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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
SATURDAY, AUGUST IF, 1905.
TRIFLING WITH JUSTICE.

The Albany (Gs.) Herald declares that the Texans have reached the point where they will stand hitched for an orderly taiAl. but they kick promptly out of the traces when dilatory tactics are resorted to"
 This remark was brought out in com menting on a recent occurrence at Waco A negro had committed the crime which no true Southern man can pr will forgive. On the assurance that he should rave a speedy trial, the peo- pie refrained from interfering with him. He was tried, found guilty. con- victed and sentenced. Then his lawyer on some pretense or other moved for new trial which was granted. A few nights later he was taken from the jail by an armed crowd and hung after hav- ing confessed his guilt.
 1t will be said that the act of the mob, if it must be so designated. was n trihning with justice. Perhaps 1t was, but the first trihing with justice was in the courthouse when the judge granted the brute new trial. AS we understand the testimony, there was no doubt of his guilt, even leaving out his own confession. He had fair trial, his guilt was established and he was fairly convicted. That should have ended it, and his execution should have followed in due tlme. Then there would have been no occasion for a lynching and mono would have occurred Justice would have been satisfied and the good town of Waco would not have been heralded to the world as the scene of mob law. s..:->
 It is d mistake and wrong for a Southern court to allow dilatory tactics in case of this kind. Tho people of the South will not stand for 1t. As The Herald says: The average community fin the South will, except In cases some- what rare, remain quiet if negroes ac- cused of the unnamable crime are given immediate trial, but as surely as tech- nicalities of the law are appealed to or other means taken to induce delay in the application of justice, public indig- nation breaks loose and sweeps every- thing before 1t. just as 1t did In Waco night before last"
 We insist that a court has no moral right to thus trIfe with justice If the negro had not had fair triaL or if there had been doubt of his guilt. 1t would have been just and right to give him a new trial, but we do not learn that his trial was not fair. or that there was any doubt in his case. Justice was trifed with and the people refused to stand for it. That Is all there is about 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
MIR. HARPER DEAD.
Was Prominent fin the Politics of Coffee CnunfY.

Elba, Aug. 11.-(Special.) )-Mr. John B. Harper died after a short illness this morning at o'clock. He had been sick only a few days. MT. Harper was widely known all over this section hav- ing until few years ago been prom inent merchant at Elba and Geneva. He leaves wife and several children and a number of relatives. At the time of his death he was a farmer. He had always taken an active part in politics and at the time of his death was being talked of for Sheriff of Coffee County. The funeral will take place from his residence this afternoon, and the inter- ment will be at Evergreen Cemetery.
 The liquor question of Enterprise Is in the courts. In that town, the sale of liqucr is through a dispensary es- tablished by the last Legislature. A similar dispensary at Elba was put out of business by the courts. and it seems possible that Enterprise may share the fate, as J. ONeal of Montgomery has brought suit in the Circuit Court or this county to compel the Mayor and clerk of Enterprise to issue to him a license to sell whiskey. It Is expected that this litigation will settle the sta tus of Elba and Enterprise in regard to whiskey, there being some doubt as to whether after the displacement of the commission dispensaries at Elba and Enterprise there Is legal right to run saloons or to operate munlclpal dispensaries under the general laws of the state which includes Coffee County, but which may not apply to Elba and Enterprise on account of local laws in regard to whiskey alleged to apply to these points. No considerable interest is being manifested in the mat ter.
 Much building work is in progress here, and Elba is rapidly growing into a city of pretty buildings.
 Elbas quarantine against Montgom- cry has not been raised; in fact, 1t has not vet been put on; the people of this place are afraid of yellow fever, and while the health of this place has al ways been phenomenal, there would have been no disposition to take chances had there been any apparent danger of infection from Montgomery. The worry, excitement, inconvenience. and expense of a few days quarantine against Montgomery were saved, and, fortunately. there Is no aftermath of .told-you-so" 10 harass the town of ficials
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
PRIVATE CAR SMASHED.
I.on Train Bumped Into ParlOr Car
 NenF RrRXtOn.

