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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
SOON TO BE OPENED.
Reservations That Are Likely to Be En- tered For Settlement In the Near Future.

Reservations That Are Likely to Be En- tered For Settlement In the Near Future.
 If reports from Washington arc correct, Secretary of tho Interior Smith has been persuaded that it is his duty to comply with tho act of congress and open the Neg Perccs Indian reservation to settlement at once. The lst of August Is said to be tho dato fixed for allowing settlers to enter the lands and takc homestcads. Tho cause for the delay, it is claimed, has been tho desire of tho secretary to keep in tho treas ury the 5000, GOO that congress agreed to pay tho Indians as tho first installment of the sl, GOO, 900 they aro to receive for their rights
 Tho Neg Forces reservation lies on the western bortler of the state of Idaho, near ly midway between its northern and south crn limits. It contains about 800, 900 acres of land most of which is said to be among the choicest In tho state. Neg Forces county, in which the reservation is situat- ed, is the banner agricultural county Of Idaho Thirty five bushels of wheat to the acre have been grown on its lands year after year and other crops in liko profu- sion. It is well watered, being bounded completely by rivers and pierced by fro quent streams.
 Another Indian reservation that the people of Idaho are anxious to sec opened is the Fort Hall reservation, in Bingham county. This county lies in what is known as eastern Idaho, near the basis of the pyramid which tho outlines of the state re- semble. It is more than twice as largo as tho Neg Perces reservation, containing about 1, 200, GOO acres. cs.-PhiladelphiaP Press.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
He Got His Dinner.

An absentminded Roxboro citizen was sent to the city, says tho Philadelphia Record, to mako few purchases for his better half. On prior occasions he had re- turned home complaining of a headache, caused by missing his noontime meal To make sure he would not forget any of the articles wanted, his wife prepared mem- orandum. At tho head of the list was, Don't forget your dinner" and to make doubly sure she finished with the same ad- monition. Arriving in the city, the paper was pulled from his pocket. Seeing the dinner notice he dropped in a,rcstaurant and filled up. Each article was marked off the list as purchased, until he reached the bottom, when "Get your dinner' again appeared. He dropped into the nearest eating house and gave an elaborate order. It happened to be tho same place visited an hour or so before, and his appetite was Q revelation to the waiter, who was the same man who served tho first dinner.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
Weather Prophet.

An old man who acts as sexton in tho one church of little New Hampshire vil- lage has what he calls Q 'tsuro tellin sign" to assist him in making thosc prognostica- tions about tho weather for which he has acquired pleasant renown in the neigh borhood.
 "It's my old hellrope that tells me sartin sure when there's u dry spell comin, an when WIG may count on good smart rain. She's jest as reliable as last weeks paper --or jest about.
 'Whcn take her in hand to ring for an eyenin mcetin, an her strands is all kinder moistened up an ftringy, says to myself 'Wo'll fetch storm by tomorrer night or my name ain't Keziah Hicks, says I. An we allus fetchcs that storm tomorrcr night -or thcreabouts
 But when ketch holt of her on real blisterin July mornin, when tho folks arc all comin along up the road with pa m leaf fans an suu umbrellas, an she's all squnched up together jest as dry as an old bone, an not 0 mite O give to her, why, 1 know what to expect. An when the folks stop an say, Don't you reckon we'll git some rain to cool us off before long, MT. Hicks?' I'm obleeged to say to em that can't give 'em any enkerrcdgemcnt
 "Almanacs is fearful unsartin an even weather reports is kinder liable to promo now an then, but you take an old bellrope that's got the hang O the climate, as you might say, an sho won't never mislead you. When she's dry, you can leave your um- brella to home, an when she's dist, why, if you don't sec it srnoochin up in the cast before long it'll be--it'll be mos likely because the storm has rig up in the middle O tho night an ketched you nappin!"-St. Louis Republic.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25

