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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
Young Men
 With Trades
Are Wanted For The United
 States Navy.

The Navy wants a large number of recruits to man its vessels. Did you know that a battleship like the LOUIS LANA, which recently carried President Roosevelt and his party to the Isthmus and to Porto Rico, has crew of near ly 800 men, and that almost every craft and trade is represented in her com plement? That she has 30 expert cleo tricians alone? That she ha sa number of enlisted men who draw $50 month practically clear of living expenses! That every enlisted man of the Navy must have some knowledge of trade or calling?
 These men all came into the Navy at the lower ratings, and advanced step by step, and better opportunities await you today than existed twenty ten, or even five years ago. Only two months ago the President issued an order allowing all enlisted men of the Navy $5 a month, to begin with their second enlistment, and $3 for each sub sequent enlistment, this to be in addi- tion to all pay and extra allowances they were already drawing.
 The Navy has gradually extended its training system, until now schools are maintained for practically every branch of the service. It has for recruits the electrical schools, where men of good education and some knowledge Of electricity can complete their trade and learn wireless telegraphy; the Artificer school where men are trained in the trades comprising the carpenters branch on board ship, shipwrights, car penters, plumbers, blacksmitns, paint CTS, shipfitters and the like; the Yeo- man school, where men are instructed in the duties of the clerical branch of the Navy, stenography, typewriting, penmanship, official correspondence, bookkeeping. keeping stores. etc.; the men are instructed in nursing, materia medica, bandaging, first aid 10 the in- jured, etc.; the Musicians' class where men are taught to play @ band instru- ment; and the large training stations where men and boys are received with out any previous trade and taught the duties of seamanship. Then for the ex- perienced men n-o'-warsmen, there are the Gunnery class and Torpedo school for the Seaman branch, and the ma chinists' school for the engine room force. All these schools fit men for trade, without expense for tools and instruments, and when a man completes a course he Is sent to sea at an ad- vance in rating, with increase in pay. If you are interested in this and wish to learn more of the details, call at the Navy Recruiting Office while in this city.
 The Recruiting Officer will be at
 The POstOhice Building,
 Montgomery, Ala.,
 from
 April s6th
 HO
 ApT1l 70kA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
CIGAR AND TOBACCO MEN.
ow They are Affected by the New
 State License Law.

ow They are Affected by the New
 State License Law.
 Mobile Register.
 A slight Change in the revenue laws of Alabama as regards cigar and to- bacco stands has been causing some concern among the dealers in Mobile for the past few days.
 The new law does not apparently impose greater tax upon these old law. but an important proviso un- der the old law was eliminated in the new. The old law was so worded as to provide that where the cigarette papers are not kept to be sold or oth erwise disposed of." the cigar stand tax was not to be paid. However, the elimination of this quoted clause has laid about two hundred and eighty firms in Mobile liable for the extra tax. The section of the new revenue law covering the matter is as follows:
 bacco in towns or cit' of less than 2O 900 or more, s10; in towns or cities of less than 20,000 inhabitants. $5; provided. that in cities or towns deal CTS who carry an average stock Of less than 500 cigars or less than forty pounds. of tobacco shall pay license of $1."
 As is a we'll known fact, the county license is half the license assessed by the State, and. therefore, for the small cigar and tobacco dealers, the aggre- gate of the State and county license will be $1 50. Under the new law, this tax Is now delinquent, and the State al- lows the probate judge fee of fifty cents for Issuing the notice, the tax commissioner ten per cent. for col- lecting same, and the sheriff sixty five cents for serving the notice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
ROGERs-JENKINs.
Marriage of Popular Young People at
 Tuscaloosa.

