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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
A MIXED LOT.
The following is q list Of the ar
ticles found In 9 travelling bag

A large sum of money.
Two diamond rings.
A copy of the New Testament.
A flask OF whiskey.
box Of cigarettes.
Photographs OF an actress In various
poses.
An old fashioned daugerreotype..
Two gold watches.
pack of playing cards.
Unlisted assortment Of French lin
Reris-
Pretty good layout. was 1T not. fnr
one person to carry? 1t may not nc
out of place. however. to quote The
New Haven Register. ito explain thai
this Isn't an enigma or charade. bnt a
list of articles actually contained in
a bag which is held for a claimant nv
one Of the New York excursion co n
panies. 1t might belong to a woman.
but 1t Is better 10 be deceived nv
the lingerie. 1t might belong to a
man. but the bottle of whiskev isn't
conclusive. 1t might belong to an ae-
tor. but the large sum Of money IL
against 1t. IT might belong to a Ken
tuckian, but though such an one
might have trusted his money to mis-
travelling bag he would never have
allowed that bottle of whiskey t. leave
his person. 1t might belong TO Gar
rie Nation but the initials on the bag
Indicate otherwise.
guess"
Possibly when they get the facts ir
the case it may be that both u mar
and a woman had an Interest in thf
contents OF that wallet There were
articles that might properly have beer
! carried by a travelling man and 9TH
ers that would more properly belons
| to a woman. Possibly they were trav,
cling in company and were carrying
as little baggage as possible. An
other explanation that will readily
suggest itself is that the varied con
tents Of the bag was loot that SOM
thief was trying to get away with ant
either lost the satchel or thought H.
was about TO be caught and dropped
the bag to make his escape. Varied 81
was the assortment its presence ma!
be explained in a number of ways.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
ADMIRERS A MAN WITH CON.
VICTIoN CAN'T HELP IT

00QuWater enterprise.
honest In the statement that we think
we are, .erdtnariiy.f not Inclined to do
u. but here goes one shot and here's
hoping that We get a "bull's EYE" Per-
its In us to feel kindiy toward the the
under cog with apologies TO Lasn Me-
Cord for SO designating him) especiai-
IL t wae9 c the whslg has the courage.
from the majority. whatever class they
may represent 70 openly proclaim his
right to believe what he thinks is
narrow minded people who deny tho
right TO 30 think aud believe. and we
have the utmost contempt for that In
divjduai or puhlication, who or which,
on the majority sids o. Whatever qa sss
tton, and sndeavors to get his. or its,
tees int 2 Simmer Of limelisht or to
the sHh under sop pub bns.n nosles ay jassins
lar six Has defty. IN whese cissn
he, or It, imegiIes such q performances
would place Nm. sor It was cowardiy
enough to yituperate and humiiiate 4
man who has the courage to make
known and support the convictions
which he honestly thinks right. and
to stand by them--be they, really. right
We take the stand that the man or
publication. who or which. Is sd narrow
as 70 deny to fellow man the right
OF freedom OF thought, belief or speech,
and who. or which, is dirty enough to
try to intimidate and humiiiate him
for presuming that he has such right.
never had real, first-hand conviction
OF his or Its own. nor capacity for such.
A. Big, seven column weekly, in conn
parison, to which The Enterprise In
naraty larger than the regulation pos.
tal card. and which We hesitate at dee
siBnatinE--ne or it--reached our desk
| last week, containing an article which
we had In mind while writing this. Az
ter reading the article we had a real.
| nrst hand conviction and well stand
py IT, viz; The Enterprise isfthe bigger
| paper OF the two, the larger Dimensions
l OF the other notWithatandinr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
A pANGrRous SYMPTo,1.

There is no occasion for ambitious
Alabama politicians to stir up hatred
and prejudice between the towns and
the country. Alabama has in the past
had an unfortunate experience with
that style Of campaign and there is no
need for the prejudice which marked
certain campaigns in the nineties.
The open campaign for constitution
al prohibition has not yet bssun-the
night is yet to be started. In the Leg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

