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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
THE TELEPHoNr IN WAR.

Much is said of late about the won- derful spread of the telephone In all portions of the civilized world, but recent article in the Electrical Re- view on It's uses in war gives some in> teresting information, and those won- derful people, the Japanese. have given an impressive example of, Its value 10 an army, At one time during the operations before Mukden the army of Field Marshal oyama. of about 4oo'ooo men. was stretched in what was virtually a line of battle ninety miles long. In the old days much valuable time would have been consumed in carrying orders and directions by couriers, and 1t would have been impos- sible for the commanding officer to have kept himself in touch with his subordinates, 1t mattered not how many couriers he employed.
 But the telephone obviated all this. We are told that the Japs erected tele- graph poles on their line of advance, and from the headquarters of General Oyama wires were carried to the head quarters of all division commanders, and from them again to the position of each subordinate. By this means the commander of the army was at all times practically within speaking dis tance of his immense army over its line of almost one hundred miles. He thus knew not only the position Of every part Of the army. but his subor- dinates could inform him of what was going on in their portion of the field, and receive his orders without delay. No doubt much of his wonderfully suc- cessful operations was in great part due to the promptness and facility of communication between all portions of the great force oyama commanded.
 This is a new use for the phone, but 1t Is not likely to end in a mere ex- pertinent. Rather is it pretty certain that complete telephone outfits will in
 future be considered a necessary DOT
 ton of an army's accoutrements for active service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
A NOTABLE GATHERING.

There Is now in session in this city a most notable gathering convention, one that Montgomery gladly welcomes. and to which her doors are wide open We refer of course to the seventh an- nual session of the Board of Home Mis- sions of the Methodist Church. not only of Alabama. but of the South. It is expected that not less than 500 of the good and earnest women of the South will be here. They are women who are interested in mission work, whose hearts are devoted to the good of others and who exemplify their faith by their works.
 Montgomery is glad to welcome these good women with open doors and hearts. They come not only as visitors, but as earnest and willing workers in the work of uplifting and benefitting our common humanity. They seek no reward, but the consciousness of duty performed. They come as laborers in the great vineyard of Christianity. Let them be Montgomerys welcome guests, and let them go away with the knowl- edge that their stay has been pleasant, and that their work has been blessed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
TO SEE OPERATIONS
UNITED STATES OFFICERS WITH
 THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
Barry, Hon and Cioman are Selected by Taft for Duty With MuscOvite Forces in the Far East
 CamUaign.

Washington. April 13-Secretary Taft has selected Brigadier General Thomas H. Barry, commanding the de- partment of the gulf at Atlanta, Ga, General John Van R. Hoff, of the medical department at Fort Leaven- worth, Kan. and Captain Sidney A: Cloman, 22nd infantry, of the general staff, stationed in this city, for duty with the Russian army in Manchuria. Captain Cloman will act as aide to General Barry.
 These officers will relieve Major M. NJ. MacComb of the artillery corps. Captain William V. Judson, corps of of the medical department. from fur ther duty with the Russian army. Major MacComb is now with the Rus sion forces in Manchuria. Colonel Havard and Captain Judson are on their way to the United States, having left Tokio recently for San Francisco The latter two officers were captured by the Japanese army on the retreat of the Russian forces from Mukden. Colonel Havard might easily have es- caped with Major MacComb, but Cap tain Judson was prostrated by sick ness at the time and Colonel Havard remained with him as an act of friend- ship to see that he was properly treat ed.
 AS is usual in such cases the Rus sian government has been asked to sanction the proposed changes and the necessary orders are withheld pending receipt of a favorable response from St. Petersburg One of the reasons for the selection of General Barry for duty as a military attache with the Russian army is due to the fact that General Arthur Macarthur, U. S. A, is serving in a similar capacity with inc Japanese army and it was felt that the Russian government might not feel complimented by the assign ment of an officer below the grade of hriradier general.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

