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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24

climbed back into the seat and called a
professional driver to accompany him until
he could manage III levers and wheel.
We'll learn it, tonight" no announced;
because I'm going to take her riding to-
morrow"
As he did not return il is presumed that he
did take her riding.
IL was "A central Kansas farmer who arose
one morning and declared that he would
like 60 nave an auto. His wife remarked
that during the week they would go to town
and see what was to be had.
~No. | want it now while the roads are
good" he rejoined. and going TO the rural
telephone called up the county seat twenty
miles away and ordered a motor car sent
out at once
Before evening the Farmer was taking his
family over the prairie roads.
The beauty of the prairies for automo-
billing ia that the roads are good "A great
part Of the year. Kansas is in the latitude
Of Tennessee and Washington and the
seasons. except winter. are long. As a
result the motoring is fine. and extended
trips can be made at a speed that is a delight
to the drivers,
To he sure there is a twenty milo State
speed limit, hut who cares for that? The
driver who keeps within IL on a three mile
stretch Of smooth road with no team in sight
is "a rarity.
The kind Of car that appeals To the
farmer is a useful one. He wants TO get
regular service. and it is no pleasant thing
for him to have his car out Of condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24

in which were four men. who we Judged
were reporters. and between. advancing
at "A pace that kept the horses on a trot.
strobe h pedestrian; his head up. his
chest out and his arms going as though
lie were swinging q scythe.
"Hc wore, ! remember, a broad bTimmed
felt hat, pulled down over his eyes. a loose
corduroy jacket. pink tights through which
bulged great knots OF muscle. and on his
feet were busSins. A he swept through
the applauding crowd. taking steps three
feet long and propelling himself with a
STAFF al tall as himself. there was a burst
OF admiring Comments' What a profess
sional gait What knee action! What
muscles! What endurance
1T mad been announced that he would
rest for an hour before going on, so his
manager rushed him up the stairway to
the public hall. while "A man at the foot OF
the stairs stopped the Crowda and old them
IL would cost them twenty-five rents to gaze
at the great Weston. This was prohibitory
10 my class, but several substantial citizens
went TAP and came down apparently we'll
pleased. until n CTus.y old farmer came
DIcS mad cnOugh to bite nails.
Whats Tho natter yelled the crowd.
"'Oh, the telegram's all right. he growlcd.
It's Adam Good-sell.'
Weston, Il seems. had been detained in
Vermont by "A snowstOrm, but several OF
the local ways had sent the telegram and
nae got hold Of q big half witted fellow
who, after he had had three or four fingers
Of rum 10 limhcr i'm up well. consented
To play the part.
when tho real Weston struggled in two
ar thUs days later We we're most OF us
air all to take any notice Ot him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24

The agent receives n telephone call lats
in the evening over the farmers line; Say
my car won't run. I wish you would come
out and see about It,"
What seems to be the natter" IN asked
The agent does not relish a twenty mile
run when ne is busy in town.
Well, it rocks and bumps and knocks
and don't know what is the matter"
The agent suggests doing things TO the
spark plugs and 90 the transmission and to
the batteries. but in the end he goes out 10
the farm to find perhaps that the car needs
oiling or has been allowed to run out OF
~gasolene. Il il no joke to be twenty miles
from n garage with a car that is balky, as
many a farmer has found out. But farmers
have become 40 accustomed to the use Of
gasolene engines in their farming opera
tons that they have less trouble with their
cars than h average town man.
There is a farmer near here who makes
his YunabOut "a truck wagon and a business
cart. He takes in II a few sacks Of wheat
and huTries 10 the mill and brings home
groceries for the men in the fields.
His wife runs il ar we'll as he does and she
carries To market her garden stun and
her butter and eggs. ~ is "A curious sight
TO SEQ her peddling farm products around
the city in the little runabout. Then in
the evening the family comes TO town with
the same machine, and the concert 10 en-
joyed al regularly by this party as by the
people on the block next the park.
Rural mail carriers are eager TO get run
abouts. II is an easy thing to make the
run OF twenty miles in three hours. As
was pointed out, the long period Of good
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24
WHEN VESTON CANE 10 TOWN.
-=--===-
= Joke OT Forty Years Ago That sim
AmuSes n Northern New Work. Town.

