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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
s'manthy's Surrender,

 We'll Smanthy. I forgot to tell you About the election being OCT, And they do say that our Guvner Is awful dadburn sore. You know that l went to town this
 morning
 To bring back all the returns, And they say that the Antis beat them With thousands of votes to burn. l just declare, phew. my goodness! Thought all the time that we would
 win, But to beat them that away It's just a measleY sin. They carried six counties. And hardly managed to do that. While We swept the remaining sixty Without one fall on the mat. Look out, s'manthy look out. You wouldn't hit me with the rolling
 pin, Just because the noble Antis Showed the Amenders in. Now put up that skillet And don't come flinging any pans, Because your good old husband Help put the Amenders in the can There, there. S'manthy, you're not
 angry,
 Just because we happened to win, Come and tell your hubby That you won't use that rolling pin My. my goodness, fellows, This must be Heavens own bliss, S'manthy done surrendered And sealed 1t with a KISS.
 R. L. Anderson. Scottsboro. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

istence causes the disoiutIon of landed estates that have been handed down for generations Inherited habits of idieness among the country gentry acc count for some of this distress, but the change in land ownership may disturb the balance of social affairs in the village. A part of the trouble Is caused by taxation, which has affect ed the prosperity of farmers When all the several forms of public dues are deducted from the proceeds of the harvest the land owners profits are cut down. while at the same time the market prices of all commodities are rising. One source of expense and consequent trouble seems to be the introduction of Western fashions. The sons of tenant farmers wear Eu- ropean hats and clothing. The gen. try take to stock speculation and to the promotion of risky and unfamii- lar business enterprises. thus endan- gerfng their estates and perhaps im- -poyerishing their families
 There are financial and social phe- nomena that might be expected to &C., company in some degree the adoption of the imitation of the outward as- Tor the old aristocracy of Japan to prove Its inherent right to that title by maintaining discreet conserva- tion Tn the voluntary expenses of liv- Ing, thus setting an example to oth- CTS. They might have clunx to what was worthiest in their native customs and retained more of their simplicity. but another underlying cause for the distress must be the payment of the public debt. whose interest and sink ing fund are the inheritance of war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
The Advertisers Part.
DRIFTWoOD

Yes, Yesi Learn to make beds. Learn to make pies. Twill make girl healthy Wealthy and wisei
 An Episode. His wife came in the office, Bright and sunny; She visited a while.
 Then asked for money.
 Detroit Free Press. Did She get 1t? No, sir.
 Kindly take the tunciI. He needed 1t to take the Stenographer to lunch!
 Never.
 Eye; Eyer notice itf" he will care to swallow his, own words"
 When Love Grows Cold. Wifey: Clarence.
 Hubby: What is 1t?
 Wifey: Fold me to your bosom like Hubby: What do you think I am a folding machine?
 Sea Weed.
 Parson Snowfall says: "When you mingle mid de holiday shoppers wear a broad smile. eff yo' ain't got muffin mo to jingle den 8 key-ring. It might be de key to Opportunity, who knows? The coal trust has a black heart. but the sugar trust is just too sweet for anything. So cheer up! Mars is said to be dryer than Ala banla. But anyhow, the Anti Amend ment cyclone gave the amenders the dry" grins.
 Whats the matter with this for an Here lies the Amendment. It's haven is blest- It's feeling some "Weakley," Disturb not its rest!
 Among the quaint scrapbooks of the late Clyde Fitch, all of which are now to be sold at auction, there was one devoted entirely to typographical err TOTS.
 criticism of Ellen Terry. The re- viewer wrote, Her love of Portia made acting easy" but the sentence appeared in the paper as. Her love of porter made acting easy" The only signs of the time" worth much are the signs!
 Iner6 IS a ulNinc uSpLn III Sl- lence" says a philosopher.
 That being the case, how shallow must the average woman bel Napoleon didn't give a darn for cir cumstances. He said he made circum. stances alter cases. however. A gir may have a terrible case on a fellow but after she discovers what his cir cumstances are. 1t sometimes alters the ease" completely. 
 The WItehery of FireIight. When the firelight brightly glows, And a red blush comes and goes.
 On your cheekl When the hour of dusk Is near. And sweet loving words I hear
 You speak! Oh. what pleasure with you nigh, While the hours seem 10 fly.
 In the night. What a world of meaning lies In your pretty sweetheart eyes So bright! Oh what happiness to dream When the coRls so brightly gleam.
 A Rosy hue, While the fancies come and go And the future seems to glow
 Bright with Yonl - PHIL H. ARMSTRONG. ----------------
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
THE ENGLISH CAMPAIGN.

