The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
What fhe State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing

After Next 4th of March. opelika Post.
 Mir; Bryan is said to be quite hos pitable and he will no doubt be Eiad to entertain Mir. Taft at the White House occasionally after March 4th of Tuskegee News.
 One good sign that Bryan is to be elect. ed lies in the fact that practically everyone of the old time politicians has gone to his standard They scent tho victory from afar, and DemocTacy's cause is becoming the most popular fad of the day.
 Facts Count. Anniston Star. The recelpts of the Anniston post office give the "short and ugly word to stories about hard times and pan icky conditions in this city. Remem. Der this when you are tempted to talk pessimistically.
 Always Ready to Speak.
 watson will speak again." is the head ing. If he ever refused to speak his friends or his enemies weren't in hearing at the All of his words uttered In this campaign are poison tipped. and directed at the boS. om of the Democratic party.
 Tobacco in North Alabama.
 Farmers of Etowah County will next year experiment with tobacco raising. It is claimed that tobacco can be successfully grown in North Alabama and that more profit can be made from 1t than in the production of cotton The crop Is easily marketed and cash can always be immed- lately secured.
 An AirshIp Campaign. Anntston Evening Star:
 Congress in this district proposes to do his campaigning in an automobile Two years hence. If MT. Middleton wants to will probably be able to do his campaIgnins in an airship. On account of the windlness of the Republican party in Alabama an airship campaign would be altogether in good taste.
 shortness in Tax Returns. Centerville Press. pistols owned in Bibb county were properly given in, assessed and taxes collected on same, 1t would increase the revenues of the county thousands of dollars. It would sur- prise one to know how few people give in this property with their other assessabIe property. A great many seem to think they have complied with the law, when they as. sess their real estate and live stock
 "An Old Man of the Sea-" Stevenson Chronicle.
  gotten the Arabian Nights Entertainments of their younger days will call to mind the old Man of the Sea who rode poor Sindbad almost to death Whenever we re- call that old story We think of poor Taft with Roosevelt on his back It is a more intolerable and persistent burden than Sind bad had to carry
 4 Long Time on. Athens Courier.
 The State has already paid out thous- ands of dollars of the money paid In by the people to satisfy Governor Co., mer's whim and yet we are no nearer reduced freight rates than when he was private citizen of Birmingham The matter will not be settled until after he has been retired to private life where the State and the people would have been much better off had he remained.
 Man Shot For a Squirrel. Jasper Mountain Eagle.
 Bert Stephenson relates to us that Jerry Campbell who lives near ArdelI just over the Walker County line in Cullman County. was shot in rather peculiar way a few days ago by Grady Chandler White. The latter was out hunting squirrels. Campbell was up in a tree reaching for grapes. and Chandler saw only his hand disturbing the thick foliage which he took for a squirrel and fired. filling the mans hand. face and shoulder full of bird shot Some sixty or seventy shot were found in the mans body, but 1t Is thought he is not dangerously in- jured. although quite painfully punctur- ed.
 
 Where Truth Is Dangerous. Columbia Breeze
 one of our subscribers took us to task this week for failing as he remarked to publish all that happened. It was fortu- nate for this particular individual that discretion occasionally demands the ognis- sion of unpleasant items. Should we pub fish all that Is told to us we would he with the angels in about twenty minutes after our papers were mailed. We try to print all items that are news or that will encourage, help or cheer any of our citizens along lfes rugged road. We all doubtless would enjoy reading "all the news when it's about the other fellow. but our policy