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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
IMPROVING THE HIGHWAYS.
Call for an international Good
 Roads Congress"

The National Good Reads Association of the United States hereby calls The lnternational Congress of Good Roads, t9 S Se held & in the city of Buffalo, State Stat The subje M of highway improvement is demanding the best thought and action National Association recognizing the great importance of arousins attention, promoting discussion, stimulating scien- onstration, collecting ond disseminating information relating to the best methods of road construction and maintenance, respeetfIlly invite & the general govern. tna various other nations of the world: the Governors of the several States or the Union. Mayors of all Municipalities; Presidents of Boards of Trade and Road Associations, and all other societies and bodies working for the improvement Of the common roads, to appoint delegates to said Congress.
 Ali sessions of the Congress will be held during the Pan-American Exposition It Is designed to devote portion or the time included in the dates above mention of modern road construction by building sections of the various classes of roads. including earth. cil. gravel, stone, tar ma yitred n brick etc With noeTn splen road making machinery will be on exhi. bition. and practical road experts and engineers VIII have charge or the Work.
 The scope of the deliberations of the Congress will include general discussion and exempliflcation of the science of road construction ~and maintenance, together with experimental tests and experience of the several countries of the world and the States of the Union, and the solu- ton of the problems of road making. Ad- dresses will be made by prominent states men and officials. competent engineers and scientific road experts from the vari- ous nations of the world.
 The Agricultural and Postal Depart ments of the various governments. the Agricultural Departments of the several States, the Industrial Divisions of the greRt railway systems, the National Highway Commission. the Automobile and Bicycle Associations. the manufac- turers of all classes of road machinery, vehicle manufacturers. and other inter- ests, are respectfully invited and solicit ed to participate in this Congress.
 This will be the first international good roads Congress ever held. It Is designed to have an interchange of knowledge and experience between the Old and New Worlds on this important subject, and thus attract universal attention.
 W. H. Moore. President.
 R. w. Richardson. Secretary.
 N. B.-The basis of representation should not exceed one delegate for each 2,000 population. Reduced rates to dele gates will be made over all railroads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
WHERE WAa HEp

The Norfolk Landmark has gotten it. self into controversy which bids fair to be as difficult to settle as was the one 1t started about the rabbits nose This last one comes from a little par agraph in a recent issue on the subject of Methuselahs death, of which we made reference a day or two ago. To make it worse, a correspondent of The Landmark rashly declared that Methu- selah was drowned in the flood. The Ad- vertiser stated this this could not be proven, and intimated that he might have been kicked to death by donkey for anything that could be proven.
 We still adhere to that opinion, but here comes another correspondent of The Landmark and confuses the whole busi- ness ten times worse than ever, by as- serting that the ancient ante-deluvian was alive when the deluge ended. What Is more to the point he proves his po- sition by dates and figures which we see no means of getting around, for his fig ures cannot be successfully controverted. In the little item in The Advertiser it was stated that if we follow the usually accepted Bible chronology 1t was evident that the death of the man occurred dur ing the year the flood visited the earth, but we had not gone into a critical eX- termination of the dates given, and conse- quently made no effort to fix an exact time. This is just what The Landmarks contributor does, however. and after cit ing the various passages of Scripture upon which he bases his conclusions he thus concludes:
 First-Whcn the Flood began. Noah was 59e years l month and " days old; when fl end ed he was exactly 500 years old
 6econd-From the birth of Lamech to the be- ginning of the Flood waS Is2 years added tC Se9 years. or 79l years; and from the birtf of Lamech to the end of the Flood was lsG years added to 500 years. or 792 years. i | Methuseah lived after he begat Lamech 7S. years. he lived until the end of the Flood. Tnird-From the birth ot Methuseah to thu beginning of the Flood was le7 years added to Ia2 years added to 5ee years, or s6S years From the birth of Methuselan to the end o the Flood was s7 years added to ls2 year added to 500 years. or e6s years. At the com mencement of the Flood he was but 9es year old, and not until the end of 1t was he se years old.
 | Now. unless we can disprove these as sertions and deductions We find ourselve confronted with the question: Wher was Methuselah during the flood? an
 we insist that it Is facer. The Bibl states positively and specifically tha only eight persons were saved in the ar and gives their names, and old fathe Methuselahs name isn't anywhere on tn
 roll of passengers; of that we are sure
 because we are of those who believe tn
 account given in the Book. and we talk
 1t that those who were saved are onl
 those who are mentioned by name.
 Now, we might wander around in Il
 realms of speculation and indulge in an number of hypotheses as to how this ma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

might have avoided the fate which over took the rest of mankind, for there are various ways which will suggest them selves to the reader by which a man could possibly have kept himself alive. but the language of tue Bible Is so une- 1uivocaf that 1t leaves "nor hinge nor loop to hang a doubt on" In the sixth chapter of Genesis, verses 21. 22 and g. t is asserte1 and reasserted in different forms of expression. that all were de- stroyed. winding up with the final ex- pressfon And Noah only remained alive. and they that were with him in the ark"
 This, in connection with other positive Biblical assertions. precludes the Idea that any man was left except Noah and his three sons, but there are the figures siven above. and what are you going to do about tt7 If the figures and .alcu. iations are faulty, prove it. If no one car show the faliacy in these data. then somebody must set to work to answer the question asked-where was Methuse- lah during the fcod7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
nante Ahead of shakesp sars.

