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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

ChHNtunUOBd IIIIieB
The Charleston News and Courier says:
I'm Birmingham you order tea: In Nashville
You wink your eye; In Charleston you just
mile"
In Memphis you Just walk up and ask for
like q gentleman, and In Chattanooga you
end for II by wireless mail. It's great. and.
3 Judge CASTOR. OF Alabama. says. tits
making hypocrites and liars in great shape;"
Ind Judge CASTOR is a prohibitionlst. too.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

We are told that the ouery-What
u whiskey? has been slightly changed
In some OF the States and now the
thirsty individual asks. Where is whis-
key7
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

Not that we can get up any alb
Eorbing interest. but merely as a mat
ter of curiosity we should like to
know If any one has decided what Mr..
Taft will do.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

We guess it's too early yet for the
Legislature to discuss the enactment
OF laws for the government of flying
machines. That can probably wait for
the next extra session.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

The way to resume is to resume" is
what they used to say about resump
ton Of specie payments. That's what
we say about revising the tariff.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

n TAFT. Aldrlch. Payne and the 9TH
ars should fall out and break up in a
row would the country suffer any great
harm on account of II?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28
swoRN CIRCULATION.

The figures for May printed pe U rstrrnx
eent the actual net circuiation' ~
having been deducted. ,.rartse. It's
The Montgomery Advertiser gua ~ ,hs con.
advertisers land makes it pal S.Siv circuia-
sion i larger than that Of any tnst its
newspaper printed in Alabama-an c'rcnist ton
sunday edition has the largest cnSu .aa IN
a. snv edition Of any newspaper printed IN
Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

Justice Brewer says he will not re-
tire from the bench. because his wife
won't let him. What a good and du-
tifui old hubby It is, to be sure.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

Bear in mind that Miss Ida Tarbeil
has been made a Doctor of IAtera-
ture by some college. Hereafter she is
-. Ida Tarben
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28

e L Fsnigan, Circulation MANAGER .. xns
wontgomsry Advertisers. osang o1is s"S'
Fhs foregoing statement Of The Aevsr-
f:Serss circulatica for the montn oi 49, 49,.
Ssoe. n true and correct, and oompneo aL.sr
All rsturns from news boys. news agents.
spofied ana left ever copies have oeen as-
Circulation Manager.
sworn TO and subscribed before ms 'nas
prd Gay e' sSA RIGA ALEXANDER.
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
A CORRECT VIEW.

The Advertiser recently published a
sermon preached in this city by Rev.
w. NJ Curtis of the M. e. Church.
which has attracted considerable at
tention. The Chattanooga Times copies
this sentence of the sermon:
do not find anything in the ex-
amples Of my Master that encourages
the minister of the Gospel In entering
In q campaign that Is calculated to
leave him useless in his ministry save
among those who entertain his views.
II then comments as follows:
This sentiment seems to have come
most OPPORTUNITY to quiet the intense
animosity among the people of that
campaign csG s now on in that state, where-
in Governor Conner and Judge Weakley
are seeking to ride the prohibition
wave, one to the Senate and the other
means of stating what the attitude OF
the Rev. Mr.. Curtis is with reference
to the pending question, but ne very
convincingly demonstrates MS ntness
to lead and instruct men in the matters
pertaining to their spiritual welfare.
1t Is UPON such teachers as Mr.. Cur.
tbs that society must rely for the maj
healing of the wounds that are sure 10
be made by the ministers who have de-
serted their pulpits to fight with the
weapons of the ambitious politicians.
1t is fortunate that there are SO many
faithful and loyal guardians of the
church in the land who do not lose
their hold upon the horns of the true
altar to go gadding after strange gods
and chasing after fads-the only things
that have ever stood In the way 70 op-
struct the march of civil and religious
liberty.
Already in Alabama good men have
taken alarm and the politicians have
been warned to become a bit more
modest in promoting their individual
ambitions, but the warning comes too
late. The issue is purely political and
the preacher who has the love OF tne
nmf of the way or get hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
A Fine Number.

