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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
CAN MIME DISASTERS BE PRE-
VENTED.


IL IL possible or practiosbie to make
mining moro safe than It is at pres
entf That Is q. problem that may well
s6sage the beat and most exhaustive
thought and research of experts and
scientists OF all kinds, as well as Of
the lovers OF humanity generally. 1t
is matter that appeals to all who
take interest in the welfare OF others.
or who desire to eliminate human suf-
fering as far as is humanity possible.
and preserve human life against acct
dents ana untoward happenings.
The Importance OF this question is
accumulated almost every day and by
the reading of almost any copy of
daily newspaper The caving-in Of
mines, the explosion from fre-damp
and fires from the accumulation Of
gases In deep mines. are three of the
prime factors in almost every mining
disaster we hear of. There are minor
accidents and casualties resulting
from defective machinery. unsafe
hoisting apparatus. and sometimes
from carelessness on the, part of the
miners themselves. but these are
comparatively insignificant, and are of
class that are likely to occur in
other situations than mines.
The caving OF mines Is among the
most frequent of the three classes Of
disasters first referred to. and 1t is
one that 1t seems might be practically
or wholly eliminated II proper care
and precaution were used. In Dig
ging horizontal mine or tunnel there
is a constant removal of the material
which forms the main support OF the
earth and stone overhead. Sometimes
this is neglected too long. The min
out providing against falling OF over
head matter. Sometimes the props
and braces are made of inefficient ma
terial. or are not properly placed; in
any case the result is disastrous.
There is a caving-in from above the
outlets are closed and men are left to
die lingering and horrible deaths, cut
off from every possibility of human
aid.
We read frequently of occurrences
Of this sort, and IL may well be asked
II most of them could not be avoided.
Human life is entirely too cheap in
our day, and sometimes human greed
is too powerful. The owners and
operators of mines neglect or fall to
spend the money and time necessary
to ensure the safety of their en-
ployes. Sometimes the miners them
selves take dangerous chances rather
than lose time In providing for their
own safety. In either case a great
calamity may follow and the daily
newspapers will tell of Another mine
disaster" with all it's sickening de-
tails, and its fearful recond of horrible
human suffering and death.
Disasters resulting from gas and
fire-damp may be more difhcult to
anticipate or to provide against. The
safety lamp invented long ago by Sir
Humphrey Davy was intended to pro-
vide against explosions OF this nature.
and 1t was said to work satisfactorily
but we do not know that II is
generally used. In deep mine the
wOrkmen are compelled to have light
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

One salutary effect of prohibition
has been to abolish egg-nog. Egg-nog
was so palpable a delusion that 1t was
not a success even as snare
Columbia State.
Egg-nog has not been abolished nor
would its abolition be saiutary-and
1t is not a delusion. so there now. We
are led to doubt IL our contemporary
ever drank the real article, or he
would not talk SO wildly.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
A Real Catastrophe.

Phiiib. aged i, is in the habit of GO
ing across the street to a neighpor
house for milk. One day in December
he returned home with an empty buck :
ct. and a grave face. I'VE can't get
any more milk" he announced in a
tone weighty with the Importance OF
MIS- message "The cows dried up.
And. as we stared in surprise at him,
he suddenly ciinched the matter with
an observation, evidently OF his own,
aThey don't think that she'll thaw Gus
till spring."
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
Raiuiuwsthe Maine

Philadelphia PUBIC IleuB6Is
Representative Su'zer, IN ", Is
going to make another effort to pass
his bin for raising the wreck of the
Maine in the harbor of Havana. There
has latelv been q movement In the
State of Maine to stir up action in this
matter. Nearly everybody concerned
has AT one time or another urged such
action The Cubans want the harbor
cleared. but refrain from meddllng
with United States property. Tne
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

Wish the newspapers would stop
talking about "Rockefeller's Millions
until after the holiday buying season
is over. It's enough to make poor
man feel envious..
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

The Norfolk Landmark didn't think
he dared to do It." referring to the
death of King Leopold. Well. you re-
member the saying: Needs must
when the devil drives" or something
of the kind.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

About the best thing that could be
done with the Cook and Peary dis
cussion would be to put 1t on cold
eeVt"se' ""S ~ Nv
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

