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Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11

All notes or legal papers executed in Mexico must bear revenue stampa. and all papers executed In the United States or other countries must bear these stamps before legal action can be commenced in Mexico. Notes made
 Ito the order of" are not mercantile ( documents and are not lndorsable, says Daily Consular and Trade Report&
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
EMpOpTANT is sIways found am-n -. n.. on this page.
 Read the small HTIc7NEcC NEWS advertisements 11D-..-0D --- carefully.
WANTED.

WANTED-First class salesman and collector Call al Room 10. Chapman Bldg., Ffiday from 1 to p. m Sa Y ary paid. E. l.. Bevier. jel0d
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
pANeER rN rHE rcE.

Tn one of the Boston newspapers a few days ago we read an article which goes to show one of the grave and con- stant menaces to human life in many large cities. during the hot summer months more especially. That menace was contained in the ice used. and as much more Is used during summer than winter the greatest danger comes when diseases of various kinds are most prevalent.
 The article to which we have refer ence set out that quantity of ice which had just been bought from a sent to a competent bacteriologist for examination and investigation. It is not necessary to go into the details of the methods used. or to specify the exact results in technical terms. It is sufficient to say that the analysis showed a very considerable percentage of sewage filth. and an unexpected number and variety of disease germs. all of them in condition to do their work on the human system.
 This sample of Ice, 1t should be borne in mind. was not selected because of any belief or suspicion that it was worse than the average. It vas talk en without partiality from the regular supply furnished to customers, and was neither better nor worse than the av, craze ice used by Bostonfans. The re- suit shows the inevitable danger to human life from ice, either natural or artificial. made from water taken from streams. lakes or ponds into which the sewage from cities is drained. The pollution of such water is bad enough of itself. even if there were no dis- ease germs, but these are usually, If not invariably. to be found in the sew age of the cities, and they naturally are taken up and held by the ice. As freezing does not destroy them the na- turai result Is that those who use the Ice get some of the germs.
 Just what the remedy Is, is yet to be found ont So far as artificial ice is concerned the danger can be minimiz- ed by thoroughly boiling the water from which the ice is made. but where natural ice is cut from lakes, ponds or even running streams it is dificuIt to see how the danger can be avoided. whether 1t is menace that can be provided against is hard to say. but the fact that 1t exists has been dem onstrated beyond doubt. Fortunately 1t is n4enace that does not exist in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
A NEW MELON,

It would be considered an, absurd question to ask, especially of South ern readers, what a watermelon is They are part of our daily life through the summer months, and especially are they dear to the colored folks Just say watermelon" to the average negro and he is ready to postpone all his other pleasures and enjoyments until the luscious melon is safely stored away. He would almost miss a funeral in order to enjoy a watermelon feast
 But there are melons and then some more melons. We of the favored South are familiar with all the brands. Some are better than others. but all are good. As an up-country friend said about whiskey they are good and better. He refused to admit that there could be any bad whiskey, and so we say about watermelons. as we know them, but it seems that we are to be introduced to new type. Mir. H. G. Knowles. late Minister to Roumania, has brought to the notice of the Am erican people quite a novelty. we are told. which is thus spoken of by a con- | temporary:
 The melon. said to be one of the most luscious of the fruits of Rou- mania, may be destined to take equal rank on the table of the epicure with the cantalUupe. It is of delicate ap- pearance and flavor thin skinned gold en Or scarlet feshed, and no larger than grapefruit. On account of It's size 1t can be daintily served as a dish for one or two persons. a thing hardly possible with the Georgia watermelon.
 There. now. is something to think of. ponder about and rejoice over, though why the writer should have introduc- ed the words Georgia watermelon we cannot say. It would seem as though he thinks there can be no good ones except the Georgia variety, when ,as a matter of fact. there are as good ones grown elsewhere-in Al abama, for example-as were ever pro- duced in Georgia. But that State is so in the habit of trying to appropri- ] ate all the good things of earth that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
General Forrest,s Last spseeh.

