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s (Deadueted from ISIS to 1913, Forty-el*h*
years, under the Editorship of
WILLIAM WALLACE SCREWS._
ffW. T. SHEEHAN ..• ■ EdltW
S CHAS. H. ALLEN..Publisher;
Entered at Montgomery Postofllce as second
res matter under Act of Congress of Maroh
U7».
I Members of Associated Press and American
Newspaper Publishers' Association^
* COMPLETE REPORT OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAILY and SUNDAY (By Carrier or Mail.)
Per Annum ....17.80 One Month ....) .88
Six Month.. One Week.H
Three Months .. 1.98 Single Copies .. .08
Sunday Edition alone, per year .82.00
• ' All communications should be addressed
i and all money orders, cheeks, etc., made pay
® able to THE ADVERTISER COMPANY. Mont
aromery, Ala
| K ELLY-SMITH CO.
___ Foreign Representative.
Lytton Bldg., Chicago; 230 8th Ave.. N. Y.,
City. /
The Advertiser Telephone No..
Private Breech Exchange Connecting All
Department^
1.32.081
3.19,001
3 .20.090
4 ..19,080
8.19,183
•.19,414
T.19,888
8......22.713
f.19,543
10 .19,602
11 ...19,888
13.19,621
13 .19,101
14 .19,837
15 .23,078
Total .?.*.
Leas Returns.
APRIL, 19 IT.
16 .19.812
17 .19,602
18.;.19,613
19 .U.625
20 .ft, 630
21 .14.642
22 .23,188
23 .19.648
24 ...19.590
28....19,842
21.19.480
27 .19,428
28 .19,425
29 .22.798
30 .,19.389
601,991
17,703
Net Total... 884.288
v Daily Average, April, 1917 .... 18,935
Sunday Average, April, 1917 ... 22,195
« J. L. Bpeehans, Circulation Manager of The
- Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn.
^The foregoing statement of The Adver
■ tlser’a circulation for the Month of April.
1917, la true and correct and compiled after
3 returns and spoiled copies have been ds
' ducted.
THE ADVERTISER CO.,
b J. L BOESHANS.
S Circulation Manager.
.Sworn to and subscribed before me tbia
Second day of May. 1917.
(SEAL.) W. F. LEE.
Notary Public, Montgomery County, Alabama
- SWEET AMD IRISH POTATOES.
Thar* appear* to be a difference of opinion
i M to the relative food value of the sweet
‘potato and the Irish, or white, potato. The
»• Irish potato is more popular with the dletlc
■; Ians and 'Is In more seneral use everywhere
^ except la the South, than la the sweet potato.
Bine* both potatoes have become precious,
| and popular interest Is now centering upon
both. The Advertiser desired to know which
? of the two was the more nutritious. It ln
I qulred. but It found that the doctors, r.s
’ usual, disagreed, the two potatoes each hav
!; lng about an equal number of champlona
ti But a physlolan, confessing doubt as to his
conviction, appealed to the record. He fur*
; nlshes The Advertiser with the result of
- his researches, which Is as follows:
Irish potato: Refuse, 10 per cent; water,
i <1.* per cent; protein, 1.1 per cent; fat, 0.1
,1/ per oent; carbohydrates, 14.T per cent; ash,
; 1.1 per cent. Fuel value per pound, lit'
f calorie*.
!' Sweet Potato—Refuse, *0 per cent; water,
* (i.l per oent; protein, 1.4 per cent; fat, 0.4
per oent; carbohydrates, IL.I per cent; ash,
O.t per cent.. Fuel value^ per pound, 440
calorie*. --
, While the fuel value of the sweet potato
Is thus seen to be considerably higher than
that of the Irish potato, nevertheless the
Irish potato is more digestible than the sweet
potato. The sweet potato is sometimes fav
orable to hlceougha However, this does not
mean that the sweet potato Is not a superior
i article of food, being both palatable and de
sirable. A ration of baked Irish potato la
allowable to the baby Just entering the solid
■ food era of his life, whereas the sweet potato
; la sometimes barred, because of Its fibrous
' character.
