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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 2s, 1908.
A GOOD SIGN.


 'Tt is good sign." says The Boston Globe. when the people are impressed with the value of trees around their homes" True words and it is a pity that the great value of trees is not generally recognized and acted on. It costs but little time. trouble or money to plant a tree. and the return is great. Az the old Scotchman said to his son about planting a tree when there was Anothing else to do: "It will be growth. lock, when you're sleepin'." and he was hght. The little time or trouble re- 1ired to plant young tree is com
 nsated more than a thousand fold by
 beauty and grateful shade of the
 l-grown product.
 9Why is 1t that the country people. of BalI others. should so often neglect that which, one would think. would be look cd on as both a pleasure and a duty? Constantly in view of the cool woods one might suppose they would not be con- tent unless some portion of that woods were transported and located around their homes; yet we have passed many a farmers home in one day where the yard was as bare of shade as any DOT ton of the Saharan desert. The cost of getting the young trees from the neighboring woods and setting them out in his own yard is so small that 1t is dinicuIt to understand why any yard in the country is not well pro- vided with shade trees, yet many of them are bare.
 And next to planting the trees comes the corresponding duty Of preserving them. Many trees will grow without any attention whatever, but it is not we'll to say of a tree that. like poor Topsy. it jest growed." A little care and attention at the right time helps their growth. and is time well ex- pended. The average farmer or horti- cuIturist will be careful in looking after the growth and preservation of his fruit trees; his apples. peaches, pears and the like, put ms shaue tree, Which should be made "a thing of beauty and a joy forever" is left to struggle into maturity without help or die in the eff fort.
 And what of the man who needlessly nestroys a fine shade tree. or suffers 1t done if he can prevent 1t? Is he not almost a murderer? Has he not vtreak of the Vandal in his makeup? Right here in our own city we have veen trees which had required all of the Psalmest's span of life to reach their full growth. and which were priceless in their beauty and useful ness, cut down because they were thought to be in the way of something else. That is little less than a crime against nature and her works. Pity that all of us cannot see and feel. with George P. Morris:
 Woodman, spare that tree,
 Touch not single bough;
 In youth it sheltered me.
 And I'll protect 1t now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
old Jed's Lowic.
This Is My 4Oth Birthday
Emil Gerhaeuser .

Emil Gerhaeuser. famous as a tenor singer. especially in Wagnerian roles was born at Krumbach, Bavaria, April 29. 1888. and was educated by the Ben- edlctine monks at Augsburg. From the Benedictines he also got his grounding in music, and then made his public appearance as a singer. He studied law for 8 time, and had virtu- ally abandoned his musical ambition. when at a special performance of one of Auber's operas the purity and beau ty of hds voice made such a profound impression that he was invited to sing on trial at one of the Munich Court theatres. He was then p. An engage ment at the Munich Opera House was the result. It lasted till 1892, when he left Munich for Baireuth, where he made a special study of the Wagner music dramas. During the next few years he sang Lohengrin. Siegmund and Parsifal at Baireuth. and was heard also in Munich. Lubeck and Carlsruhe. In 1902 the late Maurice Grau brought Herr Gerhaeuser to America to take leading parts in the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
The Coast Hates Paper Money.

Baltimore American.
 ern people use so much. dirty. .repul- s%ve looking paper money, said MT, Mir Thomas G. Clyde of San Fran cisco. at the Eutaw House.
 When one gets west of the Rocky Mountains business transactions are mostly in specie. and out on the Pa cihc coast we use hardly snythitphg snyt Ing put ut This part of the land the public is rather prejudiced against real money neg had rather take the paper tokens of the genuine article. This, seems odd when you contrast the clean-looking coin with filthy bills. In our town and all along the Coast if you present a $50 check to bank cashier he will give you a couple of SEQ gold pieces. s5 piece. and the rest in silver if you ask for change Of course, out our way 1t is a rare sight to see a man flash a roll as seems to be com mon with a certain class in the EaSr but we had rather stick to our clean and attractive money and forego this roll flashing privilege.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

