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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
SOME REGENT vERDrcrs

Two rather queer jury verdicts are of recent record. A woman in New York fen into n hole which had been care lessly left open and broke her arm. She sued the city for damages and there was really no defence or doubt as to the cItv,s liability. but its attorney hlnted to inc jury that as the woman had made q good marriage after the accident. and before the suit was begun, she had not really any cause of complaint. The turv actually decided against the woman on the strength of this plea, evidently think ing she could not have won a husband but for his sympathy with her misfor. tune.
 ThiJ may be good jury law, but evi. dently it wouldn't be a safe precedent nor is 1t altogether free from compli eating possibilities. Suppose the husband should turn out to be an altogether bac case, would not the woman have jus cause of complaint against the city ant good ground for a second suit? If ne accident was the cause of her getting ; husband. then 1t occurs to us that th, city would be due her double damages for 1t broke her arm and gave her ;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
rHE aENTus or rRnN

It was a happy thought of the Birm ingham people to. build a statue of Vulcan to represent that city at the St. Louis Exposition, The wotk Is in fair way to completion and will be ready in time if nothing unforeseen occurs. It is to be standing figure of the old god, made of Alabama iron, 50 feet high, and will cost s5O. 600 or more.
 As many of our readers doubtless know, Vulcan was one of the gods of the old heather mythology and was looked on as the special patron of all workers in metal. especially iron. He is represented in various forms, hut the most popular showed him standing by the anvil, one hand holding the hammer while the other grasped the tongs of the blacksmith. He is sometimes depleted blowing bellows at his forge. .-- -tf .
 Vulcan was the son of the goddess. Juno, but had no father. as his mother. envinus because Minerva sprang from the head of Jupiter, claimed that she was his equal and produced Vulcan, On ac- count of his ugliness his mother was dis- gusted with him and hurled him from the heavens to earth. though some ac- counts have 1t that Jupiter kicked hlm out. However that may be. he was nine days falling and broke one of his legs, which is not to be wondered at, for nine days fan would be ~calcufatedoto jar even e heather god. , The old fellow landed on the island of LeEanos where he set up forge and set to work at his trade. He made thunder bolts for Jupiter, fashioned the arms for all the gods and Heroes of his time, and generally made himself useful to his kind. Notwithstanding his deformity and his rough trade he was held in high esteem by the other notablss of mythology. and very properly so, for he was an indIs- pensable member of their population.
 As we have said. |. an iron figure of Vulcan is an appropriate contribution for Birmingham to make to the great Exposi- tion, and we doubt if any one single ex- hibit will command more notice than this one does. It will typify one. of Alabama's most important assets and Blrmingham's greatest industry, and 1t will be an object
 lesson from which strangers can see what
 Alabama has and what Birmingham can
 do. Let the grim Genius of Iron have A
 good position at the Fair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
ssaBoEfsH THE sYgTE1E.

Congressman Moon, of. Tennessee, in discussing the mileage srab,p as it is called. before the vote came up in the House, gave it as, his opinion that there was no doubt in his mind that Congress had the right to vote itself the money, but declared that he. would not vote for such appropriation to pay the members mileage on account of the constructive reeess- We did not use the money for the purposes for which the law intended it." he declared, ''aAd while lawfully we might take it, morally we would be talk ing something for nothing"
 Judga Moon has the reputation of being good constitutional lawyer, and we shah not dispute his opinion as to the right2ef Congress to vote itself the money in such a case as this was-the legal and constitutional right, we mean. We cer- tainly agree with him that the members had DO moral right to the money. The inei6ent, as Tas Chattanooga Times ob- serves. ''snould result in the enactment of law abolshing the mileage graft, which is fraud, pure and simple, and # necessary the addition of sufficient sum to the salaries of Congressmen to enahIe them to meet their legitimate expenses without resorting to these pernicicusssub- terfuges," .t
 We cordially agree with The Times In, its contention. The very fact that there were arguments and divergent opinions s.. .,SaaAnfion with thia nartfouIar oaoa is suflcient to show that the whole sys- tenn of mileage should be abolished, for 1t is.sFFong in theory and likely to be vicious in practice. When the law was enacted long ago, allowing members of Congress 20 cents per mile for going to and returning from Washington, there was an excuse for 1t. Travelling entirely by private conveyance, over rough high- ways or rougher by-ways, the trip was slow, often laborious and always expen- slye. and the allowance was not excessive and when collected for travelling actually dous t was money honestly earned. and doubtless in cases the. amount did not pay the expense actually incurred.
 Conditions are far different now. Hard ly any railroad charges more than cents per mile. Many of the members ride free, and those who do not hardly use one-fourth the amount allowed in all the legitimate expenses of the trip. Aside from that is the great Inequality of the system under which some members get a few dollars and others get thousands fo. zach aAsEion. The mileage is excss- sive and not uniform and the whole sys tenn ought to be abolished If they arc not paid enough for their services lei their pay be increased. or If they are tt be allowed mileage. let the sum paid be only the amount actually and legitimately expended. As 1t is 1t is q kind of dona- ton, and in such a case as that of the alleged recess would have been pure poodle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
Montgomery. Feb. i4. 1ao4.
The Agricultural Schools.


