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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
German Flower City.

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 Erfurt. a thriving commercial city of Southern Prussia. is known through out Germany as the Flower City" It has world wide reputation for flow CT and farm seeds and. plants. The de- cIared exports of these products to the United States in the last ten years amounted to $561, TAI. last years ship uaents being worth $53.sss.
 The origin of the industry dates from the tenth. century, and 1t was devel- oped by the monks of the Peters Mon astery. The growth to the present large proportions Is of much more re- cent date. Since 1880 the business of raising flower and garden seeds and plants in Erfurt has increased rapidly, until now 1t is five times as large as 1t was a quarter of a century ago. When the land failed to produce good wine grapes, the people turned their attention to the seed industry as a means of saving their waning fortunes In former years the hills about Erfurt and Jena were famous for their vine yards.
 The soil about Erfurt is especially adapted to the culture of vegetables and plants. It Is deep, rich and well watered. The anual rainfall is heavy. and the surrounding hills afford good protection from the cool winds which some times sweep down from the Thuringerwald. There are les con cerns engaged in the. seed industry, also thirty-five seed exporters and twenty -fouE florists. An idea of the extent of this business may be gained from the area of glass employed. The total Is 113.735 square meters Ca square meter is 10.764 square feet)- of which 3o.sS7 square meters cover propagat- ing houses and s2.S5S square meters are used over specially fertilized beds. Nearly 5000 persons are employed in various capacities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
IT IS A DREAM.

Some days ago The Hartford Times said that many conservative Democrats from all parts of Georgia were writ ing to MT. Taft. the inference being that they were pledging him their sup port. Commenting on this statement The Springfield [Mass) Republican said:
 4 national blessing it would be if those Democrats would go into the Re- publican party and stay there long enough to burst the solid South into thick with Dem oorats" who are at heart Republicans on national issues. Smash the solid South for keeps and there would be far less dif1culty in that would have unity enough to win victories and discipline enough to stay in power for a while after 1t once got in.
 Smashing the solid South has been a dream among Republicans of the North and East for a generation or more, but it has amounted to little else than talk. True. some of the States which have always been chased as Southern have more than once voted the Repub- lican ticket in national elections but these variations from established usage have been sporadic. as we may ex- press it, and not to be regarded as an evidence that the South win not con- tinue Democratic until there is a radi- cal change in conditions.
 We are fully in accord with The Re- publican in the opinion that there should be no sectionalism in politics, and that it would be better If we could have two great national parties contending for principle alone There should be noth- ing sectional in our political parties for the people of every section are equally interested in good government and should be equally free to support which ever party they prefer. If the people of the entire Union would di- vide on principle and not on locality there would be a more liberal feeling prevailing throughout the country, and less of the sectionalism which has so long prevailed. That time Is not like ly to come however. until there Is a different kind of Republican party in the South from that now existing. It requires no argument to show that in Alabama. for example. there is little to attract good citizens to the organiza- tion as 1t now exists, or to hold them to it. Rather, the history of Republi- canism in the South has been such as to keep good men out of it's ranks.
 What The Hartford Times intimates as to Georgia is doubtless more or less
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22

