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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Farming.

Cullman Democrat.
 The few days of sunshine have been of vast benefit to the farmer May was bad month for farm work, especially on low grounds; rain fell almost every day and kept the ground too wet for breaking. cul- tivators or cotton ehopping. It is probable that the farmer is farther behind today than he has been for ten years IL is too late for eottonI and the acreage will be re- duced. but corn can be planted any time this month.
 The most hopeful sign we have noticed is the young colts. it appears that an interest in live stock raising has been created If the farmer will raise all his own work stock. CuIiman County will surpass any az riculturai community in the south in wealth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Rarely has there been more marked contrast between man and wife. mo- tably in money matters. than between Russel Sage and Mrs. Sage. He was a money-maker and money-keeper; the kind of man. to use homely saying. who would skin flea for it's hide and taiiow." Mrs Sage. on the other hand. is one of the most SliberaI of beings. and 1t is intirnated that in few years. if life lasts. she will practically give away the whole of her immense for- tune. It is we'll for the old mans peace of mind that f> doesn't know how his money is going.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
TUESDAY, JUNE 1S. lsoe.
wAR-TrME POETRY.

A literary writer in The New York Times, in a special article on the poet rv of the war period, lamented the feet that no poem of any merit was produced by a Southerner in commemo- ration of that great struggle. An ig- norance that negiects the splendid pro- auction of Father Abram J. Ryan, .The Conquered Banner" is so slngu- lar thatithere must be something par tisan in 1t.
 The Times writer Is lost in admira- tion of Henry Howard BrownelFs eu- {, Iogy on Abraham Lincoln, which he put at the top of the list of the few meri- torious war time periods. As a contri- button to national literature, 1t must be admitted that BrownelPs poem is but little known. Father Ryan had the disadvantage for his literary repu- tation to be a Southerner. For South ern authors to secure liteary recogni- ton in the North 1t has been more dif fcult, than for the South to obtain dominant influence in the national gov ernment We of the South, have had scant time or appreciation of our writ CTS; the politician and the natural born orator have been the men for us to hon. or and we have done it to the ex- ciusion of other trades and pr0fes- sions We must recollect that it was nearly sixty years after his death be- fore Edgar Allen Poe came into his own, and to this day Northern critics are striving to keep his fame down. be- cause he was of the South.
 Why The Times man failed even to mention ''The Conquered Banner" re- quires an explanation. for 1t was the one great poem of the South; a poem that will live through all the years of the republic and a poem which will be a part of the literature of America, when Brownelrs euloKy is all but for gotten. But Father Ryan is not with out honor even in the North. The Times was deIuged with letters draw ing attention to the strange omission and ''The Conquered Banner" was sent to the paper and published in full and many of these letters were written by Northern hands.
 The Times man Is now no doubt will ling to confess his error when he wrote mo single Southern war poem can be called great, or even very ex- eelient in poetry"
 One Of the correspondents who drew attention to the error of The Times man In emitting consideration of "The Conquered Banner" fell himself into a grave error by coupling Theodore O'Hara's poem, "The Bivouac of the Dead" with the great war period. As a matter of fact the masterly requiem over the soldiery dead was written by O'Hara to commemorate the memory of the American soldiers who fell In the war with Mexico. It was published ten years before the beginning of the var between the States.
 Theodore O'Hara fought on the field of Shiloh as a lieutenant colonel In the Confederate Army. having entered the army from Alabama. where he spent ''rhe Bivouac of the Dead" written by a Confederate soldier, Is today carved in marble and bronze on the monu- ments at Shiloh erected by the Fed eral Government to the soldiers who AsAil on that neld
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Through the Mail Bag.
 "OverdOne."

