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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
HIS FAITHFUL SERVANT
MADE RICH

The happiest woman in this CITY
yesterday was probably Margaret Hig-
gins. who during the last twelve or
fourteen years has filled several places
as servant in the city and suburban
households. She worked for SIP
years for Miss Annie johnson, a veal
thy spinster, of Red Bank, N. J. She
accompanie Miss Johnson to this CITY
two years ago. and lived with her for
six months at 2131 Broadway.
I'm going to go down and live
with my niece in Florida and won't
need you anymore" the elderly spin
ster told Margaret eighteen months
ago. But you have been a goo, ser
want to me. Maggie, and I'm going to
remember you in my will
Margaret dutifully saw her mistress
on to Florida, got another place
through an employment agency, and
says she soon forgot all about the
promised legacy. But her former mis-
tress must have asked and learned
what Margarets new address was. for
last Monday Margaret received a call
from well-dressed woman of about
her eva age.
ann Helen Johnson, OF Florida. old
Miss Johnson's NIECE" said the woman,
with friendly smile. my aunt often
spoke Of you before she died. She
ofteN said abe had remembered you
"A hir wal. and when she died recently
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
TROUBLES OF
THE JURYMAN
Lame Excuse Offered for Indignities
OF Taking Him Into Custody.

The locking up. o. Enthusiastically
imprisoning them-nay be necessary.
but any agreement reached in that
way appears to correspond pretty
closely in terms to what the law
books call an agreement extorted "un-
der duress Of Imprisonment" which
is fraudulent and invalid. The au-
thority for 1t rests on the very old
precedent OF court practice, and no
doubt judges would find the most am
pie justification In law IL the right
were questioned. especially as there
Is nobody TO decide on their powers
but the judges themselves II Is an
indtsnity for a free citizen, acting as
q part or court Of Justice, 20 have
his liberty taken away by a show of
force. for he Is taken into custody.
led into q room, and locked In forcibly
by court officers. and he might well
ask himself whether he Is capable of
rendering a strictly impartial verdict
under restraint. Perhaps that is one
way of convincing the prisoner at the
bar that he is being tried by his
peers" In a recent murder trial in
New York City, notorious over the
whole civilized world, each Juror was
placed under arrest as he stepped into
the jury box, ever before The case
was opened. and he was kept a close
prisoner-unless fortunate enough to
be rejected as juror-throughoutt the
wearisome weeks of that trial The
excuse offered for this indignity-for
it certainly is that. disguise 1t as you
will-was that it was necessary TO
prevent some jurymen being bribed;
but it does not seem unreasonable for
an honest man to ask why he should
be suspected of willingness TO be cor
rupted any more readily than the
judge or the district attorney. Judges
and district attorneys have been
known to be bribed, or bribers, before
now; perhaps on the record quite as
often as jurymen. Why not lock up
the judge and district attorney along
with the jury to prevent the possibil-
ity. or suspicion. OF their being
"reached?'
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
ARE SKEPTICAL
OF new SERUM
Lscaa Physicians Doubt Value Of
PoliOmyelitis Cure.

WASHINGTON. d. Especial
Before waxing enthusiastic over the
reported discovery by scientists in the
Rockefeller Institute Of Medical Re-
search. New York, OF the germ of and
cure for poliomyelitis, a spinal dis
ease prevalent among children local
physicians are inclined TO await further
confirmation Of the unofficial report
While several admitted yesterday that
they bad believed for some time that
the disease was infectious and there
fore might be successfully combated
by means of a serum to be injected
into the spinal cord, they were inclin-
ed to be a little skeptical.
The disease. against which the med
ica1 profession has been fighting in
effectively for years, starts from the
spinaS cord. parts of which IL renders
useless by inflammation, and works
down or up to the nerves controlling
the limbs. The destruction of these
nerve centers renders the child a Grip
pie.
MORTALITY NOT HIGH.
While the mortality OF the disease is
not high. the number of children Grip
pied through its ravages, particularly
in warm countries, is startling.
Last summer an epidemic OF the dis
authorities of that city, and the Rookie
Teller Institute decided to search for
q remedy. Cultures from victims were
obtained and six monkeys were inocu-
lated. The simians displaying all the
symptoms OF a human being afflicted
with p0iiomyelitis, the scientists set
out Go discover an antitoxion This
was achieved Monday, according to I'M
Official reports from the institute.
When asked for an opinion, DR..
Henry A Robbins refused to either
credit or discredit the story
Il have always believed poliomyeli-
tbs to be an infectious disease" said
he, and 1 would not be greatly sur
prised to learn that a serum had been
found which, injected into the affected
part. would stop the progress of the
disease"
Surgeon Doubts Report.
Such report must be taken with
grain of salt" said a prominent sur
geon of this city. 81 have known for
some time that they were working on
the case at the Rockefeller institute.
but even though they have found the
germ. which In itself is not hard task.
rather doubt If they have found a
serum that will accomplish what the
report claims for IT,.
Scientists have discovered serums
for at least half dozen diseases, and
OF these know OF but one that is
effective both as a preventive and a
cure. That one Is the antitoxin used
Tor dtphtheria. There is a serum for
1oci1jaW. It often prevents the dis
ease. IL used In time, but have never
been able to effect a cure with II.
There are many serums that will pre-
vent, but few that will cure"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
AUTO INDUSTRY
IS NUW BOOMING
Increase Of Production from seNoa 90
to xl3O,OOO,OOO In Eleven Yeazx

