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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23

The County Commissioners at the re- cent term of their court decided to make some needed additions and other wise improve the county jail This is in accordance with the recornmends- tions of Mfr. Adams. the assistant in- spector of jails and almshouses. who recently inspected the Jackson County jail and poor house.
 The report on the poor house has not yet been made public.
 Circuit Clerk James Swain says that the docket for this term of the Jack son County Circuit Court will be lighter than 1t has been for years
 John F. Proctor. County Solicitor has returned from Oklahoma to be present for duty.
 William Rice. one of the pioneer citizens of Jackson County. and a man highly esteemed by all his neighbors, died at his home at Hollywood, six mile above scottsboro. Monday night at the advanced age of s5 years.
 He had been resident of the county for more than sixty-ffve years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
MARRIED IN A BUGGY.
Unique wedding of Mir. Melton and Miss
 Sloan.

SE08@s f
 scottsboro, Aug, 22-(speciall = While seated in a buggy in front of the residence of Esquire Kirk this morning VIII Melton and Miss Jim Sloan were united in marriage, Justice W. L Kirk officiating.
 Mir. Melton Is a progressive young farmer of this county, and his bride is a daughter of Rev. L. W. Sloan, a prominent minister of this place
 Mrs. Mary J. Mitchell who died .re- gently in this county. was born in 1s1S, and at her death was in her 90th year Her death was due to senill de- biIity.
 She was married to Thomas ]. Ait- eheil in 1882. She was a daughter of Michal and Rebecca Custer She was a member of the Christian Church mother of nine children
 The Republican convention called by Chairman shelton met in the court yesterday and the following county ticket was selected: Tax Assessor. D. T. Durham; Tax Collector, John K, West: Treasure, D. L. Graham; Superin- tendent of Education. Oscar Allen, Com missioner First District no one named for second district; third district 1 Jonathan B. Hall; fourth district. c. C. Keel; D. 8. Potter of Letcher. acted as chairman, Hugh Lathram as secretary.
 Mise Daisy Manning of Box Cove, near this place while en route to town, had the misfortune to get her right arm broken below the elbow. caused by the horse that she was driving running away.
 She is a daughter of W. C. Manning. and is a very bright young woman. She was graduated with honors in June from the State Normal College at Flor ence.
 She had recently accepted position in the city school at Tuscaloosa, and her unfortunate accident will prob ably delay her a short time in going to Tuscaloosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
NEWS OF OZARK.

ozark. Aug. 22-(Special. )-dIss Ira lia Roach. of Amertcus, Ga, Is visiting Rev. W. Fl. Simmons family on New ton Street
 Miss Eva Sloan. of Monticello. Fla, Is the guest of Mrs q. c. Bryans on South Union Avenue.
 Res. J. P. Hamilton. pastor of the Methodist Church. together with his family, is spending his vacation at Ho. Springs.
 Professor and Mrs. J. M Young and little tots. after several weeks pleas antly spent with relatives here and at Enterprise have gone to Hattiesburg, Miss, where they will reside.
 pr. Smith, connected with the Starlxe School at Montgomery, has ben a vis- itor in Ozark fhis week.
 The Dale county High School build- Ing is being repaired and repasnted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23

". v. Yeager sells It to T. B. white.
 centerville. Aug. 22.-(special.)--W. V. Yeager brought to centerviile the first bale of new cotton of crop of 1908.
 The bale weighs s70 pounds and was bought by J. B. White, who paid twelve and a half cents per pound for the bale.
 Mr. Yeager is a prosperous and pro-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23

sippi returned to censerp day Ike
 Circuit Court win cop Monday and will no deusa work.
 Col. J. T. Russell after ed visit to the mountains of Is visiting his daughter, Mir Handley Nunneiee. of Centers
 Miss Ellen Ashley has ret her home in Tuskaioosa aftei to Miss EstsI1e Crawford.
 R. L. Avery and c. L. { have returned to Centsrwiiie business trip to Marion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
UNIVERSITY sCHooL.

Beginning Tuesday morning, sep- tember 1, applicants for admission to The UniverHity school will he examined at the school building, No. 504 Dexter Avenue Prof. sfarixe would be pleased to confer with parents and guardians fin reference to the military feature and especially as to the cost of uniforms.
 J. M. sTARKxE,
 Phone 1904. 0S Houston St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
Creath -Lasseter Co.
Wonen,s Toggery
Is South Perry Street, Montgomery Ala.

