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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
Relieves in Itself.

Louisville Courier Journal.
 The city of Montgomery, Ala, is waking up. It believes in itself and understand the reasons of its belief |. It knows it's own virtues, but is no longer content to conf1ne it's knowl- rapid development than that which can come alone from its own resources and present population. It wishes immi- grafton of the right character; 1t additional business energy; and 1t knows that it is deserving of these Furthermore. 1t proves in a large measure that it is deserving of them by displaying the sagacity and enter prise which 1t does in deciding to bank on its own confidence in itself to the extent of spending good money to push itself into the line of vision of which is looking for just such good things as it has to offer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
ELECTION BETTING.

The News. of Monterey. Mex, lock- ing across the border at our elections, seems to have adopted the opinion that they are but form of gambling. after all. and has these remarks about 1t:
 It is realized that, to a certain extent, all elections are gambling games. Every voter who deposits his ballot In the box takes chances on finding him. self with the winner or loser. If he loses his neighbors laugh at him, and if he wins he may get an ofice. He does not see a great deal of difference between the man who puts up his hard cash on the election and the one who plays for an appointment. public building for his town or for the sake of boasting that his Judgment has been sustained by a majority of the people. There is so much chance in elections that the people do not care to punish lest there be too searching an investi- gation.
 This. 1t seems to us. is getting American politics down to pretty low standard. It is really an insinuation that none of us in this country has any higher object in voting than merely to get on the winning side. partly with the hope of getting an office or some other advantage. and partly that we may prove our good Judgment in pick ing the fastest candidate, just as one would try to select the fastest race horse. Doubtless there are many to whom this will apply. but we give the American people. as a whole, credit for entertaining a higher and broader view of civic duty than that. majority of them. we hope and believe. have well-defined political principles, or set- tied ideas of what would be. best for the country, and vote accordingly.
 As to betting on elections, of which The News speaks elsewhere in its edi- torial that is in most cases gambling. pure and simple. Some men will bet on a candidate for no other reason than that they hope he will win. They are convinced that he Is the man who ought to be elected and bet on him for no other reason. Others, again, bet for very different reason, and that is that they hope such an appearance of confidence will influence voters in favor of the man they bet on. In other words, their betting is bluff, and some times it has at least a partial effect.
 But the real gamblers bet on elec- tions just as they bet on the races, and for precisely the same reasons. They put up the money because they hope to win. and bet on the man whom they consider the strongest candidate. They do not allow any political Jennings or prejudices to bias or influence their judgment. If they both win and get the candidate of their choice 1t Is a double satisfaction. but at any rate they bet with the hope of winning. And 1t may be added that no laws have yet been enacted that will prevent bet ting on elections. whether we look on the practice as right or wrong.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
OBJECTS TO PAVING.

|( When a woman knows just what she wants to say--and they usually do-she can say it In a way that leaves no doubt of her meaning. The other day a woman in Albany. N. r., started to cross the sidewalk when an over-of- fcious policeman took hold of her arm to guide her across. She pulled away from him. and here is just what she said:
 can cross any street in Albany at any hour of the day or night without assistance. 1 am young, able-bodied, with good eyesight; can hear a ear coming as far as the next one; am active on my feet; do not suffer from heart failure. swooning or epilepttc fits, and I would not allow any man of my family, much less any other man, to make me look like a natural-born idiot by fastening his paw to my elbow and showing me across a street as if 1 went on wheels and needed motive power.
 One who heard her remarks feels sure that she not only said what she meant, but meant exactly what she said. She didn't take any chances with the policeman. or leave him in doubt as to her sentiments. and he will probably let her go her own way in future, if he again sees her ip the act of crossing the street. She wanted him to definitely understand that she didn't need or want any paving ex- ercises where she was concerned. Probably she was right. for we note that complaint of the same habit is made in Buffalo. Probably there Is entirely too much oficiousness on the part of some officials, and that they need a gentle reminder that they can keep their hands off without giving offence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
IN A CANNIBAL CAMP.
Banquet Prepared from the Victims
 of Savage Warfare. Manchester COrrespondence. Boston


