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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06
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Fate of Fiddlers or Hue Crabs That Get
 Into Their Tank at an Aquarium.

Into Their Tank nc an Aquarium.
 When pursued by an enemy, the buffer or swellfish, which is common along this coast, distends itself with air or water in- to the shape of globe, to make itself too big to be taken into the mouth of it's pur- suer. In it's ordinary shape 1t is almost flat bellied, with q rounded back; it's belly is white, it's back gray and speckled with large brown spots, and it attains length of about eight inches. Tho buffer has in each jaw two strong triangular teeth, with sharp cutting edges, set close together. With these teeth it can easily crush the shell of a crab. Tho buffer is very fond of crabs and other thin shelled crustaceans, and it likes to nip off barnacles from sunk en logs and spiles
 There are half dozen buffers in one of the wall tanks of the Now York aquari- um at Castle Garden Their regular food is freshly opened round clans, but there is fed to them occasionally live crab or a lot of fiddler crabs, their natural food to keep them in good health. Twenty or thir ty fiddler crabs arc placed in the tank at once, and each buffer will cat four or five, devouring all but tho hard claws The tank is five feet in width and four feet in depth. Thcro is put into the tank sedge crab, perhaps an inch and half in length It sinks straight down through the water with its legs extended and motionless When the crab is about half way to tho bottom, buffer makes dart at it as though it were putting it. It doesn't ap- pear to bite the crab. The crab sinks to the bottom, it's claws still held rigid, fcign ing death, perhaps, for there are fish that won't eat dead food, though the buffer is not one of them.
 On tho bottom tho crab amblcs off to one end of the tank, and there n littlo kill lie comes down to look nt it. Then puff CT darts down and with q single quick snap bites a piece out of its shell at the front edge. After that the buffers make short work of the crab. Tho killies big and little, help themselves when they have an opportunity, and so do the shrimps and soon there is nothing left but the hard pinchcr claws.
 In nature the buffer will tackle a full grown blue crab having body five or six inches in length and n spread of claws of eight or ten inches. The blue crab is de- cidedly fighter, but the buffer often gets the better of it. The buffer first disables the crab It darts at the crabs pincher claws and breaks them off or pulls them off Sometimes it pulls them out of joint, and it renders the big crab as helpless as man would be without his arms. Then the fish starts at tho crabs top shell, and after repeated efforts bites hole in it, and then it makes away with the crab quickly New York Sun.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06
He Got Ahead of Providence.

astWhen 1 was farming in Carolina" says an old Connecticut follow, "I got ahead of Providence in the hailstone busi- ness. After had planted my crop of to- bacco I rigged up limo of poles the entire length of tho field, with ropes stretching f.on pole to pole and to those ropes at taohed cloth material not so stiff as erin ollne nor so flexible as cambrio. By sys- tenn of pullcys any one standing at the edge of the field could pull the main guy rope, and in five seconds the entire crop would Dc covered by this curtain or avn ing. 1 was taken ill about this time and my physician told mo must go to Califor- mia for my health, so l went but before going I instructed my wife how to work my device and told her that whenever she saw storm coming to cover the crop"
 And so the hail never damaged your tobacco?" inquired the little man with the chin whiskers.
 No, sir; never touched it. But, then, you see, D he added, leisurely taking long pull at his cigar, "thcre wasn't any tobac- co to ruin, for every timc storm came up my wife drew the curtains, and the crop died from drought. "-New York Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06
A City Street Planted With Corn.

"The county authorities ought to look into the condition of Cedar avenue outside of the city limits, y said ex-Alderman Gray of Minneapolis the other afternoon. Ut is in a deplorable condition and n disgrace to the county. 1 went out over tho Portland avenue road to the Minnesota riyer and thinking to return by q different route 1 came in by Cedar avenue. When reached the Hodson farm, just outside the city limits, my horse suddenly stopped. got out and went ahead, and thero was an open culvert which would have been the cause of a broken leg or n badly injured hbrse A few yards farther Hodson has torn up the road and plowod it and plant ed the street to corn. Well, didn't go back, but drove right over the corn and several others have done tho samc thing, for noticed wagon tracks all through it. Injunction proceedings ought to Do com menced, or something ought to be done to keep Cedar avenue open. It is an impor- tant thoroughfare and taps all the tribu- tary region southeast of here. .''-Minno- aDOliS Times
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The Mississippi.

