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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
AUGUST 27, 1909.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses cer- tain signs to denote the relative standing and snerit of the whole field of newspapsrdom which comes under It's notice. and one of these signs is the mystic symbol I0 denotins ssxoiden,. which stands for high quality. and C thus explained:
 Advertisers value this paper more for the ciass and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printed
 Such papers are credited with a single sym Dol; but there is a higher grade. according to thls standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY, and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL [00 to describe adequately their standing.
 The Adertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol Io0l and is the only paper so distinguished In this section of the nnx1th
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
World Girdled by Submarine Cable. From Washington to Chicago Record
From Washing
 Herald.


 Herald.
 A report just issued by the Treasury Department shows l. 75O submarine cables in the world, with a total length or near ly 200 900 miles. The number of messages annually transmitted over them Is more than 6.0O0, ,OO0 All the grand divisions or the earth are connected. Adding to the submarine lines the land telegraph & sys- tems. the total length of telegraph lines in the world 15,1sO, OO0 miles the length of their single wires 3,soO,ooo miles and the total number of messages annually sent over them about f00.0 900. or an average of more than 1000, 900 each day.
 Every body of water lying between the inhabited portions of the earth, with the single exception of the Pacific Ocean, has been crossed and recrossed by submarine telegraph lines. The chief obstacle in 6a the past to the construction of trans-P Pa- cifc cable was that no single govern. ment controlled a sufficient number t ot landing places. With the landing places at Hawaii. Wake Island, Guam and the Philippines, however no section or ca ble stretching from the United States 10 Asia and touching at these points would have a length equal to that now Tn saily operation between France and the united States, 250 miles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
xNp or rHE r1Rsr AcT.

Mondays voting rang down the curtain on the first act of Alabama's political drama this year. so far as contention be- tween Democrats is concerned. The Democratic voters of the State have reg istered their will at the ballot-box and all Democrats will bow to that decision and unite in the work of making 1t final Practically. the contest was entirely con- fined to Democrats. and the verdict was so decided and so pronounced that there can be no appeal. nor will any motion for a new trial be considered. Tn all battles. political or martial, one side wins and the other loses, and when the battle Is a trial of strength between members of the same political household, the side that loses is expected to join with the win ners and form a new line of battle to meet the common enemy.
 It Is not safe to assume that there will be no further occasion for Democratic organization or Democratic effort. Time has been in Alabama when a nomination by the Alabama Democracy meant an
  1t will be the same this year. The Demo- crats who recognize the voice of the ma jority at the primary as a call to duty, binding them to keep up the fight till the ballots are cast in November, may safely act on the presumr ton that there will be an opposition ticket to fight. The Re publicans are active and they will be aggressive. They are encouraged by the fact that the elimination of the negro makes theirs a white mans party, and they hope to draw to themselves many voters who have heretofore voted with the Democrats on account of the ever- present race question. With that out of the way. they expect large accessions to their ranks. and we may as well take i, for granted that their claims are not cn- tirely without foundation.
 The fact that the Republican Party ir Alabama has lost strength by reason oi the cutting of of their negro allies is nc excuse for the belief that they are nc will be opposition in each of the Congres siona: Districts, and Democrats mus stick to their nominees and elect them This hope can be rendered abortive b, the Democrats as they did in old times and making an earnest and conjoint igh against an alert and active enemy.
 A break in our Congressional delegation this year would be a reflection on oul Party and State. it matters not how goot the candidates put up by the opposition may be. This break can be prevented. q course, but it can only be done by al Democrats doing their duty. Our Part. has nominated it's Congressional candi dates and the Party must elect them. Nor is it at all certain that there vii be no organized opposition to our Stat ticket for we believe there will. Tn Republicans believe they have a fightinl chance to win and that belief is based ol the hope that our Party is hopelessly di vided. All cause of dissension ended las Monday. and it will be the work of thos who lead to adopt such a course as wll 1 heal up all the wounds caused and secur a solid and united Party at the polls fl November. That way lies success. am I in no other way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
It Wouldn't Work.

