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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
CeneraI Fitxhuuh Lee.

Booker T. Washington, the president of Tuskegee Institute in an address Tuesday at the Hampton, Va, Institute made this allusion. among others, to the late General Fitzhugh Lee.
 The races should get together as Tn the days when the Lees went with their Bibles to teach colored c1ldren in the Sunday Schools. General Lee was always helpful and sympathetic to tho colored man. The Southern colored men Erieve over his death as deeply as do the white men of tho South"
 The negroes of the South-of the whole country for that matter-will be fortunate indeed if they ever have again such cordial and sympathetic friendship as that whfeh the so-call- ed "aristocratic class" of the South in antebellum days bestowed on the black population. Nor was this kindline ess confined tosthe "aristocrats." Stone wall Jackson. while an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute, taught colored children in Sunday school. :" There were many men and women in Dixie of gentle birth and high breed ing who ministered unto the material as well as the spiritual needs of the slaves. There was perfect trust be- tween whites and blacks--a confidence which was rudely shattered. however, immediately after the war by the alien agents of reconstruction. If this con- hdence and friendship can ever be re- stored. the solution of the race prob lem" will be made infinitely easier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.

A column editorial in The New York road construction in the United States and some of its figures will be in the nature of eye-openers to Its readers. F6r example. 1t shows that in the whole of New England but thirty-seven miles of railroad are now under contract or construction, while only 103 miles are put down under the head of Tive pro- 1ects." Taking the country as whole what may be distinctly referred to as the Southern States shows 4,776 miles under construction. and 5,2So miles of Tive projects" as against 2.724 and 4,050 respectively for the North.
 The significance of these figures can not be overlooked. They show that the South is not only awake to the vast possibilities within her area but that the people of the South are taking ad- vantage of them in a practical way. This section has made good crops, the mines have yielded enormously and the Southern people are taking advantage of their blessings in a practical and business-like way. The conditions are favorable, and. as The Times says. they "explain why the South now outstrips the North in the figures of new rail- road mileage. As industries multiply and business increases transportation facilities are required. Moreover, alert minded men in the South are already studying the effect upon the Southern half of the Union, and particularly up- on the Gulf States, of the opening of the Panama Canal. That event seems long way off. but not too far off to be reckoned with. Almost inevitably the creation of this new waterway. shortening by thousands of miles the sea route to the west coast of South America, to our own Pacific Coast, and to the markets of Asia, must build up an export trade of much greater vol ume than that which now exists. The great railroad systems of the Central West will naturally seek Southern ex- tensions and Gulf port terminals to se- cure their share of the new trade. Some of the systems already have terminal facilities on the Gulf. It is not too early to be thinking about these mat ters, and when the canal shall actually be begun the plans of the railroads will quickly take definite shape."'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Before the CeIts.

scientists have had a good deal to say Tn regard to certain ancient sub terranean dwellings which were recent " discovered in County Antrim, Ire land. One of the wise men makes the following comments: "In all probability 1t establishes the presence at one time in that part of Ireland of a race which occupied a great part of the European continent before the appearance of the earliest Celt. It Is neid by many authorities that the Lapps are. the living representatives o1 the early race to which these un- derground dwellings are ascribed, the primitive inhabitants of Western Europe having been swept away before the advance of the Celtic peoples and now surviving as a separate stock only In the remote nefghborhood of the Arctic circle.
 Tt seems also extremely likely that a large proportion of the fairy lore Of the later races is derived from the actual existence of these little people, in holes in the earth in the out-of-the- way places to which they had retired for safety. By very general ten dency the younger races regarded the elder as steep in all sorts of super natural lore and so, 1t Is thought, orig mated the many different stories of dwarfs and fairies and their magical ways and powers.
 "To this day, it Is worth notice, sail ors regard a Finn as a wizard by right of birth, and the Finnish race is another which apparently belongs to similar great antiquity"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

this plan can accomplish. for it saves the needy poor. from falling into the hands of the loan sharks who flourish in every city in the country. These people are always on the watch for victims. and in all cities there are un- fortunatesI who are compelled to put themselves in the power of the sharks. To all such needy beings the chance to borrow small sum without giving pledge and without interest Is really far better than charity. Payments are made in weekly or monthly install ments, as best suits the borrower. As there is no interest charged, and some losses must occur. each of the members pays a small amount due to meet the expenses and losses, and to keep up the capital, which is now $So,ooo. Would not such organizations be blessing In every city?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
The SchooIhov,. Henrt.

