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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
sATURDY, AUGUST 22, 1908.
HOW ABOUT ITr

The query-How old Is Ann?' has been allowed to take a needed rest, but a London paper has sprung a new one that is equally perplexing. We have seen allusions to the matter before, but tho Londoner puts 1t more thoroughly, as follows:
 In the United States the Mexican dol- lar has exchange value of 90 cents. In Mexico the American dollar has the same value. On the frontier of the United States where Texas joins Mexi- co there are two saloons. one on each side of the frontier. A man buys 10-cent drink of whiskey at the Ameri- American dollar. receiving a Mexican , dollar as change With this. he crosses the border goes into the Mexican sa loon. hands over the Mexican dollar for a Decent drink and receives an American doldar as change. It Is evi- dent that the limit of his purchase pow CT is the length of time he can stand. ache and the American dollar with whiskev?
 Now. the facts and conditions being as stated 1t is plain that the man can drink as long as he he can hold any thing. or as long as he can stand, as the London paper puts 1t. and not ac- fually pay out any money. If he is only a moderate drinker why can he not continue the process day after day and never really pay anything for the drinks? As the matter t above stated. neither the American nor the Mexican sHloonist loses anything for eacn gets his price for the drink and returns the proper amount of change Tn short, the thinker gains and no one loses. How Is that?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
The Hotteat PIaee.

EACHHHBos
 Bahrein Island. in the Persian Gulf. is said to be the hottest place on the globe. far hotter than Tophet. The average temperature is about 141 de- grees. On the coast, where the peo- Die live. there is no fresh water but here end there fin the harbor's bottom are strong, free-flowing springs of purest water riveling that which of Lebanon, flavored by the sap of healthy cedars. Divers equip them selves with bags of skins and de- the inverted receptacles with aqua pura. The water Is cold enough to drink without the aid of Ice, of which the islanders know nothing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
NEBRAsKA IS LOYAL.
Camvanm of State Committee shows
 Bryan Increase.

Lincoln, Neb., Dispatch.
 That Bryan will carry the State py a larger majority than he did in 1sse ia the declaration made by State Chair man Allen. who Is also the candidates brother-in-law
 "The committee has just had returns from a considerable number of polls or- dered three weks ago.. said Mir. Allen. 'aThese are both from farming com munities and the towns of the State, and they show very gratifying in' crease in the Bryan vote over 1856.
 These polls were not taken 10 hols- ter any claim by the committee, but for the purpose of informing 1t upon the actual status of affairs. It followed the reoeIpt hy the committee of letters of such contradictory character from those received by the Republican managers that we desired to find out for our selves. We shall continue the polling m order to satisfy ourselves whether the trend of sentiment everywhere is accurately expressed by thes returns-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
WILL PLEAD INSANITY.

