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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
J. l. MEAD CYCLE COMPANY, CHICAG
NO PROSPECT OF LITIGATION
Square" 5emis Good Example Of a
Modern Solomon.

The disputes which old Square
PENIS was called upon to settle were
many and various. He asked no fee
"Ail ! require is that you'll abide by
what say. or you needn't ever come
70 me again. he told his Bushby
clients
You've helped me out a good many
times square" said Ephraim Gregg,
On one occasion. and / look to We 20
do II now Bill Hendersons colt
broke loose and got into my garden
Yesterday, aud between what he's tore
M and what he's ct, | should say
twouid take about -four dollars to
cover Can you get 1t out OF Bill,
shinkgv
Square" Bemls shook his head
BINS been here before yom. he
said. srayely. and I've been with him
10 look over The colt Eve advised him
not 90 prosecute Unless you tried TO.
The damages his col, has sustained
from your blaekberry.vlncs would
come to considerably more than four
dollars, EphFaim. But II you insist
on"
I'm not insisting broke In Eph. |
rain. On the whole square. some
O. them sQuasb.vines might not have
come TO much anyway So ven Jest
les the whols thing go. Youths
Companion.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
CLEANING ALLEYS NON IN ORDER

line a already tho citizens Of shosone
dreaming heir lawns and premises generally This movement,
should b carried m EVERY residence property IN the city has t
II iparense Then the should general ana
include al streets atd alleys especially the alleys Nothing npres
neH eo more that clean tidy alley we'll Kent
swns sed general ar q cleanliness Il seems nm
ayeiasbs that the aey cse much debris Of
ard cleaning bat when fiat finished the alleys their
'nn apd b. made Fesenable The yards i now
time for tie alleys - receive attention.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09

Having made as much as modern
oil baron Drake decided to go out of
the buccaneefing business.
We'll boys" he announced as he
hauled down the Jolly Roger as ain
Drake, guess II is time for me to
duck
Later on Queen Elizabeth heard Of
the fun and offered to make Drake
editor-in-hief Of London comic paper.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
A ReaI Romance.

Sometimes there are instances in
life like those In the story books: An
Atchison girl engaged herself TO a
carpenter, thinking he was poor. and
discovered on the eve of her wedding
day that he had $3.50 in the bank. He
had not told her, wishing her to love
him for himself alone. Atchison
Globe.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
A Bio eathtub.

The tides run out swiftly In the bay
OF Fundy
A summer urchin, witnessing the
phenomenon for the first time. yelled
shrilly: Mamma. look quick Some
one has pulled the plug out OF the
ocean,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09

"A rolling stone gathers no moss"
remarked the proverb dispenser.
And. like the human high roller"
rejoined the thoughtful thinker, lit also
gravitGtes downhill. Chicago News.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
Laruest LluhtnIna conauctar.

The largest lightning conductor 10
the world is on the Lugspite weather
station, in Bavaria. 1t runs down the
mountainstde for three and a half
miles 10 a lake,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09

In the march OF life don't heed the
order right about when you know
you are about right.-Holmes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

done him an injustice. There II hardly
day that Intelligent men 40 not say
to the Advertiser. We'll. used to
think you were too hard on Conner.
but now I see you were right" He
has revealed his weaknesses and fail
ures himself. The Advertiser has only
made bricks with the straw he has
furnished.
Between the lines of The News ar
ticle we think we read that II 10 at
tracted to his band-wagon iuSt now
by the aiIuring strains Of prohibition
music floating from 1t. He Is dropping
the railroad agitation and trying TO
mount the moral wave AGAINST the
whiskey traffic. He is p-pmi.ing the
Anti-Saloon leaders constitutional
amendments and all sorts II strength
ening statutes. Perhaps Ito wants TO
go to the United States Senate In or
der to forward the cause of q national
prohibition law. Let the prohibition
people consider the Governors record,
and see what they can hope to get out
OF his promises, in the light Of his
past failures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
The Extra session Can.

