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Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20

It took ten innings at Salisbury Satur- day to decide between the respective merits of the Salisbury and Canaan ball tossers, but the tenth inning d1d the trick and the local boys came home and cut notch number one for their first league victory.
 Features of the game were the heavy hitting by Bierce for Canaan and Jones for Salisbury. Both pitchers, Barton for Salisbury and Heffernan for Canaan, good work, as shown in the score below. Burpee was expected to be in the box for Salisbury but did not show up and Bar ton had an opportunity to distinguish himself Heffernan pitched a steady game for Canaan with good results.
 The apple trees caused some trouble, as the ground rules concerning them were new to the umpire, who hailed the worst of the deal in the sixth when three men were called out on fly in the apple trees. Captain Ralph Stanton showed tact and sportsmanship by con- ceding the point without argument. The contest throughout was clean and a good one to witness.
 The game was characterized by the loose playing by the Canaan boys in the first innings. It showed up their lack of practice and cost them several runs. It looks, however, as they would make a strong aggregation if they get together and do some work during the week. The redeeming feature was the way they bucked up III the last two innings when the bird of victory was t1uttering over the Salisbury team in decidedly ominous fashion The details are as follows;
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20
49 10 Is 30 l3 {
SALISBURY

Score by Innings Canaan U U U S-lO Salisbury U U V-
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20
Marriage of ShaffieId Girl

Tho marriage of Miss Mary Clark Spur, daughter of George IT. Spurr, of Sheffield, and Rev. Alexander Hamilton, formerly of Great Harrington, will take place at Christ church, Sheffield, We'd nesdsy, May 26, at I.3O p. m.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20
Hen Lived Eight Months

While moving hay in Mill River from Patrick Brennan's barn, a hen was found buried under beam in the hay mow since the barn was filled last August. She was alive and weighed just one pound, but died the following day, be. ing overcome with joy at hor freedom
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20
Sharon Woman Buys Farm

Justina l.. Lemon, of Sharon, Conn. has purchased the J. c. Hunt farm ip Richmond, where she will build a sum mpr house.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20
Looked Like a Defeat for the Locals up to the Ninth When They Showed Their MettIe in Fine StyIe-Costly Errors From Lack of Practice.
The Standing

Games This Week Saturday Sheffield at Canaan. Salisbury at Lakeville. Mlllerton at Lime Rock.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20

Results Of Saturdays Games Canaan 10, Salisbury 8 Q0 innings); Lime Rock 8, Lakeville 0; Millerton g., Sheffield 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
A GOOD ASSET.

One of the best assets that a man
can have in this world, SO far as word
ly affairs are concerned, is adaptable
ity-the faculty of adapting himself to
conditions that environ him and to any
change of circumstances, such as often
fall on men in every walk or lie.
There are men who seem to have been
brought I'D in a straight-jacket, they
are so limited to one set of ideas, and
one business in life. Let one of them
for any cause lose the position he has
been filling or be put out OF the work
he has always followed, and the pro-
verbal fish out of water is not in
much worse condition than he is. There
may be other work that needs men,
other positions vacant, but he has
no power to adapt himself to the
change that has come to him. He
can't get over the straight jacket.
We once read of a railroad engineer
who lost his position when he had al
most reached middle age, and was I'M
able to secure another. He mad been
trained to the business and knew moth
ing else, but after trying in vain to
get a position he secured place In
machine shop, although he knew abso-
lutely nothing Of the work or how to
do it. He took place at very low
wages. but before a year had passed
he was a skilled machinist and COM
manded a good salary. II he had been
dominated by the belief that he could
do nothing but run an engine he might
have finally become a drone and
loafer, but he was not built that way.
In every city the same thing is be-
get tired of the farm and go to the
city. One viii quickly adapt himself
to city life and business and WI sue
cess, while Others wIIl he failures be-
cause they lack adaptability. We see
the same thing constantly in cases
where a young man is educated for a
business or profession for which he has
no taste or talent. and he never sue
ceeds. The old saying about try
ing to make a square stick fit a round
hole applies 20 such cases. They try
to fit themselves to a place for which
they were never intended and to which
they cannot adapt themselves. try as
they may.
And SO it goes all through life. Men
fail because they cannot adapt them
selves to circumstances. If they sue
coed in a certain line they must stick
TO that or nothing. If they lose en-
ployment they cannot take up anything
else. The man who fails in life does
not always fail for lack Of effort, but
often because he hnds himself in the
wrong place and doesn't know how TO
take up anything else. There may be
a place for every man. and one in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21