when I read in THE Sun the other day
that Edward Payson Weston is taking
another of his thousand mile constitutionals
! was reminded of an INCIDENT connected
with his walk through northern New York
one winter about forty years ago." said n
man whose boyhood was spent in that
locality. Weston was a name to c~oniure
with in these days. and when we heard
that he was going to pass through our
village we all made up our minds that our
most pressing engagement Just about that
time would be TO get a good q ut the
famous pedestrian.
W had been watching for him a day
or two when one afternoon a telegram
came from tho village cas- of ISs slyin9.
Weston on his way, Adam GoOGsall.'
Several men promptly said they knew the
GoDtsells. and ono man. who know almost
everybody in the county. sIid Adam was
a personal friend VI his; 40 the telegram
WAS p,It mp on the pos; Office window.
-'ThC news spread like wildfrc and in a
sloTt time Main street was ~ crowded that
you'd have thought a circus WAS coming
to town. About 2 O'Clock tho procession
hove in sight over the brow of n hill 10
the raSl ~ the village.
"tirar camC a s'eign containing Two men
muiicd in Gurs, behind was a double sleigh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24
KANSAS FARMERS IN AUTOS
GRAIN GOES TO THE MILL NOV
~ GAS WAGONS.


SALINA, Kan, Nov. 2I.-Practically az
many motor cars are owned by farmers in
Kansas as are possessed 10y the towns
people. Tho farmer has learned to appre-
Ciate the advantage OF the automobile for
his journeys TO and from town.
Then there are other considerations. A
farmers son from the south part Of the
county went To a county scat garage the
other Saturday evening.
What have you that will mako n nice
rig to take a fellows girl riding in?" he
asked the agent.
We'll. there's a runabout that is pretty
swift"
"Win Vt climb hills? You see she lives on
the other side Of Tom Creek hill and 1 nave
10 cross it,"
"S,Te. Get in!" and the two wont out
20 the edge OF town. where a demonstra-
ton vas made to show tho PAGES Of the
machine.
-Guess il will do. was the verdict as they
came back to the garage, aud the young
man too from his pocket a check book
and made out a check for the price. Made
that on my alfalfa field he remarked as he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24
Exemptions From Taxation.

In 1898 the property exempted from taxa
tion in the city OF New York bore an assessed
valuation OF $50. I0I SOC. This year it's
valuation is 81 ,IJ6, 346. sos. OF this property
SsIA .s33. 200 worth is owned by the city itself.
and to pay taxes on IL would be to take money
from one account and credit It to another.
the net result being an increase 10 the cost
Of bookkeeping. The United States Govern
ment owns real estate with an assessed valua-
ton Of $50, 3I3 900. on which no tax is paid.
The state OF New York pays nothing on 81
1871 $50 worth Of armories. the State Normal
school. rife range and State lands. The other
uncaxed property Is classified thus:
Places OF worship. religious schools. &c. $50. Tie.0Oo
Asylums and homes ,.................. 27.s6sys.S
Hospitals. &C. 80.2oey500
Christian. social. moral and mental aid
societies and salvation Army proper
ties. 80. lA.O57. 5sS
Colleges. schools, &c .................. .s.e4s.IOO
Cemeteries. e. ls.Oai $50
Libraries. e. a., e.J51 900
ParsonaGcs 100000, e7s,40O
Agricultural societies. ............. 1880
Pensioners, 4dn.als
Clergy. 2ae.Oz5
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The real estate Of a pensioner is exempt
from taxation only TO the amount in which
il represents an investment OF his pension
money. How closely this rule ls applied Is
not shown in tho Tax Commissioners report.
The underground railway Is exempt from
taxation by contract. Its assessed valuation
is $50, 70s. 900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
The chryaanthemuna.

The development of the chrysanthe- mum and it's usual fall exhibition, un- der the auspices of "The West End or Neighborhood House Association" is next on the floral calendar. The chrysanthemum growers must have observed that their plants are now approaching a critical period, devel- oping their crown and terminal buds. and as these columns are intended to be helpful to the amateur, I have chosen for my subject this week the dishudding of the chrysanthemurn. quole from a successful Southern grower of this flower, truly called Our Autumn Queen
 The DIsbudding.
 This is a very important matter in the culture of the chrysanthemum, and must be successfully attended to as soon as the buds begin to appear. The operation, technically known as "tak- ing the bud" means leaving it on. Se- lecting the one you wish to remain and removing all the others. crown" bud generally comes surrounded by little shoots; in that case there will be no buds to remove, only the little shoots that surround it. A terminal bud is generally surrounded by other small buds. When the growth sur rounding a crown bud and the smaller buds surrounding terminal bud are all removed, the operation known as taking the bud" Is complete; only to watch and see that no others ap- pear Crown buds frequently appear
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
MUCH CONCERN FELT.
Ordinary Methods for Treating CatarrI.
 Prove Unsuccessful.

