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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
THE LEE STATUE
OPPOSITION OF c. A. B. VET
 BRAINS wITHDRAWN.
Sculptor Begins Work-Expectsd That Monument Will Be Com pleted Within Two
 Years.

Washington Times.
 Opposition to the erection of the efiigy of General Robert Edward Lee, the Con federate chieftain, in Statuary Hall, has died out, and it is said no attempt will
 be made to interfere with the intended
 honor to the memory of the greatest mil itary chieftain of the Lost Cause.
 Letters received here from Richmond say Sculptor Valentine has begun work on the statue. for which the Legislature of the Old Dominion has appropriated DOT ton of $17.0Oo. He expects to have the
 work completed in about eighteen months or two years
 The statue Is to be modelled from the famous recumbent figure on the Lee sar- cophagus at Lexington, Va.
 The sculptor has the exact measure ments of both the face and form of Gen. eral Lee. and will produce statue which and body of the great Confederate chief tain.
 It is remarkable fact that there is not in existence today full length erect of the statue crowning the Lee monu- ment in New Orleans. and this is not a portrait statue. nor one suitable for in- door statuary.
 There is a recumbent figure at Lexing- ton and an equestrian figure in the wes- tern part of Richmond. the Mercie statue, but there Is not in Virginia. nor outside the State. with the single exception noted, an erect full-length eff1gy of Lee.
 The Virginia Legislature appropriated the $17.000 for two statues, Sl0,0o0 of which will be expended upon the effigy of Lee and the remainder upon a replica of Hou- don's figure of Washington.
 The opposition to the plan to, place the effigy of Lee in Statuary Hall was led by
 several patriotic societies and two oi three Northern Congressman, who ex pressed the opinion that one so promi. nent in the affairs of the Confederacy should not be honored in the sacred hal of the government he had striven st hard to overthrow.
 This view was strenuously attacked by friends of the plan. who pointed to Gen eral Lees services in the war with Mex
 leo and in the United States army a. | enough to entitle him to the honor. The Congressman who opposed the plar are not now in the city, and the leader! | of the Department of the Potomac of tn, Grand Army of the Republic, who were | interviewed on the subject, while the, | refused to be quoted. said the organiza tion felt it should withdraw opposition tC l the plan.
 Forty years have passed" said pas commander, since the civil war. and the wounds have nearly all healed. The wal with Spain solidified the country let i | remain that way. If Virginia intends tt honor her great son, the Grand Arm, should not try to oppose her. One Gen eral Lee is again wearing the blue Gen eral Wheeler Is doing the same. Score | of former Confederates have been sent t, the Senate and House by their States. S, | l fail to see why Virginia should no | erect the statue."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
THE rANaLE GETS WORSE.

The Dothan Home Journal makes an effort to explain that young mans age about which we twitted it some days ago. and goes about 1t in this fashion:
 Excepting the awkward repetition of the word age. we did the best we could in glvlng lne young mans age. One in- rormant insisted he was To; another, whom we did rot see, came to the office, and in reporting the sad affair said the young man age was 19 years. With these differing statements We could only give the two numbers mentioned, which showed that his age was somewhere from I6 to 19 years inclusive.
 Now let's have this thing out while we
 are about it. If the young mans age was
 somewhere from 1G to 19 years inclusive
 it follows that he was IS and 1s. and also
 17 and IS. That's logic, sure, or else we
 don't know logic when we see it.
 But our esteemed contemporary isn't satisfied with mixing itself up i'll tan- gle, and wants to get The Advertiser into It's same predicament. It is human na- | ture, or something of the kind, that when one man gets stuck he cant rest till ne | gets some other man tangied, ana The | journal goes at 1t this way:
 | Now We have a question. The issue of | Inc Advertiser whlcn contained the crit | lclsm aoove conlained also local per sondl Item WnIcn may heed amenument. | II was slatea tnat a Alon,2oiiIsry Iauy | was going to Savannah, Wne.e sne would meet two sisters, whose names were given -vne from Nortn IaI oilna ana the other | from ArKansas. Now, the latter has ueen d resIusnL oI Dothan lot several | weeks, having cofae here rom Arhansas | win ner nasuand, wno is pastor oL tne | baptist CnurCn. 4SoW, Iiow long time l IS Iequlreu aIler one IeaveS Arkansas anu | makes nls home in anolnef S,a.e before ne | can Oe sdIu 10 De from that otner: IS llefe any rue or IaW wnicn says that once | nom ArkdnsdS aIwdyS Iron Arkansas
 We thought you were speaking of twu
 sisters. If so, what has me" and his
 to do with it? But if the lady mentioned by The Advertiser is in Savannah she Is
 from Arkansas" is she not? Or do you
 mean to imply that Hothan is part of Ar | kansas? We think that any one from Arkansas is from there till he or she
 goes back. What do you think about it!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

