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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
ANOTHER CONTROVERSY.

The esteemed Charlotte Observer has
gotten itself into a snarling controver-
sy with some of it's contemporaries by
claiming that it was a real whale, as
we now know the creature, that took
Jonah in. True, in the book of Jonah
1t is stated that "the Lord had prepar-
ed a great fish to swallow up Jonah"
which is a verysindehnite expression.
Yet in the Gospel of St. Matthew the
Savior is quoted as saying that Jonah
was three days and three nights in
the whales belly" etc. That would
seem to settle 1t to the average under
standing, but here come the learned
scholars to assert that the Greek word
which is here translated whale" real
ly means sea monster" and one of
them thinks the fish must have been
a shark" This is too much for The
Observer, which thus retorts:
Iconoclasm could go no further
than this. The worst aspect Of the
matter Is that not merely the rights
of single individual but OF an entire
race are involved. Everybody knows
what is whalekind's almost sole title
immense loss of prestige which would
follow the proposed deprivation. De-
scent from the whale that swallowed
Jonah might well be recognized az
honors.
Nor is this the only thing to be con-
without the whale. The whale I'M
the whale. AS we'll think of separat-
ing Nisus from Euryalius. Damon
from Pythias. Mary from the lamb
Alphonse from CASTOR. 1t must be
blasted shark would not answer the
purpose at all.
There yet remains the legal aspect
OF the matter: Having held this honor
sand years. the whale has clearly ac-
uuired an indefeesibie claim III law
az In morals. The Landmark had bet
IS issued e to stop f its assault upon an
cient vested rights. From any stand
point, 1t Is engaged in "a mighty bad
business.
no means new. 1t has been discussed
and threshed over many times, and no
conclusion has been reached. II Is as
difficult to settle as is the birthplace
of Andrew Jackson, and all that can
be said by those who take different
sides will settle nothing. If we be-
lieve the letter of the Bible we must
admit that Jonah was cast into the
sea and swallowed by a fish of some
kind which the Lord had prepared,
and we must also admit that he was
actually retained three days in the
belly of the fish, If Is difficuIf enough
for US to comprehend the affair with
out puzzling over the species of fish
that turned the trick. To dispute the
statement on the ground that the
whale as we know 1t could not swal-
low a man is to deny that the AL
mighty could perform a miracle, and
that would be to repudiate the Bible.
Better let Jonah and the whale be
quiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

After four two-inch boards had been
taken off an oak log at James Webb's
sawmill, in Greenfield. Ind. walnut
peg, an inch in diameter, was FOUND,
where 1t had been driven into the log
The peg was a foot long and reached
to the heart of the big log, where, 1t
is estimated. 1t had been driven seven
ty-five years ago. At the end of the
peg was "a coil of black hair. long and
silken Mr.. webb endeavored to learn
the history of the log. but to no avail.
Old people OF the neighborhood are of
the opinion that the coil of hair was
placed there in accordance with pre-
valent custom of pioneer times. This
custom provided that when man ana
wife could not get along or agree. in
stead of separating. as in these days,
the neRi!bors cut a lock of hair from
the head of each. A hole was then
bored in a thrifty tree and the locks of
hair were driven to the heart by
walnut pin. After this 1t was believed
the couple could live happily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
GROWING cAMPHoR TREES