Recent statistics showing an increase in catarrh have shaken the confidence of medical men in the usual prescrfp- tions to safeguard human health from the ravages of this disease.
 When stomach dosing proved inef- fective. it was natural to look for sorna other treatment, and it is believed that in Hyomei an absolute cure for aIr catarrhal troubles has at last bean found. Breathed through a neat pocket inhaler, it's healing medication reaches every spot where there are catarrbaI germs. destroys them. prevents tbeIr future growth, and soothes the irrj- tated mucous membrane so that relies ts felt almost instantly. while Iastine cure is practically sure to follow
 The complete Hyomei outfit costs hut (, no. and is sold by E. c. FowIsr xnder an absolute agreement to refund inc money if it does not give satfsfac- tion It is the only cure for catarrb that has ever been sold under a guar antee to cost nothing unless it cures. hut MT. Fowler has so much faith fl, it's power to cure all catarrhal troubles that he is willing to take the risk. so if HyomeI does not help you. there viii not be a penny's expense. Get an outfit at once on this liberal plan.
 Gu-tu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
STOP THE STRENUOUS LIFE
Weakens The Tissues And Lessons
 Organic Vitality.

The stress and strain of the strenu- ous life in both city and country tends towards stomach troubles.
 Five people suffer today where one did ten years ago with sick headache, -dizztness, flatulence. distress after eating. specks before the eyes, bloat- ing nervousness, sleeplessness and the many other symptoms of indigestion.
 Ali who are suffering with stomach troubles. and that means at least two out of three in Montgomery and other towns should use Mi-o-na stomach tablets. Nothing else is as safe. yet eerective; nothing else can be so thor hies from indigestion as Mi-o-na.
 It ia not a mere digestive taken after the food is eaten, but a true tonic. stimulant and strengthener for the muscular walls of the stomach, in- creasing the flow of digestive fluids and putting the stomach into such con- dition that it does the work Nature expects of 1t.
 So reliable is Mi-o-na in its cura- tive action that E. G. Fowler with every 5O-cent box he sells gives guar Antee to refund the money unless the remedy does all that is claimed for it..
 suWed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
HISTORICAL.
Famou. Tree of Liberty is safe,


 New York Times.
 On the 18th of this month, the city of Annapolis Md, will celebrate with fitting exercises the restoration of one of it's most famous landmarks. This is the old poplar on the campus of St. Johns college known as the Liberty Tree" which is not only supposed to he about six centuries old, but is said hv those who know to be the largest tree east of California.
 It kept hale and hearty in spite Of its great age until during the civil war, when a branch was wrenched awayt by a violent storm from the east side of the tree. At the time of this accident a large number of soldiers were encamped on the college campus :: The branch fell between two tents ana it was considered miracle that no soldiers were killed. One had just been lying on the spot where the nmD struck the ground.
 The tearing away of this branch made a gap five or six feet wide and fifteen feet high in the side of the tree Although it has been kept carefuiiy boarded up. the tree has been steadily decaying. ous mass that the Board of Visitors and zovernors of St. Johns College ap- nointed a committee to take the nec- essarv steps for preserving the ola , tree The committee corresponded with the Forestry Division of the Uni lea states Department of Agriculture ana consulted a number of experts re- garding the best way of accomplishing the work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
FlolUers and FlolUer GrolUers.

early in the season before. the plants are fully grown: in all such cases they should be. removed, Crown buds that appear after the middle of September will make good blooms. When early crown buds are removed, the shoot will make one or more shoots. all of which will have buds. These are the termi- nal buds. and so-called because 1t is the final bud. Remove 1t. and the plant will show no more buds on that particular shoot. Some varieties make best blooms from terminal buds; others make best blooms from crown buds, and fair proposition of varieties will make good flowers from either bud. It is only a knowledge of the different varieties. and study of their habits that, will enable a grower to determine which Is the best bud to take for the different varieties. As general rule. all varieties that make very early crown buds will. by removing those crown buds, make the best blooms from the terminals that follow. On the other hand, varieties that made late crown buds, that is, at the proper time when all varieties are showing bud, will make the best blooms from crown buds.
 Conclusion.
 The chrysanthemum year generally comes to a happy conclusion with the closing of the Fall exhibition. Friendly rivalry yields new impulse for greater, in future seasons Such rivalry helps only to make us better friends when coming from loving deyotees of the Autumn Queen"
 "Give me the flower that comes with
 the frost,
 When the Lily and Rose have fled, When the fragrant sweet of their
 breath Is lost,
 And their leaves lie pale and dead. The flower that is decked in It's colors
 gay,
 With its rich and rare perfume, When the earth is dressed In its som
 bre gray,
 And the garden has lost it's bloom"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
THE TRUTH AT LAST.
SAEan Who Struck Billy Patterson" la
 Revealed.

