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The Detroit times., 1909-02-06
CITY KEPT CLEAN
At SMALL COST
DETROIT ESTABLISHES RECORD
IN THIS MATTER, SAYS
SUPT. AlORiCH.

That Detrots expansion is steadily
making II more expensive TO clean tie
streets and alleys IS one OF the state
ments made by Supt. Frank Aidrich III
his report of last years work Dump
ing grounds are farther and farther
out as the years go by. and the cost
of hauling load OF street sweepings
has grown TO an average OF S2.5b
while IL costs $2O7 10 haul away ashes
and refuse from alleys.
There is no other city in the United
States where so much territory Ii
kept clean on SO small an 'approprie
ton as in Detroit" says the report
AldriCh believes that the ordinance
passed last year for weekly collection
of ashes. and which required property
owners 10 keep all ashes and refuse II
receptacles In their yards. Is a goo.
measure and can be enforced witt
the help OF the police and the courts
He figures that II Increases alley
cleaning costs by 20 per cent she frs
year but this cost will decrease n
people become accustomed TO the or
dinance and live up TO its provisions.
IL Is recommended that no more &c
dar block pavement DC laid, inasmuc'
rs this kind OF paving cannot be en-
tirely cleaned except when IL Is new
and as IL IL considered less health.
than other pavement.
Merchants no longer find IL nece-
sary 10 pay for sprinkling the street
downtown. inasmUeh as these street
are flushed three nights a week.
To lessen the cost OF hauling dirt
iaweepings and ssha,sit is recommen
cd that a CONTRACT be made with tn
I n. L. X. 20 haul these materials out r
the city. where they may be used 4
The Detroit times., 1909-02-06
Fire Loss is 100000

WORCESTER. Mass, Feb. 1.-Two
great industries were totally destroy
ed by Are in this city early this morn.
ing. causing loss OF 100000. The
stone works OF the George ID. Webb
Construction Co, covering over an
acre OF land, was wiped ont, as was
the large grain elevator OF +. A.
Cowee,
The Detroit times., 1909-02-06
WITH TIL MUSICIANS

Ossip Gabrilowitsch. who is to be
heard here Sunday afternoon. Feb. IA.
In the Detroit Opera house. in con.
junction with the Flonzaleyn Quarte,,
under Loudon Charitons direction. has
The Detroit times., 1909-02-06

nh in low-lying lands. Last year there
were 1880 loads OF street sweepings
and 54,GCl wagon loads OF alley
c.eanings 10 be disposed OF by the
citV
The Detroit times., 1909-02-06
HUGHES To NAME
". h. HOTCHK|SS

ALBANY. " Y. Feb 5-Gov
Hughes announced today that he
would send the name OF Judge william
ii. Hotchkiss to the legislature for
state superintendent OF Insurance The
previous choice OF Gov Hughes was
Frederick Wallis, who refused TO al
low his name TO GO before the senate
The Detroit times., 1909-02-06

Fresh from the gardens. "Salada'
IS the purest and cleanest tea I'm the
world. Delicious and economical 10
use. At all grocers.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-06

Busfne.s-ifke PRINTING. no fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind. that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. IS
1ehn R-st. Phone 1tsl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12

Lots of TODD over free drinking
fountains in Washington. But the sa-
loon keepers OF that grand old burg
aren't uneasy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12

Jacksonville, July 1f.-(Special.)-
DR.. Forney Stevenson and family. Of
Montgomery. who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Stevenson for sew
eral weeks have returned home.
Miss Leona Francis accompa MED by
her little niece and nephew left yes
terday afternoon for an extended visit
70 relatives in Ohio.
Mrs. w. T. Allan Is visiting her sis
ter in Calera.
Mrs. w. A. Gunter. Jr.. and children,
Of Montgomery. are visiting Mrs.
George Rowan.
Miss Hoye Brock. Miss Janette
Brock and Miss Lillian Oden, of New
Decatur. who have been the guests of
Mrs. J. o. Camp. Jr., ahve returned
home.
Rcv N @. Miiligan is visiting his
son. s. N. Milligan.
Mrs. w. ]. Clark and little daughter
have returned from a visit to Dali
ton. Ga
Capt. James Crook is improving rap
idly from his recent illness.
Miss Minnie weems. of Cass Station,
Ga. Is visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. F, A. Weems.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12
SOCIETY IN FORT DEPOSIT.

