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Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-09
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

Add to this copy of Dog Fennel in
the Orient and the prepOsterous claims
made in behalf of Palestine and the
so-called Holy Lands, will be absolute
ly exploded. These books may be
bought for $1.25 each, or if a copy of
each is bought at the same time we
will send them to any address in the
United States and Canada for 1925
pos paid
AS offering cheaper way of
reaching orthodoxy we refer you to
The Virgin Mary and The Sacrament,
both by NJ. Grer Kidder, which are
sold for 10 cents each or twelve copies
for $100. There is sure enough
laugh at every reading Of these Wig
orous pamphlets.
In IA recent magazine comment was
made upon the increasing number of
enistments in the army and navy.
The writer pointed to these as favor
able signs of growth and develop
ment. To our mind they are evidences
of disease, as much 50 as prestcraft
Both priests and soldiers are destruc-
tionis.s. The one kills the mind and
the other kills the body. The one
makes for mental stagnation, the
other for physical mutilation. Civil
zation demands that both shall be
eradicated. Both are Old Men of the
Sea entwined about the neck of the
Social Sinbad.
E'UapU trr,f nhCfa a1a in,
superstition path, and finding lodg-
ment in a fertile mind or brain makes
stronger for intellectual freedom. The
Blade works for that glorious cOnsum-
nation. 1t may not accomplish much,
but it will continue to do its best. Our
suggestion is that you strive to get the
Blade into the hands of as many Of
your friends as possible.
Orthodox misery comes from
miserable orthodoxy.
Is it not a suggestive tact that all
monarchs are seriously pious?
The materiality of the orthodox
heaven and hell is proven by the fact
that the conditions Of both are eli
matte.
Don't you think this is good time
to get your neighbors and friends to
subscribe for the Blade?
Every time preacher passes the
hat and takes ND a collection as a con-
siderati n for pretending to save souls
from eternal wrath he knows he is
guilty of fraudulent pretense.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-09

Every time preacher passes the
hat and takes up collection as a con-
siderati n for pretending to save souls
from eternal wrath he knows he is
guilty of fraudulent pretense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
Life Guards.

The Life Guards are two regiments of cavalary forming part of the Brit ish household troops. They are gal lant soldiers. and every loyal British heart is proud of them. Not only the Kings household. but yours, ours. everybody's should have its life guards. The need of them Is especially great when the greatest foes of life. dis eases find allies in the very elements, as colds, influenza, catarrh, the grip, and pneumonia do in the stormy montn of March. The best way that we know of to guard against these dis eases is to strengthen the system with Hoods Sarsaparilla-the greatest of all life guards. It removes the condi- tions in which these diseases make their most successful attack. gives vigor and tone to all the vital organs and functions, and imparts a genial warmth to the blood. Remember the weaker the system the greater the ex- poseure to disease. Hoods Sarsapa- rilla makes the system strong.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

noted, that the taxes on the railroad franhise. amounting to s4.757.s7, for state and county. were shown, by the collectors stubs to be uncollected. Subsequent investigation. outside of the collcctor's books, after leaving the county seat satisfied me that these taxes had been collected during the month of December. whereupon he was charged with the States share of 1t. amounting to.s2 s061.55.
 Franchise Tax Expiained.
 Upon my return. to make my second examination. called the collectors attention to this item. as shown by his stubs and cash book, both of which failed to show it's collection. where upon he admitted he collected 1t and claimed that by oversight he had failed to report 1t. It had really been paid to the State Treasurer by the tax agent of the road and Collector Cooper had failed to report and pay over other collections to the amount of that item. reviewed my former examination for December and January, eliminating the poll tax. as the latter account had been checked by the Auditor and set tied by Collector Cooper, Hereto att tached are statements marked exhibits A. and C. showing the present status of Collector Cooper's accounts with the State for December. D, E and for January. and c. H and l. for February: which statements are asked to be talk en and considered parts of this report have not restated the collections for october and November, as the collector admits the correctness of the former report for those months.
 The present status of his indebted ness to the State is shown by the fol- lowing statement:
 To balance on collections for
 November and October. .s3.465 .57 To interest on this sum for
 three months. .... 69.Sl To balance on December col-
 leetions with accrued in-
 terest. z,l47.o9 To balance on January collec-
 ttons.. sfszo To collections for February
 to the 26th inclusive. :. .. 7s2.1i Total due. .. .. .. .. .. ..$6,511 .33
 Respectfully submitted,
 John Purifoy,
 Examiner of Public Accounts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
NEWS OF HAMILTON.

