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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
Marries Giri He Rescued.

SAACAEV OV0AAteA'
 A romance that began when Detec- tive Sergeant John H. Tobin rescued Helen Maloney, when she was attack ed by a shoplifter she attempted to capture, had a happy climax yesterday when the sergeant started for Niagara Falls with the young woman as hts bride They were married at St. Vim cents Church, Webster Avenue and Burling Street.
 The couple met two years ago when Tobin was assigned to a department store to watch for shoplifters during the Christmas rush. Miss Malcney, who was a detective in the store, saw a thief clicking a woman's handbag. She attempted to arrest lfim. but he be knocked her down. The plucky girl regained her feet and grappled with the man. who was choking her when T.na with his billy. The man was arrest ed. and Tobin and Miss Maloney ap- The frlendship that was formed while they were working up. the case grew into love. which culminated in the marriage. The thief Is now in Joliet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
Letters To the Edissr
cARRrnD cUrBURNB.
Representative ". B. Craig Gives His


 Representative ". B. Craig Gives His
 Selma, Ala, November 25, 1908. Editor The Advertiser:
 l notice in one Of your issues of last week an editorial stating that the Dem- ocrattc party had lost three counties Tn the Fourth Congressional District. terview with Mr. J.. O. Middleton. Re- publican candidate for Congress in this District, stating that Cleburne County crats.
 Il beg to correct these statements, In s27; Middleton. 2ss. Instead of mak- Ing gain In Cleburne County MT. Middleton received fewer votes than did the Republican candidate in 1904. who received $40 votes.
 The only counties carried by the Re- publican candidate were Shelby and Chiffon. which have been either Re- publican or Popuilst for years.
 Very respectfully
 (The Advertiser. in It's editorial, said in general terms that the Republicans had carried Chiffon County. The rec ords of the Secretary of States once show that Bryan received 27S while Taft received 357,. showing that Chill ton County had returned to Republi- canism. The Advertiser willingly pub fishes Mir. Craig's letter, correcting the interview of Mir. Middleton and The Advertiser is pleased that the Demo- cratic nominee for Congress received In Cleburne County more votes than his Republican contestant, although the County went Republican on the national ticket)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
'4ChanktunOOngi.''

Chattanooga Times.
 It is possible that this section with all It's wealth of Indian lore, not to speak of It's contiguity to that unfatt- and dialect. the editor of The Mont gomery Advertiser has to go to Indiana for the origin of the word Chattanooga" which carries with it virile. progressive and promising com munities In the South? We have had Chattanooga" defined as a Choetaw W word. meaning birds nest" as a Cherokee word meaning various things and nothing in particular, and in ad- dition we have from time to time had so many various and sundry sugges- tions on the subject that we have had very little hope of untangling the riI- dle.
 We are somewhat treasured, how ever, by an article appearing in a re- cent edition of The New York Sun, reviewing the Glossary of Indian N mes YrGana Sy Mr DIns appears from MT. Dunn's studies. that the city of Indianapolis, which is a pretentious, mouthfilling combination of two words constituting an un- by the Miami tribe of Indians. "Chanlx- tunoongi," which the literary men of that tribe translated to mean Makes a-noise- place" That would seem to be us. What was to hinder a friend ly Miami chief. on 6 visit to his Chero- kee neighbors hereabout suggesting this word. which. in the euphonious vernacuIar of the latter. easily be- came "0hattanooga." Unquestionably the name is of Injian origin. and 1t is altogether probable that it was suggested to the early fathers of the town" by some Indian friend who had corrupted it from this Miami word, "ChanktunoOngi." which through the authority of Mir. Dunn Is of entirely respectable and altogether worthy ori- RIn. At any rate this appears to be about as good-it not q trtfle better "a solution of the hitherto rather disturbing question as any that has been suggested. The word itself and its sisnificance so strikingly fit this bustling, active and pushing communi- ty that it might not be annfss to ac- cept this as the correct origin of the name. Chattanooga has certainly been Makes -a- noise place" since 1t got its start
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
This Date ia History

