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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
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 By Jas. M. Glenn. For The Advertiser:
 People who meddle are often mem dacious.
 If notoriety were fame. the polecat would be very famous.
 The man who will not treat his fel- lowmen right, would not treat the an- gels right if he should break into heaven.
 Aff1iction can bring the king and the beggar nearer together than anything else this side of death.
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 Some men seem almost afraid to breathe freely for fear the world will culver in dire apprehension. When you find a man with all the money he would like to have. you would do well to take a good look at him, for you will never find another just like him.
 Add a large enough title to a mans name, or give him high enough earthly position. and some people will be al- most sacrileglous in their devotion.
 < The millionaire upon his yacht or his private train is not nearly so happy as a cornfield darkey upon fifty cents excursion with an extra nickle to in- vest in pink lemonade.
 < x < If merchants ledgers and editors subscription books are carried up to the judgment. there will be an awful lot of lodging and hiding around the the gates of the celestial city.
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 One of the most obstreperous men with whom one ever has to contend is the man who does not know enough to know how little he does know.
 x < When all the Northern saints are safely corraled in heaven. it Is sincerely to be hoped that they will not issue or ders to Saint Peter not to allow the poor Southern sinners to peep in the gates. But we can't help fearing that they will.
 Loachapoka. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
d rosurBLE REvoLUrIoN.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Re-
 publican organ, declares that "to stub
 bornly oppose . revision of the tarin Is to invite a politica! revolution As-
 stunning this to be a correct statement of the case, what a critical and em-
 barrassing position it places the party in. 1t Is known that some of the
 strongest men in the Republican Party arc opposed to any reduction of the tariN duties. and whether they will be able to prevent 8 revision Is the inter- esting question. If they do prevent it.,
 the revolution may come which will overturn their party and place the Democrats in power. On the other hand. if the revision sentiment should
 prove successful and any material re-
 duction be made. it will be a palpable admission on the part of their leaders that they have heretofore been wrong in maintaining onerous tariff duties, and such an admission would be galling
 to them, and would place them in the
 position of being forced to do what kncy SitOuiu nave uOuc elo ei OA justice.
 But the fact that such a feeling as
 indicated by The Press exists in the
 Republican ranks points to Democratic duty and opportunity as plainly as the pillar of fire pointed the way for the wandering children of Israel. If Dem ocrats remain idle or indifferent till their opponents have modified the tariff then will We have seen the wind taken out of our sails and one of the best and strongest grounds of vantage for a campaign will be occupied by the enemy. Democrats all over the coun- try should unite in the determination to make tariff reduction one of the vital issues of the coming campaign, and not wait till the Republicans take the initiative. It would be very much like the Democratic Party, however. to wrangle and squabble over impossible or intangible issues and allow the one upon which success Is possible to re- main untouched. If there is to be revolution Democrats ought to be ready to take advantage of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
LETTERS TO
 THE EDITOR.
CHARACTER CERTIFICATES

