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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
TODAY IN HISTORY

1671-"A great training in Boston" |, says Winthrops Journal which last ed two days; 1,200 men in the field, not during the whole time. though theret was much wine and strong beer in town ing. in Pennsylvania. destroyed by thei Colonists, under Colonel Armstrong. The Indians had fortified their village and provided supply of powder for and merchandise The place was sur- prised, the chief, Colonel Jacobs, killed. and as the Indians refused to accept gsarter. they were t exterminatso, Tnis ibas the authorities caused a silver medal to be struck on the occasion. J
 17e0-Canada surrendered to thef British at Montreal under Lord Am-' herst This was hailed with universal joy. by the colonies as the end of tha wars and massacres which had hung ly a century, in which the French and Indians had been uniformly the ag- gressors
 English. By the reduction of this place General Amherst completed the con- quest of Canada, and the subversion 0t the French empire in North America which was added to the British pos- sessions.
 i7s4--Ann Lee, known by the appel ] lation of the "elect lady" or mother or LiOn, ana Heau or the Scct CAAlSU Shakers, died at Nisdueunio. near AL,
 1So5-Thomas Butled died; he was brave officer in the American revolu- | tionary army, but refusing to comply with the general order, to cut tl hair close to the head. he was involved in much difficulty with General Wilkeson-
 1829-President Jackson ordered the naval forces of the United States to the coast of Mexico to aid Ameriean citizens residing there.
 ls8s-William Colfax, an ofIicGr of the American Revolution, died. He was one of the life guards of wash ington, and supposed to have been tne' last survivor of that corps.
 1850-The bill admitting California as a State and Utah as a territory oi the United States. passed the House of Representatives.
 1S54-The allied Pacific sQuadron buried their dead at Tarenski. and in\ a crippled condition left Petropauiovski
 is65-The first Hebrew temple in the Mississippi Valley consecrated at St.
 Is64-The Supreme Court of Califor- mia decided that San Francisco must tS~ sue $4000, 900 bonds in aid of the Cen- tral Pacific Railroad ...
 1S6S-The propeller Hippocampus, en route from St. Joseph to Chicago, toun- dered and sunk; thirty eight lives lost.
 1s7O-The French Republic recog- nized by the United States government
 1SS4-Fiftyi acres of lumber yard ana frame buildings in Cleveland. Ohio' burned with loss of $S.o9o,0o0. o... which had swept Northern Minnesota were set By timber pirates" to cover up thefts started the authorities inyeS- tigating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
UNWELCOME COMPANY.

persons who are not friendly to Mir. Bryan. Criticism, however. is true or false. and does not get its force from the critic, but from the thing criti- cised. The strength of criticism is in the weakness of its object. This is well known. But, if any should con tend that only the criticism of friends should be regarded, we call attention to the fact that some pretty good friends of MT. Bryan are critics of his government ownership, policy. Thirty tee were in New York city and heard Mir Bryan speak, and The New York Times could not get one of them to utter approval of the government own ership Idea. It Is a live wire and they said, "Forget it." They sincerely hope that 1t wfll be forgotten. Some said that it was the worst break" Mir. Bryan has yet made. and came as perfect thunderbolt into the Demo- cratic camp at the eve of Congres,, been telling the people that the way to escape government ownership Is to have railroad supervision and here came MT. Bryan. with fiat of advo- cacy of government ownership. Moth ing could have been worse. MT. Bai-. ley is said to have pleaded with Mir. Bryan for an hour. trying to persuade him of the injury he would do the party by such advocacy. but MT. Bryan popularity may carry him through the storm of criticism now raging around him, but there is no doubt anywhere that he made great mistake and started the campaign under Q heavy handicap.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
DISCOVERIES IN THE VATICAN.
Trembling of Walls Leads to Interest,"
 ing Finds.