Thus, of six staple articles Of food, count
ing the two potatoes, milk, cheese, eggs and
peanut butter, cheese has by far the highest
fuel value per pound, weighing In at 4,150
calories as against. 185 calories for the Irish
potato—but babies and young children should
pot eat cheese, especially at the evening
meal, as sleep is more desirable than great
rlehea Peanut butter, being among other
things, *4.1 per cent protein, 44.5 per cent fat
and 1T.1 per cent carbohydrates, registers
- Mil calories per pound—but It Is a bit
"heavy" for children so young that they exact
dally from • to 14 hours sleep of Father
Tima,
But the adult need not fear either of these
foods, if he Isn’t troubled already with
; "heartburn "
I v- BUY A BOND.
% T ’ 1
*- Gives the government e lift by purchasing
r t liberty Bond. *!t Is a sound Investment
for you; It would be an evidence of patriotic
' desire to aid your government. It will not
i' do to let the world think that the American
people are Indifferent to the appeals of their
y government. Our people are not Indifferent,
& but, as The Chicago Tribune points out, ou'
small Investors have, gained the impression
that the rich corporations had already taken
up the bonds. It looks to the ISO and $10*
man like carrying coals to Newcastle says
The Tribune, for him to offer his bit. This
£ • |s not true, but it has operated to check the
progress of the Loan.
** It Is pointed out that the holder of a bond
i can Immediately convert It Into security with
any bank for full value, or he can. sell It
% outright to any bank.
gt "Go to the nearest bank," advises the Chi
cago paper. “It will let you be'gln with 13
if The $2 will draw Interest from date. You
w)il add $2 a week until the Interest ply*
the additional payments have put you In
. possession of a government bond. Lose no
time. Begin today. It Is safe, It Is profit*
able. It Is easy. Meanwhile It Is patriotic."
»' The Centrevllle Press foresees that this
* will be one summer when one cannot af
l’ ford to have that tired feeling. But the
'if. American people have long practiced having
a great many things they "couldn’t afford.”
__ u.
Jap soldiers and sailors are In Europe
* fighting. “Dot’s nolce.” as the Kaiser would
if have said If Japan had agreed to Join him in
whipping America.
. Meatless days? We are for a meat day.
. poor Mur nr poutzos.
The editor of The Memphle Commercial
Apjpai mgit have been distracted by loafers
whan he began an editorial from the foltow
in'c/brem^se:
'To the best of our recollection poor men
[ have entered upon political careers ylth the
view of getting rich and so far as our knowl
edge extends, have* usually succeeded."
The Advertiser Is not familiar with the
buying power of the average Tennessee of
fice holder, but we take It that approximate
ly It is neither greater, nor leas than that
. of the officeholders in Alabama and other
States of these parts.
1* fhe Commercial Appeal prepared to say
that either of Tennessee’s United States Sen
ators Is richer than he was when he entered
politics? Or, that the Governor of Tennessee
Is richer than he was before entering poli
tics? Or. that the 8tate Treasurer, Auditor.
Secretary of State, and Superintendent of
Education Are richer than they were before
they entered pblltlca? , ,
Th«£! buesttons are pertinent, for the Im
plication. 'Of The Commercial Appeal’s edi
torial Is that poor politicians, entering office,
become rich by unlaVful means, as It- is
known that officeholder's salaries are not
high, eetralnly not commensurate with the
high cost of “getting in.” It is worjh while
to know on'what evidence an influential pub
lic Journal bases Its harsh Judgment of our
publlo servants.
The Advertiser confesses that Its own ob
servations in this regard have left It in no
such cynical mood. Rather, it la 'convinced
that corruption In office is lefM prevalent
than it was forty years ago. A better sys
tem of checking up officials has lessened tho
temptation to the wrong-doer. Again, the
standards at the times are higher than in
the days of Daniel Webster, whin the manu
facturers of New England collected a fund
to enable Webster to afford the luxury of
remaining in Congress to champion a pro
tective tariff for the benefit of New Eng
land.
It has been The Advertiser’s observation
that the Alabama officeholder almost in
variably leaves office a poorer man than he
was before entering politics. Exactions
levied upon him after he is elected and the
mounting oost of going through a State-wide
primary election, more often than not leaves
the official in debt
Under the popular primary system, it is
becoming necessary* for a man to be rich
upon entering politics so that he will not
find a pauper’s grave after he retires.
