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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
He is Not the Man.

Chattanooga Times.
 The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser Is of the very decided opinion that Cor man will not do." It is quite clear that he won't If the party expects to suc- ceed in 1904 We could all in the spirit of harmony forget many of the things he has done in the past to bring his party into disrepute and to discredit its leader ship If he possessed any of the qualities that make Presidenes; but he does net. Mir. German is a machine politician and In that respect Is useful as an organizer. and so may be of great assistance to his party if he should choose to be. But he may conclude in the future as he has that would be very bad in the present temper of the party, If he is genuinely interested in the success of the party of the nation he might do as the head of the National Committee-at the head of the national ticket, no.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

ed men. That is the taunt which dries up the protests of Southern men against oiItraxes upon the negro. Privately. hey writhe under the blot upon their State, but publicly they Mt no voice. Hence it Is that such e stain upon our civiiisa- negroes into slavery could be perfectly known in the South. but no attempt was made to wipe 1t of. Who shall say. in view of these facts, that the nation has not duty in the premises? When its citizens are imposed upon and maltrea.ed, in clear violation of Federal laws. as a,so when their solemnly pledged political rights are trampled upon, 1t Is for the nation with big N to assert its majesty and its pows-. What comes of listen- ing to the lotos-eatins cray. Let us alone," we see from the frightful wrongs of which Alabama today sands confess ing herself guilty. though poweriess to redress them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
How Long Missed the Presidency.

on the part of Thomas c. Platt. Senator
 from New York. John D. Long. Secre- tary of the Navy, would now be President
 tiOn leaders had selected Long to be Mo Kinisy's running mate. but Senator Platt wished to "shelve' Governor Roosevelt by in order that the young man should not be made Governor a second time. Roose- welt protested vigorously. knowing Platts game but Plat was too smooth and with the aid of others like-minded nominated the Governor for second place. Just how much he now regrets having done 90
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
A Card from MT. Cooper.
Editor Advertiser:

Eu1tOT AUVertlSer:
 son and others against the Montgomery Steam Laundry Company, which appear ed in the local column of your paper this morning is calculated to do me ln- hence, I beg you will give me space for this card. The charges against my in- tegrity are wholly untrue, except in the suit, prompted by prejudice and spite. l will demonstrate this when the case is tried on its merits.
 AS to my competency as laundryman, I am willing to leave 1t to the judgment of hundreds of people in Montgomery who have been good enough, in the past, to favor me with their patronage. The future will demonstrate the absolute un- truthfulness of all charges brought against me. Respectfully,
 c. W. Cooper. Montgomery. June 6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
GoRMAN IN MARYLAND.
The Means He Used to Get Back to
 the Senate.

Baltimore Herald Qnd)
 Few people are probably aware of the fact that 1t cost Senator German in round figures $100,000 to carry the State Legis- and election. It was undoubtedly the most expensive campaign for any one aspirant in the history of the State.
 are under indictment by the grand jury, the votes of four precincts are uncounted, and the Republican candidate for the Mayoralty has petitioned the courts for a recount of the Yotes the answer being due on June 13.. The Herald in a double leaded editorial says: More than a score of men plotted these schemes and among them the names of Arthur P German. John Walter Smith and John P. Roe are especially to be remembered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
Through Such Men.

Birmingham News.
 It is through such men as the Rev. the South has gotten badly "balled up" if we may be pardoned the use of the expression, and until speakers and writ ters of which they know something, and which concerns them, the subject never will be untangled in the North, and the will be hard to eradicate. The people of the South will naturally hope that the Rev. Hills will have more success in the new calling to which he aspires than he has had in the discussion of a subject which he is profoundly ignorant. however sil cere in his motives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
A PLEA WITHOUT FOUNDATION

