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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
It Was Firewater.

Secretary A. M. DownAs of New York's department of fire. related at a dinner a fire story At the end of a the first act of drama he said. "a man leaped hur- riedly to his feet. heard an alarm of fire. he said. must 20 and see where it is His wife made way for him in silence and he disappeared. Tt wasn't fire he said on his return. Nor water either,' said his wife coldly."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
Fires 4eo Shots a MInute.

A new British rapid-fire gun. des- cribed :n Popular Mechanics. contains eight barrels arranged in two tiers of four, and will discharge 460 shots a minute. It's greatest feature Is the patent cooling chamber, which allows 1t to be filled for an unlimited time without becoming overheated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11

The York. Pa. Dispatch snarlingly remarks that the only record which the Democrats in Congress have made this session is one of obstruction" Well if they can obstruct much of what. the Republicans are wanting to do it will be a record to be proud of.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
Wkaf the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing

Not . Bright Spot.
 The Conner regime In Alabama will not shine very much as a bright spot
 Turn About.
 Gadsden Times-News.
 has SnsaSDis Ssen ssss pack fft fifty years by Mr. Corners administration" The proper move. then. for the State is to set MT. Conner back about the same distance.
 Plant Corn.
 Greensboro Watchman.
 No farmer can make money in his ,n,nS business who has to buy the & corn win ,ta some others have not. Now is the time to turn over new leaf.
 Tn the Ananins Column. Brundidge Record.
 When a man who has 'neyer, turned loose a blessed nickle Into the needy how much he appreciates The Record we feel just like marking him down In the same column with the Auanias and Ssphlra gang: That's where he be-
 Wants Investigation. Guntersville Democrat.
 to being a lingo" but in this quarrel with Castro we believe in more inves- tigation. not to determine castros sna for that Is pretty TsIf trust is not composed of men equally tough and interruptions as the Vene- zuelan.
 L New Name for old Thing. Dothan Siftings.
 We have noticed an occasional dem onstration of .prohibitlon ine6riation They call it "clderized'' for short but the real name for it Is plain old drunk. Dothan has not suffered in the least toWn w west snss sry ns % xs de not osetsns needed.
 Laws should Be Reasonable.
 The United States Supreme Court has certainly put the smooth talking poll tician that has been hollowing so loud railroads haul your freight and carry you as a passenger at just what say" to wondering where I am at" We ,Ss were a of the opaSna psa thss sS of many of us believe that there Is req son in. all things:
 Don't Think He |. Competent. Oneonta Democrat.
 We do not think that there are many votes In Blount County for Senator Lusk for a member of the Supreme Court. The people do not care to elect a man to that position who cannot make law that will stand the test of the courts. Look at his record as iawmaker and you will readily con clude that he should be defeated be- cause of incompetency. z
 Not the Right Sort of MaterisI.
 rnsr,ber If our Supreme Court should be sound in law, and learned in it. He should not be a follower, nor mere partisan but of the most thor ouEh Independence. high minded. un- swerved by selfshnAss, bulwark ed against servility. It seems to us Sem ator Lusk is not of the material out of which the Supreme Court of Alabama should be bullded.
 The Right Sort of Spirit Columbiana Sentinel.
 Escambia and Monroe County papers are jubilant over the building of q fine road from Little River to Atmore. at the private cost of a public spirited citizen, J. U. BlacksheF. Shelby Coun- ty has not yet developed such a citi- zen. MT. Blacksher has spent at least s10.o0O out of his own pocket on the public roads. thus greatly increasing the value of every farm In the section. and probably adding more than the sum he has spent to the worth of his own property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
LYDIA E. PINkHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all female diseases.
 Mrs. Norman R. Barndt, of Allen town, Pa, writes:
 Ever since was sixteen. years of age had suffered from an organic de- rangement and female weakness; in consequence had dreadful headaches and was extremely nervous. My physi. elan, said I must go through an opera tion to get well. A friend told me about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and took it and wrote yoa for advice, following your directions carefully, and thanks to you I am to- day a we'll woman, and I am telling all,mY friends of my experience"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
Solid as n Rock.

