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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-05-19

O J. Dulin put q nice fence
around his lot last week.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-05-19

New line of wall paper.
M u. stump g. Co.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-05-19
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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
TUESDAY. JAN n, 1908.
As TO NEW COUNTIES.

The Birmingham Ledger. in an arti-
Gle which is rspublished in this issue
Of The Advertiser, misconstrues what
was said in these columns a few days
ago. as to the making of small coun-
ties. That our readers may understand
we copy The Advertiser article on
which The Ledger bases it's comments:
While the Georsians are continually
trying to divide their State into more
and smaller counties, some of which
now are hardly larger than an ordin-
AIRY precinct, there is a directly opposite
movement in Virgins: We notice that
q member of the Legislature of that
state has introduced bill to CONSOLE
date Albermarble and Green counties,
and the Richmond Journal hopes it will
be followed By others of the same kind.
We have never been able cumberland
why Georgia should favor such small
counties as many Of them now are.
There ought not only to be limit to
fne size of counties, but, that limit
ought to be reasonable one. 1t would
mean an immense saving to the tax
payers IL the very small counties could
be satisfactorily consolidated. for each
OF them, whether large or small, must
have Its own county government with
all the necessary officials to be paid by
ones would be beneficial in more ways
than one.
we submit that there is nothing in
this to warrant the idea that The Ad-
yertiser is opposed Internationally to
the creation Of more counties in Ala
bama. There is no county in Alabama
that is not self-sustaining in every par
ticular and no occasion, therefore, for
any such action as is proposed as to the
two Virginia counties. In Georgia the
number OF counties is more than twice
that in Alabama and we do not believe
that such a multiplication of counties
would be good for Alabama. nor do we
believe that 1t ia for Georgia.
It will be noted that in the above ar
ticle we said. there ought not only to
be a limit to the size OF counties, but
that limit ought to be a reasonable
one" That FITS the situation in Ala
hama. We have a constitutional limit
dred square miles. and the boundaries
OF present counties cannot be
changed except by a two-thirds
vote of each House. great
many new counties could be ar
ranged in Alabama with the required
500 square miles of territory and pos
sible advantage to the Inhabitants
thereof 1t is only against the idea
OF infnitesimally small counties that
we protest. Counties complying with
the Alabama constitutional requirement
do not come within that class.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
Is THERE A REMEDY

Speaking OF the horrible tragedy at
Boyertown. The Chattanooga Times ar
CUES that 1T the crowd at Boyertown
had taken the advice of the cool-head-
ed men who tried to stop the stampede
it is certain that few II any lives would
have been lost. People who attend pub
lie gatherings should always have be-
fore their minds the perils of panic1y
stampede-it always results in imped-
ing escape and in nearly every in
stance means death. There are always
level headed, cool and sensible men on
every such occasion ready and capable
of leading an orderly and disciplined
removal from danger, and it is always
the part OF wisdom and safety to nAl-
low such a leader. There is nothing
more striking, more indicative of good
sense and genuine courage, than the
orderly emptying of a crowded build
ing under the excitement of q fire" In
such cases there are rarely any serious
accidents and few If any lives are lost,
because there is always ample time, IL
people would only realize it. for every
man, woman and child to get to safety,
any danger being generally discovered
while the FIRE is incipient. We never
want to see the test in Chattanooga,
but If 1t should come there is only one
way to prevent disaster and death
avoid panic"
1t is all very we'll to argue and ad-
wise against panics and stampedes, but
it seems to be useless in the face of i'm?
minent peril. There may always be,
as The Times says some cool-headed
men to counsel ealmness and order but
the majority in such cases lose their
heads entirely and for the time are lit
tie more than frightened and merciless
beasts. They forget everything but
their own safety and have no regard
or thought for others.
Some Of the details of the Boyertown
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
This Is My 3Oth Birthday

