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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
roo OPTIMISTIC.

The Raleigh Evening Times. discuss ing flying machines. says: Tt can now be predicted with certainty that within few years the flying ma chimes will be made near perfect All we've got to say in response to this prediction Is that if 1t shall ever be verified 1t will be a human accom- plishment that has never yet been witnessed Steam-engines have been in use for generations and they lack very much of being near perfect" and the same may be truly said of every other form or style of machinery. Some days ago we saw in an exchange that the problem of successful flying will be solved when they get " per feet motor"
 Can any one conversant with hu- man affairs conceive of any human conception. invention or construction that is perfect? To do so would be to believe contrary to the experience and observation of generations. The ma chimes of all kinds in most common use have faults of some kind, and they are unavoidable in the very nature of things Flying machines and their parts and fixtures will be improved and bettered in many respects. but the perfect motor is not to be looked for, we suggest. The man who produces one will have no cause to envy Rock efeller or any of the rest of them on the score of wealth. for he will have provided what aviators are most anx- ious to procure. Most of the other parts of a flying machine can be so constructed as to answer all the de- mands upon 1t, but if the motive pow CT is faulty or unreliable there is pret- ty apt to be trouble Let not our con- temporary be too forward in predict ing a perfect machine" either in few or many years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Prison Atrocities.

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 Reports are coming from Riverside penitentiary, Pennsylvania, of the friGhtful conditions that exist there and being driven into insanity by them. lost their minds. All the inmates of the prison are reported as being suiIen, morOse and prone to cause disturb ances.
 fairs is an attempt at reform on the part of the State Les islature in pro- hibiting conYicts from working outside of the prisons and the use of machin- cry inside. The result Is enforced idle ness and confinement in the cells, for there is little or no work for the priS- oners to do. Insanity is the natural result.
 Pennsylvania. until recently, operat- ed under the system of putting her prisoners to work on the outside. Pol itics, of course, claimed Its pound of flesh, and all manner Jf abuses arose, and in an attempt to mend them the present regulations were introduced. They are probably worse than the con- dfttons that preceded them. Warden Francis, of the Riverside penitentlary, Is now bending his efforts toward hay ing a commission appointed to inquire into the sanity of prisoners and remove inc help.ess cases to asylums. He hopes in this way to eN entually reduce the number of prisoners until there will be work for those remaining. This seems to be the sole proposal for the ameliroation of the horrible conditions known to exist.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Bartlesville, Ok, Aug. 2s, 1909.

Bartlesville, Ok, Aug. 2S, 1909. Editor The Advertiser:
 Dear Sir--I read in The St: Louis obe-Democrat that five people died in Butler County, that others are dying all from a disease called "Pellagra. and some time ago 1 read In the same paper that the disease Is prevalent m some of the Southern States. and glv- ing a description of the symptoms thereof, and if I understand well the symptoms are as follows:
 In February, or about, the patient gets yellowish spots on his arms and legs, and some times chest and lower part of body and on back, feshy part, then succeeds an outbreak of large full of pus, itching and when scratched, burning making life intolerable for the persos afflicted, and as per state ment of said newspaper, and of med incurable and people afflicted die from this dreaded disease, suffering terribly from itching and burning.
 In February, 1872. or thirty-sevep years ago, l was a young boy ana living in France. I got this disease exactly the symptoms above described. got four doctors, one after another, and none could give me any relief, slept four or five nights with my fath- CT who never caught it, as 1t did not seem to be contagious. We both suf- fered terribly, until May, when an old
 
 served together in the armies of Ma poleon I. incidently passed to pay visit to my grandfather, and he then and there told me what to do. care fully wrote out the prescription and use and making of a potion. He show ed me the plants and l went to work and made the potion as prescribed, ap- piled as directed three times and in a week I and my brother were cured and never had a recurrence since, and no marks fit on our bodies.
 If "peIlagra" Is according to the symptoms above described, as l had 1t l guarantee to cure it, as I and my brother were cured and if ten pa- tients put money together and send me a railroad ticket from Tulsa. Ok" to Montgomery and return l will come over and cure them, provided they have the sane disease I had. nave just gotten letter from the Depart ment of Agriculture telling me where to gather the plants, to whom l had written three weeks ago, tnqu1ring where I could secure the plants, and tomorrow I will start to "Central Ok lahoma" where the plants grow, and gather some and prepare a potion for trial if somebody should desire me to come 10 Alabama and try 1t.
 authorize you to publish this letter for the benefit of the afflicted people and my address will remain here at Bartlesville until l come back from the woods, where I go to gather plants. J. Foucart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ?, 1909.
CENTENNIAL. OF. A POET.

