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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
oordon's Rank Not in Doubt.

Atlanta Constitution.
 Since the death of General Gordon his war record has been the theme of uni versaI comment, which has given rise to a question as to just what his legal rank was at the fall of the Confederacy. This question Is answered by the la mented Gordon himself in a letter he wrote in 1S99. This letter was as fol lows:
 Homer I'll, October g, iss9. My Dear Major-Yours of the 17th has been forwarded to me on my lecture tour. ''I was informed by General Breckin- was at Petersburg. that had been made lieutenant general.
 Like a great many other cases at that period of the war. my commission never reached me. I was. however, accorded the rank and assignment, but was waiting for my commission to ths last before signing officially as lieutenant general
 "J. B. Gordon. Major s. A. Cunningham, Nashville. Tenn, Editor of Confederate Veteran ''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Locating the Antipodes.

A newspaper made the mistake, the oth- CT day, of referring to China as our anti Side of the world from us but 1t is in the antipodes of the Northern Hemisphere as We are: and the antipodes of the whole Northern Hemigphere is the Southern know that his antlpodes is the person who lives at a point of the globe which is diametrically opposite the point where he lives. so that their feet are directed other side of the world that Is diametri- cally opposite the place where he lives. The antipodes of Pekin is in Argentina near the Atlantic coast south of Buenos Ayres. Argentina Is the antipodes of a l large part of China.
 If we were to bore a hole at any point on our continent straight through the centre of the earth to the other side of the globe, it would come out in the Indian or the Antartic Ocean. There are no land masses mas opposite us % %sxcepSng s tiny sanGs; sa out In the Indian Ocean to the southwest of Western Australia. The antipodes of Denver Is nearly in the center of the In- dian Ocean between Australia and Africa; of our Aleutian chain. the northern edge of the Antartic far south of Africa. If Panama had sent news of the birth ot the Republic straight through the earth, 1t would have come out near the coast of Sumatra.
 If Australia could be dropped straight through the earth 1t would be q continent In the Atlantic Ocean. and would be much more conveniently situated for our trade than it now Is. It would have the Ber- mudas for a near neighbor on its south poor in agricultural development Bermu- da might have a market close at hand for it's onions and potatoes. The Australian desert, however, would be a desert no longer for Australia would he in the pathway of the westerly winds and rains. The Azores would lie of the southeast and the Cape Verde Islands would lie off the east coast of Northern Queens land.
 The antipodes of our Philippine Islands is the very heart of Brazil. among the southern tributaries of the Amazon. A sufficient number of these illustrations has been given here to impress the fac' that it is not difficult to speak inaccu rately of the antipOdes of one or anotheI part of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
POLITICAL POINTS

Tonight the Rayner people are encour- aged. Of the fifty-three votes cast, thirty are credited to ex-Governor Smith and nineteen to MT. Rayner, while four belong to Governor Jackson. Governor Smith said tonight that he would not step aside for MT. Carter or any other man, but IS in the fight to stay until he is either elected or beaten.
 As the situation now stands it is the f1eld against Garter, and the general opinion is that if Rayner. Smith and JacA- son can prevent his nomination for two more days. the prize may go to the next strongest man. Tremendous pressure is being exerted upon the delegates to swing them into line, and the whole power of the organIzatlon will be used to force Car ter through.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
MH. BRYAN's INTENTIONS.
Democrats Hold . Cloakruom Caucus on Speech.

