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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
REGARDING IT AS A BLUFF.
Governments Procedure Against Pull
 ftzer Comme nted On.

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 The Lawyer and Banker. of Tacoma, Wash, says in its current issue:
 Is it scandalum' magnatum?
 It Is to be expected that the result of the trial. If one Is ever had, in the District of Columbia upon the indict- poses on the information of the Exec utive against Joseph Pulitzer ct al. will result in a rank fizzle. Indeed 1t is doubtful if the established rule laid down in the celebrated Dana case IS not strictly followed and extradition be denied. We oplne The New York World and Indianapolis News with their editors were strictly within their constitutional rights in all they did and said. AS legal proposition 1t looks to the lawyer. as If all constitutional authorities were arrayed against a bobtail flush which could not stand for a good sized raise. We shall be woe fully in error If before the issue is de- cided the administration does not ex- perience a severe attack of nostalga. Under the procedure stated there is hardly an American newspaper pro- prietor who would not be liable to criminal indictments in Washington if his newspapers printed something of- fensive to the President, even though the proprietor might have been thous- ands of miles from his office at the time of such publication and known nothing whatever about it. It must be remembered that the law of scandalum in this case does not apply. The fol- lowing authorities covering both the English. Roman and American law are interesting in point:
 Edw. 1, c 34-2 ich. II. St. 1 c h. 12 Rich Il, c 1.-The Theodosian Code page S7. Patterson vs. the Liberty of the Press. State vs. Shepherd (Mo) TO S. w. c S3. 57 Cent. L. j. 1O1 402. Sillars vs. Collier. 151 Mass. 30. 23 N. Linn. (6th Ed.) p. 526. State vs. Kaiser, 20 oregon 50. Civilization declares that the dignity of the government demands that such charges go unnoticed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
Where NonEenarians Thrive.

Harper's Weekly.
 The County of Norfolk. in England. Is remarkable for the longevity of it's inhabitants. especially those In the small villages and those who are en- gagged in agricultural pursuits; and 1t have attained an extremely advanced age.
 In certain village of 300 people there died during the last year three women who were more than 90 years of age, one of whom claimed 96 years. Another hamlet numbered among its celebrities a doctors widow aged 9:. and former blacksmith 96 years old. In third Norfolk village Of 400 pop ulation live a man of 9B, a woman of 90. an woman of S9 woman of 87. and a number of both sexes who are 80 years or over.
 Among the Norfolk peasants 70 years Is far from being considered as old. and many farm laborers of that age still retain much of their youthful vigor and work In the fields from early eastern countries of England rheuma- tlsm is most prevalent, and few of those advanced in years have escaped its crippling effects. When we con slider that these people generally live In houses lacking ordinary accommoda- tions, and where sanitation is an un- known term. and when we add rheu- matism in addition. 1t is dfficult to However, the quiet rural manner of life free from excitement and abund- ance of outdoor work to furnish the necessary exercise evidently seem to be the correct prescription to produce nouagenarians
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
The Ananinn Club.

We have designated as full members of the Ananias Club. says MT. Bryan's Commoner:
 The man who says his children go right off to bed the first time he tells 'em.
 The man who says he always tells his wife everything.
 The man who tells about the dog he used to own. ,
 The man who brags about what a good ttmekeeper his watch is after he has carried 1t twenty-five years after his father gave 1t to him.
 And we offer as candidates for mem- bership. subject to Investigations:
 The man who loudly declares that he always votes for the best man. regard less of party.
 The man who says he has read the Bible through several times.
 We once thought some thing of founding a Sapphira Club. but after carefully studying the matter over we decided to refrain. Our hair already shows symptoms of an early decline.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
MORNING THOUGHT
BY J. MARVIN NICHOLS.

