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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
D | A M o N D

We have an unusual stock of fine loose stones, brilliant, flawless gems, ranging in size from I-8 to 2 I-2 ca retS.
 These have been carefully purchased from the largest importers in the country, many of them before the late raise in prlces.
 A large stock of mountings enables us to please a GUS toner promptIys both in style and fit.
 Buy now. It is freely pre- dicted diamonds will be z higher by Jan. I.
 M. E. Pepperman, Diamonds, New Exchange
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
SHOOTS FATHER-rN-LAw.
KilIing Reported Kn Randolph County.
 FrOgress on Court House.

Ashland. Nov 19.--(Special. )---Ta ella ble information has just reached this point that Jim Lancaster shot and killed his faxher-in-law, Bob Lashiey, in the western part of Randolph coun- ty late Saturday night. Details are not at hand. but it is said they lived in the same house. and had some trou- ble, and that Lancaster shot and in- stantly killed Lashley.
 The work on the new Clay county court house is progressing, but on ac- count of bad weather the building can not be completed by the contract date. January 1. 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
neal Rntate Transfers.

Deeds for the conveyance or real estate were recorded In the office os the Probate Judge yesterday as fol- lows:
 George D. Noble to Ida r. Noble. three lots in the Nash plat; eonsidera- tion, s2.500.
 Capitol Heights Development Com pany to Annie +. Whito. one lot; com sideret tion, s$305.
 Capitol Heights Development Com pany to Ella P. Dabney, one lot; con- alteration, S100.
 Capitol Heights Development Com pany to Mrs F. M. yickers. one lot; consideration $200.
 d. H. shreve to Samuel Jackson one lot in section 2S, township 10, range IT; consideration $125.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
nenthn ln Phenlx e,ltr

Phenix City, Nov. Especial. )--- Mrs Maria McClain, aged 66 has pass cd away at the residence of her son, H c. McClain. Interment took place at Shiloh church, twenty miles west of the city.
 Tho remains of Mrs. Emma White, wife of A. N. White, whose death oc- cured at Gadsden, Ala, were laid to rest in Girard cemetery yesterday af :. ternoon. the funeral taking place from the First Baptist Church of Glrard
 John William Mccullough, Infant son of Mir. and Mrs. John Mccullough.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20

struggle ensued, in which Bentley tried to shoot the other with a pistol The weapon was discharged once or twice in the scuffle but Mackey man aged to turn the point away He then broke for a tree for shelter.
 Bentley was firing away at him' ex- claiming, Beg for your Ire Damn vou." when the officer came running up. Bentley is in jail on charge of a asaa,Ilf with intent to murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
Ex-sHNRIFF RYAN pEAp.
suecmmfs To LsnR ElIness From T.y-
 Di1ntd Fewer.


 New Decatur, Nov. 19.--(speciai.)-- siias R. Ryan. ex-sheriff of this county. died at his home In this city at an eaf- ly hour this morning. Mir. Ryan had been fin bad health for some months. During the fall eFhad an attAk of typhoid fever, but had almost fecovs cred when he took relapse Ills death had been expected for several days.
 Mir. Ryan wa sstxty years old. He was born at Ryan's Cross Roads in the eastern part of the county. He was a good citizen and made one of the best sheriffs the county has ever had.
 The funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock and the interment will follow in the city cemetery.
 The following invitations have been sent out; "Mf. and Mrs. Henry Alex ander Skeggs request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Ann, to Mr. Arthur Alvin Jones on wednesday, November 20, at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20

was found dead at the home of his parents In Girard at an early hour In the morning. The child expired dur Ing the night. A few hours before it's death. when the family retired. the in- fant was apparently in good health.
 Relatives In Girarh have received aged 7s, at his home In Opelika. Two of his brothers, ] M. Murphy and w B. Murphy, reside In Girard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
CEASES MAN AROUND TREE.
"BeE for Your Life," Orders Bentley,
 Firing Pistol.