Un SpescAs
 Washington Special to N. o. Times-Demo. crat.
 Mir. Bryan's speech at Lincoln was free ly discussed In the Democrats cioakroom today. It was considered important in that it might be accepted as indicative of the course which the Bryan men will fol- low at St. Louis. The Eastern and South. ern men had hoped ,fp to this time that MT. Bryan would keep his well-known
 and to them somewhat shop worn views
 in abeyance. They think now that he in-
 tends to come to the front again and
 urge before the convention ali of the policies with which he has been identi- fled for eight years. Of course 1t will ba
 fought in the Committee on Resolutions and perhaps carried to the floor of the convention. as MT. Bryan. If he has the
 support of the Hearst delegates, may be
 able to carry the fight onto the floor. It must be remembered, however, that while Mr. Bryan and Mir. Hearst, acting together, might control more than one third of the delegates and prevent q nom ination. the two-thirds rule does not apply to the adoption of a platform. A ma jor- ity vote in the convention settles that, and the platform is adopted before can
 didates are voted upon. There is no like lihood. therefore, 1t is said by weli-ln- formed Democrats. that Mir. Bryan will succeed in forcing his ideas upon the convention as regards the platform, al- though he may have & great deal Iu say as to the candidates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
EXPECTS TO BE NOMINATED.
And to Have Quiet Sum-
 mer.

washington Special To fhiidueipHd tee-
 cord.
 There are to be no bands playing Hail to the Chief and marching clubs in Oys- ter Bay during the coming campaign, If the President can prevent it. He is going to do all he can to keep the quiet of his summer home from. being disturbed by visiting delegations and crowds such as Hockod to Canton during the two cam paigns in which President Mckinley was a candidate. The President is determined to pass tie summer months as quietly as possible at his home on Sagamore tiii. He will make few speeches and does not want visitors. except. those who receive requests 10 come.
 According to the present program. about the only real excitement Oyster Bay will have during this summer will be when the President returns there for the sum mer and "Morry" Townsend gets out h:s anvils and fires a national salute as the President steps off his train. The other occasion will be when the President IS notified of his nomination by the Notiil- cation Committee in the event that he is nominated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
MARYLAND sENAToRsHIP. 1nose Voting With German Number
 Only S5.

Annapolis Special 10 washington Post.
 In accordance with the agreement. al- legged to have been reached in Washington ex-Congrossman Miles announced that he was out of the fight. and that his votes from Somerset County would go for Car ter. MT. Talbot lined his friends up in the same direction, but ex-Governor Jack son announced himself for Smith. and the Rayner forces promptly joined in for the purpose of preventing the nomination of Carter in caucus.
 When the caucus was called the Carter people believed they had the votes. but were quickly undeceived. Senator Moore, of Worcester County. Smith leader made the motion to adjourn. It was sec onded by Senator Gill, who Is leading Mir Rayner's fight and carried by a vote of 53 to 35.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
CANAL ADVOCATES GET BUSY. Democratic Senators to Speak for
 Nearby Treaty.

Washington special.
 The Democratic advocates of the Pan- anna canal treaty, which was today order ed favorably reported to the Senate by the Committee on Foreign Relations. will henceforward assert themselves in a most emphatic way. The information that Democratic speeches In advocacy of the treaty would be. heard this week was given advisedly in this correspondence Sunday. Senator, Mallory, of Florida. has planned to speak tomorrw, while MT. Simmons will In all probability define his position in a speech which he proposes to deliver Wednesday. Senator Clay, of Georgia, Is more than ever inclined to favor the treaty, and may so express him self this week on the floor of the Senate. The attitude of Senator Bailey, who says he will retire from public life before vot- ing for the treaty, has not disturbed those of his colleagues who disagree with him. It will be recalled that Mir. Bailey antag- onized the reciprocity treaty with Cuba upon grounds which showed his ingenuity as & law yer, but which the great ma jority of his party and the country generally refused to accept because public sentiment held that the honor of the country was at stake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

The Nashville News has fairly put it. self on record as opposed to Democratic harmony and Democratic success. It en- dorses MT. Bryan's public declaration that the Democratic Convention at St. Louis "should endorse the Democratic platform in its entirety" the first thing 1t does. No man who either expects or desires Democratic success could seriously give ntterance to that sentiment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
How Polk Carried it Through After
 He Was Elected on That Issue.

