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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14
American Farm Iaaaa.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in his annual report says that not only has the aver age yield of farm lands gradually tncrees- but that there is virtually no such thing as soil exhaustion. In support of this state ment he says that in Europe where land has seems to be as productive as ever. Not only that but with more intelligent methods of cultivation those lands are producing about In this country Is yielding. The Secretary also takes stock in the talk of exhaustion of so-cailed abandoned far1ns'' of New Eng land He evidently expects to see a return to those farms and their profitable utIllga- ton by scientific asricslaurists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

Notwithstanding the oft repeated claim that the oposition to the amendment was led by men who were actuated by purely unselfish and pa triotic motives. 1t now begins to look like full crop of candidates will be ready to claim their share of the vic tors spoils-Ashland Progress
 Just so; and if the amendment had won the woods would have been full of candidates expecting to get office because of their support of the meas ure. It Is always that way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

proachsd In the one soon to be upon us but we cannot feel very hopeful along that line. There are already indications of hot times ahead and We fear they win be realised.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

A<WMM Sf1Afs Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 We all should become land crazy" We do not know of a better form of lunacy than being land crazy. in this part of the country today. and 1t Is unencumbered, is rich If a man owns 100 acres he Is comfortable. and if he owns fifty acres, and has sense, he can be independent.
 But if a man owns 1000 acres Of land. or 2.000 acres, and does not farm 1t right. that man is no better Off than If he owned no land.
 There is demand for land ali over ginning to realize that the era of cheap acreage Is rapidly passing.
 One dollar -an-acre land no longer exists. Tracts that ten or twelve ysnx age for 'Ga fa Tor ;5 % o ssoe sso are now
 But there must be method in thls land craziness. A man who owns land ought to learn how to use if. and the lesson the people down here who depend upon one crop alone they are the slaves of that one crop. but if they grow on their land stun that they can eat. and stun that their cattle and ably sure that the cotton they grow can be sold, no matter st what price, at reasonable profit.
 A few minutes before this editorial was written a prominent school su- perintendent of Mississippi was in this office. and told the writer that 500 boys in his county were taking lessons in how to make sixty bushels of corn bushels of corn were formerly consid- cred 6 good crop.
 These young boys are land crazy. but when they get their land they gre they will be able to live eomfortahlE. make money, marry well and de well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

Wonder what the bleak Northwest has against Alabama that 1t has been trying so hard to shove some it's awful weather on us That is one of that regions products that we have no desire to import. 4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

The Rome Tribune Herald is feiicl- tating over the fact that Georgia Is enjoying much needed rest from politics just now. We are not sure that we may say as much for Ala hama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14
why Not somsthiax worth whiles

Why Not Something Worth Whiies Chattanooga Tradesman.
 The government has had just pro- vocation for investiga ting the thievinE had perhaps less justincation. but still sufficient. for probing the Stand- ard oil octupus. It has taken hand in railroad rate regulation. and In ad- saon. ssHn a sen nS%ssr os s ss and done. means compara lively littlc to the vast majority of the American people who are supposed to be the government. but who In reality arc the
 It seems to us that our lawmakers could proftahly devote little time to good advantage by doing little quiet Investigating as to why putting it's value more than 25 per cent: why. with q corn crop the largest In the history of the country, corn brings I5 cents a bushel and over, why one man can fool the people on the question of wheat: why, when q condition border ing on a panic existed and labor was not over. half employed. all food stufs advanced; why one man or set or men can own and control the actual ne- cessities of life. and a number of oth- CT equally alarming conditions that af- feet every man. woman and child in
 The eighty and more millions of of people that compose our govern ment pay less for oil than they eyer did. They do not pay on unreasonabIe price for sugar. So that, when Rocke- feller has been put in jail and the Sugar Trust officials to breaking rock on the highways. the people will pay as much as they do al present for oil and sugar.
 But if the powers that control the food products of the country. the ac-' tuaI necessities of life, are exposed as they should be. and their methods ex- posed and the further pursuit of them made impossible. there will be an op- portunity for agriculture to become practically profitable. as 1t Is said to De theoretically. and the great army Of consumers will be able to buy food products that they must have. ana which they now rate as luxuries anu have to do without
 This condition is growing serious A little later on 1t wilt be dangerous; We respectfully cali the attention ot Congress and the President to the Packers Trust. which incluaes prasa ticaily the control of the entire fooa products of the country
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

