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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The last Issue of The Talladega Noun
tain Home contains this thought-inspir-
ing item:
The Stockton, Cal, Chamber of Com
merce, with six hundred members, gave
a banquet recently at which every article
on the table came from the soil Of San
Joaquin county. 1t Is fortunate, indeed,
that the citizens of that county have so
taken advantage of their opportunities
as to be able to supply their table wants
from the soil In their immediate vicinity.
Let this be a lesson to Alabamians. What
kind of banquet could you spread from
Talladega County products exclusively?
Think about this. Let us effect q remedy.
Remember that this occurrence will be
chronicled all over the United States-and
what will be the result? Stockton and
San Joaquin County are advertised and
people attracted to a section Of the coun-
try so rich in the products of its soil.
We can grow as great a variety of food
crops in Talladega and Alabama as any
section of the United States and should
do 1t.
What Is true Of Talladega County Is
true of almost any county in Alabama,
and the question asked by The Home can
with propriety be asked Of any of the
counties. We have not seen the bill of
fare for the Stockton dinner, and 1t is
altogether probable that there were items
on 1t which could not be successfully
grown in Alabama, but that is not
material The material point is that any,
thing deserving the name Of banquet
which could be given in an Alabama
county under the same limitations applied
to that at Stockton would be impossible.
If the bill of fare had nothing on 1t except
what was grown in the county 1t would
be limited one.
But this ought not to be the case. With
the exception of coffee and very few
articles for seasoning or favoring the
dinner a bountiful and thoroughly varied
meal could be provided of articles of food
and drink which could and should be
grown in almost any Alabama county.
All the substantials as well as the
delicacies and desserts, including the
wines and other liquids can be grown
here. As The Home we'll remarks, this
Stockton banquet will do more to ad-
vertise the products and advantages of
the county than could be done in any
other way. Stranger guests were no doubt
surprised as well as delighted with the
excellence and variety Of the bill of fare
and went away with a better conception
of what that region can produce than they
could have obtained from columns and
pages of advertising. The Stockton
Chamber of Commerce did a wise thing
when it got up that banquet.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
The Right View.

Carrollton West Alabamipn.
Pickens County needs a man strong
enough to protect her from foes as well
as to urge her needs. We want man
who understands legislation and who is
interested in the growth. prosperity and
future of the County. We feel it our duty
to warn out people of the probable dam
ger of some impending disaster in order
that they may protect themselves and
secure a legislator who is a safe, sound
practical man. We deem 1t our duty to
instruct the people as to the kind of man
they should have as representative but
In the matter of choice and selection we
leave them free to think and act as they
see proper The State is In a position
where she needs wise legislation to in
sure her progress and advancement, and
this can only be done through the efforts
of far-sighted men, who have some OF
the elements Of a statesman.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
THE PoPE's HEALTH.
Cardinal Gibbons Receives Daily Re-
ports.

Baltimore Special to New York World.
In view Of the reports received Of the
precarious conditions Of Pope Leo's health
Cardinal Gibbons is to be almost daily
advised from Rome. Although reports
from the authentic sources represent the
ruler Of the Church as in a fairly vigor--
Gus condition 1t is believed that the end
may come without warning.
'The Cardinal, while DESTROYS for the
prolongation Of the life OF the Pontifl
wishes earnestly to take part in the con-
clave that will elect his successor. With
this object in view he holds himself in
readiness to start for Rome as soon as
the news OF the Pope's death shall have
reached this country, and his affairs are
in such shape that he will be able to set
out on this Journey within few hours
after the receipt Of the news. The Car
dinal could easily arrive in Rome before
the expir a ton Of the time In which the
conclave would meet.
Immediately on the death of the Pope
the Cardinals are summoned and ten
days grace is allowed them to meet to-
gether. Should Cardinal Gibbons attend
the conclave he will be the first Ameri-
can ecclesiastic to assist at that cere-
mony.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Farms Not Making Millionaires.
annapolis Sentinel.

Indianapolis Sentinel.
The agriculturists and agricultural
country cannot be benefited by a tariff
on agricultural products. But they can
be greatly injured by a tariff on the
things they use. If they have to pay
more than their foreign competitors for
the tools they use, the clothes they wear.
the food they purchase, the material
needed for fences and buildings, they are
manifestly handicapped in the contest.
and that Is what the American farmer
is experiencing. The farm is not making
any Schwabs or Carnegies or Rockefel-
lers or Morgans-at least not directly.
These suddenly acquired fortunes are not
the result of filling the soil, but the till
ers of the soil are contributing to every
one of them,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

