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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

ocean. oh these demasogues have
made cruel war on the railroads.
They have gone up and down the state
advocating the Georgia rate ~ the rate
IN the face OF the fact that every. rail-
road In Georgia has been In the hands
OF receiver. lhey have assumed
falsely Of course--that every railroad
foreign capital. -uet out OF the state:
we don't want you here" In less than
ninety days they are called together
again to repeal the law. know
scores Of Alabamians who own stock
in the L ana n. Railroad. II own
q 100000 stock IN q railroad and
make 4 per cent. interest they pro-
pose to regulate me or In other
words confisticate me.
why did these solons not regulate
every industy 80 the state. n put q
100000 In cotton seed oil mill. the
owners Of all the cotton seed oil mills
in the South caa put seed down from
80 cents per bushef to 10 cents--a loss
OF 30 per cent per bushel; 90 per bale In
a crop OF i2,o00.000 baies--a loss or
$4,000. 600 to the poor toiltng farmers
OF the South. Spite against, railroads,
the great developers Of the country:
ism undressing Democracy Take this
as an illustration OF the point at issue:
IL own q railroad haul drummer
100 miles for %. furnishing him ice
water and other necessities: II the
loud mouth demosoEues own livery
stable they haul the same drummer
ten miles for IS, give him branch
water to drink and very often In an
old rattle trap OF . buggy drawn by q
pair OF mustangs! Why DO they not
regulate the livery stables? Why do
they not regulate the farmers and the
merchants and the lawyers?
All, thank God for the wisdom of our
fore fathers! We have constitution,
Across the face on which IL written
the words: This far shalt thou 60 and
no further. This Is our great bull
wark; our great wind.break; the great
break-water against fools and child
rem. Once large engine. regular
Mogul, rolled into a union station
pulling car after car OF human
freight. Her heart was throbbing;
her lungs were expanded the crew
were waiting orders from the gov.
ernof. A nurse brought q little boy
down to the station and they admired
this mighty iron horse. While playing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

81
In the year 1859 all that strip q
country south OF Masons ana DAon
80. EnovUn a. the Southern States was
Z varftable rarden Of Eden. q regular
DAuIsh'a land: q vale OF Cashmere. Her
Z. efuree were clothed with nocks, her
saSInvs were covered with corn. Hers
svas 4 land the most fruitful, . climate
are most genial and salubrious the sun
ever shone upon Her VINEYARDS bore
fruit like unto the grapes Of EsenoL
nose fields OF cotton were white unto
midday sunshine, whose golden helds
~ grain were ripe for the sickle, ana
Shise fields of cotton were white unto
nj harvest, at emblems OF purity. Up
an the bosom Of her rivers and lakes
floated steamboats. palatial In all their
makeup, carrying the commerce OF tne
land to the seaport towns and cities.
The southern planter was lord OF al
he surveyed. His home was his citadel,
his palace. There he entertained his
friends with lavish hospitality. the
stranger was never turned from his
door, He was king In his own right,
FOR TO one servant he said go and he
9oefh, to another, come and he cometh.
his servants we're happy and contented.
Every morning they went TO their daily
1abors with the song OF the SOL upon
their lips; every night they went
through the mazes of the dance at the
ehrum of the banjo and the sweet
strains OF the violin. His recreation
was following the chase. Az the hunts
man winds his horn and goes afield fol-
bowed by Tray. Blanche and Sweet
heart. so he mounts his Bucephalous
and away after old Reynard with his
pack Of hounds in fun cry. He who
has never felt his heart throb and the
blood coursing through his veins fast
err and faster on the cold frosty morn
ing from the music of q large pack or
hounds has missed the sweets Of life.
His home was beautiful and richly
furnished, for he made annual visits
abroad in quest of rare paintings and
statuary. Sweet music could be heard
all the day long, for his sons and
daughters had been educated at the
Arst schools Of the land and then given
q postgraduate course abroad. And
what shall I say OF that cody mother
who ruled the household7 Her smile
was a benediction; her touch was heal
Ing; she carried about with her the
aroma Of love. Joy and gladness. His
table groaned three times q day and
three hundred and sixty-five days q
year with the choicest viands of the
land. Tribute was laid upon held and
forest TO that END. for the forest abound
% IN game Of all kinds and fruits and
bowers grew OF their own accord In the
Fields. Beautiful as was his home 1t
was regarded Incomplete without the
church. Every hill top and mountain
top ana valley was adorned by q state
w sdifiee. often hidden in the greenery,
where the people like the tribes of old
gathered sabbath after sabbath to REM
dor thanks and pay their vows to AL
mighty God. The pleasures of the fued-
Al lords OF England. the barons Of
Germany and the knights OF France
pAied into Significance when compared
60 his pleasures. Is 1t any wonder he
hated 70 die and leave this earthly
sphere when surrounded with enjoy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
ATTACKS ON THE GEAR.
ssh1cnolrs OF a Dignftary.s 3 senw

