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HOW CHARLOTTE'S PURE FOOD
OBSERVANCE IMPRESSED A VISITOR
In a recent issue of The Golsboro
Argus the following item appeared
in the form of a communication from
J. D. Lanston, an attorney of Golds
boro. who visited Charlotte to in
spect the means in use here for : the
service looking toward pure food. A
campaign for pure food in that city
is being waged at this time.
"Editor Argus: It would be a
revelation to the people of thiscity
to go to Charlotte 'and go through
several of the meat markets in that
city. I have always had the idea,
heretofore, that markets could not be
' un upon a strictly sanitary basis ex
cept in a special market place, owned
ai d controlled by the municipal gov
ernment, but I was convinced while in
Charlotte a few days ago . that the
only thing that is necessary to insure
sanitation and cleanliness in the sale
of meats, vegetables . and the like, is
to have it in charge of people.' who
know and respect the rights of the
Public. A man who is a good citizen
will not knowingly endanger the lives
of others. The man who. will know
ingly do so, especially in-imposing
foodstuffs which are poisonous and
filthy, upon the public, "is a criminal
' the worst class, and should be
treated as such. - v - ' .
"I visited and thoroughly., inspected
something like half a" dozen 'of the
markets in Charlotte and. did not see
but one fly. This was - in "the last
market I visited, arid .as I. was leaving
I noticed that one fly was having the
time of his life dodging fly swatters
in the hands of about, three- employes.
I dare say he lived" . about' three-
quarters of a minute after my exit.
"In the Powell market I asked Mr.
Powell if he had much trouble with
people handling his meats in the se-.
lection of what they wanted. He
said 'No; in the first place they do
not get the opportunity to put their
hands v on the meats until after they
are purchased; .and in the second
place, if they did have the oppor
tunity and should attempt to exercise
it, although I am a peaceable man
generally, some lawyer would have to
defend me the next norning in the
recorder's court.' He said , that the
finest dressed lady in the city of
Charlotte would not dare to tuch the
tip of her finger to a piece of beef
that he had. for sale.
"What a contrast is this to markets
the readers of your paper have, no
doubt, in time past patronized, where
a bury negro, in dirty overalls, fresh
from the sewer pipes, would walk up
to the counter where hundreds of cuts
of steak were" lying beneath swarms
of flies, also fresh from the sewer
pipes, and would pick up a nice cut
of steak, poke his finger in it to see
if it had the proper degree of tender
ness, 'pusn the meat back from the
bone to see If the bone composed the
major part of it, and then, as a final
test of its good quality, lift it to his
nasal organs to .see If the, odor was
sufficient, "and then, after glancing
down the counter and spying another
piece which suited his fancy better,
would go for the other piece, leaving
the cut .which , he had so carefully
examined lying on the counter await
ing purchase by one of the good ladies
of the town standing .some tew feet
in the rear.
"My visit to the Powell market was
an unexpected one on the part of the
owner of the place, but if you could
have seen the look of pride upon his
face as he invited me not only to
inspect the front part of his market
where his meats, are sold, but also
took me all over the back part of
the building, in all of his rooms and
various refrigerators you would have
reached the same conclusion I did,
that here was a splendid citizen who
knew the duty that he owed to his
fellow beings, a citizen whom any one"
should have been proud fo meet.
"In ihis fish bins the smell of fish
was absent. In his refrigerators and
others receptacles for keeping meat
that odor of blood that we so often
find in many markets was not to b3
detected. His floors were so spotlessly
clean that one would hardly have
been afraid to have eaten from taem.
His market did not conta'n a live
stock pen. His windows would have
done credit to those of any mil', ncrv
establishment. Strange to pay. I was
informed that he was making money
out of his business. This may cause
some shock to those who are ac
customed to running places 'f the
kind as they would run a mule pen;
but I am inclined to the opinion that
beef at forty cents a pound, or even
a dollar a pound, from such a mar
ket is of more value ;and more
economical than beef that carries
with its consumption the necessity of
paying a doctor's bill.
