davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
AuroMonrLrs ANp rnosrnalrr.

Enterprise, . young ana wealthy iit- tie city. buys twsnty-one automobiies in two months. No further testimony Is needed ss to the riches and prosper fty of the Wire Grass.
 Any man with a memory that runs back twenty years can recall the time when such counties as conoe. Geneva. Dale. covingtou, and what is now Houston, were siightingiy alluded to as -cow counties" They were conn ties where the grsss grew thick and grazing was good. The older counties to the west and north regarded them as good only for a stock range spd their inhabitants generally as havipg no enterprise. For half century ans more the counties had been without any special growth or progress.
 Then the railroads came. Where there was spring, a country store and a poplar tree, modern city of 5000 people sprang up to be named Dothan. The railroad pushed out a branch line and where there was . farm house and blacksmith shop En- terprise grew into wealth. strength and importance. Always. where the rail- roads went. progress and wealth fol- lowed. The tide of emigration flowed in behind the construction gangs. Lands ieaped in values. Where there had been one farm. hundred farms were established. The whole earth smiled. Such was the work of the rail roads when they went into Southeast Alabama.
 But, it will be said. the railroads did not go there because of .phiianthropte motives. because they wanted to build up the country Truly. the railroads were not built through philanthropy. But they were built because the promo ters saw the coming of prosperity and wanted to share 1t. The railroads ex- pected the country to become rich and they hoped to share in the division of the riches brought about by the wed- ding of industrial enterprise and natur- al resources. Just share of it, was what new capital wanted.
 Under existing conditions the rail- roads are not getting fair share of the prosperity of the section and it would be futile to deny it. Towns are thick. farms are innumerable. fortunes are being laid up yearly. but a reason able man has only to study the reports sof the Atlantic Coast Line, and the Central of Georgia. to become convinced that the railroads under existing con- ditions in Alabama have hard struK. gle to keep their heads above water and that they are not receiving their share of the Wire Grass prosperity.
 The time for passion and prejudice is passed, The prosperous farmer and the prosperous business man of the Wire Grass might we'll reflect on the state of the country before the raii- roads came and then they might com slider if the railroads are now doing as we'll as the other commercial in- terests of the section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
THE NEW ROAD
 THROUGH WEST ALABAMA
John F Cochran is Steadily Advancing the New Line Through
 Sumter.
Gainesville Times.


 tained in the prospects of MT. Coch- rams railroad, It is indirectly reported to The Times that renewed activity is manifested in the extensions of the road from it's present point near Pan ola. 's
 Fifty more men and teams have been added to the working crew In grading and preparing for the advancement of such work along the right of way.
 The main thing, "the right of way" is the great secret still locked within the strong vault of the. official knowl- edge. But dame rumor has 1t. and tells 1t strong, that it is an assured thina that the road will come down on the last survey made toward Gainesville. Tn fact 1t Is said the party who has the contract for the cross ties has been ordered to place them along this sur vey as rapidly as they can be pro-
 It is beyond all former hopes. this immediate action. Though the facts much. that there is need for. quick ac- tion, for who can tell what future plans are rife in the railroad fever that has settled over Sumter. The topic of the day is railroad! Where men who own lands. homes and enterprises today, almost to unit, they are heart and soul for the railroad,
 The past week we made a detour of the county from Epes 10 Suntervtile, Ramsey, Hammer and Bodka. Along the line of the old road bed we find most of the land owners enthusiastic for the rebuilding of the road. They feel the need of more open market for their growing agricultural industries
 These men mean business and if the recent attempt to secure their sub stantiaI favor is followed up with ally positive assurance of immediate ac- lion, 1t will be smooth sailing for the promoters
 Give us railroads today and you will see the finest agricultural district In the country. spring up under your eyes produced by the magician's wand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

A correspondent of The Boston Trav- eier jumps on that contemporary with both feet for using the word, fore casted," and the editor squelches him with several dictionaries as authority for its use of the word. Of course It's a good word. and very much used. Not content with fortifyIns its own posi- fion. The Traveller jumps on its corres- pondent for using such an expression fin his letter as mother speech" instead ce "mother tongue" Ordinarily 1t isn't safe to take any chances with Boston editors on questions of proper speech and use of words and terms.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
CHICK WITH TWO HEADS.
Freak Cannot Make Up Its Mind Which
 .e Way to Walk.