A recent published statement OF fkx
general manager OF the American No
tor Car Manufacturers Associate
SHOWS that the advance OF the Ana
mobile Industry in a decade has nerer
been eQualed by any other indnHtrw
during similar period
The manager Of the associates g.
lects 1898 as starting point Tor ths
reason that, while cars were buSke
many years previous. all the improve
ments in this great industry are tha
results Of the last eleven years work
the modern type being hardly in evf-
dence until 1898.
In 1898 there were % concerns max
ing cars in the United States. Now
there are 253 concerns, 100 of which
turn out cars that are we'll known
and are factors in the market Tha
capital invested in the industry in 1898
was not more than $4,000 900. while
now, with kindred trades. salesroom
garages, ETC., the capital invested In
close to 100000, 900. Eleven yearS
ago there were not more than 1.2OG
cars in the country, while now, the
hgures indicate that there are about
100000 automobiles in the UniteE
States, or twice the number in use In
all Europe. AS an example. there ara
$4,000 automobiles registered in New
York State alone.
Eleven years ago the production ef
the factories could not be figured ~
more than $4,000, 900, while the cue
put of automobiles alone this ysxr
will be not less than $3.50, OO0, 600 in
value. while the value OF AccessorEen
and parts will run into many miiItonn
more. Eleven years ago theirs wera
less than 400 agents OF motor carR-
now there are $500 agents, to say
nothing OF the hundreds OF sube9en1z.
all maintaining salesrooms and gar
ages, and employing help numberfnW
many thousands.
So necessary has the automobile be-
come in the United States that there
was little OF no falling OFF in the trade
during the recent depression, which
was general throughout the CONNER
clal world, while the business this
year is better than it has ever been.
despite the fact that all other indus
tries have done a considerably small
er trade than at any time during the
past six years.
While there is a continually IN
creasing demand for commercial We
hicles, there is no indication of any
slackening in the call fOI pleasure
cars. The manager notes with salts
faction that farmers are purchasing
autos of the buggy type in increasing
numbers, and he also refers TO ina
introduction of taxicabs in American
cities; LOO of these being in opera
ton in the city of New York alone
all of which will greatly increase busL
ness for vehicle builders
The exports of automobiles ana
parts also held up well last year.
their value having been $4,94sy ga
against $5,766,972 in 1907, and $4.9OSr
1856 In 1906. The sales to Mexieo.
South America, and Australia fell or
last year, but the shinments to En-
rope greatly increased The imports
OF automobiles last year amounted O.
$2,55S.S19. against $3,167, les In Is9z.
and $4.416,048 In 1906. while tho km--
ports OF automobile parts were sea-
SSS. or practically the same ~ in 1871.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
Growth of Universities.

A comparison of the enrolment of
students in the larger American uni
versities and colleges shows that Co
Iumbia is easily maintaining it's recent
lead. 1t now has 6.132 students regis
tered and Harvard only 5,55S. Har-
ward shows signs of dropping behind
chicago, which has 5,4S7. Harvard in
DEED does not want any more students
IMAM it has now. Including summer
session registration, the first ten uni
Yersities show the following registra-
ton this year and last year:
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
DISCOVERS THEM ON THE SLY.