According to Dr. Arthur Lambert, who has made a very extensive study of the effect of athletics on the heart, this organ rarely if ever breaks down as a result of athletic exercises in healthy boys The failure, when it does occur. comes about because the boy has some natural defect of the heart which units him for violent eX- ercise. He believs that repeated phy- siological strain of a healthy heart Is harmless, whereasFsuch a treatment of a diseased heart is eminently danger ous. From number of cases des- cribed by Dr. Lambert the two follow ing will illustrate forms of abnormal heart unsulted for violent athletics. A boy of 13 while bicycling up an in cline which he had often ridden before became suddenly faint. On eXamina- tion his heart was found to be dilated. He recovered to all appearances. com pletely, except in the recumbent posi- ton his heart became intermittent He was allowed to resume his exercise gradually, but in the following year the dilation recurred. and was accom- panied by a heart murmur. He again recovered and broke, down and finally to foreswear violent exercise altogeth- CT Another case of acute dilation oc- cured in a boy of Is after a game of football. He had been in perfect health until two years before. when he accidentally shot another boy dead At that time he tainted and showed signs of cardiac dilatiOn,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
THE rArIxG FAD.

When the late Dr. Dewey originated the mo breakfast" fad he got up quite a following among those who are ever ready to try something new, but since his death the movement seems to have died out. Now they are saying-some of them-&that we should eat no dinner at or about mid-day, while others are equally insistent that suppers are the source of all the ills poor humanity la bors under.
 The trouble with most of these men of one Idea is their lack of consistency. Dr. Dewey claimed that our meals came too near together. and so he taught that we should fast from sup per one day till noon the next day, but 1t is plain that unless we would eat our suppers at midnight we would not obviate the trouble If we should take that meal at eight o'clock, for exam ple, two of our meals would be eight hours apart. and two would be sixteen, and we fail to see how that would equalize the eating and fasting busi- ness, or how it would be a remedy for the evil of which he complains.
 The Chicago Chronicle endorses the Dewey theory. with a difference. It agrees with him that we eat too often' but proposes to cut out dinner or any other noon-day meal and have break fast and supper only. By having one at 2 in the morning and the other at in the evening the meals would divide the day equally. The Chronicle argues that we eat too much and traces number of human ailments to imperfect assim- ilation of the food we eat, and pro- poses to remedy that trouble by cut ting out one meal day.
 The Chronicle may be correct as to results and wrong as to causes. It may be, and doubtless is, true that many people eat too much. but in our judg- ment the fault lies in the quantity that is taken into the stomach at ope time and not in the fact that it Is taken three times a day. In fact the plan of either Dr. Dewey or our contemporary would aggravate instead of curing the evil they complain of. If healthy per son. with a normal appetite. should go ~SSN would not that person be almost sure to overload the stomach and thus make matters worse? It seems to us that there Is no doubt that this would be the result in most cases.
 It will occur to most thoughtful peo- pie. we think. that the true remedy for over eating lies in moderation while eating, and not in reducing the number of meals. We have no doubt that peo- pie could accustom themselves in time to eat two meals a day, or only one, but we very gravely doubt that such a course would prevent overlooking Sthe stomach. It would be much more like ly to conduce to that end. Why not three moderate meals day and be satisfied?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
GENUINE CHARITY.

One of the most remarkable organi- zations in this country is what Is known as the Free Loan Association of New York. It contains at present 5000 members, all of whom are Jews, and loans money without interest and up- cn no security other than the endorse ment of a promise to pay. The loans range from S5 to $20O. and are made to all who apply, without distinction of race, creed or nationality. The sole requirement is endorsement by some responsible person, and the object of the organization is to enable the de- serving. in need of assistance. to obtain 1t without appeal to charity" The As- sociation has been in business thirteen years and during that time has loaned more than a million and a half dollars. Last year the loans amounted to $S4O.- 900. and the losses were less than one- half of 1 per cent.
 This is essentially a charitable or ganization, and it serves a double pur- pose. In the first place, 1t saves the deserving poor from the humiliation of asking for charity. and it Is well known that there are poor people who will ac- tually suffer before they will endure the shameful-often a wrong feeling of asking for help. The organization relieves this class, while at the same time 1t relieves the charitably disposed from the opportunities of those who need assistance.
 But this Is not all or the principal good. that an association conducted on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Death of a Good Negro.

T regret" said a Montgomery edu- cator ito read in the newspapers of the death of Lewis Adams a. well known negro of Tuskegee. Adams was a negro of the old school who combined modern ideas and methods with his loyalty to the white people of his State.
 This negro was one of the founders of Booker Washington's school and al- though he was not himself an educated man, he took an unfailing interest In the negro Institute and gave to 1t his time and his means. He was many years a member of It's Board of Trus- tees and he gave greater assistance than the world will ever know in keep ing a good feeling between the school and the people of Tuskegee.
 Adams died in church last Sunday morning and many white persons who had known him throughout his life paid tribute to his worth by attending his funeral"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
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Criticism for Aldermen.

