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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
A COLORED FOOL.

There is 0 colored mistake up in Ohio named Chestnuts. The plural ending would indicate that there are several of him. but we take 1t to mean that he is merely several different kinds of fool Recently he was delivered of this spec imen: -:.: --
 ''The most dificult of the differences which hold us apart from our fellow citizens Is the difference in color Should this difference disappear entire ly aad the race on Sseys w0te tbs mixture of races will in time be an ac- complished fact. but that 1t will be good thing for all Concerned"
 He is not the only or the smallest specimen of taekass who thinks that color is the only point of difference be- tween the white and negro races. That the belief is widespread is proven by the great sale of bleaching and hair unkinking nostrums advertised as bait for the ignorant colored suckers black pigment abolished and the kinks taken out of their wool they will be sure nough white folks. Neither is he the only one of his race who indulges in the dream of future amalgamation of the races. This Is the hope of many colored people, and that dream, en- couraged by negroes of the Chestnuts breed, Is at the bottom of most of the trouble and friction between the races. and 1t is this kind of teaching that in- cites so many of the vicious negroes to outrages against women .: *
 The Fort Gaines Recorder has no pa tience with the fellow and wants some one to please tell the fool that if the bullets don't hold out nature will take q hand and exterminate the seed of those who try the experiment before many generations from such amalga- nation arise to curse the earth" Well, we don't think the gcod Lord will suf- fer this kind of idiot to multiply to any great extent. Nature has a method of regulating such things in a way to save trouble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
PUBLIC DEBT.
Government Issues it's Regular Month-
 ly Etafenent

Washington, July 8.-The monthly statement of the public debt issued to- day shows that at the close of busi- ness on June 50, 1905. the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to 89.S56.772, which is q decrease as compared with May of $1O,4S9,356.
 The debt is reeapitulated as follows: Interest bearing debt, $S95,158,3I0; debt on which interest has ceased slnce maturity. $1,370.2l5; debt bear ing no interest, $3S5,S2S.509; total sl,- 2S2,357,O94
 This amount, however does not in- ciudo $992, 57,969 in certificates and treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand which is held for their redcmp- ton.
 The cash in the treasury is classified us. follows: Gold reserve, s150,OO0, ,00U; trust funds, S992.275,969; general funds, s142. 2.620,144; ill national bank dcpusl- tories. S76.560, 1882; in Philippine treas- ury, $402S, 464.
 The total is $1,365, ,647, ,493, against which there are demand liabilities out standing amounting to S1012.977.Il6. which leaves a cash balance on hand of $292,490,323.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
COTTON.

Manipulation may have much to do with the advance of cotton, but there are good business reasons for believ- ing that the growing crop will bring a good average price. The conditions for cultivation have been unusually ag- gravating and trying and good crops are the exceptions. This statement ap- plies to every portion of the cotton belt. As stated in a letter from one of the commercial houses:
 We have before us the undisputed and very plain facts that although the movement Of the crop is larger, than 900 bales, yet the worlds visible sup ply of Americai.s is only 100000 bales more tban a year ago. showing that A part of this surplus. no doubt. is still in the warehouses of the mills. but we are fully convinced that the larger part of this sScess has gone into the the mand for manufactured goods all over the. world: Consumption of cotton IS undoubtedly on record scale and yet the dry goods market that the supply of goods Is so unsatisfactory that buy CTS are frequently unable to obtain sTee and foa hs oo Mh the war of the present century in full op- eration.
 If such wonderful activity can be maintained in the mills of the world, with trade in Russia utterly prostrated and in Japan better only in compari- son. what will the mills do if this un- fortunate war is once over and the peO- pie in these two countries enter again the markets of the world, not only for their normal supply but to make up for wear and tear during the war. An inkling of this may be seen in Japan, which, in spite of the depressing effect of this war. has imported nearly 300.- 900 bales of American cotton more thar last year, and from this 1t may be imagined what this country will be able to do with the war finished and trade activity fully resumed. Russia has taken the minimum possible this year and 1t requires no great foresight to predict great activity and the maxi mum consumption in that country af ter the war,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
E E,iharnI Gwpr

