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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
TAX ASSESSORS AND UNPLEASANT
 DUTIES.

 DUTIES.
 On the Tax Assessors of Alabama rests the delicate and difficult responsibility of administering the taxation laws and policies of the State administration. This task-is perhaps the most unpleasant duty that has been conferred upon the assessors, by present or preceding Leg islatures.
 The question of taxation is the most vital problem with which any govern ment has to deal. The matter of his taxes Is that on which every American citizen is peculiarly sensitive. The Alabama tax payer naturally feels az grieved at the generosity of the last Legislature and in the consequent raise of assessment.
 Much has been said of the equaliza- tion of tax assessments in Alabama but a considerable portion of the tax payers of Alabama are beginning to believe tlfAt the verb ito equalize" means the same thing as the verb ito raise" In some instances in Alabama taxes may have been lowered this year. but such instances have been so infre- quent that they have escaped record. The raises have been widespread and they cover practically every section of the State.
 It is small comfort to the tax payers to know that his taxes have been raised, only because 1t Is necessary to raise them-because the Legislature was liberal in the matter of appropria- tions.
 The brunt of the unpleasant work of tax raising falls upon the tax assessors of Alabama. When the tax payer comes into contact with the new poli- cies and It's consequent raises he comes into such contact with the assessors in the discharge of their duties. What ever resentment there may be to he new policies will be shown to the as- sessor. some of whom may feel that they are Vicarious suIIererS TOT the faults of others. The Legislature and the administration have passed on to the assessors the duty of enforcing un- popular laws.
 Friends and lieutenants of the ad- mlnistratlon, led by Senator Lusk, of Marshall, the floor leader of the Sen ate for the Governor. have declared the new tax laws were only passed to equalize taxes and to get the tax dodg CT to pay his just proportion of the taxes. Notwithstanding this, the asses sors will not feel called upon to tell every man who complains that his tax es were raised that they were raised because he was a tax dodger.
 The Senator from Marshall has also declared that the new tax laws were framed only for the big fellows lnd not for the little fish. The Senator has not. however. provided the Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

to predisposing causes. It goes with out saying that substantially every individual during the most active stage of his life--the stage at which insanity is most frequent--is almost daily ex- posed to so-called exciting causes. or what have characterized as four wine,, women, worry and work.
 And yet 1t Is a fact that sanity is the rule and insanity Is the exception of life. Only those who are endowed with unstable mental and nervous or- ganizations. whether inherited or ac- ruired, succumb to mental disease un- der the influence of these exciting cause of all forms of insanity, to my mind, is heredity"
 pr. Macdonald had his attention di- rected to the so-called deterioration of Englishmen He said:
 If observations made through the West End. at hotels, theatres, and in the streets afford safe premise, I must say that tliis deterioration is very apparent. Young Englishmen are fragile, slender and anaemic in a. pear ance, and the type of an overhealthy. robust individual which we pictured an Englishman is not in evidence among the younger generation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
NEWS OF OZARK.
Dale County High School Opens With
 Large Attendance.

Dale County High School Opens With
 Large Attendance.
 Ozark, Sept. 17.-(Special )-Yester- day was a day of unusual interest in this city, and the streets were full of people.
 The opening of the Dale County High School, established here by the recent Legislature, was characterized py reached 800, the largest ir several years. A large number of boarding pupils are here ana several families are seeking residences from out of town sections to educate their boys and girls in the school.
 Prof. J. B. Murphy is President in the High School Department and his assistants are Prof. M. M. Ptppin and Miss Carter. In the graded depart ment the teachers are in the order named: Misses Moore. Riddle, Thomas, mons. Miss Carlton Is in charge of the music department. and Miss Leila Garner teacher of expression.
 The charge of Judge A. A. Evans to the grand jury yesterday forenoon was one of marked ability. He especially emphasized that portion bearing on the new fish and game law, pistol toting, and illicit liquor traffic The civil docket has sixty-three cases but a number will be carried over: Sixty eight cases are on the grand jury docket coming up from justices and county courts. Besides these the grand jury is expected to find number of new bills for liquor selling and car~ rying concealed weapons Very few feIonies are on the docket and only eight alleged offenders are in jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
CAMDEN SCHOOL OPENS.
A adresseu Made. by Professor. Hardy
 and Citizens.

