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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
JUST LIKE TT.

Because we set The Landmark right on what Thomas Jefferson said about all men being created equal it makes this reply: If The Advertiser could split rails as well as 1t can split hairs it would be a regular Abraham Lin- coln." Clearly the Schoolmaster doesn't like to be corrected. and won't honest ly admit the fact when correction is applied. Faithful are the wounds of friend" said the wise man of Israel, but our uppish contemporary doesn't seem to appreciate the gentle efforts of a friend to Keep it in the path of rec- titude. We are much saddened by its ingratitude. As to that matter. we do not consider it splitting hairs to cor rectiy quote from a great statesman.
 Come to think of 1t, we haveAev thought that Jefferson himself made slip when he said that "All men are created equal" Believing firmly in the sacred Scriptures we have thought that, to put a strict construction on the word. Adam was the only man that was really created. He was equal--at least until Eve appeared on the scene. We don't know whether Eve disputed the point with him or not, but her daughters have been at it ever since. Letting that pass, however. and adher- ing strictly to the words of the text we are persuaded that Adam was created equal" and was the lone example.
 And the Landmark needn't talk flip panty about rail-spiitting. There Is one man on The Advertisers force who split many rails in, his younger days and flatters himself that he did the job fairly well. He was perhaps not as expert at It as Lincoln was, lacking that old party's rugged strength, but he split rails and built fences of them. The Advertiser, by the way, has no ambition to be a regular Abraham Lincoln" It never fancied him that much. Finally, let not The Landmark shut its ears against the gentle cor. rection of a brother.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
VieDing His Work.

naIs. To abandon all this work even far a few years must inevitably result in great losses. He is therefore very fooiisf who will say that the work is to be suspended in the spirit of retail tation.
 utmost to negotiate loans with which ko complete the work. but 1t has been met by investors with copies or mimi. cal laws showing the depreciation or it's earning capacity and mas Oeen 'ss anes with fiat refusals except at ruinous rates of interest, to pay which would shortly end fla bankruptcy.
 What Is happening here is occurring everywhere along the line of the road Retrenehment must be made some where and the enormous outflow of money from which no returns can os had for years, must De cneckeo' lhN first thing indicated from such siEua- ton is the cutting of of all improve merts and betterments, thus not only stopping the flow Of large sums ot money into general circulation, but see riously impairing the service. Every branch of business and industry ls knes the merchant, the farmer, the laporer- aIl will feel the pinch. And for what1 The saving Of few dollars % tne fnan who travels. and who, by the way, nas made no complaint, and the temporary promotion sof the political fortuDes or agitators who take no heed of the de- strncfion their mad policies are about to entail upon the xery people they profess a desire to help.
 That conditions needed mendtng, no one denies, not even the railroads; nus to sav that this can be accomplished by first destroying the roads Is auicigali folly The assassin's bomD neFe[ u.u r.s,rS anvfhinR. Reforms and whole some regulation can be safely accom- ,ytshed 0nIv through orderly methods and the procedures authorized by iaw. n.SaS,tns, niIhlic confidence in estab- Iished Institutions for when confidence is gone who knows where the hurt is going to stop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
EGect of ~RnlIroad Batting"

Chattanooga Times.
 Major P Hanson, President of the Central of Georgia Railroad, stated be- fore the new Georgia Railroad Commis- sion that the value of the road under normal conditions would be about $6O,- O0O 0O0 but that under the present dis ordered state of public sentiment no man could say what 1t was worth whether If things kept up as they are,- 1t would be worth anything later or not. Politics he said, was at the bot tom of the agitation and he spoke the exact truth. It is nothing short of a calamity that at the very moment the South was beginning to reap the bene- fit of the enterprise and energy eX- pended during the past forty years Tn the most marvellous developments that ever blessed a country; a crop of ampi. tious, demagogical politicians shoulu have sprung up and begun an agitation that persisted in will set us back ten years or more The people were satls- fled with conditions: they were pros pering; their commodities were nndlns ready markets at high prices, whiie the industrial enterprises could haruty secure enough wheels to fashion the products demanded of them. The wreck or even the crippling of the transpor- tation lines must inevitably cheek tnls t progress and stop the flow or Wealth Into the section. ,..,. of what may happen presented In ,ot 0uI local columns yesterday morning. ii
 Southern Railroad. harried py the Porth PUti, tieians of Alabama, Georgia, NU, s a,,, I' Carolina and Virginia. has found 1t i'm possible to obtain money on It's depro~ eiated securities with which to con tinue the work of improvement peg peg 2 several years ago to meet the demah9ss s mon its facilities. and is about to be forced force to suspend operations. It is an m easy matter for the blatnepsksnt,e sSn, ,bo bo shout that all this Is q ,blun' put rnae Ine e Knows the situation absolutely forces tho .ourse taken. Railroad corpora tions do not "blufr'' in that way, They They are organized for profit, of course: lus' as every other business enterpfiSe Is, and they are not going to do thinga vninntarilv that will cause them seri- ous losses. The southern railroad mas A'dnnhia.fTacking It's main line to 1 oSSitewsh. extending its Memphis al vision from Stevenson. tunnelinE Looh l out mountain and buying city termi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
Farming.

