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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

The English are now snekesd IN an
euterprise Of more than ordinary In
ferest. II 10 an attempt 70 rescue the
fressure from the wreck Of the British.
warshfp Lutfns which was sunk In
1877, and lies buried in the sands OF
tube 100 feet long and about eight feet
N diameter has been constructed. on
the one end Of which there mas been
built . tiny house with water tight,
Windows and doors In H. The Sivers:
VIII 80 down in this and use II ~ the.
base @ operations. The sand win ali
Be sucked away from the wreck by
great sand pumps. and then viii begin
the work Of securing the treasure.
This action Of the English finds o
counterpart in the efforts TO raise the
spanish Armada. The Dutch sailors att,
tempted to DO 20 several centuries ago.
but their efforts ~ salvage all came to
took u, but with equal III success.
Later the spanairds undertook to raise
the sunken craft, and they succseded
N getting the treasure from most Of
them.
The modern ship devoted to salvage
and wreck raising 10 an intricate and
powerful machine. fts gigantic pumps,
takes to say sack Robinsons: Its
equipment Of pnenmattic hammers.
drills and riveters which can DO the
work OF hundreds OF men In less time,
than they could; fts great wrecking
cranes which can lift hundreds OF tons,
an lend effective assistance Ii cheat
ing Davy Jones out OF his victories.
The records OF the Patent once show
that Abraham Lincoin's thoughts cnca
turned more to the sea than 70 stafe-
craft. He invented q wreckinR rppa.
ratus, whose principle has since come
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
bryan Oft Once Nose.

MODtte Register.
We observe that Mr.. Bryan writes 10 the
TailahAssee Legislature about the defiant
attfoae OF Congressman Clark Of the Sec
ond Florida District saying, when a rem
resentative can not conscientiousiy do what
his constituents desire him 70 do, he ought
to be conscientious enough TO resign ana LET
them select Representatives In harmony
with them"
There we have the real unaduiterated
Bryan intellect working over time How
true is this gospel. and how unfit who are
Clarks constttuents2 The Florida LeeisIa-
ture? That is Mr.. Bryan's idea, but II can
have no countenance from the weil-inform-
ed. The Legislature did not elect Clark: A
had no voice In his election, As 10 what
Mr.. Clark's constituents, the voters Of Ms
district, 'conscientiouslyf think, Mr., Bryan
knows nothing The fact 10 that Mr. clark
has challenged the Legislature to send 70 hia
district and make inquiry; and, further, has
invited the legislature to contest, the matter
In his district at the next Democratic prf-
mary and see what his people think tbout
their representative
1t is a situation that should have cansed
and ''consciantiousiy" think
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
PERsoNALITY OF .urCLE REMUsr
Joel Chandler Harris was a Kindly
Philosopher.

N--N~--~-@NA
Philosophers.
In personality Chandler Harris had
no counterpart in literary life. says
Rank L. station in The Delineator
for May. He was Incompatible be-
cause he was different. He had not
comparatively weIl-to-do farmer. how
ever much 1t may seem that the blend
association would be demonstrated in
appearance. OF average height he
plication at the desk had somewhat
rounded his frame: and there was yet
another rotundity that bespeaks secu-
Something comicaily blending the pa
thetic and the apathetic spoke from
his rudy face, but the mild blue eyes
that seemed negliRent or tnattentive
the previous moment frightened with
q CLINT that was variously humorous,
shrewd or sympathetic, as the provo
cation might be. The voice drawled
lazily, faltering and hesitating increas-
ingly as the man was closely touched.
A slight impeachment of speech, large
ly imaginary, had acentuated q native
modtsty that impelled an unusual de-
sion, few could enter into more ami
mated or unfalterinK conversation.
When he was was pleased dc or -. amused Inn
scarcely audible chuckle vibrated his
whole frame. He never laughed loud
ly; that chuckle was his speculative.
by the hour; or, II. knowing the man.
you watched him shambling HIS way
through the crowded streets Of Atlanta
your first impression was forever ef-
faced Through the strange mask Of
shyness end deceptive insigniheance
you saw the keen, kindly philosopher;
the thoughtful. imaginative man Of
letters who had written his way into
the heart of civilization.
The man and his methods constitut-
ed such an anomaly in American lit
erature that one must needs tread in
unusual paths to secure a glimpse OF
his real personality.
The sources of hts knowledge of hu-
man nature were just two-observation
and absorption by shy, silent contact,
The fruits of these faculties were
poured into the crucible OF his keen
but kindly philosophy and his alert
introspectfon the result is the stories
that have made him famous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

