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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Anour rnrn snowTH.

There has been considerable discus sion recently among some of the most intelligent and influential newspapers on the subject of tree growth. the main point at issue being as whether any part of the body of a tree rises as the three grows in height In other words, if nail should be driven into the trunk of a young tree. say six feet from the ground. will that nail rise in height, or will 1t always remain just six feet above ground?
 It would seem that a question of this kind might be settled by actual expe- riment, but 1t evidently has not been done If 1t has it was settled both ways, for we have heard the dispute as long as we can remember, and 1t is still going on. The New York Times is one of the newspapers that hangs to the stationary theory with bulldog tenacity and refuses to give an inch, up or down correspondent writes to the paper that he has seen a tree in Havana that has lifted a cannon-ball caught between two branches some- thing like ten iches." This looks like a facer, but The Times never grunted. but replies in this way:
 This statement we call embarrassing, because we. who have not seen that tree, are forced to declare that the cor respondent who has seen 1t Is mistak- sn. The wood in any particular part of branch is no more pushed along hxr hA n a wood in any particular part Of It's trunk, and that cannon ball, if 1t has been raised ten inches or even one, owes it's elevation to something else than an elongation of the parts of the branches upon which it rested. That is one of the few certainties In this uncertain world. Even the palms and their relatives. which grow from within instead of by addition on the outside after the fashion of our own nobler ana more beautiful trees would not Justed and kept at the very tip of their terminal buds-and then they would prefer to go around if they could. Observation is death to theory, when the observation Is correct, but the deductions from observation are trusts his own eyes' before he has given a lot of training to all the senses to multiplicity of errors, grave and gay.
 Hardly anything could be more pos tive, not to say dogmatic, than this statement is, yet we venture to say that 1t will not be allowed to pass un- challenged. There will be those to de- clare that they have tested 1t and that they know for a fact that any given portion of tree trunk rises as the tree grows. And there is one feature of tree growth that would seem to be against The Times. Trees fork at a few feet from the ground when they are mere saplings, but when they be- come large trees there may be no fork within fifty feet of the ground; what becomes of the fork if the growing tree doesn't carry 1t upward? There are, in fact. number of knots and forks in the way of a complete and definite understanding and settlement of the dispute. and one side or the other will have to be shown. as they say in Missouri.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1905.
now ABOUT THE PATROL wAGoNt

n
 More than a year ago, the City Coun- cil of Montgomery appropriated money with which to purchase a police patrol wagon. The contract for constructing the wagon was awarded, and 1t was de- ityered to the city government nearly six months ago. Since that time 1t has been housed in the city building rust ing for lack of use.
 Police officials declare that the Coun- cil has provided neither horses to pull the wagon nor men to operate it; that two drivers and at least two aditional patrolmen are required. for which no provision has been made.
 Some one is acting arbitrarily in this matter. and the public is suffering be- cause of this delay. No one will deny that a police patrol wagon is needed, and needed badly. If the Council felt the need of the wagon, it should have provided for its equipment. Having purchased the wagon, there is no reason in allowing it to fall to pieces.
 The Council meets tomorrow night, and the public is expecting, as it has expected for six months. that some steps will be taken to bring the patrol wagon out of It's retirement. If horses are needed, buy them. If men are needed. hire them. If we are not to have a patrol wagon, sell 1t. It is time Tor the Aldermen to act. It is time for the public to be given relief from tine disgusting spectacle of policemen lead- ing drunken men through our streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
FARMERS TAKING HEART.
Better Weather is Encouraging to the
 AGrIcuIturist,

