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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
RIdIulOus.

The waiter brought cigarettes but she quietly declined them says Puck.
 "I don't smoke. thank you" she said. In some smbarrassment; and then. as the other women at the table regarded her in undisguised wonder. she hastily added My physician dOsen't permit ma
 Now this last. to be quite candid. was something of falsehood. What really kept her from smoking was a singular notion of hers that feminine delicacy is a choice gift of the gods. designed to make the world more beautiful for all mankind that it Is committed to wo- men in trust. to have to hold. but not to destroy; that even though sauce for the goose should be sauce for the eander. men and women belong to a higher order than poultry. wherein dis tinctions of sex have more than a merely animal significance. Such was her notion. but being very sensitive to ridieule. and knowing in her heart she deserved nothing less. she naturally hesitatei to avow it,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

ooh for an end of it." signs The New Haven Register, concluding an editorial on the Roosevelt mess. TOO long have we rung the changes on this diet of lies and liars. It is not good for the blood. Oh for the time when the deliverances from the man who would set an example for the nation shall deal in the good men do, and let their evil deeds, if such there are. rest for interment with. their bones "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

At last accounts they had made some progress towards planting the body of the Chinese Emperor who died two or three weeks ago. They have carried him part of the way towards hls final abode and have stopped to let him rest while they are getting ready a suitable place to hide him. If they persevere they may get him buried good and safe before another year be- gina.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

If those sufrragettes who have been cutting up SC much in London can only get Carrie Nation to lead them we may confidently expect some high jinks over in John Bulls dominion. Thst reminds us that when Carrie ar rived at Glasgow she was consIderate enough to inform the police that they needn't be afraid of her. That must have been reassuring to the cops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
He Loved His Friends.

According to The Savannah Morning News, A man living in New York was worth a round. cool. cold or clean million dollars, two years ago. Nothing special about that, for it is said that nearly all the men worth as much as a. million dollars. either 1.-Two in New York or are wanting to move there
 This man although New Yorker. endorsed notes for his friends along at odd times, tust to show them that money didn't make A fool of him. and that he delighted in accommodating them, when 1t was in his power. This endorsing idea grew upon hinl. as all habits do; till you could find people on every corner looking for him to endorss a note at the bank for sums of monss. saa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
To Avoid Eakea.

A Daniel has come to Judgement in the Vermont Legislature with a bin intended to guard newspapers against "fakers" It makes the giving of false news to a newspaper with intent to deceive punishable by fine ranging from $5 to $20 for each offence. "We hope that the Vermont lawmakers will lose no time in making the bill 4 statute" says The Boston Transcript. 1" Its enactment will i'll a long felt want of Vermont editors and blaze the way for the relief of those of other states"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

How on earth can any one tell when the calculations and figures of alleged or real experts can be relied on? Not a very great while ago the statement was made that there is now in what Is known as "the Pittsburg coal re- gion." four hundred and thirty billion tons of coal, which 1t was claimed was enough to last two centuries. This statement was founded on what was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

The Columbus Enquirer-sun is also opposed to allowing the tail to con- tinue wagging the dog. Democratical- ly speaking, and wants the South to stand together and put-a stop to it. Verify the good leaven is spreading.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

The indications are that trouble in Hayti Is not by any means ended and even while we are writing there may be fighting going on. In our opinion it is idle to expect peace and order fin that negro and mongrel country. and perhaps the best thing to do will be to let them devour each other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
Here's . strong Arsument.

