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ATTALLA

Miss Rosa Lilly entertained a surprise" party Wednesday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. A. M. Mcconnell are Mrs. Daniel of Atlanta, who have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Mcconnell left Wednesday for Talladega Chautau qua, where MT. Mcconnell will deliver an address.
 Miss Ruby Williamson is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank M. Oliver, at Collins vile.
 MT. A. W. Leslie, who has been with the Eagle Iron Company for several months past has resigned his position and will return to his home in Chattanooga. MT. Leslie will be succeeded by MT. s. R. Stevenson of Tennessee.
 Marvin Gray one of Attallas best anna teurs, played ball in Chattanooga Wednes- day.
 Miss Bessie Prickett leaves in few days for Havicom, Wis, where she will spend sometime with her sister. Mrs c. S. Win ters.
 Miss Quay Mickles of Albertsville is the guest of Miss Lucille Marague.
 Hon. Charles J. Allison, clerk of the United States Court at Birmingham, was in the city Tuesday, the guest of Hon. Charles Alexander. Mrs J. c. Wilson of Atlanta, who has been visiting Mrs. Joe Williams, left Wednesday for Millers Ga
 Misses Hattie and Katie Gilliland are the guests of relatives and friends in Annis- ton
 MT and Mrs. J. w Wood are with rela- tives in Cleveland, Tenn. From there they will go to Monteagle for the summer.
 Mrs. s. P. Bearden is visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. Claude Harper, in Boaz. Miss Ethel Eagle of Collinsville was the guest of Mrs. T. c. Banks the first of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. James Sims of Tuscaloosa are visiting MT. and Mrs. Dolph Sims.
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CENTREVuLE

The most brilliant social event in the his tory of Centreville took place Thursday night. The occasion was the opening of Centreville's beautiful new hotel to the public. MT Oliver Latham has leased the hotel for a number of years, and has fitted it up elegantly.
 A reception was given by MT. and Mrs. Latham, lasting from nine to twelve o'clock. The spacious dining-room was given to the young people and delightful cotillion was danced until late hour. De- licious refreshments were served.
 The following were among those present on this occasion: MT. w. H. Cooper. with Miss Maude Crawford; MT. J. T. Ellison, with Miss Eva Lu Cooper; MT. w. J. Smitherman, with Miss Mayo; MT. Jake Mayberry, with Miss Cooper; MT. N. c. Full Ter, with Miss Williams of Columbiana; Col A. P. Howison, with Miss Davidson; Mir J. w. Reddick, with Miss Mary Casey; MT. w. c. Fuller, with Miss Frances Russell of Selma; MT. J. l.. Davidson, with Miss Hol- Her of Blocton MT. Center. with Miss Rose Hollier of Blocton: MT Robert Vance, with Miss Wallwork of Blocton: MT. David Kennedy of Mobile, with Miss Thomson.
 