Trembling OA NoHS .SaN~ ~ New York Times
 A recent cable dispatch from Rome announced that ominous cracks had appeared in the walls of the Vatican and that the apartments of the Pope seemed to tremble from some unknown subterranean shock. The architects Of the Vatican at once instituted an in- yestigation, which has revealed sew eral interesting discoveries. The cause of the cracks in the walls Is attributed to the settling of the structure made possible by the caving in of some long forgotten subterranean passages. The Apostolic Palace dates from the time of Nicholas V, and for thousand years and more every Poptin has add ed or taken away from the original structure without much thought as to the stability of the base.
 The investigators have uncovered apartments decorated by Giovanni da Udine and Pierno del Verga, covered for centuries by whitewash. In the Sistine Chapel. between the gartet ana the roof. has been found kind of pris- on, much like the Plombi Of Venice. It has always been known that there were secret sells in the Apostone Pal-. ace, used only for those of high rank, and that some Cardinals had dle1 m them, but their situation had been lost in the course of centuries, possibly from disuse, and. although they had often been searched for it is now only that they have come to light Ihe.e ls nothing very characteristic aDput them, except that the room is very re- stricted and that the luxurious PrlnSeS of the Church must have found tnqn uncomfortably close quarters rms has been shed another interesting hl1- torical light upon that mystery khoWN to the outside world as the vatican
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
Mhat Caunen Crime.

Talladega Mountain Home
 Some of our wisest men are wont to discuss the source and cause of crime from the standpoint of the scientist when the cause of a large part of t is easily apparent. The report of the Chief of Police of Talladega for the month of August shows that out of a total of seventy one arrests. thirty one are directly tracable to whiskey the evidence offered-thev were drunk when arrested. man drunk is dan gerous' and yet during the past month a cause which we know, were at large until taken into custody, In addition to the thirty-one reported drunk, there were nineteen arrests for disorderiy conduct, and we daresay majority ot these cases were due to whiskey With a direct knowledge of the source of fully one-half of the crime and mis- cry, 1t is a wonder the lovers of law and order do not rise up and support
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

what amusing. If at any time. during the campaign, The Advertiser had seen any special reason for "argufying" with The Times. 1t would unhesitatlng- ly have done so. On more than one occasion we had something to say to 1t and we are very sure we gave The Times no cause for self-gratulation. We are not in "any agony of defeat" but have the consciousness of having made good fight in good cause. The result was not to our liking and we will not stultify ourselves by say ing so. but we can and do abide by 1t. as all good Democrats should and will.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
a,r. comrr to the People

Mobile Register.
 The Democratic nominee for Cover nor. Mr. B. B. Conner, of Jefferson, has issued an address to the people.
 MT. Conner holds that the state has been too liberal in her laws and con, duct toward the public carriers and has been Imposed upon in consequ ence It will be- his duty to try to set this favor of support of the old soldier, ex: tension of the common schools; and gives his voice to the local option sen- fiment He is opposed to the immigra- tion of cheap foreign labor.
 MT Conner assumes that his ideas have received conclusive endorsement and that the Legislature that has been nominated Is all of. his way of think ing, but it is denIfnstrabie that he IS T perhaps as devoted as he to the best interests of the state. but has been nominated quite Independent or MT: Conner and his views; and 1t IS likeIy 10 exercise that independence when It Is called into session.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
Indifferent VOters.

Richmond Times Dispatch.
 The Montgomery Advertiser says that in the late Democratic primary in Alabama only about one-half of the participated. The indifference of South ern voters to elections is distressing. not to say alarming. For many years past the vote in regular elections has been small, but that was accounted for on the score that as Democrats had all things their own way, there was no occasion for a full vote. But no sucn excuse can be made for the light vote in the primaries. The primary Tn the South is the real election and the con- test Is usually sharp. Tn Alabama the Democrats nominated candidates for State offices, for the United States Sem ate. and, as a novel feature. nominat- ed senatorial alternates, in case one or both of the venerable Senators should die before the next meeting of that. half the voters in the State were not sufficiently interested to go to the polls and express their choice of can didates.
 That sort of indifference is frequent- iy seen in municipal elections Citi- zens are too busy or too indifferent 10 go to the polls
 But when. because of their neglect, bad and incompetent men are put into office and abuses follow, they are the first to lift up their voices in mighty protest. It is a reflection upon our character as a people that these things should be. Voting is more than a prIv- ilege. It is duty, and the man who habitually neglects 1t, although he may be a good man cannot fairly claim to be a good citizen. The duties of citizen ship are as binding as the duties of private life. They may be shirked. but the responsibility cannot thereby he escaped
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
Lnnhon Golf cennnn.

