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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
The seamy Side of Cotton.

Charleston News and Courier
 The New York Herald printed on Wed nesday from Black and White an illus tration showing "The Seamy Side of the Cotton Corner" The picture shows fifty or a hundred children, many of them with pitchers in their hands, waiting for their turn at the soup kitchens. Owing to the shortage of cotton caused by an successful corner" says Black and White, thousands of Lancashire hands have been two months out of work. The spec ulator and his associates pocketed 400, 900 pounds, while over here the terrible dis tress led to the starting of soup kitchens for the starving children. The United States on seeing this picture must feel proud of Its speculators.
 cashire hands had paid them living wages they would have been able to get along for two months without resorting to the charity of the public administeredthrough nothing about the British spectators In human flesh and blood, the great corpor- ationS which fatten on the toll of the poor. Neither The Herald nor Black and White have ever printed any pictures about the condition of the people on the cotton plantations in the South, who have been deprived year after year by the cotton spectators of the just reward of their labor.
 The unfortunate condition of the mill operatives and their children who have been thrown out of employment by the manufacturers on account of the scarcity and high price of the staple, Is to be de- plored. but there are two sides to the question. Why should the spectators who bear the price of cotton be held in high esteem by the manufacturers, and the bull operators be denounced so se- verely when the luck changes their way retary Wilson's plan is adopted of having Congress regulate the price of the staple
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
The Land of Hope and Honey.

Clayton Courier.
 Surely Alabama Is a favored land. We ity. The storms and floods that devastat- cd other sections passed us by. But re- gently a tornado swept through Kansas Guy and left widespread havoc in its paIh. 1ust day or two ago portions of the city of New York were separated by nigh and destructive waters. In Pater- son, N. J., the damage from the flood is estimated at two millions of dollars. Peo- pie are homeless and without bread, and suffering and distress are abroad.
 We here have not these nor similar troubles. We can work out of doors ev- cry day In the year except when rain Is 1aihng. Even now when the chill of frost Is upon other sections, with us the mock ing birds are singing.
 Truly We are blessed if we would but understand and appreciate the fact Soon- CT or later seekers of homes will flock to our State, and our fields will have Improved implements of agriculture will come into use, and labor will be saved in many ways not now known to us. We will have more varied crops. and better ride as they plant and blow, and the country will blossom almost as garden. This will not come all at once. but soil air and climate invite 1t, and it will come The promise is too inviting, and too full of assurance to be ignored always. The South is the land of hope. The boys of today are marching on into manhood and they will grasp the possibilities that are so freely exhibited. his Is a glowing and @ tender thought in the minds of the old sojourners who are passing. They have seen their State so wrecked that the work of a generation could scarcely restore 1t, but the tipge of morning Is in the blood Let our boys and girls stay by their homes for these are full of glorious prom ise. Our State has stepped forth on a new march. and time will come laden with its rewards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
MT. Cleveland's Popularity.

NeW 4Ork sun.
 MT. Cleveland went to Chicago last week to make speech before a commercial or ganization. At the reception he was greeted with a heartiness which showed a warm and general public interest The doors of the Art Institute, a very large building, had to be closed three times, so great were the crowds According flo The Inte. Ocean "every third man, on an average" expressed to MT. Cleveland the hope of having an opportunity to vote for him again. Educators, capitalists. political managers and preachers were there. but the bulk of the crowd was made up of wage earners, many of whom had given up days pay in order to shake hands with MT Cleveland. The Hon. Carter Harrison decided to have "a sore throat" as long as MT. Cleveland was in Chicago.
 Home and Farm. a Springfield weekly journal which has, widely distributed circulation, took ballot on the question, Who should be the Democratic candi- date for President" MT. Cleveland got 12,SSS votes, more than Bryan, Johnson, Hearst and Hill combined.
 The Weekly State Register of Iowa has taken similar ballot. MT. Cleveland got 1888 votes. MT. Bryan was second with 93S
 There is general philosophic. as well as an immediate political, interest in these and other evidences of public con fidence in MT. Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
Saved
From Death After
 Four Years
Of Nervous Prostra.
 tion and Debility.
Dr. Miles, Nervine Cured
 Me Permanently.