 art, MT s. Latham with Miss Woolley of Birmingham, MT. V. B. Turner with Miss Scholar, MT. Young of New York with Miss Camilla Brame of Montgomery, MT. J. B. White with Miss Ida Turner of Mont gomery, MT. M. G. Crews with Miss Holly of Columbus, Ga, MT. Lilienthal with Miss Latham, Colonel J. B. Wadsworth with Miss Kennedy, MT. E. Kennedy with Mrs. w. L. Waller of Camden, MT $. Meggs with Miss Mayberry, MT. w. P. Spawn with Miss Pratt, MT. Charles Brown with Miss Jessie Mills of Randolph, MT. Ed Avery with Miss Robinson of Selma, Mir. J. P. Kennedy with Mrs. Davidson, MT. A. J. Kersh with Mrs. Gardner, MT. and Mrs. l.. H. Nunne1ee, MT. and Mrs. s. D. Logan. MT. and Mrs w. T. Steele. MT and Mrs. W. w. Lavender. MT and Mrs T J. Mills of Randolph, MT. and Mrs A. l.. Lotspech of Corsicana, Tex, MT. and Mrs. Under wood of Waco, Tex, Dr. and Mrs. J. l. Logan, MT. and Mrs Bates, Mir and Mrs Darden, Dr. J. F. Holly.
 The hotel will be called "The Wads- worth" in honor of Colonel J. B. Wads- worth president of the Bibb County Bank ing and Trust Company, which company owns the hotel.
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Belgium and Holland. The population of Belgium Is little larger than the popula- tion of London being about 6,250,000. One would think from the returns that the Bel gian infants were reared on tobacco. If we consider every soul in Belgium as smoker, we get the astounding average or S7 ounces per soul each year. When, how ever, we reduce the population to the prob- able census of males of age to smoke, we get an average amount of 22h pounds a year per man, or a weekly consumption Of 71a ounces Holland, with it's 5,075,OOO in- habitants, comes second in the smoking world. There is, however, some excuse for the Dutch smoking so much, for their to- bacco is very mild and of a pleasant fia- vor.
 Nevertheless, yearly average of seven- teen ounces per man must be considered abnormal, and the English ant-tobacconist has every reason to rejoice that ne ooes not live under Queen Wilhelmina.
 What do all these people smoke? Weh' putting it roughly. the consumption oi to bacco in France is chiefly in the shape of cigarettes and cigars. In Russia the clgar- cite is also, unfortunately, too popular. NO one in Holland or Belgium would tnank you for the paper-covered cartridge which the British soldier designates as two puffs and spit" The pipe predominates in Ger many, Holland and Belgium. Austria and England are impartial. The cigarette ap- peals to some, the cigar to the wealthy, and the pipe maintains it's popularity. During the past six years the consumption of cigarettes has almost doubled and this is not good for the nation at large, though it may be for the revenue and the tobac- cOniSts
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AL HOLLAND
 FOR W|LHELM|NA
The Girl Queen Has Partly Promised She Will Name a
 Husband Before August.

The news that Queen Wihelmina has or- dered Paris dress and intends going to the Paris exposition, is the latest that has been received from that most interest ing of all sovereigns, the young Queen of Holland.
 Victoria, now heavy with years and weight, inspires respect but Wilhelmina awakeHs feeling of affectionate admira- tion and hopeful anticipation, second only to that which Victoria herself aroused when she ascended the purple draped steps of the throne sixty-three years ago.
 Wlhelmina, pretty, blonde, undeniably young and well educated, even into pedan- try, keeps all Europe interested in her, not by her eccentricities or by her expen- ditures, but by her personnel heightened by that most remarkable faculty for Hol- land, her progress, and also by her nrta- tions, for the wilful girlish Queen has them by the score.
 When Wilhelmina took the oath that Au- gust day, now nearly two years ago, she promised many things, among them being to make Holland great in all things in which a small nation can be great.
 Scarcely two years have passed, yet Will helmina has fulfilled her vow in many ways. She first attracted the attention of the world to Holland by advocating uni versal peace conference. The delegates from all countries of the earth met at The Hague and were entertained by the loyal Dutchmen. Wilhelmina met with them and
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gave them the benefit of her counsel; she gave dinners to them, lighted up the musty old ballroom in the palace at Amsterdam, and finally sent them away in love with peace-and with her.
 Hardly had their footsteps left the shores than Wilhelmna authorized the purchase of new ships to add to her navy. She de- sired to protect her commerce, she said and to make those famous little islands of hers-Java, Borneo and Sumatra-worth all the money which they formerly brought in to Hollands coffers She also inspected the standing army, and manifested such inter est in the warlike preparations that re- cruits were not wanting.
 The girl queen turned her attention to- ward the industries of Holland. The Dutch delft was old as the hills, but the laces had long been neglected and the ginghams were old Holland linens were revived and during the past year Dutch stuffs have flooded the markets of the world while great wus the name of Wilhelmina in Holland
 A sensational rumor floated across the water early this year that Hollands Queen desired to make war upon England because or neF sympathy WlIn ner natural Kin, the Boers. But Wilhelmina firmly and quietly denied this, and at the risk of aliei,a ting the Transvaal refused to lend her army navy, her coffers or her name to the war ring nations.
 Later the Queen of Holland, herself ] Protestant, conferred with Pope Leo upon the way of ending the war, and still later she met with representatives of all south ern Europe to consider means of ending it. Truly the girl queen was actively engaged in governing.
 But all the while Wilhelmina has been engaged upon these great tasks she has also busied herself in other channels-the true ones, many think, for a woman's ef- forts. She has been endeavoring with her whole mind, and let us hope with her heart also, to find suitable life partner; one who will sit upon Hollands throne as Prince Consort and assist Wilhelmina in the gathering and raising of a family to govern future Hollanders, when the pretty
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SOUTHERN PROGRESS
The New Industries Reported in the
 South in Week

