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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22

 pure reading matter"
 A Heartfelt Sigh. I'm a sighin'. here today For 1t to be once more May. With the big red roses noddin' With the butter flies at play. Pm a wishin' with a will For the mocxing birds sweet ,triyi+~ For the morninF-gIories climbin' All around the window sill. I'm a waitin' patiently For the blossoms on the tree- For the fragrant breath of Spring. And the buzzin' O the bee!
 Located.
 You say he is man of rankT 'Yes: about the rankest ever knew"
 A ResOunding Smack. .When he kissed you' were you 'No--but the echoes were"
 Se $ $
 Lucky D0gi
 She leads him regular dogs 'wen he's lucky, considering the way women make pets of dogs these days"
 Broken Reflection.
 Strange but a girl never calls man lobster for pinching her hand. Milwaukee has a man 61 years old who has never kissed woman. Was 1t fear of microbes or matrimony?
 $. $ Ss
 There Is never much grief over burying the haschst' t ss &
 George Gurlie. Teller County miner. has gone to Kansas City to marry Miss Marguerite Boyes Denver Here's hoping there1i be plenty of both.
 What is said to be one of the larg- est clocks in the world has been plac- ed in the new tower at Elizabeth, N. J It is thirty-eight feet in diameter. with eighteen foot hands. The tower, grossly for the clock, which. will be Illuminated at night. and will be visf- ble for many miles.
 The editor of The Dogfennel Demo- he wants Is an illuminated key-hole with funnel attachment on certain oc- casions when he gets home late.
 The Weather. Sometimes. it's calm and sometimes But e' let 1t shine or rain. About H. people talk enough
 To make the weather vane.
 -Pittsburg Post. It's vain about it's shape-you're right Just take my quiet tip Open the door most any night. And see the weather strip!
 Cleveland Leader. took your sage advice one night And opened w.de the door But saw no interesting sight, Wherefore l softly swore. M lwaukee Sentinel Come down and see our summer girls When jocund June time trips Across he stage, the peek-a-booS They wear are weather strips. Judd Lewis. Say. all ye rhymesters, tell me this: From out your brainy hordes Where, oh. where; oh, tell me where-S Where does the weather-boardE p. IT. A. E & $ Fling Kisses. Fling kisses to he old world, When she tries to frown at you; And, like a bOomerangs love They'll come right back to you, 1 Though the worlds a-feelin' blue Yes, they'll come right back to you: Fling kisses to the old world She hsS sorrows not a few; . An youll be surprised to find the olh world Laughin' back at you! Though she's often feeling blue After all her heart is true!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22

In arguing against the proposed temperance reform legislation in this State. The Montgomery Advertiser of the Iith says: "In the city we have benefit of laws regulating the opening and closing of saloons and poll force which can put down disorder" Yet in that very same issue it publishes the fourth chapter in the history of q murder most foul that followed il meet inE in a saloon Of that city.-Roanoke Leader.
 The Leader has read The Advertiser to little purpose if it has failed to see that our position is in favor of each community settling the matter for itself In the article to which The Leader refers we advocated rigid regu- Iation of saloons by City Councils, and especially did we have reference 10 special regulations for such places as the one where 1t is supposed the trouble
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22

The Negro Farmers Conference at Tuskegee adopted some fairly good resolutions. but there was one great omission. It was the failure to urge that the idle negroes, who have oppor- tunity to work and refuse to do so, be elfscountananced by their fellows. IL is a, weII-known fact that in the busiest time last year 1t was impossible for farrners to hire men to help in the Aslds. although negro idlers by the huphrSds could he found in great many localities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22
Wallace on Game Law.

