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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
ouR ANNUAa. cusro.l.

. When the early Puritans. xratefui for their safety from the many dan- gers surrounding them. and for the crops that had rewarded their efforts in new land, held a day of Thanks giving and praise they set an exam pie and established a precedent which has ever been followed by their de- scendants in New England. and has gradually come to be an established custom in an the states and Territo- ries throughout the Union.
 With the Puritans 1t was strictly a religious observance. ordered and con- trolled by the elders of their church. and conducted with all the solemnity and decorum that marked the lives of those stern enthusiasts who carried religion and church into almost every act of their lives. In our day this annual observance partakes of both civic and religious aspects. The Pres t1%ffs anu thG NONVihofb hStNE tHctN proclamations setting forth the day to be observed. Neither President nor Governor can order the day to be set apart nor can they enforce their proc- lamations 1t is true that President Taft. fin his proclamation appoints" this as the day. wherein he differs from his predecessors. who ''recom- mend" the day. but the difference Is immateriai. The main point is that all over our, great country 1t has come to be an established custom to ob- serve the last Thursday In November of each year as Thank sgiving Day. and all the people have come to re- gard 1t as a. fixed and definite fact which needs no law to ensure It's ob- servance.
 Whether we observe the day with religious services and with words of song and praise, or whether some among us fail to observe it at all, or whether others are forced to con tinue their daily toll and business: all of us can at. least feel that we have something about which to feel thank full. Life may not be as easy and pleasant with some as they could wish. but life itself is something to fill our hearts with gratitude when we read of the sufferings and nisfor- tunes of many who. to human eyes no more deserve sorrow and hardship than others do. We can give thanks that it is as well with us as 1t is, and most of us can look about us and feel that in at least some respects we have been blessed.
 In our own city and State we can find much cause Sfor rendering grate- full thanks to the Giver of all Good for what we have. as well as for what we have escaped. Crops have been reasonably good; no great epidemic or misfortune has visited our State, and on the whole all the people may with- out hypocrisy give up at least a por- tion of the day to thankfuiness and gratitude. and thus all within whose power 1t lies may make this a true Thanksgiving Day. ss,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
Not the PeOpie's Demand. q l. ,,gIIN A t,aav-saar

Rd6nNlllO <1ilChANdHs
 The claim of certain politicians that the people are clamoring for the privi- lege of voting directly for their repre- sentatives in the national State is without oundatton.- Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
 Our contemporary is not wide of the mark. The country has got along well for hundred years under the system established by the fathers, and 1t will continue to be satisfactory if let alone The people are not Ut the bottom of the agitation for change. It is the agi- tating, lnnovating politicians who needs must. have some fad or fancy, some new soheme in government by which to keep themselves in the public eye. The .agitapon Is dangerous. and if per. Sistd in and~hnally eventuates in con stitutionaL> >change At may be followed by 8 demand Tor another by which states will haVeySenators according to population When that day comes the Republic win be drifting toward the rocks. TherE was never. in our judg, ment. 6 wiser provision In our form of government than that which gives to each State squal representation In the Senate, through election by the Legis. latur. Let the country stick to the old lines
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
.. LAST CHANGE FOR EXPLORERS.

Camille Flammarion In the Strand
 I hae have had the idea for some time past of sinking a shaft into the earth exploration. descending as far below the surface as the utmost resources of modern science would permit.
 The first result would be to obtain an inexhaustible source of heat. which might be distributed and applied to in- dustrial purposes. According to the most authentic estimates the boiling point will be found at a depth of about two miles. , ~ ,.,o.i.
 Without doubt we should also dis4 which were found during the construc- ton of the Simplon tunnel in 1903. with a temperature of AS to 53 degrees cen tigrade. We should also come upon subterranean rivers and cascades which might be employed as motive, pow
 The second result would be the ex- ploration of this unkB0x1 world itself. Who knows what euriositiesi of geolo- gy and paIaeontelogy might be reveal cd by this investigation z into these dark abysses of the earth? What tlines of iron. of copper. ef precious metals such as gold, platinum, silver. radium and of elements 5itherto unknown and unsuspected?
 This idea has been forcibly recalled to my attention in consequence of the recent earthquakes and the extremely contradictory opinions of geologists upon the interior state of the globe. Is this globe liquid or solid? From the most ancient times scientific men have considered the problem under all its bearings without having succeeded in lighting upon any satisfactory soln- ton.
 The railway tunnels which pierce the mountains have done no more than traverse the inequalities of the crust nf the earth. The deepest shaft which penetrates the earth was constructed wits, near Rybnik. and Is about mile and a quarter in depth--searcely more than an insignificant scratch upon the surface of our globe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
A Timely Warning.