Memphis Herald.
 sends The Herald the following clip ping from his scrap book. MT. Long
 The following is a complete report Sy S5 tss esn lais sBssffe RBssfofd snas res afs Cavalry on rharsday., September 2i. 1878, in the midst of the. hot 'Tuden-.
 "Soidiers of the 7th Tennessee Cav airy, Ladies and Gentlemen: I name the soldiers first because l love them best am extremely pleased to meet you here today. love the gallant men with whom I was so intimately connected during the, late war. You must realize what must pass through commanders mind when called upon to meet in reunion the brave spirits who. through four years of war and bloodshed fought fearlesly for cause that they foresaw, as we all did, that that war must soon close in disaster and that we must all surrender, yet did not quail, but marched to victory in many battles and fought as boldly and as persistently as they did in their first. Nor do l forget those many gal upon the many bloody battlefields of the late war. I love them, too and honor their memory. l have often been called to the side. on the battle field, of those who nave been struck around my neck and kiss me, and say: General I have fought my last battle and will soon be gone. I want you to remember my wife and children and remembered their wives and little ones and have taken care of them. and I want every one of you to remember them, too, and join with me in the la
 Comrades. through the years of bloodshed and many marches you were tried and true soldiers. So through the years of peace you have been good citizens and now that we are again united under the old flag, love 1t as I did in the days of my youth, and feel sure that you love It also. Yes. as do those who follow 1t on the oth- CT side. and I am sure that but ex- press your feelings when I say that, should occasion offer and our common country demand our services, you would as eagerly follow my lead to battle un- der that proud banner as ever you followed me in our late great war It has been thought by some that our social reunions were wrong, and that they would be heralded 'to the North as an evidence that we were again I think that they are right and proper and we will show our countrymen by our conduct and dignity that brave soldiers are always good citizens and law w-abiding and loyal people. Sol- diers I was afraid that I could not be | with you today, but I could not bear the thought of not meeting with you. and will also try to meet with you in the future. hope that you will continue to meet from year to year and bring your wives and children with you and let them and thes chill with you tho pleasure of your res | unions."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23

It is a coincidence that both in Georgia and in Tennessee. the Govern DTS are being harshly criticized for the too free use of the pardoning pow CT, The privilege to grant pardons. to open jail doors to convicted prisoners to stand between the scaffold and a condemned man is the greatest power given & Governor. and it is one which most subjects him to criticism. In a general sense 1t may be said that re- tiring Governors are more often ask ed to defend their pardoning record than they are asked to explain any other oficiaI acts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23

senev, Ga.. which was never before heard of. out of the State. has se- cured advertisement throughout the United States because the town gov ernment has forbidden any automobile to pass through or to run anywhere in the town limits. An automobilist would probably have to strike a match to find seney when he passes through 1t. but the little Georgia town has inbibed the Atlanta idea of getting advertise ment at any cost Seney will rescind that ordinance as soon as the farmers begin using automobiles in that sec ton as they are in other sections of She country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
JUDGE GAsToN,s HONOR.

The belated news that Judge J. B. Gaston has been honored by the Uni versity of South Carolina with the de- gree of doctor of laws was learned in Montgomery with a special feeling of qualification. There was something like shock in the news. for Judge Gaston has been so long a citizen of Montgomery. he had been so long identified with the city and its affairs. that many of those who knew 1t. had forgotten that he was from South Car oiina and many others had not even heard of 1t. Not that Judge Gaston attempted to conceal his South Caro- ifns origin. for Ike all who come from that Commonwealth. he is proud of the State of his nativity.
 Judge Gaston has been a citizen of Alabama for more than a generation The class in which he was graduated in South Carolina was the class of 1852, which means that Judge Gaston has been out in the world. fighting a mans hattie for fifty-seven years. The friends who are pleased at the compli- ment paid him by his alma mater. are more pleased that the years have dealt so lightly with him. It Is given to but few men. who have led a life so full of usefulness and of activity to retain his sturdy health. Judge %Gax- toms health and appearance would in. dicate that there is some mistake In the South Carolina records.
 Alabama honored him long before South Carolina His adopted city made him Mayor and his adopted county has made him repeatedly. judge of probate. He has filled large place in the af- fairs of Montgomery in the many years he has lived here.
 Montgomery's pride in him Is justi- fled. for he is the type of man of which any city might be proud.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23