\
but lately Governor. found Il . fine
hobby to ride among the Iowa farm
ers. His tariff doctrine was the same
az Democrats teachings. but he man.
aged to preach 1t and remain in the
Republican party The old line Re-
pubiicans fought him and beat him by
a small vote with the late senator Al
ifson. an old time regular. But the
death Of Senator Allison robbed them
OF the fruits OF their victory and they
were forced to see cumfnins take an
unopposed election and head the party
in iowa.
Senator Jonathan Doliiver had heen
the wordy colleague Of Senator Allison.
one Of the frock-coat volunteers of the
Republican party on any and every oc-
casion. He fought with Mckinley and
marched side by side with Dinsiey
when the Republicans swere making
the tariff as high as the manufacturers
wanted Il. NOBODY was ready to do
more or 60 farther than Dolliver
But be had his ear 20 the ground
and he heard the rumbiinss In Iowa.
He stood with the majority. no matter
where 1t stood and II majority Of the
people wanted tariff revision down
ward. why DoIiiver would give II to
them II II helped them ana saved his
seat in the Senate.
When the Republicans had nominat-
ed Taft last summer Dolliver boom
was started for viee-President. IT was
declared that the progressive Republic
cans from the West denended Dolliver.
But the allies. the old line Republi-
cans. were running things. They took
the Doiiiver boom and slowly and re-
fnorseIessiy strangied II to death.
Delivers sensational speech in tho
Senate Is his answer.
In beating the Payne bin. as IT
stands row, Doliiver is q valuable ally
to the Democrats, but the Democrats
will not depend upon him in any future
lights.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
This Is Ny 63rd Birthday

years secretaTy of the Kansas. STATE
Board Of Agriculture, and who is mem
toned as the probable successor Of
James Wilson as head OF the United
born May Z, 1916, in Jefferson County.
Wis. He received a public school ed
ucation. During the civil war he serv-
ed as a private In an Illinois regiment.
in Kansas and for some years edited
papers devoted to the agricultural and
live stock department of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. He Is regarded
as one of the best authorities In Amer
lea on live stock and. agriculture and
has written extensively on those SUBJ
jects.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
HlrrrSe sourHnnx pnmocaAr..

HITTING SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS.
The Philadeiphia Record IL some!
what severe on the Southern Demo-
Gratis In Congress because OF what II
looks on as their wabbling course on
the tariff question. People It says.
expected something better from
Southern Democratic congressman
than selfish advocacy OF taxes on the
general public for the benefit of their
own constituents. No such expecta-
tion was or is entertained with respect
to a Northern Republican. It is taken
Tor granted that II q man lives up
North and votes the Republican ticket
he can be as selfish and as sectional as
he pieases. He can get into the Union
League. perhaps. and he is sure to go
to heaven when he dies"
1t Is useless to deny that Democrats
in both houses have shown in a num-
Der OF instances a lack of consistency
and devotion TO principle that 10 not
creditable to them. They denounce the
Republicans in severe terms for trying
TO frame tariff schedule that win ia
vor their party friends and supporters.
while some OF them seem just as anx-
ious to protect, their The own sections and
products as they charge against the
Republicans. AS a matter Of fact 1t
seems very much as II the tariff fight
will degenerate into war between
sections ana parties to see which shall
get most benent from it, The Record
Is not surprised that Republican, sena-
tors and Representatives should be &C.
tuated by selfish motives. but cannot
reconcile itself to the fact that some
Southern Democrats are doing the
same thing; neither can we. for that
matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
What the Siuts Papers
Are Saying and Doing

