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Middletown transcript., 1907-10-12

Salisbury, Md, Oct. Sd, 19G7-Gentle-
men: l have yours Of October Sd, inquir-
ing of the refuted interview inthe Every
Evening of Wilmington, Del.
In reply thereto l beg to say that l
held conversation with George Ennis,
some days ago, who was accompanied by
stranger, with whom had no conver.
sation. Fhe subject of local option was
discussed, but I did not make the remarks
credited to me in the Every Evening.
What Ibid say in substance was tothe fol-
lowing effect: That local option does
not stop the drinking of whisky, forthere
is still those here who get it. But it has
stopped the drunkenness in the principal
streets as used TO be here. The morals ol
the town are certainly improved, as any
body can see.
AS for business, there are as many people
coming to town for business NOW as ever
did come, and business has gone on and
| is going on Just as it did before license
was abolished, and if the matter Yere
| submitted to vote again for or against III,
cense, certainly should not vote for III
cense. l have been misrepresented in
the matter. s. l.. Trader.
STATEMENT BY THE MAYOR.
Editor Every Evening: In regard to
the article appearing in your paper on
September 18th last, relating to the moral
ond Gra1a;aI conditions II, Gal:ol,urt, in
| justice to our city and citizens, | feel il
| incumbent upon me to correct the state.
ments therein made.
| / have resided in Salisbury for "a years
and have been mayor of the city since
May, 1904, and in my official capacity
| have had occasion to observe closely the
moral and financial conditions.
License to sell intoxicating iqnors was
abolished in May, 1904, and since that
time drunkenness and disorder has de-
creased by at least IS per cent. Of what il
was before license was abolished.
| As to the material prosperity, business
! along all lines has made rapid increase.
The financial condition Of the city il
better than it ever was, as can be seen
from our books.
Our tax rates until 1896 had been .35
on 500. when an additional .05 on $l00
| was added for the purpose Of retiring our
new City Hall bonds and in 1902 an ad-
ditional .05 on 100 was added for the pnr-
pose of meeting the cost of rebuilding
and repairing our fire engines, which
had become damaged in suppressing a
large fire in Delmar, Del. There has
been no increase since license was abOl
isl,ed, but on the other hand the city
receives $4,000 annually for taxes as
| against $500 in 1904, and we have al
] most retired the above bonds "a we'll as
paved 10000 square yards OF our streets
with brick.
Disorder has decreased until our police
has almost nothing to do.
Charles E. Harper.
Mayor.
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Salisbury, Md, Oct. 4th, 1907-Gentis.
men: Your letter under date Of October
81, 1907, received. Contents carefully
noted. In reply will say that | will try
and state the whole talk ! had with
George Ennis and a gentleman be intro
dueed me to short time ago, but whose
name l have forgotten. Some few weeks
back George Ennis, formerly this ttowt i,
came to my place Of business with man
who took to be gentleman, but after
wards found out that he was snake in
the grass. Mr.. Ennis remarked that he
was glad to see me and we drifted into 9
conversation about things in general. Mr..
Ennis said: swell, Arthur, l wonder il
you can't do my laundry
(The letter than details talk about laun.
dry business and continues:)
In the meantime this gentleman said:
''Do you smoke, Mr.. Kennerly ?"
81 remarked: "Well, yes, sometimes, u
and out came a Lice looking cigar
with "a gold and silver band around
it. We smoked and talked in general,
about things. This gentleman finally
said: "Why, 1 believe you have 8 dry
town, Mr.. Kennerly."
eyes, but to-day it looks as though il
might rain."
Did the whisky going away from Sal
isbury hurt your business ?''
"Well," said, Eyes, from 81 TO SIC