Cullman Democrat.
 Too much cannot be said in praise of the Wilkerson party, who have toured the country in the interest of the farmers. Tine farmer Is not dis criminated against Intentionally, but on account of his isolation, has been neglected. In the industrial sections. where thousands of men are employed at the works, the ringing of bell will call together a large number of men, in an hour. The farmer has been hard to teach. because the teacher must visit the farm We are just now Is the place to teach farming; our state and Federal officials are just now realizing that they have time to do that work for which large and numer- ous salaries have been paid since the organization of our Government. The day of work has reached even. the officials of the country.
 The evil of the day Is the lack of labor. Man Is too resourcetul to allow thls condition to retard the progress of the farm and other industries, The large industrial plants have suffered from the lack of labor for years now, the up-to-date planter uses machinery that performs the work of many men, does the work quicker, longer and more accurate The farmer can buy machin- cry that will relieve him in the same way He needs to be taught the use and benefit of such innovations, and the teacher must go 10 lHe IdFIn to make his demonstrations. The increase in population calls for better results, the acre of land must produce more than 1t did some years ago, or there will not be land enough for the people. The large farm is a drawbaek to the community. It would have been well if the Constitution had forbid the own ership of more than 160 acres by any one man Cullman County has demon strated that small farms well and m teiiigentiy cultivated will yield more than the large. unwleldy plantation.
 The campaign for bettering farm life Is on, it will not cease so long as we have to get our living from the ground The farmer produces all, the merchant manufactures. professional man and la borer, must buy his living from the farmer Ills welfare is the common in- tereSt of all men; he cannot be happy and contented in poverty, and he who bstters the condition of the farmer con | fers a boon on humanity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

who predict that there must be . long halt, if not actually period of lethar- gy. in Japan. Like horse which has overdone itself with a great burst of speed they argue that Nippon has overdone itself and must remain quiet for time and regain strength and breath before attempting again to en- ter the race In short. they say that Japan must remain quiet and husband it's strength for time.
 But while the Island Kingdom is thus resting it is noticeable that the Chinese dragon is at last arousing from its ages of lethargy and self contentment and Is showing signs of an intention to get into the field of achievement and entering into military and commercial competition with the other powers of earth. There were some who, taking note of Japan's rise
 and China's lethargic dullness, even went so far as to predict that the former would before long dominate the latter and make of 1t mere depen- dency.
 But It Is becoming obvious that this prediction was without foundation. for China is no longer asleep. The reform movement has gained such momentum during the past few months that it cannot be checked and 1t bids fair to go forward until the kingdom will be freed from the merciless autocracy under which it has so long exsted, and with change of government there must come a new life into the people. In- stead of being the ''dumb driven cat tie" of unfeeling rulers, with no thought or will of their own. they will begin to assert their manhood, and will reach outward and upward for place and position in the family of na- tions. If this change comes. as seems certain, the dragon will no longer sleep but will begin to rise and before long will be able to erect his mighty form and stand up. Then it may come about that "the Island Kingdom will be lost in the shadow" as the Kan sas traveller predicts. The world is not standing stin and China may soon join in the procession. Stranger things happen than this would be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
DRTF TW OOD
ny PHIL "A. ARMSTRONG

