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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16
Generally speaking. the more nc

Generally speaking. the more ne- groes the sharper the expression sf prejudice"
 The conditions which the Southern negro finds in the North are wholly different from what he was accustom- ed to in the South. In Mir. Bakers words: Tt is true that the working men can get high wages. and the do- mestic servant is paid an amount which astonishes her, but on the other hand-a fact that somehow never oo- CUTS to many of these people. or in- deed to the foreigners who .aone docking to our shores--the living cost is higher. For his gaady tenements the landlord extorts exorbitant rem taIs.
 Tn the South the great mass Of negroes have lived with their doors open. nrepiaces have kept their homes ventilated, theire ccnid leave the mat ter of sanitation to fresh air and sum shine. And the negro's very lack of training for such an evtronment as that of the North causes him untold suffering. To save fuel and because he loves to be warm and sociahle, he and his family and friends crowd into one close room, which is kept at fever temperature. not by c healthful fire- place, but by a tight stove. This with the lack of proper sanitary con- veniences, becomes hotbed of dte- ease. Even in mild weather. I have been in negro houses in the North where the air was almost unendur- ably warm and impure.
 q know of nothing more tragic than the swarming newer negro popu- lations of Northern cities-the more tragic because the negro is so cheer ful and patient about it all. I looked into the statistics closely in several of them, and in no instance does the birth rate keep pace with the death rate. They die off faster than they reproduce themselves, and if 1t were not for the immigration constantly rolling upward from the South the negro population in Northern cities would show a falling of. Congump- tion and the diseases of vice ravage their numbers. One of the abiest ne- gro physicians have met, pr. 8. A Furniss. who has practiced among his people in Indianapolis for many years, has made a careful study of conditions. In a paper read before a medical asso- citation, pr. Furiness says:
 The reports of the Indianapolis Board of Health show that foR no month in the last ten years has the birth rate among negroes equaled the death rate. Here are the statistics from 1901 to 1905:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16
pr. Gr.nf, Feruaeriy of Russell County, speaks at Banauet es seuthera Club snd gudge Banks
 Presides. :,

There is quite a colony of Aiabam- isns living in Denver, Col. Some or them achieved distinction before leav- ing Alabama and others have been highly honored in their new home.
 Former Governor James B. Grant was horn in Russell County, Alabama, and did not go to Colorado until some time after 1885. He was a nephew of one of Montgomery's old time business men and cotton merchants. the late William A. Grant, who died some years ago Tn this city.
 Governor Grant was the first Demo- cratic Governor of Colorado, and IS one of the most prosperous men of the State. His brother, pr. W. w. Grant, was also born and reared in Russell County and Is one of the most distin- guished men In his profession In Colo rado. When boys they went to school in Russell County and boarded withI the parents of Judge N. D. Den son of the Alabama Supreme Court.
 Judge Sterling B, Toney, native of Alabama and born within less than half a dozen miles of the Grants, is now liv- ing in Denver. He occupied high ju- dicial position in Louisville, ky, be- fore he moved to Denver. He Is a brothef-in-law of former Governor William C. Oates.
 Another Alabama man in Denver and who occupied high judicial position in AIabama before moving West, is Judge J. J. Banks. He, too, was born in Russell County and in 4he same neigh borhood as the Grants and Judge To- ney.
 All this is leading up to the fact that there is Southern Club in Denver, which Aiabamians who go to the Dem ocratic Convention to be held in that city will frequent.
 At the recent annual banquet of that club Judge Banks was the toastmaster and in reply to the toast, '-rhe South . ern Boy." pr. Grant made the follow ing response:
 ''Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen:
 Tt is . pleasure and an honor ap- prsciate. to speak, for the first time in my life. to an audience composed en- tirely of Southern men.
 T express the longing that comes now and then to every good man. es-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16