a week. But now think it's all come
back and everything is all right
rs there any whisky in Salisbury, Mr.
Kennerly 2"
"Yes," | said, 81 have about two gal.
Ions home now, and I always keep it"
Then, prohibition don't prohibit?'
No. 1t does not. And colored mar
told me the other day that he knew 0
three or four places that he could buy
whisky on the quiet"
How do you like the flavor Of tina
cigar ?"
IT'S fne," l remarked.
This is about what was said during tht
talk as lar as / can remember / had M
idea that was being interviewed. In fac
when man is interviewed he generally il
informed Of same one way or another.
voted for whisky to stay here, and did 81
because it was my views. l am only /
man and have right to my opinion.
think it very mean for any man tC
pounce down on person and draw out o
him things that he did not hardly know
he was saying and then without his con
sent publish it in newspaper. / am no
a drinking man and never touch whiskeJ
unless in case of sickness. As far as the
business interests being hurt by tht
saioons ssbeing closed, | will say tha
the idea is simply absurd. / like ths
town Of Salisbury much better now thar
! did when We had the saloon, and thinl
l would oppose any movement to restore
the saloons in our city.
W. A. Kennerly.
Salisbury, Nd, Oct. 4th, l907-L. w
Gunby: Sir. In reply to your favor Of 50
inst. would say | was never interviewed
OH theIsubject Of the liquor question, and
neitherdid l express anyIoplnion what
soeyer.
Samuel Lowenthal.
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n reply ID which ] sgish 10 say thai deny
most en- tbhalically the statements sup
posed 10 be quoted from me Ia tbe Every
Evening Of Wilmington, Del, last week
regarding local option ID Salisbury effect
ing business and moral conditions un-
iavofably. when the fact i, business bas
been increasing every year with me. as
/ consider il has with most business men
of Salisbury, since local option was estab-
iished. That the moral conditions are
improved any one can readily see.
/ hope yon understand that what did
say was entirely naisrepresented
Harold N, Fitch.
Salisbury, Md, Oct. 4tIi. l9o7-L. w !.
Gunby, Esq, Chairman Dearsir: Your
favor 81 the Sd inst. relative toa recent ar
ticle in the Every Evening Of Wilmington
as to the moral and business conditions
in Salisbury has been duly received. In
reply. first allow me to call yonr atten-
tionlto the fact that tIIe article in question
does not quote me as having anything to
say on the moral condition--onIy as
to the business of the town. have
copy Of the paper before me- 1n what
they do say, however, they so grossly
misrepresent what was said that ! did
not recognizes the interview.
Some few weeksago some stranger drops
ped into my Office and from his converse
ton presumed be was representative
of one Of the large insurance Offices In.
Wilmingtoa. During rather extended
conversation on what splendid town We
had and how progressive it was, he re-
marked. ''by the way, how did the local
option act affect you p To which | re-
piled that "wlIile some business may have
drifted away afterthe closing OF the sa-
looms, it had more than been made up in
other directions aud / believed that the
volume OF business in our city was to-day
larger than it had ever been" This state
ment ! still adhere to as I think it per-
iectly correct one. If my memory serves
me correctly, there was nothing else said
as to the saloon question at all and ! was
very much surprised when shown the ar
ticle in the Every Evening.
]. Cleveland White.
Y
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Salisbury, Md, Oct. 9Th. 1897 -Gentle-
men: Please copy my statement in the
Courier of October 9Th.
Lacy Thoroughbred.
Lacy Thoroughbred, answer to the usual
question, said that be had been misrepre-
sented by the people on both sides of the
question and that be did not care to say
anything further on the subject. Sails
bury Courier, Oct. 9th.
Middletown transcript., 1907-10-12