Fort Deposit. July 11.-(Special)-
Misses Mary and Clara Brooks are en-
tertaining In their home as a house
party the following: Miss Nancy Her
rem, Tallassee; Misses Lucy Luli and
Lucas williams, wetumpka; Miss
Ruth Mitchell, Hope Hull; Miss Sallie
Bali Hinson, Mt. willing.
Wednesday evening they delightful
ly entertained In their honor at =
Fourth OF July party. The spacious
home was brilliantly lighted with red,
white and blue lights and decorated
with flags and bunting. The unique
and original invitation had read "Oome
out with US under the stars" ana on
the broad yeranda over which fioated
the stars and stripes a contest OF
watching stars was arranged and en-
Joyed by the hosts OF young people.
Out here and on the lawn, under heav-
ems stars. delicious ices were served.
while there was a display of fireworks.
Thursday Miss Susie Wild gave
kimona picnic to the young ladies of
the town and to the Misses Brooks,
house guests, at her home. The en-
tire house was thrown open for the
occasion. hammocks were arranged on
the porches and the punch bowl placed
In the hail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12
PRESIDENT FINLEY WOULD
IMPROVE TRADE TO THE SOUTH
Lf the Utmost Importance to Increase the Steamer
Service Between the Gulf Ports and the
atin-American Republics.

ufacturers. go to Europe instead" In
n similar report on trade conditions
IN Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Mr.. Hutchinson says: There are some
direct mails to the River Plata. but
they are carried on slow freighters
and the service In general fs greatly
inferior to that from Europe. both IN
dispatch and In frequency. Constant
annoyance and delay results. and mer-
chants who have no direct American
ties will, other things being equal.
place orders In Europe rather than In
the United States"
There are differences Of opinion as to
the methods which should be adopted
for the Improvement OF our steamship
communication with the Latin-Ameri-
can countries. I think we can all
agree. however. that IL we are to real
izs the full Dement'S Of our geographic
cal relation to those markets and Of
the demand which exists In them for
goods which we produce. something
practical must be done to secure the
lines. Whatever policies may be adopt
ed to this end. II is 80 manifestly to
the interest of our section that all
Southern products shipped to those
countries should 60 through Southern
ports. that. not only those engaged In
business at those ports. but the South
ern people generally, should work to-
gether In some practical way to Sc
cure direct lines from the South At
1antic and Gulf ports. Those ports
have the great advantage OF shorter
distances. especially to all points in
Mexico. Central America. the West In
dies. the northern coast Of South AM
erica. and points on the West coast
reached by way of the Tehuantepec
and Panama Railways. This advant-
age with respect to the West coast
ports win be greatly Increased on the
completion OF the Panama Canal. and
II Is important that the people of our
section should be prepared to make
the most effective use Of that water
way.
This Is a matter which concerns all
the people OF the South so vitality
that believe all those interested IN
Southern development should work to-
gether in an effort to bring about an
Improvement In our steamship service
to all the Latin American countriea
Yours very truly,
w. W. Finley.
President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12
ROUND TRIP RATES
via
ATLANTIC COASTLINE

tl200-Tybee. Ca; GymbeFiand Island Ga.
St Simons Island Ca On sale each
Saturday. good for 10 days =
s1B.eo-Tybee: Gs>Yf On sale daily. good until
s1a.7j-AtiantIo Beach, Fla. Pablo Beach.
Fla On sals each Saturday. good
for ten dRyss
S14.6J-Atlantic Beach, Fla. On, sale daily,
good until Sept. 90th.
t1o.6o-Panams City, Fla. On sale daily.
good until Oct. 31st.
S46.6o-New York City, via Savannah ana
steamer. On sale daily. good until
Oct 31st.
Daily Pullman Sleeping Cars to Savannah
and Jacksonville. For reservations. phone
as7. or write. y. c. WEST. T. p. A..
Montgomery. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12

Tbarin, July 11.-(speciaL) MIR. and
Mrs. r. @. Ingram. Of Cecil. entertain-
cd pleasantly with q house party last
week.
A delightful AFFAIR was a barbecue
Wednesday.
Among the guests who enjoyed the
hospitality OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ingrum
were Mr.. and Mrs Scott Waugh and
children, OF Matthews; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Waugh and daughter, Miss
Christy. Of Birmingham: Miss Jose
phine Cooper, Mr.. Frank Cooper: Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Ingram and children.
and Miss Matte Ingram, who made
the trip In their touring car across
the country from their home near
Tharin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12

Nursing Mothers and Malaria
The OLD Standard GROVES TAsTEI Esa
CHILL TONIC, drives out malaria and
builds up the system. For grown psopie and
children. Soc. a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12
NEWS OF AUBURN.