Birmingham. Aug. S.-tSpeciaD-
Committees on Labor Day celebration
reported at the regular meeting of the
Birmingham Trades Council this Rf-
ternoon that preparations were in
hand for the largest celebration on
the first Monday in September ever
held here. Four bands of music have
already been requested of the Bir-
mingham Musicians Union and three
bands will be brought into the city
from the surrounding district.
A big parade will be given on Labor
Day and prizes will be offered In or
der to encourage a large turning out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
Panama. the ob.tr.persu. Infant.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
What a troublesome family of un-
promising youngsters Uncle Sam has
In his nursery! There is ragged, re-
bellious, rampant little Cuba. per-
petual candidate for the paternal slip
per Liberia. neglected ana weakened
by lack of proper hourishment, calls
pitifully for kindness and attention.
That Filipino child is generally pretty
we'll behaved. but the big uncle is
pledged to take of the child's swaddling
consequences. And lastly comes Pan
anna. But Uncle Sam Is q faithful
nurse. He has patience unlimited and
will endure the petty complaints and
the downright trickery of the bottle
fed infants longer than any other nurs-
cry autocrat In the world He needs
neither assistance nor condolences. II
Cancellation won't win obedience
manual chastisement willard he IL
equally apt at both.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
Are Always Needed .
TRICKS REVENGE.
Csmpletlnw His Plan To Dwarf ~
Carnegie BuildinS.

Csmpletlnw Hsa Plan To Dwarf the
Carnegie Buildins.
Washington Post.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has pur-
chased from H. c. Frick. its heaviest
individual stakeholder, 34.0oo.oo0 worth
Of unimproved real estate In the heart
Of downtown Pittsburg. and will at
once begin the erection of sky
scraper terminal, to cost millions. The
site 10 the former st. PauPs Cathedral
property. at Fifth avenue and Grant
street. opposite the Frick building, and
about three squares from the present
Union depot here, which has become
too small. It has ever been the desire
OF Prick to have the Pittsburg station
at this point.
Andrew Carnegie and thought out
plans for the new Frick building, he
told Mr.. Carnegie In ft, Of anger
that he would make tho Carnegie.
building here look like a bake oven"
He 10 making this threat good by
building high all about the Carnegie
building. shutting off its light. He
has already built twenty-four stories
on two sides Of the Carnegie bake
oven" and the new station will shut
on the light on another side, Mr., Fricis
owns the property on the fourth and
last side. which. when he has tmprov-
ed IL with q skyscraper. will shut on
even the sunlight from the modest
fourteen-story building which bears
the name CARNEGIE"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
America il The Philippines
VIZ ADOPTING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

in the preservation Of native dialects.
Few Fi1ipinos even the most erudite
ana the most sentimental. advocate the
retention Of all Of them. but a num-
Der Of native tongues have their
champions in the forum, One Assem-
blyman has gone so far as to intro
duce bill providing that the Ian
guage OF each triSe should be taught in
the schools within the scope Of Its
present employment The Joker" in
the bill was . clause giving munich
paiities the power to decide what
language should be taught As this
might have resulted In the abandon
ment Of English In some provinces.
the bill was not passed.
IT has been, proposed that Tagalog
should be made the Philippine Ian.
guage. The idea 10 chimerical In view
OF the fact that only about twenty
percent OF the chrfssen natiyts speak
Tagalog and the pride OF the various
tribes would probably arouse fierce
opposition II an attempt were made
to extend this language throughout
the archipelago.
As the probability Of the members
OF eishty-four tribes agreeing to talk
Tagalog is about a. remote as the
probability Of the Bontoc Igorotes be-
coming Mohammedan Moros, or Chris.
tian vissayans adopting the language
and customs OF the savage Negritos.
the only opportunity for the many peo-
pies of the archipelago to become one,
and to build up a national strength
based upon internal peace and a com.
mon desire for development. Ia 40
adopt foreign language. English IL
the best suited to their need, ana II
10 the only lingua franco that anyone
has provided. While FiIipinos In poIi-
tics insist upon early inde dependence.
their class alone attempts to stand
In the way of the requirement of
English throughout the Philippines
Bot for the fact that the members
Of the present Philippine Assembly
have Spanish as a7common language. IL
would be impossible for the Assembly
to transact business. and therefore i'm
possible for. II to exist The Assem-
hiymen are OF the small Industrious"
class who owe their illustriousness In
no small measure to the fact that
they possess what America IL now try
ing to give to the whole Filipino peo-
pie. regardless OF "race, color or pre-
vfous condition OF servitude" The Ill
iustrious' politician who protests
against the adoption Of English Is.
therefore, in queer position as a
patriot. As an advocate Of independ-
ence he stultihes himself completely.
Observation-Disclosures In the phil
ippines
Ix.--Great Agricultural Re.o.rce..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

row counters. :.rSs clerks have to Be
here be Longer s, than the customsrs. s .ba
they have ali the room they need back
Of the counters, % that one may pass
smother without touching. And It
Mas 20 dcnf There 10 ~ much room
for the cletke e. there 10 In most
stores for Icustomeso. Back of the
counter u - always Just ~ clean -
Il 10 In front, There 10 no
hypocrisy about the store Of Scott Ev..
erything 10 on the square. an outward
manifestation Of the inner makeup Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