Chattanooga, Tenn, July S.-The more important of news industries reported by The Tradesman during the week ended July ' include brick works in Georgia; canning factory in Tennessee; chair fac tory in Nerth Carolina; chemical works in Virginia; coal mines in Alabama and West Virginia; a coffin factory in Tennessee; cotton mills in North and South Carolina; cotton seed oil mills in | lisiana, South Carolina and Texas; a fertilizer factory in Tennessee; houring mills in Kentucky and Texas; a furniture factory in Georgia; a
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grain elevator in Alabama ,and three in Texas; heading mill in Arkansas; an Ice factory in Mississsipp; knitting mills in Georgia and Texas; lumber mills in Ken lucky. Mississippi and North Carolina; $1OO,0O0 picture frame and moulding factory in West Virginia; quarries in Georgia and rubber manufacturing company in Georgia; a shoe factory in Alabama a tobacco factory in Virginia; a woodwork ing plant in North Carolina
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little Queen shall have grown fat and old and been gathered to her fathers.
 Wilhelmina being rich, pretty and pow erful, has many suitors. At one time no less than sixteen princes were clamoring for her hand Of these the most prominent was the Crown Prince of Germany. But unfortunately the boy is only IS, while Wilhelmina is nearly 20 and the old preju- dice against a match In which the woman was the elder came to the fore. Besides this, the Crown Prince has country of his own to govern and the union would neces- sarily bring about union of both nations; not desirable thing. the Hollanders think
 The next in order would Eitel Fritz, the second German Prince, but he is three years younger than Wilhelmina and now seems curiously like child to her.
 The Wied boys, the Swedish Princes, the little Danish youngsters who, are always going down to England to visit their cous- ins, and the swarthy Russians have all ap- piled. but Wilhelmina, while she looks up- on them all. remains unmarried She could wed an English Prince; one of Connaught, or of Coburg, or of the English branch of the Battenbergs. but she thinks not so much of English Prince fit is said, as of a German, holding with Queen Victoria that their worth Is more enduring
 Wihelmina, never a fashionable girl, has suddenly taken a step toward style In ordering a Paris dress she has established a precendent not to be forgotten or over looked.
 Now they have announced that she will go to Paris The question is will she go?
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WHAT THE NATIONS SMOKE
Tastes of Leading Peoples in the Way
 of Tobacco

From the London Express.
 We frequently hear remonstrances against the smoking public of England. Only short time ago a vigorous protest was entered by non-smokers against those who wished to enjoy an after-dnner cigar.
 Let the anti-tobacconist congratulate
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Your Vacation

Cannot be better spent than at one of the many beautiful summer resorts located on the Wisconsin Central railway in both H. linois and Wisconsin. Lakes innumerable,
 stocked with gamey black bass pckerel, etc. Send to James c. Pond, Gen. Pass Agt., Milwaukee, Wis, for illustrated pam phlets describing this section of the coun- try.
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Wanted for the United States army, able bodied, unmarried men, between ages of 21 and 35 Citizens of the United States of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. Re- cruits specially desired for service in Philippines. For information apply to re- cruiting officer, No. North Twentieth street, Birmingham, Ala
 "A -3ul- wed fri-mOn.
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As Ever

From the Syracuse Herald
 Inquisitive One-What do you think the future of politics will be like?
 Senator GotrockS--Same's tis now; every man for himself, and the country'll take care of itself.
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-Gentleman's hand some solitaire diamong ring. Liberal reward will be paid to finder, and no questions asked. Return to Age Herald office.
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And Patience

From the Chicago Record
 Tt takes courage and ability to succeed in literature, doesn't it?"
 T don't know about courage and ability, but it takes postage stamps.''
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LEFTY.

