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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
LIKED SALT wArER
Where Remains of Extinct Aninasls Are
 Likely to Be Foand.

Where Remains of Extinct Aniuaafs Are
 Likely to Be Found.
 St. Louis Globe Democrat
 ''Wherever you find salt or sul1hnr springs" says a gentleman conneesed with the United States Geological Sur Vey, "you may expect to ind the bones of mastodons and other huge creatures that have now become extinct.
 Many persons suppose that tne presence Of these bones in great num- oers indicates that the animals had sort of common cemetery, like the llamas of Chile, which when they felt death coming on always made for the nearest stream or pond. and if they could get there died in the water.
 That however, is likely only a sup erstitution. The mastodon Dones m salt or sulphur marsh indicates that the animals went there 10 drtng the water and occasionally one got mlred and was suffocated. The great num- Der of the bones does not prove that whole herd of mastodons was drowned at once, but that one being mired ev~ cry year or so during several eentu- ries would In time clause great accu- mutation of bones.
 Missouri has a bone marsh at Sul- phur Springs. there Is a great mine of them at the Salt Springs in Kentucky and at several places in Ohio and tn- diana where there are saline springs. l. A great spring in Florida, one of the four or five huge outlets which are grouped under the name of Silver Springs, is called the bone yard because the bottom and sides are masses or mastodon bones"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
IN MEMoRTAM.

 .Lines Written after reading of ths burial of Col. A. A. Wiley. Not bscause the Nation nasds him.
 Not because the State will mourn. Do gather up the brightness
 That his gracious smile has worn. And now weave 1t Into sarlandss That no tiuna can wilt or f9des For the grave uDor thA hilltop
 Where the sunshtua meets the shade. How his happy friendly presence
 Mingles with the sod today, As a shining shaft at sunset
 Pierces into clouds of gray, And call from epaces endless
 Where remembered kindness grows, This one. little song Of tribute
 Set about with friendship'B rose. Not alone to kings and peasants
 Did his cordial hand extend. Everything that needed comfort
 Felt the presence of this friend. Animals and trees and flowers
 Flourishsd where his eyes would stray. And he counted years as empty
 If no blessing went his way. Now he rests; and loud the bird song
 Tells the cheer his voice told, Soft clouds drift above the hilltop
 As if thsy his words enrolled. Life was sunshine; life wac friendship:
 This. and more, his bright heart ehsd, And a smile meets us this morning
 That will live when time is dead
 Kate Slaughter Mckinney. Sunday, JunS 2lst, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
INDIA E. plNKHAM

No other medicine has been SO successful in relieving the suffering of women or received so many gen. uine testimonials as has Lydia E. Pinlham'sV Vegetable Compound.
 In every community you will find women who have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound. Almost every one you meet has either been bene. ffted by 1t, or has friends who have.
 In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn, Mass, anywoYnanany day may see the files containing over one mil lion one hundred thousand letters from women seeking health, and here are the letters in which they openly state over their own sigma tures that they were cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has saved many women from surgical operations.
 Lydia V. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is made from roots and herbs, without drugs, and is whole some and harmless.
 The reason why Lydia K. Pink. hams Vegetable Compound is sc successful is because it contains in. gTedients which act directly upon the feminine organism, restoring it to q healthy normal condition
 Women who are suffering frura those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia K. Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound to restor = toaith.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
A Good Citizen.

Selma Journal.
 A lively interest and participation in political affairs marks a good citizen of republic For many years, MT. Nal lory has given to his people the bene- fit of his counsel and his labors In ev- erv honorable position to which he has been called. and has refused to ask or accept a position of emou- ment He knows. as few living men Know. the political history of the State for thirty years and has watched and aided the growth of every great agency which now urges our common wealth on it's pathway of peace and progress DispaPaging no one. can 1t not be truthful1y said that he Is the best equipped man in this respect for the goverporship of any citizen or
 No matter how pure mans private life, no matter how great his achievements and attainments, without the fear of God and the love of his fellow-man in his heart, he Is not ft- ted for any position of command and authority. MT. Mallory has been con- sistent church member all Of his Ike and has given of his time his labor and his love not only to the work ot his own church but to every good and worthy cause. His appreciation of the fatherhood of God has filled him with an apprehension of the brotherhood or man, and his position today as the head of the great Masonic order in the
 
