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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12

OUR CONGRATULATIONS,

Well, it's all over but the shouting,
and it's boy. The shouting and pop
ping of cannon, the cheers and rejoic-
ing. the felicitations and congratuIa-
lions are going on yet and Will be
for some time. Pa Alfonso is trying
to look dignihed and unconscious and
Queen Victoria is reported to be do
Ing as well as could be expected. :" The
suspense is all over, the doubts and
fears as to whether the expected heir
would be a prince or a princess, the
count-all that is over and well over.
Spain reJoices with exceeding great
Joy, Europe sends congratulations and
all the civilized world joins in.
Naturally there was much of cere-
monious observances in connection with
the event. 1t all looks absurd to us
in this country but 1t is the natural
order in kiDgly countries. And as we
read of the almost general rejoicing
not only in Madrid, but throughout
Spain, we are inclined to look on it
as really an augury for good. 1t in
dicates that the Spanish people love
and respect their sovereigns and re-
joice with them over the happy event,
and will be loyal to the crown and
its latest heir Perhaps some of the
general Joy results from the reflection
that Spain has gotten rid of the in
cubus of Cuba and the Philippines. If
that fact adds to the general hilarity
we have no inclination to blame them.
we could rejoice over something of
the same kind-just a little on the
side.
But while we freely congratulate the
proud parents we cannot avoid feeling
sorry for the youngster. He will new
er know what it really is to be a boy.
He will be coddled and Struggled guard
ed and watched over. repressed and sup
pressed from now on, and can never
realize what free and rollicking boy
hood is. Between guards and attend
ants, wet nurses and dry nurses. in
structors and teachers, his life will
hardly be such as other boys will envy.
He will not be allowed to get out and
play in the sand, make mud pies, and
catch doodle bugs. get bitten by ants
and stung by yellow Jackets. They
won't allow him TO play leapfrog lest
he get hurt, or join in a game of skin
the-cat for the same reason. He will
not be allowed to go fishing or go In
the swimming hole lest he get wet
In short, he will be raised according
TO the rules governing royalty. and
II he doesn't grow up into a real mol
lycoddIe he will be lucky. All that is
the penalty of being born in the pur-
pie, and having all the pomp and in
sigma of royalty surrounding him from
the start Stlll. we can heartily con-
graduate the parents and child and
wish them many happy days.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12

NOr1Olk NlrSlnlan- Pilot.
The battle known as Charlottesville
was really a series of engagements
covering several days, and the roar
of guns from the contending hosts ex-
tended from Marye's Heights at Fred
ericksburg to a point westward of and
beyond the Chancellor House. some
eighteen miles in all. After Jackson's
memorable assault on the right flank
of Hooker's main body, followed the
next day by the attack of Lees COM
bined forces and the retirement of
Hooker upon the river, General Sedg-
witch with detached corps advanced
upon Earlys small division at Marye's
Hill, forced him from that position and
marched directly upon Lees rear by
the same road the latter had follow
Hooker. Advised of this menace to his
communications the Confederate COM
mander detached portions of the di-
visions of McLaw and Anderson to
avert the new peril, and at salem
Church, on the fredericksburg and
Orange plank road, those troops found
Wilcox's Alabama brigade Contending
desperately with the advance of the
enemy. Further reinforcements from
Lee came UP eventually and Sedgwick
was finally driven across Bankss Ford
with heavy loss But the day had been
saved to the South by the obstinate
gallantry of Wilcox's Alabamians, and
from that circumstance has sprung an
of the brave Federals Immediately OPP
posed to them-an incident which tes-
titles the reality of reunion between
the valorous men who felt each 9TH
ers mettle in that strenuous strife.
The relation will set aglow with re-
sponsive warmth the heart of every
Confederate Veteran.
The card New Jersey regiment, which
held the most exposed portion on the
line at Salem Church, and charged and
recharged upon the ranks of Wilcox
with obstinate valor. met upon the bat
tlefield to dedicate a monument to
their gallant comrades who fell there
on. That they should have been met
with welcome by the surviving Con-
federates of the vicinity and that cor
dial Intercourse should have followed.
is not out of the usual course. But
when the monument was unveiled. and
blue and gray gathered about the
shaft to inspect the fair proportions
and read the touching memorials grav-
en- on its face, 10, one fair tablet bore
no tribute to their own heroes dead
but was inscribed:
ITO the brave Alabama boys. our
opponents on this field of honorable
battle. whose memory we honor. this
tablet 10 dedicated"
Nothing could be finer. nothing more
chivalrIc. nothing could testify more
cloouent'-- to the nobility of soul OF
these New Jersey soldiers
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
'This is My 57th Birthday
Henry Cabot Lodge.