Hamilton, March 13.-(Special.)- l. John A Mays. postmaster at Hamil- ton, who has been confined to his home for the last month on account of measles. is able to be in his office to- day.
 There k a proposition on foot here now to have a daily mail established from here to Hodges, Ala. the nearest point to the new Illinois Central Rail road in Marion County.
 Mrs. J. c. Johnson has received news of the death of her mother, Mrs. Dru- sila Hughey. in Birmingham.
 New candidates are making their an- nouncements. the latest being Prof. J. L. Smith for County Superintendent of Education, and P. H. Ingle for County Treasurer.
 People interested in education are getting ready to vote again on the spe- cial 10 cents this fall. The first order was for only fout years, which ex- pires this fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

Of the code. he will pay over all his collections by. the sth or sth of each month during his collection period The dates shown by the payments in the exhibits hereto attached, indicate that 1t was the custom of Collector Cooper to fail to comply with this require ment. When he made payment co the State Treasurer on the 17th of January he should have accounted for and paid over his January collections to that date. This examination shows that in addition to the above balances for Oc- tober November and December he had collected for the month of January on the l1th. s1.s25.e3.
 On January II. Collector Cooper was due the State the following sums: Balance from October and No-
 vember collections. ...s3,447. .57 Balance from December coi-
 On hand January coilectlons.. i.ssS. sS .es Ss
 Total. ..s7,47a ,ls
 Respectfully submitted.
 John Purifoy,
 Examiner of Public Accounts. Governor B. B. Conner, Montgomery.
 Dear sir--In obedience to instruc- tions in your letter of February IS. I went at once to Baldwin county and examined the books of Tax Collector Cooper with referen-e to his collection and payment of texes for the year 1907, covering the period to February 26, inclusive, and respectfully submit the following additional report:
 Since the filing of my first report February z, on the collectors books for 1907. which report embraced coi- lections for the months of October. November and December and part of January, Collector Cooper reported and paid over, on February 12, his collections for January, which payment was approximately correct. as will be seen by an inspection of exhibits D. E and F hereto attached. These exhibits show he Is due the State a total ball. ance of s37.25 for January.
 My previous report showed that he was due the State on December eol- lections a total balance of over $2.100. On the Auditors demand for payment of this balance. Collector Cooper dis puted the correctness of my report. In making my former examination, I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
EpUcATIoNAL RALLY.
Big Sum Raised for Baptist Collegiate | ~fa s.

Big Sum Raised for Baptist Collegiate
 Institute.
 Newton, March 13.--(Special. )--There is in progress here an educational rally. well attended from the surrounding towns.
 The climax of the meeting was reached tonight when collection was taken for building for the Baptist Collegiate Institute. In few minutes time Sd, 900 was subscribed. pr. A. P. Montague. President of Howard Col- leRe, addressed the meeting and pre- scented the claims of the school. The student body gave s2,000 of this amount. and this was true despite the fact that many of these pupils are dependent up- on their summer work to remain fin school. Services will be continued through tomorrow and further offer ing will be taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
Report of Judge Purifoy Reyives Baldwin
 Sensation.
VAULTS WERE BROKEN OPEN,
 ROBBERY OCCURRED DEC. l
Examiner Demands Over 5000 of
 States Money.
Two Reports Are Made But the Baid- Win County Collector steadily Mnintalns Inst Ills .vaaIts
 Were opened by Burglars.