Freak Cannot Make Up It's Mind Which
 x Way to Walk.
 New York Press.
 Stories of freak chickens that have son have been read with much interest by farmers on Staten Island. but they had not heard of any freaks in their vicinity up to yesterday. Then August Woeckener, who has a farm on Willow Brook road, Port Richmond, met sew eral of his netghbors In Bittelfs res taurant on Richmond turnpike and in formed them about & wonderful two- headed chicken born few hours be- fore on his farm.
 This Is the most unusual chicken you ever saw" he explained. Tt has two heads, one in front and the other where the tail ought to be, so you new CT can tell which is the front head The body is long and 1t only has two
 "It can stand on its feet all right, but then it has trouble. The legs start to walk in one direction when the front head wants them to start moving. Then the back head wants to go some where else, and the chicken keeps walking forward and backward all the time, keeping in a straight line only 6 few inches longs Every once In a while the mother hen comes back to get the chicken because 1t can't follow the brood when the two Iheads get op- posite notions. When she eackles for 1t to follow her both heads try to go after her.. We'll, the head that's farth- est away from the mother hen starts to the farthest end. Then that head starts to turn round. and finally the chick Is going around like whirlinE dervish." il
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
Lsttsrs b ne Editor
WOULD RESTORE SWORD
 CAPTURED AT SEVEN PINES
wiaow of FeAsrsl soldier whe Secured Sword Of I'd Frothtngham Wsuid
 Resfore IL to Ills Family.

Editor The Adrertfser..
 The widow of the Federal soldier who captured the sword of Ed Froth- ingham, who was killed at the battle of Seven Pines, wishes to restore it to his family if they can be found
 He was a cavairynian. I have been asked to help find his family. Can you or will you kindly put a notice of the facts in the case in your paperY It has such a large circulation I feel al- most sure we can find them by it's means.
 Mary B. Parrish.
 Selma, Ala.
 (The foregoing Is published in order that the descendants or relatives of the party named may be located An examination of the military records falls to disclose the name of Frothing- ham. It is suggested that note be written to United States War Depart ment. Washington. D. C.. stating the facts and requesting Information aa to the command In which the deceased cavalryman served. With the informa- tion thus received 1t will be ccmpar- atively easy to locate the names of survivors. and through them possibly the descendants names--Ed. Note.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
This b NJ 4Ofh Brthday
yalaes R. AnEeII.

James Rowland Angel, son of the vensrabie president of the University educator. was born in Burlington, Vt,.
 May 8, 1889, Though a New Enelafi- der by birth. pr Ahsell is Wester- the Ann Arhor high school m ISss anfi From the University of Michigan four years later. From 1891 to 1897 he studied at Haryard, at Berlin and at structor of psychology in the Univer- stfy of Minnesota. and in 1901 ne was made head of the department. In lsOb he resigned to accept the profess " of Chicago. Recently Dr.. An9eil. was spoken of as the possible succes- sor of President Tucker of Dartmouth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

Oklahoma newspapers have been giving us a few of the particulars of what some of them call "the last DOW. WOW of the Snake Indians" which was held on their ranch last Sunday. It may have been their latest. but we se- riously doubt 1t being the last. Crazy Snake himself was there. very much alive. and to all appearances as full of venom and dissatisfaction as ever he was. There is little likelihood of peace and order among the members of this tribe as long as C1ittO Hadjo is alivU and freq.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
sATUnDAY. MAY s. lssa.
SOME COLD.

