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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
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 The Santa Rosa (California) Daily Republican contains the following in- teresttng item about Gen. W. C. Oates, who has been visiting his brother in
 acol. James W. oates and Gen. W. c. took trip to San Francisco today and spent the time enJoyably In sight see ing. Yesterday Colonel Oates took his brother through the pretty Gold Ridge section, where the AIabamian had vis- tied twenty years ago. He was agree and prosperity which had come to the people there since his last visit Twen- ty years ago. General Oates saw but a sparSely settled country at Sebastopol and today he finds it thickly settled, with every evidence of the abundant these years. Another enjoyable trip which was taken by the brothers was to Cloverdale, where General Oates was delighted with the beautiful country. A stop was made at Asti to see the won derful sights at that place. all of which in an auto, with Chauffeur Fred Wise man at the throttle. This was the Generals first ride in an auto. and he is now partial to that mode of travel. Re- turning to this city, Colonel Gates gave orders to turn the auto loose, and Wise man compiled in a manner which took the party up en route to this city. Gen eral Oates occupied a front seat on the machine and remarked when he reached the City of Roses that he had travelled about as fast as he wished to do the trip"
 General Oates and family, after visit ing the Portland Exposition, will spend home. They expect to reach here early in September.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
change in the course of events. It Is referring to Chicago. and says;

change in the course of events. It Is referring to Chicago. and says;
 The level of Lake Michigan has risen foot within the last year and at this rate not more than ten years will elapse before all the low-lying sections of the Ga city win De submerssa a.do,nx prSfss of the National Government. has given special attention to the remarkable p,nsn9msnon ,nn,nn presented by the sradq,ah, dual Professor Maury of Columbia College, and others that the lake region Is tip- ping toward the Mississippi Valley. He noted Is not checked by some counter movement of nature-man of course be- ing powerless--only a few years will Chicago will be added to the floor of the lake that now washes it's shores. We suppose there can be no doubt of the accuracy of the statements as to what has already taken place. for very little observation would settle that. and if the process is still going on it Is very easy to predict what will occur in the near future, unless. as stated, this tipping process is checked or reversed by some counter process. As The Ore- gonian says this Is really not a matter to Jehc aoOut Alkht Ots TUT II Is matter of tremendous import to a vast region outside of Chicago. While It is idle to attempt to assess the ag- ricultural, commercial and industrial magnitude of such 8 disaster, 1t may be well to give ear to the facts as dis closed by the observation of scientists and regard the conclusions submitted by them. at least as possibilities. The prudent man. says Solomon, foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. The pru- dent man, being enlightened by the mathematical calculations of the scientist. may readily foresee the evil that menaces a great city and vast region by a movement that would drain the great lakes into the Gulf through the Mississippi River. But how he can escape the consequences-or as the wise man has it, hide himself'' from the evil-it is hard to see.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
JAPAN FEnLs WARS EFrEcTs.
Excessive Taxation Hurts Business tn
 MiIxad0ss Empire.

Nhk00ONB ESMHtEGs
 The industrial effects upon the inter, nal condition of Japan is thus deseripeo by The Birmingham (Engiandl Mali:
 "Of late all the consular reports re. lating to ports and towns in Russia ana Japan have recorded loss of trade De. cause of the war, but our consul at NaEasaki. Mir. F. W. W. Playfair, has a stifl more doleful tale to relate of his
 Trade and Japanese and Russian shipping" he says, have been serious. /. iy affected by the war, and this has not been made good by the increase in BTU ish and Norwegian shipping. In the country districts. while the people ap- parentiy pursue their ordinary avoca- lions as though no such thing as war existed. the Japanese business men or the open ports are hard hit by the ex- tra burdens of taxation consequent on the war expenditure and by the disloea- ten of Japanese shipping owing to Ihe requisition of many transports. Tne war, too, has killed more than Aalr the usual tourist traff1c of the last few years Fears of the Vladiyostok fleet and of submarine mines drifted rum their anchorage have kept many timid tourists from visiting Japan; ana al though some improvement has been noticeable of late, still the number ap- pears to be a good deal below the aV- craze Increased taxation also mas tended so to raise prices all around that Japan is becoming too expensive place for the ordinary tourist to visit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