How Polk Carried 1t Through After
 He Was Elected on That Issue. Galveston News.
 During the nine months that Polk was annexing Texas the Whigs bitterly de- nounced him. The turning point of abuse was his use of the army and navy to keep off Mexico from assailing Texas. as Roosevelt is now using 1t, without con- sent of Congress, to keep off Colombia from attacking Panama.
 The two parties have swapped theories of the Constitution and exchanged sides The Democrats are now in the rear ob- servation car of the onward train, apply ing air brakes, while the Republicans are on the engine shoveling coals into the furnace, increasing steam pressure and speed.
 Polk occupied with the army the part of Texas between the Neuces and the Rio Grande. Mexico wanted him to de- part from what Mexico claimed as hers; he refused because the place belonged to Texas. The Whigs foamed with rage; a reconnoitering party of ours was attack ed by Mexicans at Point Isabel, and war existed ''by act of Mexico" Will war with Colombia in like manner come "by act of Colombia"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Both Want Peaca.
Chicago Record-Herald.


 Russia. It is true. is not the only na- ton eager for peace at the present mo- ment. Japan also has declared for it- for peace with honor" as Premier Kat sura puts it.
 There need be no confusion at all over these fine statements. Russia wants peace-with Manchuria. Japan wants peace-with the Rupssians out of Man churia. They both want peace, and they for war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

The London Saturday Review assigns as one reason why there should be no war between England and France that 'such a conflict would. benefit our real rivals. the United States and Germany" Doubtless that is a valid argument, for it is true. War between those countries would give us a wide open market whlle 1t lasted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
On Deaf Ears.
Huntsville Tribune.

Huntsville Tribune.
 There are appearing warnings and warnings against the planting of large cotton acreage this year but 1t will fall on deaf ears. so far as we farmers are concerned. The recent and only high prices have proved too tempting and the stimulus to greater effort and the plant ing of larger crops has been received and is not to be resisted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Montgomery's Carnegie Library.

The Montgomery CArneSIe Library will in the course of q few weeks be opened to tho public" said member of the Board of Trustees of the Library yester~ day. and Montgomery may then clainl not orly the handsomest library in ;he Stae. but one of the handsomest libraries in the South.
 ''The building has been completed and Is a beautiful example of cle builders art. The structure is an ornament to South Perry Street and a subject of pride to the citizens of Montgomery.
 Montgomery has in the past few years been making great strides In the way of being a beautiful city and the Carnegie Library Building Is a decided addition in this respect. The board fence around the lot on which the building stands will soon be torn down and this will materially help the appearance of the building. The grounds are to be arranged by a skillful landscape gardener and will be made to suitably correspond with the attractive ness of the building.
 "The work of cataloguing the old books Is now being carried on and this will probably be completed in a few weeks''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Teachers Who Teach.
Sheffield Reaper

bnenIeIu tteapeT.
 Teachers who teach, instead of "hear- ing" are necessary for the public schools, if they are to accomplish the purpose of the system. Examinations of teachers are useless expense # they don't instruct the pupils. We are glad the press Is the quality of teachers the purpose was to improve the quality of their instruc- tion, but the purpose does not seem to have been attained. The old field school teacher can give the new era teacher points on impartIng knowledge to pupils that would prove Invaluable
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

The absurd suggestion is again made that the Democrats nominate General Miles as their candidate. One effect If sucn nomination would be to fill the woods on election day with Democratic Confederates who couldn't stomach Miles. Why not take Doctor General Wood?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Paralyzed in Two Places.

A conductor on a street car in Portland,
 Ore. reduced a noisy drunken man on his car to a state of decency in about the cleverest manner which has yet been bratinE was seated at the end of the car and singing lustily. in spite of the pro. tests of the conductor and passengers. Finally the conductor Erasped him firmly hy the ear and the man collapsed in a heap. The conductors other hand was on some part of the electrical arrangementE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

An alleged expert says that sausages are now ''adulterated' with corn meal, but we think most eaters will agree that meal is better than some other things that go in them. - ''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

Referring to the mixing of "choir" and chair in A recent item. Tho Thomas vile Times Enterprise comforts itself with the reflection that ''the power of tho printer who can convert insensate wood into throbbing harmony is not to be sneezed at" Of course not. but just wait till you buck against Mergenthaler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