false alarm. either on the trsil or at the end of the race. In the day time, he knew no game but the squirrel, and when the faithful little negro boy. who always went along, would shAke the bush on the opposite side of the tree to make the wary squirrel turn to the side of the marksman. the dog. with his eye on the gun, awaited the anticipated execution. and fortunate was the squirrei that escaped with his scalp. If with no gun, ;n the day time. the moiiy-cotton-taii was his meat. At night. only the coon and 'possum re- ceived his attention. If on horseback. just before the break of day, when the lighting bug 'sins to pale a,v his rn. in. worthy of his consideration. Then such music! from the cresendo<te the fading dimineundo, going and coming in rhythmic waves till even the horses could scarce stand on their feet. 'tis music one doth long to hear" and never can forget.
 The Chase in Alabama.
 Many an hour in my Alabama home have followed in the chase, Dowdell, Clopton, Bragg. Jackson and Lee. day and night. till tired nature turned me homeward, when the story of the night or the early morn was related, and al- ways to an interested audience.
 But we hunt no mo for de 'possum
 an de coon,
 In de meadow. on de hill. where ere An we dahee no mo in de giimmer ob
 de moon,
 By de bench. on de old cabin ho'."
 Prom the schools common to the country boys returned daily. and at night sat around the family fireside to listen to their father talk of free trade. hard money and State sovereignty. In 1860 it was secession and the possi- biiities of war. in. or out of the Union. With the Constitution of the United States before him, the fathers evening benediction was a glowing tribute to William L. Yancey, the invincible and incomporable orator who swayed the multitude as did Pericles the Athenian hosts.
 Nothing but poverty excused any Southern man from not educating his oh ildren in the best schools and col leges of the country. The sons were taught the art and science of govern ment. They studied the constitution of State and Nation, all revered the latter till it was Fetich too sacred to be changed even to meet necessarily changing conditions. If there were but two sons, one, at least. must be poll tician to represent with fdeltty and honor the rights and interests of the people. The other was expected to be a professional man, usually a lawyer, to give dignity to the family, and dis tinction, if 1t did not already have 1t.
 "The commercial spirit was unknown and in e sense underestimated. The industrial and manufacturing enter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16

prises of the South today tend to con-
 firn this. The southerners exceiied in
 the art of governing because they
 studied 1t, from father to son, and some
 were better fitted and prepared for the
 task. IL is a system of instruction and
 preparation now beginning to be ad- vocated by some Northern educators, and. believe, by at least one distin-
 guished public man, now candidate for the Presidency.
 T am sure I will be pardoned for
 describing the bull pen in use during
 my boyhood. in certain parts of the
 South. It was an electioneering meth cd that was so novel as to be unique
 and interesting. So far as know, the
 facts have never been published.
 "Bull Pen" at Election.
 "One or two months preceding the election. the loafers and irresponsible mem of the country were hunted up by the opposing loafers and irrespon- sible men of the county were hunted
 up by the opposing factions. Democrats and Whigs. and herded at the home of some enthusiastic partisan. Vigilant, armed pfckets were placed around the premises to prevent escape of the men, also their being stolen by the opposi- ton. They were we'll fed, had plen- ty of whfskey, and their families were well-cared for by contributions of- ba-
 con. meal and potatoes. Tn the mean time. runners were securing the coun-
 try for recruits. On election day, they were taken to the polls in big farm wagons in charge of trusted politicins who were well armed. These gentle- men handed each man his ballot. and when all had voted, those who had homes and families were returned to them, and often in better health and
 condition than when they left. It dif- fered from our more modern ways of | controlling elections. in that the boxes | were never padded and that there was a
 man behind each ballot. The votes
 were not stolen. but the voters were, in l polite parlance, at least mildly COG | creed. was one of the errapd boys or provision bearers, both to the pens
 and to the families of the inmates. There were no large cities in the | South. The people lived healthy, rural lives under the most favorable and natural conditions for physical. moral and mental development, and culture, | and though handicapped, as viewed to- day. by slavery. they gave to the coun- | try the most hospitable and generous
 aristocraey the world has ever known. This training, with the virtue and moral stamina of the mothers, instilled
 spirit and courage, which gave to the official life of the people a purity and honor that was seldom stained to the business man 1t gave the highest char aeter to the professional man, culture with skill: and to the statesman, moral fibre and intellectual force.
 Though he come from the cane
 brakes and the sand hills and from the
 land laden with the fragrance of the
 magnolia and the perfume of the jessa-
 mine and the rose, yet can he live with
 equal success, with as good a name, in
 this health giving cline of Colorado
 as fair as sunny Italy.
 Whether in the Everglades or back
 ed by the eteernal snows of the Rock
 ies. he is the same true gentleman and
 good citizen, worthy of the honor and
 beauty of his native land."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16
Our oysrheassd Houses.