The Leavenworth Post declares that
1t is so dry In that town at present
that there's danger Of the hoops fall
ing Off" Then ticker will be free. we
suppose.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

why do you keep on painting mas
terpieces?" asked the artists friend.
why don't you paint some pot-boil-
ersY'
Il honestly intended all these to be
ot-boilers," was the reply, but no.
body would put up the cash 70 enable
them to figure as such"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

III zelaya flees to Paris he and
Castro would make pair to draw to-"
thinks The Columbus Ledger what--a'
pair OF deuces?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

We hear mention made of little
town out somewhere in the West call
ed Nowhere. Probably that's where
DIR. Cook has gone.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

For the moderate sum of three hun
dred dollars one can obtain a license
to sell near-beer In Macon. Ga. What
else can be sold is not stated.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

The cities Of Massachusetts change
minds and their policy on the liquor
question about as often as they hold
their elections. 1t is on again, on
again. with them with elock-iike
regularity.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

As The Richmond Times-Despatch
views the case "the PearyItes are
badly affected by the Cookworm.''
Just so. but where's Cook?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
10 a ProhIbItion state, Zoo

Lewiston Journal.
nurnplxin was seeffN-to walk acros sthe
acid by Mrs. Samuel II. Hight of
Sxowhegan yesterday. When she sew
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

Mobile Register.
The Gadsden Times-News can see
nothing to be gained by a convention
of opponents of the amendment to put
out a ticket and promulgate a policy.
1T would seem the part of wisdom to
let dead issues rest that paper de-
clares. and adds: ITO attempt to carry
campaign would only be to precipitate
trouble. There are too many more Inn
portant things to engage the attention
OF the people now and there can be no
justification of further agitation. Let
other issues be brought forward" The
obstacle to this program seems to us to
be the unwillingness of the amenders
to adopt 1t. The amenders do not seem
at all disposed to let the issues rest.
They won't fight that way" as Sam
Rice said, when asked to explain why
the Yankees had not been. as he had
promised they would be. licked by the
Confederates with popguns.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21

One OF the lecturers at the stock rails
ers' meeting yesterday declared that
Alabama farmers are paying 20 cents
a pound for Tennessee mules that could
be produced on our own farm at
cost OF less than 5 cents. We have
urged our farmers to raise mules for
years but never thought of presenting
the possibilities of the industry In this
light. AS ATTRACTIVE "a proposition as
this should need no urging to find ia
vor with any wide awake farmer.
Mules and pork. hay and corn with cot
ton as a side line is rotation of crops
win make both the farm and farmer
rich.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
DR. IFT WOOD
A Chrlstna. Lunatic

A man went crazy
Do you ask why?
He was given a list
OF presents To buy.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
Alfalfa Herald.

<1ttatia ElcEald-
Keep your head now. Cotton will
not be worth as much possibly next
year as II IL this year and the crop
may be just as short in this part OF
the country. Diversified farming Is the
kind that pays in the long run, and the
one crop farmer" cannot anord 70
raise even Is cent cotton IL he has to
raise u on meat and bread at present
prices.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
Whaf the Stats Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Only this. n DR.. Cook is proven the
greatest fake the world ever knew.
Jules Verne. Rider Haggard and 9TH
ers Will please take a back seat. for
Cooks narrative has gotten them all
beat as to delving into hidden myster-
les BY the pen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
naCland.

There will not be any preaching
services here next Sunday, as our
pastor wants to be at Powder
Springs at the Children's Day SER
vices.
Mrs H r Hunt has returned
home after an extended visit to
relatives at Macon.
Among those who are on the
sick list are Misses Ola Willough-
by, Addie Rice, Laura Taylor, Mr.
R B Gnffin and Mrs w M Davis
We hope to see them all out again
soon.
Mrs Brannan, of Atlanta, is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mr. J w Petty, of Marietta,
spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs Z c Petty.
Mr. 0 F Huff had a fine young
mule to die last week. Also, Mr.
A A Griggs lost a good milk COW.
MIS- hason DODOs spent Satur-
day and Sunday i'll Atlanta with
her children.
The friends of Miss Lois Echols
will regret to learn that she is
quite sick, and has gone to Atlanta
for treatment.
Mr. J D Hardage, wife and baby
spent Friday in Atlanta with Mrs
Hardage's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Boiler.
A Young Mems prayer-meeting
has been organized, to meet every
Sunday night-at the college one
Sunday night and at the church
the next. Ruby.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
Powder Springs.