Oubu of Manybe especial showing of Suits and Hats for these a showing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
CENrERyFrLE.s FIRST BALE.

preparatory te the opening of the fal aession-
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

Wisconsin is very proud of her Sol
diers' Home, and the Grand Army of
the Republic takes much credit to IT.
self for the effective work It has done
N providing a refuge for the veterans
that has every comfort they can ex-
pect. The Department of Wisconsin.
C. A. R.. thinks that the State Home
leads all others in the perfection of its
appointments. The buildings, the ae-
conmodations, the sleeping quarters
and the food are good enough for any
man, no matter how luxuriousIy raised.
They are better than in many first
class hotels The Woman's Relief Corps
has beer a great factor in bringing the
Home to this state of perfection, and
the following comrades are mentioned
IS entitled 10 a special credit: Capt J.
II. MarstoEl, Col. j. H. Woodnorth, Col.
.. r. Br5ant. the late a o. Wright, the
late a. J Smith. George L. Thomas. the
bate Maj. " r. Roberts, c. II. Henry.
J. p. Rundie and David j. James
The National tribune., 1908-10-15
correctly. col, wsstefsoa himself, /,

correctly, Col. Wattefsoil himself, -
the calm Of his sanctuns. has expressed
satisfaction over the fecoHci iIiation OF
all the people. II is deeply to be re-
GREETED that he should now, In q speech,
fan the enfbers which have been dying
out. We cannot believe THAI any old
soldier viii relish the suggestion that
this country is facing such appalling
conditions as those which prevailed 80
years ago. No man who went thru thaf
struggle, on either side. desires to have
old passions rekindfed, nor can he be
frightened into the apprehension that
civil var, with all It's horrors, threatens
the country now. No good whatever
can come from such utteraneeA They
are merely q famenfable revival OF
Memories that should be permitted to
slumbsr and fade away.
Col. Wattersen wrote with delibera-
ton in 1895 when he denounced Mr..
Bryan as an agitator whose election
would mean National and social ruin. -
He penned his words carefully when
he declared that Mr.. Bryaf1's communfs-
tic principles were always apparent, ur-
der whatever disguise. But when Col.
Wattersen spoke ON his feet the other
night. he seems to have cast delibera-
ton and calm thought to the winds
With all respect to him, his spoken
words have no resemblance to the writ
ten words which have made him re-
nowned. II their author were unknown
tEey woald be mistaken for the utter-
ances of an irresponsible agitator, who,
in order to make his point, would moi
hesitate to str up feelings that all men,
Republicans and Democrats, North and
South, wish to have laid forever.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

How. little hope the negros have foI
any fair treatment at the hands OF Mr.
Bryan and those behind him IS evi-
nenced by the attitude of John II. At
wood, OF Lcavenworth, Kan, member
OF the National Democratic COMMITTEES
for that State. He has come out strong
b for the disfranchisement Of the ne
gros in Kansas, and laaaents loudly the
evil effects upon the State of allowing
them to vote. He says that they are
"a social and political menace" The
mixed schools are productive of a host
OF troubles which have made Kansas
'1intolerably weary OF the negro polifi.
clan and of TIE mixed seiaeol.' There
are ZOO. 900 people in Kansas. of whom
$1,000 are negros. and these cast about
10000 votes.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15
Tery respectfully,
Y. Warner. Commission

Y. Warner. Commissioner.
In more detail the history is as fol-
lows:
President Benjamin Harrison, of rev.
cred memory, had been a magnificent
soldier, was in thoro accord with his
comrades ana had declared that 1t was
no time to use an apothecary's scales
in determining the Nations gratitude
toward its defenders. He appointed
another superb soldier, Gen. Green Il.
Raum, Commissioner of Pensions, and a
policy of general liberality was intro
duced into the administration of the
Pension Bureau. One of the first
things was to abolish the unjust rule by
which a claimant could only be pen
stoned for one specific disability. and
this was carefully pared down to the
lowest limit that the Examining Sur
geons could make. If a man had rileu-
matism, heart disease, hernia and sew
eral other ailments, all of which con-
tributed to disable him, only one Of
these could be selected and the mini
mum for that given him. He was not
allowed to count all that went TO make
him unfit for manual labor. This prac-
tice was at once stopped and a more
just policE introduced. Order No. 164,
which was so bitterly attacked by the
Democratic press allsover the country,
read as follows:
| In regard to fixing rates Of pensions un-
der act of June 81, 1890.
That all claimants under the act Of
June 81, 1890, showing mental or
physical disability or disabilities of a
permanent character not the result of
! their own vicious habits, and which in
capacftate them for the performance
of manual labor, rendering them unable
to earn a support in such degree as
4 would be rated under former laws at
or above Sc and less than SIP, shall be
rated the same as like disabilities of
service origin; and that all cases show
ling a pensionabIe disability which, IL
of service origin, would be rated at or
above s12 per month shall be rated at
S12 per month.
| Green b. Raum, Commissioners.
Approved:
| Cyrus Bussey, Assistant Secretary.
Oct. Is. 1890.
| To read the papers which are now
shouting loudest for Bryan this was
then one of the most iniquitous acts
of the Republican Administration,
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

