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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 20. 1908.

The Text Book Commission of Okla homa has given the people of that State something to think about if The State Capital knows what 1t is talking about. It declares that the Commission has made thorough and sweeping change regardless of whether the books now in use are satisfactory or not" and adds the positive statement that this sweeping change will cost the school patrons of Oklahoma not less than hree-quarters of a million dollars in cola cash. If. this is q correct state ment the members of the Commission are likely to have hard time explain- ing to the people why all this expense should be put on them, especially if the opinion of The Capital is well founded when 1t declares that the change will do more harm than good. Tn fact. that paper almost directly charges that most of the text books thus adopted are old books which have been discarded elsewhere and have been repaired. as we might say. for the express purpose of working them of on Oklahoma. If all these charges are true. it Is a great outrage on the people of the young State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
A NEW SUGGESTION.

We are somewhat inclined to agree
 with The Leavenworth Post that the
 main thing for scientists to do now. if
 flying machines are to be & success. is
 the force of gravity. Just so long as
 all material matter is attracted to the
 earth by gravitation, just so long will
 airships and all other flying machines
 feel the effects of 1t and obey the law.
 Some are more nearly perfect than
 others. more skillfully built. and as a
 consequence are less liable to meet
 with disaster. Those who have kept
 up with recent events know that we are being continually told of some ma
 chine that will fly like a bird;" will
 fly as long as desired, and be perfect
 ly safe. Those same readers also know
 that the papers are also continually publishing accounts of mishaps, acci-
 dents and other happenings which prove that the boasted perfect ma chine lacked quite good deal of per- lection.
 What is badly needed is some way of abolishng or overcoming the laws of gravitation. We don't know how 1t is to be done, as we lay no claim to expert knowledge on the science of avi- ation. but that is what Is needed. Most have read fairy stories about people who could go up in the air at pleasure and remain up as long as they chose, and something of the kind Is needed in this business. The avia- tor who goes up in any sort of flying cannot possibly feel sure of remaining up till he wants to come down, but if there was no gravity here would be no danger of taking a tumble.
 Come to think of 1t. such a discov- cry as we speak of might not help mat ters much. It Is true that under such there would be no difficulty | about going up. and there would be no danger of falling, but there's the other side of 1t to consider. If the earth's attraction could be done away with what would prevent the flyer from going on up without the power Of stopping? If he couldn't fall back to earth he might fall" in the other di. rection and finally bump against Jupi. | ter or some other planet. To fall with out the power of preventing 1t, or to go up without the power of stopping | would be about on a par. Perhaps af- ter all they'd better let gravitation alone and keep on experimenting till they get a perfect flying machine, but we are not betting on it. nor are we making any iron-clad predictions as to the time 1t will come.
 And speaking of aviation reminds us
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
Nh. yERBY,s HISTORY.

The Advertiser is gratified that Mir. W. F. W. Yerby. editor of The Greens boro Watchman at no little sacrifice of time and labor, has written and pub b- lished History of Greensboro" In other portions of Alabama there are men. qualified for such work. who should undertake for their com munities. the patriotic task winch MT. Yerby has so successfully accomplished for Greensboro.
 The work has been too long delayed. This generation and the succeeding generation will feel at its fullest the loss of great and valuable historical data bearing on the pioneer and ante bellum periods of Alabama's life. Men and women whose memory was the repository of the traditions and his tory of their communities in the early days have gone to their graves. with their knowledge unwritten and unre- corded. Some still survive. What they know should be added to AIabama's written history
 Greenboro's history-thanlxs to Mir. Yerby's effort--is secure. It will not pass away. but in enduring form 1t can instruct and interest those who come afterwards.
 The hope is cherished that others may see in different sections of the state. the value and importance of the work MT. Yerby has done and follow his example. The State grows older and times change. Our people. come into new conditions. face new theories and perhaps new ideals. The lamp of the past should be kept alight to guide the footsteps of posterity.
 Alabama. commercially and indus trially. is passing into a new era. Notwithstanding the importance that commerce and business has assumed in our life. our people more than ever in their history. hold in esteem, their history and their traditions.
 MT. Yerbys book will meet an ap- preciation 1t would have missed had 1t been published ten years ago. He has done his work well and in ap- propriate time. His example should be emulated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
This Is My th 57 Birthday
H. J. Palmer.

