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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1e, 1908.
REQUEST FOR MEETING OF STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

The meeting of weekly newspaper men yesterday brought quite number of them to the city. As will be seen by official re- port elsewhere published it was deemed advisable to adjourn without attempting to perfect another organization. but sub ject to cali of the President Of those present several did not belong to the existing State Press Association. Those. however. who did belong to it drew up and signed the following request to Presi- dent Yerby for an early meeting of the Association.
 2 Montgomery, Ala, Sept 17. 1903
 The members of the Alabama Press Association whose names appear below request President Yerby to call a special meeting of the Association within ten days after the date of the meeting of the special committee appointed to inves- tgate certain charges against Secretary J. A. Rountree. Also that President Yerby be requested to submit the report of the said special committee to the As sociation at the special meeting so called. and that said special meeting be for the purpose of taking action on the report of the committee of investigati ton and for the consideration of such other business As may be bought before the meeting.
 Signed-A. L. Williams. J. M. Riley, J. s. Dorning. J. E. Graves. c. G. Fen nell, J. H. Meigs. w. T. Wear. H. Y. B-ooke, O. H. Stevenson. S. P. West, Mrs. J. H. Gillespie. ". W. Screws, c. J. Hildreth, O. G. Simpson.
 The special committee meets in Birm- ingham on the 18th of October. and the meeting of The Association if called in &C., cordance with above request would be somewhere from 2Gth October to 1st of November. The meeting ought to be held at an early date and would no doubt be largely attended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19

City Subscriptions should be paid to the fol- lowing authsrised collectors only; J. H. But .on. City Circulator; 2. L. Eason, ]. O. Jones. M Ricbbourg M W, Britt, IT,. collectors. and at the Counting room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19

It would seem that our President is be- coming somewhat sensitive over the criti- cisms of the public anent his free rail- road riding At first he treated such criticism with lofty contempt, and. as The Portsmouth Star expresses it:
 He simply directed MT. Cortelyou to write a few lines and tell those imperti- nent critics that the President had tol- lowed precedent and that the railways had earned money by hauling him about inc country for the people to see.
 But his strenuous majesty is learning that he can't laugh away the unfavorable opinion formed of his free use of rail- road favors, nor turn aside the unfavora- ble comments that have been made on his conduct. Even the privilege of looking at him doesn't satisfy the people that their chief magistrate may violate all | rules of official decency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19
A BIG CORN STORY

The biggest corn story We have yet seen comes from Missouri and is thus told by The Kansas City Journal:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19

ever it is mistaken and useless heroism.
 Women to listen to call duty except the supreme that tells them guard their health How daily tasks become when Arrangement organs makes painful and keeps the nervous system unsngf
 taby takes the place of happiness and amiabi and can drag mselves around continue household duties They have been led to believe that suffering
 The of Vegetable Compound will banh happiness Don't strong stmuan or cotics when this great strengthening healing remedy always within reach.
 FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN.
 there anything in about which you like special advice write freely Mrs. Pinkham. letter. She surely help wide treating female She helped hundreds of thousands address advice foolish if you do not accept her kind invitation. " For proof read the symptoms, suffering and cure
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

