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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Hitchcock to Go.

From Washington to Chicago Record
 Herald.
 President Roosevelt has some troubles near at home. Just now, 1t is said by members of the cabinet who have talked privately with him. he is hunting with considerable anxiety for new Secretary of the Interior. Secretary Hitchcock of depends either on his own alacrity in offering his resignation or the President E ability to find the right man for his sue cessor. It is said the President is now looking to the Pacific coast for his new Secretary of the Interior.
 MT. Hitchcock's case is peculiar one. He is esteemed very highly by the Pres Ident and by all his associates as a gen. tIeman and friend. but he Is unfortunate in his administration of the office which he holds. He is so cautious and suspi- cious that he cannot accomplish any thing He is constantly afraid some one is putting up job on him. and the re- suit is that public business languishes for lack of strong character to remove the obstacles. fancied or real and SC ahead
 The President Is very reluctant to ask for the resignation of MT. Hitchcock, but members of the cabinet say he will do so very soon unless that gentleman soon takes the hint and resigns. Already enough hints have been given MT. Hitch. cock to lead to the pramnt resignation of any ordinary man, but MT. Hitchcock IS so constituted that he cannot see what everyone else has seen for long time. He thinks the gossip about his removal is the work of his enemies and that the President will stand by him to the end. He will soon experience rude awaken ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26


 April 2o 1902 Editor The Advertiser: While am only plowman in the pine woods of South Alabama and have no time during the six working days of the week for anything but my farm work, I put in good time all of Sunday reading my papers. so that ] can keep up with the times. Though l am pinewoods farmer, yet l am Democrat and feel a great interest in my party's welfare and never fail to do my duty in the upbuild ing of Democracy. l can't understand why Democrats should be so divided in opinions as to primary elections. IL seems tc me that white primary would be calling all political parties into a primary election; and If we are to have d white primary, why not do away with prima- ries and wait until the general election? What right has a Democratic Executive Committee to call white primary where all parties can participate ir common with Democrats? I can understand why Democratic Executive Committee can call Democratic primary and l can see why it is best to have Democratic pri- mary. My idea is that the duties of our Democratic Executive Committee is to shape regular and prescribed rules of fairness among Democrats in Democratic primaries It Is best that political sharks tseeking office do not lead our party into d white primary election.
 As to the coming election Governor Jelks will carry old Monroe sure
 As ever friend to The Advertiser.
 NJ, B, Rogers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

the Senate eitheE with a favorable or un- favorable report.
 It is possible that some of the less inn portant treaties with the South Ameri- can countries may be reported with fa- vorable recommendation, but 1t is ex- tremely doubtful If the French treaty, to which there has been so much obiec- tion, will receive favorable consideration A number of the Republican members of the Committee are opposed to tho French reciprocity treaty chiefly because it is a great deal more than 1t receives. In the judgment of the Senate leaders none of these treaties will be ratified. even if they are reported with favorable recom- menda tions.
 The Committee will meet again on Fri day, and. after it has disposed of these treaties. the docket of the Foreign Re- lations Committee will be cleared for the first time in years. This condition of af- fairs is due largely to the energy and industry of Senator CulIom. Since he be- Committee he has been instrumental in reporting to the Senate great many treaties which have been pending in the Committee for years. Every one remem- bers how promptly he secured the ratiii- cation of the treaty transferring the Dan ish West Indies to the United States. He was commended and thanked by Presi- dent Roosevelt for his excellent work and Senator Frye. the presiding officer of the oldest members of the body. both of whom are members of the Foreign Rela- tioEs Committee. personally congratulat- ed Senator Cullon today for his excellent work in disposing of a1l the treaties be- fore his Committed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

The microbes have caught the oysters, or the oysters have caught the microbes, We have all along had suspicion that the luscious bivalve was bound to get 'em in time An investigation of the oysters of Narragansett Bay, into which all the sewage from the city of Providence flows, develops the fact that a large per cent of them contain microbes dangerous to human beings, and possibly eXamina- tion of other oyster beds might disclose the same conditions That is d warn ing to those who eat 'cm alive, The only safety lies in thorough cooking Or total abstenence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Roasting is Good for It.

WIIcON ETd
 Perhaps The Montgomery Advertiser does more toward molding public opin- ion than any other paper in the State. vet 1t does not seem to be specially pleas ing to the newspaper fraternity. Not a few editors have recently roasted it. us ing the following extract from The Age Herald as a text: In this day people think and act for themselves, and are moved by reason and not by abuse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
OSHKOSH TEACHERS TO STRIKE
Organization Formed for Purpose of
 Demanding Higher Pay.

