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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
To celebrate Bi-CentennarY of Historic
 City of Mobile,

Mobile Register
 The proposal to celebrate the 2OOth anniversary. of the founding of the Ssce Sy Of esFnarS mqS m 1 rynnt eds, ns tTS@ took the Iberviile Historical Society, which society organized and carried to a successful end the celebration in 1909 of the 200th anniversary of the estab- Mile Bluff. Mobile River, and the build ing of Fort Louis de la Mobile at that potnt--the first regular settlement in Alabama, On that anniversary the so- ciety raised a monument at the bluff to mark the site of the fort. and placed tablet on the face of the Mo- bile County Court House, in honor of the brothers d'Jberville and de Bien- vile, founders of Fort Louis. Bien- vile later moved the colony to the present site of Mobile, nine years and one month after the founding of Fort
 Locally the founding of Mobile is regarded as the more interesting event Of the two, and its celebration should De distinguished by a ceremony wor- thy of the results. We learn that the consider itself strong enough in num- bers, nor sufficiently representative in its objects to undertake alone such a celebration as should be had here. and an association of business men to take the matter In hand. to plan and carry out such celebration as the associa- tion shall agree upon as suitable for the occasion.
 The Register observes the interest shown in this proposed celebration by the French Vice-Consul in New Or leans. Dr. Damour. who Is perform ing a special mision in New Orleans in the encouragement of the study of the French language in the public schools of that city. Mir. Damour has made two visits, to. Mobile recently in fulhllment of his desire to be of as- sistance to Mobile, and promises Tn 6ehar ot the French Government cor dlal cooperation with us in making the affair success. He says also that Spain can probably be induced to take official notice of the celebration and participate in the carrying forward of any great plans that may be adopted. Great Britain, likewise, should be a participant. that country having had for a time Jurisdiction over Mobile. The American Government also can be relied upon to give it's support in of so important an event as the found. ing of the first capital of Louisiana, settlement from which came that vast expansion of French influence in this region. known as Louisiana, and in- cluded in the Louisiana Purchase of 1905. reaching from the Perdido River, on the cast, and embracing parts of what are now Alabama and Missis- sippt and the whole of Louisiana, Ar kansas, Oklahoma. Missouri. Kansas, South Dakota and large portions of Colorado. wyoming and Montana.
 The event was big in potentiallty for the upbuildtng of this Union. and the results have been beyond the imagin- 1t. It is proper that Mobile should make the effort to celebrate 1t in a manner befitting its importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
Askinr Too Much.

Woman's Homo CompanIon,
 believe there's story told of Mark Twain that in youthful days, being sent out by fis mother to weed a certain flower bed and finding more weeds than flowers. he came back in and asked If he might not flower the weed bed Y"
 Our little Alfred probably has as great an aversion to work as had the Youthful Clemens. Admonished to pull some rather large weeds In the back yard after faint hearted lift on one of them, he shouted:
 Mamma how do you think I'm going to pull these weeds when the whole world is hitched onto them7'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
How They Look.
Natural Laws Prevail.

NOrTOIk VIE EIHIdII IIOt. -
 Some time ago the Brazilian Gov ernment set out to regulate. the cof- fee market of the world: After los. % abortive abe experiment.. 1t has decided to abandon the undertaking. It now has on its hands unsold s,00o,000 bags of coffee. which will probably be or- fered to the trade at prices below the cost of production. The experience but serves to point again the moral that the natural law of supply and demand tificial means. It may be rendered in- operative for a while and within re- stricted area, but 1t is bound to re- assert itself soon or late. The cotton planters of the South. who are att tempting to regulate the price of the staple by accommodation of the sup ply to the demand. would do well to ponder the Brazilian experiment and It's results.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

governmental Ynechanfsm. others arc confessedly temporary. though show ing no signs of terminating their labors, and still others win supposed " pass out of being as soon as the exigency which called them into opera ton has passed. What is apparent. however. Is that the habit of doing work through such organizations. nearly unknown a few years ago. Is growing. and as some Of those now in existence pass away others will be likely to take their place, That is why the cost of this method of admin istration Is now under scrutiny.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
Microbes. Harnar,A Weekly.

