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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
A DIRE PROPHECY.

We are all much given to specula- ting 9p what might have been. as well as on what may be. and many people can tell of wonderful and gruesome things that might have been. and oth- CTS can build up narrowing predie- tions of what may come to pass. Thus The Springfield Republican prosnosti- cates:
 The day that an aeropiane flies that day win see another awful scare in England over the possib bllities of a foreign invasion. Such a flight Is predicted as sure to come fin the spring; and why shouldn't itf
 Would there be such an awful scare?" asks The New Haven Register. Do people take seriously the predic- tions of the .alarmist or the fancies of the romancer? Perhaps not. but the reason no longer Is that no one be- lieve they can possibly come to pass. It Is only thirty-six years since Jules Verne wrote that yarn, Round the World in Eighty Days' A very inter estlng fancy. none the less fascinating because impossible, they called that in Centennial year. In this year they have been travelling around the earth in forty days, without resorting to such desperate expedients as verne's hero used. either. It is nearly forty years since Verne wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. That was in the class with the fairy tales, not only then, but many years after Today the submarine is very common and real--painfuily real, to some people. Latterly, Verne has took on much the mantle of prophet in place of that of "the most colossal liar of the century which some were inclined to cast upon him in his day"
 We have more than once seen the suggestion that If aeropianes of any kind shall be perfected to the extent that some enthusiasts think is not far in the future the British islands win be constantly exposed to immi- nent danger of invasion and possibly conquest from some Of the other na- tions of Europe which are to come through the air and send down de- struction and devastation on London and other large cities. Only little while back the predictions were that England would be invaded and over powered through means of subma- ripe navy. but now the disaster is to come by the air route. The mere fact that the successful flight of an aeroplane across the English channel may be possible hardly justifes any big scare we should think. But peo- pie must always find something to found dire predictions on. and this is about as good as any other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
MONDAY, DEcEsIBER ss, 1908.
THE sNoRE KILLER.

Is any reader addicted to the snore habit? Does some robust member of humanity have an uncomfortable hab- it of arousing the echoes at night also the>rest of the family--with nasal reverberatfons, and sometimes causing the neighbors to threaten a lynchins7 We'll, if so there's to be no necessity for such amusement in the future, un- less 1t is done from pure cussedness, as one might say. According to The Brookiyn Eagle, "a Connecticut in- ventor has geared a clothespin to . bit of barbed wire in such peculiar way that the man who wears one of these combinations on his nose at night finds he cannot give off the raucous gurgle without getting a prod from a pricker which brings the quietus. No more daring enterprise has been entered upon than this, and the facts which came to light in Mag istrate Naumer's Myrtle avenue court yesterday make an epoch in civiiiza- ton, or, rather, sniveliSation. A genius named Date, the same who was at one time engaged in prOmot- ing the'vortex Knife Company, Is the Yankee who puts the snore of song and poetry into the historic archives. It was to be expected that following the discovery of the centrifugal and centripetal possibilities of the Vortex Knife, which Is useful both as a po- tato-eye gouger and safety razor, the inventor would naturally turn to midnight noises and do what he could to assist Mrs Rice in bringing the balm of peace to tired humanity. But no one could have predicted that the snore would be silenced to the degree Date has smothered it."
 Now all you whose trombone notes below like a verltable bull of Bashan. what do you think of that? Here's a remedy for your weakness ready to hand if you care to take advantage of 1t. This Shore Killer is cheap and ef- fective. and automatic in it's workings. Buy one, straddle 1t over your nose, and quit being a nuisance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
Electritying Sfeam Roads
By Frederic J. Ha.Lin.

