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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05
The Red Fox Cunning

rection to catch danger signal oi detect the footfall or wing motion oi prey. here there and wonder at one and the same time. The fox's ears ar built to take in everything that going on in the woods or the thicket and they do it.
 Another bit of deviltry that gives the fox much joy in the worrying of the hounds Is the leading them in the chase by relays. This becomes a se- rious habit of the fox when he and his wife are raising a family. At such times the male fox. alert for trouble. lies several feet from their kennel. If he Is disturbed by dogs beating about fin search for his trail away he goes, leading them n lively chase.
 "A well-bred foxhound will run from six to ten hours at a pace between seven and ten miles an hour when Ut considerable distance behind fox At a distance of only a hundred yards or so in the rear. although he cannot see the fox, he knows of its proximity by then run in his eagerness to overtake twenty miles an hour. Such a pace is short time.
 Sets Killing Pace.
 Now would you believe 1t? The willy fox knows this well. So when he starts on a race in which his mate is to aid him he keeps but a short dis tance ahead of the dogs. but sets a killing pace.
 "He keeps this up for eight or ten
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

A long time ago 1t was said that the ''voice os the people is, the voice of God" Tn history. the leisure class the so-caIled upper class--has always been on the wrong side of the battle- field in the fight for progress. If they have not been downright obstruction ists. they have failed to understand. The voice of the people has been to them only a roar of discontent If they could but have listened. they might have heard--like the prophet of old--"the stiil small voice of God" speaking out of the earthquake.
 If any man would know what God is saying. let him keep clase to the common people. For a long time. they fought for religious democracy. and they won. Then. for 4o9 years, they shed their blood upon many a battlefield in the fight flor political democracy and they conquered. To- day, they are fighting for the indus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

church will capture the labor move ment or whether the labor movement will capture the church. We hear a good deal these days about the church saving the masses. This is no doubt very important question for the church's consideration. but some day the masses are going to help save the church. Without a moral and a spiritual vision, the people are bound to perish, but without the rugged strength that comes with and through the common people the church is go- ing to fail.
 Last winter. while studying condi- tions among European working men, visited the Peoples Palace in Brus- sells. From basement to top-most story the building was crowded with artisans and their families who had come to enjoy the evening in social intercourse, to receive instruction in one of the many classes. to listen to lectures in the great auditorium, or to find diversion or to seek Knowledge through association with smaller groups or clubs which were interested in the same amusements. the same studies, the same problems that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05
T11e c,,rses and the Blessings of vin.r

same grim determination that charac- terized the Florida boy as he dug for the gopher" This is what the Texas calls the blessings of the boil weeyil. :"
 We have met the "new merchant" a man of small capital and strong nerve. who is buying goods weekly for spot cash and selling on the same terms at 25 per cent profit. He says trade Is good and "blesses the boll-weevil." The old merchant who formerly advanced on the growing crop, is on the road to bankruptcy, and he says "D-m the boll-weevil. We have interviewed le agent of loan company. the pres-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

of God! To the church, with it's dcvo- , ton to art and to estheticE, this pie ture was the source of power with tho people. and it thought to purchase 1t. so that the picture might become it's own, hoping thus to win back those who had become alieniated. But 1t wasn't the picture-it was life and hope and enthusiasm that was winning the dayi Far better were the glass windows and the paintings in the church, more beautiful the music. more refined the service than anything of a like character ever seen or heard in tthis Peoples Palace. But not through these things could the church ever hope to attract men. It was the spir- it--the atmosphere-that pervaded the institution across the way that told the sorry.
 The spiri of democracy has gripped the people. This is the dominating fn- fiuence in our twentieth century prob lems. And whether we discuss the workingman In America or in Eng land, in Turkey or in Russia. we shall find that here Is the force that Is fighting its way to the front in spite of every obstacle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05
Widows Play Great Part in History

owned many masculine attributes are Margaret, Queen of Denmark; Cathe- rine de Medici. Anne of Austria and Maria Theresa of Austria; also Cath crime and Catherine II of Russia. who both reigned right royalty during their widowhoods.
 Margaret, Queen of Denmark, when a youthful "relict." was by right Queen of Norway and also of Denmark. In 1888 she annexed sweden. and for over twenty years ruled her three kingdoms with splendid success
 Catherine de Medlei has gone down to Infamy as a clever woman with a shortage of conscience. she was the wife of a King of Franee and the mother of three French sovereigns,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

