The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-16
cetterS tc fbs Editor
No Files on Prattville.


 Nesting by the clear waters of Au- tauga Creek in the county of Autauga, not far distant from the mighty city of Prattviiie-a place noted far and wide for its good people and their good sense. These good people have this day stern by an article printed in "old Grandma" as to Prattville's modified" quarantine regulations. Never before never @ before has Prattvilie been so so un- willingly charged: In defense of this good town and this good people, let us for Heavens sake assign one % or two "modifiedh quarantine regulations.
 First-When Prattville says her cit izens may go to Montgomery, but must return ere the shadows of the night fall upon them, she assigns reason. Listen! The hotel accommodations are so poor in Montgomery that 1t Is dan t is said the Capitola Is the best hotel there."
 second-while Montgomery's pet. MT. and even though the dear Sister Steg- omyia," who implanted kiss from her ruby lips upon the baby-like cheek of and feeble and cool in heart and hand to hope to steal a kiss from Prattville's citizenship. yet the old sister" has their utensils deep into the maiariaI patients of Montgomery. and, in some way, one of these young and active Prattville citizen and in this way bring into our little city germ heretofore unknown among us and not much more to be desired than the Minhinnett hna1 germ. vile that Montgomery has had to give so much attention to the cleansing of her streets, her yards. her pools, her have been left alone, and while there may be no Minhinnett germ in the mos auitoes that swarm those netted beds; and frank, Prattvliie is afraid of them having heard what Birmingham says Prattville is well guarded and pro tected. in view of the fact that her modified" quarantine regulations were Board of Health.
 So. dear Grandma. don't agitate since protecting ourselves from Mont now In defense of Prattville let us say ting matters between Japan and Rus sia, or even little thing like direct ing affairs in. New Orleans. we have us too heavy. We think we've acted sanely. humanely and surely germane- ly. E. B. Editor The Advertiser: .
 In your issue o< yesterday notice an editorial. occasioned by an article from fro, The Raleigh SN;; e Post. on editorial take 1t The Post is trying to convince the farmers that there is nothing In Planting on the Moon" who insisted in planting his corn on the dark of the moon. He contended that corn planted on the dark of the planted the light of the I did not believe 1t. and. to convince him that he was wrong, planted part of That part of the field planted on the dark of the moon made the better crop. both parts being worked alike, and conditions as to fertilizer, etc, be- son why, and have experimented since. I think the solution of the matter Is this: Taken one year with another, a akes otnsr sac aSou one Rss te asa (come up) when planted in the light of the moon as when planted in the dark of the moon. It is known that all life. whether animal or vegetable, natures best when given good start at begin ming. It Is fact that has been scien- tificaliy demonstrated that vegetable life sleeps (ceases to grow) when it is dark. Now then a grain of corn plant ed on the light of the moon will sprout (come up( in from five to eight days it there Is a season in the ground, which will throw 1t to come up about the time the dark nights begin. and, as 1t sleeps in the dark tdoes not grow), 1t gets stunted In early life, and does not mature Its seed as well as If 1t had been planted on the dark of the moon, when It would have come up about the would not have gone to sleep. and would have got start that would have enabled 1t to thoroughly produce and mature its seed
 (Our correspondent gives us what he others may view It. We know that among country people the belief Is all most universal that all plants which mature under ground should be planted at one stage of the moon. and all that bear above ground should be planted at the opposite stage. Whether all of them can prove their contention Is a belief Is, or used to be. quite general in the country. Are there any others who can prove that the belief Is well founded?-Ed. The Advertiser.)
 Montgomery. Ala. Aug. 14, 1905. Editor The Advertiser.
 To settle a controversy. will you kindly inform me whether or not 1t Is proper to use an apostrophe in the word yours" when used in closing a letter as, Yours truly" or. should 1t be written Yours truly"'
 (In reply The Advertiser will say that the best authorities unite in using yours" without an apostrophe. and find no good authority for writing 1t otherwise.-Ed. The Advertiser) ANOTHER DELAY SECURED.