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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
 TO CALL OFF AGITATION.

Railway World.
 A most gratifying evidence of the increasing recognition on the part of of the continued agitation againsl railroads and industrial corporations Is furnished by the resolutions passed by the Illinois Manufacturers Association on November<24, which are as follows.
 "WhereaA NotwfthstandIng the coun- try has been blessed with abundant crops. which are the basis of all busi ness prosperity. all interests have sui" rity of investments and general busi- ness conditions; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the Illinois Manu- quest all Senators and Representatives pf Illinois in the national and state legislatures to discourage al measures having a tendency to coattpue or az gravate the agitation against corpo- rate interests. and to support all leg islation which, without injury. to their constituents, will tend to aJlay the hostility toward business sniLcted facturlng, commercial and trs pkpoFta- tion companies, while ihe new laws on the, statate books are being tired out and be 1t further.
 faoturers' Association urg all rnunic- ipal and civic bodies, corporations transportation companies and indA i'd uals to refrain from gay acts that ' i'll
  will retard the return of prospo. ;.Y and favorable business 'on1lti9ns Le the end that in the resulting quiet, eeTn- msrcial and all other inte -e5ts nay have an opportunity 10 mo.e quickly recover the golden days of prosperity heretofore enjoyed; Id bc 1t fdTirGr
 Resolved That copies of these res- 0lutiens be sent to the Senators end Representatives in Congr ,ss from Illl- noiss ana the Senators ami Repre Sep- tatives in the Illineis General Assem- ply sn commercial and business assO- citations. inaprovem ant clubs, etc, throughout the State, inviting ti.elr pfonapt and hearty corporation"
 The illinois Manufacturers Asso cIa- ton Is one of the most indeo aadant If shippers organizations. It has in the past been most insistent In demanding concessions from the railroads. Com Ing from this source, therefore, there Is more than ordinary signihcance In the declaration that 'all interests have suffered by loss of confidence in the security of Investments" and in the appeal to official representatives of H. linois. both state and national, to dis courage all measures having tenden- cy to continue or aggrayate the agita- ton against corporate iRterests and to support all legislatioh which, with out injury to their constituents, will tend to allay the hostility toward bus mess conducted under corporate form"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
nFoRE AnoUT FLYING.

The mueh-discuesed and ever inter- esting subject of flight is constantly attracting the attention of scientists and enthusiasts. as we'll as dreamers. The general belief Is that the naviga- tion of the air Is an impossibiiity, but according to M. Reine ouinton. an au- thority of such matters, "the truth Is just the contrary. one has but to look at the birds which fly beating their wings, such as pigeons. to understand the smsllness of the force employed. Every one knows that carrier pigeons sometimes cover a distance of 1000 kilometers (e2o miles) without stop ping, and without eating or drinking, that is to say, without taking in any fuel for their motor, which Is con- vincing proof of the small amount of fuel they consume. Then the wind, far from being an obstacle. is a force which supports and which will render aerial locomotion the most rapid and the most economical in the world, as is demonstrated by the flight of the great birds which fly without beating their wings. When this simple truth, which is no longer contested in seien- tiHc circles, has penetrated the mind of the general public. hundred avia- tors. then a thousand. will set to work to solve the problem. which is, after all, relatively easy. Giant strides will be quickly made by the Improvements introduced into the aero plane. It will be the repetition of what we have been witnessing in the automobile industry during the last ten yesrs,"
 Much stress is laid on the mystery of bird flight In all discussions of avia- ton, but ws have always contentsd that it is a mystery that has never been satisfactorily explained. It Is easy to understand that tho fiapping of birds wings act az propellors. and, forcing the fowl forward. with its body slightly inclined upward. cause 1t to slide forward and upward, as we might express it, and thus ensure both a forward and rising motion. This is q perfectly natural result of the action of the wings and the birds body. but when the fowl not enly remains In the air but moves in any direction while the wings are motlenless, how about 1t?
 We know 1t is argued that if fowl holds It's body and wings ar the cor rect inclination 1t will move forward without any movement of the wings. That might account for aight against current of air. but any one has only to watch the flight of a buzzard. for example, to see that this reasoning doesn't work out correctly. That fowl will sail in Q circle, gradually rising. and with no psrceptible motion of the wings. If there is a current of air the fowl goes with it, against it and across 1t each time 1t completes the circuit. How they do it Is not explain cd. The wise Solomon admitted that l "the way of 6 bird in the air'' was q mystery to hlm-and t has been a mystery to all who have succeeded him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

