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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26

lead In all things we are not woefully
behind. At least 1t is our privilege TO
claim just proportion of this great
| worlds good There are those in our
midst and many there he, who need
not, when the Society Editress chooses
to state six pictures all Michael Ange.
los are given to the High School and
eight to the Carnegte Library" be APP
prised Of the fact that our progress has
not been SO great as to have bought
!, the frescoed walls or even a portion of
the Sistine Chapel! Paintings which
are the worlds most highly priced
renaissance treasures.
Let us reason a bit, when the most
popular subject of our own day, that
of The Man with the Hoe a work of
one of our countrymen sold for 20
great sum as to lead the sales for
modern paintings be compared with the
fact that no price | might mention
could buy and bring out of present
abodes these treasures. nay even much
lesser ones. 1t does not seem that such
statement was necessary. And IL It
be we need something more than a
gallery of prints or reproductions for
the education of our people we need
the a. b c., yea the kindergarten in
this branch of learning. and not yet
are we ready for even the prints.
we nave Hut DOuSnJ the SlSIlne
Chapel, or better. all Papacy. Since
the death of Leo XIII. there may have
been a change in affairs of the Pontifi-
cate but we have heard of no trans
| action wherein there has been a
change in ownership of the walls Of
the private chapel OF the Pope"
And yet another MEMBER writes:
Your Kindness in publishing the note
thanking them for their presentation
of reproductions of some of the mas
terpieces seems to have wrought some
amusing confusion In the minds of
hear today that there Is comment in
have presented a series of the great
masters original paintins! Could
anything show more startlingly the dire
need in our midst of study of art
which our small donation we hoped
would coax into life.
Did but our friends realize that had
our gift been of originals any one of
them would have heen worth much
more than the library and High School
and the whole fourteen would have
reached some appalling sum, sufficient,
dare say to have bought our en-
tire business district. 1910 movement
ard all.
'As most of them were reproduce
tions of fresco which would have ne
cessitated our inducing the pope to
allow us to transport the Sistine Chap
ell to our fair city.
seriously. though, I would say. our
only object in allowing the publica-
tion of the note was the hope that,
seeing how easily and inexpensively
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26
Supervision for Rural
Schools of Alabama.

teachers whose requirements are not
higher than those Of average children
of twelve and fourteen years of age In
the city schools
1t is true that these young people
are for the most part earnest and con-
scientious: but zeal and enthusiasm
cannot supply the place. of knowledge
and experience Unguided themselves
these youthful teachers must undertake
the task of guiding the helpless and
ignorant children OF the state. 1t h.
indeed a case of the blind leading the
blind.
The township trustees are nominally
the supervisors of these teachers and
their schools, but they have neither
the time nor the inclination to do this,
even had they the ability.
The only way to prevent this waste
of the general provision made by the
state for these schools. is to give 20
every county superintendent salary
sufficient TO enable him to give his
whole time to their supervision; ana
then to appoint 10 this office men who
have the knowledge and experience es-
sentiaI to it's proper exercise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26
I TO BE rxPLICTT is BEST.


Some time ago. in this department. IL
was stated that the members of the
Ioaian Club had presented the High
School with six, and the Carnegie Lii
brary with eight framed pictures, "All
Michael Angeles" Two separate and
distinct wise men have, sought to en-
Tighten the writer and the members of
the club by informing them that these
aforesaid pictures cannot be the mas
terpteces of the great artist to whom
the article credited them.
Now, learning like that should be
distributed. 1t would have been too
bad to leave the members of the Ion
Ian Club the writer. and perhaps the
librarians and teachers. in ignorance
on that subject When man, through
hard digging and earnest study, accu-
mulates enough wisdom to discover
such fraud, 1t is an act of charity
on his part to divide.
No, these pictures are the prints
used all the year as objects of study
by the members of the Ionian Club and
framed a souvenirs of the years
study to tAese institutions at the end
that visitors to these two literary in
stitutions must look, upon pictures of
the pictures of the gerat master
Right here, for fear that some wise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26
By
Mrss.L.M. deCottes

by the immortal Angelo. in the Pope's
private place of worship, the Sistine
Chapel. 49,,
Michael Angelo was sculptor,
| born, and not made and when he was
called from Florence to Rome by
command Of Pope Julius II, he thought
that 1t was to have him do work in
sculpture. But when he arrived he
was directed to paint Biblical pictures
on the walls in fresco. which he did
unwiliingIS, but with the brush of a
E&rand master. You and many other
cultured Montgomery are aware of
these facts But since these copies
were given purely for educational pur-
poses for the benefit of the youth of
Montgomery. I would be pleased If you
will print this card and give prom
inence to the fact that the pictures
presented are good copies and not or
iginals. That there are but the few
est numbers of originals of Michael An
gelo's paintings besides those of the
Sistine Chapel in existence, Is fact
100 well known to be mistaken by the
beast of us &'f
II And another member writes
I'm this mild rush for knowledge
higher education. culture, which is the
predominating spirit of our times ie'
us not depreciate ourselves with tne
idea that since we do not happen 10
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26
Nv Miss Julia s. TutwiIer.