Most of the kicking done in this world is done at the wrong person. When a man wants to kick he usually talks 10 every person he meets but the right one. If you must kick why not hunt up the right one and do your talking to him. Bullock County Breeze.
 That may be good advice but how long would The Breeze be published if it fol- lowed that plan faithfully? The main trouble about talking to the right man when YOU want to kick is that he might take it into his head to do part of the kicking on his own hook.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

The scientists who are determined to prove that every disease is caused by a germ are necessarily bound to find germ for every disease, so as to even-up things One of the latest finds is that certain Ioud-smelling varieties of foreign cheese contain cancer microbes, and we must confess that we see no cause to feel sur prised at the discovery. We have at times been within smelling distance of cheese which might have been composed entirely of microbes, and dead ones, at that. It may be, however, that the liv- ing cnes smell verse than dead ones, and if that is true, there is nothing surpris- ing in the statement that they cause cancer. If it were asserted that they produce all other diseases which aftiict the human family we should be prepared to believe 1t without question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
It Was A Joke.

Really, the esteemed Montgomery Ad- vertiser should take exception and chal- longe the contentious of The Birmingham News, that the latter is the only news paper in the State publishing the full day report of the Associated Press. The News may have more numerous editors, associate and otherwise, abler vice=pres- idents and assistant vice-presidents, but The Advertiser beats the band when it comes to a news service.-Thorsby En- terprise.
 Well. you know The News must have it's little joke occasionally. It knows that all its army of attaches can't beat The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
Counting the Dots.

The preachers should file an injunction against The Advertisers dot problems. Many otherwise enthusiastic church brethren will neglect the sermon on Sun day trying to count the freckles on 8 boys face, having acquired the habit of counting dots in The Advertiser con test.-Elba Clipper.
 On the other hand, some who are "too tired to go to church. may spend the day at home counting dots instead of going fishing or to a ball game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
steadilx climbing Upward.

That lhs circulation of The Advertiser !. ptsadxly climbing upward Is dsmonstrasea es sAs appended sworn statement cove-1ne tns daily and Sunday issues. for the mohen VI Juey, Juss past.
 The daily and Sunday average. as inaic in. ba1cu for the dulleet of the dull Summer ns< nths is remarkable, in that 1t is eouside1aS'y abovs the figures for the best rontns oI sne ,e past Winter, when business in ell ihes is much batter than in Summer.
 The Advertisers circulation is stsachy m. eTsasing. This Winter we hops to sno~ = 1east l3.ooo daily and ie.ooo Sunoay sup seribsrs and the prospects are partcus brfght-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
go Trust Needed.

Alabama farmers can accomplish more good by forming a trust for the purpose of raising hogs than by wearing out the stoop of their brooches sitting on soap boxes at the corner grocery strenuousIy cnssinr the meat trust. Roosevelt and Congress are not responsible for your hogiess hogpens. The responsibility IS lo- cal and personal.-Sheffield Reaper
 There is no trust needed by the farmers of Alabama. If each one will set himself resolutely to the task of raising supplies he and all of them will be independent of all the trusts on earth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
Everybody Crazy.

A Paris doctor asserts that everybody is crazy on some subjects and that edu- cation is responsible for the increase in insanity. It doesn't require much re search to ascertain the subject on which the doctor is ''daffy. '-Annlston Hot Blast.
 That doctor has no claim to originality. Almost twenty centuries ago Porcius Festus said to Paul: Much learning doth make thee mad" and this French man merely repeats the words of the Roman procurator.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

When 1t comes to settling the dispute over the property left by Charles Fair and wife. who were recently killed near Paris, we may expect enough expert" testimony. to drive court wild. The proper disposi- ton of the estate, in part. depends on ascertaining which died first. and as both were killed by the accident. and there were no eye-witnesses, 1t follows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
AMONG THE BRETHRENs.
Tbev Walk the Floor.

