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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-11

man I ever saw in Washington was
Dixon H. Lewis. of Alabama"
Mr.. Lanes listener was compelled to
acknowledge that he didn't exactly re-
call Dixon H. Lewis Of Alabama, or his
greatness.
Well" said Mr.. Lane. he was new
ertheless the greatest man who ever
entered the Capitol; in girth. that 70 to
say. Now, IL Sir John Falstaff has been
accurately described he was a slender
and graceful individual by comparison
with Dixon II. Lewis. of Alabama.
Il am about to tell you something
that may sound entirely out OF the
question. but 1t 10 exectly true. Dixon
H. Lewis. OF Alabama, weighed more
than 700 pounds Rt his death. He
weighed more at his death than when
he was a very active member on the
floor of the lower House OF Congress:
but he was at least q s00-pounder from
the beginning OF his residence in Wash
ington. Nor was he man of any great
stature. His greatness was purely cir
cumferentiai.
I'm those days the pavements and
paths of Washington were narrow. so
that Lewis couldn't walk arm In arm
with his friends. as men used to walk
at that time. His friends had either to
walk before or trail behind him.
"once-I saw the huge Lewis sand
wiched between no less pair OF men
than Henry Clay and Daniel webster.
Clay trudging along in front half turn
ed around and conversing earnestly.
and Webster bringing up in the rear
and frequently bobbing his head from
side to side in order to catch an occa-
siona1 viewot Clay in the van. The
three men lived in the same boarding
house on -Four and half Street now
called John Marshall place--Mrs. Pet
tibones the boarding house was.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-11
DIR. ARERCROMBLE,S ADDRESS
ON ssETF7ICS IN CIVIL LLFE''
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA DISCUSSED
THE MORAL OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP AT THE
DENVER CONVENTION OF EDUCATORS

Following 10 the address delivered by
President John w. Aberorombie of the
University OF Alabama to the National
Educational Association at Denver:
invite you to a consideration Of q
trite but important subject. Ethics In
Civil Idfe; or. the Obiigatios OF Citi-
zenship. Civic life relates to home
and SOCIETY and business and church and
State, and out Of those relationships
grow the many and complex obligations
OF citizenship. Personal relationship
always carries obligation. moral or
legal.
Every good government, civic. social,
or religious. Is founded upon the prin-
ciples OF human duty; and no civil
government can be administered sue
cessfully. unless there IL harmony of
relationship between the character Of
its institutions and the ethical stand
ards of its members. AS governments
vary in plan and development, SO. Will
relationships and standards. Success
full monarchy is possible under normal
standards quite different from those
which are essential in efficient democ-
racy. Barbarsm and civilization have
few ideals In common.
As citizens, our relationships. respon-
sibilittes, and standards are peculiar to
our form OF government and to the
ago IN WHICH VIC NV "A0t ai0 NhS
relations of democratic citizenship?
What the resultant obligations? What
the essential standards? De we real
ize those relations. appreciate those
obligations, live UP to those stand
ards7 49,.
some civic Relations.
The home, source and nursery, Of
every civic and social virtue, grows
out of the marriage relation. and the
first and most lasting OF obligations
originate there. The relations of child
TO parent, OF parent to child. of child
TO child, and Of parent to parent, are
natural, ana from them spring sweet
ana sacred obligations, which cannot
be disregarded without a pollution OF
the wellsprings of life. With odelity.
patience and pleasure should those
obligations be borne.
The relations and obligations arising
In everyday life are great and numer-
GUS, and are ever increasing In magni-
tude and numbers. Among such rela-
lions may be mentioned those of rich
to poor. OF employer to employee, OF
seller to purchaser, OF lender to bor-
ROVER, OF educated to ignorant. OF old
to young. of neighbor to neighbor. all
of which also exist conversely, and
impose duties at once weighty and diff
ficult OF performance.
Since government h0S TO DO with the
regulation of everyday affairs, practi-
cally all of the relations mentioned
are civic as weu as social. Some that
are peculiar to government are those
which exist between ruler and ruled.
law-abiding and criminal, government
and individual, citizen and citizen.
Low Ethical standards.
Those are some of the relations be-
longing to civic life. Are we as indi-
viduals and az q people meeting the
obligations which they lmpose-meet-
ing them honestly, fearlessly success
fully2
Permit me to call attention to some
conditions and tendencies that indicate
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walking demonstrated with him.