fire-proof. The windows are protected
with steel shutters-fireproof. The roof IL
of slate and artificial stone-fireproof.
The floors and partitions are OF masonry
and steel encased In masonry-fireproof.
The stairs are of iron and slate, wains-
coted with marble. and the elevator
shafts are Of iron-fireproof. In brief,
every element and detail Of essential con-
struction is not nominally but actually
fireproof. And by practical experience 1t
has several times been demonstrated that
IL you fill one of the rooms with infiam-
mable materials and set them afire the
integrity of the building and the safety
of its occupants are not endangered. II
1t Is not convenient to extinguish the fire
you can let it burn itself out while you
sit In the next room or on the floor above
serene and undisturbed.
even IL somewhat extravagant, but The
Tribune is responsible for them and we
know of no reason for disputing 1t. II
one building can thus be made absolutely
safe why may not others? To answer
this question we must bear in mind the
different circumstances under which DIFF
ferent buildings are erected. The
Tribune Office was built by the owners
of the property for the use and occu-
pancy OF themselves and their employees.
The lives of the scores of men. women
and children employed by the paper were
always at stake. and the immensely
valuable property Of a large newspaper
plant was also to be guarded. The
owners of the building felt that not only
was their property under their guardian
biz for the safety of all their employees.
For these reasons The Tribune building
was constructed for safety.
On the other hand those who erect
buildings to be let out as hotels. tene-
ment houses and the like are prone to
act on 'the public be DID, theory. They
build at the least possible cost and care
nothing for the consequences of their
carelessness or criminal parsimony. To
build a house which will hold most
seems to be the controlling idea. There
are laws in New York which, IL strictly
enforced, would make all public build
ings almost absolutely safe, but these
laws are little better than dead letters.
This is why we so frequently read appall-
ing accounts Of the loss of life resulting
from the burning of hotels. theatres and
tenement houses in that city. There
should be some way to fix the response
bility, and there should be adequate pun
ishment for the guilty. Then would
human sacrifices to the god of avarice
cease.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Would Stop Lynching.

Centerville Press.
The Virginia Legislature has passed a
law allowing women to go armed. We
believe such a law enacted in every
Southern State would undoubtedly lower
and drive out the would-be rapist A
good revolver in the hands of a cool
headed. steady handed, determined wo-
man protecting her honor, would do more
than the courts or lynching parties could
do to stop the practice of assaults made
upon them. These attacks are always
made in the absence of male members of
the family, or friends If the negroes
knew that the women were armed. and
trained to the use of weapons they would
be far less apt to attempt outrages.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

Did Frederick the Great send our Wash
ington a sword? is question now
agitating our Virginia friends. The story
is both affirmed and denied with equal
positivity, and there's no telling how
much newspaper space will be consumed
before the matter is authoritatively set
tied, II it shall ever be. 1t is not mat
ter of any great Importance. for George
could have taken sword made in
virginia blacksmlth's shop and licked
England with It
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Now Shakespeare Wrote the Psalms.

:.
A good satire at the expense of the
Baconian cipherists has been perpetrated
by an anonymous Englishman, who shows
by methods quite as defensible as those
used in demonstrating that Bacon wrote
the Shakespearean plays that Shake
speare really wrote the book of Psalms
For his system 1t is necessary to spell
the poets name either Shakespear or
Shakespeare, both oil hioh are permits
sible In the name "Shakespear, he
points, out there are four vowels and
six consonants, which make the number
forty-six Turning to Psalm 46. the forty
sixth word from the beginning Is shake"
and the forty-sixth word from the end,
excluding the "selah," is spear" What
could be palmer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Tariff a. an Issue in Next Campaign.
Washington Special to New Orleans


Washington Special to New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The big fight now waging for the con-
troll of the House of Representatives has
also for stake the Republican Presi-
Dental nomination in 1904" said promi-
cussion of the contest that has, for the
time being, split the Republican party In
Congress right up the back.
Yes" replied Q Democrat, who was
has brought the tariff question once more
to the front, and, In my judgment, 1t Is
now Q live enough issue to make another
Presidential campaign on"
Ex-Secretary of Treasury John @. Car
Isle. who has been in Washington for
several days. also thinks that If the DEM
ocrats will get together and make the
next national campaign on the tariff is
sue they will have very good oppor-
tunity of winning out Mr.. Carlisle real
ICES the fact that his party Is in need Of
good strong House leader, and he hopes
that the Democratic organizations will
see to it that men of ability and standing
are placed in nomination for Congress
this fall.
That the men of New England highly
regard a Congressional nomination Is
shown by the character of the two who
are aspirants for Representative Moody's
seat. As soon as the latter's appointment
as Secretary of the Navy was announced,
Captain Gardiner. the son-in-law of SEN
ator Lodge of Massachusetts, and Mr..
Meyer. the present ambassador to Italy,
announced their candidacy for the nomi-
nation in Moody's District.
1t Is easy to understand why the pres
ent big fight over the Cuban question is
likely to have an important bearing on
the Republican Presidential nomination in
1904. If the tariff reduction, as advocated
by President Roosevelt, is made, and II,
as the beet sugar men predict, the Re-
publicans will, because of this action, lose
control of the next Congress. the support
ers Of Senator Hanna and the other cam
didates who will be in the field against
Roosevelt will hold the present admin
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
THAT DO NOT DIS
APPEAR.

