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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
MR. sMARr wINs PRIzE.


 EufauIa, Dec s0.- Special. )--Nor- man T.. Smart, of this city. bore on the prize over sixty trayeilng salesmen traveling out of Macon Ga, for the highest sales during the past year for the i1rn
 This Is the third time Mir. Smart has won For the first two years Mir Smart won handsome gold headed cane and silk umbrella. This yeaf he win receive a nice sum of money. G. Andino. citizen of Cuba. was the guest of the Alabama Brehau xes- terday where he came to enter Miss Eva Andino in the school for the spring ternn.er
 Robert Hartsfeld and his family moved to the city today and will oc~ cupy the Drswry home on College Hill. Mir Hartsfield has resided near Lump- kin, Ga. He comes here to take ad- vantage of the splendid edueatfonal facilities the city affords. The family of Charles Fl. Faulkner. the new Superintendent of the EufAula Cotton Mills. reached the city today from Grimm, Ga, will occupy the home adjoining the First Methodist Church. z Mrs. A. J. Miller has returned from several days absence visiting relatives and friends in Clayton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
some Tariff Maxim.

From Andrew Carnegle's Testimony.
 Protection must raise the price to the consumer. It should never be giv- en except temporarily to determine whether we can produce a permanent supply Of goods less expensively than they can be produced abroad.
 If the steel manufacturers of Amer ica after forty years of nursing, can't do without protection, then the policy Is a failure.
 Is ths Government to go on taxing the consumer indefinitely because of a mistake in Judgment by. some manu- facturer?
 It is not the duty of the Govern ment to stand behind a mans mis- takes.
 If the Government encourages com. binations 1t must have a court to fix prices to the consumer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
UNION sPR1Nes IsNIaHTs.
Pythlan Lodge Meets and EIect'

Pythian Lodge Meets and Elects
 ohacers.
 Union Springs. Dec. s0.--(SpeeiaL J. At the regular meeting of Bullock Lodge No. 1ee, Knights of Pythias, the following new officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: < W. H. Fuller, c. C.; A B. Horns Q. J. C. Lawrence. F.; W. c. Walker. M. of w.; J L.. PauIk, K. of R.. and S. and NJ of F.. Henry Harris. M of A: MT, Page. I. G.; J. D. Miller, O. D. S. MeDaniel. M. of E.; Rep resentatIve to 6rand Lodge. Dr. J. L. Bowman,
 ! T. M cholston was called to Fitz- patrick yesterday to attend the bed- side of his brother. R. J. Gholston. who suffered a stroke of paralysis and lies uRconscious at his home.
 Mir. Gho1ston has been in feeble health for several years and has had a slight stroke of paralysis previous to this one,
 Miss Daisy Hightower entertained her Sunday school class last evening with a o'clock dinner. Her class is composed of twelve young men.
 A. F. smith, the new proprietor of The Bullock County Breeze, has ars rived and has taken charge of the paper. He will be assisted in its pub llcat1on by the former owner, J. c. Lawrence.
 M. L. Tucker, who had the paper leased for several months is off on a prospecting trip to the southern part of Mississippi.
 Frank Miles, son of T. B. Miles, is quite sick with ,tyDhoid fever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Paaslnr of the Dove,

JuIumDIa SIate.
 The dove does not require thick. 'cover'' or large bodies of timber. He is field bird, feeding in the open upon grass seeds and wasted grain. The more open the country the more land that Is cultivated the better for the dove; there will be all ways ample wooded areas for his needs. Yet the dove Is disappearing.
 There are two explanations of why the flocks of hundreds have dwindIed to squads Of ten Until quite recently when the Au- dubon Society took a hand. the dove was without an intelligent friend. The old birds were shot when mating and when nesting, and the young ones were shot by the time Ahey could fly There was no law protect inK this game bird, or if there was none regpected 1t Fields were baited. and when afl inc doves for thirty miles around were eathefed there. the neighbors were invited in to shoot Doves were destroyed as If tbev were the enemies of man. instead of Srtends 10 the farmer, and a source of food sn,nDIy that should be protected. What f,ofs these rllortals be-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Al oItl Paper.
FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES.
Right of Labor Unions Yet Undeternined
 by Courts. !.