The Laurens, (s. CD. Advertiser hasn't a very high opinion of the Democracy of its own State "whatever Is preposter- ous. outlandish or hopeless" it declares. lis almost sure to appeal to the South Carolina Democracy" It was alluding to the Hearst boom, by the way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

Young man. your constitution needs an understanding clause. "Beautifulest" is grammatical. but who, other than an Es- quimau or 8 cigar store Indian, thinks about pokey old grammar, in matters of this kind?-Portsmouth Star.
 Bet you are afraid to say what you mean by matters of this kind" Out with it. now, in your beautifulest lingo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
The Only Argument Availabla

Knoxville Journal and Tribune
 The number of persons who do not aD- prove what the President did in Panama is small; but there are some who do not approve of the manner in which if was done. But 1t has been done and if j3 does not stay done 1t will be a mistake for which those who are responsible viii be held to account.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

The Lincoln, (Neb: Star. d Renub,ican organ declares .sat Senator Dietrich was suii'iess o<sny wrong. in act or inten- uon. -Aa1 denounces District Attorney sdmmers for prosecuting him. Districh's friend. Roosevelt. should remove Sum- 'mers for trying to convict Senator who had done nothing but accept a few bribes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

Almost every day the newspapers e. surrect some man over whom we thought the daisies had been growing for a score of years. The latest is J. Warren Keller who is running for Congress in Ohio. and of whom so little has been heard of late years that he has almost been forgotten
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

It is intimated that at least half the delegation from South Dakota to the Ma tional Democratic Convention will be for EIearst. He should at once start news aaper there and make a bid for the other delegates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

Under London's city ordinances a blind
 man has a right to run an automobile, and the only reason we can think of for such license is that blind man would go slower than one with good sight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

If it is true. as stated. that Addlcks has lost all his fortune it is the end of him. for his money was his principal po- iitieal asset. Even Roosevelt will drop him if he has nothing to put in the cam paign contribution box.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
One of the Difficulties.

a
 ! he Association for thte Suppression of Bad Language, fin England, contemplates compiling dictionary of harmless subSti- tutee for profanity The difficulty will he in persuading a man who Is angry enough to swear 10 restrain himself long enough to look into bis dictionary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Before or After.
Anniafon Star

AnnlStOn Star.
 An Illinois woman is said to have preached the funeral sermon of her hus- band. Don't know whether 1t came be- fore or after his death. If after the mortal cord had been clipped one may conclue that several rehersals preceded it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

tional whig Convention of 1sS3. Marshall said to a friend that he had found that great men became smaller whom he came near them. all except Webster" and he looks bigger and wiser than any man ever was," he concluded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

efi MT. Cleveland for either a. veg or mo- with reference to his again being a candidate for the Presidency. Fact is, she has not seriously considered him Tn that connection.-Albany, (Ga.), Herald.
 Perhaps our contemporary intended to write "mis-Democracy," for that is the faction that is fighting Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
The Only Man.
"4 pirruin 0hann TJedUar

Birmingham Ledger. General Shafter Is the only man con structivey in the Cuban battles who has not been promoted and made into hero.
 The President does not greaty admire the fat man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

Yern-Now. if all men would only vote as they pray, this would truly be happy world. , voI1 wo,Ildn't get the average man to the polls once in ten years-Catholic Stand- ard Times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Had e Dream,

Birmingham Age-Herad.
 President Schurman of Cornell universi- ty has had a dream. He saw our flag flying over Bogota. He should take either less or more, we don't know which.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

When two fowls fight over worm the victor usually eats the worm. Will that be the outcome of war between Japan and Russia over Korea2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Q s s & e ' q s q R . |. 4 a 9 g c @ WHAT THE STATE PAPERS e H ARE SAYING. W Q & 4 9 g H 2 9 q e e 9 3 2 c. r. c
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Look Out,
Dotl1an Siftings.