nam AGs AASA SAN'
The Governors proclamation COM
vening an extra session OF tile legs.
lation is full of eccentrlcities. me
Governor asks the Legislature, for ex-
ample, 10 pass a compulsory educa-
ton bin, ana yet he nogiects TO ASK
II TO submit constitutional amend
ment empowering the school districts
by local taxation TO provide additional
accommodations for doubled rsuin-
Der OF pupils. He Ignores altogether
the Denver platform both In the re-
spect OF an income tax and IN respect
to the direct election OF United States
Senators.
And the Governor makes biennial
sessions OF the Legislature the f1rst
and leading feature OF his proclania-
ton. rhe State has had four sessions
in three years and still he thinks the
number of regular sessions should ne
doubled. He thinks this should be
done although the people recently ve-
II ~ dificult to say what the bien-
NAL proposition in list or sixty-fve
has behind IT what II has up It's
sleeve" 1t IL renection Mpun the re-
cent vote of the people. 1t is surprise,
FOR no popular demand for It had APP
peared in any section OF the state from
any considerable body OF citizens
from any one In fact.
Nine OF the sixry-five propositions In
the call relate to the liquor question,
which the Governor desires to see In
curporated in the constitution. This
would be unwise. for all radical legis-
iation that can be enforced only with
diflculty should be left where modl-
fcation would be easy and feasible.
Until the problem has been sifted and
fiaced on a satisfactory basis 1t should
be left where modification can be ap-
piled to II, In no other. way can the
issus be carried to a flnal and satisfac-
torv conclusion. To- put II in the con-
stftution while It is IN an inchoate ana
tentative state would be the height
be apt TO say that statutes on that
subject are ample at present. what
ever may be best in the long run.
The extra session will have enough
work 10 DO in any event and its session
is confined to thirty sitting DAYS.
These thirty days may cover as many
weeks, but the people desire a short
before September will be expected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
BEAurIFY1NG LAKEWOOD.

The one spot In Montgomery which
Is reproach to the city. the one con-
dition which very nearly approaches
a disgrace, is lakewood Cemetery and
the deplorable condition in which 1t Is
eminent and the people Of the city.
The blame for this unfortunate condi-
ton rests on no one person; 1t rests
upon a city which has no efficient pol
icy for the maintenance of the spot
which should be dear to all Montgom-
cry.
The City Sexton is given neither the
men nor the means to keep lakewood
Cemetery as 1t should be kept. The
city convicts are turned in there for
one day and they make some. but only
little. Roadway against the labyrinth
of weeds and grass. The cemetery
throughout the year Is practically per-
mitted to run wild. The people who
wish to keep clear of grass and weeds
the little square OF earth in which their
discouraging conditions. They may
clear away the weeds. they may clean
their own square. but the walks APP
preaching 1t run riot with vegetation
and adjoining squares are dark and
luxuriant with unchecked vegetation.
There are parts of the cemetery that
are almost a wilderness In the sum-
mer the weeds and grass prevent easy
walking through some Of the narrow
streets.
The reproach of this deplorable con-
dition Montgomery should no longer
bear. The Advertiser appeals to the
people of Montgomery and to the city
government for a new policy, under
which the cemetery will be cared for
in an efficient and systematic manner.
strong a personal interest In the city
of the dead: we owe II to Montgomery.
for many of the visitors from other
cities go to the cemetery and come
away with criticisms of Montgomery's
careless and sllpshod way of caring
for Its own.
The Selma cemetery is one of the
most beautiful spots in all Alabama.
1t is given thorough. continuous and
intelligent care. Few people go to
Selma without visiting the cemetery.
of which so much has been said and
none, who see it, come away without
praising It. '1a.'
Intelligent work can make lakewood
with its splendid natural location and
its beautiful trees a spot of loveliness.
Men who made Alabama's history sleep
in lakewood. Pride Of city and of
State should see that the soil sod which
covers their dust should bear witness
to the esteem of the living. And. more
than this, lakewood arouses in thous-
ands of Montgomery homes a feeling
of tenderness, which goes out to the
spot in which sleep the dead of other
days.
The city in many respects pursues
liberal and generous policy. Only
in lakewood has its policy been mig
gardly. The time has come for a
change. Let US beautify lakewood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
WEEKLY EDITOR MAKES
LEGISLATIVE SUGGESTION