So far as we know. the only woman
to hold the ofaoe of Judge OF Probate
In the United States is Mrs. Mary b.
Cooper. and she plainly knows how to
make herself solid with her own sex.
AS is well known. Kansas has long
been noted for strong minded women.
and Judge Cooper takes the nearest cut
to bind them to her. She does this by
emitting the word ''obey" from the
marriage ceremony, where the wife 10
commanded to love, honor and obey
the husband. When she splices cou-
pie abe leaves out that last word. Be
cause" she says. II ask the husband
If he will love. cherish and keep her
until separated by death. the wife 10
asked practically the same thing. II
either or both keep these promises.
there Is no need for the word obey
II she doesn't love him she will not
obey him. She may pretend to do SO.
but she won't"
There you have her reasoning in
plain English. and how are you going
to upset It? And at the same time she
evidently has a proper conception of
the dignity of marriage and its SOL
emnity. should q giggling pair come
before me- she adds, they would be
severely reproved, and would be made
to understand that being Joined in
wedlock is most serious affair. and
not to be taken lightly" Certainly
that is sound doctrine, and, to quote
contemporary:
Is 1t any wonder that Mrs. Cooper,
who was appointed by Governor Hoch,
to fill the unexpired term of her hus-
band, who died In Office, was 're-elect-
ed by the largest majority on the
ticket. not even excepting that of Pres
pie she marries with the seriousness
of the matrimonial step-and she
doesn't make the wife promise to
obey"
1t Is not to be wondered at that
Judge Cooper ran ahead of her ticket,
and our guess Is that she will hold
the position as long as she wants It.
or at least as long as the good women
of her county have anything to do
with the voting. AS she Is unique in
the matter of the office she holds, SO
she seems to be in her ideas of the
obligations and duties of married life.
and both must add to her strength UP
there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
WEDNESDAY JULY n, 1909

Going TO make It unlawful in Ala
hana even to own a bottle OF liquor
on beer inside the limits of the State.
That will be one law that certainly
will never be observed or enforced even
Il IL It should be sustained by the SUI
preme Court .-Chattanooga Times.
Hardly. we think. We do not be-
}iieve that even the Alabama Legisla-
ttnre, with Governor Conner to boss 1t,
would enact such an utterly idiotic
Law as that, nor do we believe an Ala
bama Supreme Court would uphold
such law. Besides, law Of that
sort would hit too many of the officials
and lawmakers in a tender place II 1t
could be enforced, Finally, we think
the people of this State have too much
self-respect to observe a law that
would destroy the privacy Of their
homes and leave every man and his
house at the mercy of paid spies : and
so-called detectives. There's no tell
ing what the Legislature will do, but
we think 1t will allow us to still keep
a private bottle and mint bed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

His brethren Of the State press will
sympathize with Editor James Arm
strong of scottsboro. over the neces-
city of suspending for few weeks the
publication of The Citizen. Mr.. Arm
strong's health has not been good this
summer, but he nevertheless continued
to issue The Citizen. He is member
of the Legislature, and when the call
for the extra session was issued he re-
allied that in his present state Of health
he could not discharge both his legis-
lative and his editorial duties. The
Citizen therefore will not be published
during Mr.. Armstrong; absence from
Scottsboro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
ANorHER FAILURE.

