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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
PLANT JUICE GOING
 FARTHER THAN STATE
Demand for the Famous Remedies of Colonel Dillingham; Is Great In Other States and Much Medicine Is Being Shipped Every Day.

Another tremendous crowd attended the demonstrations of the Plant Juice remedies at the platform opposite the Majestic theatre on Saturday night and, as usual, there were many. good words spoken for the wonderful medicine.
 So far-spreading has the fame of the Plant Juice become that not only the druggists but private individuals are being asked to ship the medicine to distant cities and towns. No less than three requests were handed in to Lee turer Mills on Saturday from people in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee' and the requests will be turned over to the shippers and the stuff sent al once.
 The fame of the remedies has reached down to the gulf and Colonel Dllllhs ham is now in south Alabama making arran gements for the introduction or his remedies in Montgomery and Mo bile.
 Frank Wilson. a citizen of Pratt City, says that he bought three bottles of the medicine from the Pratt City Drug company about four weeks ago and mas taken it according to directions, Wlul the result that case of rheumatism and kidney trouble of ten years stand ing has entirely disappeared and he Is now well. r,,e,,.
 Will Burlington, who lives on fltla avenue, says that he had taken lhe medicine for acute indigestion with the result that his trouble has disappeared
 Henry Thomson of East Lake says that his wife has been cured of female trouble by three bottles of the Flaht Juice; and there are many others Nho have testified to the same fact rho sale continues in a remarkable Hahhei and the advertising campaign IS lo continue indeinately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27

s1o0, ,ooo, ,0o when this money could more profitably be spent in bettering the condition of the farmers of the coun- try. He said that God placed the Phil ippine islands as far from the United States as He possibly could, but 1t had proven of no use. We got them any way.
 He condemned the policy of his pro- tective tariff that has made the people of one section of the country rlch at the expense of the othef
 He interspersed his address with many witty and timely anecdotes and personal references that were received with great good humor by the people.
 Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon session was held in the large new Farmers Union warehouse that is just being completed.
 The attendance at this meeting was also large and enthusiastic. Joseph Schunk. president of the German Farm ers' association, made a short address in which he discussed gardening and truck growing. His talk was practical and full of good, wholesome advice. He explained that the German farmers were good gardeners because they are taught the art of gardening in the sch ools of Germany. Every school has small tract of land on which prac- tical demonstrations are made by the students themselves under the direc- tion of expert gardeners. He stated that when a boy he raised in one of these school gardens the largest cabbage he had ever seen
 In preparing a garden plot in Cullman President Schunk said that the ground should be spaded not plowed, should be cultivated deep and barnyard manure should be used. He ridiculed the primi- tive method often observed these days in planting according to certain phases of the moon.
 Tn closing his address President Schunk announced that he was engaged In mak- ing a selection for a county exhibit at the Alabama State Fair at Birmingham and called upon all the farmers and truck growers of Cullman county to help him in the preparation and holding of coun- ty fair just before the opening of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27