is Justice Holmes. Although he Is one of the newer members of the cours being President RoosevelLs nIst
 pointee, he will be 70 on Marcn D. si, ..h, year on the tribunal on Dec {. lsl1, lie will therefore, possess the right of re- tiring just three months nelore the
 As rule. members of the Supreme Court are not prone to retire the mo- ment they have chance Most Of the Justices hsye os1 diea ssyen ,n Justices have taken advantage of the retirement clause, although there have been twenty-six appointees; There are now Brown and Shiras. When eligible for retirement each member of the court becomes a law unto himself, notable inslance Field who ~a spent % thirty four ysars on the Supreme bench. He could have re-
 tired any time after the middle of Cleveland's first term. but waited untii inauguration of President Mckinley. in 1897, and then gave way Tor the ap- pointnent of Attorney General Me selection to fiil a vacancy in the court. and 1t placed Republican Jurist in a Republican seat on the bench
 Justice Fieid was | noted Democrat, who had several times been spoken of as possible candidate for the Presi- dency, and the statement that ne diq not want Democratic President. to Ill his place by appointment% ma may ,sSn seen just before his refinement gave hls friends to understand that he did not purpose to allow President Cleveland to have the pleasure of appointing hls successor on the bench if he could help 1t. Justice Field and his friends ne- lieved that he was badly treated py Waite died. Petitions came from all parts of the land. and many legal or-A ganizations passed resolutions asking that Justice Field be made Chief Justice Waite's successor, but President Cieve- land passed oyer him and chose the present Chief Justice. Except for mis Justice Field would undoubtedly have resigned toward the end of Cieveianqs second term, and theer would now pc four instead of three Dem ocrats on the Supreme bench. Justice Strong, who was appointed by President Grant m 1870, though eligible for retiremqnt m 1883 retained his place on the bench nine years longer, until his death m
 The important bearings of this years Presidential election upon the person. nei of the court revives the fact that there was somewhat similar oondi- ! tion during the last national campaign. Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan were both eligible for retirement in 1904, and 1t. was then evident. that be- fore the end of President Roosevelt's the court--Justices Brewer, Brown and Peckhana--would likewise possess that right One of these i've eligibles--Jus- tice Brown---did retire, making way Tor Mir. Moody's appointment, but the four others remained
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22

correct. What is popuiarly come to be termed Hoke smithism has discous- aged and disgusted many of the old and reliable Democrats of that State. The course pursued by the Governor and his Legislature has not been en couraging to good men over there. and 1t may be that numbers of them have felt inclined to turn to Taft and the Republican party with the hope of bet. tering local conditions. Tn spite of that dissatisfaction, and in spite of tho fact that Tom Watson may be able to draw considerable number of Demo- crats to him. there is little room to an- ticipate a Republican triumph in Geor. gia this year. In short. we do not ap. prehsnd that the Taft ticket will smash the solid South to any appreciable ex- tent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
Humane Cattle Kullng.

New York Times.
 In spite of much initial opposition on the part of Scotch cattle killers of the poleax style, a new device Is being introduced in the Dunfermline slaugh- ter house as a humane substitute for the old style of killing. The new in- strument is described as weapon about a foot in length. The barrel is rifled and the nuzzle shaped like the mouth of a bell and angled in order to adapt itself to the slope of a bull locks head By unscrewing the op posite end from the muzEle the cart ridge may be inserted. The breech piece having been readjusted there Is a steel guard protecting the hammer which sets of the bullet. This guard is not displaced until the weapon Is about to be used. When the bullock has been firmly drawn up the operator places the bell end well up on the forehead. and with the sharp tap of mallet all is over, the beast generally falling. down without a struggle. If the bullet has been properly placed its path should be along the spinal cord, completely severing it. If the in- strument has not been we'll placed, death is a little longer in ensuing, but in any case there is no pain to the anil. nal Care in the use of the weapon is all that is required. as 1t 1t not a thing which can be handled recklessly with impunity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
CAN TIT Blr poNEt

The statement issued by MT. Bryan on Monday from his home at Fairview regarding campaign contributions Is we'll worth the consideration of Demo- crats all over the land, and if his sug- sestions and wishes could be strictly carried out 1t would do much to ensure purity and honesty in our politics. Briefly, he expresses a desire that. if possible. the Democratic campaign fund shall be made up entirely. or as nearly so as is possible. by small sub 'scriptions from Democrats generally, and not in large sums from wealthy persons or great corporations.
 This suggestion. we, repeat. if 1t can be carried out. is good one. We must admit that we have little expectation that 1t will prove practicable, but it would be good thing. If weaihy man. engaged in. business. contributes large sum to the campaign fund of either party, 1t matters not how hon. est or disinterested he may be, his ac- tion will be looked on with suspicion by most people, If great corpora tion hands over to the Campaign Com mittee large sum of money the re- mark will at once be made that it ex- poets future favors from the party 1t is financing. In short. If party en- gagged in a hotly contested national campaign receives large contributions from the wealthy and the powerful it is impossible to dispeI the belief that the party has laid Itself under obiiga- tions to those supplying the money. and that it must in some way return the favor.
 As is we'll known. one of the gravest charges made against the Republican party during recent years is that 1t has been financed by the trusts and corporations and that it is in their power. We all know that this charge Is made and we likewise know that 1t is not without truth. We know full we'll that the Republican party is under obligations to the trusts and corpora ions, and we know that they have re- ceived many favcrs from that party. It would be long step in the right dtrsc. tion if the Democratic campaign could be conducted in such way as not to lay itself liable to such charges and sus- pieions. ei v Ire
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
\ MN usn FoR DUST.
Chemist Has Proeens Whereby He Makes sahstfsute For Leather.

