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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
MISS BULL RECOVBRS
FEARFUL DECLINE OF STRENGTH COMPLETELY ARRESTED.
Medical skill Had Almost Exhausted ItseA in Vain Attemps to Relieve
 Her-A Remarkable Result.

The recovery of Miss Gertrude L. Bull from her long Illness, the beginning ot which dates back to the spring spring . Of 1900. among her many friends who had long despaired of any improvement in her condition, but, owing to the remarkable obstinacy of the case, Is of great inter- est to the medical world.
 The attack of pneumonia, which seized her already weakened system !n November hsr Sf 1900 and threatened to after 1t had confined her to bed for d month. but a bad cough followed 1t and fingered all through the following summer. It seemed impossible to break 1t up or to restore her strength which had been sadly undermined.
 Allopathic and homeopathic doctors tried. tried to help her but their best effort: her vital energies. Then she used some advertised modes of treatment, but when she saw her condition daily grew done. she for while discontinued all medicine and gave herself up to de- what was your condition at this
 My stomach" said Miss Bull. "was so weak could not keep food down. I suffered from constant nausea. My feet and ankles were swollen SO badly them. was very bilious. My heart was in bad shape so I could not go up and down stairs or stand any exertion, and I could not lie down in a natural attitude but. I had to be propped up by pillows when slept
 Tt seems a wonder that you should haRpsn?"
 tinued Miss Bull" but Dr. Williams Pink Pills wrought it. None of my Iriends thought I could live many months longer. My parents had ne hope. I could not have escaped death if. at the last moment. despairing as [ was, had not had courage enough left 10 try, just one thing more. learned or 1t by the merest chance, but 1t vas the one thing I needed most. the one phlet advertising pr. wiliiams' Pink Pills for Pale People was thrown in our door 1t was great event for me. These pills saved me from the grave. Within a week from the time began to take them felt better, and in three months I was entirely we'll. I do not know that l can say any more except that I cannot praise Dr. Williams Pink Pills too highly and that I dearly hope that my experience may bring good to
 Miss Bull. who was so remarkably cured by this great blood remedy, re. sides at Union Grove. Illinois. Dr. VII. Hams Pink Pills checked the fearful decline of her strength. and rectihed the disorders which had disturbed near lv every organ of her body, because they act Immediately on the blood, puri- lying and enriching it and making 1t carry fresh vitality to every part In the case of all facilitating diseases In all cases in which the system is thoroughly run down. these pills per- form wonders. They are sold by aII druggists throughout the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
The Portsmouth Star says:

It Is the interest of the Southern planter to produce cotton as cheaply as possible. It is the interest of the Southern planter the South, the United states and of the whole civilized world to suppress the gamblers in cotton, in wheat, corn. meat and money. The gamblers are parasites on industry. robbers of the people. the pariahs of society. They do harm everywhere.
 That which is right and proper and best Is not always obtainable in this world To suppress gambling of any kind is difficult, but to. prevent the gambling on a large scale seems impos- sible. Those who corner and control the great crops of the United States are apparently above law and public opin- ion. They are too rich and powerful to be reached and suppressed. That Athey do immense harm to both producers and consumers is beyond doubt. but if any other method has been devised to pre- vent the evil 1t has not been put in operation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
Watson's Campaign.
Macon Telegraph.

