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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
UP TO ROOSEVELT.
What Will He Do in the Canal
 Situationp

Louisville Courier Journal.
 There sits Morgan of Alabama grand old man of the Senate-grand old man or the south-theIe he sits in his cottage at | and 2 smile on his face: no French thlef' nor Yankee thief. nor gray wolf of Wash ington, nor sleek bloodhound Of Bogota- distnrbs his confident serenity; for nef ef lieying in the courage and integrity or the President he believes that the Fan, Fan, anna job is dead. and that now we shall go forward in our own way ana alg our own fitch through a region which deais not in tragedy and scandal. but offers It. self freely to the uses of civilization ana progress. What about Roosevelt at Oys- ter Bay? He has given up, thrown oyer dime in the dubious arts of civil service reform for a mess of p2ttage which may fail him at the last Will he make yet another concession to tne potiW,atnopers p,i,,atp CTS the proposed forty millions to the rogues at Paris, the bargained twenty millions to the rogues at Washington, with twen- rSeues 1S nl,,''at' at Bogota? viii he wink at a revolution in Colombia-the secession of a Colombian State-a possible foreign war-certain foreign compiications-in or us not merely to become party. to their wicked and wanton scheme of seif-ag- grandizement but to bring us into law suit and get no other assets than few WOrtnIeSS pOtS ana pdIS. anu ticket to ''Hell-for-S -Sartin." Strenuosity. Teddy's fetish is a good thing only when 1t drives at good aims. We should think and talked iess.. He has had good many scandals to face; in the Postoffice Department; in the Department of the Interior; ana some queer-some funny business in the office of the Attorney General. The deals with Quay and Ad- dicks will not bear scrYtiny. Yet tt is pleaded that he has merely stopped to conquer. Bound Up In this Panama dick CT is the biggest kind of a money scandal. Let Theodore Roosevelt read the story of Ferdinand de Lesseps. and have care for himself No man-however great can put his personal integrity to question and 1t is easy to see in what tile gray wolves. and their organs are doing. that. unless the President acts, presently they will draw him into their meshes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
The Speaker of the Commons.

Mir Gully. speaker of the British House of Commons. and thus known as the first commoner of the land.' is an older man than many persons suppose. He will be 70 years old next year. He was a stranger to the ma jority of the members of the House when he was first elected to the chair of the House of Commons eight years ago. He had then for nine years been the Liberal representative of Carlisle. but he was rarely seen in the legislative chamber He spent his even ings in the top room of the library. MT. Gully sat night after night immersed in briefs. from the study of which he was distracted from time to time by imperous summons of the division bells. It was his old legal friend and colleague, the late Leo Herschell, who suggested his name as the most suitable successor to the retir- ing Speaker. Peel It was a very close and exciting division, but MT. Gully won by the narrow margin of a dozen votes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Kubelik's Mascot.

Like most musicians. Kubelik has his mascot. It Is little violin, given to him by wandering musician when he was only 10 years old. as a tribute to his pow CTS. The stranger heard the boy playing on his fathers fiddle, and was so struck that he insisted on making him the present Kubeliks father was as proud as he was poor, and as superstitious as he was proud. He said the boy should have the baby instrument, but he insisted on paying for it. It has been all over Europe with Kubelk since. He never goes anywhere without it. and believes that if he lost it he would lose his luck. Two other thinks Kubelik equally treas ures-the cross of the Gregory order and rosary given to him by the late Pope Leo Xii. "The cross I give you, my dear Kubelik," said the Pope, "because you are a master of your art, the rosary to remind you that there are things more precious than fame"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
A Lock of Napoleon,s Hair.

