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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
The Paper Wanted.

JaIIadega RepOrter,
 It is gratifying to note the number of the State press that are putting in new presses. The people are reading more, and let us hope the papers are getting a merited increase of patronage. The day is fast coming when 1t will be the paper wanted, and not the politician and cross roads speaker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
Can Scoop Alabama.

Huntsville Tribune.
 With the revolution produced in Ala bama by the hand of the President, with any opposition he would stand no more chance than a rabbit to get the Alabama Hundley, Scott and Aldrich. Bill Stevens Cashon and all that ilk he desires and Hanna can scoop Alabama without even being a candidate. The President with his negro tendencies has driven the ac- tive. decent, patriotic and influential ele- ments of this State from him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

The Hartford (Conn.) Times declares that Tillman is more likely to be elected Governor of South Carolina than he Is to be punished for the murder of MT. Con- gales. That is not fair to the old State, though we do not believe there will be any conviction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
Back Thirty Years.

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 President Roosevelt has gone back thir- ty years and thinks the rule should be to put officials on the South for the very reason that they are not wanted. He may be "a bigger man than old Grant" but he will have difficulty in making the world believe it. Grant. under some of the advice now being given to Roosevelt, tried and failed and quit trying.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
Newr ano Gossip Of Washington.
BY LUCIEN JUL1EN WALKER.

Washington. Jan. 22.-tspeciaD-'T ladies-God bless 'em,' our grandfathers used to gallantly toast. Nowadays such of us as had grandfathers toast The women" And that sounds better-is bet ter, let us hope-for in our time the com mon use of the old titles lady and gentleman" has brought them into no little contempt. It has come to be kind Of spoken Daoge to social position or ex- ciusion from society wnetner a person rerers to women as ''laales or men as gentlemen" Tnose of assured positions, unless they are hopeIessiy provincial, say men" and women" Others say "ladies and gentlemen.
 Therefore one Will venture to say the women now have tnis town ana are making speeches. Fancy ladies" In the oid acceptation Of that ancient title, making speeches on any conceIvable sub Ject.
 There is now in progress in Washing ton kind of jubiIee which the uninI- ttated ones do not quite understand, but which has something to do with the Young Mems Christian Association. The Presiuient has attended one of the meet ings. and whilst there talked like a man of considera pie piety,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
IMPORTANT BILL.

The bill introduced by Congressman Bankhead to give full credit to army of- ficers appointed since April 2, 1898, in which hundreds of young officers, par ticularly from Alabama and the South, are interested, provides:
 That all first and second ieutenants appointed under the provisions of sec- ttOn 28 of an act to increase the ef- ficiency of the permanent military estab- lishment of the United States approved February End, 1901, or appointed between 21st day of April, 1898, and the 2nd day of February, 1901. shall take rank in their respective grades according to seniority as determined hy length of prior com missioned service in the regular and vol unteer armies of the United States. ex- cept in so far as they may have lost rank by sentences of court-martlai or by vol untary transfer, and the date of accept ance of commission and date of enroll ment shall govern in determining such commissioned service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
An Agreement Reached.
Mobile Register.

INtBI5ItT.
 The Times-Gazette enters into agree ment with us and from this time forth that paper will uniformly spell the name of the city in which 1t is published ''Tus- caloosa," the spelling 'Tuskaloosa' be- ing abandoned. In fulfilment of the agree ment The Register adopt thes same spell ing. Here's to Tuscaloosa! May every prosperity be hersl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
Rather Tedious.

BIrmingham News.
 The President is said to favor the elec- tion of Gas Addicks. It would be rather tedious to attempt to reconcile the Presi- dents theory of purity in politics with his practical alliance at every opportuni- ty with the degrading in politics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
REvoLTING REoIPRoCITY.

In view of the apparently certain fail- ure of the Cuban reciprocity treaty some mighty good readin' '' has been sent to every member of Congress. This is in the form of a resolution adopted the other day by the American Protect i've League" And since the great mass of the people are opposed to protection and reciprocity alike, both being contra ry to the chief fiscal policies of the Dem ocratic Party, your true Democrat who Is well-grounded in the true teachings of those who created and those who have preserved his party in it's mission of pro curing and maintaining the greatest good to the greatest number of the people, must necessarily look upon reciprocity as the ill-begotten offspring of the monstrous fiscal and social vice of high protection,
 which in itself is one of the wickadest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
Would Give Him That.