Auburn. July 11.-tSpeciai. )-The
summer school of civil engineering.
with its encampment at Taliassee
Falls has terminated and the students
about thirty IN number, have scattered
to their several homes.
Prof. q. N. Mitcham, head of the
department of civil engineering, and
Mrs. Mitcham have gone on an extend
ed Western tour, including Los An
geies, the Seattle Exposition, and 9TH
er points of interest
Prof and Mrs Southall are spending
the summer at Bellvue, Va.
Mrs. J. e. Watt and children are
visiting relatives near Norfolk
DR.. George Petrie. who has been
very Ill, Is improving.
Prof. r. D. Webb and family are
making an extended visit to relatives
in Northern Alabama.
Or. W. e. Kinds and Mrs. w. e.
Kinds are spending the summer In
Massachusetts,.
Prof. and Mrs. r. L. Brown are I'm
Wisconsin for their vacation.
Mrs c. A. Cary and Miss Phoebe
Cary are visiting relatives in Denver.
Colo. ana wifi go thence to the Seat
tie Exposition.
The damage done to the Carnegie
Library by the recent wind storm has
been fully repaired. No damage what
over was done 20 the books or eouip-
ment
Quite building movement has been
In progress in the town throughout
the summer. eight or nine new resi-
dences being constructed. The Chap
ter House of the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity Is nearing completion. This
now makes three fraternity buildings
owned by the college students, the
other two being the houses OF the
Kappa Sigma. and Kappa Alpha.
Extensive additions to the lighting
facilities of the college are being car
ried forward under the supervision Of
the professor OF electrical engineering.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12

Dozier. July 1l.-(special.) A council
of American Patriots was Instituted at
Dozier Friday night by Special Depu-
ties Justice and williams The new
council has about thirty members.
State Deputy Ellison was present and
conducted the exercises The social
given by the new council was a grand
success.
Mrs. Nall won the ring and Miss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12
LEIoHroN PLANS SCHOOL.
New sIS,ooo BuiIding WIN 500. q
Erected.

Erected.
Tuscumbia. July 11.--(Special.) 1.-THE
leighton public school has reelected
Prof. A. B. Mcleod as principal and
Miss Mary. King as assistant. for the
ensuing term. In the meantime the
citizens Of that little city are matur-
Ing their plans for che building OF the
State High School which was awarded
Leighton by the locating board of the
State. composed OF the Governor. Au-
ditor and State superintendent OF Ed
ucation, several weeks ago. 1t Is es-
timated that the building thoroughly
equipped will cost $4,000. which
amount has been received In subscrip-
tons, and which will give leighton one
of the handosemt high schools In the
Stats. G
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12

ovia Atkinson the bracelet In the vot-
ing contest.
The officers OF the council are as fol-
lows: Chairman, DR.. c. w. Mcdonald;
vice chairman. ID. w. Ethridge: ex-
chairman. II. Frost: preiate. DR.. NJ b.
Nall; clerk. A. b. Thompson; messen-
ser. J. B. Frost; guard. e. J. Weather
ford: sentinel. l. williams. The new
council will meet each Thursday night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-12

Handbags of raffin with fringed ends
and mounted in silver or gilt, have
frocks.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
A CHAT WITH THE JUNIOR FAMILY

With Washingon birthday there
and thought
character
absolute truthtunes
honesty The Mildred Washington Wilkins, by FRANCES Kent
especially The Call shows what effect
perception Wasmngtons character had
OF accustomed hard
yet would tell untruth her loved
also demonstrates other
and charitable feeling
+ and vii be enjoyed by a read
everything and everybody and that this
kindness and and charitable feeling
Godsmh article the teachers
which she tells something about her garden OF children at the Fremont
grammar { 5 cultivated.
"A horse! My kingdom hore! All the world loves
horses,
Dihan, contributed this OF The Junior
outlining briefly its benefits
and points to be observed
third today another extremely interesting
Miss Louise who
the subject
accomplished riders OF the
Master John whose
On
younger continued of
Tteh Of Cloves BY Robert Fuller and another
.AionzO puzzle
Whether not Junior dog enjoys having himself
together again is question Have
Loofo this what think
the of the Juniorvie contingent
Wgon Perhaps OF their number has senatorial
new subject always
juniors today particularly subject announced
Fun" What like best do? What gives
happiness pleasure amusement? The telling of
delights should afford The
carefully and Pubhca-
of Saturday, February
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
"GOndOla Willie"

