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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
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Gaisden Journal.
One of the agricultural exhibits at
the Birmingham fair was made by a
man who farmed but seven acres. He
had a booth built of bales of cowpea
and sol ghum hay and had on display. a
completes line. of his products. The
most ~ ir1arkabie thing about this man 4
seyeh-acre farm IL the fact that on
this miniature plantation the man has
supported himself and family in food.
stun, has grown the forage for. his
stock, has a dozen or more good hogs
to sell. has already sold over four hum
dred dollars, worth OF produce and has
two hundred bushels of potatoes yet to
dispose OF. If this can be done on a
seyen-aere fern isn't 1t about time
some of our so-called planters who run
over large territory in an Indifferent
way were reforming their. ideas about
agriculture and getting their operations
on the farm onto ~. a monsy,ma nal e
enough for any man to make an inde-
pendent living on If only Intensive
is the object 1t is still better to raise
forty bales of cotton on forty acres
thai fifty bales on one hundred and
fifty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03

by the press nobody knows better than
fns men :, u M sisn Place. II the news,
consent s.is stoRRPPed printlng Ell matter re-.
ample when he enlisted ior the war
Goysror 81 New 9SrR sys essP sssesa
and President? Other soldiers were
iust as brave as he was in Cube, but
sibiiities appealing to correspondents
a saya. artists nor anythiIg like his great
for MS wssGs and deeds
Ing, but by, constantly printing news
and about noble and
alone even such mon are able to climb
into place and honor. The late Gem
eral and Governor Ben Butler was new.
did not mention him. He. said he
tsu3s u rather have their abuse than
The newspaper correspondents at
Washington are said to be considering
rather seriously their attitude and their
duty to their. Journals and to the pub
PRESIDENT n,p1zling his cabinet. oficers
They note this as a long step In the
direction of that suppression and ST.
lence which have come, more and more
the last three or four years. when
concerning the affairs Of govern nient
save such as the President or his mes
sengers see At to give out, we shall
have approached nearer n the Russian
censorship and the German dictation
than in former years any one would
have deemed possible in this free coun-
try.
One thing all the public servants in
Washington, high and low. may as we'll
understand; The Independent newspa-
pers Of this country will continue to
gather. to the full extent OF their re-
souroes-which are many, and which
have never yet failed in any real emer-
gency--and to print all the information
men in ONCE which they think the peo-
pie have desire and a right to know.
But there Is one thing even more GER
tain than this: the free press of this
country will never consent to print
those things only concerning public Of
see fft 70 furnish. II there Is to be
censorship at Washington, the press
may do a little censoring. IL we are
to have official suppression and secrecy
public servants, suppose the newspa-
pers turn off some of that blaze of nub-
1icity in which SO many political repu-
tations have grown and spread like a
squash vine In the sun?
Publicity may be, as many have said,
force-the essential governing power
in a republic. But mere fash lights
that are turned on and off from a Sc
cret room in the White House or from
the dark closet of bureauerat in the
departments. are not the real thing.
eminent Is concerned. want the lime
light, not dark-lantern show
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
FRIDAY. sovEMprH !, 1905.
1 nrrr avn HoroREp OILED AGE.

One hundred and forty-one years is
not long time in the history OF a ma
ton or a people, but it is quite an ex-
tended period in the history of a news
paper. That is the record Of The Hart
ford Courant, one among the very best
Of our exchanges. Republican in poll
ties, published in New England, 1t Is
ever courteous, clean and interesting,
: ably edited and almost invariably fair
to its contemporaries whatever differ
epces of opinion there may exist on
questions of policy or party. One hun
bred and forty-one years ago the first
number of The Courant was sent out.
but there is nothing of the senillty of
old age about II.
The Courant is often referred to as
General Hawley's newspaper" partly
because OF his long connection with 1t.
but largely because 1t bore the impress
Of his strong personality, He was
among the Oldest editors In the country.
In 1857 he became editor of The Hart
ford Evening Press, with which he re-
manned. except during his services in
the Union army until 1t was consolidat-
dated with The 'Courant in 1857, when
he assumed editorial charge of that pa
per. From that time up to his death re-
Gently. he was one Of the strong men
OF New EngIand Journalism, and though
he was for a number Of years United
States senator and member of the low
er House he stuck to The Courant
through It All.
The long career of The Courant and
Its evidently prosperous condition now
afford ample evidence that clean. con-
servativc and fair newspapers will
prosper, SO far as we are aware'there
has never been any touch Of sensation
alism or yellow journalism" about 1T,
and though it has never hesitated to exz
press It's opinions boldly and fearless
liz. it has done so In a way to command
and retain the respect and good will OF
its contemporaries of all shades of opin-
lon.
The Advertiser gladly and sincerely
tenders its congratulations to its Com
neotieut contemporary and hopes for it a
continuance of life and usefulness: May
you live long and prospect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
Cassatt and Horse Racing.