Hon. John H. Wallace, Jr.. who yes- terday. was elected by joint co4yeno m . and and Fish commissioner. discussing the new game law said.
 The game. law just passed by the Alabama Lesislaturs stands. in the ss- experts. as one of the best game laws of the nation. The reckless slaughter, the sale. the shipping and trapping or game almost to the point of extermina-
 The law provides that every one who hunts outside of the voting pre- on lands other than he owns or rents, must pay hunting license tax of $1 i; that every one who hunts outside of the limits of the county in which n he iieenss taa of that every aye noniresi % dent wnc hunts in Alabama must pay for the privilege of doing so. sl5; It on the lands of another. he must first secure the written permission of the owner or agent The, provisions just seea Ssinsss ach Tit s, und0eodey dev y pal palsbama not less than 5000 negroes. who are the greatest game destroyers extant
 ,,, ,,Proesedtng upon the o,s. theory try that that per day, they will destroy in one year 9,00o,000 quails. and will kill S6,000,000 before the next Legislature can assem- ole. Jne shlppinS or i've quallS Irom Alabama is now d thing of the past. Other States have already drawn too heavily on our quail supply, at the rate of about 5oo.0oo per year.
 'It is now up to the people of Ala bama who have been responsible fn: the sentiment that animated the enact- ment of this law, to see that 1t is en- forced. With a good walden in every county, who will feariessly do his duty. do not see why Alabama should not be. in five years time, veritable sportsman's elysiurn. /"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22

-
 n 6 Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn myE:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tisArs circulation for the month of Janu. ary, tso7 is true and correct, and complied after ati returns from news-bove news aeeata spoiled and leftover copies have been deducted E s NOBLE.
 Sworn to and subscribed before me this Ttn day of February. 1907. - Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22
pI.count Rate AIfnehanEed

London Feb a1--The Bank of England's rate of discount rate re- mained unchanged today at five per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22
JANUARY CIRCULATION.

JANUARY CtkCUAAIiuN' .,
 The Adyertiser's January .ircuiauon Ilg- ur es esaabl.shed a new high-water mark. The figures given below represent the ac- tual bona-fide circulation. from day 10 gay. then the unsoId. spoiled and left over cop iss are deducted in the final result IAe Adverti2sr's circulation is unqusstonaoy .ns iarxssf of any morning or Sunday ns"spa- DIT nf1ntsd in Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22
Thinks Winter is Over.

thlnk We may regard the winter as being over said a weather-wise delightful winters, from the weather standpoint at least. is ended.
 Last winter was warm one. but the temperature this winter seems to me to have beens even higher. The mercury has never been really very low. and the days on which we had a far between. I suppose a little more frlgidity would have been more health- ful, but the comfort we have had out of the warm weather more than makes
 Warm winters are not necessarily followed by hot summers. In fact, ! believe that as rule such a winter as we have had this year is apt to be Citing last year again should say the summer was quite enjoyable. and pre- diet next Summsr Ss %ill < a De the same"
 Reverence to HalIOwed Star.
 T think you will be surprised" said an observer at the Capitol, ito know with what reverence most people en- tering or leaving the Capitol avoid the ferson Davis stood and took the Aoath of office as the first and only Chief Executive of the Confederacy..
 'The metal star Is, of course, DOT tion of the floor. and 1t is to be expect ed it will be stepped upon by almost every person walking upon the front HOTllCO COutu D6 2 lmpropriety or evidence of disrespect in stepping upon it. Yet it is a fact that many persons walk around the haliowed spot believe most oi them them erence Is not less notable. invari- ably take an extra step or two to avoid stepping on 1t, and l had done this many times 0efSFe j, ] rssiized it."
 Whistle a Sleep Destroyer.
 There is one whistle in this com cunity" said the tired looking man, that 1t is an internal nuisance. and that 1t is the bane of my existence
 Tt Is blown about half-past 4 o'clock ployes. I suppose It wakes them. un. less they live about twice as far from 1t as I do, If it only awoke me per, keeps me awake. It is blown for about almost tangible. When finally silence reigns again, sleep IS only too often futile calculations of the number oi sheep jumping the fence, and doing other foolish things, trying to coal there is no need to proiong the agon, as the blower of that @ whistle does"
 Messrs. M P. Martin of Atlanta. Ga. and c 2. De For of Nashville. Tenn; SE S: Se MT. J G. Givar. a well-known bust ness man of Nashville, spent yesterday 1 in the city.
 | Mir. A. T. Newell of Birmingham wa. in Montgomery yesterday. # & #
 MT, J. T. Hayes of Union Springs wa In the city yesterday.
 Ie Ss $
 MT. M. ". Bush of Birmingham fl at the Exchange,
 MT J, H. Lane of Birmingham is fl | Montgomery.
 # $ $
 Prof. J, V. Brown of Dothan is visit ing the city.
 MT. J, K. Dixon of TaIladega is at tn Mabson.
 Dr. s. W. weich 'f of x ralladega is il l the citV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22
DRIFTW00D
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.
The Great Gift,