the state EncAmpmeAt OF the @. a. r..
calling upon Congress- 70 erect ct the
entrance TO- the hospital eroando =
statue Of Gen. Logan, thru whose e3og4s
the original appropriation was secured
which built the hospital This mtxhs
wsn be combinsd vim the larger plan
of enfafging tho entire institution. In
that event n would seem auspicious to
change the name Of the hospital 70 the
Gen. John A. Logan, o. 8. Army ana
Navy General Hospital What more fst-
ting and enduring memorial could b
established for tsiis great volunteer SOL
der than q large. weil-equipped MIL
tary hospital. whose benefEs could 30
always within the reach Of not only
every survivor Of his own army. but Of
every honorabiy discharged soldier and
sailor, volunteer or Regular. who has
followed the nag At home or abroad, n
peace or In war!
Money spent upon this hospital VIII
not be lost when the Grand Army vet
Grams have passed away. The Spanish
American War soldiers are already
coming here In considerable numbers.
mere and more each year. Il II not IN
likely that the Regular Army VIII b.
increased within q few years This.
with the constantly growing Navy. WIN
send q correspondingly greater number
Of patients here In years to come.
Should the Arkansas delegation carry
this matter before the National En-.
campment, 1t should BE- remembered
that success can only be reklized by
making this living issue and pushing
it with vigor all along the lins.
To enlarge and equip the hospital
along the lines indicated would require
half million dollars, and this amount
should be provided by q special appro-
priation separate and distinct from the
annual appropriation for the support
Of the Army.
Plans for the enlargement Of the hos
pftal have been prepared. and will
shortly be forwarded to the War De-
partment In Washington, where they
may be found In the Office OF either the
Surgeon-Generai or the Quarterrnaster-
General
The Surgeon-Genera1. thru the Quar-
termaster- General, viii present a spe-
cial bill to Congress xt It's ensuing sos
sion, asking for this appropriation. This
has been positively decfded upon. What
is needed now Is help fsom the veterans
themselves.--J. NJ. Coffin, Captain, Med
ical Corps, u. 8. Army, Hot Springs
Ark.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

The Presidents attention having been
called to the alleged order by the Gov
ernor OF the Pacific Home against vet
Grams wearing their c. A r. badges
caused the Secretary of War to make
inquiry. The Governor replied that he
had issued no such order, and that the
report arose from the Inspector at his
last visit having condemned the way
the uniforms had been injured in max
ing places for the buttons.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15
They Ought to Have the Gun.

Comrade Hiram Merchant. Co. z, soth
Ohio. writes from Angola, Ind. R. D.
No. 2: During the siege Of yicksburg.
in the Summer Of '63. my bunkmate,
Samuel Walker. myself and others were
en detail to assist the 18th Wis. Bat
terry btlfla fort for their rifle guns
We finished the fort about o'clock at
night. There was q rebel fort on the
hill in front Of them, in which there
was a brass smoothbore gun that the
18th Wis desired to knock out. Com
rade Walker and I desired to see them
knock the gun out. and we went down
below the hiu to sleep awhile, telling
the boys to wake US when they were
ready to ere. They forgot to awaken
us. and when we s.woke the sun was
shining. We went up to the fort. and
inquired of the boys why they did not
shoot. They said they had. and had
knocked the brass gun out at the third
shot Our division teoS charge of the
prisoners, and had good opportunity
to examine the rebel fort. I found a
brass gun there knocked out of its trun-
mons, its muzzle toward Ficksburg and
la 10-pound rife ball in the muzzle.
was under the Impression the 1e-pound
shell came from the 18th Wis. Battery.
If there is any Of that gun remaining
think the State of Wisconsin ought to
have ii donated to it."
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

