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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
AN ENGLISH REFORMER.

No doubt there are many who have
had about exhausted all forms of alb
surdity. not to say Stiffness, in this
of any subject or anybody that have
escaped the attention of those who
change human thought. human habits
and human desires by going at them
That these brilliant guardians of HUI
manity frequently fall down in their
efforts and calculations doesn't in the
least deter them or their imitators.
Like old Anteus, or some other old
one of whom we have read. they no
sooner hit the earth than they are UP
and at it again. with some new and
possibly more absurd project. You
can't keep a reformer down very
long.
But while all this has been going
on at a great pace on this side the
briny deep. they have been having a
specimen of It on the little island OF
England. One would naturally infer
that the phlegmatic Britons would not
have caught the reform microbe, but
one of them. at least. had a bad case
Of it. He. however. was not content
with reforming men and women, but
tackled Old Father Time himself. He
noticed that in the glad Spring sea-
son when the days were growing lon
ger, men and women lay in bed too
long. He also noted that in the Au
rumn when days were shortening peo-
pie went to bed too early.
This was a waste of time and OPP
portunity, as this brilliant reformer
saw things, so he conceived the orig
inal and happy idea OF having Parlia-
ment pass law requiring all clocks
and other timepieces in Great Britain
to be set forward one hour IN Spring
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15


Some merchants made all the money they
have by saving II. Other merchants made
all the tSs t eney hs ns,d ~ making it fast
Throughout the United sta .es. this latter
class is the richer II you would ask why, it
viii pay you well to study out the answer
for yourself.
Save the pennies and the dollars will
take care of themselves" has become a
eymaking standpoint we doubt its value. 1t
seems. nowadays, that stores who get there
the fastest grab on to the dollars and let
Too much saving ability is likely to
cause the saver to get Saving" mixed
up with Investment says The Dry Goods
portunity to make an investment which
would make him more money he saves
and doesn't make the investment There
are hundreds of instances in store life--and
many in your store life-where this truth
will apply.
Be saving? Certainly; but not too saw
Some merchants save the string and paper
that came around packages from the whole
sale house. and use them again in wrapping
packages for their customers They save
all the pasteboard boxes to make price tick
cts of.
They save the envelopes from correspond
ents for the cashier to do his figuring
1.-THE boy who pulls the nails from incom-
ing dry goods cases. hammers them out
sttatght and puts them in a box for future
use--the boys wages come to more than
They must be saved"
AS a rule. the store whose proprietor has
this saving bug looks cheap and ratty all
the way through from the show window to
the alley
1t can't help looking that way And the
store that looks that way is bound to lose
our friends who have this saving bug
like to refer TO 1t as stopping the leak. ="
all right to use champagne plug to stop a
rain water leak.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
THE auNNrsoN TUNNEL.
Facts About the Great Irrigation PrOJec
Which Cost Milllons.

Facts About the Great Irrigation Project
Which Cost Millions.
Nebraska State Journal.
The Gunnison tunnel Is to be opened by
President Taft on his coming Western trip,
September 20. Its completion is one Of
the many triumphs for the policy Of nation
and sagebrush give way to the garden
and budded fruit tree. The tunnel is over
six miles long. is eleven by thirteen feet In
cross section. drilled through the granite
backbone OF the Rocky Mountains. 1t car
ries the Gunnison River through the noun
tain and delivers It on the other side In
the Uncompaghre valley at the rate OF
water 10000 acres OF land, and the land
is there waiting to receive 1t. 1t has been
nearly five years In construction. and cost
the United States $3,25o.00o. or about S25
per acre for the land to be watered. To
this must be added the cost of constructing
bitches, and all of It to be repaid bv the
land owner.
An enormous water power will be general
ed by the fall of this volume of water from
level to level as 1t goes down the valley II
irrtRates. The power will be utilized for
the operation of electric roads. electric light
and the multitude of purposes for which
the electric current is employed.
1t is fifteen years since the Gunnison tun-
mel was projected by a French landowner
named LauZon. who had seen the posslbili-
ties Of tunnels in mining and believed there
were equally great possibilities for the
as a dream at first. Later the Gunnlson
Tunnel Company was organized with o N.
KEN. former Congressman from the sixth
Nebraska District. as President. Agitation
before the Colorado Legislature secured an
appropriation of $4,000 to begin the work
II was demonstrated that the thing could be
done. but that II would require millions IN
stead of thousands to do 1t. Then came the
Federal reclamation act. and the dream
became realization. The Gunnison tunnel
lake and canal which is TO water the table
lands of the North Platte River.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
Alabanaa's Happy State When
.Jelks Finished His Term