The goose- girl in the meadow Is gazing in the brook. Her lashes lowered dreamiIy While leaning on her crook. She's quite contented with her lots For silks and satins sigheth not More precious than all else she's got That fair reflected look,
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 Overheard. Foreman: where are you going to run this Thaw matter?" Editor: "Top of column next to pure reading matter"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22

Montgomery correspondent of The Birmingham Ledger has written a letter which Is causing some discus sion in papers over the State. The conclusion of the letter is in these words:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-22

The Alabama Legislature should lose no time in passing the bill for an ap- propriation to hav4 this State repre- scented at the Jamestown Exposition so that prompt steps may be taken in this direction. Alabama and the BtrminS- ham district cannot afford to neglect this splendid opportunity to exploit t0 the world their varied resources ans achievements as well as their wonder ful possibilities for material develop mPnt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

MH. Rosn Ttogon and two children
returned lnat night.
MB. J. b. Able will leave for Reno
tonight to attend the grand temple OF
Itathbouo slstcrs.
Iliore arc no now cases OF scarlet
fever reported today. Those having tho
disease are doing as vol ns can DO cX'
pcctcd.
A fire on Market street, San Fran-
cisco, yesterday destroyed three stores
and their contents. Tho loss is cstimlat-
cd at 100000.
Constable Christopher brought II
| drunk and disordcrly prisoner from Car
lin this afternoon and turned him over
TO tho tender mcrcics OF Sheriff. Clark.
Ito should DO put in tho chain gang
The grand Encampment OF Odd Fol-
lowe will meet III Reno Monday forenoon
nud tho grand lodge will moot Tuceday.
Tho Southern Pacific Inns mRde a rate OF
ono and onc.hith fare on tho receipt GER
titicato plan.
II In reported that work on tho Wee
,c,n Pacific will begin in this section in
n tcw days. A steam shovel will TO put
IN work. in tho iootiiills south OF the
river TO dig up dirt to mako tho His
west Of town.
A baso bah league WA organized III
Reno Saturday night, mud a schedule OF
eamcs was made. The namo' OF tho
clubs composing tho league II the
schedule Of gamcs will DO found else
where.
f.. S. Balc, city editor OF tho Go'diioId
Chronicle, left GoldIicld Tor Oakland
Sunday with s225 IN his pocketo' Mon
day morning when no awoko in the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14

fhere arero ne Y ca % ~ s.a..e. u.
yer reported To-Day. This, however,
should not cause my relaxation OF the
aforts to prevent the spread OF the
disease. IL ID much better for us to
suffer 3 little ~inconvenieu C and d.
appointment in projecting tho health OF
the children than it would be 20 follow
one OF them 10 the cemetery because Of
u failure IA take the neceesarj steps
TO protec, them. No amouat OF tears
would Gr.ne back the lif1 sacrifi ,ed
through carricssness.
New Workers. ate 800 900 bushels Of
oysters last season. \ Gushel average
200 oysters, so ;hat at least 100 900 900
oysters were eaien there bet weep Sep,
tember l, 1886, and tie end OF April.
These figures mean 8,30o, 900 'stews" or
as many rs "iriee", il the oysters had
been placed in that form on hotel, rest
aurant OF familyy tables. But TINT
would be only W meals OF oysters in "a
winter for every man, woman and child
in tho greater city.
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They viii leave for Reno ,.ni.hi.

