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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Opposes Road Issue.

Montgomery Ala. Dec. 12, 190S
 Editor The Advertiser:
 After reading Dr. Griefs appeal for bond issue for city hospital, I have formed the conclusion that until the clty demonstrates its ability to run it's business. without an increasing deficit every year. that 1t is bad business poll icy to incur any additional expense, except very necessary ones. I think more schools are necessary. But the hospital Is not necessary at present The interest on ssO.000. proposed to be used for the purpose. at 5 per cent would amount to s4.0O0 a year. h. sIirance and repairs would amount to sl.00o more. There are certain salaried officers necessary to run a hospital, such as matrous, cooks. nurses, etc. $2,00e would be low estimate for their salaries. which would make an expense of S7,000 per year, making no allow ances for feeding patients and officers. and no allowance for water, fuel, lights. washing. etc According to Dr. Griel. e7 1000 per year would pay the private hospital expenses for nineteen patients for every day In the year. As matter of humanity and city pride, when the city can keep within it's ek- penses, It might be advisable to build 8 city hospital. but not until then, as long as private hospitals will take city patients at $1 per day.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Letters To the Edits-
srEsfFH1s' COMPENSATION GOVERN
 MENT,
Tn the First Ten Years, a Decided sue-
 eeNs---Then e Change.

In the First Ter Years, Decided sue-
 eess-Then . Change.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 papers reesn zee eSsn some an ssnnieI0al at m ToVs o ernment by Commission. In all of which the examples cited are cities which have recently adopted the pian--sueh
 Tn the late seventies the city of Memphis. Tenn, had been almost wiped out by epldemics of yellow fever @ Tremendous debt. as its treasury Rnsnsd depieted. credit ruined and It's citizens bank rupt. It had 9n antiquated. inadequate sew, sewerage syNem and was depsndant face wells for lts water supply un- der these conditions the city was los- lng Hs population and business and To meet the crisis and save its prin- sipal city, a special session of the . body of Patriotic citizens of Mem now Secretary of War devised a sys- tenn of municipal government by com mission. which was enacted Into gen. Tennessee as a taxing district The system ih brief, was a government by three commissioners, who were elected by the people. and who selected their or or the district. To these three conn nissionars was confded the adminis- tratlve, ieglslative and executive fnnc- tions which had before been given to Mayor and Aldermen. Under this sys- tenn the. city of Memphis was placed on a sound financial basis, it's credit re- stored. a Splendid sewerage system created and obtained the first complete deep well, water supply of any large city in the country. The plan worked SD well: that many of the smaller towns adopted II. and all to their temporary
 so far the history of commission gov ernment In Memphis is a parallel to that of Galveston. But this was near ly thirty years ago In Memphis and possibly some day the parallel in Gal weston will be complete.
 The effectiveness of commission gov ernment in both Memphis and Calves ton was not because of any inherent virtue in the system but because of the character Of men to whom the destintes 9t those cities were confided under It. And It IS well to remember that 1t took 2 great public calamity that reached the homes and pocket-books of every citizen to arouse civic consciousness sSIsicientlg to place such men in conditions. and the return of prosper tty in Memphis. there came a relapse to his usual apathy in the eomplaeent citizen who Is content to '1et the poli- ticians" run the government, and the commission system. through the great delegations of power to three men. in- ctdent to It. became an Instrument of mfsrule, which aroused the envy and admiration of mere aldermen wherever It's fame was known. And so. the city wiser town amid general rejoicing, went back to the despised Mayor and Aldermen--as have all the smaller towns who followed 1t into the desert mission government.
 Informed Observer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
This Is Ny 56th Birthday
JOHN FRASER,

John Fraser, Auditor General for Canada, was born December IS, 1852. at Loch Garry. County of Glengarry, Ont His father was James Fraser. a sue cessfuI merchant and farmer. long identified with public matters in Glen garry After being educated at the pub lie schools at Loch Garry, at the age of IT, he hecame clerk in mercantile establishment. In 1875 he entered the Finance Department of the Government at Ottawa under Sir Richard Cart wright By hard work and faithful service he advanced ster by Ntep he was appointed chief clerk account ant and Dominion book keeper On Au- gust l. 1905. he was appointed to the high office of Auditor General for Can- ada.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

Plainly one reason why the late message is so long Is due to the fact that Roosevelt knew that this would be his last chance to fiRe regular one into the unprotected Congress. Of course large crop of small ones may reasonably be expected. but there is prevailing hope that this will be the last of the big 'uns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
German WarsIaip Launched.

