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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
FRANK G. CARPENTER WRITES OF ENGLISH
TOWNS WHICH MANAGE THEIR OWN BUSINESS

nile have become 30 sensitive on the SUBJ
feet of the American invasion that an In
terview upon such lines would do more
harm than good.
In a City Gas Once.
II was in company with Mr.. Halstead
that visited the city gas ONCE In the
Council House to learn something about
how these corporations manage their gas
works. 1 find that nearly all the cities
Of England are now gradually buying the
gas plants Two hundred and thirty OF
them. have already done SO, and they are
extending the service SO that the poorest
man can have his gas at low cost
We first entered the gas counting room.
where we found clerks taking in money
from the consumers. and from there went
on into the sales room, where all sorts
of gas fixtures, from brackets to chan
deiiers and from gas tips to gas stoves.
are sold. The Birmingham Gas Company.
which controlled the business when the
city decided to own 1t, had fixture store
and the corporation bought this with the
plant The prices Of the fixtures are
about the same as In the United States.
but the terms OF payment are much more
lenient. The city will sell you gas fixtures
on time, and It will even rent them out
for consideration.
Gas Cookers for a Dollar q Year.
II the Birmingham man does not care
to buy a gas stove the city will put in one
for him at rent Of Q cents week. or
N.04 a year, or have larger stove for
3 cents per week. A small gas boiler
about as big around as q tea plate, with
little holes about the edge, ID furnished
for nothing.
The gas for poor people Is largely dis
tributed through penny-in-the-slot me-
tiers. These meters are like the ordinary
gas meters save that each has q hole In
the top. Dropping a penny In the hole
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

downright, 1909, by Frsnk G. Carpenter.)
Birmingham, England.
How would yot Hike to have street
car ride for cent? You can get 1t in
Sheffield, where the city owns the tram
ways and charges different rates, accord
ing to distance. rode from one end of
the town to the other for a penny. and
my short rides as rule cost me half
penny. The car fares in Liverpool are a
penny or two cents for the ordinary trip,
and 1t Is the same in Manchester. The
rates are not different in old Chester.
which was a town in the days of the
Romans. and about the same in the col
1ese towns of old Oxford In Glasgow
the municipality owns the trans and
charges l cent a mile, or cents for six
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

how the British cities are managing their
own business. Manchester is making
about 100000 out of its gas works, cleo
trio lights and markets. The markets
bring It an income Of $S5000 q year, and
at the same time give the best of facil-
tiles to the people. The markets have q
big cold storage plant and freezing cham
bers connected with them. AS rode
down the Manchester ship canal, I went
By the abbatoirs, which belong to the
city. They have wharves and buildings
for the accommodation of a thousand
head Of cattle and 1000 sheep. There are
slaughter houses and chilling chambers
adjoining them in which LOO sides OF beef
can be chilled in twenty-four hours.
Manchester now has it's own telephone
system belonging to the city in which the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

Liverpool is making a profit out Of its
Investment of more than $aoooOo,ooo in
docks.
Homes for the Working People.
Many of the city corporations are now
erecting homes for their working people.
They are buying up the slums and tear
ing down the buildings which stand upon
them In order to put up sanitary tene-
the same time they are widening the
streets and going into what might be
called land office and real estate BUSH
ness, The London County Council spent
million and quarter dollars to wipe
out the slums Of Bethnal Green, 1t being
estimated that ii cost the city $3.50 for
every family that was there turned out
before cent was spent on the new build
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

opens a valve. which let's out enough gas
to run three burners for three hours. The
gas can be turned on and off, so that the
economical man can burn less and have
his lights for perhaps l cent per night
The meter is connected also with a gas
stove, and 1 am told that / penny will
give enough gas to cook a dinner for a
family. There are other meters so ar
ranged that you can put shilling in the
slot and get a proportionately larger
amount of gas. These meters are used
to some extent by the better class fam
lilies. l noticed especially that all the
flexible connecting tubes in this gas Of
flee were of American make. and the
manager told me that the city bought all
such supplies from the United States. y
Frank G.. Carpenter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

The relative durability of wood and iron
is given strange illustration by an old
cannon, which has stood since 1850 on the
high grounds OF Point Bonita, at the en-
trance of San Francisco Bay. The gun
has rusted away. while the wood sup
ports are in state Of perfect preserves
ton. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

When a politician boasts that he has
never been bribed, away down In his
heart he is hoping that his luck may
change.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31

the German capital. Not even then. how
ever, would English managers take 1t up
til Miss Smyth had played the music
over for one of them in Paris. After
hearing II this gentleman--M. Messenger.
recommended that 1t be accepted for Cows
emit Garden, and at last the gifted, pluclkys
persevering woman opera composer has
won EStner u CuAen-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
Colors Wrong side Up.