Sir George Crespfgny Brabazon WV
cable news from across the Atlantic,
was born January 81, 1873, and comes
of one Of the Oldest families in Corn
wall. He succeeded to the title in 1898
on the death Of his father. Hussey
Crespigny, who held several import
ant places I'm the diplomatic service,
and was British Ambassador to Rome
at the time of his death Baron Vivian
was educated at Elton, and was form
erly a Lieutenant in the Seventeenth
I,ailcers. He served in the South AZ
rican campaign and was severely
wounded. Two of his sisters, Lady vi
olet Mary and the Hon. Dorothy Maud,
are maids Of honor to Queen Alexan-
dra, and the latter was maid OF honor
to the late Queen Victoria. Baron Wv
ian possesses a handsome house in
Cadogan Gardens, London, besides an
estate of over 5000 acres.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
For Great Counties.

birmingham Ledger
The Montgomery Advertiser does not ap-
prove the idea of cutting the state into
small counties. II points out that Geor-
gIa is cutting her counties into smaller
ones constantly, but that Virginia is con-
siderinE the idea OF consolidating some of
her little counties into larger ones.
There never was a more mistaken idea
than the one which holds that the more
county towns the greater the prosperity.
The more the counties are cut into small
ones the greater the expense for officials
and the necessary county expenditures. One
set of officials can govern large county
as easily AZ a small ono Property has a
greater value in large counties than in
small ones For instance. real property
has a better sale value in Jefferson than In
Etowah or Calhoun. two counties vastly
rich in natural resources.
It would of course benefit a number Of
individuals IL the state had two hundred
little counties but II would dissipate tho
tax money until 1t would nearly all be used
to pay salaries and fees. We could continue
to cut the counties down until they were
just large enough to support set Of off,
cials. That would harm the state. If We
amend the constitution to cut some coun-
ties. we can amend It to keep on making
counties until we have two hundred probate
judges and other officials. The same arRu-
ment would hold good to keep on cutting.
The Advertiser is right. Alabama has
plenty of counties regardless of multiple
cation in Georgia and reduction in Virginia
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

anair are sickening in their horror. and
are almost enough to cause one to lose
faith in humanity. manhood. ana ali
other good traits OF human nature, and
to wonder IL the beast in us is really
covered by only thin veneer of civil
nation. for the accounts OF that AFFAIR
make It unjust to cali the men sayages
unjust to the savages themselves.
Women and children were trampIed to
death by scores. and this is not mere
figure of I speech but a disgracefuI
truth. The helpless ones were actually
ground to fragments beneath the feet
OF frish tened brutes. and in many cases
their bodies could not be recognized or
Identified. The men who should have
kept their heads and assisted the wo-
men and children to escape were the
ones who crushed their iiveA out OF
them and trampied on them as IL they
had been trash.
So far as our own memory serves. no
such horror as this has ever been
known in this country. at least. More
lives have been lost at fires. but we
know Of no case where the loss was so
great in proportion to the NUMBER pres
ent. or where the scenes were so brut-
ally horrible. 1t was not a theatre.
but large public HAN. where crowd,
mostly women and children, had as
sembled. The alarm OF IRE was imme-
diately followed by panic. a mad rush
of human beastss as we might cali
them. and the result was appalling. 1t
is hardly to be doubted that in this
instance. as in many others. If there
had been no unreasoning panic few, IL
any, would have lost their lives! Such
scenes are liable to occur at any time
under similar circumstances, but how
are they to be prevented? AS long as
human nature remains as It is, we fear
that such scenes will continue to be.
witnessed. To avoid them It would
seem that human nature must be
changed, or a wonderfully advance must
be made in our civilization.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
.DRIFTWOO