The latest paper stock that we have seen referred to Is the prickly pear. It would be good kind of paper for e political organ during a hot cam paign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14
"BREcK" MUsGRovE's DINNER.
Good But Home Paper Asks ImpeFtinent
 Questions

MobIIe ReSIHteT.
 The New York Morning Telegraph tells of genuine Southern dinner at the Maribor- ough Hotel one evening of last wek. Mir. L B. Musgrove of Walker County, Ala. was the host; his black plantation cook 'Rastus Jackson. the chef. and the guests were a CO., terie of New York men who then for the first time discovered what good eating was For the piece de resistence there was an died yanis; the side dishes were Bon seeouF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14
HOT AIR ZANE OF THE FAMILY.
steam Heat Causes Divorees and
 Clashes In WOman's Clubs.

Chicago Tribune
 Hot Ar in the Family" was the ooG of inc Graham school as a means of pointing out that great deal of family friction and lack of vitality Is due to bad air.
 His address was delivered before the Union Avenue Methodist Woman's C,luh yesterday. Here are some or the chief points he made;
 Men who feel tired are only steam heated.
 Women who clash with other women in their clubs are suffering too much from dry air.
 Many divorces and scandals are due
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

If rood morsis could be secured by teRtslation alone, oh what moral country this would soon beroms to
 The Early to Work Farmer. sand Mountain Record.
 IL vas the farmer who worked in the mud last spring who is on top stances the farmers have actually made more money on their cotton crop thts year than last when the, extra price was added to this years out put
 The Modern Newspaper. Greenville Times.
 The Ryan Society debated, -7esoiv- Sere 2 % ss ts sss edncsslon nssseapef of the psopis than does the libraries" and the naga- tive won. The comparisons Is more ttkH the flea and the elephant---one ssp snd ,hs osher xis lsss. whole lot of excess baggage Tn cid lp- tormation.
 OtA~r TninEs Than Cotton.
 1t is true there is big money in fif- teen cent cotton. but there Is also hig money out of the farmers pocket Tn sssig ss.. supplies ganna me sas nas .nS 9 six dollars barrel for his flour and one dollar for corn, then fifteen cents the price for his cotton is not enough. Whs not arrange to sell A is Sd eens c,,cI. insa.. ems and not work so long and so hard before you are able to realize cash for your labor? Chickens, eggs and butter brings good price in the mar ket the year round.
 Couservafiam and Proprfefy. Rockford Chronicle.
 The present indications are that the to condition of conservatism when lnst laws will he enacted and that all Interests will be regarded as equal bee fore the law and that no mans inter s,oosa n win benefit by that condition of affairs. We have much in the way of material wealth that needs both use use and md comfort of man. with con ditions as the people would have them we can get a railroad into this county that will be of great, ,. beneht to the sns per Is helping the country along. No man wants to put his money where it cannot have fair representation.
 Aa, to Hos RaIslas.
 The farmers of this cor-.-.. could not take up a better money making business than raising hogs It Is ab soiuteiy sure. quick and big money. Just now men are travelling through this section and buying for cash al good prices, ali the hogs they can gct In some instances these hogs Zare shipped to Texas where they are put In condition and then sold as westerp hogs to packers, at from six to eignf cents d pound gross. There Is an i'm. mense profit Tn growing hogs. at half this price in this section as they can be made ready for market here a! practically no cost. on peanuts ana may gather themselves from the fields.
 The days of cheap meats nave pass ed forever, and the farmers that WI, take advantage of this can reap golden reward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

We suppose the free seeds will soon be coming to the dear people from their congressman. That may help ~-->~ t@ rsueve high pricea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