Should Be Required of servants
 Editor The Advertiser: Taking advantage of the space given | in your colume for publishing letters | from the people, make the point that | a great deal of the vexation over the great negro promlem" would De op- viated by the application or the same | business rules to the hiring or domes- I tic help that we 60 to our other m | dustriai needs and if We did not maKe | the exception in favor of the negro as to requiring references ,etc.. before employing hira, or her. as the case may be.
 In other words, young white lad of good birth and breeding, never before employed for salary or wages, goes out to find employment. The first ques- tion he Iuns up against Is: Who knows you?' Who are your people!
 w ho are your references?" we will investigate your character and 1T satisfactory we may let you start into
 work" Call tomorrow" If, how ever, Mrs. Nigger" Cwell, will just have to spell it that way) comes to your home and wants to hire about the only question fired at her is: What time can you get here in the morning. and this being satisfactorily answered, as 1t nearly always is the woman Is put in charge, so to speak. Of the household and kitchen furniture, uten- sis. plate. silver-ware, jewelry. costly heirloms, the health and lives of your wife and children and not one word as to whether her previous character" was good or bad!
 The woman may have come out of the kitchen of the best woman in the city or the night previous she might have been the star performer in some low den; all the same she is taken in and given a place in the household. Possibly she Is a good, clean. decent servant; more proba bly, she Is a worth less wench who. only does housework or kitchen work as a "side line" in order to maintain some half dozen vagabond musicians" "crapshooters," thieves and thugs
 I am about this city a great deal. and l make conservative estimate when say that not more than one out of every three of the male. negro popula- tion of the age to work, are regularly employed
 Around the hundreds of suburban 'doggrele." to say nothing of North Court and "Whiskey Avenue" there is an army of great big. burly. black, be- sotted loafers; drinking. cursing and carousing and the cooks of white families are supporting them.
 The bucket brigade" is the commits sary department for these hoodlums and the cooks employers are the bureau of sustenance (Nolens Volens)
 Put the same character tests to these "ladies who go out to hire" that you put to the sons and daughters of your white neighbors. Pay good ser wants good wages and demand that the "bucket" or basket" be left at home and more triggers" will go to work and fewer negroes" will go to the coal mines. Hugh Manity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Contest of the Races.
Mexican Herald.

MeXlCan Herald.
 It is not safe to generalize too quick ly about the degeneration of the Latin race while Italy's population steadily increases and distinguished Italians lead the way in the study of crimin- ology and other branches of anthropo- logical investigation. Spain shows new industrial vigor and has more irons In the fire than ever before. The most modern city in Europe Is Buda Pe$th, the capital of the Kingdom of Hun gary. Russia continually advances, plants her foot on new ground and stays there. There is no sign of decay in that virile Slavic nation. This cen tury is to see the nations all engaged in competition. old trunks are to put forth new branches. and there will be birds in last years nests. We who speak English as our mother tongue will not have the track to ourselves. It will be well to make much of techni- cal studies, to see why, in the home of the race the birth rate decreases. and to look into the cause of the decline of the genuine Yankee stock in New Eng land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

Montgomery taxpayers are beginning to kick because the new Constitution will allow that city to increase the rate of tax ation to a limit of $235 on the $100. Cities are like individuaS-if you put on opulent airs, you have to pay for them. Mont gomery Is getting to be first-class city. and the taxpayers will have to foot the bill-Huntsyille Democrat
 The new Constitution allows a tax rate of 25 on the s1OO, and not $2. 35, as above stated. Under the present Constitution the city is allowed to levy a tax rate of 50 cents for general pur- poses and S1 extra for interest on bonds in existence at date of ratif- cation in 1s15. That much has never been levied. and it was thought better to allow rate of $l.25 for all pur- poses. As it is. the tax is very nearly as high as the limit allowed by the new Constitution. and under the new ar rangement there can be no doubt as to the legality of the levy. A tax rate of SIPS for all city purposes is not high when compared with the great major sty of American cities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

We do not usually take much stock in the editorial opinion of The New York Journal. but the following expla- nation given by It of the increase in pensions has all the ear-marks of truth:
 Why is it that pension payments are increasing when the pensioners are dying off at the rate of nearly 5000 a year? ? Well. or one thing, it has been shown re- gently that while pensioner may die his pension in many cases is immortal Some- times 1t descends to his heirs, and some- times 1t is just quietly annexed by a neighbor who has taken a fancy to 1t. The Government is in the habit of paying a pension to John Smith. When John Smith dies the Government does not nec- essarily know it. and if the thing be prop erly worked it may go on making the pay mentS to John Jones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Statement Was Corrected.
Editor The Advertiser

EdltOr The Advertiser
 We otice in your issue of 20th inst. a paragraph from The Geneva Reaper, together with your comment. This par agraph does us an injustice. The es- caped convict referred to was not a ''trusty" nor had he ever been. his escape together with the one that went with him was simply one of the un- accountable accidents that are seem- ingly unavoidable in all convict camps. We have never lost a "trusty." in fact we have very few trusties. The Geneva Reaper was certainly misinformed in this instance. Hoping that you will publish this in justice to us. we are yours truly.
 Boyd Lumber Co.
 (An editorial correcting the serious statement was printed in The Adver- tiser day or two ago.-Editor Adver- tiser)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

