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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
Protection Needed from Ours
And Hounds of Black Belt

corn on the stalk in the feld, and I
killed one last year about noon in the
act Of eating a brood Of little chickens
With stick and gun have tried to keep
them down to some extent, having
killed six inside my enclosure within
nine very live dogs within zoe yards
OF my door.
admit 1 am somewhat of N crank
on the guinea subject. 1t is a fact not
generally known that the guinea IL q
more reliable watch around ones prem
ises than the average dog, notifying
one OF the approach OF strangers al
any hour. Tor they (unllkc the curl al
ing OF the so-called watch dog. the
low-bred cur that is then seeking 10
destroy at, It's nest; This interesting in
and profitable egg producers we have
ana the most toothsome fowl that ever
adorned dining table,
Now. Mr.. Editor. this valuable fowl
Is almost extinct from the fact thar
their habit by nature is to deposIf thaIr
eggs In some secluded spot FAR from
human habitation, usually the favorjta
nannts OF the sneak-thief cur, or So
called coon dog. Their eggs are ns,,.
ally gobbled up. the farmer becomes
discouraged and closes out his no long
or pronIable guinea stock to the near
est vender of poultry: thus passes the
guinea on account of the cur
some OF your readers NAV cali ma
a dognostic or pessimfst, but. Mr. Ed
ltor. l know these to be fact, ana that
voice the sentiment OF many good cir.
lzens who have heard express them
serves as regards this vital question.
VINO are familiar with the subject II
Is notable fact that the negroes them
on account of these pests. :"
Last. but by no means least ia the
Danger OF these starved crazed brutes
to the human family To watch one
or these snorting, swapping whelps 7
Imagine see the virus lurking IN It's
teeth waiting to be injected In ones
body. developing rabies and ending in
death horrible beyond description. Ala
bama would be better of were there
not dog within her borders for the
next three years, except n few we'll
bred trailers kept at various points
for the purpose of catching yIllsinous
men. We would need no Pasteur In
stitutes, and mutton. chickens. eggs
and game would become more com,fSn
and inexpensive articles OF diet. This
law Is by far more important than the
present game law, tho. two laws. how
ever. would work wonders If enforced,
Game would become nlentiful. Boil
worms and weevils less, because the
insectiverous partridge would so in
crease In numbers as to materially aid
the farmers friend. the un1ustiy abused
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

ON such farm meant more or less
toll for the shiftiess farmer. It were
easier for him to take the children to
the mill town and put them to work
In the factory. He could then. day af-
ter day, sit about with others Of his
kind in the sunshine. whiting and
talking politics. The children could
bring him the money on pay day and
he would have no other care than
spending the money which they earned.
The mill towns Of Alabama are thick
with such men.
Does any one doubt TT No one. who
knows such q town. It's men. the wo-
men and the children. would doubt It.
This Is the meanest and the most con-
temptibIe form Of vagrancy. but white
men are rarely prosecuted for va
grancy.
A child labor law which would ban
fish this contemplate class OF drones. .
law which would free the children
from such parental slavery. law
which would put the children out In
the open fresh air and supply their
places with the vagrant idiers, who
have connived and helped greed in fts
unhoiy work would be a blessing. the
benefits Of which we may not estimate.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1909.

The Atlanta papers tell rather
queer story Of rich man of that city.
eighty-five years OF age, who paid a
visit to st. Augustine few weeks ago
and put up at a boarding house kept
BY a widow. She was an excellent
cook and he fell so in love with her
biscuits that he proposed to her and
they were married and came to Atlanta
some three weeks ago. The sequel Of
the story Is that he has Just died OF
acute indigestion. presumably from
sating too many biscuits. Now the
question is. was the woman in any way
responsible for his early demise?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
BY w. r. LEDYARD.

