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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
"GoIden sunday, In Berlin.

Berlin Dispatch to The Chicago News
An extra force of police had to be
called yesterday to control the enor.
nous crowds of Christmas shoppers
who swarmed into the business center
of the city. Sunday before Christmas
is known here as Golden Sunday" and
the shops are allowed to remain open.
There is always great trade activity
on this day. but yesterdays carnival
of shopping broke all records. The
streets in the neighborhood of the big
department stores were choked most
of the day and evening. Mobs be-
sieged the doors until II became nee
essary to bar the entrances and admit
the shoppers in separate squads. A,
some of the principal corners cordons
of police were formed to make move
ment in any direction possible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Forney Messenger fa.
20. let this day be filled with the good
things of life, deliver us from the hell box
and fill every delinquent subscribers heart
with dollars worth of remorse: guard
over the office devil and deliver him from
wiping his hands on the office towel; give
us many periods of rest keep our forms well
locked up and our stomachs justified to run
up against Mondays meal Deliver US from
getting out of sorts. and give US the patience
stick to our business. II may be picking up,
and no case be found. waiting. heep our
that will need no padding Give us our dali
Nv bread but deliver from pi, at any
price: deliver us from throwing mud at the
onposing candidates, but help US to pass
them. And when our forms are locked up
for the hereafter, let them be put to press
In sucn a manner as to leave a ciean ana
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Philadelphia Bulletin.
The snipe. freauenting the marshes.
often wakes IN the morning to lind
himself frozen in the mud
Sparrows sometimes standA on Jumps
of snow till they freeze fast thereto.
There Is record OF a flock of coots
sitting on the ice till their tails froze.
A farmer approached, and the coots
flew away tailIess, while the farmer
collected enough coot feathers for a
sofa pillow.
The heron often mistakes smooth.
clear ice for water. and alights 50
hard that he Is stunned.
A group Of robins in Gloucester once
went TO bed wet. Thew awoke in the
morning with their wings frozen over
their tails and tumbled like scarlet
leaves down on the head OF startled
plough boy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

'If you are a prohibitionist don't violate
prohibitory laws" says The Dothan Home
Journal That's the talk And another
hing might be added In this connection thar
is entirely pertinent. Don't encourage some
one else to violate these laws This reminds
us that we heard OF an incident In colum-
bus. A man was preparing to send to jack
sonville for supply OF spirits for Christmas
wanted to send along with him for some
The friend is reported to have replied: mo,
I don't believe l do. know a place here
where ! can get an article OF brandy that
suits nay taste pretty we'll" And that's the
trouble. Prohibiuonists make much ado be-
cause the pPohtbitory law Ia violated-be-
cause there are blind tigers about over the
cities and country, and yet they contribute
as much toward the support OF these BLIND
tigers az any one else does. They are no
consistent On the other hand they arr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
DRIP WOOD


Mr.. Gush:--I wonder which side of
the house she got her beautiful
blonde hair from.
Miss Practical From the left-hand
Aftermath.
Christmas is over.
But worst OF Ills.
Swoops down on Pepper
He pays the bills.
This tain, about ns sEs North Pole ~,
Is enough to tire US
We think II was discovered
BY n man named "Ananias'1
~ sea-weed.
It Is a long lane that has no patent
medicine sign.
Maybe DR.. Cook and Leon Ling have
formed an alliance.
When the hired girl wants to give
a blowout all she needs for re-
freshments" Is can OF kerosene apd
lighted fire. "
A Gentle Hint.
"oh. Margaret" said the South Huh
what is it. mommer9" asked the
tanning the Prattvilie young man
Whine the clock struck 1890 a. m.
ASK your friend what kind OF
breakfast food he likes BEST"
Then there was a sound like go"d
bye kiss.
The Black Hand has demanded s3.-
900 of an Illinois farmer. So much Is
demanded of the farmer that we think
the Black Hand might have the cour-
tesy to overlook him.
Sometimes 1t may be nothing more
nor less than mere modesty that pre-
vents man holding public office from
retiring" while every one is looking.
Now is the time to do your early
Christmas shopping--for next year,
Speaking of the poor consumer--So
long as he has a turkey or a fat hen
to consume for his New Years dinner
he win not Kick for the time being.
The old Year Must Go.
The ola Year must go-we'u let him
Attic 1t is hard to forget him.
He's given us joy and sorrow too,
But LIES sky can't always be blue
So here's toast that all may hear
"A toast. a toast to the Dying Year,"
The New Year must come--so lei. him
Wen fondle. caress and pet him.
Well give him the very chair In the
house
And If he'd cut up we will let him
He'll stay for while. and we're glad
he's here,
But here is regards "to the Dying
phil III, ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26