William L. Yancey said that he was twice
elected to Congress at a total cost of only
IS. Today a man can scarcely be elected to
the smallest office in his country at an out
lay so trivial as this.
It Is not ths money, but the glory which
attends one set apart from his fellows as s
unit in their goveriAnent, which is the domi
nant Impulse that causues men to aspire t*
public office. That is the rule. Naturally
there are exceptions; but the exceptiona
usually find that to expect to prosper fi
nancially as a professional politician is an
error of Judgment, and a costly error.
LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE.
.The New York World Is not the only Demo
cratic! paper, nor Is It the first to lament the
promotion of Oscar Underwood to the Senate
and the void left fey It In House leadership.
The World attributes the tardy delay of Con
gress to.the lack of leadership among the
Democrats of the House.
.It expresses the -conviction of most of the
leading Democrats that the present state of
delay would have been Impossible, were Oscar
Underwood still the House leader. These
Democrats suffer from not only the weak
ness of the leadership of Mr .Kltchln, but the
lack of other leaders In the grave crises. Mr.
Kltchln la popular with the majority of the
Democrats of tho House, but he Is not In
sympathy with the President and he exerts
but little influence In tbe lower House.
Speaker Clark Is not In sympathy with the
President apd he has found It necessary to
protect Deader Kltchln from attacks by his
falsa representatives. In the meanwhile the
Houee has hesitated, delayed, and caused the
country grav concern.
It Is gratifying to Alabama and to the
Second Congressional District that Congress
man Hugh Dent has by right of energy and
ability assumed a distinct place as a House
leader. His ex<?*llent management of the
army bill, his eloquent appeal to the House
and his prompt grasp of a difficult situation,
put the army bill through when It was ap
arnently blockaded. Mr. Dent, It Is true, dlf
feyed from the President on the conscription
bill, but It needs to be remembered that they
both stood together on that question a year
ago. It was the President who changed and
advanced. Since the passage of the conscrip
tion bill Mr. Dent has become a recognized
leader of the administrative forces. His
capacity and energy have given hope both to
the administration and to the people of the
country at large. It would ^e«m that Ala
bama. which gave the House the ablest leader
it ever had In the person of Oscar Underwood.
Is now supplying the unofficial leader of the
Democrats who were In sore need of Just such
a man.
NEWS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
Bullecourt Is or rather was a little French
village half way .between Arras, where the
British started their onward rush early in
September and DouaU where the Germans
may make their last stand. Bullecourt. be
fore the war, had three or four hundred peo
ple, living mostly In stone houses. Today
Bullecourt Is a hopeless tangle of rubbish
soaked In the blood of German and British
soldiers. It la one of the spots made Im
memorial in this war, by the lavish shedding
of blood, a spot such as. Ypres. Verdun and
Thlepville.
Bullecourt again figured In the news of the
day, In an Inconspicuous but most significant
way. An inconscplcuous dispatch states that
Uul-ecourt now is wholly in the hands of the
British and that they have taken up their
advance towards the French frontier. Ifulle
court, like Ypres. Thlepville and Verdun, was
a point of strategic. value—the possession of
which was not so important In Itself as It
was In future possibilities. The British took
all but a small part of the village and Its
surrounding territory. Thor paid t hoary
prlco (or It
Tho Germans. under tho personal order of
Hindenburg, oooalled the captured .village In
vicious and repeated attacks. The* counter
assaults about Bullecourut wore the fiercest
mads by the Germans. The Canadians, who
held a part of the village, were thrown back
greatly to their chagrin, and the Germans
'recaptured an Important part of the rubbish
heap that was Bulleeourt. '
But the British resumed their steady pound
ing. The Germans were again thrown but of
Bulleeourt; the whole village was ’Wrested
from the Germans and the British resumed
their advance to the Wo tan line, where the
Germans will probably make their stand
In France.
