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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
SOME MODERN GRADUATES.

The New Bedford Standard. referring to some school graduates. who, as the proof showed. cannot read well. can- not write well, and cannot cipher at all." makes this kind of defense.
 Most of them can read more than passably we'll though not so many are proficient at spelling. Some of them can write with tolerable legibility, and many are expert in calculations; but we observe that the average American has no difficulty in mastering whatever mathemascs he may need Sn,f Tor the pun ,n against the practical necessity
 It may be true of the average Ameri- can that when he is placed in posi- tion where he is compelled to know something about mathematics, book keeping and other business require sity will force him to do so, as people learn many things under the spur of me- cessity. We may admit that, but does that form a valid excuse for the fail ure of the public schools to teach such necessary branches? Is It a credit to the public schools of any section of the country to have 1t truthfully said of the graduates that they cannot read. spell or write passably we'll and can not cipher at all.'
 We know quite we'll that in this ad- I vanced age any one is regarded as an old fogy who believes and contends that school children for whose education all the people are taxed should be taught | to spell. read. write and cipher before they are suffered to graduate. but we cheerfully accept the title If any one wants to bestow 1t. To some people such a fundamental education may not be very essential. but those who must go out in the world to battle for a liv- ing in the trades or professions should not be forced to learn to keep accounts. calculate interest and the like after they arrive at maturity, and find such things absolutely essential to success
 Such graduates are no credit to our | school system. .''~-:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

and flowers sprang up. All summer dresses. The leaves were very happy and they sang their sweet sones to the breeze as 1t passed them. One day the wind told them the time would soon come when they would have to fall from the trees and die. This made tnc leaves feel very bad but they tried t9 be bright and do the best they could so as not to make the mother trees unhappy. But at last the time came and they let go of the twlgs anu branches and huttered to the ground. They lay perfectly quiet. not able ,,, to move except as the wind would htt
 The Great Spirit saw them and thought they were so lovely that ne did not want to see them die, but live and be beautiful forever. so he gave to each bright leaf pair of wings and power to fly. Then he called them his birds" From the red and brown leaves of the oak came the robins and yellow birds from the yellow willow leaves. and from bright naples leaves he made the red birds, the brown leaves became wrens, sparrows and other brown birds. This is why the birds love the trees and always go 10 them to build their nests and look Tor food and shade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Look Like SeIftshness. bon Standard GaueA.

Judging from those representations the plan accepted was the plainest and least attractive design of the three and 1t seems that the Supreme Court, who will be the beneflciaries of the new the other members of the Capitol Com mission for the plan winch was adopt-- ed. Our eminent judges may have had some good reason for preferring that plan, but in view of the fact that 1t was opposed by every other member of the Commission. 1t looks very much as If selfishness entered greatly into determining their decision in the mat ter.
 Our Capitol building Is one in which every citizen of the State feels the krenest interest and as the appropria- tion for its remodeling is amply suf- ficient to erect a beautiful structure, the majority of the Commissioners fence override all Considerations of architectural beauty. and adopt a plan which palpably would be less accepta- ble to the people at large throughout the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
MT. Hill Back at Home.

State Superintendent of Education l. w Hill returned yesterday from As bury Park. N. J., where he attended the annual meeting of the National Educa- tional Association. At this meeting Superintendent Hill was director for Alabama and was reelected to that position for the ensuing year. He says the Alabama delegation was decidedly the largest of all Southern States in attendance on the meeting.
 Rural schools" says MT. Hill, was a leading topic discussed at the great gathering. This was the subject in which I was most interested on account of the district school agitation in coun- ties of Alabama at present. l found while at Asbury Park that there are other States in the North and Middle West that are as vitally interested in the improvement of rural education as Alabama.
 The increase in attendance from the South this year was remarkable. The voice of the teachers from this section was heard with more interest than ever before.
 From what could gather, most of the directors of the Association favored San Francisco as the place for the next meeting. Denver, however. and other cities of the West are making a strong bid for the meeting. It Is all most a certainty that a Southern man will head the Association next year. 1 believe this will be Superintendent Mo- Iver of Greensboro, N. C.. who made remarkable race for the presidency this year."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Appreciated Advertising.
Lafayette Sun.

