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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

Tt was bad on windy days, when if the wind caught what you was carrying up 1t blew you over and stepladder and all; and then every time you moved two or three feet, of course you had to hunch along the stepladder, and, take 1t alto- gether, hanging out clothes in that way was a regular bother. and finally one of our canvasmen evolved the pole and pull ley idea, and we rigged pulley line right up and hung out the giants clothes on that always after.
 I've ran this line from the third story, which was little higher than there was any absolute necessity for, but, of course. there was more or less sag to the lire, and it was better to have it a little higher han was necessary than a little too low; and every washing day. that we used to simply carry the giants wash up to tho third floor and run 1t out from there to dry on those pulley lines.
 And I wish you could have seen 1t; 1t would have made you smile, know. The sheets from the giants bed were not quite so liz as the mainsail of one of these here cup defenders, but they were very big. Pillow cass were pretty near as DIE as ordinary sheets, and you can imagine how big the things worn by man or the giants size would be and how biz
 they would look Tapping in the breeze
 hanging on clothesline.
 But, If course. we got used to seeing
 'em there, seeing them as we did week after week in the season, and season
 after season, and, of course, we got used
 to the pulley line, and that came to be a familiar thing.
 And so I smile when I look out of my windows here now and see the poles and
 the pulley lines all around, all supposed
 to be needed and to be used in crowded,
 high built cities orly. I smile as think
 that there's nothing new about 'em to me. that we used high clothes poles and pull ley lines before they were even thought of here and that we used them not in a crowded city, but where there was p)en-
 ty of room-jrst to keep great mans washing clear of the ground"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
CURIOUS PLACES TO DWELL.
Some People Have Homes in Caves
 and Others in Craters.

ana tuners Tn CraCers.
 Many thousands of the people of the earth dwell beneath it's surface. There are human habitations in caverns where the light of day never penetrates. and the crater of extinct volcanoes furnish shelter to scores. The people of Tupuselel have no need to travel far when they want to take a salt water bath. The town Is built on piles, which have been driven into a submerged coral reef sit uated far out in the Torres straits to the south of New Guinea. Opposite this ex- traordinary settlement, on the mainland, is another village that is perched high in the air among the gigantic palm trees with which the coast is fringed. The object of both communities in Choosing these curious sites for their dwellings is identical. They desire to assure them selves against being surprised by their numerous enemies, and especially they seek safety from the proving Dyak head hunters
 People afflicted with diseases not in frequently develop strange fads as re- gards the choice of their abiding places. Not long since, for instance, a number of consumptives agreed together to dwell within the dismal depths of the Nam moth cave in Kentucky. In pursuance of this extraordinary project, building ma terials were actually carried into the cave at considerable trouble and expense, and a tiny subterranean village sprang by degrees into existence. When 1t was completed it was inhabited by thirteen families.
 But as might have been foreseen, the profound silence and eternal darkness of the place exerted upon the unfortunate inhabitants a deleterious effect which far outweighed any benefit derived from the undoubtedly pure, dry air and equa- ble temperature. Some of the invalids died, others gave up the experiment in disgust, and the houses so strangely and laboriously built are now given over to tramps. outlaws and other similar chance sojourners.
 | Better luck has attended the little colony of people similarly afflicted. who, a few years back, settled within the landlocked crater bay which constitutes practically the whole interior of the volcanic island of St. Paul. in the Indian ocean, Here they are entirely protected against all wind, no mater from what quarter of the compass it may chance to blow, while hot natural baths at varying tempera- lures are always available. The very ground. too, is kept at a constantly aauable heat by the latent volcanic fires within. And. lastly. food of al kinds is plentiful and varied, and includes such | curious and unusual delicacies as sea elephants fins and tails. crayfish and other succulent "Kerguelen cabbage. No wonder that many of those who have been 'cured have preferred settling on the island to returning to their homes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

The esteemed editor of The Dothan Home Journal is in quandary. He spent a dime for a watermelon, but before he had time to sample 1t, he received three fine ones as presents from admiring friends, This causes him to ruminate thus:
 We thought of the Scripture, ITO him that hath shall be given" Now, the question is. if we had not bought that melon. would any other have been given us? Was the dime squandered? or did its expenditure open the way for the other melons? Whose can answer. let him speak.
 Well, if we may put in word, we must remind our friend that even in this world men are sometimes rewarded fol doing good. When he spent dime for 8 melon, 1t was doing good to the man who sold it, and the reward for that kindnes. came in the shape of other gifts. There is always an explanation, if we can onl! lay our hands on 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
The Times Sees It.
Selma Times.