 Journal)
 Returned to their old homes after twenty years spent in educating the na- tives of darkest Africa in the great benefits to be gained from Christianity. MT. and Mrs. S J. Mead, who are visit ing with Dr. Babbitt, tell strange tales of cannibals and struggles in savage Africa that drive fear into the hearts of the uninitiated
 Mir. Mead said: Tn Malange, a part of Angola, Africa, we worked among the Kinbundu tribe. one of the most in- telligent of the African races. About a hundred miles north of the main vil- lage of the Kimbundus is a large can nibal camp, at which one of the men in my party had an experience he does not care to repeat.
 The man had been sent with presents to the chief of the cannibal tribe. Now. if a cannibal chief does not accept a gift 1t is time for the giver to beware. Our mans gift of cloth was refused. 'on leaving the chiefs hut our man noticed a number of human heads on poles. and came across a big pot in which was simmering a stew. To his horror he found it contained human hands, shinbones and other parts of the body.
 "A little cannibal girl volunteered the cheerful information that the stew was made of victims of a war, and that un- less our man took care he would flavor the stew for the morrow.
 At that our man thought out plan. Hefwent to the chief and told him that, seeing he was at war with a tribe, he would need powder. and that If the chief would allow him to go back to the village he would furnish his men with powder. The chief fell into the trap and allowed the man to escape.
 "Our man got his comrades together and told them their lives depended upon reaching their homes as soon as pos- sible. Needless to say they escaped, pursued by a band of cannibals, who soon gave up the chase.
 Tt Is only during times of war that the cannibals eat human flesh. At other times they are like any other saw age people"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
The Only Way

AIIIIaUVIpUfI
 If the race problem can be solved at all it Is by the very method adopted by the Southern States in the amend ments of their Constitutions. By these amepdments the ignorant negroes gre admitted to suffrage AS soon as they learn to read their ballots and pay tho, small assessments of poll tax. ThusS with time and patience, what has p@e- sented the most grave difficulties And dangers is in a fair way of sol,a4ton . Instead of quarreling with 5he South- ern people for their wise restraSns up- on Ignorant exercise of the t&Iiot. it would be well if the Northeh States should follow their example ,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
That We Have Lost

We of the South recognize that we have lost and that the majority has the right to dictate the policy of the republic. We stand aside and let the procession move. hoping that 1t will not come up against dead wall some where. Meantime, we possess our selves in patience and attend to busi- ness, welcoming the cooperation of all enterprising men, whether from North or South, and going steadily forward with them in any path where their in- terests and ours are identical.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

The number of esteemed contempo- raries who have discovered that the Democratic Party Is dead keeps grow ing. Let them enjoy the deIusion as long as they can. for there Is day of resurrection coming and then good bye false prophets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
CRIME IS RIFE IN PARIS.
Rufians Make Bets They VIII Shoot
 at the Next Passer-By.

RufEians Make Bets They VIII ShOOt
 at the Next Passer-By. Paris Special.
 The press of this city. in comment ing on the complaints by New York CTS of the insecurity of their streets. asks what Gothamites would think if the condition of affairs prevailed in Manhattan which prevails hero.
 This week a man was assaulted and nearly killed in front of the Made leine, at the head of the Rue Royale. Similar cases are prevalent in even the best lighted streets of Paris. Entolage or the panel game is rife.
 It is also a ,favorite pastime of Par Is thugs to bet the drinks that they will shoot the next passer-by and tho man making the bet wins always. Recently. on the Boulevard Montmar- tre, the first passer-by happened to be a woman with a baby in her arms, and the thug won his bot by shooting the baby.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
Good PhiIOyophy.
Birmingham News.

