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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16

far as James A. Tawnsy. Republican Chair man of the House Committee on Appropria- tons, has gone In recent statement 70 The World Mir Tawney asserted that the Federal Government Is already spendin& almost s5 per cent of it's enormous reve- nues outside of postal receipts "to meet the cost of wars past and anticipatsd,' In an other statement Senator Allison the vets- ran Republican Chhtrnnan of the senate Committee on Appropriations, showed that since 1883 there had been an annual in- crease of s5l,ooo.ooo in army approprla- lions ss4 00o, 900 in navy apprcpriations and sa0, ooo.0 GOO in pension appropFtaticnp' The last four years of Rooseveltism have involved appropriations aggregating ts,t2s.- eoo. ooo, or s3s,oeo, 900 more than Congress appropriated during four years or eish warl
 Federal Licenses,
 If is in respect to further railroad resu- lation and Federal licenses of corporations tha the Denver platform is weakest ano most obiectionable To give the Interstate Commerce Commission power to reduce rates where no complaint has been maae e1 shippers is to invite the President 10 oroeF such reductions solely for political effect Ths comtnissioners are the creatures of the President. To give them such sweeping control over rates is 10 place in his hanos a newer than can safely be intFusted 10 no Executive while the Government or tne TfnitAd States continues to be footoah or nartv politics and one Presidential cam paign begins before another has fairy eno- cd. H% I'D As af ss.. a..a..
 rhe same objection lie against the Fede- raf license proposal which intrusts sLnl more power Co the President to wteld for political effect. as now. when Mr. Koose- veit. without waiting for the authority OF the law. has licensed the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company ey tne steel Trust, and as he has autnorizea tns formation of a great lumber trust
 Moreover. is 1t wise ct this time 70 en- courage further reckless crusades against Inc business interests of the country when industry Is IanEuIshing, when hundreds oi thousands of men are out Of Work, ano i whsn inc people need peace. prosperity and re-enpioyment above all things eiss . bid the delegates at Denver believe the' further threats would restore confluence and credit, reopen the factories III sne enntv freight cars and provide nnontnis pay envelopes for the great army ot unesp' pioyed? .t.4o..
 Trust magnates and railFosd manipu,elsg,s q, E constitute d very small percentage or tne husIueas men of the country, and these oth' er business men were surely entitled 70 con sideFatIon. :
 ThIsSplank is a needless weakness n platform which shows. despite many laoits' that the lessons of twelve years or eetse' have not altogether been lost npen tns rlernocratic party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16

dent. dent hunts game as he does every, nsg,s,sSy iismg,siiShs s,s,s and ths shutisrs of hii saoSsh o forsscsses hs explo,ts s on sss, ss, Congo. where every facility will bs afforded him to. trail the elephant and fort Just as % tse fsisSfuy ssSfy ASsrnasn, sSa sDR rounded up the panting and exhausted coyote and drove 1t in front of the pic. ssftsssss yst %s,.a tt.s sissfPg yhsTs Roess elephants and the tigers of Africa bs beaten into this photographic studio
 There is little praise on the side in the above, but in the main 1t is . severe and just rebuke of the President, and he deserves it. Never before has a President of the United States while still in office gone out--for that is what 1t amounts to-and put such literary abilities as he possesses up to the highest bidder among the pur- veyors and distributors of yellow sem satienalism. We do not know of any, thing he has done-and heaven knows he has done enough that is better call culated to bring discredit on his of- flee than this open bid for the money of the pubiishers when we think, to quote The Journal once more. "of pr. Johnson. in bitterness and poverty, pouring the emanations of his mighty brain into the classic Rasselas for a pittance to defray the expenses of burying his mother. or Edgar Allan Poe peddiing The Raven for enough mbney to buy medicine for his sick wife. are inspiring examples of the travail of literature. But the articles which MT. Roosevelt is now contract ing to deliver viii bring in princely revenue-not because ofs their literary value. and not because of the writer's reputation as hunter. but simply be- cause of his popularity as public of- ficiai of the United States"
 His popularity as President Is very largely owing to favors bestowed or expected. But whether that popuiari- ty is genuine or fictitious. no one can doubt that he is using it to exploit him self and to put money in his pocket As to the actual value of what he will write as literary production. or as an addition to the worlds stock of knowledge. or as useful matter fer readers. we doubt if any publisher in the United States would offer or pay him one-tenth the price he Is to get were it not that he occupies the posi- tion he does It Is opera bouffe of the plaInest kind and those who are en- couraging 1t know It to be so. It is simply selling his undeservsd popuiari- ty for price.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
IOWA REPUBLIoANs AT WAR.