"Speaking of the ark" he said. q saw a little boy at play with his Noah's ask the other day. I watched him put aboard all the people. all the painted animals. and then saw him place care- fully in a sheltered spot two tiny splin- ters of wood.
 What are they. my son?' I asked.
 "Them's microbes said he.
 "It had never occurred to me before. but there must. of course, have been a pair of microbes in the ark"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
oommisaIons Under Scrutiny.

New York Journal Of Commerce.
 One Item of Federal expense that seems to be attracting some attention in Washington during the general re- vision of estimates that Is now in progress is that which covers the cost of the various commissions appointed during the past few years. There are more than dozen of these bodies in existence and in one way and another the total outlay involved by them is annually raised to an exceedingly high figure. Some of the commissions are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

An Alabama contemporary remarks upon the congested condition of the traffic up Salt Creek, It is some com fort to know that, in that locked and nassed traffic sent up by the last cleo tion. there are few Republican crafts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

The New York Globe selects Elihu Root for Senator from New York to succeed Platt. That would be an un- doubted improvement but The Globe would do will to wait for Roosevelt to speak. else it may find itself snubbed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

They have discovered paternal rolling stones in Australia. which when put down on a surface will roll together to a central point. They gather no more moss than the rolling stones" of this country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

Now that the people have supplied Teddy with substitute he can begin to map out all his plans for that hunt ing trip, unless Taft should show signs of becoming unruly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

According to the latest reports from the Maine woods only nine men have so far been mistaken for deer or other animals and shot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
What the State PaDers
 Are Saying and Doing
Salt River COngested.

.| Salt Riter COngested. Taliapoosa Record.
 Salt River is badly conegsted with traf-, nc. but there is little danger of collision.
 Take 'Em to Headquarters.
 The Thew woTEinsmen of the country whose dinner pails are empty will please carry them to the Republicans and have lem
 Too Many Republicans. Walker County News.
 sums up the result of the contest with the remark: There are too many Republicans in this country" The proposition is axio- matic just now.
 On Q Descending Scale.
 The Atlanta Journal figures 1t out that Thomas Watson has lost one-third of his following each time he has run for office in Georgia. If so, he must not now have any following.
 Alabama Proud of Him.
 Alabama. his native State. is elated over Gov. Patterson's victory in Tennessee His State challenges comparison with that of any nf his able predecessors and the peo- pie have honored themselves in giving him
 DemOcracy's old Fighting Strength. Gadsden Evening Journal:
 
 in northern states that gave heavy majori- ties for Taft shows that Democracy is still A long way from having met death blow in the recent conflict. and that there is plenty of fight left in the party yet. In fact, the organization is in better shape to- and another four years of reeuperation should bring back the old fighting strength of CIeveland's time.
 Good Town Anyway. Those who read the Montgomery and Pensacola papers must get the idea that Opp Is the largest town in the State. It appears that the corporate limits of the town extend from Montgomery to Pensacola and everything that happens south of one point and north of the other happens at Opp If the corporate limits keep widen ing out we will soon be electinE the mayor of both cities.
 How They Look. Dothan Eagle.
 young men wear on their face just before posing for picture to go in the advertise ment? One may be a serious-no. all are serious looking-some with miserable frown, as if a tack was hurting their foot. ar frown that would indicate a deadly disease was gnawing at their vitals, one buck may be sporting bull dog and short stem pipe; another standing up shooting off a pistol as q signal for the hundred ward dashers. Another may be leaning way over the rail cheering foot hall game but of the whole lot. none of them look or act any more like young men. than the pictures in the delineators look and act like handsome young women.
 We are all fools about our fashion and take it with great deliberatiOn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
Good Huntingl
Springfield