Through the Mail Rag.
 "OverdOne."
 Brewton, Ala, June 13. Dear Drift wonder why 'tis always so, in all the verse and songs, That we read and hear, which love lorn poets write That all ardent admiration to the fair girl belongs: They rave about her beauty day and night. Tn going back In memory, with long Ing and a sign, The girl they loved had hair like shining gold; And like unto violet, or the deep blue summer sky, Were her lovely eyes. so we are al- ways told. The wild-rose bloom upon her cheek, the dfmple in her chin, We've heard this till we know it all by heart; And it's time some modern poet should now wake up and begin Some merit to the brunette to impart We can not change the shade or color of our hair or eyes, And if Nature has been thoughtless or unkind. Tn giving us dark hair. and eyes that do not match June skies Don't make us read of fair blondes till we're blind. Of course, we don't begin to claim such fascinating ways, As the girl they always write and sing abouts But our calm. submissive martyrdom deserves little praise For these blondes have worn our pa- tience clear plumb out.
 Margaret Conner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
What the State Papers
 Are Spying and Doing

CuIlman,s Boast. Cullman Democrat
 Cullman. the Site of Learning. Doesn't that sound good? ef
 Probably . Mistake. ,
 A Morgan county Reuben took a shot at a balloon that passed over that locality. No doubt the fellow was a moonshiner and mistook the aerial navigator for flying revenue officer
 Montgomery Knows It. Eutaw Whig and Observer.
 Fourteen years ago the tax values Of Montgomery county was $5.000. 0o0. Since then the county has spent s2,- valuation is s35.000. 900. Do gravel roads pay? The people of Montgom- cry think so for they are building more of them.
 old Sacred Harp Singing. Luyerne Journal
 The Sacred Harp singing at Luverne on last Sunday was a grand success. The singing was good as we ever heard. The attendance was large and order good. The dinner was plentiful and everybody seemed to enjoy it. The com mittees appointed seemed to have dis charged their full duty. Some of those who were present at this convention
  but their faces will not be forgotten
 People Tired Of It. Marshall Banner.
 The new freight rates of Alabama and two and one-half cents passenger installed on the first of June on all railroad lines in the State, and test will be made as to whether the same are confiscatory, as contended by the v4af Ar Ia kI. t%v1 ANa~ r...k taro ton between them and the State. How long 1t will require to test these rates on the points of contention remains to be seen. Alabama will be glad when the whole business is settled. The peo- pie want nothing but fair and just arrangement.
 Baldwia County and Her School Tax. Baldwin Times
 Some time ago we boasted that Bald- school purposes than any other county in the State in proportion to popula- ton. We have heard no complaints from our people on account of the tax for school purpose. and we take it that practically everybody Is willing to pay the price for good schools. We have noticed very favorable comment in the State papers on our self imposed tax for educational purposes. and we feel glad indeed that we have the tax and do not have to fight for 1t.
 After paying a high rate of taxation for school purposes, 1t is indeed grat- flying to note in the report of the commencement exercises of two of the more important colleges of Alabama that Baldwin county boys came off with high honors. At the University of Ala bAma W. H. Slaughter, of Tensaw, graduated with first honors, and at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Au- burn James Gray Stelzenmuller. of Point Clear, graduated with highest distinction. Baldwin county people are proud of the fine record made by these young men, and with the attention which is paid to school matters and the interest that is being taken in education in the county, we predict that in future the record will show that old Baldwin has risen from her former low place to the first place on the scale of education in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Select a Better Plan.

DeInOpOllB
 There is a movement on foot in the Ala bama State Bar Association to adopt a bet ter method of selecting Supreme Court Court Judges. That association is opposed to the primary plan for such purpose. In that, they are emipently- correct. Their proposition is to put the selection of the court Into the hands of the Bar Association, which is not altogether e bad idea. How ever. the best plan Is to let the people send their representatives to Montgomery for the purpose of selecting the members of the supreme court. The primary is an abom- ination and the worst theing ever, especial- ly so in the selection of supreme court judges. The primary has proven failure. We have been burdened with incompetent officers who by the power of their money in the primary, and their demagoguery have won places of trust. We always get the very best officers under the olc represent- atiye system.
 If the people do not want to trust their representatives to select officers for them, especially the supreme court Judges. by all means let the Bar Association do the select ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