The announcement that Wizard Burbank" Is going into politics is in- teresting in several respects. Few men of whom we have any account have accomplished so many strange things in the vegetable kingdom as he has done. He has changed the form and the nature and effects of variety of plants, and perhaps he may be equal
 ly successful in politics. He may make political parties quiet and pleasant, and may even change the nature and fruit of the political plum tree. It Is to be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Admitting that Congress does occa- sionally do some good The Charlotte Observer notes that 1t serves as a needful check on the legislative power of the executive" And. though the present Congress doesn't do as much checking as 1t probably should do 1t does enough in that line to make the President wonder what Congresses were made for. What he wants is one that will do his bidding and ask no questions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
Inyestment Condition. Improving.

NGW OEh I1SEdt0s
 At a time of somewhat descended commercial activity such as the pre- sent speculative Wall street. which Is very much given to exaggerating lts falls into the error of believing that things are going to rack and ruin and that the entire community has or IS about to become impoverished. Among such as these the conspicuous success whicE has attended recent bond offer ings in the city ought now to infiu-
 That there is ample money seeking profitable investment Is clearly de- monstrated by the increasing activity and improving tone of the general bond market and by the heavy oversuo- scription to the new Pennsylvania Railroad loan. Quieter conditions in business always result in one way cheap money These are the ideal con- ditions for a revival in investment de- mand. It Is a condition now at hand,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
An Amad Violin.

T
 Ludie Hennigan of Sheffield Is the proud possessor of an ancient violin bearing date of 1717, with the follow ing inscription. with no punctuation marks. stamped on the inside: "NicO laus Amatus Cremonien Heironimy Ali Antonio 17l7." The instrument is a Mrs. Peppin of Courtland, Ala, for whose son Edward MT. R. w. Renni- gan purchased 1t over twenty years ago. It has been stored away in the attic of Mrs. Peppin's home for num- Der of years and was only unearthed a few days ago while searching through the accumulat ton of rubbish which had gathered during many years. At the suggestion of her son. remembering the natural musical endowment of her nephew and the progress he was mah- ing in the study of music, she decided to present it to him as a valuable me- mento Another peculiar interest at- taching to tlis instrument for young Hennigan is the fact that forty years ago. when his mother. Mrs. R. H. Hen nigan. of Sheffield. was quite a young girl. 1t was frequently brought into requis;tion at the home dances" so often indulEed in by the young people of thoEa da.YG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
Land Sales.
A wrong Estimate.

In recent issue of The Watertown ter from George J. Jackson, Magnolia Springs. Ala, ip which the following occurs: The generations of coiored people that followed since the civil war are treach herous and bad people as d whole, talk ing advantage of their freedom in every way possible"
 This is unjust to the negro race as a whole. There Is a small element of the negro population in every commu- nifty answering the description given, but in Mobile and the majority of Southern cities the mass of the ne- groes are hardworking, respectful to the whites, law-abiding and progress ing in education. The negroes of the South differ materially from the ne- groes of the North, and are maki ing greater advance. Within a short dis tance of Magnolia Springs, MT. Jackson can discover that his estimate of the Southern negro Is wrong.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Some of the Georgians seem to be in a puzzled state of mind over the Gov ernorship. As one backwodsrnan ex- presses 1t: "Tm not so much for Joe Brown as I'm agin Hoke Smith" In plain words. it appears that many of them do not really want Joe but are determined that they won't have HOks-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

An Indiana man asserts that he has remained at home 1s.OOo consecutive evenings, but we are not told what 1t is that keeps him in. If he Is sound and strong man and should decide to take an evening off with the boys he will doubtless have gay old time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
Spring Cleaning.

