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Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
A New Zealand cjtv.

Here is what is done in Christ
church. New Zealand a city of $1,000.
1t has one large park of $50 acres and
h number of other smaller ones of
from two to ten acres. Its garbage
is destroyed in a municipal burning
plant, and the energy generated is
utilized to produce electric light and
power. Its sewer is pumped into a
disposal establishment located on
sandy plains about four miles outside
the city. and, passing through aseptic
and deodorizing tanks. 1t is scattered
over the unproductive surrounding
SOIL which 1t converts Into valuable
and productive land.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
Satisfied.

Every man shall receive his own
reward, according to his own labor.
Not according to his talents and op-
portunities. but to the use made Of
them; not to the harvest that is
reaped, but to the seed sown; not ac-
cording to his gifts, not according to
the worldly applause he may have
won, but according to his labor. This
meets the case of every disciple, as
we'll the poorest as the richest, as
well the obscurist as the greatest, as
well the servant with one talent as
the servant with five. Only be faith.
full to your trust, and when the labor
of the day is over, and you go up
to the great harvest home, you will
be satisfied. Il. Boardman.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
This Exception.

Il have come long way to per.
sonally offer you some of my humor-
Gus stuff," said the seedy looking man
as he proffered the manuscript
But my dear sir" snapped the ed
itor. I'VE can't accept any far-fetched
witticisms. ."-Kansas City Times.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25
The Same Species.

did you ship that load of ele-
plants ears to the florist on the sub
urban express?"
mo. ! thought It would be more
In order to send them on the trunk
line."--Baltimore American.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-25

The hot weather season is the try
sng time of the poultryman. He must
be faithful in keeping the house free
from lice and mites II he would have
nis flock strong and healthy for the
moulting season.
Vermont Is to establish a nursery
for forest seedlings at the state ex-
pertinent station. and the young trees
are to be sold to the farmers ut a low
price. This year seedlings of white
pine and locust are offered.
Why should 1t be so important to
keep the weeds from going to seed?
Because single plant OF pepper
grass will produce $4,000 seeds; dan
delion, 10000; shepherd's-purse, 37,-
900; wheat-thief, 1000; common
thistle. $4,000; camomile. 10000; rag.
weed. 5000; purslane. 375.000; plan
tain, $4,000; burdock, $4,000.
Here Is rule to determine the
sumber of shingles you will need for
the roof Of barn or house: Measure
the length Of the ridge pole; measure
.he rafters; multiply these together.
II the shingles are to be laid Ave
,nches to the weather. multiply this
result by seven, and you have one
side. Double for the two sides.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
REWARD OFFERED.
Girard council Alter Gersons Who sho, Negroes.

Girard. April S.-(Special. )-The City Council has offered reward of $10O for the arrest, with evidence to convict, of the person or persons who shot down two negroes in the recent Saturday night disorders in this city.
 One of the negroes was killed and the other was badly wounded, but is now recovering. The employer of the wounded negro, Howard Bickerstaff a manufacturers, has stated that hc would add $50 to the Councils reward, and Mayor Price expresses the belief that the Governor will offer a reward of $15O, making a total of $500.
 A H. Vann has been elected m All derman, succeeding Henry Stilwell, who moved to Lee County but retained his seat in Girard Council for some time after leaving the city.
 The barn and stables of s. L. Null lin, a Lee County planter, were de- stroyed by fire, Tuesday night, and in the confagration, which destroyed much hay, corn, fodder, etcI, two fine mules and quite number of hogs were burned to death Bob Lynn, q negro, while trying to save his eiLployers g property, had bad fall, breaking his leg. He was brought to the city for surgical attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
COURT AT wETUMPKA.
Trial of the RiEsbys Will Begin MOn-
 day.

