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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-06-20

Magnolia, Miss, Sept, 10, 1900
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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-06-20

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
sTIRRING UP THE NEy q

The New York Post has fearfu1iy riIed The Buffalo News by comparing Roosevelt with Tiberlus, one of the monsters among the rulers of the an cient Roman government. One of the habits of this Emperor was to visit the courts 10 see how the judges were doing their work His avowed object was to stimulate these officials to de eide justly. but gradually the latter came 10 foresee just what kind of de cisions the. ruler wanted and decided accordingly. They learned to know which side of their bread was buttered in fact
 Similarly, The Post intImates that Roosevelt is displaying an tncliua' ion to hang around the courts with a view to influence their ~;Iecisions for tho public good. at least by implication, with a desire to park~ the Supreme Court so as to get judges who will decide. cases according 10 his own views. and who will sastsin and up- hold any laws he may. force through Congress. however doubtful their pro. priety or constitutionality-
 All this is gall and wornlwood to The News, At rare intervals that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
The Crisis in Statehood.

OC Lotus hepuDllc.
 The resolution introduced in the House of Representatives at Washing ton by Congressman Murphy, of Mis- souri, to repeal the Statehood act, taken In connection with organized preparations of Oklahoma RepublIcans to defeat the new Constitution when 1t is submitted to the people, threatens a serious danger to the admission of the State of Oklahoma.
 For several weeks there has been more than suspicion of a conspiracy to defeat Statehood for the twin ter ritorles. Beaten overwhelmingly in the election of delegates to the convention and fearing indefinite Democratic su- politicians have entered upon an in trigue to sacrifice the interests of the people there to the welfare of the Re- publican Party, locally and nationally.
 Oklahoma Republicans have raised an outcry against putting into the Constitution provision for separate schools, which the enabling act au- thorizes. and they have made all sorts of row about the submission of a prohibition proposal. though the enab- ling act definitely requires that prohi- bition for twenty-one years be put into the Constitution for more than half of the rroposed State-that is, for all of the Indian Territory and for every part of Oklahoma that was an Indian reservation on January 1. 1908.
 Besides the desire of many Okla homa Republicans to defeat Statehood rather than allow the new State to be controlled by the Democrats, the na- ttonal Republican organization has the strongest of motives for bringing the whole Statehood movement to confu- sion. It does not want two more Dem ocratic Senators and three or four more Democratic Representatives in Con- gress It fears the seven electoral votes which the State of Oklahoma would certainly cast for the Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1908.
 To avert the dangers which unmis- takably threaten the admission of Ok lahoma, the only thing for the conven- ton at Guthrie to do is to adopt at once short constitution fulfilling all the conditions of the enabling act and euhmit it to the people without delay. There is need in that convention of a leader who can grasp the situation and act upon it with decision.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
~Eor He Is an Ensiish,man.v


 William Waldorf Astor's paper re- minds Americans that Mir: Bryce Is not a representative Erglishfnan If a man who was born under the British flag, if a man who has several times been elected to the imperial commons from one of She most important con- stituencies in the empire: if han who has more than once been called on by his sovereign to form part of his cap- met; If such a man is not & represent ative Enylishman who is entitled to the appeEation? Renegade Americans like Wiiiie m Waldorf Astor? or worth less persons of title like the Duke of Marlborough? Born of an honest Scot tish father and a virtuous Irish moth- CT, James Bryce has in his veins blood as noble as any coursing in the arte- ries of peer or king. Nothing dark some about his descent. It is of the 'so!i racy and pure and honest. In lending MT. Bryce for a term, no mat. ter how brief, England Is magnani- nous: We. have given her a Benedict Arnold and a William Waldorf Astor She hands us over the author of the American Commonwealth"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
TaIladega Money Built Her Mills.

TaIIadega MOuntdIn HOme,
 Is 1t possible that The Birmingham News is not familiar with the Organi- zation and conduction of Talladega' s cotton factories? The News, in speak ing of the Duchess of Manchester. says her father. Eugene Zimmerman, form erly resided in Talladega and now owns controlling interest in one of our cotton mills Talladega feels that its three cotton factories are the most famed in the Stale. in that they were all built and are owned and operated by Talladega people, who made their money right here. Mr. Zimmerman vas a resident of the city when the Highland City Mills were built and to encourage the enterprise took twenty shares which he sold several years ago. No harm is done by The News's mlstatement. but Talladega wants to keep her achievement before the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
TODAY M HISTORY

