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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23
Historical.


Our Southern Women in War Times
Extracts from Mrs. jefferson Davis
in Atlanta Constitution.
The women Of the South did not shrink
from the prospect of great and painful
economies; they also appreciated that
their own patriotic duty. was, as cheer
fully as possible, to bid farewell to the
men Of their family who must 60 to the
front; perhaps never to return. Some
times hope buoyed them UP and they
looked on the sunny side and believed
that their dear ones would be spared
because their cause was righteous one.
They did shrink, however, affrighted
from the prospect OF being left alone with
a multitude of ignorant negroes who
might be instigated to rebellion. without
physicians to attend their children or
priests to bury them IL they died. These
horrors oppressed them.
Many a woman, bucklins on her hus-
bands sword, asked him to show her how
to load and shoot pistol, added, mot
that am afraid OF anything, but in case
Of need" The next problem was how
to handle that pistol, which was an OBJ
ject of almost as great dread as would
be the foe it was to repel.
All Southern women acknowledge with
pride the good conduct of the rank and
file of negroes on the breaking out OF
the war. They generally remained true
to the families left in their charge and
protected the women and children to the
best of their ability. In short, their be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23
Louisiana's President.

The following exquisite verses from the
IN Of Louisiana's gifted president. Mrs.
4omas B. Pugh. will be especially ad-
1red and enjoyed by the Daughters who
I've just been so delightfully."- entertained
the Louisiana people:
irs. Pugh's Answer to Father Ry-
Z ans Conquered Banner"
Furi that banner and we furled It.
Az the post priest had said.
llrled 1t slowly, furled 1t sadly.
For our hopes, alas! were dead.
f,uri that banner" and we furied it,
our hearts were bowed with
palm
we thought upon the heroes
who beneath It's folds were slain.
ENurl that banner and we furled 1t.
Banner of the sacred cross;
we furled 1t. many a woman
knelt. and wept some loved ones lost.
fdrf that banner" yes, we furled 1t,
Laid 1t softly down to rest;
IL Ahe place where-.we enshrined 1t
WAS within each faithful breast.
IS. I'VE furled II, and we laid 1t
In our hearts. far out Of sight;
ut our Southern women taught their
children
THAT their fathers cause was right;
hat tits right to fight for honor
tGainst foe, however great:
hat the cause for which we fought
WAS but the sovereign right of State,
hught them to revere that banner.
Love its cause and heroes brave;
hat. to them, the South's escutcheon
Free from stain their fathers gave.
nd they have revered that banner,
kept its record ever bright;
nd when Of late the Union called them
They were eager for the fight
owing honor, loving duty.
no that record they were true,
nd Southern women gave their blessing
10 their soldier boys in blue. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

Elegantly electric lighted dining cars are run
on trains / and 4 between Birmingham ana
New Orleans Lebanon Junction and Cincin-
natl also on trains and between Montgom-
cry and Guthrie KY Service a la carte.
New and Handsomely built chair cars tseats
free) are operated on trains and Z between
Cincinnati and New Orleans. High back seat
coaches and chair cars are also run on all
through trains between Cincinnati, Louisville
St Louis, Evansville. Memphis. Nashville and
New Orleans
Train No. / carries through Pullman sleep
ers from Chicago. Cincinnati and New York
10 New Orleans.
Train No. 9 carries through Pullman sleep
ers from Cincinnati and New York to New
Orleans and st. Louis to Jacksonville; also
through tourist sleepers TO San Francisco.
leaving Montgomery at s:35 p. m. Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

Thursday and Saturday. via New Orleans and
Southern Pacific.
Train No. carries through Pullman sleep
ers from New Orleans TO New York and Gin
direct connection at Nashville with through
sleeper to Chicago.
Train No carries through Pullman sleep
from New; Orleans TO New York. Cincin-
natl and Chicago without change.
All through trains make close connections at
Cincinnati, Evansville, st. Louis and New Or
West
For further information pertaining to rates.
routes and schedules consult ticket agents L.
and N. r. r.. or write or call on
W. L. BEASLEY,
Passenger Agent. Union Station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

VINO Died Far From the Objects Of Their
g. Tenderest Love;
Whose Domestic Labors
Contributed Much to Supply the Wants
Of Our Defenders in the Field: Whose
Jealous Faith in our Cause
Shone Guiding Star Undimmed by the
Darkest Clouds. Of War;
Whose Fortitude
Sustained Them Under all the Privations
to Which They Were Subjected;
Whose Floral Tribute
Annually Expresses Their Enduring Love
and Reverence for Our Sacred Dead;
And
Whose Patriotism
VIII Teach Their Children
To Emulate the Deeds of Our
Revolutionary Sires."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23
Monument to Southern Women.

