The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-01

dler, too was something of dandy. He had ready money always ana an
 air of conviviality that his calling begot in him. He was in the highest favor with the women-and wasn't afraid to admit it.
 Tells All the News. But the shoat Is dispatched. the cider or whisky is for the moment forgotten. Everybody is ready for the dance. Ev- erybody but the fiddler. He must not be interrupted just yet. He Is telling how many bushels of corn Feb Tuley raised on that east forty" He. is giving to the last pen ny the sum that Lie Whitley got for his roan mare. He must give per- sonal opinion of Judge Buncombe's majority in the next election-and back it with an offer to bet the boots ofn his feet if his carclation isn't right to a ty-tee, by tiggers." One minute, now, till he finishes his story of Bill Stevenss weddin' and he will take his fiddle in hand For, remem- Der. a fiddler has more important things to do than fiddle.
 The old persons who can't dance but can gossip let the fiddler go to his task with reluctance. The younger folks hear the first tentative squeals of his instrument with nervous expectancy.
 He has the rosin. Now the bow is receiving its inspiration. Twang. twing! pink! pi-ing! The strings are tight and true All eyes have the fid- dler for their target. He steps mo- ment and refectively rubs the floor with his toe. He looks for his seat
 who's goin' to call?' Who, indeed? The fiddler will call for the first quad rille.
 All set" Yes; cut loose, Dave"
 Under his chin the fiddler tucks his fiddle. He grips his bow. That little, professional cock is in his eye. He plays, and the dance is on.
 Oh, the tunes that the fiddler knew in the days of our grandfathers! We of this time, of this manner of living. never hear them Those melodies that bent knees. limbered bodies, frightened hearts and frightened eys of young men and fair women fifty years ago are not for us.
 The quadrille and the reel are no longer the polite figures on the floor of a ballroom. They lave been supplant- ed by the waltz ahd the two-step and the hop and the skip and the jump. The vigorous age that possessed men and women who could keep time with The Arkanas Traveller" is gone. With it has gone the music that befitted so vigorous a people.
 Long was the list of the tunes of the fiddiers, played while our forebears danced in a way that would do bodily injury to the weddings that came after/ them. In that roster of rural classics probably The Arkansas Trav- eler" and Turkey in the Straw" were held in the highest and most general esteem.
 In the Eastern and Middle States ''Greenvflle" and Leather Brooches" were always popular. though by no means limited to that section. Other favorites were The Little House Un- der the Hill," 'Cotton-eyed Joe," old Zip Coon." Pigeon on the Gate," "Old Dan Tucker" and Opera Reel" The Soldiers Joy and Yankee Doodle" Be- sides these there were some importa- tions from England, Ireland and Scot land. notably "The Sailors Hornpipe," The Fishers Hornpipe," "'he Irish Washerwoman" and The Girl I Left Behind Me"
 WOMAN STATE SENATOR'S VIEWS. I Mrs c. C. Bradford, formerly of New York, now State Senator i'm Colorado, is now spending some time in New l York and in an interview on the sub l ject of what she considers the ballot
 
 | replying:
 Tn my opinion the chief benefit is I the character building which is the re- | suit of the responsibility put upon wo- men by the gift of the ballot. The | franchise makes women broader, more | tolerant. They lose the sense of per- sonality and gain the impersonal and universal viewpoint. The difference between the New York and Western women is very ma terial. In States where women have ] the franchise wages have advanced 4 per cent and there has been a decrease of per cent in the number of unfor- | tunate women.
 We Western women are freer than Eastern women and broader in many ways. New York women view them selves from sex standpoint; we are beginning to view ourselves from a human standpoint. For instance, they will hestitate to take many initiative steps because they are women; we. by reason of the franchise. lose sight of with the great mass of humanity work ing for the good of all.
 Familiar Arguments.
 The great cry of the Eastern wo- men who oppose the granting of the | ballot to women Is the environment of the polling places. That Is such non- sense. The argument is worn thread bare. The Turk used 1t in answer | to the proposition to allow the Turkish women to leave the harems. It was ' put forth when woman tried to enter | business offices, but she persisted all | the same. And what Is the1>result? ! The business office today Is better or deredA more refined, than in the past. When women are allowed to voteShe | environment of the polling places changes. There are respectable and disreputable neighborhoods, and it de- bends upon where you live. As rule | a respectable woman will live in a respectable location and environments | of the booths will correspond with the class of voters. There is always one woman judge and one woman clerk of elections No woman need feel the l least timidty In entering the box. ITO show you how simple this voting | is let me giveEou an illustration of one 1 of my own experiences. At the special time of which I speak my youngest daughter was quite a child, so young, | in fact that I generally took her to school. This morning in question be- | ing election day and she rather late, l talked 1t over with her as to whether she could not go to school by herself, "'Come with me. mother she plead ed; you can vote on our way to school. "I consented and we set out The booths were but a short distance from the house and we were soon there. The