Born, on the 2d, to MT. and Mrs. Louis Loveman, a son.
 Mrs Glover of Guntersville was in the city Tuesday.
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Livingston Sun: MT E. L. Ward of Annis- ton has bought the Eutaw Mirror.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-28
DRIVING FENCE POSTS.
Difficulties Than II Gener-
ally Supposed.

It undoubtedly saves good deal OF
hard work when building fences where
posts are required to sharpen the end
of the. post and with huge wooden
beetle drive it deeply into the moist
soil in spring as far as possible. But
the plan has also it's disadvantages,
which are developed after a year or
two, when frost lifts up The post every
winter, so that if the top of the fences
be heavy the post is soon in tumble
down condition. The failure of the
driving down plan of setting posts
comes from the fact that usually the
post is only driven down to the depth
of the annual freezing in winter.
When it comes to the ahard pam"
where frost has not penetrated be-
fore, the post cannot, be driven
farther. It's point turns up or the top
of the post will be split by the severe
pounding it will receive. Yet unless
the post is set deeper than the frost
will penetrate it is very difficult to
make it stand erect until decay has
done it's work.
In soil where there is deep I'M
derdrain posts may be set nearly to
its depth by driving, and remain firm
as long as the post lasts. The plan is
to either build a pile of earth around
the post so as to turn the water away
from it, or to bore a hole through the
post somewhere near the bottom, and
drive a wooden peg the size of the
hole through it and sticking out on
either side so far as the post hole will
allow. On this peg set a three-cor-
nered block that can be nailed both
to the peg and the post. This makes
additional obstruction for the frost
to lift, and if the water has been
turned away from the post, and can
get off through the underGrains. the
fence will remain firm so long as the
post does not rot. When it does rot
it will most likely be at the surface,
for there the changes OF temperature
and from wet to dry are more fire.
quent than they are deeper in the soil.
In most post fences the part above
ground is much longer than that be-
low. It sometimes pays to take up
post and board fences that have been
long in the ground, and after putting
some diluted carbolic acid on parts
that have decayed to prevent further
progress, set them with the top part
in the SOIL If this top is well dried it
should be immersed in diluted car
bolic acid before being placed in the
ground. It will then be much less
likely to decay quick]y.-American
Cultivator.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-28
Salt ana Ashc. for Hogs.

One item of feed which J. should
never be neglected is a good supply
of salt and ashes to which the hogs
can have access at all times. Wood
ashes can always be had and the hogs
should have all they will eat. When
not convenient to give ashes, char
coal is a good substitute, and even
soft coal will be eaten for want. of
something better, says an exchange.
Hogs are never injured by eating ali
the ashes they want, but it is not safe
to give large amounts of salt to ami
mails not accustomed to it's use. The
salt and ashes mixture should be kept
in a box under a shed where it will
be protected from rain, and should
consist of about two quarts of salt for
each bushel of ashes. Many feeders
prefer to add few ounces of copperas
to the mixture. Free access to such
q mixture will do much to preserve
the health Of hogs, and sows which
have had an abundance Of such food
will rarely eat their young Rural
World
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-28
HANDY SHIPPING BOX.

press charges. I shall bless the day
when Uncle Sam will take a hand in
the business and give us cheap par
eel post. Sooner OF later this will
happen. In the meantime I shall avoid
long-distance shipments. so far as I
can, and when must ship, reduce size
of package as much as can be done,
first by shipping younger and there
fore smaller animals, and then by the
selection of lightest packages. Just at
the present time great deal of ship
ping Belgians is being done. In the
comparatively few instances, that /
have been shipping rabbits, pigeons,
ETC., have made use of light box, the
upper corners of which had been cut
away and the cover replaced by light
Stats. The illustration makes this
plain. To have the boxes especially
light prefer to make them of white
cedar or linden, of course we'll sea-
soncd. Common store boxes, however,
may be fitted up in this way, and come
handy for shipping small animals
Farm and Fireside,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-28
Death to wild Mustard

