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The Washington times., 1909-07-17
THIRTEENTH STREET
HOME BRINGS 500

James A. Rogers has sold, through
WiIlige, Gibbs & Daniel. the dwelling
recently completed by him at $500 Thir-
teenth street northwest 10 Mrs. Mary
Z. BollinEer for $500.
The house has a massive ornamental
brick front surmOunted by a tiled roof
and has a spacious colonial porch, ex-
tending across the entire front. 1t con-
tains ten rooms and two baths. Mrs.
BoIlinger viii occupy Ii as a home.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17

Popular Excursion, Sunday, July 18th,
Baltimore & Ohio r. R, $i.00 to Fred
ericks Keedysville (Antietam), Hagers-
town, and return. Special train leaves
Washington a. r.. returning same day.
--AdVt.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
Baltimore

Baltimore and Return, SI.as, Baltimore
& Ohio r r, every Saturday and sun
day Al trains both ways. both DAYS,
except Royal Limited. civ Ofices- AZ
0 s.. and 619 Penna. Ave.-Advt
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
PAYNE PURCHASER.

L A. Payne has purchased, through
Shannon & Luchs, the two-story brick
dwelling located at $40 Ninth street
northwest for $500. He intends to oc-
cupy the property.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17

s1I.oo Niagara Falls and Return, July
sd, 7:45 a. N. Special train, coaches,
and parlor cars via Baltimore and Ohio
and Lehigh Valley route. Limit Is days
Dining cars en- route. Liberal stOpOVer
returning. Cheap side trips from Mag
ara Falls. Other excursions August o
and %. September and IL, October l.
Adyt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
A Letter nf IkaS

July 22, lSSS, about year before his death, MT. Jefferson Davis, ex- President of the Confectionery wrote q letter to an intimate friend on the drink problem. This letter came Into the possession or a Charleston man, city has now published 1t.
 MT. Davis was not a prohlbitionist. One of the articles of his political creed was the freedom of the citizen Rs far as 1t can be enjoyed without ln- Jury to others" Another was "local f-government" He suggested In this letter that prudent legislation must take into account the difference in con- dition between a commercial city like vicksburg and rural community like Davis Bend. Here's the final para graph of the letter:
 drunkenness is a great evil, would say crime, but, degrading as 1t Is, It is hardly more injurious to the nor ality of the people than the hypocrisy, evasion and falsehood which usually follows the attempt to enforce an un- popular law regulating the private habits of individuals Local option, limited so as to secure homogeneity. and adopted by such preponderance of the law but the voice of the people will I think, be desirable, but if abused, as when extended beyond tho narrow limits I have indicated 1t cer- tainiy would be, I would consider its adoption most unfortunate The re- 6ning influences of education, the pu- rifying power of Christianity and tho closer dependence of men upon each other in the advanced state of society, wheel (oD progress shall not be re- yarged."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Cord. who has sssunsed so himssif the sress devastaticn and ruin 1t must be admitted. however, that his arrogance and pfesump- ton is positively amusing and iudicrous in the extreme. He denounces In unmeasured terms. Agitators and hired leaders. dictators. We are in the fight to finish. and that a suite of rooms as headquarters have been secured in the Bell Building. where all cor rsspondence win be conducted and friends received" Five thousand business men have already been whiried into line. and in the twinsins of sn eye snls nsmssr win reass sSs magic of this younv Moses. who has just merged into light. Wonderful. indeed. that he seade proclamation to the Legislators telling them what to do with the bills pro- posed in the Governors call. Isn't It re. marfable that our young friend who for six years has been the respected stenograpner such marvellous store of political and philosophic knowledge. together with an un- bounded influence. and at the came time has assumed to himself the appointed agency c'not hired, of courseD of the whiskev forces. and that he can assume to shape the destinies of all the people of this great commonwealth. Politicians ngitators must clear the track. his cycionic MsJeay is about to move. With uncovered heads the popuiace should assemble in parks and open squares and watch his unmolssted meteoric spiendor as he scars across an uncloudsd horizon. visions and dreams are nothing when compared to what seems to await us when this new prophet hes completed his hand play as the procession moves
 c. c. Miles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Over in Statesville, N. C., they've been having what they call "sonker suppers." and The Landmark of that town wants to know all about 'em. One expert told the editor that . '.sonker" is family pie, some folks like a pot pie. but that doesn't satisfy The Charlotte Observer. which says:
 Now it's up to somebody who knows all about "sonkers" to come forward and tell the ignorant ones all he knows on the subject. We share The Land- marks curiosity about these "sonker" suppers. We want to know the origin of the word and why 1t Is applied to family pies. Is this particular kind of pie confined to Wilkes County cookery or is 1t known beyond her borders7 We would say not far beyond, else The Landmark would not De in such ignorance of the word. its meaning and derivation.
 Of course the statesville brother's namesake down Norfolk way can an- swer the query. so it is not necessary to worry over 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
IN CEYLON SPICY ISLE
l. THE GREAT TEA TRADE
By Frederic J. Ijaskin.