Funds of the State amounting to s5- 4s5.s2 were yesterday reported to Gov ernor Conner as being withheld by Tax Collector H. H. Cooper, of Baldwin County. representing the collections due the State Auditor for the months Of October and November 1907. on ac- count of taxes of various kinds
 Answering this criticism. which was contained In a report to the Governor by State Examiner John Puriofoy, of Public Accounts. Tax Collector Cooper declares the amount due the State was stolen from his vaults between the evening of November 30 and the, morn- ing of December ?. 1907.
 On the first report concerning the accounts of the Baldwin county tax collector, Examiner Purifay reported that &7,47212 was due the State of Alabama from Mir. Cooper. This in- cluded an item. however, of ''Jauary coliecfions on hand" amounting to x1.s25.0a The remainder of this amount was divided between the funds that should have been remitted on ac- count of the tax collections for Octo- Der, November and December.
 The First Report.
 This first report covered collections of Alr Cooper from october 1, 1907 to January 6, 1908. When Mir. Cooper WAS AAkgIA1EQ oA tHc CUubGHLb Ok LntS report he replied that there was err rors in the accounting of Judge Pur- ifoy and in order that absolute fair nesa and justice might be done the county officer the Governor ordered khe State Examiner to make a second report.
 This second report covered the per tod between October 1 and February 2e. and showed that there was on Feb. 26 due the State from Collector Cooper total of 2e.6l1.3s. This included the following items of indebtedness: Bal ance on collections for November and October, 1907 and interest on this sum for three mouths; balance on December collections with accrued interest,"; the balance on January collections, and the collections for February up to and including the 26th of the month. Chief Clerk Brooks Smith, of the State Auditors Department. said yes- ferday that all the indebtedness of Collector Cooper to the State had been cancelled except s3,4s5.57 This amount. Mr. Cooper claims, was taken from his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
PYTHIANs ADJOURN.
Eighth District is Congratulated b
 Grand Chancellor Bloch.

Fort Deposit March 13.-(Special )-- The Eighth District Pythian Conven- tion closed here last night and 1t was said to have been one of the most suc- cessful conventions of the district
 Grand Chancellor J. D. Bloch of Mo- bile, congratulated the convention on the excellent showing made by the dis trict. He stated that the Eighth Dis trict was one of the best In the State and considering the number of coun- ties embraced it was the banner district in the State.
 The order in Alabama made a gain Of nearly 1000 members last year.
 Recently nine new lodges have been organized and one reinstated.
 The delegates left for their homes by the morning train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

Attached hereto and asked to be taken and considered parts of this re- port, are statements marked exhibits E, F and H representing Collector Cooper's accounts for collections for the month of December. The total ball ance of these statements is shown to be &2194.52. If the collector complies with the requirements of Section4035.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
FEW SMALL ERRORS
EXAMINER BROOKE REPORTS ON
 JEFFERsON OFFICIALS.
Probate Judge and Sheriff Had | Couple of Small Errors, But They Immediately Cor
 rected Them.

Governor Conner received yesterday the report on the accounts of officers of Jefferson County as the result of an examination by State Examiner H. Y. Brooke. They showed that the books accounts and younchers of Probate Judge S. E. Greene were correct, ex- cept an item of $65.36. due the State by that officer. who, when his attention was called to the balance, readily ad- justed the same.
 A discrepancy amounting to sS.s5 in the accounts of Sheriff E. l.. Higdon was reported, but this balance, too, was instantly rennstted to the State Audi tor, when the officers attention was called to the same. The other Jeffer- son County officers whose books were examined by Mir. Brooke and found to have been correctly kept are Tax As- sessor F. A. Hewitt, Tax Collector George B. Tarrant, Clerk of the Circuit Court J. W. McAdory, and Clerk J. C.. Bradley of the Criminal Court of that county.
 FOR sALE--50O tons slightly dam- aged Cotton Seed HuIIa, at 30cts. a cwt. Fire salvage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
JerrIes Dies In Memphis.

Memphis. Tenn, March 1S.-James Jeffries, well-known Republican poll tician. died here today after a lingering illness. Mir. Jeffries had been surveyor of customs at Memphis for the past twelve yearA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
sevrn Yearv for ThOmpnon.

Savannah, Ga.. March 13.-W. c. Thompson, the alleged defaulting treas- urer of the Palmer Hardware Company, who was recently captured in Burling- ton. N. J., pleaded guilty to forgery in the Superior Court today and was sem fenced to seven years in the peniten- tiary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
He Was a Warbler.

You could tell from his hair that he
was n musician or something OF the
sort.
Yes" he said TO the company at
large. the greatest tenor in the land
once paid me the biggest compliment |
could wish
on" remarked some one interroga-
lively
1T was Ike this sang without ac-
compartments always have trouble
with accompanies: they're So unsym-
pathetic, you know and nj the end Of
the song he said 10 me:
DO you know when you began
without an accompanist ! was sur
priSed: when | heard you WAS as
tonished. and when you sat down |
was delighted"
And the sun shOne down and lii up
the youths beatitic smile Of saiisfac-
ton London Mail
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
Of an Old Bookstore.

