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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24
CANNOT GIVE A REASON.

There may be some reason why john
ston should be elected Governor again but
if there is it is securely hidden from all
human provision. States. like individuals
are sometimes called on to suffer griev-
Gus calamities for which no one can as
sign a cause. If Alabama is again 10
suffer from Johnstonism some wise man
will have to come forward and tell us
why the affliction has fallen on us. NO
one of his supporters has advanced a
tenable' or sensible reason for his cleo
ton.
1t is not because of his fine record as
Governor, for that record is fouled from
beginning TO end with sins of omission
and commission which should forever bar
him from political preferment in Ala
bama.
1t is not his love for the Confederate
soldiers, for he turned them out of po-
sitions right and left in order to make
room for men who would be more sub
servient to him.
1t is not for his courage and chivalry,
for he fled from an epidemic In Mont
gomery to what he considered a safe place
in Birmingham, but would not allow 9TH
er refugees to stop in the State.
1t is not for his financial ability, and
probity, for some of his deals while Cow
ernor were discreditable to him and high
ly Injurious to the State.
1t is not for his Democracy for he has
fought the wishes of Alabama Democrats
for personal reasons and is now in open
revolt against majority of the party
and against unbroken Democratic prece-
dent.
1t is not for his pre-eminence as a
statesman, because there are ADLER Dem
ocrats all over Alabama.
| 1t is not for the good of the party, be-
| cause he is doing more to disrupt and
disorganize Alabama Democracy than
any man has done in a dozen years.
| 1t is not because the State is in need
of his services, because we have a good
| and safe man at the helm under whose
wise and conservative administration the
State is moving on smoothly and pros
perously.
| 1t Is not because of his love for the
white race, for he has openly declared
himself in favor of the old Constitution
and stumped the State against the new,
although under the old the negro was an
important factor in all our elections.
| 1t is not because the people or the
Democrats of Alabama owe him anything,
|
all he has ever done for the State or the
| people.
1t is not for any of these reasons 1t is
not for any sound reason that he or his
| friends have advanced. Then what is it?
| And echo replies with robust-WHAT?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

and is sold on its merits
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar siz-
es. You may have a
-Ia hottIa ~, poail
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

A few. not many however. of Mobiles
best citizens are supporting Governor
Johnston from the best motives, but his
campaign is being made by the same old
gang of professional polticians.-Mobile
Herald.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

One of the strongest Johnston papers
in the State says the new Constitution is
not running for any office" Nor will 1t
run for anything else If its bitterest op-
pOnent. Johnston, is elected Governor
Edwardsyille News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

Governor Johnston's campaign commit
tee at Birmingham claims practically
everything in the Tennessee Valley. II
he gets no more votes in other sections
of the State than he will in the Valley,
Governor Johnston will be permanently
retired from politics on the 3th.-Hunts-
Vile Mercury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

Our faith is still mistaken jerks will
carry Colbert and the State of Alabama,
possibly with the exception of a dozen
counties. In these counties, Johnston is
very strong, but the issue Is the new
Constitution; its supporters will win
TuScumbia DISPATCH.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

vote for Jelks next Monday means
vote for the maintenance of the new
Constitution vote for Johnston means
vote against the maintenance of the
new Constitution. No intelligent man will
DENY this.-Thomasville Echo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

people should elect him Governor is that
he may be vindicsted The people will
hardly turn away from Governor Jelks,
simply to crafty Johnstons personal
ambition.-Fort Deposit Reflector
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24

The people of Alabama may compel
Johnston to accept third term as Gov
ernor-a position that he says he doesn
want and is working like a beaver for
but we will have to see ii demonstrated
before we can believe it.-Elba Clipper.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18
10 - -
A Good Recommendation.