Thomas P. Stone, Commander in Chief
United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
wives the appeal officially in behalf Of
ne monument to be erected-a monument
h the women of the Confederacy, inau-
drAted at the Charleston, Reunion in
lss. He states:
1.-THE author of that resolution, Mr..
'ames Mann. of Nottoway. Va. was ap-
pinted chairman of that committee, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

NJ tina man sacrificed their best silk
frocks to make fass. with cunning ena-
broidery they eniblaxoned them IN sucn
rovai style that they are wendrousy
beautiful even In this~ day OF the he-
Nuisance. Is It astonishing that OUT
men wrapped these nags aDout tneir
, bodies and. like the stern scotch tatnef
whe gave another and another son TOT
Eachim," died enc atrsr me othef W
preserve them from captures
The snippings left by the army sa"ors,
pieces Of gray or black ciorn nve or %
inches across were pieced together ana
then cut into Jackets for the soldiers
children. Very acceptable these Joseph
coats" proved to those who could boast
no better covering. Rags that couia ce
utilized in no other way were wouno IN
balls and woven into carpets, which oio
duty in place Of those long since cut up
for horse and saddle blankets. and these
home made carpets were contributed later
as the need Of them arose.
Bits of clippings OF the best gown were
sewed neatly over the WORKOUT mouse
slippers of the women, and they straight
way became dandy little conseners OF
the gown, and were dainty to look upon.
as well as objects of pride to their own
ers 1t seems strange in these days Of
electric lights to look back to the days
Of 'sl-e5 and think Of the lampwtcks plait-
| ed by hand and the oil was fried out OF
refuse pork. Sometimes mild myrtle ber-
ries were stewed until they yielded a
pale green wax, which made beautiful and
aromatic candles. The oil Of peanuts
| served also for illuminatiG purposes.
When none Of these were ~ be had the
fiat pine was cut into splinters and
burned one at time, while the over
| worked women sat around the pickering
hight and sewed until late in the night
once saw fve soldiers wives making
| clothes by this light and while they
| worked they talked over the chances Of
| their men coming home alive. II
| don't expect mine,'' said one, but God
knows 1 do not want to complain. Since
| my baby died he hasn't and occasion to
come" By occasion" she meant induce
ment.
Religious Freedom IN Mexico.
The Mexican Herald.
Missionaries In this country are on an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23
An Explanation.

through an error last week the edi-
Etial article on the erection of a monu-
knt to Major John Pelham was not
parated from the short Geographic re-
1Ft Of the opening meeting Of the con-
tntion at New Orleans and 1t appeared
4 convention work.As a matter of
1lrse. it is entirely State work. and has
connection with that outlined by the
neral division.
The chepter report at the close of the
dunn was run into the historical ar
lies. owing to Its being sent in sep
ate from the rest of the copy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

Detroit. Nov. H.-Genersl Superintend-
ent THommadeau this afternoon announc-
ed an increase in the pay of the switch
men on the Michigan Central In the big
yards between Detroit and Chicago and
at junction points in Michigan from De-
cember /.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23
New Orleans Convention.

1t the convention in New Orleans last
lex 1900 was contributed to the JEFF
son Davis monument fund from the
heraf treasury, and nearly $1,000 raised
individual contributions. 1t was re-
we'd that the general division should
undertake any other monument work
Iul this memorial be completed.
motion for the purchase OF stone
llr' Jackson's house. In order to pre-
i've 1t. was lost on account of 50 much
wing already been undertaken.
Fhe motion for biennial. instead OF an
hl, meetings was also lost.
Mrs. Virginia Clay Clopton Of Hunts
le was elected honorary President.
No change was made in the regular Of
be and the officers of last year were
reelected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