One good theory of government. among others. that MT. Taft has, is the idea that the best way of dealing with a deficit is to spend less money. No doubt Teddy "grins horribly a ghastly smiie." or something of the kind. when he hears how his successor Is cutting down expenses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

from him he would be sure to overesti- mate its value and thus bleed the State. Tn short. it would be dificuit to even imagine the venality and rascal fly that such a law would give rise to.
 This Is but another sample. or evi-. denc- of the iaw-mad. mania or wave that appears to have taken possession of the entire country. In their efforts to control not only all human actions but human tastes and feelings by ieg-' isiation 1t would seem that those whose duty 1t is to enact laws for the people completely lose sight of justice. tolerance or even common sense. Sir Edward Coke, one of the greatest of all English jurists, called law tho per- lection of reason" but hc would change his language now. if he could be in this land and age. and say that flaw ought to be the perfection of req son"
 Is 1t not possible for law makers to see and understand that unjust, unwise and absurd laws will not be enforced. and that their enactment tends to breed contempt for all law? It seems to us that not a great degree of in- telligence is required to make this manifest. and that the enactment of laws which are bound to prove futile are sure to not only render the legis- iators ridiculous in the eyes of intel ligent people. but bring the whole sys- tenn of law into contempt. Perhaps this craze for reforming people and things will run its course and then law may become what Sir Edward described 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
s,YoRN EVACUATION.

The figures for May printed below rep resent the actual net eireuiations eh having been dsducted. .u..., t,s
 The Montgomery Aovertiser guaIanM M ,ar ,s advertisers land makes 1t part ot tne a,y,, 1Sca tract when requested) that its daily enSu s lation is larges than that of any ny <, ~ s, newspaper printed th Alseama--aha sa1s ,on n Sunday edition has :~s largest cire1ian',n of any sdition of any newspaper printed ID Alabama, without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

The advice often given by health ex- perts to eat but little meat in sum- mer. can be followed this season with hardly any effort, because people can't afford 1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Senator Tillman asks. with some impatience. what right Mir. Bryan has to say who is or is not Democrat? Might it be the right of first discov- erv7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

We imagine that the wrights are not much interested in the building of railroads and canals. so long as they have the air for a highway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

On the tariff matter Congress ap- pears to have taken lessons from one of Dickens characters and Is studying How not to do It."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Will we have a safe and sane 4th of July or noisy and murderous one :? is the question:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Politicians in Delaware have bSen stirred by the action of T. Coleman ldu Pont in withdrawing from the active duties of chairman of the Republican State committee. The action is believ- ed to foreshadow his complete with drawl from politics,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

!: N Harman. a State senator, is nomination for governor of Virginia. Senator Harmann is a former minister and a leading advocate of prohibition in the Old Dominion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Whatever else June may do for us 1t has certainly been administering a fair amount of heat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Haverhill. Mass. the first New Eng land city to adopt the commission from of government, Is reported to be we'll satisfied with the experiment thus far.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Almost every day brings the an- nouncement of a new candidate who intends to try for the gubernatorial nomination in Texas. l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Prof. Aaron s. watkins, who was the Prohibition candidate for Vice Presi- president of AsburY College at Whit more, ky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Matthew Cummings, national presi- dent of the Ancient Order of Hirbern- ians, is spoken of as g possible candi- date for mayor of Boston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

c. I. Finigan, circuiation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being dnv s"osh' says. ..
 The foregoing statement of The Adyer- ksar,s circulation for the month Of May, 1909. is true and correct. and compueo eIter ail returns from news boys, news agents, epotied and left over copies have been de- Xucfed C. I. FINIGAN.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this TT RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Not less than million dollars Is the most conservative estimate of the cost of the city election in New York this fall This estimate Is exclusive of the ballota. the expense of which Is now borne by the city. The maintenance of political headquarters and the distri- button of campaign literature are the chief items of expense. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Politics and Politicians