"With such citizens in charge of
markets, groceries and fruit stands,
health laws would be unnecessary. I
am informed that Mr. Powell was
very energetic -while himself a com
missioner of Charlotte, in having
proper laws passed regulating the
sale of meats', etc.,. in his city. It is
only when people who sell foods of
this character persist in violating the
duty that we owe the public, that laws
for .the protection - of the public be
come necessary. When a man who
sells beef reaches the point where he
regards the inner lining of your stom
ach as being composed of the same
kind of material as the hide of a
hippopotamus, but who, on the con-
mill
rat
A Few Words About This Remarkable Man, Telling Who
He Is and Who Should Particularly Call on
Gray thf OnnVor' TTea.Hh Teacher.
is due to arrive in Charlotte tonight
and all arrangements have been-com
I'eted whereby he will be -found; at
Charlotte Drug Cc's store ' Tuesday
iiioming. at 3 o'clock. Much .interest
ns bee n iiroiued in this man and in
torrrn tion concerning him was - as
crtained py telephone today s from
A. Tragle, Richmond, Va,, . the
en-known druggist, at whose store
wrav Vi i j, .... .. . '
lrale said Cirav i a nliiln nrdlnar
'"Sn. nrvlita -. . - nn4..,n : tola
L auu WUUi kCUUQfV OtliU
said Gray is a plain, - ordinary
-ooa He converses fluently in both
e English and German languages.
rITe eives eacn pbibuu ...
and he never offers his Quaker rem
edies unless he honestly .and truly be
lieves good results would follow their
use in fart, he desires it emphati
cally published that his remedies are
not cure alls.. Pec pie suffering with
long or throat troubles, feverous or
contagious diseases consult their fam
Ily physician or ' specialist as the
Quaker remedies -wi;: be of no help in
such cases. But all people - suffering
from rheumatism, catarrh, constipa
tion, kidney, liver, stomach or blood
troubles by all means call on him.
Sis work "hag been wonderful here
Sid 7am surl he will meet with the
same e In Chorlotrt it the peo-
pie will only call on him. The same
words .of praise for Gray were also
sent: by Mr. Gunri. the druggist at
Roanoke, Va., in which city Gray also
met with immense success. ' .
It cannot harm therefore to call' on
him at Charlotte Drug Co.'s drug
store Tuesday and it costs nothing to
talk to 'him; . Gray offers a bottle of
Quaker "Extract absolutely free to any
person afflicted with a tape " worm
and the" more that call . the better
Gray will be pleased. You don't have
to starve, diet or be' sick, from taking
Quaker Herb Extract. - .Wise " people
will call at . once to - avoid' future
crowds. He can be seen - from 9 a.
m.;to A p.'!!!. v- " '
trary-4-throws up his hands in holy
horror if a fly should accidentally
light en the flap wing of his Sunday
collar, then it is high time for thinking-men
to beguided by the prayers
of -thinkingi women and show such a
fellow that the people of this State
have bought a nice farm up in Hali
fax. County which is in great need of
hi9 services
. "I note with interest that a, hundred
and fifty leading housewives ,of the
city of Wilmington met in session sev
eral days ago and declared a boycott
on the merchants who displayed food
stuffs for sale on the sidewalks. If
the women of this city would decide
to live on" canned goods and ham and
eggs for about thirty days, they could
throw' a pretty stiff scare into a few
of the merchants of this city who pay
no regard to cleanliness in their busi
ness. How easy it would be for, f the
markets and grocery stores of this
town to equip themselves with - dis
play counters furnished with wire
frames on-the; inside and enclosed in
glass and thus shut out the flies and
dust from the beef and others food
stuffs just as our dry goods . stores
do. They-may say this is not practi
cal arid yet this is exactly the kind
of equipment that several of - the
markets in Charlotte have. A man
who will r riot spend a few dollars to
protect your-life ought to be legally
dealt with anau want to especially
emphasize the fact that I "am not referring-
to Cole .Blease, either.