Kiel, Dec 12-A German battlesfip or ahout 1S0OO tons was successfully launched here today. Princess Radolin, wife of the German Ambassador at Paris. christened the vesstl Posen. The new ship had been previously known as inc Barren. Among those present were Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife who entertained the launching guestS at a banquet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

Some one who kept count of them reports that thirty-four members of the House of Representatives remained in their seats while the message was read. There are different forms of courage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

Those who have read the Presidents message remark with some surprise that he failed to touch on the tariff. in any manner whatever. Maybe he held that back for a special delivery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

The Columbus Ledger does not be- lieve that the people of Alexander City have any objection to giving their trade to Columbus. We do not sup pose they have. nor do we know any reason why they should, but all the same. Montgomery ought to have that trade and can get 1t by going after it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

Wish some way could be found to offer a premium to the hen laying the most eggs. and get all of them to enter into competition for it. Then there would he some hope of getting them at reasonable prices for the Christmas festivities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
AmmunItIon for RoOaeveIt

New Haven Conn. Dec. 12.-Ammu- milton to be used by President Roose- welt on his African hunting trip has been prepared here and forwarded to Washington. together with the weap- ong which the President will use, and which were sent here to be examined by experts.
 The ball cartridges are in varying weights. the largest being deemed of the right calibre to bring down a bach yderm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
oreat RevivnI in ChIcaeo.

Chicago. Dec. 12.--Chicago is to have six weeks of revival services begin nIng March i, next. under the leader ship of the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman. of Philadelphia. assisted by the ministers of every Protestant Church in the city in conjunction with the Laymen's Evangelistic Council.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

Net Daily Average, November, 1908 l5ve8a Net Sunday Average November 1s0s E0seS4
 c. !. F4niwan, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- tiserr, circulation for the month Of Noyem- ber 1eos. ts true and correct, and compiled after all returns from news boy& news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have been deducted.
 c I. FINToAN. Circulation Manager.
 sworn to and subscribed before me this sfh day of December. 1908.
 RIGA ALEXANDER. Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
aMnRN CIRCuLATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees itn adyegtisers (and makes 1t a part or the contract when reouested) that its daily cir- cuiAfion is larger than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabamar--Ano that lss Sunday edition has the largest circulation of any edition of any ysnewspaper printed m Afzhazia without exception.
 The figures for November printed below represent the actual net circulat1ons ah fe- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
No Attempt To HumiIate Him.

Marion County News.
 No one should desire fin any way to humiliate MT. Bryan. for the. Demo- present friends and as many new ones as 1t can secure to assist in fighting the battles of the common masses As MT. Bryan has hatlN. three chances to bacome President and has failed, he should be more than willing that some other Democrat make the fight as the head of the ticket.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
Back to Old Principles.

Opelika Morning Poat.
 The democratic party needs to. call a halt. It has been drifting from its old moorings until 1t has gotten far away from the principles advocated by It in other days, but there is stfll hope Ieff and if the party will only profit by it's experiences of the past few wars it will regain some of it's old principles. and everything will be well with 1t,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
what The Difference 10.

JsIks as governor did not seek to shoxA the railroads. bence he did not have any extra sessions of the legisla- ture. neither did he have fifty thous.. and dollar. lawyers and heavy court raise in taxes and yet he left nearly a million in the state treasury when he went out two years ago. which has nv inc reform administration. That Is tha difference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
NTOntRomerv Certainly Led.

Montgomery seems to have been IT at the Waterways Convention in Washington last week. It is not often that Birmingham let's Montgomery ta<e inc lead. but they did this time and that too when Birmingham wants water so badly. SI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
nEeptaomsry.a AetIve AIaa.

BlFTnIUEnhEn lAl9HE0ts ..1 ......... i. .. A
 Alabama has been well adVertlseo AF inc comnercial congress in washing ion. Montgomery had a very active man there and he did some fine adver. tisinR for her. but Jefferson's coal ana iron had to be advertised too.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

A certain Montgomery girl we know can flatter you into thinking you are the funniest fellow alive. She laughs at everything you say. Tho reason however, Is perfectly obvious. sho has two cute dtmples.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

A girl can take ten cents worth of material, embroidery it and make a Christmas present for a man that calls for one in return that costs him sic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13

The Montgomery Advertiser wants the state exchanges to be printed pIainer. Lets get up 8 subscription to buy grandma a new pair of specs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
What1a Yonruf