The Headland Post predicts that the bitterness which marked the late campaign will not be repeated or app
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

oysters creole crab gumbo file. spare ribs from a razor-back hog. with black-eyed peas: fried hominy and quince jelly; corn pone. hoe cake. spoon egg-cornbread and drip molasses: persimmon and alligator pear saI- ad. celery radishes and nangoes. The pp- Havana perfectos for the cloud. The Walker County News wants to know the reason for toddy and champagne at the typical Ala
 bama dinner of so ardent a prohibitionist and amender as Colonel -sE3reck" Musgroye.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14

Total .... ...ss essso Less returns. etc .... ........ lo.elo
 
 Net Daily Average November, i0oe e,4eo Net sunday Average, November. teoe- .1S,Szo ,--,rI r,n,-.n Tirc.i.s,e. Nenaser cf Tho Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn' gays:
 ffserss circulation for the month of November. 1908, Is true and correct. and compiled after all returns from news boys. news agents 6ucted C. q FINIGAN. "circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of December ts09. n RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-14
What fIts Stats Papsss
 Ars Saying and Doins
I.erisIsti.s MoraIs.

uothan Homo Journal,
 If good morAls could be secured by leGtslatfon alone, oh what, moral country this would soon become 10
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-05

wanting in independence of thought.
They are not terrified into being sol
i'd" They do not divide simply be-
cause they are honestly agreed. 1t
has not been for a sham solidarity,
forced upon them by intolerance, that
they have contended in peace and
struggled in war Such a view OF
them is shallow and misleading. The
south is first and most of all, solid
in the things that are sacred, and
which lie deeper down in the soul
than the passing policies and tran
silent eXpedients Of party policies. The
southern people are one in heart. and
| mistake the very much if they do
not so remain for years to come. So
mote it be!-Bishop Warren \. Chan
der in Times-Union
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-05
TIRED OF COUNTING CENTS

Father Peter Z. Reilly of st. Hen
rvs Roman Catholic church, BayOnne,
has tired of counting pennies and
will have no more in Sunday collec-
tions. Yesterday he told his flock that
the number of pennies given on Sun
days average between 900 and 1000,
and that it costs too much time and
trouble to count them and wrap them
in rolls for the bank.
The priest told those who were in
the habit of giving pennies to save
them up and get nickels, which would
not mean as much work for him. He
absolved his people from all Obliga-
tons to a penny collection" as he
expressed it.-New York World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-05
$50 FAVORS AT $4,000 BEEF
STEAK DINNER

In the icicle-lined-fOr-th
rathskeller of the Hotel MetrOpOle
last night one hundred guests of Geo.
A. Kessler sat down to a $4,000 beef
steak dinner. The whole place had
been transformed into what looked
like a wholesale butchers refrigerat-
ing plant, with limitation ammonia
pipes, a frosted ceiling, papier-mache
steaks and painted tin outlets.
The favors were $50 silver mugs.
The guests who sat on wooden bench
es, ate off tables which were imita-
ton cakes of ice. The beefsteaks
were seven weeks old, rare and
steaming hot. Having discarded their
furs and locked their jewels in the
safe, the diners put on aprons, the
men wearing ones just like ordinary
butchers, and the women putting on
combination long aprons and straw
hats that gave them the appearance
of rural milkmaids. The drink was
every bit grape juice.
Among the guests were Ethel Bar
rymOre, ex-Gov. "Bill' Bum of Phil
adelphia and wife, Felix Isman, Lit
tie Tim" Sullivan, Anna Held and
husband, the Countess LObia and Miss
Lobia, Charley Ross, Ida Brooks Hunt,
r. G. Knowles. Miss Billy Burke, viii
liam Collier. Major DOugherty, Cap
tain Wheeler and Emma JanvIer.-
New York World
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-05
FEVER SORES

Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely, but
should be kept in healthy condition
This can be done by applying Cham
berlain's Salve This salve has no SUI
perior for this purpose. 1t is als0
most excellent for chapped hands,
sore nipples, burns and diseases OF
the skin. For sale by all druggists. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-05
Not an Easy Task

