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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
Ten pulrdlnea Destroved.

Wareham, Mass, Dec. 12.-From early evening until we'll into this morning the heart of this town was swept by fire which before it was checked had destroyed ten buildings at loss rough ly estimated from. $75,000 to I$100,000. No lives were lost.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
Rrtt,sh Steamer FIoatea1.

New York. Dec. 12.-The British steamer Gadsby, which went ashore on Staten Island, near Fort Wadsworth. during a thick fog last Monday, was fioated today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13

number of relatives buried in that city.
 Major seelye was one of New Deca- tur's best-known and most honored citizens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
Ambassador Reid at Home

New York, Dec. l2.-whitelaw Reid. American Ambassador to the Court of St. James. and Mrs. Reid. arrived to- day On the steamer Krcn Prinz Will helm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
MAJOR sEELYE DEAD.
Former Montgomery Man Passes Away
 at Decatur.

New Decatur. Dec. 12.-(Specia1.1- Major w. II. Seelye. one of the oldest citizens of New Decatur, died at his home on Jackson Street at an early hour this morning.
 The news of Major Seelye's death came IS great shock to his numerous friends in the Decaturs. although his death was not unexpected, as he had
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
Apropos of Tillmnn.

There is another thought which occurs
to us in connection with Senator TIL
mans Chicago speech on Tuesday even
Ing We are moved by the abusive criti-
cism shOweTed on him by Northern news
papers 20 ask why il Is that Northern
communities are so fond of hearing his
opinion Of the negro question, and so
lavish in respect Of their invitations for
that purpose. Southern towns do not
send for him. We have yet to hear Of
any imperative demand in typical South
ern quarters for his harangues. But in
Kansas, Michigan. Illinois, even in New
England. there seems 10 be an Unsuitable
appetite for the Tillman view Of the race
question Everywhere he is applauded
TO the echo. Everywhere his audiences
appear to value him in the ratio Of the
Incorporate radicalism he proclaims.
Senator Tiliman has won our respect by
an exhibition Of many rare and most at
tractive traits. He is honest, bold sim
cere. These qualities secured the conf
denee and admiration Of the scholarly
and enlightened Hoar. They captured
such passionate and incUTable Republic
ans as William E. Chandler. of New
Hampshire. They have obtained for him
the good will and appreciation Of his fell
low-Senators. He has received on all
hands. so far as concerns his activities
In Congress, cordial recognition as d
patriot Of unquesuonable courage and in
tegrity. Within his intellectual Hmita-
tiOns-and they are 10y no means con-
tracted-he is as potent clean, and broad
statesman as the country has any
right TO expect. or as experience war
rants US In looking for. There have been
bigger and wiser men in the Senate
scores Of them-but very few, # any, as
to whose honest purpose and indomitable
valor there has been less room for doubt.
This race question at tho South, how
ever. is Tillmau's special fad. He re
CARDS it with Incorporate soIicitude, and
discusses it with needless violence. But.
such being the ease, why is it that North
ern people are SO anxious to hear him,
while Southern people hahitually deplore
and avoid his tautrums? There must be
reason for it. But WHAT
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
DRAMATIST as COINER.
The Venus of Milo Being Used to
Conceal COunterfeIts.

NDhtfat AOunseFteiGSs
Torley, one Of the three leaders Of the
Crystal CoiHers gang. proves to be the
son Of an anarchist. the author OF sew
eral plays, and an excellent all round
musician.
His arrest by the police was very clev-
erly managed. He used to frequent a
cafe near the Porte de vincennes. where
be played the cello. and became very
popular. At this cafe he disposed Of great
quantities of the crystal coins 10 friends
Of his, who came there for them after
the Luxembourg Gardens began TO be un-
safe for the transactions.
One day a new customer in the cafe
looked at Torley narrowly. and reminded
him that they had been to school togeth-
er. The two made friends again on the
strength of their school fellowship. and
the newcomer became "A regular visitor
at the cafe. He was a detective. and af-
ter satisfying himself that TorIey was
plSsing bad money he effected the ar
rest.
Another OF the men arrested. named
GuiIbou, was formerly president Of an as
sociation called the Royalist Youth Of the
Latin Quarter. He always wore a fieur
de lis scarf pin, and once fought duel
with one Of his comrades. VI. de Mont
br1n, who had dared to laugh at the
Due DOrieans
Il appears that match boxes were not
the only receptacles used by the gang in
dispatching the bogus coins 10 the PROV
inces and abroad. Some Of the prisoners
made hollow casts of famous statues
Dante and the Venus Of Milo among 9th
ers-which they filled with the spurious
money and sent 10 their coufederates.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
L. Ravonet in Warfare.