States. and one of the longest in the world. Though 1t carries a double track its maximum of capacity has been reached, and some way must be found out of the difficulty. Electricity is regarded as offering the only feas- ible solution of the problem of getting more trains through than is possible under present conditions. 1t is said that engine gases render the tunnel next to tnsufferable to the travelling public, and absolutely dangerous to those who work in 1t. Engineers are now discussing the question pro and con, and 1t is believed that eiectrislca- ton will follow in the not distant future
 On the whole it is probable that more than a s100.600o 900 is now being spent on the substitution of electricity for steam by American railroads. Tn ad. dition to the projects already mention ed the Northern Pacific, the Southern Pacific and number of other roads have plans for identification of certain portions of their lines on hand. and there are other projects New York has come to the support of eiectrffi- cation through C little magazine devot- ed entirely to demonstrating to the railroad men of the country that cleo tricity as motive power can perform every service on railroad that can be performed by steam. and can do it more efficiently and economically. One of the most interesting things 1t has brought out is the fact that a pound of coal in a power house win give twice as much power when applied to an electric engine as the same pound Of coal would give in the firebox Of A steam locomotive. Another interesting fact is that a 100-ton electric Ioco- motive has more weight on it's drivers than t7s-ton steam locomotive In a steam locomotive the pulling power decreases as the speed increases With an electric locomotive it has as much pulling power at thirty-flve miles a1, nour as 1t has at five miles
 The use of electricity may serve fo cut down the consumption of coal even beyond what is indicated In the preced- ing paragraph The Inland Emplre electric road has found that a water power plant gives it all the motive power needed. Wherever a raIlroad crosses great mountain watershed there is river which might supply power enough to haul it's trains across. The Northern Pacific Is preparing 10 make the idle waters pull It's trains through its mountain section west of Livingston, Mont
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 TOmorrew-American Fur Indnstry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
NEWS FORECAST.

Washington. D. C., Dec. 27-Many and varied ingredients will enter Into the dish to be served to readers of newspapers the coming week.
 Brilliant social doings at the White House, legislative caucuses for United States Senators, inaugurations of Gov ernors. celebrations of the birth of the New Year, meetings of countless educa- tional bodies--all these and countless other events of greater or less interest to the public at large will have a place on the news menu for the ensuing sew On days
 Invitations are out for a small dance at the White House Monday evening. This is Miss Ethel Roosevelt's coming out ball, and, as already announced, will be supplemented by three informal dances later in the season.
 New Years Day In the Nations Cap ital win be observed with all it's tradi- tional brilliance, and another will be added to the long list of receptions at the White House. where the President and Mrs. Roosevelt will receive the hundreds of people of all classes who call to pay their respects.
 Legislative caucuses for United States Senator will be held in several States, notably in Ohio, where Charles P. Taft and Representative Burton are fighting for the seat of Senator For aker, and In Indiana, where half doz- en Democratic aspirants are contesting for the honor of succeeding Senator Hemenway. Republican.
 On the first day of the New Year, Governor Hughes, of New York, will be inauEurated for a second term with ceremonies that promise to be more than usuall elaborate. On the same day George L. Lilley, of Connecticut. and several other Governor chosen at the November election, will be installed In office.
 On Friday the departure of the cruis- CT Prairie from Havana with 400 ma rines aboard will mark the beginning of the evacuation of Cuba by the American troops.
 Fifteen of the eighteen members Of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce are scheduled to leave Charleston Monday for Panama to inspect the progress of the canal work there.
 A monument erected by the IroduoiS Memorial Association In Chicago in memory of the 500 victims of the Iro- ouois Theatre fire, will be unveiled Wednesday, which will be the fifth an- niversary of the terrible catastrophe
 Mississippi will be added to the list of dry States Friday. when the stat utory prohibition bin passed by the Legislature year ago will come into operation.
 The oid-age pension law, which has attracted the attention of all civilized countries will come into effect in Great Britain the first Of the year. This means that on and after next Friday every person in Great Britain over 70 --ars of go. who l. mt Iuvatic and has not been convicted of crime and whose income does not exceed s130 6 year, will be entitled to a pension of five shillings a week from the public treasury.
 The customary holiday week meetings of State teachers associations and flu merous learned and scientific bodies will afford veritable feast of reason | and flow of soul throughout the land One of the largest Of these gatherings will be the convention of the Southern Educational Association, which will hold forth in Atlanta for three days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28