Jasper News.
 substantially solid as a rock and It's policies generally w.n out against the strongest currents of opposition when the way seems dark and exceedingly doubtful. The Advertiser is a grand Journalistic power in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11

The Montgomery Adcertiser continues to be sporty at the expense of Geor- gia's 'dryness." But The Advertiser will know how it is this time next year. Better laugh all you can now. esteemed cOntemporary.-Col Ledger.
 Well. we're getting all the fun out of it while we can in anticipation of the time when the situation won't have any fun in it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
swoRN cTRcuTATIoN.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its advertisers (and makes 1t a part of the contract when requestedl that its daily CIT circulation is larger than that of any morn- ing newspaper printed in Aiabama-and that it's Sunday edition has the largest cir culation of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception
 The figures for March printed below rep resent the actual net circulation. all re- turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11

It was real cruel in that preacher to speak of St. Louis as the wick edest city in the world. It looks like a slap at Chicago. Pittsburg and several others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11

"The horse must Eo." is an oft-re- peated expression. We might say the same of the mule. but sometimes he just won't.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia B. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera- tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities. periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges- tion, ,dizziness.o .ornervous prostration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11

When the doctor orders a Georgian to go to a dryer climate the patient nournfully injures where he can find it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
Senatorial Yersntilitx.

DetrOlt JOuTnaI
 Senator Elkins is a busy and versa tile statesman. Yesterday he left the Duke of the Ahruzzt dowry controversy long enough to introduce bill to keep railroad presidents out of Jail until 1910
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11

The Centreville Press, which is one of the best printed and most interest ing papers in the State. makes the fol- lowing wise suggestion to publishers of weekly papers:
 The Press would like to see all the weekly editors meet and agree to re- turn to the all home print, and do away with the patent sheet which is robbfng the weekly editors of an im- mense amount of money yearly If we would agree to return to the home print. the size could be reduced. and a better paper issued. Arrangements could be made for a plate service that would be rcheaper and more satisfac- tory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
Not the Right Sort of Material.

Bessemer Weekly.
 A member of our Supreme Court should be sound in law, and learned in it. He should not be follower. nor q mere partisan but of the most thor swerved by selhshnAss, bulwark ed against servlity. It seems to us Sem ator Lusk is not of the material out of which the Supreme Court of Alabama should be builded,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
wants Inyestisation

Guntersville Democrat.
 As a rule of practice we plead guilty to being a lingo" but in this quarrel with Castro we believe in more inves- tlgation. not to determine Castro's character, for that Is pretty well known. but to ascertain If the asphalt trust is not composed of men equally tough and interruptions as the Vene- zuelan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
Lnrn shonld ne neasonnhie.
Don't Think He is Competent. 0nAopfa nannonroS

OHbOHId DeFHOCTHL. -
 We do not think that there are many votes in Blount County for Senator Lusk for a member of the Supreme Court. The people do not care to elect man to that position who cannot make law that will stand the test of the courts. Look at his record as I ciude that he should be defeated be- cause of incompetency
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
New Name for old Thing .

DDthan SiftinRB.
 We have noticed an occasional dem- onstration of prohibition inebriation recently on the streets of Dothan They call 1t "ciderized' for short but the real name for it is plain old drunk Dothan has not suffered in the least with this class of "booze" since ths town went dry. and we do not pretend to say that remedy by dispensary is needed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11

When a man who has 'never, turned loose a blessed nickle Into the needy editors hands walks mp and tells us how much he appreciates The Record we feel just like marking him down In the same column with the Auanias and Saphira gang: That's where he be- longs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13
GIVE FHE PREACHER CHANCE.

"Unc' Henry" Wallace, editor of
Wallace's Farmer and a thinker and
publicist whose value to the state has
been inestimable in giving his idea of
the proper way to make a preacher
falls into the common error of assum-
ing that the preacher is the church and
that the success of the organization as
a force in the community depends
upon the minister. "Unc' Henry" would
insist hat the preacher follow these
lines:
II would ask that he eschew pink
teas and all the society of women eX-
cept that of his wife. He should leave
the management of the women's mis-
sionary society to his wife. I would
have burned every Bible commentary
and dig into the Greek testament and
read the daily newspapers. I would
have him know how much sand Dea-
con Jones was putting into his sugar
and how much interest Deacon Brown
was charging the widow.
That is the kind of preacher we need
but how long would he last in the or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13

business. and the men who consume
the liquor is a producer for the gov
the county and the city, and
as a consequence he ought to receive
more or less consideration M pro-
lection.
AS a general thing the man who be-
comes intoxicated and is arrested has
consumed about a gallon of whisky. ON
this he has paid a revenue to the gov
eminent of $40, freight on 1T from the
eastern distillery to Monticello, the
cost of retailing the beverage n a
percentage to the city and county II
cense. A low estimate of the cost of
this Jag and what he has paid to
treat social companions will be from
ten to twenty dollars.
Usually the man arrested for intoXi-
cation is not very prosperous and is
not in a position to pay a heavy fine,
nor would it be justice to attempt to
force him t6 contribute an excessive
amour when he has already been a
generous contributor to the nation,
state and city.
If the nation and state will pass and
enforce ~prohibitory laws and if the
writer is then justice, he will agree to
fine every man who ONE up before
him for INVESTIGATION 500 each. but as
long as the nation, state and city
shares the profit of the traffic the I'M
fortunate slave of the liquor habit
ought to receive more consideration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13
IHE YERplcI oE the VOTERS.

