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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
An odd Ad.

Nothing succeeds like perseverance" said Mark Twain, at a dinner. When the luck seems most against us. then we should work and hope hardest of all In moments of discouragement let us remember my old friend. Henry Plumley of Virginia City.
 Henry Plumley ran a collar factory. Times were reputed to be hard with him. When his factory. which was very heavily insured. burnt down, there was every indication that he had set the place on fire himself in order to get the insurance money. Virginia City was the soul of honor in those days. Shocked beyond words. 1t rose en masse. seized Henry Plumley. put a halter round his neck. and 1ynched him.
 But he did not die. The sheriff ar rived and cut him down In time. He was tried and found guilty. and he served term in Jail.
 "On his release you wouldn't have thought that he'd return to Virginnia City again. eh? He did. though. He cam eback. reopened his collar factory, and prospered.
 what gave him his start was tho odd advertisement with which he an nounced his return to business among us. Preceded by a brass band, Henry, in a great gilt chariot. burst upon our streets. He sat on a kind of golden throne, and he held on a crimson cush- ion in his lap an old collar Above the collar on a crimson banner waved this inscription in huge letters of gold:
 ""rhis is the collar we wore when we were lynched. It saved our life. Be wise in time and use no other. At all retailers, 10 cents apiece, for a quar- ter'"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

Good morning; is the editor in?"
 No: I think he's out--a few million he tried to start 8 Southern maga- zine&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
Too III To Be Nursed.

'srhe late Bishop Fitzgerald" said a St Louis man, "once presided at this season of the year at the graduation exercises of a class of nurses. He told the young women a story that pleased them nightly.
 He said that during our war with Spain a certain hospital had corpc of nurses of exceptional beauty-just such a corps. In fact, $ the young ladies ranged before him would have made.
 "But 1t was whispered that these fair nurses were inclined little to frivolity. inclined a little to f1irt with the ailing young soldiers in their charge.
 ''Now. when a soldier felt that he was on the mend. a irritation with pretty nurse was delightful, but when his wounds were troublesome. then gallantry was a thing that he was hardly up to.
 And indeed 1t was said that sometimes a pretty nurse in this hos pital would come to a favorite soldier and find him lying with closed eyes as if asleep. on his cot, and this note pinned on the counterpane:
 "'Too i'll to be nursed today.-Jno Smith
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

l,r,oro is a nonular belief that Knox ; ..corroration lawyer" l do not sup nose he would be any the worse If u were true We have estaollsheu standard of patriotism and of morals III this country that reads out of respest-
 ohio nolitical society any lawyer who over held a brief in court or Justlee ,,i+b a corporation for client. cor rora+ions are artificial persons created by the law. They have rights IS to as well as duties. and one Of thelr Il6Hts
 an,rlov legal counsel. An honest cor noration lawyer is a pubic peheldctoi
 if he had capacity to see the law aS if is and the co rage to eHpouIIu u
 be sees it. Cheap, low, and disgust io, dop,aeopv has created a popular nreiudice against corporation lawyers and there is no easier way to Kill or an aspirfng politician than to 'alI him a corporation lawyer. Uhlortuh"te- I,. sorna rornoratfon lawyers have pros
 tituted their learning and thelr shIIl TO enable dishonest corporations 'o evade the law. to shirk thelr duuoS, and to oppress the Punl!c, put It . ,r9 foolish to judge all corporation lawyers tLa oord1ct these rascais as lt would be to condemn all ministers of inc C;ospel for the conduct of the wolves in sheop's clothes who get into the church. .i..
 But Mir Knox is not a corporation lawver. though no doubt he IS profound i,. learned in corporation law, as is avery other successful lawyer of this era The truth is that MT. Knox made bts way in the profession and gained his renutation at the bar through his ! learning and skill in the conduct of l cases for individuals against corpor- ations. The corporations of Pcnnsyl- ,,ari, had Watson, of PittShurg. and ! Iohnson. of Philadelphia, on their staff, 1 and they didn't need Knox. and it was l against these Knox contended. fra
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

