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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

'"rhat is strange news that comes from Chicago" says The Chattanooga Times, "the announcement that the salaries of all city officials and ,em- ployes are to be cut because the city has not money enough to maintain the payroll at the present level Usu- ally when such conditions exist sala- ries remain as they are and something else is cut, appropriations for schools, for instance-or taxes are raised Chicago is one of the last cities in the country from which such a prece- dent would have been expected"
 Well. we are never surprised at anything that comes from Chicago. and the fact that the city has adopt ed the plan of outing salaries in- stead Of increasing taxes is an evil dsnee of chicaEo's way of doing things. Just how the officials and employees will be pleased with the innovation remains to be seen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
NOTHING THE MATTER
 A LITTLE JEALOUS
Gadsden Editor Says It WITH All Come Out All Right When Zeal
 .-H Has Cooled. .f
aGdsden Times-News.

aGdsden Times-News.
 An exchange runs at the head of its edtorical column in black type: Whats the matter with the preach ers?" Nothing at all brother. Take them up one side and down the other. and they are the best people in the world. In their intense anxiety to do good they may sometimes overstep the bounds we have prescribed for them, and may be. in our opinion, wrong in their interpretation of political mat ters. But their mistakes arise from a desire to do good. And if the time ever comes for us to get the everlast- ing wadding knocked out of us. we hope 1t will be done either by preach CT with thesis or a woman with a rolling pin. As to the present matter of the Amendment. they ale divided on the question. most of them being for 1t because they have somehow received the impressIon that 1t has something to do with the bette; nent f humanity. But when it is defeated ana Conner and his gang put back into obscurity, they will realize that after ali. the people are right. that the voice of the people Is the voice of God. and you will find them with a broader idea of mans duty to man and still laboring earnest ly for the salvation of the people. Go to church, listen to the gospel. and If perchance you run into a political dis course. take a snooze till the doxology.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
THE REDEMPTION or KENNETH
 GALT. .4f7s ( 44

The New Novel By .WiH N Hnrs.Sn.
 The scene is--as 1t should pe-tne rural Georgia MT. Harben iias maoe famous. In this new novel the author goes still deeper into the held or pas. sionate realism. And he has set .a new mark of artistic workmanship m this. his new hero. Kenneth .a..,e' Gets;; \; beings to make their own moral laws providing they call them by high- sounding names, betraysi . young, xri, Instead of fighting the wronE ne quits the village. Six years .vss slap,.di .nd fame: he returns to the village and meets his own child. The boy capti,, yates the fathers heart; the man ana woman are brought togethor-but m rather an unexpected manner. The way in which MT. Harben tells the story, tho simple naturalness or IL. with every motive clear, and the un- conscious power of the novel ss 2 plea for lawful living. make the nook a very strong one..-puhlished by liar per and Brother, New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
WEDNESDAY,, ocroBED 1s, 1909.
RELATE TO FEDERAL ENCRoAcH-
 MENTS.

A few days ago The Ledger ventured the assertion that the leaders in this amendment movement would disclaim any Intention to invade the homes and prohibit stimulants in them.
 amendment said in a public speech and will do so in others, that the Con- stftutions of the United States protects the honless From unreasonable search --Birmfn gham Ledger.
 The clauses of the United States Constitution. which Judge weakley now says will protect the people from the evil effects of the amendment to the State Constitution. which he is seeking to put upon the people of Ala bama, relate only to Federal matters. We do not believe that Judge Weak ley will say that if the people of Ala bama surrender their rights to the sxtent they will surrender them if the propesed amendment is adopted, that they can get relief by appealing to. Federal laws. If the people Of a State surrender guaranteed State rights the Federal government will not interfere in their behalf. The safest plan is not to surrender your rights and the; way to prevent it in this instance. is by voting down the amendment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
The amenders of the Constitution

The amenders of the Constitution, if they will permit suggestion. should in the interest of fairness, name Committee on Harmony and Consistency. which would instruct the speakers as to the apologies and ex- plantations that are to be made of the amendment and the Fuller bill How ever, the ahenders, no doubt find it more effective to make their explan- ations fit the particular community in which they speak. Assuredly. there is wide variety in the tone, temper and matter of the various explana- tions that are advanced
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

Few people, unless they can see the actual figures. have any conception of the vast amount of corn and wheat produced in this country each year. According to the governments esti- mates and figures which have just been published the corn crop this year will amount to 2,64s.s4e,o00 bushels. and the wheat crop will be 724,7ss, ,00o bushels, making in the aggregate B. s7I.3i4,o00 bushels of breadstuff, if we have our figures straight while the crop of oats. rye and barley amounts to something over one billion bushels. It is difficult to comprehend such enormous quantities of grain as the result of one years farming in the United States, but as the figures are those published by the govern ment we have no choice but take them as correct. They show that there should be no reason for any one to go hungry if the products can be fairly distributed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
FAMOUS HALEY COMET.
According to English Politician Bodes
 HI to RothchiIds.