The Montgomery Advertiser. which seems to be Cleveland mad. loses sight of the fact that the American people have a great antipathy to electing any man to the Presidency for a third term. -Gadsdcl Journal.
 On one memorable oc ,asion. when Paul was pleading before King Agrippa, the nobleman, Festus, said: Paul, thou art beside myself; much learning doth make thee mad" but the Apostle calmly an swered: "I am not mad. most noble Fes- tus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness." And just so does The Advertiser speak when 1t speaks for Grover Cleveland. It gives reasons for all 1t says about him and those reasons are sound. As to the statement that the American people are opposed to electtng any man to the Presidency for third term we shall take the liberty of doubt ing 1t till we have seen the fact demon strated. The American people have not passed on the question yet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

' of England Is sz, of France sl5o. and of Australia. s2ss Australia has the largest per capita debt in the world. The United States debt was largest in 1885. when the civil war had piled up $a,ssl. .ooo.o 900. or s7s per capita. The great war debt was rap idly paid, and in 1892 1t had fallen to s5SO. .0Oo.Ooo. It was increased to s1.o4s.- 100000 by the Spanish war, but has fallen again to about ss3o 100000. In 1865 the average interest paid by the Government was "a per cent. Now half the debt bears only per cent. interest, and the United States Is the only nation in the world that has been able to sell a per cent. bond at par. In 1865 the interest on the national debt was about $A,2s per capita; and now the interest per capita is only 35 cents year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
THURSDAY, MAY 14,. 1908.
A MISTAKEN IDEA.

Hon. John Wesley Gaines cf STennes- see, recently declared that he feN safe in saying that "the South IS a unit now for the nomination of Judge Parker" |" That shows how much wiser some men are than some others happen to oe. We have tried to keep track of Southern sentiment on the Presidential question, and if there is any unit busincss in it we have failed to find it. We know that there are prominent Southern men who are sure that German is the predestined leader. We know that others are sure that Shepard is the only man to win with. and others talk of Hill, and vari- are suggested with more or less posi- tivitA ]
 2 We are not throwing any boquets or dorniclSs at Judge Parker. He is doubt less a man of good character and quall- fications. He might make a strong can didate of the Democracy for anything we know to the contrary, and ne would in all probability make a good President All this may be conceded without admit ting that the South is a unit for t.lm, for that lacks very much of being true. MT. Gaines may have sources of information which are closed to us, and then again he may be drawing on the somewhat vivid imagination which he is known to possess. John sometimes claws holes in the atmosphere and scrapes the cobwebs of the sky when he becomes particularly enthused. He may have sood and sufi- eient reasons for being an admlrer of Judge Parker, and we are rot falling out with him about it. but all the same the South.
 As a matter of fact, the South has not yet become unified on any candidate. It is rather occupying waiting position just now, and is far from Eeing solid for any one of the many who have been re- ferred to as possibilities. In our opinion MT. Cleveland comes nearer being the choice of the Democrats of the South than any other man, but we are cer- tainly not claiming that our section Is a unit for him. That condition may be reached before the time for nominating a candidate arrives, but it doesn't exist yet. nor do we think 1t can be truthfully said that the South is united on any Gaines Is not well informed or he has suffered his enthusiasm to run away with his Judgment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
Gen. aordon's "Raccoon Roughs."

