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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
m WOULD BE UNJUsr.

The Indianapolis Sentinel Is one of the few prominent newspapers in the country 10 take the position that an entire coun- ky should be held responsible when lynching occurs, and that the county phould pay a fine by way of damages. Fhe Sentinel. speaking of the people at large, declares that we are parties to lhe murder" when a mob lynches a man. Referring to this and other crimes The Sentinel says:
 The people cannot prevent them. But if any citizen konws of them, and can do something to prevent them but fails to Ho 1t he is amenable to the law, and he ought to be. Whenever crime becomes pf character that involves guilt of the community 1t Is the uniform custom Of civilized countries to hold the communi- ties responsible For example, when Fegion is infested by brigands, and there Is reason to believe that they are shielded and sheltered by the people, it is com mon practice to hold the people of the kegion responsible for their crimes.
 With part of The sentlners argument we cordially agree. If any citizen knows that crime is about to be, or has al- ready been committed and he makes no effort to prevsfIt it or to bring the guilty to punishment he should be made to suffer, but that is an entirely different proposition from punishing those who could not possibly have any Knowledge of the crime, before or at the time of it's scommission. A mob could be organized in the city of Montgomery at night which would do it's work and not 2 per cent of the inhabitants of the city would know anything about it till afterward To say that all the people of the city as well as all in the county should be fined on account of the work of a few Is not according to our ideas of strict justice. for a fine is just what 1t amounts to when all the people are taxed. Let lynch CTS be punished. Dy all means. but do not punish a county for the acts of few Of It's citizens.
 After prisoner is Tn the hands of the authorities and is lynched, the Sheriff is the responsible pariy. and the Governor bf Indiana has rem ysd a sher.n in the last few days because Of the lynching Of , prisoner,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
The Effect of School Consolidation.

W. B. Shaw in Review Of Reviews.
 A conference of the county school com missioners of Georgia, held at Athens in September last, devoted much atten- ton to the subject of school consolidation and transportation of pupils. In the course of this discussion Superintendent of Greene County, stated that, in his county, three schools had been consoli- dated with great success. Wagon frames and horses were purchased by the coun- ty, the contract was made for the trans portation of children at cents per head per day. Previous to consolidation the cost of maintaining the schools was II 1-2 cents per pupil per day. The cost now, including that of carrying the children. Is F 1-2 cents per day. This testimony was followed by a statement Of Superln- tendent Rogers, of Washington County, giving the history of a school which four years ago had twenty pupils and paid the teachers a salary of $30 month, and to- day has one hundred pupils with one teacher at $9O a month, a second at $70, and third at $30, the school bsing care fully graded. Twenty-six of these pupils are transported, at a cost to the county of $5 per term for each pupil. All this was brought about by abohshing two little schools and transporting the pupils who could not, otherwise, reach the school house. The increased interest that thIs school has aroused has caused the people willingly to raise the money that 1t takes to maintain well graded school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