Louisville, Ky, duly S.--'rhe Execu- tive Committee of Ministerial Educa- tIon and Relief or tine Southern Pres byterian Church has received letter from an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. Ga. offering to con- tribute $70U.J0b to the endowment fund Tor i-lnistcridl r. lief.
 Tho cffcr, winch was received ten days ago, was conditioned upon the stipulation tA..c < similar amount Dc raised by the Ministerial Reliel Com Eitfre. Rev. II. ri. Sweets, Chairman of this Coln.i.tee. sad today that a purt oI this amount hes already been rused and th4J tle asd strong hopes or spun securing thu full sun. The num4 of tire doiatol Of the money is NitH- heiG,. -< .-.: @.::. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
AIaban,i,ns in wusb.nm,op

Washington, July 3.-(Special. )- Representative Sidney J. Bowie and F. l.. Blackman, of Anniston, arrived this morning and are stopping at the Raleigh. Mir. Bowie will remain here during the week looking after depart mert business for Ais constituents Mir Blackman will return homo on Wednesday.
 Francis c. Cafcy, of New York, formerly of Alabama, has been visit ing Washington during the past few days and has been the guest of Thom- as II. Clark.
 Miss Maud Lindsay and Miss Evelyn Lassiter, Of Tuscumbia, and Mrs. John k. Price, Miss Price, Miss Desprez and Miss Lulie Jones, of Florence, spent yesterday and left this morning for Asbury Park, N. J., to attend the meet ing of the National Education Associ4- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

The Mobile Register in replying to some statements of The Advertiser as to the use of wood for paving. makes a strong argument for the wood side of the question. The Advertiser, of course. was writing in the light of ex- perience, but The Register says the new process will avoid all of the difi- aHlties and worries encountered In the experiments in Memphis and other cities years ago. We hope that its view is the correct one and that all 1t has to say for the wood pavements will be justified by results. particularly as Mo- bile is going into their use to some ex- teat. The experiment. will be watched with great interest, as all cities must be continually on the lookout for im- provements in the way of making pave ment&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

lation of John Paul Jones's putative
 remains and the consequent reduction
 of MT. Loomis to the grade of Junior
 Special Ambassador, proves that it is never too late to mend, that you never can tell, that second thoughts are best, that one must look before he leaps, or any other trite morality which may apply to a headstrong President It is a welcome, if somewhat ridiculous, exit from an untenable position. In his eagerness to do honor to a favorite
 under fire. Mir, Roosevelt clean forgot Horace Porter, to whose zeal the re- covery of Paul Jones's body, or of one "eaually as good" is due. In this anX- iety to pay a compliment to MT. Loom is MT. Roosevelt came very near also to affronting the French GovernLlent
 As the matter stands, Gen. Porter will have charge over all ceremonies up to the time of the consignment of the remains for transport. Since the nor i ca -emains of d naval hero are not recognized collateral. they will be req sonably safe in the hands of, Loomis, Acting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1905.
HE WAS AN ABLE MAN.

 essary to say. as one of our Richmond contemporaries, The News-Leader, does, that he twas easily one of the ablest men; if not the ablest man, that ever served this country as a diplomat. whether in the capacity of our repre- sentative in foreign capital or in the position of Secretary of State, which he held when he died" This is not correct or just. The very ablest men our country has produced have served as Secretaries of State and as foreign ministers, and to place MT. Hay above them is not in accordance with facts, and is doing a grave injustice to the many able and great men who have served their country at home and abroad. His reputation does not need any such prop as that.
 But while John Hay was not the greatest among the large number of American statesmen iDis doing no in- justice to them to gay that his name deserves to be wntten high up on the roll of eminent Americans. In one re- spect he probably stands almost pre- eminent. and that Is in the versatility of his achievements and attainments. As scholar and a literary man he oc- cupies d high place, and would have been a famous man if he had never entered the arena of politics and st9yesmanship. -.~ But MT. Hay was destined for public life. He was little more than a boy when, in 1861. he became one of Lin- coln's private secretaries, and thus found himself in the midst of the most stirring events that our country has passed through since 1t emerged from the colonial period and became an in- dependent nation. Public position was thrust on him at an age when a young mans mind and talents are in the form ative stage, Next, as Assistant Secre- tary of Legation at Paris, Vienna and Madrid, and afterwards Ambassador to England he had ample opportunity to acquire such a knowledge of diplomacy as would thoroughly qualify him for the position of Secretary of State dur ing the stirring incidents of the last seven years. And we may safely de- clare that 1t was well for the country una the government that ne was m the Cabinet when Roosevelt became Presi- dent and since. He has acted as bal ance wheel on the Presidents indis- erect and frequently dangerous impll- sivencss. and the country has learned to feel less apprehension. knowing he was in the Cabinet. than 1t would have done if there had been no one to re- strain Roosevelt's nasty methods in dealing with public affairs. and espe- cialiy with grave and complicated for eign questions. He was looked on as an efficient brake on the machinery of State.
 And so, from whatever point of view we consider John Hay. he was q strong and able man. and we doubt very much if the President can find a man in every way so capable and well qualified to succeed him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
He May Go.

