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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-07
IN PARKER's DISTRICT.
Congressman smith Thinks Republicans
 Chm Carry It.

Oyster Bay. Sept. 6.-At luncheon to day the President entertained, in addi- ton to Attorney General Moody. Rep resentstive George J. Smith of the Twenty fourth New York District. in which Judge Alton B. Parker, the Dem
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-07
Treaty Ratified hx cuh..

Washington. Sept. 6.-American min ister Squiers at Havana has cabled the State Department that the Cuban Sen nte has ratified the treaty of extradi- ton recently concluded between this country and Cuba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-07
War Tax on Flour.

Tacoma. Wash. Sept. 6.-Shippers have been notified that effective Octo- will be taxed on flour entering Japan ese portA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-07
MARCHING TO THE NORTH.
kuropatkin's Army Extricated FrOn
 Dangerous POAition

St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.-The Emper- or has received the following des- patch from General Kuropatkin dated September B:
 Today, (Sept. 5 the army is advanc- ing northward. It has extricated it. self from the dangerous position in which it was placed being threatened by the enemy and having a narrow front.
 The enemy throughout the day can nonaded our rear guard. especially its left flank. but without much effect.
 We lost about one hundred men to- day.
 Launches Driven Back.
 St. Petersburg. Sept. 6.-The Emper- or has received the following despatch from Lieutenant General Liaopounoff, military governor of the Island of Sak- haiin, dated September $: Two of the enemys warships this afternoon an peared near Korsakivsk (Sakhalinl ! They stopped four miles from shore and sent launches toward the sunken cruiser Novik. Our troops opened fire whereupon the launches returned to their ships.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-07
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Washington, Sept. e.-For Alabama, Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thurs- day, showers in south portions, fresh north to northeast winds.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
Cheap Politics.

CORRESPONDENT of Walnut Grove,
Mimi, deplores very much the prac-
tice by voters and delegates Of accept
ing boxes Of cigars, drinks, railroad
passes and the payment of expenses
at county and state conventions. He
thinks it Is astonishing how many Or
dinarily good men bite greedily at
these small bats.
There is nothing In his communica-
ton to indicate that this condition
of things is any worse around Walnut
Grove than it is in Minneapolis, and
probably it is not; at least, it is to be
hoped not. 1t certainly Is astonish-
ing to one who hopes for the realiza-
ton of the best things in our political
life, and exceedingly discouraging, that
political favors can be obtained SO
cheaply, and that political conventions
and caucuses are Influenced so strong
! ly by considerations of this kind
Probably many of those who accept
favors of this character and then fee
themselves under obligations to be
| good fellows, would scorn to take 6
bribe offered in money. They fail t.
/ understand, apparently, that 1t is no
1 the size of the consideration to which
one yields his political Judgment ant
i action which determines the mora
i quality of the act. A man can jus
4 as surely betray his state or his count.
for box Of cigars or railroad pass
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
THE NEWS FROM EsoPUs

"Why are you fellers hangin' round?' asks Old
Inkabitant.
.'What is the news? What is the news?'' the
CORE spondents pant.
"What makes you fellers swear SO nara! Inc
Village People cry.
"we wonder what on earth to write,'' the cor
respondents sigh Z.
For they're waiting at Esopus; you can near
them gnasb their teeth.
Growing; why did duty rope us here 70 gar
Every day wire a message with our sigma
lures beneath,
morning.
| .syyhat makes that feller breathe so hard?' the
Village Cutup yells.
"He thinks he's hearing Parker speak, one Cor-
respondent tells.
"Ho. that is Parker's phonograph," the Cutup
! smokers out. !,
s'It's good to hear some talking here the Cor
respondents pout
For they re waiting at Esopus 1or tnrllllhs III
| terview
That shall be the magnum opus Of the man who
| pulls it thru
The questions they are plenty, ana the answers
Rut parker goes in swimming every morning.
"Wby 10 Won SNAPSHOT Parker's dog ~ asks
Mayor of the Town.
It is the only snap we find,'' the Correspondents
1 frown. 49, 80,
/ lage Marshal cries.
"FIe used to go to school with him" the Eager
One replies.
1 For they're waiting In EsoDus Tor a "oro ina
1 they may send,
Something on the bold octopus who his style O
work must mend,
i And they sleep on the veranda, hoping that N
i will unbend-
But Parker goes In swimming every morning.
"What number is the hat he wears! the CORE
spondents gasp
. "Its not the size for talking thru, the feiioN
4 Townsmen rasp. 7.
Il "I'ye heard him talk score o times, sa!
Old Inhabitant
"He's talkin' under water now, Inc Coffe
spondents pant.
Z For they're waiting at Esopus, and with on
accord they moan;
"Fiercer luck one could hope us tnan 10 ION
4 to hear his Tone
And they're wiring now for diving suits-he'l
:. never be alone
For Parker goes in swimming every morning.
!, -. - w. D. n. in Chicago Tribune.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
who Has Made the Making of Health
Foods a Science.

