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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22
Pubic School Celebrates Anniversary
 of Washington's Birth.

Fort Deposit. Feb. 21-(speciaL)-Th public school celebrated Washington birthday with appropriate exercises last night Many of the recitations were mo- ticeably good. Guy Weaver. John Bru- ner. Jeff Bell, and James Wendt engaged in spirited and highly creditable debate as to whether Washington accomplished more for his country as warrior or as statesman. An appreciative audience was | present
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22

A negro boy about years old was burned to death Thursday A straw that has been ligl ted in the fireplace was in some manner applied to the clothes by a thoughtless child left by a fire and an agonizing death was the result.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22

The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church gave an oyster supper last night for the benefit of the new church build ing and large sum was realized.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22
WARRIOR ON A STAND.
Expected That the Water Will Soor
 Begin to Recede.


 Eutaw, Feb. M.-(Special. .)-The War rior River which took a second rise and
 went to 8 feet the highest this winter, is about on . stand and will begin falling; unless additional rains set in, will soon
 Christie, Lowe & Hegworth, contractors, have been engaged in hauling rock by
 work on the government locks on the Warrior on account of high water They have ben negaged in hauling rock by steam barge down the river to Lock {, with which to complete the dam. Eutaw has the oldest Mason living in the State of Alabama. Next April, Syd- ney P. Steele will have been member of the Masonic fraternity fifty-two years, He is now 70 odd years of age. being as active as q young man and enjoys the best of health.
 pr. s. N. Hosmer, President of the Southern University, at Greensboro will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Church tomorrow. He Is an able divine, and will no doubt be greeted by large congrega- ton.
 The rendition of '"rhe Return of the Old Maids at the College Hall last night was quite amusing and drew a good audi ence. The amount realized will be used to pay off the debt on the Baptist church. But little farm work, so far, has been done In this county, with few days of sunshine the farmers will be busy turn ing up the soil. preparatory to planting a large crop.
 Two of Eutaw's churches are without pastors. The Eplscopanan and Chris tian. The members hope, ere long, to secure the services of able dlvines. Large qualities of fish. mostly Buffalo,
 are caught In the river by nets, and ship
 ped to other points for market.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22
BOY BADLY INJURED.
Roby Williams Wounded by Acci-
 dental Discharge of Gun.

Lafayette, Feb. 2l.-(Speclal. .)-The smallpox situation in the county IS not at all relieved. A new case was reported yesterday a Chapel Hill. Little un aasl- ness Is felt here. however. as the nearest case is six or seven miles distant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22

Large crowds are coming to the Street ton will take away a nice sum of money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22
FORT DEPOSIT EVENTS.

Use Dannemillsr's cordova Coffee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22

Much interest Is being manifested in the recital to be given on the night of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22

in the market. Call and see them even if you are not ready to buy. The new
 style Ball Bearing White and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
Ohio Representation Idea.

The resolutions of the Ohio republi- can convention are to be regarded, jt is semi-officially announced, as so many keynotes, and are to be duplf- cated in coming republican conyen- tions as they take place. The Ohio crowd resolved that they hold fast to the doctrine of equity everywhere in the exercise of the elective franchise maintaining that justice requires that any state excluding any of it's citizens from the ballot ought to be propor- tionately reduced in it's representa- tions in the electoral college and the lower house of the national congress. D
 Many of the states, including New York, are to hold conventions, and 1t is proposed to have the representations reduction resolution adopted in all of them as basis or preliminary of sim liar action in the republican national convention of next year. and later still in congress. Reduction of represents tion is a catch-vote proposition in the northern states, and it will no doubt be kept alive for partizan uses and purposes.
 It does not, however, touch Alabama any more than it does Massachusetts, for no one Is, or after the September session will be, disfranchised who can read and write, and a taxpayer is given the voting privilege even If he cannot read and write. This is practically the Massachusetts rule, and it will be i'm possible to cut down Alabama repre- sentation on any Just or even consti- tutional ground No color line what ever is drawn in the constitution of Alabama. No caste system, or the shadow of one, Is entertained by it.. All who can read and write can vote. No voter is required to construe any thing. He does not have to be a law yer, but simply reader, and a writer in the penmanship sense of the word. That is all, and the Ohio idea does not touch us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
From COtton to Silk.