Trial of the Rigsbys VIII Begin Mon-
 day.
 Wetumpka, April 17.-(Special. "A special term of the Circuit Court will convene in Wetumpka Monday and in dications are that the two weeks will be busy ones, as the docket Is very heavy. To relieve the congested condition of the criminal docket, no civil cases will be tried, but both weeks will be de- voted to the trial of criminal cases.
 The Rigsbys, who have been con fined in the Montgomery jail, charged with the murder of w. l.. Mccain on the night of Oct. 6. 1906, will be placed on trial.
 A negro named Arthur Gum will be tried on the charge of assault with in tent to murder. His case has attracted a good deal of local interest, as the the business district, and good many people narrowly escaped the flying bull let's
 Gum ran away, while out on bond, to escape trial at a previous term of court, but afterwards returned and surrendered.
 Mrs M. Hohenberg returned Tuesday morning from a visit of a few days to her parents in Selma.
 Mrs. c. A. Fonville and children of Montgomery are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Orin Henderson. Mrs. w. O Robbins entertained the Whist Club at her home on the Peni- tentiary Road this afternoon.
 Mrs. F. K. Bunkley will entertain the Euchre Club Thursday afternoon.
 Miss Minnie Simmons of Texas arrived this morning to spend several weeks with MT and Mrs. J. M Howle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
Letters to The Editor
Advocate. of Graves's Proposition.

Editor The Advertiser:
 We are regular readers of The Daily Advertiser and would like to comment in a friendly way and as Democrats on what is to your peculiar position on national political issues and political
 There is a wide divergence of opin- ion as to what constitutes genuine Scae9f Your fapps pSst1n in the prejudice. and you show. yourself a tions in your editorial on that ques- the majority of broad thinkers and really public spirited men all over the country have wanted to do. That is House who has proved himself a Pres ident of the whole people and not to his party only.
 Now if that doesn't constitute gem is it's champion? Graves sees it as many others do who look beyond the ing on MT Roosevelt to accept a third term he might do 1t, and I as a Dem men whether Republican or Democrat, sny that if it takes that to get him then call him. For we will have though they yo @ eaf him pemSspa5 Repablican exeh which after all is synonmous of the word Democrat. While on the other nanu we DemOcfatS nave no possible chance to win against such a man as Theodore Roosevelt.
 Your. question. Why shouldn't the Republicans nominate a Southern Dem ocrat?" is absolutely untenable, and cannot be taken seriously For the same reason that We Democrats did not nominate a straight out Populist" in 1S96. when we had chance to elect a Democrat while the Populists were about as strong compared to us at that time as we are to the G. O. P, at the present time.
 Your editorials seem to be fashioned like those of certain disgruntled New England papers and are at total variance with the thought of the pres ent day. Your political doctrine Is that or the Cleveland brand, which is a doc Urine of contrariness; unreasonable op- position to everything that Is has been or that which is proposed . Ihe situation that presents itself to the thoughtful observer Is simply a choice between Roosevelt, the peoples champion, or Republican of the Fora ker stripe.
 The Democratic party holds the key to the situation. It is for 1t to say which shall rule in this country. mon ey or manhood.
 Will it use, all of its old time strength and glory and do this mighty service for mankind, or will 1t draw itself into its little shell of prejudice contempt and sneers of the people of
 All honor to John Temple Graves. and may his tribe increasei
 Selma, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
InNEs0ME ADVOCATES.

