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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
CHArar N BETTING.
Republicans ae Not Put ur Money sa
 Bfg odds.

Republicans ao Not Put up Money en
 Big 0dds.
 New York Herald.
 There was a decided change in cleo ton betting odds yesterday in favor of Judge Parker, so far as the chances of his carrying New York State are concerned. From to 2, the quotation of Saturday, the odds shortened, and considerable money was wagered in the hotels. The prevailing odds on the gubernatoriai contest in this State were to 5, Judge Herrick being the favorite. This change is most pro- nounced and indicates that among men who are backing their opinions with money and make 1t their business to keep their hands on the public pulse, the opinion is widespread that there ts a decided trend In New York toward the Democratic candidates.
 Higgins overnight, for on Saturday the Republican candidate had the call in the betting, with many wagerss placed at 10 to g.
 By betting men these changes are be- lieved to indicate a desire to hedge on the part of those who have been back ing Roosevelt and Higgins to carry the State. With the result apparently so close in New York, in the estimation of bettors, there is likely to be spirited betting during the days remaining be- fore the election.
 On the general result, Roosevelt re- mained favorite over Parker at to 1. Three bets were made yesterday in the Fifth Avenue Hotel at these odds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

count of the last moments of his life, says: "TIe now prayed in his natural, usual voice. strong. full and clear. end ing with Heavenly Father. forgive my Jesus Christ ." He spoke of the dif- ficuity of dying when pr. Jenries re- peated the verse of Psalms 2S, Though 1 walk through the valley of the for thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff thev comfort me-" MT. Webster said immediately, "That Is the fact. That is what I want. Thy rod; Thy rod. Thy stan; Thy stan ."-Lymans dsy Life of Webster, Vol. H.. page 2S1.
 Can anybody believe that the last breath of such a Christian was used in a plea for liQuorT
 MT. Webster's view of the import ance of the Holy Scripture was very pronounced. He on one occasion said: T have read through the entire BioIe tice to go through 1t once a year. It is the book of all others for lawyers as we'll as for divines; and pity the man that cannot ind In 1t a rich sup Conduct; 1t fits man for life--it pre- pares him for death.
 The memorial speeches and sermons by the great statesmen and ministers of the Gospel on the death or MT. Web- ster bear testimony to the ,s eorreeIness US we think of his firm Christian faith, his triumph over the fear of death. well may we say with Edward Everett in the closing sentence of his speech on the death of Daniel Webster: This is consummation over which tears of pious sympathy will be shed ages after the gloriss of the forum and the Senate are forgotten" I have written this defense of Mir. Webster because I think it is our duty to correct any false statements concefning the pri- great statesmen of the last century who did not practice the dishonorable ways Of getting in and keeping in of- flee which we now see is so common.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
JESSE R. GRANT.
General U. s. Grants Youngest Son
 Supports Parker. New York Special

General Us s. Grants Youngest Son
 Supports Parker.
 New York Special
 One of Judge Parker's most ardent supporters is MT. Jesse R. Grant, the youngest son of the late General Grant, who was elected twice to the Presi- dency. MT. Grant was a recent visitor to Esopus. where he took luncheon with Judge Parker and returned to New York with him in the evening.
 Though a resident of, New York for a couple of years. and voter here, MT. Grant has not been In the public eye as much as might be expected of one of his name. He is devoted to his profession, that of a mining engineer, and the greater part of his life has been spent in California. Nevada, Colo rado, Montana, New Mexico and other mining localities. There is hardly a mining camp in the country where he Is not known and respected. as well as liked. He has considerable mining interests in Mexico, and some of the far Western States.
 MT. Grant called at Democratic Ma tional Headquarters yesterday. When asked how long he had been a Demo- crat he smiled and said: "I have been a Democrat ever since was old enough to. vote. More than that" he added "the only time my father voted he voted for a Democrat" Asked If he had any objection to say who the Democrat was he replied: Tt was Buchanan" In a magazine article written recently by MT. Cleveland, the President said that his first vote had been cast for Buchanan.
 While MT. Grant has not taken an active part in politics. he is' too good
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
THE RIVER CONVENTION.