17s5.-Henry wheaton. e noted au- thority on international lay born m Providence R. I. Died In Dorchester' Mass March II, 134s,
 1SO9.-Fanny Kemble, famous actress born in London. Died there, Jan' 10,
 iS5o.-HardinK Biglow, mayor of Sacremer1to. Cal, died of oh olera.
 is6i-Gen Mcclellan ordered the ob- servance of the Sabbath in all tne camps of the United States army.
 1s6S-Sir John Young appointed Governor -Genderal of Canada.
 1s74.--Proposal made for an excluslve mail train to run between New foEk and Chicago.
 iss5.--Aiexander Dumas, iiles, died in Paris. Born July 2S, 1s24.
 l9O5.-Edward VII. gave New York Yatch Club cup to be raced for by Am erican yatches.
 Is06.G-Fine of S1e,o00 imposed on American Sugar Refining Company for accepting rebates from the New York Central Railway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
qNANE AND INExoUsABLE.n

That esteemed contemporary. The Plttsburg Post, is not much enthused or enthusiastic regarding the uplifting commission or it's author. Here is the way it comments on the subject: Of all the inane and inexcusable the Little Father in Washington none, in the glare of day. exposes It's short coIhings quite so extensively as the effort to '"uplift" the. farmer. The tour for seven or eight "uplifters." but otherwise it is on the same plane with the performance of rolling a peanut up hill with crowbar-snd
 In the development of the United States no class of men and women have so little cause for complaint as pressed or isolated, they have had everything their own way during the last few years. Crops have been fairly bursting with deposits in the name of the farmer: the, trolley has brought him in close communion with the city; rural mail delivery has pro- ing, which opportunity he has not ne- glected; and he has even taken to buying automobiles.
 No wonder the agriculturist is in a state of indifference and passively re- garding the country life commission No wonder the Chief Uplifter turns to his ever-ready refuge in time of trou- ble, the open letter. In the attempt to stir in them some respect for fruit less and futile project.
 Such talk as that is calculated to make the Great Uplifter at Washing ton feel real bad. What is the use, he will ask. of me exerting my great wisdom and knowledge in the effort to lift poor farmers out of the mire and place their feet on the rock of unbounded prosperity if my wots is to likewise inquire, should I do a mighty work if l am not to have the unani- nous gratitude and thanks of all the people? And echo will sound a mighty Why?
 The fact is that there is much more of truth than poetry in what The Post says. If there is any real need for the commission gotten up and ap- pointed by the President the average AidH CdHlot ScS t. II VIII ehaoie half a dozen or more favorites of Roosevelt to go on jamborees over the country who will ask absurd ques- tions and tell what they don't know about farming to those who know all about it, and that is about the good it will do. However. the business is so Characteristic of Roosevelt that we can't say that any one should feel any wonder at 1t. His '4nane and inexcusable activities" as The Post is pleased to express it, are and have been too numerous to awaken surprise list
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
Virginia Apples.

Richmond Dispatch.
 The curse of this world is that even the muskmelon season is not eternal. But what is heavy sorrow in other lands becomes causes for gladness In Virginia, for hard on the heels of the retreating melon comes the. luscious plppin that has brought fame and wealth to so many counties of Virginia,
 The apple crop Is one of the most inn portant of all Virginias agricultural outputs In the number of apple trees Virginia ranks seventh in the Union; in bushels of fruit raised, fourth and in barrels of cider produced, eighth. This proves that Virginia is extraordinarily well adapted for the cultivation of ap- ples, since its production in bushels is twice what 1t should have from point of rank
 In Frederick County the apple crop this year. 1t Is stated, will amount to SIPS, ,00O One orchard in Botecourt, con sisting of only forty acres. yields SlO,- OO0 worth of fruit annually. What Ia true of Botecourt Is, in the same pro portion, true of such counties as AL bermarle. Nelson. Amherst, Rocking ham, Shenandoah, Rappahannock Rockbridge and Roanoke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
A Song of roothalI.

