davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
HoNDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 1904
rHAT Two-THIRps RULE.

IT is noted that many leading Democrats are discussing the desirabiiity of abrogat- snu the two-thirds rule when the Demo- cratic convention assemblies at St. Louis. They say it is illogical and out of date and should no longer be the party law 1f fs argued that as candidate is elected hy majority or plurality vote he should Ae nominated the same way.
 As is pretty generally known this two- thirds rule was both the making and un- making of Martin Van Buren. It was adopted by his friends at the Baltimore Convention in 1855 for the purpose of assuring his nomination for President, and in 1SSs his friends in the convention. were again strong enough to secure the adoption of the rule and his nomination under 1t. As is well known he was de- feated in the race by General Harrison, but that did not destroy his ambition and he went before the convention again in 1s44.
 It was here that the scheming and ambitious New Yorker and his supporters found themselves in a hole. They found that he couldn't control two-thirds of the votes and tried to keep the convention from adopting the rule, seeing that he had little chance of nomination under it. But now the South took hand and play ed it effectually. The Southern dele gates didn't want Van Buren nominat ted Because the South was not satisfied with his attitude on the slavery question. In short, the South was tired of him and determined to have no more of him. and the South had become power in national politics. The consequence was that the two-thirds rule was adopted, mainly through the votes and influence of the Southern delegates, and against the wishes, protests and efforts of the Van Buren men. Polk was nominated and elected, defeating Henry Clay, one of the really great men of the country.
 Thus 1t was that a rule forced on the party by Van Buren was his unGoing in after years. He had majority in the convention of 1sA from the start but could never get two-thirds. The rule originally adopted to strengthen the ma 1ority was now successfully used to de- 10 by the party ever since. but now there are many Democrats who insist that the St. Louis convention adopt the majority method of making a nomination. Whether that will be done depends on certain con tingencies which may arise. In that case the majority may take that course and make a nomination. It all depends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Scores for Humanity.

Nul'aSO chronicle.
 Mayor Mcclellan has just scored point m behalf of humanity. He refused an application for a permit for two children, aged 4 and years. to appear in Iben's
 A Doll House. soon to be produced at the Manhattan Theater. Mayor McClel- Ian has not expressed his opinions on race suicide, but he evidently believes in talk ihg good care of the children we have on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

condemned. It required something like the Chicago horror to arouse a proper sentiment, and that sentiment should not be suffered to pass without bearing good fruit. If the result shall be safer public buildings the lamentable catastrophe which aroused public attention will have done some good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
The Active Man,
Centreville Press.

CentreVllle Press.
 The most active, hustling man of the day and the hour is the candidate. He caIleth at the homes of the people, and if the voter is not in, he goeth into the fields to find him. He believes in the doctrine of ''the brotherhood of man." though he may be skeptical as to many other essentials in the plan of salvation. lie is trying to make his election sure. |"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
IchthYolopv-

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Never mind said her dearest friend There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught out of it."
 know It, said the II thathad set her cap for the foreign count and failed to get him; but statistics show that the lobster catch is getting smaller every year"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Gunton-Lowe.

Atlanta. Ga, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Rebecca Douglas Lowe of this city, formerly Pres ident of the General Federation of Wo
 mems Clubs. and George Gunton of Wash ington, D. C.. editor of Gunton's Maga- Zine, were married here today. The cer- emony was witnessed by only few
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Trolley Line Rrnke.

The trolley wire on the line of the Mont gomery Street Railway on North Perry Street. between Monroe and Madison Ave 'nue, broke shortly after 10 o'clock last night and 1t was at least one hour before .a car caught in the broken wire district could be moved away. It was then push ed away by the car men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Thev Love Pie.

Birmingham Age-Hcrald.
 A Boston man. residing in the pie belt, recently went out and stormed a restau- rant with a hatchet, compelling the es- tablishment to stand at bay while he ap- propriated whole pie. The taste for this delicacy must be very pronounced in the East
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Epworth League Meeting.