70. A. L. Dowdell. President. Editor
A. fn-Chief. -
rs. J. Asa Rountree, Birmingham, Chap
i ter Editor.
~ Harvey z. Jones, Historian. His
E.s torical Editor.
Our Fallen Heroes: The manner Of their
sath was the browning glory of their
YES. jefferson Davis.
K. DIRECTORY.
fesident-Mrs A. l.. Dowdell. Opslika.
honorary President-Mrs. Sallie c. Jones.
4 Camden.
irst Vice President-Mrs Rose Garland
1 Lewis, Birmingham.
econd Vice President-Mrs. g. W. Tay-
| Tor, Demopolis.
ecordins secretary-Mrs. B. B.. Ross.
| Auburn.
corresponding secretary-Mrs. w. Will
J. N. Thompson. Tus-
tistoIian.Mrs. Harvey e. Jones. Spring
|esistrarMMiss Elma Holland. Scale.
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES
historical Committee-Miss NJ. e. Bullock.
| Eufaula.
fonumentaI committee-Mrs. L. q. Daw-
son. Montgomery.
Ihildren Of the Confederacy-Mrs. +. 1.
Wood, Troy. -
happier Extension Committee-Mrs. r. II.
Elmore, Montgomery,
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THE WESTERN RAILWAY OF ALABAMA

IS
IS havePu imanv
betwee
Adants e IUTz M Montgomery Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23

Religious Freedom In Mexico.
The Mexican Herald.
Missionaries In this country are on Al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-23
DIRECTORY.

Our Fallen Heroes: The manner Of their
sath was the browning glory Of their
Davis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
A NARROW ESCAPE.

We can't get onto the curves" of the esteemed Norfolk Landmark. A few days ago some anonassicuss predicted that on last Saturday night there would be flood. and that a large portion of the American continent would make sn ex- cursion in the direction that McGinty took. The Landmark received a copy of the pamphlet and in its Tuesday issue apologizes for not giving the news and predictions to its readers on Saturday.
 We fail to understand how our Norfolk contemporary can be so obtuse. There are some people who believe what they read in newspaper-even a Norfolk paper-and if they had read of this cata- clysm think what would have been the result! Many of them would have spent the night watching for the beginning of the end. or in building raft. and would have been unfit for church next day, even if none actually died from fright. Then. when they found that there was nothing doing and that they were not squirming around among the mermaids and things, they would have looked on the whole thing as a newspaper fake, and probably have stopped their papers or lynched the editor. The Landmark really had a for tunate escape and ought to consra tulate itself on its good luck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
WILLING TO CHANGE.

Editor Nunnelee of The Selma Times is a believer in the givs and-take plan, and if he can't get what he wants he pro- poses to take what the other fellow wants. Il the course of an editorial on Demo- crs tmic policies and possibiIitieS The Times says;
 We are not hopeful of the Democrats winning in the next election, 1t matters not who Is put up. We are perfectly will ing, however, for the believers in the sin gle standard to nominate one of their fa- vorites and we will march up to the polls and give him as loyal a support as we would anybody else. The singlc standard fellows in the Democratic Party have had two doses of Bryan and we should now be willing to take dose of their ,nedi
 cine if they are strong enough in the next national convention to give 1t to us. Nj ..t any old change at WashingtGn " 'i na preferable to the tr;Est-ridden lC-..I4stra- ton and Democratic President of the gold bug variety might sue ll in giving
 us some relief along the line of reducing the tarin on the necessities of life. and , the cost of living might be brought down little, even if the volume of currency Is kept down to where Wall Street ran cause panic and squeeze the weak | whenever it sees proper.
 It is very evident to all who have kept up with passing events that without
 very radical change in public sentiment | it Is useless to repeat the experiment of
 trying to win victory with MT Bryan
 and free coinage, or with either. That l is plain, and as turn about is fair play"
 we think it nothing put fair and reason-
 able that those who have had two trials | should now be willing to reverse the en-
 zine and try another road There are
 some hundreds of thousands of Demo- ! crats who had no faith in Mir Bryan or 1 his financial policy but voted for him because he was the partys candidate. Those who refused to vote for him have | been very freely stism ltized as bolters. Now. will these Bryan men be conss-
 tent if things don't go their way? If Democrats who are firm believers in the gold standard shall be strong enough to
 formulate a platform embodylng their | financial belief and nominate q candidate | in harmony with IL. will the free silver men "talle d dose of their own medicine, ;"
 as The Times phrases it. and support
 the ticket? If they are as loyal to the i party as they insist that others shall he 1 they will do so, and then we shall see
 whether success is possible. It certainly
 is not to be won by repeating former mis-
 takes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
HOW R. c. CLowRY BEGAN.
How President of Western Union
 Became a Telegraph Operator.

