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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

"who owns the railroads7" inquires The Brooklyn Eagle. That Is just what the great capitalists are eontiu- uaily trying to settlA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
sWORN CIRcuIATToN.

The Montgomery Adyertiser guarantees US adfertisers (and makes 1t part of the con tract when requested) that it's daily circu- lation Is larger than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabamae-and thai lts sunday edition has the largest circuiaion or any edition of any newspaper printed m Alabama without exception.
 The figures for December printed below represent the actual net circulation, ail re- turps having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
The GOvcrumant stiII LavUs.

PhIIadeIphIR FFebH, =.
 When the smoke of battle has cleared away at Washington we shall probably see the old flag stiil float Ing from both tho White House and the Capitol, and the country will he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

q like 'possum,'' says MT. Taft. That Is all right, William, but don't get stuck on 'coons. while down here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
BluRIngS
postn Harald.

" So far as lawyers know there is no way in which the United States For libel against newspaper, but ment authorities can make blum o1 at if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
nnMl,nna.

It may be that tho spade
 Which shall bq used te heap The sod on you ia medei
 But why sit down to weep, Or be afFatdf 1t may be that anm0whera
 Men eagerly dig down To And the rich and rare
 Ore which shall form Q crown That you may weaH -a E, Kaiser in Chicago Keeords Herald
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
UnIustIy Accused,

LIfe,
 Indignant CitIHsn--YouF boy threw q snowfall at ms just now, ( "Did he. hit Yeu7"
 "Thon 1t wasn't my bsy,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
pFCrMBER. Ieos.
Net Daily Average, December. 1908 5,0S5 Net sunday Average. December isos. .is,Ses

c. I. FinIgan, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. aays:
 kfser's circulation for the month Of Decen- Der 1908, is true and correct and compli- nd after all returns from news boys, news Erents spoiled and leftover copies have hseS dsdfleted c. l. FINlGAN, y VI Circulation Manager.
 Sworn to and subscribed before me 'nis sch aay of January. 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

The Advertiser has received a large nunhersof letters, generally of q con- gratulatory nature. in reference to the verdict for one cents damages returned brought by Governor Conner against The Advertiser.
 We take the liberty of publishing two of these letters, one by a leading business mah of Mobile. and another by a leading business man of Birming- ham:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

that the name of Gatum Dam has occasioned thousands of bad puns brings up the ,sadder reflection that it Is just possible that even the worst of the puns is not bad as the dam.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
New ruwInmd YuxxunDoaeion,

Boston Tranacript,
 First Farmer-Hio. Hiram,, Whore be you Eoin'3
 Second Fnrmer-doln' to taown to git drunk, an Ewash haow dread
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
No RackMnrA afap.

Florida Times-Union.
 If President Roosevelt would turn his horses head away from Wash ington and ride ninety miles a day for two months all might be forgiven and forgotten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

WhS Net KnYeatlRate1 OhIpago AefnFd- Herald, fE Congress going Co overlook the manner in which the President sets his shoes hiaekeds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
A Hnld dllnln

4 HRVd GSselse, LeuiHVtfis GeuFtePsJnuFBRb The Washtagten AeFata's eeaptNias'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

Astvlae the eRatlaeAt. AteEieaB Herald. tAE tAA -cslosaua e Roads
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

It Is an i'll wind that blows nobody good. This is evidenced more partieu- larly when girl wears a pretty pair of silk stockings on a March day. than at any other time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

West Alabama Breeze,
 This Is unquestfonably one of the best spots on mother earth, but even here man cannot always make a living by. growing and complaining tages here do not every time yield competence to the man who will not work. But, honest. we believe 1t comes just about as near doing that .as any part of the globe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

Toraker denies that he is to take up the Brownsville case after the expira- ton of his term as Senator. The burnt child dreads the fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

Castro has announced his intention 0k soon returning to Venezuela. We would advise him before starting to provide himself with a nice caslket suitably dee. orated with floral offerings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

A Pennsylvania man has died of heart failure because he almost won a gold watch in a raffie. That is just what would happen to us if we should ever win anything in a raffle. The shock would be too great.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23