Miss Nellie Regain, young teacher
in charge of a flock Of youngsters at a
little red school house near Croton, re-
ceiyed IN unexpected visit from Sen
ator Depew, on Tuesday, according to
the Yonkers Statesman. Mr.. Depew
was driving from the Croton railroad
station to Palmers Hotel. AS he passed
along the highway he saw the school
house, and looked to see if the flag
was flying. The emblem was waving
in the breeze, but Mr.. Depew noticed
that the Stars and Staripes were upside
down. The Senator climbed up the hill
to the school house. The children We're
at their studies. Miss Regan came to
the door. my dear Miss, please ex-
cuse me-" said the Senator, as he stood
smiling, hat in hand. Il was passing
this way recalling the scenes Of my
childhood days among these beautiful
hills and valleys of yours, when I nc
ticed that the flag in front Of your
school was upside down. In my Of
fetal position feel that have q right
to inquire about il" II know it's all
wrong" stammered the young teacher,
calling Dir. Depew by name, but /
couldn't help it. The halyards were
broken, and we couldn't hoist it right
side up, so, rather than not have it up
at all, the boys put it wrong side up"
Mr.. Depew called Miss Regain a brave
American girl, and said that she had
the right spirit. Then he made a
speech to the children, telling them OF
the Importance Of patriotism and the
significance Of the flag.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

20 Do kissed by him. An ac, o. proyl-
dcncc, I verify believe"
Almost as II in reply The boy turned
half around. as the figure OF Mike
Dody slowly forced as way through
the circle.
IL was bidding for some one eisc,"
said the boy, holding out the money.
"Ycs,' said Mike, his cool insolcnt
eyes sweeping the crowd. "He was
bidding for rae lie was my-what do
you call lt?-moxy I'll take the kiss,
q Won please
a dead siieucc-an awful pause.
For the first time that evening a
flush spread over the face Of the min
ister's daughtcr-a flush that made It's
way from her firmly rounded threat
UP over her checks to the line Of fair
hair on he- forehead.
She looked around the crowd almost
appealingly. Was there no one to help
her IN ,his dilemma? Suddenly hcg eve
| lighted on a figure that stood hale cons
ceal2d from view-a short, squat figure
and there came to her voice n ring Of
| triumph.
You shall be paid" she said "The
money please"
1t was handed to her, and she put the
bills in the box
Then she turned to the figure she had
seen-the old family colored cook, black
as the ace OF spades, who had come to
witness ode proceedin's." Come here,
nanny" she whispered, and drawing
her close and putting her arms around
her, she kissed the black face q re.
sounding smack
Then she turned to the gambler.
"And here" she said, lis my proxy.
Take your pay, sir"-Brandur Mays.
! zine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

temptation 10 pluck every bunch with
IL sight; SO Il is becoming rarer every
yoay in certain localities
mhe Cardinal Flower is 4 L0belia,
and, like al it's family, has an irregu-
lar, monopetalous coroila, split down
upon the upper side. The pistil pro
trudes through this split and is rubbed
against by the poilenladen insect com
ing from another flower.
Near by, in sandy soil, perhaps, is its
cousin, the blue cardinal or great blue
Lobela. two or three feet high. Il is q
sturdier, coarser plant not so neatly
and compactly built, but is very snowy
wiih eorolla one inch long.
Both these plants bear seeds IN G.cSi
abundance, which ripen before frcst
and which when gathered aaG sowet
in the garden, win give very sGtisfac
tory plants and flowers in the following
year. as the cardinals improve UEdcl
cultivation Philadelphia Record.
People who &C, IN q distant ma2ae
are some times close.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
A Wagon Sleigh.

To convert buggy or spring wagon
into n sleigh quickly use two scantinga
two by eight inches and eight feet long.
Start sled fashion from under side in
front with axe, also back end slightly;
ge distance between back and front
spindles, centre to centre. wheels to
track; bore four holes, two in each run
ner with auger size OF spindle, two
inches from upper side and twelve
inches from front end; take of wheels.
Sip on runners against axles, cut four
blocks two by four, length of ball Of
spindle, less threads; bore through each
lengthwise with auger; slip one on end
OF each spindle wrench on nuts and
sleigh is ready for use. Put runners
and blocks in dry place when not in
use.-E. i. Isley, in The Epitom.st
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

4 modern Solomon's Judgment, ap-
proved by a flock of turkeys after the
decision had been referred for final
adjudication to the latter, has just
come from Lower Providence town
ship. The flock of birds in question
had strayed from their own farm
home, as turkeys win, and had been
cooped I'D by the distant ncighbor on
whose fence rails they roasted.
A warrant, 4 trial before q Justice
of the Peace and a proposition from
the real owner to let the birds settle
the question for themselves, prevailed.
"Tll forfeit the lot if they don't so
home" proposed the owner.
"And so you shall" responded the
Justice Turn them loose"
The liberated turkeys, as if they
appreciated the weight o. their new
legal responsibility, went in Decline
to their home roosts; and judgment
was entered for the plalnhH.-Pbila.
delphia Record.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