All indications point to large at- tendance. from all along the Alabama River, on the convention to be held in this city on the 11th inst. It is a mat ter of great importance to the people of a large area of territory that the Alabama River be so improved as to be made navigable every month in the year. The Alabama is one of the larg- est rivers of the country. and many streams of far. less importance have had many hundreds of thousands oi dollars spent in their improvement Congressman Wiley has been confined to his home some days from sickness but will likely be well by the day the convention meets. Congressman Taylor is a member of the River and Harbor Committee of the House, and these two Representatives, we feel sure, will dc their full duty towards securing proper appropriations for the great work. While they will feel especially interested in the work, we feel quite sure they will receive the hearty sup port of the entire delegation.
 The Mobile Register of yesterday, ia reference to the meeting, says:
 We hope to see strong delegations not only from the Cotton Exchange, bu) from the city, the Chamber of Com. merce and the Commercial Club. There will. of course. be a demand to heal what Mobile thinks, what Mobile want, and what Mobile Is willing to do 1T helping forward the improvement; and the essential thing is for Mobile to bs properly represented so that what k said in her behalf may be with author ity and have effect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
cortelyou ana the Trustss

NeW OTA t10F6kQ.
 Judge Parker's attack on the Presi- dent and Mir. Cortelyou in connection with the contributions from trusts and corporations have alarmed the Repub- licans. What their effect may be Is causing uneasiness at national head quarters. The Democratic managers declare that the corporations have en- tirely deserted them and that they have contributed only to the Republican fund.
 There is little doubt that the speeches Judge Parker has made on the subject of corporation support of Roosevelt have strengthened him with the voters in the East. The impression had gone forth earlier in the campaign that Judge Parker had been nominated by these corporations to defeat Roosevelt. But in his recent speeches he has re- leived himself of this weight and has made 1t appear that the corporations desire the election of his rival and are making contributions to that end.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

from the outrage and will vote no more. Not one In one hundred can appear, lor does appear, at the polls. And yet to e fssr s' isgsr ruie Msre i an n accountable hallucination. The South some day will recover It's basis Of good sense. Meantime against such craze. and against the dangerous consequences to which 1t would lead in all our af- fairs. the North Is disposed to be solid" too.
 It seems so difficult as to be practi . calIy impossible to get certain Northern minds to appreciate the situation in this section. We know. as well as our contemporary does. that. for the pres. ent at least. the negro is practically disfranchised in the South. and we feel certain that he will remain so to the extent that he will not again be a dom inant factor in our politics. The South had ample cause for adopting the course 1t has. and that cause is likely to re- main ir full force and effect.
 The South is not solid because 1t pro fesses to fear ''nigger rule" as The Ore gonian expresses it. In this campaign. at all events. the South is. practically united because of the dangerous ten- deney of Rooseveltism. It fears asd dreads him, not because 1t has any fear that he will overturn our suffrage | regulations. and put the colored race Tn power, but because his course is a direct menace to our social system. and to the peace and security of our peo- pie. Tn recent speech in New York Mir. Higgins, Republican candidate for Governor of that State. said: ''Presi- dent Roosevelt is hated in the South because he judges man by his quali- ties of heart and brain, which go to make up real manhood. and refuses to close the door of hope to him because of the color of his skin"
 It is just because Roosevelt cares nothing for the color of mans skin in the South-that he is not trusted down here. In the North, and espe cially in the Republican States. he has shown little disposition to offend the whites by appointing colored men to office, but he shows no such delicacy in the South. It is the effect which his policy will have on the negroes which makes the South solid against him. If he does not actually favor so- cial equality. he at least leads the col ored race to believe that he does. and that has the same effect, so far as they are concerned. The Oregonian may not see 1t, and Roosevelt may not sec and understand 1t, but every word or act of his that tends to encourage senti- ment of equality in the hearts of the negroes is an injury to them.
 Perhaps The Oregonian will contend that the negro should not be made to suffer because of Roosevelt's ill-advised acts and utterances, but If the editor of that paper lived in the South he would know that they do suffer from 1t and he would know why 1t is so. Those who make such loud professions of friendship for the colored race will do well to study his nature, as we'll as to inform themselves regarding the conditions existing down here, and the reason for those conditions. The white people may suffer because of Roose- velt's policies. but the colored race have most to fear from 1t. If they do not know this, others do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER ?, 1sO4
GETTING ROOSEVELT TO SCREAM,

GETTING ROOSEVELT TO SCREAM,
 We have felt ever since the Republi- can Party managers ordered Roosevelt to step into the shadow, to go into tenn porary retirement. that all that was needed to secure his defeat would be for the National Committee or Judge Parker 'to get on his nerves" and make him scream. The National Committee futtered him badly when they had Senator Culberson to expose his com plicity in the Panama Revolution. No at Washington knew every step that was taken by the petty cabal on the Isthmus. The country had not thought the rebellion there had been actually instigated. It Is plain enough now that 1t was instigated; that the revolu. ton would never have occurred if the revolutionists had not been assured they would be backed up by American gunboats and American marines. This revelation stirred ''Teddy's" anger, and he called in Hay to say that he, Hay. had cordially approved of every step
 
 the stump and assured the world that everything done to outwit and plunder Colombia had. and has. his cordial ap- proval, and he invites applause for what was done That 1t was smartly done. there can be no doubt;that it was done with any regard to the moral law. there is every sort of doubt.
 
