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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
SUES CHIEF.
Plaintiff Says He Was Falsely Charged
 With Vagrancy.

A damage suit for 5000 has been filed in the city court against Chief of Police c. W. Austin by Neil Bray, who alleges that the defendant, while acting as chief of police falsely and maliciously charged the plaintiff with vagrancy causing his arrest. and thereby humiliating his fami- ly.
 The plaintiff also sues the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham. and makes a defendant of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty company, this company being on the bond of Chief Austin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

$50OO; Ann Moody, s5OOO; Ben Moore, s5oOO;
 William Wilson. s5O00; William Lindsay, 5000; Ida L. Roby, 5000; Jennette Har- rison, $sOOO; F. H. Hampton. $10,00O; Allie Kirk, $1O,OOO; James Jackson, $10,0O0; Sid ney Harris, s5OOO; Hanna Payne, $10OO0; M ID. Coleman, 5000; M. H. Browning, 5000; A. W. Clark. s50o0; A. w Fisher, s5oOo; Maria Holmes, s5oOO; Maggie Elliott. s5nnn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
CITY COURT OPENS.
First Week Will Be Devoted to Set
 ting Headings.

The city court will tomorrow begin it's ,all session. The week will be devoted by judges in both the first and second division to the settlement of pleadings in Ill jury cases for October, November and December.
 Judge WillSerson will preside in the nrst division in November and in the second division in October and Decem- Der, and beginning tomorrow he will Iettle in the second division pleadings in all jury cases to be tried in those months.
 Judge Senn will preside in the first division in October and December and In the second division in November, be- ginning tomorrow will settle in the first division pleadings in all jury cases to be tried before him in those months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
First Methodist Church.

Preaching at Il a. m. by the Rev J. D. Simpson, DID,, and at 7:45 p. m. by the pastor. To the evening service the pastor gives a special invitation to young men, as he will preach on the subject of gam bling. Sunday school at 9:9O a. m. Young mems meeting at p. m. Epworth league at D. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Mems Meeting.

James Webb will deliver an address to men Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the lecture room of the First Methodist church. cordial invitation is extended to all men, Strangers are especially urged to come and join in these meet ings every Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Real estate transfers recorded yester- day were as follows:
 Allen J. Smith to Mrs. S. J. McFarlin. a lot 50 by 21O feet adjoining lot known as the Elyton Academy lot, $1S00.
 Andrew c. Legg and wife, Elizabeth Legg. to w. B. Shields, lots and 6, block A. South Smithfield, $2300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Cans Hurt Ills Hand.

Buffalo October 4.-While boxing with Herman Miller yesterday Joe Cans injur- ed one of his hands and today asked to have the bout between himself and Kid McPartland postponed until Monday. oc- tober 13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

Having dissolved partner ship in real estate business, will continue to buy and sell property under firm name of JONES REALTY co. Will be found as usual at 1l6 North 21st Street
 J. o. H. JONES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
FILED 1e SUITS.
Southern Railway Sued for Berry
 Wreck Injuries.

Nineteen suits were filed yesterday against the Southern railroad. in the United States court The suits are all for damages for injuries the plaintiffs allege to have received in the wreck at Berry station.
 The suits filed yesterday are as follows: Rachel Franks, $5OO0; Salisbury Mason,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
Church of Advent.

At the Church of the Advent the offer tory this morning will be for the Bishop Barnwell home. Evening prayer will be resumed at the Advent tonight at 8 o'clock. The music will be exceptionally brilliant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
CHURCH NOTICE.

OuFnDerTanu PTespyterTan Chureh, Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street. Services by the Rev. I. D. Steele at Ii a. m. and 8 D. m. Sunday school at 9:30 D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

R. Markcus. Manager Gin cinnati Steam Dye Works. can be found at 4l3 North 2Oth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

Bucks Heating Stoves. Prowell Hardware Go.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Increased Potatn Cron.

The high prices of potatoes this
year have caused importers to bring
stock from Europe In the largest quan-
titles ever known. Every owner OF
potatoes has had chance to sell his
products for good prices, and nothing
but the small yield last year cast a
shadow upon the industry. But even
with the lessenlng of the general crop
there was considerable profit for the
average grower, and some more for
tunate than others In their yield real
lied greater returns per acre than
In ordinary seasons. Small crops often
prove a blessing to the few expert
growers, although bad thing for the
general run of farmers. 1t Is during
such seasons that the expert shows
his superior knowledge Of conditions,
and when his science and skill prove
their worth. 1t is during averse sea-
sons when modern intensive culture
makes the highest showing, for while
other crops are producing only half
the average yield, the farmer who un-
derstands his business well and prac-
tees the latest methods Is making
his crop yield n third of half more.
With prices ruling high, this extra
yield means for him all profit. In full
seasons, when prices are depressed by
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Rsot Grating Apple Trees.

