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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

The New Bedford Standard, which is some what of an old 'un itself. doesn't take kindly to the idea of disregard ing old names and personages in order to honor new ones. It says.
 Some Memphis. Tennessee. persons are quoted as obJecting to the naming of a city park after De Soto, prefer ring modern names" to those uf ancient swashbucklers and adven- turers" This Is not new objection. Every once lh a while 1t Is voiced and often 1t is hark ened to, sometimes to the extent of changing a good old name with large significance to some thing strictly modern, without es- pecial meaning. But such thing comes about only through lack of appreciation of what the names of the past stand for and of the value of the past in its relation to the present. The name De Soto, for instance. stHnus for an historical fact suitable for com memorntion by the city located upon the river which the bearer of that name first explored and at point tered upon its waters Moreover, the name De Soto stands for an ideal worthy of emulation by the people or Memphis today. It stands Tor pro-
 And as for the shallow and super ficial Judgment that would set down the early voyagers as swashbuck!ers !e rs and adventurers. 1t IS about as faii Amundsen and the Duke of Abruzzi and Colonel Roosevelt himself under such appeliations. One of the good services of time is in providing ade- ouate viewpoints from which to eS. tImate and understand the past; and such neglect of that opportunity az this Memphis opinion ana others hAo 1t indicat tes as not commentators
 As The Standard further argues. if Memphis has any modern names de- serving of special honors they can well a7ord to wait until all the old ones have been attended to. It has been three centuries and a half since De Soto blundered through this region and struck the Mississippi River. That Is a long time to wait. and it isn't just or fair to hs memory to put him off still longer while honors are paid to those of the present generation. some of whom have not yet. perhaps proven iIems.lves worthy of special notice.
 De Soto may have been an adven- turer. swashbuckler and several other things. but If so he lacked very much of being lonesome in hls day and time. Not only Spain but England. France and other countries had their quota of men of high and low degree who were lon the make" ana some of whom were not at all pArtlcuier AS to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
NOT A GOOD PROJECT.
Says The Pittsburg Sun:

Whether or not the men who are cushing the $25,0J0 rrav.l :; .,r ance for Taft through the House are do- ing so with his assent the ugly fact remains that a raise which has several times been refused him Is thus being worked through by more or less 'ndi- re .iion. Taft already has .his travel allowance, of which he may use as much or little as he pleases, something which no predecessor of his had the right to do. The country has not yet said 1t wants to give him 7b,000 year, and this allowance besides. He hasn't shown yet that he is worth it.
 When the President was getting a salary of fifty thousand dollars year, and 1t was proposed to add twenty i've thousand more for travelling ex- penses. Conrgess settled 1t by adding the twenty five thousand to his salary, bringing that up to 375.0OO 6 year. Now the effort to allow him an add1- tional s25.OO0 for travelling expenses is virtually. but by indirection, a proposition to raise his salary to $10O.- 900 a year. As The Sun says. MT. Taft has not yet shown that he Is worth hat n Jcn. but whether he Is or nor the fact remains that certain mem bers propose to do by indirection what they cannot do directly. It would be pad precedent to set. and one that might not be I'isasant at some future dav If Congress Can appropriate S25.- 900 a year for travelling expenses 1t can appropriate double that sum if 1t chooses. For our part. we think $75,- 900 a year is salary enough for any President. and if he desired to travel let him pay his own way. like any other American citizen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