On account of the absence of Rev J A. Rice. D. D., pastor of the Court Street Methodist Church. the night ser. vices yesterday were conducted by the Epworth League.
 Mir. l.. J. Bugg was leader. He spoke Interestingly and appropriately on "The Perfect Law of God"
 The services were held in the Sunday school room
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Zeal and Judgment.

Dothan Siftings.
 Mir. Bryan is doubtless a great orator and a fine man, but his declaration in hls Birmingham speech that the free silver issue is not dead, is but case of man zeal for cause running away with his judgment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Arc There Any Leftp

Piedmont News.
 Senator Quay put a jocular provision n his bill to admit Indian Territory as a State-thac one Senator shall at all times be of Indian descent. Mightn't the Po- cahontes family be transferred from ViI- ginia?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

He makes a solitude and calls 1t peace" wrote Byron. A certain more or less distinguished American is trying to make a solitude of the Democratic Party and call it-Bryan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
A Railway Clearing House.

Next in importance to the change in settlement for freight car hire on per Hem basis in lieu of the mileage plan Is the proposition to be presented at the next meeting of the American Railway Association that settlements for repairs to freight cars handled in general inter change be adjusted and disposed by a clearing house established for that pur- pose. Further 1t is to be urged that all car hire accounts, covering the settlement for use of freight cars, be handled by the same clearing house.
 The present management Is for each road to make bill against the other for car repairs and for use of cars. and the road owing the accounts makes vouchers for settlement in favor of the road rem dering bills. When 1t is known that there are JOSS roads in the United States, 1me idea can be formed of the enormous task that is imposed under the plan in vogue ana the immense amount of useless work that is necessary. Under the proposed clearing house plan each road will make its reports covering car repairs and re- ports covering car hire to the clearing house. and all settlements of accounts will be made by the clearing house. The great saving of work and detailed records will make it easy to eliminate large number of clerical men now employed in the accounting and auditing departments of railroads and quicker and decidedly more satisfactory results will be obtained. In the same manner all mileage &C., counts of private car companies would be handled. Instead of settling direct with private car owners. settlements would be made through the railway clearing house. There are now 436 com panies in existence who own operate or control private cars, such as refigera- tors, palace and patent stock cars, espec- ially equipped for the feeding and water ing of live stock while in transit, cars for transporting live poultry and spec ial equipment for other uses.
 From an economical standpoint and as a move ir up-to-date railroading, these changes are by far the nose important that have been advanced during the past fifty years. Next in importance is the change made bv railroads two years ago when they dropped the antiquated mileage basis for settlement of car hire, which was fraught with SO many loop holes for disho onesty and easy fraud, Fer the settlement on a chrage per day. which is an absolute check and brings forth accurate accounts and correct set dement's for use of freight cars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Is Sill Ravenous.
pfr~fn0hi

Birmingham News
 Outside of the pie" crowd the Prcsi- dent has very little following. It was hoped n respectable white mans Repub- hcan Party would be built up in this State. but the appetite for pie" con- tinues to be too raVenous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

The Republicans seem to be having a real surplus of harmony in Wisconsin. In fact, they've got more brands of 1t than any people we know of.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Ministers, Union Meeting.

The Ministers Union will hold it's reg ular weekly meeting at 10 o'clock this morning in the parlors of the Young Mems Christian Association building. The usual program of work will be gone over by the members.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

Paris. Feb. 13.-M. Boyer. Counsellor of the Court of Cessation. has completed n.s report of the Dreyfus case and the court will meet in a few days to consider the report
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

'The platform of 1892" says Colonel watterson. We move to amend by ad- ding And the candidate of 1S92.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

If Japan Is whipped, Russia bankrupted and Uncle Sam benefited by the war, how will the account stand?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
Has Not Decided.

