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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1901.
THE KENTUCKY EXAMPLE.

The naners tell a pathetic story of little sammy Slattery," the Kentucky boy who recently died from the effects of excessive use of cigarettes, and who called num- aer of his youthful associates to ms death-bed and warned them against the habit. Like other stories of the kind. this is a very sad one, but the warning will have little effect. The boys who lis tened to his solemn words of warning doubtless went from the pitiful scene and lighted their cigarettes to banish their sadness.
 There can no longer be any room to doubt the deleterious effects of cigarettes. especially when used by the very young boys who are among the regular consum- CTS of them. Solemn warnings, even from the dying lips of young victims. will have little effect. The minds of the little boys, who are the greatest suf- ferers, do not retain impressions long. and this evil habit can never he eradi- cated by mere words. whether those words come from parents, ministers or from the death-bed itself.
 It is an evil which should be suppressed. for it strikes at the very spring of man hood The boy who acquires a habit which will cloud his mind. sap his ener- aies and weaken the best faculties of his nature, can hardly hope to ever pos sess that strong and vigorous manhood which will fit him for the active and re- spcnsible duties of mans estate. Those whose solemn duty it is to guard the youth of the land and to prepare and fiji them to assume the responsibilities of citizenship, should take such steps as will prevent this vice from growing and spreading among the youth of the land and to do that something more than ad- mentions or the warnings of victims is needed.
 It may be that men whose mental and physical faculties are fully matured can smoke cigarettes without injury, but cer- tainly boy cannot do it, especially when he carries the habit to the extent that the Kentucky victim did who was in the habit of smoking at least fifty in d day. It is an indulgence which grows with what it feeds on, and the youthful mind is unable to realize the danger attending the habit. When he finds that one cigar cite has done him no appreciable harm, he thinks that he can safely risk others, and so 1t grows on him till death or i'm becility is the end.
 Nothing but stringent laws, rigidly and impartially executed, can abate the evil. Punish those who sell or buy them and severely punish any one who. directly or indirectly, is responsible for letting them get into the hands of the boys of the country. No halfway measures will dc any good. No spasmodic efforts to mod crate their use will suffice. If, as VIC maintain, the habit is a dangerous anc growing one, let laws be enacted which will suppress it, and then let the laws be enforced without fear or favor, It is the only way to accomplish what the think ing men of the country insist should be done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
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Letters to The Editor.
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION
Between Northern and Southern Men
 on the Race Question.

Boston, Mass., NOV. [. Editor The Advertiser:
 It may be interesting to your readers to know something of dinner recently the guests were Mir. W. c. Brown, for merly of Marion. Ala, now lecturer on American History at Harvard, and myself. The dinner was under the aus pices of the Quiz Club, and the ques- tions up for discussion was ''The Re- vival of the Negro Question" No re- porters were present and whatever was said was said frankly. Brown led off with a very rational statement of con what may be expected, bringing in the Roosevelt Washington incident. l spoke as Northern man becoming South erner by adoption. Discussion followed. The remarkable thing about 1t all was that there were no hot-heads present. Both sides were represented, to be sure, but every utterance was tempered with sanity. These men from the North seemed to realize that they could not the South do. Their training and whole course in life has been different and yet they seemed to realize, as never before. the white mans position and his feel ings. I think it is also true that we at the South are realizing that we cannot fully interpret the Northern mans views and that while we cannot agree upon many questions with him. we can re- cognize him and work with him.. We are one race after all. The first Cover nor of Alabama was g native Of Yer mont and a graduate of Harvard Col lege. For hundred years, nearly, men from the North have gone South to live and the men from the South have come North Lyman Ward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
AN IMPORTANT POSITION.