Tt seems to me-" said a business man of Montgomery yesterday that the members of our City Council use a lot of valuable time in useless argu- ment. Of course, they probably know their duties better than I do and l do not mean any disrespect to the City Fathers. They are public officials and therefore are open and liable to criti- cism on public questions.
 T may be talking foolishly, very foolishly when I make these state ments but think that the Councilmen might use little of their time and oratorical energy In having the Court Square fountain painted, having water turned on in the public drinking foun- tains on the street corners In the busi- ness district They might also buy some horses and harness for the police department and give the department some men to man the Black Marie efnce they were so considerate to spend $750 in purchasing the handsome vehicle which now stands useless under the City Building. These improve ments are of importance to the people of Montgomery and are certainly de- serving of attention.
 'Tn the intervals between some of the mountains that they make out of mole hills, they might give their attention to some of these matters"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
rhe Phlladelphla Record tersely re

The Philadelphia Record tersely re- marks that "the Republican Party Is nearly as bad as a war" That is put ting it quite mildly. With the excep- tion of the loss of life and limb the continuance of that party in power is worse than the average war. When it comes to depicting the Treasury 1t doesn't need a war to give it an excuse, neither does it need such excuse for increasing taxes. It can do both in time of peace without straining itself In the least.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
on to General Assembly.

Alabama will be represented at the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church which Is to con- vene in Fresno, Cal, next week by twenty commissioners and the prSceed- ings will be of decided interest to church people.
 Rev. Waiter NJ Crawford, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Montgomery, will be\the only commis- sioner from this city in attendance on the General Assembly. MT. Crawford will leave Montgomery thls morning going first to Anniston where he will preach a sermon tomorrow for the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Ala bama of which body he Is a member. From Anniston MT. Crawford will go direct to California.
 He will be absent several weeks and will be accompanied on his trip to the West by Mrs. Crawford.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
snhmersihIe I'd. snhmarlne.

According to a writer Tn the Paris Matin. a commission which has recently been Investigating the relative value of submersible vessels and submarines has decided emphatically in favor of the former. As a result of these tests they have recommended the aban- donment of one of the French sub marine types, and the work on three vessels of this class now building will be stopped. They do not counsel the entire abandonment of the submarine, bat believe that the chief usefulness is' in defehsive work, whereas the sub Inersible Ahould be particularly ehec- five In ottAnse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
The Fnstest Animals.

Thompson Seton classifes animals as follows regarding speed. First the greyhound with a record of thirty four miles per hour. the race horse thirty-two American pronghorn ante for fox twenty-six, coyote twenty-four. hound twenty-two and American gray wolf twenty. A mans best speed works out at about fourteen miles an hour These animal speeds were de- termined by actual obserVation with a stop watch The African black ante lope and the hunting cheetah are said to be near the head of the list as re- gards speed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Condition of MT. Farrrs.

The condition of Mir. Tom Farris, a well known and popular young man who has been confined to his bed for the past several weeks as the result of runaway accident in which hls right leg was broken was reported as improved last night at St. Margaret s Hospital where he was taken for the amputation of the fractured leg.
 Attending physicians and surgeons think that he Is improving as rapidly as may be expected. His many friends have been most considerate of him since the unfortunate accident and he has had everything to make his ill., ness as easy as possible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

taxes. In Italy tobacco selling is a government monopoly. and will yield a net profit this year of 45,00o,o0o, and Austria Hungary expects to collect apout the same amount. Through the clouds of smoke a good many ships of war can be discerned looming up. And through the mighty mist the doctors can discover a good many cases of quickened hearts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

According to the Department of Com were 1,O53, 100000 pounds of coffee con stunned in the United States. valued at $S1 100000. This Is equivalent to about thirteen pounds for every man. woman production of the world during the same year was 226O 900, 900 pounds. so that the United States consumed nearly half of the total supply. But 104 ,000,- OOO pounds of tea, worth $l7,O0O, ,OO0, were imported during the same period The imports of all tropical products during the year amounted to $465. 5.000,- 900, while the total imports of all sorts reached the enormous sum of $l,- 5000. .0O0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Will Preach in Marion.

