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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

hunting expedition, were seeking shell
ter from a threatening storm.
They CHANGED to come across an In
dian woodchopper. who guided them TO
an old Indian temple In the forest.
They lighted a fire and having noticed
some curious sculptures, the men pro-
ceeded to inspect the Interior OF the
building. The masonry was covered
with dust and cobwebs. but an appli-
cation of wet rags brought to light
rows of bass relief.
After daybreak DIR. Mitchell rum
mayed in a pile Of debris and unearth-
ed the torso of little image. which
he pocketed with an enthusiasm that
puzzled the planter as well as the In
dian.
On leaving Don Yegros' house the
the Indians thereabout In regard to
ruins. and then rode away, having
promised to return the coming year.
He was hardly out of sight when
Don Yegros remarked to his Indian
servant:
isn't 1t strange that we have lived
here for lifetime and not suspected
the existence OF such curiosity?
his countrymen would buy those stones
for their weight in gold.
HE gave men half dollar" said
the Indian. grinning. He ought to
In, the chapparel there is a square
league just covered with empty old
buildings"
The don turned on the man.
Are you mad? A league of ruins.
You do not mean buildings like those
we slept in last night
mo. senior. very different. The
houses are as high as yours. and forty
times as long. One of them has more
rooms than the tiles on your roof and
long galleries with figures and heads"
why couldn't you have told us Of
that a few moments sooner?" exclaim-
ed Don Yegros. Didn't you see how
delighted the cabaIlero was with one
little statue?'
He liked it. didn't he?" returned
the Indian. II found a much better
one once and carried 1t to the priest
and he said was a miserable idiot"
so you are" ,S cried d. the don; Get
and bring him back. Why. you came
near missing the greatest opportunity
you ever had of being of use In this
world"
Thus was discovered the great ruins
OF Uxal, which rival those of Thebes
and Persepolis in beauty and gran
deur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
Each rnrninhea Chair.

Washington Correspondence Boston
Herald
There Is room in one of the Gov
eminent buildings in Washington, the
furniture of which costs the Govern
ment practically nothing. This is the
Cabinet room in the White House.
Grouped about the big mahogany ia
BILE. around which the President assem-
bles his Official family for those BIZ
weekly gatherings, are the chairs of
the Cabinet officers. These are of ma
hogany. Each Is practically contrib
uted by the man who occupies II.
1t has been the custom for years for
Cabinet officer. in quitting public life.
to take with him the chair he occu-
pied as one of the presidential advis-
ers. Always ne replaces the chair at
his own expense with another just like
IT, so that each incoming secretary
finds awaiting him new chair, which
he, later on, carries away and replaces
with still another new one. Hence this
room is always kept handsomely ap-
pointed in chairs without expense to
the Government.
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer, at the
close of the Roosevelt administration,
took to his residence the chair he had
occupied as Postmaster General He
paid the full price the chair was worth
when new. Now, as Secretary of the
Navy, he occupied a new chair which
doubtless he will wish to keep as q
souvenir when he retires from his pres
ent post
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

been made by Congressman Thomas spisht
or this state. He has cited the fact that
Juoge Jehu A. Orr, Of this state, was q
member pf that body. So was Roger A.
Fryor, who 10 at least one more survivor
Judge Orr was also member Of the provis-
ional Congress. which was chosen BY the
state secession convention and met at Mont
eomsrx February & 1851, Judge J. A. =.
CampoeiL who still lives also pro-
NsIonai CONGRESSMAN. II gave place to the
regularly elected congress- year later. at
Richmond, Va. Judge Orr was not q MEM
Der OF the first Confederate Congress, but
OF the second and last. The Mississippi del
sEation In the provisional congress was
follows: Wiley p. Harris. walker BROKER,
william 8. Wilson. william 8. Barry. James
A. Harrison. A: M. Clayton, J. A. r. Camp
pell Jehut A. Orr, and A. B. Bradford.
the state was represented in the regular
Congress BY Albert @. Brown and James
phelan, senators; Ethelbert Barksdale. John
McRea, J. w Clapp, Israel Welsh. Ohio r..
sinsiston Reuben Davis, H. c. Chambers.
and W'D. Holder. Representatives: Colonel
Holder succeeding Reuben Davis. resigned.
The changes In e1ecting the second congress
were ]. w. G. Watson, who succeeded James
pheian N the Senate; j. A. Orr. and John
Z. Lamkin, who took the places of John
T. AeRea and J; w. Clapp. Representatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

continually opposed extreme measures.
and 1t has consistently opposed radical
ism The two are met in this propo-
sition. The campaign will be bitter.
The Advertiser does not propose to
contribute to Its bitterness. The cam
paign will be intolerant; intolerance
has already appeared. The Advertiser
will not contribute to the campaigns
intolerance. But II will advance and
defend Its position on this question un-
til 1t is settled at the polls for good
or evil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