Somewhere I read of a sycamore
 tree three feet high that You'n had actually penetrated Win. through a solid brick by growth. coming through healthy on the other side. It seems that the brick was imbedded solidly in the top of the soil. and that q seed was buried seed put forth a sturdy sprout 1t slow ly. week by week. ground its way through the resisting sand and clay of the brick and finally emerged on the eternal whimpering of some folks make me tired. What if the fates are seem- tnsly against you? What If you do have to breast tide and storm Go sel out toward Athe open sea. Pull the throttle clear and throw the bunkers wide open. You don't have to see It. sn1w 5Ts the sea there Is a harbor. Laugh at the impossible and say 1t shall be done. Go ahead. old fellow-youll win! Sure. you'll win. : There is no happier bondage than that superinduced by the hearts oevotion. Nothing can be too low-nothing too high; no demand too trivia1-no con- slavery of the sort that makes labor sweet. .. Unreuuited love-the fang that tears deepest into the human heart.
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 The right-doer cannot ultimately fail: the wrong-doer cannot ultimate ly succeed.
 
 If you would he happy, eliminate your needless wants
  The iow-thatched cottage-if 1t brings back to you your own--is bet ter than a palace whose unbroken hush presses life's sad story in upon you.
 
 TasteI life's sorrow=-then you sing your sweetest song. If you fail at all. fail splendidly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
TOO MUCH SHOW.

The date upon which our Presiden- tial inaugurations occur is not the only feature of those celebrations caus- ing comment and complaint "Is there any reason except the financial needs of the Washington hotel keepers" ask s The Hartford Times, why the inaug- uration of a President of the United States should be made an occasion for military display and civic pageantry like the enthronement of a king? The people of France and of Switzerland do not call out an army corps to parade in front of their new Presidents after inducing them into office. Obviously these Washington celebrations have outgrown themselves. Yet they are bound to assume greater proportions with the incoming of each new Presi- dent, unless Congress shall proceed to regulate the whole business by law and cut out the spectacular features. The very necessities of the case will prob ably compel this to be done before
 
 many more Presidents shall be inaug- urated."
 The esteemed Times should bear in mind that the pride. pomp and cir cumstance of glorious war" has become prevailing mania of late years, and especially during the administration which fortunately has ended. As we have no real war We must play like we had one. We have just spent fifteen or twenty million dollars sending our na- wy on a grand jaunt around the world to show other powers what we have and what we could do if anybody makes faces at us. By the same token We must have our Presidential inaug- urations pulled off and managed on scale of grandeur and magniflcence that few foreign nations could sur pass.
 We have departed a long way from the Republican simplicity which pre- vailed in the early period of our na- tional existence, and We see little prospect of again getting even measur- ably back. Of course the great growth of the country in size, population and influence naturally leads to greater displays of that growth, but 1t Is plain that the thing is overdone, and the prospect seems good for 1t to keep on growing with our growth as a na- ton. The Times intimates that there i will have to be an abandonment of these gorgeous and spectacular per formances, but we think there is little hope of such reform under Republican control of the government. That party dotes on show and pomp. and as long | as it has the privilege of inaugurating Presidents we may expect a big show on such occasions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
FRIDAY, MARCH IF, 1909.

We have seen many contrasts in weather but rarely have we seen one more pronounced than was handed out to this section the present week. Tues Hay was just about the limit in thu way of inclemency and .. discomfort True we had no cyclone and no freeze but those were about the only aisagreeable features left out of the program. The next day was about as near an ideal one as is ever seen in this region, and while enjoying its bright sunshine and balmy air one could hard ly realize that the previous /day had been such fearful one. And then, as If to keep the contrast in action. Thurs day gave us another good big slice of unpleasantness. Verify we have all sorts of weather in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12

Among the few really good things done by the late Congress one of the best was its refusal to appropriate a quarter of million dollars to publish and distribute the report of Roose- velt's absurd "uplift commission" as they call it. Few more thoroughly as- shine things were done by the late President than the formation of this have gone him one better in assininity if it had spent the large sum asked for The House is entitled to congrat- ulations for killing the measure. It was not. only a deserved rebuke to Roosevelt but a proper thing to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
Next Sunday morning The Advertis,

Next Sunday morning The Advertiser will publish one of MT. Alex Troy's inimitable sketches. his subject being "the Governors message to the spe- cial session.. It is hardly necessary to say that the former sketches of MT Troy while full of brilliant wit and satire carried also points which it would be well to remember. "The Cat and the Mouse" and The Lion and the Lamb" were published in pamph- let form and those that have since ap- peared ought to be similarly preserv- ed. They are worthy of place in AL abama libraries. The article for next Sunday is fully up to any of MT Troy s former efforts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
AuTOCRATIC RULES.