Columbus, Ga, Nov. 9.--(Specia1. ) "A man dodging around a tre and another man popping away at him with a pistol every time any of his body was exposed, was the sight that greeted Police Officer Bartlett thia morning, as he rushed to Front strect- in front of the Eagle and Phoenix mills, being attracted by the sound of firing
 The man who was doing the shoot ing was c W Bentley, and he was fir- ing at T l. Mackey, brother of Mrs c. w. Bentley, who last week obtain ed a divorce from her husband
 The men met early this morning. a uuarrel followed and a desperate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
WANTS RACES TO MIX.
NemRo Preacher Thinks World should
 La Aas.aa........na

Get 10 SIOurner's Bench.
 Ozark. Nov. 18.--( Especial )--The Ala bama conference of the A. M. F. Church has just closed its annual sss- sion here Bishop Coppln presided. He said on She race question in his Sunday sermon that he thought the whole Christian world ought to get down to the mourner's bench. little further on he said he preached to a mixed con gregation recently and that he liked the idea. He thought if mixed audi- ences were the order bf ths dAy the white folks would know the negro bet- ter and the negro would know ths white people better.
 Mrs. Sarah Shell. one of Dale eouii. died during the past eek. She was eighty years old. Her husband and 6 large number of their posterity aur. viva.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20

By the will of the late Edward Wil- son James of Norfolk, Va, the Univer- sity of Virginia will receive s200, ,000, with provision that for fifteen years to come the university shall turn over one-half of the income to the Confed- crate Soldiers Home, Richmond, Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20

Catherine and Margle Snyder. aged twenty and sixteen respectively, run the ferry across the Susquehanna at Shenks Ferry, Pa, as their father did before them. The passengers pay the regular fare charged and add gener- ally a generous tip in recognition of the pluck of the young women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20
DIR. BUCHANAN. THE SPECIALIST.
 Trenta Without the Knife.

Diseases of women piles flstuIa, strio- sure skin kidney, bladder. private and reo- tai diseases nervous disease and consti- patton treated with electricity; syphilis outfit complete: nurse In constant attend Mnce.
 aeK Dexter Avenue Montgomery. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-20

high noon. St. John's Episcopal church. Decatur, Alabama"
 The bride-to-be is the oldest dangh- ter of Mayor Henry 4. Skeggs of be- catur.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26
ParIlfng far the Town.

The town parks, or the town or
village square are the lungs Of Its
citizens.
If the town is growing, IL is none too
soon to start a movement to provide
for the securing Of ample town park
ing The land is increasing; when the
town has doubled and has become a
small city. il Will not be so easy to
secure sites. readily accessible TO the
people, without paying an exorbifanf
price. Secure first the land: IL is not
important that a large amount OF
money should be at once expended
upon its Identification. Possibly ii
needs but little. since nozure ynay have
made it more beautif.S than can man.
IL is not necessary that il should be
transformed into carpet BIDS OF
flowers and trinity kept lawns. II it
affords sunlight and a green relic of
grass and trees for the eve. II becomes
ciyilizer and an equalizer. for the
poor as well as the wealthy. a resting
place where a man may forget, for
the time. some of his struggles and
his anxieties in a contemplation OF
what God has made
The park should be kept, in fact, as
natural IS IS consistent with rs use as
such. II is never too early. however.
TO secure its site with view TO the
building up OF the community. when
land values will necessarily incre ase-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

fresh air. II was equally TO the adyant.
age OF their moral life that they should
be brought into contact with nature.
There Was an advantage. too. In bring
Ing the workingman on 10 the land.
for instead Of his losing money In the
'amusemenfs usually sought In the
towns. he saved IL In his garden prod
uce--a great consideration where the
poorer class OF workman was con
cerned." And again. The cultivation
OF the soil is certainly the best anti
dote 20 sedentary occupation OF those
working In large towns. A primitive
instinct is INDUCED, the full value OF
which seems hardly yet TO have been
realized. Many believe, indeed. that
with it's encouragement the abuse OF
the social club and the pubiic-house
viii be materially lessened. and one OF
the greatest social evils OF the time
Crhe experience of Bourn-
vile certainly gives support TO this
conclusion. for nearly every house
holder there spends his leisure In gard
ening. aud there is not single licensed
house In the yiilagc)"
SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
A HOUSE.
The houses OF Bournvllle were built
with special reference TO cheapness.
artistic development. sanitation and
AT a cost OF from 500
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