- ~~-~ = 1c~~~-s~~-
II is not uncommon to hear or read
Of good wives. There are really q
great many OF them. though thew do
not always get as much credit as they
deserve. and 1t is not always the
case that their merits and virtues and
good qualities are known to the pub
common to hear of them. but IT Is rare
that we hear anything OF good hug
bands. except as each one tells IT for
himself. 1t may not be considered
| necessary to exploit all their good
qualities and this we - rarely hear Of
good husbands.
But there was ut last one good one.
according to the evidence. ana that
| was Nathaniel Hawthorne. He. as all
| readers know. was an author of re-
pute and wide fame. but 1t remained
for his wife's "reminiscences or bio
graphical notes to tell OF his good
| traits. Among other things she tails
1t that he always got UP betimes In the
| morning. and started the IRE In the
kitchen and dining room. so that she
would find the rooms warm when sha
came down. Was that all? Not on
your life. for she tells II that when
found the kettle boiling. the potatoes
nicely baked and the rice cooked to
turn.
How was that for q first-class hub
by7 Would not wife Of the right
sort pronounce him ''Just too sweet
for anythingT Not merely to make
the nres early-which Is part of the
mans duty. we admi.--but to boil the
kettle. bake the potatoes and cook the
rice was more than the woman can
usually expect of the husband. We
are not told that he washed the dishes.
tidied up the kitchen and dining room
and did the other necessary chores. but
possibly she let him out of that and
allowed him to 80 to his books and
his studies after breakfast.
And even all this was not the limit,
for the wife says, speaking OF their
baby: my husband relieves me Of her
constantly. and gets her to sleep beau
TRULY" II any one can beat that rec
ord for good outstanding we have vet
to hear of 1t. To make the fires, cook
the breakfast and get baby to sleep
beautifully puts Hawthorne about the
top of the list when 1t comes to good
husbands. as we think all observant
wives will admit And that reminds
US that q contributor to The Balti-
more Sun had some comments on Haw-
thorne which causes The BROOKLYN
Eagle to gone to his rescue thus'
He was brought up right. He was
not spoiled. He was not elevated to
lions Of the contributor to The Bal
timore Sun may be all right. but wives
know better. They know what nus
bands are for and what they owe 70
to pay It. the fault Is their own. A
well-regulated husband Is among the
noblest works OF woman. All the &C
cessories mustered into service in the
case Of a fractions horse should be
utilized IL necessary,
1t may be that his parents had
something TO do with 1t. The Eagles
remark that che was brought up right
implies a vast deal. and It may be that
his mother taught him just what q
good husband ought to be. still. We
suspect that his wife did most Of the
training. and thus caused him to be
the model hubby that her encomiums
imply. And. finally, we point to Haw-
thorns as q fine example of the good
| husband.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

AAOutoNi1tG
The company which has just been
chartered In New York to collect in
formation about the growing cotton
crop may or may not meet real need
For years past the Governments cot
ton reports have been criticised by
planters and spectators on the ground
OF alleged inaccuracy. Usually. how
ever, its figures have been a Nttle be-
low rather than above the mark. The
crop. when the final returns came, has
generally been found to be somewhat
In excess of that which the Govern
ment's Investigators have foretold.
That portion Of the general public.
to its work in this particular field has
believed that II has come as near abb
soiute accuracy as would be possible
under conditions which are constantly
changing. Will the new company do
Its work as aoceptably? Probably not.
The Department Of Agriculture has
large resources at its hand. 1t has
built u,s.r up vast ma ai.,ss for the
large experience in the selection of
its agents and In the assimilation Of
the data which they furnish 1t is en-
abled 70 cover the field with fair de.
likely that the company which has Just
been organized will be able to do Its
work as acceptably, even though. II
contains some members who have had
service In this held. One of the ad-
vantages which the Governments
corps of Investigators will have over
to set at The trpth. resar nal e Of the
side of the market which It will hit. .
They have no afiiliatfon with any clique
of spectators. Neither an advance nor
decline in quotations can beneft
them TO the extent of dollar. For
tunes may be made and lost on the
information which the Department Of
Agriculture gives out but none Of its
afA oh In he tn,
Their sole purpose is to gat at the
facts, irrespective of the bearing which
they have on the market. or on the
deals of spectators for a rise or fall
In prices While the Government re-
mains in the business of collecting data
about the growing crops II will be
first, and It's private rivals will be cast
into the shadow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09