Henry Cabot Lodge, United States
Senator from Massachusetts,. and one
of the notable examples, of the Ameri-
can scholar in American politics, was
born in Boston. May IL, 1850. When
he was graduated from Harvard in
1871 he had just reached his majority.
He early BECAME interested in politics,
but it was not until 1879, after a reth-
er long service as editor of The North
American Review, that he plunged into
active politics. He attended caucus
primary and convention, and was elect
ed to the Massachusetts, Legislature. In
1881 he was beaten for State Senator.
Next year he ran for Congress and
failed In 1888 he came to the front
and assisted in the defeat of Governor
Butler for reelection: This was his
the following election when he was
again a Congressional candidate. In
1886 he was elected to Congress. Three
times he was reelected and in 1898
Massachusetts, sent him to the Senate
where he has since remained. Senator
Lodge is the author of number of his
torical and political works, including
excellent lives of Daniel Webster and
Alexander Hamilton.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
CITY AND STATE OFFICERS SHOULD


The street car strikers, when it was
announced that the strike was broken
denied the truth of the statement This
denial no doubt was based upon the
fact that those who ordered the strike
had not called it off. 1t could not be
based upon any failure of the company
to run its cars. The cars are making
runs from early morn until late at
night and generally upon schedule
time The strikers places have been
filled and many of the old employees
have gone back to work, 1t is to be
presumed that those who have not re-
turned are drawing a weekly allow
ance set apart to support them while
doing nothing and trying to prevent
others from working.
The only evidence the people of Mont
eomery have of any street car strike
is the deliberate attempts to destroy
property and commit murder, This is
done at a late hour of the night and
In such manner as to show the most
depraved condition Of mind and heart
in those who engage in the infamous
work. For nearly two weeks every
thing has been quiet. Everybody was
beginning to think that those who had
sought to interfere with the running
of cars had concluded to give up and
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
ARour TAXES.

The Samson Ledger in commenting
on tax values In this State says:
1t is possible that we have not read
The Advertiser correctly, and unfor-
tunately have mislaid the issues con-
sessed valuation of lands in Alabama,
but Ii strikes US that paper considers
the present assessment large enough.
Not being thoroughly acquainted with
conditions ever the State we would not
take issue with good authorities, but
we believe the assessment in some
counties ~ more than 90 per cent. too
low. and fhe Tax Commission held the
same opinion in one county.
County is s7ls and in Geneva 1870,
difference of $3.4S. Several things
are to be considered and while 1t is
possible $7.13 is fair in Montgomery
County. we do not believe the same to
be true in Geneva. Taking soil of the
two counties, however. we feel that
the assessment is higher here than in
county is well developed and the soil
is rich, and was well developed when
the land in Geneva was not in Guilt
walton and could be bought fopS less
than SO per acre, and the farmers of
Montgomery County nave not been
asleep during the growth of Geneva
County.
The Advertiser has not held that the
assessment of land In Alabama was
high enough. On the contrary 1t has
for years held that It was not This
however. does not lead to the con-
clusion that the Tax Commission law
is the best means by which to, adjust
inequalities. The Commissioners can
set aside the work of every assessor
and If they carry out their expressed
intention of raising assessments in Ala
bama to 60 per cent. Of salable value
of property they will undoubtedly have
to do this very thing.
Taxes could have been brought up
without adding so per cent. at one fell
swoop A few years ago under a val
uation less by over s1Oo,OoO.OcO than
the present the tax rate was and
1-2 mills. That rate did not pro-
duce enough revenue and 1t was grad
ually raised to 61-2 mills. Now the
higher tax rate stands and SO per cent.
additional taxation is put on.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
Manual Training As "a Moral Force