Boston Glope.
 The pessimist who laments the deca- dence of virility and the old. heroic virtues, had he been present at any of the important football games played last Saturday might have found ample food for reflection if he were at all in- irrespective.
 Below him on the gridlron he would have seen tWenty-two sturdy young athletes, chosen from among a host of competitors. daring shocks and bruises for the glory of their college, and he would have heard the shouts of thous- ands. men and women, whose veins ttn- gled with the fierce exultation of per- sonal combat.
 It was not a gladiatorial show, 1t was not the lust of blood which evoked a storm of cheers; 1t was rather the man. Hesitation of that ineradicable Adam in us all, the man whose arteries are filled with red blood.
 Perhaps the pessfmist believes that the game is a relic of the barbarian of the Stone Age; a remintscence of the murderous struggle in the reeking fen when civilization was germ hidden in the dim futureA but for all the argument that may be brought against 1t, a game which affords strong men the opportun- ity to use their strength against each other, like men in the open, without de- ceit or subterfuge. will retain its hold quite as long as the race is worthy of lf-government and the blessings or personal freedom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
Rocks Ahead.

Mexican Herald.
 President Taft cannot possibly plea se the Rockefellers. the Morgans and the Harrimans, and also the LaFollettes and we may add Mir. Roosevelt Like Gro. yer Cleveland, the incoming President must make his choice. The money kings demand subserviency, nothing short ot 1t: the radical reform Republicans de. mand Simon-pure Rooseveltism The West wants genuine tariff reform; the tariff buttressed monopolies want a far. cical revision, and will clamor for t in the name of prosperity. and we'll enough alone.
 If President Taft could possibly har. monize his hostile supporters. he would more than Henry Clay, be entitled tc be called he great paciicator
 There is going to be some mighty in- teresting politics in the United States next spring:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
Little Susie in Deep Grief.

St Louis Times.
 Miss Mary c. McCulloch. supervisor of kindergartens for the board of edu- cation, told this one to the saunterer:
 When a child starts to school 1t Is provided with blank to be filled in by It's parents. Only simple questions are asked, such as the date and place of the child's birth, the nativity of It's parents, and the like.
 Little Susie was given one of these blanks. with the other new scholars, when she applied for admission to one Of the kindergartens in the North End :. All were told to have the blanks filled out and return them to school the next morning,
 "When Susie came to kindergarten the day following something was wrong She began crying almost as soon as she entered the room. and refused to be comforted. The cause of her grief did not develop until the blanks we're called for. Then little Susie sobbed
 T fordot my excuse for being borned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
This is My 59th BIthdGy
James H. Cummishey.

James H. Cummislzey, Commissioner of Public works of Prince Edward Is~ land and one of the prominent men In the public life of that .groyidsnce, vas gIstus. P. E. |. He was educated in the public schools and in Prince of Wales College; Re taught school for cial life In 1891 he was elected & member of the Legislature. His elec- tion, togethe with the return of an- other Liberal member, gave the Llb- Conservative Government, which had been in power since 1873 In 1879 Mir Cummiskey was elected Speaker of the for seven years. He was returned at the general elections. of 1897 and 1900. In the latter year he was appointed Comn1i ssioner of Public Works. In re- cent years MT. Cummiskey has been acting Premier of Prince Edward Is- land on several occasions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
THE TWO GLASSES.