New York Times.
 The President has diinitely accepted the resignation of Chief Engineer Wal Iace What has caused the violent rup- ture between MT. Wallace and the Ad- ministration? There may be many req sons. and one principal reason. Perhaps 1t is principally because in MT. Wal lace's judgment there should be q sea level canal at Panama, and the Republi- can Party is not prepared to have one built.
 To build canal without locks would cost at least $50OO0. 900 In excess of the present appropriation: The matter troubled Secretary Taft when in this city two months ago. ne said:
 With the amount of money which has been appropriated for this work 1t would be impossible to construct d snp- level canal. For a sca-level canal believe that at least an additional ap- propriation of s5o,OO0,OOO would be nee essary.'
 That was said before the Presidents new commission brilliantly sealed the tariff wall last month by announcins tnat It w1s 4 dTy bound to PuEen 1We possible price" that is. by free compe- tition in the markets of the world. Per saving, at least $1Oo;ooo;00O by, this method it could build MT Wallacc's sea canal well within the present ap- RropriaIiGn Rrd Tit That this deGsion also the question of tariff reform was eat first very gratifying to the President. as The Tribune prOnOunccl 1T, then came his recantation. Nevertheless The Sun in it's Washington dispatch on May 19, giving the first news of his humiliating surrender. recorded the so- Der bellef Of the President and the Sec retlrV of War as to Panama aS follows:
 "Perso"ally, President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are credited with bolirv- ing that authority to purchase ships and material in foreign and not merely in home markets should hc vested in the canal administration, and they are also understood 10 be of the opinion that if this authority is taken aWaT. thus restricting all purchases to the United states, the cost of building the canal will be grcutlv increased"
 What Is the situation? Mr. Wallace adheres to his contention that the more permanent but al@@ In1rc cNpenSiN" sea level canal must he built. No ouc doubts what thr. Republican Congress wrll do with the coMmls sien's "E~'Us& suNing and tNpte4flY Yfree traGn prep 'ai heels, and MT. N@s3iaee. Mir. lAit. Mr. Eu0scrcI #and @Hcr%b0d~ pt sets uNtlpr4. s,fnf tais well The tugt# ghost will bn l4id too i' a lo@k cttnal saaA ha Gr- ridgd upon. But .sh@4id sa@c~ ~@ii@ ~in authority iHsi@t that Il a" 't %2nm h'rtf at sea lt'Vel, and sIoG{d a1 rN!r. -up1ra- prsaii0n of $5u.AdQ 600 Ec "l'ft., .tDr to re.lCniAh the pph F. C., lilf Soy, lrf.2"rt- tariff protected 2F,titt"s, t.} gu would tHs tariff issue bd fairl. leuaaar1 anew n..-@ fore the cOUNtry. ..= -. s-+-..
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
p..u,,.ritie, of Glasx.