Keep an eye on Knox and keep an eye on Pennsylvania. If Robert w.. Mackey and William H. Kemble were but alive to take charge of the Knox forces there is nothing that there is doubt about, more likely than that Philander c. Knox would be the Repub- lican nominee for President of the United States in 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
The Niprard's Why,

A Philadelphian said of Miss Anna T. Jeanes, who has given $1,0O0,0O0 for negro education in the South:
 Miss Jeanes is a splendid philan- thropist. To a good cause she is gen erosity itself. GiN Ing promptly and freely. she has no sympathy with nig- gards. I once heard her tell story about a niggardly rich man of her childhood.
 This man visited a scnool and made an address. At the end he called a little boy up to him and said:
 " My lad have you purse
 '' No sir
 " I'm sorry said the rich man. If you had had a purse, I should have given you a dime to put in it.
 This man scheduled to speak again at the school the next month, and when he came the boys were prepared for him. An empty purce lay hid in every pair of trousers.
 And sure enough, at the end of his speech. the man called another boy and said:
 " Have you purse. son?
 " Yes sir was the eager answer.
 " I am glad of it, said the other. If you hadn't, I should nave given you dime to buy one with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
If One Only Could.

A group of New York brokers were talking about John W. Gates's rooms in the new Plaza Hotel. rooms for which he pays s46, ,000 a year.
 Well said an ederly bachelor. 'if Mir Gates's business had all been con ducted with women, as so much Of mine is he wouldn't be living in such rooms as those.
 MT. Gates was discussing women's ideas about business the other night. He said a woman whom he knew once mailed her broker this note:
 "'Please buy for my account 1000 shares of P. D. Q. at 75. Sell at 100 and be sure to send me the profits by noon tomorrow, as I am going out of town"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
Too Much of a Good ThIng.

The late Ian Maclaren, on one of his visits to Philadelphia, told at a dinner at the Bellevre-S -Stratford a salmon story.
 Just as." he said. 'in the South, it was illegal once to feed saves on can vasback duck and terrapIn more than a certain number of days in the week just as duck and terrapin were plen- tiful to the point of disguest once with you, with us, in certain parts of Scotland, salmon is so plentiful that every one gets sick of it.
 On a walking tour In search of local color and new diaIects, my Scot tish landlords gave me salmon. sal mon, salmon. for breakfast. lunch and dinner, till my gorge rose within me.
 T remember coming down one morn ing in the Highlands, and seeing on the table only a huge salmon and a pot of mustard.
 7" Is there nothing e;se for break last? I asked my host
 ' Nothing else?' cried he Why there's salmon enough TOT a dozen
 ' know said I; but I don't like salmon
 We'll then.' said he. pitch into the mustard
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16
cause the Republicans got their Pres

The bill passed. Every Republican voted for it but Foraker, and every Democrat but Morgan and Pettus. The octopus chase was concluded. Sena- tor Aldrich went to Europe, the Presi- dent to Oyster Bay. Mir Bryan came home. suggested governmental owner ship, and the country responded with a Republican majority in Congress But that is history.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