G. w. Post, chairman of the lar
gest food factory in the world, the
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, at Battle
Creek, Mich, is an interesting exam
pie of a business man.. building with
in a few years, and unaided, a mann
moth business, extending to all parts
Of the world, and by the concentra-
tion of thought and the guidance of
experience, amassing a large fortune.
Mr.. Post was born in Springfield.
ILL.,, forty-seven years ago. After re-
ceiving a common school education
and military training at the Universi-
ty Of Illinois, he started in business on
the then frontier of Kansas at the age
Of II. This first venture was success
full and was followed by various en-
terprises until in 1884, by a combi-
nation of ill-health and contest
among stockholders, he became bank
rupt, and for seven or eight years
was an invalid, a part of the time
wandering from California to Maine
| in search of health. During this time
he ranched for a while in Texas, and.
| in order to keep alive, studied foods,
| hygiene, physiology and more or less
! of materia nledica.
In 1891 he went to Battle Creek,
Mich, and was a number of months
ment there failed absolutely, and
when given UP to die he was taken
! from the sanatorium and healed In
short time under an entirely different
method of treatment. His own pri.
/ yate and long-continued studies re.
lating to foods finally brought out the
4 articles which have made Mr.. Posts
name famous thruout the world.
/ The company's plant, established al
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
THE FULTON CENTENNIAL

Profting by former experiences in the
matter of celebrations in not having
things ready on time-for instance, the
Columbus, Dewey and other affairs-New
York has already commenced prepara-
tims toward the celebration of the GEN.
tennial OF the sailing of the first steam
boat en- the Hudson. This will be in 1907.
and is to be an auspicious event. Steps
have been taken toward building fac
simile of the Clermont, at first sneeringly
dubbed "Fulton's Folly" but which
turned out to be Robert Fulton's JOY and
pride when she successfully padded her
way to Albany and back in four days
time. Steamboat development within the
last century has been so wonderful that
1T is fitting to commemorate the inven-
tions of Fulton and John Fitch in as big
a blow -out as steam and money can de-
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
Law to Fit the Case.

The stalwarts of Wisconsin have
been requested to read forgotten
statute Of 1898, which may throw their
case out Of court and give the La Fol-
lette ticket a hollow victory. This law
provides:
In case Of division in any political
party and claim by two or more fac
tions thereof to the same party name, the
officer with whom the certificates of nom
ination are required to be filed shall, in
certifying such nominations or preparing
ballots, give preference of name to fiae
convention or caucus thereof held pur-
suant to the call of the. regularly con-
stituted party authorities, and If the com
smittee representing the other faction pre-
sent no other party name, such office.
may designate the same in such manner
as will best distinguish the nominations
thereof.
When two or more conventions or eau.
cuses shall be held and the nominations
thereof certified, each claiming to be the
| regular convention or caucus Of the same
political party, preference in designation
shall be given to the nominations of th,
one certified by the committee which haG
been officially certified to be authorized
| to represent the party.
| This act seems to give the stronges
sort Of legal warrant to the La Fol
lette convention, which was the on,
held pursuant to the call Of the part.
committee, and whose nominations ar
/ certified by that committee.
The joke Of the discovery is tha
| this act was passed before La Follett
came into powers by a legislature o
"stalwart" leanings, and for the pur
pose Of heading off a possible bolt Q
the La Toilette or reform" force.
In those days the stalwarts had con
troll of the state committee and othe
party machinery Now the shoe Is 0
the other foot, and the law operate
in favor OF La Toilette. seems, t
| be fair and reasonab BILE reg iilatton.
i It can hardly be claimed that tn
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

