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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
The pensien Rurden.

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 There is no hope. or danger. of any sweeping change in the tariff till the people wake up again, as they woke up at Mir. cieveland's call. to the moral or immoral. quality of uneven taxation. And, when the people wake again, they may ask not only about the Government's income. but also about the Goverhment's expenditures.
 five were not incompara ply rich and prosperous. and consequently immod- erateiy patriotic and indifferent. we should ask. for instance. why we are sionA
 But who iy there to ask such ques- ton. Not the party in power surely. And the party out of power has lost It's courage and has no leadership. For this reason we go on discussing only various ways of Increasing the revenue and saying nothing serious about de- creasing the expenditure. even when everybody knows that q large part of the pension fund Is q fraud and noth- Ing else. Even the. gentle party of the olive branch. which cries out ioud- ly against the building of every new battleshlp. 'acks the courage to say that the pension waste Is crime worse than war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
DRIFTWOOD


 more that in the United States during one season 62,42o gallons ot human blood Is drawn by mosquitoes. m to i 2is. .000 gallons of blood or nearly as much as was spilled during the civil war. Just :innk In 100 years S,I 242.ooo gallons of good rieh naIoc oint Trrt having been gained unless you count the point to the bills of the mosqultoes'
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 Great man said the other day that # he had his life to live oyer he ne ,,ssy wop'a a city Stick to +he larm. boys: ne towns have troubles enough or their own
 Every politician thinks It is his cue eat
 Because girl Is chic is no sign she ls aona. IS g Snieken; ToS Tnow wayne Sh" is 4 OitU Twinkle, twinkle Wilbur Wright, X Soon at night we'll see your light Like a comet through the sky.
 Oh, no Marguerite. policemen do not necessarily dine on club sandwiches + I
 Now is the time of year. when the young man rushes precipitately into an engagement that he erwants 10 nteak III the fall.
 Half Hours With the Poets, Is the title of a book on our desk haYen examined it yet but PTtssgS ybo bt IS ns%aiy w have to spend that time arguing wita then ' don't collect. 1t.
 S..otr,n~ o< q shv-Iock what's the ms}Rtea s}Rsakaaisb Misb Gh the os that 50 s6eoess.nl- ly eludes your night Rey when you come home on jag at 5 a- m''
 Man at White Lake was recently up SISrE uEntil if t t wa was large as a keg. NeZt your your head feeling about as large as Q half grown hogshead you can tell your wife you were stung by hornet. 1T tteiI her just the same; wives are in nocert creatures and are easily fooled, we don't think.
 Driftwood, Dear Sir: What is the best way to trim lamp?- Bright Eyes, 'Andalusia, Ala.
 Qear, Pright EyesA Try hatists H iEish Monkey dinners are again all the rage in Nswport, Ws have often naS won. 9i,s monkeys do not see lots of things at these fashionable diners that disgus. them. All we can say Is 1t is taking a mean advantage of a monkey to chain | him to a table leg and make him eat | alongside of human beings who gre | crazy enough to adopt any sort of fad | for the sake of originality.
 Small boy things 1t great fun to go fin the pack yard and build a bon fire of old shoes, paper. chunks, etc. He l likes to jump through the blaze and l see how near he can come to scorch- | Ing his brooches without really doing | it. When he gets older and is married l and has to get up and build fires he doesn't relish. the task so much. how ever.
 Paris consumed 1s7 ,OOo tons of butch CTS meat last year hut the Parfsians don't know what kind of meat 1t was | Anyhow 1t makes no diff. so long at | you don't know you've eaten dogs and | kittens" What makes you sick fs the discovery of the fact. | +
 Honest now hadn't you rather be Wright than President? l + 4
 VIII some one kindly Figger
 On a way to dodge a F Chigger?
 Englishman claims to have discoy. cred an animal with 11,0o0 eyes Ws | would suggest that some stingy fatheri we know buy 1t and keep 1t. chaine. up on tho front porch to help 'eIn Keel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Where the blood Feud FIOurlshea.

