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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
The "Yellow PerIIy in Formosa.

Boston Globe.
 Among the devices that are being used in Russia to raise the patriotic spirit of the people Is the proclamation issued and posted in front of all the churches calling upon the people to support the war If they would escape the Mongolian yoke. the Japanese be- ing described as worse than the locusts of Egypt.
 It Is further stated that If the Jap anese once established themselves in Asia they will not only possess Man churia and Korea, but will swarm over and drive the Russians out of Siberia.
 The yellow peril' is a fair issue on its merits as a sociological discussion. But when the ecclesiastical censors dis tribute such documents in all the churches in Moscow and other big cities it looks a little too interested.
 Judging hy the results of the taking over of Formosa by Japan after the Chinese war, Japanese influence has not been ED baneful It has turned an island of pirates and hermits into an aggressive community with trade of $11, ,00O, 900 in the first half of 1904.
 The imports into Formosa from the United States, according to Consul Fisher increased 13 per cent. over those of the same period of 1903. The United States practically furnished all the flour and S9 per cent. of all the oil.
 If Japanese rule in Formosa Is to be taken as the criterion, the yellow peril' has thus far worked no great harm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
SidesraIk PeneiIing$
optimisln Berets optimlsm.

T have lived long enough" said a man of philosophic mind" and am not so old, either. to discover that years are not the only thing to age a person. One may tell you he has lived twenty-five years and looking at nm you would have concluded he nad lived thirty years. Nothing is truer than the adage in effect that life is what we make it.
 Now. am eliminating the cares and sufferings that are thrown upon per son not of his own accord. 1 am speaking of those specimens of men and women wbo are themselves respon- sible in normal circumstances for be- Ing either of blithe or of morose spir- us or their own choosing. He who chooses te be morose and of mill-dew- ca composure, so to speak. Will not, unuer the laws of nature, live so long as he who continually seeks to look pleasant and enjoys things that are made to enjoy. These are opportuni- ties, contend, and unless we begin to cultivate an affable frame of mind when we are young the chances are that. grown older. we cannot reverse our
 T have seen men and women delib- erately refrain from a pleasant con versatfon, for instance, when they arc aptly educated to participate therein. Lack of judgment or Q disposition not to appear conspicuous in such cases do harm because constant communion with our fellow beings gives us sufficient mental exercise to thrive in spirit and body"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
SUNDAY, APRIL 1e, 1905.
SOME WRONG TEACHINGS.

Good women, as we'll as the mon, are sometimes given to fads and fancies, not all of which can be sustained by reason. For example, at a recent meet ing of the National Council of Women Miss Lucia Ames Meade made strong appeal for general. universal peace This was well enough, but when she came to extend and enlarge her ideas she Insisted that American manhood would be developed" as she expressed 1t. by not allowing our youth to sing songs like The Army and Navy For ever," and other military or warlike songs. She went further and theo- rized on 'the evil of permitting the youth of our land to consider fighting for ones country honorable"
 This, and much more of like nature. was given out by Miss Meade to her sister delegates. It is entirely a wrong conception of the duty of American citizens. There is no higher earthly feeling than genuine patriotism. Love of country and devotion to country should be among the ruling, dominat- Ing thoughts and feelings of good citi- gems. To fight for ones country in time of need Is one of the glorious privileges that elevates the American patriot above the serf and the slave. There may be unjust wars. Doubtless there are. but it is not the part of a good citizen when his country needs his services to stop to debate the right or wrong of the quarrel.
 Neither can any harm come from the singing of patriotic songs by the youth of this country. Through poetry end song many a noble truth is taught and many a high precept impressed on the human mind and heart. If Miss Meade had confined her condemnation to the strictly sectional war songs we might not think it necessary to take issue with her. but those songs and poems which belong to all the States which refer to the brave deeds of the sol diers of all sections should neither be condemned nor put away. Let the young generation sing the praises of the many heroes who lived and died to make of this a great and free ra- tion and no harm can come of 1t, TOT could they be injured by 1t. We are not nation of weddings. towards or traitors. Singing songs of the brave days of old" will not brutalize Amtri- cans. Praising in song or story the patriots of other days will make no man a swashbuekler or a rutian. It will rather tend to keep alive in Amer lean hearts the fires of patriotism and duty To forget what Americans have done Is to forget that we have a free country. Miss Meade was decidedly wrong and 1t is a comfort to know that the sentiments she uttered were not endorsed by the Council. She has much to learn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
MUSIC AT ST. JOHNS.
Gauls Passion Service to be Rendere
 Thursday.

