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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
THE COST OF THE NAVY.
Price of One Battleship Built Li-
 brary of Congress.
in Tho Pilgrim,

Willis J. Abbott in The Pilgrim.
 We are accustomed to hear the navy spoken of as the pride of the American people,, The beauty, speed and power or or it's ships, the fact that they were all built in American shipyards. the good account which officers and men nave always given of themselves when occa- sion arose and the almost unbroken se- ries of victories our ships have won since the days of Paul Jones justify natloilai admiration. But without being puned- up people we are entitled to be proud or other things. There for example, IS the new building of the Library of Congress at Washington. No modern building or Europe surpasses it in be,tuty-no library building in the world equals 1t. Every day Ii is visited by hundreds of our peo- Scholars delve in its ample reading rooms. Art lovers stroll through the spacious corridors decorated by the most eminent American painters. As treas ury of learning and of art Ii is justly the pride of the American people, and it cost only the price of one battleship.
 A recent official document issued by the Navy Department gives, for the hrst time, intelligible information concerning what 1t costs to keep these battleships leach of which repres snts possible library of Congress building in repairs, The Indiana. for example. costs In round numbers, So,000,000 and has had SlS2. spent on her in repairs, though one of the newest of the new navy. The Mas sachusetts. costing about the same. naa needed $223 ot0 repairs, while the Phila- dephia, costing a heggarly s2,0O000o has cost S51t.000, or more than D per cent. of her cost to keep in order. Since 1888, tho Navy Department has paid out $9 Si6.o0o for repairs. or, including construc- tion, moro than $l10, ,0G0 in all. Withal we are only fifth among naval powers. and out of the only war our new navy has engaged In we have acquired Il use less, expensive, and cruel war against the principles of d. mocracy in the Phl- II rines, and q scandal among tee ot" Cers of our navy at home which will not he downcd by the presidents pl2n of call ing Schley d coward and denyi"S hirl all credit for the victory off Santiago. and begging everybody to say no more about it.
 We think the investment in the library tui.Ging was the more profitable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
A Hero of Peace
Outlook.

oullOOh- :.
 A hero and patriot, who stood true to all our noblcst traditions in the hour or temptation. when the highest Judlcldi boise and practical wisdom were neces- sary. is Rear Admiral kempff. c veteran of fort years service, In command of the American naval forces in China on the night of June l6 l9u0, he refused, because it was un-Amcrican, to join the Russian British German. French. Italian, Ans- trian and Japanese allies in homhardinG the Tallu forts. Such an act wantonly declared war on China. It was not with the American q question of size or arm ament, for he had the Newark and the Monocacv. and of the thirty-siX ships in the combined ilcel only eight small ships could and did operate It was upon p, llempff's wise and patriotic action that President Mckinley and Secretary Hay could and did base their diplomatic aS- ton. the wisdom and propriety of which amply viudicated before the world, have given the United States d leading posi- tiOn in China.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
GOLFERS WONDERFUL ESCAPE
Experience from Which Noted Hunter Never Recovered
Youth s V0IupaUiOn.

Youth s Companion.
 One of the m nst rFmlr'tdblc iUStdn ~"s of tho escape of Fl whitr man from the Indians wds t'Iat If Joan "nlter. d fa- nous hunter and trappcr. On tho day in question ho and his com tanion were sur rounded hN ,M SaNaGN warriors. Thr companion waa instantly killed and Col ter was capthred His foes had no m- tcnti"n of saving his lie. however. they wanted the sport ot putting him to inc torture, or dt east of playing with him as cat plays with mouse. The chief asked If h" could run. He slid. Not much He was released and told tu say. his life if he could
 ColCr dalted away at high speed, and m"si of the Gd saEages set on after him. There was plain hefore him six miles wide. bounded on the far side by a river irlnsei with trees. Coltri had always been famous IS a runner. and his urac- tlce now stood him in good stead. He
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

As an evidence of returning reason, based on experience and on conditions as they exist, The Norfolk Nrginian-Pi Pilot is now all enthusiastic convert to the de- mand set forth in the Mississippi rcsolu- tions for the union of the South and East in politics. That paper was one of the persistent advocates of Bryanism and flee-coinage. but now it says
 And there ar good sound political and economic NreasoQs why the south should stand with the ENst r,ther than the West. Iii the first FlaceNhr issues that caused the alliance with M latter have been eliminated and the reason for the alli- ance no longer exists. In the second place there is no common interest and no bond of sympathy between the south and the West. The West if 1t were so disposed, has not the power to give tho South what it wants. politically or commercially. The East has.
 Democratic alliance between south and West is q thing of the past ,and in future w. hope and believe that our Party will quit chasing rainbows and get down to the bed rock of sense and sound Democ- Tacy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Their Voices Have Died.

