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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
Mayor Get, Eighteen Months.

Philadelphia, Sept. 30.-Abraham c. Eby, formerly Mayor of Burkville. Va, who was convicted recently of using the mails to extort money from the Pennsylvania Railrad Company. was today sentenced to eighteen months In the Government prison at Atlanta. Ga, and to pay a fine of VI.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
BUYS FERTILIZER PLANTS.
Armour and Company Takes Owe
 Teunessee Company,

Tennessee Company.
 Nashville, Tenn, Sept 30.-Armour and Company of Chicago have pur- chased the fertilizer plant of the Ten nessee Chemical Company of Nashville. rated at ll.oo0.oo0 and owned by T. Garland and James D. Tinsiey. togeth- CT with the other Tinsley interests. in- cluding plants in Atlanta. Louisville. Birmingham and several other places.
 The deal. 1t is said. involves N.- 7so.0oo. T. c. Tinsley will continue president and manager of the local plaht. 1 --ll
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
ssOo.ag,, DeA Net Durn.

Nashville. Tenn. Sept. so.-A dis patch from McMinnvilie, Tenn. says that the report that the saloon on top of Cumberland Mountain. known as the Tennessee Oasis" and the only spot in the State where liquor can be legally sold, had burned, proved to he untrue. =.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
Army Man Arrested.

San Francisco. Cal. Sept. 1o--s. K Fitzhugh. formerly he says. captain in the ssth U. s. Infantry, was ar rested today on a charge of having forged the name of George Chadwick to 6 cheek for $500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
w. E. Marsh DesA.

San Francisco. Sept. SOW. E. Marsh, builder of the Ogden-Lucin ut on, one of E. H. Harriman's achieve ments in railroad reconstruction. died here today after four weeks' illness. following an operation for appendi- cttis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01

German Empress Sees Flights.
 Potsdam, Sept. 30.-The German Em- press today witnessed two short aero nIant flights by Orville Wright and him on his success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
Chr Men Get Incrrase.

Norfolk Va, Sept. 30.-The Norfolk and Prtsmouth Traction Company. controlling nearly all the electrfclai properties in this section, today an nounced an increase of cents an hour
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
Johnson Gets Ten Years.
rovna Dend on sfrre..

Winston Salem. N, C.. Sept. SO w G. McNeal. a prosperous merchant anf farmer of Wilkes County was found dead on the street in North Wilkes barre at o'clock this morning. He went there yesterday to attend ina county fair. Foul play Is suspecte and the town and county officials Investigating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01

in the maximum pay of their car men. Beginning tomorrow ali motormen and conductors who have been in the em- ploy of the company three and half years will receive twenty cents instead Of eighteen cents an hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01

Franklin. N C., Sept. BOA hand some monument erected In memory of the Confederate dead of Macon county, was unveiled here today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
ruE WEATHER.

Washington, Sept. So-Forecast for Alabama.-Fair Friday and probably Saturday. light variable winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
ATTORNEY IS HELD.
Georgia Lawyer Accused Of Prsetis-
 ing Fraud.

Rome. Ga, Sept. 30.-Charged with using the mails for fraudulent pur- poses, Oscar NJ. Chambers. an attor- uey of Rossviile. Ga. was today held to the United States grand jury op bond in the sum of si,00o in q prelim-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
ASK FOR BUREAU OF MINES.
American Mining Congress win Appeal
 to President.

Goldneld. New, Sept 3o.-Carrytng resolution adopted by tho American Mining Congress, now In session here, calling upon President Taft to urge tho Federal recognition of the mining in- dustrv In the United States, the san Francisco delegation to the congress started home today to deliver the res- olution to the President upon his ar rival in San Francisco.
 That it Is hopeless for the present to expect the establishment of de- partment of mines. similar to the de- partment of agriculture, was the con- tention today of a number of dele gates who urged that the resolution in which the convention will go on record, be drawn up to call only for bureau of mines. as more likely to meet the approval of President Taft and Congress.
 Johnson Gets Ten Years.
 Bristol. Tenn. Sept. 30.--A Jury in the Circuit Court today returned a yer dict of ten years in the penitentiery against Albert Johnson. the negrb charged with having cruelty murderSd George M. Smith. 6 near relative of former Governor John Cobb of Tenlies- see Judge Coleman set the vefdict aside and granted q new trial. At hig first trial Johnson was sentenced te life Imprisonment. but the Supreme Court reversed the Judgment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01

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Arizona republican., 1909-02-06
PHoENIX. ARIZONA, FEB. 6. 1909.
PLANTING TREES.