wood frames and covered by wet cloths. the tea leaves are allowed to terment till they become copper lint ca. and the brighter the copper tint the more choice the product Fermenta- ton, which is most necessary factor m making the tea, fs induced by the breaking of the sap cells in the ieaves during the rolling process. To make green tea the Fermentation is checked 20 that no change in color takes place. ana black tea is made by allowing if to continue for time.
 The modern process of firing tea fs 70 spread ft thinly in wire trays which sre inserted into machine called a oeaccator where . current of hot air is turned upon the leaves. The leaves emerge from this process quite brittle ana dry. This is, in the parlance of the plantatfon, made tea," weighing about 70 per cent as much as 1t did when ft was picked. It next goes into bins with wire mesh lids. where 1t coola me next process consists of sifting in machine which sorts the leaves into various sradss known ss Broken Or snse Pekoe. Orange Pekoe. Pekoe, Pekoe-Souchong and Dust. T'
 After being factory bulked," that is to say. handled in scovp shoveis to se- cure uniformity in grade in each pound or tea. the product Is packed in chests
 oN N vteu iesu. AHe cheets are placed upon revolving platforms so that they revolye 2,5oo times minute while the tea fs poured in. This serves to shake 1t down and the full capacity of each chest is utilized. Sinhaiese girls are employed as packers and iabeiers, each wearing in addition to the skirt of her ancestors . white "Brownrigs" jacket introduced In Ceylon in response to the efforts of Lady Brownrigg to induce native women to wear something above their waists.
 Between games of golf and cricket, hunting expeditions in the elk and ele. phant country, and race meetings, the Ceylon planters are now berating the American Congress for having put an import duty upon the product of their picturesque plantations.
 Tornorrowt The Road to MandaIax.
 1.-The Noble shwe Dagon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
IUxURroUs LIVING.

A Feature Of Amerieas Life That Ex.
 plains Some Thlngs.
 Columbia State.
 Golfers thinks 1t has discovered the secret of the increased cost of living afhe number of riders on Puiimap cars in this country was 5000. 900; and they paid S10. 100000 as the price. Tn 1905, year of hard times. there were ty.. oo0.0oo. riders at p cost of $so, ,Ooo.eoo. A good deal of what Is called increas- ed cost of living in this country ie really increased demand for luxuries." Somewhat: but there are q few other things in the country. besides palace sleeping ears. The whole energy. of the genial task of increasing the cost of living. Those who wish to ride In palace cars may take their chances. but the ultimate consumer" the man or woman that pays all the taxes by faction, settles all bills. The soon- CT we realize this very elemental fact, the sooner the country will get upon c basis of common sense and reason- able econbmy and thrift.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
A STRANGE CASE.