The following story connected with
this nickname. which was bestowed
upon the kaiser. is told. Some years
ago the German emperor was in the
habit of steaming up and down the
River Spree on board a torpedo boat.
About this period his majesty dined
with the life guards at Berlin and
after oinner the officers began to call
each other by their nicknames. The
emperor who was sitting among the
older officers, suddenly asked. ~And
pray, what is my nickname among the
CORPSE There was a moments con-
sternation. Then the colonel got up
and with a polite bow replied. Il can
answer for the fact that among the
older officers your majesty has no nick
name" This diplomatic reply did not
satisfy the emperor. who forthwith sent
for a sprightly young lieutenant and
said. Il command, you to tell me what
nickname has been given to me by You
and your brother officers" rs il a
command your majesty" asked the
officer with twinkling eye. Very we'll.
then: your nickname is GOndOla
Willie"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
The Solitary Reaper

Behold her. single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland lass
Reaping and singing by herselff
Stop here. or gently pass,
Alone she cuts and binds the grains
And sings a melancholy strain;
o listen. for the vale profound
Is overfiowing with the sound
No nightingale did ever chant
More welcome notes to weary bands
OF travellers in some shady haunt,
Among Arabian sands;
A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard,
In springtime from the cuckoo bird,
Breaking the silence Of the seas,
Among the farthest Hebrides.
Will no one tell me what she sings3
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old. unhappy, farOn things,
And battles long ago;
Or is il some more humble lay,
Familiar matter OF today?
Some natural sorrow, loss or pain,
That has been. and may be again.
Whate'er the theme. the maiden sang
AS if her song could have no ending;
I saw her singing at her work,
And Ger the sickle bending
/ listened, motiOnless and still:
And as I mounted up the hill.
The music In my heart / bore.
Long after it was heard no more.
William Wordsworth.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
TRICKS OF THE INDIAN FAKIR

of the plant are specially adapted for
the trick and they are easily com
prel sed into a small compass. The
seed containing the mango shoot is
placed beneath the earth, and when the
conjurer puts his hands beneath the
cloth he works out a part of this
folded up branch and leaves it sticking
out above the surface OF the mould.
This is repeated several times until all
the branch is showing above the
mold, when quite a respectable sized
tree is seen to be sprouting. If the
seed is examined before the trick is
exhibited. the conjurer has previously
exchanged the one examined for the
trick seed at some convenient moment
before placing it in the ground.
Sometimes the seed is seen to grow
into gigantic proportions-into a reg
ular tree, bearing fruit, in fact. The
conjurer has the large tree concealed
beneath a thick cloth-a duplicate of
the cloth he uses to cover the seed at
first. After uncOvering the seed several
times and showing it grown more and
more. he uncoverss ii for the last time
and while the audience is gazing at the
plant wonderingly the conjurer takes
occa sion TO exchange the cloth for the
one containing the big tree underneath
it. Now he quickly covers over the
plant with his cloth, and when it is
removed there is the tree, full grown.
To come to the famous basket trick
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
King Edwards Pet Dog

The wire haired fox terrier Caesar.
which accompanies King Edward on
nearly all his travels. and whose collar
in craven words proclaims: Il am Cae-
sar. belong to the King" Joined his
majesty's, encourage five years ago. on
the death of his celebrated predecessor
Jack. He had hardly been a week in
the royal household when he received a
drubbing from an irritable old lady in
Paris. where the king was visiting
Caesar. while roaming the Tuileries
gardens, went for the old lady's
French poodle, whose owner sharply. re-
'taliated' with her umbrella. 1T is the
kings dogi" exclaimed a Mortified off,
cial. The kings dog. is it?' retorted
the peppery old lady, fiourishing her
weapon more ferociously than ever
Then so much7the worse for the king.'
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
Story Tellers of Japan

Though the Japanese are a nation of
readers, says a traveller they love also
20 listen to the tales of the professional
Story teller, who is quite an artist in
his way. The lower sort of story teller
may be seen seated at the street corner
with circle of gaping coolies around
him. The higher class form guilds.
who own special houses of entertain
ment, called 'yose." and may also be
engag ged by the hour to amuse private
parties. Some story telling is rather in
the nature of a magazine. The man
sits with an open book before him and
eXpounds it and dilates upon 1.-THE
story of the "Forty-seven Ronin." per-
haps, or the Chinese novel Of the Three
Kingdoms" or an account of the Sa-
tsuma rebellion. or one of the old wars
of the Taira and Minamoto families in
the middle ages. When he comes to
some particularly good point he en-
phasizes it by a rap with his fan or
with little slab of wood kept by him
for that purpose.
The Japanese professional story
teller also invents and recites. If he
doesn't earn his living by story telling
he may not be admitted to the guild of
''yose." The story teller proper deals
in love tale anecdotes and ina ginary
incidents. The entertainment afforded
in a ''yose" is generally mixed. There
will be war stories, love tales recita-
tations to the accompaniment of the
banjo-the same entertainment being
mostly adhered TO for a fortnight and
a change made on the first and six
teenth of the month. AS the number of
such houses in every large city is con-
siderable. hearers may have something
new every night to listen to. and the
higher class of story tellers themselves
may realize what for Japan is a very
fair income.
drive about from one house of enter
tainment to another, stopping only a
quarter of an hour at each, Just time
enough to tell one story and earn a
dollar or two by the recital Some for
eign students of the Japanese language
have found the 'yose'' their best. school
for study. II
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