the methods they adopted ana followed The sfxtssnth century was somewhat proiinc period for adventursfs.
 And De Soto was not suon . bad sort. considering his country and the times In which he lived. Whatever eise may be said of him ne had the courage to enter on most venture some expedition. and to pursue it till niy life snsled and he found . resting place in the great river. IL required bold heart in man 10 cut hirnseif .cose fiorn civilization and venture ii,- to country of which nothing was known, and of whose dangers he had no conception. He was no moiiycod- de, whatever else he may nave been.
 And then 1t would not be fair to-the old spaniard to say that mia anabasiS was wholly destitute of importance or results. though the accounts that have come down 10 us are somewhat unre- liable and obscure. If he had been like . certain once prominent individual now in Africa, we might have had a full and detailed account of the trip and ali its happenings. We would have known exactly where lie went. what he saw. and how many Indians ana other wild animals he slew with his own hands. In fact. we would have been as fully posted on the sub ject as we arc likely to be about the African venture.
 But keeping diaries and writing hiss tory was not the strong suit of those adventurers. De Soto was kept too busy 70 do any writing. even if he Knew how. which we very much doubt. and Biedma. The Gentleman of Elvas ana any others who essayed to give an account of. the trip lacked but It, tie of making mess Of the jon. and 1t is difficult task to thresn out their accounts ana arrive at anything like correct understanding of where they went and what they saw. Perhaps they did the best they could. AS we have said. writing was not much in their line. and 1t is fair to presume that conditions were not favorable to the keeping of a correct and complete diary Of the expedition.
 However ali this may be. the fact remains that De Soto did things as he went along. He travelled through va- rfous portions of what is now Florida. Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Missis- sippi and possibly other parts. wheth- CT he hit the great river at or near where Memphis now stands may be matter of doubt but he did strike 1t ana went across 1t. That much is es- tablished. and though he may not have encamped where the city of Memphis Is sltuatec, ne was near enough to it to be entitled to some show Of honor. even at this late day. There will be plenty of time in the years and centu- ries before us to render fitting honors to the moderns who are deserving and the ancients are entitled to the first throw. By all means let Memphis show respect to ne Soto.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

Now 1t is one of the noted Wanna maker family. a granddaughter of old John. who is going to give herself and some millions of dollars to a Frenchmah. and one of the singular features of the aaffir is that the pros pectiye husband has no titlH to give her. However his father is Count. so the son will some day come in for the title, and thus the record will not be wholly smashed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

 He can always Dc counted to play pcs- itica. 90 Tar as ne undsrstan1s tne game He rsrsiy appoints any one. even to scnooi trusteesnip. whom ns does not believe to he his stronk par tisan. He Is always building nia rs- liticai, machine.
 And politics is what he Is playing now with all these new prohibition propositions. He IS trying to use the church people of the State to pull the senatorial chestnut out of the lire. The News will find this out next year or the year after and then 1t will De wishing it had listened 10 The Ad- vertiser's advice. and had not climbed on the Governors band wagon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
INDIANS THE v1CToRs.
They Elect Entire Tfcket Over White Men
 in South Dakota,

in South Dakota,
 Bonesteel Dispatch to New York Herald.
 At last the Sioux Indians have gone in for politics. and so quickly have they adapt- ed themselves to the white mans method of running @ campaign that in the first election held in Tripp County. a part of the Sioux reservation recently opened for settlement, the Indians worsted the whites and elected an entire ticket. with the ex- ception of two white men. whom the In dians indorsed.
 And then. in answer to complaints of 'fr- regularities' and threats of the white men to secure an injunction preventing the In- dian officials elected from assuming their offices. the willy Sioux stole another march on the white men. organized the county took the oath of office. and had everything in running order before the white malcon- tents knew what was up. 1t was then too late for the whites to take legal steps and the Red men are in office and conducting the affairs of the county in the most ap- proved and up-to-date manner.
 The Indians are so elatad over their suc- ceas that they threaten to elect Indian of ficeholders in all South Dakota Ccunttes cut from the Indian reservations. where the ln- dian population is heavy.
 This election was the first, in all time. in which the Indians took an interest, In pre- yious contests the red men have refused tc participate, leaving the voting and the of- ficeholdinR to the whites.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
Comer,n Record.
plmcpltie. of plsbellef.

