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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Prohibition in Congress.

Charleston News and Courier.
 The bill of Representatives Langley of Kentucky. to prevent interstate shipments of liquor will prove an. ard. ent stimulant to the eiOQuence Of members of Congress from prohibition viii be made by prohibitionists in Con- gress who are not always prohibition ists, but the bill will not pass---at any rate, we predict that one way or am other will be found to put it to sleep. Mir. LittleHeld's measure, designed to effec- the same purpose failed to run inc gauntlet of the Judiciary Commit tee in harmony with their wishes;
 are not likely to be passed until a ma iority of the memDerB and Senators shall be prohibitionists of the xealous, partisan and determined sort that eIi- act prohibition measures in the State LeEislatures. No constitutional bar Tier stands in the way of enacting pro- hibition laws for the District of Co- thev are not passed for the sufficient reason that the Congressman have hith- erto been little troubled on that sub feet by their constituents.
 suppose that a majority of the people are "Republic- widers," he wever. they may be state widers." if that were the case. the National Prohibition Par The prohibition majority in, Georgia, for example, Is composed in large part of voters who are not prohibitionists at all, who are quite satigfied when saloons and dispensaries have been made incbnvenient of access These voters would strenuously object to the passage of laws that would wholly da- prIve them of intoxicating beverages, and of this the members of Congress are aware Consequently the real prohibition or "teetotaiism" sentiment must greatly advance and increase in intensity before pressure will be sion of the interstate trafflc in iiquor, which will overcome the influence of the brewing, distilling and whiskey and beer retailing interests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

ciubbsd him. Msxico being bigger country than Honduras has gotten very mad about 1t. The Mexican con- sul has .sasssdr the Honduran ofA- ciais and dared them to send any more police to the sacred spot where he lives. 1
 The "outrags' which stirred Mexico was perpstrated at Puerto cortes. Honduras. port from which much of the fruit that enters the United States through Mobile Is shipped. senor sefarano sierfa is the Mexican citizen who was dubbed as he was rushing to consulate for refssge. There has been some fervid oratory and some double ieaded spanish editorials in the Mexican papers calling on the gov ernment to wipe out the affront to the Mexican flag. And. as was before mentioned. Honduras being smaller ana weaker. Mexico will probably do something.
 One of the half dozen Mexican gum boats Is expected al. any, time to steam up to Puerto cortes and demand a public and formal apology together with reparation for the insult. If 1t is not given the dogs of var will be unieashed.
 But the diplomats are not hopeless. stin the Panama police may have a job that 1t is not looking for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
MAY BE LYNcHrNGs.

Tn the news <despatehes of Thurs day morning there were accounts of serious troubles with criminal negroes In Pittsburg. Pa. The conditions ex- isting there had before that attracted the attention of the local press sIf.p' says The Pittsburg Post, # the city is to be rid of the scourge of negroes who attack or endeavor to attack wo- men and girls. drastic punishment must be meted out to such as come within the tolls of the law. If evi- dence is strong enough to fix guilt upon the accused. the extremest pen- aities should be invoked. It will not do to accept the fIimsy excuses and evasions pleaded by some of these. Every case ought to be probed to the bottom in order that full justice may be done and lest some of the offend CTS should prevail with . plausible pretext. If there is tos be leaning one way or the other. 1t. should be in the direction of severity rather than leniency..
 The Post. 1t win be noted. rather plainly intimates that no punishment is too severe for such criminals. and it is correct. It is a crime which cannot be condoned and for which ieniency Is out of place. And that paper may as well make tip its mind that the people of Pittsburg win not stand for much of that sort of crime, unless they are widely different from other Caucasians If the black brutes of the city cannot be restrained or punished in any other way we need feel no surprise at any time to read that some of the trees or posts are ornamented with the bodies of negro brutes. The South is not the only place where women and girls are protected. let us hope.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
This h My 4Sth Birthday
Bryant B. Brooks