Harper's Weekly.
 The Island of Corsica is truly the home of the vendetta and until 15O years ago there was an annual aver age of 800 assassinations In a popula- ton which never exceeded 100000 Since the island has been a French possession that government has tried manfully to stamp out this evil, but its success has been only partial At the present time the assassinatfons av- craze about seventy each year.
 The person who kills or murders another in Corsica must either surren- der himself to the law or become an outlaw and join the banditti. The bandit may never return to civiliza- tion, for even though the authorities may have ceased to search for that particular man, the relatives of his victim are ever on the alert for re- venge. This pursuit Is endless. for unless the assassin is killed before he dies a natural death the vendetta is carried on by the following genera ttons of both parties.
 One of the most famous. or infam- ous, of the Corsican banditti was An toine Belacoscia, who died about a year ago at the age of seventy-fvC years. He had been outlawed for forty i've years, and together with hts brother Jacques he had eluded every attempt of the French authorities to capture or kill them. It Is reported that more than a,G00,000 francs were expended in useless pursuit of these men. On one occasion large force oi police surrounded the supposed noun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
A MORNING THOUGHT
There is a fable of a fox who found an old boar sharpening his teeth. ''What
BY ,. MARVIN NICHOLS.

There is a fable of a fox who found an old boar sharpening his teeth. What
 are you doing that for?"
 A Wise said the fox. There Is no
 Head hunter around" "Ah," said
 the boar, when the hunter is around. I'll be having other things
 Preparing for the future. using op- portunies that present themselves to become strong and skillful to meet the struggles of coming years. are marks of wisdom in any man. The time to in the days of youth. There will he plenty of other things to think aloe later In life.
 No two people are happy together unless there is a mutual appreciation. Some know how to appreciate ones powers and possibilities: others have found out the secret of appreciating the latter the perpetuity of sweet and happy home-life Is really founded. You say 1t is a thankless task? How man Sn can can ever aToSs bs re reaiiy fS9 hapRE % until she begins by making her husband happy The woman who makes her husband happy will be happy with A him; F that were true. would your unuertak- ing then be a useless task?
 There Is no happier bondage tnan that induced by heart affection. Moth ing can be too low, nothing too high no demand too trivial, no concession to great. Love is genuine slavery of the sort that makes any labor sweet
 We're prone to stand apart now. but some day we are going to weep on one another's bosoms. In the hush of that golden day we shall listen to fha noise of Wings-the wings of the death angel, whose other name is Time
 The snap ought to be in the horse but if 1t is not, we put 1t in him with the whip. Most people do not have iron enough In their blood to make them do the thing that is the very best for them.
 "The law will not permit Of you' merciful removal by anesthetics--thai Kindness is reserved for animals." Tc steal, some won't; to beg, others are ashamed. say
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
This h My 3Oth Birthday
Mime. NasimOva.

Mime. Ala NasImova. the diStin- guished Russian actress who. IS now Yalta, crimea, on the Black Sea. May 22, 1879. When child she was taken to Geneva: and there received her early education and learned to play ehe vio- of the drama in odessa. The season after her graduation she became tne managing actress in a company play" ing at Kostroma, in the north or Rus sia. enactfnR many parts In single season. The season of 1902 was spentin Poland, where she played L'Aiglon and In 1908 she was first seen In St Peters- Including Zaxa, Camille. Mazda, Hedda 0abier and Trilby. Mme. Nazimova left Russia in 1904 and after. appear. Ing in Berlin and London she mace at the Criterion Theatre In New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Letters to The Editor
How fo Save tAe state from Bsnk- pdftor The AdvertI.sr,

