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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
HOME FROM CHINA.
Consul RagsdaIe and Secretary Balm
bridge Return.

bridge Return.
San Francisco, Dec. 23.-J. w. Rags
dale, United States consul at Tientsin,
and w E. cambridge, secretary of
the legation at Pekin under Minister
Conger, were among the passengers
returning yesterday on the transport
Thomas. They have completed an APP
praisement of the decree sustained by
the Americans in China as a result of
the boxer uprising. 1t shows 23O diff
ferent claims were submitted by the
Americans, aggregating $4,OOO,OO0.
Only $1,6OO,5 of this will be avail
able out of the indemnity which China
has been called upon to pay for dam
age done foreigners.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
ARRESTEDAT MADRID
FRENCH SENSATION RECALLS
DREYFUS AFFAIR.
INVOLVES HIGH OFFICIALS

Venezuelan Trouble Obscured for the
Moment and Papers of Gay Paris
Devoting Columns to Elaborate
Presentations of the Case-Dreyfus
lmbrogIio May Be Resurrected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29
He Ought to Know.

He Ought to Know.
Giles-There is fortune in grain
speculation.
Miles-How do you know?
Giles-Because | put one there.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29

One of the ingenious books publish
ed of the season is Grace Miller
Whites A Harmless Revolution, which
novel manner. Miss White is well
known for her political work. She
took the stump for the late President
Mckinley in his first campaign. In
her home at 35 West 21st street, New
York, she has letters from many CRATE
full public men whose political cause
she has aided by tongue and pen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29

Mr.. cambridge was graduated from
from the University of Wisconsin in
1886.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27


Referring to The Advertisers latest
plea for the Coosa River The Norfolk
Pilot remarks:
If there is anything we can do to help
in this good movement--if a few eloquent
and fearful remarks before the Rivers
and Harbors Committee will be of serv-
ice-The Advertiser has but to command
us. We trust our vicarious interest Is
understood and appreciated.
We have always noticed that when a
mule is unusually good the animal is
getting ready to unIimber on somebody.
We don't want our Norfolk contemporary
to get within hailing distance Oh that
committee; If it does it will queer the
whole business. 1t is hard enough to
overcome the prejudice against our
streams without having a Jonah aboard.
Let The Virginian-Pilot use its influence
towards getting the government to pump
water into some of Virginia's prehistoric
water beds. Just leave our Coosa alone,
will you?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

A Missouri Judge has rendered deci.
sion In which he holds that under law OF
ordinance allowing "the necessaries OF
life" to he sold on Sunday a merchant
Is allowed to sell chewing tobacco. In
other words. he holds that chewing to-
bacco is one of the necessaries of. life,
and there are thousands who will ex-
claim. "A learned Judger' A person who
has never used tobacco to an extent that
makes one miserable without it has lit
tie idea Of the hold it gest on one. A
man would prefer to go without every
thing but the barest necessarles in the
way Of food rather than give up his to-
bacco. He could as easily subsist on
bread and water, with liberty to use to-
bacco at pleasure. as he could live with
everything desired in the way of food
and drink with the weed cut out of his
daily ration. 1t may not be an altogeth-
or defensible condition for sensible men
to be in but they get there. and from
their point of view the Missouri Judge is
eminently correct,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27
THr ACE on FOSSILS.

