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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
NEGRoEs LIN CONGRESS.

Lately The New York Commercial had
this paragraph:
Although the negro. colored or Afro
American population approxinates 5000
CO. the race has now not a single Repre-
sentative in Congress. and II probably
never will have unless a Northern con-
stituency should become extremely gener-
Gus and give nomination and election
to a black or "colored" man. The trend
of events shows most decidedly that the
South will never in the lives Of people
now on earth permit any one but a pure
white to have such an honor. Men who
control the social. industrial and politi-
cal affairs of the South are candid enough
to admit that the new constitutions that
have been framed within the past few
years in at last five of these States were
arranged with the sole purpose of elimi-
mating the negro a political factor.
We do not care to assume the role of a
prophet, but We feel safe in predicting
that no Northern constituency is going to
elect a colored Congressman. Our breth-
rem up there can always find white men
who can be persuaded or conscrlpted into
accepting the position, and unless the
supply of whites runs out no colored man
need apply. 1t is curious, too, for it
will hardly be denied. we think, that there
are colored men in the North who are as
we'll qualified for the position as are any
in the South, and the Northern people
are the ones who are continually hsrping
on the brotherhood of man and the
equality of the races they ought by all
means to carry out their own theories and
send an occasional Congressman OF the
roIored race.
We congratulate The Commercial on its
accurate knowledge Of Southern feeling
and Southern determinations knowledge
which some of its contemporaries are
very slow to acquire. There will be no
more negro Congressmen from this Sec
ton until human nature changes and
human feelings are reversed. " Whether
some of our constitutions were framed
with the purpose oil eliminating the negro
as a political factor or not. they have
that effect and no change IS Ahrly Il
there are any OF our friends up North
who are anxious to see nesr. 8 in Con-
gress let them send them. We OF the
South decline the honor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
DIR. MARION SIMS.

The New York Sun, after paying a de-
ssrved tributA 70 DIR Adolf Lorenz ill.,,
go At,atr;a,o sIraa,, ro.ans ,,,itS
ered' Aue'i,in SUI gu leod"S WIN
eulogisuc admiration tne european tour
of DR.. Marion Sims, which In some res
poets, surpassed the American career of
Or. Lorenz. OF the two, Dr.. Sims was
the greater surgeon, but both men must
rank as signal henefactors of the human
race. DIR. Sims was Southern man and
his distinction was begun at the north
and then extended over the world The
Charlotte On. c. Observer says:
His home people did not appreciate
him and he went forth to become famous
the world over. One cannot but re
feet that this failure OF Dr.. Sims at his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

court awarded him 1855 or double the
amount OF the usurious interest.
This" says our correspondent, is a
typical case. and hundreds of others like
II can be cited"
A very few /, UGH cases should be enough
to insure the provision of a prompt and
thorough remedy for the evil they repre-
sent. The jury In the Columbia cases did
well, Of course; but few such cases reach
the attention Of magistrates and juries
anywhere. The very ignorant and poor
victims Of the sharks are too ignorant
to know that they have been swindled,
or TO protect themselves IL they know 1t.
The Columbia victim was an exceptional
one as well as a typical one. He got his
money back. We shall not undertake to
say what the Legislature can, or should
do, TO break up the robbery, but 1t is
be done. when there are Hundreds of
such cases in Columbia alone, in the
face OF existing statutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

Mormon-Grown Cotton in Utah.

Chicago journal.
NOBODY looks on Utah as cotton
raising State and yet there is a Mormon
sett .ement in our State that has engaged
In its production for at least a quarter Of
a century" said q. Z. Townes of Salt
Lake City. The scene of this industry
ls in the extreme southweste-n part OF
Utah. and not only do these Mormons
produce the raw material. but they have
Tor years been converting IL into thread
and cloth. Their factory is the quaintest
thing in the shape of a mill | ever SAW.
Ii was built al time when material was
scarce and in its construction there is not
single nail Wooden pegs alone We're
utilized. put so c.everly was the We.
done that the building is standing today
in as solid condition as the day II was
built"
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and. as far as we can ascertain had no
IN