One of the greatest habits to aeauire The pessimist considers it 8 personal affront when people succeed ana gre happy.
 Let's hope we'll soon have weather cool enough to freeze out those peek~ a-boo-tiful poems. The truly great are utterly uncon~ scious Of self.
 A little mite of woman can drive a bargain where a horse would run away with her.
 How uncommon is common ssnssi Dead men tell no tales; tombstones are not so particular. King Edward left theatre recently because he couldn't ,. @ stand .i,H for s rag rag ting better or Eddie was making A grandstand play
 Fssh. Etuyvesant Fish,
 With a wi1iri and a swish,
 And many a mighty motion, Can keep out of jail Because he's & whale
 Ana mas ms prlVsle 0ceSn- gets drunk frequently by eating onions. stiIl, this may be the lady's way of showing her strong affection.
  In Fifth Avenue, New York, the cth- CT day, young woman with a pench- ant for classic dress reform, ssarsaeo cheese cloth dress and a pair of san- dals. Anything's excusabie this wealth CT.
 By the way, wouldn't fat. Joiiys bald-headed woman look the lirnltf Tennessee is, harvesting the biggest rattIesnake crop in her history this So Ssr is eeSrEad ws '"S1
 Life,
 Life Is full of trials"
 Full of lawyers, too,
 And the lawyers pockets
 Are full of dollars new.
 Changes.
 The summer man is out,
 The football man is in.
 The summer man is out
 A whole lot of his tin. + +
 Her Forte. She didn't know how far the moon Was distant from the earth. She knew no cults or ologies, Yet suitors came each night Because the pies that she could make Were simply a delightl She couldn't play the piano, She couldn't cen rectte She couldn't run an auto. She didn't care to write. She hadn't painted pictures, Nor chiseled things In clay. She ne'er discussed the latest book Nor yet the latest play. She'd never been to Europe. She wore no gowns from worth,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
"7his is My 6sth Birthday"
Robert 0. CIOwry.

Robert c. CIowry. President of the Western Union Telegraph Company. was born in win County, III. sepIsn- pn. Der e IS3s.> He commenced his career as a messenger boy, and later was civil war telegrapher, serving anaeF eT Gen. Anson Steger. who was one or GenaraI Grant's telegraphie chiefs. In iss5. at the age of 2T years. MT. Glow; ry was brevetted lieutenant colonel et during fine war. After the war ne identifed himself with the commereiad ns,Sasa west which were then In their ln- fancy. To his efforts during the past forty years Is due ,ssgs,c iI iasgs Serwice aeer of the western Union Company for many years. anS 2 few "o,yesny years Si1Gs Hs Is also closely identified with numer- ous other cable. telegraph ana meg senger service companies that are aa which he Is the head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
NEWS OF EUFAULA.
The Military Band Has Secured Conn
 mOdiOus Quarters.

The Military Band Has Secured Conn
 mOdiOus Quarters.
 Eufaula, Sept 7.--(speeial. )-The military band has secured new guar ters over the Copeland building on Flu fauIa Street The band is playing ricaIv four or five airs and visitors crowd the room at every practice
 If has been learned that R. l.. Hat aeia A prominent citizen of Eufaula contemplates the erection of hand some brick store house on the south side of the city. The building will mark spirit of improvement the city has never before experienced as 1t will be the first and only brick one that has ever occupied that part of the city.
 The Rev. Charles Mid1ebrooks of Elamville has just successfully passed an examination before a Board of Trustees and has been granted license to nreach. Mir Middlebrooks will en- fer the ministry of the Methodist Epis- copaI Church and go as missionary to Japan.
 Winn Blair, First Lieutenant of the U. S. Cavalry. with headquarters at Fort Riley, Kan, Is visiting relatives and friends of his former home in Clayton and this city Lieutenant Blair is a son of D. Fl. Blair of Clay ton and grew to manhood in that city He has scores of warm friends in this section.
 Malcomb McEachern and his bride have reached the city from Jackson Tenn, where they were married on September 4th. and are receiving a warm welcome and hearty congratula- tions from a host of friends here.
 Rev. Father Wincklereid of Selma has reached the city and will celebrate mass at the Catholic Church tomorrow morning.
 Cotton is rolling in at a lively rate and several hundred bales are on the streets awaiting shipment. The city presents a fall-like appearance and trade is opening satisfactorily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
SOCIAL NEWS OF BREwTON.