before they arc 8 months old, and then their inexperience and oEerconfdenee are apt to get them in heap of trouble. A starfish Shat has cut its eyeteeth, so to speak, will get the best of an oyster every time, for 1t will mount the shell, drill Q hole through 1t. inject it's stupefying liquid into tho oyster and envelope the whole thing with Its capAcious and elastic mouth stomach before the poor shellfish knows what has happened to 1t.
 "A school of starflsh can go through an oyster farm almost as quickly as tornado can wipe out a wheat farm in Dakota. Starflsh are virtually walking stomachs, and l have found them stretched over clans, shell and all, that were a great deal bigger than tho natural dimensions of tho starflsh. When ono of these rapacious marauders envelops Q clam or an oyster, it simply turns itself wrong side out and pulls itself over it's victim, as you would pull on pair of new socks.
 "This fight l was speaking about oc- cured in shallow water and had good sight of it. I saw the starfish work warily along over the oyster, and then settle upon it. Tho biyalye was on the lookout, though, and when the starfish was nenr enough tho oysters shell closed like steel trap on one of the starflsh's five rays and cut it off as slick as if it had been done with knife A starfish doesn't mind the loss of ray or two-in- fact it can stand the loss of four of it's rays and then make it's way off, in a short time spreading and growing the lost members again. But if tho starfish loses all five of it's rays it's doom is sealed twill die almost imnle- diatcly.
 Tho oyster had no sooner clipped off ono of it's foes legs than it set it's trap again and waited for renewal of the at tack This was not long in coming. The starfish dropped itself slowly with so much confidence that I could almost sec it, and was soon astride the oyster again. Again the trap flew shut, and the starlish roso with but three of its five rays left But it was plucky, and with confidence unimpaired returned for tho third round with the prompt and watchful oyster. The round was a repetition of the other two, and the starflsh was bereft of another leg Tho persistent enemy of tho oyster had ap- parently set it's mind on having that par ticular one, and without moments hcsi- tation turned its crippled body to tho fourth assault.
 "Tho oyster was now mad all tho way through and shifted its position, turning its open shell upward as tho starfish drop ped toward it. This was tho last round of the fight, for tho oyster caught both re- maining rays of the star6sh in the trap and shipped them off ut one bite. Tho rayless starfish turned over and sank to the bottom dead. New York Sun.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25

sondi..z cablegrams, however, codes ana ciphers are used which reduce the number of words often to three. For cablegram of three words the telegraph company would receive for it's transmission to Now York only IS cents in addition to the cable rate The additional charge over the Lon don rate to Algeria is 27 cents, to South Africa points from S2.14 to $2.24, to the Orange Free States it is S2.l6, while to Central America tho rates are all very high. Tho additional rate to Costa Rica is s8 55, to San Juan in Nicaragua it Is S6 49, while to other points in Nicaragua the rate Is s6. 55. Other Central and South American points ure not so expensive to reach us those named. To tho Argentine Republic the rate is only $l fl; to Per nambuco in Brazil it is 9s cents, while to the United States of Colombia it is S3.94, Ecuador S2.76, Paraguay sl.41 and Peru $l.50. Rates to Australia range from Sl.l6 to s3.23
 There are some peculiar things about cablegrams aside from their cost. In send ing cable 10 points in Persia it must bo plainly written in French. At Tehcran this will be translated into Persian and forwarded Press cablcgrams arc accepted at less than regular rates, but with tho stipulation that they must wait for the limo to bo clear of government and regular rate business. Code and cipher messages ere prohibited from both' European and Asiatic Turkey, from Herzegovina and from Tonquin.
 If you should want to send cable to Lingah, Bassidore or Bunder Abbas, you will be charged .S4 for each message, for boat hire from JaslS. Samoan messages aro taken for Auckland to be forwarded by boat from there. If ono boat had just left. delay of one month would be occa- stoned. One telegraph company alone ad- vertises to take cabiegrams for Europe, Egypt, the cast and west coasts of Africa, Turkey, India, China, Cochin China, ko- rca, Manila, Japan, Australia, New Zea- land, South America. Zanzibar, Mozam- bique, Arabia tho Cape of Good Hope, Cape Verde, Madeira, the Canary islands and Bermuda. Chicago Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
A Coincidence.