Nervous prostration is the most ser;ous # nervous disorders It arises from some extra strain, which robs the nerves of strength. vitality and life. The patient speedily loses self control, is subject to frightful headaches. faint spells, melancholia and morbid fender, cies. Too weak to drag the thin. wssted body around; unable to get sleep or yeSt. life seems scarcely worth the living; the mind frequently broods until 1t becomes unbal- anced and insanity often results. Read vhat Dr. Miles Nervine did for Mrs. Grabill:
 T was terribly afflicted with nervous trouble tor nearly four years. was SO bad at times that could not help myself nor carry 2 chair across the room without eiying out; One physician attended me for wear and half without giving me any help what ever and l also doctored with two others without any good results. My father and others wished me to try Dr. Miles Neryine which, after lots of coaxing did. took six bottles of the Neryine and some of the Nerve and Liver Pills. was completely cured of my trouble and heartily recommend it to any woman who is suffering from a neryous disorder. have used Dr. Miles Anti Pain Pills for headache and neuralgia with best results. believe firmly in the eficacy of the Nerve and Liver Pills and am fully conyin- ced that Dr: Miles Remedies saved nv ife."-MRs. HATTIE GRABILL, Roanoke, Va.
 All druggists sell and guarantee first bot. tie Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co.,. Elkhart, Ind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
Two Principles Established.

Aiken. (S. CD Recorder.
 The acquittal of J. H. Tillman settles the two following principles, as part of the Code of South Carolina:
 1. If a man walking along the street meets another with his hands in his side sack coat pockets, his thumbs protrud- ing, he may shoot him down without warning and claim self-defence. For, If the slain man was not armed, he should have been.
 2. If a man becomes a candidate for a high office. and his disreputable char acter is exposed by an editor of a prom inent newspaper, for the public good, the candidate may shoot down the editor and claim Justihable homicide.
 The trial of James H. Tillman for the killing of MT. N. G. Gonzales, came to an end yesterday morning, when the jury brought in a verdict of acquittal.
 This is a sad result for South Carolina, for. notwithstanding what the jury say, the people of the State, as thoroughly fa- miliar with all the evidence. say Till mans deed was murder and should have been punished as such.
 The result of this case, we fear, will mean increased bloodshed over South Carolina, for why should men who have money or influence fear to kill when they know they will so easily be ''got off?"
 South Carolina should turn her face to the wall. The only things she hangs are Justtce-and occasionally a friendless negfo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23

| Washington, Oct. 22.-(Special.) Ut l needs no prophet to say that The Adver. l tiser will one day be receiving news that
 W be sst up way n tps oy it's ocs | Washington. It has been brought with
 in the range of possibility by German m ventors. The achievement is called "Elec- tric Distance Printing" United states Consul Richard Guenther,. at Frankfort. Germany, sends the following on the sup
 Ject to the Department of Commerce ana Iahor:
 1t is reported from Berlin that the city of Berlin will soon have new means of communication in the electro-distance- printing apparatus (Ferndrucker), Whicn in many cases will be valuable adjunct Through a contract with the Postofice Department, of which the telegraph ana telephone system Is a part, the Fern special service for subscribers in Berlin and it's suburbs, who can exchange com
 munications in printed type by way of the
 main telegraph office. The apparatus Is ter connection is made communication
 can be had by simply manipulating the
 machine like typewriter; even if the s absent pe sss s s tSe Sa message is duplicated on the machine of the sender, so that a correct record is kept and mistakes in transmission are avoided. A great advantage of this new apparatus is that by a simple arrange ment the communication can be sent sim ultaneously to number of addresses. In this manner. for instance a person is enabled to communicate with all the newspapers of Berlin by a single writing of the message on his sending apparatus
 Large industrial establishments banks, and newspapers will be greatly benefited and large number of such have already made application for membership. For the time being, however, the number will be restricted, with a view to increasing it in time.
 The telegraphic service by this innova- tion will also be facilitated, as the main telegraph office can at once transmit all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23

unite 1t, and he might possibly start it on
 the road to victory. It is possible that a
 united Democracy with Cleveland as the
 States to give him, with the aid of inc
 solid South, the election. It is perfectly certain that divided Democracy cannot If we put aside for the moment the money question and the suppression of labor riots. there is nothing in MT. Cieve-
 lands Chicago speech which need give a man man or MT. Bryan's views any offense. l Ihere is very much in that speech which
 ls in direct accord with MT. Bryan s views. The ex-President's position on the tarin and the trusts is Bryan's own. The
 method of attack is the same. Moreover,
 tms subject is to be the main reliance or the Democrats in the campaign. There IS little difference between Cleveland and Bryan on our insular policies. There is
 no dinerence between them on ship subsi- dles, on the negro question, on reform
 Washington. "' AS to the money question and labor. Mir. bryan mas already set himself a notable
 precedent in the case of John H. Clarke,
 candidate for the United States Senate
 rom Ohio. He Is a gold-standard man
 s1.y ssoday as in ls96' He is a capitalist and a penever in law and order. His expressed
 attitude toward the trusts and the tariff, which MT. Bryan has commended, is sub
 stantially MT. Cleveland's attitude. It
 would be remarkable and an interesting ooWn the land next year, attacking the tarin and the trusts along the line of Mr.
 Cleveland's Chicago speech If he would
 now enter into an undertaking to nomin-
 ate Cleveland, he could compass it. He
 could be nominated for President. He might be President. He could be nominated for President in 1908. He would
 execute stroke of policy that has never
 been surpassed for boldness in our po- | utical history.
 It is too much to expect of MT. Bryan 10 do this; but 1t is a more promising | course of action than any other that lies open to him; for otherwise he must either | Win out at next years convention and { see his party beaten in the East, or else
 he must see the Cleveland faction pre-
 val and organize bolt. It Is to be feared
 that ne thinks more of having his own
 way than he does of his party's success, | or of seeing the antitrust and tarirf- reform ideas shared by himself and MT. Cleveland carried to victory at the polls
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23