Concerning the things which Sir Arthur Fairbairn has picked up from foreign lands, he proudly shows you lock of the great Napoleons hair. This valuable find is artstically framed and contains at the back three autograph letters which establish its authenticity. The lot was acquired by Sir Arthur in mean street in Paris for six louis. And it Is one of the most peculiar of paradoxes that 1t stands near an exquisite tea service, each piece marked with the imperial cipher and crown, the present of the third Napoleon to Sir Arthurs father, with hard by a splendid vase, the present of Emperor William, who, with the Man of Iron by his side avenged with Marshal Tramp in an insatiate onslaught the havoc and humiliation meted out to his fatherland by the man whose tress of hair lies be- fore you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
THE OLD SILVER COINS,

An article from The New York Times, copied in Saturdays Advertiser. speaking of the old silver 12 1-2 cents piece says that 1t was known throughout the South and Southwest as "a levy" The writer was mistaken if he thinks that the piece was called by that name in the South generally. Those whose memories go back three-score years or more know that this 12 1-2 cents piece was called seven pense" as it was usually pro- nounced. By many it was bit" but seven-pense was the usual word. This was really the Spanish real, which was one-eighth of dollar. And the writer is not accurate in this paragraph:
 Another coin almost as generally used as the real was the half-real: This coin was known as five-penny bit. or flpen- ny bit, abbreviated to flip" It was worth 6 1-4 cents.
 As the sevenpence was not worth ten pence of course a coin of half the value worth 1-2 pence and the almost univer- sal name for 1t was 'thrip." or 'thrip- pence" which was a contraction of three pence-half- penny. We have heard many countryman speak of this coin by the somewhat curious name. as they pro. nounced 1t, "thrippensapenny." But bott the thrip and the seven pence were goot money and were in great demand as smal change. Doubtless, too. some of our old CT readers will remember when the sil yer dime and haIf-dime came into circu lation in the country. They were looked on with suspicion and many refused tc take them in place of the coins witf which they had become familiar. One ot those old coips would be rare sight now
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
MADE MILLIONS.
Homestake Mining Company Ha: Produced About $7O, 100000.

New York Commercial.
 Of all the technical papers read at the recent session of the American Mining Congress in Deadwood and Lead, prob ably none have attracted as much atten- tion as that entitled '"The Metallurgy of the Homestake Ore" The paper contains information never before made pubic and is the work of c. w. Merrill, employed on the metallurgical staff of this property at Lead.
 The Homestake Mining Company has acquired through consolidation the ground and equipment of the Father De Smet Consolidated Gold Mining Company, the Deadwood-Terra Mining Company, the Caledonia Gold Mining Company and the Highland Mining Company at and near Lead. The company owns or con- trols 250 claims. comprising 2,616 acres, and covering about 5000 feet along the strike of the lode. At the surface there are several veins, of which three have united in depth. where the main vein ranges from 300 to 800 feet in width. The l. 100 foot level is the lowest at present. The rock of both walls is, so far as known at present, carboniferous slate, and the country Is penetrated by a system of per phyry dikes, and in some places capped with prophyry The output of the com pany up to January, 1903, has been, ap- proximately, $70,000000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

Scripture. It is the height of every boy : ambition to be a preacher. although 1t is an affectation among the horny-handed
 portion of the population to pretend to de- spise those who do not engage in manual labor. A traveller recently asked a bright eyed youngster there: What are you going to do when you grow up?" The boy turned his head away, blushed with embarrassment and began to draw semo- circles in the dust with his bare toe. In the meantime his father answered for him: q reckon that boy'll be a preacher;
 he's a powerful pert talker when he ain't bashful, an he's too darn lazy too work"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Edward in Green and Red.

Since King Edward has been making tour of the European continent, he has made it evident that he has not lost as king the fondness for keeping up to date in the matter of dress that characterized him as Prince of Wales. In a recent hunting trip in Austria he wore a green suit and bright green Alpine hat. While at Marienbad the men of fashion did not fail to notice that the king wore bright red tie and, therefore, red craVats are to be the fashion, and will be known as King Edward ties" Haberdashers in Vienna and London are busy turning out these new red ties. In two weeks King Edward lost ten pounds in Marlenoad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Only Man in the. District.