We can pretty fairly imagine the
voluminous sigh of relief that spread
all over Georgia Thursday morning
when the announcement was made that
their freak Legislature had adjourned
We wonder that we did not feel dis
turbance OF the atmosphere In Mont
gomery Come to think of 1t. that may
have been the reason of the sultri-
ness we experienced here Also. we
can almost see the smile of satisfac-
ton, broad as the sea, that over
spread the countenances of all right
thinking and sensible Georgians from
one side of the State to the other. over
the assurance that they have nothing
more to dread from the aggregation OF
nl-advlsed statesmen-God save the
mark!-who have been holding their
lanta. Envy Is not a good frame Of
mind to be In. but Alabama can envy
Georgia in this instance. We have
one source Of consolation. Whom the
Lord Ioveth He chasteneth," the Bible
tells us. and He must. love the States
of Georgia and Alabama. or He would
not have chastened them as He has
done this summer. Our congratulations
to Georgia over her delIverance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
FRIDAY. AUGUST IS, 1909.
cAN eAMRLINe Bn sroPPEDs

Gambling is sometimes called "the
great American vice." though why II
is so designated we are not prepared
to say. for 1t has always existed In oil
rtrfss. so far as we know. and In
me parts Of Europe II Is carried on
in a way that we in these United
States have little conception OF. How
ever that may be. and regardless OF
how. when or where 1t had Its origin.
If It really had any. We all know that
II As carried on in every part OF our
country and in every possible form that
human ingenuity can devise. Men will
bet on anything that offers even re-
mote chance of sport. or PROFIT. Wo-
men are not entirely free from the
in some form. To suppress or pre-
vent gambling Is one OF the great prob
lens of the times.
But what is gambling? Is not that
the question to be first decided2 There
are some who will say that gambling
is betting on card games, and that
nothing else can properly be so called.
but there are others who will say that
any form or kind OF bet or wager
by which one person may win and an
other may lose. is gambling. Here, for
example, is Judge Kimball. Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, rendering decis-
ion that II boys play marbles for
keeps" as they call 1t, 1t Is gambling.
and the boys can be punished.
Does not that look like a very small
real boy, mind you-who has not
played some form of marble game
where one sido won and the other lost
his marbles? II such a boy can be
found he may be set down as an ex-
eeption. yet here comes learned pro-
FOUNDER of law and justice. so-called.
who would brand these boys as gamb-
tsrs Governor Hughes, OF New York.
is making Strenuous efforts to break
UP race-track gambling. and may sue
coed. though we have our doubts. He
Is beginning at the top OF the tree and
Judge Kimball evidently thinks he Is
starting at the roots. Between those
two extremes there are innumerable
limbs and branches which require to be
topped of before gambling is stopped.
Perhaps the idea OF Judge Kimball
Is to begin at the roots and thus in
time destroy the entire tree. Some poet
tells US that Just as the twig Is bent
the trees inclined" and he thinks that
II he Furnishes the little boys for play
ing marbles for keeps" they will not
bet on anything else when they are
men Possibly he is honest in his be-
lief. but we don't know. Possibly II
boys are not permitted to gamble on
marble games they will never gamble
IN any other way, but again we don't
know What we do know is that some
form of gambling is almost universal
in this country, and that all the laws
against 1t that have ever been enacted
have not ended It, Possibly II they
will find a way to keep all the little
limbs straight. and cut out all the
roots they may in time stop the evil
and again We don't know.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
VACANT PEW PROBLEM.
An Indiana Man Has Given a Practi
cal Hint of solution.


