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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24

none have failed to adopt it. During the summer several North Alabama counties. including Cherokee. Lime stone and Jackson, will vote on the measure An active campaign IS be- ing encouraged in each Of them Tn the interest of the measure. and there is reason to predict that all of them VIII
 Already good results in the counties which are taking advantage of this measure to improve their schools are noted, and other counties which have not yet adopted the system are opening their eyes to it's advantages. There Is reason to believe that within a com- paratiyely short period, nearly all. If vote favcrably on the measure. and the proposition. will then no doubt com mend itself to the people to have 1t ap- ply to the districts themselves. This will be a progressive move In the inters ests of better educational facilities. and property holders themselves. The tax does. net fall heavily upon any one. Surely if those who own little property can afford to tax themselves for better schools, those who have large property interests will derive proportionate ben eflts from the investment
 During the last few years the people ever before the need for good schools as an important factor in the develop n1ent of the vast natural resources awaiting the intelligent hand of train ed young men to be turned into ffn- ished products. As un expression of this sentiment for better schools tn c adoption of the special school tax by so Every county in the State should vote for It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
A Valuable Agent.

The glycerine employed in Dr. Pierce'a medicines greatly enhances the medi1 cinal properties which 1t extracts and holds fin solution much. better than alcol properties of It's own, being . valuable demulcent, nutritive, antiseptic and anti ferment. It adds greatly. to the efficacy of tho Black Cherrybar Golden Seal root, Stone root and Queens root, con .tained in rGolden Medical Discovery In subduing chronic, or lingering coughA bronchial, throat and lung affections for all of which these agents are recom- mended by standard medical authorities. In all cases where there Is wasting away of flesh, loss of appetite, with weak stomach, as in the early stages of consumption, there can be no doubt that glycerine acts as valuable nutfftfve and aids the Golden Seal root, Stone root, Queens root and Black Cherrybark in nesh and strength, controlling the cough and bringing about healthy condition of tho whole system. Of course, 1t must not be expected to work miracles. It will not cure consumption except in It's earlier stages. It will cure very severe, obstin- ate, chronic coughs, bronchial and laryn- geal troubles, ard chronic sore throat with hoarseness. Tn acute coughs 1t is not so effective. 1t Is in the lingering coughs, or those of long standing, even when accompanied by bleeding from lungs, that 1t has performed it's most marvellous cures. Send for and read the little book of extracts, treating of the properties and uses of the several med icinal roots that enter into pr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and learn s0hu this medicine has such wide range of application in the cure of diseases, It Is sent free. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. '. The rDiscoveryn con- tains no alcohol or harmful, habit-form. ing drug. Ingredients all printed on each bottle wrapper in plain English.
 Sick people, especially those suffering from diseases of long standing, are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter, free. All correspondence is held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
 Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing onllf. Send 21 one-cent stamps for paper or 5l stamps for cloth- bound copy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
THURSDAY, MAY s4, Isea
nj WAS LOADED.