The race track gamblers see no rift
in the clouds that overhang the bet
ting rings. Certain other interests that
have been enjoying a lead pipe cinch"
look every way toward a lowering hor-
lion. Governor Hughes reelection in
New York is looked upon as next to a
dead certainty. And now from Missouri
reports are universally favor the nomi-
nation of eX-Governor Folk as sena-
tor over Gum Shoe Bill Stone.
The Missouri reports are likely to be
correct. The primary in Missouri is due
to make politicians of the Stone stripe
sauirm and to elevate the Folk type
of candidate. One thing Folk has done
that, strange as it may seem, will bring
him a strong following in Missouri, is
his fight to enforce the liquor laws in
st. Louis county and st. Louis. We are
not wont to look on Missouri as a tenn
perance state, but it is, more so per-
haps than is Iowa. The local option
law IldS lGSullCa III 4 SNo VI
towns in Missouri and in most in
stances the towns stay closed. Not
only the advocates of closing but the
general citizenship without regard to
alignment are ready to submit to the
will of the community as expressed by
the vote. If closed they take it to mean
closed. The blind pig and the bootleg
ger are in disfavor. A citizen of a Mis-
souri, town that had gone dry expressed
a general sentiment when he said:l Il
voted for saloons but they outvoted
me and I'm kind O. glad of it. Up in
our town we've come to an understand
ing that it is to have a fair trial. II we
know of violations We're going to start
something against the violators. It's
going to get a fair shake in our
At Chilicothe, 1000 women n child
rem paraded the streets election day.
One %saloonist watched the parade un-
til his w wife and two children
marched past in the line. I'm thru,
ne declared. Let EN- win" They did
win against thousands of dollars spent
by the opposition n the town is as
dry as a bone. The saloonist is helping
keep it so. Give it fair trial. is the
keynote.
Now this feeling is one of the forces
that is helping Folk. Missouri common
people are strongly in favor of law
enforcement. They want the law to
have "a fair shake When Folk calls
out the militia to enforce the law the
people in the interior cities and on the
farms say, well we're in favor of Law
enforcement in Missouri. Yes sir. ST.
Louis county isn't any better than Gen
try. Folks right"
The more a man sees of "Old Mis-
souri, the more he "cottons" to it and
its people. If they beat Bill Stone with
Folk they will add another cause for
confidence. The verdict of the voters
means much in Missouri.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13
EARNED s1s5 AN ACRE.

jlN III it.J
Henry HelmerS, of Beaver town
ship. has a patch of land that earned
him an income at the rate of $185.50
per acre this year. 1t was the cat
tie yard on his farm that in former
years raised nothing but weeds dur
ing the summer. There is o%ne-sey-
enth of an acre in the patch and the
potatoes from it We're sold last week
and brought $3.50. In addition to
this there was a load of pump
kins sandwiched in between the
rows that have not yet been sold.
There arc many other farmers in the
county who nave cattle yards with an
acre or two of the richest land on the
farm in them that if they were plowed
up in the spring when the cattle are
put in the pasture would earn 5000 per
acre during the sulnmer if they We're
put into potatoes. When the income
from an acre of ground is so big that
it will clothe the average family for a
year it doesn't pay to leave a foot
of it for the weeds to feed on in the
summer time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13
Looker-On In Iona