The usual Republican fervor over the tatives is again to the fore. About two dozen of the Republicans oppose the re- election of Speaker Cannon and even with the Democratic vote that is not enough to elect the "insurgent" Repub- lican Murdock who has been proposed to lead the fight against Cannon.
 The beginning of the iron clad rules now prevailing in Congress was under the Speakership of Thomas B. Reed, better known at the time as Czar Reed. As much as the Democrats protested they had to live under them and when they were in the majority in the next Congress and under the Speakership of Charles F. Crisp, they adopted practi- cally the same rules. There has been no moderating of the rules since that time. If anything they have been made more of a machine for enforcing the orders of the coterie who may enjoy the Speakers confidence. The Repub- llcan caucus will probably be held to- morrow or Monday and the nomination of Joseph c. Cannon for Speaker is as certain as anything in the future can be What the Insurgents" will do. is as yet unknown. Most likely they will go into the caucus with the majority and if they do that of course ends their fight as to the speakership.
 The Democrats are certain to nomi- nate Champ Clark as their candidate and 1t will be their duty to vote for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
The WlregraNh.

Limestone Democrat.
 The Alabama Press Association will hold its annual meeting this year at Dothan, the principal town in the wire grass section of Alabama. a section that has come to be recognized at its true worth. Dothan has grown up with great rapiditY and many have made comparative fortunes from the en- hancement of real estate values. while business in all lines has prospered.
 But Dothan Is also the home of Ed itor Hall of The Daily Eagle and is nonetheless renowned on that ac- count. His description of the first three dress suits" in the town, when 1t was a mooted question a. to whom the real owners were; was reproduced spreading abroad the fame of Dothan His latest production of note. relates to the Beaver" and the Fila" the gentleman averring that in Dothan a high top silk hat still goes by the naine of "Beaver" while frock coat Is given the name of an Ella It is who go to Dothan In June will refrain from giving offense to the natives of that progressive little city by leaving their "Ellas" and Beavers" at home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
This Date tn History
March n.

ts1c--Third patent for Virginia granted
 lslo--Newport and Portsmouth. R. l.. united.
 1sS4-George Berkeley, Irish preiate and philosopher, born. Died January l4. 1753.
 1741-Samuel Oglo became proprfe- tary Governor of Maryland.
 1S17-John L. Worden. who com manded the Monitor in her battle with the Merrimac, born.
 1ss1--Confederate commissioners ar rived In Washington.
 lS77-William M. Evarts of New York appointed Secretary of State.
 1SS6-Anti-Chinese convention met in San Francisco.
 lS94-Lake navigation at Chicago ord.
 1902-Governor John P. Altgeld of Illinois died suddenly at Joliet. Born in Prussia in 1898.
 1908-The American battleship fleet arrived at Magdalena Bay. Mexico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
This L My Z5th Birthday
Hilary A. Herbert .

Hilary A. Herbert. who was Secre- tary of the Navy in the second admin istration of President Cleveland was born March 12, 1884, in Laurensville, S. c. His education was received in the universities of Virginia and Ala bama. In the civil war he served as Colonel of the Sth Alabama Confeder- ate Volunteers, and was disabled at the battle of the Wilderness. Follow Ing the close of the war Mir. Herbert began the practice of law at Greenville, Ala, later removing to Montgomery. In 1877 he was elected a Representa- two in Congress and continued to serve for a cabinet position by Presfdent Cleve- land. After his retirement from the cabinet he remained In Washington and engaged in the practice of law. MT Herbert is the author of several very successful historical works deal ing with the civil war and the period of reconstruction in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12