Uom8A BOOK.
st. Petersburg, Feb. S.---A sensation
has been caused at Moscow BY the PUB
lication of q book entftied: .Zapiekf
Sanovinik." meaning Memoirs OF q
Disnitary."
The book contains many yelled at
tacks upon the present Gar, and Is
amirmed to have been written BY the
late Grand Duke George, the Cars
brother, and one-tifne heir, who died
OF consumption in the Caucasus.
Grand Duke George was O confirmed
Liberal 80 Liberal, indeed. that his
retirement to the Caucasus was at frst
explained not by ili.health, but by BAN
ishment.
Memoirs Of Disnitary'' says that
"Ai Russian courts BY their nature
must be feeble and corrupt, whatever
the personality OF the ruling Car. No
two good Czars have ever reigned con-
secutively therefore the good Car has
always been obliged to night Against
the evil court system tolerated by his
predecessor. The future ruler OF Rus.
STA, will have to tight against the most
vicious system that ever polluted RUS
sian rule"
The last sentence Is interpreted as q
direct attack upon the present Car.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

sround the little boy took . small
screw out OF one Of the wheels. They
walked around admirins the smoke
stack, ff1e COW catcher, the piston rod.
The nurse pulled Inch pin out OF .
wheel On the other side. The conduc-
tor called out, "Ali aboardr Away that
old engine went, pufiing and throobins
ing wheels. came on: rssult--yoa can
easily emasine it: the greatest wreck
Of modern times. Moral: fools ana
children ought to stay at home BY the
fire. In like manner should the denaa>
eogues. What mess they have got us
Into, What a financial wreck they
have brought about In consequence Of
their foolish attempts to regulate the
wheels Of Industry
What Is the remedy? Let sober
minded men assert themselves and
make themselves felt in the rehabilia-
tion Of Democracy. Let every old dem.
agogue be pitched overheard from the
Democratic ship. Let US return TO the
principles OF Jefferson as the prodigal
returned from the far country to the
fathers house. Let us put on again
when we ceased to follow Cleveland,
the only Democrat who has led US to
victory In half q century. am a
democrat: ! have lived democrat and
will die and be laid TO rest In q demo-
cratic grave. Every thread In the
warp and w3of Of my make up 10 Dem
oeratie. When I look around and see
the old Democratic party about 60 go
to pieces on the rocks OF populisrn, So
sialisnn, government ownership Of rail-
roads and every other demagogic Issue
that the mind OF man can imagine my
heart yearns and longs for pure DEM
ocracy as the pious Jew In the strange
land Of Babylon longed for HIS beloved
Zion, beautiful for situation ana the
Joy Of the whole earth" can not sing
these regulation" songs, this rag time
music Of populism / can not sing It.
But am not pessimist. believe
in the future OF the Democratic party
II she will only drop these socialistic
issues that have cost W. two defeats
and will In all probability cost US a
third Let us get back to pure DEM
ocracy and victory will again be ours.
Let US see to 1t that we are builders
and not destroyers and the dema-
gogue's work will be in. vain. The
state will progress despite his ruthiess
and senseless destruction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

"A charmed life old Democracy hath:
The stares may perish
But the grains Ii not for DEATH
Oh. for q Cicero to stem the tide Of
demagogusry, socialism and anarchy,
e practised BY Clodius Cstaiine and
Daniel webster. cod grant that. in
my day at least, the curtain may not
rise on the evil effecfs Of these three
things. God grant that on my vision
never may be opened what lies behind
when my eyes shall be turned to behold,
fpr the last time, the sun In heaven.
en- and dishonored fragments 81 4 once
glorious democracy.
Let that last feeble and finreffna
glance rather behold the gorgeous .eIs-
sign II the Democratic party which
has led thousands and thousands Of
patriots on to Victory for liberty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