Hampton, Oct. 13.-This town is do
ing a fine job of paving. Ten blocks
around the public square, court house
and park, as we'll as the street to the
depot. will be finished this fall. Ce-
ment curbing, vitrified brick and good
crossing is the work o being done.
Over the brick is placed a thin mix
ture of cement and fine gravel, or
sand, this filing the crevices between
the brick, and when riding on it The
sensation is much like driving on an
asphalt pavement. They do things in
Hampton.
SO they do in Iowa Falls, only in
Iowa Falls, which certainly has the
finest natural scenery Of any town In
central Iowa, their present fad, is to
vie with each other in fixing up" pri-
yate residences. Miles of cement walks
have beer laid, almost every lot owner
uses a lawn mower, and the display Of
flowers is above the average. Then too.
these residences are frequently painted
and witlial one gets a. impression it's
a nice place to live in.
"The Indian trouble in Tama has
not been exaggerated, so the citizens
of Montour claim. They say proceed
ines against some of the Indians have
beer carried so far as to lock up both
men ad women that did not obey or
ders. Also 1t is generally stated that
the death Of one little girl was actually
caused by the arrest of some of her
relatives. and she died from fear of be-
ing also arrested and locked up. Men
we'll posted on the situation here say
Uncle Sam and his agents are exercis-
ing an attempted control and power
that is an outrage, in view of the fact
that these indians w their land, an@
are citizens Of Iowa in he sense of
living on their own land. That they
are subject to the laws of Iowa, school
laws as we'll as others. That no school
board or any peace officer OF Iowa
would dare to treat the white people
OF Toledo. Tama or Montour as I. s.
officials have treated these Indians.
There Is a mission chool near the
reservation that has been more or less
we'll attended by these Indian children.
and assuming the view Of State rights.
IL these children attend his school,
Uncle Sam has no reasonable excuse
for forcing them to attend the govern
ment school.
The Indian police, having resigned"
white men are to act. and one need not
he sensational to mention possibilities
if force Is used TO compel these In
dian children all to. attend the govern
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13

ment school. 1t IAN be admitted the
officials of Uncle Sam have an UNI
pleasant job on hand. 1t is understood
from Washington has come an ulti-
matum that Uncle Sam will stand no
dren have got to go to this government
school whether they want to or no..
That the present indian agent was Sc
lected and sent here. becauses of his
ability in controlling red men in other
parts of the country. 1t remains to be
seen how he will come out in dealing
with these Tama Indians, that have
lived in civilized Iowa for forty years,
know their rights and propose to take
a case to the supreme court if neces-
sary to settle some disputed powers
of state and general government.
At Montour the writer saw an auto
mobile being used as the power to
saw wood. l.. l.. Gaudy was h saw
yer. He merely blocked up one hind
wheel of his auto, ran a wide belt from
1t to a pulley on a shaft equipped
with a buzz saw. Having no regulator
the auto was inclined to run away,
that is, go too fast, out Mr.. Gaudy
cured her. of that inclination by
feeding her" an extra big knotty
stick. Then when she" became reas-
enable and slowed down, he fed her
smaller sticks and everything was
lovely till the big belt flew off and
started the newspaper MAJ about his
business. And it was funny to notice
while this automobile was h u de-
graded to saving wood, a mule team
came along, and started to run away,
lust the same as tho the red devil was
coming down the hill fifty miles an
hour. Mules and autos never Will
analgamate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13
Topics of the Times.

Northern Iowa farmers are signing
pledges to shoot chicken thleVes. Are
gun club rules to govern?
The Oskaloosa woman who is suing
her husband for divorce for the fifth
time in five years should seek some
other method of relaxation. Divorce as
a diversion is scarcely permissible.
Is the apparent scarcity Of maiden
ladies over the state connected with
the sessions of the mothers congress
at Des Moines?
A Georgia mule has kicked a rail-
way train off the track. Thus does the
emblem of democracy illustrate its OPP
posion to progress.
Judge Taft represents the Square
Deal. standing upon a square platform,
founded in political, economic and So
cial welfare.
If all the losers at race track gamb-
ling and Wall street spectators should
vote for Governor Hughes it would be
hard to predict his majority.
Bryan can not escape from his rec
ord in favor of government ownership
His great mistake is in trying 10 per-
suadc the people TO lot him own the
The Balkans are still baking despite
thetail twisting powers of Europe.
A Rockford Floyd county man has
picked 900 barrels of apples from his
orchard. Floyd county Is up in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13

territory where we were told. thirty
years ago. apples won't grow in north
ern Iowa
What would happen to the man who
tried to take a straw vote at a champ
ionship base ball game?
What would you do If a trust should
offer you money!
Well" answered Senator Sorghum.
'if | accepted lit I'd expect the voters
to retire me, and if | Indignantly re-
fused it I'd expect the trust to put me
out of business"
out of Observation-Disclosures Star.
The bank deposits of Iowa have
reached the $500. 600, 900 mark. and on
the basis of a 1000, 900 population the
banks thruout the state now ave on
deposit a sum representing $3.50 for
every inhabitant. However you'll need
to take your deposit certificate along
when you go after yours.