 bowman.
 The State of Alabama today is look ing with eager and confident eyes to- wards a great and wonderful future Its citizenship has been tried in the Arc of diversity and has come forth without the smell of smoke upon its garments Its natural resources nave hardly been touched and continual new discoveries emphasize their wonderful variety and inexhaustible store. The people realize that tranquility and peace in politics. stability, fairness and experience in the executive chair and absolute harmony and confidence between Chief Executive and people ia the greatest earnest they can have Of the fruition of their hopes.
 The nomination of MT. Mallory would raet every condition which now con fronts the people or which will arisS in the administration of the govern ment He would have no friends to reward and no enemies to punish: ne past to hover his present or cast shadow over his future.
 His life and character would typlry the best In Alabama citizenship and be an incentive to the young men of the State. his labors would inspire his as- sociates and evoke the confidence Of the entire nation. HIS home people who know him and who love him have call ed upon him to give four years of his life to the service of all the peo- pie of Alabama. They will await with confidence the action of the people when they decide whether that call was well made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
A GEORGIA DELEGATE.

Wants a Safe and Sound PIatfeEm
 Bu1It at Denver.
 Savannah Special to New York World
 My opinion is that the delegation will be uninstrueted; that there Is 8 strong and abiding conviction in the minds of GeorGians that the platform at Denver should be clean. brave and honest: that there should be no prom ises made which cannot be fulfilled. no effort made merely to catch votes-
 Georgia is broad, liberal and con. servative I do not know whether 1t has the influence ito turn the tide and refute the charge made in Chicago that Democracy is the party. of Social ism" Speaking for myself do not very greatly care, for regard suc- cess or defeat as of less importancs than adherence to principle
 The Georgia colors, with hor nottof, Justice. Wisdom and Moderation. will be raised. If the bravest and trU- est in other sections of the country. who believe in the principles of De- naoeracy, will rally with the Geor- gians around these colors we may not be able to turn the tide" but we can at least battle against 1t. and trust with success. I do not believe that the tide is against Democracy: on the com trary. I must believe that the mass of the American people is against the wild theories of both parties, and that in the coming election that party will win which comes nearest to wise thinking and right acting.
 Peter W MeIdrina-
 (Major Meldrim, a leading lawyer of Savannah, is slated as one of the Georgia Big Four.")
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
Letter to The Editor
GEN. OATES DECLINES
To Enter the Second CongressfonaI Dis
 trict Contesf.

 To Enter the Second CongressionaI Dis Editor Advertiser.
 Since the demise Of CoI. Wiley, our many suggestions and anIiouncements of candidates for the succesSion are being made and in Your editorial mo- tice Of these recently you gave utter ance to the following:
 Another important contribution to the discussion was the suggestion writ ten to The Advertiser by leading citi- gen of Montgomery that Gen. William General Oates has not appeared as a candidate, 1n tthissGuAdl GO ?GfRN q candidate, but this Suggestion came Sosn from his friends He has as served for eighteen years a member or Congress from the Third Alabama Dis trict."
 | am obliged to the gentleman who wrote it and thank him for. his good opinion and the Advertiser for giving t publicity: As my friend showss l have had the honor and experience Of to to go 90 into the scramble Of T a primary for the office. There Is but one conrln- gency in which I would accept the grave responsibility which will de- that Is If the nomination we're tender representative men, and then the only motive whlch mfgnt move me 10 the ac- ceptance would be the hope that by my long experience In that body might be able to accomplish good to my people. But I know that a conven- tion will not be held to nominate suc- be so infatuated with primary elections that nothing else will satisfy them. l think our primary system a bad one, but 1t will take few more experiences to disgust the people with 1t. I cannot think of entering 1t for any office even if sure of success.
 Win. C. oates
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
psmOeraey,s oppOrtunIty.