The Allendale cotton mills in North Providence, Rhode Island, have been sold, and the purchasers will at once proceed to change them into silk mills. These mills had been making fine cot ton goods, and the plant includes a pure and sufficient water power, and there seems to have been no reason why it could not have made cotton goods at a profit. It did not, or could not, and so 1t is to be turned into a silk mill,
 The Boston Herald discusses the tendency of the southern mills to spin and weave the finer counts. The Her aid Is inclined to think the southern mills will successfully make the finer grades of cotton goods, chiefly be- cause the operatives that the south can call upon are men and women of old-time American stock, "who should possess, after they have been shaken from the old ruts of custom, great deal of native ability"
 The Herald goes on to discuss the general rivalry between the northern and southern mills. It presents the case very fairly, as follows: The advantages which the south has thus fGr enjoyed are long hours of work, relative low rates of pay, and almost entire freedom from legal restraints upon the employment of women and children. Added to this is a general absence of the interference of trades unions. Under such circumstances, It Is not strange that in a number of the fields of competition the profits to the southern cotton manufacturers are much larger than those which their northern competitors can hope to se- cure. How long these special condi- tions will continue to exist in the south is a question upon which there may be easily two opinions; but while they are maintained the northern cot ton manufacturer may find it by no means easy task to hold his own against this class of domestic compe- tition."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
Wilkes Booth Myths.

"I was much interested in reading the article on the Wilkes Booth myth which the Age-Herald reproduced from a Boston paper the other day" remarked man who lived for many years in Richmond.
 ''The story which suggested the article referred to, had appeared in press dis patches a few days before, under west ern date line. It gave very full account of what purported to be the suicide of man who was none other than John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln. in 1865. The man had gone under an assumed name ever since the lanentable tragedy in Washington. and according to the telegraphic dispatches the story was told and vouched for by Junius Brutus Booth.
 Any one familiar with stage celebri- ties might have known the story was a fake, because Wilkes Booth never had bu, one nephew and his name is not Booth but Clark-the popular actor, Creston Clark, son of John Sleeper Clark and Asia Booth Clark, the latter haying bsen the only daughter of Junius Brutus Booth. known as the elder Booth.
 But the revival of the myth that it was Booths double and not Booth who was shot and killed as the assassin re- calls story that was started in Rich mond and that was believed by many Richmond people about twenty years ago. Wilkes Booth lived in Richmond just before the war and belonged to the old stock company along with Joe Jefferson, Edwin Adams and other actors who rose to fame. He was known personally to many theratre-goers. When Booth was shot and killed Richmond people, like the people of the rest of the country, accept ed the official account of the deed with out question. But early in the eighties the Rev Dr. J. G. Armstrong left Wheel ing. w. Va, and came to Richmond to accept the rectorship of Monumental church. No one in Richmond knew much of Dr. Armstrong's antecedents, and he had not been in his new home long be- fore some of the older citizens remark ed on his strong resemblance to the as- sassin of Lincoln. This resemblance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
Prosnerous cuIIman.

'sWhen I was a boy that part of Ala bama now included in Cullman county was a wilderness and 1t was generally believed that 1t could never be cultivated profitably," said an old citizen. But 1t did not take long after a German colony settled there and went to work to clear the woods and dig the ground, to find out that the soil was uncommonly produc- tive. Cullman county is now one of the best cultivated counties in the state and the city of Cullman is a synonym for thrift. I visited Cullman a few days ago and was glad to learn that the straw berry crop of that section yielded better this year than ever before and that prices were exceptionally satisfactory. A few years back truck farms near Cullman could be bought for s10 or $15 an acre. Today any farm under cultivation within a half or three-quarters of a mile of town will easily bring s1Oo an acre, and cleared land two or three miles from town will bring $50 to $6O an acre.
 "A peculiar thing about Cullman is the absence of negroes There are only three colored persons in the city = one man and two women-and this number represents the entire negro population of Cullman county. The man works in livery stable, where he has been em- ployed for several years The two women are in domestic service. One readily un- derstands how the original settlers-all from Germany-got along without negro labor. but today about half the popula- ton of the city of Cullman is American, chiefly southern. and 1t Is quite remark without the darky.
 "Cullman Is noted for It's salubrity. There is no part of the United States freer from disease. Malaria is entirely unknown there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
SOME RARE ANIMALS.
Marco Polo's Sheep and Huge Three
 Horned Giraffe Among Them.

