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The Washington herald., 1907-01-03

MY belief is that the present fight
going on in Great Britain over the school
question Will result, sooner or later. in
system Of purely secular education, such
as you have in the United States" said
Mr. Robert McClintock, Of Edinburgh, ar
the Arlington.
The whole trouble grows out of the
union Of church and state. The estsb-
lished church has had so much authority
over education that it is loath to re-
linQuish its power. In Scotland there is
not SO much friction, since the dissenters
are likewise of the Presbyterian faith,
but in England there is a tremendous
lot of dissatisfaction, and il may result
in Si.J 5vfeat of the present government,
which otherwise IS popular enough 10
last for the full constitutional period.
Perhaps we would be better of 10 follow
the American plan of not teaching re-
ligiOn at all in the public schools
The Washington herald., 1907-01-03

The country must either slow UP or
blow up says Senator HansbrOugh
just now. however, the urgent demand is
that We settle up.
"Ths CaIoosahatchee River people now
want the State "a build a dixie across the
marsh on the lower side Of Lake Hicpo-
chez to shut of the surplus water from
Lake Okeechobee." says the Fernaudiua
fla Star. 1t really seems as though
that would be rather an zee sy job.
A St Louis burglar stole a fountain pen
the other niEht and If they catch him he
ought. as Il merited punishment 10 be
made To- write with il for the balance Of
his natural life.
That dull sickeuing thud you hear every
once in a while Is just another passenger
falling off the water wagon.
John d. Rockefeller says Life is fun
Of trials" II will be- noticed that he only
started that line of talk after about a
bushel Of indictments had been returned
against the Standard Oil Company
one reason the War Department has
debarred the white horse is because IL
takes much Of the army's time now 20
look after our white elephants.
When did the New Year begin in this
country of ours, anyhow? II was New
Years Day on the island of Guam at $3.50
a. m. the day before il was New Years
Day in Washington.
It is very much TO be feared that Satan
is being literally supplied with more paw
ing material about this time.
Prosperity has certainly switched
around to a queer angle when couple or
SO of eggs are worth more than the hen
that laid them.
\ number Of Japanese war heroes have
been made Knights Of the Golden Kite by
the Mikado. Evidently the Mikado pro-
poses to keep string tied to his heroes.
It now seems that we will have to build
bigger dry docks before we can build any
bigger battle ships. Perhaps by the time
the Panama Canal is finished the battle
ships will be too big TO go through IT,
THE trouble with most people Is they
want too much" says the Punxsutawney
| Pa Spirit. And another trouble is they
so seldom get IT,
What Russia ought 10 do is to get Mr.
Henry James to rewrite Kuropatkin s
history of the late war, instead Of destroy
ing It. 1t would look better upon the
part Of Russia, and nobody would ever be
able TO make heads OF tails of It. anyhow.
In Atlanta the price OF a drink has been
raised to a quarter the price of a hair
cut To 81 cents and the cffv hoy-ars m,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-03

THE trouble with most people Is they
want too much" says the Punxsutawney
pa Spirit. And another trouble is they
so seldom get Il.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-03

4 number of Japanese war heroes have
been made Knights Of the Golden Kite by
the Mikado. Evidently the Mikado pro-
poses to keep a string tied to his heroes.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-03

Prosperity has certainly switched
around to a queer angle when couple or
SO of eggs are worth more than the hen
that laid them.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-03

It now seems that we viii have to build
bigger dry docks before we can build any
bigger battle ships. Perhaps by the time
the Panama Canal is finished the battle
ships will be too big TO go through IT,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-03