That was a jolly muddle into which the national House of Representatives got itself few days ago. The cause was a bill, which had been agreed on by both branches of Congress, "to pro vide punishment for public officials who improperly disclose official information in advance of formal publication" That doesn't look or sound like a danger ous proposition. IL is true that It might catch those officials who are inclined to let out secrets that should not get to the public. We all know that this is sometimes done, and that 1t is done in high places. To go back only few months it will be recalled that there was much talk and result ing scandal last fall in connection with cotton crop statistics. There may have been more ado about 1t than the facts warranted, but there were grave charg- es and much talk over the case, and this Is but one instance out of a num- Der that might be mentioned where secrets have leaked out that should not
 But that was not exactly what threw the House almost into mysteries. When the members came to examine the bill closely they found that it took them into the list of public oficials,' and that when one made 8 speech on the floor of the House, or talked with 2 newspaper man, he was liable to vio- late the law and stand q chance to get himself behind the bars. All know that members of Congress get infor- nation of importance which is not in tended for the general public and it is equally we'll known that in the heat of debate c member will sometimes let out a bit of Information regarding of- feials or oficial matters that should not be made public.
 Heretofore that has been looked On as only an inadvertence,. censurable, perhaps. hut not criminal This new bill. as the members viewed it, was of such a sweeping character that any Congressman who let out a secret would be a criminal and liable to punishment as such. Whether they were entirely correct in their view is & matter about which we have no opinion to express but they thought so and buried the bill beyond hope of dlsinterment, at this session. at least. It Is pity that they didn't learn the danger earlier. so that the bill could have been amended. for there Is certainly needed some legislA- tion of the kind. But the members didn't intend to set a trap they might be first to walk into.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
TODAY IN HISTORY.
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Washington, D. O
 Name Day, Ascension Day. Sun rises
 i572-Drake sailed from England cn his voyage of reprisal to the West In~ dies against the Spaniards.
 1651-Louis XIV. of France purehas- ed of the West India Company, for the benefit of the Knights of Malta, the ts. lands of St. Christopher, St. Barthol- omew, St. Martin and San Cruz, for the sum of 10000 livres. turnois- On Au- gust 10, 1885, the French West India Company purchased of the Order of Malta the islands of St. Christopher. San Cruz and St. Bartholomew, for 500,- 600 livres turnois.
 separate province. First permanent settlement began in 1869; original char ter included North Carolina and Geor- gia.
 condemns the late acts of Parliament, and recommends a Continental Con- gress. The Virginia House Of Burgess es appoints (June 1( as fast day, and same Governor Dunmore dissolves the Virginia House (May 26) whereupon most of the members meet (27) and de- clare that an attack on one colony IS
 1775-John Hancock elected President of Congress; he succeeded Peyton Ram dolph in that ofifce:
 l777-Coionel Melgs made success
 
 Harbor, destroyed twelve British brigs and scnooners and great uuantI'irs '-s stores and brought away ninety British prisoners without sustaining any loss. iSo4GAs a testimony of the co1ntry's high esteem for Lieutenant Decatur's 8 gallant conduct in taking the frigate Philadelphia, a commission as Captain in the navy was issued to him. 1S11-The Seringapatam. prize to the United States frigate Essex, Captain Gamble, captured by the British sloop- of-war Cneruh at the Sandwich Is-
 ISis--General Jackson captured Pen- sacola, Fla.
 is3S-John Randolph of Roanoke, an American statesman, died, aged 50. He was a descendant in the seventh gem eration from Pocahontas. the Indian wo- man who saved the life of Captain Smith, and was distinguished for ge- nlus, eloquence and eccentricity. 1S61-Thirteen thousand troops cross ed the Potomac into Virginia. Alexan- dria occupied by the Federal troops. | Colonel Ellsworth shot by Jackson. who was instantly killed. Arlington 1S62-Colonel Henley. commandins the Federal troops at Front Royal, Va, defeated by Confederate forces. Banks evacuates Strasburg. | 1S63-Austin, Miss, burned by Colo mel Ellet's Federal mSrine brigade. of the anti-draft riots in New York | sentenced 10 sing Slns pIlSoh. r,, =
 1S65-Grand review of General Sher- mans army at Washington, D. c.
 1S69-Exploration of the Colorado | Canon begun. 1S79-Warner silver bill passed House; opening United States Mint to unlimited silver coinage. ., 1S23-New York and Brooklyn bridge 1 opened.
 1S9S-Battleship Oregon completed | her remarkable trip around Cape Horn, | I45OO miles in seVenty-three days. | 19O5--Carnegie hero fund commission | made nine awards of medals and cash.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
aR.rLnoAD ATTORNEYS,

