The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-16
HERE'S A WONDER.

It is encouraging to note that some of the alleged wise men of earth are giving out definite figures regarding the period 0R human existence on this little old world of ours. Those who adopt the Mosaic account literally are willing to take his statement as to the time when humanity made its first ap- pearancs. and will be content with the dates fixed by him. That, by the way. is the only human record we have on the subject.
 But the scientists have long ceased to look on the account given in the Bible as real history. They contend that there were human beings existing on earth many thousands of years be- fore the date fixed by Moses, but they do not fix any exact date. They will say that there were human beings here millions of years ago, for some of them do not hesitate to deal in large figures tional hundred thousand or million of years can be added as we'll as not. Much depends on the fancy of the writer.
 But now we have a learned Doctor who comes right to the point We sup pose he is a learned man. or he wouldn't risk fixing a definite date for mans ap- pearance. His name Is Dr. Cole. of H. linois, and he declares right out fiat that the human race on earth is exactly eighteen million, six Hundred thousand years old. No dallying with guesses for him, but the real thing in dates. and if any one can disprove 1t, let him do it.
 But that isn't the only wonderful thing predicted by this man of towering intellect. (That is a fine expression. don't you think?) What is even more astonishing and dazzling Is his asser- tion that Chicago Is at some future period to lead all the world in human advancement, and will develop the most superior race of beings this planet ever beheld. Let us copy contemporarys comment on that part of the matter. I've regret that we did not preserve the name of the paper. but 1t says:
 Dr. Cole bases his dizzy prophecy on
 the intermarrying of all races"-ne- | groes presumably included--now going | fit and chosen. Although he was born, | reared and now dwells beyond the
 boundaries of the charmed region, an
 who, 1t seems. has "done gone" and
 "evoluted" to the limit; Dr. Cole says | that the President is "a special rein
 earnat0n of sou r%inca wniSn nas com earth by a special dispensation of Providence to help guide humanity in
 a crucial period. It IS not stated ton of Confucius, Buddha, Mahomet or
 - -, but we forbear.
 The amount of wind that is wasted by freaks that live in the Windy City I by Lake Michigan Is what the ancients would have described as an aston ishment and a hissing."
 We do not understand that pr. Cole is or has ever been a Professor in Chi cago University, or we should not be surprised at any strange theory he ad- vances, but he is only mentioned as the medical director of the G. A. R. of Ini- nois, though perhaps he may have pass ed through the University at some time. However that may be, he has given us the exact date of human existence and that is more than any one else ever did.
 What pr. Cole has to say about Roosevelt merely shows how utterly some men can lose the little sense they started with when they get to talking about that individual. Like the paper from which we have quoted, we regret that the Doctor failed to tell us just