Chemist Has Proeess Whereby He
 Makes . sahstftute For Leather.
 Detroit News Tribune t
 The soIes Of policetnen's boots made of goats hair. seaweed; dust. and gum. This is not a recipe from -Alice in Won6erlancsY but the com position of substitute for leather. invented by John Campbell. a chemist, long employed In the rubber trade. ,'
 From seaweeds carpet dust. goats hair. Irish moss. gums. and chem ical process which is his secret. MT. Campbell has already made the fol- lowing astonishing list af commodi- ties: ~
 Policemens boots, ornamental mold ings. partitions. belting, upholstery, bobbins. (for cotton spinnsng). electric switchboards. flooring. golf balls. R"marble" in all coiors. chess boards. book bindings. and ivory combs.
 Mir. Campbell makes no startling claim for his invention. and admits that his composite is not equal to materials of the highest quality, but he says that in the ease of leather. for instance. 1t provides an excellent substitute in the manufacture of goods which could not bear the price of the best hides.
 "rne product has been tested by policemen and postmen. and the eoles and heels are in good condition after nine months wears ha says.
 TWO thousand feet of It are now in use as belting in machine shops. and the substafcs has been proved to be impervtous to oils. acids or at nlospherie conditions 1t Is absolute ly noninfiammable. As 1t is made of waste products the price is low. and being very light in weight. 1t is es- pecially suitable for railway purposes.
 T obtain my seaweeds from Devon- shire. and the more expensive variety for the manufacture of marbles from Japan. Imitation marbles and woods, which can be turned out in any color or design. are, made of seaweed. moss. carpet dust. gums. and chemicals. hydraulically pressed. 4 beautiful marble floor can be obtained by pour. ing the composite in a fluid state over a floor and allowing 1t to set. The seaweed. which can be- colored pr made to form any design, not only gives the effect of the veining shown in real marble. but the color and veins go right through the material. Any kind of wood can be initiated. and in it's pliabls state the substance can be used in the same manner as linoleum."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
New York,s German Population

Berlin paper, quoting Nature, says that New York Is the third German city In the world in point of population. With It's 65O.OoO Germans it is ex- ceeded in size only by Berlin. which has about 2.OOO OOO and by Hamburg, which has 73O,OO0. The other large German cities are Munich. 520.0Oo, and Dresden. 500. .O00." This article was called to the attention of Dr. Maurice Baumfeld, the director of the new Ger man theater in New York, by a Vienna reporter. who wondered how one thea ter could supply the demands of so large a population. Up to this time" said Dr. Baumfeld, "one first class theater has been enough. This may have been partly due to the fact that the young people are not sufficiently interested In the language of their par ents, but 1t was certainly largely owing to the location of the theater. My house will be in the residence district where there never was a German thea ter before. and I hope when I come here again will be able to say to you that one German theater is no longer sufficient for the third German city in the world"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
NEW SKIN REMEDY
 : STOPS ITCHING
sksa rroubIes. Axxrsyatsd by Hot
 Weather, oaickiy Cured.