The Daybrealx Feftiiiser has prs-
duced ON one sore Of sandy upland
l,67s pounds OF HAT cotton.
MARKS q GAYLE.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Personal and Pertinent

Martha, endeavoring TO instruct a would-be house,
keeper in the mysteries of pudding making over
heard
yer jes' takes bread en-
But how much bread, Martha2'
"Oh jes what yer needs Miss Min, den yer puts
you milk it,
And how much milk Martha2'
well, yer mus yer jedgment bout dat Miss Min"
~But haven't any judgment. Martha"
wen. de Lord hep yer, Miss Min cause canti"
But the story the winter and of many delight
full ones the South the od-fashioned
negro still abounds. the following:
MA. my Aun' Liza there amt Gawd."
you Aun Liza say there amt Gawd-you Aunt
Liza say there alnt Gawdl what you say when
yo' Aun' Liza say there amt Gawdg"
Il say, 1 don't keer"-Travel Magazine.
senator Kean, at dinner in Chicago, said Of po-
liucal manoeuyre:
4 smell a rat In this contract 1t reminds me Of a
contract made by willy earl
Lord Reginald Bareacres courted ardenty year
the daughter Of a New Jersey millionaire At a
able moment ia dim conservatory. he laid his heart
the young girls feet She however, being OF rare
type. spurned him.
Rising to his feet Lord Reginald said:
I have barred TO you the sacred feelings Of my
nmost heart May that you win a
living soul what has passed between usT
not gossip Lord Reginald, the girl said
haughtily.
But promise me. he said. Give your solemn
promise.
81 promise she said. But why Lord Reginald. are
you so PERSISTENT
Because. he answered sghng with relief. I pur-
tomorrow TO my attention your older sis
ter' "-W ashington star.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Inereaslna Wheat ProdIetion.

Cleveland Plain Dealer
The credit that by common consent be-
longs to him who makes two blades OF
grass grow where but one grew before
cannot be denied Alaskan eNperimenter
who announces a new kind Of wheat
guaranteed to produce 200 bushels to the
acre. To multiply by ten the amount Of
grain now considered possible to produce
on each acre would mean an immense inn
provcment i'm the condition Of thousands
whose welfare depends on the productive
ness of the harvest fields. just what the
new wheat is the reports do not specify
and it may be well not TO count the sacks
OF -four tin the grain has matured There
appears however to be nothing impos-
slble i'm the report, however improbable
it may sound.
Foreign countries with their smaller
areas and more intensive mode Of cul.
tivation have long produced more grain
per acre tlun has America. with her rich.
almost virsln soil. To make the most
OF their resources is one Of the lessons
the agriculturists of this country have
yet TO learn. A progressive department at
Washington is using its best endeavors
TO teach this lesson, and another genera
tion will look back on this one with won
derment that soil naturally so rich was
made to produce so little
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
A Novel Library Scheme.

pittsburg Post.
The radicalism Of Kansas may be due
TO the fact that the people thirst for
knowledge. ana that they are constantly
improving their minds. The Kansas City
journal tells of a travelling library scheme
I'm vogue in the Sunnower State which ac-
counts TO some extent for the recent politi-
cal upheaval there. Five hundred towns
are patronizing the institution. which is
supported by the state. Several families.
or business men, complete formal or
ganization in a town. make application 10
the librarian, and are then sent so books
upon the payment Of 50 to cover transport
tation
When these books are read they are re-
turned to Topeka. and another so applied
for. All It costs the community TO avail
itself of the advantages Of the library is
81 for each so books to pay express
charges The books are in constant circu-
lation or travelling" On this plan two
families in a community can read all new
fiction and other publications for a couple
Of dollars or 81 a family.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
REV. S. M. SHIPMAN
MAY BECOME FARMER

CAMBRIDGE. Nd, Aug. 22.-Pendng
a hearing in his case by the church au-
thorities. Rev. S NJ. Shipman. the min
lister beaten mp by Mr. Carew IS re-
naming at Hurlock. He occupAe his
parsonage, but does not preach. Rev.
oscar Hurst having filled the pulpit of
the Washington Church on Sunday morn
ing and evening Mr.. shipman has with
drawn from the ministry and member
ship Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
under charges.
Mr.. shipman is assisting the oanta-
loupe buyers and doing other odd fohs
around the station. When seen recently
he still bore the marks OF the conihoe IN
several gashes in the scalp and a discol-
GRAFTON Of the eye. While stoutly MAIN
tanning his innocence. he freely ac-
knowledges the awkwardness of his pre-
dicament and the fact that his useful
ness in his calling was greatly lessened.
1t is said that he wishes to take up
farming.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
FEW CONTESTS IN THIS COUNTY.