The Department Of Agriculture
states that an American firm which
uses about half a million pounds of
camphor each year, has planted, or
caused to be planted, two thousand
acres in camphor trees IN Florida.
This Is certainly going to work at the
right end of the line. There is lit
tie probability that the use OF this
gum will ever be discontinued, but
there is at least probability that 1t
will increase. AS we cannot have
cane syrup and sugar without sugar.
cane, or pure mable syrup end sugar
without maple trees, it is equally plain
that we cannot have camphor gum
without the trees from which to pro-
cure it. The supply of naturul-growth
trees is not inexhaustible, and when
they are destroyed the supply of gum
must cease also, unless new trees are
put out to take the place of the old
ones.
That the supply cannot last Is evil
dent to one who will look into the
manner Of procuring 1t, for the process
is about as destructive as is the pro-
cess of making syrup from sugar
cane. Instead of tapping the trees
to extract the juice, as is done in the
case of the maple, and which can be
repeated each Spring for a number of
years, the camphor tree is cut down
and the body, limbs, twigs and even
the leaves are all chopped up and
placed in a still; then heat is applied
and the camphor passes off in the
form of steam. through proper tubes
or TASKS. These are cooled and the
camphor taken out. either in granu-
lated form or in thin cakes, and at
forwards prepared as we lind 1t on
sale. This is the ordinary method of
making the drug, and is naturally a
destructive way.
We notice that The Sacramento Bee
advises planting the trees Ia the Sac
ramento Valley and the suggestion is
Il good one. 1t says there are some
fine and flourishing trees in the parks
of that city, which is evidence that
they will flourish in that climate, and
we can see no reason why .hey should
not Though originally a native of the
far East, of China, Japan, Formosa,
and other portions of that part OF the
world, it has been introduced isto the
West Indies, where 1t houNshes. The
tree belongs to the large family Of
laurels, of which we have a number
of varieties in the United States. and
there is no apparent reason why it
should not be grown prohtabU ip tho
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Story nf a Hntnin.

In a neighboring city is large mill
1inery establishment that makes spe4
cialty of women's trimmed hats at IS
and SO 1t is cutting largely into the
trade of abe smaller high-priced deal
ers A short time ago woman or
fashion went into the establishment
mentioned and tried on several hats,
but founl none to suit her. Before
going out She missed a valuable hat
pin. A careful search failed to bring
it to light. and it's disappearance re-
NAMED a mystery. few days later
the customer, still looking for suit
able spring hat, visited one of the ex-
pensive millinery shops in the city.
Among the hats shown to her. none of
which was priced lower than $S5, was
one that closely resembled one Of the
hats she had tried on in the $40 store.
She took 1t up to examine 1t moro
closely. AS she felt the trimming she
noticed that the end of hatDin was
concealed beneath a bunch of artificial
flowers. Drawing 1t out, she discovered
It to be her missing hat pin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
High salaries.

washington f1eTdiu. :, 60, . !.
John Hays Hammond is believed TO
be the highest salarIed man In the
world. His income from his profession
as a mining engineer Is $S0O,ooo
year. Hammond is a Californian, ana
was born in San Francisco ffty-two
years ago In the course or his ca
reer he has travelled in every part OF
the world where gold has been found,
or where it's presence has been sus-
pected His word Is law to investors:
II he says yes" financial kings VIII
spend millions for purchase or devei-
opment of gold mines. He has hignly
skilled assistants who visit mines I'M
der question all over the earth and re-
port to him. His present regular sala-
ries come almost entirely from Euro
pean capitalists interested in South
Africa mines. 1t Is believed that next
to Hammond, w. e. Corey, president
of the steel trust, Is the highest sala-
ried man in the world. When Charles
M. Schwab occupied Corey's place IL
was generally understood his salary
was 100000 a year. When Schwap
resigned, the salary of the position was
reduced to less than half q million.
A few railroad presidents In the UNI
ted States receives salaries of about
100000, though their number is very
small. President Loree, now OF the
Delaware and Hudson, three years ago
was taken from the presidency of the
Baltimore and Ohio and placed at the
head of the Rock Island system at a
salary of s15O,0oO. the largest ever
paid any railroad official in the world.
but that arrangement did not last long.
1t is said that the average salary of
railroad presidents here, while higher
than that in Europe, does not exceed
100000. Some salaried newspaper pub
fishers and editors are paid more than
that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
JUSTICE LAX AND COSTLY.
Encouraging Tendency of the Courts
In CRIMINAL Trials.

