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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
IMPROVE THE CAPITOL.
The Mobile Register and The Bir-
 mingham Ledger Urge It.
The Capitol of Alabama.
Mobile Register.

MpDHc ResiStef.
 The Capitol of the SRte of Alabama is or q mixed architectural form that may be said to have been peculiarly Ameri- can. It cannot, without stretching the truth, be called beautiful but it is i'm posing, as it dominates the lovely city ot Montgomery. It is open to the ohjcc- ton of the present day on two grounds: It is of a style that has passed out of use, and 1t is not large enough fo: the purposes 1t was designed to serve.
 This building is the official home of the Governor and executive officers nG the State. the Supreme Court and the Legis- lature: and it is the chief house of Il Stat" that is often and truthfully spoken Of as one of the greatest in this brilliant galaxy of sovereign republics. The busi- ness Of this great and growing common- wealth has rapidly increased: the demand for room for the carrying on of the States business Ia beyond the power of the Cap- tol to meet; there is urgent need, not only of improvement, but enlargement. Every department is crowded to the limit; there Is no place for necessary additions to the working force; when the Legislature Teets and committee have to be accom-. modated, a doubling up of offices has to be accomplished; one department en- camps in the rooms of another depart ment: and the redundant books. papers. furniture, etc. must be packed aff into the garrett The State has Just begun a long-delayed and most valuable work the collection and preserving of the archives; Vet there is no place in the Capitol for this collection. In vacation time the Sen ate chamber was used, hut the coming of the Legislature has forced the aTchiVist to retreat with his horde to some other and distant cranny of the big building. Money cannot replace the store of histori- cal relics and documents that has been assembled by the indefatigable energy of MT. owen, but the first fire that occurs there will put that store in Jeopardy and Very probably destroy it. There is no tire-proof room in the Capitol and no space that can be given for the making of such x room. In d word the building is inadequate for the States purposes.
 Moreover, the surroundings are not worthy The building is in the form of a cross, the portico being the head, lying toward the west. The arms, which form the facade of the building. lie north and south. The Supreme Court library forms the east or main stem Of the cross. The sItuation is imuosinG, being the top of ouc of the highest hills in NJ nt gomeiN. From the doar of tha north wIng ane has presented to hlm a wonderful picture. Close at hand Is the greensward of the Capitol grounds, ornamented in the center of a large slopipg plat with a tall and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
THE ENVY OF SMALL MINDS.

The Chattanooga Times. edited by a man who wore the blue in the War be tween the States, has little patience with those Grand Army men who are fight ing the proposition to erect a statue of Lee at Gettysburg, and thus eastisates them:
 We feel quite sure that the fair-mlnd- ed, intelligent and generous people of the North will think with such men as George Francis Adams Colonel A. b. Mcclure and others of their kind rather than with those whose opinions of patriotism and citizenship are measured by the size of their pension checks. These patriots who trembe for their own glory in the presence of the illustrious name they would wantonly insult, may be able, through their impotence as politi- cal heelers, 10 defeat the measure in- tended to honor d Southern hero, yet their action will in no way dim his luster or detract one iota from the love and affection in which he is held by the Soutn ern people or diminish in the slightest de- gree the respect and esteem with which his name is regarded by American citi- Zens all over the continent.
 In view of the fact that all the sur viVing maj generals ot the nion army who fought at Gettysburg., all but three of the surviving brigadiers, and all but one of the surviving colonels favor the joint monument as proposed by Colonel McClure's bill, these irothy poiItici ln-rld- den posts of the G. A. R. cut very contemptble figure in their opposition.
 What will be the ultimate fate of the movement We have no means of know ing al present IL may be that the np. position of these frothy patriots of whom The Times speaks may disgust the Nir- giniuns. 50 that they will decline To leln Pennsylvania in the highly credltabie movement initiated by Colonel Mcclure but we hope not. The object is crcdita ble to him and should have had no oppo- sition in his own State, but he probably didn't take account of the "frothy poli, tician.ridden posts" and the men Who dominate them. And IL Is also praba ble that the thought of their opposition would have made no difference with him as he ls not the kind of man to truekl, to expediency or to be- turned aside hy that kind of opposition. He is one ut the most thoroughly hroad-minded men in the Tnion. and when he decides that a ,nirg is right, he advocates it regard less of consequences,
 IL is a pity, of course, that. such an object as that under consideration should be made the ground for an exploitation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1908
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