Peopie living in the temperate re ~,ons of the earth are led to wonder how 1t can be possible to exist In the torrid and frigid zones. Down In the sorr,a zone near the equator the weather is so hot that 1t seems impos- s,bie for anything in human shape 70 t,va hut they do. And when we look Ncrthward and take note of the cola thev must endure who live there it seems equally difiicult to understand how human life can exist at all. Here' as one example. we have Canadiah naper giving us the official report or che temperature in Dawson. Yukon Territory, for the month of January last. The average for the month was forty-three degrees below zero; the ex- tremes being sixteen below on the arst day of the month and six'y-fve below on the 24th.
 How is that for frigidity? Here in this section we think we have struck A decidedly cold trail if the thermome- ter falls to the vicinity of zero, and if 1t gets below that mark we are apt to think the whole earth and every thing on 1t will turn to ice. Of course. there are colder regions than Dawson City, even at the temperature given for January, but it is becoming place of some importance and we think most people in this latitude will agree with us that Dawson has no attractions for them as winter resort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
This Date tn History
 May 6.
May g.

1s76-Bridgewater. Mass. attacked by
 Indians v l777--John A TroutIsn became sover- - nor of Georgia.
 l77s-General Puliski fortified Char 1s2s-Xmerican Peace Society founded. 1s46-General Taylor defeated the Mexicans at Polo Alto in the first
 battle of the Mexican war. 1s54--Company organized to lay a, ca-
 able from New York to Liver
 pool.
 1sss-Federals under aenssu aIllroy
 repulsed in battle of McDowells ls 1s64-Second day of battle of Spott-
 sylvania Court House between ss- tsylvansa Court House. between
 Grants and Lees force. 1S71-A treaty for the adtustmsnk of
 Alabama claims cocluded. 1902-St. Pierre. Martinqae. su5deply
 destroyed, with so.oo0 inhabi-
 no, Mount Pelee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

The New York Post inclines to be sarcastic and facetious at the expense of the big navyites. not only in this country. but elsewhere. We quote: Did ever cocksure moulders of hu- man destiny vaciliate as do those | statesman who believe that in battle- certain are they that peace and honor and security lies that way. one would naturally believe that they would nnow precisely fne number Of Dr9sa isas effective vessels, and exactly how many sailors are necessary to prevent na- tons sudden disappearance from the Conservative and Liberal wrarfkle and quarrel as to whether the exact line of safety falls between the sixth and seventh sad eighth The %oTId eannot % even get an exact definition of what GSns55Itss Tna 11n,sS WopoweT standard answer is vouchsafed. If openly ex- cluded by the Ministry. then the ques- tion Is asked what two nations are con- swer. But we Americaus live In glass houses in this matter. According to MT. Carnegie, whenThe sailed for Eng lend on Thursdsy. MT. Roosevelt wrote would be enough, and then immediate ly turned around and demanded four. When afterwards. MT. Carnegie says, not agreeing with the Presidents poll icy, MT. Carnegie asked him: Which policy?" But. ayers MT. Carnegie, "he he. MT. Carnegie? Did ever a great Im- perialtst have a sense of humors
 It is one of the pecuiiarities of the advocates of big navy for Uncle Sam that so few of them know what is real ly needed in this line. and do not know what they want themselves. Probably an occasional one may be found who knows what he wants. but if so. he can't find another who looks at it just as he does. More and bigger battle ships" is their slogan. and many of them go no further. There appears to be an idea in some quarters that noth- ing is needed by any nation to supremacy but to keep on building war vessels. They do not seem to realize l that if one nation does this all the others are bound to follow It's example. and thus nothing will be accomplished In the way of universal peace. and no limit can be reached in the way ot ship building except the absolute bank ruptcy of the powers.
 From reading the remarks of The Post one would think that MT. Carne- gie was surprised to find MT. Roose- welt lacking in consistency. Our sur prise Is that man of carnegie's sense and information should have expected anything of the kind from Roosevelt. Ills ideas, of consistency and propriety were founded entirely on his concept- ion of what he himself wanted at the time. If he wanted something else next day he could conveniently forget and ignore his previous position and adopt a new one--and then fly into a passion If any one charged him with having changed. Sometimes he would have been amusing if he had not been so wilfully offensive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
ssssa..sis slaiae izss.

