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Douglas Island news., 1904-08-17

An ilIustrat!on of how law is enforced in the Panama country: One MacKen- zie, known in Dawson as the "Crummy Kid," arrived in Fairbanks one day: He stole slab of bacon from Ben Downing the next day, and was sen fenced to one year the next day by Commissioner Stier.
 The fooIishness of attempting to get away from the Canadian N. w. mounted police is again illustrated in the case of Isaac W. Burpee, who was arrested some months ago at Linden, Mo-, and is now in safe keeping at Dawson. Burpee is wanted for embezzlement, and fought extraditfon for all he was worth.
 tis now settled beyond all question of doubt, it being the unanimous op- inion of hundreds of experienced men that the territory embraced in the, Whitehorse mining district is rich in gold, not in big, S2Oo to the pan prop ositions, but in good paying claims of which there are many hundreds. The one thing that now remains to be done is to construct a road from this town to, the creeks over which provisions may be transported at such price as will. enable claim owners to operate their property at profit, and saving of even one-half the present cost of laying: goods down on the creeks would be a. handsome margin.-Whitehorse Star.
 X region in southeastern Alaska that, has recently come into prominence as gold producing is the Porcupine placer mining district. Porcupine creek is a: stream, about five miles in length, which enters Klehini river from the south 12 miles above it's junction with Chilcat. The district has been describ- ed in brief article by Mir. Charles w. Wright in Bulletin 225 of the United States Geological Survey. The Porcu- pine placer diggings date from the summer of 1898, when they were dis covered by three prospectors who were on the way to the inferior. After the rush to this creek in 1898 and 1899, there was but little development until 1900, when several of the claim holders bonded or leased their properties, while others formed companies in order to obtain means to operate on large scale. The pecuIiarities of the occur ance of the placers require still fur ther com bination of interests for econ- omic exploitation, and negotiations are now on foot to bring the entire creek under single managemene. The only claims in the Porcupine that are at present developed are Discovery No.2, below Discovery, and the Chisholm and Woodin claims on Mckinley creek. To work the creek gravels it is first neces- sary to divert the stream into Hume built at one side of the channel and then to install derrick to remove the large granite boulders, some of which weigh several tons and have to be blast ed. After this hydraulic plant must be erected. Placer gold is found in workable deposits from the mouth of Porcupine creek to Mckinley creek, it's eastern tributary, distance of three miles, and from this point for a mile or more up Mckinley creek The total production ofthe Porcupine basin since it's discovery is estimated at S45o000 in gold.
Douglas Island news., 1904-08-17

An ilIustrat!on of how lawis enforced in the Panama country: One MacKen- zie, known in Dawson as the "Crummy Kid," arrived in Fairbanks one day. He stole slab of bacon from Ben Downing the next day, and was sen fenced to one year the next day by Commissioner Stier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
The Republican Campaign in Texas.

chicago Record Herald.
 Indications of a determined effort to swing Texas into the Republican column are conveyed in the dispatches from Fort Worth. which give an ac- count of the Republican State Conven- tion held in that city on Tuesday.
 That enough Republicans could be found to take nominations for all the State offices may seem incredible to those who entertain the popular mo- tion that only Democrats are permitted to live in the Lone Star Commonwealth. It Is true that Texas has been going Democratic with monotonous persist ency and regularity ever since the war, but since Pennsylvania swung out of the Republian column in 1882 and in 1890 there Is no reason why Texas should he permanently abandoned to tho Democracy.
 Just how easy 1t would be for the Republicans to carry Texas Is apparent from a casual inspection of the cleo tion returns. Bryan's pluraliay over Mckinley in 1900 was only 146,144, while that. of Governor Lanham over Burkett the Republican candidate for governor in 1902, was only 203,370 Moreover, there are only 246 counties in Texas, in several of which no Re tions of 1898 and 1900. The State of Texas Is only a little larger in area than the Republic of France. With a little crowding you could stow away State of Texas. The United Kingdom indeed. would not occupy half the area of this great commonwealth.
 It is true that it would take vi- gorous campaigning to cover the 246 counties of Texas between now and November, but there's nothing impos sible in politics. At any rate, the Re publicans have given the country a iinc exhibition of nerve" in the nomi- nation of a full State ticket from gov ernor to land commissioner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