That Gotten Dfsease.
 Prof; P. Mead wilcox. the Plan, Station at Auburn, spent Tuesday here making an investigation of certain cot many of our farmers in Chiffon county rived at T:ss a. m. he went :sraight tc tc the the diseased on Sfa piants ss and soiis were % who had brought in speeinasns for ex- swine sinstiSn %. wers NJ wosa o N 1sddosi Estt Dennis and T. N. Donovan. B r. Martin contributed bug which he had found on his cotton but on fnspection boil weevii, but belonging to the same genus" Squire Dennis then took pr. Wilcox in buggy out to ! M Mad the well known disease called An thracnose.', This disease is caused by s..s sut. Dsrs'ts os Psb Pss bs. Sf ths the ss ease appears as a purpiish discolored spot which during moist warm weather enlarses very rapidly;
 much of this season fs the expianation of the serious damage caused.'
 ben srs Ss sasr. f9Sad ans os cotton, but this disease Is moi. the re- suit of any insect injury" The true this state though reports to that eff feet have frequently been made. there are many insects that so closely re- frequently mistaken for it." Far mers are requested to send to pr. Will cox at the Auburn station. specimens and information of any cotton dis carefully examined and all possible as- sistance and information furnished"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
what To An Epidemics

Mobile Register. Al yellow fever is epidemic in Mississippi at feast, not declared. epidemic in New comes from the fact that the word epidemic" has an arbitrary meaning being defined in several ways. Popus affairs where an unusual disease makes It's appearance. People, are heard to say that the epidemic has appeared: when in pSint Of faet ar boera DJt 9nf Sas been rsSed roted. 0 Hers epidemic" and yellow fever are used as intsreh9nseasSlss rst ing ssas that he is snfrering from the fever.
 Strictly speaking epidemic means condition affecting whole people or Q nt formed "SP of two creek words meaning is said to be epidemic in community cases at tke same time in that locality but Is not permanently prevalent tnere When 1t Is permanently prevalent. as 1t used to be in Havana, 1t Is said to ' TrsYs is a very wide definition. lsav- ing great latitude to those who have to make application of 1t; and thus It are justified in stating, that the disease is epidemic in Mississippi City. while the Louisiana authorities may say that Orleans. By some 1t has been held desths from that disease outnumber the deaths from all other diseases in the community. but this definition has received no ofieiai sanction that we know oS.
 The object of declaring disease. epi- denic Is the same as the object of de- claring martial law. The declaration places the community under control of Sanitary authorities as far as relates to action for the preservation of pub lie health, and takes 1t out of the con trol of the local or elected authorities. It appears that the effect of such de- claration has been obtained in New or jeans without declaring the ~ ar cpl" demic there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Cetters tc tbe Gdftor
Pass It Up to Postmaster General.

Pass It Up to Postmaster General.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Many citizens here at Shorter and elsewhere want an answer to ques- ton that is now popping up about in pss sp9tss ana as we farmers nave vsn,y n;, to Grandma" If you are not posted and an investigation proves to be too iaborious for this hot weather we think Buckley who seems to have been in veetigating somewhat on his own ac- count Ths gusssign E this; Who ..ds is
 Not many days ago J: O. Thompson notified Judge Buckley that he (Judge was so out arc of 5De t to s. at head of the Department and who draw salaries for attending to the business. knew nothing about the matter. through the Villages that are served by R. F. D. from Shorter. conferred with one or two merchants who form erly held down the star route offices. eaa %r,t tRsa tsis R. 5 vii Hr 5. ais
 his Knees sSroush many pairs of pants ss Msas, payn s ss. ws assenses us sers With such bounds az to be already at the head of the government. or even i,S the Postal ss we gii was fsel pareat trader-wouid trade anything he hap pened to possess, from his pocket knife coming his way. Knowing this weak ness we are under the impression that there is a knife trade somewhere, for we cannot believe that he would wan scores of his friends to enable one or two others to cancel a few stamps.
 2. If you find out who is running the that We may lay the matter before them, him, her or it. for we want our papers and think we are as much en- handle no more mali matter than this one does. Subscriber.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Easclent stote Quarantine.

