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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
The Heavy Task at Panama.

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 We shall construct the Panama Canal But realization of the difficulties deep- ems, and the fiamboyant optimism tha possessed the country when we bought the right to undertake the job Is giving way to a sober sense of the nature and magnitude of the various obstacles. There will be money In plenty; for the United States, having undertaken the work, cannot draw back from 1t.
 Greatest & of hindrances is the tropical and subjects him to the dangers of disease. This makes the labor prob lem. of colossal work like this, the most serious than man has yet con- fronted in any of his undertakings, of which history has made record.
 Our country Is rich enough to con struct this canal; but where Is 1t to get the labor? Were the work to be done through rapidly. Men sturdy and strong would be ready to enlist-men of the sort who have executed all the great and strenuous work that the world has witnessed But in tropical climates such vigor and energy wither. Men of the most vigorous races will perish there more surely than those of the weaker.
 And in fact men of the vigorous work ing races cannot be hired for this serv- ice. The work, therefore, is left to fec ble arms One of our great. sturdy fellows, working in a northern climate, will do as much as a half dozen men of the races who can work. and sur vive. in the climate of Panama
 Calculations of engineers, therefore, on the cost of the work at. Panama. based as they have been on the cost of similar work in our northern climates, are seen already to be erroneous Some think the labor cost will be thrice what 1t was estimated, or eSen more. The task probably will take many more years, and cost 8 far heavier sum, than has yet been calculated; but 1t will be executed, and when finished will be worth more than all the time and money expended on its construction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
Hear The Cat-erwauler,
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer
 Championship of the cat is extremely unworthy of both of these contem- poraries. Nothing good can be said of it-there Is no mental or moral health in 1t. It has no redeeming qual- ity. With a stomach filled from a rich table. with no suggestion of pang of hunger. 1t will watch with baleful eyes to see the canary or the mocking- bird put Its head out between the bars of It's cage, and when 1t does so, spring upon 1t, drag 1t out and devour 1t from pure malevolence. It Is no question of hunger at all Friend of man? The cat is the friend of nobody. It will give the baby. crawling on the floor. its velvety paw to play with. and then ex- tend its needle-like nails and swipe the baby across the face. Not content Is asleep in its crib, and if there Is no suck It's breath. In theory it is a mouser, but in fact 1t lies and sleeps on the rug while the rats and mice take the house. We are astonished at the declaration of The VirginIan- Pilot that It Is "admirahle in its way" the most graceful of all domestic animals" It is. in fact, cumberer of the ground, an offence to the eye, a menace to society and a disgrace to the animal Kingdom. What excepting ferocity and treachery. could be expected. anyhow of a beast which is of the family of the tiger, of the wildcat, of the painter as they call 1t In the noun tains? T. ell with the cat. Let us have no more sentimental moonshine about the horried creature
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
What Corn Accomplishes

F. w. Hewes in Harper's Weekly.
 Corn-fed pork furnishes our tables with millions of hams and sausages, besides bacon and lard Corn produces the best of poultry and eggs. of which alone we, as a nation, consume more (when measured by dollars) than we do of wheat. Of corn starch we use about s7.oo0.ooO worth per year. to say nothing of the enormous consumption of glue, combs. and other products made from the horns hoofs and hair of those corn-fed animals. TO all these we must add a product of corn oil (maximum. $l6.o0o daily). largely used in paints; and the by-produots of corn oil. starch. glucose. whiskey, and alcohol. dried and sold in cakes. for animal food. amounting to millions of dollars per year. Nor Is that all that corn accomplishes, Besides giving food and clothing in the form of ani- nal and vegetable products. as indi- cated. 1t gives life and strength to millions of horses, mules. and oxen that till our fields and haul our multitude of farm products to the thousands up- on thousands of country markets. from Maine to California and from the Dar kotas to Florida and Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31