Mir. Watson's declared preference for Roosevelt over Parker was again em- phasized in a speech delivered last Sat advance sheets furnished by MT. Wat. son to the Associated Press:
 Durlng this campaign I combat Roosevelt as an open enemy ta the principles in which I believe I com Dat Parker as a false pretense d man who really believes in the same things that Roosevelt does. but who has not mem. and who is willing to get. if he can. the votes of those who never would support him If he were to say Tn plain English just what his convic- tlons are. I have no fear of. Republi- can, principles dominating the South as long as they are called Republican What l dread Is the stealthy inroad of RRepuniiean principles covered by the Know how and when to combat. He will give you a fair fight in an open neld. But the stealthy foe, who creeps seeEing spG1 yoq ,be prTtsnding Hoin to be friend which he can stab you to the vitals- he Is the foe to be dreaded And ii IS this stealthy disguised Republican name of Democracy which I am com batting with all my strength. The men who are now leading the Demo cratic Party do not want the success -~N'A''S'oNlO IT tlIlClpleS. lneX want the success of Republican principles As to popular sovereignty they cry loudest for it. But what they want is a sovereignty of the corporations. of the privileged few. of the greedy ben eficiaries of class legislation "
 For bold perversion of fact and truth this would be hard ro outdo. But 1t shows that Watson. who really has not the slightest hope of getting a sin gle vote in the electoral college is at heart for Roosevelt, and this is the hol- low defense of his conduct
 MT. Watson has invaded New York Indiana, Kentucky, North CarolinI New Jersey and some other States, to reawaken the interest in the Populist movement that has slumbered for eight years His principal work will be :n the close States with the expectation that the movement may take enough votes away from the Democrats to eject Roosevelt It Is claimed that 5,oOO Democrats in New Jersey win vote for Watson, If thls is true It will probably insure the State for Roose- welt. New York is being organized and State ticket has been put into the field, headed by A. J Boulton as a candidate for Governor MT. Boulton is a prominent labor union man, and has 99eeen prominently identified with the 1ltizens' Union and independent pol lties for many years He was candi- gate on the fusion ticket in 1903 for county Clerk of Kings County and boiled nearly 100000 votes. All the men on the ticket were active SUD-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
MYSTERIOUS TIBET.
The Land where One Woman has Many Husbands and where the Ruler Is For
 ever a Child.

Chalmers Roberts, writing of Tibet in the September Worlds Work, declares that 1t is in the character of the country invaded that the fascination of the British invasion of Tibet lies No white man living -.as ev- CT seen Lhasa and returned to tell of 1t. This alone lends enormous interest to the expedition. Tibet Is perhaps the last land of mystery remaining in the world. Cert ainly, every other land with as strong claim to civilization has long since been explored. but this one great semi-savage land, guard ed by the highest mountains in the world. remains the last place from which the inno- vating white man Is fiereely excluded. Here one woman may have many hus- bands. but . man may have only one wife, many brothers often sharing the privilege of husbandship to the same woman; the ru- Ter of the land is forever a child. for ev- cry ruler dies before he comes of age; the inhabitants wash themselves with grease, and praying is done by machinery Within the walls of Lhasa itself, the great mys- tery of the Grand Lama dreams away his sacred but brief existence. only three white men are known to have set foot. In 1s11, an Englishman named Manning entered, disguised as a lama or priest. In iS46 two French priests did the same thing; but, since then. no returning traveller has pen etrated the stronghold
 Tibet has an absolutely religious govern ment. or theocracy. the head of which Is supposed to he the Grand Dalal Lama, looked upon as the reincarnation of Bud aha, although the real ruler Is temporal chief called the Gyalpo. The Grand Lama is usually chosen at the age of five or six, He is kept in a palace at I.hasa, and Is nev- CT seen by the outside world. The Gyalpo, or regent, has charge of the Lama, and, at the age of fifteen sixteen, the Lama dies of some mysterious disease. It is then announced that his spirit has passed to an other infant, who will be found at certain place in q certain family. The child is always found as directed. and duly installed with great pomp and many weird ceremo- nies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
A POLITICAL Hornox.