Bryant Butler Brooks, Governor of Wyoming, was born in Bernardston. Mass, February 5, 1881 He passed his youth in Chicago and received his education in the public schools of that city. In the early sos he went to Wyoming and engaged in business as a stock grower. in which he was emi- nently successful. His public career dates from hts election as a member of the Wyoming Legislature in 1892 Four years later he was a delegate to the national Republican convention at St. Louis, and stumped Wyoming for Mckinley. Mir. Brooks was first elect ed Governar of his adopted State in 1904 His administration was very successful and at the expiration of his four years term he was reelected running far ahead of the ticket In addition to his extensive ranch inter- ests he is a director of several banks and other large financial and commer- cial enterprises. and of late years. he has been prominent in every public movement relating to the development and welfare of the West.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Stranger. fin House of Commons.


 One of the most important altera- tIons which members of the House of Commons will notice when they reas- semble a month hence will be a strang- ers' bureau. Its construction. which is now in progress. is the sequel to the scenes created by the sufEraEettes in the house during last session. In the last month of the autumn session as the result of their conduct no stranger was seen within the House of Com mons.
 A committee was appointed to draw up new rules for admission of strang- CTS. The members recommended the passing of an act making 1t criminal ofRense for strangers to brawl within the chamber and they also recom- mended that strangers should be made responsible for their own good be- havior and should sign paper accept ing that responsibility That being done the committee saw no reason why women, as well as men, should not be admitted to the strangers gallery.
 It Is in preparation for the change that the new bureau Is being made. As heretofore, tickets for the gallery will be balloted for by members In advance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Letter. To ths Edissr
IMMORAL HOUSES.

F The Pslsec ccnn.sssien Urged 10 Act. Editor The Advertiser:
 The question of allowing a red light district to be bufit up In close proxim- ity to one of our oldest and most prom inent male schoola is a serious one for the people of Montgomery. VIII the good people of the Capital City. the patrons of the various schools, the teachers. the pastors. the press. the church nemhsTs, the Mayor. the Alder men. the Police Commission. and the officers and members of the police. will anybody say, the vicinity of large day and boarding school for boys is 2 all toleratedf It fsa plain violation of law to rent houses for immoral pur- poses. and also to keepgthern. But the owners and keepers rely on the difii- culty of securing positive evidence to convict. and also on the iaxity of the enforcement of the plain statutes by the odicers charged with these duties The Police Commission has the power. and t Is the duty of that commission to act. -@
 Win the aroused citizenship of Mont gomery urge prompt action2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Win the aroused citizenship of Mont 'omery urge prompt action?
shorteaea Spelling.

New York Times.
 The jaws. of deth seem toothless when make that grim and grisiy shape ridic- ulous is both unseefnIy and future. The question "Lives there a man with soul so ded' put in the reformed spelling IS forget wsbsteRPp S taRpsndd and his pd psioaUsnce when we see 1t written i"When my eyes shall be turnd to behold for the last time the Ssrt Ssr h 2. hsysn s,,,, Rs stiil my beating fui animal that panteth after the wa- ter brooks with overmuch bleating2 We have no thought of making fun of the simpiitied Spelling Board. but this pathway. and they, of course, know 1t: If all spelling and all literature could be abolished for htty years. new and untaught generation would accept from its tutors the reformed spelling, or any ether spelling. and make no fuss about 1t. But mon and women to whom the printed form of our English speech has become T,sS more ,S.. familiar; we % think we which their eyes fall, instinctively sre- lect this artificial reformation of or thography. Words that are sacred be- sSort of R Sa s Mhy s ha sss SpE aoa to make merry over the revisers' ef- forts is weli-nigh irresistible. that Is why their arguments, often well justi- aed by learning and the saving 9f time and bring their reform no nearer to accomplishment. Perhaps by moro careful observation measuring the headway they have made they feet en- have gained little ground. Even in the Presldents messages the fruit Of their labors Is no longer evident, and the with practical unanimity stand out against them. Time may give them the victory. but it Is very doubtful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
This Date in History February 5.