London Spectator.
 Whether the Czar continues the war to the point of exhaustion, or, to use Moltke's tremendous phrase. till Russia is "blanched;" or whether. making peace or long grace, he betakes him self to the reorganization of Russia, for which he has scarcely the mental power, the weight of Russia In interna- tional politics must for twenty years be grievouslv diminished. Her real poll icy for the last half-century has been to lay trains for future expansion, and that policy if her present government survives, must for a generation at least, be suspended. Revolution, 1t Is true, might pour new blood through her ex- hausted veins, and make her once more a formidable fighting power; but falling revolution, her government must de vote itself to the reorganization of the army. the settlement of the terrible az rarIan question. the concession of per sonal liberty and the restoration of the national fortune.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
THE BAD WEATHER.
Promises to Make Missiasippt Cotton Planting More Backward
 Than Usual.

Jackson. Miss. Special to New Orleans
 States.
 Planters in Mississippi, especially in the Delta, are very much discouraged ever the cotton crop prospects, and have reached the conclusion that Prov idence is going to play conspicuous part in the campaign for the reduction of arceage.
 Practically no cotton has been plant ed in any section of the State, and the season is the most backward for many years. Usually at this period the far mers have their crop preparations well under way but this year they have been retarded by heavy rains. and the precipitation in some of the Delta coun- ties has been remarkably excessive rendering 1t absolutely impossible to perform any work In the fields.
 The cotton crop will undoubtedly be very late, which means that the farm CTS must encounter the Likelihood of early frost in the fall, which is their worst fear, especially when planting Is retarded in the spring. Added to the other troubles. the prospect Is that the Delta farmers will be at the height of their planting season when the Mis- sissippi River goes on It's annual ramp age, and, while no grave fears are en- tertained of overflow along the Mis- sissippi line of levees, as they are un- usually strong. the spring flood will naturally cause much apprehension and retard work when the swamps and low lands are filled with back water.
 Furthermore the labor outlook is not altogether good. While acreage Is to be reduced. SO far as cotton Is con cerned. the planters have intended to increase acreage in diversified crops. and will, therefore, be unable to get along with less help than last year. and they are encountering the usual spring troubles in securing the amount of labor needed The tendency of the ne- groes to leave the farms and congre- gate in the towns, or secure employ ment on construction work, is not wholly offset by the importation of foreign labor. for the planters are find Ing the foreigners difficult to secure in sufficient numbers.
 All in all. 1t looks very much like the fates will give liberal assistance to the acreage reduction plans in Mis- sissippi. and the farmers are not pleas ed with the prospect of the desired ends being accomplished through these means.
 The truck farmers. on the contrary have not suffered to. any great extent. While it is true that their crops. in tended for the early Northern markets. are from two to four uAAks latA tho
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1905.
TT IS A TREsPAss.

For quite while deputation from the Philadelphia Society of Science has been in Alabama engaged in dig ging among the mounds and Indian burial grounds so plentifully scatter ed over Alabama. especially in the Western part of the State. At latest accounts they were at Moundville, in Hale County, working that point.
 Now, we are free to say that we do not all approve of this invasion of our territory. scientific though it may be, by outsiders. These mounds are just as much the property of our State and our people as our mines are. Coming down to the strict equities of the matter, people from another sec- tion have just as much right to, dig in our mines of coal iron and other minerals as they have to search those mounds. The latter are as much the property of the State or the people as any other real estate is, and should not de disturbed and appropriated by outsiders. Laying aside all question of propriety in this grave-robbins business we deny the right of men from abroad. lin the interests of science" or in any other interest. to trespass on Alabama soil in any such way.
 Some of these mounds and tombs undoubtedly contain articles of value but no difference Is made on this ac- count If valuable deposits should be found they are appropriated and car ried off. Besides, the old Indian mounds and burial places are of his toric value. If they must be broken into and desecrated our own scien- tific and educational institutions should get the benefit. Granting that we have not heretofore seen proper to fully investigate these ancient depos- its is no reason why others should be allowed to appropriate them. owners of land on which such relics of a past race are found should re- fuse permission to all outside visitors to dig in them. We have scientists and organizations of our own fully competent to carry on such researches and investigations. and they should do 1t for the benefit of our State and local history.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