If two previous coincidences count for anything, Mir Clevcand's third daughter will bo named Naomi. If you do not be- lieve it, read this: Mir. and Mrs Kay, who live in Grafton, suburb of Pittsburg, were married about the time that Presi- dent Cleveland welded Frances Folsom. Their first child was daughter, and they named her Ruth. Six months later tho presidents firstborn came into the world, and Ruth was tho namo bestowed upon her.
 In process of time second daughter was born unto Mir. and Mrs. Kay, and the child was named Esther. In less than six months thereafter MT. Clevolands second daughter arrived, and the name Esther was selected for her. Tho coincidence struck MT. Kay, and he wrote to Mir. Cleveland about it. Through MT. Thur bcr tho president expressed his interest in tho little Rays, Three months ngo a third Miss Kay arrived at Grafton, and her par ents selected Naomi as her name. They are now anxiously waiting to see if the third Miss Cleveland will receive that name-New York Sun.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
Ginseng In China.

The greatest care is taken by tho Chinese of tho pieces of ginseng of the finest qual- ity. NJ. Hue says that throughout China no chemist S shop is unprovidcd with moro or less of it. According to tho account given by Lockhart, medical missionary in China, of visit to ginseng merchant, it is stored in small boxes lined with sheet lead, which are kept in larger boxes con taining quicklime for absorbing moisture. Tho pieces of the precious drug are further inclosed in silk wrappers and kept in little silk lined boxes. The merchant, when showing piece barred of its wrappings to Mir Lockhart for his inspection, requested him not to breathe on or handle 1t, while he dilated on its merits and related tho marvellous cures he had known it to effect. Tho root is covered, according to quality, with the finest embroidered silk, plain cot ton cloth or paper. er.-Chambers' Journal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
Hampton,s southern Cross.

General Wade Hampton is still, more than any other living man, the idol of the people of South Carolina. Hardly loss in tercsting than the aged warrior himself is his quaint home near Columbia. It is built from the debris of his fine residence that was burned during the war and was erected by his former slaves under his di- rection. As new rooms were added to the humble dwelling it assumed the form of a cross, and to tho generals friends it is known as "The Southern Cross. "-San Francisco Argonaut
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
CLOUDS AT suNDowN.

Clouds of the summer night That lie liko dreaming warriors on the walls Of outpost fortrcsses. And when a whispering breeze, like rumor.
 runs Tiptoe among ye, heave your thick tressed
 heads And brandish arms Across the wales of earthi Oh, clouds of shield and lance And sunny armor for tho war of winds, Why rest ye now asleep, For all the world is sweet9 Oh, wherefore not, likc Goths of mortal men. Rise up and slay and scathe the hillside grain And sweep the valley corn And wrench from it's nook Tho dweler's nest2 Why rest asleep2 The fair world is to kill.
 Harrison 8. Morris
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
The Phrase "rour Hundred.

MT. Edmund Clarence Stedman coined the phrase Four Hundred, as applied to the aristocracy of New York city, in a satirical poem called "The Princes Ball, ' relating to the Prince of Wales visit to New York. The poem is divided into three parts, one of which is called "The Council of the Four Hundred" and refers to tho committee, consisting of just that number, which had the arrangements for the ball and supper in hand. Here are MT. Sted- mans lines:
 For the honor and commerce of the city, Twas plain to see there must be committee. So men of means and might were chosen, Score by score and dozen by dozen; In all four hundred names.
 Ladies Home Journal,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION IS COSTLY
Cablegrams That Cost Nearly Ten Dollars
 Word From Chicago.

Cablegrams That Cost Nearly Ten Dollars
 Word From Chicago.
 Cable messages to out of the way places in the world cost money. To send mes sage to Guatemala, Honduras or to towns in San Salvador outside La Libertad the cable rate is e6. 7s for each word from Lon don, with an additional charge of 31 cents from Chicago, or total of s7.09 word. All words are charged for, even to the ad- dress and signature, which are transmitted free in all domestic telegrans. A ten word message to any of the places named would cost the sender e70.90, and three words or more would be required for the address apd signature, leaving at most seven words in which to tell the story. Ca blegrams to points in Great Britain, Ire land, France and Germany cost from New York 25 cents word. There is an addi- tional charge of cents from Chicago, which would seen out of proportion when the rate for ten words to New York is only a--- f->A A2.-A2<A>. A Ah 1-> r>
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
A FIGHTING OYSTER.
In a Battle With a Starfish the Watchful
 Divalve Killed Its Foe.