At dinner recently Prof. Percival
Lowell told an amusing story of an
old woman he once had as house
keeper, TO whom he made a sporting
offer.
Janet" he said to her one day. "the
very next planet / discover / will make
you present Of five dollars"
You are very kind, sir" she replied
and am sure hope you will soon
discover one
Several months went by, and no
planets were discovered.
"The fact of the matter is. ma'am. %
confided the old woman at last to Mrs
Lowell. 81 do think the professor goes
out at night and discovers planets on
the sly"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06

Without the summer session regis
tration the attendance rank of the uni
versities is somewhat different. Yale
drops 10 eleventh place, Chicago to
hfteenth, Princeton to twenty-third.
But the distinction between the sum-
Iner and the winter sessions is rapidly
losing Its Importance. The summer
session has come to stay. Offering am
oltlous and poor students opportuni-
ties to cut short their academic years
and Offering teachers and many others
facilities for effective and thorough
continuation work.-Knoxviue Senti-
mel
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06

IL is OF course well-known that the
shark and the doghsh. owing TO the
peculiar position OF the underjaw are
obliged 10 turn on their backs before
they can seize their prey. and while
in this position they are able 10 swim
Tor very considerable distance. This.
however, is done by the muscular force
OF the fins and tail and not through
any special apparatus. such as the
globetsh possesses.-St. James Ca
Zette
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
japanese LabOrers In Mexico

AS a laborer the Japanese has
ceased TO figure in the future OF Mex-
ican industry. II is believed the -
icy or the Japanese government -
nounced some time ago, OF forbiddInr
me emigration OF the laborer OF thae
country to Mexico will be Continues
TOT many years TO come. and that tho
administration OF the policy VIII be
Such as to render the embargo abse-
lutely effective.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
In the Heat Of Battle.

There had been a holly contested
football game between the Steam Roll
ers of the Benjamin Franklin school
and the Avalanches of the George
Washington school, Ii was won by
the Avalanches. After the game was
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-01-06
Not the Same.

What do you call your mule,
uncler'
you means whut's his name, boss;
or whut All calls him Houston
Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03
The Nutmee Tree.

The nutmeg is the kernel Of the
fruit Of several species of trees
growing wild in Asia, Africa and
America. The cultivated nutmc.
tree is from fifty to seventy-fve
feet high and produces fruit for
sixty years. The fruit is Of the
size and appearance Of a roundish
pear, yellow in color. The neshy
part Of the fruit is rather hard and
resembles candied citron. Within
is the nut, enveloped in the curious
yellowish red aril known to us as
mace Up to 1896 the Dutch, being
in possession of the islands produc-
ing the only valuable variety of the
nutmeg, jealously tried to prevent
the carrying of the tree or living
seed Of it into any erritory inde-
pendent of Dutch rule.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03

There was a famous British off,
Ger, Lieutenant General Sir George
Murray, who served in the expedi-
tion TO Egypt. When before Alex
andria, the troops having suffered
severely from want of water, his
literary requirements were Of the
greatest service, instructing him
that Caesars army had been in the
same predicament. Referring to his
"Caesar" (Which he always carried
in his portable library), he found
his recollection right-that water
had been obtained bv the Romans
from wells dug at certain spot in
the sands. A trial was immediate
" made, and the result was a CO.
pious supply. The British troops
braced up and conquered Egypt
New York Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03
Illur1inatinu Gas.

In the Philosophical Transactions
Of the Royal Society Of London for
1879 Is printed a letter, written in
1851. in which the Rev. John CLAY
tor details a series of experiments
he made in distilling coal in a re-
tort, showing not only that he had
observed the infammable gases
evolved, but that he had collected
and stored them for some time in
bladders. In 1857 Lord Dundonald Il
made gas from coal. with which he
lighted the hall Of Culross abbey.
In 1892 Robert Murdoch began the
experiments which resulted in the
establishment Of coal gas as an illu-
minating agent In 1872 he public
IL showed the system he had ma
tured, and in 1898. being employed
in the factory of B0ulton q Watt.
Birmingham. he fitted up an appa-
ratus for the manufacture Of gas
in that establishment, with which
it was lighted This was the first
ufe Of Illuminating gas except by
way OF experiment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03
Lazy Birds.

