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The oasis., 1902-03-15
HIDES AND HORNS.

rancU dJ tllc 1tdu Ol " iiitloNh Cic- mega, is boring for water, and is prepared to go 700 feet after it, if necessary.
 Stockman: The report from near ly all the mountain cattle ranges IS that the snowfall of the winter has been light. This is not so encour- aging, as it means a shortage of summer water.
 Stockman. Stock is reported as having wintered well in the Juniper section of Yavapai county, although the season has been dry. The snowfall has been lighter than usual leaving no water. The resid- ent ranchers were anxiously look ing forward to a good snow storm early this month.
 Stockman: Referring to the rains of last week in Mohave county, the Arrow, of Kingman, says: The rainy weather, while perhaps some hardship on the local freighter, is worth thousands of dollars tostock- men all over the country, as we'll as insuring an abundance of water for many months to come.
 Stockman: The American Land X Cattle Company is a newly or ganized concern, the incorporators being Major s. M. McCowan, H. $. McCowan, Emma McCowan and Katherine McCowan. Their arti- cles were filed in the office of the county recorder of this county to- day, and call for capitalization of $500,000.
 Stockman: The Prescott Courier is informed that since the recent rains quite number of inquiries for cattle are coming from Califor- mia. Edgar Stephens, of William son valley, a well-known cattleman, is said to have had several letters from California cattlemen who de- sire to make purchases. Ed. Is gen. erally on the buy himself.
 Stockman Tucson papers note the death, early this week, of Mrs. E. 0. Stratton of that city. Mrs. Stratton was the wife of R. o. Stratton, formerly in the cattle business in Pinal county, and later being connected with the cattle interests of Arizona by serving for few months as chairman of the Live Stock Sanitary Board under Governor McCord.
 Range News: Thomas Richards and Mir. and Mrs. w. G. Richards were over from Fort Grant this week and completed the necessary papers transferring all cattle brand ed pitch-fork ObarO to w. G. Rich ards; also the Old Meek's ranch and one-half interest in the Stock ton Pass ranch. Consideration not made public.
 Globe Times: Max Bonne has two hundred head of beef steers, grain fed, at Pete Anderson's ranch at Stafford, of which he will bring car load to town every two weeks. He also has the fine Kansas grain fed pork, genuine lamb mutton and home sugar-cured ham and bacon. Mir. Bonne believes in having the very best of everything for his GUS toners.
 Lordsburg Liberal: On Monday morning Eugene Stickel, an em- ploye of the San Simon Cattle com pany, with a number of other em- ployes of the company, was at windmillat Squaw mountain, about
The oasis., 1902-03-15
Sharpe S Go.
 Mining Brokers BUY AND SELL MINES.

It you have good mine or prospect let us hear from you. We can place t. Also make speciality Of cxnerting and reportinp on mi, ing properties survey ing, mapping etc. Thoroughly convcr. sant with toe Mexican language.mining laws and customs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
CREAM of the SPECIALS
1904 A PRETTY GAME.
shrewdest Plays of Politicians for
 the Presidency.