p. F. Stock has been appointed audi
tor md recorder of Lyon county 20
succeed, Z. L. Powers, resigned. The
books were in bad shape in the unit
owning to the great amount Of work, in
May there being 1900 Instruments filed
Tor record.
Last Saturday a sneak thief stole a
sack containing $500 from the store Of
the Nevada Hardware Company in
Reno. The sack was left lying ON the
counter by member Of the lirm, while
he went 10 another part Of the store for
d Tow minutes. When he returned the
sack was gone. An employe OF the firm
Is suspected.
TanatiOus Cherrikovich, n miner in
the employ OF the Touoplh Mining
Company, was electrOcutei Monday
afternoon or the 200 level OF the Midway
MN He attempted to make a signal
with the electric switch, but as so.nn az
his hand touched the wire he fell back
I'D a sort OF a swoon and passed away.
Ii was said not over ITO volts passed
through his body, and worltmen who
grasped the signal Immediately after
ward were not affected.
The Elko Development Company has
faith in the future OF E!ko. An ev-
:dence Of this is seen in the company's
big nd on tho first page. That Elko has
a bright future is evident to all familiar
with its prospects. The development
OF the resources OF the county is sure
to build up Elko and make it the best
city III Nevada outside of Reno. II
You want II home in a growing, prosper
ous city, buy real esthtc in Elko. See
the big ad on the first page for further
particulars.
Thore Is o slS5 900 of govern
ment money on deposit in National
banks without interest. The INTEREST," on
this sum, at D per cent, would be $780,
900; and this amount measures the
bonue, or subsidy, which the govern
ment annually bestowa upon the bank
ers, ny n class. True, it is q small sum
III comparison with what it allows the
t~ariif-sheltered trusts to steal from the
people; but 1t is nevertheless an outrage
and "a swindle, perpetrated to gain sup.
port for the party in power.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
FROM DAILY
Salmagundi.

Attorney Henderson let Tor Carson
yesterday.
Mr. md Mayhnm left for Reno on No.
3 yesterday.
Tho public school teachers are pack.
mR up rcndy TO leaye Tor their homca,
h'Har Eylcr returned Inst night from
''o university Of Iowa, whore no hat
"eoh elncc las, August.
Mrs' Eggcrs returned 10 Carson on No,
. 'ba afternoon. She WINS accompanied
~ Mr. jacobs little boy and Miss
hor,ha Letter.
ilo Henderson Banking Company d
"u'''Ug II safety deposit vault III the
',"r % The banK vault. II will 10 n eatt
p'aco IN which 10 put valuublcs whom II
IN completed.
Professors IIakcr, Seward, Cuehmar
"'"y 'nd Freeman havc resigned Their
,oH'uons In the state tinivcrsity. BraJ
T." S oeen offered the principalship NJ tht
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14

less N Of the parties resided in the
district. In this case Johnson's home is
at Ogden und the Southern Pacific is a
Kentucky incorporation.
Johnson was n brakeman on the
Southern Pacific and on August 8, 1900,
while making a coupling at Elko had
his right hand and forearm go badly
mangled that they had to DO amputatd.
The cars were not provided with auto
matte couplers rs provided by law and
the employee was compelled to mike
the connection by hand, using a link and
pin. Ho brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages in the district court at Elko but
the case was transferred to the federal
court and 1t will now be, transferred
back to the state tribunal for settlement.
Judge De Haven also handed do yn
IN opinion denying .he motion to re-
mand the case OF b. w. Stewart versus
the Elk1 Livestock company to tho state
court.-Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

Frank and Brose Truett came down
from Webs last night.
Frhnk B~osltowItz, the prince OF drum
mcrs, is wading through the mud
around town today.
Joseph Smith, the man who was shot
at Lander Wednesday, is getting along
nicely at the Boiling hospital. lie will
be out in q few days.
More snow and rain last night and to-
day. II this sort Of weather hangs on
much longer, tho Humboldt valley will
be covered with water. The river is
bank full opposite town and in some
places it is out Of it's banks.
Nina Deycc, q domestic, attempted to
commit suIcideby TAX ng Ia lain IL
the Monarch saloon and restaurant in
Reno yesterday. lhe poison was taken
away from her before she had swallow
ed enough to kill her. She was drank
at the time.
y deed, signed by Secretary OF the
Treasury George b. CoEtelyou, was
presented to the municipal authorities
Of Reno and filed at the office OF County
Recorder Stoddard yesterday, nat gives
to Reno 1900 square feet, facing the
city hall. This strip will De cut of the
lots owned by tho government and to
be used Tor the postOllice site.
Following are the Masonic grand ofl-
GERS Tor the ensuing year: Grand Mas
ter Robert Levers, Reno; deputy grand
master, Fulston, Carson; senior grand
warden, La Marie, Battle Mountains;
junior grand warden, MiIes, Goldiield;
grand treasurer, Morgan, Virginia City;
grand secretary, Noteware, Carson.
s. P. Davis yesterday afternoon made
u formal demand for his salary rs pub
LEFTY commissoner Tor Nevada. Com
troller Eggers refused to honor the de-
mand and Mr.. Davis has now brought
m%andamus proceedings against tho
official to compel him to honor the war.
rant. Attorney General Stoddard will
file a demurrer to the complaint filed
aud the argument i'll the case has al
ready been set for June 9th i'll the
supreme court Carson News.
Several days since two young men,
Messrs. Biggane and O'Connor, arrived
in Ely direct from Cork, Ireland, maxi
ing the trip in eleven days. The former
il Il brother Of tho assistant cashier Of
en- a clerkship i'll that Institution. MIR.
O'Connor has for years been with II
wholesale hardware house III Corr, md
is now in charge Of that department in
the Graham Mercantile company.-Ex-
%positor.
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Thousands or Fish Die.