Birmingham 20 point four miles from
the city and erected tweny-four
houses for the workmen. Mr.. George
Cadbury, from long observation and
experience, concluded that the only
practical way 10 solve the problem WIS
10 take the factory worker out on the
land where be might pursue the ma
tural and healthy recreation Of garden
ing. Says Mr. w. Alexander Harvey
In his book on Bournyille. 1T was i'm
possible for working men to be healthy
and have healthy children, when after
being confined all day in factories they
spent their evenings In an institute,
club room or public-bouse. If IL were
necessary for their health, as it UNI
doubleday was, that they should get
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

Phoenix, Arizona, farm OF one hun
dred and sixty acres has been turned
into homecroft village. The land Is
especially adapted 70 raising Szge-
tables and Is under one OF the best
water-rights in the region. FIye-acre
tracts are here given 10 each worker.
The new government reservoir on
Salt River and driven wells on the
properly, insure permanent supply
of water for Irrigation and therefore
uDfaillng crops.
These undertakings. while practical
and constructive In every sense. are
intended rather as models 10 show
what can be done In any community
In the country. Japan. with sixty
seven per cent Of her total population
working IN part OF entirely on the land
has become land OF gardens wher
hopeless poverty is almost unknown
and where tuberculosis is q negligible
quantity. America can take care OF
its hopeless thousands In the same
way, first by putting hope into them
and then by putting them where they
may attain il. II is 20 the promoters
OF our great industries that we must
look for help In great part. but public
sentiment and sympathy viii move the
promoters and reach the problem
The Homecrofters Gid promises
start which ought 20 weld together the
country and the city into one indie
structible whole and. supplemented by
proper charity administration and sane
Vagrancy laws. remove entirely the
possibility even OF a submerged
lenth-"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

tenths per thousand in Bournyllle.
The garden features in BournylIle are
planned with much care, provision in
most cases being made for some lawn,
flowers. vegetables and fruits.
To return TO the Homecrofters Gid.
there Is one distinctive advantage IN
Mr.. Maxweii's plan. IN that he aims
TO attach 70 each home emo e land 10
make IL a feature and not merely an
incident IN the life Of the worker, and
he has added the crafts work for wo-
men and for men In the winter. He
already has under way plans for an
experimental group OF four houses
under one roof, TO be placed at the
centre OF a square so as 10 secure the
greatest economy OF space aud place
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

The Prophet is without honor in his
own country. So the village and small
town are without confidence In their
own resources. We get 30 familiar
with the things about US that we re
apt 10 underrate their value. II Is
often necessary s0r total stranger TO
come along and show us the neglected
opportunities that have been under our
nose unseen for years.
The writer while pursuing some in-
dusiriai Investigations had occasion 10
visit thrifty little city In the South
west. II in an old town that has liter
ally been forced 10 the front by the
pressure of development and northern
energy. The place has i've railroads,
= population ~ $4,000 and number of
modern buildings. Sun the natives
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

|dustry, necessity for the ttainmen'
|of the best results.
5. A growth Of cooperation, which
win give to the homccroft settle.
ment all the advantages Of the ci :
in schools, libraries, hospitals. enter
tafnmcnt halls, water supply, electric
lights, improved roads, etc.; while
the cultivation Of each separate acre
or scroftv will be facilitated by the
cooperative ownership Of the numer-
Gus expensive nieces 90 farm ma.
chfnerv now to be found on the best
large farms, but which could not be
Afforded by the individual crofter.
Q. The fostering Of sturdy, indie
,endent individuslism, to hichI
nothing contributes 40 muc as the!
'wnsrship Of home and conscious
less that one can "make q 1ivfnR"I
egsrdlees Of any bosa.
Concurrsntly with such betterments
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26
DISTRIBUTION Of Immigrants the
Solution.