SelIna TlmeS.
 The good women have a perfect right, and our consent, to lobby with husband and son and brother on the front porch on the morning of the election when he starts for the polls Plead with him there all you wifi and work on him from now until then |, you please. But for your own sake and for other reasons, The Selma Times prayS with you, good women, don't stampede the polls November 29th, Such conduct will only bring regret very likely, to you and to your 'fFiellds As this paper and every one else have said many times before, and as is gen orally known this Is no ordinary occas ion. Men are mad. and determined They will go to the polls in that mood and no amount of persuasion vii change their minds from the course already decided upon. To accost them on election day will stir the resent ment in many a man and to cut mat, ters short, he is liable to hurt your your feelings before he thinks. Then somebody would get hurt.-physically too.
 If your neighhor declines to vote right, there's no use making him mad about his ignorance. The chances are you will have to put up with him long after this question Is settled and In that event 1t would be more pleasant to both of you to be on speaking terms Were we on the other side of the amendment, this paper would print these same lines. This Is said only in behalf of our mutual welfare.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

Strange things are continually hap pening in this little world when we aren't looking. Here for example is one William Robinson, editor of newspaper. who has been rendered the position of Governor of New Mexico. and refused to accept He declares that he would rather be in the news paper business than hold any office whatever. There's man with a sure enough level head It Is true that being Governor of New Mexico may not be the most desirable position in the world. but almost any one but newspaper man would have accepted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
No Fooilns About the poIl. rhl. Tim,

No Pooling About the Polls This Time Bessemer Weekly.
 We understand that there have been some attempts at practicfng school children and women for participating in the election on the 39th inst We learn that It Is no good. that only voters will be permitted to participate in the election
 There is no question but that the scenes that occurred at the polls at the prohibition election two years ago. will not be re-enacted, It was an iffvnoation. A novelty then and was tolerates, It's an old story now, and being against the law will not again be tolerated. .-a s...-..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
DISCUSS BUDGET CRISIS.
English Cabinet Facing SeTfous situa.
 Hon. t

London, Nov. 24-At A prolonged meeting of the cabinet today held to discuss the crisis arising from Lord Lansdowne's motion to withhold from the budget bill the consent of the House of Lords. 1t was decided to call an immediate meeting of the Liberal Party for the purpose of outlining a pan of campaign. -.
 In Parliamentary circles it is be- lieved that the House, of Commons will be proroGued as early as next Tuesday. following Premier, Asquitlfs announcement of the governments decision. This means probably an ap- pea. to the country earlier than has heen expected, quite likely during the first week of the new year,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

Appendicitis has been the fashion able disease of late years. It used to ee that, eout held front rank as an aiiment of wealth and high position. but we guess gout was too painful, so they Fang in the vermiform dis ease to take its place. That has held good so far. but there are indications now that either pellsgra or hook worm will soon be the proper thing for the ultra fashionable By the time they have become common we suppose they'll agree on something else to fill the demand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
Change of inauguration Date.