Aadressen Made. by Professor Hardy and Citizens.
 Camden, Sept. l7.-(Speciaf )-The Camden Public School opened here yes terday. ho,, ,n the auditorium, which was filed to overfiowing with pupils. parents ana friends of the institution. Professor Claude Hardy the ,,prasai principa1f nf M b,r,sels and his corps of teachers to give the people of Camden suc3ess.ul year work and all they asked was to be
 Hon Sol D. Bloch briefly outlined the High School plan recently adopt ed by the Legislature: Talks were also made by J. N. Miller. P. w; Berry. Capt. J. Y. Kirkpatrick ana well wishes and confidence in the fr- ture of the school.
 Dr. R. MI. Fitzpatrick, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, made a flnan- cial report of the institution. which showed the school out of debt and q surplus of about $2.OO0 in the treasury.
 The first days enrolment showed IA pupils present and quite rum" Der will come In the next few days.
 Camden will have citizens meet ing in few days tO dlseuss -hs cues tion of making application for the establishment of the County High
 Pine Apple and Lower Peach Tree will also make application. Pine Ap- pie has already raised the necessary money and selected the site for the school.
 J. N Miller left yesterday for an extended trip to Virginia. South Car olina, Washington and other points. He was accompanied by his daughter, Miss Annie Brice Miller, WIho will enter Rollins College.
 Miss Lucille MoMilian left this morn ing for Knoxville. Tenn, where she will enter the State University.
 The stock of goods of L. L. Pritchett bankrupt. was sold today by the trus- tee, N.D. Godbo,d, at public outcry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
OUR NATIONAL DANGER
Time to Cry a Halt Before a
 Panic Comes.

The business spirit is crushing out the sweeter element of home life. We are in danger of a great commercial decline, because men, as a whole, think only of getting wealth.
 There are thousands, both men and women, who do not take time to eat properly. They rush through life, and as a result we have an age of indiges- tion, nervousness. irritability, sleep less nights, and morose disposition.
 With the discovery of M-o-na tab lets, there is no longer any excuse for one to have i'll health from stomach weakness.
 Mi-o-na strengthens the walls of the stomach, stimulates secretion of the digestive juices, regulates the liver and restores muscular contraction to the intestines and bowels, so no laXa- tive is needed.
 Sick headaches. palpitation. bad taste in the mouth, yellow skin, irri- tability, coated tongue and melancholy are a few of the many distressing re- suits of indigestion. Mi-o-na never fails to dispel all these troubles.
 E. G, Fowler sells Mi-o-na in 5O-cent boxes. and guarantees to refund the money if the remedy does not give complete satisfactt R su-vsd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
CoNECUH GRAND JURY.
List Has Been Drawn for october Teri
 Of C0urf.


 of Court.
 Evergreen, Sept. 17.-(Special.)-- Circuit Court will convene here Mon day, October '. ,,,
 The following citisfns Ssan. wilI 'S%DGMse % M' sw.Yn row j. D. Moorer W. E. Cook, [; A. Yates. S. Y. Nail, C.. W: Martin. z. V stubbs. M. A. Lane. U. T. Davis: J E John E. Parker. s. H. Purnell, M. H Sanders. W. G. Riley. Robert Bolton. H. W. Dunn.
 At recent meeting gS.s of Armor mo fofiasw. afHi6se ing delegates and alternates were ere district Pythian convention. to be held Delegates-T. O.. Fulkerson; J.; D. age. J D. Chapman, ". B. James
 AlternatesEs; H. PeaaS s,swart J; G; DaF- A teachers institute, composed of the white teachers of the county Will be held in the auditorium of the south, west Alabama Agricuitura. ,saa~ Scnooi No speciai program will be rendered.
 Miss Rosa Bantt Is visiting her aunt Mrs. J H. Burt. in Greenviiie. are visiting relatives in Wilcox Mrs. U. B. Barnett of Monroeyilis is the guest ,of MT; ;,a and Sirsnt Mfs1 J. E. La Mrs. r. W. Fincher and children. Carrie V. and Thomas. Jry of Giostsr, Miss, are visiting Mrs. Finenefs pa rennts, Mr .nd. and Mrs; psown " who S N has been quite sick for several weeks IS stead Mrs. Erwin craighsad of Mobile will wwit Zion Church near Bowles this county, next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

