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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
PENSION GREED.
How It Has Demoralized and Cor
 rupted Good People.

Washington Corr New York Times.
 The advance synopsis of the annual re- showing such persistent advance in the size of the pension roll, was discussed in two of the departments day or two ago, evoking two illustrations from men living In widely separated States. One man, living in an Eastern State, very well represented on the pension roll of honor, said that he was amazed to discover, on a recent visit to his native town, that the demoralization of the people of that section in the pension matter was com plete.
 ''So greedy and conscienceless have be- come many people formerly proud and seff-respecting, that it Is not only consd- cred to be not crime to swear that you were a companion of a veteran, when he had his neck broken, disabling him for life, although you were not old enough to have been in the army, but it Is consid- cred discreditable not to extend such ser vice when the opportunity occurs I came to the conclusion continued this disgust ed observer, that. next to committing matricide. there could be no grosser crime in my native town than to refuse to swear falsely to help some one get a pension. unless 1t might be failure to have q pension. The man who served in the CiVll War and has not received his pay from the Pension office is considered poor Shoat.'
 In another office at the opposite end of town a recent visitor to the State of Ohio SdlO that ne was tdke1 Willlt Out tHcIe to a cemetery. his guide being a very prom inent lawyer and politician. There was fresh grave in the lawyers plot. It was that of a brother With some emotion he referred to the warm brotherly affec- ton that had existed between them. Presently, as instances of his fine charac- teristics were alluded to. the brother came at last to say that If he should ever ex- press pride in his dead brother for one reason with more satisfaction than an other. 1t would be because, having been a soldier. he had never become pension CT. "He was not so rich that he could not have enjoyed a pension such as an of ffcer might get. But seeing the weakness with which his comrades were surrender ing to the common blight. he loathed the suggestion that he should be pensioned. I would like to put upon his tombstone. when it is raised. the words, "A patriot and citizen who died without pension.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

Under the heading, "Too Sensitive" The New York Tribune is inclined to censure those Southern newspapers which resent much of the criticism of the South indulged in by some North ern writers. The Tribune itself had been disposed to read lectures to our people but it disclaims any intention of charging that the lynchings which oc- cur down here are the act of the South ern people, adding:
 The Tribune did not say that the mob manifested the spirit of the whole com munity, and begs its Southern readers, as 1t has frequently done before. to try to believe that it does not speak from preJu- dice or wish to misrepresent or abuse the South. It Is trying to bring civilized peo- ple, North and South, to realize what the toleration of lawlessness means. and to arouse them to put down the vicious mi nority who are lowering. American char acter. Colorado or Ohio or New York lynchers are denounced as vigorously as those of the South. and 1t would seem that the true friends of order should rejoice at help from every quarter to convince the people of this country Of the evils or lynching.
 We are willing to admit that The Tribune has not been in the habit of looking on lynchings as peculiar to the South, nor has 1t, so far as we have noticed, tried to create the impression that the cases which occur here should be charged to "the Southern people" as if all our citizens joined in and ap- proved the work of the mobs.
 It is to that unfairness, which The Tribune disclains for itself, but which certainly does exist in some Northern papers, that we object. Whenever one of these papers alludes to a lynching in any Southern State, it does it in way to make 1t appear that the outrage is the act of the Southern people. The Advertiser has condemned lynching as earnestly and uneQuivocally as any pa per, not only because it is an unlawful proceeding, but because it tends to breed contempt for law, but we are careful to denouDce only those who form these mobs and not placard all the people as lawless mobocrats.
 And the belief as expressed by The Tribune of the South that "a vast ma jority of its people deplore the bar barities which have taken place among them" is correct. We are not sensitive because a Northern paper condemns mobs and lynchings, but because some of them never appear to see any diff ference between a mob and an entire people. That is where the shoe pinches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
WILL SOON FINNISH.

It is very evident that the labors of
 the delegates to the Constitutional Con- vention will soon come to an end. If there was any apprehension of serious changes in the instrument, as reported by the Committee on Harmony, 1t was all dispelled yesterday by the decided manner in which amendments were voted down. This argues two things a majority of the delegates are satis- fled with the instrument as it stands. and that from interviews with people at home they are convinced that what they have done meets with popular ap- proval. It was suggested that there would be so much dissatisfaction man. ifested towards first one and then an- other feature of the Constitution as adopted that delegates would come back with all their pockets full of amendments. Just the contrary to this appears to be the case, and this must mean that the people are going to ratify the Constitution.
 The delegates seem impressed with this idea, and we feel quite sure that they have not misjudged the wishes of their constituents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
WE WILL WELCOME IT BACK.