Mrs. A. c. smith Entertains In Honor
 Of Miss Dera smith.
 Brewton, Sept. 7.--lSpeciaD-Thurs- day afternoon Mrs. A. c. Smith en- tertained a number of her friends at her hospitable home in honor of her sister, Miss Dora smith, or Atmore. Immediately after the arrival of the guests, a delicious ice course was served Bid dominoes afforded the amusement for the afternoon. On cut Mrs. w Y. Lovelace won the first prize, a gold belt buckle. and Mrs. Ps B. Sowell drew the second prize, box of handsome stationery. Punch was served throughout the game by little Miss Aileen Curtis of Atmore, who Is also a guest at the Smith home. tne five tables of guests were: Mrs. T, R. Miller, Mrs. J. T. Boyd, Mrs. John Purifoy, Jr. Mrs. s. c. Henderson, Mrs. G. w. l.. Smith. Mrs. w. A. Crook, Mrs James Sowell, Mrs. M. F. watson. Mrs. c. L. sowell, Jr., Mrs. E. Luttrell, Mrs. P. B. Soweh, Mrs. J. L.. Sowell, Jr., Mrs. R. E. Park. Mrs. w. Y, Lovelace' Misses Maggie Martin of Union Springs, Pearl Hem derson, Mabel Crook, Dora Smith of Atmore. .,-
 W Y. LoveIace and daughter, Miss Dallie. left this week for a visit to the Jamestown Exposition. Miss Love lace will go from there to Lynchburg' Va, where she will enter college for
 Miss Alice Miller left for Troy where she will join party to visit the Jamestown Exposition and other points of interest
 Mrs. Wtllerson and children have re- turned to their home in Mobile after A pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs. W. Y. Jernigan.
 Miss Iutie Gillaspie and Miss Pearl Mayo have gone to Andalusia, where thev will enter the millinery business They will be missed by their many friends here who wish for them sue cess in their venture. A..
 Miss Mary Fulford has returned to her home in GeorEiana atIer NiSi' to Brewton friends. ,,- v.,.
 Misses Annie Corrie and Julia Park gave a delightful tallyho ride in honor of their guests, Misses Florence and Irme Park. of Montgomery, and MISS Gertrude Grubbs of Atmore.
 The many friends of Mrs. F. Il Mason will be glad to learn she mas fully recovered her health ana re turned from lengthy stay at COON Springs. La. rn.,,r,as from a delightfuI visit to her old home
 Alex McGowin. IT,. and family oi Mobile, who have been spending some time here. left this week for a Vlsl to Jamestown and other points of in terest . l
 Miss Ethel Downing has returned from A visit with her sister. Mrs. w
 Miss Marie carter of Evergreen wal the guest of Miss Mary Foshee during | the past week. ,..-.... Miss Corrie Luttrell has returned | from visit with friends In Mohtsoh | erV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
Today In History
SenternbeF 8.

8EWNtNNDUK 0s 1397--Thomas. Duke of Gloucester, murdered at Calais
 1621-Prince of Condo born; died De- cember Il, 1886.
 1664-New Netherlands taken by the English without a struggle.
 I76O-General Jeffrey Amherst as- sumed office as Governor of Canada.
 1780--Battle of EUtaw Springs, s. c, 1S33--First issue or The New York Sun.
 1S5o-Lieutenant Gale, aeroaaut, kill ed In ascension, near Bordeaux.
 lS55--Russians retired from Sebasto- pol, and allies entered the city.
 1e6O--Steamer Lady Elgin sunk in a collision with schooner Augustus, on Lake Michigan; 2S7 lives lost
 1SS3-Last spike driven in the North ern Pacific Railroad near Gold Creek. Mont
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
nAunrhn-nrannoEn.

Huntsville, Sept. 7.-(special. )- The marriage of Miss Bertha brannom' a popular young woman of Gurley' 10 E. A. Edwards. a well known young business man of the town. was soi- emnized at the home or the prloe mother in Gurley Wednesday evening. Tho ceremony was performed by Rev. J. l.. Matthews, in the presence of small number of relatives and friends and Mir. and Mrs. Edwards have gone to Nashville to spend a few days or their honeymoon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

Some London experts have been ana lyzing certain pill which is exten- sively sold there and announce that 1t is made entirely of sugar, with not g speck of medicament in 1t. That should be a pleasant pill to take, and might be better than some that are swallowed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

There has been an earthquake some where and the statement Is out that the weather bureau has been unable to locate 1t. Have they Followed the of Taft? Perhaps he fell down somewhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
mTy CTRCULATTON.

