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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
I.ive on the Watnr.

More than fifty million Chinese gain a livelihood through the use of the waterways of China. It Is no uncommon thing for a Chinaman to be born upon one of the junks on one of the rivers and live to become a grandfather without leaving it. These Chi nese junks are the means of transporting all of the products of the soil from the in terior to the coast.
 That great waterway. the Yang-tse- Kiang, is an illustration of the activity of these watermen. Throughout its length of near ly one thousand miles 1t is dotted with junks. The Chinese for the last half cen tury have feared the encroachment of the railroads Should a line be constructed from Hong Kong to Hankow. at the term inal of the navigable waters, 1t would mean destitution for millions of Chinese. They already see the possibility of ruin for their commerce. That is one reason there is so much animosity toward the foreign resident. It was the principal reason for the organiza- ton of the Boxer movement. which led to imperilling the members of the legations in Pekin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
Ten Million YKarms.

The sciara, of the genus Tipuix, a tiny worrnlike creature which is found in the forests of Norway annd Hungary during the month of July or early in August. gather fin huge numbers preparatory to migrating in search of food or for a change of conditions When setting out on this journey they stick themselves together by means of some glut- inous matter. and form a huge serpent-Iike mass, often reaching a length of between forty and fifty feet and several inches in thickness. As the sciara is only on an av- craze of about three thirty-seconds of an inch In length, with no appreciable breadth whatever the number required to form a continuous line of the size above mentioned Is incalculable.
 Their pace is. of course. very slow. and upon meeting an obstacle such as a stick or stone. they either writhe over or round It, sometimes breaking into two bodies for the purpose. Accelerated French nat uralist says that If the rear portion of this snakelike procession be brought into con- tact with the front part the insects will Keep moving round in that circle for hours never seeming to realize that they are get ting no further on their Journey. If the portions De broken into the procession will unite in short time. When the peasant meets one of these processions he will lay some obstacle in front of it. If 1t passes over 1t it is good omen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
Tons nf Hunan Hai-

The elaborate coiffure now so fashionable Is responsible for the large demand for Thu man hair" which is in excess of the supply. The greatest trade in this article is of course. done in France. It is a matter of considerable speculation as to where the market is supplied. India and Chinna sup ply large quantity of black hair. but France and even England provide large quantity too. Some of the peasant women are often induced to part with their tresses for a few francs which. when sold in Paris, will often bring as much as $2B.
 In convents where the hair is always shorn. good trade is done. and 1t is said that not long ago one of these large estab- lishments sold about a ton of hair for s2O,- 900. Frequently the hair is cut from the dead. but dead hair." as it Is called, Is of less value than living hair" A large part of the business of collecting hair is done in Paris by the ragpickers, who are said to collect on an average of one hundred pounds day. White and red hair are rarest in France, where brown in all its shades is the most common color.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

Presidential State. It gave piuralities for the Democratic ticket in 1876, 1884 and 1892 When our Party went to monkeying with PopuIism, Socialism and other un.Democratic isms, the State fell into the hands of the Republicans. as was to be expected. Now that the Party is about to rid itself of Bryanism and It's attendant fallacies there is no good reason why the State should not be re- claimed. The only thing necessary. in our judgment, is a good ticket on a good platform. such as we believe the St. Louis convention will give us. The cleo toral votes of that State belong to the Democrats, and it is their duty to re-. claim them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
stupendous Per Gent.

Manhattan Island has within period of less than three hundred years increased in value s12.50o. 100000. when Peter Min uit bought the island from the Indians. some two hundred and seyenty-five years ago, the value of the few trinkets and beads which he gave them did not exceed s25 in money The estimated value of the property crowd ed within its twenty-two square miles ie to-day s2.50o. .oo0.000 as assessed for tax ation. while it's actual value is more than $11, ,0o0. 900. 900. Nor is this astonishing growth in value final. for within the last ten years property per capita has increased thirty per cent in New York.
 Some time ago there was a serious effort made to upset a will on the ground of in sanity. It was stated in support of this contention that the testator had given no less than $2.500 for q corner block in Fifth avenue The testator's judgement has been proved. for to-day this block is worth near ly half a million dollars. The site on which St. Patricks Cathedral was built was bought for a few thousand dollars. but to- day it is worth more than a million
 It is gratifying to know that some de- serving charities have been benefited by these unearned rises in value. The small plot of ground left in 1901 by Captain Ran dall for the benefit of seamen now main tains one thousand old sailors in c paiatial home on Staten Island
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
TUESDAY, MAY F, 1904.
A MuzzLEp ROOSEVELT.