Henry W. LcnefeIioye, Andrew jackson.
Robert z. Lee, Stonewail jackson,
S. Grant, Audubon. Queen Victoria.
Washington Irving. jefferson Dayis. U.
Patrick Henry"
On the dates Of the birth and death
Of these men questions in the arithme-
tic are based. Those Of Southern per-
sons were added by the committee.
The report recommended that the
name Of James G. Blaine. appearing in
some Of the examples. be stricken out.
and that Of James 8. Hogg. FORMER
Governor OF Texas, substituted. and
that tile name Of Robert e. Lee be sub
stituted for that OF Rosa Bonheur. The
report also took exceptions to BushIer's
Grammar, which contained an extract
from the speech Of W. II. Seward, In
which he said, There 10 higher law
than the Constitution" After all, the
report was rather conservative. and
concluded With:
THAT with these exceptions we md
nothing radically wrong, and as these
books are nov In the hands Of the chil.
dren OF Texas or are being distributed,
we recommend that no further action
be taken regarding the same, since agi-
tation ana criticism can do no good
and will cause dissatisfaction where
harmony should prevail"
The minority report was more ultra.
II stated that a motion had been car
ried to substitute the names OF Jeffer-
son Davis, Robert e. Lee, StonewaH
Jackson and James S. Hegg in place Of
four Northern characters, but this was
unsatisfactory, since the minority did
not wish the names Of any Northern
men to appear in connection with those
of the South. resolution generating
Gov. Campbell from all completely was
introduced, but this developed the ami
mus Of MANY members against the Chief
Executive Of Texas, and was finally
withdrawn. A supplemental report was
adopted cendemning ChaRnins's History
Of the United States, one OF the text
book in the University, and a resolu-
ticn was adopted providing for COM
mittee to examine all the books used
in the University of Texas. It looks as
IL the excitement had passed its most
fragrant stage and was now subsiding.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

The tabs which they are keeping on
the dirt flying on the Isthmus are very
Interesting The highest record yet
made by shovel in the 70-ten class
was made in August by shovel No. 102,
which excavated 1854 cubic yards OF
rock, and 1920 cubic yards of earth, a
total of 45,514 cubic yards. The best
record previously made by shovel OF
that class was No. lis. which took out
1881 yards in 26 days.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

Germany is a country where the
Government taxes really count, and
every pfennig has its weight upon the
people. In this country the Govern
iaent taxes are unfelt, and our only
burden are those levied by the local
authorities for purely local purposes
Germany wants a big navy. and in or
Ger 10 get il must increase taxes. Some
body must pay for it, and it is interest
ing 10 sec in what directions the Coy
erHmesst looks for the desired revenue
Two years ago the Government put :
small tax on railway tickets, which has
operated very unfavorably. as Il
Brought but q small revenue and de.
creased the travel, particularly the
FIRST class. fho the tax was quite small
great numbers of people preferred tc
travel seccnd-class rather than pay the
3.ereaso. Now another scheme viii bc
tried which does not look any more
fayorabls II is to tax the advertise
ments in newspapers and on posters.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15
Five Of s,x Brot.er- s-rvive.

Cemrade George F. Larrick. Box 114.
r. 8, Cambridge, O.. sends a clipping
from a newspaper with nothing to indi-
cate its date or place OF publication, but
the item Is interesting. II states
Guernsey County" has five brothers.
who this morning for the first time
since going to the war against the re-
bellion, all sat at table together. There
was an Older brother in the service. but
he is nov dead. These i've survivors
all escaped unhurt by the casualties OF
war. save one who suffered the brutali-
ties of a Southern war prison. They
are: p. 2. Nichols. Of Lore CITY,. l16th.
Ohio. aged 70: Geo. 8. Nichols. OF Lore
City. 176th Ohio. aged 70: Harry III.
Nichols, Of Wheeling, 12zd Ohio, aged
68: Jerome T. Nichols, OF Kilburn, Wis.
S5th Ohio. aged Sc; r. NJ. Nichols, -.
Winchester. 176th Ohio, aged 62.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15
A VOTE FOR VIM. H. TAFT

A vote for the bestm nandc candidate;
policies and principles which have made this
country great;
vote all President Roosevelt has stood for;
An expression gratitude all that Congress- President Roose
Warner have the veterans and their
widows;
vote of thanks Mc(umber and Widows Pension Bls
An approval Rooseves vigorous ad practical
reforms:
An expression country be kept unchecked
steady OF splendid developments
vote confidence the who have wisely and sklfufy
raised country from the Slough of Dond of and nag
uraed the wonderful prosperity have enjoyed since.
40 rejecting this vote in any ether light
The National tribune., 1908-10-15
THE pRoDUCER GAS ENGINE.