OF all the business left over for the
short session of the Legislature, there
is none so important as that of pro-
viding adequate supervision for the
rural schools of the State. Our cities
provide supervision for their schools,
and are careful to commit this task
only to trained experts; but our rural
schools have practically no supervision
and the vast sum appropriated for
them will be in great measure wasted
unless some provision is made for this
need.
Is the public really aware of, exist
ing conditions? The requirements of
the state for teachers third grade
certificate, are only those which a good
graded school requires OF Its fifth
grade pupils. The requirements for a
teachers second grade certificate, are
those for seventh grade pupils In fact
the fifth and seventh grade pupils of
a good graded school have learned
considerably more than the State de-
mands of these teachers. A large pro-
portion of the children OF our State are
therefore under the care of young
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26
o'clock at the Decatur Street School.
o Mrs Ernest Mayer. Chnirma'i-

,.,o,ook at the Decatur Street School.
Mrs. Ernest Mayer. Chairman. &
Mrs Charles Newson. Secretary;
The members of the Delta Sigma
ph, sorority of the Girls High SCHOOL,
will entertain at a dance Friday. eve-
ming ct pickett Springs In honnr ot
the graduates OF THIS year
4 X y
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dexter have
gone to Columbus. Ga. to VISIT MS
grandmother, Mrs. Dexter
q Il y .
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Jones will leave
today for a visit to friends in Birm-
ingham. Tt
x x 4
The membership Committee of the
Young Woman's Christian Association,
will meet Monday morning at IL
o'clock at the Association building. All
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26

members are requested to be present.
Mrs. w. II, Thomas, n.
= Chairman.
Mrs. Aubrey Byron Nelson and lit-s
-tfe daughter. Alma. who , re hsen the
guests OF her parents, Colonel and
! J. Paul Sangulnetti, returned yea
ay to their home at Atlanta
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
THE WEATHER
neutrality-suspicious.

Another fine winter day greeted the
people of Canro and vicinity yestcr-
day. The snow already on the ground
was added to by C of an inch \
brisk ncsth wind blew with maxi
mum temperature of 10, minimum l6,
and at T p. m. 49, At - o'clock last
right the street record was 10.
Rain on snow were reported in yes
terday's government bulletin from 81
places in Oregon Washington, west
ern Montana, northern Utah Ne
braska. throughout the Genital ana
lower Mississippi valley and east o.
the Mississippi river.
In the northwest temperature was
as low as 30 below zero, and zero
temperatures prevail as far south as
Kan as City. ana freezing weather TO
Mississippi and southeast to nortern
South Carolina
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
on THE R|vERSSEVERE LANGUAGE

The river marked t5.l ct on the
Cairo gauge last evening, showing a
fail of 90 OF foot In 81 hour One
year ago it was $40 feet.
The Search pulled OUT for Memphis
yesterday morning. light,
The Reaper cam, up from Memphis
and went to padHcah with eight empty
coal boats.
The Dick Fowler was Ia port yes
tcriay on time and cleared ut 8 y. m
on her return trip. Capt. Cole says
only one Keniueky landing between
here ana Paducah can be made. thar
1T the Halliday farm, whore the boat
picked up 4 lot of corn yesterday
This is the highest point on that side
betwe Cairo and Paducah.
The Harry Brown came out from
Louisville yesterday afternoon, being
helped through the bridge by the The
seus. She pulled out for New Orl ans
about 400 p. IN. with 3G boats and five
bars S of coal Il was the tow of the
S. II. r. Clark which the
Brown brought ct from Louisville.
Mauritania and Lusitania, built last
year at Newcastle and Glasgow re-
spectirely are the larg 81 ever built
They are each 700 feet long. So zee
board ana GOT feet dct,' tn gru's
onGage of $500
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
OIL WELLS III rHE AFEan,nEs.
French Corporation Obtains Valuable
Concessions From Italy

