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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

We very much fear that communica-
ton with Mars will be delayed until 1t
is too late for them to give us valuable
information about digging our canal.
The wise men who pretend to know
better what is doing on Mars than on
the earth under their feet are dead
sure that there are canals on that plan
ct. They are not absolutely certain
whether they are artificial canals Or
mere cracks I'm the planets hide, but
they just know that there are things
there that look like canals. and toier-
ably sure that they were cut. dug or
built by the people or things occupying
the territory.
Now, If there are canais--we mean
actual artificial canals-on that ball
they must have been cut for a pur-
pose and after definite plans. and It
also stands to reason that some record
was kept of the conception plans. cost
and duration of the work. So 1t is that
when we get to talking to them in
something like familiar style we can
out them on the stand and PROFOUND
some such queries as these: How many
thousands or millions of years ago did
your folks conceive the idea OF canals?
Who was the first to suggest it? Who
was the boss engineer? How long did
1t take to complete the work? How
much was the entire cost? How much
of that cost was properly spent and
how much was graft? II 1t were all
to do over would you do It?
Some such questions as these, and
perhaps a lot more. might probably
and properly be handed out to the
Martians and II they are disposed to
be neighborly and accommodating
much useful information might be
handed back to us. We are not saying,
Of course, that the advice would be fol-
lowed, but that 1t might be found use
full as well as interesting to us earth
jewellers who are SO far behind tho
times. AS to that. II II were not heed
ed at all we might he none the worse
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
MONDAY. MAY IT. 1909.
wHrTELAw REID.
The Guntersviiie Democrat in Rs
cent issue said.

The Guntersviiie Democrat in q re-
cent issue saids
The wilcox Banner is authority for
the statement that Whitelaw REID, who
Is now doing stunts as smbassaaor TO
the Court of st. James on salary Oh
81, 900, and whose house rent Is more
than four times that amount, was IN
1861 a plain carpet-baS farmer IN
Clark county, Alabama, and further
than that, he was a fiat, dismal future
asa farmer. So we see man may be
able TO heb-nob with royalty. draw
q prineely salary, wear SOCKS every
day. and not be equal to e0axfng Av-
ing out OF the earth.
We failed to see the issue OF The
WILCOX Banner on which the above was
based and would like for IT to give
more Information on the subject.
whitelaw Reid was one of the fora-
most Of war correspondents from 81
to ss ana made national reputation. AL
most from the close Of the war he has
been assoeiated with the New York
Tribune and ia now fits principal own
err and controls its policies. The item
OF The Banner is the first intimation
we have ever seen as to his having
once been a citizen of Alabama and
we are constrained to believe our Will
cox contemporary is laboring with a
case of mistaken identity.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
Saws The Alexander city outlook:

Montgomery means business about
building the Alex City short line. Our
people are ready to cooperate with
her business men at any time. Getting
their heads together IL what the bust
ness people OF Montgomery. Alex City
and Wetumpka and throughout ihe
country which the proposed line VIII
traverse want to do. 1t will be go"
when ti1ey do this.
We hope that Montgomery not only
''means business" but that action will
soon be taken in the premises. We
are anxious to ride a train through the
splendid section of country that would
be traversed by such a road. and have
an opportunity to shake hands with
the good people Of Alexander City
without having to go all the way
around by opelika or somewhere else.
1t is too much like going around ones
elbow to get to his mouth. and we
want to make a straight shooter a
more nearly direct one than is now
possible. We have so often commented
on the desirability OF such a road that
it is not necessary to go over it again.
but we want the road.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