CcnterViIIe Press.
 There were q lot of politicians who sala that the new constitution, would disirah- chise a lot of honest white men. hese fellows voices have died in the winds but it will not De for long They are matching up new schemes to try and force down the people. Not a whit-. man in Bibb County has been distrahch'sen' without 1t was for crlme. and an eN- criminal has no right tn vote until he has done pcnance for years and has fully repcnted for his past misdeeds, and shows to the world that he Is ing an honest and upright life. There were people op- nosirr inc new constitution who predict cd ali kinds of calamity If. 1t was passed. It was passed and is now law, and we believe with few finishing touches by the next Legislature will be better than anything we have ever had before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
When Alger Sat Sill. iald Garrison Willard in Atlantic

OSNalu AIdrTlSOn ltltiu III AlldllltC
 Monthly.
 While the navy was planning months III advance for the conflict with Spain the army sat still even though Secretary At ger was. with hoosevclt and Leonard Wood, certain that war WIS coming. and eager for it to begin. Nobody asccrtamcd how manv or what ships were available for transports; nobody inquired what the best port was from which troops could sail for Cuba. and what it's railroad con- nections: nobody cared where inc Vulun- teCr armies should camp. or even won iered where arms and clothing should he got from to make the levics soldiers as far as outward appearances were con- ccrned. Nor drl anyone dream of draw ing up In advance a list of worthy na- tional guard officers to be given rank in the volunteers, or one of worthy civilians. or even picked out the names of the reg ular officers to he appointed to general cios at the outbreak of hostilitics. Thesa and a thousand and one things were left to be done after the war was pending or declared. and then had to be done in n hurried and slipshod manner
 If General Niger is able to make ont something of case for himself in his recently published defense of his admin istrat ton of the War Department. it is not because of any foresight on his part.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

The Kansas City Journal complains that when real political and party issues are at stake. the city goes Republican. but when local issues only are at stake, the Democrats carry it. That means that when nothing is involved but poli- tics, the people are willing for the Repub- licans to carry the elections, but when their persons and property are to be con slider ed. they prefer Democrats. That is a compliment to their good sense and to the Democrats as we'll.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Might Have Saved It.

RreWton Banner.
 The Pensacola News says kansa@ farmer with a large family of boys aud no daughters has traded a wagon load of corn and one of his. sons for the dangh- tor of a neighbor who possessed fam ilv of girls and no boys. If he had sim ply swapped boy for a girl or orsa11 nized an elopcment. he might have saved his corn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

If the Boers do wear British uniforms, as is charged, they got them from Brit fisM soldiers. and does not an enemy have right to anything he captures? During the little misunderstanding we had with our Northern brethren some years ago, there was many q Confederate who kept himself warm with blue overcoat cap Blurred from the Yankees, and those of us sho wore them didn't feel that We were sries or criminals. Possibly the Boers feel -~ the same way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

The legislators of Newfoundland evi- dentiy read our Congressional Record. The other day one of the members gave it as his opinion that certain Cabinet official is "a liar, bumptious noisy cad, a braggart, coward, an ass, black guard and vile character" If there Is anything that this official isn't, the mem- Der would like to learn it, so that he may get out a second edition of his opinion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
A Primary for All Offices