valuable lessons from the tarifY dis
Gmsston, ne IT, great d~e denser than
Eas Wall Street Journal believes.
n Sss ~. thrown upon hiEh srotsctisn's
pPetsnse Of high tarlr for the en-
hhonragemsnt Of infant Industries has
tant.' in fact never grows old enough
10 be weaned and. Indeed, demands
more Infant" neurishmsnt the older
Another hard-worked theory, also,
which has received some rude shocks
Is that an advance in tarifr schedules
means an advance in wages. 1t is iu-
things are not related. Wages went
down last year irrespective OF the tar
"a in the enormously protected steel
industry and have since Keen restcr-
cd. although iron ore and pig iron are
among the few articles on which the
duty has been revised downward. The
New England cotton spinners are
Of mill Operatives have not advanced.
so much is this the case that unintel-
llgent and unskilled imro rtel labor
ers from Europe or even children Of
school age are substituted for educat-
ed American operatives.
These are plain facts and the voter
will be f0ol IL he can not appre-
ciate what they mean. But he has
ACaIACQ ulVG6 tAAAn LAlS. I1C mas AOun0
that there exists a power strong
enough to exact some sort of terms
from the Aldrich- Cannon combination,
perhaps the most heartless political
alliance recorded In all the shameful
tale of unprincipled job5ery of which
high tarln has been the fruitful pa
rent. There seems littS doubt that
had President Taft taken up the mat
ter earlier concessions to outside pub
lie opinion would have been broader.
It is now up to the American voter to
apply similar pressure. and the Re-
publican party of the State of Me-
hraska has shown him good way to
go about II.
A striking development has been
the almost unanimous Endorsement by
the reputable Republican press of the
Presidents demand for genuine revia.
ion downward. Such hardened advo-
Gates of 1.-The party right or wrong" as
The New York Tribune have come out
IN manly and straightforward way
for the redemption of pledges, even
at the sacriflcs Of the campaign con-
tributions of ihtrenched privilege.
Nobody In his senses can believe that
the present compromise will represent
the taPiff system of this country for
more than a brief period. Now ia the
time for the voter to take up the sdu-
cation Of his congressman and sena-
tors. He can not begin too soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

1t must be said that the Aldrich
leadership has suffered a severe blow.
II presumed too much upon the fat
ness and good nature of the man in
the White House. and the complacen-
cy of this people under the policy of
high and higher protection. Its de-
feat is not as crushing as was to be
hoped. and an Unfortunately long time
has been consumed in bringing so
much to pass as this. But the pres
tige OF this reactionary and mischiev-
Gus leadership has been broken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
Would Change Acreage .

Admission, Aug Especial. il.
Mallory, formerly a large planter. has
suggested that a farmers reunion be
held in this city at an early date for
the purpose of changing the crop
acreage of this district for next year
Mr.. Mallory's suggestion is prompted
by the shortage in the cotton erep for
this season. He speaks In favor Ct
planting more wheat ana for greater
diyerslheation in general.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
BOYS HELD AS BURGLARS.
Young Lads in Prison Charged With
catering Store.

Admission. Aug. ESPECIAL. Gar
ter McClelland and Win Dampman.
two young boys charged with burg
larizing the jewelry store of H. T.
Daniel on West Tenth street last Mon
day night, are now locked up In the
city prison.
M. Ziff had a large amount Of dry
goods stored in the rear of the build
ing, and It is alleged that the boys ef-
fected an entrance through a rear door
securing three pairs of shoes, some hose
and several handkerchiefs. The boys
were arraigned before Recorder Green
Saturday morning, but their case was
continued until Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
AGAIN IN TROUBLE.
Young Man, Already UndeF Bond, Faces
Nexx Charge.