The Indianapolis Stars thorough Republicanism doesn't make 1t a stand batter on the tariff. Any American industry" The Star declares. ''that now manufactures its finished product at less total cost than that product can be manufactured for abroad, although it pays higher wages than the same industry pays abroad. need not expect continued protection because of those high wages. If this is the program and defense contemplated by the Re- publican leaders they are doomed to disappointment. The labor cost stand ard is 6 fallacious one."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
MORNikC THOUGHT
mE .. MARVIN NIOHoLs

No play Ia well staged unless 1t ends neautitully- When the curtain falls the last act in life's drama ought to linger with the world like the after SLOW Of . sun long since gone down.
 Most of the people in this big world dies-and the world rocks on as though one more or one less had never been.
 Many q graduate fails to read his diploma because 1t happens to be Tn Latin. The pity is that he ever got it-for it's perpetuai embarrassment
 sam yorss. the noted Georgia evan gefist, uttered q thought worth think ing about when he said that he loved movers and religion, but despised bot any and theology.
 There are gold -burdened children done by as we would not treat the life without work, full of provender and drink.
 The truly great are marked in some abnormG way--eecentrtc. ATd the fei- low who is content to plod on in the dead level fs sure to pronounce him crazy,
 This is an age when men pile up fortunes In . day and our women spend them insanely. To witness the princely iavishness in many quarters reminds one of the days of Greece and R9me:
 man who thinks work is curse. the one thinks 1t Is a necessary evil. and the man who thinks 1t is privilege. Only the latter is worthy of the name.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

The trend for lower postage rates has been going on for many years, as all know, and now it has touched Germany. Under a recent arrange ment between that nation and the United States, letter postage in future is to be only two cents, as 1t is be- tween this country and England. Af- ter this, if you want to write to Kali ser William or King Edward, 1t will only cost you a couple of cents, if you write briefly, as one should do when addressing crowned heads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

lie to the railroads. The railroads be- long to the people. tn fact. or ip large and very intimate sense, and while the obligations of the transpor- tatIon systems to the people s,. are t,ers very of the people to the railroads are equally clear and we'll defined. The railroads have abandoned their poIlLi- cal activities so far as they have eyer engaged in such activities and are now being operated in this part of the coun- trH simply as great business organiza- tions formed for the purpose Of ren- dering such service to the people as s shsy % may Ass sssqrs n the % %sy be said in condemnation Of the pagt any of the railroads may have taken ID political affairs in the past-and a great deal might very well be said m sD. proval of their course in this and other Southern States in view of our unnat. ural political conditions--there can pc no question in any honest mind thai it is the duty of the people and their representatives to insist that the rail. roads shall hereafter be protected n ''the free enjoyment of every right guaranteed by the Consultation in. cluding that fundamental right of An glo- Saxon iiberty-the right s to Do the people and their representatives on every question affecting their rights and duties"
 Comparing South Caroilna tOoay with South Carolina twenty-five years ago, when 1t was served by lot of disjointed and incapable short lines of railroad. there can be no question that the systems which have been created have contributed immensely to the development of our resources, and have by the policies which they have adopted richly deserved the confidence of the people instead of their hostili- ty There have been many discrfmt- nations practiced by the railroads against certain communities, but in a larger and better sense they have done their full share in the upbuiiding or the industrial life of this State and the South. It has been popular" to seriti- else the railroads and to legisiate against them. but no observant and re iecting mind will assert that the ralt- roads have abused their opportunities There 1 sa better feeling. We believe, towards the railroads now than has existed for the last twenty years, and in view of the better and saner policy which the transportation systems hays now adopted h their relation to the people we feel assured that hereafter not only will the people have better service from the railroads but the rait- Rcads twill receive kipdlier cousidera- ton from the people. That is the obs Jecf, we feel sure, which Mir, Finley and the other representatives of the Southern systems have in mind. anu now that the people are to be taken in- to partnership with the railroads, so to sax. we shall have better service and the railroads larger protection
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

What would an up-to-date newspa- per man be now without cartoonist? No man or sub iect is immune and some times one small picture tells more than could be put into a column of descrip- tion. The growth of cartooning has been remarkable. It does not re- quire a very long memory to enable one to remember when this style of newspaper work began. The pioneers in the work have mostly passed away. but they started a style of work that has grown to enormous proportions. and now but few of the hrst-class pa-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
Woman Finds way Gupda va. Cross.