FHIIduGlpIId INeCUIu-
 If the Roosevelt candidate for Presi- dent were twice as good-natured as he is, it would. be out of the power of his broadest smiles to overcome the wide spread discontent of the American peo- pie with the untoward conditions pro- duced by Republican rule, and, above all. with the favoritisn to the preda- tory Trusts that are preparing to pour out their corruption money once more to safeguard their interests at the ex- pense of the nation. Now. then, Is the great opportunity for the Democracy, as in 1878, 1884 and 1892, to present at Denver a candidate and a national pro- gram that will appeal to the common the American people by their freedom from mischievous political heresies and dema gogic false promises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
Coal Miners, Operators and the Union


 Great Is the mighty fallen. That once ferocious organization that seemed to have this district in its tentacles. that still sports the great and peerless Fairley. finds now. none, not even the most insignifcant coal mine operator, so poor a to do 1t reverence.
 It ought to pass from existence. Its ridiculous assumption. it's tyranny, its wanton attack and assaults on per sons and interests that did not yield to it's demands, damned it In the esti- nation of all reasonably minded citi- zens.
 We believe in good wages, the best that can be properly obtained. But we believe in the unfettered right of any one to do the best they can under the law to obtain them and not to be cowardly menaced in theiF effort and liberty to do so. If by combination or organization they can better attain this end then. let combines or unions be formed, but they should never have the right or exercise the power to interfere with the individual liberty or right of any man. or with the vested interests of any citizen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
The Rod That saves

A. w. Dimock In Outing Magazine.
 There Is a custom which embodies the wisdom off Solomon observed by the Pueblo Indians. Once year an Indian garbed In the skin of noun tain lion, which represents his god, whips such of the children of the com rnunity as are between the ages of { and 10. both for the wrong they have done and the wrong they are going to do.
 The happiness of these children, who Ings for year in advance, Is diflfeult fo estimate The respect of the Indian boy for his elders and his obedience to parents testify to the efficacy of this treatment and suggest the wisdom of its introduction to the giIded youth of the r1etropoIfs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
A Machine Man,

Chicaeo Special to New York Herald.
 The dAvotees of the c. o. P. Machine in New York regard the nomination of sherman as a victory over Governor Hughes and other Republican reform. CTS like him who do not worship the machine. Former Attorney General Julius M Mayer sized up the feeling Of the delegation when he said, just before the delegates started home;
 Tt is a fine thing for the militant Republicans, the men who do the work and belong to the organization. to know that a man who has been a strict organization man all his life, who has been in Congress for twenty two years and has always voted with his party, can be nominated for Vice President It Is an inspiration to the organization workers.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
EtIauette and Ethics.

Philadelphia Record.
 A strange story comes from one of the Balkan states, where commercial morality is still In its infancy, At q recent banquet given at the house of the Prime Minister, distinguished diplomat complained to his host that the Minister of Justice. next to whom he was sitting, had taken his watch. The Prime Minister said:
 "Ah he shouldn't have done that. l viii get 1t back for you" Sure enough toward the end of the evening the what did he sayT' asked the guest Ssh -h' He does not know have got 1t back" said the Prime Minister.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
This Date in History
.Inne "a.

June 23
 17S3--Theodosia Burr, the brilliant daughter of Aaron Burr, born at AL baIly. N. r. Lost at sea, January l. 1S13.
 1SsS~-Aratthew Vassar, founder of Vassar College, died. Born April 2S. 1792.
 troops at Lang Son. 1s86--Members of the Orleans and Bonaparte families expelled from France. . the electoral commission that decided the Hayes -Tilden controversy, died at St Joseph. Edo. Born in Indiapa, Aus gust 29. 1883.
 1SS4-Prince Edward Of wales. born 1s04-Republican National Conven- tion at Chicago nominated Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
As it Should Be.
New York Times.

Secretary Taft. as propriety demand cd, has promptly resigned his post in the Governnaent and will devote his time to the not too easy demands made on the strength and patience of a Presidential candidate His successor is to be the present Governor of the Philippines, Gen. Luke D. Wright who will take up what have been the ch ief interests of the Secretary of War in of Mir. Taft. If the vote as to inde- pendence taken by the Philippine As- sembly' on the 18th inst is the sign of a spirit that may embarrass the ad- ministration, 1t is well that the War Department should be in the hands Of che who have served side by sffe with the present Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
This Is My 7Ist B1thday
Nathan s. BOyntOn.

