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The age-herald., 1900-04-04
AUCTION HOUSES CLOSE
B sssemer Frn Shuts Up Shop to Take
 Stock

Bessemer, April 3.-(Speclal.) )-The Bes- sefner Auction company voluntarily closed its doors today, ostensibly for the purpose of taking stock, but in reality because some of their creditors were pressing them, and unless they can make some sat isfactory settlement it is feared that they will be forced into an assignment which would be a profound misfortune to Besse- mer. This company occupies the central and commodous loca tion, the two large connecting storerooms corner of Second avenue and Nineteenth street in the Charleston block and carry very large stock of goods and have been doing large tousiess but unfortunately their capital was some what limited. The establishment is owned by Mrs. Young, whom everybody hopes will be eXtrdcated from her financial difficulties without too much sacrifice. It is hoped that the establishment will be enc'oled to resume business.
 The Sloss company have just completed
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ports or exports shall after the passage or this act be levied or collected on any ar ticles imported from the United States into Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into the tad Ctnin
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nearly mile of track connecting their regular slope with .slope they are just opening from which they expect to soon have an output of 300 tons of ore daily. The railroad cost the company $500 of itself.
 Several distinguished gentlemen from Birmingham were :n the city today, among them Manager T. H. Aldrich of the Shef- field Sloss Iron and Steel company; Colonel J. W. Warrington, Colonel J. c. Pinck- ard, Manager W. l.. Woodruff of the Bell Telephone company; Editor E. w. Barrett of the Age-Herald and Mir w. w. Cog hill.
 Manager Woodruff has just completed an additional line between this city and Bir- mingham.
The age-herald., 1900-04-04
Tn Society.

III 0OViCtYs
 The following is clipped from the Balti- more Sun:
 Yesterday was Alabama Day With the Southern club of the Woman's college, the hostesses being the Alabama girls" of the club The entertainment took the form of an Easter party. An impromptu Easter prize ode was required of each member present, Miss Lettice Latane, 1900, Balti- more, winning the prize, a chocolate egg, for the best production, and Miss Louisa Douglas Spear, 1898, the second prize, a toy rabbit. The hostesses were Misses Mary Johnston, Carrie Sharpe, Mignon Conner, Mollie Cullom, Mary Taylor, Kath- leen Mallory, Ruth Hooper and Octavia Nelson.
 Mrs Nellie Peck Saunders has gone to Montgomery.
 Mrs. E. w. Fucker is in Nashville where she has gone to attend the graduating ex- ercises of the medical class at Vanderbilt university, of which her son, MT. Edmund Fucker, is member.
 Miss Jessie Euloank will entertain the kLl.nranth club Frid2y afternoon at 3:30 O clock a. the residence Of Dr. Cunning ham Wilson.
 Mrs. Robert Boyd of South Alabama is the guest of relatives in the city.
 There will oe a meeting of General Stump tc- Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. L. J. Haley.
 
 MT. Benson Cain of Sheffield who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. A. o. Lane has returned home. Mrs. Cain will re- main in the city several days longer
 
 Mrs. Joseph McLestcr will deliver the ad- dress of welcome at the forthcoming an- nual convention of the Alabama Federa- ton. A happier selection could not have been made, for Mrs. McLester is not only one of the most distinguished club leaders in the state, but one of the most gifted and charming women in Birmingham and her address of welcome in behalf of Bir- mingham will be charac cterized with cor diality and graciousness and eloquent words of greeting.
 Mghh Edith Mae Snow will visit Selma during the Easter season.
 Professor We!ssner will give a large dancing soirie tomorrow evening.
 Miss Helen Mushat has returned from Montgomery and Union Springs.
 Mrs Benjamin MiCou of Washington, D. C., is the guest of her aunt Mrs. s. H. Buell.. Mrs. MiCou is the daughter of Secretary of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert of Alabama.
 There will be a meeting of the Woman's auxiliary of St. Vincent's hospital tnis morning at 10 o'clock at the Florence The ladies of the Hebrew Aid society, Temple Emanuel, are requested to meet in the vestry rooms of the temple this afternoon, April 1, at 3:S0 p. m.
 Dr. and Mrs. I. D. Steele are entertaining pr. w. B. Holmes, of McMunivlle, Tenn, and MT. Oscar Seagle, of Chattanooga, at their hospitable home, corner of Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue.
The age-herald., 1900-04-04
Very Light Vote in Chicago

