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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
OLD NEGRO WOMAN.
Was Supposed to Have Been 110 Years
 old.

" u0 OuRRV9S0 " navy DCO8 AAv S~AD
 old. Birmingham Age-Herald.
 Major William A. Handley of Roan- oke, has received a message announc- ing the death of Aunt" Fannie Hand ley, formerly a slave. and later a ser- Fannie died Thursday in her 11Oth year.
 The death of this colored "mamfny' removes one of the landmarks of East Alabama. She was one of the oldest persons in the State and had 2 most reciting the stories of ante-bellum days.
 freedom she asked to be retained by coming old. and Major Handley. eager to reward the old woman. built her a house and surrounded her with the comforts of life. that the remainder of her days might be spent free from care.
 This was forty years ago, but Aunt Fannie. by the tender attention and treatment bestowed upon her. lived two score years more than the allotted pe- riod of human life.
 Each year Major Handley generous ly expended $100 toward the mainten- ance of his former slave.
 True as steel, Aunt Fannie continued until the last her acts of kindness to the Handley family. Her devotion never languished nor did her loyalty ever cease.
 The funeral given this old negro wo- man was in keeping with the generous manner in which Major Handley had maintained her during the days of her remarkable life
 The passing of Aunt Fannie, her life and her unswerving devotion to her master and his people. Is a striking ex- ample of the love that the old-time slave bore to the man whose property she once was. She was the kind of friend that sticketh closer than a brother '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20

otherwise forbidden by every instinct that should animate so-callei super tor and civilized people. The negro worshippsrs and sentimentalists, who regard the coiored brother as Gods image In ebony but have no thought of the white brother as Gods image in ivory. do not know what this law is because they know nothing of the negro. The law is that procrea- ton ceases with the fourth genera tion. If Private Smith and his wife were given children they would be mulattoes. The children of these. in turn. would be quadrooms. Thereafter progeny would cease and the descend ants of white and black parentage disappear from the face of the earth. No one ever heard, or ever VII hear, of an offspring of mixed white and black blood proceeding beyond the octoroon stage. Since the negro was first brought as slave to caucasian lands no one has ever heard of sur vivor of the admixture beyond the fourth generation. A white person proceeding out of black blood is the one phenomenon that has never been wit messed on this earth. The divine law has itself set the seal against the equality or amalgamation of the white and black races and If those who fail to recognize this law in their chauvin- istic efforts to cause the Ethopian to change his skin may be full of kind Illness and zeal. ft Is merely of the sort that distinguished poor Don Qufxote. of ludicrous memory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
EetterS to tbe edftor
A FARiarn,s PLAN.
For Reducing s,,,, rrs,s.s crs, to Ter

For Reducing .,,! rre,s.s Crsp to Tep Editor The Advertisers
 have plan for reducing the pres ent years cotton crop to ten million bales without cost to the farmer or pose. to burn the surplus and you can see from the following example that 1t is feasible plan. and if 1t meets your approval I solicit your aid. and in worth your weight in diamonds to the cotton farmers of the South:
 I have on hand and unsold z4o bales to N. Waller & co. of Selma, Ala. forty bales of this cotton by q '.gilt-edge" deed. to be sold for my account not earlier than September 15. hand would practically make this crop ten million bales, and we would have on hand two million bales to start on next years crop. This would enable crop four acres to the blow and add sure us enough corn and meat to make the crop of 1906. which is the bulk of when these have to be bought.
 Each County should appoint a com missioner ike N: Waller of Selma. Ala .r or ID; K; <, BnErsess 11E of Mobile. Ala charge of the surplus cotton and keep 1t stored and insured. His commits sions that he usually charges would be all the compensation that he would ask or expect. will make it my businers to see every farmer in Ma rion Junction beat and solicit his aid and cooperation in this a1l-important matter. Let other men interested in other beats of the County and State and Southern States, do likewise and my 200 bales left on hand will sprine of cotton to starts on next fally
 It seems they are basing tho price on ten million bales crop at IF centsi Twelve million bales crop. cents! Let us nave a ten million bale crop! Cone on boys! Let us not "hoe and blow and dig so much and work our thinking machines' more.
 Yours truly,
 NJ, F, Smith.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1904,
NEWSPAPER EXPOSURES.

