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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-24
A MADMAN'S WILL

Charles Loundsbury was mailman
inc, rcerated in an Illinois insane asy-
lulA. When he died, he left behind
him the following remarkable will,
distributing his interest in the
world" After declaring as ''inconsid- .
cradle and Of no account the portion
of his interest known in law and
recognized III the sheepbound vol
umes," he goes on with the VIII prop
era document whose beautiful good
sense would lead all men to wish for
an insanity like the writer's.
The Will
Item: | give to good fathers and
mothers, in trust for their children, all
good little words OF praise AMI ell
enlargement, and all quaint pet names
and endearments, and | charge said
parents to use them justly and gen
erousIy, as the needs OF their children
may require.
Item: | leave TO the children in
VA ~
their childhood, all and every, the
flowers OF the fields and the blossoms
OF The woods, with the right TO play
among them freely, according to the
customs OF children, warning them
at the same time against thistles and
thOrnS. And | devise to children the
banks OF the brooks ana the golden
sands beneath the waters thereof, and
the odors OF the willows that dip there
in and the white clouds that float high
over the giant trees. And | leave the
children the long, long days TO be
merry in, in a thousand ways, and the
night and the moon and the train OF
the Milky Way TO wonder at, but sub
ject, nevertheless, 10 the rights here
matter given to lovers.
Item: | devise to boys, Jointly, all
the useful idle fields and commons
where bail may be played; all pleas
ant waters where one may swim: all
snow-clad hills where one may coast,
and all streams and ponds where one
NAV fish. or where, when grim winter
comes. one NAV skate: to have and
to hold the same for the period OF
their boyhood. And all meadows with
the clover blossoms and butterflies
thereof. the woods and their appur-
tenances. the SQUIRRELS and birds, and
echoes and strange noises. and all
distant nIaces which NAV be visited
tQnerher with the adventures there
found And | give to said bows each
his own Mace at The fjreside. at night
with all nfct,res thar NAV he seen in
tho bn,nina wood to enjoy without
1n, ~. b5ndra,ca and v-;thott any in
,,.r,,l,-anca of care
r.a,,,. ~, 1o,-a,., da,;ea thair
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-24
NOTICE..

Fishing, hunting or trespassing in
any form is not allowed on the Ar
thurs ranch in WashOe Valley. Horses
must not be tied to the fences of
fence posts. Any one guilty Of the
above viii be prosecuted to the full
extent Of the law. BY order Of
N. E. MEYERS,
IRA WINTERS.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-24

ton until Sebtember II, 1907, at the
United States land office at Carson
City, Nevada: M. D. NJ, T. 16 n, r.
20 E., Sections l, z, 3, 10 to IL inclu-
sive, q to q inclusive, "a, So, Sc.
Warning is hereby expressly given
that no person will be permitted to
gain or exercise any right whatever
under any settlement or occupation
begun after May q, 1907, and prior
to August II, 1907, and all such set
Element or occupation is hereby for
hidden.
r. A. BALLINGER, Commissioner
of the General Land Office.
JAMES RODOLPH GARFIELD
Secretary of the Interior.
mis- 13w
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-24
CALIFORNIA VISITORS

Mrs. Will Davis and two children
accompanied by Mrs. Stansbury, OF
Stockton, are in the city to spend {.
few days the guest of friends.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-24
SHIPMENT ARRIVES

A. Livingston has received a ship
ment Of a carload Of A. 3. c. Beer.
It is now ready for distribution.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01
wicn Facts Commenced

The D%enltenil1fy investigation Roor
0u apafe The persecution called
touIo ~ the inmates NJ the prison ~
testify as ~ tho obaraeler ~ food fur
HtFhed h p|rtaUffefE but when the tH~
~ aiRaf0fa learned that the prisoners
received better fafo Than the c0tus
tnon eillzen. tho prosecution came 10
i sudden halt C8pifau EeHg.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01

4sc Thaf smile on the fnrmer9 faces
since the warm weather IL here. Corn
and beans md pumpkins, ana such
Ike. have atartcd a. grow t. make up
for lost time Aud the smile wont
ee3r off, EafaHela %eNH
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01
IaIrIl A0cqunic scIf-Con0dcncc.