The December Success contains an in terview with Robert C. clowry, Pres ident of the Western Union Telegraph Company, in which he tells of the strug gle of his early life. Of his first position Mir CloWry said
 'I had been living with my mother on a farm in Will County, not far from Joliet, and, Having reached the age of b, l thought 1t time to start out in the world for myself. Ever since first heard of the telegraph l was fascinated with its work ings, and at that time my chief am bition was to be able to send a message over the wires.
 What kind of work do you want to do? the operator asked me. replied that l didn't suppose l was capable of doing anything but carrying messages. We'll he said, we don't pay boys anything the first six months; but, if you want to work, you'll have a chance to learn the business. When you're in the office you can easily pick up the knack of operat- ing the keys, and eventually you'll get an office of your own.
 "I hadn't expected to earn any money at first so I told him l was ready to begin work at once. That was the be- ginning of my experience in the telegraph business.
 But, if you received no money for six months. how did you live in Joliet during that time?' the interviewer asked Col onel Clowry.
 "I was able to earn money by doing various odd jobs around town and, or course my expenses were very low. For a while l used to get my own meals. I had learned to do plain cooking at home. and 1t was no hardship for me to fry an egg or broil a piece of steak. Jo- liet was very small town in 1852, and had never been accustomed to luxurious living at home l had to work long hours in the office. 1 was the only messenger and had all the work to do, so l hardly had time to be homeslck. After my ne on the farm Joliet was regular me tropols in my eyes, and 1 found much to interest me. Of course, l was dis couraged at times. 1 was very young to be away from home and dependent on my own resources. and it was only nat ural that 1 should occasionally get the blues. But for the most part l was wrapped up in my work and occupied with ambitious plans for the future. Were you able to learn telegraph in a short timer
 Yes; it seemed to come natural to me. 1 aIways nkeu mechanics and didn rest until knew the function of every key | and lever connected with the instruments in the office. Within two months l was | able to send and receive messa ge, and | in four months 1 was quite as expert as | the regular operator. He was surpri sed | at the readiness with which l learned, | and remarked one day that 1 wouldn't remain a messenger long. This encour- | aged me. of course, but l had not the l least idea how soon l should he given ar | office of my own.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
Father of the Navy.

Those who claim for Commodore John Barry the honor of having been the fa- ther of the American navy will have a controversy on their hands. if they fol- lew Archbishop lrelands suggestion and attempt to have erected as a memorial to that uffic or a statue in Washington. The statue, of course, would be above criticism, for Barry performed excellent service on the sea in the Revolution. But 1t would be another matter to engrQva on the statue the claim that the Irish sailor was the father of the American navy. The people of Rhode Island claim the honor for Esek Hopkins. who in 17,e was commissioned by the Continental Congress as commodore and "comman- der-in-chief' of the navy. He put to sea early in l776 with the first squadron sent out under an American flag. and with it he took the British forts in the Bahama islands. and later captured prizes on the high seas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
GREAT OPPOSITION
Will Be Aroused Against Senator
 Jones of Arkansas.
Washington Special to LoulsVlIIe CourIer-

Washington Special to Louisville Courier-
 Journal. ., e,o4 .ho
 If the President sends to the Senate the name of Senator Jones of Arkansas TOT roemher of the Isthmian Canal Conlmls- sion as Is now said to be likely, 1t seems certain that there will be deterH'@geW @ . Vi'. oosition to his confirmation. SchatoI Morgan of Alabama. is expected to !eao ihe fight against nim. and, from what can he learned a number of Senators on the Democratic side will join hands 10 secure rejection. The nominations to the lstn- milan Canal Commission would first go to inc Canal Committee for consideration. Senator Morgan is Chairman of the Com- nnittee and majority of the Com'hltIee' indeuendent of politics, voted Tor the NC asua canal The influence of the Ala ba ma Senator is probably such that an unfavorahle report could be made, thus pivine Jones's opponents the first round.
 It is claimed by Jones opponents III the Senate that his appointment IS 10 pc the final end of an alleged deal which influenced him 10 vote for the Panama canal The Democratic National ConVen- tion of which senator Jones was mem her as well as being Chairman or the Democratic National Committee declared expressly for the Nicaragua route As member of the Committee on Resolutions senator Jones voted for the plank, as a member of the convention he voted Tor it. and in the ensuing campaign ne sup norted it. No one was aware that Sen atnr Jones contemplated joining the Pan- anna forces until he was defeated Tor me Scnatorship by former Governor Ciarke' | Senator Hanna, who led the nSht ior tMhe M ! Panama route and is Chairman of the National Republican CoinHftteH, IS re | ported to have requested the President to 1 appoint the Chairman If the Democratic 1 National Committee on the canal com
 mission. IL may be all right. but it cer' ] tainly has an ugly look. Will the day 1 ever return when Democrats will cease i asking Republicans for favors?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1s, 1909.
DoUara GOLDEN SYMBOL.

