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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
VIRGINIA. COUNTY NAMES.
Two Hundred and Seventy Years Of
virginia HistoryA

Two Hundred and Seventy Years OF
virEsnia History
Or. Charles Massie Long, Professor
OF English and Philosophy in Bethel
College, is aYschoiar by inheritance, by
aptitude andkeuiture. His father was
Professor OF Church History In Grocer
Theological seminary for nineteen
years. and his uncle, the late General
A. l.. Long. author of Memoirs Of
Robert e. Lee. was Military Secretary
TO General Lee. All his life he has
been familiar with the history and
traditions of Virginia; he has lived and
studied and taught among the people
Of the Old Dominion, thus unconscious
~ ftting himself, in the best possible
way, for the unique work Of writing
history from names familiar as house,
hold words.
THE naming of Virginia counties"
he says. in his introduction to his
book Virginia County Names" "com-
bined with the circumstances that at
many historical facts. and 80, .puiner-
GUS and important are these facts that
the county names form, as It were, q
framework on which hangs much of
English history and more Of the his
tory OF Virginia. Furthermore. this
framework presents the facts in a new
aspect and. indeed, probably brings to
light not few facts chat are wholly
new. The story of the county
naming Is pre-eminently story of Co
loniai Virginia, for dfty-eight of vir-
sinia's one hundred counties were
named during the Colonial era"
The charming story OF the County
naming" IS complete, tracing the his
tory OF Virginia from the time the first
eight shires were formed In 1884 to
the formation of Dickinson County In
1880, a brilliant line of famous names,
names Of kings and queens, princesses,
dukes, warriors and statesmen. Per-
haps the chapter headings will best
show. In brief form, the derivation of
the names DR.. Long finds so revealing
aud interesting: /. Introduction; ii.
Royal English Families III. other
Names from England; Nv. American
Warriors and Statesmen; v. Virginia
Governors and United States Presi-
dents: VI. Indian Names and Natural
Features; VII The jamestown EXPOSE
ton and Virginia County Names; VIII.
Conclusion.
The book Is provided with an excel
lent map, and an Appendix, the latter
containing four tables: / A list of yir-
ginia counties arranged according to
the date of formation and giving the
county or counties from which the
county was formed; lila list of Vir-
ginia Governors from 1907 to 1903; III.
Area and population OF each county
census of 1900; and. Nv. A list of au-
thorities used in the work
A student of history and a teacher
Of history. Or. Long knows how to
search out facts, how TO estimate them,
and how to use them. virginia Coun-
ty Names" is brief, reliable, up to date.
interesting. the work OF man In SYM
pathy with his subject. and enthusiast
tic about virsinia's greatness, and her
place in history. Published by the
Neale Publishing Company, New York
and Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
Lettsrs 10 TIE Editor


=
Mr. Rushts. rzpIaa.s chasse on Court
Editor Advertiser:
In your news itsm Of this morning
headed Protest from Court Street
think the srticis was 20 worded AZ to
must be mistaken.
There 10 no Intention ON the part OF
the Traction Company to connect up
WITH cGS ny s5ssl as r any s ether
trtct." ana there 10 no such proposition
proposed to the council. The Court
street line. With its present terminus
on JsG Days sysnus At Holt st, ssse ssal L
for three. and the result Is that to
give fifteen minute schedule, we are
compelled 70 operate three cars on
ns ss wan .Hd sass e. ear sa e ot IL. ss 81
Holt street. As consequences the
line, which should be the best paying
line on the system q at present op-
assn & ss.s .he s's system. n0~ Can't
70 iose money a. II has been doing for
the list few years and survive 70 we
are confronted with the proposition 70
~ iost motion or take s' OF one car.
reducing the schedule on the Court
Street fine TO twenty minutes. thereby
greatly hurting the ssrvice.
tween Clayton street on the North and
MIL on the south over thousand
houses ana q. population Of over b.ouo
people. They are entitled to street ca
eervice as much a. anyone else. We
want to extend the line into that ter
ritory for the simple businen reason,
that by no doing we can haul more
people and keep UP, at the same time.
. short nfteen-minute schedule on tne
II Is only claimed that out Of all the
houses west OF Holt street, there arc
some TWENTY-FIVE or thirty innates 30
far as we can learn. It 10 very seldom
that any of them ride on q car. They
generally ride In carriages and auto
mobiles. But admitting that they may
at times ride on q car. the objeoffon U
them should not be allowed to ham
per an extension OF service TO other
people, OF that part of the city. ~
these houses exist. 1t Is not our fauit
and they exist In violation of state law
and city ordinances. II they DO exist
Perry and Sayre object to them. why
don't they abolish the bawdy houses.
az they can easily do under the law.
and not undertake to hold us up In the
legitimate extension OF the service OF
the system TO all parts Of the city?
Now. we simply want to extend the
line beyond. We are not specially anx-
fous 10 go down St. Charles street or
any other particular route. but We
don't think the progressive citizens and
forced to stand still because there is
possibility that some Questionable
character might at some time get on
a car. Respectfully.
Ray Rushton.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

