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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
FAD OF KANSAS FARMERS.
Many Sales to Dispose of Stock and
 Farming Implements.

Many Sales to Dispose of Stock and Farming Implements. 1 Kansas City Star.
 Never was there such an epidemic of | public sales on the farms as this l spring. Seven auctioneers have been kept busy and others are in training at
 tioneers are "Colonels" They claim
 that title when they have "cried" 100 sales.
 But it Is only the result of the farm CTS getting rich-and oc the land boom which causes much change of location.
 Central Kansas has reached a time when the farmer" who have made their home here have acquired more material are anxious to change their residences, and so want to have a sale" They go to the county seat and make ar engagements with the auctfoneer. and have their bills printed. The latter are put up in the postoffice or are scat tered on the fence posts of the vicin- ity.
 The attendance on the public sales is usually good, nothing but bad weather keeping the farmers of the vicinity pany their husbands and form an in- terested portion of the audience when the household goo Is and canned fruit are sold.
 The crowd that has looked over the possessions of the household curiously and nodded at the various flaws in the implements of the farmyard has also had rude sort of entertainment. On every sale bill in large letters appears Free lunch at noon." and some of them have the additional legend. Bring your tin cups" This is Greek to the city resident, but the farmer knows what 1t means It is a promise that there will be great steaming cans of coffee. with plenty os sandwiches and perhaps pickles. The task of providing cups for a hundred or two visitors is for midable ona. and the prudent house. wife asks that the corners bring cups to use on such occasions.
 During the winter all sales begin at 10 o'clock, but as the days lengthen the noon start is more common. It all depends upon the amount of material to be sold. Sometimes there Is some
 thing more than coffee to drink, but not often.
 The amount of property changing hands in this growing method of dis posing of used farm material Is enor- nous. In this County alone probably seventy five sales have been held since
 the first of the present year, and they have averaged more than $1.000 each, or at least s100.000 worth of second hand goods disposed Of by farmers to their nelghbors. The scme condition exists in nearly every well-settled County of the State, and so com%non is the custom becoming that it is unlikely | that it will show any diminution for l some time to come.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
To Train WOOdpeckers.

Bangor (Me), Dispatch to N. Y World
 After having spent more than sixty years and more than $10,000 in hunt ing bears and studying the ways of wild creatures. Greenleaf Davis has begun to raise tame woodpeckers with the purpose of using them to convert ordinary rock naples into bird's-eye maple. MT, Davis Is more than so. property valued at S1O.000, which he sold and then he went to the woods under tho side of Mount Katahdin. He has tanned many wild animals.
 The red-headed woodpecker made sad havoc in his sap orchard. digging holes In his hest naples and impair ing the flow of sap. from which much of his living was derived. It was im- possible to kill the birds because of the company they afforded and 1t was equally Impossible to live without the income from the sap orchard. The old man s. ent weeks in his grove watching the result of the wounds which the birds inflicted on the bark.
 As the scars healed he noticed that there was a bright red spot on the wood directly below the wound. If the tree wIs badly marked the red spots were more numerous than they were on trees which had suffered less. while on the trees which the wood- rockers had not visited there were no traces of red,
 that as the beautiful markings of bird's-eye maple were due to the red spots in the wood and as nobody had eyer been able to account for them. It was possible that the variety of maple known as bird's-eye might eve it's or igin to the work of the woodpeckers, If so, he had made a discovery that had baff1ed botanists for years. He had also learned how to make his colony of tame woodpeckers self-supporting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04

against the proposal. few weeks later the pagoda vanished.
 It appears that on the 18th of Feb ruarv force of armed Japanese ap- peared at the pagoda and proceeded to take the building to pieces. the work occupying about eight days. As soon as the structure was razed to the ground the marble blocks were loaded on carts, conveyed to the nearest sta- tion and shipped by train south. The only inference to be drawn was that the pagoda had gone off to be set up in some Japanese park as a memorial of the nations protectorate of Corea.
 The facts are that when the Emper- or of Corea refused to acquiesce in the proposal to present the Pung-duk pa- Roda to Viscount Tanaka that gentle man got some Corean officials to give a formal permission for the removal of the shrine. These officials, being but underlings of the Japanese authorities obviously could have no authority to part with the property of the nation, yet 1t Is reported that on no more valid pretext than this the viscount persist ed in ordering the pagoda to be taken down and removed to Japan.
 The Coreans are intensely indignant, and certain patriots have sworn to take the life of the traitor who, signed away Corea's liberties to Japan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
NATIONAL SHRINE STOLEN
Japanese Nobleman Accused by Coreans
 of Crime.