No better evidence of the effective ness of our State quarantine system may be had than by careful perusal of the daily papers," said an observant citizen yesterday.
 Read dispatches from all Middle States lying on either side of the Mis- sissippi River and you will observe that despite the strict shot gun quarantine maintained. people are slipping through the lines and importing yellow fever into Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and even North ern Michigan. From accounts, the peo- pie of those States become frenzied when the words yellow fever: are spoken, and State and county authori- ties are constantly clashing with the authorities of their neighboTs.
 So far, only one case of yellow fever has slipped into Alabama, and MT. Min hInnett was so promptly treated that his case did no damage outside of par tiaily paralyzing Montgomery's busi- ness for a few days. It can't all be luck. There must be some efficacy in the quarantine"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
DeliGhtn of Falling.

In view of the recent miraculous es- Saps from bo death fs, of 9roI l. l.. Downer New Exchange Hotel, sheer drop of 90 feet, without breaking any bones, 1t IS of interest to recall the sensations of Professor Helms, who fell over a preci- pice in the Saentes Alps.
 His fall over the precipice was thus described at recent meeting of the Swiss Alpine Club:
 and felt none of the paralyzing terror which often overwhelms men in the face of sudden catastrophe. He felt mental activity. Varied thoughts and ideas flashed rapidly through his brain. 4. thousand long-forgotten incidents of his past life came pleasantly to his soothing music and at that instant he knew that he had struck the ground. He lost consciousness absolutely with out pain or the slightest sensation of
 Commenting upon. this description of Professor Hein's fall, newspaper says
 Tt Is to. be regretted that the source height of the ' precipice j nor accounts for the professors continued lease of life. Unless the precipice was of mod crate height and was provided with a bottom, it Is difficult to understand how the professor could have kept his grip on life. He seems to have had as many thoughts as the. average man could have during a fall of two miles and the most delightful part of his experience was his musical impact with the ground, hard ground presumably. Was Alpine climbers confirmed romancers His may be a good description Of the sensations of the man who falls a great height and loses consciousness before sensations of the man who lives to tell the tale"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
VIII Back the Governor Up.

SeITnh J0uTnhI.
 If Governor Jelks will order the quarantine officer who next meets the State of Alabama, the rights of her people and the authority of her servants. to put him off the train and in a camp of detention promptly and quickly the people will back him up to the last ditch. When a man shows little regard for his fellow men as to deliberately try to move about among them when medieal science mas ace to the health of the entire com munities, he puts himself out of the pale of human sympathy and is not entitled to be treated except as an enemy to society.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
WE EXPECTED IT.

We knew it was bound to come; in the very nature of things, and we have been watching the Atlanta papers with microscopic interest to see the an- nouncement. The only matter of sur- prise is that 1t has been so long de- layed. What is 1t? Oh, beg pardon. We mean the belated announcement that near relative--perhaps a cousin - of M. Witte was formerly a promi- nent business man in Atlanta.
 That eases the strain. Reasoning from past observation we were dead sure of seeing the claim made that some one of the Russian or Japanese statesmen, or some relative of theirs, had at some time lived in, passed through or been arrested in Atlanta. The matter is adjudicated now, but it was a narrow squeak. If the facts had been made public several days ago the peace negotiations would have been concluded to the satisfaction of all par ties before now. Perhaps 1t isn't en- tirely too late for She situation to be saved. If Atlanta has butted in, even by q circuitous path. there Is yet hope of harmonious termination. If there should be a failure to agree 1t must be attributed to the fact that the Atlanta end of the embassy was too long about making good. Atlanta is now in it and the talkfest can proceed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Negro ymmunism.