New Decatur Advertiser.
 Lieutenant Peary says he can discover the pole if some one will put up S15O,00O. Why, any patent medicine vendor would give him that just to have the name of his remedy painted upon the pole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

An exchange informs us that patent medicine drunks are of frequent occur renee in Indian Territory" None genu- inc, We presume, unless the name of pr. Blank is blown on the bottle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

Congressman Babcock asserts that the tariff on coal. when removed. will never be put hack, no, never. That is encour- aging but there are a few other tax ridden imports.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

If the earth were fiattened out," says a scientist, "the sea would be two miles deep all over the world" How does the fool knew that all the water would not be on the other side?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

Suicide is now classed as a contagious disease with microbe of its own. We haven't seen the name of the new bug but suppose bacillus suicidus" would about it 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

That was bound to be a losing game played by Q Frenchman recently. He had become imbued with the idea that a human soul could be separated from the body and reinstated at will. That is, af-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
THE ADVERTIsER's TELE-
 PHONES. Business Office and Circulation

The Advertisers Circulation Grows.
 The circulation of The Advertiser during the last month of last year was larger than m any previous month m its history. It steadily in- creasea its lead In circulation in. and It's holo on. the good will of the people of. Alabama
 Here are the sworn figures for December
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

Mir. Bryan advises Mexico to stand lat on the silver question. but NIT. Bryan's advice is not followed to any great ex- tent of late days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
All A Mistake.

Columbus Enduirer-Sun.
 What means this statement that the Governor of Georgia is to be limited to only twenty eight colonels on. his staff? How are all those who desire the posi- tion to be accommodated under such limitations ?-Montgomer Advertiser. Governor of Georgia has l33 colonels on his staff and he will keep them there. No statement t0 the contrary should be given the least credence-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
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Let Them Be Shut.
Troy Messenger.

Troy MeSsenRer.
 It will be a relief to some critics to know that the carrying out of the inau- guratton program did not cost the State one cent, so if there are any mouths open to complain let them be shut.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

uevIOcs VI the WoHey poWer that issl IOr
 Thus the resounding plea of The Amer ican Protective League Is amusing and at the same time interesting reading to all Democrats, and to the great mass of the American people generally. Hearken unto this resolute yet half-plaintive.
 resolved which has been sent to all Congressmen:
 OH, HORRORS.
 Resolved, That reciprocity in competi- tive products by treaty Is unsound in principle. pernicious in practice and con- demned by all experience It is con- trary alike to the principle Of protection, to the fair treatment of domestic pro- ducers, and to friendly relations with foreign countries. It is neither ethical nor economic, since it seeks to benefit some industries by the sacrifice of others, which is the essence of injustice As at present advocated, reciprocity Is a policy of favoritism. It would tend to array industry against industry, and section against section at home. and foment industrial retaliation and political anagonisni abroad. Such policy would open the door to the grossest favoritism in legislation, promote the growth of corrupting lobby, and increase the power of debasing bossism. Such a policy has no Justification in economies. statesman ship, ethics, or good politics. True Ameri- can policy in protection of all the op- portunities and possibilities of the Ameri- can market for American enterprises. and fair, equal treatment for all other coun> tries. namely-the equal right to compete market by the payment of the full equivalent of American wages. This alone is honest protection, good Republicanism and the true American policy"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
ALL FOR WOMAN.