A. ]. Cassatt, President of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, always liked a good
horse. When he was a vice-president
and director of the line he owned a
small string of racers. which he en-
tered as representatives of the Willow
brook stable. At that time Mr.. Rob.
erts was President, and as there was a
strong Quaker influence in the board
Mr.. Cassatt was gently reminded that
ne should resign from willowbrooL ~
from the road. He did both al onca
ana ere long 1t became evident thst ~
was taking up with the Reading Pail
road. The Pennsylvania people basti-
~ requested him to resume relations
With them. Mr.. Cassatt piacidlv a..
sSnted. but thereafter his horses wsro
srateeed under his own name.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03


shows that on certain contracts Tor
city work the Legitimate profsts. or
rake-offs, of the contractors was over
six milton dollars, and that II Mayor
Weaver had not stopped them their
stealings would have been run pp to at
least nine millions.
This is the report that Penrose blus-
teringly asked for. and that he had no
expectation of getting. He thought
that the matter was dead, and that the
operations Of the grafters had been 50
carefully conducted or so skillfully con-
cealed that nothing could be found ont
on them. Taking the advice Of Hamlet.
to assume a virtue, II you have II not
he clothed himself in the vestmepts OF
virtuous Indignation and practically de-
fed all and singular to produce evil
dence that his Immaculate friends and
proteses had done anything wrong. He
asked for a report and he got 1t fun
between the eyes. Much good 1t will
do him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03

Burkesville (KyD Herald.


There is one young woman in this
city whose benevolent disposition re-
ceived a severe shock last Sunday even
ing. She was at church and sat di-
rectly behind a tall, addressed
stranger with raveiling hanging in
his collar.
Being one of those generous hearted,
whole souled girls who grow up to be
motherly old ladies. a friend of every
body in town, she thought how glad she
would be II some kind-hearted girl
would do as much for her father were
he to go to church with a ravelling
hanging down his back. So when the
audience rose for the first hymn she
concluded to pick 1t Off.
Carefully raising her hand she gave a
little twitch, but II was longer than
she supposed and foot or more APP
peared. Setting her teeth she gave a
pull and about a yard of that horrible
thread hung down his back. This was
getting embarrassing, but determined,
she gave II another yank, and discov-
cred that she was unravelling his un,
dershirt
Her discontinue was so painful that
chloroform would not have relieved her
sufferings nor a pint of powder hidden
her bushes when the gentleman turned
with an inquiring look to see what was
tickling his neck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
Mr.. Conner on Cotton J..
Talladega Mountain Home.

Talladega Mountain Home.
Mr.. Conner. in hts speech announcing
his candidacy, boldly declared. in SUBJ
stance. that he was both a nanufac-
turer and cotton planter. AS a man
ufacturer he would wish to buy cotton
at 5 cents pound, as planter he
would wish to sell at 20 cents. There
is nothing very remarkable In his wish
TO sell the raw staple at 20 cents, since
1t has heretofore. at times, gone above
that price, and was still cheaper than
any substitute to be found for cloth
ing the great masses of the people. But
1t Is strange that any fair-minded man
ufacturer should wish to buy his raw
material at little more than half the
cost of production. With such pol
Icy in extensive practice the cotton in
dustry would soon become memory.
The policy enunciated by Mr.. Conner
is wholly at variance with all sound
theory OF public economy. II betrayS
a feeling dominated by avarice, with
a rare fiexibility of Judgment and con-
science. and fatal absence of the more
liberal qualities of mind that should
characterize one seeking the governor
ship of the great and prosperous State
of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03