New York Times,
 No better in or advocate of improved highways should neglect to read with care that passags in the Dostmastef with the relation between the free rural delivery and good roads. Tse IF. R. D." is Immensely popular in every part of the country already favored with it: indeed. wherever 1t has been established for few years all the conditions of life have been adjusted to 1t. and 1t Is ranked among the necessities, not the luxuries of existence Naturally there is an earger demand for the. extension of the system through new territory, and this is 8 demand that will have to be met. despite the failure of postal revenues and Expenditures to balance.
 In determining which of the many demands shall. be granted. the depart ment has the best of excuses for ask. ing the petitioners in each case about the quality of the roads over which the carrier and his horse will have to make their daily journeys, and to view with a cold dlsfavor any appN- cation that comes from counties or townships that have not yet learned the first lesson Of civilization and stilI think that more or less beaten track between two lines of fencing is a highway. On the other hand when the applicahts can proclaim that the carriers labora will be light and his motion swift because the wheels of his cart will roll over the hard. smooth surface Of n good road in every part of his route. then compliance with the request should hA prompt and gracious. M. @
 2 This would be a perfectly proper basis of diaeFssalfatLon and it would bring 10 bear son the rural population wholly proper sort of pressure to- ward the spending of money In a way that would be profitable in a dozen ways. It would also make tae appro- priation for the free rural delivery so much further than 1t will if no dis crimlnation is used. Especially Is it necessary that action in this direction be taken if the postmaster generals suggestion as to a parcels post Is to be needed, for that would increase the weight of the carries's load and render 1t almost impossible for him Co traverse some of the miserable roads he new covers. "No good roads, no free delivery" should De the rule, and if 1t led to the temporary abolition of some of the routes now in operation the lesson would be salutary and ef- fActiye
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
He Renuirea Time.

Harper's Weekly. 4, .-.-s-. -, ,.s
 Jnst5 before Mark Twain's daughter, Miss Clara Clements, sailed for Europe she attended. a reception at which she met ode of ths friepds of her aaSt- ferd cAiidhopd who thad been a very srnall boy. but gown to be- an unusually tall, man. Thinking that Mark might not remember the friend she said to her fat ti1er: -.A < ; U,
 "You remember Tom Jones, father?'
 s'I. remember part of him." replied Mark peerlng up at Jones, "bpt 1t seems to me 1t would take 6 week to-remsm- Der all of him."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

Even some of the most loyal of the Republican organs are figuratively hanging their heads in shame and hu- initiation on account of Roosevelt's late brain-storm. but they may as well put up with 1t. They put him there and must endure him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

We think The Charlotte Observer goes the limit when 1t devotes three entire columns of good editorial space to discussion of the Presidents mes cage. It must have many patient readers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
MORNING THOUGHT
Country GirI..
nv ,. MARVIN NICHOLS.

Country Girls. Before making the | ,, nse plunge Into modern city life. country. girls should ask them selyes what Is to be really gained by in their quiet rural homes some stray advertisement has reached them. prom ising to. young women high salaries for light work. Hundreds of adver- pose than to .daeaive them. The pur- pose is generally accomplished
 Throngs of country girls rush into the iseys isssy aazElSd ar sy ts bunch of Prs% Of these advertisements. Down on the farm life was So siow--but. all the same. there was the wholesome food, haS ~ar aare eionns sa ana Ssn soe sh Ins sna sss to the big city. where every other fel- low te a atranger to the one at the el-! bow, she finds the light work Yes: ill-smeiling sweat-shop where the scores of other fellow sufferers are employed. And then, as the nightfall comes, on,s there isf the nameiess city wrench the unsuspectlng girl from the old farm -home. There is no sad- der yenture-Itlie swapping of the plain old farm for the Illusions and decer- tions of the modern city. ]
 The, same sun that hardens clay will soften. wax The Astronomer thought turned out to bs only foreign thing on the lens. Change your viewpoint; maybe things wtl take on a happier shape A whole lot depends on it. anyhow
 The modern city needs the strength and vitality of the country boy. But the country boy who thinks of escap- by plunge into the eesceless whIrI of the city entertains therwildest sort of a dream. a,'
 The great painting, The March of the ConqH6rofs," Is wonderfully true to the history of human nature. As far as the eye can reach here come Caesar, Alexander the Great, Hannibal Napoleon. Grant. Lee. and all the mighty. But they ride over 8 high- way built of dead mems. bopes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

Net Daily Average, November, 1908 I6,S0a Net Sunday Average November 1s0s IO,OSA
 e | Finigan. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiaers' circulation for the month of Novem- ber 1908, is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news boyG news been deducted.
 e l. FINIGAN. Circulation Manager: sworn to and subscribed before me this Eth day of December. 1908. -
 RIGA ALEXANDER Notary Pubic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
Worn Threadbare.
Co.tIlest RallrOad in America.