T have been selected for the duty, said Mir. Kennedy, because seem to be the only one who has nerve enough to Speaking of his co-workers. Mir. Ken nedy said he bore to Major Screws mes sage of love and affection from his em ploys: and to Mr. Glass a sentiment ' oi confidence in and considera ton for the men who labored under his direction.
 There Is . tradition" said Major Screws in responding, that what you
 the remaining days of the year. A ire, quent repetition of this feast of good things cannot be expected. but 1t Is in- spring to the recipients of this testi- monial to feel that the same loyalty and zeal which prompted this occasion is to hold up their hands in future endeavor. Loyalty to the cause in which we en- gage Is the foundation of all success and the manifestation of that quality by all of you here assembled has contributed beyond calculation to whatever of sue cess has been achieved by The Advertiser. Tt Is gratifying to receive from you such evidences of hearty good will which highest political or public honors- For one end all from oldest to young est invoke an earnest God bless you.
 MT Glass said he deeply appreciated e d men of the paper in its management. Papers like individuals, he said, were es- timated by their character and the char acter basis of The Advertiser had been laid many years ego by it's present editor- in-chief to whom he paid tribute. It was, MT. Glass said, great pleasure to him to see the men of The Advertiser gathered together and displaying an es- prit de corps so essential to successful newspaper workers There was a new era in Alabama, he eaid, and he felt sure with the zeal and spirit shown by the men who sat Gbout him The Advertiser would continue to prosper and keep pace with the march of progress
 Remarks were made by Major Barron. vertiser Company: Victor H. Hanson, Advertising Manager; w. A. Scott, Cir culating Manager; Harry J. Burney, News Editor; Mrs. Clara Jemison, Assistant to Society Editor; W. w. Waldo. Foreman of printing department; N. M. Mcdowell, pressman; W. W. 0ammel, chief stere- otyper and W. F. Phillips, representing Montgomery Chapel of the Printers Pro- tective Fraternity.
 MT. A. d'P. Weaver Associated Press operator tbr The Advertiser. was unable to be present, but sent letter of greet ing to the banquetters and an appropriate sentiment which was read by the toast master.
 In concluding the entertainment, toast was drunk standing to '"The Adver- tiser--Long may 1t continue to be the big gest and best newspaper in Alabama and just as long may we be permitted to help make it great"
 The miniature paper published fin the name of The Advertiser. in honor of the occasion, was filled with bright matter re- lating to the editorial stan, business of flee men and men of the mechanical de- partments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
A Discourse on Microbes.

ASnVlll0 AeBlB
 It Is about time that science and The Montgomery Advertiser, the most learn ed of all our representatives of the press. should have discovered that everything is composed more or less of microbes which are essential to all llfe-that these microbes are not necessarily the cause of sickness or decay. The error of science consists in supposing that the microbes produce diseases, which they are incapable of doing In their normal condition. However disease in the sys- tenn of animals produces an abnormal ac- tivlty in them, which brings them to light through the aid of the mlscroscope, and then they are charged with the cause when their visibility is an effect of the disease. Healthy microbes hurt nobody but are essential to life; but when these inflnitisimals once become the victims of the unhealthy infusion of disease they are capable of contributing 1t to others. Thus we have the epidemics of contagious and infectious diseases. Their activity is due mainly to an effort to relieve them selves from an unpleasant environment. thus the air and their surroundings be- come peopled with the microbes usually infusoria.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

A little awkwardness in writing an item sometimes causes 1t to have a lu- dicrous sound, as when The Waterbury American. speaking of a street car col llsion. says:
 The front of the car was damaged by the collision and had to run back to Burr vile for a new car s.
 How the front end of the car could run back alone flor new car'' is not plain, unless the car is made in two pieces. Even then we can't see how the front end could pass to the rear of the back end. It is aal mixed and shows the effect of care less writing. often due to hurry or mat tention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
FRIDAY. JANUARY g, 1908.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses cer- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole field of nswspaperdom which comes under It's notice. and one of these signs is the mystic symbol Gl denoting golden" which stands for high quality, and is thus explained
 'Advertisers value this paper more for the class and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with a single sym Dol; Wit there is higher grade. according to this standard authority, which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL v0 to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this acuble golden symbol [OOl and is the only paper so distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

in Alabama are to represent the Presi- appointments in this Congressional Dis trict. If Vaughan and Bingham were displaced from office for taking part in the same work of organization as Messrs. Hubbard. Tebbetts and Armbrecht and the latter are rewarded with the confi- dence of the President, we may well ask MT. Roosevelt where he Is at" It is none of our business. but we cannot be blamed for being somewhat curious as to the outcome of 1t. Whatever the expla- nation that may be offered, however We are very well pleased with the local Re- publican situation. The administra ton could not be represented by better men than those above named.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
Owners Of Cbe Advertiser
 BanQuetted by GfnpIcyes.