Zenas Dudley. of Hanpden. has A hen that will lay every day. provided she can Jay where she wants to, and tnaf is sitting on top or q pole The only. reason why this hen Vi shes fe persh on the tip end of pole when laying can be accounted for only by the fact that she laid her first egg ois bullet she was frightened one day and new te the top of tall pole in the. yard The dog kept her there fol
 sorae time. and during the time she laid her first sgk Never a time since then has she laid an egg except when she has been On top of some Dole. : A pole has been set up in the hen yard. where this hen can make her deaffv fayingE A small net bag fs piacsd around the pole to catch the eges.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
What the Sfate Papers
 Ais Spying and Doing
mo sIsking ef . Man

{ & oneonta Democrat.
 in corrupted smoothness through fife Is doomed tc disappointment. Rough and tered and that Is well. for 1t Is just such experiences that make our ro- business of life and development of .Hharacter.
 See You Later
 uniontown Herald.
 The cool temperature of the nights ts s t a Rss ass sa sss festive sssy d tie bird. known as the "skeeter, to use the common parlance, but he is doubtless laying low" and will pre- usual pertinacity-
 The Treasury Situation.
 It is practfcaily certain that Cover nor Conner will very soon call an ex- tra session of the Legislature, upon some pretext or other The fact Is that the states finances are in 2 very depleted condition, and something must be done to provide revenue to meet the enormous and unprecedented ap- propriations of the last Legislature.
 Has Plenty of Them. Twin City Telegram.
 ,.1s Dsssstuf wants q ,,,I Esiiroad gut i, to Q WltI promise not 10 let any O1 the blind tigers meddle with Jourd White of Motslton, or with any of the peopla ef Lawrence.-Birmingh Ledger.
 Don't you worry about Jourd White and the Lawrence County people. They have taken care of themselves a long time. And as far as blind tigers are concerned. where has Birmingham got kick comingf
 One View of It. Tallapoosa Courier.
 The Advertiser objects to Here We Rest" as the meaning of the name Alabama" on the ground that it signifies inertness. or in plain words. laziness. A fair definition of rest" however, in that connection, Is to take up our abode. settle permanently. and Alabama certainly offers inducements to bring any man to that determina- tion, whether he be, poet or business man. N t Asfs,
 Seeing T'hfnEss s Guntersville Democrat. s Down near Corona in Walker Couns' ty, the people are seeing things, says a correspondent Of The Mountain Eaglel At lonely place known as Double Poplar Flats, an apparition Is said to take the form of a headless man, or a well dressed woman and on one occasion the unnatural visitor was covered with feathers, etc. We do not wish to discredit the good people In that section, but we really think they need the services of a revenue officer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
vvHrPprNG lN scHooLs.

Some of the brethren are discussing ths subject of whipping children at school ana natulrsaily there are va- riety of opinion on the subject. The Norfolk Landmark, to quote its own language. has suggested step which should solve the question pretty satis- factorily in the public schools. There should be regulation requiring teach CTS to honor the written request of a parent that the writer's child be not whipped. but be sent home for punish ment when whipping would seem to be needed. It should be understood that if a child thus exempt from physical punishment does not become tractabie after being sent home for discipline. the child must withdraw from the school"
 The Richmond Journal man calls to mind some experiences of his youthful days. and declares that there was never time in his school days when such A request from parent would have halted the teachers switching opera tions. but adds:
 We understand that a rule or cus- tom In the Richmond schools Is to al- low a parent to appear at school to ad- minister a whipping to his refractory This Is not done in all cases, but Is Q procedure that Is followed occasion. ally.
 If pupil is of the kind of boy who really deserves punishment would bar ring him from school have any good results? If he is bad youth on whom moral suasion has no effect, expelling him firm school would please him bet ter than aoy other course. and the re- suit would be that he would grow up without education and without disei- pIine. That, 1t seems to us, would be natural result, and 1t would not be best for the boy himself.
 The fact Is that no ironcIad rule can be adopted that will fit ali cases and all boys. There are some who can be governed wholly without punishment, but there are some who are not amen able to any sort of discipline which does not include corporal punishment. but the latter. of course. can be carried too far. Among our readers there are no doubt to be found some who attend ed the country or village schools three- score or more years ago, and who had for their teachers men who seemed to think that no boy could be educated without a liberal amount of thrashing
 This writer served an eight months term in a boys country school in Rus sell County in the early 40's. and If a single day passed without at least one boy being whipped. we have no rec ollection of 1t: sometimes three or four caught 1t in one day. The teacher was fine classical scholar and prepared a number of young men for college, and We have more than once seen him whip men who could easily have turned the tables on him if they had been so dis posed, but they submitted and may have been the better for 1t for all we know.
 This teacher was an extremist in his ideas Of discipline. We do not know whether he was naturally cruel and 1ard-hearted. or whether he really be
 ieved that the only way to teach boys
 nd to keep them under proper disct piine was by a liberal use of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
A TeaDsraas people.

