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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
MEETING IS OPENED.
Delegates Welcomed to Alabama by
 Governor Cunningham.

Delegates welcomed to Alabama by
 Governor Cunningham.
 The assembly was rapped to order a few minutes after 10 o'clock by Presl- deIN D. c. Purse of Savannah. Ga.
 An eloquent invocation was offered by Dr. Neal L. Anderson. pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church of. Mont gomery. Dr. Anderson prayed earn estly for an acknowledgment in all hearts of the power and influence of God in the affairs of mankind
 Governor Cunningham was intro duced by President Purse to extend the Association a welcome on behalf of the State of Alabama.
 The Governor said the present occa- sion was unusual to him. although he was more or less familiar with the raising of Cain. He sometimes raised Cain himself and he was frequently busy while dealing with Cain raised by other people.
 He appreciated fully the great im- portance of the gathering which it was his privilege to address. It was a gathering. he said. that was not wholly social, but one which had a great task before it. The object for which the convention met presented so many as- poets that the discussion would eni- brace a variety of topics. such as the growing of cane. the cultivation of the plant, and the manufacture of its prod ucts.
 The Governor alluded to the highly important part played by the products of sugar cane in the upbuilding of the human body. Of all the elements which enter into the making of the human body. no element. no material, is more important than tho. hydrocarbons, in which sugar cane Is so rich. The value of sugar. the value of the crop of cane impresses Itself upon everybody, he said In Europe each person uses an nually 25 pounds of sugar. In Eng land each person uses annually 90 pounds, while in the United States each person uses 60 pounds each year. The importance of such crop to supply such a huge demand as that could not be overestimated.
 Beet Sugar Industry.
 The Governor drew the attention of his hearers to the rapid growth of the beet sugar industry. and showed how dangerous a rival the beet was becom- ing to sugar cane. Tn Europe, he said, the beet was protected by a heavy bounty. Thus assisted, the industry has assumed immense proportions This is shown by the fact that the United States only produced I6 per cent of the sugar of the world. while fin the same year S94. 4.00e, 900 worth of sugar bad been imported into the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
COL. DYMOND RESPONDS.
A Splendid Exposition of the Value of
 Growing Cane,

n SpASAuAu 4ANpVSAtAOm or the value of
 Growing Cane.
 The response to the address of the Governor was made by Col. John Dy- mond of New Orleans, Colonel Dymond is editor of The Louisiana Sugar Planter. He proved himself a most in- teresting and convincing speaker. Like all successful speakers. however, Colo nel Dymonds success grew out of his thorough mastery of the subject which he was discussing. the growing of cane. His thorough acquaintance with this industry was manifested in every sen tence he uttered. Ills striking thoughts upon the subject were clothed in fine English and altogether his address was one of the features of yesterdays ses- sion.
 The keynote of Colonel Dymon's ad- dress was the earnestness with which farmers should go into the raising Of cane.f He sought to impress upon them that they should enter the industry, not with the impression that they were growing luxury like flowers. but with the conviction that they were go- ing into a most important field of en- deavor. and one which would demand their best efforts and best talents. He had come to them. he said, from the sugar plantations of Louisiana to discuss one of the most important ag-
 
 latlng to agriculture had in the past twenty-five years, he said, attracted more attention than the growing of cane. He regretted that growing of sugar cane at times had been looked upon merely as q luxury, when fin fact, 1t was one of the most important foods for the human body known to mankind. Through d mistaken Idea of hygiene. children had been prevented from eat . t.G ..N the products of sugar cane were most valuable food, giving the body more of carbohydrate perhaps than any other food product.
 An Important Propaganda.
 And for the growing of cane, for the production of this great food the Gulf States had been peculiarly set apart. In the other room where the horticul- turists were meeting. he had just heard a man telling of the rich yield of fruits that had come from Sand Noun tain.
 Making Sand Mountain, making the sand hills of our section blossom and bring forth yield of richness-that is our. mission" said Colonel Dymond, Tt is q great mission. We control SO much of sunshine. so much of a splen did climate. so much of fertile soil. that we should enter cheerfuIly upon the work of carrying thiA great mis- sion into effect. This Is the propa- eanda that we are now engaged in and in carrying it forward we should stand together"
 Colonel Dymond ably discussed the conditions that best produced cane. It was a plant which needed more water than any other plant, yet 1t could not be grown in standing water. It was q plant that demanded much sunshine and it was a plant that demanded g. splendid climate. All of these be- longed to and were a part of the southern Gulf States.
 More Scientific Methods.
 He spoke, too. for the introduction
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
EDITORS SEE MINISTER.
Appeal is Made for the Freedom of the
 Press,