It was given out from Oklahoma last week, while Mir. Bryan was there speaking for the Democrats, that he would not assume the position of seek CT of the Democratic nomination next year until it is evident that the great majority of the party voters want him. While he was in Hawaii son-in-Law Nick Longworth said something very much like that as to the attitude of Father-in-Law Roosevelt toward the Republican nomination. From present indications, judging by expresSSbns Of members of the two parties, they are likely to stand against each other next year. It is possible that the President may stand by his 1904 declarations and peremptorily decline another nomina- tion. There is nothing to induce the opinion that MT. Bryan will stand aside and allow some one else to be nomi- mated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
INSANITY IS GROWING.
Noted British AIieniSt Discusses I.un-
 Rcy Report.

London Dispatch.
 known aIienist, talked today with a London correspondent in regard to re- cent statistics of the insane, issued by tho lunacy commissioners of England and Wales. He said: increase in insanity, both in the T1ni- ted Kingdom and in the United States. is unden.able but that there is any ma teriaI increase in the ratio of insanity to the same in population is very doubtful While the statistics Just is- sued hy the commissioners show that the insane under their care in England and Wales increased from 36,762 in 1859. to 12S,9SS in 1907. a numerical increase of 23T per cent. whereas the estimated increase in the general pop ulation in the same period was only 77 per cent. an analysis of the report shows that the percentage of increase was only slight and with lessening tendency"
 Speaking of the causes of insanity, Dr. Macdonald said: My experience and observation leads me to attach less and less importance to so-called exciting causes. and greater importance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
SOUTH AND THE ORIENT.
Texas Paper Not In Favor Of Naval
 SkyIarking on Pacific.

Houston Post. ....--.---
 Misled no doubt gyuta by the bs@oersfie ssSTranGfio seems seems toNthink that the south approves the dispatch of the battleship IIeess to the Far East. It says; one oI is heavily interested In Oriental com merce, and the belief evidently pre- vails there that the presence or powerful fleet in the Pacific will con- tribute to American commerclai s4- threatened by two things-Japanes competition and an inclination of the Orientals to boycott our goods on ac' count of our exclusion policy.
 By no means. That part or the South which includes Texas does not believe in disturbing the relations ex.. isting between the United states ano the Far East. Japan IS becoming good customer for Southern raw cot ton, and we expect within a few years to have Japanese market for at least 2,O06, 900 bales per annum. Because or the dearness or American ana G GuIo- pean cotton manufactures, the con- sumption of American cotton Tn the Orient Is not d respectable traction or what 1t ought to be- but with the de- Velopment of a great cotton manufac- turing industry in Japan, the demand for American raw cotton will rapidly increase Not only is Japan destined to become a great consumer or our raw GOllOHs DuL II VIII AAOl OO SeNA - before the Japanese will require large quantities of Texas rice GThere is not the slightest desire in the South to humiliate the Japanese or oostruct their progress. On the contrary our real interest lies in the direction oi securing their good will.
 For an American to think for mo- ment that the United States can re- duce Japan to the level of a commer- ! cial cipher in the Orient is all bosh. How can we hope to do it with our high priced labor and expensive raw materials The labor situation in Ja- pan gives the Japanese an advantage in the struggle for Oriental trade that we may never hope to overcome so long as it costs us so much to produce under the stimulation of the Dingley tariff.
 The Orlentals. because of their limit ed earning capacity, must have cheap goods or do without. and cheapness of production is not at this time a boast of the United States. Japan will all ways need certain of our raw materials in constantly increasing volume and principally the raw materials produced in the Southern States
 We take it, therefore, that there is no substantial reason why Southern people should entertain sentiments other than those of friendship for the Japanese. Hence, thinking Southern people will not favor the dispatch of the battleshlp fleet to the Pacific fol the purpose of awing Japan. nor the supplemental policy of quickly building still larger fleet for service in the Atlantic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18