Yesterday was Arbor Day, which reminds us that the tree planting time has come again and will be here for the next two months. This is the time of year when property own CTS can add greatly to the value of their property. Ten dollars or five dollars expended in the setting out of shade and ornamental trees in the course of a year or two will add at least $1OO to the value of an ordi- nary town lot, to say nothing of the watching the process of beautifica tion. Tree planting is a surer way of earning profit than by waiting for the unearned increment.
 In a score of years, in many parts of the town, property has not per ceptibly increased in value Sand patches are worth about what they were in 1890 and there has been no unearned increment. But every lot on which trees have been planted has greatly advanced in value, the in crease covering many times the taxes which have been paid. The sand patches and the weed gardens have yielded incomes only to the tax gatherer and will likely yield only to him for years to come.
 The improvement of a single lot increases the desirability of a neigh bcrhood to some extent. The i'm provement of a group of lots makes the neighborhood highly desirable.
 It can be accomplished with so little expense and, as We have said, that is more than offset by the sat isfaction one enjoys from watching the improvement
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06

The value of the office of public examiner seems to have been appre- ciated by the big surety companies if not by the caucus. Some years ago the annual premium on a s1O,O0O bond was s45. Then came the Storm case in Yavapai county and a loss in Cochise county, after which the companies informed applying officials that they had withdrawn that class of bonds from the territory of Ari- zona. They couldn't afford the risk. After the companies had observed the operation of the public examiner law, they restored bonds of this class. The first year the premium on a s1O.OOO bond was placed at $40 Year before last it was reduced to s35, and last year only s20 was charged. What it will be next year can only be guessed at
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06
OTHER STATEHOOD NEWS.

We have statehood news this morning of a little different color but it need not be followed by undue exhilaration any more than less fav- orable news should have caused ex- treme depression. We are face to face with two facts; one, the short and rapidly shortening session, and the other. that an overwhelming , majority of the senate is favorable to statehood. The first is not indica- tive of admission before March f and the other gives us hope of statehood soon thereafter.
 There is a common but not well founded opinion that if the territories are not admitted now, they cannot be before the next regular session beginning next December. That is not necessarily the case. While the extraordinary session, to be called for March 15, will be called for the re- vision of the tariff, the deliberations of congress will by no means be limited to that interesting subject. There will undoubtedly be a great deal of other legislation.
 Though the tariff is an engross- ing matter and though it is predicted that a revision bill cannot be passed within less than two and a half months, it cannot be supposed that the consideration of it will be neces- sarily continuous.
 As matters now stand, according to the dispatch, three fourths of the senators are for statehood Never before has there been such a ma jority in favor of admission. A ma jority, but little more than majority would have passed the omnibus bill but for the obstruction placed by a large and determined minority, nor ally supported by the president.
 There is now only a small minority, not determined, and the president is on the other side. There is yet room for hope, but as we have observed, not for eXhilaration.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06
A PREMATURE DEMONSTRATION

A PREMATURE DEMONSTRATIONS.
 The welcome the citizens of Mus kogee yesterday rendered Governor Haskell was characteristically Okla homan. It was well enough for them to express their loyalty to him and their confidence in him, but to treat him as a hero simply because he has been indicted for a crime against the federal laws is going a little too far The governor has not yet been con- victed of a crime and therefore must for the present be regarded as inno- cent, just as any other indicted per son should be
 But an xpression of confidence in him should not take the form of puhlic acquittal in advance of his tria.. Such a demonstration as that of yesterday, an expression by thous- ands who know nothing about the case, is calculated to prejudice the public mind in the governors favor and make a fair trial impossible.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06

If the governor. had had a nice would have asked the people of Ok lahoma to withhold judgment, even in his favor, until an unbiased jury could determine his guilt or inno- cence.
 There will be plenty of time to eXalt Governor Haskell after his ac- quittal Such a demonstration then would give greater honor to him than it can now And it would be far more creditable to the demonstra- tors.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06

There is no sense in the legislature of Nevada embroiling the whole United States in war with the whole empire of Japan. If the Ne vadans are bound to fight let them go against a single Japanese prov them go and have it out with the Kawachians or the Shimosulkeans or the Omians, any of 'em for instance.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06
Mix For Rheumatism.