London Dispatch.
 pr. Henry Lunn. the well known politician, has caused considerable speech the other day that the coming of the famous Halley's comet next spring Is an omen which forstells the downfall of the great house of Roths- child and the financial power of Jews Tn general all over the world.
 Referring to the fact that next spring Hafley's comet would appear and would be the most striking object in the heavens. pr. Lunn said the first recorded appearance was at the close of the second Punic War. when Rome defeated the semites at Cath age. Might they not take this as an omen of the defeat of Smitic finance under the Rothschild banner defending the liuuor monopoly during the early months of next year?
 In 1O66 when the Normans conquer ed England, the comet again appear year the rule of the Norman lords and of those who had succeeded them in an inherited chamber might be so modified that the whole people of Eng land would be masters of their own afairH
 In lT5s the appearance of the comet coincided with the birth of the great English Admiral Nelson. who taught that England expects every man to do his duty" There never was a sen tence more pregnant with the mes sage of the twentieth century than these words. uttered a hundred years ago, more fatal to the self-indulGent and luxurious rich, whether wealthy parvenues or absentee landlords. and equally condemnatorv of those in the great army of labor who would do anything unworthy of their fellow craftsmen. anything to lessen the ef- fectivepeEs of the nation as whole.
 The budget represented part of that great Democratic movement which would, he believed, ere the century closed, have transformed nation which now suffered from mad luxury at one end of the social scale. and hooliganism at the other, into a na- ton of efficient workers, each striving to contribute his share to the prosper jty of the commonwealth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
Conner Breaks Loose Again.

Charleston News and Courier.
 We do not think that Judge Thomas G. Jones. of the United States Court in Alabama. need be very much dis Is called. that Governor Conner of that State has made upon him. The Gov
 ernor charges that Judge Jones was created by the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad, was Q protege of Pres ident Milton II. Smith and was all the time, except when he was in public office. in the employ of that system
 For these reasons and for others of the same sort the Governor does not think that the Judge should have pre- sided In the rate eases winch were originated In Alabama. He declares that Judge Jones had the opportunity failed. and that 1t Is the general belief that the Judge decided the rate eases before he heard the arguments.
 We do not know very much about either one of these distinguished man. but we know enough about Governor Conner, and the tblighting influence of his political career upon. the State of Alabama. to discredit any charge that he could possibly make against Judge Jones or any other man In public posi- ton who has not yielded himsen to the vicious teachings of this utterly un. worthy representative of the people of Alabama. If, as ne snys, the rate cases in Alabama were decided bv Judge Jones before he heard the argument and upon the unsupported statements Of the railroad, and were decided by hirn because of his former connection i with the Louisville and NashNlIIe Rall- nod Ina Governor Ia not estoppeo rom l the submission of his connscatorY pol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

District Attorney Jerome, it seems, proposes to jump the game entirely. so far as the municipal contest in New York is concerned. As The Hartford Times puts it, he is Democrat and therefore cannot support Barnard and Whitman. He has denounced Judge Gaynor as a demagosue who is scarce ly sane. He cannot with dignity is- nore Hearst's attacks on him and sup port the man who has systematically libeled him. Hence he is going away on . vacation until after the elec- tion." Looking at 1t from the outside it would appear that if there are any old-fashioned Democrats in the city they are in very unpleasant dilem- ma. and perhaps Jerome may show more wisdom than courage in side stepping fhe whole business. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

ment of the department has not been in its large collection of funds. but its system of insurance laws which is said to be one of the best in the ooun- try. To secure Alabama's present. system, the insurance business has been carefully studied and the laws which have been tried in other states have been adopted when found prac- ticable. Not the least notable feature of these laws Is the strong protection afforded the people from weak or fraudulent insurance companies.
 The report of the Alabama Insur- ance Commissioner is one that could be studied with profit by the insur- ance officials of other States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
BRYAN,s DAUGHTER.
Wants N0minatiOn from Colorado Dis
 tPfct.