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 When 1t is known, that poslam,. the new skin remedy. will stop the tor- turous itching attsndihg eczema with frst application and bring immediate reiief and comfort 10 sufferers from ell skin troubles which are aggravated by hot weather. it's merit VIII be in stantiy appreciated. on the tender skin of chahng infants, poslam. may be used with soothing and beneficial effects. It Is applied externally, and Its remarkahie healing powers begin their work at once sFsst.
 All skin diseases. including eczema. acne. herpes, rash. letter. etc. yield readily to itp remarkable curative. properties. Occasional application of posfam. in sfiall quantities. will quick ly banish pinples. hives. blackheads. blotches, and will relieve and cure itching feet. soaly scalp. humcrs, etc. special 5o-cent package has been. adopted, for those who use posiam for these minor troubles. This. as well as the regular twe-doilar Jar, is on sale at K. C. Fowler's and other leading drdg stores. in Montgomery.
 An experimental supply of poslam may De obtained free of charge, by writing to the Emergency Laborator- iss. s2 west iTwenty-ffth Street. New York City. tsy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22

Paris. we are told, is now suffering frem a plague of ugly files" We suppose the average housewife and of flee man will say that all flies are ugly. as 10 that matter, but these are said 10 be unusually so. being half an inch long. with enormous heads and feelers. They are said not to be poisonous but no one knows where they come from. or how many different varieties of germs they are carrying around for distribution. We don't blame the Pa risians for objecting to such visitors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
New American Flags.

All American flags made for the govern
 rnent hereafter will montain forty-six stars. the baby star having been added for the state of Oklahoma. The stars in the new flag, some of which have already been placed on sale. are arranged. according to orders from the government in six rows. of which the first. third, fourth and sixth have eight stars each and the second and fifth rows seven stars each. New York business house has sent to it's customers as A Fourth of July Souvenir a forty-six star nag Tn the letter, accompanying the gift q. history of the first flag Is given. It was made. we were taught to believe. by Betsy Eoss at her home, No aSO Arch street. Philadelphia. after design which was ap aroyed bv washington Robert Morris and George Ross Betsys uncle. These men were appointed by the continental congress tn select a design.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
This Is My 64tk Birthday
Rear Admiral Bradford.

Rear Admiral Royal B. Bradford. who retired from the navy two years ago after a brilliant career of nearly forty-ffve years. was born in Turner, Me, July 22. 1S44. He was graduated from the naval academy in 1865. rank ing third in a class of hfty-four. Tn his early years in the navy he saw ser vice in West Indian waters and on the Asiatic station. From 1877 to 1880 he served on the Alliance as her executive, officer and for the next three yeads he was instructor in torpedo warfare at Newport. During the next ten years or more he served on various naval boards, reaching the grade of cori1nan- der in 1889 In 1892 he participated in the Coluplbus celebrations ir Spain and Italy. Tn 1897 he was appointed chief of the Bureau of Equipment. where he remained until the outbreak of the Spanish war. when he applied for duty, at sea. He was refused sea duty, how ever, on account Of his value in tho Equipment Bureau and remained in charge of the buEsau throughout the war. For some time prior to his re.- tirernent in 1S0a Rear Admiral Brad ford was in command of the battleship f1TfnafR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
WEDNESDAY. JULY zss asOs.

The Chattanooga Times very truth fully remarks that the prosperity of the general public depends upon the prosperity of the railroads--the arte- ries of the nations life. Radical leg islation has done it's part in bringing about the present depression and mak- ing it necessary for the railroads to take radical steps to receup their losses. Those States which enforced an arbitrary reduction of passenger rates now probably realize their error" Ala bana is finding out something about what radical and ill-considered legisla- tion means.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
An old Manx Custom.

In accordance with a very ancient custom, the Governor and both branches of the Manx Legislature as-
 sembled on Tvnwald Hill yesterday for the proclamation of new statutes passed during the year. Seventeen acts, which arrived only on Saturday ebaring the Kings approcal. were proclaimed by reading a summary oA the provisions. first in English and then in the Manx language. The day was a general holiday in the island and the weather was very fine There was a great gathering of intereste. spectators, the majority of whom were visitors. During the subsequent pro- ceedinss of the Tynwald court it was stated that during the past year no intoxicant had been used by the. in mates of the Manx workhouse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
Frealza fn Tnsufance.