that time he has read only the headlines OF
murder stories In the daily newspapers.
in order 10 be qualified for jury service
when he should next be called upon 10 per-
form that exalted duty OF citizenship. His
opportunity came in big trial last week,
and he was rejected on account OF age.
Senator Platt. of Connecticut. happened
into a House committee room and found
Congressman Metcalf OF California. read
ing. "A novel;" queried the Yankee. grave
~. Yes Say. Metcslf, do you ike de-
tective stories-the ones with villains In
'em?" The Californian showed him the
title page OF the book he had been perusing-
IL was a regular "Old Sleuth" affair 80
do l." said Plat, and then the two states
men began to discuss this particular brand
of literature.
Mrs. Patti Lyle Collins. of the United
worldwide fame as a autographed ex-
pert. She is proficient in languages. and
can decipher even Servian, Samoan and
Hungarian addresses. Aided by clerks. she
handles 1900 dead" letters every day. ana
in one record year succeeded In forwarding
She is chief OF the unavailable department.
and Is regarded by the government as al
most indispensable.
Tho Empress of Germany has three large
rooms devoted TO treasures OF linen and
lace for her own wear. and four seam
stresses are always at work keeping the
Thousands of articles in order. Some OF
the pocket handkerchiefs are as costly as
jewels. The Empress owns a dozen with
Chantilly lace borders which are worth
s125 each, and a still more valuable collec-
ton of fifteen odd handkerchiefs believed
to be worth 500 each. The Empress Is an
excellent judge of lace. and all her life
has collected valuable specimens. Her col
lection OF Venetian and Maltese lace Is
one OF the finest in Europe.
A gentleman. late undergraduate Of OK
ford. who is compiling a book OF interest
10 smokers, would be very much obliged
for any recipes or anecdotes from brother
smokers, says the oxford University Isis.
For example: coloring a meerschaum.
briar or clay; tobacco mixtures; cleaning q.
foul pipe; strange smokes: patent pipes:
smoking and training; choosing pipe; ex-
tracts from books, or any other hints OF
value to wooers of the sovereign herb
AS the work is labor of love, and not a
speculation, the advertiser Is unable to
offer any payment. but relies on the good
fellowship of smokers TO help him by send
ing their recipes or stories, and bringing
this announcement TO the notice OF their
friends. Address Smoke, care OF the Isis,
Bocardo Press. Oxford.
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trary. it has on different occasions per-
mitted and tacitiy justified such measures.
1t holds that all nations should pay their
just debts, and If they refuse or fail TO do
so forcible measures may be used TO COM
pei them. The extent to which it has gone
in constituting the Monroe doctrine is that
under no circumstances nor under any pre-
text shall any European power make a
permanent seizure or occupation of Ameri-
can territory. This construction of the
doctrine was clearly set forth in President
Roosevelts annual messages of 1901 and
1892. to which Secretary Hay referred the
Argentine government. In as far as the
latter sought to induce the United States
to give a new construction TO the Monroe
doctrine, preventing the use of force to
compel South American nations to pay their
just debts, ii failed. Nevertheless the
statement was formal recognition of the
doctrine by Argentina, and the first that
has been made by South American gov
eminent. The recognition of the doctrine
by one of the most progressive states of
South America will tend to strengthen it as
a principle of American public law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

President Eliot, of Harvard. who recently
sounded the praises of hard work. has since
had his opinions enthusiastically supported
by Bishop Potter. The bishop regards
labor as a sweet boon. and in addressing
an audience of working women the other
day said to them: IL hope you recognize
the great privilege of toll" adding, Happy
nation, happy men and women who have
work to do. and do it!' This is all very
well, in its way, but such remarks from
such men can really have but little influ-
ence on the people who do work in making
them regard their toll as blessed. Every
mature person of common sense knows 1T
to be true that work. especially congenial
work, is a thing to be welcomed for many
reasons other than the monetary recon-
pense. President Eliot, who is q worker,
and Bishop Potter, who also works, know
ever. they and their kind do not work as
men and women do whose daily bread de-
ponds upon their constant toll. and, there
fore, their sense of works blessedness is
not likely to be appreciated by the multi
tude Of toilers. Few persons who labor
complain of their toll because 1t Is toll;
they accept it as a matter Of course, as a
part of what life deals out to them. If
they are unable to feel the bishops en-
thusiasm it is because they are not free
to vary their work. they are tied to 1t year
in and year out; they cannot escape from
1t except at the risk of pinching poverty
to themselves and their families. There are
no summer vacations for them, no trips
South in winter, no tours of Europe, no
running away to springs or seashore for
little rest" President Eliot may work
sixteen hours a day, as he says, but he does
not do it of necessity 800 days in the year.
Nor does Bishop Potter. When either of
them Is worn or weary he calls halt
and recuperates. 1t is the ability to do
this, the certainty that they can do this
without loss to themselves or others that
causes the work they like to seem SO
blessed. 1t is this lack OF freedom to move
about and to enjoy repose when repose
would be welcome, this necessity of work.
ing when work is burden that is the chief
sting of poverty. and nothing the volunteer
worker as he might be called, may say
to the toiler from necessity can alter this
fact or make unremitting labor seem a JOY
nriy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