Bishop Frederick Burgess of Long Island was praising the beneficient work of those associations that-send the pale little children of the slums to the country every summer for a week or so.
 Quaint indeed are the comments on the country which. at their first glimpse. of it. said Bishop Burgess, those children make.
 One child, found gazing with pas sionate interest at a lot of hens, was asked if he had ever seen chickens before.
 "Oh. yes, I've seen 'em before,' he answered. but only after they wuz peeled
 There was another little chap" con tinued Bishop Burgess. who refused to be a country weeker He would stay in the city. No country for him.
 But why?' they asked him.
 Because they have thrashin' ma cAines out there, said he. and it's bad enough here. when it's done by hand
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
INDIANA STATE
FAIR OPENS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 9.-The
Indiana state fair opened today with
an exceptionally large crowd for the
first day. The event of the day was
the dedication OF the new live stock
pavilion, erected at a cost of 500, 900
and said to be the finest structure of
its kind in America.
The exhibits in all departments this
year are of the finest Horses and
live stock are we'll represented, while
the corn show affords striking evidence
of what Indiana raises in this line.
Manufactures and machinery also are
much in evidence, while the entertain
ment features are up to the usual high
standard.
The speed program ecripses any pro-
gram arranged for the state fair in
previous years. There are more races,
with better purses, than there have
been in some time, and the arrange
ment of the program is excellent
There are 19 races in al1 carrying a
purse value of $4,000. The races be-
gan today and will continue through
Friday, giving an average of four
events day, until the last day, when
three races will form the card
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
Wisconsin State Eair.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept 9.--The
annual Wisconsin state fair opened to-
day with all signs pointing to an ex-
hibition better than any OF its pre-
decessors. Five handsome new build
ings are in use for the first time ana
and many other notable improves
mants have been made in the grounds
and conveniences since last year.
The entries of live stock of all kinds
and of race horses are large, while
the agricultural, horticultural, manu-
featuring, dairy and other exhibits are
pronounced better than those of any
other year. The management conf
IDENTIFY expects the attendance during
the week to establish new record for
high figures.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
TAX LEVY is
MADE FOWER
Commissioners Fix Rate
at 2.35 Per 100 for
the Levy

The county commissioners met this
morning and fixed the tax levy for Neg
Perce county without Lewiston inde-
pend snt school district at $235 upon
the 500, which is a reduction of 2
cents from last year.
The levy for the Lewiston indepen-
dent school district is $1.7O, as against
$1.67 last year.
The money to be received from the
entire taxation is much in excess of
the revenues of last year, which will
give all departments from $1,000 to
$4,000 more money. The county
schools will receive approximately
$4,000, which is an increase of about
$4,000 over last year and the road
fund has been increased by about So
900.
The increase in revenue with a de-
crease in the tax levy is due to in
crease in valuations and a more COM
plete assessment.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
SAN GABRIEL
is WRECKED

San FRANCISCO, Sept. 9.--The
San Gabriel, which sailed from San
Pedro day before yesterday for Ump-
qua, in ballast, ran ashore one mile
north of Point Reyes this morning in
a fog and is believed to be a total
loss. She carries a crew Of Is men.
The San Gabriel was commanded by
Captain Green, who preceded Captain
Doran of the Inflated Columbia
Word has been received by the
weather bureau that steam schooner
is standing by the San Gabriel A tug
has left here for the scene. The life
saving crew from Point Reyes has
reached the San Gabriel and it is stat
ed there is no loss of life.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
CONFESSION
OF CONSPIRACY

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 9.-It has de-
veloped that William Sweet, one of
the men indicted along with Senator
Borah, former Attorney General Frank
Martin and others, has turned states
evidence on a promise of immunity,
and it is on his testimony that the
government relies largely in the tim
Der land fraud cases.
Friends of Borah claim Sweets con-
fession is untrue and was secured only
through a promise of immunity and
threats.
There will be no delay in bringing
the Borah case to trial and witnesses
are being subpoenaed for September
%, the date agreed upon.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
Spanish War Veterans.

sANDUSKY, o.. Sept. s.-With
huttering flags and martial music,
Sandusky today extended a cordial
welcome to the delegates and visitors
TO the fourth annual national reunion
OF the United Spanish War Veterans
and the womens auxiliary of that or
ganization. The convention will be in
session three days at Cedar Point, with
headquarters at the Breakers" Each
arriving train this morning brought
its quota of visitors, and it was early
seen that the number in attendance
would be unusually large.
The opening day was given over to
the reception of the visitors and the
transaction of a quantity of routine
business. The contest for a successor
to commander-in-chief Hamilton Of
Buffalo becomes warmer as the time
for the election OF oficers draws near
er. Sentiment seems about equally
divided between General Charles King
OF MilwaOkee ana Captain Richmond
Pearson Hobson OF Alabama. with one
or st#o others mentioned as possiBIe'
eoniprumise scandidates.y
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
STATE NORMAL
OPENS TOMORROW