Glass containing manganese Is slow ly turned violet by sunlight and Sir William Crookes has found that ra dium produces in a few days a colora- tion as intense as that caused by the sun In years. F. Fischer has nov been studying the effects of ultra-vio- let rays. and reports that the light of a mercury arc lamp in quartz tube gave a slight color in Afteen minutes to four out of eight glasses, and an intense violet hue in twelve hours The color proved to be due to manganese siiicate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
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rl.a tssi 32tIaa@ flsr Ininstcr.n .ns i he e,rs'i lsCa C'.1ttnl =,t J9Nt ord. .ll. #i Nts @d @g32 2tcQ -f1 -2. ,a]j : sre1 1aJinns e5- os,Nr"E an Ip,mr'u- and us,ug If p.. Suljty afternoons ss well as ulh r ,'.'s. A Lti:. 'tf e- ,h' 'f.urca, Lut 3 stEoN% VI" ,. .lrs thlt the u.- t".r"htle lp"St D.. vuii. Jl,n majority would 5ust ;.a .,'.4 i, stayed. l. looks &s if .En uaJortT L.f been t,k.u ,n rldf Itt-Lt i 7of lt}vly that t,e qugs'i"n will a d, ua!oss salati.s ag. r-tis, I.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
Gome.,s Wonderful Eyes.

General Maxine Gomez, the Cuban patriot who died few days ago, Was thus described oy one who cdnpLiSpea vita him before American mtorVcn- tion: He Is q gray little man. lis clothes do not fit well. and, perhaps, if you saw it in a photograph, his figure might seem old and ordinary. But the moment he turns his keen eye on you they strike like q blow from the shoulder. You feel the WILL. the fearlessness and the experience of men that is in those eyes and their owner becomes a giant before you"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

Mobile Register.
 If MT Taft is to succeed to the office of secretary of state. we must leave to the ina gination what may happen sivS: pt S"'i Mr. Tia Hay was controlled. MT Taft is irascible, Mr. Hay kept out of the public view, MT Taft hIis It'pi thg cen course. for t,s Mir. Taft to come under the influence of the traditions of the great office of state, and as he Is a man of ance than our past experience of him leads us to expect ilt islto be hoped. for the good of the country. that he will improve upon further acQualht' ance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
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Ven ard tlO.aHa tua1i..loHs Aaa-,t 1..
 Many women Weep and 1..tH anl re- fnso tJ D. coaiol't j beriuse. their once W5l1iitc"nt tr,s-rs have become tAIa aAo faded. ai 4uy men iu.Iis,. t5 l.rafa-ltE n- raUS, the tifD- li.. through taa -hr tAa.-5 ep tr.il cram iu'nS It will B" -.l nlvs ,a the miserable ot hs'A se%t-. to i.,yo that Newhr1's u,ynicise hEs lcra ul,,rd Uu0n ihs, r1urh"t. TLi- .- t., new scalp eormi .le aul .5lf.rpt!r int -ncts b. Gee;~py.r- s-. alra or n.f- rrobe thlt Is t1- u.5,tNlul cause of all hair dcs'...il,u- l},rllcidr ie Il new preparation. aair a!,,r new for mr1a on an tr,r'y A.w pr-lciDle Anyone who hls tried lt win testify as to its worth. ttA f. ynlrself aud be cenvinred .sr-d ny leading drla- gists. Send lo ia stamps Tor sam pie to The Herpicide O.. Detroit, Mich E. c. Fowler, Special Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

If, as some now assert, Mir. Conner was simply to deliver the address of welcome to the Alabama editors of SyI- acauga, why do others assert that he was scheduled to speak on the second day to the meeting which would be in session then at TaIladega Springs?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
A Great Growth.

AndaIuSla NeWS.
 Who would have thought ten years ago that Andalusia, an obscure village with a population of 200 or 300, and whose chief claim to notoriety was d somewhat unsaVory reputation abroad, would in the year 1905, nave within her limits $500 people. The work was done in a thorough manner and may be relied upon as correct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
T,r Tariff y,r,,,bncis.

NaiDT-G"uera! Leonard Wo q, |. :. A. comm lrdinE tIc HnpIU,mruI of Mi. .ianao. PhilippmeS Division, arrived la san Francisco June 21. on ruu.c lu idcIt BouScvrlJ. General Wood, who is accompanied by Mrs. Wood, atcs t37t conditions in II" Philippines ...o bet r dicate. - must admit" press dtsputc"os quote him as saving that the rarlC 's inc greatest draw back to th" pro os@Ct!tS of the country. It seems hard thut the American people investing Amer -1n money andel the American flag sroud have to pay tariff charges to got grodt succeed m developing tho islands ca.s must be changed. and believe II w.n be. We finally got reciprocity for Cure after thH pc pie had given up hope. and modified 50 as to permit the free tnpu.- tation of prod4cts of the islands into the home country"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
Wbat State Papers
 lire Saying
Other Qualifications Needed.