Better We0GneE AB EncOuruBln2 10 Vne
 AgFicuIturist.
 Columbiana. June S.-(Special. )-The farmers in the surrounding country are taking heart in consequence of the last few days of fair weather, ai- though they are badly behind in the grass. There will, of necessity, be a short crop on account of the long con- tinued wet weather.
 A gloom has been cast over the cir ole of the many friends of pr. and Mrs. Hammer this morning on learning of the death of their sweet little 2-year- old boy, who died this morning about [ o'clock.
 Charles S. Leeper of Birmingham is visiting his brother J. T. Leeper.
 John J Haynes and family are vis- iting relatives and friends in Clay County.
 J. s. Jackson, a successful farmer of near Wilsonville, is soon to put up a large flour and grist mill in the city.
 A. H. Avery, Assistant Treasurer of the Shelby Iron Company of Shelby, was in the city q short while yester- day morning, and while here informed a reporter for The Advertiser that one of the large charcoal furnaces of the company at Shelby was being convert ed into a coke furnace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

town and a lot of us have watched his success in the Philippines"
 You don't half appreciate that man." retorted the stranger. He was worth his weight in gold in the Chinese cam naiRn. He was of as much value, by example, to the Germans, English and Russians, as he was to General Chaf- fee. When you see him or write to him say that you met Ira la Hunter, son of Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secretary of State to the Confederate Government in 1861. and that he sends greetir gs. I will never go back to the fJnited States. have been called home-and my home Is England-from the Far East When everything went wrong for us in the South, went to Toronto and from there to Quebec. I enlisted in Her Majesty's service and am now an officer of King Edward VII. Of course, my heart sometimes yearns for the associates of my boyhood, my old friends in Washington and Rich mo7d, but that Is all of the past and I must not think of 1t. The destiny of the British Empire is mine. have tora the Great Republic from my heart, as one might pluck any other senti- ment one would wish to cherish but
 The two Americans rode together as far as Montreal, but the subject never was referred to again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Unsteady School Building.

Please write something" telephoned a prominent Montgomery matron, con. corning the dilapidated condition Of the old Clifton school building on Sayre Street. It is still being used as part of the Sayre Street school and fear that unless the conditions are improv- ed this summer 1t will fall in on the children next year
 Some time ago complaint was made was about to fall and the Council had 1t bolted and propped. but 1t Is still in a very unsteady condition. The other day during the hard rain and wind building and the pupils had to huddle in a corner to keep dry. The wind shook the building and the lives Of the pupils were endangered:
 'iThe women who feel an interest in the matter have reported the condition of the building to the Council. put the Aldermen do not seem to heed the re- ports. I do hope that something will be done about it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

week there will be an automobile pa- rade, a Baldur ball, street fair and a magnificent pyrotechnic display,
 This special was sent out by so- called news agency of New York and the papers receiving 1t had no reason for doubting It's correctnessf and printed 1t in good faith. yet there was not word of truth in 1t. Chattanooga had been contemplating Street Fair but 1t had been called off and the al- legged special was made out of whole cloth. It is not to be expected that newspaper correspondents can be ab- solutely correct on all occasions. but there ought to be some way of protect ing the papers against such bald lies as this one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Gen. DnvIs Reappointsd.

Washington. June S.--Brigadier- Gen eral George B. Davis has been reap pointed Judge Advocate General of the Army for a term of four years from May 23 last. General Davis was first appointed to that office by President Mckinley in May. 1901. during the ad- ministration of Secretary Root.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

It is pleasant and encouraging when papers of opposite political faith speak in apnreciative terms of each other. The Philadelphia Record is a thorough ly consistent Democratic newspaper The York (Pa) Dispatch Is a partisan Republican journal. yet it pronounces The Record @one of the greatest news papers in the world" and adds that '1t is successful because 1t deserves success" These good opinions are de- served, and they show that politics doesn't always blind its disciples.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

As a specimen of the manner In which newspapers are sometimes im- posed on, the following special was printed in many afternoon papers on Monday of last week:
 Chattanooga. May 2e-Chattanooga' 6 spring mardi gras festival opened today under suspicious conditions All trains arriving sunday night and this morn ing brought hundreds of visitors from all adjacent and many distant points. Today's program was suecessfU fly car ried out, thousands of persons witness Ing the various features. During the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Death Nenr Luverne.

