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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-09
e.o-.r f,onflrna Letter.

C1ncinati, Dec. S.--When BeIiahy Storer was shown the despatch rom Chicago detailing the substance oI nis communication to President Roosevelt he said:
 .T have not one word to add to the news contained In the despatch. merely wish to state that my letter was given to the press without my knowledge or consent and against my inclination. I may say that all -tne copies of the letter sent out "eIo M cIearIv marked "Private" and if the letter was given to the press from the White House my hands are cleaned os the matter"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-09

WEATHER FORECAST. Waahingten, Dee. s.--For Alabama Partly cloudy sunday; possibly show ersg Monday, cloudy, lieht south winds, Becoming north.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-09
want VoGnrer Commanders.

Washington. Dec. S.--"We want younger men to command the ships of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-09

"Tho tone of long suffering outIaE- cd paticncr. ;he careful omission of all mention of anything tbat the writer had himself done and authorized to be done in the matters complained of the quotation from the letters written at
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CHINESE SKILL WITH AXES.
Carpenters of Cnthhy VIII Compnr,
with OcctucutnIa.

Carpenters of Cmthhy Will Compare
With OccideutnIs.
In Judging the performance of the
native Chinese workman 1t IS almost
impossible TO avoid the popular bias
that addiction to their own methods
and tools invariably bespeaks fatuou1
conservatism Though this IS in many
eases true. il will often be found on
careful observation that what has pass
ed for II stubborn blindness TO the Hir-
tue of innovation is in reality n keener
perception Of comparative merits than
the Judge himself was aware of.
This In particularly true of Chinese
carpenters. While most of their com
monest tools differ IN some radical
way from our own, It Is never safe to
assume the superiority of the western
product Their small aX, for example,
Is a beautifully balanced tool, and they
are remarkably adept iii The use OF it,
being able TO work MS true II surface
herewith as can he obtained with an
adz IN tie hands Of the white man.
On heavy work Il is customary for
Two IL hew together on opposite sides.
striking alternate blows Both hand4
are used, and the recover IS over the
shoulder. alternate right and lett.
There is Il freedom of swing with an
accuracy Of delivery that IS ii treat II
watch. and the rapdity Of blows Is al
most beWildering. Engineering Nigga.
zine.
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ALTAR OF ROSES.
-ow This delicious and Expensive
Perfume ~ Made.

Perfume ~ Made,
The word altar" is from the Arab
|itr" and means perfume. 80 altar Of
roses is simply perfume of roses. It is
brought from Turkey aud the East In
dies in small Walls and Is very costly.
Even on the spot where II Is manufac-
lured it is extremely dear, because il
requires 100000 we'll grown roses 70
yield but lSl grains Of altar
Its high price causes it TO be often
Rdulterated with some essential or tiN-
ed oil or with spermaceti However,
the adulteration may be detected by
testing II in watch glass with 4 drop
nf sulphurie acid II the altar be pure
II viii remain eolorlcss. for pure altar
of roses is colorless, hut If II he adul.
tcrated 1t will become darkened.
IN rose fields, where the roses are
grown for the purpose of making the
nttar. the bushes are planted in rows.
In the early morning they are laden
with beautiful roses. hut ere noon
comes they are all gathered and their
petals distilled in clay Stills with twice
their weight of water
The water that comes over Is put
into perfectly clean vessels and is then
carefully covered with damp muslin
clothes to keep out dust and Insects IT
IS afterward exposed to the night air
or to artificial cold by morning Il
film Is swept OF with II feather and
II. n
vial Night after night this process is
repeated until all of the precious oil Is
separated from the water.
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In the good old days when the Dutch
were supreme in the administration Of
the affairs of New Amsterdam every
body knew everybody else, aud it mat
tered little how proper names were
spelled, Modern lawyers aud civil
service rcformcrs would be shocked
at the photographed freedom of the
clerks of the burgomasters court of
those times. Here is n sample ease
taken from the old Dutch records in
which the name of n plaintiff Is spelled
five different ways:
In case before the court In 1000
Jan "IIacklns" is II complainant against
the inspector of tobacco. who has Ger
tilted 10 Jan "IIockins" that the to-
bacco was good The inspector says
In his defense that he inspected the
tobacco ut the request of Jan "lIacc-
kns" on June 20, and aforesaid ia
gins kept the barrel Of tobacco until
the Goth without finding out that IT was
bad. Then Jan 'IInkins" has some
thing else to say In the case.
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nInicrinIintIr MINI