The BAltipCTe SUN publishes splen-
Gid picture of Rev. %. r. Gregory, D..
D.. OF MONTGOMERY, and says:
Rev DR. d. n Gregory formerly
pastor Of the Fourth Baptist Church, Of
f 81 =. ely has acceptsd q can 70 ta ne
Iu8cessor 10 Rev. NJ. l. wood, and will
take np his new duties In several
After serying the Baltimere Church
for nearly seventeen years. pr. Gregory
resigned three years ago 70 accept q
cali 10 the Adams Street Baptist Church
at MONTGOMERY. Ala. He remained there
until two months ago. when ne resign-
he had been without a charge. but has
preached at number of local churches.
Ff"Dr. Gregory left yesterday morning
for CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, where he win
finish up SOME work CONNECTED with the
last Baptist convention, after which ne
personal affairs, preparatory TO removal
to stanton. HIS wife is stopping at
the home of Capt William Mitchell, ala
North BfoadWay."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03


Campaigns and elections are costly af-
fairs In the big city of New York. The
Boston Globe has been gathering and
compiling some figures and reaches the
conclusion that the city government it,
self win expehd one million dollars for
advertising. printing. inspectors. clerks
and other legitimate expenses at the
election to be held next week. and that
the candidates and political organtza-
tions will probably spend as much.
Thus 1t Is estimated that 1t will cost not
less than two million dollars to prepare
for and hold one municipal election. An
expensive business, truly. Just how
much of it is honestly and lesitimately
expended and how much is spent other
wise would be hard to say. but the mon
ey is pretty we'll scattered, and that is
some consolation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
Mark Twain Met Greeley.

Letter to Harper's Weekly.
/ always recall that talk with Hay
with pleasure. not only for It's own
sake, but because II was incidentally
the occasion of my getting acquainted
with Horace Greeley, man whom ]
greatly admired and longed to see and
whose memory l still revere. 1t was
difficult to get an interview with him.
for he was busy man. he was irasct-
BILE. and he had an aversion TO strarg-
ers; but not only had the good for.
tune to meet him. but also had the
great privilege Of hearing. him talk.
The Tribune was in its early home at
that time, and Hay was a leader-writer
on its stan. 1 had an appointment
with him and went there to look him
up. I did not know my way and en-
tered Mr.. Greeleys room by mistake,
l recognized his back, and stood mute
and rejoicing. After a while he swung
slowly around in his chair. with ms
head slightly tilted backward and the
great moons of his spectacles giariug
with intercepted light; after about a
year-though 1t may have been less,
perhaps-he arranged his Arm mouth
with care and said with vtrile inter-
est:
We'll? What the hell do you want?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
Our German settIers.
Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore sun.
The Prohibition orators used to tell
story Of a political meeting in the
corn country In Missouri something
like this. A speaker, who was arguing
against the Prohibition view, asked as
a knockdown argument; If you apol-
ish the distilleries, what are you going
to do with your corn?" The answer
came back promptly from one OF them
we will raise more hogs and less
sheol" The theory advanced is a
sound one. With good hams selling
in the city for some 20 to 80 cents a
of beef selling for 90 or more cents a
pound, with poultry out of sight and
butter and eggs in the winter months
costly luxuries, the question is always
the farmers raise more meat? The
raising of hogs and cattle improves
the land, and no good farmer who
raises meat for the market can afford
to sell either corn or hay from his
farm. The corn crop of this year in
the United States is enormous above all
precedent, and the price of corn in the
market will doubtless be In accord with
an oversupply. This should encourage
the farmer to turn his corn into meat
before he sells 1t, and this will enable
him to retain Its tertilizing qualities
upon the soil.
are not the only things to be consid-
cred. In letter published in The Sun
on Thursday, Mr.. Badenhoop, Secretary
of the Maryland Bureau of Immigra-
ton, told OF successful duck farm on
the Choptank River, in Caroline Coun-
hoop, two farmers OF German blood
came from Long Island to the Eastern
shore and bought a farm on the Chop
tank They brought with them
100 ducks and, according to one of the
farmers, they cleared $500 the first
year. This is only one line of such
industries which might be started with
success"
And herein lies one of the great adj
vantages Of having among US the thrift
ty farmers such as the Bureau of I'M
migration seems to be bringing to this
State. Most of them are of German or
Dutch blood, some coming directly from
Germany or Holland. These people
know how to farm and to save. They
to utilize that which Is produced They
do not tie themselves to one or two
staple crops and raise them generation
after generation whether II paws to
raise them or not. Mr.. Badenhoou's
letter. above referred to, gives a most
encouraging report of our new citizens.
They have bought land and are pros
with conditions and are happy and con-
tented. And II we may Judge by the
number OF children each family carried
to the reunion described, the colony
will not diminish nor will the heri-
tages go to strangers in theAyears to
come.
Each farmer like these is a teacher
In community. His farm is an aTri.
cultural experiment station to the rest
OF the community. Other farmers
watch his methods and adopt such as
commend themselves Us
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03

