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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
THE GHOST OF LowNDEs.
Severe Comments on MT, Brewers
 Course

Roanoke Leader.
 Were it not that the champions or the reforms embodied in the proposed con stitution are men of heroic mold, they would be 'stampeded by the ghosts of dis pruntled politicians that are rising up Tn the forefront of the mongrel oppositlon' Stalking forth in naked effrontery can De seen the political skeletons of Joe Jonh- ston. Charlie Shelley, Jesse Stallings ana Billy Denson, all of whom had been Kind ly consigned to their places Of rest by people who had discovered some one pet ter to fill the positions they coveted
 And now comes the rattling of the bones in the cemetery of Lowndes-a tomb stands open, an apparition appears. hearing the smoking pipe of the recent willis Brewer. If there had ever been any hope of a ray of resurrection hght niercing his dark abode it was dispelled when This ungrateful shade appeared among the shadowy ranks of the opposi- ton to the party that had honored hlm so long.
 According to more than one witness, Colonel Brewer stated in response to call for a speech at a public speaking Tn his county last week that he had not had time to study the new Constitution much, hut proceeded to express his opposition to if. declaring that the negro had as much right to vote as the white man ana tnal 1t would be cowardly to limit the condl- lions of his suffrage. Colonel Brewer later attempted an explanation to the published reports of his utterances' put he failed to mend the break he had made.
 We fellows in the white counties or the Fifth District helped to send the Hon- orable Willis to Congress two terms and this is the return we get TOT II. Ihls is conclusive evidence that the Demo crats of the old Fifth didn't lay the Lowndes statesman on the cooling board any too soon. His reinterment will occur on the 11th of November next.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
A WISE ARTICLE.

There are people in this section who have been narrow enough to think that The Advertisers recent course In coun- selling moderation of opinion upon the Roosevelt Washington dinner incident was due to its gratitude to the President for the appointment of Governor Jones, a sound-money Democrat, to the federal judgship.
 This opinion was, of course. not general, but The Advertiser had intimations of its existence. This suspicion was ab- surd, and The Advertiser would not allude to it now, were 1t not because the most conspicuous Southern defender of the silver craze in 1896, has just come out in a pronounced plea for toleration of the Presidents views and for modera- ton in Southern opinion. This is The Atlanta Constitution, which can not be suspected of any such motive as has been credited to The Advertiser in some quarters.
 The Constitutions editorial is repro duced on this page. It insists that the President make his contemplated trip to Savannah, the former homs of his mother 
 and her people, and that the Southern people treat him with all the considera- ton to which the Chief Executive of the nation is entitled.
 The Constitution is right in It's position, | and we are glad to see that paper broad and bold enough to speak out as it has. It makes one incidental mistake, how ever, in stating that MT. Cleveland when he was President entertained Fred Doug lass at the White House. That is mis- leading. Douglass was an official of the District of Columbia, and in such capac- ity he wa sinvited with all other officials to a public reception at the White House.
 He simply walked in long string of people, shook hands and passed on. He was not invited by Mir. Cleveland to din- ner with his family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
HELD IN BONDS.
Representatives of Chicago Amer ican Must Appear Before Judge,

Chicago, Nov. 1.-Judge Hanecy today held representatives of The Chicago American In bonds to appear before the court Monday next in order to show why they should not be punished for alleged contempt of court. Bail was fixed as fol- lows: s. s. Carvalho general manager and Andrew M. Lawrence, managing edi- tor, $l0,0oO each; H. S. Garfield, reporter, 5000, and John C.. Hammond, assistant city editor, S1 GOO. Former Governor Alt geld counsel for the newspaper. explain ed to the court that w. R. Hearst, Homer Davenport and Clare Briggs, also accused of contempt through articles, editorials and cartoons, printed in connection with the Peoples Gas. Light and Coke Com pany cases. were out of the State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