New York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Every once in q while q man with his eyes open discovers some new things in a business way in this It, all sorts of specialties, but the strang- est things one meets up with are the combinations. A certain clean towel supply house gives a life insurance policy to every customer, It is not a very large amount. but it is there for them if they should shufle o1 while having in their possession q towel from this estahliahment- In fact, q towel carries SIS insurance, and if a man happens to use an apron at the same time his, tnsurance amounts up to ESQ.,, As the towel costs cents and the apron 10 cents. enc can see what a proAt there is in picking just the right time for shuf- fling of this mortal coil. +..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
: PROBATE NOTICE

State of Alabams, Montgomery County Probate Court July Isths iS0e. Notice is hereby given to The peLexel Separator Co. 7t Cortland St. 'N; T., Aifmt Ala. wast PubIiskins Co. st. Paul Mirn.. inn. G W sCoburn. Mt Creek. Ala, confAder- ate Sol Home Mt. Creek Ala, AEise. N R. phia. Pa. J. D. Burke b Lassstex. ]. BrunsheIa. Hudson & ThompsQu. MaThsr& Gayle. Davis Bazsr. Payne A Wood. T. B Meehan & Morris. Tpdds Gun Store A Hill Leak Undertaking Co, ". !. Falkner. Eii- hsP.4 and Robert M. Faikner, MontgoinsFys., Aias.f that Charles 3. feasiey. adnfnistrss tor Of the estakS Of J,i 1Ez FaNkness sdaoea616.i eEataments. and ShAE ths 1ltif day ii Aus@ lEst dpos. has be6n appointed tb hear aaid
 ,. B oAsroN,
 wed-st Judge of Probate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
1as In CaIl1ornla Cool.

Indianapolis News.
 Capt ". Smith King, who is sum mering and simmering at Fl Centra, Imperial valley. California. writes about the weather. He is sejournig with his son. Frost King, but speaks of the hotness and hoeing that attend the cultivation of seven acres of as- parasus: "I took Q thermometer to the field with me yesterday. July g.. It was not one of the hottest days, but the quicksilver hit 1921 It was about what ST degrees would be in Indianapolis We have cool breeze that keeps our bodies in reasonable temperature. Sometimes there Is a hot blast to remand us that we are below sea level-from feather edge to 200 feet below. Hades is very near. There's no one know on The News that would be safe in walking across here. The crust is very thin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
.-shoula ths line be extended to rus

''shouid the line be extended to Tus- kegee. and then on to Montgomery. would the latter city lieip9' queries The Columbus Ledger. anent the pro- posed electric road out of Columbus. Well. why not? If we have one end of the road and Columbus hasashs other there would be constant but friendly rivalry for the trade of the. Ans section of country through which 4fhS' road would run. It would be spmething like the old schoolboy game of steal goods"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
SUFFERED WITH
 AN ITCHING RASH
On Hands and Arms In Bllstefs as Largeas Hazelnuts s-Face Became Badly Swollen and Could hOtWOrk Grew Worse But Was
SOON CURED BY THE
 CUTICURA REM EDIES

Last summer I was troubled with an itching rash on my hands; some people called it poison Ivy. guess must have scratched 1t during the nights for it got woree. The hands and forearms got all full of little blisters aa large as ha9elnuts. so I went to 6 doc tor. He gave me a salve and talcum powder and told me to take a needle and open the bllgeers, but instead of getting better it still got worse. Then he gave me some medicine and my hands and face got al swollen. could not work any more. After lingering around for three weeks I thouTht I would try the CuticUra Remedies. I bought set of Cuticura Eoap, Oint- ment and Resolyent Pills, and in one week l saw that was no longer as bad. kept on using Cuticura and the trouble continued to grow better. In five weeks 1t was entirely cured. 1 had suffered four weeks before I tried the Cutiqura Remedies and can reoom- mend them as the best for all slLin dis easee. use the Cuticura Resolvent Pills now and then as the best blood purifier. Matthew Ganter, 2l Fayette st.. Brooklyn. N. r.. Apr. 8 and l3, 'os."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
Our presidential .lections would.

Our presidential elections would be highly interesting if the laws govern ing them should be so changed that each candidate would get the number of electoral votes proportional to the number of votes cast for him. Then even if there were half-a-dozen presi- dential tickets voted for in any State each one might get some of the elec- toral votes. If such an arrangement had no other efrect it would add to the uncertainties of the elections.