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The Washington times., 1906-01-20
WOULD SAVE GRAVES
OF CONFEDERATES
Foraker Pushes Bill for
Those in North.
PRESIDENT IS FAVORABLE
Measure Carries Appropriation to Re,
store Resting Places With Stones
or Remove Remains.

Confederate veterans and SouJheTneTs
generally are taking a deep interest in
the Foraker bill 20 appropriate 500 00l
TO buy the lands in Northern States
wherein rest the bodies OF Confederates
who died in the Northern prisons in the
civil war. To improve these grounds SUBJ
sIantially and 10 erect headstones over
the graves. a good deal of Northern
sentiment. too. is with the people OF the
South in this matter as is evidenced by
the fact that Senator Foraker. himself
d fire~eating veteran OF the rebellion, is
urging the passage of the bill.
President Roosevelt himself is favor
able 10 proper care of the graves OF
Confederates who died in the Northern
prisons. He recommended this in his
last message.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
California Service Via New Orleans.

Via SO. Ry and So. Pac Excursion
sleepers without change. Berth $3.50.
Personally conducted. A. j. Poston,
Genl. Agt. 81 Pa. ave. and 705 18th st.
The Washington times., 1906-01-20
Madness Ends An Arctic Romance

The pathetic termination OF love affair between young
Moravan Missionary and the girl who oTneyed distant
labrador to become his bride.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Name Day: Whit. Mon. Sun rises at 4:39; sets at 7:21.
 I7II-The fleet of transports con- taining 5000 troops from England and Canada, arrived at the port of Bos- ton, under Sir Hoveden Walker, after a passage of one months duration:
 1792-First legislature in Kentucky met
 1792-Route between Pennsylvania and the Genessee country in New York explored.
 i7e4-The President authorized by Congress to lay embargoes on vessels in any of the ports of the United States. and to revoke the same when ever he deemed 1t necessary for the interests of the country.
 177s-A large British fleet; under Charleston. s. C., this day. Clinton, who hurried from New York on the approach of Lee, makes landing the same day on Long Island, near Sulli- vans Island. s. C., and Lee. also by forced marches, reaches Charleston the same day; the citizens had erected a palmetto wood fort on Sullivan's Is- land, which was mounted with twenty six guns and manned by 500 troops. under Colonel sMoultrie: the British make an attack by land and water on the fort, June 2Sth; Clinton is prevent ed landing. and the fort delivers such q fire upon the fleet that after a ten hours struggle. the vessels withdrew the royal governor of South Carolina was mortally and Admiral Parker se- riously wounded; British loss in killed and wounded 225; Americans two kill ed and twenty-two wounded.
 1895 The American prisoners at Trip oli liberated.
 1S12-Missouri organized into ter ritorlal government. 1S16-Treaty between the United States and Weas and Kickapoo In- dians.
 1s29--steam frigate Fulton blown up at Brooklyn Navy Yard. and twenty-six persons killed. 1S45-War declared against the United States by Mexico on account of the proposed annexation of Mexi- co.
 1Ss3-President Lincoln revokes the orders of General Burnside concerning The New York World and The Chica-, go Times.
 Is8s-New York State substitutes | electrocution for hanging as capital | punishment.
 1892 Resignation of James c. Blaine as Secretary of State; succeeded on June 29th by John W. Foster. I9O2-Sir Michael Herbert appointed British ambassador to this country to succeed the late Lord Pauncefote. | (Service by American Press-News,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
Lynched mn Insane Mans

Charlotte ObserVer.
 The man Johnston, who was iynched at Wadesboro Monday morning. was been admitted to the State hospital at Morganton more than year ago. except that there was no room for him. He was treated for a month at Broadoaks sanitarium and withdrawn because he was not able to pay the charges. pr. Murphy and pr. Taylor, speaking yesterday of the lynching, of the victim. This deepens the all ready deep damnation of his taking off But there is another reflection: By reason of the fact that the State had made no provision for his care, he killed Gwinn Johnson; has been himself killed; a stain has been put up on the reputation of the State; an evil example has been set lawless men, and the county of Anson has been sub jected to great cost in money and is to suffer more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
COCAINE HABIT GROWING.
Nearly All the Negroes of BrewtOn Ad-
 dlcted to the Druc.