The following is a never failing recipe for rheumatism. To one half pint of good whiskey, add one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one ounce Toris compound, which can be pro- cured of any druggist. Take in tea spoonful doses before each meal and before retiring.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06
LUCKY" BALDWIN IMPROVING.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 5.-The con dition of Lucky Baldwin is much inn proved tonight.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06

The taxpayers are not the only ones who may profit by the safe guard afforded by the public exam iner's office. If there had been a public examiner in his day, John Storm would not be fighting an up hill fight for freedom.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-06

Mir. Burch will demonstrate the Burch Combination Bed-Sheet Tent today only, at McKee's Cash Store. Don't fail to see it as it is of great interest to all who sleep out doors.
The National tribune., 1909-08-19
On Little Round Top.

Comrade S. w. Haptonstall, Corporal
Battery d, 5th u. S. l.. A., Montesano,
Wash, writes: Our battery was placed
on Little Round Top on July Q, and
that was hot place that day; more so
on July 3. when the sharpshooters were
pretty we'll colonized below us and very
busy killing our men. They were only
about 300 yards from us, and we could
not defend ourselves against them, be-
cause the guns OF the battery could not
be depressed to bring them in range
They were at the DEVILS Den. I believe
it was a Pennsylvania Bucktail regi-
ment that drove them out at last by
mighty plucky charge. That was our
salvation. We had stayed right there,
OF course, but in time those sharpshoot-
ers would have cut us down to bare
guns and no gunners. We had to get
our guns up there by hand, as the hill
was too steep for the horses. We had
plenty of work, for the enemy was at
short range in our front and on our
left and rear. There was an exciting
few minutes there. I think it was the
Bucktails who charged those on our
left and rear The rebels couldn't stand
for 1t and fled pellmell thru our battery
and down the steep in our front, not
stopping to dispute possession of our
guns or ground with us, We used our
sabers, our handspikes and our sponge
stahs on them, and so kept some of
them with us, but they knew that only
down that slope lay freedom and safe
ty, such as 1t was, for them, and they
were not wasting time about getting
there"
The National tribune., 1909-08-19

He crouched down in a corner of the
pit, and when the shell exploded he was
nearly buried with dirt, but again es-
capped without a scratch. Evidently he
was not destined to be killed by shell,
but few days afterward he was not
so lucky. Being of an inquring turn
of mind, and wishing to get good yiCw
of the inside of the rebel works, he
crawled to the top of the pile of dirt
thrown out from the mine, when sud
denly rebel officer drew a revolver
and shot him in the mouth. After
knocking out several teeth the ball
lodged in the last jaw tooth. One CT
the boys, to guy him, said: Perhaps
you will know better hereafter than to
run your head into needless danger"
Preston replied as he came rolling down
from the mound, sputtering and splitting
out teeth: Il don't care continental
for the danger, but the - rebel has
fixed me SO that l can't chew any mora
hardtack"
After the surrender, as my regiment
was stationed inside the woks guard
ing prisoners, 1 had leisure to examine
a large part of works. and saw no place
where they were "oliy breast high"
If they were only breast high, what was
the necessity for the detachment de-
tailed to carry cotton bags and scaling
ladders in the assault during the day of
June IA?
During the assault of May 81 my
regiment was stationed several miles
farther around to the right. There, also,
the works were much more than breast
high. I am afraid that with advancing
age the memory of some of the com
rades is getting poor.-John w. Mil
lett Second Lieutenant, Co. g. Gath Me-,
Bismarck, N. d.
The National tribune., 1909-08-19
A Letter From the 5sth Mass.

