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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
THE IDEAL OF A UNIVERSITY.
Modern Tendency to Create Techni- cal Schools and Technical Facul-
 ties in Universities Considered.

Charles Waldstein. Professor of C1assl- cal Archaeology in Cambridge University. discusses in the September number of The North American Review. 'The Ideal of University" Of late the necessity of regulating commerce and industry by the highest intelligence available in the nation have been felt more strongly than ever before. But unfortunately the re- alization Of this need has led to strange and crude ideas in regard to the man. ner in which educational institutions can Lest be adJudged to the new conditions. The tendency has been to create techni- cal schools and technical faculties In universities. The would-be educationai reformer who happens to be merchant for instance, demands that our universl- ties, if they are to have his support. should at once establish commercial de- partments. But this conception betrays a false view of what the university shouiu be. university differs from scnooi Tn that 1t is not, primarily. educational; d great part of its function in natlonai iile would remain if there were not single pupil or student within it's reach. Most of the discoveries and inventions which have had such momentous bearings upon our material and industrial life could never have been but for the work of the highest scientific theorists carried on in a spirit ih no way technlcal; ana the aim ought to be to maintain the spirit of pure science and learning, both for the individual professors of such high vocation, and for the institution which ought to be their natural home-the uni versity. Referring to the munilicence from which universities and other public institutions benefit from time to time. Professor Waldstein says:
 'The thoughtful among us must often realize that public munficence' Is not an unmixed blessing. It Is one of the charges which the opponents of .congested capital may urge against the possession of great wealth by one person. that the power 1t gives to an individual may be directed into channels affecting public life and widespread interests without respon- siblity. In fact, any inquiry as to ca- pabiiity, motive or responsibility, where actions decidedly have the character of charity and philanthrophy, readily as- sumes the appearance of the ungenerous and ungrateful. Still, 1t may fairly be questioned whether the action of indi- viduals-whose good intentions are un- assailable--in giving positive and defin- ite direction to the spirit and methods of public work, and in affecting the dist ant future of higher national life by some preconceived theory or conviction held by one to whom the nation would never have looked for guidance in such matters. may not be nefarious."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

Washington, Sept. s.-(Speciai.) )--No de- cision has yet been reached by the Post ofiice Department officials as to the dis
 position of the $3O, 900 which Is being with held from the Bundy Misunderstanding Com many for the time clocks furnished the
 Department by the company. It Is under stood that the so-Galled "coniract,' by which Masten and Beavers undertook to hind the Department to the purchase of Bundy clocks for period of four years, was merely a letter signed by Masten as Acting First Assistant Postmaster Gen eraI, accepting . proposition made by the Bundy Company and was. in reality
 no contract at all. The fact that Beav- CTS and Masten undertook to drive away from the Department the Dey Time Reg ister Company of Syracuse, N. r.. whose clocks were favorably passed upon Dy a duly appointed board. by insisting on the existence of q bona flde contract with the Bundy company, has also operated against the company and the parties named. Now that the matter is before the grand jury of the District of Colum- bia. where efforts are being made to as- certain what became of the 40 per cent"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. g, 1908.
A FINE OPENING.

Some portions of the civilized globe are a long way behind the procession. With all the efforts of the pushing American to put them wise they continue to ex- ist in ignorance of some of the choice blessings of life. Here. for example, is our Consul at New Rochelle. France, saying: Roasted peanuts are rarely seen on the streets or in the shops for sale, and there are no peanut vendors on the streets or at the grain fairs"
 Now, how is that for sodden ignorance of the good things of iife7 How is 1t possible for any civilized people to exist without practical and intimate kn9WlS edge of this American product? Howcan they hold town meetings or other assem- blages, and what sort of circus or theatrical performance can go on If there are no peanuts for the small boys to crack and to feed to the monkeys! The idea is preposterous. Doubtless they have chestnuts and acorns and other frifies, but that they are practically un- acquainted with goobers is one of the things that we fail to catch onto.
 Here Is a fine opening for some enter prising American to make fortune. Let him go to New Rochelle with cargo Of peanuts and suitable appliances for roast ing them. Then let him start out corps of smart boys to offer the new dainty through the strets and at all public places It wouldn't take long for tho natives to catch on and in a very short while peanut hulls would be found on every street and alley and the cracking of the shells will make merry music to Gallic ears.
 And when the business is once started there is no danger of failure. When the peanut habit is established it hangs on like Bermuda grass. War. pestilence and famine may strike the community; revo- lutions may come. thrones totter and en- pires crumble but a people who have ac- ouired the peanut habit will cling to it through the wrecks of matter and the crush of worlds" Surely there is an opening for rousing business at New Rochelle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
A Great Mans $7o Funeral.