NGWbs
 Our Democratic colleagues who are trying to solve the why's and where fores of the recent landslide had best have recourse to that bit of plantation philosophy which runs as follows: "ft don't make no difference who done it or how he done it, it's done done"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
Glad of It.
CoIumblana. Sentinel.

OOIUHlDIdIld btNIINtIs
 We are glad the women of Alabama do not vote. The women in Colorado having their pictures took" in dresses cut short at the top. giving them strong resemblance to a lot of anti quated chorus girls. Yes we are glad the women in Alabama do not vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
Many Of Them

HuntsViIIe Mercury.
 The Montgomery Advertiser still contends that Grover Cleveland was the man for the Democratic party to pit against Roosevelt and gives good reasons to sustain it's position. The Advertiser will find many disappointed Democrats who will agree with it now but the trouble with them is their 'hindsights are better than their fore- sights"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

The Chattanooga Times says the is- sue still Is, who'll get the oflces?" So far as the South is concerned we hope the Democrats will allow the victors to have all the spells in the ofice-holding line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
Ihe Funny Things.
Dothan

Dothan SiftIngs.
 One of the funny things about this election Is the different people Who Some blame Cleveland, some Bryan. Hearst. and a whole lot blame Parker. but we blame no ono but Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

The Huntsville Tribune can't under stand why 1t Is that united Democracy proved weaker than divided Democracy. Wonder if that's the only thing about Democracy that The Tribune doesn't understand?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

We just knew that George Fred Will liams's mouth would blow open be- fore many days had elapsed after the election, and he has been at 1t in his usual style. Not that what he says
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
In with a PIunxe.

From the Fort Worth Record.
 T wish to enter and take an active part in the battle of life. What would you advise me to dor
 Get married" wrote the editor of the "Replies to Queries" columT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

From his continued talks about "a square dear we surmise that the Presi- dent is a good poker player. and 1t would also seem as if he had been up against crooked game at some time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
OCTOBER, 1904.

Daily Average for October, 1904. III, ,So4 Sunday Average for October, 1904. IS, ,293 P. J. Kelly. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says: The foregoing statement of The Advertisers daily circulation for the month of October. 1904, is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news boys, news agents and leftover copies have been deducted.
 P J. KELLY,
 Circulation Manager,
 THE ADVERTISER COMPANY Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of November, 1904.
 F. W JACKSON,
 N. F., Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

The hardest reflection yet made on Joe Folk comes from The Chattanooga f~ews, which says that he seems to be second Teddy Roosevelt" Folk should kick at such a comparison.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

If some of the Republican organs don't hurry they will not get through boosting over the late election in time to get into the next campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

The Kansas City Journal has reached the point where 1t can feel good over Roosevelt and bad over Folk-sort of splits the difference, as 1t were.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

We are Southerners first, and Demo- crats afterwards quoth Editor Gunby. of The Rome Herald. Why not be both, all in a bunch?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
Q < < % < 4 4 < < < < % < : : ( . WHAT THE STATE PAPERS {
 ! ARE SAYING. {
Rnnnlng Fruit stands.

BIrmingham Age-HeraId.
 The European song birds are flock ing to this country in large numbers It is to be hoped that none of them will be reduced to running fruit stands this winter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19
AN INTERESTING COLUMN OF FIGURES
 And a Few Facts tn Relation to EheSa.