How fo Save the state from Bank
 ruptcy.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Much concern is being shown In of- fcial circles about the condition Of the States resources. The main trou- ble seems to be how to raise money how to cut down expenses to conform to the Income Q fthe State. Multiplied sessions of the Legislature, increased number of public offices. unusual and great sane,sP aspSrs:.on have % pssosd heavy burdens upon the taxpayers or Alabama. The common people are do- ing tbsf thinking s5s than wIns g, ss increased tho salaries of judges clerks and other officials, because, 1t was said. the cost of living had Ipsreesed or . suit of clothes cost . judge any more than a juror. Did tt not occur to the Legislature that the unomcial isboring classes were struggling with It was decided to add to their bur. dens 10. relieve the inconvenience of officials. Of course reckless appro- meant increased taxation. Somebody Alabama once thought they were pre- ss ssed stss ssncc rss haSs ss learned better. Notices are constantly sent out from Montgomery exhorting all tax assessors and collectors to thy purse, put money in thy purse" Increase your valuations of property, see to it that you bring the money ini we need 1t and we need It badly; This forbid your double valuation of prop erty. And you, our faithful tax com missioners. remember you will lose 1t io profitabie iH I o to the slate. No reminder Is needed to county commissioners; are they not paid ten per cent on all raises on the. regular assessments of closely mown fields must have liy- ing out of their job. and you may be sure they will raise somebody, The s limit saS T sss ss' Tsspes national class legislation, and there Is State class legislation. Whether pro tective tariff, at the expense Of the sft "o fs'f ia favored % ed class. % or direct tax. ation of the masses for the beneht or a favored few, 1t Is all class legis- lation. No good citizen complains at does resent the injustice of .unneces-
 Since the State cannot, in good faith. ton % collect sufiieient Revenue re to meet the demands of recent extravagance. let. the Legislature, again soon te be convened, see hoy many useless ofhces be reduced and by what possible means the expenses of the State may be reduced; and. especially, to study how valid law may be enacted with When a prudent individual finds he cannot provide for current expenses without robbery or cutting down ex- the State pursue this simple honest course, then the worry about the con- dition of the States fipaEces will cease
 Tax Payer
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES.

Pennsylvania is a great State. 1t Is the victim of graft in many ways. one of the, most notable of recent years be- II ing the swindling and stealing in con ncction with the building of the State Capitol. Philadelphia and Pittsburs fairly reek with corruption in munich pal affairs and these affairs have much to do with the State as large appropri- ations from the State go to different individuals in these cities. The total of appropriations of the Legislature for the State was sss.ooo0oo. That Is enough to make a citizen of Alabama, and indeed most of the States wonder what on earth can they do with so much money. The Governor of Penn sylvania evidently doubts that 1t can b. honestly. or properly used. and he has applied the pruning knife, in a way calculated 10 make scheming poli- ticians and expectant piunderers look aghast. Under the laws of that State the Governor can disapprove of some items in appropriation bills. while dis approving of others. He has taken ad- vantage of this prerogative by cutting of s2I,eooooo or one-third of the amount appropriated. That still leaves SAP. 100000 to be expended. and we doubt If 1t is in the nature of favorit- ism. -'-f1fr es
 The Pennsylvania Governor has shown one way of reducing expenses which could we'll be followed in many other States, whose appropriations are not one-tenth of those of that State. When our Legislature peets a close scrutiny might develop that some of our States money has been practically wasted. The people are tired of cir culars and letters to the tax assessors raise valuations" They ere beginning to think that the burden of taxation is about as much as can we'll be borne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

Even a wise Boston newspaper some times makes a break. as The Traveller did in a recent issue. Referring to the Governors veto of a bill passed by the Legislature that paper says "Ar that the bill aimed to do was to make op- arative the present eight-hour law and provide penalties for It's enforcement Just why a bill should fix or provide penalties for its own enforcement is something we are not explaining.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
7his Dale in History
May g.

I721--Sir Francis Nicholson became
 Governor of South Carolina. 17T5-Meeting of the protincial con-
 gress at New York. 17S2-Washington refused to become
 King of an American monarchy. ls13--Richard Wagner. famous com poser. born at Leipzig. Died at Venice February IS, 1883. 1S25-Rt. Rev. James Duggan, fourth
 Catholic Bishop of Chicago, born
 in Ireland.
 ls44-Firth telegraph message sent
 by S. E. B. Morse. ls4s-Democratic national convention
 met at Baltimore and nomited Lewis cass. of Michigan. for
 President. 1866-Charlea Sumner assaulted in the ,. Senate chamber. Washington. iS65-President Johnson proclaimed
 the opening of the Southern
 ports. 1s72-fhe amnesty bill passed Con- 1ss4-The Alert sailed from st. John.
 N. B.. fn search of the Greedy
 party.
 1ss3-Earl of Aberdeen appointed Gov.
 ernor General of Canada. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Hor.e spectacles.

bustoh IfAnsofIpt.
 The business of one we'll known firm of sopticisns in England consist large ly In the manufacture of horse specta- cles. The object of the spectacles is to promote high stepping, They are made of stin leather, entirely closing used are deen n eonoaye n0 Asa ana " larTe ssfs n size. The ground seems 10 the horse to be raised, and he steps high. think ing he is going uphill or has to step spectacies is generally adopted while the horse Is young, and its effect on his step and action is said to be re- markable. It has been discovered that rule. short sight, and 1t Is now sug- gested that the sight of all horses should be tested, like that of chil- dren.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Hoping for Better Results.