St. Petersburg. Jan. 25.-A deputation from the St. Petersburg press waited in Interior Minister Sviatopolk Mlrsky during the day and presented a petition formulated at conference of editors.
 M. Souvorin, Sri (editor of The No voc Vremya) said that the only means of restoring public confidence was to grant freedom to the press and to sum mon a Congress of Zemstvos. He de- clares that if the press had been free none of the recent deplorable events would have happened.
 The Minister replied that this peti- ton would be considered, but that he must confer with Governor General TrepoH.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
SNOW, WIND AND ICE.
Towns of Misslssippi Valley and Lake
 Region Have Trouble.

RegtOn Have TrDunie.
 Chicago, Jan. 25.-Practically every town in the Mississippi Valley and the Lake region had its. weather troubles today In some piaees ir was es- tremeIy cold! Tn this city the mer- curry which was below zero last night. mounted before morning untiliE was 20 above. Then came the snow and a gale from the northwest made street car traffic difficult. The wind at times drove the snow in denss clouds, binding teamsters and grip men so that collisions in the down town streets were frequent.
 In Kansas and Western Missouri the weather was the coIdest recorded in the last i've years The thermometer in Kansas City we're il below zero this morning and above tonight. All through the Ohio Valley the weather was the eoldest of the winter ranging from to below. In the majority of cases the cold was accompanied by htgh wtnd and driving snow that in. terfered sadly with railroad traifie
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
FIGHTING IN HELsINGsFoRs.

Helsingfors. Finland. Jan. 2S.-AI- though the crowds on the streets were smaller tonight, there was severe fighting. Cossacks and police firing their reyolvers.
 Some thirty persons were wounded, of whom nine wore taken to the hos pital There arc several severely wounded.
 Two youths had their scalps cut and q third was struck in the stomach with a bullet. The demonstration is slack ening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
MORE QUIET IN ST. PETERSBURG.

St, Petersbbrg, Jan. 25.-The night was quiet, although few shots were heard in the Vassiliostroff quarter. Patrols paraded the streets all night long, stopping and interrogating peo- pie. Bodies of workmen continued to march through the principal thorough fares until midnight The. shops are still closed today. Bodies of troops remain in several streets. Through out the whole city has quiter aspect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
DErLORE DEATH OF sAvINKIN.
Polytechnic Institute suspends SessiOni
 Owing to Conditions.

St. Petersburg. Jan. 25.-The council of the Polytechnic Institute today adopted the following resolution:
 "One of the members of the family of the Polytechnic Institute of St. Petersburg, the student Savinkin died a violent death. shot on January 22. in the Alexander Gardens. Savinkin was one of the victims of the butchery aaainst peaceful. unarmed crowd The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
CossAcKs DIsPERSE woRKMEN

COssACKs DISPERSE wORKMEN.
 Moscow, Jan. 25.---A squadron of Cos sacks this evening dispersed about 5000 workmon who were growing ob- streperous across the Moskva. No fa- talities are reported.
 Thus was the only event of the kind during the day. Reports that a mob was pIundering and wreclSing shops in the Tverskafa are untrue
 Tho merchants have sent an appeal to the emperor to avoid bloodshed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26