"To look at an oyster you would never imagine that there was any fight in it, would you:' asked an observant fisherman as he pried open the shell of one of the biyalves he was talking about. "No one would think an oyster could and would fight unless he had been witness some time or other of tho oysters fighting quali- ties.
 "One of the most exciting contests ever saw was between an oyster and one of tho most deadly enemies of the oyster family, and am glad to say that the oys- ter won the fight. The enemy was star fish, and if all of its kind were as fresh and indiscreet es this one was they wouldn't be source of so much dread to the oyster farmer.
 "Evcry person who has anything to do with raising oysters has seen many bat tie between them and starfish. Theso de- structive enemiss of the oyster grow fast,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
One Fish Has Many Names.

There are few things so variously named as fishes Almost every fish has many names, according to localities and some fishes are known in ono locality by us many as five names. It is said that there is scarcely fish that has not Q different name for every hundred miles along the coast. The striped bass of these waters is,
 for instance, in Baltimore, called rock fish, or rock. Our weaktish farther south is called sea trout, and so on. There are fishes that have as many as 25 names on our Atlantic coast.-Chicago Times Her
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
Invaded by Bats.

A queer invasion of house by bats ia reported at Deering. The family of ex- Mayor Sawyer had heard queer noises iD the walls and occasionally received an un- expected visit from Q bat who entered through ventilator, and tho other day they decided on investigation. A hole found under the caves was stopped up, and at once the bats began to appear. Through the ventilators. into tho bathroom and into the cellar they swarmed, 65 being killed in one night. About 200 have been killed, a half dozen being found drowned in basin of Hator. r.-Eowiston Journal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25

Birmingham Age Herald.l
 Little did we think years ago when Dr. Holloway, our great southern specialist, located in Birmingham and modestly an nounced through the columns of the Her. aid that he would treat only special class of diseases that he would ever achieve an international reputation. To our personal knowledge from across the ocean, h far away England, they have learned of his skilI and fame and consult him. We be. lieve with the doctor that truth, merit and honor always win. He stands at the head "a pleasant gentleman, an able physician and is recognized as the leading author ity in the treatment of all private diseases. Birmingh gham may well be proud of him.
 Birmingham Daily News.l
 No specialist in the south is more fa-> miliar with the treatment of private troubles than Dr. Y. E. Holloway. Dur ing his long residence in this city he has successfully treated many thousands of pa. tients suffering with private troubles of every conceivable form. This great expe- rience, together with his skill and ability, not only places the doctor at the head of his profession in such matters, but is a guarantee to all that place themselves un- der his care that they will receive the best treatment possible to be obtained.
 lSumter County Sun.l
 We have great specialist in Alabama. In point of ability he is second to none, and has been longer in Birmingham than any specialist there. s'Truth, merit and honor always win," and in that line Dr. Holloway stands in the front rank.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25

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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25

Peoples Tribune, Birmingham.l
 Dr. Y. E. Holloway is undoubtedly the most successful physician in the South in the treatment of private diseases. We'll does he merit the splendid reputation he has achieved. He is famous not only at home, but abroad. Many sufferers, through neglect and bad management, are in the very worst condition, and yet they are great specialist. With him you have noth- you a cure. He is perfectly reliable, strictly honest and financially responsible for any promise that he makes you. As if not unequaled. Thousands testify to his vate nature. True merit always receives it's reward. Birmingham may well be proud to have his institution located in her midst.
 Labor Advocate.l
 Step by step, year by year, Dr. Hollo- way has acquired his national rep utation as specialist and which, with his genial nature and open n-hearted public spirit and unusual skill in his chosen field, is rapidly winning for himself unlimited social and professional honors and the most flattering practice, both at home and abroad.
 Mountain Home, Talladega. Ala.
 The excellent and praiseworthy reputa- ton of Dr. Y. E. Holloway is well de- served by him. We are personally ac- quainted with the doctor and know him to be a man who is straight and square. His superior ability in his line is recognized by all who know of him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
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BEST FAMILY MEDICINE.