MarTla&e or P0PuiaK OunB FeOpiG at
 Tuscaloosa.
 Tuscaloosa April 17.-(Special)- The marriage of MT. Jesse Miller Roy- CTS and Miss Ava Roberta Jenkins occurred at II o'clock tnIs morning at Christ Church.
 Following d long established custom, no cards were sent out, but the church was filled with relatives and friends.
 Promptly at II o'clock while the choir sang a hymn, 70 Perfect Love-" the bride entered the church on the arm of her uncle, Mir. Joseph Willing ham of Atlanta. who gave her away. She was preceded by Miss Pearl Jones of Fort Valley, Ga, maid of honor The bride was met at the altar by the groom and his best man, Mir T. II. Wildman of this city.
 The ceremony was performed in all exceedingly impressive manner by Rev. E. A. Penck, pastor of Christ Church, after which the bridal party retired from the church to the strains of Loh- engrins march, which was played by Mrs. Richard Maxwell.
 The bride wore a brown travelling gown with hat to match and carried a large bouquet of brides roses She Is a very attractive girl and has hosts of friends and admirers. She is ths daughter of Mrs Emma Jenkins and the granddaughter of the late J. H. Tyler, t popular citizen of this com munity for many years The groom has lived In Tuscaloosa several years and has large number of friends MT. and Mrs. Rogers left at 12:12 for New Orleans and Gulfport, whore they will remain several weeks after which they will be at home in Tusca- loosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
SAVED HIS ORCHARD.
Only a Few of Captain Eliiott's Trees
 Killed.

Gadsden, April 17.--(Special.) .)-Capt. J. M. Elliott of the Elliott Fruit Com pany has made a close examination of the large peach orchards of the com pany near this city. and states that very little damage has been done the fruit by the recent frost and freeze.
 Some few trees near the foot of the mountain were damaged. but the trees on the mountain were practically un- hurt. The clear atmosphere on the mountain and the log fires which were kept burning throughout the night. saved the crop. This orchard is the largest in the State. and has borne bearing condition: The fruit Is un. usually fine and brings a fancy price in the Northern markets each season. There are s0,000 trees in bearing con- dition.
 Charles Ewing, owner of a large or chard at Mountainboro. reports the same conditions existing in his or killed at the foot of the mountain, and states that he will have a good crop if nothing unforeseen happens. This orchard contains something over 1b,O 900 bearing trees. All fruit and tender vegetables in the valley sections is re- ported killed.
 Additional reports received from diff state that the destruction of the fruit and vegetable crops is almost com pIete. The corn, oats and wheat crops are also badly injured, but to what ex- tent Is not now known. A great deal of corn had been planted and was up, much of 1t was killed outright and the little that was left is so badly injured CTS and fruit growers are very gloomy over the prospect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
Today M History

17ss--John Young Mason, Virginia statesman and diplomat born. Died October 8. 1859.
 1s15-Beriah Maeoffin. Governor of Kentucky. during the Civil War, born |. Died 1885.
 1s17--George Henry Lewes. philoso- rher. born. Died November 30. 1878.
 1S53 William R. King of Alabama. Vice-President of the United States. died.
 1s7f--O Omar Pasha, Turkish soldier, by birth an Austrian. died.
 1s74Mad Lucas, the Hertfordshire hermit. immortalized by Dickens. found dead
 18ss--Cornelius Req Agnew, eminent medical specialist, died. Born August 8. 1880.
 lS90-- First American Conference closed at Washington.
 1sSs--General Joaquin Crespo. ex- president of Venezuela. killed in bat tie. 4,
 1s99- Resolutions introd Iccd in Massachusetts Legislature revoking the order banishing Roger Williams in 1885.
 1906--Large part of San Francisco destroyed by earthduake and fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
Yours very truly.
 Harry R Howze.

Does an editor and hen have any points of resemblance? If they have. what are they, and what are the points of dissimilarity? Perhaps the reader has never studied 1t out but A Texan editor has and here IS the way he fixes 1t up:
 "A hen sits on her nest and lays eggs. An editor sits on his office chair and lies in his paper. The hen cackIes after she has laid a good fresh egg the editor cackles about what he intends to do but seldom does 1T. Sensible hen The hen scratches for a living; so does the editor. The hen matches chickeus that come 10 some good most editors hatch schemes that never amount to anything. The hen presents her bill when she wants som editor presents his bill and gets il in 4hs neck. The hen has O comb which she doesn't use; the editor may have d comb and he may use f. sometimes: but not always. The hen has wings; 4he editor has none and never will have The hen isn't hiRh flyer: the editor is--sometimes The her broods and raises a large family tnr editor Broods over how be Is going 70 raise The large family he already has. The hen is A rooster when she Sleeps; that's queer: the editor is a queer rooster all the time. The hen often gets cooped the editor gets scooped. foo Sometimes the hen crows; the editor almost all the time; but no one NvAr knoWA EhzN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
WHISKEY STRAIGHT.