From the Washington Post
 While Prof. Lucas is up in Newfound- land looking after whales Chief faxider- mist C. R. Turner of the National nut senm. is having all and more than he can attend to mounting number or rare animals which arrived during the last few weeks. First of all came superb specimen of the Argali, or Marco Polo's sheep. the finest and largest of the wild varieties of sheep known to science. Resides this magnificent animal the American Big Horn and the handsome Alaskan white sheep dwindle to insignifi- cance. The horns are enormous, winding round in a graceful spiral almost twice the length of those of the Big Horn Prof Abbott shot this specimen at very hlgn altitude in the Himalayas. It Is called Marco Polos sheep (Ovis PoliD for the reason that it.was first described to Eu- ropeans by the great Venetian traveller, Marco Polo, during his travels in lndia and China. MT. Turner now has this ani- maj mounted and ready for exhibit.
 Soon after the arrival of the Ovis Polil another sheep arrived, very rare one at that, from Northern Mexico. On the con- tinent of North America there are live varieties of wild sheep-the white sheep Of Alaska, the black sheep of British Co., lumbia. another variety living in the cold' barren regions about Point Barrow. re- gently discovered and not yet classified; the Big Horn and the Mexican sheep. The last named animal is rather new to science, having been discovered only few years ago in the mountains of north ern Mexico The Mexican sheep Is small CT than any of the other American ovines. It has a rather short and stubby pair of horns with very little curve, and is very much darker than the Big Horn, the color being a deep maroon or chocolate, except for the hips, which are white as the driven snow. This specimen, sent to the museum by a well known American hunter, has been mounted by MT. Turner for exhibit in the museum.
 But the most interesting specimen of all Is an enormous giraffe, purchased with several other animals from the great Lon don hunting and sporting firm of Row land Ward & Go. This animal stands sixteen feet in height from the bottom of the fore feet to the tip of its horn cores and was shot last July by an English hun ter near Lake Barringo, in Somaliland, East Africa. It is one of the recently dis covered three-horned giraffes, and the | first of this variety to reach this country. l The other specimens obtained from Rowland, Ward & Co.,, are as follows :: A musk OK, shot in Elsmere Land, and belonging to a new variety; a European elk, killed in Middle Norway, and duck bill, that curious little Australian animal which lays eggs and hatches its young. instead of giving birth to them in the manner of other mammals. Aside from this. there Is an African black rhinoce- rous, Montana black bear. Hon and one of two smaller animals upon which Mir Turner Is busy, trying hard to get them ready for the St. Louis exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
Quakers Discuss LYnchInu.

The Society of Friends in England address a circular letter, couched in the best of terms, to their fellow Christians of all denominations in the United States of America They admit at the outset that there are grave faults in the conduct of their own peo- pie that need correcting, and they recognize that there are many in America fully alive to the claims of humanity. They put aside political and racial problems, which they admit they imperfectly understand, and they base their appeal on the broad and simple grounds of Christian principle and human justice. Here is what they complain of:
 From trustworthy records It appears that in the past ten years many hundreds of persons in the United States of Ameri- ca have been thus. without legal trial, put to death. Many of these have been
 
 have sorowful evidence that i1 some dis tricts such doings have been condoned, and even actively applauded, by those who in other respects are right thinking citizens. In addition to this, there Is the demoralizing effect of such spectacles on the men, women and children, large num- bers of whom sometimes witness them
 They do not say that any particular section of the country is guilty. They do not argue the question at all They simply and briefly plead that the un- alienable rights of justice be granted even to the wickedest members of a community, passing all on the princi- pies of Christ's life and teaching.
 The circular goes on to show how much the world has become one whole. and that massacre in Kishinefazor a lynching in Texas interests and stirs all, and that public sentiment is now worlds matter. If we would stand well in the eyes of the nations from some of whom we hope to draw immi- grants, we assuredly must put down the national vice of lynching. True, progress is being made in this direc- tion, but the rate of progress Is not rapid States west and south of Ohio still harbor the practice, and as long as they do we must expect to continue to receive circulars like the one just put out in the humblest possible man. ner by the Quakers across the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
unonnosed Nominations

The convention system did not come into use until about 1886, when Martin Van Buren was unanimously nominat- cd, and Henry Clay was nominated by the whigs in 1s44 by exclamation. These were the only unopposed nomi- nations down to the civil war. Even Lincoln did not secure an unopposed nomination in 1864 during the war, the Missouri delegation being instructed for Grant.
 But after the war Grant scored two unopposed nominations in 1868 and 1872; Cleveland had no opposition in 1888, nor did Mckinley or Bryan in 1900. Doubtless MT. Roosevelt will be nominated by exclamation next year and this ends the list.
 As rule such honors are sharply contested, every section and almost every state even presenting favorite son, and the balloting has at times been prolonged and doubtful The convention plan invites candidates be- cause each state delegation goes to it organized with favorite son in tow.
 Down to this time no vice president who had become hy the death of a President the head of the nation has succeeded in securing a term of his own. Tylers name was not even men tioned in the whig convention of 1S44. Fillmore was readily defeated by Gen eral Scott, and Johnson was not con sidered republican in 1868. Arthur had some following in 1892, but Blaine secured the nomination without diff fculty. MT. Roosevelt has more strength and popularity than any of these men, and he will probably be able to overcome all precedent next year in the republican convention.
 The democratic nominee of next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS
 ABOUT THE CHECK SYSTEM