publican tariff act; and. after his inau- guration the first place was given to the Dingley tariff law, although Major Mckinley had been elected by the votes of revenue reformers.
 And the Republican leaders forced the next Congress-the Fifty tifth-to pass a law creating a commission to visit Europe to tempt foreign nations to enter into an international bimetal lie agreement. Of course the commis- sion was treated with distinguished consideration to it's face and publicly, and laughed at in every European cab- inet.
 The Times tells this story with bar barous civility and coolness and con- trasts this record with single sen- tence in the speech of acceptance:
 President Roosevelt declared in his speech of acceptance: We know what we mean when we speak of an honest and stable currency. We mean the same thing from year to year"
 On the whole, it Is an ungenerous exposure of the inconsistency of MT. Roosevelt. And yet it is not proof of inconsistency. Mir. Roosevelt is wiser now than he was then. Time and events have taught him much. Many sincere bimetallists then have become convinced that the single standard is the wise and expedient standard. It was always a question of practical ex- pediency and not of party or political faith. But ought not Mir. Roosevelt to be a little modest, a shade kinder in his attack on the Democratic party of 1S96-when he has seen new light and , changed his views?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Mir. Rooseveit's Inconsistency.

Lexington f1eTdlu.
 The New York Times has dug up an attractive article by MT. Roosevelt. printed in the Century of November. 1895, on the Issues of lS96," and Is cruel enough to reprint some of its passage in contrast with some from his speech of acceptance. At that time up to that time, beyond doubt-Mr. Roosevelt was conditional bimetal- he was follower of Bland, with whom he always voted when they were col leagues in the House of Representa- tives on all measures relating to silver. its coinage and uses. MT. Roosevelt. with importers and exporters, under stood better the necessity for interna- tional money. He believed in bimetal- lism; he advocated the double standard. But he knew this could not be main tained unless by international agree ment. He ought to have known that this was impossible; perhaps he partly knew 1t. but was not quite willing to admit 1t. His party believed in bimet- allsm. and were committed by numer- ous platforms to 1t. And so in that article he pitched into the real gold men-the men who believed in the sin tablish 1t; pitched into them in his strenuous" style. To quote one sem tence reproduced by The Times, he de- liberately wrote, published and pock-
 
 Some of. the anti-free skf6er men, the extreme gold men, are as unrea- sonable in their fanaticism as any rep resentatives of the Rocky Mountain mine owners"
 Mir. Roosevelt Is naturally a candid man; he wants to speak his mind free ly and his instincts are to be frank He had a glimmer of knowledge of the mind of foreign nations and doubted whether any international agreement could be reached; but this did not mod crate his indignation at the zeal of the gold men, and so he flares out:
 There Is grave doubt as to whether the agreement can be reached: but the ~end is of such importance as to justify an effort to attain it. The people who oppose the move are. as a rule. men whom the insane folly of the ultra free silver men has worked into panic of folly only less acute."
 It will be remembered that the gold standard had been established and rec ognlzed and so in the Republican plat form of 1896 this plank was adopted:
 We are unalterably opposed to ev- cry measure calculated to debase ouI currency or impair the credit of ouI country. We are. therefore, opposed to the free coinage of silver, except by international agreement with the lead ing commercial nations of the world which we pledge ourselves to promote and until such agreement can be ob. tained the existing gold standard must be preserved"
 After the election of Major McKin- ley he induced Congress then to meet to take steps to have prepared c Re
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Pen, Pencil or Sword:

New York World.
 He was a German newspaper report CT, and yesterday was the first day he had ever visited the Surrogate's office. While he was copying a will in pen and ink, one of the clerks in the office approached, him and said:
 "Who told you you could use a pen?'
 "Sir!" exclaimed the German news paper man, T tink when l will know someting I know you are a yackass. haf been using a pen for quite d while, und will not be insulted mitout knowing Ii. We have been many years a number of friends. but not no more for mine. Understand
 Well" said the clerk, you can't use a pen, and it's time you knew it."
 Den I will use a sword. mebbe, Ere piled the scribe, getting angry. While der pen Is mightier IS der sword. der sword can strike down der insulter."
 "A lead pencil for yours" said the clerk, taking the pen out of the Ger mans hand.
 When the German reporter was on his way out to procure a sword he learned that for many years people who went to copy documents in the Surrogates' of Ace have had to obey the rule which says: "Pen and ink must not be used in this office by any person other than an employe. All others must use lead pencils"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904.
THE ILLINOIS CONTEST.

Editor. The Advertiser:
 Please publish a brief synopsis of the points involved in the Illinois con test before the recent National Dem9s cratic Convention, at St. Louis, and the ruling of the convention thereon.
 This information will perhaps be of some interest to the public, at this time, as there are several contests to come before the State Democratic Ex- ecutive Committee, at its next meeting
 Subscriber.
 The delegates to the National Demo- cratic Convention from the State of Illinois were chosen by a State Con- vention whose delegates had been elect ed at a party primary election. The names of the delegates whose seats were contested had been placed upon the roll of delegates prepared by the National Democratic Committee, which was chosen in 1900, of which Hon. James K. Jones of Arkansas was chair man. The contestants based their claims to seats in the National Conven- tion upon alleged frauds and irregu- larities in the organization of the State Convention. The Committee on Creden- tials of the National Convention heard the contests. Representatives were se- lected by the several contestants 70 speak for them. and the Committee, af- ter such consideration as it was possi- ble to give under the circumstances, recommended that the delegates from the State at large and the several dis tricts as named by the National Com mittee were entitled to seats as the regularly accredited delegates, except those from the Twenty first District in which instance they recommended that the contestants be seated. There were thirteen districts in which there were contests besides the contests from the State at large. MT. Bryan made the minority report, which recommended that the contestants from the State at large and from eight of ten districts in which there were contests, be seated. The majority of the Committee held that the credentials of the delegates from the State at large and from the several districts. having been issued by the regular Democratic Convention of the State, gave them a prima facle right to the seats and that, except in the case of the Twenty y-first District, no sufficient showing had been made to overcome this prima facie case. The Convention agreed to the majority re- port by a vote of 647 to z99.
 According to the understanding of The Advertiser. it was sought by the minority of the Committee on Creden- tials, led by MT Bryan. to induce tho National Convention to open up the proceedings of the State Convention of Illinois and hear and determine the election of all the delegates to that Convention in all cases where there was a contest, which the National Conven- ton refused to do. In the case of the delegates from the Twenty-first there was an amicable adjustment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Worlds Railroad Mileage.

It is announced by German publi- cation that there are 52O.955 miles of railroad In the world. The North American contient has 2S3,1S6 miles. Europe follows with 1SS,907. South America has only 2S.S29: Asia. 44.35S; Africa. 14.554; Australia, 16,03S. The mileage of the United States alone Is about POT 900, or forty per cent of the entire railroad mileage of the world Great Britain's railroads represent the highest cost per mile. $256S39 The railroads of Europe appear to be much more costly than those of the rest of the world It is estimated that the European roads represent an investment of $114,7eo a mile. while those of the rest of the world average $57, ,oo0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Orphan Children.s Rirthdnx.


Plttsburg Telegram to the New York
 Herald.
 The 100 little orphans in St Paurs Asylum. at Canton. suburb, had Il borrowed birthday and while the fath- erless little ones enjoyed themselves James G. Corcoran. the author of their joys, sat in his childless home at 20O1 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, and wept.
 Mir Corcoran lost his daughter Jean by death few months ago. Had she lived she would have been twelve years old to-day She had always had a birthday party to which had been in- vited the poor Mir Corcoran decided to do as his little girl would have wish ed to do had she lived. He telephoned tn St. Paul's Asylum. requesting Fath- CT Lynch to make to-day a real hol- iday for every one inside the walls, to spare no expense and send the bill to him. MT. Corcoran did not go to wit ness the joy of the little ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Financial Independence.
Holland in New York Letter to Chicago
 Record Herald.