 It is announced from Washington that the Republican Campaign Committee will keep Roosevelt muzzled at Oyster Bay while the canvass is in progress. He is to go down to his home to receive the news of his nomination and will make his speech of aceptance there. He will then return for a few weeks to Wash ington to initiate the actual work of the campaign, going shortly thence back to Oyster Bay where the muzzle will be placed on him. He Is to see, or speak with, nobody who is not accredited by the National Committee. He Is to be guarded with care befitting a sick man from intrusions of all sorts and no temp tations to free and boisterous utterances will be permitted, His Party plainly fears the indiscretions of his tongue.
 To treat him in this way is widely different from the trust and confidence reposed in Harrison and Mckinley. Both those gentlemen, as candidates grew upon the country by daily welcoming delegations from different Sates or diff ferent sections of the same State Har- rison in particular developed a faculty for ready and apt and tactful speech that appreciably influenced the public mind and doubtless won him votes. If Mckinley was less happy, he by no means fell short of a high standard of excellence as an extemporaneous orator.
 We have no doubt of the wisdom of the Republican managers in purposing to deal with their candidate this year much as if he were child; one not to be trusted to debate off-hand the policies and plans of his party. He Is too heady, too open to the impression of the moment. and consequently sure to tangle hiraself up in inconsistencies. But in admiring their prudence. we can not fail to see just howatheir candidate is looked on by their wiser heads. One of these said he was a candidate they were all supporting. while nobody was in favor of him. We look confidently to finding this opinion showing at the polls in November. Where a candidate has forced himself to the front by steady pushing of his own claims in and out of season, has triumph ed over the sober judgment of his Party, has alarmed its prudent and discreet members, he cannot expect a cordial sup port and undoubtedly will not get the cordial support of many thousands of Re- publicans. New York is practically con ceded to the Democrats and largely be- cause of Roosevelt's unpopularity in his own State. It will not be winning figure, if it is striking one to see him tethered and muzzled at Oyster Bay throughout the campaign, uttering no word and giving no sign as he sits meekly there listening to the sound of battle as his half-hearted supporters try to prevail upon the country that he has made good President and ought to be endorsed. Quiet. a muzzle and a, little dshlng-stream will not work the charm hoped for The country has already taken the mans measure and will not be deluded by a trick of silence into think Ing him other than what he is, wayward. dangerously ambitious, reckless and heed less to all the higher appeals of the post he holds and seeks again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
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Cotton Seed

Editor The Advertiser:
 MT Reddings prolonged and most instructive experiments with varieties of cotton seed ought to be understood by. all cotton planters.
 It is fact seed that produce the pest results on a given tract of land do not sustain their home character elsewhere.
 For instance. we had in the prairies Tn the western counties the Boyd" seed, and there was none so good The pecullarity was a main stalk, stout at the surface where two strong limbs Dranched out on opposite sides, each limb but little inferior in size to the main stalk, the whole forming a clear sugar loaf like figure about waist high. The boils came in clusters, on short limbs. low on the ground, and were conIcal, did not pop open too fast and n heia the THin contents stor wSl-ssPecially well every year from the typical stalks to keep up the variety
 We tried, among other competitors the David Dickson of Sparta seed, but that famous variety did not suit our iand as the Boyd did. Dickson made ms own seed and to get the results that he worked up, the same soil, the same fertilizer. the same fiat culture the same method of picking, or pull Ing, cotton practiced by him must go with the seed. All these clements went Int9 mi. his scheme for producing the IHckson variety of seed and the value or ms product is lost to the user who neglects them or any one of them. 1T we set up saw mill we find the Kind of timber we want where nature hls assigned 1t to the land So if we put up a gin, looking to the commer- clal value of the cotton it turns out. we must regard the dictates of nature In selecting the seed we are to plant to supply material for the running of the sin. Every cotton planter can Impr we ms ms own seed and do better than any other planter can do for him. I knew planter who hung a sack upon his saddle with the first opening of his cotton and rode around to certain stalks which he had at various times marked by tying strip of red fan- nei upon the top of each. The open he picked. The seed were planted to themselves the next year. The prac- uce persevered in gave him q constant
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
PLOTS for SALE.

