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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
The Nervous Mother.

AtchISon NIOb04
 An Atchison woman who is very nervous and inclined to worry is the mother of e boy. She recently read of a boy who was killed while roller-skating and immediately put her son's roller skates in the fire An other newspaper told of a boy who was killed riding the street ears, and as boys are frequently killed while walking by street cars running over them she chained her boy to the front door. Then she read of boy who died of blood poisoning, caus- ed by his shoes rubbing his heel. and her boys shoes and stockings came off. The story of a boy who bit off button on his waist and choked to death resulted in her taking off her boy's clothes. He had left only a flannel shirt, and she Is rsadine now that wearing flannel shirts Is the cause of great mortality and is thinking of re- moving that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Wh0t the State P1pers
 Are Saying and Doing
Alabama Forest Fires.

Alabama Forest Fires.
 t is resrettable that our efficient stais fish and game commissioner ts nuabIaN to give assistanes to the counties now suffNr- inability is due to lack of funds Our syTRDathies go out to those of our peopla who arc suffering losses from these fires and can only hope that the end of their troubles and losses is close at hand + /, Jeffersoxss Record, B6ssemer Daily Times. Jefferson Countys record as to homicides in November ls q blot on the couhtyts fafr name as we'll as the whole state. The evef ready gun, in the hands of the law breaks matter to take human life. Not few offi- cers handle their guns with too little prove cation.
 Any Kind an Improvement. 2 Apniston Evening Star. a, .-... BirnninEham wanta commission govern ment. From the newspaper accounts. some kind is badly needed over there. from the looks of things old Diogenea would haV6 had to get new lamp before he found his man, in the Birmingham council cham. Der.
 Something for which to be ThanlGful. Opsltka Morning Post.
 The penocratic' party has had much to contend with in the past. but there are two gone from the ranks that 1t may <eei just. ly thankful for losing-Watson and HeArbt.
 What is Wantsd. GaGsden TImeg-NewsA . "Chill November failed to have a single chill and # ''blsak December will forget to bleak any. there will De no kick on the weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
A Great afush story.

In the American Magazine Congress man Murdock. of Kansaa describes "A GongressmaH;s First spsech,s Mc- toons. and William Allen White. the celebrated Kansae editor and novelist, writes the tntroduction. telling wnO Is a story that Mnrdock says an Indi- ana Congressman used to tell:
 ''In early Indiana a solitary horse
 sarSr sa S sSs Gns wods wnsr asS sDsa native choppikg frewood. The horse- man was wet with the snow and cold. the night within and for a staff for his beast. The. native agreed. In e surly manner. to this arrangement, took charge of the horse seq and ,ts,s Slrscssd the S traveller found a great room. at one end large fireplace and brisk fire. and he sat down before 1t to warm and 70 room WitA Its crsckiing Ire which was sas not in keeping with the manner of his host. and while hs was trying to ree-. SnsIs tss xoaa tw0 shers tsa s.ssss aTE traveller arose. bowed and bade her good evening. The woman nodded her head once shortiy, stepped with cue Sa pos of asSsse aas over a the the bisae ana. tsas. side of the hearth. took up handful or SalL, put II Into tne fnuSu1 bJITIeu lL and with the same curious decision walked out A little later the traveller was, aware that 8 girl of lSs the daugh- ter. had entered the room and was sur veying him in great embarrassment. He arose and politely bowed as before. The girl still In embarrassment. nod dsd Shortly. and. seeing the mush, adged over to the fireplace. reached into the box nervously. took a handful of salt. pst {, into the niash, stirred #; and walked out. Presently a boy of popped a dirty thumb into his mouth. Good evening. Bub,' said the stranger. The boy did not reply. but. seeing the nnuBh. he stepped to the fireplace. and, taking handful of salt put It into the mush. stirred 1t and walked out. La ter the host himself came in as Klrim as ever, saw the rnush. reachs a Into the box. added handful of salt stirred t.,
 .sWhen supper was announced thA traveller took his place and waited in. silence. The housewife was the first to taste the tIiush.' sWhewg she ex. claimed. but this nush Is salty
 CT saIted II. Nanny yefunteered
 50 did T. eonfesaed the boy.
 And I. too .srowled the man.
 well, you had no business tor cried the woman, always salt the
 aAnd then the trAveier spoke. My friends he said. I am a stranger here. do not know your ways. but ] al- ways try to acconnaodate myself to my surroundings, and, believing tha5 1t was the custom here, acknowledge that I reached down into that box and put in handful of salt myself"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
WANTED NO aPRINTED LETTERs..
This Merchant Gsye His House . Gail