II there were only some practicable
way Of distributing immigration more
equally among all the ports OF the
country the congestion and segra-
cation phases Of this problem would be
nearer solution II can be accom-
plisbed in but a small degree. since It
viii only be done If answering an
economic demand. as I'm the case OF
The Galveston-B Bremen service Wise
and well organized effort TO induce
immigrants TO pass through the large
ports by finding and insuring them
employment In the interior and by In
forming them of opportunities else
where. viii do much to improve con-
ditions. The self-interest of states.
many of which maintain immigration
agencies. mirht also be brought more
generally into play TO attract the in
dustrious and ambitious new corners
to their farms and smaller towns.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

solutions Of many OF the problems OF
modern city life ever attempted Ia this
country. IL Is In line with the best
enterprises for solving the questions OF
housing. sanitation. education and
morals. As such IL should command
the attention and cooperation OF all
constructive social workcrx-
The Homecroffers Gid offers garden
work aud craftsmanship as = substi.
tufs for the street corner. the cheap
show and the knioon. And II offers la
addltsea hcsiti. confcntnent aud
substantial Increase IN income TO the
workers. The Increase takes pracfi-
cal form IN the shape OF health from
work ia the air. from fresh vegetables
and fruits. from a clean environment
and from absence OF bad habits: from
money saved from useless pastimcs:
from absence Of doctors bills and from
a direct return In the way Of COM
uipiitics for use in the home or for |
sale.
The founder and main supporter Of /
the movement Is Afr. George II. Max
well, editor OF Maxweil's Talisman and
founder OF the National Irrigation
Movement. AZ a student OF social con.
ditions. Mr.. Maxwell has concluded
that college settlements and similar
merely scratch the upper
surface ~ the problem and fail utterly
to get under IL aud crowd II out with
4 better condition. His creed IL.
Every child IN garden. every mother
Ia a homecroft and individual. In
luefrlal Independence for every worker
IA y home OF his own on the land"
MEANING OF uoMEcRoFT.
The word "Homecroft- has becnI
'oiursi by Mr.. Maxwell to fit the thing
~ has IN mind. The Scotch word
croft means very small piece OF
and farmcd inscnsiyely by It's occu.
ant hut not large enough TO yield him
living and constitute him farmer.
he Homecrofter. therefore, under the
onditions being developed. Is n labor
AK man. clerk. skilled artisan or what
OF. who supplements his regular In
ofne by. and spends his spare time In.
FORK on the land. His children may
kcwise be employed out Of school
ours and nj other times when they
rould otherwise be on the street or
breed into some one of the street
AIDES TO help maintain the home For
70 children the advantages are OBJ
Iops. Healthy exercise IN the open
r for n purpose. fresh vegetables and
her products. and occupation, are
INSTITUTED for spasmodic exercise
nder bad conditions. stale vegetables
: none at all, and the gang.
II can be demonstrated that the
binary factory worker on from one
half acre to an acre OF land can earn
,tually more In the odd time given
} his garden than he does from his {
'Rular work. taking II hour for hour. {
be other advantages are evident
THE GILDHALL AND SHOPS.
As foundation for the Gid the v
TiIson estate at 143 Main ST. Water b
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

have not yet fully realized the
rilanxe-they sfili ARE doubtful and
suspicious. About four years aso. b..
fore the tide Of immigration and cnpi.
tai set Ia toward the Southwest. a
stranger from the North driffed into
this particular city. lie wns just
booking around" with no special pur-
rosr In view. A curbstonr real estate
broker bad on his LIST tract % bottom
land. simbcrcd. but worthless on &C.
cutinf OF the annual foods. Tb.s land
h~ had hnwtcd about the street for
tie per acre. but found no takers
among the home spectators. The
tract was mo good IL was offered
to this stranger for 800 per acre.
Wouid he look az NJ Yes. He booked
II over. examined every acre Of It,
came back 10 town aud handed over
$4,000 for The worthless tract. Great
Was the Joy Of the natives who were
iised up AZ the various barr, 10 drink
10 the health Of tho sucker" But
shs sucker returned In about month
with another capitalist from the North
nnd sold this worthless tract for So
GOO. hut this was not all. within
ninety DAYS the second sucker brought
a third and sold him the timber alone
for $4,000. And then the local
bankers and conservative capiiaiisfsl
kicked themselves for not thinking OF
H.
For years people have hsrn having
Arkansas and Missouri going wc~f
looking for opportunities Today
strangers are taking their places and
iindlur money on every bush. The
ncw-comcru nre simply developing the
resources which the natives failed tol
recognize.
This principle holds true OF ms
Iorify Of individuals IN every com
nunlfy. We are too near 60 ace the
nj our feet. We pass
hem over and leave them for some
me 10 pick Up.
Tho twentieth century for the United .
sfsfcs NJ least viii be n time Of con- /
'rnfration fnfhcr than expansion. !
'snfurr OF rural development and {
lomc. buildInR. As has been Indicated ,
he people must get back 60 the land. I
md Industrial institutions TO reach 4
heir best development must give the ,
yorker 4 chance for a home f
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