Hartford Journal.
 We haven't yet decided to bet on Japan licking Russia. The dispatches haven't stated whether or not the Jap army has a Mir. Dooly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

With all Its horrors. the Iroquois fire
 was not an unmlxed evil for It has served
 to draw attention to theatre buildings in all the cities of the Union and in many of them the authorities are insisting on such improvements. additions and altera- tions as will make the playhouses at least reasonably safe. Some of the most expcn- sive of these buildings are found to be so constructed that 1t is practically im- possible to make such changes as are re- quired, but in many of them additional or larger exits and stairways can be pro- vlded at comparatively little expense. and this should be insisted on or the houses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
STEEL RAILS FOR USE ON THE
 M. J. 6 K. c.
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company the Successful Bidders for 16,-
 500 Tons With opti3n
 for 10000 Tons.
Advertiser Bureau,

NlODIcs GU. IF.
 President W. D. Stratton of the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City Railroad, arr rived here tonight from New York. He stated that he had given out the con- tract for 16,500 tons of steel rail, with an option of 20,0O0 to the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. The delivery is to begin March 1st. This rail Is to be used for building the gap between Decatur and Pontotoc, Miss. Colonel Stratton said that work of the extension would begin March 1, and would be pushed to com pletion as speedily as possible.
 At 1:30 this afternoon. fire was discov- cred under a stairway in Christ Episco- pal Church. An alarm was turned in from Box 21 and tine entire department res- bonded. The flames were extinguished with loss of about $50 The origin is thought by Chief Price of the fire depart ment to have been from escaping gas.
 Mrs. Lilia M. Davis, aged 8. daughter of the late William T. and Mrs. Julia Malonee died this morning at an infirm- ary from the effects of an operation per- formed Tuesday. She was a native of this city and Is survived by her mother, two sisters and five brothers.
 Three river steamers arriving down this afternoon was each taxed to it's ca- pacity with passengers. The Nettie Quil1 and Ouachita from Selma and the Hard Cash from Demopolis, were the arrivals.
 Miss Julia A. Cronin. daughter of Mrs. Mary Cronin, died to-day at the family home. 45S Canal street. She was is years old and was lovable girl.
 14enry Moses. the 24year-old son of John and the late Mrs. Mary Moses, died to- day after a brief illness.
 Hons John V. Smith. and Wiley c. Tun- stall arrived here tonight from Mont- gomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
THEY HAVE FOUND HIM.

Just as was to be expected, 1t Is now announced that appendicitis is due to a peculiar microbe. We knew 1t was com ing, because the doctor folks have been unable to account for the disease in any other way. The old grape-seed theory has been practically discarded. People have the disease who do not eat grapes or swallow seeds of any kind; hence, 1t is not grape seeds. The cause of the dis ease has worried medical men almost as badly as has the reason for the existence of that apparently useless portion of the human anatomy. The microbe theory re- lieves the situation very much.
 Nevertheless, this germ must be very peculiar member of the family, and d scarce one. evidently. for appendicitis is comparatively a rare disease. We can the microbe which causes it is an exc!u- sive kind of fellow-a member of the upper ten, so to speak, and doesn't fool away his time giving folks ordinary pie bian diseases. Neither will he take up with any opening he happens across. Eve uShllS He HOSSS dlOuiiu OH all eApiOTllS expedition, as 1t were, looking for an ap- pendix exactly suited to his inclina tions. Then he enters in and pre-empts the Va cant place without so much as saying, ''by your leave" to the real owner of the property. He can hardly be called q tenant at will, for he holds possession against the will of the perplexed land- lord and defies the doctors to oust him without removing his place of abode also. Hes stlcker, Is this germ.
 If the medical men shall become fully satisfied of the identity of this microbe. and can learn his habits and disposition as they have in other cases, they ought to be able to head him off It would be discreditable to the scientific attain ments of the age if the doctors let small cattle like this get the better of them. and we confidently look for his suppression. True, he may prove as troublesome and indestrucuble as the boil weevil but when the medicallers get rightly after him. he's going to have a strenuous time Curing appendicitis by the knife method Is delicate, painful and uncertain opera. tion, and if prevention Is possible. it vii be much better. It is possible If thev car corral the cause of 1t and they will q, this if it lies within the bounds of possi bility. Abas. microbus appendicitilorum
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

If there isn't a larger depot built in Birmingham it will not be the fault of rhe News. It is getting continuous on me subject.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

The Russians complain that the Japan ere struck them with surprise. It may he added that the Japs struck them with several other things.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

P. J. Kelly. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn says. The foregoing statement Of The Adver- eiser's daily circulation for the month of January. 1904. is true and correct and com piled after all reta>ns from news boys. news agents and leftover copies have been de- ancaed. P. J. KELLY,
 Circulation Manager. gwuxh to and subscribed before me this Eth day of February. 1904.
 F ". JACKSON. KEea1-l N. P, Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
< < 4 4 \ % < ? c WHAT THE STATE PAPERS '
 ARE SAYING. '
%N& { %%%
Raise Iow, Ear.