Wild mustard in small grain is one of
the worst weed pests the Canadian
farmer has to deal with. A test of a
solution of sulphate of copper was
made on the farm Of Thomas Shilling
ton, Ottawa, Ont, with encouraging
results. 4 two per cent. solution, that
is, one pound to five gallons of water,
sprayed on when the grain was from
six to nine inches high, blasted the
mustard without injuring the grain or
the clover underneath. A stronger So
luton did the work quicker but was no
more effective. The same weed is trou-
blesome in some sections on this side
OF the line, particularly in, oats. This
hint may help some of,our folks to COM
bat it..-Farm Journal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-28

heard the child and felt her caress.
There" she said, as she snapped
! the last case together, II don't s'pose
you'll remember half I've told you,
but 1 care more for these pictures
than for anything I've got, for it's
all that's left of my folks. Now I've
got something that'l please you
more"
Dragging pasteboard box from
under the bed, she disclosed dolls
set of pewter dishes, and. with the
sight Of her childhood treasures, a
new look came in her face. :'They
were mine when I was a little girl
she said, quietly. ''You can play with
them tomorrow"
Primrose's face shone, but she was
dumb-the favor was so unexpected
Instead, she impulsively kissed Miss
A5igail's arm.
II must get supper, now said Miss
Abigail, but in the kitchen she laid
her hand tenderly on the spot and
stepped softly that she might hear
the clink of the dishes as Primrose
put them carefully away against the
morrow. ,.
At midnight the Sackett boys began:
their celebrating, but Primrose slept
undisturbed. At breakfast there was
a lull, so when Miss Abigail declared
she must drive to Stockton Primrose
was untroubled. Her aunt did not
feel so easy. The Sacketts were mis-
chievous neighbors on such a day and
had already shown a. disposition to-
tease the little stranger. However;
her GRAND was urgent and surely
Jake, her right hand man. was pro
lection enough.
She, smiled as she. looked back at
Primrose, on the, porch, playing party
with her dolls and the. treasured
dishes. She could almost have PLAYED
herself. Checking her vagrant
thoughts with a feeling Of shame. she
urged Lightning still faster with a
daring flick Of the whip. She must
be back before noon.
Hi, here! Want to see a cracker?"
Primrose jumped, for Sam stood close
behind her.
pooh! Don't play dolls today.
See here
Primrose smiled and tried not to
show that she wanted him to 90
home rs He held a little red roll with
a string attached. Was this crack.
er? Sam swiftly lighted a match
when, after an omi'nous sputter, the
dreadful thing burst with q BANG.
Primrose bit her tongue hard to
crowd back a cry.
Sam saw mischief ahead when, sud
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-28
RECLAIMING SWAMPS.
M1ii1ons OF Acres of Now Useless
Lands Might Dc Converted Into
Fertile Farm Soil

There are large areas of swamp
soils that might be converted into the
most productive land in the country.
The Wisconsin experiment station
says that there are 1000 square miles
OF such soils in that state and that
most of it could readily be drained
and put into condition for tillage. In
diana also has an extensive acreage of
such Soils They contain large guam
titles OF humus, and are sometimes
called humus soils. Some of these
soils are very mellow after they have
been drained and broken up. But
some humus soils, notably in the
northern portion of Wisconsin, are
covered with sod that is absolutely
lndestructible. We have seen pieces
OF such sod, that have been lying
around for five years, that could not
be torn apart. 1t is better to remove
such sod entirely from the land, though
we have seen corn and buckwheat
growing on this upturned sod, and do
ing we'll, especially the buckwheat.
Soils of this kind are so rich in
humus, phosphates and potash that
they would not seem to need any fer
tilizers. But humus soils are eccen-
trio. If, we may use the term. It is
difficult to understand them. One
year they may produce good crops,
the next year poor, and the following
year good again. In some expert
ments that have been conducted to de-
termine the value of manure upon
such lands, plots upon which barn
yard manure was applied produced
nearly twice as much dry matter as
an equal area of unfertilized land pro-
duced. The application of kainite did
no good, but as the land to which it
was applied produced less than land
to which it was not applied did, per-
haPs a reasonable conclusion would
be that it did harm. Potassium sui
phate and potassium chloride had a
good effect.
The treatment of such soils after
drainage can hardly be advised. They
differ so widely that treatment must
be the result Of experiment. Drain
age, however, is the nrst step toward
eclaiming these humius soils, and that
must be thoroughly done. If there is
much land to be drained, it. would be
better to employ an engineer and
have the lines laid out properly ohm
II. Hobbs, in Agricultural Epitomist.