Robert Watchorn. Commissioner of
of charges made against him In Wash
ington. The principal charge was not
of personal inefhciency or dishonesty,
but that he failed to satisfactorily dis
charge the duties OF his office. because
he spent SO much time travelling about
the country making speeches and de-
livering lectures. II is fortunate for
some Southern oficeholders and per-
haps some Of them live In Alabama.
that this is not considered suficient
cause for resignation in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
Grover Cleveland and David b. Hill
George F. Parker ia McClure's Maya.

Grover Cleveland and David b. Hill.
George F. Parker ia McClure's Maya
zine for May.
There was vague impression In the
public mind, during many years, that
some kind of natural and insuperable
Cleveland and David B. Hill, as the
result of the State ticket in 1883 and
the defeat OF the presidential electors.
1t was q matter seldom mentioned or
discussed by Mr.. Cleveland in the in
terval between. his two terms In the
Presidency. He never seriously regret
ted his own defeat. save that he occa-
aionally referred to what he might
have done in matters OF Federal taxa
had another four years In which to de-
velop his policies. In 1905. however,
the subject came up as topic OF con-
versation, and, for the first time In my
presence. he spoke Of 1t with great
freedom.
rect the false impression abroad that
ever had any feeling that the preslden-
tial ticket was the victim of treachery
in New York in the election of 1888.
Nobody could understand better than I
how that seemingly contradictory re-
suit was reached. My campaign for
reelection was made upon q single
national issue so forced to the front
that, as l had foreseen. there was no
such thing as evading 1t, even II 1 or
INV party had so desired,
"I have never ceased to admire and
RI sb.mindeG adminlstration Of the az.
fairs OF the State of New York. 1t
kept down taxation, and was efficient
in Carrying out the traditional ideas of
his party and of our institutions"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
This Date in History
April 20.



lso7-Flrst settlers in virginia arrival
81 Cape Henry.
l1Tl~-Danbury. Conn, burnt by the
British under Tryon.
aslS-ndward Maynard, inventor of
breeeh -loading rife. born at Mad
tson. n. Y. Died In washington.
o. c., May i. 1901. -
straightforward for debt abolished
IN the State Of New York
lsb6--George ". Troup. fourteenth Gov
s sFn9s q George died Born
MISREPRESENTATION of Rt. Rev. Henry
Damien Bnncker. arst Catholic
Bishop Of Alton, III.
lsso-1eneral Johnston surrendered to
General Sherman.
lSI1-united States warship Kansas re-
2 leased the steamship virginius
from blockade by Spanish mem
of-war at 'Aspinwali.
iSSO--Alexander Mckenzie resigned the
leadership OF the Liberal party in
Canada.
l9os-Thirty persons killed by land
slide at Notre Dame de Saiette,
Quebec.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
NO RACE SUICIDE.
Town Creek Has Remarkable Record
for Twin Births.