Apart from the incontrovertible fact that the best married or marriageable man in this world is not good enough for any good woman, there are a multitude of blessed angels of the fireside and the nursery who would be amazed if they could read or hear the great number of requests preferred by husbands to men who toll for the newspapers. begging that word of protest be spoken against the tendency of the time which induces many mother to think more Of the speech she is expected to deliver at the meaing' than about her baby or her husbands supper.
 But-not me. sir. not me for that task, if you please. I'd rather try to jump from my hotel to the millions in the vaults of the vast treasury across the way from the desk whereon this is writ ten than to so much as hint at the de- sires of a multitude of husbands in this regard. These husbands be "blowed. One adores women too devotedly and too devoutly to think of the husbands. Give me the women as champions and 1 care not what their husbands may think-they will vote for me. There was a certain princely courier of the Old World who gave this lonely and most persistent lover of all the women-an unsuccessful lover, it may well be said-his good will. He, too, was one of the unhappy welded, and he used wickedly to say that husbands and children should not be suffered to in- terfere with the pleasures of bachelors"
 It may be added that it is not the busi- ness of bachelors to interfere with the pleasures of women who desire to make speeches and incidentally to run counter to St. PaufS injunction. The women-(4od bless 'em-the club women, the speech making women, the intemperate temper ance women, wives, mothers, widows, maids-bless em all. And thanks to Mss Gould and all the rest who however tar dily admit that they ''owe man much" They do us too much honor, but as they so sweetIy say, ''all men are stuck up"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

VA. Scott. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn says: The foregoing statement of The Ad- veftisers daily clrcuHation for the month of December, 1902. Is true and correct and complied after all returns from newshoys news agents and leftover copies heve been siedlIcted W A. SCOTT,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed to before this 7th day of January, 1908
 fSeail N. F., FRO. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23

Freezing pohteness is on par with cold comfort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
WoMAN,s WISDOM.

Amongst the good women attending this jubilee is Miss Helen Gould, wno Is made to appear to take an extraordinary interest in the association of Christian young men. She IS one of those who made speeches and the fact that multitude of us men and an overwhelm- ing majority of women object to the making of speeches" by women Is apart and aside from this discussion.
 The point of great interest is that Miss Gould Is reported as having declared that 1t is "only right women should work to uplift man. And that Miss Gould is an ''old maid past thirty, a state of celibacy due to her own, her most griev- ous, fault, 1t is wondrous good or her to admit that women 'owe men mucn;" and 1t is amazing that she should alto- gether forget that if 1t had not been for a certain man named Jay Gould she would not be now in Washington making public speeches and spouting in favor of branch of the Young Mems Christian Association at every army post in the United States and its dependencies, and seeking special privileges for such branches without ever thought to the fact that many of the church-going Christians in this country do not look with entire favor upon the Young Men Christian Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
MISERABLE MAN.

~NA~NSA@@SAAASSAAS
 Certainly it is extremely kind of Miss Gould and other women orators to con- descend so very. very far towards the everyday earth as to admit that women owe man much.'' and to confess that women are in uuty bound to do a little of something for mans uplifting.
 In these days of woman's emancipa- oitn' from the tend ,rer joys of wife hood, motherhood ana home, 1t is posi- lively thrilling that such a wealthy un- welded one as Miss Gould, with money enough to marry any man she might ike, should admit tentatively mat sne owes something to the sex of the speculative person who in wedlock and in love be- got her.
 One is irresistibly reminded of Napo- leon answer to Madame de Stael when she asked him to say what it was that France needed most. Mothers" was the oracular response, and seeing that Mad anne de Stael was a childless wife who made speeches in her own salon, the war rtor's answer struck home, and of course she never forgave him.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-01
LUTHERAN GROWTH.

The Luther League topic for March
l Is devoted to review of the growth
of the American Lutheran church. A
hundred years ago there were seventy
Lutheran pastors in this country, the
majority in Pennsylvania. Now there
are nearly 100 Lutheran ministers,
where there were then seventy, and
nearly 100000 of communicates,
where there were then $4,000, with fifty
colleges, attended by over 5000 stu
dents, and twenty-three theological
seminaries. with nearly 1000 students
almost ready for the ministerial office
where then there were none, and with
$1,250,000 contributed annually to ben
evolent purposes. President Washing
ton has left on record his tribute to
the patriotism of the Lutherans of
Philadelphia The Revolutionary war
over. former member of the Minis
terfum of Pennsylvania, Frederick Au-
gustus Muhlenberg (once pastor In
New York city), became. the first
speaker of the lower house of con-
gress, while another. Gen. Peter Muh-
lenberg (once pastor In New Jersey
and Virginia). became United States
senator.
While the church originated in the
East, the growth has been in the West.
More than two thirds Of the Lutherans
in this country are to be found today
in territory which, in 1900, was beyond
the limits of civilization. West of the
Ohio and in The remote Southwest
there are over 100000 communicates,
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-01
CHRIST TEACHING BLEssEDNEss.