StIIHd IIIHtS.
 The constant attacks that MT. Bryan makes on MT. Cleveland causes a weary feeling to pass over We are not a Cleveland man by any means. but for Bryan to be constantly nagging the eX- President makes us tired. It looks like the Nebraskan is in d hard row of stumps when he can find nothing else to harp on but Cleveland. who Is now at Buzzard' s Bay nursing that little ten-pound boy. who put in an appearance a few days ago Mir. Bryan had better confine him self to the nursery for awhile, rather than he running about the country abus- ing Grover Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
It is Amazed.

bITmIflBndm LtuBeT.
 Philadelphia is amazed at it's new mayor. MT. Hayes. He is enforcing the law and announces that he will not only live up to his oath of office. but up to the party pledges. Strange no Republican Mayor of Philadelphia ever thought of that before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
Had Better Move.

Anniston Hot Blast.
 d preacher and logged him with cow hides until he had given his consent for his daughter to marry their brother. If move rm o1t of town before inc ejris u cali on him again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
It May Expire.

Cullman Tribune.
 Roosevelt has pressed a button, for now 1t Is announced that the great Ohio po- litical whip is to drive Teddys Repub- lcan band wa gon and conduct his cam paign. So Uncle Marcus feeds like War wick once more. But Roosevelt is not like Mckinley, and his acident policy may expire in 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

The last session of the Massachusetts for tits exceptional incapacity." Per hSps the. members consider it compli- ment to be in the lead in one respect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

Is the worm that preys on mosquitoes to become a Congressional perquisite, to be sent out by members to their constituents, as they send out garden seeds? Please send me a bottle of mosquito worms" may come to be the wording of orders to conGressmen from their constituents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
FRIDAY, JULY 24,. 1908,
SUMMER TRIPS.

When you leave home this Summer. have The Adveruser follow you. Sent by mail to any address, postage prepaid. at the following rates:
 One eek. Daily and Sunday. IS One month, Daily and Sunday y............ -65 Three months Daily and Sunday........ l .95 Foreign postage leach month) extra.... 60
 Resort subscriptions are strictly in advance. Order before leaving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
Draw It Taut.

UZarK Star.
 When Northern people take a pull at the color line they draw it taut. The South makes a distinction between the good and the bad. While we punish the ope We protect the other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

Tn referring to the latest issue of The Gulf States Historical Magazine The Ad- vertiser inadvertently neglected to men ton the highly interesting memoir on John Bell. contributed by Miss Sallie Fleming Ordway of Auburn. MT. Bell was one of the most noted men of his day in Tennessee, and as the Presidential candidate of what was known as The Constitutional Union Party" he played a very important part in the politics of the country in the stirring campaign of 1860. The paper of Miss Ordway gives many Interesting details of the life. character and services of the illustrious Tennes- sean. the contemporary of Jackson, Polk, Felix Grundy, Hugh L. White and other famous men of the last century,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
Settles Parker.
Mobile Item

MODIIe Item. They are speaking of Judge Parker now
 as, a harmony candidate. That settles
 Parker. A candidate has never been
 known to survive tune on the harmon icon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
The Man Who Talks.

