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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
NOT roo OLD AT FORTY.
English Business Men Agree That
 Middle Age Is Best.

English Business Men Agree That te Middle Age Is Best. London Mail.
 The question at what age man is best fitted for close mental and physi- cal work has been raised by the won- derful endurance of Commander Peary, who at the age of fifty-th has dis covered the North Pole.
 Some interesting opinions have been advanced by the heads of large busi- ness firms. medical men and others on the subject.
 Commander Peary's achievement has exploded the too old at forty ginecring firm told a representative of The Daily Mail
 Tt has been my experience that me. chanical engineers, so long as they keep in good health. are much better and more useful workers at fifty than are young men of twenty five.
 "In our employ we have many en- whose ages are between sixty and seventy. They are thoroughly experi- enced workmen, who do not make mis- takes, like younger men.
 "Qf course. with consulting engineers their value increases as they get older provided. of, course. they retain their health and mental powers''
 1He hdndBer oI DIE business said that in his opinion a man was fitted for mental work from the age of thir- ty to forty-five. At the age of forty five he should have acquired sufficient experience to superintend his juniors. and be a valuable asset to his employ ers," he said
 An experienced Harley street physi- elan said that the average man was the Attest. mentally and physically, between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five.
 "By that age a man should thor oughly understand himself--not only his mind, but his body" he said .He knows, or should know, how to diet himself, how to keep an even level of good health and well being. wita a sound constitution man can retain his vigor and mental powers until he is sixty-five or seventy"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
DRFTWooD

Now. After the holidays over. And father seeks his bunk. No wonder he's rolling and tossing His bank account has shrunk.
 Sea-Weed. Lots of us think we have the key to success but can't find the keyhole. Time was when the wife was the head of the household, but nowadays the grown-up daughters have organ ized 1t into a sort of commission form of government.
 An Incident. Sweet dreams" murmured the Selma young man as he said goodnight 'They'll be sweet all right" mur- mured the Montgomery Blonde as his footstep rang out upon the asphalt, flor have been dreaming every night for a week of that box of candy you promised me that hasn't showed up Then she went up to bed.
 the Difference. Girls used to jump
 At mouse. that's flat. Now they jump,
 But they jump at "rat.' He Wins.
 UT. GOOAg
 In some still nook. Is laughing OCT.
 The coin he took. While the old Dreams Last.
 I. While the old dreams last, while the old dreams last, Dreams of the dear, dead days that are I'll sit in the light of the glowing coals While backward the stretch of the dead years roll.
 II. While the old dreams last and my pipe holds out, I can be happy without doubt. Let young folks laugh so bltthe and But the dreams of the past are the dreams for me. bit of driftwood on bife's sea cast But content alone while the old dreams
 PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
LE0IsLATrvp PEcULEAnIrrns.

The Nashville Banner speaks Of the peculiarity of the Mississippi Legisla- ture in electing United States sena- tors several years before their terms begin. How can this be helped when the United States law requires sena- tors to be elected by the legislatures in existence immediately preceding the expiration of senatorial terms. In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
An Authority on Politics.

kSadSQen Itmes-NeWb.
 Brooks Lawrence has broken out again. He charges that politics beat 'stfie aTiaend- rnent and that 25,000 Illegal votes were east in the election. To quote the reverend gentleman's own statement. ''The most gross forms of corruption were carried on at various points in the state" He further ut ters threat that the Anti-Saloon League will yet write perpetual outlawry on the Iiquor traffic in our organic law" The Hines News has been inclined to let bygones by bygones and give the state rest from political agitation. but when pests like Law renee the acknowledged general of extrem- ists begins to dish out such rot as the above, the time for peace is past. When he states that 25, 900 illegal woes were cast in the Mo- vember election, he tells an untruth. And when he intimates that he will yet put pro- hibition in the constitution of Alabama, he tells another He Is an agitator and his only excuse for living is his ability to kick
 up row. It would be blessing to the state of something should happen to him to remove him to another field--the farther the better. If the prohibitionists of Ala bama knew what was best for them they would kick him out of the state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