The Governor has before him an ap- pointment-that of Land Agent for the State-which is of much more importance than the ordinary reader apprehends. The Legislature of 1889 authorized the ap- pointment of an Agent to look into the status of all lands to which the State has now or has ever had title. A man who has revcr had occasion to look into the matter, would be surprised to notice the slack methods which obtained in the early history of the State with regard to both school and other lands In many
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Why the southerner is Patriotic.

HOustOn POSI-.
 The foundation of the Southern man 8 patriotism is the love of his State. No tie can be closer. The State is part of him and he is a part of the State. It is upon this feeling that the Govern ment of the United States can, so far as the South is concerned, put the surest ,s reliance in time of public danger. W nile his State is part of the Union there is no no citizen more loyal to the Union than the Southerner for his States sake: When enemies rise against the Union of volunteers for active service in the field with a quickness and a readiness that is unsurpassed anywhere in the country, that Is unequaled in any other country in the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
TWAIN ON TAMMANY.
Mark Breaches Mock Funeral Ser
 mon Over Tammany.

A jubilee meeting of the Order of Acornss was held at $50 Broadway, Manhattan. at noon today. Mark Twain presided a,I and made the principal speech says me Brooklvn Eagle. President-elect of the Board of Aldermen. Charles Fornes, ehc- ited hearty applause as he appeared.
 A string of brooms hung across Broad way. in front of the building. The pat form was lined with brooms and the men on the platform wore miniature brooms In their coats. Mark Twain spoke Tn part as follows: .,, .,,,
 "I am not surprised at the superp ma ma Tammanv got a single vote, with the en- tire rulpit and almost the entirke press against it. but while a 3O'Ooo nld59rItS t1I ,. was not nearly large enough, we VIII not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Congress Must Reduce Taxes.

Springfield Republican.
 The Treasury has no means of handling a surplus without grave disturbance to the money market or the purchase Of bonds at extravagant prices. The rev enue must be reduced by Congress at the next session or the surplus will be squandered by Congress. The people are entitled to the benefit of the situation in a further remissions of needless taxes, and it is to be hoped that President Roosevelt will take this ground strongly in his forthcoming message.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
The Paper Has Not Changed,

How things do change" Some two years ago a gentleman living in Selma said to the editor of this paper: The Cotted. its nothing more nor less than Republican sheet" We replied: Its the best paper in Alabama" The same gen tleman said less than a week ago that The Advertiser is the best paper in the South'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Under the heading, Mistaken Idea The Leavenworth Times says:

 The Leavenworth Times says: The Montgomery, Alabama, Advertiser. which generally is pretty far-seeing ana shrewd, has evidently taken seriously the hair aimed Populistic ideas of a Kansas farmer regarding the curtailng of the acreage of wheat next year with the hope of raising the price.
 If our memory is not at fault. the in- formation upon which The Advertiser editorial was based was obtained from The Times. and the inference from what we read was that 'the farmers of South eastern Kansas were thinking of enter Ing into an agreement to larg:ly reduce the wheat area with the hope of raising prices. If as The Times claims, 1t was only "the hair r-brained Populistic ideas Of a Kansas farmer" no harm is probable but our argument was sound.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

The New York Times, after careful study of all the surroundings, estimates that the late city election in New York turned loose'' not less than S2,5OOO0O That is a large esum, but the results may be worth 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Improving the Civic Virtue.

New York Tribune.
 If civic life Is to be improved in Amer ican cities 1t Is obvious that the inn provement must be carried out by the citizens themselves. There must be an impulse for righteousness. not merely to put good men in office on election day, but to sustain them when they are in office. There is nothing mysterious or complex about civic virtue. It is nothing more than the continuous determination of the God-fearing law-abiding men and women of the city to see that it shall be so governed that the welfare of all shall be promoted. Really, therefore. it Is the the city who are responsible for its con dition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
A Roast Column.