There is one election district in New York the Nineteenth. on the East River at Thirty-fifth Street, which contains but one tnhabitant. voter or non-voter, The district comprises large iumoer yard, and used to contain blocks or dwell ings. which are now being torn down to make the new St. Gabriel's park, leaving Joseph Thomas foreman in the lumber yard. in possession of the privilege or demanding a voting booth, and fnll com com pliment of inspectors, clerks ana poiCe- will modestly content himself with be- ing transferred, as a voter to another district
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
The Shameful Truth.

Hancevile Hustler.
 There is too little regard for the life of a negro in this State. It seems that any white man of any degre of respect ability or authority can coolly kill a "nigger" and get out of all trouble easier than moonshiner for making himself an illegal drink The worst feature of this inhumanity Is that no remorse seems to follow the murderer and very little pup- lie condemnation rests upon him. It seems sometimes actually to create for him a sort of reputation for heroism. Is it not the shameful truth?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
How It Resembles Winchester

John~ Kendrick Bangs, who is writing the libretto for a musical comedy based on Sheridan's School for Scandal" met a friend the other day whom he had not seen for some time. What sort of thing is this Lady Teazle' you're writing?" in- quired his friend. Well" replied the author, Its a good deal like the battle of Winchester" His friend stared Why like the battle of Winchester" he asked "Becuse," explained MT. Bangs, "Sheri- dan is about twenty miles away"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
The Lucky Golfer.

A strange story of the discovery of an unsuspected art treasure comes from Can ada: Montreal art dealer was playing golf. and drove ball through the win dow of cottage. It struck a picture on the wall. The dealer paid handsome compensation, and also acquired the in jured picture. It turned out, after clean terior by Teniers, of the value of s2 5oo
 Half of this sum the dealer gave to the original lady owner, to her great surprise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
He Ended Before the World.

George Stuart, the well known Wolcott Adventist, is dead. MT Stuart several times predicted the end of the world. and each time had so much confidence in his prediction that he climbed a tall poplar tree near his home and there awaited the final smash-up. In spite of such a sue cession of alarms, Mir. Stuart seems tc have looked forward to the end of things with equanmity. At least he had reach ed the ripe old age of 92 before death finally overlook hima
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Must Close Up.

Huntsville Democrat.
 New York negroes have sent Andrew Carnegie a memorial to establish free li- braries in various cities for the exclusive use of negroes. If Andy complies, the white people of the South must close up their libraries, as they will have no time to use them. with all their house work and professional work to do. The liter ary negro is no use in domestic estab- lishmentS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Already Converted.

Blrmlngham Ledger
 The Salvation Army squadron that sail ed up into Breathitt to convert the na- tives have reported that the natives are already converted. They need no locks on the doors. they feed all who come, and go to church. Their failing is that they resrve the right to kill their enemies and to help swear a friend out of trouble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

ficult to secure respect and obedience for laws enacted by mau.
 It may be true that the use of tobacco is hurtful, at least in some cases. There seems no doubt that smoking cigarettes is injurious, and 1t Is doubtless true that excessive smoking of any kind is not good for most people. but can any regu- iation absolutely prevent it9 When King James promulgated his famous "Coun- terblaste to Tobacco" he doubtless thought he had made Its use impossible in his Kingdom, but he was badly mis- taken. When the army canteens were abolished the temperance people hoped that the use of liquors by our soldiers wax at an end, but they were disappoint- ed Finding 1t impossible to procure pure drinks inside the army limits the men went outside and besotted themselves with the vile stuff sold at the low dives and resorts which surround every army post. Now the general officers who are hest informed on the subject are asking to have the canteens re-instated for the good of the soldiers and the service
 And so. when the authorities at West Point decided that they would absolutely prohibit smoking Or any other form or tobacco using among the cadets they doubtless thought they were pursuing the proper course, but the result has con- yinced them that they made matters worse. Just as liquor prohibition in some cases leads to deceit, evasion and false- hood. so in this case the effort of the authorities resulted in teaching the young | men deceit and falsehood.
 It will doubtless be argued that the young men at West Point should have a
 higher and nobler standard of manhood than to indulge in prohibited practices and prevaricate about it afterwards. Ad- mitted, but that doesn't alter the facts. We may also say, in general terms. that all men should cultivate and practice a standard of manhood which would pre- l vent them from violating the laws of God and man, but they sometimes fail to do it. The young men at West Point are human, with human tastes and feel ings They resented this effort to inter- fere with what they doubtless looked on as their natural rights, and their resent ment took the form of evasion and deceit. Better appeal to their better natures, teach them the evils of over-indulgence. and thus enlist their pride and their man. hood. Expressive laws and regulations will not control men absolutely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