 Birmingham has been boosting that the police are keeping the lid tightly on. MT. Weakley and MT. Yielding have been appointed Police Commia- sioners and the question might arise as to what effect Weakley and Yield- ing Police Commission would have upon the enforcement of the law, if everybody did not know that there is nothing in 8 name. Shakespeare him self Is authority for that statement. The activity and strength of charact TT of the two gentlemen are so vel known that no assurance is needed that they will stand behind the enforcement of the law
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER IS, 1907

From statistics. gathered by The St. Petersburg slovo it appears that no less than 19.141 of the Czar's subjects were killed during the late revolu- tionary agitation. The number in- eludes only those slain by reaction ary mobs and shot down by the sol diery and is exclusive of the legally executed. the victims of drumhead court martial and the enormous nup- Der of suicides, who preferred volun- tary death to government persecu- ton. On the other side of the ac- count stand eighty-three generals or governors. sixty-one prefects and s. 079 minor officials assassinated by revolutionists. The peacefulness se- cured for Russia seems to be the peacefulness of the cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
NEWS OF FORT DEPOSIT.
Public School Opens With Large En-
 rOIKment


 rOIIment
 Fort Deposit. Sept 17.-- The Fort Deposit high school. under the man agement of Prof. J. l.. Moulder. open- ed with a larger enrolment than ever before. The outlook for a full school is promising.
 Eort Deposit will endeavor to secure the $2,000 appropriation from the State for higher schools. The town already has a building valued at $S. 900 or S1O,0O0. with three acres of land It is believed by the authorities that they will have no trouble in qualifying for the appropriation and 1t seems al- so that no other town in the county Is in a position to bid for it. The prohibition move is on in Lowndes county. The noted Georgian, W. D. Upshaw. is here working in the interest of prohibition. He preach ed at the Methodist church Sunday morning and delivered a lecture on prohibition in the evening at the acad- emy
 canvass of the county in the interest of prohibition. He preached at the Methodist church Sunday night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
AhABAMA AT CAPITAL.
PostmaSters and Rural Carriers Ar
 AppOimted.

Washington. D. C.. Sept. 17-(Spec- ial.)-Rural carriers have been ap- pointed in Alabama as follows:
 Glen 1llen, Route No. 2. Williang H. Byrd, barrier, Isaac J. Tucker, sub stitute; Banner Route No. 3, Montgom cry CouhAy. Albert G. Jones, carrier. Sylvester Sdilligan. substitute.
 Postmasters have been appointed In Alabama as follows:
 Cnepultepec. Blount County-Mary II. Major; Coolfire, Pickens County. Fife D. Hunt; Swansea, Blount County. James R. I&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

If all the railroads were to adopt the legislative rates for the no articles specified in the act of the Legislature, it may we'll be doubted whether sin gle consumer in Alabama would be benehted to the amount of a two-cent postage stamp The promises of mil lions of dollars of reduction in burdens borne by the people on account of railroad oppression. therefore will not materlalize. In place of saving they will have to pay more than a million of dollars in taxes greater than they have ever paid before and the rail roads and corporations are not respon- sible for It. On the contrary their taxes have also been greatly increased.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

bama tax assessor with an explanation which will convince the man whose taxes have been raised that he was accidentally caught in a net that was made for the big fish.
 Unfortunately for the Marshall Sem ator and his allies more little fish are caught than big fish. The Senator's adroit and spacious argument will Fhardly satisfy the tax payer that he ought to go deeper into his pocket to help meet the greatly increased expen- ditures of the State.
 The assessor in the faithful dis charge of his duty, must necessarily encounter some unpleasantness in ne application and enforcement of the new tax laws. It may be said that the State is fortunate in having a splen- did class of men serving as assesso s. In recent years Alabama has been re- markedly fortunate in the absence of shortages and errors in the books of its county officials. It has been much more fortunate than it's neighbors. As a general rule the reports of the pub lie examiners have been very compll- mentary to the county official. It might be said that at no period has Alabama had more efficient county off, cials than right now.
 No matter how zealous an assessor may be, he Is not called upon to answer this question from citizen whose tax es have been raised:
 If Governor Jelks left a splendid sus- plus fin the Treasury, why should I and other tax payers be compelled to pay more taxes to meet the expenses of the State government?"
 The assessor can very properly refer that question to the Legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

