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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-16

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
CANNOT ANSWER IT.

The New Bedford Standard quotes a farmer as saying to a teacher inN a manual training school: 'T will per- nit my son to pursue this course in woodwork if you can give me the as- surance that at the end he will be able to earn his living as d car penter." It is not stated whether or not the teacher gave the assurance required. but the presumption is that he did not if he is a man of judgment. No teacher is competent to tell before- hand whether pupil will be a suc- cess at any given profession or occu- patton. If boy has no taste nor talent for mechanics. the teacher cannot make a good one of him. Schools and teachers do not create talent in their pupils. They develop and direct. but do not create.
 The boy in the case referred to mig, t with proper training and practice de- veIop into mechanic of the highest grade. or he might go through the pre- scribed course and remain botch to the end. I4ie father makes q mistake if he forces his son to undertake to pre- pare himsea for trade, profession or occupation for which he has neither taste no talent. We are highly in fa- for of manual training schools but we do not approve the idea of trying to force 8 young man into s. position for which he is unfittsd. A good carpen- ter should be able to earn, his living anywhere in the United States. but the schools cannot make good one out of unfit material. If boy has natural taste and aptitude for using tools. a course ip good manual training school vii: be of almost incalculabIe benefit to him. but the teacher cannot give aA assurance ip advance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

impairment in the performance of their functionsf The outcryS sgainst freight charges. he says, has Nbeen taken , UP by politicians, who do not ship Freight ances have Impressed the great body of the people, who likewise do not to any appreciabie extent ship freight or directly pay freight s,n. bil,s ~,ir The popsss years been directed against freight rates, but against railroad management and against abuses that have largely against railroads thirty years ago was caused by enormous freight cnarges. which caused the use of the corn crops in Kansas and Nebraska Tor fuei ana gave rise to the sorganiation or the,
 .NationaT Cheap Transportation Asso- ciation" in New York In 1873. Then the system of rebates was devised by the Standard on Compahniy.a phia sna sh r.s, Una, to break down and destroy all It's iri-- vals and establish its monopoly. and then rebates to other big industries nepolies. These things started the ahti-railroad sentiment in tnis coun- try. and 1t has been kept UP py otner practices. It is believed that these gow investigation and bx the courts. and we may expect theshostility tQ railroads to subside. The compiainn against rates has been mostly against and out of all proportion to freight rates. The fruit grower who sh lbs orr anges from California or Florida to New York may, feel the pinch of the freight bill. or the Southern planter smay consider the rate on fertilizer or bales of cotton excessive. But when the householder or the farmer goes 10 the grocery or the hardware store or to the dry goods store the amount of freight added to the cost of the articles he buys Is so small that he does. not notice it. Indeed. if they had been transported free they would probably be no cheaper to the consumer than they are. What the peaple are clam bring for now is better seryice--that Is. when they send goods or produce or order them they want them deliv- kind of service they are not always receiving,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

Occasionally q Republican organ lets out the truth about the tariff and the proposition to revise it. Here Is The Oklahoma Capital saying: We hope Congress will not attempt to revise the tariff just before the Presidential election" That is the way. all the standpatters feel about it. but not many of them will express themselves in such direct terms Good politics with-them is the important object. No matter how unjust and oppressive the present tariff may be. it must not be touched until after the next, ele,tion. because that would not be good politics, and one main reason why 1t would not be good politics Is the fact that to revise it as 1t should be revised would offend and drive off some of the great benehciarfes or the system who must be depended on to fill the Repub- lican campaign hat when the time coAnes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
: Caah nnd EIeetionn

New IofkE Tribune
 A mathematician has estimated that in the Ohio metropolis during the re- cent campaign, something like $500, 900 was tied upt not In promissory notes but In real money, and not iH the en- tire city, but in four wards. On this basis it Is safe to assums that in the whole United States, when there is 3hotiy cohtested Presidential election. there must be enough cash withdrawn from circulation to build municipal building In New York City and nav the national debt besides The Datpral ef feet is. of course. sthat there Is little except pennies in circulation. which are very inconvenient to carry. It has not escaped general notice that money has a tendency to go into hiding shortly before a douhtful Presidential cleo tion, and some have assumed that this was through fear Of the effect of a change of administration upon busi- ness conditions prevailing. There Is now the alternative of assuming that most of the idle money and some that has heretofore been attending pret- ty strictly to business are in the hands of the stakeholders. Everyone knows how soon money won on an election, gets into circulation and this easily accounts for the sudden relaxation which logically should, even if 1t does not, follow the autumn voting. Before Congress takes any action either for iot against the pluch talked of elastic currency 1t might be well to look in- to the matter of election wagers and see if some meNhs of substituting tin for real money cannot be devised.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
rHpRsDA4, NovrMBEn IA, 1907.