It Is never wise or prudent. especial ly for a mere layman to assert that any alleged discovery in medical sci- ence is not fact, and so we shall not assert that the claim of a woman nurse up in New York is unfounded. She declares that she has discovered a remedy for typhoid fever by the use of which the disease can be certainly cured in three days. We say it Is not safe to deny the claim, at this early stage, but if t is true it is one of the most wonderful discoveries of the age, and will prove one of the great est blessings to humanity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
Letters to The Editor
MANY GAPS TO BE FILLED IN DR. ELIoT'S LIST
Editor of The Advertiser:

Editor of The Advertiser:
 =, Apropos of your remarks on Dr. sSsif of sooss the ,0 s.sdinF os whies GGs VIII give any man a liberal education. 1t only fllustrates how "cribbed, cabined and confined'a great man may be by published list only. includes very prob ably those books that have contributed most to pr. Charles William Eliots own deiectation and profit. for there mopolitan interest in the collection. We have our affinities and antiquities among authors just as we have among our fellow men, and no two or us could library. no matter how diminutive 1t might be, yet there are certain master pieces among the worlds great books on which the enlightened Judgment of mankind has set it's approval, and many of these are conspicuously absent from pr. Eiiot's five-foot shelf. Like you, we can see no good reason in adding Milton. Much of it is srsumentatiSe and political bearing upon subjects rife in the Puritans Civil War. and the perusal of Paradise Regained" iasm among general readers which MT James Bryce says adds keenness to the eye and strength to the wings of the mind. The least known book included Ss Ss cf John 'hs s9s
 
 Leigh. Hunt says: ITO read Woolman now Is a waste of time. It leads to no definite plan of culture or absolute knowledge. and is fit only for the dilettante who has time to read every thing"
 In scanning pr. Eliot's curious array we notice many gaps to be filled Shakespeare has no representation. There Is no Wordsworth, or Byron, or Thackeray or Sir Walter Scott or Charles Lamb or John Ruskin or vietor Hugo or Balzac or Tolstoy. Where is the master spirit of Thomas Carlyle whose French Revolution" Is thought by many to be the greatest book ever written? Why not include Gibbons Rome" and Froude's England" and Boswelrs Life of Samuel Johnsong' In the world of science and political economy there are several immQrtals left out: Tocqueville,s Democracy in America" Buckles History of Civili- zation." Herbert Spencer's First Prin- ciples" and Huxley's Lay Sermons" A modern book of clear insight and vivid interest is Ferrero's Greatness and Decline of Rome"
 Yours truly,
 F. T, Raiford.
 Selma. Ala. June 21. 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23

Oyster Bay sinks into inocuous desuetude. The star of Beverly rises The daily date line that tells of Pres idential doings will this summer not bear the old familiar appearance, but it will come from Beverly where the fine golf links are. The midsummer cranks will And Beverly as easy of nccess as Oyster Bay and they will find the Secret Service men as ready tc throw them out as those who frequent d the roads about Oyster Bay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23