IN
Chicago Chronicle,
Within a generation circumstances of
material development have greatly en-
larged the boundaries of temptation to
seek gain through criminal practices Of
many kindS-a very serious condition
that has been growing up largely
through the operation of great Indus
trial development, and especially
through the application of mechanical
power to transportation, to manufac-
turing and to printing. Intelligent
knowledge of mankind would indicate
that such a condition makes 1t our OBJ
vious duty to strengthen the laws
which former experience proved neces-
sary for public safety and to hold up
the hands of those charged with en-
forcing laws. But instead of doing
this we have gone wholly the other
way. Originally too careful of the So
called rights Of men accused of crime,
We have made our court practice more
and more loose and indulgent.
The accused man is presumed limo
cent until ha is proved guilty. That Is
law and 1t is justice, but it is no ex-
Cuse for guarding his rights with more
jealousy than we do those of mon never
privileges which we do not accord the
honest mar who has never given cause
for suspicion. Yet all the time that it
has been growing easier to commit
crime through the Increasing oppor-
tunity of activity in business and the
broadening of temptation; we have
been steadily making It more and more
difficult and costly to convict ANYBODY
Of any criminal offense and thereby
defend and assure social order and
safety. It is q fact If common known
edge that our practice has so slack
ened that trials are drawn ont to
lengths that make them among tn
costIiest burdens that human society
has to bear, and that It is the commu-
nifty of honest men who do not com
init crime who invariably have to pay
the cost
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Can't somebody with a str

Can't somebody with a straight
record and a respectable following
start a Democratic get-together move
ment?" inquiries The Albany Her
aid, with evident solicitude. If the
brother will point his finger at some
Democrat and say thou art the man"
we shall feel relieved. The deuce of
the business is that there are too many
opoinions as to the Straight record"
prerequisite for any one to be selec-
ted. No doubt there are number
of public men in the party each of
whom would claim for himself that
he fills the hill exactly but there would
be protests from many quarters and
little would be gained. We fear the
get-together man is not yet in evil
dence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Difficulties I'm PhOnetics.
Z. kounsbury in The May Allan

TIC.
Any one who had the slightest con-
ception of what a reform of our SPELL
ing on pure phonetic principles means
would absolve the committee from any
design of that sort. 1t required, in
deed, a singular innocence of all
knowledge of this particular subject
to make such a charge. Certain chang
es recommended would, indeed, have
brought particular words nearer
phonetic standard. But If everything
proposed were to be universally adop-
ted and even ten times more--the real
disease which afflicts our photography
wohld be but partially alleviated. 1t
would do little more than set us on
the road 10 reform. No one, indeed,
who comprehends what Is required, In
a language - iawless as ours, to
bring about perfect accordance be-
tween photography and -orthoepy, is
e yer likely to underrate the difficult
ties which stand in the way of the es-
tablishment of phonetic spelling, even
were men as eager for its adoption
as they are now hostile to IL. In the
present state of feeling, therefore, no
one need distress himself about its
immediate coming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Southern and Southwestern States of

Southern and Southwestern states of
the Union.
While 1t is true that camphor can
be procured from several species Of
plants 1t is only the tree known al
Camphor Laurel that produces the best
gum and in greatest quantities. That
growing the trees would be profitable
hardly admits of doubt and the Flor
ida experiment will be interesting. 1t
may be added that the wood of the
camphor tree is exceedingly handsome
and durable. and might be raised for
It's wood, If way can be found to
extract the gum or spirit without de-
stroying the wood. 1t seems to us
that growing camphor trees might be
made quite profitable industry in
some portions OF the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Waste of Scientific Thought.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Word comes from Paris that a scient-
list over there has an invention that
will make a detailed record OF a man S
thoughts. This is interesting. but It
will never be popular Few men think
thoughts that they would care to pre-
serve. more especially If taken I'M
awares by a prowler with a snapshot
think recorder. OF course, it might
be possible to train the mind to sit for
mental picture. as it were, but there
are few men who could look pleasant
while doing 1t. No man would feel
safe as long as he thought it was in
the neighborhood. No. the Frenchman
would do humanity a much greater and
far more satisfying service by perfect
ing new can opener or an original
cough cure
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

montgomery.
What city has declared to be
In five years time, or less,
A leader, with the broadcast wake
OF progress and success?
Montgomery.
What city touches all the world
By water way and rail,
AS happily as harbors where
The winds and tides prevail?
Montgomery.
What city is direct in line,
And has the worth. and shall
Reach all the earth, and profit through
The Panama Canal?
Montgomery.
What city offers rich returns
For those who will invest
Before the boom is on, and while
They may select the best?
Montgomery.
What city offers air that's pure,
Artesian streams and health,
To all who come to share its fate,
And revel in it's wealth?
Montgomery.
What city tempts the world at large,
To come right there and live,
BY holding out inducements that
No other place can give?
Montgomery.
Mrs. Leola T. Park
Box 56, Greensboro, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
New Japanese Notes.