The country will agree with MT. Bryan that the money question is all important That's what made the dads or the sum mer girls scratch their heads ana walK the floor 'or@ hot nights'-l alidues" ne porter.
 The .da, 0 summer girls" are not the only ones wnu walk the floors. Some times the summer boys have the same affect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27
National Fraternal Congress.

Denver. Col. Aug. 26-The National Fraternal Congress. the central organi- Zation of the fraternal and insurance or ders of this country and Canada met in anr Ual convention here today. President w. A. Warned. M. D. of Topeka, Kas. presided. There are over 800 accredited delegates in attendance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

Since such a majo:ity of the Democrats of Lee County have said that they re- garded Jelks as a big enough man for Governor, it is to be hoped that Gen. Geo. P. Harrison will revise his est- mates
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

One of the reasons advanced for his candidacy by ex-Governor Johnston was that he desired 'vindication" from the slight put upon him by the State Con- vention of 19O). Now that nearly every county fin the State. including his own and his home beat. has gone against him, the last state of that man is worse than the first.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

Hon. R. NJ. Cunningham Is an easy winner in the contest for Lieutenant Governor, and will be the next presiding officer of the State Senate. He made a magnificent campaign for Governor Jelks and only incidentally presented his own claims to his audiences
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

It looks from present indications as if Mess rs. Hehin and Julian will have to try their luck in second primary for secl etary of State. and Messrs Hill and Cory for Superintendent of Education.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

In ddition to the earthquakes and petty revo lions which add to the gaiety of life in South America, we are now told that they have a volcano that is growing and no one can predict when it will quit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

that there Is likely to be some exceed ingiy nice points of law and fact to set tie. Of one thing there is little doubt the lawyers will have good pickings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

The campaign in South Carolina is kind of dynamite one but so far there have been no deaths-among the candi- dates
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

Advertiser getting or printing the news or beat it in any other way. We under stand The News and are not quarreling with it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

Not a single complaint of fraud at last Mondays primary has reached The Ad- vertiser. It seems to have been an abso- lutely fair election,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-27

A contemporary says never turn down reporter" You can't, if he's worth anything.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18

and even all the energy is not confined
to the larger cities. To indicate some
thing of the size of the leading cities the
population of them are given according
to the census OF 1000:
Sioux Falls 1926; Lead 6,2Io; Yank-
ton ALPS; Aberdeen 4,oS7; Mitchell 4,o5s;
Watertown $3.50; Madison 1850; Pierre,
the capital, 2,3o6; Vermillion 2,I83;
Huron 2,793; Canton I,o43; Deadwood
3,4oS; Rapid City I,342. There are many
other towns in the state whose popula-
ton exceeds 1000. OF the towns whose
population was over 1900 ten years ago
Mitchell has made the greatest gain in
population, which is placed at 50 per
cent.
Fine Improvements are being made in
many cities of the state and thrift and
prosperity is seen on every hand. So
many Of the towns are expending their
money on public improvements to better
their streets and sidewalks. These i'm.
provements show the temper of the PEG.
pie to be progressive and to enhance
the attractiveness of the homes and the
business district.
person travelling over the state i
forcibly impressed with the amount OF
building that is going on, both in the
business and residence parts OF towns
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18

and Norway and Sweden is 500 miles
north of this state. 1t is on line pass
ing through central Oregon on the west
and Syracuse. N. Y, on the east.
The state is watered by three great
rivers, the Missouri, the James and the
Sioux, rot to mention the innumerable
creeks and smaller streams that have
been made larger and more abundant
with water by reason of the hundreds Of
eartesian wells that have been sunk in the
past years.
The climatic conditions are ideal for a
western country. The average annual
temperature is "a degrees. January is
the coolest month, with an average of 8
degrees; July is the warmest with an
average of II degrees. This average
annual temperature compares favorably
with that of Minnesota. Wisconsin, Mich
igan and northern Iowa. The average
annual rainfall precipitation for the
whole state is about 81 inches; of this
TWO or three inches occurs during the
first quarter of the year, nine to ten
inches during the second, six to seven
inches during the third and two to three
In the last.
South Dakota was greatly aided in its
settlement by the railroads, which, con-
trary to the usual customs of western
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18
FARM SCENES IN SOUTH T