PHELAN'S T STORE i @ EAST MAIN ST. TELEPHONE.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-03
THE LEMON

is the fruit off a tropica! tree of the orange family, usually elipsolaal bright yellow, with a thick skin. ana lately we have taken notice that peo- pie who take a dislike to anyone will purcnase lemon and see t'at it's presented right away quick to the one whom they dislike We nave never heard why they perpetrate such trick, but we surmise taeE wish to Infer that the receiver IS thick skinned or else is possessed or quite a few yellow streaks. we heard during the past week that a certain saloon keeper who IS hiea up and up politician was present"a with a very yellow large lemon' ana he immediately made haste to hls "wine room" made what's known as a "whisl,ey~ sour." got on the outs'dc of it in real political style, smacted his lips aud then told the bartender how he had been presented win the nice large lemon, when the latter eN- plained. It's needless to say ms happiness was turned to indlgnatlon and vengeance was his as he flew out the door, and when he meets the messenger # will go h1rd with run if he doesn't tell who sent that vol low token. Speaking of yellow re-
 minds us--did you ever take notice how yellow the clothes lcok on tue line after the washwoman had worked hard on them? Well, you can bet your life our Washing Pow der or Washing Fluid wasn't used. because either will bleach them and make the work easy. A large pack age or four scent packages with pound of J0-cent tea this week at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-03
YOU WANT THE BEST

If you buy concrsts Blockh We claim ours are made right a vs use only the best of material and use great care in having then properly cured and seasoned, on every block is stamped the date it Is made. SxII at our o4ce. Room 5. II Ess. .sin St. and zee sarulsa
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
RETURN OF AN OLD FAvORITE.

One does not have to be a real IAN
cient of days" to remember the time
when black walnut was the favorite
hue gave a room furnished with it
somewhat gloomy effect, it's rich color
and the fine finish =. was capable of
receiving rendered it a great favorite
with housekeepers. When to this we
add that it was almost proof against
decay and that its. peculiar rich odor
rendered it practically free from insect
ravages, 1t is easy to see why it
was a favorite wood for furniture maxi
ing Half a century ago. or even less
furniture made of black walnut was
to be found in almost every home, not
only among the rich, who could afford
the finest quality, but among the poor
as well. for the wood was then com
paratively plentiful and any mechanic
of ordinary skill could fashion 1t into
articles of household use.
But this fad, If we may call 1t such
passed. as most fashions do. Peoples
ideas changed and they decided for fur
niture Of bright and more cheerful
hue: consequently the old, dark walnut
bureaus, bedsteads. tables and other
household articles were discarded and
either stored away or sent to the second
hand furniture shops to be sold for
whatever they would bring. In this
wav the homes of those who could af-
ford the cost were denuded of black
walnut and refurnished with lighter
colored woods. The walnut furniture
passed away with the loom and spin
ming wheel
But now we learn that old Father
Time has made circle and the decree
has gone forth that black walnut is to
be the style. Now, as we learn from
The Manchester On. HI Union, The
Springfield Republican has heard that
some of New York's four hundred, sew
eral of the Could and Vanderbilt wo-
men, as well as Mrs. John Jacob Aston,
have taken to black walnut again, and
il is easy to understand that the move
ment is spreading. An Albany news
paper quotes Mrs. Francis Lansing
Pruyn as declaring that black walnut.
which few generations ago was looked
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
QUALIFIED supERrNrENDENrs.

Before the recent adjournment of
the Legislature, a bill was introduced
in both House and Senate requiring
the selection of trained and efficient
school man for County Superintendent
in each county of Alabama.
In delivering an address before the
Alabama Educational Association In
Mobile some weeks ago. Superintendent
Gunnels said: II have no charge to
bring against the County Superintend-
ents of Alabama. My complaint is
against the law. The County superin-
tendents of Alabama are far better
than might be expected under a law
similar to ours. These men are all
my friends. 1 have no charge to bring
against my friend, John Smith. My
charge is against John Smith, the
County Superintendent OF Education.
John Smith may be a good farmer.
good lawyer, good doctor. or sue
cessful merchant. but is John Smith a
good County Superintendent Of Edu-
cation?
That the County Superintendent holds
the strategic point in public education
in Alabama is a recognized fact. The
director of the educational system In
any county should be an educator of
skill, training and experience. This
bill. we believe, seeks the selection of
such a man in each county in this
State. 1t requires him to give his
whole time to the work. 1t provides
that his selection may be determined
by his worth and efficiency.
Every large commercial enterprise in
the country has trained man at the
head of each department. Any other
arrangement would be considered folly.
The State has now provided for the
expenditure OF nearly 100000 among
the country schools. 1t goes without
saying that a highly competent man
should be selected as Superintendent
in each county If the State Is to get
the best results for this large expendi-
ture
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
PRINCE OF AsTURIAS.