Some of our Republican contempora- .ries are trying to break She force of the cleveland election result by saying that it was merely local affair. and that the voters of the city took no thought of national politics or policies. Well. if that is so plain now 1t was equally plain while the campaign was going On- If the koters of cleveland were not Interested in anything but the af- fairs Of their own city. man possess ing the sagacity attributed to Roose- welt should have had acuteness enough ko realize the conditions, and enough regard for the proprieties to keep out of the row. To, adopt the theory of some of his friendS is to admit that he couldn't see what was apparent to others, or that he interfered and se- Ieeted a candidate solely to show his Independence and his disregard for pro- priety and fairness; Which horn of the aiiem1na will his admirers choss7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
For che Atlantic peepsr Waterways.

PnIlaQelpnla InQulTeTs
 It was too much to expect that Pres ton to attend the cohference of the delegates to the Atlantic Waterways Convention that is to meet in Philadel phAa shortly. Congress will assemble thTee weeks from Monday and the President has good deal of work on his hands just now.
 But while he will not be here in person. he will be here In sympathy, His reception of the committee sent to was most cordial. Better than that. he did not nut his visitors off with mere expressions of good will. He declared his genuine interest in the project to unite the rivers and sounds along the Atlantic Coast into vast system of inland waterways and he emphasized this Interest by promising to take up the proposition in his message to Con eress and Invoke Congressional ap' p'HfT fn inc Middle West there is a strong ment of the MissSsippi. So powerful is it that the West has been apt to overlook the importance of the Atlah- tic Coast. With the exception of New York. the Atlantic ports have had to fight vieorousIv for their rights when 1t came Tto securing money for dredg- ing channels.
 movement offers an opportunity for It affords a rallyinE point for all Eas, tern Conaressmen The movement will and should by no means ignore the Missisgsppi but 1t ought to result in much better understanding all around.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
LOWER cALIFoRSrA.

It is intimated that there will be an effort made in the near future to pur- chase from old Mexico all of Lower California, if 1t can be had on fair and reasonable terms. As will be seen by looking at the map, the proposed pur- chase is not really a part of Mexico. al- though belonging to that government. For almost quite it's entire length it is separated from Mexico by the Gulf of California. It is a narrow strip of land extending North and South along the Pacific Ocean a distance of seven or eight hundred miles. It is attached at>its uppermost end to California. and. geographically considered, it is more a part of the United States than of Mexico. -
 The benefits to this country, either in real value or population, would not be very great. 1t is true. The popula- tion is estimated at thirty or forty thousand, mostly Indians, and their ads dition would be of little advantage, nor is It pr6bable@than any great beneht would follow int any way it's addition to our domain. What is point ed out as desirable object is the ex- tension to our ocean front and the con- venient harbors for American ship ping. When the Panama Canal is hn- ished, the ownership of Lower Cali fornia would give to the United States harbors and seaports more than seven hundred miles nearer the mouth of the canal than we now have. This is point ed out as one of the important advan- tages that would follow the acquisl- tion of the territory. The proposition to attempt it's purchase may come to noth- ing. but number of strong arguments can be put, forth in its favor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
ANorHrn vvonn.

Tn addition to what was said in these columns yesterday concerning the Veterans reunion now going on. The Advertiser desires to add that 1t hopes the citizens generally and the business men especiaiiy will lend their aid towards making the affair one to be remembered, We may not have them here again. and Montgomery should do them every honor that can conveniently be arranged and carried out. Many of the young men engaged in business here belong to some of the local mill itafy organizations. and they should at least have an opportunity to join in the grand parade today. In fact. if all the business houses of the city that can conveniently do so would close their stores while the parade is going on 1t would be mark of respect that would be highly appreciated and long remembered bs these gray old vet erans. Give all chance to honor the heroes of the Confederacy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
Roosevelt and ths Elecfion. S.x,v Vn~ar EyotrId


 Mir. Roosevelt has been and can still be a great national asset a powerful force for the purihcatiou of the coun- try. both from ,poiiticai and financial asset if he pursues the intemperate course he has followed for the last
 The World sincerely hopes: for lh,is his American people. that Mfr. Roosevelt has learned his lesson. If he lives States for the next sixteen months. to the country that he should profit by bis, experience. And # he is going to be President for four. years and six. teen months. as his devoted admirers hope, 1t is a thousand times more important to the nation that he learns this vital lesson
 That the whole business of the coun- try is disturbed. from New York to Los Angeles; that public confidence Is unsettled throughout the nation: that financial credit Is impaired throughout the Union: that banking facilities are almost suspended. and according to all signs the nation is entering upon a period of unmistakable depression of business and hard times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
Ths ausplcion that Taft is bud of u