Mr. John Middlebrooks has gone
to Young Harris TO take a summer
course.
The many friends of Mr. ] L
Butner will be glad to learn he
has sufficiently recovered from his
operation and is now at home.
Miss MamieVaughan is at home
after taking teachers course in
the State Normal school, Athens.
Mrs Mitchell Lindley and two
sons, Parker and Cliff, spent the
week end with relatives in Doug
lasville.
Mrs E E Stewart is at the bed
side of her mother who is sick
in Acworth.
There will be Children's Day
exercises at the Methodist church
next Sunday evening. Everybody
cordially invited.
Miss Louise Tspp is at home
from Cave Spring where she has
been attending Hearn Institute,
and graduated from that school.
Miss Ethel Hardage has return
ed home from Florida where she
has been teaching the past year.
Mrs Mckay of Decatur has been
the guest recently of Rev and Mrs
Geo L King at the parsonage.
Mr. Ralph Bennett of st Peters
burg, Fla, has been visiting his
mother Mrs Ida Bennett for the
past few weeks.
Miss Kate Reeves of Macon who
has been attending college at Cave
Spring is visiting Miss Louise
Tapp this week.
Rev Mercy of Canton preached
at the Presbyterian Church Sun
day night, and we understand will
preach here every fourth Sunday
night. No.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
Nesbitt Chapel.

Miss Alma Heard is visiting friends
at Waleska.
] r Underwood and wife spent Sun.
day afternoon at Elizabeth with D D
Underwood and family.
Robert Hips and wife of Marietta
spent Sunday with S E Cassidy and
family.
Miss Lucy Camp and brother, Buford
spent Sunday with Miss Annie Bolton
OF Smyrna. Sorry to hear that Miss
Annie has fever.
Mrs Adams and son Miss Holland of
South Carolina are spending some time
with the family of w j Manning.
Miss Jessie and Luther Heard, Miss
Eddie Booth and brother John W, visi-
ted G M Head, Sunday.
Sorry to note that Mrs Kimberley
and granddaughter, Matte Lee, are
quite sick.
Misses Mamie and Victoria Griggs of
Macland visited NJ A and Charlie Griggs
Sunday.
Mrs G NJ Head is spending a few DAYS
with her mother, Mrs w NJ Davis, of
Macland who is in very feeble health.
Glad to note that Mr. Quill Avery is
still improving.
This is the oath of May and the farm.
ers are still planting cotton and: haul
ing out Western corn and hay.
Don't You See.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
Lost fountain.

The country folks cant sell al
their produce. Marietta citizens
are not eating enough, They
should eat two pounds of butter
where they have only been eating
one, eat eggs three times a day,
eat more vegetables and less meat
if you would be healthy, berries
and fruits are better than medi.
cine, milk is better than coca cola
and sodawater, potatoes are a good
diet for children and better than
medicine at this season. Now
these editors tell you to eat less
or you will have dyspepsia. Don't
pay any attention to them, eat all
you can. Then another thing,
Marietta ought to have a popula.
tlon of ten thousand, build more
factories, more hotels, invite cap
ital to build a car line to Roswell
Lost Mountain and Acworth, etc.
Why not start a soap factory?
Everybody buys soap. The town
should have a half dozen new
manufacturing enterprises before
1909 is gone, Give US market
and we will furnish the produce.
Walter Mayes is a delegate from
Due West lodge to grand lodge Of
Odd Fellows at Thomasyille this
week.
A fine boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs Turner last Thursday.
Those here who have full orch
ards of fruit are tickled at the
price.
1t turns out the oats that were
left after the freeze are badly mix
ed with cheat. Now it strikes US
the oats turned to cheat but scien-
tific agriculturalist say not. Who
knows?
The wheat looks promising and
home made flour will taste mighty
good after eating high "Patten"
Hour.
There will be no preaching at
next Saturday, the pastor
will preach at Due West that day.
The farmers should increase
their pea crop, it will reduce the
fertilizer bills.
Cotton chopping has commence
ed and everybody is busy. So is
ALLEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
Sardis.