Right of Labor Unions Net UndetefnlAea Boston Transeript.-
 It is very easy to say that the courts de- eide this question, and not Mr. Gompers. and that 1t Is the business of the individual to respect them, Just, as 1t Is the duty or child to obey his parents, regardless Of whether their directions are in all partlca- lars absolutely wise More radical people will respond that nearly every eiLlzsn ,n.,a as ly a question of dtscretton with the courts what one shall be enforced Some Of the most eb5eotionable Engiish aegtsiasoh ~ a,l. ions of the courts, which have not kept up with the temper of the times. Persons wno argue along these lines believe this decision viii he unfortunate in its effect upon our labor end political problems For PreSldent M Roosevelt to, paFdong these men. should ne share this view, would be highly injudicious He would go oae of office with a distinct deffancs. of ths courts. which would be unfortunate for his Tsputations besides ua- deTmlning seriously the influence or the The fundamental issue inVoived in. this controversy is highly elusive It should the Iarld as promptly as possible. Every body recognizes the right of A to suggest to neighbof B that he should not trade win e because c badly treats ,his employees or even hts horses It would also, be agreed on the other side that the English lapof union which fined It's members for not votIne for the cand1date for office which it had picked out for their support. desers-. ed the rebuke which the court gave N in a recent decision. The means which a la-s boF union may exert to control the action of it's members, through the enforcement of penalties. particularly in deterring members from buying of concern which. 1t does not like, is a subject that the American people have not yet satisfactorily worked out. The evils of the secondary boycott are only too appsFentl Hardly less so, if labor union is to have. any cohesion, is the necessity that it should have some class, and between the two extremes 1t remains for our Jawmakers and the courts to draw the line. These contempt eases are sure to bring this much more fundamental. issne toafhe front.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

MT. ana Mrs. T. I. woIfenden. of Nashville. are guests of relatives here.
 4 pretty home wedding was sol eTsnised here Monday afternoon when Mr. William Ray West led to the mar riags altar Miss Mary Beatrice Rad ford,
 The home was beautifulIy decoFat- ed In Christmas co1ors making an ap- propriate background for the bride in her handsome travelling suit of blue cloth as she stood with the groom under a wedding bell and Rev. E l.. Crawford spoke the words uniting them for life.
 The bride ..ss siiis tsiiis szuSitsef of sir, and Mrs. !. F. Bedford and the groom is prosperous business man of South Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
WOULD THEY pARE,

Referring soynsF days ago to the ru- nor that the Republican Legislature of oregon may ignore the action of the primary and elect 2 Repuhiicsn Senator instead of the Democrat chos- en by the people. The Advertiser said that if such discreditable thing should be done the United States Sem ate. if it has the power. should refuse to allow the senator thus elected to take his seat as member of that body. The Jacksonville Times Union thinks there Is no reason to fear that the Legislature will be guilty of such an act of treachery. as it would be both disreputable and bad politics, It adds: however. is not practical The Fed srai law knows nothing about the Oregon primary. whoever IS elected and the Senate would have no right to interfere There would be no appeal if the Senate should take the bit in its teeth, for the Senate Is the final judge alive win ever live to see a Republi- can Senate unseat 6 Republican and seat Democrat in defiance of law.
 We admit that 1t would hardly be reasonable to expect a Republican Senate to reject or eject senator whose only ofrense would be that his election was distinct violation of the pledges made by the legislators whe voted for him. but all the same 1t would be the right thing to do Per haps, however. no such contingency win arise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Too strane: gor Daady.

EveTybody's MagaZIne.
 It was raining outside and little ih- terrogatiVe Irn1a was in one of her worst or at least most trying. moods Father, busily writing at his desk. had already reproved her several times for botherlng him with useless questions
 tf say. pa, what
 ~Ask your mother" s
 "Honest. pa this isn't silly one this time." 3s
 "All right this, once What is ft?',
 Well. If the end of the world was to come. and the earth was destroyed while a man was up in an afrshfp where would be land when he cau1a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
MONTGOMERY MnsaErRnsnNrED.

