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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
WHITE MAN OR INDrANp.

There is considerable bobbery kicked up of late on the subject of statues. Vir- ginia has had a somewhat bitter contro- versy over the subject of a sta%e of Lee and now Texas is stirred up over the proposed statue of General Sam Houston. Although not Texan by birth, there is no doubt that he was one of that States great men, nor is there any question of the great and decisive services rendered by him, not only in the cause of Texan independence, but to the State after wards.
 The ground of the present controversy, however, is over the character of the cided to put a statue of the great man in the Capitol in Washington the sculptor vas instructed to portray him in the dress and character of a Cherokee. Indian chief. This has caused much dissatis- faction, and an attempt is being made to rescind the order and' have him repre- sented as an American citizen or as a Texan general. But, as we find in The New York Commercial, there is a daughter of Sam Houston living in Texas who has higher opinion of her fathers Indian associates than her fellow citizens possess. She declares the Chero- kees were wealthy and an educated tribe even at the time the Texas Iibera- tor went into exile with them and be- came their chief. She approves of the statue as typical of the best years oi his life, and says that her fathers knowl edge of the Indians needs was of great advantage to them in subsequent treaties with the Government"
 This declaration will, of course, bring on more talk. That Generator Gov ernor-Houston left Tennessee under De culiar circumstances and buried himself for years among the Cherokee Indians ir Arkansas is a matter of history. bu whether that fact is sufficient reason for Texas to have a statue made of hin in the Indian character is perhaps a mat ter of taste. It is for Texas to decide and whether Houston goes into statuary Hall as a white man or a Cherokee, ther, can be no doubt that he should be se lected as one of the men to represent Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
Labor and the Tariff.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Congress has put up the bars in the shape of a customs tariff against the i'm portation of the production of foreign cheap labor, but holds wide open the gates to the foreign>rcheap labor itself The contention that the tariff protects Amer ican labor from the degrading competition of alien cheap labor is transparent sham and pretense. It protects the, employer of labor not the employed. and all Qlr de. fective Immigration laws, this latest in cluded. have ben framed not for the pro tection of our own workmen from foreign labor. but to enable the employers of la bor to get 1t from abroad. where it car be had cheaply and whence 1t comes tc lower the wage rate and to lower the higt standard of American living in many oi the industries. especially in those of coal iron and steel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908.
DouRLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses ger tain signs to denote the relative standing and msstt of the whole field of newspaperdom vh,eh comes under its notice. and one of these signs IS the mystic symbol denoting golden" which stands for high quality. and is thus explained:
 Advertisers value this pap~r more for thu class and quality of its circulation than for thu mere number of copies pFinted.'
 Such papers are credited with single gym bol; but there is a higher grade. according tC this standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require ths DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL VI to describe adequately their standing.
 Ths Advertiser has been accorded thia double golden symbol eel and is the OalJ paper 90 distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

required for the purchase of the French companys property must be taken from ment has now an available cash balance in the treasury of about $222. OOO,00O, but nearly $15O, 100000 of this balance is held by national banks as Federal deposits. II is the rule of the treasury that $50,O0O.OOC shall always be kept in the vaults as a working balance. When the government pays the French company 1t is probable that the banks which have the Federal deposits will be called on to furnish De tween ST 000,0 600 and $lS,0OO,O GOO It is consid- cred possible that the withdrawal of sc large a sum from the governments depos- itories may cause money stringency ir some financial quarters. It may be- how ever, that any fears on this score are groundless Nearly nine months have passed since the canal bill was enacted Within that period the government ought to have been able to make arrangements for paying for the canal property without causing any hardships to the banks oi creating money stringency in financial CenterS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
MIXING THINGS.

We often refer to the Irish as being somewhat given to bulls and mixed metaphors, but unless John N. Baldwin, of Nebraska. attorney for the Union Pa- cific Railroad is thoroughly Irish, he can take the belt from almost any of them. In a recent address, he mixed the babies up in this style:
 "The Iowa idea" is the progeny of ar tifice; a spire reared from ambition to attract the lightning of political prefer ment. It has been launched with buOyant expectancy but without sober thought; with expectation, but without reason. Its permanent abode will be found nowhere in the public sentiment of that State, nor can Its votaries be found among those who have a broader conception of the avails of party supremacy than the mere spells of office.
 Now, we cannot claim an intimate ac- quaintance with the Iowa idea" So that we don't know what 1t is built like, but If it has as many phases and features as this speaker hitches to it. it must be an interesting speciment. A progeny and spire and a lightning rod and several other things must be a wonderfully con- structed institution. and we are doubtful if the builders of the aforesaid idea had any premonition of how it was going so look.
 It is not kind, of course. to criticise metaphors too closely. for sometimes when a really sensible man gets on his feet his ideas and language play al cross purposes. and he doesn't say just what he intends to. and what he really thinks he is saying. The safest way. un- less a speaker is sure that he has an absolutely safe grip on himself. is to let the metaphorlc business alone and stick to plain nglish. He Is much less likely | to tangle himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

