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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21

IN, FTER career of more than forty
Nv years in New York city, Edwin
N\ l.. Godkin contributes to the
Evening Post random recollec-
tons of his experience as jour
nalist At the date of his retirement from
active labors a few weeks ago he was
the Oldest editor connected with the press
of New York, his term of service having
begun in 1856, when he arrived in America.
Previously he had been sent by the Lon
don Daily News to Turkey, as correspond
ent during the Crimean war, and while on
that mission he received impressions of
the horrors of war that have never left
him and appear to have been directly in
strumental in shaping the course of his
mind in after years. In 1854 he was at
Eupatonia and witnessed futile assault on
that place by the Russians
1.-THE column advanced" he says,
through Mussulman graveyard, under a
heavy fire of artillery. When the affair
was over, rode over their line of march
and came upon the most horrible spectacle
imaginable The shot had broken the tomb
stones into small pieces, and through tnem
had inflicted the ghastliest wounds and lac
erations on the men who had fallen. /
had been over two other battlefields on the
Danube, but they were nothing like this,
though covering a wider area"
Late in the spring Mr.. Godkin was at
Sebastopol when that place was taken,
and visited the Malalxoff 1.-THE sight that
met our eyes within the fort" he narrates.
was horrid one Ten thousand men, as
l was afterwards told. both Russians and
French lay dead within an Enclosure of
two or three acres, the result of an hour
or two of mutual stabbing and sho oIing.
No one. not even the youngest, could avoid
the reflection that probably but few of
these unfortunates knew what the quarrel
was about in which they had sacrificed
their lives. This, and the scenes in the
trenches through which l passed, during
the forty years that have since elapsed
have never ceased to express whenever an
opportunity offered. The doctrine of the
inheritance of qualities. which now plays
so large a part in the discussions Of mod
ern publicists concerning the course of
history. inevitably suggests that the fight
ing instinct which lies latent in the breasts
OF even the most civilized peoples, must
be legacy from countless generations of
remote ancestors, who. even after the
dawn of consciousness, must have followed
rapine ard the murder of strangers as
their daily occupation. 1t is in these
things in reality that war consists, In spite
of the efforts of the more civilized nations
to disguise it by fine names, and to get God
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21
swEETBRIAR ROOT.

Music hath charms to soothe the breast
(So poets say. that know 1t beso;
But there's no time 10 string my lutte,
I play on thee. sweetbriar root.
When weary nature covets rest,
By toll and trouble sore oppressed.
Or in disnay the soul stands mute.
We long for thee. sweetbriar root.
Bankers and soldiers, men that work,
Lone fishermen or tirbaned Turk,
Havana. Partaga, Cheroot.
All yield to thee. sweetbriar root.
Peaches and ncctarines are sweet;
Berries and cream royal treat:
But nature yields no kind OF fruit
Luscious as thou. sweetbriar root.
Aud when the soul las souls must do)
Puts OF the old. takes on the new.
I'D like my bones ito ave disputel
Cremated with sweetbriar root
Edmund Marsh in St Louis Star
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21

miner.
beginning with 1871, he was the official
editor of the church organ, the Deseret
News of the present day, and the founder
of a still surviving and influential paper
known as the Juvenile Instructor. Yet
he did not convert himself into an editor.
''As missionary he became a trans
lator and a student of languages, and
throughout his many years scholarly
tendencies have adhered to him. Yet he
is a priest before he is scholar, and he
leaves the translating of the Book of
Mormon to others. '-Ainslee's for Janu-
airy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21

The herder put the sheep in the corral
and went to bed. About midnight he was
awakened by the barking of a dog down
by the corrals He got up, dressed him.
slf and found the dog with band of
about fifty sheep. which had strayed off
during the previous day without the herd
er's knowledge, but the poor dog knew
it, and also knew that they ought to be
corralled and she did it."-Denver Post.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21
(By Alice webb Vinnedge.)

(By Alice Webb Vinnedge)
~ ENEATH the blaze OF the desert
III } sun Phoenix stepped from her
Tx tAraidom OF business cares,
and opened her doors to the
LIZ wild, free life of the plains.
Cowboys and Indians once
more held sway in the valley, and
the pulse of commerce for the
time beat slowly. Never before was
Phoenix errayed In such gorgeous
attire. Red white and green. the car
nival colors. were woven into all kinds
of decorative spendor, prominent among
which was Old Glory. giving national
interest 10 the home festival.
Fully 800 Indians, with their usual COM
piement of dogs and ponies. went into
camp east of the city. Navajo. Apache.
Pima alike enjoyed the hospitality of the
Phoenix people. If this gathering of once
hostile tribes on ground where old scores
had been wiped out in blood, brought
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21
FORTY YEARS Of JOURNALISM.
Random Recollections Of Edwin L.
Godkin, Who Has Retired
After Nearly a Half
Century of Service.
Century Of Service.