The divided military WOW of the value
OF the bayonet as an implement OF war
fare do,s not appear 20 be sustained. on
one side or the other by any OF the re-
ports received from the army or naval
officers OF our government who served By
way of observation with the cOntending
armies in Manehuria or by anything
which has become accessible from the
Russian or japanese sources Of informa-
ton
The most humanity interesting Of the
latter comes in the form of an article
written by a company commander Of one
CT the Siberian regiments, Capt. C0l0viev.
whose remarks, translated into English
at some trouble by our own military in
formation division Of the General Staff.
are considered of sufficient value to be
published to the United States army.
There are many things touched upon by
the Russian officer. whose experience was
limited as 10 duration Of actual fighting,
but who saw all the suffering by the
men, loaded down with excess OF personal
equipment, heavily shod, burdened with
clothing. half starved, frightened by shots
from an enemy elusive when he was not
hidden. tortured by thirst. poisoned by
the fumes from fragments Of shell which
need not hit a man to make him deathIy
sick.
All of these things are told with the
simplicity Of the man who has lived
through them and who does not love
carnage or its sickening spectacle for the
glory Of it. 1t was one of the impressive
discoveries of this Siberian captain that
he should stand In the presence Of an
enemy which he knew of only by the
wel-aimed shots from under cover. There
was something weird, Il is imaginable. in
the death-dealing solitude Of il all. and
the acquaintance with this new principle
Of strategics, which compels the inyisi-
bility of the enemy, was quite different
from hearing of it as a theory Of the
military instructors. Indeed. the latter
receive at the hands Of the Siberian Off
Ger blow which Will be nothing short
Of a shock to them, for he records his
discovery that the books told him one
thing. many times, when quite another
was the case-and this on so important a
thing too. as ranges OF gunfre The
amiable strategists of the war colleges
went very far astray on many a subject
But returning 10 the question of the
value Of the bayonet it has been the
opinion of some of our own officers that
the article produced only a moral effect
when used in warfare, and that II was
unwarrantable to regard 1t as Il deadly
weapon. even in the hand-to-hand fght-
ing which sometimes takes place. AID
chuTia. Capt Goloviev believes that the
bayonet was more than that. and that it
wrought death, OF at least injury in
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
Thanksgiving Day.

A JOYFUL and pleasant thing it IS to be thankful.
The splendid pastoral literature cf the
ancient Hebrews abounds in expressions
of gratitude TO the Author Of all good
As to-day the reverent man of science dis
Germs in the operations of nature be-
nehcent purpose. so the poet and seer of
old acknowledged power outside our
selves that maketh glad the heart OF
man. This great truth is at the bottom
Of al religious conviction; it is the uni
ve~sal bond of humankind Not surpris-
ing is il, then. that the cay OF the Hebrew
poet should awaken a responsive echo IN
the modern heart: 20 Lord, how mani
fold are Thy works: in wisdom hast Thou
made them all, the earth is fun Of Thy
riches
We call it prosperity" but. after all,
what other foundation has our super
abundant material wealth than the simple
fact that the earth is full of riches2 To
the hGs5andman, 20 the toiler in forest
and mine 70 the keeper Of cattle upon
thousand hills, the homely truth is OBJ
vious and fun of significance. Bat that
the marvellous processes 1f nature. gUld-
Cd by a Power known only by His works,
stored up for ages the riches Of the earth,
we should be mere children OF the wild
Only the orderly succession of the sea-
sons. bringing with them seedtjme and
harvest and quite beyond the control Of
man stands between US and our quick
extinction by starvation Our civilization
is founded upon natural resources and our
skill I'm making use of them.
Dwellels IN cities too often mistake
human intelligence, not to say the lust
OF greed and power. for the real sources
of wealth. They see themselves waxing
ia by The manipulation OF The markets.
by moncpoiizlng grain and oil and the
products Of mine and forest. by Turing
tie unwary into the pitfalls of specuia-
tion, by crushing the weak and sweating
the poor. ana take 10 themselves the
vaiagloricus boast chat they are the sd
viors Of society and the pillars Of our
national strength Human skill is not all.
Important rs it is To the making Of ma
terial things Whence come the riches OF
the earth. and 20 whom, in the last an
ulysis, Go they JeI9ng2
a distinguished captain Of Industry once
said that God had appointed men Of his
Kind 70 exploit the accumulated wealth OF
centuries emboweled in the earth. His
.ssl lmpticH was greeted with jeers and
laughter. Cur deeper instincts tell us
better; the Great Beuefceuce overspre1ds
Us al, if we viii but partake of His
bounty. Such is the finer meaning Of
Thanksgiving Day; let as rot forget the
benefits coming from the Power that
makes for righteousness, for the earth is
filed with the fruit of His works.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
Profanity in Cnnnecticuf.