The case of one Mary Mallon, a cook in New York, is almost enough to make us believe that 1t is possible even in this advanced age for a person to be possessed by witches, or evil spirits, or have the evil eye, or some thing of the kind. For more than two years this woman has been detained at one of the island houses of deten- tion near New York on the charge that A reputable physician who is connect ed with the New York Health Depart ment, so we have from a contemporary, makes affidavit that in the period of eight years immediately prior to her detention, she had been employed in eight different families, in seven of which typhoid fever broke out a few weeks after her appearance. Accord ing to this physician, no less than twenty-six cases of typhoid fever can be traced to Mary Mallon. Every ef- fort to secure the woman's release from the detention hospital has failed. and 1t was only last Friday that the latest court refusal was noted. Release is opposed by corporation counsel, the woman having been placed in the hos pital at the instance of the health de- partment.
 It may be interesting to copy some of the remarks of the judge who pre- sided at the last examination. While the court deeply sympathizes with the unfortunate woman," said the judge in rendering his decision, "it must pro- tect the community against a recur- renee of spreading the disease. Every opportunity should. however. be af- forded to this woman to establish, if she can, that she has been fully cured, and she may, after further examina- ton, renew the application; or if the petitioner prefers, the matter may be sent to referee, under Section 1915 of the Code, to take testimony and re- port to the court with his opinion. This will give her an opportunity to ross-examine the witnesses called against her and to offer her own med ical experts to sustain her claim"
 Of course 1t is not for the layman to deliver opinions on such a singular case as this; that Is for the medical men to discuss and decide, but there seems to be no doubt to the facts in the case. Other physicians besides the one whose opinion we have quoted testified practically to the same effect. and one of them made affidavit that he had made a thorough examination of the woman and found that although she appeared to be in good health she was infected with the germs of ty- pbotd fever and hence 1t was not safe for her to be released.
 Now, as we have said, there are some features of this strange case on which we shall not presume to offer an opin- ion. For example, the scientists must tell us how it is that a person in good health, SO far as the examining phy- sician could discover, can at the same time be so infected with typhoid germs as to be a walking arsenal of one of the most dangerous diseases to which humanity Is subject. And when the doctors have told us that they may also be able to solve a question of general interest to humanity at large. and one, it seems to us, which should be fully investigated: and that Is, whether the ease of this Mary Mallon is an iso- lated one. Tn other words, a e&cs wn-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Nh Realism There

You talk about realism" said the sarcastic packer to the stage manager. according to The Cleveland Plain Deal CT q am not supposted to know any thing but money. but even child could spot that ridiculous oversight of yours"
 The stage manager was used to crit tcism, but he couldn't help squirming.
 Well. wot's wrong?" he demanded.
 "I wouldn't have mentioned it at all if you hadn't put up such lot of real ism gruff." said the promoter. "But when you bring in that pasteboard train with the hero tied to the sow catcher, and then let the female william step down from the Pullman the right way, instead of back ward. I can't help putting up a dersive holler."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1909.

John Burroughs, the naturalist, has an article on How to be happy ana contented without money" He may have found the way. but he isn't hke- ly to find many voluntary students or his theory. MT. Burroughs spends his life in the woods, practically living on what he can raise from the earth or gather from the trees. and needs but little money. for his wants are few and his necessities still fewer. It may be a satisfactory life to him. but there are not many, we imagine. who would care to follow his example. Living without money may be all right to those who like 1t, but most of us want the dollars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Thus Is My 5Oth Birthday
 Juan VIncente Gomez.

Juan Vincente Gomez. President of Venezuela, was born July "A. 1859. In his youth he devoted himself chiefly to agricultural pursuits, first in Ven- ezueia and subsequently In Colombia. whither he was driven through po- liticaI troubles. By untiring energy and intelligence he founded a great coffee plantation and accumulated a large fortune. Coming under the in- fiuence of Cipriano Castro. late dicta- tor of Venezuela, and believing in his professions of patriotism, General Co., meg placed large portion of his for tune at the formers disposal and was therefore one of the principal factors in the movement which brought Cas- tro to the presidency. With the poll icy and greed of Castro brought Ven- ezuela to the verge of ruin and plunged the country into serious conflict with foreign powers Gomez turned against his former chief and with the flight of Castro to Europe the leaders of the revolutionary movement selected Co., meg to succeed to the presidency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