so many things have of late been franspiring to attract and distract our attention that we entirely failed to re- member that last Sunday was the cen- tsnnary of Oliver Wendell Holmes, one of the most truly American men of letters that our country has brought forth. Speaking of him and his va rious claims to tame The New Haven Register says:
 A good physician he was. even bet ter than his knowledge of mere medl- cine, for he had and inspired that mel mes icine. A teacher he was. of better things than ever he uttered rom ms ehar of Anatomy anq foa his bRihysreaGtyt ysreatest r6ilGscpThSss rorR pTSe aStoerat a @ of the Breakfast Table" is the writing of uue pnIioS- Opner F0et i0 the he st Mas of ssh the AH @ Let the poet who can surpass the mus ic and the theme of his apostrophe; Build thee more stately mansions U
 As ths s swift swift seasons roll,
 Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple noDler than 'ie Shut thee @ from Heaven with a dome
 more vast, =.
 Till thou at len&Ln art Leaving thine outgroWn shell py AAe unresting sea!
 Possibly Dr. Holmes may not nave been a great poet, as the term IS gen erally understood. He may not have heen A great writer in any other way but certainly he was an attractive and popular man of letters, versatile, inter- estinE, instructive and elevating in some of his various moods. The older generation of people will remember how the "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" attracted. held and charmed them in their younger days. There was so much of humor, so much of nhiIosophy and so much of information in his talks that there was something more than enjoyment in reading after him. whether he wrote in prose or verse he was never dull or uninterest- ing.
 Born in Cambridge. Mass. Aug. 29, 1909 young Holmes had all the advan- tages of school and college education and though he first studied law he soon decided upon the study of med icine, and if he had devoted all his time or talents to the study and prac- tice of that science he would in all probability have occupied the front rank among modern physicians and sur geons. But Dr. Holmes was not in- tended by nature to be bound down to one calling or occupation. His na- ture was versatile, and he naturally turned to letters-and made a success of it New England did well to cele- brate the anniversary of one who was an honor and a credit to his section and country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Our POAitiOn.

Thomasville Echo.
 In the coming fight for the ratifica- ti0n of the nobof 5E the be said by the advocates of the amendment or its opponents that will wound the feels and leave a sore long to be re temperance, not only of habits but of speech, is a bridle of gold and he who uses 1t rightly is more like god than a man.
 It Is our purpose to oppose the rati- fication, believing that the measure Is not for the best interests of the State {Tse Wsen prob,biten can Se engrafted npe our constitution without injury to the welfare of the State or the cause of temperance.
 we will have the kindest feelings so long as they conduct the fight upon a high plane but when the fight gets chief weapon we will lose respect for all who indulge in such let them be for or against the measure.
 During this campaign there will be much reading matter submitted to the papers of the State for and against the amendment and we will state in the beginning that all such matter. fur for at the usual advertising rate and all such articles will be marked with figures showing how many times the article Is to run as paid matter and we propose to reserve the right to make such editorial comment on the articles as we feel inclined to do. Oi course we will, at various times use scissors on other papers for such clip pings as we think worth reproducing These will be charged to no one.
 Bear these facts in mind:
 We will fight the amendment.
 We will deal in no personalities
 We will endeavor to treat all parties alike.
 We will charge regular advertising rates for all articles submitted by either side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Politics in Juries.

From recent utterances of Governor Conner no one who does not believe as does he will be eligible to sit on any jury in Alabama. That is. he must be a prohibitionist to be eligible. When the wicked rule the people mourn :" What wifi be the final outcome of this fanaticism. that seems to have laid hold on dur people? Where and how will 1t all end? It matters not wheth- CT you are learned in the intricasies of the law or the most honest of all honest men and have always stuck to the Democratic Party. right or wrong, If you do not believe as does the Governor. you are ineligible to serve your country as a juryman. A mans religion is measured by his en- thusiasm for prohibition. and the Gov ernor is not alone in this thought. We have men in this city who will accept the verIest seducer or adulterer. or curser, or really booze swigger, just so you profess to be prohibitionist We know some of the leading mem- hers of the two dominant churches who cuss like sailors. and yet they are leading members of the churches Why is this so? And If man has the nerve to tell them that he Is not of that class, they hold up their hands tn holy horror. But we suppose jus' SD vou are a prohibitionist your call Ing and election Is sure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
snlittInr the Parfv.