The Portland Oregonian notes it as a singular fact that many of the leading free silver champions of 1896 have since become rich. It might have added that since they became rich they are not free
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
No Fatalities.
Birmingham News

Birmingham News.
 In the account of the Seawanhaha Cor inthian Yacht Club banquet 1t Is said that the guests sang "The Good Old Summer Time' before the soup was half served. As no fatalities were reported 1t is evil dent that the President for once over- looked bringing his gun along
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Cut Out for a Preacher

The oratorical gift of the preachers or mountain regions of Tennessee IS mucn admired by their simple parishloners, II somewhat too fiorid for severer s.s Iastes' ,.s
 late many anecdotes of their eloquence' a s we'll as their absurd interpretations or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Will Get the Persimmon.

Annlston Hot Blast
 While one politician says it's Parker and another German and another Hearst, Cleveland's friends will ste, in and gath CT for him the persimmon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
TOOK NO ACTION.
Labor Leaders Discuss the Case of W.
 A. Miller

Washington, Sept. 23.-The executive council of the American Federation of Labor to-day considered the case of W. A Miller the foreman of book binders, who was dismissed from the government printing office because he had been ex- pelled from the local book binders union and who was subsequently reinstated by order of President Roosevelt, but took no action in the matter, deferring that until later.
 The case was under consideration by the executive council for some timaL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

The Franklin Times has this. as part of a long editorial devoted to The Adver- tiser and Mir. Cleveland
 To expect that Southern Democrats he. cause of sentimental bosh about Cieve- lands great service, to the South, will lose their heads and help to push their party over the third term precinicn trying to further his selfish ambition to do what no other man. since the founda1 ton of the republic. has been able to do is the merest rainbow chasing.
 When a Southern newspaper refers to Southern appreciation of MT. Cleveland as t'sentimental bosh" there's little use ar guing with 1t. Cleveland did more for the Southern people than any President has done in forty years. but 1t is "senti. mental bosh" to express appreciation of it. And the intimation of The Times that the revival of interest in Mir. Cleveland Is done to further his selfish ambition" Is sentimental rot. The Times should make an effort to talk reasonable non. sense. if it must talk some kind
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

We are all inclined to poke fun at Peary but if he comes back with a certificate of discovery of the pole we'll have to back water, won't we?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
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Take Either Side.

MOD1le fterdl0.
 Just for the sake of argument, will some one debate with us the question, Can Langley's flying machine fy?" We'll take either side
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
AUGUST, 1903.

". A Scott Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser being duly sworn. tays: The foregoing statement of The Ad- sertiser's daily circulation for the month or August ts..S. true and correct and com psied after all returns from newsboys. news agents and left over copies have been deducted.
 W. A. SCOTT. Circulation Mgr Sworn to and subscribed before this Srd day of September. 1903
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Preparing for the Rill

Wedery-I'm learning to swear in French!
 Singeton-Because why?
 Wederly-Because my wife has trans ferred her patronage to A French mil liner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

Since Senator Clay has emphatically, categorically and indignantly denied that Washington interview The Star wants to know if he ever swears. Well. if he does he would hardly do so in this case be- cause of the utter impossihility of doing the subject justice. It is one of the cases where the victim can only go off to him. self and think things
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

The Boston people want a law to pro- tect Holsters. and The Raleigh Post says 1t is another attempt to revive George Fred Williams" Will you please stop it George has promised to be silent and try to think, and such jabs as this may wind him up and start him talking again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
SOLID AS A ROCK.