 Jackson, Ala. February I2, 1904 Editor The Advertiser:
 Every citizen of Alabama should feel. an interest and pride in the District Agri- of the State. These schools, nine in n,.ns. Der. are now under one general nansre- ment controlled by a State Hoard. If which the Governor of the State is the Dsopsrg DsaS anss ssS PeSSsDsTy eSsDp Vii Ss and ward educating, the youths of the State. It has been charged that these schools have not been managed properly; that to the asriculturai features % of sSe sch5sls pS1a It is, perhaps. true that the farms oon- nected with these stations have received very little attention.k [. know little or cept the one located at. this place. As to the one here have to say that in my opinion every department of the school and farm is receiving due consideration. tsDdn Tns rI psnaPSs S.n M s. since the establishment of the school. A neat farm house is being erected. sub stantial fences are being built and the farm is being furnished with stock of va
 This week there was landed here fine bull. which was purchased at Auburn. It 'ts one of consignment of thorouBhbred nIscs ny tnsl MnSh were spPsa to that fever by pr. Cary or the Alabama Esx- pertinent Station. This bull was one year old on the 1st day of February, 1904, and weighs 800 pounds. He cost something over $200 laid down in Jackson. His name Is King John. His sire was Earl Of Carle- mont. who was sold at public auction when fourteen months old for the sun, of A,026. He Is a grandson of Acrobat, who sold for $500. rour'' bull has a double cross from old Roth Robin," through Purity and Miss Homer.'' He has many of old Acrobat's sfrongest points-short legs. bulging, symmetrical quarter and the full. rounding neck, that denotes the prepatent sire. ..,.... -.,, :, :. The friends of the school here are mak- ing an effort along private lines to en- large the field of the station 50 as to sn- able worthy young men with limited means to.g get sufflcient employment to help them through the school.
 .-. John s. Graham
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
AN ODE TO DEMOCRACY.

Cleveland, Cleveland dost remind us,
 We can make our lives sublime: At next Convention leaves behind us
 Bryan buried in sands of time. Buried deep with. all his fancies Of his future and his grace, With the darkest of his chances 1'"' '. Of a Presidential race, -:.-., .'. Bryan talks of money changers,'
 Of ruined country by the "Boss;''' Sixteen tq oRe' or all Is dross. .. Yes, he ba7de the preachers listen /" '- To his speech on, sinful land, ..-.s B.; That the churches he might Christen CD And be President at their hand. Seeking, seeking newest issues That e'er came of sordld brain; Tearing Democratic tissuea,
 Just for. dollars and for gains ... His renown was won by blunders,
 And his whole career Is weak; Still he mounts the stage and thunders Like demagogic freak. We are freaks if still we listen
 To his kind of ''catch 'em" talks We are fools if prospects, glisten
 Of his Presidential walk. God forbid that we should cherish
 All the doctrines of the past, Let the "siiver issues" perish
 And our Populistic blast! Why not stand, now, most emphatic
 For an economic day? Be inclined more Democratic
 In the winning of our way.
 Ariosto, Ala, Feb. 12, 1904. -''"'e'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
THE DAY OF VALENTINE.

For centuries the 14th of February has been considered sacred to St. Valentine. but his association with the custom seems to be purely accidental. Valentine was A Christian martyr of the third century of our era, and the early Christians cele- brated his festival on the 14th of ~Februa- ry. but the customs and games common to the day have little connection with saints or with churchly obseryances. Some writers surmise that the custom Of choosing valentines, or sweethearts was taken from the Romans, and that the early Christian clergy, finding the people so welded to the practice. tried to turn 1t into religious observance by. substitut- ing the name of St. Valentine and the 14th of February as the day to be eele- brated. "" ,s'
 However this may be it Is certain that for many centuries the young people of all civilized countries have made use of the occasion to indulge in some form of amusements and games between the youths of both sexes. An amusing custom which formerly prevailed in parts of England. Scotland and in France is thus alluded to by one authority: On the eve of St. Valentine a number of young people of both sexes would get together and write on small pieces of paper an equal number of the names of boys and girls, or young men and young women of their acquaintances. sThe names of the males were put into one box and the names of the females in another and then the young people would each draw a name from the list of the oppo- site sex. and the person thus drawn be- came ones valentine" Thus each man or maid got a mate, but complications naturally followed, for a man might draw the name of a girl and she might draw some other man. Then matters were somewhat mixed, but, we suppose they found some way te .straighten out the tangIe. As a natntaE eonsaauencs of this. game 1t sometimes happened that such games resulted in real engagements and marriages. I < .:a.e;.c : .cf3Yt. .. While the celebration of the day Is mot
 now observed with the same zest and the
 same ceremonies, at least in this country,
 the young people have not alloRsd; it to fall entirely into dIsuse.. as, Is SpfeHen by
 the millions of valentines printed and sold at each recurrence of the day. Some Of these are handsome and expensive. foru-,, ing beautiful presents, but mostly. they are cheap and ridiculous earlcatGres of the human race. However. the celebra- tion of the, day is mostly innocent and pleasing to the young, and it,would be d pity to see 1t fall entirely into 'disfayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14