other nomads of the country. With all these breaks in the monotony. however. the fact remains that much of Sahara is literally . burning desert where human life is impossible. and over which travel Is both dificult and dangerous.
 | There is much difference of opinion as to the history of this desert. Some of the most eminent scientists and geograph- CTS have held to the theory that 1t is the dried-up bed of what was at one time an inland sea, while others maintain that 1t was at some remote period covered with rivers and lakes which have, long since disappeared. In support of each or l both these theories their advocates point to the water-worn rocks and pebbles as ming water.
 | However true or false these theories may be it need not affect the proposed plan of flooding the region-not that the idea is a new one, for 1t has been pro- posed and discussed before. The French people have long had some such project in view, and the famous de Lesseps visit ed the region twenty years ago and made | a report of his views and observations. Nothing definite has yet followed these | discussions, but the subject is again up and something may result from the dis cussion now going on. It is possible that systematic surveys may be made and estimates formed of the cost of the work. | It Is difficult to over-estimate the re- suits of such a work as that proposed. This inland sea, irregular In outline and dotted with numerous islands and elevat- ed tracts, would be changed from com parative desert, across which travelling by caravans Is tedious, dangerous and irritating, to a great water way. Towns and trading posts would be established, both on its banks and on its islands, numerous ports would be open to inland commerce, orchards and gardens and fertile fields would grow up, and if the words of Isaiah-'The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose," is not literally fulfilled there will at least be a mighty change in what is now to a large extent a waste area. The size and boundary of such a sea would of course depend on the depth of any portions of 1t below the Atlantic, and actual surveys may estab- fish the fact that the area which can be flooded is smaller than has been supposed, but even a sea as large as the Mediter- ranean, with its numerous arms and bays would be a wonderful improvement on the present condition of that region. Let us hope that the designs of those who are agitating this work will not fail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
Mobile,s Good Health

Tn The Register this morning pr. Chas. A. Mohr corrects the correspondent of vailing health condition of Mobile, which is made to appear unusually bad Dr.
 Mohr's statement is a complete refuta- ticn. Aside from the fact that pr.
 Mohr's correction Is timely it also car
 ries with 1t very cheering note, in that 1t shows that the death rate average of Mobile for the past five months is less than it was for the same time in any of by the personal statements of physicians of the city that only a few cases of dengue have been reported and medical opinion is cited to show that the presence of dengua in the city Is doubtful The Adyertiser's correspondent will no doubt readily make the amende, as 1t is Q se- rious mistake to advertise abroad that unusually. 'A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
PROBABLY A FAKE.

Some days ago an Iowa Professor of something or other stated in the public prints that MT. Bryan had said to him. or in his presence, that free silver is a dead issue. We did not consider it worth while to make any comment on 1t at the time because of our conviction that MT. Bryan would deny 1t. This he has done, declaring that the Professor misunder- stood him, but the latter insists that he heard the statement from MT. Bryan's own lips.
 There the matter rests for the present. Whether we believe that the Professor was mistaken or that MT. Bryan said it and has forgotten it makes little differ ence. If he did not say 1t we are not at all surprised, but if he did, and will stick to 1t 1t will be the most creditable thing he has said in long while. Such an admission would show that he is not going through life with his eyes closed and his ears stopped, but that he is learn ing, just as others are doing. An ad- mission of that kind would be exceedingly l bitter fot a man of his character, for it would be to admit, either that he was wrong in championing free coinage, or that there has been a decided change both in public sentiment and in the financial conditions of the country.
 If 1t had been a mere newspaper state ment we should have felt no surprise at its denial, for the newspapers of that sec ton of the Union are not at all careful about what they print. To get an inter- view with man like MT. Bryan is a big thing for a reporter on one of the big dailies of the Northwest, and if he doesn't say as much as the reporter wants, and just as he wants 1t the latter puts in whatever he chooses. Bryan says the free silver issue is dead!' would make great headline for a yellow journal, and his denial would make another. But we don't know what this Professor is going to do about 1t. If he isn't able to prove his statement 1t will have to go into the category of many other fake stories.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23