In recent issue of Hearst's New York
American we find this typical >deiiver-
ance:
s, Every printer will tell you that there
are scab papers in this town attacking
Mr.. Hearst, and that are actually trying
TO put girls to work on the linotype ma
chimes.
And every printer viii tell you that as
10 the newspaper business. the typese...
ting will be done by men,. women wont
and wakes and wear out their lives near
hot pots OF metal.
Such unaduiterated blatherskiting is
typical Of the man and his methods. ~
is plainly an effort to array one class
against another. and to incite union
labor against free labor. Why sho"io
not girl OF woman operate iino.
type machine as well as t77S-Gri'ert
All honest labor Is honorable for Doth
sexes. 1t may be unfortunate tnat SO
many women and girls are compehed
to do manual labor as their only way 70
live, but whether it is or not. there Is
no disgrace attached to it. The opera
tion OF a type-setting machine Is as
honorable and respectable as running
type-writing machine. 1t may be rath-
err more unpleasant, but not extremely
so.
Talk about stealing mems places and
wages is all rot, of the ordinary Hearst
brand. The same kind of argument Will
apply to every occupation outside the
strictly domestic duties. Women are
taking the places of men in almost ev-
cry Industrial calling, and we suppose
they are stealing the mems wages when
they do So. according to the Hearst arr
eument. The plain object of such ap-
peals or statements is to draw the
union element to him, because he thinks
that element is strongest Hearst is
q blatherskite and demagogue. and he
never misses an occasion to exploit both.
Commenting on the Hearst idea The
Brooklyn Eagle says;
Like the typewriter. the linotype has
opened the door of opportunity 70 men
the other when employment is accepted.
The American says that as long as Mr..
Hearst is a factor in the newspaper
business, the typesetting will be done
by men, to the exclusion of women
Well that means that one sex Will mo-
r,opoiize sphere to which both are
entitled 1t means that one of the doors
Of opportunity is to be closed to women
There was a time when women FOUND
more than enough to do at home, put
the evolution of Industrial things mas
changed all that.
Women cannot say what they think
at the ballot box. They have been
charged with stealing mems wages ana
mems places. II they could, they would
answer this ugly allegation at the poll,
ing place. IL they could they woula
assert their right to a chance to make
living. to fair play Mr.. Hearst makes
no secret OF his determination to crowd
them out. The American does not mis- !.
represent his purposes. Nor does u
who are thus crowded QUIT is inter-
ested In but one of the sexes, the sex
that votes.
We may not doubt that IL this man
had the power he would drive women
out of all gainful occupations. They
cannot vote in New York and he thinks
1t safe TO fiout and insult them, just as
he insults free working men because he
thinks the other class is strongest. II
the women OF the city care to use this
influence against him they can teach
him needed lesson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
sharp Financier.

Mr.. Conner being one of the richest
men in the South was abundantly
able to pay for his announcement; but
he was too smart to let any of his hard
earned cash Jingle in the pockets. Of
the newspaper men. The distinguished
make his announcement at Talladega
on SatuI day, and behold the town was
full of newspaper editors and star cor
respondents. and the, announcement
Alabama without the slightest cost to
Mr., Conner. He is financier, and we
are not surprised at his classification
as one of the richest men in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03