adopted to the continental climatic and
soil conditions of our great plains,
much more so indeed than either TIE
European or Japanese forms. Trank
N. Meyer, the agricultural explorer
who has just returned from three
years In China brought back a num-
Der OF promising tree forms and dis,
covered others in the cold dry regions
of North China which may be well
worth importing in large qualities tor
reforestation purposes In our West II
Is expected that he viii secure Others
on his subsequent trips into Central
Asia
A new dry land pine from west
Asia, the Chilgoza pine, growing wild
in the mountains of Baluchistan has
quite recently been secured in consid-
cradle quantity and is being distribut-
ed to the Forest Service planting sta
ltions for preliminary trial..,It is mot
only timber tree, but produces un.
usually superior pine nuts such as are
now served roasted on our tables.
Rate of growth and hardness are
two of the most important features 1t
is hoped to greatly improve In many
of the high mountain forests of the
West. Very prominent and widespread
native species are often lacking in
these requisites which are the more
important where the forest must con-
Lonu WITH a snort growing Sc8SOn ana
many other adverse conditions. A
slightly increased rate of growth In
the Individual tree means a large In
crease in the productive capacity of a
forest.
AS an instance OF the possibilities in
this line: There are vast tracts in the
Rocky Mountains which are almost
wholly occupied bA lodgepoIe pine, a
tree whose rate of growth Is very
slow. Furthermore. 1t is on ground
frequently which is capable of sup
porting pine of better quality and
more rapid growth. =
The native engelrnann spruce which
Is so important in protecting the
sources of many mountain streams
might also be replaced by q more
rapid growing and more durable spruce
and will retain the valuable protective
feature of the native species. These
and many other qualities in Am arican
forests are subject to Improvement by
constant Improvement
1t is highly desirable also that an
effort be made to improve the stock
ranges In view of the constantly fns
creasing overstocked condition each
year. There is always the possibility
that some foreign forage plant Nnigft
be found which by reason OF its bet
ter reproduction under adverse con-
ditions would maintain the range in
better condition than the species with
which we are familiar. A forage plant
which is not dependent upon seed, but
can reproduce and spread by means
of runners and underground shoots
would be invaluable. 1t would mean
that the endurance of the range had
been greatly increased.
The question of how to increase the
carrying capacity OF the range is
bound to be much more urgent In a
few years than It is now. It is there
fore well within the province of the
Government to take steps to meet the
situation before II arises. The work
OF plant Introduction In this country IL
still in It's infancy and much may
reasonably be expected from IT, As
the work Is carried on from year to
year and more facts are discovered.
its usefulness must certainly increase.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
The Survival of Sentiment,
burg Gazefta-TiUaaa


As a people we Americans have come
TO AFFECT lofty disdain for sentiment
In the ordinary affairs Of life and it's
open expression by men Is regarded
with especial favor. The tendencies OF
our modern life have contributed to
this condition. One is the Grass ma
teriallsm OF all our motives and In.
spirations.. All Of the finer things OF
life, the things that are not convert
ible into dollars and cents. have lost
their place In the mind ana purpose
of many people. The prime object OF
existence has narSpwe ed to a, CONNER
cial basis and the tension of effort IS
concentrated within the realm or &C.
QUESTION. The result Is either COW.
ar6ly suppression of the sentiment that
once like flowers adorned ana perfum-
ed human existence, or else an open
and coarse contempt for the expression
Of that sentiment on the part OF men.
Another cause for this condition is the
robust character of many of our popu-
lar Ideals A great leader OF the peo-
ple with a wholly different thought IN
mind, put the brand Of contempt upon
what he called q 'mollyeoodle,' where
upon. with ours readiness 70 erect
standards OF thought and practice IN
conformity with the gross materiailsIn
of the age. we Immediately broadened
the application so as to destroy SIM
further the cultivation Of the inner
feelings OF sentiment and their use In
the various relations of life.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
TOO slaay holidays.


The Russian idea of reducing the
number OF enforced holidays with
which that Empire Is ovcrburdened Is
In the line OF enlightenment. TOO
many holidays are worse than too few.
To close the banks and exchanges ard
cripple business ninety-one days cut
Of the s6s is a reminder of the days
of strongly entrenched feudallsm and
serfdom. Russia, which, has Deen con-
sidered, with good reason, the least en-
lightened and progressive country In
the world, has had the largest num-
Der Of holidays. England has only
fifty eight, including Sundays. In this
country. we now have sixty, including
Sundays. not to mention Saturday half.
holidays in summer. which are COM
mon all over the land Our state leg
islators should bear in mind that in
their frequent efforts TO create new
holidays they are following the custom
Russia Is now trying to get away frcm
in its struggle to free itself. !, Our
people are not serfs. HofHeyl d6 not
need more relief from their daily la
bors by statute. 1ndividua1s may rest
when 1t Is copyeffient for them to do
so. without compelling the banks to
close and checking the course of law.
The simple peasantry of old. the
"hinds" and clowns Of Shakespeare.
had many holidays allotted to them
when they made merry on the bounty
OF their masters, who did nothing for
their living the year round.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
THE PECAN TREE.