and. as far as we can ascertain had no
cause to do so.
The above is from The Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle. II il correct In saying that
DR.. Sims did not leave Alabama because
of failure to appreciate him, but incorrect
in saying that he went north because OF
unhealthfulness of locality In which he
lived. DR.. Sims was born In South
Carolina and when quite young man,
settled at Mt. Meigs. twelve miles from
this city. In short while he moved
to Montgomery and while living here at
tracted wide attention because Of certain
operations which up to that time had
not been successfully conducted. His
reputation abroad was great enough to
induce him to go to New York where he
would have a wider field and that was
the reason which prompted him to leave
MONTGOMERY. He was a famous man
before he left this city and his history
and career afterwards is known to all
the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1909.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses GER
tain signs to denote the relative standing and
merit OF the whole neld Of incorporation
which comes under its notice. and one OF these
signs 10 the mystic symbol ISl denotins
golden, whi-h stands for high quality. and
- thus explained;
Advertisers value this paper more for the
class and quality OF its circulation than for the
mere number VI copies printed"
Such papers are credited with . single sym
Dol; but there Is q higher grade. according to
this standard authority. which have BOTH
QUALITY AND QUANTITY, and require the
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL [ col to describs
adequately their Standing.
The Advertiser has been accorded THU
double golden symbol COL and is ,hs only
paper 90 distinguished in this section OF the
Gouth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
-Four Hundred Per Cent Annual In
tereSt.
Charleston News and Courier

Charleston News and Courier
Our Columbia correspondent reports a
certain condition in that city. which as
suredly should command the effective at
tention of the Legislature for its early
correc ton. II is not peculiar TO Columbia.
and is not new. as is known to not Few
people who have learned Of its existence
through their servants. Columbia. he
says. sis infested with numebr OF money
lenders who prey upon ignorant colored
people" by rubblng them Systematically
under contract forms. Once in their
clutches the victim IS "bull-dozed and
threatened" until he is afraid TO appeal
to a magistrate. and is subjected to their
exactions as long as he has any money
they can reach.
One in Columbia, however, refused pay
ment at last. and the trial of the case
brought out the facts that for a loan of
s.. he was charged $40 interest per
month. and had paid that rate for a year
and the principal was still untouched
The lender then attempted to seize his
furniture and the jury in a magistrates
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

Notice to File Claims.
In the Circuit Court of the United State,

In the Circuit Court OF the United States ~
the Southern Division Of the Northep
District OF Alabama.-Fred o. Howe /
ais va continentaI Security RedemptIa
Company ct als.-No. 81. Equity.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Notice In hereby given that in pursu3ne
and by virtue Of . decree fled and ertsEd
in the above entitled cause the 18th ay
interest in the funds in court in the said case
must file their claims, properly verified, WITH
the undersigned clerk and special master e
said claim shall be forever barred from pr
:Icipation In the distribution OF the fundsiA
The persons entitled to distribution u1er
said deere are all persons who have pid
into the Continental Security Redempbn
Company, Birmingham Debenture Redempbn
Company, Columbia Investment Company h
| tional Debenture Loan Company and Anti
whose domicils set out In the original vi
in this cause money for the purchase 81 y
and monthly installments thereon. and the
transferees who hold their equities for \
valid and legal consideration. Il
It ia further required by said decree nat
the form of said claim shall show-hrst. khe
| amount Of money raid into the corporatiorte-
PENDANT by the claimant; second. the nine
Of the defendant corporation to whom hid
payments were made. and II said paymkts
were made to the Continental Security REDEEM
ton Company. whether they were madepn
the bonds issued by The said Continental r.
cu1ty Remeption Company, or on bonds T.
eued by other deIendant corporations, THU
the number OF bonds held by the claimant ID
how and by what means the claimant obtairi
said bonds. whether original purchaser
by assignment; fourth. what amount Of mond
II any, did the claimant borrow from any /
the defendant corporations under the condi
tons printed on said bonds; fifth. IL the claim
Is made by an assignee tlansferee of tn,
equity Of the original purchaser, state the con
alteration for said assignment or transfer to
gether with the date thereof.
The clerk will furnish to claimant the form
prescribed by the master under said decree OF
application.
claimants to said funds shall file with the
clerk OF this court with their said claim tn,
bond or bonds which said claim is based
and any written instrument of transfer under
which he may claim and no claim will be re
ceived except claims made in said prescribed
form and accompanied by said bonds anc
written instrument OF transfer
Dated the 22nd day Of November. 1902.
CHAS. ]. ALLISON, Clerk
POWELL a. BLACKBURN,
Solicitors for Complainants. TIE,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
THE FRANCOIS VASE.
Restoration of a Famous Work at
Art After 1t Was Broken.