The news of this . carries a significance,
that Is not to be lost. , It conveys the. In
formation that' the desperate and bloody
counter assaults of thd Germans were .made
In vain. It Informs the world that the artil
lery brought from thi- eastern front, thal the
new divisions, that all the asasmblsd power
of the Teutons are not enough .to stop the
allies. It means that Germany, having made
her most despprate effort and having paid
the maximum of cost to stop tho British, have
failed to ^lo It. T ,
And, Queant, a vital point In tbs Gorman
lines. Is about to fall Into the hands of the
British. This village Is Invested on three
sides by the British. They are within less
than two miles of it and they can blow It to
bits at any moment they choose. There Is
only one avenue of retreat for the German
garrison, and that Is dangerous.
The dispatch then goes on to say that fires
and explosions are noticed behind the Oerman
lines. Indicating “preparations for another
strategical retreat.” This, however, Is only
speculation; It promises more than can be
hoped Vor at thl* Juncture.
ORDERS TO THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
The National Guard..which plays the part of
a step-child among the military forces of the
country, has at last had some attention paid
to Its future.
The administration announces that all
units of the National Guard are to be as
sembled at dates between July *15th and
August Sth and at that time they will go
Into mobilization camps of the new army.
Alabama Is in the front rank of States, so far
as the National Guard Is concerned, for this
Stats has practically five thousand men under
arms and who have been receiving training
for eleven months, part of the time In Ala
bama and part of the time on the Mexican
border. The Alabama Guard Is In a high
state of efficiency and when assembled at the
mobilization camp, which will doubtless be at
Montgomery, It should bs able to render a dis
tinct and valuable gervlce tn assisting In ths
training of the men who will bs brought Into
the army by the new selective draft act.
The Alabama Guard, at present. Is 1A wide
ly distributed units guarding points of Im
portance to the transportation and munition
resources of America. These units are mostly
stationed In Alabama, although some are in
other States. Having gotten such a training
as perhaps' ths Guard of no other State has
received, the Alabama Guard will be one of
the last command! to report to the moblllsa
tton camp. According to the best information
obtainable the new army will not enter camp
before September let. The Guard unite will
therefore be In the mobilisation camps at
least a month before the coming of the new
poldlera
This Is the present program of the War De
partment In reference to the Guard. It is of
course subject to another of the many
changes which the War Department has made
In Its policy towards the Guard. It Is, for
Instance, possible, though not probable, that
some units of the Guard may be ordered back
to the border to relieve units of the regular
army. This Is hardly likely, however. In view
of the service which may be rendered by
the Guard in the mobilisation camps.
The War Department announces also that
the Guard can now be recruited up to Its war
strength. It Is hardly likely, however, that
there will be any rush of enlistments to the
Guard. The way for enlistment in the Guard
has been open since It was called Into service,
but the filling of the Guard ranks has been
a matter of difficulty. The places of the
married men who were let out, have been
about filled by recruits, but volunteers have
been so slow that there Is no reason to hope
that the war strength of the Guard can be
reached.
The Enterprise Ledger didn't know there
were so many "tin lizzies” In the world as
Its paragrapher has observed in Enterprise
In the last few day4> It Is the nature of
the breed to follow only the dollar trail,
so It must be that Enterprise is looking up
In a business sense.
I
Letters to Editor
OPPOSES IMPORTATION OP GErIaN
PRISONERS.
Snow Hill Institute,
Snow Hill. Ala., May 17, 1*17.
Editor The Advertiser:
I beg of your kindness to say a few words
on the Importation of German prisoners to
work our farms. I have been deeply Inter
ested In the many various articles discussing
this subject from time to time In your paper.
I must confess, however, that I have not
been persuaded, as yet, to be any wise In
sympathy with this kind of move. It looks
a bit to me that we are trying to sacrifice
manhood by taking the responsibility of free
ing German prisoners of war.'
We read somewhere In the Holy Writ that
“Because you are neither Cold nor hot, I will
spue you out of My mouth." So it seems to
me that we are trying to keep from being
either cold or hot. In that we are continually
talking about looking out for German spies
who are already with us and paying large
sums of money to keep our highways and
public places guarded from those who have
been here with us for years living as citizens
and are a good part of all that is good among
us. To add to this burden on the part of ouk
government, seems to me like an unprofitable
and dangerous expense. Our government has
already assumed a large responsibility In ap
propriating funds to feed the little countries
In Europe that have been stricken by the
Germans, and now to assume the responsi
bility of feeding the Germans, is another way
of prolonging the war. We have our own
hungry thousands to see after, so doing this,
seems to be biting off more thar we are able
to chew.