Florence. Aug. (SIGecial. )-Imme-
diately upon his return from Iuka.
Miss. where he was put under $1Oo
bond for obtaining money under false
pretenses. Thomas L. Harlan was ar
rested and placed In jail here. where
he will remain in default of $1,000
bond.
Harlan was under bond to appear at
the Septemt err term of the Lauderdale
County Circuit Court to answer to
charges OF embezxlement and selling
whiekey. His half brother. r. ]. Hoot'
en-. and George Young. of this city.
were his sureties. A telegram was re-
ceived yesterday from Mr.. Hooten. whc
10 a well known attorney. surrendering
Harlan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
Ideal store In a Country TOwu.

The BOOkkeepeF. -,
Those who dream of the time when
soitIte harmGny, or better still when
there shall no longer be any distlno,
tion between those who lead and those
who follow cannot imagine comb ,,nhS
in the Scott store. The clerks are per.
fectly eontented. When Scott planned
the store be reached back into his 9wn
experience and dweat upon the troubles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
moSDAY. AUGUST Q. 1909.

The question over In Georgia. as The
Enquirer sun views It. is whether a
license tax on near beer will or VIII
not save the State from q deficit
well. there's no cause to be discour-
aged, There's pot-licker. persimmon
beer, beef soup and several othei
drinks that can be taxed. Let the
iagislaters keep up courage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

The people OF Columbus are inter-
esting themselves in favor OF estao-
fishing and maintaining an "aii water"
route from that city 70 the great trade
csntsrs oe the outside world With
such q stream as the chattaheochs
running by the city one would think
there need be no great diniculty In the
way of carrying out their wishes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

One Of the Aldrich- PAYNE bunch says
that when they get used to IL the peo-
pie OF this country will like the tar
III lust enacted. Possibly so. but they'll
never get used to 1t in the sense OF
being satisfied with IL.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
FARMERS, UNION TO MEET.



Birmingham, Aug. s.-(special)--
Preparations are well in hand for the
State convention of the Farmers I'm
ion to be held In Birmingham August
1919. Three hundred and more dele
gates should be here for this gather
ing. The sessions Of the convention
win be held In the City Hall
{ President Morris. of Suliigent ex-
poets that the session win be one OF
the most important ever held and all
Members are being urged to be pres
emit as the coming national convention
OF the Farmers' Union. September Z
10, In Birmingham. will be discussed.
The labor and commercial organiza-
lions in Birmingham will provide In
teresting receptions for the national
convention but the state organization
will have to be more or less hosts.
Then there Is a full calendar of bus
mess to be considered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

We have heard it intimated that q
bin a. TO be introduced in the Geor-
gia Legislature making 1t misde-
rneanor for a man to have . mint bed
in his back yard We don't think
Georgia should try to head OF Alabama
lawmakers In that style.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

Those OF us who own foreign built
yachts" begins an editorial In The Ra-
leigh Evening Shines. Now who would
have thought a Raleigh newspaper
man could own a foreiEn-built YACHT
He'll be challenging Upton for a race
next
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

what is the Democratic PartvY'
inquiries a writer in The National Mag
azine. We do wish people would cult
asking conundrums like that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing


Il He Throughy
Selma Times.
II Mr.. Conner stood as well with the
people generally as he does with his
faithful leGislators--wcll. We hate TO
name what ne couldn't do!
Output a. Not Useful.
Montgomery Is to have cheaper
Gas." says The Advertiser. To be sure,
the Legislature is In session.
Are Always Needed.
Wire Grass Siftings.
While we are bowling to the Leg
islature for o measure to vote on
whiskey. don't forget about good roads
We need good roads whether drunk or
sober.
Putting II In Poiittcs.
Dothan Eagle.
It seems that the insane asylum at
Tuscaloosa has been managed outside
OF politics. but II Is given out that
the Governor proposes to mako some
changes along this line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

Alabama leads on In voting for the
income tax. and is hoping not to pay
much Of It," says The New Bedford
standard. Now we'd like to know
what our mean contemporary means
by that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

The weather man must have some
spite against Montgomery's ball team.
judging from the frequent drenchings
the grounds get
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

Al any rate, Virginia is TO haV"
Mann for Governor. whatever else may
come about. Let US hope he'll live
up 10 his name.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-09

Is MF Taft scheduled to visit Mont
gomery? If not. our city will fee
very lonesome. as It is about the only
one that is not expecting him.