Name Day: Ash Wednesday. Sun rises at 6:46; sets at 5:14.
 1727.--The British under Colonel Campbell, precipitatedly evacuated Aug gusta. Ga, in the night.
 17x7.--Cotton Mather uled in Boston He was the most learned man in America. and one of the most super stItious. His achievements in one year were seveDty-two sermons, sixty lasts twenty vigils and fourteen books. His publications amounted to 3S2, some of them being of large dimensions. The Magnolia Is his chef doeuvre. He lived in the age of witchcraft and fell in with the delusion, hand, heart and pen.
 I7S1.---A troop of Tarleton's dragons, under Captain Miller, were cut to pieces by Lieutenant-Colone; Lee; the captain and all were taken except two; eighteen were killed. Lee ordered his lieutenant. Lewis, to give no quar- ters, on account of Miller's having re- fused quarter to Lees bugler, an un- armed boy. whom he had overtaken and sabred. Lee halted his men at farm, was suddenly come upon by the advance of Cornwallis. but escaped by a sudden and bold movement.
 i7s7.1Ethan allan. an officer in the Ticonderoga and Crown Point; was himself captured near Montreal. sent to England and after experiencing
 1sO4.-The brig Ohio reached Canton. China. from Philadelphia, after pas sage lasting 109 days in which 1t made a running light with pirates off the
 1sOS.-congresa counted the electoral vote. For President, Thomas Jeffer- son. Republican. lss; Charles C. Pinck-
 is2o.-A revolntionary society. called the Black Eagle, organized by the Gu bans, who were try ing to shake on
 IssO.@France decided to use Ameri- can vessels for the transportation of troops to Alg.ers as these ships could be gotten cheaper than Wrench ones.
 1S4O.-Wilhelm Willink. 9 friend of Washington and of the United States, niehed the first loan to the colonies after their revolt from tue British do- minlon.
 Is0i.-The electoral vote counted: Abraham Lincoln received lSO votes StepheQAA. Douglas 12; John c. Breck- cnriS eewT2. and John Bell. 39.
 IS,2.-General Curtis took possession of SprIngfeld, Mo. Fort Donelson in- vested. and the bombardment com
 1sss.-The iron-clad Indianola ran the blockade at Vicksburg. and was captured by the Confederates.
 iSa5 Indiana ratified the Constitu- tional amendment
 Is0f-Beniamin Harrison. in speech ot Indianapolis. Ind. declared. that an ex- President should take as much in- terest in national affairs as before he was elected
 1903.-Proctoeols providing for the the settlement of the Venezuelan con- troversv signed at Washington bV rep resentatives of Great Britain. Germany
 Cseryice by American Press-N Washington. ID. C).
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
THE SAME OLD TALE.

Recently when what Is known as the Indian Bill was before the Senate cer- tain amendments were offered which among other things required the re- cording of all Indian leases, and au- thorizing the Court of Claims to ad- judicate private Indian claims. The amendments also made an qppropria- ! tiop, to investigate the legality of cer- tain land transfers by the Kickapoo Indians. such Investigations to be conducted by the Attorney General These amendments were defeated and The Indianapolis Star says of the mat ter: #
 Paterhalism is no doubt an excellent thing for people who are not able to a, pa:ernalism which denies to wards the right of access to the courts and to publicity Is something that the momen pH9pe pofaTarH T9qd aS a9 accept for dians are allowed to make leases of their lands, why should these not be recorded, where they would have pub licity and be under the supervision of the courts? Could any honest lessee have any objection to that? If there Is any illegality in the Kickapoo trans
 
 investigate? If an Indian, or a tribe of Indians. has a claim against the government why should ir not be heard in the courts as the claim Of a white Philanthropy and charity have ac- complished some great things in this tration of good results can be shown where philanthropy and. charity were aecompanied by a denial of simple Versaiiy recogSzeS this h'Rie in their hes oMn oWl tha. courts shall be open to ali, that justice shall be free. that no man shall due process, of law. Certainly. that principle does not lose its force be- cause a mans skin is red. And cer- when the government has assumed guardianship over human beings and pledged itself to secure them fair and just treatment It can not consistent ly deny them rights that are Ruaran- teed to the meanest criminal.
 We should hardly expect The Star to be surprised at any act of injustice on the part of our government to- wards the Indians. To treat those peo- pie rightly, fairly and justly would be to break the record, taking it as a whole. Of course there are some in stances of just treatment on the part of the government, but these instances are like scattered and infreauent oases in the great desert of oppres- sion and spoliation. As was once said or Is claimed to have been said by Judge Fancy of the negroes: They had no rights which the white man was bound to respect" The com ments- of The Star are to the point
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
St Stenhe,,n