stronger than Roosevelt, although only by l4sfe0 votes. The Socialist gain was 45,3ss. Since gains were general among the leading parties 1t is impos- sible that the changes can be accounted Tor by the shifts or votes among the candidates primarily. Bryan's gain over Parker, of course. could not have come from the Socialist vote. whose total in either year Is less than half Bryan's gain. Taft's gain shows that Bryan did not grow at the expense of the Republican vote.
 Mfr Taft's majority over the com bined opposition vo,e Is 422,3t1. The Republicans and for many policies which would cost them moro than that if 1t were possible to run any other Democrat for the Presidency while Bryan Is alive. The obstacle to do- ing that is the fact to which he can point with pride that he alone, run- ming as a Democrat, has boiled e.000,- 900 votes. and that he has done 1t three times. But what's the use of doing 1t thirty times if each time the Repub- licans have larger plurality the oth- CT Way2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
This h My z3rd Birthday
William D. Chandler.

William E. Chandler of New Hamp. shire. for many years one of the most prominent members of the United States Senate, was born in Concord. N. IT. December 2S. 1885. and was grad uafed from the Harvard Law School and admitted to the bar in 1855. He was a member of tho New Hampshire feRisiature from 1862 to 1s6t. and in the following year he became solici- tor and judge advceate of the navy Tn the same year he was appointed First Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury and resigned from that Oifice In November. 1867. Tn President Arthurs Administration Mir. Chandler was Sec- retary of the Navy. He was elected to the Senate in 1887 to fill an unex. pired term, and was reelected in 1889 and 1893. After his retirement from the Senate he served as President of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commits sion. Mir. Chandler is best known, per haps, for the part he played in the Presidential campaign of 1878, when as was claimed, he went to Florida and seized that State from the Democrats, thus securing the election of Mir. Ha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
FrRE NRAR EuFAuLA.
Iarn With Contents Burned Saturday
 


 Barn With Contents Burned Saturday
 Night.
 Eufaula. Dec. 2s-(SpeciaL)--A val uable barn, together with about 800 bushels of corn. fodder and other ef- fects which belonged to William Caw- thorn, fifteen miles south of this city, was destroyed by fire last night. Mr. Cawthorn thinks 1t was of incendiary origin. He remembered to have seen that his live stock were fed and many of them quartered in stalls. and when he reached the scene the doors which he said had been locked, had been thrown open and the stock had evident ly been turned out. All efforts to save anything proved fruitless and the loss will no doubt prove heavy as 1t is highly probable that he held no insu- rance.
 pr. J. NJ. Mason. the much-loved Presiding Elder of the Methodist Church here. was engaged yesterday tn moving his effects to his new home. Citizens of all denominations will part with pr. Mason and his excellent fam fly with deep regret Rev. Henry T. Johnson will move Monday and expects to reach Montgomery with his family Wednesday morning.
 Yesterday was characterized with q degree OA oollhSSs III puSih0Ss tIolcS that presented the appearance of Blue Monday father than the usual Saturday activity,
 Miss Willie Copeland, who has been absent several months attending school at Washington, D, C.. has returned to ner home here.
 The local Chapter of the Confederate Daughters of the city are, preparing, to forward a box of good things to the veterans at the Mountain Creek home on New Years day.
 MT. William Wallace and Miss Sue Wallace, of Dawson, Ga, are spending a portion of the holidays with their uncle. c. P. s. Daniel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
Already a Back Number.

SANa0an NeWS.
 It must be rather galling to man of the Presidents temperament to find that he is no longer looked up to as the head of the nation. He has wielded the big stick so long and at times so successfully, if rather roughly. that # must be difiicult for him to realize that his power is already on the wane.
 The eyts of the people are now turned towards Judge Taft. Every day he receives invitations from towns in various parts of the country to make them visit. In the dispatches Wednesday 1t was stated that dozen or more cities in Texas wanted to en- certain him. It Is realized that he al. ready has big Influence in shaping the Government and that Mir. Roose- velt's influence is very little. Con- gress is more anxious to find out what Judge Taft's plans are and what re- commendations he has to make than 1t is to please Mir. Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
cllmate Not Chaaslnr.

