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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23

we have received tn. first issue Of The
Headland Post. just started by e. A.
rurner. This is the second paper to be
started In the fiourishing little Henry
County town, and we hope the editor will
make a success of his effort. The ini-
tial issue is quite creditable.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23

THE story that Missouri blacksmith
tainted three times because his wife had
neserted him lacks details. Something
more fetching than mere desertion must
have been involved.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
Edward Eggleston,s Greed.

Edward Eggleston's creed was, New
er postpone your happiness for a day,
but exact of life that II shall, II possible,
pay you spot cash without running in
| debt to the future"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
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WITH A COMMENT OR TWO.
Something Lacking.

The turnip greens have come and sweet
potatoes are here and there Is no danger
Of starving for few weeks.-Birming-
ham Ledger.
But you must have some bacon to set
of your green's and q fat 'possum to
flavor the potatoes. You aren't entirely
out Of the woods yet.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23

I'VE assert that the Republican Part
is the only white mans party in AID
bama." chortles The Birmingham Times
How they brag. to be sure! We sincere.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
Prosperous. SURE Enough.

Chicago News.
There must be sure enough prosperity
for people are paying money to- hear
Champ Clark speak.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-22

shall show among other things the
amount of gross and net earnings of such
corporation or person; and If any portion
Of such railroad is without this state, such
returns shall give the amount of the
groSs and net earnings per mile of such
road, the length of the entire main line of
road and the number of miles thereof in
this state; the kind and weight of rail used
on its main line the kind and number of
ties per mile. the kindfof ballast, the num-
Der of miles of side and spur tracks list.
of its equipment, the amount and value
of its capital stock, its funded and floating
debt, its surplus, it's bonds secured by
mortgages or other securities on the prop
erty of such corporation or person, the
market value of its said stock and bonds,
and the amount of dividends, interest or
Indebtedness paid annually or semi-annu-
billy. If railroad is leased and operated
by the lesses, such return shall also give
he amount paid for rental thereof, and
any other matter required by the commits
sioner to carry out the provisions of this
act.
Such corporation a person shall also
whenever required by the commissioner of
state taxes in writing render a sworn
statement of such other and further
acts touching their financial or physical
condition as shall be required by him in
making the appraisal mentioned in the
following sections.
APPRAISAL OF RAILROAD PROP
ERTY.
Sec. II. The commissioner of state taxes
hall appraise at its fair and just value
II property acquired, constructed or used
or railroad business or purposes, includ-
ing the corporate franchise belonging to
my corporation or person owning or
perating a railroad located entirely with
n this state.
Such appraisal shall be taken to be the
rue value of such railroad, its rights
orporate franchise and property in this
tate for the purpose of taxation
Sec. 49,. If a. line of railroad extends
eyond the limits of this state, its whole
aluation ascertained as aforesaid shall
e divided by the number of miles of it's
ntire main line, and the amount thus OBJ
aimed shall be taken to be the value Of
aid railroad per mile; such sum shall be
multiplied by the number of miles in this
tate and the product thus obtained shall
e taken to be the true value of such
abroad, it's rights, corporate franchise
nd property within this state, for the
purposes of taxation; provided however,
hat If less than one mile of the main line
railroad is within this state, the COM
Missioner of state taxes may appraiSe
uch portion lying within this state at
S fair and just value without appraising
hat part lying without the state.
Sec. IA. Such appraisal, except as here
b otherwise provided, shall be made bien-
tally The first of such appraisals shall
made on or before the last day of
december in the year 1902, and thereafter
ards on or before the last day in Dec
mber in every second succeeding year.
trains for public traffic and accommo-
alton commence running on a railroad To-
hted wholly or partially within this state,
over any extension or branch thereof,
lbseuuent to the date at which such
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-22