Gauls Passion Service to be Rendered
 Thursday.
 The Passion Service by A. R. Gaul will be given Thursday evening by the choir of St. Johns Episcopal Church assisted by members of other choirs of the city.
 This work is given during Holy week by a great number of churches, both in this country and in England. being as it is most beautiful and ap- propriate for this solemn season of the year. The work consists of eighty eight numbers divided into six parts. The traitor at the table, the denial in the palace, the unjust con- demnation, the mockery on Calvary. the shadow of death, the Holy Sepul- chre.
 The different scenes are so graphic, enhanced by such dramatic music. that the awful scenes . depicted are made most realistic. The composer has not tried to make this work, for an exhibition of musical talent, but a service in which the people are ex- fore at the end of each part introduced a well known hymn. in which the con gregation is supposed to join.
 The regular choir of the church will be assisted by the Court Street Metho- dist Episcopal ChurHh choir, consisting of Miss Lovelace. Mrs. Ross, Messrs. Van Pelt and George Lindner. Other members assisting will be, Miss Sachs, Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Doherty. Miss Cox, Mrs. F. Miller, Dr. Hodge. Messrs. Frank Lockwood. Layton, Dove, Jen- kins. chorus of fifty voices well drilled under the direction of MT. John son, the organist and cholrmaster, will add material yto making this work a great success.
 Books of words can be obtained at the church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
Coming of pr. Wilson.

Announcement was made yesterday that Dr. Woodrow Wilson. President of Princeton University, who is to visit Montgomery next Friday, would speak on the evening of that day at S:15 o'clock at the Girls High School on South Lawrence Street.
 T was much pleased" said a prom tiser that Dr. Woodrow Wilson is tc speak in Montgomery. The coming of Dr. Wilson Is an extraordinary occa- sion as he is a man of extraordinary attachments, A native Southerner, and in full sympathy with educational movements what he says will be of the greatest help to our people"
 Dr. Wilson will come to Montgomery from Marion, where he Is to address the students of the Marion Military Insti- tute. While here he will be the guest of Mir. F. P. Glass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
By Special Invitation.

PhiIadeIphia Record.
 Every business man who has a sign on the door of his office or above the entrance to his store Is a believer in advertising. That sign represents his fact of his existence, and so far as the minute proportion of the population that passes his door is concerned 1t may be effective. But if 1t be worth while to make an attempt, however feeble to attract the attention of hum dreds of passers-by, Is 1t not propor- tionately important to reach out for the hundreds of thousands whom chance seldom brings to the neighbor- hood? You can't see the city from your front doorstep. and the city isn't going to come to see you without an invitation. Let the newspapers circu- late the invitation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

In some respects the late Jules Verne was something of a prophet. In his vivid, romantic style he foretold things that have happened almost as he pic tured them, and the results have been cause of wonder to those who read his novels. In a letter written nearly twenty years ago. however, he made some prophecies that we can neither wish nor expect to see verified. In a letter to friend he foretold the time when these United States, "the Ameri- can Colossus" as he termed 1t, will fall to pieces and three or four great empires rise on It's ruins. One of these is to be mighty German Empire in the Mississippi Valley, while another would form along the St. Lawrence. controlled by French civilization. These two he predicted. but did not specify whether they were to absorb the entire Union. or leave fragments scattered around for some other nation to pick up. We suspect, however, that when the time comes for the division to begin our Uncle Sam will still be in condition to take a hand in the game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
A PrrrrUL CASE.