yetc., etc. After the convention had com- Tleted its work Committee appointed by 1t. of which Francis s. Lyon was Chair man and James Fl Push was probabiy. the the People of Alabama."f Of the Consti- tuition of 1888, the address said: ,t.The Constitution of 1868. was mot the work of the people of Alabama; It is the oG- of interruptions adventurers, inflicted up- on our people after they had solemnly re- jected it." Gournal of the Constitctional Convention of 1875, p. iee) Convention of 1875 repudiated at least by implication the. conclusion of the. court in the Plowman case vnat:A "At the cleo ton held under this (No. 3O ordinance in Associate Justice of the Supreme Court |"
 The returning officer of the election of February, 1888, General Meade, had re- ported the vote on the question. Con- vention," and Congress gave, credenGe and full acceptance to him. He now re- ported the vote of the same constituency on the later question of Constitution" and State government, but this report was arbitrarily set aside and avoided four monthe after 1t was received by the act of June %, 1888. This act did not express ly or by implication repeal the two acts of March, 1867. It was new legislation. It represented the new mind of Congress. or the traction of Congress, on the situ- ation in .Alabsma. It demonstrated the will of the faction of Congress to over ride the advice of General Meade, to sum- mon another Convention to frame another Constitution more acceptable to that legit- imately ascertained majority of regis tered voters who had defeated candidate Saffold at the polls. '.
 The curious reader may refer to Ala bama Reports. Vol. 29, page s67, to ind that so eminent lawyer as the late Wtl- liam M. Brooks was thrown disastrously in the Courts by the indeflnlteness of his language in a bill of equity where his meaning was clear. The record Is unde- niable, that Judge saffold was not elected" at all but was actually defeat ed for office by the election of 1868. The States literature ought to be made to tell the same facts in the same definite ness of construction. When Judge Saf- fold was again defeated at the polls In 1874 he was an ardent sympathizer with the movement of his party to have the Houston Government then elected legis- lated out of office by Congress, but the movement failed
 John Witherspoon Du Bose,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
Letter from MT. Conner.

IIccuNLAAGs <AANs, %VO1boAy ds
 Editor The Advertiser:
 In your issue of this day Mir. Smith. President Alabama Railroad Commission quotes me as having said that the aver age freight rate in Alabama was 80 per cent higher than the Georgia rate. l in- cess Alabama rate over the Georgia rate varies, l think from % to 120 per cent, estimate that the average Is 70 per cent higher than the average in Georgia and that the annual over-pay in Alabama in excess local rate over the same tonnage In Georgia is two million eight hundred thousand dollars. These are the figures that I submitted in rne presence of the railroad officials in making my plea be- fore the Commission for lower freight rates and these are the figures used in my written brief filed with MT. Smith, President of the Alabama Railroad Com- rates on a limited number of articles of common use, as charged on the Southern Railroad in Georgia and AlabamAy Is the same that was used last year by the mer- chants, farmers and consumers associa- ton in the campaign before the people for an elective Commission. never prepared them nor have Iiyerifed them, but did use them in toto in my argument before the Commissios, read them out and chal- lenged Mir. Culp to deny them. MT Smith was present and thers was no denial made. I stated at the time to MT. Culp. Yice-President of the Southern Railroad. ltldL buUy ua0 DCCH Vhlf4AHROAA UAbe~0S+Ss and no denial made I;supposed they were correct, E!?-.l5 s%~ s5dS ! In a brief filed with the Alabama Rail- road commissl9n lsaE IVY 5s said: .s <. :,,,,,
 laFison, ahow .fraight discrimtn ton Fagainst Alabama of from % to tSis per cent, We also submit testimony from of their Commissi0ners' tartfe was resist cd at law by the railroads, and every Hrognestication of evil results used. These ty-seven years, and the practical. unani- nous testimony yi is that all interests in the States have been greatly benefited and the railroads have prospered. E. -}
 The freight and passenger collections in Alabama amount to about twenty-thFe@ and a half million dollars year, The freight collection is seventeen and . haif millions. Estimating that the loral freight is $7, 900, ,0C0 and the average oyeHcharge % per cent wefhave ,S2soo,000. a year unlaw- fully collected. Yours truly, !-' ''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
worthless husband. We should De glad to