Rev. Neal L. Anderson, D. D., and Mrs. Anderson will leave for Marion this morning where pr. Anderson will preach the final sermon for the Militia ry Institute Sunday.
 The pulpit of the Central Presby- terian Church will be filled morning and evening Sunday by Rev. B. D. Pat ton of Marion.
 gomery early in the week, but Mrs Anderson will remain there for few days as the guest of Mrs. H. o, Murfee, and Mrs. J. A. Moore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

It Is declared that the mention of wheat makes John w. Gates sick since he dropped some ten million dollars in a wheat deal. One contemporary goes so far as to declare that he only eats cornbread now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
That Bopded warehouse.

'0The cotton warehouse to be con structed dn North Montgomery by the recently incorporated Bonded Ware house Company" said a man who is interested, lis to be completed on Sep tember 1st instead of work beginning on 1t at that time as has been publish. ed. As matter of fact the work of building the warehouse is to begin in few days.
 "The construction of this great ware house by a company capitalized at S2OO000 is tanother indication of the growth and progress of Montgomery.
 q look to see Montgomery receive more cotton during thls season than ever before and 1t is good sign that our citizens largely interested in the staple are preparing to take care of if n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

When Dr. Gladden. declares that Adam would not have become a mill lionalre if he could he is going back too far for his arguments against rich men. With equal proprioty he might assert that Eve would not have worn hoop-skirts. We can't tell what either of them would have done under differ ent circumstances
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

Who would have thought of Senator Platt-Tom Cat Platt. as the irreverent call him-as a writer of love letters to pretty young woman? Yet that is what Miss Mae Wood charges, and pro- poses to prove. Tom really doesn't look the part, for fact.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
When 1t Hits Right.

Opeltka News.
 It may be tAnt Lawson was only guessing when he wrote his articles about the way the great life insur- ance companies are being managed, but it must be remembered that guess work does as well as any when 1t hits right
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Tobncco nnd Government.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Tobacco has a great deal to do with the governmental affairs of the world. The French Treasury report of the to- bacco monopoly for 1904 shows clear profit of $71 1.O00,0 1000. The government receipts from the tobacco tax in Great Britain last year were 6O,000,O00. In the United States the government collects $45, ,0OO,- 0O0 from tobacco in ipterna revenue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

It is said that a white collar is now made of rubber and that can be wash ed, and a contemporary wants some body to invent an anti-profanity collar button and button-hole. It may be possible but we are shy of believing 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
WIth BeIt BucI<Ies.

The summer resort season is coming on. We will now see the fellows coming back to the hotel with hands stratChed from contact with belt buckles. If he doesn't it is because he's an old timer or had failed to take advantage of his opportunities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Ronton,s Oldest Firemnn.

Captan John stoVer Jacobs, the oIdest fireman in Boston, died few days ago, aged 80 years. He was foreman of the first steam fire engine company in Boston, was one of the assistant en- gineers at the big Boston fire in 1872. and had charge of the demolition of the efforts to stay the spread of that conf1agration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
The Difference.
Huntsville

Huntsville Tribune.
 The Montgomery Advertiser in It's cartoon puts c. P. Lane down as afraid of the people. The Jcartoonist has a misconception. we are not afraid of the people, but are afraid of the poli- ticians
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

Not content with smashing most other traditions they are now saying that Yankee Doodle" is a Hessian air and was brought over by them during the Revolution. Anyhow, they didn't name it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

IBubAHt hVeFnEep March, IYU5. Au5VFO
  4 S. Noble, Circulation Manager of The iMontgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn, k&tser's ejaculation for the month Of Marcht. 1905, Is true and correct and compiled after ali returns from news boys. news agents and 1eft-oyer copies have been deducted
 B. S. NOBLE, Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of April. 1905.
 F. " JACKSON, (Beai1 Notary Public,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Wbat State Papers
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Pasn fl On

Gadsden Journal.
 Most people seem willing to take tainted money and take the chances on being able to pass 1t on to the next fellow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
chnmnncne to Beer.

Birmingham NeWs.
 The Suggestion is made that when Roosevelt completes his Presidential term, he should be made mayor of New York. This probably looks to the President like a change from cham pagne to rushing the grOWler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
That is Right.
Mobile Register

An exchange is demanding honor for the American hen. That is right. The product of the American hen reaches up in valuation to millions of dollars anually, and hers is crop that never fails.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Getting Along,
Dothan siftings.

Dothan Slftings.
 We are getting along now to where the war news and Mans trial does not hold the center of attraction in news paper reading. Some raed about how the game came out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Why Exclude TeddyY

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 If every man were as big as he thinks himself 1t Is a tossup as to whether Emperor William or George Bernard Shaw would be the greatest man in the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

Messrs Jacob Pepperman,, R. T. Good wyn, Bibb Graves and J. w. Smith will leave Sunday for Anniston to attend the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

Hon. Robert L, Goldsmith of I.oYndes County, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and well known in Montgomery is visiting the city