This Merchant Gave His House Gail R Down.
 have. picked this out as vAfy unique. Tt is clipped from an East ern paper. It was written by an old fellow down in the mountains of Ken- mills in New Jersey. It appears he does not like the typewriter letters sent him.
 "Jentltmen--I want you to under stand that I amt, no dam fool when ! bort that Bin from that Red Headed eagent of yours. He told me that you sent him all the way from cyneynita to git that order. thot he was lying and bort all my goods from the Jer- sey and he told me he sold the Jersey and would sell me just like he sold the Jersey. Now you writes me a printed letter and sez if send you the nun. ney you will send me the goods. I recon you will, most enny durn foorl ud do that. I would not mind Bit sendin the munney and risk kettin the goods, but when I recolIect how you and your eagent done me refuse to do it. If you would of treated ma right and Tit me letters in riting and not of sent me that newspaper printed letter like was a dam fool and could not read riten wold have tuck the goods and pade the cash. now don't want no more of yore printed letters, 1 wont stand sich from no house. am fifty-six ytars ole the last of next com ing january and the furst man has got to put my back on the ground yit i may not have as much farming In gramma as you got but can whip you or enny uther dam yanky that wants to try riten me a printed letter.
 Yours truly"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
This L My 4Oth Birthday
Joseph Letter.

Joseph Letter capitalist and mlns owner, was born in Chicago, December {, 1888, the cago merchant. who died fin 1s64. The younger Letter wae educated at Harvard Untversity where hs graduated in 1891. for his father in some of the latter's com mercial enterprises, in the autumn of 1897 deavor to corner. the wheat market He bought wheat on the Chicago board of trade to such an extent as to make him, ct the beginning of 1S9S the largest individual holder of wheat in the history of the grain trade. His deal collapsed. however. and the consequence was that the Letter fortuna was depleted by several millions Of dollars. The late Lady Curzon. whose husband was the British vloeroy in India. was a slster of MT. Letter, and another of his sisters ls the Countess of Suffolk,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
World Is Getting Retter.

union springs E1efAAo-
 Our good old friend, the MontgoIn- cry Advertiser arises after a bad ease of indigestion from big Thanksgiv- ing dinner, to remark in melancholy tones, what Is the Matter With This OId World?" and bemoans the fact that there Is so much crime in the world. 1t cites the great number of cases of crime that have occurred recently ana closes by asking if 10 ere is any rem edv for these woes or Is there soTne- thing wrong in the scheme of nature.
 one hing that brings the matter so forcibly to our attention is the fact that newspapers especially the dailies, publish such matter in most conspie- uous place and when 8 good deed IS done. 1t is relegated. to very small place on a back page.
 It Is most certainly to be regretted that there is. so much crime in the world but on the other hand we should look on the other side of the question and remember that if all the good deeds. if i'll kand acts, if all pleas ant happenings, if all the loving man. ifestations of good In this world were only recorded in our newspapers as the bad ones are, there, would be no space for the chronicling of the evil deeds. "
 The world Is not getting worse but better The dawn of brighter and falrer day is brsawKlng upon the world, the like of which 1t has never seen and there should be great rejoic- ing instead of bemoaning our condi- tion It is hard to draw any distinct and marked line of right and wrong are so many elements entering Ninto the commission of every act that to judge 1t correctly we must be perfectly well acquainted with all thS circumstances surrounding it. well did stephenson say:
 There is so much bad in the best
 of us,
 And so much good in the worst of us, That it i'll behoOves. any of us
 To find fault with the rest of us"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
DRIFT WOOD