Sir James Criehfou- Browne, the Eng
fish physician, speaking before some
members of his profession. protested
against the tendency To adopt too mite
ralstic an explanation of man. The
raw material Of Il medical practice be-
came II mere contrivauce of matter and
force, the brain Of this poor consumer
Of pills and p0li0ns ''glue-llkc sub
stance. nine tcntlls water, with little
phosphorus thrown In" "Ihey left us
man." said Sir James, with n smashing
figure, n motor car, self made and self
started, with no passengers and no
chauffeur moved by series Of eXplo-
sions or redistrlbuti0ns Of energy, and
rushing on 10 Inevitable destruction"
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EARLY GENIUS.
aIra WHO We're YornE Ia Yenrs. bat
Old ia Hours.

atrn Who We're NoEnE Ia Years, bnt
old ia Hours.
Dlvy made his cpochal experiment
CT melting ice ~ friction when bat
twenty. Young was no older when liz
made his first communication to tho
Royal society and was in his twenty
seventh year when lie first actively
espoused the undulatory theory. Tres
mel was tweuty-siX when he made his
first important discoveries in the same
field, aud Arago, who Mt once became
his champion, was then but two years
his senior.
Forbes was under thirty when he dis
covered the polarization of heat, which
pointed the way 10 Mohr. then thir-
ty-one. to the mechanical equivalent.
Joule WIS twenty-five in 1910. when
his great work was begun. ana Mayer.
whose discoveries date from the same
year, WAS then twenty-siX. which WIS
also the age Of llclmholtz when he
published his independent discovery
of the same law. William Thomson
was youth Just past his majority
when he came to the aid of Joule be
fore tho British society and but seven
years older when lie formulated his
own doctrine of dissipation OF energy.
Aud Clauslus and Rankine, who are
usually mentioned with Thomson as
the great developers Of thermody-
namlca. were both far advanced with
their novel studies before they were
thirty. We may well agree with the
father Of inductivc science that "the
man who Is young In Years may be
old In hours. Exchange.
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The Great nustnrd.

The great buslard otis tarda), bird
still found in the southern provinces of
Russia, Is the heaviest European fowl.
In size it exceeds the Norwegian black
cock. The old males attain weight OF
thirty=tivc pounds, and where food IS
plentiful specimens weighing thirty
eight pounds and even forty pounds
have been captured. These birds have
disappeared from western Europe.
where once they We're almost as numcr-
GUS rs partridgcs. and are seen only In
small flocks in the sand hills sllirting
the lower valley OF the Dnieper and
here and there along the north coast of
the Caspian. The hen lays eggs rs big
us ordinary pears A larger and heay-
Ter bird, the cassoWary, Is incapable of
flight but it can kick with the
strength of mule and uses the sharp
bony quilts Of its wings rs cock uses
his spurs
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The Poe honey eater is one of the
commonest and nj the same time hand
soonest of the New Zealand birds. The
neck is ornamcntcd with frill of curly
feathers of n grcenish color with white
centcrs, and the throat Is adorned with
tuft of white feathers, which has
gained for 1t the popular name of par
son bird" an appcllation appropriate
not only hccausc of this decorations but
because of the resemblance of It's pc
culiar attitudes when singing TO the
gestculations INDUCED In 10y cXuber-
ant lecturers when wishing TO drive
home their points. The bird Is an eN.
cellent mimic and can he taught TO re
peat short sentences with extraordina-
ny clcarness and also to whistle short
songs quite rs well as parrot.
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PASSPORTS IN FRANCE.
The Kind That Mere Issued In the
Time of Louis WI.

