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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
Two cHRIsrMAs TRAeEpIEs.

The tragic happenings, out of the despair of weak men. stand out in the Christmas press dispatches. A man in New York killed himself because he could not give his children Christmas presents, A man in Missouri commit ted suicide because he had no Christ mas money to give his wife.
 Possibly the tragic rashness of these two unfortunates was aroused by the wish for happiness of others and by the desperation of their own weakness and ineficiency. But the question arises. how much did each contribute to the happiness of his family by darkening the day with bloody deed. which win make every recurring Christmas unhappy and gloomy with memories of the one days anguish? Pity may we'll be felt for the foolish weakness of the unhappy husband and father who seemed to consider noth- ing except their own selfish sorrows and conscience .twinses. If a worse
 
 course out of a bad difficulty. or bet ter way to increase Christmas unhsp- piness would have been pursued. it cannot now be figured out.
 The manlier way for both would have been to have borne their misfor- tunes of the present. and fn them re- solved to meet the future and win for it and its Christmas rewards. that the present had denied. seif-murder was selishiy coward way to dodge re- responsibilities and avoid consequences of personal inefficiency.
 NO man liveth to him." it is writ ten and the Scriptures themselves contain no truer saying. Some are prone to. say that when man suc- ceeds. he succeeds by using others as stepping stones. It is not true. No man succeeds. but that he lifta others with him as he rises No man falls but that he drags others down. The weakness of two mems lives was manifest more by the sudden im- pulse of self-murder to dodge re- morseless consequences than in the unfortunate predicament in which they allowed their families to become fixed in which they could watch the happiness of others and be unable to participate in it.
 The manly, the courageous thing to have done, would have been to have faced the gloom of an unhappy pres- ent and in it formed the resolve for better and a happier future. Cow ardice never yet solved problem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
Doc.or piaot,s Cossacls.

New York American.
 Beware the pale booknlan when ne buckles ais arnscE and goes to ,,. var Carnegie Hall on "Wednesday. declared fer "a state mounted police, with Q thorough military organization. m every part of the country" The good doctor thinks that the time has come In America for tho creation of rowing police force not burdened with local
 A Cossack is a superman, carrying a spear that knows no brother. He has no postoffiee address. That ie his particular merit. He Is free from those enervating neighborly alliances
 The advantage ofea state mounted police over an ordinary copper brought up in your town would be this--that he could put his fighting tab-iFon into and perfect strangerhood. having never met any of your relatives or danced with your cook.
 It is an extremely practical idea. Dr. Eliot is sure of it; and, indeed, the Czar has found 1t so. There are thous- ands of Russian villages where there would be trouble--endless trouble for the Little Father If he had not pro videj them with policemen from some where else.
 Q. Perfect Flower of New England Culture! Tribune of the Town Meet ing, you have assuredly found the way.
 By all means let Dr. Eliot recruit his "state mounted police, with thorough military organization" from. the super annuated scholars that agree with him. Let him ride at the head of his glitter ipg sauadrons, with cap, and gown. and dastards. and establish the peace of Warsaw.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
HITTING TEDDY.

