The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-26
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing
stick to Your Jobs.

SLICK 10 IVuE 9OUSs
New Decatur Advertiser.
Jim Armstrong OF the scottsboro
Citizen says he Is going to shut down
his paper while he attends TO his leg
some more of us get into the Legfsla-
ture7
Sold Ham and Lard.
II this county had MANY more far
mers like our friend, Mr.. Henry Beas-
ley, this county would be more pros
porous. He sent one wagon full Of
bacon, ham and lard one day this week
which amounted to nearly 5000.
Burning the Mortgages.
Enterprise Ledger.
pound at this season is enough to put
q batter cake" smile on the face of
every farmer In. Coffee and smoothe
out every wrinkle on his brow. We
gage being committed to ashes this
fall and all the farmers comparative.
ly out of debt.
First Open Boil.
W. r. Shirah, a progressive farm
er living on Route l, sent to this ONCE
ton we have seen this seaon. MT.
Shirah won that honor last season,
and no doubt will make the man that
brings the first bale of cotton, get
up and get hustle on himself this
year.
This Editor fn Danger.
Opelika Morning Post.
The railroads have done great deal
for Alabama, much more than most
people are willing to give them credit
for. The L. and N has for number
of IS 1Dac. aSgs Of snsg
,settle in this state. The officials have
gone about the work systematically,
and the result of their work can be
the line of Of their road. - A' 81
One of the Proposed Achievements.
Birmingham Ledger.
The press Of the state takes 1t for
granted that Governor Conner will be
a candidate for the United States Sem
ate II the people of Alabama win make
1t possible by amending the constitu-
slider their vote of last year and pro-
vide for the election Of a legislature
SO that he can legally go before it as
q candidate. That is about the opin-
3df n1 Bugs In the Corn. q 1e % q
Rockford Chronicle. AZ ae e+s
It is reported that our corn crop is
into the shuck of the forming ear and
feeds on the silk near the end of the
ear, preventing the communication of
ing the development of the grain. The
ears affected have the appearance of
those grown on an isolated stalk; per-
haps two.thirds Of the grains being
the matter to this Office. They are in
his corn and they were brought to his
attention by George Gothard. for many
county. Mr. Gothard nor any Of his
neighbors never saw the like before
Mr. Bentley sent some of the insects to
one Of the Department. of state for
examination, but the officer In charge
of that department was absent from
the state, perhaps visiting ais "wife's
Is Vet UnsoIved.
The locker system furnishes a beau
tiful screen of deception behind which
the prohibition laws of this state can.
stance there isn't in reality. any such
thing as locker, SO we are told by
a gentleman who is on the inside.
lore And there are membership cards
for each club: These cards read about
Ike this: This is 70 show that John
Doe has pa. paid o, all dues and oa assess;
Is therefore entitled to all the bene-
Now, in reality not one cent of dues
order for the member 20 receive all
the benefits ne has only to present his
card at the door when he will be ad-
mitted. after which he is served with
son can become q member wher recom-
mended by a member. There are div
ers and divers % these clubs in the
and their membership ne gentleman
informs us is something enormous. So
you can readily observe that this is
one reason why the locker system
And remember big Birmingham IL
one of the towns that VOTED 'er dry"
on her own free will and accord be-
fore the statewide law went into eff
feet.
And as we have said before: the
solution of the whiskey question is
vet problem unsolved. and we ask
how and vohan will II he soIyed2