Good morning to you.s Mayer Mad Young Prince Pu Fl ana his thirty wet nurses have ascended the throne of China. Cold weather Is bilied to do stunt here today-put on more kiver.
 The only thing that can equal the interest with which fat people read the eagerness with which thin people reads those for acquiring 1t. s Monday is the day Justice is sup- posed te pop t to the night riders. riders thirsty snnrderers. 4 Count Boni wants the children
 iS6s sines ss ds s@Eans got the aS1EpSD money But do they want Count Boni? s' Don't put of your Christmas shop ping till the last minute. Have some feeling for the poor, overworked We have sad news for the school girls of Montgonaery: The Italian olive crop has proven failurs this year; press diil pickles seemed plentiful
 'Texas very much desires to get rid of the rats in her ports" says an ex- sasfs sS sos % ra f of s5 sso 1sfTsPsPsfs Sf ts P in thsir ssFrstS. aseratively speaking. crinolines are to come into fashion again at the exit of the merrywidow It's as hard to make water
 Run up hill Al E9Sh t t rSaaissP sS dissP as ! sS3aa Z Siii'
 Aren't you glad love isn't in the trust.
 You don't hear many eulogies on a man when the wide-awAke business world suddenly discovers that he is dead one"
 The trouble with the average young fellow is that he thinks he is applying for 2 position when he Is only looking That war cloud. in the Balkans seems to have ( 'siRer" lining only for the newspaper e6rrespondeits.
 The phrase "christmas is coming sends a thrill of Joy through tlis hearts of the children and thrill of horror up the spine of the poor dad.
 
 The diary of the average hunter in the Maine woods these days reads Bagged one squirrel and three guides today"
 Honor and fames
 From no condition rise.
 But it certainly Is an honor
 To make nice pies. |.
 
 Tad Jones. Yals's famous football player. made his debut in a Boston pulpit last Sunday. It Is always advis- able for 8 football player to cultivate q strictly reliBi aus life. as he never knows how soon ne will shufie off this mortal coil.
 ''Kissing," it is said. twill rehpove frsclxsea" says Drift Armstrong. Mis- take. It will, however, make them temporarily disappear.---Atlanta Geor- siah. '- Drift Armstrong declares that Pros- peritv has hit Montgomery with both feet. We'll. Prosperity had a kick com ing.--san Antonio Express
 Winter Fire'S a HIasfu'. Winter fires 2 hlazin',
 Lord. ain't 1t anaEin'
 Ol6 world feels so g0odG R0astin' sweet pertateFs,
 Apples too, tes' right All th' children eHuEgle F0un
 When the blaA6 BurEs bright" Winter fires a blazin', Pass the cider round, .. Wind out side q raisin'
 Cold snow frum tn ground. Inside all is merry,
 Chiidren's laughter light, EVeFybody's hspDy. P. H. 4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Random shots.

EmporIa Ga8ette.
 shot an arrow into the air, it fell in the distance. I knew not where, till a neighbor said that 1t killed his calf, and l had to pay him six and a half ($6.50,) l bought some poison to sIay some rats. and a neighbor swore that 1t killed his cats; and. rather than ar- dollars and fifty cents (S450.5 One night l sat sailing a toy balloon, and hoped 1t would soar till 1t reached the moon: but the candle fell out on a tie or go to law. And that ls the way with the random shot; it never hits in the proper spot; and the joke you spring. that you think so smart may leave a wound In some fellows heart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
A MORNING THOUGHT
BY ,. MARVIN NICHOLS.

., The wag spoke truly when hA said mat man ought to take all the law allows him. give the other fellow alI the law allows him. keep a sfiff upner lip' and let ths world slide on.
 %
 The very moment you put your soul into your work th3t moment you dIR- nfy tt--whether 1t be to carry the hod or to paint picture of the rarest Too many young men are contented 70 sing in minor keys around barber shops, or to accept the destiny of the cigarette hammock-swinger.
 #
 A great many who prate about the coming of the Continental Sabbath would be taken down notch if they but Knew that 1t requires attendance on divine service at least once on the Sunday. 'S A man had better. die poor if his hoarded wealth comes by piracy and pillase. even though It be under the guise of progress and the commerce Of Death has long since had the major. tty. Since. at best, we are 60 short. ly to join the vast bivouac of the dead. who could find a single moment to while away?
 Don't be fooled by the boasted self. martyrdom which. wears its life just like the buffalo doeA his hide--with the rough side turned to the weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Uss of AIselel by Rrs.eEIs.isssss. ss }

