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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
Leave it to the People.


 Editor The Advertiser.
 noticed Hon. H. c. Gunnelss arr ticle in The Advertiser of a. few days islature to pass his bill whereby only . teacher can hold the offlce of County Superintendent of Education. I cannot cratic Legislature will pass such bill. for upon their shoulders and not MT. Gunnelss. will the responsibility and cersdse T6is Diff Yi SSS1 provides that the County Superintendent shall be elected 6y tne school trustees of the county and snail hold office for four years, provided that
 have sufficient confidence in the people of Alabama as q whole tQ eiecs States Senator to that of Justice Of the Peace. I believe that under our pros ent constitution with its qualihcAtlons who elected Mir. Gunels to the office Of without his having first obtained a teachsEs T;Ix first sTTsde eectsg their County Superintendents
 Certainly. this bill has the support of the members of the Educationai AS, AS soclation; and who compose majority of the members of the Edueational Ass sociatlon? Suppose that the bill had provided that the qualihcstlon or sne
 
 of a physician or lawyer; do we not suppose that the physicians ana iaWS yers would have supported the Dill! This proposed bill ,ils0 provides that County Superintendents shall be paid n salary sufficient for the m to give their entire time to the duties of the office. This Is the best provision of tho constitution provides that not more than 4 per cent of the public school money can be paid In this way. II this be true. there can be no uniform SA1IhS There are few practical teachers; il Is more necessary that a County Su- Derintendent should be practical than It is for him to hold teachers certi- agree with MT. Gunnels that there aboui1 be some kind of qualification placed upon County Superintendent. hut I am not yet convinced that RiAd uafes of the University of Alabama UT of fine Polytechnic Institute at Auburn. ar of other of our colleges with curri- culums far higher than rhose branc keS uuon which a frst-grade teacher is re petent that they can not i'll the oftics of County Superintendent of Educa. SThis bill if 1t becomes a law, will not afHect mo as my people know that I am uot ana will not be a candidate for reelection when this. my second term expires. Nevertheless, am i'm terested in education and especially In my county and do not wish t6 see such an Educational bill become a law and put upon the people.
 Superintendent Education, Lowndes
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nut Grass.

NWt 0EU8Bs
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Nut grass can certainly be killed. A neighbor had a garden, that was over run with this grass. Despairing of raising vegetables. he converted the garden into a chicken yard. and raised so many chickens that they destroyed every blade of grass that dared 70 fectly bare for two years. The follow. ing year the garden was plowed and planted in vegetables, when, strange to peared, nor has any ever appeared since, although the incident occurred several years ago. This result put us to thinking. with the hope Of nnding
 The Atmosphere is composed largely of oxygen and carbonic acid gas. In the process of breathing all animal back the carbonic acid gas. If de- prived of the oxygen, the animal dies The reverse is true 2f the vegetable and blades of grass. consumed tue care boHs aciH SsrSsS Sss Sss svsss ss. 0aSx sas the the blades of grass. so they cannot supply the gas to the roots, and hence they die We can show the garden.
 possible to accomplish the same result with a sharp hoe. The soil should be well broken and made loamy, 80 as to De easily titled. Let the hoe sever the stems of grass several inches beneath the surface. and then let the top soil drop back so as to exclude the air. With a little afr life is retained: hence with this method eternal vigilance and industry is the pricef, Of s,sceS,x suecess; of nut grass. as upon a lawn, n case knife can be used to advantage. Cut the stem as far beneath the surface as possible, and then pack the dirt above, The roots of nut grass are connected like a mesh. and life in one part ex- tends to the other, and hence 1t Is im- portant that all blades of the grass should be destroyed.
 Upon the same principle. when tree is cut down, shoots springs up from the stump; but If these shoots be con. stantly trimmed of, the stump and even the roots in the ground soon die.
 As this Is the beginning of the sea- son for chickens. gardens and lawns. We thought some might like to plan for the destruction of nut grass.
 F. W. Jackson,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS
Another bud for soIIcitor.

"The references in The Advertiser County yesterday. about the Pony Circuit bill, are all right. as far as they go. They did not go far enough, however. because the contest Tor so- not limited to two citizens of Wetump- ka We have in Prattville a man splendidly equipped for the solicitor, ship of the circuit If you will read this mornings Advertiser you will see that Hon. Mac A. Smith is strongly endorsed by the Autauga Bar Associa- ton. and that endorsement meets the wishes of the people of the County"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

Sometimes a man asks for woman'S s hand and gets piece of her mind
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
Thr Adyertiner Alert.

