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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
What the Stofe Papers
 Are Saying and Doing

Is This the Reason. Talladega Mountain Home.
 Some men have changed on the pro hibition question because it Is harder to get drink than 1t used to be.
 Out for Onices.
 Marshall Banner. We might have more confidence in these stern prohibitionist reformers if they were not in such a hurry to grab all the lucrative offices.
 Reproaeh to Alabama. Walker County News.
 It's a little galling to notice the people of other States pointing to Ala. bama as a commonwealth afflicted with ill-considered legislation and as one bama must get right and be calm and dignifled and strong and great
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 wiII Stay in the Fight.
 The Governor evidently thinks his administratin needs defending. He says he will keep to the stump as long as the assaults on his work con tnus We are are , mot a swhre the hovs or bt bht speaking for ourselves. he's got life- time job.
 Call is for "NIen.~
 Sheffield Standard.
 ."To extend into manhood the re- stricttve system which Is appropriate to childhood seldom falls to stunt ano to enfeeble, and, as the sphere Of Gov ernment interference dilates the ro- bust, self-reliant elements and spon- tanous energies of character naturally decline. Yet It Is these qualities that are most essential to national free. dom and to a masculine morality" torian, William F. H. Leckv. They were written after careful study of constitutional prohibition in Maine. . Yet it is the policy of throwing police make us be good that is proposed to be put in our Constitution: We believe that there are too many men" In Ala Tbe TS,s-I statutes ,U ' must be tried longer be fore talk of engrafting prohibition into the Constitution.
 The Call to Arms.
 The call to arms" which is found in this issue of The Courier today, for a convention to be held at Montgom. cry on the 18th is signed by many oi the best and ablest men in the state. Among the list is to be found the names of many men who have for many years been at the forefront in the cause oI temperance but these men do not think ment into our Constitution. and they have begun a fight that they believe will defeat the measure at the polls in November. The charge cannot be brought that these men are working ir the interest of whlskey. because the defeat of the constitutional amend nH ment does not in the least hurt the prohibition statutes and if the stat. utes prove effective they will not need constitutional potection, Tor they. nke Ushed Uated. wfse # they do not prove effectiSs then the people of the State ought mol to tie their hands so that they could not he remedied. Constitutional proht. Milton does not any more prohibit thar statutory prohibition. One thing fl sure the men behind this fight against constitutional prohibition are among the sane and safe leaders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
The Usual Thing.

The usual thing has happened in Alabama that follows crusade for isn't for constitutional prohibition Is an associate of 'bums" and 'toughs. " So much is this so in Alabama that The Montgomery Advertiser declares terms whisky men and whisky in- terests many of the constitutional amendment boosters would be com pelied to go out of business" Our Montgomery neighbor will have .. to se, s plain people have; and when that hap pens 1t is all over with the boosters. ft is onIv a short step from being used to it," to paying no attention too much even of a good thing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
Plenty Left.

Albany Herald. -
 Now that we have discovered the North Poie,' says The Raleigh Times. and hay. mastered the secrets of avi- alton. wonder what the next prob lem viii be-" Don't worry. the south Pole Is yet to be dug up' and that in mind that they haven't yet decid- ed what is whiskey Montgomery Ad-
 And there are still others; Did vIIleq Will we have to dig the canal To ses Ievel7 Who hit Billy Patter- sonS 1s Cobb or Wagner the greater batter9 Is benzOate of soda a health apaInp what has become of Leon Ling? Why does The Atlanta Jour nal admire Toe Brown? There's Dlen- ty left to keep us amused
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909.
IT if i. proven beyond doubt tha

If it is proven beyond doubt that both Cook and Peary reached the Pole ean they both be said to have discover ed 1t? After the first one nailed the flag to it we might claim that 1t was not lost. and therefore could not be dis covered again in the true sense of tho word But we must bear in mind thai the two were approaching 1t by diff ferent routes, and as the second could have no conception of the movements of the other he may also claim to have discovered 1t. That will be another matter to wrangle about
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
nRIroN AND CANADIAN.