might have been very serious acci- dent occurred on the Cedar Creek Rail road yesterday T. R. Miller and wife from a trip up the road. Their private car was attached to the train immedi- ately behind the engine. with four car loads of logs attached behind it. In coming down a hill a few miles from town the log cars ran over the pr4vate car, turning it sideways on the rack and badly crushing 1t. Fortunately. the occupants of the car escaped serious injury, however some of them received some painful bruises.
 Charles Lewis, negro employe of the Gulf Naval Stores Co.,. on it's tur, pentine farm near town, was Killed by lightning during a thunder storm Wednesday afternoon. Not returning home Wednesday night, search was in- stituted for him yesterday. and his dead body was found under tree
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12

Mobile Register.
 To the Editor of The Register:
 If the mosquito transmits or ,propa- gates yellow fever by inserting his lit. tie bili into yellow fever patient and then into a well person what produces the first case of yellow fever for the mosquito to commence on? In other words, how can the mosquito transmit the fever without a patient to work on in order to load up her gun with the poison? Please answer
 A Doubling Thomas.
 Mobile, Ala, Aug. 9, 1905.
 We have been expecting this question for some time. We will ask Thomas a question in turn: Which came first into the world. the larva from whieh the mosquito is matched, or the mos quito that laid the larva? This Is tho old question of the hen or the egg Tn another form. Let Thomas answer our question. We do not pretend to be able to answer his. We dare not say that yellow fever was given either to the first man or to the first mosquito affected by it, as an act of special Prov idence But why bother over such a question. when 1t is a demonstrated fact that scientific men have tried Tn every conceivable way to transmit yell low fever and have succeeded in but one way, namely, by medium of a mosquito infected from a person sick Of the yer, yer, low fever. Doubt as much us you
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
EXPLOITING PORTSMOUTH.

It was Longfellow who used the ex- pression, All things come round to him who will but wait" and the old the truth of the saying. For almost three centuries the little town has nes- tied on the eastern shore of New Hamp- skire and enjoyed the distinction of be- ing the only real seaport in the State, which gives 1t local importance. Now it has jumped into the limelight as the place where a treaty of world wide in fiuence may be concluded. It is just possible that no agreement will be reached by tho Commission, but 1t is hoped that a satisfactory adjustment of the differences between two great pow CTS may be concluded. and then future history will speak of The Treaty of Portsmouth" and the little city will take rank with Ghent and Paris and others which have been the scene of similar occurrences.
 The result of the deliberations at Portsmouth may have an important bearing on the history of Europe and ASid II hO 10 lSdSHcu tke war is continued, tho result can hardly bc other than the humiliation of Russia and possibly her removal from the position of a great world power. On the other hand. a treaty of peace may mean the readjustment of the map of the East and a change in tho history of more than one of the older nations
 
 suit. however, 1t will bring Portsmouth from Its semi -obscurity and cause the old city to be talked about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Alabama Press Association.

have official information from President Charles H. Greer of the Ala bama Press Association that he has made the following appointments of committees:
 Executive Committee-Wm. E. w. Yerby, Greensboro: H. M. Wilson, Ope- iika: Wm. H. H. Judson, Bessemer; John c. Williams. Talladega: R. l.. ONeai, Huntsville; W. M. Tucker. De- mopolis, and Frank Critchton, Clanton
 Legislative Committee-A. ". Hol- stun, Lafayette; F. L. Mckenzie, Tal- lassee, and R. H. Walker, Athens
 Committee on Foreign Advertising By action of the Alabama Press As sociation that committee consists of " T. Wear, Opelika. President; c. H. Greer, Marion. and Secretary Jacob Pepperman, Montgomery.
 Respectfully,
 .3's .:. Jacob Pepperman, Secretary Alabama Press Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
will Stay at His Post.

