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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
BoYrsH DEvILrRY.

A New York paper estimates that that city will have to spend at least one million dollars to repair the dam v age done by school children to the walls, seats. desks, floors and other portions of the schoo buildings. Some of this may go to repair dangers caused by1he natural effects of time and the clements, but most of 1t. the paper says. is the result of houghtlessness or viciousness on the part of the pupils themselves.
 There seems to be a strain of sav- agery in children in spite of all that civilization has done for the human window, to tear the paper off the walls, to deface the walls with pencil or knife. and variety of other thought less or vicious practices seem to come natural to the average boy. These evil habits are not confined to the boys who may not be supposed to have op- portunities to know and behave bet ter. When young Roosevelt cut his initials with a pocket knife on the back of a church pew during services be acted just as any boy of the poor est class might have done. This lit- tie escapade was published in the papers of the country. and no doubt encouraged many other boys to do something equally reprehensible. They reasoned that if A son of the Presi- dent could do a thing like that any other boy might do so with impunIty Plainly there is a touch of the savage In young Roosevelt as well as in other boys.
 How to put stop to such deviltry is the problem that is worrying New York authorities just as 1t worries people elsewhere. Plainly if a boy can be caught at such tricks he shouI be punished. but the old adage that "catching comes before hanging" ap- plies here. It Is manifestly impossi- ble for teachers and attendants to watch the boys all the time and keep up with all their tricks. Sherlock Holmes would be unequal to such a task. and so we suppose broken win dows. dishgured walls and the like will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
POLITICAL POINTERS
Incidents and Opinions Throwing Light on the
 National Contest.

i, cfined to the opinion that the Hon :. | Adiai Stevenson would be elected Gov | eraiiy ni e conceded by Minnesots people that Governor Johnson would be re-
 elected had gratifying reports from Ohio. Iowa. Indiana. Nebraska and Kan | sas. The editors from those States were very enthusiastic over Mir. Bry. l ans chances and especially of a Demo- | cratic victory for the national ticket In their own States
 | Washington Special to Louisville Cour- ier-Journal. visitors who have just come from
 New York report that thu the ,s,son msppsl,cans as I nominating Governor Hughes for an- other term. The Washington Star this afternoon had a long wire special from
 stan in which graphic account Is giv- l en of the row now. going on between | the local bosses and the national boss 1 es. the latter being none other than | Presldet Roosevelt. Judge Taft and Chairman Hitchcock of the National | Committee.
 Intense hostility to the renomination | of Hughes has developed in nearly all | the counties in which delegates to the coming State Convention at Saratoga | have been elected. and In the very sec- ton. too, in which Hughes was sup- l posed to be so strong that the people
 again. Tfe star. which Is an ardent Republican newspaper. prints this starr | ting piece of Information on the front page, and it Is more than confirmed by | New York visitors now In Washington. Cen" Jacob S. Coxey. of Ohio. Is l here. He's red-hot Populist. and ac- tuaIly thinks that Tom watson Is go- ing to carry Georgia. He says he would not be surprised fl Harmon were to be | elected Governor of ohio. but is not
 prepared to say how the State will go thinks the people who will decide that matter have not yet made up their | minds as to how they will vote.
 Coxey admits. though, that there Is a strong movement out in Ohio for the | Democratic National as well as State 1 ticket. This fs a good deal coming | from a man who mixes with the float | ing crowd and does not Intend to sup I port Bryan himself
 William H, Radeke. q banker of Kan kakee, H., is here and says that while l he cannot support Mfr. Bryan for Pres@ l ident, he Is going to vote for Adlai Ste-
 venson for Governor and all the Dem | there fs going to he. a great deal of scratching of tickets in Illinois this | year. According to his observations l the situation Is decidedly mixed. though 1 he hopes for the election of Taft on account of his business interest,"" Is l the way he puts it. Such talk as tris is significant, for 1t shows that men whose business interests will not per- | init them to support Bryan are badly ecared over the fight being made by the
 united Democracy of the land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
LONG SERVICE IN SENATE.
That Body a Place for Sturdy Wheel
 Horses, Not Prancing Colts