Republicans of Virginia will meet in State convention in New Port News July 2S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Former Senator Foraker, it is said. may try for the Ohio governorship next year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Buttoned shoes are more popular than laced ones
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

It costs considerable to run for office in Virginia under the new law. Harry St. George Tucker has recently given to tue chairman of the State cintmittee a check for $1,500, which represents the amount of Mir. Fuckers assessment for entrance in the State primary, of Au- gust 5. when a candidate for governor is to be nominated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
Montgomery Knows It. Whfo ard nhaaruaP

Eutaw Whig and Observer.
 Fourteen years ago the tax values of Montgomery county was $5.000. 0o0. Since then the county has spent S2,- 100000 for gravel roads. Now the valuation is $35, ,000.0 Do gravel roads pay? The people of Montgom- cry think so for they are building more Of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

The Wisconsin assembly has named powered 1t to Investigate the conduct of all the State departments under the La Toilette regime, particularly the charges relating to the use of game wardens at State expense to do poli- ttcal work for La Follette's followers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

In every campaign in New York city, State or national--the Yiddish newspapers published in the deHsely populated districts of the East Side of the metropolis have to be taken into account, These papers are daily read by hundreds of thousands of the for-' eign voting population and some of them wteld vast influence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15
DRIFTWOOD

Bunch of medical students can make monkeys out of corpses, but Mir. Roose- welt is making corpses out of mon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

It Is said that former United States Senator W. A. Clark of New York and Montana is again planning to become a menfSer of the United States Senate
 According to a report he is already fixing up his fences in Montana and preparing to make the race of his life against Senator Thomas N Carter
 who comes up for reelection one year hence. Montana has now Democratic but on senatorial fights the complexion of the legislature Is always in doubt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Burke, of North Dakota for the Vice Presidential nomination on the Demo- cratic ticket seems likely to flash in the pan. chiefly because of the atti- tude of indifference taken by the Gov ernor himself in regard to the matter. He has declined to consent to be a can didate for a third term as governor, which his friends deemed necessary in order to keep him in the limelight un- til the presidential election In 191a. The belief among the Governors most intimate friends Is that he would pre- fer a judicial position to any other public ofhce to which he might be elect ed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-15

Net Daily Average. May. 1908 ;.....is.I Net Sunday Average, May, isOe =. .ssss
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-22
QUEER IDEA OF HOSPITALITY
Travellers in Arabia, Guests Of Chief,
systematically FIeeced Of Every
thing Of Value.

OF the curious ideas Of hospitality
held by some of the natives of that
wild country lying between Bagdad
and Damascus two travellers, Capt.
Butler and Capt. Aylmer, tell in the
Geographical Magazine. "We found
Feysul Ibn Rashid "a minor ruler OF
Arabia) sitting in a low room, the
roof of which was supported by wood
en- pillars. All round the sides of the
room were spread carpets, on which
sat his viziers and members of his
court. He is man of 80 years, with
a dark, pointed beard, good, regular
features, but eyes that are cold and
cruel, and he has nervous, fdgety
manner, and was all the time arrang-
ing his abba Cloak and combing and
curling his mustache and beard and
admiring himself in a small, cheap
looking glass that hung just behind
him. Above his head on the wall
hung his silver-mounted walking stick
and a sword, the sheath of which
was also covered in silver He was
very richly dressed.
"On arrival at the house placed at
our disposal we congratulated our
selves on our good fortune in having
such a cordial welcome, but we were
speedily disillusioned. chad not been
there more than five minutes when
Feysuls head slave, richly dressed
parsonage called Dahm, came to tell
US that the emir would not take our
camels or our money, as he had
plenty of both, but that he would like
things of European make or of in.
terest that we happened to have. This
was only too true, and, during our
five days stay there, there was con-
tinual professor of slaves and hang
ers-on from the castle demanding
things for the emir and his viziers
and favorites, and demanding them
in such way that it was impossible
for us to refuse. At last we had
practically nothing of any value left,
having been tleeced of watches, revol-
vers, compasses, various clothes and
other articles of our kit.
apart from this system of more
or less polite robbery, we were we'll
treated by the emir and had our food
sent us from the castle by him.
About three or four times a day we
had a royal command from him and
used to go up to the castle and drink
many cups of coffee and excellent
sweet tea with him and talk about his
country and Europe. He was always
very genial on these occasions and
I honestly think he considered he was
treating us very we'll in not taking
all we had and turning us adrift to die
in the desert"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-22
Heating q Greenhouse.

