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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

nal Revenue Collector Joseph o. Thcmp- son of Alabama fell i'll of smallpox in Wasn1ngton and was conveyed to the District smallpox hospital. full details of the unhappy and most regrettable facts Of the case, running into many hundreds of expensive words were telegraphed by me to The Advertiser, together with extended reference to the }amentable condition that the Collectors distinguish ed brother. Congressman Charles w. Thompson of Tuskegee. had been sub jected to quarantine: The Advertiser be- ing taxed by its correspondent upon whom this newspaper places no limit as to the use of the wires in conveying in formation, with words of frank and ob- viously sincere expressions of a sympa- thetic nature. The Advertiser 1t may be observed Is one of the very few great newspapers which does not restrict its
 Subsequently, when Congressman Thompson. by and with the consent of the District health authorities, made his escape from quarantine and sped to Tus- kegee. telegraphed the details of the occurrence to The Advertiser, and in do- ing so again manifested the friendliest and most sympathetic interest. going so Tar as to declare of my own knowledge that MT. Thompson's escape had aroused the friendly interest of Washington.
 Thus it is astonishing and painful to me to receive evidence that not only did MT. Thompson not appreciate the per- tectly evident sympathy of my dispatches but that he was annoyed by what was truly their spirit of frank friendliness Under date of Tuskegee, January 20. he writes to me letter which extreme pres sure of great events in Washington. as recorded in The Advertiser daily, has Kept me from sooner making public. This is the letter:
 . .Tuskegee. Ala. January 20. 1903.
 MT; Lucien J. Walker, Washington
 D. C.:
 Dear Sir-My attention has just been called to your article to The Advertiser under date of the 10th inst, in which you said I ''mysteriously disappeared from Washington" does me great injus- tice; l let by the full authority of the health officers of the District, approved by Surgeon General Wyman and brought with me certificate from them. It was II o'clock in the day when I took my departure and was accompanied to the de- pot by several of my friends
 T am sure the facts were misrepre- sented to you and that you would not nave intentionally misrepresented me.
 Yours very truly,
 "Charles w. Thompson"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
THuRsDAY, JANUARY es, 1908
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses cer- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole field of newspaperdom which comes under its notice. and one of these signs IS the mystic symbol [ 0l denoting golden" which stands for high quality. and fs thus explained:
 "Advertisers value this paper more for the elass and quality of it's circulation than for the mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with a single sym bol: but there Is higher grade. according to this standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL ve to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol lo0l and Is the only paper 50 distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
Letters to the Editor.
Capacity, Character and Unselfsh
 naSS
Montgomery, Jan. 2S, 1903.

Montgomery. Jan. 2S, 1905 Editor The Advertiser.
 Your article in yesterdays issue under the above heading was terse. conservative and suggestive. 1 fully agree with you
 that candidates for city offices should
 have convictions regarding city govern
 ment and the voters have the right to
 know them. An office-seeker with no
 higher aim than the honor and salary
 should be ignored. The man that does not
 speak out when grave issues are involved
 when the betterment of municipal govern
 ment is demanded. when the credit and
 honor of the city is placed in the balances
 Is unfit for the place he seeks.
 Your strong and wise editorial enumer- ates three qualifications which when an
 alyzed cover nearly all the ground. Ca
 pacity" must needs enter largely into
 the qualifications of the Mayor He must
 be broad gauge, prudent. progressive.
 impartial. unhampered lay faction or
 prejudice He should give all his time
 to the duties of his office. It takes man
 of force, of executive ability and a hnan- cial turn of mind to guide alright the city business of Montgomery.
 Character is an. essential element in giv-
 ing standing and position to our city government. We want man who has al ways been found on the right side of mora and economic questions. We want
 d man that cant be bought. nor duped, nor cajoled nor scared into measures. Ihls brings out your last qualty-"uu- | seliishness." Such a man will execute | the law as he finds it without equivuca- ton or mental reservation. The highest and the most humble. every class will | be the object of his care and protec- l tion when in the right and his punish ment when in the wront. Whoever the law protects. he will guard and protect; who- ever the law punishes he will punish re- l gardless of results
 l, for one rejoice that We have paper | in our midst that takes such high ground and l, together with hundreds of others, hNf t,,-x pressions regarding the duty of those who seek our votes. Let us have men who will ma gnify tte office and not pros
 titute it to base and ignoble erfds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
PENSION FOR MRS. LEDYARp.