That Body a Place for Sturdy Wheel
 Horses, Not Praneing Colts.
 The tendency in many of the states iy- ing west of the Mississippi appears to be in the direction of frequent. change in their representation in the United States senate. There are many reasons Tor regarding that course as a mistake. misfortune for the states themselves and for the nation as a whole. Seldom does senator do much more than get rid of his pin feathers dur ing his first term of office man of some exceptional quality or by reason of some special political exigency may be placed on an important committee and may there do good and faithful work. but he Is almost inevitably little else than a subordinate to the man who by reason of long service has reached the chairmanship of the committe.
 The twenty states lying west of the Mis- sIssppi river have a total representation In the senate of forty members. Out of the entire number there are now only seven who have seen ten years of service in that body and only fifteen who have served more than single term.
 Of fifty7fwo senators from the states east of the big river twenty-seven have served more than single term and eight cen more than ten years Seniority in the haps be said to count for more in that body than does individual ability! It certainly counts for much more than oratory. The most influential positions. the posts of the greatest honor and the greatest opportuni- ty. the ehairmanships of the leading com mittees. go almost invariably to the seniors of the party represented by the majority in the senate. As much as In the practice of law. in the management of great railway. in the conduct of vast business. training, experience, and long familiarity with an infinty of detail tell In the senate of the United States So far Is this true that 1t Is perhaps possible to say that in the great majority of cases the value of a senator to his state and to the nation and the hon. or which he brings to his state are in pro- portion to the length of his service
 No student of the history of the United states senate and its members can reach any other conclusion than that the body is place for fixed stars and not for comets. for lighthouses and not for mere skyrock- cts, a place for sturdy wheel horse who finaI cnlta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

The Buffalo News suggests what might be complication in connection with the Hains trial for the murder of Annfs. Peter c. Hains is charged with having committed the murder and his brother with being an access sorry. Now, suppose a jury should ac- quit Peter on the ground of insanity and convict the brother-how would that look? And speaking of this case we note that the attorney for the de- fense will make the plea that the brothers did not go to Bayside to kill Annis, but merely to look up some real estate. Then why did they carry guns is another query.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
MONDAY. AUeusr sl, 1908.

The Pittsburg Post refers to the Re- publican tactics in this campaign as "a plea of confession and avoidance" !" to use legal phrase. "They cannot deny,p says The Post, that their boasted prosperity has been that of the few at the expense of the many. The recent panic has knocked the bottom out of their full dinner pail argument. They admit that the country is now in an evil state because of tariff and trust encroachments They admit tha. they have been in absolute control of all branches of the government for the past twelve years. They admit that they haven't done anything much to correct the evils, but MT. Taft promises that they will get busy at once if given another chance"
 There are many things in connection with the administration of national af fairs during the past dozen years that the Republicans would be glad to dodge. but the wicked Democrats won't allow them to escape the re- sponsibility for their acts. It is some times much easier to do thing than it is to avoid the consequences. If Republicans wish to stand on the re- cord of their party as a campaign ls- sue we can see no reason why Demo- crats should not accept the offer will Iingly and give them their fill of 1t. Canfesslon and avoidance won save them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
This Date in History
AUGUST sf.

 Is22-TonstalI. Bishop of Durham. printed the first work on arith- metfc in England.
 16s2-Delaware was granted to Will liam Penn by the Duke of York. I7SI-Washington and Rochambeau received in Philadelphia. 1SiO-James Adams Ekin, who became Ouarterma ster- General of the army. born in Pittsburg. Died in Louisville, March D., 1891. 1S23-Galusha W. Grow, for many years a Representative in Con- gress from Pennsylvania. and for q time Speaker. of the House, born in Ashford. Ct. Died at Glenwood, Pa. March 31, 190T. 1s4s-Convention met in Monterey, Cal, to frame a State Constitu- tions
 1S90-Frank Ives billiard champion, died at Progresso, Mexico. i0O7-The Anglo Russian Convention, defining the sphere of influence of the two powers in the Far East signed at St. Petersburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
PEOPLE MAKE ARoHIrEoruRE,
Public Sympathy and Appreciation
 Needed to Develop Art.