worthless husband. We should be glad to see the next jury,s decision, r
 Another queer decision was llatsiy made in Kansas City. In this lease aswoman had been c6nvicted of shooting her hus-
 band and the court sentenced her to the penitentiary. She secured a new trial and was cleared on the plea that she was in- sane when she committed the deed, but the jury went further and found that "the said defendant has since recovered her sanity." and for that. reason she could not be sent to the asylum. That is really one of the most convenient de- cisions we have, ever, read of. While it may be possible that the woman was temporarily insane when she shot her husband and that her reason was after wards entirely restored. 1t is plaip, a, law, or construction of law. which makes people sane or insane to suit emergen- cies is not very safe kind of justice. This woman may at some future day again become insane and kill some one, regaining her reason afterwards and es- caping punishment. That kind of justice Is too uncertain, and such verdiets as we speak of are not calculated to give a very high opinion of the law
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
Up AoAINsr Ir.

The Mpbile Item has q problem on Its
 hands-or nind-and there's, a woman in
 1t, ofcourse. This woman,'a Miss Ange- | lima hauro, is the business agent of the St. Louis Garment workers Union, and, like most women who become fully en- unused on any subject, she wants to go all the gaits of Unionism. She wants all the young girls to become as earnest as Eshe isson the subject. and tells them that "a union girl should not even speak to . non-union man. If all union girls would And out first whether a man be- longed to the union before they enter tained him, and if he didn't, refused to recognize him. then the men wouldn't be long in joining the union."
 Then The Item asks:
 But supposing-thIs Is. only a supposi- tion~supposing that a:non-snion man, TOT love and hand 6f a ueibn girl, joins the union, and having acoofnplished his pur- bose sseaa back fos the franks of the un- EnrRaHleed goulas this union wife be justi- union law suit agai1sta her non-union husband to .dissolys the union?
 And stpposinEs that the union wife though, deceived by his duplicity and properly .resentinE it.. should decide served at alr hazardss and that in course of time children should bless It. would they .be union or non-union children?
 The suppositlon of The Itefm is all right. but 1t. leaves out one important, equation. and that is the boycott. In the emer- gency referred to, the wife. according to all union rules, should and would. boycott the husband, and have all other unionists, including women. to join in 1t, Then where would the husband come in? or would he have to stay out?' But. suppose she. shonid decide to bring a .union7ndn- union Iaw-suit, if that's. the way to ex- prsss.; .;tt.i souid skei sue before a non union eourta and il there should be no other: court wherS would she bef
 Then, about the children. If they were horn in lawful wesloek. they are neces- rally uniop children, aren't they7 If not why not? And if so, though the husband should apostatiEe; or be turned out, how would that non-mnionize them2 Possibly. as The Item suggests, Miss Mauro hasn't reached that point in her ratiocinations, but she should consider all the probabili- ties and contingencies while she is about 1t, and let her girl friends know what to expect. so that they may not plunge into matrimony without being prepared for all future chances.
 We are curious to know how many con- verts this wrong-headed enthusiast is likely to make. and how many girls sensible girls, we mean, there are who win refuse to be on friendly terms with. ar speak to, an otherwise acceptable and agreed ble; young, man. because he is not 8 member of some workers union. If she Is sensible girl and the young man is all right in other respects it will be another kind of union that she will feel more interest in, and she will not boycott her steady for any such absurd reason. Miss Mauro is trying to buck against human nature, but her case shows how one idea can take possession of persons mind to the exclusion of justice, fairness and sound sense. She ought to be walking delegate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14

The Montgomery Advertiser says of MT. Cleveland that ''his chances to be nominated are better than those of any other man in the party" It sometimes appears to us that things like this are said by people just because they like to see MT Bryan have fits-which is very unkind of them, and they should remem- Der that while his contortions are enter taining to the beholder fits are hard on the constitution.-Charlott (N. C') oo- server.
 We'll, Bryan's fits are nothing to us, as long as they do no harm to the Demo cratic Party. Let him gyrate, crate and norate, and if our mention of Cleveland gives him fits they are liable to become chronic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
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 Reach of All,

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 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale hy all druggists at 30 cts a box. All drug gfsts means. all druggists. They have be. come come so necessary to the. people that the 5ru9Rist simply has to keep them anv- way, There are other remedies that he can make much more money op if he could sell them. but he can't He win not take chances on losing his customers by not always having on hand a supply of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
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