The reign of the widow Is an an- rient sovereignty, and one that has continued throughout the centuries. And widows as a type show much that is signal and salient in their bereav- ed personalities. Some of them may euffer in silence, but by far the great CT number give signs of keen brain, s strong will. and a distinct individ- uality. says writer in The London Mail
 History proves that widows have founded kingdoms. made wars-they seldom or ever stopped them-and have ruled by right divine In the words of art, science. politics and llt- erature. Indeed, in some cases a wid- ow. has has held the power of life and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

northwest portion of the state of Iowa. and when it exploded in the heavens, fragments of the same weighing about sixty-six pounds fea on the lands of John Goddard and Hoagland saw 1t when 1t came through the air as a great ball of fire and heard 1t when 1t came in contact with the earth. The next day Hoagland went in the direction where the aero lite fell and found 8 hole In the ground on the lands of his neighbor. John Goddard, ,e ana he employed men and shoveIs and picks dug Into the ground and found the aerolite about five feet buried into the earth. Of course, Goddard had no notice. Hoag
 land loaded the aerolite on wagon and carried 1t to the city of Des Moines and sold 1t for siO5.0e to one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

I see from the publications in your paper that an aerolite fell at some point in Lee county recently. ana that it made terrific explosion either before it hit the earth. or a1 the t,ma of contact with the earth. and that many people have been hunt ing for 1t since its arrival upon the earth.
 This calls to mind one of the most celebrated law suits that the worid has eyer known. decided by the Sup reme Court of the State of Iowa in 1892. Tn this case one Hoaglana, la farmer living in Iowa owned land aa- joining one John Goddard, they both living on adjoining farms and on the End day of May 1890. Hoagland saw an aerolite pass over the northwest quadrane of the heavens and over the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05
BY s. D. LOGAN

taken by Goddard was an invocation of the common law rule for acquiring real property as by escheat. occupancy. prescription. forfeiture. and alienation, and therefore the court held that the aerolite was an original acquisition to his land as distinct from acquisition of soil already owned by secretion or natural causes.
 The court further held that the aerolite was as well adapted for use by the owner of the soil as any other stone. or any ball of metallic iron, and 1t was found upon analysis that this aerolite was not in material compost ton, different from our common iron ore. but it was much higher in per- centage of Iron and showed the effect of great heat upon It's surface.
 Hoagland took the position that the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

ment or 1t to do that.
 "He stays right there. actually seeming to be chuckling over the wor- ried dogs as they run about. bowling and yelping, in search of the trail. whisking his bushy tail. standing now and then on his hind feet to get bet hit Of dog discomfture and manifest ing his exceeding delight at the whole proceeding, for which he knows his cunning is responsible, by various pi- rouettings and comical caperings.
 Away to Repeat.
 '.But the moment a dog. having at last ciphered out and discovered what had caused all the trouble. strikes the trail back, MT. Fox bricks up his ears, gives his brush an extra four ish and bolts away in the opposite d. rection. to repeat at his leisure the same trick elsewhere if all goes well.
 Speaking of the fox's ears. don't suppose there are many. even among those who have hunted the fox. who ever took particular notice of the structure of the fox's ears. They are a wonder.
 ''They are broad below to catch ev- cry sound, from the highest note of the shrillest weird bird to the faintest chirp of the cricket = for the fox Is fond of crickets--and they taper so sharply to point that they can ad- just themselves to every wave of air that makos the slightest rustic of noise. Also thty can turn in any d.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

for she bought from the King of Numi- dia as much land as could be covered by a bullock's hide; but as soon as the bargain was concluded she cut the hide itno small thongs and thus iclos- ed big piece of ground on which she built her ancient capital.
 Then Semiramis made her mark as a widow when the world was young. She comes on the scene as the wife of Minus, the mythical founder of Nine veh. and after her husbands death reigned for forty-two years, and went down to fame as the conquerer of Persia. Llbyia and Ethiopia.
 Among the other royal widows whc have ruled with a high hand and whe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

death .has changed dynastics. and al tered the map of continents. For grief seems in no way to put curb on pride, ambition and force of char acter.
 On the other hand. sorrow may soften and elvate. A few widows have attained saintship while in many in- stances a widow has ruled and well. and done the best of good deeds in her day and generation.
 Royal widows sem made in a mas terful mold. and when not the actual sovereign have often ruled their coun- tries with success as regents. Queen Dido, who dates from S43 B. C.. Is said so have founded the City of Carthage. And anent this business she made
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