American Architect.
 Not. infequently during the past year articles have appeared in the techni- cal press decrying modern architec- ture and comparing 1t, to It's great disadvantages with the architecture of the ancients. That the architecture of our day suffers by a comparison with that of ancient Greece no one will deny but is it entirely fair to compare work done under such totally different conditions2 It has been finely said that both the architect and his work are the product of their age. If there Is no public sentiment for. or apprecia- tion of beautiful buildings and harmon ious surroundings there Is little hope that our architecture will flourish and improve.
 The incomparable architecture of the past was hardly achieved in defiance of an unappreciative or unsympathetic people. Strictest economy and greatest utility have too long been the con- trolling factors in designing and build Ing our modern structures and until communities in general become posses sed with the spirit of the ancients that complained not at the cost either in time or money but demanded only that the most beautiful buildings be produc- ed may we hope to approach the architecture of old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
TnIIeut Tree i'm Wnrld-

The talIest tree in the world is the Australian eucalyptus, reaching a total altitude of 4s0 feet The big gest are the mammoth trees of Califor- mia some of which are 276 to 376 feet in height and lOs feet In circumference at the base. From measurements of the rings 1t Is believed that some of these trees are from 2.000 to 2.500 years old The oldest tree in the world Is said to be on the island of Kos. off the coast of Asia Minor. It is several thousand years old. but just how many no one has dared to say. The tree Is careful ly preserved by a wall of masonry around it and the trunk is thirty feet In circumference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
ALABAMA THE proNErn.

Great interest is taken by the public in the deliberations of the American Bar Association now in session at Seattle. Among other Important qucs- tions coming before it. is the adoption of a code of legal ethics for the guid- ance of lawyers. committee of some of the most distinguished lawyers and judges in the country has been at work for a year or more. and have recon,- mended code which. at this writing, has been probably adopted. In their report the committee says: ..The foun- dation of the draft ot canons is the code of ethics adopted by the Alabama State Bar Association in 1887. which has been adopted with slight modifi- cations in eleven other states The code adopted by the Alabama Bar Association was the first of it's kind either in England or in America The press in other sections of the country has had many nice things to say of the South In this connection. The Boston Herald says:
 It is a good omen that profession inseparably associated with tEe po st history of political and social evo'u ton in this country should be sensl- tive to altered conditions within and without the profession, and to crtti- cism. of which there hes been not a little of late years. The fact that the proposed canon has for its foundation the code adopted by the Alabama State to the South and .ts loyalty fo rdeai- ism. It Is noteworthy how the lrc- posed code relies on the Individual. in course. No lawyer" it says lis susti- fed In substituting another's conscience for his own ." That cuts at the root of a dualism in ethics as per- is recommended that "the rcspof sibii- ity for advising questionable transac- tions. for bringing questionable suits. for urging auestionssnie defsnses: IS escape it by urging as an excuse that he is honly following his clients in structions."
 Especially severe in it's reflections on present practices is the suggested canon of the code which denounce5 lawyers who promote litigation. wko press claims for injury. and who make an industry of seeking clients.
 The process of redehning Ideals is always interesting to watch. and every. attempt confirms the spirit of optim- ism, for it implies discomfort with the present in order that higher standard may be attained. Reform from within is far more wholesome and constructive than incentive and cynicism from without.
 The author of the Alabama Code of Ethics. as is well known, is our fellow townsman. Judge Thomas c. Jones. The American Bar Association paid him the great compliment, at its ses- sion at Portland. of passing resolu- ton requesting him to serve upon the committee to report the code though not member of the association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Who's Respon.Ibles