gross earnings If such railroad is situated
wholly in the state; if situated partly
within and partly without this state then
such two and one-half per cent. on gross
earnings shall be upon such proportion OF
such entire gross earnings CT such road
as the mileage of all trains run i'll this
state bears to the mileage of all trains,
run on the entire line Of such road Tor
each six months period.
Sec. o. A corporation or person accept
ing the provisions of the preceding section
shall make returns of the gross earnings
of said railroad as provided for making
returns in this act, and within thirty days
thereafter forward to the state treasurer
the amount of such two and one-haf per
cent. upon such gross earnings for the
period covered by said returns.
Sec. p. When railroad is operated in
this state by corporation or person
under a lease or other contract said
taxes or payments on gross receipts shall
be paid by the lessee of such railroad or
holder of such contract, and be charged
against and deducted from any payment
due or to become due the lessor or con-
tractor, unless it is otherwise expressly
stipulated in such lease or contract. The
corporation or person that ultimately pays
such tax, shall be construed to be the par
ty who may accept the provisions of tho
second preceding section.
OIbAMbOA1. 4OAft AM t1flA1NOT 0kt-
TATION COMPANIES.
Sec IS. steamboat, car or transporta-
tion company, Incorporated under the laws
OF this state, shall annually OH or before
the 18th day of September, make returns
to the commissioner Of state taxes of the
amount of the entire gross and net carn-
ings Of such corporation for the year end
Ing with the last day of June next preced-
ing; such returns shall show the descrip-
ton and value of all Its real and personal
estate; it's equipment, the amount and
value of its capital stock, its funded and
floating debt, its bonds secured by mort
gage or other security on the property
of such corporation, the market value Of
all its stock and bonds, and the amount Of
dividends, interest or indebtedness paid
annually or semi annually; also all stock.
bonds. securities and surplus held by said
company.
Sec "a. The commissioner of state taxes
shall annually appraise the rights, proper
ty and corporate franchise of such conn
pany at its fair and just value. Such APP
praisal shall be taken to be the true value
of such rights, property and corporate
franchise in this state for the purpose OF
taxation, and shall be made on or before
the last day of December in the year
1902, and biennially thereafter The pro-
visions of this act relating to the apprais-
ais of the rights, property and corporate
franchise of railroad SO far as applicable
to the companies mentioned in this Sec
ton; to the right of appeal and to the
method and manner of procedure there
with connected shall apply to all corpora
lions and persons mentioned in this and
the preceding section.
Sec Is. A tax of seven-tenths of one
per cent. is hereby assessed upon such ap-
praisal and shall be paid to the state trea-
surer as provided for the payment Of
taxes by corporations or persons owning
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

they are In sympathy. AS for campaign
scandals, the really decent people In both
parties were disguised with them during
the Blaine-CIeveland campaign of 1884. The
same is true of the better class of cam
paign speakers. The speaker who has
nothing better to offer an audience than
harangue made up Of personal abuse or
the OK posing candidates will not be popu-
lar, nor will he make converts.
The conversation referred to did not end
with newspapers and political speakers,
but one Of the party said to lawyer who
was present: There Is one place where
the abuse of the opponent is yet tolerated,
and that is in the courts Of justice" He
then gave an account of a verbal assault
a respectable witness on the other side.
The lawyer, who is one of the most highly
respected, took exception to the general
assumption that lawyers as a rule assail
the men of tie other side. He declared
that the best lawyers do not resort to de-
traction, but that the practice was con-
fined to class of practitioners who had
no standing in the profession and to a few
men who are employed in desperate GRIM
inal cases simply because they can abuse
and browbeat. This statement is I'M
doubtedly true. The better class of law
yers are not vilifiers. They realize that
blackguardsm does not count with an in
telligent jury. Moreover, the refining in
fluences of better education are producing
men who as jurors no more enjoy the Will
fication of the principal and witnesses on
the other side than they would a wordy
quarrel between flthy-mouthed street
brawlers. More and more people are COM
ing to realize that the established good
character of the lawyer as a man in the
community in which he lives and his repu-
tation in his profession are two things
which secure the respectful attention of a
jury at the outset.
1t may be said in this connection that.
no matter what the reputation of the law
yer may be, he has no right as did the
counsel for the defense in a noted murder
case in New York recently. to point his
finger at a witness on the other side and
declare: There is the murderer in this
case" If such charge were made by a
newspaper the accused could recover heavy
damages, and the accuser be heavily fined
and sent to prison. Why should an attorney
in court of justice, where even the parties
in suit should be secure against false
accusation and where witnesses should bt
protected, be permitted to assail charac
ter unfortunately? Why should not ar
to assail the characters of men on the op
posite side be made as amenable to tn,
laws for the defamation of character a.
the citizen outside the court or the pub
| Usher of a newspaper?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

Since the establishment Of the Court of
common language. which the representa-
tives of all nations can easily understand,
has been urged. DR.. Leon Leau, who rep
resents committee formed to agitate the
adoption of IAN auxiliary international
language" has issued a circular showing
why such a language is necessary. The
objection to using one of the languages
spoken by any people as the international
language is that it would excite prejudice
on the part of those governments whose
languages are not recognized. French has
been the diplomatic language. but it was
adopted when France occupied larger
space in the worlds affairs than it now
does. What DR.. Leau suggests is a Ian
guage made up of some parts Of the Ian
guages now in use by leading nations,
The New York Commercial Advertiser calls
attention to the fact that several efforts
have been made to introduce a practical
international and artificial language.
Twenty years ago a German invented an
ingenious linguistic system, which he called
volapuk, which absolutely fulfilled all the
requirements of a universal language. 1t
was simple and regular. three-fourths of.its
words being of Teutonic origin. It's syntax
was simplicity itself. Nevertheless, that
artificial language has so failed to receive
popular sanction that it is now quite for
gotten
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

