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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
MORE EGGS NEEDED.

| We have often wondered why Lu- ther Burbank. or some other wizard fellow. hasn't tackled the hen question. Burbank, as is well known, has made many and remarkable changes and im- provements in both vegetable and anil maj life; vastly improving the quality in some instances and largely increas- ing the product in others. Some of the
 results attained by him have been real ly wonderful.
 Now, wiah Burbank's fondness for ex- | peri7nenting, and the success that has attended many of his efforts, We cw.- not understand why he has not set his wits and talents to work with the object of increasing the hens output. Eggs, as all know, are both scarce and high priced, at least in the cities, yet the hens, so far as we know. go on just as they did In Adams day. They lay when they please and stop when 1t pleases them to do so. The hen will lay one egg each day during the lay ing season-that is. If she wants to do so--but the whole civilized world might be pining for eggs and the chill dren crying for them, she declines to increase her crop. Hens are old fogies. that's what's the matter with them. l We recently read in an exchange that | n. af urrfR fIrro al Experiment Station of Maine, says he can see no reason why a race of hens may not be produced that will habitual- ly lay more than one egg day. He points to the fact that one hen at the station delivered ten eggs in five days, but then she stopped. whether she ex- hausted the supply or made this record just to show what hen can do we can't, say, but she gave two each day while she held out.
 Habit is a wonderful thing. and con trols animals as well as human beings. Ever since they were placed on earth, so far as we know, hens have laid one egg a day during the laying season and the habit has become such con Armed one that they dont seem able to break 1t. and that is where science should get in it's work. The hens should be made to take notice of the wonderful changes that have taken place. and that are continually going forward This is no longer the sleepy old world that once droned along through the years. It has advanced and improved and quickened it's pace in a wonderful manner and in many ways In short. ours is no longer one-egg- a-day world. and the hen family should be made to know it and act on it. She should be made to understand that her sole business in life is to lay an egg. or two of them for that matter, each day in the year. With artificial incuhators and breeders now so ex- tensively used there is no reason why
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
An Active Squirrel. Tuskegee News. -
PROHIBITION IN KENTUCKY.
The Ineflciency or Morality R,
 , Statute.

Statute.
 Louisville Courier-JOurnad
 We publish elsewhere in this issue of The Courier-Journal a reply from WIT L. l.. Pickett, the Prohlb1tfonfst candidate for Governor of Kentuckv, 10 some questions recently put to him touching the practical aims of the organization of winch he is the head ana as we expected. he answers frank ly like the sincere and courageous man that we doubt not he is
 The distance between MT. Pickett and The Courier-Journal, Is not as great as he thinks 1t is, and yet. re- auced to a thesis, like Sidney Smiths two old women who quarreled across premsGys aey we ne from the nopP0sIts habit can be cured by law; and we
 The, only place on earth where we prohibits is Turkey, and the dominions ruled over by the religion of Mahomet. Wnefe' .na to escape the literal terms Of deanng drugs take the place or wine ana other lntoxicants In Maine, where where stringent prohibition has pre- vailed for quite sixty years. the orink ( habit Is unchecked. The chief effect of Maines prohibition law has been to promote smuggling and disseminate adulterated drinks at eXtortlonate up two genera tions of law breakers and hypocrites on the other hand. 1t would have been repealed long ago as lneHctual and noXious except that the Republicans have found it club to beat the recalcitrant liquor sellers into the Republican party. t.
 On the whole however. the world has made progress both in It's physics and it's morals Undoubtedly the use of tntoXicants to excess has had con- siderable abatement and most abate- ment in the early ,centers Of popula- ton wholly unaided by prohibitory statutes. In what is called society the fined more potential than legislatIIpne In restrlction. makes excess a bar 10 po- lie recognition Among the rude ana unrefined the influence of teachers llkc the good Bishop Of London mas uohe wonders in sobering the siuhs' WY take England for illustration because II Is an Anglo-Saxon country when hes three centuries of experience behlno eid1 nj dti and has fought the drink qnsssioH anu the saloon question to nhlsn: ~
 If We go to tne latin countries we shall find little drunkenness on ao s count Of the common use or wines IT stead of liquors. and to the .. GeI rr,ai I1t,,i countries on account of the ayIarson use of wine and peer. JenersoIl showed himself a close observer Wneh he declared that no people are n5 ul ,.,o ards WI use light wines. lnees11 @ s1 ss,1 Me belieVL that wine and peer ae seresr tutes TOT dlstlIled llquors' the aIa est agents for temperance that c@h oe' or ever have been deNissu,. ,rsatr to us here in Kentucky. mas an econoIlllc sida io tt or paramount importance hecauso what snail it protlt us II, after we nave connscateu as,,s, million dollars or property as,l. ana am inflated many hundrens oh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
SHE IS A CRANK.