The complete novel in the October
Lippincotts is "Melissy," a tale of
Cowboyland as 1t is today, The au-
thor Is William Macleod Raine. who
also wrote "Ridgway of Montana.
"Melissy" is the pretty daughter OF q
crusty but really good-hearted Ar
kansan who has moved Westward.
Through carelessness he loses a mine.
which becomes the property of an ex-
city man who has incurred the ennity
of the cattlemen by daring to bring
sheep into what they have considered
their territory. Some dramatic scenes
take place IRE the charming little he's
roine and her manly lover are SO placed
that one can safely prophesy that they
is o unique short tale by olivia How
ard Dunbar. called THE Diminisher of
Doom" Jane Belheld's zone Leg to
20 On" Is u striking story with moral
which some readers might probably
take to heart give Colloquies.' by
Edward Lucas white, is, q war sketch
Lady" by Wood Levette Wilson; "Mu-
tails Mutandis," by Clifford Howard;
For Jimmy" by Eleanor II. Porter
and The Pinnacies of Fame" by Hop
klns MoOrhouse, are other short stories
alike only in being good.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30

Judge Weakley is very modest in
his claims as to the result of the
election The Birmingham News says:
Judge weakley. since his return to
the city after a whirlwind trip, is con-
WINGED that the prohibition amendment
will be carried by majority not far
from 10000. He admits. conservative
~. that the opposition may carry
about seven counties. and that the
fight will be close in perhaps ten of
them. The sentiment in the other
counties OF the state, he says. is over
whelmingly for the amendment. Judge
Weakley is also confident that Jeffer-
son County will go for the amendment
by a substantial majority.
II will be noticed that the opening
sentence declares that Judge Weakley
had come to his conclusions after he
had been among the people. Possibly
when he goes around little more and
makes some more speeches he will re-
wise his estimates and claim 100000
majority and every county. 1t would
be as near correct as the above state
ment, which is ased on tenth en-
thusiasm and nine-tenths vanity.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1909.
VERY prFrEnrxr pRorosrrToNs

A number of our pro-ame ndment
contemporaries seem to think that
Montgomery is fixed as the seat of
government. ana that the Constitution
Will have to be amended before 1t can
be changed. They make this conten-
ton to prove that its being put in the
Constitution has forever quieted agi-
tation. The Constitution of 1901. Sec
tion IS, is In these words:
Section 7s-No act of the LIE legislature
changing the seat of government of the
state, shall become law until
The same shall have been submitted to
the quaiiffed electors of the state at a
general election and approved by q
majority of such electors voting on
the same; and such act shall specify
the proposed new location.
1t Is q fact that the people of Ala
bama are thoroughly satisfied with
Montgomery as the seat of govern.
ment. but IL a majority Of the Legis.
tature. at any time. should think 9TH
erwise. 1t would not require a three
nfths vote of the members of each
house to get the question settled. An
act passed in the usual way could Or
der the election. There is no analogy
between that section of the Constitu-
tion and the proposed prohibition
amendment. To get a chance for the
people to change the latter would re-
quIre a three hfths vote of all the
members elected to each branch of the
Legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
DR. IFT WOOD

WHEY. After all man is only made
Of dust.
Hubby. Woman evidently think so
Judging by the frequency with which
they make touch.
Whats the matter with Mrs. High
flyer? Is she worried at the size of the
dos5Gs BIN dse s Is gR sn t. ssa of the
hill but the fact that the physician
neglected to give her disease fash
Gosh: What's the joke Bill?
Darn: Jes laughin' at that city fell
Ter standin' thar rubherin up at that
tall wagon load O. hay with his mouth
open--gee but he's citihedl
"..on the water-wagon are you Jack?'
How do you feeI?"
+oh, 1t makes my mouth water"
'.Do you object TO being intervie wsd?'i
enquired the timid reporter of the
great politician.
1T Isn't the interview SO much that
I object to-" replied the gentleman
aforesaid complacently, but the fact
that lot of my friends will be sure
of the bright things didn't say
Love Letter to an Hefress.
In Sops, % gUa ss nne n SMILE You Sse nee
Please read between the words aud
say;
away.
What am you thinkin' about. Eph?"
Same thing that you am th'nRin
'Oh-go on niggah---I amt stale
chicken in six months" -.
n
His dad who made the fortune,
Burned the midnight Kerosene,
Now Willie Gould Van Astorbtlt
Burns, midnight gasoline.
Mother: Bobby, when spank you
1t hurts me just as much as, 1t does you.
Bobby: Yessum-but l notire you are
able to sit down all right!
ne THANKFUL.
1.
Be thankful for the skies that bend in
beauty DER your head.
BE thankful for good health and
friends and for your daily bread
Be thankful for each helpful smile or
Be thankful, that you're living--iust be
III,
Be thankful for a little home where
sunshine ought to dwell,
Be thankful for the loving hands that
do their work SO we'll.
Be thankful for someone to love you.
life's clouds to dispel-
Be thankful that you're living-1ust
he thankful.
PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
How to Run a Railroad.