A PLEA WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
 The systematic attempts of Russian of ficials to palliate the infamy of the re- cent outrages against the Jews of that country, and to find some excuse for the barbarous murder of men. women and children. are well known. The horror with which these acts were regarded by the civilized world, and the condemna- ton heaped on the Russian Government and people have penetrated the thick hides of these semi-savages. and they have alleged various causes of 5ustifica- tion. One of these, which has been per sistently exploited, has been that the Jews are money-lenders, and that they exact usury from the Russian peasants. and there would be some force in 1t if none but Jews were involved, but unfor- turately for the Russian contention that is not the case.
 This same charge was made against the Russian Jews years ago, but there is some record evidence that puts a diff ferent face on the matter. No one will dispute the fact that Hon. Andrew D. White occupies a high position as an in- vestigator. statistician and diplomat In 1893, while he was United States Minis ter at St. Petersburg, he made a some- what exhaustive report concerning the Jews in Russia and from that report we take the following:
 First of all, 1t is claimed that the Jews lend money to peasants and others at enormous rates of interest. But 1t is dry bankers and individuals fin parts of Russia where no Jews are permitted have made loans at much higher rate while 1t is allowed that 100 per cent a year has not unfrequently been taken by the Israelites. There seems to be no doubt of the fact that from 300 to 800 per cent, and even more sometimes. has been taken by Christians.
 A leading Journal of. St. Petersburg, published under strict censorship, has dates, where a rate higher than the high est above named was paid by Russian peasants to Christian moneylenders.
 While 1t is freely admitted that, from our point of view, the interest charges if the Jews were exhorbitant. it certainly does not become their Christian competi- tors in the money-lending business to re- proach them with usury, when their own skirts lack so very much of being clear. And it may be added that the other charge made by the Russian Government, that the Jews refuse to become agricul- turists is disposed of by Mir. White in an equally satisfactory manner by showing that they are not allowed to own land or take a mortgage on 1t, nor are they allowed to live on farms. There is much else in this report of MT. White which utterly refutes the pleas set up by the brutal treatment the Jews have received in that country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
For High Treason.

Greensboro Watchman.
 The editor of The Guntersville Demo- crat should be tried for high treason" He has the hardihood to come out boldly est sport, baseball. We saw this same gentleman at Anniston recently, and he Is handsome and extremely intelligent looking, and we are surprised.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

living on short rations so long that he thought himself smaller than any hog that ever went on four legs. This writer has on more than one occasion seen the time when he had lasted till he felt as if he could crawl through a rat hole. Sol- diers of both armies were very thin at times. and if this one "thot I ware about the sise of the hog we needn't blame him.
 It is announced that Commissioner Ware cannot see his way to allowing this truthful applicant a pension. We have no doubt that many a Federal sol' dier is enjoying a liberal pension who Is not half as well entitled to it as this man is. He ought to be rewarded for telling the truth. If for nothing else. It might be a good precedent, for 1t isn't every one who is truthful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
Wonderful Leadership.

Hayneville Examiner.
 Ex-President Clevelands' boom for the Democratic, nomination Is steadily grow ing. The Democratic Party is coming to a full realization of the wonderful fead- ership of the big brained strong man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
The Advertisers Circulation ]
 lcreasas.

The guaranteed net paid circulation of me Daily and Sun4ay Advertiser continues 10 STOW. The swofn detailed figures for the month of Azril, just passed. emphasise The sAdvertisers oft-repeated statement that is xuarantseo net paid circulation ts greater than the actual issue of any other two Ala hama morning newspapers combined. Taking xnik facL in connection with the high class pf the pxper's readers. into consideration. It ss no wonder The Advertiser prints larger yoiume ol advertising. local and foreign oay Ioy day. than either of its State morning con- 'xemporartess and at . higher rate par inch
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
Lick and Squeeze.

Bullock County BreezeI
 How many people have noticed that no portrait of a man has ever appeared on United States coin or the picture of a woman on the postage stamps? An observing editor remarks on these facts that they constitute the reason why we lick tho stamps and squeeze the coins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
It is Correct.
Russell Register.

Russell Register.
 Under the caption of Looking Back" The Montgomery Advertiser condones with the Southerner who leaves the Southland for the North and then wants to come back again. The Advertiser is of the opinion that corn bread and homtny are two things hard to beat. And The Advertiser is correct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
Letters to the Editor.
Seized With the sp..lt.