MONTGOMERY MHsREFREsENTED. !, Evidently prohibition does not pro- hibits in Columbus. Ga, else this paragraph could not have gotten into the columns of The Columbus Ledger:
 According to the papers, Montgom- cry had fowdy Christmas In fact, the conduct of the drunken boys and men in the two cities named was nOth- ing short of disgracefuI and their acts are reflection on the police depart ments of these cities. which 1t is said failed to control them.
 S As this is the whole of the para graph we do not know what other city than Montgomery it refers to. an other evidence that the jag was stiIi on when the paragraph was penned. We do know. however. that Montgom- cry on Christmas Day was ideally quiet. Great numbers of people at tended church and all enjoyed the day In proper and becoming manner. If there was any disturbance between police and rioters no one hereabouts ever heard of 1t. The Ledger owes Montgomery an apology.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
says The Norfolk vlrginian-PIlOt:

The Chattanooga Times is disposed te complain that President Roosevelt is not gettinR a square deaT these f,svs. Maybe and maybe not; but when b-tst the President himself practiced fIe ssauare deaI' which he is So fond s4o Irstice has no right to complain if he doesn't get it. That's automatic in law and it ought to be In equity.
 The Norfolk bEotler stands a good chance to find itself anchored in the Ananias Club if 1t insinuates that Roosevelt doesn't always do the right thips.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

once again they havs up for dis cussEon the question of doubling the Presidential salary. The subject comes up periodtcafiy or oftener, but Is nev- CT settled Perhaps at some future day the country may have a President worth one hundred thousand dollars a year. but if so he will have to be decided improvement over the pres ent incumbent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
PrOAts in Ronains Business.

Either the ',fa;ing business is ex- tremeIy profitable or postal employees are more honest than the average of mortals4 The Postmaster Generals recent report showed that the average annual collections from surety compa : nies and individual bondsmen amount to less than $30.000, while. he believes nies by postal employees to surety companies aggregate annually S200' - 00O Sucn a showing ought to reduce the rates, even if 1t does not induce bonding.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
cArastmas TFnde.

GreenviIIe AdVoCate.
 The low price of cotton. and the fur ther fact that a. great many farmers much smaller Chfistmas trade thiz year than for many years in the past The most of the farmers will make their own corn and meat the coming year, then we all may look for a fat fall and q merry Chriatmas In deed and in truth, This country win never prosper ufftil the South makes her owh corn and meat. hay and other food products. arrive. then we will be free from the domination of the West and East, our people be happy because they are free from debt and whether cotton goes down to { cents or reaches the 20 cent point, there will be only contentment and prosperity in the land, because the people will be free.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Letser. To the Editsr
Amen ana Amen.

Editor The Advertiser:
 Allow me space enough to say amen to all hr. Edmunds said in bis last Sundays talk upon the true, the com side of life. Oh, would 1t not he fine if no man could get license 10 marry nuless he could get rock bottom cer- tificate from a d0ctorf The earth- quake has just destroyed 1000. God has wiped out nation after nation when each In its turn became 50 wicked he 5oui4 bear them no longer. The un1- ted states is hurryfng along. Can the brakes be put on? Amen. and say sgan, Amen. ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
neenTna fer CoIIeaea.

Clevetand Flain DSalST.
 The President of Vassar. who de- university executives placing them- selves in the attitude of beggars,. dis- plays sound sense In making arl- nouncem ent of his determination to leave, hereafter. the begging business to others A Lazarus in cap and gown, lettering about the back door of Dives to snatch the crumbs that faIT from his table. is. no edifying sight. The dignity of a college pres- ident should be far above such neces-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

kind of man who is menace and curse to any community and the law should deal with him as he deserves. The dificulty is to distinguish be- tween the honest idle and the dishon- est idle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

A contemporary suggests that if Castellane had lived decent life not only the wife and children but the sixty thousand dollars a year would be his for life. Possibly so. but if he had lived a decent life he would not be Count CastelIane--and there you are.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
aerman snnrnRettea.