The suspicion that Taft is out of the running Is one that persists in holding its ground. It is even intimated that Roosevelt has slipped from under him and let him and his boom drop, All tllis may or may not be true, but all th esane. the Republicans might do much worse than stick to him. And, by. hte way. those who have kept up with the Washington news have noticed sthat there have beehI some lurid dis patches sent out to the effect that Gov ernor Hughes Of New York is now the man. The best part of it is that they predict that he will down Roosevelt and anybody he may favor. Let lem eat each other up. say we.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
pANGERous TEACHINGS.
Referring to some recent wild talk from men osAnpying high positions The Richmond Times Dispatch says:

Referring to some recent wild talk from men osanpying high positions The Richmond Times Dispatch says:
 Some time ago Chancellor E. Benja- min Andrews, of the University Of Nebraska. said that newspapers which denounced rich men should be hung. Now comes Mir. Joseph H. Drake. pro- lessor. of law iri the University of to his law class. that the people Of this country should elect MT. Roosevelt king The-JstudeHts at first believed 1t was merry sample of professorial humor and began to laugh, whereupon Professor Drake reiterated the state ment. and said he had made the king ly nomination with all seriousness and sincerity. h view of these and other revolutionary emRnations from dis tinguished professors. is it not time for the people to investigate their in stitutions of learning and ascertain what sort of doctrine the professors are preaching2 It may be said that the saying of Professor Drake is not to be taken seriously. In a public ad- dress. certainly not, but is it not a serious matter for a teacher to in- struct a class of young Americans that We should elect a king to rule over us? Is such 8 man fit to Instruct American youth?
 However much we may be inclined to ridicule or bellttle such expressions as these the fact remains that they are calculated to do much harm. not only for what is said but on account of those who say it. If the students in q col lege or university have confidence in the professors and teachers who are for the time being their guides and instructors they may easily be led astray by their teachings. Like the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
A Better Feeling Towards Railroadn


 MT. Logal McPherson has contributed an article to The North American Re- view under the caption of The Farm CT, Manufacturer and Railroad" in which he shows the comparative earn ings of these three great classes of in- dustry. He figures out that for each $l,0O0 invested in manufacturing the gross earnings. or returns are Sli216. For each $l,000 invested in farming the. gross returns are $191, and for each N.OOO invested in railroads the re- turns are $l50, Mir. McPherson, in making his estimates, contends that the average capitalization of the rail- roads of the United States Is not ex cessive. He also gives tables to show that the administration of railroads is more economical than that of either the farm or the. factory. Notwith- standing this. the returns are less. From these facts MT. McPherson con cludes that the prices for the product or the FeiIroads@that Is, the rates for transportation-are relatively lower than for the products of manufacture or for the products of agriculture. Do not these facts. Mir. McPherson asks, Indicate tendency, while nlanufac- tures and agriculture have been nour- ished and stimulated toward the i'm DovArishment oF the railroads and an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
rhe charlotte opserver has butted

The Charlotte Observer has butted up against real conundrum. It vents to know why. under the increasing sway of prohibition, the internal reve- nue taxes on whiskey continue to in- crease. In the western district of North Carolina the collection of tax on whiFkey in October 19O6.. was $55 900. and in October. 1907. s77,OOO. The fig- ures are from the books of the collec- tor of the district. Why the increase? 7? What becomes of the liquor? In the language of the street, Search me. " That iata hard rut to crack, but not an uncommon one ip prohibition States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
What Uncle Sam Has spent In Panama.

@~AA~A%-N~~ Baltimore Sun.
 The number of men working on the Panama Canal on June 30 aggregated 2O GOO, of whom 4,370 were europeans, prineipslly spaniards, About n" si Ssip'cgv,-l cop struction. including the. cost or laeor last fiscal year. June 30, 1907: The Soo nl5eS oeo for 5fs .she property of the Frsnch Canal Company. t paid, in addition, SIC, 100000 to the Republic of Panama for certain territorial rights. On July Nof S32, 100000 to the credit, of the Canal. Commission. Uncie Sam had paid out at the date of his last accounting $1OO.- 900, ,000. on account of the canal project This sum, however. does not Include the maintenance of complete system of sanitationgthe' construction of water works the expenses of civil govern ment and work on the Panama Rail-
 An interesting statement in the re- port of the chairman of the Canal Com mission felates to efforts made Dy tns Spanish emigration to Panama. Pia- cards were posted conspicuously In Spanish towns, alleging that European a "hopeless and Miserable condition.' Representations were made by our State Department to the Spanish Gov ernment that these placards were q re- re- of the United States with what practi- cal results 1t is not stated. The theory that the West Indian negro is the best laborer in hot climate dpes not seem to be borne out by the eagerness of our Government to secure European work CTS for the canal. The Spaniards are highly regarded for their sturdiness and powers of endurance. The canal Is a colossal enterprise. That 1t will be completed with no greater expenditure than was originally estimated is pos sible. but probably few engineers be- lieve 1t is practicable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
"'This is My 6Ist Birthday" '"
Albert L. Meyer.