Gratefully we acknowledge receipt of n
letter from George Wright Of Hall
fax Nova Scotia directing attention
to a communication which recently
appeared in our esteemed contem-
porary. the Hartford Times, com
planning bitterly Of the prevalence Of pro-
family in Connecticut. The contributor TO
the Hartford paper says that ne has
been absent from the State for many
years, and he is shocked to learn that
profanity is the crowning disgrace of
the present generation Of Connecticut
people" He does not believe that pro-
family was nearly so prevalent in the
State of his birth years ago as it is
now" Furthermore. ne AYERS that he
hears more profanity in one days stay
in Hartford than he ever heard in a whole
month while living in the South; that
swearing in the presence of ladies is pain
fully common in Hartford and in the rest
Of the State for that matter and that
there is practically 10 place Of refuge
from hearing Of profanity"
Shocked by the terrible prevalence of
the vice" our correspondent appeals to
the press to make an effort TO ring a
change on the evidently growing and
senseless evil"
Our unknown friend in Nova Scotia
asks us to save Connecticut from its wick
edness, and we hereby offer our best
efforts. He acquits the public school
mistress of any and all responsibility
where the blame Is laid in most cases
Of public degeneTaCy. So DO we aCQUit
her. The schoolmistress has troubles
enough in Connecticut, as everywhere
else, and she should not be held ac-
countable in the least degree for the
profane words with which the nutmeg
makers emphasize their speech. But as
Ne are informed that swearing in the
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29

presence Of ladies is painfully common
in Hartford" we infer that the school
mistress in Connecticut has her ears as
sailed as she moves about the streets.
if not while she is struggling hard TO
teach the young idea TO shoot. However,
the school board and not the schoolmis-
tress> is to blame if the latter is the
case. for we have ascertained that the
school board in Connecticut, as have
school boards nearly everywhere. stripped
the schoolmistress of the authority
which ought to be a part Of her Office,
to-wit to apply the rod Of correction.
The situation seems as hopeless as 1t
is resrettable. We might suggest that
the powers Of Washington be appealed
to, either for a law against swearing
in Connecticut or for an order for the
suppression Of profanity up there. But
the forthcoming is TO be a short session
of Congress- and every hour Of its time
viii be crowded with other matters of
public Importance Besides, the pro-
gramme for the session has been ar
ranged and this was done before Connec-
ticut's plight was known here. When Jhe
next Congress assemblies, a year hence it
may need such questions as that pre-
sented in Connecticut 20 engage its
thought and time, for there viii be pres
sure of more or less weight upon it TO
take up the tariff and at least talk about
it. Connecticut profanity and how to
stop Il could be used, If adroitly pre-
sented as the serious problem that it
is. TO keep the majority Of the national
lawmakers too busy to discuss tariff
revision.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER
AT AUNT LIZZIE,S.

Where my Aunt Lizzies IS. is where
We go Thanksgivin' Day. an she
Wears tOTtle-shell combs in her hair
An S just as nice as she can be,
An it's IN country there. an ain't
No street cars, nor pOlicemen-Oh,
An If you ever scratch tn paint
She lets on like she doesn't know
An where Aunt Lizzie's is. is trees
An once We went I'm summer time
An I got Quainted with tn bees.
An she don't care how much I climb
But now III bees is gone 10 sleep.
But my Aunt Lizzie she can get
Tn honey at m bees ali keep
out whore their funny houses set.
An my Aunt Lizzie. she makes pies,
An she has jelly, too. an jam.
An pickles. tooth biggest size,-
An ounce p 'esrrves. an cake. an ham
An apple butter-yes. an lots
OF other butter, An she cooks
More things in grea' big pans an pots.
An talks about how hot she looks.
An my Aunt Lizzie says at
just ought TO stay right there VIII her
An says she'll warrant by-and-by
Ny cheeks a both be red-yes. sir,
An my Aunt Lizzie cooks more things
An you could buy in any store.
An calls her pickle peaches "Cliugs."
An asts us all TO take some more
An my Aunt Lizzie. when we go
To her house on Thanksgiviu' Day.
She's got her yard filled fun Of snow
She says. just so AT 7 can play.
An she makes pa an ma keep still
An let me have four kinds OF cake
An 7 eat fun as ] can I'LL
An then 7 have IN stomach ache'
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
The Faith of the BOY.