by indorsement and delivery the same degree of diligence will be required of each person to whom they are indorsed, in order to hold those indorsing them, as Is required of original payees to hold orig inal drawers of checks. But by putting checks in circulation the liability of the drawers cannot be prolonged. They must be presented within the same time by lndorsees as by payees.
 "One very peculiar thing about banking Is that, although a person may have $500 in bank, his check for $505 would not be honored by paying out all the money on deposit unless of course. it was under stood by the bank that the depositoe could at times overdraw to a small ex- tent-a check Is paid for it's face value. once knew a man who kept a balance in a bank. He got Into some trouble and gave check to cover the sum of money needed. He gave a check for $10 more than his balance, knowing full well that the bank would not allow $1 overdrawn. He thought he could get to the bank inA time to draw out his money before 1t could be attached by law, for he knew
 
 reckoned without his host. While the man to whom the check was given was waiting for the paper he inadvertently saw by the check book that the balance in the bank was BIO less than the amount of the check. He knew the check would not be honored at the bank but said nothing. He realized that he was up against a fraud and determined not to be outdone. He accepted the check, gave receipt and bowed his thanks profuse- ly. He hastened to the bank for his money. Did he present the check to the paying teller? Nay, nay. He walked to the desk where the deposit slips were, made out a deposit slip for $10 in favor of the man who had given the check to teller. This of course, added $10 to the balance for any person can deposit money to the credit of another. Then he went over to the paying teller and pre- scented his check. The books showed the balance s10 short of the amount of the check, but upon inquiry the receiving teller made entry of the $10 deposit andI the whole amount was paid. You never saw a more surprised or more chagrined man in your life than the man who gave the check when he came to the bank a few minutes later, and. upon presenting a check for the exact balance he was told that there was no balance. as a. check had just been honored for the whole amount of his account. Then he was told of the deposit. He left the bank and mas never done business with us since.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-15
BRYAN TELLS YOUNG MEN
 HOW TO BECOME ORATORS

ger matters of controversy can be used as matters of argument, and no one can speak so we'll of the future as he who Is well acquainted with the past.
 A knowledge Of human nature Is ne- cessary to the orator. Pope has said that the proper study of mankind is man. and in the study of man the heart Is the most interesting as well as the most im- portant subject of investigation. He who would succeed In public speaking must understand that sense of Justice Is to be found in every heart, and that that sense of Justice Is the safest foundation upon which to build a government. Bancroft, in the address referred to, declares that popular government is the strongest gov ernment in the world, because, discard ing the implements of terror, 1t dares to rule by moral force and has its citadel in the heart"
 Moral courage is indispensable to the orator. man cannot speak eloquently while he Is running from the enemy; neither can he inspire courage If his knees smite each other and there is tremor in his voice. Courage rests upon conviction; a man has no convictions to speak of who Is not willing to endure suffering in sup port of them.
 The orator must have faith-falth in God, faith in the righteousness of his of the truth Believing that right makes might. believing that every word spoken for truth and every act done in behalf of truth contributes to the final victory. he does his duty, more anxious to help the cause which he 'espouses than to enjoy the fruits of victory.
 And finally, let the ambitious young man understand that he Is in duty bound to discard everything which in the least weakens his strength and under obliga- i ton to do everything that in any degree increases his power to do good. Good habits, therefore, are always important, and may become vitally so. He can well afford to leave liquor to those who de- sire to tickle the throat or to please the appetite; 1t will be no help to him in his effort to advance the welfare of his fel- lows. He can even afford to put into books what others put into tobacco. The
 
 for lifetime, while smoke from a cigar Is soon lost to sight forever. He does not need to swear; logic Is more convincing than oaths. Let him feed his body with food convenient for it, remembering that food is only useful in so far as it strength ems man for his work Let him train his mind to search for the truth remember ing that his power to discern the truth will increase with his effort to find 1t. Let him keep his heart diligently, for "out of 1t are the issues of life" Let him recognize service as the measure of greatness and estimate life by It's outgo rather than by its income. Let him to himself be true, land 1t follows, as the night the day, he cannot then be false to any man.