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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
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I Better to give than receive--adviee. It is me easiest thins in the werla is martyr Of some sort l There are some women who are never sne sos nnsss ssss sssy s5s so sSss eon ae bubbles are Hhattsred before company and a's inc s,5u sppessts sSs kas ct home are not the saine--oh-- ing Is that there isn't mo more ssaTs Of 1t. -' Don't De continually planting seeds | ing for them to grow. Get out and hustle, If you want things to come your Young girls dream about being ro- | mantle actresses, while young boys I dream about being firemen- circus clowns or bandit kings. Did you ever watch q crowd or iis- | tIe girls coming homo From echooig | They invariably walk with their arms rousd one srofiss .hs sn othsr ess Ss asfss s l you ever observe a bunch Of little boys vending their way homeWard from echool? They walk Q short distance naonSs monsnts some as one of sm gets a black eye.
 Now ia the time of vaar whom every get fishing -rod and hike for the tall. Fimbers to stand in the mud and imagine he Is having good tune when in reality he is only lighting mos auttoes.' Its funny how many times two young graduated physicians can call eacn other doctor in the course of snort Tn Kansas statistics show that Mehto- dises cost ss a head and Popultsts only thirty-nine cents. One swallow doesn't make a summer but some summers make us Hwallow --and Alabama ain't dry YET thank goodness.
 Peter Lanson. aged zs, took his first ride on a railroad train the other day. strange that a man would live Lnas long and then set reckless all at once. workmen digging in street n Beardstown, Ill., unearthed twenty rxive sksietons from what is suppSSssa S..s,,.,,., to ground. says an Illinois paper. Get out-you're Jealous of Mrs. quH- ness.
 In Birmingham there are great pos- I sibiiitiee In case goods; circumstances alter cases A.Ssp siEspFS Ii. sSi ias saa Q Rssa Rs1 sSss fss away.
 We all sit down too much accord shss ,s,,~t e tf f1~ fife of rlsa ho6g are due to this fact. Don't forget this next time you hesitate about giving q lady your seat in crowded street car The Atlanta Georgian hasn't said anything about the standing of the base bail teams lately. WhaEe the matter bud. does Montgomerys position make you dizzy7 As the new currency bill puts ss0g.- OeG,00D in circulation we will so ahead and finish this column Carrie Nation in Pittsburg said thar she had rather so to jail than hell, ana everybody headed toward the latter place win be very glad to hear of her decision.
 What asa.aAe bsr ksspi sAkenhss the lima vvhen xour daddy made you black your shoes. wash your face and hands and go 10 church and threatened to lick you if you didn't
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 JUNEl reader sends in the following from Snowdoun: The Merry Widow Hat Why 10 1t like an automobile7 Because 1t takes the road and because it Is all the go.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
gnuww Afflre.

An evidence of the wtde-Gwake, ups to-dats editor is told in the following from the pen of the giftea snn"writeF saTlne ,eek-a-bco shirt waist 10 the earb of a nun compared with the di- rectoira gown
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
ewOpr oTpCUT. ATIoN

The Montgomery Advertlsar E1arantees it's advertisers fand mnlke4 ft part o1 the contract whan requeetedl that ttu daily cir- cnlatioh Is lefGer than that ot anx na1tn-- 1nG newspaper urlnted In AlanamA--e that ita Sunday edition has the iaf4e1t sas- - rul4tlnn Of any adlf1en cf any MewNR@%sN printed in Alabama without exeepfipn.
 The figures for April printed below repxe- sAnt the actual net circulation. all ratarns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
whst 9Tight Have Happened.

Marion Standard.
 It was urged at one time that Cover i'd fine nationaf convention. Had he entered khe race what the people would have done Tor hin would have been e plenty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
A Mlntaka.