p-o~re..lve and stand-Patters In . Feud
 mai Threatens sParty Buietae'
 Des Moines, (Ia.,) Special
 In the republican factional striie ID Iowa the crisis has been reacnsa. q.
 This came with 'e~ discovery that tne nnsfority of the republican nominees selected for the legislature are prosres- siyes. which was followed by threats on the s Psrity ritsys,.IEtt,ye Ht anomRPnees rro- Eressives are openly out with the state ment that unless the stand -patters en fer into a tacit agreement to support and vote for the legislative nominees Of inc nsrty. the progressives will scratch the head of the republican ticket, They justify their stand by the fact the tEo tSs YsSErs YgcEs nS% stands, If the republican legislative nominees are elected the legislature will be progressive, Then, should senator journment of the next legislature, the general assembly would select his sue- cessor, This would be A B. Cummings side of the stand-patters. They have nominated for governor D. F. Carroll. who. in case of Senatorial vacancy after the legislature ad1Gusnss, wla ap- Should the stand-patters scratch the progressive nominees for the legislature It would elect dsmoeratlS; <; zen gedneTpsI pas- as- to the Senate. Such action on the part of the stand-gats, the progressives have demanded an understanding at the start, and if the one faction is going to knife they say 1t will be knife to the finish. Unless an agreement can be reached between the factions, which seems improbable, there will be re- publican suicide in Iowa this fall.
 With the dissenslon in the republi- can ranks, dsmocrats are growing dai. ly more hopeful. It Is nov said that the democrats In the state have raised si0O, 900 to buy a daily paper in Des Molnes, to boost for harmony and the success of the party. In the second congressional district high hopes are entertaIned that Mark Walsh, the dem gress. Dan Hamilton, in the sixth dis trict, probably will succeed himself, and Mir. Jamison. in the ninth. has a good chance of winning. In the seventh, C. O. Holly has brilliant prospects.
 Even into the counties the democrats are carrying their campaign with en- ergy, and expect to elect many officers in the smaller territories.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
This s My s7th Birthday
Mary Baker Eddy.

Mrs. Mary Baker c. Eddy, the dis eoverer and founder of Christian Science. was born in the town of Row. N H.. July 16, 1891 and received her education in the public schools and from private tutors. In 1S43 Mrs I:d- dy married George Washington IiloV CT and removed with him to Charleston. $. C. Major Glover died few months after the marriage and Mrs. Glover re- turned to the home of her parents in New Hampshire. In 1853 she was mar . ried to Dr. Daniel Patterson, n dentists and removed to Lynn, Mass. Later she secured a divorce from Dr. i'atter- son and in 1877 married pr. Asa G. Eddy. The discovery of Christian Science dates from 1866 and a year later Mrs. Eddy began teaching 1t. In 1879 she organized the First Church Of Christ Scientist, in Boston. The text book of Christian Science, "science end Health with Key to the Scriptures, !" was published by Mrs. Eddy in 1875. In 1889 Mrs. Eddy removed from Iios- ton to Concord, N. IT.. where she con tinued to make her hoIhe untn about a year ago, when she returned to Bos- ton and occupied a paia.idl country residence in the fashionable suburb of Chestnut Hill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
anr rHr RIGHr MAN.