The Mississippi had over dozen native names different designations being given at different points in it's course. The Al gonquns called it the Meche Sebe, other tribes termed 1t Chucagua, Mico Tuna lasen, Tapala Ri and other names. The Algonquin namo was finally adopted by the whites for the whole river. Tho mean ing is "father of waters, or 'the whole river" Twcnty-seven different spellints are noted in tho writings of the early ex- llorerS.
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Medical Infallibjlity.

Dr. A. claims to be an adept in the art of diagnosis. On being called in to see q lady directly he had been admitted he re- marked, with a knowing smile:
 II see what your complaint is. You are suffering from q disordered stomach and nervous spasms."
 "Sirr'
 ..Iet ne finish. Your temperament is somewhaJ5 cxactlng
 Here the lady interrupted him, "Why, it is-net myself who is i'll; it is my unclen'
 Tho doctor, quite unabashed, II suspect ed as much i''-Nain Jaune.
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An Expc as.vo Kiss.

Lillian Nordica IVES singing few nights ago at tho Oporn House is the character of La Traviata. On retiring behind the scenes at tho oonoi lsion 0. tho third act she found herself olasped in i;o arms of an old gentleman, w.;lrtcars of emotion streaming down his c.ccss. who exclaimed :: : Let me kiss youl You arc uniquo, un- attainabc in!m..ab,c!'
 Mme. Nor,;ica was quite oscrpowered with the enthusiasm cf the old gentleman. But shc was still moro oyerpowered whom 1t was pointed out to Ter that the tiara of brilliants thas had sparklcd in her hair had disapprarcl since that touching epi- so1e. .-Pittriot.
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ISt-- --Lack of Capital, 2d--l incompetence.
 d--COmmercial Crisis.

There is one firm in Birmingham that will never fail, and-that-is-ourselv We did not enter business as makeshift or because there was nothing else to be done We buy strictly for cash and every thing is sol(i c. o. D.
 Did you ever hear anyone to fail that did ;t strictly cast, business? Nol We have ahnndant oap.tal--more money to lose than anyone elso--therefore, we'll never allow ourselves to be undersold, and we know the cloti,irg business from X to z, and no commercial crisis or even the fake bargain competition" can shake us from the proud position of
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"Iet. me finish, Your temperament is
Cupiti's Triumph.

1T wonder why so short q man as Bim- ley should marry such a tall girl us Miss Tupper?',.
 Probably the same reason that induced Miss Tupper to marry q littlo fellow like Bimley. ."-Rockland (Mo) Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06
Q Proposed Duel netwccn Squads of Ten.

Ten days ago Dispensary Constable Crawford challenged Mark Durham, whose brother was killed by the constables la tho fight near Spar.aEburg, to select ten moonshinors wko would fel,t ten dispen- sary constables t3 tiio death with winches- ters. The challenge was aocap ted, but tho state authorities ra. quietEs on the af- lair by threatening to discharge Crawford. A friend of Bill Durham, tho s.a.n Inoon- sinner, writes from Arkansas that iss and nine other "cow punchers" are ready to go to South Carolina upon moments notice to fight the constables if the moon- sinners will not do so.-Atlanta Constitu Hon U
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Our greatest glory is not in never fall ingr but in rising every time VIC fall.- Pascal
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40 Cents.

Five dozen Ladies' Shirt Waists in the latest style, with laundered collar and cuffs; perfect fitting. They are really worth 75c, but you can have one for 49c.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06
l2 l-2 Gents.

Grass c 10th for lining sleeves in cream white, black, tan and drab; Hair Cloth for skirts only, 121ac a yard.
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68 Cents.
32 l-2 Cents.

All wool Koechin's Challies in light and dark grounds, very neat effects. These goods have been selling all season for 65c a yard, now 3219c.
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9 Cents.