The Baptist Young Peoples Union
topic for March 1 Is found in Matthew,
V, l-12, founded upon the sermon on the
mount.
Christ teaches that best happiness in
life is not to be found apart from God,
but only in God. Thou hast made
us for Thyself and the heart is restless
till 1T rest in Thee" His blessed are
just the reverse of the worlds. Christ
teaches that blessedness is the result
OF character. 1t is not bestowed arbi-
trarily. reason follows each beati-
tude. In one instance 1t is poverty of
spirit, in another spiritual mourning,
and then meekness, hunger and thirst
after righteousness, mercy. purity,
peace and faithfulness amid persecu-
ton. Those who possess these charac-
teristics cannot but be blessed, for
blessedness is the fruit Of their posses
sion. Christ taught that blessedn
entities TO membership in the kingdom
of God OF the blessedness it is said,
Theirs is the kingdom Of heaven"
With the beatitudes in our heart and
life, we are citizens Of the kingdom
Of heaven.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-01
Familiar SomQs
And Their
Authors.

in 1861 the words of the song came as
an inspiration, and, putting them on pa
per. She forwarded them TO HaTpers
Weekly. in which 1t appeared on tha
goth of the same month. The words u
this favortte are as follows:
"All quiet along the Potomac" they saw.
Except. now and then, a stray picket
Is shot, as he walks on his beat TO and
BY a riheman hid in the thicket.
Tis nothing-a private or TWO now and
then
win not count In the news Of the bat
Not an officer Iost-only one of the men.
Meaning out, all alone. his death-rat-
All quiet along the Potomac tonight.
Nhere the soldiers lie peacefully dream
Their tents in the rays of the clear au-
Or the light of the watch-are. are
tremulous sigh of the gentle night
Through the forest leaves softly is
While stars up above. with their glitter
Keep guard. for the army is sleeping.
There's only the sound of the lone sem
Az he trqmDs from the rock to tho
And thinks of the two in the low trundle-
bed
Far away In the cot on the mountain.
His musket falls slack; his face. dark
and grim.
Grows gentle with memories tender.
AS he mutters prayer for the children
For their mother; may Heaven defend
her!
The moon seems to shine just as brightly
That night. when the love yet un-
spoken
Leaped up to his lips--when Iow-mur-
INJURED vows
Were pledged. to be ever unbroken
Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his
He dashes off tears that are yelling
And gathers his gun closer up to its
AS Il to keep down the hoart-swclling.
lie passes the fountain. the blasted pine
The footstep Is tagging and weary;
Yet onward he goes. through the broad
belt Of light.
| Toward the shade of the forest so
Hark! was it the night wind that rusued
the leaves?
Was it moonlight SO wondrously fash
It looked like a rifle "Ha. Mary.
good -byei'
The red II{e-blood is cbbing and plash-
ing.
All quiet along the Potomac tonight:
No sound save the rush Of the river.
While soft falls the dew on the face OF the
dead
The pickets Off duty forever!
Hark! was 1t the night-wind that rustlcd
the leaves?
Was 1t moonlight SO wondrously plash-
ing2
1t looked like a rtne-"IIai Mary. good
bye"
And the lIfe-b blood is ebbing and fash
ing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-01
Sunday Study
Sabbath Lessons.
Notable Days.