The Albany Herald is an advocate Of
the pecan tree. It notes that only a
few years ago the nuts as home pro-
duct were rare In that region. but to-
day. II adds, ~the pecan is coming into
its own in . manner that is little less
than astonishing. Hundreds of thous-
ands Of acres have been planted in
pecan groves, and the crop Is rapidly
becoming one of, great value. The
time is not far distant when pecans
grown in the Southern States will not
only be shipped In large quantities to
every State Of the Union. but exported
to all parts OF the world. Many of the
finest groves In the South are in the vi
cinity Of Albany. the soil and climate
OF this section being ideal for pro-
ducinx nuts Of perfect quality"
Keep your eye on the pecan as q
future wealth -producer." adds The
Herald. and the Injunction Is not out
of place. They are shipped to all parts
OF the South By millions Of bushels and
find ready sale. but most OF them are
imported. but why. we are not able to
say, Not merely In Southwest Geor-
gia but In many other parts OF the
South they can be grown probably.
There are many OF the trees growing
In Montgomery and we know that some
of them produce fine crops, but SO far
as we are aware little. effort is made to
grow them as market crop. with
proper attention we see little reason
why they should not flourish In this im-
mediate section. or why the growing of
this trees should not be profitable
business, at least as sort OF side Ia
dustry. axe
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
This b Ny 62nd Birthday
Bishop Hendrix.

Bishop Eugene r. Hendrix. of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
was born May IT. 1s47. in Fayette, Mo-,
and received his early education in
Central College in his native place.
middleton, Conn. and after gradual
ing from that institution in 1857 he
spent two years in the study of the
ology at the Union Theological Semi
nary. After his ordination in
1870 he accepted the pastorate of
the churches In Macon and st. Joseph.
Mo-. officiating until 1873. when he
was elected president of Central Col-
lege. In 1895 he was elected to the
bihopric OF the M. 3. Church South.
and gave Up the college presidency.
He has made official visits to Mexico,
Brazil. China, Japan and Korea, and
founded the mission of his church In
the latter country.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Gettinx Busy.
Fort Payne Record
u seems TO be recognized fact that
and her people are getting busy. ard
,aa people get busy something 10
sn.,., Heossyels's Tannery.
We hoes Congress may remove the
returns with his lion skins. It would
pc embarrassing to the Sx-President to
nave his baggage overhauled by GUS
80. NOT 1. Much Danger.
samson Ledger
Il Y noted that several newspaper
walking tour into he wiregrass ftom
Montgomery. As they are all anti-Co-
mer they are probably getting in prac-
tice for the banishing executive order
should my policies" prevail.
Wants q Dog Tax.
Brewton Standard.
OF course Brewton needs a dog tax.
Aside from the feet that the city needs
or less = menace and nuisance and
usually the eorrier the dog the greater
the nuisance. II a pup is worth hav-
Ing at all he's worth paying tax on
4 .l Z 80
Blackberries and Onions.
Greensboro Waterman
The editor OF The Selma Times. hav-
ing worked his onion patch to I'm
ish, joyfully says that "in about thirty
days bIackberries will be in evidence.
dewberries having already come" Hard
times can't head of an enterprising
newspaper man.
Some Compensation.
Elba Clipper.
The destruction of the pine forests
the passing of the saw mills and ter
pentine stills. the lands viii be put
on the market and will soon I'LL up
with small farmers who will get a
hundred fold more from the lands than
the mill men have ever been able to
Alabama Good Enough.
Union Springs Breeze.
The information coming from Hon.
er and warehouseman of Demopolis.
will be a revelation to many of our
readers and to the public generally.
With the prairie land of Alabama yield
ing alfalfa hay that brings x20Q 40 the
acre and in addition two cuttings for
Oklahoma or Texas. It seems little
strange. too. that 1t has been known
for quarter Of century that alfalfa
thrives here and yet farmers and stock
the North at high price.s when it
could be produced to, use and sell here
at home. II Is to be hoped that the
press Of Alabama will place this mat
.er thoroughly ~ the hands OF their
reliable information along this line
that will be of General interest End
profit to the state
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