177s-Georgia adopted new govern ment.
 eral Constitution.
 is1o-Ole Bull, famous violinist. born. Died 1880. as iss7-Edwin Minor Galiaudet,. presi- dent of Gallaudet College, born in Hartford, Conn.
 i84i-The Pennsylvania Bank of the United States again suspended specie
 ise2-Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana, ex- pelled from the United States Senate.
 iss5-The FederaIs were repulsed at Hatcher's Run, Va.
 1s75-The amended civil rights bill passed the House of Representatives.
 l876-Gallery in Robinson's opera house, Cincinnati, gave way and twelve persons were killed and many injured. :.
 189l-President Harrison proclaimed reciprocity with Brazil.
 1S94-Fire In Savannah destroyed $500. 900 worth of property.
 1S99--James A. Sexton, Commander in Chief of the G. A. R., died in Wash
 isO1-Henry E. Youtsey sentenced to impri isonment for life In Kentucky as the assassin of William Goebel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
clrnrn nnd Pure Food.

PfttaburR ChrOuicle-Iele8Ebpn.
 A eontemporary. discussing the pts-s would come to pass If the rules apply to cigars and toSSes0; ,0,oI% Mo vi.S ssII sgII fne Havana cigsrs Is a tns more .an,S,st Siiiegit undertakipg and one TOT exoidlng @ rI vanas are suspicionsly saggestiye of Connecticut and EeTnnsytytanhia sTds. " ma r stock. cigars sold" our contemporary obs serves serve, rsseary wash some Al which is true enough, but what boots It to repine? Unless 1t can be shown that the cigar yendor IS poisoning his customers with weeds soaked in formaidehyde or ben- zonate of soda what hope is there Of persuading the powers that be to lift the veil? As yet no man has had the hardlhood to advance the theory that tobacco is a food and to use this as pretext for invoking the same paternal supervislon that is now extended to the beee Of Chicago and the breakfaaa foods Of everywhere tk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
ReplantIne Trees

Birmingham Ledger. M
 The Ledger loves Tuscaloosaf because of its people and its shady beauty in summer and because Of It's history.
 Therefore last year The Ledger pro- tested when so many of the great trees, which were as much a part of Tusca- loosa as It's history and the old Capf- tol were cut down. It takes two gen erations of people to plant and care for such trees as Tuscaioosa had. All the State felt that it had an interest in those trees.
 The Ledger notes with delight that an appeal is made to the people of Tus- caloosa to repent and make restitution to nature by planting trees to take til c places of those removed"
 In small town in Alabama years ago. road overseer decided that & great white oak that stood near the road and over a gate and over a part of an old mans yard should be cut down. The old man protested but tho overseer was relentless. The man, though 30 years of age, took a shot gun and a chair and protected his tree for. ten days. The old man Is gone, but that great white oak stIll blesses
 What are modern Improvements when compared with a tree-8O or 800 years old3 Nothing, Eighty years fromlno these new. Tuscaloosa trees will be great we hope. eY tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

According to The Boston Traveller. the happiest home on earth "is not the possession of the rich but of the i4hrfftsT seif-respecting wage-earner." That may be true in the abstract. but unfortunately there are so many wage-earners who are not able to own homes of their own. and when the rent insists on coming due with aggravating frequency it knocks out a good deal of the satisfaction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Facts ana Headllneu.

Hartford Courant.
 The newspaper headline Is inexora ble in its demands. It must be properly constructed, whether thereby 1t lndi- cates fact or just the opposite. If 1t is of the right number of letters of the right size. then the demands of the situation are met: whether 1t tells what is or what Is not. Is altogether imma- terial. For example: In the majority were accounts of the difficulties and reorganization plans of the 'Cuba ferred to belong to the Cuba Eastern Railroad and It's afiliated concerns. but that title contained too many letters. and emitting the Eastern" made It d | all right. Now 1t happens that the Cuba Railroad is a successful 'corpora- tion. which owns and conducts the road between Santiago and Havana. The great developer of the island. It was built through the enterprise and fore sight of Sir William van Horn, and Is proving an excellent investment. Ruf here is the headline artist throwing it into a receIvership just because it's title is easier dealt with than the title of the road that really fell down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
!. ws,E.sss s ss !. Ir.,.esss. F.sallIes.