Sheffield Reaper.
 Some of the papers accuse The Mont: gomery Advertiser, of being Cleveland stder a good humor." Now because in this lovely May time when the bloom Is on the mint and the due sparkles on the rye: and S all nature is agrn g1 Titn ,,h hhapPl }Sa spirit end is doing Maypole step some dyspeptic feels 1t a divine duty to charge The Advertiser with madness. We be- lfeve some papers are mad with another kind of madness-we do.
 Editor Advertiser:
 When I read the above l thought It sake. since you are a native and perhaps what's good for em, or better stiii. whats seap for we bavs We Ss6 not nS ner as tried vaseline. sait water, soda water, ammonia, turpentine, listerine; ! was reading the editorial page of The Adver- editorials and and enjoy S them, when a min ute red speck moved over the paper. The family declared 1t was a red bug. and voted to cancel the subscription. If your next issue. if not. we'ff quit the country. and The Advertiser will lose at lsxst t, one appreeiatiye n'uSs Subscriber negies home while in America
 Our friend mustn't insinuate that the lone specimen of aphaniptera found on mne went from h, aa,sr snis Sfe our pancake ,and we don't think one of them could survive The Advertiser's red-hot editorials anyhow. If Subscriber" has remedies have failed.
 Andrew Carnegie's home in this coun- York IS ty is on ons F5h ds tba nes sions in the United States.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

The Huntsville Mercury informs us that MT. Hetty Green stays at homo and uses a broom to regulate the servants" Maybe so, but do they use brooms on the other side of the Styx?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
We Are Not Duckers.

Selma Times.
 The Times Is charmed with the dec laration of The Advertiser that it will not go fishing If Hearst Is nominated We would like for The Advertiser to strengthen its declaration and add that 1t will not go duck hunting either. Some times 1t is cold enough for ducks in this climate in November. you know.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
He Would Bolt.
Selma Mirror

Selma Mirror.
 A few days ago some gentlemen were discussing MT. Cleveland as a possible candidate for President, abused him for bolting the ticket and in the same breath one Of them said: If he Is nominated 1 will not vote for him."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

h The Detroit Free Press has figured out a sort of three-cornered brand of har- mony in this way: Cleveland and Bryan dislilke each other; Watterson and Bryan disiike Cleveland, and Cleveland and Watterson dislike Bryan. That gives all of 'em a showing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1908.
SUMMER TRIPS.

when you leave home this Summer. have The Advertiser follow you. Sent by mail to any address. postage prepaid. at the following rates:
 One week. Daily and Sunday..........S .l5 One month. Daily and Sunday. -65 Three months, Daily and Sunday....... .9S Foreign postage leach month) extra. 60
 Resort subscriptions are strictly in advance. Order before leaving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

The Hartford News Herald says a man who will pray for one thing and vote for another is a hypocrite." Fossil bly so. but prayers and politics do not usually work in the same harness
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

wno was acclaimed every day that he General Wheeler then, and whenever l SL' nm afterward. wore the summer eral c .rd.n,. Stephen b. Lee and many other Confederates of distinction, though the division commanders, with occasional exceptions, wore the uniforms of their rank in the association. Shortly after form a resolution was offered thanking Congress for having enacted a law pros Vidl- -ig for the official publication of tine names of the private soldiers of the Union and Confederate soldiers con: sim ed ill returns of the respective armies extending thanks to Secretary Root for hIs careful and judiicous orders for gath erIng the Confederate Army returns During the discussion of this resolution many officers spoke, among them being invariably generally applauded. l heard United States upiform at the reunion. If he had, I do not believe 1t would In the least dampened the ardor of a single Confederate friend.
 in conclusion, that I feel a certain sense of indignation that any one should con- ceive that Confederate soldiers would re- sent the fact General Wheeler or Gen. eral Lee rendered military service to their reunited country.
 Southern statesman, Hill, of Georgia, de- clared, in the house of our fathers and no power in the world shall force us out of our heritage: The'best -ypes of our soldiers Ina have ben sent sent 9y us to Con. trusted only in civil positions is an in- suit not only to their good faith but to their reputation as soldiers"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
The Old Method.
Mobile Item