This weeks issue of The Greenville edition In honor of its thirty-eighth birth day. In October 1865 1t was first issued, by General James B. Stanley, its present editor and proprietor. During all these years his connection with 1t has been unbroken. It has been part and parcel of the town of Greenville and county of Butler since its first publication, and editor and paper are greatly beloved by those they have so long and so faithfully served. It is only right and proper that this should be so for The Advocate has been unswerving in its loyalty to those policies and principles which have built up the State. It has been at all times foremost in promoting the interests of it's town and county, and it can be said with out successful contradiction that it has been the greatest factor in attracting att tention to is community, in keeping up public enterprise, in building churches and school houses and all other things calculated to make people better, happier and more prosperous. The Advertiser Is glad to think that General Stanley's eff forts have been appreciated and to know that he stands high in the affections of all who know him.
 This weeks paper is one which should be laid away for future reference. It contains a fine history of Greenville and Butler County, and sketches of many of her notable citizens some of whom have occupied high executive, legislative and judicial positions. We congratulate all concerned in getting up the thirty eighth anniversary edition of The Advo- cate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
All Members Urged to Attend Bir-
 mingham Meeting.

mnBnam meeting. President William E. W. Yerby of the Alabama Press Association, has issued the following:
 To the Members of the Alabama Press As
 sociation:
 You are earnestly requested to attend the special meeting of the Alabama Press Association to be held in Birmingham on Friday. October 30, 1903, in the rooms of the Commercial Club.
 This will be the most important meeting of the Association since its organization. and it is earnestly hoped that every member will be present.
 Apply for transportation, to and from Birmingham. direct to proper railroad of- dcials-or write me over what roads transportation is desired, and will take the matter up for you.
 William E. W. Yerby. PreEdent Alabama Press Association. Greensboro. Ala, Oct. 21, 1903,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
How Old is Annp

Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was as old as Ann is now. How old is Ann?
 The puzzle has come, been seen, and has conquered at Harvard University. It IS caught New England in it's compelIins grasp. Out of the figuring that it has evoked in the East the slate and pencil industries are expecting boom to banish
 In It's simplicity is the alluring strength of this problem. The statement of terms involves perfect frankness and no useless multiplication of words. Mary is 24 years old" etc. Adorable Mary! But be- hold at the finish the leading question: How old is Ann?"
 Can you tell?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
Pointed Paragraphs.

OHICdBO NeWS.
 A conceaed woman is seldom jealous.
 A girl may be trife frivolous, but she is apt to be engaging.
 The silent watches of the night must be those We forget to wind up.
 A woman's idea of a flatterer is a man who says nice things to other women.
 If a girl knew how pretty she doesn't look when she cries she wouldn't do 1t.
 Love may make the world go round, but it takes money to lubricate the ma chinery.
 No matter how great a philosopher a man may be. he can never figure out how he caught cold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
Marriape in Macedonia.

Girls are bought in matrimony in Mac edonia at the rate of from $76 to $10O if they are good reapers and clever in spin ming and in household work. If girl from village marries a townsman this money is not paid. but. she brings her honor of becoming a lady in town. She need not then work much in the fields, and this state of things is the chief de- ries at the age of 1T or IS and the girl at B or IA and upward
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23

The williams Brothers, who made of Ehs DOthan siftings one of the best weehlies in the State, have both severed their connection with it. T. E. Williams ret1red some time ago and left A. l.. williams in charge, and now he has dis posed of it to W. T. Hall and E. N. Winters. To those who go out and to S6css who come in The Advertiser tenders laa best wtsheA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23

Several days ago the Mobile corres- pondent of The Advertiser had an item in his news letter about health conditions an that city. The gist of it was that there was more sickness in Mobile just now than there had been before in five years This statement seems to have worried the health authorities of that city and one of them has written a communication of some length on the subject to The Register defending Mobile against the allegation. The Register also has an editorial on the subject. We have been requested to reproduce these articles. and do so cheerfully. Our correspondent simply chronicled the comments on health conditions which he doubtless heard from various citizens. and he had no idea of misrepresenting the situation or of injuring his own city. The Adver- Gaser regrets that the innocent item has created so much stir in Mobile, and we as- sure our friends there that people out side have not given the matter any more ahan passing attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
Bryan's Opportunity.
Portland Oregonian

o~ Eo5V1IIlII'
 IT MT. Bryan would undertake the nomination of Grover Cleveland gor President at the hands of the Democratic party next year. he would display A measure of political wisdom which has would atone somewhat for the damaeiny errors into which he has led his party: he would unite 1t as nothing else can