The German suffrage societies have arranged that their members will set aside a week between October 1 and the last day of December during which they wilE deny themselves pleasures and luxuries and devote the sums thus Paved to the suffrage cause: Those who uries are asked to send contribution equal in amount to that spent in this
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

The Columbia State hopes the police do not intend to arrest all the "short change men" ol that city "Tt would be exceedingly embarrassing to many of us." it adds. When did The State embark in the fim-fiam business7 ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

Again they are discussing the sub- ject of using black paper and white ink in all printing and writing. but we jud'se4 that there's little prospect of the adoption of such a plan. The. present one has existed too long to be easily discarded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

the verneio,n accounts of sober citizens took the binnacle from the vessel ana stfappea alonEside the seat of his wagon, fearing that he would lose his bssrinss and have to navigate in what was worse than toE " fs currently reported that he shouts at his team to turn to sfarboard or port, lnsteao of the more convenient iandlubher terms nlnllalIN hrnlllnRhd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

The Charlotte Observer. with some thing like desperate daring. speaks of The Richmond News Leader as "the Ramsey Smiles of American journal ism" Does The Observer covet . spanking? ...'i==
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

The Kansas City Times tells of s farmer over in Kansas who dug up a sweet potato moro than two feet in length and nowhere mo~s thaH one inch in diameter. At fi:st he thought it was q snake and tried to kil1 it but finally discovered his rhistake. They see strange things in prohibition States
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

We have not yet any reports of how Aunt Carrie spent her christmas in Glasgow. Did she take any hot scotctes. or mix up with any hot Scotchmen?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
NTalna,. aniIn,,-E,ata,era

story which almost parallels that told of Capt Cray the sailor-farm of Toddy Pond. who is said to carry a compass on his blow to run the furrows straight. comes from Cranberry Isles. One sea captain, who enjoys the proud distinction of owning one of the very few horses. on the island. his bearings in the recent smoke. and ou
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

It would perhaps be of interest to learn what poor old Rockefeller had for his Christmas dinner. Was he able to afford turkey, think?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

The Congressmen should enjoy the holidays to their full extent. for they are due to catch 1t when they re-as- Bemble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

Net Daily Average, November 1g0s asssss ssss keS Sunday Average, N0veEnber, 1h0e xVs~oA
 e | wani9nhy Circulation Mana&er oG Ene Montgomery Advertiser. being duly s~orh
 srha foregoing statement of The Adver- tiserg' eircnlation for the month Of Noyem- Der, 1sea, is true and correct. and com2ueo affSr aff refuraH from news bsyes aSWs sae1stm snotled and leftover copies nave been deducted. =,
 E W1N1aAHz. cireuiation Mena9eT:
 sspgoru to and Haeacrtbed oekofe ls tttts stfI aay of December. la0es x,..
 RTcA ALEXANDER. Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Hia Remnrd WIlT Come.

Atlanta Constitution.
 The waiter who received Scent tip from Holm D. Rockefeller can buy a cigar with 1t when some other mill iionalre gives him 8 match
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

We suppose Pittsburg doesn't con sider 1t matter to feel proud of. but the old town is certainly getting bumper reputation for badness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

The crank that tried to pull the whiskers of the French President had about as littie sense as the man who monkeys with the rear end of a mule.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

The man who has no business of his own can generally busy himself looking eftsr the affairs of other peo- ple
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

In few days now, if we have kept the records straight, they will finish the job of burying the late ruler of China
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Treasnrr Firurea.

&irminEhan Ledger.
 When ons wades out into the sea of treasury figures. it is as impossible to get the truth as to Ind that old needle in that old baystack, of which ySa have heard The Birmingham Ledger has taken pains every time it has com- mented on the statement of the Cover nor and. of The Montgomery Journal ana The Attal1a Herald to say that IL did not expect to- understand the hg- urea Nobody ever did. Figures can be made to prove anything.
 The Ledger has kept to the firm ground on every propOsttou refusing to wade down into the sea Of figures. The A4tal1a Herald comes a uA with q food of figures. to prove we hardly know what Surely not to prove that there is no deficit when Governor Co., msr says there is a deficit. Governors friend The Montgomery Journal has said that Governor Jelks did leave the State a surplus. The hitterest enemies of the JeIka administration have not put that surplus below $40,0oa. Tho most devoted adherents of the present administration have not put the Jelks surplus below $400.000.
 Here then are the uudfspEteG facts.
 Governor Jelks did leave a surplus
 Governor Conner has said publicly that tn ere Is a deficit in the treasury.
 All these hgures mean nothing to the ueople for the same figures are used to show that there Is q big de- felt and to show that there Is no de- ffeit at all. The Ledger sweeps out the hgurs and gives to the people the undIsputed treasury facts as above.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

We can't say what will become of Turkey in the old world but the tur- key in this region got 1t in the neck last week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
He's q NIononoIr.