A1auENll4e 1OuFIeT. It is bad for the dominant citizen i snip of the state to bring about condi- tons that lead to murderous riots. strikes and assassinations. No doubt lne state admInlstration deplores the sad state of affairs at Birmingham and desires to crush the trouble, but Is not the dominant faction in Alabama some what responsible for the ill-spirit against capital and corporations9 In on railroads and corporations and the issue was. the people against railroads. Instead of dignified campaign, on a nroad basis, backed by logic reason and patriotisn, campaign of passion and prejudice swept our state, and a hostile spirit instilled into the people against corporations and wealth. Last summer snot sht gun rule was talked by high au- thority against the federal court and federal laws. Many persons who were prominent. and thought Themselves statesmen, urged resistance of federal authority and the ruling of the Federal
 It Is the hostile spirit, the shot gun talk. and resistance of courts. law and order that kindle mob spirit. strike violence and lead to anarchy. such as trict. Can the dominant faction in the state claim to be wholly free from aid ing and abetting in this awful state of affairs?
 The writer always holds that 1t is
 man who Is responsible for crime. The weaker are ever led and largely controlled by the strong. and if the leading Is right they raely go wrong
 But men in business and In poIitcs seeking selfish ends and self agEran- dtsement. do anything. say anything, right or wrong. for good or bad, for or against the welfare of the country. and work ruin and bring on any evil, of the most iiabolicaI kind, and thus lead the proletariat into doubt and mis- trust, which is followed by class hat higher plane, and right principles govern politics and officers, and right is done between man and man and capi- tai and labor, brought about by the strong men. the leaders, not the weak, deluded. ignorant laborer, the strike and anarchy with all their horrifying curses will abide with us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

It sometimes happens that the editor man pays a compliment in a way that has quite a different sound from what was intended. That was the case with a country editor in Texas who wanted to compliment an undertaken in the whom it is a pleasure to have business dealings" Plainly the editoc didn't think how that would sound.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

"The way to redeem Oklahoma" :" says The Muskogee Phenix. ifs to swing 1t into the Republican column in November" We've been trying to have a good opinion of Uncle Sam's baby State, but if it has reached a level where 1t can only be redeemed by making 1t Republican, then its case Is practically hopeless.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Letters to The Editsr
NEW SANITARY LAW.
pr. Sanders writes of the New Codes

pr. Sanders writes of the New Coae's
 Provision.
 once of the state Board of Heaith-- montgomery A'' August ss. lsSs. Editor The Advertiser.
 In your Issue of several days ago appeared. the existence and importance of which statute should be under by all Landlords and reai-estate agents h Volume i of the new code. and reads as follows:
 Section 522 Landlords or iessors saSsts mSss notify S tenants or lessee of in, h, for the owner of house or of part of the house in which a case of any of the disease enumerated In Sec. 7ts of this Code has existed. or for an agent representing such owner. to lease or sell such house or part of c house without first notifying the pro- posed lessee or pnrchaser of the fact; he omitted in case the owner or agent holds a certificate from the health Of. ficer In whose jurisdiction such house eest that 1t was after s .09Sssa hagins 0 bess ss infsessd infect thoroughiy snds Scientifically .s1Ss saSs si:ssss. referred n ss. 7l6 of the Code are: "Leprosy. cholera typhus fever. yellow fever. scarlet fever. bubonic plague. hydrophobia Rlanders. smallpox. diphthcria, pull. m nsonsr,yy a,yy ttaesrculosis, Typhoid fever. nature believed to be grave, and at or sne pssf1snts, ssms tms contsagios s infectious Would any intelligent person knowingly occupy house In which any of the above mentioned diseases had existed. unless such house had heen thoroughly and scientifically dis- infected9 If not. then the uninteili- gent should not be permitted to do so. moments reflection will fully Justify the statute. and show its i'm. peopln.
 In order that persons may not inno- gently and Ignorantly violate the statute quoted the press of the state is requested to give wide publicity to the essential points contained In this
 Very Respectfully,
 W. Fl. Sanders.
 State Health Off5cer. F S.--The penalty prescribed m inc criminal Code for violation of the statute may extend to d fine of $500, With six months imprsonment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