SUII.
 One great secret of Western growth and unprecedented progress is tho r proper appreciated of the effects or ad- vertising. Nearly every city and town has it's Board of Trade to show to the world it's resources and those of the surrounding country. Even the farmer exhibit his products and advertises his business. So intensified is the adver- Using idea that n.ne weekly newspa- pere are found in one county In Okla :. homa proclaiming the advantages or little of this Western spirit would have a wholesome effect upon us Alabam- iaNs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Farmers School.
Mobile Herald. s+-

MODlIe FtTdTu.
 On July 25 the free summer school for farmers begins at the Polytechnic Institute at Auburn. Every young farmer In the State ought to attend the lectures It will only cost about half rates on the railroads and ten days board in Auburn. That is practically all the expense and the lectures will be the best that can be had on the subject of special crops. marketing, cattle, soils and fertilizers, all from the farmers side of the questions. The school has helped all who have used 1t, and 1t Is worth actual money to learn all the new methods
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

As a specimen of Northern lack of in
 formation we find in recent issue or The Indianapolis Star an article about Thomas Johnson. of Mt. Sterling. Ky, who claims the distinction of being .tRe only living member of Jeff Davis's Congress Of course he refers to the Confederate Congress. and The Star ought to know that number of those Congressman are yet living. Alabama has two. and others are scattered throughout the country. There are not many of them. it is true, but MT. John son lacks several of being alone on the list *.....- .+.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Very Small Counties.

Cherokee Harmonizer.
 The difference between the size Of counties in Georgia and Alabama is shown by the fact that In the former State the average area Is 43S square miles. while in Alabama the average Is That does not show the whole disparity. however for while no county in this State has less than 500 square miles, there are nineteen in Georgia or less less than loo. And yet thSy have hot fight now in favor of creating several new ones. Evidently our neighbors want to get 1t down so that a man who meals
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
American. as Stage Figures.

Max Beerbohm thinks It Is time to figure that has for many years done duty on the English stage for Amer ican men-always blatant, always cool, always resourceful. always ready with dreadful funniments in the manner of Max Adeler Thirty years ago. before the development of steamship naviga- ton, it was natural enough that the English playwright should he content with this figure. But nowadays. when London. throughout every summer is overflowing with real Americans. it certainly does seem strange that our playwrights can give us nothing bet- ter than this one old battered simula- crum.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Treat All Property AlIke.

Marion County News.
 MT. Conner calls the attention of the people to the fact that railroad property In Alabama is not assessed a its value. This may or may not be true. But If the railroads should be forced to raise their assessments. why in the name Of common sense should not every corpo- same thingo It Is a truth that cannot be controverted that the property in the State Is not assessed at anything like it's real value. It we make the railroads increase their assessments, it would be nothing but simple justice to force nearly every taxpayer in the State to do likewise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

Tom Lawson discredits himself and shows his utter lack of principle when he in effect declares that he Is worth several millions of dollars made by robbing the people By the high finance" system, and that he proposes to keep 1t. because he is as much entitled to 1t as the other robbers are to what they have. If he was the honest man he pretends to be he would be seeking some means of restitution to his victims
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
sidewalk PetcilingS
Dr. Loyett Will Sneak.

pr. J. A. B. Lovett. of Blountsville. vice-President of the Alabama Cotton Growers Association. was in Montgom- cry yesterday in conference with Pres ident W. H. Seymour with view Of making out an itinerary for. speeches that he will soon make in the south- ern counties of the State.
 No definite dates have been agreed upon yet, but he expects to be ready soon to start upon the tour. His ef- forts will be to perfect organization in those counties which have shown 8 declining interest in the present and future purposes of the cotton organi- zation.
 Dr. Lovett has been closely identified with the movement which led up to the organization of the Southern Cot ton Association. He expressed extreme eradication at the disclosures that have been recently made in the work ings of the Statistical Bureau of the United States Department of Agrtcul- ture. He believes that with all the corruption rooted out of the Depart. ment the gathering of crop reports will be welcomed by the Cotton Association Crookedness. however, which. 1t has been shown, existed previous to the dis missal of Associate Statistician Holmes is bound to injure the planters. accord ing to the opinion of Dr. Lovett.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
THAT CAPITOL BLUNDER
The State Papers Are Warming Up on the
 Subject.