81 have noticed that the sale OH Cham.
berlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets is
almost invariably TO those who have
once used them. -" says Mr.. J. III. Weber,
prominent druggist of Cascade. Iowa.
What better recommendation could any
medicine have than for people to call
for it when again in need of such a
remedy: Try them when you feel dull
after eating, when you have bad taste
in your mouth, feel bilious. have no ap.
petite or when troubled with constipa.
ton, and you are certain to be delighted
with the prompt relief which they af-
ford For sale by p. d. Cottingham &
Co., druggists, Snow Hill.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18
MR.. VANDIVER REELECTED.

Mr.. Murray Nandiver of Har-
ford county was Tuesday elect
ed by the General Assembly to
succeed himself as Treasurer of
the State of Maryland and to
serve for two years from the
expiration of his present term.
The anticipated opposition to
Mr.. Vandiver within the Dem
ocratic ranks did not develop.
Mr.. Straus alone casting a com
plimentary ballot for Mr.. Doug
las II. Thomas. On the con-
trarv. the Democratic leaders
sprang a surprise by capturing
two Republican votes. The bal
lot was secret and it cannot be
said with accuracy who We're
the recreant two, except that
they We're members of the
House.
Mr.. Vandiver deserves the
compliment paid lin, because
of the hard work :. has done
for the party, especially in the
last campaign. He was in touch
with every county in the state
and had a very thorough or
ganization. If his advice had
been followed everywhere the
Democratic majority in the
House would be much larger
than it is.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18
SENATOR GORrlAN.

Hon. Arthur Pue German.
who So ably represented the
State of Maryland for eighteen
years prior Ia 1897. in the
United States Senate. was again
elected 10 that very honorable
position last Wednesday.
Mr.. German is recognized as
one of the ablest statesmen i'm
America and his fame is not
confined to this country. but i'm
Europe he is known as the real
leader OF the Democracy of the
United States. as safe man,
and one whom the opposition
fears more than any half dozen
Democrats who will sit with
him in the Senate. He is Il
worker. Quiet, unassuming re-
sourceful, never discouraged,
he is made of the stuff to win
great party battles. The enc
mics of the Democratic party
have fought him as no other
man has been battled against,
and it is safe TO say that his
overthrow in the State six years
ago, sounded the knell of de-
feat which overcame the De-
mocracy i'll the following Pres
idential campaign. With Mr..
German shorn of leadership
the Republicans rightfully cal
culated that the Democracy
would loose, and they have as
sisted every effort of his enc
mics within his own party to
down him He comes to the
front again by the unanimous
consent of his party, and al
hough the Republican party
in the majority in the United
ates Senate he will wake them
when he gets there and they
have troubles of their own.
it'll the exception of a few
ire Jealous of the rise of
an of the people to emf
the Democracy is proud
md welcomes him back
ace in the greatest leg
ody on earth.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18

WE are in receipt of the Bal
timore Sun Almanac for 1902. 1t
is the best one yet issued by the
S"n. which is saying a great
deal. 1t is full of valuable in
formation for Marylanders and
will have a place on our desk
during the entire year, if some
one don't hook it.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18


ung men
all rot. as
are almost the
Il and there are
IRE o mem in office to-day
than ever before. A glance at
the Legislature and in all of the
important State offices will YER
ify this. Mr. Brown has been
travelling in Europe too much
to keep up with the plain PEG
pie of Maryland.
WHAT the people of Maryland
want to know is: "What did
Mr. Brown ever do to give
him the right to lecture the par
ty leaders :" A Republican adj
ministration succeeded his. The
people elected him as the friend
of the farmer. but he turned out
to be the Tax-dodgers' friend.
He was such disappointment
to the farmers of this state that
hundreds of them voted against
their party because of his adj
ministration, and Mr.. Lowndes
was elected. Mr.. Brown may
have some listeners in Balti-
more, but he don't cut any ice
in the counties. The country
men know politics when they
see it, and they understand Mr..
Browns little game.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18

GENERAL GEO. f. HADDAwA
the able editor of the Ea,ton
Ledger says the Eastern Shore
Senatorial, Law should he re-
enacted and this is the time to
do it. In connection with this
very proper suggestion Mr..
Haddaway says: from present
lights We have no hesitation in
saving that commentator
would follow the candidacy of
that strong and straight Dem
ocrat. and popular Eastern
Shore business man and States
man, Governor John Walter
Smith.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18