Time of IouI. NVI.
pho p,vstarions enrIs or tbe eonnt
l., l..r,,,,,,,,.., III, ,.,,,t,i,,a . h,.,,P
htstar,s L., '..i,,,or 40 t,,nso +, ,,.han, Inv
,yer. @Iyon n, Voroonne. WINS I.opia
w. mintsfc, ar rornIcn onairs and
Whom stran..ar, 81 = snsni,.ians eharac.
to, WON, ahant n on,o,. Lr,nco bn te.
s,od :. than, thoso str,nro carIs
,.bt,.,, a.faI =. nassnarts and ,rorn
aIsa rnian1at ~ I've tnrar,natlan CON.
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THE FIRST DIRECTORY.
'.atnJ OIdcn Time New York Busl
ness and Social Addresses.

v.atnt OIdcn Time New York Busi.
ness and Social Addresses.
In the first directory Of New York
city. which was issued in 1IS6 there
are some peculiar and quaint entries.
For instance, in those days it was not
uncommon for medical practitioners to
sell drugs. as is shown by the following
address, samuel Bredhurst physician
and apothecary. 81 Queen mow pearD
street"
Clergymen of that period We're eX,
ceedingly precise regarding their titles.
Thus. abraham Baehe. reverend of
the Church of England. % Smith
street" and joe Phelau. clergyman
of the Church of Rome. | Beekman
street"
Leon Rogers. tailor. Of ) broadway,
was described us "hreeches maker
John Bean. 60 Broadway. MS surgeon
and tooth puller;" s. Crygicr, 60 Cherry
street. punch and porter house, 10
Deleplane of 132 Queen street, Quaker
speaker" u. Hitchcock. 80 Queen
street. "house carpenter ANA undertake
err" John HIGHLAND, % Queen street,
"hddlrr. etc" Henry II. Kip, % King
street, "inspector of pot and pearl
ashes" John Nitchie. : Garden street,
starch and hair powder maker sam
uel Il. Webb. - Lower Dock street
gentleman
In those days. too. there were great
many "gentlcwomen" and few wash
women" All teachers were then adj
dressed either us "sehoolmasters" or
ACCOMPLISHMENTS" The retail dealers
ON broadway and Wall aud Queen
streets called themselves "shopkeep-
ers." the hotel men were tavern keep
ers." and the policemen were watch
men. New York Post.
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LEGEND OF THE TOPAZ.
why the Jewel Is Called the stone
OF Gratitude.

why the Jewel Is Called the Stono
of Gratitude.
The topaz IS called the stone of graft
tudc. aud the old Roman hooks record
the following Legend. from which the
stone derives this attribute;
The blind Emperor Theadosius used
To hang brazeu gong before his pal
ace gates and sit beside it ON certain
days hearing and putting Ia rights tie
grievances Of any Of his subjects.
Those who wished for his advice and
help had but to sound the gong. and
Immediately admission into the pres
cure of Caesar was obtained. one day
Il great snake crept mp 10 the gallo and
struck the hra2cn gong with her coils.
and fheodosius gave orders that no one
should MODEST the creature and babe
her tell him of her wish
The snake bent her crest leWly in
homage aud straiehtway told the fol
lowing tale:
Her nest WAS ut the hasc Of the gate
way tower, and while she had gone IL
find food for her Young brood n strange
beast. covered With sharp needles, had
invaded her home. Killed the nestllngs
and naW held possession Of the little
dwelling Would Caesar grant her JUS
tee?
The emperor gave orders for the por-
cupine 10 he slain and the mother to he
restored II her dcsolate nest. Night
fell, aud the sleeping world had FOR
gotten the emperorS kindly deed, but
with the early dawn II great serpent
glidcd into the palace. up the steps and
into the royal chamber and laid upon
each of the emperor's closed eyellds Il
cleaning topaz.
When the Emperor Fheodosius awollt
he WAS no longer blind. for the mother
snake had paid her debt Of gratitude.
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Errersnn,n prnxnr

Whittier and Emerson were taking a
drive together when they passed a
small, implanted house by the road,
side.
There" said Emerson, pointing out
the house, elves an old Calylnist, and
che prays for me every day. am glad
she does. I pray for myself"
Does she" said Whittier. what
does thee pray for friend EmersonT
"Well," replied Emerson, "when l
first open my eyes upon the beautiful
world thank God that am alive and
live so near Boston"
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Queen Elizabeth had Flemish por-
ter who was over eight feet high and
of great strength, and he was an ex-
tremely good natured man. Whenever
he met any ore who was abnormaliy
tall he used to patronize him in II
friendly sort of way and on one occa-
sion when he met at an Inn two sol
diers who We're over six feet in height
he said, Come under my arms, my lit
tie fellows" And taking them up, he
walked down the room with them I'M
der his arms ns If they had been chill
dren, much to their disgust
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THE COLD WATER ORDEAL
II Wa. Once an Important Test OF
Guilt ar Innocence.