A dinner was given at Flemink's at o'clock yesterday afternoon by the em. ployes of The Advertiser in compliment to Major Ws w. Screws, editor-in-chief and MT. Frank P. Glass. general man aeer.
 The affair was planned by the men and women who make The Advertiser, as q testimonial of the high regard in which they hold their employers. and to give material evidence of the cordiaiity and spirit of companionship existing between the flfty-odd persons who are associated daily in the work of publishing news paper.
 The editors were there. The department managers were there. The printers parfi- cipated. Stenographers from the counting room sat side by side with reporters and the youthful printers devils" dressed ir their Sunday clothes were radiant with their happiness. Tor once they were or the same plane as the men from whom they take orders. No one but those con- nected with The Advertiser were present The occasion was deliciously informal and The Advertiser--the newspaper--wai toasted with good wine.
 The dinner was served in Fleming { banquet hall. The table was formed ir the shape of T, and was decorated witt 5ardinieres containing rare flowers. At each plate was laid a miniature CODY of The Advertiser printed in eight pages four of which described as a ''colored supplement- contained the menu. The
 
 was embossed with sprigs of green clover and bore the usual caption of this news paper. The Advertiser. Thursday, Jan. usry 1. 1s0S." Printed in red at the tor corner of the page was the words, "coior- The second page of the Supplement contained an explanation of the occasion in the words: Complimentary dinner to Major ". w.. Screws and MT: F. P. Glass. Given by employes of The Ad- VertiSeT, January l. 1923 '' The menu card was as follows: MoDile oysters. Half Shell Q1lve matter)
 Medoc N. and B. (hrst edition.) Tenderloin Trout, Tartar Sauce (Stick
 Shoe String Potatoes Celery Olives salted Almonds Diamond Back Terrapin. ala Maryland
 Preferred Space) |, French Peas, 'en Glass Roast Quail, Stuffed with Pecans Okeep
 standing)
 Graves N. and B. (second edition) Caulifower. au Gratin Whatever that is) Tomatoes and Lettuce. Mayonnaizs Dress
 ing lSunuay only)
 Neapolitan Ice Cream (society pagel
 Printers Pi
 Assorted Cakes
 Toasted Crackers (stereotypedO
 Roquefort Cheese QkilD
 Cigars (tf)
 Coffee
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 Bruce Kennedy, City Editor of The Ad- vertiser. acted as toastmaster. He said that 1t was the unanimous wish of the employees that Major J. D. Barron, Asso- ciate Editor of the paper should act in this capacity but due to- his innate mod esty Major Barron had declined the hon. or.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
Is There .AnotherP