An imperial Japanese ordinance pass
ed at Toxic authorizes the Specie bank
to issue convertible silver notes in
China and the Kwangtung Peninsula
of five different values. from 10 sen
to 10 yen, against a reserve of equal
volume The object Of this step is the
withdrawal OF the war notes ana the
currencXA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Booth and the King.

General Booth, of the Salvation ARMY
speaking in London on his recent visit
to Norway and Sweden and Denmark,
of Denmark: "At parting we shook
hands again and again and his ma
jesty said, General Booth, we shall
meet again. and wherever we do meet
shall be very happy to see YOU.
Yes, your majesty 1 replied. we shall
meet again--over the river, your ma
jesty. I trust we shall meet over the
river He said: Yes. over the riv-
err"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees
It's advertisers land makes 1t a part of the
contract when requested) that it's Daily cir
pufation is larger than that of any morning
newspaper printed in Alabama-and that its
Bunday edition has the largest circulation
tf any edition of any newspaper printed IN
Alabama without exception.
The figures for March, printed below.
represent the actual net circulation. all re-
turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

Henry James is charged with say
ing that he never heard an American
woman say thank you" or please.
We are curious to know where Henry
has spent his time in this country and
what class Of women he associates
with provided he told the truth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
SATURDAY, MAY IL, 1907.

Because We resented the remark of
Mr.. Bryce about the scarcity of Amer
lean poets, and said that Virginia and
Carolina have poets hanging on the
trees--"or some of them ought to be-"
The Charlotte Observer gets on its ear
and says: trSrzd
The last seven words are unkind,
They do the Carolina song-birds, at
least. great wrong. But let that pass
The Lord will reward The Advertiser
according to its works. We are not
aware that Mr.. Bryce. --presumably
the British ambassador to the United
states--has challenged the quality of
American verse, and our contempor-
airy probably has in mind the recent
criticism of Mr.. Alfred Austin, the
british laureate, at Ambassador Reids
dinner In London. But however that
may be, whoever he was he did not
When an esteemed contemporary
cannot take compliment for its own
State, even though the compliment be
somewhat involved, it grieves US all
through the diaphragm. We were
defending Virginia and the Carolinas
against the Islander uttered by Ambas-
sedor Bryce. for he was the man. I'M
less some of our big contemporaries
raisrepresented him, but The Observer
sees proper to resent our defence of
its poets. 1t is very sad but is of
ten the fate of a voluntary defender
of the sIandered ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

The Raleigh IN. c. Times shows
its prudence. at least, by refusing to
be drawn into the Jackson's birth
place controversy. It has taken no
part in the discussion. it gays, for
the simple reason that We have no
facts to communicate on the subject"
Wise fellow, you are.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

There lives a woman in small In
diana town who has been married nine
Hmes and is preparing to make an
other venture. Some of her husbands
have died and some been divorced,
and in more than one instance she has
gone back and picked up a discarded
one for y new trial. She Is evidently
determined to succeed In pleasing her
self # she smashes the record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
S-@--He-~3|-s1== ~
MARCH, 1907.

II. 8. Noble. Circulation Manager Of The
MONTGOMERY Advertiser. being duly sworn,
says:
The foregoing statement of The Adver-
tfBers circulation for The montn IF March.
1907, fs true and correct, and compiled after
all returns from news-boys news agents,
spoiled and leftover copies have been de-
Quoted. e. S. NOBLE,
Circulation Manager.
sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day Of April, 1901.
(SeaL) RIGA ALEXANDER,
Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
"This is My 9th Birthday"
Admiral AlexieR.