FTER career of more than forty
years in New York city, Edwin
L. Godkin contributes to the
Evening Post random recollec-
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
MONTHLY MEETING OF
 CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS
Much Progress Shown by the organiza- tion-Members Urged to Take
 Hand in City Politics.

The regular monthly meeting of the Jeff ferson County Local Union of the Christian Endeavors met Tuesday night in the First Christian church. The meeting opened with song service. after which Rev. L. W. Cur tis, pastor of the Avondale Presbyterian church, made a splendid address on En- deavor work in Siam, where he was located as missionary up to two years ago. In the course of his remarks he said six years ago the work was unknown, where as now there were thousands of enthusiastic Endeavor- CTS. This was followed by work for the coming year; the most important was con- ceded to be the prison work in and around Birmingham and a committee was appoint ed to bring all the data obtainable to the next meeting, when dt would be discussed in detail and plans formulated for active and aggressive work. It was resolved to ob- serve watch night, and Arrangements as to place and programme was left in the hands of the executive committee of the union.
 On unanimous vote the secretary was in- structed to get out a circular letter to all the societies in Birmingham, requesting that as Christian Endeavorers they impress on all the eligible the necessity of regis
 
 tion for the officers who have and will best serve the Christians of Birmingham and community by seeing that the laws are en- forced. This being the last meting for the year and time for annual election of off, ticers, the following officers were elected for the coming year:
 President-W. P. Bissett, South Highland Presbyterian church.
 Vice President-W. P. Hale Cumberland Presbyterian church.
 Secretary y-treasurer-Miss Mary Sholl, Central Presbyterian church.
 Chairman Lookout Committee-J. Galt Braxton, First Christian church.
 Chairman Programme Committee-S. W. Slayton, First Presbyterian church.
 The music transportation committees to be appointed by the president.
 The next meeting will be at the Second Presbyterian church, Tuesday, January g, 19O1
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
BUYING ARMS s.
Representative of the Brazilian Revolu,
 tionary Party Was in the City,.

Signor Perpendicular Gonzales, As sistant Treasurer of the Brazilian Rev olutionary Party, has been in Birming- ham for the last two weeks negotiating with the local dealers for the purchase of arms and ammunition for his party. During an interview Signor Gonzales stated that the Maybery Hardware Company had named him some special prices which he goes to lay before the Purchasing Committee, of which he is a member. THE MAYBERRl HARD WARE COMPANY offered to furnish Signor Gonzales with 25,OOO Winches- ter rifles, 1900 model, at s4.50 each, cartridges for same at 20 cents per box. This popular firm has in stock 200 of these rifles, that they will sell this month at the same price named Signor' Gonzales.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
STRUCK CENTRE
When She Found Coffee Was Slowly
 Killing Her.

Even a very temperate mode of living sa regard to food beverages will not avail if the use of coffee is continued
 A Virginia lady, Mrs. R. F. Miller of Bed ford City, says that she was very temper. ate in every way. T did not suspect that coffee was the poison that was undermin- ing my whole nervous system, causing a condition of vertigo and headaches, until the attacks became so frequent and violent .,that I was compelled to give up all kinds of work and forced to lie down most of the time. My attention was drawn to Postum Food, Coffee by the experience or some others in regard to common coffee, and the thought occurred to me that perhaps coffee was the cause of my trouble, so 1 began to use Postum, being careful to have it made &C., cording to the directions on the package.
 q did not have to cultivate a taste for it, for I found on the start that it was a most delicious beverage.
 Day after day I continued to improve but did not dream that 1t would be such a help, and never since that day I left off coffee and commenced the use of Postum Food Coffee (about nine months ago) have I had any return of the trouble. I have used no medicine or tonic of any kind during this time and my present condition of magnificent health Is due entirely to the use of Postum Food Coffee.
 'I have heard several persons say they did not like Postum but in each case I dis covered upon inquiry that 1t was because they tried to make 1t like common coffee, that is boil it four or five minutes. This will not do, for one cannot get the delicious flavor and the food value in so short boil ing. The directions are plain enough, and it only requires a little patience to bring ont the beautiful flavor.
 ''The doctors find Postum one of their most valuable aids in their treatment of cases like mine"
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
CORONER PARISH
Investigates Death of H. F. kendrick
 at Besemer.