Not long ago / noticed an article In
your columns from that ever faithful
Democratic and Confederate veteran,
Capt. Peter b. Mastin. who will any
where and on any occasion proclaim IN
stentorian voice and empatically his
honest convictions. AS a member OF
the present legislative body, ana as
author of the dog law, he yehemently
pleaded the necessity OF suen ia"
the last session of that BODY: IN ms
recent article he again sets forth the
necessity of immediate action as re-
cards massage and enforcement OF such
a Law: he suggests to the Governor
that 1t be embodied in the can hor sne
extra session, II such a cali De mAue
1 take the liberty Of recording seat ~
as enthusiastically In favor OF such
law. and hope other beats and counties
may be heard from in the near Iutuae
with no uncertain tones. therepy en-
couraging and ald,nS ", couse Head.
ing his recent article put me 10 tninh
ing more seriously than ever aiSh6
that line, and I appointed mysssL q
canvass of the canine howlers that
make night hideous TO man, anu MI M
the quail and hare who In iancieu Sc
curity are quietly lowering their youns
from the chilly dews OF night. Also 10
the now famous Mother opossum with
her God-given pocket fun OF emDyro
young-they dare not move HaLr Is
feather lest one OF THESE shuhis -
gobble up their young, escaping tne
same fate themselves only by the tI I'm,
given In destroying the nest. The
locality in which live Is fair sam.
ME Of most communities throughout
The BLACK belt--it Is not really SO dlih-
cult as some would imagine to take
canvass of say the radius OF a mile
from ones house. for when white
man approaches the average negro
cabin he is greeted venemousiy by All
the dogs Of various desGr;ntions the
long haired yellow cur with his hump
back almost too thin to make shadow
nredominating. and the black and tan
ppne-third hound. one-third setter and
one-third dog: skunk; or what is ,,d 1t?
thrae 70 ave active members of the
canine family, you can hear a yelping
nnder the house in the chimney cor
He e and on inquiry be Informed. old
Martha Is got a fine litter under dar;
dew amt got dair eyes open yit.
Spch cases are exceptional, but am
fnilv satisfied that the average negro
and white settlement has from one to
three dogs, the majority Of which, half
led, are forced to steal living.
whether IL be hare, quail, chicken.
eggs or sheep, they care not. have
'dxnown these dogs to eat the ears OF
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

At ball recently given by the King
at stockholm Castle the women appear
ed in powdered hair and the men in
colored dress coats. The "unheard- of
gorgeousness," as certain Swedes call
Il. Of the display has called forth a
protest from the Svenska Morgenblad.
The wearing of colored dress coats,
saws the Journal, has made a most un-
pleasant impression upon the less we'll
to-do classes. Dress coats. If worn at
all, should at least be black. Colored
dress coats. 1t declares, are the inven-
Parliament. too. the journal adds. are
much disturbed by the King DOMINIC so
gorgeous garment, and questions to
ministers on the subject are expected.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
ALL FOR APPEARANcEs.

Has hypocrisy become characteris-
tic OF our Legislatures? It would seem
in late years, that the man in public
life cares not for consistency. nor for
purpose and determination. With him
appearance is the main thing. 1t is
not necessary to comment on the daily
walk of many men in legislative bodies
who are constantly posing as great
moral leaders and champions Of civic
virtues. nor is It necessary to point out
that many Of the loudest reformers have
neglected to reform themselves before
starting out to reform other people.
All Of this Is brought up by an In
cident In the Arkansas Legislature.
Former Governor Pindall. now a State
Senator, offered a resolution providing
for an adjournment of the Senate for
one afternoon IN order that the sena
tors might witness a ball game be-
tween New York and Little Rock. The
resolution was showed under by prac-
tically a unanimous vote. All well and
good. IL the matter had ended there.
But the Senators after voting down
the resolution sneaked to the cloak
room. got their hats and slipped out
to the ball game. BY actual count
twenty-four members of the Senate
played hockey and went to the ball
game after taking the high moral
ground that the proposed adjournment
was q reflection on the intelligence Of
the Senate.
Appearance is the thing. Sincerity
may go hang.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
Einei Tower as Weather Clock.

A new use has been discovered for
the Ethel Tower which is quite import
ant, although by no means of an eX-
allied nature. 1t is no less than that
the flag on top of the tower serves as
admirable weather cock when read in
conjunction with the structure itself.
which has projections coinciding with
that facing north being painted red.
Occupants OF balloons and airships can.
therefore, with the air OF field glasses,
readily inform themselves of the ma
turc Of the wind at an altitude of thir-
" meters above the ground IN that vi
,,inIty. and make their arrangements
with more certainty in regard to any
contemplated aerial voyage.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

London Chronicle.
initials are sometimes the resort Of
the writer, who is anxious to conceal
his Identity. and glance through any
the CATALOGUES of the British Museum
reading room will discover somp
strange Instances. A theological book
entitled Inquiry Into the Meaning Of
Demoniaks in the New Testament" Is
Attributed to T. p. A. p. o. A. r. I
c. o. S. Its real author was certain
Arthur Sykes. and the initials reveal
his position as 1.-THE precentor and pre-.
bendary Of Alton Borealis In the Church
of Salisbury.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Some of the pert photographers are
getting good deal of fun out of the
announcement that a circus Is to visit
Oyster Bay this summer for the first
lime in ten years. There are some who
claim that circus has been going on
there most of the time during the past
seven years. while others say it was
ohly a menagerle- We claim 1t was
both.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

entirely free from slips. II begins a
recent editorial this way: THE Pekin
correspondent Of The London Times Is
sending his paper some facts which, II
true. should undermine confidence in
Chinese securities" The question is.
how can the statements he facts IL
there is any doubt about their truth?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
Carlyle Had Been Dead Too Long.