We publish this morning the Hrst note of approval, submitted to us, or Colonel Graves's proposal to turn the Democratic Party over to President Roosevelt and go out of business foi an indefinite period If not permanent ly.
 The writers are no doubt influenced by the best of motives and we nave no quarrel with them for the opinion they may hold on this or any other vital question. As to their opinion or the narrowness and prejudice of The Advertiser we have the consciousness of being in the goodly company of ev- cry Democratic newspaper that mas reached our hands. North. South, East and West. that has so far spoken on this subject save and except the pa per edited by Colonel Graves himself.
 If the proposition of Colonel Graves that MT. Bryan rise in a Democratic Convention and have President Roose- welt nominated as the Democratic can didate Is what the majority of broad thinkers and really public spirited men all over the country have wanted to do" then the class of people he de- scrtbes are woefully lacking in the Democratic Party. The letter partlc- ularly omits any expression of beller that what Is proposed Is the wish of a majority of the Democrats of the country.
 We take issue with the statement of the letter that President Roosevelt acts as President of the whole country rather than as President of party. He has never failed to try and keep in line with the leaders of his party and has used all the power and patronage of his great office to build up those Republican Senators and Representa- tives who take orders from the White House.
 The idea of going to the opposition and taking its foremost man s tht candidate of the Democrats, being gen ulne Democracy, is as ridiculous as MT. Graves's original pronouncement Roosevelt scorns the idea of being a Democrat He Is bending every energy of his restless and active nature to name his successor from the ranks of the Republican Party. He condemns and faunts the idea that q State has any right which the President or the Federal Government need respect. He dIsgraces his high office by descending from his lofty position and engaging in the delectable pastime of denounc- ing as '1iars" men who stand as high socially and every other way as he does Two noticeable instances are those we'll known Democrats. Judge Parker of New York and MT. Whitney of Massachusetts.
 We publish the letter for what it is worth. and will only add that We fully agree with our esteemed contemporary The Mobile Register, which says: "The point we make is that for Bryan to nominate Roosevelt would be for him to assassinate the Democratic Party MT Graves has offered Mir Bryan the dagger. the which Mir Bryan has gracefully and with a certain amount of frmness refused.
 That is probably the last appearance of Mir Graves Tn a serious role"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
DAMAGE IN MADISON
Biggest Orchard iu County Was No
 Injured.

Injured.
 Huntsville, April 1S-(Special. )-The damage that has been suffered by the farmers of Madison County as a result nf the freezes of Sunday and Monday. has been variously estimated at from sho. 900 to s1oo.oo0.
 The fact that there is only one big commercial fruit orchard. and that be- ing not damaged. Is responsible for the difficulty in making estimates on the to- tai loss. It Is believed that 95 per cent of the peach. apple. grape and pear crop has been killed. The fruit nurse ries in the locality did not suffer
 Will Mcdonald and Ed. Wynn, negro prisoners, escaped from the Madison County jail yesterday afternoon by seizing an opportunity to brea kout of their cell when the door of the jail hallway was left open. aJilor Miller had entered the hall and gone into an adjoining cell when the two negroes prized two bars of their cage apart and walked out They went out into the street and disappeared and no trace has been left behind. Mcdonald was in 1ail for obtaining money under false pretenses and Wynn was in for grand larceny.
 Judge David D. Shelby of the United States Court of Appeals, arrived in the city last evening to spend the summer
  Monte Sano.
 "The Southern Bell Telephone Co, has just issued its new directory for the quarter and 1t shows that there are 750 subscribers in this city This shows growth of about two hundred per cent in thre years.
 James H. Pride, administrator of the estate of the late Green Connally has entered suit against the Armour Pack ing Co.,, for s10,000 damages. The bill recites that Connally was electrocuted while working in the packing house of the company in this city.
 Connallys death was peculiar He dropped dead as If struck by lightning when he stepped on the elevator in the Armour building several months ago. subsequent Investigation showed that the floor of the elvator was soaked in water and that the steel frame work was in contact with a powerful cleo tric wire forming a circuit through the wet floor through Connally's body and causing instant death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
WEIGHT OF A SOUL.