Attorney General Bonaparte has taken a little time off from the con- sideration of affairs of world wide and international importance. and has set himself to the task of seeing that his bibulously inclined fellow citizens who take whiskey in their'n shall know what they are getting. Here are some of the orders and regulations promulgated by his department:
 straight whiskey will be labeled as such.
 "A mixture of two or more straight whiskies will be labeled blended whis- ky or whistles.
 "A mixture of straight whiskey and ethyl alcohol provided that there is a sufficlentlmount of straight whisky to make it genuinely mixture will be labeled as compound of or compounded with pure grain distillate.
 limitation whiskey will be labeled as such"
 After this time a man who calls for "whiskey straight" may look at the label on the bottle and know that he is not being bunkoed. hut If he prefers mixed goods he will be ac- commodated perhaps. What we do not understand Is about the strict en- forcement of the regulations. We can understand that the original bottler of whiskey may be detected if he la bels 1t falsely but after the bottle gets to the har-kecper and Is emptied can he not fill it with another grade and issue 1t without detection? Per haps there Is a remedy for that, but we fail to see il. as we fall to see how other infractions of the law may go unpunished.
 But there is another point that may
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18

house, and he and his brother fired on the sheriff. The sheriff had a posse surround the house and staid there all night. Just at daybreak, he sent Char lie Key, a negro. to the house to per- suade the negroes to surrender.
 Instead of surrendering, they fred on Charles Key, dangerously wounding him, after which the sherin set fire to the house.
 The McGruders, forced to come out, surrendered. They were tried and con- yicted and each sentenced to the peni- tentiary for twenty years. There was much feeling against the McGruders. and had Key died, they would have been hung without fail.
 Judge Miller complimented Sheriff Quinn for his forbearance and faithful performance of duty in making this
 John Williams. a nesro. pleaded guilty to grand larceny snd was sem tenced to eighteen months hard labor.
 Daniel Williams, negro, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sem fenced to two years hard labor for tho county.
 The grand jury returned hfty-one true bills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
Stealing of Famous Letters.

New York Mail.
 Letters, stolen or forged. have play ed discreditably large part in recent American political history. Through the theft of the 'Muliigan letters the enemies of Blaine succeeded in defeat for elction in 1884. Through the forg- cry of the "Morey letter" in 1880. in which General Garfield was made to oppose Chinese exclusion. the Demo- crats sought to promote the election of Hancock.
 Through the faked 'Murchison let ter in 1888. in which the British Min ister, Sackvill West. was decoyed into saying that the reelection of Cleve- land would be favorable to British in- terests, the Republicans materially as- sisted the election of Harrison. Through the theft from the mails by a Cuban sympathizer of the letter addressed by the Spanish Minister at Washington, Havana. his ill-timed reference to Me- Kinley as "a cheap politician" was given to the country in 1898. and ag- gravated a situation which made war inevitable. Through the publication of the "Storer letters" in 1906. in an at ness, American diplomacy got black eye abroad Now comes the Hartman. Webster letter, with its painful impli- cations, stolen. as is charged, by an employe and purchased and published d by a newspaper.
 Toward each of these illustrations of treachery and chicanery the attitude of the people has been too complais- ant. Lump them together, however, and their demonstration of American smartness,' and of the extent to which our political decisions have been shaped by forgery, felony, and outrageous breach of confidence, Is as humiliating as 1t Is overwhelming. The first ar rest on record for this species of "en- terprise" comes tardily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1907
A BAD LAW,