Lord Charles Beresford. the Eng fish admiral al-statesman. was over in Toronto a few days ago and made speech to his Canadian brethren, in which he spoke somewhat dolefully of his people at home. There is," he said. a weary look about our people in England. especially in the cities. would rather see a savage look on their faces. for there would be fight in 1t. Maybe we are too crowded. I shall certainly tell our country we must get the look of conteptment. health. hope and happiness which you have so predominantly over here"
 The Pittsburg Post thinks there is more or less of jingoism in this ad- dress. It thinks if Lord Beresford were to dissect the feelings of his countrvmen. he would find that their weary look Is due to the burdensome taxes they are forced to pay to sus- tain the government in It's duel of Dreadnaught-build with Germany. It is enough to take the fight out of their souls and faces to undergo the financial drain on their resources necessary to support the governments naval policy. However. none but the most pronounced of 1ingoes would wish to see the weary expression suppiant- ed by that of the man-eating savage"
 It is plain that the big navy mania has obtained a firm hold on the Eng fish government. or on those who con- trol its affairs. Like some tingoes in our own country they seem to think that national safety. if not national ex- istence. depends on building bigger and mightier war vessels than any other nation can boast. To enter into a con- test with Germany as to which shall build the most and the mightiest Dreadnaughts appears to be something of a craze in that country of late; or at least with those who are in control of public affairs. It is a contest in which England will come out second hest. we predict. because that country is not able to compete with Germany in such a gama.
 Aud the sad and discouraging fea- ture of such contest for supremacy lies in the fact that the people have to bear the burden of this Hngoism. The common people of England. like the common people of the United States. have no desire that their country shall bankrupt itself and overburden them with taxes in order to eclipse another nation in the size and strength of its navy. Perhaps 1t Is this knowledge that causes the weary and discouraged look on the part of the Britons.
 Lord Beresford. to quote again from The Post, should know that the look of contentment. health. hope and hap piness borne by the Canadian is not due to his lust for fightinE-unless we except the good fight of commerce and industry. It Is the look that sat up on the face of his forebears in Eng land when they were engaged. as he is now. in the happy pursuits of peace and the derivation of a competence in trade, in mannfacture. in mining, in whatever occupation. No war demon hovers over his borders. His ears are not strained with listening for the dull rumble of battle. His eyes arc not bloodshot with long gazing to disoern the onset of a ghostly army Of inva- sion. He is free from silly. childish. nightmarish fear"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

They have a saving in New York. according to The Charleston News and Courier. that whenever a man looks at the Statue of Liberty he laughs. prob- ably because 1t Is such q travesty on the government of that city. If that is the case 1t is perhaps well that there is no statue of the goddess in Alabama. or the people would never stop laughing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

A hymn which was formerly very popular song began with the line From Greenlahd's icy mountains.' but we suppose 1t will not be consid- cred an appropriate expression now When the song was written we sup pose Greenland was the limit towards the North, but that is far from being the case at present. and they'll have to think of some appropriate revision of the hymn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
A Serious Quention.

Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
 The other day The Baltimore Sun wanted to know how a woman should dress for an ascent in an aeroplane. The Enquirer-Sun suggested some kind of clinging garments, The Wash ington Herald suggested something light and airy" and The Montgomery Advertiser thinks that an "a!ry wrap'' of some sort might also be good thing. If The Sun is going to send woman up in an aeroplane 1t ought 10 be able to get up something suit Eestions,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
SALOME.

Ter. T. H. Helms, J. c. Crumpler. c. NJ. seigler. L. R. Hutchinson. W. B
 Penney. c. M. Pelham. J: F. Grims- ley. Jr.. R. K. Stephens. H. c. Saw yers. NJ. H. Brackin. !. c. Andrews, J. H. Manning. G. H. Searcy. A. L.. Heath, J. J. Dominey. G. D. Pippin, J. E. Smith. Peyton Lee. w. H. Beas- ley. W. F Ford. J. A. Howell, W. M.
 Grooms. T. T. Roberts. s. W. Brooks, A. T. Hundley, Walter Waters. J. B.
 PierEe, John Stepheson, Dr. c. F.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