NeW EOIA EVtHInB FOst.
 We impatiently wait for advices from Washington as 10 whether Mark Twain Unc )" belongs among the good corporationA ar tha nthaH kind
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Ind MI n Ind.

New York Evening Post.
 Surrounded by concealed cameras. phonographs. detectives and hAndwrits ing experts, how shall a poor grafter make aslivtng2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31

Why don't Taft and Pulitzer go down to Panama and investigate things together? They might build up good story.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
What tke State Pabers Are Sa,,iag and Doing
stsppFak Down.

EGEUWIHZ Gadsden Times-News
 A negre is now the champion bruissr of the world and an Indian is the champion to wrestIe and let him throw Frank Gotch the cycle VIII be complete.
 The Fasmer's Intentions. Opeiika Daily News.
 If The Daily News is not mistaken in the temper of the farmers. there wtll he mors mo- eoFn and other fsee staffs raised in has been. before in many year. Dollar per hushel corn has put lots of farmers to thinking ip dead earnsst.
 Trademarks Of the Boy. Dothan Eagle
 In hirins e boy one should first find out pencil If he has neither, It's against him should be- Too much time Is taken up lending him these articles for him to give good service They are too cheap for a a pocket knife, he viii hardly be able to keep ios Then tss ss ss it If he e ys 5sD fifty demerits, and knock his general aver age down considerably.
 Heart to Heart Conferences. Birmingham News. , ! Hear. :e heart 7eysRsper dspartmsnts conducted by our best known malefacsors order of the times. Yesterday there were side light lessons by Mir. carngfe on how to make s money: and py MT EqGckefsll.sar .,.a. on from these experts sAouid leave the pabIie In no doubt as to what to do when In the efibarrassine position of having too It, tie or too much.
 The Birmingham Bill. Huntsville Democrat
 Greater Birminghara advocates are in q sad dilemma since the King bill for Greater Birmingham has been pronounced unconsti- tionaf under the section 62 and 63, that re- quire action of the standing committees of both houses shah affirmatfvely appear on the Journal of each house; and that every bill be read on three different days in each house with the vote taken by yeas and nays and the names of the members voting for and against be entered upon the journal AS these requireinents have not been recorded. the .constitutfonaI section 6S has been viQlat- ed. and the Greater Birmingham has be- come ssain feIgins hoPssnd ysrs ssi ,s1 E islative ability. "xe Gods II doth amaze mel"
 An Old Paper.
 Judge Fraser called at The Courier office the past week and left with us eight copies of the Dollar Whig." a newspaper that was published in Athens s tn ss isth gnSet ,nS the once connected with The Courier as fore man and who was the best printer we ever knew. He died at his home here many hot political sheet and was well edited and well printed for the times in which 1t ltv- ed The life of the paper was short, but It evidently filled mission Ms M,Ay spprs. oSe. but little news in The Dollar Whigs but a few advertisements and few items of In terest was enjoyed. One advertisement vas to t be- sss sold sy Elisha French d administra. tor The sboy" was between forty and fifty years of ase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Nothfn~ F,iIxe Orxanisstgon.

Press. : Now the National Association of Chauffeurs. Next the United Order of
 Automobile Victims.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
FamfIiar Role.

sn Familiar Role. Boston Herald. ing to lift silver by it's bootstraps looks fainJ liar.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
swopN rIRcuI.ATlON.

Tha MontRomery Advertiser gnata1ss5ssee - its Advertisers (and makes ik pAft ek sss sss~ rontrart when reQuested1 that fts eAats ". ". collation. is larger than that of any nes1ss.s x.ss newspaper printed in Alabama-ane s~s sass s,ee sss Sunday edition has the largesL SsstS,.ssd ts. Of any edition of any newspaper btiDse~ Alabama without exception. . N.,~.-
 The figurea for November prfnteo eS'gN " represent the actual net ctreulation. @A turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
Ths Farmer.a Intentlona.

If The Daily News is not mistaken in the temper of the farmers. there wtll he mors corn and other feed stuffs raised In this section of the. country in 1909 than has beeh' before in many a year. Dollar per bushel corn has put lots of farmers to thinking In dead earnest.