Chicago, April 3.-,A very light vote was cast at the city election today. The chief interest centered in the aldermanic vote. Te1irty-flve of these officials were chosen, the republicans securing 19 and the demo- crats IS. The old city council contained S2 democrats, 35 republicans and one inde- pendent. The new council will contain 45 republicans, % democrats
The age-herald., 1900-04-04
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Webster Davis is No Longer Connected
 With Department

Washington, April 3.-The resignation of Webster Davis as assistant secretary of the interior was accepted today by Secretary Hitchcock by direction of the president The resignatio it is understood, was sent directly to the president by Davis, but was referred to the secretary of the interior. | Secretary Hitchcock declined to say any thing in regard to the resignation. He be- lieved that the statements made Joy Mr Davis fully covered the case The secre- tary refused to make public the text of the letter of resignation or that of the &C., ceptance of it.
The age-herald., 1900-04-04
Baby Show at the Masonic Fair.

There will be "a baby show at the Ma sonic Fair this afternoon at which all babies under years may be entered. The first prize is handsome go-cart and was donated by Messrs. Ben M Jacobs & Bros The cart is on exhibition at the fair. The announcement that baby show would be arranged has created a great deS, of inter- est and there will be large number of Birminghams prettiest hptle tots on exhi- bition.
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A Good Suggestion.

Editor Woman's Department:
 have just read your article t.nl also the comments of the ladies in ~eglrd to the floral parade to take place during the
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Democrat Won in Milwaukee

Democrat Won in Milwaukee
 Milwaukee, Wis, April 3.-Mayor Rose, democrat triumphed at the municipal elec- ton in this city today and carried the rest of the city ticket with him. He will have a plurality of at least LOGO.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
NEW VALUE OF sAGEBRUSH.
The LOng-Despised Plant Has Been
Found to BE Excellent Food
for Cattle.

One of the strikingly remarkable
things in the development of this coun-
try has been the transformation OF
views that has taken place In the pop
ular mind regarding relative values
Sections of the country, their capabili-
ties and products, that In the early days
were regarded as wholly worthless, OF
late DAYS have been discovered to be
among the richest wealth-producing
territories to be found anywhere ON the
face of the earth. Take, for example,
that section of country lying between
the Missouri river and Denver. Thirty
five years ago the principal part Of
what is now known as the great corn
belt was supposed by the shrewdest
and best informed men Of affairs to
be little better than vast irreclaim-
able wilderness, incapable of afforddng
sustenance for anything but jackrab-
bits and prairie dogs. Its chief product
in those days was sagebrush, which
was thought to be useful for nothing
but adding fuel to the flames OF prairie
1res in the fall season, says the Chicago
Post.
But that supposed wilderness has
turned out to be the garden spot OF the
continent, which requires only to be
tickled to produce IN superabundance
of food for man and beast. 1t has, in
fact, become the great granary OF the
world, on which the eyes of civilization
are constantly fixed to see what prom
Use for the future 1t has to make. Not
only so, but it has been discovered that
the despised sagebrush is in itself al
article of great value, through the cul
tivation of which the people OF the sec
ton which is its habitat may be
greatly enriched. So clearly and forci
bly, has this been demonstrated thai
the department of agriculture at Wash
ington Is actually sending out free t.
the agriculturists Of the region in cues
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
SHALLOW CULTIVATION.
horticultural Authorities Unite in
Agreeing That 1t Is Most Effect
i've for Orchards.