Eighty por cent Of tho lish in tho slnte
fish hatcheries at the homo Of Fish
Commissioner George 4. Mills mt Car
son, were destroyed mt nh early hour
yesterday morning by the shutting off
OF tho water supply by the company.
Mr.. Mile has always desired TO DO mott
fled whenever the company expected TO
shut or the supply for Il few minutes in
order TO take steps to provide fresh wa
ter und u constanlIy-ilowing stream Of
tho litc-giyinR fluid, but tho company
yesterday gave no warning but cut tho
supply for Il period Of several hours and
when Mr.. Mills went to the hatchery at
an early hour in the morning 1t WIS 10
discover something over $500 iish
practically all ready for planting, lying
dead.-Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmalundi

K. l.. Fulton, the s. +. land agent,
arrived from Reno this morning ana
apent the day III town.
Owing to the prevailing disense
among tho children OF Elko, tho con.
cert advertised Tor FRIDAY evening is
postponed until further notice.
Tho board OF capitol commissioners
mot Monday afternoon md rejected all
bids Tor the governors mansion and nd
yerlised for new plans to be submitted
within thirty days,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Stoddard Inns advis-
Controller Eggcrs not to draw a war,
rant for Sam Davis salary as chairman
| Of the publicity commission. Sam will
| have q relief bin before tho next legis.
laiuro.
Tho smallpox Inns broken out in the
Reno Jail and Judge Pike refuses to trJ
any cascs until all danger Ia passed.. lie
discharged the jury Monday aud cScus'
! cd all witnesses until further notice.
a heavy rain sot IN yesterday after
noon md continued through tho night
This morning tho foothills north and
south OF town wUto covered with enow
Tho mir Ia quite cold and n lrc is n ne
cessity today.
w. I. Strickler mud NJ. Spaih came
| down from TuscarOra yesterday on lhcir
way TO Reno to attend tho grand lodge
OF tho Knights Of PythIls, which mcci'
tomorrow, and tho grand lodge OF Ode
Fcllows which meets next Tuesday
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
About Moving eooks.

One OF the most irksome tasks Of
moving Is the packing Of books. They
arc heavy. hard to pack, ana the
bindings are easily MARRIED. The best
way, In case there is a numbor TO DO
removed, is to provide tho requisite
number Of soap OF shoe.boxes, line
them with newspapers and pack tho
books In them, filling ~crevices with
crumpled paper. Spread papers on
top, and box owe need not DO put
on. Label each box In case there are
several bookcases. and they will be tho
moro easily restored to their proper
positions. For part Of the Joy Of hav.
FMS books Is to DO able to put ones
hand on tho wanted one at will.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
Orchard Meets Peabody.

Harry Orchard and Governor Peabody
met face to face in Hawley's office at
Boise Thursday. Orchard was very ner-
yous, but recognized Peabody at once.
He shrank back when Peabody APP
preached him and his fac changed.
Peabody smiled and held out his hand,
saying: allow arc you Orchardf'
Orchard broke down completely. lie
said: al nm ashamed to look at you, cir,
| nm ashamed to speak to you.'
The governor treasured him in n few
words and Orchard replied: a am
thankful that l didn't kill You and um
spared tho thought Of that crime