- IN Il single nights
wipe out the earnings You
.e labored for so earnestly
and SO long. Then you will be
left without the youth, vigor
and enterprise of to day. and
without the means to rebuild
your property and possibly
some of you without ample
means of support.
AS an illustration of what
might be the case with some of
you as "A result of delay in this
matter. we point You to the
sufferers in the late fire in Del
mar. AS "A result of this fire
one man who few years ago
was worth a hundred thousand
dollars is now unable to replace
the property destroyed in that
confiagration. Five years ago
he could have put in the system
of waterworks himself. but to-
day as a penalty of his neglect,
he is hardly in comfortable cir
cumstances and is too old 30 be-
gin work over again. and will
simply have to wind up his old
age in a modest way and econo-
miZe as much as possible that
his family may live and enjoy
the plain comforts of life. This.
friends should inspire you to
action. and with this statement
of facts concerning the result
of a recent fire in a nearby town
we make our final appeal to
you to get to work at once to
prepare for the interest of your
town and its people, and the
protection of your own property
and the best interest of your
own families. There is but one
way to protect these interests
and that is by the installation
of waterworks and the organi-
cation of a fire department
which will enable YOU to get
insurance at a reasonable rate.
Let this opportunity pass and
YOU will not be able in IA few
years to get insurance at any
price and the loss will be your
loss. Will you let it go:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18

lew
low in
X bust
;sed the
- and en-
e down grade in
fire will come
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18

or has ever received
sarty welcome on
the u. S. Senate
German.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18
MMm6M
Baltimore, Md.
YOU CAN WRITE

For goods and be served as
we'll as those who come to the
store. We pay freight on
purchases of $500 or more,
within I25 miles.
Send back whatever YOU
don't want when you see it.
The only exceptions to your
money back if you want it,
are brushes, combs, syringes
and a few other articles that
cannot be re-sold for sanitary
reasons.
Get the money to us in
whatever way is convenient.
When you do not know ex-
actly how much to send, send
enough. We send back the
change. This saves the time
that would be consumed in
writing for a balance due.
Or, if you make yourself
known to us entitled to credit
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18
Boat for Sale.

We have for sale dead rise batteaux,
ga #. beam, 30 TT. long. cabin complete
including stove. The boat is new and
never had pair of sails. just the thing
for oystering $50 takes her and the
first man comes gets the bargain. APP
ply to the editors of the MESSENGER.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18
NOTICE..

The County Commissioners hereby
give notice that they will meet in their
office in the Court House at Snow Hill,
ON the following dates for the purpose
of making changes and transfers of real
and personal property:
Tuesday, January 2lst, 1902
Tuesday, January 2Sth. 1902.
Tuesday, February 18th, 1902.
Tuesday, February 18th, 1902.
Tuesday, February 18th. 1902
Tuesday, February 25th, 1902
All persons having business before
the County Commissioners in making
changes and transfers of real and per-
sonal property will please appear on
the days above mentioned in person. as
they are the only days the changes will
be made for the Collectors books for
1902
BY order of County Commissio ners
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18