The New Railroad 10 Coda sCouanty
gAhd Beyond. fhs NJ

A'0G NEW M&AIEO@U V0 G0ONA NNUunyX
Aad Bey6aa. Ths n
Rockford Chronicle.s
The ChronicleFis much pleased to see
such great interest manifested in
new railroad from Montgomery UP
through Gilmore and Coosa counties,
and tnat the people of the Capitol
City are beginning to see the impor-
lance of looking out after the business
of the section through which this pro-
posed road will traverse. We serious
ly doubt If there is any territory from
which Montgomery can draw half so
much business by so small an outlay
as It will from Coosa and Gilmore
counties when this road shall have
The people OF Montgomery appear to
be getting In earnest about the matter.
II We are to Judge by what is being
done and said at recent meetings OF
Montgomery Freight Bureau and Mont
gomery Wholesale Grocers Association
published in The Montgomery Adver-
tiser of May 2.
Well, we are enthusiastic at this end
of the line, ami all unite in saying.
let 1t come--in fact from all down the
line we hear the same glad voice of
welcome. So far as the people all
along the line are concerned they are
and more than this they will do any
thing within their ability to aid the
enterprise in a material way When
built, the road VIII tap country run
valuable timber, minerals and stone,
and productive lands and thrifty In
tellectual people.
The timber consists of yellow pine,
poplar, ash. elm, sycamore, birch and
In fact all kinds of valuable timber
native of this locality. Many of the
valuable minerals. such as gold. red
hematite ore, beryl. GRANTEE graphite.
ochre. kaolins and porcelin clays, have
long been known to exist In large
quantities in this part of the country,
but have never been developed, owing
principally, to the want OF transpor-
tation facilities
The railroad that taps this part of
the country will not be dependent alone
for is support on the timber and min
eral, however much there may be, or
prove to be, because certain and per-
manent source of income to the road
will be the agricultural ana farming
interest. The pToductiveness OF tne
variety OF crops, the certainty of the
production of a fair average crop re-
gardless of climate conditions tnsures
a continual income to the road, which
will increase as the years go by.
The character of the people residing
in the territory through which this
road will run is OF that order that In
sures continued progress and increasing
production Of property ami business
being mostly white people who own
their own homes and whose thrift and
honesty Is universally known ana
acknowledged to be of a very high
order.
A railroad from Montgomery ex-
tending up through Gilmore and Coosa
counties as far as Rockford will secure
the business of this entire territory
between Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers
to Montgomery for the future. The
minerals, timbers. farm and agricul-
tural products and people unite in
reckoning for this road. and, all are
ready to lend a helping hand.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
This Date In History
May IL.

1e37-John Winthrop was chosen gov
ernor of Massachusetts, Colony.
1749--Dr. Edward Jenner, Inrroducer
of vaccination, born. Died <Janu-
airy rs, 1898.
1sS7-First number of The Baltimore
''Sun'' issued.
1s4s-Matamoras evacuated by the
Mexicans.
1s61-California legislature pledged
the state. to the. union,
1S63--Grant STACKED Pemberton at
'AsA Big Black River bridge, in
Mississippi.
fs77-General Grant ana family sailed
from Philadelphia for tour of
.- H.. the world. str=
1ssO--Nashville. Tenn. celebrated the
centennial anniversary OF its
settlement. f
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17
President of The University Honored.