Mobile Register.
 The big papers give but half column of space to Mir. Bryan's anti-Cleveland
 speech in Chicago. Presently the man
 who talks too much and not wisely will cease to be feature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

The Hartford Courant remarks that the late Federal grand jury in Montgomery "covered itself with credit" The Courant Is not aware that in the opinion of a very few would-be smart Alecks both the grand jury and the Judge have disgraced Alabama by their efforts to punish crim- lnals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

Has w. J. B. wired any congratula- tions to Buzzard's Bay on the happy event? Or does he look on 1t as another effort to dscredit his claims on the Amer ican people?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

W. A. Scott, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn' says: The foregoing statement Of The Aayertiser's daily circulation for the month Of June. suS. true and correct, and compiled arIer all returns from newsboys, news agents e4id leftover copies have been deducted
 W. A. SCOTT, Circulation Mgr. Sworn to ana subscribed before me this 3rd day ot July, IsuS F. w. JACKSON.
 [Seal.l N. F., Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
Q < < Y 4 < < < 4 Y < < < % \ o WHAT THE STATE PAPERS ' ' ARE SAYING. ;
Nothing Like It,
Naws

l Blrmlngham NeWS. 1 Perhaps the severest commentary on Roosevelt exists in the suggestion by
 some persons of William Randolph Hearst
 as his successor. Nothing like that ever | happened before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

Keep your system in perfect order and you will have health. even in the most sickly seasons. The occasional use of Prickly Ash Biters will insure vigor and regularity in all the vital organs. adv-wed- fri-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

premises. 1t would be at least as good a reason as are some of those advanced to sustain the claims of The Timess candi- date, Hearst.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
HOW DID OUR ANCESTORS LIVE?

Many a one who reads the newspaper doubtless wonders how it was possible for us to have had any grandparents, or other ancestors, when none of them had the. slightest knowledge of microbes. If the little things are as numerous, vicious an duniversal as some scientists claim, and if the onl yway to prevent disease is to kill the germs, how did any human being reach maturity. much less old age, in the days before the various forms of germ life were made known?
 Here, now, is an investigator who de- clares that much of the disease so prev alent in summer, is due to the fact that the ground in which fruits and vegeta- bles are grown is infested wit hgerms We are not informed as to how the germs get into the ground or whether all the cultivated earth is full of them, but the theory seems to be that the little fellows are lying in wait in the earth, and that by some prosess with which we are not fully acquainted, they are absorbed by the roots of trees and vegetables, and then wor mtheir way into the human unfortunate who eats thereof.
 All this is very interesting, but 1t is Somewhat disturbing. as well. When we eat the succulent canteloup or the odor- ous onion. the damask-hued peach or the toothsome blackberry, we are laying in brood of critters which will later tie us into knots or upset our internal econ omy and leave us utterly and finally done for. How shall We escape? Is it possi- ble to Pasteurize the land so that no germ can live and breed and get ready to fill us full of disease and stomachache: If that is to be done, our schools and colleges and other institutions of learn ing should add a Chair of Microbes to their faculties and see that all students are educated to know microbes when they meet them, as well as to know how to deal with them both before and after taking.
 People in olden times lived to be old men and women without being able to distinguish a microbe from a grain of dust, but we don't know ho wthey ac. complshed the ojb. Evidently the hu- man family would soon be extinguished if all of us were as ignorant a sour am cestors were, but they lived and We are pining to know how they did it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

A Japanese author is said to have com pleted work of fiction that runs into ninety volumes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

Now that Grover Cleveland has had another boy to arrive at his house. We would not be Surprised that The Adver- tiser should add that as another reason why the Democrats should nominate him for a fourth time.-Selma Times.
 We'll. admitting the correctness of your
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24

The Jacksonville Times-Union cruelty says that when George Fred Williams wants to get his party together. all he has to do is to tell his valet to call him early and the thing is done" But George wouldn't try to hold a party meeting without the other member. would he?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
Can't Break It,

Even the warm Summer months do rot af- Feet the circulation of The Advertiser The Following detailed statement for the month of June proves conclusvely that the usual high water mark Is being maintained:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19
D. NJ. WEIGH & SON.
PURE WAITE r.