St. Petersburg. Jan. 25.--(4:45 p. m.) The Associated Press has been pri. vately advised that Maxim Gorky, the author and reform party leader. has been arrested at Riga. whither he had been summoned by the illness of his wife.
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The newspaper., 1905-10-06

self. May we not with equal
r 5ht express doubt as to the re.
OF a translator who makes
the Almighty order Ezekiel 10
picket himself out at manure
pile in order to prepare his
system for a stunt at prophecy7
May we not feel and express our
doubt as to the truth of the
fourth chapter of Ezekiel as freely
as Bio. Frederick may express
his doubt as to the actual truth of
that which is represented as the
words OF Christ while he hung on
the CROSSE Bro. Frederick can not
bear to have an alledged proph-
ct spoken of in what he terms
a flippant manner, but he can
throw doubt on the dying words
of the only biblical character that
men have ever learned to love,
revere and trust. We like to see
man practice little con-
sistency in debate. Mr.. Freder-
ick cannot dodge those passages
of scripture that do not support
his contention while at the same
time endeavoring to compel his
opponent to swallow every piece
of nonsense in the volume.
Again Mr.. Frederick errs in
saying that we claimed the
Seventh day people were the only
ones that believed in the. sleep
previous to the resurrection. We
merely did not discuss the others.
But what significance has that !:
You are free to believe what you
like, why try to destroy other
mems belief? Why try to direct
the minds of men away from the
cause of the deplorable event
that started this controversy ?
We would not have tangled up in
debate had it not have been for
The newspaper., 1905-10-06

that Mr.. Oliver will excuse us for
thus shutting off abruptly.
In this weeks Gazette Bro.
Frederick congratulates the writer
for asserting belief in the words
of Christ. and counsels an eXten-
sion of the confidence. 1t is with
genuine pleasure that we inform
Mr.. Frederick that as yet we do
not know of word that Christ
ever spoke that we do not fully en-
dorse. This does not, however
extend so far as to cover what
some others say he said.
Mr.. Frederick bears down hard
on the Scripture as a whole. We
must accept every word of this
remarkable collection of good,
bad and indifferent writings or we
are forever lost. True, the trans
lators cut out a lot OF it called the
Apocraphy, that was too rank for
them. Perhaps Bro. Frederick
believes all that too. and will put
us all under the ban if we do not
sccepi that rot d; -ircct from the
Divine. OF course he has the
right to accept all of it, to try to
convince others of the correctness
of his views, but we have an equal
right to disbelleve the maunder-
ings of an imbecil even if the
translators did include it in the
bible.
Bro. Frederick is very earnest
in his expression that we must
take the whole book or none,
then calmly proceeds to lay to the
error of a translator the fact that
Christ promised the thief an inn
mediate residence in Paradise
He finds it easy to smooth away
a paragraph that fatty denies his
contention, even when that para
graph is the word of esus him
The newspaper., 1905-10-06

of the article. This is an error
that we frequently fall into. We
Just naturally mount a wave of
thought and sail along not car
ing continental if the aforesaid
wave slops all over some brother
editor who happens to get in the
way. Some time in the future
when we grow more sedate and
less frolicksome we will hire a
boy to trot over to the Booster
Office and secure their O. K. to
our editorial matter. However,
because we elect to give an article
"a humorous heading does not
signify that the matter hereunder
will all be humorous. Very
serious thoughts are sometimes
expressed in what appears to be
Jest
The article of which Mr.. Oliver
thinks so little, cut the reprint
sermon in the Gazette down to a
column and quarter and inserted
in lieu thereof over two columns
of Mr., Frederick's own thought.
So it did have some effect To
be sure Mr.. Frederick's sermon
was not quite up to his usual
standa, d of excellence, but it was
great improvement over what
his readers have been getting.
Some of them have so expressed
themselves to this editor.
Then again that article placed
FIVE or six new subscribers on our
list and from now on we will have
the privilege of discussing simon
pure democracy with them each
week. This is another way in
which that article made for good.
We might waste considerable
more space on Bro. Oliver but
Bro. Frederick demands our at
tention for time, and we beg
The newspaper., 1905-10-06
NO. 9