That is what might be called Inter
estin' readin'." II is also quite sug-
gestive. Southern courtesy and hos
pitality must not be mistaken for the
remuneration of southern convictions.
1t may be added that the task of
breaking the solid south" will not be
found an easy one. The unifying pro-
cesses of more than a century are
a day. Blood and tradition, ancestry
and history. the cOmpacting power of
war and the solidifying struggles of
peace, common interests and common
dangers, common memories and COM
mon hopes. count for something; and
all these things must be reckoned
with when men attempt to break up
the solid south" Where will they
find a solvent powerful enough to dis
integrate in a moment what has been
forming for more than a century?
Can the seductive woOings of an art
full partisanism put asunder those
whom Providence hath so manifestly
Joined together? Can the crafty
pleadings of a thrifty expediency
compass such an end? Can the sac
charine sentiments which are wont to
flow around banqueting boards dis
solve the affiliations Of generations?
Hardly.
The new south" is just the odd
south" going on its way-and happy
on the way. If any civil person is
travelling the same road, the south
has no objection to his company. But
it is not bowed beneath an insuppOrt-
able sense Of desolation and lonesome
ness. Its happiness is not dependent
upon the presence of any travelling
companion. With its cotton fields
and factories, its fruits and flowers,
its mines and furnaces-and above
all. with it slofty and mcompromisa-
BILE principles, the south asks no "a
vors and begs no one for fellowship.
She asks only that justice which has
been denied her so long.
The people Of the south are not
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-05
Sound Tariff Views

established view of the tariff is not
10 be surrendered. With possibly one
exception the professors of political
economy in every respectable college
and university in America tthe eX
perts on this subject unite with us
in our mwavering opposition to pro
lection. I am not sure that there is
one exception, but l understand that
in the University of Pennsylvania
the heresy of protection is entrench
ed. The location of such instruction
discloses its inspiration. Why should
We renOunce what is demOnstrably
correct? Certain protectionists are
fond of calling themselves the stand
patters. Very we'll, if they can stand
pat for an erroneous economic dogma
we may well stand pat for a sound
economic principle. The truth is, the
system of protection is not founded
on reason nor based on righteousness
it is maintained by trading and mu-
uual concessions among the represent
atives in congress of claimant and
domineering interests. To employ the
taxing power of the government to
enrich certain interests at the expense
of all the people comes dangerously
near robbery under the guise of I7gis-
lation. It is utterly puerile TO say
such a system is necessary in order
to maintain the wages Of the laboring
man. Who shall make the protected
manufacturer. who has not scrupled
to rob all the people, divide his spoils
with his employees? Wages are not
thus determined. And even if it were
true that protection raises wages, it
is also true that it raises the expens-
es of the laborer more, and thereby
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-05

added bett
the future also add complete line of Hardware.
The Washington bee., 1909-01-23

Carter. JrY precentor of St. Luke's
parish choir 9. Soprano solo, Miss
Lula Johnson; 10. Cello solo and
piano, the Jeter brothers; II. Piano
solo, selected, Mr. Edward Syphax;
u, Piano solo, Miss Europe.
After the rendition of this elabo-
rate and beautiful program, Dr.
Fremont Smith was introduced and
addressed those present in a very
charming and happy vein. Short ad-
dresses were also made by Dr.Dumas,
chairman of public lectures, Dr.
Childs; DR.. Curtiss, ex-surgeon in
charge of the Freedmens' Hospital;
DR.. Cabaniss, treasurer of the society
and also DR.. J. R. Wilder, the presi
dent and e~~nder.
RefresI It's were served under
the supervision of Mr.. Charles Brown
a well known caterer of this ci'
The Washington bee., 1909-01-23
SACRED CONCERT

A mos. distinguished audience en-
bracing members of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society of the District of Co
lumbia, and a number of their friends
assembled at the beautiful residence
of DR.. and Mrs. George w. Cabaniss,
I744 K street, northwest, Sunday
evening, the 18TH instant, to listen
to a sacred concert given for its
benefit.
The handsome parlors of the host
and hostess were thrown open TO a
large number of representative men
and women who are deeply interested
in the principles declared by the so
ciety, and who seemingly enjoyed the
excellent program of music presented
several addresses that followed.
The hostess, (Mrs. DR.. Cabaniss)
presided over the entertainment,
stating the object of the sacred con-
cert, and extended a most cordial
greeting to all who were present. The
Rev. Mr.. Rivers, pastor OF the Ber-
can Baptist Church offered prayer,
after which the following numbers
were announced by the hostess, which
embraced the program of the even
ing, and proved a most acceptable
and beautiful one.
I. Mandolin solo, with piano &C
compartment, Mr.. and Mrs Benja-
min Washington; ?. Recitation.
Burial of Moses" by Miss Ellen
Harris; 3. Solo, piano; Miss Holmes
4. Vocal solo "Just for Today" Miss
Rosa Childs. contralto; 5. Spring
song. arranged for mandolin, piano
accompaniment, Miss Davidge. 6
Recitation, "Old Mans Story" Miss
Edith Wright; 7. Nocturn, Schubert
Muss Lucy Jane Woten; s. solo,
"Golgotha" baritone. Mr.. William H
The Washington bee., 1909-01-23
FURNITURE