The St. Louis Post-Dispateh is not very highly impressed by the Presl- dent. and doesn't seem to entertain . very exalted opinion of either his good sense or his judgment. "In many parts Of the country" if says, .san ex- eeedingly bitter religious controversy Is, in progress based in the first in- stance upon Presidsnt-elect Taft's church connections but amplihed and inflamed everywhere by President RoosSvelts ill-advissd~ letter of Mo- vember last Mischieyous utterances almost inriun1erable have proceeded from the White House under this ad- ministration. but, probably none of them has had a more far-reaching in- fiuence for evil than the srotesuue let ter in which the President undertook to confer religious toleration upon his fellow citizens and to instruct them therein.
 ''Ie had nothing new to offer on the subject ana even If he had it was no part of his duty to present it. Pro- claiming platitudes long recognized by the great mass of civilized people, he accomplished nothing but the awak- eninE of certain raneorous elements which now have an excuse to air their natural violence and bigotry. MT. Taft's religion iU his own affair. No- body of importance would have inter- ested himself in the matter if the President had been wise enough to let it alone"
 Of course it was none of Roosevelt s business to project himself and his views into the controversy. To say or intimate that he should have been wise enough to let it alone" is a waste of breath. He never seems wise enough to let anything alone if he can find any way to butt in. We are told that fools rush in where angels fear to tread" and with justice we may say that Roosevelt rushes in where wise l HlOu 0S nut COHSIuCI lI tnClT DuSlneSS to tread-and precious little credit does he do himself or his office by his interference in matters that should not concern him.
 Has there ever been a man in prom inent position in this country who possessed such overgrown miscon- ception of himself? One might think that the many rebuffs and setbacks he has had would have taught him something. but such is not the case. To be called down and shown his mistakes and his unsupported charges and assertions only makes him more obstinate and self -assertive, The coun- try has but little more than two months of him to endure. but wisdom itself could not say what he may do in that period.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29

the square yard. The fruit contains sixteen per cent of sugar and ls as such nourishins food ss this shorniess cactus" This very large statement appears in. the reports of the address Perhaps ape # 9 is az nsiicg ~sl to SswaSsss await SSo nrlnetlon of all the claims put for | ward for the new plant before buying UPess sssess m asas sSrbsnk en sesn quoted again and again in this matter. his new plant Is bound to lead to sen finds that while his cactus yields best under cultivation 1t drives out the des- crt cactus on its own ground because ef deeper roots. The only obstacle yet areas is its Inability. to defend Itself against the attacks of rabbits and oth- CT desert animals. Nothing can harm it's guard of thorns. The new cactus invites Instead of repeIs attacks, and therefore must he protected against browsing animals
 If Mir. Burbank was correctly re- ported. and if he himself is not mis- taken. this is likely to prove one of the most important of his many dis coveries and improvements. The cac- tus is one of the few piants-we al Jude to the common wild variety--that grows and thrives in the midst of the most arid deserts. and if this new va- riety possesses the same power to sus- tain itself where there is nothing but sand and no water 1t is difiicult to pre- dict or estimate the good to come from it. As The Journal says. 1t would per- haps not be prudent to invest much money in desert lands and cactus plants until we are sure that the al- legged claims of the great plant wiz- ard are fully sustained. but he has done so many wonderful things in the vegetable kingdom that we can hard ly feel surprised If he has also sue- ceeded in this instance.
 4 ton of wheat on one acre of the best land would be considered . fine yield. but MT. Burbank claims that he can raise one hundred times that much fruit on an acre. and a fruit that is not only represented to be as good as an apple. but is also rich in sugar. and as consequence may be made to add a great deal to the sug- ar production of the world. If to this 1t will also thrive on the desert lands we may we'll regard it as a wonder full addition to the vegetable world and 1t will be noted that Mir. Burbank claims that this new species will drive the old from the deserts. The obJec- tion that the new variety will be de- fehceless against the attacks of rab- bits and other animals will apply to most other vegetables or fruits grown by. man. The cactus can be protected as easily as any other plant. we should imagine. and if it even approaches the wonders attributed to 1t we need have no fear that it will not be taken care | of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
Atlantic City was forgotten.
An Excellent Plan For sOuthern Pro-
 motion.