SprlngUeId RepuDIIUaH
 Mir. Roosevelt and MT. Taft are going to AsheviIle to recuperate after their lively axertions. The President elect will rest but the President that is will Kill things in the hills No politicians will be allowed within gunshot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

The term Taft Democrat" has a strange sound to those who have taught themselves to believe that the word Democrat means something diff ferent from Republicanism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

We suppose we may now expect Old Prosperity to come a-runnin'. since Taft has been elected. That Is what the Republicans promised us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

According to The Chattanooga Times the paramount issue in Tennessee now is "a righteous set of election laws" This Is good issue for any State that has not such laws already. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
swORN CALCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarant@ees @ it's advertisers (and makes it a part oi tns contract when requestedD that It's daily clr- culation is larger than that of any mofnlns newspaper printed in Alabama-ana hns1 its Sunday edition has the largest cirenIe7 ton of any edition of any newspaper pFihN ed in Alabama without exception. ,
 The figures for October printed Deior represent the actual net circulation, all se- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
Kiliikinnlek.

Washington Times.
 We ran out of tobacco while lishlng in the Canadian wflds," said a club man. Our guides put us on to killi- kinnick. and we smoked that for ten days It wasn't bad.
 "Kiilikinnick Is the inner bark of the red willow. You dry it, then you cut 1t up. It really tastes ike tobac- co. The Indians always use 1t when they can't get the real thing, and I understand that there are certain brands of Canadian tobacco that are favored with killikinnick."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

A queer muddling of figures in New York Herald item gives Taft 100000 majority in the electoral college. That's counting some.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
A contemporary has figured it out

AA N"lIt~1IIk k'1-1 1@E :" - -I
 this way:
 If Mr. Roosevelt takes out a game lie cense--cost $250-before going to Af- Tfca, 1t will give him the right to kill 1.-two elephants. two rhinoceri' ten hlp- uopotamf, twenty-one antelopes, two buffaIoes, two earth hogs, two earth wolves, ten chevrotains, two monkeys. two marabou storks, two ostriches two egrets and one chimpanZee. sounds sornething like list of the game that Noah bagged. bat Noah did not have to pay anything for his license:
 Nothing Is said about bobcats, coy otes or gophers. but perhaps they are not found in Africa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

,-S. The man who thought he could pre- st Mir Bryan's sure election can now
 e & Ieng rest and get over it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
OCrOBER, 1eess

c I. Finigan, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says;
 The foregoing statement of The Advertis- CTS circulation for the month of October. l 1908. Is true and correct, and compiled after ail returns from news boys news agents, spoiled and leftover copies have been de- ducted
 c. L FINIGAN. Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of November, 1908
 RIGA ALEXANDER, Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
Alabama Proud of Him.

Alabama. his native State. is elated over Gov. Patterson's victory in Tennessee His record as Chief Executive of the Volunteer State challenges comparison with that of any nf his able predecessors and the peo- pie have honored themselves in giving him a second term.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

Of course these newspaper accounts of the wonderful nation of China and her gifts to the American fleet on the recent visit there. make good read ing. but the average mans personal Knowledge of the Chinaman Is summed up in taking his laundry around the corner and getting Q ticket or pro- ducing the ticket and forking over the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

If the hairs of our head are numbered
 As the world seems to agree. Every hair on the bald-head man
 Must have been twenty-three.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10

Every time a new. young man calls. the girl who. wouldn't know a frying pan from a wanle griddle gets terribly domestic in the trend of her conversa- tion.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
The cobbier'a favorite fruft-pairs

For every ton of gold in circulation there are fifteen tons of silver, and as to how many tons of trouble they at present.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
Stroller AbOut Town.