birmingham Age Herald.
The extraordinary paper read by Dr..
Ethridge at yesterday afternoons ses-
sIon of the Alabama Medical Associa-
lion proved that Town Creek, Ala: Is a
world beaten and can put all other
records for race propagation out of
~ Dr.. Ethridgs gave his personal prac-
tice for the two years since October,
1905 and declared that he acted as
nhvaician during that time at the birth
Of eighteen sets Of twins. three sets of
friniets. and one Of bankruptcies.
He gave the history of each case and
the parentage in nearly every one
showed that the parents and grandpar-
ents before them had borne twins and
H the request of State Health ohicer
w II Sanders, DR.. Ethridge prepared
the paper. DR.. Sanders considers IL
the most wonderful record in history
and believes that no other community
of like size In the world can make such
The doctor declared that the major
ity of the children are living, although
the auadruplets died within eight
DAYS, The Inhabitants are mostly Irish
but whether II is the people or the
water or the soil or what not, he does
not undertake to Judge.
DR.. Upshaw OF the wiregrass region
told Of . family IN his practice with
twenty one children, among them three
sets Of twins and one Of triplets
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
oussgpokes ~ Dothan /.
This 10 My 47h Birthday

James T. Powers the well known
comedian. was born in New York city.
but in 1878 at Long Branch. N. j., as
a vaudeville performer. He continued
as a vaudeville performer for several
years. In 1888 he went to London,
making his debut at the London Ave-
nue. Theatre. and subsequently travelled
through the English provinces. Later
he filled comedy roles at the Empire
and Drury Lane Theatres In London;
States. and during the next three or
four years he won wide popularity In
the farce comedies of the late Charles
Hoyt. In 1887 Mr.. Powers Joined the
management of Rudolph Aronson and
played comedy parts In 'Erminie" and
other popular operas OF that period.
OF farce comedies and comic operas. 7
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

The discouraging news is sent out
that 1.-The progressive Republicans OF
the West" have again been turned
down at the White House and that
President Taft will stand shoulder to
shoulder with the regulars in the
tariff fight now on in the Senate. The
'progressives" have tried to be Dem
oerats in principles and still remain In
the Republican party. But Cannon
and Aldrich showed them what a
regular" Republican was and that in
short order.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

gentleman In Elba has a milk COW
that last year paid for all the food she
ate and gave him, IN addition, $17e
worth of milk and butter.
An accurate account was kept of ex.s.
penses, all food was bought at market.
prices, and the net result was as stateIs
above. Still you can hear lot of folk{
say 1t does not pay to buy fine stock
or cattle. An ordinary wiregrass cow
would have been as much expense tc
keep up and would have. given posi-.
bly, a fourth as much milk.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
saving the Protectlve system

New YORK Times.
senator Aldrich sets his face like
hint against additional schemes Of tax
alton. That means the Inheritance
taxes, the income tax. Politically this
is wise. and on grounds OF economies
ana equity much is to be said for his
position. Anybody can see that II an
income tax il imposed and death dues
SOLICITED. the tariff would have to come
down. 1t is not the present intention
Of the Republican party to lower the
tariff. So the standpatters have at
least this merit. that they will reso-
lutely resist any venture into new
neids Of taxation.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
What the Stats Papers
Ars Sayi,,s and Doing

The heDubIfeans' Danger.
posed Il the RspuS 81 s's can sss 90 D be-
long chances. ana Il hey win the next
Congress- on this thev can win on any
An Inaependent Editor.
If you don't like the way The Echo
You may run II 70 suit yourself We
set Of men. but doing our very best to
advance the interests Of Thomasville
and surrounding country.
$500 s.sns q che Times.
one indication Of the advent Of bet
wear OF the women. Many Of the sex-
elusive whose husbands 40 not make
over t75 month, are wearing $40 and
His Long suit ].
Nj. Brysn declines to say that he VIII
rot be 4 candidate for Senator. Do.
s sss. .., ,s 'sy s T nsi oS e : s.n We
would like TO see Mr.. Bryan elected
Senator and given chance to show
what there 10 in bin. TO warrant his
f's'hs sns aonAss loL "ie
Its Good Anyhow.
Opeiika Morning Post,
In the language OF the Bingville Blu.
Gle The Montgomery Advertiser and
The Dothan Eagle have a red hot
discussion going on over the merits of
corn meal and we wish to state right
here that when good corn meal Is
properly cooked into bread that 1t Is
mighty hard to beat
ssf 5fsfiHfa 81 sri r = SEE sfs4sr
Plenty a. Brewt0n.
Brewton Standard.
Counnenting upon q short paragraph
from this paper, Editor johnson OF The
ana 4 cup or .Wiggiers. lust come
over to Brewton; We have the lines, the
"wiggiers'' are easy. and the creeks
and river all In fne shape. And you
needn't put on the other "Eallus" eth
err. they bite as well for one gallus'
In fact you neean't wear any at all II
you don't want to.
Outspoken st nothan.
Wiregrass Strings.
Every good citizen who Is in favor OF
law and order should strive to help
the city authorities enforce the proili-
bition laws. Much talk in goihg the
rounds about the blind tigers In our
clined to let the other, fellow DO the
reporting of law breaking, as well as
ali the swearing. Convictions cannot
be made without evidence. II you
know Of q tiger and refuse to give the
evidence then In . measure you are
encouraging the illegal sale Of whis-
key.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