him to a man. They can gain noth- ing by giving up their own candidate and taking up the candidate of two dozen 'fnsurgent" Republicans, In case the later see proper to stay out of their own caucus and bring out their own candidate. Nothing in the way of principle or party advantage can be gained by such combination. Let putes and settle them their owni way. It is a matter in which Democrats should not take hand.
 If the "insurgent" Republicans are really in earnest in their declared op- position to Cannonism they can much more easily show it by fighting the re- adoption of the present rules than in any other way. That course would bring to them the support, possibly of some Republicans. who will vote for Cannon for Speaker. It will undoubt- edly receive the solid vote of the Dem ocrats for they have for years been the chief sufferers from the one man rule which has prevailed in the House of Representatives. Let the 'qnsurgents' start the ball by opposing even the preliminary motion of temporary adop- tion of the existing order of things and they will be on safe ground and free from the suggestion of selfshness that would arise if they should seek Dem ocratic coalition in order to elect one of their small numbers to the Speak ership. A change of the rules is the proposition to make the fight on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
Our Shipping Laws.

New Orleans Pfcayune.
 If we are ever to have a merchant marine in the over-sea trade we must thoroughly revise all our shipping laws and place American capital invested in ha1npered with foreign tonnage. The ships that can handle the freight the cheapest are sure to get the business; as shippers cannot be expected to pay higher rates to American tonnage than they have to pay to foreign tonnage In the same trade. Business Is not based upon sentiment. nor even on natriot- hence the ships that can offer the cheapest freights are sure to get tho business, no matter what flag they may
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
Where the Corn Goes.

People often wonder. particularly those who have traveled for hundreds of miles through the corn belt. what becomes of corn which is grown every year, In the year 1908. when the to- tai crop was 2.666.o00,o00- bushels, 241. 900, 600 bushels were consumed in flour and grist mill products. s.0oo, ,090 bushels in the production of distilled lquors, 40.0O0.000 bushels for glucose. 1so. .O00, 900 bushels for export, and 1s.- tai of blS,OOO. 900 bushels. or 1s.a psr cent of the entire crop. The remain Ing s0.7 per cent. or 2.11S.o00.000 bush . els. seems to have been used almost anfIrelY for feeding.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
Bird and Animal T,ipplers

LOnOOn Express.
 Interesting facts about animals and alcohol were given at the South west ern police court yesterday swhen Cap tain Frederick Palmer was accused of cruelty to his dog. It was alleged that Captain Palmer gave the dog biscuits soaked in alcohol in a public house, and that the animal fell dead.
 A. Piess, a veterinary surgeon, said most dogs liked biscuits soaked in al- cohol.
 "Then it is not an acquired taste" the mag gstrate, Mfr. De Grey, remark ed. T thought 1t was"
 This dog was not a total absta iner." stated Mir. Hanne, who defended. Tt had taken stimulants for two years. Even birds like little drop of beer or stout"
 T have heard of a race horse, named Caravan, which would not run unless 1t had bottle of port wine" the mag iEtrate observed.
 And I know of bantam cock which would have nothing but e bottle of Bass" said MT. Hanne.
 The magistrate said there was no ev- idence of deliberate cruelty and dis missed the summons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
One More Cause far ThankfuInes..

The latest Roosevelt publication Is a revelation. It reveals the fact that the only ex-President was really possessed of most marvellous self-restraip. while yet in office To think that the "malevolent" blindness of the "educat- ed Northeasterners' was the only oh stncle which interposed between Mir . Roosevelt and meddlesome and unwar- ranted interference in the affairs of Haytl and other neighboring States To think how closely this Nation came to being embroiled in land gra hblng schemes whereby European countries sought to gain a foothold on this sido in contravention of the explicit terms of the Monroe doctrine. The bulk of our people" did not understand the situation Otherwise we might now have Hayti on our hands. A hymn of glad thanksgiving should arise that Ignorant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
A Prince Monk .
London Telegraph.