Aac Following cncuiatIvn statement Of The ~. sel tissr toi tne nivIi.n of August, tSSS. tssuws tfiat .,s p.vouei Is lIs, as s,apis as su- b-E. ct,.tn i.aiy legitimate arIcie that i.s-. siiaiit vr niahuIactuieI ale compelled to aepenu upon l.,ks GiDfaitaI. tt Is m anu < Le- . to slay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

"The President is not afraid of a scan- dal." pipes The Kansas City Journal. We'll. we should say not. He has been so thoroughly surrounded by them of late that he must look on them as part of the program.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Alexander,s Valuable Teapot.

Queen Alexandra has a favorite teapot which is often in use when the Queen Is at Sandringham. It is exceedingly curi- ous. very old, and is said to be of price less value. The teapot is in the shape of a stout Dutchman sitting astride a bar rel of wine The old mans cap serves for a lid and a gold tap lets out the fayorite o'clock beverage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER e4, 1903.
A BAD EXAMPLE.

Speaking of the Presidents pistol carry ing The Chattanooga News truthfully argues that nobody would object to it if adds:
 But every sensible person knows that the presence of a revolver in the hip pocket of the President will not protect him against an assassin. Three of our Presidents have been assassinated. In or pocket of the President have saved his life. Carrying a revolver does not add one iota to the safety of .ne President. For that reason, If for no other. Presi- dent Roosevelt should leave his gun at home when he starts on a trip.
 That is all true. Of what use would a pistol have been in the pocket of Lincoln, Garfield or Mckinley? In neither case could the victim have drawn a weapon in time to protect himself. nor do we be- lleve that the knowledge that they were armed would have had any deterrent ef- feet on the assassins. Outlaws of that class are not in the habit of proclaiming their intentions to the public, nor do they go at their cowardly work with their own weapons exposed. If any assassin has it in his mind to kill the President the lat ter's gun might as well be locked up in his private safe.
 Aside from the fact that Roosevelt S habit is a violation of law in most of the States he visits, the public generally will regard him in the light of a bully who proclaims to the world that he Is ready for scrap and isn't afraid of any body. But beyond and above any con- alterations of this kind is the effect which What more natural than that a young man. or an old one, for that matter. should say: Well If the President. who Is the very head of our government, can the same thing"
 Would not such reasoning be thorough < ly consistent and proper? No one could blame the youth. especially who would reason that what was right for the high est official in the land could not be wrong for the humble private citizen. If a President can violate one law why may he not violate any other with equal snow of justice? As>The News says. any plea that he carries his pistol as a defence against assassins Is weak and untenable His practice is not at all in agreement with his precepts, for one of his stoc,s arguments in his speeches is that all cit izens should respect and uphold the ma. jesty of the law. Pity he does not prac. tice what he breaches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
Final Settlement.

THE STATE OF ALABAMA. Montgomery
 unty.-Probate Court. Sept. I6 1908.
 Notice is hereby given that Madison Shackel- ford administrator, of the estate of Mary shackelford. decease5p this day filed his ac- count and vouchers Tor final settlement of his administration of said estate and that the 9th day of October, I9o3 has been appointed for said settlement. J. B. GASTON,
 thu-3t Judge of Probate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

City Subscriptions should be paid to the fol- bwtng authorized collectors only: J. H. But ..a, Guy Circnlator; 6. s-- Eason. J. O.. Jones. M- Ricbbourg, M w. Britt. Jr.. collectors. kuo at the Counting room. ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

Ii takes little grains of sand to enable some men to imbibe little drops of water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24

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