that the book. lis written from the stand poin of images, not words. = If the mind of the child Is centered upon the thought he will learn the written word un- consciously as he learns the spoken word"
 All modern primers pooh-pooh the alpha bet. and one authority graveiy declares:
 .In short time the pupils will acquire the names of the letters of the alphabet in- tuitively, and will then be prepared to go ahead without difficulty and without help on the part of the teacher"
 It is this attempt at learning without thought, by intuition. and without help on the part of the teacher that resulted In such conditions as disclosed at Northwestern University.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Mississippi and Alabama Legislatures are supposed to meet once in four years. senator-eiect John Sharp Will Hams was chosen in Mississippi in 1908 to succeed Senator Money. whose term win not expire until March {. 1911. There win be no other regular session of the Legislature of that state until after Senator Moneys term expires.
 senator Bankhead's term viii not expire utnil March {. 1918. but his successor wfll be chosen by the Leg islature which win meet in Montgom- cry in January. 1911. There will be no other session until January. 1918. and if the i,ext Legislature did not elect Senator Alabama would have one vacancy until the Legislature elected Senator. The Governor can not appoint Senator if a Legislaturs has had opportunity to elect and fail- ed to do so. Tn Senator Johnston,s case there will be two months be- tween the time the Legislature meets ana the expiration of his term. March f. 1915. In that case election will take place very close to the time the new term will begin. If the Legis- lature met fin July 1915. instead of January, 1915. the Legislature of 1911 would have to elect Senator whose term would not expire until March {, 1921. When Legislatures are schedul- ed by law to meet in regular session once in four years. peculiarities are likely to arise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

MT. Roosevelt is trying to boost Af- rica into notice as a country that should be occupied and governed by white people. Perhaps he is schem- ing to build up a little government there and become president of 1t. That might suit him nicely. He could be the big boss of the whole busi- ness in that case. and that would be just to his liking.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
MEN OF UNIQUE CALLING
ONLY ONE MENDER OF WOOD FEN INDIANS TO BE FOUND IN
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK

For twenty years these men have been putting gold and silver coin in casks for their customers to send abroad. They also pack precious metal in three-gallon kegs for the sub treasury every time it wants to ship money to interior points.
 !, During the twenty years the two cooperss have handled something like $2,0O0s s000,O00, and in Q single year have made shipments for their clients amounting to s200.oeo.o0o. Probably no other two men in New York have ever packed so much money to be sent away in kegs and casks as if the coin were just ordinary shipments of pickles or breakfast food.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
i. The FountsIa Movers.

Editor The Advertiser:
 Why do these very progressive AL dermen grudge the city its one re- freshing little park. and the noble past its one ancient landmark and the ladies their dear loved hobby? If they would spend time and thought and money on the fountain we are with them hand and head and will furnish drawing of an unique car station surmounted by this same foun tain--but we would ask the city to have a written agreement from the Traction Company that the station should be kept beautiful and free fro n all baskets, bundles. papers and spit ting should be punished. This station should be built in colonial style with the roof slopfng to the centre so the waters of the fodntain could be car sbaped sisa 9 to npolDt pllptts the wav o ths streets and not over ten feet high on the inside and truly American struc- ture built of marble from Talladega or Wetumpka rocks.
 Improve our fountain. but do not remove It.
 Mrs. F. H. Fillmore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

The Savannah News strongly advo- oates the selection of Southern man as the nominee of the Democratic party for the presidency. That will be much discussed and endorsed by Southern Democrats until the time comes to make a selection: then the convention will nominate a Northern man as usual. That is the way 1t al- ways works.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

We frequently read these days about new substitutes for meat" by the pa- pers discussing high prices. It is not hard to find substitutes; the difficult ty lies in getting them adopted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

If Bryan and Hearst agree to coll laborate and form new party The Rome Tribune suggests that the prop CT name would be "The Down and Out Party"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

It is almost heart breaking to read of the. fearful weather they've been experiencing out Texas way. It is to be feared that some of The Houston Posts red-headed widows got frost bitten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

The oid-time country dinner table in New Years day always had hogs jowl and cow-peas as the leading feature. That meant that you would have plenty to eat throughout the year. according to the belief of the good rural citizen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

We assume that careful citizens are getting their good resolutions in shape for New Years day. The fact that but few of them will be observed has nothing to do with 1t: the reso- iutions must be made just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

We do not know exactly what sort of woman Mrs. Harriman is, or how she looks. but widow with for tune estimated at not less than s22o.- ooo,Ooo needs to keep a sharp lookout for impecunious fortune-hunting hus- bands.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

A cartoon in The Cleveland Plain Dealer represents large boiling pot bearing the name. Copenhagen. and pr. Cook in 1t. all but his feet. The eartoonists and pert parAgraphsrs are getting lots Of material at Cooks ex- psnss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
On win fhe nancf

Dallas (Tex.) Herald
 Walter Wellman who is again Washington correspondent for The Chicago Record Herald. says that Roosevelt is the specteS at the Wash ingten capital" Mir. Wellman says: Among the possible con sequences of this struggle between two antagonis- tic forces within the Republican party these are much spoken of in well-in- formed circles: First--Failure of all important legislation this coming win ter. and the end of ehe session coming in a cloud of inaction: pickering. and discomfort. Second-The Taft admin istration. which is still on trial before the country falling into the slough of do-nothingism and dissatisfaction, and failing to achieve the success and pop ularity at which it aims. looking to 1912. Third-Popular disgust with an ineffective party organization and, in consequence, an opposition majority in the next House of Representatives which will continue the failure of the Taft administration so far as any con- structive or remedial legislation is concerned Fourth-A general turn ing of the dissatisfied people to that positive. aggressive, original. pic- turesque and interesting personality, the man in Africa"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Tt will soon be time for the farm CTS to begin preparing their land to grow more cotton in order to keep up the cost of the necessaries of life,p complains contemporary. Well. this Is free country. isn't it? II we can't get anything else to eat guess we can eat cotton seed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
American Pensioners.