Ths American Newspaper Directory uses csr- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole field of newspaperdom which comes under its notice and one of these signs Is the mystic symbol vl denoting golden" which stands for high quality. and is thus explained:
 'Aayertisers value this paper more tor the class and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with a single Sym- bol; but there is a higher grade. according to this standard authority, which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL vv to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol 00l and is the only paper so distinguished in this section of the South
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
A DUTY TO OTHER STATES.
Alabama Should Beautify the Old
 Capitol.
Columbus Enauirer Sur

Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
 A bill is before the Alabama Legislature which has been favorahly reported, pro viding for an appropriation of $250, 01O to be used in improving the State Capitol and grounds. Money could not be more appropriately spent. The State House in Montgomery is in a deplorabIe condition and should have attention, besides it is too small and should be enlarged. but above all the buildings historic import ance and prominence demand that the patriotic people of our sister State shall keep Il in good repair. The Alabama State House was the first Capitol of the Confectionery, and as such 1t should be preserved as nearly in it's original shape az possible. Alabama owes this much not only to herself but to all the States ut the old Confectionery. It is tn be hoped sition. and that the historicaI old struc- ture will be preserved fae the future genera tiuns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
De Cree Worked

Llpplncott ,.
 Not long sine res 1eotable calored preacher. who Was noted for his ability tc 'cuss out ne Nple from the pulpit was hurlIng 1hunderholts of iHvective asainst his "angra yation because of a great wave uf lying and stealing that was sweeping over the city. Among other things he said No longer'n las night some one stole de las two chickins dat me an nah oi' oman had. I b'lieves de thief 8 in dis house right now, an hereby eountersigns him 10 evahlastin punishment. De ng yar dat stole dem chickins is a gwinteP burn for il sho. you hyeah me Del 'oIca has gone rorth!'
 Next morning a eolored nfan with two fine hens came up 70 the preachers door He said:
 "Parson. hyeah's yo' chickins.''
 No sah,' said he preacher. eyeing the chickens closely. 'dese ain't nah chick ins."
 "I knows dey aih't peszactly vo'wn." exclaimed the rarishioner, but desc is to tek de place of yo'wu. Yo' chicIins WIZ ct mp 70 de cree vert forth. An las night alter l went to he'd my cOnshunce hurt me SO tell I had to git ID and go ovsh to Marse Bob's house and git two mo chiekins. Parsen. do tek desc chick ems; an for de Lawds sake tek dat cree bt elk, too."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
THREE MODERN INSTANCES.

The Advertiser has been favored with three remarkably fine exhibitions of modern journalism, and looking at them one is forcibly struck with the wonder full advance in newspaper claking as shown by comparison with the papers of 'even quarter of a century ago.
 These examples are 1st of January editions of The San Francisco Chronicle, 6s pages. The Spokesman Review of Spokane. Wash. 4s pages. and The Rocky Mountain News of Denver, Col, 52 pages. Each of these papers is a credit to the art of printing and engraving, as well as to the enterprise and facilities of the FOfiice from which it is published. Not only are they filled with carefully pre- pared and widely varied reading mat ter, descriptive of everything In and about the cities and adjacent country
 would have been considered wonderful nifty years ago. In fact. some of the colored pictures are real works of art.
 As we said before, these papers are ex- plain and ornamental printing as well as in engraving and decorating. Within the memory of men not yet very old such q paper as either of these would have been impossible of production in any newspaper office but gorgeously hand some and mammoth editions are not at all infrequent in this day of big things, and the three papers we are speaking of are among the best we have seen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
All the People Favor It.