Rolio, the boy of the series, Is little prig
and the conversations stilted. or that infer-
nation is dealt out in them in much heavier
boluses than any writer would venture on
In these days; nevertheless. there was a
charm about the stories which children or
the time felt. Perhaps IL was because the
young readers were not critical. having so
few other books for youth to compare them
with: perhaps they rather liked informa-
ton. even though but partially sugar
coated. IL has been the fashion i'm recent
years with the younger writers who
CHANGED across the Rollo books to ridicule
them. 1t will be interesting TO see whether
in handsome edition, with many illustra-
tions. the stories will have any interest for
the modern child. There is reason to sus-
pect that he is too sophisticated to care
for them or too spoiled by diet or fiction
so weak that in comparison the Rolle series
is strong meat.
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J. T. Trowbridge in Atlantic Monthly.
The mother in her best black gown and
with her foot stove. IL the weather was
cold. the father. freshly shaved. in his high
black stock and equally uncomfortable tall
black hat. and such Of the sisters as were
at home filled the two broad seats OF our
wagon. with perhaps one of US youngsters
wedged In. though we preferred 10 walk In
good weather; then the vehicle moved out
OF the front gate and joined the procession
of carriages going In the same direction.
impelled by the same pious duty. With the
foot stove or without IL went luacheons for
the MONDAY hour, for the religious exer-
cises were an all-day affair. with forenoon
and afternoon services. and the Bible class
and Sunday school In the interval which
the minister took for rest between his SER
mons. Ii was not supposed that his hear
ers needed rest There were sheds for the
vehicles. and the man who was kind 10 his
beasts usually put into his wagon with the
family sandwiches a small bag Of grain for
his team. The services began at half past
10 and were over at half past ; unless the
afternoon sermon was lengthy" as Ii was
very apt TO be. Ave hours OF doctrine and
edificatlon on which heaven was supposed
10 smile; fve hours Of light and sunshine
and recreation stricken out OF our lives
on that so-caiied day OF rest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, British CO.
loniai secretary. seems to have had an en-
thusiastic popular reception on his return
to England from South Africa If unswerv-
ms devotion to British interests and main
tenance of the imperial policy during a
costly war. and since, entitle a minister to
popular recognition. Mr. Chamberlain GER
tainly deserves 1t. His trip to South Africa
for the purpose of placating the Beers and
establishing British authority was an un-
usual step for minister to take and re-
cent dispatches have indicated that he ac-
ecmplished important results. At present
Mr.. Chamberlain has no title. but II would
pot be surprising If high one is conferred
upon him.
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ARGENTINA AND THE MONROE
DOCTRINE.