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Hooked!
If England and Franca ara unable to handle
their prisoners in their Immediate territory,
let them transport them to some of their
islands and if they are profitable workmen
they can prove themselves worthy at Eng
land's and France’s expense, for there is no
difference in the deal since we are in the
war, too. If we do not be careful, we will
have our German prisoners to look after or
they will look after uq. This proposition
might have seemed plausible a few months
ago before our government declared war on
the same people. And. if they have destroyed
our property and killed our citizens on the*
high seas, why should we wish to take them
In our arms and set them free for their deeds
already committed against usf
Since we have so much valuable land that
needs cultivating by prisoners, why not use
some of our own hundreds of thousinds that
are scattered over the country and experi
ment on this slime prison reform method as
suggested for the Germans? I believe this
would not only reduce our expenses, but
would enhance our productive ability.
It is an erroneous Idea to believe that these
people are tired of the Kaiser, and one with
out much foundation. Three years’ experi
ence in hunger and bloodshed have proven to
us that every German’s wish is, "Long Live
the Kaiser.” If • this were not true, there
would have been uprisings In Germany.long
before nqw and would have caused him to
loose his Iron grip on that mighty war throt
tle which he holds so firmly and long.
I repeat that It seems to me unfair to our
American manhood to even suggest the Idea
that we need these prisoners under the pres
ent conditions, to assist us in advancing our
civilization.
It is stated that they will* not be as slavea
That may be true, but that they are "Sent”
from their homes, without their choice, isiln
itself one form of slavery. When the war Is
over they know where we live and if they
wish to cast their lots with us we will be
found. Let us then make it possible for them
to be happy and free.
Tours very respectfully,
E. W. COOK,
Superintendent, 8now Hill Institute.,
advertising hotels and fish ponds.
DeFunlak Springs, Fla., May 11, 1917.
Editor The Advertiser:
From the article published In your Issue of
the 10th concerning Cliff G. Key’s catch of
fish from the celebrated DeFunlak Lake,
there seems to be some doubt concerning the
catch and also the habits of the particular
fish in question and I take the liberty if
verify the statements set forth by Mr. Keys
concerning our bread eating fish.
Unlike the State of Alabama, our State,
Florida, abounds with fish of all kinds and
description. We have the little, big, fresh
water 'and salt water, wild and tame fish.
In fact, brothers, anything you want and In
any quantity you want them, yet there is
but one quality and that is the best.
Now we know you will look upon this in
the eyes of a "doubting Thomas,” but just
the same Mr. Editor I challenge you or your
friends or any one to come to DeFunlak
Springs and feed the fishes In DeFunlak Lake
with b/£ad and catch them with your hands.
If they will not eat bread and cannot 'be
caught by hand we will supply you with ac
commodations for one week at the celebrated
Hotel Walton without a penny of coat to you.
Come along, brother—feed bread to our fishes
and If'they do not,eat the bread, you have the
eatfon us for a full week.
Very^ruly yours,
* FRANK C. KEEN,
, Manager Hote1! Walton.
THIS EDITOR IS “HOT IN THE COLLAR.”
Nashville Tennessean.
The scurviest shank that ever polluted the
atmosphere of a community Is the man or
woman who. too cowardly to plunge the as
sassin's knife in an enemy's back, sits down
and writes an anonymous letter attacking
the character of another man or woman, and
sends It where It will awaken suspicion of
the party attacked, for It la a failing of a
great part of humanity to take the word
of the character assassin, even against one
who has lived an upright life and wfcn a
reputation in the community where he or she
lives. A man or woman may be of absolute
ly Irreproachable character, and yet be In
jured by the venomous sting of a liar and a
coward who, for reasons unknown, sets out to
accomplish some purpose to be attained only
In an underhanded manner. The reason and
object of such an attack remains a secret,
a mystery which cannot be solved, because of
the very nature of it. The party attacked,
has no opportunity for defense. The lowest'
hellhound may achieve what no respectable
man or woman would undertake.