t (Sslected for The Advertiser.)
 Lord to whom shall we go?'-John
 You know too well that all are tempted--sometimes severelys-to give up religious faith and Christian hope. The hand which grasps religious In dealing with this state of things. I intend to raise this practical question: Suppose we give up the Christian faith. what shall we have instead?
 Wise men are bound to look at con- sequences. If you were asked to give up your house, would you not inquire where you would go? Even If the house was not all you could wish, be less careful about a faith than a temporary dwelling placer Will you concern yourself about O house for the shelter? Be as sensible in the higher region as in the lower.
 It Is far easier to ask a question than to answer 1t; to pull down than this rule applies to every department of life. but bears with especial force upon the highest questions. that en- gage the mind. Is 1t not easier to spoil a picture than to paint one? You can pluck flower from it's stem. Can you put 1t back again? It Is easier to tempt a man than to save illlllI CdslCI u a lALC tA0h to train 1t for heaven.
 There are men of active and vigor- gus minis (but shallow) who give Themselves up to the work of unset genius for destruction. they lay no foundation. they teach no positive truth; they. give the lie to all faith. Wherever they go their course may be tracked by widespread desolation. To ing question of the text: If we go away from Christ. to whom shall we go? Give up religion. and what then Give up God and what then? We are compelled to consider alternatives.
 claim the highest common sense must be used by the reverent and earnest believers in God. His is the only rational creed. You may ask him some bold questions. but nono so hard as those he puts to himself. AS re- ligious man--as any thinking man-he is surrounded by mystery. but he glories in 1t, The great must always be a mystery to the Title: the arch must always be a mastery of the col umn: God must always be 8 mystery to His creatures. If we could under stand all. He should be all. Only the whole can comprehend the whole: only God can understand God, But
 Where reason fails
 With all its powers.
 There faith prevails
 And love adores."
 Religion is the highest expression of reason, I will never consent that req . son and religion are altogether diff erent. Without reason there could be no religion. and without religion. req son would perish within the prison house of the visible and the temporal Religion is reason on her knees; Enih is reason on her winds: Christianity iF
 You tell me to give up God. Then to whom shall I go? Answer that fl you can. Shall I so to you, who have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

when the high flyers of the upper regions get to colliding. running over and otherwise interfering with each other it will be time to formulate some kind of laws to regulate and govern fhe air space. There's interesting leg islation ahead. but We believe it Is not included in the call for the special ses- sion of our Legislature. though it would be about as sensible as some of the matters to come before that body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
WouIh Protect WoodIanda.

Washington. July 24.-The necessity for a national inspection law which would prevent the ravaging of wood lands by such destroyers as gypsy and brown tail moths is pointed out by pr. L. O. Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology. who has just returned from an extensive trip abroad. where he inspected a number of exporting nurseries. It is declared that quaran- tine and inspection law are In force in nearly all the civilized countries of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
Not An t,nportune Time

Talladega Mountain Home.
 I,eeislature will consider the subject of coripuisory education. While far be 1t from our intention to throw. any ob. struction in the way of educational progress. at this time we believe the state should wait until it can meet all Its other obligations properly, before taking on more. Why not defer the high school system is complete, and the plan of State aid for suilding rural schools has been in effect long enough for the several counties to take. full fion would necessitase a great increase in school equipment and teaching force which, at this tiu@ Alabama Is not abic 10 provide. Compulsory education at this time, would be like bidding guests to one's house before the struc- ture was complete.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

Democrats in Congress should be careful about taking sides with the Aldrich Cannon crew against the Pres ident." thinks The Norfolk andLmark. As a general proposition the Demo- erats should be careful about taking sides with the Republican leaders on any matter that is as full of politics as the tariff Is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

One of the prominent officials of the steet Trust hands out the informa- tion that almost everybody likes the tarif bill" The term "everybody' as he uses it doubtless includes all the trust magnatea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
It Is Grateful.

ChattanooBa Times.
 We acknowledge with due emphasis the helpful assurance of our friendly nefghbor, The Montgomery Advertiser thai Tennessee is not the only state wherein the activity of the devil" con- stitutes the only hope large and va ried assortment of ambitions reform- CTS have as a basis for realizing their political aspirations. The committee of a pioneer western town who waited on a new pastor to warn him of the things 1t would be safe for him to as- sail from his pulpit, cautioned him to let the bar-keepers. the gamblers and the dance halls alone, as they were man TtIS' of the committee. you te can give Chinamen h--l. they haven't got any friends here" Our saintly reformers are preparing to give the devil--his full measure of dues.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