UneOnta Dem oCraI.
 Just what is to be accomplished by the special session is not plain, but the railorad rate, prohibition and the Birmingham greater city scheme are the principal features. The Governor is bound to entail the expense of an extra session on the State whether he is justified or not If the solons are called together we hope they will give a better account of themselves than at the regular .ession.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
No Risk should Be Rum.

Union Springs HeraldA
 Our State Is just beginning to again adjust itself in a business way and of all times this is the poorest for anything to be done or said that would create the least uneasiness regarding Alabama as a field for investment. Ours is a great State, and we must not Jeopardize our future by any unwlse legislation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

The recent suggestion that there should be a Fathers Day to compen- sate the men for Mother's Day meets with a lot of endorse mt. As one contemporary asks. Whats the matter with giving the Old Man a little glori- fcation?" Just so; let him feel that he Is of some importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

'Is the Democratic party doomed?" asks a Republican contemporary. and we have no doubt that 1t would be able to authoritatively answer its own question in the affirmative, but 1t can't predict. after the contemporary has turned its little toes to the daisies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Calling for B Halt.

LuVerne JOurnaI.
 We don't know why but we feel 1t in our bones that things in Crenshaw win not always be as they are now. It may be that the next man who Is charged with murder may get his neck broken. We think it 8 good time to call halt and have more regard for human life. Don't you think so. boys? Then let us do better. live better and die better.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Good Corn Pnne.


 Editor The Advertiser:
 Upon more than one occasion I have noted in The Advertiser editorial com ment Cand likewise la,mentl, upon the or pone. From negro nanny: an ancient In days, have secured a formula for corn pone bread which. If alf baked, will come as nearly ap- preaching the realization of the ideal corn bread as can be attained in these degenerate days of bolted meal and decadent Johnnie-cake And this. the so-called water ground, or other wise. the indispensable requirement. being freshness: Put salt to the taste cents Royal Baking Powder tin) of meal, add one coffee cup of tettermiIk In which one-half teaspoonful of soda has been dlssolved;sconipiete this mix. be required) of tepid water. work thor traditional form. Place these upon q So; should '1ss be set sDah upon the upper rack Of a quick oven until evenly browned to a burnt-gold hue. Then remove to bottom of oven, there remaining until stove door in the meanwhile standing ajar. An indispensable condition to securing the best results in corn bread making, Is tn orough cooking without
 
 and this IS attained by quick" rath- CT than a hot oven. No fuel can con. tribute this subtle quality of quick" Cor live) so ehfectually as oak or hick . ory wood. The scientific Idea being that lacteal effervesence and the live" heat of the proper fire effect chem- ical combination that restores to the dead" meal that desirable quality whose passing The Advertiser has so frequently and eloquently deplored. The half teaspoonful of soda Is scant or generous. as every, proficient is aware, according to the aeidity or "newness" of the buttermilk.
 Permit me to reply that The Char lotte Observer Is not ruminating of pancakes, Johnny-cakes, like many other things, varies in degrees of lat itude. What the editor so graphically describes as Johnny -cake is the "Joar- ney cake" of the Southland, while that of Wisconsin or other Northern State, is another story-a compound anala- gous to our egg bread with flour sub stiuted for a portion of the meal, and the addition of a demitasse of sugar.
 Housek eeper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Good Manners,

DadeVlIIe COufler.
 That is an admirable Idea of Colo nel Bulgers, of offering a medal for courtesy and good manners at the school commencement. Good manners may possibly be of less tmporta~ce than good morals, but they are closely connected and manners are the out ward expression of what Is really In the heart. He who deprlves his fellow man of that peace and comfort which comes from courtesy and good beha- vior Is as guilty as he who steals his nropertY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

tain haunt of the brothers, but at that time Antoine was twenty miles away. ment lahorer while Jacques from without the circle of Rendarmerie. was an interested spectator of their move years old he had killed nine officers. but from that time on 1t became too troublesome to keep an account or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