My First Command and the Outbreak of
 the War" by General John 5. Gordon
 in the May scribner's:
 The streets were packed with men. wo- men and children. eager to catch a glimpse of this grotesque company. Nat urally, we were the observed of all ob- servers. Curiosity was on tiptoe, and from the crowded sidewalks there came to me the inquiry. Are you the captain of that company, sir?'' With pride which l trust was pardonable. indicated that I was. In moment there came to me the second inquiry. What company had been chosen-at least, none had been announced to the men. l had myself, however, selected a name, which con- sidered both poetic and appropriate, and Mountain Rifes." Instantly a tall noun taineer said in a tone not intended for his captain, but easily overheard by his companions and the bystanders: Moui1- tain hell! We are no Mountain Rifles; we are the Raccoon Roughs." It is scarcely necessary to say that my select ed name was never heard of again. This towering Ajax had killed it by single blow. The name he gave us clung to the company during all of its long and faithful service.
 Once in camp we kept the wires hot with telegrams to Governors of other States. imploring them to give us a chance. Governor Moore of Alabama finally responded, graciously consenting to incorporate the captain of the Rae coon Roughs'' and his coon-capped com pany into one of the regiments soon to be organized. The reading of this tele- gram evoked from my men the first wild rebel yell 1t was my fortune to hear. Even then it was weird and thrilling. Although all the stages of my subsequent promotions. in all the battles in which was engaged. this same exhilaratins shout from these same trumpet-like threats rang in my ears. growing fainter and fainter as these heroic men became fewer and fewer at the end of each bloody days work; and when the last hour of the war came, in the last des- perate charge at Appomattox. the few and broken remnants of the Raccoon Roughs were still near their first cap tain's side, cheering him with the dying echoes of the first yell of the Atlanta canlD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

The Butte. (MonD, Inter- Mountain de- votes an editorial to show that Mir. Cleve- land cannot be elected, and the gst of the argument is contained in the state ment that during his administration Montana wool sold for 6 cents per pound. That is a dreadful charge, but isn't there something else? Was there not cyclone or drouth. or potato bugs in Montana about that time, which should be charged to Grover?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OdleVllle, Alas May F. Editor Advertiser:
 What does the United States pay per year for It's Weather Bureau service?
 What Is required of postmaster as to hours or time, of Ike 4oing the postofice open for the distribution of mail matter? |? Under what age is 1t criminal for a young girl to get married in Alabama |? what Tn other states. Vox.
 To the first question reply is made that the cost in round numbers is in the neighborhood of 100000 per annum.
 As to the second. postmasters arrange the hours of work. and there Is no spe- cific postal regulation. It Is the general rule, however for postofflces to be kept open during business hours and for dis tribution to be made as promptly and speedily after arrival of mails as 1t can be done.
 Under the law of Alabama the Probate Judge must require the consent of the parents or guardians of a girl under IS years of age before issuing a marriage license Another section of the Code of Alabama. 2s39. says: "A man under the age of II and a woman under the age of IA years. are incapable of marriage. " Even marriage of this sort, however, is not criminal, but as the Supreme Court has decided, ''voidable merely" We do not know as to the law in other States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

There seems to be some difference of opinion regarding that rise of the island of Guam. The entire island has actually risen six inches, beyond doubt, but while some argue that it was caused by an earthquake, there are others who in- sist that the rise was due to the civilizipg influence of American occupation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

Speaking of the Alabama suffrage de- cision of the United States Supreme Court the Springfield CMass) Republican re- marks that Congress is powerless in the matter and that If all attempts to bring about an official determination of the question are to be put down on various technical grounds, as Tn the present case, then the fifteenth amendment will have to be considered as having been hung up in the national museum for people to look at as one of the curiosities of the reconstruction age. Whereupon another New England paper. The Providence Journal, makes bold to asert that "the National Museum .s exactly where the fifteenth amendment belongs"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
Disease Caused by Eye Strain.