them to TN rxctury or shop.
8. Reliable occupation ara sup
port for the waRc-car ,r himself, n
ease Of q temporary loss Of his regu.
lar employment. An acre Of ground,
intensively cultivated and irrigated,
viii support q family.
4. Opportunity to set up, In the
little hsndicrafts for the
products Of which there IL q constant
demand; such an special lines Of
weaving, knitting. rugmaking, cab
basket weaving. turning
In wood or bone, instrument making.
Of leather. gloves,
stc., etc. The distribution Of power|
rom electric wires, or the use Of ltt-|
lie gasoline engines, in vi1lagU, oil
may demonstrate that
he concentration Of thousands oil
workers. in great factories u not, ;
Ifter all, in great many lines Of In
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

such bettsrmsnts, either already
demonstrated or anticipated, ars
these:
1. Healthier home SURROUNDINGS,
air, sunlight, trees, a vers; room
for children to grow up without con-
tact with the contam1natfng In
fiusncss Of crowded city streets and
tenements.
2. Diversity in employment and
healthful recreation for the ware
Garner himself. and wholesome OPP
for his We and dren|
to contribute to the family in-l
come, IN the cultivation Of an acre.
moro or less, Of ground. This would
snabIe him, especially. to keep hisI
yirls At home, instead Of sending
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

Many people fail 20 realize the
great value OF a thrifty. well-kept
garden. Even an inferior one is much
better than none. Vegetables are In
dispcnsable to a family. 80 far as
health Is concerned. TO say nothing OF
the money saved by nos having to buy
70 much -four and so many groceries.
II would seem that every man
should manage 10 obtain piece OF
ground and see that II becomes well
fertilIzcd and enriched and then put
under n thorough state OF cultivation
before trying TO plant the seeds. IL
only costs little to buy enough seeds
for quite a good-sized garden.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26


lin the condition of the wagc-earner,
the general carrying out of the hc~,e-
croft idea would relieve the corr
gestion of population In cities, and
greatly assist in their development
along those lines which are o much
better than mere bigness. A hun
bred thousand or million people
living on small tracts of land, wi in
an hours ride Of a city would make
far more business for the city, Of
every desirable kind. than the same
number closely packed In tenemonts.
The ahomecroftr experiment not
10 be limited to the settlement fost-
red by Mr. MAXWELL near Boston.
The idea combines with its sugges-
ions Of social betterments the prob
lbility Of very satisfactory returns
o the owners Of vacant lands. near
itfes. who may be disposed to Ak
,eriment with It.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26
THE Hor1BcRoFr VS.. THE TENEMENT.


BY way Of affording = practical OBJ
ject lessor in the "Homecroft" idea,
George h. Maxwell has acquired nifty
acres Of ground at Watertown, Mass.
less tn n thirty minutes BY rail-
road or forty-nvs minutes BY trolley
from the center Of Boston--which
will be broken up into small "crefts'
for city workers. There, II IL to b.
presumed, will be illustrated, by de-
grsss. ali the different phases Of bet
ment which chsracter'ss the
homscroft ~ compared with the
tsnemcnt-house idea, in NJ applioe-
lion TO the life Of the average Ameri-l
ean waee-earner: especially he whcss|
weekly stipend comes from work mi
o1ty shop o. store or factory. AmongI
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

In Rochester. \. Y. the school
authorities grade and sod the school
yards. while the shrubbery and other
planting is by private effort In con
junction with the school children.
Ample land is furnished for decorative
purposes. and most exemp-
larry results have been obtained