Chicago Tribune.
The piece of paper blowing across
the road that makes the skittish
horse shy is not really dangerous. 1t
is merely mysterious motion. incom-
prehensible to horses brains. and
therefore productive OF spasmodic
movements of head and heels. The red
rag which the hull sees Isl similar. 1t
is taken as a menace only because the
bun is a bull. So with Emma Gold
man and the police. When Emma
blows across the road, when she looms
red in the pasture. police heels KICK
sideways, police skull is lowered for
the charge, and the resulting racket
and confusion make gamblers bomb
No. 81 seem picayune as the cracking
OF a peanut she'll. 1t has been thus in
Chicago and New York and San Fran
cisco and Philadelphia and many other
cities. AS many as 200 officers have
been ordered out at once to keep EN-
mas voice from tumbling down the
pillars of society. All which. of
course, is the making of Emma.
without the gift of a police sounding
board her words would never have
made anything rattle except the foam
fiecked glasses on the table. In sew
eral cities the police have recently
been quitting their hysterical antics.
It is sign of progress toward the
threshold of intelligence. We are glad
to know that Chicago is in line with
the movement. Emma's press agent.
who has Just arrived. announees--we
are sure regretfully-that he sees no
sign of martyrdom ahead for his lady
principal when she comes shortly to
favor us with her lectures. Chief
Steward In an interview is quoted as
confirming the announcement. Tho
most parlous of perils seems thus on
the point of passing. Anybody anxious
for thrills had better seek them quick
or his opportunity may be gone for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Coosa River News. .1.sfi
Christmas rabbits will be. offered on the
local marlset in large quantities. A car load
of rabbits will be received tomorrow by ths
Birmingham Produce Company from Chica.
60 The lot win include some 10, 600 head
Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Age-Herald.
Notwithstanding the fact that epicureans
regard the rabbit as being exactly what II
is one OF the most wholesome and toothsome
OF yiands, thousands are slain in this sec
tion every year and piled up to rot Many
reasons conspire to slaughter rabbits In the
name of excuse the principal one being that
the alleged sportsman wants to fire his gun
and see something die as a result; another,
that too many people have not been eoueat.
ed TO an appreciation of bunny as one OF
the most delectable of dishes; yet Ignorance
OF the law does not excuse any one. we are
told. Ignorance Is a mitigating circum-
stance, in some cases. but we deny that 1t il
bliss Our forefathers ginned their cotton
over running water TO be rid OF the use
the periodical slaughter OF rabbits proceeds
merrily on for much the same reason.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
WESTERN REPUBLICANS.
Notify President Taft That He Had
Better Get Busy.
ny otf rfo SnaNfal fNbiaa orr

Notify President Taft That He Had
Better Get Busy.
Washington Special to The Chicago
Tribune.
Notice has been served upon Presi-
dent Taft by Western Republicans
that he must outline his legislative
program for the present session of
Congress or they will do so them
selves.
This Is the most unusual step ever
taken by members of the Republican
Party. 1t was made necessary in the
Judgment of the men who took II by
the evident purpose of Senator Aid
rich and other stand-patters to rush
through the appropriation bills and
then adjourn, with no real legislative
accomplishments to the credit OF the
party. In the East such a program
would be accepted without criticism:
in the West II would start a prairie
fire. to quote the verbal communion
ton sent to the President, that
would burn down the fences OF most
of the Republican candidates for Con-
gress next fall"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Eight bales ON sax Acres.