Washington Special to Baltimore Sun.
 President Roosevelt and senator Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana. are the only avowed candidates for the Re- publican Presidential nomination Tn isOf.
 The fact that MT. Fairbanks IS thus early in the field contributes 10 the con yiction that he has little chance or sue cess. His candidacy receives practically no consideration except by his personal friends Even those Republican leaders who are most anxious to secure the nom ina ton of someone other than MT: Reose- welt do not turn to Mr. Fairbanks as a likely man with whom to defeat the President. They have men in mind as available but politicians do not regard 1t as wiac to put their candidate In the field long before the, primaries TOT the Convention are to be held.
 The man who is stung by the Presl- dential bee and lacks the stoicism to con ceal the burning of the wound IS marked for attack by all his fellows. Years be- fore the hour of his triumph came 1t was known that William Mckinley hoped SC metime to be President of the United States, but with rare self-restraint ne kept this ambition under control. not permitting 1t to dominate his career nor to influence his course of conduct. What finally brought to him the nomination was an act of self effacement. When in cpeu convention he declined to permit himself to be named as candidate be- cause he was committed to another it was almost universally conceded that at another time, when no obligation of loy- alty stood in the way, he would be given the nomination. But even then he kept his candidacy in the background until the opportune moment arrived. Nc kinley did not therefore, furnish an example of one who attained the Presidency after long seeking.
 This argument is adverse to the ambi- tion of President Roosevelt. If he is suc- cessful in securing the nomination he will be, perhaps, the first who has suc- ceedcd by procaiming his candidacy fla in advance. If it were not that he Is un- like any other who has appeared promi- nontly in the field of politics, his early candidacy would be regarded as surely of man he is the frankness of his posi- ton Is counted as characteristic. No man was ever more avowedly a candi- date than Is he. He consuts upon the subject with politicians whom he consid- CTS his faithful friends. and members of lis cabinet not only speak openly of hls candidacy but make it a point to dis avow that he has become a candidate only since his succession to the Prest- dency A member of his cabinet said to me recently:
 Ut was well understood in 1900 that he was a candidate for the nomination in 1904. That was why he did not want the Vice-Presidency."
 He is a candidate in his own right; not by inheritance, so his friends say, and there is attempt at concealment. Shrewd and experienced politicians re- gard Senator M. A. Hanna as his dan gerous rival. At this time he is the only man so regarded. To this is MT. Roose- welt indebted for the support of Sena-- tors M s. Quay and T. C. Platt and others who do not like the Ohio Senator.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
Total |. .................. ..... 2s2 2s4 tSI tSu

In a number of counties not a negro was registered. In some others total reg istration was reported without any state ment as to proportion of colored regis tration. The counties which reported ne- groes registered and the number, are as follows:
 Baldwin, 10; Barbour. A; Bibb. 47: Bull lock. 10; Butler, 1; Clarke. 62; Chiffon. 1; Choctaw, 19; Colbert, 27: Conecuh, ?; Gov ngton. 3; Dale. 10; Dallas, 61; Escambia 34; Etowah. B; Franklin. F; Hale, IA Lamar, [; Lauderdale. 70; Lawrence. 31 Lee, 4; Limestone, 1O Macon, 52; Madison 116; Marion, '; Mobile. 131; Montgomery 47; Monroe 45; Morgan. 35; Pike, 2o Ran dofph. 15; Russell. 171 Shelby. IA; Sumter. 54; Talladega. 60; Tallapoosa. ?: Tusca- loosa. 165; Washington. 7S; total, 1.517. II is not probable that over 2,5OO were regis tered in the entire State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
REPUBLICAN, HARMONY IN
 ALABAMA

The Hartford (Conn) Courant has bee ! paying some attention to Alabama poli- tics. especially the efforts of the Repub- Ii ans to build up a white party here, and winds up an editorial on the subject with these reflections:
 With the electorate purgad the white vo.ers mancipated from the old fear, fairly honest elections assured. the Dem- ocrats suarreling among themselves and the Johnston men sure to be disgruntle l If the Jelks men come out ahead in the primary. the reorga nize1 Republican Party of Alabama has several points in It's favor Enough to begm on, anyhow
 The Courant forecasts some of the re- results of our primary with reasonable accuracy, in our estimation. It matters not what efforts are taken to secure an absolutely fair election, we expect to see the Johnston contingent raising the cry of fraud and trying to convince the coun- try that he was not fairly defeated That we regard Gs an inevitable outcome of his position now and of statements made both by himself and some of his supporters Already charges of fraud are being made by them, and whether he is defeated by a large or a small majority the charge is certain to be made that he has beer counted out. They will be "disgruntled
 to that extent in any event
 That the Republicans now have an op. portunity to organize a reputable white party is true enough, provided they uni.e and pull together, which they are not al al ilyaJI fa do Tn oot ho m, have less harmony than the Democrats The factional differences which have al ways existed in their ranks are still r full blast. The fight for control of the party organization, which means contro of the Federal patronage. is still on ano likely to remain on. They may get to- gether and form harmonious white Re. publican Party in Alabama but the pros pect at present is not at all bright.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
Johnston and the Primary.
Bessemer Herald-Journal.