The stroller about town says
Blackfoot is pretty good town, and
good place to live, but he sees q
thing or two now and then that need
some correction, for instance: He
was invited out the other evening
for "a game of cards at eight" He
was there exactly on time though
II was little too early to suit his
business affairs. After about fifteen
minutes other guests began to ar
rive, and at nine the hostess began
to show signs of restlessness; at half
past nine the play began, just one
and one-half hours late, delayed for
the arrival Of guests that were in
vited for eight day or SO after,
the subject of late guests came up
for consideration before little mix
ed gathering of congenial people. One
lady said she invited two gentlemen
for dinner. 1t was her intention to
serve the dinner then leave the
guests with her husband for the
evening, while she kept date with
some lady friends With this In
view she asked the invited guests IL
five-thirty O'Clock would suit them
They assured her 1t would; the hour
came and with 1t one guest. The
dinner stewed, fried, baked and
spoiled for one hour, then the guest
was phoned and replied that he was
coming, another wait of the same
length of time. and another phone
message. "Oh yes I'm coming; I've
been talking to man" The hostess
dished up the spoiled dinner and
when they were seated at the table
the guest came, and this is a married
man. No wonder his wife Is out of
town much of the time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
Canada Letter.

strathmore, Alberta, Canada, Feb.
5th, 1908.
Mr.. VIM. Robson, Blackfoot, Ida.
Dear Brother:
1t gives me great pleasure to write
you these few lines to let you know
how well | am pleased with Alberta,
and to let you know that we are all
well and hope this will find you in
the same happy condition.
| This country is all right, much bet
ter than w. d. Trego and John ALL
good said 1t was.
If you think you are going out of
civilization when you come to Cana
da you are mistaken, as you will just
be coming into civilization. We
travelled $50 miles through the best
grain country | have ever SEEN
There are towns every few miles,
and all are built up to date, with all
the modern improvements that they
have in Utah and the land Is the very
best ! ever saw. 1t is a black loan,
and 1t beats all for vegetables.
Everything grows fine here.
have examined vegetables in the cell
lars and grain of all kinds In the
bins on the farms and in the eve
vators.
j. G. Bond and myself have been
travelling all over this section of the
country and we have not seen
single man who has not a good word
for the country.
There is hardly enough snow to
cover the ground. The grass just
comes up to the horses knees.
Mr.. Bond says that If he had to
give his place away he would do so
and come up here. he has bargained
for one and one-half sections and |
am going to have all can get
There Is more of everything here
than in Idaho.
In Calgary there are IA banks that
all do a good business, and you can
borrow money at per cent on real
estate. There are elevators In every
town and In many places two or
three In towns only five or six years
old. This is just short account of
what | have seen, but will write
more soon,
Your brother,
35-1 RALPH ROBSON.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
For a Better School.

Word comes from Otis that the
trustees of the school, in conjunction
with the patrons, have made a move
for some improvements in the school
property, and all feel more pride in
It, They have arranged the seats in
sections securely fastened to scant-
lings 80 they can be moved, but can
not be upset. The blackboards have
been reprinted, the building white
washed and the fences put In good
trim. There is talk OF having a
porch added to the front, a walk ex-
tended to the front gate, and coat
Of paint for the inside.
They have nice, large building.
and while 1t is the only place in the
community for holding public meet
ings, there is strong sentiment In
favor of erecting hall for all other
purposes except school work. The
community is getting more wealth and
has prospects of many new settlers,
and these will come more readily IL
good showing is made in these mat
ters.
Otis Is a little off OF the main
line and 1t Is hard to get materials
for buildings. but It will get in line.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
Piano Voting Stations.

Ballot boxes have been provided
to receive piano coupons at SCOTS
Drug Store, T. A. Hayes, Boyle Bros.
Hardware, The Republican Office,
Firth Store, Presto Store. Taylor
Store Shelley, Nero, Co. at Basalt,
Arco P. o., Lost River P. o., Coum-
erilh-Hart Co., Moore, Changnon
Drug Store, Idaho Falls, MCGUIRE
Drug Store, Shelley, Oborn's Store at
Snake River Bridge, Hans Peterson's
Store at Riverside, Colemans Store
at Thomas and Benson & Grimmett's
Moreland
The schedule for issuing coupons
Is $50 votes for each dollar of back
subscription paid in; 400 votes for
81 paid In advance and 1000 for 81
paid in advance at one time. Job
work and sales of paper or papers.
vote for each cents worth Of BUSH
ness paid In, amounting to 25 cents
or over. Coupons are not sold and
cannot be bought; they are only is
sued on cash business done with the
Republican Office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
Bringing In Money.