T A woman nam is dying in New York of a wound inflicted by hat pin in the hands of another woman. The women had bet ter stick to their old method of war fare-the broomstick, occasionally varied by Q handful of haIr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

"Of what does a bad taste in your mouth remind you?" asks a medicine ad- vertisement. Does that fool doctor ex- pect everybody to admit it2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

The Brewton Standard Gauge says that @dr. Bryan doesn't want to be President 11t's only his enemies who fear that he Noes" Just why Mir Bryan's wants ehould cause fear is one of the things we Iail to understand,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

Kentucky is fixing to have a big petro- leum exhibit at the St. Louis Fair, but we suggest that they cut it out and sub stitute birthstone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

Noting MT. Bryans declaration that he still stands on the Chicago platform, The Fort Gaines Recorder remarks that "he's got the whole darn thing to him self. and ought to have plenty of room" Well. we admit that there's no apparent effort being made to crowd him off,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
Q C q # < as < % % A Ss * &N& ae < WHAT THE STATE PAPERS * @ ARE SAYING. $ M la sp. ID M. sh n
The Nebraslka Meganhonas..! .

Montevallo Sentinel. ..-A-
 If Cleveland will accept he will bo the next Democratic nominee or we miss our guess. And then is when the Me- braska megaph one will start up ais fac- tory of expletives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
Alabama at Departments.

Pensions granted to Alabamians: Washington Matthews and James H. Mary J. Dobson, Nancy E. Donnefiy te- ticia ". Dickson, $8 each; John H. Civ ems, $12.
 Postmasters apointed: Mckee, Dale County, Madison J. Mo- Kee, vice Emma Bowling, resigned. Macedonia, Lowndes County-Charles E. Bruner, vice Mary Palmer resigned. CT, vice Henry A. Sauer, deceased. Slough, FaJette County-Harris Gard- ner, vice George W. Gray. removed. Estille, Coosa County-James E. Grimes, postmaster. ..
 R. H. Watkins
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07

Dentists are dealers in sxtrAoaa,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-15
WORLDS END IS PREDICTED
FOR THE COMING DECEMBER

do not want to brighten you unneces-
sarily, but I think we may as well
look this matter in. tie face. If my
theory is correct, the highland heat Of
the sun will be, suddenly increased
thousands of times. Should<this result
follow, can there be any doubt as to
the consequences? The whole surface
of the earth will be exposed to a radi-
,ation as intense. as that inAthe focus
of a burning. glass, which. you all
know, will not only: set@ire to wood,
but melt iron AID crumble stone The
flood of heat will destroy all the work
of man and every living being that
exists upon the. earth. The polar re-
gions alone will be exempt from the
radiation, because the sun will not be
shining on them at the time of the
collision. But they will be visited by
such a flood Of hot air and steam that
their fate can hardly be different-from
that of the rest of the world.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-15

fceth thy young life for me for whom
pleasure is over. I would have thee
welded to good man, who will cher
ish thee; and in seeing thee happy, and
having thy children on my knee, l
shall know the best Joy that is left for
me-
Then Namarah would weep, and i'm
plore him not to send her from him,
saying that what he pictured as her
happiness looked to her like the very
face of death, so greatly did she dread
it. Whereat her father Jephthah would
but smile, and say it would not be so
with her one day, when the lord and
master Of her heart should come.
HE is here" she would say, flinging
her white arms about him, there will
be never any other" And Jephthah
would smile again and say only the
one word: ''Wait," whereat Namarah
would grow almost angry, and tears of
vexation would spring into her eyes.
Then would Jephthah rouse himself
and stand upright on his strong legs
and lift her in his mighty arms as
though she were still the little maid
he used to toss and dandle, and bold
her high above his head, and refuse to
let her down from this unseemly alti-
tude until the break Of her childish
laughter had blown away her tears.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-15
THE RULING SPIRIT STRONG.
Generous Giver "Shaved" His Own
Promissory Note.