New YOrk TFIbune.
 Another effort will be made in De- cember to get Congress to shift the cate ot the Pre- sidentIal inauguration from March to April 30 or to the last Thursday In April. The change is ad- visabie, but Congress has been very reluctant to make 1t. inertia being too strong for the advocates of the re- form. It is to be hoped that the energy enouSh tn alter the calendar ST as to insure a more seaEonable inaug- ural ceremony and to- enualize in the public interest the length of the two regular legislative sessions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
Sale of One Cotton BaIs

The largest bale of cotton Of tho season was sold here today. It was brought to the city by H. E. Mcciei- Ian and sold to F. F. T.sisins. n" bale weighed 7a5 pounds. and was sold for A 1-2c bringing $106.57. The seed from the cotton. forty-four bush els, was also brought to the city and was sold hv MT. Mcclellan at soc a bushel, bringing S22, so that the pra- amounted to si2s .S7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

which to make unsnviabis spsctacies of themselves. that Is one consoiation. If they win their desperate game there will be no need for them to keep up their tirades. and if they lose we may at least hope that they will take shame to themselves and try to do better in future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

An Alabama man was sent up for seven years recently for. stealing Q pound Of bu.ter and q dozen eggs. II 1iust be q capital offense to steal a beefsteak in Alabama.-Washingt Herald. All that Is correct in the foregoing statement Is that the per son was sentenced to serve seven years. In the first place it was not a man who was sentenced, but a girl: a weak-minded girl. In the second place 1t was not in Alabama. but In Mississippi; in the third place she did not steal pound of butter and . dozen eggs, but half a pound of butter and five eggs.-Columbus Enquirer Sun. e 4fs
 Thanks to our Columbus contempor- ary for correcting The Herald. but 1t will not avail much. It has become so common of late to slur and jibe Ala bana that nothing of the kind sur prises us now. If the Constitution invaders can have their way our State will soon deserve almost any form of slight and contumeiy that can be heaped on 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

z The Houston Post points with pride to "the mint-fringed banks of our flower-bedecked bayou We suspect The Post has mistaken pig-weeds for mint; and besides. we don't believe Texas would allow real. mint to live till winter. tei
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

The announcement that the young King of Portugal is on the hunt for a wife is not causing any great sen sation over here. because of the fact that his bride must be of, some royal family. If 1t were merely a wife with plenty of money that he looks for he might find number of them not only willing but ankious to sit on the, throHe with him. but nothing but royal stock will fill the bill. so he is looking over the availables In Eng land for suitable queen. He Is well come. s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
, Heat as stars sIeassrea

WashinRtOn POEt - 1ss-
 Some interesting questions were raised at the last meeting of the Academy of Sciences in Paris.
 M.. Baillaud. Director of the Paris Observatory. communicated to his colleagues the results of an lnvestiga- ton made by M. Normann as to the heat of the stars. It appears that the coldest star observed Is in tha ron" stellation Of Perseus. with temper ature of 61 50h degrees.
 The sun. ,CoI'rE to the usual pro sumption, Is one of the coldest stars. since its temperature only reaches :. 99O degrees: the temperature of the .pol star Is given at a,s00 degreess r Professor See lsi veloped the thesiN that migratory btrds find their wSV Houth or North by following inatine- tively the electric currents which are formed In the atmosphere, especially To autumn and spring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
COST OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
Henyy RH-tIen Whleh NatuPe's Stunt
 Levy Upon BuSineRs.

Wan Strett JOuTndI. .I,-'
 Such hurricanes as the island of Jamaica has just recently passed least $1.250. GOO of property. recalls how heavy a charge the vagaries or nature lay upon the world of business This is the second time this year the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

Remember that a vote against the amendment is also vote for the fu- ture protection of your home and family from invasion and insult.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

z Next Saturday morning the hubby who gets in about daybreak will have good excuse for being out late. He can tell wifey that he had to stay out to see the eclipse
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

When Mir. Brooks Lawrence gets through reforming CD Alabama he might go back and try to do some. thing for the benighted people of ohioaE 8e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

"we are extravagant" The Hous- ton Post says We have noticed that failing for quite q while. but thought it referred only to the use of ex- travagant boasts about Texas-and Heavenly Houston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

The Detroit Free Press wants to 'tget Cook and Peary out of the way" but neglects to say whose way they are in. Might 1t be Teddy7 3ai
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
Leffsss to The Editor
LETTER FROM DIR. HARRIS.
The DinseuIty With Which Physlcisnr
 Meet h Prescribing Liquor.