There seems TO be fascination
about an old bookstore that some
persons lind II difficult to overcome. .
observed the proprietor OF one OF those
establishments while we have a
large number of good patrons. there
are some who delight TO come In and
just pore over old volumes. have
seen men stand In this store and prac-
tically read book through In an aft
ernoon. They seem 10 forget their
surroundings for the time being. and
when they emerge from their abstrac-
ton they are apt 10 observe that they
have just been looking over the books
and ask for some volume that they are
quite sure is out OF print Yes, sir.
the old bookstore is free library in
a way. but It is an interesting business
and fairly profitable" - Philadelphia
Record
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
SOME WORD ORIGINS.
Aurrah Comes From the Old 6attIeery
u the Vikings.

Rah. the tinal syllable of most col
lcgc yells. Is. 1T course. short for hur-
rah. The word lnrrah Itself comes
from the old battle r. of tn ancient
vikings ramsIy. Tur All. which
means God aid. There Is another form.
husaa. viii Ii cuiac3 from hosanna.
This wns the old ,ry " he crusaders.
The word yes comes directly through
the Normau-French Oyer. which means
near. In It's old form L is still
used by beadles aud certain municipal
officials In civic functions In England
and also by the royal heralds In pro
claiming the Succession of soyereignS
10 the throne. No Is purely Norman
French and comes from the Latin
non Ita. meaning not SO. The real
Anglo.Saxon was nay, just rs the An
glo.Saxon affirmative was yea. The
word mister * directly from the Latin
magister. meaning master. Mrs. Is
from the word mistress. and formerly.
as late as the eighteenth century. all
unmarried women were given the title
Of mistress rs. for example. Mistress
Sophia Western In Tom Jones" Is
qure is derived from the old Norman
French cscuycr which mems shield
bearer. Every knight Of the shire had
his shield bearer. and the honor OF
carrying the shield was supposed 10
confer gcntliity upon the follower The
word gentleman until the middle of the
seventeenth century meant. ms the
present French word gentihomme.
nobcman. nothing less. and no man
was gentleman who was not entitled
TO bear arms" New York World
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
HIS SUNDAY SUIT.
Hs Was a Good Dresser and Careful
With His Things.

The line which separates those who
dress for dinner from those who DO
not Is IN Invisible crack compared
with the yawning gulf that divides
those peopl OF London who dress
themselves Of sunday from those
who have none but their workaday
clothes. So writes a district nurse
In The Next Street but one
Il had often noticed" said the writ
er. that one highly respectable old
agricultural laborcr wore very much
the same clothes ut all times. but I'M
fortunately 1t WAS not until after his
death that | heard OF the tragedy that
had darkencd all the Sundays Of his
later life aud bitterly mortified his
wife and daughters.
Thirteen year ago his clo'es was
stole 10y Il tramp. and US never had no
money for to put 'em back. Is did
feel IT, going Ia chapel and all. There's
many as would have stopped at
home. but he wasn't that "a The Old
man wasn't Its the garine.,ts Of cur
souls as matters" he'd say. But fer
all that he was ashamed to wear his
week day ones. He couldn't never get
used u IT,
Ills proper suit was made by an
Irish tailor who came over to these
parts In cattle boat and stayed a
month or two, earning what he could
Nil roundabout Twenty years
they'd lasted him. and they'd have
seen him through TO the end Yes. he
was always II good dresser. and pretty
careful with his things too
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
Tn. Suns LIGHT.

II has been calculated that the
is about 100000 times that Of the
moon. The intrinsic brightness OF the
suns disk Is about 9OO0n times thu of
candle fame. 100 times that OF the
limclight aud more than four times
brighter than the brightest spot in the
crater Of an electric are light. The
darkest spot on the sun Is much bright
er than the Iimelight New \ DIRK Amer
lean
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
Fake Remnants.