success Magazine
the top-there is no room and small
pay at the bottom. Procure a pair of
sharp shears for clipping coupons; no
other tools are needed. Get control OF
a bank and borrow enough money TO
buy a large chunk of stock. Hypotha'
cate the stock and buy more. After a
little practice this operation can be
carried on indefinitely, and almost
wholly without the use. OF real money.
Do not worry about the actual work
by hirelings and has already been at
tended to. Go to Europe and have a
good time. Some Of the more consci-
enttous railroad owners return to
America occasionally to order a re-
duction in operating expenses and a
raise in freight rates, but this Is not
absolutely necessary, as such matters
can lust as well be attended to by cor
respondence. Having gone through the
motions of buying one railroad, 1t will
be found that people will present 9TH
ers to YOU.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.
Standard OF Beauty to Change and Ev-
erybOdy to Fly, says Frenchman.
Paris Cor of NAW York Times

Standard OF Beauty to Change and Ev-
erybody to Fly, says Frenchman.
Paris Cor. of New York Times.
In another century, according to
teur. the civilized world will wear a
different complexion from what 1t does
now. Most interesting of his predic-
tions, perhaps. is that the present idea,
of feminine beauty will have ceased to
be held by the majority of the Caucas-
ian race. Physical weakness, extreme
the social organization win have given
place to a type In which beauty and
muscular development will be COM
Strange to say. the Paris press has
not yet pointed It's arrows OF ridicule
at the prophet. Perhaps II is because
the average Frsnshman has 6 no deep
large share of the worlds work, such
as the American man appears to have.
1t is well to bear in mind that many
Of the leaders of French public opinion
have come of grandmothers or great
grandmothers who labored in the fields,
as do nearly all of the peasant women
today. Joan dare Is the physical ideal
Of womanhood Of 80 great a number Of
Frenchmen that after ell the prediction
of NJ. Bots can only be considered
startling If 1t refers expressly to the
Further, NJ. Bols believes that motor
cars will in q hundred years be things
of the past, and that a kind of flying
bicycle will have been invented which
viii enable everybody to traverse the
air at Will, far above the earth. Hard
ly any one will remain in the cities at
night They will be places OF business
only People of every class will reside
in the country or in garden towns at
considerable distances from the popu-
lous centers. Pneumatic railways and
flying cars and many other means of
quick transit will be so developed that
the question of time will enter but lit
tie into ones choice of home. Trans
than 1t is at present. AS there will be
less crowding, realty values and rent
ais will be less exorbitant
IT believe" said NJ. Bots in conclu-
sion. that government by represer ta-
tive bodies will be greatly modified.
Nations will be governed by delegates
of different castles. new form of
aristocracy viii entirely replace the
old. 1t will not be based upon wealth
nor any selfish form Of dominance. but.
I trust rather upon the degree OF use
fulness OF the various parts of society
to society as q whole
Asked to be more explicit, n. Blois
naturally said that while philosophi-
cal prophet might feel sure Of his gem
eralities. It was too much to require
nim TO enter upon strange details.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30