Marion County News.
As the Legislature meets on July
~ The News cannot refrain from
making a few observations lin regard
to the way things have been going
In Alabama in the recent past Demo8
cratic rule means the rule OF the peo-
pie, and an economical administration
of the affairs of government We do
not think 1t is best to have D large
and increasing surplus in the State
at all times sufficient sum. to meet
the expenses OF government. Appro-
priations for several interests. have
been exceedingly large. and entirely
plished. The common schools, where
the masses attend. are put off with
~ per capita while the higher fnsti-
buttons of learning receive a sum that
equalized more In. the interest OF the
common masses. ~t
We have entirely too many offices.
and these should be reduced wher.
ness transacted we have a multiplied.
ty OF courts and could get along all
right with half OF what we now have
II there is business to attend to we
not work twelve months In. the year
Just like other people. Locally speak
ing there Is not enough actual bust
ness to transact to- keep orr courts
In the interest OF economy and t
help out depleted treasury we couh
get along very we'll without a Lieu
tenant Governor, Railroad Commits.
sion, State Game Warden severa'
judges and ,chancellors. besides hos
of minor officials In every county II
the State. The taxpayers want ali
the laws administered In fair ano
DONE al as II" fedg6nAb,e eSst as 70" possibie
They want schools, butt they don't
believe It rs right to appropriate i'm
mense sums TO already rich schools
and leave others with a very small
sum to. get along with as best they
can. We need the whole, system gone
over and many Inequalities regulated
is decidedly responsible for all the
good and bad we have In government
and 1t matters. not who IL the head OF
our State affairs the burden of re-
sponsibility stifl rests upon the Shout
ders of the party and not upon those
of the Individual. The present State
administra ton has made some mis-
takes, and 1t is more than probable
that should others been In charge like
errors of Judgment would have oc-
mature thought and consideration ttc
the laws enacted bv them. and should
endeavor as far as possible to render
relief to the people instead of putting
more burdens on them to bear. Our
people are forebearing and forgiving.
but know. when the limit. Is reached
in mismanageTent OF their AFFAIRS
Much can be done by the Legislature
toward making the States affairs more
of business proposition and le~s OF
a political asset Tor certain indivlduaf
and the people will await. the Develop
ments of the next month With some
degree of anxiety. Let US all hope for
the best.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
Through the Mail BaE.

Union Springs. Ala. July i6, 1909.
Space Filters.
Two peas IN pod which grew from
~ transposed when you're not look
Are fully and truly irremediabiy
mixed.
And are both Just peas. for planting
or cooking.
Some people. YOU know. are Just thar
way,
Filling space in the world-nothine
more.
Move them about. shuttle them up,
They will MI the space as betorei
But what are they doing-what have
they Done
To make tho world better for YOUR
In this day Of hustle and pushing and
hustle.
With obstacles before You to sur
mount,
They're the people who think, the peo-
pie who act,
The people VINO do things. that
count.
Dear Drift: Pardon the familiarity.
Pardon me further please. for taxi
ing the liberty as a fellow craftsman,
for inscribing the above to you, be-
cause your column in The Advertiser
indicates that you are one Of those
doors of things.
FraternaIly.
p. F. w.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

for all but the lowest castles. II the
shadow OF person of lower caste falls
upon II. II must be thrown away and
not eaten. II the shadow Of person
who eats beef falls upon It, not only
the food but the vessels containing II
must be destroyed. 1t IL curious that
these strict rules concerning cooked
food are stlil insisted upon In spite Of
the great latitude permitted the Braha
man In the use Of cold drinks and
ready-made foods as indicated by the
list of substances which will not trans
init pollution.
All of the castles have q traditional
trade calling, upon which the origin
Of the clan L. based. The Brahmans
are all priests In theory. but many Of
them are cooks In the kitchens Of the
despised Christian. In one section Of
India only 3, per cent OF the Brahmans
engage in the priestly calling. There 10
a leather working caste. of which only
8 per cent work in leather. Among
some Of the peculiar occupational castles
10 that of tia hail ayerters." A viii
lage which employees one of this caste
will be protected from destructive hail
storms. Naturally. the members Of
this caste stick to their calling. More
than fifty years ago the prisoners IN
the Jails Of Northern india were put
was good, the hours easy, and there
was no danger OF famine. So the SONS
OF the jail weavers committed offenses
with the express purpose OF getting
into jail. And now there Ii weIl-def
fined jail caste" which gives the au.
thorities no little trouble.
At the present time the caste system
is the most formidable obstacle. in the
path of the patriots. both Anglo-Indian
and native Indian, who are striving for
genuine reform in the Indian Govern
ment. 1t is tyranny mere cruel than
any despot could invent, and by cleav-
ing to 1t the Hindus cut themselves on
from all hope of liberty.
--s
Tomorrow-T,he Empire OF India,
xv--Christianity and its spread.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
Extra Session.