Htill the news comes thick and fast of direful disasters bv land and sea in all parts of the country by which hu- and families desolated. Certainly the people of our immdeaite section have much cause for thank fulness that they have so far escaped any serious calam- itv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
DR IF r WOOD

Her Pep-Young man. can you sup- port my daughter In the style to which she has been accustomed?
 5uitor-0h, no. sir; if I had that much money wouldn't want to get
 Women never love as deeply as
 aNo. there is nothing in the oppo- site sex to furnish the Inspiration. ! giEgss.You look ..,t rather unhappy. old
 Rtggs--I proposed to girl last R' "oR'' no: ss' she sSsss s.ssDsss sSs s'%s ms.-
 Did !, he marry her for Asrself .,sYss ,sYss; sut he got mother-in-iaw My wife says she Is so mad she will never speak to me again"
 Say. old feilow--how did you do itY' steiia-oh. look at that howiins swell over wonder.
 Bella--Where. where?
 Stella--Oh, was referring to that little boy with the teothache. in making grave charges.
 The livery stable keeper Is one of the few men who gets back more than he puts out on the ponies.
 4 man seldom takes up carpets for 4 girl is known by the company she keeps"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

When We hear prohibitionist say down with the uear-beer" we always feel like asking him how we are tc put 1t down unless we can buy it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

The Columbia State suggests a spell ing bee between The Norfolk Land mark and the blue-back spoilers. Tn that event wo lay our money on old Mir. Blueback.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
SWORN SPECULATION.

The figures for May printed oeiow ,irns Iepr. cent the actual net circulation' ei
 having been deducted. ...n..a. ira
 The Montgomery Advertiser sua,s s .h con- advrrtisers land makes 1t part ok ene c,,, Sv a : f,aet when reQuested) that its oaiiy rnany S.t . sian t larger than that Of any nor.is nor ne ne \ spaper printed in Aianama-ahur .s ion sunaay edition has the larsss. sr,n,sd in Of any edition of any newspapsr
 Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

C. I. Finigan, c,rcuiatiou Maneger of Lne Montgomery Advertiser. being duS s"SA' says. .ay.,. Ths foregoing statement of The Adver- t;xsrss circulation for the month or may. SDoe ia true ard correct. and complied eIlsf au refurns from news boys. news agents epotied -end left over copies have been de- rssee.S c |. FINlGAN.
 Circulation Manager sworn to and subscribed before me tnas VIZ aAs VI RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

What kin is Count Boni to that de sagan youngster? And why?" asks The Columbus Enquirer-Sun. Might 1t be nsar-dad?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

Any of you know what 'thorium ni- trate" is? If not 1t will be we'll to investigate and see if you need any. and if you do 1t will save money to lay in your supply before the new tar if takes effect. as that instrument puts an import duty of one hundred and twenty per cent. on the commodity. Thoriun nitrate. i've are informed. is used In some way in the manufacture of incandescents. and thsreI Is doubtless an infant industry Of that Kind that needs to be nursed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

Some of the prettiest coats for child rem are being made with the old-fash- toned double or single cape. many of the small ones being made of dotted and figured Swiss. lined with China silk. q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

Wonder If there's member of either of the two houses who is satisfied with the tarifr bill as it stands?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
IJ- p,atn IyritaS cta tas

Mary had a little lamb,
 It's fleece was white. as snow. And everywhere that Mary went
 The lamb was sure to go. (In Bostonese.) M1yy ehr ambsin
 the cerebellum were immaculate
 as that precipitation taking the
 form of aqueous vapor in the at And. notwithstanding the fact that the
 destination of Margaret might be
 distant (she being a peripatetic) It was an absolute certainty that the
 lambkin aforesaid would accom-
 pany her. 1g. .wifey-After all man Is only mada Hubby-women evidently think so. judging by the frequency with which they make touch.
 Family Jars--the best kind are those that your mother puts up this hot weather and fills lem with jam. peaches. etc.
 "Do you think we will ever be able to talk loud or long enough to be heard by the people on Mars?" Not unless my wife attempts it" giink--Anything being done around here in the marrying liner
 