Is 1t not singular what a nice substi- ute for argument is supplied by the words railroad attorney" During all tho debate in Congress on the rate bin when ever any member in either house took occasion to speak for fairness to the railroads he was at once fiouted as "a railroad attorney" and that was supposed to be a full and complete re- ply to any and all his arguments. Here in Alabama we have a candidate for Governor who has the words at his tongues end on all occasions. He ap- pears to think that nothing Is needed to ensure his success before the people but to abuse the railroads and all connected with them. It is a kind of augmentation that suits him.
 No one influence in the United States has done more to make this a great and prosperous country than the railroads have. No one influence has done so much to develop and build up Ala bama as the railroads. It Is not to be denied that they are not always fair. nor that they need restraining and reg ulating at times, but the man who is an enemy to railroads is an enemy to the State and the people of the State. It is doubtless true that there are law yers in the employ of railroads who are without conscience or fairness just as there ara lawyers of the same class
 in all other departments, but the charge or insinuation, direct or implied. that any iawyar who would defend the railroads from injustice and im- position is not honest is an insult to the lawyers and the railroads and reflec- tion on those who make the accusation. It is little credit to any one. candidate or other, that calling others railroad attorneys" Is all the argument they can use. Sensible people are not in- fluenced that way.
 The manner in which the term has been used. both in the halls of Con gress and on the stumps implies thai a lawyer who is employed or retained by a railroad is not only dishonest but that he must necessarily be an enemy to the people and the State. Such charges or insinuations are the refuge of the demagogue who can make no better reply to the arguments of oth- CTS. The people of the entire country should take this kind of discussion at its true value. which is very low in- dead
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
"NO CURE, NO PAY''
How Fowler Sells HyOmeis the Guaran-
 teed Cure for Cntarrh.

How Fowler Sells HyOmets the Guaran-
 teed Cure for Cntarrh.
 E.. G Fowler has an unusual offer to make to our readers, one that will be of the greatest value to many.
 For some years he has been watch omei, a treatment for catarrh that cures by breathing medlcated air, ab- Solutely without any stomach dosing, The results have been so universally successful that he feels justified in making Q public offer to treat the worst case of catarrh in Montgomery with the understanding that if Hyomei does not cure, the treatment will cost abso- iutely nothing.
 People who have spent large sums with catarrh specialists. deriving but little benefit, or the many who have swallowed stomach remedies in the vain hope of curing catarrh. have ex- pcrienced almost immediate relief from the use of Hyomel. while the con- tinued treatment for a short time, has resulted in complete and lasting cure,
 The regular Hyomei outfit costs only one dollar, and consists of a neat pock- ct inhaler that can be carried in the per, and a bottle of Hyomei. If this iS not enough for a cure, extra bot ties of Hyomei can be obtained for AO cents.
 MT. Fowler positively guarantees a cure, if Hyomei is used in accordance with directions. or he will refund the money.
 If not convenient to obtain Hyomei of E. c. Fowler or some other druggist 1t VII on receipts of price. The R; T. Booth Co., Hyomei Building. Ithaca, N. r.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24

Evolutionists account for the long neck of the giraffe In a way that fits in with their theory of creation. They tell us that long ago. thousands or millions of years in the past, certain animals lived in a region where there was no grass or other undergrowth. but only trees Animals having the long est necks could feed on the foliage of the trees and thus sustain themselves while the short-necked varieties all perished and disappeared. As time passed the continued effort to reach up to the leaves and tender shoots of the trees caused a corresponding increase in the length of the necks until we .havs the giraffes as we now find them. It is an ingenious theory. and we sup pose the short neck of the hog is the result of his always keeping his nose to the ground. It Is a great advan- tage to know things, or think you know them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
.Taught 6O, ,OOo Yonnr Mep.

Professor Robert Ogden Duremus, the noted chemist. who died in New York a short time ago, aged S2 years, was a well known export on the effects of poison. Professor Doremus has been connected with the New York CNllege and the College of the City of New York as Instructor in chemistry for nearly sixty years. and for more than forty-five years he had occupied the chair of chemistry in the Bellevue Hos pital Medical College He equipped the first laboratory in the United States for instructing medical students in an- alyticaI chemistry. At least 50,000 young men have been his students.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
MAr nr roR rHE nEsr.