The Advertiser publishes the fol- tention of the great army of money borrowers to the exactions levied upon lenders and borrowers by act of the Legislature which re-assembles here in July. If the law is to stand millions of dollars now in use in this State will who have borrowed money from for eign corporations will be made to suf- fer. It is a very serious proposition and che people throughout the State ought to work for repeal of the law. The letter of MT Howze is plain and to the point:
 April IT., 1907.
 On page four of the issue of your paper of Monday. April IS, IS clip. ping from The Age-Herald entitled Keeping 2 a Bad Bad narvest: InarSest. in whtSE tSs Commercial Club of Birmingham rela- tive to its efforts to have modified oI repealed certain laws passed by the sh,l sta. S1 tSH9g 9oron For your paper made the tax appear exactly one-tenth of what 1t really is. and the sentence should have read The laws require a tax of $7o on the first $1,ooO leaned in the State"
 For instance: If a citizen of Mont Eomery desired to borrow $6,000 from a money lending company of New York city, before this company could lawfully make this loan in Alabama ft would have to pay an entrance tax of SIS. which would authorize 1t to lend this money in this state. Tn ad- Aition to this. this company would have to pay an annual tax of $75 to the State of Alabama on this loan anS a tax of $37. 50 to the county in which the property was situated on which the loan was made; all of which means that no foreign company Is going to pay any such tax for the privilege of lending money in Alabama
 And unless these laws are repealed. of course the people Of Alabama, who borrow money from foreign comma nies. would have to pay thls tax, Not oniv will the borrowers in the cities be affected by this legislation, but like wise the farmer. who frequently has to make loans from foreign companies in over to conduct his farming opera tions.
 Yours very truly.
 Harry R Howze.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
MIR. DOUGLASS DEAD.
Lost All Interest in Life After Wife's
 Burial.


 Florence, April 17-<Special )-Wl- and influential family Tn this county, died this morning at his home at Gen. tre Star, aged 70 years.
 Mir. Douglass lost his wife about eight years ago, and since that time he has lost all interest in life. his death being due to this cause rather than to any bodily ill The deceased was man of means and highly respected.
 He is survived by seven sons ana daughters, Mrs. Taylor of Cosper, Tex, Mrs w. L. Ingram of Florence, G. A Douglass of Birmingh and Mrs. An drew Jackson, R. R., w. L. and Miss Gertrude Douglass, all of Centre Star
 Last night at II o'clock the home tirely destroyed by fire. The family was asleep when the fire started. and did not have time to save anything ex- cept q graphaphone.
 The house belonged to w. A. Hyde and was insured for $500 The furni- ture was insured for $2OO. Total loss, S1, 200.
 Cock fighting is in progress at the Tri-Cities Park, and the event has drawn many visitors to this city and Sheffield. This Is the fourth time within the past year that main has been held in this section with con- stantly increasing attendance.
 This Is a splendid opportunity for the sheriffs of Lauderdaie and Colbert Counties to reap big harvest for the counties in fines, and. incidentally, en- force the law, as there Is statute in the code of Alabama against cock fighting, but so far the sport has not been interrupted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
Mad Dogs 7errorize the
 People of Orion Village.

Darby and Mir. Marion Chandler have had to kill several cows
 Many more cows and dogs have been bitten, but have not yet had time to develop the rabisG
 Some are detaining their children from school even though they live in the village Others have their gates fastened and their children inside their yards and homes to prevent them from playing on the streets.
 Strange to say, some are refusing to kill their dogs when they know. or should know, they are anected with rabtes.
 Others have sacrificed some fine dogs because they know they have been bit- ten.
 Reports keep coming in of others child was bitten in the face by a dog.
 The cold bit down garden vegetables and corn and cotton during the last few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
Too L,ttIe Restraint in College.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
 College is becoming too much sort of nursery in which young men act without restraint. The great trouble with this condition is that few lead ing spirits can influence lot of other young men who, left to themselves, might live saner lives. It is not ar gued that the scholastic life should be cellular nor that mere book learning should be the sole aim of the student. There Is plenty of room for an active life from its proper aspects. The com plaint is that the young men of today are almost entirely without restraint and their bumptiousness is excessive ly annoying to the public. while their conduct makes their judicious parents Rrieve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
MUCH CATTLE HAS BEEN BIT-
 TEN.
Parents are Compelled to Keep Chfl- dren Indo0rs ana Farmers Have Been Forced to S1ay
 Valuable Stock.