The accounts sent over from calais
Of the mishap which befeil NJ Herbert
Latham and his aeroplane is only an
other instance Of the uncertainty and
unreliability of human skill and ma
chine work. The explanation given Is
that the motor stopped working when
he was half across the English Chan
mel and the machine gently descended
to the water. Fortunately 1t came
down slowly and was seif-supporting
on the water. SO that no injury was
sustained by the flyer. but twas
failure. for all that. The distance
across the Channel 10 almost Insignia
cant. and much greater distances have
been covered many times by various
forms4of flying machines, and for these
reasons II was comparatively safe to
count on a successful trip. but--"the
motor gave out" Something seems
always to give out when least ex-
pected, and 1t is pretty apt to be some-
thing that will cause failure.
NJ. Latham, we are told. will have
another try at 1t, and may have bet
ter luck next time, II something doesn't
give out. The statement that his
friends were much disappointed over
his failure Is not surprising. Itwould
have been very singular II they had
not been disappointed at the failure
of what seemed an easy task. Large
crowds, we are told. had assembled on
both aide. Of the Channel to see the
big bird fly across the water. and we
can easily understand how both the
believers and unbelievers felt when
they saw his vessel settle down In mid
channel No doubt there were many
who exclaimed, II told you So" and
perhaps were secretly glad that their
predictions of disaster had been verb
fed. Perhaps the next attempt may
be a success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
Rural Postofflces vanl.hlnE !.

Louisville Courier Journal.
The postofice Of Folsomdale, named
time she became the bride of Grover
Cleveland. is victim of rural free de-
livery. and is to be wiped on the map.
Considering the fact that 1t had little
excuse for living in the first place, and
that 1t did no especial credit to its
namesake or itself II has done we'll TO
retain "a local habitation and a name
t Se 9espe sRs SSt s i Was rSsS%
named. refused to grow. Uncle Sam. in
taking stock has observed that the re-
ceipts do not justify the further main
lar neighborhood Besides. the rural
carrier Is going by every day and will
be able to deliver the mail more ex-
peditiously than the postmaster. After
the postoftice and the overworked and
underpaid postmaster will be given a
permanent vacation. Rural free deliv-
cry is playing sad havoc with villages
that were named for distinguished peo-
Pile, and also with the freak names
which used to furnish interesting fea-
ture articles for the Sunday papers and
FIRST class material for the paragraph
Beefhide. Hardscrabble and Lick skillet
gradually are disappearing from the
Postal Guide and being dropped of the
maps. These appellationg did not look
well in print or sound we'll to the ear
but when new Offices were being Great
ed by thousands every year the finding
of names for them was a problem and
the Postoffice Department could not af-
ford to be fastidfous in selection. Care
was requisite that names in the same
State should not be duplicated and that
new Offices should not have designa-
tons too similar to those Of old ones.
Now that offices are being abolished in
large numbers every year the troubles
Of the Department In this respect have
been alleviated. Up to the year. 1905
the number n0at0ff7caa in the TYnifad
States constantly increased. Since
that year the number has been dimin.
ishing. In 1903 the number OF oflceI
was 74,169. In 1908 the number was
6l.15S. With the extension of rura
delivery the rural postodlce is vanish
ing. The Office OF Folsomdale. Graves
County, Ky. Is not without company
in Its passage to oblivion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
THIS Is My 6Ist Birth day
RandoInh GuZweuhAfmeP.

Randolph Guggenheimer, one of the
foremost corporation lawyers of
America, was born in Lynchburg, Va.
July 20, 1S4S, and received his educa-
ton in the schools there and In the
Law School OF New York University.
He located in New York in 1866 and
four years later was admitted to the
bar. From the hrst he made spe-
cialty of corporation practice and real
estate law. In 1889 he entered into
a law partnershi pwith Isaac and Sam
uel Untermeyer. In 1898 the firm came
for the English syndicate that con-
solidated many Of the largest brewer
over 800. 900 900 foreign capital to the
United States. In addition to his law
actively In the real estate business and
was the pioneer In the erection OF large
Office buildings in New York. He serv-
ed four years as president Of the mu-
nicipal council and ten years as 3
school commissioner of New York. AS
a school commissioner he was leader
in originating the evening high school
system and the free lectures for work
ing people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
THE THREATENED WAR.