ABOUT blessedness. This sermon was
GeHVered' according to tradition, on
the horns Of Hattin, which lies on the
south OF the Galilean sea, on the wav
10 Nazareth. After spending the night
previous IN prayer Jesus chose the
we've apostles and then delivered this
audress. 1t Is "the Magma Charta of
Chrlsts kingdom, His Inaugural adj
uress' the sublimest code of morals
ever proclaimed on earth, the 'perfect
law of liberty" 1t embraces the fifth
slNth and seventh chapters of Matthew
ana treats of number Of important
SUBJECTS pertaining to Christs king
uoIll, winch He was about to set I'D on
earth. Christ teaches that blessedness
Is more than happiness. Happiness
may be obtained from earthly things.
out this part of the sermon on the
mount teaches very clearly that bless
edness comes from God. CARLYLE saws.
Ihere Is higher height than happi-
ness; there is blessedness. The Reati-
tudes lead the soul to this higher
helght, beyond the changing lows of
earth, into the steadfast radiance of
heaven. Each one of them goes deener
than human philosophy and higher
than human sight. If we can reach
the knowledge of even one of them
vain. 49,
Christ is the only one who can sneak
with authority on the highest things
OF the soil. His Beautudes contradict
The wisdom of the world; but they re-
main forever true and authoritative
AS the centuries pass and the gospel
ieaVens the world, men begin to See
mat mat some of the hardest sayings Of
CHRIST are being proved by history.
Such heights as the Beatitudes lead
10 cannot be reached without climbing
NO one has ever fully realized any one
or them. They are perfectly simple-so
SIMPLE that we have to lay aside many
things before we can enter into their
spirit Like mountain pinnacles they
stand clear against the sky, but only
me patent willing climber can reach
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-01
PAUL AND APOLLoS.

The international Sunday school les
son for March ! is found in Acts xviii,
24-2S; Acts xix, 1-6. The golden text
is Luke XII, 13. The time is A. D. 81.
christianity was born at Jerusalem in
the cradle of Judaism. 1t had it's mis-
sionary birth at Antioch, where it be-
came endowed with the spirit of broth,
erhood for all men. 1t obtained a foot
hold in Galatia, at Philippi, Thes-
salonica, Corinth and other places, but
its third greater center was Ephesus.
From that city 1t radiated a great in
1luence throughout Asia Minor With
this lesson begins the account of Paurs
third missionary journey.
Apollos was a disciple Of John the
reformer, who preached the very prac-
ucal gospel of repentance and right
living. Priscilla and Aquila supplied
what was lacking in his knowledge of
Christianity, and so increased his use
fulneSs as a worker. 1t is noteworthy
that Priscilla is put before Aquila in
the inspired description of this Incl
dent. The wife was evidently the more
fully taught of the two. Apollos, whom
Priscilla had so greatly helped, became
in turn a helper of many others Prob.
ably Priscilla accomplished much more
for the Master by this quiet ministry
at home than if she had launched out
hesus found certain disciples who, like
Apollos, lacked knowledge of the gift
of the Spirit, or of Spirit, as~it is in
the Greek, knowing only the baptism
OF john" They lacked that peculiar
enthusiasm which in the Apostolic age
was called Holy Spirit" When Paul
had baptized them and the Holy Spirit
had come on them they "spake with
tongues and prOphesied." Paurs ques-
lion TO these Ephesian disciples:
Have ye received the Holy Ghost p"
might well be asked of all professed
Christians. This question implies four
things: l. That receiving the Holy
Spirit is definite experience, of which
one should know whether Ii has come
TO him or not. There is much indef-
1nlteneSs and vagueness In modern
speech and modern prayer about re-
ceiVing the Holy Spirit, or being bap-
tiZed with the Holy Spirit There was
none of that vagueness about Paul.
z. That one may believe and still not
receive the Holy Spirit. There are
those who contend that every believer
has received the Holy Spirit, whether
he Is conscious of the fact or not. Paul
evidently did not think so or he could
not have asked this question 8. That
II is of the very highest importance
that every Christian should receive the
Holy Spirit. This was the very first
thing Paul attended to when he reach
ed Ephesus, to see that the disciples
there received the Holy Spirit (cf. ch.
S:15, 16). After that the work pro-
gressed with great power Tvs. 10. IS.
2O). 4. That every believer NAV re
Ceive the Holy Spirit.