MT. Charles Francis Adams is almost amusingly frank in speaking of the tariff. In q letter to Congressman Mccall. of Massachusetts, he calls at- tention to the fact that the tariff in- vestigating committee which has been in session in washington virtually hears but one side of the question. He says that those who favor more and higher tariff rates crowd the committee rooms while the real re- formers who favor reduced rates are conspicuously absent Then he says:
 "You, my dear MT. Mccall, know perfectly well the reason for thts. pecuniariy interested, and as such nat urally divided into two classes, Speak ing after the fashion of men. they are either thieves or hogs. I myself be- long to the former class. I am q tariff thief. and I have a license to steal. It bears the broad seal of the United States, and is what Is known as the Dingley tarin stole under It I propose to steal under 1t tomorrow The government has forced me into this position and both do and shall class, he says, "comes under the hog category: that is they rush squealing and struggling to the great Washing ton protection trough and with all four feet in 1t they proceed to gobble the swill."
 Coming down to hard facts Mir. Adams is correct when he says in eff feet that those who profit by a high tariff are thieves. That is a harsh term to apply to them but 1t is his own word. If tariff enables certain men to make large profits at the sx- pense of consumers Is 1t not a fact that these favored individuals are stealing from those who are forced to pay higher prices for what they buy? Mir. Adams is merely more frank than others are.
 And 1t is plain that the other short appellation of hogs" fits those who are crowdfng to Washington to get increased duties on those products in which the swine are specially inter- ested. One of the most dominating characteristics of the hog is to get everything he can. and to keep others from getting a share of the spoils. A hog that was not greedy, voracious and selfish would be a travesty on his race. He not only wants all he can get but clamors for more.
 These two classes comprise a ma jorlty of those who are crowdlng the meetings of the committee. They are bent on getting increased rates if pos, sible. and if that fails they are inter- ested in keeping rates as high as al present. On the other hand. the men who favor genuine revision and reduc- tion have little hope of accomplishing anything and do not trouble them. selves to go to Washington. It is tn, thieves and hogs" who are principal. ly in evidence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
A NEW CARD TRICK.
Amusins Pastime fer These Who Like
 To Daily Wfth Pasteboard.

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 of the many curious things which may be done with a pack of hfty-two cards. perhaps the most interesting IS the spelling out Of an entire suit. To do this, take the thirteen cards Of any suit, place them face down and arrange them in this manner s-e-s- ,Jack-10--5-7--2-- King -S--l--t-- Queen. When they are thus placed they are faced up with the nine on ton and the Queen at the bottom.
 Now turn them over, so that they are face down, with the Queen on top. Take the top card and place 1t under heath the pack and say "O;" place the next card underneath the pack In the same way and say IN" and the next card turn face up on the table, saying "E"--One. Leaving "E" face up. place the next card underneath the pack, say ing ."T;" the next the same way, say ing "w," and the next lay face up on the table. saying "o"--Two, and So on through the suit.
 Remember when you come to the last letter of a card, to lay tn at card face up on the table, leaving 1t there. When you have laid out the ten you continue by spelling out J-A-C-K and Q-U-E-E--N.
 Of course after you have laid the Jack out you will have only two cards left; but continue as before. and the Queen will come out, leaving the King in your hand. which, of course. you lay on the others, completing the suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
OFFICE IN COURTS.
FiEAt in sEonroe Over Tax Assessor

FiKAt in sEOnrOe Over Tax Assessor. Monroe Journal.
 AS an aftermath of the recent unfor- tunate muddle in local politics, con- test proceedings have been filed in the Probate Court seeking to have the election of B. B. FtnkleR as Tax As sessor of Monroe County declared void. The grounds of contest are fully set out in the statement and petition filed a copy of which is printed in another column. The initial hearing has been set for Dec. 2. Whatever the decision of the lower court, the case will in all probability be appealed to the Supreme Court, and long and warmly contest ed legal battle is in prospect. Should the Supreme Court decide adversely to the contestee the ofice would become vacant and it would be incumbent up- on the Governor to appoint the success an event 1t is possible that the sequel snay be similar to that of the old story of the two canines fighting over the hnnR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27

give them more real character and manliness."
 These criticisms cause The New Haven Register to remark with nne sarcasm:
 Yes. that's a fact. we are shy on lighting record. (Please don't smile, dd h haSs soms neriCa Scuitiss %tS ts pdsas g wasn't sas ss saEy TSs SSss dia SSt Ts es la lsteE lick v t6e cream Sf the aSss SDnts and make the proud distinguished warriors" of Lord Cornwallis march disarmed down through their lines to didn't give us much practice in light ing. to be sure. In 1912 or there abouts We lowered on the seas "the flag . on which the sun never sets" We did have some fighting in 1Se1-65, which though 1t may have seemed glorious. wasn't war. Again in 1898 modelled the map of half the world. but 1t took precious little fighting to do it. No, we are not much in the fighting line.
 Of course it matters little what this woman says about us, but we incline to snicker right out when she affirms that the Americans have no fighting ancestors. and intimates that we have no fighting record. The Reg ister points out some memorable in- stances in which the fighting spirit of the Americans has been too much for the boasted warriors of England. and If war should again come between the two countries-which may heaven forbid-we suspect that the result would be as it was twice before. But it is. useless to criticise one of these seIf-conceited English bookmaking travellers. They just can't help their nature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
Crop Figures From the Gins.