Circulation is ordinarily hard to ger .lu as a renerai rule harder to hold. The Ad- yertiser however. Is not q sufrerer from this peculiar newspaper aiiment We are growing and holding our own with the pest eg them There are many reasons why we should continue to increase and noio l. The Advertiser is the vehicle in wnicn the news from all the world is conveyed daily into every part of Alabama and the ed1oining States. and the people who depend upon 1t for the full account of what they can not personally see or hear ike ft ana slated by the reading public. is attested by The following statement compiled and sworn to by our Circulation Manager, Of our ac- tua1 net circulation for each day Tn the month of October. 1904
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

If our man had been defeated by a few electoral votes, or a few thousand popular votes. we might have borne it with some philosophy. What we object tosis hoggishness.
 The Portland oregonian locates the Haraeman Free Press in Georgia. and we don't know whether that State or Tennessee has kick comIng to 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

will have any effect on the country, for 1t will not. but perhaps it was we'll enough for him to take the lid on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

c,ty subscriptions should be paid to the following authorized collectors only: e J. cam City Circniator; E ". Mccain, C. l. Finn1ran. Walter L. Johnson. J. L. Mapes and Y. Shaver.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
MANNING ). G, WEDNESDAY. .SEPTEMBER7 1904

japanese sources indicate that the
troops on 10th sides are jaded and
weary after the many days fighting,
and it is pointed out that in conse.
quence a temporary lull in the active
struggle would not be surprising. 4
dispatch received at Toxic says that
great fires are raging at Lao Yang,
"believed to result from the japanese
shelling or from the efforts OF Russians
to destroy their stores preparatory to
the evacuation Of Lao Yang with the
additional hope Of injuriDg the city
as future Japanese base"
Opinion prevails in the japanese
capital that the Russian casualties in
the recent fighting will reach 0,000
while the Russian losses Of Aug. 81
and Sept. are given in official reports
as 5000 killed OF wounded. The re-
port from Marshal Oyama that he
was engaged on Thursday with the
Russian centre would indicate that at
least a portion Of Kuropatkin's army
was still On the south bank Of the
river. It is not yet definitely stated
that the japanese have occupied
T,iaO Yang.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
THE BATTLE GOES on.

The lack Ct definite Information
from the seat Of war contiLues up to
this Saturday morning and nothing
further regarding the situation at
Liao Yang is known beyond The fact
that Kuropatkia has withdrawn the
main portlon Of bis forces to the
north, or right bank OF the Taitse
river and that, according to the latest
advices, the action is still IN progress.
There is disinclination in St. P, ters-
burg to believe that Lao Yang has
been abandoned, and at the same
tine it is declared that the position
Kuropatkin now occupies is tie one
be had prepared and fortified and
where be has all along planned to
make his second stand instead OF
directly in and around Lao Yang
with the river at his back, as has
been believed. 1t is thought by
Russian experts that in attacking
kuropatkin'S present defenses the
japanese are facing an almost i'm posi-.
BILE attack, especially with their forces
divided by the river.
Advices reaching Toxic say that
the Tditse is flooded and cannot De
forded, and therefore as pointed out
in the Associated Press dispatches
from St. Petersburg, tie river itself
becomes an important factor in the
general scheme Of Russian defense. "
DISPATCHES from both Russians and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
Lost the Bet.

a dispatch from New York says
Lawrence D'Orsay, on the stage oest
kl own as the Earl of PaWtucket. re-
turned Thursday from visit to Eng
land on the Minrehaha, of the Allan.
tic Transport line, and with him
came story of the loss Of $500 on a
political bet. D'Orsay is an admirer
Of President Roosevelt and found a
pass enger of his own mind in George
5. Adams, of Brooklyn. Both were
loud in their assertions that rot Cnly
Roosevelt would be elected, but that
even the trend Of sentiment on board
OF the steamship was favorable to him,
Townsend Cushman, OF this city,
took exception to their arguments IN
the smoking room and offered to
wager $500 that a canvass Of the pas
sengerS would result in Judge Parker'S S
favor. The bet was made. Twenty
one voters were discovered by can
vass, and eleven Of them declared that
Parker was their standard bar er
while the remaining ten stood 10
Roosevelt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
The Open Door.