TalIadega Reporter.
 Alabama wants governor who has other qualifications than a desire to put the railroads in a hole. Breadth of beam and fitness are the measures of the hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
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Eourth of ,JuIy in Mobile

A citizen of Mobile, who was in Montgomery yesterday expressed sur prise that there was no organized ef- fort in Montgomery to celebrate lnde- pendence Day.
 "The Fourth of July is a great day with us at home,' he said. We have an Independence Association which has charge of the celebration and there are few days in the calendar more ap- propriately observed in Mobile than this one.
 My recollection is that our Inde- pendence Association had it's birth du- ring the Spanish-American war when the country was boiling over with pat riotism. At any rate the AsSocjatioc has & large membership and it0makes the day one to be remembered. There will be a street parade. display of American coiors and the usual out Surst of oratory.
 Montgomery being the capital of tl:e State, 1t seems to me the people here ought to observe Independence Day. Such occasions inspire the peo- pie and make them better Americans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
scant Sympathy.

The government will have scant sym pathy In It's criticism of Chief Engi- neer Wallace in this matter. Every fair minded man will agree that the government, under the circumstances, had the right to replace Mir. Wallace with more profitable man. could he have been found; and no fair-minded the privilege of bettering his situation whenever opportunity to do so offered itself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

Rev. Fladden writes somewhat lengthy article in defence of rich men, in which he takes occasion to tell us that they are simply human beings" Maybe they are, but many of them don.t act as If they think so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
Not Billy Patterson.

Birmingham Ledger. @-I
 The Ohio Democrats have nominated John M. Pattison for governor. He Is not Billy Patterson, and it remains to be seen if anybody will hit him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

whole business were turned over to the Marine Hospital Service, as the marine quarantine of Florida and Mississippi has been turned over. In this way we could obtain uniformity, and. at the same time. greater security. The pres ent system can never, 1t seems, prove satisfactory. It has not proved to pc SO in the past and Is not likely to prove to be so In the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

In view of the report of yellow fever at several ports in Central America. the matter of proper quarantine at our Southern ports is important to all the people. The Mobile Register says:
 The fact is that pressure of conner cial interests tends to tighten the en- forcement of quarantine regulations, and where that pressure is strongest the Tightening is greatest. It would be better for all of these pnrfs if the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

It would be well if all the people of Alabama could read and ponder the wise words uttered by MT. Lawrence Cooper at the recent meeting of the Stabe Bar Association. Here nearly a year in advance of the primaries studied effort Is being made to excite the prej- udices and passions of the people on one single issue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
Monument to yyeathcrfOrd

Director Thomas NJ. owen of the Department of Archives and History. yesterday expressed his qualification at the prospect of the erection of a monument by. the Improved Order of Red Men In Alabama to the memory of William Weatherford-the Red Eagle"
 Southwestern History" said pr. owen, reference Is made to the un- marked grave of Weatherford. In footnote the author states that since the text was written arrangements had been made for the erection of a monument by the descendants and rel atives of the great Indian leader. This appears never to have been accom- plished. ..
 The Red Men of Alabama ought by all means to undertake this as a spe- cifc task. It would do them honor and would serve to call attention to one of the most thrilling periods of our early history" -+4
 Dr. owen added that he was mem Der of the order of Red Men and that he would cooperate with those who are interested in the movement =.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

Tho Enterprise Ledger boasts of the Improvements in the paper and gives the credit to new devil We've mo- ticed that the devil often gets credit for things done or left undone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

A writer in The Chattanooga Times suggests that on all street cars the ne- groes be required to occupy the front seats and the white folks the rear ones. He gives several reasons for his sug- gestion but leaves out one important one, and that is the delicious CD per- fume that would be waited back to the white passengers. He should have dwelt on that advantage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04

Writing in The North American Re- view one pr. Moore is brave enough to declare that mot all alcoholic liquors are hurtful to man." Sensible doctor, that one is