Life holds many pitiful tragedies that the world knows little of-the great, rushing, busy world where each one is for himself and few care to look beneath the dark pail that hides human suffering and despair. Some- times the veil Is lifted for moment and we get a glimpse of what Is be- meath. Sometimes we hear faint echo of the misery and broken hearts of those whose lives are hidden in the dark corners and alleys of the big world around us.
 Recently in New York a young girl tried to commit suicide because there was nothing in life for her but toll end privation. She was the younger of two sisters. 'the little one." as she expressed it. with a widowed mother. to whom all that she could make by ceaseless toll was devoted. No one ever thinks" she explained. T need anything but plain clothes. No one ever can see that I like to go to play or dance bit. Because I am only child they think can only work. No dances, no theatres. no pretty things, because must support my mother. am always willing to help her. but when she blamed me I wanted to die"
 Was not that a pitiful and pathetic plaint? To the strong and the fortu- nate her explanation may seem puerile, for they have never known deprivation and heart hunger and hopeless long ings. but to her it was real. She had reached an age when girl wants something brighter and more cheering than can be found in ceaseless toll. She saw other girls of her age and class dressed in bright colors, heard them tell of theatres and social gath erings, and compared their lives with her own. Was it any wonder that tho black demon of despair clutched her heart. or that she resolved to end it all by her own act?
 No blessed leisure for love or hope
 But only time for grief.
 --As.. !, as Hood says. or, again:
 One more unfortunate
 Weary of breath,
 Rashly importunate,
 Gone to her death.
 That she did not go to her death was no fault of hers. for she. in the bitter disappointment of her young and cheerless life. felt that the future held nothing for her but continued toll with no ray of light to brighten her path way. Is 1t for more favored mortals to judge or condemn her for trying to take away the life she could not give? Shall the world censure one who saw before her no relief from the grind of poverty and the weary round of toll? Rather let her act be a lesson to those who can. if they will ,shed an occa. sional beam of brightness on the path way of their less fortunate sisters. They. too. have human feelings, human hopes and human desires, and if they also have human weaknesses 1t is not for the strong and fortunate to rro- nounce sentence on them. Neither do I condemn thee,' said the blessed Sa- vior to one who had sinned. Can hu- man beings be more unforgiving than the Christ was?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
En.Iand,. Cotton Room.

Referring to Englands hold upon the trade in Europe and the Orient, The Portland Oregonian says that our bus mess with the Orient is comparatively insignificant, If we except the raw cot ten now going across the Pacific in in- creasing quantities. The prestige of long years in the business has, Cf course, given the British hold on the foreign trade that Is not easily shaken, but that does not explain away our failure to make the most of our oppor- tunities, with an abundance of cheap raw material and comparatively cheap labor. There is a possibility that the protection afforded American manufac- turers and which enables them to exact extravagant profit from the American consumer, has a tendency to disqualify them for commercial combat with men who have built up their trade without the aid of Government pap in the form of protective tarinf. The limited home market, from which an exorbi- tant profit can be reaped, may not, af- ter all. be as beneficial to the cotton industry of the country as a whole as the worlds markets. with smaller percentage of profits"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
How Island. Get Forests.

The House Beautiful.
 When travelling among the islands of the Pacific or. Atlantic, one often wonders how 1t Is that lands so far away from great continents have be- come covered with forests. but Darwin and other naturalists have solved the difficulty for us.
 Thus we learn from Darwin that he took from the foot of a woodcock a cake of dry earth in which was a seed of the toad rush. He planted the seed and 1t germinated and lowered.
 Professor Newton sent him the leg of partridge which had been wound ed and unable to fly. Attached to it was clod of earth weighing six and a half ounces. He broke up the clod and placed 1t under the bell glass. No fewer than eighty-two plants sprang from it. It is the most interesting to know that the clod of earth contain ing this treasury was kept three years before planting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

election: Tt is the common estimate. shocking though 1t may seem. that one-third the entire vote of Biddeford is for sale. Biddeford. it Is believed, holds the worlds record for prf.es paid for votes and in big boobies used. Tho record is of $1oB paid in Ward 1 for one vote. From $50 to sso has fre- quentIy been paid for single votes. The reported fund of the Citizens For to- days election averaged s1.oo0 to a ward" The Hartford Times says: '"This is chiefly a matter of more or less. Almost everywhere inquiry shows corruption in elections, and this means vitiation of popular government at the very fountain head. Nor will 1t cease until public sentiment makes 1t odfous"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