Woman Finds Way Gunda was Cross. New York American.
 A little old woman of seventy, with a basket of fruit and sweets on her arm, told Dick Richards, the new elephant keeper at the Bronx Zoo. yesterday. that she wished to ses Gunda, the "bad" elephant.
 No goodness! Nop said Dick. He's as cross as he can be. He's att tacked me and he would kill you"
 "Oh, no, he wouldn't" said the old woman with a smile. He Is one of my best friendse She whispered to Dick and he let her go in Gunda's new quarters.
 The elephant sqesksd with delight when he saw her, and rubbed his trunk affectionately over her arms and body. The woman talked to Gunda ss he bent down his ear. She fed the beast her daintieE and he danced with de- light, As she went away she said;
 "Gunda says he Is cross because you haven't given him his bank and bell, the pennies the children give to him fall on the ground and are lost"
 Sure enough this was found to bA the fact and Gunda will get his leash register again to-day. The woman was Mrs. Lucretia Hawes, of the Pea- body Home, One Hundred and Eight tieth street and Boston road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
A CORN FAIR.

Some time during the present month there will be held In Omaha q great corn exposition. at which the best spe- etmens of corn grown will be exhib- ited. Nebraska, as is known. is part of the great corn region. and there will be some fine exhibits there, not only from that State, but from the sdjoin- ing ones, where this is one of the great crops of the country. The Indianap- oils Star has some comments on the affair. part of which we copy for the beneht of those interested in such mat ters. It says:
 there and the grower of the best corn from the Hoosler State will be given magnificent silver vase. The product of this state will compete with. the on earth. DurinS the show the finest of the prlze ears of corn will be sold for prices ranging from s1 per ear up samples, some of them. no doubt, will De brought to Indiana and planted. Others yin be taken to other of the so large amount of prize corn will ex- Indiana and Of the s4s United states. @ which will mean an increase of mil lions of bushels and the addition of millions of dollars to the aggregate wealth of the country; It can be read improvement to the corn crop of the country means. When pFopertional improvement Is made in wheat, oats, cattle, hogs and horses the wealth of the agricultural class will be quad rupled and the country eorrespondingly benefited. Can 1t be questioned that 1t pays enormously to grow only the best of everything and to do 1t in the most scientific manner?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

The Chinese believe in sounding titles for those in power. The. little kid who has just toddied to the throne will be called the Son of Heaven, the Great High Priest, and the Brother of the Sun and Moon. The pulling infant is nominal ruler over more than four hundred millions of people, and, of course, will have to be under the guid- ance of another. but he will have the honor of the position. just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
Naturs in Transition.

As settlement advances the whole face of nature in New Zealand is un- dergoing drastic changes. The FaFesl ferns and plants are disappearing and the native birds are becoming fewer and fewer. Undisturhed for thous- days New Zealand birds had not in- horited instincts to teach them how
 to resist the foreign invaders which civilization brought in its train and many have consequently fallen easy victims to Norwegian rats and to English stoats and weasels. Prof. Drummond. the New Zealand natura- list. says. says that one of his. cores pondents reports that near his place in Auckland the Kinghsher, the fam tail, the "morepork" owl the cuckoo and the hawk are the only native birds left out of scores of wonderful varieties. Another correspondent says that "so sure and rapid is the change sweeping over our New 2ea- land woods. that in future years there will be little for New Zealand natur- natural history of their own country.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
noNnAY, NOVEMBER ', 1908.
The ptttsburx Post refers to the dis

The Pittsburg Post refers to the ais- appearance of a large surplus and the appearance of large deficit in tns national treasury under the Republ' can Party. caused. as it says, by "the unrestrained and illesitimate sxtrav7 asance" of that Party, and thinks II a great pity that the disclosures were not made before the late cleo tien. It would have made little diff ference. The fates were against the Democrats. and if it could have been proven that the entire Republican Party was band of graftera end loot" CTS, Taft would have been elected
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
A Little Christma. germou.

Edward Markham, in Success.
 Wa are on the edge of new Christ mas festival-the Anniversary of the most significant event in the history of the world. Jesus came with the kEeatest message ever spoken tn the nearing of the human race. was to new principle of personal con- duet and new principle of social ef- aorS lt was the purpose of Jesus to niiMaSe iiSb the the God ,. in a man, and to estab- dep Rule as it's work In principle.
 Here and there we find men and wo- men m as who live and iaber In the light scripts of the Dream. 4 wise Seer has described them in beautiful words beautiful, heart-waral. inspiring words they serve for the good of others; that they are in. the persistent effort to keep down the will of self. to live be- yond themselves. They are careful to save for humane purposes rather than to waste; to avoid contentious; to pro- mote good will and charity; to walk carefully: to stand for the defense of they seek to. alleviate suRerngs; to streW the path of life with gentle couEtesies; to avoid flattering titles; society; to esteem the ties of human traterntty as above the ligatures of heradity, creed, or nationality. It is to ' criticIse with e keen eye t thsir M ifntH own evils, but to abstain from a prying lntFospectIon into the conduct of oth- CTS; to despise the habit of scandal; to hold themselves as dignlfied vet low ly; to abominate self-righteousness; to reject with. loathing the way of the spy and tale-bearer. Such will seek to embody a divine chastity to the most extreme of senses; never to ob- trude by an unwelcome personal pres ence or unneeded opinion; to santify the temple of worship within their own heart; never to glority themselves of life, to groify their Father in heav-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
New Train RoutinE .