Great Britain in political and gov ernmental affairs has always made haste slowly and 1t must be admitted that her political campaigns have been more orderly and on a higher plane than those in America.
 But Great Britain is now plunged into the bitterest campaign of her his tory, upon the result of which the fu- ture conduct of her government de- bends. The fate of the House of Lords, as hereditary legislative body will probably be decided by the election. The noise and bitterness of the campaign exceeds probably any thing of that kind that America has ever known.
 The Liberals few years ago were given charge of the English govern ment by an unparalleled majority The Conservatives. who had been in charge for years. were given the most decisive defeat they ever experienced The triumphant Liberals declared We have sent the country 'squires back to their short horns," an expres- sion easily understood when it is known that the landed gentry in England are the backbone of the Con- servatives. who almost to a man are backing the House of L~~- in the present death struggle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
Some Words of Conmendation
 For The Advertisers Part In #

was awful the way we sat dovr on sonne of them. but they deserved n. Wishing you many moro ycers q vigor to fight the batties of the pesSss l remain, Yours trnly.
 A. B. Tuo1cer.
 A Frfena fn ItanaoIph.
 Wedowec, Ala, Dec. l. 1903. Please let me congratulate you and your honored paper and its ablo foroe for what you have done In helping de- feat this so-calied "prohibition" amone- just passed through. but all is well that ends well.
 Sheriff Randolph County.
 Msaerntion the Key Note.
 Wetumpka. Ala. Dec. 3. 1903. Editor The Advertiser: We have met the issue. and the day is ours Let's treat the opposing forces as we would wish to be treated. but remember to keep what we have and guard our rights in the future. We want to. say to our leaders that the people shall, will. and must rule. want to thank The Advertiser for its noble fight for our cause, for 1t came out with flying colors, And to my old comrades all over Alabama: You stood you did on many battlefield that you know how to act when the time comes.
 |. N. Hudman.
 Fron . Former Montgomerian.
 Mooringsport, La. Dec. l. 1909. Editor The Advertiser:
 Excuse me for writing you, but want to say to you I am glad that Alabama Is yet in the United states and that the Amendment was defeated May you live long and prosper.
 (. B. Groom. #
 Short Hut Earnest. Editor The Advertiser:
 Gentlemen--I just want to say: "Iurrah for The Advertiser. :" Thats all. One of Her Friends. wetumpka. Ala.
 Usea 1t Effectively. Houston Post.
 The Montgomery Advertiser will now kindly rub the bloodstains from the sword of the Lord and Gideon and re- turn 1t promptly to this office. The Age Herald will also kind ly return our gaffles and The Mobile Register our steam roller. These con- tcmporaries have used our implements very creditably. indeed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

Up in Michigan they are telling a story of a coffin with a supposed dead body in 1t which was about to be shipped from a station in that State. All would have gone we'll had not pointer dog happened along and he immediately came to a point at the coffin. and then proceeded to paw and scratch 1t. An Investigation was made and instead of a human corpse the coffin was found to contain 500 dead partridges. the shipment of which out of the State is illegal. Just how the shipper explains it we have not heard. but 1t Is safe to say that he cusses the dog good and hard. And to complicate matters worse. the corpse" was being shipped on a death warrant signed by a reputable physician.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
Old- Time Actor Talks of
 The Decadent Modern Stage
Mccosky Recalls the Finer Traditions of the Stage and Points Out the Evils of the Present Day
 Institution