That man Winters who stole $2s0 900 in San Francisco, has nullifed what sympathy might have been eXtend~d d him by the statement that he wanted the money to aid him in inventing an air ship. If he had completed his ship first he might have sailed away with the money and gotten something out of it, but when he tells that he wanted to blow 1t into such a rat hole as ex- perimenting with dirigible balloons. he needn't look for sympathy. .... ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
The Village Blacksmith.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Some New Hampshire people tarred and feathered village blacksmith the other day"
 Did they? What would Longfellow say to that?"
 Never mind what Longfellow would say The question is, What will tke paragraphers say?"
 Well. suppose they'll say some thing like this:
 Under a wormy chestnut tree
 The village smithv stands; The smith a tarry man is he,
 With feathers on his hands!'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

Cleveland is the field of activity of an ankle bug" which promises to rival the kissing bug in evil notoriety It Is par tial to low shoes and openwork hosiery, and it's bite is said to be so severe that the swelling sometimes extends to the knee. In some cases the victim has been crippled for a week or more. The local scientists have not yet discovered the in sect that causes the mischief.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Adopting and Enforcing.

Selma Journal.
 The Constitution has put in a clause prohibiting members of the Legisla- ture from riding on free passes. Half the inducement to run for the Legisla- ture will have passed away if the members from the rural districts can- not have the pleasure of going home on a free pass every Sunday. Adopting the clause against using free passes and enforcing the same are two differ ent questions. There is fun ahead along that line after the Constitution Is adopted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
ALL JULY RECORDS BROKEN.

The appended statement Of the cifcuia- fion of the Daily and Sunday Advertiser for the month of July. 1901. shows an in- crease over the corresponding month last year equal to 37.69 per cent and IL further shows that The Montgomery Advertiser has a guaranteed net paid circulation greater than the claimed issue or any other two Alabama morning newspapers combined.
 Here are the figures by days:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
A Country of Individual Ambitions,
London Spectator.

London spectator.
 Unionism has never been as strong in America as 1t is here. and probably never will be, ambition being at once more keenly felt and more likely to be gratified. All the best working men hope to rise. and are studying the way up the emnences rather than life on the plain. Americans are not jealous of millionaires. because every American with brahms thinks he may be one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

Some of the people of South Dakota believe in the doctrine of faith and works together. While they were pray ing for rain during the drought they were also boring a number of artesian wells, fully determined to have water from above or below.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

The Eufaula Times is liable to get it. self lectured and censured and various other things for saying that i've need assystem of schools as we'll as money to run them" Does not The Times know that plenty of money will edu- cate everybody and everything up to the Boston standard?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

The Savannah Press prosnosticates Ehat pie caters have cause for lament ation. There will be only half crop" We are not able to grasp The Press meaning. An expert cook can make pie out of anything from 'taters to to- imatoaa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Treatment of the slum Element.

hdHsds
 A large part of the problem. What shall we do with our slum elementT' will be agreeably solved if MT. Dicks suggestion to Miss Betsy Trotwood. when she asked him what she should do with her little runaway nephew. who was grime and dirt from head to foot. is carried out. Let us first wash them or rather afford them the means of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
A Strong Argument.

Atlanta Journal.
 The shotgun in the hands of a deter mined Sheriff seems to be a more elo- guent argument against a mob vio- lence than the impassioned appeals of leading citizens
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Would Honor the Vessel.

Mobile Register.
 Why this excessive pains taken to explain that the new cruiser Cleveland is named for city. not g man? All American cruisers are named for cities; /; but suppose this name were meant as a compliment to Grover Cleveland. why should any one apologize for it? He. surely. was and is a typical American, firm. courageous. aggressive and hon. est. The vessel bearing his name would be hOnored by it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
TWO sHERIFFS.