One of the reasons why there is so
much rejoicing in Spain over the birth
of the young Prince arises from the
fact that the Spanish people now feel
that the direct line of succession is as
sured. There has been a century of
discord, during which time the royal
throne has for the most part been
filed by indirect heirs. The present
King was born some months after the
death of his father. but his right to
the throne when he became of age was
not seriously disputed. His marriage
to an English Princess was hailed by
his people as a harbinger of promise,
which has been made sure by the birth
of a royal heir. Speaking of the
event, The Brooklyn Eagle says:
In country as impoverished and as
unsettled as Spain. the personal popd-
larity of the sovereign is an asset OF
Government. insuring stability to the
immensely popular with his people.
The affection and loyalty with which
he was naturally regarded. as soon as
his accession made him more of a pub
lie figure than he could become under
the long regency of his mother, were
notably strengthened by his marriage
to an English Princess. The coming
or son to revive the long dormant
title of the Prince of the Asturias will
certainly not decrease the regard of
the people for the youngsters father.
The title. Prince of Asturias, like that
of the Prince of Wales, deserves some
explanation. The latter title has been
held by the heirs to the British throne
for something more than six hundred
years. Edward II was created the first
Prince of Wales in 1901 and since that
time the title has been held by the
heir APPARENT to the British throne. And
so of the new Prince of Spain As
turias-now known as Oviedo-was an
ancient province in Northwestern
Spain, and was really the nucleus of
the present Spanish kingdom The title
OF Prince of Asturias was first be-
slowed in 1888, more than five centu-
ries ago. and though it has sometimes
lapsed, and may not always have been
properly held. the young person who is
now starting life with the somewhat
ponderous name of Alfonso Pho Chris
tino Eduardo comes by the title legiti-
mately, and there will be none to dis
pute 1t If his life is spared His nc-
cession to the throne may be far in the
future, and there may be no Spanish
throne when the present King dies, but
it can at least be hoped that the coun-
try is starting on a new and better
career than it has passed through of
late years.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
CONT PUT 1T OFF LONGER.
Get Rid OF That Indigestion at Once by
Using Mf-O-na.


Either through slackness or careless
ness hundreds of people slowly poison
themselves by chronic indigestion. BY
neglecting to cure at once any slug
gishness of the important organs of
digestion the system is rllled with fer
menting and decaying food that re-
suits in sick heaoaches, heartburn.
bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue
specks before the eyes, sleeplessness,
nervous troubles and the many other
symptoms that are the direct result of
indigestion.
The want of perfectly safe vet eff
fective cure for indigestion and stom~
aoh troubles in their many forms was
felt UP to the time of the successful
Investigations that resulted in the pro-
duction of Mi-o-na stomach tablets
They quickly cure the worst cases of
indigestion, and the pain and distress
which are often felt after meals dis
appear in a very few dayssuch is the
wonderful curative power of Mi-o-na.
The old-fashioned medicines for
stomach troubles merely digest the
food, while Ml-o-na strengthens the di-
gestive organs so that they soon be-
come able to care for the food that is
eaten
Mi-o-na stomach tablets cost but so
cents a box and do more real good than
a dozen boxes of the ordinary digestive
tablets. Fowler gives an absolute. un-
qualified guarantee to refund the money
A -A1i-n-nA fails to cura-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15

