody kind were dead, or out of politics, but he seems perennial. Still it takes at least one obnoxious man to make any Congress interesting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Claiming Their Victims.

Birmingham NeWs.
 The Kerosene lamp is claiming its usual quota of victims. The open grate the prize ring are also claimants for the fatalitv prize. No wonder life insurance experts claim that more men are killed off than on steamboats and railroad trains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

The Weekly Enterprise wants us to sug- gest for it "a short and sweet name"- one that will not double up on itself like a carpent ITS pocket rule. We'll, call it The Enterprise Pusher, and keep at 1t. Thai will keen Yon hnsY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

Speaker Henderson tells his colleagues that the large surplus in the treasury is a real danger, but he should remember that his brother Republicans are brave men. They will tackle surplus as read fly as a hobo will tackle pie and with the same results.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

to the small city and village, and are exnected to satisfy the current inquiry as to how to go to work to beautify the town. MT. Baxter, who has made special study of this topic. will give modern instances" both good and bad, and there will be large variety or picfureS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
They Were Lost.

CentreVlIIe Press.
 We understand that several citizens from Bibb attended the Anti Ratification Rally in Birmingham last week. There was an absence o: certain citizens from their regular haunts, and no information could be found as to their whereabouts Their names weren't mentioned in the list of the select few that was published.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Can Beat That Kind.

Evergreen COurant.
 There is being a great deal of ,unnec- essary comment upon the eight-pound baby of one of the Vanderbilt families. Evergreen can beat that kind of a baby most any time and no one would think of making any ado over it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
Maintaining Q Record.

The close of November furnishes sresh figures for circulation compilation.
 rhe November tabulation presented herewith points out the fact that the splendid circula- ton high water mark obtained during the pre- ceding six months is being maintained.
 The Advertiser still stands easily at the nead of all morning newspapers in the State Of Ala hama in point of news. character innuence and circulation guaranteeing to it's patrons a net paid issue greater than the combined eai- State of Alabama, according to the figures given by the American Newspaper Directory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

Dick Croker now says: 'Tt was simply impossible to win with the whole press of New York against us" Croker Is not the first man to learn that defiance of the press is political suicide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

Would The Leavenworth Times mind telling us what connection there is be- tween The Montgomery Advertiser and The Omaha Bee? Do we look so much alike that The Times can't help mixing us?