The fbteftain has repeatedly fEs
pressed ne abaoIHte confidence IN Nj
HgTe Htu'a personal and official inieRs
tlfy and fF belief tbat . full aud fair
tuFfattgatt0H ~ bie ure0uHts While hf
hHs superintendent II the p%euitcBti.
afy would establish tho fact that ~
the time ~ hla resignation De- Gid not
oWf the territory i dollar fine Chief
talH'1 confidence ana belief with re-
speri to iheae W8ffefs remain 0n-
changed H0eDrrg Chleffalu
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01

France may pass . low prohibiting
tho putting Of champaign labelH on
cider BOTTLES Buf what Do New
and California care about
French lnbet laWs9- ri papo Tiu.os
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01

WHY not have fired Ttelfard first
and Investigated him %aftefMHrdh4
1hHt would have been according 10
HfneeafHl- kae1ffn HhiffIHIh
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01

This hnH relieved the record of much
that would otherwise have been there
md much that The attorney for tho
drfeuue was anxious 20 incorporate IN
the record SANTA 20 Eagle
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11

degree by Imprisonment not to exceed twenty years.
 At 6:s0 the jury was taken to the Grand Central hotel for dinner. At 7;30 they re- turned to the court house and immed- lately went to the session room, where they continued their discussion of the verdict.
 When 1t became apparent that there was no possibility of a decision being reached by 2 p. m., Justice Fitzgerald went home and left word that he would return whenever the jury desired him. The court room was emptied and the doors were locked. As time wore on the crowd awaiting the verdict grew smaller and smaller. At last the court house corridors were deserted, only the court re- porters remaining.
 Mrs. William Thaw left the court room after her long vigil and went back to her apartments in an uptown hotel Eve lyn Thaw remains at the court house ready to be by her husbands side when a verdict is rendered
 The streets about the court house, which during the afternoon had been crowded, were entirely deserted.
 1t seemed to be the general impression everywhere that there was no possibility of a verdict being reached before to- morrow morning if then.
 Jury Locked Up.
 A lew minutes a1ter Il O clock Justice Fitzgerald called up Captain Lynch, of the court police squad, on the telephone and asked if there was any likelihood of a verdict being reached tonight Re- ceiving negative reply he ordered that the jury be locked up in the jury room until tomorrow morning at 10 80 o'clock. It is believed. however that should the jury reach verdict tonight Justice Fitz- gerald will consent to come down town tomorrow morning at an earlier hour than that set on tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
At Southside Rink.

Last night at southside Skating audi- torium the third successful night of the grand march carnival was attended bv an unusually large crowd of skaters and spectators The applause given the mask CTS in the contest for prizes and the dif- ferent costumes was most liberal.
 Ribbons of blue, yellow and red. as points for first, second and third prizes. were given last night, and tonight rib bons will also be given and count so many points on the final contests tomorrow and Saturday nights Friday night the prizes for all .couples-in original beautiful. comcal costumes and best two-steppin 2 and most graceful couples will be awarded
 On Saturday the individual skaters will be awarded prizes in the different con- tests. Everybody has an equal show at these prizes as the judges which have served all during the week have no favoiites and will give fair and impartial decisions. The judges are Messrs, Fred w. Bowron. Forest W. Miller and J. H. l.. Thompson.
 Record breaking crowds are expected the rest of the week to compete for thesa twenty-four prizes. The caeers of tha comic skaters and the grand march ara features to be greatly enjoyed each night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11

mile, but the strain on him was too constant and Fitzpatrick had the gerater amount of wind at the finish and won by couple of feet. The crowd at the Hip- podrome, and 1t broke all Wednesday night records, stood up and yelled all during the race It was the most exeit- ing thing that has been witnessed at the Hippodrome this year
 The second heat of the race will be run tonight and the third heat tomorrow night, Fitzpatrick offering purse to any, one defeating him two in three heats It would be impossible to describe the race to those who failed to witness it last night. The sharp turning of the curves by the rider and skater, frequently not more than an inch or two apart, made the race wildly exciting for the spectator. who expected to see collision every minute.
 There is session every afternoon and evening at the Hippodrome and a ses- |, sion this morning and Saturday morn- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
HUNDLEY'S APPOINTMENT
 PLEASES HUNTSVILLE

