The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-03
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
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what ff1e Sf0te Papers Are Saying and Doing
 He Proved It. Birmingham Ledger.
 MT. Bryan called first on Mir. Taft eaTss tG asmsnd s baS but a Taft , d That's the way in politics. If the other fellow gets ahead of you, just swear you were there first. waiting for him.
 A Stern Reality. Mobile Herald
 Over in Georgia Hoke Smith is fight ing for his political life. At the be- campaign as a joke. It is now the sternest reality that he has ever been up against.
 Prediction. Mobile Register.
 Hon. J. Thomas Hefiin, of Alabama, is slated as the seconder of the nom- ination of Mir. Bryan at Denver. The hall will be big and the audience inl- nense, but Heflin will be heard. We predict that he will make a hit.
 Keep Cool. Marion County News.
 It matters but little with. most of us who is nominated for the offices. full as ever; the birds will sing just as sweet, and the fish will bite as ravenonsly at the red worm. Don't get excited. Keep cool.
 A Good Sign. Talladega Home
 A good sign that there is yet 8 de- mand for labor was shown on the streets a few days ago when the A. B. and A. Construction Company was scattering circulars advertising for two hundred laborers to lay track on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic raii- road.
 For Horses TaiI. Guntersville Democrat.
 Some kindhearted fellow citizen. who failed to give his name. has sent us stalk of cookie burrs, some of which are seed of this extra early variety for sale at reasonable rates, and adds that two crops of this may be grown a year. It may be fortunate that he did omit his name.
 Calls It Joke. Blocton Enterprise.
 A new geological building has been autho orized for the University of Ala bama at Tuscaloosa, and an afort IS being made to have 1t built entirely of Alabama material. It would he in the nature of a joke to import geological specimens from other states to build home for Alabama exhibits.
 War and Navy CombinatIon.
 There never was such wild talk about the vice presidential nominees There are no candidates. Not man that $12,000 job. It is said that MT. Roosevelt would like to make Robley D. Evans vice president. That would be making 8 war and navy combina- tion-Taft and Evans.
 Really Pretty Homes. Union Springs Herald.
 n. !. t, nd yorn ner nificient shade trees of Union Springs always attracts the attention and brings forth the praise of visitors. even people of Georgia, state whose cities did shaded avenues and colonial homes are loudest in their praise of these features of Union Springs.
 wonr Pay.
 Perhaps the world may owe you a living. but you will die of starvation and settle. And in this connection it is well to state that lot of energy is wasted in looking for easy jobs. The fellow who is mak ing the most of the the fellow who is making Il Dotch of better one.
 Far fin the Lead. Sheffield Standard.
 While The Montgomery Advertiser made a bad break in footing up the to- tai vote of two of the candidates for reports of the State primary were fuller and more satisfactory than those of any other paper in the State. In service and in editorial ability. Is far in the lead of any other Alabama daily.
 shut Up the Town. TalladeRa Mountain Home.
 Why not shut up the town and have rousing, old ld-fashioned celebration on July. the. Fourth, with oratory. a brass band. a big dinner, sports of all kinds and a general good time for everybody. old and young? We all work too hard with too little recreation, and live too scribed circle. We should mingle more with our neighbors, mako new acqualntances and friends manifest together on a common ground.
 A Fortunate Man. Mobile Herald.
 Mir Bryan is a fortunate man. He can face the future without the least anxiety. If nominated and elected. he will be far and away the richest presi- dent that ever occupied the White House. If nominated and not elected. he will stiiI have the comfortable $60 000 a year income, subject to nat ural increment. The only thing he has to fear is failure to get the bomt~ nation That might have an uufavor- able effect upon the business of The | Commoner, and upon his lecture busi- ness, from which he derives some ad- l ditional thousands of income. + The Poor Editor. | Greensboro Beacon. | Editing a newspaper is a nice thing. rattle -brained. If we don't we are old | fogies. If we publish original matter they say We don't give them enough | selections. If we give them selections | they say we are too lazy to write. II | We do not go to church we are heath ems. If we do go we are hypoerites l if we remain in the office we ought to | get out and hustle. If we go out, then | We are not tending to our business. II | lge wear old clothes they laugh at us | It we wear good clothes they say we | have pull. Now what are we to dol More than likely some one will say VI l stole this from an exchange. We did