Congressman Wiley's bill granting a pension to Mrs. Bessie Ledyard of Mont gomery has been favorably reported to the House. Mrs. Ledyard is the widow or John B. Ledyard, late of Company M oth United States Volunteer Infantry in the war with Spain, who was q grandson of the late Chief Justice George w. Stone of the Alabama Supreme Court.
 The bill grants SIP a month to Mrs Ledyard and $2 a month for each of her minor children, offspring of the said John B. Ledyard.
 Colonel Wiley Is urging the passage of this praiseworthy pension bill and also the enactment of his more recent bill to authorize Escambia County, Ala, to con- struct, maintain and operate a bridge across Conecuh River at McGowans Fer ry, in that county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
THE TIME Is sHoRr.

'Each head of a household owes it to his family to vote.' pertinently remarks The Birmingham News. and it is a solid truth. No right-thinking citizen. we take it. will dissent from the proposition that 1t is the duty of the head of the house to protect his family against violence, against want. and against accident and disease, as far as possible. The good citizen will do this from love of his fam aly as well as from sense of duty.
 But the burglar who "cometh as a thief in the night" is not the only enemy to be dreaded. Sickness and want are not the only visitations to be guarded against. Bad laws and unfit officials are mem ace to the home. the family and the com munity. What more solemn and sacred duty can good man perform than to fit himself for exercising the highest privi- lege of citizenship and exercising 1t? To do this he must take part in public af- fairs and must qualify himself to vote. In Montgomery and other cities there are to be municipal and other local elections during the present year. and each head of a household should feel 1t a duty to take part in these elections and select good men. To do this those subject to poll-tax must pay that tax before Feb ruary 1. The time expires Saturday night After that the citizen who has not Qual- flied himself will be debarred from par ticipating in any election during the year. Can good citizen hesitate? Can a good husband and father refuse to protect his own household? These are important questions and good men will not neglect their duty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

edonia and Rome were in turn her suze. rains, and though she took active par in political affairs as a home of lost causes" by supporting Mithridates and Brutus and Cassus. yet, had fortune been otherwise. it would only have meant for her an exchange of masters.
 The glory of the temple lasted long, in spite of the fact that in 31 A. D. the General Council of the Christian Church was held there.
 Now on the site of this once magnifi- cent city Is nothing but wretched vii lage. Ayataluk Even this name is ,n teresting, however. since it is corrua- ton of one of the Greek titles of st John,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
ONE OF THE ELECT.

MT. Revere was followed by Mir. s. E. Johnson. who is gifted correspondent of what is perhaps the most widely known of Western newspapers and who, therefore. spoke as one of the elect At the outset MT. Johnson referred in lighter vein to the yellow journals '' continuing with an interesting review of the moral duties of the press. Washing ton Is the most inviting field in the whole newspaper work shop of America" said MT. Johnson. Tt is the Mecca of the profession from Scotland lightship to the seal rocks. except. perhaps. the accom- plished coterie-accomplished in all save geography-who have never learned that there is wit, or worth words. or worth. or latitude and longitude. or reading and writing, outside the provincial city of New York. It is the end most hopefully looked for, The young reporter, after making his last round of the station houses in the small hours of the morning goes to bed not too weary to dream of the time when he will get his inspiration under the mighty dome of the National Capitol''
 MIR. THOMPSON DISPLEASED.
 More than fortnight ago, when Inter-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
SENATORIAL 1MpERT1NENcE.

Under the heading ''Matcrialized Polit- ical Indecency" The Chattanooga Times administers deserved slap to Senator Mark Hanna for his interference in the Delaware Senatorial imbroglio. The offer of the Democratic members of the Legis- iature to unite with the anti-Addicks Re- publicans and elect Democratic Senator for the short term and Republican for the long term is certainly fair offer. Even strong Republican paper like The Portland oregonian says of it:
 As such political bargains go, the pro- posal of the Democrats to combine 2l votes with 10 and so elect two Senator's giving the long term of six years to the Republican with the term of four years to the Democrat, seems liberal; and the surprise Is that the opportunity Is not grasped to put MT. Addicks out of busi- ness. at least for period of years. The dinary politics, but of State decency.
 As the Legislature now stands there are 2 Democrats. 21 Addicks Republicans and 10 Republicans who are apparently determined to keep Addicks from being elected. As 1t requires 27 votes to elect
 