An Excellent Plan For sOuthern PFo-
 motion.
 Pensacola Journal.
 Montgomery, Ala. has wide-awake secretary of it's commercial club In the person of C.. Gfosvenor Dave. He IL was who played one of the principal mercial Congress which recently gathered in Washington and which held a most enthusiastic session--one we hope. that will be big with results.
 And the first result, If carried 9ut, will be most significant and most in- portant and will be far reaching in its beneficent influence upon the indus trial development of this section. It Is now on the program to erect, m Washington a large and attractive building as a permanent home for or ganized effort to bring before k7e people of the country and foreigners visiting the capital city the wonderfuI resources of Dixie where oesigns loe may be acted upon by representative men from all parts of the Southland Or. as Mir. Dave put the matter in q recent interview: The project IS a great office building and auditorlnIn M in Washington. Its rentals will be de- voted to the furtherance of all com merciaI projects in the South that Will aid in bringing this section into parity of development with the rest o1 the United States. It will also be the home of all Southern clubs. There will be maintained there an exposition of resources arranged In such way as to bring immediate results. The ef- fort will be towards special studies: each great resource of the South being assigned to a room, Those of us who have our hearts in this matter feel confident that such aa co-operatlve move will accelerate enormously the great development that has already come to the South
 Mir. Dave in the same interview de- clared that subscriptions amounting to S250, GOO of the S1,0O0.000 1t Is expected to put in the building are already In sight which certainly lends probabili- ty to the hope that the plan will be carried out. s Southern cities should realize the importance of this pro- feet and the press of the South should inspire the public 10 make giant ef- fort to secure the funds necessary Tor it's accompltshment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
MeIvIlle n. stone.

William Inglis. In Harper's Weekly.
 The city editor of a newspaper Is responsible for the accurate and at nostby snr9ssng n of etssy tss
 ing editor for all that goes on In the entire country; but this man. the head and front of the "A: P-tne very With the reporting of the activities of all mankind,f To pc perfectly accurate. then, let us note that hts breakfast is made up of q ft-boiled egg, 2 Dit na of ?. York newspapers. These are the sta ples of the meal, and the eye devours by far the greater part of the repasit;; ind near at hand the morning news papers of Philadelphia, Boston. Chica- SO. Detroit, Cleveland, Denver Omaha, Ogden. San Francisco--in word, of the whole country-as soon as they arrive. All Of these are studied, com pared, scrutinized, as to their, treat. ment of the news. the "A. F" has sent them. also as to their Urea tment of m the by the hands of theIr own reporters and cofrespondents. For the. editor who purveys to them all can often find q tafls that are attractive to each, strfg. ing an average, and supplying that
 By } o'clock Mir. stone IS in his 2 of; :; Press hive In the main building of the Western union Telegraph Company, at f95 Broadway. Here Is the building sny nst eSRssns oths4 in oIs Ss nsws ts electric antennae reach out 10 every extremity of the knowon world. In the spacious office whose principal equipments are and charts of every part of the earth's surface, the general manager Of the Associated Press sits for four hours in judgment upon the doings of his activities for the next day or the next week. His secretary has read all his mail, classified it, and digested the longest of the letters for sb sRstey stfsyy. issuing orders to the scores or depart ment chiefs in every part of the world occupy their share of the four hours
 Then Mr. Stone goes back to the Lotos Club for luncheon and the con- sideration of further matters that have to do with the benefit of the service. City on the afternoon of Sept. s, 19O1s for a few days rest. Too long period of all work and no play had tss Srosd % sreet wsa ststOn ne in aIs
 phia he was startled to hear several policemen loudly calling. his name. When he spoke to one of them the po- who handed MT. Stone a teiegfam noz tifying him that President Mckinley had been shot, The message was first addressed to Trenton. but t missed the Stone hurried to the Philadelphia of flee of the Associated Press and re- mained there all night, ordering and directing by telegraph the work of his corps of editors, reporters. and te1e- graph operators at Buffalo. and has, tenfng others to their aid from Wash . ingtin, New York, Albany, and Bos-
 Atlantic City was forgotten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
This Date in Elistorp
December 2a.