Judge Hundley isl native of Lime stone county, Alabaha, and is nearly 5S years old. He graduated with distinction from the law department of Vanderbilt university in 1877 and was admitted to the bar of Alabama in the same year. He was elected city attorney of Huntsville in 1882 and was reelected in 1884 and 1SS9 He was sent to the state legislature as Madison countys representative in 1886 to 1890. In 1890 he was elected to the state senate without opposition and his career in that body was a brilliant one. Four years later he was reelected and a short time after his reelection he be- came a member of the republican party.
 He was gladly received by the leaders of that party and the Eighth district re- publicans nominated him for Congress to oppose Gen. Joseph Wheeler in 1896. Judge Hundley is regarded as one of the leading lawyers in Alabama and has been the general counselor for Alabama of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway for some years past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
ADJUSTMENTS
Mrs. Leslie.carter Toniqht.

Advance sale of seats for the appear ance of Mrs. Leslie-Carter at the Jeffer- son theatre tonight indicate that it will be the most important theatrical event of the season. Of Mrs. Carter and the play the Richmond Evening Journal says,j among other things:
 Of course, everybody that's anybody, and a whole lot of people who are mo- body saw Mrs. Leslie-carter in "Du Barry yesterday.
 The matinee performance drew hun dreds, while the evening entertainment packed the Academy as it has seldom been packed before.
 Today the great Belasco show is the talk of every theatre-goer in town, for Mrs. Leslie-Carter is a wonder.
 Though rapidly expanding to embon- point, forty-fve, according to the most charitable estimates and not bit pretty, she is an actress whose soul speaks through her eyes, lips and every ges- ture.
 As Jeanette Vaubernier, the millinery girl, who afterwards became Madame La Du Barry, a fayorite of courtiers and the mistress of Louis XIV. of France, she reaches the very acme of the histrionic art. To specify defects in her work would be to stultify ones self, for Mrs. Leslie- Carter. as an emotional actress, perhaps, Is without her equal on the American stage today.
 Owing to the length of the performance the curtain will go up promptly at 8 o'clock tonight. No one will be seated during the acts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
At the Gayety.

Blackberry pies and small chaps will form the major portion of the amateur performance at the Gayety theatre to- morrow night. Manager McArdle has of fered a prize to the champion pie eater and there are some twenty applicants for d chance. there being two Inducements. one a chance to eat the pies and the other d chance to win the prize.
 In addition there will be a wrestling match by Robert Luster and Gus Hender- son for d purse which the two wrestlers have put up.
 Miss Margaret Virginia of Pratt City will also be on the amateur programme. she being the second of the young women to participate.
 The performance Is in addition to the regular performance of the Rose Hili Folly company, which has created quite Il sensation this week with two new acts. There Is matinee every afternoon and a performance every night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
kjpatrlck Wins First,

Charles q. Fitzpatrick. the one legged wonder, won the first mile heat of the three one mile heats against w. W. Rob erts, the fastest skater in Birmingham, at the Hippodrome last night. Fitzpatrick rides a bicycle and Roberts skates. and the race last night was sensational.
 Roberts lead for the first seven-eights of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
"The Gingerbread Man."

There are more whistleable songs in 'Tihe Gingerbread Man, which comes to the Jefferson theatre Saturday after noon and night, than any other produc- ton which has been heard in New York this season. Among the numbers which have met with particular favor are John Dough- Moon, Moon, Moon." "Mazie," Every Little Something Gin Gin-Gin- gerbread Man. Queen of My Dreams,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
Suppressing the Cigarette In China.