cal Hint of solution.
From the Boston Herald.
Indiana, land Of novelists. poets, and
philosophers and much else in life
that Is good and great. is again in the
limeliEht. A wealthy farmer out there
has presented his pastor sixty acres
of land. valued at s125 per acre, be-
cause he made his Sermons short and
to the point. Here is food for thought
for those before the pulpit as wslll as
those behind. The presentation of this
land Is equal to a raise of salary.
There Ia no doubt that short sermons
would help to fill vacant pews. and
possibly Indiana has started move
ment that may become universal.
The Hoosier State has done many ad-
mirable things besides producing
James Whitcomb Riley. She may be
the means of solving the vacant pew
problem. besides bringing church SAL
aries up to a more satisfactory and
just elevation. Not exactly, "the short
err the sermon the greater the salary"
but. rather, 1.-The longer the sermon the
shorter the salary" Indiana, her pas
tor and her farmer are to be congrat-
ulated
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

National Food Magazine.
There's a young man In one of the big
furniture exhibition buildings in Chicago,
who, since a recent experience, never per-
mits his temper to become ruffled while at
the telephone. A few days ago he could not
get a number he called for as quickly as
he desired. See here. Central he shouted.
IN report you"
You don't know who I am" was the
calm reply.
= We'll. I'll find out and that blamed
quick. too"
Il know you. though" came in soft. sweet
tone the wire. You're in the big office
furniture building. I've your picture"
You have" exclaimed the young man
delightedly, and he mentally kicked himself
for having been so rude to so sweet girl
where did you see 1t? Was it in the Fur
niture Journal?"
mo" came the laughing reply. ION q lob
ster can"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

There was a slight commotion under tho
sofa says The Chicago News. The pretty
Girl and her fiancee peeped under. and were
startled to Brother Tommys toes pro-
truding.
YOU Tommy" said the sister with much
emphasis; what you doing under
there--watching us?"
NAV" grumbled Tommy; II amt watch
ing you"
'.Ihen what are you doing?"
why, ! playing that I am mending
an antomobile-thats what"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
A RObber Baron ChuckIe.
washington Special to Louisville
Nourfar- Journal

~ am particularly pleased at the
way Massachusetts, Jared" says Sena-
tor Lodge OF Massachusetts,. so far as
/ know not an industry in Massachu-
sets has been injured by the revision
and q great many of them have been
benefited. Among the more noticeable
schedules in which Massachusetts, was
directly Interested were those on hides.
coal, oil. scrap iron, iron ore and lum-
Der. All of these have been lowered,
ana hides and oil placed on the free
: .;The advantage of free hides" said
Senator Lodge. will be that we will
be able to buy our hides at the worlds
market price. For the hides this coun-
try imports we've been paying the
worlds market price plus IS per cent.
duty. The packers In Chicago have
been the only ones to benefit from this.
II we produced enough hides to supply
our demand it would be different hut
we don't. n -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

Jones County (Ga.) News
We have been shown design for an up
holstered front gate which seems destined
to become very popular. The footboard IL
cushioned and there is a warm soapEtone on
each side. the inside step being adjustable,
so that short girl bring her lips to
the line of any given mustache without
trouble. II the gate is occupied at 1890
D. m. an iron hand extends from one gate
post takes the young man by the left ear,
turns him around and he is at once started
toward home by a steel foot. The girl
can, II she Ikea set this part at at later
hour than 10 :31.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
New Compass for warships.

london GIODe.
The new compass recently adopted by
the German government for their warships
is a remarkable instrument. 1t is known as
the gyroscope compass and Is the invention
of DR. Anschuetz- Haempfe.
A nine pound wheel mounted in a holder
of quick silver is made to rotate at the rate
of 81, 600 revolutions a minute by an electric
motor. After running for two hours the
wheel is set in the direction OF the mathe-
NAUTICAL meridian. which direction II main
talns The advantage of the new com
pass is that 1t is entirely unaffected by
neighboring iron or steel or by vibrations
and rolling OF the vessel.
A compass card attached indicates direc-
ton in the usual way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
Discovered by Accident.

Some great scientific discoveries were
made by accident. The recent arrival
OF an expedition in charge Of a pro-
lessor of Yale University at Cuzeo,
the ancient capital of the Incas, brings
to mind the interesting ruins found in
that vicinity. DR.. Felix oswald, in
"Summerland Sketches gives an ac-
count of a famous discovery made in
Mexico in 1928,
Don Pancho Yegros q Yueatan plant
er, and HIS guest, DR.. Lewis Mitchell.
q Scotch surgeon, returning from 10
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
No Demand for 1t.