 the facts as to Panama were brought out, but he succeeded by an effort in keeping quiet. The charges against Cortelyou have irritated him far more deeply. If we were called upon candid ly to guess whether Cortelyou found out much through his occupancy of Cabinet place as the head of the De- pertinent of Commerce and Labor, we should say he had found out very little indeed that might harm the great cor porations. the trusts. It never dawned on President Roosevelt that when he selected his private secretary as chair man of the National Republican Com mittee. so that he himself might be in a position to run his own campaign, that anybody, anywhere, would have occasion. or take it. to criticise him for having bIack-mailed the trusts to SC cure the necessary money with which to conduct his campaign. Just this thing has happened and he Is pretend ediy very indignant in caase02snce. Cortelyou was called to Washington and Republican Party organs gave it out that Cortelyou would denounce. as islander, the reportss that he was using Government secrets to prize money out of the trusts.
 This decision was Roosevelt's deci- sion. As so often happens with him. as soon as the really sensible people in his party learned what he purposed to do. they turned in to head him off .. They headed him of in this case. and have persuaded him to let CortelyoU maintain silence. They are right about it. and he is wrong. It would be mon strously absurd for the spokesmen of the Republican Party to deny that the Party is in alliance with the trusts and hasf obtained money from the trusts win which to conduct this contest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

"we think" says The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser--wait, that's not all- most fair minded men will agree the greatest danger to the people anywhere lies in the free and unlimited use of the English language by .snoliygosters of the Crumpacker type" What a splen- difererous word is snollygoster. It has a Miltonlc magnificence that makes one want to apply it to everybody under discussion. SnollYgoster deserves wider fame; 1t should be in every mouth ca pablo of rolling it out with due effect.-- Portland Oregonian.
 Glad to be able to supply information to an esteemed contemporary. That good word. "snollygoster," has not yet found a place in the popular lexieons, but 1t is bound to get there. Meantime. when The oregonian is so unfortunate as to think of Crumpacker the word to fit him should present. itself simultane- ously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
A COLUMN OF FIGUREs WHICH IS A
 SPLENDID VERDICT.

For the benefit and guidance of mer- chants and others who advertise. the fol- lowing statement for the month of Septem- Der. 1904. has been compiled and sworn to by our Circulation Manager.
 10 the many readers and friends wno are interested in growth, it is satis- faction to show such sturdy and perIna- nent increase. It Is not only the quantity. but the class and quality of 1t. of which we are proud.
 The Advertiser Is acknowledged the leeo- Ine newspaper in the State and is thorough W. up-to-data in every particular.
 Watch Us 0row.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
POLITICAL POINTS Democrats Are Making Great Headway in Doubt
full States.

a sitizen of shirk any opportunity that may be of advantage to the candidate of his choice. There Is no class, in his opinion. more deeply interested in the welfare of the country than it's men of business. of whom he is proud to be one, He was urged to give expression to his views, and did SO.
 Tn the nomination of Judge Alton B. Parker" said MT. Grant. "the Demo- cratic party has found a candidate whose personality and home life are strfkfngly agreeable. It should be gratifying to all true American irres- pective of party, to realize that the nnpretentious citizen. the plain Amsri- can. and the honest Judge. has been placed on nomination for the highest omcs in the gift of the American peo- ftes- The demand for higher ideals in political life and for political concepts and policies in keeping with the ad- vanced spirit of the axe is fast taking root among thoughtful and patriotic cifixenA be they wage workers or mill ltonaires. and the championa of the Republican stand pat policy may be confronted with the stubborn theory that the world moves ever onward with the process of the snns.' :
 The success of the Democratic par. ty in this election wiuid mean that the Government should be a Republic in fact as well as in name. This Is most important. as the present tendencies are decidely towards standardization. ana therefore. in the direction of impediaf- ism.
 'The corruption which permsates many branches of the present adminis- tration is to be condemned. This. how ever. is the natural consequence of long continued power by one party, grown arrogant and confident of its success; but the centralization program of the Republican party is the greatest me. mace that now confronts the peo. pie.
 "All clements of the Democracy should unite in the effort to elect the broad minded and upright standard bearer of the party whose success will afford the surest path to future har- mony and victory"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
IT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND.

The Portland oregonIan has this de liverance;
 The South has all but completely disfranchised the negro. The negro, then, is an utterly negligible quality in banks all its politics on aversion to the negro. The negro has been dlsfran- chised; he can have no vote. no infiu- ence in affairs. The whites have it all their own way. And yet no question of any interest or importance to the people of the United States can be con- lsfdered In the South. To every sugges- tion or argument the one answer is "the nigger," And yet ''the nigger" isn't in 1t at all He has been excluded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

Score another for Rooseveltian civic honesty. A clerk in the Philadelphia Postofice has been removed for collect ing campaign contributions. He was one of the small fry and could be pun ished without costing the Party any vofaa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

Whether the Republican Party should live forever? is question discussed by some of its members. If such misfor- tune is permitted. it is only as horri- ble example.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

VIII the result of the coming election have any effect on the character of Roosevelt's Thanksgiving proclama- tion2 He probably has two forms of 1t in his mind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

A man with bow-legs is not wanted in the Russian army. we are told. And yet we have seen bow-legged men who could run quite fast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

peach thirteen inches in circum- ference Is the contribution made by Missouri to the current fruit stories.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
Daniel Webster's Christian Character.
 verbena, Ala. Oct. 24, 1904.

