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The Southern herald., 1902-04-18

splendid health and give all praise to
Peruna. A. c. SWANSON
Michael O'Halleran, Lieutenant Ser
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W. Monroe street, Chicago, H.:
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The Southern herald., 1902-04-18

Officer A. c. Swanson writes from
6O7 Harrison street, Council Bluffs,
la, as follows:
The Southern herald., 1902-04-18

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The Southern herald., 1902-04-18
JOHN E. PTACEK.

dnenched, a severe cold has followed
which II seemed impossible TO throw
off until one of them tried Peruna,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1902.
A SIMPLE QUESTION

The Central Republican. published at BeIington. W. Va, says: we still get uuestions from farmers asking if 1t will pay them to invest money in barns and sheds, in order that their stock may be sheltered."< Farmers who live as far north as West Virginia must be several centuries behind the age to seriously ask such a question as that. They might with equal propriety ask if they should protect their children from the inclemen- cies of the weather. for such a query would not be more simple than the other.
 Aside from any feeling of humanity, the Farmer should know,that protecting stock Is a paying investment. Horses and cat fle which have warm and dry stalls in bad weather not only look better and live longer than do those exposed to wind Rnd cold and rain. but they yield better returns and, what is a material point, They require less feed. It has been es- tablished beyond shadow of doubt when either cows or horses are properly shell tered, the expense is saved in the smaller amount of food consumed. In other words, if the animals are not kept warm and dry by their surroundings, the lack of heat must be supplied by greater quan- titles of food The farmer should be hu- hame to his stock, and when he is made 10 understand that his humanity really saves money, he will not ask such ques- tions as We have quoted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Letters to The Editor.
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Thinks "TuscaloosA" Correct.
Tuscumbia. Ala. Mar

Tuscumbia, Ala, March 9. l9oz Editor The Advertiser:
 In your editorial explanation. in last Thursdays Advertiser, of the correct spelling of the old Capital of Alabama ''Tuskaloosa," or "Tuscaloosa"-tt seems that both are correct, the one rendered so by writers and Photographers, and the other by custom or usage. From your conclusion. however, reached by the ex- animation of the vocabularies of scores of writers and Photographers. including Compere. Gallatin, Hawkins. Pope Adair and many others, whose opinions are not to be treated lightly, you have evidently decided that as ''Tuskaloosa" Is an h. dian word. derived from "tuska" or "suhka," for warrior, 1t Is correct. per SC. but as the United States government has seen fit. in many instances. to change the orthography of names taken from the Indian dialects, and as there IS no use rebelling against Uncle Sam. you arc willing to let 1t go at that. and accept Tuscaloosa as the correct way of spell ing ''TusKaloosa." And yet. if ''Tuska7 loosa'' Is correct. then Tuscumbia should be spelled with "k," as the name of this city was given 1t by the Indians; but in no instance has the writer ever heard of Tuscumbia being spelled with
 'k." or has he ever known any contro- versy concerning the spelling of it, and if Tuscumbia is correctly spelled with e." 1t certainly seems reasonable that Tuscaloosa should be spelled similarly, and that Tuscaloosa and not '"Tuska- loosa' is properly the old capital of Ala bama. Yours very truly, T. F. Simpson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
THEY ARE ENVIOUS.

As was to be expected, the Virginia papers are figuratively up in arms be- cause of what they seem to regard as the partiality shown by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors in the matter of ap- propriations, and to some extent they are reinforced by North Carolina. The Nor folk Landmark and The Virginian Pilot, The Raleight News and Observer, and perhaps others, are outspoken in con- demnation of what they call the unfair ness of appropriating so much for Ala bama and so little for Virginia apd North Carolina. It is a somewhat significant fact that they attribute this alleged partiality to the influence and efforts of Congressman Bankhead of Alabama, who is one of the strong men of the Committee. They as- sume that if their own States had been so fortunate as to have representatives on the Committee, the appropriations would have been more nearly capitalized. In fact, The News and Observer claims that Alabama was so literally dealt with because MT. Bankhead had "pulr' on the Committee, and they naturally add that it was because their States had no such pull that they were so illiberally treated.
 Now, we admit that Alabama is to be congratulated on having a strong man to look out for her interests, but wo do not admit at all that MT. Bankhead used any unfair or underhand means to influence the Committee in giving his State what some charge is an unjust advantage of other States. He was able to convince the Committee that the amount allowed Ala bama would be we'll spent and he got it. And, to tell the truth. we should not be surprised if the soreness of our Norfolk contemporaries arises from the fact that small part of Alabama's allowance goes to the Coosa River,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