wAs Amasiean Newspaper Directory uses esr- snsn signs to denote the relative standing and nnsvas oe shs whole nsid of nswspaperdorn which essnss under iss notice. sad ons of these nigns n the mystic symbol t01 denOtins p-sva6sa.A ~ which stands for high quality. and 0 thus szpiafnsds
 s:Aavsrtisers value this paper more for the einss and quality of its circulation than for the ussrs number of copies printed"
 auch papers are credited with . single sym hol; but there is . higher grade. according to shis standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL e0l to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol eel and is tsss Only paper 90 distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
GENERAL LEES BREAK.

The Advertisers Washington corre- spondent Is not alone in his criticisms of Gen. Fitzhugh Lees unfortunate or ill., advised remarks before the Patria Club in New York last Saturday night, for his own State papers arc but little more lenient to him. The Pi:tsburg Index-Ap- peal is surprised that he should have gone out of his way to praise Mckinley at the expense of Cleveland The Rich mond Dispatc.. admits that his views are not what we thought they were. and The Richmond Times adds:
 When Gen. Fitzhugh Lee returned from Cuba several years ago and the reporters tried to interview him, he replied jocular- ly in Spanish. He was most discreet, and let no word drop that could in any way embarrass either himself or the admin istration. We think the General would have done well tu preserve the same dis erect silence, now mat il IS all over. We do not think that it comes either in good taste or in good grace for hlm to be tell sng tales on MT. Cleveland at this late day lie was Presldent Cleveland's con tidential agent in CuDa, and his communi- cations to the President were of conti- dentlal nature. Moreover, MT. Cleveland was one ot the most valuable friends that General Lee ever Idd
 These are some of the expressions we have seen in Virginia papers and they indicate that in his own home the Ger- eral is not susleiuuI IL IS singular that n man who has ger rally been as pru- dent in conl ets9uoH as he has shown himself to be savIId nave made such an unfortunate break as nc dlu in New York. 1t emphasizes the fact that d sensible man may put his foot in IL when he gets up to address an audience.
 Now, We hardly believe that any right thinking man iA the South will object to the expression of E.ud'e sentiments TOT 0Ir. McKinley, f,r he Was good man and in the main Wus friend of the Southern peop.,, bat General Lee is the last man who should even uy Implication refer in any hu. friendly words to Mir Cleveland. II -' was correctly reported and We have s,. .. ,z, ueliaI, he shout learn to be Is1To c,"r'ul whou he soe; speech-msking in fd,ure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19

the story is an exceedingly diaphanous one, and would hardly have been printed except as the last resort, but we suppose it must pass. We are not thoroughly posted on the life and habits of the boa family. so we are not able to say wheth- er they are accustomed to hide them selves in punches of bananas or not. We have heard of bugs and worms and 'ta- rantulas and such small cattle crawling from among the fragrant fruit pods of the banana tree but boa is almost as much out of place there as sea serpent would be. And very likely if the occur renee had been anywhere else than At- lanta it would have been worm that wirggied out of the bunch of fruit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-19
The Time Not Come.

Dothan Home Journal.
 Any sensible person. white or black who is not blinded by fanatcism, knows that the time has not yet come, if 1t ever may come, when the two races are really mixable socially or in schools. where both whites and blacks have respect for themselves. True. the mixture exists after a fashion. and in limited measure. in some Northern communities. but the bond of social union Is weak and liable to break from the slightest jar. The races do not really desire such a un4on NneY know what Is best for both parties.