The Birmingham Age-Herald acknowl- edges that the Montgomery Advertiser is back in the Democratic Party. It says The Advertiser came back with thud We ask how can this be true? The Ao- vertiser has not changed any. It mas Kept an even course since the start. Ether The Advertiser Is not in the party or the party came back and got in with Ihe Advertiser.-Mobile Register.
 Well, you see, Birmingham's seven- times-a-weeker is in a tight place. IL has some subscribers who expect 1t to fight The Advertiser, right or wrong, and if 1t fails, they would drop 1t, and it can't afford to lose any. Like few other Alabama newspapers, its highest idea of journalism is to first find out which side of any question The Adver" tiser is on, and then make a home run for the other side. Then 1t is happy.
 As for the party question. The Age Herald reminds us of two men who were once travelling in Texas. one or them kept along the direct road, but the other wandered off into the woods and got lost. Finally he got back into the highway, and, finding his compan- ion plodding contentedly along, he called out: Hello, Tom! when did you get back?" And so with The All. For several years it has been browsing in the pastures of Populists and other ismatics, and now that it has gotten to where it can peep through the briers andsee the old and well-beaten Demo- cratic highway, it affects surprise to ace The Advertiser still in It.
 The Advertiser is content to pursue the even tenor of it's way. satisfied to follow the doctrines of those who taught and practised Democracy when The Age Herald was not in existence, and serenely unmindful of the attacks of those who envy this papers power and popularity and hate it for it's ad- herence to principle. And we hope yet to welcome The Age-Herald back into purified Democratic Party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
JARRELL's APPOINTMENT
The Educational Department in . Controversy With Chambers
 County Democraia

Tuesday State Superintendent of Educa- ton Abercrombie reappointed W. G. Jar rell to be County Superintendent of Edu- cation of Chambers County. Wednesday morning Mir. Abercrombie received of- hcial returns from primary election held in that county last Saturday by some of the Democrats to select whom they wanted for the place. There were 74s votes cast in the election and of these 463 were cast for c. B. Avery of Lanette and 2S5 for farrell.
 MT. Abercromble last June told farrell and publicly announced that he would reappoint him unless his character and intelligence should be successfully as- sailed. In July he was notified that the Democratic County Committee would or der a primary and he would be expected to appoint the choice of the election. He replied he would stand by his purpose to appoint farrell. unless charges were made and sustained against him. On this as- surance the primary was ordered. Jar rell did not go into the primary. but got 2S5 votes. Avery and farrell were both in Montgomery Wednesday. Whether the Chambers committee will raise a row about the State Superintendent having ig- nored their primary remains to be seen.
 MT. Abercrombie holds the correspond ence notifying the committee in advance that he would appoint farrell, against whom no charges have been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
MAKING PROGRESS.
The Central of Georgia Forging
 Ahead.

Referring to the recent dividend of Atlanta Constitution says:
 The declaration of a per cent divi- dend on the first preferred income bonds of the Central Railway is anoth- CT milestone along the continual up- ward progress of the Company. This will call for the expenditure of $200, 900. Major Hanson. Chairman of the Fi- nance Committee. expects to reach the second preferred bonds in the same way. This Is the first time that the full dividend has been declared upon the first preferred bonds. the amount last year being 3 IA. The earnings since July form the basis upon which Major Hanson figures out a dividend for the second preferred.
 The admira ble handling of the Com pany's traffic by President John NJ. Egan and the careful financial acumen of Chairman of the Board J. F. Han son have united In producing this re- suit. The selection of Colonel Hanson for the chairmanship of the Board was wise move. bringing to the aid of the property the work of one well acquaint- ed with the intricacies of the money market. The placing of the traffic management of the Company in the hands of President Egan called into play one who thoroughly understands the economies of railroad development Both men have worked faithfully in the interest of the property owners, and they have made possible the splen- did showing just made for the first income bonds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
HERE'S A LONG ONE.

The following brief paragraph could have appeared nowhere else than in The Mobile Item:
 When the Democratic CD press of the country recognizes the fact that there is a Democratic Party doing business under the contract made between the Demo- cratic Party and the Democratic National Convention of 1900. and that that con- tract (platform) has not vet been an- nulled or abridged by limitation or the legal acts of any authorized party there to, and that William J. Bryan was the chosen manager of the business under that contract by company vote of six and a half millions for. to one hundred and thirty thousand against, it will begin to let up on its attacks upon the Demo- cratic Party and cease its further efforts toward the dismemberment of the party.
 Of course. the interrogation point used fin the first line quoted is intended to disparage or dispute the Democracy of those who deny the divine origin of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