spokane Dispatch to New forK World Regarded by engineers as, a marvel ;6f construction is the Spokane Port jiand and Seattle Railway 12S miles inc most direct line between Spokane ana Portland, which will be completed Ian. 1 1909. The road built Jointly bv the Great Northern and Northern Pacifc systems, is the most expensive in America.
 The line will permit of longer trains heinK handled over 1t than any other road in the country. There are no sharp eurvatures. the greatest being three degrees. and as a result one locomotive can pull from Spokane to Portland as many cars as it can start on level ground. This is expected to set new records for heavy loading.
 Twenty miles of line between Pasco and Kahiotus cost S5.OOo,0 900. or s25O, ,O0O A mile while a mile of road along the bluffs overh anging Snake river invoiv- ed an expenditure of $5Oo,OOO. To sur vey and build thIs part of the line. which follows the Columbia river, men were suspended over the cliffs with ropes; but while there were many mar row escapes, not a life was lost. nor was any one seriously injured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

That crank who. wants England to annex the United States gets the cart before the horse. It would be more logical for us to annex England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

An Ananias Club with a President of the United States at it's head, Is something of novelty but 1t has started,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

There's likely to some "hot Scotch" if Carrie Nation undertakes to interfere with the favorite drink over there. How's that for a pan?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
George washingt,

George washington has gone down in history as the man who never told a lie; Teddy Roosevelt is going down in history as the man who called every AaAaV one who didn't agree with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
A Welcome Change.


 San Antonio reports a possum and tatsr banquet. If 1t happened to be served Hous- ton style. 1t must have been a welcome change from the hot tamaie and chile con carne eeasts which San Antonio society makes such a to-do over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
Jacksonvilla
Times-Uniou

thinks that 'the averagA man care. less for'tfe rising in Hatti than he does for one on the hack his neck q Yes. unless thg fRtteF wfllsssfvs for a
 collar-button. fT -sgFs ls4:.s .t,1f-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
gwORN CTRCULATION.

Tho Montgomery Advertiser guarantees it's Advertisers (and makes 1t part of the contract when reQuested) that it's daily cr- culation is larger than that of any mornlhg newspaper printed h Alaeame--and that It's Sunday edition has the largest circulation of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
 The figures for November printed below represent the actual net circulation all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
Commenting on the controversies between the President and others The RoSton Gloh tai., .Ls. ,t44,


 between the President and others The Boston Globe tells this little story:
 belated traveller was sovertaken fin a storm. The night was pitch dark. The rain fell in torrents. the thunder roared and the lightning flashed. AS ne went on it seemed to him that the Thunder increased In volume and thai the flashes of lightning grew fainter. Telling i upon his knees. he exclaimed: 70 Lord, if it's all the same to you, give me, pray thee. little less noise and little more light!"
 So The Globe wants less noise and more light in the present instance, but will we get it? There will be an ef- fort made to turn the light fully on the Panama and standard oil transac- ttons. but can, the effort succeed2. In our humble Judgment light is just what Roosevelt and his adherents do not want, and will not have if there is any way to prevent it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11
What the State Papers Are Saying and DOing
Time Was short.

Time Was shOrt.
 Maybe It's length was accounted for by for q strenuous chief executive to get . lot of things out of his system. Better Leave Elm Alone.
 A matrirnonial agency could do q land, men to the misunderstood women.
 For Fruit Trees.
 This is the best season for setting out home should make special effort to plant 8 few.
 Johnson's Explanation. Gadsden Evening Journal.
 Governor Johnson. of Minnesota, has
 made as anal as ssSs sSs1 T ws. are willing to let it go at that.
 Getting Seed Corn. A very wise farmer once said to this writer ''Get seed corn near the door o9 the crib. never be caught in the back Ken end ef ss tss crib hurting seed ssss,c,sMl sSTn@ A wofo '0 the
 Bad News From cOyinstOn. A T covinston County grand jury last week indicted a white man, Baptist minister, for shooting wild turkey out or season. Covlngton cannot raise enough cnieksns ..,,9 tG the state meeting of Baptists Is 10 DC heId at Andaiusia next summer
 The New Tunnel. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad has achieved a splendid victory with It's recent Bsr1ningham and Calera. which is one I1iIs long. took two years to build and cost the, company nearly s2.oooo0S, That T enterpEis ,Eir,r miles doing service south of Birmingham; ..-
 The FIorala Onions.
 The Fiorala News has talked so much about the fine onions raised about tneSe. that the Louisville and Nashville nas sent harna has land in the same latitude es the Texas onion lands. This calls to mnq that the railroads of Alabama are SshoMang q Mas' along their lines. t is the best work they can do for Alabama and tSE thems .,aA sslyss The Elerais axs9 9nipn fpn,t s00P'sA'' V 1 II Herbert's Tribute. tsas'a sssss st,ins tTiblte to that s.nrdlest and stroSEest of Democrats, the late Grover Cleveland, has rarely been paid than that contained in the letter of his secretary ot ststton of Life insurance Presideuts "Tha first great peacemaker between tho North andI south" MT Herbert correctly terms hIyn. IL Is well that credit be ascrlbed where credit Is due, and to that end Mr. ; t4erbert's communication Is most effecttFeS Ha points out that Mir. Cleveland was re: Eponrible for the prosperity that followed ihs election of his successor in lSss,, fact that cannot he too often emphasised. rFEf I4Ti Worn ThFeadbare.
 Sviecaliga Advance. r,sTke Democratic party has survived many vrsater ltiefeats than the defeat of 1908: Rrts9,.snarary defeat merely has the effect hf raiyanizing the Democratic party lnt9 re- SevTed activity and life.-LAnYilie aeao- That is just what is the matter now so rnapv defeats have worn us about thFeau- rs,s and we fear we can't survive many H1s-' oaA njtIout heinz patched up ltttie
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