The bill for compulsory education was
natural course win be heard of no more
No regrets need be expressed. The States
educational machinery is not yet in condi-
ton to make compulsory education a real
thing There was some opposition too on
the ground OF interference with parental
rights showing that public sentiment is not
yet educated up to appreciation OF COM
pulsory education. In short, the Reynolds
classed as premature, there being no actual
popular demand adequate preparation for
them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

II the young king OF Spain should
be deposed and banlshed he may hunt
up Alb. Hamid and Castro. and the
three of them could celebrate in the
production of an article on what they
think about It
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
ssU0aN mRCTLATION.

The figures for June printed peio" urns
sent the actual net circulation. All he'~
having been deducted. .r,... ira
The MorA gomery Advertiser guaran.sesSc o ~
advertisers land makes II part q, t csscula-
tract when reQuested) that Its dairy Ssniny
tion L. larger than that Of any In r. a ~,
newspaper printed In Alabama-ano snr a,,nn
Sunday edition has the larGes. rtntsd IN
OF any edition of any newspaper prin'ee 'A
Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

Perhaps when Roosevelt returns he
will contribute magazine article on
THE Animals I Have Not Shot" He
might make it interesting--at a dollar
word.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

An armful of roses for you. for you
With your goldy hair and your eyes
O. blue,
You sweet little neat little Sunshine
Girl,
With your sweet red lips an your hair
a curl
Chasing trouble so far away
As through the blossoms you stray
you stray.
IL.
An armful of roses I've picked for you
For nothing but roses you ever knew.
Roses and song birds and kisses sweet
And fairies and dolls make your life
complete.
Take these roses all fresh with dew
But the sweetest rose in the bunch Is
you.
p IT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

The Rome Tribune Herald thinks
it about time for DF. Eliot to break
out In a new place" But can he hnd
a new nlaee?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

THE name Of Alabama ought to be
apparently changed TO Sahara" thinks
The Memphis News Scimitar All
right Even Sahara has damp spots.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13
SURVIVOR Cons.dorat. Congress-.

VicksburR Herald.
Comment upon the death OF the venerable
John Goode, Of Virginia. containing the
statement that he was the last survivor OF
the Confederate Congress. correction has
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

c. l. Finigan Circulation Manager OF The
Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn'
says;
tfser's circulation for the month OF June.
1908. IL true and correct. and complied atter
ali returns from news boys. news agents.
spoiled and left over copies have been de-,
dtscfed c. l. FINI0AN,
Circulation Manager.
sworn TO ana subscribed before me this
ss' RIGA ALEXANDER.
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-13

Up to the hour Of Looping off to press
nothing of a serious nature had he
fallen the Virginia legislator who de-
sires to abolish baseball. but we are
hourly expecting a dispatch TO the ef-
feet that he has been subjected to
treatment as fierce as Is usually hand
ed out to an umpire when he renders
an unfair decision.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-24
SHIP SUBSIDY RETIVED.
President and Cannon at Dinner-
Ne7c Bill Prepared.