Mrs. Annie Besant claims that she was born twelve thousand years ago which entities her to be called the old. est inhabitant, but we suspect she has no record of her, birthday And now we have an answer to the question How old Is Ann2"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

"This is Labor Day" was the head line that appeared In Mondays issue of nearly all our contemporaries. That is all very well. but we could not help refecting that every day is labor day" to the newspaper man. He doesn't need 10 be reminded of it. either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

lust suppose for a moment that Peary and Cook had met at the Pole; would it have been a fight or a foot race? or would thev have shaken hands and divided honors and spoils2 They did not meet. it is true. but one can indulge in some speculations as to what would have occurred if they had arrived simultaneously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
LINOTYPE MACHINE.
First One That Has Been Operated
 in EuRaula.


 in EuRaul0.
 Eufaula Times.
 This is the first issue of The Times to be set up by the new Model 5. Mer- genthaler linotype machine. marking an epoch in the series of improve ments planned for the paper.
 Machine type setting having the un- told advantage of celerity over the old system of setting by hand, 1t Is nat ural that The Times will hereafter furnish better service in many ways It allows not only the advantage of time saving. causing the paper to be delivered earlier In the afternoon, but also the advantage of space. being of a smaller and more readable type.
 The new machine is operated by Mr. William Greene. who comes to The Times from The Montgomery Advertiser where he was employed In the same capacity. that of machinlst-operator MT. Greene Is a grandson of Major Barron. former Secretary of State now associate editor of The Montgom- cry Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
ENTHUsrAsM AT ENTERPRISE.
"OId Vet" Writes of Remark abl.
 Meeting.

Enterprise, Ala. Sept I. 1909. Editor The Advertiser:
 Last week I wrote Hon. J. Lee Long in substance as follows: Com ing events cast their shadows before them" If the political horoscope be- tokens anything in this section of the State a tidal wave against the con- stitutional amendment Is setting in which will eclipse any upheaval ever known before in the States political history, and which will make the re- cent landslide In Georgia veritable mass meeting. with only two Jays nhtice. was called for last night (Monday.l
 The People Came
 "Thev came az the winds come when
 the forests are rended, They come as the waves come when
 the navies are stranded"
 If the waves continue, they will sweep MT. Conner into the land where '"The woodbine twineth and the whangdoodle mourneth." ,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

A contemporary calls attention to the fact that a Panama Canal was suggested in 1920. nearly four hundred years ago. by one Angel Savedra. but the proposition fell fiat. It took quite a long time for the suggestion to be acted on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
FACTS ABOUT wETUmpKA SCHOOL
The State Gave But Little Money to the
 School Building.

Editor Advertisers: Your correspondent read with interest the editorial in yesterdays Advertiser referring to Comer's attempt on Ssp- tember to use the States 1o,0oo ap- propriation to the, Fifth District school building as lever to move the the vote of the people of this section. we would call attention to the fact that the states appropriation was less than one-fourth the money spent on build ing the present structure.
 Some S6,0OO insurBnce money was obtained: the citizens of Wetumpka from their own poekets paid $5.OOO and the town of Wetumpka s'moS' bankrupted itself by paying the bal ance. The building cost $45:o0 and with the farm lands attached, is con servatively valued at $50:o00. the title to the whole property being to the State of Alabama.
 Some WetumpkianS have felt that the town and its citizens had made a
 Wetumpka
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
IN OLD LOWNDES,
One Man Says % Per Cent. of Voters
 are Opposed.


 are Opposed.
 Letohatchie, Ala. Sept. T, 1909. Editor The Advertiser:
 The appointment by Governor Co., mer of a Tax Collector of Lowndes County was. figuratively speaking. Like throwing water on a red hot stove" in Lowndes County political circles, and sounds the death knell of the constitutional amendment With the exception of a few fanatics, this county will cast solid vote against the amendment. A prominent poltti- clan who has travelled over the coun- ty, recently. and was in Hayneville yesterday and Fort Deposit this morn- ing, says that he believes the county will give 90 per cent. of her full vote against the amendment, and incident ally give the larger number of dis gruntied Comerites an opportunity to join the anti-Comer forces in slap ping Comerism square in the face. A poll of this, Letohatchie Beat, shows about four 10 one by actual count against the amendment.
 Citizen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
A Better Use For the Money.

