The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-18
4 MORNING THOUGHT
BY J. MARVIN NICHOLS.

1 Criticism Is given to ludlcrous stunts. dems. 1t never fails to be The an advertising medium. It Critics unfrocks inconsistencies as stunt. nothing else can. Nor does
 1t offer hg-leaves for the garments of which 1t stripped us. A | certain Lake State was the first to leg islate on theatrical attire. Not long dared to introduce bill. It required that the skirt of an actress should reach at least four inches below the knees. It came in an ace of being de- l feated. IL was a terrible blow at the modern effort to elevate dramatic art. | Win another one of those Solons now | dare to introduce another bill? For | instance, one that shall require that tn 6 skirt shall reach at least four inches | above the belt, or that the collar shall | begin at least within twelve inches of the neck. But that invades the privI- leges of the. elite and would destroy | an peculiar demonstration of expert | massage. That bill would never pass Another thing reminds me of glaring raised in holy horror of "Salome." Olive Fremstead goes through the dan gerous. feat of removing, one by one, the seven veils that drape her dreamy form while she dances. It Is danger ous-so the critics advertise. And the very next night the whiskered reform CTS rush for reserve seats in the play house. Oh. fudge! And now "Salome" is to be so moderated as not to offend their sense of propriety. There are those content if not called, upon to the role of the matadOr. They would love to tease the bull with a big red flag provided they don't get gored. They are quite willing to toy and fum- hle with any old thing. So they are going to put out the lights now just as the bewitching Salome presses to her breast the dissevered head of John the Baptist. The lights will go out oh 0 kiRaAS Criticize Salome! Yes: provided they get seats close under the footlights where they can see for themselves. On fudge. say-fudgei That's the worst eyer! Most of the kisses are the worse because they are given in the dark. But forsooth we don't see, the rest is all right.
 ging of the March Ditch" "Talk of Joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and homemade bread-there may be----"
 It has been said that distance lends entertainment. II cannot always be true. It is so .sad-time and absence, like a canker. will eat out the sweet est bond. We may not be conscious of 1t at the time. But some day the bond will break forever
 Head erect. Eyes to the front Heart for anything. The courage of try The belief that you can succeed. The mer- 1t to hold your cwn in the struggle for plaee The confidence in your manhood to get there. whether in business or pleasure or knowledge or love-th ese are the things that tell.
 Mir. Holt. the Englishman who toured this continent said to the British press on his return home: The American women arc just delightful. and the American man. the typical American. whether he be cowboy or millionaire, is one of the very best of fellows in all the wide. wide world"
 John D. Rock efeller is said to own one-fortieth of all the wealth in the United States. His income Is $70.000,- 900 every year. That makes me think! I must go down town and get that gal lon of oil and help pay my part of some $32, ,000,0 900 that John D. has seen at to give to charity