OF a great many eastern states. In all
parts OF the state the townships are
dotted with the school house and nc
child is beyond convenient access to
them. In the way of state educational
institutions there are three FORMAL
schools-located at Madison, Spearfish
and Springfield. The State University
is at Vermillion, the State Agricultural
College at Brookings, the School of
Mines at Rapid City, the Deaf and
Dumb school at Sioux Falls, the Blind
Asylum at Gary, the industrial School al
Plankinton. A school of Technology
has been erected at Aberdeen in the
northern part of the state, which has
added that much more to the SD lendid
educational facilities of the state.
Aside from the state institutions there
are number of private colleges in a
number of towns. Colleges and univer-
sites are located at Mitchell, Yankton,
Huron, Sioux Falls, Canton and Wes-
sington Springs. Ali of these are de-
nominational schools and embrace the
Methodists, Congregauonalists, Bap-
lists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians,
Lutheran, Catholics, and in fact every
denomination that is represented in the
state.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18
kOTA.

neries for the year will amount to
10000. One of the largest cream
in the state is located in Dawson
y at Mt. Vernon, operated on the
,erative plan and with that success
has brought the farmers in that
IN of the county to good financial
There are now close to 900
ries in operation in South Da-
I'D more will be erected in the
are.
As an illustration of what is accomp-
ished by the creamery in the state a
tort of three are gwen for a years
.siness. The Kim all creamery re-
we'd 2,S66,667 pounds of milk from the
ons which averaged 65 cents per 100
'ds of milk; the amount paid to the
.rswas sIS,663.55, producing 1881 1873
inds of butter. The Parkston cream
Y did little better. The DeSmet
samery made even better showing.
Ii received 4,4G6,575 pounds of milk, av.
eraged 60 cents, paid its patrons s29,S46,
%. and produced 2o2,Soo pounds of but
te There is quality in South Dakota
graS which makes the butter firmer
makes it stand the heat longer and gives
II a spledid flavor. Up to few years
agfhElgin butter was the standard butter
sutSn the year 1893 South Dakota estab.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18
Supplement to
THE PIONEER PRESS.
September 10, 1902.

The state has made fine provisions for
its public schools in the way OF creating
an endowment that will last forever, by
setting aside in each county a certain
quantity of land that is sold or leased
each year, the proceeds of which are
turned into the state treasury. The in
terest on this money, which is loaned
over the state on real estate, is appor-
toned to each public school in the state
and goes to pay the expense of conduct
ing the schools. In the years to come
this amount of money will reach a fabu-
lous sum, as is indicated by the amount
that is now held in the treasury for the
schools.
With this fund growing from year to
year it is figured that in time the people
will have TO contribute very little of their
money for taxes for the support of the
schools. Thousands of acres are yet
held which, with the increasing Popula-
ton OF the state and the greater demand
for lands, will advance the price of these
and thus create a larger fund for the
school purposes. 1t is a very wise pro-
vision adopted by the constitutional
convention over twelve years ago, at
which time the magnitude of the fund
was not anticipated by the originators,
and the coming generations will profit
by their wisdom and forethought.
South Dakota ranks high with the
western states as a stock and agricul-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18