Edllor advertiser:
Yonr t1mely editorial in regard to
manual training IN the pupnc schoois'
clearly presented the subject 1nero 49,
v-ut.h neither your editorial nor the ar
ticle in Sidewalk PenclIlngs Drought out
as forclbly as its Importance uehldnus'
[ refer 10 the moral enect uooh the
child. -, ,s
that there is a perennial nobleness, and
even sacredness, in WORK. IN luleheSs
alone there is perpetual despair. "oth'
though mean is in communication Win
Nature; the real desire tc get work Will
itself lead one more and more to truth,
ia Natures appointments and regula-
tionS, which are truth. -
If the child be taught how the little
fragments at his command may De con
verted into useful ana attractive op-
jects; how the paper may be transform
ed into all but fragrant flowers and the
tWigs into beautiful baskets; now the
rude heaps of clay spin themselves into
dainty dishes and the heecy fabric. IN
To comfortable clothing; how, finally,
order was brought out of chaos and all
IRREGULARITIES are necessarily becoming
regular;"-if the child, we repeat, be
taught these wholesome and practical
lessons not manual training serV-
ed an high and holy purpose.
Another viewpoint from which we
would consider the matter.
The proverbial bad" boy. the boy
whom modern criminology designates as
the DELINQUENT; what effects will man
nal training have upon him? In the
first place. it will tend to reclaim him
from idleness and truancy. The fact
that the school holds out to him some
thing other than books to engage his
interest will make the places which he
has heretofore preferred, less attractive,
once enlist the child's interest. and
the problem is solved. Engage his at
tention in the things that he likes; oc-
cupy his unfoulding mind. not alone
with books, but with the little contFiv-
ances in which he evinces a pleasure
and pride; and soon the school viii
be as favorite a place as those he now
freduents with such delight. For once
the blessed glow of labor Is in him, it
is as purifying fire, wherein all poison
is burnt up and of smoke Itself, there
is made bright blessed flame"
Citizen.
Montgomery. May II, 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
Today In History

178o-Charleston, S. c., captured by
the British.
lso9-British defeated the French at
the battle of Douro
1S22-James Lawrence Orr, Governor
of South Carolina born; died May 5,
1873.
1S59-William Alden Smith, U. S.
Senator from Michigan, born.
1S74-Women admitted to take de-
grees at the London University.
1S75-The Prince Edward Island Rail-
way opened for traffic.
1S92-Bridge across the Mississippi
River at Memphis opened.
1S94-Torpedo boat Ericsson, first
war vessel built on inland waters,
launched at Dubuque.
1902-Anthracite coal strike In Penn
sylvania began.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
A HARD QUESTION,

Where will woman stop? or will
she stop at allg' inquiries The Musko-
gee Times Democrat, with evident ap-
prehension. Well, If we are to judge
the future by the recent past, our re-
ply would be that she's not going to
stop at all. To one whose memory and
observation takes him back half CEN
tufy or more the changed conditions
are remarkable. Then the woman was
home keeper, and few of them had
little aspiration for mans work. Some
times poverty or necessity forced some
to take the mans place on the farm,
but in few instances did she supplant
him in any other avocation.
How widely different 1t is now is
plain to all. Especially is this true
in the cities. In the stores and in the
shops, in the banks and in the offices,
the women and girls are taking the
places formerly filled by the other sex
and doing the work well. In the
schools and other institutions of learn
ing the women are more and more sup
planting the men as teachers of youths
of both sexes. In the stores of the
merchants she fills almost any posi-
ton. In the Offices of business and
professional men as well as of officials
of the Government. She is the steno-
grapher. the typewriter, the book keep
or and almost anything else that re-
quires SKILL patience and care. In
short, woman as an empIoye of any
tS
OF modern business and industrial life
Nor is this change confined to the
United States In Great Britain, as is
well known, the women are, as a con-
temporary remarks, pounding at the
doors of Parliament, seeking suffrage"
and they Will not stop there, for
whether they get suffrage or not they
will crowd men out of many positions
they now hold with self-assured secur-
ity. In France the women are vieing
with the men in scientific research and
discovery. in Germany the doors of the
ancient universities have been opened
that women may enter; the Italian
Parliament has appointed a commission
to investigate the subject of equal suf-
frage for the sexes. Even in Russia
the land of darkness. oppression and
brutal msrule, we are informed that
women are becoming physicians and
are teaching their male competitors
much that is new and useful in the
healing art. And to crown all. in Finland
which many are wont to regard as
! among the most backward of Eu-
repean countries, there are nineteen
women now holding seats in their ma
! tional Legislature. Is not that almost
unbelievable?
But so it is in all civilized countries
and under all forms of government
The women are crowding the men out.
! pushing them aside and taking, their
places in constantly Increasing num-
bers. Where 1t will stop, If there is a
stopping place, and what effect it will
have on our civilization and on our
business and industrial life are ques-
tions for the future to decide. let us
hope that only good will come of it,
despite the fears of some that woman
is fast departing from her sphere and
that harm will come OF It, both to her
and to future generations.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
stnte board of Equalization.