tax payers of about $500, 900 a year.
THE old soldiers have had in six
years one and a half million dollars
more than for any other six years in
$4,000 in 1900 to $473,oo0 In 1905.
The schools have had better sup
port. There has been paid out to
teachers in this State and from the
State Treasury alone, In the last six
years, two and three-quarter millions
more than the, aggregate OF any other
tically doubling the amount used in
any other six years.
There has been retired 100000 Of
the States debt. The bonds to this
amount have been paid and await your
committee to burn. The money for
this purchase represents perhaps the
first dollars paid out on the States debt
since the war.
whereas, we paid ais interest on the
public debt in 1908. $44S.S00, we Will
pay as interest on the public debt in
1907 $357,650 Here we have an ac-
tual saving of $si,230 and for each Of.
the coming years.
1.-THE net income from the Convict
200. 900 more than for any other SIX
years, running from $4,000 In 1900 to
S34S,000 in 1905. This last sum proba-
bly, amounts to as much as the net ag-
gregate from the same source in the
thirty years ending in 1900.
"The purchase and payment OF addi-
tional grounds for an extension OF the
Capitol site and the building OF hAr-
monious and sympathetic addition To
the beautiful old building
"a vase Treasury surplus"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15

This land Is good for nothing or that
field will never amount to anything"
his time saying. There is no gold in that
hill." or There's no coal to be found
Suppose half of the farmers and half
OF the miners spent their time talking In
that fashion, what would become of farm
ing and mining7
of the foolish vice of aimless criticism.
wouldn't 1t be more profitable. sane and
decent to use up in friendly encouragement
the time that We waste in bitter criticism2
The big monkeys that gather in herds the
balloons and the macaques spend all OF their
time chattering. barking. criticising each
other.
And when a man begins to criticise he
can feel himself drawing down the skin on
his forehead, the way a monkey does when
he criticises another monkey.
When man speaks vita savage bitter
ness OF a rival he can feel himself lifting
up the lip on the right side, just where the
lip covers the big canine tooth. That's
what wolf does when he gets ready to
hite--he lifts up his lip and uncovers the
tooth so that he can bite without hurting
the lip.
The next time you start criticising anoth-
er man. be observant and you will find
the skin OF your forehead drawing down
like the hairy forehead of ringtall rhesus,
or you will feel that upper lip rise in
on the other hand. when you speak kind
ly OF a man, when you try to find and
bring out the good that is In yourself: you
encourage the man-for good words travel
a long distance-and you make yourself a
better man at the same time.
Let Us all do our best to discourage con-
slant. useless destructive criticism. Let
US make Ii a point to see the good in
rybody-even in the professional critics that
make living by belittlinG things which
they couldn't possibly do themselves.
This earth has progressed toward civilian
ton just as fast as the average mans love
for his fellow man has increased Love OF
others makes heroes of war and OF peace.
Hatred OF others breeds riots. lynchings,
brutality and degradation.
There is. Of course, such thing as use
full criticism. 1t Is the criticism which is
constructive. And II is not criticism in
the usual sense OF the word
1t takes kind FORM 1t mixes friendly
praise with equally friendly suggestion for
improvement,
Leave alone the barking. snarling criti-
csm that get from our forerunnera
the monkeys and the wolves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
Montgomery. Ala. Sept. 10. 'os
UNwELC0ME I 4

Montgomery. Ala. Sept. 1S, 90
Editor The Advertiser:
Dear Sir--I enclose herewith copy Of
the few last paragraphs of the then
Governor VIM. D. Jelks' message to
the Legislature in January, 1907.
The paragraph appears under the
heading. "a Final Word" and might
be interesting reading Just at this
you may be interested to have. in
a word, the more important changes
last six years or during the terms of
the present administration. and the
more important results of the States
activities in several directions.
{ you have q new Constitution.
place 1t first in Importance Expert
ence will prove and has proven that 1t
will need some amendments. but class
it above all the other blessings or these
you have a uniform text book sys-
TEN. which effected a large saving to
patrons of schools and furnished .
vastly better average book Tor the
pupils. ..,., r.,s ,..oh.
ers. whereas, six years ago they were
paid quarterly and this reminds me
That the unfortunate men ana women
on the pension rolls might get their
ptttance as often as half-yearly' OF
perhaps quarterly. =. .o,
and nersonal property from $266.o00, COO
in 1900 to 1884. 100000 in 1905.
.'The years have brought reduced
tax rate. The reduction from LIZ 70
61-2 mills was effected four years eye
and has amounted to saving 10 the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
The Judge and the Governor.