There is something in the corstitu- tion of the Negro that makes him prac- ticaIiv immune from yellow fever. The medical authority, of large experience with the disease. considered the full blooded negro wholly immune. Nor nntil the malignant epidemic Of 1858, when a few Negroes were reported to have suffered from the seourgs Sub; in fine rYeserft visitation of the malady. a few Negroes have been reported as sufferers. - , , atfacks ef inc disease suffered by the Negroes were of the mildest character. attended with little fatality. Of the tbst most of them were negroids or mixed blood. and few of pure Ethio- Dian stock With this showing the full srSp'fS snG the philosophic mind will ask IVhN3
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Montgomery seaatoFship.

Edftor The AdVertIBef. ~
 Should the Governor call an extra session of the Legislature, and 1t now seems certain that heNwill, s Senator expired term of B. H Screws, de- ceased. No more competent and worthy successor to the able deceased Senator could be selected than Charles :. with the revenue laws of the State. and to him the State Is largely Indebted for the passage of the IS cents per hun. sil over the State as one of the best laws ever enacted. He ia conservative and will have an eye single to the in- terests of his County and State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
swede ana eerman Lsberrrn.

Canebrake CUniontown) Herald.
 Colonel w. L. Henderson, the immi- grant and industrial agent of the Southern Railroad, was in Faunsdale a short time ago. MT, Henderson states that he will, at no distant day. return to Faunsdale. with a view to estab- fishing an ofice for the purpose of ob- taining German and Swede laborers in the canbrake. We think this a good move, as we have the finest country on earth, but Is very much deficient in point of labor When we have learned 1t with German or Scandfnavisn iabor' our products will be more than dou-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
sidewalk PeneiIinas


T was interested" said a Montgom- cry physician, in reading in Wednes- son, who is now in Manila, believes he has discovered 6 cure for leprosy by the x-ray treatment.
 Montgomery and Is fine young gen. tIeman as well as . scholarly man. He was reared near Camden. s. C., and served some time as a physician at the there he came to Montgomery, about 1ss6, and practiced here until the out break of the war with Spain. in 1898, when he went with the American army to Cuba as surgeon. From Cuba he went to the Philippines. There he left the army and entered, the Philippines Medical Service.
 T should not be surprised if, when he leaves the Philippines, he would come back to Montgomery and locate. His success Is very gratifying to many well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
HEIGHTS OF THE EARTH.
Greatest Attitudes Reached by BaIIOOnI
 and CKfmberu.

tifc periodical and explained by a French scientist shows how far men have penetrated the heights of the earth, says Everybody's Magazine. The estEbuilding Mount Everest, 2S.ss5 feet high, is the highest peak of earth. pr. Workman of Worcester, Mass holds 2s,s9S feet His wife, Fanny Bullock Workman, has the Woman's mountain climbing record, 21,910 feet. Tn 1901, M Berson in a balloon ascended 35, 424 feet, the highest point reached by man, and nearly 5000 feet above the region of the clouds. Tn I902 balloon from Strasburg Observatory reached height of 7s,l11 feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
DriftWcOd
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
VENUS DI MELos.
(Sculptor Unknown

 Whose was the dream that wakened into thee? Whose was the hand that coaxed theA into shape? Most beauteous form of sculptor's i'm agery,
 Through whom some artists life dream found escape. What unknown genius strived so well to trace A form that lacked but breath to make 1t real. Maybe he pictured in thy saddened face The image of some loved and lost ideal!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
chicsgo University is Anxious.

Chicago Inter-Ucean.
 If 1t shall be discovered that MT. Rockefeller has promised to do more for education and religion and the gen eral uplift of humanity next year than his next years income will permit, his promises will frst be discounted and later on may become a slut in the market.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
No Excitement in These Parts.

USS'
 Now that Governor Jelks has open ly announced his intention of calling an extra session of the Legislature after frost, the excitement begins to spread, old political warhorses are rapidly falling into line and even the intelligent voter" Is beginning to sit up and take notice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

In York, Pa, a white woman inter- fered and stopped a dog-fight which so angered an interested negro that he struck her with his fist. Thereupon The York Dispatch informs the colored gentleman that "he will see fighting that won't interest him at all If his name leaks out. Lynching?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
pOIItlcnI Complications.