The cold water ordeal was one of the
most important tests of guilt or lnho-
cence few hundred years ago. II the
accused foatcd, he was guilty; II lie
sank. he was innocent. In the twelfth
century some altar vessels were stolen
from the cathedral of Laon, aud the
learned Ansem proposed that II child
from each parish and then child from
each household should be put 10 the
test and SO on until the guilty one was
found. The proposition raised great
cutlery. and the people clamorcd that
those Who had easiest access TO the
church he the first 10 undergo the or
deal.
This looked reasonable enough. So
the bishop ordered the six priests OF
the cathedral to prepare for the test.
In the meanwhile Anselm thought to
try the experiment himself as Il pre-
lmnnry lest So he was bound and
placed in tub of water To his great
satisfaction rs well as discomfort he
promptly sank. Tile day arrived and
with II an immense crowd to see the
trial. The first priest sank, the second
noated. the third sank. the fourth float
ed, the fifth sank. and then Anselm
himself wonder of wonders-in spite
of experiments and protested innocence
loated around with the buOyancy of an
air bubble. While he was serving his
sentence in prison Anselm found time
to write learned tentise on the IN
expcdieney of the WATER ordeal and
Its Failure In Many Cases"
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The young doctor who had lately set
fled In Shubyille had ample opportu.
mites TO learn humility If nothing else
in his chosen field. one day he was
hailed by an elderly man, wh) re-.
questcd him to step in and see his
wife, who was ailing. At the close OF
his visit the young doctor asked for a
private word with the man.
"Your wife's case is somewhat com
plieatcd, he said "and With your per-
mission | should like to call the Brook
field physician In consultation.
"permissionw echoed the man indig-
nantly 81 told her | knew she ought
to have a good doctor. but she was
afraid you'd be offended If she did"
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Willing to OhIire

Uncle to little BERTHE, aged five, who
Is being taken off to bed Good night
BERTHE. Of course you always remenl
Der your aunts and uncles In your
prayers? Bcrte-Oh, yes, Uncle Felix
Shall ! tell you what | say2 say
"GOd bless Aunty Kitty and make her
thin, and God bless Uncle James and
make him fat, and God bless Uncle
Felix aud" which do you want to be
fat or thin? Punch
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A beautiful smile IL as potent in the
drawing room as on the stage. Every
woman can count among her acqualnt-
ances the favored few who possess the
gift-not studied, conventional smile
that simply tightcus the lips across the
teeth, but the quick, responsive express
sion that springs first into the eyes and
then To tho lips Another noticeable
feature of this glcam of sunshine,
which transforms the plainest face and
can transfgurc the most commonplace
surroundings. Is that it leaves the fea-
lures as quickly rs 1t appears,
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BUSINESS SENSE.
A Well Ordered Desk Means Well
Ordered Mind

"Thcre's one piece Of advice said
the senior partner. that I'll like 10
give every young man taking Il bust.
ness position with Il desk attached To
II. Its this: Keep your desk clean.
What | mean by having II desk clean
Is keeping everything possible Off it
except that which Is related Ia tho
matter In hand. I've observed In my
time Il good many men in their offices,
and | can say that with very few eN.
ceptions the real men of affairs arc
those who are free from clutter
with a lot of papers IN front of you
It's almost certainty that some hour
In the day you're going TO he mustered.
and very likely II Will he just when
you want a clear head The old idea
that mnss of material every which
way ON the desk is sign that person
is full Of business Is pretty we'll out
worn. Such Il collection not only iudi-
Gates Il lack of order. but also is Il sign
that nervousness may be expected from
the man in the chair. What with Ming
cabinets and other devices no excuse
can he offered nowadays for confusion.
"a we'll ordered desk means n well
ordered mind, II mind taking up one
attention. II denotes regularity and
| concentrated, effective effort " - New
| York Press.
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EyDIufl00.