1779--Savanah taken by the British 1s00-Charles Goodyear, inventor of the process of vulcanizing rubber, born in New Haven. Conn. Died in New York, July l, 1660..
 Is69--William F. Gladstone, English statesman, born. Died May 19. 1898.
 1S45-Texas admitted to the Union.
 iS53-Ship Staffordshire wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia. with loss of 175 lives.
 1S64--Hood's army. crossed the Ten- nessee river. thus ending the Tennes- see campaign.
 1S6S-Lord Lisgar appointed Cover nor General of Canada.
 1877-The President and Mrs. Hayes celebrated their silver wedding in the White House.
 Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, found guilty and sentenced to death.
 1906-Senator Bailey won first test of strength In Texas primaries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
origin of DOminoes.

London Globe.
 tributed variously to the Greeks. the Chinese and Jews, but a Paris contenl- porary has discovered that the ever popular game owes its invention to the Benedictines of Mont Cassin. Two Of the order were sent into lengthy re- treat, and they hit upon a method of willing away the spare time without infringing the rules of silence by play ing with square stones upon which various dots were marked. While per fecting themselves, they perfected or rather evolved the game, and were ac- customed to frequently repeats when playing in the evening, psalms from vespers. especially the first. that is Psalm six, which begins "Dexit Domi- nus Domino meo" When the retreat was over the game was soon known in the convent. Then it's fame spread to the village and beyond. The verse was reduced to one word, Domino" hence the name as we have received 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
Ia Defense of sslnes Pie.

New Orleans Daily BtAteas
 fooIish physician in the North has un- dertaken to lead hopeless movement for the abolition of the mince pie. He contends that it's only purpose is to foster indigestion and produce dreams compared with which those of the cucumber fiend are az spring poem to sawmiii explosion This may be true, but he should understand once and for ali that the rnince pie is q sacred and cherished American Institution. The Re- publican dynasty at Washington may over throw the federal constitution, the rights of the states and pluck the stars from the blue field of the national ensign, but the mince pie will continue to be the natton 2 comfort and pride. Our whole system or goveFn4nent may be changed fn single night and yet peace abide In the land, but the hand that strikes c blow at the mince pie lights the fires of revolution.
 The delicious. yet mysterious conglomera- tion known as the minee pie Is irnbedded tn and is part of the history of our native land It was present and witnessed In its calm and serene way the landing or tne Pilgrim FatherR 1t played an important part at the signing of the. Declaration of fndependenee, for some of the older writers tell us that it was served to the patriots who participated in that history Inakins event. During the revolutionary war dark est hours 1t was mince pie and yankee Doodle working jointly that kept the Flame of hope blazing in the hearts of washing toms mighty heroes,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29

If the Democratic Party had stood its ground. as the party for the sound est currency, and for tarin for reY- enue only, we would not now behold our opponents claiming all credit Tor The gold standard, and putting them selves in position to claim credit as real tariff reformers This chasing the bubble of expediency. and cater ing to isms has gone on long enough and if we want to stand erect as the party of genuine principle we must cut loose from the bonds that chain us to populism and other isms not to the liking of the American people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 70. 1908.


 The census returns for 1900 showed larger gains in population Curing the nreoeding decade in the south' and es- peciaIIy Southeast Alabama. than Tn any other portion of the State The census of 1910 has some surprises m store for those who think that Ala bama,s future is based entirely upon the growth and prosperity of the min eral section of the state. The agri- cultural development of Alabama IS hut in it's infancy and 1t is but auss- 4iou of few years when thousands of intelligent white farmers in other portions of the United States and Eu- rope will come teeming into our State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
Thi. ( Ny szth sStkday
Jsmes N. vahey

James 1T vahey. the Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachu- setts- in the sssctien of last November. was born in Wateftown, Mass, Decem- Der 2s, 1871. After Having, the public schools of Watertown ha attended the law school of Boston University and was graduated with high honors ln 1892. The following year he was ads mttted to the bar and began the prac- tice of law In Watertown. He hrst sprang into prominence in his profes- sion in the famous trial of Charles L. Tucker. who was convicted of murder, Mir. Vahey's memorable struggle to save the young man from conviction and the death chair attracted attention throughout the country. After holding several elective offices In Watertown Massachusetts Legislature in 1908, Early in the present year he became the choice of the Democrats for Gov 9 sLno., put was saeteasea at tae ,,hi5, Pom5 hn can candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
ImmiwratIOn Problem solved.