the necessary appropriation and there is no reason why everything should pc dropped merely because the judges judges place the 'ie Supreme % Court judges in : to stand aside while Other men were .s,.a S do sS e s p.sp. for which ns1ss 1s when they think of the possibilities of litigation in many different forms which may arise in and about the work wiliins to reeede from the position they have taken and allow the capitol com mission to do the work so clearly. in. tended te tsS,r by tn: lesislature to be pidcsd of them will never have tho pleasure of using any of the offices they have been so particular about for the building will hardly be completed before another Sentiment Against the Supreme Court. Enterprise Ledger.
 We have studied carefully the three prize winning plans for enlarging the capitol at Montgomery. and the more how MT. Lockwood's plan could have
 That a body of men whose duty 1t Is to see that the people of Alabema are just in their dealings with one another iEd Injustice e1 to these same people ana their posterity Is surprising to say the least:
 Because of selishness. because ot vanity and because of indolence, the mar the beauty. and grandeur of a building in which not only the people of Alabama. but the people of the en- tire South are interested.
 Aside from the sentiment and the historic interests which make the build ing dear to our hearts.seth building itself Is an excellent example Of colo tons ton and simple in it's elegance-just the pile to crown the hill commanding SO extensive view of the city and surrounding country
 The capitol as 1t stands, Is not large enough, but the additions should not be strung out on either hand like out houses to a frame building but they should be made to osena ,ts dirnits and suitable for the unequaAed site on which 1t stands. -
 Even the most ignorant of the laws oI oy aTeniteceae result ean oniy % be obtained by adopting tho three story additions as shown in the second and third plans.
 Puse l, ia ss a.sysos asansdi snd protests are heard on every hand.
 Indeed, the most minimizing can readily see that 1t was never intenoed to give one body of men & who ontrn,s,ne WeIe so vote and that they should take advan- tage of unforeseen circumstances is to their discredit. If the one judge who started out to vote his convictions on the artistic merits of the plans could have had nerve enough to stick to his convictions he would be lauded today by the peo- peo of the State.
 The awards have been made, but we still trust that some way out of the difficulty can be found and as iast resort we would like to see the other members of the commission assert their rights.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
.se whispered passionateiy, his lib

He whispered passionately, his lips on hers" is the startling statement in d recent love story. Be hang'd if we can construe that situation. We can understand. in a way, about the pas- sionate whisper, and If they were both the right sort we can understand the Tips on hers" part of it, but we can't get onto the combination. Our infor- national second hand, please-is that when two pairs of lips get onto each other the whispering is indefinitely postponed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Appearauce of Soldiers,

T believe the rank and file of the Alabama National Guard will show up body of state troops" said citizen of Montgomery yesterday. but l have been surprised to see how slovenly some of the men lcok on tine streets. What is especially distressing about the matter. too, is that they seem to take a pride Tn looking dirty and un- kempt.
 Most of these slovenly looking fel- lows are young boys who probably think that a soldier must necessarily be unkempt in his appearance just to show that he is immune from public opinion If for no other reason. The majority of the 2nd Regiment men present a neat appearance on the streets and are credit to the State.
 II have noticed especially the natty appearance of the officers. and believe that If they would exercise a little more care in making their men put up a bet ter appearance, they would have better discipline and derive better results"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Adept in Changing Methods.
Talladega Mountain Home.
 Rirnin Rham Is adent in char

ldildueSa Mounldln Home.
 Birmingham is adept in changing methods Only a short time since the no Alderman or city official should be permitted to accept a street railway pass. And now they have passed an other ordinance requiring the street railway companies to give all Aldermen and city officials free passes. And lest modesty may prevent some officials from asking for free passes. 1t is pro- vided that the passes must be requested by the Mayor. This Is but step in the line of gratuities that may be exacted from other public carriers and licensed providers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Changed Conditions Needed.
 Birmingham Ledger.

Alabama needs to make such q change in her conditions that Birming
 ham will not have to eat Tennessee and Missouri chickens. as she is doing this summer. Shelby, St. Clair. Bibb and Blount could get this chicken money, but do not compete for it: The State needs conditions tiat would en- able the farms of Alabama to feed the towns. It Is a shame to our farms that more Tennessee food is sold in Bir
 mingham than Alabama food The very corn ground into meal here is raised in other States. +-..~ .~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
High Grade Teachers.
Tuscaloosa Tir

T uSCdIUUSd
 The advantage of the State examina- tion for teachers is more clearly proved by the fact that the applications for the third grade certificates grow beauti- fully less every year. Perhaps pride has a good deal to do with it. Certainly the fact that the first and second grade certificates receive better salaries is moving factor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Let the Decision Be Revised.

HayneVllle lltlZen fxdmlHtE
 The plan adopted by the Commission for the improvement of, the State Cap itol does not seem. to be pleasing ne many people of the State. with the exception of the members of the State Supreme Court who are~responsible for the adoption of the plan accepted. The old Capitol building in Montgomery is one of historic interest, not only to Alabama but to the whole South, 1t having been the building in which President Jefferson Davis of the Con, office, and began presiding over the destinies of the new nation formed of tho Southern States. The old building could have been left showing all the beauties that its age. and the meni- ores clnging around it have given 1t and the additions made to harmonize with the present building. It is to be hoped that the almost unanimous ob- jections now being made in all parts of the State to the plan adopted will cause the commission to revise its de- cision and make the improvements on the Capitol in conformity to the wishes of the people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Home People Made a Good Town. 