Ii has been stated that MT. selheim- CT had been checking up to discover what if any laws were tainted with ir- regularity to such extent as to cause doubt of standing a test of their con- stitutionality. That is all right, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
The Rome rribune-Herald

The Rome Tribune Herald opines that the Illinois man who proposes to erect a monument to Adam must bsfof the same name. and that "his full name Is Adam Phule." Oh. let him go ahead. and place the monument on Adams grave if he wishes. The old mans grave has been sadly neglected. we are told.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

The proposition to erect on Govern or's Island a gigantic statue of an Ann erican Indian is a belated admission that we owe the red man something. The statue. if erected. will be a very small reward for the debt we owe, but 1t would at least be an acknowledg- ment of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
A Suggestion.

Gadsden Times News,
 It is certain now that Governor Co., mer will call a special session of the Legislature this summer. In the mean. time we would suggest that the mem bers of the Legislature get a copy of the State Constitution and learn some of its provisions, so that the Supreme Court will not be forced to give knock out drops to all the laws they may make.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

"How can whiskey he called ma tural product?" inquires an eminent lawyer at Washington. Perhaps be- cause it comes so natural for many people to make it..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

They are charging that Teddy shot one Or more wild beasts on a Sunday, but how could he avoid it7 Are not the animals crowding about him clam bring to be shotS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

Mean man may give the name of "fruit-basket" or "waste-basket" to the latest style of woman's hats but she'll wear them just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

an an. eye on their aaushssTSs m It S,, and Sa sos tss dare come in, M
 what's the use of all this discussion? Even if Bacon had written Shakespeare as John Wells says the installment ent with his regular Monday rinofninG call. ST S
 nr 9wn GS SoboaE ESo waSts Mo fos so Rrt Mss girl from Rollo as long as Montgom- | still persuirg their fiuffy, puffy and , The wright brothers are TT in Eu- rope-and that's aeoroplanely speak-, inR. FI.s S |
 "r lows my strawberries,
 My heart Is swellin' Watermdlon!-
 They are trying to prove in court sSss lSys Sf ssr %st' Sbat si s
 Kermit killsd s leopard.
 Simply pulled the trigger Man who is always saying wait tla fs fos tbe inp bSp sGmsS snd riss tS sTowS sis troubles with schooner. s Don't Wake Me Up.f. John D. Rockefeller he ain't got a thing on me. Neither I'd inform you has that feller I wake up s'Sh When want to. .svenaf it's clear till noon. On these sweet and calm May morn
 ings 5ust dream of days of June. Fen the rumble and the tumble of tho
 wagons can't disturb My slunberR as thsy jolt and jar and
 butt into the curb Oh get up when want to and ,t sleep. la:e as I please, And dream I'm back, at home among
 the butterflies and bees.
 Poor folks who have to. get up WrSn
 the factory whistle blows. How I. really pity them the good Lord only knows,
 Nobody dares to wake me, for they know I love to sleep, And dream about the well house where the grape vines creep Would yoiAs like to Know. the reason why in bed so long I lay, . Why it's cause got night job and don't work In the day., .f IT l1. As
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

A correspondent of The Hartford Times wants some one to send him-or her-a receipt for making dandelion wine. Why not ask MT. Bowser
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
SWORN CIRcULATION

The figures for April printed oslow rsp resent the actual net circulation all re'un' having been deducted. ,,aas tts 2 The Montgomery Advertiser guaIan.tees . on ,eo adsertissrs land makes 1t part oi the ,rc,,- rc rrart when reauestad) that its daiiy t carSu ss%ssr tsf iarrer than that of any morning nswspaper printed in Alabama-and tns, ,,n, ns sunday edition has the largest cIsaasisr cI,.s ,n of nnv edition of any newspaper pii"'e" -N' Ainharra without exception
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
The Reason of It.

bIrmInBhhm Age-HeraId.
 In this country 37.oo0 laws are en- acted yearly. This Is why more ill., considered legislation is enacted here than in any other country in the world.