Alexander City Outlook.
 The Outlook puts some of the County officers and other folks on notice that 1t and If some of them do not tote fair and square they will get roast nice and brown and well down. This Roast Col umn' will be open all hours and will be If you want to roast anybody get a season ticket and see the whole thing served hot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

The Birmingham Age-Herald appeals to the leaders of the opposition to accept the situation and withdraw from what they must see is a hopeless cause, but they have gone so far in the path of wrong that they can't stop or turn back. Let them go on and reap their reward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Congress Must Learn a Lesson.

MinneapOI1s Times.
 It rests with the people of the United States to teach Congressman and Sena- tors that the sentiment for freer trade is a bigger thing than Congress, simi- lar lessons have been given before; sim liar lessons shall be given again It Is not too much to say that the united States Senate instead of being regarded, as it was at one time. with veneration and admiration, is now looked upon by a large mass of our people as an obstruct- i've body. influenced largely 1T not wholly bv the behests of interests peculiar to individual pockets and caring little or nothing for the benefit of the nation as a mass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Knows What the People Want.

Baltimore Herald.
 Dewey showed his common sense when he declared that the nation would desire to know the courts reasons in full. He has gained an added hold upon his coun- trymen by promising that the people at large would be told not only what were the decisions of the court, but that plain and convincing reasons would be filed herewith,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
The Unexpected.
Dothan Siftings.

Dothan Siftings.
 The unexpected has happened. A Sel- ma politician declines to run for a State office for fear he might if elected, chance to die while in Montgomery, and he couldn't make the ascension from the Capital City. He must have attended the Street Fair and visited the hooche-coo- che dance, the snake eater, that bull fight and other attractions @.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

Because each of two newspapers in neighboring city claims the largest circu- lation of any paper in the State. The Dadeville Free, Press thinks somebody has lied, but that sort of thing isn't lying It's just good figgerin'."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

The Marion County News advises its readers to read the Constitution and be your own judge of it's merits and demer- its. Listen to no other mans construc- ton. Vote as you please, but be sure to vote" and then tries to nullify it's words by using all it's editorial space abusing and misrepresenting the new instrument. It must have felt that it's editorials would have no effect and that its readers would vote as they please.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

When eggs of the auk bring from a.ooO to $1 ,5O0 each, the wonder is that some body doesn't start up an auk ranch. And. by the way, the high price of these eggs may lead some enterprising man to dig under the streets of Mobile and Pensa- cola. or in Atlanta's car shed, for some auk's nests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Monarch of The Dailies.

Representation makes circulation ,,.,o, ef any daily newspaper in the State of Ala bama. Every city. town and village of conse- ouence within fifteen hours Of Montgomery "a 'renresented by a courteous agent who will deliver The Daily Advertiser at regular rates. Prompt service and reliable news Is responsinIe for the wonderful success of our magnificent Circulation statement October furnishes the Following figures that prove. conciusiveiy all former claims of having larger clrculaion than any other two morning papers III the State of Alabama combined:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
A Sure Cure.

Canebrake Herald.
 A Massachusetts man has invented novel cure for headaches Whenever troubled with a headache, the party mentioned captures live snake, puts it in his hat, and goes about his busi- ness. He says the live snake in the hat is a sure cure for headache.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

When you have finished your breakfast tomorrow morning, kiss your wife-or somebody-and then go to the polls and vote for ratification. Then you can go to your work with a clear conscience.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
The Limit So Far.

Brewton Gauge.
 The bicycle triumphs over the pedes- trian; the automobile makes things in- teresting for the bicyclist; and the loco motive has convinced the automobilist that it won't be run over with impunity. This is the limit so far.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
WITH ALABAMA EDITORS.
Take His Medicine.
iarion Standard.