VI TU5ts -
 The oldest inhabitant is given a jolt by Sir John Moore. who has collected a vast amount of data 10 prove that the climate during the past seven cen- turies has been practically unchange- able. While he has in mind partic- ulariy the climate of England, yet his deductions have general application: He has discovered the weather record kept by a Lincolnshire rector in the fourteenth century, which shows that neither in variability ner in the com ing of the seasons has there been any appreciable change. Were American records complete, 1t is probable that little variation would be found in av- craze conditions of the seasons. al- though 1t is held by scientists that the widespread destruction of the forests has resulted in greater variability of climate and more sudden changes. It Is a question that will have to be fought out by the oldest inhabitant and the weather bureau N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
no Observe Darwin Centenary,

Baltimore. Dec. 27.--The annual con. vention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will commence today at Johns Hopkins University. It Is expected that more than 1000 members of the Association, embracing men of wide reputation as educators and students of science, will be In attendance.
 one entire day of the convention has been set aside for exercises in eelebra- ton of the centenary of the birth Of Charles Darwin and the semi-centenary of the first publication of his origin of Species = One of the principal speakers will be Prof. E B. Potiiton the famous English scientist, who will represent Cambridge University.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Larceny Arrest Cause of Moro seriou

Larceny Arrest Cause of Moro Serious
 Charge.
 Tuskegee, Dec. 27.--(Speciai )- Three warrants were sworn out Sat- urday afternoon. charging three men with murder. two of whom are now in jan. They are Dudley Dubose. white man. whose parents reside here. and Gains Bowen. negro. Brown Swan son, a negro, the third man wanted, is still at large.
 month ago Henry Kennebrew, negro man living several miles from Tuskegee. was brutally murdered with an axe while returning home from this town. His head was entirely severed from his body, but no clue as to who committed the deed could be learned until a few days ago..
 One of the negroes. Gains Bowens was arrested and placed In jail under the charge of grand larceny. while the officers were searching his home for stolen goods. they found bloody gar ments. the property of this negro. When approached by the of9cers in regard to this. he confessed to being an accomplice with the other negro but charged Duhose, the white man. with being the real perpetrator of the crime. The arrests followed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
Ehucntorn Gather .

St. Paul. Minn.. Dee. 2S.-Hundreds of teachers are here for the forty sixth annual meeting of the Minnesota Educational Association. Every coun- ty of the State is represented among the visitors. and the meeting promises to be the largest In the history of the Association.
 'Emciency In Education" is to be the chief topic of the convention. At the opening session this evening the principal speakers are 10 be Miss Jane Brownlee. of New York, and Dr. George H. Martin, Secretary of the Massachu- setts State Board of Education. Tues
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
nfeetInr of Llbrarians.

Helena. Mont, Dec. 27.--Among the holiday visitors in Helena are numer- ous librarians who have come to at. tend the fourth annual meeting of their State Association. Beginning Monday evening the sessions will con- tinue over tomorrow, closing tomor- row evening with the election of ohi- cers Among these to take part in the proceedings are President Duniway Of the State University Miss Grace M. stoddard of Missoula. Miss Mabel Collins o1 Billings. Miss Elizabeth MeCord of Bozeman, Miss Gertrude Buckhouse of Missoula and Theodore Brantiey of the Montana State Law Library.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
The PopuIar Vote.