Mr.. J. Stephen Jeans Of London, Sec
rotary of the British Iron Trade Asso-
citation, has given close personal atten-
ton to the development of industries in
the United States for a number Of years.
Summarizing his observations to date In
an article in recent number OF the
Manufacturers Record. he says: If l
dren and myself. IL L had been young
man, l think would vary Horace
Greeley's injunction and Go South
Mr.. Jeans calls attention to one of the
most serious obstacles to the investment
of foreign capital in the South, namely,
the confusion of land titles. He relates
an incident in which the late Duke of
Marlborough had about perfected ar
rangements to invest largely in Southern
properties, but was "choked off on the
question of titles
The Mobile Register says: Doubt
less this obstacle will gradually
be removed, but it is incumbent upon
the people of the South to do what they
can to get their land titles Strengthened
out Mr.. Jeans thinks well of the re-
sources of our country and especially Of
those of our own state" He says:
The natural resources of climate, soil
and mineral wealth which it (the South)
possesses do not, like the riches of some
more mushroom districts, or places built
on more artificial foundations, threaten
to take wings" II they cannot be
utilized with advantage and profit today,
they can keep, and in the process OF
keeping the value will increase. There
are not many Alabamas in the world;
there is no other in the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
EX-SENATOR HILL.
oubernatorial Aspirants Commit
Their Booms to Him.

Albany Special to New York World.
During the last seventy-two hours Da-
vid B. Hill has been introduced to these
booms OF aspirants for the Democratic
nomination for Governor:
Jacob A. Cantor Of New York County.
Edward M. Shepard of Kings County.
Bird S. Coler of Kings County. John G.
Milburn of Erie County. Eliot Danforth
Of Chenango County. John B. Stanchfeld
Of Chemung County, Smith NJ. Weed of
Clinton County.
Mr.. Hill heard from the supporters Of
lot Of these gentlemen today. Mr.. Hill
scents in the plan of the Republicans to
appropriate s37. 100000 on the permanent
improvements Of the canalssa trick tc
give the Republicans an immense fund
which can be used to promote the inter-
ests of the dominant party. He does not
believe the Democratic members should
vote such a club into the hands Of the
Republicans.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Funston May Be Rebuked.

Washington Special to Chicago Chronicle.
GenerarFred Funston's speech delivered
at Chicago. In which he sharply criticises
and abuses Americans who are not III
sympathy with the military operations
OF the United States soldiers in the Phil
fppfnes, Is receiving the earnest consider
alton Of the President and Secretary Of
War. A complete report of what General
Funston said was delivered at the White
House and the President turned 1t over to
the Secretary of War, with request
that he read what the General said and
determine whether or not Funston's lam
guage 10 deserving Of a rebuke.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
No Chance for a Reform.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Congressman Babcock is disposed to
retire from the craftsmanship of the Re
publican Congressional Committee. be-
cause he feels that his views on tariff
reduction are not in accord with those
of the majority of his party in or out of
Congress The interests of the American
consumer are no longer considered in
Congress and the majority there does
not believe. with Mr.. Mckinley. that we
cannot always go on selling without buy
ing something
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Senator Frye Right for Once

lHuldndpOliS otllIlei
Senator Frye is quite right in his claim
that tina ship subsidy bill is "a logical
response to the demands and the prin-
ciples of the Republican Party" The Re
publican party has always held that the
many should be taxed for the benefit of
the few and the ship subsidy does that
The Republican Party has always taken
care of the wealthy men that furnish
campaign funds. and the ship subsidy
does that. The Republican Party has al
der a false pretense of public benefit, and
that is the guise in which the ship sub
sidy appears 1t is thoroughly Repub-
lican.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Time for Farmers to Awake.

Johnstown (Pa) Democrat.
Will farmers never learn that they have
to sell their crops in the free trade mar
kets of the world while protection has
cunningly raised the price of nearly ev-
erything they, buy? Will they never stop
to think long enough to realize that the
special favors of protection cannot bene-
fit those who depend so largely upon for
eign markets a the growers of corn, cot
ton cattle and wheat?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
A Liberal Northerner.


The editor of The Record will. in ac-
cordance with a recent proposition of a
(now forgotten), contribute
10 per cent of its cash subscriptions to
assist in the erection of a home for the
Confederate Veterans on the land which
Captain Falkner has so generously do
mated for that purpose at Mountain
Creek, one of the most picturesque and
healthy locations in the State.
Now. brother editors. let US give the
veterans a good send off.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
How They May Win.