Raynor-Ev ry do anything for your hair?
 shyne (whn has a rapidly growing bald spot )--y es. l mourn for 1t occa- sionally. but what good does that do?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-11

The automobile has divided the pub-. lie into two classes and the atmosphere! Into several thin slicea.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-16
+ FA|R AFRICA
TOO SMOOT
FOPFARMER
VANSCOY
Female and Booze
Got a Man Into
Trouble

OLARKsBuRG, Dec. 1G.-By be-.
coming too familiar with Clarksburgs
coiored damsels NJ. NJ. Vanscoy o
farmer near Flemtngton, TayE.r coun.
ty, is ssdder but wiser man. He
finds himself out $40 in cold cash, be.
sides what he spent for drinks.
Tuesday morning van5coy came 10
the city He had been here but a
short time until he met tnree mafdens
Of the colored variety. He invited
them to join him m disposing OF II.
Quid refreshments and after several
flowing b,:ywls had been emptiel all
declared their hearts were l3dened
with good scheer and then they dis.
persed.
When the quartette separated at
the Pike and Fourth streets corner
one Of the colored trio started across
Glen Elk bridge and beckoned Vans
coy to follow. This he did and upon
reaching the north end 6f the bridge
the colored damsel informed her new
friend that she had a room at tn"
home OF Charlie Scott and invited
him to accompany her there. The in
vitatlon was accepted and Vanscoy
soon found himself alone with the
woman, whl1m he says, relieved him
of his purse containing forty dollars
The couple remained in the room
for some time. After Vanscoy had de
parted he began searching for his
ksRVrse and to his great surprise found
That he had been robbed. He imme,
Ea!ately began an investigation anil
soon harmed tnat the thief was Grjver
Henderson. He then went before
Justice Gordon and swore out war
rant for her Arrest, charging her with
the theft of his purse. Constable
Ford soon had the accused woman be-
hind the bars of the county jail and
this morning she was given a hearing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-16
ENTERTAINMENT
~ I,s
Was VERY CLEVER
HIGH SCHOOL VAUDEVILLE PER.
FoRMANcE WAS QUITE A
SUCCESS.