Use of Aleehoi tT. tpT PEsre5ipsstsTens. sses.
 In your issue of December ist is an article stating in the head lines that Garber on the prohibition law.
 beg to cali your attention to the fact that there is entirely no call for agitation on the part of any Legitimate physician in the State Of Alabama on this question, as the Alabama law IS extremely liberal in this particular and the physician .whe as member of the LeEislature who was. sp, un1ustly slurr. saw to 1t that his professional breths rsn were not deprived Of the legitts mate use of alcohol in their practice. would express the hope that . human beihR might be prolonged in his sui. ferings merely to gratify the whin1 of his ignorant spleen.
 The Alabama law provides in Section s that any retail druggist in this State who is himself a registered or licensed pharmacist, or who regularly employs a registered or licensed pharmacist. may sell ln the manner herein set1 out pure alcohol for medicinal purposes only; grgln alcohol to chemists and hacterioIogists actually engaged in oGlsnt1 Sy and wSfE % s so Ter Se sSsd S S ran1ental or religious purposes only; provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent such druggist from using
 
 acriptions or other. medicines. the sale ot which would not subject him to the payment of the special tax required Of liquor dealers by the United States. Provided that regularly licensed and practicing physicians may purchase grain alcohol or pure alcohol in quan- titles of not more than one gallon aE one time from wifolesAIe or retail druggists and may use the same in compnundin@ and dispensing remedies in the practice of their profession only.
 This section of the law shows con- clusiVely how little rhyme or req son. there was In the complaints in the article of the first instant.
 Another point of difference ie the fact that the law allows the physician to prescribe as much as ons-half pint of alcohol, which is eight. ounces, in- stead of four ounces as set forth in your article. You will find this in sec. tion five of the law
 You will Iobserve from the quotation of Section of this law that any phy- sician who has a patient requiring an alcohol bath has 1t within his means to secure ample alcohol for this pur- pose, and the law is so simple that any fifteen year old pupil in our public schools could understand it's provisions I cannot understand why there should be any confusion on this subject. ..-. .I Yours very truly.
 Brook Lawrence.
 Superintendent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

s'ome of the newspapers are print. ing pictures of a handsome young widow in New York with fortune of twenty-nine million dollars who Is soon to he married. The strange thing about 1t is that she is going to wed an American and not tirfed for. eigner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
-Primnrx in ce1ninhnn.

Columbus. Ga. Dec. -(Speciai.4-- The city primary for the nomination of candidates for eight aldermen for the city for the next two years will be held on Saturday. December 5. The general election will be held on De- cember 12. Candidates for ali Of the places have announced and a good deal of interest is felt in the result
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

win revei in the enjoyment of back bone spare-ribs. souse. chitiings and various other good things that will readily susgest themselves to at least some of our readers. We sympathise very deeply with the many unfortu.
 nate farmers who haJs no hogs to kill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
This Date in I4istory
nna1rNrnFn A

UEJEMBEM V 16s2-First meeting of the Provincial Leg. islature of Pennsylvania. 174e-Genoa surrendered to the Austrians. 179g--Luigi caiVahi, discovefer of GalvanA ism, died. Born Sept Q, i73T. 1S3S--The American Anti-Siavery Society was organized in PhiiadelphiR. 1S3S-The Whfg National Convention at Harrisburg nominated William H. Harris for President ls5s-Provinoe of Queenstown, Australia, established. 1s90-King Kalakaua of Hawaii landed at San Francisco. 1907-Secretary Taft visited the Emperor Nicholas at St. Petersburg,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

New Jersey weather prophet asserts that a hard cold winter has always followed the defeat of MT. Bryan. We suppose that means that the country is to be punished for electing Republican President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
YERBOSfTY OF
 THE RAMPAGE