S6IHId IIIneS.
 Governor Jelks has come out in a short interview and said he would re- main in Montgomery and would watch the States interest so long as yellow fever threatens us. It affords this pa per pleasure to commend the Governor when he is on the right track. He is right in that proposition. It is his duty to remain at the capital as long as there Is a particle of danger to the people of his commonwealth, who have elevated him to the high and exalted position which he now holds. The people of Alabama expect him to remain at his post of duty and look after protecting their lives and property in times of pestilence and it will be matter of pleasure to them that their chief ex- ecutive has such a clear conception of his duty in the premises
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
PRESIDENT WAS THANKED.
Catholics Urge Their Members to Quit
 WhiRkeV Business.

wilkesbarre Pa. Aug. 11.-At today's session of the convention of the Catho- lie Total Abstinence Union of America President Roosevelt was thanked in a formal resolution for his visit.
 The resolutions adopted call upon Catholics engaged in the saloon buses ness to follow the advice of the BalttS more Council and get out of it. Bishs ops and priests are urged to establish temperance societies in every church. Pastors of churches who refuse to give prominence to those members engaged in the liquor business were commended.
 The following officers were installed: President. Bishop Canevin' Pittsours; Firat Vice President, Edward Mulready, Boston; Treasurer. Rev J. J. Curran-, Wilkesbarre; Secretary, J. Washington I,ogue. Philadelphia. The convention adjourned sine die today to meet next wear at Providence, RI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12

Accepting fully the mosquito theo- ry," says The Montgomery Advertiser. we want to know. whether the fever or the mosquito came into existence first? If the fever was first, how was 1t conveyed? If the mosquito was first. where did he pick up his first fever germs?" In the full acceptance of the mosquito theory, suck d question Is not permissible. It is purely a moot mat ter and not to be taken in serious con sideration by the court. The Adver- tiser's problem is a favorite test ques- tion of the opponents of the mosquito theory. and 1t Is only right to know in advance whether our Alabama contem- porary ranges itself in the opposition camp. If it can't determine that point, perhaps 1t can tell us whether the egg or the hen came first into creation.
 The Advertiser located itself, as we thought, in the item quoted " The Post With the lights before us. we accept the mosquito theory. If the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
where it is supposed he took refuge

from the rain
 Joseph Rrahir. an aged citizen of Alec, while crossing the Lovelace Bros. n.tll switch this morning was struck by freight car that the l.. X N. local freight engine was switching to the mill. MT. Brahir is very old and blind in one eye, and he did not see the ap- proach of the car until 1t was almost on him. He made an effort to get out of the way. but was not quick enough. and the car struck him and knocked him down. He fell out of the way of the car. and only sustained a few se- were bruises about the head and body. It is not thought his injuries are se- rious
 Excessive rains have fallen in this section this week, and the country roads are reported as being in very bad shape. - ::.
 Rev, l. L: Taylor and wife ara spending a few days with Mrs. Fay lor's mother in Evergreen.
 No freight is now being received here from New Orleans. the authorities hav- ing quarantined against freight of all kind from that city.
 Travel on all the trains in every di- rection is very light, the people think ing 1t the best policy to remain at home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Intensive Farming in Autnuga.