of Crime.
 New York Evening Post.
 A theft comparable alone to the stealing of the Washington obelisk from the capital or of Nelson's column from London has just been committed by a Japanese nobleman in Seoul, ac- cording to a Nagasaki correspondent This nobleman has spirited away from the Corean capital one of the most an- cient and sacred of the nations ances- tral shrines, the beautiful white mar ble pagoda of p'ung gduk.
 This exquisite embodiment of old Corean architecture was ideally situat- ed in a suburb of Seoul. where for near ly 1000 years it has been admired by sightseers and citizens as the most en- during monument of Corea's ancient splendor. Since the recent assumption of her protectorate over Corea Japan has witnessed the growth of a desire to make this shrine her property. In January last his excellenc% Viscount Tanaka. a minister of the imperial household. was dispateched on a special mission to represent the emperor at the marriage ceremony of the Corean Crown Prince. It seems that while at the court at Seoul the Viscount ex- pressed a desire that the P'unk-duk pagoda should be presented to him to take back as gift to Japan. but the emperor of Corea resolutely held out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
SHIP PMENTS BY
 RIVER BOATS Complaint of Service on
 Tennessee. MONOPOLY SAID TO EXSI Question Arises as to Power ot Railroad Commission. ro4,ce to Be served on Railroads that II They Disregard Amicabie Over tuse. in Regard to com-
 plaints,. Legal Citations
 wiiI Follow.

In . long session which was not broken even for the dincer hour. the Alabama Railroad Commission yester- day considered a long docket of eases, discussed river transportation and the Commissions power to control 1t, discussed rates on cotton. and instruct cd the Secretary of the Commission to inform officers of railway companies that if they disregarded overtufes of the Commission for an amicable set- clement of matters. they might expect to be cited to appear under compelment of the laws.
 That last matter was resultant from alleged failure on the part of certain freight claim agents to answer letters addressed to them.
 The discussion of river transporta- tfon was initiated by a complaint of U. A. Weaver of Lambs Landing. on the Tennessee River. who claimed that such unjust discrimination had been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
Corner of a Residence At Stevenson is
 Torn Away.

scottsboro, June 3.-(SpeciaL)-W came very near being a serious thing Saturday afternoon during an electri- cal storm when a flash of lightning struck the. rods on his house and fol lowing their course to the ground came was fastened to one of the lightning rods and stretched around the corner Of the house to the back porch
 The lightning followed the clothes wire instead of the lightning rod and tore out the whole corner of the brick residence The family was badly shocked and only a few moments be- fore the flash, pr. Foster had turned loose the clothes wire, after having held it for sometime. His escape from death is marvellous.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
"Wanted-A Wife," At Montgomery Theater, Wednesday, June 6, Benefit New City Hospital.
AGED WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Americus TrOxell of Sc0ttsboH
 Passes Away.

Americus Troxeil. widow of MT Eli Troxell. died at her home yesterday.
 She was eighty-eight years of age and her death was due to old age. She while. Her remains were laid to rest today at MT. Carmel cemetery at three o'clock.
 The deceased leaves three sons and one daughter She was a most estim- able woman and greatly beloved by many friends and neighbors.
 Little Lucille Walker. daughter of Mir. and Mrs: Leonard Walker. died last Thursday after several weeks illness. she was the only child and a bright, pretty little girl. She was just two years old
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-04
wILsoN-CARGILL.

POprlar Young Persons are Married
 Ne.- Stevenson. Scottsboro. June 3.-tSpecial. )--Miss
The National tribune., 1907-02-21

door, the General withdrew awhile, and
the lady and her Naval friends entered
into lively conversation concerning the
capture, the march and the wild ride
of the morning.
The frugal breakfast was finished and
Miss R was appealing to the Gen.
eral to be merciful to her friends. when
Capt. Pearson startled everyone with
an exclamation:
Gen. Finnegan, these gentlemen
should be set free at once. They are
not our prisoners. If you will remem-
Der, yesterday forenoon. when they
were captured. we had flag of truce
out from Gen. Hatch, at Jacksonville
for exchange of prisoners. During that
truce, which ended at noon, all hostile
measures between us and the enemy
were or ought to have been, suspended
These officers were captured about 10
o'clock. and were therefore under the
protection of the white flag We should
set them free and give them safe con-
duct back to their ship"
Miss Hattie clapped her hands in &C.
stacy. The Naval men seemed bewil.
dered. Gen. Finnegan was dumb with
establishment, and secretly rejoiced al
the turn of affairs. When he had re-
covered from his surprise. he said
The National tribune., 1907-02-21
Andersonyille.