Guido Mazzoni in The Foreigner in Italy
4 stool hurled with violence by re
bel!ious custodian struck the WINDOW VI
the Florence Archaeological Museum
where stood for admiration the FRANCOIS
vase. A vase of royal worth, and. SMASH
Ing the glass, a. the same time broke 1t
into 63S pieces with "A few splnteES anu
Uttle Dowder. This happened on Septem-
hcr o 1a0 Pietro lei. with surprising
Ingenuity. aided by the scientific museum
has restored this eXa mplc Of artistic Nertu
to the establishment " the museum ana
Sor the admiration of students ana
strange to say, made IT appear even pet-
ter than before.
The "Atcr e Roma" in its october
number publishes u 4Iug and detailed
biugra pAic2l accvdHt oi miami hlihseLl >
and to readers ~ 7 Foreigner IN IL
Al>.' il NAV be Of intereS, to obtain A
somewhat summary review Of what the
vase itself s. ami the restoration made
This vase was found in October, lS4l. ny
Alexandra Francois inside vault To-
Gated within a tenement belonging to the
Grand Duke of DolciaHo near jniusi; or,
rather. nj That time h found only two
thirds OF the body 90 thc vase with only
one of the handles; whilst d year later
some other Tema gkahle pieces turned up
with the second handle.
Many year, ufter another fragment
come to l.ght and was handed over as a
SAT- 10 me museum in 1866 by MARQUIS
Charles StruZZ., when the parts preEl-
Ously Tuunu .'ad ttTeduN DseH put To-
eether and so hrm!v fixed that the vase
remained undeter. GRATED lily smashed into
fragments by the blow in 1890. From
that time forward tht newly found frag-
ment had 10 be- Left out, as no, one would
venture to undo the other parts to fix
it in its place 1t Is said that in the first
Dlrr.ng of lS4i-45 the pieces were not ar
ranged 50 as to tit well in their pieces,
nor was care taken to avoid covering
with wax and mastic some parts of the
decorations. In the new restoration, amid
the attached parts care was taken TO
see the Strozzi fragment added, and in
deed some of the de'ineations appear bet
ter while others mp To the present conceal
ed come out clear to view. OF those hith-
erto concealed one shows hand holding
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
It Would Bring a Blush.
Selma Journal.

Selma journal.
The more The Journal considers the
matter the more important it seems to us
it is that Alabama should have a SPLEEN
did exhibit at the st. Louis Exposition
Just think of walking through the
grounds and hearing some stranger say,
Wen, where is Alaxaba's exhibit?
have heard of the gre 1t mineral and agri-
cultural resources of the State and ex-
pected to see something concerning it,
Wouldn't such a conversation make any
Alabamian blush BY all means let the
great State of Here We Rest not be
content to carry out literally its motto,
but push on and keep up with the ad-
vancsment of the times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
An Absolute Necessity
in Many Cases.
A DECREASE In WEIGHT
FREQUENTLY INDICATES
A DECLINE.
Our Modern Rebuilder, Vinol.
Will Help You Do It.
THE WAY IT ACTS ON A DE-
PLETED CONSTITUTION IS
SIMPLY MARVELLOUS.