The first semester of the Lewiston
State Normal will open tomorrow,
when the registration will be for the
academic departments only. Students
who wish to enter the training school
will not be registered until Thursday
morning.
Returning students and teachers
have been fiocking to the city for sew
eral days and many are expected on
the trains this afternoon. All mem
bers of the faculty have reported, ex-
cept Miss Margaret Deems, the new
physical training teacher, who is ex-
pected to arrive this afternoon.
students are coming from all over
the state and from eastern Washing
ton The outlook is the best ever had
for the school," said President Black
this morning. President Black has lust
returned from the Institutes in Can
yon and Washington counties and
finds clearly defined sentiment in ia
vor of normal schools and a recogni-
ton that the Lewiston Normal was
doing first class work in its field.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
Bakers Week in CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Sept. 9-This is bakers
week in Chicago. there being nearly
1000 members of the National Asso-
citation of Master Bakers in the city to
attend the annual convention and cele-
brate the tenth anniversary of their
organization. Headquarters were
opened at the Palmer House this
morning and tonight there will be a
reception in hnnor of the visitors The
business OF the convention will begin
tomorrow and continue until the end
of the week. Governor Deneen will be
tion and julius Fleischmann, former
mayor of Cincinnati, will be the orator
at the anniversary banquet to be CIV
en- Wednesday night at the Auditorium
hotel
One of the most important features
of the convention will be the report of
the committee named to formulate
various food standards in the baking
business. This report will be submit
ted by Chairman Simon Hubig of Gin
cinnati. The report fixes the standard
OF the various grades of flour, and the
milk. yeast, sugar and other ingred-
tents used by American bakers in
bread and pastry. 1t has been drawn
up in order to comply fully with the
requirements of the federal and state
pure food laws, and is expected to do
much toward improving conditions,
especially in preventing bakers from
being deceived In the standard of the
iours they purchase
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
BRYAN WILL
ASSIST JOHNSON

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Sept. s.-Ths
contest between Mayor Tom L. John
son and Congressman Theodore Bur
ton for mayor of Cleveland promises
to be the most exciting political event
in the history of this city.
The endorsement of Mr.. Burton's
candidacy by Theodore Roosevelt, it Is
said, may be the foundation of a
speech here by the president in the
latter part of the campaign.
The democratic executive COMMITTEES
has called the city convsntion at which
Mayor Johnson and the ticket with him
is to be named. for September l9.
Mayor Johnson has declined to dis
euss the situation since the announce
ment of Burton as a candidate but it
is said that he has assurances that
William ]. Bryan and other leading
democrats from various parts of the
country win be here to make speeches
in his behalf.
Involved in Mr.. Burton's candidacy.
It is said. Is the strengthening OF the
Taft organizations III this state ana Mr..
Burton's subsequent candidacy for the
United States senate. s
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
JAP PANESE MOB
U. S. MARINES

NEW YORK, Sept "A Toxic dis
patch to the Herald reports that while
the cruiser Chattanooga was at Hako-
GATE recently four men narrowly es-
capped injury at the hands of mob.
Two men had to swim for-e the cruiser.
while two were rescued by the police
one sailor made an unprovoked at
lacked upon a Japanese store keeper
ana the japanese has been exonerated.
Tax Levy Fixed Tonight.
The city council will meet tonight at
which the tax levy foF this year will
be determined.
me levy last year amounted to II
mills and while the amount has not
neen determined definitely at this time
II Is assured the levy will be less than
last year.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
Illinois Mayors in Session.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-The
annual meeting of the State Mayors
association began here today with an
attendance of the executives of many
of the leading cities of Illinois
The association will be in session
three days, during which time city
parks, lighting, street Improvements,
municipal accounting and a number
of other subjects relating to the bet
terment of municipal conditions and
the management of city affairs viii he
discussed.
Governor Deneen has been invited
to address the mayors on the subject
Of deep waterways.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
Tobacco Trade Convention.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.--In conjunc-
tion with the tobacco trade exhibition
in progress in Madison Square Garden
two days convention was begun
today by the Independent manufac-
turers and dealers of the, country.
The independents purpose to form
permanent cooperation organization
with view to doing away with many
OF the evils existing at the present
time in all branches of the tobacco
trade.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
GIVE SPLENDID SHOW.
Gentry Bros. Famous Trained Anima
Exhibition Makes a Fine Impression.