Mir. E. F. Erwin of Imperial
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25

Lott Dennis is boarding at J. M.
Burrill's while attending to his lum
Der business in Union.
Miss Mae Lyon was in Hartford
Saturday, and spent Sunday at DR..
Converse's, West Wilmington.
During the heavy shower of satur-
day evening q. F.. Huntley's house
was struck by lightning, demo1ishing
one of the large chimneys and slight
ly damaging the rooms on each side,
besides breaking dishes and scattering
splinters over the rooms.
There have been several real estate
changes here of late, Dana Jaquith
having sold his farm and bought a
blacksmith shop in Turnervil1e, where
he goes this week. H. O. Barlow
has sold the Eddy farm to a man from
Long Island. who will take possession
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
GLASS IS PECULIAR.
I& Has . Number of Curious and Gem
Trajectory Qualities.

q Has q Number of Curious and Gen.
Trajectory Qualities.
Glass is one of the most interesting
as we'll as one Of the most peculiar
things In the world. It has curious
and contradictory qualities. and many
astonishing phenomena are connected
with it. Brittle and breakable as 1t iS.
yet 1t exceeds almost all other bodies
in elasticity. 60.
If two glass balls are made to strike
each other at a given force, the recoil,
by virtue Of their elasticity. will be
nearly equal to their original impetus.
Connected with its brittleness are some
very singular facts.
Take a hollow. sphere with hole
and stop the hole with. the finger, SO
as to prevent the external and internal
air from communicating. and the
sphere will fly to pieces by the mere
heat Of the hand. Vessels. made OF
glass that have been suddenly cooled
possess the curious property OF being
able to resist hard blows given to
them from without, but will be instant
~ shivered by a small particle Of flint
dropped into their cavities. This
property seems to depend upon the
comparative thickness of the bottom
the thicker the bottom is the more GER
taAnty of breakage by this experiment
Some of these vessels, It Is, stated. have
resisted the stroke OF mallet given
with sufficient force to drive a mai
into wood, and heavy bodies. such as
musket balls, pieces Of iron. bits OF
wood, Jasper, stone, etc. have been
cast into them from a. height OF two
or three feet without any effect. yet a
fragment Of flint not larger than pea
dropped from a height Of three inches
has made them fly. 81.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
ROBERT {. LEE.

Some Characteristics Of the Great 00@s
federate Leader. ....
'"Unlike many of the leaders in the
Confederacy, Robert 3. Lee had NO pet
theory the maintenance Of which re-
Quired him to cast his fortunes with
the SOUTH" says Mrs. General Pickett
In her Personal Memoirs Of Robert
q. Lee" in Lippincott's. "a soldier by
birth and training, he had belonged 10
the United States too long entirely to
have developed an allegiance to the
doctrine Of state rights. though long
after the war he made the statement
that had not that theory been taught
at West Point there would have been
no secession. r.
Though invariably considerate to
his subordinates, Lee could be drastic
and dictatorial when it became neces-
sary, and If occasion required 1t no
could outrank the president. Jefferson
Davis always claimed that he himself
was intended for a soldier, not presi-
dent. and he was fond Of being under
fire II he could not get behind the guns.
One day he came out on the field dur
ing D6tL10. Leu tuEuOu " AAAA cA0
asked:
"'Mr. President, am in command
herer.
"Certainly,' said Mr.. Davis.
""Then, STR Lee replied, I forbid
you to stand here under the enemy's
guns. order you of the field
1.-THE president went
zone of Lees strongest characters
| tics was the grave .immobility Of his
face In times of the greatest stress Of
feeling. Grant speaks OF it in his ac-
count of the surrender.
Meade and Lee were old friends.
and Immediately after the surrender
Meade called on him.
"'Meade,' said Lee, the years are
telling on you too. Your hair is get
ting quite gray ..s .'
"'That is not the work of years, Cen
eraI Lee,'. Meade replied. You are re-
sponsible for my gray hairs.'"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
SOM Rs