The recent communication of the Argen-
trine seems to have caused some misappre-
hension abroad as we'll as in this country
The first construction of the matter by the
press of the United States was that Ar
gentina had proposed to the United States
the formation of an alliance in support
of the Monroe doctrine and of the prinei-
pie that debts due by American nations to
non-American nations shall not be collected
by force. This statement caused the Ger
man ambassador at Washington to call at
the State Department to inquire if it was
true. 1t is somewhat remarkable. by the
way. how keenly alert the German govern
ment is to every construction and applica-
ton of the Monroe doctrine. That govern
ment should be informed that the doctrine
cannot possibly affect any European ma
ton that does not undertake to violate it.
The communication of the Argentine Re-
public through its minister at Washington
did rot propose any sort of an alliance with
the United States in support of the Mon
roe doctrine 1t was a practical recogni-
ton of the justice and benefits of the doc
trine. but its main object was to state the
views of the Argentine government relative
to the compulsory collection of public debts
of American states by European nations.
II was represented that this practice by
the great powers involved constant danger
to weak states. AS the Argentine minister
~ foraiCp rala fiops mt s.Tha oov,p,,l-
sorry and immediate demand for payment at
a given moment of public debt by means
of force would not produce other than the
ruin of the weaker nations and the absorb
ton of their government altogether, with
all its inherent faculties, by the powerful
nations of the EARTH" The Argentine gov
eminent did not justify South American
states in mourning debts which they could
not pay, nor did il deny the right of Euro
pean nations TO protect their subjects
against persecution or injustice. ''The only
thing that the Argentine Republic MAIN
tains." said the minister. lis the principle
already accepted that there cannot be Euro
pean territorial expansion in America or
oppression of the people of this continent
because their unfortunate financial eondi-
ton might oblige one of them to put of the
fulfillment of it's obligations. The principle
which we maintain is that public debt
cannot give rise TO armed intervention,
and much less to the territorial occupation
of the soil OF American nations by any Eu-
ropean power"
The United States has never gone so far
as to copstrue the Monroe doctrine as
meaning that public debt cannot justify
forcible demonstration or armed inter-
vention to compel its payment. On the con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

Mayor Harrison had no opposition for
mayor Of Chicago in the Democratic
primaries yesterday. not because the ma
5ority of that party desires his reelection,
but because his gang of place-holders, In
Guiding the police. were able to man all the
precincts and vote the loose and lawless
element for Harrison delegates. AS mat
ter OF fact, most of the influential leaders
would like to see Harrison defeated. The
hold which the municipal administrations
of several cities has upon the vicious class
gives them power to extend their reign re-
gardless of the wishes of the majority OF
their parties having no organization nor
apparent power Of concentration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

petition quite numerously signed has
been presented to President Roosevelt urg-
Ing him to recommend to Congress the
enactment OF law establishing popular
suffrage in the District of Columbia. Such
= step would not be new departure Prior
20 1874 a territorial form of government
existed In the District. and the residents of
Washington elected mayor and other mu-
nicipal officers. Since 1874 the District has
been governed by a nonpartisan board OF
commissioners. consisting of one Repub-
lican. one Democrat and an army engineer
ofifcer appointed by the President II is
generally conceded that the city is well
governed. but many of its residents do not
Ike the idea of having no voice in local
government. II is not likely. however. that
any change will be made. Universal suf-
frage has not worked so we'll In other
American cities as TO give IL much claim
Tor adoption In the national capital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