Ever notice the man with the big bass voice always sounds important every time he talks whether he is or not?
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
%INTOLERABLE ITCHING.
Fearful Eczema All Over Baby's Face
professional Treatment Failed.
A Perfect Cure by CutIcura.

when my little girl was six months
old l noticed small red spots on her
right cheek. They grew 80 large that
/ sent for the doctor but, instead Of
helping the eruption, his ointment
seemed to make it worse. Then 1
went to a second doctor who said 1t
was eczema He also gave me In ONT
ment which did not help either. The
disease spread all over the face and
the eyes began to swell. The itching
grew intolerable and 1t was a terrible
sight to sec. l consulted doctors for
months, but they were unable to cure
the baby. paid out from $40 to $50
without relief. One evening l began
to use the Cuticura Remedies. The
next morning the baby's face was all
white instead of red. I continued until
the eczema entirely disappeared. Mrs.
P. e. Gumbin, Sheldon, Ia, July 49, 0S."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
WANTED TO MEET HIM AGAIN
Patriarch Had Something to Say to
Man Driving a Big Red
Automobile.

The Stranger-That's a singular
looking old fellow sitting out there
on the fence. He seems quite a patri-
arch.
The Native-Yep. He's been sittin'
thar fer three years.
Three years! Good gracious!
There must be an interesting story in
volved in this. Is he waiting for
so%mething?"
yep. He's waiting fer a tall Teller
drivin' a big red autymobile. He came
by bout three years ago al ruined
over tn old mans calf. The Teller
stopped an said: What's the DAM
age?' an the old man said, Bout
'leven dollars and the Teller gave him
a twenty an drove on. An tn old
mans sittin' over there waitin' for
him to come back"
"Eh! Poor old chap. Forgot to
thank the man, l suppose. But what's
he got that shotgun for?"
"The twenty tn Teller gave him was
bad"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
SCOUTS IDEA OF MARRIAGE.
Crusty Massachusetts, Bachelor OF
Eighty Years Has Most Decided
Views on the Matter.

Eighty years of single blessedness is
the record of Moses P. Stowe, one of
the oldest residents of Grafton, Mass.
Not a woman crosses the threshold
of his coy home.
at makes no difference who or what
the woman is; she wouldn't get inside
of this house." he says. Even wom-
en- peddlers create a different atmos-
phere when they only knock at the
door.
Marry? Well, I should say not. You
don't know what that word means.
Why, look at all of the men in this
country who have fastened them
selves to women whom they p~rofessed
to love, and now want to get as far
away from ~femininity rs they can.
wouldn't marry the best oma that
ever lived. l tell you, they r trou
BILE brewers; they always have beer
and always will be.
81 had lots of girl friends when
was a young fellow, but when there
was any chasing to be done they were
the ones who did it. / never allowed
myself to become infatuated with 6
girl, as l knew it would be my end"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

woman, and 1 shall recommend IL az
long as 1 live."-MRs. MAY Fry,
Lindley, Ind.
One of the greatest triumphs Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering of woman's
dread enemy-tumor. If you have
mysterious pains, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
through the horrorsofa hospital opera
ton, but try Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
andherbs, has beenthestandard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestion-
able testimony as the above proves the
value Of this famous remedy, and
should give confidence and hope to
every sick woman.
Ifyou would like especial advice
about your case write a cOnfiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
SEA MONSTER CHASED SHIP.
Mariners Juet Arrived at Boston Tell
Of Exciting Experience on the
Vastly Deep.