neck. And as often as not we'd give .Rookwood' in the afternoon and one of the Shakespearian pieces the same night.
 "Taise 1t another way. I've done character parts with George Fox's com pany in the Bowery one week, taken off Irlshmen and Dutchmen and plan tation negroes and what not. and the next week I'd be Iago or Othello or Julius Caesar or some other heavy weight, and have to be as good an Othelio as I'd been a Dutchman or t'other way about.
 And I'm putting my own case just because it's more familiar to me than other mems cases, and not because I care hang after thirty years whether people think I ever could act or not. The point I'm trying to make is that you could comb the American stage to- day from end to end and you couldn't find a man who could play half dog. en parts the same week."
 DiseOurses on Hamlet.
 Like most veteran actors Mir. McClos- key has views eons how thssy paTt of Hamlet should be played and was glad to give them yesterday.
 The trouble with most earnest young men who attempt Hamlet" he said. lis that they make too many motions. They strain at EnatS instead of playing Hamlet as though he were a human being. The part of Hamlet amounts to nothing more nor less than Q command of all the trick work known to the stage. The one man know who could play it to perfection was little fel- low named Eddie aynor, an English man, who died several years ago with out ever becoming what they call great in the business today. He was past master of every trick and quirk and mannerism you ever heard of, and he had borrowed them all from the different big actors of the time. He just went through the part turning oil one effective trick after another, and everybody took 1t for subtlety, while Eddie laughed in his sleeve. He knew what he was about. He saw through 1t that Shakespeare wrote the play because the people of Shakes peare's time were getting tired of straightway stun and wanted little mystery stuff and he gave 1t to them.
 'If Shakespeare were alive today he wouldn't be able to explain his own Hamlet to save his life. Eddie. Ray nor was . great Hamlet because he didn't try to take the part too serious- ly. He had gripped Shakespeare'a idea and he let his audience have 1t that way. and the audiences were hap py because they thought they were getting something deep. However. to get back to this New Theatre perform ance of Antony and Cleopatra again well never mind. Whats the use?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
Lower Peach Tree.
The Alabama Election.

Macon Telegraph.
 Fanaticism, combined with political designs. rode on the black camel in Alabama Monday.
 prohibition wave has been rolling over the country. or doubts that there was just cause for some sort of revolution against the whiskey habit.
 But some politicians would ride on their grandmothers coffin just as they or the Republican elephant, or the Democratic ass, for the glory of a brief triumph in the game of politics.
 Alabama, like Georgia, had statu- tory prohibition. As in Georgia, a governor and a legislature elected on and made a statewide prohibition law. From a political point of view 1t seemed good, and promised fruit full field for further exploitation. The governor called an. extra session of the same body that made the state wide law and submitted several dras- tic amendments to the new law, an also an amendment to the constitu- ton. making prohibition a part of the fundamental, 1sI,isda lay all of which the the amendments to the statutory law gave the right of search of private homes for liquors, and the right of seizure. The constitutional amendment sub mitted had to be ratified by a vote of the people. On this amendment they voted Monday, and 1t was overwhelm- ingly defeated.
 If the amendment had been adopted It could not have been repealed except by two-thirds vote. Against the right of petty officers to enter and search the home. and against the fur ther right of one-third of the voters to make that right perpetual-"for- ever"-the people revolted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