Brigadier General Albert L. Meyer. L. s. A.. commander of the depart ment of Texas was born in New. YorR Nov. l4. 1S46. Ills army career began as a private. in the 1ith Infantry in which he enlisted during the closing year of the Civil War. For gallantry in action he was promoted to sergeant and hY 1867 he had advahced to the grade of second lieutenant. He was prompted successivefy through the Gradks of first lieutenant captain. lieu he Nhad reached fh 1908. Durtns the more than forty years he has spent in the army he has seen service in nearly all parts of the United States and in Cuba and the Philippines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
RINGS oF sATURN FALLING IN.
Professor Lowell Thus Explains BriGht COndensatiOns.
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Professor Lowell Thus Explains Brieht COndensatiOns. .; Flagstaff, (Ariz.1 Special to Baltimore
 Sun. Y
 Professor Lowell has wired an ex- plantation of the bright condensations says that agglomerations have been de- tected in the rings at the time they are presented, as now. edgewise to the earth. from the eighteenth century, by formerly accepted explanation of ol- bers and Seelizer falls to account wholly for what is now seen.
 The position of the present phenom- ena. d s determined micrometrically at Flagstam by D. Lampland and himself suggests another explanation, which seems both necessary and sufficient. The rings show now from the very spicuousnes soutward to condensa- tion near the middle of the ansa of the crape ring, then falling to a practical gap near the inner part of Ring B, near the outside uf Ring A T'he con- densations are practically permanent and symmetrfc for both sides of tn @ ring system.
 As the rings are seen now almost in their plane and as Ring D, even when seen from above is very bright. the only satisfactory eN Nlal,hti' of the two apparent condesatlons is that some of the particles of both Ring R and of the crape ring are travelling out of the general plane of the system. Where the line of sight from the earth pieFces the greatest depth of such particles, they would show. 'ghile else where not.
 This Is in complete accord with what we know ohtrewise of the system, for collisions between the members Of the swarm must force come of them out Of the plane, and this would occur just about where. the aeglome erations are found. The fact is especially interest ring differs the most from a plane one, being the form of fiat end anchor ring .f
 Furthermore. it presents proof that ring system Is in process ot falling, in upon the planet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
san FrancIsco's Example.

WsIIIITE TUSI, =
 The process of eliminating graft in San Francisco is hardly one which would be adopted in every city. but the results are so substantial that other ford to overlook them or the men who have achieved them MT Heney's rise to prominence ought tJ be suggestive think that success is to be reached only by serving interests opposed t9 the popular welfare
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

The demand at Washington for bet ter gas is a reflection on Congress, thinks fine Columbia State. Not at all The demand is not for more gas. you will observe. but for better. quality quite a different thing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantsgSess = 2 fla advertisers tand makes 1t art oI .sne contract when requestedI- that It's daily Su cuiAtion fs larger than that of any mcrn'ns !. !. newspaper printed in Aiabera--ana tnsa ..n-, s. at mnx-editton of any newspaper printed in AJMbama without exception
 The figures for September printed oeiow; representing the actual net reulation. all Eeturng having been deducted. -, -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14
Armies at the War's End. ..-. Aggregate Federal. May l. 1885 1,Oo0,5ts A AFuregate Confederate, May l.,
Today In History
November IA.

I68T-Nell Gwynee died. ,-s....:.s. s..:....
 I7i0-Bruce, the African explorer discovered what he considered to be1the source of the Nile. . Ii55--Benedict Arnold, with Ameri- can troops, arrived at Quebec to lay siege to the city.
 I796-Battle of Areola.
 fSO6-Napoleon entered Vienna. 1S64-General sherman burned part of Atlanta. 1 18sI-Trial of Charles Guiteau. the assassin of President Garfield, began.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

But didn't Tammany lay Hearst down and walk all over him? What 1t did to that combination atones for many of its faults,