While it is an accepted fact that so
far as conditions will admit thorough
cultivation should be given during the
early part of the growing season to the
Young orchard, at the same time it
should be understood that the cultiva-
ton should be shallow, particularly
close about the trees. With all plants,
in cultivating care should be taken not
to disturb the roots, and this is espe-
cially true as regards fruit trees or
plants. While thorough cultivation is
admittedly beneficial, it should always
be given in a way that will not disturb
or injure the roots.
With a little care the weeds may be
kept down and the soil in good filth by
giving shallow cultivation. When plow-
ing care should be taken TO run shallow
when close to the trees in order to
avoid injury to the roots. When no crop
is grown, if when the last cultivation is
given the soil be left level, fine and
mellow it will act as a mulch during
the summer and aid very materially in
retaining the moisture in the soil, and
with newly-set trees this is quite an ad-
vantage, as many die the first year for
want of moisture-N. j. Shepherd, in
Farmers Voice.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
soUELCHED BY WIDOWS PIG.
Tho Montana Statesman Got Mixed
Up in q story Intended to
Hurt David ID. Hill.

Myron Haskins, of Philadelphia, has
been relating a few "reminiscences of
past national conventions, and in that
connection was reminded of funny
anecdote in which Martin Maginnis,
former delegate in congress from
Montana, was concerned. Just prior
to the democratic convention of 1888,
which nominated Cleveland and Thur
man, David B. Hill, then governor OF
New York, was supposed to have pres
idential aspirations. In order to
souelch them Hills enemies started
story to the effect that he had been
a prime mover in a scheme to extract
money for campaign purposes from
the laborers on the new aqueduct by
means of rattle for pig, which was
held at the home of Widow Magin-
mis-. When the convention met 1.-The
Widow Maginnis' pig" was phrase in
everyone's mouth. Gen. Pat" Col
Inns, of Boston, was chairman of the
convention, and in its early hours a
member of the Montana delegation,
which had an obscure position,
climbed up on his chair and secured
recognition. Collins did not know
him personally, and naturally asked
him to state his name. "Maginnis"
was the answer, followed by deaf
ening roar. 1t was too pat, and
though he struggled manfully, Martin
Maginnis was unable to make that
speech. His voice was drowned by
inquiries as to what had become of
the pig.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
KNEW ALL ABOUT GUNS.
aPiefv Joubert Astonished All Hear
ers, Including krupp the
Famous Himself.

An American woman tells of a visit
she and some friends paid to the
Krupp gun works at Essen, Germany,
years ago, and of encountering Peter
Joubert before he thought of going
to South Africa. The woman was the
guest of the American ambassador
and his wife, and at the works they
were met by Krupp himself. In max
ing their tour of the arsenal they
were joined by a man who followed
through each department, and in a
few moments responded to a casual
question about guns from one of the
party. Once having spoken he
launched forth into such detailed de-
scriptions of their manufacture that
Krupp. who had hitherto been talk
ing, kept still and simply followed as
one of the auditors. The man accom-
panied the party, explaining as ne
went, until the tour had been made.
Then he bowed and retired.
"Who is that man who knows SO
much about guns?" demanded one OF
the party.
"Oh, that's a Dutchman named
Pete Joubert," replied one of the OFF,
Gals.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK.

Young calves need water as well as
milk these hot days. Set pailful over
the fence in the yard and see them
drink it down.
Churning when you get time," and
churning at any and all degrees OF
ripeness of cream, account for the
varying flavor of dairy butter.
In summer time it may be well to
stable a cow in cool, dark stable, and
allow her to spend the nights in the
pasture, thus protecting her from the.
great annoyance of the flies. She needs
to be comfortable to give milk OF the
best quality.
Can you not manage to have shelter
of some sort for the calves? Themes
are terrible. You realize this when
they get on the top of your bald head
1t will not cost much to fix up little
house for the calves and they will DO
all the better for it.
A handful of grain in the feed boxes
will bring the cows down early, and
far more humanely, than any dog can
do it. We believe in dogs in their place,
but their place is not in the field with
cows and sheep unless they know no"
to behave.-Farm Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
PROGRESS IN KANSAS.
Farmers of the Sunhower state are
Beginning to Be Interested In
Highway Improvement.

