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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
kIFTWOoD,
BY PHIL .. ARMSTRONG,

|tz A Baltimore boy has lived for years with only half brain. There are 1.hers sr who have lived--put why so The. tiger is the most dreaded beast been blind-folded. and Is now so gentle a little child could lead him.
 A poor foreign girl came to this country and in Six weeks had married . anc Deiawsrs iniiIionairs Once. only the usual ofder of things occurs. sssrsAi o' Miss wsychzhowvskia of says an exchange Could anybody blame her.
 A bachelor, aged i0s years. has re. gently died in Michigan. His iife wsa one grand, sweet declaration of sinde. pendence.s Married. he woufdn't never have reached that age.
 Mir. Phil Armstrong. Advertiser. City: ] am quite interested in your col- umn Tn The Advertiser. and want to know if you are erusty old bach You have it in for woman-kind in general, especially the wearer Of the merry widow" sailor. Don't vou know you might as well be dead as out of Have your photo printed fin The Ad- vertiser. I for one am so anxious to know your face, if only by sight. 7 You cannot imagine how I enjoy your column. Keep 1t up. It helps cheer the path of many, even at tho expense of old maids. etc.
 Montgomery. (Kind friend, whoever you are. your criticism Is appreciated. We fear we must plead guilty to the charge of being "a crusty old bachelor" and yet we "haven't 1t in for womankind" as much as you think. We admire, nay. love, the dear creatures, but their fads and foibies amuse us and we simply hand them on to others.) g,
 Be Thankful. Be thankful for the skies that bend in
 beauty OCT your head. Be thankful for good health and friends
 and for your daily bread, Be thankful for each hopeful smile or
 cheerful word that's said. Be. thankful that you're iiving--
 Just
 Be
 Thankful. Be thankful for a little home where sunshine ought to dwell, Be thapkful for the loving hands that
 do their work so well, Be thankful for some one to love you--
 life's clouds to dispsl, @ Be thankful that you're llvtng"-
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

Doubtless the reformer will call our attention to the COW which MoLner Goose" makes jump over tne moon. There was time per1hspsn psa1s nw when todaS sh,s it can be recognized, even by the youngest child, as a beautiful ailegory of the upward tendency in the prices of beef and milk: Again, w ss ns ay pe a man who. having Jumped into bramble bush and scratched out eotn his eyes, thereupon jumped in aEain and scratched ms orns pack h,rasn. hso of proof rests with the censor of nursery literature this strange anec-i dote does not disturb us. In an age ,aiS on table and tucked under the ribs again and eyes made the target for lancets and probes. tt III becomes a layman to say dogmatically that the bramble bush method of surgery is
 Of course the Mother Goose" exter-
 ninator will retort that her critics are frivolous quibbiers; that every serious Is and wherein 1t doth distinguish it. self from falsehood But if she goes to the most serious minded persons, to- wit, the university professors ana otn. this view she will receive an agonizins shock The greatest mathema tician In Europe will tell her that the multipli- cation table is simply an. extraordln. arily successful hypothesis and that every other supposed truth Is simply convenient way of looking at things, Several of the most brilliant historians and a whole regiment of philosophers will assure her that all so-called his. torical facts" are chiefly products of somebody's imagination. Scientists wilt offer her no better consolation: Ail in all, then, isn't Mother Goose" the impregnabie rock of nursery scripture. about as true as anything else?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
eood Aavice to AIl pemocrats.
HANG ON
Coffee Toperu as Bad ss Others.

"A friend of our family who hVed with us a short time was a great eof- fee drinker and a continual sunerer with dyspepsia. He admitted that COT fee disagreed with him, but you know how the coffee drlnker will hold on to his coffee. even. if he knows 1t causes dyspepsia.
 "One day he said to me that Postum Food Coffee had been recommended and suggested that he would like very much to try it, I secured package and made 1t strictly according to directions He was delighted with the new bever- age. as was every one of our family. He became very fond of 1t and in short time his dyspepsia disappeared. He continued using the Postum and in about three months gained twelve pounds.
 My husabnd is a practising physi- clan and regards Postum as most healthfuI of all beverages. He never drinks coffee. but is very fond of Pos tun. In fact all of our family are. and we never think of drinking coffee any more" Read "The Road to We'll vile" in pkgs. There's a Reason"
 Ever read the above letterg A new one appears from time to time. They are .genuins, true, and full of human tntersat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
SUNDAY, MAY 10. 1908.
A LAND OF FOSSILS.