H. J. Palmer, Attorney General of Prince Edward Island and one of the foremost men in the public life of that province. was born in Charlottetown, Edward Palmer, who was chief justice of the province MT. Palmer received his education in Prince of Wales Col lege and Kings College, Windsor. N. to the bar in 1876 He was made Queens Counsel in 1898 and In 1900 was elected to the legislature. He was act ing attorney general during the ill., ness of the late Premier Peters and upon the organization of the gov ernment following the latter's death, Mir. Palmer was appointed attorney general without seat in the House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

I see little difference between Roose- Welt and Bryan in their personal con- ditions- Roosevelt has already ceased to be factor in this country People worth. They are ready 10 see him go hunting"
 No copies of this particular piece of literature have been circulated ia the West. It is exclusively for Eastern Fconsunption and Is being used in what are regarded as conservative States.
 Much Is made of the fact that former Senator Wellington, who was elected in party harness. For criticising the fate President McKinley's policy of ex- pansion. while member of the Sem ate. Wellington was practically driven became an Independent His return to regularity this year gives Eastern Re- publican managers particular delight.
 The home of the Harvester Trust. the well known to the farmers of the coun- try, is the home of the Republican Ma tional Executive Committee in Chicago, where elaborate headquarters have been trust building swings the frst Taft and Sherman banner thrown above the streets of Chicago. It Is eminent1y fit- ting that this selection should have ters and the location of the first Taft and Sherman banner in Chicago by the Republican National Comn1ittee, which will derive its sinews of war and moral support from monePeiies of the Har-
 The Mayer of Timpson. Texas. has set 9n example iH generosity by contribut- Ing his years salary to the Demoeratic salary Is exactly the amount of popu- lar subscriptions thar are being re- eeived every day by the Finance Com nlittee Timpson pays It's Mayor a
 Senator Culherson. who is chairman of the Advisory Committed, came to Chicago today at the request of Chair man Mack from Deer Park, Md, where Senator wiIl take an active part in the campaign, keeping in touch with the chairman He laughed out loud to- day when told of the newspaper sto- Het Spriu@s, Va. e tdlines to the ef- feet that the Republicans wlil make Q break !. the Solid South this year. For want of more. polite word the Sem in the Senate, and one of the best in- formed men in the South. characterized these stories as 'bosh." He declared that if the Republicans were counting on capturing the electoral vote of any Southern Sate. they are in a mighty bad fix.
 ing some time in Maryland. and has kept pretty well in touch with polit- teal conditions in that State; he said there was no truth in the story widely published in a Republican newspaper to the effect that Democrats of Nary land had given up hope of carrying the State. Senator Culberson deelared that in his opinion Maryland would be Democratic this year. He stated that the Democrats of that State are not only at work, but expect to win. He thinks the Democrats have a fine chance to carry West Virginia this year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
MISSIONARIES WIFE PRAISES CUT|cURA
Daughter's Head Encrusted wlth Dandruf1- Feared she Would Lose her Hair Many Treatments were Futile Baby had MiIk-Crust.
BOTH CHILDREN CURED
 BY FAMOUS REMEDiES