Cianton Union.
 An Iowa man has gone insane because he could not sell an ear for $5.c00. Why didn't he raise Iowa corn, then he could sell all the ears he wanted?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
THE WEATHER.

Daily Local Weather Report and
 River Bulletin. D. G. Department of Agriculture, Weath~- Bureau
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
An Excallent Showing.

The following detailed statement of the net paid circulation of The Advertiser for the month of January makes an excellent show ing Alabamas only metropolitan newspaper as The Advertiser Is known the country over. is pardonabiy proud of this splendid record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
MIzELL TO REMAIN
WAS OFFERED MANAGEMENT OF LARGE LUMBER
 COMPANY.
Will, Hoover, Continue as Louisville and Nashville Trainmaster.
 Date For Use of Cut-o6

Master of Trains T. H, Mizell of the Mo- bile and Montgomery division of the Louisville and Nashville stated last night that he would remain with the railroad. Some days ago the Durham Lumber Company offered MT. Mizell the position of General Manager of their company, but after thoroughly considering the mat ter MT. Mizell stated last night that he had declined the very fiattering offer of the Durham people and would remain with the Louisville and Nashville: Tom | MiZell Is one of the most valuable men In the employ of the Louisville and Nash l ville", said an official speaking of the
 matter. land if he had resigned the office of Master of Trains of the Mobile and Montgomery division it would have been difficult mater to fill the vacancy" This morning was the date fixed by the Western people to begin using the cutoff from Soapstone Creek and over the Louis ville and Nashville bridge into Selma. The Western cutoff Is completed and everything in readiness for the running of trains that way. but Supt. Saltmarsh of the Pensacola division of the Louisville & Nashville has not given out the new schedule of that road yet. The Pineapple branch is part of the Pensacola division and as the Western will use 1t to cross the L. & N. bridge into Selma a new time card had to be made for the use of the extra trains.
 Three sections of the Louisville and Nashville train No. 1 went out to Mobile and New Orleans yesterday morning. and two sections last night. This virtually winds up the carnival buiness for this year though there will be a scattering travel south this morning and tonight.
 MT. F. M. Plant, formerly of the Plant System and now stockholder in the Att lantic Coast Line came up from New Or leans on the l.. & N. train No. last night. and will leave over the Georgia Central for Florida this morning. Mir. Plant has been in New Orleans and a pri vate car of the Coast Line from Savan- nah met him here and will take him put this morning.
 Louisville and Nashville for the State of vile reached Montgomery with Mrs. Bartlette yesterday morning. Mrs. Bart lett going to New Orleans with party or friends last night, MT. Bartlett return ing to Jacksonville on last nights train of the Atlantic Coast Line. MT. Bartlett will be pleasantly remembered in Mont gomery where he has lived all his life up to a year ago-he is another of the Mont gomery boys who are rapidly climbing the ladder of success in the railroal world, and his many friends here are justly Eproud of him. He says the orange and fruit shipments have been unusually heavy this year, something over TOO cars of oranges alone having been shipped out of Florida. and that the vegetable trade which is just beginning promises to be equally as heavy.
 MT D O PicLnoao forroarfy an An1inaar
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

A party of Nashville business men and L. & N. officials were in the private car 351 of the L. & N. last night enroute to New Orleans. ,-,
 A special train will reach the city over the. Western at 3 o'clock Tuesday after noon wic:I President Samuel Spencer and party enroute to Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