GddSd"I FlNCninE Journal
 That tEtrc iS a very largo majority of the Vctcre of the St 4te who favor a whit" primary. no one can successfully rctnt" The question is being agitattd in all sec tions. and the demand for a primary to romihat" county and Stdtc officials IS almost m:tuinous among th" rank and file and a Journal man in conversation with ono of the ehrewdest politicians of tho State. in Birmingham. a day or two ago, was told that the dem md was ,,,,; SD nato cdt,iftlatrS that thcre VAS little doubt but lhat the pc~,,22eratic state EN- cclltivC Gommittee would order primaries for the counties, but would try to sF- cure q convention to Hominatg eAndii, .,I, dates for State 0tll1vs. w" hoNrEo. ah' The Journal faVOrs a primary Tor the nomination of all candidates foH eo1ntN. State and nation. It ke,pS tn" s"lrcHHn of cardidateS in the hands of the people, and leaves the politicians and wire pull CTS shorn of their p0Wcr. It further more insures just and equitable settle ment of tie question of the r"lat . strength of the white counties and the black bclt.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Letters to The Editor.
NORTH AND SOUTH ALABAMA
Their Balance of Power in the State
 Government.

Editor The Advertiser,
 We nave had more or less controversy over the question Of equitable division of influence in the State government as between the northern and southern sec tions At the present time the fruitful topic of primary election takes in that question. Noi tn Alabama is not going to submit any longer to the rule of South Alabama, it is said
 l give here tabular record which may remind various ontr3versialsts, with this or that motive, of facts profit able to them:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
A Precaution.
Weekly.

PearSon'S weekly.
 Then, when you have hnished your lecture" sad the professor of elocution and department to Young Dulle. 'hnw gracefLliy and leave the latfnrm on tlp- toe,
 Why on tiptoe?" queried Dullc.
 50 as not to wake the audience re- rlied the professor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Out of the Harness.

EdwHrdsyilie News.
 Several papers In the State are amusing themselves by publishing editorials against what thcv call the accident Governor. They haze to have something to kick about they are such chronic kickers, but this is mighty weak point and if they continue they will soon kick ont of the harness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

Marconi's experiments and discoveries have already reached the paying stage, as We are informed that he is getting about &,050 a month from royalties on his invention of the wireless message svs- tenn. His messages may be all in the air, but the profit isn't.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

When Abner Mckinley was in Florida recently. he selected a negro boy and carried him back to Ohio in order, as he says to train him up as an example of what can be done with the colored boys of the South. What we started to say was that we can have no cause to com plain, if other Northern tourists wish to try the experiment. Montgomery can spare a number of specimens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

One of these astral fellows, telling how to go to work to see "a soul light" tells us to get a white card about one foot square and make round black hole In tho center of it. That ought to fetch 'em but first we want to know how to make black hole in white card. Docs he expect us to paint the hole black?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

As an explanation of the anxiety of some men in large cities to get to be members of the City Councils, The Chat tanooga Times cites the case of one AL derman in St. Louis whose salary is $500 a year and who has ''saved'' $25, 000 an- nually. That shows what economy and other virtues will do for a man who be- iieves in providing for the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

The Bessemer Herald-Journal wants an Alabama Press Association with an active membership restricted to editors of week. Iy papers. and editors of daily papers as honorary members. Why shut the daiies out? Do their editors talk too much?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Was a Hoodoo.

Franklin Tines.
 Sam Jones is a powerful exhorter, but his methods don't pan out well when 1t comes to lending d helping hand to his crowd on election day. 1n the Nashville primaries Sam seems to have been d sort of "hoo- -doo
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

Santos -Dumont is becoming enthusiasts tic. He predicts that in less than ten years there will be a semi-weekly line of alrships running between New York and Europe. but we doubt it. unless they build a trolley line to keep their vessels from getting tangled up with the ele- ments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

A contemporary remarks that one req son why the Boer war keeps on going is because 1t is wound up so often. And we might add that it is of the Waterbury pattern and takes as long to wind up as it goes afterwards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Will Shed Tears.

Winston New Era.
 Northern negro.lovers will have some- thing to weep over for some time in the Tuscumbia episode. No doubt they will shed tears as biz as lemons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

The Massachusetts Legislature has leg islated down to cats. and has before it a bill to license them. They may succeed in exterminating the feline race, and then they will be offering premium for rat EcaIns
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
A Daily Average Gain of. ..3l oS A Sunday Average Gain of .o4 .oi

W Scott. Circulation Manager of the Montgomery Advertiser, being duly < s~orn' says: The foregoing statement or me h ah yertiser's circulation for the month ot MaTen. Iooo is true and correct. and compiled aLtes all returns from newsboys, news agents anu
 W. A. SCOTT,
 Circulation Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4'n uss oA EAp'"' F. W. JACKSON, tsos,1 N P. Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Wants to Stop Over.