Judge Parker has been ridiculed by Republicans for admitting there was small prospect of the Democrats being able to accomplish any affirmative re- form legislation during the next few years, even though they succeed in carrying the House and the Presi- | dency; because the Republicans are so | strongly entrenched in the Senate. Ev- cry man knows this to be true, and we see no reason why any candid man should pretend not to see 1t. nor why Judge Parker might not as well as an- other confess he recognized the disa- biiity his party would labor under # they win in November.
 There are some reasons, however, that make 1t fin high degree probable that this very disability will attract | thoughtful independents to the Dem- ocratic ticket. The Government at Washington under the impulsive lead of Roosevelt, has been driving along at a rate of speed that has caused. 1t may be said, the hottest of hot boxes. The warm sizzling noise under the train has been growing louder and louder, warning the engineer, the conductor. all the train hands and every passen- ger that stop should be made. an inspection had, remedies applied, be- fore they proceed further. This may be a bit fancifui. but surely if ever there was a time when a halt should be called at Washington. now is the time. The administration after a hyp- victing rascals, stayed its hand and used it's influence with the majority of Congress to prevent an investigation. There is hardly one department there that in consequence of the Spanish War has not furnished not simply grounds for suspicion, but matter for common talk, of graft and corruption in one form or another. The postoffice is by no means the only place where scandals have occurred None of them will ever be exposed and punished under Republican rule.
 Then, again, the excessive extrava- gance. appropriations growing enorm- ously in time of peace while the re- ceipts of the Government are dimin- ishing, this is just one more demand that stop should be made and the journals of the coach be given time to cool off. The Republicans do not even utter the word "retrenchment;" they are for larger and larger expen- ditures, including a subsidy to ship owners.
 Then take the wildly bounding Ted dy, himself. He Is in a perpetual "hot box condition and nothing will do in his case but to put him out of use all together, replacing him with a man conforming more nearly to the ordi- nary sensible requirements of the hour
 Babcock publicly admits that as he finds the situation the House is lost to the Republicans. This would be an immense gain in itself, checking ex- travagance in the departments, and measurably checking Roosevelt hat the country needs most, though, is to bounce Roosevelt and get four years of comparative quiet freed from daily alarms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
SOMETHING DOING.

At last the suspense is ended and an imminent catastrophe has been averted For two weeks the nation has been holding its breath, dreading, but ex- pecting, an explosion at Oyster Bay. It was felt that the Strenuous One could not much longer keep the lid on They were keeping him quiet, but 1t was worrying job. At any time he was liable to explode and scatter him. self through the atmosphere. It was dangerous vicinity. and we've no doubt that huge sigh of relief will ascend to heaven now that the danger point has been passed.
 The arrival of that apparently harm less Russian r-ship at San Francisco has relieved the tension, for the present at least. The Buffalo News used q double half-column of poster type headlines to tell of the event. Among other things we are told in big letters: United States Drawn into Eastern War" Then we are assured that the arrival of the vessel involves Uncle Sam in disagreeable manner" and are further informed that The Lena, pow erfully armed, arrives at that port, ap- parently in search of prizes"
 There was god-send, and the Presi- dent immediately got busy The entire squadron of American war ships at San Francisco was ordered to remain and watch this dangerous stranger. Wheth- CT 1t was feared that the vessel would destroy the city, close the port fill the bay with torpedoes. or kidnap our fleet we are not informed, but what ever was expected. here was a chanc. TOT the President to work off some of the pent~up steam and he took advant- age of 1t. True, the Lena was in an unseaworthy condition, and put Into San Francisco as neutral and friendlv port where repairs could be made. but that easy explanation could not be al- lowed to interfere with the Presidents exploitation.
 We are told that there was some frfc. tion among the heads of departments as to which should boss the situation. Each wanted to take advantage of 1t to exploit himself. but they might have kept their hands off and let Roosevelt deal with 1t. For trifie, he would have taken special train to San Francisco and ordered the Russian to get out at once or be everlastingly squashed. If he had gone there with his gun and his big stick there would have been some- thing doing, and the Czar and his Gov ernment would have had a shock. War might not have been declared at once. but something would have followed He might even have ordered Corbin and Funston to garrison San Francisco.
 The whole business was a yerItahle tempest in teapot. It was a noun. tain made out of a mole-hill. There was not the slightest occasion for ex. citement or alarm. The vessel will re- main in harbor for repairs, as a vessel of any other nation would have a right to do, All the spectacular demonstra- ton was huge farce, but 1t afforded Roosevelt an opportunity to do some thing. If he made his administration and himself ridiculous, it was merely his style. 'Rah for the man who does things!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
The Race Problem Again.