Denver Special to New York World.
 Ruth Bryan Leavitt daughter Of William J. Bryan. has formally an- nounced her candidacy for the noninA- ton for Congress from the First Dis. trlct of Colorado. She has dreams of making the nations legislative halls. where her father once sat ring with her melodious voice.
 Former Senator Patterson has given his promise that If the Denocratio narty of the State shall nominate woman for Congress he will use his influence for her. Mr. Bryan has given his consent
 Mrs Leavitt is president of the Jane Jefferson Club. All Is said to be har- mony In the club. but there are some members who say that while Mrs. I4eavitt would make splendid Con . gresswoman and 1t would be 1uEt lovely" for her fathers sake therr are other women to be considered. and as Mrs. Leavitt ts so young she ought to wait several years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
Why He Wanted s M,n,.tsr

"Is there a preacher on this train r.. asked & large, dark-visaged man, q S he passed from one sleeper 10 another says The Chicago Record Herald
 At last, after he had loudly repeated a grave looking gentleman Iaid aside book and rose up from ssat near one end of the car.
 T have the privilege of being 8 minister Of the gospel. sir he said !. Can I be of any service to you?"
 Yes" said the large passenger. "A fellow back in the dining-ca car has bet me ss that it wasn't Lots wife who got Joseph into trouble and thought you might have a Bible with you. so could prove he was wrong ana get the uaA-oU
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

The State of Maine is not the only country where cod-fishinE is an im- portant industry, for Norway is some cod-fishy itself Among other results of one seasons fishing in that coun- try not the least important is 47,Oo0 barrels of .eod-liver oil. That should give many of us drink or two.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
Youth was D&s1ez~ts.

Lawrence, Kansas. Oct. 1&-1t was to obtain money with which to marry q Lawrence girl the police say. that prompted Earl Bullock. 1S years old to rob the State Bank at Eudora. near here late yesterday. The young wo- man was being sought today by the police. No trace has been found of the youtful robber. Wilson Pringle. the policeman shot bv Bullock In making his escape. cannot live.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

It is safe to say that if the prohi- bltion politicians had it to do again, they would never force the amend ment campaign on the people. They must have a fellow feeling with the boy who took a stick and knocked down the hornets nest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
DRIFzkop

Anyhow. tAs NertA is h>spinG cool. even # its disoovs are not. s; -wh.eA ae you asd lsr.a..r dis semfert-dodG1ns tutoTlss or cred .crsdissrs-<ns .u.o least rive. you . chance to sf onl,r feet. :, Don,s se seo heIn aths million: ; for laying corner ttonEf colieges. Never kill the Eooss thaEs the gold sn egg. ss0''s nasuraiiv coHidet rotten. q Time and tids wal foAo man. ana are not compeiisd td dwaibr' s a woman maj <. Most poets whe ab wsed to their art make the painfJ disWery sooner or later that they tidn marry for It's an i'll wind }at bws nobody ?, good---too many nes ona dog are exasperatins. but fly hp the sale of insect powder: e.ts" DO you believe in host 7 i- Of : show in me fife Wn l :houia IF
  in: s:s; :':s:s :s'ss s Y; ,: :.s:s win make !. .'risinl yong man" But I'd rather do my sinS
 Somewhat later if 1IaA1 4 ships speed is detemined by They make % SC many md Fim:nisl Knots Hnot: every decade.
 The world Is "rov'
 But you be "sQdre," ,s Always treat
 Everybody fair If you get nothinl here
 You'll get 1t up ters! P4svilie. Aia vii you please tell mshow to keep bumps on my face. Dear Violet Eyes:
 Stomp pumping inte thtgs. :. Surgeon: My poor mand am afraid Victim: xw-cut it outf An honest man gathers moss. It's long lane that won't work both ways.
 II; It,' D.or rule that blow nobody A bird in the hand has rished in where angels Tear to tread
 wrsaths From Briarwood Pipe. When the fire in the srate is turning What pleasure to sit In the rudds glow. And up the chimney leaps each
 bright spark Oh. the dreams you dream as the grey
 smoke curls; Before your vision sweet face whirls The face of sweetheart you used te Back there in the dear days. sons agoi Those wreathes from your briar-wood
 weave a dream. Of beautiful hair and eyes a-gleam Of ruby lips that murmured "Yes," One night to quick impassioned kiss
 w. You wonder where she can be tonight Whose face was revealed in the din
 flre-light. You have but the memory and e vague Then the fire falls low-and your pips
 PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

If there is a community in Alabama that has not had a joint debate or big speaking 1t has been sinsularly neglected. So far as the quality of It's oratory is concerned Alabama has never seen the like of it's present cam paign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

Cook has beaten Peary to the lec- ture platform by a full week. It is yet to be decided whether Cook beat him to the pole, but Cook has cer- tainly made the most of the magazine and lecture business
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

We are hearing nothing of late re- garding those cheap houses that Edi- son has invented.' It is to be- hoped that there is to be no failure about it. for certainly the time has come when some method of constructing good dwellings at moderate cost is a necessity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
THE BACKYARD GARDEN.
It Means Cleanliness, Good HeR
 and the Civic Spirit.
nmU NMe NINHc SWEHts I,,,1,tb (NAtnoN Eva,,lper E5arald

Duluth (Minn) Evening Herald.
 Great Is tho virtue of the backyard garden It is pleasant to note that there have been more gardens in the back yards of Duluth this year than there have ever been before, and it Is to be hoped that another year will see twice as many. Without a gar den, the back yard is, Q, problem. waste and dirt accumulate there with a ra' pidity that passes understanding. Eter- nal vigilance Is the price Of af clean
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
Yours truly,
Wild statement.