blfmiGgham Ledger
 All the people of the State love Mont gomeTy and they authorize The Ledger to congratulate her on the appropfia- ttan for the enlargement of her public building and then on the fact that she is to have q term of the United States Circuit Court regularly.
 This will in some measure compensate the old town for the loss of the State convention in off years and the loss the sessions of the Legislature in those sf years. The sessions of Ihe United States court will grow in importance and be of the greatest benefit to the town.
 When neerly everything seems to b'' coming towards Birmingham. it Is Well 10 know that Montgomery will not he left lonesome. nor will it stop growing The Legislature will pat out a lot of money there to keep the saws. ham, mers and paint brushes going all the year and Montgomery will look fresh and pret- ty when the workmen arc through with it Long live Montgomery. :
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
We Mixed the Babies.

Sheffield Heaper.
 Maybe The Huntsville Mercury will not appreciate The Montgomery Advertiser act of crediting our item referring to The Advertiser hog logic to The Aer- eury. We suspect TLe Advertiser is par donable on account of the Legislature being on hand with its burthen of dispen- saFy measures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
Are Shut Out.
Mobile Herald.

MOhlIe TtTdIU.
 Hundreds of mon in Alabama have vol untariy disfranc hised themselves by fail ing to pay their poll tax and they have no one to blame for their inability to par ticipate in the election of the year but themselves. for every newspaper in the State warned them from time to time of their duty. Here in Mobile il is said that many of the rag. tag and bpb-tail crowd or purchasablc element are shut out. Ii so-glory be!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
Short of a Fool,
Huntsville rribI

Huntsville Tribune RepD.
 Did you ever see anything short of fool who did think the negro equal of q white man? A few knaves who had polit- ical axes to grind have not unfrequently stirred the poor negro up on the subject greatly to his injury We do not know whether it is lack of information or se- fish promptings that are causing the ac- cidental President of the United States to excite the race. Be 1t either. before he eets through with it, he will injure the good negro and get thc political mashiug he richly deserves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
A Great Mistake.

Talladega Reporter.
 It would be great mistake not to have Alabama properly represented at the Worlds Fair at St. Louis; and the repre- sentation depends on the funds appro- rriated. Whether it be in connection with the Gulf States. or at lone hand. let the State be represented at St. Louis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

The perplexing thing in connection with this Doblin business is to tell just where the lie Is. He states positively that his first statement was false. Now. ac- cording to all the rules of logic. one of his statements was false. but which one, and how are We t1 tell which" If his first statement Was true, the last one was false. and if the last one was true, the first was false. Consequently, if he lied the last time, he didn't lie the first time, and if he lied the first time. he didn't lie the last time. Then, don't you see, he either lied in both instances, or in one, or in neither, and-where were we, anyhow?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

The Washington Post objects to Utah's marks that "when MT Smoot takes the oath of office as Senator, without which he cannot serve his people, his church oath goes away back and sits down." Just 80. and some of his critics will also take their seats along with the oath.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
Is Worth It.

Richmond Times.
 Tho Legislature of Alabama has before it, with certainty of passage. q bill to in crease the salary of the Governor from 5000 to S5000 per annum Any man who is fit to be the Governor of so great a State as Alabama is worth at least $5, ,OO1 q year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

Thirteen has proven an unlucky mum Der for the St, Louis boedlers, as just that many have been convicted and sent to the penitentisry. They will now be be more than ever prejndiced against the number,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
Pretext to Raise Pricss.

Blrmlngham NeWs,
 Chief White Calf is dead It is to be hoped that the beef trust will not seize upon this fact as q preteXt to raise the price of the commodity 1t controls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
The Vitality of Children.

bfItIUE oFHlIIItI,
 It should not be said that Ala abama mills cannot thrive unless they be fed upon the vitality of children. The fail ure to enact a child labor law will be an admission that the above statement is ab- solutely true.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

The Washington Post objects to Utah's new Senator on account of his name. 1t thinks Shoot isn't esthctic, and that is about as sound as most objections against him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
' \ < < < < Y < Y < < < ' < WHAT THE STATE PAPERS '
 ARE SAYING. !
To Prohibit Mirth
Birmingham Herald.