 Recently The Advertiser quoted from a speech made some days ago by Ben Tillman. in which he openly avowed that his policy in Congress had been to get anything and everything for the South that he could. right or wrong, honestly or dishonestiy." Commenting on this expression. The Washington Post said:
 If that be the spirit of the New sOTh the he soonsr S it Syes place to tHs cannot imagine Calhoun or Hayne, Lowndes or Hammond. saying a thing like that We know they would have scontempted 1t with horror, and re- jected 1t with scorn. had some public man of South Carolina advanced it In that elder. and. mayhap. better day Of the republic. Contrast 1t with the proud and noble utterances of Hammond. in when Seward, with coarse exultation, reminded the Senate that the scepter had departed out of the South forever, and how mean. how groveling, how iTc- moral, how wicked it sounds!
 While we all must admit that the spirit of commercialism has to some extent caused the South to be less de- voted to the high political and official standards of other days. we are glad to say that Tf1lman does not fairly rep resent the spirit of either the old or new South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
GOLDEN AVALANCHE HARDLYs
Invitation to Put It Backf

 wili Lawsea Respo.a te Gov. Hickeys
 Invitation to Put It Backs
 St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 When Governor Mickey. of Nebras- ka. told Tom Lawson to sell what he has and give to the poor, or, b be more literal. advised him to give away fortune as Rockefeller Is giving. he %Ssors as eays ss.n spSSssnR Ss Rns% .srdi For or the case under advisement. MT. Law son is reported to have said ia sn mad. nd 6ase: %srsi. fl cius s@0si o} ainnsspoi.: sp have several millions myself. and wfonSea the American people in setting 1t bnt the time comes i viii give the money back to them.v
 This. of course, is rather indefinite It leaves too much option Tn the han bands the time comes" Governor Mickey might again quote Scripture to Law son and advise that now is the ao. soR:sa soRRssataIass h%seli sa: ihs apos seas frst to wiring a public ayowai from Lawson that he considers 1t necessary to trump the Rockefeller trick of giv- men of large wealth in the country who are joining iL the hue and cry against Rockefeller who have never to make restitution. If they wage any war with the money lust. 1t Is the never give the least evidence of hay. ing prevailed. MI. Lawson is one of thIs class. He has for many years been accommodating wealth in specula- tions, his lines being sometimes those of the Standard OH Company and sometimes opposite ones, but always and everywhere parallel with the inter est of Lawson and expressing the idea of the public be damned"
 Governor Mickey may have provoked . golden avalanche. but there are as yet no signs of educational or ele- emosynary institutions getting ready to stand from under. ,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
The Esch-TOwnsend Dfl1.
 TalladeRa Mountain Home.

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 The Home fails to discover any advantage to the South in the enact ment of the Esch-Townsend bills. For forty years past: politically dependent: commercially dependent. the South, in spite of these adverse conditions. has developed to such an extent as to be- that goes to establish true thrift. ma terial and industrial wealth. Nothing is wanted that can possibly hinder our no% so fluff If of feiara promss ssr
 In the very nature of things. the enactment of the Esch- Townsend bill will result only in disadvantage to the merce Commission is increased from with the power to make and enforce arbitrary railway rates. .. or an |, inds- en members, no advantage will result from 1t to this section.
 The majority Of the rate.making % seosion who Q spe s more 10 e0ms interested Sa ia a divertins traffic from the gulf ports to the Atlantic seaboard than In fram. ing a schedule of just and equitable with rate-making power by the gov- ernment Is wholly opposed to the gen. jus ot our institutions: In the em- try there are millions of laboring peo- pie. well paid. who spend their earn ings with the mechanics. merchants, the press. professional men and ali classes of tradesmen. and for their protection no less than the welfare of the general public no such bureau should be established. It proposes too much arbitrary power to be placed In the hands of seven men. The In- terstate Commerce Commission, as now authorized. has all the power that should be entrusted to any committee in the adjustment of rates
 The Southern people are fair and be left free to deal with her own rail- roads. And, under such conditions, they are sure terms will be reached alike beneficial to the raiire<ads and the public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
It Is a Puzzle.