New York world.
 The statement in our cable dispatches today that the funeral of Lord Salisbury was limited by his will to 2 cost of $lO0 and actually cost only $70 is of import ance as well as interest. Tn planning for himself such modest obsequies the late an example which should have as great public usefulness as many of his achieve ments in statesmanship.
 Lord Salisbury was one of the great figures. if not one of the great men. of his generation. and some ostentation at his funeral could hardly have been cen- sured. Yet many a poor widow in New York squanders twice or thrice as much money upon the burial of her husband, though she may face want and hardship for the rest of her life.
 The love that dictates such sacrifices may he beautiful. but the false pride min gled with 1t is not. Lord Salisbury set an excellent example. one that rich and poor alike should follow in principle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
JAPANESE RULERS.
The Japanese Imperial Line Started
 Before the Battle of Marathan.

The Japanese Imperial Line Started
 Before the Battle of Marathan.
 Turning our passing attention to the Ottoman Empire, we see hapless sovereign there, sitting on the imperial throne omnipotent. In reality, the Sul- tan Is a mere puppet with presumptu- ous imamate over his turbaned head, says the Niroku Shipho.
 See how he solemnly scratches his ach- ing head. The Czar, whose will has been conjectured as the law of the Rus sian Empire. is by no means such a mighty monarch. Beyond his court his long arms" which are commonly said to be capable of reaching up to the heavens cannot be extended, his govern ment being tangled up in a network of bureaucracy.
 The arrogant spirit of the Kaiser s quick k-blooded pueriity seems to intoxi- cate him so much that he has often abused his sovereign right, acting in de- fance of the will of his people. The army is the only tool, as well as the only shield, of his Court. Beware, a wise man would have said, of a careless boy holding a sword In his hand. l Unlike the life and conditions of the | sovereigns epitomiZed above, his Majesty | Mutsuhito, or Emperor, and Edward VII King of Great Britain, are the two idea prototypes of the constitutional sover' ehgn Seated firmly as they do in the hearts of their subjects. who should be surprised at their ever-growing glory and popularity?
 The Mikado Is of the long and un broken line of 12O ancestors who sat be fore him on the throne, which was se | up 500 years before the Christian era Just think of 1t! The oldest of the roya families in Europe Is that of Capet which. however, is comparatively young as 1t dates no further back than to thu ninth century. And 1t remains now 1T the Parsian society as rare relic of z bygone royal family. The Savoy, the | Brunswick the Baden and so forth gC back only to the eleventh century. Blu our imperial line. as already mentioned started long before the battle of Mara thon was recorded. long before the song! of Homer were recited. Since then n, foreign conqueror ever set foot on the soil of Japan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

It may be true. as Rev. pr. Buckley charges. that some of the men who are giving their millions to colleges and H. braries obtained their wealth by ques- tionable methods, but does such money carry curse with it? If they earned the money in violation of the strict rules of honesty and fairness is the money there by rendered incapable of doing good? If many more of the i'll gotten dollars were turned over to the schools and churches and libraries 1t would be some form of restitution on the part of the millionaires. and we apprehend that the gift will do just as much good as though the money had been earned by daily labor If any of our very wealthy men made their for tunes unfairly by all means let them be encouraged to donate some portion of it to worthy purposes. So shall some good come from evil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

difference between the price of the clock, as sold to the government and that quoted to outside purchasers. the Postofice De- partmefit is considering the question of disposing of the $3o,0Oo due on the 'con- tract. "e - ff~ & t
 The alleged contract" having been re. pudiated by the Postmaster General. the validity. of the purchase of the clocks which have not yet been paid for. Is ques- tionad.
 It is suggested that as there is no valid contract existing, the Department can turn back to the company the surplus clocks which were apparently purchased for no other purposes than to swell the bill. and decline to pay for them. This would save the government thousands of dollars. Another solution advanced. is that a compromise may be reached by which the government will pay the reg ular market price or less for the clocks. cutting out the 40 per cent" or $30 to 80 advance on each clock. In any event the Bundy Company will get no more con- tracts from the Postoff1ce Department for some time to come.
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
LEADS WORLDS ADVERTISING.
Foreign Governments Learn Cause of
 American Success.

Chicago Dispatch to New York Herald.
 Advertising in the United States Is now being made the subject of official consul lar investigation in Chicago. New York and other cities. Special reports have been ordered and are now being prepared by several consuls for their governments. With this announcement by several for eign representatives comes also the dec laration that the United States leads the world in advertising.
 Growth of American manufacturers commerce, trade and business in this country and abroad has made the foreign merchants. manufacturers, business men making a careful study of the causes They have concluded that the vigor of American enterprises has been greatly aided by advertising and they look upon it as the secret key to American success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Made . Mistake.