TalIadega Mountain Home.
 The Sunny South of Sunday gave like ness of Miss Mollie Grady Talladega Countys jaiIer. also a splendid write up" of her life. daring deeds, etc. As the distinction of having the only wo- man jailer in the United States. And there is none nor efficient and reliable. She keeps the jail as clean as a new pin, is kind to the inmates and handles them with a frmness which is the admiration of all who know her. Where is there another woman who would accept a simi- lar position?
 pr. Bragg did not have the jail of Tal- recent report as to the unsanitary condi- ton of the jails of the State. If he will visit Talladega he will find jail which is model for neatness and sanitation and the prisoners cared for in a humane manner. It is presided over by woman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
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 There is one phase of the saxony Prin- cess's escapade which might be very ir- teresting. and which may be. for that matter. She has already given evidence of a disposition to talk. and 1t is stated that she has let out some things that can hardly be pleasant reading to the home folks Now, if she would just come over to this side and let New York reporter interview her the information we would get about the little kingdom of Saxony would doubtless be rich. rare and racy. It would be bad form, perhaps, for her to tell what she knows about royalty and 1t is altogether likely that she could tell some things that wouldn't do to print Some of the courts of Europe are so un- utteraIbiy rotten, so unspeakably foul that no decent newspaper could print all the truth about them, but the runaway Crown Princess could make sensation if she cared to let out what she knows.
 That the husband of the Princess is a brute seeps to be conceded, in which re- spect he Is not very different from some of the other rulers and scions of royalty. His best friends could hardly claim that he would be proper person to lead a Sunday School class. and enough has been made public to nauseate decent people. but nothing that has been told of him would compare with what his wife could tell, if she would. It may be that she is afraid to talk where she is, but if she could be induced to visit Uncle Sam's dominions we'd soon know it all. At least we would know as much as the newspapers could afford to print.
 But when we come to speak of this royal woman's break we should not put all the blame on her, for in some respects she is a victim instead of . criminal. Her husband is one of the most brutal of all the rulers or prospective rulers of Europe. He was not only brutal to her, but he Is openly and grossly licentious, unfaitffful to all the duties of an honor able husband, unfaithful to his wife and a scandal to his name. For years the wife hdS UoAho AlS Dtutd4 Ciuo1tys HIS open infidelity, his scandalous conduct, but there was limit to human forbearance and the limit was reached.
 Moralists may preach about the duties of wife and mother, and we may blame her who turns her back on her home, on her family. on responsibility, if you will and may argue that she should have en- dured all ills till the end came rather than desert her home and children and surrender her name with her prospectA There are women who bear all this with out falling. but this one was not strong enough to keep 1t up till life closed. so she chose the shortest way out of 1t.
 While we blame any wife and mother who deserts husband and children and responsibility let us not put forward the old Adam too prominently by proclaiming. the woman did it." If the press and the correspondents about the court of Saxony dared to expose the rottenness of that court, and the conduct of the brute who ruined a woman's life, the woman would not bear all the blame of her unfortunate act. We may contend that she should have remained with him, but at the same time we have a perfect right to say that he is not the one to cast any stones at her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

Referring to Pauls letter to Timothy in which he censures those who abstain from meats. which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth, The Norfolk Landmark thinks this is pretty hard on those who incline to vegetarian Ism"
 Well. we are of the opinion that Paul never had any experience with a meat trust, nor did he have any knowledge of such an infinite variety of vegetable diet as we have in our day. Then, too, he was speaking of those who would make eating and drinking a matter of religion, and would undertake to make the eating of certain foods sin. Eating or abstain ing from animal food is not a matter of religious faith but of inclination or ne- cessity. and a man can be good Chris :. tian and eat meat or not eat 1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

A Chattanooga negro has left for Wash ington to push his candidacy for the cilap- lalncy of the F1fty-eighth Cong tess. 1e will learn, however, that the President IS not Congress.-Atlanta Journal.
 Our esteemed neighbor has got just a few of its facts wrong. 1ne negro re- ferred to is not from Chattanooga and he Is not a candidate for the chaplaincy of the F1fty-elghth Congress. The negro is from Birmingham and he wants to be chaplain of the Alabama Legislature. With these inaccuracies corrected the re- mainder of The Journals facts may pass as correct.-Chattanooga Times.
 Both of you are incorrect. The negro preacher is from Birmingham and is d of the present Congress in place of Rev. MT. Milburn, resigned In tae natural or der of things Crumpacker ought to do the eiectionesring stunt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

The New Year found the United States at peace with all the world and as Presi- dent Zach Taylor is reported on one oc- casion as saying, and the rest of mankind" It is fortunate thing that the arbitration of the Venezuelan-Germ British embroglio was not committed to the hands of President Roosevelt, for in his lmpulsive lmpetuous way he might have made something happen and have suddenly broken the spell of peace which now hangs over our and.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
THE ADVERTISERS TELE-
 PHONES.
Mew Circulation Record.

The month of November just passed, enables the Circulation Department of The Advertiser to compile a staternent of The Advertisers 2 circulation that breaks all previous recoros In poinf of numbers The average for both the daily and Sunday editions has entered into 2 new thousand mark-a point that means rnuch to those interested in seeking copspicuity m Alabama--and farther demonstrates that the people of this State appreciate in a. aisubstantisl way The Advertisers determination to puphsn a live newspaper
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

mammoth edition of IA pages, including an Illustrated supplement- From every point of view, editorially, artistically. financially and geographically 1t is par ticularly handsome. Its growth has been steady from the day of its birth until the present time. It has always been con- ducted on conservative lines. and amply demonstrates that "yelIowness" is not necessary for the success of a news- paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
Will Get Confused,
Mobile Register.