Twenty pieces Duckings. the light and dark grounds, extra good quality, the regular 15c goods, at Sc yard.
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Twelve dozen Ladies' Swiss ribbed Vests, low neck and short sleeves, for mer price 25c, yours for 15c each.
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Ten dozen white trimmed Sailors, a new line just received, only 33c.
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Solid trains through between Birmingham and Macon, making close connection for Sa- yannah.
 Connect ions at Savannah with Ocean Steam- ship comp any's steamers for New York, Bos. ton and ihe east.
 Sleeping cars on night trains. Macon to Savannah.
 Tor iurther information relative to rates. ttIe edules, etc., apply to |. A. CAMP, T. P. A., Columbus, Ga. sCLoN JACOBS, c. A., Birmingham. Ala. A. Il. STEVENS, Agent, Birmin gham, Ala.
 JACK W. JOHNSON, U. T. A.. ta
 rmingham, All. WI sHELLMAN, Traffic Manager
 Savannah, GI. J. c. HALLE. Gen. Pass. Agent,
 savannah, Ga.
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Leave Birmin gham.

EAST LAKE RAILROAD. Jr effect Monday, November 8, 1893.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06

P. CAMPBELL. General Manager.
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WESTERN SYSTEM

TOT IuftheT lhIormatlon. seepinE car reser- vation, etc.. call on or address
 W: II. GREEN, W. A. TURK GPA
 w1o. General suPt., washington, 5; .. J. N. ROSS, Supt., A. G. F. A.
 Blrmin eham. Ala. Knoxville, Tenn, L. A. SHIPMAG, T. P. A., Birmingham, Ala.
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of fruit orchards and the yield is very
large The growers cannot afford to
abandon them, neither can they afford
to continue their cultivation if the fruit
cannot be sold at profit. The problem
seems difficult one, but as necessity is
the mother of invention, we trust that
our friends will find some way out of the
bad scrape. Some of the growers have
converted their crops into cider and vim
egar and may come out even.
1t is likely that cannery could afford
some relief. While the LeConte is not a
popular pear in it's natural condition, it
wonld probably make a good Gamer.
Evaporated fruit is getting more and
more popular every year, and if the
growers who have the unmarketable
pears on their hands will invest in
small evaporation as an experiment, we
think they will find n ethod Of dis
posing of their fruit at a profit Of
course, if the evaporating experiment
proved a success, the business would
eventually develop TO extensive proper
tiOns.
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Florida. This, when fed to the pigs is
appreciated, and they show their ap-
probation by getting robust and yield
ing many pounds of bacon, "deep hams"
and delicious lard. AS the correspond
ent truly says, this product can be
raised at home, the freight charges on
1t from the West can be saved, and if
the meat, lard, etc., is made by vegeta-
bles that would otherwise be transported
to the North at ruinous cost for freight,
there would also be saving at this end.
We do not advise our people to go into
the business of cultivaJing vegetable
gardens for the exclusive use of the
pigs. We would not advise them to
plant asparagus, caulif1owers and sugar
beets for the hogs alone-because other
things can be planted for them that they
will appreciate just as much and will
yield more meat.
But if the garden is planted and after
a few trial shipments to the North it is
found that there is no profit after pay
ing the freight charges and the commits
sion mans little (D percentage, it would
be an excellent idea to turn the truck
into pork. AS the truck is already
grown and would other wise be l)st, the
extra pounds of meat it would make on
the ribs of a razorback, or a more aris-
tocratic hog, would be all profit.
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THE PEAR GLUT.

A few days ago the daily papers con-
tanned kilograms form the Northern
commission men advising pear growers
to discontinue shipments of LeConte
pears, as the market was full of them
and they could not be sold for enough
to pay transportation charges. The re-
suit is that thousands of barrels of this
fruit are rotting on the ground in the
pear growing regions of North and West
Florida. This is not the first time that
our pear growers have met with this diff
fculty. The fact is the LeConte pear
does not appear to be appreciated by the
fruit consumers of the North (and we
must confess that we do not blame them
in the least.) But the pear orchards are
planted; they are magnificent specimens
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HOG CULTURE IN LORIDA.