The once Of Governor Of Connecticut
seems to be about the safest place In
the state for the one who Ia SO for
tunate az to occupy 1t. Governor Lilly.
who died last week, was the FIRST ex-
ecutfve to die In once since 1917
almost century. That is record
which few States can equal. we sus-
pect
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
should BE Punished.

A headline tells us that Millions in
England curse James Patten for ad.
vancing wheat The same statement
could be made in this country Tor the
actions OF that gambler Is going "a
cause thousands TO actually suffer for
bread in this country. There should be
some way to reach man of Patten's
stripe and visit some of the Punishment
upon his head that he Is Causing 9th
ers by his nefarious practices.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

One who Is referred to as "a well
known English society woman" has.
been turning her batteries Of criticism
on the women and girls of America
and some of them are frettins over
her remarks, but we fail to see why.
Her ranting ought not to disturb any
body.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

The Buffalo Times thinks that ''in-
sanity, as an excuse for crime. has
been sadly and madly overworked."
That Is a fact. but II comes in mighty
handy. as all must admit. When the
defense can find no other plea to rest
on they put in that OF insanity and
1t often turns the trick.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

A few days ago two men out in Ne
vada had q dispute over hat and
proceeded to fill each other with buck
shot. Their funerals were well at
tended. but we are not told what be-
came Of the hat.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

II the Martians have big heads, as
one astronomer asserts we do not see
that they are any different from some
of the earth's population.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

ST, Louis GIoDe Democrat.
ON Penn sylvania's $150.0OO monu-
ment at Gettysburg Will be carved the
name OF every Pennsylvania soldier
who took part in the battle. This idea
has already been applied by Illinois In
the yicksburg National Park The
name of every Illinois soldier who was
in the campaign is permanently pre-
sented on the beautiful monument the
State has erected In the Vicksburg
memorial grounds.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
The news from Turkey gives tn

The news from Turkey gives the
world an idea Of how bloodtlsirsty
fanaticism may become. From what
has happened in Turkey in the past
few days the world Of today may un-
derstand how unhappy humanity must
have been when fanaticism reigned in
every country in other years.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

Add Aim has been having some
close calls lately but at this writing
he has not abdicated or evacuated. so
far as we know. He is a hard nut to
crack. apparently.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

That esteemed suffragette who de-
clares that "this is woman's coun-
try" needn't think herself smart. We
all knew it before she spokeA
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

MashinEton Herald.
Considering Mr.. Tillman's reported
remarks just after visiting the White
House Tuesday, 1t ls something of an
undertaking TO decide whether his call
was for the purpose Of paying his re-
spects to the President or his disre-
spects to the former President
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

1t seems dificult for old Winter to
get his consent to turn loose, but per-
haps May will not set him back.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

castro is bitter says a news item
It seems to us that no one can blame
him II he is also sour.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

Dogwoods are in bloom and that
means that the fish are really to be
caught Who'll lend us some bait?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

IF a man does not loot his own
horn the same shall not he footed.
observes philosophic ann profound
observer
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
where He Might Land.