holders, the fiction was kept up that the Republican Party on intended to prevent slavery being carried into the new territories, and by thus mis- leading them they quieted the consciences of their honest followers and made them believe that there was no design to rob the Southern people of their legal and constitutional property.
 All this pretence of moderation. in- tended to mislead the people of the North who had no sympathy with slavery, but opposed interfering with it, was only pretence. When William Lloyd Garrison, paraphrasing the language. of the prophet nant with death and an agreement with he'll" because it was partly slave holding Union, and when he adopted as his motto No Union with shareholders" he was voicing the honest sentiments of his followers When William H. Seward proclaimed his 'frrepressible conflict" and declared that the Union must become all free or all slave-holding, he was only putting in words what the abolitionists thought, and when Abraham Lincoln de- ciared that the Union could not exist half free and half slave he was preparing his followers for the end the leaders were all aiming at.
 It is idle to say that abolition was not the objective point. The men who were the brains and the heart, as well as the | guides and whips of the Republican Party, had their eyes fixed on one point and that was the abolition of slavery. Nothing short of that would satisfy them, | and nothing else was in their minds. As | a drove of wild horses will sometimes | follow a leader until they all plunge | over precipice, so the rank and file of the abolition party would have followed Garrison and Phillips and Seward and Lincoln and others, until all the slaves of the South had been freed, either by partisan Constitutional enactment or by force. Nothing else was probable or possible under such leadership. If there had been no secession of States, the aboli- tion party would have continued to grow and the evil day would have been only postponed. It was bound to come, for those who controlled the abolition Senti- ment had decreed it and would have succeeded.
 Whether the abolition party also con- templated the social equality of the two races, as Senator Morgan intimates, may be open to discussion. but those who be- longed to the Boston school most un- doubtedly favored the wiping out of all race distinction. and it is not violent assumption to believe that they would have insisted on that as part of their labors. That. however. may be matter
 of opinion which need not be discussed. What we have written Is intended, to
 borrow the language of The Courant, toward giving history fair show"
 May we not with some show of reason
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

New York Press.
 If you tell woman that you love her often enough there's a chance of her com Ing to love you.
 One reason so few women are good poker players is that they don't see any fun in holding their own hands.
 A womans way of winning an argu- ment is to get you mad so that she can cry, and then you'll say you are sorry to stop her crying.
 The woman who talks chocolate cream when there is company in the house can act vinegar and bitter almonds when there isn't any.
 There are very few women who can see through mans business proposition, but very few also who cannot see through the man himself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER g, 1901.

The Alabamians don't know when they are we'll off. If Tennessee only had d chance to vote a new constitution pro- viding for quadrennial sessions of the legislature and the abolition of personal and local legislation. the people could hardly wait for eelction day to roll around to vote solidly for it.-Chatta- nooga Times.
 Say, rather, Alabamians know when they are not well off, and very decided majority of them are going to remedy the evil by voting for ratification. The saving to the taxpayers which will be effected by the new Constitution ought to unite the people if there was nothing else in the new instrument worthy of endorse ment And thy are going to endorse 1t by a vote which will be an eye-opener to some politicians who think they still have some standing and influence in the Demo- cratic Party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
GIVE HISTORY A FAIR SHOW.


 The Hartford (Conn) Courant which Is usually exceedingly conservative, takes exception to a letter recently written by Senator Morgan, in which the Senator uses this language in discussing the atti- tude of the Southern people in 1860;
 They opposed the confederation of Northern States, whose compact was pro- claimed in articles that were approved by d sectional vote in a Presidential election, and was as fixed in its purpose as if it had been adopted by the decree of a constitution In each of those States, declaring the abolition of slavery, and the elevation of the negro race to politi- cal equality with the white race. Tho contemplated result also included. necessarily, the removal of all legal bar riers to the social equality of the races, and pledged the support of the Northern confederation to its accomplishment.
 The Courant takes serious exception to this sentiment, or assertion, and declares that the Republican Party was formed to prevent the extension of slavery into the territories-not to abolish 1t in the States where it existed The Courant further asserts that not one in ten thou sand or the 1epuDliSohS tN'N " bi'S doctrines imputed to them by Senator Morgan, which may or may not be a correct estimate. but 1t adds this rather significant paragraph:
 The simon-pure abolitonists of the Bos- ton school regarded them as as week. kneed Laodiceans, and sometimes cursed them more bitterly than they did the slave-holders.
 It is somewhat like threshing over old straw to discuss the theories and doctrines which prevailed in the South in 1s6o but sometimes 1t Is well to look hack A little in the interest of history. It may be true, as held by The Courant, that a majority of those who acted and voted with the Republican Party previous to the War were not advocates of the abolition of slavery. but that was the objective point of what our contemporary calls the Boston school" Abolition, peaceably or forcibly, was the object at which they aimed, and nothing else would satisfy them. To satisfy those of the North who still retained sorpe respect for the rights of others, evep slave
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
En Route to Mexico City.

New York. Nov 1.-The Eastern mem mem h"rs of the American Institute ol Cit.i Mtni[s ts Engineers left today for MeHlc9 tttS th to to sti,ute. The party party is travelling on spe- cial train ,'e consisting sis of dining car, 2b- scrvaton car, three Pullman S g.. tt, tra private car Olympia and two 10 dsteg pasggage tS', cars One of the last nameQ lS rIao ho'Ia Win M live on the special during the stay in MeNico City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
sentemher Leads All Others.

detailed swsrn statement Is herewith pIe- ssnted for the month of September 1ust Psst Figures prove concusively that .nis statensnt ettdoes any former circulation record ever 2. tained by this paper, also lays open Dare 1acu fe The Advertisers former claims or havihg d larger circulation than that of any ether two morning papers in the State or Alae~Ha~ combined:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
KILLED THIRTY PERSONS.
Yaqui Indians Attack Mexican
 Ranchers Near Onais.