~Kansas Is full of fossils" says one of the States newspapers. It doesn't mean the cranks. politicians and other human beings who have halted while the world slips away from them. What 1t means is thus explained:
 Prof. s. W. wiIliston, paleontolo- glst at the University of Chicago, who some time ago discovered the large sea serpent skeleton recently displayed on exhibition in the University of Chi- rago, says that Western Kansas has for some time been famous all over the world for the excellent specimens Df this skeleton. He says the chief in- cause of It's perfect preservation. He states further that the finest collection In the world Is now on display at the Kansas State University. The profess Bor says: "The animals were in brief swimming lizards of great size. often reaching a length of thirty-five feet, with hn-like paddles. instead of crawl Ing feet and a long, broad tall for pro- pulsion through the water. They are found as far east as Ellis on both the Smoky Hill and the Salina rivers, and altogether hundreds of specimens, more or less complete have been collected during the last twenty-five years
 There is a large region of the Mid die West. embracing portions of Kan eas, Colorado, Wyoming and prob ably parts of other States, which has not only been the wonder and admiration of scientists but has provided for them one of the richest fields known. 1t is not speaking extravagantIy to say that the region is filled with re- mains and relics of the prehistoric life which existed on this earth of ours at such remote period in the dim past that the wisest scholars differ by thousands, and some of them by mil Hons of years in trying to fix a time when these remains lived.
 Il is impossible to resist the con ciusion that this immense region was at one time entirely covered by wa ter; not a temporary flood or accident al submergence, but that 1t was under water for many ages-possibly for many thousands of years. Most of the fossils found there are of creatures which either lived entirely in or un- der water or in the gloomy swamps and morasses that must at one time have been common. The investiga- tions so far made have only touched the edge. so to speak. of the great store of fossils existing there. and fur ther explorations will only add to the wonders now hidden beneath earth and stone. Yes, not only Kansas but DOT nhRns of other States may be said to beSkQn of fossils.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
"THE. VALLEY OF DEuTsroN.n

(selected for The Advertiser. ,
 "Multitudes. nhultitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord Is
 It is not a period afar of nor one which is shadowy and uncertain; 1t is here and now. Each day--every day Judgment. and making their final de- cision.
 Multitudes in the valley of decision now; vast multitudes brought togeth- light of Heaven. and judged by the eternal and unchangeable standard There will be a time of judgment, when the right and the left shall be dis shall be known and separated the one from the other forever
 Who shall undertake this marvellous sS We are to e5sea se sre6 6e tSe rS ator, not the creature. What man could judge his brother, his child, or his dearest friend? Then when judg- ing can know only little part. But He knows our frame. ''He remember eth (what we so often forget) that
 The Lord will portray us to our selves. What surprise that will be! And afterwards Every one shall give an account of himself to God" and own sentence Every one knows whether he is good or bad. Brethren, if our hearts condemn us"--that is the standard.
 The answer is in yourself. Are you proud in your soul?
 Are you honest? Are you truthful? Do you feel gentle in heart? Are you kind even to the untruthful troward? according to the flesh, and drunk in the soul every night. A man Is what he is in his soul Let us inspire and E.r fdss --the Lord win judge. Be severe with yourself but gentle towards others: thrust in the knife. still deeper; hold the light nearer and still nearer; that by the one Perfect Pattern:
 There is no time to halt Time Is earnest. and swiftly passing. Behold. our days are like a post, % our moments scarcely morning before it is night and the seasons quickly glide Into each other. We give the New Years greet walking on the shed leaves of autumn: 1: and just ahead lie the short days of the closing year.
 do it with thy might; in the. morning sow thy seed, and in the evening with hold not thy hand. Rise early and be amongst the first to go Into the Lords
 There is no time for sloth, to neglect thyself, to lie to starve thy soul, to gratify thy passions, which are secretly eating up thy heritage of immortality there Is no time. If we had century at our disposal we might ,allot the de- cades--but we know not what day may bring forth. He that judgeth thee Is at the door set thy house in order for this year thou mayst die--nay! this very night thy soul may be required of Thy breath is in thy nostrlls; oh, haste thee, for the time is short. Hear inc sweet word, it's silver tones floating over land and sea coming from Eter- nitv: seek he the Lord while He may be found; call ye upon Him while while -whilA"- ct is a nleasured word) --"while He is near =" Make your de- eiison todayi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
This Is My 67th Birthday
James Gordon Bennett.