The apple is propagated by root
grating by large growers Of nursery
stock, but not so much by those who
grow only small quantities Of trees.
The value of trees grown from root
CRAFTS, as compared with budded trees,
is much discussed, and root-grafted
trees are much praised by some and
condemned by others, and probably
both sides are right under certain con-
ditions. A good strong root in per.
fectly healthy condition, skillfully
grated early in the winter, carefully
packed, kept in cool, moist place and
carefully planted in the spring Will no
doubt make as good tree as can be
produced by the same stock planted
in the nursery In the spring and
budded in the fall. AS correspondent
asks how to make root CRAFTS, I will
briefly outline the work as it is done
in many nurseries.
The work of root grating requires
strong, healthy stock or Seeding, a
sharp, thin-bladed knife, always kept
sharp. and skill to make a clean cut
with no twists or turns to 1t, but fiat
and smooth. To one not skilled in the
use of the knife, considerable practice
is needed In cutting upon shoots of
the apple OF pear, or other hard woods,
before making the CRAFTS. The root or
Seeding, Fig. 1, Is held In the left
hand. and an upward cut made Mt the
point, a, where the root and top come
together, called the collar. A tongue
Is then cut about midway Of this, a.
Fig. g which Is to fit into q similar
cut on the scion.
The scion, Fig. 8, piece Of last
years growth, about six inches long,
Of the variety desired, is then taken.
and the same kind of a cut made on its
lower end The two cut surfaces are
then placed together and the tongues
pressed firmly against each other, TAX
ing care that the inner bark, called
the cambium layer. comes in contact
with as many points as possible. If
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Solving the Problem.

Cost is now the principal obstacle to
the building of good roads in New
York State, according to State Engi.
neer Bond. The farmers, who have
the most to gain from improved high
ways, but who have been slow to ap-
preciate this fact, are now represented
to be generally in favor of the move
ment Applications under the Arm
strong-Hlgbie law for road improve
ment are piling up in the State Engi-
neers Office. With a reduction in the
cost of road building, the State appro-
priation could cover more ground, and
to this problem Of a reduced cost Mr..
Bond has been devoting his attention.
He thinks he has found the solution
in the proposed establishment Of a
State rock-crushing plant, near Rock
land Lake, across the Hudson from
Sing Sing, where the convicts could
be employed, in converting the trap
rock, abundant there, into road metal.
He regards the location as excellent
for the purpose, and would expect the
returning canal boats to carry loads of
broken stone up into the State at cheap
rates, rather than to go back light. An.
other suggested merit in the idea is
that 1t would solve the convict-laboI
problem. SO far as Sing Sing is con.
cerned.-New York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
PElAGlC SEALING.
Prof. Elliott Would Put All on an
Equal Footing.

Speaking of the action of the col
lector of customs at Sitka, Alaska, in
shutting out the Canadian pelagic
sealers from port privileges at Una
laska, Prof. Henry W. Elliott, who
was In Alaska in 1872 and 1874 and
again in 1890, under authority of spe-
cial acts of congress on the sealing
question, said to a reporter recently
that the present trouble is the nat
ural sequel of the confusion and fail
ure which has attended every effort
of the agents of the United States
since 1892 to better the miserable
conditions on Seal Island. "In 1897"
said Prof. Elliott, at the urgent re-
quest of Secretary Gage, congress
passed special act which prohibited
all American citizens from engaging
In the taking Of fur seals in the open
sea. This shut out several hundred
American vessel owners and sealers
from any right to do what the Cana
dian sealers were doing at that time
and are doing today. This extraor-
dinary action of Secretary Gage was
first proposed by Acting Secretary
Hamlin, in 1896 and 1896, and urged
by him before the ways and means
committee of the House. The late
Mr.. Dingley, then chairman Of that
committee, refused to entertain the
proposition for moment, saying
wisely that he for one would never
hold the hands of an American from
doing what Canadian had perfect
right to do in the open sea. The nat
urai result now follo~s Of intense dis
like on the part Of American vessel
owners as well as the residents of
the northwest towards the attitude OF
the administration ON this question.
This Is, of course, aggravated every
season by their watching the Cana
dians at work, reaping the seal har-
vest. while they are compelled to sit
idly by on the shore. The Canadian
hunters are today off the coast OF
California engaged in this work and
boasting of their profits at our ex.
pense. To make it still worse. the
profits of these Canadian hunters are
four times greater than they were
in 1879, when the act was passed pro-
hibiting Americans from open-sea
sealing. These angry men. of course,
have used all the influence they pos.
sess on the subordinate officials of
the treasury department and have
persuaded the customs collector to ex-
ceed his duty, If the recent reports
of his action are correct" Prof. El.
lott has strong feelings on the sub.
ject of the rapid determination of the
Alaskan seals, and will shortly pre-
sent the subject to the House COM
mittee on ways and means. He will
advocate the passage of pending bill
which provides that open-sea sealing
shall be entirely prohibited or that
the few remaining seals on Seal Isl.
and be entirely exterminated.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12