n ET us examine some Of the powers
OF the Indian falir and see how
far they are genuine and how
far they are the result Of trickery, says
be. Scientific American, which takes as
FIRST instance the marvellous" mango
tree trick.
The performer comes forward and
proceeds 10 make little mound Of
earth out OF the soil and some water.
T:ne fakir usually wears next TO no
clothes. apparently making this trick
all. the more difficult When the
mound OF earth is complete. the fakir
*iAserts his seed OF the mango tree and
sfafers It TO make it grow. He then
covers II with a cloth and placing his
hands beneath the cloth proceeds to
manipulate the seed for some time In
a. few moments he withdraws his
hands and makes passes over the cloth,
outside it. A wait; then the conjurer
removes the cloth and two tiny shoots
appear above the surface OF the
ground More passes are made and
When the cloth IS removed for the
SECOND time a tall mango, tree IS seen
sprouting above the earth. This trick
IS accomplished in the following man
ners
The seed that IS placed in the earth
IS hollow and within II is placed a
branch OF the mango tree, previously
prepared and folded up. The leaves
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20

A large oval basket is shown or laid
on its side, and an opening cut in the
upper surface or top. 1t is empty.
Then a small boy is shown, wearing
jacket and turban. He is placed in the
basket and the opening is covered over
with a blanket. the boy apparently fill
ing the whole of the basket. The fakir
suddenly leaps into the opening and
proceeds to stamp about as vigorously
as he can-treading on the ground and
apparently showing that the boy has
disappeared and is no longer in the
basket. To make assurance doubly
sure he snatcheS up a sword and pro-
ceeds to run it through and through the
basket in all directions No sound is
sues from the basket. Evidently the
boy has disappeared. The conjurer
turns round and shouts and the boy,
wearing the same jacket and turban.
is seen In a neighboring tree. He de-
scends. A tomtom is beaten, and after
a few incanta tions the basket is seen to
stir and soon the blanket is thrown
aside and the boy is seen standing as
sound as ever. How is it done?
ut will be seen, when we think II
over, that the peculiar shape or the
basket renders it capable of being en-
ployed in the following manner. The
small boy, as soon as he is placedNin
the basket curls up and wriggles his
body, eelwise. round the edges of the
basket That is, he coils round the
inner surface, just as snake might
coil up within it, 1t is possible for the
conjurer to leap into the opening.
stamp on the ground, etc, since the
open space in which he treads is un-
occupied blythe boys body; and when
he runs the sword through the basket
he only runs 1t through those places
where the boys body is not concealed.
How about the disappearance and
temperance in the tree? There are
two boys, dressed exactly alike. The
first one never leaves the basket. He
simply remains quiet until he receives
the signal to show signs Of life again.
The second boy climbs up a neighbor-
ing tree at some convenient moment
and shouts when he sees 1t is the
proper time to make his presence
known.
"A very clever trick often seen is the
following. 1t is known as the dry
sand trick The fakir brings forward
pail which he proceeds to fill with
water. He then shows some ordinary
sand, quite dry. To prove its dryness
he takes up a handful, and blowing
sharply upon it, scatters it in all di-
rections. He then takes up another
handful and drops it into the water
We can all see 1t lying in the bottom
of the pail, under the water Next
showing his hands empty. he places one
in the pail and brings out handful OF
the sand. Blowing upon it. it still scat
ters in all directions-showing it to be
as dry as ever. This is repeated several
times, until all the sand Is again ex-
tracted. This clever trick is performed
in the following manner. Fine, clear
sand is selected, washed carefully in
hot water several times, and dried in
the sun. Some of this sand is ther
placed in a frying pan with lump o1
fresh lard, and is cooked until all the
lard is burned away. The result is
that every particle of sand is covered
with a thin coating of grease, so thai
when this sand is dropped into the
water 1t remains as dry as ever"