The recent discovery of the remains of
mastodons in New York and Texas, in
connection with those heretofore report
ed at different times indicates that this
great mammal at one time inhabited al
most every portion of the American con-
tinent. The range of the animals seems
to have extended at least from Canada
to Texas. g.
Scientists tell US that the time when
this huge animal roamed over America
was in what they clL~the Post-Pliocene
or thePleistocene age, which Immediately
preceded the era of human existence. AS
the investigators into the secrets tof the
long-buried past assign a limit varying
anywhere from six thousand. to a million
or more of years as the period of mans
first appearance it is natural that we
should be at sea when we try to fix a
date for the last appearance of the mas
todon. That time may have been ten
thousand or ten million years ago for
anything that can be told with absolute
certainty.
But there is one feature connected with
the remains found in New York which is
of interest. 1t is well known that one Of
the methods used by biologists in deter
mining the age of fossil Is by measur-
ing the distance it was found from the
surface, calculating the annual thickness
Of the deposits and thus fixing a probable
date when the bones were left on the sur
face. Now, in the account given of this
late discovery in Westfield, N. VI II is
stated that the place where the remains
were discovered was about ten feet be-
low the general level and the first bone
was two feet below the surface"
The fact tint this find was made in a
depression, where the level would gradu-
ally rise on account of additions from
the surrounding country, and that the top
bones were within two feet of the sur
face, would lead to the impression that
but a comparatively short time-a few
centuries, at most, had elapsed since the
animal died. On the other hand, bones
OF the same animal have been found
yards and rods below the top of the
ground. All of which goes to show that
calculating the age Of a fossil from its
depth below the top of the ground is at
best very uncertain business.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

the Constitutional inhibition II would set
aside his ambition for the senatorship for
five years7 And why should Waller como
down from his aspiration for the Cover
norship to become merely the presiding
officer Of the Senate? It is not in ac-
cord with the ordinary course Of affairs
for men thus suddenly to alter their aspi-
rations.
II this surmise of the pubic
be correct, Johnston's candidacy Is
trick ana fraud. and deserves
the wholesale condemnation and
rejection OF all earnest, good people. And
we believe that is just what will be the
outcome of his race.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

The esteemed Montgomery Advertiser
wants to know what we are to do with
our germs; cold" 1t says, won't kill
them"-and they've got to be killed or
what? Have you ever tried fire? Sup
pose you catch your germ and then sub
NIT him to about 30B or more degrees of
heat for a short time. We are great
believer In fire as a destructive agent,
and The Advertiser might rid its Office of
the germ pest by burning a few of them
to death.-Chattanooga Times.
Yes. fire is a good thing. but no pru-
dent man wants to burn down his house
in order to roast the microbes, as the
Chinese once roasted pigs. The Adver-
tiser is going TO do as we once knew a
farmer to do his potatoes when the grass
was getting the better of them; he moved
the potatoes to clean place. The Ad-
vertiser is going soon to move into a
new building and leave the germs foD the
next tenant. Maybe he'll be a lawyer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27
SUNDAY, JULY 81, 1909.
poup1E GOLDEN sYMpoL.

,fhe American Newspaper Directory uses GER
kxin signs to denote the relative standing ana
merit Of the whole field OF newspsperdcfn
which comes under its notice, and one OF these
signs is the mystic symbol 10 ] denotins
sfaoiden,s. which stands for high quality and
. thus explained: q
Advertisers value this paper more for the
class and quality Of its circulation than for the
mere number Of copies printed"A
such papers are credited with single sym
boil: but there is higher grade. according TO
this standard authority. which have BOTH
QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL Goo to describe
adequately their standing.
The Adertiser has been accorded this
double golden symbol 1901 and is the only
paper 50 distinguished in this section OF the
South.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27
al PARAnLE M WINE.

Let's work a little Biblical lore into
the campaign The Evangelist Luke re-
lates a parable spoken by the Savior Of
certain man who made great supper,
land babe many" At supper time ne
sent the servant out to tell the invited
guests to come in, land they all with
one consent began to make excuse" we
ground which he must needs see. An
other had bought FIVE yoke of oxen and
must go and prove them. while still an
other had married wife and therefore
he could not come.
Something of the same kind occurred
at the Johnston meeting Thursday night.
Various prominent men who had for
merry supported him were invited to
come up on the stage and take seats
around the great vindicator but they al
most unanimously excused themselves.
Their excuses were as they were
final. Put In plain words the ex-
cuses meant: ''we've done enough for
you, ana had enough of YOU" That is
the plain English of the situation. There
are many prominent men in Montgomery
who have always supported Johnston in
his campaigns, but they've had enough
They see that his present campaign is
partly governed by pique and partly by
personal ambition. He wants to down
the friends Of the new Constitution and
he wants to supereede Senator Pettus If
possible. The people as well as the lead
ers know him and they will say to him:
II pray thee, have me excused"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27
PASSING or TIE Fad.