Mrs Besant. the Theosophist, and the present alleged holder of what was once Madame Blayetsky. has found a grudge against Washington City. Her ground of complaint is that there is too much Greek architecture in the public buildings. We confess that we don't know enough about Theosophy. to un- derstand why there should be any enmity towards anything Grecian, pro- vided the enmity exists elsewhere than in the Besant- -Blavetsky individual.
 But while we do not claim a knowl- edge of Theosophy. we do claim to know something about architecture. and we know that Grecian architecture leads all others. and has done for cen- turies. Many attempts have been made to improve on 1t, but none has been successful In this. as In some other matters, the ancient Creeks set an ex- ample which has been followed dur ing the centuries, and today there is nothing more DeauIlIuI III the puiloer art than the examples set us by Greece, Both in design and in execution their work is as nearly perfect as anything human can be.
 This is merely one of Mrs. Besant's grievances. however. She finds a num- Der of grounds for complaint in con nection with our laws. customs, relig- ious beliefs and manner of life. Nat urally enough a woman with a. fad and a supposed mission can find something to criticise and condemn wherever she goes. but if she can find no more tena- ble ground of complaint than the fact that Grecian architecture is still re- garded here as the finest the world ever saw she had better find another job She will find 1t difficult to secure converts to this fad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
Whaf.fhe State Papers
 Are Are Saying aud Doing

A aBusiness Man.s Tri-Cities Daily.
 And the unexplainabie part of it is. that Governor Conner was elected as when the petition Of the business men was presented"
 Free Want Ad. Union Springs Breeze.
 Wanted, Governor broad enough to take into consideration the welfare of the whole people of the State rather than being controlled by his own preJ- udices and desire for vengeance.
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 Comer's Costly Policies. Huntsville Mercury. l
 The Conner policies have already dam aged Alabama millions of dollars. How 0 ity ty5 the p people, Ss of Ad Alabama b 0Sn may desire, we don't know but we expect to see some bucking when the Legis- lature meets in extraordinary session. Tri-Cities Daily.
 Possibly, since the members of the Legislature have been at home for sev- eral weeks. mixing with their constit- to the Governors whip when reassem- bled in special session next month.
 
 Better Pay Now. MeEcuEy.f Judge Speake decided in the Circuit Court in Athens last Tuesday that the recently elected Mayor, Mr. Frost, Is ineligible to hold, office because of the non-payment of poll tax. This poll tax business will continue to bob up when least expected. The best plan Is to pay as you go
 Extra SessioBs Cost. Florence Herald.
 It is about definitely settled that Governor Conner will again convene the Legislature, in extra session, about the middle of this month. The object Is to apply the big stick to the rail- roads that have gone into the courts for relief from what they call confis- catory legislation. We hope better counsel will prevail with the Governor, and that he may be constrained to change his mind. An extra session Will cost the State something like $5O,- 0o0, and the advantages to flow from It may well be questioned
 An Active Squirrel. Tuskegee News
 An old negro who lives in the coun- try came to town and saw an electric ran Tor the first time in his life Af- ter gazing at it for several minutes. ne turned to the proprietor of the shop and said: Say boss dat sottenIv is Sut s tiTeiy na,y sSanirkel you got in dis yeah, 1T he Keeps maxim dim resolutions so
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
Politics and Polificians