in that State, that the members are of the average class of legislators and. that they fairly represent the feeling prevail ing among their constituents.
 This being the case, we are bound to assume that the people of Mississippi have become convinced that neither good Democracy nor good policy require or will allow further coalition with the ex- ploded and discredited vagariss which have of late controlled many of the West ern States. And they sec just as plainly that the Democracy of the East and North is not only more nearly in accord ance with the old principles of the party, but is the only Democracy which offers any hope of success in future. While the Legislature had no authority, strictly speaking. to formulate a platform or de- clare what the future course of the Mis- in the absence of evidence to the con- trary, that in this case 1t represents the sentiment now prevailing in that State. "Straws show which way the W ind blows." and this act Is very large straw, or bundle of them. And that State will not be a solitary example of return ing reason.
 It is true that an effort was made to re- consider the resolutions. and telegram stated that they were withdrawn after | wards. The Vicksburg Herald of the sth inst. says they were adopted after all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

all his efforts toward inducing the com mittee to order an entirely original sur vey of the Coosa and the Alabama on project Of sax-foot navigation. This engineers summoned by the committee testined that instead of the completion or the project for four-foot navigation cost Ing about $6.00 900. as contained in pre-. the lowest possibie figure $l2.OOo, 900, and possibly $20.o00. 900; and as to Congress- man Rankhead's main proposition for an original survey for six-foot navigation from Mobile to lock No. 1. on the Coosa, that was objected to on account of the estimated cost of more than twenty-five millions.
 Tn making and persistently urging his proposition for an original survey Tor head had mainly in view the great inter State enterprise of giving six-foot navi- gatton all the year around from Mobile to near Gadsden. That would he of in calculable value to the entire State Of Al abama.
 Finally, some days ago. Chairman Bur t n, for the Republican majority, yield ed to the Alabama Congressman's UT gent imrortunities and happily consent. ed to insert in the rivers and harbor bill 2. clause directing the new surveying or the Coosa and the Alabama.
 The main fact which has made Chair man Burton and the Republican majority of the committee so determined to cut off the Coosa entirely from present and future consideration is that expert evil dence to the effect that four-foot naviga- ton would make the necessary expendi- ture 0welve million dollars) a foolish and indefensible waste of public money; 1t having been proved that barges or boats carrying less than five hundred tons of lumber, iron, coal. stone, and so on. cannot be profitably worked. Four foot navigation would permit only barges or boats carrying three hundred and fifty tons to pass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
The Confederate Home.

MT. J. E. Timmons, editor of The La fayette Sun, has issued the following cir cjlar letter:
 t.Some weks since in the columns of fhe Sur I made a proposition that the editors of the weekly papers in Alabama donate 10 per cent of their cash sub scriptions receipts during any three months that might be agreed upon, to the Confederate Home to be built at Montgomery I wish to urge all the editors to give this proposition some careful thought. It will. if properly worked. bear fruit and help in this worthy cause.
 "There should be some united effort in order to make it a success. To this end l wish to hear from every editor who will agree to join me in the plan sug- gested. Please write me at once Any suggestions will be greatfully received.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Interesting Notes About Some of
 Those Prominent Just Now.