wrong, yes, in the wrong itself IS
born the force that will ultimately
overthrow it. Evil may be said to
commit suicide, for it furnishes by
its own course the poison with which
its career is eventually cut short.
Proceeding upon this theory, the
Rev. Sutton. E. Griggs, AM, BID,
of whom ex-President Merrill Of
Fisk University said, "The man
whom l think understands the race
question better than any other living
man." has made study of the man
ner in which injustice toward the
Negro is operating on the whites
and shows in an indisputable manner
that their course is working the
whites immeasurable harm.
The Honorable ]. c. Napier, wide
ly known throughout the nation, pres
ident of the ExecutiSe Committee OF
the National Negro Business League,
trustee of the Anna T. Jeanes fund.
cashier of the One Cent Savings
Bank, had the following to say of
the booklet in question:
Il have read Mr.. Griggs booklet
called Needs of The South" l simp-
" wish that had sufficient words to
tell Just how much ] think of it. To
my mind its general circulation
through the South will do more good
than anything I have ever read. /
have sent my copy to President Taft
with the strongest endorsement OF
which / am capable of giving. Long
may Mr.. Griggs live to give out such
able thoughts as are contained in that
little booklet"
This booklet is one of a series that
Mr.. Griggs will produce showing
how the South harms itself whenever
it deals unjustly by the Negro, how
that its only hope from self inflicted
harm is in a policy of fair play.
To the thoughtful man who reads
this booklet, brief as it is, it is not
apparent how it can, fail to revolt
tionize the thinking of the South.
Price ten cents. Special rates 10
The Washington bee., 1909-01-23

Mrs. John P. Green, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, mas joined her bus
band in this city. This we'll
known couple will visit Europe
shortly. Mr.. and Mrs. Green at
tended service at St. Luke's
Church last Sunday; they we're
formerly members of this parish.
Attorney Thomas J. Galloway went
to Atlanta Monday to put in a writ
in the interest of the Lincoln Land
and Improvement Company.
Mr.. Arthur Leo Curtis, the talent
cd son of DR.. and Mrs. A. M. Curtis,
is making rapid progress in the study
of medicine. He goes to Europe for
special course upon the completion
of his studies here.
Grand Master w. L. Houston, of
the G. y. o. of o. F., is in Phila-
delphia this week on business.
Sergeant Amos A. Carter, of the
24th Infantry, has been spending his
furlough here, the guest of Mr.. T. J.
Denison, 1911 18th street. He has
returned to his post at Madison Bar
racks. New York.
Mrs. John P. Green, who accom-
panied her husband to the city, is the
guest of DR.. Moorland. She will go
abroad with her husband.
DR.. w. Bruce Evans has been
elected president of the famous Mu-
tSo-Lit Club. Mr.. Alfred Lewis has
been added to the roll of members.
A smoker will be given by the club
in lieu of a ball during the inaugural
period Saturday evening, March 6,
has been set as the date.
Miss Blanche Gibson, of the Clark
Training School, was in Richmond
last week.
Miss Arsine E. Jones, stenographer
in the office of Attorney Thomas L.
Jones, was confined to her home, I348
Wallach Place, several days this
week.
Mrs, Edward E. Cooper has been
given an assignment in the District
Building.
Auditor Ralph w. Tyler's hand
some New Years souvenir autograph,
Think it over" is work thinking
about for the next 365 days-and
then some.