One OF the cleYerest entertainments
put up by the, High Schol for some
time was the Polite Vaudeville pre-.
sented last evening under the direc.
tlon of Miss Nellie Cassidy, teacher
Of elocution in the High Schol. A
good sized audience greeted the per.
formers and they were highly enter.
tanned during the evening. The first
number on the programme was clar.
ionet solo by Tom Cook, heraIded OH
the programme as Signor KoOke. Sig.
rOr Kooke rendered the Toreador
Song from Carmen in delightful man.
nerSGnd was heartily encored by the
audience.
The Jolly Tumblers, namely, Wal.
ter Cook. l., Malone, Dennis Cobun,
Stewart Race. George DeBolt, Earl
Knight and Edwin Brooks, made as jol.
ly set as ever tnmDled before an ar.
dience. Their work was really be.
yond that of amateurs and they sur
pvised their friends by the nimble
In which they tumbled them.
selves and each ether about.
Charles Redic as Monsieur Redique.
gave a rapid fire talk and introduced
his trained bear, "Jocko."
Misses Guil stagers, Mamie Ford,
Marie Boetm, Beryl Hawkins. Guy
Smith and Arlington Fleming took
rsrt in a clever pantomine tragedy,
the Gypsy's Prophecy" and Miss
Alta McNeely and Fay Smith gave d
clever little farce, "a pair Of Luna.
ties" Walter Cook and Earl Knight
made decided hit in their dances
and Misses Jessie Jacobs and Estelle
Hamilton as the Puritan Sisters made
a decided hit in their songs and dane.
es and were called back repeatedly.
Misses Louise Nichols and Florence
HagRer were piano accompanies.
Altogether the entire performance
was decided success and reflects
great credit upon the performers and
upon Miss Cassidy, who trained each
performer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-16
COUNT BONI
GROWS CAySTIC
SAYS THE GoULDs AND DE sAcAN
COUNT MONEY EVERYTHING,
HONOR NOTHING.
(By United Press. }

PAlIlS, Dec. 16.-Count Boni De
Castellane today announced the wifi.
drawal OF mis- aIimony demand from
his former wife, Princess De sagaa
who was Anna Gould. In the resump.
custody of his three children, Maitre
Bonnet, his counsel, read a letter from
the G!unt which closed with tnis para.
graph: "The new attitude OF George
Gould as well as that of the, Princess
and the stained man who is now he.
husband convince me more than ever
the necessity Of separating my chit.
dren from people who hold money to
be everything and honor nothing. I
therefore ask Mw for the children
only and no money for their support"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-16
CURFEN Law
Mt CONSIDERED
COUNCIL DEVOTED ITs TIME TO
ROUTINE BUSINESS LAST
NIGHT.

Council met last night in regIla.
session with Councllnlen James E.
Morgan. G. F. carrell, Q. w. Morgan.
T. V. Buckley, j. o. McNeely, j. A.
Jamison, Fred Helmick, ]. l.. HaTl. C.
D. Robinson and o. e. Mcmillan pres
ent.
This minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Following the custom Of former
years. council allowed the montily
salaries ofcity employees several days
in advance in order that the employees
may have merry Christmas. The or
ders for the employees viii not be
drawn before December %.
Several interest bills we're laid on
the tsble until next meeting which
will be on next Tuesday night.
The matter of free telephone service
with Consolidated Telephone service.
]. E. Morgan reported that the Con-
soNdated Telephone Company would
give the city free service except to the
reservoir. For the telephone at tle
reservoir the company wants $32 per
year All the telephone bills Dwell
the company by the city to be can,
celled. Council ordered that con,
tract be drawn between the city and
the company to give the company $32
for the reservoir phone and for tbs
city to nave free service for its other
phones.
A committee consisting of Council.
men Robinson. Mcmillan and j. E.
Morgan was appointed to wait on tie
Bell Telephone people to see what fur.
thcr concessions of free service the
Bell Telephone Company would make.
The street committee had no report
ito make.
This city solicitor anil street commits.
sIoner reported that they have an en-.
,T"yrrnent with Georve DeBo1t next
Tuesday to see about some property.
The snow ordinance cine up next.
Aft'r considerable jocSeying on this
proposition 1t was amended and laid
on the table,
Council ordered tnat three orders be
ISSUED to the Bank OF Fafrmont in
lien OF orders already held by the
bank.
Tho curiew ordinance was read by
fts-tftle.
On motion it was ordered that $500
be transferred from the street and
allev fund to the crematory fund.
The garbage question came up again
but nothing was done.
". +. Arnett appeared, before coun
ell and asked that the city rebuild a
stone wall that had fallen down be.
cause Of the city's negligence. Coun.
Gil heard the petition Of Mr.. Arne.t
and agreed to take It up later in the
eweninE hut council did not reach it.
Mr.; Rose appeared before council
and asked for building permit to
erect fire proof one story building
near the end OF the South Side bridge
in Third ward. Council did not reach
this matter of business
The fr'nchise for the Independent
Power and Light Company was passed
and ordered to be taken up at the next
regular meeting night.
Grading of side walk in front OF