The extra ssssson Of the legislature
is held over the heads OF the bad boys
to make them be good.
A Personal crsp.
I'VE HAYS June brides in =, ehasm,a !.
The S' c OH IS j State. rhst:s netting;
We have peaches" In Andaiusia the
En-. c;,,nos Pa. s-ssssfsa.
Dothan's church people. have organic
Cd q still hunt for Sunday school pu-
Bic 10 attend ssss r Sunday ws sssooi. why not
pass. city law to that effect or oner
trading stamps.
An EDITION Of Foes works brought 4
hundred and eighty dollars the other
day a case Sc Of genius dtseovs sosi tp po
his efforts to keep the worlf away
from the door.
Popular On saturday.
The saturday afternoon NJ. q P,train
to Montgomery IL being more libersl-
" patronixed than was the case for
the frst two or three months Of the
traction tract a FOR the hDs boys n Montgomery
on Saturday afternoons.
souna- Derxerous.
The fatest drink reported In Taiade-
ga is concoction composed OF near
beer" and Janacs ginger. II It IL
f ho' IL vl1 most v,oisnt s Violation Of ma
lures law. and Its devotes are on wiz
race TO the mad house or grave yard
the destins tion 70 be detsnr,1'i nee ~
Cure For catsrrh.
Mr.. w. II. swint. Of Five Points.
Route /, was In town last Thursday.
and called at The Sun ONCE. For long
time Mr. Swint has been suffering with
oand r na hs ts ass gives " hs S = RELIEF
His remedy Is very simple, and for the
yeneft OF those suffering with this
Sss ascs T f sye ana a ssw sac Rs ss
SNAKE the saw dust In q pipe Mr.:
remedies ana this Is the best
some other SINS.
The Head1and Post
to be a disgrace to his~famiiy and
SO Sng su tSsr s sSsP pst s Tn ss
they are perfection itself notwfth-
standing the fact that they are guilty
of things too black to appear In print.
contempt for the .'whisk.sy sot' as any
one. and we also have az much con-
tempt for. the individual that rails on
the "whisxey sot" when he hj.hseif Is
guilty Of things the name Of which Is
too vile to even dare prift People
that now live and always lived IN glass
houses should refrain from casting
stones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

herd. undoubtydlx hs had sxpSndsd
mseSss g Sc szR y S &. e
aEi1stion and foresight Than t. his
81 % sS. q. 1, 4 a. rnisd'. eye, q. .pi.s.
Warrington Or the future. He began
ne Hanssps nnisinf q the Sstiopai
imprsvsmssts mai ha Ne Sssn carried q as
mad Il bis brain. fsrssps sSsre vac
somethins worse than mere rsck1ees.
c cssa as Ssa
g ss0n p.m RTsSgSssy dat SssHhstS q, you'd
sssa sS /. tss asposs q gsss :sa
quickly. Hs faiisd Ia business and
tune Then the Washlngtcnian.s rsa-
spss s.s ss.p iSSa thls e ana ma
energy were Needed. n 1857, when ne
returned for . visit, And again In 1885.
az az Isosyss Tsh hs sss vS Sss
his BODY wss Sro FOUGHT nome fof bsrisi.
sisssa and ne o Ds6pis III turned out Tor Tor
"i re ssns5ss .ft.rpoop me pr.s,dens
and bis csbinst ana the justices Of
the unyeiiing Of : statute OF shepherd,
appropriately placed In front Of the
eosis & e oouspIists Tss eraisuts Il Z the
master spufrit who carried out the Idea
Of L'Enfant and improved upon them,
rather than to the shrewd. domineer-
membranes Of the eood is perpstuated
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