1t is said that the Shah of Persia has
more hard cash put by than any other
sovereign. In his palace at Teheran the
liking Of kings is supposed to have sum
estimated at S0.oo0,0cO In specie.
Nearly every member of Congress keeps
a scrapbook, and for the time covered Sem
ator Beveridge's Is the largest OF the lot.
The Indiana man already has two volumes
OF go pages each. with three newspaper
columns to the page.
The present Sultan Of Morocco Is de-
scribed as a good billiard player and pho
tographer and a perfect genius on BIZ
cycle Polo or pig sticking on a bicycle
are favorfte amusements- He also has sew
eral motor cars and a cinematograph.
King Charles Of Roumania has a crown
made OF unique material. 1t is fashioned
out of steel from Turkish cannon cap
tured at the CORY battle Of Plevna I'm the
Turko- Russian war. The crown was first
used at the coronation of King Charles in
1881.
In 1880 the value of farm products Of the
South exceeded that of manufactured
products by more than 500 900. while in
1880 manufactures exceeded farm products
by more than $50 900. though during
that period the number of persons engaged
in agriculture increased IS per cent
A young woman applicant for . rural
school In Kansas was questioned by the ex-
amining board: what 4 your position
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07
THE DECADENCE OF PROFESSIONAL
ABUSE

A few days since one of a small party
OF men remarked that a controversy of
a personal nature between the editors of
newspapers OF any standing was a most
unusual thing. Another. an older man, re-
marked that such controversies were quite
q feature in newspapers fifty years ago,
and noted the conflicts between the lead
ing editors in New York, which sometimes
passed beyond abuse in their editorial col
by another that the better class Of news
papers had ceased to vilify the candidates
Of the opposite party or to relate the gos-
sip derogatory to their characters. Criti-
cism by the decent newspapers stops with
the public record of candidates.
All Of the foregoing statements are true
A great change has taken place for the
better In the conduct of newspapers pa
tronized by the more intelligent readers.
They no more like a personal conflict in
print between editors than they would a
street brawl in front of their houses. News
paper managers have also learned that the
public has no interest In their personal az
fairs, and so they have made newspaper
making impersonal the editorial views OF
a paper being In a large measure the reflex
Of that portion Of public opinion with which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07
FUNERAL CEREMONIES.

What is classed by the dispatches as ga
unique funeral ceremony was reported
yesterday as having taken place at Chi
cago. Its unusual feature consisted in the
fact that the services were conducted en-
tirely by women who had been friends of
the deceased. 1t was an official ceremony
in the sense that the women were all men,
bers Of the Society of Daughters of the
Revolution, and that they represented the
society in laying their fellow-member at
rest, but in offering their tributes they
spoke as friends and individuals The only
uncommon thing about this is that the
ceremony was wholly in the hands of
women; it is not at all unusual for men
to give the testimony of friendship at the
funerals Of those they have known and
esteemed. That women have not followed
this method is, perhaps, due to their
emotional tendency and to the fact that
until recently comparatively few were ac-
customed to talk ION their feet" as the
phrase goes. The latter difficulty is rapidly
passing. and it seems likely that this form
of funeral service will become more fire.
quent. To many persons the brief informal,
heartfelt tributes of friends are greatly
preferable to the perfunctory remarks of a
man who may be a total or comparative
stranger; or, IL an acquaintance, may have
had sympathetic intimacy with or
understanding of the departed one. There
is room for reform in the manner of con-
Quoting funerals. They can only be SOL
emn functions in any case, but. as it is
now, they are often made unduly narrowing
to grief-stricken survivors. The very in
donations of the officiating minister's voice
are frequently made needlessly lugubrious
and the mourners may consider themselves
fortunate If he does not wrench their
heartstrings by tactless speech
Funeral music is another vexed matter
Many sensitive persons are opposed to II
altogether, while others find it comforting
| but at least there is a choice in the songs
to be sung. They need not necessarily be
| of the wailing- banshee order. The truth
| is. if Christian people lived up to theil
creed in the burial of their dead they would
! do away with the lugubrious and narrowing
| elements altogether. and. except for the
would say farewell fitted to the passing
| TO a better land of a pilgrim in a wear,
1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