Take the stove-pipe down and place it in the attic high above. then re- move the legs from underneath the lit- hands and shirt front with the eoot as black as tar. fall from off the chair you stand on. smash the goldfish and the jar. mash the cat and hurt the baby kick the dog and scare your wife. start your moth r-in-law to talking isn't this the simple life? Get a ham mer. pull the tacks out. take the car pet up-he sweet-then fall down the steps and skin your face and hands and legs and feet. Hang 1t on tn fence and hest it till you can't beat any more, then go back and wash the window. get rag and SCOUT the floor. Hurry. scurry all >is fiurrv-fiurry worry everywhere. fo~ vour dinner eat cracker. and didn't dare sit in a chair. Job they say he was a. martyr. but he never felt a stinp half as pafnfuI as this cleaning up the house we do each spring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

aota. will be chief guest of honor at the annual banquet of the Iroquois Club of Chicago next week, when he Is expected to deliver an address of na- tional political importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Apparently the recent storms had no more respect for the big railway trains than they did for the little street cars, but balled them all up olike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Montana has fixed upon Bozeman and June 10 as the place and time for hold ing the State Convention, at which Montana's delegates to the Denver Con vention will be selected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
destined to further develop, and 1t pres- ages healthful industrial recovery.
Fir.t Illustrated Postnse sra..p.

Phfladelphia Record.
 It Is not generally known that U idea of printing illustrated postage stamps originated in this city. The distinction of having suggested the IT. frustrated stamps is claimed by James c. McCurdy, a mailing clerk. of sli West Susquehanna avenue. Mir. Mc- Curdy outlined his ideas to the Post office department as early as 1887. A few years later the Columbian series of illustrated stamps was issued and found such favor that many other ser les have followed to commemorate i'm portant national events. The originat- or of the idea treasures a letter from tary, who acknowledges the receipt or a copy of the original designs Tor ii- frustrated postage stamps and informed the designer that his suggestions hao been referred to the Postmaster Gen eral. who later acted on them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
FINAL SETTLEMENT

State of Alabama, Montgomery County,
 Probate Court April 21st 1908. Notice is hereby given that J. D. Norman. guardian of A. N. Sellers and Felix J. Sell CTS this day filed his account, vouchers and statement for a final settlement of his guardianship of the estate of A. M. Sellers and also his account and vouchers for a partial settlement of bis guardianship of the estate of Felix J. Sellers and that the 12th day of May. 1908. has been set for said settlement.
 J. B. GAsroN, -Wed-3t Judge of PTobatA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Governor James o. Davidson of Wis consln, who has been regarded for some time as a possible candidate to suc- ceed Senator Stephenson, Is said to his friends he has abandoned his sen atorial aspirations and will seek the nomination for the Governorship to succeed himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
"Refawmr to an Extreme.

-Elha Clipper.
 The new State of Oklahoma is lead ing the reform movement by several laps. The latest from the new State is 2 nroposed law to limit the tobacco oh ewers to four chews day
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

ance of Iowa has decided to inaugu rate a State campaign for the election of none but liberal delegates to the conventions of the two great political parties of that State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
John J. Hamilton, who has an-

John J. Hamilton, who mas an- lican nomination for Governor of Iowa. is one of the best known citizens of that State. He was born iS Pennsy1- vanin. but as a boy he removed with years he was connected with The Des Mones News as reporter, editor and proprietor. Mir Hamilton Is regarded of which subject he has made an ex- hausttve study,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, wh 0 has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor ot Illinois, has had a varied career. Born in Virginia and educated at the Uni verstty of Virginia, he began the prac- tlce of law In Georgia. In 1886 he To- cated at Seattle. Wash. and in 1892 was the Democratic candidate for Gov Grnor of that State. In 1S97-99 he was a member of Congress from Washing ton and twice he was the nominee for United States Senator.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Harry St. George Tucker, who was President of the Jamestown Exposi- Vn; nsIGn "S9 for i tba GovernorsbIn of XIr- ginia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Governor Glenn is being warmly commended in North Carolina for his voluntary withdrawal from the United States Senatorial race for the sake of harmony. The Governor intends to devote all his energies during the next few weeks to help make North Caro- lima a dry" State at the prohibition election next month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

George Johnstone of Newberry Is the latest candidate to enter the race for United States Senator from South Car olina to succeed Senator F. B. Gray, the late Senator Latimer. Other can didates for the office are ex-GoUernor D. c. Heyward. eX-Governor John Gray Evans and O. B. Martin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

feared. however that he will change his own nature from nature improver to political partisan. On the whole we think he would better stick to the vegetable kingdom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