MODlle Register.
A Judge must be greatly provoked
when he consents to defend his course
in the public prints: but who will say.
after reading Judge Thomas G. Jones'
statement, printed in yesterdays Reg
lister. that he is not justified? His
concluding sentences sum up the case
against the Governor in a mastery
manner making conviction more pro-
found than ever that Governor Conner
Is dangerous element in our public
while loudly denouncing others as
lawbreakers and breeders OF anarchy.
himself is foremost In showing disre-
spect for law and the principles of
government underlying law. Judge
Jones makes this appeal directly to
the good sense of his fellow citizens
of Alabama, whom he has served gall
lantly as a soldier, prudently as a Gov
ernor and wisely as the Judge:
With this review of the facts, / con-
termine which was the truer son of
Alabama and most devoted to her in
terests and honor-the Federal Judge
who stood for the Constitution and
passion, directed ny the chief masis-
trate OF the State against the Judge
and the court; or the Governor who In
State papers and public utterances in
Weighed against the institutions OF his
country, denounced citizens OF this and
other States as lawbreakers and GRIM
mails for exercising a constitutional
right, and constantly fomented excite
ment and passion persuading the peo-
pie that their rights were being tram
pied upon by the ordinary operation of
the laws OF the Union, and melting cit
liens and State officials to resist the
orders of a court OF his country bv
force, at time OF great popular ex-
element. inviting riot and seditlon, and
consequently shame to the good name
of its people
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
CHESTNUT BARK DISEASE.
II Il Believed II was Brought to America
From japan.

From Japan
About five years ago chestnut trees were
observed to he dying in the City of New
York The cause. then unknown, has since
been found to be a fungous disease Of the
bark. This disease Is very fatal to the
trees, and It has since spread so as to com
pleteiy infest the areas lying near New
York City in the States of New York, Con-
necticut and New Jersey. II has also been
found In scattered areas in the Eastern
States from Rhode Island TO virginia. Where
IL becomes thoroughly established II destroys
all the chestnut and chinquapin, but no
other species, In Forest Park. Brooklyn.
over $4,000 trees have been killed. One
competent authority estimates the loss from
this disease in and around New York to
be over IS, 900. 600.
This disease has been studied by scientists
Of the United States Department OF Agricul-
ture and the Department has issued re-
port on II (Bul. l41. Bureau OF Plant In
dustry),
brought to this country from japan, al
though this has not been positively demon
strated Its spread has resulted mainly
from the sale and shipment or nursery
stock Young chestnut trees are sent out
from many Eastern nurseries. In which the
disease has recently been found. The De
partment recommends. as preventive the
careful inspection of nursery stock. 1t also
advises. as a means of checking the spread
OF the disease. that all affected trees he
cut down and utilized. care being taken TO
hurn all the brush.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
THE CONFERENCES TODAY.