From the South China News.
 The Empress Dowager received a me- morial advising the suppression of the cigarette She evidently did not know the pleasures or dangers of the cigarette. and as she did not scent any anti-dynastio trick she called in the palace doctor, who supported the memorial.
 Immediately the Empress ordered that all the cigarettes in the palace be col lected and thrown into the lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11

Huntsville, April 10.-(special)-The friends of Hon. Oscar R. Hundley, and his Endorsements show that they are numer- ous are rejoiced at his appointment as judge of the northern federal district of Alabama.
 The appointment is considered a re- markable personal victory as Judge Hund- ley won against the combined influence of the Alabama delegation in Congress as well as many leading politicians in the democratic party. On the other hand ne was indorsed by some of the most in- fluential men of this and other states. Judge Hundley wired his friends in Hunts vile last night that he would take the oath of office before the clerk of the United States supreme court today and leave at once for home, arriving here Saturday morning. He will then proba- bly, convene the April term of United States court in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11

When dry stop at the Flor ence bar and try the Imported Beers on draught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
Bob Taylor's New Lecture

At Jefferson theatre next Tuesday night. hundred laughs in a hundred minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11

"Old Rameses," Nursery Rhymes" and "The Evil Eye"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
Al the Biiou.


 The Bijou is a popular place of resort this week and Lottie Williams, in My Tom Boy Girl" is proving a strong draw ing card. Miss Williams is easily one of the best known and most talented comediennes in her line of work at pres ent before the public. She has won quite a reputation as tough girl and her comedy Is of a kind that never falls to make hit. The vehicle for this season s tour offers much refreshing comedy and enough melodrama to suit the gallery gods. There are also some bright musi- cal specialties and clever parodies and dancing by Will J. Kennedy. My Tom Boy Girl" is well mounted throughout. A matinee will be given this afternoon and the usual performance tonight.
 Next week the Bijou will offer Around the Clock" an elaborate musical comedy with a unique name. It is said to be above the average.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
Senator Bob TayIor comInu.

Gov. Bob Taylor, as he is famiiarly known to the pepople of Birmingham, has been made United States senator by the people of Tennessee, but this fact does not prevent him from scattering sunshine in his wonderful way as plat form entertainer. He Is to deliver his new lecture, "reInptation," at the Jeffer- son theatre next Tuesday night April @, and if there are men or women In Bir- mingham with troubles which they would like to laugh away let them not lose the opportunity to hear this great humorist and orator. The American platform owns no man today who can so completely convulse an audience with laughter, and then in a moment, before their sides have ceased to shake, lead them to the highest pinnacles of oratory.
 Mr. Taylor has not lectured in Bir- mingham for two years, and it is cer- tain that he will be greeted by one of the largest and most beautiful audiences of the season. The sale of seats will open Saturday morning at the Jefferson, and the prices will be s5oc, s75c and $l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-25
PROPER AND IMPEoprR rruvTNa.

spring. about the time or just p-cvi0ls
to the beginning II growth. j particu-
larry advantageous with The peach. be
cause at that season. as a rule. all in
jury to the animal growth from win
ter killing will he apparent and the
primer can take advantage Of this TO
remove all dead or injured branches
and at the same time modify his plan
so as to leave a maximum quantity OF
wood in order to secure a profitable
crop of fruit, which might not he pos
sible were the usual practice OF re
moving half the annual growth follow
ed in such seasons.
With apple and pear, which suffer
less from winter killing. the annual
pruning can rs well be done in March
in the north as at any other season.
With the grape, however. which is like.
ly to produce Il heavy flow Of sap if
the pruning is delayed until late in the
season, it is undoubtedly best TO do the
pruning during the late fall and early
winter months.
When the pruning involves the re
moval of annual growth rather than
large branches, the cut should invaria-
bly, be made Immediately above a bud.
as shown in the first figure at A. New
| er cut as indicated at b. c and d. All
wounds that are made should be left
smooth-that is. If it is necessary to
use a saw in removing a large branch
| the cut surface should be left smooth
and clean, particularly around the
edges
To obtain best results in removing
large branches two cuts should be
made-that is, the branch should be
sawed off eighteen or twenty inches
above the point of its origin to pre-
vent splitting down and tearing off n
considerable portion Of the bark After
the weight of the branch has been
lessened by cutting away the main
| part a second cut can be made and the
| stub held In position until the cut is
completed. This prevents the splitting
! down and tearing of the bark which are
likely to result from the careless re
moval of large branches.
The evil results Of splitting can be
overcome frequently by cutting first on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-25