We heartily agree with The Houston Post that the election of George R. | Sheldon as Treasurer of~the Republi-
 can National Campaign Committee is
 an emphatic example of putting the right man in the right place. Besides being a partner in Wall Street bank ing firm he is President of one corpor- kation, Treasurer of three and Director In twenty corporations of various kinds.
 If all these positions and advantages do not constitute him a thoroughly proper man for the new position we must acknowledge that we do not know what is needed. The c. o. F., Is going to need wads of money and we can think of no man who is better fitted to pull the legs of the trusts and corr porations and force them to put up the money than he. Being personally con- nected and associated with so many trusts and corporations of various kinds he knows all about them and will know just how to bleed them-all for their own good, as he will assure them. The argument win be all ready to his hand and tongue. He will as- sure them that their very existence de- bends on keeping the Republican party In full control of the government. He will point out to them that they exist and flourish by and through the pater- nal coddling of RepublIcanssm--andh he. will be dealing in facts. He will as- sure them that displacing his party from power will be taking from them many of the special privileges and ad- wantages they now enjoy. and through which they have become such power in Ithe land and again he will eeil them truly.
 Putting all these facts before the cormorants. the bloodsucksrs, the man of predatory wealth of whom so much is said by our President--and so little done-wili be the appropriate task of Mfr Sheldon. He will say to them Tn effect: You need Republican.admin- istratiop to protect your business; we need money to ensure Republican ad= ministration: what are you going to do about it?" No need to debate or ar- gue that proposition. for thoss inter ested will see the point and hand over  Is the right man for. such a D p,sitioL. 7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
LOCOMOTIVE NESTING PLACES.
Strange Preferences shown by Birds fl
 HOme-AEalIng Arrangements.

strange Preferences shown by Birds in
 HOme-AEakIng Arrangements. Westminster Gazette.
 The sparrow which was discovered a few days ago sitting on nest among the coal of a Great EansiH Company's engine running between St. Margarsts and Buntingford. has had several predecessors in her preference for a locomotive nesting place.
 A year or two ago thrushs nest containing two eggs was found snugly ensconsed on the Westinghouse brake pipe of a carriage on aR express train which had just returned to York from a trip to Newcastle. The nest. we arc told, was quite warm and comfort able"
 About the same time a couple of robins built their nest on the axle of A coliieTH wagon which was standing Idle for a few days at Seghill, North umbeTland. Six eggs were laid. and then the wagon started on its journeys again. The parent birds followed 1t all the way to the Tyne. and 1t was their excited lowering over the wagon which led to an investigation and to the discovery of their strange restins place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
wEDNEsDAT, JULY IS 1908.

To Bible readers 1t is always inter esting to find corroborative testimony regarding the historical events de- scribed in the Mosiac books. Events that took place fin that great region of which ancient Egypt formed such an important part. and of which the Bible tells us, not infrequently find con- nrmations among the hieroglyphics of the ancient Egyptians them selves testimony sustaining the aacFed narratives. One of the most diiigent and accurate Psychologists is Brugsh BeS, who has, accord ing to contemporary now de- ciphersd inscriptions which tell how for seven successive years the Nile did not overflow; how in consequenee vegetation withered and failed, the land was devoid of crops, and pestiience devasted the country. And the date of this record fs i700 B. C., the date given in Genesis. Heretofore traces of granaries have been found. and records of the wide
 spread building of gfanaries about the time mentioned in Genesis had been discovered and deeiphered, but no posi- tive confirmation of the Bible story had hitherto been available. It will be recalled in this connection that near
 ly a generation ago this same inde- fatigable servant startled and delight ed the archaeological and Biblical
 world by the discovery of the bodies of the Pharaohs at Thebes. And in con- sequence in the Cairo museum today can look upon the shrIveled and dis torted figure of the veritable Rameses and of Menphthah. his son, the Pharaoh of the Biblical story of the crossing of the Red Sea by the children of Israel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
Politics and Politicians