MT. P. O. Hickman formerly an engineer on the Mobile and Montgomery division of the l.. & N, was in the city yesterday and left last night for his home in Punta Gorda, Florida. He has retired from the railroad business now and has a thriving orange grove in Punta Gorda.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

City subscriptions should be paid to the fol- lowing authorized collectors only: c. J. Calm. City Calculator; Z- L. Eason, J. G. Jones. ,. A. Rice and J. c. Beasley, collectors. and at the counting-room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

EUW AD r. ALLEN,
 Bishop of Mobile. Feast of the Commemoration of the Pas- sion of Our Lord Jesus Christ The word Lent" is of Teutonic origin and means spring time and in its origi- nal meaning of church usage 1t was the season of prayer and fasting in prepara. tion for the Festival of Easter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

Daily average for Januery. III 1o3
 Sunday average for January IA, ,177
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-12-09
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

Following i. a list OF unclaimed
letters remaining in the post-oftice
Martinsburg, w. Va, Dec, 5. 1904.
B. Anderson. Martin Adams, Harry
Barrett, 2, Richard Barrett, 2, David
Barrett, ;, c. NJ. Baker, Samuel Boley
Berkeley Brindle, Miss George Brax-
ton, Jos. Bowers, Floyd Brown, ].
Butts, Edward Bear, E. ]. Canchoff,
VIM. Carr. 2, Rudolph, Carr, q, Boyd
w. Cook, John Coils, q. VIM. De-
Haven, 2, John c. Daley, Claude
Dixon, H. Dick. Frederick Eutzy,
Chas. Fulk. ?, Homer Trees. Ethel
Fellers. ] Newton Fletcher. VIM.
Franks. John Franks, 2, BurrFlagg-
Samuel Greenfield, 2, Martin Green.
field. Irwin Gregory, 2,iE. B. Gardner
Otha Green, john Gringer, John Ora
BILE, John Hite, Mrs. Mary Hines,
James Harrison 2, Ross Hess. 2, John
Harrison, John Hest, 2, r. N. Har-
per, c. Hedges, 2, F. Hutzler, Lu-
Their Johnson, James Jones, John Jor-
don, Geo. Lewis, G. Leonard, Philip
Laffell, Lee Lewis, Luther MILLER,
Evers Miller, Jas. Miller, Chas Mea-
dows, ] H. Il. Moore, 2, &C. Myers,
D. Myers, Daniel Montgomery, I.
Mason, ALI Mason, hlva Mattron,
w. c. Mcdaniel Ed Mccormack, Ro-
land. Mckee, 2, Carrie McGill, H.
McKown, L. d Morrison, Edward
Nash, J. Norris. F. Newcomer, I.
Payne, Ernest Payne, Raleigh Price,
Morgan Pitzer, Albert Ramsburg,
4ienry Rams5urg, w. Richards, B..
Rober s, Geo. Rath, 2, Lewis Ruble,
Margaret Spencer, Idg Seay, Harry
Shade, Andrew Simls, George
Shuber, Henry Shipe, George Senciu-
diver, ?, Scott Sthvens, 2, E. Shaull,
w. StatenIan, Andrew Simms, NJ
Tabler, Bee Triggs, Ralph Thompson
Thomas Walker, James Warren, NJ
Wilson. ohm Walters, G 20. Watson,
Guy Welshauce, Robert Nelson, M.
Wilson, Geo w White, P. c. Will
liams, 2, l., Williams, Raleigh Will
liams, Florence Williams.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-12-09
LATEST MARKET REPORT

The following are wholesale prices
paid for grain. produce, etc. in this
market. Corrected weekly.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-12-09
500 REWARD, 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to lean that there is at least
ole dreaded disease that science has
been ab to cure in al lis stages, and
that is Catsrrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires con
stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is tai en- internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood aud mucuous
services of the system, therefore de-
strsy ing the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing lis work. I'll {
propretors have so much faith in Its
curative powers that they otiel One
Hundred Dollars for any case that il
fails to cure. Send for list OF testimon-
ials.
Address: f. J. Cheney q Co. Toledo, o
Sold by druggists 75c.
Take Halls family Pills for consti.
patton.