 Last winter when tho cold was per. sistent, continuous and intense, 1t was announced that there were spots on the sun and that the cold weather was probably caused by them. The argu. ment was that these spots were vast breaks In the photospI.re, and they represented immense areas of compara- lively cool portions of the suns surface and the coolness on the central orb lowered the temperature on the earth all of which was s@interesting at the time and seemed more or less probable. To- day there are bigger sun spots than those which were accused of causing the intense cold weather of last win ter: and the argument now is that these big spots. one of which Is 100000 miles m diameter. caused the recent hot the meteoroiogists explain how big sun spots cause intense cold in winter and bigger ones arc responsible for in tense heat In summer. This sun spot business ought to be strengthened out in some plausible way, so that ordi- nary human beings may know what to expect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
WILL THEY SETTLE lrs


 The Kingdom of Sweden is acting more sensibly. from our point of view, than the United States did in 1881. for she has arrived at the conclusion to let Norway go in peace. The only con- dition. as we understand 1t. Is that the separation must be regularly applied for and obtained with proper forms and ceremonies. What those forms and ceremonies must be. we are not yet ad- vised. but presume there will be no dif- ficult or humiliating conditions imposed by the larger kingdom.
 If the Northern States, including the Federal Government. had shown this disposition to arbitrate and arrange for . peaceful separation in 1861. there 10 little reason to doubt that an agreement would have been reached which would have been satisfactory to both sides. Billions of dollars and many thousand human lives would have been saved. and many years of bitterness avoided. whether such a settlement would have been best for the two sections none but a higher intelligence can tell. Hu- man minds will always differ on that point.
 But, contrary to the earnest desire of the Southern people. and in opposition to the advice of many of the strongest and best men in the North, the Federal Government decided that there should be no separation and the result is known of all men. It Is idle to specu- late on what might have been. The past is written largely on the pages of undying history. the present is with us and the future is spread out before us, to be unfolded for good or evil as the days so by. All we can do is to make the best of our opportunities. prepare to accept whatever the future may bring and let the dead past bury its dead.
 The Kingdom of Sweden has chosen wisely. So far as Norway itself Is con- cerned, the secession Is an actual fact. Acting through her highest ofacials she has deliberately declared herself no longer a member of the allied King doms and that henceforth she pro- poses to be an independent nation. Sweden cannot change that fact. any more than the North could change tho fact that the Southern States actually seeded. but Sweden. if she is 70 dis posed. can refuse to acknowledge Nor wegian independence and go to war for the purpose of forcing her late ally back into the union. War Is the last resqxt, ana war, with all its direful con- sequences. will result if Sweden so de- cides.
 It would be idle to assert that Swe- den would have a short and easy task. or that the result would be certain. al- though she has more than double the population or Norway. She might sue ceed in the end. but it would be at an immense cost. The Norwegians are among the most hardy and courageous people of Europe. The old viking spirit which made them the terror of the seas centuries ago. is not extinct, and they would fight as men of that class always fight when their independence Is at stake. Sweden will act wisely if she accepts. what is done as final and agrees to a peaceful settlement of all questions between them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
WANT IN SEPARATE.

The Muskogee Democrat declares that ''an overwhelming majority of the In- dians composing the five civilized tribes who favor any kind of Statehood, pre- fer it separate" This is natural, but unfortunate. It is natural because. as The Democrat says. fin separate state- hood they would exercise more influence and be a more important factor than were Oklahoma and Indian Territory joined in single statehood. With sepa- rate statehood the Indian population would constitute larger per cent of the voting strength than by single statehood. and in all lines of business the Indians would wield greater infiu- ence in a State composed of their own boundaries"
 While that is all true. it is unfor- tunate because a rigid insistence on separate Statehood may defeat either single or separate States. There is cer tain to be opposition to the admission of either or both these Territories and unless there Is united effort on the part of all the people. there is probability of defeat for all. We cannot really blame the red men, however. They have been dominated by the whites so long that when they see even a slight opportunity to assert themselves, they are not to be blamed for trying to reach the desired end. As part of the State
 
 of Oklahoma. they will be in such a minority that they can hope to exert bat little influence or obtain any fair share of the office. There should be two States. but one is better than none. at least for the whites. but whether there will be any gain for the Indians is another matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
A Great Assailer.
New York Times.