your Indictment, not only of the
Spiritualists but of every other
sect that believes in the immor-
tality of the soul. You called
them pagans or some other pet
name, and THE NEWSPAPER took
up the work OF defending them,
just as 1t would defend you and
your associates if they were un-
justly attacked.
There is room in this world for
every sect and creed that extracts
a thorn from the pillow of a dy-
ing man or woman. If confess
ing sins to priest eases the NOR
bid fear of the Catholic, we are
content, it interferes with US not
at all. If being plunged into
muddy icy water satisfies the
Baptist conscience, then it is well
that there is sect of that sort to
teach the doctrine. If the Mo-
hammedan, writhing in his death
struggle, secures peace for his
troubled soul by breathing a
prayer to Allah as with his half
paisied arm ne hurls his spear
deep in the vitals of his trium-
phant Christian foe, then we are
glad that he possesses the faith to
breathe the prayer. If Bro.
Frederick, worshiping hard all
day Saturday and desecrating
each and every Sunday to the
best of his ability, acquires peace
and tranquility of the soul there
by, then may he never know
what it is to be without the ability
to propagate the tenets of his
peculiar belief.
Spiritualism, so vigorously at
tackled by Bro. Frederick, and
which we know so little about
and care less, has satisfied great
number of suffering souls, who
sought relief from superstitious
fear. Their belief and trust may
be error but if so we may safely
trust the Creative Genius of
Universe to see that they are not
lost through their error.
We revel in the belief that the
straight and narrow path does not
lead direct to some particular
UNCONVENTIONAL door.
The newspaper., 1905-10-06
CONTINUED AMUSEMENT.
This Time with the Booster that
Boys some Chips IN Our Own
and Mr.. Frederick's Game.

ms Weekf booster CotntnentS
fhusly on The friendly controversy
now being conducted between the
Gazette and NEWSPAPER;
lust for fun" and because he
had plenty of space" seemed to
be Just cause for Editor Rawalt to
take a fall out of Mr.. Frederick's S
religion. Open discussion is a
good thing where reason IS en-
ployed. but we fail to see the
first resemblance of convincing
reason in the afore mentioned
article. "Just for fun" doesn't
sound as if he thought himself
his article would amount to more
than would a few lines from "Ole
Oleson's Yoshes. Booster.
tt begin with we did not take
q fall out of Mr.. Frederick's reli-
gion", nor did we attempt to.
Mr.. Frcderick's religion is as
sacred 70 US as il is tn him So
1. every other mans religious be-
lief. The very fact that there are
as many sorts of religious belief
as there are men. is the reason
why we should all exhaust every
effort to see that they all have
fair play. The savage IN the
wilds oil darkest Africa who bows
himself down and worships a
dried snake is entitled to the re-
spect of all Christendom for his
sincerity. no matter how much
we may question his judgment.
At no time, either by speech or
writing. has this editor ever
assailcd any religion.
Possessing as we do a we'll
fixed religious belief, which we
propose to follow without re-
ference to whether it suits either
Mr.. Oliver or Mr.. Frederick, it
would be the height of bad taste
to attempt to destroy theirs. But
we may, without doing any harm,
advance argument that may lead
others to modify their views, and
by so doing. pcrchance from Bro.
Frederick. obtain light on some
hidden point.
The Booster says 1--WE fail to
see the first resemblance of con-
vincing reason in the afore-
mentioned article" Well. in
what degre are we censurable for
your lack of comprehensiona A
dozen intelligent citizens did
understand it and have since
commented on parts OF that
article with the writer. For
ought we know you may not be
able to assimilate what we are
saying now, but Others will. We
gather from your remarks re-
printed above that you did not
like the heading that we placed
over our other article. 1t may
not be out of place to say that we
did not give any thought to Sc
curing the Boosters approval
either to the head lines or body
The newspaper., 1905-10-06
Just as He Thought.

A small boy was reciting in a
geography class. The teacher
was trying to teach him the points
of the compass. She explained:
ION your right is the south, your
left the north, and in front of you
is the east. Now, what is behind
your"
The boy studied for moment,
then puckered up his face and
bawled: II knew it. | told Ma
you'd see that patch on my
pants. Exchange.
When asked by her teacher to
describe the backbone, a school
girl said. The backbone is
something that holds up the head
and ribs and keeps one from hav-
ing legs clear up to the neck"
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
To seautlfY the Farm.