BIrmingham NeWs.
 Whitelaw Reid in declining the Invita- ton of the British government to become its guest during the coronation ~ceremo- nies takes the position Of the man who prefers to purchase ticket with stop over privileges
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Facts Make Figures.

Figures again tell the story of now ne ,,sI; Al ~er,isers March circulation gives this pupn i ...,ia, the credit of having a guaranteeo hel =. sS c,rrn,ation greater than the claimed issue af all other morning papers published III 'te is State of Alabama combined inis iaoe ,h hased on the latest reports iurhisheo ps ~ Asnarican Nexsnaper Directory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Suit on City Treasurer's Bond.

Eoitor The Advertise.
 Much is being said in criticism of the Council in not hringng suit on City Treasurer Somervillo's bond. As a mat ter of justice and equity, the Council should be commended if they should esolve not to sue on the bond at all.
 No one-least of all the bondsmtn on the Treasurcr's bond, ever thought they were assuming any liability for the money of the city when it was duly de posted in reputable banking house Every member of the council. dI. ring the whole of the Treasurer's term, knew he wal dcpositing with Josiah Morris & Co, and there was never a word of dis sent. The Treasurer could not carry the city's money in his pocket, and the city had made no provision for its safe keep ing. It was necessary he should deposit 1t in some bank Should his sureties be sued because the Treasurer deposited in d bank which thousands of business men thought perfectly sound? If he had placed it in some other bank and it had failed. and Morris Co had not, 1t could. with equal justice, have been said, Why didn't he deposit it with Josiah Morris X Coz"
 It is very questionable whether tn" bondsmen are legally liable. Indeed, re- putable lawyers advise them they are not liable But be this as it may. it would be a great and unmerited hardship to hold them liable when the Treasurer was guilty of no dedication and was doing what the Council tacitlX. at all events, approved Justice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
One on Atlanta.

Lafayette Sun.
 Montgomery h-s one on Atlanta. The latter town always gets everything pass ing but the effort to secure the sitting of the new court of appeals will probably fail. Montgomery will win out. Atlanta is mighty fine town. but there are oth- CTS,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

Decatur News.
 The hardware trust Is the latest. Next 1t will be newspaper trust, We've been wanting somebody to trust us for some time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1e, 1902.

Mir Rockefeller has lost all his hair, and if he gets hard up, he can exhibit himself in museum
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

auired. and no reasonable man could ob- ject to so ,it.Ie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

The rGotist never '1dgcs tho rest of the world lS the stan lard of his own excellence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
Governors.

So the record stands. fifteen on one s!de to fifteen on the other of the sectionol line perfectly adjusted.
 Another sectional adjustment. the lat est, comes into view. Our present regis tration of voters so amends the political stitution of 1875 that suffrage is limited there to the minority race while it is left with the majority and different raco in North Alabama. But this is a-govern- ment not controlled bv the majority but by the Constitution-"a government of laws and not of men," tSec. 43 Const. 190l.)
 The minority race in South Alabama must control the majority race there In the interest of civilization itself. Accord ingly the basis of our State government is population The compromise between the sections of the State consists in the ba- sis of their common government. Upon this compromise or basis We construct the suffrage which puts in operation the machinery of government Reader.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
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Wants to Be Trusted.