 The Johnston papers are blowing about the ex-Governor being the first man to advocate a Democratic primary. We challenge any Johnston man, in or out of the State, to produce one scrap of pa- per that emanated from the pen of Jo- seph F. Johnston calling for or advocat- ing Democratic primary, that was pub lshed at the time. Trot out your proof, gentlemen, or get into your hole and draw 1t in after you. Joseph F. Johnston and his henchmen were vociferous and violent In their demands for white mans primary" Do you catch on? A white mans primary, and why "a white mans primary" when there was not a bakers dozen of negroes registered in the State? The most ardent friends and sup porters of the ex-Governor are the Re publicans and Populists; and "a white mans primary would open the door to this crowd whereas Democratic primary would have been a death knell to their voting. Hence the advocacy of "a white mans" primary, but Democratic pri- mary, never.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
LIKE THE ANCIENTs.

Tn the palmy days of Rome there were certain diviners or prophets called ''au- gurs," who professed to be able to fore tell future events. They were really off, cials and formed a school or board of their own, there being at various times two, four, six or even fifteen members. Of course these diviners were imposters, and they knew It. It was said by an old writer that two augurs could never look in each others faces without laughing. so thoroughly were they conscious of their own false pretensions, and such thorough contempt lad they for the gull lioiity of their fellow beings
 It occurs to us that Johnston and the really intelligent men who are supporting him must be very much like the Roman
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
THE WHITE REGISTRATION
Amounts to More than One Hundred
 and Eighty Thousand.

Tie Advertiser presents below the reg istered vote of sixty four of the sjxty-slx counties of the State. The two counties not heard from are Cherokee, and Winston. The registration of the other counties foots up l7o.l3i The two other counties have. ac2o.d ng to the census of 1900, 5,7eS white voters. About So per cent of the white vote has registered and taking that propo' ton for Cherokee and Winston would he about 4100. and this. added to the ether, would make a total regis tration of 1G3,234 The registration of negroes will not foot up over 250o, so that we have a registered white vote in Alabama of at least l.G0o The tables below give total registration and the number of white voters by counties ac- cording to the census of 1900
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

augurs, and must find it al ificult to re- frain from laughing when they look at each other. They are obliged to know that his claims are without foundation an l that their predictions are moonshin'. There are men supporting him who know that most of his boasts are as ridiculous and void of probability as were the de- liverances of the augurs. That these claims and boasts will be disproven at the polls causes them no concern nor are they worried over the iact that such a small percentage of the voters believe them. Assertion and claim are the two strong arrows in their culver, and they are determined to shoot them as often as possible. But they must be sources of amusement to each other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

Even The Alabamian can sometimes tell the truth where The Advertiser is con- cerned. It may be done inadvertently
 but it is done. as witness the statement that Johnston stands for opposition to the plans. purposes and policies of The Montgomery Advertiser" That is true
 although The Alabamian said it. He was in opposition to The Advertiser when he tried to defeat Senator Morgan and stubbed his toe so badly. He was in op- position when he set himself in opposi- ton to the ratification of the new Con- stitution and stubbed another toe. He is thoroughly and distinctly in opposition when he tries to override custom. pro- priety and precedent and foist himself on the State for no other reason than to gratify his personal ends Oh. yes. John ston is very much in opposition to The Advertiser and it is highly creditable to the paper that it is so. He is doing The Advertiser a great favor by opposing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
A MOMENT OF SANITY.