BE0I TAMIII MEDIClN E :. No Household Should Be Without It, and, by being kept for immediate use, will save many an hour of suffering and many doctors' bills.
 My Only Family Medicine"
 ssI have been user of Simmons Liver Regulator for many yeare, having made it my only family medicine. My mother be- fore me was very partial to 1t. l find the Regulator very safe and reliable as a Family an1 nave nd useG m iGf charm. l have often recommended it to my friends and shall continue to do so.''- Rev. J. M. Rollins, pastor M. E. Church, solth, Fairfield, Va.
 aFEvERY PACKAG ga Has cur stamped in red cn wrapper. J. H. ZE1LIN & CO, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
The Origin Of the Word Dogo

The Times Herald has recently hal
several inquiries as to the meaning of
tho word "dago."
1t is not an Italian word, nor 1
legitimate word in any language. 1t
is derived from the Spanish proper
name Diego, pronounced Dyago,
which is the most common Christian
name of men in Spain, st. Diego OF
st. James being the tutelary saint of
that country. All Spanish mothers
name one son after the saint, and the
result is that Diego Is the Christian
name one oftenest hears among the
Spaniards and on the borders of the
Mediterranean.
From this came the habit of the
sailors of all nationalities in the Medi.
terranean of calling every man EN-.
ployed on vessels whose name was un.
known to them Diego or Dago, that
being tho name they most frequently
heard among such employees. just as
mates and captains on our lakes and
rivers call the generality of their
roustabouts John" that being the
name most usually heard among us.
From this custom of the sailors the
transition was easy in this country to
call all foreigners Dagos that came
from the Mediterranean shores, and
hence the name is applied indis-
criminately to Italians, Greeks, 81
cilians and Spaniards.
1t Is mere nickname, but it is SO
deeply rooted in popular speech that
it will always endure. 1t is like the
word yankee, which among foreigners
is considered to be the name of the
whole American people, though pmong
ourselves We discriminate largely as
to its applicability. Chicago Times
Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
A Human Autograph Album.

A singular medical freak has been
exhibited before the Cleveland (Ohio)
Medical Society. The subject, whose
name is Brokaw. and who works in a
steel mill, is twenty-four years of age
and finely developed physically. He
went to DIR. Aldrich few days ago to
have his lungs examined, aud as the
physician tapped and hammered on
his brawny chest he presently noticed
that little elevations and ridges were
appearing everywhere he struck.
Amazement succeeded interest as
the doctor discovered in q few minutes
that the mans whole breast was swol-
len and angry looking. He was in-
formed that that condition had long
existed and that the effects of irritat-
ing the skin in like manner lasted
sometimes for hours. When the pa
tient was placed on exhibition before
the society letter, which had been
impressed upon his arm during the
afternoon, was still visible.
Some of the physicians expert
mented with match sticks until the
mans back was a veritable autograph
album in embossed letters. Brokaw
said he was in perfect health and that
this peculiar sensitiyeness caused him
no trouble, the only sensation being a
slight burning. Letters and words
written upon him during the time the
society was in session appeared with
distinctness when he retired from the
room. Philadelphia Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
A Window in Ills HenI.

Although 'eyery dog has his day, >
few of the species attain to the dis
tinction and cerity of one which form.
erly belonged to the late Arthur Dur.
ham. The fame of this animal was
spread far and wide about five and
twenty or thirty years ago, and "Dur.
hams dog" was as well known in
scientific circles as the President of
the Royal Society. For the better
pursuit of his Investigations into the
state of the brain in sleeping and wax,
ing Mr.. Durham had removed large
part of the animals skull and had
glazed tho oriaoe with Il stout watch
glass. The operation had been per
formed with the assistance of anns.
thetics, and the dog was quite una.
ware that anything of the kind had
occurred to him, or that no had IL
transparent crown to his Uranium.
But through his watch glass the state
OF the circulation in his brain in sleep
ing or waking could be observed with
the greatest accuracy aud case, aud
much useful information was thus sup
piled by him, / believe that he lived
happily for many years afterward aud
that he suffered no Inconvenience from
having u glass top.-London World.