Glasgow News.
Scotland has a great reputation for
learning In the United States and a
lady who came over from Boston re-
Gently expected to find the proverbial
shepherd quoting Virgil and the labor
er who had Burns bv heart. She was
disillusioned in Edinburgh. Accusing
policeman she inquired as to the
whereabouts Of Carlyles house. "v hich
Carlyle?" he asked. Thomas Carlyle"
said the lady. What does he do?"
queried the guardian of the peace. HE
was a writer-but he's dead" she fall
tered. well. madam the big Scot
Informed her, III the man is dead over
five years there's little chance of find
Ing ont anything about him In a big
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

A news item from a Kansas dry town
.elis us Of a woman who wants her
husbands sanity inquired into because.
as she alleges, he keeps two ice boxes
hiled with bottles. We are not inform
"a as to the contents of the bottles but
could make a fair guess. and there are
those who will look on him as an
eninently level-headed citizen. 1t may
"a, though. that the ground Of the
= lfe's complaint is that he keeps the
<oys In his pocket.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Ind!anapOIis NeWA
II is in this that the people are
chiefly interested. No reductions are
ma do0 in this that amount to anything
except on carpet woods. and they are
which clothing is made. are taxed at
about the present rate. We are. in q
word, keeping up these high wool du-
ties N shs o en- s2trannesv i po isrS
land which can be profitably used only
for agricultural and not for grazing
purposes. And the result Is to make
the clothing Of the people dear and OF
inferior quality.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
Prices High Enough.

We want no high priced socks. high
priced gloves, high priced tea or high
priced coffee. All these things are neg
essaries OF li5e, not luxuries. Tariff
builders should take note OF the con-
sumers. tariff duty should be meas
ured by It's revenue producing power.
An income tax would be preferable TO
a tax on seeks, stockings and gloves.
pie well able to pay 1t. No tax on
coffee in me bill? No, but a provis-
lon that II Brazil puts an export tax
on coffee, the United States win put
an import in the same amount; and
Brazil cannot get along without the
export tax.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

The Norfolk Landmark notes that
Washington doctor has sued Queen LII
tor sIl1.sOo for medical services. The
Landmark says the $11l.OOO seems all
right but wants to know how he fig
ured out the $500. That's easy; the
$500 was for medicine. and the S111.-
900 was for knowing how.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

~ lie Nation charges that most Of
a. sopls wh came across the ocean
VII her we're drunk at times. Carrie
cant even tell the difference between
a yne and ssasickness
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

People in the East who affect to
give the Italian sound to the in the
residents name and pronounce it as IL
II we're spelled "Tahft"i are told by
brother Charles that the family will
Rave none of it, They say the name Is
prou ounced with the fiat sound of the
ara they will have nothing else
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Some OF our contemporaries are con-
tending as to whether We should put
one p or two in the word "kidnapper."
There's Just this about 1t: If IT is spell
ed with two p's there's no danger Of
wrong pronunciation.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

W. do not know what will have hap
pened before this is read, but as things
nnw stand we advise Crazy Snake
70 60 into his hole. AS the ground
hog sometimes does. he came out toe
soon
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

"A Fellow up in Randolph county IL
shipping eggs by the car load. He has
shipped two car loads Of eggs and
has just commenced the business. RAN
dolph county must have some very In
dustrious hens. What that county can
do others can initiate. When you sit
down and think of the possibilities Of
the hen 1t opens up great field for
action. The egg crop amounts to more
than the cotton crop In the United
States. Get few good hens and take
care OF them and you will see how fast
that the monev will come In.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Thoy had Il sure-enough frost down
In southwest Georgia one morning last
week. but The Albany Herald assures
US nat the fruit crop fs stiii safe
The peaches ana cream is coming.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

II the only object Castro has in 60
ing back to Venezuela is to save his
honor. as he says. he'd better stay
away and have It sent him by wireless.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

why should not the new styles OF
women's hats be called peach bas-
kets?" ThereH be peaches under most
Of them.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Now that the way has been at least
partially opened why should not Wal
ter Wellman make a flying visit to the
South end of creation?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Tariff trickery exposed" as head
ing for an editorial is a waste of space.
That can be exposed whenever one
mentions the tariff bill.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Already the mint beds are putting on
their emerald hues and the cracked ice
is ready for the glass-but what's the
user
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Ial1dpoOsa courier.
The indian war out in Oklahoma
reads like old time news. A number
Of the Snake clan Of the Creek In
dians and some negroes are on the
war path and are making a good deal
of trouble. Their chief 10 named Chit
II Hargo. which Is q real Creek name.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