 Prattville Progress.
 Mir. McNeil Smith. of this place, has a few acres of very. poor land; at least that was the way 1t was looked upon ye fS or sn years He planted cotton. and the prospect, taking into consideration the adverse weather con dttions for the past few days, leads to this eight acres not less than eight bales of cotton, and with a strong be- lief that the crop may pull up to ten
 Farmers reading such statements de- sire, naturally enough, to now what he does to poor land to grow such large crops. The Progress is not able to give this land, but 1t is safe to say the land cannot be brought to such a fine state of cultivation in one year. It Is. on the steady effort to improve the land. by ing to scientific principles of agricul- Mir. Smith. that he has not made the ef- fort blindly. but has made systematic experiments to test the quality of his land, and has ascertained to nicety best results on the land It must be stated. too. that MT. Smith when he finds a kind of fertilizer that acts. well something that will act better. and while such effort is not always crowned with success, he has some illustrations of the efficiency of different kinds Of fertilizers that will make interesting g thought for farmers who grow cotton. If q stranger were asked to explain the difference he can readily discern on entering the cotton patch of MT. Smith. 1t Is probable he would say there was three or four kinds of cotton There Is really a marked difference in the size of bolls, amount of fruit and general appeara1ce of growth; all due to the Progress suggests that it would be of great advantage to farmers generally in this section of the State to have MT. Smith explain exactly how the lands were treated from start to finish. How the crop was cultivated no doubt would be of interest, too.
 We do not want it understood that Mir. Smith is an all-cotton farmer, even with his Drag patch" but he really grows enough corn, hay, etc., to feed his horses, cattle and hogs, all of which come up to the standard of first-class stock of their kind. He has reclaimed several acres even of his small acreage land. and 1t Is today producing from twenty to thirty bushels of corn per acre
 The Progress wishes to say in con- clusion that these lands of Mir. Smith are poor piney woods lands nearly all sand and does not even lie level. But the demonstration Is obviously conclu- sive that all lands in this section of Alabama can be made to produce good remunerative crops if well fertiiized and cultivated. It is well to say also that the cultivation of these crops this year seems to have been all that could have been desired for good results.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
When de Banjo Tunes am Ticklin' oh YO, Feet.

Evahbody swing aroun' yoh pahtnahs-- Goodness, don't dem yallah gals look Ole Long Ned's a tunin' up foh bus Soon banjo tunes II tickle ob yo' feet o dat's de time dis dahkies haht am
 lightest ..s5 Oats de. time dat life seems mos
 complete, When's yo,s fioatin' down de centah wid yo' lady -:+.. An dem banjo tunes am ticklin' ot ~ yo' feet. 4... -:. Jes look how Malndo Snow am dancin Weighs two hundehd-ain't she danc-
 in neat? Ole Uncle Bill's done frowed away his
 crutches-
 De banjo tunes am ticklin' ob his feet Who's a cahin' fo' sich things es trou-
 ble? Life seems one big possum feast to
 eat.
 It's scrumptious dancin' down in Ala
 bama,
 When dem banjo tunes am ticklin' oh
 yo' feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Mr- Ernns in Washington.

Washingtoh. Aug. II.-IspecIaI)- )- Frank V. Evans of Birmingham. repre- senting the Immigration and Industrial Association of Alabama, which was or- ranized at Birmingham June l6. is here fo confer with United States Compis- sfoner of Immigration Sergeant and then go on to New York and Boston in rnissioner Ross C. Smith Cf the State Association. is recuperating. for the present at Asheville, N. C.. and will join Mr Evans In the East about Septem- Der 1st
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
DriftWccd nNH rar1Hn AI,-nnnAYn
The End of the Play,
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.

Down goes the curtain for the play Is
 done. We think of how the lime-light fell on
 one
 ness knew, But soon the curtain hides them all
 from view. And just in life-men act their little
 scope; Some feel the lime-light, more in dark
 ness grope. But all must pass from view-the years
 go fast Till Death. rings down the curtain at
 the last!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
The Scare Won't Last.

HuntSVlIIe Trlbune.
 The people of the North were just becoming fully interested in Southern farm lands and were buying the finest scare has come and the entire South, localities who are no more apprehen- sive of danger of the fever than Ice land, suffer consequences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Not n Fnir Test.

FOrt Payno JOurnaI,
 It Is much to be regretted that the school tax was defeated. The explana- ton most probably IS that the people were wrought up somewhat over the vote against almost any proposition offered to them. The vote shows that the special tax has many supporters in the county, and under ordinary condi- tions would be probably approved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
The DIsagreeable Man.

Its fine day sir"
 The corpulent man addressed. whirled around like an oversized top.
 all the inane expressions in the vocab- ulary of idiocy. don't believe you could have hit upon a worse. Don't you know 1t Is an insult to a mans intel ligence to walk up abruptly to him and tell him it's fine day like he couldnt t see it for himself-fine day-bah Now, could have contradicted your statement and immediately there would have en- sued quite a lively little argument Which do you think I am, an idiot or an infant that l don't know it Is a fine day? Why man"
 But the first speaker had plunged over the railing of the bridge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Mobile Like Montgomery.