 ried find they have been done. Teacher-Now give a short descrlp- tion of the odor of some flower. for in- stance the butter-c-"
 Ethel-The butter has strange 0dor.
 Jess--was Maud frightened whe, she sang?
 Bess-No. but the audience was.
 A Dreamer. "oniy dreamer"-ehat's what they guess they are right for I'd ruther
 stay whar the pale whd rosese~ nod an
 bloom, Than work all day in stuffy room. The clover's sweeter far to me Than the finest perfume l ever see. Few kin have your city's clang an
 rush, But gimme my dreams an the wood-
 lands hush. Only a dreamer"-.yess I'll admit I'd Iuther lie whar the song birds Alt Or whar the bee so lazy huns, Or whar the peckerwood loudly drums Than toll in factory all day long And never hear the wild birds song An I'd druther dream an sing than Or worry bout wealth like the folks ''-I,.e PHI A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
TRYING TO IGNORE DE SOTO.

The New Bedford Standard, which is some what of an old 'un itself. doesn't ing old names and personages in order to honor new ones. It says.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
want Good Roads

CentefVlIIe PTesS. -
 There is no trouble in securing can didates to run on the prohibition plat good roads question taken up. We don't mean by scattering hand bills with one team pulling so many bales of cotton, bat local campaign that will give the people better public roads, As much as the country people abuse the automobiles, the owners of the machines are doing more than any one else to bring about a system of good roads in the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
One Mans whim 1.

An extra session of the Alabama Legislature has been called to meet July 27. Calling this extraordinary session was business belonging exclu- to be presumed that he knows of some reason for doing SO.
 Changing laws to suit the whim of evesy man who by accident or other wise gets into power is not to the in- terest of those who have to bear the burdens of government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25

Tailadega Mountain Home.
 Montgomerys big electric sign is displayed with an old-fashioned key. The up-to-date locker has combina- ton lock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
WEST NOTTINGHAM.

The Academy has opened with an enroll
ment of forty pupils, and others are expected
in the near future.
Jos. T. Richards, Jr., who is experimenting
the construction of gravel road in Charles
county for the Hickey Co., was the
guest Of George a. Thompson on Sunday.
Mrs. Rose Taylor disposed of her household
goods at public sale on Thursday. and is now
boarding with the family of Wilburt Maxwell,
as is her grandson, Roland Barrett, who Is
attending the Academy.
Slayter Tosh and Jas. M. Tosh are jurymen
at the September term Of Court.
Mrs. J. j. Hanna has been entertaining the
past week Mr.. and Mrs. Ness, Of Harrisburg.
Harry Slicer left on Tuesday for Virginia,
where he win enter college.
Little Miss Grace Reynolds, who has been
quite i'll with erysipelas, is much improved at
this writing.
Miss Elizabeth Miller, principal Of Monroe
school. was off duty Monday week, attending
the funeral Of a relative. Miss Mary Fryer
was her substitute.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
ZION.

Messrs. Gatchell England and Thos. McMul-
len spent last Friday at Antietan, attending
the unwilling of a monument on the old
battlefield.
Misses Mearns and Minnie Carhart, Anna
Murray and Mary Palmer were guests at q
house party given by Miss Ada Brown at her
home near Claymont, 1sA. from Friday until
Monday.
Mrs. James Crothers who has been seriously
Ill with typhoid fever b improving.
Mrs. Title Carhart Is speeding some time
with her daughter at Colraine. Pa.
Miss Rachel Rittenhouse spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents here.
Miss Mearns Carhart returned to Philadel
phia On Monday, to resume her duties with
s-The Sunday School Times" Publishing Co.
after tive months vacation.
Mrs. Carrie Smith was rendered kitchen
shower on Saturday evening. at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowlsby. Her many
friends left her quite number OF appropriate
ARTICLES with which to begin Housekeeping.
Ralph clifford returned to the University Of
Pennsylvania ON Monday. whore he has en-
rolled as student for the ensuing year.
Rev. Harry Mitchell attended the Epwcrtl
League Convention held in Wilmington this
week.