PLACE Montgomery. Time this week, scene street car.
 No overture. or overtures at all. Enter Cloverdale street car. jeancing Along aimlessly. regardless of time Advent lady, waves wildly from wrong side of the street; car ilirts on seem ingiy utterly Hneoncious of her pre- sehce. Lady says unusual things. but to herself Ihtermission.
 Enter another Cloverdaie street car. Lady goes to right side Of street. Her cheeks flame prettily with suppressed indignation. Conductor helps her on and although only three other pas sensers are on the car. she walks to the front for a seat
 Coaductor. wishing to create impress sion of the existence of a schedule. jinGies car ahead before lady takes her seat. Pent up wrath in lady breaks out and envelops ali present
 How date you start before am
 Conductor becomes enthusiastically Interested in his hngernaiis.
 Lady continuing: "Thie Is the most rniserabilistis Street care system in all the world Monkeys operate the cars. ourangoutanss twist the controller handles. savages make A tawdry pre- tense at directing the affairs of the wobbiy-kneed concern. You muttin- headed hoodienm. why don't you an-
 Conductor rapidly looks over hls transfer papers.
 If I owned this car would use it for kindiing wood" continues lady. that is all it is 1t for. 1have never beeh so treated in my lifei Do you creatures sitting In this car call your selves mem and let this conductor speak to me so iinpertinently?
 What is that crazy motermafi doing? stopping for peopieg Man. don't stop this car. I'm late nowl Proceed! This is an outrage, I will have she law on the crew of this dishpan full of excit- ed tanbourines that goes in the guise
 T am InsuIted, these people care not. for life or limb, they delight in slaughter. horrid things. The Idea oi charging five cents for ride, whole hard earned five cents. It's robbery. The ride is not worth that money. and If 1t is the city ought to pay foursflfths Of 1t. If the aldermen knew their business they would put all the rioter. men and conductors la jail forever and run the cars themselves. I have been mfstreated. This thing is not to stop here. I'll have you AiI to the courts. Justice shall be dealt out, the end is not yet"
 But the car reached the post ofsce and the irate woman got out, assisted by the conductor who very carefully helped her to the street. When she was on the ground she fired up again: How dare you touch me .s>brute3 Oh, I'll have the law on you. nasty thing, you wait until my husband hears of this, he will crush you all"
 But the car was out of hearing of the last dire threat. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

While everything else Is scarce and high The Columbus Ledger is pleased to note that cotton Is cheap and plen- tiful. So 1t is. but we can't eat cot ton. can we?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

The Topeka State Journal of Mon day afternoon complained that turkey hash was stin being served up. s7fhers's such a thing as enough of turkey" 1t thinks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

As Roosevelt has ordered the selec- tion of Elihu Root as Senator from New York the Legislature has nothing to de but carry out his will It's dead easy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

Mir. Rockefeller denies the soft i'm. peaehnent that he's the father of Standard oil. We suppose 1t would not be a liBsl to call him It's foster father
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
''rhe Red Thread Of Demoeraey.'

OlmOTe spectrum
 We read with real pleasure and profit in The Montgomery Advertiser of November 22, an article from the pen of Will T. sheehan, "rhe Red Thread of Democracy" There is much food for thought in the article, and subject matter presented that our Democratic leaders have neglected to our hurt. It Is with regret that we find our space too limited to reproduce all of It; 1t closes thus:
 "The South. with profit. might teach it's children that there were certain sound governmental principles express ed in the Consultation of the Confeder- acy. The Confederate Constitution was the first of the world to provide means for lodging the bill with "a joker" in 1t It was made unconsti- tutionaI to pass bill which contained subject matter in its body that was not set forth -nits tile. PracicaIIy ev- cry State in the United States has
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

The turkey that escaped ,Thanksgiv- ing Days services had better not step too high. There's another day coming very soon and that will be the end of many a fat bird.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Rather Have PropertJ.

PhIIadeIpnfa f1Tes8.
 You say this man stole your coat" said the magistrate. DO I understand that you prefer charges against him7'
 well, no. Your Honor" replied the plain tiff. "I prefer the coat. If it's all the same to Sou."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

The Kansas City Star says that the Grand Luke Alexis, who died in Paris week or two ago. vieited Kansas in
 la72s and that as he was being shown through the State House in TCpelro. politician of that day pointed to an inscription on the wall and uttered the immortal words: Duke them words Is Latin.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Near-Roetry.

Near.PoetFg. Charlotte Observer.
 'Besides." says The Richmond Times. pts- patch In closing a iaudatory review of the poetry upon which wife<Murderer Brasef,s attorneys passed plea of insanity, "Brasoh,s poetry Is not 60 bad. Infinitely yvefsA ean,es into the office of The Charlotte Observer by every mali. If the author of the above line is non conipos msntis. what must he said of the composer of the famous ode which begins:
 E I seen Pa coming stepping high
 Which was of his walk the wav7," ! And thia from an townspapor of Andrew Jackson Andrews, bright particular star in the heavens of near-songl When we cnn. sider the phiistinism of critics we soms- times entertain serious mIssivinss for tha future of American near. poetry