Alabama, here we rest. pumpkin pic beneath our vest.-Montgome Adver- fiSer.
 You're wrong. it's potato pie; pump kin coHliu' bye and hye.-~Andaiusia News.
 Texas life Is smooth as silk. punkIn pie and buttermiIk.-- Post.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-09-15
THE LOGGED OFF LAND DEPARTMENT

agricultural and horticultural indus
tries of Western Washington.
The Washington Logged-off Land
Association has perfected a complete
organization, with an official director
ate, and executive committee selected
from nominations made by residents of
the. counties interested in logged-off
lands. 1t is now planned to form an
advisory board, to be made up of the
delegates appointed by the various
organizations.
1t is the purpose of the association to
devise the best and most economical
methods for clearing logged-off lands,
to induce the owners of such tracts to
put the lands in condition for cultiva-
ton before selling to real home build
ers, to cooperate with the state,
county and district officials in securing
proper legislation for creating state,
county and district funds for clearing
lands, to put in motion system for
utilizing the chemical products of the
waste stumps and logs, to obtain a
reduction in the price of powder, to
encourage colonization on cleared
lands, to aid in every legitimate man
ner the advancement of commercial
agriculture in districts comprising
logged-off lands.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-09-15
BURNING OUT sTUMPs.

Editor The Rancht The following
method of disposing of large stumps
is very efficacious and labor-saving.
Whether it would be applicable to
small hardwood stumps l do not know.
but it is worth trial. The principle
is the same as in burning charcoal,
and | presume would apply to any
wood that would make charcoal. To
clear land of large stumps, dig fair
sized hole down by side of stump and
build a fire of pieces of good firewood
laid snugly against the stump: Grad
ually cover the fire with soil and keep
covered if we'll started and kept COW
cred by occasionally throwing more
soil on where it is likely to break out,
the fire will continue burning until the
whole of the stump is burned into
charcoal On some of our large fir
stumps, 10 or IL feet across, the fire
will burn two months or more, and
follow roots 10 or Is feet underground.
N. r. BROWN
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-09-15
MEETING OF ASSOCIATION.

The Washington Logged-off Land AS
ISOLATION convened in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce, in the Library
Building at Everett, on Saturday,
September 18th, at 10 o'clock a. m. A
special invitation was extended to all
interested in the object of the as
sociation-the devising of ways and
means for clearing and utilizing the
logged-off lands of the state-and one
accredited delegate was requested from
each of the following organizations:
Chamber of Commerce, Commercial
Clubs, City Councils, County Commits
sioners, Oranges, Horticultural So
cieties. Dairymen's Associations and
any other regularly organized body
interested in the development of the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-09-15

cake and for best assortment of cakes.
Mrs. Ida Weeks, first prize, ''rocks. "
Mrs. John De Graaf, first prize, fruit
cookies and second prize angel cake.
Mrs. I. F. Bickford, first prize,
steamed brown bread, dOughnuts, an
gel cake, pies, sponge cake and Sec
ond prize, assortment of cakes.
The West Washington Fair Associa-
ton is to be congratulated on the sue
cess of it's First Annual Fair.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-09-15

Full reports of the meeting will be
published in the next issue of The
Ranch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-30

There is no doubt about the grow
ing popularity of the candidacy OF
Henry Fletcher for the mayoralty of
Providence. People are quickly re-
cognizing the fact that Mr.. Fletcher
will, if elected, make an admirable
chief executive of the city. He has
had business and municipal expert
ence and is a citizen Of unblemished
character. He stands for business
administration ofthe city's affairs. 1t
is some time since Providence has
had a business man for its mayor
and the experiment is well worth
trying.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-30

Hon. d. l.. ID. Granger is lucky
politician. Without any great talent
he has since his accidental entry into
Rhode. Island politics some years ago,
been Fortunes favorite child. In
some unexplainable way he is vote
getter. This year he has as an OPP
ponent Hon. William p. Sheffield
OF Newport. In this candidate Mr..
Granger has a 'foreman worthy Of
his steep'. Mr.. Sheffield is an able
lawyer, a man of the highest charac-
ter. He is the son of Hon. William
P. Sheffield for many years one of
the shining lights of the Rhode Is
land Bar. MIR. Sheffield is not as
we'll known in this county as he is in
Newport County ifhe was, his cleo
ton would be foregone conclusion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-30

Tag Day in Providence last Satur-
day was great success. The
beauty of charity was illustrated by
the spontaneous way in which the
successful collection was taken. The
very worthy object appealed to the
people at once, and the novelty OF
the plan helped the good canse along
Tag Day will live long as a pleasant
memory.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-30
Hon. Z. J. Mccarthy is out agail