Editor ThA Advertiser.
 accurate m d in it's editorial statements but in your deservedIy ftting and proper tribute to the memory of the late sen oral stephen D. Lee, your made 2 mis- are attributable to slippery human memory. The best time in the world to correct a mistake of historic iQaport- ance is irnmediatsly after U is ssSgs SSss inst you said: 'It is it, perhAra, that he has fallen to sleep In Eisht ex the spot where. as commander of the Con- most signal victories of the four yeeFs of tba war" never heard of any great victory of Confederate troope aF vicksburg. General Pemberton conn manded there and allowed Grant to surround him and disgracefully sur rendered 30,O00 men. Lee may have baen there. but if so he did not com mand more than a single oixislon o4 ia said: "At the bloody battle of Gettysburg he gained renown that VIII last through all the agesl Fms was an egregious mistake. General stephen p. Ies was not at Gettysburg at all, request that you correct these fnis- takes not to detract from General Lees great reputation but only to correct desired a correct history of that great conflict than General Lee, and also The. Advertiser winch has always given It's
 Wm. C. Oates.
 General Oates Is correct as to state- nsnt that General Lee was not in com mand of all the troops at Vicksburg, and The Advertiser didsnot SO Intend t9 state. He was, however, In command of the Confederate troops In the Chick asaw fight, near vicksburg, and 1t was one of the moG signal victories of the war, although 1t does not, of course, measure up in point of numbers with shiloh, Gettysburg and Chiekamauga. The mistake as to placing General stephen Lee at Gettysburg was cor rected in the next issue of the paper by stating that Vicksburg was intend- ed and not Gettysburg. as we well knew General Lee was not in the bat tie of Gettysburg.-Ed. Advertiser.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31

What is the great American game" now baseball or poker?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
Letter to The Editor
TAe .9whIppoorvlII..

Selma, Ala, May z9, 1SO6. Editor The Advertiser:
 I notice in The Advertiser of the 18th that a correspondent in writing on the whippoorwiIl drops into the common error of thinking that the bullbat and whippoorwill are the same. Now tha whippoorwill and bullbat are no norS alike than a bulfrog is like toad. The so-called whippoorwill is abont three or four times as large as the bat, has c large head which is about aa large as an ordinary bullbat. The so- called whinpoorwili makes . different noine or note to the genuine whip pocrwill. The bird we call whippoor- will makes a chnck~ will they widow noise or song, and tnhabits only dense- iv wooded sections of the country, and is so secluded that a person can almost live a lifetime In the country and new CT see one in the daytime The clean- ing up of our land. think. is largely responsible for the disappearance of this bird. The genuine wflipp0ofwtH is seldom heard this far South. but inc habits the northern part of this state, Tennessee, etc. Although closely allied to our chuck will -the widow. the gen. nine whippoorwiIl is smaller in size. ai,d has a more elongated body.
 Respectfully,
 W A. Anderson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31

Net Total .... .... .... s.... .Sb2,sol
 
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  c EfnfRnn, Circulation Manager os Tha Montgomery Advertiser. boanB duly sworn eAys.
 Tho foreRoinR statement of The Adver- efsern circulation for the month of April 1e16. in true and correct. and compiled after ell returns from news boyas news aGenta spoiled and leftover copies have heen de- EMetnd c L FINIGAN,
 Circulation NanaseT. Eworn fe and subscribed before me this Sfn day of May 1seA RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
TEMPEST IN TEAPOT
When Hu9e Wooden Pole Was
 Placed In Street.

There was great commotion to- day at the Waterbury bank, the headquarters of the American Brass association and other places when workmen started to eXcavate for tho electrical arch at Grand and Bank streets. A huge, unsightly looking pole was lowed onto the ground 6nd naturally everybody thought this was going to he set up there perma- nently. The aggrieved parties got together and delegated John P. Elton to make protest against what ap- peared to be move towards doing something which would be objection able to everybody. Mayor Thoms was called and after q little investigation it developed that the wooden pole IS not to remain but is set up tempo rarily while the iron posts which will support the arch are being put in. | The wooden pole is termed gin | pole and is used on such occasions for hoisting purposes. When MT El- | ton heard this and also learned that | in case the arch should at any time become a nuisance, the aldermen re- served the right to order 1t removed he withdrew his objections and the work went on.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
COMING EVENTH