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The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-19

"I suffe: cd for months viii,
troubles peculiar to women which
gradually broke down my health and
my very life. l was nearly insane
with pain at times, and no human
skill consulted in Milwaukee could
bring me relief.
my attention was called to Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound; the first bottle brought re-
lief, and the second bottle sn absolute
cure. l could not believe it myself,
and felt sure it was only temporary,
but blessed fact, have now been we'll
for year, enjoy the best Of health,
and cannot in words express my graf
itude. Sincerely yours, SADIE T.. KocH,
1874 10th St, Milwaukee, Wis."-ssooo
forfeit If aboos testim cniai Is not genuine
Such unquestionable testimony
proves the power of Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound over
diseases of women.
Women should remember that
they are privileged to consult
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
about their illness, entirely free.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-19
ARAPAHoE COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Nominate County Officers and State
Senators and Representatives,

Denver, Sept. 1G.-The Arapahoe
county Democratic convention met at
Coliseum hall in this city yesterday
and nominated candidates for county
offices and for senator's and represeu-
tatives in the General Assembly.
The convention was stormy one
owing to dissensions arising from the
county printing scandal. The county
commissioners against whom the
charges We're made did not come up
for denomination and minority re-
port of The committee ON resolutions
dealing with the matter was sup
pressed
The following ticket was placed in
nomination:
For County commissioners
Anderson, George f. Smith.
For State Senators-Gerald Hughes,
Fred W. Bailey and Charles d. Grif-
fifth.
For Representatives-Jo Il. Moler,
NJ. j. Madden. Frank II. Kaub Sam
uel w. Belford, ii. f. Garman, Charles
f. Stubbs. Dennis Murto, Max Morris.
DR.. Henry Paul, j. J. Marion, Mrs
Alice NJ. Rublc.
For Justice of the Peace-W. 4. Rice.
For onstnble-Patrick Boyne
The nominations for justices of the
peace and constables for the outside
districts were indorsed rs follows:
Globeville-Joseph +. Helm, justice;
George Ayen. constable.
Elyria-Frank Dietrich, constable for
uneNpired term.
Precinct No. 1-George r. Lee, jus
tice; Frank Sylcott. constable.
Orchard Place-William Printz. jus
tice; Ernest Huttel. constable for long
term; William b. Heath, constable for
long term.
Sullivan-Vest EXline. justice; Albert
knoeppler, constable long term: James
McElroy, constable short term.
Montclair-C. Westervelt, justice; J.
W. Harris. constable
Valverde-Samuel Ball, Justice; Mark
w. Brown, constable.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-19
BUTCHERS BIG BARBECUE.
Beef and Sheep Dressing Contests and
Athletic Sports.

Denver. Sept. 15.-An immense
crowd gathered yesterday at Manhat-
tan Beach to attend the barbecue and
first western championship prize kill
ing contest inaugurated under the aus
piceS of the Butchers Protective union
The program called for twenty-four
events, but the time was too short to
include all the number. Besides the
butchering, SkinniRg and dressing con-
tests, various races and athletic sports
were held, and prizes We're given in the
evening for the best eXponents of the
terpsichorean art.
The winners in the leef-dressing con-
test were:
First, Jacob Teitz, Elyria, 6:17: sec
ond. Jacob Baer, Grand Junction,
6:17h; third, Frank Wilson, Elyria,
S:I4.
The sheep dressing contest resulted
as follows: First Jacob Baer, S:45;
second, Charles Cochran. Denver.
12:46; third, Fred Murphy, Denver,
1000.
Frank Wolf of Denver won the beef
boning contest in eight minutes and
forty seconds; Charles Neff of Denver
being second in S:57.
Colorado corn-fed beef held the place
of honor at the barbecue, and with 9th
er toOthsOme eatables was served in
unstinted abundance.
The 100-yard dash was wn by ]. L.
Haas. and the running broad jump by
]. Chandler. c. Williams took the hop,
step and jump. 4 1OO-yards dash for
union men only was won by L. Chape
lone. and Sam Gritfiths was awarded
second place. as he WAS also in the first
race on the program Frank Coyle
won the swimming race against G.
Roberts. Two ladies' races were held,
the first being won by Mrs. A. Barker
and the second. which was for girls
under twelve years of age. being taken
by Miss Lily Allmutt. The fat mems
race was won by B. NJ. Roberts and
the sack race by Curtis Packer. John
Cowley took the boys seventy-five
yard race, which was the last event fin
ished.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-09-19

The king of Sweden threw off his
coat the other day and assisted in
rescuing twenty-three persons from
drowning. He is the kind of king that
would have thrown off his crown had
he happened to have 1t on at the time.