It is known all over the cotton coun- try that the crop is late and conditions worse than for many years past. In Texas where the greatest amount is raised the yield will be much less than last year and it will certainly be the same way on this side of the Missls- sippi river It is difficult. therefore. to understand why there should be such slumps In the market as were shown last Monday If there ever was time when cotton ought to command the very highest price 1t Is the present
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
L1NEvILLE COLLEGE OPENS.
Students Are MatriculatinE Fast at the
 School

Lineville, Sept. 17-(Special.)- )-LiuA- vile College has opened with. an enroll ment of 250 students and new students are matriculating daily.
 Tracking on the Atlantic, BirminE- ham and Atlanta Railroad Is proceeding toward Lineville at a rapid rate. The road is now within ten miles of the city and it Is believed that the track will be laid into Lineville by October l.
 LlnevifIe will ask that the High School for Clay County shall be located here. Lineville has for years main tained the largest school in this sect ion of the State, and naturally the peo- pie here think that this is the logical point for the location of the school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

It may be a bit surprising to the average Alabamian to learn that all the increases in appropriations were not for schools and old soldiers For instance the annual expenses of the State for the judiciary department are 477.o0O greater than they were when the Legislature met last January. The laborer is worthy of his hire and there should be speedy rendering of justice, but it may well be asked why should there be an increase in judicial ex- penses at this time which is greater than the whole cost was twenty-five years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
DRIFT " OOD uv PKyEy. "a. ARMerR0Na.

It doesn't take an alarm clock to arouse susoicion.
 The pessimists holler 60 loud that you can't hear the cheerful song of the optimist these days.
 Caesars wife may have been above suspicion, but we'll bet she wasn't above giving him e Roman punch when he got fresh. The trouble about missing opportu- nitv is 1t Is so long tin the next car A breakdown is all right on a fid- dle. but not on an auto-car. Every thing in its place. Children are such nice things to have to get landlords and landladIes to re- fuse to rent to you.
 When a little boy is very good he's either very sick or very much freak A girl likes a homely man to have taking ways if it consists in taking hints
 A Kansas newspaper reporter was mistaken for, a city official by a woman the other day, who tried to horsewhip him. Verify the life of newspaper pencil-pusher Is mot all beer and skit- ties"
 "what did Mabel wear in the show7" "A nonchalent air" But, but"
 ''Sh'-she's 1 nthe baliet!' What does, Miss Stout weigh. won der9'
 "she says just 1so Troy weight" Well. tell her to come to Montgom- ery-there must be something wrong with the scales in Troy" My family am one of rank" / Get out niggah-I guess my fambly am just as rank as yeurn.'
 AIus1
 Exit Summer
 She's a hummer
 Made me spend my all.
 Enter autumn
 Haven't bought 'ern-~
 Those new togs for fall "Of course we can marry George; 1t takes so little to dress me-" "Yes. dear--but it isn't always the bathing season."
 Got
 Summer go--
 Fleeter- -heeter--
 For you'll take
 The blithe mosquito.
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 walking along icy pavements this winter on French heels. wearing hat as big as a barn and hair enough for six women, we wouldn't be surprised to see some of the fair sex getting top heavy, resulting In a loss of equilib- rum.
 In his haste to get to church the other Sunday a man in Pitteburg injur- ed himself. Oh, well. novelty always excites some people. A Minnesota girl hugged a fellow so hard he died. Can't you guess that woman's age?
 Fine Feathers. Here is a thought for married men Who're free from store bills never. Men may come and men may go, But CLOTHES go on for ever! A New York heiress has married Greek poet. Alabama dialect poets are less fortunate. but still while they're hoeing the cotton there is alw a chance of digging up pot of gold. Wc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

There are many curious phases of politics presented just at this time, and one of the most curious is the position 'stated by United States Senator Sim mons. of North Carolina. . It is not however, position held by him alone but by scores of Democrats in every Southern State. Briefly stated he Is of opinion that Mir Bryan will receive the votes of the delegates from the Southern States, but that it would be better for the party if he should de- eide not to become candidate. No one disputes MT. Bryan's ability or honesty, but there is a well defined belief that he has advanced arguments along certain lines which are not at all in harmony with the views of thou sands of Democrats in every part of the Union.