Mobile ReBIBteT'
 According to an estimate of Dr. Stiles of the United States Marine Hospital Ser vice, one third of the white population of the Southern States is inefficient because of the prevalence throughout the section of unciniarisIs or hook-wOrm disease. Ala bama, of course. has its share of the trou- bl. and the consequent economic loss of millions of dollars annually. Unciniarisis can be cured ready by the administration of from fifteen to seventy-five cents worth of tymol and epson salts, under direction of a physician. If neglected, the disease paves the way for other troubles. ending in death.
 The useles campaign for constitutional nrohibltion will cost the State half hun dred thousand dollars This amount would restore many thousands of hook-worm suf- ferers to health and efficiency. Would not the amount be better expended for the lat ter purpose9
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09
SWORN CIRCULATION

The figures for June printed oeio~ ~,nrns sent the actual net circulation. all Ee'e having been deducted. .... ifs
 The Montgomery Advertiser guaranssees. .nn- me advertisers land makes 1t part oh 'nsrcula- tract when reQuested) that its dais rnrnins ton is larger than that of any mo- ,. it . newspaper printed in Aiabama-en%ar n%arcuiat tion Sunday edition has the largest Ss,r,ntsd in of any edit on of any newspaper pf
 Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

A New York financial writer calls theft merely a matter of judgment" We suppose it Is called good judgment if the theft is successful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

An exchange speaks of Happiness with tail to it." Must refer to a well fed cat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

z. l. Ftnigan. Circulation Manager oi Ine Montgomery Advertiser. being ouiy s"os"' says: .1The foregoing statement of the Adver- tissr's circulation for the month oi JMy. 1909, fs true and correct. and compiled aL.ef ali returns from news boys. news agents spoiled and left over copies have peen oe- dncfed c l. FINIGAN.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn so and subscribed before me tni' lth day of August 1909. ~,1ru
 Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-09

Mark Twain says that excessiveI smoking may have impaired his men
 tai faculties. However, Mark IS funny enough Had he never smoked hel might have written stuff SO funny asI to have thrown two worlds into con
 yulsionS,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-26
CURIOSITTES OF
BLRD-NESTING

An authority says 1T is not at all an uncom-
mon thing to find the first and sometimes sec
ond egg Of youns bird abnormally small, but
came across a case some few years ago
which was quite unique In April, 1901, was
hunting for few clutches Of the carrion crow
ia some small woods which were their favor
lite nesting places in that district. walked
right through the hrst wood without success,
but on leaving II / saw. perched on tree
some distance away, two crows. Guessing
that 1 had disturbed them and that they were
watching me, l walked on for some distance
still keeping my eye on them. Sure enough,
as soon as they we're satisfied that / was leav-
ing one Of them made on straight for large
oak tree at the extreme end Of the wood
had just left. On returning ] discovered the
nest and the reason ] had missed It. It was
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ponies have been used most Of the time,
one Of the pictures shows what the men have
been put to at times of food, the carabo, the
unique Philippine beast Of burden, having
been used as a cavalry horse on more than
one occasion. When on land his progress is
perhaps a trine slow, but he is q mud horse
of high degree. a splendid wader and an even
better swimmer. Some of the Americans who
have had occasion to use the carabo as
means of locomotion say that they would be
almost willing to attempt the crossing Of the
Pacific astrde his bony shoulders.
AS a supplement to the army of occupation
and a go-between that is not military in any
thing save arms and discipline and which the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-26