Few recent operations in the Far
East have been more severely crtticfs-
ed than has Japan's administration OF
Korean affairs. Indeed, 1t has been
not merely criticised. but also denounc-
ed In unsparing terms a. oppressive.
cruel and iniquitous to the last degrees.
But. Il fact y appears not imprpbanle
direction Of Prince Ito has been one
OF the most benehcsnt ever performed
in that part OF the world, and that
It will In the mature Judgment OF his@
tory rank second to only the awaken
ing Of Japan herself. as an achfeve~
ment for the reform Of old sbusea and
into tas s 81 ssuighsse country
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
ADOtheO.l. OF .'Bo... Shepherd.

New YORK TlmeS.
Thirty-six years ago Alexander Robie
Shepherd. then deposed as Governor
OF the District of Columbia. was called
by the virtuous and law-abiding, ami
others, the Tweed of Washington.
hand. He had expended public money
with reckless extravagance. He had
torn down. over night. a collection
Of shanties called a market. without
the hurried work of removing the rub
hish two citizens. who had some 10
the scene TO protest against the high
handed outrage were accidentally kill
ed. This incident increased the pop
ular indignation against Boss ehep-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
Rainy Day wisdoha,


Don't choose the rainy day 70 be go
gloomy that crepe on 9 door seems cheerful
your mind, when the sun shines IL more
opportune.
The girl who selects the rainy day % 70
her family. and generally gets fooled in her
beli0f that mo one will call such a day.
II you ever keep sweet do 80 In q down
pour. To scowl or fight ones inoffensive
family when shut In the house hx had
to learn her age.
The girl who eultivates catiika hatred Of
prove her complexion. walk IN the rain
is not only an antidote for blues bat Il a
wonderful tonic to the skin.
Instead OF growing at the ''beaBtly day
try the soothing power Of keeping buasf
There IL nothing like rainy day TO repair
in hack letters.
The girl who chooses the rainy day to
overhaul all her belongings at once may
wish she had not been so energetic IL the
sun fools her BY coming out Unexpectedly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
DRIFTWooD

New Sultan may said to be his
brothers keeper.
Even the laughing hysnas in Afr,ca
have changed their tune since Teddy
began TO burn powder over there.
AZ Texas T. e signal Mars With
nnssfion thoss red bssa y the rst
ask the Marian women will be: SAY,
IL my hat ON straight2"
- =
There Is soon to be e tissue paper ball
in atlanta, Petty thin excuse seems
Next change in hats for women will
bring the gkyscraper variety, 90 say
eth q fashion journal Here's where
the little short women rise UP and
Even Houston. Texas. can't produce
another doctor like ours at ToWn
Greek Creek yho atssndsd s.ghssen sets o
Sama Is tie pikce to i've: its ali In the
air and water.
IIatias the negro vote il 70 g siiminsss
Is: IsssF 8 oA.g. cS I 9ss:
psror has more lives than q cat. II
would seem.
u, BABY rrlnss.s e, e !, Holland wssas !.
Just the same.
ssoSs &c Bassba n pssosasazs '0s ois@s
these days than he is the price eg
s,,,..,,t,,. =, ~. ,,,sr,,r,,..t.x a.. $780,
age married man thanks his stars that
S i'i isss % % out every pay day ~ -
raroasS As F~lIsS S"'' Wv. wis- l1a.y
4hroaEs I. Sunsa ana Nays. dear. hand q
poaf YOU recall how We would roam
Back tSsrs II 0 the valley Of Human
Where our thoughts winged pure 10
the realms above.
Where the mpckinE birds sung songs
where the arcning trees o'erhead
would meet.
Ana I1 f0T would Sp Manasr she ons g Sosrs
rhrouER !: TwSiIisht wga Oh, heart es
Meath .ss ! dCgwoOd bush and me VIVA
Oh what cared We for world outside
When the arms OF Nature were opened
what cared we for world OF men
For money mad striving world Of
Rsasath our feet was the grass SO
The graceful cattails that would lean
TO kiss the care free laughing. stream
Oh. Life waa one ttfdsumruer dream.
Don't you recall how the moon would
At hide S ana seek from the Milky WAR
While the million stars from the vel
vet skies
Seemed to envy your beautiful swses-
heart eyes.
Don't YOU remember the night whsn
Declared YOU would ever and aye be
true?
But the years drifted by in, the way
years will
And you must have forgotten the old
time thrill
You must have forgotten the quicken.
ing beat
OF the heart. and the vows on the rus
4 ito seat,
For I'm drifting alone down life's
rough atreaTn,
And YOU'VE vanished from me like a
sweet, sweet dream
And over my eyes Oft comes a haze
AS. think Of the walks In the Twi-
light ways.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
Thoae aasoIIne EnrInen.