Dec 24-Rick's dancing academy, reception and dance.
 Dec 24-Turn hall, Scovill street, Christmas Eve dance given by the Waterbury Turn Verein.
 Dec 25-Buckingham Music hall social and dance given by The Locals.
 Dec. 2S.-Leavenworth hail. l, ception given by Omphalea club.
 Dec. 2S, %, 30.-Sacred Hear hall, Wolcott street, parochial soci@'
 Dec. 30-Mechanics and Speedwill halls, dance, whist and drill given by the degree team, Daughters of Lib- erty.
 Dec 31-Town hall, WatertowD social and dance given by the Hanky Panky club.
 Dec. 31.-Goodwll hall. Water vile, grand ball and reception by s, Michael's drum corps.
 Dec. 31-Leavenworth hall seventh annual gathering of Jacques Cartier conclave, No S10, Improved Order Heptasophs.
 Jan 1-Buckingham hall, annual concert and dance of the Goodwill Social club.
 Jan 6-St Cecilia's parish hall German supper given by the Ladies auxiliary.
 Jan. S.-Leavenworth hall, socia and dance for the benefit of Michae LaWlOr.
 Jan 16-Buckingham Music hall annual sociable and dance given by employees of the American Mills Co.,
 Jan 29-Second annual dance of Laurel club at Buckingham Music hall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

John Kilmartin of James street, a student at Holy Cross college, Is home for the Christmas vacation.
 The St Thomas Cadet association met In the Lyceum yesterday but transacted nothing but routine busi- ness.
 Michael Brennan, student at the Albany School of Pharmacy, Is spend- ing the holidays at his home on South Leonard street.
 Joe Smith, captain of the Brook lyn ice polo team, will have his candidates out for practice to-mor- row afternoon to get his men in readiness for game which he is ar ranging for Christmas day.
 The Rev Joseph Gleeson, pastor of St Patrick's church, the Rev C. D.. Chunn, pastor of the Third Congre- gational church, and the Rev Peter Saurusaitis, pastor of St Joseph s Lithuanian church have signed pe- tition against the transferring of the license of Mrs Ottillie Hellmann from lOSO Bank street to ll33. Father  GleesOn at the masses in his church yesterday spoke strongly against the transfer and urged his parishioners to do all in their power to have the application denied. A hearing was to have been held before the county commissioners to-day. As stated some days ago it was expected that remonstrance would be made against the transfer, but none thought it would assume the propor- tions it has. Still Mrs Hellmann and her friends are confident that the ap' plication will be granted and seem tC think the commissioners will look | favorably upon the request to trans | fer. The matter is causing much dis cussion in this section and may bt | the forerunner of an attack on tht | saloons in Brooklyn. Father Gleesol ] judging from his remarks of yester day, will make strenuous tigh 1 against the renewal of licenses 0 several saloon keepers in this sec | tion if the transfer is allowed, con
 sequently many people will eagerl, await the decision of the commission
 CTS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
THEATRICAL BOOKINGS.

Wednesday, Dec 23-John Drew in Jack Straw.
 Friday, Dec 25-"The Thief" Saturday, Dec 26-"The Luck of Mac Gregor."
 Sunday, Dec 27--1mperial moving pictures.
 Monday, Dec 2S-Dockstader' minstrels.
 Wednesday. Dee 20-May Robson in The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Thursday and Friday, Dec 31, Jan 1.-The Gamblers"
 Saturday, Jan 2-Yale University Dramatic association in The Critic. D Sunday, Jan 3-Imperial moving pictures.
 Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday, Jan 4, and 6-''The Man of the Hour"
 Friday, Jan S-Antonio Maiori.
 Sunday, Jan 1O-Imperial moving pictures.
 Wednesday, Jan 13-Yiddish play. Friday and Saturday, Jan 15-16- Montana Limited"
 Sunday, Jan 17-24-Imperial moy- ing pictures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
THE WITCH'S CURSE.
A Bueksport Legend of Colonial Days
 In Maine.