built out on the extreme end Of the lowest
limb OF the tree within 10 feet of the ground.
and hidden by the underground below-a
most unusual position climbed to the nest
and was much astonished at the contents. In
Il were four miniature crows eggs, very little
larger than blackbird's eggs, and in shape
almost round On blowing them I found the
shells were abnormally thick and tough for
the size o. the egg and they contained no
yolk Knowing that crows invariably remain
in the same locality year after year, the FOL
lowing season I went to look for my friends
again and to my great delight found the nest
in q very similar position in another oak tree
within 80 yards of the first nest II contained
nye eggs. four exact counterparts Of the hrst
clutch and one of normal size. the only one
to contain any yok The following season
found them for the third time again quite
close to the previous nests; this time there
were four eggs, only one small one and three
full size"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-26

dozen policemen in charge
In the early days of the force the officers Of
commissioned rank we're all Americans. A
large percentage, majority, in fact, are still
natives of the States but there is always OPP
portunity for the ambitious and educated Fill
Pine to reach a promotion If by diligence
fidelity and good hard work he desires to ac-
complish it,
The force at first appeared in a great va
rety of uniforms everything from the cast
of blue and white drill of their former con-
querors, the Spaniards, to the rusty blue fan
mel shirts and khaki breaches of the Ameri-
can volunteers, who put Gen. Emilio Aguinal-
do out Of business To-day they are all uni
formed alike and their appearance is dis
tinctly natty. Khaki for service and general
wear, with shoulder cords and facings Of
artillery red. caps or campaign hats. in ac-
cordance with the season, wool puttees and
comfortable canvas shoes complete the rig
For dress occasions the officers wear snowy
duck and the enlisted men are privileged to
provide themselves with similar costume for
fiesta days and Sundays ii Trey so desire.
The Mahometan members Of the organization
wear the tarboosh or fez instead of the cap,
as may be seen in the picture of the Moro de-
tachment. which Is known officially as Com
pany A. Fifth district constabulary The fez
is Of crimson felt and the tassel which hangs
to the eyebrows is Of yellow silk
A portion Of the force is mounted It is the
hope Of the Philippine government that, as
the islands become more and more orderly
and the necessity for the retention Of regular
cavalry has passed. they viii be able to make
nearly the whole constabulary a mounted
organization. Horses or the little Philippine
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-26

insular government use as It viii and
when or wherever it is needed the Philippine
constabulary stand comparable to any irregu-
lar force in the world They have much In
common with the Indian police maintained for
much similar purposes by the viceregal gov
eminent Of British India. but they are more
the soldier than even that famous body OF
conservers of the law Their discipline has
improved with rapid strides and has kept
pace with their efficiency and usefulness.
The constabuary maintains the finest mill
tary band in the islands. 1t was their oano
which participated IN the inauguration OF
President Taft and which later toured the
United States, giving concerts
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-26

as the veriest of rockies. In the second picture,
straight trim clean wedrilled and fit to make
even regular look to his aures. they presented
again In third of year they have been converted
from semi-savagery and representative members
of of the best disciplined bodies of troops in the
world
The Philippines have been divided into districts by
the constabulary each Of these dstrctsthere
five in all-contans about thousand of these soldier
policemen. The force numbers, in addition to the sub
district of Palawan and the Consabuary school In
tramuros, Manila something 5000
They are under the command of Brig-Gen. Henry
H. Bandholtz. who holds the title of director There
is an assistant director two inspectors and a staff
Of about dozen officers attached to the headquarters
at Manila. There is director for each of the general
districts of the archipelago and these districts in
are divided into subdstrics and minor stations
Of Lhn 1l-.ll.. Ill lola. ha.-L ...I.- hi
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-26

EEHuzR liz m Tiny
y OF 30 lem-
bers of the
P h ilippine
o n s t abu-
larry at Da-
vac has brought
to notice that
splendid organiza-
ton, founded on
the remnants of
Aguinaldo's insur-
rectionary army
in the early days
of the American
occupation. For
the last eight
eight years they
have given to the
Islands a season
of law and order
and to various
tribes of our new
er domain a re-
spect for the mai
esty of the great
nation of whose
army they form,
though indirectly,
an important part.
The mutiny, I'm
itself, amounted
to little. One
American planter
was killed by the
bullets of the mu-
tineers and there
we're two or three
m Q n wounded.
Then the loyal
members of the
constabulary, with
the backing OF
small dofoI,r,o,fr