M0UIClW1e
 That ''colds" are duo to ''caaching haats is enother one of the curious paradoxea dus to the modern investigations of diaease. ara by 'colds" is meant all the acute inflaza+ nations of the respiratory tract. incIudlna pneumonia Eskimos never have pneun3onia at home. but they nearly all die of it whah they come to New York This disease is now the most fatal one in the heat of Pnnama ed from coughs and colds in the arctic. but after their return they have all had such diseases. Tropical colds" are the per sistent forms of bronchitis found tn white men in the tropics and SO hard to thraw 6ff' or cure. 1t is well to inquire, how that the benefits of cold air are being fecognfzed whether our winter colds are not really due to the unwholesome heat of our hcussss which are hotter in winter than n sunarnsr leave the house. but catch heats when wa enter 1t. Every new fact seems to point 10 the necessity of reform in our mefhaaa of overhaating our housesA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16

But Massachusetts was the cradle of negro liberty as well as that of the whites, a credit which 1t has al- ways claimed. and Boston was the cen- ter from which the leading abolition ists of the country sent out their ana themas against the Southern slave holders. Mir. Baker went to Boston to study race conditions, and this is what he found:
 "In Boston. of all places. I expected to ind much of the old settlement. It does exist among some of the older men and women, but was surprised at the general attitude which I en- countered. It was one of hesitation and withdrawal. Summed up. I think the feeling of the better class of peo- pie in Boston (and elsewhere in North" ern cities), might be thus stated:
 we have helped the negro to fib- erty: we have helped to educate him;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16

To Supply the Nsed.--.T wonder who inyentS aiI the new words that slip in. to the language from dime to timer SThat Is easy to explain. When pious man hits his thumb with ham mar he can't swear, and he has to say aornethf hfng. .s---NashviIle American.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16

    
 
 
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The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
Great Danes and
Hybrid Black Bees
No4v Defend Earle

MIDDLETOWN. N. Y. July 25.-In
statement published in the village
paper Ferdinand Earle. who put away
his first wife for his affinity, warns the
public to let him alone. He says:
Your last account OF the Danes
(dogs) has worked miracles. as II was
copied by the press all over the coun-
try. Since then not single person
has ventured on foot up TO the house.
But | have been compelled to resort
to bees and the law and the horsewhip.
etc. for the carriage riding sight mon
ger who Is attracted to our place by
our fame. thanks to the yellow jour
nails. Yellow. oh, how they did yell. A."
Earle sends letter to the editor
saying that its publication might
bring his wife and himself peace.
He says In part:
81 can assume no responsibility for
our Danes, as our friends are instruct
ed to telephone before venturing TO
visit us, and strangers are requested
to keep away. Thousands Of hybrid
black and italian bees may give the
bold adventurer warm welcome. No
expense shall be considered In our
attempt to preserve our rights, and II
necessary other more efficient meth
DDS shall be resorted to-"
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
TEMPLE.


Perfect in every detail, the Temple
theater will throw it's doors open 10
the I,nhl,c next Monday afternoon. and
the patrons may expect TO see the
most beautiful vaudeville theater, In
teriorly. In America Nothing Is LETT
to be desired. as thousands OF dollars
have been expended In beautifying II
from the lobby TO the rear wall OF the
stage. To pestIies, carpets. drop cur
tain, scenery electrical effects, and
ivory aL1 gold decorations were select
ed by the master artists In the employ
OF the William Wright company, and
Frederick Foote. perhaps the foremost
expert in this line OF work In this
country. says that he is satisfied that
Detroit now stands first In America In
regard to vaudeville theaters.
ip"rc have been persistent rumors
that the scale OF prices at the Temple
would be increased TO meet the prices
now charged In the principal vaudeville
theaters la the east. but Manager j. IL.
Moore says emphatically that under no
circumstances Will the prices at the
Temple be changed; that the old prices
will prevail as long as he Is at the
helm. and he expects TO be there for
several years 10 come. The sale or
seats during the current week for the
next weeks performances has been un-
usually large, and IL is expected that
the Temple Will do a record breaking
business for July. as many VIII attend
TO admire the decorations as well az
To view what the management declares
IL the most important bill OF vaudeville
ever presented in Detroit at this sea-
son of the year.
There arc four of the biggest head
line acts on the vaudeville stage on the
bill. Among the foremost in either this
country or Europe Is Ida Fuller (La
Sociere), the fre-dance queen, who.
with her sister, Loie Fuller. has been
the rage OF Paris audiences for several
years. Miss Fuller IL practically new
to the Temple stage. as is every act on
the bill. She will present for the first
time In this country her new creations
The Butterflies" The Spirit OF the
Storm, The Sorceress OF Vesuvius.
fects.
Ralph C. Herr. late principal in THE
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
Whlsper.Colored Hair