s. NJ Ming, a Madison County man,
so years old advertised for Q wife, and
has been receiving az average OF 100
ploy an assistant to help answer them.
Pretty good for an old man.
What is a woman's proper sphere?'
asks Ella Wheeler Wilcox In olden
times, Ella, 1t used to be ball Of yarn,
butt now it's the earth. judging from
the way they run around it.
Speaking of bread cast upon the wa
ters. thank goodness when the newly
married man throws his wife's biscuit
in tfe--sink, they can't return after
many days.
In Georgia they are making a cock
tail now of Jamaica ginger and hydraft
water. a glucose cherry and a dash Of
tabasco sauce A man ought to get
Garry Nation Is to retire to private
life. and The Chattanooga Star wants
to know how much the Prohibition
lists paid for her resignation.
What is that sausage-like arrange
ment with which the women are do
ing up their- back hair1
If you cam get hold Of f0f Il H any m otSsyy
way.
The incubator baby drank some ster-
felt as fine as blk.
We have received one proposal this
year from some young lady at Gus
9s follows:
Lear. year is come: ph Joy!
There's no escape, my boy.
Coma
This Is the time for US to marry"
Dear Friend-1f you are not a red.
disposition, please rend us your real
name, and we will send you our photo
graph. and may the Lord bless you.
Pass around the cider, in the log hre:s
Pass around the cidsr-an' let ali
Baby Joe's CROWN an a Jumpin' in
Anybody'd think he wanted it the same
as me. 81
Granny's knittin' stockin's by the chim-
ney corner there
The light transforms 20 silver her head
of snow white hair.
Bob and Jim are crackin' Of the Kicker
Pass around the cider-mercy sakes.---
it's better'n wine.
Pass around the cider-here's the pitch
err brlmmln' full.
That's right, UIfele Abner, take a good
old generous pull,
It's good, ! know--I made it-and thar
amt no cause to doubt,
Gee whiz, such apple cider almost
makes you whoop an shout
Now, Susie, fetch them doughnuts; they
are pretty middlin' good.
Emilina made 'em-somehow she all
lers could.
Not any more, I thank you; Uncle ABB
ner pass your mug,
When YOU drink this cider seems Jes
like the whole world ye kin hug.
The MONTGOMERY Advertiser wants
the union to place "a ban" on the red
headed widows. II she can spell as
well as she can read humsns nature,
that ban will take double IN" INSTEAD
of a double, meaning. and be given the
plural form.--Nashville American.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
This Date in History


January Fl.
4 1751-Paul Dudley. Chief Justice of
Massachusetts, Bay. died; born Septem-
Der 3. 1875.
l7S6--virginia invited the States to
general conference to form a less
restricted Constitution.
1S13-Gen. John C. Fremont born in
Savannah; died July IS, 1890.
1S21-John e. Breckenridge, the
youngest Vice-Presfdent of the Omitted
States. born near Lexington, KY; died
May IT, 1875.
1s29--Bing Oscar II. of Sweden
born; died December 8, 1907.
1970-Prince Arthur, third son of
Queen Victoria, arrived in New York.
1879-British entered Zululand and
defeated the natives.
19O3-German ships bombarded San
Carlos over the Venezuelan affair.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

Since the specialists have discovered
OR claim they have--that rats spread
bubonic plague. and that fieas carry the
germs from one rat to another, as well
as to human beings. our Georgia con-
temporary. The Albany Herald, arrives
at the disconcerting conclusion that
living is getting to be a dangerous
business. 1t says:
With deadly. germs in the air that
we breathe and bacteri in nearly every
thing weseat and drink, and with flies.
mosquitoes and fieas spreading all sorts
OF diseases, from yellow fever to small
pox and the bubonic plague 1t begins
to look like living in this good old
world is getting to be very uncertain
thing.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
The, columbus Enquirer-sun SAYS:

A negro was arraigned before the
Atlanta recorder on the charge of re-
failing dogs without having license
to do So but the case was dismissed.
This seems to be an unfair discrim-
nation against the butchers who have
to pay license.
Our contemporaries statement IL
somewhat indefinite. We don't know
whether the Atlanta darkey was selling
single dogs or selling them by the
piece, or whether he was putting new
tails on them. How about II?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
AIahama,a Clinic CapltaI.