In the following extract The Spar tanburg (S. co Herald makes some comments which many of our readers will endorse as thoroughly truthful. It says: "of all men living In the South, the Northern man who has to employ labor is most bitter against the negro. He comes here at first evilly disposed toward the white man, having read many things in newspapers about the barbaric treatment of the negroes. He comes sure of his greater wisdom and humanity of heart, with all his sym pathies color ward. But a change soon comes over the spirit of his thinking, and his intolerance of the black man becomes something wonderful to see. This. then, would be the only objection to the Northern farmer. He would shift too violently from one prejudice to another. His conversion would be too great. He would hate too much where he once loved"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
Governor Porter n Visitor.

distinguished visitor to Montgom- cry Is Hon. James D. Porter of Nash vile, Tenn, ex-Governor of Tennessee, Chancellor of Nashville University and a prominent field officer of the Confed-
 Governor $Porter is visiting his daughter, Mrs. s. P. Bibb. at 217 Madi- son Avenue, and will be here until Tuesday or Wednesday. when he will return to his home in Tennessee.
 Notwithstanding his great age, Gov ernor Porter Is a man of fine physique and distinguished bearing. He was Adjutant- General of Cheatham's Brig ade of the Confederate army and a sol dier of distinction. He served two terms as Governor of Tennessee, from 1875 to 1879, and is now the Chancellor of Nashville University.
 Governor Porter has many warm friends in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
We Can Wait.
Florence Times.

The Montgomery Advertiser felici- tates the South upon the beautiful, baImy weather we are having, while in Colorado they are compelled to use snow blows in order to run the trains Undoubtedly The Advertiser has the best of the argument now. but wait un- til summer, when it Is mopping its streaming brow and working a palmet- to over time in an effort to keep cool and see then if 1t will not be glad to trade off a little of our Southern cli- mate for a breath from the snow-cap- ped mountains of Colorado.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
A LAFAYETTE BADGE.
Interesting "Reminiscences of His Visit
 f0 MOntROmery.

Interesting "Reminiscences of His Visit
 to Montgomery.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Noting the celebration of Lafayette's visit in 1925 to your city, perhaps your readers would be interested in the fact that in my possession I have satin badge with Lafayette's picture and d description of him, worn at the time of his visit; also two gold gilt but tons" with his vignette, and lettering telling of their being given as a com pliment to him on that visit. They Revolutionary stock, at West Point, N. Y, on the Hudson, originally the prop erty of Benny Havens," of cadet fame.
 Respectfully,
 Mrs. George White Potter. S20 N. 4th St., Burlington, Ia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

as 1t really Is, while still at home on
 the farm. rub the gloss off. as 1t were, it seems he should be more content to remain. But there is something in hu- man nature that leads every mortal to believe that his own lot is the worst, and that if he could only get over Into the other fellows pasture he would be in clover. Curiously enough, while this microbe lays tightest grasp on the country youth as he contemplates the shining collar and creased trousers of his city ideal, 1t very seldom affects the city boy in his attitude toward his country neighbor in blouse and jeans"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
ONLY PARTIAL REMERY.