Editor National Tribune: I. Was a
record kept by the prison authorities
at Andersonville of the names, regi-
ments, etc, of those who there died;
and. II SO, was the record complete or
incomplete?
I believe the dead were inferred in
trenches.
II. Was any attempt made by those
| charged with this work to mark the
separate spot where each individual
body was laid?
III. In case an effort Of that kind was
made, are markers set at any or many
Of the graves. with names, regiments.
ETC., at the present time?
". Is it probable or even possible
that friends of men who suffered and
died at Andersonville could find with
certainty the spot where such men were
buried?
v. Have any of the Andersonville dead
been removed during the years that
have elapsed since the close Of the great
war Geo. A. Crawford, Co. G, 47th
Ill.
I. A record was kept at Capt Wirz's
headquarters by Union soldiers paroled
for that duty. 1t was necessarily quite
incomplete for various reasons. The
first of these was that great many
hundreds of prisoners were brought In
singly, with no record OF their names,
companies and regiments, and they
were unknown to those in the prison.
When they sickened and died they We're
sent to the cemetery with other dead,
and no report made Of them. Usually
, in the prison when man died his COM
rades, who knew him, pinned a little
slip of paper to his breast, with MS
name, company and regiment, and more
OF less complete lists of these were
made by the clerks in Capt. WirZs Of
flee every day. This was the only means
of gaining reports of the dead, and in
tnnumerable cases corpses were sent
out without the identifying slip.
II. The dead were inferred in trenches
from day to day, and some attempt was
made to have the names on the boards
stuck at their heads correspond with
the dead roll kept at headquarters.
III. We understand that all the iden-
titled graves have marble tombstones at
their heads, with the names, etc, en-
graved on them. These were furnished
by the War Department.
w. A great many remains might be
found with certainty by friends and rel
atives. but many others would be I'M
certain to the last degree.
V. There have been few remains
taken away from Andersonville by
friends at home, but these are coEl-
paratively few. OF the 1874 graves at
Andersonville, S21 are reported as un-
known. but this must fall far short Of
the actuality. The Government obtains
ed the record OF the deaths thru copy
surreptitiously made by Dorrance At
water, one of the paroled Union soldiers
employed in Capt. Wirz's headquarters.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-02-21

Captain, you are right. We must re-
spect the truce that prevailed. Cen
tlemen, you are free. No one shall say
a Confederate officer ever wilfuliy vio-
lated flag of truce Miss Hattie, your
request is granted. will order an es-
cort to conduct you and your friends
safely TO your home. where they can
Join their ship. This happy dsnoument
gives me great pleasure.
Your dear grandma will hereafter
have her medical attendant, and. If any
of my marauders molest him, I'll have
them court-martialed sure. Give my
respects to the family, and tell her ]
hope for her speedy restoration TO
health.
Gentlemen, I congratulate you on
your lucky escape. and on having so
charming an advocate. 1t is not often
a daughter of the Confederacy appeals
for mercy for Yankee"
When Miss R and her friends,
accompanied by Capt. Pearson and
some cavalrymen. rode away from camp
every one except Bradley saluted, smil-
ing, and the General swung his hat.
The lady returned to her anxious fam
lily, and the Naval men were the heroes
of the hour on the little gunboat which
was anchored off Black Point.
The orange trees were fragrant with
bloom at the plantatlOn, and surgeon
Willet and Miss Hattie were married
beneath them in the midst Of a merry
company Of neighbors. Naval men and
soldiers of the two rival armies-the
two commanding Generals having ar
ranged a truce by the white flag that
neutralized hostilities for the day. The
blue and the gray fraternized and en-
joyed the hospitality of the occasion,
as they often did on the picket lines
around Richmond. Gen. Finnegan
complim ented the bride on her unique
method Of securing the safety of her
beloved, and the comfort of her poor.
dear grandma: and the sailors fished In
safety thereafter in the waters around
Black Point
The National tribune., 1907-02-21

cried the fair lady. decidedly, petulant-
ly. Think of 1t, General These gen.
tlemen are not fighting men. One cares
for the ships machinery or engines;
the other looks after the health of the
crew-and the people along the river.
including our family. All our good
Southern doctors are in the Confederate
army, and dc not know what We shall
do-whet my poor. dear grandma
would do. If she cannot have a
skillful physician" Tears came into
the lady's pretty eyes and the General
coughed uneasily.
Il will be obliged to refer the matter
to Gen. Hardee, at Savannah" said the
General in a sympathetic tone of voice.
But that would take much time, and
what would grandma do in the mean
tme?"
II might let the Doctor ride daily
with guard over to the river and back
again."
ride thirty miles day, He couldn't
do it, General. Sailors don't know how
to ride. l read about one who carried
an anchor and rope and threw the an
chor when he wished to stop the horse"
The gentlemen laughed and the lady
smiled thru her tears.
Then you think it is q matter Of
life and death, whether or not your
grandma has her medical attendant, do
you, Miss Halter" asked the General.
Indeed, 1 do, sir; and the Engineer
ought to be let go, too. He does no
fishting-and Sallie-pa and he are
planning a Windmill and a deep well
to give us purer water. Do, General,
let these gentlemen go, and L will pray
for you every night and bless you every
day."
IT will see what can be done, Miss
Hattie. You must have an escort
home. Heavens! You haven't had any
breakfast Good; you shall share our
rough fare and be well rested before
you depart. Capt Pearson, order her
horse groomed and fed, and tell the
cook to hurry our breakfast. You
Naval gentlemen shall remain and
share a soldiers fare"
The guard was dismissed from the
The National tribune., 1907-02-21
The 01st Ohio,