Keep a sharp ook out, for when you least expect 1t the son of man conieth, in the shape of a candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

One of the finest compliments that was ever paid to any public man was paid 10 Daniel Webster by Ned Marshall of Cal ifornia. who vas a delegate to the Ma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

P. !. Kelly, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, Hays: The foregoing statemnt of The Adver- fiser's daily circulation for the month of De- eamber, 1908, is true and correct and com piled after all returns from news boys news agents and leftover copies have been de- &Nated. P. J. KELLY.
 Circulation Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this u tn day of January, 1904. F. W. JACKSON, fSsal.J N. P, Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
An Excellent Showing.

The following detailed statement of the net paid circulation of The Advertiser for the xnonth of December makes an excellent show Ing Alabama's only metropolitan newspaper NS The Advertiser is known the country over' is pardonably proud of this splendid record:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
Men Who Come and Go.

Col. H. W. j. Ham Ut OAnle,-, llle Ga, the noted Georgia lecturer. spent a few hours in Montgomery yesterday with hls son and daughter. MT. and Mrs. R. J. Hughes. He came from Nashville, Tenn. and left on the afternoon train for Tus- kegee, where he lectured last night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

Church of the Holy Comforter. was call ed yesterday morning to EutaW to att tend the funeral of his cousin, MT. J. F.
 McQueen. a prominent citizen of that town. who died early yesterday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
"Agin the British, :"

Washington Times.
 Some people are protesting against American friendship for Japan, on the ground that we shall thereby be the tail of the British kite" If we are to be gov erned in all our international relations by England. we shall not only sacrifice come of our boasted independence, but Ee ~ "a u put ourselves as regards England. in tEe position of the pig which can he led any direction
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

MT. l.. NJ. Hooper. a well known bus mess man of Selma. is in the city MT. Hooper Is President of the Alabama Wholesale Grocers' Association; which has its meeting in Montgomery today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
REPUBLICAN, CoNGREssMEN.
Call on Hanna and Urge Him to Ar
 nounce for the Presidency.

Washing tUn special
 Several Republican members of Con- gross called on Senator Hanna today and formally urged him to announce his can- didacy for President. Senator Hanna de- cllned to announce that he was d Candi- date. but made it plain that he would not discourage those who are working in llls behalf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

 is next to
 GOdlineSS.

We have plenty of Soap from the finest to the lowest grade-from Rogers & Gal- let's down to Grand Pas Tar and at prices to suit all kinds of people and all kinds of purses. Come to see us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
INDIAN a1fEDToTNE', TTnEs

or the car. and he had passed a heav shock Into the ear of the Joyful one
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

MT, G. R. Waugh. a former Montgom- SrN county man. is on d visit to his old
 home, Mt. Meigs and Waugh. He now nyes nl1yes in Garland County. Arkansas. near ttot springs. He has met a good many
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21

4OtAl soAStO'O
 Met Daily December Average. Il ,56e
 Net Sunday Dec. Average. IS, 112
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-21
The Advertisers Telephones

Eity subscriptiona ->.s-c City CzrcuinS -zSo collectors only: c. J. Calm. M A111p -tor: 2. L. Eason, J. c. Jones. J. &x .fn&Eey and J. G. Beasley. collectors. and s&5 &<S counting-room
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-07-15
State of Mississippi.

State OF Mississippi.
Toe. L. Turner and TO all persons
having or claiming any interest in
tho following described land sold for
taxes on the 4.h day of March A D
1901, viz; the 81 of NWI of Sec &
Sc, of MEL of Sec Is all in Town
ship s, Range West. Situated in
Groene County Mississippi
You are commanded to appear be-
ors tn Chancary Clerk of said
Greene County, pt Rules on tho See
o,d Monday the 18th day of Septem-
Der 1904. to defend the suit in said
court of j. Henry Moorcs, the nat
ure of which is bill in Chancery by
said J. Henry Moores, complainant
therein, praying the court 10 grant
decree confirming and quoting
the tax title of said complainant to
said lands. derived from the State of
Mississippi, wherein you are defen-
Cant. This July lst 1904.
s. p. Mckay Clerk