Entered in the permanent log OF
the British steamship Incredible, Capt.
Clark, is a record Of a sea monster
sighted while the ship was on a pas
sage between Penarth and Santos.
Chief OTlcer Neil &. Murray was in
charge of the bridge at the time and
q Greek quartcrmaster, who first
sighted the monster, was almost pet
rified with fear and was at the point
of permitting tho big freighter to take
her own course.
ut was like this" explained the
chief officer when the Incredible locked
at East Boston: THE ship was 500
miles from Santos. l saw the Greek
acting strangely and followed the d.
rection he was looking.
MY hair nearly stood on end at the
sight. Swimming parallel to the ship
was a monster lizard. II was big as
a whale. The ocean fairly seethed as
II propelled itself with enormous dra.
CONS claws. A head as big as a pilot
house and one coil of the beasts neck
were above water.
For a distance of nearly 300 feet
tho sea heaved and was dashed into
foam. l think the lizard was fully
the Mereddio's length, and / feared
for the safety of the steamship as
the creature, mailed in huge, bony
scales of a darl: green color, swerved
as if to come alongside. 1t had a saw
like ridge on it's back and its gfrth
was fully as great as that of a whale.
After the serpent had raced the
ship several minutes 1t bumped its
back and sounded. The swash from
it's commotion shook the ship and
sent a spray over the starboard rail.
II have followed the sea many
years and, mind you, l am not given
to fancies. That creature so i'm
pressed me that l entered the incident
in the scrap log, and later made a
permanent record of it."
The Mereddio's crew substantiates
Officer Murray, while the Greek quar-.
termaster admits he did net recover
from the shock for several days.
Boston Herald.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Benefits of a Fruit Diet.

Fruitarian diet is to be vigorously
advocated this summer by the order
of the Golden Age of England, which
has opened an international headquar-
tiers in London.
The following are given as advan-
tages OF a fruitarian diet: Mans phys
ical structure demonstrates that he
is a f~ruit-eating creature; flesh food
is very frequently diseased; and
SO causes many distressing maladies;
f~ruitarian food is superior In nutritive
value to the flesh of animals.
II man adopted a f%ruitarian diet,
said DR.. Robert Bell at the headquar-
tiers, there was no reason why he
should not attain the age Of 1913.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
200 Year Old Butter.

Chez Is used in India as is butter
in America and European countries,
and in fact is butter, SO prepared that
it never grows stale, instances being
known of it's preservation for as long
as 200 years.
In preparing ghee, butter is boiled
until all the watery particles and
curds have been thrown off by re-
peated skimmings. When the liquor
is clear oil it is poured into a vessel
to cool. When cooled it is in granu'
lated form, and will keep for years
without becoming rancid or OF bad
odor. Chez has been found in desert
ed castles, where it must have been
left more than two centuries ago
Popular Mechanics.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Escape Nicely Timed.

A German shoemaker left the gas
turned on in his shop n night, and,
upon arriving in the morning, struck
a match to light it. There was a ter
rife explosion, and the shoemaker was
blown out through the door almost to
the middle of the street.
A passerby rushed to his assistance,
and, after helping him to arise, in
CURED If he was injured.
The little German gazed In at his
place of business, which vas now
burning quite briskly, and said:
mo, / aindt hurt. But l got out
shust in time, eh?"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Joke Anglers the Judge.

Judge Balloon was talking to a
crowd on the street a few days ago,
telling them the proper way to put
shingles on a house. He said:
The old rule was to allow six
inches Of the shingles to show to the
weather. but that is too muc1 You
should allow not more than four
inches to show"
Some wag remarked in a matter Of
fact tone to the Judge: "How would it
do not to let any shown" The judge
replied: 1--WE seen roofs made that
way; but it takes a great many
shingles"
Then the judge wanted to get mad
when the crowd laughed.-Twiggs
County (Ga.) Citizen.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Mrs. E. C. Dodd.