eastward into Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. there will be in said ter ritory contraction of credit to all
 lines of business based upon cotton production. With the high prices of food stun, in the West. the absence or credit at the bank, and at the cross road country store. the people Of the cotton section of Louisiana have ac- cepted ''Hobson's choice'' and diversi- fled soil resources. The advances" made this year was corn meal and lard compound We have In the midst of the boll-weevirs work, made 30 per cent of a cotton crop that has aver
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

ident of bank. and a representative of cotton house In New Orleans, all of whom hold cotton land mortgages :. They all say. "d-m the weevil = We met man who lost his job year ago as cotton plantation manager. He has leased land for five years for de- faulted and annual interest from a loan company and Is laying the founda- tiop of a fortune in farming. The crest on his coming coat of arms will be boll-weevil. We have in our safe an express package of $550 for the pay roll of two negro log contrac- ors. These negroes left the cotton
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

years of widowhood- She had q ma jestic meIn and an undaunted courage. feminine tact and masculine energy, and raised Austria from weakness and poverty to a position of power and in- fluence.
 And a word must be said on tha pious and beautiful widow. St. Eliza beth of Hungary. Daughter of a King and wife of a reigning landgraf, she gave herself to good works. and after her death was canontEed by Pope Greg ory I. Of her 1t is told that when Q paid spy opened the basket which she was carrying to a poor pensioher. the basket was found to contain nothing but rosef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05
sets KiIIlnu Paee
Title to An Aerolite

cided in favor of Winchell and Coda ard took an appeal to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa and the opinion by Judge Granger of the Supreme Court of Iowa is one of the most remarkable in the annals of American and English courts. Coda. ard took the position through most able counsel that the aerolite was a movable substance or body and there- fore belonged to him under the ancient rules of law and any person. who first discovered or reduces to possession any moving body found upon the surface of the earth or in the sea" Is the owner thereof: But the able judge In his most learned opinion decided that the aerolite was not a movable body found upon the surface of the earth or in the sea, The position
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

Europe or American like it, but in one of the law journals publishedin one of the law journals published in an editorial which referred to a case similar to this one which was decided many years ago in one of the Cir cult Courts of France, but 1t never did reach any higher court, and in that case 1t was held that the aero lite belonged 10 the party who first possessed 1t, regardless of the owner of the land where it fell: but that being merely an editorial. it was not authentic. and the court would not follow it.
 I write this that it may be of inter- est to some of your many readers and especially to the searchers for the Lee County aero1ita.
 Centreville. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

field and went to getting saw logs. They say blessings upon the boll- weevil."
 Today we cashed check for a cy- press mill man. who is shipping the heart of the cypress log to sash and door factory in st. Louis and the sap part of the log Gin shingles) to San Antonio, Tex He works negro labor and says blessings on the boil-weeyfl.H .
 We would be glad to have a report from the New England spinner of IA cent cotton. VIII he curse or bless the boll-weevil?
 Bonita, La. Nov. 25, 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

acres are cleared, and which was val ued by an expert ten years ago at $105.0o0. and upon which loan or S40,00O was made, and of which s2o,eOO had been paid. will be sold by Jan. to secure the remaining balance. of $20,- 900. and some. defaulted interest.
 There is not loan company, or bank, or a cotton factory in Louisiana, that will accept new business on the 1st of January. 1910 based upon cotton plantation security.
 Here comes in the greatest curse. of the boll-weevil. As this bug has cross l ed the father of waters and is moving
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

aged over 13 cents at the gin. We have sold seed at $22 to $32 per ton. We have made more food stun at home than has been made in years. Every honest tiller of the soil--black. yellow and white-has "come out ahead" and is now investing a portion of his bal ance" in necessary household goods. and creating a sinking fund deposited in old socks aRd paper-covered trunks, to meet the emergencies of the coming year The time has passed when the negroes had cash value and could move from plantation to plantation.
 We will enter the year 1910 with the [
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

Before the boll-weevil crossed the Texas State line. and entered Louisi- ana, the land loan companies doing business in the delta section, south. of Memphis. saw coming danger to their loans on improved and producing cot ton lands. Five years ago one com pany that had out over ss.Ooo.OOo in loans. now has half million. One plantation of 4,00O acres, of which 2,50O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

aerolite was lost article and that he claimed it before 1t hit the ground and reduced 1t to possession after wards; but the court held that 1t was not lost article, nor was 1t a nov able body upon the face of the earth or in the sea, but that 1t was silent messenger from some far away land, and therefore when 1t hit the land of John Goddard 1t immediately became his property and that no person had had any right to go upon his land and take 1t from the land without his consent. and so we con- clude that the aerolite which fell in Lee County is now the property of the person who owns the soil into which 1t embedded itself
 The Supreme Court of Iowa held that that was the only case known fin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