As might have been expected, there are already complaints about the pub iicity given the Chadwick case. One of her lawyers Is reported as saying that the case would probably have been settled before this If the news papers had kept their hands off. Just so, and this is not the first time such a plea has been made. Many a law breaker would get off with his loot if it were not for the newspapers Many a crime would go unpunished if the newspapers would keep their hands off"
 That there has been much sensation Rlism in this Chadwick matter is not to be denied. That Is inseparable from modern journalism. we are sorry to say. There are newspapers which take up any subject for the sensational fea- lures it contains. and for the amount of notoricty they can get for them selves. It is a kind of journalism that unfortunately has a large clientele. and as long as the public buys the papers we need expect no cessation of 1t. With such newspapers as this, justice Is a secondary consideration, decenoy is not looked on as a necessary adjunct and even truth Is of little conseauence.
 But thero Is another class of news papers, and a large one, that are more concerned for the public good than for their own popularity. Such are a great and important moral power, and their influence for good is almost in- calculabie. They assist justice and strengthen the arms of the administra- tors of the law. Without the assist ance and cooperation of this class of unwhipped of justice, many a crime would never see the light and many a wrong would go unrighted.
 It is not surprising that Mrs. Chad wick should object to the notoriety giv- en her and her acts by the newspapers. has been resorted to, and having re- gard only to the plain facts of the case, she has good cause for regret that the newspapers did not keep their hands off." But for them she might have kept on in her course, and but for them she might have continued to carry on her plan of satisfying one creditor by levying contributions on others If the newspapers had kept their hands ofr'' there might have been no exposure of her nefarious practices. Let us hope that this very exposure will prevent others from entering on such a career a career of crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
CARRY THE LAW FURTHER.

The Charlotte Observer is decidedly any law to prevent adulterations of foods and drugs spirituous liquors | 'sowpaw," The Observer calls it, | should be included, and it is right There may be extremists who will say that those who drink any kind of in- toxicants should take the chances and are not entitled to protection. but that Is no arRumen. Granted that people should not drink. but what of 1t? The people of this country consume large quantities and many varieties of drugs which are not needed but no one will claim that the poisonous adulteration of drugs should be permitted. And all of us daily use food stuffs that are in no sense a necessity, but we prefer to have them free from dangerous adul- terations.
 We suppose that as long as liquors are made. and as long as the human stomach or human nature has a desire for them they will be used. All peo- pie do not subscribe to the idea that 1t is hurtful to drink whiskey, for ex- ample, at all times and under all cir cumstances. Even if that were the general conviction the fact would still remain that people will indulge to a greater or lesser extent. and they are just as much entitled to protection as drug users are. The Observer argues in this way:
 But why is there not in this bill some provision of protection for the con- sumers of liquor7 It is not to be be- lieved that any article that is put upon the market in this country is so gem erally or SO dangerously adulterated as whiskey. It is deadly when at It's best. It Is the greatest scourge of the human race. Talk about morphine, CO., caine, choral, paraldehyde, what not!- where one person has any of these ad- dictions, one hundred are liquor hab- itues: and while the results from the use of these drugs are said by some physicians to be worse than from that of whiskey, there are thousands of li- quor drinkers who do not believe 1t. | The quality of liquor under considera- | ton at this moment is the pure, If there is any. If this much can be said in truth of that winch Is pure, and 1t can, l what remains to be said of the vile stun which is adulterated with concen- trated lye, to make 1t take hold;" with other things equally as healthful. to give 1t bead, and with yet others to lmpart to 1t the color of age? A North 1 Carolina storekeeper and gauger, a man of truth, told, few years ago, of the proprietor of a distillery at which | he worked, having. as was his custom put a tablespoonful of some horrible | agent into barrel of new, white corn whiskey and having thus converted its color into beautiful amber. On this ! spoon with his forefinger, and 1t ate the flesh on the finger to the bone. Yet men took this stuff into their stom- achs.
 One tablespoonful of this deadly cor rosive poison in a barrel of whiskey would not be supposed to have much. If any. enrect on the drinker. but it cer- tainiy Is not harmless, and the contIn-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
Amalwnmation of the Races,
Lewston (Idaho) Tribune.
 The Butte Inter r-Mountain

Lewiston (ldaho) Tribune.
 The Butte Mountain says: "The discharge of Private John T, Smith from the army. without honor, because he, being a white man, mar rled q neRress. raises some pretty questions of moral. political land natu- raI rights. At the outset 1t may be admitted that. despite the civil laws against miscegenation, the natural law of mixed marriages governs the races of mankind throughout the world and sweeps aside all obstacles and obstruc- tions interposed to prevent Its opera ton. The natural impulse behind the phenomenon of intermarrlags of dis- ferent races is stronger than any np- posing force. and rules man The e1ectment of John Smith and his col . pred wife from the army. minus hon orable credentials. will not stop the race amalgamAtion that has been in progress since the beginning of the world" Nevertheless there Is a law, the law of nature and of natures God, that does stop race amalgamation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20