Editor National Tribune: 1 should be
pleased to see a short history of the 61st
Ohio.-Geo. Alderman. Poland. o.
The 61st Ohio was organized in the
State at large from March, 1852, for
three years, and was consolidated with
the SD Ohio. March 81, 1865. 1t was
commanded by Col. Newton w.
Schleich. who resigned Sept. 81, 1852,
and was succeeded by Col. Stephen j.
McGroarty, brevetted a Brigadier-Gen-
eral May !, 1865. 1t belonged to
Schurz's Division, Eleventh Corps, and
lost rs killed and 80 from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-02-21

low from a neighboring plantation, but
he was jealous of the attentions the
dapper Naval officers received from
Southern girls. and might have NAL
treated his prisoners but they were un-
armed non-combatants of the staff,
going upon a peaceful mission, and en-
joyed the friendship of the family
where he himself was welcome visit
or. Therefore he placed the frightened
men in the midst of his squad and be-
gan a march through swamp and over
hummock to Finnegin's camp. 1t was
The National tribune., 1907-02-21

Randall Kent. Los Angeles. CAL, con-
graduates Comrade w. H. Winston. of
Brockton, Mass, upon his manly and
loyal utterances in regard to the atti-
tude of the South. He would like TO
shake hands with Comrade Winston.
but it is long reach from Los Angeles
to Brocktoy
The National tribune., 1907-02-21
RECENT LITERATURE.
THE sLovAKS OF HUNGARY. By
Thomas Capek. Published by the


Knickerbocker Press. New York.
This is work much needed at the
present time, when the country should
have full information regarding the
immigration of SlavS fro mRussia, Hun
gary, Poland, Bohemia and the Danu-
bian principalities. This immigration is
rapidly increasing, and the Slavs are
becoming a quite numerous and impor-
tant element in our society. The fullest
Information Is needed by the public as
to the character of these strange immi-
grants and their possibilities as to citi-
zenship. The book is well and concise
ly written. and presents many facts of
importance in favor of the Slavs as
citizens.
SOME CITIES AND SAN FRANCISCO.
By Hubert Howe Bancroft. Pub
lished by the Bancroft Co., New
York.
AS to Mr.. Bancroft's talents as a
The National tribune., 1907-02-21

writer and historian there is no need
Of explanation or praise He is too we'll
known for that. The present book is a
beautiful little publication setting forth
the wonderful work that is being done
to rebuild San Francisco to far higheE
greatness than she has yet known.
The National tribune., 1907-02-21
Sd Pa. Cav. Mt Gettysburg.

Comrade A. ]. Speese. Germantown,
Pa, has produced a handsome little
pamphlet giving an interesting sketch
of Cos. H, A and G of the Sd Pa. Cav.s
at Gettysburg. 1t Is well written and
quite interesting.
The National tribune., 1907-02-21
Tobacco Kills
An Absolute Stopper for the Brain
Killing, Nerve-Destroying Tobacco
Habit Has Been Found.
You Can Try 1t Absolutely Free.

The tobacco habit is a curse and every man know,
II. Some "smart kids" don't know IT. Most mer
would ike TO quit, If they knew they could do II
" easy y without causing them discomfort.
The National tribune., 1907-02-21
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The National tribune., 1907-02-21
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The National tribune., 1907-02-21

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The National tribune., 1907-02-21
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The National tribune., 1907-02-21
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Time Of I Serious Ndaey and
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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-23
RECENT CHANGES IN THE
MINING LAWS
Several Amendments to the Statutes
Made by the Last Legislature with
Which Mining Men and Prospect
ors Should Become Familiar

Probably the most important chang
es in the state laws affecting mining
are those governing the marking of
boundaries, which require that they
be marked within 20 days from the
time of posting upon the claim the
notice of location instead of within
80 days as heretofore.
Furthermore, the new law makes a
very material change in the kind of
objects which may be used as bound
airy monuments. 1t requires that the
boundaries be marked by "removing
the top of a tree (having a diameter
of not less than 4 inches) not less
than three feet above the ground, and
blazing and marking the same, or by
a rock in place, Gaping such rock
with smaller stones, such rock n
stones to have a height of not less
than three feet; or by setting a post
or stone at each corner and one at the
center of each side line. When a post
is used it must be at least four inches
in diameter and three feet in height -
When a stone is used and not a rock
in place it must be not less than six
inches in diameter and eighteen
inches in length, set two-thirds of its
length in the top of a mound of
earth or stone four feet in diameter