Oshkosh (Wis.) Special.
 Unless the salaries of the teachers Of the public schools of this city are appre- ciably raised at the apportionmcnt made next month. there will be wholesale strike at the end of the year.
 Out of 12O teachers. including the Su- perintendent and all the district school principals there are only twenty who receive S550 a year or more.
 Several meetings have been held and an organized movement has been inau- gurated. the teachers signing an agree rtent to stand by one another and not to serve unless an advance is granted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Wild and Woolly Farce.

The average presentation of Uncle Toms Cabin is hut wild ana WooiIs spactacle of universal deformity. ana hence the efforts to make a financial success of it have of late years proven [. failure. If all lwed to run it's course II will eventually kill itseH.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
They Do Not Fear It.

\ DOeNlIt T ITIIt S-
 Why should Governor Jelks or his po- litical friends fear Dem ocratiC primary: The rev Constitution was framed ana nut into operation under his adminiStra- ton and every pledge made to the people is being carried out. Jelks is the man to succeed himself and give the new Con stitution fair chance. but if he is afraid to risk the masses of the people in a fair primary. he does not deserve to be elect .-l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
What They Should Have Done.

The trusts are forcing the farmers of Alabama to do what they should nave done for years. The price of food Is to he nut so high that people will have to live as they lived during the war. The farmers will have to raise food, for the cotton crop will no longer pay for food and clothes on the smaller farms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Make Us Weary.

Decatur NeWs. ,,
 "AIabamas business Governor will now have to take a back seat Jeiks has only been Governor but half the time that MT. Johnston was during his "busi- ness term. but he can show an array ot figures to the State treasury's credit that the "business Governor was never able to exhibit Now what have You 'antis got to say? Jclks not fit to he Governor of Alabama! Go long you make us VI na rN,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

The Mobile Register explains that it favors d primary restricted to Demo- cratic voters. That Is a vast improve ment upon a general white primary and would shut out from fifty to sixty thou sand white anti-Democrati voters in Alabama. And if we have primary they ought to be shut out.-Our Southern Home.
 If The Register has thus explained its position the paper containing it failed 10 reach this office. That papers posi- ton is just the reverse, for it favors q general primary for all white men--a thoroughly untenable position. The Home Is correct when it says antl-Democrats should be shut out of d Democratic primary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
TRADE TREATIES.
They Are to Be Reported from
 Foreign Affairs.

From Washington to Chicago Tribune.
 It was agreed today by a formal vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Commit tee to report to the Senate at the next meeting of the Committee all the reel procity treaties which have been pending before that body for more than two years. Each of the ten treaties will be taken up and voted upon and will be sent to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

A recent statement is to the effect that meat dealers in Philadelphia say that Consumption has fallen off nearly one aaif in consequence of high prices" and It is further declared that numbers of them' will go out of business if condi- tions remain as they are. Might it not have a good effect if consumption should Tall off elsewhere?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

Marrying a man to reclaim him is a dangerous experiment for a good woman to undertake. Appointing an unit man to a good office to reform him is just about as uncertain, but that seems to be what the President has done in some
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Beef Three Times a Day.

Eufaula Times. ,,,o,, r.b, nropose foa their daughters nanas % whether they can give them horses anu carriages but whether they can give 'nei" beef three times day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

The Meridian (Mlss.) Press, looking back towards the old home of Its editors, decides that it looks as though eX-Gov- ernor Johnston will win the Governorship in Alabama under the primary plan" In a free-for-all primary he might stand some sort of show, but in Democratic primary "it looks as though he wouldn't pass the first quarter post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Cure for Fishing Habit.

Elba Clipper creek and fish till o'clock without any brelkfaSt If you fail to set single bite. which is usually onr luck you will never want to ply the isA'rm la fed rain. or in mt 1t more conservatiVely, not for | good long time thereafter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

If Adam was a myth who was the first man? Or, was there no first man? Where does such denial leave us? Cn- less we accept the theory of Darwin we cant tell where we are at without Adam to start with.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

inc same purpose, the superstition being that birds carry messages about the living to the dead. and. like everybody else In Turkey, are suspected of being spiteful unless something is done to curry their favor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

The Talladega Mountain Home ''res- pectfully invites all the editors who can't raise the price of the New York eXcur- sion to visit Talladega during the Chau- tauqua. We have everything here that can be sen in New York except elevated railways and electric lights"
 Unless you have some Raines law hotels you are not in it with New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

Andrew Carnegie says trouble runs off his back like water from duck. If his back were continually bowed with the burden of procuring the necessaries of life for his family the troubles would rest on him as they do on many others
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
WITH ALABAMA EDITORS.
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All Playing Him

Ozark Star. . ,.or,oor the shortcomingc in this issue of The star star as the editor is playing the deNll III D"i, tr, las and the devil is playing eui''i III Ozark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

The Westminster Hospital. facing the -u- trance to the Abbey. claims to have the best site in London from which to view the pro- cessicn and as stand to accommodate 2.0o0 people is to he erected. and 9 guinesS a seat has already been offered by appli- cants, the hospital coffers ought to overflow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Hardest Blow of All.