The Commission appointed to inquire into the recent disasters from falling houses in New York found as con densed by The Norfolk Landmark, that in each of the fallen structures the foundation walls were bedded inn perfectly and constructed improperly, that the mortar was inferior and badly mixed, that materials and workman. ship were both in violation of the city's building laws, that corrections ordered by the Builidng Department were not made, that supervision and inspection were incompetent. and that there was general disregard of the building regu- lations of the city"
 That is very well, as far as 1t goes, if it does not stop there. but if this criminal carelessness can be placed where it belongs there should be such punishment inflicted as will make builders more careful of human life in future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

same conditions prevail in other fruit and vegetable-growing sections, espe- cially in Texas, where much of the early truck has been wholly destroyed, and 1t looks like the Mississippi far mers will be among the very first on the market with their products.
 It Is not deemed likely that Missis- sippi will have any more cold weather, for the season when the last frost Is feared has passed several days since, and farm products in the fields should make a good growth from now on. a
 Farmers in Mississippi interested in the diversifcatton of crops will await with much interest the experiment to be made by the prison board of control on the Sunfiower convict farm with a crop of alfalfa. Warden Henry has been instructed by the board to plant fifty acres on the Sunfiower farm in this species of hay, and the crop will be grown under the personal super vision of Prof. w. L. Hutchinson, Di- rector of the Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, who firmly be- lieves that alfalfa can be grown with much success on many of the soils of Mississippi.
 It Is a fact not generally known that Mississippi took the first prize at St. Louis on a bale of alfalfa. The crop has not been grown to any extent in this State, however. and 1t is a ques- tion of much doubt as to whether it can be grown more successfully on the prairie lands of the northeastern sec tion or the rich alluvial soil of the lowlands. The cultivation of alfalfa in the State has heretofore been largely experimental. but since the State has decided to make an official experiment 1t is likely that many other farmers will follow suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
SOME SCHOOL FIGURES.
HilPs Statistics show Building of
 Many School Buildings.

Many School Buildings.
 By compiling careful statements sent to the Department of Education from every County Superintendent of Edu cation in the State, State Superinten dent l. W. Hill yesterday issued some interesting figures anent the rural schools in Alabama.
 For instance, before these statements came in. it was not known that 363 new county school houses were built between February 1, 1904 and February l, 1905 and that of these 256 have one room, B have two rooms, IS have three rooms and Is have four rooms The total cost of erecting these buildings has been $1S0,7S5. The feature of these enterprises Is that they were brought about by the patriotism and pride of the communities where they are located.
 Thirty-eight of these houses are negro schools. In not one case has the State of Alabama contributed d cent to the construction. There are in course of construction at present over 365 country school buildings. These are not all possibly in course of construction, either, but they are on paper and sure to be built.
 In all there are S,SO7 white rural schools in Alabama and 1,439 negro. To meet the demands of these schools there are $500 buildings for whites and 1,008 for negroes. The estimated value of these buildings is $1.426,9S5 and with the new buildings and those In progress or contemplated the total value runs up to $1,617,770. Of these buildings, $40 have patent desks and 519 arc painted
 The number of counties which have voted the local tax for school purposes is twenty. The tax, by constitutional provisions Is 10 cents on the $100. The total revenue for schools in these coun- ties Is $3S2, ,620.23 this year and fully $2OO0O above what the revenue was for last year Fayette County last Tuesday voted the special tax.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
sidewalk peneiIina$
VIII Discuss Canneries.