 In Maine.
 Close by the road on the outskirts of the old seaport town of Bucksport, on the Penobscot river, is small family cemetery. Within its inclosure sleep the Bucks, the blue blooded folk who first settled the town and bequeathed 1t their name and legend.
 The largest and most conspicuous monument in the cemetery is a tall granite shaft, which is in plain sight of the highway On one side is the in- scrlption: "Col. John Buck. the Founder of Bucksport, A. D. 1762. Born in Haverhill, Mass, 171S. Died March IS, 1795"
 On the other side is the single word Buck" and also something not wrought by the marble worker. On the smooth surface of the pedestal is curious outline, which can be easily, imagined to be foot of normal size. The people who say that it is foot, believe in the legend which has ofb been told in Bucksport.
 The story is that Colonel Jonathan Buck was very harsh man and the leading spirit in his day and genera tion. He was the highest in civil au- thority, and his word was law in the community in which he resided. He was an out and out Puritan. and to him witchcraft was the incarnation of blasphemy. Thus, so the story goes, when certain woman was accused of witchcraft. at the first clamorings of the populace Colonel Buck ordered that she be imprisoned, and later she was sentenced to be executed as a witch.
 The execution day came, and the woman went to the gallows, cursing her judge with such terrible words that the people shuddered, but the magistrate stood unmoyed. All was ready, and the hangman was about to perform his duty, when the woman turned to Colonel Buck, and, raising one hand toward heaven, she said: Jonathan Buck, listen to these words, the last my tongue shall utter, It is the spirit of the only living God which bids me speak to you. You will soon die ;A0l over your grave they will erect stone. that all may know the spot where your bones lie and crumble to dust.
 Upon that stone the imprint of my foot shall appear, and for all time, aft CT your accurssd race has vanished from the face of the earth, will the people from far and near know that you murdered woman"
 She then turned to her executioners, and another act transpired to make part of American colonial history. The witch curse" had been almost forgot. ten until the monument was erected to the founder of Bucksport.
 It had been in position hardly q month when faint outline was discov- cred on it. It grew more and more dis tlnct, until some person made the dis covery that it was the outline of a foot. The old legend was revived.
 They said that the "witch's curse" had been fulfilled. An attempt was made to remove the stain, but every, effort only tended to make 1t palmer.
 The imprint of the foot is there today as plain as ever. Amateur photogra. phers have taken pictures of it, and visit to the Buck cemetery to see the "witch's foot" is one of the pastimes of every summer visitor to the pretty lit. tie town.-New York World.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
BattIeship Maine Sails South.

Norfolk, Va, Dec 21.-A dispath to-day says that the battleship Maine, with Rear Admiral Arnold on board, started for the south to-day, under sealed orders The vessel is bound presumably for VeneZeula.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21

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New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
THE WHITE PLAGUE.