Some of our contemporaries are ex- pending their sympathy on Wm. K. Vanderbilt because he is reported as saying that man who inherits a large fortune cannot enjoy life, as he has no incentive to make money. We see no reason why William shouldn't place himself in a position to enjoy life, by disposing of all his wealth and starting out with nothing. He'll find use for all his faculties in that case. and will no songer complain that he has no induce cAAat to exert himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
HON. N. B. cLoPToN
Died in Florida Last Tuesda

The Pensacola News of Wednesday con- tained the following:
 Hon. N. B. Clopton of Greenville. Ala, died yesterday at the home of his son, MT. Albert Clopton, at Brent aged IS years.
 Mfr. Clopton was one of the prominent citizens of Alabama and was a member of the Legislature of that State in the dark and trying days of reconstruction.
 He was a brother of Judge David Clopton of the Alabama Supreme Court.
 MT. Clopton Is survived by his wife. four sons and one daughter. who have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire com munity."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
The Way We Do It.
Jasper Eagle.

JdSpVT EdBIV'
 Alabama Is a great and rich State in mineral. timber and agricultural lands But it would be still greater if its people did not send to Missouri for chickens and eggs and butter; to the West for their meat, flour. corn and hay; to some other State for potatoes. cabbage, onions and canned corn tomatoes, beans and the va rious fruits. and to the North for our ak handles, wagon spokes and other articles made of wood. even baseball bats The people of Birmingham are now eating Missouri chickens and eggs, yet poultry of all kinds thrive in Alabama. Jasper people are not eating much chicken at all because they cant get them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
SCOTT AND sCHLEY.
Some Similar Points in Their
 History.

Washington Corr. New York Times.
 A very industrious delver into history has found parallel in the history Of Rear Admiral Schley with his namesake, Gen eral Winfield Scott In 1886 Scott had won some victories over the Seminoles In Flor ida. and was summoned home at the in- stance of Generals Jesup and Gaines to answer some sort of charge that he had made a loop" to get at the Indians General Scott was tried at Frederick, where he made speech, in which he com pared himself to a Doge of Venice, com pelled to visit France and humble him self before the inflated monarch" Ev- erybody at that time knew that General Scott meant to describe Jackson as the inflated monarch" for he hated him with a bitter and unreasonable hatred
 Scott was exonerated. but his troubles were not yet over He went to Mexico with a little army, half of his 1000 being raw recruits. but with them he stormed Chapultepec and won the capital. When Generals Worth and Pillow found oppor- tunity they made complaints against Scott He had not won his victory just as they would have had him win it. He was not accused of having made loop to get past the Mexicans and into their chief city. but he had been 'reprehens- ible." President Polk degraded Scott be- fore trial by depriving him of his com mand, and then put him to court martial. Scott sarcastically wrote the Secretary of War: Perhaps after my trial l may be permitted to return to the United States My poor services with this most gallant army are at length to he requited as L have long been led to expect they would be"
 Refusing honors due to him as vic torious soldier. he returned home as pri- vate citizen. stood trial again at Freder- ick, and, while the treaty he had ar ranged was being signed to note the vic tory of his arms in Mexico he sat in the dock to listen to the charges prompted by envy and hatred. He came forth not only acquitted, but to be honored with zE ~ Congress. being the first officer of the United States Army to otain that rank since George Washington. Winfield Scott Schley was a boy of tender years when that trial took b,ace. He may have looked in upon it, and possibly recalls It with a strange interest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
Will Concede Nothing.
T3irrnjpghapn News

Birmingham News.
 It is very plain that Mir. Bryan Is op- posed to needing the lessons of 1896 and 1900. It is also equally evident that he is against harmonizing the hefetofore con fiicting clements of the Democracy. He prefers the company of Populiste and sil- yer Republicans to gold Democrats. not withstanding the twice demonstrated fact that the Democracy cannot win Tn the ha- lion without the help of the latter faction In a word, Mir Bryan is unwilling to con cede anything to the gold Democrats. He stands sauarely on the repudiated and de- feated platform of last year and he wants
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
RECONSTRUCTION GOVERNORS
Strong Witnesses That Two Antag- onistic Races Cannot Maintain
 Political Equality.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.

NNVW T.
 Governor Adelbert Ames the last Re- publican Governor of Mississippi, has turned over to the State Historical So- ciety his papers and documents while Chief Executive. These will prove vaIu- able historical relics, shedding as they do much light nthat very interesting period in the history of Mississipp-the era of reconstruction. The Historical Society has collected and published number of important papers and has aroused a healthy interest in the history of the State. Governor Ames believes that the time has come. now that the bitterness of reconstrUaaa~A SSSs has somewhat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

The Petersburg Index-Appeal decides that the platform adopted by the Vir- ginia Democratic Convention was all right, but the time of adopting it was all wrong. which is & correct decision. Some portions of it are about five years too late
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
Killed in a Wreck.