The professional plotter" has worked trade up which is yearly growing in favor, Many authors who are turning ont ouar- titles of material find that at times their inventive genius wearies from overwork and falls them Then they have recourse to the man who for a consideration will supply them with plots for short stories. For the rec or dollar and half he can obtain a plot good enough for a story which v,,l, bring him from s1O to s2O. The profession- al plotmaker has original material, but as his genius does not run to story writing he is obliged to sell his ideas to those who can use them For obvious reasons one does not near Of this mutual benefit society," from the authors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

ly improving variety of seed with de- cfded results. Some such local method as this will pay well. It Is the only practice to make sure of the best irn- proved seed for the individual producer from given field. David Dickson kept several acres Of land upon which to make annual Improvements in his seed and he had carried the productivencss of the soil there up to four bales per acre.
 There is one rule that is necessary to the Improvement of cotton seed for planting. and that Is to plant from the healthy taken from a growing plant and the tendency Is to produce robust plants, that bear low down and rtpen carly fruit. A stalk that is losing its own vitality by age does not produce the best seed to plant.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
Have Got the Habit.

We have no doubt that if there is anything to bolt at St. Louis, the Hearst people will bolt 1t. They have got the bolt habit, and it Is one which WilIie's s gold cure aggravates rather than de- stroys. However. this new party busi- ness looks better on paper than any new party is unity. and the only thing that Bryan. Brisbane and Weaver combination could be united upon would be a settled purpose to get as much as possible of Hearst's money. One doubts the .permanency of a party the length of the days of which would depend SO absolutely on how long the man with the "barT would stand for the drain at the bunghols
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
We May Be Premature.
shemeld Reaper.


 Just because Mrs. Lease is announced to be going back to Kansas to stay" The Montgomery Advertiser extends we think prematurely. it's sympathies 10 that State where the grass-hopper hoppeth all manner of hops and the 7. mosphere is streaked with cycle q , ireaks The lady Is liable to turn herself loose on the serenity of the situation with some new fantasy in all the fury of a Mad MulIah. Kansas would command our sympathy if she shouId make herself a permanent lease there where the sunflowers wave, grass hoppers hop and the statesmen don't
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

The Buffalo News gleefuny discovers that ''the present Democratic Party is fast hastening to a separation, if not to a dissolution We tenderly advise our good Republican contemporary not to be too Jubilant just yet. The Democratic Party has "dissoluted" several times in the opinion of its enemies, and made good afterwards. It will get over the present attack
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
KIIIed Ry a TrnIn.

Phenix City, May l6.-(special .)-A tele- gram received today stated that Joe thompson, young man killed by a train Saturday night at Zebulon. Ga, is thought to have been a resident of Phenix City. The telegram was from the marshal, who inquired the name of Thmopsons parents. Up to this hour his family has not yet been located.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

The Butte Inter Mountain decides that "all that MT. Bryan's Commoner now lacks Of being a Hearst paper Is a bogus news service and a comic supplement- Well, there's plenty of bogus Democra- cy in 1t. at any rate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
Would Desert.
Mobile Item.