Jasper Mountain Eagle.
Mr.. J.. o. Simmons. who resides .
mile or two below town. made eight
bales of cotton on six acres OF land
this year, as poor as the season has
been for crops, especially for cotton.
The cotton has been gathered, ginned
and sold. The cotton off of the sig
acres weighed 11.T29 pounds in the
seed, and this yielded 3.S37 pounds Of
lint cotton. He sold the eight balea
at the prices named: $685., $67.57,
$77.O1, $62.11, $66.2S. $7T.17, $62.a0, $50,
making $524.69 received for the eight
bales, He realized $50 bushels of seed
on top of this. which, at the present
price of seed. are worth 500, making
his total crop of the six acres bring
him $62469, or over 800 per acre.
Mr.. Simmons says he only used SIS
worth OF commercial fertilizer on the
six acres-acid and kaintt. Mr.. Sim
mons is acknowledged TO be one of the
most successful farmers in the eoun-
tV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Rockf0rd chronicle.
The Birmingham Ledger says:
I'm the Fifth district there has been
rumor that seems well founded that
Judge benson will oppose Congress-
man ]. Thomas Helm for the nomi-
nation, that he resigned from the SUI
preme court for that purpose No
formal announcements have been made
as yet"
The Ledger is short at least SO per
cent. The frinds of o. L. Lewis. of
Macon county, intend running him;
Coosa county is on the map and has
few rising young men thoroughly
capable of learning the science of
bombastic oratory-They have form
ed a joint stock company and order
ed, from Chicago, the latest crop" of
"drummers yarns" and "coon songs"
with which some one of them will
contest with Mr.. Heflin the right to
frank the Horse Rock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
HOW cold Glory Was Named.

Writing IN the current issue or Har.
perisS Weekly M. Moore Morgan de-
scribes the manner In which the AM
erican flag obtained it's name. "Old
Glory" The naming was spontaneous.
shouted out by Captain William Driy-
er, when his vessel, the Charles Dog
gett wa. presented with new nag
on his return TO Salem. In 1881. Capt.
Driver always kept his flag in his
camphor- wood seachest. which had ac-
companied him in all his voyages
around the world says the author.
During the Civil War, the captain was
living in Nashville. Tenn, and many
attempts were made by Confederates
to destroy "old Glory" but the hid
ing-place was never discovered. II
was sewed into a quilt, and remained
there until the Federals CAPTURED the
city, when the old man climbed the
Capitol dome and hoisted it. The
flag now in the Essex Institute at
Salem. Mass, which is claimed to be
the original "Old Glory" Is stated to
be a substitute put forth by the cap
tain for the better protection OF the
original lit Is expected that Mrs. Ro-
land (the captains daughter) will pre-
sent ssOld Glory" to the Historical AS
ISOLATION OF Tennessee and together
they will again be united In the city
where sleeps the old sea-captain."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Considerable comment has been
made on the statement that during
the past four years thirty-two
churches and ninety-eight theatres
have been built In New York. We
don't know that this proves anything.
except that there are more people who
go to theatres than there are who at
tend church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

We don't know whether being a
resident of North Carolina has bad
effect on the human taste or what is
the matter. but The Charlotte OBJ
server is plainly unable to properly
appreciate the good things of life, as
the following paragraph amply
proves:
We must confess to a lack of sym
pathy with those newspapers which
just now lament the passing of egg
nog. Perhaps ours is depraved
taste---if so. we cannot help il. as we
have always preferred to have the
eggs We ate cooked in water-with
the bulls on. II there is any meaner.
sickisher booze than eggnog, we hope
never to make its smelling acquaint-
ance.
It may be possible that they don't
know how to make the real stuff up
in North Carolina, but when an editor
admits that he prefers billed aigs' to
real egg-nog we know there's some
thing wrong somewhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

'Ts DR.. Cook crazy?T is the question
frequently asked these days Per-
haps he is. but sometimes we incline
to the opinion that there are Others in
the same condition. And yet. IL all
the reports are true. Cook was not so
crazy that he couldn't make money
out of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

And still there come to readers of
the newspapers gruesome reports of
mining and railway disasters. thus in
many instances bringing sadness to
homes when all should be joy. Per-
haps there is no help for 1t. but 1t is
hard, just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

tIf those warriors don't look out
somebody is going to get hurt down
there" thinks The Chattanooga Times,
referring to Nicaraguan affairs. Sure
Mike. In fact, they have already been
hurting each other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