In another column one of our CORE
pondents gives few words of advice
on hog raising and feeding, and incident
ally an argument III favor of the no
fence law. The experience of our cor
respondent proves that it pays to pen
hogs in Florida and to feed them well
when penned. He gives an outline of
diet that has given satisfaction. This
diet, by the way, may help our pro-
ducers IN SOLVING the problem that is
now vexing them so much. They admit
that they can produce in abundance,
bat the trouble is that when they pro-
duce they cannot find market TO r their
produce. The pig diet outlined by our
cores pondent is composed largely of
vegeta material that can and is
pr oduced in the largest abundance IN
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1895.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM GROVE AND GARDEN-Penning
and Feeding Hogs: Baker County Nurse
ries-Cultivation of the Satsuma. $50
Importance of Corn as Fodder Crop. 562
Some Reasons Why Farming Has Not
Held It's Former Place Among Other H.
dustries NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1853
Flordas Growing Necessity. ............. 565
Stick to Grange Culture: Killing Up Fruit
Trees; California Fruit.
Squashes and Pumpkins. ............... 566
FLORAL DEPARTMENTAL Strange Vine;
The Freesia; Care of House Plants; A
Bulb Prize Offer; Bulbs for South Florida 367
EDITORIAL-The Pear Glut; Enforcement
of Law; Jamaica for Oranges; Hog Gull
ture in Florida: Florida Butter. .....,.... 56S
Cotton in Orange County; Dairying in
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT - Some
Good Things; House Work VS. Life Work.
Workers and Grumblers: What Men Ad-
mire in Their Wives; Mrs. Helen Cam
pell's Views; College for House Keep
ing: American Extravaganza; Boarding
School Candy :................. .......... 80
POULTRY DEPARTMENTAL Large Egg
Yield; Cost OF Eggs as Food; Chicken
Cholera; Profits in and Care OF Chickens 81
Observation-Disclosures Money; Drop
of Water He Knew Her Perfectly 572
The Retired Burglar Rismarks Big Head 573
PUZZLER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 574
FLORIDTANA. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SD
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FLORIDA BUTTER.

An Orlando correspondent of the Cti-
zen writes as follows: "a few years ago
home made butter was scarcely known
in the Orlando market. There were a
few of the old settlers who kept a herd
of Florida COWS and MIXED them and
made butter during three or four months
of spring and early summer. But by
the end of July the COWS had nearly
gone dry and they were driven away to
the fatwoods, there to remain and main
tain themselves until the following
spring. This is all changed. Better
grades of cattle have been introduced,
and many of the farmers wives are
making butter to sell. They have their
customers among the families and
boarding houses in the towns, and but
ter-making for the home market is be-
coming as much a part of farm work as
it was in the Northern States before the
creameries were introduced and alb
sorbed the business. Mr.. J. B. Magru-
der, of Sanford, very sagacious stock
man, has a number Of the little, short
legged Guinea COWS, which he proposes
to breed to full-blooded Jersey bull.
He hopes to secure cross which will
mbine the good qualities of both
breeds, and the chances are that he will
succeed. With better COWS and better
patronage the dairying interests of Flor
ida will become more important than
was ever dreamed of a few years ago."
The idea that butter, and good butter,
too, could not be made In Florida, has
long ago been exploded. In North and
West Florida tons of the very best but
ter are annually made and find a ready
sale at price considerably above the
best northern creamery.
| In South Florida also butter making
| is developing into quite an industry.
The "Waldo Farm" located near De-
Land, can be cited as a sample. short
time ago the dairy was established for
the purpose of supplying the local de-
mand for pure, fresh butter. Only but
term1lk and butter are sold, and so pop
ular has become the product of Waldo
Farm that the management is barely
able to supply the demand. AS an indi-
cation of the quality of the butter 1t
need only be stated that it sells at five
cents per pound more than the creamery
article. The dairy is stocked with Jer-
sey COWS.
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JAMAICA FOR ORANGES.