environment, (2) In all experiments
with unsterilized sea-water, the proto-
ION enter as an important bacteria de-
stroying factor, which must be consid-
cred in interpreting the results. (S)
Sterile sea-water prolongs the life Of
the egg of the sea- urchin much longer
than Loeb's most favorable potassium
cyanide solutions a. Both our own
experiments and those Of Loeb show
that too strong solutions Of potassium
cyanide or too long exposure to weak
solutions soon kill the egg. From this
the reasonable Interpretation is that po-
tassium cyanide Is a. poison for all liv-
ing matter, but it acts more quickly on
bacteria than on sea-urchin eggs: 1t Is
In no sense a prolonger of life. ~
From the fact that unfertiliEed eggs
can be kept In sterile sea-water for
eleven days or longer. it would seem
that the specific mortal processes of
Loeb are as yet hypothetical phenome-
ma without any definite experimental
basis.
This contradiction of the first series
of experiments is an unfortunate cir
cumstance, and one that should not
have occurred. 1t should be a warning
to the scientific men of the country and
of all countries not to rush into print,
particularly into lay print, with new
discovery until they have weighed all
the cons as we'll as considered all the
pros.-Philadelphi Medical Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19

all times hold Up the dignity If their
calling. They need little or TO coaximg
to Show thar best. and. IN fac;. the
Wand and talking are discarded il
judging them. The carrier is too ex-
Lenslve bird for messenger service,
AID the homer fills this otilc4 The
latter has Il distinct commercial vaIu.,
although Tot as great as a few years
ago They are used in the United
Suites nay and occasionally by news
III uf.@es. Their value viii be even
lr:5H as messengers with the iutr0duC-
tion If wireless telegraphy. y male
homer can travel a hundred miles at
the rate Of a mile minute. and the
speed record is one mile and d half a
Minute.
III speaking generally of the birds,
Fir. Blair said: The pigeons exhibited
IN this show are bred and raised as !
fad or amusement for the fancier.
They are the particular pet of the
feathered family. They attach them
selves quickly to their. owners, ana b.
come very susceptible to coaxing and
pettlng. In judging It Is necessary to
talk 10 them. in most cases. and make
sort Of cooling noise. which IS essen
tlal to their showing OF to the best
advantage. In mating they show many
qualities almost human. They demand
the equivalent of an introduction. ard
must know each other before mating.
To accomplish this, two birds are put
in the same cage, with partition be
tween. three days being sometimes ne
cessary before they will live together
peacefully. If put in the same cage the
female bird. naturally hot tempered,
would begin at once to fight. and inva-
riably win, and, that dore. c0ulI not be
persuaded to mate with the van
pushed one The short acquaintance
apart usually prevents any trouble. and
they then grow greatly attached to
each other They make an interesting
study, and afford great amusement in
developing and bringing them up and
to win prize quite repays one for the
time and pains 1t takes tc get one ready
for show purposes. New York Even
ing Post.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19
LOEB's WORK ON URCHIN's EGG


Early Results Discredited by Later Elk
perimeuIts.
In our issue Of last week we referred
to a recent criticism of Professor Loeb's
, work on the eggs Of the sea-urchin. AS
the matter is one Of importance, we
give the following statement, which is
more in detail:
In 1901 Loeb and Lewis published
Gam. J. Physiol, 1901, Vol vi, p. S05) the
results of some studies made on the
preservation of sea-urchin eggs in sea-
water to which potassium cyanide had
been added The authors concluded
that the presence of potassium cyanide
In sea-water prolonged the life of the
eggs Of the sea-urcfin by preventing
their decomposition. But these obser-
vers kept their specimens In loose COW
cred dishes in the laboratory. and they
worked with natural sea- water, which
had not been sterilized. IN some Of the
experiments they heated the sea-water
to seventy degrees G. These expert
ments were open to the criticism that
they had not been performed with solu-
tons of known sterility. Yet this i'm
rortant discovery was widely adver-
tised in the lay press. 1t would have
been easy for the observers to place
these sea-urchin eggs in sea-water that
had been sterllized by boiling for one
half hour; or, still better, they could
have made an artificial sea water, the
purity Of which could have been
proved.
During the past year Gorham and
! Tower, working in the scientific labor
atory Of the United States fish commits
sion at Woods Hole Gam. J. Physiol..
December l. 1909 have reviewed the
work Of Loeb and Lewis. These au-
thors experimental with eggs Of the
winter founder and Of the sea-urchin
The ova were kept in sea-water and
potassium cyanide and in sterile sea-
water. AS result Of these investiga-
tons they draw the following conclu-
sions: ID The action Of potassium cy-
anide is only an indirect one, that Is,
killing or inhibiting the bacteria. and
thus giving the eggs a more favorable
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19

