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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18

Remember we will continue our dis
count sale until January 3lst. You can
save Dollars in buying now.
Il, G.. Anderson,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
For Sale.

Straw by load or stack pasture fol
rent.
HENRY MoNHETM.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18

e. s. Chapman, associate forester with
headquarters at Washington, ID. g., is in
the Hills on an official visit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
SUNDAY. APRIL 10, 1908.

The Hartford Courant uses nearly a column of editorial space discussing the spring hat" from all points of the compass. as one might say. It tel1s all it knows about them. and probably several things 1t don't know about. telling of the styles. prices and effects and various other matters of the kind. and winds up with:
 is there any use im talking about all this7 Not one bit. One of the fine things about woman is that she goes ahead on her own lines. in this mat ter of dress, just as soon as she can find out what the current fashion has prescribed for her. She Is even will ling to sacrifice her own individual style In order to look-as far as nature allows-iike the others.
 Of course there's no use in a mere man discussing such proposition. In the matter0f style the woman is a law unto herself. and will be governed wholly by her own inclinations-if she has the price. If she chooses to wear a hat as big as a circus tent. and can afford it. she will wear 1t. and the man may get off the sidewalk or flee away to the mountains of Hepsidam." if he doesn't like 1t. No; there's not c bit Of use discussing 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
POLITICAL MOVE nnJrcrnD.

The wisdom of tho Alabama Educa. tionai Association in preventing the injection of politics Into its dslibera- tions at yesterdays sessions. Is an ad- ditionai proof of clear sightsdness and intelligence of this organization of Alabama teachers.
 Its refusal to take any action on the resolutions introduced immediately following Governor Corners speech Friday night will be commended over the entire state and it's action is the strongest proof of the association's devotion to its principles. The reso- iutions were politics. pure and simple, and so thinly were they disguised that no teacher on the floor of the conven- ton was deceived. The adoption of the overton amendment. which in- wolves the question of good roads will be an issue in the coming Senatorial campaign. Every we'll informed Ala banlian knows 1t. The Governor has not denied that he will be candidate for United States Senator. It is be- iieved from one end of the state to, the other that the Governor is right now an active candidate for United states Senator. The railroad issue Is as dead as Julius Caesar. A new is- sue Is needed.
 Good schools is and always will be a good issue for any candidate, If he can get the benefit of the splendid public sentiment which the teachers have worked up in Alabama. It was an adroit political move which sought to make it appear that the overton amendment is inimicaI to the school interests of the State. It was shrewd move to get the teachers in opposition to 1t, inasmuch as Senator John H. Bankhead has announced as in favor of it and good roads.
 The resolutions were presented to the teachers in the midst of their de- Alterations immediately after , what may well be called political address by the Governor. For the Governors address Friday night when fairly con- sidered was nothing more nor less than political speech and nearly every teacher who heard it knows this to be true. But for that matter the Gov ernor never makes nor has ne made any public address that Is not polit- ical speech.
 In the midst of a characteristic cam paiEn argument. intended to rebound to his own credit. he touched upon the possible danger to the schools in the overton amendment. The carefully drawn resolutions were almost imme- diately offered and their adoption asked by the association. The asso- citation true to its own traditions and ideals set It's face against this bald political move.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
This is My 42nd Birthday
Howard ;. Bsnker.

Howard James Banker, a noted American authority on biology. was born at Schaghticoke, N. r.. April 19, 1868. and was graduated from Syra- cusel University In 1892. He made study of numerous branches of science and also completed a course in theol- ogy. For three years he acted as an in- structer in science in the Troy Confer ence Academy In Vermont. and from 1895 to 1896 he was pastor of church In the same State. He gave up his pas torate in 1900 to become instructor In mathematics at Williamsport, Dickin- son Seminary in Pennsylvania, where he remained for one year. The next three years he had charge of the de; partment of biology in a State normal school i'm Pennsylvania. His work in this department attracted the attention sG. on was offered and accepted the profess sorship of biology in that lnstit1tion: or. American Association for the Advance ment of Science and other learned bod les and Is the author of several scien- tlfic works that have attracted much attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
GRAssHoPPERs DAMAGE CROPS.
One Farmer Near Red Level May Have
 to RepIant.