New York Times.
 Two teachers taking Western trip this va cation had rather amusing experience. They stopped in Salt Lake City for a few days, and. knowing the prevalence of room to rent in Western cities, they determined to look for room in a private house and thus save hotel bills. They found what appeared to be a very nice house. with well-kept lawn. yet not hav- ing quite the appearance of being occupied by a private family. Though not seeing the usual sign. they observed an Entrance at the side. and decided the place must be a boarding house. On the way to this entrance they met a woman. and asked her If she had any fur nished rooms to rent She looked at them steadily before replying. and then said: La dies, this is the county jail"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Greater Britain.

Of the British Empire beyond seas the Liv. erpool Chamber of Commerce has just com- pleted an instructive inventory. Of the forty- five colonies twelve have popular self-govern- ment with Legislatures of their own electing.
 The rest are more or less automatically ruled by Governors sent out from London. Inciud- ing India, the empire now extends over It. 900 900 square miles. or ninety-one times the area of the mother country. great increase has taken place in the population of the colo nies during the last two decades, it having grown from | 5,50o. 900 in 1881 to 24.ooo.- GOO, excluding possessions from which there were no returns. The bulk of this increase is in the Australian and South African colonies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

roof The dry balls only have to be soaked for two three hours in water-rain water for choice-drained and hung up in window where there is not too much sun or too high temperature. They will want watering two or three times e week and will speedily become one mass of graceful green fronds growing out in all directions. Any one who bought them last year should add little liquid from the COW shed to the soaking water they are start ed with, and they will expand with an even more sluxuriant growth than at first. With . little careful management they may be kept pning years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Balbs and Japanese Fern Balls.

Bulbs planted at Christmas and during Janu- ary will flower abundahtly in the Spring. but they will not increase by making the little bulblets that cluster round the original one as they do when planted in August and Sep tember. Now. too, is the time to secure the Japanese fern balls while in dormant con- dition. and they are surely among the pret- tiest and most interesting ornaments that can adorn window or hang from a conservatory
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
They Lead Pitiable Lives.

St Louis Republic.
 The rich poor meen. whose apparent wealth Is a cover for their folly. are not more happy than the simple. un- fortunate. poor people who live truthful lives. Display managed by borrowing and living beyond income. by making hypo- crisv the sign of prosperity brings troubles of it's own which almost inevita- bly, end in ruin. The rich poor mon are welcome to their deceits. They con- stitute an eccentric type that is pecu- liarly suited to the sallies of satire and which may afford considerable entertain ment to the American public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Christians Not to Blame.

Cleveland Leader.
 If the Turkish Government were honest, fair and efficient religion would not cause the terrible state of things which exists In perhaps half the area of the Sultan's possessions in Europe, Indeed. if the Moslem subjects of the Ottoman em- peror were as loyal as the majority of the Christians are rebellious and desperate the efforts to bring about a revolution in Macedonia would fail. with little or no pressure from the imperial government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Both Would Pay.

CIeburne NeW Era.
 To be sure berry growing and canning would pay in any and every country in this State. There is no crop in this sec ton so sure as the blackberry crop. We do not remember to have ever seen any growing under cultivation, but the wild growth is prolific throughout the State, and no doubt the yield and quality would both be greatly increased under syste- matic cultivation. In this territory a small cannery could be supplied from the wild growth. both of blackberries and whortleberries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

Hughes case same doctrine laid down.
 "In conclusion 1t Is candidly submitted that the law in Alabama permits the ballot to be numbered and in my humble opinion this Is the only way to forever purify the ballot box and restore the con- fidence of the elector in Alabama"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

It really begins to look as if there are but two courses possible with Turkey One Is that all decent people shall stay away from the country, now and hence forth, and the other is to wipe the en- tire vile population of the face of the earth. That kingdom and it's native in Iabitants. from Sultan down. are blots on the face of civilization, and it seems as If there is no way to deal with them except by annihilation or absolute and aGEactuaf nOn-intercourse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
An Exbaustless Iron Supply.

NeW I OIk NAH and EXpress.
 our mineral resources are vast and continual surprise, Our ironmasters have their hands upon new sources of supply beyond the Pacific ocean. Moreover, new processes are continually renderina iron and steel production profitable where 1t has not been profitable before. Iron Is everywhere, and many metallurgists are of the opinion that to talk of exhaust ing the supply of it Is much like talking of using up the worlds oxygen or hydro gen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

Senator Beveridge says he "got drunk on Nature" while staying in Maine re- gently For a prohibition State Maine has more varieties of booze than any other portion of the civilized world, but Bever- idge has discovered new one Wonder how he felt next morning?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

|. The Spartanburg Herald pertinently- or is 1t impertinently?-asks what Geor-
 gia's yagrancy laws will do with those
 vagrants who hang around Atlanta and call themselves "the Smart Set?' The Herald is likely to be howled at for that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Gum-Shoe Currency.