Battle Creek, is a large one, consist
ing of acres of ground covered with
thirteen or fourteen factory buildings.
This company spends between $4,000
and $4,000 per month with newspa-
pers and magazines in advertising.
AS one of the foremost advertisers
in the world, Mr.. Post was selected
by the Association of American Adj
vertisers for it's president, and is now
serving the second term. This asso-
citation consists of about seventy
members expending upwards of
twenty millions of dollars a year in
advertising the articles familiar to
every reader of newspapers and mag
azines.
Mr.. Post built at Battle Creek one
Of the largest and handsomest hotels
in the state, and there are few, If
any, better conducted in the United
States He said at the time that he
built this for monument, but his fore
sight was keen. The business of the
town has grown so rapidly that the
Post Tavern" is now regularly filled
to it's doors. He has also erected
other imposing buildings, and the
people have caught the spirit and are
carrying on the work in most en-
terprising fashion.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

'Of what are you thinking mademoiselle"
said gently
She hesitated a moment, and then, like the
soft sigh of zephyr came her words:
II was wishing you were cheyaier OF
France"
"And I, mademoiselle, was wishing you were
a maiden of st. Louis, as / supposed you were
when first you" ....
II would not have been of your country even
then" she said with delicious shyness, nall
looking at me, half looking away in pretty con-
fusion.
mot now, but soon would be. st. Louis will
belong to some day
| patriot firing within her. and looking full at me
with flashing eyes. "St. Louis will be French
| some day, as it used to be, believe with all
my heart; but American, never!'
| 'Mademoiselle, We had wager once. Shall
..ls it that St. Louis will one day be Ameri-
CAM
| Yes
Il am very willing to wager on that, for it
is a certainty for me. What shall be the
| stakes?''
.,.Mademoisele, they would be very high"
| 81 am not afraid
] thought for a moment and then shook my
/ head. 'AIademoiSelle, dare not. l am sure
St. Louis will one day be ours; but the time may
be long, and by that day the worst may have
happened. You may have found your ehevaiier
in France"
She looked I'D at me in a quick, startled way,
| which changed gradually to her old proud look.
monsieur, I know not what stakes you had
| in mind but this L know If Z were, a Iady
/ hand it were unworthy you and her. A lady s
hand is for the winning by deeds OF prowess
or by the proof of worth. not by betting for II
GP pile Dgs Of
forgive me- l beg. Forgive poor wretch
who saw no chance of winning by prowess oi
worth and who was so desperate that he woult
clutch at any straw to help him win his heart
: DESIRE s.-
Her look softened at once, and when sh'
spoke again 1t was in her gentlest tones.
monsieur" she said tomorrow we part; ant
1t would seem there is but little chance tina
: we shall see each other again in this world
In 1.-THE Rose of Old st. Louis" then
one finds thrilling history truly told, com
Y bined with most entertaining romano
$ and adventure. What more could w
f ask in the way Of pleasing entertain
: ment and delightful instruction?
t The Uneasy Chair.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
Where the
Merchants
Place Their Ads

Last nights Journal con-
tanned 81 columns of adver-
Using of Minneapolis mer-
chants about SO per cent
more than it's nearest COM
petitor. Total Journal ad-
vertising 83 columns-ove1
80 per cent more than its
nearest competitor.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
Significance of MIR. Hills Views

Mr.. Hill says that he sees no reason
why every democrat should not vote
for Parker and Davis. Now just
watch the trust-busting democrats
of the west hasten to follow this ad-
vice.
Mr.. Hills approval Of the demo-
cratic presidential ticket reminds us
that he is a democrat, if it is possible
to give a political classification to a
man whose politics are what his bust
ness interests demand. It must be
said for Mr.. Hill, however, that he has
always been a consistent low tariff
! man. He never lets an opportunity
pass to express his disapproval of oul
I present high tariff system.
The fact that Mr.. Hill Is satisfied
j with the way the democrats have dis.
posed of the money question may
, have some significance. Other f1nan.
ciers and captains of industry may
be as easily satisfied as he is. In tina
case the political battle just beginning
!. may turn out to be one in which the
"rnoney-power' Is not all on one side
S In 1880 ana lSUu, the IepuUACSnS Hat
the advantage of having the business
men of the country almost unani
mously on their side. The Unitet
= States Is a great business country, am
when business men are aroused an
. line up on one side, they are prett
sure to have their way.
g The eclipse of the money issue thi
year may cause many business men t
H be indifferent to the outcome of tn
struggle for national control. 1t ma
- even cause men like Mr.. Hill, who dis
like President Roosevelt and hay
II felt his weight on their toes. to Civ
open or silent support to Judg
Parker.
In any event there will be no sue
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