One Farmer Near Red Level May Have
 to Repiant.
 Red Level, April IS.-(Speeial.)-- Farmers in the vicinity of Red Level are complaining of grasshopper plague which threatens to wipe out the early cotton plant.
 T. D. Atkinson reports sarge acreage of early cotton now ready to chop. But during the past week the ''hoppers" have increased so rapidly and have made such extensive slaugh- . ter that in all probability he will md 1t necessary to replant his entire crop. Next to the boil weavil the srasshop- per Is considered one of the cotton planters worst enemies. The tender leaf appeals to his insect taste and with a family increasing by the mn' lions in a season he can sweep through a large field in remarkably snort time.
 Many farmers burn all the dead stalks. grass and rubbish accumulat- ing in the fields during the winter thereby hoping to destroy the eggs or these pests. The extremely mild Win- fer ana early spring, however en- abled the "hoppers" to get the jump on the farmers and in many sections thev are appearing in such numbers as to cause a feeling of uneasiness among the planters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
EASTER IN GREENvILLE.
suIendid Programs of Music Prepared
 For Churches.

SUVHn0td FFOkYukHb LII SAu1AS
 For Churches.
 63reenville. April 1s.-(speciaio-- Rev H T. Walden, rector of st. Thomas Church, will fill his regular appointment at Evergreen tomorrow and will administer the communion at a. m. before leaving.
 Returning in the afternoon he will conduct the Easter services and preach a sermon appropriate to the occasion The choir under the direction of Mrs H. c. Parker will render the follow ing program:
 Ptocessional, ll2.
 Gloria patri-william H Eastman. Cantante Domino--Dudley Buck.
 Benedic Aninaa Mea--Anthem.
 Offertory. Angels Roll the Rock Away''-J. R. Thomas.
 Recessional-1l3.
 The choir of the Methodist Church, under direction of Mrs. J. H Dunklin, has prepared a special program Of music for Sunday mornings services, as follows:
 organ Prelude-Crosby Adams.
 Duet Violin and Flute-Narcissus Four numbers from Easter Eve and Morn"--(a). 70 for the Peace Which Floweth," quartet. unaccompanied; (b). "Forsake Me Not" soprano obligato and chorus; (c). Be Not Affrighted :" tenor solo and trio; (d). Unto Him Be Glory" chorus.
 onertory, The Resurrection Morn" Rodney-Soprano solo.
 Postlude-Weigand.
 At the Baptist Church Miss Kate McMullan will preside at the organ and the program of music to be given will be as follows:
 Organ Prelude-"The Sinner and the Song"
 Anthem, He is Risen"-obligato solo and chorus
 Organ Selection-"Calvary."
 Offertory, He Arose"-Solo and chorus.
 Duo-"Somewhere the Sun is Shin ing"
 Gloria Patri,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Letter 10 The Editor
statement, bx pr. phldwin.

Ed1tor The Advertiser: -1a5str R :, As member of the Maosms Eduea- thing should have been said to mar the has just adjourned. In many respects have Ns eysr one sttend.a at sns sSrs an,Shers am sorry that large number of our Jew ish people have been offended by the remarks of one of the speakers at the Thursday night session held In the Court Street Methodist Church.
 am sure that the jokes which gave offense were related purely in q good natured, jocular way, and were In no any one. Therefore. hope that our Jewish friends will take these jokes in that spirit,
 have, by our words or acts In any way, estranged so large and worthy part af our community as the Jews As Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Commercial Club. appointed for the purpose of raising money to defray the expenses of the meeting or the Alabama Educational Association, wish to state that two. of this Commit committee they collected about one. third of the total amount cannot refrain from further stating that many of the most liberal subscribers on my list. to this expense fund were Jews.
 Again, 1 wish to say that during un experience of twenty-five years in this city.sI havc found the Jews heartiiy responsive to all movements of public charities. industrial development and civic Improvements In educationa! al. fairs the Jews of Montgomery stand second to no class in synpathetlc ln- terest active work and Financial co- operation. The present Rabbi had been In Montgomery 'only few months when. in conference with the City Board of Education. he voluntarily agreed to undertake to organize q course of free night lectures TOT tne benefit of the sch ools and the general public. I believe that this course ol lectures, suggested and undertaken ny him, would Have been successfully ear ried out had 1t not been Tor serious and continued illness In his honseneid o,. sat. vices at the command of the Board oi Education to be used wssnexsri wsips ana
 If all classes of our citizens took as much interest in the education or aneir children as the Jew. there would pc no need TOT compulsory education ia"s m this State. r,A,,
 Mantkomery April IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
THE MACHINE AGE.