Birmingham Ledger.
There is no intention ON the part OF
The Ledger to agitate sectionalism. II
Is dying issue and it should have been
g good magazine and it intends to be
spoke Of the visit of the President to
the South and said that "sectionalism
has been the greatest enemy the South
pearance d from southern ' rnai politics 'S VIII
mean an immense gain of Influence for
the South in the councils of the ma
To those who do not know that
sounds as if the South was to blame
for sectionalism. The outlook knows
better 1t knows that the other. Sec
on the South from 1850 to 1860 and
real war with guns on the South from
1851 to 1855. The people who sold US
we were wicked to keep what they
sold us. That was sectionalism.
After the. war the South was treated
Country. have been treated since that
awful raid of Joshua's up the valley OF
the Jordan. That was seetionalism.
Hi sI men played " the S part Of Simon
City and tried to induce negroes TO
kill Southern people;
In the executive departments at Wash
ington no Southern man holds any i'm
pOTtdnt POSITION. NO 6OuLheTner. Is an
Ambassador to any foreign country. No
Southerner Is a minister to any for
eign land Even the man with negro
blood in him, who Is to be sent to
Hayti is chosen from Northern
Not one OF the great yconsulates is
given to a Southerner. The Southern
er is excluded from all participation In
the executive branch of the govern
ment as rigidiy as Is the indian. Then
talk about sectionalism being our
fault.
ing out the hand of friendship and we
welcomed him. At every station there
was a crowd and of every crowd that
cheered him 95 per cent were Souther9
born men who were Democrats.
In all his Southern trip the Prests
dent did not need a guard. There was
never an approach to rudeness toward
him. Does that argue any sectional-
Ism on our part?
Sectionalism is dying and the South
reioices at 1t. Mr.. Roosevelt VIII do
away once for all with the sectionalism
thrust at US so constantly and osten~
tatiously. The South wants no seq
tionalisin has never wanted it, We
do protest, however. that a paper like
The Outlook should not try 70 create
the impression that the sectionalism
that ruined the South was In any way
the fault of the South. The South has
wanted to destroy sectionalism for for
ty years very earnestly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
DriftWccd

By Phil u. ARMSTRONG.


Now's the time to take your gun
And tramp roun' thro' the wood.
With your dog hot on the scent
And you a feelin' good.
Get up in the mornin' soon,
When frost Is on the ground,
When the blood within your veins
Starts 10 leap an boun'. g !.
That's the time to hunt--you see
When skies are gold an gray
To kill a mess O. squirrels, nice
For breakfast long fore day.
That's the time to feel your heart
Light and free from care.
That's the time to drain the sweets
OF Mother Natures air.
Like in Rip Van Wrinkles time
Or early settlers days,
With your trusty rife slung,
You wade through tangled ways
To. hear the saucy squirrels bark
Is music blithe and gay,
Here's to huntin' squirrels long
Before the break o. day!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
Time to Act.
Butte Irter.AIomntajn.

Butte Inter Mountain. r
The alarming frequency of the ap-
pearance of large and threatening sun
spots indicates that the period for pro-
crastinatlon has passed and that the
time TO act has arrived, Scarcely a day
goes by but some new solar phenomena
Is reported. The advocates of Federal
and particular should not neglect
a campaign for the appointment by Com
gross of a commission TO whitewash the
qn; coIiSssse ssc ~ hs. inc me Mutual
TO Investigate It's own affairs should,
after clearing the Mutual oficials of
blame, have had suficient experience in
of the unixaEse q etunnins white.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03

Il believe" said Monteomerian who
takes interest In all political affairs,
that nothing Will satisfy the people Of
Russia beyond out and out Nihtlism. 4
or anything more lacking in patriotism
than the way the people are conduct
ing themselves after the announcement
of the Abandonment of the autocracy
have man OF the highest type. man
OF brains and OF principles, but they
do not seem to trust anything beyond
My synpathies were always with the
Russian people until this occurrence.
TO me 1t Is evidence that they have no
true conception Of liberty. 1t was in
deed wisdom on the part of Count
Witte to refuse to relieve General Ire
pom upon the demand of the revolution
lists. Sternness, even though 1t border
to bring tx prolstarist et 70 iis sen ses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-03
In the Same Glass.

charleston Post.
By the decision of the State supreme
Court. rejecting the petition for a re-
hearing of the appeal of George WASH
ington Murray against the finding Of
guilt made by the lower court In the
case of land frauds brought against
him, the former colored Congressman
must serve term Of three years In the
penitentiaFy where he will do the state
vice than he has ever done before. The
only consolation Murray can get out OF
the situation Is the refiection that he
is In the same class with other dis-
tinguished members OF his POLITICAL par
", such as Senator Mitchell of oregon
and some others.