Emperor Williams latest diplomatic
''break'' is the sending of message to
the Russian regiment Of which he Is
honorary colonel wishing it godspeed on
its journey to Manchuria. OF course, the
emperor sent the message in his capacity
as colonel of the regiment, but that does
not alter the fact that he is emperor OF
Germany, and it was rather a rash action
for neutral sovereign. 1t has stirred
up another tempest in diplomatic circles
There must be a streak of the yellow
journalist somewhere In Williams or.
ganism. He certainly seems fond Of set.
aing Europe by the ears.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
What We Wanted.

Now that we seem to have got at
last the kind of weather we have
been praying for, let us vow not to
grumble. The man who will COM
plain of the heat today, after having
tgrowled for weeks about the chilly
summer, is not a safe man. He lacks
steadiness and composure. From all
that the crop experts are telling us,
we conclude that lot of very hot
weather is needed to get wheat out
of the way of frost and put some
ginger into corn that is only knee
high, whereas it ought to be able tC
look over the fence. June is the great
growing month of the summer, bu
this year we had few, mighty few
of those rare June days that Lowell
lauds. When
Heaven tries the earth If it be In tune
And over it softly her warm ear lays;
Whether we look or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur, or see 1t gllsten;
Every clod feels a stir of might,
( An instinct within it that reaches an
towers,
And groping blindly above it for light,
Climbs to soul in grass and HoWers,
The grass and flowers have dom
pretty we'll this year, but there ha
: not been enough Of the right kim
of weather to turn the flowers rapidl
and surely into what goes farther to
wards paying next winters coal bill
than the soul Of green grass and pret
ty flowers ever will.
At last, however, there has com
a change. At this writing the sky
cloudless, the sun emits heat as we
as light, and, encouraged by unwon'
ed weather, the crops may all brac
up and pull thru. Wherefore, let
man say a. word against the weathe
Weather is king now while the croI
are in the balance, and the crime
lese majestic should be unknown.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

Declaration Of War.
Without the slightest word of greeting he
spoke to him abruptly and harshly ;,
II find your nation wants war aga
Lord Whitworth bowed low and dull req
slowly spread over his face as he answered..
''No, SIR we are very desirous of peace
"You have just finished a war of fifteen
years. said Bonaparte, again in the most onen-
sive Of tones, almost sneer.
The ambassador bit his Lip in his effort at
self control but he answered with great suavity:
ut is true, sir; and that was fifteen years
| too much"
..But you want another war of fifteen years" !"
| insisted Bonaparte, his tones every moment
harsher and louder. -. Lord Whitworth quietly
| reiterated:
Pardon me, sir; We are very desirous OF
peace
Then in tone that rang out like the harsh
| clang Of crossing swords, Ronaparte said:
| 81 must either have Malta or war"
| A shock thru the whole assembly. No man
dared look at his neighbor. This was nothing
less than a declaration of war, and IN the most
insulting manner.
Quite as effective are several conver-
sations relating to the cession of Louis
lana, especially that between Bonaparte
and his brothers, "a tempest in bath
tub" also the debate in the American
, congress OH the nations rights on the
Mississippi and the proposal to seize New
Orleans. If any one thinks a novel con
teining these things must be dull he il
much mistaken. The words that fell from
the lips of the men who were makins
L history, whether in conversation with Ma
poleon or Talleyrand, or in congress, 81
lon:c ago still have power to thrill, wtlel
ht:cd irt story into the spirit Of whc
the reaocr enters as thoroly IS he doe
E into this.
Romance and Adventure.
r And tEis history does not overshado,
: tlr ro1r*nce and adventure of the st.ry
t In which one is kept in a perpetual stat
: of suspense. OF course the hero is hand
some, big and brave. He reaches tn
stature Of a real hero. And the heroin,
= of course, too, is vision of loveliness,
: descended from the French nobility. The
meet in st. Louis, when that place
. only struggling village an outpost
= civilization in an uncvilized land. Fol
r tune takes them to France, and-but
!, will not do to tell too much, for mar
n will be reading the book before long, ar
,r no one wants to be told in advance "ho
l. it's coming out"
II Unfinished Love Scenes.
~ Here is a fair example of the way
which the readers expectations Of
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
THE STRENUOUS LIFE