Nathan 8. Boynton. founder the order of Knights Of the Maccabees. was born at Port Huron. Mich. June 23, 1887. In 1862 he went to war as a private in the sth Michigan Cavalry and soon afterwards was promoted to the rank of major. After the war he was elected to the Michigan Leglslat- ure and served several terms as Mayor of Port Huron. His life work, how ever, has been in connection with four fraternal beneficiary societies. all of which he founded. and which now have a combined membership of over 7O0,- 000. These societies are the four branches of the order of Maccabees. of one of which Major Boynton is still the head. In addition to his other work Major Boynton was a prominent factor in the organization of the No- tional Fraternal Congress and was one of it's first presidents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
The First Pinehiss of the Shoe

MObfIe Heglster. n1
 Due to lack of funds in the state treasury, a reduction of approximately y so per cent is'to be made In the pen. sioris paid to Alabama veterans next month. This is the first pinching of the shoe since the Legislature or 1907 reduced State revenues and at the same time made bigger appropriations than any preceding Legislature. Under such a business system something was bound 10 happen and the something has nap pened. The administration and the Legislature in sympathy with It's poll cies increased the provision for educa- ton, and in further economy. which It would seem impossible to avoid. educa . tion will have to suffer. Alabama has got Into the position of Georgia, where reduced income and increased expendi- lures have brought about conditions largely contributing to the defeat or Governor Hoke Smith in the recent primary election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
A srassachusetfs opInson.

BoStOn IrdVeIeI.
 Much depends on the action of the Denver convention. as to the success or failure of the Taft ticket. MT. Bryan has not recovered the full confidence Of the Eastern States, without whose elec- toraI votes victory is impossible; but Of Minnesota would throw the Republi- can ticket up in the air.
 Personally. Mir. Taft Is a hne type of American and would probably nakc an excellent President; but the methods by which his nomination was secured are offensive to American principles and savor too much of the tactics of Cipriano Castro to be palatahle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
rhe Late A. A. wiley

Editor The Advertiser.
 lColenei Wiley has left us. We hesi- tate now to speak of him. fearing less too rudely we may remove the veil of mourning. Silence and the warm pres sure of the hand are, in such moments, the only possible and most expressive utterances of our thoughts.
 Wherever in the Soutn the vibrations of the telegraph have announced the death of this beloved man and benefac- tor a sense of personal bereavement Is shared by thousands.
 coionel aa; A. A Wisey ,ssy ,S. memPef pfP 5,,o or he Is with us yet etfibalned In nlen1ory and love.
 T.. T. Wright. Nashville, Tenn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
BURY THE RATCHET.
Taft and Foraker VIII Work Together
 To Save Ohio.

Taft and ForakeF WifI Work Together
 To Save Ohio.
 Washington Special to New York
 World.
 Secretary Taft and Senator Foraker will bury their personal differences in the interest of party harmony and success They have already exchanged fairly gushing notes. Mutual benefit Is the keynote of the reconciliation. Mir. Taft seeks to carry his own State of Ohio and Mir Foraker desires a re- election to the Senate. It Is believed the first steps have now been taken for the achievements of both purposes.
 Politicians in even the primer class realize that if Mir Taft insists on the retirement of Mir. Foraker. Ohio will certainly go Democratic next Novem- ber This was more than emphasized when four delegates from that State voted for Foraker and aeainst Taft.
 If an agreement Is made whereby the Taft people will support FoTakeF candidates for the Legislature this au- tunnn all friction will be removed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

we trust our temperance friends will not see a sinister significance in the presence of Delegate Booze, of Maryland, on the Credentials Commit tee" says The Indianapolis Star. Well they might hold him up as horrible example-especially the name.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

'"Wil Professor Alexa 1dee Graham Bell succeed in his eff3rts to make monkeys talk ?" asks coattuporar". Don't know what he viii do but so many of them already talk Tat We rsc TO need of special efforts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

A day or two before he was nomin- ated for Vice President. The Brooklyn Eagle rema rked that the New York delegation would give Sherman "a sor- venir nomination. but. IS it turned out 1t may be possible that tn' voters will give him a souvenir cleo eloE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
The Difference. .
Mobile Register.