From The American spectator.
The four-year-old son Of a certain West
ern Senator had very high opinion of
the Importance Of his father. The latter
tells how, on one occasion. in their West
ern home, the lad came across q magazine
In which by some chance. there were
engraved, side by side. portraits of the
President and the Senator mentioned.
When the lad caught sight OF his faith
er's features he broke into a broad smile.
That's good picture of you, daddy
said he.
Very good. my SON."
Who's the man next TO you. daddy2-'
asked the youngster.
Why. my SOM. exclaimed the Senator.
don't You kuOw2 That is one of tho
greatest men OF the world; a man more
admirable and more powerful than any
king. That. my son, is President Roose-
Welt"
The lad again looked at the picture Of
the President Then, after a thoughtful
pause. he observed:
Say. daddy, the people in the East will
be awful proud when they see the Presi-
dents picture next 10 yours. won't they
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
GOTHAM'S BAD MANNERS.
Mr.. Box Returns TO His Criticism oi
New YOrk's wicked Ways.

From the Ladies Home Journal
If ever a lost art was represented by
a people. it is the art Of courtesy among
those who serve the public in New York
City. Motormen. conductors, cabmen,
statesmen. and even the policemen seem
To- vie with each other as to who will
excel in the art Of bad manners.
stand on a New York street corner.
for instance, and hail a trolley; car
after car win whrl by you with the
notormen as absolutely regardless Of
you as If you did not exist -Four Of
these cars rushed by me the other day
and I jumped on the fifth. took my stand
noar the mOtorman, and called his atten-
ton TO four women at the next corner
whom he passed.
Didn't those women want TO get On?'
asked
They did" was the Illuminating an
swer.
Don't you stop this car when people
want 10 get on" / continued.
Il do when / think It's right-see|' he
answered. and then turning to me he pc
.Htely added, and I can do it without your
help. too"
Two blocks further up and police
the motorman and indicated with a side
motion Of his head a man standing on
the crossing with two women, hailing the
car with one hand while In The palm Of
the other he showed a quarter. The car
stopped instantly; the man got on the
frcnt platform, and as he passed the mo-
tcrmau he slipped the quarter into the
latters coat pocket The passenger took
q seat in the car. I went in and sat next
to MIN.
Pretty expensive, that sort Of thing,
isn't it?'' ] Yentured
1T IS, said the man. but I've found
It's about the only way 10 get these
fiends 10 notice You. and I'm in a hurry. %
And so, I thought IL has come TO this
in New York; cents 10 stop a car and
5 cents to ride In it,
/ went 10 a theater box Office and asked
for two seats for the evenings perform
ance and their location
-Four dollars came the reply as two
tickets were slid under the glass window.
Let me see the diagram, please" I
asked. 4 want to see where the seats
are"
Good seats" came the answer. Take
them or leave them"
I'll answer that question. my friend. %
I replied. when ! see the diagram. and
I'll keep this line behind me waiting
until ] do see il.
And then there was slammed down in
front Of me the diagram, and the two
seats were back of post, Of course!
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
Another Boost in Coal Prices.