George NJ. Gould the eminent "this: of Philadelphia, in Biographical C;ln'cs, proves, to his own satisfaction, arLa: ent- iy that De Quincey's opium hal it, Car lyies poignant complaint and Browning's s vertigo were due to eye strain from si ght sauint. The doctor advises that l" 'nting be done on black paper with whit" ink, and doing away with gilt picture flames
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

The New York Times remarks that MT been monstrously lied about" That can hardly be set down as news item. ar d the lying hasn't stopped. either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
The Advertisers Circulation IT
 creases-

The guaranteed net paid circulation of the Daily and Sunday Advertiser continues to grow. The sworn detailed figures for the month Of April. just passed, emphasize The Adsertiser's oft-rspeated statement that us guaranteed net paid circulation is greater than the actual issue of any other two Ala bama morning newspapers combined. Taking thfs fact, in connection with the high class Of the papers readers, into consideration, 1t e no wonder The Advertiser prints larger volume of advertising, local and foreign, oay by day, than either of its State mornAns con- temporartss, and at 8 higher rate per inch
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
Becoming More Marked.

Coosa River News.
 Grover Cleveland's popularity Is becom- ing more marked every day. About the only man who can prevent his fourth nomination for the Presidency is Mir Grover Cleveland himself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
Must Keep a Book.

Birmingham Ledger.
 Newport's season will open this year with plenty of divorces in high life to keep the social set quite busy readjusting its visiting list. It will soon be neces- sary for a lady to keep a book to keep track of the new names of old friends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
A Matter of Pride.

Talldega News-Reporter.
 The President Is still touring the West It is at least a matter of pride that the President is not afraid of his people. No one will ever assassinate Roosevelt-un- less it be the mothers of the babies he doesn't kiss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
His Flow of Words,

Birmingham News.
 If MT. Roosevelt's flow of words in his recent speeches cnly emAnated from a fountain head of ideas the fleet would be more satisfactory to his friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
It Would Fail.
Eufaula Times

Eufaula Times
 A miscroscope which will ma agnify 50, 900 diametefs has just been invented. Even thls powerful instrument, would fai. to discover an atom of patriotism In the protectionist manufacturer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun thinks If The Commoner keeps on naming candi- dates, it may strike the right one after a while" Not if 1t knows 1t in time to miss the right one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

One billion of anything is a huge sum,
 but when dealing with affairs of Gov ernment, it is getting to be regarded as not so much after all. Take the matter of Government debts and while that of the United States is about $sSO 100000, it is the smallest of any of the great na- tions of the world. The per capita debt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
Why He is Popular.

Abbeville Times.
 A man is popular in politics in the eyes of great many people. not because they think he will be the best man after he gets in office but because he has the most to give way before he gets in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
Chills and Doctors.
Mobile Item


 Arkansas is to have a new law regulat- ing the practice of medicine .n that State Between her chills and her doctors Ar kansas is between tho upper and the neither mill stones
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

Eleven people actually killed in one revolution in Honduras is in the Eature of a surprise. If that thing keeps up a South American revolution will get to be as dangerous as a football game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
Letters to the Editor.
Leroy. Washington County. Ala.

Editor The Advertiser:
 1 see a great many papers are hurrah- ing for Cleveland and 1 do hope he may be our next President for we need a good Democrat at our helm to pull us out oe the shoals. None of the Bryan stripe for me. Can't some one sew his mouth up with a grape vine or does his ranting against Cleveland help to make Cleve- land stronger? S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

Honesty is the best policy" is a good old adage, but some of the modern policy games would be failures if honesty had any place in the business
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

Coffee is as bad as whiskey," says a Chicago Professor. for want of something else to say. It is worse. That-is, some coffee is much worse than some whiskey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

Sacramento has eight saloons to each bakery. but as one loaf of bread will hold down eight drinks. it brings things out about even.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
< < < | < < < A < < < < < q WHAT THE STATE PAPERS '
 ARE SAYING. %
Just in Time.
ARe-Herald.