Fl Paso, Tex. Nov 1-Reports from the State of Sonora, Mexico, reached here this afternoon that Yaqui Indians at tackled Mexican ranchers near Onais kill ed thirty persons and escaped to the mountains. Troops are in pursuit
 department of practical Chinese is to he established in connection with the London Uni NerSlty under the direction O. George Brown late British Consul at Kiuhang.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

W. A Scott Circulatioo Manager or The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn says: The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiBer's circulation for the onth of September. 1901, is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from newsboy1, news agents and
 w. A. SCOTT Sworn to and subscribed before this 7th day of October, 1901. F. W. Jackson
 N P, Ex-o. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

The Portland Oregonian has a some what severe editorial on reckless bicycle riding, and the indifference exhibited by policemen of that city, winding up with this paragraph:
 Probably this kind of abuse of the public will continue until some day a reckless young hoodlum knocks down and injures somebody belonging to the families of the city officials. and then we shall have & spasm of reform. It was London Punch that many years ago pro- posed as a safeguard against frequent railroad collisions the flashing of the president and directors to the headlight of the locomotive, In the meantime, we hope this bicycle terrors will be abadted.
 According to the old fable it made a very material difference whose OK was gored, and The Oregonian reasons that 1t may also make d difference whose relative is butted by a bicycle. and the reasoning is doubtless good. Let bicycler run over an alderman and see the result.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02
A KANSAS SCHEME.
le Leayenworth Times says:

Some of the farmers of southeast Kan sas have formed an organization which they believe will tend to raise the price of wheat. They have agreed o--plant but a sufficient acreage next year to raise seed for the year following. By not planting wheat to place on the market they believe the price will be raised enough to make up the loss of one crop.
 This is not only a narrow-minded policy, but a suicidal one. An effort on the part of wheat-growers to raise the price of bread by refusing to grow the grain is but little more creditable than raising the price by locking up the grain If all the farmers in this country would adopt such a resolution and live strictly up to 1t, they might accomplish their selfish purpose and fill their own pockets by taking advantage of the needs of others, but it would be a gain which would not be creditable to humanity. When Eliphaz was reproving Job for his faults, he enumerated among his short comings that he had "withholden bread from the hungry" and these Kansas farmers would do indirectly what old Job was charged with doing. It would be cruel and inhuman, If successful.
 And it would be a cut-throat policy. If the wheat-growers of the entire country should unite and refuse to SOW wheat, or should SOW very small quantity, the result probably would be to raise the price very materially, but we gravely doubt if they would reap any permanent benefit or if they would be proud of it. If. however, the farmers only of a small section of Kansas enter into this kind of agreement and adhere to 1t, they will simply cut their own throats. for the effect their action would have on the bread crop of the world would be insig- nifcant, and at the same time they would have none to sell.
 But if any attempt of the kind is made, there will be some surprise. and some of the farmers will get some lessons in human nature that will be lesson to them We of the South have witnessed many attempts to curtail the area of cotton planting. but the result is always the same. A farmer will reason this way: Well, my neighbors are not going to plant much cotton, so 1t will bring a a good price next fall and this is my time to plant big crop" That is the way one will reason, and the same line of reasoning will strike all the others, and the invariable result is that they all plant more cotton, instead of less.
 In our opinion the same thing will hap pen if these Southeast Kansas farmers try the experiment they speak of. Each man will think it a good time to raise a big crop and all will increase their acreage. The contemplated combination will fail and ought to fail. for 1t is neither good business nor good sense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

The business of mobbing negroes in llli- nois received a check at Carbondale Monday night when the victim was spirited away from the jail in the dark and taken to another and safer place, And, speaking of mobs, negro who had assaulted white boy in Sioux City, Iowa, was saved from a lynching on the same night by the timely and determined &C., tion of the police. Mobbing negroes has become such a confirmed habit in several Northern States that the newspapers do not devote much space to them. Those people are setting Us d, bad example
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

It is now Grandpa Zimmerman, but the little noble infant is a girl Pd there is a whole lot of disappointntnt. A noble Lord for son-in-law is something great for a Chicago pork-packer, but prospective noble Lord for grandson would cover the grand-sire with reflected glory. The stork brought the wrong baby
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

There was a marriage in high life in the Chinese quarter If Kansas City lately and many of the white residents received printed or written invitations. Most Of the recipients couldn't tell whether they had received a Chinese puz- gle or an unpaid wash-b bill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

May we not with some show of reason hope that we will soon be done-done- done with Czolgosz?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

Some poems show considerable feeling vel they fail to touch.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-06
A TRIP OVER THE MEXICAN CEN
 TRAIL RAILWAY

