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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
should Take Time by the Forslock.

Birmingham News,
 The assassination of prominent citizens by an armed band of cowardly men who operate under the darkness of night in their efforts to force people to submit to their lawless demands in the management or disposition of individual proprty gives some idea of how far this kind of anarchy can go unless it be nlpped in the bud. Ken lucky furnished a lesson to the rest of the South in it's failure to suppress night riding in its incipieRey, and thereby permit ting 1t to get a foothold. The same disease is threatening Louisiana, Arkansas Missis- sippi. Alabama and other Southern States. It is an infectious malady which spreads with every new case. Ii is the height of fol- ly to permit it to get a footing Every eiRhborhood it is permitted 10 attack feeds 1t Just SO much. Its dangers multiply with every fresh outbreak. For any community to sit quietly fin sef-righteous pride and de- clare no such conditions are possible fin its midst directly refutes history. Lynching, night riding, anarchy can and will break out in nearly any community without the xigilance and cooperation of Its citizens for the enforcement of law and order and the punishment of crime, e What happened in Kentucky can happen in peaceful. law-abiding Alabama if move ments of this kind are not suppressed in their inciplency Night riding has already made its appearance in Alabama. Shall it be permitted through neglect to infect large part of the state? This Is a question which is well worth seriously considering lest Alabama furnish fruitful field Tor the spread of this terrible scourge as Ken lucky did and as Tennessee Is drifting to- wards Now, now Is the time to act and let action be quick, sharp and conclusive
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
BE UP AND DOING.

The Republicans are making much more of canvas for votes in Alabama than the Democrats. In several Con- gressional Districts they have out speakers. some of them making two and three speeches day. The Birming- ham Ledger says:
 You may think it funny. but the Re- publicans are seriously expecting a large vote for Taft in Alabama. They do not expect to, carry the State. but think d great number of business men will Vots for Taft in the belief that business will be better under him. It Is a vain hope. but the Republicans really entertain it.
 It Is not at all funny, It is serious matter and the Democrats of the State should awake to their duty. Why should Democrats here in Alabama so far forget their past records, as to cast in their lot now with a set of men who are only bent on securing Federal offices and are SO split up among them selves aA tn hava out two electoral
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
ARE THEY AsHAsIEps

Some of our Republican contempora- ries affect to think that the Demo- cratic publication is all a bluff. and sheer at the idea that the party has only succeeded in raising such meagre sum of money for campaign purposes. They refuse to make their own fund a public matter, either be- cause much of 1t has come from sources that cannot be divulged, or else they have received so little that they feel ashamed to let it be known. On this subject. The Boston Globe says: -,
 It has been reported that the Repub- lican National Committee, this, year has been so short of funds that the effi- ciency of its efforts to dispel the pre- fsctad. if the Republicans are really in want of money for legitimate uses. why wouldn't 1t be an excellent plan for them to emulate the example of tior of honest poverty to the coun- try?
 That may be true, as to the meagre- ness of the Republican campaign fund, and as We have said they may be ashamed to let the truth be known. They have heretofore. certainly in the last two preceding campaigns, found the money pouring into their money chests to the amount of several million dollars for each campaign. and may feel tiuatlfated and shrink from letting it be Known. that there is so little in- terest manifested for the success of their party and candidate. If it Is true that they are unable this year to get together corruption fund of sev- eraI million dollars, 1t speaks well for public sentiment. at all events. If tn ey are thus poverty-stricken in the matter of campaign money, they should be honest enough to let the facts be known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23