Words are lacking to describe the Innate
depravity and utterly degraded status of
the act of writing an anonymous letter at
ticktnf another's character. Personal re
venge, personal animosity of any sort, may
be the Incentive, but whatever the motive.
It Is never a high, never a laudable one; It Is
never an act which can in any measure or In
any manner be Justified. No one who values
his or her own good name, or one with the
slightest self-respect or the moat Infinitesi
mal spark of decency, will descend to an
anonymous letter. It la an act which carrlea
such condemnation In Its very doing that even
the doer would be ashamed If he or she had
the smallest regard for honesty and decency.
It Is done under cover of Ignorance and dark
ness, the foulest deed of the underworld. A
thief, a prostitute, the most Immoral person
Is a gentleman or a lady as compared with
the anonymous letter writer. None of them
but would hang the head In shame to be
caught in the company of such a one, or to be
suspec.ted of Intimacy with them.
Even the rattlesnake gives warning to Its
victim, too honest to strike unawares, but
the anonymous letter writer works In the
foulest darknoss and sends out the venomed
shaft where It will do its worst. Adequate
punishment—there le none. The moat de
graded wretch In hell would shrink from his
presence. In hell no anonymous letter writer
can find a place so low, so full of vllenesa
and filth, as to be a fit lodging place for
him or her. Mentally and morally dirty, dis
reputable, degraded, full of rottenness, filth
and crawling things, there Is no suitable
place, no place for them but In the company
of their kind, and even there each would
seek to avoid asssoclatlng with the others.
No anonymous letter can tell the truth;
none la deserving of notice, but too often the
venomed fang does Its work and Involves
others In either personal wretchedness or
unjust suspicions. A man or a woman who
Is afraid to tell the truth openly will never
tell it in an anonymous letter, and a man or
woman who will write an anonymous' letter
will never tell the truth. They do not know
the truth, and would not write It If they did.
Writing such a letter Is self- evident testi
mony to the utter degradation of the author
of it, a cause for making them outcasts from
I mankind, could their Identity be ascertained.
As moral lepers they should be segregated
from the rest of mankind and disposed of as
a dangerous mad dog would be, as in their
very 'act they segregate themselves from all
respectability and self-respect. •
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RILES OP BOW AND WHEN TO USE THE
AMERICAN FUG. *
(Selected.)
The flag should not be raised before sun
rise and should be lowered at sunset.
On Memorial Day, May 30th, the National
flag should be displayed at half-staff until
noon, then hoisted to the top of the staff,
where it remains until sunset.
Colors on Parade—When the colors are
passing on'parade, or in review, the spectator
should, if walking; if sitting, arise, stand at
attention and uncover.
vvnen ruruajeu—me nag wnen portrayed
by en Illustrative process should always have
the staff so placed that It is at the left of
the picture, the fabric floating to the right.
In crossing the flag with that of another
nation, the American flag should be at the
right
"The Star-Spangled Banner.”—Whenever
"The Star-Spangled Banner” is played all
persons within hearing should rise and stand
uncovered during Its rendition.
Used as a Banner—When a flag la used as
a banner, the blue field should fly to the
north In streets running east, and west, and
to the east in streets running north and
south.
Used on a Bier—When the flag is placed
over a bier or casket, the blue field should
be at the head.
Desecration of the Flag—No advertisement
or lettering of any sort should ever be placed
upon the flag, nor should It ever be used as
a trademark. It should not be worn as the
whole or part of a costume, and when worn
as a badge it should be small and pinned
over the left breast or to the left collar
la pel.
Displaying the Flag—The flag, out .of
doors, should be flown from a pole whenever
possible. In the United States Army all
flags are suspended from poles and In no
other way.
Used In Decorations.—When the flag is
hung vertically (so It can be viewed from
one side only) the blue field should be at the
right, as one faces It. When hung horizon
tally, the field should be at the left. The
flag should never be placed below a person
sitting.
Days When the Flag Should Be Flown—
Washington's Birthday, February 22nd, Lin
coln’s Birthday, February 12th: Mother's Day,
2nd Sunday In tyay; Memorial Day. May 30th;
Flag Day. June 14th; Independence Day. July
4th; also many local patriotic anniversaries.