Sumter County Bun.
 The Southern Railway will discon- tinue It's trains over. the A. c. 6. tracks from York to Meridian which If now uses after December Sl.
 Ii Is stated the Southern Railway made purchases of land at York and trains around there. which will dls- continue their trains Into Meridian, until 1t was said, they can finish a branch road from York to Lauderdale, some time This. 1t Is thought, will bring the Southern into Meridian via Mobile and Ohio tracks.
 This. 1t is expected will add cre- dence to the report of the Illinois Cen traI taking control of the A. G. s. system and will give the I. c. a com plete belt from Memphis to New Or ham to Meridian and will greatly add to the railroad facilities Of this ses- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
okIshsna oemInE e Hsr ssnsss.

Washington Post
 All that Oklahoma requires is ma terial development. Some three years ago charters were granted to con struct within the limits of the then Territory 1s,000 miles of additional railreads, and the work progressed with unusual energy and wonderful celerity until Oklahoma grew con- stitution In hothouse of egfarian poll ities, Then and there construction on the new lines ceased, as 1t did on the 5000 miles of extensions of the old lines, and 1t is computed that the list of taxable property in Oklahoma is less by more than s2Q0,000.0 900 than 1t would have been had the new state builders of railroads. to say nothing of the material advantages and con, veAlences that hedge about rapid transit from community to community that the. population is measurably de-
 There are several cities and nu- merous towns in Oklahoma the growth of which is simply marvellous. They have an energetic and thrifty popula-' mercial clubs. composed of young bus mess men hot-foot after million. These young gentlemen have formed a federation, and they are proclaim Ing that the octopus chase, so far as Oklahoma is concerned, is finished. and they are clamorous for capital to To- cate in the new State, form corpora tions. build railroads, and invest in every enterprise that promises 9ainful return.
 If that spirit spread, and there Is small doubt that it will, we may look for a new brand of dominant politics in Oklahoma after the next election"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
This s' Ny 42nd Birthday
Bishop Hughes.

Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes. of the Methodist Episcopal church was born at Moundsville. W. Va, December |. 1866. of an old Virginia family. He studied at tho University Of West Vir- ginia and Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating from the last named insti- tuition in 1889. Going to Boston, ne entered the Boston University The0- logical School, where he graduated h 1892, and was ordained to the Method ist Episcopal ministry in the same year.> His first parish was at Newton Centre. Mass, where he removed to Maiden. Mass, where he remained until 1903. In the year he was called to the presidency of De Pauw University al Greencastle Ind He continued aa head of the university until his eIec- ton to the bishopric by the general conference in Baltimore last May
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

pers. especially the political ones, fail to have their own cartoonist. Some of their productions lack but very little of being real works of art. and enter tain as well as amuse those who see them. That style of establishment has taken such hold on the popular mind that we doubt if 1t will be aban- donsd unless something better can be found. which is not likely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07

We keep hearing and reading of fool bets on the election, and one of the latest comes from Denver. Cola, where a prominent citizen bet on BFyan'a election. The penalty was that if Bryan was defeated he would remove himself and family out of the State and remain out four years. As we look at it, Colorado ought to feel glad over the riddance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-07
Live For Ever Club started.

Science has long maintained that nature reneWs the human body at a period roughly computed at every sev- en years. Now comes Harry Gaze of associates of the Live Forever Club, this body renewal approximately SreanmeT Sn TeGSa neither is he fooI % he IS says So the Hartford SConn.5 Metaphysioai Club on. the topic. How to. Live HHartfordd Live i've Foreyer Club. ci4su about ont twenty prospective Methuselahs being admitted to charter membership a. mong the immortais.
 There is no suggestion of @ new propaganda in our belief" he said ''It Is but the intensity of practical applI- cation of a very old and very practi- ereeds. or beliefs. unless our belief in nature herself can be classed as an 1sns' or a belief.
 We of course. find the basic pFin- that mind controls matter. From this point we work forward along purely practical lines. We do. not banish drugs, medicine, nor the surgeons of us-in fact, most of us-believe these unnecessary. but we accord ab- solute individuality of. action. freedom
 We believe that a healthy mind directed along healthy channels, leads to a healthy body. Death. old age disease are a 5hs Ws beisys GI II the molecular theory in its fullest sense, and we believe that the mind Is the creator of the molecules of the healthy, 1t will create healthy mole cules, and healthy molecules mean healthy tissues, vigorous blood, and no wasting of vitality.