further; and we are sure there is no ne- ssa ssns of t0t ,hs ss mssso Guy G Hs can not be accomplished without aisnonor'
 Roses in the Valley. Birmingham Ledger.
 There are fewer than ever know in the valley. This is great rose coun- try, and not even those Ablatlc VhilSys can surpass 1t In raising mem'
 Producing Logical Results. Gadsden Times-News.
 The frenzied debauch of extrava. gance indulged in by the Governor ana caf results. and too late. like another distinguished Executive, the GoVernoE mas seen the handwriting upon the wall.
 It Deserves to Succeed.
 Keep your eye on that ni~ht school for the working boys and girls Of Mo- Hiis IF Is soys gblsssuw end % to Sse from getting the advantages of sonool- ing because of lack of chances.
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 Raise Horses and Mules. < Cullman Tribune
 When you swap horses again get a good mare and raise some hne mule colts You will never mss r. Mnae vanr nnT mare will be making you $leo 70 ySo9 a year and doing farm work haif or her time.
 Giving the Fleet Great Reeepfaon. Birmingham News. %s .,
 There doesn't seem to be any dis. count on the reception the .Japs are giving the American fleet: And mel that as a medium of destruction # If fl should get started. @ s opeiiks News.
 Slowly but certainly we get more light on the question of trusts. Tbe latest Is the public statement of Sen. that God made the trusts. not man." and that God would De responsible for their regulation" This, coming ought i?) to be accepted as conclusive. and poor mortal man may now release himself from further worry on that line.
 New Paper Material. Mobile Register. s.. Chemists of the Bureau of, Forestry and of the Bureau of Plant Industry I iieve that they have solved ths pfob- lem of a cheaper paper that Will dis- pense altogether with the use of wooa fibre. The new material, from which already five grades have successfully been made is the ordtnarv cornstalk, and the officials of the department pres dict that the new produce, when made on a large scale, will be at least 50 per cent cheaper than the print paper made from wood pulp. A Kingdom fin the Balance. Mobile Herald.
 Girls are so hasty, It is just barely for having given the Duke Of Abruzzi the frozen glare. If certain things eyentuate in the Balkan tanoie 1t is declared that the Duke will be offered kingship. Miss Elkins though at present an American queen. may sigh for the opportunity, now lost, to sctn- tilate as Queen of Albania, the crown of which country may rest upon the Dukes noble brow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
AN EXAMPLE, FROM EGYPT.

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 Rameses, the Egyptian, scholars tell us. was aff ordinary Kind Of kim and yet Egypt is, to this day. sprinkled with monuments to his, ,valor and his When the spirit of modern research made its way into ancient Egypt. the pioneer scientists marvelled at the greatness of old Rameses, who had so many pyramids. stones and mon- uments commemorating his lofty char acter.
 But the fame of Rameses vanished in the cold light of investigation. Rameses was reveaied as the royal faker of the ages. He had. by executive interfer- enee. appropriated the monuments of his ancestors. He had. by dominating all boards and commissions. the dust and bones of older kings evicted and the laudatory inscriptions on the stones cut away. Then he had such an i'm scription as he thought due his great ness chiselled into the. old tomb or py- ramid. There were greater kings be- fore him, and they had their tombs or their pyramids of honor, but they all looked alike to Rameses in advertising himself to posterity. In bis opinion. he eciipssa All who wsAt before him. and his fam woafd vkFsiiaAoSR eli who came after, him. Fos rear pcsterity might overlook his greatness. he at tended in person to the business of hav- ing 1t commemorated on other peoples tombs and monuments.
 And now Rameses has such a poor famel He is known only as the king who despoiled the tombs and filched the monuments of more greater than he. The world of history and science laughs at him. The fulsome inserip- tions on his monuments are classed with Munchausen's. tales:
 History should not be written too hurriedly.. The place Of no man now living is permanentiy' fixed in. the his- tory of his people. Rameses should be a warning to the moderns who are de- termined to select their own niche in the Hall of Fame, and write the in scription on their own busts.
 The modern world. whatever else may be it's faults, is animated by a truer and finer spirit of justice than the ancient world knew. That spirit of justice is outraged when history Is written in partisan spirit condemning living men who ar. out of office. to the obIoquy of posterity and exalting living men whosare ia office and power. for the praise and adulatiohN of the years to ,ovre =, = = = = TIT
 Justice is wronged when living Aia- bamians. known and esteemed by their fellow men, are presented as unworthy public servants, scheming to prevent the enforcement of the laws, while their opponent. successful politician clothed with power, is shown as Sir Galabad in white armor battling for the peoples rights. Partisanship and fayoritism go too far when they trea- pass upon the sacred preserves of his l tory
 If the published extracts from the l new school history of Aiabamas adopted by the Governor and his Commission are correct-and there is no reason to doubt themLa wrong and an injustice is being done living men to emphasize I the fulsome praise of an ofiaceholder in power. The wrong will be righted. But it is not well that the school chil-
 dren of Alabama, for five years, should have taught them partisanship and un- | fairness ,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
What fhe State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing

Hope He VIII. trip. and 1t is now believed that he sfT vii take 'my. policy" Taft with him. i - t... .t.=- fE%Af ! n-e
 Must Kit 'Eau E Lick. e Earnings of the Louisville and Nashville Road show a decrease 'oe nearly four mil. lion dollars. as compared with last year, stu we must have ieeislation to curb 'sm. says Conner.
 win Benefit the Masses.
 It Is a strange thing that so much ar pie of the necessity for good roads. This is certainly one thing that wlu benefit the masses and not specially the classes.
 some of the Sweets. syrup making is soon to- start in the wire grass. the section that makes the fiB-. est favored syrup of any of the whole su' si Alabamass Marble. .s Eutaw. whig and Observer.
 Though young In the marble output Ala hama stands ninth in the list of marble states. Her marble is known good for monuments and buildings It can be beapti- fully carved.
 Having Q Hard Time. % MT' Howard s i Gould complains that the late financial depression reduced his indi- viduai income from $s00,000 to $400. 900 q year, and of course a man Of Mir, 0ould's tastes finds it very hard to pull through on a skimpy income like that.
 Good Cotton Picking for YOunEster. zeddie Aiien. the s-year-old son of Mr. J. 8. Allen. of Camp Hill. Route 1, broke the record for boy of his age the other day when he picked two hundred pounds of cotton. There are not many boys of hls age in the county who can pick two hundred pounds in one day.
 Boost Your Town. Tuscaloosa Times Gazette.
 newspaper man in town yeEterady said he had no idea Tuscaloosa was such a good town. That is the usual cry just now. The people here do not realize themselves how very much we are progressing. IT you think Tuscaloosa is not growing fast you ed on the subject.
 May Prevent Salvation. RsaIISS those big hats keep lots of peo- pie from salvation, whether at church oE a show They would not look pretty on . fellows best girl; and from their back sn' frances they are s Ss horS Glrs G a don @ use them except on rainy days and then hang them on the umbrella hooks or use them for door mats
 He Is an Honor to the State.
 n I'd re6orted that with the change ot adminiStrations In Birminshsm: Judge removed The charaeter and humanita- rianism of this man has been a shining IiRht which has not only ihuniinsc the cit, where he resides, but iAe en''Fe SU@'s' aug
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
wuI Draw the Lines.

Talladega Mountain Home
 There is nothing which could have pleas ed our Democratic heart more than tho nomination of a Republican ticket in Tal- ladeRa County. It will serve 70 establish record for future reference when the Re- publicans offer for participation in Dem, ocratic primaries. We deHire to see rlgld that vote which is anti Democratic at all times With the lines drawn party record win stand for something, While adVeSatlnk unmindful that in the past it is the Dem, ocrats who are responsible for the dlsresaTu of records and party affiliations m ietLhk anxious for votes are not without sin alene this line Take any Republican gathering in the county and in it may pc seen man many men who have made themselves prominent in Democratic primaries. yet next month. they will walk to the polls and vote asaihsI the nominees of the primary tn which Ihey participated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
MORNING THOUGHT
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BY .. MARVIN NICHOLS.

ss.ilsas Sss ss sas tss s0: oesas s1 Rss Rss: age is only a jaunt. You have but to don your cap and grab, you your DaSsagds days nH ,ks stasts hs would start up. state out of New York. With some. fad. Yol're somebody if Perchance foreign STd ofss fsssrns seals Lussafe must show by all sorts of labels. that 1t has run houses, It is { habit for mothers and paTtles. Thsy 30 qulte aione--and g with perfect ease. The mother has dreams. She proposes a stunt mat Wild w sss oSer raIs ths thoSssS SsSSs that e the
 tinent has a corner on. royal blood. Of course. her fairest girl has quit her dolls and her braids long before their Safsnte s shsS Ths,s asoi%f soOa aana dasa%y just got to have a marionette--some pup pet for the amusement of the king Court juggiers buffoon, or aps-any; What cares she if the new made home she about the mind and spirit of her happiness of the child but the. deliberate resolve to buy Q place in the famiiy of. the king. So they must be or to foreign parts. The father buries him SCH yet HloEe ucepty III hhahSioA htNsSDs It is for him to put up the coin. Gods great outdoors. There are born freemen in kingdom of brains whose aristocracy are noble thinkers and whose plebians are the, pure and the beautiful. The silly mothers turn from this realm toward another sphere whose gateway is barred and bolted You literally buy your way in. It is not a question of sense, but dollars. They pose--he grtnds. Isn't that what dad dy's for? In these days homes are boarding houses wives are manikins on which to hang the latest facrtcs, and society is the arena on which is ter emptiness. Tn the high places men actually buy. prestige for their wives and daughters. And they call all these 1ourneyings study and travel. Fudge! These ogling mothers are rhbbering-they're out on man.hunt. They have packed their millions across the sea to buy a dook." Any thing-oh, anything. whose name chances to appear on the musty rosters of the crown They had not the brains to discover regal blood on this side the USean, Men of royal lineage pass their doors every day over here. The gleanl, of title and the glare of gold have put out the old lady's eyes An ual, aspiring--dont need a crown. He was born 8 king crowned already. But these gay old mammies must drag their girls into the matrimonial mark ct. They pay no attention to the fact that once an empty carriage drove up to the palace of the Goulds; Count Boni and his friends got out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
REELFOor LAKE.