AIeXan0er CITY OuLIOOk' -,
MONTGOMERY, our classic State Capt.
tai, is enjoying a steady growth, and
while it is still the Mecca of State pol
itics its people find time to build a
modern city. Besides it's other vast inn
provements along all lines. Montgomery
has contracted the sky-scraper habit,
and it's tall, stately bank, hotel and Of
nee buildings recently erected and in
ern architecture. Atlanta and Bir-
mingham are opening their eyes to this
real rival in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

The weather dispenser seems to have
relented or repented for a season, and
given us some days Of weather of
which no reasonable being could COM
plain. However, we are not going to
felicitate ourselves too much. lest he
turn about and drench us some more.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
ROOSEVELT CRITICISED.
Army and Navy Register Goes AZ
Hin In ApDrOYod style.

Him in Approved style.
President Roosevelt is severely crit
icised for his action in the Brownson-
Rixey controversy in an editorial IN
The Army and Navy Register, published
Saturday. 1t says:
Mr.. Roosevelt's action toward Rear
Admiral Brownson was brutal. The
language used would be startling IL the
public had not already been accustom-
more would have been accomplished
for discipline by a less stridentt less
hysterical, less defamatory reference to
an Individual It's this which con
tributed to discourage the personnel or
the army and navy. No otkicer knows
when independence may be rewarded
by a public reprimand which would or
dinarliy be misapplied were the obJect
an ordinary criminal"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

A Portland, Ore. court granted TWEEN
ty-four divorces in one morning ses-
sion a few days ago. That's unhitching
them some, and is calculated to put
oregon in the Dakota class.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

Russian commander follows our
feet" is a headline appearing, in all
the papers, Hope he has no eyil de-
signs on our navy. but he may only
be watching to learn where it is going.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

It is real cruel in Secretary Bona
part to ask: what is whiskey?" loud
enough for them to hear it in Georgia.
They are trying to forget 1t over there.
and though they will not succeed it is
mean to ask them what it is.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
sWnRN CIRCuLATToN.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees
It's advertisers (and makes II q part OF the
contract when rsquested) that its dailv cir
eulation Is larger than that OF any morning
mewspaper printed In Aiabama-and that It's
Sunday edition has the LARGEST circulation OF
any news paper printed In Aiabama. without
exception.
The figures for December printed below
fepresent the actual net circulation, All re-
turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
IL HObuon Right


AHUIbNUN CLdT-
Is Hobson right. after all? The Japs
have Just appropriated 600,000,000 yen
for their army and navy.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

Cheney's Expectorsnt cure
coughs, colds, LaGrippe and
Group. SO years ON the market.
All Druggists 25e.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

m 81 Noble, Circulation Manager OF me
1Eontgomsry Advertiser. being duly swoEn
G&was
The foregoing statement OF The Adverti-
eer'a circulation for the month Of December.
1897, Is true and correct, and compiled after
all returns from news boys. news agents.
spoiled and leftover copies have been de-
Quoted -. 8. NOBLE.
Circulation Manager.
sworn TO and subscribed before me this
10th day Of January 1908.
xrEAL.) RIGA ALEXANDER
Notary Public
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

league returned yesterday from CO.
of their son. Mr.. A. j. league.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

Mr.. H. P. Gambler of the United
States Engineers ONCE. is recovering
from an attack of lagrippe that con-.
fined him to his home for several
days.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

Mr.. George c. Randolph. Of Perdido
Bay. who had been the guest of his
sister, Mrs. H. P. Gambler, 40 Amanda
Street. returned Sunday to his home.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21

friends and kinsmen in Selma. Mr..
HARRISON will be. absent from Mont
gomery for a week.
Mayor w. NJ. reaE1e and Mrs.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-29
BELIEVE STANDARD
CAN BE CONVICTED
Government Prosecutors Confident
That New Suit, Carefully Planned
Would Stick.