a LTHOUGH there has been considerable
talk about the Republican convention, it
turns out that there will be very few contests for
delegates from this county. A slate OF delegates
in practically all the districts has been agreed
upon and will be elected this afternoon.
1t is popularity supposed that vast majority of
the delegates who will go to Dover from this
county are in favor of the nomination of Senator
Pennewill FOR governor and Mr.. Heald for Con-
gressman. The opinion is that the candidate for
governor must come from Sussex county, We
have not noticed in any of the lower county
papers a disposition to throw the nomina-
ton for governor from Sussex county to some
other county
1t seems TO be accepted here that the opposi-
tion TO the organization is ineffective and the re-
QUEENS of the chief organ of the opposition have
had a discouraging effect on the opposition.
However, as was shown by our corre-
spondent the other day, there are possibilities
but not probabilities of developments in Sussex
and the interest in the approaching convention
will be great until its work has actually been ac
complshed Nothing is ever done in Delaware
politics until it is actually done
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
saturday. August p. Ioos.
THAT REPORT ABoUT MR. KNowLEs.

THE developments of the incident printed
concerning Minister Horace c. Knowles,
who represents this nation at Roumana, show
that someone interested in the politics of that
country was trying to make mountain out of
small mole hill. MIR. Knowles has evidently not
incurred the displeasure Of the Roumanian
parliament at Bucharest in the slightest degree
in negotiating the treaty betweeen the two coun-
tries About the time the Roumanan minister
was reported to be dispeased with Mr.. Knowles,
he was sending Mr.. Knowles an invitation to be
his, the prime minister's, guest on a trip down
the Danube river as soon the prime minister
should return from his vacation.
The mysteries Of European politics were re-
sponsible for the publication of the story in
Roumanian paper from which it was copied and
sent TO this country Unfortunately the contra
dicton of the story made by the Roumanian
paper was not sent out, as should have-been done
in Justice to Mr.. Knowles.
The many articles printed in the Roumanian
papers compmenting Mr. Knowles since he has
been our representative there tell OF his high
standing and how well he is regarded by the Rou-
manian government. While this treaty commo-
ton was supposed to be going on, MIR. Knowles
was dining with the Roumanian minister who
was reported to be offended. The wonder is
why such an incident should have been cabled to
this country by correspondents who imposed
upon those who must trust them for news. The
incident hardly caused passing comment at the
State Department except to show that no impor-
tance was attached TO IT,
We are sure that the many friends OF Mr.
Knowles are gratihed that the reported incident
has proved to be Of no consequence whatever
and it is needless to add that THE JOURNAL
Joins in that qualification.
An. error in the type Of the story about the af-
fair that we printed yesterday made it say that
"Mr. Knowles is soon to return and take a trip
down the Danube as the guest of the Roumanian
minister"
The words "to return" should not have been in
the paragraph, as Mr. Knowles, of course, has
not been away from Roumania
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
IuLY BUILDING REcoRD.

a LTHOUGH during the summer business is
supposed to have been dull an examina-
ton of the figures of the building operations
throughout the country may cause some surprise
TO those who believed that everything was at
standstl during July. In seventy-one of the
largest cities the record of building improve
ments authorized during that month show total
less than one per cent. below the corresponding
months figures OF last year Thirty-nine of the
seventy-one cities show actual comparative in
crease
These figures are evidence that normal cond-
tons are returning and that we should be on the
road to a reviving business. During the last
twelve months the cost of building materials has
considerably decreased, and with anything near
equal investment of money, it means actually
that more buildings have been constructed more
wealth added to the communities during last July
than during the previous D~9nth of the year be-
fore. Probably this increase in the amount of
substantial improvements would reach something
like twenty per cent Another fact is that July
showed gain of two per cent in building opera
tons over the previous June and yet the building
records for June usually exceed those for July.
In fact the building record since the first of the
year has shown a gratifying gain and this record
should testify eoquently to the soundness OF un-
derlying business conditions.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
LITERARY COMMENT
Clement storer Foster.