An admirer of Professor Haeckel has given an order to the sculptor Harro Hagnussen to make statue of the Ger life, but not put into place till after Haeckeps death.
 Father Jette, missionary among the Nulato Indians. whose habitat is near the polar circle. has made careful study Of Indian tongues and finds that the Nulato language and that of the Apaches are much alike, though they now live thou sands of miles apart.
 Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia is build ing telephone lines between his capital and the Italian settlements in Erythrea. Italy furnishes the wire and Menelek the poles and anyone caught cutting wires will have his right hand cut off and his property confiscated to pay for the dam age.
 Senor Romeo, who was recently shot at and badly wounded by two men as he was leaving the Chamber of Deputies in Madrid was detained in prison for some time in default of finding security in $l,0O0' to appear to prosecute his assailants. The latter have been liberated on bail of $200 each. Senor Romeo is Republican, which may account for his treatment
 At Prince Henry function in the House of Representatives at Washing ton the United States Supreme Court Jus tices were seated in front of the foreign ambassadors and many of the latter are of opinion that the precedence should have been reversed. It is possible that they will ask the President to lay down rule regarding the matter, which has often been discussed before.
 The late Lord Dufferin, when Governor General of Canada, was one of the ear Hest promoters of free Niagara and gave all the weight of his great influence to that project. His original suggestions applied to the Canadian side, but the State of New York did her share of the good work before Canada was ready to act. Streets islands opposite Victoria Park. were renamed in honor of Lord Dufferin.
 N. s. Ador, President of the Swiss Ma tional Council. has been given forcib!e reminder that his countrWnen are in tensely patriotic. President Loubet of France conferred upon Ador the Legion of Honor for services in connection with the Paris Exposition. The Swiss people demanded that he return it on the ground that no citizen should accept such dec oration. M. Ador refused and, though he is regarded as the greatest statesman in the mountain republic. he has been com pelled to resign as President of the Coun- Cil,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
DEMOCRATIC PROBABILITIES.
May Seek New Material to Lead the
 Forces in 1904.

EOICCS III AOOf.
 The probabilities are that the Demo- cratic party in seeking its candidate for President in 1904 will leave the beaten track of the older party chiefs and politi- clans and seek fresh material. There is not much doubt that the Republicans will nominate President Roosevelt or of the further fact that he will be a fairly strong candidate. That particular quality, however, will not be fully measured for a couple of years. New issues may arise, as history moves on, and MT. Roosevelt may prove no exception to the rule that blunders are common to Presi- dential aspirants, and not, unlikely to come in his way. He is an untried quality on important and deciding ques- tions. His apparent popularity is frothy and accidental. sudden in it's origin. and likely to become commonplace or Of no positive force.-Pittsburg Pa.) Post.
 The Democratic party. warned by the blunders and defeats of the past, will. no doubt, exhibit much caution and wis dom in nominating its candidate for the Presidency. and he, we believe, will be a man whose conservatism will command the confidence of the great business in- terests of the country. The most en- couraging thing for the Democrats at the present time is that they are coming together in all parts of the country and give every promise Of being united on principles and policies that are sure to appeal strongliy to the best judgment of the American people. But so far as German and Hill are concerned the con sensus of Democratic opinion seems to be that they are remote possibilities for the Presidential nomination, nevertheless is- sues may arise and conditions present themselves which may result in either of them being selected as the leader of the Democracy in the campaign of 1s04.-New Orleans States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
A SIX.FOoT CHANNEL.
For the Ooosa and Alabama
 Rivers.