The following from The Raleigh Times applies elsewhere as well as to North Carolina:
 In a few well chosen sentences Judge Allen entered q strong defense of the jury system. He said that there was at times much criticism of the verdicts of juries. but that he had found in his long experience that juries were gen- orally correct with their verdicts. Crit tcism, he declared, nine times out of ten when investigated, comes from the man who does not go to the court room at all, but who stays at his place or business and bases his criticism on ru- mors, and generally the man who crit icises is q man who shirks jury duty. The judge raked the shirkers of jury duty without mercy. He said that the average business man, when summoned for jury service, took 1t as joke. As the time drew near 1t gets serious and he consulto his lawyer. begging him to have him excused, and on the hrst day of court he falls back on the family chronic disease.
 It may be thought by some that Judge Allen was unnecessarily severe In his words, but who can say that his criticisms were not we'll foundedf Serving on the jury Is one of the most important duties that American citi- zens are called on to perform. The right of trial by a jury of ones peers Is among the most sacred and valuable privileges granted us by our consti- tuition. Without 1t liberty would be e sham and a mockery. It Is one of the rights which belongs to all American citizens alike and places the lowest on an equality with the highest before the law. It is to protect the weak from oppression by the strong. and the poor from injury or wrong from the rich. Its theory Is that no man shall be above his fellow man when 1t comes to a trial in the courts.
 This being true, as all must admit who look at the matter correctly, 1t follows that the citizen should be will If man has an important suit in either the civil CT criminal court he feels hurt if his friends and acquaint- ances who are best qualified to try his case take advantage of all kinds of subterfuges to keep of the jury; and
 
 same thing, if summoned to perform jury duty.
 There are too many legal loopholes through which men escape this duty, and the men who escape are for the most part those who are best fitted for such service. We get honest. con scientious men on our juries, of course, but the list of those who are exempt comprises In a great measure the best informed men in any community. When in addition to legal exemptions we find men resorting to all kinds of tricks to keep out of the jury box, we can appreciate the harm that is done. A jury which is to try an important civil or criminal case should be composed of men who are not only honest, but who are we'll informed. jury may not have on 1t a single man who Is dishonest or unreliable. and at the same time may not nave men who are in all respects competent to pass on the facts and questions involved.
 We repeat that while Judge Allen was severe he had good cause to be. There is too much excusing and dodg- ing and shirking. There are too many good men who will not perform this duty if they can find any means of escaping it. Where is the remedy?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

man Is ali the time infected with the fever gsrms and can pass them to oth- CTS by contact, and without knowledge or reconciliation on her part. may there not be others of the same kind of which the world knows nothinga Are we to suppose that there are no more cases of the same kind, but that unfortunate Mary Mallon is a solitary instance of a human being so afflicted that she enc dangers the lives of all with whom she comes in contact. If there may be oth. CT cases how are they to be detected7 If such cases exist. or even if only the one exists, is there no way to free them, or her. from the curse7 It seems to us that there is something of much more importance and interest in this case than a mere matter of curiosity. If the facts are as stated 1t is a mat ter that may be of wide interest to all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
This Date in History
 July "A.

1621-First written Constitution grant ed to Virginia. founded by Cadillac. l755-Elisha Williams, fourth rector
 of Yale College. died: born Au-
 gust 24. 1894. 1Ss2-Martin Van Buren, eighth Pres
 ident of the United States died .
 born December 5. 17s2. 1S77-Pennsylvania troops ordered out
 to suppress strike riots in Pitts
 burg. 19o3- William NJ. Taft accepted the
 appointment of Secretary of
 War. 1sOS-The Sultan of Turkey proclaimed
 the restoration of the Constitu-
 ton of 1878
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Philadelphia, we are told. Is agitat- ing the subject of stocking the Della ware River with fish, but The Pitts burg Post thinks 1t would be the height of folly. The water of the river Is so contaminated by sewage, it argues, "that no self-respecting fish would thrive in the stream" From what we have read about the condition of the Delaware a mud turtle would not care to inhabit it, much less decent fishes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Living In the goth Century.