state fair. The best exhibits will be se- lected from the county fair for the state fair.
 Professor Miller Talks.
 Prof. T. J. Miller of Blountsville agri- cultural school discussed the growing inn portance and influence of the state dis trict agricultural schools and made a strong appeal for the better education of the youths of the land along agricul- tur.l lines.
 He said that the objects of these schools have not been fully appreciated by the people and they have not been as ef- fective as they might have been for that ra ;on. He added, however, that they are being more fully appreciated and that the future.
 For Good Roads.
 J. Asa Rountree of Birmingham ad- dressed the meeting on the importance of good roads and described the work Of ths State Good Roads association in try ing to secure state aid in the building of better highways.
 He explained that the legislature had been unable to make an appropriation on account of a constitutional clause that prohibits the state from making in ternal Improvements. He said that the legislature had, however granted an election on the proposition of amending the constitution in this respect and called upon the people to take up the campaign now for the election which is to be held in the fall of next year.
 Major Keys Address.
 Major T. J. Key of Nashville, editor of the Southern Agriculturalist was intro- duced and discussed at length the sub- ject Alfalfa" and other hay crops.
 He displayed samples of the various grasses best adapted to this soil and cll- mate and explained their various uses and advantages. He also explained their individual values as soil fertilizers. His address was exhaustive and practical and was received with close attention by his hearers. He was often interrupted with questions all of which he answered pa tiently and fully. Y
 The party will hold a meeting at Lo- gan tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS
 CHEERED IN CUlLMAN
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 from the vast audience as he rose to speak.
 Senator Johnston is very popular in this county, and he is always greeted with warm enthusiasm.
 He opened his remarks with the state ment that he is now satisfed-as the representative in the largest legisa tive body of the best people in the world. He expressed his sincere ap- precation of the support that had been given him in his political career bS the people of Cullman county. He ex- pressed his appreciation of the educa- tional wor kof Commissioner Wilken- son and admonished the people to listen well to the advice that he and his party of experts will give
 He complimented the thrift and pro- gressiveness of the farmers of this sec tion and especially the German farm CT who has brought advanced methods in the culture of the fields and gar dens.
 Better Farm Conditions.
 The senator expressed confidence that the day has arrived when life on the farm will be surrounded with more of those conveniences and means of pros perity that make life worth living He spoke of the improved school condi- tions that have been promised the peo- pie of Alabama, the improvement of the public roads and the better condi- tions that will naturally follow such educational work as is being offered by commessioner Wilkerson.
 During the hour that Senator John- ston spoke he referred to the folly of the United States trying to hold the Philippine island at an annual cost of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
STATE AND FEDERAL LAW
 SHOULD NOT CONFLICT
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 months. cannot with truth say that they have been inactive during this period Nor can he say that the federal gov ernment has been more active or more drastic in It's action than have the states. But 1t can be said, and therefore it should be said, that the federal govern ment began the crusade. Therein was to be found, it seems to me, the sole basis for the assumption that the federal gov ernment had 1t possessed the power, would have done better than tn states. The assumption considered in the light of the circumstances preceding and pos sibly inducing it, presents but a feeble argument in favor of taking away any authority now enjoyed by the states in order to confer 1t upon the national gov ernment. And yet many honest, patriotic men who think otherwise, men who be- lieve that it were better that the states were shorn of much of their power, see ing the neglect of oiciais or citizens, or both, In the state or states to which they owe allegiance, would abandon all attempts to right the wrongs. surrender Jurisdiction and pass the responslbi- ity.
 There was ardent support for strong centralized government prior to the adop- ton of our present system Tn the begin ming, the advocates of this idea could see only failure in the plan adopted. All most a century and a quarter of actual experience has shown that they were mis- taken-so mistaken that nearly century later, after studying the federal consti- tution in the light not only of the ci- cumstances surrounding it's drafting, but also of its practical working, Gladstone characterized it as ''The most wonderful work struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." When these words were written probably few of our people would have disagreed with him.
 Abuses of Power.
 But finding now many abuses under the present distribution of powers. some turn to their redistribution as furnish ing what seems to them the only hope of relief. They urge that the powers conferred may have been tudiciously distributed when the federal constitu- tion was created, but that the country has so expanded and conditions have become so changed as to present a sit uation so widely different as to re- quire changed treatment.
 So far as this argument implies that the constitution should be so amended a sto confer further powers upon the national government, it is not my pur- pose to consider it. The constitution has proved the wisdom of the men who perfected it. No one provision better viding for the method of amendment, under which fifteen articles have to this time been added. In the course of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Hauan's Magnolia Balm,

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27

Rev l.. C. Branscomb preached to the combined congregations of the city at the Methodist church al noon, on the last para graph of the Lords prayer, ''Th inc is the Kingdom" The other ministers of the city are spending their vacation away from home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27

Washington Lodge No. was the first Pythian lodge When it was organized the order had degrees and it's officers were venerable patriarch worthy chancellor" 'vice chancellor" scribe" s'banker," guide and .'inner' and "out- CT steward Subsequent legislation changed the degrees to ranks" and the titles of officers were made more chiva,- ric as well as more distinctive The grand lodge of the District of Columbia was formed in April. 1864, and J. K. T. Plant was made grand chancellor The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27

A welcome rain on yesterday broke a drouth of one months duration. The gardens had practically parched and the cotton in portions of the country. especially on the uplands had suffered no little, producing blooms but failing to fruit. There is a fos this morning and the mercury is at 70 for the first time since June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
Amendments to Constitution.