i-;Sbi Sbakespeare 1 is spoken 20 "tlippingiy, on the tongue" of the multitude that rev of the English speaking millions Iprooa- hlv realize that Dante hol4s the laureis in bibliography. James Walter smith makes the following interesting state
 "ExceptIng the Bible, more books have haen written on Dante and his Works than on any oth7r subject in literature The Dante society in London. when nun bers among it's members nearly all the great ones in letters has fermulated proposal for a special Dante library; Even the hibliography of Shakespeare IS not go large
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
The Rights of the People.

MObiIe ReBISIeT. -.. ,-,., utilities Is rank surrender of the right. of the people, in answer to. the stand and deliver call of a powerful railway cornoration. People who dislike monop- oivi neopie who believe in the people setting the full value of public utilities; peopie who have some regard for the rights of posterity. must feel humillateo by men who occupy position as their i~~- resentatiyeS,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

The biggest fish always get away. and inc snakes are adopting the same habit. A Huntsville man tells The Mercury of a rattler seen by him the other day which he declares was bigger than any snake he ever saw in circus. The head was on one side of the road and tlie tail on the other. the head as large as mans fist and the tail ornamented with forty or fifty rattles. The most credible part of the story is the mans admio sion that he didn't try to kill the mon 6ter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
An Amendment Proposed.

Talladega News Reporter. .,,, ....,.
 We propose a new word: Wnet. ma ma diyorces his wife on account of Insanity it should be called "Flaglerlzing. '-Mont-
 Yes. and when a States Legislature enacts a law permitting a hus6and 70 divorce his insane wife as did Florida 3 when they fastened an indelhblee stigma on the fair name of the Peninsula state, and blemshed with an unhallowed pIot bv aIIowiny Flagler i'd "rlaglerize" we suggest that such legislation be termed Floridaizing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
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Giving Away Public Rights.

Editor The Advertiser:
 The average old fogy tax payer who took the conduct of city affairs to Q Boerd of Aldermen elected for that pur- pose. has vague idea that the aforesaid Aid, rmen took an oath to duly support the laws and protect city property. This does not appear to be the rule In Mont gomery. from the number of fragrant and Fathers permit to be passed with their sanction. Instances: The last session of the Council proposed to allow q wood yard to be set up on Lawrence street by fencing a public street for that purpose, and devoting 1t to private use. Instance: The illegal grant to build stairway under the Farley building on Montgomery street. Tn each of the above cases there is a plain, fragrant and unauthorized vio- lation of law, which should at once be abated by the proper city authorities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

The official figures of the French een- sus taken during the current year, show that the population of France is 3S,s41,- S33, representing an increase for the past five years of 412,364. This is an increase of something more than per cent. When it is considered that the figures include all soldiers abroad. as we'll as sailors fin the navy and 'Lerchant marine, the .n- crease shown certainly does not appear great, but it Is. nsverthel sss, gratifying that an increase ,s shown, however small.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
Is a Back Number.

Facts may as well be recognized as they are. Bryanism is a back number and should have no place in current cam paigns. The country has disposed of 1t and moved on to other things, and those who fail to realize that fact are either duii of comprehension or simply seeking to stir up factional strife for their own political ends. The Democrats or mai ana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia have given the Democracy in other States an example along this line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
Opportunities Come Daily.

The Montgomery Advertiser continues to poke fun at that city's atreet raliway poTtunities come daily. The people down there have grown accustofned to ue lays and accidents on their street cars Sut visitors to that city think thoughts that are not complimentary to the street Railway Company and the people that tolerate It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
WITH ALABAMA EDITORS.
Cannot Be Tolerated.

Birmingham Ledger.
 Mob law cannot be tolerated except in the most extreme cases, and even then under a protest. There arc CrowIs at times that come very near to being mnbs, and they not only annoy the public, but make peurle side with corporations who do not naturally do so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

Young Rockekfeller, who Is worth scv hral millions, is shortly to be married 10 q young lady who Is worth several nther millions. and 1t is said to bs Ca real love match" If one of the parties was absolutely poor would there be any anvA between them?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

Mfr and Mrs Harry Lehr and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. IT,, are to give 6 dog banquet at Newport. A Jaclsass cotillion would be more nppropriate. Appeal.
 Would The Appeal deprive the Jackasses pf the privilege of acting as spectators7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
CIRcULATroN FACTS.