James j. Hill. president OF the Great
Northern Railroad. says harmful monopo-
lies do not last long nowadays There is
so much money ready for investment" he
says. land so many bright people in the
country. that the man who tries to monop-
olise makes trouble for himself. and In the
end has to be content with a reasonable
margin" At the same time Mr.. Hill favors
legislation against injurious trusts, which
he thinks are few, compared with the num-
Der of big corporations which are doing a
legitimate and successful business. This is
practically President Roosevelt's position
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07
Politics as a Busfn ess.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Booker T. Washington saw 1T to
issue a public statement not many days
ago explaining that he not a poll
tician, that he would under no circum-
stances promote candidates. for office or
discuss political issues. and assuring the
colored people that inasmuch as they
must work out their future Internationally
and industriously before everything else.
il would be better for them to refrain from
seeking political offices. II is excellent ad-
vice TO give the negro, and IL would be
equally good advice for some Booker I.
Washington to give the white man. Too
much politics has ruined more men than
gambling. Every reformer deems IL his
duty to urge every young man to take an
active part in politics, but few reformers
are wise enough to urge the young man TO
make this party wholly subordinate TO his
everyday affairs. II is one thing 10 attend
the primaries and help nominate the best
man, but IL is quite another thing to de-
pend on politics for bread and butter, to
say nothing OF tobacco and whisky and
other Eecessaries Of political life. Politics
is fine avocation for a young man. II he
is clean and honest IL is good for him and
good for the government. But il is bad
vocation. The man that depends on politics
for living will either have very poor liv-
ing or he will obtain 1t by methods which
cannot be safely discussed in the presence
of a grand jury. Long participation in
office, without other means OF support,
often leads 10 penury or worse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

A few days ago the judge Of a local court
in Cincinnati invited to a place beside him
on the bench an actor whom he knew and
who was portraying the part of judge in
a play then being enacted IN the city. There
was a damage suit of some Importance on
trial and the lawyers contended for every
inch of ground. The actor was a deeply in
terested spectator, and when the court ad-
journed and he was introduced to the law
yers he said he had learned more about
how to play judge than he had ever known
before. If actors would take more lessons
from real life they would find that II is the
hest school of art
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

A newspaper clipping has been sent the
Journal setting forth that a veteran organ
ization in Marion would institute an inves-
tigation into the recent dismissal of several
inmates of the National Home for Disabled
Veterans, at Marion, for drunkenness and
other violations of the rules Of all such
institutions. The clipping contained the
lished for men who are unable to care for
themselves" This statement is true, with
the qualification that the inmates of these
homes shall not make nuisances Of them
selves by habitual drunkenness. If men
who are comfortably cared for at the pub
lie expense cannot behave themselves they
should be dismissed. The men are lodged
in large dormitories, in each Of which are
at least fifty beds Forty-nine of the occu-
pants are quiet men who desire to Sleep
Gated be permitted to disturb the others
These rules apply to every national home
in the country. So it comes about that
after inmates are repeatedly drunk and
abusive they are dismissed to care for
themselves. Such men forget every claim
they have upon the government when they
violate such reasonable rules. No veteran
who complies with the rules of the homes
will ever receive unfair treatment from
Governor Chapman, of the Marion Home-a
veteran whose soldierly valor is attested by
the loss of leg in action. Under such
conditions if respectable ex-soldiers are led
to take up the defense of drunken and dis.
orderly men who have been dismissed they
ments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07
Miss Washington mt wellesley.

President Caroline Hazard. in Boston Tran
script.
VIII you allow me to make a brief state
ment in regard to Miss Portia Washington.
about whose career at Wellesley some er-
roneous and injurious reports have been cir
culated?
Miss Washington entered Wellesley last
autumn as a special student. There are al
ways such students at Wellesley none OF
whom ever lodge in college buildings. Last
year there were nineteen special students
This means that such a student IS not
member OF any regular class, but chooses
work In several of the departments OF the
college, as may best suit her desires. Miss
washington was exactly on the same foot
ing as any other special student in college,
and conducted herself I'm a ladylike and
hitting way in every respect
There Is absolutely no truth i'm the state
ment that her presence was the cause OF
embarrassment 10 the authorities at Wei
lesley. She. left entirely OF her own accord.
having never intended TO pursue regular
coliege course. as the authorities at Welles-
ley were perfectly aware
Soiored students, properly qualified. have
always been admitted TO Wellesley College
on me same footing as other students. Two
sucn students hold degrees from wellesley.
me authorities have never been embar-
raised from their presence here.