New York Times.
 It appears that the popular vote for President increased 1,341,5S1 in four years. There Is no precedent for such a growth. and yet 1t Is not as large as it ought to be. The condition of our politics has been SO peculiar that the popular vote of 1904 was 13529. 900, as compared with 13.s2S, 900 in 1898. As the population meanwhile had grown from 7o,254,oOO to s1.752,OOO this was absurd. There was an apparent loss of 100000 voters If whom now one half are found. There were 1s 607 % 6i4 possible voters at the last census. but almost one-third have customarily failed to be counted at the polls. The ratio of voters to population since the war has been between 1 to and 1 to SIS. At the lower and more fre- auent ratio a vote of over 17.OOO 900 might have been expected, but has not been realized, the total counted being but 1A.852.239.
 If is curious that Bryan made al- most all the gains, Of the total in- crease, 1.S41,53i, he received 1.315.3t1 over the vote for Parker. This would have caused consternation if it could have been known beforehand. 1t failed to elect him because of the equal ly Surprising fact that Taft was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
This Dote in History
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1734-Robert sMcGregor Campbell (sRob Roy'') a famous Scottish out law, died: born March 6. 1871.
 lS17-American Colonization Society. which aimed to return free negroes to Africa. formed in Washington, D. Q.
 1829--Georgia refused to permit the Indians to set up an independent goy- ernment in that state.
 1S35--Patent for revolving drearm issued to Samuel Colt.
 1s37-Steamer Caroline" captured and destroyed at Niagara Falls.
 1S62--Federal force captured Fort Van Buren, Ark.
 IsTf--Great fire in Little Rock. Ark.
 ISS9--Charles l. proclaimed King Portugal.
 I907--Aleaxnder J. Cassatt. Presi- dent Of Pennsylvania Railrosd Com pany. died in Philadelphia: born in Pittsburg December 8. 1889.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
Haa Them Up q, Tree.

Washington Herald
 Mfr. Carnegie has attacked the mon strOus pretense that an industry that has turned out more milionaires than any other in the civilized world can- not survive without Government aid in the form of indirect taxation of the consumer with the strongest weapon that could be turned against 1t, and that is ridicule. Against this form of attack the Ways and Means pundits were absurdly helpless. If the humor- ous side of the situation into which Uncle Andy has driven them does not appeal to themselves, it will assured ly appeal to the American people, who love nothing more dearly than a joke, and whose appreciation of the ludicrous is keen and instant. It is not the first time that a sharp wit has punctured a preposterous hun1buR. Surely it was 8 happy inspiration to heckle a retired ironmaster with an income of million a month from tariff- proof steel bonds. He has made good. and the American people laugh with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28

That Panama canal business threat ems to be as persistent as the Harry Thaw affair has been. and we shall be glad when it is all strengthened out If there was graft or other form of criminality 1t should be brought out and made against those in high places and if they are false, those against whom they were made should be full ly exhonorated. Criminations and recriminations will not settle any thing. Let all the truth come out and let justice be known, but for heavens sake let 1t all be closed for good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
On Visit, Breaches.

Birmingham. Dec. 27.-(speciaL)- Rev. William Hail. former Birming- ham young man. who in the past few years took mp the ministry. being in charge of a congregation at Lexing- ton, Miss, preached this morning at the Cumberland Presbyterian church, U. s. A.. fin Birmingham. and tonight at Ensley. MT. Hail Is here on a visit to relatives and Is calling on his friends. He is a brilliant young man His services both in the city and at Ensley were interesting. two fine ser mons being delivered by him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
ReaaonInw rrom solid Factu.

PhIIadeIpIIa RecoFd.
 Given one foundation fact; a statis- tical expert, a pencil. and piece of paper, and you may prove or 1isprove whatever you desire. Knowing this, Mir. Carnegie, speaking under oath. told the Committee of Ways and Means. commenting on some figures to show the cost of productions: AS for figures I know they lie. There are more ways of figuring costs than of skinning | cat To get at the truth. Mir. Car negie advised thel seekers after tariff knowledge to use their brains and con- slider results. As a pointer he observ. ed thaH the last report of the Steel Corporation showed earnings of S15s,- 000,000, which meant profit of $15.50 a ton.' That was a clincher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-28
.InnI-rt Id Pannnn.

Charleston, 6. C.. Dec. 28.-Fourteen members of the Interstate and Foreign Commsrce Committee of the House of Representatives sailed on the steamer Allianca today for Colon. The pur- pose of the junket Is to give the mem acquainted with the progress of work on the Panama Canal and the existing conditions In the Canal Zone. The party will reach Colon Friday or Sat urday and will spend four or five days on the isthmus.