we are not surprised at this effort. We suspect 1t was Georgian who wrote the article.
 But we can let that pass. and think of what the. new importation may mean. As all of us know, one of the principal objections to the ordinary meion--if there can be any objection to such a luxury, is that its size some- times makes 1t inconvenient. When a fully ripe one is cut 1t must be eaten very soon. or It's glory will depart. and so 1t sometimes happens that even the veriest gourmand cannot put away an entire specimen and is forced to see 1t given to the pigs or otherwise divert ed from its intended destination.
 It will be different when this new Roumanian article becomes common "in our midst" as one might say, for while the big fellows will always be in demand for occasions where an entire one can be put where 1t will do most good the little fellows, if what they are represented to be. will come in mighty handy. not only because 1t will be easy to serve one to each guest at the dinner table. but because there will be so many other occasions where the little delicacies will exactly i'll the hill. A basket full of finely favored watermelons not much larger than or- anges will be just the thing to add to the endowment of picnics and other pleasure excursions, and man can carry one of them in his pocket when he goes fishing, leaving the other pockets to hold the bait and other arr ticies considered Indispensable on such occasions. In short, 1t does not re- quire vivid imagination to point out the uncounted advantages of this irn- migrant from a far-ofr land. But we quote one other extract from the ar- ticle we have been discussing:
 For a number of the staples with which we have become so familiar that of them as indigenous to the soil, the growers of the United States are in- debted to our foreign representatives. Hut of late years they may have been of fruits, fish, or. fowl, which might be introduced and made to thrive In some one of our variable climates. It may be hoped that the old habit will be revived by the success of Mir: appreciation which they have received. The yorld Is full of good things, beau. tiful things. valuable things. scattered in all its corners. and there is room here to gather all of them which can tative who is ever on the alert to In. troduce into his own country the best of what he finds abroad may be per, forming more lasting service than all his more striking achievements or oi- plomacy.
 All that is true as good preaching. Of all people on earth we have least occasion to- be a hermit nation. We open wide our doors to the people of all other countries. even to some wh" are not worthy to enjoy the blessings of our citizenship, and certainly we should strive to absorb and acclimat- ize as many of the good things of oth- CT lands as possible. It will do no hurt to those from whom we obtain the blessings and will do much good to us. Let us introduce and welcome all the blessings of earth. so far as may be done properly. and may the new melon soon be in our midst.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
roo LITTLE FOR wRIGHrs.
Nation StiII ATrustn In the InvenfivV
 ness of the Yankee.

Nation still ATrusts In the Inventive
 ness of the Yankee. Chicago Evening Post.
 Our national self-confidence has rare- ly been more delightfully."- illustrated than in our attitude toward Wilbur
 They work here for years perfect ing a flying machine; we blink at them patronizingly, and quote Darius Green Suddenly 1t appears that they really can fly They go abroad and all thousands of dollars for their aero plane secrets. and England's cabinet is bitterly attacked for not outbidding her. But we merely give the boys some medals and tell them to go as far as they like In building airships for any foreign power they happen to fancy
 The fact IS, we consider it a moral certainty that whenever 1t becomes necessary for us to fly, we wIil fly. no matter how many patents on flying any one else may have. We believe that Yankee inventiveness can accom- plish anything, and we simply do not think 1t worth while. to put a mort gage on the Wrights for our own ben eft But isn't 1t?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
WEDNESDAY, JUNE as. 1908.
wonder how some people estimat

wonder how some people estimate inc value of lost flesh. For instance a woman in New York who weighed six hundred pounds had fall from street car. through some. alleged fault se the sAknas ssmsae s6d fhe eshAhsG unsnt and regimen caused by the inju- rtes received caused her to lose two hundred pounds in weight. Now she Is suing the company for twenty thous- and dollars damages. which means one hundred dollars for each pound of flesh lost. She certainly puts e high value On her flesh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
EOmr Per.

Cullman Democrat.
 Conner has a cinch in the matter of posslnE t9e & memners es tS or the Leglsls : four dollars per day that the prospect of getting on the pay roll again will prove too strong. Conner Is sounding them. if they promise to do everything he orders, an extra session will be called, if not there will be no extra session. It is very clear that there will be an extra session. all right The boys can't miss bilking the people out of that four dollars per then they can leave the wagon yard where they eat and sleep, and stroll down to the lobby of the Exchange every evening lease on the parlor floor, stroke theii whiskers. ana gravely consider the proposition of those interested in legis- iation.
 Next to the justice of the peace. ths state legislator is the biggest thing 1T the state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
Aueric,n TbIra wrnnrIer.