There seems nothing left for General
Castro to do but go to Africa. We do
not doubt that he would be permitted
to land at Mounbasa-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

C. Finigan, Circulation Manager Of The
HcntKomsry Advertiser. being duly sworn.
says:
The foregoing statement Of The Adver-
tis&rs circulation for the month of March,
1893. IL true and correct, and compiled after
all returns from news boys, news agents,
spoiled and leftover copies have been de-
Quoted. c. l. FINIGAN,
Circulation Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day Of March, 1908.
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26
Good Position for Young Albanian.

DR. Leroy Napier has received his
commission as assistant surgeon in the
United States Army. 1t Is a deSira BILE
position attained by superior mental
and physical development. II pays $2.-
400 a year dating from receipt of COM
mission. When be 10 assigned to duty
some extra allowance III the way Of
horses is allowed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

The heDubIfeans' DANGER.
Birmingham Ledger.
This -fAriR bill Il the worst ever pro-
posed II the Republicans can 20 be-
fore the country on this, they take
long chances, and II they win the next
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-26

aoouL nilS uoildTs per TON as compar-
ed with twenty-eight dollars for the
ordinary steel rail, but in safety ana
durability they are said to justify the
difference. In steel rails the omen
hearth process rails are meeting with
the more favor. and their production
has gone forward by leaps and bounds.
while the production of the other
kinds has been falling behind former
records. New manganese frogs have
been made. and 1t is found that one OF
them outlasts ave of the ordinary kind
A rail testing plant recently has
been established which will show inst
| what rail can stand. II is a circu-
| lar track with a long revolving arm
on each end OF which is a 3s-inch
wheel 1t is possible to put vertical
| pressure of 41.5o0 pounds on this. and
| to drive 1t around the circular track
at the rate of sixty miles an hour. II
is also possible to bring a pressure Of
| 1880 pounds to bear on the fanges Of
the wheel and the side of the rail- THIS
| pressure corresponds to that of a
train against the outside rail in TAX
Ing a curve. BY thus testing the rails
all defective ones can be eliminated, as
! we'll as all others which would not
stand the strain Of the heaviest traf
nc conditions.
The next most important item in
maintaining a safe roadbed Is the cues
! ton of ties. and the roads now buifd-
ing and under contemplation are giving
IT a weighty consideration. 1t takes
Eve timer as long TO grow a tie as II
requires to wear IL out. Furthermore
| the constant enlargement of the roll
/ ing stock makes the wooden tie more
| and more inadequate TO the strain that
| is put upon 1t TO say nothing Of the
| constant digging up of the ballast to
| take up worn-out and detective ties.
] The steel tie and the concrete tie are
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-28
LAsoRERs TURN HlellwAYMEN.
Two Italians Attempt to Steal Pay
roll With Disastrous Results.

London.-Five persons are dead
and more than twenty others are In
hospitals at Walthamstown, a suburb,
as the result of sensational at
tempt made Saturday by two Italians
at highway robbery. The Italians
were run down and sorruunded by a
posse and finally committed suicide.
Three other victims, including a po-
liceman and young boy. lie dead.
Two policemen and three boys are
among the wounded.
The Italians had been employed in
n rubber factory, but having been dis
charged, they planned to revenge
themselves on their employers. They
lay in wait near the factory and
seized bag of money containing the
weeks pay of all the hands. They
then started on mad dash down the
street. The police were summoned
and started in pursuit in motor car.
AS they approached the Italians the
robbers opened fire with automatic
pistols on their pursuers. A number
CT men and boys on the street were
shot down before the men were cap
tured.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-28
Girl Murdered for Nine Dollars.

Dayton, O.-May Froshoer. fif-
teen-year-old girl was attacked and
killed here Saturday night. Police and
citizens are searching the country for
her assailant The girl was found at
1910 Sunday morning in barn on the
Grafton Kennedy estate, where her sis
ter, Mrs, George Hart was employed.
She had been sent to the savings bank
late in the afternoon with SO and
pass book, and her long absence start
ed a search for her. The case at this
time has all the appearances of the
Dora Gilman murder three years ago.