The white House was enlarged just in time to accommodate Grover Cleveland who needs a great deal of space to turn in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14
T<HE HOTEL BELLEcLAIRE

N6GT 0O GS[ oEALE& kA1NE$ X appeals especially to what
 may be called semi-transient visitors: people who desire, for a week or a fortnight or a month, the comforts, conveniences and advantages of New York's great modern hotels, but who wish to avoid some of the noise, the bust1e and the expense that are inevi- table in an extended visit. For such people THE BELLECLAIRE has furnished suites of one, two or three rooms and bath, which may be occupied at reasonable rates for shorter or longer periods. It is an apartment house with the best features of a hotel. It is a hotel with the best features of an apartment house. And it is ab- solute1y new and absolutely fire. proof.
 MILTON ROBLEE, Proprietor,
 Broadway, at Seventy-seventh St, NEW YORK.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-14

City Subscriptions should be paid to the fol- lowing authorized collectors only: J. n. But ton City Circulator; T. J. Htggs. Collector; z. '. Eason. Collector. Elmore Cohen. and at the Counting Room.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-25


Willie Fugate is highly edited as
well as considerably astonished at his
record as II appeared In yesterdays
Optic. copied from the Saturday Even
ing Post. The enterprising youth
sold more Posts last year than any
other boy tn New Mexico all right
enough and on the strength of his
championship the paper sent for his
photo. But Willie protests that he
does not desire to shine as a writer OF
fiction, and that the Post o of
his doings was manufactured out of
an uncut and very coarse article Of
cloth. He wasn't a solitary figure IN
the wilderness. by any means when he
made his record, but earned his laur.
els in strenuous competition with a
dozen other strong lungei and ener.
getic specimens OF the alert American
boy on the Las Vegas station plat.
form.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-25
Denied His Man.

Sheriff Cleofes Romero has return
ed from Belvidere. ILL.,, north Of Chi
|cago, whittier he went to arrest on
the charge of embezzlement Potter
Morrow, who is charged with having
~|embezzled goods and money from the
Simmons Hardware company OF st.
Louis. He presented his credentials
to the acting governor Of Illinois, who
gave him the necessary requisition
papers, but after he had his man ar
rested and had started with him for
1.-THE Wisconsin line, sixteen miles
away. he vas stopped by a sheriff,
who showed him papers countcrmand-
ing the order for requisition. So, in
spite Of a vigorous protest from Mr..
Romero. who offered to bring witness
es TO Chicago from st. Louis without
expense to the state of Illinois, he
was compelled to return without his
man, whom he says was assisted
through political Vaccinations in
avoiding arrest. 1t will be remember.
ed that Morrow was the travelling
man for the Simmons Hardware com
pany who sold his samples and spent
the money.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-25

The quarterly conference Of the M.
Il. church of this place was held last
night. DIR. A. p. Morrison, superin.
tendent Of English missions for the
district. presided. The attendance
was large, After the eloquent ser
mon by DIR. Morrison, there was a So
cial session, which proved highly en-
joyable. DIR. Morrison tells The OPP
tic that never since his assumption
OF the office of superintendent have
conditions been SO favorable as at
present. The congregations are
larger. o money is being raised.
more churches are building, higher
salaries are being paid, and the work
Is being carried On with more enthus-
iasm than ever before. A strong man
mas Just been secured at I'll Paso-
the Rev. Mr.. Calfrey, for some time
pastor Of the church at Council Bluffs.
Iowa. DIR. Morrison will leave for
the north this afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-25

There is a new boy at the home OF
Solomon villegas, The Optic press.
man. The stranger arrived the night
before last. A number VI friends hap.
pened around to congratulate, and a
joyous celebration in honor OF the
young mar was held. II was the eve
OF ST. Johns day. Accordingly, the
name Of John was at once bestowed
upon the promising scion OF the house
of villegas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-25
The marriage Of Miss Cecilia Apn,

The marriage Of Miss Cecilia Agnes
Cornell Of Newton. Kans.. to Mr..
Frank Duerr was solemnized at New
ton. kans., June %. The bride will
be welcomed back to Las Vegas by
many friends won during a previous
residence In the city. She is an at
tractive and accomplished young lady.
The young man is a subject for hearty
congratulations. Mr.. Duerr is highly
esteemed in Las Vegas. as a young
mar OF ability, industry and high
character.