Salisbury, Nd, Oct. 4th, l907-L. w.
Gunby: Sir. In reply to your favor Of Sd
inst. would say was never interviewed
OH theIsubject Of the liquor question, and
neitherdid l express anyIoplnion what
soeyer.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Orange Culture In America
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIM
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIM.

. per cent Of the decay was caused by
slight wound IN each orange made by
the clippers In the hands OF the gatherers
who cut the fruit from the bough, and
this per cent was saved by the simple
process of having the points Of all scissors
made blunt Finger nails have often
caused abrasions IN the skin. so the women
who pack the boxes must now have their
nails closely cut before going to work
The navel orange rules in the markets
Of the world. It has been the fruit that
did most to develop California, and forms
the greater bulk of the many million
boxes that California sends to the rest
Of the world every year 1t Is a young
orange in this country. but in its home
land Brazil, il has been known since 1862
An American woman who spent her life
as missionary in that part of the world
wrote home about this seedless orange
of the rare flavor In 1870 William
Saunders, OF the Department OF Agricul-
tuFe. secured about a dozen plants
through much difficulty, and planted them
in a conservatory in Washington. In
1873 Mrs. Eliza II. Tibbetts secured two
of the trees that the government was
ready to give away. and taking them TO
Riverside. Cal, started the navel orange
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
The Underground EIopement.
BY HORACE STACY.

carriage driving slowly up and down.
White the footman paced the walk.
Auntie must be waiting for US, she
said DO you suppose she is very angry.
Dudley"
Let's md out he suggested, ss he
helped her out and ran up the steps
are you married?' demanded Mrs.
Eaton from the drawing room, as they
entered the hall
Half an hour ago. declared Winthrop.
Then.' she said. practically. I shah
nave TO make the best of it. / suppose.
out must say that when I saw that the
hotel advertised every modern conven-
lfnce ! did not suppose that that included
facilities for underground elopements.
There's only one old-fashioned aspect
to the affair. laughed Wlnthrop.
And that?" ASKED Mrs. Eaton. coldlv.
And SO they We're married. " he
quoted, and lived happy ever after %
ana ne drew Elizabeth into his arms and
kissed her.
Copyrighted. 1907. by Homer sprage.}
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

The suppleness Of present materials al
lows Of some very pleasing developments
In gown creation. and one which displays
the bretelles, so much in vogue at pres
ent, Is sketched. The cashmere, yelling.
or crepe de chine. of which the gown may
be made. is gathered at shoulder and
waistliRe in the breteles and at the tcu
Of the skirt The guimpe may be very
dainty and exquisite as TO material. or be
of some soft silk or lingerie fabric. The
sleeves OF this may be in single or double
puff and in full-length or shorter. The
Jretelles are tucked 20 the guimpe SO
that there IS no possibility of their sliding
around. The skirt is a most graceful one
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

". Riley; g. Charles c. Mettler: 6s James s.
bradshaw; g. Harold w Huntley; g. Walter E.
Douahue; C. Edwin De l. smith
CHApLAINs
/, Samuel H. Bell ,eaptsiul 2, Henry A. Brown
loaptain]
VETERINARIANS
/, Gerald Z. Griffin 2. Daniel lie May s. Fred
ericz Foster; 4. Richard h. Coreoran: 5. Richard
Il. Power: Charles H. Jewell !. Lester Z VIII
young; S, Fred r. Gage; 9. William A. sprOue; 70.
Ardrew Z. Donovan; Il. Oscar NJ Norton; i2.
George \. HaDYey j.
By order Ct the Secretsry Of War
J. FRANKLIN BELL.
Major General, Chief Of stan.
Ohscial
HENRY p MCCAIN.
Adiutan1 General
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in five cores intended for Empire waist
line or regulation style as shown The
folds at the lower edge are a suggestion
In trimming, no adornment being needed
unless desired. For the medium size
seven yards of 42-inch material are need
ed, the guimpe requiring Slz yards Of 2l-
inch goods
Two patterns. 2436-Flve sizes, 50 to 40
inches bust measure; 2457-Three sizes,
24 26. IS inches waist
The price of these patterns is 28c, but
either may be obtained by inclosing 10
cents in stamps and addressing Pattern
Department The Washington Herald. 7Sl
Fifteenth street northwest, giving number
(2l36-2i3O and size wanted.
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industry In 1879 this new variety was
the leading feature OF the Riverside fair.
Buds were almost priceless, selling as
high as s. apiece. In one year $3.50
worth of buds We're sold from these two
trees.
Up to that time less than s25.OO0 had
been invested In oranges In California
To-day the citrus industry represents an
investment OF sl00, co., 900, with yearly in
come OF $i4.000.000 A little over twenty
five years ago the available crop Of seed
less oranges for shipping was one box.
In 1888 l4,000 carloads went out of the
State. and in 1904 5000 carloads were
shipped, total of 100000 boxes.
Orange trees are planted out at a great
er age than deciduous fruit trees, being
allowed two years in the nursery. and
one in the bud, so are three years old
when transplanted. Each tree usually
yields from 800 TO 2000 oranges annually,
though IN Florida some trees have borne
as many as 10000 each. The trees
often reach a great age, there being one
IN Cordova, Spain, that is now 700 years
old the possible ancestor of many Ameri-
can trees. The orange Is one of the old
est cultivated fruits, and Is said 10 have
originated IN the IndO~Chinese countries
countless ages ago. Many experiments
are continually being made to protect the
groves from frost One method Is TO light
small coal fires through the orchard
twenty TO fifty to the acre. Another is TO
roof the orchard over, and another Is 10
plant wind breaks OF eucalyptus. pepper.
or Monterey cypress trees. Arizona lands
are being opened for orange culture, and
Louisiana produces the sweet. sour. sat
suma, mandarins, and Tangerines.
To-mOrrOw-Americans are Monu-
ment Builders.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
GETS SMILE, BUT NO CHANGE.
Claude VI. Bennett Pays Five Dollars
for shOesfrfnus