 A conference will take place at 10 o'clock this morning at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Assocla- tion between Hon. T. W. Wade, of Springfield. Mo, and business men of Montgomery. who are interested in the preserving and canning of fruits and vegetables.
 Mir. Wade is a manufacturer of can nery machinery. He is also interested in a number of canneries at various points in the West and the South. He has investigated conditions in Alabama and believes great returns are to be had here from fruit growing and can ming of fruits and vegetables At the meeting this morning he will submit his ideas on these subjects and his visit may result in the location of a cannery in the vicinity of Montgomery. MT. Wade Is a native of Georgia, who removed to Missouri: many years ago. He has been member of the Missouri Legislature and is also an ex- tenSiye farmer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

owner being present made him accesso- ry to a crime. according to the strict letter of the law. but as he did it to save the life of fellow being 1t is ar gued that he was morally. if not legally 1ustifiabIe--perhaps both- That Is the point they are trying to settle, and it would make good query for debating society.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
Am bud and "Am In."

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 American slang has some odd pecu- liarities."
 For example?"
 ''well, the Russians were all driven out of Mukden."
 And now we say they're all i@'" "yes.T
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
FOR ECONOMY's SAKE.
POstOfice Departments order Barring
 Certain Supplements.

Washington, April 13.-(Special.)- Assistant Postmaster- General Madden's order barring from the mails after Sent. 1 calendars, sheet music, patterns, postcards, pasteboard images, circulars. hand bills and other such matter sent through the mails as Sunday supple ments to daily papers indicates that Postmaster General Cortelyou has ap- proved the restrictive policy adopted heretofore.
 Second-class matter is handled at a loss by the postoffice department and the more bulky it Is the larger the nostal deficit The move is primarily one in the interest of economy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

According to carefully compiled sta tistics the average of human life is constantly on the increase. Nothwith- standing the fact that new diseases are constantly coming, and that as a general thing there is more luxurious living than formerly, the fact remains that our lives are longer in this coun- try than were those of our forefathers. In 1890, for example. the average of life was small fraction over thirty one years. Ten years later the aver age had heightened to a fraction above thirty-eight years. Thus the span of life increased by seven years in one decade. If that increase should keep up to the end of the century the average duration of life in America will be 100 years. But if 1t goes for ward where will It stop? In little over a thousand years people will
 be getting back to the Methuselah class, and the world will be too small for all of them. In that event some future Dr. CHler may get in his work in order to thin out the population.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
KNIGHTS OF TEMPLAR ELECTION.
Sir John wilson Terry Is Eminent Com
 mandeP.

At an election of officers of Mont gomery Coinmandery No. A. Knights Templar held yesterday evening in the Red Room of the Masonic Temple, the following were elected:
 Sir John Wilson Terry, Eminent Com mander.
 Sir George A. Beauchamp, General issimo.
 Sir Phil McRae Captain Generalis- simo.
 Sir Stewart Mcqueen. Prelate.
 Sir w. H. Dingley, Treasurer.
 Sir Henry Hudson Matthews, Re- corder.
 Sir Thomas Lawson Peach, Senior Warden.
 Sir Benjamin S. Chapman, Junior Warden.
 Sir George w. Crist, Standard Bearer. Sir Jesse B. Brown, Sword Bearer. Sir O. J. Leach, Warder
 Sir w H. Tice, Captain of the Guard,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
How They Do It,

DOlHdn STTtInKN.
 Some mon can economlse by taking their coffee straight and working their children instead of schooling them Then they can get into enough troSlLie from an investment of fifteen cents worth of negro gin to eat up the econ omy of five years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
The Right Rating.