Rockford Chronicle.
An extra session of the Alabama Leg
!slature has been called to meet July
ct. Calling this extraordinary session
IVES business 'nSIux exclusively ia
Governor Conner and 1t Is to be pre-
sumed that he knows OF some reason
for doing So We candidly confess
that we see no necessity for it-tnat
1t Will be expensive we know and
that 1t will be of any beneft we
doubt. Changing laws to suit the
within OF every man who by accident
or otherwise gets into power is not to
the interest OF thoaV who have to bear
the burdens OF government. The truth
is, and we all know 1t and should con-
fess 1t. that we have too much law;
too many changes and too much en-
deavor upon the part OF many OF our
people to make a living by some crook
OF tte law. How nrLt@ hett"r Of are
~e today, so far as law Is concerned,
than We were twenty years ago. Take
th.. twenty thousand pages ~ new
laws made during that time and low
-,iuch car be found tnat adds to the
happiness Of the common people1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
Charlie. Lamb On smoking.

Lamb was never quite comfortable
with regard to his servitude TO the
pipe. Again and again he decided to
give II up, and then again ne thought
better OF it, He even sought advice on
the matter What do you think OF
smoking?" he wrote to Coleridge. Il
want your sober average noon opinion
Of IT. Morning Is Il girl, and can't
smoke-She's 10 evidence one way or
other; and night is so evidently bought
over that he cant DO very upright
Judge Maybe the truth Is, that one
pipe is wholesome. two pipes tooth
some, three pipes noisome, four pipes
fulsome. Ave pipes quarrelsome, and
that's the sum ont. But that is decid-
ing rather upon rhyme than REASON"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
His Money Melts.

New Orleans. July Ito keep money
by putting 1t in cold storage has been
abandoned as a proper method of pres.
ervation by Vincent Serio a baker of
this city. Serio decided he would keen
his cash In his refrigerator. He enthu.
siastcally confided to friend that hia
refrigerator was the safest place in
which to deposit his money. His ar
dor, along with the money, was cooled.
when he discovered last night that his
weeks receipts had been removed from
the ice chest. There is thus far q cold
trail as far as the police are cons
eerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
SUNDAY, JULY IS, 1900.

Castro, so It is stated. has informed
the Venezuelan Government that he
renounces all claim to the Presidency
OF that country and only asks for
enough ground to die on. Possibly
the terms would be granted IL he
would give bond and security to do
the dying act at once when he got on
the ground. but otherwise we predict
that not much attention will be paid
to his promises. They know him and
have no confidence in him. In all prob
ability he would not be there six
months before he would start trouble.
The present Government doubtless likes
him. but at distance, and trusts him
most when he is farthest off.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
This Date in History
July IS.

day of thank sgiving was de-
clared in the Massachusetts CO.
lony for the cafe arrival OF = t
new settlers.
1775-A party of Americans under Col.
Ashe captured and burned Fort
Johnson on the Cape Fear River.
1S4O-The BRITANNIA" the first of the
large Cunard liners. reached Bos-
ron in fourteen days and eight
hours from Liverpool.
1s53-The Atlantic and st. Lawrence
railroad. from Portland to Mon
treal, opened to traffic.
1S61-Battle of Centervllle, Va.
74-Representatives OF commercial
,cdies met In conference at st.
Johns, N. b., to discuss the sub
iect Of reciprocity between Cana
da and the United states.
1S94-Federal troops which had been
on strike duty In Chicago order
ed back to their posts by Genera
Miles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
THIS Is Ny 18th Birthday
Ethel Roosevelt.

Miss Ethel Roosevelt. the youngest
daughter of former President Rec Sc
welt. was born In New York J,Iy IS.
1891. Her education was received f'nm
private tutors and at the Natl onal Ca
thedral School. near Washington, D. c.,
from which she was graduated n 1907
Last October she made her sOaial de-
hut at brilliant dance given in the
White House. Following closely in
the footsteps of her father and 40 he r
Miss Roosevelt Is an enthusiastic lover
of outdoor sports. While riding is
her favorite recreation she Is also n
adopt golf. tennis and rowing. few
weeks ago she sailed with her "other
ON her first trip to Encl7e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
RoAsrs THE ADVERTISER.