 Wonderful, very wonderful, indeed, is science; wonderful in its actualities. in its potentialities and-shall we say it? in its fantasies. The human intelli- gence is never satisfied with what il knows and can prove, but Is constantly wandering abroad into the unknown and unprovable.
 Here, for example. we have had some Boston doctors trying to ascertain the weight of the human soul; and not only trying, but asserting that they have solved the problem. Do they re- ally know what the soul Is? Do they know whether 1t Is a material sub- stance or an immaterial essence. a thought, a belief or a conviction? II 1t Is a material part of the human body then It must have both weight and size. If 1t possesses these properties perhaps human ingenuity may meas ure 1t.
 But if 1t is an immaterial part Of humanity like thought. we will say, how can one go about applying the rule or the balance to 1t? Yet these Boston wiseacres assert that they not only can weigh it. but have done so' and that the average weight is about half an ounce. The way they go about establishing their claim is hardly Of kind that would be accepted as evil dence in a court of justice. They weighed a man just before and just after his death and found there was half an ounce difference. Assuming that the soul took it's flight with the last expiring breath, they assert their belief that this slight difference was the souls actual weight.
 But how, we may ask, do they know that the immortal spirit took its flight Immediately after death? Has any one seen a soul taking its departure? If not, how can they be sure of the time of leaving? And again, admit ting that the slight decrease of weight actually existed, can they be positive that it had not some other cause than the one assigned?
 All these questions naturally come up when reading of the alleged dis covery. Having gone so far 1t Is In order to proceed another step and spec ulate on what would be the total weight of all the human souls now on the earth. contemporary with taste for calculations has figured 1t out that the total would be at least twen- ty-five thousand tons. But this brings up other perplexing and pertinent questions. How can 1t be known that all souls weigh the same? There is such a difference in human intelligence, capacity and knowledge that we might safely infer that some souls are larger than others. That would at once knock out our figures, for if they are of different sizes and weights there can be no reliable estimate made of the entire aggregation. The whole busi- ness sounds absurd and we feel in- clined to place these Boston specialists in line with some of the Chicago oranIxs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
''This Is My 5Oth Birthday
Napoleon B. BrOward.

Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, the present governor of Florida, was born in that state, April 19, 1851 The phrase. "a self-made man." may be truthfully applied to Governor Bro ward, He lost both parents when 12 years old and was left to make his own way in the world. After receiv- Ing such education as the country schools at that time afforded he struc k out for himself. From the time he was 14. until he became of age. he worked in the log camps, as a farm hand. as a steamboat roustabout, as a cod fisherman on the Grand Banks and as a sailor before the mast, He saved some money and invested in a river steamboat This marked the be- ginning of most successful business career He became interested in poll ties late In the sos and his first office was that of sheriff of his native coun- tY In 1900 he was elected to the lls isIattre and four years later was chosen governor of the state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
DIR. OWEN WILL TALK.
He VIII Deliver Address Memorial
 Day in EnterDriae.

Enterprise, April 1s.- Especial )- The Daughters of the Confederacy are making preparations for the cele- bration of Memorial Day. Dr. Thomas M. Owen of Montgomery will make the principal address of the occasion. A camp of the Sons will be organized by Dr. Owen.
 Speakers for the commencement oc- casion of the High School have all been arranged. Hon. H. J. Willing ham of Montgomery will make the address and Dr. W. P. Hurt of De- than will preach the sermon. Owing to the addition of a grade to the high school department, there will be only one graduate this year. Five young ladies are doing post graduate work and will very likely go away to college in another year.
 Superintendent Wynn will serve the schools another year. The teachers will be selected May 20.
 The city recently purchased the light and power plant and will make some material Improvements in order to increase the efficiency of the system and supply those homes and streets that are without lights.
 The sanitary inspector is now mak- ing his rounds. The health of the city was never better and the officials hope to reduce sickness to a mini mum this summer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
REVIVAL WITH RESULTS.
Youthful Preachers Conducts Splendid Series of Meetings in CniOntOwn.

Youthful Preachers Conducts Splendid
 Series of Meetings tn CniOntOwn.
 Uniontown. April 1S--(SpeciaD The greatest revival of religion in Union- town in it's whole history came to a close last night and with a very few exceptions all. from the grey haired sire and mother to the tender youth, were brought under its influence.
 The union meeting was held in the Methodist Church and was conducted by Rev. R. R. Jones, an evangelist on ly twenty two years of age, who preached the gospel in such simplicity, earnesteness and convincing power as 1t was never heard here before.
 He has brought about complete revolution in the community and it will result In great good. He said he had never been in a community where such a large per cent of the people were members of the church but, his ten days services added forty five mem- bers to the various branches of the church. MT. Gildea, who had led the singing, aided him greatly in his work. They will begin a meeting at Tuske- gee Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19