Rome. The existence OF deposjts
or petroleum OF considerable import
apce Is net generally known even 10
the Italians.
AS early as 1898 a French company
obtained concession from the Italian
government to explore certain tract
IN the Apennines uear Piacenza, and
to exploit any deposits OF petroleum
found there The success OF this com.
pany was sufficient to cause the form.
alton OF another French syndicate four
years ago and last July these two
were absorbed by Genoese company
with capital Of S3.000,000 The wells
OF which 70 are practically exhausted.
The remaining % produced about 49,.
100000 pounds of crude oil In 1905.
and with the eight wells now boring
ii Is expected that the total produc.
ton for 1906 will reach over $4,000 900
pounds. The concession of the new
company comprises about II 900 acres
and, as 1t is said to be all petroleum
bearing a great development OF this
Industry may be expected in the next
few years
The wells, none OF which are "gush-
ers,' reach a maximum depth Of 1900
feet and the engineers In charge say
that those which are exhausted may
be made to yield again by deepening.
This has not as yet been undertaken.
DerhaDs hAcauce nv Tho ftsrns of tho
grant 1t Is necessity to bore new wells
in order TO maintain control of the ter
ritory. II is curious to note that
central motor is used to operate by
means of cables the pumps of the
various wells. II is said that in the
refining process as carried on here
there Is net loss OF three per cent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
SNOW AND COLD
RULE IN NORTH
CHICAGO SUFFERING FROM ZERO
WEATHER AND HEAVY SNOW
FALL-sTREET ANo TRAIN
TRAFFIC BLOCKED

Chicago Feb. 8 The chy tonight
y experiencing rcai- winter weather
10 10 & o'clock there had been a
steady fan Of snow for . hours and as
A result there is now more snow In
the city than for the past two years.
With the temperature only q few
points above zero and q high wind
prevailing the snow has be ptling
up In huge drifts. Incoming trains on
most railroads are delayed in some
cases as much as ten hours. The city
traction companies put on large forces
of men and teams in an effort TO keep
the cars moving but the service dur
ing the day was only about half what
Il Is ne der normal conditions
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
100000 TO REMOVE A LAKE.
Steel Trust VIII Drain II Because Il
Floods . Minnesota Mine.

Duluth. Mlnn.-The United States
Steel corporation is preparing to spend
nearly 100000 900 In draining Trout
lake, seven miles from Grand Rapids,
Minn and reducing what is now
beautiful body of water four miles
long and mile wide. to a mere mud
hole
Trout lake Is near the Canisteo
mine, which has been opened by the
steel trust. Into the deep shafts that
have been sunk water from the lake
pours constantly, making 1t necessary
10 work the pumps day and night.
With the charging Of the underground
workings, the expense from the eX-
cessive moisture In the soil will in
crease, SO the trust decided TO get
rid oi the lake.
For some time agents of the corDo-
ration have been purchasing and OBJ
tanning options on the land abutting
the lake shore. This work Is about
finished, and it is expected that be-
fore long a deep canal will be built
that will carry the water into Swan
river, several miles away,
The towns of Bovey and Colerain
are situated at one end of Trout lake.
They are beauty spots. especially in
summer, because OF the lake, which Is
a favorite resort for campers and fish.
ermen. But these towns have nothing
TO say about the fate OF the lake be-
cause they are practically controlled
by the iron mine interests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
Meeting Of stoekholeers.

Cairo III Feb. 1st 1907.
Office Of he Cairo Electric and
Traction company. Cairo. m.
The annual meeting Of the stock.
hold Rs Of the Cairo Electric aud Trac.
ion company Will be held al the Office
u the compa7y No 700 Ohio stree
10 the city of Ca 70. Ilinoi.. on Mon
day, ibe nth day 4 February A. ID.
1907. between the hours Of 10 o'clyc.,
a. NJ and . O'Clock p. m.
JOHN TIERSAS.
Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
GUNS WERE IN RACKS
Concluded from First Page.)

Harris, had twenty rounds OF ammu-
milton b fore he disturbance and in
spection was made Immediately after
he firing. He did not know that any
ammunition was missing. no com,
plant having been made.
When cross exam ned regarding the
roll call Harris said that a lantern
was used in reading the call and hat
ali MI responded to their names.
Senator Overman asked the witness
IL il were not possible for one man TO
answer for another The witness
said he did not think this could be
drn.
Senator Warner developed the fact
that trouble had previously occurred
between the negro troops and people
in Texas and thai Harris when he
b ard the shooting feared that mems
6ers OF his company might be invo-
we'd. Harris stated that he had talked
with soldies who had claimed to have
been insulted and pu he'd OF the side
walks by Brownsville citizens and be
thought trouble might nsue in conse
qUeuce thereof
Sergeant Harris testified that the
only discussion he heard among the
men after the affrav was What will
be The outcome of ito" Tn gull or
Innocence Of any particular indlvid-
Ual Vae never discussed By the meg.
None o! The gIu RACES in his compan
had been broken. but sC heard that
a gun rack Of company { had been
and he han seen it in the carpenter
shop
The hearing was then ads0Irnel
until tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
CAUGHT IN TRICK ON sToRK.