Generous Giver "shaved" His Own
Promissory Note.
The following story was told at a
public dinner concerning one John
Hopkins, who was said by the mar
rator to be more intent on accumulat-
ing wealth than on the wise DISPOSE
ton oft. It would appear that three
young men waited upon Mr.. Hopkins
to ask help for the local Young Mems
Christian association.
But I have no money" Mr.. Hop
kins said; <tthat is, have no ready
money. I don't see how can aid
YOU" l.. al =. :,,@.
"Well, Mr.. Hopkins" said the
spokesman, eve shall be glad to take
a promissory note" r. a.
HIM! Now, that's clever. You
shall have it. And he forthwith wrote
one for 5000, payable in. six months.
As he handed it over he said:
TELL me, now, what you are going
To- do with sthis?' v. 4. "..v.s< y. T..
r: :. Eve shall convert: it into cash"
: "But, see here" said Mr.. Hopkins,
what will that cost your" =. s@&.=>
six per cent i, X %%4~z: Is. = H A.
= THAT will never do It's too 'rluch.
I'll discount 1t myself Tor four ...: -,
81 81. And he did, added the. story-teller,
although. he had no ready money:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-15
ORIGIN OF The SAYING, IL ::
*..* SURE AS SCROGGlN'S HOSS

The Fossil Coterie, as an organiza-
ton Of baldheads in West End ave-
nue. calls itself, had resurrection
party the other night, and one of
them dragged out the origin of the
expression, "As big fool as Thomp-
sons colt" ...... :.
"The Offset to that story" said one
Of the fossils, was AS sure as scrog-
gins hoss.' Never heard of it? Well,
it was still running in northwest Mis-.
souri, when l left there in 1875.
"A railroad had . been constructed
between st. Joe and Savannah in the
early days. It covered distance of
about twenty-five miles, There was
one train a day each way, and it was
made up of combination caboose, a
freight car and of course an engine.
There was no roundhouse at Sa.
vannah; nothing but a turntable, a
switch and station. When the train
arrived there the engine was turned
around, run down on the switch and
backed up to the caboose and freight
car. The train did not leave until
afternoon, so that the crew frequent
ly went to town, about mile distant
enjoyed themselves and returned in
time to take out the train.
Railroads were a novelty in that
section. A farmer named Scroggins
lived near town. One day he drove
to the station with some produce tc
ship to st. Joe.
when he got to the station no one
was about to take his stuff and he
hitched his horse to the end of the
freight car while he went to town tc
hunt for the conductor. He did not
know, or if he did he forgot, when
the train left.
when he failed to find the con
duetor he returned to the station, but
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-15
FROM SOLDIER TO MONK.
Romantic Episode in the Life of Aus
TRAN Prince.

Romantic EPISODE in the Life OF AUS
trian Prince.
The death of Prince Edward OF
Schoenburg-Hart in the monas.
terry of Emmaus in Prague serves to
recall his most remarkable career.
The prince was born in 1868. He en-
tered an, Austrian cavalry regiment
and for decade he was notorious as
the widest and most dissipated young
blood in: Vienna. Suddenly, at the
age of thirty, when he had reached
the rank of captain and had. gained
the reputation of a smart officer, he
threw up his military career to be-
come a monk. His remuneration OF
worldly things was quite dramatic.
He rode direct from the maneuver
field to the monastery, doffed his
uniform, broke his sword and assum.
ed monkish attire. Instead of going
through the usual period as a novice
he observed the strictest rules from
the beginning. The cause of his with
drawal to a monastery has never
been definitely ascertained.: -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-08-15

Maud Come, the eloquent pleader
of the cause of Ireland, does not SYM
pathize with George Moore's hope
less view of the Irish situation, and
in recent talk with him she said,
as Mr.. Moore tells the story:
II wish that Ireland could get back
her stolen liberty as the old miser Of
Donegal got back his stolen guineas.
Don't you know that tale? Well, I'll
tell it then. It seems that the Done
gal miser had buried 100 guineas
under an apple tree in his garden, and
his neighbor, prying and dishonest
man, discovered the hiding place
and took the gold.
'The miser,, when he discovered
the theft was heartbroken, but, being
resourceful man, he cast about him,
and finally hit upon plan to make
good his loss. He called on the neigh