"'Stevens.' he said. do you know the
size OF that biilr
"'weii, II was my bill you'll grant,
said Stevens grumptly. and his friend.
sat down upon. said no more.
II remember John Wilkes Booth very
well. He was as everybody knows. q
handsome man, but yet. as I always
considered. with something sinister
about his countenance.
zone day about week before he as
sassinated Lincoln, happened to be by
when Booth made a singular call. The
calf was upon Major Donoho. the busi-
ness manager Of the old National Intey-
ligencer. Booth carried under his
arm O package securely tied up and
with written directions on the paper
covering.
major Donoho,' Booth said, 7 wish
to make you the custodian Of this pack
age and to request that you open IL
only in q certain contingency.
"There was something wild and un-
Danny in Booths manner which Major
Donoho did not like. He distrusted
Booth anyhow.
81 would prefer not to DO that.
Booth he replied.
Booth repeated his request and
finally he almost entreated Major Dom
Ohio to hold the package OF documents
to be opened In certain contingency
but without avail. Donoho didn't like
the business and he ended by natiy de-
clining the charge.
".Go upstairs and see Mr.. Gales he
said to Booth. Perhaps he viii DO IS
you wish
''Mr. Gales was the editor OF The
National Inteiiigenoer. Booth had met
the editor frequently. He went up
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day. Under the brilliant blue &ky tht
garden lay In green and fertile Mxur-
lance, corn, beams. squasifes, potatoes,
tomatoes. roses, zinnias-crimson and
pure white--crepe- myrtles, cantaloupes
and caulifiowersi Yes. caulifiowerss In
successful bloom. row after rows we'll
those members just broke loose into
how, immediately
Then another wave Of enthusiasm
broke at the feet--no, roots--of q won~
derful Japanese Walnut" whose pale.
smooth grey bark and peculiar arr
rangement OF lint suggested the Atian-
thus tree. whose green leaves were d
seeming cross between the Ailanthus
and the English Walnut yet whose
fruit hung IN clusters. like gigantic
grapes! As the members strolied be-l
meath the lovely shade OF the Ante
belium oaks and sunk pavement tired
feet into the cool green grass Of tho
lawns. they asked the new members
continually, with pardonable prido1..
If It wasn't nice thing to be a.
Flower And the new meme
bers gave a deep sigh OF satisfaction
and said yes. yes. yesr'
1t was to be regretted that other
duties and Illness detained so many
from SO happy an occasion.
Mrs. Stout was hostess 10 eleven
members, Masdames Nose Stuart. sibels.
HawIey, Aldworth. Stout, Brame and
Misses Sophia Holmes. Matte Rfves.
Annie Lou Tennille and Cozart. Sew
crab new members who hRr looked for4'
ward eagerly to the meeting. were de<|
tanned by illness.
This is the fruit season, and the fol-
lowing is so startling and unique NJ
method of preserving fruit, that Il All
l. III. 49, A. a =. 49,
experiment and report, It Is copied frou{
The Southern Ruralist OF Atlanta Ca
The editor says that 1t is accompante4
by such reliable vouchers that aazS
subscribers are urged to give 1t fair
trial. It is sent by 'Dr. b Dewborrv
of Atlanta, Ca" Try 1t and ranorff
ITO preserve fruit and retain th4
natural flavor without cooking
To one gallon of fruit. after IL hnA|
been cut up and prepared, have euflfcA
lent water to cover the fruit. Nsw pnf
the fruit in bucket and the water IA.
another bucket--not together. then
take a tin box, put some live coais NJ
lre In It, and arrange the bucket of
water and fruit on either side OF fhx
tin box-have II oil out OF doors. then
have wooden box big enough to COW
er all. When everything Is ready. nas&
a heaping tablespoonful OF sulnnur .SH
the Goals, shut the wooden box dorS
over all, and be sure TO make il airs
tight Let 1T remain until the slafs,n,,4
has burned out. Then take on the hox
nave your fruit Jars ready ana ha4tn
put 1t your fruit, fiji with thu vvnf,S2
and seal up. No sulphur favor MI
remain. the fruit will keep FOR ueheS'
A jar can remain open several ~ So
withort spelling, the flavor Il "a T
fresh fruit"
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MIR. Gales that he had made Of Major
Donoho. He suffered rebulxe. The
editor resoluteiy refused to have any-l
thing to do with his package. Booth
sullenly left the ONCE.