It is In no wise surprising to learn as We do. that the Hains brothers who eowarfly assassinated Mr. Annis ia New York some days ago. will plead insanity as defense when their trial on the charge of murder comes up some two or three months hence. Tn fact. as The Hartford Times says. 'it Is intimated that this was all care fully arranged between them before they started out to slaughter the quiet Mir. Annis. who seems to have osen a gentleman and quite guntless of any interference with the domestic sr- engagements of any member of the Hains family. They are going to ask for immunity for punishment on the ground of lunacy and the deliberation with which they have chosen that de. fsnse shows they expect to enjoy ali the immunity that has befallen Mur- derer Thaw."
 And The New York Post has this to say;
 In viewing this latter-day growth of lawlessness, who can overestimate the evil influence of the Ihsw case as 1t stands today? Every one knows that If this murderer had not had a fortune to spend on his lawyers, he would today be in Matteawan. where he belongs Instead of which, thanks ease in a comfortable county jail, with frequent outings to the opticians. or to court to listen to the pleadings of his attorneys. Tn all probability. the resorted to the private vengeance of the days of the cave and the stone hatchet, were ernboldened by the Thaw case to believe that they, too, would ts,sts sS sFse' aftss ;S.Is year or two of go 9o a short and swift trial and prompt relegation to the electric chair. 1t Is this. Their acquittal for 50 cowardly cation to every one that New York had reverted to the morals and man nera of the mining camp. and would arm many crank and hothe cad the country over. It is precisely this spirit in the individual which goes 30 far to explain the ease with which we can have mobs, not only in Springfield Ill, but in New York City.
 May 1t not reasonably be doubted whether this murder would have taken place if there had been no Thaw case to rely on? His successful plea of in- sanity--successful because he had plenty of money to back It up---wiIl be taken as a precedent and the wealthy man of criminal instincts will commit . foul and cowsr4.y murder and then, through the aid Q: paid spo- cialists, aiienists and shrewd attOr- neys. will escape the punishment he richly deserves, even though hs may have to spend a time in an asylum.
 The theory of the Thaw cases seems to have run about this way; Q man is perfectly sane one minute. then he Is insane long enough to commit mur- der, and immediately atserward he re- covers his mental balaave. That, we say, appears to have besa the line on which Thaw escaped the electric chair and as he had plenty of money 10 sustain his scheme he escaped just punishment. If the murdOrers cG An- his escape by the same tactics may we not assume that other linen of pred atory wealth" will thidk assassination is safe and immunity certain if they fall back on the plea of insanity It seems very much as if the insanity dodge will become-or be madc-the safeguard of the assassin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
This Date in History
Auwuaf 22.

I4s5-Richard III Killed on Bosworth Field. Born October 2. 1462
 1795-French directory establish ed.
 1817--John B. Cough, poted temper ance lecturer, born. Died February IT.. 1888.
 1e1s--The Savannah, the first steam vessel to cross the ocean, launched at New York.
 IS2g-First temperance society formed in Ireland.
 1S46-Annexation of New Mexico to the United States.
 lS51-The yacht America won the now famous cup at the international regatta at Cowes. England.
 1S7s-The independence of Servia proclaimed at Belgrade.
 ISs6-William J. Kendall, clothed drl cork vest. swan through the Ni- agara whirlpool rapids.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
rHIRTY cnNTs FoR BRYAN.
Indiana League IndOrsed By stats
 Committee.

Indiana League IndOrsed By State
 Committee Indianapolis, Ind, Dispatch.
 The Thfrty-Cent LeaguN is go in Indiana, the State Central Committee Of the Democratic Party having formally approyed it as a means of raising a campaign fund, and clubs are being formed in all parts of the State. It was learned today that the League owes It's origin to an Eastern newspaper which sneerinRiy asked in It's editorial col- umns:
 wont some one give 30 cents to the Bryan campaign fund7"
 Reports received today indicate thaN inc League will be joined by practically Ail the Democrats in the State. and the party leaders believe 1t will supply all the money needed for the campaign
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
A Farmer Right.

'
 If Sumter County people would iml- tate the example of Mir. NJ. D. Gould. garden spot of Alabama. The editor of The Sumter Sun was out there the other day and saw 250 peach trees loaded with fruit abundance of grapes, melons, etc Besides. he raises sheep, hogs, cattle. horses and mules and lives on home raised supplies. Tn fact all the supplies he buys is flour, rice, sugar and coffee and has somethin9 to sell every day in the year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
Curious Mexican Indians.

Mexican HeraId.
 Buried in the heart of civilized. powerful. and progressive foreign peo- pie a little handful of Indians have lived for 300 years. and have contrived to keep during all that time their na- tionaI characteristics. their traditions, and their individuality If you seek them you will find them in Anatlar de los Reyes, a village in the state of Vera Cruz, Mexico. They are the Amatecas. The Anatecas are perhaps the only people in the republic who have succeeded In retaining for them- selves what Is practically selt-govern- rnsnt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22

All things considered. we do not think Southern newspapers should be criticised were severely for giving the Northern brethren an occasional jab regarding the Springfield riots. It is human nature. and there's considerable of that even down hera.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22

Roosevelt has been lionized so much fin this country that there are people who think 1t may be kept up when he gets over into the wilds of Africa. but in quite a different manner. The big cats will have to be smart if they catch Teddy mapping.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
HILL AND CRoKER.
x,emocrats Declare Two old Leaders
 Could Stir Up Empire State \ nemocrncy.