Presents more of interest 10 the pleas ura tourist or the man of business than can be seen in a like number ot miles elsewhere in the world.
 Tropical forests. snow-cad volcanoes, coffee farms, sugar plantations, min ing camps and banana fields, quaint and curious Indian villages and popu- lous modern cities.
 The Mexican Central railway, with over two thousand miles of standard gauge track. taps the highlands and loWlands. crosses the mountains and reaches the sea at Tampico (the only Iand-locked port Of the re2ublic). On the mountain top in the morning. in the barranCa at noon and on the beach at night. Sea bathing in January, Alps clad with verdure instead of snow, nov city, change and freshness. The rail- road of the republic. From the sea to the clouds. Passing mOlern cities and ancient monuments. standard gauge in everything Fifteen of the twenty seven states of the republic are trav- crsed by it. By this line there Is no change at the border, and only one be- tween the City of Mexico and th city of New York. The only line in the repub- lie running Pullman Palace Buffet sleeping cars between the capital and the United States. Pullman cars now nun without change between Kansas City, Mo, and Mexico City, via Fl Paso, and between St. Louis, Mo, and Mexico City via San Antonio and Eagle Pass Cheap rates and prompt service.
 This is the only line giving the trav- elsr the choice of three routes to Mex leo: via Fl Paso, Eagle Pass or Tam pico. The tourist can come by land and return by water, or vice versa.
 Excursion tickets can be purchased in any part of the United States or Canada, which allow final limit of nine months from date of issue and carry stop over privileges going and return ing south of the Mexican border.
 Write fo' information and literature on Mexico to General Agents at 52 Broadway New York City. BPS Mar
Arizona republican., 1901-08-06
"CHEVY CHASE" ,"

In the way of property changes i'm minent in England, next to the dis posal If the famous Battle Abbey in consequ nee of the Geath of the Duch- ess Of Cleveland, the fact that the Ot- terburn tower estate and manor in Northumberland will shortly come un- der the hammer is causing most wide spread interest. II was just 5l3 years now since the battle was fought here between the invading Scots under Earls Douglas and Murray and the English ed by Sir Heniy CHotspur) and Sir Ralph Percy. The battle Of Ott rburn, it may be remarked in pas sing, is better known as Chevy Chase" anu there is little fear that un- der this nomenclature it will ever be forgotten The Scots took possession of an eminence, formed an entrenched camp fortified with a double vallum, portions of which still remain, and ob- tained the victory. Ottcrburn tower is a fine modern building. incorporationg par. Of the ancient tower and castle or the slme namc.--Buffaio Comm rcial,
Arizona republican., 1901-08-06
SOMETHING OF A WHEAT KING

The land rentals of John T. stewart of Sumner county. Kansas, will ann cunt to nearly 1oO GOO bushls of wheat this year. In his home county he owns llj quarter sections of and and about 20 quarter sections in adjoining coun- tics. He rents the lands on tha basis of half the yield he furnishing all the seed and taking chances of securing a crop.
 IL is estimated that, if all the wheat due him on rentals this year was shipped in one consignment 1t would require seventeen freight trains of fif- teen cars each to take it to market. His rentals in wheat last year netted him si5,OOO. In addition to owning about $350,0 900 worth of land. every foot of it paid for, h. has nearly $25O,OOO worth of bank stock and $500, 900 in vested in farm lands in Sumner county ana Oklahoma.
 About twenty-five years ago MT, Stewart began life as clerk in an ob- scure office in this city at sG0 month. He slept in the office. and was econ OmiCal in other ways. He began loan ing money in Sumner county about twenty years ago and has developed into a remarkable linancer. It is said that his ambition is to finally own d railroad, and he may gratify it. as he is still a young man, not more than forty-five. He carries a small memor- andum book in his pocket, and it Is said that he can take it out at any hour of the day when required and tell every debtor exactly what his account is. Indeed, it is said that accounts of his vast transactions are always kept in a book that fits his trousers pocket.
 IL is said that he lives on less than Sl0O per month, and that outside of this his largest annual expense is $500 to the Methodist church his wife and large family of children attend. He is not fond of travelling. except to go to a democratic Convention-a diversion he is passionately fond of. He is pro- nounccd temperance man, and. it is said, believe sin the prohibition laws of Kansas.
 The great Wellington cyclone of 1892 picked him up and absolutely pasted him to the gable end of big barn and kept him stuck to 1t for more than half a minute as if he was the picture of a man, instead of the real thing. When the tornado had passed he dropped to the ground and landed on his feet with out scratch.
 The same cyclone passed over his house without doing s5 worth of dam age, although it reduced every house for block around him to splinters It cut off two of three of his fine maple trees tthe base as smooth as if they were sawed off, just to show him what 1t could have done if it had wanted to, and passed on to pick up a church across the street and make it turn a completc somersault in the air-Chi- CaGO Intcr-Ocean.