From one point of view the rum pus between the President and some other public men is unfortunate. but from another it Is fortunate. It is un- fortunate because 1t puts the highest off1cial of the government in q most unfavorable light before the country. No mount of explanation, assertion or denial can set aside the established fact that Roosevelt has laid himself liable to charge of bad faith towards others and that he has made deliber- ate misstatements. These are grave charges to make against a President
 On the other hand the occurrence may be regarded as fortunate in that 1t has opened the eyes of some public men in Congress to the manner of man they have to deal with. This rate bill has been a series of mistakes and blunders from the beginning, It was an ire deemable blunder to put Senator Til1- man in charge of an administration measure. He and Roosevelt were not on good terms and we do not believe either had confidence in the other. No matter how earnestiy the Senate may have striven to carry out the wishes of the President he would be denounc- ed by the latter If hA failed in any re- spect to accomplish what was expected of him. He was handicapped from the start
 But the monumental biunder of all was that other Senators and public men should have been induced to en- ter Into any kind of understanding or alliance. secret or otherwise. wth Roosevelt. Knowing the manner of man he is they should have held aloof from him and steered clear of any "en- dangling alliances They had seen and heard enough of his unstable character to have saved themselves from being entrappsd by him. They should have known from the experience of others that he would throw them down If he could see that ii was to his Inter est to do so, and that no pledge or promise made bY or for him would bind him longer than 1t pleased him to keep 1t.
 some of the Presidents apoioglsts undertake to explain away his unenvia- ble position by saying that all the trouble comes from his tmpetuosity. fearlessness and openness of speech. Even if this were all true 1t would be very weak defence. A man who takes no thought of what he is saying, cares nothing for the effect of hts words. and is not bound by his own statements is totally unfitted for the high office of President of the United States If the excuses made for him arc valid they are good reasons for him to resign. These excuses the great public will not accept as any thing like defence for him. It would seem that he had 8 deliberate purpose in view and went about it with the intention of using certain public men to gain his own ends and then throw them over when his purposes were accomplished. Still the out come may result in good. after all. If it has taught Democratic Senators to put no more faith in White House pledges and to make no more alliances with Roosevelt it may all be for the best in the end. Again, what right has a Democratic Senator to make se- cret alignment with a Republican President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
Apti-Negro sentlnaent in New YorIx.


 Gt'is a Characteristic of growing sem timent In the North, that a crowd or ing to lynch a negro for no reason at all save that he was running away from a policemen. The negro. under was attempting to escape, but the crowd that blocked his path did not know what was his. offense,. The negro was seen running. wlsh .npeotstnrs poiieea9i io,nsa aSd tho mob, several taking shots at the ne- gro Finally, when the negro was blocked and thrown down. rope was as hang him. The police reserves had grNlt diticulty in rescuing him from thR lynchers.
 In this matter of the lynching of ne- groes, but it is certainly true that no Southern people have lynched or at tempted to lynch a negro because sim ply he was attempting to escape from Another point worthy of note is that while the negro was trying to escape These citizens had absolutely no know ledge of the offense charged against tho negro. or whether even he was a criminal. Merely on the suppositionthat some crime had been committed, they undertook, on their own motion, to execute death sentence upon the ne-
 stiii another feature of the case is the proof offered that pistol carrying Is a practice in New York. A man jumped off a street ear and opened fire upon the negro. firing at him twice, and a little after an automobile party joined In the pursuit. and one Of the men in the vehicle stood up and sent two bullets after the fleeing man, Fur ther down the street another man joined in the pursuit, firing as he ran. Thus we see three pistols at work, in street of the great city. We may judge from this that It Is rather carry concealed wespons--a practice that is popularly supposed to be fol- lowed in backwoods communities only.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
southeru PublI.heru, NTeetinR,