The agitation for good roads has
reached Kansas. While it is true that
much attention has been given the sub
iect. and under the present road laws
wherever there is a good road overseer
who enforces the law we have fair
roads. there is lack of systematic
drainage and thorough work. At re-
cent convention in this county the
trustees, clerks and treasurers OF town
ships. county commissioners and a COM
mittee from the League of American
Wheelmen met and discussed the sub
iect of good roads at length. The sug-
gestion was made of a state conven-
ton to secure uniform action all over
the state. At such convention 1T was
stated that the manufacturers OF i'm
proved roadmaking machinery would
be present to show what could be done.
We believe Kansas is ready to take
this subject up. A state convention
would result in bringing together an
enthusiastic body of men who would
cooperate in securing legislation and
adopting the most intelligent methods
for better roads. The value OF this
movement cannot be overestimated to
the farmers of Kansas.-Topeka Cap
ital
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
TOO INFORMAL BY HALF.
Secretary of the Navy Longs Sur
prise on Attending His First
Cabinet Dinner.

Just before the first cabinet dinner
was given in Washington last season,
relates a Washington exchange, Sec
rotary of State Hay had private talk
with his colleagues regarding the in-
vitation precedence question. 1t was
unanimously agreed that the annoying
subject be sent to the rear and that
hostesses be simply asked to exercise
such care as would prevent the same
people coming together too much dur
ing the season. No one expressed him
self as more rejoiced over the change
than the secretary of the navy. He
talked about it constantly between
the agreement and the dinner. When
he arrived at the mems dressing-room
the evening of the dinner the man
servant handed him the usual small
envelope with the name of the lady
whom he was to take in to dinner. MIR.
Long read it aloud to the other mem
beers of the cabinet in the room. He
looked puzzled and distressed. The
other members showed that they also
had cards. Mr.. Long sat heavily down
in a chair and looked around them
as one who had lost his last friend.
81 thought" he said, mournfully'
chat Hay told us this was going to
be an informal affair"
"What did you expect?" asked cab
met minister.
"Why, thought every fellow would
come in and just go to the lady he
liked best, take her out to dinner and
sit down in the chair nearest him.
That's my idea of informality." e.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
THE BEET ARMY WORM.
A New Pest That Has Recently MADE
Its Appearance in Large NUM-
hers In Colorado.

Every kind of worm is called an
army worm when it appears in suffi-
cient numbers. A worm that has long
been known to injure the beet last
year appeared sufficiently numerous
10 be called the beet army worm. 1t
was officially noticed by the entomolo-
gist Of the Colorado experiment sta
ton. Last year a first brood of cater
pillars appeared at about the time for
thinning the beets and destroyed most
of the plants after thinning One
method of destroying the early brood
is to mix one part by weight of Paris
green or London purple and 20 parts
of common -four, and then dust the
mixture over the plants, before sum
rise in the morning. In this strength
a light busting will be sufficient. In
the early morning the leaves have on
them enough moisture to hold the flour
and poison. 1t may also be applied
after the leaves have been moistened
by shower To apply the poison, make
a small cheesecloth sack about five
inches in diameter and ten inches deep.
Fill it with the mixture of poison and
-four and walk along row of plants
shaking the sack over them. This can
be done quite rapidly when one has
learned how and is economical Of poi
son, and does not require wheelbarrow
or wagon to carry pump and tank
When the plants become large, as in
case of treatment for the second brood,
it will probably be better to use bar
rel or tank and spray pump.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30


pile in design, almost any material may
be used in its construction, such as old
lumber, lath, shingles, split rails, old
packing boxes, barrels slaves, coffee
sacks and even tin from tin roofs.
Jumbo mills can be used to pump wa
ter for the house, for stock or for irri-
cation of small patches of orchard or
garden. Jumbos have been made large
enough to irrigate ten acres of orchard.
II the best use is made of the jumbo
the results are not to be despised. They
must be set to catch the prevailing
winds, which in western Kansas are
north and south.
Where there are but four fans, 1t
often happens the wings are in such
position, as they revolye, that but
single fan is struck by the wind at a
time, whereas in the case of six or eight
fans. two, three or four may catch the
wind at time, thus giving the mill
lust that much additional strength.
The cut shows the six-fan jumbo mill
ON the farm of w. Goodrich, Of Beth
any, Neb., used for watering six-acre
egg plant patch. The fans are each
feet long, with arms 51a feet. The
Jumbo box is 9x11x6 feet high, with
doors below for escape of dead air
With Damascus steel axis such mil
cost about eight dollars; with gas
pipe axis, one can be built for three
dollars.-Farm and Home.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
DISTANCE STATISTICS.
The Nice Young Man and the GrOuty
Old Chap Mingle in Mathe-
natical Matter.