The pig ETY. often IS filed with mate
Rails for absorbing manure. but they
agc not cleaned as frequently as should
he the case. I'm winter. 81 the yard
should contain absorbents, they be-
come soaked during rains ana are disa-
grccable locations for adults or pigs.
The pig prefers a dry location, MS IL
suffers severely on very cold days The
materials IN the pig stys VIII De Of
more service If added TO the manure
heap ana a plentiful supply Of cut
straw thrown into the yard In It's place.
The covered shed, or sleeping quarters.
should be Uttered a foot deep with cut
straw, which may then be thrown into
the yard, but the yard should always
be cleaned out after a rain and dry ma
terial then added.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

The kclte never SINNERS on the hearth
STONE amy mOre
We base given up the sacred arcsIdc.
The kitten mover sleeps before Che back
Jos ON Tho floor.
And thc spinning wheel has stopped
since grandma died;
Bat The poet in his fancy sccs the Gam
ily circle yet,
And bithcly sings the glory OF his
dream
While The artist takes HE pcncil and IS
happy tl forget
That Che freside has given way TO steam.
The boiler and the furnace are in no de-
gree sublime
The seorDiul bard refuses 10 ennob,o them
10 rhyme.
And the artist never turns
With his brush To such concerns:
They have spoi.Cd the family circle OF "the
splendid odCn time"
Stll. The preacher grove!y breaches o. the
sacred Preside
Forgetting that long since IL ceased
go be-
Forgetting that thc people he is preaching
to abide
Where janitors are lords Of all they see!
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
PASSING Of THE flaEsloE

An, ihe droside is only q blind mantcl on
the wall.
The logs Chat used TO craolde blaze no
more,
No more fantastic shadows over old rag
carpets fall,
The ,hearthstones but q grating in the
floor
The good old ways are ended and the
charm OF them has fed.
No "hregide' remains 90 lure us now;
No more, alasl docs father have TO clam.
Der out of bed
To light the logs while mother tells him
how.
Lite Willie doesn't have to carry billets
IN 40 night,
Or. caviing. chop kinding nowadays-
Stay!-thats but the steam pipe thump-
ing-'tis no time for q ut or fright
We have given up the Old poetic ways
Oh, fancy screen is standing as an orna.
ment before
The walled and piastored place that was
the fireside of yore-
The wind is bowling "Woo-o-o-o!"
But no flames leap up The Aue,
And the hearthstone's just q grating in the
floor.
S. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
Combined Poultry House and Barn.

NDAAiEA@ADAA 4 BAitkg A4OH&G ana BARD
The fowls we're kept in the basement
Of a building, eighteen by thirty feet
in size, which was used for storing hay
and tools The basement walls were
four feet high, built Of stone, and.
framework above. There were eight.
windows on top OF the walls. The
dropping boards were at a a, with The
roosts two feet above them, nests at b
b, feed boxes at c c, and small boxes
for scraps, shells, etc, at q d. The
buildings and yards occupied 1884
square feet.
After the fowls went to roost at
night the feed and water was placed in
the house for the next day. They were.
also fed and watered at l p. NJ The
noon feed was usually two quarts of
oats and one quart wheat and the.
morning feed five quarts corn. The.
eggs were sold at the door each week.
1t took only about ten minutes each
day to care for the fowls. Lime was
bought in small cans and slaked. AZ
ter settling the water was poured off
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
The Penoll Iiorer.

The peach borer must be dug out Of
the tree with a knife. It's presence may
always be known by the chips which 1t
leaves while boring into the trees The
tree viii not he injured If the cutting is
done lengthwise-that is, UP and down
the bark-but Go not cut across the
bark unless it cannot be avoided. II
the knife blade will not reach the borer
use a piece OF wire. The majority Of
trees are destroyed By borers, and
those who have had no experience with
the pests, or given attention to the
work Of destroying them, attribute the
loss Of the trees 20 the "ycllows," or
some other disease.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

The dipping tank is sufficient for kill
ms dicks Gu sheep if the dipping is re-
pelted in about ten days. to kill those
that have hatched out in the meantime,
or come back to the sheep from walls
and fences Of the pen but it is not
enough to kill the scab. Each sheep
should be brushed with a stiff brush
wherever the scab can be found. to-
break the scab, that the dip may reach.
the parasite beneath. Ii is a dirty. diA
agreeable job, and it is easier to keep
free from it than to destroy it after it.
has gained q foothold. Allow no
strange sheep to mingle with the Goch.
or to be in the yards or fields unless
very sure that it is free from the dis
ease, and allow no one to so among the
sheep VINO has been among those that
have it. 1t may be necessary to give
more than one treatment to remove it,
and to wash all places where the sheep
have rubbed themselves, or even to
take out woodwork from the pen and
/ burn it. The publication by FIRE is as
effective rs any.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
This Young Lady VIII Be ::
Kissed at Auction.
How Much
VIII You Give? ::