PlttSDurS (Pd.) Post.
 A Montgomery (Ala.) correspondent writes that mob law seems to have broken its anchorage in every section of the South, and is galloping as wildly over the country as an untrained Texas political coddling of the negro by the Republican party in general. but in its greatest degree by the present occupant or the White House in particular. The Atlanta Constitution, a fair-minded and conservative Southern paper, urges that there Is no need of mincing matters on the subject, and that by his social and political catering to the negro which. undoubtedly, has had its inspira- ton in desire to secure to himself the votes Of the negroes in the doubtful States--Mr. Roosevelt has done moro harm to the negro and has done more to promote inharmony between the two races than any other man of his gen eratiop."
 Bishop Galloway of the Methodist Church, considering the question from the standpoint of a social philosopher, declares that whether 1t Is prejudice or pride of race. there Is no middle wall as to this race issue the President is pro noting. He further says: The two races will worship in separate churches and be educated in separate schools" This the Bishop goes on, ''is desired by both races alike, and for the good or each. The political power of this Southern section will remain in present hands. Here, as elsewhere, intelligence and wealth will and should control the administration of governmental affairs. The great body of the negroes are here to stay Their coerced colonization would be a crime and their deportation q physical impossibility.
 In some of the Southern States, and notably in Alabama, the President has constituted a board of white and negro politicians, to whom has been remitted the control of Federal patronage, with the negroes In a majority, and this very fact has embittered the race issue and IS the cause of outbreaks and Southern lynchirg. Negro offic iceholders appoint ed from Washington, on the advice of this board of referees are transferred to another Southern locality and dump ed into some postoffice or revenue office, where they are forced into close contact with the white people. who are not con suited as to the appointments. The negro is simply used aH a pawn in the political trading. In some cases in the appointment of judicial officials in tho United States courts, and where white places for negroes, the Federal Judge. have refused to interfere or have inter fered to prevent the consummation cf the "referee" plan of consolidating and makSg solid the negro vote, originat- ing at Washington. This is reViving the most disreputable evils of the re- construction times. and creates the race feeling and bitterness that finds fire quent outbreaks, The negroes are not specially to blame. The trouble comeS from the interference of administration Republicans who are playing for the negro vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24

by the Columbus Young Mems Chris tian Association. Frank Gunby will be in charge. Quite number of am bilious young men have already joined
 Suburban Fire.
 A residence just north of the city on the Talbotton road, occupied by Nor gan Massey and owned by Richard Howard. was destroyed by fire yester- day. The fire is thought to have or iginated from the stove in the kitchen.
 Columbus's Water.
 Considerable interest attaches to the plans of the Blue Springs Company which proposes to furnish the city of Columbus water from the mountains of Harris County. The company controls a water shed of 2500 acres. contain ing springs and creeks flowing two million gallons daily. The total avail able water fall on the shed in the course of year is considerably over one billion gallons, or a daily average of something like five and one-half millions. The present needs of the city of Columbus could be supplied with two million gallons. The com pany proposes to construct a reservoir impounding two hundred million gal Ions, or three months supply for the city.
 