Referring to the combination recently
made by fruit dealers of Boston to han
die and control the orange output of the
island of Jamaica, we stated last week
that if this fruit was properly handled,
it was likely to become strong rival of
the Florida product. We did not mean
to say that the Jamaica fruit would ever
supplant the incompatible Florida or
ange-such thing would be impossible
but it is sure to become popular
fruit with those who like sweet orange,
an orange almost entirely devoid of acid.
Fortunately for Florida the orange con-
sumers OF the country prefer a fruit
with a delicious sub-acid, such as they
can only find in the Florida orange. :.
The movement to Jamaica from Flor
ida appears to be on the increase, and
since the freeze many orange shippers
and some growers have made prospect
ing tours to the island, and some have
purchased property and will engage in
the business Of orange growing. With
improved methods of culture and mar
keting, there is sure to be an ultimate
improvement in the quality of the fruit.
A friend in New Brunswick has ia
vored us with a a copy of the St. Johns
Daily Sun, in which is published an inter
view with Mr.. A. McMasters, formerly
a large orange grower near San Mateo in
this State. Mr. McMasters in this in
terview takes rather hopeless view of
the future of the orange industry IN
Florida and he is among the number
who have settled in Jamaica for the
purpose of growing and shipping Or
anges to the United States.
In reply to the question as to the com
parative virtues of the Florida and ia
maica fruit, Mr.. McMasters is quoted as
saying: 81 rather think the Jamaica or
ange needs certain amount of cold to
produce perfect fruit. A Jamaica Or
ange is very sweet. A Jamaican might
consider GnlS special feature. malCa
oranges want to be more highly favored.
The cold weather gives this flavor be-
cause the trees are much more vigorous,
owing to their rest of three months,
when the sap is down in the ground.
The trees here are bearing all the time. "
Mr.. McMasters says that the greatest
draw back to the industry on the island
is the poor transportation facilities,
growing extra hazardous. He does not
intend to depend entirely on oranges,
however, but will engage in coffee plant
ing in connection with his grove bust
ness.
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ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.

The press of our State is ever ready
to preach a sermon about the evils of
lynchings, their depressing moral infiu
ence, and the bad name they give the
State abroad. This is all right, if our
brethren of the press have the space to
devote to these sermons, and we agree
with all that is said about the evils of
lynchings; but at the same cine it is
useless to preach sermons or anything
else, or to ate mpt to convince the peo-
pie that it is wrong to take the law into
their own hands and act as judge, jury
and executioner, as long as the present
system of enforcing the criminal law is
enforced. There is nothing wrong with
the law; but the tedious delays, the in
terminable technicalities, the putting off
of the day of punishment are the most
fruitful causes of lynchings
The speedy trial of an offender and
the equally speedy punishment if he is
proven guilty, is the only cure for the
so-caled epidemic of lynching.
The recent lynching of the desperate
Sam Lewis, who few weeks ago MUIR
dered Highsmith and his companion,
has brought about perfect volume of
these newspaper sermons against lynch
ing. Now, it is generally admitted that
Lewis was guilty, and if he was guilty
t1o
court OF justice; but our people have
seen so much of the laws delay in the
aforesaid courts that their patience was
exhausted and they took the law in their
own hands. Had they telt assured that
after a reasonable time, in which the
murderer could have prepared his de-
Tense, he would have been promptly
tried and the punishment said to be his
due by a jury of his peers would have
been inflicted, they would have been
willing to wait. They were not assured
of this. On the contrary, experience
had taught them that the case would
drag it's weary length through the
months, and finally when tried and the
murderer convicted, the Supreme Court
stood with open portals and a crowded
docket awaiting him. With or without
a reversal of the findings of the lower
court, this meant another years delay.
And perhaps the learned judges of the
higher court would have found some
technicality, some fault in the rulings
of the lower court, and, notwithstand
ing the conclusive evidence of his guilt,
the case would have been reversed and
sent back for retrial. Then the tedious
process Of a retrial would commence.
Lynchings can never be stopped in
Florida, or elsewhere, until the laws are
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more promptly enforced, and our es-
teamed contemporaries will accomplish
more good approaching against the laws
delays than by writing sermons on the
evils of lynchings.
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