l.. J. Walkers Washington Letter in
 Birmingham Age-Herald.
 cause to be made a survey of the Ala bama and Coosa Rivers with a view to six-foot channel in said rivers from Lock on the Coosa to Mobile
 This Is the language of a provision in the rivers and harbors bill as it will be formally reported to the House of Rep resentatives, and the bill will appropriate $l0O00 for the survey.
 The new survey, from Mobile mp to St Clair County. Is of such great importance to Alabama that it is highly desirable to all interests in the State that there can be 8 restatement in this place of the question of Coosa's improvement, most especially as some wild figures and wild CT deductions have by some extraordinary errors appeared in the public prints.
 The figures of $l5,00O000. the sum total published in Alabama as having been hitherto expended by the government in the improvement of the Coosa, are wrong to the extent of $13, 639, 674.S5; the total sum actually expended by the government in the improvement of the Coosa River being $l ,260. 5.15 precisely.
 As to the resurvey and original survey of the CooSa provided for in the rivers and harbors bill. it is here stated upon the highest and most direct authority that for months it has been the positive purpose of Chairman Burton and. incl dentally. of the entire Republican ma jority of the Rivers and Harbors Com mittee, to provide for a permanent dam at lock in the Coosa, and entirely abandon the project of further improving the river.
 In other words Chairman Burton was resolved on account of what he consid- cred practical business principles that not another dollar should be expended on what appeared to him to be the impossi- ble task of opening the Coosa to profit able navigation between Rome, Ga, and Wetumpka, Ala.
 When the Rivers and Harbor Commit tee assembled for work, early ill JanuG1y, the very first river taken up in AlAba- ma was the Coosa. Congressman Sank head of the committee at once proposed that $5O0,O00 be appropriated forth% fCoosa, he being amongst the seventeen members representing the forty-tve States, espe- cially representative of aii Alabama. And being one of the four members who have served longest on 1he committee, he was kindly and patiently listened to; but the majority reJected his first ana every subsequent proposition favoring the Coosa, as the private records of the committee meetir gs may show.
 Finally he in'isted that reasonable proposition of the sum total voted to all Alabama b. given to the Coosa. The reply to this tas in effect that the ma iority would 1e willing to cut down Ala bama's allowance to the extent or wha' was demand ed for the Coosa.
 Failing i1 his prolonged efforts to oo tain money for the Coosa, except toi maintenarce, and discountenancing tho to the Warrior alone all the money m tended ,or the various rivers Of Alabama Congressman Bankhead. in order 10 saw the Co ysa from being permanently aDan donedL and taken of the books of thu Chief Engineer of the army. concentrated
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Roosevelt Relies on Hanna.

Washington Special to Chicago Chronicle.
 Senator Hanna is still more or less of a political necessity to President Roose- welt. The Senator's knowledge of South ern Republican politics, gained by many years of intimate associations with the Southern Republicans, renders his judg- ment invaluable in the settlement of dif- dcult quarrels over Federal offices. The President has tried to get along without Senator Hanna, but has found 1t nearly
 impossible to do so. During the past week the Chairman of the Republican National Committee has devoted at least one-half of his time to the adjustment of disputes over. Southern postoffices which the President found difficult to settle sat- isfactorily. The President did not like to have to call in Senator Hanna, but he simply had to do so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
To the Country Editors.

Lafayette, Ala, March 10. 1902. Editor The Advertiser:
 Some weeks since I made a proposition to the editors of the weekly papers of Alabama that we donate 10 per cent of our total cash subscription receipts, du- ring any three months that might be agreed upon, to the Confederate home to be built at Montgomery. I notice in The Advertiser of Sunday last that the editor of The Record at Evergreen. has signified his willingness to join in the movement. I wish to appeal to every editor to give this question careful con- sideration. I am sure that by united ef- fort nice sum may be realized for this worthy cause It would be labor of love upon the part of the weekly press, and it would inspire others with a de- sire to contribute their part toward help ing the old soldiers in their last days.
 There should be some definite plans arranged. To this end I wish to hear from all who will enter heartily into the movement. Please address me at ooce, if you are willing to adopt this plan. Any suggestions will be gratefully received. J.. l.. Timmons.
 Editor Sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
BAPTIsM IN RIVER JORDAN.
New York Millionaire Journeyed ts
 Palestine for the Purpose.