Luverne, June Special At the home of s. R. Tyner. three miles north of Luverne, Miss Bettie. his daugh- ter, breathed her last at o'clock this morning. She was nineteen years old and possessed an ideal disposition and was very much loved by those who knew her. She had been i'll for several days and death was not unexpected. She will be buried at the Rutledge Cemetery this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
sidewalk PeneiIina$
MT. wflkerson Wins Honor.

Mir, Fred W. wiikerson, son of Dr. just been elected to membership in the Raven Society at the University or Virginia.
 This is the only society at the univer- slty based solely on scholastic merit. From each department every year the faculty sends to the Raven Society list of the nine best men who intend to apply for degrees the following year Of these nine men, the society elects six from each department.
 The honor of being a Raven Is em- phasized by the fact that no one not recommended by the faculty Is eligible for membership.
 In Mir. Louie Baum, who Is a charter member. and Mir. Wilkerson, recently elected. Montgomery has two repre- sentatives in the Raven Society. Both at the University of Virginia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Nan and the Public.

It may have been indelicate in Nan Patterson to go on the stage to make money out of the unsavory reputation she won, but 1t Is mean for people to protest against the girl in their thea tres. The woman has to live and 1t Is cruel and unchristian to try to drive her downward. It Is all right to stay away from her plays, but we all go to The public should not be worse than the chorus girl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Being a King.

Dothan Siftings
 there Is always some crank wanting to see you dodge or scared to death, and he's ready to throw bombs or fireerack- fact telegraphed over the world. Don't believe we'd love to play being king.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

| D. & Noble. Cireulatiol Manager of Tha ,1fontgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn tnaFs:
 ! The foregoing statement of The Alyor- tiser'a circulation for the month Of April, i1sok. Is true and correct and compiled after tali returns from news bo.s, news agents and sleft-over copies have been deducted E. s. NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of May, 1905.
 kseai) Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
AN ExPATRIATE.
R. M. T, Hunters Son Has Never Re-
 turned to This Country.

NuEuC0 ID HHhB
 Julius Chambers in Brooklyn Eagle.
 Henry w. Garfield, the greatest pat ron of amateur sports this country ever has had, is in town. He told me at the Lotus Club last night, one of the sweetest, prettiest stories l have heard in many a long day He was coming long ago, when he met a youngish man on the Canadian Pacific train. The stranger looked him over Tor consid- l. erable time before he made bold to ad- dress him Then he asked:
 You are a citizen Of the united States2"
 T am," replied Garfield. as he hand ed the stranger his card. Harry" Gar field halls from Albany-the Albany Club. to speak aecurately-and he knows everybody worth Knowing be- tween Puget Sound and Penobscot Bay:
 Do you know Captain Ramsey. Of the eth United States infantry" was
 T certainly do," retorted Garfield. He was appointed from mx native
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

The best answer to the idea prevail ent in the North and West that the cotton crop of the South is produced by negro labor is furnished by Pike county, Alabama. It is what is known as a white county. the greater part of the farm labor being done by white people The yield of cotton in Pike last year was 42.s57 bales. being ex- ceeded by only four other counties, viz Montgomery. Dallas. Lowndes and Ma rengo, which are typical black belt counties. Fully 70 per cent of the im- mense cotton crop of Texas Is produced by white labor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Seems Strange.
Eufaula Times

1t seems strange that no one is tel ling us just now how Mae Wood is get ting along looping the loop with Sec retary Loeb. These little side shows should not be neglected because every body is wanting to run for Governor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