Summer resorts 60 through three
stages.
First People go there to enjoy them
selves.
Second. = People go there to divert
themselves
Thlrd.-Peoplc go there to haunt
themselves. Then the place Is fashion
able.-Llfe
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.pnrndiSe Lost"

Miltons paradise Lost" was com
menced between 1879 and 1912 and
completed about the time OF the great
fire Of London" In September, 1900.
It's author composed 1t in passages Of
from ten to twenty lines at time and
then dictated them TO an amanuensls,
usually some attached friend. 1t was
first published In 1861 by one Samuel
Simmons. aud second edition appear
ed IN 1914 For these two editions
Milton received so and his widow
IS more London Graphic.
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Almost an Insult.

THAT suit you have on" said the
chap who always talks whether he has
anything to say or not, "is dead ring
er for one my brother has"
"HuhP' growled the fussy man.
What do you take me fora clothes
ingerY'-Chicago News.
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Homeless CHhP

Papa says" remarked the dear girl,
"that he viii never give his consent to
our marriage until you are able to sup
port me"
Great Scott" exclaimed the poor
but otherwise honest young man.
"Does he want his only daughter TO die
an old maid "-Chicago News.
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TrnItnr 20 Her SCI.

"Oh, she's not at all nice said little
Elsie. shes always wishln' size was
boy"
"Well." replied Mabel, II wish ! was
too"
Il know, but she wishes 1t ont loud,
so the boys can hear her" Philadcl.
pha Press.
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"Most actors admire Shakespeare.
"Some 90" answered Mr.. Storming
ton Barnes. Others are too busy
thinking of how Shakespeare would
admire them il he could only see them
do his plays Washington Star.
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\ Fast Train.

=, rs his "A fast train?' asked a pas.
senger who was tired OF looking at a
station at which the train was not sup
posed TO stop
cor course g IS" was the conductors
reply.
a though. so Would you mind my
getting Oft 10 see what It's fast tor
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4 DlDIOnlnf.

The Mother, which had bet
ter do, 60 10 SCHOOL In the rain and get
soaking wet and probably catch cold
and die or Just simply get m absent
mark against my namei-Exchange.
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IL. Agreed win Her.

"After ALL" remarked Mrs. Inswim,
"home is the dearest spot on earth"
at Is answered her husband. who
was engaged in auditing the months
bills-Chicago News
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No man lives without jostling and
being iostled. In all ways he has to
elbow himself through the world, Civ
ing and taking offense His life ls Il
battle IN SO far as 1t Is an entity at ali.
--('nrlNIn
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Some / n can take new furni.ur
and make II look rs II It was me@e {
century a. says journals. 6
car some children.
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Enect Of High Living.

Goodman Gonrong Wake up, pard.
Wot ye gronnin' about? Tunold Knutt
rubbing his eyes Gosh, but I've had
n horrible dreaml ! thought I'd got a
Job o work an wuz dom the mani
curln' fur octopus. Chicago Tribune.
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ItDuossiIIIe.

First Duke--Why don't you travel In,
coenito, az | do? It's far pleasanter.
Second Duke Yes, but my wife al
ways goes with me. and | married an
AmerIcan.-PickMe Up.
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The second most deadly instrument
Of destruction Is the dynamite gun; the
first Is the human tongue.-Jordon.
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Always the same.

Tallor3 Little Boy (walklng with hi
father, sees street roller WHAT
that. papa? Tailor The streets belni
newly ifonya aud pressed.-Figaro.
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Anxiety does not empty tomorrow Of
rs sorrow; It emptics today or ~
strength Macareh.
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To do all IN our power to WIN health
and keep It IS as much cur duty as to
be honeGt.-Seward.
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Telephone Notice.

TIE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS TEL
EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
have now built their lines into almost all
parts of liunterdon Comfy and are ready to
receive subscriptions for telephones at the
rate of Si2 NJ per year for unlimited service
throughout the county.
The system now reaches New Hope, Lam
bertville, stockton, Idell kingwo0d, Ser
geantsville, lingoes Locktown, Croton. Flem-
ington, three Bridges, Baptsttown, Rose
mont, FrenchtOwn, Milford Bloomsbury,
Little York, Mt Pleasant. EverittstOwn, Pat
tenburR, Quakertown, Pttstown, Clinton.
Annandale, Lebanon, PotterstOwn, White
house and Whtehouse Station.
Applications for telephones should he made
to Charles n. Headline, Frenehtown, y. j., or
Eugene Wilson, Sergeantsyille, n J., which
will receive prompt attention