Now york National Review Is
a,n.r organ of the negro race when
- become profoundly disgruntleu
-',.n roosevelt and his party, In order
raen in touch with the sentiment Oh
vi sides we copy, without comment
sst. editorial from the current Issue
Of The Review: o.
The Times wants, to know % "Il over
4hs negro vote Will pc atGora VVhy.
81 has been in BaltlEoE9i: re-. orv N ~
psltiuore merely begun me ni ~ iyyrita
pa hing. The negro INTENDS 10 w IN IN
~ TO the last chapter, any Secretary
Snid and daring letters, -PRenuhIicans
ToSt is nominated by the h Slpr1onratic
ne! uaa' negroes will elect Den i%h+ 80 10
president. This rect we ,be 1nonI1
Ie1adn is responsible for me u,IaIi 10
ad,is call for Taft by the De W Tbaao
nress led on by The Times, -, IL die he
gZnrs Roosevelt should be nonli Itae1 If IL
as,,n,,id he a wreck after the conteo 20, "a
W. negroes suspicion that any Pansa-
LIE the party puts torwaI4 70 a oioC,Io,.
Slait man. take 1t from us thelr p INA,
Vii he anything but lovely IRON ."
Danubli.an viewpoint FROM dyii no.,
aratic yiewpoint--that is soneth.n I
Serv very different. At any rate me
AnsIrican negro has decided 70 go INTO 9
an business of history MAKING Tor
Ltn1 9 He will make 1t provided the
rmamocratic party can shut up It's I'LL
mans and Vardamans-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
oueer Mourning Colors.

The news that native has been
as Mourning for a relative lost in the
ae mt III c atlas recalls the fact
that that color was orisinaliIyd ,c ea q
ployed in many countries to inolcate
reverence for the dead. IT,,
In fact. the custom obtained In Eu-
rope as late as the reign Of Charles
viii Of France and ,I In Italy onl TOO the IL
men wearing brown. In Ethiopia the
White soon changed to gray and. in
Egypt to yellow. 49,, 4. o. +h,s
China. however. employs II 10 + tnis
vogi for instance. which even
now is used in Turkey. Armenia and
Syria The latter signifies e tine heaven yea
and brown typify our mother earth
and black, most repellent of mourning
colors, would seem to suggest an
eternity of night
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
Sidewalk Penciiings
Giving Away old Books.

1.-THE masses of the people residing
In the country do not even nave tne
chance of reading the most couhIno
place books that are known IN every
household" said a person interested IN
library work yesterday.
zone of the numerous instances Oh
this was brought to my notice rev
days ago by local librarian; a n.ts
bow about seven years old, who resioes
across the river and occasionally drives
to Montgomery. went to the nprary
one day and managed to rlnd inc ~
brarian. He was at the library as
special ambassador from his motheF
The little fellow was quick In explain
?"My mother is just crazy to read
Robinson Crusoe.' he said to the IL
brarian. h,,,d,rg
several copies of Robinson Crusoe were
placed in his hands and now every
body in the little boys neighborhood,
young and old. has been NJ af hnos the
opportunity OF reading the doom. o,
"The library has adopted the pan
Of giving away al it's discarded BOOKS
such as Robinson Crusoe. to county ~
communities, and 1t is found they av
very appreciative of the benefits they
are deriving.
Flag On Bank building. ,,..,.
MAYBE you noticed the first littIe
United states flag that was ptaceaa
National Bank Building" said prom.
inent citizen who has devoted the lass
two months of his life to study Oh
that growing structure Tho,
"Maybe. too, you did not know that
the flag had a Significance other than
its symbolism of a great and glorious lou .
republic. You will notice that II was
flung to the breeze the very 49,
nlacing ali those big beams and COZ.
INNS and what you may call ems s"s
to the tor of their work. Wen, tnat 10
their rule. When the steel.WorEkSe :,
complete their part OF their Jop ny
hang out the flag at the very Top VI
tbai1 contribution to the construction
of the building. / am tod that
custom has prevailed for some tlii1e' IL
is a pretty example of patrltism
p.us,aont Charles A. wickersham, of
the western Railway of Alabama anu
the Atlanta and West Point hallroAu'
reached Montgomery yesteLuaS ,T,na a
spectal train composed or ms pr 49,
car and an engine ing hns,n ls was During the
afternoon. he visited the traiiIc anu
INSTRUMENTATION offices of the railway.
President Wickersham VIII proO"'
ly leave Montgomery tooa''
n rhomnson. of Atlanta, travel
ing passenger agent OF the or,N "a
Railway of Alabama, was In Mohtso'N-
CRY yesterday. =, ~
Mr. A. T. Rudder. of Maroury ana no
Mr., b. Cl Rudder, of Troy wore IN
Montgomery yesterday;
x 4 < :,
Messrs. j. D. Anderson ana u. CIV ~
waits of Sanford. were In the CITY
yesterday. a, ~
Mr.. w. H. Bailey, of opehka ga, his Us
visiting tho city, accompanied oS MAJ
iwfe. -.
Mr.. H, Tannenba asInSa ole M00'Ae' 70
q e v -
Mr. ]. w. Dandy. of Birmingham Is
registered at Hotel Summers.
e Il n -
Mr. E. NJ 9inckard. of cianton' Is
visiting the city
Senator H. S. Doster, of Prattvlile' Is
In the city.
Mr.. !. NJ Barnett, of Panther is ~
| the city.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
Today In History