1t seems that the question Of pure
water supply for Columbus has not
yet been definitely settled. There is
to be a thorough test on the 2sth
inst. of the artesian wells. and then
we suppose the Columbus people will
know where they are atom the wa
ter question at least.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

IAN almanac is a mighty handy
thing to have about the house," re-
marks The Manchester Union. Yes,
you can always look in it and tell
just when the rent is due.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Let's try our utmost to let politics
rest at least until after the holidays
The political pot will boil all over
Alabama next year, but we can keep
the fires down until this old year
ends. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

A contemporary which claims to
speak by authority says that bread
made In England of American flour,
ground in American mills out Of
American wheat, is one-third cheap
er there than the same kind Of bread
is in this country. II that is true
there must be a reason and ought to
be a remedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

1t is sad matter. indeed. 10 read
In the newspapers the accounts of
'men. women and little children who
lost their lives through various causes
on the very eve of the glad Christmas
day. Thus while in the great major
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

The Headiand Post declares that
the most prosperous farmers of Henry
county ARE. those who plant the least
acreage to the pillow In cotton" win
not the same argument apply else
where In Alabama? If SO. is not the
lesson obvious?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

One contemporary tells us that Mr..
Bryan wants to organize a new party
and another says that Mr.. Hearst is
going to form one. but Democrats and
Republicans win fight it out as US
uai. F
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Now that Rear-Admiral schley has
butted into the game we may expect
the polar sduabble to start afresh.
Next we know they'll have Funston
in It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
nenetIon ln AIabama.

Harper-s WeekIy'
On November 20 state prohibition
went down in a crushing defeat in
Alabama. The unexpected happened,
and happened with a crash. The voters
suddenly distinguished between rea-
sonable and unreasonable anti-lioaor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

at pays to tell the truth at all
times and in all places" declares a
contemporary. We guess that depends
on the kind of pay that is meant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

hypocritas They cry out for prohibition.
but they help men to break the law. What
sort of prohibitionIsts are they anyway. II
they will withdraw their support from the
blind tigers and turn their attention to
bringing them TO justice for the violation Of
the law there will not be near so much COM
ep1aint OF violating the prohibition law. This
man who sells q ssprohibftionist" whiskey in
violation OF the law knows that the buyer Is
a hypocrite and that he Is no better than
anybody else or he would not sell 1t 70
him and thus place himself In q position 10
be presented to the grand jury. Don't forget
that the blind tiger keeper knows his man.
He won't sell to . man who is honest enough
to present him to the grand jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Republicans and Socialists have car
ried the elections In Spain. and II
seems the Liberals will overthrow the
Lords in Great Britain, and II would
be we'll for plutoeracy in this country
to sit up and take notice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Wonder If DR., Cook is enjoying the
Christmas season. Possibly he is SO
badly lost that even old santa couldn't
find him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

legislation. The sentiment for strict
regulation OF the sale OF liquor in Ala
bama is probably almost as strong as
ever The greater part of the State
will doubtless continue dry. but the
majority to pnt prohibition into the
State Constitution. The result is at
tributed to very foolish and oppressive
anti-liquor laws passed by the Ala.
bama Legislature and to the failure
to make provision by taxation for the
loss of revenue from saloons The de-
feat for q time will hurt the anti
saloon fight all through the South. It
was an Inevitable result of prohiht.
ZIONIST excesses, but 1t came unexpect-
eddy soon. It VIII be usefuf IN the end
in so farsaA "a teaches the foes of rum
to conduct their proceedings with less
fury and more Judgment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

From all accounts Estrada is max
ing things lively. also warm, for the
government and its forces down in
Nicaragua
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
New Jerseys State Bureau OF Stalls
tics finds that the cost of living there
has advanced s7.f3 per cent in ten
years Thus do the trusts repay the
mother that nourIshes them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Philadelphia Ledger.
OF course when France gets to tax
ing the import of American machin-
ery the tariff presents an aspect that
some people had never before observ.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
A FIeld ZOE Reforn.