-For several years my husband was . missionary tn the Southwest. and we were living on the edge of the desert at an elevation of nearly fve thousand feet. Every one in that high and dry atmosphere has more or Ices trouble with dendrud and my daugh.cr's scalp became 60 encrus6ed with t that was alarmed for fsar she would lose al her hair, which was very heavy. Aftee spsnding bokween i've and stx dollarl for various remedies, in daspegakion [ bouaht q cake of Cut4cura 6osp and . box of Cuticxa Ointment. AftG rub hinr the Csat3Uuxa Oiptmen$ thQroughly into the roots of the hair. Eentiy cornbed the crust of dandr,xf frqe from tie scalp, and then gave her kead . clean and free from dandrhf. and afesf os4s tss As. onsy Sss dsy .Se Sse-n Ds sessS sS: that tho Cutscura Hemedies wye ! complete success. My troubles with dandru6 were cves. although for . long tine sfterward I used the Cuttoura ointment as at first, after shampooinG. which kept the scalp and roots of tbe hair moist. I have used successfully the Cuticurn Remedies for so-pallsdf !" "nni1k-crust" on baby's head, and have nsverfound anyt thing to- equal them. You are ak liberty Do publish this ietter. for | do sincerely believe that the Cuticura nemsdiae ere Q blessing to mankind. Mrs. |. A. Dariing. BIO Fifth St-. Car thegs. Ohio. dan. 20, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
Selma. Aug. 2a. tsos.
Thes Social EqaaiIsy Horror.

BiFmingham Age Herald.
 and dynSmitins srowins out of ths strike of the United Mine Workers Tn the 5irming- ham district the worst thing yet .ss; dcns De. 2. the teaching and practical illustration of social equality in the mining camps. Soon after the strike began it became known that union leaders had promised the negro min CTS and their families social equality wltn the white miners and their families, but few persons imagined that here in south- ern community any set of white men would dare to attempt a movement so repuisiVe or But Wonen's Auxiiiariss. composed of whites and blacks are, said to be actually in existence while in q number of the miri- ing camps the public nss nnasons ,,1et oS2eSs Sn tented life Every intelligent negro. under stands that white and black can live side by side in the south & and De ca ueysr nsp eet on social equality and that misceeenation in the Southern states is a felony. The barl Tier haA been fixed and 1t will remain forr
 Every Intelligent person not only compre- hends this question but every right minded negro appreciates the reasonabteness of this race wall. Were the barrier to be broken down a silent tragedy more terrible than that of torch or sword. % woSsd faii sa Sp0n our would mean the decay and obltteration Of our white civilization.
 But why discuss this matter furtherf The worst of organized crimes is being commit ted before our eyes
 Social equality between Caucasian and ne- gro does not set very we'll in Northern com rnunities where the blacks are comparative ly few and where the race problem is prac- tically unknown Here in Alabama it will not be tolerated at all This social equality movement among United Mine Workers must be stopped at once It can hardly pc that the better class of striking miners of either color will countenancs anything of the kind.
 Ii is certain that the public in gene rai feels outraged and that tt VIII not al low this social equality infamy to continue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

The way to get what you want is to go after it. we have been told. and that appears to be the Columbus idea about getting artesian water. AL ready eleven wells have been bored near the city and another Is now be- ing sunk. all -on the Georgia side of the river. The company having the contract for supplying the city obligat- ed itself to furnish 5000, 900 gallons day. and they say If twelve wells are not sufficient perhaps twenty will be. and they propose to sink that many If necessary. All the wells thus far bored yield water, but none of them in very large quantities. and they propose to multiply the wells or increase their depths as long as may be necessary to ensure the promised supply or until it becomes certain that 1t cannot be had on that side the river. It might have been better to come over to Alabama at the outset. but perhaps the Colum- busites are too stuck up to drink Ala bama water. At any rate. their per severance is commendable, and we hope they will be amply rewarded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
Governor Conner and Prsaident NJ. H. Smith.