potions and deals in all sorts of voo- dooism and incantations. That such
 wretch should be successful among the ignorant natives of Africa would not be surprising. but that he should be pa-
 tronized in city like Philadelphia is to
 be wondered at. And the singular fea-
 ture of his successful career is that h $
 people. His fame and his profits had so
 increased that he had q,it having any
 dealings with his own color and derived
 all his patronage from the whites.
 If this black wretch had confined his
 practices to merely deceiving the credu-
 he did not. While some of his potions | and love preparations may have been | hurtful most of them were probably
 harmless. but that mild practice did not | satsify him, and he added the role of poisoner to his other crimes. He seems | Toffania, so far as his ignorance and the l circumstances permitted, and to have pi acticed his fearful trade fo- the pr )fit that was in it. He not only sold posons openly and in defiance of law, but sup piled them secretly to those who had
 an object in view in putting others out of the world. To all such he supplied
 the poison and gave such directions as
 enabled them to carry out their designs
 successfully and without detection.
 But the m.st devilish part of this will lain's work has been the murder of chil- dren. Some time ago a great stir was
 caused in Philadelphia and other places
 in Pennsylvania by the discovery that children whose lives were heavily in- sured were put to death for the insur- ance money. and 1t is intimated that this | negro was the agent employed by at least some of the murderers who were thus taking the lives of little children for the
 purpose of securing their insurance. The recent death of some children, which the
 authorities are trying to fasten on Hos
 and it may be that some important reve-
 lations will be made in the course of the | investigations. One of the strange fea- lures of this affair Is that so many
 of this murderous villains patrons were
 women. We are told that in Hosseys
 den" seventy letters were found, mostly from women, and all of them of such character as to show that they were ac- cessories, at least in intent, to the crimes
 of the negro. Altogether, it is a miser-
 able affair. and a humiliating revelation
 of human credulity, as well as of human | wickedness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
HEAD NOTES OF THE DECISIONS
 OF THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT

a witness is not hearsay. but some oi I, lis competent a motion to exciuIe i, such testimony upon the ground tnai is hearsay evidence. is properly overrule1 e9
 B. Proceedings to declare estase s,. 5nsu vent: costs accruing in course Of aonih' istration a charge against the dant.s esta,. In a proceeding to declare deceaens @ or' estate insolvent, costs accruing m tne ro or dinary course of thhe adminlstra.loIa a re a valid charge against the estate ana aie q, proper to be proved and considered III trying the issue of insolvency estate insolvenf charge of court asao .o ds. IS. sue involved-In a proceeding 10 eo ue, clare a decedents estate insoivent. sne issue Is as to whether the ,,,t,e Hs.ait if was in fact insolvent; and wnlle .; is inaccurate for the court to instrucS rua ! the jury that the issue lnvoiVeh ,ha "@s es. whether the jury considered the es- estate nsoven the issue Is as to The1n and while if is inaccurate for the court to instruct the jury that thee issue inToiVeo tH es, tate insoivent. such fnaccuracy no' such as would unduly influence the 1ury' and constitutes no ground for reversal
 Affirmed. Opinion by Sharpe,J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
Bibles for New Battleships.
Brighton eN. J3 Telegram to St. Louis

Brighton (N. J) Ielegram 10 st. LOUIS
 Republic.
 Instead of following custom and pre- senting a punch bowl or wine set to the battleship named after the State. the Christian Endeavor Society of Cumber- land County has staHed a moveemnt to give Bibles to the battleship New Jersey and her crew.
 that the punch bowl or wine set would encourage liquor drinking. It Is their idea that a large Bible. to be known as the ships Bible. and smaller editions for every man in the crew would better con eerve public sentiment. A committee has been appointed to urge tbe suggestion and enlist the aid of other societies in the movement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
Pennsylvania Abolishes Tips.