CARD.-Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Holmes
wish to express their thanks to the. kind
friends who decorated the church at est
Stafford and furnished music at the flu
neral services of their mother, the late
Mrs. Eliza Holmes.
Henry Wardwell has cornstalks
thirteen feet high.
Everett Olney of Boston is visiting
at his cousin, Mrs. J. B Lees. 49,.
Miss Mary D. Troy and her friend,
Miss Helen Chapman of South Man
chester, have gone to Norfolk for. q
week or ten days. i
Miss Achsah Beardsley, the day
after she passed her Cpd birthday at
tended the fair at Ellington, going by
trolley, quite round about way.
Mrs. Lawrence Scidmore and chill
;dren have returned to their home in
New York after spending some weeks
Kibbe. ON Battle street. So 4.
Word has been received by Mrs. e.
O. Tompkins of the death at New
Work of her cousin, Dudley Musick,
a young man who spent a part Of the
summer in town with her.
Forest Avery, youngest son of Err
win d. Avery. had q narrow escape
from fatal accident Tuesday even
ing. after going to the barn to do the
chores for the night. His dog ac-
companied him, and in chasing a rat
hit the horses legs. The horse kick
ed with both hind feet, striking Forest
over the left eye, the calk cutting in
to the bone. DIR. A. L. Hurd was
called and dressed the wound, taking
seven stitches.
The program for the grange last
week Thursday evening was as fol-
lows: Song by George Kibbe,. dis
-cussion, (Which is the more success
full home maker, the old woman or the
new?" by Mrs. Nellie Blish, Mrs.
s. D. Percival, Mrs. Blanche Avery.
Clifford Parsons and George Kibbe !:
charade by Mrs. Sarah Gates and Mr..
Kibbe. 1t was also voted to give a
public entertainment next month, for
which the services of a professional
have been secured.
Mrs. Cora J. Ravens Able, wife of
Lvei Able of Enfield. died at her
home in that place Saturday after
noon, aged 80 years. She was born in
Somers, daughter of Calvin M. and
Emma O. Ravens. She leaves. be-
sides her husband, her mother, Mrs.
Emma Ravens of Somers, brother,
Allison Ravens of Springfield. and
sister, Mrs. Horace Skies of Somers !;
also half sister and brother. Mrs. J.
W. Prentice of Hartford and Frank
Ravens of Waltham, Mass.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
WELLINGTON.

Mrs. Joseph KinRsbury is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Harry Luce. OF New
ington.
Arthur L. spioer of New Britain
spent Sunday with his parents in this
village.
George Gergler Of Providence, r.
1. has been the guest of his brother,
Louis Gergler.
Special communication of Uriel
lodge, No. "a, F. s. A. M, Saturday
evening, Sept. 28th: Work on the
F. O. degree.
VIM. H. Bracket attended the open
ing day exercises of the SD annual
convention of the Ashford Baptist
association in Willimantio, Tuesday.
"The last game of the season" is
placarded for next Saturday afternoon,
when the West Wilmington team is to
play the national game at this village
with the local team. AS we have no
complete score of the last Saturday g
game at West Wilmington, we will
merely say that the score was 9 to B
in favor of the West Willingtons,
SO we are told.
Both the republican and democratic
caucuses were held in this village
Monday evening. The stormy wealth
er prevented q large attendance at
either. The ticket placed in nomi-
nation by the republicans was as fol-
lows: Assessor. Charles W. Eldredge ;
selectmen, Adolph Korper, VIM. D.
Ruby; town clerk, Walter A. Allen
town treasurer, VIM. HI. Bracket
board of relief. f. W. Pratt, Ezra A..
Morse; grand jurors, George P. Bub-
gee, T. O.. Denman, George A. Cos
grove; collector, R. Fl. Worden; audi
tor, George p. Bugbee; constable,
VIM. o. Eldredge; registrar of cleo
tors, W. II. Hall; agent of town de-
posit fund, George A. Oosgrove; tree
warden, Charles w. Wolfe. The
democratic ticket is as follows: AS
SCISSOR. D. L. Royce; board of relief,
Merritt Usher. George Wilson select
men, H L. Lillibridge, Nelson Towne
agent Of town deposit fund, George
A. Rounds; town clerk, Walter A.
Allen; collector, Charles H. Ryder
town treasurer, George A. Rounds
auditor, George H. Nichols; registrar,
Frank Mason; constable, W. H.
Nichols; grand jurors, Dwight Lamb,
Marlin Knight, A. D. Dimock tree
warden, Charles W. Wolfe. =:
West wellington.
Rev. Mr. lyric will preach at the
chapel Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
AFFORD Potter's little lambs from
South Wilmington were slaughtered on
Carriers grounds last Saturday, the
home team winning to 5. The
feature of the games was the playing
of Mclean, short stop for West Will
lington. Both teams were strongly re-
inforced by outside players. Another
good gamesis expected at South Will
linGton. next Saturday when the West
Wilmington Doves will probably: have
to take fight, Score by innings:-
South W., 5000 2 % 20 Is
West W. "a 0-e 0. 2 O@O2 f-8
Batteries: Collins and Sullivan,
Hansen and Nichols.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
! s. UNION
M@@hawaug.
Mr.. andaMrs. Labreck made q bus
ness trip to. Rockville last week.