London Cable 10 New YOrk Times.
 The Cambridge correspondent of The New York Times telegraphs that among university men the general impression Is that the last senior wrangleship would probably have been won by an American, L. J Wordell of Phlladel- phia, had he allowed himself to be coached in the usual fashion.
 Wordell was of the opinion that he could do better work by himself and his success in winning third place in the list of wranglers is considered re- markahle in the circumstances.
 The last senior wrangler Is P. J.. Daniel. ot Trinity College, which now has fifty-six senior wranglers to its 'redit, to St Johns 1ftyfive.
 Charles Darwin's grandson is one Of
 we men bracketed as equal as fourth yranGler '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
AMERICANS IN THE SOUTH.
Another Phase of Immigration as Se
 i'm Census Reports,


 i'm Census Reports.
 New Orleans Plcayune.
 The census of 1900 showed that of the North Atlantic States 22.6 per cent of the population was foreign born. Of the North Central States the foreign percentage was 15.S. Of the Western division the foreign element was POI per cent. On the other hand, in the South Atlantic States the foreign element was only 2.1 per cent; In the South Central 1t was 2.5 per cent Thus it is seen that the southern states are inhabited by a native American of foreigners have been made to all the Northern and Western states as foreign immigrants during nearly the whole of the past decade have been coming in at the rate of nearly mil lion a year, so that the next census will show an enormously increasing proportion of foreigners. It would not be surprising to find that there are Northern and Western States that will nance of foreigners.
 If such a state of things should in- duce native Americans from such states to seek associations and conditions more to their tastes, notbing could be more natural. That there Is a steady flow of Northern people seeking homes In the South has become most notice able feature of the recent drift oi population. and that 1t will steadily It Is certain that many have come t. Louisiana. where they have found con ditions of climate and of agriculture greatly to their advantage,l while busl ness opportunities are offered on ever, hand to caDital and enterprise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
A Matter of Votes,

Mir. Taft had S26 electoral votes to Mir. Bryan's 157, a majority of 169, a ratio of more than two to one, That looks like a safe superiority for the Republican vote.
 MT. Taft received sixty-two votes from the States of Iowa, Minnesota, In- diana. Wisconsin, and Kansas. Sena- tors from all these States are oppos- ing the policy of the majority as to the tariff on the ground that 1t be- trays the promises they made in the campaign If their people should take the same view. the Republicans might lose and the Democrats gain these six ty-two votes, reducing the majority in the electoral colleges to forty i've. Suppose Illinois, with twenty-seven votes, or Ohio, with twehty-six, should join the five States named, what would become of the Republican superiority?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
Tomorrow-Fight on the Fly.
suake-Bite Tradition Attacked.

Mobile Register.
 one by one the traditions of the ages are smashed by the rude hand of the iconoclast, who leaves nothing to re- place that which he wilfully destroys
 only short time ago some Didymus dealt the Mecklenburg declaration of independence a blow which made that venerable relic totter on It's founda- tion and become thing for doubt, and question. The same spirit of destruc- tiveness which caused George Wash ington's cherry tree to cease its bloS- soming has prompted an attack on the time -honored flask as a container of the specific for snake bite. and pro- poses as a substitute some sort of serum extracted from snake-bitten horse.
 Who could compare the serum from horse to the beaming beatitudes of the old original snake medicine?
 As well compare the faint flicker or tallow candle to the electric search- light at Fort Morgan!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-23
Fine writing stiII.

Chicago Evening Post. -.
 We have no fears now that the gene tie art of fine writing is dead, The Mangum (Okla.l Star begins the story follows: "The reign of items Is not as all peaceful There is crepe as well as bruises about the empowered form of the goddess of the ruling passion. Sometimes Cupid's delieately fashioned arrow is dipped fin poisoned honey ana the shadow of grim tragedy throws It. self across the altar made fragrant by