the Rio Grande by mea Of a steam
pump.
First Mrs. Dodd enlarged the ir-
rigable tract to 10 acres, all Of which
she planted in Bermuda onions. That
was three years ago. Conditions were
favorable, and despite the many diff
lculties that had to be overcome, she
marketed the onion crop upon the 70
acres at a net profit Of $4,000. Then
she built an electric pumping station
and put in a pump with a capacity of
$500 gallons a minute. Beside the
1876 acres of onions Mrs. Dodd this
season had about Go acres In grain.
feed and a variety of products. Be-
sides furnishing water for this 200
acres of her own, her electric pump
ing plant and system of irrigation pro-
rvided water for SO additional acres,
which are owned by other persons, a
good revenue being received for this
extra service.
Mrs. Dodd has been doing the mar
keting Of her crops through an associ.
alton Of growers, but she Is not alto
gether satisfied with this plan. 1t is
her opinion, after a thorough investi-
cation of the subject that she could
do her own marketing to a better ad-
vantage than through the statesmen of
the association. She says that the
commission and other association
charges during the past season
amounted to ten cents a crate Of so
pounds. Her expenses from this one
item alone ran up to more than
$4,000.
The fact. that she makes al annual
profit off her farm much larger than
the salary Of most bank presidents
has not caused Mrs. Dodd to adopt ex
travagant living. She has a pretty
home in town. It is comfortably but
not luxuriously furnished. She finds
time outside of her farm work to gel
much enjoyment out of social pleas
ures. She has been a social favorite
In Laredo, San Antonio and Other
Texas cities for many years. The
onion-growing season is during the
winter and cooler periods of fall and
spring. This leaves the warmest
months of summer for rest and recu
peration.
Before her marriage Mrs. Dodd was
a school teacher. She has found thai
her training In the schoolroom is o,
much value to her in directing the
work upon the farm. She makes it 6
point to investigate thoroughly every
phase of the business, and to adop'
the most improved methods Of cult
waiting and handling the crop. Sh,
knows the analysis of the soil on diff
ferent parts of the farm; she has ex
perimented with many other kinds O
products besides onions, and knows
Just what can be grown successfully
upon the farm, and she knows ap
proximately the cost by the acre o
c~ultivating all the kinds Of crops Il
which the farm Is adapted.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Reuinninu Riqht..

"Your folks must be mighty excep-
tionally fond of eggplant" remarked
the grocer's clerk to the deacon's son
when the two met after the church
services one Sunday. Your father
ordered two dozen of 'em yesterday"
"Oh, that's easily explained. You
see dads been reading about the
latest methods Of embarrassing, and
he decided to try the business. AL
though the books advised beginners
to purchase adult fowls, dad decided II
was better to start with the eggplant"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
ONION QUEEN
How Mrs. {. c. Dodd Of Laredo,
Tex, Is Growing Rich.
Gross Average Return Was $e25 an
Acre on 1856 Acres Cultivated
Modern Methods That Bring
Astonishing Results.

Laredo, Tex.-What do you think
nf a net profit of $500 an acre from
Bermuda onions? This is the record
Of Mrs. Edwarts G. Dodd of Laredo,
whom the people of this section call
the Onion Queen" She grows more
Bermuda onions than any woman in
the world-135 acres-and is getting
rich at 1t.
Mrs. Dodd's crop this year was not
extraordinary. Most of the other
onion growers In the Laredo section
did as well, but non of them had in
as much acreage as she had. This
fact brought her profits up to a fig
ure that Is astonishing to the ordinary
farmer who is content with a profit
Of SIS to $50 an acre upon his land.
The average net yield which Mrs.
Dood obtained upon her 1876 acres
was about $500 an acre. The gross
revenue from the farm was about $625
IN acre. Growing onions is expensive.
1t cost an average Of about $225 an
acre to plant, cultivate, harvest and
market the crop.
Mrs. Dodd Is not a "book farmer
She directs the multitudinous affairs
of her place in person. She has ca
pable men who look after the details,
and every part of the business re.
ceives her closest supervision. Her
farm embraces 600 acres, but only 200
acres are under irrigation. In begin
ming onion growing she knew exactly
what to do, because the possibilities
Of the business had been proved by
others. Being a widow with only the
land to depend upon, she determined
to make it profitable, and she did. A
small part Of the land was under irri
cation, the water being taken from
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
"Good.By, Grant"