The Illinois Legislature has made Q strike at the divorce evil, but like all other State laws 1t cannot do much good. strong though it is. because oth- CT States do not have the same laws. The Illinois bill "forbids all divorced persons to remarry within a year under penalty of from one to three years im- prisonment in the penitentiary and the annulment of the forbidden marriage. In divorces for adultery the guilty par ty is forbidden to remarry within two years"
 One of the objections to this law Is that 1t puts both the guilty and inno- cent parties on the same footing-pen- alizes both, so to speak. This, how ever. Is not a great harpshi2. as. ex- cept where a divorce Is granted for adultery, the prohibition is only for one year, and certainly that is not long time to wait. The main reason why such a law cannot do much good is that the divorced persons can go to another State and get married, and the law could not follow and punish them. Even if they returned to Illi- nois they could not be punished for the marriage because the offense would have been committed in another State. It Is true that a man. for example, get ting a divorce in Illinois. going im- mediately to another State and mar rying. and then returning to reside in Illinois could be punished for living in adultery, as his marriage would not be recognized as legal under the IlIi- nois law. That fact might have some deterrent effect. but those intent on contracting another marriage at once could soon find homes in other States. The law Is at least an effort to check an evil. but for this evil the laws of any single State can offer only slight remedy. The Illinois law will do some good. we have no doubt. and SC far 1t is to be commended. even if it's benefits are not as great as could be wished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
Five Trade EssentIaIs.

T IT.
 An advertising expert who spoke re- gently before a Boston commercial or profitable trading as follows: First; something to sell. Second. a place to sell 1t in. Third. somebody to sell it. Fourth, selling capacity and capital, somebody is on sale somewhere" This last sometimes Is. of course, advertis- ing. and without it the other four conditions of business have no substan- tial value" There is only one thing worse for q bushes mans interests than to have a desirable article for sale and fall to advertise 1t, and that :s to advertise that he has a desirable ar ticle when he hasn't"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
MISS JOHNSON HoNoRED.
Appointed Confederate Sponsor f.
 Eutfua GOvRfh

Mount Sterling. Ky. April 15.--Miss Anna Jahnson of this city was today appointed maid of honor for the entire South at the next Confederate reunion to be held In Louisville.
 The appointment was made by the Commanding General. Stephen D. Lee.
 Miss Johnson will attend the re- union with her father, Colonel Thomas Johnson, who is believed to be the old est living Confederate soldier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
Decrease in Farm Population

Commenting upon the fact that the census reports show an actual decrease in the rural population in Iowa, The Council Bluff Nonpariel says that "the country youth yearns for the city large ly because he doesn't know what ails him. he doesn't know what the city is
 with all its shame and hollowness. If
 through the medium of these modern conveniences. he can now see the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
spoken by Wireless.

New York. April 15.-The steamer Cedric. from Liverpool and Queens town for New York. is reported as hav- ing been in communication by wire less telegraph with the station at Sias- conset, Mass, at S:S0 p. m, when the vessel was sixty-hve miles east of Nantucket Light Ship. The vessel will probably dock about 8 a. m. tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
fbanre. at Weatber Bureau.

MT. Thomas Crawford, who has TOT about three years been the first assist ant at the local office of the Weather Bureau, has been transferred to the Central Ofice at Washington, D. c.
 Mir. Crawford and his wife have made many friends here, who will regret to see them depart. They will leave for Washington in a few days.
 Mir. J. J. ODonnell will now be the first assistant at the local office, and MT. Don H. Duff1e. new appointtee, from Battle Creek. Mich, has been as- signed to fill the vacancy made here by the change.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

George Bernard Shaw declares that children are the great destroyers of home life" Such an assertion creates a strong suspicion that his birth was a broad mistake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

If it is really true that they have found the body of Paul Jones in Paris what becomes of the one who was buried in Dumfries? Were there two of Paul? No doubt there were times when the English thought there were a dozen of him, but there could hardly be two dead ones. Let us hope that the latest report is correct, and that the real hero will rest in American soil
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

The Franklin Times remarks that "a small bronze plate has been placed in the State Capitol in Montgomery to mark the place where Lafayette stood when he visited Montgomery. La- fayette would have hard time stand ing in the Capitol in Montgomery in 1925,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

A contemporary condoles with John D. Rockefeller because he cant give away his money. Just steer him around among the newspaper men and you'll see that he can.