Gentry Bros, long haralded as The
cleanest and best exhibition Of its kind,
arrived early Sunday morning and aft
er erecting their pony tent, the grJnms
began preparing the hundreds of beau
tiful ponies, dogs, monkeys, elephants,
etc, for their Sunday bath-soap, wa
ter and scrub brushes were freely use1
and by noon the scores of handsome
animals shone like wax.
Sunday, usually a day of rest With
most people, is always bu,y one with
the Gentrys, for every Sunday sftcr-
noon is given over to their animal re-
ception" for the children, and yester-
day thousands of Interested spectators.
both young and old, visited and petted
the receiving committees" to their
hearts content. Courteous attendants
gave the public a free rur. # everv-
thing and altogether IT was a very en-
joyable occasion. As adversis,d the
five wonderful elephants were march
ed the river for swim-f ,ll3wed by
hundreds Of the curious to ste rhe .nr.
spectacle of elephants bathing. Ordi-
narily the big beasts enjoy Their swim
more than anything else, bur owing 10
the coldness of the water, they did not
remain in very long.
This morning the prettiest larade
ever seen in Lewiston delighted thou
sands. The scores of beautiful. we,i-
kept ponies, beribbon ID and Intelligent
dogs, handsome wagons, uniforms
trappings, ETC., supplemented by two
excellent bands and Tire unusually weu
played callio2%, mace Up an unusually
interesting spectacle Mrs. ,Ieaeral
Tom Thumb" (now Countess MagrD
famous little coach that Barnum built
for her in 1873. was occupied by i;aron
Magri and attracted much attention.
as did the jaunty and dimuutiye
Count driving a handsome pair II
white ponies hitehed to a smar tran.
Altogether Gentry Bros. have the
incest appearing. courteous people. and
the finest outfit clear .hrongh. OF sn~
similar tented aggregation we have
seen. There is an absence OF many
features that unfortunately crop into
travelling tent shows. A large AMI le-
ilghted audience enjoyed the after
noon performance and judging BY re-
ports OF this and the general impress
SION ftTds safe TO predict large audi-1
ence again at o'clock tonight.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-09
FIFTY STORES
WERE SMASHED
Extent of RiOting OF Van
cOuyer Made Known
to Consul

MONTREAL, Sept. 9.-The follow
ing telegram, received by Consul Gen.
eral Nosse at Ottawa from Ishi, di-
rector of the commerce and trade de-
partment of foreign affairs of Japan,
who is at present in British Columbia
studying the anti japanese movement
in that province, says:
Vancouver, B. c., Sept. Sth. Hav-
ing arrived at Vancouver at / D. M,
September Z, found that during the
early part of the evening there was
held a demonstration on anti-Japanese
and Chinese leaders and there was out
a mob of so or so, who marched into
a section where stores were kept by
Japanese and Chinese are and threw
stones, breaking many windows.
The dispatch goes on to tell of the
increasing proportion of the mob and
the attacks on stores and Japanese
subjects. Only one Japanese was in
jured, according to Ishi.
later dispatch from Consul Mo-
rikwaka says that a fourth attack
was made at midnight by rowdies on
the Japanese quarters Saturday night,
but that the activity of the police and
the Japanese themselves served to dis
perse the crowds until at 8 o'clock
tranquility prevailed.
The damage done to Japanese stores
was as follows: General stores, 13;
hotels, candy and confectionery, s:
bathhouses, 2; barber shops, 5; shoe
makers, 2; banking Office, 1; newspa-
per office, 1; employment offices. 4:
restaurant, 1; rice MILL /; hatter's
shop, l. tailors, 2; matchmaker, /; Of
these so stores all had windows and
doors smashed. Two Japs were
wounded.
Consul General Nosse will LAY all The
facts before Sir Alfred Laurier, pre-
mier of Canada