History of the Place About Which There
 Has Been Years of Contention. Memphis News Scimetar.
 Reelfoot lake the cause of all the trouble. was formed by the earthquake of 1SlI and since has been one of the most famous fishing lakes in the country. Several years ago individuals set up claims to exclusive rights in fishing in Reelfoot lake. and from that time on the courts have been almost cloggedl with lawsuits. Finally the Reelfoot Lake Fishing Company was organized and leased the fishing privileges from the West Tennessee Real Estate Company. owners of Circuit Judge Harris. who held that fisher men must sell their catches to the Reel foot Lake Fish Company. This aroused the bitterest feelings, and efforts have been made to drain the lake Judge Harris has been shot at twice, and, 1t is declared. never sleeps under his own roof at night. fearing assassination.
 The last trouble in the Reelfoot lake dis- trict was last spring.
 Masked men rode up to Sanberg, a small postoffice in Obion County. near Reelfoos lake, April IS. and at the point of revolvert forced John Shaw, keeper of the Reelfoot lake storehouse and his helper. Walter Pleasant, to carry kerosene to the store- houses, several miles distant. Here they called on the guards to come out, and they were stood in line. with hands stretched heavenward. while the mob forced Shaw and masked men then stood by until the storay houses were burned to the ground. and then told Shaw and Pleasant they had five days to leave the county. The two men replied one was sufficient and have not been seen since
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
Busy Times in Court.

Gadsden Times-News.
 The prohihitionist and every other eiti- zen who said that no saloons meant noth- Ing for the court to do missed the guess so far as Etowah County is concerned, for there was never a time when the courts were so busy or the jail and the chain gang so full.
 Monday morning there were forty-one prisoners in the county Jail a number which breaks all previous records. On the county ehain-gang there were forty convicts. and before noon eight more were sent out, making a total of forty eight. annthar re- cord breaker Next Monday Judge Lee will convene a six weeks term of the city court criminal division, another record breaker SO far the length of the term goes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
The School Hiatorx.
Bir,nineh am Ledger.

LIIIIIIH EsII dIII llUuBEI
 The Ledger mentioned a rumor that it heard about the school history that was adopted but not all written at the time. The Ledger did not wish. nor Intend, to break up anyb ody's plans. It merely commented on a in the hotels. that the history was given preference, if it brought down the present administration "to date" the date being the settlement of the miners strike.
 School histories should give the State history to the latest available in- cident This Is obviously true. The Ledger certainly has no objection to the history adopted. and no objection to its containing the present adminis- tration and the settlement of the strike settlement told, as the administration wants it told. So there is no protest The only thing is to turn the light on the Wh ole school book question
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23

tickets. The bosses of each side want to point to the votes their tickets re- ceive as the- reason for receiving the jobs. Democrats ought not to be caught in either of their nets. The Republican party in Alabama's only reason for existence in the past has been to furnish men to hold the offices
 They have gotten up little spurt now on the eve of the election and are mak- ing boasts of expected gains from the Democracy. We don't believe they have any foundation for such reports. The way for the Democrats to disproye them is to go to the polls and cast their ballots for their National. State and County nominees. They are all worthy of enthusiastic support. and no man who really desires Democratic suc- cess can offer any sensible excuse for failure to cast his vote. Let's initiate Georgia's glorious example in her re- cent State election and give the Demo- cratic ticket good 100000 majority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2s, 1908.
HELP THE PARTY.

The Advertiser makes a last appeal for contributions to aid in carrying on the campaign for election of the National Democratic ticket. The total amount contributed to the cause up to the 18th inst. has been published. and it was not as much as the necessities of the National Committee called for. Alabama has done as well In propor- ton, as any of the other states. but none have done as much as they should have done. Mir. Ridder. the Treasurer of the Committee. earnestly appeals for further contributions. and we hope our party friends in Alabama VI. in the next few days. double the am mt already sent in through The Advertiser. If you are going to contribute. do so at once. The Advertiser will receive the money and forward it to the Na- tlonal Committee.
 The campaign fund received by The Advertiser to date is as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
Pointed Paragraphs.

Chicago News.
 It keeps some men busy postponing things. ..
 It takes. a smooth tongue to sidev track 8 bill collector.
 Being young widow gets to be aws fully monotonous, t. :.
 Even our hest friends don't do much worrying .op our behalf. S- 5... .~ .5
 Only those. who have been up against real misery can fully appreci- ate happiness.
 Sometimes a man accomplishes great things by getting other men to do them for him.
 Most men are able to get off smart things-thanks to the lack of adhes- iveness in mustard plasters