MODII6 NtBIBltT.
 The Louisville Times is good enough to say that The Registers quarantine against panic should be effective. We may add that 1t is. Mobile has no panic; but The Register claims no great credit. Mobile Is not panicky. A word or two in season proved to be enough and restored the equilibrium.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Gen. MncArthur Leaves,

General Oku's Headquarters in the Field, Aug. 10. p. m. via Fusan, Aug. l1.--Gen. Arthur Macarthur, accom- r,Anied by his aide-de-camp, Captain Barker w. West of the 11th United states cavalry. left the front today for Japan. He will visit Korea, China and india before returning to America
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12

scientists should find that they lave been all wrong in their deductions and conclusions. we shall not feel that we were to blame for being misled. And yet we are still anxious to know which was first mosquito or fever. The egg and hen complication has no bearing on this problem
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12

To speak of the Senate of the United States as 70 corrupt body" as a con temporary does. is as unjust as 1t would be to speak of the Christian ministry as corrupt We all know that there are ministers who go wrong, and we know that there are corrupt Senators. but to lump them all together and speak of them as criminals is as unjust in one case as it would be in the other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Acted HonestIy With the People.

JenterVIIIo FTeSS.
 The health department of Montgom- cry was honest with the public. in promptly notifying the people of n case of yellow fever in their midst If they had tried to hide the matter and 1t had leaked out, the people would not have been willing to take their statement in the future. The Montgomery Board of Health have created a confidence ipl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
TWO IMPORTANT GAINS.

Sometimes an item which would be passed unnoticed in hastily reading a newspaper. is full of significance when we consider all ttat 1t may mean. In a recent issue of The New York Mail we find this:
 One of the railroads that enter Chi cago seems nearly. to have solved the smoke problem in Its shifting engines. has eSuppd ,S several ranor oI aea w thia very simple device 1t ie said that a thorough mixing of air with the car bons is secured. assuring compustion. absolutely no smoke. and 1t Is said there Is a saving of almost one-thfrd In fuel consumption.
 There are two highly important, as we'll as suggestive points contained in that paragraph. The thick. black and fetid smoke from coal-burning engines is ono of the greatest nuisances with which any city las to contend. In some of them 1t Is a nuisance which al- most makes city life unbearable. and there will be unalloyed delight if method has been found to abolish It entirely. If 1t can be done with shift ing engines, why may 1t not be effectual with engines of all kinds, stationary as we'll as moving From the reading of the paragraph quoted. there would seem to be no reason why the improve ment should not apply to all alike. If 1t can be done one of the objections to coal engines will disappear
 But that is really not so important. from an economical point of view, as Is the other statement that this device will effect "a saving of almost one third in fuel consumption" All who keep themselves properly informed know that coal is disappearing at an alarming rate and that new fields to supply the loss are not in sight In spite of the efforts in that direction. Also. 1t is known to those who understand the subject that steam power is among the most wasteful of all powers, and that the percentage of effect is less in pro- portion to the expense than in probably any other motive power known to man. This has always been one of the great burdens that steam power has had to carry.
 The saving of one-third, or almost one-third, of the fuel. whether coal or wood, is 0 matter of vast importance to the industrial world. It is true that the rapid advance in electrical adaptation largely reduces the dependence of man on steam, with its waste of fuel, but that does not make 1t any less import ant if means can be found to save the fuel used As long as there is coal and wood there will probably be steam power in use. and If the consumption of fuel can be largely reduced and tEe smoke nuisance done away with, man. kind will be immensely benefited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
Something New.

HuntSVIIIe MeTCuTy,
 It is said there is nothing new under the sun, but when the city adminis- tration files It's injunction bill against the State public school that opens the first Monday in September in the Semi nary building, we will all see a new law suit in the courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12

We inadvertently did The Norfolk Landmark an injustice in what we said about the controversy between 1t and The Columbia State over the orthogra- phy of Japanese proper names. It was all the time contending, as we now learn, that there is no settled rule for spelling such names, and we heartily agree with it.