L
Announcement has been made by the
program committee of the Nashville
Educational Association. which meets
in Denver in July. OF the selection of
President John w. Abercrombie, of the
University of Alabama to address one
of the general sessions of the conven-
ton.
DR.. Abercrombie's selection is a dis
tlnct honor inasmuch as only a few
speakers are chosen from the United
States to address the general sessions.
and these few are recognized leaders
In education. In the various depart
mental sessions there will, of course,
be many addresses, but less than O
dozen speeches will be made before the
general association.
DR.. Abercrombie and DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia University
will occupy an evening on the pro-
gram, given over to the study Of civic
questions in relation to education. Dr.
Abercrombie's specific subject will be
Ethics in Civil Life" DR.. Butler wiz
speak on a kindred subject.
The selection of President Aber-
srombie to address the great Denver
gathering OF educators Is a tribute T.
his position ana that OF tfs Universitt
IT Alabama in tho pduc- onai eouF
ellis Of the United SteteA.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

The statement is given out to the
effect that the Duke OF Abbruzzi con-
templates suicide because his cruel rel
atives refuse to allow him to marry
Miss Elkins, but we don't think he will
do it. That is the last resort Of dis
appointed lovers-ot American heir
esses.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

II Hearst's Boston American doesn't
quit Boosting of its immense circula-
tion it win cause some of its city con-
temporaries to throw few fits in the
near future
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

II Abdul Hamid's son should organize
q rebsllion to rescue his father. as he
threatens to do therein surely be some
squawkins and gobbIins in old Tur-
KEY.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

on. but We rather think We might get
sorns useful hints in canal digging:
provided. OF course. there are canals
on Mars. which we very much doubt.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

Virginia Is In no position to point
the finger of scorn at Maryland. Boil
States ought to he ashamed of tnEm-
Sc yes sor thrust - ne pJor man W.T.
of their politics eX3ep- as picker p
of crumbs or q slave OF debt-Norrcllc
Landmark.
It is an almost unprecedented sight
to hnd a Virginia newspaper admit
ting that there is ever anything wrong
in or about that State, but 1t is en-
couraging to have one OF them Tess up
in that style.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

The Columbia state calls Boyle ''the
'kidnapette" why not take clue,
from the Tiny Tads" and call him the
kidnappetitef
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

The Toledo Blade claims that there
are eleven thousand poets in Ohio, but
we suspect the editor includes all the
near-poets in his list.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

Brims and no brims. pot crowns and
round crown. Marie Louise, poke,
scoop and mushroom are among the
hat shapes.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

sWOKN CIkCULAI rtn,.a below
represent the actual net cireutauons
turns having been deducted. -.u.es. fts
Advertisers land makes II pars u. eircuia-
tract when reauestedl that Us oas morning
nswspapsr printed IA Aiabafna-snc9ir euiation
Sunday edition has the i srsy urtnted In
Of any edition OF any neWsp@psf S
&iekAfna without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-17

c. I. Finigan, Circulation kanager Of The
Monfsomery Advertiser. being duly sworn
RE forseoinr statement Of The Adver-
t3sera circulatf1n for the month OF APRIL
1B6a ia true and correct. and compiled az
ter an returns from news boys. news agents,
spoiled ara leftover copies have beea de-
6nrfed. G. I. FINTGAN.
Circulation Manager.
sworn TO and subscribed before me tnis
- : R ii AEExxNDER. Notary Public
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
DEMOCRATIC RING METHODS.

The board OF county commissioners
every member Democrat. at thelr
January meeting passed a resolution
rebating taxes for the year 1901 and
all previous years. The law requires
the county clerk to publish all tax
rebates along with contracts and
moneys paid out. A few days ago
County Clerk Conroy published the
proceedings OF the board "in compi.
anee with an act to require county
commissioners to publish such of their
proceedings as relate to the payment
Of bills, letting of contracts, and re-
bate Of taxes and assessments" MIR.
Conroy quotes the law. Then he Ger.
titles under oath. or seal of the coun.
ty. that "the foregoing proceedings
are as shown by the county commits.
sioner's record on file in my office"
There is a fine imposed for violating
the law. Still in the face of the
%olesale rebating of taxes by the
Democratic board there is not a sin.
gle reference in the published pro
Geedings.
We leave It to the people and tax
payers to drawn their own conclusions
The Herald Is simply stating facts.
AT first 'rhe Herald took 1t for granted
that the clerk had overlooked the reso-
luton and would publish supple
mentary report. But he has failed to
do this.
Comment is unnecessary. II only
leads to the question: If wholesale
tax rebating resolutions are to be
smothered where is it going to end?
Taxpayers will probably get their
eyes opened before long.