Orion. April 17.-tspecial. )-Much excitement prevails in this section over mad dogs with which the whole coun- try round about ts infested.
 Three or four mad dogs have been killed an dmany dogs have been bit- ten. There are several large herds of cattle in this country and many have gone mad and have been killed to pre- vent further harm.
 MT. Theo Harmon has lost three, two fine oxen and one COW. c. W. o. Cluncy had to have two cows killed. Also Mrs. Maud Skinner and Mir. Buck
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18

Pensacola, April 17.-(speciaL)- Hans Neum eier. . German, who owns . farm in what is known as the Ger man settlement west of the city, was drowned this morning about l o'clock by falling from Commandments Street wharf while going aboard the pilot boat Pilot
 The man had decided to return to Germany for a year and leased his place. He came to the city expecting to get passage on a freight steamer,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
COURT AT GREENSBORO.
Negroes Who Resisted Arrest Get
 Twenty Years Sentence

Greensboro, April 17.--(Special.)- The criminal docket of Hale's Circuit Court was completed yesterday.
 The case of the State vs. Allen Viii son. charged with the murder of John Kinard, was continued on account of the condition of the defendants health.
 He Is very old, deaf and dumb. It Is generally believed that he will never be tried Even the friends of young Klnard, the son, are satisfied that Will son has Bright's disease. Wilson is being taken care of by his nephews.
 Some weeks ago the sheriff attempt ed to arrest Rembert and Paul McGru- der negroes, near Sawyerville. Mo Gruder refused to como out of blS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
German Starts to FatherLand;
 Falls Ouerboard to His Death.

loading for that country except some a month to get a steamer. He secured employment on. the pilot boat and when the vessel came up to the city several hours with friends.
 In returning and attempting to board the vessel from the wharf Neu- rendered rem him unconscious and he was drowned before line could be thrown him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
Viewed with satiafaction.

Paris April 1.-The forthcoming meeting of King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel at Gaeta is viewed with the utmost satisfaction in gov ernmental circles here, where the royal conference is considered as not likely to strengthen the cordial relations ex- isting between Italy and Great Britain but as binding closer the ties between those two countries and France and as exerting a good effect on tho European situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18

'Is there a telephone alliance?" i'm auires a contemporary. Don't know about that. but sometimes when you try to get a number 1t seems more like a dissolution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
MARCH CIRCULATION.

8Bs MohfBomery AdvertIser Ruarantees 1es Advertisers (and makes 1t a part of the eonfyaot when reQuested) that its Daily cir culefton fs the largest of any morning news Paper published in Alabama-and that its UuD4ey edition has the largest circulation of any newspaper printed in Alabama. abso- Iut4ty without exception.
 1he figures for March. printed below. xeproeent the actual net circulation, all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18

(Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his slaturef" asked the Savior and none could an- swer Him; but here Is a Kansas pro- lessor who claims that he can cause short people to grow taller. Like oth- CT charlatans we presume he will find plenty of dupes to bestow part of their wealth on him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18
GOOD BLOOD
 CLEANSER

Mix one-half ounce Fluid Elk tract Dandelion. one ounce Com pound Kargon. three ounces Com- pound Syrup Sarsapar1lla. Take in teaspoonful doses after your meals and at bedtime. Also drink plenty of good pure water,
 These ingredients can be ob- tained from any good drug store. and are easily mixed by shaking in a bottle.
 This is said to be the simplest though safest and most power full mixture known to purify the blood and rid the system of acids and other waste matter. which produce skin eruptions. sores. boils and other diseases,
 It is recommended very highly in all Kidney and Bladder afiic- tions. overcoming the most chronic urinary difficulties,
 Now Is the time to take 1t If you wish to insure good. sound health all summer,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-18

E. s. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn, says:
 The foregoing statement of The Advsr- tisers circulation for the month of March, 1901, is true and correct and compiled after all returns from news-boys, news agents, spoiled and leftover copies have been de- ducted. E s. NOBLE,
 Circulation Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of April, 1907.
 fseal) RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.