New York Special to Baltimore Sun.
 According to advices received here from the Orient. Cornelius Van Ness. an octo- genarian millionaire, has been baptized in the River Jordan. near the spot where Christ received His baptism at the hands of St. John. MT. Van Ness sailed on the Celtic last month for this purpose.
 Millionaire Van Ness, who for years owned and occupied palatial residence on the Hudson and has extensive real es- tate interests in New York. two years ago created a sensation by marrying Miss Alice Wood, an attractive young woman of Port Jarvis. upon whom he bestowed his wealth with great liberality. This led to proceedii. gs in the Supreme Court by nieces of his former wife to restrain MT. Van Ness from the further distribu- tion of his estate. He settled the case by transferring to his nieces property worth more than $100.000.
 Among the 1,200 passengers who sailed on the Celtic were MT. and Mrs. Van Ness. It now transpires that for years MT. Van Ness had cherished a desire to be baptized in the Jordan. and that the journey was undertaken for no other pur- pose. According to reports received from the Celtic, MT. Van Ness was baptized by Rev. Dr. William K. Hall. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Newburg. one of the passengers, and an intimate friend of the aged millionaire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Asking What is Meant.

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 The critics of MT. David B. Hill are asking what is meant by his statement that he is in favor of the general prin- ciple of bimetallism,' and whether this means anything more than he believes in the theroy but not in the practice of bimetallism? Do we want any plank in the platform that We declare In ad- vance is impracticable? Can We carry the country on platform containing a plank of that sort?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

Referring to the Kentucky jurymen who had prayer offered up before pro- ceeding to business and then gave the prisoner eighteen years. a contemporary wonders what they would have done to him if there had been no praying? They might have been so little impressed with their duties as to turn him loose, had not the prayer affected them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
A sIGNIFICANT ACT.

That was a singular performance of the Mississippi Legislature few days ago, and. as significant as 1t was singu- lar. By an almost unanimous vote that body adopted resolutions which virtually pledge the Democrats of that State to cut loose from the West, and to ally them selves with the Democrats of the North and East. As a Jackson correspondent of The New York Sun says:
 The resolution virtually cuts Missis- sippi loose from Bryanism. It urges and indorses an alliance between the South and East on political and business lines and sewers all connections with the West. Friends of Mir. Bryan did their best to stem the tide, but 1t was no use. The House would not heed them.
 We note that one or two of our contem- poraries sheer at this action of the Legis- lature, and think they have presented an unanswerable argument when they an nounce with a flourish of trumpets that q Legislature has no right or power to fix the political status of State or of the Democracy. Theoretically, they are cor rect, of course, for we all admit that party laws and party obligations must be fixed by conventions, not by Legislatures, but this does not change the significance of the act alluded to
 No one will claim, We presume. that the Legislature of Mississippi was elected by "goldbugs," or that the members were elected because they were advocates of what is known as the sound money the ory. Nor will any one claim that the voters of that State elected q Legislature to declare the policy of the Democratic Party. We infer. from what We know of Mississippi politics, and from our recol- lection of the events of the last election
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
On Live, Practical Issues

Every now and then some paper springs an old chestnut by suggesting that eA- Governor Johnston Is, or may prove lo he. quite a lively corpse. II stanains for dead issues in opposition to ANlhs ones. kills politically, then ne Is not o the quick but of the dead-aho tn.s a business age and stands and acts on live, practical issues.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
The Only Supplies
Mobile Herald.

Mobile Herald.
 Several prominent Massachusetts men have appeared before a legislative e m- mittee in opposition to the bill to erect a statue to General Butler. They claimed that Butler furnished supplies to the Ccnfederates, and thus prolonged the war at A great cost of men and money. The only supplies furnished the Confedsrates hv Butler were those captured from l,i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

Some of our exchanges are jollying Kentucky because General Funston de- clares that there is no more war in the Philippines than there is in that State. The explanation of that is that he didn't care to say that there is no war in the islands. and compared it with Ken lucky so as to let himself down easy. He knows there is war in the Philippines as well as in the other place.