Bonneville Press. l,,,,.o ,,,.n has secured a corner on whiskey. rms is inc hardest blow of all to the lovers of ardent spirits. You can get corner ,;ant hui there is going to bs a howl from the old topers on the above rnmor'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Turkeys Sacred Place.

The Chirkau Scherif or Hall of the Holy Garment is the most sacred place in Turkey, for it shelters the mantle of the Prophet Mo hammed his staff his saber. his standard and among other relics. two hairs from his venerable beard which are enclosed in cas- ket of gold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Facts Make Figures.

rirures again tell the story of now me e,bi;- vertiser's March circulation gives tnis sas net csfion the credit of having a guaiaI.eSs, ,.sne mia circulation greater than the ciaiIneu the of all other morning papers puprsneo, ,a", Is State of Alabama combined. .na .nsa hv inc hased on the latest reports furnisno' ' American Newspaper Directory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

"How to furnish home with s2,0Oo. is a very interesting story by the late Frank Stockton. How to get the two thousand would be more to the point with many people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Tn a Turkish Cemeterv.

cemeteries little vessels of water are placed
 for the benefit nf the birds and some of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

The Philadelphia man who ate ping pong ball probably thought It was cheaper than eating eggs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
A Daily Average Gain of. -. .3l oS A Sunday Average Gain of. .34 .oi

" A Scott Circulation Manager of the MonfEoniery Advertiser, being duly sWo,n n' says, The foregoing statement Of me At vertisers circulation for the month or MaiVh 1902 is true and correct and compiled aIter all returns from newsboys, news agents anu leftover copies have been deducted
 w A. SCOTT.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4tn F. W. JACKSON. fsral.l N P. Ex-o. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1902

Will the new Pension Commissioner in dite verse or two on the back or each pension he hands out?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

Cultivate your conversational powers, but especially try to be good listener. To draw people out by gentle and judcious question ing is sometimes the highest art.-May La dies Home Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

twenty-six centuries ago Boston would do well to let the gnat escape If thereby 1t can strain out the camel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

Notable Extracts from the Big Dailies' Corrs- l; spondents !.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

doesn't worry those who are provided with a gas range. It is always ready, whether you want to prepare light meal or a big dinner, and 1t is so clean and convenient to work with, that you don't mind if you take a turn in the kitchen yourself. There is none of, the dirt and trouble of coal Or wood burners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

Editor The Advertiser:
 Who is vice-President of the United States: In the event of the death of President Roosevelt. who would succeed him?
 Enquirer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

If our Bessemer contemporary is called on to pass through "Ole virginny" he'll travel incog. or in a box car or in some thing else that will hide him from the wrath of the Cavaliers. lest they eat 'em alive. To us. Pocahontas is as real as intend to let her get lost.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

We expected The Bessemer Herald Journal would strike snags when it inti- mated that Pocahontas was myth, and were not surprised to read this warning from The Virginian- Pilot:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

If that Bessemer editor ever has oc- casion to pass through Virginia, he wants to make his transit in the night We say pass through, for of course he wouldn't have the temerlty to think ot stopping off
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Letters to The Editor.
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! Democratic Primary

Mineola. Monroe Co.,, Ala,
 April p. 1902.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26

Brief mention was made in these columns recently of the case of Kan sas woman who was tried for murder be- fore jury of young men and acquitted. The Wichita Eagle thus alludes to the circumstance:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
The moving finger writes, and, having

Moves on: nor all your piety anu wit Shall lure it back to cancel half d line. Nor all youf tears wash out q single word
 of it.
Arizona republican., 1902-11-20
THE CONQUEST OF THE PRE-.
 VENTABLE

This world would be a delightful place to live in if it were not for the people. They really cause all the trouble. Mans worst enemy is always man. He began to throw the respon- sibility of his transgressions on some one else in the Garden of Eden, and he has been doing so ever since.
 The greater part of the pain, sorrow and misery in life is purely a human invention, yet man, with cowardly ir- reverence, dares to throw the respon- sibility on God. It comes through the breaking laws. laws natural, physical civic, mental. or moral. These are laws which man knows. but he disre- gards; he takes chances; he thinks he can dodge results in some way. But Nature says, He who breaks, pays" ." There are no deadletter laws on the Divine statute-books of life. When a man permits torchlight procession to parade through a powder magazine, it is not Courteous for him to refer to the subsequent eXlposion as ''one of the mysterious workings of Providence" T"
 Nineteenth of the worlds sorrow, mis- fortune, and unhappincss is preventa- ble. The daily newspapers gre the great chroniclers of the dominance Of the unnecessary. Paragraph after par agraph, column after column. and page after page of the dark story-acci- dents, disasters, crime, scandal, hu- man weakness and sin-might be checked off with the word prevent able" In each instance were our in- formation full enough, our analysis keen enough, We could trace each back 10 it's cause, to the weakness of the wrong from which it emanated. Some times it is carelessness, inattention, neglect of duty, avarice, anger, jeal- ousy. dissipation, betrayal of trust, sell hshness, hypocrisy, revenge, dishonesty any of hundred phases of the pre- ventable. That which can be prevent ed should be prevented. It all rests with the individual-CWilliam George Jordan in 'The Power of Truth" just published by Brentano's)
Arizona republican., 1902-11-20