 R. l.. Salter, agent of d brewery whose office Is in Girard, Ala, and who delivers beer in Columbus, has asked the Superior Court to enjoin the city of Columbus from interfering with him in the conduct of his business Judge Butt has set next Thursday as the time for hearing the case. A day or two ago the Columbus recorder de- cided that MT. Salter was liable for a $500 license in this city. Notice of cer- tiorari to the Superior Court was given. MT. Salter wishes the privilege of carrying on his business until the is- sue is settled by the courts.
 Jury Matter Again.
 Quite lot of discussion has been created in Lee County by the charge of 'Phenix 1City correspondent in a local paper that the names of the jurors in Lee Count were divulged prematurely, stating that the names should be kept secret until a certain time. specified by law, before the con vening of the court. The charge was promptly denied by the members of the Commissioners Court of that County. Today the Phenix City cor respondent practically reiterates shis charge and says that he does not i'm pute perjury to any official of the County but simply states the situation without malice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
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The Fountain Square.

Editor The Advertiser:
 In the original plans of the city, Court Square was thrown open to pub lie use as street. and as the triangle in front of the Methodist Church. The rival towns. East Alabama and New Philadelphia, each struggled for the was finally placed on the dividing line, Court Street. and hence by chance. 1t fell in the broad place in the road, now known as Court Square. It was plac- and remained there by sufferance, until eventually by long possession the county acquired title to the spot. Ar rewards for d consideration, the coun- tS ty sold to to the city that which had al city. That which was taken from the people by prescription, the city now undretakes to lease or sell to private individuals, and that, too. to aliens. who feel no interest in the town. other than to farm 1t.
 Adjoining property. for many years has changed hands under the impress sion that the space was public square, and it is well known that any undertakes to lease or sell to private use would be resisted to the limit of the law.
 The city Is surrounded by hills, and throughout the business portion the heat Is almost intolerabie in summer. A building at this point would greatly obstruct the breeze, and increase the dlscomtOrt Of the people in all direc- uons. This Is the special place from which to view the streets and plan of the city. A building would destroy the general effect of the entire ar rangement.
 The population is such that even now 1t requires the greatest vigilance to prevent accidents at the fountain The situation will be worse In the future. You can move the fountain, but not the building proposed.
 Soma heart of city should be one. If. Hle proposition of that office building were presented to any advanced city it would be considered a gross offense.
 In projecting the present city, there was absolutely no provision whatever for public square or park. and Court Square happened more by accident than design and we think it unwise to al low any private encroachments upon 1t whatever.
 Encircle the fence with wooden bench supported by iron brackets, all planted the same color. Plant d few low evergreen trees just inside the renee, and they will soon shade the bench. It can then be used as a wait ing station, while the evergreens will enhance the beauty of the fountain and relieve the glare and bleakness of stone and brick
 Postal cards can easily be mailed to people whose opinion Is known. Call a mass meeting in the auditorium and the people will stand up against Inis monstrous proposition of giving their only public square to aliens.
 F. w. Jackson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
porters of Bryan in 1ssS and 1900

porters of Bryan in 1896 and 1900.
 Watson seems also to have an eye to a Republican House, judging by his raid into Kentucky. He has gone into the First Congressional District, the home of the Populists, where they poll their greatest vote. and has made a speech. He will turn his attention to Glasgow. in the Third District, which is also. strong in Populsm. and which John s. Rhea, Democrat, carried for Congress in 1902. Rhea received 16,- S2o votes, and Moss. Republican, 16,056. It would not require much of a draft here on the Democratic vote to make sure the election of a Republican. There will also be hot fight in the Fifth, represented by Swager Sherley. who has as his opponent w. C owen. who bolted the Democrats in 1S96, and has become d full-dedged Republican. If the Populists succeed in taking 25.0O0 votes away from the Dem? ?crats in Kentucky there is danger of Par ker losing the State and of the Re- publicans gaining one or more Con- gressmen. The Republicans are work ing energetically, and Kentucky is re- garded as one of the still hunts of the Republican campaign. The plurality of Bryan in Kentucky in 1900 was S,09S. The Democratic plurality in that State in 1902 was 26. .167. The reason for the Watson campaign in the Bluegrass State Is therefore apparent.