Those who agree with the opinion that British industry has less to fear from German competition than from a statement made by the Country Gen tleman. It ayers that one of those extra ordinary people with whom statistics are the main passion of existence em- pioyed part of last week in visiting the departure platforms of several Of the principal London railway stations. Tn three hours, at Paddington, 147 bags of golf clubs were transferred from hansoms to railway carriages. In a similar time at Waterloo. 11S bags passed to the trains; and at Kings Cross. 166. Most of these bags may be presumed to have belonged to persons who actually play. though a few, perhaps, were carried with a motive similar to that of the Congre- gational minister who, being at Nice in carnival time, put on a false nose cause. as he said, he ala not like 10 aA0nn ain1ulaR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
THE NoMrNEGs

The formal action of the Democratic suit of the primary election held on the 27th of August is simply an official declaration of what has been known for some days. The successful candi- dates are the declared nominees of the party. and they are entitled to the votes of all the Democrats of the State. We trust sincerely that much larger vote will be polied at the reg ular election than was cast in August and that they will all be for the reg uiar nominees. The figures in detail are published in another place In to- days Advertiser.
 We have had something to say aI- ready about the small vote cast. and can only express regret that so many white men should so lightly regard their right of franchise. It is not right to lay the blame for this on the new constitution. That instrument has been of untold benefit to the State of Alabama, and we believe that every feature relating to suffrage will stand the test of the highest court. There are great many over the poll tax age who have never registered and more than one half of those liable to poll tax have paid all that was due on that score up to February 1. 1906. It must, therefore, be sheer indifference that keeps so many of them away from the polls. Lack of voting interest is not confined to the class who have to pay poll tax. Just as many above tho age and absolutely free of poll tax. requirement.. failed to vote as did those under 45 years of age. Public senti- ment ought to be aroused to such an extent that a regular crusade will be inaugurated on election day to get all qualified voters to the polls. Those who have not registered should be pleaded with to go and discharge that duty now. There fig still an Oppor- tunity and for few days only. which will not again be offered until 1908. Those subject 10 poll tax should be urged to pay it before the closing of the day on the 1st of February and the sooner they pay. the better 1t will be. There are over 200,000 men in Alabama who will vote the Demo- cratic ticket if they will attend to the duty of registering, and paying poll tax. They are not acting the part of good citizens when they deliberately disfranchise themselves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
Bryan and Capitalization.

New OTk HOTlU.
 How can a man who pretends to op- pose centralzation and to favor indt- vidualism advocate in cold blood such leap toward state socialism as would be involved in the national govern ment's owning and managing all the trunk line railways and the various states owine and managing all the other railroads within their borders?
 How can a man who pretends to op- pose centralization ask that Presi- dent be empowered to suspend tariff laws1
 How can a man who pretends to op- pose centralization insist that all cor pOrations engaged in interstate com merce be licensed by the federal gov ernment and wear tag issued by the executive department be authorized to deprive a corporation of all use of the United States mails or of telegraph and railway lines because 1t is charged with being a trust Or monopoly?
 How can a man who still pretends to be individualistic insist not only on an eight-hour working day by law but compulsory arbitration of all labor dis putes. even though the arbitration tri- bunal be denied power to enforce it's decrees? And how can he assert that the writ of injunction against strikers or against anybody else is denying trial by jury to wage-earners? All this Is sheer Gompersism and unworthy of the leader of a great party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