"Did YOU ever think" said a nice
young man who was trying to sell
typewriting machines. relates the New
York Sun, show far a typewriter's
fingers travel-one of those pretty type
writers, you know, whose fingers are
like fairy touches? No? Well, here are
the figures: Say she writes AZ words
a minute, which is slow enough, her nm
gers cover half an inch for each key she
strikes, and averaging five letters to
the word this will give 200 half inches
70 the minute, or 5000 to the hour. Now
saw she works six hours day uninter-
ruptedly, which is more than she ever
does, her fingers go through 1900 feet
of space each day, and for 26 working
days of the month they travel a little
less than Is miles, or let us say, even 10
miles a month. That is pretty fair
travelling for those with dainty fingers,
isn't it?"
"Huh," grumbled a grouty old chap,
"that's nothing. Did you ever notice
the pink and white peachblow jaw of
Heavens best gift to man? No? Well,
observe, if you please the distance it
travels in month. Allowing three
quarters of an inch for each word spok-
en-. and $50 words 10 the minute. which
l make thus small in order to be fair
to the ladies, for man will talk 200
words a minute on the floor OF the
house of representatives, her jaw Will
pass through 112 inches per minute,
that is 6,720 inches, or $50 feet per hour.
Allowing now eight hours for sleep,
there are IS hours when she talks,
which gives II. $50 feet, about two miles
per day, and she talks every day in the
month, or 30 times two miles, which is
60 miles that that pink and white vision
of peachblow loneliness swings through
every month in the year, and little
more when the month happens to have
81 days in it, Now my little jug of
frankincense and myrrh, what have
you got to say about the dainty fingers
of your flying phantom?"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
A HIDEOUS BIRD.
The Queer Appearance and Actions
of the AdJutant of India
and Africa.

"The plainest of the large wading
birds to be seen in many of our
geological gardens is the adjutant, a
native of India and Africa remarked
naturalist to a Washington Star
writer. Mature seems to have de-
signed him in an experimental mood
and, Disguised with her handiwork,
to have turned him out unfinished.
The young adjutant, with his bald
head and beak like a pckaX, is re-
pulsively ugly. and the melancholy
gravity of his demeanor suggests that
he has seen himself mirrored in some
still pond. and the revelation is weigh
ing upon his mind. AS he grows old
err, however. and begins to take a
lively interest in dead rats, the eff
fects of the shock to his vanity passes
away. He becomes jaunty-nay, friv-
plous-and in sheer lightness of
heart attends dancing parties on the
mud slopes of his inclosure, where he
ducks and bows and kicks and scrapes
with half-dstended wings, to the adj
miration of his feathered companions.
All the cranes and storks are great
dancers. and in the early pairing sea-
son you may see really graceful
terpsichorean performances in the
paddock of any zoo where they are on
exhibition. An elderly adjutant prac-
ticing his steps all by himself is a
spectacle the sympathetic observer
can hardly regard without mingled
laughter and tears. He is so awk-
ward so ungainly, yet so cheerfully
earnest about it, you are sorry for the
deluded bird, and yet cannot refrain
from hoping that the heart of the hen
adjutant will be moved by the pa
thetic disDlaV of inaDtitude."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-30
CURES EVERY TIME.
A Little Device Which ERectually
Prevents Cows from Consuming
Their own MIX.

To prevent self sucking take two
finch boards IA inches long, 6 inches
at one end and 4 inches at other. Bore
two holes at the 6-inch end, about
inch square, inches from the end
and side. Cut two sticks ID b), IS
inches long, sharpen them little, large