Misses Ora Tedford, Amanda
Lutz and Kate Black spent Sunday
as guests of Miss Iona Conn.
The singing at Mr. Weem's last
Sunday afternoon was very largely
attended and enjoyed by all.
Rev Parks Manning, of Smyrna,
filled his regular appointment at
Bold Springs last Sunday.
Mr. Tom Black spent Saturday
night with his cousin, Lee Black.
Mr. and Mrs George Wallace Wis
tied ] Holcombe and wife Sunday.
Mr. D L Osborn and family, of
near Marietta, visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Barfeld, Sunday.
There will be an all-day singing
at Providence next Sunday. So
just fix up nice lunch and go,
and you will have good time.
Remember the old folks m eet-
ing here the End Sabbath in June.
Will probably have some able di-
vines with US on that day.
The singing at James Black s
last Sunday night was enjoyed by
a large number of the younger set.
The first Sunday afternoon in
June is the regular singing evening
at this place. Eureka.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
Tax Receivers End Round

The law provides that all property
held on the 31st day Of March, shall be
returned at its market value. Please
prepare to make early returns. Don't
wait till the last day, the last week or
the last round. 1t will take but one
time to do this will be in Marietta
every Saturday and at all places named
below, on the dates mentioned, for the
purpose OF receiving tax returns of
Cobb county for the year 1909.
Msrietta-April % to May 5.
Smyrna-May 9Th.
Vinings-May 6, morning.
Lemons-May 6, evening.
Howells-May 7, morning.
Mableton-May Z, evening.
Austell-May 10.
Powder Springs-May II.
Macland-May II, morning.
Oregon-May II, evening.
Lost Mountain-May 10, morning.
Red Rock-May 13, evening.
Acworth-May IA.
Kennesaw-May II.
BlackwelIs-May Is.
Fullers-May 10, morning.
Merritts-May 10. evening.
Post Oak-May 20, morning.
Roswell. May 20, evening and 81.
l will be at Marietta at all other
times till July 1st. You can find me at
Marietta every Saturday and the first
Tuesdays. l will be compelled to close
my books by July lat, 1909.
FAIR NOTICE TO ALL.-Please
make returns to this Tax Receiver in
proper time; if you do not, you are q
defaulter. | will comply with the law,
and treat everybody alike.
H. G. LAssITER,
! Tax Receiver, Cobb Co. Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
nabletOn.

The singing last Sunday was
largely attended. Good older and
fine singing. The morning song
service was in the Union Harp and
History of song by Col James of
Douglasville. Preaching at II
O'Clock by Rev J H Williams of
Dallas. After a sumptuous re-
past the aftern Don was spent in
singing in the old Sacred Harp.
Among the most prominent lead
ers present we're Prof ] G Moore of
Smyrna, Prof Lotion of Alabama,
T B Newton of Alpharetta, Jos
James and James Wright of Doug
lasvllle, White, Wood and Daniel
of Atlanta. Come again.
Miss Mable Gam is spending a
few days at Powder Springs.
DR. Chas Haggard and Mrs R L
Gam are attending the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows at Thomas
Vile.
Mrs w P Davis and family of
Austell spent Sunday with Mable-
ton relatives.
Mr. R E Lowe spent Sunday
here. Also Mr. and Mrs Joe Dan
iell.
Miss Monte Moss is visiting
relatives here,
Mr. and Mrs Ed Wilkes visited
here Sunday, also Mr. Jno J Moss.
Gladys.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

Storms and clouds and rain are
essential, but when they pass
away, the bloom of flowers seem
more beautiful, and the song of
birds more sweet. Unto each life,
rain must fall some days must be
dark and dreary." God, in His
wisdom, designed that there should
be night as we'll as day that there
should be shadows as we'll as sun.
light. Did you ever listen to the
song of the lark as came the rain
bow inlaid with crimson and with
gold? And then did you not pause
and think, as the soul drank in
the melody, as the eyes rested upon
the overhanging beauty, that with.
out the rain, storm and clouds
that preceded, such realization
would never have swept into your
being?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
The NOman's Home.