The English Liberal party was made up of many elements. The rad ical wing of the party appeared to exert preponderating influence in the conduct of the government. The Liberals found. like other reform par ties, that they had made many pledges. that many tasks were before them and that 1t was difficult to stop a reform at exactly the right spot. Like other reform parties the Liberals had to be lavish with expenditures. The old Age Pension Bill made heavy draft on the treasury. Under- 1t every aged person in England in des- titute circpmstances draws a small pension from the government. With a depleted treasury facing them. and with many reforms incom- plete the Liberals were faced with the necessity of adopting extraordi- nary measures to ralse funds. The budget. which is the i,sde in the pres ent campaign was the result. Accord Ing to the unwritten constitution all financial measures must originate in the House of Commons. The House of Commons framed a budget that bore heavily upon the landed gentry and the nobility. more heavily upon them than on any other class.
 At this distance 1t is not easy to determine which Is the true presents ton of the budget. that of the Lords who say 1t Is an unjust attack and a glaring piece of class legislation, or | that of the Liberals. who say that last one English government Is try ing to make the wealthy class pay their just share of taxation and to deprive them of useless and costly privileges.
 The House of Lords met the issue | squarely and rejected the budget. But this action was taken in conflict with the advice and counsel of many of its ablest and oldest members. who. while holding that the budget was unfair. thought 1t would be better for the Lords to approve 1t and avoid the bitter campaign and its possible con sequences. But the Lords stubbornly rejected 1t. parliament was dissolved. an election was ordered and the country involved in the memorable campaign. The Liberals will appeal to the electorate on the position that the Lords have no right tc reject the budget and that the House of Lords should be abolished as a law-making body.
 It would appear. to an American ob- server that the Liberals have the bet ing the fact that few special elec- tions held in the past tive years indi- cated lessening of the Liberal sen timent and growth in the number of Conservatives. The Liberals are better equipped with leaders to ap- peal to the people on the hustings. Much of the English business inter ests are enlisted with the Liberals and there was in advance of this is- sue a strong prejudice against the House of Lerds. 4 s sxS
 The future of Great Britain will be largely shaped by the result of this campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1909.

Congressman sheriey. of Kentucky, has been inspecting the Panama ca- nal job and is inclined to believe that the total cost will not be less than $500, 100000. Thus one estimate piles above another. and they are not all done yet. In fact. it fs becoming somewhat the style these days for each alleged expert to add few mil lions to previous estimates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
w. D. whetstone. Adjutant
1910 Crops.


 Now Is the time to make the 1910 crop The chronic talk on nearly every farm Is that we are behind Strange to say that has ben SO for many years. and the reason generally understood It is simply because we comence behind so far behind. that 1t Is impossible to catch up It Is habit of most farmers to begin their crop after Christmas This Is sure to bring on rush and confusion Every day from now on the blows should be going. prpearing land for 1910 Remember that in the rainy year l9oS. We never had time to prepare nor to culti- vate a crop In a few instances we have read of men who prepared their land in 1908. These men made good crops and reaped q rich harvest The better land Is prepared the more wet or dry weather It Will stand
 Not only should early preparation be made. but plan for better cultivation. hememher one thing and that thing is worth your ser ious consideration. Real good, thorough cul- tIvation will double the yield of your crop over the ordinary cultivation. We buy ferti- Izer to put on the land, when our farms are laden with plant food that we never get
 because we do not sufficiently cultivate and puIverize the soil to iberate the plant food stored there by nature. Thorough pulveriz-
 ation of the land is one of the strongest lac tors in making a crop and securing the | fullest benefit of the soil This Is in the reach of every man who has horse and blow. | It may be one can not buy tertihlers ana make all the advanced steps he oesires, nut here Is one he can grasp. Frepare your ianu 10 early nuIverize thoroughly and cultivate
 rapidly and you will have maoe the sreotts' t | advance for only the cost or lapor more ih- | telligentlv applied.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

Alabama now points with pride. " remarks The Houston Post. No need to limit the time to now" we beg to remark. Alabama always, has something about which to point with pride.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
What the State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing
The Good People.

