The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
.Side.oalk Penciiings
Trouhles of TeIe phone Girls.

Troubles of Telephone Girls.
 As a business man on Dexter Ave a short talk over the telephone yester- day, he remarked:
 4 just had some trouble getting the sumber l wanted, and l came near opinion to the telephone exchange ope- rator which might have caused the wires to sizzle. I took ,s...9 ,Ss second 3ns
 "f used to go straight up in the air when l was unable to get quick connection and raised all sorts or uind sum5 of insanity. These girls in the teie- phone exchange have their troubles just as well as we, and It Is wonder that they are able to maintain an even poise of temper when they have so many nervous men and excitable wo- men calling and kicking day in and
 II am satisfied the girls do the best they can and the only wonder to me is that they don't break down with the nervous strain under which they are the talk they have to hear. in addition to the numberless kicks Just imagine having to break in on conversations all mush-talk to Mamie. and. Flossie is telling Harold her plans for the sum- mer. It would drive any ordinary man
 "These exchange girls, by nature of their positions, come into possession of secrets, also. that might cause dis ruption in many families, but l have never heard of one Of them discussing these affairs out of office. ..
 some. time ago I thought this. all over and since then I am inclined to benefit of the doubt when they say busy and to patiently wait, no mat ter how busy I may be myself"
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 q would like to call the attention of citizens again to the importance of watering the shade trees in front of their property" said a city official yes terday. Fifteen hundred young. trees were set out by the city landscape ferent sections of the city, and they should be properly cared for to insure their growth.
 "The city has done all it could pos well. if the property owners of occu- pants of the property will nelp the city little bit by watering these trees. Of course. the citizens are not compelled to water the trees, but 1t seems to me it Is to their interest to do so. because the premises are not only beauttf1ed by the foliage, but I regard property with plenty of trees as much more valuable than barren piece of real es- tate; . . - ,o. ,...,
 
 alive and, unless they do furnish the water for their nurture and growth, the plants will be bound to die, and all of the work me city has done and the expense that has been gone to will be for nothing.
 Montgomery, the city beautiful, should ever be the motto of patriotic citizens"
 Should Save the Flowers.
 Officials at the Capitol-and it may be prefaced that every Twin -stivin' one of them. to employ the phrase effemin- ate. takes a lively interest-have been as angered as habitues of the stately atmosphere of the Capitol can permit guage rather frank than polite of the vandalism which has been practced upon the flowers in the Capitol grounds
 It was with delight that the Capitol family hailed the efforts of Hon. J. A. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Agricul- ture, and Industries; and a landscape purpose, to beautify the environment of the great building that all Alabama Is proud of. said a Capitol man yesterday, until some marauder invaded the sacred pre- sincts. He plucked blossoms and even e3hgmed bs t which he are, of course, unable to cope with every invasion of this kind. because their work lies in. rather than out of, the Capitol. But they are keeping a mighty close watch and the city's po- licemen are helping, and if weScatch an offender. you may be sure that we shall subscribe t9 a fund 9 to prosecute"
 Song Service to same Church.
 Recalling the notice from Hunts vile of the death of the venerable ant ! said an Episcopal layman yesterday | 'it is well to correct one or two re marks made by your Huntsville cor respondent.
 Rev. Richard H. Cobbs Bishop of Ala bama. Of course he should have sait Bishop Nicholas Hamner Cobbs, tn also that Dr. Banister began his min isterial career in Alabama. at Green vile. He should have said Greensbo TO, From that place Dr. Baniste went to Huntsville fortyseven year ago and remained with the Church O | the Advent until his death.
 soon after pr, Banister went t l ed to Greensboro, where he has serve as Rector of St Pauls church owe l forty-five years.
 1 Weather Bureau Building. | Lets give our Montgomery peopl credit that is due them" said a citi zen yesterday. q noticed in one O l your telegrams from Birmingham tha ! it was stated that the contract for tn | United States Weather Bureau Build | ing at Anniston had been awarded t | Anderson and Blau. of Birmingham This contract was secured by MT. Al gernon Blair of this city.
 "This weather bureau building a Anniston is to be quite a pretentlou 1 affair Montgomery ought to hay one The importance of the work her justifles it."
 MT Paul H. Rutiedge, who has bee