Tie mound fowls Of Australia
and New Guinea construct mounds
Of decaycd leaves for their nests.
In these the eggs are laid and COW
cred over with the same material.
The warmth engcndcred by the de-
composition of the leaves causes the
eggs to hatch, and tAe young in due
time burrow their way out to life
and the open air. These birds are
regarded as the LATEST of all the
featnery kingdom. Next to them
come the common blackbirds OF
America for laziness. These black
birds never build nests Of their own,
but lay their eggs in the nests OF
other birds and leave them to be
hatchcd BY foster mothers. This is
an unfortunate imposition on the
smaller birds, as the blackbird's
young is so large when first hatched
that he soon crowds the smaller
birds oat Of the nest and. has il all
- bimsak -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03
Strong Words.

Big words pass for sense with
some people and sometimes NAV be
very successfully used when nothing
else will answer, says an English
writer Thus when a man, in great
alarm, ran TO his minister TO tell
him he could see spots on the sun
and thought the world must be com
ing to an end, "Oh, don't be afraid"
said the good minister, cts nothing
but a phantasmagoria." as that
all? said the frightened man, and
then he went away relieved.
A very smart lawyer some time
since had the misfortune to lose a
case for a client who had every rea-
son to expect success. The client,
plain old farmer. was astounded bv
the long bill % costs and. fastening
TO the lawyers office. said, Il
thought YOU toll me we should GER
tainly gain that suit Z" $50 did"
tho law or, "but. YOU see,
when ! brought it MP there before
the judge they sand it was a quo
rum non judi. g. well. if they said
it was as bad as that" replied the
old farmer. Il don't wonder we lost
t." And he paid the costs and
big fee besides without another
murmur
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03
a Great Change.

Several years ago Lord Clonmel
brought 20 this country a string OF
race horses, and at the close of the
season Phil Dvyer gave a banquet
in his honor. Sheriff Tom Dunn OF
New York was called upon for a
speech
"Faith and this is the wonderful
country" said Dunn. Il was a poor
Irish lad, and me dear old mother.
God rest her soul, hardly had pen
nies enough to bring me over. And
here | am tonight sitting cheek bv
jowl with Lord Clcnmel himself,
Why, me friends, ,sback in the old
Tpperary days I couldn't get near
enough to his lordship to hit him
with . shotgun w-Everybody'a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03
VARIETY ON HIS TABLE.
ne Had Four Kinds Of Meat and Fou,
Kinds Of Bread.

Old man Wowton, the meanest
citizen IN all the blue grass countrs
drove up 70 the market place il
Lexington. where an army Of No
groes stood about OF lay basking in
the early morning sun waiting for
some nan 10 hire them. The old
man was So stingy that he usually
had great difficulty in engaging ne
e.oes % do extra work on his farm.
Hit ,l time he struck a bargain
Mme.atclr with big Bill Saunders
and Tie half dozen powerful but
sazr t.a IS tho follow al his heels
.-'l t.u o-.scrs were greatly sur
pscd % sca this gang ambling out
on the road toward Mr. Wow
tons plase Next morning the,
were inyst..cd to see big Bill and
his cronies again in the market
place
"N had..a doin' hruh, Bill?" asked
Hannibal Harrison Tyler.
LnoA.n 10 wuk, Bill replied
sad
~Iio t you all wuz wukkin
for M t'i Wowton ?"
"N e. we sut'nly wuz wok'in 70
Mistuh Nowton. He come to me
yistiddv mawnin' an say: Come on
out an make hay 10 me. / amt
gointer plY you-all emmy mo- dan
one dolluh a day, but ! jes' tell you
dis-evy meal you-all sits down ter
yo' gointer have fo' kin's o. meat
an 10 k.n's o bread So We all
tux our foot in our ham an went
out ter make his hay crap"
well. den huccome you-all is
come back" Hannibal inquired.
4 gwine tell yuh," William re-
piled. with an injured air. 'FYistid-
lv r'- n'n' we all wukked in de
EEL. cu.tin' hay an rukin' hay an
spreadin' hay, ontwcll de dinnuh
hon blew at - O'Clock. Den W
yoes inter de kitchen, an al y
secs on de big table is a lot . n.
s'bP po'k an greens an b-e
goes up &c de big house
ilistuh Wowton ter come
please. sub. an look at dat in
say. 'Alistuh Wowton, VII. : =:
o. kin's O. meat YOU done ! q |
sed. please. suh|
"Mistuh Wowton he say: wy,
laiah dcv is-fat meat, lean meat,
kin an bone Daiah you TO- kin's
; meat.
Den / sez ter him, Nistuh Wow
on. vlar dem To- kin's o. bread YOU
lone promised us?' En- he say
Wy, William. daiah dey is-white
read. con bread. crus' an crumb
)aiah vuh 10 kin's O. bread An /
ats ug wc all come back hyuh.'
-Harpor's Weekly. 4
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IL the m.dtofC. B. Ga'brcaths
Lecture p. -.rrcftc' the other
night AZ io1ng y l's Christian
ASSOCIATION .e spen' lLite q little
time Oh the incident ~ the princcly
sum Of $4,000 M he brought
with him 70 this country and gave
TO congress.
"When Lafayette returned to the
United States about forty-two wears
later congress voted him 100000
III return for the $4,000 which he
gave TO MS in that tire Of great
need. When the vote was taken ev-
cry state in the Union voted for II
with-let us mention il sofi'v-the
exception of Ohio" - Columbus
Dispatch.
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STRETCH YOURSELF.
Do II the First Thing After You Wake
In the Morning.