AndaIuSla NeWs.
 The Tuskegee News advances nov ell argument, It says that opposition to a candidate for Governor should office. It would be interesting to know from what source the editor of The Tuskegee News draws such ''losgic" as Arst made music together. men have been of different minds. That the king can do no wrong and is above opposi- tion and criticism belongs 10 a day long gone. We are living in a more advanced age. No official gets too high 10 escape criticism and opposi- tion, and 1t is well for the country that 1t Is so. Alabama Governors not excepted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Really, 1t is to be feared that tho winds and waves will finally get the better of the fine city of Galveston some day, and completeyly destroy 1t. Mans fght against the elements is not always a success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

'If you see vacant lot, build a cot ton mill on it." is the advice given by The New Bedford Standard. That seems like overriding a good thing even for New Bedford. Besides. there might be danger of building on another mans lot, and thus have trouble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

About the easiest fad to follow that we have heard of comes from London. It is said that the latest craze among the ultra fashionable set in that city is to have a lot of dirt on the face. That's what we should call dead easy one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

"A Taft tariff in sight is the head ing of an editorial in The Hartford Courant--a Republican newspaper. by the way, which has been having trou- ble to keep it's party gown on straight. Let's see what the deuce might Taft tariff" be?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

The Montgomery Advertiser wonders what resident of fifty years ago would think of the automobiles, the electric lights and horseless street cars, etc. And what, too, dear sir, would he think of the near-beer stands and the cutting off of his matutinal today and night cap dram? He'd be glad be is dead, think you.--Chattanooga Times.
 An, he would not only be glad that he Is dead but would thank the Crea- tor that he was called hence before ''refawm' struck the town he loved so well when people still enjoyed per- sonal liberty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

There is a measure proposed under which the Secretary of the Treasury. whenever he deems 1t necessary. may issue bonds for the full amount of the estimated cost of the Panama Canal. We are somewhat curious to know which estimate he will be governed by.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
sWORN CIRCULATION.

The figures for May printed oeiv" ,rn. sent the actual net circoiations e"
 having been deducted. a...- ,,s
 The Montg gomery Advertiser gusianssoes 1s nns us advertisers (and makes it part ph .ns ses,ia TJ ton ts larger than that of any mo.s'ns ,, newspaper printed in Aiabama-anG .,ia, .ns ,nn hi. fuuoay edition has the largest cncuiasvn cs ~, of any edtt,on of any newspaper printed in Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

We don't understand that story of an Austrian baron killing himself for love of a Chicago girl. Or did he think there was no other way of escape from her?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

One of the dutiable articles in the Aldrich tariff bill is "divi-divi." Now we don't know divi from Adams cat. but we insist that 1t should come in free and let us see 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Montgomery is to have cheaper gas.

Montgomery is to have cheaper gas, so it Is stated. Didn't think Atlanta would undertake to cross the State line in her annexation craze" This from The Columbus Ledger is really the most unkindest cut of all" If At- lanta had 1t in her power to annex Montgomery. then the new city would be Montgomery, and don't you forget if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

The Kansas City Journal wastes nearly half a column of good editorial space trying to explain the ways of lovely woman" What a foolish ef- fort!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

The New York Globe has an editorial headed "Slandering New York" Now we wonder if some one has actually been slandering little Gotham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Columbus has had MT. Rallies in her midst for several days and been hav- ing some fun out of him. Anything to temper the hot weather feeling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

bert Latham, who flew half way across the British channel yesterday, and fell in the middle of 1t. of the story of the young man who made a wager he could ed bravely-and landed in the middle of the creek. Never mind" said his companion, Jump again. You got half way that time New Haven Reg ister
 We suspect Latham would have been glad to jump again, but like the young man in the creek he was mired too deep. But he'll try again, we don't doubt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24

Why don't the country people plant more chickens? Fried chicken at pres ent prices is too rich food for the city man of limited means.