 Rnt to avoid even the possibility of contrary claim, the constitution was at once amended by the addition of ten ar tieles-every one of which operated as restrain upon the national government The last one not only disclosing the intent with which the constitution was framed, but establishing beyond even the possibility of cavil, that the national gov ernment Is limitetd to the powers speci- fled In the constitution creating It, reads: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively or to the peo- pie" Other powers have since been granted and in the future still others may be given, but the constitution as 1t now stands forbids the exercise of any powers other than those granted by It. It leaves no room for finding in the language of the constitution claim that there are certain unmentioned and in herent powers which the federal govern ment may exercise.
 The recent claims for federal interVen- ton In directions heretofore unheard of are based upon the commerce and post road provisions of the constitution. As to the first the constitution says the cong ress shall have power ito regulate com meree with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes" 1t is within the spirit and pur- pose of that provision, that congress may control the manufactures and all other productive interests of the states, wheth CT controlled by individuals, or corpor- ations. the creations of the states The answer of even casual student of the constitution and conditions surrounding it's making, must be In the negative. Nor is authority lacking to support the proposition that production is not com merce (Nidd V. Pearson, 12S l.. &, n. And 1t is authority to regulate interestate commerce, not production within state. that the constitution confers upon cong ress. An attempt, therefore, to deny to the harmless and useful products of a state entry into interstate commerce would violate the letter and spirit of the constitution. Such a proposition. I be- leve would not survive the test of con stitutlonalty in the supreme court. But the result of even an attempt on the part of congress to seize the power of the states and deprive them of so large a measure of control would be most unfortunate.
 North Carolina Example.
 It is not my purpose to discuss the merits of the various claims for an h. crease of the federal power at the sx- pense of the states. In the end such of them as are favorably acted upon ny Congress will have to pass the test If consttutionality before that greatest of all courts. the supreme court of the Un!- ted states and such statutes will stand or fall as they show, or fail to show, fidel- ity to the spirit and purpose of the con stituton.
 The attempts, however. on the part of the federal government to despoil the states of the powers and functions be- longing to them will not tend to smooth ness in the working of our dual scneme of government. Already 1t has had its
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15

Stops earache IN two mln ,s !.
toothache or pain Of burn or sos so.,s
ave minutes; hoarseness, one .s..t
muscleache. two hours; sore u,
twelve hours-Dr. Thomas
OIL, monarch over pain.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15

Hundreds of Indians were in RI.
city today to take in the circus ant
were noticeable feature of the CO,
casion. The high colorings of thei'
blankets and handkerchiefs fitted intC
the barbaric splendor of the circu.
paraphernalia.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15

sioner and the sixth the commission
err Of finance and revenue. Because
they are not elected by wards. 1t is
possible to pick the best material :or
each place.
Franchises may be granted, limited
to life Of Is years, after which they
r4ay be acquired by the city at fair
valuation for the tangible property, no
allowance whatever to be made for
any value derived through the fran
chise. Public service corporations
are forbidden TO in any way con-
tribute to campaign funds, and 2S
per cent Of the voters patitioning at
any time. may demand a recall Of any
official not performing his duties sat
isfactorily to the people.
While It is an innovation, Lewis
toms new charter provides for the
running Of a city on such practical
lines that its operation win be watch
ed with the greatest interest all over
the United States-SeattIs Times.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15