The heating of a greenhouse by the
sun is usually explained by the fact
that glass permits the passage of light
rays, but is almost impenetrable to
heat rays, so that as the light falling
upon the enclosed objects is converted
into heat and partially reflected, the
reflected rays cannot escape through
the glass. Thus the heat accumulates.
TO test this long-established theory,
Prof. w. R. Wood biackened two
pasteboard boxes and covered one
with a plate of salt, which readily con-
ducts both light and heat, and the
other with glass. The salt-roofed box
became even warmer than the other,
this being true also when the heat was
first filtered from sunshine through
glass. The conclusion is that the
ground and other objects are heated
by the incident rays, and that this
heat is then spread by convection cur
rents, but, as the confined air cannot
mix and circulate with the outer air,
it concentrates a larger amount of
heat.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-22
Fish Jumps Into Boys Lap.

The high water in the Vermilion
river all this spring has made fish
more numerous than for many years,
according to Centerville IS. d. dis
patch to the st. Paul Dispatch. Near
ly every one goes fishing here nova.
days. An amusing incident occurred
here the other day while Robert Eye
was fishing just below the dam. A
six-pound pickerel concluded to break
the record for high jumping by try
ing to get above the dam.
Robert was sitting about four feet
above the water on the edge of a
nearly perpendicular bank, dreaming
ly wondering if a fish was ever really
big enough to swallow Jonah whole
without even a scratch, when sudden
ly from out of the deep shot a
monster pickerel, landing in Roberts
lap and giving the lad an uppercut
on the chin with a flop of the tail.
Rob dropped his pole and landed a
Highlander on the pickerers side,
knocking him out on the bank and Sc
curing the prize.
This is no fish story" but a true
incident which was witnessed by two
of our business men, noted for their
truth and veracity.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-22
Uncle Sans Human Hinges.

In other cities the doors of public
buildings are set on springs and slap
to and fro as the visitor wills, but in
Washington it appears necessary to
have special man to open and close
the doors-human hinges, as it were
no undignified banging Of doors there.
This custom has died out in other
places, but there are many veteran ne
groes in Washington who have seen
years of such service for the govern
ment They have a stately way of
performing this Office, which gives a
door an official and unofficial swing
Joe Mitchell Chapple in National Mag
aZine.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-22
FREE TICKETS
FOR THE
MARSHALL
COUNTY FAIR
HERE is A CHANGE TO SEE THE
FAIR WITHOUT. COST TO YOU.

Beginning next Monday continuing
to the last day of the fair, we will
give one ticket emitting the holder to
free access to the fair grounds, if he
will buy from us for cash, goods to
the amount of $500. -
If he buys goods to the amount of
$1,000, we will give him a ticket to
the grounds and free bus ticket.
If you buy goods for $500, we will
give you one fair ticket, a bus ticket
and grandstand ticket.
Thus you can get in and see the
whole show and it won't cost you q
cent.
Our prices will be no higher and in
many instances they will be lower 50
as to attract trade to us during fail
time.
Remember that this offer is for cash
and produce only. No charge items
will count for tickets. We want the
cash and are willing to make these In
ducements.