Governor Conner and Prsaident NJ H. Smith. Bessemer Weekly.
 It is really mortifylng to any half way spirited Alabarnian to have Governor Conner ever entef the lists with President M. H. Smith in the discussion of railway mat ters One swipe of the latters big paw leaves hardly a shred of hair of the gov ernor The latter is so completely out classed that ft is q simple wonder that he dares to utter 6 word or sentiment on a mutual interest Whenever. he attempts to do co he is immediately at sea. floundering fin depths from which in himself he can make no recovery. --t ..
 An instance of this is the Governors ats tack on the railroads for incr easing certain items on their freight schedules The gov ernor seemed tickled to death that Judge Spear of Georgia had enJoined that step on certain of the Georgia railroads He oeieV. ed in injunctions in such cases, and he ana his railway commission proposed to play the dickens with them in this state if they dar, ed attempt to impose these additionaI threatened burdens on the dear people. Then he proceeded to denounce the state generally Wanted them 10 con fess the great increase in earnings the past year and a half and denounced them TOT sporting their watered stock. ,,
 Moses! How Milton H. Smith skinned nm alive with the facts. Showing ms lgho- rance or his mendacity. Why, Whv aces Governor Conner mortify the people 50 oy his inane attacks on the railroadsf Ana his attempts to incite controversies wlth President Smith. If he knows how utterIy insignificant he appears In such efforts he would surely drop these sub1ects hereafter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

that there has been quite a good deal of discussion of late about an aerial war neet We are not Sure whether it would be properly called a fleet or flock, but at all events the idea is to use some kind of airships or other flying machines in war. In other words. the plan is to carry on wars in the air instead of on land or wa- ter. We notice that The Muskogee. Ok, Times Democrat Is not much im- pressed with the plan. saying.
 As an engne of war, the balloon will De the least useful of any device yet invented Tor actual hostilitles There that the eagles and hawks can be trained to fly over cities in the ene- my's country and drop dynamite bombs tfvate belief that anything of that sort can be accomplished by balloons or airships or any kind of aerial craft.
 1t seems to us that such a method of carrying on a war would be more dangerous for the attacking party than 1t would for the people down on the earth. There are wonderful guns and expert marksmen these days. and these would find good sport dealing with these birds of i'll omen. A good marks man armed with a iong-ranse and quick-firing gun would get as much enjoyment from puncturing an enemy's balloon or picking of its crew as he would find in shooting birds on the wing It Is very true that a balloon with a stock of high explosives might hover above an enemy city and do un told damage by dropping the bombs on the city. but could thts be done with any accuracy unless the machine were brought low enough to place 1t \ within range of marksmen down be- low? It would be a tfeklish job for the Ayers. though they might take ad- vantage of a dark night and make I things lively for the city or town pick ed out for destruction.
 All this discussion is speculative. of course. As we have more than once said, they have not yet invented fiy- ing machine that is approximately per feet, and until they do that they will hardly undertake such perilous job as carrying on war in the air. Though the task may be as difficult as train ing eagles and hawks to do the work as The Times-D Democrat intimates, it is sufficiently dIficult and doubtful to prevent feeling of disappointment fl We fail to see any of these great mo- vies of the air in this generation. 4.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
Test a New Court.

The effcacy of the new Central American Court of Justice is to be giv- en a prompt test. The complaint of Honduras that interference by Guate- nnaia and San Savlador has encouraged rebellion against the Honduran govern ment, has been answered by strong cartfonary decree issued to the offend ing governments. It now remains to be seen whether this decree will be en- forced. If successful in maintaining neutrality it will not only prove its bIed, Central America. but will afford an object lesson to be studied and fol- lowed in the wide theatre of interna- fional relatlons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
This Date in History
Anrn,af 2a.