NNCUSAGA OMEhStANA OnHEACNCEs
 verbena, Ala. Oct. 24, 1904. Editor The Advertiser: {,
 I recently saw in a religious paper this declaration, Listen to the great statesman, Daniel Webster, pleading with his last breath for another drink of liquor. If such a falsehood can be declared by protesting Christian, ignorant of the life of Daniel Webster, how likely 1t may be that for want of historical knowledge. many who see 1t may believe It true.
 I remember well the fame of this great statesman during the third and great eloquence. his sincere devotion to the Union, the Consultation and the en forcement of the laws of the land-and cannot withhold my defense against the charge as quoted above,
 Webster had rivals who like himself aspired to the>office of President. but none of them ever impeached his moral character. I will now prove. by sev- eral biographers of MT. Wet er, that the charge is false;
 MT. Webster was ftrue Christian He was a regular attendant on public worship. a diligent student of the Scriptures, q co9municating member of the church, an& firm believer in the truth of Chrlstiaf fity. as a Divine rev elation. | A brlRr and carefully pre- pared 6eclara4ion of his faith was drawn up by him in the last year of his life "A erican Cyclopedia, Vol. AnotSet n, RS lbGrapher. giving an &C.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

Betting doesn't always decide cleo. tions. but it very often decides how much man has left in his pockets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

We are watching the dispatches for news of combined attack by the Rus sian squadron on a fleet of oyster boats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

Tom watson's efforts to make Georgia solid for Parker. by making speeches against him. are iN a certain sense com. mendable. ,---
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

win some one kindly tell us what States have been set apart for Debs?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

The Hartford Courant is one hundred and forty years old. good newspaper. generally fair and square. If there are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

Daily average for September 10,981 suaday average for September. l4,s7s ,s, : Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says: The foregoing statement of The Ad- vertiser's daily circulation for the month Of September. 1904. is true and correct and compiled after all returns from news boys news agents and leftover copies have been deducted
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 Circulation Manager.
 The Advertiser Company. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of October. 1904.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

some things it doesn't know. we will pardon 1t because one never gets too old to absord education in some shape.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
AMUSEMRNTs.

sufficient fun to keep us attentive and interested listeners to the more solid, and weighy issues of the campaign. The' Democratic voters of this part of the country are for Hefiin though they de-
 R. ". Knox Eclectic. Ala, s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

There is danger that people will lose sight of that Swallow fellow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

We suppose. as a careful acrobat, nom Watson has strong net hung un-. derneath him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02

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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-20
Sure to Make Hens Lay.

John Kernel, the Irish comedian,
who died recently, used to like to tell
of brief experience in amateur farm
ing that he had in his youth.
zone SUMNER he would say, 81
lived in the country, and as there was
a garden to my cottage | decided that
l would keep chickens. / bought a
cock and half dozen hens, but | got
no eggs. The chickens were vigorous
and healthy, but my omelets each
morning came from the village store.
''To remedy this state of affairs l
answered an advertisement in an ag-
ricultural magazine. This ADVERTISE
ment said that for So an infallible way
to make hens lay would be commune
Gated. | forwarded the 50. and in due
course l received the advertisers re-
ply. 1t was a printed slip that read:
"'TO make hen lay tie a stout
string around the hens body, lay the
bird on her side on board and fasten
the string underneath. If it is thought
desirable, a pillow may be placed un.
der the hens head"
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-20
Hard On the other Senator.

Probably for the first time in his long
public career q reflection has been cast
on the word of Senator Plat of Con
necticut, and in this instance it must be
admitted the reflection was possibly
unconscious. Senator Plat and Sen
ator Spooner have adjoining committee
rooms. and their respective messen-
gers, two dignified colOred men, are
great friends, albeit they have a GER
tain jealousy regarding the Importance
of their respective masters. Recently
a caller inquired of Mr.. SpOoner'S mes
senger if the senator was engaged.
William said he was and. noting, as he
believed. Il Slleptical expression on the
face of the inquirer, added: "What I'm
tellin' you is right, sir Senator Platt's
messenger and | always tell the truth
about such things" "WeH. I'm glad to
get the truth outside their DOORS" re-
piled the visitor. Can you say rs
much for the senatOrs:' William look
ed puzzled for a moment and then re-
piled slowly, We'll, sir, can speak for
nv senator sir"