 It is rumored that the Czar has enough and wants to abdicate The Czar stood the pressure alright when Russia was massacreing the helpless tables have turned, the Czar would de sert his people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

As The Blocton Messenger sees It. some Democrats are afraid of Parker because they know so little of him, and some Republicans are afraid of Roosevelt be- cause they know too much about him. That balances pretty well. but the Demo- crats have the best side of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
May Be Beneficial
Chattanooga Times

Chattanooga Times.
 Rev. Sam Small advises Demn.r,.. 4o bolt if Judge Parker should be nomin . ated Sam is aboad of the Heara, wagon. and being plentifully supplied so that ne Is never without the price. he doesn't always speak from soher judgment. The disharmony cTo~d seems to have accumuIated an tba freaks and irrationals in the country which, we have good reason to hope. cratic success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
Guarantees "a CIsius

Following q long established custom, the Sunday Advertiser for April. is herewith suomitted It Will be noted that the state tnent IS complied after all returns are de- 1noteu. and the results not only sworn to, put suaranteed. The Advertisers guarane ,ssd ,s circulation. Daily and Sunday. exceeds tne sctuai issue of all other Alabama morning newspapers combined Advertising rates absolutely invariabie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
< L& % .s y Is < .% 1H N Ie I% Ss Gs Se .% ys & WHAT THE STATE PAPERS .N .H ARE SAYING. N & & I& # I& .& < .& < Is .& .& ys IN y .& x
 Sau.a nId prIcn
Sumter Sun
;anle old Price

0uHllST 0uus
 Although Congress refused to raise his salary, President Roosevelt wishes 1t understood that he will accept the job at the same old price rather than disappoint the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
sound Reasona.
Houston Eagle.

AIVUotVI I4ib It.
 We will wager The Montgomery Ad- Vertiser can find more good, sound req son why Roosevelt should not he our next President than any other newspa. per In the United States. Its ingenuity in this respect is simply remarkable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
\ Cold Collar.
Huntsville Trihnne

III IIUHtsNIIIt ITIDune,
 We apprehend that The Montgomery Journal Is up against a cold collar In the State in advocating Hearst. We sympathize with The Journal. for we collar politically. We have been there nearly all of our life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

The Albany .aGa) Herald butts into the hen question and. settles 1t very dogmatically in this way:
 A setting hen sits on her nest, but when we see her walking about the barn yard clucking we know her as a setting hen, although she is not then sitting on her nest And so she may be correctly denominated a setting hen-the term setting referring to and defining the period of incubation, or intended incuba- tion. and not the physical attitude while sitting on her nest. And so, too, a hen may sit while laying an egg without be- ing a setting hen.
 The Herald may think it has the mat ter settled. but we'll wager a small bas- ket of Georgia huckleberries that some- body will dispute it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

The Huntsville Republican advises to keep your eye on the Republicans of Alabama" Good advice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

The action of the Indiana Democrats in instructing for Parker is of more significance than is apparent at first sight. Indiana Is really a Democratic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-ease, a powder. It cures painful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing nails, and in stantly takes the sting out of corns anu buniono. It's the greatest com fort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired. aching feet. Try it today. Sold bv all druggists and shoe stores. Bv mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial pack age FREE. Address Allen s. olm- stels LeRoy. N. YI (t1a-I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

F. J. Kelly. Circulation Manager of the Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says: The foregoing statement of The Ad- vertiser's daily circulation for the month of ApFiL 1904 is true and correct and compiled after all returns from newsboys, news agents and leftover copies have been de- ducted- P. J. KELLY.
 s Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this f1th day of May. 1904. F. ". JACKSON,
 N. P, Ex. O. J. F.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
veteran New.paper sIan.

MT. F.-J. Waldo, of Rising Sun, Indi- and all around newspaper man, with his wife, Is visiting their sons, Messrs. W. w. Waldo and o. B. Waldo, of The Advertiser force.
 Mir. Waldo, senior, is 72 years old and has been in the newspaper busi- ness 53 years. He is editor and pub fisher of The Rising Sun Recorder, which paper he has published since 1872. Prior to that time he was pub- fisher of newspaper at Vevay. 1ndi- ana, In which city he served as Post master by appointment of President Lincoln.
 Notwithstanding his great age, Mir Waldo is vigorous and healthy. He takes keen interest in public affairs Each year he comes to Montgomery to visit his sons. one of whom has been associated with The Advertiser many years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

It was still showing in the Dakotas last week. That is not surprising thOu@h. in Hearst State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
Men Who Come ana Gn.