Editor National Tribune: I am al
ways glad to read your paper, knowing
your valuable paper always stood by
the veterans. To those that are for
tunate enough to secure FIVE acres of
land and have a home in the Winter in
the st. Cloud Colony wish success. No
doubt it Will prolong the lives of my
comrades a few years, for the Winters
and Springs commence to tell on the
veterans. 1t does on me. I love warm
weather, as it agrees better with my
disease; but I must be content and be
brave and remain North, depending on
my pension from our good Government.
l was obliged to give; up my occupa-
ton on account of my health. 1t is
great pleasure for the old soldiers to
meet and talk over the memories of the
past. The ranks are thinning out, and
the veterans are rapidly passing away
With increasing years we cannot do as
formerly, except with fatigue of the
body and WEAKNESS of brain. yet we
would. not part with our war expert
ences under any consideration. You
are kind in remembering me always,
and please accept these few stamps
gave two of the books and the adver-
tisement to two of my comrades, and
comrades who can live in the colony of
St Cloud. 1 congratulate them, and
wish them long life and happiness.
Those of us who remain are getting
closer together in spirit; our hearts are
growing more tender, and the tie of
comradeship that binds us together is
growing stronger day by day. They are
my comrades. and the same spirit of
comradeship that on the battlefield i'm
PEELED them to divide the last morsel
of food or give up coat or Blanket to a
famished or wounded confrade is still
abroad In the land as years roll on /
am proud of the 5Sth Mass, and proud
served my country.-William n. Legg,
Vineyard Haven, Mass
The National tribune., 1909-08-19
Voted Under Rebel Guns.

Editor National Tribune. I want to
relate a case of voting in field" by
soldiers. Our Colonel was a Democrat.
on the morning of the election he
placed the box in such a position that
it was under the fire of the rebels. After
casting his own vote he came back and
told the men that all who wished to
could go and vote. The regiment, being
Pennsylvanians, thought he placed the
box in that dangerous position to pre-
vent their voting for Lincoln. During
the day all got their votes In. the john
nies not firing on them, Sbut yelling:
Vote for Mac, and end the war" 60
X, Johnny" was the answer. When
the box was brought in land opened
every vote was for Lincoln. Now, the
burning question was: did the Colonel
vote?" Surely he would not vote for
Republican. During the Centennial
year called on our old Colonel, who
resided in Philadelphia then. He was
so friendly that ventured to bring the
voting incident mp, being anxious to
know If he voted. His answer was:
Lieutenant, 1 never cast any but a
Democratic vote until then. voted
for Lincoln, and placed the box where
did, believing none would risk voting
put those VINO were ready to fight to a
successtui nhlsh. l found the boys all
true niue' as there were none but Lin
coin votes In the box. I have voted my
party ticket since then in city and State
matters, but l cannot vote for Tilden
this year. as could not trust his kind
yeti. E. C., Oil City, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-08-19
Stories Emney Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

and as I was young, only IS, and quite
active, l will venture to say the leaps
were not short cnes, especially as ]
knew the works would be alive in a
moment with hundreds of the Johnnies
thrsting for my gore.
did not run in straight line to our
works, as l knew this would mean al
most certain death, but leaped in q zig
gag manner from one shell hole to an
other. In this way 1 reached our
trenches without a scratch, tho l must
say those Johnnies certainly did make
it interesting for me during every mo-
ment of that retreat.
Some people unacquainted with mill
tary matters may think it strange why,
if it was such an easy matter for one
man to reach the rebel works. we did
not at once take the place. But if any
considerable body of troops had at
tempted to ascend the hill when 1 did
that would have been an entirely diff
ferent proposition, and they would have
found themselves instantly confronted
by all the rebel artillery and infantry;
in fact, they would have found them
Johnny on the spot 1t has always
been my opinion that at any time dur
ing the last two weeks of the siege our
division alone could have carried the
works at that point by a determined
and well-sustained assault; but as it
The National tribune., 1909-08-19
A Peach Tree Creek Veteran.