winchell. Goddard the next day heard
 the news that the aerolite had fallen
 upon his land and that his neighbor.
 Hoagland has gone upon his land and
 1ur if up and sold 1t for $f05.00 to
 winchell and Gaddard went to Win chell and demanded the saerolite as his property Wincheli refused to give It up, saying he had paid Hoagiand Tor lit and that Hoagland owned 1t by req of his first seeing it come from the heavens. and his having beard It hit 1the ground and having first reduced it to possession. , This was the position taken by Win
 chell Goddard brought action in the Circuit Court to recover the aerolite' and the aerolite was. produced In open
 court and upon the trial of the cause
 in the Circuit court the case was de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

with as an extra. one of her sons as King of Poland
 Q Catherine of Russia al the death of her husband. Peter the Great. became sole ruler of all the Russias; and Cath crime II. wife of Peter III ruled with a high hand for over thirty years. and her reign saw the partition of Poland and vast increase in the power and dominion of Russia. Anne of Austria. who acted as Queen Regent for the l. year-old Louis XIV, was woman of mind and method, and took as her chief adviser q clever courier. the Ia nous Cardinal dazarin.
 Maria Theresa of Austria saw fifteen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

And others have passed through their need of sadness and self -abasement. Queen Henrietta Maria. wife of Charles I. had twenty years of a tragic wid- owhood. Born a kings daughter at 16 she became the bride of a king, and in those days owned wit. beauty and brilliance. But later on, as a widow, she was known as La Reine Malheu- reuse.' and has been described by Pepys as "a very little, plain old wo- man"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

Revolutions mean to go around In Nicaragua they revoiute every day or so, One Montgomery blonde nays her "steady beau" hasn't "revolueeds' in a week and she is afraid he e n.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21


Two good paying general merchandise stores $1,000
$OOOO would consider exchange for the $4,000
up to $4,000 in Los Angeles residence.
WANTED
purchase of $500 ranch in Southern California where
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houses and barns alfalfa; flowing wells, land We
have option at SIS per easy worth
Easy terms Two miles from good and railroad
will stand your closest scrutiny.
FOR EXCHANGE
40 acres in Coachela Valley finely improved with Groom
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trees Four of cabbage estimated
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ing 50 inches of water. Two wells (howing) that
water for 20 without pumping Alfalfa yields 10
per acre for the hay selling $3 loose in the
held This is income of $130 year. The land
lies II miles from town. Good roads grammar high
schools churches stores, ice plant Will exchange for
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Beach, Covna Redlands San Bernardno Riverside up
$780, $1,000 cash and mortgage back for $20O0
Brand new threestory brick apartment house n Olive
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Ihee-story apartment house West First street.
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for 10 years at $500 per month.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT

to piece OF this earth but they fight for they watch
every chance to get, and get it.
Here is something particularly cheap snappy and way below
market value
No other valley in Southern California offer such inducements
with natural advantages the great Vaey
the most beautiful and fertile of all valleys in Southern
California. How does this strike you?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-04

IT is really remarkable, If you will
permit me to say So" Snaith was
studying his hosts face intently. "Hig-
gins, poor fellow, had his faith shaken
to the foundations. This Anisty must
be a clever actor as well as a master
burglar. Having cursed Higgins root
and branch, he got his second wind
and explained that he was-Mr Matt
land! Conceive Higgins position.
What could he do?"
what he did, gather"
Precisely"
"And Anisty?"
"Once loosed, he knocked Higgins
over with the butt of a revolver,
jumped out Of the window and van
ished. BY the time the butler got
his senses back. Anisty, presumably,
was miles away. Mr.. Matt
land," said Snaith, sharply.
'Yes?" responded Maitland, elevat-
ing his brows. refusing to be startled.
why crisply. didn't you send
the constables from Greenfields, ac-
cording to your promise?"
Maitland laughed uneasily and looked
down. visibly embarrassed, acting
with consummate address, playing the
game for all he was worth; and enjoy
ing it hugely.
why Really,
Mr.. Snaith, / must confess"
"A confession would aid us materi-
ally" dryly. The case is perplexing.
You round up burglar sought by the
police of two continents, and listlessly
permit his escape. Why?"
y would rather not be pressed, !"
said Maitland, with evident candor;
but, since you say it is imperative,
that you must know" Snaith in