Clarke County (Grove HID Democrat
 We feel inclined to drop a tear over the grave of St. Stephens, the first capi- tai of Alabama Territory, which, 1t seems that fate has doomed to double disaster. We feel fondness for the memory of the old town because of Its early history and of the knowledge that it was the home of Frank Lyon. Ptolemy Harris John Morrisette, and a number of other prominent early set tiers These long since passed away ''to the home of the hereafter" Their successors m the old town now seem called upon tG surrender their homes or much of them that is desirable. Such is life's fortune. They go to join those of the forsaken homes of old Clarkesvllle, Cahaba and Sparta which rest in the deserted villages" of the past.
 The election in Washington County last week to determine where me county seat must he here after, result ed in favor of Chatom by oyer 200 majority. It is said that the spring term of the Circuit Court will likely fail from the want of building in which 10 hold ii and of buildings In which to shelter those called to at tend it.
 St. Stephens might have been au- thorized to continue holding the courts Of the county until necessary arrange mcuts were provided at the new county SCat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
Poor Place for Earthly Heaven.

Kansas City Journal
 Another earthly "Heayen'' has met the comon fate of mundane things and the angels" have gathered together the pitiful remnants of their lares and penalties and returned to rational liv- ing All these grotesque religious movements have a pathetic side that enlists sympathy for misguided zeal in striving to establis a celestial paradise on this terrestial footstool. but this last movement reached the very acme of absurdty in attempting to locate the beatific e.ysium in the state of Texas Elijah Dowie of unlamented osition when he. staked out Zion City near Milwaukee And sought most of hIs converts in. Chicago, but his was d simple task compared with the plan of one Ephraim Shannabarger to Edenize the county of Polk, in a totally barren section of the State of Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
DRIF7WooD
BROKEN REFLECTIONS.
3Y PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.

Shepherd girls in French Switzerland wear mems clothes. Gee. some of the married women do that in America, figuratively speaking.
 S a e Twenty-four persons living in coun- ty Tipperary. Ireland. are centenarians. Lucky there areat sweets''nfee-i s Sixty years ago there were only l50.0o6 children at school in India: Sss Sss 'RfSf kssE sE' s s'ssse aas all p' A laboring man in Mexico thinks he Is entitled to ,18I hOlidoXs out of the former U. $. depaftmental clerks. " g1
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 Twenty minutes of rain in year is som sometimes & , all that & southern th .1Ia. Egypt try. Pretty dry. but can't you raise a ., ,& < @ x :. .,..s who decorate china Maybe they Can can see through the brushes, but we can't see through the . reason; $ s-sg s'....s.j Fl The business of the gondeiiers or Vienna is being invaded by women. and the men are organizing unions to drive them out. I. rea The Mikado of Japan Is fond of out door sport and warmly. encourages the iR1rSdeetioR of football ws a piSyed in
 
 not surprised now at the Japs being such war-like peorle.
 A < % Fortune doesn't smile on you as often as she laughs at you.
 A < A You can always please an. old girl by talking baby-talk to her, and anger young one.
 When man marries for money, he spends a lot of his time making the. girl believe he didn't.
 At the Theater. Your husostlia 10 oe. salnly legal ''oh. yes; but he goes out between. acts" -
 & & $
 The Reason. What reason has he for being a man of few words?"
 His wife"
 An Advantage. There was one advantage about the old days--Cain and Abel didn't have to H wear hand-me-down clothes "No---there were leaves in plenty"
 TS & Ss
 Yes, Indeedi .f "A Chicago professor says the dress well, 1t is joke on Chicago pro lessor"
 T cannot sing the old songs" She started In to coo; - ~' And a voice from the gallery loudly And you have trouble with the new."'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
HORSES AND MEN.

Cruelty to animals is not entirely confined to overlooking, overdrivins and underfeeding them, as the follow. ing extract from an editorial in The New York Mail of last Thursday will show:
 About score of horses were killed outright by falls on the city's streets yesterday. or were shot to put them out of their misery. Two score were unharnessed by officers and sent to the stables because they were exhausted or smooth shod. A number were taken from spinal meningitis contracted by standing unblanketed after overheati,g. Hundreds fell In the streets. Every man walking few blocks today had fortunes of the poor brutes which were doing their best to protect him from the storm by carrying coal. provisions and clothes to his apartment
 There is a pitiful feud between the welfare of the city and its four footed servitors Every yard of asphalt laid In the interest. of health makes a horses life little less worth living. The wood block pavement downtown, laid in the interest of noiseleg5 traffic, is A treacherous footing for trucking The very cleaning of the streets makes the snow nails of little avail and leaves
  with the contents Of ash carts is ob- tected to because it might put them in unsanitary condition and lead to their indiscriminate use as the dump ing ground for garbage. So the horse treads 8 way of suffering and death in doing mans work.
 As The Mail remarks there is a con- test at all times between proper sani- tation and the draft animals of the city. A smooth, hard pavement, im- pervious to moisture. which can be cas- fly and thoroughly cleansed, Is among any city's best assets. but 1t Is direct- ly and unmistakabiy cruel to the an- imals that draw the heavy loads. The statement in The Mail of the fatalities in one day among the draft horses of the city is proof that there must be a constant conflict between animal and human interests in large cities It is well for the horses at least that auto wagons and drays for pulling heavy loads are so rapidly coming into use. They will save many a killed or crip- pied animal. even if they do put many drivers and teamsters out of business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