.teen years we have edited
this paper. 1t was this desire
that lead us just after the great
confiagration of 1895 which de-
stroyed 100000 worth of pro-
perty there to urge the installa-
ton of waterworks and an cleo
trio light plant. We did our
best but our efforts failed. and
as a result of the failure To
heed our advice the town has
recently sustained another loss
by fire, the result of which was
the destruction of $50, 900 worth
of the peoples hard earned
money and it has left a mark
that will remain many years to
come. Immediately, we appeal
ed TIC the good people of
that town TO take no more
risks such as they have hereto
fore taken, and the result of
which many of them have
learned by experience is hard
TO endure. In making this APP
peal, we had no selfish motive.
but an earnest desire to serve
the people of Berlin and the
surrounding community for the
loss of the towns-people is more
or less felt by those of nearby
sections.
1t was a desire to further
the interests of Snow Hill peo-
pie that led us after the serious
confiagration of 1898 which de-
stroyed the greater part of the
business portion of this town TO
advocate water works and the
organization of a fire depart
nent. We are proud to-day
Urat our people needed this adj
vice, and installed a water
system second to none in any
town in the state. We are
prouder still that Snow Hill can
boast of a fire department sec
ond to none, but the equal of
ny in the state. This we do
It say without facts to back
g assertion. Maryland has a
tie Fire association. and to i
,ported each and every fire
occurs within its borders.
her with the extent of the
and the amount of damages
e. A record of these facts
kept and the records of this
ociation show that during
the time that has elapsed since
the organization of the Snow
ill Fire Department. now
,out eight years. our boys
fought many fires and our
stained less loss in pre-
to population than any
n the state including
aving water protection.
not point to this fact
a1 argument in favor
'allation of a water
erlin, but We refer
our sister town to
statistics of our
nle reference to
yes they charge
II unprotected
tets is amazing
argument that
sary TO prove
avlng a water
80. Af Foot =.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-18
Farm Hand Wanted!

White or colored. married; one with
out children preferred Steady employ
ment all year at good wages. Work
under foreman. None but sober and
reliable man need apply. Position open
at once. Address
BOX NO. IS. SALISBURY, MD.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15

cheaper than ours. Glasgow has system which was opened, last August. ana which already covers about 150 square miles. The charges are $27 year for an unlimited; number of calls! or Sl|.5o per year and cents for each call made.
 Big Electrical Companies,
 A profitable business is likely to spring up in the building and furnishing of cleo trical machinery for these towns of Great Britain. Whether the railroads and other electrical works are put in by pri- vlte parties or by the cities the demand for the machinery. Is the same, and much American capital is already invested to supply this. There is a British Nesting house Company here which has a large capital, and which has it's agents scat dom. It is the American Westinghouse Company. with American and British di- rectors and with American and British capital.
 It owns a big office building just off the Strand in the very heart of business London. and it is putting up an enorm- ous electrical plant near Manchester.
 The General Electric Company of New York is largely interested in the British Thomson Houston Electric Company Limttedl, and is working with it. It's offices in London are on Cannon Street. not far from St. Paurs Cathedral and It. has its agents everywhere It is erect ing a great factory at Rugby which will cost something like a million dollars The building is already completed. and within a short time will have 1,500 men working in it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15
THE DESTRUCTION
Of the Pekin Library Serious LOSS
 to Literature.
Yonth,s Companion.

Youths Companion ,-...os .,
 The great fires which devastated so large 4 portion of the city Of Pekin dur ing inc siege of, the legation buildings m the summer of 1900, caused loss to tne iiterature of the world which can be com nared to nothing except, perhaps. the destruction of the great classical library at Alexandria by fire nearly 1900 years
 The Hanlin College. an institution so ancient that even tradition has preserved no account of it's origin. was completely destroyed. and with it the immense store of books which mad been collected tbrough many centuries. Some of these were in manuscript and others were rare old copies of the very earliest printed books-and more. than a thousand years ago the Chinese could print nearly as well as they do today. There was also a very great library of modern volumes, and in many instances the wooden books from which these were printed had been preserved along with the books them selves. Hardly 8 single one escaped the fire.
 Particularly unfortunate was the loss of the only remaining copy of 0 monu- mental work which the Chinese call the "Yung Lo Ia Tien"-or the 'Veritable Record" as the words may be trans lated. This extraordinary compilation makes all our modern encyclopedias ap- pear insignificant in size. It was pre- Ming dynasty, in the early years of the fifteenth century. and 2169 scholars are said to have been employed upon the task The ''Veritable Records included everything of value which had ever been written In Chinese up to the time of it's compilation in the fields of history. phil osophy general literature, science, re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15