The lawn could be started the first
I year and a fcw II aas,- planted as de-
sired about the house and at the
driveway entrance with perhaps suffi-
cient properly grouped in intermediate
positions to relieve any baroness that
might exist. The next season shrub
berry borders and groups might be
planted with additional trees on the
lawn for ornamental purposes. The
flower garden need not follow till
later. Meanwhile, the pleasure &C
companying developments would be
going on with always some little thing
to look forward to.
Plant trees and shrubs that have
permanent value and not too ordinary.
Avoid the cheap, quick growing trees
which are invariably less satisfactory
in the end and are short-lived. | will
OILY name the oaks as being especial
ly worthy trees. and ones that will
never bring regret. A few really rare
plants will increase the interest in
yUul pace WOlutllul houSA DCaulA-
full things as the Yellow Wood, Cling
ko, Sophora and Japanese Varnish
tree are not difficult TO obtain, yet
they are not common.
An unused piece of swampy ground
could be made beautiful by planting
in it some flags and Japanese Iris,
Mallows, Lythrums, Coreopsis, and
even many swamp-loving shrubs like
the common elderberry White Fringe
and Swamp Magnolia. The walls of
your house would likely be very much
Improved by clingiag vine. The
fence along the front Of your property
could have few vines placed at some
of the posts.-S. Mendelson Meehan,
in American Cultivator.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
A LOGGING ENGINE.
Peculiar Machine That Draws Trains
From the Bonner Camp.

The operation of logging trains on
the Big Blackfoot railroad has been
resumed, after shutdown which has
lasted during severe weather, says
Missoula despatch to the Anaconda
Standard. This road. which was COM
pleted last year, is one Of the most
interesting short roads in the cOun-
try. 1t runs from the hills through
the Camas prairie country, a dis
tanSe of 10 miles, and carries train
i0ads of logs to be dumped into the
Blackfoot river for the Big BlackoOt
Milling companys plant at Bonner.
Since the enlargement of the Bonner
plant it will be possible TO keep the
railroad running most of the year, and
probabilities are its trains will CON
t@fuc 10 haul logs to the river all
summer and fall at the rate OF 30 car
loads per day.
The equipment of the railroad
consists of two Shay engines and 80
logging cars. The engines are most
interesting, as they are Of a special
make. They work by means of cog
wheels, thus making it possible for
them to haul over heavier grades
than the ordinary type.
The grade at some places along the
BlackfOOt is about / percent which is
too great for an ordinary railroad en-
Oinn Dnt.i,oo rho loo
Big Blackfoot company has spent in
the neghborhood Of 100000 on its
railroad and mill improvements. and
the plant is now in a position to run
II months in the yeaG. This Is
good news to those who depend upon
the timbering industry in this end OF
the state, for. In addition to the men
employed in the hills, there are in
the neighborhood of 800 working in
the factory and mill at Bonner.
The Big Blackfoot company has
about 200 men at work in the hills
at the present time cutting timber,
and these men will cut enough to
keep the road in operation most of
the time. Logs are hauled from the
hills to the Mcnamara landing on the
,BlackfOot river and from there they
are driven down the river. At the
landing now 23,O0O.000 feet Of logs
wait for the drive, and this amount
will soon be increased by means of
the railroad facilities. The capacity
Of tie BOrner mill has become so
great that it keeps an army of mon
81 5e * suQplying it with timber.
However the company owns enough
timber tributary to the mill to sup
plr it for a quarter of century TO
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
Blocking the Road.

II Is important to bear in mind that
highways are dedicated for the pur-
pose Of travel only, and anybody that
interferes and obstructs travel on the
highway throughout its whole width,
from the line on one side to the line
on the other. who is not himself a
traveller, is a wrongdOer, per Sc, and
In case of accident resulting in dam
age. he Is not only barred from re-
covering for his damage because of
his wrong-doing, but he is liable to
respond in damage to the other. I'm
der this head may be cited the usual
habit of some people Of leaving their
wagon, pile of wood. their hay hook.
or. other truck on the side of the
road.
Another instance under this head
that might be mentioned is the case
where a teamster drives his team up
to a hitching post on the side of the
street, ties them to a post and goes
away and leaves them. At that mo-
ment he ceases to be a traveller and
is obstructing the highway. Have
not a right, you will ask, to hitch my
team to post and go away and leave
them? l would answer, certainly yon
have, only you must beware of him
derine travel, the road was made to
travel on and If travellers can get by
you by ordinary diligence they, nor
anyone else, have right to ccplain,