Editor National Tribune: Your ac-
count of the siege of Atlanta must GER
tainly bring to memory many sad, as
well as some many cheering events, and
we doubt will result in many of the
boys engaged in that campaign find
ing where others of their comrades,
long thought dead, are still living.
On July 20, Isaiah Kinder, private
in Co. II, SD Ohio. fell. as was sup
posed, mortally wounded. His body
not being found, an entry was made
on the company's books giving date
and place of death, and the company
officers so reported to his friends at
home.
About eight months later his friends
at home received a letter, dated and
mailed at Annapolis, Nd, the address
being in the handwriting of the sup
posed lost Isaiah Kinder. About one
week later he arrived at home, a walk
ing shadow. In the act of firing. in
the almost hand-to-hand engagement
he had been shot thru the left arm, and
so near the body that the same ball
cut the skin open across his left breast
He fell into the hands of the enemy
and 1t was three days before any at
tempt was made to dress the wounds
He had then been taken to Anderson
vile, where for more than five months
maggOts in his wounds and the heinous
treatment or the Keepers OF Anderson
vile failed to kill him.
He was exchanged and sent home,
as stated above. but his left arm had
been amputated close up to his body
After recovering his health he married
and bought a little farm. where with
his own good right arm, he plowed and
sowed, chopped his own wood, felled
timber and split rails for sereval years.
Any one of his comrades who may
remember him, should they write him
at his home now, at Westerville, Ohio
am sure he would gladly answer
them.-E. L. Waltz, 1920 Ohio, Delta,
Ohio.
The National tribune., 1909-08-19

recesses something of value. But 1t
was written in the boPk ofIfate that he
should find this mugl
When he arrived at Harffson's Land
ing he sent it north to his home Mr..
Todds mother, who is a sister of
Smiths, has had it In her custody all
these years. adorning her Shelves as a
souvenir of that dreadful conflict
Mother and son have often wondered
IL the owner of the relic was alive, and
If so. would he not be happy to know
of its existence and still happier if he
could again have it in his possession. /
wrote Mr.. Todd fnafiy that L was the
simon-pure owner of that mug. and he
then promptly forwarfied.it to me. Al
tho tarnished. value it above rubies
and diamonds. My declining years do
not shut out the memories, the asso-
Citations that are entwined around the
heart of humble Union soldier. His
eyes are dim, but not so dim but what
he can always look on the starry en-
blem which blaZed our way to a glori-
Gus victory.-F. E. Dennis. S95 Flour
noy street, Chicago, Ill.
The National tribune., 1909-08-19

VIM. Tolford. North Morencl. Mich.
is the only son of Henry Tolford. Co.
F. 4th Mich, who was killed May q,
1864, in the Wilderness. He would like
to correspond with comrades who re-
member his father in the service.
comrade writes from Red Wing.
Mimi. that Comrade David Hancock.
of that place. who was Chief Musician.
Sd Mimi, was born in Massachusetts,
April %, 1872: therefore 81 years of
age in April, 1909. still is regularly on
duty as Post fifer aRd popular men,
Der of the Post.
Comrade N. Miller. 18th N. Y, Route
No. 3. Alexandria, Va, has in his possess
sion silver ring found near there on
the old camp ground. The ring is en-
graved: &C. w. Hight. Co. X, 9Th Pa.
Cav Vet" Himself or any of his friends
can get the same by addressing Com
rade Miller.
Comrade Thomas A. Stevens, Ser
geant Co. L, 1st Mass. H. A, Keuka
Park. N. Y, asks if any reader of The
National Tribune can tell him who. IL
any one, has the book lost by the Quar-
ternlaster-Sergeant of his old company
during the war, in which was the cloth
ing account of the men. There are
some. surviving comrades who suffered
loss thru loss of that book who would
~" pc btHSlileQ IL IL were aNalldDIe as
evidence.
u. A. Denham, 1900 W. Diversey
avenue, Cragin Station, Chicago, writes:
Some time ago you published a poem.
entitled Hell and Texas 1t was writ
ten by comrade of the 9th u. S. Cav.
was printed on an old army press at
Fort Brown, and was dedicated TO Cen
sheridan. and had pretty large circu-
latton in the army on the frontiers I
mad copy, but. with other valued pa
pers, 1t Is lost. 1 would be glad IL some
comrade would send me copy"
Comrade S. r. Averell. Co. F, 18th
p. V. c., Al Cornen street, Bradford.
Pa, writes: II found a cavalryman's
badge, which I will be glad to deliver
to the comrade or his friends on iden-
t1hcation. 1t bears the name William
w. Wills, with a company letter and
the regiment designated-the 18th P,
V. c."
Comrade Reuben b. Greek, Munday,
Tex, writes: why don't / see some
thing from the boys of the 10th Iowa?
served in Co. III, and if you can tell
me where Henry Bruner and Henry
Hamburger or others of my old COM
rades are 1 will write to them. am
here in Texas. where 1 am very much
alone"
Comrade John H. Powell, Co. E, 31st
ILL.,, Glendora, Cal, writes: II served