Rnoxvilie sentinel -
 The District Of Columbia has been experimenting with a law which mu- nicfpai tu6Ges of many lands have long demanded. It sends foafers who desert pr fail to support their fami- lies te pr.son, but t provides for their families while they are working for the public. In the District of Columbia abie-bodied men who persistently fall cents day from the public treasury park. That 10 to say, they do ths work and their wives and children get the so cents Tbis is, as much as any char. fly organization would feel Justified In .givfng for relief. The District gets value for its money and judges who and vicious husband and fathers 70 with reprimand. iu oruer not to starve their helpless dependents, are relieved from a dietasteful situation. Congress thought of exercising It's we'll known taien.s for economy by cutting oR the appropriation. a mere pittanee, for the execution of this law. but when the case was explained in committee, the item was allowed Go stand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Early Stage Indianu.

GXCUIUBEs
 The earlier type of stage Indian irst saw light before the earliest days that William Winter can remember. His first glimpse of that solid type came CTS Chingachgook and Uncas on the stage in 'Leatherstocking," and fife less artificial figures they proved to words for it,, They however, came long after another, Cooper play, "The Last of the Mohicans." by Q Captain Glover, was first produced. now three quarters of a century ago. Forrest, too, assumed an Indian part In Meta mora" giving a performance said to pe vital with rude dignity and colossal force, but a later revival showed that 1t was the actor. not the Indian. who won sympathy. A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
A Mistake Rectiaed.

Fnllaoelnnia HecOr0.
 Into the crowded street car on an up- town line the other day there entered an elderly lady, who handed her fare to the conductor in charge, and after he had pocketed the coin. demanded her change. "Why, it was only . codkctor. but the lady became very much excited and Insisted that It was q quarter that she handed him. By this time the attention Of all the pas sengers' was attracted to the dispute and the embarrassed conductor. realIz- ing that argument was useless finally handed her 20 cents. A few blockH farther on the woman reached in hef handbag for her handkerchief and sud denly coiored to the roots of her hair as she called out, sharply: Conductor come here! There is some mistaken The conductor hesitatingIy made his way. to where she sat, expecting some further demand, when. to hlsS surprise, she returned the 20 cents and remark ed:
 q want to tell you loud enough for everyone to hear that have found that quarter and that I am a stubborn old fool" Men behind their newspa- pers smiled; some noticed that tired women were hanging on the straps and hastily relinquished their seats: a styllshly-dressed young woman slipped a bon-bon into the grimy hand of a thinly-clad little boy and the relieved conductor. going ahead to the motor man. remarked: Say, I could just love that old woman"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Danced While Bonds Burned.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-While the band played "A Hot Time in the old Town Tonight" 800 members of the Colonial Club danced the Highland fling around a S15.000 bonfire in the club 6 rooms. It was a bond burning jubi- lee" One hundred and fifty cancelled bonds, each representing e100 were distributed to various members and ali found their way into the flames.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

President 'Bagley~ of the Georgia Fruit Exchange of Atlanta. gives out the authoritative statement that the prospects Of good peach crop were never better, That is pleasant news. Though peach and honey" may not be plentiful, peaches and cream will do to worry along on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

The statement that a circus man. ager has offered Roosevelt the posi- tion of 'sheadliner' for his show busi- ness, at a salary of ten thousand dol- lars week. is putting 1t on just a little too thick. we think. We don't think he's worth the price. for that job.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
Boston woman who heard

A Boston woman who heard a burglar coming up the stairs at o'clock in the morning called out. 'Who is there?' When he answered. CTS me-" she was so disgusted at his ungrammatical expression that she ordered him out of the house.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

Our invitation to the Taft banquet at New Orleans was probably lost in the mails. but perhaps 1t is just as well. A dinner at s25 a plate would be too rich for our digestion. Won der if pelican will be on the menu?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
MORNING THOUGHT
BY ,. MARVIN NICHOLS