James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of The New York Herald, was born in New York City, May 10. 1S41, and was educated by private tutors. He was carefully trained in newspaper work. and when his father died in 1872 the younger Bennett succeeded him as pro prietor and manager of The Herald. MT. Bennett early ip his journalistic career proved himself a worthy sue cessor to his famous father. Probably the most memorable of his exploits was the sending of Henry NJ. Stanley to Africa to find Livingston. Another was the fitting out at his personal expense of the Jeannette Polar Exploring Ex- petition. For years Mir. Bennett has made his home in Paris. where he has conducted an edition of his paper. For a time he also conducted a London edi- tion. In 1888, in company with John W. Mackey, Mir. Bennett established a new cable system between Europe and America. Tn his youth MT. Bennett was famous as an allrround athlete, and he has never lost hts love for out. door sports. He is particularly fond of yachting and has figured in a number of international contests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
BRYAN ON FIRST BALLOT.
Fight Against Him Given Up by One
 of the Fighters.

Fight Against Him Given Up by One
 of the Fighters.
 Brooklyn Eagle
 Efforts are making to create the inn precision that MT. Bryan may be beat for LOOP delegates. According to a calculation published by The Times, he Is assured of but 5S4 votes, or lS4 short of the 66s necessary to a non1i- nation. In this estimate, 46S delegates figure as uninstructed, the inference being that. they will line up against the Nebraskan.
 Not necessarily. Take Massachu- setts, for instance, with its thirty-two votes. Its delegation is uninstructed, but 1t Is likely to follow the lead If Colonel Fred Williams. who is any thing but likely to waver in n's ale gar ce to Bryan. Nor is there much dnebt that other delegations. unfet- iored by instructions. will go with ;ne majority. ,.. Llic. and so does New Jersey. out n1th- Ing unequivocal can be said of New York. For convention purposes 1t is ito Iettti al property of Charles by ccIvi't.cns. He will carry 10 tnea handicap to Denver. He will ext, for the transfer or his property the hest price obtai1sble.
 struct Is exaeg egerated. It will not bear the intsrl rt tstion placed upon It ty The Times. l. does not mean that MS. Bryan wlll be l34 votes short of the number neeessary to a nomina.toa 7n the first ballot. It means neither more nor less than that freedom of action has been reserved to certain State dei- ssatlons. which Is far from signifying that they are necessarily hostile to the Nebraskan.
 Nothing is more probable thln that there will be but one ballot Even those who are anxious to bring apouE a Bryan overthrow eonee6e tha. he has a substantial majnrity--l.iat he can be beaten, If at all only by the operation of the two-thirds rule, They auote nothing but remote possibilities in support of their optimism. Analysis of thelr own figures shows that they are marshaled in a fools paradise. Meanwhile, MT. Bryan talks like man who has the nomination In his pocket. He is not far wrong.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The Advertiser may be somewhat late. but 1t is none the less hearty and sine1ee in consratulating our esteemed friends. the Shropshire Brothers. on their great success with their paper. The coosa River News. published at Centre. Cherokee County. It has just celebrated it's thirtieth anniversary A great deal of history is crowded into that period of time and The News has been always equal to every demand that arose. Its. conduct. has, been upon a high plane and-sach as to compel the admiration of all, even those who may not have agreed with it. Its jubilee edition was a splendid issue typo graphically, historically and inteIlec- tually. It deseres filing away by all the patrons of the paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
A FREAK OF NATURE.