aAEan Who Struck Billy Patterson" ls
 Revealed.
 Over in Columbus, Ga, the courts and the newspapers are asking: "who struck Bartow Taylor?" This suggests the familiar old Inquiry, Who struck Billy Patterson?" Do you know the story of this by-word? It has been tity of the person who did the act has been revealed. According to an account this is the story of Who struck Bil- rich merchant of Baltimore, famous as the father of Madam Bonaparte, owned considerable land in Franklin coun- ty, Tennessee, and his Will IS on recora Patterson was in Franklin looking af- ter his property. general row occur red among the boys. m Wnicn ne pe- deed, some one struck MT. Patterson a tremendous blow, and this so angered him that he walked through the crowd stB struck Bnly Patterson?" MT. Patterson was a large and powerful man and un- der the circumstances no one appeared The Inquiry passed into fame and even to this day the inquiry can be heard "who struck Billy Patterson?''S The originaI Billy pursued Snt the ,tbn aS%S aWaiI wi and, at his death. curiously enough. inserted clause in his will setting apart $l,V0O 10 De paA0 10 tne poISoh who should give to his heirs or execu- tor the name of the man who struck him. The light in which Billy Patter- son was struck occurred in l7ss. one hundred and twenty-four years ago. 1t was passing strange, says the ac- count, that just one hundred years af- ter the incident occurred a claim should be put in for the reward. And vet such was the case. A Mrs. Jen- ny c. Covely of Athol. New York. a daughter of George W. TilIerton, wrote to the ordinary of Franklin county, claiming the legacy of sl .9oe. She stat; ed that she was an invalid, aged and infirm, and in great need of the money. In I7S3 her father was quite young man and being in great fear of MT. Patterson fled % the country at once ieracy. She said she mad often heard her father speak of the fight and of inc blow he gave MT. Patterson and of of the fierce anger of the latter; The thumb of Tillerton's hand was dis1oint- ed by the blow and was so severely i'm Sured that it remained useless mem her fo the day q his death. The facts she gave corresponded exactly with inc facts of the case. This writer does moi know whether or not Mrs. Covely received the legacy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
DAUGHTERS OF THE
 AMERICAN REVOLUTION,


 Historian. 6ss s. Perry St.. Montgom- -Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generation; ask thy elders and they will tell thee. Moses.
 ksmove not the ancient landmark. which thy fsshsrs sshss n,ss.s nays sss"-soiomon' Eegent~-Mrs. Aurora Pryor Mo- .yice-Regsnt--Mrs. Rhett Goode. Mo- sccretary--Mrs, William Harvey. New Treasurer--Mrs. J. c. Street opelika :, Aistorian---Miss Anne Marks Will chaplain--Mrs. Charles A. stakely. oliessl kesdsr--Mrs. l. ,. Haley. cunningham.
 Agent. American Monthly--Mrs. J. M Wyly. Montgomery.
 Feet Laureate. Miss Meta Thompson.
 Chapter Directory
 General Sumter Birmingham; Re- gent, Mrs. A c. Smith.
 Peter Forsey--Montgomery; Regent, Andrew Jackson--4railadega: Regent. Mrs. A. c. Storey.
 Light Horse Harry Lee--Auburn; Re- gent Mrs. George Duncan. Marths Wayles Jedferson-opeiika;
 
 John Wade Keyes--Athens; Regent, Mrs. William J. Hagan.
 Tuscaloosa--Tuscaloosa; Regent. Mrs Lewis0Eufasia: Regent. Miss Mary IeSiie--Mobile Regent. Mrs. Joseph stepSens-Ssw Decatur; Regent. Mra Frederiek William Gray--Anniston; Regent. Mrs s. Hiram Donald Barr sent Mrn Haiis Janney.
 Eienyilie---Anniston; Regent. Mrx Katherine Steel Oxford; Regent Mrs. James R. Draper. Cherokee--Seims. Regent. Miss Nell He V. Baker.
 Books of the week for D. A. R. readers.
 Historic churches of America. By Nellie Urner wallington; svo., New York: Duffield & Co. $2.
 Pocahontas. By Virginia Carter Castleman. 12 mo-, New ! York: Broadway Publishing Company. British Colonial Policy, 1745-17e5. By George Louis Beer, yo., New York The Macmillan Go. $2.
 The True Patrick Henry. By George Morgan. 12 mo-. Philadelphia: J. B :. Lippincott Company. $2.
 John Harvard and His Times. By Henry c. Shelley. VOL Boston. Lit- tle Brown & Co. $2.
 The Franklin Year Book, Maxirns and Morals From the Great PhiloBo- pher. Compiled by Wallace Rice. iz mo-, Chicago: A. 0. McCiurg & Co. si. - Tn the July and August numbers of the American Monthly Magazine. in the department of Revolutionary Records, is q list of the Meckienberg County Militia, North Carolina
 This valuable matter was sent by Mrs l.. D, Mills O. Columbia. s e.. Chairman of the Magazine Committee of that State It was printed In The Charlotte observer, North Carolina, by MT Brevard Nixon, some years ago. A copy of that paper cannot now be obtained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
Piles Quickly
 Cured at Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure-hAi Package Mailed Free to All
 i'm Plain Wrapper.