Hon. p. J. Mccarthy is out again
for reelection. He evidently likes
to be mayor OF Providence. There
is enough Of the lime light about the
position to please him. He has let
few opportunities pass where he
could bask in that. light, that he has
not basked. He has been fairly sat
urated with notoriety and nearly
smothered in publicity. He has at
tended about every function imagin-
able in the past two years. His light
has never been hid under a bushel.
He has tried to act the watch dog Of
the treasury, but he is not an ideal
mastiff and his little barks have at
times seemed a trifie ludicrous. AS
a joker he has about exhausted his
fund OF humor, or rather his kind Of
humor has begun to pail on the pub
lie taste. So taking everything into
consideration it would seem that
Hon. p. ]. Mccarthy has served his
city about as long as there is any real
need of his services. A vaudeville
artist may make hit, but people do
not care for him always. Variety is
the spice of life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-30
The ebb and flow oil the great ma

The ebb and flow oil the great ma
tional campaign is with ms for a few
~more days and then the agony will
be over. AS the canvass progresses
IL becomes more and more evident
that neither Of the leading candi-
dates will be electe by large plu-
rality. The election of 1908 wilt be
very close and as yet it is anybody's
fight.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-30

With his children Mr.. Taft Is mighty
chummy. especially with Charley, his
youngest He likes babies, too, and
they like him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, 1atulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. She will treat your
1etterincOnfiden and advise you
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her, and because of her
vast experience she has helped
thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
GERMANY MODEL TENEMENT
LAWS,

Germany has more stringent and hu-
name tenement house laws than any
American city. Around Berlin the best
blocks of buildings are only two rooms
in thickness, have abundant court
space, supply inelosed Fairgrounds for
the tenants children, give each family
balcony for flowers and contain a
hall for social intercourse The outer
air can be passed freely through the
apartments, the floors are made sound
proof, double windows exclude the
noises of the street, while construction
really freproof robs the tenement of
one of its terrors. Many of these
blocks are owned by cooperative asso-
Citations of workmen, mostly themselves
occupants, to which the government
loans money al a low rate from the
surplus of the state old age pension
fund, There are in Germany 715 of
these cooperative societies, the largest
of which owns 1900 tenement houses
and capitalization of $6,250,00 This
stock company form of house-owning
has the great advantage that a stock
holder, while he practically owns his
own apartment, is able to transfer his
shares when his work calls him else
where much more easily than he could
sell a separate small house-Charities
and the Commons.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
REAL BoTToMLEss PITS.

Bottomless pits are facts, not fancies
according to Professor E. A. Martel, the
French geologist. He declares that
this term may be applied to cliff caves
whose lower part has been cut off by
the erosion of the valley below, thus
turning them into tunnels, through
which the valley may be seen. This
most remarkable abyss of this kind
which the savant has seen is the so.
called hole of Platary on the summit
of the eastern ridge of Vercors, above
Clelles. At about 5, 100 feet a horizon
tai orifce opens suddenly like the
mouth of an ordinary cave, which it
probably once was, says the Chicago
Tribune. The bottom has been cut
off, demolished by the immense erosion
of the vast basin of Treves to the east,
$500 to $500 feet deep, on which the
present lower orifice of the former cave
opens out in a superb arch twenty-six
feet high. From the railway between
the stations of Clelles and Percy, on
the line from Grenole to Veynes, it is
seen $500 feet in the air like a pinhole
near the summit of limestone cliff.
1t was from the car window that the
extraordinary aperture was discovered.
In Belgium. in the Grand Duke s hole,
one NAV descend and contemplate the
windings of the Lesse, holding to the
shrubbery to avoid being precipitated
into the river $50 feet below. In the
chalk cliffs Of Etretat there is another
evidence of an incompletely destroyed
cave whose remaining upper entrance
doubtless soon will disappear.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-13
OAHU COUNTY DID
HOLIDAY WORK

The County of Oahu was about the
only branch of the government which
was working yesterday. Down on
Queen street where the new wood block
pavement is to be laid gangs of men
were at work tearing up the old ma
cadam, and using a traction engine to
haul the porcupine' to break up the
hard places. The Rapid Transit Com
pany also had gang of men and a
fat car working in the same section,
the heavy road metal being taken away
This work was done yesterday owing TO
the holiday suspension of traffic along
that busy route. BY today the hardest
part of the work will be done and the
street will not have to be entirely
closed. Kauhumanu street is closed to
trafic-that is, the Queen street end
Then the County Attorneys office
was busy with its investigation of the
Iaukea-Isoi matter. Deputy County
Attorney Milverton conducted the in
vestigation, with Supervisors Fern,
Archer and Kealoha sitting in judgment
for the County Board The investigation
was conducted in the forenoon.
Other county public offices were
closed, although Police Magistrate An
drade was ready for business.