Meet h Prescribing Liquor.
 s Mobile Ala. Nov. 23. lsos.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 There seems to be n1isunderstand- tween Dr. Sanders. State Heath on cers and myself on the subject or the Fuller prohibition law. Two letters at intervals. were addressed to the state Health officer. asking Tor an m terpretattenk Of the law as if anecta doctors prescriptions and sales by druggists on prescriptions
 I was given to understand that Dr Sanders had referred the questions ti the Attorney General. These iette.s obtain from Governor Conner an an swer Sto the question:;
 Can physicians. under the law. pre- scribe stimulantsi for patients ana citn druggists. under the law. hii su.h prescriptions, the word stimulants in. Idioating port wine. champagne his and porter. and. whiskey!i
 The Governor referred me. throuxh his Secretary. to Judge Berney' 0L n'' nr Law and Equity Court Of Mopilr the same county, both his appointees Judge Berneyl decided that physloians could not prescribe and druggists could not i'll prescriptions except TOT TOT eight ounces of pure alcoho;-It,,s ,, wording of the act. Solicitor Stall
  E Prominent attorneys: pro snd cor on the amendment question, diher az to how far the act affects prescrlp tions. Being doctor and not IaW. Officer.a believing that he was e'osr enough to headouarters to get a Se' cisivs opinion. and I was lead to DC lieve that such had been sought Iroh' Attorney General Garber.
 This correspondence having com. tvx %f,a rlx na nf. OCtODEr. and having no 6efiaite interpretai'o' of the law blythe middle of Novsnl. bcr I wrote direct to the Attorney General His reply has evidently been given through the press. fhe GOT respondence was sought for pubiica- tion by The Alabama Zeitung. publish ed in this city, and 1t was the comr mont of that paper that made It. ap. pear that the Attorney General had eyaded reply, not anything in any
 | regret that Attorney General Gar Der should have been placed In DO sition which called for his resentment, but the fact remains that in the most mon,entous question put before the people of Alabama in recent years. Governor Conner has refused to say whether or not the sick and infirm can legally obtain stimuiants. while al the same time telling his audiences in the present campaign that they can obtain all the stimulants they want for home consumption and get drunk if they like it, without legal interfer. enee, as long as the stuff is consumed in their homes.
 What is a doctor to do with the Att tcrney General on one side of the le- gal question and Governor Conner on the other? I think the above is only justice to the Attorney General. hay ing very nice letter of explanation from him. As the law stands. he states in his letter. that the druggist can only sell pure alcohol for medt. cal purposes and wine for sacrament, al purposes under restrictions pre- ecribed in the statute.
 4 oliver H. Harris.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
sea-Weea.

The biggest eyer born.
 So he sang q little song Into
 photographic horn!
 sea-Weed.
 We have no sleigh bells downyin this part of Dixie. but you can hear the the pockets of our happy citizens.
 We would beg ana entreat the Ianaisaiei Iaf s4x S thhs glssss tsirk ey tretcn over stsiF Uzristnias by serving him up as hast'
 And now standard oil has that rdis-
 Just when Uncle John D. was going after the hook worms. too!
 A man on. the streets these days can dodge a 60-horse power autouio- bile easier than he can dodge the amendment question.
 Football hath her victories no. less renowned than warI @ J., to this country. Let up hope not. This country has trouble enough.
 He Aav.rsi.ea at Last. . line from The Mail order Journal; There was man in our town who
 thought he was wondrous wise: He swore by all the fabled gods thai
 he'd never adysrtise. ts*s But, alasi He advertised. and thers-
 by hangs a tale . .a. His ad was set in nonpareii and heao- x, ed 'sheriff's salsa" ..5..ss.,. ,.a -iaaF @ A Warm Mnmsher.aes Says q Georgia Rhiiosopher: "Ths
 ss gssrs satan and yes Z ssysS wls s hot enough b make a sinner hop highP' sl s'4so q | One of His Beef. The following is considered one of the. best sonnets by the late Richard Watson GIldsr.ssases..s@-'-s.-. s.-.sssss.fs -'- # ~ count ss sps ,s z t.ns szsesssasss that These are my yesterdays. my mar. And nights; these my old moons ahd Slow fly the hours. or fast the hours do fee, At E s@ yts If thou arc far from or art near te If thou art far. the bird tunes are no If thou art near. the wintry days aFs Darkness is light, and sorrow eaa- Thou art nay dream come true. and thou my dream: o
 The air breathe the world wherein My journeys end thou art and thou the way: s Thou art what I would be. yet only Thou art my heaven and thou art my Thou art my ever-liying judgment day." s Dreamin' Dreams of christxsas. We're, dreamin' dreams Q. Christmas Time,
 We're savin every jingiin' dime. The children countin' up the days, Are happy by the log fires blazei p eHe N'o, ne es. U. e>se
 We're dreamin' dreams Q Christmas Holly an mistletoe. while there old Winters breath. o,sr ell the land While sweet songs ring on every hand. V HI,
 We're dreamir' dreams of Yuie-logs bright
 And sweetheart-eys with love a-light Standing meath the mistletoe. In the merry Christmas glow! PHIL H. ARMSTRONG;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
Showing Thelr Feelings.