James E. watson, Republican Con. gressman from the Sixth. District oI Indiana, has announced his candidacy for Governor of that state.
 William Gisriel of Baltimore, who was recently nominated for Govsrnor by the Pfohibitionists of Maryland, has declined to accept the. honor for bus mess reasons.
 The Democrats of West Virginia, it is stated, want Henry 0. DAVIS, wno was the Vice. President candidate three years ago to accept fneiF hut n0anas1UH TiToroua in mind and body. and keeps in. close touch with affairs. financial and polit- ical.
 William J. Bryan will formally launch his third candidacy for Prest- dent in Omaha on the night of De. cember z, when a Democratic banquet in his honor. at which l'o90 plates VIII being arranged by Mayor DahIman of Omaha, who Is one of MT. Bryan's closest friends.
 colorado women are planning to or- eanize their forces in order to give the next Democratic Presidential nominee their solid support, The, Women United Democratic League Is beng enlist the support of women voters for the Democratic nominee.
 There are now four candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nominal ton in Arkansas. as follows: AttoI.- ney General w. F. Kirby of Texar- kama, J.~H. Donaghey of Conway, R. w. Mcfarland of Greenwood. and John H. Hineman of Philadelphia, former State Superintendent of Publi: Instruc- tion.
 W. H. Hearne. who has announced his candidacy for the Republican nom- ination for Governor of West Virginia, Is a millionaire attorney who has new CT before been in politics He is 60 years old and few months ago he welded Miss Campbell. aged IS. of St. Louis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
"This is Ny 66th Birthday''
Gen. George lI. RandalI.

Major General George M. Randall. who retired from the active service or the United States Army two years ago horn in Ohio, october 8, 1S41. At the beginning Of the civil war he entered the volunteer army as a private in the 4th PennsyIvania Infantry. For gall iantry at Antietam he was brevetted captain and again for gallant action in front of Petersburg he was promot- ed to the rank of major. At the close as d captain of infantry. In the early '7os he was promoted to the rank of colonel for gallant services in the In dian wars in Arizona. He was the first commander of the Military Depart ment1 of Alaska to which he was ap- pointed in 1897. The following year, at the beginning of the Spanish war, he was promoted to the rank of brig adler general of volunteers and saw considerable service during the shcrt campaign in Cuba.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
Some Snund Talk.

Baldwin Times,
 Governor Conner regards the action of the Commercial Clubs of Birming- ham and Montgomery in adopting res- olutions against the calling of an ex- tra session as a huge joke. T think it is the greatest joke of the year. laughed the Governor Twenty one men assembled together to take such an important stand for a whole State" |" This he said in reference to the ac- tion of the Birmingham Club. IS we take. 1t. Since that the director-- twelve good men-of the Commercial Club of Mobile by vote of eleven to one adopted similar resolutions. This should have caused another outhurst of merriment on the part of the Gov ernor. However funny the genuine and earnest antagOnism to the extra ses- sion may appear to Governor Conner, to us 1t Is note full of meaning and even though but a handful of good men from the three Commercial Clubs of Birmingham, Montgomery and Mo- bile had raised the question of the in- advisability of again calling the Leg islature together in extra session. 1t would have been but wisdQnl to have believe if Governor Conner would but place his ear to the ground he could hear something to which he might give heed The business interests of Ala bama as represented by these three Commercial Clubs of Alabamas three great cities are to be reckoned with just the same and we believe the peo- pie of the State would be willing to take their candid judgment in this or any other matter as readily as they will swallow the insulting fun which the Governor hurls at the clubs. The people may meekly submit to Cover nor Corners radical dictation, but we don't believe it. They may rely upon end 1t will read State government of Conner, by Conner and for Comer."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
THn srrctr rxCrPTroN.