walter Alexander of wausau is being mentioned as q posslole candidate Tor the United states Senate In the prina- sin this fall
 Charles W, swisher, secretary of mated by the republicans of that state for governor.
 The Independence League in Califor- Rsaion Ra hs G seSsd osfand sU no saqy M next % The convention will consist of 2s4 del- egates.
 stitutional the law giving women the right to vote on specific propositions for levylng tax and Issuing municipal oohus'
 Five women were numbered among the delegates and alternates at the re- cent deTnocratic convention at Denver. woman had sest.
 Major Beecher B. Ray, who. has been place, <, lp eharg oi 1ns orshnsed Setsrsn seo5 member of the railway mems union and was a political lieutenant of the late Mark Hama.
 To avoid the expense of q. state cons issued no call for such chs tSsth gSattnering. THSz aa~i ses.Srs ssSs'S Sy 'G Ds0n n'r
 President E. R. wright. of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, has issued state to support Governor Deneen for Eenomination at the primaries next month.
 Lieutenant Governor Draper of Mass ach usetts will have no opposition for the republican nomination for goYer- nor this fall Three candidates are en- instion = for lieutenant governor.
 The spread of the socialist movement throughout the United states is begin clans. The indications are that the So- cialist party win nominate tickets in large majority of the states this year.
 Freeport, Illinois, ia arranging to cel- eth anniversary of the second great in that city August 27, 1858. Senator Dolliver of Iowa will be one of the speakers.
 A delegated convention of the repub- l licans of Texas has been called to. meet | in Houston on August II. The conven- : ton will elect state executive commit l HllLLEc anu pEGblQGQIldl GlGEr l tors and a full state ticket. Five candidates are contesting for | the republican nomination for governor of the state of Washington. They are l Governor 4, D. Mead, former Governor | McBrIde, Attorney General Atkinson, Colonel Ridpath of Spokane and Samuel | Cosgrove, member of the legislature The contest will be settled at the gener- | al primary In September. George R. Sheldon, the new treasurer of the republican national committee l has been prominent In the financial and political life of New York for many years He IS a banker and is Identified with many financial and industrial companies. He was a member of the | republican national committee In I9ei | and 1904. treasurer of the New YoFR county republican committee for sew | eral years. and treasurer of the New York State committee during the last gubernatorial campaign. At the pres. Union League Club of New York. Ht | Is 51 years old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
Harmony in Party Ranks.

The spirit of harmony which pervades the ranks of the national democracy fol- lowing the convention at Denver augurs well. at the outset, for It's success in the contest in which 1t Is now engaged.
 Leaders of those elements of the par ty which, prior to the convention. stood at Gross-purposes with the main wing, have gracefully, and apparently, whole heartedly, acauiesced in the will of the majority, and will give their unreserv- ed support to the ticket.
 Herman Ridder of New York, the well-known German editor who can- vassed the south in opposition to Mir Bryan prior to the convention, and upon the eve of It's meeting, went to Lincoln to endeaver to pursuade MT. Bryan to withdraw the use of his name, has put behind him his pre-convention views and Announced his purpose to enter ear nestly and enthusiastically Into the aunDort of fhA conventton's nominees.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16

Governor Conner has named Senator John A. Lusk. as a member of the Ala bama Railroad Commission. For once fin exercising his sppointive power the Governor has recognized the eternal fitness of things. Senator Lusk is . man after the Governors own heart. They think, talk and act alike. John A. Lusk on the Railroad Commission typifes the present State administra- ton quite as truly as B. B. Conner in the Governors office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16

While we have been suffering from the heat here in Montgomery we are more fortunate than they are up tn New England. Most people would probably think that the weather so much further North would be consid- erable cooler than here. but not only is that not the case. but the heat up there has more serious effects. At three o'clock Sunday afternoon in Boston the ten>srature was within a very small fraction of ninety eight degrees which is hgher than we have had in Montgom- cry this season. As a consequence of this torridity the news from Boston and other large cities of the East bring reports of numerous deaths and prostrations from heat Plainly we are not getting the worst of the tenn perature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16

These are record breaking times VI are experiencing. The Chicago ccnven- ventiop beat all previous records for lons-continued cheering at the mention of mans name; then along came the Denver convention and went Chicago one or two better. What may we moi expect when Hearst's Independence League assemblies in convention9 He Is reputed to have plenty of money to spend and can easily engage a thou sand or two spectators and claauers to beat the Denver record. Truly these ars strenuous times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
This Date tn Efistorv

IIss-sir Joshua Reynolds. noted Dn. glisf artist, born.
 l77s-stony Point taken from th< British by the Americana.
 t76e-The United States and Moroc-
 17es-Aboukir in Egypt attacked aud carried by assault by the Turks under Said Mustepha Pasha.
 is29--The directors of the Bank Of the United States declared . dividend of three and one half per. cent.
 lse3-United States ship Wyoming sank three Japanses ships in battle ai Shomcnosekt.
 lsss--Admirai Cervera and other oi- ncers of the Spanish fleet reached An Rapolis, as prisoners of war.
 ie0s-Cuban senate ratified the treaty giving the United States coaling and naval stations on the island: collapse of building in London, on- farfo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
Advice from Oregon.
Portland oregonian.