Our Yankee contemporary. Ths New
Haven Register has some remarks
about the inoongruitiea. not TO say alb
surdities. Of Engiish orthography, SAP
Ing.
Some day some future generation viii
thosraphic tansics. ana viii wonder. il
II peruses the literature Of our age.
how people ecould ever have spelled In
such . terrible way. Perhaps In that
tribute to those Who in our day sgi:
tated for the reform In the face Of
opposition and ridicule.
meanwhile. II any doubt that our
here 10 classic In rhyme which they
may with proft study. It may serve.
indeed. ~ . horrible examples
In soil that's stir and tough
His horse II lame at hough
And has . wheexing cough.
The housewife kneads her dough-
And bsHss Il through and through
Until 'tis done enough.
The swing hangs from the bough
The wind dies to e .ouEh. ,-s
All seated on the ciough,
The sportsman .wims his slough
In the waters of the Tough
That late were high and rough.
But now are just slough.
Many readers win no doubt have to
resort to the dictionaries to ascertain
how to pronounce all these words. but
when they have done 20. they can see
something worthy of attention, pro-
vided. Of course. the linotype has been
kind ana careful-as II sometimes Ia
not. The list Of words given above
furnishes an extreme case of varied
spelling and pronunciation. and 1t 10
not to be wondered at II the ordinary
reader is often badly at sea when he
encounters such q ''tufr' string Of
terms as The Register gives out. 1t
would tangle q spelling bee.
The Register INDUCES in the hope
that our utterly illogical methods may
some day be done away with. but the
prospect seems remote. The "sim-
piined" spelling business has in the
main only made confusion worse con-
rounded and In some ways has added
TO the difficulties instead of removing
them. One OF the greatest obstacles
in the way Of establishing anything
like uniformity Is the great number of
foreign words introduced into cur
tongue. To spell and pronounce them
according to the Language from which
they are derived inevitably adds to the
difficulty. IL not the impossibility of
arriving at anything even resembling
uniformity. Perhaps the day may
come in this country when all words
used will be spelled as they are pro-
nounced. or pronounced as they are
spelled, or both. but we fear that time
is a long way of. Meanwhile, we
may take the list given above as q
horrible example.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
Re thankful.
Result of scientific Farming.

hODlLc INGkiSlCA.
A forthcoming circular of the Agri-
cultural Department will contradict the
prevailing impression that the fertil-
ity of the soil of the country is wear
ing out, but Will show that, notwith-
standing the abandonment of farming
districts In the Northeast, not only Is
there an increase In the total volume
Of crops, but an actual growth In the
average yield per acre under eultiva-
ton. This result Is obtained by re.
storing to the soil those elements ana
compounds needed and consumed by
the different crops.
The well informed farmer of the
present day does not blindly send his
plants out to grops for their their f food A6ut
measure Recent discoveries In bac-
teriology have greatly assisted the
ria, with which the growing plant
may be inecuiated and by which the
nitrogen of the air is fixed in form
available for plant food and fed 10 the
plant as required. A few cents per
acre spent inoeulating the plant comes
back to the farmer In increased yield
of mny dollars per acre.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
London street Railways.

Daily Consular ana IauS tNSpoi Us
coanSlrs cars carry aS0 y, ~, t;!s00O, 900
The maximum length. Of the cent
fare is one and one-tourth miles, the
yards. The longest distance from Gem
trail London to a suburban terminus is
nine and one-half miles.
Transfer tickets from cents up to
8 cents are In use In severe rSss. cases on
are a convenience to the public while
at the same time t they sa .Sro the com
ell from running eeri rahab evrU 0ot ser
munerative. Transfer tickets are is
sued ony on routes where no through
service is in operation and at certain
specified points.
The council has to pay tax rates to
the amount Of about &2.4S3 mile of
track. besides income tax charges on
the profits, The council, Is Il req required to
outside tbe outer rail- and the whole
OF the area between the rails
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
POLITICAL OPENING. /"

dent himself was satisfied of the sin
certify of Mr. Carlisle.s conversion.
Mr. Cleveland's mind often carried
him back to the days Of stress when
the secretary and the President were
battling together In the interest of
sound money and other causes dear to
the Presidents heart; and thereupcn he
gave utterance to those memorable
words Of self-estlmate:
awe are Just right for each other,
he knows all I ought to know, and l
can bear all we have to bear"
Cleveland and Carlisle! The one had
was master of financial subjects and
Of tariff schedules. The other had all
OF the sturdiness and strength to stand
against the clamor and to beat down
unwise and injudicious issues. 1t will
be a long time before a history fur
nishes q stronger picture. Not since
the days of Jefferson and Gallatin have
we seen the counterpart.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30