house to sell their wares, and during
the recent revolution it has been easy
TO buy at very low prices valuable old
fans, Iaces, jewelry and curios from
poor Ean=zuelans, who used to be rich.
but who have lost all their money
owing 10 the troubled STATE of the
country. ard who are now forced to
part win their old treasures in order to
keep the wolf from the door.
On our way 20 the Pantheon. the
Westminster Abbey Of Caracas, situa-
tad in the extreme northern portion o.
tEe city. we pass some Of the ve"y 9..s;
houses. hut they are far from attrac-
tive On the outside. They are all one
stored. built of stucco Of different col
ors. yellow CT light blue pTedominating.
with fiat fronts relieved only by Two
closely barred windows through which
the senOritas ftrt with their dark
skinned admirers. The interiors Of
these houses are more attractive, as
they all have open patios filled with
palms, shrube and flowers and sweetly
singing birds. The houses of the rich
and poor are built right next to each
tlAti. ana tL1fe Is no StIGtl INetl
70" the residences Of the richer class.
For instance, one day when I was
waiting at the door Of one Of the finest
houses in Caracas I was surprised TO
have the door os the opposite house
Open and to See a man walk ont lead
ing a horse. Evidently the stable was
in the back of the house and man and
beast had to use the same door.
The Pantheon, which stands at the
end Of the street at the foot Of the
mountains. is an imposing building Of
yellow stucCo. It was formerly q ca
th"dral, but has recently been convert
ed into the last resting place Of the he
roes Of Venezuela. There are few"
who have handsome marble monuments
inside. but for the most part these are
merely tHblots bearing the names of the
persons with the date Of their birth and
death. Ii front Of the monuments and
ON the tablets are chrap memorial
wrea;hs of initiation flowers and ainsel
tied with the national Colnrs-red, blue
and acknowledgements.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19

the North Pole with the same noncha-
lance with which they advanced to the
walls Of Ten Tsin and Pekin under
fire, scaled the walls Of Ping Yang OF
sank the Chinese warships IN the ha.-
Dor of Wei-hai-wei. A new nation ha-
been born into the worId.-Japan and
America.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19
BLACK VELVET NOT so SMART

Black velvet gowns are not considered
So smart this year as last, yet they are
among the mn:t attractive gowns worn.
They are nDW trimmed with So >Ie and
erInine and white lace, and are especial
Is fad with the sable.
An exceedingly smart and popular
velvet model is almost eXaggeratedly
plain. The only trimmings are the
rhinestone buttons, but with this cos
tune is worn a pelerine Of sable with
big muff and turban to match. and the
beauty of the furs is shown to the
grea test possible advantage by the very
plainness of the design of the gown.
Indeed, the whole costume is a great re-
lief after the overdone and over
trimmed gowns that are so popular.
In fur trimmings and coats squirrel
and noleskin are the newest fads. while
sable and ernine are by far the hand
soonest worn. Sealskin is more fash
ionable than Persian lamb. and, oddly
enough, astrakan is far more popular
than it was probably because the end
and aim of every woman appears to be
to look as shapeless as possible, and
the Congratulated furs are more con-
ducive TO that result,-Harpers Bazaar.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Interesting Facts Concerning the Or

Interesting Facts Concerning the Or
ganization-Here February %.
We quote from a most interesting
communication which appeared in the
Boston press twenty-one years ago and
which possesses a peculiar significance
because II was the first announcement
of any kind in connection with the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra.
"A Word in the Interest Of Good AIu-