Washington Correspondence to Phila-
 delphia Times.
 what bodes 1t that David Bennett IIill and Richard Croker have been spending a week together at the Croker place in Ireland, and that simultaneous iy with the announcement of this ra- ther remarkable visit, the former boss of Tammany announces that he will come flo this country during the cam paign and give his moral support to
 A conference of Croker and Hill at the latter's home at this time could guessers a-futter: and 1t surely has had that effect. In 1900. at the Kan sas City convention. which gave Bryan his second nomination, they did not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
-n to committing.

.n to committing.
 stop it, as at present
 i and administered, perhaps
 mined public sentiment may 1Ie to 90 amend and enforce the ~s that life and property will be at least reasonably safe. Almost every crime under the sun is being committed in all parts of the country. The oldest and hitherto most quiet and iaw-abiding States and sections are little or no better than any others. All have their records of violence and iawlesness and all seem to be power less to apply a remedy. If there can be no remedy found and applied then indeed do we seem to be going back to the days when there were no human laws to restrain human passions and punish human crimes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22

The Selma Times calls attention to the fact that thirteen States will not elect Governors this year, and The r5ssalana Post expresses regret that Alabama is one of the uniucky num- her. Looks like The Post is limiting at something. ''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22

 ing and blisters, which would break and run matter. I took her to doctor, and he pronounced it Co be eczema of q very bed form. He treated her, but instead of being checked, the disease spread. It showed itseis on her back, and then quickly spread upwards until the whole of her head was Affected, and all her hair had to be out oH. Thepain she suffered was excruciating. and gling her life was almost unbearahle. She became run down in health. and ae times wns very feverish, languid, and drowsy, and occasionally she was de- nrious. Her nerves were in such low state hhak she could not bear to be lefA alone, 1n spite of the cold weather she would insist on having her bedroom window open, and would lean out on the window-siIl. She did not heve . PToper hours slssp for ,.asy many .2assAsa pisaAtsa; her just as little relief as the first, and i really do not hnow what we should have done we bad not read how Cuticura cured c similar case. pur- chased Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint- snent, and Cnticura Pflla, and before khe Ointment was three quarters ilniahed every trace of the disease wes Rone. It really seemed like magic. Her hair ]. coming on nicely, and ] and iE increasas the growth wonder Ssally Mrs. n. W. Hyde, l. Ongar Piace, Brentwood, Essex, England, Mar. s. io07."
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
She Diaa't Understand
Washington Herald.

Yes; am going abroad"
 And how long are you going to ar- range your itinerary"
 "Oh pompadour. think that will be most suitable for travline."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22

"AEr Taft doesn't think much of the Democratic platform" announces The Oklahoma Capital. Well. who cares7 It was not made far hIn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
syyORN cIRcII.ATlON.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its advertteers land makes 1t a part of the contEAet when requestedl that its daily eir- aaIatton is larger than that of any morn- ing newspaper printed in Alabama-and that its Sunday edition has the largest cir collation. of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception
 The figures for July printed below repre- sant the actual net circulation. all returns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
..nnIr, But Sufficient.

Mobile Register
 'Which IS more important, dignity or honesty?" was Bryan's only answer to the criticism of The Oklahoma Repub- lIcan that his appeal for popular sub- scriptions was "undignifled in a Pres- idential candidate ."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
Cspters ef the Negro.