a splendid thing for the body is
stretching When YOU first wake
up in the morning, take a good. long
stretch Stretch the hands as far
out sideways as possible. Then
stretch them over the head as far as
you can reach, and at the same time
stretch the feet downward as far as
you can Raise the feet and stretch
upward just as high as YOU can, and
then lower the feet and legs very
slowly
When YOU get out Of bed, raise
your arms over your head, and,
standing oil tIptoc. see how near YOU
can reach the ceiling Then walk
about the room while in this posi-
tion. Stand on the right foot and
stretch the right arm forward and
upward as high as you can, while at
the same time the left foot is raised
from the floor and stretched out
ward, and the left hand is stretched
backward and downward. This Is a
fine exercise for the whole body and
IS especially good for the waist and
hips, making them firm and strong.
Standing on the left foot this cxcT-
else can be reversed.
If you have been sitting IN the
same position for a long time read
ing, studying. writing or sewing and
the muscles have become tired and
cramped, the best thing to DO is to
get up and stretch. Stretch the
arms upward and outward and for
ward and backward. Lift the shoul-
ders as high as YOU can and drop
them. Expand the chest and
breathe deeply. or, sitting in the
chair, stretch the hands upward. LIT
the feet from the floor and stretch
them forward as far as possible,
any way so you give the muscles a
good, vigorous stretch.
When one Is very tired. there is
more restful than stretch
ing the muscles and then relaxing.
Exchange
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IT SHOOK HIS NERVES.
An Incident That Made a Man Feel
Queer For Awhile.

zone night" said a lawyer. "I
was preparing some tedious plead
ings which had TO be submitted 10
court the following morning, and.
knowing that | would need every
moment Of my time, | locked my
self IN u small private consultation
room in tie rear Of my suit, where
no chance caller could interrupt me.
The room is very diminutive, with
only one window, looking into
court, and no furniture except a
table and two or three chairs. Well.
/ worked on steadily hour after
hour long after the city had settled
into sleep and silence. The build
ing was SO still / could hear even an
occasional mouse scamper across
the floor alone. AT last | concluded
the task and, sitting erect in nv
chair, began to stretch my cramped
limbs.
"As ] did so my ewes happened
to fall on lighted cigar stump "
ing on the carpet not four feet
away, and stopped stock still, fro
zen with amazement. l do not
smoke. had been sitting for hours
in that little locked room. / could
swear that no one had entered. The
window was tightly closed. vet there
right at my feet lav half con-
sumed cigar with a great live coal
still glowing at the end. II seems
ridiculous to confcss. but d thrill Of
horror ran throu-h me like gal
vanic shock \ hallrcination Of any
kind is an appalling thing; it makes
no difference how grotesque or
homely the subject. 1t carries such
frightful suggestion of breakdown
in ones mental engine room.
"Well, ! finally summoned up
enough nerve to stoop down and ex-
anime the stump. and what do you
think it was: Why, a tin foil cap
'ule from the top of an ordinary
luart bottle Of mucilage. In strip
ping it off it had assumed the cir
,nlar twist of cigar and, the foil
'eing brown, was just the right col
,r. The red seal at the top formed
he coal. and a yard or so away the
llusion was perfect. l drew deep
'reath Of relief, but it was actually
everal days before my nerves re-
umed their normal tension."-
lew Orleans Times Democrat.