BIrmingham Herald.
 The Pennsylvania Legislature is con- sidering q bill to restrain newspapers from printing carica tures It should pass d bill to prohibit mirth altogether.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
An Easy Way Out.

hooiis Nc6istSi
 Turkey has found an easy way to get out of financial difficulties. The treas ury has been instructed to cease pay ments until further orders. We always have envled the man who could pay debt by ignoring it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

"The man who never saw a Railroad train will soon have to hide in cave If he remains in the United States, or one will run over him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

The Rome Tribune classes the corset as ''one of the mainstays of society,"" How about good strong arm?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

A late writer in 0ne of the society columns has learned so we are sraveiy informed by the paper, that boys and girls show the same per eentage of bright ness, but the girls have , per cent less dullness." In other words the writer says that while they are equally bright, the boys are dul.er than the girls That Is what might be called conundrum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

The dispatches tell of the death of another Sultan. but we are not going to divulge his name just yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

An Atchison girl looks so distressed that a good many people would really like to know what Is the matter with her Probably nothing more than the way her pa and ma act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

A correspondent uf The New York Evening Post takes that paper severely to task for It's attitude on the Crum and lndianola affairs and all the reply The Post deisns tu mahr IS Ihis;
 The Evening Post Susl.lins President Roosevelt. just as it did President Cleyc- land and President Lincoln, in asserting the strprenacI of the mai Il.,l Law .,v,.r local nullihers. That Is ihr real and only issue in tho indiaNolt cgsc.
 Ii is pity that paper with thr s,:,ud- ing of The Post should find il expedIcnl to resort 10 such rot in place of arsu- msnt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

The Pennsylvania Legislature is wres- tling with a bill which seeks to make It picture representing any person in the form or likeness of beast, bird, fish. in- sect, or other inhuman animal" If that bill should become law, it would be a crime to picture it's author as lobster, or as wearing long ears. And what would become of the eartoonists?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
SheriRs Sale.

Under and by virtue of an execution placed In my hands from the City Court of Mont John w A, Sanford, IT,, I will proceed tc sell at public auction on Monday. the 23rd day Of February, 1908, at the Artesian Basin. in hours of sale to the highest, best and last bid der for cash the following described real estate the property of w. G. Lowe, defendant ia wit The W. F of N. W. <. Section IS. Township ?, Range | & and the E. is of N W h, Section ", Township lP, Range ls containing l6o acres more or less, all of said property being situated in the County of Mont gomeFy and State of Alabama.
 W. R, WALLER
 Jan: 2I: 1908. thu St
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

Never had any experience of the learn cd compositer2 Will take occasion some of these days to point out some selections from his handiwork from The Adferti- ser's own columns; possibly then our neighbor won't be So glib to fish out lapses in tn columns of his valued con tems.--Chattanoega Times.
 Oh, yes; we've made the acquaintance of the ubiquitous gentleman to whom you refer, and he has ripped us so often that we have become wary of correcting the lapsss of our contemporaries. We only touched The Times gently because It is somewhat prone to nag others over their mistakes, and--but was the com positor to blame for changing Alton to Allan? Come. 'fess up. And, by the way, who is George Francis Adams"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05

of the unutterable lttlcness of certain brand of patriots, but SD 1t is and so 1t will ever be while human nature re- mains as it is. In the words of the psct Thomson:
 Base envy withers at another's joy
 And hates that excellence 1t cannot reach, and there arc yet some small minds among the Union soldiers, who are so eaten up with envy of Lees great fame that they would bury it beneath the slime of their own hate and malice, if possible As We have said on former occasion, any attempt to show honor to q Confederate is likely to meet with op- position from this class. but nothing they can do or say should be allowed to avail anything in the present instance. Let Pennsylvania and Virginia honor them- selves by doing justice to great soldier, and let the objeetors go hang.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
ALABAMA WINE.