A war between England and Ger
many, now seriously threatened. would
be a worldwide disaster. 1t would
be a commercial disaster to the United
States, only second in Importance to
that of the two countries engaged in
the bloody STRIFE.
There Is no prospect or an immedi-
ate war; there is no real cause for
war at any time. But the trend OF
both governments is to an inevitable
conflict. II the policies of the two
governments are not changed. II pubic
sentiment In England and Germany Is
not given a different shape, the war ID
certain at some future time. Patriotic
men of both countries are earnestly
laboring to avoid what now seems al
most inevitable. Other men OF the two
countries with a mistaken idea Of pa
triotism are doing what they can To
bring on thu conflict.
The menace of this worldwide dis
aster of war grows out OF two reasons
first, the acknowledged superiority OF
England as a world power, position
which Germany covets; second. the
rapid development of the German EN-
pire and Its success in winning trade
and commerce which once belonged to
England. The policy Of Germany is
only too evident. 1t is to wrest away
from England it's supremacy. either by
war or without war. 1t is England
determination to preserve 1t at all
hazards.
The rest of the world should step In
and prevent such horrible epoch as
a war between England and Germany
would be. The United States. at the
proper time, II need be, should lead In
the intervention. The United States
would have more at stake than any
other country should Germany and
England meet in a death grappie. such
a war would bring on financial disas-
ter and a commercial panic such as
this country has never seen. The pos
sibility of other countries being drawn
in the Titanic struggle is not remote.
The war cloud which rises between
Germany and England is dark threat
to the entire world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
SPENDING THEIR MONEY.

New York Special
Rivalry for social leadership has
been carried to the field Of suffrsge
Clarence Mackay. Both are deeply In
terested in the fight for rights for wo-
men. and they are both preparing their
lines Of battle for the fight which Is to
0s MRS. M as,s aSli was hrsf in the field
the president This Organization has
oor Of tho ew Metro
politan Tower. On the door in gold let
ters are the words:
Equal Franchise Society.
"ofiice OF the President.
"Off1ce hours from to o'clock
Mondays and Thursdays"
The ONCE was opened about two
weeks ago by Mrs. Mackay In person.
and for few days she kept the ONCE
heat has evidently been too severe. for
although yesterday was Thursday none
Of the workers for the rights for wom-
en- appeared,
account of the hot weather Mrs. Mac
kay sent her secretary occasionally to
get the large quantity of mail. which
she read oyer at her summer home In
Not to be outdone by Mrs. Maciay.
Mrs o. n. P. Belmont engaged rooms
In the building at sos Fifth avenue.
near tint corner of Forty secontf street
League. workmen were busiiy engag-
ed ripping and putting in partitions
yesterday afternoon. The rooms Will
be as deliberately furnished as the
quarters OF the rival society In the
II Is expected that the new quarters
will be occupied by the league about
the middle OF August, when all indi-
cations point to the opening OF an aE-
gressive campaign for women's rights.
Though the acquisition Of these
rooms by Mrs. Belmont has only been
announced. twenty-four hours mail
from all parts Of the country was
pouring in with every arrival OF the
postman. The superintendent of the
building was quite at a loss TO know
what to do with II, but at last decided
that the business Office of the o. II. p.
Belmont estate was the proper place
for the avalanche to be deposited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
Letters to The Editor


Editor Advertiser.
Lwas much suppressed with your ed
itoriai In last Sundays issue OF your
lakewood Cemetery.
1t 10 indeed q reflection. II not a
burning shame and disgrace to our
fair city. and our city officials that
the condition Il is today. In many
places the aileyways private lots, and
roedways are fun Of weeds, bushes.
brisrs and grass. and seem 20 havs
s .ny 40 r. asssss.'n q Zoe. ss. seem e
that some systematized regular force
should ksep the entire grounds in a
clean. decent and proper condition. 1
sa nns csss is as ,Rs any ssss and
keep them In condition such rs they
should be. private lots and All;
p, Selma; Louisville. Ma s,sca s am
ofiicers ana regular hired labor DO all
this work. and this Is as It should be,
for the people own the cemeteries, ana
the people are taxed to, to pay y, these o..
peoples afYafr from any standpoint
you may view It. and why 10 II that
the white ofi1cers whose business II IL
to remain there with the half dozen
then BY the city convfcts should not
keep the cemetery. lots and ell. IN
good and perfect condition? Something
should be done 70 bring about this
much needed and important part OF
the much neglected burying ground
for our loved ones
Your editorial was timely, wise and
in keeping with the temper ana senti-
ment Of the people
Montgomery, July 90.
The Congressional Institute.
Troy, Ala, July 10. 1903
Editor Advertiser:
The Laws of Alabama provide that
there shall be held annually in each
congregational district a Teachers In
weeks. S Tns OBJECT is tss suiiaing M up
and fostering. of the cause Of public
rectly designed for the inspiration and
Improvement of the teachers of the
State. The Institute for the Second
District will be held at Luverne, Cren-
shaw county. from August 10th to
2Sth inclusive. A good program will
be prepared and all the expat help
possible will be enlisted to assure
the success of the Institute.
desire In o very modest way to
call the attention OF the teachers OF
the District of our Institute, and to ap
peal to them for their attendance and
cooperation.
Very respectfully.
e. NJ. Shackleford.
Conductor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