New York IlmeS.
 President Roosevelt Is a great as- sailer of corporations He whacks them. whales them. dissolves their in soient mergers, confounds their knav- ish tricks, and turns loose upon them all the dogs of war kept in leash by the Attorney General. But when 1t comes to the officers of the corpora tions. to the men who make the dead, soulless, corporate things operate, the President draws back. At that point his heart murmurs and restraints his hand. as MT. Rousseau remarked. That Roosevelt and Mir. La Toilette. The President is ruthless assailant of that insensitive, artificial person called a corporation, but he is merciful to the o~ly pitches into the corporatinos with inmifigabie ferocity. but when a cor poration doesn't treat him right, he would hang its President,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
Couldn't Catch Grover.

The Savannah News says 1t has been authoritatively denied that President Roosevelt agreed to accept gratis a copy of the now famous publication; such a stir. Nobody had to make such a denial in behalf of the Hon. Grover Cleveland of Princeton, N. J., and the country at large. It seems that when a solicitor for the publication ap- preached MT. Cleveland, that gentleman iistenedswlth patience for five minutes, with impatience for one minute, and then had the man shown the door, and advised him not to come back again MT. Cleveland doesn't permit himself to be used for advertising purposes. Unless he has been caught In trap by the Equitable. about the only thing than can fool him is fish
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31

Walter MacArthur. who Is winning a reputation as a raconteur, told a good one about Samuel Gompers at the Be- rean Club the other night. Gompers had been having a set-to with one of the leaders of the socialist wing of the American Federation of Labor. and had just ruled the speaker of the floor. says Thc San Francisco Chronicle.
 But didn't you rule the other way this morningT shouted the delegate indignantly.
 Tn whose case?" inquired the chair.
 "Oh. don't know whose. but"
 Then" drawled Gompers, in his most urbane manner, "the chair is will ing to confess that 1t Is unable to an swer the question which the delegate Is unable to propound."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
Moi Intendcd for Use ,

There are some things which no man can ever learn. no matter how intelli- gent end earnest a student he may be, declares The Youths Companion.
 My dear. you look perfectly discour- aged" said little Mrs. Nash's most ip- timate friend. What Is the natter
 T am/perfectly discouraged" said Mrs. Nash. tearfully. You know that footrest with the handsome embroid- cred top that I gave George for Christ mast Well. I've notices that 1t had begun to look almost little shabby and I couldn't imagine why. for IL stands away from the windows. and I've taken great care of 1t. And when | came down earlier than usual from putting Janey to bed last night, what do you suppose l sawT'
 The friend shook her head hopeless ly.
 T found" said Mrs. Nash. with bit terness. that George Nash had taken that footstool out into the center of the room, near his Morris chair, and had put his feet-with his boots on too-right on it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31