When a wan little boy with tired face
and an armful Of shoestrings accosted
Claude N. Bennett. as he was leaving his
Office Ia the Bond Building and asked that
he buy some OF his wares. Bennett pitied
the little fellow and offered TO buy sew
eral pairs.
Having no change smaller than a s. bill
he gave il 10 the boy and asked him 10 get
change. The lad left him with smile.
saying that he would return in a moment.
but he didn't. Neither did he appear in
the course Of a half hour Bennett asked
the police 10 find the bOy-regretting that
a solitary pair Of shoestrlngs was the re-
ward of his charity.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Entertainment I'm TYPO Temple,

The Womans Auxiliary, No. 49, TO Co
lumbia Typographical Union. No. 10l. will
give an entertainment and dance Satur-
day night at Typographical Temple. Some
OF the leading features will be the Nor
dica Banjo Club, under the direction OF
Prof Walter T. Holt. and Mrs. 5. M.
Simpson formerly soprano Of the Wash
ington symphony Orchestra. There will
be dancing from Q to L.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
LiI.e GroYer CIereInnd.

From the Atlanta Georgian
The Washington Herald declares that
Gov. Hughes, OF New York. is distinctly
a new force in public affairs He has
neither flatulency OF mind nor indecision
of purpose. He IS more like Grover
Cleveland than any conspicuous public
character Of our times.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
Only a pipe Line. SO Ear.

From the Terre Haute Tribune
It is nearly twenty-five years since
Terre Haute first began 10 talk about the
Southwest Railroad. It probably viii ma
terialize as a trolley line some dsy.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
SPRING RESORTS.

The Atlantic City Office of THE WASHINGTON HERALD located
the Bartlett Building of Atlantic and North Carolina avenues
where advertisements can be inserted regular Office
IL S. WALLACE, Special Rebresentaige.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
he WlLTS SIRE.
The PENNHURST.