The L. & M. Paint decorates more
than two million American homes. It's
beautiful finish and lasting freshness
distinguishes a residence painted with
it from all Others. It's Metal Zinc OK
ide combined with White Lead, which
Every gallons of the L & NJ Paint
when mixed with gallons of Lipseed
Oil at 65 cents per gallon makes gall
Ions ready for use. Actual cost about
81 20 per gallon. Sold by the CAN'T
Drug Co Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

One of the largest cargoes of
oats ever brought to this country
arrived the other day in New York
by ship from the Argentine Re-
public. A considerable proportion
of this cargo will doubtless be
shipped to Georgia, to feed the
mules that drag cotton plows over
the landsi that would produce 50
worth of oats to every 81 worth of
cotton. Savannah News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

What is a Havana cigar? George
Augusta Sala, who had studied
Cuban cigar-making on the spot,
once set forth that three kinds of
cigars come Havana itself. First,
genuine Havanas, made of tobacco
grown, cured apd rolled in the
island of Cuoa; second, cigars
composed inside of United States,
or European tobacco imported in
to Cuba, with an outside wrapper
of Havana leaf; third, cigars
brought ready-made from Europe
mostly from Bremen and Switzer-
land, and re-exported from Ha.
vans to Europe, where they pay
duty and are sold to the unwary
as "Havanas.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

Now that the Cuban national
lottery bill has become a law, the
United States authorities will have
to put on extra inspectors and de-
tectives to keep Cuban lottery
tickets out of this country The
islanders expect to raise not less
than 50, 000,0 year revenue for
their government out of the lot
terry profits.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
In discussing the increased =,

In discussing the increased use
OF cotton, Theodore H. Price says ::
Thousands of us who sleep under
cotton blankets do not realize it,
but rest none the less comfortably,
II the truth were known the guam.
tlty OF cotton sold rs wool would
surprise the world" The duties
on the woods manly imported for
other purposes than carpet making
exceed 45 per cent and adultera.
ton with cheaper fibres is undoubt.
eddy very extensive.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

Here is the most apt definition
of the tariff we have seen. "In
80 far as it tends to protect, it
fails to provide revenue, and in so
far as it tends to provide revenue,
it fails to "protect. 1t can "pro-
tect" only by shutting out i'm
ports, and it can provide revenue
only by securing imports "
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
Shady Grove.
Cotton chopping.

Cotton chopplng.
Our Sunday school is flourish
ing.
Miss Fannie Hull, of Cordele, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Ed Reece,
at this place.
Mr. and Mrs r J Adair, of Mac
land, visited her parents here the
third Sunday.
Mr. Baxter Guffin, of Atlanta,
spent Saturday night here with his
parents.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs
Kurtz was bitten by snake Sat-
urdsy.
Mrs Emily Tyson and children
spent last week with relatives at
Cartersville.
Mr. John Grlggs, wife and chill
dren visited relatives at Macland
the third Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Henry James and
children, of New Salem, spent Fri.
day with the family of Mr. Wiley
Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Proctor Wis.
tied the family Of Mr. J R Guffir
last Sunday.
Mr. Roy Medford and sister
Miss Winnie, attended the singing
at Sandy Plains last Sunday.
Mr. Grady Roberts visited hi
sister, Mrs Estes, at Macland, OF
third Sunday. Dorothy.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

While blowing Oh his farm near
Ridgeway, Ohio, several days ago,
Walter Fishburn turned up fifty
six watches and seven clocks,
which were valued at $500. This
is perhaps the biggest recovery of
lost time OH record, remarks the
Atlanta Georgian
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

Many weak, nervous women have been
restored to health by Foleys Kidney
Remedy; as it stimulates the kidneys so
they will eliminate the waste matter
from the blood. Impurities depress the
nerves, causing nervous exhaustion and
other ailments Commence to-day, and
you will soon be well. Pleasant to take,
Sold by all Druggists,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27

Allentown, Pa, boasts a teams
ter ninety.seven years Of age who
has never drank liquor, who has
never used tobacco and who has
never sworn. If there is another
teamster in the country with a
similar record, both of them ought
to have medals.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-27
A sCALDED BOYS sHRIEKs

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs. Maria
Taylor, OF Nebo, Ky, who writes that
when all thought he would die, Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured him.
Infallible for Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns,
Wounds, Bruises, Cures Fever Sores,
Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chilblains, Chap
ped Hands. Soon routes Piles. Csc. at
W. A. Sans & Co.'s.