FOanOKe IIeauer.
 The raising of public issue always reveals the smallness of some men. When selfish. non progressive citizen shirks a public duty his neighbors will hardly take the pains to tell him their real opinion of him. but he may rest assured that in the mind of the ccmmu- nifty he gets the right rating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
Cut
 Glass

is like all other manufactured products,-low grade, medium and high class.
 The low grades are not cut deep nor exact, and are dull in appear ance and of light weight; the me- dium grades are done by a better class of workmen and more pains is taken with them.
 The high class grades are done by artists in their line, the cut tings are deep and regular, and there is plenty of weight.
 We handle only the best grade of cut glass, and it is as near per lection as skill and material can make it
 Every piece is a gem of art, and
 REFLECTS. more brilliancy than any otheI kind.
 They will give distinction to your table and show that you are woman of
 REFINED TASTE.
 Come in and let us show you some of tive know that you will be delighted with it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
All Send Plans,
RirminRham Led

bITTnIHBnam LeURer.
 Why doesn't every architect in the State submit design to the Capitol Commission? It will be impOssible to please every body. no matter what is done. but in a multitude of plans thero may be good one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
There Is No Limit.

Troy Messenger
 There Is absolutely no limit to a mans endurance We have just heard of a man who was afflicted with boil, Jumping toothache and law suit all at one time, and he sat for a photo. graph on top of that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
EInntie ConstItutIon.

New YOrk' WOrId
 Now the United States Supreme Court decides that the Constitution covers mospheric conditions that makes the Constitution expand in cold and con tract in tropical climates
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
Wbat State Papers
 Hre $ayina
Collecting Mountains.

BIrmlngham Age Herald.
 George Foster Peabody has purchased the small matter of a mountain in New York. It's a wonder that more of our wealthy men have not thought about collecting mountains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

The village of Baiersdorf. which has the reputation of raising the finest horseradish in Europe. is about twenty-two miles south of Ramberg, on the line of railroad to Nu- renberg. Horseradish Is cultivated almost exclusively on about 1885 acres of the moist grounds of the valley of the River Regnitz.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
Mr. n,Hnrn to Rctnrn.

Rev J. w. o,Hara. pastor. of the has been. conducting a successful meet ing at the Baptist Church of Wylam, will return to Montgomery in time to fill his pulpit next Sunday. Dr. B. D. Gray, Secretary of the Home Mission Board, will preach at night,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

Close to the old Augvaldsnals Church, on Karmeon Island. Norway, and leaning to- ward it, is a stone pillar about twenty five feet high called the Virgin Marys Needle" ." Tradition holds that when the pillar touches the church the world will come to an end. The superstitious local parson, whenever ne imaEines that it's point is getting nearer to the sacred building. promptly mounts the pillar and ehisels 2 bit off the top so as to save the world from an untimely finish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
An Exempt,
Ozark Star.


 Andrew Carnegie Is quoted as having said that the man does not OWE, the millions; the millions own the man" It makes no difference to US which Is right, as We are exempt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

Roosevelts President of the Canal Commission, with a sSO.OOO salary, is also president of a railroad. and says he will not give up that position. If he can fIi both places satisfactorily he must be an extraordinary man
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
Where He Gets It.
Eufaula ri

EufauIa Tunes.
 The people of Kansas don't propose to raise any kick about who Rockefel- Ter gives his money to, but they do feel a little interested about where he gets 1t to begin with.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

The Chattanooga News reminds us that Folk had bill introduced in the General Assembly of Missouri making bribery a felony, but the Senate promptly killed 1t. Perhaps such 8 law would be getting too close to some of the statesmen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

- E. s. Noble, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiser's circulation for the month of March 1905, is true and correct and compiled after all returns from news boys news agents and leftover copies have been deducted.
 F. s. NOBLE
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of April 1905
 F. W. JACKSON, (Seai) Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
oyER ls.soo SUNDAY.

It win be observed. by comparison with the statement of previous months, that the circulation of The Advertiser is making very circulation is now over i6.50o. and the Daily circulation is in excess of 12,6oo.
 WATCH IT GROwt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14

Mr. Mat Pearson of Valdosta, Ga, is here for a few days. MT. Pearson formerly lived in Mon tgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-14
Russia'a Future.

MT. Alexander Troy has gone to New Orleans for a day or so.