The poet was favoring a friendly
soul with his last verses The verses
were descriptive of a beautiful girl.
The poet read
Her hair was massed I'm flowing curls,
The color OF a whisper.
This made the listener sit up.
What's that?" he said Read that
again"
Il thought you would say some
thing about that" the poet answered.
81 don't want 10 appear egotistical.
but that little phrase gives some scope
for the exercise OF the mind"
I'm what way"
The poet laughed.
Don't you see" he said. how beau
tifully that describes the shade OF her
hair? Every poet speaks of golden
hair or raven locks. To be a success
one must be original. Well. she did
not have golden hair. II was nearly
golden. and convey the impression by
means OF that one word"
The other still looked puzzled
You have heard" said the poet
patiently. that silence is golden?"
Yes" the other admitted.
Well" resumed the poet. az 81
lence is golden, What would a whisper
be? II would be nearly golden
wouldn't it?"-St Jamess Budget.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
SULTAN GRANTS
. A CONSTITUTION
YIELDS TO DEMANDS OF AL6AN-
IANs AND WILL ASSEMBLE
DuPUTlEs.

CoNSTANTINoPLE. July 25.-Fol-
lowing demand made by the Alban-
ians. whose support he had expected.
an imperial trade was issued by the
sultan which ordains the assem- bling OF
chamber OF deputies In accordance
with a constitution which has been
elaborated by him. The trade Las
been communicated TO the wallis and
the district lieutenant governors with
the necessary orders for the holding
of elections.
The constitution which the trade
now makes effective is practically
the one worked at In 1875. The
grand vizier Immediately took steps
to carry out the orders OF his i'm
perial master. He addressed TO all
the provincial authorities concern
ed a circular telegram converting the
chamber OF deputies. In which he point
ed out that the method OF forming the
chamber is determined by an organic
statute which. according 10 the official
communication. Is IAN illustrious insti-
tuition OF the sultan"
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
COAL MINERS FORM
A WORKING MERGER

DENVER, July 25.-The Western
Federation of Miners in convention
mere adopted the working agreement
with the United Mine Workers OF Am
erica substantially as recommended
by the committee appointed to con-
slider the question.
The agreement provides that the
federation shall grant no more char
ters to coal miners, but that the locals
OF coal miners already organized shall
be maintained, and organizers shall be
continued In camps where such locals
exist, and that all questions OF jur-
isdiction that may arise between the
two organizations shall be referred
to the executive boards of the organi.
cations for settlement.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
DECEIVED BEAUTY
LEAPS INTO RIVER
TROLLEY CAR CONDUCTOR
MAKES DARING RESCUE FROM
BLACK, SWlRLlNG WATER.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Louise Ker-
ger. a beautiful girl of 10. attempted
suicide early today, by jumping from
a crowded trolley ear as 1t was speed
Ing over the bridge spanning the riv-
er at Hackensack, n. j.
James Doyle, the conductor of the
car, saw the girl make the leap. and.
taking his life In his hands, jumped
into the darkened waters below and
after desperate struggle brought the
unconscious girl TO the river bank
where. aided by several passengers,
she was taken ashore and in dying
condition brought TO the Hackensack
hospital
Deceived year ago by a man "
whom she had fallen desperately In
love. Miss Kerger after the birth OF
her child. fed from the home Of her
parents In Palisade park, and left
the child on the doorstep OF neigh
boris home where II was found the
next morning. Since the outbreak Of
the scandal Miss Kerger has been de-
spondent and brooded TO such an ex-
tent that she became temporarily de-
ranged.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
MISS EDNA PHILLIPS.