Marion Standard. :,
 Mir. Brewer had as well take his .medi- cine. The black belt has raised the flag for white supremacy and an honest vote, and the Hon. Willis will have to ''go away back and sit down." by that po- litical stream he has wont to write about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

Atlanta is still having fun out of her depot" says The Augusta Herald What was the latest specimen dug out of the old monument?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Doesn't Like Hessians.
Dothan Home Journal

Thirteen Hessian walters who emigrat. ed to this country have been sent back They ought to have known better than to have started off with that number, in the first place.-Atlanta Journal.
 Leaving out the superstition as to the unlucky number thirteen. the Hessians would not have been welcomed by people who have read the history of our Revo, lutio nary War and remember that a mum. Der of Hessidn soldiers were hired by Great Britain to come over and fight us Their capture was one of Washington famous achievements
 Besides that. the lfessian fly is a terro, to wheat-growers, so that the name i not popular in this country. Let the Hessians stay away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

The enemies of white supremacy are trying to defeat Ratification in this County. Let Democrats be on their guard tomorrow. Turn out and vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

". A. Scott. Circulation Manager or the Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn says: The foregoing statement of The AdSer- tiser's circulation for the month Of Oetoper. 1901, is true and correct. and compiled a1te. ail returns from newsboys, news agents ana ieft-over copies have been deducted 'eA' ". A. SCOTT. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th
 oay oi N''e W. JACKSON.
 rs.all N. P. Ex-o. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

It looks very much as though one Ar thur Pue German is on top in Maryland. He will probably be sent to the Federal Senate and then-l90A2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
Final Settlement.

THE STATE OF ALABAMA. Montgomery
 County.-Probate Court. Nov. 9th, 1901
 Notice is hereby given that H, A. Loveless, administrator of the estate of Marian Mack, deceased. has filed his account. vouchers and statements for final settlement of hs al minstration of said estate, and that the Sots day of November. leol, has been appointed foS said settlement. J. 5. GASToN,
 su-St Judge ot ProsstAs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10

The enemies of white supremacy are trying to defeat Ratification in this County. Let Democrats be on their guard tomorrow. Turn out and vote
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
TALK OF THE DAY.
Terse Paragraphs on Timely Topics
 from Prominent Papers.
Frye's Foolish Understanding.

New York World.
 It is notorious that we can make steel in all it's forms cheaper much cheaper, than any European nation. Steamships are made principally of steel And yet Senator Frye is going to try again to convince Congress that Americans can not build and run steamships proftably without big subsidies.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22

and intelligence. The Klondike, between the spring and summer clean-ups, IS reliably estimated to yield $50, 900, ,OOO, substantially all of which comes to the United States. Nome and contagious territory will contribute large sums. Washington and Oregon are coming forward as gold pro- ducers, while Montana, Idaho, the Dakotas, Utah and Arizona, are being prospected diligently and in many sections are yielding largely. * It need surprise no one if, during the next decade, there should be heard a cry for the denomination of gold on ac- count of the great plenty of that metal.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22

As stated in these columns last week, the only reason why San Diego has not road leading to- ward the east is the fact that there are too many who are al- ways waiting for an opportunity to throw cold water on any pro- gressive enterprise. The people arc ready for the road, and the time for action is certainly here. Delay only causes lukewarmness, and if the citizens of San Diego allow the present opportunity for procuring a railroad to the Col orado river slip from their grasp their chances in the future will be indeed slim, and they will probably bask in the beautiful sunshine of their lovely climate, while Los Angeles will reach out and pull in the business of the most productive section of San Diego's county.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22
Saturday, June 2, 1901.

CHAUNcY M. DEPEw ct al, are, or have been, trying to put Nc Kinley on the track for the third term, but if there is anything more than another that charac- terizes Mckinley it is his pre-em- inent common sense. Considered merely as politician, he is probably the shrewdest who has ever figured in American poli- tics. But there is more than the shrewd politician about McKin- ley. He is really man of loyal and delicate impulses. with self containment and modesty leading constituents in his character
 He has served his people eight years, and has served them well. He will now retire to private life at the end of his present term.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22
CROPS PLANTED