. Transportation Is the only necessity of modern life that has not risen in price. Products, or commodities. wheths CT they come from the farm or the fac- tory cost much more than they cost . decade ago. only transportation has been reduced or remains stationary in price
 The political agitator falls to rnen- ton this. It is easy to denounce rail- roads and sometimes facts are so em- barrassing and obstinate that the only way to treat them is to ignore them. But here is a bald obstinate fact that refuses to be Ignored. Transportation has not risen in price and 1t is perhaps the only commodity or convenience of which this can be said
 Transportation. however. costs more to those who deal in it and effer it for sale It costs more. much more, to haul passengers. it costs much more to haul freight than 1t cost ten years ago. And yet freight and passengers are hauled cheaper than they were hauled decade ago Transportation does not cost the Twentieth Century man any more than 1t cost the Nine- teenth Century man. even if everything eies is dearer.
 The railroad which sells transporta- tion must pay for it's labor and its equipment. Have labor and equipment increased in price? Thsre is no neces- sity to answer that. question. There has not been a year. but in which con- ductors. or engineers. or brakemen, or operators. banded together. have not with grievance committee laid their claims before the road oficials and de- handed higher salaries The salaries of such employees had to be raised.
 Nor is that all. It costs more % build passenger car or a freight car just as 1t costs more to build house than it cost ten years ago. Steel rails are worth more money and it takes more money to lay them. All that a railroad buys costs more than was paid ten years ago.
 Transportation Is the only thing q railroad has to sell. It has to sell 1t cheaper than it sold transportation ten years ago. or it has to sell it at the same figures. Flour, meat and meal are worth much more than they were, but the transportation which brings them to their market is lower or it Is fixed at the old figure. ss~
 The railroad service had to be inn proved Modern life demanded inn provement in railroad facilities and improved facilities cost more money, but the level of the selling price of trans portation was fixed and it could not rise above that level
 One condition saved the railroad from disaster, in these circumstances which threatened them. That condition was the rapid and almost unexpected growth of industry and development But for the increased business the roads. per haps. would not have escaped disaster.
 For all that the roads had to sell, had to be sold at the old figures and all that the roads had to buy had to be bought at new and higher fig- urc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
THE sTArus or THE possUm Do-

THE STATUS or THE POssUM DO1. The advent of the 'possum hunting season has revealed the pathetic separ- ation by the Legislature of the planta- tion negro and his 'possum dog. First the cruel law came between the negro and his vote and now it steps between him and his 'possum dog.
 The last was the crowning injury Divorcing the negro from his vote was painlessIy and noiselessly done. It never changed his status. and it de- prived him not of a privilege but of a more or less pleasant pastime. The kind of voting the negro did between 1874 and 1901, was more in the nature of a slight of hand performance than the exercise of an inherent right. He no doubt wondered why the Republican vote he put in the ballot box, invaria- cratic ballot He may have wondered, if he lived in the Black Belt. how a beat having fifteen white Democratic voters and 800 negro men of voting age solidly supporting the Republican ticket, should invariably return Dem ocratic majority of 45o. He may have wondered but he let it go at that.
 The Dutch comedian with the pig tuper horn blew a terrible discord. How iss daty' he asks. T blows de notes in so sweet and. ach. dey come out so rotten.Y
 Even so was the voting of the negro until the new Constitution stopped all sieight of hand business at the ballot box. The negro was only deprived of a minor diversion.
 But the Legislature of 1907 strikes close to his heart. The Legislature strikes at his 'possum dog. The blow is ia the game law, which allows no 'possum hunting without a license. What sort of away is this to treat a negro who owns nothing in the world but three kinky headed children and six 'possum dogs. which haven't had a square meal in two years. and the chief characteristic of which is long drawn out howl which can be heard to the next county9
 There are to be no more 'possum hunts. The skeleton like dogs can draw up in the sun, wrap their heads up in their long ears and slumber peacefully on. The 'possum hunt is . vanished joy. The persimmons down by the head of the branch can redden and grow luscious in the October sun. The October moon can light the big road until 1t looks like a huge white ribbon. The first froet of the year can wreathe the top rail of the old worm fence with thousand fantastic shapes, The 'possdm can sniff the ripe per- simmons from afar and come pacing down the fence shadow without fear, The cane patch so tempting to the mid night hunter. is safe from the 'possum hunters foray.
 The old hunting horn will be wound no more at the cabin door. The long drawn out howl of the 'possum dog will be lifted only when some one kicks him out of the way.
 There can be no 'possum hunting without a license and the negroes are not taking out licenses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
Today In History
October s.