Macon Telegraph.
 In view of. the revelation made by merce that tn net gain in population for the United States from immigra- tion for the year ended September 30, 1908, was only 6,29S, 1t Is interesting to recall that little more than a year ago the country was wrestling with the problem of how to restrict im- migration for fear that the United States would be overrun if the tide continued to come in .unabated. The total number of immigrants that came in for the year under consideration was 742. 112, but in the same period 71T,S14 immigrants returned to the respective lands of their nativity. How it would have been If the high tariff. high finan- ciering and trusts. fostefed by the Re a panic and hard times and convinced the foreigners that they stood a bet ter chance for livelihood at home than here we cannot say But the Roosevelt panic had the effect at least to dispose of this problem for us
 Tt is well known" says The Balti- more Sun. that many of the iTnmi- grants to the United States do not be- come a permanent part of the popula- ton. Every year there Is an exodus to the old World-and in time of ln- dusstriai depression 1t is very large. population through the immigration of aliens are of little value unless the annual emigration of aliens from the OHlLOu oidbeS IS doEpAAdlucu- II ap- pears that only in the last year was the effort made systematically to se- cure accurate information in respect to the departure of aliens Secretary Straus suggests that all previous es- inmates of the yearly net increase of alien population might reasonably be reduced 4S per cent. If the overesti- mate has been as great as this, the United States Is in no immediate dan ger. of being Europeanized by immigra- ton. Perhaps pessimistis seers and savante will now revise their predic- ton that the disappearance of the 'Anglo-Saxon" type from this republic is only a matter of 200 years. Ger tainly Secretary Strauss statements tend to diseredlt their prophecies"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29

When work was shut down. run on short hours or turned out a reduced product the careless man, the unpunc. tual, the half-worker and the whole idler is left out. Some good men are ped when d reduction comes are in that lower half who are never quite satisfactory some men only have a steady job In a boom.
 that industry. punctuality, energy and efficiency arc insurance of employ ment in all times, and the man or wo- man, boy or girl. going back to work, after learning this lesson. can secure this insurance by paying the daily premium of hard. efficent. persistentf punctual work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29

believed to be the first of a series Of moves to provide the entire main line of the Penn syivania System with heavier locomotives. :. The lighter ones win be sent to branches.
 Each of the new locomotives will weis, with the tender. 3ss000 pounds. tender of the new locomotives will cerry 1000 tons of coal.
 Two years ago the Pennsyivania manufae- weighing 204 tons which has been used of, the lines west. of Pittsburg on fast trains The success of this locomotive led to the iveiy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-29
wbers Italy Has "Made Good"

John L. Mathews, Tn the JanuaFy
 Everybody's Magazine.
 Tn the very heart of the Ozarks, where Arkansas merges into what Is now Oklahoma. TonrItown centers at a prairie crossroads six miles west of the busy little city of springdale, in Washington County. Though it is too new to be mapped, the Arkansas farm CTS know where 1t lies, and the raii- road men know, too: for more prosper ity has come te- shippers and. to com mon carriers alike through this little community than through any other equal number of men and women who have ever settled in that region.
 This is true because of the spirit Of the men who have made it; first, of rather Bandint. who gave up his ca reer at home to devote his life to prov ing the value of the Italian in Amer lea. and to teaching the reality of America to his people; and then of inc Italians of Tontltown themselves, men from many provinces, who have entered with hearty good will into demonstration of the truth of Pietro Bandinfs faith. For TontitoWn IS a little community of everyday Italian immigrants, many of them from the poorest slams of New York, who have suffered the worst hardshtps of immt- grant life in America, and who now. on these ozark uplands. are giving the lie to those who believe that Italians are all Black Hand conspirators, mem bers of the Mafia. and undesirable citi-