I1uIuyctLe buns
This editor Is among the number who
longs to see a day current run by the eloc-
trte light plant. II It could be made to pay
Having TO IVORY with q "bucking' gasoline
engine every few days Is enough to try the
patience of job. We would like to try
electric power.-Rosnoke Leader
Having had considerable exper Hence with a
''bucking" gasoline engine. we are in a POI
sltlon to sympathize with you. Brother Ste
vAnson. Last October we decided 70 either
quit the gasoline engine or go out OF the
newspaper business, we parted company
with the engine and installed an electric
motor. And we find as much difference IN
the two as there Is in an Army preas and 3
Miehle. -Lafayette sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

a great and truly conservative Prea-
idenf. who strikes nledKe-hammar
blows for what IL plainly right and
against what Is plainly wrong. will
receive the enthusiastic backing Of the
American nation. II Mr.. Taft is such
o President. az we hope he IL, he may
rest assured that he will have the
country behind him whenever the spe-
ciai Interests. show fight. They attack
ed Mr.. Roosevelt In every way they
and faults they were unable to stand
against him. and II he had not patriots
ically refused to accept another nonafn-
would have been ensured. II Mr.. TAFT
has q good political backbone, there
will be an aatontshed set or plutocfats
In this country before MANI months
have passed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
100 "a Eaaesl ! 40.

According TO all indlcations rsform-
ed Judaism is gaining ground. and
what It gains the compromising form
of zionism must lose. IA the perse-
where give place to that freedom
which they enjoy in this country ana
Great Britain, It will inevitably fol-
viii subscribe to the conclusion thnf
Israel 10 no longer a nation, but a res
ligious eon1inunitq, and that the high.
est ideal Of it's sons IL to become good
citizens Of the countries to which thAy
belong ~ III.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

"Chimerical as 1t may seem to the
practical mind. universal peace is not
far distant" proclsims The Pittsburg
Post. Upon what It bases its cheer
ing prediction we do not know, but
must admit that we see nothing TO
Justify such optimism. They are hold
ing peace congresses and the like, but
It viii take much more than that to
keep nations from fighting. we guess.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

The statement put out by some sci
entinc sooner to the effect that Mars
has already been making signals to US.
looks like taking a mean start Of our
own professors who are trying to get
ready to try conclusions with the
Martians in the way of signs BY the
way, why not try a wireless message
on them and see where It will land?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
Not 1hreatenang Csawreas.

President Taft assures a prominent
New England Senator that numerous
tarin bill mierepresents his position,
1t has become a favorite method ~
fighting measures in Congress to nut
reports into circulation that the Pres.
ident plans to interpose his authority
Today he further expressed his dis
pleasure at SUCH efforts by exclaiming
to Q visitor:
blndgeon for Congress"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
A Kinw.. pres. Coat.