Men Who Come and Go.
 Several prominent Elks of Montgom- cry will leave thts morning for Bir- of the Elks of Alabama in that city. which begins today. Among those who will represent Montgomery Lodge are Fitzsimmons, L. c. Cardinal N. J. Greil and Norwood Smith.
 Hon. I. w. Hill, State Superintendent of Education, went to Abbeville yester- day to deliver the literary address at the closing exercises of the Third Dis trtct School.
 Hon. William B. Bankhead of Hunts vile, a member of the Alabama Ie9is- lature, is in Montgomery to attend the sessions of the Supreme Court.
 Hon. Robert H. Allison of Birming- ham. Clerk of the United States Court, is In Montgomery on business trip.
 Mir. Michel H. Screws, Recording Secretary to the Governor. has returned from a pleasure trip to the West.
 Hon. Oscar R. Hundley, of Huntsville, Is visiting Montgomery He is ac- companied by Mrs. hundley. cry.
 Hon. John D. Burnett, a prominent citizen of Evergreen is in Montgomery.
 MT. E. H. Foster. a we'll known law yer of Huntsville, is in the city.
 MT. F. T. Perkins. a well known citizen of Mobile. is in the city.
 MT. William E. Fort of Birmingham Is in the city.
 Major c. R Bricken of Luverne Is in Montgomery.
 Mir. W. E. Hurt of Roanoke is in Montgomery.
 Mir. S. P. Tanner of Birmingham is in the city
 MT. Earle Kelly of Excel is in Mont 
 MT c. R. Hodge of Troy is in town. MT. R. P. Bazemore of Selma is in the city.
 Mir. J. Y. Davis of Mobile Is in the city.
 MT, A. J. Harris of Decatur Is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
6cssip Of men
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Vigilance at the Jail.


 T suspect the age and inadequacy of the Montgomery County jail is made up Tor by the vigilance of the officials connected with that institution" said q man, who observes things. We all Know the tail itself is a has been or a never was, It is unsanitary and lnse- cure and It is marvellous to me that slick crooks like Driscoll. Russell and McCormack did not give the Montgom- cry County authorities French leave despite their vigilance. But although mere have been four or five attempts dlscovered and I expect at least four or nve attempts undiscovered, these men were. never foxy enough to elude Jailer MeLemore and his associates. Now I don't want to detract in the least from the admirable qualities of observation and duty that the un- known small boy exercised when he blocked McCormack's game, but know Ing the routine of the jail as know It. the close Inspections, made almost hourly, I believe that it was only a question of few hours before McCor- mack would have been caught. I don't suppose there have ever been three slicker men than the aforementioned in Montgomery County prison and it's great feather in the cap of the jailers that they have not turned up missing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
Luck in Fire Losses.

Did you ever think how small the annual fire loss in Montgomery is?" asked a prominent citizen of Montgom- cry yesterday as he was discussing things in general "I venture to say that the loss by fire in Montgomery for. the last five years Is as small or smaller than any other city its size in the United States"
 ITO what do you attribute this con- dition?" he was asked.
 "Well.'' he said. '1t may be the effi- ciency of the small fire department we have. in getting to the fires quickly and thereby not allowing them any headways or 1t may be the strict vigil lance of the police. but I think there is a good deal of luck mixed up in 1t somewhere. Sometime, though, the firemen and the police are not going to figure in the deal and we are going to have sure enough fire like those that occur in all other cities It Is an un- disputed fact that our fire department would be practically helpless In the face of q raging fire in the business district of Montgomery. Some people learn only by that great old teacher, Experience, and 1t will. if 1t comes, be a valuable lesson"