Mobile Register
 The census bulletin as to the propor- tion of sexes in the United States shows that 51.1 per cent. are males and 4s9 per cent. are females. The number of females predominates in cities and in the thickly-settledp part of the country; of males in the rural dis tricts generally and in the not fully de- veloped country. In Alabama, Jeffer- son County has the largest per cent. of males (1SS. 6) and Baldwin County the smallest (51.4 Birmingham Is the only considerable city In Alabama where the males are in excess, the percentage of males to the total population being 51 09. In Mobile the percentage is 4e.72 Tn Montgomery 1t is 4s. Only Charleston, South Carolina, and New ton Massachusetts, show so small a percentage as this last, Charleston's s being 45.s6 and Newton's 44.76. In the class with Mobile are Richmond, Lex ington, Augusta and Atlanta: also some Northern cities, as Lancaster. Bing- hampton. Manchester, Williamsport and Troy. New Orleans and Nashville have but a small fraction of a per cent. more males than the cities named above. Of all the States, Connecticut and New Jersey show a population equally divided into males and females; but Alabama is second on the list In this respect, the proportion of males to total population being 501 per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20

usd use of 1t can hardly fail to have deleterious effect on the human stomach. We are persuaded that all genuine friends of temperance would be doing good work if they would labor for pure liquor, for we are firmly of the opinion that much of the evil of intemperance arises from the poisonous substances injected into the liquor peo- pie use. Next to abolishins the use of strong drinks entirely. if they are as hurtfuI as some claim, would be the prevention of adulterations, as a ser vice to the human family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
DREADED YELLOW BOOK.
It Means Death to Thousands O
 Russian Reservists.
Paris Herald.

Paris Herald.
 Of all the things most feared in families in Russia, at the present mo- ment, Is small yellow book, which is being presented at thousands of homes.
 l was sitting today with a friend. when a man in uniform called and held out one of three small yellow bound books--not unlike those used in the savings bank-and uttered two words, Your passport?"
 My friend turned pale. He has been suffering from his lungs for some time, and 1t meant a very se- rious thing for him, for it was the sign that he had been called out as reservist.
 Dejectedly, he rose, saying, with sadness: Its come! I have to go to he warp
 Out came the passport from a drawer and was handed over to the man in uniform, who saluted and left. He had a huge bundle of such pass ports.
 Now I cannot leave the city or even sleep away from home" said my friend. You cannot move a step in Russia without a passport"
 And then he set to work to look at that hateful little yellow book. which probably brought with 1t his death sentence. In the first two pages were extensive details concerning himself, his past service, name of reg iment, his age and description. He belongs to the artillery.
 At the last page. facing the back, was an envelope, carefully sealed to the page so that there could be no pos sibility of opening it. It was addressed to the central military depot of his district.
 What Is in it?" I asked.
 T would give the world to know" he replied. But it is a criminal of fense for me to open it. A second notice will reach me in a day or two. Then I take the book and letter to the central military depot.
 The letter which I may not open, gives all details as to where, when and how I am to fulfill my military service as a reservist. Maybe I shall be sent to some far-away dull garri- son town, perhaps to the hated Polish frontier.
 But, as I belong to the artillery, which is scarce at the front, it is much more likely I shall be sent to the war at once.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Quarters in Greenville Church to Be
 RemOdelled.

Greenville, Dec. 19.-(Special. )-At conference which occurred after the morning service at the Baptist Church yesterday. 1t was decided by the membership to remodel and enlarge the Sunday School room and also to purchase a pipe organ.
 The subject has been under consider ation for sometime and much interest is manifested in the proposed plans, which the members hope to accomplish during the coming year. The plans for the new Sunday school room will great ly enlarge the seating capacity of the church. as both rooms can be thrown together. The primary department, a prominent feature of the school. will be given ample accommodation and the class rooms will make the work of the teachers more satisfactory
 The last meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society occurred on the birthday an niversary of the President, Mrs. Jef- ferson Beeland. The members, appre- ciating the long and faithful service of Mrs. Beeland, presented to her a hand some imported vase.
 Mrs. H. z. Wilkinson, representing the society, In a few remarks. Mrs. W. l.. Hunter then presented a birth day almanac, after which Mrs. W. A Taliaferro gave a charming poem. The meeting occurred at the home of Major J. s. McMullan, and the Misses McMul- Ian were the charming hostesses of the afternoon.
 The long hall was a veritaAle forest of ferns. holly and chrysanthemums. The parlor and dining room were also attractively decorated. and the re- treatments served at the close of the afternoon were tempting and much en- joyed.
 Among the college boys who have returned home for the holidays are Os- car Lane, Werle Peagler, James Mo- Queen and Ira Trawick.
 Miss Madge Dunklin left this morn. Ing for Mobile, where she will be the guest of her sister. Mrs. George Scott.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
MIR. HANDLE DEAD.
waa RepresentatIve from Randolph
 County in LeRislature.