ulation in the fields of economies, of so- ciology, of sanitary science. of education, and of culture. There Is room for a long series of monographs, for example. deal- Ing with the horse cars of New York city In every one of these aspects. We conl- mend the topic to the learned societies. which can but dnd 1t as productive of solemn deductions as the Wayfarer from the rural regions finds 1t of enteffain- ment Even more promising. however. is the psrsistency of the Senatorial oratos. in his dee-po, which was some degrees more notable than the surprising acri- mony of the debate on. tho establishment of union railway station in the city of Washington. To be sure. the Senator in charge of the measure always said station: but he was from New Engiandx an1 had presumably come under the ln- fiuence of the Boston street car condue- tors. For the most part scorning such statesman bewildered a crowded gallery with the broad. emphatic and uncompr0- missing dee-po, in every tone from the persuasive to the Scornful. That the De- culiaritv wes sectional cannot be aE flrmed; that 1t was partisan Is not true- Yet it was there. problem for the cu- rious and a phenom snon for tho scientist Studied satisfactorily and psychoIogica1iy. the research ought to yield many valllable oIews as to the intellectual processes of Senators of the United States, and the subject is commended to the learned in- stitutions which flourish dn the Capital City. At the same time it is gratifying to know that the measure as aetualiY passed provided for union railroad ssta. tion."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15

vation has been neglected too long. The attacks of the settlers upon the woods for clearings and a home have been in discriminate and wasteful in the extreme The settlers are not to blame nor are the lumbermen. The destruction which has been going on with such frightfully increasing rapidity during the last fifty years is due to lack of that govern mental supervision in the interest of the whole people which can only come from education and experience.
 Intelligent conservation of the forests of a country is the highest evidence of it's civilization. The climate. the soil, the productive capacity of the farm, the equabiIty of the rainfall, and the bene- ficent flow of the streams are all depend ent upon the science of forestry. We have wisely set apart already in the West forty-one national forest reserves-about 46 O0O Quo acres. One of them is already paying expenses anu yielding SHght rev.
 "The experience of the older countries of the world is of great value in this in- vestigation Forestry has been practiced in Germany for hundreds of years. Elk cept for this wise and thoughtful care by the government the Fatherland would be wholly unable 10 sustain It's crowded Dopulation Twenty six per cent. of the Iapd of that country is in forests, of which the Government owns two-thirds. We have left in our own country only 96 per cent of our territory i'll woods. Germany has special schools Of forestry for the edu cation of her youth Tn this science
 reforest at $24 an acre, as m ltalE' or at $50 an acre, as in France, but at an expense of about g an acre to preserve the forests which have been forming TOT over a thousand years in trees and soll. Scientific forestry in Germany trance and Italy gathers an annual crop rom the trees which have reached the point where they are, commercially Naluable' and can be cut not only without injury to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15

Copyright. 1902, by Frank G. Carpenter9
 London.
 have spent some time this week look ing into tLo ,lectricai possibilities Of thus tight little island. l have afready writ ten of London and the fortunes tnat Americans expect to make m carrying the people from one part or lt to dn % other have described now oa .he s,pd. pa lion rides taken every year, two.tn'rds are on vehicles or tram cars hauieu ny horses, and how numerous schemes are under way to change this to electricity.
 The same conditions prevail throughout the United Kingdom. Most of the large cities lack adequate electrical facilities. and there are are a score or more towns no electric railroads whatever. Many of the large cities are within short dist ance of one another and profitable roat ts can be built connecting them. It is safe to say that a capital as large as that of our steel trust could be used to adva ot-s age if concessions could be gotten on the sane terms and with the same ease as in the United States. sA
 Big Towns in Great Britain. S. This country is full of big towns which should have electric roads It has scoreSs of cities the names of which we hardly know, and the size of the bigger cities is constant surprise to me. Take the Greater London. for instance It is more than twice as big as the Greater New York. and it grows like weeds in the spring. Glasgow IS half as big as Chf- cago Manchester is bigger than Balti- more and Birmingham is nearly as large as Boston. Leeds has more people than Cleveland. and Sheffield, Belfast and Buff falo are almost neck and neck. Edin- burgh, Scotland. and Bristol, England.