Mobile Herald.
 Sheriff Kyle of Tuscaloosa County has become famous through the fear less performance of duty. Just as the Sheriff at Carroliton Miss, has lost all reputation through performance Ot duty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

The country is still waiting for some expert bugo,ogist to specify the class of insects to which Chandler belongs. Evans should have been less general in his charge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Sharks Doing Their Part.

Greenville Advocate.
 The oil prospectors of the South are looking around in every old creek and marsh for indications Of the presence of oil and the gullible public is being taken in by many so-called oil com panies. It has been truly said that the people love to be fooled. and these oil company sharks are doing their part in proper style.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Not Sent to Jail In Alabama.

Dothan Siftings.
 The printers in the State penitentiary of Indiana are planning to issue a daily paper. They do not send news paper men to the penitentiary down here in the South. We make Cover nors and Congressmen out of them and occasionally send 'em to a Constitu- tional Convention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2s, 1901.

The esteemed Age-Herald declares that it fought for ideals that were be- yond public sentiment" Just so, and it came back to earth with a dull thud.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
To Be Forgotten.

Huntsville Mercury.
 The older MT. Bryan grows the more he becomes endeared to the American people. suggests The Scotts- boro Progressive Age. If The Age is correct the American people are as un- demonstrative as the Danes. They are rapidly allowing their idol to be for gotten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

washing themselves. and more of them will find their way into paths of self support and self-respect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

When a bachelor says that no girl would have him he always looks as though he didn't expect anybody to be- Iieve him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
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Dove-Eyed Peace Boosts.

Dove-Eyed Peace Hoosts. Mobile Herald.
 The Convention has settled the pass question to the satisfaction of The Montgomery Advertiser. and settled 1t very judiciously also. and dove-eyed Peace is now roasting on the editorial Gesk of our esteemed contemporary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

The Advertiser will be found on sale in the following cities at the places named : BIRMTNGHAM-Morr Hotel. Union De-
 pot Diningroom. Parker's Drug Store MOBLE-A. A. Han. Battle House. SELMA-Hotel Albert
 ATLANTA-K!mbal House News Ste nd. NEW YoRK-Brentano's Union Square. BUFFALO-A a a m Exhibit. Fan
 Anrrican Exposition.
 gwASHINGTON-Me Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

W. A. Scott Circulation Manager oS The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn says: The foregoing statement of The Advertisers circulation for the month of July, 1901. is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from newsboyG. news agents and leftover copies have been deducted. ". A. SCOTI. Sworn to and subscribed before me this eth day of August. 19e!.
 n F. W. JACKSON. {,
 E. P. Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

Victor H Hanson. Manager of Adver- 3isfng, Foreign and Local.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-19

New York Tribune.
The close fit of the skirt demanded by
fashion is seriously interfered with by the
ordinary petticoat, so some inventive genius
has put on the market a double skirtlet in
tended to obviate the difficulty. Two tucked
and lace-trimmed hounces of taffeta, about
fifteen inches deep and yard and half in
length, are prepared, then each is converted
by a seam into a miniature petticoat. The
top of each is hemmed, an elastic band run
in and a length OF satin ribbon sufficient
to reach from knee TO waist is sewed on the
upper edge of each. The skirtlet is slipped
wise below the knee, while the ribbon
strap is fastened by safety pin 10 the
hose suspender belt.
An eccentricity in millinery is the manner
in which wings are used, all previous ar
rangementS being reversed. The points
now turn down and lie fiat instead of
standing perkily upright, or turn toward
the front or be tucked under the brim, lying
on the hair, or any other way that never
was seen before.
Plumes made of worsted or felt are an
other queer fancy. Some are in the form
of uuills some of ostrich feather shapes
shown, anu strips of felt, worsted and silk
are pleated together in basket work to
make toques and turbans
1t is said that. following the white sum-
mer,'' this is to be a white winter and
white costumes will be worn TO theaters
and dinners at fashionable restaurants.
The favored mode will be a skirt of white
brOadclOth or corduroy, with waist of white
silk, mousseline de sole, velvet, satin or
chiffon.
The latest accompaniment to walking
dresses is the cravenette leggins for stormy
days, to avert the discomfort of having a
damp skirt flop about ones ankles. The
facing of the walking skirt is sometimes of
the same rainproof material.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-19
TOPICS in THE CHURCHES.
Sunday SOhOOI Lesson
Christian EndeaVor work.