Mr.. anda Mrs. Labreck made busi
ness trip to, Rockville last week.
Eugene Walker is learning the art
of manufacturing lumber from Fred
Aldrich. !. .:s
The republican caucus for town
officers will take place at the town
hall Monday, the Both, at Z. 80.
Mrs. F. W. Moore and daughter,
Mrs. Able, visited in Somers, Ware.
house Point and Hartford last week.
The shower of Saturday night raised
havoc with trees and the telephone
line, a great many trees being struck
by lightning. =.
Lyman Moore is filling his silo.
Mr.. Moore says that he does not ex.
pect to get 90 great an amount of corn
this year as last for the silo.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. W. Morrow left
Monday for Nashville for the winter.
Miss Morrow and Miss Marie leave
Thursday for New York, to take uI
their duties for the winter.
On Saturday. at 2 p. M, there is
to be town meeting to vote on the
matter of securing state aid to be ex-
pended on the roads. The law in the
state assisting a town is that, If the
town fails to maintain the road up to
Mr.. McDonald's requirements, the
state then comes on to that road and
puts it in shape. The care of these
state roads in entirely different than
heretofore, and the roads built under
the present law will have to be main
tanned, whether oar town officials
neglect the road or not. The state
pays seven eighths of the expense of
building. or If the town votes to ex-
pend 500 the state adds $500, MAX
ing an expenditure of $500 in the
town, for which it pays only 500
out of the town treasury.
Rock Meadow.
Leila Willis has the mumps.
Ola Willis recently entertained her
cousin from New London.
George Heck has been making re-
pairs on the interior of his house.
Miss Roger closed her school few
days last week on account of illness.
Mrs. Matt Heck has returned home,
after two-weeks' stay with Mrs.
Agard.
Mrs. Nathan Green and daughter,
Dora. Of Wales recently visited Mrs.
Oscar Willis.
Fred Aldrioh is moving his steam
mill from the Goodell lot to a lot
near TOwne's grove. q
The rain the first of the week was
much appreciated, and we are now
able to get water from the wells.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
MANsFIELD.

The towns of Mansfield and South
Coventry have held special town
meetings and voted to make applica,
tions each for 500, 200 to the state
under the new law. They have both
voted down the question of biennial
elections.
The general store of F. W. Willard
at Morrow Station was broken into
Saturday evening by five Massaohu-
setts boys. WEIGH was caught in the
store by Mr.. Willard and later turned
over to the authorities. The other
four walked to Willimantic and were
caught by the local police. All five
spent Sunday in the police station
on and they were brought before
Justice of the Peace George III. Allen
Monday at Mansfield. All FIVE boys
wore new shoes and they are wanted
in Putnam for stealing the same from
a box car. They all pleaded guilty
to the charge of larceny. The charge
of breaking and entering was not en-
tered against them because they said
the window had been opened by an
other man. Robert Burns, aged / 5,
of No. 351 Charles street, Boston ;
Thomas Burns. IA, of No. SO School
street, Boston and John Gallagher, 16,
Oharlestown, were sent to The Con-
necticut School for Boys at Meriden,
and Michael Welch, II, Boston, and
Cornelius Mckay, Is, Oharlestown,
we're each sentenced to Jail for thirty
days, together with the fine of 81 and
costs apiece.'
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25

Wightman. Jacob Glover will pu
in hydrant near his buildings to b.
used in case of fire. It is q fine op
portunity for some of our generou
citizens to erect q lasting memoria
to their memory by erecting a foun
tain in the square. No better place
in town for one. Much credit is du'
e. O. Pinney, who has been to. grea
expense in bringing the water to th'
square, and several people will avail
themselves Of the water privilege.
gtAHOrdvills.
There will be mass at st. Jospeh 4
chapel Sunday at 8. 80.
Edward Tobin and William Phelps
spent Sunday in Worcester.
Theodore NJ. Lyon and Bert Gar
penter attended the WillimAntic fail
last Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. H. West and Mr. and Mrs.
Orlando Smith spent q few days in
Vernon last week.
There will be no supper served in
the NJ. e. church next week Thurs.
day evening, on account of the Stat
ord fair.
There were no services held in the
Congregational church last Sunday,
as the pastor, Rev. O. g. Fogg, is
having his vacation on the Island.
There will be q union temperance
meeting held in the Congregational
church next Sunday evening at z
O'Clock. Rev. W. 8. McIntire OF
Rockville will speak.
West Stafford.
The Ladies Aid serve q supper to-
night between 6 and O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. z. Fairfield spent
Sunday in Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas johnson of
Monson were at F. 2. Fairfield e
Sunday. .-... s,
Miss CLARA Van Heynigen Of Spring
field was the guest of Mrs. Ohas.
kellogg and Mrs. A, NJ. Graves over
Sunday.
Warren Slater and daughter, Eva,
of Attleboro, Mass, have been the
guests of Mrs. Boyer. They returned
home last week and Mabel Boyer &C.
companied them.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
WALES.