Pittsburg Telegram to Chicago Chronicle.
 The executive officials of the Pennsyl- vania lines west of Pittsburg will adopt measures to diminish the tip-giving nui- sance on their lines. It was announced this morning that train porters will no longer he permitted to perform such ser vices as the turning of seats for passen- gers in order to receive tips.
 Porters who have seat keys have been notified to return them, and yardmasters notified not to give keys to any employees but brakemen. The lines east of Pitts burg will soon make corresponding move. Many officials favor making 1t a rule to discharge any employe who re- CeiVes a tip
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
DAVIS V. THE STATE. ons.-Appeal from the Circuit Court or

Clarke. ,,., whene ta ao taoi hrd hrdlrdludluluyqqyqy
 i. Trial and its incidents; practce when issue joined on plea of misnomer and not guilty.-While it is irregular to issues involved in plea of misnomer and a plea of not guilty, still, if 1t affirma- lively appears from the record that the out ohiection the defendant is entitled to have the jury pass upon the plea of mis- homer: and a verdict of guilty with outpassing upon the plea of misnomer 1s sn6 not mitted to the jury will not support judg. ment of convictions and a Judgment or conviction rendered upon such Judgment will be reversed. - DoWdell J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
Disgusting. to Him.
Mnhila Item

MODlIe Item.
 The average white Republican at the South can stomach the negro for political purposes, but the maudlin sentiment over him at the North Is disgusting to him. And. besides. the average Republican at the South does not endorse the toadyng to the negro indulged in by the Presi- dent for his own future interest The average Republican at the South, Is a Republican for pie only, and this dishing out to the negro the good things that he has preempted is reprehensible in his sight Teddy's black jack was the wrong card to play in the game for the nomina-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

The claim that good article of print ing paper can be made from pine shaw ings seems sustained by recent experi- nents. If fully successful, it means mill lions for the South. not only in money made by owners of pine timber but in money saved to newspaper men. as the plne-stock paper can be manufactured much cheaper than present prices of all printing papers. The actual waste from the saw mills of Alabama. If thus utll- ized. would be no small item of itself. to which might probably be added the waste fromplaning mills and shops. It may be a big thing for the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
Will Solve Itself.
Birmingham News.

Birmingham News.
 Without going into any discussion as to who should be nominated Democratic Presidential candidate. for that matter will solve itself in time, 1t does seem strange that any reasonable. intelligent man can permit himself to hold out against party harmony simply because some members of the party could not formerly support principles which have twice proven impracticable and impossi- ble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
The Worst Kind,
Da deyille Spo

Dadeville Spot Cash.
 In regard to good and bad citizens, we are of the opinion that the very worst kind of a citizen is the one who takes no interest in his town but wpenever an op- portunity presents itself he runs 1t down, speaks desparagingly of it and declares that it never will amount to anything.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
The Job of His Life.
hicago Record- Herald

ChiCagO RecOrd-Her
 General Corhin Is already making prep arations to lead the parade at the open ing of the St Louis Exposition grounds. No wonder he wants plenty of time for making ready. It will be the greatest. grandest and most hazardous undertaking of his life
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
Paving for the Panama Canal

Baltimore Sun.
 At an early date the government of the United States will be called on to pay $40 100000 to the French Panama Canal Com pany. The canal bill passed by the Fifty seventh Congress provided for an issue of bonds to the amount of the construction of the interoceanic waterway. The money
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
Could Ship a Few.

Troy Messenger.
 The smart set at New York has taken in a negro woman, connected with minstrel company, to lead cake walks, etc, in their swell soirees. If they are short on them up there we would like to ship few dusky maids from Pike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
How It Looked.

Huntsville Tribune.
 This morning we saw a Bantam rooster that a coon had visited during the night. Its appearance made us think of how our Teddy would look politically before he gets through with his coon visitations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

The Philadelphia Public Ledger is sure that If anybody won a victory in Della ware, it was Addicks.'' and that seems to be about the size of It. If he will not be in the Senate in person, he will be there in spirit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
How ManVP

Talladega News-Reporter.
 An Indiana man confesses to have kill ed five wives, and then pleads mot guilty" Wonder how many wives does a man have to get away with, in Indiana, in order to be guilty!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
DAVIS V. THE STATE. Indictment for Murder.-Appeal from tn


 Circuit Court of Lowndes
 1. Charge of court to jury; not error for court to instruct jury as to charges given at request of defendant.-On the trial of a criminal case. after the court at the request of the defendant has given to the jury several written charges, it is not error for the court at the written request of the State to further instruct the jury that the written charges read to the jury in this case are not in conflict with the general oral charge of the court, but only different manner of stating the law of the case" there being in fact no conflict between such charges.
 g. Verdict and judgment; recital in judgment entry as to return of verdict by eleven jurors after reciting the selection, empannelling and swearing of "a jury according to law and the read. ing of the indictment to the jury and the pleading of not guilty by the defend ant. the judgment entry then states that "thereupon came jury of good and law full men, to-wit' and there then follows the names of eleven jurors only. who, il Is further stated lon their oaths do say we the jury find the defendant guilty, &c.. such recitals in the judgment entry show that the verdict of guilty was rem dered by a lawful jury of twelve men | Sharpe. J., dissentng)
 Affirmed. Opinion by Sharpe, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
 ffirmed. Opinion by Sharpe. J.
NICHOLAS V. SANDS. ADMR.