 Senator and if no compromise is eff fected the term will end and Delaware will still be without representation in the Senate. The cry of "Addicks or mo- body" will continue to disgrace the State.
 Under this condition of affairs Mark Hanna writes an imploring letter to the Republicans not to accept the offer of the Democrats It is really an appeal to the regulars to violate their pledges and their honor and join the Addicks gang. The Chattanooga Times we'll says:
 It is a very deplorable instance of the debasing influence of thick-and-thin par tyfsm. 1t is very shameful that even MT. Hanna should thus brutally violate the requirements of decency, honesty and patriotism in the face and eyes of the public: It is saying to the country that MT. Hanna would rather make corrupt bargain to help his party, than to hon, estly serve the best interest and highest honor of his country.
 The interference of Hanna is imperti- nent. and. under the circumstances. in- decent. The proposition of the Democrats is to break the deadlock and elect two reputable men to the Senate and thus re- lieve the State of condition not at all creditable to it. The offer of the Demo- crats was fair and should have been &C., cepted. As The Oregonian further says: Every element of decent sentiment in both parties stands pledged against the infamy of Addicks's election" and adds The Addicks force in the Legislature makes no pretensions to political or other kind of decency. having been worked I'D by the most shameless sort of political practice possible in State where the voters are few in number and with a large irresponsible element
 And we have the disgraceful spectacle of Senator from another State inject ing himself into the struggle and using his personal and official influence in fur therance of ''the infamy of Addicks's election It is typical of Hannaism, but good people all over the country will unite in the hope that the decent members will remain firm and refuse to gratify the Addicks gang.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

which calls for the selection of the best Dresu and busfnena ability In the conduct eef the city government. Things have ueen ru2 on such an extravagant scale. eno m slch slfp-shod and incompetent way. as to load the city with debt and empty the city treasury. It Is of vital pc composed of our oes9 citizens, and 1t will require the best efforts of each man to pull the city out of a financial ! Mir W. M. reaeue, who has been one of our most successful business men for v number of years. Is in all respects a suitable man for Alderman at large fin the present emergency and If he will con- sent to run wiu receive such support In every ward of the city as will certainly elect him. Fourth Ward.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
A BAD POLICY.
The New York Commercial says:

Now that 1t Is definitely known that plague in San Francisco, further ef- fort of the authorities to prevent pub licity will be to the injury of the city and State. A competent board of health is needed in San Francisco, and inteili- gent and ceaseless effort until the disease Is eradicated.
 Nothing connected with disease in this country has been more discreditable than the action of San Francisco in connection with the bubonic plague It has existed there long. time. There is not a shadow of ground for doubting or disputing the fact The disease is there and has been there for a year or two, yet the authori- ties of the State and the city have per sistently denied it's presence
 This is a most unjust and dangerous policy for any city to. pursue. It is un- just to visitors who may run the risk of taking the disease. and 1t is dangerous to allow the citizens to believe that they have no such disease among them. In addition. 1t destroys confidence in the medical and other authorities, and will cause people to look on them as either incompetent or unreliable. It would have been much better if the whole truth had been told when the disease first obtained a foothold in the city, so that all proper care could have been taken and all proper regulations made to suppress or confine it. Now the truth is known, but it Is no credit to the authorities of San Fran cisco who have So long kept the facts from the public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
The New Bedford standard somewhat ir- |

The New Bedford standard somewhat IT. reverent,y observes such consummate strategy as that lis tolerably liable to he assininity." If the President really thinks that the sentiment of the South against the negro appointees is to be placated by the appointment of Boston football playirS octoroon he knows even less than we ga ve him credit for. and that is put ting 1t very strongly. And, by the way, it is said that ,even this highly diluted dose of negro is not pleasing to Boston ians.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
! LESSON FOR ENGLAND.
Policy Like That in Venezuela Will Never Again Be Sanctioned.

London Special Cablegram.
 The Times in an editorial this morning on the Venezuelan situation says: We are not yet out of the woods. but if Min ister Bowcn's efforts are crowned with success 1t is hardly conceivable that the risk involved in a blockade of the Vene- zuelap coast is to be deliberately incur red afresh.
 'lt would certainly require very urg- ent necessity to induce Englishmen to sanction or condone again policy which might easily have endangered the good understanding and kindly feelings that recently have. drawn closer the people of Great Britain and the United States.
 We have had rather a sharp lesson. Undoubtedly it has been taken to heart. "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
ouoth The Leighton News:

The Montgomery Advertiser man bland iy admits that he injects corn and rye juice into his lemonade as d microbe killer An honest confession is good for the soul 'tis said.
 Here, you are taking entirely too much for granted. We stated that the efficacy of lemon juice as a microbe destroyer would be very much enhanced by the ad- dition of corn or rye juice. That is not an admission that We ever do the mix ing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
THE ORANGE CROP.
J. s. Arnold Says that Output Will
 Be 900, ,OoO Boxes.