Those papers of Booth never came
to light after the great tragedy. Prob
ably he succeeded in leaving them In
the keeping OF some friend who, fear-.
full Of being mixed up with the case.
destroyed them.
.srhe statesmen OF the olden time In
Washington were terrific drinkers. The
man who could take the hugest and.
the most frequent drinks Of raw liquor
and stand up under them--uot only
stand up under them. indeed. but emit
wit and knowledge when some Of his
auditors were too far gone to catch
his meaning--was Prentiss. the farnous
kentucky journalist and statesman.
81 have seen Prentiss toss on turn-
bierful after tumblsrful Of the product
Of his native State. and the oftener he
repeated the operation the more enter-
tanning he became. Often. at the
height Of these bouts, Rrentiss's cronies
would have TO be removed from the
scene by their men servants. and the
brilliant Kentuckian would find hin-
self addressing vacancy.
81 think Daniel Websfers drinking
has been somewhat overcrawn. saw
him as o boy every day for years and
only once did ever observe him un-
der the influence. Then he was swim
ing along Pennsylvania Avenue. a.
splendid figure in his brave coat Of
blue broadcloth and brass buttons. He
was decidedly walking Virginia fence,
as we used to say, but he was fully
aware of his bearings. and he reached
is lodgings all right"
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Il grieve to confess that she once
stopped In the street, removed one of
her shoes and threw 1t at my head.
Providentially her aim was poor. for
her foot was none too small. With
some other lads I was following her
dress and odd appearance. Hence the
hurled shoe. It would have removed
my head from my shoulders clean and
true II her aim had been better.
Il don't recall where Mistress
Annie Royle came from. though I
seem to vaguely remember that she
was q native OF Philadelphia. She
started q newspaper here that every
body knew as Annie Royle's news
paper. This was IN the '30s.
''She did all the work OF making the
newspaper herself--wrote. the COPY,
set the type. ran the press and did
all Of the distributing. Her paper
was largely devoted to political mat
ters. and It IL certain that many of
the most renowned men at the Capt.
tai stood in fear OF Mistress Royle
and her newspaper. She could and
legislators or governmental officials
who incurred her displeasure.
''on the other hand she was quite
as skilled in the art Of lauding to the
skies her friends among the legisla-
tors, and there was, fam bound to
say, always suspicion that Annie
welded her newspaper mainly as
legislature club and that she profited
immoderately upon the passage Of
sundry and divers bills. favored by
her. by the Congress.
speaking of great personages."
Mr.. Lane said little later on with
q twinkle in his eve. "the greatest
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recognized the great need OF such a
school. still they did not seem inclined
to give the money which was needed
so badly to start the school. The only
thing left for me to do to carry out
this enterprise was to deed a tract of
land OF 100 acres OF land given to me
when little girl by my father, and
build upon 1t ten-room dormitory. AS
my means were limited I found 1t nee
cessary to have this building put up by
day laborers. making the cost as small
as possible. When this building was
finished had no money to buy furni-
ture. but felt that was a minor point.
I decided to start the school with a
few boys and get them interested In
making tables and benches out OF
boxes, and determined that we would
buy only such things as we were oblig-
ed to have. bought a few cots and
chairs and friend gave me a small
kitchen stove. With this meager out
at the Berry School began its existence,
January 10. 1902. A friend volunteer
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ed to give her service as a teacher.
Our Industrial department consisted of
four hoes. one spade. two rakes and
one plow. We had only one horse,
IRONY" which we called our Sunday
school horse because he had done such
faithful service throughout the coun-
try. We kept him busy through the
week going into the nearest town
bringing out needed supplies. and then
he also did all the hauling.
On our opening day we had Ave boyS
and within a few weeks We had eight
teen. Then the problem arose how we
were going to feed them; teach them
to cook, scrub wash their clothes. care
for their rooms. etc. Also q regular
course of study had to be mapped out.
and we had to look after. their physi-
cal and mental as we'll as their spiri-
tual welfare. I charged these boys
SIS a month. but some were too poor to
pay even that amount. and we had to
give them extra work to make up the
sum. Two hours work each day was
required from each boy as his regular
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them. They make the money to pay
for them by working at the rate Of
six cents an hour on their holidays
suit OF old clothes being sold fori
twenty-five or nifty cents. tho boys.
understand that we have very little
outside help in our work and that iki
Is OF the utmost Importance to work.