It would probably be difficult not to
saw impossible, to explain why this
startling and sensational news Should
spread so rapidly through a whole par
ish. But that such was the case is a
stern fact. Young men, idling away
their time at the club, knew it in fifteen
minutes, and started in a body for the
scene of the auction. Other young
men, who had not been to church for
years, hurried from their telephones
into their best clothes with all the
haste demanded Of the volunteer fire
department. It spread even as far as
Mike Dady's gambling establishment,
and caused that astute individual to
prick up his ears in an unusual degree
for one Injured to that sort Of stoicism
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
A Good orchn1d Crop.

One OF the hest crops to grow in 4
young orchard IS the bush bean. II
takes no nitrogen from the soil, but
rather adds to it. and a good crop Of
beans viii pay for manuring and the
cultivation Of the orchard. The bean
vines make q good mulch for the trees,
and they are a crop that can be grown
many years on the same soil The in
sects and fungous diseases Of the beans
and the orchard differ so much that
we do not know OF any one that will
affect the other. OF course as the trees
begin TO cover and shade the ground
the space devoted to the beans must
be narrowed up until they are discard
cd entirely.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

An essay on "The Boston News
papers, in the Bookman throws some
light on the development OF the mod
ern editorial. The earlier newspapers
had no editorials. Attempts to mould
public opinion took the form OF letters
signed "Publius," "Junius" and like
Latin names, such, for instance, as the
letters which make w the Federalist.
The writer in the Bookman Chains for
Boston the honor OF originating the
present editorial form The Boston
Daily Advertiser and Repertory, the
first successful Boston daily, was
founded in 1915, and the next year
passed into the hands OF Nathan Hale,
nephew OF the spy OF the Revolution
Hale began to substitute leading arti-
cles written in The Office for those for
merly furnished by the stalwart
Romans, "Fabius," "Honestus," "Nov-
Angus" "Laco" and Massachusetts
estus" The fashion set by the Adver-
tiser was widely copied, and at length
became general. Mr.. Hale came to
take such pride in his innovation that
when distinguished men like Everett
and Webster offered articles for use as
editorial he insisted en- printing them
as communications Only the staff
men were allowed to write the regular
editorial comment.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
\ WlIdinc Of vivid Hue.

To low, moist meadows in P2nnsyl
vania, or the pine ewamps in New Jer-
sey. we must in the autumn search for
that richest of natures wildings, the
Cardinal Flower. whose tall recemes Of
intense vermillion blossoms, as if suf-
fused with the blood OF some wild
wood creature peep out shyly from be-
meath overarching boughs Of alder and
blackberry bushes. The depth and
brilliancy Of the hue OF this flower has
suggested its name, from the color Of
the famous hat worn by seventy eccle-
,iastical princes Of the Roman Church.
Because Of this vivid hue few who
see it in its haunts can withstand the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
slrnWherrY Ilnnncrs.

The pisullate varieties OF s,rawbcr-
ries produce more runners and a great
en- amount of fruit than the varieties
with perfect flowers. This fact should
be kept in view in selecting the kinds
that are to be used. Some varieties
produce large berries and but few OF
them fail to an out thc rows from
scarcity OF runners.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
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| Farm Topics


Horses prefer carrots go an other
roots. and enough carrots can be see
cured from au acre Of land 20 supply a
large number of horses during the wln-
ter II farmers win feed carrots TO
horses aud COWS less gain and hay
win be required, and the animals viii
not only prefer The variety Of food, but
win be kept IN excellent condition at
less expense than 10 depend solely
upon food
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19

FLOOR PLAN OF POULTRY HOUSE.
and added to the drinking water one
quart being used to the pailful Tha
lime was allowed to dr. and then
crumbled fine ard fed. Scraps were
bought in the form Of a cheese. weigh
ing about fourteen pounds, which was
placed in the house and the fowls given.
free access to it. The sixty hens laid
521T eggs. which brought S6S.C9. Sew
enty-three chicks were raised and sew
enty sold For S2T30. The feed. all Of
which was bought, cost SOLOS. and u
Dor $S64, leaving a profit &c S25.37.
American AgTiculurist.
The fellow who gets along in the
world is the one who has the ability
TO lo0k happy when he isn't.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-19
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Plants winlercd ln tha collar should
be kept quito dry-not drst dry, how.
ever, but a very little moisture. a dark
cellar is hettor than q light one, and %
cool one more favorable than one that
IS warm. OF course the temperature
must never touch the freezing point.