-Four Aspects of Civic Duty" by
William Howard Taft, Republican
candidate for president is attracting
considerable attention. Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons). A feature of the work
is Mr.. Tafts idea of THE Parlor
Socialist" He says IN part:
Il think this class is, for the time, on
the increase, but 1 am glad to think
that among educated men the class is
only that Of faddists and will fade
away as the Millerites did. The spec
tacle of men who enjoy all the luxuries
Of life with trained servants and costly
establishments of all kinds, declaiming
against the social order and the in
justice done to the poor and suffering
in the community, is not one TO at
tract the sympathy of sensible men.
The truth is that an argument in favor
of a first cause, or a divine plan of the
universe, finds no better or stronger
illustration than in the progress Of
the world under the impulse of men
toward personal freedom and the right
of property The right of property has
played quite as important a part in
the development of the human race as
the right of personal liberty. Indeed
the two rights are so associated in the
struggle which man has had to make
in taking himself out of the category
Of the lower animals and lifting him
self to his present material and spirit
ual elevation that it is hard to separ-
ate them in a historical discussion"
Other portions of the book deal with
the Duties of the President" "Capi-
tai" Muck -Rakers," Congress-" "The
Philippines" and 81 vrch Law"
The first part Of Gertrude Atherton's
new novel "The Gorgeous Isle" is the
initial feature of the September The
Smart Set THE Courage of Kittie,"
by Lillian Bell. "The Better Right" by
johnson Morton is a very strong story
with a new motif
wallace and a Lorelei" by Harry
James Smith, deals with a fresh sit
uation in a vein of rare humor and
Christian Read is well represented by
"The Woman in the Case"
The French story by Michel Provins
is one Of powerful pathos in that ex-
quisite style which has gained for him
the laurels Of his countrymen.
The September 10 Story Book just
out is good for warm weather reading.
Nellie Gravey Gilmore leads the maga-
zine with "Old Berringer's Millions"
a clever bit Of work. "How Columbia
Loved the Prince" by Louise Arnold,
is a touching little story of life be-
hind the calcium glare. Elizabeth
Bowie contributes "The Subjugation of
the Boss" an excellent story contain
ing splendid word pictures of Western
life. "The Girl. the Woman and the
Wine" by Charles F. Crane, is a very
strong sketch of the white slave trade.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Never Free Trade.

New Orleans picayune
1t would be difficult TO commit n more
egregious absurdity than is perpetrated by
talk about free trade and tarif demoli-
tion. There is and can be no such thing
as free trade in foreign goods in this
country for the reason that the expenses
of the republic are a biliion-that Is to
say, a thousand million dollars a year
We must have that much money every
year TO meet the ordinary demands OF
the United states government. and that
enormous sum can only be got out Of a
tariff for revenue on an foreign goods
imported into this country, added to what
is received from the internal revenue tax
levied on home products
Therefore. IL is an absolute impossi.
hility for this country to maintain itself
without maintaining a tariff on all foreign
goods imported into the country. But such
tari6 should be a tariff for revenue.
and not one FOR the creation of monopolies
to enrich the favored classes.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Notes and Comments

The announcement that both devils in town pros
pering win scarcely amaze New YorlS's intimates 1t
has long been suspected that several such
the constantly empoyed-New York World
Now that IL has been discovered that the automobile
kills mosquitoes il is TO be hoped that it win
an its fe-desroying tendencies that sub
ject-New York Tribune.
Alton B. Parker rushed for a runaway rig Califor-
mia the other day and overhauled IT, He sprinted
like that after the Bryan Philadelphia
ger.
The continue TO be troubled by silly ltigans An
Iowa "a divorce because his wife won't sew
buttons his trousers Why doesn't the absurd fell
low buy bet?-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Captain Baldwin has all the other flyers beaten city
block. lie has actually sold his machine TO somebody
Chicago Journal
SO successful have been the experiments Of late in
aerial navigation that popular and inventive enthus-
-iasm Is apt 10 unduly The great danger to be
looked for is the entrance OF the human gasbag
scene.-Balumore American.
Governor Haskell. Of Oklahoma Democratic national
treasurer. IS writing Bryan campaign songs. II
10 George r. sheldon TO lry his hand. nately
az season like this the public is not criticalNew
York World
About the hardest Bryan will have in this cam
pagn Is 70 keep the lid the ownership Of
railroads and the initiative and referendum-Phiadel-
phia Press