Decision has been reached by the an
thracite combination 70 raise the price
Of so-called pea coal 8 ton. or
from A.15 TO S6.75 a ton. beginning about
the first of the new year A few years
ago this size of coal was selling at g a
ton. with small demand for It. With the
rise ia price Of the larger coal sizes a de-
maud has sprung up for the pea size,
which has been found well adapted for
domestic uses But the shrewd house
holder who thought 90 outwit the coal
. trust by the use Of pea coal has reCkOnCd
without its host. The trust Is fully equal
TO the emergency. owing 10 greatly in
creased demand, the operating officials
say. the price viii soon be boosted s. "a
ton. Thus, by furnishing an outlet for a
grade of coal. that was at one time a
drug on the market, the householder mas
wrought his own mdoing. The trust Will
hereafter reap the profits that the thrifty
householder thought to save
The Philadelphia Ledger, commenting
on the control Of the coal industry by the
trust. says there is no reason whatever
for the advance IN the price of pea coal
except that the "cOai combine mas the
power 60 take the money from the pock-
cts OF the people. and does So" and de-
clares that Of ali the coal combinations
the anthracite trust is the most n-
reasonable and the most tyrannous."
No other reason has been ventured by
The coal operators for advancing the price
Of pea coal than the increased demand.
which is only another way of saying
that they recognize a fine opportunity
TO squeeze the public. And they display.
apparently, no compunc,ion in seizing
upon it.
We are glad that both the Bureau of
Corporations and the Department Of Jus
ticc are engaged in Investigations OF the
coal trust II is 10 be hoped that the
outcome of the inquiry may be such as
to justify legal proceedings looking to the
breaking up OF the anthracite combina-
ton. The extortion practiced by this
combination is becoming more and more
intolerab;e. and strong measures should
be taken TO curb its rapacity-
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29

the mad rushes where bayonets crossed
and one or the other side was bundly
driven from its position. The statistics
are stu lacking, however, and those Of
our own experts who have respected the
bayonet merely as an article OF long
distance terror are still unchanged in
their view. One Of the most interesting
and significant disclosures of the detailed
reports Of the operations in Manchuria
VIII be whether or not the bayonet is of
special use. to be credited with the in
nlction Of wounds which put an enemy
out of action.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
The Trusts In RiIIriIIn

From the Atlanta Constitution
pOSsum trust is the latest. Now
watch us carve it to the heartl
Turkeys are almost as high as our hope
of heaven, and just about as doubtful
The caudy-puIling which was scheduled
for Wednesday eve-ing will not take
place The candy trust absorbed it be-
fore it had pulled ten yards.
So far the whisky trust has been una
bic to absorb the moonshine distilleries.
which, IN this district, are as frequent as
the measles, but far more popular.
It's well that the silver dollar has that
legend on it. In God We Trust" but
even with that it doesn't last long in this
community.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THE MAGNATEs, THANKsGIvIN'

THE MAGNATES' THANKSGIVING.
Tn in trouble" said the steel man.
They're confronting me with jail. %
You're in luck" declared the coal man.
Il had hard work getting bail
''Oh, it's tough. chimed in the coal man.
Just because I chance TO thrive,
And clean up a million dollars here. they
fine me thirty-five"
Dreadful times!" averred the oil man.
Me they say they're going to bust.
This Is cold and frosty weather for the
man who owns a trust.
But / move we drop the subject. Let US
not our woes Tehearse.
Let us rather all be thankful that things
are not any worse"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
Generous Father.

From tie Catholic Standard and Times
Ascum-Given any thought to your boys
Christmas gift yet?
KlOseman-Why, yes; I've thought up a
splendid idea, but it would be just my
luck TO have no snow Christmas time.
AScum-Oh, a sled. eh2
Kloseman-No: I thought I might build
him a snow man.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
FractOnanfa.

From the New Orleans States.
The American people are aware of the
fact that Mir. Roosevelt IS afflicted with
what Tor tie want OF a better name, We
might call fractomania, that is an ire
sisublc desire TO make himself con
spicuous by smashing the customs and
pTecedcnts which have been respected by
other Presidents for more than a hun
dTcd years. He has done this so often
that the performance is becoming d bit
stale.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
Opposes special Privileges.

From the Providence journal.
a progressive tax upon fortunes is a
kind Of remedial legislation which, per-
hays, is required by existing conditions.
But to rest content with this alone viii
be to ignore the cause of the disease.
When special privileges cease the swollen
fortunes growing out of them will cease
q1cQ
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
BE JONfnI.

At giving thanks no one should shirk.
Not even cranks.
So for your fat and luscious turk,
Give thanks.
And If you've little in your jeans
OF wealth. egad,
For just your juicy pork and beans
Be glad.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-29
The Canals Progress.

From the Savannah News
some critic said the other day that
work on the Panama Canal was moving
along az a snairs pace The Washing
ton Herald thinks that would be getting
along very well, indeed, since it has been
demonstrated that snail can go a mile
in fourteen days Another Simile- there
fore. viii have 90 be found How would
it DO 10 say that the canal work is
progressing no faster than Senator
Platts resignation is moving toward
Albany, or the Republican party toward
tariff REFORM