Proceedings to Declare Intestate's Estate
 Insolvent.-Appeal from the Probate
 Court of Mobile.
 Executor and administrator; presenta- tion of claim to executor need not be verihed.-In presenting a claim against a decedents estate to the executor or ad- ministrator it Is not, under the statute, Code, sec. 13O) necessary for a valid pre- sentation that such claim should be veri- fled by affidavit or otherwise.
 ?. Evidence: objection to testimony be- ing hearsay.-When all the testimony of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

According to recently compiled statis- tics. Washington has the highest typhoid fever death rate of any American city and San Francisco the lowest Among foreign cities the highest death rate from the same cause is in Belfast and the lowest in Frankfort. The water and the sanitary conditions ceem to be respon- sible for it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

Brazil stands by the Monroe doctrine" all right, but who'll stand by Brazil?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

w believe Senator Fairbanks is really tial boom. He is talking of starting up some newspapers to work for him. and that indicates that he means business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
The Advertisers Telephones. !.
Previous rsecords Smashed.

By referring tc Cee following circulation statement for the month of February, 1903, 1t will bo noted that the Daily and Sunday out put is gradually increasing in spite Of the mid-wints- season being one of the duliest Of the year. February, 1903. Is record breaker in point of daily average circulation of THE ADVERTISER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
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Ignoring Him.

Mobile Herald.
 Grover Cleveland says he didn't know that anybody was thinking about free silver these days. Really. MT. Cleveland should not ignore MT. Bryan in such a way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

Admiral Crunshel's resignation was ac- cepted with so much suddenness that it made his head swim.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
MT. Vests Optimism.

Indianapolis Journal
 After serving twenty-four years in the United States Senate during thirds of which time his party was in a minority, Senator Vest of Missouri retres from pub lie life an Optimist. He does not believe the Senate a decadent body in point of in- tellect or morals. "Our people" he says, in a published interview. are just as hon. est and patriotic as in the days of the Revolution. and are as willing to make as many sacrifices for the country. But they are too busy to spend much time with the heroic and sentimental" The eX-SenatoT is probably right. Every great crisis proves that the American people are as patriotic as ever, and there is no reason to believe they are not as honest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
CHAMBERLAIN V. MOBILE FISH &
 OYSTER co.

Garnishment Proceedings.-Appeal rom
 the Circuit Court of Mobile. l. Garnishment proceedings; when judgment rendered therein will not sup port an appeal-In a garnishnfent pro- ceeding. where pending the contest of the answer of the garnishSe the defendant files claim of exemptions to the amount alleged to be due from the garnishee to him, and the plaintiff moves the court to strike said claim of exemptions from the file and render judgment against the garnishee, a ruling of the court that said motion "to strike the claim of ex- emptions and render judgment against the garnishee be and the same is hereby refused is not such Judgment as will support an appeal
 Appeal dismissed. Opinion by Haral- son, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

Wiggs-Guzzler seems to be feeling his oats today Wagg-No, think it's rye,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

The esteemed Congressional Record will get a rest as soon as it finishes printing the speeches which were never delivered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

MOBILE 6 OHIO RAILROAD co. V.
 LOGAN. ADMIR-
 Action by Administrator against Raiiroao
 Company to Recover Damages Tor the
 Killing of Intestate.-Appeal rom the Circuit Court of Bibb.
 l. Pleading and practice; right or amendment.-Where a complaint as org inally filed proceeds in the name or L.. as administrator of Casper Rosenalger' de- ceased and claims damages Tor the death of the intestate, and 1t develops on the trial that the dead mans name was Casper Rosenllanger, and that L;. the plaintiff, has been appointed administra- tor of Casper Rosenllanger, and that the cause of action for which the suit was brought and which was being tried was the alleged wrong of the defendant re, sulting in the death of Rosenllanger, and that l.. had not been appointed admlnls- trator of Casper Rosenalger, 1t IS proper for the court on motion Of the plaintiH. to allow him to amend the complaint by striking out the name of Casper Ros- enalger wherever it appears, and insert ing in lieu there of the name Of Casper Rosenllanger.
 Affirmed Opinion by Mcclellan, c. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

How a mans women folks begrudge him the fancy lining in his overcoat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20

W. A Scott. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn says: The foregoing statement Of The Ao. vertiser's daily circulation for the month or February. ioo3, is true and correct and com piled after ali returns from newsboys, news agents and left over copies have been de ducted. WA. SCOTT, Circulation Mgr.
 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th ISeal.1 N. F. Ex-o. J. r.