-, OzaIKt -7kIH., Oct. IT, lSVS' Editor The, Advertiser:
 have just read In today's Adver- tiser the speech made by MT: Miles at Prattvilie last Saturday night. had control of all the. large cities, and that no decent man could be elect ed to an office in his own town Montgomery. have known the Teague family of Montgomery and have considered them as rank ing among the best people of Montgom- cry, but according to MT: Miles state- ment the Hon. Mayor of Montgomery Is not decent man.
 Yours truly.
 Citizen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

For strictly moral issue," this campaign is remarkably productive of the ordinary and usual campaign lies. Politics is politics. no matter whether a moral brand has been stamped on one side of the issue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

former college mate Of the Pres ident, so we are tole, says MT. Taft is too honest to be President. He must have judged by late incumbent of that office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

When you are at loss for a sub ject to talk about you can always find something good to say for your town. booster is better than a knocker, always.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

They have just buried a barber up in Illinois who, among his other claims to distinction, shaved Abraham Lin- coin for a number of years. Thus the old ones pass away betimss. We be- IIeve that ai1 of George washington's -@rsss are daad
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

Icy to the determination of the United States Supreme Court. This Is . ques- ton of law and of fact, and instead of no0ding the newspapers with violent tirades against the Federal Bench and Keeping himself advertised as the friend of the "Peopui." Goxsrnor- Co., mer should fight 1t out m ths courts and not in the press
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

Now they are suggesting to Wilbur Wright that he construct a suitable machine and try flight to the North Pole. We suspect that Wilbur Is too fly" for that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

We are on the watch for some one to suggest Dr. Cook as a suitable Democratic candidate for President. Having tried hot-air candidates why not have a cold-air one?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

J. N. Barrie. the English novelist and playwright. has applied for a di- vorcs from the wife he married fif- teen years ago. After writing book s and piaVs about others he appears de- vsrtts1n& htmseIf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

If some of those who are So anx- ious to mend the Constitution would mend their own ways and habits they would be doing a much better job than they are engaged in at present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13

| Wonder what would be a horses
 thoughts. if one could think, when he
 first sees an automobile scootinx along the streets?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13


 Net tctal ... .... .... ....eis'o-s Net Daily Average, August. 1909 .ie'!so Net Sunday Average. August, 1ees. .SVss1o C. T. Finigan. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says,
 The foregoing statement ef The Advsr- tiser's circuiation for the month of August 1909, fs true and correct, and compiled attsr all returns from news Toys news agents spoiled ana left over copies have been de- ducted. C. l. FINIGAN.
 Circulation Manager. 6worn to and subscribed before me thh seth day of September, 1908.
 RIGA ALEXANDER
 Notary Public
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
A ROYAL DESPOT.
Wurttemberg Prince Who Sold His
Subjects Like Cattle.

Wurttemberg Prince Who Sold His
Subjects Like Cattle.
Cruel and despotic were some of the
petty princes who ruled the father
land before the NapOleOnic wars swept
them away Charles Eugene of Wurt-
temburg. aborn in l12S died in 1898
and during his sixty-fve years of life
tormentcd his parents his wives and
his subjects His FIRST cOnSOrt, Fred
ericka Of Beyrputh. was worthy OF
him. When entering Wurttemberg
soon after their marriage the girls
threw masses Of flowers in front Of
them. What do SloSc dogs want"
the princess asked her husband. They
were always quarrcSlg and never
spoke to each other without snarling.
The prince was always short Of money
and sold COCO of his subjects to Eng
land to raise the wind He took the
poor wretches from the fields. capped
4 uniform on them and sent them to
their destination as if they were cattle.
Once he. called all the young men of
certain district before him and made
the following speech: "My brave boys,
do you want to go to fight in the ranks
Of the English heroes against the saw
ages Of the cCntirprt?" No reply was
made for the moment Then number
Of the youths stepped forward. and
one of them said. I'VE do not want to
be sold like sheep" The prince prompt
ly gave orders for two Of them to be
seized, put against wall and shot at
once Then while the blood was run
ming from the mutilatcd bodies Of the
two unfortunates the prince by divine
right said: Run away You see do
not want to impose my will on you. l
think of your welfare like father
does of his children. You want to
fight by the side Of the valor0us Eng
lish." All consented Schiller heard his
father tell this story, and he himself
related it in a scene Of one of his
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