It's awfully sweet of you to go out and catch a nice mess of fish. but when you come home and ask your wife to clean 'em-you are a horrid brute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

A boom has been launched for Fred E. White. former Congressman from the Sixth Iowa District. for the Demo- cratic nomination for Governor of the Hawkeye State. MT. White was twice a candidate of his party for the Gov ernorship, and both time was defeated by Leslie NJ. Shaw. He was elected to Congress In 1890.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Dr. M. Bradley. State Auditor General of Michigan, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nom inatton for Governor of that State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
This Date in History
April 20.

AprfI ".
 1441-King Edward " of England. born at Rouen,
 1745-o1fver Ersworth. diplomat. Senator and Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court, born in Windsor, Conn. Died there November ss. 1907.
 1776-Adoption of the Pine Tree of Massachusetts.
 lS27-Rufus King. Federalist candi- date for the Presidency against James Monroe in 1916, died in New York City. Born in Scarboro, Mass, in 1755.
 1S8S-Henry M Stanley found Emln Pasiha on the shores of Albert Nyanza. 1903-Landslide at Frank, B. C., with loss of seyenty-five lives.
 1905-A score of lives lost in a tor nado at Laredo, Tex.
 1907-Attempted assassination of President Cabrera of Guatemala.
 old Jed's Logic.
 An Alabama man, meeting an old darky formerly in his service, relates a. writer in Lippincott's, put to him the usual question:
 Well, Jed, how are you todayT "Tol'able. sah, tol-ablew cautiously replied Jed. And be all right sah. if it want for de rheumatism in nah right laig."
 Ah, well Jed, we mustn't complain" said the questioner. We're ali get ting old. and old age does not come "oid age. sahl" was the indignant protestation of Jed "Old age ain't got nuthin' to do wfd it. sah. Heah's nah other laig jest as old, an dat's sound an soople as kin beF'i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Atlanta appears to be very much az itated over her little (joe) brown jug.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
Politics and PoIiticians

The Socialist party will meet in New York City on July to nominate a State ticket
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
Newspaper waif..

Tommy-"Pop, what is an egotist7"
 Tommy's Pa--'An egotist. my son, is any man who thinks he is better than we are" =, Philadelphia Record
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees its advertisers land makes 1t a part of the contract when requested) that its daily cir circulation is larger than that of any morn. Ing newspaper printed in Alabame-ano that its Sunday edition has the largest cir- collation. of any edition of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception
 The figures for March printed below rep resent the actual net circulation. all re- tnrns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

DO you think they ever will find the North Pole?" he inquired.
 Find it?" she responded. Good ness! What a question to ask me. didn't know 1t was iost-Philadsi- phia Ledger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Visitor Gin prison)--And that convict standing over yonderT'
 Guard-"He's a trusty.'
 Visitor-'Indeed! What trust was he connected with. if I may ask9'-. Puck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

E s. Mobile Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adverti- nerss circulation for the month of March, 1908. is true and correct. and compiled af- Ger all returns from newsboys. news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have been de- ducted. D. s. NOBLE Sworn to and subscribed before me this ath day of April. 1908.
 (EEALAl RIGA ALEXANDER
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

The peek-a-boo waists this season look more like a fish net than ever and there are just as many suckers to be caught as formerly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Wonder if its mere moaesty tha. keeps some people from telling the ,a k truth Ii ' '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

One time you get absolutely no sym pathy is when you strike a gentle trot down the street after your hat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
Holds if He Doesn't Shine.

AnnISLOn StaT.
 Congressman Moon has been renom- hated by the Democrats of the Third Tennessee District-the district in which Chattanooga Is situated. Moon Is not one of the leading lights of Congress, but manages to hold. on to his job very successfully.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29
hes make the man"-mad.