ROcheSteF Obt~bNpFbss.
Perhaps after the reformers havA
mitigated the evils OF football. they
will Initiate a movement fer the rec
form of holiday shopping.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
slender on the People.

Shemeld Standard.
II his official report to the Anti
Saloon League on the work done in
Alabama during the past two years.
Brooks Lawrence ISLANDERS the peo-
pie OF the State by charging fraud N
the recent election. He says that
while there were only about 10000
voters qualified to cast their ballots.
more than $4,000 voted The report
further says that prohibition In Ala
bama is still very effective and that
there Is no chance for the open ssa-
loon to ever come back. There Is a
broad intima tion that some day the
amendment favoring prohibition will
go into the constitution of Alabama.
II Mr.. Lawrence believes the saloon
will never .'come back" why Is II
that he and his friends purpose to keep
up the agitation for constitutional pro-
hibition?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

ity Of homes there was JOY and hap
piness. in many the day was one Of
sorrow and mourning. It is one Of
the phases of human existence. but It
Il sad to think about
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Huntsville Mercury Banner.
Brooks Lawrence In his report to
the Anti-Saloon League of America,
claims that politics" caused the de-
feat Of the prohibition movement in
Alabama. Brooks ought to know poll
tics when he sees it. but he Is the
last man in the bunch who should
complain OF political methods in cam
pafgn. He showed himself past
master in political chicanery In work.
ing the Legislature and forcing the
camr~ign on the people, but he failed
to influence the Voters to accept his
plans or his leadership.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing
GOOD Word Anyhow.

Good Word Anyhow.
Gadsden Times News.
The Mobile Register speaks of "Dr.
Cooks debacle." We knew II was
something like that. but had forgot
ten the name.
Unexpeeted Blessings.
Dothan Eagle.
The people of Houston county have
much to be thankful for in this year
1909. We planted cotton with the ex-
pectatofns Of getting 10 cents pound
for u, and when something came
along and boosted the price to four
teen and fifteen cents. 1t was Just like
getting q pension. The farmers are
not used to have such things hap
pen. and everybody is glad TO see them
come out at the big end of the horn
one time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Got on Gracefuiy.

Greene County Democrat
Zelaya's resigning from the presi-
story: A crowd of negroes were try
ing to ride a young mule which threw
each one that tried to mount him. An
old man looking on and giving much
advice was Induced to make the at
tempt The old man was hardly seat
ed In the saddle before the animal
gave two or three jumps and sent
the old fellow head over heels to the
ground The old man got up slowly
and brushing the dust OFF, said: See
herei When you Sc de mules gwin-
ter throw yer, why just git on
Zeleya got off.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Mr.. Gush:-I wonder which side of
the house she got her beautiful
blonde hair from.
Miss Practical From the left-hand
side. nrst aisle. at the hair counter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
GOOD FOR THEN.

i This. from The Lineville Headlight.
is the kind of information that is
pleasant to read:
The farmers of Clay county are
making wonderful strides. Year by
year they are making their premises
more attractive. They are building
neat and comfortable homes. are keep
ing their out-buildings and fences In
repair. and are putting their lands in
a high Estate OF cultivation. In many
cases the farpers' wives are trans
forming their yards into beds OF flow
ers and bowers OF beauty. Farm life
Is becoming more and more attractive
in Clay county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-27
KILLS TWO WITH RAZOR
AND Is SHOT TO DEATH
Desperate Character at Jacksonville
Fla, in Fatal Fight With
ShoWmen.
(By Associated Press.l

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Nov. &c
After cutting to death Burt WOODS
Il Snowman attending a carnival here.
and fatally cutting John ;. Smith,
companion. Jesse Altman was shot and
killed here this morning by Smith
lust before the latter died
Altman and Smith met Woods In
the downtown district and in an al
tercation following. the former siashed
Woods throat. leaving him dead in
the street. Saith and Altman made
their escape to suburb where they
also qnarreled and Altman drew
razor across Smiths throat. AS he
fell Smith snatched revolver from
Altman's pocket and fired. the shot
proving fatal The two bodies were
found lying in the yard of a private
residence and all three bodies were
later placed in the morgue.
Altman was known as desperate
character and had twice been arrest
ID for murder. his formed victims hay-
ins been negroes.