The State Health Commissioners report SlVes
an appalling estimate Of the rava@es OF Iuper-
cuIosis in New York. From one-tenfh 10 one
seventh of all deaths. told, are due 10
that cause There are fifty Thousand cases ana
fifteen Thousand deaths from 1t annually, and the
economic loss inflicted by 1t in year amounts 10
S7OOOoOoO. Assuming the latter figures 10 be
even approximately correct, there could be no
better business policy for the state than to make
the most ample appropriations for antl-tuber-
tuIoss work that can be advantageously en-
ployed for If the ravages Of the plague could be
diminished by only one-tenth the economic proIlt
TO the state would be enormous. ana thefe Is
room to think that much greater abatement
than that could be procured.
Ii seems strange and by means credltable
that the ravages Of tuberculosis are considerably
greater in this state, prOportionately. than III
the damp. fog Laden. crowded city Of London.
New York has 1900 deaths in a population OF
nearly S.5G0000, or one in 566. while London has
only 1000 year IN a population of 4.,o0'Uoo'
or one in 643. But both New York and London
are far better off than Paris, the City Of Light
being in this respect one of the worst plague
spots of the world. There are in Paris about
$500 deaths from tuberculosis 4 year in pop
ulation Of less than 100000, or one in 29'-
The example OF Paris seems to indicate that
types OF d0micies have much to DO With the
pulmonary health OF the people. InuStu d -O'
er-nnent commission which has been investigat-
inc the subject does not hesitate TO declare that
the appalling prevalence Of tuberculosis in Paris
is due chiefly 10 the general occupancy of flats
and apartments. In London. where the mortality
from that disease is not haif great. such ten
ements are little knowns and cottage dwellings,
with far more light and air. are the rule. More
over. in Paris. as in New York. many houses
seem Ia become infected with tubercular germs,
SO as 10 menace ali their occupants Thus IN
Paris in 1906 there were 9.5I3 deaths from
tuberculosis of which 1907 were in houses in
which deaths from the same disease had pre-
yiousiy occurred. OF the latter number 4.etS
were il houses in which fewer and 1853 in
houses in which more than i've tuhercular deaths
each had occurred. The sanitary authorities
reckon that Their" are in Paris 5,265 contain
mated houses in which occur nearly 80 per
cent of the deaths. Thus in one group of 81
fewer than ia deaths from the disease. and i'm
1905 there were 105 in the same houses
Under the public health law Of 1902 about
two hundred "cntaSlmated" houses have been
condemned and destroyed. and that process will
ne widely extended, doubtless with saIutary re
suits. II is probable that a similar work needs
to he done in this and other American cities.
where dark. damp, unventilated and grossly in
fectad tenemenrs are veritable nurseries of dis
ease As for other methods Of lighting the
white plague" they are many. and some of
them have been attended with such success as
we'll established their practical efficacy.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
OTR hosts TO-DAJ

O,,r westward bound feet today becomes the
guest IF Peru. Thus far il has enjoyed the nos
rirgIitv of or received marked attentions from
Great Britain. Brazil, Argentina and Chill NO"
= receives 3 hearty welcome from that South
American republic which. while not the largest
nor most powerful. is the most famous, IS the
Oldest in civilization, has the nobiest traditions
OF antiquity. and has been second 70 none, Il not
yodaed foremost of all. in friendship with the
Tinted States. So much may be said without re
ecrion Oh any other Of the South American states.
ali of which We are glad TO consider as sincerely
orrr friends and toward all of which unquestion-
shlv the United States chershes no sentiments
save those of unselfish benevolence. Much more
might be said concerning our relations with Peru
in view of the potential and prospective prox1m-
inv of that land to our own shores. To-day the
water route from New Orleans TO Callao is 10,1OO
miles in length. A few years hence, with the
Panama Canal Open IL Will be only 2,750 miles,
and the Land of the Incas Will be Of our
nearest neighbors.
With q smaller population than the city of
New York. the Peruvian Republic has 4 land
area considerably more than one-fifth as great
as that Of the United States. Its resources.
diligently as they were worked in former times,
are enormous and are varied IN character. It's
climate ranges from tOrrid 10 frigid. and in
much of the country is delightful and salubrious
In the strategy OF commerce its position is highly
advantageous, for. while II lies IN the broadest
part of the continent ii has, by way of the
Amazon. q deep water outlet on the Atlantic as
well as d direct frontage the Pacific. Indeed
q contemplation of Peru's nayigable waterways
silences either jeers or incredulity at HumbOldts
grandiose scheme of interoceanic ship canal
across the South American Continent through
Brazil and Peru. OF the people of Peru about
so per cent are Of pure indigenous stock and
% per cent Of pure Spanish blood. Both i'm
migration and emigration prevail the balance Of
the former in Perus favor being not more than
ten thouss nd year
The government of Peru LIS siable and enllSht-