Few persons. perhaps. except those who worked at the trades in the old days. realize what q vast change has come over the wide field of mechanical work by the adoption of machinery. There are yet some mechanics to be found who worked at their trade fifty or sixty years ago, and who can com pare present methods with those in use when they began their life in the shops and mills.
 The blaming machine. to take 1t as an example, is q comparatively mod ern invention. No doubt there are yet to be found many an old workman who remembers the first piece of lumber he saw planed by machinery. He calls to mind how in his early days he bent over the workbench and showed the jack plane and the smoothing plane, the fore plane and the jointer, the match planes and the blow and the moulding planes through many a hard days work. Then blaming. pointing and matching all kinds Of lumber vas job that depended entirely on the strength, patience and skill of the workman. and skill was an important factor in the operation. Main strength and awkwardness" wouldn't do the work as it should be done. Now in any properly fitted shop the planers of various forms and sizes do the work and the man has only to supply the rough lumber and watch the machine do the work. It is a much quicker and easier way than the old one. And a man does not have to be an octogena- rian to remember his first sight of band-saw in operation. eating its way with lightning speed through the lurn- Der which the attendant handed it. Then the best-fitted shop perhaps had a small circular saw to rip some of the timber. perhaps an upright Jig-saw to cut circles a turning lathe and pos sibIy a mortising machine operated by uahHs fAll ShOPS hVb oO WSAi AuA nished. however. and in many of them the workman with an ordinary hand saw ripped open the blanks. and with a little keyhole saw cut curves and cir cles through thin material If nor tice was to be cut he first used the brace and pitts and t.en with mallet and chisel. and with patience and skill he made a good job of 1t if he was a competent work man.
 And so 1t was with all work done in the shops. The hands, the eyes and the muscles did the wor kthat is now almost entirely done by machinery. and done so much more rapidly and easily that there is hardly any comparison If one of those old workmen who passed away as much as half a century visit one of the best arranged shops he would be almost afraid to enter it, SO great would be the din and whirr and noise that would greet him. He would see a large building literally filled with machines of all shapes and sizes. doing their work with tireless energy and marvellous precision. while the attendants supplied the raw mate rial and drove the finish ed products to- gether. He would see machine work which would have appeared absolutely impossible in his day. yet is looked on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

as matter of course at tho present time. It would be like getting into new world for the old-timer.
 Perhaps some will be found who will doubt whether all these iron and steel substitutes for human hands, human skin and human muscle have made the world any better. but they will be put down as belonging to the old fogies who prefer to do things as their fore- fathers did, and their unfavorable opinion will have no effect on the march of progress. The object now is to turn out the most work in the least time. and without so much dependence on skilled labor and what the age de- rnands is what we will have It was once said of the Yankee that he could not only make machine to do any thing, but he could make a machine to manufacture the other machine with, and that is about the way of 1t. Tn the shops and the mills. on the farm and In the home. this is the age of ma chinery, and he who undertakes to compete with the machines br to strug- gle against their adoption will find himself left in the great struggle for existence. One might as well expect the extensive and progressive farmer to go back to the old reap hook to now his immense crops of grain as to tell the modern worker in wood or metal to return to the methods of our fore. fathers. The machine is here to stay and the only change will be in the line of more and better ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
DEATHS IN ALABAMA
Deaths in Butler County.