Fl. b. Nielsen and j. Il. Shelter
are back from Los Angeles where
they sold several cars of horses
which they bought here In Idaho.
They have disbursed considerable
money In this deal to tide the farm
ers over the hard times, and may re-
peat the good work in early spring
II they can find the right stock at
right prices.
They have also shipped a great
deal of produce and stock to Nevada
In the past year, paying our farmers
the coin for It,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
Discussing the Liquor Question


ARTICLES under this heading are
nearly all contributed in response to
our invitation to the public to discuss
the subject with the view of helping
to solve the liquor problem, rather
than keeping up the argument. Some
of Inc writer's are willing their names
should be used with their articles
while others prefer that they should
not-not because they are ashamed
of their views, but because they do
not care to be in the lime light
Editor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21


laid to drink?
tell you 1t will cause a man t
steal from his unborn babe; take
money earned by his wife by wash
ing, put aside to prepare for the com,
ing event; taken without regret to
treat the boys. Yes, have had ex-
perience enough to make book, but
what is the use? 1t is only repeat
ing what so many all ready know,
only this man who writes could not
know wife's side;N that is the diff
ference. Thank God 1t only lasted
four years or | would not have lived
to pen this.
Does my friend advocate taking
their lighted cigars into the school
room to command respect as they do
in Europe. He tells us to learn and
learn" Well, | too, am of foreign
birth, and had | been a boy, and
older, might have been as bad as
some referred to-. for it is a hard
matter to not have taste for such
things when our mothers are in
structed to drink beer in order to
have sufficient nourishment for the
babe, Is it any wonder England
likes it?
If drinking will keep on and we
cannot stop it, why is it railroad
companies prefer men who do not
drink? How to do away with the
saloon? Stay away, starve them out.
Let those men who mix drinks go to
work, If only to raise one sugar beet.
They won't need so many white
shirts and aprons, and will have pure
air while doing so, while now his
chances are very limited, even the
front door Is none the purest, the
inside cannot think is any better.
Here is another plan that is worth
trying. II man must have liquor,
let him drink it at home. Give the
wife enough to buy gallon. It will
last long time for he will not have
to treat, pay her ten cents every time
he wants a drink, by the time 1t Is
all gone she can pay you, and have
enough left to conduct business on
her own capital, she being her own
tender and no saloon rent, will save
money enough to give you decent
burial when the end comes. She will
not let you 60 to the potter's field.
have said this with good purpose;
hope 1t will be understood. but will
copy some of Robert G. Ingersoll's
which cannot be misunderstood: 81
believe that alcohol to certain de-
gree, demoralizes those who make
it, those who sell it, and those who
drink 1t. l believe from the time It
issues from the coiled and poisonous
worm of the distillery until It
empties into the hell of crime, death |
and dishonor, 1t demoralizes every
body that touches 1t. All you have to
do is to think Of the wrecks upon
either bank of the stream of death,
of the suicides, of insanity, of the
poverty, of the ignorance, of distress,
of the little children tugging at the
faded dresses of weeping and dis
pairing wives, asking for bread of
the men of genius 1t has wrecked; of
the millions who have struggled with
serpents produced by this
devlish thing And when you think
of the jails, of the aims houses, of
the prisons, and OF the scaffolds up
on either bank, l do not wonder that
every thoughtful man Is prejudiced
against the damned stuff called alco-
hol."
Stroller AbOut Town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21
We Go Him BETTER.

For every ten dollar order of
nursery stock given me during this
month, l give 10 per cent of of my
competitors prices, and one years
subscription to The Idaho Republi-
can free. w. A. Younie. 35-2
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-21

Gloves and mittens always the best
at B. W. Holbrook's. 32-2