Lenox, Mass, July 29.-PrOminent
prosecuting officers of the government
with the assistance of several leaders
in the practice Of law, including Frank
B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, took up the
consideration today of the question OF
whether the criminal suit against the
Standard Oil company for alleged re.
batting and other violations of the In
terstate Commerce laws shall be fur.
|ther pressed in the federal courts.
The distinguished gathering was
brought about by Attorney General
Bonaparte. The governments position
lat present, according to it's legal rep
|resentatives, is one of confidence that
another prosecution, carefully plann.
led and we'll executed would secure a
victory which would be beyond revers.
|al by all the higher courts.
1t was learned late this afternoon
that it had been unanimously decid.
ed to take steps Immediately for re-
trial of the criminal suit against the
Standard Oil company.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-29
Step-Son of w. K.
Vanderbilt Kill.
ed Near Paris
MACHINE STRUCK A TREE
G. Winthrop Sands and His
Chauffeur Cremated I'm
der Wrecked Car.

Paris, July &c. Winthrop Sands,
stepson Of William X. Vanderbilt. Of
New York, was killed in an automo.
bile accident near Poissy this morning
while going at high rate Of speed.
Gasoline Tank Exploded.
The accident occurred at Z o'clock
this morning, just outside the grounds
of Vanderbilt's beautiful country home
Chateau st. Louis De Poissy, twenty
miles from Paris Sands was riding
with his chauffeur when the automo-
bile, while running sixty miles an
hour, left the road and struck a tree
with terrific force The car was over.
turned and Sands and his chauffeur
were pinned under the wreckage. The
gasoline tank exploded and the wrec-
age took fire Immediately thereafter.
When extricated Sands and the other
man were horribly manned and burn.
ed Sands died a few minutes later.
A Step-Son Of W. X. Vanderbilt.
New York, July &c. Winthrop
Sands was son Of the present Mrs.
W. X. Vanderbilt by her first husband,
Samuel Sands. who was killed at the
Meadow Brook hunt some years ago,
and was millionaire. Mrs. Sands
was married to w. X. Van.
derbilt in 1903.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-29
JUMPED FROM
TRAIN IN SLEEP
Private Will GoebeI, of Company F.
Has Thrilling Experience-Lives
to Tell the Tale.

Private Will Goebel of Company F.
New Mexico National Guard, had a
thrilling experience last Sunday night
while on his return home with other
members of the territorial troops from
Leon Springs, Texas, which might
have had worse results.
Billy" is a sleep walker and while
indulging in this dangerous pastime
Sunday night as the train was speed
ing along near Childress, Texas, he
stepped off the Pullman car. He
landed headfrst on the right-of-way
with a jar that would have killed an
ordinary man, but 1t merely awoke
.|Billy' from his troublesome dreams.
Quickly picking himself up and find
ing that no bones were broken he
took after the train, the tail lights of
which he could still see in the dis
tance. At a "double-time-quick march"
Goebel reached a side track where
the military train had been delayed
in passing a freight train, just in
time to catch it.
Clad in his pajamas and with blood
streaming from his face the officers,
who had not missed Billy" were sur
prised to see him climb into the Pull
man. A surgeon was summoned, and
after examination found him but
slightly the worse for his experience.
Young Goebel Is great reader of
"nickle novels" of the Diamond Dick
variety, devoted to hair-raising adven
lures with Indians, etc. Sunday before
going to bed he had been reading the
experiences of Buffalo Bill with the In
dians and that night dreamed of be-
ing in actual warfare with savage red
skins and they being in close pursuit
Of him he noticed cave on the side
Iof the mountain. where the battle in
dream was taking place and into il
he jumped. The result was that BILLY
found himself on the railroad right
of-way in rather dazed condition
Goebel arrived in Santa Fe yester
day with his company bearing only g
few scratches as mementoes of his
thrilling experience.