tural country, and she is no stronger in
one feature than another. The great
ranges on the reservation west of the
Missouri river are the fe&ding ground
of the world. The stock interests are
not entirely confined to that part of ths
state, but in every county outside of por.
tons of the Black Hills country the cat
tie, sheep and hog interests have multi
piled each year with great rapiditN AS
an indication of what is done in the cat.
tie interests the government report OF
this industry for 1901 amounted to nc"
than S35,ooo,ooo, and two years befc
the cattle industry had hardly got ST.:
on larger scale among the farmers
the state. The cattle interests are r
fully double what they were in 1000, >
it has been one of the good things Il
has brought the state up to its pres,
high prosperity. What has been do
in the way of cattle raising was duI
Gated in great measure in the shf
interests. Where there was one focs
sheep FIVE years ago you can now
FIVE, and the conditions for the raisln.
sheep are so ideal that there is plenty
room for the industry to be greatly M
nihed in the future.
The hog industry has the attention
a great many farmers in all parts Of
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18

both large and small. This year and
last has been an era of growth in a great
many localities and the good work will
not stop with the present year. A great
many towns are improving their side
walks with the use OF cement, the ma
terial being produced in Yankton, and
they can be laid with as little expense,
practically, as plank walk. These walks
very much improve the appearance Of
town and in the years to come they will
be the only kind used in many towns.
The matter of new buildings and i'm
provements over the state will aggregate
an immense sum of money, and DEM
onstrates a strong faith by the people
in their own state and locality.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18
Facts and Figures Descriptive of the
State of South Dakota.
The Population of Some of the Leading Cities--In-
creased Valuation of the Stock INTERESTS
Other Matters.

When South Dakota was admitted &c
the union of states in 1880 she at once
took on the importance Of state. She
had struggled along under a territorial
form Of government and whatever growth
was made was BY the energy of the peo-
pie within her borders. BY the census
OF 1900 the population of the state is
4oI $40 However. since that was COM
pleted the state has added immensely to
her number of people. In 1000 and
since, the number of new people who
have come into the state will amount to
10000.
The state has an area of 76.SSo square
miles or 4o,IS4.ooo acres. Geograph-
ically South Dakota is on a line
passing through northern Spain, the
extreme southern part Of Russia, and is
900 miles south of Paris; all of Germany
Is n inland London IS 400 miles north,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18

countries, came in ahead of civilization
and the pioneer had a comparatively
easy time in making his way into Dakota
p years ago. The state is traversed by
the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Pau! road
Chicago & Northwestern, the Burlington
System, Great Northern, and Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Northern, with one or
two short lines.
This state has a far greater mileage
system in proportion to her population
than any state east of her, her railway
mileage being 78 to each 10000 popuIa-
ton, while Illinois has but Is. OF the
total population SO per cent are native
born Americans and 20 per cent are of
foreign birth, principally Germans and
Scandinavians.
The educational features of South
Dakota stand out prominent with any of
the western states and are equal to that
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-18

state, and this animal has proven hi
worth in this country. He can be raise
in South Dakota with the same profit a
in any of the eastern states. In tn
years to come the industry will beCom
more prominent among the farming
classes. The hog can be raised cheaI
and while he can be raised with TIT
same rapidity as in Illinois and Iowa thu
pork is finer and cheaper and Away
sells at the top OF the market. Their
are fewer losses from disease among ~
hogs in this state and the incomo(
PropOrtionately that much larger WIFI
death works the same havoc.
One Of the most important indusg
Of the state is that Of the creamery i
nothing, practically, has done nc q,
bring South Dakota into such . !
repute. The industry was at frstt
to be Improbable for the reaso -,
it was difficult to demonstrate Il -,
that there was money in il. =,
every county In the state on y
side of the Missouri river has no
one to three Creameries. As to
ing profitable it is only nee
secure the reports from the
to demonstrat the fact.
AS an instance of the ma
the butter interests the slater !
creameries in Brule county {, FL
is given in the matter Of 81 ~
t.tter, These six Institute 1
10000 pounds of butter in y.
it is duplicated four times
can be seen what a grest 80
is turned over to the
=, .La ted with
authority that the re