OIcte0 tO tn0 DEuEs
 Brewton, June 3-(SpeciaL )-The use of cocaine among the negroes of this section is growing to an alarming extent, and the indications are that if some remedy is not found for 1t 1t will cause no end of trouble. After be- coming habitual users of this drug they become dangerous characters and are liable to do any felonious acts. Re- gently a negro murderer was tried and sentenced to hang by a. jury. and his punishment was commuted to life imprisonment on the ground that he was "coke" fiend and really not re- sponsible for the act Other instances of negroes getting into all kinds of trouble on this account are not want ing.
 In speaking of this evil. J. N. Gillis. superintendent of the county public roads, says: "In my experience of twenty-five years as manager and overseer of negro labor, until a few years ago the cocaine habit was un- known to the masses of the negroes. After working them in over dozen states I never knew of the habit among them until the last three years in Alabama. Now I will say. without fear of successful contradiction, that eight-tenths of the negroes of Brewton and vicinity are cocaine fiends. This drug makes them do so many rash acts that they are dangerous characters when under its influence. l have had as many as six in one day to leave the works and say they were out of CO., caine, and off to Brewton they would go. In my opinion it Is far worse than the whiskey habit. and it seems they would do anything to get 1t when out.''
 within the next few days an Educa- tional Association will be formed by a number of our citizens with a full hoard of officers and directors, for the purpose of promoting the Girls Industrial School scheme, started by Rev. J NJ. shofner. pastor of the Brew ton Methodist Church. Everything now points to the successful launching
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
.
 Inexcussble Lying.

Washington Post.
 There Is deal of the pathetic in the Why lie about Chicago?" There are so many interesting truths to be told about that phenomenal city. so mucn that is wonderful. so much that IS creditabie. as well as many things that
 are deplorablc. that there Is little ex- cuse for lying or any sort Of misrepre- sentaticn of the facts and conditions. Being a great city. incomparably the greatest city on earth in proportion to her age, she is consistent in being great in all directions and, therefore. lying of which the Record Herald com plains is not the work of over-zealous friends. Chicago's good points, her mo- ble characteristics and greatly benen- cient achievements, are not overpraiseu. But 1t appears that her record of evil happenings. which is as remarkable as the opposite side of her great story
 In 1892 the coroner investigated 11s homicide cases in Cook county. wnicn is Chicago. In 1904 the number or iev. have been hanged if he had not been unexpectedly furnished with $500 wherewith to buy the right of appeal! ord Herald eiphers out that they show a ratio of murder which grew from one every three days for the first year to one every two days the last year. that 1t is "a shameful record" but sub mits the self-evident proposition that it does not justify the bald statement of a speaker at a recent anti-crime meeting who announced that Chicago had ono murder every day.
 Turning from murder to suicide. the Record Herald shows that there were last year 1858 of thse fatalities or about five suicides every four days. Tt is bad enough" says the Record-Hera1d. but 1t Is not the two suicides a day which this same speaker charged against the city" Our contemporary alleges. with such as those of arrests for larceny and burglary, given by this speaker, are from two to four times as large as they should be. according to the off, ficia1 figures of the city bureau of sta tistics." It would be difficult to find a case of lying more utterly inexcusa-- ble than exaggeration of the criminal record of Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
aTJavinr eaten something that dis

Having eaten something that dis agreed with 1t. The Norfolk Landmark Is out for the addition of a cooking department to the public schools. Wasn't your pie well cooked?"-- Mont gomery Advertiser.
 Take your nose out of our kitchen. will you? This is a broad. big ques- tion. not an individual affair. But we don't mind saying that when pie is badly cooked, we refrain from eating if This plan is recommended to our Alabama contemporary Norfolk Land mark.
 Very much obliged for your warning, but it isn't needed. When this nose and your kitchen come in contact 1t will be after reason has fled. And we are somewhat sceptical about your opinion of pies. We suspect you are always ready to tackle anything built on a pie pattern.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
me Mcr.l Revolution.
Wall Street Journal
 fremendous moral revoltffi

Wall street Journal
 tremendous moral revolution is taking place. Many practices which ten years ago, five years ago, one year ago. and even six months ago, were In favor. public opinion having no con- demnation for them, are now held 10 be odious and even criminal
 This Is perhaops the most notable development of the day, namely. the creation of a higher standard for the conduct of American business. The revelations of graft in the insurance and railroad companies are a shock to national pride, and yet there IS hardly an American who does not know that in one form or another graft has entered largely into the cor porate life as into the political life of the country. The saving clause of the situation is that 1t seems a. passing phase in our national progress. The optimfst has reason to rejoice that the national conscience has been touched and that public opinion Is establishing higher ideals
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
Inconsistent Positions.