Detroit; DR.. n. v. Rigga Grang.vlllc
f. J. Boiler, clifford.
Grand.
Jerome walker, Kamiah; Gus Bow
man, Moscow: C. n. Harding, Guild. :
sac; N. T. Wright and wife. Culdesac
Mr.. Belts. Mohler; Elmer Mosur, Ana
tone; George zimmerman, Anatcre;
Amos Vance, no; j. A. Murphy, Ilo:
Martin Menli, Uniontown; Milton
Mcnli, Uniontown; N. L. Sherry
Croige; Mrs. Polk. Troy; Mary Har-
man. Sites.
De France
Mrs. w. n. weatherston, Culdese G;
]. M. Kenzi. L. E. Tabvr. Nettie CLARK
Doleas Taber, Jessie Young. Antcr
Gaertner, Culdesac; w. Fl. Bogger
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Bogger, j. A
BEDFORD, @. Kirk, Walter Hunt. w
M. Maynard. clifford; J. Fl. Park :
Ahsohka: Ray wilson, Ffazer; J. w
Ofield. r. f. Rodanslxy, Anthem,
M,,ta, Portland; Frank Rosico. Ed
M. Keanland and family. Genesee; W,
G. Crop, Fraser; Harry White. o o
fino; James Weeks. Gilbert; M. I'll
Bra y, Lenore; Albert McCallum. L.
more; Jesse McCallum, Lenore; Bum
ma Miller, Nina Miller, Tony Ockei /,
E6 Humphrey, w. w. Gilbert, Leno =
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15
WEDNESDAY, MAY IS.
Entered at the Lewiston PostofI1ce
as second class matter.
THE LUMBER SUPPLY.

The United States inspector of for
-ests, r.. S. Kellogg. has recently made
q report which indicates the rapidity
ply is being exhausted. He shows
that the country consumes, eve-y
year, between three and four timas
more wood than its forests grow in
that time. Although the total supply
Is still large. certain kinds Of timber
are rapidly decreasing. and some sac
tions of the country are on the de-
cline in their timber producing power.
One great trouble Is that the lum-
Der consumption, which has increased
more rapidly than the population. has
not been followed by the proper sys-
tenn of demonstration. We are with
out any systematic and effective
method for this work, and in the alb
sence Of a law that can force land
owners to plant trees to take the
places of the ones removed there l.;
not even sufficient degree OF public
sentiment to prompt such work. To
this end there is no resource, says Nj.
kellogg, put TO educate the people into
the necessity of providing for the flu
sture.
It is possible that the day of ce-
ment," which seems to be dawning,
may help to solve this problem. aud
that the increasing use Of fire.
proof materials in building may check
the consumption of lumber TO a con-
siderable degree. But 1t is improbable
that such an increase In the use of
noncombutibles will ever he great
enough to destroy the demand for a
single stick Of timber produced in this
country. The dawn Of the "day oc
cement does not obviate the necessi-
~ for constant activity in reforestra-
tion and for the exercise Of the great
-est care in handling the ,country's
aumber supply,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15
THINK 1T OVER.

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The modernized version Is get as
busy as a baseball fan.
Strange that after painting the town
red one should have dark brown
taste the morning after. Maybe Ito
astigmatism of the imagination.
The busybody never has to taAe
anything for his circulation.
Same old circus. same old clown.
Same old guys a-standing round.
Same old concert, same old gags,
Same swell parties, same glad rage,
Same old symptoms. ain't IL queer.
Same old circus every year.
The pure food inspector has left the
town, and the compound tina. makes
good circus lemonade Is stu a mys-
terry.
With Mr.. Heney camping on his
trail. Ruef did the wise thing. Bins4e
Hermann ct al. win probably take to
the woods.
There seem to be two niggers IN
the woodpile- John Doe and Richard
Roe.
This Is one day that the red man
enjoys helping with the whit; man .
burden.
The best part Of the circus Display
is the free exhibits presented by the
human race.
II you are from Missouri to-day, ynu
can be easily shown.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.