Washington June 2s-Ship subsidy revived
and a new form Of campaign started at dinner
given st the New willard Hotel tonight A bill
viii be introduced in the House Thursday by
Representative Humphrey. Of Washington. and in
the Senate by some friend Of ship subsidy. prob
ably Senator GalIinger.
Speaker Cannon the guest OF honor az the
dinner tonight end President Taft gave encour-
agement 10 the promoters Of the measure by drop
ping in on the diners shortly after o'clock and
remaining FOR short time The hosts were Off
Cials and members Of the Merchant Marine League,
with headquarters at Cleveland.
The President provoked loud applause and much
enthusiasm when he declared that he would do all
in his power to assist in the rehabilitation of the
American merchant marine. He declared that
something must be done and Immediately. to estah-
lish a merchant marine. and that he would do
everything he could 10 bring this about. He re-
mained the dinner only a short time
The purpose Of the dinner to persuade Presi-
dent Taft Speaker Cannon and the Republican
leaders that the Humphrey bill should he
made a Part OF the Republican legislative pro
gramrne of next winter Officers of the league
planned to their guests the details Of organiza
ton. with members in 90 of the Ssl Congress dis
tricts, 10 create a sentiment in behalf Of the
Humphrey bill They offered 10 turn this organ
izaton the advantage Of the Republican party in
the next campaign.
The two novel features of the Humphrey bill are
free ships and a system Of ge taxes. At
present Americans owning foreign built ships
not permitted to fly the American flag over them
nor have them admitted to American registry
less they than half rebuilt in American
shpyards. The bill proposes to admit TO American
registry foreign built steamers OF 5000 gross tons
more. wholly owned by Americans These ships
to be restricted to foreign trade trade with
the Philippine and Hawaiian Islands. and n he
barred from the cosstWise trade and from mail
compensation under the Of 1871. the
Humphrey act
The tonnage taxes IN waters Of this hemisphere
TO be reduced while tonnage taxes in the
atlantic trade and in the Eastern trade he
materially increased. The reciprocal laV relating
70 tonnage taxes is repealed by this bill This will
mean increase estimated at 81 ohO.010 in tonnage
taxes to be paid by foreign shipowners, and II Is
expected to decrease the tonnage taxes now paid
by American ships. which trade chiefly in local
waters
Further than this rebate of So per cent Of all
tonnage taxes viii be allowed American ships
which carry American boys apprentices 10 be
trained I'm seamanship The other features OF the
bill the those Of the last two or three
mail subsidy bills to be introduced This bill seeks,
a those did, TO establish mail lines to South
and Central America, Japan. China, the Philip
pines and Australasia. the compensation Of these
lines being paid Of the mail receipts.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-24
ROOT DEPENDS CTBANS.
Opposes the Increase of Duty on
PineappleS.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, June 23-Whenever \ nIestio, arises
in the Senate bearing on tarT relations with Cuba
or the Philippines Senator Root comes to the front
as the defender OF those whom he had special
charge in his long and distinguished service as
Secretary Of War and Secretary Of State 4 few
weeks ago he made brilliant plea for a Square
DEAL in the country's tariff dealings with the Fill
pinos. He voted against the Philippine section If
the bill because he did not think sufficiently lib
eral
When vote about 10 be taken TODAY on the
Taliaferro amendment increasing the duty IN nire
apples the New York Senator submitted few oh
servations on the commercial responsibility of the
United States to the Cuban people. He asserted
that this country stood in a peculiar relation
toward Cuba He referred TO the treaty NJ 1oa2
under which this country granted a tariff conces
sion OF 20 per cent on imports from Cuba Trndsr
this trade agreement he said, United States ex
ports 10 Cuba had increased from s27 mn ooo . az
"oNo. or 81 per cent in five years while ir,norts
from Cuba had increased only per cent IN tba
same period The New York Senator explained
that the country had imposed limitations on tba
Tree conduct Of affairs in Cuba. and in return had
given the Cuban people a portion Of the hsres+s =.
the protective policy. II was not in acco,da,.a
with the established policy of the United sta+s -
protect the people OF this country against Cuba nm
the nations OF the world.
Mr. Warren, chairman of the Committee ~, ,,n,
tary Affairs, asked MIR Root whether tho t~han
people ought to bear a share of the exna,sa q,
I 'ie event thal II became necessary this co,,n
try to send military force to Cuba
Mr. Root replied that he doubted tho rr;ss..- -.
saying anything on this subject until the oueeto,
Of military Intervention arose Mr. Warren eata
. the question had been asked many times nv, Sen
ators and he was seeking light on the subject Mr.
ROOT ADDED that under the Platt amendment this
country had right TO intervene to maintain ordar
in Cuba This was not privilege 10 Cubs hut
was night that was OF immense Importance n
/ the United States. 1t was a right 10 nrotect
American interests in the Southern seas and or
the Canal Zone and was something that the co,,r-
Try should not surrender. Replying to Mr. suther-
! land, who suggested that the United States baa
contributed s6oo0ooo 100000 from, its +rsaeury
/ TO the people Of Cuba Mr. Root SAID:
I think Cuba gets more from the Jrni.ad States
than we get from Cuba. But we must keen c,,ha
as free independent and prosperous country or
let her 90 TO some other country or take her our
selves, which hope Se will never do
Mr. Root would not admit that the T7nife6 s+a&.z
vas indefinitely" committed TO q policy % com
fneroial concessions 10 Cuba. but said that +ha
present was not the time 20 cease caring for tna
welfare Of the Cuban people He added that the
amendment 70 Increase l2S per cent the dutv on
pineapples was. in his opinion. a violation OF tbe
spirit OF the treaty with the Cuban people