 The crop grown last year was trifie over il 900. 600 bales, and on November IA two-thirds Of 1t had been ginned |. Up to November 14 of this year 9.sso,. 663 bales had been ginned and if the two-third rule is to be applied a crcp approaching 14,50o, ,O0o bales would be the outcome of the crop year. But no one anticipates a crop of that size simply because dry sunny weather had advanced the picking in an unusual de- gree. More than e6 per cent of the crop had been harvested on November 14 The percentage ginned up to that date may constitute a new record.
 Estimates of this years crop still cover q wide range. Some say the crop will be less than 1s.000, 900 bales, while others say it will exceed t4.0oo,0o0. The halfway house is l3.000.000 bales, and that is just about as good a guess as the situation presents.
 Up to November 14 the gins In Ala baYna had turned out 1,027, Ass bales. These figures almost equal those of 1904, and they suggest the possibility of Q heavy State yield. In 1904. the gin ming to November 1S, was 1.OsA4SS bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27

If the Fl Paso Herald knows what 1t Is talking about, MT. Bryan is pre- pairing to take a real mean advantage of Roosevelt. The Herald says he is going on a hunt over in Mexico to shoot tigers. lions and other big game and that paper hints that if he Is fortunate he may find a chance to bowl over a Mexican revolutionist or two. Now, while 1t is true that Mexico is not Africa, if there are lions and tigers over there, to say nothing of bobcats and coyotes. and if he can bag few of them it will be getting the start of the other mighty hunter. and taking the wind out of his sails to some extent. Perhaps MT. Bryan's groueh at the Tammany tiger has something to do with his desire to slaughter such animals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27

Who Gets Billion Dollars for Cotton. The Manufacturer.
 At the recent annual meeting of the National Association of Cotton Manu- lecturers. E. Howard Bennett said: 'In round numbers the annual cost of domestic cotton goods in the United States to consumers aggregates S1.o0O.- OOO 900 or SIP. 50 for each man, woman, and child of population of 80.000.- GOO. Of this s1.000. 900. 900 about 23 per cent Is taken by the farmer, the factor, and other agencies in getting the raw cotton to the mill about 27 per cent by the manufacturer to pay for oils, starch dyestuffs, Heprecia- ton labor, dividends. and other ex- penses of putting the completed goods into the hands of the selling agent, and 50 per cent by the merchant. that is. by the commission house jObber and the retailer. The cost of commission house services has been reduced In recent years and the jobbers also work upon a small margin, but the expense of the retailers have increased
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27

The Hampton (va.) Monitor remarks that either Bryan or Roosevelt would doubtless enter vaudeville if a tempt ing dollar and cent offer was made.' This remark stirred up The Richmond Journal which warmly declares a ma jority of the people of the country Hook on these two men as absolutely incorruptible." We fail to see that there Is any question of corruption involved in the statement of The Mon itor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
!, o.Iy coaa ef xisd in Existence.

ANOW 4OEk 4lAuebs
 An extremely rare trade dollar dated 1884, in brilliant proof condition, will pc offered at auction on November 27 in Chicago. The existence Of coin of this character and date has not been known until recently, and specimen never has been offered before at public sale
 From what information can be ob- tained, about ten pieces of this char acter were struck at the mint in 1884, five of which are said to have been destroyed which fact would make this latter day dollar scarer than the famous 1904 dollar, of which at least six authenticated specimens exist.
 So great Is the rarity of this 1884 trade dollar that even the wall-filled coin cabinets of the Philadelphia mint do not contain specimen. The trade dollar was authorized by set of Feb rurary 12, 1873. for the purpose of cont petlng with the Spanish and Mexican dollars in China; to afford q market for the surplus silver. produced by the mines of the Pacific coast. and to furn- ish the merchants and importers from China with silver In a convenient form for payment for commodities instead of being compelled to purchase Mexican dollars for the purpose.