GadSden Times. News.
 It is claimed by the prohibition party that the coming fight on the prohibi- ton amendment will split the Demo- cratic party in Alabama wide open. The prediction is not all vapor. nor is the prohibition party. But any serious de-s lection in the Democratic ranks will not help the prohibition party. There are only two parties and the deserters will go toathe Republicans. The intol- erance and fanaticism of the preseNts Governor and his Legislature have aif<' gered beyond expression a great many good people. The undemocratic pro- ceedings of the administration have led many to reflect upon tue fact that much of the fool Legislation enacted would have been prevented # there had been a respectable Republican majority in the Legislature. And herein lies ,t4ffsa- danger to the Alabama Democracy. The organization is now In the hands of the most reck' ess lot of political lop- portunists that ever burdened the State and if the party is shattered by fac- tional troubles, it will be laid at their door. No one believes that the Repub- leans will let the opportunity slip to get in their work. It iA the ambition of President Taft to split the solid South and he may live to see it accom- plished. However. the old party has without being annihilated. and if the leaders in the coming campaign will refrain from bitterness and recrimina- tions and fight the battle on the broad lines of patriotism and the public good. the danger will pass. and whichever side wins the Democratic party will remain intact.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
PROHIBITION A POLITICAL,
 BUT NOT A PARTY ISSUE
Thinks That Church Organizations are Making a Mistake tn Acting
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 Editor The Advertisers:
 While not agreeing with you in your fight against constitutional prohibt- tion Ga matter which 1t Is not my pur- pose to here discuss), I desire to ex- press my approval of much you say in your editorial of the 31st, ult, enti- tied, Not Political Nor Religious. The prohibition constitutional amend ment Is not political in the sense of being a party question, though 1t is a political question now submitted to all of the voters of the State tregardless of their party affiliations) upon which each voter should conscientiously ex- press his approval or dfsapproval. therefore think you will agree with me that many of the opposers of consti- tutional prohibition are in error. and making an unjustifia ble alignment, when they insist that the movement 10 put prohibition in the Constitution Is an attack on the Democratic Party, move ment to disrupt the party and to ere ate a Prohibition" party, just as agree with you that one who advocates the amendment should not appeal to voters for its support on the theory that such support is demanded by party loyalty. The Democratic Party is not going 10 be destroyed by this move ment--whether 1t succeeds or fails nor is any Democrat who conscien- tiously favors or opposes the amend his Democracy justly subject to at tack. Any attempt, therefore--espe- cially by a DemOcrat-tO array the Re- publican Party as a unit against the amendment is untustifiable and wrong.
 While, therefore, this Is not party question, it is, nevertheless, political question, as 1t is now before the eIec- torate of the State challenging their support or disapproval at the ballot box Consequently, my own Baptist people make a mistake in their asso- citations and conventions in passing resolutions urging the people to vote for Yha amendment. just other good Christian people in other denomina- tions make mistake in advocating the same in their churches and church meetings. The church and church meetings are not appropriate places for preachers or any one else to make political speeches or advocate political measures. Please. do not understand me however to contend that church people or preachers have no right to make political speeches or be active in political movements. On the contrary, 4 preacher is a citizen, and when any matter of public policy is before the peopIe for settlement at the polls, 1t is surely the preachers right, and may often b3 his duty. to appeal to the vot- CTS to Vote as his judgment dictates they should vote; but all such appeals should be made from the stump and not from the pulpit or in church gath erings In this connection, l desire to especially commend the sound and thoughtful sermon of Rev. Bruce Doyle, Presbtyerlan minister of Marion' pub lished in The Advertiser of August 25, 1909. Very respectIulIy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Can't stand tn. Uniform

SDringfieId IMass.J ftpuDIIvdI'
 President Taft on September 30 is to Sk Sar Ben. an orga nization of al, riasses of business men of that city formed to furnish entertainment for Gas 9nnounced that the charge for the Ii iinner r't viii be s20 per plate. The 1.5OC members of the order agreed. to this but now many of them are in revolt that when the $20 that pays for a plate is sent In there must be a distinct un- jerstanding that the applicant will ap- SSost light trousers. white "spats," and Hack shoes Because If the order a arge number of business men will not attend the banquet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02

An excellent presentation of the commerce. the resources and the pros- poets of Mobile is made in the special trade edition of The Mobile Register, issued September l. The Register did this work on a large scale It was a big task, thoroughly, intelligently and systematically done. The Register force may well feel proud of its ac- compIi ,ment and it is entitled to the congratulations of other newspapers of the State. The edition should be of special value to the business interests of Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
The Preacher in Politics |.