''Frivolous. butterfly woman: vain. indulgent man and then-the unwrit- ten law Is the terse way in which a the Hains- Annis affair. No doubt that is pretty fair summing up of the causes which lead to such tragedies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
sWoRN cIRcuLATIoN.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees tts advertisers (and makes fl part of the contract when requesssd) that its daily cir cuiation is larger than that of any morn ing newspaper printed in Alabama---anc that its Sunday edition has the largest etr- cnlation of any edition of any newspaper printed ia Alabama without exception.
 The figures for July printed below repre- sent the actual net circulation. all returns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Drop dollar in champaign hat" says The Dothan Eagle. Now what in the name of all that is temperate is a champaign hat'-and In a dry town at that2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
"The City BeautifuI." aehnrA Nya afOh ,,aa-

OIoSHSUUIU WUtDIIIIiaII'
 Many towns in Alabama have City Beautiful clubs composed mostly of ladies. the object being to beautify their respective towns. The ladies areNto be most highly commended for underta- doing double their share towards add Ing to the beauty and attractiveness of their cities-for the simple fact that they live in the town. goes a long ways towards beautifying 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids for the erection of the Car. negie Library at Troy. Alabama. should oe in the hands of Prof D. M Shackleford, Chairman of the Building Committee, not later than Thursday. Sept 10. 1908 Copies of the plans and specifications can be seen at the oflee of Prof F NJ shackleford Troy Alabama, or Mir Frank Lockwood Montgomery Ala
 bids thu-sat-nou
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
violating the Pistol Law.

NdTIOn OUunty NeW6.
 Evidence is at hand almost daily that the pistol law Is being violated by men who make some pretentions of boInE good citizens. When a man puts a pis- tol in his pocket that moment he be- comes a crimjnaI because in his heart he Is willing to use the weapon and the opportunity is the only thing necessary for him to carry out his intentions. This pistol law will prove q farce and should never have been enacted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

so on as long as there are any boys left. Boys win be boys" we are told, and most of them are not as good as they might be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

Dothan is reaching for a place in the Atlanta class. A drunken woman was arrested in the former town last Sun day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

twill Holland fight?" asks The Kan sas City Journal. We might answer that query by asking another: Win a duck swim?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Mule Prices

FtUFkIOFu ATKUS.
 The average farmer Is probably not aware of the fact that an average mule sells for $10 head more than horses. Such Is the case. and the price has been gradually rising for a number of years There has never been what would be called an over production of mules while the market has often been unable to fully supply the demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31

C. I Finigan, Circulating Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sWofn says:
 The fore6ofng statement of the Adver- flSers circulation for the month of July, 1908, is true and correct. and compiled af- ter all returns from news boys. news asents. spoiled and leftover copies have been de- ducted
 C. l. FINIGAN
 Circulation Manager. sworn to and subscribed before me this nth day of August. 1908.
 RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Better Laek To The,n. :.
Getting to Work.
Gadsden Time Tne'

(fadsden Times-NeWN.
 That the car works will resume work with full force of hands within ths next few days is piece of cheering news for Gadsden. It is another sign of the business revival confidently ex- pected for this fall and shows that the railroads are looking for a big bus mess.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
s., Working and Waiting.

The newspapers of the State are be- ing called upon to print the proclama- tions of the Governor and walt for their without any assurance that they will get 1t then. Despite all that has been said about newspapers and newspaper men from those very quarters whence on faith. the newspapers of the State Will no doubt continue their patriotic course and the proclamations will be published as provided by law whether the newspapers ever get the money or not