 Greenviile, April 1s-(sPeciai)-- Frank Newton, aged 23 and unmarrieo, was buried yesterday at Gravel hial M Church, five miles from here. his death was the result of an accident.
 He was getting timber near black Rock. and the limb of a large tree as 1t fell, struck him, causing instant death.
 The inf-nt child of MT. and Mrs. stinson, who live near Georgiana, nied yesterday morning at the GreenViiie depot.
 The little one. a year old. swallowed something which lodged In the wind pipe. The parents were taking 1t to Montgomery for medical treatment but when the train reached here 1t was seen to be dying. so they went no TUT ther.
 The child died in the arms of It's mother a few moments after they reached here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
CADETS CONCERT.
Alabama Polytechnic Band win Give
 Musical,

Alabama Polytechnic Band win Give
 Musical.
 The Cadet Band and Orchestra of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute is to give a concert at the Grand. Friday night, April 24.
 This announcement will be of great interest to the friends and alumni of Auburn. The musical organizations of that institution have always enjoyed the reputation of being exceptionally well trained, and this year. 1t is stated, the musicians composing the band and orches possess unusual ability.
 The concert is gwen in the interest of the Polytichnic Institute, and should appeal 10 Montgomerians because of It's own merit as well as because of the object primarily in view. "the glory of old Auburn" It Is expected that all of the collegians and many others of the city will turn out to hear the col lege musicians. That the occasion will prove most enjoyable Is undoubted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

The Mystery of the Maine" is still q subject for people to talk and specu- late about Whether the explosion which sunk the vessel was from the outside or inside is a matter about which the disputation still goes on. All that appears to be definitely and certainly known is that there was an explosion and the vessel went down in the waters of Havana harbor If the vessel is ever raised the exact truth may be known. but not before, 1t ap- pears.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Frank Brown, TaIlapoosa County.

Dadeville, April Especial. J-Mr. Frank Brown died at his home four miles east of Dadeville yesterday after only few days illness.
 The deceased was about sixty-ni years old, was prosperous farmer and one of the best citizens of the county, He was member of Com pany E, 34th Alabama Regiment. and was a brave and faithful soldier.
 The funeral services were conducted by the Masonic lodges of this place and Camp Hill this morning at the family cemetery near the home of the deceased.
 He leaves his wife and an aged sis ter.
 J. L. Pogue is very sick at his home here. He is about eighty years old and his condition is serious.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

About the most tackassitive proposi- tion we have lately heard of comes from a Denver man who wants the Government to bald a highway from
 the Atlantic to the Pacific. directly across the country. and name it The Roosevelt Way" Not to mention oth- CT objections. the country has had enough of the Roosevelt way already.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Pope Praises Boston Sec.

Rome. April 1S-The Pope has writ ten an autograph letter to Archbishop O'Connell in connection with the ap- preaching centennial celebration of the erection of the Sec of Boston. He con graduates the Archbishop warmly upon the progress of Catholicism in his See and praises the loyalty of the clergy and the faithful zeal of the Archbishop. He also thanks the Archbishop for a contribution of Peters Pence amounting to $40,000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Brings. Africnn snec,usn.

New York, April 1S.-Much valuable information, including maps, photo graphs and specimens from darkest Africa were brought here by Prof.
 Alexander AgassiZ of Harvard Uni versity, and his son, Mai, who arrived from Europe today on the steamer Ced- ric Professor Agassiz and his son spent some time In Africa and explored a large range of territory of which very little had been learned previously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
This Date in History
Aprii Is.

13eO-Robert II of Scotland died at Dundonald Castle.
 l7s7-Viscount Exmouth, famous Eng: fish naval commander. born, Died 1893.
 i775--Battle of Lexington and Con- cord, the beginning of the American Revolution.
 1S2l-Lord Byron. the poet, died at Missolonghi. Greece. Born in London January 22, 1TSs.
 ts50-ClAyton- Bull wer treaty signed.
 lssl-Bentamin Disraeli. Lord Sea Lonsfield. died. Born December 2f, 1904.
 isO7-iIoilo, island of Panay, de- stroyed by fire, and 10000 people made homeless.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Knockout for the President.