Selma and Marion are talking very much as if they intend to make good the proposition to build a trolley line between the two cities In our iudg- ment they will find 1t both a conven- fence and paying investment. and be- fore many years such lines will be too common in Alabama to excite com ment. They are one of the certainties of the future
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04


 newspaper change of especial in- terest to all Alabamians is the sale of The Eufaula Daily Progress to Geo. c. Williams. and the change of name to The Daily State. But the main point of interest lies in the installation of the inimitable Mike Brannan as editor Mike is known from, Eufaula to Wash ington, and back again, as editor. newspaper correspondent and various other things in the newspaper line and good at all of them. The first appear ance of the new baby was on Friday last, and though a small one 1t is bright, clean and-impudent We well come The state-including Mike-and expect it to grow and prosper among the bigger children till 1t becomes of full size.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Making a Mistake.
"hAhhS Pine Belt News.

Pine Belt NeWS.
 If the Panama mosquitoes are as they are reported to be, the Government is making a mistake In not breaking them to harness" and employing they in the work of excavation for the ca- nal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Could Read tI.

Birmingham Age Herald.
 Boss Durham was intelligent enough to read the handwriting on the wall. Boss Tweed was sent to prison before he could read a similar inscription.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

The number of esteemed contempor- aries which gave the first news of the great sea-fght is still growing. It promises to take in most of them be- fore it is done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
The Big DOings.
Mobile Register

Mobile Register
 East have been pulled off, we can turn again our attention to that continuous performance, the Chicago strike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
A PLEA FOR THE BIRDS.

In the June issue of The Southern Workman, published by the Hampton Normal and AEicultural Institute, there is a highly interesting and in structive article on Some Birds Use- full to the Southern Farmers" It names and describes quite a number of the birds which help the farmer. the gardener and the fruit grower by de- stroying the insects which injure his crops. Martins, swallows, wrens, blue birds, jays, mocking birds and quite a humber of other common birds are de- scribed and their food pointed out. Even the much maligned hawks and owls are not all of them injurious. for they help to keep down the rabbits. rats, mice and other harmful small fry
 It has been said by some observer that If all the birds were to die. the insects, unchecked. would In ten years eat every green thing of the earth" This may appear an extravagant state ment but there are two things to be considered in this connection. One Is the almost incalculable rapidity of in- crease in case of nearly every known species. and the other is the absolute impossibility of destroying them by mere human efforts. Even in the case of the larger kinds. the locusts, worms, weevils and the like, the constant war fare waged against them fails to de- stroy them or even to prevent them from doing great damage. When we come to the smaller varieties, and those which are less open in their hab- its. we can easily understand that no plan that has been or can be devised by man could keep them from over running the earth if there was noth- ing to keep them down but our own efforts.
 It Is here that the many species of insect eating birds come in, and every one of them is the friend of man. It Is almost crime to kill one of them. Some of them will eat few berries or cherries, pick a few holes in the peaches or apples, or pull up a few hills of corn, or do some other trifing damage. and for that all feathered creation is condemned. As a general proposition each bird pays ten times over for all the damage 1t causes. We really do not know that the opinion we quoted Is an extravagant one, for if all the birds were destroyed or banished life would soon become unendurable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

The Advertiser Is of the opinion that the modern ginger cake is not palpa- ble. Grandma, you've lost your taste. Hartford Journal
 Haven't you lost your spelling book?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
VACATION TIME.

If you expect to take a vacation during the summer don't forget to have The Ad- vertiser mailed to you. Your address will be changed often as you like. The rate is IS cents per week or 65 cents per month, all orders to be paid for in advance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Wbat State Papers
 lire Saying
Going to Travel.

Mobile Item.
 Bryan is going to travel in the old country to study government. Has he taken heart because Roosevelt will not be a candidate again?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

Some of the dispatches tell us that Nicholas is determined to continue the war. It's great pity that he can't be left to continue It alone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Jerome Appoints vandIver.