5oiiinGer.
George G.. Martin, Culdesae; H. @.
Dcrr, Port Angeles; A. Wagner, So
attic; Mr.. and Mrs. Ke1lmer, Mr.. ami
Mrs, w. HI. Goodhue. Miss Ic y.r,
New York; Granville James, N.g
York; HI. These. Chicago; Henry
Roettigar, Fountain city; Fred voe-
geli Fountain City: J. J. Merschs. !,
Spokane; F. b. Ashley, New York;
c. e. Bartlett. New York; A. J
Dealy, Portland: NJ. r. Bowam, Neg
perez: Lee Thomas. Fred Hassin ar 1
wife. Fl. N. Beerkman and wife, Alice
e. Drake Pullman; C. d. Stafford, f..
T. Kennedy Portland; H. z. diffon,
Seattle; @. H. Thomles, Seattle; c. N.
Mccoy, Seattle; Thomas Harris, 81 -
k5ne: ]. o. Harmon. Culdesac; L. j..
Harris and wife, Peck; r. III. Crcr-
rington, Seattle; B. e. ReII-y, Bisn-
ops; Byron Phelps. Seattle; N. w. Me-
Gee, Pullman: o. B. Chesley, Ches-
ley; P. ]. DeClercq. Spokane: Christ
Carey, San Francisco; r. w. Shar;
Charleston: r. n. Lantry, Spokane; H.
NJ Williams, Sites: Ray Osborn,
Kendricl; J. G. Bullock, orofino; L. ].
Harris and wife. Peck.
Raymond.
Frank Stanton Spokane: Mrs. Por-
ter, H. D. Brew. stiles: S. d. Killner.
Oakland; L. Bates, Spokane; L. s.
Darrah. A. Richards, A. b. Carlyls.
MI. and Mrs Owens, Cu1desac: Mon
roe Roberts, Culdesac; ]. r. Crawford.
Juliaetta; c. ]. ervais. Helena: 4.
Heinder, Spokane; s. NJ Long. NJ v.
Penoyer Saginaw: II. 3. Lawrence,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-15
LEMIsToN,s lNNovArloN.

Lewiston, Idaho. is the first town In
the West to take up what has become
known as the Galveston plan Of ci.y
government. Following the great huv.
ricane and tital wave, which almost
destroyed Galveston in 1900. the peg
pie went before. the legislature and
had the city charter abolished and q
new form Of government substituted
consisting of flve men. each Of whom
besides performing duty as council
men, fiji certain executive offices nj
the city. Really the May should ~
known as the Memphis plan. as 1t was
first adopted in Memphis, Tenn. in
1875 following the cholera epide'aic
of the year before. Memphis was la,
bankrupt, and in order to escape debts
which the city was utterly unable %
pay the people had the old city wtp a
out by Legislative enactment and the
district OF Memphis created. which
was governed by four men.
Galveston improved upon the Mem
phis plan and formed new city CIV
eminent along the line of officers and
directors Of a private corporation. IRE
head of the directors fills the duties of
mayor and the other members of the
commission filled the positions ,f
treasurer, comptroller. city engine. r
and street and sewer superintendent
These Ave appoint a police magistrate,
city attorney. chief Of police and
other city officials. Recently the legIs-
iature of iowa passed a law allowing
cities in Iowa which desired to do SO
to change their form OF government
TO conform to the Galveston plan.
Lewiston, Idaho. has grown very
rapidly in the last six years, and -
now a city of about 10000 Inhabitants.
Recently a new charter was adopt.d
which went into effect yesterday. This
new charter completely changes the
old recognized form OF city govern
Rnent. It places the government OF the
city directly in the hands OF the pee
Eie. 1t provides for the initiative and
weferendum. the recall, and gives the
city the right to. own and construct
public utilities Of all sorts and en-
powers the city authorities to fix and
regnlate the price for gas. light, pow
ser and street car fares.
There are six councilmen, who, with
Fkhe mayor. exercise all legislative
functions and each of wnom nils some
one of the executive offices of the city.
An are elected at large. thus doing
away with the ward councilman. One
councilman Is a police commissioners,
his pay being for his double duties
OF legislator FOR the city and tue
head OF the police department. In tbe
same way another councilman Will be
s1ne commissioner, the third will be
street commissioner. the fourth com
missioner Of public works, the firth
she water works and sewer commits