The Washington Star, the official
imperial gazette, points with pride"
to the fact that there are in the en-
ploy of the federal government no
less than 4,610 negroes, drawing an
nuallY salaries aggregatirg 50, S58, 1874.
The Star would have the negro voters
clear as to the maintenance Of the
principle of the 'open door," 1t DOS
not, however, 60 on to point out that
even the best Of these positions held
by negroes are no more than depart
mental clerkships and other minor
places. The open door" leads to
nothing better than these subordinate
Jobs, the cream Of the federal patron.
age being r>serVed for the white
friends of the administration. The
pnsts Of the important ministers
abroad have never yet been yielded to
a member OF the black race. We are
for equity in this matter and if Mr..
Roosevelt is elected we can conceive
of no more fitting appointment in the
cabinet than that OF the eminent
negro, Booker Washington. Let us
ha We justice. The State
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
A Peculiar Case.

A dispatch from Weiuer, Texas,
says: While incarcenated in jail,
Oscar Lee Tucker, a seVenteen-year-
old negro, under arrest for attempted
rape, was mysteriously lynched. The
officials are unable to determine just
when or how the act was committed.
The cage had not been broken into,
but Tucker had a forty foot rope
around his neck and his head was
drawn up to hole in the cell about
eight inches in width and not over
four feet from the floor, used to pass
food through to the prisoners. His
feet were tied close to his body With
cords. There is no clue to the per-
petratOrS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
Dropped Three Stories.

At Chicago two people were killed
and six seriously injured by the fall
ing of an elevator in the store OF
Sears, Roebuck & Co., Friday after
neon. The passenger elevator, ordi-
narily used in the building, was out
of repair, and the freight elevator was
used during the day by the customers
and employees. While load Of pas
sengers was being carried up the cable
parted, allowing the elevator with its
load of tn people to fall three stories.
The conductor of the elevator, Philip
Caldwell, was instantly killed, and
Mrs. Kate Hayne, 10 years old, was
50 baby hurt that she died Friday
evening in the hospital. Six others OF
the people who were in the elevator
at the time Of the accident were in
jured but not fatally.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
Deserts the Republicans.

Henry r. Wolcott, who was the
Republican candidate for Governor Of
Colorado in 1898 and who is brother
OF former Senator Edward o. Wolcott,
has declared for Parker and Davis.
The New York American says in an.
nouncing this at the Hotel Wolcott
he said: Il regard Parker as safe and
sane. I believe Roosevelt to be eccen-
trio and a menace to the business in
terests Of the country. While ! shall
support Parker for President, shall
do all I can to re-elect Peabody, the
Republican candidate for Governor OF
Colorado" Mr.. Wolcott is a multi.
millionaire mine owner. He is treas
urer OF the Colorado Mining and
Smelling Company and a director in
the Equitable Life and other great
financial institutions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07

with the utmost possible speed. It
was by the Baikal lake that I person.
ally checked the rate at which the
troops we're pouring in, and marked
the last section of the railway around
the lake in the last stages of construc-
tion. When this is finished, the 20,-
900 soldiers who have been working
on it will be released and sent down
to the front.
From what / have seen In Harbin
and further south l have returned con-
vinced that in actual fact the war is
only just beginning.
Make no mistake. The Russians
are simply hanging back. They are
slow, but they are sure. All along
the 5000 miles Of line | saw camps
and trccps-countless troops-drilled
and prepared for war.
II have seen the japanese troops,
and have seen the Russian troops,
and I have seen the numbers Of both,
and the work Of BOTH"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
Died After Being Elected.

A dispatch from Anderson says N.
F. Banister died at o'clock Thurs
day morning, one day after his re-
election as county coroner. The
governor will be asked to appoint a
coroner to serve out his term, which
expires January l and to order an
election to choose his successor.
Banister defeated W. Y. Miller by a
handsome majority, although unable
from illness to make personal can
vass. Mrs. Banister and eight chill
dren survive. The deceased was for
ty-eight years old and died from con-
sumption. County executive com
mite has ordered primary Septem'
Der l3, same day as second county
primary, to elect Lew coroner.