Congressman Burnett spoke at Rall Play, in Mount Tabor, to an audience of two. only one, of whom could vote. Previously Messrs. Hood and Martin spoke in. the same beat to a crowded house. It's the same old story every
 the most conservative element of the body polite. is against the proposed amendment and will vote hIs convie
 tions on election day. The only thing for the anti-amendment leaders to do that side of the house vote. The fight is won and it is now q question of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
wriggiinsz Like a werm ,

GadSuen IlneB- NbW5,
 If The. .BirIningham News Is count ing on arraying the Northern people in the State on the side of the amend ment because of the resentment felt that a meddieseme Ohio agitator has taken up his abode in Alabama, then head. The News Is at present wrig- g,tng like a worm on q pin, for 1t fore- sees doom for it's lord high priest Conner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
What Another soldier Says.

't9... curfy aAsa~i NOV es' Editof The Advertiser. ra ,.
 In a recent published letter. MT. Joe Bell of Troy. Ala. says:
 T am about 72 years old. and helped to fight the battles of the South in the sixties. I am for what I conceive to be the best interests of my State now. I am for the proposed consti- tutionai amendment"
 MT. Bell and were boys together in Go. I, 18th Alabama Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, in the sixties We were together with R. E. Lee and Stopewall Jackson. The Hon. w. c Oases was captain of Co. G.. of the sa&e regiment helped to Tight the battles of sths South and am going to help light the political battle we have on hand now with a ballot. and that ballot will bs against the amendment. I think as Mir. Bell says he does, that I am vot. ing for the best interest of our State
 I could send von other names of the same company and regiment and We are going to vote two to Mr. Bells one.
 Hoping we are all right and will win In this fight. Success tn Tho Adver' SSxEs < c. N MaiIett.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
]. Another Arbitration Triumph.

Arbitration has achieved another victory. in settling the dispute be- tween Peru and Ecuador as to the boundary separating these countries. King Alfonso of Spain acted as arbt- trator and both countries have &C., cepted his award.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
DR EFT WOOD
gueI, 10 Fame.

He was mighty singer
 The biggest ever born. So he sang q little song into A photographic horn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

ss II1s We're dreamin' dreams of Yule-logs bright And sweetheart-eyes with love a-hght Standing meath the Entstletoe. In the merry Christmas glow!
 PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
Sowing the wind.

walker County News.
 It was the pro-amehdmsnr crowd discussing As bama. politics in, ,sopae of the churches, The News warned against 1t from the beginning. See now how far 1t has gone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
Poor Teachers.

f1eauIaUU FUSt.
 Some Political Parsons" don't know the Sea, of Alabama from top of la beer bottle yet they try to tell you how to vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
Dreamin' Dreams of cAristuaas..

We're, dreamin' dreams 0. christna
 Time, rF
 We're savin every ilnglin' dime. ( The children countin' up the days, Are happy by the log dre's blazei f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

We're dreamin' dreams O Christmas
 wreaths, Holly an mistletoe, while there
 breathes,
 old Winters breath. oaer ell the land While sweet songs -. ring on every
 hand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25
A Warm Mnmber

F Says Georgia phtiosopher: ''The place where satan lives Is paved with good. intentfs s, and the pavement fs
 hot enough Io make a sinner hog
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-25

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