New York Sun.
 The United States takes more lib- eral care of its soldiers and sailors, their wives. minor children and de- pendent relatives than does any other country in the world. Up to June 30, 1908, the disbursement for pensions amounted to the great sum of js3,751.- 10S,810, as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

President Taft. 1t appears. proposes Co do some special msssaGing himself. as soon as Congress meets. It is to be hoped that he will not make hasiness Os 1t, as Roosevelt did.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
Mrs. aray-so Belle 10 divorced

Mrs Gray-so Belle is divorced. How did she ever come to marry such a man? She might have known that she couldn't live with him. Mrs Bray --She did; but you see d fortune tell CT told her that she'd be very happy in her second marriage, so of course she had to have the first over with Boston Record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

The days have not yet heightened enough to hurt but they are moving along, and that's encouraging.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Keep the bone ana the dog will fol- low vou.-Irish.
 what Every Landlord Knows.
 That tenants are an unreasonable lot. says Judge.
 That taxes and repairs keep him hard up all the time.
 That his only error Is in treating his tenants too well.
 That man is a fool who insists up on clean wall paper and sound
 That tenants spend all of their time driving nails in the walls and scratch q ing the wainscoting.
 That if the tax rate goes much higher he'll sell out everything aud in. vest in government bonds.
 That if the tenants knew how hard if was for him to get along they would be more watchful of his inter. ests-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
PandemonIum and Government

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Pandemonium reigns in Nicaragua. but otherwise there does Tea seem to be anything suggestive of sS, ernment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Other States receiving from $4,00O, 0eO to SS,000.000 a year. are :r Califor- mia, Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky. Massa- consin.
 Pensioners living abroad are scat tered over sixtyth.'ee countries, but are chiefly (afty and more) resident in Canada (2.661), Germany, Ireland England. Mexico, Scotland. Australia Switzerland. France, Norway. Sweden and Cuba.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Vnk.I 662,69s Ess: E rsssrn.. etc ,,. .... .. .... i0.sis u.< ..<.s .ss2,1s ssse ia ,Snf5 Eet Sundnv Aserssre November, 1909. rz2,Szo rrsss c Finisan. Circulation Manager ox Ane Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. layu: q sThs foregoing statement of The Adver- tieexs circulation for the month of Noremper. 1909. te true and correct. and compiled aIter all returns from news boyA news agents. spelled and left over copies have been as- xuctsd. C. l. FINIQAN. X s,CircuIation Manager. sworn tc and subscribed before me fhis Neth dsy Of December. 1909.
 RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

our idea of a born diplomat is a man who can make a homeiy women believe that her mirror lies.-Chicago
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Total pension payments$3. 751. JOS. .SI0 Adding the payments in 1909 fiscal year-about $ib6,OOO, ,OoO-and the pay allowances during sickness, after dis ablement and before discharge, 1t is safe to say that the total disburse- ments for pensions and care have largely exceeded four billions of dol lars.
 sioner of pensions (June 30, 1908) shows 951,6S7 names on the roll, to whom was paid in 1908 fiscal year a total of $152.959, 357. By residence the distribution was:
 No. Amount. United States ... .946, 509 $152.126,6 644 Insular possessions 13l 21,420 Foreign countries. 5.047 sl1.473
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Totals .... ...s51.ss7 s152.s6s.5s7
 In five States of the Union the an- nual disbursements for pensions ex- ceed $1O. .000, 900. These are:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06

DON'T You KNOW BETTER THAN THAT?'
1t means that the woods up the line
are on fire and that we shall have to
run in a smother so thick that we
shan't be able to see our smokestack
half the time
Just then man came scrambling
over the tender into the cab 1T was
the conductor, Tom Brainerd. who
looked even more detected than when
they started
BAD night, isn't it, Kinsley?" said
he, staring through the front windows
down the smoky vista made by the
road, now rapidly growing elm in the
twilight THAT fire was working to-
ward the line when came down this
morning. We shall run pretty close to
1t. I'm thinking. for it shows light
already
He pointed to a place where. in the
distance, the darkening sky was stain
ed with dingy red glow which pull
stated and flushed as the aurora does
on a cold winter night
Wei. what If we do?" returned Hal
Ildiferentlg 1T isn't the first time
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06