| Something like score of years go the
roller skating craze struck Montgomery.
and 1t was corker while 1t lasted. Old
| and young, white and black, men, wo-
men and children rolled. They rolled in
their houses and on the pavements, and
some of them rolled on their heads oc-
casionallyi sksxing Kinks were establish
ed. barns cleaned out. warehouses appro-
priated. In short, the people were skate
crazy and they made good use Of the fad.
Who sees pair of roller skates now-a-
days? Occasionally children win be seen
on the smooth sidewalks, but even they
have practically given 1t UP. II was a
veritable craze while 1t lasted.
Then the bicycle struck us. It struck
us hard. We didn't have the craze quite
as badly as they seemed 20 have 1t in
some places. mainly because the people
of this town are not altogether as ex-
citable as some others are. For example,
The Milwaukee Free Presa tells how 1t
worked in that city. thus:
People did more foolish things about
wheeling than they ever did about any
thing before or since. They simply went
insane about it-organized clubs, So
cieties, leagues; had fifty special publi-
cations devoted to their fad-now prob
ably all suspended. Nobody knows unless
1t is the tradesmen. People bought
wheels who had to go without sufficient
food In order to scrape together the
wherewithal to buy. Families that never
have a book. or a picture, or -on
reasonable holiday, or see good play.
0r hear a nv min uvhat thew
get free, went into debt for wheels for
all the members, paying two prices in
installments. Doctors bills were not
paid and dentists bills were not made.
The tailor had to hang UP his goose
and shears because nobody wanted any
clothes. All the rider needed he could
buy for a quarter the price of a suit
and in this there was saving.
While the craze didn't affect Montgom-
there is no doubt that many high-price
wheels were sold in this city to those
who could lilly afford the expense. And
the way prices kept up in the height of
the demand was astonishing. An excel
lent saddle horse or a fine buggy could
have been purchased for less money than
was paid for a fine wheel, but the wheel
was the fashion and they must be had
AS the fad began to weaken the prices
did the same. until at this time we pre-
sumo one can buy a dozen wheels for
the price paid for an extra fine one a
few years ago.
Riding bicycles has almost gone out of
fashion. Boys ride them occasionally and
a few men stick to them, while at rare
intervals woman or girl rides one but
they have almost disappeared. And yet
there is much to be said in their favor
after all, though there was no defense
for the wild craze that took hold of the
country. No doubt the reaction from that
period Of excitement had much to do with
the general decadence of the wheels pop
ularity.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

Away up in Tacoma. Wash, there is
published a paper called The Sun-Demo-
crat whose editor must be an Albanian,
Judging from this paragraph:
re gods and little fishes, listen to the
hirelings of the Republican press, COM
pairing Senator Hanna with Senator Nor
gan. Senator Hoar, the brainiest of the
Republican Senators, says Mr.. Morgan is
the greatest authority on our most vital
subjects. And Hanna, what is he? A
typical wire pulling, Doodle raising, un-
Berupulous commercial politician. Senator
Morgan is broad gauge sta tesman and a
gentleman. Hanna Is a boss and a labor
despot. he Is the individual who said
that great care should be taken of the
mine mule but the miner could be re-
placed. and his loss by death was nothing
70 him.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

The Dispatch will endorse the candi-
dacy oe Governor Jelks. He has made a
splendid official and there Is not an OBJ
lection advanced against him, and the
Democrats of the State should give him
full term elected by the people. 1t is
useless to eulogize Governor Jelks for his
faithful services to the people of the State
Is well known. He has conducted the af-
fairs of the State on an economical and
buslness-like plan and deserves the en-
doIst nlent of the Democratic party. The
race will be hotly contested, but Jelks
will win by "neck's length. "-Tuscum-
bia Dispatch.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