At bali recently given by the King
at Stockholm Castle the women ap-
peared with powdered hair and the
men in coiored dress coats The "un-
heard-of .gorgeousness." as certain
ed forth a protest from the svanska
Morgenblad. The wearing OF colored
dress coats. says the journal. has MADE
e most unpleasant impression upon
the less well-to-do classes Dress
coats II worn at all. should at least
be black Colored dress coats. IL de-
clares. are the invention Of the evil
the journal adds. are much disturbed
by the King donning SO gorgeous .
garment, and questions 20 ministers on
the subject are expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
Slew Prometion 81 Navy.

PhlIadeIphta North Amef1can.
We recognise that there IL error In
undermined, and, above all under
oficered by comparison with every for
eign nation, still Is so hampered that
q post Of command he faces Retirement.
But this problem should be easy OF su-
luton. With Admiral Evans we agree
that after four years at Anna.polIs a
midshipman should become an ensign.
and thereafter a fair combination 81
selection" and Seniority" which ii
entirely practicable. should obtain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

The Illinois Legislature Is still
YEARLY voting on the election OF a
United States Senator with no pros
pect for a break in the deadlock. I'LL
nois, like the United States Senate, is
q. battle-ground between the regulars"
and the ''proEressives" Of the Repubii-
can party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

% ATE~IAHdUIus
Under the new regime In Washington one
Of the most interesting spots in the White
House will be the red room, In which prss~
ident Taft will place his lockwood ana al
yer gifts from other lands. The red room
is less crowded than any other Of the state
rooms and has little in the way Of acces-
tiny. JapaHeSe figures, presented to the
Rooeevelt children by the JapaneHe Arnbaa-.
look better IN q museum and II u likely
they Will SO there
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

II woman puts her lovely head into
.wAste-basket. and man sticks hts
own ugly cocoa-nut into a section OF
stnve-pipe. who has the laugh on the
other9
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

0IO0klX1 EA8l8s . 4 a'ss
The doctors say that most OF the
babies of the poor are quito - strong
and healthy az birth AZ any. but that
the summer mortality among them q
due 20 imprspsr feeding and made.
spring. who thus become fraii. succumb
70 the frst weeks OF very hot weather,
the infant death rate jumps up and
there 10 q hue and cry to save the ba-
bies." But the babies In greatest need
OF care have been lost before the sum-
mer work 10 under way. The new
plan - TO give them proper care from
the week OF their arrival 30 that they
may be fortified againat the fifst de.
scent OF hot weather. II IL beautiful
and thorough going scheme and highly
TO be commended for Its practical good
sense. But II leaves an old-fashioned
man rather Easptng TO know what has
become of the duties OF parenthood.
and dust why they should end with q
birth certtdcate. II is. however, q clear
economic waste to allow children 20
die because the homes into which they
come are unable from ignorance or
poverty. to bring them 70 hsalthfui ma !.
Surity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
sWoRN cTRcULATIoN.

Ths figures for March. PINE ali re-
s1prasenf the actual net cireuia
Ths Montssmsry Advertiser sus as she oon-
s1xsrti.srs Sand make. y z, PEA daily circuls-
Ei1r 4 lsresr fhan that Of any tnat It's
n<Wspaper printed in Aiabama--.ssnsir cuiation
Sunday edition has the largen crfntsd In
- rnr e1ition Of any newspaper
G1abems without excsptien.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

Perhaps the country does not appre-
eiafe as fully as It should the Clashes
Of silence" that come from the White
-z@a~-<
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07
Tha Mood A.nnn.menA.

CnICHBO IhteF-Ocoan,
A mass meeting OF 1000 citizens of
Goldneld has decided that their oasis
fight between Iensrion and johnson,
end raise the offer to any sum within
reason. Incidentally. the mass n1aet-
that the city means businesG One does
not have 20 be q deVotee OF the prize
ring 20 understand that that sdo.00e
has 4 loud voice
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-07

They surely have queer animals over
In North Carolina. A Darlington man
advertises the loss Of zone small red
male cow" Better notify T. r. at
once.