MOblIe RegIster.
 We fear the President will get himself confused in his handling of the Southern Republicans. Tn North Carolina and in Alabama he Is said to have set his face against those Of his party who have gone in for freeing the organization of the overweight oS negroes; while in Louisiana he has appointed just such men to high office. Now comes the news that three Mobile Republicans who took prominent part in organizing the lilly white nartx
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
Hiph-priced pictures.

Rembrandt's "Old Woman," from the collection of E. F. Mulliken of New York. was sold in London recently for $2S l05; Velasquez's The Grape Seller and Turner's "Dustanborough Castle. " from the same collection, brought Sl2 75 and $42S1, respectively. An anonymous portrait C or Ea%ard 1,T,a nL ] brought S'%.S' and his "Sarl of Arundel, &2,520.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
The Best Issued.

The always good and great Montgom- cry Advertiser issued in our opinion. the best Christmas number ever issued by any paper in the South The subject matter was fresh, original and intensely interesting especially to Alabamians. It was remarkably free from the padded space filling rubbish so many papers use in their large special editions. From a business standpoint it was greater still, as 1t was full of attractive. well written and we'll displayed advertising. The peo- pie of Montgomery should be proud of The Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

The New Jersey man who never went out of his house during the last thirty years of his life. because Greeley was not elected. has just died. It Is wonder ful how many different ways men can ind to make fools 1f ,hemselyes If Greeley had been elected this man would probably have been no better 1fr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

A list of all the good resolutions made in Montgomery on New Years Day would be interesting. It would also add interest to the affair to know how many of them will be kept.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
Italian Novelist in California.

Fame Vanzi the noted Italian novelist. is in California gathering ma terial for a novel dealing with life and social conditions in that region She is the wife of one of the most eminent journalists in Italy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

The Chicago Tribune say a street car heated by electricity is like sitting on & hot stove with the feet in pail of ice water We are glad that we oon't have to try 1t down here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

What is honesty?' asks The Birming- its keeping ones subscription paid up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

One of the finest illustrations of the sue cess of clean Journalism is The Washing ton Evening Star. which has recently cel- ebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

The Savannah Press susg ests that the Eaxony Princess has set the pace for all the royal people of Europe It appears rN have been pretty swift pace, by the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

Don't forget when you start to write the year line of your letter the figure is now a back number.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

IS your property safe Is it not possible for some one to steal itl Could not be destroyed by frel In offices and at home there is always great risk or loss. In the Safety Deposit Vault of
 The First National Bank of Montgomery absolute security is afforded to box holders. Place your valuables in these boxes and you will not be worried by the fear of loss. Your freedom from anx lety will Bring perfect content and the investment to secure it need not be large.
 Boxes rent at $500 and upward per annum, accord. ing to size. '-wedtri'SuA T%dzEgzRIMr1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
bod Resul,s b ErsrY cass

Dr. C. ]. Bishop, Agnew, Mich., writes: ''I hsve used TOILETS HONEY AND TAR in three very severe eases of pneu- monia with good results in every case."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

Cured when Very Lew With
 Pneumonia
 J. W. Bryan, of Lowder, Ill.,, writes: "My little boy was very low with pneu- monia. Unknown to the doctor we gave him FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR. The result was magical and puzzled the doctor, as it immediately stopped the racking cough and he quicklyrecovered."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

Cured Of Terrible Cough on lungs
 N. Jackson, of Danville, Ill.,, writes: "My daughter had severe attack of La Grippe and terrible cough on her lungs. We tried great many remedies without relief. She tried FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR which cured her. She has never been troubled with cough since."