Nature sometimes plays some curl ous tricks in her operations, but one of the most singular. and one which may have the most far-reaching con- sequences, has been mentioned in sev- eral of our Eastern contemporaries re- gently, and of which most of our read CTS may have heard. It is nothing more nor less than a girl child nas been born somewhere in New England with two tongues. and the information is that sho is doing well and gives promise of arriving at mature woman hood.
 Now, about the first thing the aver age man will want to know Is. why should any woman want two tongues, and especially a Yankee woman? We consider 1t no reflection on women to say that any of them can talk a man to a standstm with only one tongue. What she will do for him If two of these organs are in good form for bus mess can only be faIntly imagined. Just imagine. If you can. what will be the condition of the man who mar ries her if she turns out to be of shrewlsh temper and termagant dis position. It will be simply awful for him. that's what 1t will. When a wo- man of that kind. even with only one tongue. turns that organ loose the only thing the man can do is to plug his ears or crawl under the bed but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
The Veto in Rhode Island.

New 1Ofk GlODC
 given her Governor the veto power there will he but one State remaining in all the forty-six whose Governor does not possess this gfeat legislative attribute of the executive office. Two ar three years ago Rhode Island, Ohio, Delaware and North Carolina made up the list. But in the interval Ohio and Delaware have joined the major com psny. Rhode Island IS about to join It. and North Carolina alone remains of what was once ,goodly body of States which insisted that all law making should be by the legislatures give the Governor even the qualified veto power. Massachusetts alone, of all the origina States, conferred this power and even Massachusetts did not confer 1t until theIConstitution of 1870 was adopted
 It is not to be wondered at that a State which for many years found that a royal charter granted In colonial days State Constitution should be slow to change in other matters of govern ment. The other States insisted on framing their organic instruments de novo. Rhode Island. with Conneeti- cut alone, was content to conduct her affairs under the charter granted by the King. Even in colonial days the veto in Rhode Island did not amount to what 1t did in other colonies. In each of the thirteen colonies the Gov ernor could veto any measure of the Legislature--a power conferred either by charter, proprietary grant or royal instructions. And the veto was abso- lute, not suspensory. like the modern veto. But in Rhode Island and Con- necticut the Governors were chosen by the people, and for a year only. They could not be expected 10 take a firm position against popular measures, and there was little of that complaint against the arbitrary authority of the executive which grew so loud in other colonies. Moreover. it was only in these two colonies, together with Maryland, that the King could not over ride the Governor by vetoing the laws that he had approved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
CURES ECZEMA QUICKLY
New Drug. PosIsm, Now obtsin.bie in
 Smell Quantities.

Since it's discovery one year ago. inc new drug. Poslam has succassf,,fIy cured thousands of chronic cases of ec. zema and other distressing skin sffIic- lions. Heretofore posiam has been dis- pensed soleiy for the beneft of eczema patients in large jars sufficient for a months treatment. This was found to be an inconvenience to many thous- ands who use 1t for minor skin trou- bies. such as pimples. blackheads. her. pes, acne, scalp scalp. complexion blem- fshes. itching feet. piles, etc, which ro- quire but a small quantity to cure To overcome this, and in response to ura- ent appeals. the dispensers of poslan have been obliged to adopt, in addition to the regular two dollar package, d special hfty-cent size. which in future may be found on sale at E. G. Fowl CTS drug store. in Montgomery or may De ordered direct from the Emergency Laboratories, No. s2 West 18th Street. New York City: Tn all eczema cases tion. and proceeds to heal immediately: chronic cases being cured In two weeks. Tn less serious skin troubles. results are seen after an overnight ap- plicatfon. 'y
 Samples for experimental purposes may still be had. free of charge. by writing to the laboratories for them.
 1) su-wed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
This Date in History
Mnx 1o.