The constant increase in The Adverusers CIT ruiAtfon is attracting marked attention: me snDe1laed statement of the actual number or rsid for and delivered copies. day by day. for hc month of August, further Emphasizes the generally conceded fact that The Advertsers riniraed circulation of any other two Alapama rt1orrinx newspapers combined
 s,ssf 5ust passed, as against the same montn Inst year, show an increAss equal to 4T.eo uef cent ffs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

Col. Henri Watterson has said many Foolish things, but never one more fool tsh than when he said that the South has no man ''of the Presidential alti- tude." Certainly the South has states men who are as "altitudinous" as any the North can show.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

The Mayor of McKeesport. Pa. of whom we wrote something recently, wants his district to send him to Con. wress, and The New York Mail and Ex- press thinks "that is the unkindest thing ever said about that much-abused body" But Congress has had some heavy jolts and survived them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

at one time MT. Bryan speaks of The
 asident as. "the Nations hired man. ui at another time as ''the Nations s ter" Might we suggest that MT. Bfy- ', ahnnld get together.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

The Mobile Item says 'rrhe Mobile Reg ister cannot get itself out of the Grover Cleveland Democratic rut." For that, as well as for many other things. Tho Reg ister is to be congratulated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

It is very hard for outside papers to get the facts about the Fillmore County affair. Here is The Savannah News say lng that ''tne crime for which the negro was lynched was murder" As matter of fact there was no one murdered-ex- cept the negro who was lynched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

he Boston Transcript shows wisdom s well as sense of justice when 1t s: "we cannot hope for success if we not see the brutal coiored mans of- SC as well as the white mob's ven- o1a'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
The Lady Has a Fair Start.

Baltimore HeraId.
 Mrs. Mary E. Lease the ex-foremost StateswOman of Kansas, has been de- clared bankrupt She owes $3,247. with assets nominal. and may now be said to have a fair start on the road to plutoc- racY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

W. A. Scott Circulation Manager of Inc Aaontxomery Advertiser. being duly sworn SavE: The foregoing statement of The Adver- t,ser's circulation for the month Of August, R0j. is true and correct, and compiled ai.es ss ali returns from newsobys. news agents ana inft-over copies have been deducted. .,,,,,r S,rpru to and subscribed before me this oth oay or Sep'e W. JACKSON.
 N P, Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

It is announced that Denmark is will ling to sell her West Indian possessions to Uncle Sam for 100000 kroner. or s4. 900. As this is something over 80 per acre for the land, water. rocks and all. we don't blame Denmark. but is it aworth the money?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

m. H. H. Judson has sold The Bes- CT Weekly to Geo. c. Lanier and w.
 FrechSel. who have taken charge of
 If they make as good a paper of 1t ! Mfr. Judson did. Besse1ner ought to .frnniza him liberally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

fAlabama's new Constitution is going to have fight for its life" predicts The savannah Press. but we have no fear or such a thing. It will not be even "serimmagc."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

Aunt Clara Morris Is trying to lift her elf into modern theatrical popularity py aiming that she has been robbed of a lot of jewels, 5ut it will hardly work in her case. ..'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
aoop ROADS CONGRESS.

An International Good Roads Cou- gress Is to be held in the city of Buffalo, September t6-2f. The call is issued by t,,s National Good Roads Association Of the United States and Is published in this issue of The Advertiser. The National Good Roads Association, in cooperation with the Illinois Central Railroad and the United States Public Roads Depart ment, has completed very successful good roads campaign in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi. Tennessee, Ken
 lucky and Illinois. Over twenty miles of earth, gravel and stone roads were built and several large. enthusiastic conven- tions held. Thousands of people focked to see the practical work of the Good Roads Train" and to participate in the deliberations of these conventions. This work has aroused g1at interest and en- thusiasm throughout the country for bet ter roads, and the Buffalo Congress vii further promote this interest. All cati-
 gems of Alabama and especially those charged with improvement of highways,
 ouRi,t to attend the meeting in Buffalo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

The attempt to start boom for Gov. nor Shaw of Iowa, as a Presioenuai ,,ssibility will end in "oh. pshawl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1901

The Birmingham News thinks tnere are two kinds of liars operating out or colon" Only two?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

Illinois again heads the list as the ban- ner internal revenue producing State of the Union. Out of a total of $SO6. .s71 .e64 of internal revenue collected during the last fiscal year. Illinois contributed $55, ,4O7, ,O24. or more than one-sixth. Her nearest competitor is New York. with 9,7ss.s .s9s. Pennsylvania is third with s2e,062, 959; kentucky fn,nth with s25.1s1,S55; Ohio fifth, with t22.4-5gl4. Missouri sixth with Sl7,6tv.64s. Wisconsin seventh, s19,s09, ,6o4; New Jersey. eighth. @, ,761, ,622; Massachu- sets. ninth. E.5n.S5?. and North Caro- lima, tenth, E,la4,749.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
"C" With a 'laiI.