Always go away from home. or into the
enemy's country for news. The Geneva
Reaper pompously asserts that Joseph
F. Johnston represents fairness, without
evasions, prefxes or cuflxes." Such a
boast from an avowed Populist will
doubtless be o fgreat service in helping
its idol to remain at home. But to single
out the Ex-Governor as the champion of
fairness in politics is a good joke on him.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

Mr.. Johnston cannot hope to be elected
Governor Of Alabama at Nthe coming cleo
ton. That he very much desires to do
So we doubt not, and that he has many
friends who are equally as DESTROYS of it,
we fully believe, but that they are numer-
Gus enough to secure him the seat we do
not believe, any more than we do that a
hIppopotamus can fly into the ethereal
blue, trilling the notes OF the hooking
bird.
This opinion is predicated of existent
facts so plainly palpable, as to be patent
to the least observant who will open his
eyes and view the situation as 1t really
is. For illustration: In the county of
Morgan Mr.. Johnston has never been an
over popular candidate nor possessed any
Unusual personal strength. The memoir
10 Ciark-Johnston contest, when he was
candidate for Governor, and the subse-
quent race against Senator Morgan for
the latter's seat, are yet fresh in the
minds of the people. In those contests
Mr.. Johnston controlled the party ma
chinery, his personal friends were mas
tiers of the situation and left no stone I'M
turned to secure his triumphant nominal
ton And there are hundreds of people
Throughout the county who claim or con-
fess to believe, that wrongs and fraud
were perpetrated at the ballot box Not
withstanding all these, the ''majorities"
by which Johnston carried % the county
were not very considerable-one being
even less than fifty. Now the conditions
troll the ballot. before or after 1t is cast;
hs has not got the party machinery under
his thumb; the leaders who stood so he
rcically for him heretofore are now
watching their own pots boil and have
neither the time nor inclination to do
him yeoman service now. Indeed, we
have personal knowledge OF the fact that
they, or some of the more prudent, and
conservative and potential of his friends
here. advised him against opposing Gov
ernor Jelks.
On the contrary, the new Constitution.
which the Johnstonites. who stumped this
county, declared was fuller of human ills
than Pandora's box, saying that 1t would
deprive thousands of white men of their
elective franchise and impose hardships
and dangers too numerous to mention
has asserted its own beneficence by elimi
mating the negro vote and establishing a
white mans government, affording bet
ter educational advantages and govern
ment by the people. Governor Johnston
opposed the new Constitution, and once
prevented its being given to the people
Governor Jelks stood for it and is its 10y
al champion today. Since the Registrars
canNGssed the county. registering every
white man that applied and limiting the
negro vote to only those who were
worthy, the people have become enthused
ever its provisions and renounced those
who or posed it, and. We confidently as
sert in our opinion, Mr.. Johnston has
lost at least twenty per cent of his fol-
lowing, whatever that may have been
since his last candidacy.-Decatur News.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

When they want to submit a new bat.
tleship to a severe test all that is neces.
sary is to put her in charge OF Admiral
''Crunshell." His effort to knock the
Kingdom of Norway off the map by run
ming the Illinois against 1t fits him for
a ship-tester. saying nothing of various
other efforts in the same line.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

The Kansas City Journal seems to be
in doubt whether the-peopie of that city
are drinking liquid water or wet mud.
Well, we should say If they are compelled
to chew It there's little doubt that 1t is
wet mud.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

Governor Jelks enters the race with the
old guards and the loyal legion behind
him, His administration has been Clean
conservative and economical. 1t will be
battle royal between Democrats. but
Jelks will be nominated and elected by a
large majority. News.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27
The Matter Of Circulation.