AbbeVlIIe Ilmes,
Don't that sound big and innocent
DO YOU know what that means? Have
YOU heard that the last Legislature
has increased the salaries Of all State
officers, both executive and judicial,
and created new Offices with large sal
aries attached; that they have nearly
doubled all state appropriations? If
YOU have not. we tell YOU now that 1t
is so. You can readily see that to
meet this increased expense that they
will have to have more money to do
il with They have the rate 1T SIS cents
on the hundred, the full limit of the
law. Then what! They are going to
equalize" you, raise the values of your
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
DRIP TW GOD
BY PHIL II. ARMSTRONG.

Down on the Farm.
Down on the farm
We soon shall be
Roaming round
So happily,
Fighting skeeters
With vim
AS in the creek
t We try to swim.
Having cows to e
Madly chase us
In a style that
r. viii disgrace ua.
Soon with rod ana
Line and reel,
Well fish for trout
And catch an eel,
Or catch turtle,
Or a, maybe,
Catch a ducking,
Don't you see.
Down on the farm,
What fun straying o.
Where the mule coltS
Are a playing.
Where the butterflies
Fit round;
Where the daisie
Deck the ground.
Say, don't you want
To go this minute?
Hear the cat-bird and
The linnet
Don't you want to
Go and take Evil
Buttermilk until
You ache?
Some of mas preserves
And biscuit
Will you go?
I'll guess you'll
Risk it'll
He Knew.
What is the silly age?"
THE marriage"
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Over the Cigars.
He generally keeps his nose to th>
oss
''Oh, she generally keeps her nose to
other peoples grindstones.
x q 4
Broken Reflections.
An employer usually wants a steady
boy, but not one so steadily as to be
~
The wages of sin is death. and it
doesn't even pay the 4: SCALE ).
You can't become man of note un-
til the public will endorse you
Don't. fly high unless you know how
g e 4
Sometimes a woman worries over the
fact that she hasn't anything to worry
about.
A girl could enjoy eating cold bacon
and iive--cake II it had green leaves,
dressing and French name.
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In this world the man of sterling
worth is not going to be taken for
plated goods.
These days to be too kind to a man
will arouse his suspicion.
Y Y u
When a boy has just about enough
sense to keep out of jail his dad thinks
he is capable of ruling men.
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After all what weapon is more dead
ly than the human tongue?
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A lot of men save up their money
like they expect to buy a corner lot
in heaven with it.
< e q
Funny but the more of a fan a man
Is. ths AottAE he gets over ball game,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12

accept the Inevitable. Friday morning
there was an announcement that there
would be q meeting OF strikers and
that night. That same night dynamite
was placed on the Jackson Street line
and one car badly damaged There
were three persons on the car. It was
only piece OF good fortune that they
were not killed. An attempt was made
to wreck a car an another line. The
Inference may be wrong, but the pub
II els bound to infer from the activity
Of the strikers on Friday, that some
of their number were engaged in the
effort to destroy property and murder
people the same night.
What are we to do? Has II come to
the point that In the absence of pro-
lection from public authorities that
there will have to be a citizens league
resolved to end these outrages and to
capture and punish the perpetratoi !?
The Mayor ought to put himself at
the head of the police and put an un-
limited number of the force II neces-
sary. The Sheriff OF Jefferson County
quite recently arrested and helped to
run to earth a gang of law breakers
in Birmingham. Why can't the Sher-
iii of Montgomery County and force
of deputies enter the field? The dyna-
mite outrages are as much violation
of State as of city law and the COM
bined power of city and State should
be put into operation. A handful of
lawbreakers and murderers ought not
TO be allowed to overawe commu-
nifty and put life and property in
peril.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
Letters to y The Editor
ID. rs Revenue Law. Again.