Holland in New York Letter to Chicago
 Record Herald.
 There is little understanding except among the financiers of the great ad .. vance New Orleans has taken as a financial center. It has been so rapid and Is so finely supplemented by ad : vances of like character that have been made by Mobile. Galveston, Savannah. and Atlanta, that 1t Is now the convic- tion here that within few years. un- less there comes unexpected check, the Southern financial centers will be able to supply the cotton and other farmers of thir region with all the funds that are needed Of course, these cities may draw upon New York for that pur- pose, but If they do thus draw, they will do no more than withdraw depos its of funds which they have made In the dull season with their correspond ents in this city.
 MT. Gould. tie Rockefellers, and es pacially Mir Hartman, are of the opin- ion that the Southwest will within ten years demonstrate its power to match If not to overmatch in agricultural products or in the value of them any other region of the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Luxuries or Necessnriess

New 4Ork Herald.
 It is interesting to note that While the government income from customs for the last fiscal year fell off about twenty-two and half millions and in- ternal revenues decreased smartly re- ceipts from spirits and fermented liquors increased about five and half millions and from tobacco million. The figures are:
 Taxes on spirits ..........&135T7972 72o Taxes on fermented liquors 49OS3,4 ,459 Taxes on tobacco .......... 44,655, SOP
 Total ............'...S S229, ,51S,9S1 per cent of the governments entire re- ceipts. The tax paid by consumers of spirits. fermented liquors and tobacco was more than sufficient to pay all the civil and miscellaneous expenses of the government. interest on the debt and cost of the Indians-for everything but army. navy and pensions.
 It Is suggestive that while there was curtailment in imported luxurIes there was increased consumption t.f liquors and tobacco.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
R. L. PENICK, Montgomery, Ala. SEWING
 MACHINE
 BARGAINS First Grade Machines. Such as White, Sing CT, New Home,
 Domestic and a few others at @ $10 Each. Secondhand, in perfect
 orIor
Pianos.

Finest grade, latest style up right; all in stock to go at factory cost. Going out of the business is the reason. From now on will sell Sew- ing Machines. We also have a large lot of Guitars, Violins and Mandolins to close out.
 R. L. PENICK,
 ....- Montgomery, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Baron Seeks American Wife.

Chicago Telegram to the New York
 Sun.
 Baron Anton Sessler Herzinger' &S Austria, in search of an American wire has written the Victoria Hotel letters in German French and English. The English letter says:
 looks. bv special motifs, for a lady of high class and first rate education as wife. strangers preferred. She must have principal condition. He obliges himself either to pay a great fee or make a considerable donation for the nomination. My name secures the greatest discretion in this earnest mat ter.'
 The letter was addressed to victoria Hotel, Chicago, Adirondacks."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Old Sewing Machines
 Wanted.

Will take any make of old as part pay on one of our Improved Ball Bearing Machines, New Home, lm- proved White, or New No. 9 Wheeler & Wilson. Every one of our machines fully guaranteed.
 R. L. PENICK,
 Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

to mind Roosevelt's boasts about the common sense of the people and de- clares that more people already pos sess 1t than he appears to have im- agined." That seems to be about the condition. in Vermont and elsewhere. The common sense of the people is leading them to look on Roosevelt as he Is, and therein lies his danger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
A Philadelphia View.