The "C" with a tail is the trade mark of Cascarcts Candy Cathartic. Look for it on the light blue enameled metal box! Each tablet stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. ALI druggists, LOG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
A Massachusetts paper is candid enough

10 say:
 The negro is going to live in the south for some years 10 come, and he Is wanted in the South But if he Is not wanted there the next step would be to exterminate him. He would not be welcomed North, East or West.
 Every day evidence is furnished of hos tility towards the negroes on the part of people in the North and West. Here In the South the negroes will get along better than anywhere else in the United States. They need have no fears that limitation of suffrage will limit any of their rights in the way of acquiring property and owning homes or any of those things which will add to their do- nestle peace and comfort
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

No little comment has followed the &C., ton of the Republican State Convention of Pennsylvania but We doubt if many who read these comments are aware that the entire proceedings occupied but one hour and half. From call to order to adjournment was ninety minutes, yet within that short time the platform was adopeed, and a State ticket nominated. Harmonioust We'll, we should say. Har-
 nony was lying around loose. enough and to spare. They knew before going there just what Quay wanted done, and just how 1t was to te done, so there was no necessity for debate or hesitancy. That s the good of having a political master.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-15
Iron Pumps With Brass Points
Cause Bad Water.

You have often heard people
remark that lion pumps with
brass points affect the water to
such an extent as to make it al
together unfit for drinking pur-
poses 1t is found in many cases
through the action of the differ
ent acids in the surrounding soil
which are SO strong they eat
away the iron and brass which
dllutes the water and with other
impurities the water is called
hard and totally unfit for drink
ing purposes, wherever the
water is found to be in this con-
dltion it will not only eat away
the brass and iron of a pun p
but will slowly but surely eat
away persons life. Such water
is not only unfit for drinking
purposes but as unfit for BATH
ing. 1t is certainly a fact that
clothes cannot be washed clean
and white in this unhealthy
water. Though these lion and
brass pumps may help to affect
some water yet wherever the
different stratas of earth are of a
certain nature, with we'll drained
soil and clay foundation under.
laid by a strata of fine sand
through which the water has to
to filter and the pump point driv
en- 10 or IL feet before reaching
water, the surrounding soil be-
ing free from acids it will be
found that the water will not be
come affected by the brass and
iron. 1t will be soft, nice for
bathing purposes; wash clothes
clean and white, and be pure
aud wholesome, without taste or
smell. These Qualities, jnsuring
such cool, pleasant and refresh
Ing water, are worth, TO family
the price of many doctor bills
In the preservation OF health.
We do not know of any place
in this section where everything
points to perfect water except
Euclid Heights. There, the wa
ter is of the fiuest quality, tor all
purposes. Those who have been
drinking this water say 1t is good
This being a fact added to the
many other advantages possessed
by the Heights it must be recog
nized as a most desirable residen
t;al section of the city, which
will rapidly advance III building
up and in price OF lots.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-15
Big Excursion,

Last Friday the Baptist Sun
day Schools, took their annual
outing, to Virginia Beach. Elev-
en- coaches were filled with
mem bers Of the schools and their
friends and every body was in
tent upon having pleasant time
The train pulled out of depot at
8 O'Clock under the management
of Conductor Ferebee. Stops
were made at Camden, Belcross.
Sha " boro, Moyock and Norfolk.
Virginia Beach was reached a.
bout 1890 A. NJ. and every one
at once voted it the ideal place
for picnic excursionist. The
day was an ideal one. The surf
was rolling enough 10 entice
strangers to try its refreshing
bath. The crowd entertained
itself most handsomely and with
out single accident or an ur-
ruly act the day was spent most
pleasantly. The start home was
made at six o'clock ?. NJ. and
soon every one was safely back to
Home, Sweet Home"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-15
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-15
REV. DR.. BLACKWELL.

The congregation of the First
Baptist Church were delighted
to greet their former pastor, tie
Reverend c. S. Blackwell, D. d
and have him preach for them
last Sunday morning and night.
DIR. Blackwell is now pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Viii
mington, N. c., and is recognized
as a very able preacher. His ser
mons Sunday fully sustained his
reputation, as such.