Are you getting thin? If you are
you had better watch yourself. Take
Vinol. 1t will build you up quickly
and surely.
A healthy man does not vary much
from year to year in his weight.
This is as it should be. Vinol enables
the organs of the body to renew flesh,
muscle tissue, bone structure, and at
tends to purifying the great vital cur
rent of the human system, the blood.
Vinol contains the active curative
properties of Cod-Liver Oil in highly
concentrated state, and is the most
wonderful tonic that we have ever had
anything to do with.
Vinol acts upon the stomach in q
beneficial way, enabling it. to obtain
for itself the necessary ingredients
from the food that is taken into it to
build up the pure healthy body and in
crease the weight.
Mr.. II. M. Stufell, who is a well.
known passenger trainman on the
Boston and Maine Railroad, suffered
as many railroad men do, with kidney
and other troubles. He writes as fol-
lows:
my kidneys troubled me a great
deal, my bowels were very irregular,
had great distress in my stomach, suf-
fered with bilious headaches, had no
appetite, could not sleep nights, and
was losing flesh rapidly. / began to
take Vinol, am now on my third bot
tie, and it is doing wonders for me.
My kidneys are better, my bowels are
again regular, my stomach no longer
troubles me, and no more headaches,
and as for appetite, don't speak Of it;
I sleep like q top and have gained
thirteen pounds. You can count ON
me always to recommend Vinol as the
king of medicines"
With many such testimonials a.
the above coming before US, 1t Is not
strange that we endorse Vin0l as
strongly as we do. We unheSitat-
ingly agree to return to any one
who has taken Vin0l and Is not
satisfied that 1t has accomplished al
that we claim for it every cent that
they have paid Us for this remedy.
r. m RQ m~~s>G
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Letters to The Editor.
AN ALBANIAN
Was the First Victim of the War
1906.

Was the First Victim of the War
1S61-65.
Sheffield, Ala, Dec, 29, 1902.
Editor The Advertiser:
1t might be of interest to many OF
your readers to learn the fact that the
first person to lose his life in the war
between the States was an Alaoamlan'
Noble Devotee young man from Selma,
Ala, was drowned at Fort Morgan early
in January 1861, Alabama seeded on the
1th day of January 1861. Several com
panies of volunteers from Marion. Selma,
Tuscaloosa and Mobile were ordered by
Governor A. b. Moore to go to Fort MOT.
gan. Noble Devotee was with one OF
the Selma companies. We were snort IN
rations and young Devotee volunteered TO
go to Selma and Marion and get our
friends to send provisions, In boarding
the steamer that lay at the wharf ne
made misstep and fell into the bay and
was drowned. His body was recovered
several days afterwards and was sent
back to Selma for interment. He had
in his possession at the time of his death
more than a hundred letters written by
the BOYS to their loved ones at home.
James r. Grove
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
THE ADVERTISERS TELE-
PHONES.
New Circulation Record.

The month of November. just passed, enables
the Circulation Department of The Advertiser
to compile statement of The Advertiser
circulation that breaks all previous records IN
roint of numbers The average for ootn the
daily and Sunday editions has entered INTO
new thousand mark-a point that means much
Alahama-and further demonstrates that the
people Of this State appreciate in SUSTAINED
way The Advertisers determination TO puphsh
a live newspaper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
FRANCISCAN FRIARs.

Not In this country was there more
beautiful. solemn and picturesque cere-
mony ushering in Christmas than was
that celebrated by the Franciscan friars
of Mount st. Sepulchre, at Brookland a
suburb of Washington. To the devout
hundreds who at the midnight hour wor-
SHIPPED there, the sandaled and brown
CARRIED brothers OF St. Francis. with
measured tread and swinging lanterns and
the sacred chant, brought the song the
wondering shepherds heard two thousand
years ago. 1t was all gloriously inspir-
ing.
The observance of Christmas has espe-
cial significance to the Franciscan broth
erhood. who since about 1220 have had
custody of the holy sepulchre SO far as
the jurisdiction of the Turks would per
nit To ST. Francis too, is ascribed the
custom of having in many Catholic
churches a crib containing a representa-
ton of the infant Christ he being the
first to have such a representation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Come 10 Alabama.


Selma Times.
A fellow up in Kansas playfully kicked
a deputy sheriff under the coat tail. The
aforesaid deputy's concealed pistol went
off and the sheriff had to appoint new
officer until the wound healed. We wish
that Kansas kicker could come to Ala
bama and kick every man who carries
concealed pistol with the same result.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
A Poor Excuse.
Mobile r

Mobile Register.
The excuse for use of child labor in the
mills which a Greenville. s. c., millman
offers, to wit, that there are very few
children under IL years of age used, is
poor excuse. The question is not one of
numbers If there be but one child
wrongfully used the argument against
that use is a good one. Moreover. If
there are very few children used. why
should the milimen so strongly oppose the
enactment of laws forbidding the use of
children?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
A HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.