..
 It seems that Congress has taken particular pains to impress President Roosevelt that the members of that body do not consider him good au- thority on the kind of legislation needed. None of his pet bills have gone through and his special appeal for four battleships was absolutely ig- nored. And while the strenuous Pres ident has many admirers. won by his fine qualities. the country at large Is well satisfied that Congress hears him patiently and then 'tganKs It's ain gate |"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

As The Hartford Times looks at 1t, about all that is necessary to get Con gress to do a thing quickly Is for the President to send a message urging that the opposite thing be done. That is not a pleasant condition of affairs, but 1t might be worse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

Replying to our query as to what a jury should decide in the case of the man and the woman. the diamond ring and the kiss The New Orleans World settles it this way:
 Supposing that a kiss is a legal con- sideration. or thing of value, if you please, then the woman in the affair would have a legal claim to the ring. But. on the other hand, she has been guilty of a breach of contract in not marrying the man, according to her promise, and therefore the man has cause of action to recover damages for the breach of promise. The amount of damages that he should recover would be q question for a jury to decide. If the value of the kiss should be assessed by the jury at as much as the damages for the breach of promise, then the girl keeps the ring. That. no doubt. would be satisfactory to the girl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Henrr c. urner pena.

Cincinnati. O.. April 1s.--After lin- gering illness. Henry c. UrnOr, Sec retAry and Treasurer of the Little Mi- ami Railroad, former United States Mar shaI and an active member of the Su- preme Counsel of the Thirty third De- gree Masons. died at his home in this city last night. aged % years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
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} For Dasfer--rhe orioIe. { When Spring has warmed with \ summers first embrace \ And sweet the wind comes kiss \
 Ing af my face, \
 E I hear in the high temple of . A bird, and this is what 1t says to } me:
 ! am an oriole, I sing one song ! All day. the months, and through the years so long. God taught me this sweet warble of rhyme.
 And that is why I sing it all the { time" Sweet, sweet---I hear you. Sweet, [ } Down where the pink prinnroses [
 meet
 o. the primrose songs in Easter {
 bloom.
 They are prayers that tell of light [
 mot gloom,
 l, And how they crowd Gods wor-
 ], ship room."
 Kate Slaughter Mckinney. {
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

"The Merry Widow hats of Royal Richmond are all right. What we need now is a bigger town" remarks The Times Dispatch. The obvious infer ence is that there isn't room in Rich mond for the new style of hats to pass each other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

On the Georgetown and Western Rail- road in South Carolina there is a way station called Bryan. Now we are told that the Government has made post ofice of the station and named 1t Taft. Who wins in such a case as that?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Should Be Renson in AIT ThIur..

FaNette Banner.
 The United States Supreme Court has certainly put the smooth talking politician that has been hollering so loud if You'll elect me I will make the railroads haul your freight and carry you as a passenger at just what I say" to wondering where I am at" We were all of the opinion that some of the railroad laws needed attention but many of us believe that there is reaso in all things.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Funeral of Dr. Eawara..

Birmin ghaT1, April 1s.-tSpecial)- The funeral of the late pr. J. H . Edwards, the Wylam physician. who died from a" stroke of paralysis re- ceived as result of fall on a horse. was attended by a large number of friends of the deceased and his family today. The grand ledge of Masons of Alabama was in charge of the funeral. The interment was at Ensley, services being held prior thereto
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
nenth of G Fl. knlIr.

Memphis, Tenn, April is.--George H. Kelly of Louisville. Ky. assistant manager of the lParke-Davis Drug Company of this city, died at Biloxi. Miss, yesterday, after an attack of illness following an operation for ap- pendicitis. Mir. Kelly was 27 years of age. Mis- mother and sister are in Louisville. The latter is reported to be in a dying condition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19

Why does not some enterprising per son organize a rhinoceros farm: Ac- eording to The Washington Post good animal of that genus is worth sl,ooo, and there should be money in raising them for market