Eugene Ivanoviteh Alexieff. who
was the Rus sian Viceroy of the Far
East at the beginning of the Russo
Japanese war, was born in the prov
ince of Tavrichesk, May IL, 1S43. His
education was obtained in the naval
cadet corps and on the sea. In the
early years of his service his empty
purse and scarcity of family friends
compelled him to confine his talents to
twenty campaigns in twelve years.
That is to say, he put in twenty periods
of sea service of six months each
without a break of shore duty. For
this he was decorated with the cross
of St. Vladimir of the fourth class.
He was not in the Russo-Turkish war.
His first visit to the Pacific was made
in 1878, when he took out the cruiser
Afrika for five years. By combina-
ton of industry and geniality ne was
brought under the personal notice of
the present Cars father, who appoint
ed him naval attache to the Russian
Embassy at Paris. In 1892 he was APP
pointed to be Rear Admiral Later he
secured for himself the command of the
Pacific Squadron and during the two
years he held this post headed in the
construction of the Trans Siberian Rail
way and promoted the policy that
brought Manchuria within the sphere of
Russian influence. AS a reward for this
service he was made Viceroy of the Far
East and at the outbreak of hostilities
with japan was made commander,ln-
chief of the Russian forces The
early reverses in the campaign speed
lily brought about his dismissal and
he consequently escaped the blame that
attached to the disastrous defeats with
which Russia met later in the war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

We pay little attention to the
brands of weather they have In other
places but If they have a greater va
riety than We are getting we certainly
don't envy them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
rnlk Of AtrocItles Hushed up.

bay OIIy INIIIII'T 7 IIIIVo
We hear less u the atrocities Of KING
tion Of the United States Rubber Com
pany with the International Rubber
Company. of which King Leopold Is the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11

I'VE are indebted to The Boston
Transcript for the information that
as Mrs. Hetty Green grows older she
dresses better. She is probably afraid
of dying rich.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Absurd Length of Trials.

Case and Comment.
No expense of time or money is too
great to insure justice to an accused
nerson. but the view of a foreigner
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
Today In History

1l5S-Death of David l., King of the
Scots, at Carlisle.
1Sl2-Mr. Percival, British Premier,
assassinated by Bellingham.
1S57-Delhi captured by the Sepovs
1SSO-Sir Alexander Tilioch Calf an
pointed first High Commissioner for
Canada In London.
1SS9-Father Damien died at the
lands.
l893-Earl of Aberdeen became Gov
ernor-General of Canada.
1897-The powers interviewed in the
war between Turkey and Greece.
I9o5-Tornado at Snyder Ok, killed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-16

tilt into his stepbrother with all his
force. sending him to earth, and went
on literally over him as he lay prone
upon the asphalt, that being the short
est way to Responsibility. The next
instant the mongrel was in his mas
ter's arms and weakly licking his
hands.
But it was Eskew Arp who had
saved the little dog, for it was his
stick which had tripped the clerk and
his hand which had struck him down.
All his bodily strength had departed in
that effort, but he staggered out into
the street toward Joe.
Joe Loudenr' called the veteran in
a loud voice. Joe Loudenl and sud
denly reeled. The colonel and Squire
Buckalew were making their way
toward him, but Joe, holding the dog
to his breast with one arm, threw the
other about Eskew
ITS a town-its a town"-the old
fellow flung himself free from the sup
porting arm-''it's n town you couldn't
even trust a yellow dog tor'
He sank back upon Joe's shoulder,
speechless. An open carriage had
driven through the crowd. the colored
driver urged by two ladies upon the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-16
DYER NEWS


John Grimmer of Griffith was busi-
ness caller here yesterday.
William Wehner of Endor. was a
Dyer visitor yesterday on business.
George Schultz of Schererville, was
here on business yesterday.
Peter Weishaar of Richton, Ill. made
a pleasant call on Frank Scheidt and
family yesterday.
The party from here that left for
Texas a little over week ago. return
ed safe and sound last night.
Frank Rub of Chicago, is visiting
with friends and relatives for a few
days
Misses Clara Spanier and Nora Smith
left for Hammond this morning foI
an indefinite stay
After spending several days with
her mother near Schererville- Mrs
Keilman returned to her home yester-
day afternoon.
Liveryman Baker from Crown Point
passed through here last evening witt
a new automobile. which he will use
in his livery business the coming sum
mer.
Tomorrow Sunday no trains vii
run on the Monon except the milk trair
in the morning on account of the re
moval of a bridge being repaired a
Rensselaer,.
A pleasure party of five members
from South Chicago, arrived in oui
town last night at $50 with their au
tomobile. They made short stop
Mr.. Bakers, the parents Of one OF tn
party. They left by way of Chicago
Heights.