EdWardSNlIIe Standard- -NeWS.
 A petition Is being circulated in Mas sachusetts asking the legislature of that state to rescind the order of ban ishment, issued against Roger Will Hams in colonial days, which Is still on record. The Montgomery Adver tiser takes a philosophical view and remarks that they had better let Roger and his mistakes remain buried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

The Richmond Times Dispatch comes forward as the champion and defender stand at the animals head while the discussion goes on. Evidently our con- temporary has at least as much sense as the mule.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
AN OLD IDEA
shown to Be Absolutely False by Mod
 ern Science.

ern Science.
 People used to think that badness was one of those things which are handed down from generation to Eener- ation, from father to son--just like a family heirloom.
 Science has shown the falseness of this belief by proving that badness itself Is not a constitutional disease, but the result of a germ invasion of which only Herpicide can effectualiy rid the scalp
 Washing only cleans the scalp of Dandruff, it doesn't kill the germ.
 Destroy the cause you remove the effect
 Newbro's Herpicide will do this in every case. It is also a delightful dressing
 Sold by leading druggists. Send 1oc in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,, Detroit, Mich. F. c. Fowler. Spe cIal AEankr sat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun sug gests that the Democrats of the South should "organize themselves into a committee of the whole for the purpose of doing missionary work in all the doubtful States" Good advice Kecp the enemy busy at home and make him fight for his own territory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Never Heard of It.

Birmingham NeWs.
 The Memphis Commercial Appeal which, by the way. has no superior and precious few equals, asserts that everybody knows that Thomas Payne wrote Home, Sweet Home" We de- sire to enter a mild but none the less positive dissent We never heard of 1t before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
One strong Point.


 There Is a move reported to be on foot in West Virginia, by the Republi- cans, to colonize a large number of and other sections, for use in the ap- preaching elections. That is one strong point in Republican political politics. The supporters of the party are mi gratory and may be moved about at will.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

We are quite sure the best element of the country will approve the plain statement put forth by Judge Parker that he is not going to make any stump speeches or any rear platform talks over the country. Let us hope our Party Is done with that as 1t Is done with some other objectionable features of recent campaigns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
We'll Kill Them.
0vark Star

Ozark Star. Brown. a New York brick layer, was
 killed Saturday by a fall of only three feet. Roosevelt will take a tumble
 off only two feet this fall that will
 kill him so dead he'll never bust an- other broncho.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

Is son-in-law Elkins going to make real fight on father in law Davis? Will he not fear to queer himself witt. the old man when the will is made?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
A ProfessionaI Chri.teuer.

Birmingham Age-HeraId.
 The Chicago Tribune suggests that Aunt Carrie Nation be permanently engaged to smash a bottle of cham pagne on the prow of each war ship as 1t is launched. A professional christener as it were.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

The Spartanburg Herald admits with apparent reluctance that there arc some good men even in the Republican Party" Are they real good, or only "sorter good?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

They have found fourteen Democrats in Kansas who will vote for Roosc- welt, so they claim, but that is prob ably an error The number is doubt less but thirteen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

The Manchester (N. H.) Union thinks the Republicans have good cause to feel uneasy about Vermont little as they are disposed to admit it. It calls
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
We'll Peppered.
Eufaula Progress.

Eufaula Progress.
 Kuropatkin says he Is in need of seasoned troops. in spite of the fact that the Japs have done their best to have the Russian soldiers well pep pered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27

Perhaps 1t Is natural for Tom Watson to hate the Democrats. They have wiped up the earth with him often enough to satisfy anybody but a hog.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Repair Work.

We make speciality of re- pairing all makes of sewing machines and all kinds of instruments. All work guaranteed.
 R. L. PENlCK,
 Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
Same Here.
Dothan Siftings.

DOtHan SItInRS.
 There's bad blood existing in this town, and the mosquitoes are doing away with a good deal of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
The New York woman

The New York woman who went camping out with $14O.OOO worth Of jewelry and lost it by the burning of the camp. has adopted new style of advertising. We shall yet read that a woman wore jewels worth a million when she went in bathing and lobster Rot 'em.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
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Nearer the Top.

EU1dUIH ImtS.
 The dinner pail is nearly full but the adjustable bottom is getting consider ably nearer the top.