Alfalfa Mirror.
The Constitution asks: How may the
Democrats VIM That's easy-by jump
ing back on the Democratic platform with
both feet and clinging there like leeches.
That's the way the Republicans win
it's the way we won before we wandered
off after false and pink-eyed gods.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

If our government is going to demand
that Turkey punish the brigands who
held Miss Stone it might be well to know
if the Sultan knows anything about first
catching your hare. Then, too, IL Turkey
should succeed in catching the animal
she might find herself in the position
of the man who wanted somebody to help
him turn loose the bear.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Farmers and Beet Sugar.

New York Tribune tRep.D
The farmers of the United States are
not to be fooled. Thev are not going to
favor the closing of a vast and profitable
market against the great staples of their
production in order to maintain so per
cent dividends upon small industry
which pays to only few of them only
a meager profit.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
On a Perilous Voyage.

1t is quite evident. even to landsmen,
that the Republican ship is trying to sail
between Scylla and Charybdis. in stormy
weather at that, in dealing with the tar
if question and its relations TO Cuba. If
captain and crew do something for Cuba
they will strike certain American inter
ests in fatal spot; II they do nothing
for Cuba they will create an embarrass-
ing situation.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
JOINS THE HILL BOOMERS.
Elliott Danforth to Support Ex-Sena-
tor in 0ubernatorial Contest.

New York Special to Chicago Chronicle.
Elliott Danforth Joined the David B.
Hnl boomers today. He said that while
|. was rather early to talk about gubcr-
material candidates he had no doubt that
the Democratic St1te Convention would
nominate Mr.. Hill If ne would accept the
nomination. Mr.. Danforth agreed entire
ly with William +. Sheehan. who started
the Hill boom yesterday by declaring that
the ex-senator vas the logical candidate
OF his party.
The impression in local politics Is that
Mr.. Hill has inaugurated the discussion
of his availability in order to render his
hold upon the State Organization abso.
lutte. 1t Is not thought that he wants
tho nomination. That he IL anxious to be
In position to dictate the nomination Is
certain.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

out of water. Other statistics at Wash
ington will show that the typewritinS
expense for the Santiago affair made the
subsequent expense fully as great as for
the ammunition. But the official figures
will fail to record what the two engage
ments cost in the way of heartburnings,
injured pride and regulations.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Will Be A Poor Man.
Selma Mirror.

Selma M1TFOr.
Just as long as the farmer sits around
and waits for Congress to legislate him
into prosperity and hasn't bushel of
corn for sale. but has to buy what he
consumes and no meat In his pantry and
no hogs to kill. just that long he will be
a poor man and at the mercy of the man
who produces such articles as he needs
for food.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Probably Mistaken.
| Birrningh


Birmingham News.
1t Is said the Republicans have found a
loop-hole in their efforts to escape from
Cuban entanglements. They have proba-
bly, mistaken a moose for loop-hole.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

That was a shocking experience of Mrs.
Hetty GREEN'S some days ago. She gave
a dinner to a number of friends at the
extravagant price of . cents plate, but
learned afterwards that she might rave
bought a book of tickets and the cost
would have been but Is cents each. The
old lady will be compelled to economize
now in order to save the money thus
souandered.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
Show Their Colors.

Hanceville Hustler.
We are for Governor Jelks and advise
our friends of the press to show their
colors and end this matter, so far as
any possible opposition Is concerned.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

An English scientist has discovered by
actual experiments. that mosquitoes hate
yellow colors worse than they do kerosene
Oil. All that is necessary now is to dress
in bright yellow colors, or don a yellow
night-robe and lie down to pleasant
dreams" But can the pesky things dis
tinguish colors In the dark?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

The Livingston Southern Home takes
occasion to remark that cit will take
something more than profanity to get
good roads" No doubt of 1t. especially
through the prairie mud of Middle Ala
bama. There may possibly be occasions
when profanity will relieve the mind. but
it doesn't build highways. 1t requires
money, skill and labor to do that job.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

A great-grandmother at forty-four is
the record claimed for a woman in
Omaha. Neb., but SO many strange
things happen in Nebraska that small
matter like this is not surprising
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

A contemporary figures it out that in
1887 one dollar would purchase 40 per
cent more of the necesaries of life than
1t will now, but what do we care what
a dollar would buy five years ago? Its
the now that worries Us.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

From a contemporary we learn that
the agnostics of the country are to spend
a million dollars to promulgate their be-
liefs.' AS agnostics profess ignorance,
or deny everything, are we to understand
that they are going to spend these mil
lions to prove that they do not know or
believe anything? Looks like wasting
money.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15

An Italian Prince is coming over and
1t is intimated that he will be on a
matrimonial investigating tour. He will
visit all the cities where matrimonial
bargain counters are kept up and will
doubtless be able to find one to suit him.