ing. but most parents are compelled
to buy all the milk they use. soms-
times the milk itself 10 not sound. and
II to this IL added the danger from
fiithy bottles. Ne need not wonder that
20 many hsipasss babies 30 to, their
deaths.
All this points to the hope that one.
at least Of the causes Of infant NOR
tsiity In cities can be prevented. These
bottles. n proper care IL used IN their
manufacture. and they are used but
one time. should make II reasonably
sure that II good milk II put Into them.
IL viii be safe nourishment for the
babies, and to that extent It least
there viii be less sickness ana fewer
deaths among the infants Of the cities
No doubt many will wonder how It
can be possible for nice and strong
pint bottles to be made at cost OF
not exceeding Eve or six cents per
dozen, especially when the price of
paper stock IL taken into considerable
but the answer can be given In one
word--machinery. Machines have so
largely taken the place Of human
hands In these latter days. ana they
DO the work with such accuracy and
speed that many things are made at q
cost which would have seemed incred-
ihie q century ago. ana 30 It is that
these bottles can be furnished almost
literally without price. Columbus will
do well to add this to its many manu-
featuring industries.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
Two Years Ago in JenersOn and Now
r,erhn HaHaad

Two years ago when Jefferson Coun-
ty voted on the question for or against
saloons the anti prohibition side was on
the defensive. IT was a question new
10 many Of US. The antf-saloon forces
were thoroughly organized and aggres-
Give and the other side was on the de-
fensiye This time 1t Is the other way.
The alnenders are on the defensive.
And the points Which hay TO s be de,
The noliticaI greed bound up in the
amendment proposition, the logical
drift to the national prohibition parry
at the expense OF the Democratic party
the Searching Of the homes of innocent
neopie--the Outstanding OF Alabama.
The amenders may explain and protest
Explanations do not explain,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-30
Cleveland and Carlisle .

The Century Magazine has very in
teresting sketch about Grover Cleve.
land in it's October issue.
The more we think about this man
the bigger angle he subtends in politi-
cal history. The people really did not
know him when he was in office. The
world did not take in his tremendous
earnestness. his laborious study Of the
details of government. his absolute
highmindedness in solving all OF The
problems which came before him. He
cared Absolutely n9ahing hs aSout ten is..
was to do the best he could each day.
ana then to stop worrying about It
and not to worry at all about telling
when he left the presidential ONCE
in March. 1897. his own party was
hopelessly divided, and many Of. his
him. The faliacy Of free silver per-
vaded the nation and the great Demo-
cratic leaders. instead OF siding with
this TAD. simply Joined the crowd and
added to the clamor which they ought
to have known must soon dissolve in
thin air. These imitation fallacies nave
swept aside. They ale Obliged to be.
Far-seeing statesmen, hare, headed men
OF business students OF history who
have read the experience Of this and
other countries. know that these crazy
periods must wear themselves out.
Well. Grover CIevslsnd knew K it. and
aver made nobier history or rendered
\ more complete service to the country
than Cleveland and Carlisle. And yet
the famous Secretary of the Treasury,
one Of The finest since the days of Gal
latin, had not always been the pro,
nounced enemy of free silver In his
tainted with the Western idea that
gave so much trouble in the he, Middle
West thirty-five years ago, and which
really worked the undoing OF the Dem
ocratio party then. But for that un-
fortunate mistake Samuel j. ridden,
who was himself sound ana strong in
hnance, would have been erected with
nut any trouble In 1876.
But Mr.. Carlisle grew bigger than
cabinet minister he developed into a
dner figure. Mr.. Cleveland was con-
vinced Of Mr. Carlisles soundness. The
man who far and away was ahe2d of
the statesmen OF his day on tariff re-
form became an apostle and cham
pion OF the honest dollar. The Presi-