From every section of the val ley where water is available come reports of large feed crops being planted. About two thousand acres of land is being planted to all kinds of feed stuffs about Cameron, and this amount is al- most duplicated in the Blue lake section. w. s. Wilkins has 300 acres there planted to sorghum and millett and MT. Silsbee will probably have that mnch. Messrs Vanderpoel, Storms, Ewins and Laurance are all putting in ex tensive crops in that region.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22
THE RAILROAD PROPOSITION

Elsewhere in this paper is an article from the San Diegan-Sun of the 14th setting forth the views of some of San Diego's business men concerning railroad conditions in that city.
 Evidently too much has been made public that should have been kept within the four walls of the committee room until all important factors had been brought into perfect harmony.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22

1t seems that there is no sure
 final way as yet in most parts of this country to settle labor dis putes except by a fight, for strikes and lock-outs are a resort to warlike methods, and a sure sign that negotiation has failed. Even when they don't go to that extremity, they bring suffering, upset the orderly habits of com munities, and leave debt, poverty and hard feelings in their wake. Take for example the result of the Albany strike the other day, which shocked the whole coun- try, and the more recent acts at Oakland, where a mob of five hundred teamsters rotten-egged a couple of expressmen who dared to haul some crude oil through the streets, and is there any won- der that we all deplore them, and want some better means of bring ing labor disputes to a settle ment? We do not look as yet for compulsory arbitration in the United States, but credit and great practical advantages await any State whose Legislature is able to devise laws, acceptable both to labor and capital, which will eliminate, or even lessen, the chance of labor wars.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22
The Twentieth Century

The twentieth century will have 24 leap years, the greatest number pos sible. February will have five Sun days three times-1e2O, 1o4S and 1976. The earliest possible date on which Easter can occur is March F. The last time it occurred on that date was 1918. The latest date that Easter can occur is April 25. It will occur but one time in this century OH that day-1948. There will be 3sO eclipses daring the twentieth century.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22

THE minds of many men are busy nowadays with the problem of making labor and capital work together with less friction and
 less waste. At this writing more than six thousand men, represent ing machinists, moulders, butch CTS, cooks and walters, are idle in San Francisco, as a result of the butchers strike the other day,
 which it SHOULD have been pos sible to settle at once, without tieing up Butchertown. Last Friday the teamsters in Oakland joined the journeymen butchers and it is expected that the cooks and walters will follow. Machin- ists are striking in Cincinnati.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22
HUGH TEvIS DEAD

The death of Hugh Tevis, says the Western Graphic, will shock many people in California who read the other day of his marriage to Miss Baxter, of Denver, under circumstances which would ordinarily augur long life and happiness. However, wealth and youth are not guarantees of either, and the multi-rnillionaire has to take his chances with the beggar. The fact is that the rich man is far more exposed to death than the common tramp, es- pecially since the physicians have ex- plotted that dread desease known as appendicitis from which, it is said, Hugh Tevis died. The practice is to throw the patient oil table, rip him open and cut his appendix, and be d-d to him. Only the very rich are sub jected to this process, which is one point, and strong one, in favor of the longevity of the poor. During the past few years John w. Mackey, young Hobart and Hugh Tevis, amongst others, have been treated to this expensive and dangerous process. The attending physician tried to make fortune out of Mackey, who very properly carried the matter into the courts and cut down the physician's exorbitant fee. Whenever a doctor says appendicitis to man he ought to break for tall timber instanter. ..
Imperial press., 1901-06-22
NEW ROAD TO FLOWINGWELL

Wesley Patton has been very busy this week. He is building a new road to Flowingwell. The new road will run on a section line north from Imperial, and will miss Mesquite lake entirely, crossing Salton one half mile north from the present crossing. MT. Patton is also putting a bridge across the rive.
Imperial press., 1901-06-22

Messrs Brown and Clark of San Bernardino have been touring the val icy this week on bikes. MT. Brown is the senior member of the firm of Brown Bros. and MT. Clark is a photographer.