HaItseII6 Enuufrer.
 1t is a little amusing at this time to see a few of the newspapers in this end of the State. who few months ago gave a considerable portion Of their papers to the spread of Conner ideas, commenting forcibly on the in effectual child labor law in this State. Some of those same newspapers go so Legislature to prohibit the employment of children of any age. There Is no consistency in advocating the cause Of Conner who has made and IS now max ing his income from child labor in cot ton mills and free cotton mill taxation, and a law forbidding the use of child labor. To make the child labor law Is in sympathy with thls cause and Will enforce the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
RnncOmhe.
AbOhSOAAADNe Cullman Democrat.

Cullman Democrat
 The Birmingham Ledger wants to find the man that has heard his pockets jingle with coin placed in them by electing some fellow to office. The Co., mers come among you yell, you are robbed elect me and be saved" Don't vou know this Is buncombe? Do the people of this country believe that the election of Conner or any other man Governor will place any dollars in their pockets7
 IT Tom Smith or Bill Brown want office make them lay aside all that Tommy rot and come out and meet you like men. talk squarely with you, meet you on the ground that you have little common sense IS well as they. This way that such demagogues as Co- mer have of proceeding on the grounds that you are an Idiot and that they are a Solomon. Is obnoxious to any man self respect. Conner wants to be Gov -rnor. that's all right and we have no objection t0 him If he will cut out the assumption that he lis the one and only honest man in Alabama. that all the living s=A dead in the Democratic par
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04

ty are and have been crooks. corpora tfon hireiings and tools
 Lieutenant Governor CunninghamNs q candidate for Governor, he says thai he favors ali the railroad rate argu- ment that MT. Conner puts forth. Co., mer says that he is not honest. Can't you judge of Cunninghams honesty as well as MT. Conner? Has MT: Conner possession of all the brains of the par fyf Governor Cunningham has a re- cord of twenty-five years written in the proceedings of the Alabama Legisla- ture Can't you read that and, make up your mind whether Governor Cunning ham has stood tv the right or not. Don't take the word of greedy once holder and ofice seeker, investigate for yourself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
The Man for Governor. Ashyille Aegis.

Ashvflle Aegis.
 Dr. Cunningham's administration of the State government during Governor Jelks illness highly commenced nm to the people of the State. and brought him prominently to the front as a pros pective candidate for the executive or fice in the gubernatoriai succession. an idea of the prominent men Of the state seemed to acquiesce in as most 1ittlng the successful administration of Cover
 His record in the State senate from Jefferson county commended all over Alabama as the proper man to stand ant Governor, and that the people were not mistaken in the man subsequent conditions completely demonstrate. His record speaks for him on this as on
 He does not boast of his public ser vices to the people. but appeals to ms record as trusted by his fellow citizens he voted in their affairs and he cheer fully submits his case to their fair and scrutinizing judgment.
 His act by virtue of his omce as president of the senate In saving the elective railroad commission bill was the first step in the direction of local rate reform, and though he takes no official duty, as such 1t placed him fore most before all others except his as- sociates as the leader of rate reform in the State pr. Cunningham IS the to the people of the State and placed il in their hands, and in doing so 1t was an act that put the stamp of wis dom and of craftsmanship on patriot. ism in his public career. No man at the time could have rendered his people greater service in the discharge of public duty in such a crisis, and he did not hesitate to exert the prerogative of his office to render it
 He is a Christian gentleman and stands for all that is pure and upright in politics. and the moral integrity and social elevation of the citizenship of the Stata.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
NEW LINE TO DEMoPoLIs.
Town to be Connected With ChOctaw
 County by Rail.

Demopolis, June 3.-(SpeciaL)- Demopolis Is soon to be connected with Choctaw County by rail. The Sumter and Choctaw Railway, operated in connection with the Allison Lumber Company at Bellamy. seventeen miles west of this city, Is now building south from Bellamy on the Southern Railway, and construction is now com pleted to within few miles of Whit field, Which Is within five miles of the Choctaw County line.
 It is learned that 1t is the intention of the company to continue the road down Into Choctaw County. The route mapped out traverses a magnificent section of timber and undeveloped country. which will be most available to Demopolis. The Sumter and Choc- taw Railway operates a very com fortable passenger service south from Bellamy, and it will be improved as the line is heightened.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04

To Montgomery people horse-cars seem almost like a relic of prehistoric times. It has not been a great many years. 1t is true. since we had them in this city. but so many things have hap pened since then that 1t is really a long look backward to that period. And yet New York. the metropolis of the coun- try, still has a number of the same old archaic methods of conveyance in her East Side district. and the people of that part of the city and the adjoining l Rrooklyn!tes are complaining with no
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
The first State election of the year will

The first State election of the year will come off today in Oregon when State Legislators and two Congressman will be chosen. That State has never chang ed the date for the election of Con- gressmen. The result may or may not be significant of a change in political drift this year. The Republicans of the State go into the battle under circum- stances of great Encouragement. ow- ing to serious disclosures involving the reputation of her chosen representa- tives the State has at the present time no voice In the deliberations of Con- gress except that of her single Sena- tor, who is a Democrat. The Republi- can party is smirched with graft Un- der such circumstances a Democratic victory would not be surprising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
Trying to sell a Gold Brick Twice.