There was a moment of time during the four years of Governor Johnston's reign when he was in a measure sane upon the condition of the State finances. That was when the Bulger bill appropratng $6O0,- 900 annually out of the general fund for the support of the common schools passed the House of Representatives of the Gen eraI Assembly, February ?, 1899. The evil dence of that brief period of sanity is printed elsewhere today in The Adver- tiser, in the form of Some Facts and Figures concerning the condition of the State Treasury present and prospective, at that time, given out by Auditor White under the instruction. no doubt, of Gov ernor Johnston. The former Governor has constantly boasted of the ease with which he paid the deficit in the State Treasury. But here we have some facts and figures" furnished by Auditor White showing that at the end of the fourth month of the third fiscal year of his in cumbency of the office of Governor that with an appropriation of S600O00 for the common schools there would be a deficit of $15S. .55O at the end of the fiscal year, Sep tember 30, 1899, and this without including a number of smaller necessary expendi- lures. The General Assembly appropri- ated only $45O, OC0, but with this amount there would have been, according to these figures, a deficit of several thou sand dollars at the end of the fiscal year The fact is, that on that date there was deficit of $251. .0S9S4. which is shown by the financial statement showing the con- dition of the Treasury at the close of the year, September 30. 1S99,' printed on page 8 of Auditor Whites report It will be seen that Auditor White wanted the mem bers of the General Assembly to know that there was a deficit of at least $2OO,- pect of avoiding it except by the de- feat of the Bulger bill. Then descending to particulars he wanted them to know that the receipts for the year did not promise to exceed those of the preceding year. but very little; that up to that date the Treasury had only received 5000 more than was received for the same time the year before and that they could not expect any relief from the new revenue bill before the end of the current fiscal year If at all"
 Auditor Whites official communication is we'll worthy of the close attention of those who appear to believe that at its date our State Treasury was overfowing with money through the magical effect of | Governor Johnston's business manage ment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
ALARM IN THE SOUTH.
Over Expected Merger of Rail-
 roads.

New York Journal.
 Sentiment in the South is against any such traffic trust and the people of Ten nessee have already taken alarm at the threatened monopoly of their markets and have called upon the Governor to take steps to thwart such combination.
 The question of trust or no trust prom ises to become an important political fea- ture in other Southern States that would be affected by the domination of one rail- road clique. and denials of any wholesale merger have come from various sources but If the merger itself is not actually ir process of formation many smaller combinations are being made with the general end in view of making the final consolidation of these smaller unions more easy when the time for its con- summation is ripe.
 The return of Mir Morgan within a few days will it is believed. be the signal for an important announcement of traff1c con solidation-whether such consolidation be termed merger Tease" or friendly agreement"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

We suppose that those who are inak- ing general and unwarranted attacks upon the newspapers of AlaDama must what they are talking about. Governor Johnston we believe, has owned several papers and has been inter ested n their publication, and perhaps he and his friends are best qualified to tss,ify as to the moral corruption and the veniality of publishers. We suppose they have spent about as much money uron the press as any set of men who ever C1taged in political life in the State. and doubt less have gotten as little in return there- for.-Greersboro Beacon.
 Johnston knows the power of the pres as we'll as any man in Alabama coes, and has profited by it as much ss any of them. He and his packers are sore and disgusted because they are unable to control any newspapers whose ..tidence would be worth anything.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1909.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses csr- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole field of newspaperdom which comes under its notice. and one of these sigma is the mystic symbol I01 denoting golden which stands for high quality, and is thus explalned:
 Advertisers value this paper more for the class and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with a single sym boi: but there is a higher grade. according to this standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY, and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL 100 to describe adequately their standing.
 The Adertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol I@@l and is the only paper so distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

The dispatch in yesterdays Advertiser from Florence that Senator Pettus and M. K Clements would speak there yes terday in the interest of Governor Jelks was a mista e as to Senator Pet tua, Hon. Earle Pettus of Limestone and Mr. Clements have been canvassins together for Governor Jelks and he was the Pettus who spoke at Flor encs yesterday. While it is understood that Senator Pettus will vote for Cover nor Jelks. yet he is taking no part for either of the gubernatorial candidates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
In Private Life.