Chattanooga Times.
 CT in Politics all over again in Ala bama and from the initial, passages some of the preachers. aren't going to help the cause of religion, even if they don't hurt it. The Montgomery Adver- tiser has already been forced to defend itself against clerical vlllifer, which it has done with neatness, dispatch and ing inc same often is among the p ssi- biiities of the immediate future. There are number of ministers down in that State who are laying by wrath for Dr I,andrith has tentatively done, on a certain union of church and state in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02

areas of these burning sands. and 10 reclaim them and make them profit- able is a work that may well engage the attention of fruit growers ana gardeners. The California case IS an object lesson. The prophet Isaiah pre- dicted that "the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose," and II seems that his prediction is being verified
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02

Speaking of Alabama's drastic pro- hihition legislation The Hartford Cou- rant says: If the State is like other States. the degree of enforcement will correspond pretty closely to the degree in which the law is representative of public sentiment" We'll, some of the recent legislation was not representa- tive of public sentiment and the mem- bers knew 1t when they voted for the laws T
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02

Let Dr Broughton go," advises The Rome Tribune-Herald, referring to the report that Georgia's sensational preacher has been offered a place in London. The inference is that the Geor- gians will offer no objection to his ion that his style of pulpit perform ance will meet quite a different re- ception in London from what 1t does in Atlanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Henr 1t Drag.

Charlotte Observer. E
 "SweItering in the present heated speI." The Montgomery Advertiser feels called upon to exhort its hearers that "too many anathemas should not he leveled at the weather" It evident- ly regards a certain number as natur- al and excusable. wherefore 1t coup sels simple moderation in place of ex- cess Thus we see Alabamians curs- ing madly at the heat while all North Carolina (the confounded spell now on execpted) enjoys comfort, sea-front North carolina sleeping each night uni der sheets and sky-front North Car 7 lima under sheets or blankets E( G
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02

"Dr. Wiley will stick" reads a news paper headline, somewhat superflu- ously. If pr. Wiley hasn't heen stick. ing for quite a while we don't know what the word means. and they can't pry him loose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
swoRN CIRCULATION.

The figures for June printed below r.,urns. sent the actual net circulation. eh having been deducted. ,..
 The Montgomery Advertiser guaranseesc con % advertisers (and makes tt part oL tne secnla- tract when reQuested) that its daiiy Snnin ST 2 ton Is larger than that of any L St n, , newspaper printed in Alabama--ana una snsu ,ion Sunday edition has the largest cMSuia cMS.s ,n of any edit on of any newspaper prin'su A Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
had PeLlagra In Frcnce;
 Knows the Herbs That Cured H

day and time, thinking. perhaps. that of a political nature, 1agitated" the question of taking His life. So they hired Judas with little money and the end was accomplished. They also must have "agitated" violently, by po- litical speeches.
 The po.4tical preachers of the pres ent day do not realize II, perhaps, but they have gone wrong.
 Some starved little souls belonging to their fiocks, and longing for the peace and comfort of the Gospel, will some day say to them, You have taken away my Lord, and I know not where you have laid Him. ."
 D. s. Hurst.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-02
Correction by Mir. EIIis.

Editor The Advertiser:
 Your corresoondent at Wetumpka in reporting the proceedings of the recent session of the Montgomery Baptist As sociation held at that place, find in your issue of the 29th inst. the follow ing paragraph: George W. Ellis was on the program to report on aged and infirm ministers, but was unavoidably kept away from the Association"
 Your correspondent must have writ ten at long range, for I left Montgom- ery on last Friday morning in com- pany with the other messengers to that body, and lest some of my friends who were not in attendance might conclude I was either lost strayed or stolen, l desire to say that l not only read the report referred to according to pro- gram, but also attended each and ev- cry session of that association. Geo. w. Ellis, A,,n,,st an 1Ana