Many an enthusiastic tourist who has sacrlfeed morning sleep to wit ness d sunrise from the Horizons. summit has experienced disappointment The splen- dor, extends over too wide an area; it lacks concentration--accen The sunrise of the short horizon, seen from the average altitude; appears brighter wide ranging of the eye. no shifting of the point of attention. It is not weak ened by its own diffusion. You may osophy of life. The short horizon which Is for the most part. the aver age-has its distinct advantage: You will doubtless get more out of life at the average altitude than If you live always on some extraordinary height. It is wonderful what shades of mean Ing a single word may have. The Chi caEo News tells the story of party of i've cOnvlNial spirits who were seat ca said arGqSa No. If W tried M to max make a speech last week, but 1 broke down.
 Said No. 2-I was formerly in the grocery business. but ! broke up; went skating on Sunday and broke In.
 Said No. 4-That reminds me of the time had the measels and broke out,
 Said No. 5-Waiter, five beers! This is my last Quarter--now I'm broke.
 "we have no room for anything like This solemn truth the slow mounds
 seem revealing
 That thick and fast about our feet are
 stsaling-
 Life Is too short"
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 have noticed that as the city grows larger the church grows relatively weaker. She is disposed to move out remote from the wall and turmoil of the masses. She too often bids for op- ulency and prestige. The community, especially in this furious and concen- trating age. needs the helpful presence of the open sanctuary. No sane mu- nIcipality denies that. But l dread tn e lime when this need Is reversed. It will be an hour of unbearable derision --a time when men would De rational were they to talk about the damming of Niagara. The hour came when Han nibal could not save Carthage; a time when Marcus Antonius could not avert the fall of Rome; a time when De- mosthene9s silver tongue no longer enthralied Greece; a fateful, helpless hour when the Christ of the Ages wept over the impending doom of old Jeru- salem.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

The Chattanooga Times is not a lover of such cold weather as that section has had. It thinks such weather will do very well for a sam pie, but doesn't want a steady thing of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

The other day In Massachusetts a bridegroom overslept himself and failed to arrive at the marrying place on schedule time, and the bride in A hun called the affair off Now the man is wondering whether oversIeep- ing in his case was a good or a bad performance for him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

Tat ancient and respected citizen. the groundhOg. evidently had fore sight enough not to poke bs aeae Sut on saturday or Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
yvhen Tovrer IIoomed.

It was while Charlemagne Tower was Am assador to Russia that New York city newspaper spread Itself" upon a copy-reader produced this result:
 "As pleasing to the eye as was all this decoration there was additional the head of the Prospekt Nevska, of Charlemagne Tower, brilliantly illuml- mated, looming grand and imposing against the winter sky"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

The Atlanta Constitution must be on it's nut when it refers to the recent cold snap as glorious julep weather"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
sRoRN CIRruLArIoN.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its edvertisers tand makes it e part of the con lation is larger than that of any inornine Mewspaper printed In Aiaeema--ano tna. ass 1unday edition has the largest eiFeuiAtaen of any edition of any newspaper printed tn Alnonma without exception.
 v The figures for December printeo De,ow represent the actual net circulation, Ah " turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

The Senate. we are told. has passed the optomstry bill Hope 1t didn't hurt any of 'em.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

Few of us are interested in those ia nous pavements made of good inten. tlons as we do not expect to go there .RnyhoW.-Chicago News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

Senator Tillman prods the papers of his home State. Evidently, the Sena mightier than the pItchfork.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

Our corps of research are now en- deavoring to ascertain Whsther me proposed reorganization of the navy Is going to include HObson of Alabama. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

In some parts of the country apples are seilinR for 50 cents apiece. There are occasional famines In everything but poetry.-Chicag Record-Herald.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

Congress is mad because 1t lost 1t, collarebutton under the corporation bureau and Teddy found 1t.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05
The War Husfaess.

'sfs war en1inent?y asks The Florence Times. Our esteemed contemporary is respectfully referred to Congressman California and the Japs, to Governor Patterson and the State-widers of TeTi- nessee. and Senator TiilTnan. Arkangas Davie, Congressman Wiiiett and The New York World. These ali seem to be in the war business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

physical hero. but creative artist nation has Rider Haggard's kind beat