was boy I named for a eat. My pas torate was a suburb of Boston, and one of my parishioners was a lady of large estate and a gentlewoman in every sense of the word, generally known to the community as Aunt Esther. She was an eccentric person who wore silken gowns very long in the train and short in the front and always several old fashioned brooches at the same time. She visited Wash ington frequently, always with her pet cat as a travelling companion, and she was one of the few ladies accorded @ seat on the floor of the house of con- gress. On the grounds of her country home was a diminutive cemetery, where her feline pets slept after life's ftful fever.
 During my residence in the parish her special favorite was a large Nal tese cat, named Thomas Henry, whose death occurred just before the coming of a new baby at the lodge keepers home on Aunt Esther's place. She was to be godmOther and name the child, while I was to baptize it. Her recent bitter bereavement still weighed or her soul, and when I asked By what name shall this child be known?' Aunt Esther responded in trembling tones. There is no name so sweet to me as Thomas Henry and by that title the boy was thenceforth known. ."--Balti- more Sun.
Arizona republican., 1902-11-20

enumerate senators and representatives who were good churchmen.
 The new rector, the Rev. Richard Cotton smith. was born in New York city in 1860, and is the son of the late Rev. John Cotton Smith, a noted cler gyman of New York. His early educa tion was received in public and pri- vate schools in his native city. He later attended Amherst college, gradu- ating from that institution in the class of 1882. Having decided to enter the ministry, he took up course of study in the Cambridge theological semniary and was graduated in 1885. Dr. Smiths first charge was at Beverly, Mass, where he served as rector of St. Pet CTS church. from 1885 till 1888, when he was called to Trinity church in Boston as the assistant of the late Bishop Phillips Brooks. He served at Trin- ity church until 1893, when he was called to St. Johns Episcopal church at Northampton, where he has filled the position of rector of that parish un- til the present time. He has spent the last year in travel abroad. having but recently returned to this codntry He married a Miss Otis of Boston and has three children. He is an orator of more than ordinary ability, a man of pleasing personality, and an energetic church worker
Arizona republican., 1902-11-20
TO RIVAL ST. PETER.

It the plans of the Catholic clergy in New York find fruition the city will some day see the most magnificent cathedral in the world, not even except ing St. Peters at Rome. The proposed cost Of the cathedral is $25, 900. 900. The plan, which is still nebulous. not having secured the approval of the archbishop. has enlisted the support of the most conservative priests of the city. The style of architecture is to be modern Roman, with all the substantial effect possible. but in the rise of the dome the light and airy appearance of Byzantine style is secured. In shape the plans provide for a cruciform structure 53O feet long and 450 feet across the tran septs. The height is 450 feet from the pavement to the tip of the cross sur mounting the ball on the dome. The ball is large c-"--~N 10 contain thirty persons. The dome itself is more than Zoo feet in diameter supported by four massive columns 800 feet in height.
Arizona republican., 1902-11-20
SHE TELLS OF A MISTAKE.
Why Certain New York Critic Does Not Like Mrs. Patrick Campbell
 She Is Sorry

There is a critic on one of the big newspapers in New York who really dislikes me and will say nothing good of me and I don't blame him either but it was all through a mistake on my part. You see, it is customary in England to give on a first night, after the performance, a supper on the stage to ones friends and associates. Over there we never think of inviting the representatives of the press. It would be positive bad form. Well. it never occurred to me when I came over here that the same rule did not apply on this side also. so on my opening n ght last season I planned the usual little celebration and told my business man. ager l should be pleased to receive any friends he might wish to invite We'll. or course, l thought nothing, more about it. The opening came and the DOT formance passed off very satisfactorily. and our friends began to- come in for the little party. We were just sitting down to supper when a card was sent in to me. MT. - -. New York Well, being hostess, I was very busy just then. and, seeing the name of the newspaper. I supposed. of course. 1t was reporter, and l sent word back that l couldn't see him. Well. it turn ed out that he was my business man agers friend. whom he had invited to supper at my request. Dear, dear, it makes my head ache to think of it, Such rude thing to do but I was hardly to blame under the circum- stances. I just thought it would be bad form to receive a newspaper man at such time. IL would have been in England.-EleanorF Franklin in Les lies Weekly.