A Somewhat Worldly Rather Than
Spiritual Observance.
HerrerfS Weakly

spir1tuai ODserSances
Harper's Weekly.
Our generation is not irreiigious, but the
prevailing tendency is to be more concerned
about the conduct of life than about saliva
ton. Perhaps we are rashly and ill-ad-
visedly calm about salvation, but our inter-
est In its tends to be indirect. We incline
to the feeling that our immediate concern
is TO make the most and the best of our
lives. and that If we do that, whatever fol-
lows will take care of itself. Our use Of
Lent is determined by this general senti-
ment. We don't so much try TO square ac-
counts and make direct and special prog
ress towards heaven as to fit ourselves for
the recurring duties Of earth. And. Of
course, Lent gets observance chiefly from
women. Our leisure class is nine-tenths
women, and even the busiest women are
better able to adapt their daily tasks to the
lenten duties they undertake than most
men are Business does not stop for Lent,
though when old Trinity calls Wall street
TO prayers many a man lays down his
muck rake and needs the invitation TO his
soul. The usual concerns of life go on, the
children go forth TO school, the bread
winner goes to his desk or his bench, the
hreadmaker to her dough. The fixed EN-
pioyments and engagements do not bulge.
but the mistress of the house and the
erown-up daughters can adapt their occu-
pations somewhat TO the season. When
ienten service comes In the morning they
can get to it IL they choose and when Pro-
fessor barley lectures on THE Outlook for
Civilization" their morning engagements
can be arranged 10 include him also. Read
ing clubs are particularly active in Lent. So
are all other women's clubs, and what with
the increased diffusion OF ideas and the
moderate slackening of the social pace that
gives more time for sleep and reflection.
such social intercourse as is left Is not un-
likely TO be exceptionally remunerative.
If all this does not seem like very strict
Lent keeping IL must be remembered that
this is i'm the main a Protestant country.
and that not more than one-nfth OF our
population belongs TO either of the two
churches that recognize Lent as season
which brings religious obligations With
the other four-ffths lenten observsnces are
a matter of taste, TO be taken for what
they are worth, and borrowed or declined,
- convenience dictates.
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WISDOM OF CURRENT FICTION.

She took on mighty few airs for person
in mournin' .-Lovey Mary.
The people who keep out of scrapes are
not the people one loves.-Lady Roses
Daughter.
One cannot be happy until he has learned
how, and for that one must suffer.-One'
Womenkind
ficult tasks and wake TO find them done.
His Daughter First.
There is no such certainty Of knowledge
on all subjects as one holds at eighteen and
eighty.-Captsin Macklin.
What will it matter whether I am free or
not free? shall be alonel That is all
woman knows.-Lady Roses Daughter.
don't think We injye other peoples suf-
FERN. Hinnessy. 1t isn't acshally injye-
ment. But we feel betther FIR it--Mr. Doc
ley.
No man who is not an egotist. or worse.
is ever sure of woman's love till she has
told it with her own lips.-His Daughter
First.
HELL" she said to him one evening. lis
given up SO reluctantly by those who don't
expect 20 go there."-Love and the Soul
Hunters.
There's no hope this side Of the grave for
the man who knows it ALL On the other
side the devil doesn't want him--the Lord
won't have him.-Adam Rush.
Some of US see the rosary Of life only as
separate beads, rot noticing the divine con-
straining thread, and are taken by surprise
when we come to the cross.-Moth and
Rust.
Don't you go an sit sorry fer yerself.
That's one thing I can't stand In nobody.
There's always lots of other folks you kin
be sorry fer Std of yerself. Amt you
atpsf rrat har in haf
one thought is enough to keep me from
ever gittin' sorry fer myseif.-Loyey Mary.
You have to pass the time away anyhow.
and what better way is they than workin'
for them you like Why. knowed gal,
an a mighty fine one she was. who knit
socks for Teller she had took fancy TO.
The Teller died, but she went right ahead
wi her knittin' just the same. Now that
didn't do the Teller a mite of good, but Ii
holp the gal UP htily.-Gabriel Tolliver.
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dening it with both his own and DIR. Weeds
unpopularify in certain quarters

Genins IL WITH Doth his own and DIR. Weed s
unpopularity in certain quarters.
Considering the great abilities of Mr..
Weed, it would seem that in season of
great public peril his enemies in his own
party would have favored his being sent
abroad in an official character. but they
could not rise above their prejudices. The
mission was of great value to the Union
cause, largely because few men possessed
the diplomatic sense in greater degree.
And now that the period can be viewed
through the vista of years it must be said
that no man in civil life rendered the Union
cause more valuable service than the much
maligned Seward. He would not have made
a secretary of war; but he did make great
secretary of state. 1t is due Thurlow Weed
to say of him that from the day Mr. Lin
coin took the oath of office until his as
sassination he had no more loyal and useful
supporter in his way than the much de-
nounced political intriguer and boss" I'm
like some of those who denounced Mr..
Weed, he was not thorn in the flesh of
Mr. Lincoln