Editor The Advertiser:
 We notice in todayis edition of your paper a special from this place saying thst we captured the negro brute who attempted an assault on the little daughter of Mfr. Watson near Georgi- ana Wednesday morning.
 This article leaves the impression that we assisted Bridges in taking the negro to jail at Evergreen. a5ut such Is not the case. It's true that we cap. tured the negro, andswould have start ed him back toward the Butler County Jail had not Bridges come up at that moment and unexpectedly made dash for the woods with the negro.
 It was our intention to take this ne. gro and turn him over to the. posse Of citizens who had been so hotly .pursu. ing him all day and let them take him to our county jail or to the reward that he so justly deserved.
 Willie P. Houston,
 Garnett c. Glass. Garland, Aug 2I.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
WAS DELIR|OUS
 WITH ECZEMA
On Chest, Back, and Head Pain, Heat, and TingIlng Were Escru- ciating Nerves in Exhausted
 Condition Sleep Badly Broken.
CURE BY CUTICURA
 SEEMED LIKE MAGIC

"Wortis cannot express the gratitude feel for what Cuticara Remedies have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22

c Ffnigan, Circulating Manager of The Mo Itgomery Advertiser. being duly aworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of the Adver- Gieer'n circulation for the month of July. 1908. ia true and correct. and compiled af- Ger all returns from news boys. news agentn. spoiled and leftover copies have been de- aucted
 c l. FINIGAN
 Circulation Manager. sworn Co and subscribed before me this nth day of August. 1908.
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22
Lsftsr so The Editsr
cRoP coNprraors

In East Aiabame Are Declared to be
 R0or.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 l see in Sundays Advertiser a let- ter from Well Brothers, of your city. saving the crops were fine In the State. etc. Now saw communication some days ago from Southeast Alabama say ing the hot. dry weather in that sec- ton had damaged the crop. Also one from MT. w. E. Sistrunk telling of drought in east Fillmore since 18th of May, and a communication from we- tumpka saying where few weeks ago crops looked well. now badly damaged. Here we have been confronted with three months drought from May IS to August IS. It goes in Tallapoosa. coosa and Fillmore Counties. do not say all over them. I hear from other sources, such as drummefs, same state of affairs exist in other sections of the State. I think if Messrs. Well Bros. would only ride to Pickett Springs they would see crops as they are in other sections. and would modify their report, if they are not on the bear side.
 Cotton here is knee high and full where 1t usually Is hip high, and from one-haif to two-thirds of crop is what farmers and see.
 James M. Parker.
 Equality, Ala. Aug. 20.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-22

done Tor my 0&uGn- ter, Adelaide. She is nfteen years os age, and had never had anything the matter with her skin until four months ago, when
 an eruption broke out on her chest.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Columbia Park Buildings Burned.

While burning rubbish at Column
bia Park last Friday, the flames got
into the dry leaves under the dane
ing pavilion, and set fire to it.
The dining room and candy stand
were also destroyed. Much of the
property destroyed belonged to J.
w, Pifer, the park manager. The
loss is several thousand dollars, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Assistance came quickly from
Lime Ridge, and good work was
done by the bucket brigade, though
it was fighting fire under disadvan-
tages, the water being so far away.
The buildings will be rebuilt at
once by c. & M. Electric Railway
Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
Ladies Benevolent Society Visit Poor
House.

On Thursday of last week COM
mittee of ladies from the Union
Benevolent Society of town made a
visit to the poor house and were
very agreeably surprised and de-
lighted with the state of things
they found there. The inmates are
we'll provided with comforts and
conveniences, have nice iron beds
with spring mattresses and plenty
of covers, with radiators in each
room have plenty to eat, of good
meat and home grown vegetables
and fruit and home made bread and
butter, all the tea and coffee they
want three times day if they wish
for it 4; good supply of excellent
water bath room and toilet fitted
up in modern style in fact nothing
seemed to be lacking to make the
people comfortable. Really they
are much better off than many poor
families in town we could mention
to whom the word poor house is a
bug bear. The ladies came away
with the feeling that the poor house
is the best place for those who can
not care for themselves and have
no reasonable expectation of being
able to do so in the future. Mr..
and Mrs. Houck seem to be the
right people in the right place and
impressed the ladies very favorably.
The committee was taken out and
brought back by one of the splen-
did big teams of grey horses be-
longing to the institution, and they
greatly enjoyed the ride and all
they saw, and hope to 60 again in
the near future.
MRS. M. c. WALKER,
Chairman of Com.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
THE STARS.