rDntant Relief, Permanent Cure-TrfAl
 Package Mailed Free to All in Plain Wrapper.
 uoIT of the suffering and torture of nties has never been told. But no matter. whether your particular case of niles is almost too excruciating for any mortal to bear, or 1T you are rear fully tantalized by unreaohaple tchlhs g. or whether you have only a moderate case of piles, there IS possiDis lea' Si, ana ouiek. too, in Pyramid Pile Cure.
 You need not take for granted all we ourselves say about our Pile Rem edy We want it to speak TOT ltseit' we want you to send for free pack age, today, of the marvellous Fyramio Pile Cure. We want to prove these statements to you personally, so that you will feel the result yourselr.
 Follow few simple directions. Get well to stay well.
 You don't have to stop working one single day.
 No heavy doctors bills.
 Here, for instance is a sample of the kind of letters we get every day and we don't have to, ask for them;
 "Friend, I write to tell you what good your Pyramid Pile Cure has done for me. I used your sample. and 1t Cid me so much good I went and got two boxes, and I used one and I am an- other man altogether. I have no pain. no piles, and have been troubled with them for over fifty years. and could find no relief till now, thanks to your timely cure. Use my name if it will do you any good. Isaac Smith. Whar- ton, New York"
 For Free Sample, send to the Pyra- mid Drug Co.,. 96 Pyramid Building, MarshalA Mich. or you can buy Pyra- mid Pile Cure in any drug store for so cents a box.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
BUYS LIQUID LITERATURE.
Quart HDictionarIes" Shipped to LO
 cal Opption "Desert."

Quart "Dictionaries" Shipped to LO-
 cal Opption "Desert." Pittsburg Special.
 Here is a memorandum that was handed to a new clerk in wholesale liduor store here yesterday:
 Unabridged dictionaries ...,.22
 Small dictionaries .....,. IS
 Hair mattresses ......,....17
 The man who handed 1t in was a messenger off one of the trains tra- versing what Is known as the desert" or local option strip along the upper Ohio River, extending from Roches- ter, Pa, thirty-flve miles. to Ironton, O. The clerk was about to hand the slip back, intimating that it was neither a book store nor a bedding factorye when the notation was whis- ed out of his hand by one of the older clerks. who said 1t was all right"
 The new clerk wondered more when he saw the older clerk i'll the order by counting out twenty-two full quarts for the unabridged dictionary item. nineteen pints of the same. whis- key for the small dictionary item and lot of neat. innocent looking bulky packages which might be either family Bibles or cases of dynamite, were handed out to check the item hair mattresses" In two hours the messenger returned, got his 'litera- ture' and bedding in two great va iises and disappeared toward the train heading for East Liverpool and Wells vile, O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-13
,~oUIDAr LIVING IN COMFORT.
Novelist Is Not in "Dire Poverty. n.
 Reported.

HepOrteO.
 N. Y. Herald's Paris Edition,
 areggio.-"Ouida" Is not living in dire poverty, as English newspapers have stated; her resources are not ex- hausted; her publishers are still will ling to furnish her with funds in case of absolute need. If occasionally her maid has. unknown to her, borrowed petty sums in the vicinity these sums have been scrupulously reimbursed.
 After the publication of the sensa- tional articles to which have referred above, numerous generous offers reach ed "Ouida's" humble dwelling, but they were all disdainfully refused.
 "Ouida" devotes much attention to her three dogs. She makes 1t a rule not to receive visitors at Massarosa There have been only three excepttons-Mr. horn: Signor Gambini, the private sec retary of the prefect of Lucca, who was sent by the Italian minister of public