What 1t means tc be CLUB man"
may be illustrated by mentioning the
clubs of which Ashbel P. Fitch. who died
last month In New York, was member.
He had membership in the Metropolitan,
the Manhattan, New York Yacht Law
yers'. Germania, Ardsley, ST. Nicholas,
Press. Arion, Liederkranz and the Metro
rolitan club Of Washington. In addition
lie was president Of the Franklin County
society. a member Of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Sens Of the Revolution,
New England society Military Order OF
Foreign Wars. New York Genealogical
and Biographical society Municipal Art
society, the Chamber of Commerce and
the Dunlap society. He was also a di-
lrsctnr in a nur:ber of banks and other
largo corporations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
STARS IN SHAkSPERE

Edward H, Sothern and Julia Marlowe
are to be seen next season in Shaksperean
repertory, and there is an effort now on
to bring Ada Rehan and Charles Rich
man together for the same purpose. "
is not yet certain that the latter pair Will
be brought together. but the next two
weeks will tell. Richman is the man who
succeeded John Drew in the support OF
Ada Rehan when Augustin Days COM
pany toured the country some years ago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
FRANCE MAKES MOST AUTOS

France easily holds first place in the
manufacture of automobiles, and its rec
ord of exports shows that the craze is
still spreading over the world. In 1901
the value of these machines exported was
So 0oo. 900; in 1a0e, $6.oO0 o00 in 1908.
SIC. 600. 600 Meantime the other western
nations are developing large manufae.
ture of their own.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

Readers of good fiction and the people
of st, Louis are very greatly indebted
to Mary Dillon for The Rose of Old St.
Louis, the former because she has given
them a book of very unusual interest, the
latter because she has given ST. Louis
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

as If he had received for his vote q
thousand dollars.
The serious part of 1t is that this
method of campaigning has come to
be almost the regular rule. SO that
it is hard thing for a man to go be-
fore the public on his merits and stand
for office on the plea that he Is At
and on no other, but we shall have to
get back to that basis of political pre-
ferment If our experiment in pop
ular government is to be a permanent
success.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

Some one has discovered that the most
patient and painstaking person in the
country is the average telephone operator.
and the idea is gaining ground that the
man who has fallen into the habit of
"sassing'' central ought to ashamed Of
himself. But it seems to be in order to
remark that just how extensively diffused
that idea becomes will still depend good
deal upon central"
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
Saturday Evening,

intense determination among business
men who are usually more or less in
different to politics that Roosevelt
win as there was among the same class
that Mckinley should win in 1896 and
1900. In other words the republican
battle must be fought and won this
year by the regulars instead OF the
volunteers. Being without support by
the volunteers, the regulars mus'
make up their minds to fight haro
fight.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

Norfolk reports a 4poor outlook for the
peanut crop and prices are advancing.
The circus supply with the one bad pea
nut with the horrible taste. the last in
the bag still sells ct the old price.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16

w ~ iohhhA q paw iii oo
charming, yes thrilling, a
story, both because the
btory, being one of perma-
nent value. will serve to
perpetuate the memory of
one of the most important
events in Americas history
the Louisiana purchase.
Satisfaction with the his
torical parts of the story is
felt thruout. The assurance
in the foreword, that "in
every important historical
detail it is absolutely faith
full to the records" as the
author has found them, and
that "eVery word Of Marbois,
Livingston. Decres, Napo-
leon and his two brothers on
the subject Of the Louisiana
| cession is verbatim from the
most authentic records, "
creates a favorable impress
sion at the outset; and, when
! one comes to see the i'm
portant and vital place his
tory and the words of the
above-named great mer
play in the story, there is
| great, added pleasure ii
knowing that history Is no
being distorted. One will
find 1t difficult to recall :
more dramatic scene, for ex
ample, than that in whicl
Napoleon declares wa
against England. 1t is a
the salon of the first consu
himself, Lord Whitworth
, the English ambassador. !
! there, and Of course the ga
, and great of France. Th
t first consul is passing dow
} the salon, pausing for
t word with this group an
t that one, smiling and frown
ing by turns. He comes t
Lord Whitworth. The stor