| An extraordinary meeting win be
held in Montgomery today. Extraor-
binary political and governmental
conditions exist in Alabama and
aroused patriotism finds extraordinary
expression.
To serve the ambition OF agitators
and politicians 1t is proposed to trim
and patch the constitution. But as
dear as the constitution is to the peo-
pie Of Alabama--a people, who. from
the earliest days have stood for the
strict Interpretation and protection Of
their fundamental law--as sacred as
the constitution is to such a people.
there are other grave and vital prin-
ciples at stake.
Fanaticism and recklessness have
gone forward in Alabama in a series
Of leaps and bounds. Patiently the
people watched the performance. One
state OF agitation and reckiessness
was but preparation for another
The discarded and cast off laws of op-
preston of other states who have
learned better. were brushed of and
patched up for Alabama. Abroad Ala
bama conditions were regarded with
scorn and ridicule: at home patriotic
men viewed those conditions with
alarm and with humiliation. Fanati-
cism. running rampant. demanded the
patching Of the constitution. that 9TH
er rights inherent and vested. might
be wrested from Alabama's people.
And. II this were done. would 1t be the
end? Assurediv not.
No reasonable man can view the
probable conditions that will exist In
Alabama IL the amendment should be
adopted. with the adoption of the
amendment 1t is probable that Rev
Brooks Lawrence and his political al
lies could secure the election of Leg
islature. as doclle to their wishes as
the last one and no patriotic man can
view with equanimity the possible
legislation that would come from the
die should be of" the Constitution.
Wisdom and patriotism in Alabama
were stirred into action by such
prospect. spontaneously leaders
arose In every section OF the State to
their own means and time they have
contributed and in sacrifice they are
fighting for a restoration of order and
sanity. To the reckless leaders. who
have hurried Alabama on to her mis-
fortunes they say firmly and resc-
lutely.
stop. Thus far shall you go and
no further"
There will be gathered today in
many of the best, clean
est and purest men of Alabama. They
have no ends to serve, no axe to grind
and they are looking for no agitation
to give them honors which their mer-
Its do not justify. They are here to
serve Alabama in this crisis-and it is
a crisis.
If the people OF Alabama look to
patriotism to solve their problems.
where can they find am ,g the men
Of Alabama purer patriot.sm? II the
people Of Alabama would look to in
tegrity. for aid in this crisis, where
would they find higher integrity? If
the people of Alabama would appeal
to ability for leadership. where would
they get ADLER and better leadership?
If the people OF Alabama demand
cleanliness and purity in public and
private life, to whom else can they
look?
The conference marks a new era
In the politics of Alabama. Aroused
patriotism and aroused ability are en-
Enthusiastically at work. The dead line
for fanaticaI recklessness has been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
INDUSTRIES IN ALABAMA.
New Colony of HOllanders Promised fe
CulIman.

CuiIman.
Columbus. Ca, sept (special.)-Th
Georgia and Alabama Industrial index VIII
say tomorrow in Its regular weekly issue;
MI. Inc sm ntcIuresoue beauty forms enc
of the greatest natural attractions N ene
state of Georgia are soon TO enter upon an
other phase OF service to man Tor IN au1i-
zion to delighttnE his eye with their lowell
ness they are. in the form OF utliiHeu anu an,
directed power. to administer 10 nus a, "S s,.
The mower rights at these famous talls nave
been sold for 500. 900. and an lS,V0O morse
mower development is planned Tor thht point
The power will be transmitted through the
mountains of northwest Georgia and on cop
per wires will race down to atlanta as elec-
trio current there to turn the wheeiS OF IN
"A dock and terminal company at Bruins
wick, Ca. IL petitioninR the courts Tor the
privilege OF increasing its capitai STOCK from
SIS. 600. 900 to 10000. O0Q and II Is sara 70 De
blaming the development of its property
there on a large scale. New York capital
Following the recent land sales in Gull
man County, Ala. by which over 10000
acres have been acquired by mining com.
many n liz announced that colony OF 1000
HoIianders will locate there establishing a
new town Many of the newcomers will
be truck farmers and this WIN give quite
an impetus to truck farming In that section
of Alabama. European capital 10 Interested
in the mining company which mas an au-
thorized capital stock of S2,OOOOOO.
"a company will manufacture mining ma
chinery at Birmingham. Ala, $25 900 ice
factory is announced for Dalton, Ga. and
Atlanta Ca, is to have new trunk facto-
ry. Griffin Ga. awarded the contract for
ceived paving bids and Atlanta, Ga, is in
yiting such bids Alfalfa, Ala. citizens in
mass meeting assembled. voted for sewers
and sidewalk paving: At Atlanta. Ga, con-
tract was awarded for the erection of 1884,
634 almshouse. Bids are being received for
a concrete passenger station at Fitzgerald,
Ga A $4,000 hospital is to be erected at
Atlanta Ga In the construction items the
number of garages to be erected is inter-
esting. showing how large the automobile Is
looming on the mental horizon In Georgia
and Alabama. Gadsden, Ala, which has
been in such excellent frame of mind
since il captured the big steel plant some
weeks ago, reports much construction and
real estate actively. Fourteen cor
noratIons are reported for the week with
minimum capital stock of S276,OOO Several
new banks are applying for charter"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
judge Jones' Remarks.