with economy. frugaiity. neatnasa.i
promptness and thoroughness. A. AMI
example OF how such discipline "a
needed and carried out, we HAD q boA
who complained of his assistant In fhaj
kitchen being too wasteful--sAy1ng.
ale peeis the potatoes too thick
a thing which TO his mind and teaoh~l
ing meant a loss TO him personally ana
TO every boy In the school
These are only few examples Of the.
schools work. The real aocompltsh-i
ment lies ahead-an accomplishment
which must be forced only BY tho
generous cooperation Of public-spfrft-<
ed philanthropists who will assist In
the upbuildfng OF this Southern echoox
for these American boys. ]
The Survey Press Bureau
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Ten years ago. In . little log cabin
at my home. began teaching q few
poor boys and girls IN q little Sunday
school. Seeing their lack OF education.
and visiting their homes in the Diff
erent parts Of the county. discovered
that the great and real need Of these
people was an industrial school on
their own ground. where they could
be taught some farming and carpenter
work, the value OF time and the dig
nifty Of labor. After working for four
gears and establishing ive Sunday
and day schools In the most needy parts
OF the county. founded an Industrial
school for the poor white boys Of the
South.
I tried to get people interested to
help me in this work. and while they
sympathized with me In my efforts and
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ability. 1t is a great inspiration to the
teachers to have an opportunity OF
awakening the great possibilities that
are within the boys. One Of our teach-
ers who has had great experience In
Northern schools. told me that she
never really enjoyed teaching until
she came here. as she finds the students
SO eager to learn and so easy to CON-
troll. 1t Is an incentive to anyone to
lead them to the paths OF knowledge.
From Needy Homes.
These boys come from very needy
homes. where their labor Ia necessary
to help support the family. ana II
means q great sacrifice on the part OF
their parents 20 spare them to come to
school. One poor woman was so anx-
ious for her BOY to attend this school
that she parted with her only mitch
cow, denying herself and family milk
and butter In order to help her son OBJ.
tain an education, Nothing In this
school 10 given free. These American
boys are too proud 70 accept gifts. Old
clothes given to the school are sold to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-11

French revolution. and furnished a
lying slogan to the abolitionists which
enabled then to DO their dirty, work In
disrupting the union. II proved a
boomerang that later descended with
crushing effect upon the head Of the
unonending South. True or not, Il
has proved q dangerous knock and con-
sidering the psrversion Of Its inlet
and the four uses for which II hasbeen
employed may we'll be confined to the
license OF fourth Of July carousai and
to spread eagle oratory..
What was to be gained by introduce
Ing equivocating evidence. that by
summoning a bi-lingual witness. Can
fog add to the clarity Of the atmos-
phere or an oracular answer pave the
way to enlightenment Whoever heard
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parading his ouase truth, only shook
Q red rag in John Bulls face. George
III ana not admit that all men are born
free and. equal. Europe did not admit
IL, Asia did not admit, the isles Of the
Sea" did not admit It. Nowhere, ex-
cept In upstart America. was the doo-
trine upheld. It would look. as II Jef-
ferson's sole object was-not to per-
suade. not to convince. but to provoke
and frrttafe.
The pompous and grandiose sxor-
iium was hardly worthy of Thyrsites.
and had the success Of the revolution
been dependent on Its adrnissibility, the
cause would have gone down under the
first onset Of British bayonets Car
ried to It's limit the doctrine after
wards led to the atrocities Of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-11

When Jefferson, In the Declaration
Of Independence. affirmed that all men
were bron free and equal. he only en-
ployed an expedient common In dia-
lectics. He wanted TO say. In indirect
syliogism. that II all men are A. some
men are Ala point not to be disputed.
The reassuring here 10 all right. but
the truth Of the conclusion 10 wholly
orfsm contained In the major promise.
II this be worm-eaten. the influence
cannot be sound. No man 10 free de
facts, though he be de. ure. Free
born and equality are ATTRACTIONS
ideal states to which man may aspire
but which he can never reach.