A country storekeeper. pair OF
long. bright shears In hand, calmly
cut roll of silk into remnants.
Women" he explained to his city
cousin. ARE remnant mad. There are
women who never buy except nj rem.
nant sales. Such women will pass by
goods In the piece at quarter a yard
and snap up the same goods IN rem.
nant lengths at 30 cents.
$50 great Is the demand for rem.
nants that It is impossible 10 keep up
the legitimate supply"
The country storekecper wlnked
Hence" he said. my present occu
patton Los Angeles Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
CONSOLATION.
The Musician Reminded the Poet Of
the Case of Guarnerius.

the Case of Guarnerius.
The musician with Il compassionate
smile watched the poet trimming the
fringe from his cuff
After ALL" he said, your verse may
live when Marie Corclli. Winston
Churchill and Hall Cainc himself are
forgotten. Remember the case Of
Guarnerius."
'Who was her the poet asked.
"a pauper and violin maker
Guarnerius In the seventeenth century
made violins that everybody thought
too thick; hence they brought only 81
apiece. Musicians would buy them
and have them pared down.
"Guarnerius insisted that they were
not too thick When he heard of one
of his Instruments being pared down
he flew into frightful rage He had
Crouch against the world because II
wouldn't agree with him about violin
making. He died pauper because
the world would have none Of his
viollns.
"a Guarnerius Is now and then to be
picked up. Usually 1t Is pared in
strumcnt. and its value is not very
high. But find an impaired Guarnerius
and you can get anything you like for
It. 1t Is one of the worlds few per-
feet violins.
but Guarnerius died a pauper. The
Hall Gaines and Winston Churchills of
the violin world OF his day refused
with sneers TO drink with him. He,
too. trimmed his cuffs. los Angeles
Times
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
OUR EARLY STATESMEN.
monroo's Expansion Vie s.s ard Madi-
sons Population Guess.

son . reputation 1uett.
Some OF our early statesmen were
cot cxpnnsionists. Washington was
opposed to assuming the ownership of
the Mississippi river. and James Mon
roe when member of the Virginia
convention In i7SS argued against the
adoption OF the federal constitution for
geographical reasons. Consider" he
said. the territory lying between the
Atlantic ocean and the Mississippi
Its extent far exceeds that Of the
German empire. II is larger than any
territory that ever was under any one
free government 1t is too extensive
to be governed but by Il dcspotic mon
archy." And this from the man who
thirty years later was elected president
of the United States extended far b,
You'd the Mississippi and who became
the author Of the Monroe doctrine
4 year after the adoption of the con.
stitution James Madison thought he
was making bold guess when he
estimated that the population OF the
country might "In some years" dou.
BILE In number and reach 100000 lie
lived To see far beyond that. Yet Il
Is true that for n number Of years the
population was largely confined TO the
original thirteen colonies In 1899.
when the constitution was adopted.
New York city had $4,000 inhabitants.
In 1917 II had $4,000. Philadelphia
10000. Baltimore 5000. Boston 10
coo. Providence 10000. Hartford 5000.
Pittsburg 1000 Cincinnati 1000 and
st. Louis $500 Chicago was but a
fort, and indianapolis was an unbrokcn
wilderness. The country was not
crowded Exchange
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07

The scorchins cyclist was on the road
TO Standardization. lie WAS bent over
the handle bars. and the beads which
bespcak the strenuous toiler were tric
king or his face
Iii. sonny" he called to q passing
youth. "am right for Shakespcare's
house,
Yes. You're right. mister" was the
dreamy reply OF the leisuTely youth.
but you needn't hurry Shakcspeare's
dead. London Answers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
He Was a NEGATIVE.

"IIe said he felt great encouraged
because you turned the gIs down low
when he was calling On YOU
We'll. he needn't feel encouraged
Il takes dark room To- develop mega.
dive you know" Philadelphia Press
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
Those Dear Girls.

Stella Isn't this soll,airr Tom gave
me n beauty?
Mabel oh yes hut II isn't IN Il with
the one he wanted 10 give me Chi
eaco News.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
How 20 Fish.

On many occasions one might I'm
aglne the fish saying to the anglers.
Take me while | AIN In the humor,
hut they take no notice u It and often
attempt the feat when they are not.
It is little use trying to catch fish
either Ia the sea or fresh water when
they are not In the humor to bite
Fishing Gazette.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-07
Run Dawn.

Tom--Of course the bride looks love
~, as brides always do. Nell Yes. but
the bridegroom doesn't look altogether
at. seems rather run down. Tom Run
down; oh. yes. caught after long
chase. Philadelphia Press.