17s1--camden, s. C., burned by the British.
 ders of the American Peace Society, born; died April 9, 1S4I.
 1s23--John sherman, American states man, born in Lancaster, O., died In Washington, D. C., October 22, 1900.
 igs0--Ozi William Whitaker, Protest ant Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania, born in New Salem, Mass.
 1885, Hon, James Bryce, British Ambassador to the United States. born.
 ls6T--Outbreak of the Indian mutiny.
 1s7e--Opening of the Centennial Ex- hibition at Philadelphia.
 l907--A male heir to the Spanish throne born.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

ThayA was not convicted of murder because De was declared insane. Now if his sdpity is established and he is set free, he cannot again be tried for the murder of White and will be free man. It is sort of roundabout way to escape the consequences of murder, but will be effective if he is released from the asylum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
What the Stale Papers Are Saying and Doing
Not a Good Reason .

nBh n NnOOu E4E8S0M Huntsville Mercury. # 4 presidential election year isn't q reason for poor trade, although 1t sometimes serves as an excuse for IL. year than there ware last year. Bear this fact in minG. and be happy
 It VIII Re a Farce. Greenville Advocate.
 . Of course there will be the custom. ary pretty little speech or resolution of thanks to- Mikado Cannon. for the fair, just polite n,a. and impartial way y,,, In buster in this session of Congress.
 How the steel Trust Robs.
 Another protection lesson is found in tho fact that while the steel trust is maintaining the prices of Its product In this country. It has decreased its prices abroad several times In order to meet foreign competition. s
 Not Worthy of Sympathy. Tuscaloosa Times<Gazette.
 There's no use wasting sympathy on Anna Gould. If she hasn't had enough of foreign husbands after her experi-. ence with Boni. let her hurry up her CT the better. and if she becomes mis- erable again, nobody need worry but her.
 
 The blind tigers of Etowah County are faring badly before the courts. All who have been convicted have received should be- There should be no favor itism shown The judge should con- linue to be blind to a mans color when the law is violated.
 Prepare for Emergencies.
 If the factories remain closed and a fair price, then the only remedy iert Is to wear the old clothes longer, raise the hog and hominy ats home and do away with such things as can be got ten along without.
 A Slam nt Massachusetts Intelligence. There is q good deal St Johnson !o..a on, sn, George Fred Williams says t is be- cause the Democrats of the Bay State think Johnson of Minnesota Is Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland. the three-eent- car-fare mayor.
 Will Wait for First Sentence to Be
 Served.
 Birmingham Ledger.
 A negro at Tuscumbia was sent to the penitentiary for assault to murder and high way robbery. for ninety-nine years. There is also an indictment against him for burglary. but the so- Itcit0r dectdsd not 10 press -ltl uuLil Iue fellow has served his ninety nine years.
 A Dependable Man. Tuscaloosa Times Gazette,
 Hon F. S. Moody will lend dignity to any political campaign and Tusea- loosa will be glad to see his name on the delegates ticket. MT. Moody Is q Democrat of the best type and Is that very rare thing in these days--s de where to find him and realize that he is a sound, safe and conseryative man on public questions at all times.
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 Good Advice to All Democrats. Marion County News.
 : While this is a very busy time of the year we hope the Democrats of Marion County will take the time or iron rom vote on May IS. All the candidates are good men, and there is no danger of the people not having good of1icers, but every man should go to the polls and express a preference between the candidates. Be sure and so out ana vote on May IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The Hartford Times thinks a man who is as cranky as Tom Johnson of ohio ought to be in the Republican Party supporting Roosevelt But some tinss two of kind do not agree very well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
swoRN CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its advertisers (and makes 1t a part of the contract when Fequested) that It's daily cir cuiafion is larger than that of any morn Ing newspaper printed in Alabama-and that It's Sunday edition has the largest cir cuiation of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
 The figures for April printed below repre- sent the actual net circulation. all returns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10
Ananias Club.

AnnistOn Star.
 Over in Georgia and up Tn Tennessee the Democrats have organized rival Ananias Clubs. while in Alabama the AnanIas business is at present con- fined to the Republican factions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

The idea of an income tax is hot wor- rying us to any extent, buff they should put on an outgs tax it would do us up. w