Therefore, We should not be surpris- ed to see Alabama politics considera- bly out of joint before the next cam paign Is finished even to the defeat of railway measures, and possibly the election of one or more Republicans to the legislature and congress. These are conditions that promise now to termlsts are to lead the campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
wcrE. Against the Negro.

philadelphia Ledger.
 The pTesenee of the boil weevii re- quires the energy. perseverance and in Eenuity which are not the characteris- tics of the negro; while the rice culture Is now effected by the aid of machin- cry and by appliances which do not call for the services of so many la- borers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
A Far Away Prediction.

All Russia has to do to gobble up the Japs Is to unite and satisfy her millions of subjects, and borrow some money, and Japan will soon see that she has made a terrible and disastrous mistake in not listening, to reason at Portsmouth. We predict. should the war be continued. the ultimate sue back with the sympathy of the world over. Japan had best do something now before 1t Is too late.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Signs of Frost.

many signs of early frost. That is old lady's signs, June bugs of every description. Even the innocent cows are shaking their heads and kicking. a sign, that is the chances are between now and next January they will grow cooler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

'Tn the matter of talking the Rus sians can give the Japanese cards and spades" remarks The Columbus En- auirer-sun. Very likely, but talk isn't always trumps.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Great Factory at Gadsaen.

Gadsden TIm0s-N -NeWs
 It can be stated with authority that the largest manufacturing industry ever brought to the South will soon locate in Gadsden. It means the city The oficiai annonneement will be made shortly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Wbat State Papers
 Ire Saying
Asked to Set n Good Example

HuhtsVIIIe MercuFy.
 If the good Christian women of the world will stop wearing birds on their hats, then the brutal slaughter of the forest songsters will have to stop. Will the good women save the birds? Sup pose the women of Huntsville lead In this great work and set an example worthy for all to follow. They might accomplish great good. far more than they think they can.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

'will lonely dog follow you in the streetT' is a question that Is agitat- ing the brethren in Virginia and Caro- lima. We don't know what the an- swer is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Growing in OmcIaI Stature.

Mayor Ward of Birmingham is q small man physically. but he Is grow ing officially at a rate that will soon make him one of the most prominent municipal executives in the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

The gradual introduction of Russian as the language of intercourse on the point with the Films. The staff of the Dieaborg Railway has resolved to strike ovt all the Russian words on the railway documents and Co us@Oniy Fin- nIsh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
Not the Way to BuIid Up a Town.

CentFeViIIe PreaB.
 Centreville is an individual town. There is no concentrated action of her ERdiRfferent EeiRt mt % to nearly ea eVsrytbing Srt @ their own individual welfare. If they would only get togetner on any one thing, 1t would be accomplished and that in a short time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

The Topeka Journal has registered a vigorous kick because some Igorrotes who have been stopping there eat dogs. Isn't dog as nice as a hog?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

Speaking of the new Georgia law to nunish drunkenness, The Savannah Press admits that 1t doesn't know when a man is drunk. any more than the able statesmen who drew and passed the law" We suspect that the officers will ease their consciences and save trouble by giving the thinker the ben- eft of the doubt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
The First Consideration.

DdueVIIIe OOuTIeT.
 Alabama, her development and pros perity should be the first considers tion in the campaign of 1906. No man no party, nor faction Is of so much importance to our voters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

yisitor-Do you think Willie will ever be President? *-..
 Mother-Well, he is certain to be a great man-he can't write a legible signature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26

Some of the automobiles are called "runabouts," and The Raleigh Post inc inmates that they might appropriately be called "runovers"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-26
JULY. 1905,

E. & Noble. Circniatiop Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adyer-' tisePs circulation for the month Of JuiSs 1a05 ts true and correct and compiled after ali returns from news boys. news agents and leftover copies have been deducted.
 E. s. NOBLE, Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd iay of August 1905. ,,o1, (SeaL) Notary Public.