Tia appended detailed statement OF Inc ns
verttserss circulation for the month OF su .,.p
1909. shows continued and healthy saS~ss
THIS steady Increase Is q Gathering ennoi ~. ~
menf OF The Advertisers efforts 20 eiss ~ 4,
people Of Alabama thoroughly live nas IN.
newspaper, and II will continue 70 max -.
provs1nents in each department, thus m su.
Ing not only a maintsnaIice Of Is M,ssscea
circulation. which Is greater than tnS nsws
papers combined but will make new niehos
and etrf,acrtherH each day.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

Governor Jelks will succeed himself as
Governor of Alabama 1t has never been
charged that he is a scheming politician.
1t has not been stated that his admins
tration has not been a good one.
He is not a politician. 1t was claimed
that he could be nominated in a conven-
ton with little or no opposition, but he
did not say convention. He came boldly
to the front and asked for a primary
that the humblest might have an equal
voice with the greatest in choosing State
officers
His administration has been one of the
best in the States history, The financial
condition of the State has never been
better. The States money has never been
moro wisely or prudently expended. He
has, with courage, upheld the law and
compelled order. He has not used his Of
fice for a stepping stone to greater po-
itical preferment.
His administration has been for the
upbullding of the State and not for per-
sonal advancement. Il is law of the
Democratic party that an efficient officer
be Endorsed by a second term. We be-
lieve the precedent will be maintained
and that on August 25th the administra-
ton of William Dorsey Jelks will be In
dorsed.-Cleburne News-Era.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

\ sGovern'er Jelks's administration has
bA,n characterized by an honest and
faithful performance of duty. It has
bAsn acceptable to a vast majority of
the people of the State. On August 18th
he will receive at the hands Of the people
a wei; deserved endorsement. Vote for
him.-Atbens Democrat.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27
Cut Out the Peroration.

A distinguished occupant of the bench
in Great Britain is heartily opposed to
the use of the peroration, and goes so
of law and the practice of rhetoric could
be freed from the peroration great pub
lie service would be performed"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

For years 1t has been precedent to give
faithful official two terms. even John
stoa was accorded this, and 1t would be
contrary to all reason to deny this to
Governor Jelks. His record as Governor
Democrats of Alabama will line up for
him from the Tennessee line to the Gulf
AMI bury Joe Johnston SO deep that he
Will hardly scratch out again.-Living-
ston Sun.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

felix's has made such a fine record as
Governor that. his most ardent enemies
can find no fault with him. The only
retson Johnston has for asking for the
Office a third time is that he wants II for
q sort of step back to something else.
He virtually said the ONCE could add
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

That Jelks will be nominated and elect
slightest doubt. The people do not pro-
pose to have any more OF Johnston, and
all gooc Democrats should see that he
does not vote enemies to the party In
the primary on the 18th of August DE
n opolis Express.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

He stumped 1t in the race for United
State Senator, the State Democratic Con-
vention knocked it again, and then 1t got
another hard whack during the ratifica-
ton campaign. 1t just naturally bumps
''agin" everything he comes in contact
with. he has been diligently nursing it
for a long time and anxiously endeayors
to show 1t to everyone who win look.
AS another result of their conference,
Hon. Charles e. Waller Of Hale county,
is announced as a candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor What Mr.. Walters griev-
ance 6. does not appear very clearly de-
fined on bills, though 1t may be his failure
to get the gubernatorial nomination two
years ago. How he hopes to gain any
consolation from the present campaign,
we don't see.
We do not think that the result of the
primary win give them any great COM
fort.-Brundidge News.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

Johnston and Waller?
The Messenger has seen the time whcr
she stood loyalty beside Johnston, but
now she wishes him a merry defeat and
egotisticai to ask for the office for four
yetrs more. after he served two terms.
Johnston. and Waller?
Well, ratsi-Troy Messenger.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

What does Johnston want to make the
race for in the primary? He has al
ready been nominated by the Morris Ho-
tel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chronicle.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

Calling out troops by the Governor Of
Illinois to protect the negroes at Saline
is one Of the ironies of the race question.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27

The editor Of The Journal believe that
the security and welfare of the party
will be best preserved by renominating
Governor Jelks and will therefore sup
port that gentleman.-Fort Payne Jour
nal.