MT. Bryan said some days ago that he could have nothing in common with MT. Cleveland, nevertheless each If the gen tlemen has expressed desire to remain in private life. Is private life big enough to hold them both at the same time?A Anniston Hot-Blast.
 There's plenty of room if he Ne ebraska man will be careful not to poach on Gro ver's hunting and fishing preserves. That would cause words.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

The Montgomery Advertiser should be more careful in crediting clippings. We raise no kick but some of it's esteemed exchanges might object to being credited with what originally appeared in The Moulton Advertiser.-Moulton Advertiser.
 No they won't. either. They'll be proud to receive credit for what originally ap- peared in The Moulton Advertiser" But we'll try to keep from doing the latter the injustice of miscrediting Its good things
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
Staadilu Climbing Upward.

That the ejaculation of The Advertiser i' steadily climbing upward is demonstrated oS the appendeds swern statement, covering Tn, daily and Sunday tissues for the month oi July, jus past .-.
 The daily and Sunday average, as indicated below, for the dnilest of the dull Summer nc nths, is reuIarkabie in that 1: is considerably above the figures for the best ronths Of the past Winter, when business in all lines is much better than ,in Summer. -, ,1 ..,.r-.
 The Advertisers circulation is steadily in- creasing. This Winter we hope to show al least l3,o 900 daily and i6o0o Sunday sub, scribers and the prospects are particularly bright
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
Got Them MixAd.

The Mobile Item says the campaign of the Jelks people has been negative. The Item has evidently gotten the positive and negative ends mixed Ledger
 Nothing surprising in that, for The Item doesn't know which end is up more than half the time. By the way, the esteemed Ledger is avoiding mixing with distinguis he'd success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
cRoKER CAUSES AMUSEMENT.
His Efforts at Dairy Farming al
 Vantage Excite Comment.

London Cable to New Orleans Times
 Democrat
 Richard Croker Is exciting amused To- cal comment at Vantage by his attempts at dairy farming. New York cartoonists have begged a picture of the Tammany Tiger beguiling a Berkshireman into buy ing milk. Unfortunately, Boss methods do not necessarily bring success in Brit ish dairying. The fact that MT. Croker has some new patent for keeping cream leads the local wiseacres to declare that Croker does well to learn how to keep it, for he could not get rid of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
Of Course. They Did.

MT. Denson said that "The Advertiser forces took to their holes like night owls when he was in that city Is he such a boOger as all of that as to Tighten The Advertiser forces half to 1eath?-Abhe- vile News.
 More properly, they were already in their holes "The Advertiser forces are always in better business than standing on the sidewalks waiting for the guyas- cutis to pass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
An Appreciated Commitment.

The Advertiser has had a big move of prosperity on it for some tine, and will soon move into its new and elegant office on Dexter Avenue where it will he better prepared than ever to keep up and even add to it's reputation as Gae of the hest papers in this country.-Clarke Coun- ty Democrat
 compliment from one of the oldest and cleverest newspaper men in Alabama is bighly appreciated and we hope the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
AMONG THE BRETHREN.
Short Talk With Those Who Make
 Alabama Newspapers.
When He Does.

When Johnston takes the oath of office 1t will be to support and not override the consttutlon.-Vernon Courier.
 We don't doubt it in the least. When he gets another chance to take the oath of office as Governor he'll be ready to do anythng-or to promise it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

Anybody that will adulterate milk de- serves all the punishmeit he gets" ob- serves The Indianapolis Sentinel That is true, if he gets any punishment, but it is such a miserably small number of cases in which the offender is punished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10

Somebody has asked The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser to tell him exactly when the dog days begin. We serve mo- tice that we propose, at the proper time. to ask The Advertiser when Indian sum mer begins; so our contemporary had bet ter study up.-Norfolk Landmark
 Better do some studying yourself so that you will know whether we answer correctly or not. We know, of course, but maybe we won't tell.