' iTglnia ave and Beach. American and European
plan. CAFE music tor rates, dc, see Washington
representative, Il. Ralph Burton. Bond Bldg apI s0t
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

The gold fever OF '49. bringing death to
the power and glory of the helpful mis-
sions, revived the orange culture TO some
degree, the first fruit shipped being taken
from the lower part of the State By
steamer 10 San Francisco, and from
there by pack train to the miners camps,
where it brought fabulous sum- There
was no especial impetus TO shipping until
1856. By then the treasured Acapulco
orange Of the old padres had been taken
from the Los Angeles orchards at san
Gabriel Mission. and planted in Sacra-
mento, and IN Butte County, in the far
northern part of the State, over 500 miles
from the first mission garden. BY 1893
the acreage Of oranges in California was
5000. the groves had climbed the foot
hills Of the Sierras, had taken possession
of Kern, Tulare, and Fresno counties,
and in the northern part Of the State
were competing for recognition with the
mineral resources. To-day the acreage
is io0,oo0, and orange culture is the lead
ing industry of the Thermal Belt, which
runs from Butte ana Tehama counties on
the north. to San Diego County on the
south, following the line of the foothills
for 700 miles. IN a path from three to
thirty miles wide and at an altitude Of
from 800 to 1850 feet above the sea.
Oranges are shipped out of California
all the year round, beginning with the
navels in November, in time for the
Christmas trade. These ship until June:
then come the Mediterranean sweets. the
blood oranges. and others. Thousands of
pickers swarm over the ields-Japanese
Chinese, MeXicans half-breeds whites
in an indiscriminate mixture who. with
knives. ladders, bags. and boxes, climb,
clip and pack until the groves resemble
busy ant hills. Cooperative packing COM
panies now handle almost all the ship
ments. facilitating matters and reducing
expenses. Giant machines wash, dry,
polish, and carry the fruit, finally sorting
IL according to size. padded spOuts and
bins keeping the fruit from bruising.
Women wrap the fruit in paper and pack
il in boxes. the sizes OF the sranges maxi
ing the contents Of the boxes range from
forty-eight TO 500.
Science and common sense have been
busy in the past few years determining
the best methods of handling the fruit.
the most eXpedient manner of packing
and shipping, and the quickest facilities
for marketing. The Department of Agri-
culture recently carried on an experiment
10 determine what caused rot in fruit
that was apparently sound. Experts
stayed on the grounds and in the packing
houses or accompanied trains of fruit in
their long journey across the continent 10
New York. Il was found that from 10 to
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

Atlantic City y. J.. Michigan ave and Beach
Open al the year. Steam heat. Elevator TO street
level Booklet On application. WM. r. HOOD.
rnr539t
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!, Edwin ST. J. Grsble; 2, David j. Rumbaueh
). Charles G. Treat: 1. George W. Van Deusan /.
8. Edward A. liillar; 6. John Conkliu. T. Samuel
D. Sturgis; 8, Lucien G.. Berry; g. John Z Nc
Mahon To- Charles 7. Alenoher II. T. Bentley
Mott y, Peyton c. March, Is. William L. Keuly
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
THE cOLWYN.

z So. Michigan Ave
Steam heat. Home comforts Oren All YES
splo-d&S30t f. e. WABBURTOS. Manae
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

HHEI7IUN Hall,
Kentucky ave, near BeaCn. HOmziike Splendid
table. y up daily SO up Eeekly. Mrs. A. n Young
ap6tu. tn. (, S-s0t
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

TIE OSBORNE-PACIFIC AND ARKANSAS
Ares.-0pens NAV 18Th. Elevator: all cpuYeniencos
8 50 Gay up; s mp weekly Il. J. OSBORNE
my3-tu III s., ,Su-50t
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rnInNEIa
JTENANT Colonies.

/, George S. Grimes; 2 Ramsay D. Potts: ).
sydney W TAYLOR / Alexander b. Dyer: s. Henry
". Andrews 6, Montgomery N. SIacomb
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
THE Lorraine

OCEAN front, between TWO piers Fresh and sea
/ wafer baths running water. Nc. special srrluE
rates Auto meets trains CAARLES L. WAGNER
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The CLARENDON sn5 xi5siBia Bs.cs' t'''
Al -at NJ d NEIMAN-

HOTEL PONCE DE LEON.
Second House from Steel Pier.
re5 50td dGS ALFRED B. GRI&DROI
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