l464-Yorkists victorious at Hex
ham: 0War of the Roses.)
l525-Anabaptists Defeated at
Frankenhauscn. "'
II9l-kord CORVALLIS routed the
army of Tippo Saib.
of army nursing in the Crimeai horn
1SSS-Edmund Kean. famous Shake.
spearean actor. died. Born 1887.
lS47-Daniel O'Connell. Irish patriot
1S4S-Insurrec tion in Vierro H.
peror fed to Innsbruck i1'ii-
i8S6-Louis Riel leader of the re-
6ellion in Northwest Canada, surren-
19OO-General Butler occun,ed M.
dee, South Africa. Dp'eu Dun :
1SS5IHugh Conray. author of Cali
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-15
Can Two Walk Together Except Thex
BE AEfeed?'

AsC AkECtOS'
Charlotte Observer
Mr.. Willie Hearst IS not DISPOSED n
snuggle up to Mr. Willie Bryan. Mr.
Hearst has formally foresworn allee-
lance to the Democratic party and set
up in business for himself Mr.. Rrvan
chdes those who criticise the yellow
candidate and his Independence League
for this, saying that I'VE are poinp
in the same direction'-which anybody
ought to know is hellards-and that
''we"-meaning the Democratic party
should regard Mr.. Hearst not as an
enemy but an ally. He suggests in his
Commoner that it would be folly TO
start new party when the Democrat
ic party offers to the Voter practically
the same policies and ideals and with
an encouraging prospect of an early
victory" To all Of which the yellow
very energetically objects. His Amer
lean does not see on what Mr.. Bryan's
Optimistic estimate of an early vic
tory" rests II combats The Common
er's faith that the Democratic party's
platform, its candidates and its or
ganization will appeal to the conscience
and Judgment of the reform element
of the country and sc~- further:
The Desperate party was radica:
IN 1900, conservative in 1904, and n
now sits stiff and motionless. anna
emily holding its breath lest some word
or actlon VIII ALLEVIATE either the radi-
cal or the conservative element II iS
hard to define the principles of a na
ty which is first for radicalism. then
for conservatism and then for comnro-
mise
And what is it's organization? II is
led In the House of Representatives nv
railroad lawyer and in the national
Senate by a convicted agent of the
Standard OIL trust. and is represented
by professional gambling house keen
er as chairman of its national commit
tee
1T is represented in New York by
race-track gamblers and ballot box
suffers and fraudulent office holders. .
One or the other of the esteemed
gentlemen in question is wrong II
as Mr. Bryan thinks, the Democrats
party is going right on to victory.
then Mr. Hearst is wrong when he
saws 1t sits stiff and motionless," for
party that does that isn't going any
where at all.
But to he rebuffed by Willie Hearst.
That ought to carry with 1t the same
sort OF humiliation that was felt by
the disorderly man of the circus who
was as he afterwards explained hit
nv a Snowman with the stick they
stir the MONKEYS With