Charlotte Observer. s-
 It was an extremely agreeable meet ing of the Southern Publishers As- scciatlon held last week in Montgom- cry. Alabama. Montgomery is a very beautiful city. populated by many, of the finest people. and Is besides one been the first capital of the Confeder- ate States. and MT. Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederacy, having been inauEurated on the front steps Of tho Capitol of Alabama. which over looks the city from stately eminence. This meeting of last week was at tended by many of the best known pub fishers of the South. and the represen- which weer not present. It Is the policy of the association to elect new set of officers at each annual meeting. Maj. J. C. Hemphill. of The Charleston News and Courier, the president elect ed at the meeting last year, presided at thls session, and, of course. did so prop erly. His successor. chosen at the meeting ednesday Is MT. F. P. Glass, of The Montgomery Advertiser. who. equally of course, will wear his hpnors worthily. He was the former secre- tAry and Is succeeded in that posi- ton by Mir Victor Hanson, likewise of The Advertise Many topics of con eerH to newspaper men were consider ed al this meeting. but as these are not of interest to the general pubic, they will not be touched upon further here. The hospitality of Montgomery was unbounded and very greatly appre- ciatcd, The barbecue at Jackson s Lake was thoroughly enjoyable oc-- casion, exceeded only by the banquet O! the Commercial Club Wednesday nlEht. Every possible attention was given the guests of the city. and none o' them will ever forget the visit The headquarters of the association were at the New Exchange Hotel, a modern building in structure and furnishings and which gave a service which iett t1f NhNa The occasion was in all points one to be remembered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
Test of Real Courage.

Congressman John Sharp Williams was recently asked to oppose the free seed distribution. In declining Mir. Will Hams said: ''Wadsworth, can imagine a man with the courage of the early Christian martyrs; I can imagine a man with the courage to wnlk steadily to the cannon's mouth and can imsg- inc a man with the courage to looF Into the barrel of a pistol in a duel. but in my widest imagininSs I cannot imagine a man with courage enough to refuse to vote for the seed distrlbu- ton If he comes from rural dis- trict
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
Compa.. Useless on Submarine.

bIUOkIyH EdBIt.
 Talking with a young naval officer yesterday, l learned something about submarine boats that astanished me. He had been down in one of the Hol- land craft several times and made light of the dangers, but he ridiculed the value of such vessels for warfare. Then he told me the strange, inexplicable fact that after the boat is entirely sub merged the compass ceases to point to the north. It flies around any old way and can not be relied upon for steer ing. Even when the water is clear and still the man at the lookout can not see more than twenty feet in front of the bow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24

If" said Touchstone, and the little word comes in very handy at times. as in M-. carnegie's case. If he were . young man and poor man, and if he could find nothing better he might be willing to work for the dollar day, but as neither of those conditions will confront him he doesn't know what he would do
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
Tnmoh. D.v,d I,v,pr.tous.

One of the boyhood teachers of David Livingstone. the African missionary, Is still alive and on active service. He Is Rev. F. R. Caldwell, a member of the Lancashire and Chelsea presbytery in England SS years of age. When young man he was a teacher at school in the neighborhood of Blantyre' Lanarkshire. and among his pupils was young David Livingstone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
ul.1orIo con.r,,,ntInn Ror.

The box now being used by the Thought and Work Club of Salem Mass, for the relief of San Francisco hsa the distinction of having been used for good purposes before. It served during the civil war to hold subscrip- ton for work among the camps or the Northern soldiers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
The specIal school Tax.

hlifNin Snam News.
 Executive Secretary H. c. Gunnels of tho Alabama Education Committee IS highly encouraged over the growth of tho sentiment in the State In favor or the levying of the special tax Tor schools. At an election recently held
 To Conecuh county for the levylng oI tu.s lax the measure was carried py large majority. This makes thirty seven of the siXty-seven counties m Alabama taking the advantage of thls system Of the counties which nave voted on the proposition since last fali
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
Germnnn In New Guinea.

It was stated recently in Inc relch- stag with reference to German New Guinea that out of total European population of 4O6 there were 174 mis- sionaries, and that for every two farm CTS there was a German officer. This meant that every farmer there cost Germany $5,5O0 a year. The speaker remarked that it would be cheaper to bring the farmers home and give them pensions.