county An Le8AA~suNe'
 Roanoke, Dec. 1e.-(Special.)- )-One of the most prominent and useful citi- zens of East Alabama passed away when Hon. F. P. Randle died at noon today at his home in this place.
 The deceased had been III for a long time. has failing health being caused by an old wound received during the civil war. Captain Randle was gal lant member of the Kentucky Orphans Brigade. In times of peace he was no less a hero than In war. In all things that stood for the public good he has been found true and faithful.
 In the earlier history of this county his influence in every good cause was mighty Many are the poor and fla therless who will rise up and call him blessed Years ago Mir. Randie repre- sented this county in the lower House of the General Assembly. He was a Mason and a prominent official in the Methodist Church.
 For years he was manager Of the cot ton factories at Rock Mills. this coun ty. The remains will be inferred In that place tomorrow. The deceased leaves a wife and one son-Prof. W. N RandIe of the Textile School of Al lantA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
The Two Goverpors.

Ex-Governor Hugh S. Thompson of South Carolina, who died a few days ago, was fond of telling an incident in which he figured as illustrative of the ups and downs of politics and life, says The New York Times.
 A few years ago he was asked by the Gridiron Club to make an address at one of the famous banquets. Shortly before the time for his speech arrived the head-waiter approached him, say ing: Governor, Is there anything can get your"
 "A small cigar" answered the distin- guished speaker.
 Proffering a box and receiving a coin for the service, the waiter said:
 Governor, do you remember me?'
 "No," replied Mfr. Thompson, looking at the negro keenly.
 Like yourself" said the waiter, sim. ply 'I am an cx-Governor of South Carolina"
 And then Governor Thompson recall ed Richard L. Gleaves. provisional gov ernor of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
Museums of language will be

Museums of language will be of great importance to the future histo- rian. The idea was suggested six years ago. but has only recently taken shape. although 1t has already resulted in a collection of 400 phonograph rec ords on durable metal. The purpose Is to record the languages of Europe and eventually of the world, the mu- sic of the different countries, and ST eeches of notable personages. The collection now embraces the Slavic, Servian, Modern Greek, Portuguese and Brazilian languages. with songs and dialects of India, and of Arabians and Bedouins. An expedition under Dr.. Poech has penetrated New Guinea, to reproduce the speech of the Papuans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
Sidewalk Pencilings
A yieu os GsmhlinG.

T hear the regiment that the law which prohibits gambling violates tne Constitution. which guarantees per. sonai privileges and immunities, said a man of philosophic turn of mind:
 'srhis argument did not come from a gambler but from a person who be- lisyss in the idea ,tf, that .,ans the their bnsiness. In other words. this dsbater contends that there is only . possibility of shining against ones self ..
 'srhis argument is faulty because l! does. not go far enough. It does not not reach the home of the young man wno visits the gambling dens. It does not see the tears and poverty that dis sipating husband entails upon his wife and children by adding nightly to the gamblers coffers.
 Surely this looks like sin against somebody else but himself, does 1t not
 T endorse the efforts of the police In trying to drive the gamblers out oi town. The newspapers, too. can be 2 valuable factor in crusades Of this kind.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20
vardaman,. Other side .
Indianapolis Star.

4h0AdudpOiAS oIbA
 The fact is, Vardaman, the Governor of Mississippi. is not hopelessly bad :. Uncrushed truth compels this admis : sion. In his references to President his attitude toward the negro has been brutal and he has masticated fire at the three meals of each day, Sunday included; but he is not, like the blind and spawned horse, without some good points. In the North we have been permitted to see but one side of this long-haired purveyor of inelegant dic- tion. Governor of Mississippi, Vardaman has put an end to mob outrages in that State. In the old days the vengeance of men. acting without the law. was white man. or both, for some real or fancied wrong. Courts were ignored the police were impvlent, constables and sheriffs were not disposed to of fer opposition. But vardaman. when he assumed office, at once began a campaign against the mob that has put that sort of pest out of business sissippi, like Indiana of old, has been often disgraced by an organization known as white caps" or night rid CTS" These bodies of men have made It their business to go In the night and fall upon persons, men and women. who invited their displeasure by word or deed, tie them to trees and brutally Wnlp or OLneTWlSe InlSlEeaI IDcins tI daman employed detectives and went after the white caps with vigor. Ks has already secured the indictment and arrest of over 100 of these cowardly those remaining until the State Is well rid of them. He announces his de- termination in picturesque language, to restore and maintain the reign ot law in Mississippi while he is Governor
 In reaching correct estimate of Tardaman these facts surely help. Since his wordy attacks upon the President do not inJure the latter so much as they do the man who utters them, we can pass them by as unim- portant. At least, we can cheerfully concede that, while he appears to be a nincompoop at times, he has excel lent characteristics as Governor that we can not, in justice. fail to recog- nize and commend.