a sturdy boy of six, but he constantly
broke away from her to prance in the
eXuberance of youthful spirits round
his father IN the fathers manner
there certainly seemed to be more of
the interest Of the gardener than Of
the sentiment of the widower as he
paused beside the plot of earth that
had been prepared for the rose tree
He knelt down and with careful hands
settled the little plant in its hole and
then, keeping it upright signed to
Eleanor, who held trowel, to put the
earth over its roots.
When it was perceived that there was
active dabbling in the earth connected
with the ceremony, Johnnie, the young
est boy, was Immediately seized with
an ardent desire to assist
Let me help!' he cried, twisting him
self with scowl out of the grasp of an
elder brother who tried to hold him.
ooh, for shame. Johnnien BE quiet,
Johnnie!' came in varying tones OF
remonstrance from the others, except
Eleanor. who said gently:
Let him help. He is the youngest"
johnnie wants to help you, papa"
Eleanor now said.
''Of course he shall help me, the dear
little fellow" he exclaimed.
The planting of the rose tree was
thus accomplished under the fiction
that Johnnies help had been indis-
pensable
Now" remarked Mr.. Harcourt, ris-
ing and stepping back to survey the eff
feet Of his work, 'if we don't have
frost for few days it ought to do very
well. l hope it will, for, to my mind,
this old white Provence moss rose is
one of the loveliest roses imaginable
1t has unfortunately been permitted to
die out in most English gardens"
This speech hurt Eleanor With the
inconsequence of youth, she at once
jumped to the conclusion that her ia
her thought more of the intrinsic
merits of the rose tree than of its ten
der associations, but the next moment
he proved her wrong.
ut was your mothers favOrite rose
he added in Il different tone He look
ed around upon the group. Children"
he said, II should like to talk to you a
little about your mother. She His
eyes travelled over the faces If his five
motherless children, all tuIe half ex-
pectantly, half shyly t)"&rd him.
Something pathetic in the 1t awoke
the widower's dormant GRE His voice
faltered a little. "She was good
good,' he went on hurriediy. Il pray
that you may all be like her.
He could say no more, but, turning
away, disappeared behind the yew
hedge that screened the garden from
view.
For a moment the five children lef4
behind stood silent and awed; then,
moved by a common desire to escape
from this unwonted sense of discom.
fort, all but Eleanor turned to run
away.
Eleanor put out her hand and caught
Johnnie by the sleeve Of his jacket and
detained him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-25

ing that he would never do anything
that might grieve his mother in heaven.
He bowed his head upon the roses,
and long unaccustomed tears rose to
his eyes.
Half an hour later he had written n
letter which made him liable for all the
monay which the ignorant public had
invested in the Finnish F.sL,lil COM
pany. He rang the bell &C.. desired
the clerk to have it posted :; once.
John Harcourt knew himself He
knew that tomorrow he would prob
ably regret his action and curse him
self for sentimental fool, but tomor-
row it would be too late. The deed
would be>done, as far at least as the
Finnish Fishtail company was con
cerned
He walked out of his office financial
ly a much poorer man than he had
been for many years. Morally? He in
hailed the fragrance of the roses and
for that day at least murmnred,
"rhank God"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-25

7 T was a mild December day-gray,
damp and still. In Il quaint old
manor garden The yellow and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-25
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CORRECT PRUNING.

The Right and Wrong Way Illustrated
and Described.
The question frequently arises when
to prune. Among the earlier hOrticul-
turists this question was often an
swered as follows: Prune when your
knife is sharp. This is a comparative
ly safe method to follow with some
plants, but where the problem involves
the management of extensive CONNER
cial plantations it is not so easy TO
prune in this miscellaneous fashion, re-
marks New England Homestead. The
work must necessarily be done at some
particular season and carried on in a
systematic manner after some definite
plan.
With most orchardists and gardeners
pruning can best be done during the
winter or early spring months, and
where the object Is the removal of
small branches this season is undoubt-
eddy quite as satisfactory IS any 9th
er. In fact, pruning during late