How many people, as they walk
along the streets on a cloudless
night, and, looking up at the sky,
make some remark about the bright
ness of the stars, ever think of
those same stars as any more than
so many brilliant spots in the
heavens ? How many of us realize
that these are suns, many of which
could swallow up our own sun, and
possibly the whole Solar System9
The unpretentious North Star,
which everybody knows, or can
locate by the pointers of the big
Dipper, is itself between sixty and
seventy times brighter than our sun,
while the DOG Star" Sirius, the
brightest star to the eye, which we
see in the southern sky every even-
ing, gives off over forty times as
much light as the sun, and Is about
one fourth larger, having diamet-
er of one million sixty thousand
miles. And yet some fool poet will
work up an inspiration and scribble
lines to the tiny" stars.
More brilliant than any OF the
stars just at present are the two
planets, Jupiter and Venus, which
are conspicuous as soon as twilight
approaches. Venus, indeed, is SO
bright tina: she can be seen during
the day if the observer knows her
approximate position. At about
eight O'Clock in the evening Jupiter
the largest planet in Our system
appears almost directly overhead,
outshining every other body. In
the west Venus is seen, a beauti-
fully brilliant object just now. for
she is almost at her brightest stage.
If observed with telescope she is
seen to resemble the moon at first
quarter, only one side being visible.
AT this time of year there are
hundreds of intensely interesting
objects in the sky, and if the aver
age prosaic human would "get off
the earth," as it were, some clear
evening, and let his eyes and his
understanding wander off into limit
less space, he would be we'll re-
paid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
ANNUAL VESTRY ELECTION.

The annual meeting of the con
gregation of st. Pauls church was
held on Monday evening in the
Parish House, at s O. clock, for the
purpose OF electing vestry to serve
for the ensuing year. The meeting
was called to order by lhe Rector,
Rev. ]. w. Diggles, and A. w.
Duy, Esq, was appointed secreta-
ry. The nomination of vestrymen
being in order, James Mills named
the following: J. G. Freeze, J. R..
Townsend, Geo. f. Elwell, Paul
E. Writ, c. w. Funston. J. G..
Wells, A. w. Duy, J Lee Harman,
S. H. Harman, H. B. Clark, and
John Morris. There being no 9th
er nominations they were unani-
mously elected. On motion the
meeting adjourned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
REV. DIR. BIRD DEAD.

Rev. Frederick Mayer Bird, ;
noted hymnologist, who was editor
of Lippincott's Magazine from 1885,
to 1899, died suddenly April al
his home in South Bethlehem, Pa.
aged seventy years.
DR.. Bird was an Episcopal min
lister, but never engaged largely in
parish work, prefering to devote
himself to teaching and literature.
A few years ago he filled the pulpit
at St. Paul's church in this town,
as supply for one Sunday, and his
very forceful sermons are still re.
membered by those who heard him
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23
ELECTION NOTICE

Agreeably to the provisions of an Ac
of Assembly passed the Iath day of April
1875, the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bloomsbury Literary In
stitute and State Normal School of the
Sixth District, will be held on the frs t
Monday of May, being May 4th 1908 be.
tween the hours of two and five o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, at the Office
of the Normal School, in the Dormitory,
in the Town of Bloomsbury, Pa, at
which time three persons will be elected
on the part of the stockholders, to serve
for the ensuing three years, and six per-
sons will be nominated to theDepartmeu
of Public Instruction. three of whom
may be appointed to serve for the ensu-
ing three years on the part of the
State. JOHN M. CLARK.
April I6, 'os, te. Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-23

Frank Hover became ill while
singing a solo at the Bijou on Mon
day night and had to be removed
to his home. DR.. Miller was called
in and diagnosed the case as one of
acute appendicitis. The patient
was removed to the hospital on
Tuesday morning, and was operat-
ed upon by DR.. Laplace, of Phila-
delphia, who happened to be in
town to deliver an address to the
County Medical Society, and DIR.
Miller. The young man is doing
nicely, and his speedy recovery is
expected.