We hope the farmers have IT. in for
q big crop of sweet potatoes this sea-
son. The price we usually have T. ray
tor that excellent vegetable IS rather
iiscouraging to city people Of liIuited
incomes. and as few vegetables are
more to be desired. We would like to
zee them cheap as well as plentiful.
They may not be altogether as oreft-
able as cotton. hut some of us can't
eat cotton and we can eat yams-when
we can get them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
ESTABLISH STREET LEVELS.

Paving improvement in DOthan Given Onea4
Impetus.
Dothan. July 2o.-(spscial "A represent
alive of J. b Mccrary q Co. Of Atlanta, ar
rived last night and has begun the survey
OF the city for establishing the grade level
preparatory for the furtheran nee of the many
public improvements begun ana under con-
temptation.
Work had been suspended on the Govern
ment building for a week or ten days await
ing this movement, but about 100 men be.
gan work this morning
A general street cleaning and building was
simultaneously begun by the street commit
tee and a crew with eight mules began work
with a road machine on some Of the streets
that are not expected to be paved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

Texas is threatened with still an
other extra session of the Legislature,
Texas. also has a ''refawm" Legisla-
ture. The Governor Is talking of
bringing the Legislature hack for more
fuss and speechmaking. The Texas
Legislature has been in. session about
as much as the Alabama Legislature
and results in Texas have been about
the same as they have been in Ala
bama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
This Date in History
July 20.

1ess-Ireland declared itself independ-
emit.
i7s5--Mahmud H.. Sultan of Turkey.
born: died in 1896.
l7s7--James Whitaker, frst Shaker
preacher, died in Enfield, Conn.
1891 Benjamin Franklin Coston, in
ventor Of the percussion cap, born
in philadelphia: died there Mo-
vember "a. 1913
1s50-Wilnam A. Graham OF North
Carolina. became Secretary OF
War. .-I-st
ls71-Brltish coiumbie entered the Do
minion OF Canada.
19Os--Pope Leo XIII. died; born March
q. 1910.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

'The flying machine that doesn't
have to wait a week on the weather
before it can start will get the biggest
prize" is the decision of The Chatta-
nooga Times. We fear The Times will
be set down as a pessimist for in
belief
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

An Alderman of Charlotte, while act
ing as Mayor. cast two votes on a
proposition that came before the Coun-
Gil; one as Mayor and the other as AL
derman. He would have been a good
performer at the polls during recon-
struction times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

Up in a little town in Kansas they
are exploiting a four-legged chicken.
We will be glad If they will and way
to multiply the variety. Four drum
sticks to a chicken would be something
worth while.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

Up to date there have been 314 dl-
vorces granted in Rhode Island this
year, and of these only forty-two were
asked for by the husbands. Women
must find it hard to live with the men
Of that State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21
SWORN CALCULATIONS.

The figures for May printed petv" ,.x
sent the actual net circuiauoa' as
having been deducted. ,... a..
The Montgomery Advertiser guaIan me- so ne
advertisers land makes II part u. Vi. n'renta
tract when requested) that its daily creue-
tton Is larger than that of any fnorni :,
new spaper printed in Aiabama-ana .ma, ~
81 any edition of any newspaper printed IN
Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

The number of times that Leon Ling
has been and will be reported captured
cannot be estimated with any degree
Of accuracy. 1t will last as long as
the supply of Cinnamon holds out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

The new ruler of Persia is only 12
years old, and we predict hard times
for the kid. No doubt he would pre-
fer to be out shooting birds with a
slingshot, if he has ever learned that
accomplishment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

which he viii be success. but x he
gets into. the wrong place and doesn't
know how to take up something else
he lie failure. Beyond . doubt adap-
liability Is one OF the best assets Of
human life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-21

If all the inventors who think they
can build successful flying machines
succeed in their ambitions, the things
will soon fill the air like mosquitoes.