CuIIman DemOcrdI. :.
 From the stir and splutter the Co., mer organs are making 1t is evident that they have finally walked up to the fact that they are daily losing ground. The people had the gold brick game worked on them by Conner when he promised great things to get their votes for president of the rail- road commission. We have never heard of anyone before who had the audacity to try to sell the same gold brick twice That old Conner brick has been bored and tested and found to be nothing but brass. It would be ad- visable for that gang to get up some thing new or hunt up a people that haven't been worked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
For Longer Life.

The HOspltaI
 In Sir Herman Weber's view there is reason to anticipate that a study of the operation of the various agencies which affect the prolongation of life will probably lead, in the course of time. to an elevation of the limit of human existence to 100 years, or even to longer period. To add ten years to the life of an individual is no small triumph An ambition directed to this end Is hardly likely to meet with any sensational recognition or reward, but none the less it may be substantial kind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
To Be safe and sane-Have n Hobby

To Be Safe and Sane-Have Hobby. The Queen.
 For the well-being and stable balance of every mind it Is normally necessary that every man should have some pur- suit which shall be unconnected with with absolute seriousness. The hobby may be a game it may be a collection of some sort (even stamps) 1t may be some artistic achievements, and whether a man scarcely attains medi- ocrity even in it matters not at all, pro- vided he pursues 1t with fixed idea that nothing else in the world mat ters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
GreenvilIe Growing.
GreenviIle Advocate.

Greenville Advocate.
 With the prosperous days for Green vile comes the demand for more build |, ing. Dwelling houses are needed, and the demand will increase as the pros perity and city increases. It is bound to do 1t. There are lots in the city where owners could invest some money in nice dwellings at a money making 8 rate of interest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04

little vehemence. Improvements have been frequently promised, the substitu- ton of electricity especially, but as The Eagle says. the cars are still pulled by horses. lean. tired, speeches. horses at that" New York should really get in the line of progress
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
The Vets Also Will Be Glad.

Mobile will be glad to welcome the Confederate veterans of Alabama again. The people of this city retain pleasant recollections of the last visit paid by the veterans and their greet ing will be as warm and their enter taInment as complete as on the last oc- casion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
Councin Ten Years Ahead.

Huntsville Mercury.
 Booker Washington has at last reach . ed the conclusion that negroes should be called negroes" and not Afro Americans. Booker is very late in reaching this conclusion. Counclll beat him to It by about ten years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04

Virginia has had Roosevelt and the nsners have been given an opportunity tn ullulate about him. and the next Ahins to be expected will be for them 10 be rapping him across the sconce sor some of his mlsdoings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
There are others.

Huntsville Mercury.
 The pummeling of the judge at an oratorical contest at Booker Washing tons school by the losing students shows that the baseball umpire isn't the only "rotton" referee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04

of this school in a short time. With eighty acres of good land purchased and paid for it only remains for the buildings to bo erected and teachers employed for the school to be opened
 The County Democratic Executive Committee meets tomorrow afternoon at the court house In Brewton, when the time for the county primary will be fixed. After this meeting other candidates will announce. and the cam paign will be a warm one until elec- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
Right You Are.
Pine Relt-NeN

Pine Belt-News.
 In spite of the pessimists and of the big dailies that make a speciality of printing on their first pages all the criminal news of the day in box-car letters. the world is growing better all the time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
Concrete Versus Lumber.

The quality of the present day lum- Der, If nothing else, will force concrete to the front as the new building mate rial It Is to take she place of wood in future buildings from necessity if not from choice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
An opiEion Held By Many Others.

Clayton Record.
 Messrs. Morgan and Pettus, the Sena- tors from our State, voted against the rate bill We are of the opinion that they did the proper thing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
Ome of Many.
Headland Post.

The great mistake the Socialistic advocates in this country are making Is their inability to distinguish between liberty and license.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
AnatomicaI statemeut,
Coosa Argus.

Coosa Argus.
 A wise guy informs us that the ankle Is placed between the foot and the knee to keep the calf away from the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04

Princess Ena should have waited a little longer. so that she might have been classed among the June brides.