FOTIIdHU OIUBVIII"IIl
 Somehow or other those stories about President Roosevelt making hay don't read just right. He is described as using a pitchfork. a mower, and a rake all on one day. Most men who were raised on farms have a recollec- ton that the mower was used one day. the rake the next, and the pitchfork on the third day. If Mir. Roosevelt stacked his hay the same day he cut 1t he is likely to have his horses suf- fering from heaves next winter when they eat musty hay. He should get a rlcultuTe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
aettInw Into Lilac.

Philadelphia Record.
 mer and Buckner in 1ese, regarding the eoinar> Issue as the most important question of the time. supported Mr. Bryan In 1900 Others who still re- garded sllvarism as q danger ia 1900 Rave no furthar fear of 1t, and will give the present ticket their heaEtiest sup- port. Controller Metz. of New York who was an alternate to the Sound Money convention at indianapolis in 1898, was in Denver last week, and as he took the train he said: am all ready shouting for Bryan and Kern. l like to ride on the winning band wagon and I can't see that the Taft-Sh ernlan combination has chance. John De Witt Warner, who was chairman of the New York State Committee of the Pal raer and Buckner organization in 1898, supported Bryan In 1900 and says: T shah do every thing I can to support silver was the sole issue on which could not support Mir. Bryan" On the whole he regards the demoeratlc pist- form as far superior to the repuhli- can platform"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
DRfFTWOOD
mY PIHII M. AMMkTRNN..


 Peary Is q man very much to be en. A little school boy in New York. with curly hair ts named Oeorgie orgraphy. de gang "fondies" him all right at recess.
 ..s.il., The president rs Of the Gary: Ina: sl5O year to become janitof of the high school at sss month. who was going to mari marry isIs his daSghtsr ia aT and said 'If you mistreat her f will shoot you on sight" It is needless to add the young man made noise like a craw fish just before the we'd ding.
 A Kansas woman wants divorce be- cause her husband hurries through his he prefers tobacco for desert other than pies and buildings, she ought not Wonder Is the celebrated Rock of Gibraltar" said the American tourist to his companion on the ocean steam CT. "Looks funny thongh without the Lte insurance ad on It. don't it.. re- Curiosity killed eat, but women seem to thrive on 1t.
 Ts NST KsPsDsI PostsI H.ra. ssSn that Bryan can sit on his lawn with his legs crossed tailor fashion, which is more than Taft can do.-savannah Mebbe. but Taft can sit on his back porch all right.
 
 According to statistics more married men with out children take their own This must have started from the White House.
 The eagle is a noble bird
 From Frisco to New York
 From the Great Lakes to the
 But don't forget the stork! friend in need cIlnssth to you like shirt in the summer time.
 sef + Mans surest weapon where women are concerned is clever aattery.
 Deliver us from a man who is for- ever apciogizing-or doing things that make 1t necessary.
 One of the funniest things in life is how particular a bald headed man Is about his combs and brushes.
 
 Oh. hang the parior shadesl
 Tt is a rank injustice" growled the yellow hound dog, that we have to go ing whatever is done to suppress the cheap phonograph."
 T was fool when married you" she said haughtily. running around loose. my dear. don't forget l did the asking. he returned deprecatingly.
 A man is very much blamed for lead ing double fife when cat leads nine of them. When q man marries a spIrituallst just when she is so discontented as to start rough house.
 Little pitchers have big ears-and also long tongues.
 The Postcard rIend.
 Archie was Q postcard hend
 He'd simply gone insane He'd gathered em from Frisco
 Clear out to Portland. Maine. From Canada to Mexico And far across the seas. In every foreign country In fact twas a disease At night he dreamed of post-cardS By day he wrote and mailed 'em He sent em to every one Who met or even hailed him.
 Were Were motto cards and views. He loved to get a post card Like a toper loves his boozs So when he lay a-dying@ To leave this world of care He called a friend and murmured: Wonder are tneEe post-e@F0S thereT