Whenever we find man who wants to crush the railroads because there are wrongs in railroad management in some instances we are always remin- ded of the story of the old Dutchman who set fire to his barn and burned it to the ground in order to get rid of the rats which infested 1t. There are wrongs in railroad management. just as there are wrongs in every other business. There are dishonest men connected with railroad management just as there are in all other occupa- tions. Because there may be wrongs and bad men in railroading is no req son for trying to destroy the roads or ruin their business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
rHp HUDSON NOT THE OLDEST.
To Wesleyan Female college Belongs
 that Honor.
Editor The Advertiser:


 Editor The Advertiser:
 Tn vcur issue of September 5th, in a notice If pr. T. M. Owens pamphlet. "IIigh Points in Alabama History" you ouofe it as speaking of Alabama as 'aThe first State in which diploma was ever issued 10 woman py cnar- i. to fine Judson Female College at Ma rion' In the issue of September 9th, an article in your columns, the name of inc writer not being given, quotes Rev. W. J. Elliott as saying that For the education of girls. the Judson led inc way in 1S39," that institution being spoken of as the pioneer" for the higher education of women in the
 Az the date of charter of Wesleyan Female College at Macon, Ga, IS 1S36, that is certainly earlier than 1S39-by three years, if the charter of the Jud- son began in 1889. The first diplomas granted by the Wesleyan were In ls4O Will some one kindly give the date or the first granted by the JudsonY Not only Is the Wesleyan the oldest ins stItution for the higher education or women in the South. but its date Of charter shows it to be the oldest insti- tuition of it's kind in the world. IT then. the Wesleyan dates, as shown py its charter, from 1886, and the Judson from 1889, three years later (the date of the latter institution being unknown to the present writer( is It not evident that the honor or the oldest lnstltu- ion for the higher education of women belongs not to the Judson but to the Wesleyan, not to Alabama, but to Geor- gia; not to the Baptists but to the Methodists, who established the Wes- Ieyan College so long ago, who laid the corner stone of Cokesbury College at Abingdon. Md. June 5, 17s5, of Au;, gusta College in KentuekY,, several years before the first institution men tioned by MT. Elliott. of Randolph Ma con In Virginia and LaGrange College in Alabama, about thirty years before the Civil War, and who as part oi fine hundreds of schools, colleges and universities which they possess in the United States and in foreign lands, own and conduct no less than four colleges in Alabama today-the Athens Female College, Alabama Conference Female College at Tuskegee. the North Ala bama Conference College at Birming- ham and the Southern University at Greensboro. James M. Giehn-
 CenterVille, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
IS .LEsE MAJEsTE' RULE TO BE
 INsTALLEDa

The Guntersville Democrat has al- ways been fair minded and just put we submit to 1t that 1t departed from ,ts usual custom when 1t published this statement:
 Our distinguished. contemporsry, s,, when climbing onto the band wagon can't resist the old habit Of tossing small trowels of mud in MT. Brvan's direction.
 Has it come to point that a paper is to be accused of mud throwing because it criticizes doctrines ana declarations that are undemocratic' and in opposition to the basic princi- ples of the party? It is the part of wisdom and patriotism to warn the people against the evils wrapped up in the doctrine of government owner shin of railroads or other property Tnat policy may do for monarchy but not for a free and enlightened country The party in power at the time such a policy is adopted will soon he so entrenched in position that it will only be put out at the end Of bloody revolution If The Advertiser is mud throwing because it tells it's readers what 1t thinks of the mons trous proposition, what are you going to do with the vast array of Demo- cratic newspapers all over the coun- try and the Democratic Governors Senators and Representatives in con- gress who have spoken in unmeasur- ed terms against a proposition which means more and greater trouble for the Democratic party There should be no rule in this country. as there Is in some monarchies. of lese majestic and holding men and papers guilty Of crime because they honestly criticize public men. We hope The Gunters- vile Democrat Is not going to join in such line Of policy as that It is better to let the public know what is going on. tell them as you see it the truth and warn them of error.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