Tn England it is rare. n ever, that to hicoh hoiism. h New York where the number Of the Hebrew population or Russian origin is consfdsYab1e. the year. According to the British Medical Journai. formed 0.&1 per cent of the total deaths. while afhonG those who were children of Russian 1F Polish cause was only 0IS The same propor- ttcR represents the ratio of cases of alcoholism and dlgeasea directly due to N among total eases admitted into the chief Jewish hospitaa td New York. whereas ans the 8oBton City Hospital casos Of aieoholssm formed kS per cent Of the total.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
New Use for cempas.

New YOfK WOfIus I--1.
 Berlin Is placing the points of the it of bewildered pedestrians. Perhaps if Congress were to post in some com venient place directions how ta tell protectionist Democrat from a protect ionist Republican some of ,sthe Con- gressmen might find ont where they are at.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

If man is afflicted with unusual dryness he should go up to Chicago and get relief. There are 1000 report ed saloons in that city, and that must be enough to give every thirsty indi- viduaI nip or two.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
New Enmlnnd Prouperity

The milling industries of New Eng land are showing evidence of material prosperity, thirty-siven concerns plan ming new construction in various forms, which will mean an aggregate outlay of nearly $20,000, ,000. The amounts range from $200, 900 to SS.000.- 900 for the various structures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

'Is Taft a fan?" asks an exchange. Looks more like balloon to ,us." says The Columbus Ledger. Well. at all events he'll need fan. or several of them, when hot weather comes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

"The first thing wanted is honest tar- inf revision" proclaims a contempor- ary. Yes. but frequently the first thing we want is the last thing we get in this old world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
Nfystinin8

Chicago Hecord-Herald.
 Some men find 1t very hard to understand why any beautiful young widow should in- sist on living comfortably on the life insur- ance left by her husband
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

Poverty hath it's own reward" knowingly remarks The Roanoke Leader It surely does, and one of the advantages is that you don't need r. strain yourself to hold oa to iE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
SWORN CIRCULATION

Fhs firures for March printsa . re- reprsssnt the actual net cireuisoA'
 srfns having been deducted. r,.s. us
 Ths MontEemery Advsrtiscr guslssrpssssc gus psss cos,. s tdvsrtissrs land makss t part . o, .csircuia- scScf vhen reQuested) that its daiiy Ssr,rg fiSn is larger than that of any .o sS.. ,.. aswspspsr printed in Aiaesma-andir Sirsuist,on s< - edifion of any newspaper printed m Sisbalua without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

The Republic of Nicaragua, so we are informed. produced four bales of cotton last year. How many revolutions 1t produced we are not told.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
A Dangerous Rival.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 A man who was robbed pursued the thieves, and, catching up with them, was robbed again. The tariff barons better look to their laurels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08

r,n,ran. Circulation Manager of The s,r, eofnerv q Advertiser. being duly s"orh' pnA s rs. sorexoinx statement of The Adver7 ss.asss eireuIafion for the month oi ApsrI ,;s ,sos Ia true and correct. and compiiea s ~ s,t -eturns from news boys, news aeenss " ssL.saa Isa sna Ieft-oyer copies have been ae- 5Roaas9 anu C l. FINIGAN. onetea- Circulntion Manager
 sworn to and subscribed Detole "e 9th day ytca el 1ATExANDER, Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
A Natter of Choice.

WILCOX ProRreBsIVe Era.
 Gentlamen who ride from one end If the country to the other on the rods think there is nothing much the mat ter with the Pullman car except the nrica.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-08
Hs It PossIbIef

Dothan Eagle.
 There are many reel good looking women who haven't had their pictur printed in the papers