Wabash Ind Feb. Waiting dis
maIlv 70 palm u the abe she had
saH--l.d into h-r h-u@ as her own
af.r having summoned nhy-icia1
AMI claiming he was about % give
birth 10 a child. Mr. Eli Middleton
has been forced by her blind husband
go return the child TO Fort Wayne
where she got g. He acc0npauie
her 20 re-uin the child. but 18th r.
fuse 10 tell The secret Of the trans
acti u.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
WANT ROADS ASSESSED.
Chicago Corporation Counsel Says
s3oo.ooo.o00 Back Taxes is Due.

Springfield H. Feb Incorporation
Counsel Leads. e Chicago presented
10 the $ ipreme court this afternoon an
argument in support Of a maudamus
IN behalf OF Chicago to compel III
State Board of Equalization 20 recon.
Tene aud assess The railroads accord.
ing TO the Intention made by J. II.
Levi
His argument disclosed a claim Of
$500. 100000 back taxes due from the
railroads $1,000 600 of which is due
'or this ar alone 10 Chicago. The
railroads are represented by former
Attorney General Hamlin. Attorney
General Stead appears for The board
oi equal zatfou The court took the
oas under advisement
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
ZERO WEATHER CAUSES PAIN,

Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 5,-The coolest
weather Of the present winter was fe''
here today. the thermometer r. gister'
ing u below This is the coolest
ince the winter of 1905
In he western and northwestern
portions OF the state railway trafic
has bsen delayed by the snow and the
severe cold which followed the storm
has caused suffering and loss on the
ranges.
At Norfolk the mercury registered
% below last night and points in
South Dakota still lower records are
rcoprt 4
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
Record fer Christmas Post.

Berlin-S Something like a record
has been established In Berlin in the
matter Of Christmas parcels. The
various post Offices in the city have
received and sent out no fewer than
2.453.0ij parcels The ordinary en-
ployes could not cope with the rush,
and. besides 1920 auxiliaIies. 3S1 sol
diers were engaged to escort the par
cel vans through the street The rush
is still kept up. The preparations for
The feast of ST. Sylvester have soreIy
taxed the post office authorities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
Meetinu Of Stockholders.

Ofica Of the Cairo City Gas Com
7any Cairo, Illinois February LIST
1907.
The regular annual meeting ~ tho
stockholders Of the Cairo CITY Gas
company will De held az rho Office 90
he company 10. 700 Ohio street ip
he City of Cairo. Illinois. on Mo7dav
he nth day Of February A. D.. 1907.
hetwser the hours Of 80 O'Clock
r. and . O'Clock u m.
JOHN TIERNAN.
Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
WOULD END JAP CASE
Concluded from First PAge.)

eats with Japan can became oper
alive A treaty of exclusion can not
be made effective without legislation.
This will require the action Of the
mouse as well a. the senate. The ex
Clusiou OF Chine was not made com
pletG uaul a bill was passed by con
gress But four weeks of this ses, ion
remain and such a treaty as thar pro
posed by the president can not be
"a fled before adjournment.
Jap immigration Normal.
Immigration authorities here say
thar many japanese veterans OF the
war with Russia are doubtless enter
ing Hawaii but assert that this fact
has no significance whatever. They
point ont hat after the war closed
The standing army was materially re-
duced. Conditions in Japan have not
since been ordinarily prosperous. II
was nece airy for those leaving the
army 10 seek employment and not
finding it a. home they have gone to
Hawaii ard the United Sta.es They
express tho belief that this is not due
20 any cJnce ted act on which Is sug-
gestcd by The japanese government,
but il merely the result Of citizens
seeking WORK ar the bcs- 20 sible
wages
RepI esentatiyes Kahn and Hayes OF
California saw the president today
TO arrange for a conference about Fri
day of this week between the prasi
dent and the onic ais Of the h3ol
board OF Sau Francisco ana Mag
ScAmitz. This conference will b. full
% important possihilities. a the
ptesiden will outline 10 the school
board the ser Gus objection Japan has
10 discrimina. ion IN the public schools
81 San Francisco against Japanese
childfen The president will point ont
the scriousne Of making an enemy
OF Japan and sill urge the school
board 70 change its regulations re-
garding japanese children.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio at Evansville, will prob
ably rise slightly during the next SO
TO IS hours At Mt Vernon, will con
tir e falling during the next "a to 30
hours At Paducah and Cairo will
continue falling, and al an increasing
rate.
The Tennessee al Florence and Riv-
ar,on, Will continue falling. At John
sc1yille will CONNER nee falling to-
Il, ght or Wednesday
The Mississippi from below St
Louis to Cairo and the Wabash, at
Mt Carmel, will continue falling. The
run OF heavy ice now commencing in
he Mississippi will continue for sew
eral days.
p II. SMYTH,
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
viii Keep Eyes on Men.