to laugh in the present day, but how the habit started. Ever think about 1t? Is laughter natural or acquired We can picture the first man--if there was a first man-sitting or standing alone and looking out on the vast, silent solemnity of newly-created world. There were animals about him, we assume. but there's no jollity in animals. as a general thing. Whether or not he was amused at what he saw we have no means of knowing, but did he laugh? Probably he didn't know how and there was no one to lead him.
 After time-and we know not how long-another human being came onto the scene She was somewhat difYsr- ent from himself and when he awoke from his deep sleep" and saw her we've no doubt that he was surprised at the vision, and if he knew how he might have laughed at her. but did he know how? Even if he knew the art he might have had a sort of in- tuition that a woman doesn't like to De laughted at and so kept his face straight. We have a sort of notion that he didn't know how to laugh, even at something so entirely new to him as woman. Possibly, however. laughter was the slow work of evolu- tion.
 MT. Douglas takes the position that there Is not much laughter in this hard world of ours, and then goes furthe and argues that people don't know how to laugh. He seems to hold that there should be schools to teach 1t and ar- gues 1t out in this style:
 It is strange that we have no pro- Iessors of laughter. Why is there no university ta,,se. of laughter? We are in saiusht to read and write to dance and other comparatively useless things. 7. Mhy are we not taught to laugh ? Man Is the only animal that can laugh. ne laughing hyena is not a real ex- laughter. There is no reason to be- iieve that there Is any humor behind US gunaws. It laughs without know fng dain tnas s 1t laughs. It is like M. .Jouh- ing 1t. Seeing that man Is the oniv laughing animal it is curious that he does not try to laugh agreeably. It is a mistake to think that the laugh of nature Is better than the laugh of art It is the privilege of man to improve nature. The laugh of the first cave man at the first joke must have been hoarse. am sure 1t hurt his throat But out of that primal laugh has been evolved the laughter of today.
 According to scientists the cave men preceded Adam by some millions of years, but from the best accounts we have of them they were a merose class of beings. but little removed from the animal and we don't know whether they laughed or not. If they tried 1t was probably a poor imitation Of the real thing. We suspect that the first attempt was nothing better than sort of chuckle and that 1t re- quired ages to get to the genuine ar ticle as we know it. If MT. Douglas succeeds in organizing his school of laughter we suspect therem be gay times ahead
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
The Cold Spell in 49.


 notice in column of Sidewalk Pen cling of todays Advertiser. a note 1roE an old citizen. speaking of the cold spell in April 184S. I too, was a boy then and well remember the de- stroyfng frost to crops, especially did it bring deprivation of biscuit and flour doings. After that. we re- partake of the much desired biscuit, on Sunday morning. Everybody had finished planting their crops, and corn was twelve inches high. Of course, all planting had to be done over. My father had been quite sick, not able to push his business. sol his crop was just planted. not up, and 1t turned out, in his case that the last was first. : It Is hard for the youth of the Twentieth Century to realize how liml- ted our resources were. If our own fields failed to supply our wants, we couldn't look to the vast plains of the West, expecting their products to be brought to our doors in few hours. Our only plan was. to prac- tise the do without doctrine and work on, eyer hoping there was a bright day ahead.
 Davenport. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
PREsBYTERY IN SESSION.
Eloquent Sermon was Delivered By ID
 F, G. RaiIey.


 Opelika, April 17.-(Special. )-The East Alabama Presbytery convened in Opelika today and was opened with de- votional exercises, led by Rev. J. A. McMullin of Alexander City.
 The Presbytery was organized by the election of Rev. J. R. McAlpine of Clio as Moderator, and Rev. R. J. Mcllwaine and Elder E. A. Cody of Alexander City as stated clerks
 It was decided to hold sessions as follows: Morning session. g a. m. to 12 m; afternoon session, p. m. to p. m; evening session. p. m
 This morning an eloouent sermon was delivered by Dr F. G. Railey of the First Church of Montgomery. Rev. J. E. Ward of South Carolina was ex- amined and admitted into the Presby- tery He will take charge of the church at Auburn.
 The afternoon session was devoted to reports from the various churches which showed them all in a 1ourishing condition.
 Tomorrow morning. a report will be made on Home Missions, and tomorrow afternoon Rev. Neal L. Anderson, D. D., of Montgomery will report on Foreign Missions.