 1s4e-English defeated the French at the famous battle of Greasy:
 1676-sir Robert Wslpole. the first fn sense, born. Died March IS, l745. i765-Riot in Boston on account or the Stamp Act.
 f7s5-Lord George Germain, the IT. reconcilable foe of America In the cabinet of Lord North, during the Revolution, died. Born January 2S' r716. -, ,,..s..,. zA 1S36-opening of the Buffalo ana Niagara Railroad.
 IS5S-First treaty signed between Great Britain and Japan 1s91-Decennial census placed the population of Canada at 4,S23.344.
 is97-General J..P. s. Gobin of Penn syIvania elected Commander-in-Chier of the c. A. R. 1907-British House Of Lords passeo tbe lbIn legalizing marriages with deceased wife's sister. thus settling a long pending question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

It sounds a bit strange to hear 1t said that the great reformer, Senator LaFollette. of Wisconsin, prefers of two candidates for United States Sem ator the one who has "a barrel" which can be tapped as occasion requires, A Milwaukee dispatch to The Chicago Record Herald says:.
 Both sides now claim the support of Senator La Toilette. still both sides fear that he might say definitely where he stands. It is generally believed that he prefers. State Senator Hatton. not so much because the New London man represents his ideals. but because he has a barrel at his command, and with the defection of Senator Stephenson, Mir. La Toilette needs barrel, espec- ially if he expects to carry out his plan of publishing a weekly on the lines of Bryan's Commoner. This barrel MT. Hatton mighr supply.
 A great reformar like LaFollette pro claims himself to be ought to scorn the use of the contents of barrel. [" Money in politics is what he has been proclaiming against, but 1t would seem he only meant that the other fellow shouldn't use 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

Madame Farman, wife of the French aeronaut, recently in this country. in a newspaper interview declares she was much shocked at an openwork. shirt waist she saw on a woman on Broadway with nothing under it." People ac- quainted with scenes on Broadway will doubt the accuracy of Mrs. Farman's story.-Chattanooga Times.
 that waist be preambulating Broadway with nothing under 1t? Then again, if there was nothing under it how could 1t shock even French prude7 We fear she got her eyes or her English tangled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
Doing as We Please.

New Bedford Standard:
 If is one of the pitiful things of lifs that so many fail to realize their half formed ambition to reach the point where they can lay aside the everyday routine and do what seems to them to hold out the promise of satisfaction. Perhaps these desires are onl empty dreams that would add nothing to hanpIness. and that close contact with would but turn the earlier regret at th cir remoteness into regret in other form at failure of their successful full fiiment. But every life may fairly be wished its period of opportunity at trying a hand at the things that seem always to be lowering just beyond th cir reach. It Is risky business. how ever. waiting for the time to come when there shall be nothing else to do but these things; so the wise man and woman will keep the ambition ever in sight-not as a cause for discontent and a stirring up of unsatisfled long ings. but in order to turn the hapd and mind to its fulfillment little at a time in the spaces that enthusiasm can surely make between the necessary duties of the every day routien. There Is nothing like having an ambition in however unique and lowly a direction. and working toward 1t, for keeping the mind keen and the heart brave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
The COnsfitmtiOn. Manufacturers' Record.

Regardless of the party platforms regardless of personal pFedtlections as to Presidential candidates. the men of affairs of the country, the farmers, the laborers, the merchants, the mechanics the manufacturers, and all other de- pendent upon law and order in govern ment. should insist that candidates for Congress in their respective districts shall be men acquainted with the Con stitution of the United States, having respect for the Constitution. and de- termined to maintain the Constitution against all odds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
Japan Can't Build BattIesbips.

Brooklyn Standafd-Onlon. f--
 If the statements of many authorities on oriental matters are to be consid- ered trustworthy Japan is having the ereatest dificulty meeting her press ing obligations. and 1t would be next to financial suicide to lay down three or four battleships year, as has been stated from time to time. If Japan is neacefully inclined, as there Is every reason to. believe, her statesmen will not plunge the nation very much deep CT into debt by building battleships with the hope of displacing America sYid 0Arrnany. whose finances are In Infinitely better shape. Japan is the noorest of the great powers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

The esteemed Sacramento Bee has "lit' at last, and comes down fairly and squarely in the Bryan band wagon. Just why our contemporary should have been so rampant in favor of the renomination of Roosevelt. and now cannot stomach Taft Is one of the hid den mysteries of politics, but perhaps 1t knows. At all events. 1t has settled itself In the proper place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

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