!. MAJ Patrick J. Hart: ?. Capt Cephas C.
Batsmsp. s. Capt Walter AIaTsine: T. CAPT. Ruter
W Springer; s. Capt Ivory H. b. Hcadley. C.
Capt Charles $. Walkicy, T. Capt Edmund r.
Easterhrook; 2, Capt. Barton. ". Pcuy, g. Capt
Julian l. Yates: TO- Capt Patrick r. Carey
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09
ATLANTIC CITY.
HOTEL TRAYM0RE.
HOTEL cHETWooDE.

steam heat syn paTl0T5 private baths s. 10 SIS
EeeEy. Saturday 20 Monday, $50. BCoEet i M
DEMPSEY. nrl5lt
The Washington herald., 1907-05-09

l. Lotus Niles. p Edward T. Brown 8. Charles
Foster 4, Eli D. Hoyle; s. Granger Adams
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
HON JEFF TRULY
SPEAKS TODAY AT
THE COURT HOUSE


This afternoon, at 1 O'Clock
at the court house Hon. JET
Truly subernatorial candidate. win
address the people Of Hattiesburg on
the live issues Of the campaign. 1t Is
possible that arrangements will be
perfected for him to speak in the
Chautauqua tent instead Of the con-
fined limits of the court room in the
court house.
As this will be the last opportunity
for his adherents who live in this sec
ton. to hear him 1t Is said that large
crowd will be present.
At any rate there win be number
present to hear Mr.. Truly, just as a
large crowd will turn out to hear Mr..
Noel, who will close his campaign
here. the night before election.
On that occasion, Wednesday night
July 81 Mr.. Noel will deliver the last
speech Of the campaign SO far as he
and Hattiesburg are concerned and
It is alleged that the largest crowd
that has attended political gathering
in Hattiesburg. during this campaign,
win be present--as much out OF curl
osity as anything else. &
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
tHANCERY COURT
AT new AUGUSTA

f
The regular term of the Chancery
Court, Of Perry County, convenes to-
day in New Augusta. when Chancel-
Tor Wood will preside as usual.
Chancery Cleck T. e. Batson left
khis morning for New Augusta to at
end to his duties in connection with
bis session OF the Court, which will
e the last held IN District No. be-
bre the separation OF the two counties
Perry and Forrest
1t is said that large amount OF
Important business will be transacted
BIT this session Of the Chancery Court
land that jts final session here. previ-
pus to the separation, which viii be
held Al the fall. will be an unusually
Dusy season.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
An Old Time Pound Cake.

A writer to the Galveston Times
says: In 1S4S was in Natchez and
there saw a pound cake that took six
yoke Of oxen to pull. The cake was
made for a great barbecue meeting,
and it was day greatest in the his
tory OF Natchez. This cake had flags
on It, and was served to the crowd OF
thousands It is said while the story
is somewhat overdrawn there is much
Of truth in it, and there are those who,
to this day, remember the event.-Nat-
chez Bulletin.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22

ed headquarters at tie Inside Inn
Thursday will be Warpath Day. when
popular interest will center on that
famous amusement street. On satur-
day the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Association Of Amateur Photo
graphers opens in Convention Hail.
and q busy week for the snap-shooters
will follow.
Officials Of the exposition announce
that the attendance now shows an al.
most daily improvement and that there
Is every prospect Of financial success
for virginia's great fair.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22

tain Winchester told the Daily News
that he and Captain McAfee would
leave during the forenoon for the
above points and after investigating
the matter to their satisfaction, would
upon corroboration Of the girls story,
swear out an AFFIDAVIT. on information
and belief and begin the prosecution
lof the bestial father.
The girl, Emma, is somewhat recov'
|ering her normal condition. after liy-
ing IN such sn atmosphere Of horror
and fear SO long, and has been neat
W dressed BY the ladies' connected
with the Army, and appeared on the
street yesterday looking Altogether diff
ferent from the wretched outcast she
appeared at first