MobIIe RegIster
 If Democracy were all the horrible things the Republicans say 1t is, 1t ought 10 be sunk to the bottom or the sea; but 1t isn't. Democracy spells in- dlviduaiism. Republican policies pro mote Hlekftimate com blnations of wealthy organizations. The one stands for the direct benefit of the citizen. and the other for the benefit of the favored few. and pretends that this Is the same thing claiming that individuals are thus indirectly benefited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

The Brooklyn Eagle thus briefly and enthusiastically defines i.s position in politics: The Eagle Is historically and logically Democratic, wholly anti hryan. and wholly anti .Populist.' That ought to settle it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

"Hu AkMGh
 I'd like to be an actor
 And with the actors track
 But cannot pc an actor
 1 don't know how to act.
 I'd like to be copper
 copper peace to keep.
 I am not fond Of sleep.
 I'd like to be lawyer,
 A lawyer bright forsooth
 But I always toli the truth.
 I'd like to De . surgeon.
 With skill the world to dass
 But cannot De surgeots---
 I have no cutttrS ways.
 I'd Ike to bs oar-ksep
 1se 1sas fsa eaaaot se . Sar-Rssp--
 I'd smile myself to death.
 I'd like to be a gambler
 Beat any man that plays.
 But I cannot be eamnier-
 I have no "winninG ways
 I'd like to be a teaensr-- Of the young Idea to shoot--
 ra Is liks ..s1.5ss ,s Ss ssss tsssass-- ss .un. Miss Dollar is to wed Miss sents out in Nevada. May the change prove haD- 1y sten.
 There are more cook with sas'' sisns In Houston than there ars quaker oats signs in Wafline Washington or Wilson hiGhball aIans in Merceuary Manhaatan.--Ho Houston Mo wonder--therss more "sas' in Hous- ton-)
 A Long Island rooster has matched out I setting Of chicks and is now nothssins 1t came to the "serAteh." man and his money are soon happy in  that heart seaid wish. How doth the busy boothiacks improve each shining "houra"
 Peary will ieavs about July i, for his annual farewell teur" in search of ths :. If there. were only some cheap incqbatoF that wOadI hatch Out all our schsniss! The hand that rocks the boat is the hand that shakes" tfs world Taft has 10 front pereh.' Fsmarks an exchange. He has the finest bay-window, howsyer. to Ds found anywhere. .-Atlanta ~The Happy Alabamfan' tspasm Nc E.y 1n a land ike this. With Drifwood's bully column wsss " ss tSs'Ssy sSs mstey pT az l,sI s,,a ,,unr And the prohfbitfoutets booze Where the blne-belfs swsetly ringing. And the poets sometimes muse. Where Drifrs phi1osophic ausfy. Why is an old niatd'e eatT' M Ia as popular as Perry And others aG the bat trs good to be q Iivtn' in place like tnis Where Drift dffnks all the buttermilk And the nectar of q Kiss. Where his beautiful word paintings On the walls of memory hanH. (They often look like cartoons With apologies to "spang"1 Where with this jolly joker Montgomery Is never dry-~ Except when they forecast "showerB'-- And postpone them sine dis.
 "A Blu6-Eyed Blonde Montgomery.  Phil Armstrohgs (Dfiftwood) of The Montgomery Advertiser. says You may so away for your vacation if you think you are strong enough" Phil douBSIess has pef- eranes to the blondds and brunettes he has been working overtime. .--Marion Stand ard. &
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

The Manchester. (N. H). Union in forms the world that "the past four years have been epoch-lnaking in tfe history of the country" Might we be pardoned for agreeing with a Re- publican paper?-and also for hoping that there will not be another four years of the same kind?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

The Houston Post prints a picture of J. D. Ford, Mayor of Timpson, Texas. who receives a salary of S1 a year. Next we know hem be running for Gov ernor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

How does a woman get into a di- rectoire gown. anyway" asks The Columbia State. Why, that's just how she does it--"anywav." But what have you got to do with it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23

Of course we don't know whether or not Foraker was sincere when he sent congratulations to Taft, but he dio it very nicely. and very brie1y.