The Good People. Sheffield Standard.
 According to the figures of the Tate lamented." the good people" of Ala Dama are hopelessly in the minority.
 A signiacaut Fact. Gainesville Times.
 We are confronted with the knowi- edge of the fact that the Gainesville and Southwestern charter was taken present unsuitable legislation of Ala bama.
 An HcnorabIe Opponent. Coosa River News.
 Newspapers like The Montgomery ham Age Herald and Gadsden Times News did the real publicity execution Whether good or otherwise. congratu- lations.
 The Advertisers Cartoons. Lowndes Observer.
 The cartoons of The Montgomery Ad- vertiser during the past campaign have been clean and very forceful. The Advertiser is to be complimented upon the selection of Mir. Edge, their car- toonist.
 The Amender Side. Mobile Register
 A lonesome amender from a nearby county who was in the crowd before The Register bulletin canvas Monday night, after patiently waiting for some news to suit him, he turned to his near est neighbor In the crush and inquired sadly, Say. mister, where in Mobile are they gettin' the amendment side of this election"
 Good Roads Now. Demopolis Times.
 Now that the prohibition campaign has come to a close. 1t would be well for the people to pay better attention to the rural roads. and make an effort 10 build good roads. What we mean by good roads Is every time that the far mer hauls load he carries two tons where he only carried one before. What Is wanted is roads that will the maximum lead with minimum friction. 
 The Advertisers Part. Florala Democrat.
 In the political battle just settled at the polls The Montgomery Adver- tiser received the brunt of the blows from the would-be amenders; from one end of the State to the other 1t was bitterly attacked for a policy which 1t saw fit to advocate. Few of the speak, CTS thought they had finished without the usual tirade. But they all read The Advertiser daily, and now they see by the voice of the people that 1t fought the good fight, and kept the faith much credit Is due that paper for its great work toward the preservation of the Constitution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

The Columbia State Is worried be- cause the figures as printed made 1t say what was not intended to be said . Little worries of that sort are the bane of editorial life. The Mergen- thaler frequently slips a cog.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

Bibb furnished three leading amend ment iights-senator Reynolds, Rep resentative Fuller and Solicitor Thompson. At the election 1t fur nished about 500 majority against their pet measure. Jefferson alsd paid It's respects to the three leaders, Conner. weakiey and Jackson. to say nothing of Brooksie.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

An example must be made at once of reckless automobile drivers" de- clares The Pittsburg Sun. According to our way of looking at 1t, some of them are setting horrible examples themselves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

Judge Peter Grosscup emphatically declares that mo man really knows anything about a woman" wen.- If that is true after an intimate asso- citation of 5000 years there's little use trying to learn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06
L.w-MakinE and Hysterla.

Macon Telegraph.
 A dispatch from Birmingham, telling of the defeat of the prohibition amend ment to the Constitution of Alabama on Monday, of the unparalleled ex- eitement and the crowding of women and children at the polls contains the following:
 "As an instance of the deep feeling displayed. a preacher. on whose coat a young woman attempted to pin a white ribbon at the polling booth, de- clined. telling her it was improper for young women to speak in the street to men whom they did not know. The woman begin crying and the preacher apologized for hurting her feelings, but Said the polling places were improper places for young women. The affair was taken up all over the city and par ttsans commended or denounced the conduct of the preacher. according to their sentiments on the question at stake"
 Such elections and such incidents furnish perhaps the strongest argu- ment against woman suffrage. Un- doubtedly there are many women more capable of voting. intelligentiy than many men, but. on the other hand, men are not free to vote their convic- tions in the presence of excited and fearful woraen, and not willing that men should be free to vote as they choose. IAw-making and hysteria can not go hand in hand, and the essential requisites of the former are done 70 death when the latter rules.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

The. report that the "insurgent" Re- publicans in Congress are going to put Uncle Joe Cannon down and out may have some foundation. but we shall wait for the evidence before ac- cepting the statement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

Tt will be sometime in Alabama, q
 thinks The Norfolk Landmark. be fore a politician again uses the ex- pression, we were too smart for them" We suspect that several of them feel pretty much as the parrot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

We have repeatedly been assured that the present tariff law Is the best that was ever known, but all the same there is much talk about improving 1t, in one way or another.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

As this is supposed to be a place of refuge for the oppressed and unfor- funate. perhaps Zelaya may take up his home among us when they put him out of business in Nicaragua. We don't exactly know what he would be good for. but possibly a place could be found into which he would fit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

Members of Congrtss from the dry States are no doubt glad to get back to Washington where good Ticker is unconfined, If not free.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

The assertion of a contemporary that most of us eat too much at all times" sounds a blt extravagant when
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-06

North Carolina papers are speaking of an immense yield of tobacco this year, so it is reasonable to suppose that users of the weed will not be de- prived of their solace.