Superior Wis.-Several girls Of this
city have formed a girls protective
association. 1t is a sort of love trust
Its purpose Is TO keep tab on young
men of the city. They viii keep eaca
other informed as TO ACTIONS of the
men and protect members Of the soci-
ETY. from attentions OF any youth
against whom there is the slightest
breath Of suspicion. If a member
hears OF any young man falling nv
the wayside she Immediately repofts
10 the rest. That young fellow is
thereafter tabooed. On the contrary,
n a young man shows signs OF refOr-
nation this also is noted He is cor
respondingly encouraged. The discov-
cry Of the organization has created
quite a furore among Foung men Of
the CITY. All are wondering how
they stand on the books Of the society
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
REFUSES TO BURY DEAD.
Richmond tVa.) Clergyman Does Not
Believe in Funeral Services.

Richmond, Ya-The people of Rich
mond were much surprised when It
became noised abroad that Rev. John
W. Dougherty, pastor OF the Apostolic
church. had refused to conduct the
funeral services over the remains of
Joseph Haywood. who was killed by
falling from smokestack. The
funeral took place from the Denny
street Methodist Episcopal church,
Rev Charles H. Gallagher. the pastor.
officiating. When asked to explain bis
course Mr.. Dougherty said:
My authority is the word OF God
In my ministrstions as pastor have
served for IS years, and my present
convictions are the logical conse-
quence of long periods OF devotional
thought. As to the burial Of dead
bodies, of course. | raise no objections.
II is a necessary and sanitary prac-
tice. My protest is raised only where
religious observances are called for
| hold this to be a violation OF the
and practices OF Christ
Christ came 10 resurrect, not TO barry.
the dead, and although he was burle1
he burst his sepulcher defying death
and the charnel customs of those who
would bury the dead. therefore boll
that the dead should bury the dead
Ny mission Is TO save the living II r.
nowhere in scripture recommended
hat the dead be buried by church OBJ
servances. Christ distinctly by precel
and example to the contrary of this
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
P II. SMYTH,
Local Forecaster.


ALLEN--Died Monday, Feb. 1, at
IS a. m. Mrs, Mary Allen, aged ~
wears
Funeral services will be held at the
rE sidence Of Airs Frank Gunsher, No
1909 Locust street. Wednesday after.
noon, Feb. 6. at 100 o'clock, Rev.
c, H. Armstrong Officiating. Special
tran will leave foot Of Fourteenth
street at 2;45fp. m. for Villa Ridge
cemetery.
Friends Of tn family are invited 20
attend
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
LONDON HAS 100000 FIRE.

London, Feb ) "A fire involving
damage estimated at from s250,00l 20
s5o0.00o occurred This evening in the
most dangerous fire zone OF London,
The fire destroyed several buildings
on Wood street, The whole city was
brilliantly illuminated by the flames
and the towering dome Of st Paul
cathedral presented .trikiAgg sp-c
tacle silhouetted against the sky
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
FAST TRAIN LEAPS
INTO DITCH BUT NO
ONE WAS INJURED

Fond Du Lac. VS.. Fec. While
running 60 miles an hour passenger
train No. ) on the Wisconsin Central,
north bound, jumped the track mile
north Ct Back Wolf thi. afternoon.
Seven coaches plunged into the ditch
A section crew is believed 10 have
left one OF he rails insecurity
spiked No one was injured beyond a
few bruises.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-06
OENEEN TO WIN FIGHT
Concluded from First Page.)

controyert the impression that thair
principal interest at Springfield is to
protect the railroads the executive
will institute these import ant reforms
through his state railway and ware
house commission, max vast amount
OF political capital for him and assur
ing a popular way that will again
iominata a2d elect him two year
hence.