Birmingham News.
 An automatios currency and an elastic currency are all right, but Secretary Shaw may as well make up his mind that the American people won't stand for a gum-shoe currency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

The Kansas negro who drowned him. self to escape lynching for a brutal crime made very satisfactory settle ment of the matter but he deprived the Kansans of some congenial enjoyment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

The Advertiser Is accustomed to being misquoted but when the South Alabam- ian credits one of our best editorials to the Age-Herald 1t is high time for a kick
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
A Good Suggestion.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 Mir. Carnegie inclines to the belief that in sixty years our iron supply will be at an end. Then we may come to an age of brass. and we might begin to store up for the future by melting mp some of the walking delegates cheek.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Didn't Finish,

Talladega Reporter.
 The people in Indiana again tried to reduce the Southern representation this week. But day light overlook them be- fore they batted in the jail door.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

on the way. The Appalachian Park which Is sussested in western North reach of 2s.poo.oco people and inside of a hours travel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
Two Endorsements.

SheHieId ReaDef.
 The Kansas City convention has re- ceived two State convention endorse ments which appears to us to be about as valuable as the lost motion In an old fashioned cornsheller
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

s~~--~----->--~ w. A. Scott. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn, says: The foregoing statement of The Ad- vertiser's daily circulation for the month of August. 1908. is true and correct and com piled after all returns from newsboys, news agents and leftover copies have been deducted.
 w. A. SCOTT, Circulation Mgr Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd
 F. w JACKSON.
 ESeal.1 N. F., Ex-O J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
SOLID AS A ROCK.

The Following circulation statement of The Advertiser for the month Of August, 1905. shows that its product Is just as staple as SUI gar. cotton or any other legitimate article that merchant or manufacturer are compelled to depend upon. Like Gibraltar. 1t Is firm and here to stay
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
It Never Tires.

Chattahooche Workman.
 The Montgomery Advertiser is attacked on all sides for Its Clevelandism. but 1t never tires of defending itself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09


 By all means let us have that Appa- lachian Park. It means more than park It means good roads and better morals in the moonshine country; 1t means the preservation of the forest from commer- cial greed, with a resulting continuance of the water supply, and il means train ing the people into the habit of keeping the best things for themselves.-Brooky Eagle.
 The people of this country would be vastly benefited by the establishment of the Appalachian Park and the measure before Congress looking to that result ought to become law. The Yellowstone Park can be visited during three months of the year and then it is closed because of climatic condition. It is in easy reach of very few people and most of those who go through it have to travel several thousand miles and spend several days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

A stiff upper lip is a good thing in con- nection with a rigid unf - ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
A Short Platform.

Birmingham Ledger.
 It begins to look now as if the Demo- crats could win the next election on a platform with one plank-common hones- ty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
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Huntsville's Needs. Huntsville Mercury.
 Up in this neck o the woods some of the newspapers contend that a communi- ty cannot prosper without good whiskey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

City Subscriptions should be paid to the fol- Swine authorized collectors only: J. H. But Son. City Circulator; C. l.. Eason, ]. O. Jones, N. Ricbbourg M w. Britt, Jr.. collectors and at the Counting room
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
The Advertisers Telephones.

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Amador ledger., 1903-06-26
Telephone Linemen Strike.

For several weeks linemen have been
employed by the Sunset Telephone
Company in erecting tall poles in Jack
son, and changing the wires thereto.
The work has practically amounted to
the construction of new line. Four
experienced linemen have been en-
ployed at this work. By Monday
night they had the line in running
order, the principal work remaining to
be done being the taking down of the
old wires and poles. This would have
taken the force about two weeks more
to finish. Monday evening word was
sent from San Francisco that the line
mems union had declared a strike
against the Sunset Company. Three
men belonged to the union, and they
obeyed the strike order. The other is
non-union man, and an expert in his
business, and declined to quit He had
no grievance against the company, and
concluded to keep at his post. The
strike is for So. so per day as the union
mans wages for this class of work.
The average heretofore has been about
S2.75 per day. The union employees
left Wednesday morning. A strike of
linemen has been on in Los Angeles for
the past six weeks, and the general
strike for increased pay is partly of
sympathetic nature to help the Los
Angeles strikers.