Farther aiong. Mr.. Jefferson draws
his consludon, viz; that "these colonies
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mulary been stated conditionally, It
would have maintained the condition
to the end. and the conclusion would
have been logically true. but stated af-
firmatively, the conclusion can only
be authoritative ~ the major IL author
itative. A tumble In the posthiate car.
rfes whfrlwind in its path. and II the
conclusion manages to be true. II 10
gallic quotation Of Jefferson--for It 10
little more. coming a. II does In the
fore front OF his arraignment Of George
III. weakens an argument otherwise
able and luminous. In o syllogiam
that 10 to convey truth, and hero
mean absolute, not logical truth, the
major promise must be admitted or
at least admissible. but JEFFERSON, in
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Jefferson might have pacified
George. and cstainIy propitiatsd the
world had he proclaimed that. NO
men are born free and equaw Free
and equal are words TO jugsls with.
but that was no time jugglery, When
Solomon said "All things are vanftyrs
he OF course excluded those things.
to tell us, that when Christ said. that
he would put all things under his
feet. he excluded himself. whom he did
not put under his feet. so when Jefrer-
son said that all men are born free ana
equal. he did not mean to include some
that are slaves and unequal--a fact
that any man not curst with strabis-
mems can easily discern.
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Freedom and Equality
BY varnedd creatt1E eici,ar

are ana OF right ought to be free and
Independent states" The irregularfty
will not say the fallacy of this il,
that you cannot employ an abstraction
In the maor premise, and draw from 1t
practical conclusion. II the premise
be cioudland. you cannot outside of
Spain. infer Q castle. Beside what 10
true of "ali men" may be true of some
men. but not necessarily OF some coll
onies. individuals and colonies are
not Identical and cannot be used inter-
changeabiy. I'VE the people" and I'VE
the states' are not the same thing. else
Hayne and Webster would not have
gone to loggerheads about them. In
political grouping as In chemistry
every combination of elements implies
q change Of properties. Had the for
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on the eve OF great military operations
of injecting a riddle that could not be
read, into the sailing orders?
It IL easy to conjecture Lohn Bulls
comments.
What are you lighting fort said
George III"
'Beacuse all men are born free and
equal"
''Tushr' said the irate monarch--"a
vile heresy of Montesguien. What are
you arguing for7'' :.
"a decent respect for the opinion
Of mankind"
"Ho. marshal OF the Realm. go tell
the parliament to tell Lord Howe TO
let loose the dogs. Of war and capture
those silly casuists.'
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Linen gowns are almost unfvofssI. 3
made with princess panels. hnla
place by large covered buttons TN
eollars OF these gowns are oifhNt IN
lace, very high and withont 8 r,ss.
the Dutch mannea
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-02
Miss Grace esnrue.

"a Woman's Way" the new play
in which Grace George Is now appear
ing, might be described as comedy
of common sense. The character
played by Miss Marion sran'
TOMS a young, bright charming
American wife but. contrary to Cy-
prlenne in ;''Divorcons" discovers that
.ner husband has fallen in love with
another woman and by her common
sense of humorous treatment of the
unpleasant. situation, completely wins
back his love and easily defeats the
schemes of the other woman to get
him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-02
Making Good Record.

This paper received a letter from
Prof. ]. D. Muldoon the past week in
which the writer states that he and his
faculty is meeting with considerable
success at the Keyser Preparatory
school, of which Prof. Muldoon is now
the principal. Prof. Muldoon states
that the enrolment to date is 1903, the
largest in the history OF the school
of like date. The many friends of the
genial professor here will be glad to
know of the success with which he Is
meeting in his new place, and all will
trust that added laurels will be his re.
ward.-shepherdstown Independent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-02
CONFERENCE
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session was adjourned.
In the evening reception was held
for the laymen, the address of well
come being delivered by Mr.. Emmett
Mockler. The address was responded
to by Mr.. Samuel Tilden Spears, of
Elkins.
Bishop Luther Wilson delivered q
lengthy and splendid sermon to tho
laymen at the Presbyterian church
The CHURCH was packed for this ser
vice and most profound and lasting
impression was left on the hundreds
of people hearing this eloquent SER
mon. At the conclusion of the sermon
the session adjourned.
The Saturday morning session OF
the Laymen's Association was princi-
pally give mover to hearing reports OF
the different committees and to routine
business relative to this body of men.
omcers for this convention will probu-
bly, be named at the Afternoon session.
President C. w. Flesher, of Gassaway,
presided at the meeting.
Woman's Missionary Session.
This afternoon the annual meeting
of the woman's Home Missionary So
clety will be held, Mrs, r. b. Ney, Of
Wheeling, the president, will preside,
Rev. F. w. Wright. of Pittsburg, will
address this convention. Tonight the
anniversary of the Freednlan's Society
and of the Anti-saloon League will be
celebrated. with supt T. M. Hare, DR.
Westhafer and others speaking.