Coroner Paris was in Bessemer yester- day holding an inquest over H. T. Ken drick, who was shot and killed Tuesday evening at o'clock. The jury found that the deceased came to his death from a pis- toI shot in the hands of John Ware and that the killing was unlawful
 Mrs. Kendrick said that Ware quarreled with her husband, accusing him of report ing him for selling meat. This Kendrick denied. She said she was in the house and heard a pistol fired and looked out and Ware on top of Kendrick shooting him. She rushed out and Ware fled with his pis- tol in his hand, trying to shoot the dogs as he went. Kendrick was brought in the house, where he died in a few moments.
 Ware is now in the county jail.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
= - ENGINEER kENDRICK
Submits Supplementary Report on the
 Proposed City Sewer.

City Engineer Julial Kendrick, who is in charge of the proposed county sewer, has filed supplementary report with the Board of Revenue, giving the estimated cost of im- proving Valley creek below the terminus of the proposed sewer.
 The report shows that there are about f2O shoals which would cause basins to form !n the bed of the creek, these shoals varying in length from a few feet to quarter of mile. The estimated cost of cutting a channel six feet wide through all of these shoals is $4OOo. The distance covered\by the estimate Is thirty-six miles, or from the terminus of the sewer to the Warrior river.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
MOTH

The Birmingham Courier, which has been published by the City Paper Company, has withdrawn it's entire outfit from the latter company, has signed the scale and has es- tablished an office of its own. The Birm- ingham Courier is hereby declared fair office, and all advertisers who are In sym pathy with the local union, and who have withdrawn their patronage from the paper on that account, are urgently requested to countermand their orders and accept the sincere thanks of Birmingham Typograph- ical Union No. IDA By order of the
 STRIKE COMMITTEE. December 5, 1900.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
Imprisoned for Sedition.

Worcester, Cape Colony, December 5.-J. F. Delong proprietor of the Worcester Ad- vertiser, has been imprisoned on charge of sedtion, the specific offense being his publication of allegations of filthy atroci- ties by British soldiers. Worcester is rap- idly filling with people, who will attend the Dutch Congress. The British troops are not allowed within the town limits for fear of a collision.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
Germany's Demands Yielded.

Berlin, December 5.-A dispatch received here from Tangier says the demands of Baron von Mentzingen, the German Min ister to Morocco, for the payment of the three principal claims of injured Germans and the punishment eas the offenders have been yielded to by the Sultan
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
Cigar Stand Leased.

The Morris Hotel Cigar and News Stand has been leased by Proprietor Scally to the R. D. Burnett Company The cigar and news stand will be enlarged and the Bur nett Company, which is noted for the splen- did quality of its cigars and tobaccos, will conduct genuinely metropolitan cigar and news department of the Morris Hotel. **$
The age-herald., 1900-12-06

Choice of 200 smoking jackets, all styles, regular S75O and $lO.OO kind, for $2. 50, See window display.
 Chamblee Bros.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to George II. Pulsifer and Lizze White, John Keeley and Dink Anderson, Charles B. Wander and Hallie Bird Staton, Chas. Andrews and Mrs. Lola Ashley, T. s. Nor ris and Dorr East, J. B. Ferguson and Beulah Glasscock, c. w. Howell and Ella Laird, w. E. Allbritten and Alma Hooper, L. A Avery and Ella E. Lamas.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06

The court house lawn is to be put in first class condition. Work is now in progress, roofing up the old weeds
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
Negotiations Pending.

It was rumored on the streets yesterday that negotiations were pending looking to a sale or transfer of the lease held by the Jones Valley Iron Company to some other company. These rumors named three or , four companies as the probable purchasers, among them being Rogers. Brown 6 Com- pany and the Woodward Iron Company. What truth there is in the reports if any, could not be ascertained yesterday after noon. T. B. Perry, secretary of the con- pany, stated in response to questions that there was no deal on with Rogers, Brown Company, and that there were no posi- tive deals on with any company or per son. He added. however, that an advan- ageous offer would not be declined.
 Charles A. Stillman, resident manager for Rogers, Brown & Company when seen by an Age-Herald reporter, said: "There is no truth in the rumor that my firm had acquired the Williamson furnace, nor have they any hand in the management or op- eration of the furnace"
 It was ascertained that Rogers, Brown & Company take the output of the William son furnace and that the iron now at the furnace is the property of Rogers, Brown & Company who have had all of the iron at that place put in the warrant yard there. ~
 Some color was given to the rumor that the Woodward Iron Company was nego- tlating for the Williamson furnace by req son of a conference between J. H. Wood- ward, president of the Woodward Compa- ny, and H. w. and T. B. Perry, which lasted for several hours yesterday. It is also stated that there are other persons after the furnace and they lease now held by the Jones Valley Iron Company may pass into other hands within the next day or two
The age-herald., 1900-12-06