We just can't help from rising to re- mark. while we think of 1t. that the meliferous-mouthed Montgomery maids in their spring clothes for beauty and towns resemble what is left from a n-dollar bill after you spend s9.7O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

George Bailey says that Reading Pa, has compelled its policemen to go whfskeflees in order to safeguard the public health. Thus the germ theory lnvades the romantic domain of the Reading servant girls. Romantic do- main" ie' Eood--the expression. we
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Whats all this talk about dividing Grand Old Texas? There would surely be a bloody war oyer which State should claim Heavenly" Houston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

A Connecticut preacher says that progressive euchre is very bad on ones morals. IL certainly IS when one loses. -,+
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Wonder if Mr. Cake candidate for the United States Senate from Oregon, when properly heated. will rise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

Having nothing else to kick about, the Georgia peach growers are gfowl- Ing because there will be so many peaches that they will break the trees down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-29

It doesn't worry an actor half as much to hold down the boards as 1t does the board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-12
NMEY
MAN Halter
SUCCUMBS TO CUPID
President of Never Wills" De-
serts Bachelor Girls to Be
come a Bride.
come a Bride.

NEW YORK, June l2.-Because Miss
Lillian Schaef. OF 364 RidgewoOd ave-
nue., has consented to share the joys
and sorrows Of Reginald Thomas, OF
g6t Euclid avenue the Never wills,
a fashionable organization Of the pref
test maideus in the eastern boundary
OF Brooklyn. and known as man
hating" association, is today without
it's president who would have
thought it?" and Ny, I can't believe
# to be true" were the Explanations
when the news of the affair was made
public.
Miss Scnaef was the organizer Of the
Never Wills" it met at the house Of
one OF the members weekly, and over
tea the members persuaded themselves
that there was q mucn nicer way 10
eufov themselves than in the company
of the Young men of the neighOOr-
hood The club has been in existence
for a year, and things were progressing
finely until the president 1ell-tO the
establishments Of man.
eve were getting along nicely when
Jennie ALLOW deserted our ranks and
hurried TO the parsons said one OF
the members today, 'Whlie we an mao
out opinions OF her desertiOn. none OF
ms was so OuJsp0ken In our views as
was Lillian. our president, VINO, how
ever. was evidently, at the time, &C
cepting the attention OF one or these
horrible men.
Resolutions deuouncing the men were
ad0lted IL meetings OF the club. ana
il was at one of these affairs that tho
second deserter let fall the bomb which
NAV shattsr the whole fabric OF the
organization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-12
'IMlLNN
WILKIE ARRANGES
PRESIDENTS TRIP

Chief wnlde. OF the Secret Service. is
completing arrangements Tor the fTesl-
dents departure FOR his vacation at
oyster Bay Ten Secret ScTviCe men
viii 20 % the summer home OF the
Presidea on Long Island Sound and
remain here until he returns 10 Wash
ington n the fall
These men will be the pick Of the
Secret Service who are familiar with
the work assigned 10 them. most Of
them having been al oyster Bay be-
fore.
Unless the Republican convention at
Chicago IS delayed the President will
leave for oyster Bay with his family
about the Goth OF the present month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-12
JAIL COMMISSION
WILL MEET SOON
Superintendent of Federal
Prison One of Presi-
dents Appointees.

Justice Stafford. Of the District su-
preme Court; John JOY Edison. president
of the Board OF Charities of the Dis
trict. and Robert V. LaDow. OF the De
psrtment Of Justice, who constitute the
Jail commission appointed by the PrCsi-
dent yer erday. viii not be able 10
formulate plans for their proposed in
vestigations for several days. The com
mission VIII meet as soon as posslb bic
and at that time tentative plans VIII
be made.
Because Of his wide experience a con
siderable portion of the work will fall
on the shoulders of Mr.. LaDow. AS SUI
perint6ndent or prisons anu prisoners
Mr. LaDOw has visited institutions IA
nearly every part OF the United States
AND he has definite Ideas a. TO sanitary
conditions which should prevail in jafls.
lie said, today, however, that he pre-
ferTed not TO discuss the work TO be
undertaken by the commission until he
mad had an opportunity 20 confer with
his associates, This he expected 70 CO
IN a few days,