Editor Advertiser:
While the Commercial ASSOCIATIONS
lutions requesting the Legislature
when 1t meets again to repeal that
part of the revenue laws requiring for-
eign loan associations to pay taxes "
do business in our state; let US n
dear people speak out in meetlns
against the injustice and imqulty o.
some of the special taxes required o.
For instance, eight dollars license for
retailers of tobacco and clgars' six.
teen dollars special taxes some OF ou'
very small merchants have to pay, a.
ter throwing their penny in the slo.-
chewing gum machine under tns coN
ter. Besides they give IN al .ta reeu-
stock of merchandise and pay the Ieg"
lar high taxes on same. Unjust taxa
tion is no name for 1t. The tWeiv"
merchants of our two business pidcea.
James and Midway. will pay about on1
hundred and thirty-six dollars speo'"
taxes on tobacco and soda fonnts A..
lust think what q vast SUN nv INV
MERCHANTS of Alabam will pay into the
state treasury on thes two hv ,.n.'
alone. And after the man! ,von't they
have money to give away? we TO-
no such revenue laws under GOVERNS
Jelks administration and stu tne n,,nb
CIV accumulated In the treasury 10 80
amount IndI tuI PiSS a. ~.
ers didn't know what to do with IL
but presently they scattered 1t IN un
asked for and unprccidented appr'
nriations and raising of salaries.
We voters are to blame In some re-
snects. We send some men to the Leg
stature who are financial .Sa, q. fai apaet
laws In the interest of the people,
when they don't know how ys, tH man and
having accumulated no properly o,
their own, what do they care aooh'
increased taxation .,osa
Mr.. Law Makers you get very ciose
to the voter when you get In touc ~
with his pocket book and II some o.
these burdensome tax laws are not re-
healed when you meet again, preoiGs
that when your heads bob up again
for office. which they s,,tn surely Miii do
for YOU is a plenty. and as to the Big
Bleeder (B. b of the common people,
II will take more than railroad lss Isl.
or any other issue to ride into once
m NEXT time. Their majorities at neNt
election will be still larger-to stay
at home. 4hot x,as hit.
OAiS " Rip-Saw.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
syIacauga Growing .

Svlacauga Progress.
ground for no less than thirty or forty
new cottage residences, and several
brick stores. besides large number
that are concentrating and will he
started in VERY short time. in fact
our people are beginning to realize
that the town can't increase in popu-
iation unless there are houses for the
Deonie TO live in We have the best
town of its size in Alabama and we
confidently predict that within the
next two years SylacauEa VIII have a
sand people
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
Always something in It

The Montgomery Advertiser says
what a plty it is that Andrew Jackson
cant come back to be born again, or
he born again and come back. so the
DISPUTE between the North Carolina
and South Carolina papers could be
settled. That brings up the question.
what would the editors do when they
run out of inspiration. material, or
sometimes called soap" II Jackson's
birthplace was located so certainly
that no argument could be gotten up
ovar -
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
The Jackson County Union News
well says:

The greatest need of the South is
skilled labor Our youth are intelli-
gent, industrious and reliable, but they
do not know how. They have never
been trained. Our entire system of
education rests on a false basis. Not
one boy in five can DE trained to be-
come writer. a literary worker ire any
line, but four out of five can be trained
to do skilled labor, manual work in
some direction. The training is not
done In our present system of educa-
ton. This state contains some col
leges for literary culture and a few
for Industrial. 1t would be better IL
the ratio were reversed. The basis
of all education should be industrial.
There ought to be some way of CIV
ing Montgomery boys a start in the
direction of knowing how to use their
hands
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-12
MARCH CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees
its advertisers (and makes 1t a part of the
contract when requested) that its Daily cir
eulation Is larger than that of any morning
newspaper printed tn Alabama-and that It's
Sunday edition has the largest circulation
OF any edition of any newspaper printed In
Alabama without exception
The figures for March. printed below
represent the actual net circulation. all re-
turns having been deducted.