The milky way, where 1t is denser. is 1t not" Queried the same timorous voice, with the same falling infection.
 And again the lecturer leaned for ward slightly, and said:
 T beg your pardon"
 Breathless silence and expectation in the crowded hall.
 The milky way. where it is denser, is 1t not" e
 "Condens d milkw came in stentorian tones from the same part of the room.
 And the roar of laughter which fol- lowed e1ectually disposed of all further attempts on the part of the first speaker. Good DeeAs.
 Oscar 8. Strauss, of New York. is ops posed to warfare. delcares The Buffalo Enouirer In a recent address he said:
 war is inexplicable to me-as inex- plicable as all murderous hatreds and feuds--as inexplicable. for instance. as the battle that continually wages be- tween Minneapolis and St. Paul.
 Minneapolis and St. Paul hate each other. Incredible to all save Minneso- tans is the mutual aversion that smol- dsrs in these fair cities hearts. This aversity never lessons. On the con- trary, 1t is being daily increased. Thus:
 "A St. Paul man was invited to Min neapolis to make a speech. It was hoped that in his speech he would say pleasant things of Minneapolis. It was hoped that his speech would, maybe, bridge the breach between the two towns.
 "But. alas! this is the way the St. Paul mans speech began:
 " When a man of Minneapolis does a good deed, his townsmen erect mon- ument in his honor. There are no mon- uments in Minneapolis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
IN IDLE MOMENTS.
In Texas

It was in . Texas school room. says The New Orleans Times-Democrat. The young lady school teacher was at tempting to teach spelling class the meaning of certain noun endings in English.
 Now, what does nearer end in, Tommy?" she inquired.
 "'Er,' ma am," he answered.
 Correct. And what does that suf- tx meanT
 zone who,' maam.N
 Correct again. So nearer is one who hears, isn't her"
 Now, Willie. can you tell me what the word 'cheater' ends in?"'
 "A killing" promptly returned Will lie, whose father ran the faro bank game.
 And she never persuaded Willie that there could be any other possible ter imitation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
MONDAY, JULY a1, 1soS.
BRUTAL scoRcHERs.

Some may think that the newspa~ pers are at times too severe on the au- tomobile scorchers. whose reckless speed is continually endangering life and limb, but the scorchers themselves furnish the ground for severe criticism. Only a few days ago one of these ma chimes with three men in 1t ran over and killed a boy in New York. and the account states that the men turned sneaked away as rapidly as possible"
 Could newspaper speak in terms too severe of such brutal assassins as this, for that is what they are. It may be that they did not kill the boy with malice aforethousht. and that they cannot be convicted of murder. as they deserve, but certainly they proved themselves to be cowardly brutes, both when they laughed at their work and when they "sneaked away" without trying to render assistance. to their victim. They were evidently too bru- tai to care, and too cowardly to face the penalty that might have been vis- ited on them.
 When automobiles are carefully driven, and at reasonable speed. it is almost inevitable that accidents will sometimes occur. just as they occur in connection with carriages and street cars, but when theS-are driven without any regard to the rights of pedestrians and without care for the lives and limbs of others there are sure to be fatal accidents. if we may properly call them accidents, for some of them look more like design. .::. ..~..
 It is evident that the laws are not severe enough. An ordinary fine has no more effect on one oe these aristo- cratic scorchers than throwing a pea nut hull at him would. Even the con- fscation of his machine would not act as deterrent on a millionaire, as most of them are in the large cities of the East Nothing but a humiliating punishment-prison, in fact-will teach them a lesson. And it Is a safe pre- diction that if laws cannot be made and executed to protect the people they will protect themselves outside the law. and the murderous scorchers will have no one to blame but them selves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
VIII Keen nt It.

Charlotte (N. CD Observer
 One of the things which must strike the reader of all sorts of newspapers these days Is the unanimity with which Bryan is to be the nominee of the Democratic party for President in 1908 Nobody else is mentioned or seems to be thought of. and hence the apparent uselessness of the formal announce ment," which it is said Is soon to be made at a banquet at Madison, Wis. The expense of the banquet may as well be saved. Everybody understands that Colonel Bryan Is to be the can didate in 1908. in 1914. in 1920 and as long as Colonel Bryan lives or there is left of the Democartic party enough members to hold a convention
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
Anything You Want.
Florence Times.

Anything necessary for the mainten- ance or comfort of man can be produced in Alabama. Also a great many things unnecessary for his maintenance and comfort including politics, pestiferous and otherwise. and liquid lightning. The truth is, just any thing can be produced in Alabama. because we have the sea- sons properly climated and the soil properly adapted.