Draper Royce is in Boston. wher'
he has taken position.
Fred Parker returned recently from
a visit at the home of his parents il
Chester, Vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. sswhitcomb. have bee,
spending a few days with Mr.. anc
Mrs. H. A. Mcfarland.
Mrs. VIM. Webber and Mrs. Henry
Shaw of Worcester visited friends il
town a few days ago.
Mrs. Nathan Bradley is in Brim
field helping to care for her grand
mother, who is quite i'll at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Booth.
Mrs. Nelly Walbridge. who hal
been visiting friends in Brimfield and
Holyoke, has returned and will stay
with Mrs. j. Ricketts, for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Wentworth OF
Lowell and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Healy and son of Brimfield were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Pepper
recently.
The bicycle thief is putting in his
work. A number Of wheels that have
been left outside have had parts taken
from them. Some claim to know all
about 1T. but refuse to tell; pretty
good proof that they have q hand in
the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson and chill.
dren. formerly Of Bennington, VT,
have rented of Mrs. Julia Parker he1
house on Main street, and will occupy
it soon. It is hoped that the change
will benefit Mr.. Robinson, whose
health is quite poor.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
TOLLAND.

g Palmer Charter has begun t.
gather his cranberry crop.
Miss Bertha Place is attending th
New Britain normal school.
Lynd Taylor is attending the Con
neoticut Agricultural college.
Miss Florence Leonard leaves
Thursday to attend Wellesley college
Roman CLARK of Westfield has bee1
the guest of his father, Ambrose
CLARK.
Arthur Spicer of New Britain wa
recently the guest of Mrs Wilbur
Waldo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T. Bugbee o
Springfield were gnests at the Tollaht
House over Sunday.
Miss Matte Spencer of Hartford
was recently the guest of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Silas p. Ryder.
Harris W. Price left Monday fol
Boston, wherei he will attend th.
Harvard dental college.
Ernest r. Clough of Providence wa
the guest over Sunday of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger M. Olough.
Dwight Niles is painting his house,
and the county commissioners are
improving the Gibson property very
much.
During the severe thunder storm
Saturday evening Talmons Maine'l
barn was struck by lightning and
burned.
Miss Lila Agard left Thursday fol
Paterson, N. j., where she is to teacl
Latin and grammar in a young ladies
private school.
MES. D. O.. Essex and Mrs. Johl
Rider and daughter, Phyllis, of Will
lington were recently the guests o.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Price.
Mrs. Andrew Charter of Rutland
Mass, Walter s. Charter of Worces
ter, Mrs. Frank Norway and son
Whartin, of Palmer. Mass, have re-
Gently been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Palmer Charter.
The town of Tolland held special
town meeting Saturday afternoon
and asked for an appropriation Of
$40. 900 to be expended on the roads
which lead to. Mansfield and West
Wellington, respectively.
The entertainment given under the
auspices of the Epworth League OF
the M. E. church was q success, and
Melted the society a goodly sum. The
entertainments consisted of readings by
II. H. Larkum of Rockville, and solos
by Miss A. Moulton and Charles
Dewey Of Mapping.
Miss Marian Agard, graduate OF
the Presbyterian college of New York
returned to her home here Saturday
evening. Miss Agard stood third on
the roll Of honor in her class. Her
many friends wish her the best sue
cess in her new fields of labor.
Miss F. Daisy Wilton left Tuesday
for Rockville. where she is to be the
Sunday school worker in Rev. Charles
McKinley's church. Miss Wilton
has been pastor at the North Norfolk
chapel for about three years. She is
ea graduate Of the Rockville high
school and attended the Emerson
School of Oratory for two years. She
has many friends in town, who wish
her the best possible success in her
work.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-09-25
ASHFORD.
W00tHOrd.

Ralph Hutchinson has taken a posi-
tion in Bristol.
Herbert Lee was recently baptized
and Joined the Baptist church.
Armitage q Amidon have NOV cd
their mill on Orrin Smiths lot.
Ernest Wilson of East Wilmington
harvested go potatoes that weighed 7a
pounds. @
We are pleased to hear music from
the Congregational bell, which has
been put in place.
Everett Barlow recently shot two
foxes that were catching hens in the
dooryard. He also caught one in q
trap.