Birmingham Age Herald
Judge Thomas G Jones review Of
Governor Conner. which appeared in
The Age Herald of yesterday was nat
urally the chief topic of conversation
In the clubs restaurants. hotels and on
the streets
Judge Jones is one of the ablest
and most caustlc writer's in the entire
SOUTH said a lawyer and former poll
tieIan. and I think his excoriation OF
Governor Conner one of his most tell
Ing efforts. 1t impressed me. from 3
professional point of view. as the best
thing Judge Jones ever wrote.
II was greatly surprised when the
Governor provoked Judge Jones 90 issue
the 'scorcher' lie did, for In view Of
the Judges fine mental equipment and
his splendid training as writer. HE
high record as q United States Judge
he is more than match. He occu.
pies a most commanding position when
It comes to going after an adversary
I do not know what Governor Conner.
who, like Judge Jones. is a ready
scrapper is going to do about$it; but
I do not think he will keep quiet. al
though in this case discretion might
be deemed the better part OF valor
There is one thing certain, in an acri-
monious discussion Judge Jones would
have the one Damascus blade"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15

BY way of answer to the question,
which, IL says, has been raised in GER
tain quarters. as to how a lady should
dress for a sail in an aeroplane the
"If 1T is left to US we should say In
the style of the SOS. The hoopskirt
would make her parachute If there
should be an accident and she should
have to descend hastily" Now doesn't
that Jar you?-Charlotte Observer
If surely does. but all the same. the
Durham brother has vivid recollec-
ton of how the hoop skirts of half d
century or more ago looked. We have
seen some of them here in Montgom-
cry that would have made excellent
parachutes If they could have been
managed correctly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-15
DRiF7WOOD

The bull dog isn't over fastidious
but when ne cnases q country boy ne
stops at hts sountry seat.
The wheel of fortnue-that OF the
automobile. Sometimes also IT is the
wheel OF mtstortune--Whtn TIRE
bursts for instance.
The lad who Alps a coin with another
lad isn't turning an honest penny.
The photographer expects you TO
take his work merely for its race vaiue.
wife: John. John. go and order some
Ice. ! want some ice water. a.. .
Mean Hubby: Aw. 90 out IN tne gar
den and pluck an onion: that VIII make
your eyes water.
DO you think am going to stand
for you coming home drunk every
night in the week like this?
O. shahs awright m'dear shic) III SKIP
Lady. Little boy don't you know
Its It's. q sin to smoke those nasty cheap
Boy: Il knows 1t lady. not only a
sin but a positive shame. but you see
to sum de matter up in nutshell
ain't got de price of ten center.
There :. vas as. an old man up in wor-
Tried to ring off the head of a Rercss-
ter.
But the bird kept hts head
Fer the man quit and SAID.
Il can't do 1t as well as 1 Uorcester."
said the rose unto the sun II love
Then when she saw him dying in the
And though of how her lips he had
cester.
She bowed her face--next morn 'twas
wet with dew.
Spend and the girls go with you. save
and you 60 alone.
For this sad old earth. loves fun and
BY your pocket book YOU are known.
We have Hard luck looking for Soft
thing.
so her ancestors came over in the
"Er yes--in the ''Mayhowsr" Annex"
The handsomest auto in town
For his wife purchased rich Mr..
In my estimation her pet occupation
VIII still be to run people down."
30: Speak of angels an you will hear
Sambo: / wish it wuz so Wild chic
kens.
Time was when he was making
All the rocks that he could make.
But now mes gone to breaking
All the rocks that he can break
The Selma Man; They say that mar
The Montgomery Blonde: tque.ing
in hopes that he will take the hint)
Lives OF great men oft remind US
WE should make OUR lives snhiims"
Ned Did you have any success with
that cross eyed hypnotist?
Fred: Well. his method of hypnotic
ing seemed crooked"
Moonlight ON the Cotton FIELDS.
Moonlight on the cotton fields sofa
and plaintlvely.
Floats the haunting spirit wall Of me-
By the ghoui-iike cabin duskv shapes
(of slaves the last)
Voices blend In harnony--a requiem
of the past.
Moonlight on the cotton fields-rabbits
leaping high.
Like wind driven feathers or blown
snowfakes from the sky.
From the wood the big horned pwi
sounds his dirge Of Fate.
While the wooddove from her nest low
mourns for her mate.
Moonlight On the cotton heids-n
thousand rnilesa way,
From a city window back my thoughts
somehow will stray.
Where tonight the mon Is shining GER
little cabin home.
Where the great oaks he ing DER 1t
seem to form shelte- .ng dome
Moonlight on the cotton felds-Im
learning to forget
But l can't somehow the words she
said when her eyes were dim ana
wet
Oh, beauteous field of cotton like a
cloak of purity.
You hide the form of one knew whose
tears cry out to mel
PHIL H. ARMSTRONG