"There is no doubt that the- com
mitte recently . appointed by Mayor
Higgins under' direction of the': board
of aldermen will work out some salu
tary lawM for the improvement of
our health conditions, but what a fine
example it would be for some-good
citizen, who is in the market or
grocery biisin'ess and who has1 not;
perhaps,' given the matter serious con
sideration, to equip himself property-and-
show the public that it isr.best
to be-clean. . -, .
"It is time for all business men to
."It is time for all business men to
jump on the band wagon and not wait
until they have to be pulled up by a
yoke of steers." .
. .... ;
Any Man.
A well-known universally professor,
says the Youth's Companion who has
taken much interest in the woman's
suffrage movement, was per
suaded to carry a banner in a parade
that was held . in New York some
months ago. His wife observed him
marching with a dejected air and (car
rying his banner so that it hung
limply on its standard and later she
reproved' him for not making a bet
ter appearance. ,
"Why didn't you march like some
body, and let people see your ban
ner?" she said.
. "My dear," meekly replied the pro
fessor, "did you ' see what was"' on
the banner , It .read, 'Any man can
vote. Why can't I?"
::.'.''' ' . .
Y He Knew '.Their Names.
Y (Philadelphia Ledger.)
.They were discussing: the N0rth
American Indian the other day "in the
primary room ot a district, school,
when the teacher asked if any . one
could tell' what the leaders were call-
-: "Chiefs," announced a bright - little
girl at the head of the class.
"Correct," answered the teacher.
"And now can an yof you tell me
what the women - were called,?
' There was a moment of. silence
then 'a small boy's hand was seen
waving aloft, eager to reply. : .
"Well, Johnny ?" asked the teacher.
: -:ri ; "Mischief" : proudly anioune-
Not, Stung Much.
-(Saturday Evening Post)
Charles P. Norcross went into -a cl-
-
gar store in a Pennsylvania town and
asked for some good cigars. A brand
that retailed three for a quarter was
the best the cigar man could offer.
Norcross took three and lighted
one. He stood puffing it for a mo
ment and the dealer asked:,
"How do you like that cigar?"
"It's rotten!" said Norcross.
"Well,' said the dealer, "I can't see
that you've got any 'particular kick
coming. You've only got three of
them and I've got a thousand."
Stingy, Not PiousL
' (Harper's Magazine.)
Young Harold was late in attend
ance for Sunday school and the min
ister inquired the cause.
"I was going fishing, but father
would not let me go announced the
lad.
"That's th.e right kind of. a father
to have," replied the reverend gen
tleman. "Did he explain the 'reason
why he would not let you go?" ,
"Yes, sir; he said there wasn't bait
enough for two."
Why He Wept-
(Pittsburgh Chronicle.)
"What's the matter, Willie?" ask
ed his mother as the lad entered the
house weeping.
"The boy across the way hit me,!'
he replied. ,
- "Oh, well, I wouldn't cry for that "
she replied. "Show that you can be a
little man.'
"Oh, I, ain't crying- for that," he
retorted.
''Then what are you crying for?"
"He ran into the house before I
could get at him." . : .
. INAUGURAIi CKIt EMONIES WON BEAUTlt'tJj BRjTDE FOB McCOMBS'
. . v - (Miss Dorothy Williams.) . - ; t r ,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 Members of the official, and army set in Washington are still dumfounded at tht
sudden news of the engagement! and wedding of; Miss Dorothy Williams, one 'of the ' most: popular-buds of -""
Washington, and William F McCombs, "the young man who won National attention by hl able management';
cif 'rreAAeniwnaoM'eT The'pair 'were married in London on Friday, "only .one day after their en
" gagement had been wmeruotftV ' l.