The Montgomery Advertiser Eus as the ss. nSvsrfissys fand makes # a part 2. air. rnntrass when reQuestedts that It's daily Sn cu1ation is larger than that of any .Sst its newspaper printed in Alabanar-ann,r nNn,rss,,,at,on soe srx ssstion of any newspaper printed sn A9abarna without exception ~Np-
 The figures for July. printed pe,ow a, ~.turns resent the actual net eircuihti""' ~
 hnyfnR been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

The Charlotte Observer writes an editorial to tell where the worlds gold is," but that doesn't interest us. We know where most of it isn't. and that is the main point.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

General William Booth, head of the Salvation Army who is now in his SOth yaar, tells people how to live cen Gury. After he has passed that mark himself he can better tell how it is to be done, although no one can doubt the sincerity of his belief. Still, expe- rience is more convincing than precept.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

The Pittsburg Sun thinks the Repub- liean gang that has ruled Pennsyl- vania for thirty years is about the most perfect specimen of '1nfernal ma- chine" ever manufactured. The Sun doubtless knows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

The Memphis Commerciai-Appeal threatens that If North and South Car oiina don't quit quarreling over An- drew Jackson's birthplace Tennessee will step in and take 1t away from both of them. Don't know but that would serve them right.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

After centuries of wrangling and holding back the laws of England have been SO amended as to allow man to marry hls deceased wife's sister, .-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
Sidetcak Penciiings
~Dsa Yeu Get onesn

{ MDfd Yeu Get Onep'
 The "did you get one'' question was probably the most important and oft fronted. Everybody accused every sour looking party. encountered with the % isshes betrayed ct sd the the inmost feel ings in most of the instancesF
 Yes, came the not infreduent an- swer, 1T got one"
 Under an act passed by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, during the recent session, we are prohibited from issuing free Transportation. with penalties Tor
 Kindley return the book you now scribed t to by General Manager W. H. Ragland. of the Montgomery Traction
 T feel exactly as if had lost my well known city ofictal yesterday.
 T feel, said a friend of the com pany. 'as if had, too
 no qualification.
 Didn't you feel badly, too?
 Says It Was Success.
 Clerk q. H: Biilingsley' Of ,. the of- ture. has returned from Maplesviile where he was In charge of the demon- stration of the creosote treatment TOT the demonstration was a success in every way, anH that the farmers in that vicinity exhibited unusual in The plant at MapiesvilIe was not perfected to such an extent that 2 full test of the efficacy Of the treatment could be made. but the exhibit mdl, be saved to the farmers Of Alabama when the State agricultural depart ment takes the supervision Of the pine trees as the basis material A number of shingles and small pieces of timber were treated at Ma plesville, and when through the & pro ment experts present to be ready to withstand all weathers for period four times as great as the natural Ais The demonstration at Maplesvtile was but tNone of many that VIII De made in the State under. the auspices of the State agrienisn.raa axoerts aspsr'mh Lieutenant winn Blair, a well known young Alabama officer of the regular army, spent last night in Montgomery. months furlongh spent with nis 1riends and relatives. He belongs to a wen il known Barbour county family ana his Congressman Clayton to West Point, where he made a splendid record ds is attached to the 7th Cavalry now at Fort Riley, Kansas.
 Mir. M. E. Bargainer left Friday night for St. Louis to attend the twelfth annual convention Of the lh- ternational Association of Machlntsts. He swill be absent from the city aoout two weeks.
 
 Mir. J. H. Fried, who spent the month of August in New York on bus mess, has returned to Montgomery. Mir. Theodore Nickel went to Tuso caloosa to take up the work m the University of Alabama this winter. MT. Fred wllkerson has gone to. New York to continue his medical studies
 MT. W. L. Barker of Auburn was visitor in Montgomery yessefoas
 Dr. Glenn Andrews has returned from a trip to Asheviiie. N. c.
 MT. F. M. Shower of Birmingham was fin the city yesterday
 MT. J, H. Burt of Greenyiile was in Montgomery yesterday. He was ac- eomDRnied by his wife.
 MT. E. E. Hammond of Dothan was in the city yesterday.
 MT. o. L.. Bradshaw of Greenviiie was in the city yesterday
 Mir. E. A. Laucke of Dothan was in ths city yesterday.
 Mir. E. D. Williams of Troy was in the city yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08

widow is so considerate of her first husbands memory by constantly refer~ ring to him in the presence of her see- ond husband and so inconsiderate of his money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
MobiIe'. Good showing.

Birmingham Ledger.
 The exports from Mobile have dou- hIed since this century began. In 19O1-O2 they were $1z,500,0O0. In i9O6-07 they were SPA 465,00O That is a good showing for our port