Through a Burning Forest With
a Train Load of Powder.
BY FRANK n. SWEET.

| 60
| Copyright 1893, by American Press Asso-
| ciation.l
| To live within sight and hearing Of
railroad. to have a big brother who is
an engineer on that railroad and to
make trips with him whenever he will
allow and school does not interfere is
q state Of things calculated to please
the average boy. and it did please Roy
| Kinsley. Who was rather more than
| the average
When he could sit on the high seat
| opposite Hal he felt like a king, and
the only thing he needed in order to
make him perfectly happy was o
| chance to run the engine, If only for
few minutes. But that was something
which Hal. who was very careful en-
gineer, never allowed.
Yet Roy seldom lacked occupation
while on the engine. for If the bell was
not to be rung nor the whistle to be
blown he could always help Jack Dunn
to fire.
One afternoon Hal came home look
ing vexed
Roy, do you want to go up to Silver
ton with me tonight?' he asked as his
brother met him at the door. Here
I'm just back from my run and have
got orders to take an extra freight up
| the branch tonight, which means only
four hours sleep, if l get any. But
that isn't the trouble Dunns sick and
not fit to be out of bed, much less at
work can't get another man before
morning, so you see how it is. Will
you fire this trip for me?''
''Of course l willp exclaimed Roy.
Its just what l want. Hoorayw
He rushed about to get his cap, over
ais and heavy coat. Hal smiled at the
boys excitement
''You won't be quite SO clipper by
the time we get to Silverton.' said he
Its hard. rough work enough when
you have to keep at it steadily even for
strong boy like you. 1t isn't like TAX
ing turn at the shovel whenever you
fancy"
well, | can go and WILL" declared
Roy. following his brother toward the
station. land when get too tired and
lazy to work my passage l want TO he
put off,"
A few minutes later the freight train
pulled out Of the yard. There were
only three cars, and Hal grumbled to
himself that it wasn't worth the trou-
BILE it caused This seemed to be the
opinion Of the conductor, who wore a
remarkably gloomy countenance and
appeared to be much out of humor. al
though he said nothing whatever.
The Silverton branch ran through an
almost uninhab ited country to large
mining settlement some thirty miles
from the junction.
The single track was shut in by
thick woods on both sides throughout
the greater part of this distance and
was consequently far from presenting
any objects of interest along it's way
But Hal Kinsley did not find fault
with it on that score. He had no
grade crossings, switches nor signals
to watch, no stray cows nor reckless
men to avoid running over and no 9th
er trains to bother him.
If railroading was always like this
he remarked at the end Of few miles
there would be good many less ac
cidents and good many more en-
gineers dying of old age But still
there's always drawback some
where
4 don't see any now Roy objected
between two shovelfuls.
You will, though. before we've gone
much farther Look at all this smoke,
D.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06

John Meredith lay comfortably en.
sconced in a hammock on the farm
house porch. His eyes were lifted to-
ward the sky, where a flock of birds
was swinging slowly toward the
south. In a few days he, too, would be
following their lead. 1t had been q
strange month to him ever since he
wakened to find himself in big sunny
room of the farmhouse, with Margaret
Curtis in nurses dress at his bedside.
One look into her eyes had told him
the truth-that she was one of the
worlds busiest workers and not the
careless pleasure seeker that he had
imagined.
He had learned many lessons from
her during those weeks of enforced
idleness, for even after the slight fes
yer left him the doctors had positively
forbidden his return to the city for .
month. Among those lessons an ina
portant one was the care Of the phys
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

The present a6 ADMINISTRATION is the
first for more than half a century that
has not been obliged to bay a new 81.
of dishes fer the White House. .All1
the reason why is simply TIA! congress
soon after Mr.. Roosevelt became presi
dent gave him $.-@@G0u 10 sl,e!ia o4 l
immense outfit Of china ware iiGp@ste,
from England. where it was mace d.
Stoke-on- Trent after Ii sic ial ard e:
elusive design
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06
New style In Statues.

A few days ago a bronze statue to
the memory of Alexander r. Shep-
herd, one time boss of Washington.
was erected in the plaza in front of
the new municipal building. While
the statue is doubtless a work Of art
and a good likeness of the noted con-
tractor who converted the national
capital into splendid city, it has
caused many stflid citizens to smile
Shepherd is shown standing. and his
bronze trousers ire creased down tile
front. such an EDGE being created that
one might SHARPEN lead pencil there
on. Il is ceateaaed t4s:at let a.lly Giss
Shepherd let Wea ereGses. but ;;.sat
these du6ish ''s.-r:.ts.les' were Ret II
ventFd Il BIS gy il
style f. e4gst.rog r sta9-cs7 - &; tho I'll
ers in We shingser siaay 50 at So
1T the nation In hee frs Se-s.
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