The Tuskegee News Takes Up the
Cudgels For Gov. Conner.
Tuskegee News.
1t may be In accordance with the
freedom of the press" to criticise In
all sorts of a wav the political opin-
ions. personal expressions. etc, etc, OF
even Of judges Of the United States
District Courts. But surely 1t is not
In accord with right, law, reason. ius-
tice nor good taste for a journal to
cor~tantlv hound down and seek to
The Advertiser evidently ans to do
in It's Ircatm"n' of Gov. Conner. 1t is
our dclitcrat cninlon that the publ
cation of such cartoons OF the Gov
erEor as have appeared recently in
that paper, and of other RS which were
published months ago are nothing short
Of outrageA.
While Il. Z. Conner was a candidate
all sorts of reasonable opposition to
him was Te rhapS justifiable, but when
he became our Governor by the vote
OF the people, 1t at once. became the
duty # every loyal citizen to lend
him all tha support possible % that
hts administration OF the affairs OF tho
States should reflect credit alike upon
the State as well as upon its citizen
shlp, The Advertiser holding different
views on many questions not only has
opposed the Governor at every step
hut has fought HIM WITH that ap-
parent Snlrlt whlcn Win EnOullSH gree
would rejoice at his complete downfall
ami humiliation. yet which would rath-
err help IN cripple nad injure the State
of Alabama Il by that means u could
compass his defeat and humiliation.
Gov Conner may be In error on some
lines. hts thHmIdt nsnip II certain is
sues may have lten in too bitter
temper but surely - 'his lSf" dav ~
man who hns fairly ard 'ntelligently
followed his efforts 10 make for HIS
state a good and rscful Governor can
ooubt his love for Alabama: his homes
~ Of purpose and his unfaitering de-
term inntiGn IN be " service to all OF
the people He HAS dared m do what
he believed right in the face of as
bitter OPP "sitiun as ever confronted an
official
And Nnrs ard row we INSIST that
The Montgomery Advertiser In It's BIT
terpess against Gov. Conner is not only
doing him gross injustice. bat is
likewise tu'ldirE up IL the minds OF
some people n contempt for the law
OF the lard. Already there are those
who say We have II" use for this or
that 'av' because Conner and his Leg
iSlatura Tntsed 80
n IL Is anarchy to criticise the de-
cisions IF our courts. II is SURELY akin
thereto to forever hru'allv belttle the
Chlef Executive Of state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

Because a North Carolina lawyer ap-
peared IN South Carolina
court in suit of rather
gay and varied hue, such as
suited the hot weather. he was prompt
ly called down by the presiding judge
and informed that attorneys who APP
peared in a South Carolina court must
wear a garb of decent and respectful
black. We don't know what the VIC
tim said. but we doubt II his thoughts
would do to print
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

When they get to making butter-ac-
tualIy butter, bear in mind-out of
petroleum, We hope the laws will COM
pei them to so label 1t that we can
tell what we are eating. When We
butter our batter-cakes we want to
know whether the material we are
greasing them with came out of COW
or an oil well. Ignorance may some
times be a blessing but even blessings
may be overdone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

I'VE stop the press to say" has al
ways been a favorite expression In
newspaper Offices, but Kansas paper
goes one better with this: we stop
the press to say that nothing has oc-
CURED since we started the press wor-
thy of stopping the press to record >"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

THANK God. there can't be four moro
years of Comerism." fervently exclaims
q contemporary. How do you know
that he will not have the Constitution
amended SO that he may hold the once
as long as he wishes?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

It seems that Mrs. Thaw doesn't
want Harry turned loose, judging by
some OF the reports sent out. 1t looks
as II she doesn't want him around the
house any more; possibly fearing he'll
raise too much old Harry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

What The Pittsburg Post appropri-
ately calls "Teddlolatry" has not yet
been eradicated, by n whole lot Thus
a bishop out in California AYERS that
ut may become necessary to recall our
beloved Theodore" II Taft should
prove disappointing on the tariff mat
ter Now wouldn't that jar you?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

what does Taft mean?" impatiently
asks The Pittsburg Sun. We suspect
that he would find it rather hard to
answer that question himself: at least
until Congress is done with the tariff
bill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18

than anywhere else in the world" de-
clares The Lineville Headlight. That
is putting 1t too strongly, and is not
fair to Alabama. We admit that hui
man life is too cheap in this State,
and the bare fact is a reflection on
us as citizens, but we are not ready
to admit that 1t is cheaper than any
where in the world.