St. Louis, Aug 29.-In an accident due to a spreading rail on the Southern Rail road at Fireworks Station. four miles from East St Louis today. Frank Haefe. chief car inspector of the road. lost his life, Fillmore Drumm. fireman. was fatally and Scott Muconnery, engineer, seriously injured As the locomotive left the track the boiled exploded. covering the men with broken iron and enveloping them in a cloud of steam.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
A Man to Fill the Part.

MoDile ReslSter
 The Washington correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune says the Hanna be little doubt that the boss will be nom- mated for President by the Republicans. Such a nomination would force the Demo- crats to make a clean-cut fight against the trust interest, of which Hanna may be said to be the representative. This is- sue would swallow up all other issues and be the saving of the Democratic Party. provided that party can find man to fill the part of presidential candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
A Hero or a Martyr.
Mobile Item.

Mobile Item.
 Every Alabama sheriff should impress the fact upon his mi l that while he Is sheriff. he Is a candidate for a hero or martyr. The officer who stands firm to his duty at the imminent rjsk of his life and succeeds in driving off an infuriated mob Is truly hero. And the officer who sacrifices his life under the same circum- stances Is as truly a martyr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
ALI JULY RECORDS BROKEN.

2 The appended statement of the circula- tion of the Daily and Sunday Advertiser for the month of July. 1901, shows an in crease over the corresponding month last year equal to 376s per cent. and 1t 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., 1901-08-30

The population of China is one of the most uncertain of problems in all the range of statistics. Those who pretend to give the numbers range between three hundred and four hundred mill lion. In other words, the difference in the estimates of statisticians is more than the entire population of the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
Bread and Whiskey.
Talladega Mountain Ho

TaIIadega M0untaln E1ome.
 A bushel of corn made into whiskey sells for several times as much as the same grain made into meal. Some men will do without the cheaper article, and make their families do the same. for the sake of procuring the destructive bever- age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun notes that the Northern papers devote but little space to commendation of the Southern sheriffs who have prevented lynchings, being too busy denouncing the South for those lynchings which could not be prevented"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
WITH ALABAMA EDITORS.
Just Taking a Rest.
Uniontown Herald.

UnlontoWn Herald.
 Whatever is going to become of the country? We are informed that over tif teen hundred people entitled to claim pen sion. failed to apply for them during last year. Is the pensioner degenerating, or is he just taking rest?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

Col. Ed Butler, a Missouri statesman, declares that there's no money in holding office honestly" Does Col. Ed. give that as the reason so many men want office?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

They almost caught another Filipino leader a few days ago, but he man. aged to escape, and it may be found necessary to Funstonize him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

The New York World asks: Are we a civilized nation?" Those who are good at conundrums can send in their answers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
Victor H. HansonS Manager of Adver- kising, Foreign and Local

The Advertiser will be found on sale n Ahe following cities at the places named: BIRMINGHAM-Morri Hotel. Union De
 pot Diningroom. Parkers Drug store MOBfLE-A A. Hall. Battle House. eELMA-Hotel Albert. ITLANTA-Kimball House News Stand. NEW YORK-Brentano's. Union Square BUFFALO-A a b m Exhibit Fan
 American Exposition.
 WASHINGTON-Met Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30

The tube of a 12-inch gun has five groves. causing the projectile to revolve seventy-five times a second.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
NOT TOO SENSITIVE.

Bill boards may be eyesores, but they are nothing compared to board bills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
MR.. SETON'S NAME

The well-known writer on wild ami
mails. who recently had his name
changed from Ernest Seton-Thompson
ITO Ernest Thompson Seton, has insti-
tuted a suit in the New York courts to
recover $1,000 from William c. Mark, on
account of the sale of a tract of land
at Tappan, y. Y, while Mark in an
other action virtually accuses the au-
thor of having sold land that did not
belong to him No intention to de-
fraud is alleged, the whole thing mere
ly being a technical question of title.
What attracted attention in the case
is that Mr. Seton's name in the legal
papers appears with variation that are
said to be almostmaddeningt to the law
yers who are trying to straighten the
tangle. In one paper he is Ernest
Seton-Thompson, in another Z. S.
Thompson; in a third the name comes
forth as Ernest Thompson-Seton while
in the fourth, it appears with charm
ing variation as Thompson Seton
Ernest. Mr.. Seton who tried through
the intervention of the court to push
the Thompson part of his name into
the background and to put the Seton
part in the place where it would shine
with the greatest glory does not APP
pear to have succeeded entirely in his
endeavor.