Probably not in our whole land was
there happier family gathering than
that which assembled at 1893 r Street,
Washington, a Christmas. This Is the
street number of the hospitable home of
former United States Senator James L..
Pugh of Alabama and 1t being Senator
Pughs eighty-third Christmas he having
entered upon his eightythird year on
the 18th of December, his children gather
ed to paw him affectlonate homage. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Statutes on Sunday.

Birmingham News.
The authorities in Washington have de-
cided that when International courtesy
requires it the army can fire salutes on
Sunday. Venezuela would be willing to
suspend the rules and have somebody fire
England and Germany Instead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Cannot Afford It.
Canno'
Mobile Item.

Mobile Item.
We don't Sant the members of the next
Alabama Legislature to lose sight of the
Importance OF having Alabama properly
exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position. Alabama cannot afford to not be
represented and her exhibit should be in
full keeping with her unexcelled facili-
ties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Girls want Husbands.

on newspaper information that Tacoma
and other cities on the Pacific Coast are
short OF marriagea Bile women Nora Nell
son. collar girl, OF Troy, \. Y, writes 10
the postmaster Of Tacoma that jOO girls in
Troy would willingly 60 to tacoma if as
sured of good husbands and homes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
The Friendly Shadows of Night.

Old Crusteigh-How did you dare. sir,
to kiss my daughter last night on the
dark piazza?
her by daylight, wonder myself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Disgrace at Home.

Greene County DemOCTdI
The disgrace at home. is the considera-
ton now for our Northern brethren. who
for the past thirty-tive years turned their
abusive cannons on the South and what
they termed ignorant and rebellious citi-
zenShip.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
AGAINST RECIPROCITY,

We believe 1t was Fisher Ames who once
declared in a speech in Congress: THE
catching of Goldfish is a momentous busl-
ness" We have an example OF this,
and also an evidepce that when the tariff
touches a mans pocket-nerve he is sure
to jump. There was recently negotiated
a treaty or convention between our gov
eminent and that Of Canada by which
certain pro lcts of the Newfoundland
fisheries are to come into the United
States free of duty. and certain Of our
products are to be admitted into New
foundland free.
This is reciprocity, but 1t Is of a kind
that touches Gloucester. Mass. in a very
tender spot. The town or city of Glou-
cester Is on Cape Ann and all that region
is famous as centre of the fishing in
dustry. While they may not really enjoy
a monopoly of the business it Is certainly
vitality important part of their daily
life, hence we are not surprised that a
town meeting was held the other day to
protest against the ratification of the
treaty, and stating that st would be q
death blow to the Industries of our city
and a calamity to every laboring man
therein
This is natural, to say the least of it,
and is in strict accord with the human
nature of the average Plymouth Rock
Yankee. We do not know what articles
are to have the advantage Of this recip-
rocal arrangement, or how much the rest
of the country would be beneftted by 1t,
but the Gloucester folks know that they
would be injured by it and that is enough
for them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
But He Leaked.

Georgiana Enterprise.
Job was one of the boilers that did not
explod6.-Geneva Reaper.
But he leaked like thunder and had to
stop up the leaky places with ashes and
old sack cloth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Would Bring Others.

Marion County News.
We favor our State making an exhibit
at St. Louis in 1904, and show to the world
what we have here that needs develop
ment. If we could encourage a few fam
lilies to come here they would bring 9TH
ers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
The True Question.

Birmingham Ledger.
The big Southern territories are not go
ing to be admitted to the Union no mat
ter how many people they have. The
question is not, Are they fitT' but "Wil
1t help the Republican party?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Turn Up His Toes.
Ozark Tril

Ozark Tribune.
The necessaries of life are getting so
high that in short while man will
hardly be able to live. and he will just
have to turn up his toes to the daisies and
die
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

Old Santa Claus evidently had an as
sortment of cold weather left over which
he turned loose on us Friday night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

If there are such things as dealers in
second hand toys they should be able to
do rushing business pretty soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

The great amount of antitrust leglsla-
ton introduced in Congreas before the
recess was a way some members had of
Easing their consciences for the holidays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

The writer who has made out a list Of
"the twelve greatest Senator's" will proba-
bly, find just one dozen men who will
agree with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

Thursday will be good resolution day
Nycr a great many people. Any old day
bdu do for breaking them.