We suspect that whiteiaw Reid Is
going to feel right lonesome when he
gets back to little old New York af-
ter, his long sojourn in London.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

"Do we have too many holidaysT''
asks The Macon Telegraph. Well. that
depends. we should say. Come OF us
think we don't get half enough of 'em.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
sWORN CIRCULATION:

The nyures for February prin.eo ali re-
represent the actual net circuia'''
turns ha wing been deducted. ..n.ee~ its
The MONTGOMERY Advertiser sns con-
advertisers land makes 1t par. ~ circula-
tion is larger than that OF any srat its
newspaper printed In Alabama-anndir cniation
Sunday edition hss the larges. 1rtnted ip
OF any edition OF any Newspaper
Alabh.na without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
Conspicuous by Its Apzencr.

OItVeIdHU LedueT.
Scientific Endorsements are a great
thing but benzoate OF soda has thus
Tar failed to make its appearance
SNNaonR the Injuries of the menu card.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Nearly ali the men who have sue
ceeded In doing big things attribute
their success to selecting good men
to do the work.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Look out for Chattanooga eau
tions The Times Of that city. Is she
asout TO break loose7
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

SeIna JOurnaI. -
A news item sent out from Mobile
states that the city authorities Of Sell
ma have revoked all near beer sa-
order one place closed. but that place.
nor any other had not sold beer sub
stitute since the finding of indictments
against them by the grand jury of the
an early date on the near beer case.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

That Crazy Snake fellow appears to
have come out of his hole too soon for
his own welfare.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

A woman may wear rats on her head
but she draws the line at mice about
her feet.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing


Whatever else n, may be said Of Crazy
Snake he is certainly living up TO his
name. which 10 more than some others
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
PoIlticaI NTlIIannIuua.

At the coming municipal sieeei9n IL
non-partisan ticket in the neid, Dem.
ocrats and Republicans having decided
not TO make party nominations IN OPP
position.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Tho grave OF Mr.. Mike Koopce at the
old cemetery on the Koonce plantation
was found to have boon gone into last
week. An investigation was begun by
relatives and as the result Sol Jones
and Henry Ledbetter are in Jail for
disturbing same. What their purpose
was has not fully been learned. They
claim to have been hunting for money
having some kind of needle. They
should be learned lesson that Is to
stay away from graveyards.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

FOrt Payne JOURNAL.
The new collector at Charleston 10
said to be a fine golf player" notes
The Macon Telegraph. Primarily,
however, his complexion commends
him the most.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

The sweet1y thrilling song OF the
biue-jay and woodpecker will soon be
heard in our midst. and then we will
know for fact that spring is here.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
Net Daily Average February. 1909 ..iSs ~
Net sunday Average February, 1909 ..hs''si

C. l. FiniKnn Circulation Manager o. Ine
Montgomery Advertiser. being duly s"o1n'
The foregoing statement of The Adves-
fiser's circulation for the month OF 1eu
ruary. 1908, ia true and correct, ana coinpm-
I'd after all returns from news boys. news
agents, spoiled and left over copies haVo
C. l. FINIGAE.
Circulation Manager.
sworn TO and subscribed before me tnis
ssn AAs VI RIGA nxANDER.
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

The Krupp Company recently made
a hammer that weighs fifty tons and
costs 100000. How We would like
to purchase and forward this to q GER
tain woman's club we know SO that tha
members could take Ii and knock
people to their hearts content.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

r, .4so.s1s
-. 80, ..l1s. Sos
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

Recipe for new spring hat: To an
empty waste basket add a few rib
bons and flowers. invert same and turn
over your head and there you have the,
latest thing In Spring hats. girls.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

This world is full of fellows who
though they can't lift q rnessly little
mortgage. are always splitting on their
hands and offering to bet you fifty
dollars that they can lift ton.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

A Delaware man. thirty-eight years
of age who has been married twelve
years is the father of sixteen children.
His friends want him given q medal.
Alas, Teddy 10 on his way to Africa
and can't be reached.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

The man who attempted to assa nit Mr..
was trying to take away his
child Poor Teddy. be Is not trying to
take away anything but few white
lions and tigers and
elephants, and the American dollars of
an enterprisng magazine publisher.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03

From night riding and bloody MUIR
ders, Nashville Is now turning her at
tention to raising funds for a Y. NJ G.
A. What calm after the storm!
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
DRIFTWO0D

Speaking Of home thrusts. 3abbfnr
the night key 1t the key hole II ono
all right.