A GREAT ANCESTOR WOULD BE ALL
RIGHT IP SO MANY OUTSIPBRS
DIDNT BUTT IN.
In the June Aiftbrlcan Ibiulnt, “Sid”
•ere:
"A man tackled me for a Job the other day.
After enumerating his various accomplish
ments he wound up with a final claim that»
was intended to impress me with hie im
portance once and for all. He said that he
was a direct descendant of Bishop Ump-te
ump—the most learned man of his time in
England. .1 asked what time that was. and
he said that it was about four hundred years
aso. I told him that—allowing twenty-five
years for each generation—he must be the
sixteenth descendant. 'No. not the sixteenth.’
he said, *but the fifteenth.’ ‘All right,’ I said,
‘call it the fifteenth. Now let’s take a sheet
of paper and see what your credentials really
are. Let’s see—you had one father and one
mother, two grandfathers and two grand
mothers, four great-grandfathers -and four
■rent -grandmothers. . —eight great-great
grandfathers and eight great-great-grand
mothers—and so on.’ 4
“Carrying the multiplication back to the
fifteenth preceding generation \ showed that
at the time the bishop lived, my friend, the
app^cant. had exactly 32,761 ancestors. In
other words, the bishop was only one' of the
32,768 human beings who were Ills forbears
at that time.
" ’You have mentioned the bishop, but what
about the other 32,7677* ji asked. ’It seems
to me that I ought to hear something about'
thef if I am to Judge you by the good -blood
which you say Is in you. The bishop was all
right. You are lucky to have as much of him
in you as you have. But the bishop’s stock
has been considerably watered. I don’t be
lieve he would recognize you. What about
the rest?*
"That is the trouble with this heredity
game—if you carry it back very far. Old
Mother Nature is a wonderful leveler. She
won’t let geniuses or boneheada breed in a
straight line. To the weak she frequently
gives a child of 'incredible talent—to keep
the neighbors from getting dbuslve. To the
brilliant and favored of the earth she often
presents a choice piece of ivory in the shape
of a dull son. Apparently the Idea Is to
carry the race forward together and not to
play favorites.
"Another feature of the scheme is that it
keeps us 'all interested. Surprises abound on
all sides. There is no telling where the next
giant is coming from.’’
JOHN ISAAC CHILTON “URGED TO HON."
Union Springs Breeze.
Urged by a variety of good reasons, among
them the desire to be of service to the good
people of this section, the real pleasure he
gets out of his chosen lln'e of endeavor, and
the ambition of eeeing our county more pros
perous, John 1. Chilton, who next week will
complete one term of office as Editor of the
Bullock County Breeze, (one year), has an
nounced for re-election, subject to tho action
of all parties concerned. •
Thanks to a number of old friends and an
even larger number of new ones, and a lot
of hard work on his part he is well satis
fied with the results of Midyear. Although
we made a change in the worst year that has
befallen this section in thirty, he has man
aged to “pull through.’’ •>
The rules governing this election are not
found in the Code of 1*07, but are as follows:
. 91.00 paid on old ar new subscription en
titles the person, without regard to sex, age,
race or previous condition of servitude, to
vote in this election, and atufllng of the box
is permitted.
Everyone concedes the election. Vote early
and often!
MUST EKED THE WORLD.
President Wilson did say ‘
We must feed the world
Alabama must do her part
Plant corn, beans, peanuts.
Don’t let the grass get the start
Begin, not later than today. »
More llvetsock we must raise
It wouldn't hurt to have some bay
Peas, potatoes and cane I say
Plenty of feedstuff for rainy days
Some of these, we must ship
And Germany we must whip.
—BY MRS. WARD.
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GODS AND HALF-GODS.
Birmingham News.
The truth of Emerson’s saying, "When the
half gods go, the gods arrive,’’ is peculiarly
exemplified in JofTre'a visit to this country.
How they fall away in popular appreciation,
•the governors and the mayors and the sen
ators and the representatives, all the Toma
Dicks and Harrye—great men and small men
—when the hero of the Marne comes info the
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