ABSOLUTELY PURE. Made from grapes grown on my own vineyards EXPRESS PRE- PAID.
 Fine Old Polt. per case q dog. qusrtsl s5 % 5Gallon keE. per gallon .............,,... L 35 5-salIOn keg. per gallon on.......,.......... 40
 send 10 cents in postage for free sample by mail Address ,hI;- ]; :an Ai wEsTERtvNR co. ETGfhurst. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
The Advertissr's Telsphonss:

Ihe Advertisers Circulation Grows.
 The circulation of The Advertiser during the 5ast month of last year was larger than in any prsvious month Tn It's history. It steadily in creeses its lead in circulation in. and its hold on the good will of the people of, Alabama. ,.n Hsss are the sworn hgWes for Dsosmher,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
RATES ARE AS FOLLOwss
SHIP YOUR GOODS
 aY THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on 27 1000 miles of 6rst-class railroads, with connections with other com
 oanies, to all points accessible by express.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-06
THE TOWNSHIP ROLLS.

Although the committees which pre-
pared the different township rolls that
have been filed in the office Of the
clerk of the court have done work that
is highly creditable, and even remark
able, under the circumstances, their
work Is far from complete. All Of the
committeeman are becoming fully
aware Of this fact just now.
During the past two weeks fully a
score of people have brought to the
attention Of the reporter various cor
rections that ought to be made and If
the experiences Of all the committee
men interested are the same as those
who have made special reports, the
omissions and inaccuracies that have
been brought to their attention are far
more numerous than those that have
been brought to the attention Of THE
ENQUIRER.
Mr.. Joseph M. Whitesides who help
ed to prepare that excellent roll from
Broad River township, said to the re-
porter on Monday: Il suppose that up
to this time my attention has been
called to more than twenty alleged In
accuracies. I know that we made lots
OF mistakes; but the truth of the mat
ter is that in lots Of cases we just
couldn't get the information that was
necessary and we had to do the best
we could. I learn, however, that the
clerk of the court has not yet put any
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-06
The 1torkpille Gnqltirer.
YORKVfLLE, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1908.

ALTHOUGH the political news from
the far east and from Europe Is as
puzzline as ever, it seems to be TAX
ing on additional interest. Recently
came the story that Russia had decid-
ed to gobble Manchuria In violation
of treaty agreements. The United
States government made it clear that
such step would be very displeasing
to this country, and Russia promptly
denied that she had ever thought OF
such q thing. Now it is claimed that
both Great Britain and Japan stood
ready to protest against Russia's pro-
posed action; but both held back In
the belief that the United States could
be depended upon to act first because
the interests Of this country in Man.
churia are greater than are the inter-
ests Of any other country. Just exact
ly what Russia is driving at, of course,
1t is impossible to say; but the dfplo-
mats are pretty we'll agreed that she is
playing a definite game for advantage
either in China or down in the Bal
kans or both. There is good reason to
believe that If it were not for Russia
the Balkan trouble would be settled In
short order; but Russia does not want
this trouble settled, and she proposes
to take an eventual opportunity to get
an outlet somewhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-06

Of the rolls on record, and until they
are officially recorded there will be op-
portunity for corrections. Although
have already given a good deal Of time
to this thing, am willing to DO all I
can to make the roll as accurate as
possible, and If the people who know
Of errors will call the attention of my
self, Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson, Mr.. John
Ramsey or Mr.. r. w. Whitesides to
them, any Of us will do what we can
to rectify the same. wish you would
say though that it will be great help
to the committee If these corrections
can he submitted in writing. The
work Is too big for a man to un-
dertake to carry it in his mind, and
written memoranda will stand bet
ter chance Of attention"
We have no doubt that in deliver
ing himself as he has, Mr.. Whitesides
has spoken for all Of the various COM
mitteemen and any one Of them will
be glad to rectify any errors or omis-
sions that may have been made.