A little over a year ago Prince Low enstein- W eltheim- Koch efort. a great German noble who was one of the founders and leaders of the Center party in the Reichstag, renounced his estates, position and dignities and, at the age of 73, became a novice In the Dominican Order. Last week he was ordained priest by Cardinal Fischer. Archbishop of Cologne. The Prince. supported by his eldest son. wore his robes of state with the collar of the Golden Fleece. the Grand Cross of the order of Malta and that of the Order of Christ. These glittering badges of his knighthood and worldly rank he laid upon the altar. receiving in ex- change the white tunlc and black man. tie of a Dominican.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
v A Torgetten Virtue

One excellent method of relief for the government. however. has bssn suggested by Mir. Taft in fis inaururai address-for "those responsible for the ernment as economical as possibIe ana to make the burden of taxation as light as possible" After recent experi- ence this Is so novel a doctrine as to omy Is one of the few virtues noe preached of late years by the execu- tive. Neither has Congress revealed any desire to practice 1t voluntarily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
THE SLEEPING SICKNESS
s9aUa1nflogsxsA By Frederic ). H.sta.

is being done in the serresat,o,, camps which are situated on hirh ground, as far from water as possibie that Is beyond the fy-range. The ground is cleared of all undsrbrush . and straw huts. that can be easiiv burned. are erected In some piaces. citronella grass. which is distastefui to the tsetse fly, has been gown. The chief difficulty is to provide food. Banana and sweet potato plsntations are being cultivated to relieve the situation. A craving for meat is one of the symptoms of the dlseass, and the bullock per month allotted to each camp. does not satisfy.
 Although science is fighting . rppn> battle against a. stubborn enemy, sAo natives cannot understand why tNo white man does not cure. Ills oarpen. ters ana engineers perform miracles. why not the medicine manr' Ao month after month. the victims borne into the camps are taken out again dead. the poor people become dis courased. The long death roll Irishtens them. as we'll it may. The whole world Is waiting ana hopin~ that the white medicine man" viii overcome this fly. even as they mas. tered the mosquito, and thereby de- prive death of another of It's agent1. SCopyrisht, 1909. by Frederic J. Has.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
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HIack That Had Never See, un London CIoha eS

London Globe.
 1 Tn Remington Island. one of the taria. Mir. R. B. Howard. chief urote.- tor of aborigines in Queensiand. mi round 2 tribe which 1t Is believed hes es never before come in contact with white non. After searching yainly for two days MT. Howard came upon q lew natives. and afterward a consider- ahle number were seen The blacks. ne saye. were in their primitive state. They did not know the use of tobacco. and would not eat bread. meat or even sugar, although they readily tasted anything given to them. There was alth ough emaciated in appearance thew ware strong and agile. 1 s-- -.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
An Imnerntive Necess.ty.

It is up to" the practical. sensible, humane people of this country to exer- else their influence promptly and de ctstvely to secure the reform which experience has made an imperative ne cessity and duty fer changing the dare of the Presidents inauguration by HmandinK the Constitution, or eOttinG aside some other day than March for inc public demonstration
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12

A contemporary remarks that it would not be prudent for Old Diogenes, if he were living, to go into Pitts burg with his lantern. for some alder man would steal the lantern the first day he started out Plainly the broth CT has an indifferent opinion of Pitts burg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun argues that the people of the country are not so glad, at the entrance of new Pres ident as they are of the exit of the old one. Sort of speed the parting guest" feeling, we presume.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The figures for February printed neiow turns having been deducted. n
 The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees us advertisers (and makes 1t part or the con- tract when requested) that it's daily clrcuia- uon Is l. CT than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabama-and that lts of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12

Since the experience that MT. Taft enjoyed on inauguratio day a num- Der of contemporaries are suggesting other cities as proper places to inaug- urate Presidents. Even Houston Is suggested by The Post. but we suspect that was intended as joke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12
oldest Iron Ship.

Tn a paper read before the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engi- oldest iron ship in the world Is the United States warship Michigan, the material for whose construction was Dragged across the mountains from Pittsburg to Lake Erie where the ship was built. as long as slxty-six years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-12

Referring to MT. Roosevelt's public eulogy on Abraham Lincoln's many good qualities The Albany Herald re- marks that "men admire most in oth- CTS the virtues that they do not them selves possess"