A western Kansas editor was recent
ly told that the head Of Lincoln APP
pears on the new silver half-dollar;
that the bust Of Cleveland will be on
the G $40 certificate, and that Of
Grant on the $50 one.
"Is that all so?" he asked.
you don't suppose I'm lying to
you," replied his informant.
mot at all, not at ALL" was the edi-
tors reply. 81 wasn't thinking along
that line at all. l just wanted to be
sure. I'll probably get a sight of
Lincoln now and then, and it may be
my rare and wondrous good fortune
to occasionally scrape up a f%leeting
acquaintance with Cleveland. But
Grant-dear Grant, good-by, and God
bless you!"-Kansas City Journal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
A Tall Bear Story,

why, once, do you know, I found a
bear inside a hollow log. Well, Of
course, l couldn't get at him to shoot
him, and the log was too heavy to
move. l didn't know what to do. So at
last l thought of cutting four holes
in the log, about where the bears
feet must be, and I got his paws
through slick. Then l tied a rope
about the log and made him walk with
it into camp. And-would you be-
lieve tive had all our food and all
our fuel for the winter out Of that one
deal!"-Outing.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
A Broad Discrimination.

There is an elder of a certain
church upstate who thinks that things
are only half done or not well started
in which he has no voice. At q
prayer meeting he offered thanks for
the safe return from their vacation
of the minister and his wife. With
proper dignity and in a loud voice he
said: 20 Lord, we thank thee for
bringing our pastor safe home, and
his dear wife, too, o Lord, for thou
preservest man and beast."-Succesa.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory il the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
er strength than other makes.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

dizzy SpelIS and a terrible cOndltlon OF
the kidney secretions. / got 30 mis-
cradle / went to bed, but the doctor
did not do anything for me and no
one expected me to recover. Doan's
Kidney Pills first relieved, then cured
me, and 1 have had no kidney trouble
for seven years since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
THE MARKETS.

NATIONAT. cTOCK yARDS ny..
ratt1a Staars Ga. oows ( "a. can,
Sa.re STEERS. ~ I've M - ol,ars
aha Ieeaers, I;Iog4,zo' Ruls' t.oo;
aogs-Selec, neaNy, .e9gps,gVa o.. HmaaHNeu
paGssfs Sn nao1g9sn o.os% .;oo' ,arnh.
= SeoGs az: c,ipneS lambs and veariinSs'
BOG Lso'o mutton sheeps 1SVgo.oo'
STOCK, Is, 1'evcy W. pucks, S;'oW2.soi
oMloN Sd Z \ o III ora fnsd-
ers, s'soSS.SS; COWS and helfers. 1900
10Y; caves, o'ogW , o9, M. hoss-iis n,
lug .Iv, miSeo, 5'feg u.Uy, meayy, a,9Vp
ESo, rougn; I,ao@ s,o9i yeihers. .oog a ooS
SSneep-NauVe' s'ooWo'oo' ahnos' o'oow
S'g W9,NsAs c,rv MO -catt,aAN.t,ve
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
Good Work Done In France.

For the past three years a persis-
tent crusade has been waged against
consumption among p~ostofice en-
ployes in France. Under these ef-
forts the number of cases has dimin.
ished so per cent, having been in
1906, 1,04S; in 1907, S0S cases., and
last year the number fell to sos.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and 1t will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
frnu
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

q cyst tum0r OF
four years. growth.
which three of the
best physicians de-
clared / had. They
said that only an
operation could
help me. lam very
gladthatIfollowed
q friends advice
and took Lydia e.
Pinkbam's Vege-
table Compound,
for it has made me
a strong and we'll
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
story Of an EGG.

Burman Hunter while on a trip
near Unadilla found an egg beside
the railroad track, He brought the
egg home and set it under a hen, and
now Mr.. Hunter has one Of the finest
11-days-old wild ducks ever SEEM
Cordele Rambler.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
What Did He Mean?

Mr.. Brown and his family were
standing in front of the lions cage.
John" said Mrs. Brown, IF these
animals were to escape, whom would
you save first, me Or the children"
ME-" answered John, without hest
tation.-Everybody's Magazine.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02
That's a Reason.

Take off your coat, Herkimer,"
said the boss, in kindly tones, as he
directed the electric fan a little o
toward himself.
Herkimer Hoskins blushed furi-
ously.
Thank you, sir" he said, "but-er
the fact is, my wife makes my
shirts"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-02

Just as Well She Didn't Know.
Palmist Ito man and his wife pass
ing)-Haye your future told, sir.
The Man (whispering) - I'll be
around later. I don't want my wife to
know it.-Life.