JacksOnNlIIe Times Union.
 J. s. Arnold, the forwarder of oranges, stated yesterday that he believed that his original figures on the extent of the Florida orange crop this year would be borne out, or that they would come as near as those made by any of the ship pers early in the season. His original estimate was for nipe hundred thousand. believed that there will be shipments tfis week to the extent of twenty thou sand boxes. The prices are good. and some of the growers continue to hold their trult.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

There is not man fin Alabama who is at all observant or who has an interest in what is going on around him, but who knows and acknowledges the great ben Wherever they have been built at any reasonable cost they have directly repaid all outlay. The value of property is largely enhanced and 1t Is a great con venience and comfort to be able to get about at will all the year round:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
His Insane Desire.
Mobile Herald

Whatever the opinion held of that freak of fortune, Theodore Roosevelt on the other side of Mason and Dixon's line, he will leave the presidential chair with the unutterable contempt of millions of his superiors in the South. What a con- trast in the esteem, admiration and love of the Southern people for William Me Kinley and their disguest for the negro phile who insults the Anglo-Saxon race in his insane desire to succeed himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
JOUR SPECIAL REPoRrs.n

One Washington correspondent will not be accused by the least amiable of men-there are no unamiable good wo- men of that half-scandal which Is self praise. If he venture to print what a distinguished Washington newspaper man, who is therefore not "Washing- ton correspondent" said in a lecture be- fore the League of American Pen Wo- men in this city last night. This Wash who comes of the race of the immortal Paul Revere. concerning whom no worthy American need be informed Mr. Revere paid warm tribute to the ability and fidelity of the men who are known and unknown as Washington correspon- dents."
 Although there are famous names in journalism in other cities he said, the average caliber of the men engaged in the calling is higher in Washington than elsewhere. There is no member of it's staff which newspaper selects with greater care than it does It's Washington correspondent. He must be a man of ability and address He must have more breadth of view than the average news. paper man. He Is forced to keep up with the great questions of the day. It is not enough that he should be able to chroni- cle the dongs of this or that member of Congress from his section of the coun- rately and with authority on subjects in which the people are interested. He must know as much about politics as the Senators from his State. If we have a little discussion with a foreign power, he must be able to write a long story on the diplomatic aspects of the inn brogio."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

A gentleman bought a school book about one-half an inch thick. or hardly so much. in one of our stores d day or two ago and paid 30 cents for it. At the same time he purchased novel contain ing at least ten times as much reading matter for 10 cents. The novel is pub lished under competition, the school book isn't.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
No Meeting of Lessler Committee.

Washington. Jan. 2S-The sub-commit- tee of the House Naval Affairs Commit tee appointed to draw up findings for the committee in the matter of the iuvestiga- ton of the Lessler bribery charges. did not meet today owing to the absence from Washington of one of the members.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
Got the Better of Him.

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 An Oklahoma deacon got the better Of his pastor in a horse trade, and the church expelled him. This shows the ad- vanced state of public sentiment in that territory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
To Resent It.

Birmingham Times (Rep.)
 The persistence with which the Presi- dents advisors have been nagging the Republican party of Alabama is equalled only by the patience with which the people are awaiting the coming of the proper time to resent it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
Few of That Type.

Huntsville Mercury.
 If the Alabama Legislature transacts all the important business before 1t there will be no time for bloomer bills and others of that stripe. The truth is that there are very few men of the bloomer bill type in the Alabama Legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

The Butte Inter-Mountain moralizes that 1t would be much better for Utah if that State would send men to Washing ton against whom no objection can be raised" Good doctrine. but why limit 1t to Utah?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

The good roads convention to be held in this city next Monday should be att tended by every one who has been invit- ed and by every citizen who has the best interests of his locality at heart
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

We are not at all surprised to read in a contemporary that great cracks and Assures, are appearing in the ground down in Massachusetts. George Fred ha S been very restless of late and something was due to give way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
The First Books.
Talladeea R.

Talladega Reporter. The first books a child reads, make an
 impression that can never be eradicated, and it is of the highest importance that
 the histories taught in Southern schools
 should do justice to this section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

The Chicago Chronicle speaks of "the spectacle of Matt Quay holding the Uni ted States Senate up by the tail" Not elegant but highly suggestive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

The Milwaukee Free Press says of Presidential receptions that "color does not count any more." Probably not, ex- cept to those who attend the affairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

A scientist tells us that caterpillar can't see more than two-fifths of an inch from it's nose. And there are men like 'em
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
The Crap Shooter.

Birmingham News.
 It Is said President Roosevelt appoint ed negro to public office because he was a good football player. Now the expert crap shooter may renew hopes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29

The esteemed Boston Herald is either very thickheaded or is inclined to be sar- castle when 1t says that the appointment of a colored man to office in that city was not only a studied and carefully thought out compliment to the colored race in Boston and in the entire country
 but was intended to be a consummate piece of strategy in political affairs" As
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS 2
SHiP YOUR GOODS
 sr TIE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on 2 ,0oO miles of frst-class railroads, with connections with other con-
 'anies, so all points accessible by express.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-29
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 ARE SAYING.
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The Town Loafer.

The Town Loafer. ,- Cullman Democrat
 Rural delivery will be hard on the town loafer who thinks he ought to go to town to see if fls mothsf-in-law hasn't written to Mary