Brewton is growing faster than any other town in the State. And 1t is a substantial growth-nothing that smacks of mushroomy booms. Labor is In demand, not an idle man to be found, and the wages are good. Less outside other town the size of Brewton in the South. Our home people have made Brewton what it Is, one of the most en- terprising. progressive little cities in the entire country. Stick a pin here: Keep your weather eye on Brewton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Looks Like a Cotton Mill.

Athens Democrat. ..
 After looking at the plans for the issue of The Montgomery Advertiser we fail to see how any one can fer a moment favor. the two-story plans plans It appears to us that the architectural beauty of the historic old building will be madder to an irreprable degree, the the two-story addition having. as nas of a cotton mill. It Is to be hoped the three-story plans will yet be adop- ted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

The Portland Oregonian informs us that Secretary Taft is going to the Philippines to show Governor Wright how to make the inhabitants pay taxes Why didn't he show some ot the home Governors the secret? That of the globe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Time for All Things. n~~~t~n

While the rest of the State is dis cussing Conner and Cunningham, Hob- son and Bankhead and polhical issues. the people of Enterprise are building factories, store houses and dwellings. and making ready for fall business. and the farmers In this section are looking after their crops. eating watermelons and attending all day singings. There Is a time for all things; when the hour arrives we will be ready to vote for the right men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Hit Them at the Top.
Clayton Record


 The way to do Is to begin in high places, and If an official in high station Is guilty, pursue him as relentlessly as the little man who goes astray. Cor ruption in high places should be stop ped first.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Not satisfactory to the People.

Centreville Press.
 The Montgomery Advertiser gave pictures of the three best plans of the addition to the State Capitol From an exterior view of the three plans Submitted, plan No. 2, Is by far in our Judgment, the most handsome. This addition is a question that interests the whole State, and we hope the plans decided on will be more satisfactory to the whole people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Wbat State Papers
 lire Saying
Same Everywhere.

If some of our citizens would pay more attention to cleaning up their own premises and less to that of their neigh bors, we would soon get things In better sanitary condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
B1r Families.

Talladega Mountain Home. A rural mail route has been ordered established at Lineville. Clay County September. 1st, which will serve 1,166
 craze of ten people to the house.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

Leaves have their times to fall" and other things have their times and sea- sons. but thou hast all seasons for thiae own o"-barking dog. His time is just twenty-four hours each day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

The Pensacola News intimates, or asserts, that fddlers are vasrants un- der the laws of Florida. A legislator who would vote for such a law ought to be shut up in a close room with a piano-poundins punt until he learns acme sense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Get WaterwOrks.
Goodwater Err

Goodwater Enterprise.
 One good stream of water would have saved one at least of those houses Sum- day night. How many times the cost of a system of waterworks has gone up in smoke in Goodwater, do you reckon?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

Kansas City, Journal.
 An Indian story that has been hand ed down and is still believed by many Indian tribes is one about the trans Formation of leaves into birds. Long years ago when the world was young the Great Spirit went about the earth making 1t beautiful. Wherever his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

The Macon Telegraph is kicking be- cause American women wear tiaras, but 1t is wasting time. American women will wear palindromes if they like.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
Good PrOpOsltion.
Centreville News.

CentreVI11e News.
 If there is any difference between the Alabama editors, we propose they set, tie 1t in a water battfe. and fight until one says hold, enough. It will beat "sassing' one another through the edi- torial columns of the press.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

Fifty years ago 1t was journey of weeks to go from the Atlantic Coast to San Francisco or other portions or the Pa siac coast. Now the. time be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

I nthe absence of sea-serpents they have cauhgt a 7Oo-pound mackerel at Long Beach, L. I. That is a pretty fair substitute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

Hon. Charles G. Brown, of Birming ham, former Attorney General of Ald- bama, who has been In Montgomery for two or three days on Supreme Court matters, returned last night to Birm- ingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16
A Younx Man. Town.

Montgomery Is fast becoming a young mans town" said citizen of Montgomery yesterday.
 This statement has been made of several Southern cities, more conspic- uously of Birmingham and Atlanta than any other cities In this immediate vi- cinity, but it is certainly true In the case of our city. It's 2 good thing to be said. too for the infusion of young CT, fresher men cannot but help to give new life and an added impetus to the progress of the city.
 Young men, as rule. are quicker to adopt ne" iueas ana suslsestlohs ls, i than IT., their ways, Birmingham and Atlanta have certainly prospered under the in fiuence of the younger generation and I believe Montgomery will soon show the effects of its new blood"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-16

tween the two oceans has been short- ened to three days or less. It shows the wonderful changes in travel speed within half a century or less.