October s.
 1354-Cola di Rienzi who thrice be- came ruler of Rome, assassinated I609-John Clarke. one of the found- CTS of Rhode Island, born.
 16l2-De Spissons, first. Viceroy of New France, appointed to office. 1764-Harman Blennerhassett, the dupe of Aaron Burr, born; died Febru- ary 1. 1881.
 i7s2-John Adams concluded a treaty with Holland.
 1S17-John c. Calhoun of North Car olina became Secretary of War. 1223-First boat passed through the Erie Canal from Rochester to Albany. 1s40-William l.. of Holland abdi- cated.
 1S77-Pirst locomotive entered Win nipeg, Manitoba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
ohIlsntorx Arbitration,

The Hague. Oct. 1.-The entire Anglo American project providing for oblig- atorv arbitration was approved at this evenings session of the Committee on Arbitration by thirty one votes to nine. The opponents of the measure were Germany. Austria Hungary Switzer- land. Belgium, Roumania, Greece, Fur key, Bulgaria and Montenegro, Italy, Japan and Luxembourg refarned from voting and one delegate was absent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

Mir. James Hagen Hyde declares in 6 somewhat spectacular manner that he never will return to the United States. Be 1t so; we do not believe anybody will apply for extradition papers to bring him back.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
The following. from The Headland Post, is a fair, specimen:

stronger for Conner to day than she was a year ago, we were against grandma on governor a year ago. but We have long since been convinced that most any old governor would have been Corners superior.
 Many of our contemporaries who were against grandma on Governor" have had their eyes opened since the election. Not all of them speak out as plainly as The Post does. but it Is not lonesome. by any means.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

They are still quarreling over the late Oklahoma election. If we were
 to believe all the charges made by both
 sides we should be forced to the con- clusion that there was not an honest vote or count in the two Territories, but we are familiar with these after election charges.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

The Shreveport Times spread itself last Sunday by getting out an Annual Trade Edition of eighty pages. It isn't often that such a paper is issued in one of the smaller cities of the coun- try and The Times is to be congratu- lated on its enterprise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

We are real sorry for the people of Atlanta. After January they will be shut off from bee. and other intoxi cants and now the city water works company announces that there will be an advance in the price of water after January l. What are the poor people to do for something to drink?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

A London medical journal declares it to be a fact that the prettiest girls are notoriously the stupidest.' Does it mean that some girls are supplied with beauty in place of brains?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
AUGUsT CTRCULATToN.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees 1s advertisers (and makes it part of the contract when requested) that it's daily cir- culation is lar ger than that of any morning newr- ,per printed in Alahama-and tnat us of any edition of any newspaper printed Tn Alabama without exception
 TEs figures for August, printed oeio~, representing the actual net circulation all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

The announcement that another American girl is to marry a title re- minds us that in a good many eases the title is about all they get by the marriage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

| hen should put in any time matching the eggs she lays. She might leave that part of 1t to her owner and so on laying all the year. VIII not Bur bank please get busy?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

While the President is hunting bears in Louisiana son Quentin is stirring up the snakes in the White House grounds. Great thing to belong to strenuous family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
To Erect Y. M. c. A.

Tuscaloosa, Oct. 7.-(Special. )--Ae the last meeting of the directors of the Young Mems Christian Associa- ton. it was decided to proceed with the construction of the new building at once. They expect to give the con- tract and hace the work begin this week.
 Mrs. J. W. Pollard has joined Dr. Pollard, the popular University root ball coach. Mrs. Pollard made many friends here last year and her return Is greatly anpreciated-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

Tn New York they mob men who ap- pear in public wearing straw hats now. Thank heaven. We gre free people ldOwn here,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08

They may have electrical cooking. devices" muses The Norfolk Land mark, "but they will never get one to mind the bahv"