thought. The very sum and substance OF their
religion consisted in charm and incantation
An ostentatous disposition OF his remains. a
big funeral, was the chief thing an Egyptian
was taught TO live for. How sharp the
trast between that and the command which
epitomzed the practical religion OF the pa
triarchs: walk before me. and be thou per-
fect!' All that Joseph and his kindred
and their descendants saw in Egypt tended to
root and ground them In their faith. That was
the very object OF their transplanting from
the hills OF Canaan 10 the Nile valley.
Dreamed in. dreamed out of prison. Joseph
was. The narration Of his dreams prophetieal
Of his preferment was the immediate cause
OF his hard lot. Ills successful Interpretation OF
Pharaoh's dream was the means OF his deliy-
erance. The wonder is that he had not lost
confidence in dreams entirely. Thirteen years
OF seryitude were not enough 10 shake his
dauntless faith. Dreams cut figure
ligion nowadays, however. We have a rnors
Word OF prophecy. Baba's tounD
at Eilethyia, believed 20 belong to the eight
zenith century before Christ-Joseph's very
epOch-bears this inscription: "A famine hay
ing broken out during many years. i gave corn
to the town during each famine" So the stones
in the wall cry cut in confirmation or The
Scripture. AS through he thinnest pos-
sible veil, through the tissue OF this artisss
narrative one sees Jesus only. Joseph is Ills
type in humiliation. suffering. exaltaton. The
astonishing agreement has already been shown
at several points. At length Joseph was e1-
allied to a prince and a savior. They actually
before nis chariot crying. ''saviori.'
'Savior He filled the granaries for famine
stricken Egypt. But Jesus filled the inexhsust-
IDLE storehouse Of mercy with bread OF life for
a famine-stricken race.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-19
Some Cheese Dishes.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Welsh rabbit mot rarebit) may be made
in many different ways. alike in all essen
tial points, but differing as to seasonings.
Either ale or cream may be used. though
the ale is better. Put two tablespoon
fuls of butter into hot pan, adding salt
spoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne, one
teaspoonful of prepared mustard and one
teacupful of ale. Let this boil, then add two
cupfuls Of cheese cut into dice Stir until
the cheese is melted. then pour over slices
of toast. Worcestershire sauce may be
used for still more seasoning, or tomato
catsup may be substituted for the mustard.
In fact, every Welsh rabbit maker is likely
10 vary the seasoningS to suit his individual
taste. When cream is used in place OF
the ale the butter may be left out.
For a cheese fondu, put one tablespoon
full of butter into a saucepan and when ii is
melted add one tablespoonful of flour and
of milk and cook well. Beat the yolks of
three eggs until light and whip them in
with a seasoning Of salt and pepper MIX
in three tabespoonfuls of grated cheese
and last of all the beaten whites of the
three eggs. The saucepan should be re-
moved from the fire before even the yolks
of the eggs are added, and the whites
should be stirred in very lightly. Turn the
mixture into buttered tin and bake TWEEN
ty minutes, or until firm in the middle.
Cheese croquettes, while they are more
IiouoiSsoine ~ Hiahe, ai0 5OON SIIouSi e
reward the work Put three ounces or
grated breadcrumbs and four ounces OF
cheese together in = mortar with one ounce
of minced ham, two ounces of butter one
tablespoonful of minced onion and dry
mustard. cayenne and salt for seasoning
Pound these ingredients TO a smooth paste,
adding sufficient beaten egg to thoroughly
moisten. Form into tiny balls about the
size of a walnut, fatten these out slightly
and dip into a good batter Drop into
boiling lard and when delicately Drowned
drain on paper. Serve on napkin on
hot dish, and as soon as possible.