newspaper coyiy takes issue with its President and chides him very gently for some of his alterations. It has even been known to hint that he did wrong or had taken . wrong position on certain matters but this has al- ways been done in very gingerly manner. But the fact that it some times shows slight symptoms of inde- pendence does not in any degree lessen It's resentment towards The Post for its criticisms and comparisons, and It lambasts that journal severely for its attacks on 'the peerless" apostle of Republicanism- So far as we have ob- served The Post hasn't gone, out of business, however.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13

wrote; *fSsf sfy ss. !. AsTss- ts Alas for. the rarity
 Of Christian. Charity
 Under the ssuni"
 and we have been reminded of the expression by reading the following from The Butte Inter-Mountain:
 In a crowded Michigan community, with kind hearts wi. hin call, an old satnsaa TScy not It0ss been 10 and they just died IThe criminal in difference. of civilization furnishes in ble as this. Proximity. instead of sof- sening, often makes human relations more cAllous. Probably there was not a man or woman who would not have done something to save those children ; but nobody Knew" People are too Side by side. birth and ueath, marriage and .dlvoFce.s wealth and poversy, in motley concourse Caste, false notions Of propriety sn9bo hnes5 ni,, and InIe thon1 and emotions dry up the na .urai milk of the racerand nnconsctously men of the most generous nature become indiner- penalties of eivfiization, this indiffer. enee; yet how readily strong soul bursts the bonds and returns to the
 
 paints a David Harum" and nation approves. Few analyZe the charm; simply, David Haruu had shaken of the coils of callousness and become primevaI in his instincts.
 Doubtless it would be deing an in- justice to the community in which these poor victims died if we were to say that there were no Christian .Ss-ta A .su fSt,s.tsa- ohartt,, a,no,0 her neighbors. That is not th- expla nation of an occurrence of this kind. The true reason lies in the uninten- tional selfishness of the people. Not that they intend to be cruel or heart less. or that they are unwilling to help the needy. Doubtless if this poor family's condition and needs had been made known to the neighbors there would have been prompt and adequate relief offered them. and they would have been saved from the horrible fate that overlook them and which looks like a serious reflection on the com munity.
 One of the faults of our latter-day civilization, we apprencnd, Is that we carry the Mind your own business" theory too far. Each one in the com munity. referred to; thought it,,was none of his or her business to, investigate and learn why no member of the suf- fering family had been seen. Each left it for another to look into and as a consequence no one did 1t, and a poor woman and sfwa haInIeSs little 0nes went to the Great Beyond in a Chris tian country and in what We must look on as a civilized neighborhood. Perhaps--who knows?-they may be silent witness against the spirit of ex- clusiveness. if we may so term it, that prevents we moderns from keeping in nearer touch with our neighbors. Of ficiousness is fault but may not there be fault in the other direction?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
The Dominican Treatx.

washington Herald,
 It begins to look as though the ad- ing for its Santiago Domingo treaty in. a special session of the Senate. to bs called immediately after the expira-; porters of that proposition are now claiming for 1t. Although the Repub- licans will have. for the first time in more than dozen years. the neces- to ratify any treaty that may be made a partisan question, as the Santo Do- mingo convention was made by formal action of the Democratic caucus at the last session, It Is as yet by no means certain that they can hold their lines Intact Could they have done so at any time since the treaty has been pending the administration doubtless. would have insisted upon vigorous zc- tion. as 1t is we'll known that at least four Democratic Senators were ready. to ignore the mandate of their party Patterson. of Colorado. who goes out of the Senate with the close of this Congress. Is one of these. ana he will be succeeded by MT. Guggenheim, a support the Presidents policies. The names of the other three Democrats are known, but have never been publishd.
 Senator Foraker and at least four other Republican Senators are known to have been opposed to ratification, and 1t Is not believed that the verbal changes that have been made in the treaty within the past few months will be sufficient to bring them around to It's support. It seems not improbable, therefore, that if the President calls a special session of the Senate next month he will encounter unexpected difiulties in getting through his Dom inican convention. unless he consents to notifications rather radical in na- ture, and particularly as regard that provision which requires the amorti-, zatlon fund to be impounded in only one New York bank.