Several Hop Jack cases set for today in the Criminal Court were continued on account of the absence of Solicitor Hefiin in Montgomery This court will adjourn for the term a week from next Saturday
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-16

cles. In the case Of an automobile am
bulance, for instance, 1t Is capable of
greater sustained speed than a horse
vehicle, and when the destination Is
reached no care has to be paid to the
steaming horse, SO that both surgeon
and driver can devote their attendance
to the injured person. Accidents to am
balances are of frequent occurrence.
owing to their speed and their right Of
way, but electric vehicles can be stop
ped in their length. Every second Is Of
Importance to an injured person. and
speed and ease Of riding will undoubt-
edly soon make them a great favorite
among hospital authorities. Another
feature of interest is the lower cost Of
maintenance. An ambulance is usual
ly idle twenty or more hours out Of
the twenty four, and this gives ample
time for charging the batteries. There
Is no time lost in hitching up. and the
stable may be in the hospital proper,
without the dangers Of stable odors.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-16

lice patron wagon. The first vehicles
Of this kind that have been built are
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tions which are reproduced from the
Scientific American. The town Of
Akron, Ohio, claims the distinction Of
having constructed the first automo-
bile patrol wagon, while the ambulance
will run on the streets Of New York.
having been built for st. Vincents
Hospital Of that city. Both vehicles
are propelled by electricity. the cur
rent in each case being supplied by
storage batteries. The patrol wagon
has an accumulatOr Of forty cells by
means Of which a maximum speed Of
twenty miles an hour can be attained,
while in the ambulance the current Is
supplied by fOrty-four cells, which
give a maximum speed Of thirteen
miles an hour The cost of the am
bulance Is moi given but that Of the
patrol wagon was about $1,000.
There are many reasons why me-
chanicaT power Is better than horse
power for the propulsion Of such vehi-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-16
NOVEL AUTOMOBILES.


t:1ectrically Propelled Ambulance and
Patrol Wagon.
The predictions about the passing of
The horse and the universal employ
nent Of the automobile are slow of ful
1llment. but signs are not lacking that
the change is gradually coming about
md that the horseless carriage Is sure
", II slowly, supplanting its equine
competitor In the struggle which can
only end In the survival Of the fittest.
Motor cabs and carriages are on the
Increase and seem to he giving good
satisfaction wherever they have been
Introduced; automobile fire engines
nave been employed for some time and
mechanical power has been used to
propel various other heavy vehicles;
and now we have an automobile hos
pital ambulanceand an automobile pO-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-16

The best remedy for lice in poultry
houses is to add a pound of concen-
trated I've to a wash boiler Of soap
suds and apply the suds hot on the
walls. floors and roosts Of the houses.
All lice, with their nits, will be de-
stroyed surely and quickly.
Drainage Is not simply the carrying
away Of the surplus moisture. The
drainage prevents the accumulation
Of stagnant water in the soil and deep
ems the soil for the work of roots. thus
assisting to prevent evil effects during
periccs of drought. The soil is alsc
rendered much warmer. while the pen
etration Of the air brings oxygen tc
the vegetable and mineral matter in
the soil and hastens chemical reaction.
When q field Is tile-drained 1t can be
p!owed a week or ten days earlier than
wet places, which enables the crop to
get a better start in the first stages
Of growth.
When too much land is cultivated
the farmer is compelled to slight his
crops to a certain extent, and what
he gains in area cultivated he loses in
yield. 1t will be more profitable to cul-
tivate only as much land as can be
given careful attention. The man.
ure that is sufficient for a small field.
and which would increase the yield,
will give but little benefit on a large
surface. Small farms permit Of great
er economy Of labor and can be made
more fertile every year.
1t has been found that when fowls
are enclosed on small areas in plum or
peach orchards they serve to protect
the trees to large degree from in
sects. Those who have been most sue
cessful do not give the fowls a large
range. but rather plant the trees in
the poultry yard, thereby using them
10 provide shade for the fowls in sum-
ner.
Tobacco is q profitable crop. provid-
I'd the grower does not allow his land
% become impoverished. While the ma
iority of growers seldom make mis-
:akes in it's cultivation, yet when 1t
comes to selling the crop they are not
rs careful as may be required. Higher
prices would be obtained II the tObac-
% is assorted, separating the short
rom the long, the light from the dark
and the imperfect from the good, as
avery grade varies from the other in
price. The buyer of tobacco usually
makes a close examination, and IL the
tobacco Is well assorted inspection is
facilitated and the grower makes
reputation that will assist him in Sc
curing better prices in the future.
For green manurial purposes two
crops OF cow peas may be grown the
same year. Plant the seed early, sowing
broadcast, IL preferred, as soon as dan
ger of frost Is over. and plow the vines
under when the pods are six inches
long. Then roll the land and SOW for
\ second crop.