Soul Kiss. who will be starred next
season, will be another fine feature. Mr.
Herr will be remembered by many for
his great character work with Mrs. Pat
rick Campbell. and with his wife Lulu
Glazcr, In Miss Dolly Dollars. He
Will appear for the first time In the
Temple In character approximations
and humorous monologue. among his
creations being private secretary, an
old actor, and lawyer with songs
adapted to each character. Mr.. Herzs
last appearance in Detroit was In sup
port OF Maxine Elliott
The Seven Yuillans Is an acrobatic
act secured by Manager Moore from
the London Hippodrome for this special
occasion. Manager Moore is assured by
the most competent critics that the
most acrobatic act In the whole realm
OF the stage or circus. This is the only
acrobatic act on the bill. and the man
agement believes that even those who
do not as rule enjoy acrobatic pcr-
formances Will be the first to pronounce
II the most amazing performance they
ever saw.
The sketch to be presented will be
that latest success OF the east entitled
"Lost-A Kiss in Central Park" Miss
Edna Phillips. late star with Frank
orable Mr.. Grigsby." will be the star
OF the company. Miss Phillips is the
most talked about OF the younger ac-
tresses OF New York. As principal
non, in The Moth and the Flame" and
as principal with +. H. Sothern, she
created a large following among the
fashionable folks OF New York and II
is expected that she will immediately
establish herself favorite in the Tenn
pie. Among the members OF her COM
pany Is Taylor Holmes, the we'll
known character artist and monologist
Among the other fine attractions are:
Sadie Jansell, late principal in The
Social Whirl:" George w. Barry and
Maude Wolford, typical, topical, tickle
singers; w. G. Steely and AL Edwards
IN comedy and instrumental music; Ar
thur Huston, in a spectacular panto-
mime performance: and the kinetograph
pictures. that viii be more entertain
Ing and interesting than usual
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
BUSTING BUcKiNo BRoNcHos.
Exhibitions Of This Dangerous Calling
Will be a Feature With the
Wild West.

When Buffalo Bill appears with his
Wild West and Congress of Rough
Riders In this city he will present a
delegation Of cowboys and cowgirls as
q special feature OF his exhibition. The
real comboy is fast disappearing into
history, but as recompense for his
disappearance the cowgirl is coming
into prominence and Buffalo Bill has
done his share to exploit her In practi-
cal, public demonstrations of her skill
In the saddle.
While women naturally cannot en-
dure the privations and hardships Of
frontier life to the same degree as can
the cowboys or herdsmen of the
plains, she has been able to adapt her
self TO usefulness as a public exponent
Of equestrian skill which matches fav-
orably with the feats of her brother
horsemen. With Buffalo Bills Wild
West will be seen several cowgirls,
some OF whom will content themselves
with exhibitions OF grace and skill,
while some will exemplify their right
to respect as broncho busters and rid
ers Of bucking horses.
The real difficult and hazardous
work OF riding an untamed steed will
be exemplifed by band OF real cow
boys who have spent the better part
Of their lives In the saddle. following
the herds of cattle upon the plains and
participating in the annual round ups.
In accord with his policy OF present
ing genuine features, Buffalo Bill has
assembled band OF genuine cowboys,
representatives OF class OF rugged
westerners now fast passing from
view. These cowboys will demonstrate
the noble art of broncho busting as IL
has been practiced for years upon the
frontier.
In the Wild West exhibition the pecu-
liarities Of the bucking horse and the
daring OF the broncho buster will be
set forth In an authentic and realistic
manner; for with Buffalo Bill every
thing Is genuine and the student OF
nature, the student of history or the
simple seeker after entertainment will
find themselves enjoying the real ar
ticle In every detail of the varied pro-
gram which Is TO be presented.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-25
PULP|TS ORDERED
INTO MOURNING
EDlCT FROM TRINITY CORPORA
TON IN MEMORY OF BISHOP
POTTER.

NEW YORK. July 25.--Bishop
Henry c. Potter's body was brought
to New York last night, from Coopers.
town. after the private services there.
The body was placed In the receiving
vault OF Trinity church cemetery.
there to await the formal public SER
vices and interment. which probably
will be In the crypt OF the cathedral
of st. John the Divine.
The ceremony OF placing the body
in the vault was short and simple.
Canon Douglas read one prayer be-
fore the door was closed.
The corporation OF Trinity church
has ordered the pulpits OF Trinity and
its chapels OF st. John. st. Luke. st.
Augustine. ST. Agnes. St Chrysoltom.
the Intercession. Trinity chapel. and
ST. Cornelius draped in mourning for
a month