The National Tribune has been from
the first an advocate OF the producer
gas engine az tho next great step In
the development OF prime movers"
The producer gas engine, which makes
its own gas ana explodes 1t, Il a long
step in the way Of economy in coal and
reducing the gap between the source
OF power and the crank OF the engine.
Robert Haywood FernaId, Of the Geo.
logical Survey, is strong advocate Of
the United States at once beginning ex-
periments to introduce tbs producer
gas engine into the Navy. The employ
ment Of this engine upon the water is
no longer an experiment, as vessels are
now running very successfully fn Eu-
rope and America by this means Of pro-
pulsion. One Of the big steamship
companies on the Great Lakes Is about
to build a freighter equipped with a
2,o0e-horsepower producer gas engine.
This viii be the biggest engine Of Its
kind so far constructed, and the result
of the practical trial will be awaited
with great interest.
The producer gas engine has q host
Of strong recommendAticns for naval
use. In the flrst place Is the economy
in coal. automatically stated. the
energy expended on the crank must be
developed by the consumption ct coal.
In the steam engine four -fifths Of this
| ct least is wasted between the boiler
and the crank by loss Of heat thru the
Fchimney, radiation frem the boilers.
pipes, cylinders, etc. The producer gas
engine brings the crank very much
nearer the source OF power, and reduces
the loss between the two at least so per
cent.
The absence Of smoke renders the
gas engine particularly desirable for
fighting ships, the presence Of which Is
frequently detected by the columns of
smoke pouring from their high Chin
neys. The chimneys themselves are
marks to betray the presence and
vulnerable to the enemy's fire. and
when gaps are torn In them OF they
are knocked OF the power OF the ship
Is greatly reduced and the gases threat
en- to suffecate the crew. With no
smokestacks the whole deck would be
free for gun play, and a gun could fire
all around the horizon.
The gas producer engine takes up
very much less space than the best
steam engine, and this would increase
the coal capacity of the vessel and her
range OF action.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15
THE HOT SPRINGS HOSPITAL,
Urgent Need Of Greatly decreased Ac
coMmodatfona.

Editor National Tribune: The num-
Der of ex-soidiers and ex-saflors who
come to the Army and Navy Hospital
for treatment during the Winter has
grown to such an extent as to make 1t
necessary either to formulate some
means of curtailment or to enlarge the
capacity of the hospital
In 1901 veteran patients were first
admitted. The following table shows
the daily average Of such patients since
that date during the months Of March
and August, these months being select
Cd because in March the season is at its
hight, and the number of patients in
the hospital is at the maximum, while
In August the heat Is the most intense
and the number Of patients is at the
minimum.
Daily average Of veteran patients in
the hospital:
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

Men like Bryan
and agitators. rab-
ble-rouSers an d
spellbinders; but no
man would trust
them at the head
of an ordinary
business to manage
its executive af-
fairs, much less at
the head of a great
Nation. To elect
him would mean
reputation. an
archy and National
and social ruin.
The fierce light
that beats upon a
Presidential candi-
date is bringing
out the weaknesses
and absurdities OF
Mr.. Bryan's public
career with q ven
geance. No matter
under what guise
he presents : his
views on Govern
anent policies, the
same cemmunistic
principles are al
ways apparent.
Col. Henry Waiter
son, in Louisville
Courier . Journal,
July Is and Aug.
26, 1896. -.
The National tribune., 1908-10-15

The Comedy in ths Eastern War
Scare IS The situation OF seryia Servia
Is small kingdom of 1860 square
miles. or about half the size of Indiana,
and a population of 100000. The
people are Slavs, very ignorant and
backward. and the Government, like
thai Of RUssia-"a despotisn tempered
b. assassination" The King and Queen
were brutally murdered five years ago.
Eervia claims to be the Oldest of the
Slavic States, and aspires TO annex the
ctf1srs around her, and be the leader.
She declared war last week, called out
her reserves. and started tc set Europe
On FIRE. when she was brought to sud
dea halt by the discovery that she had
NOT ammunition enough on hand to
fight a skir1ais.l. She has to buy all her
war-like supplies in Germany, and get
them by the railroad thru Switzerland
and Austria. Both those countries had
warning OF Servia's proposed fracas,
and refused 20 let the cartridges pass.
IN this simple way seryIa found herself
coriled UP and obliged to simmer down
wiz what grace She could.