The New York world says ~
 "Almuth c. Vandiver, who has been indictment clerk under District Attor- ney Jerome since the latter took office, was appointed Deputy Assistant Dis trlct Attorney yesterday. He is the youngest deputy on MT. Jerome's stan. /.
 In this paragraph is contained the announcement that another young man of Alabama has met with success in the Metropolis.
 Mir. Vandiver Is a son of Hon: We'll He went to New York about three years ago where he was engaged for a while as a newspaper writer on some Of the most important daily newspapers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

So far as can be aseertained Mir Togo isn't putting on any airs over that little stunt of hi&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Plans for Extending Capitol.

MT. William T. Warren, young architect of New York city who former iy resided in Montgomery and who was reared here. left yesterday for the East after spending several days here look Ing oyer the State capitol with view to submitting plans to the Capitol Commission for its extension.
 By resolution of the Commission architects of the country were invited to compete for prizes. all plans to be submitted before July 5 when the award Is to be announced. The first prize Is the contract which will be worth five per cent of the amount to be expended, or about $3,500. The second prize Is $500 and the third prize $350.
 Mir Warren made a careful study of the building and secured all necessary data. He Is associated with the great New York firm Mckim, ~ Meade and White, which has just completed the new Rhode Island State house.
 Mir Warren is an alumnus of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Au- burn. After graduating in engineer ing at Auburn he took course of four years in architecture at Columbia Uni versity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
NEARLY l7.ooo SUNDAY.

NEAhLt I1,0Vv SUNDAA. ,.h 1t will be observed, by comparison with lthe statement of previous months. that the Ejaculation of The Advertiser is making very Bubstantial gains day by, day. The snnqy ciroplation Is now nearly 17.000, ana tne Daily circulation is in excess of 12,sVV. | WATCH IF GR0Wt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

The Eufaula Times announces that Mr. William D. Martin. formerly of Montgomery. but more recently or Columbus. Ga. has assumed the man nan. and he and Mrs. Martin have removed to Eufauia from Columbus. Mir. Martin is a popular young man and one Of the best known hotel men in Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Southern Library school.

"one of the most gratifying evidences of the growth of the library. movement in the South Is, the establishment of the Southern Library School,' in con- nection with the Carnegie Library of Atlanta. said Dr. Thomas M Owen, president of the Alabama Library Asso- kind to be established in the South, April M w 5. isoS. % of P0 s4,6oe anynuaiiy 1y all for three years by Andrew Carnegie. The through the instrumentalty of Miss Anne Wallace, the efficient head of the Atlanta Carnegie Library, and one Of the most accomplished librarians in the a success MT. Carnegie has indicated his willingness to permanently endoW
 SFor the first year it will be impos- more than ten students: The course will embrace period of one year, and on completion certificate will be given Entrance sKaminatiSps hs hs;a will ,be be 10th of June, this year. in Atlanta, and will embrace studies usually found In the high school course; It Is very de; come from the Southern States. and 1t Is also desirable that they should be quite generally distributed.
 2 "At first the course will be strictly elementary. Particular attention will in order that students may be equip ped for rendering the most effective assistance tn-the establishment of new libraries The administration of col- lege libraries will also be a feature of the course. There are five members of the faculty, of which Miss Wallace is the director, and lecturer on library organization, administration. architect ure, and history The other members are Misses Julia Toombs Rankin and Anna May Stevens, instructors in tech nical library economy, Miss Elfrida Everhart, instructor in reference work Alexander instructor in loan systems and open shelf work. A course of lectures will be given by leading librarians of America upon special sub- tects during the latter half of the course.
 There will be no fees for matricula- ton or tuition. The expense for neces- sary books and stationery will be small, and board may he secured In the vicinity of the library at reasona-
 "The proposed school cannot be too highly commended, and one or more from Alabama. The growth of libra ries and library interests in this State Is very gratifying. and the demand for trained librarians is great. The estap- lishment of this school at our very door will enable all who desire to ob- tain advanced training without the ex- pense of attending the library schools of the North.
 Full particulars can be obtained by addressing Miss Anne Wallace. Carne- gle Library, Atlanta. Ga"