Here Is a poser, which we would like for some political metaphysician to explain. In the proceedings of the Republican Convention of Lawrence county. as published in The Moulton Advertiser, we find this paragraph:
 Motion carried for the Republicans of this Mass Convention to use their influence to keep their Republican friends from voting in the Democratic primary.
 This convention was held on the 25th of August and there must have been same reason for it's adoption. It would be right interesting to learn how the Populists and Republicans who par ticipated in the late primary got around the obligation that rested on all who voted. of not having voted against any Democratic nominees In the last State or Federal elections. Who did they vote for on the 27th of Au- gust?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
me RenernI 9 s.raIn.

Vacation Is over. Again the school bell rings at morning at noon. again with tens of thousands the har~ est kind of work has begun, the renewal of which is a mental and phy sical strain to all except the most rugged. The little girl that a few days ago had roses in her cheeks. and the little boy whose lips were then so red you would have insisted that they had been Kissed by strawberries" have already lost something of the appearance of health. Now is a time when many children should be given tonic, wh.c ! may avert much serious trouble, and We know of no other so highly to be recommended as Hoods sarsaparilla. which stren gthens the nerves, per fleets digestion and assimilation. and aids mental development by building up the whole system.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
Qunrtern UnIncky.

The IIaIenA Vhan.J NtpuDFIVdu
 ''All persons who are superstitious as to the number 13. take warning" declared the corner grocerYman ''Iave nothing to do with a United States quarter dollar, Do you happen to have one about you now? If so, dig be surprised on learning that 1t teens with thirteens
 "For example. you will find that 1T has IS stars. 13 letters in the scroll in the eagles beak. t2 feathers in Cne eagles wing. I2 horizontal stripes, Is leaves on the olive branch. l3 arrow heads and IS letters in the words quar- ter dollar"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

AS Editor Frank Julian of The Tus- cumbia North Alabamian has been nominated as the Democratic cahdi- date for State Auditor. the paper is for sale. In a signed card Messra Julian and Goodloe. editors and pro- prietors, make the announcement that the only reason for offering 1t for sale is that Mir. Julians State duties will not allow him to give his time and attention to the paper. It's a good chance for some man to go into the business in a good town and section. The North Alabamian was founded more than two thirds of a century ago and has always enjoyed a good name and patronage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

Hon. James Crook was a candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and takes his defeat like a patriot and philosopher In an Interview in The Anniston Star he shows that his ex- pense account was very small. After congratuiating his successful compet- itor, he concludes by saying: ., .I may say that I am in better health than I have been in twerty years and will do all in my power for the triumphant success in our ap- proaching State election and will be a full scholar In the election of w. J. Bryan as President of the United States on a platform without a plank demanding the public ownership of public utilities"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

The Virginia Division ot the Amer ican League of sportsmen has served notice on the bird shooters that any one killing a bull-bat will be prose- euted That is good and proper move. It is singular that any one will com plain of mosquitoes and other hurtful insects and yet they will kill the nat uraI enemies of such pests. Might as well kill all cats and then complain of rats and mice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
Colonel COrkrlghts Opinion.

Little Remington Con his returnI from Sabbath schooll-Papa' what are evil spirits? ,...S
 Colonel Corkright--The infurnA stun you see advurtised for $S.2O gallon.
 Little Remington-But, papa tho kind of evil spirits mean entered into the swine and they ran violently down a steep place into the sea ,,
 Colonel Corkright--Well, that's all it's good for-swine! Ana that IS about It's usual effect, too. l believe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

A & Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn sayS:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- 1tsera circulation for the month of July. 1906, Is true and correct. and compiled af- ter all returns from news boys. news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have been de- aucfsd. F. g. NOBI E..
 Circulation Manager. Hworn to and subscribed before this aeth day of August. 1906
 iSaaI) F. w JACKSON.
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08

The Mobile Register wisely and pa- triotically remarks that some people think that anything to win is good politics We think that victory at the expense of principle is not to be de- sfrnH .,