the scion is the same size of the stock
but If it Is smaller than the stock, con-
tact can only be made on one side.
After pressing as firmly as possible,
the union is made more complete by
tying the parts together with raffia
fiber, soft twine or waxed thread, as
at Fig. 4. The success of this work
depends upon how carefully the cut
has been made, how much of the
cambium layers come In contact, and
how firmly the parts are bound to
gether.
After the CRAFTS have been made
they are to be packed In moist sand
or light soil and kept in one position
until taken out for planting in spring
A very good way Of packing is to take
soap box or other box of the right
size and place 1t on one end, Fig. 5.
Then put in q layer Of CRAFTS and cover
with soil, pressing It firmly about the
CRAFTS, putting in layers Of sand and
gravel, Fig. 5, b. until all are in or the
box is filed. The box should be kept
In cool, moist place, as nearly freez-
ing as possible, yet not actually frozen,
until spring.
AS early as the land will work UP
fine and mellow. the CRAFTS should be
planted In the nursery rows about five
inches apart, and In rows four to five
feet from each other. AS the gratis
are taken from the box they should
be put into pail Of water, that they
may not be exposed to drying, and
planted with spade or dibbler, taking
care not to start the union of the
scion and root. During the first year
in the nursery little care is needed, but
to keep the land well cultivated, and
allowing only one shoot to grow.-Pro
fessor S. 7. Maynard, in American
Agrlculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
How to Be n Good Farmer.

There are thousands of farmers all
over the country who if asked why
they are living in the country. will
say that they don't know enough to
do anything else. In my opinion the
farmer to enjoy his work and be able
to accomplish anything Of Importance.
must be as well educated as any other
class Of people. He should not only be
familiar with scientific works, but he
must not neglect higher mathematics,
and should be familiar with animals
and insects, know about the growth of
plants, formation Of soils, etc. He will
then be better able to solve the many
complex problems which confront ev-
cry farmer in this day and age.
Many think that the farmers life is
an unenviable one. that NO is tied down
at home, scarcely having time to eat
his meals, while the truth of the mat
ter is. the farmer can be the most in
dependent man on earth II he chooses.
True, he must rise early. work late
and continuously for a while in the
spring, but after two or three months
the hardest Of his work is done, and
he can take 1t comparatively easy dur
Ing the reInaindeE of the season.
One Of the greatest essentials to pros
perity and enjoyment of life is per-
feet health. The best opportunities for
this are offered on the farm unless
TOO much work Is attempted. Exposure
during bad weather must be avoided
as much as possible. While stock
farmers especially must be out In all
kinds of weather. good food and proper
clothing VIII go long way towards
counteractlng any bad effects. The
orchard, garden and poultry yard
makes 1t possible for the farmer to
have the very best to live upon. While
men In other professions may make
money faster, very few callings afford
more pleasure and more substantial
returns. 1t is now possible to have
daily papers, periodicals Of all kinds,
so that the dweller in the country
need not be ignorant.-Harry Courth.
waite. in American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
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oyster Shell Roads.

Driving, cycling and automobilinS
tourists who return from their out
ings on the South Jersey pixies this
summer are unusually enthusiastic in
heir praises of these shell roads, writes
the Philadelphia Press.
The process Of constructing these
roads is Of special interest because of
its simplicity. There is no expense of
digging out the roadbed and filling 1t
first with large stones and then with
q smoother top dressing as in the con-
struction of a macadamized road. The
shells are simply unloaded from the
boats (Which bring them in great guam
titles from nearby oyster fields to
Buena Vista WHARF, and are then
carted out along the roads until hol-
low is found. or any spot that needs
repairing, and are then unceremon-
iously dumped and left without any
process Of pounding or smoothing, until
broken up and leveled of by the pass
ing carriages and farm wagons.
In constructing shell road from the
beginning, load after load Of the oyster
shells are dumped in an irregular bank
all along the centre of the roadway;
then with a road scraper a bank Of
earth is thrown up along the edge to
keep the shells from scattering. This
leaves a narrow. smooth space over
which the scraper has passed along
the edge Of the bank of shells; and as
this is used for driving as long es the
weather is dry, 1t would seem that the
bank Of sharp shells would never be
driven into smooth, white firmness. But
wait until there is q heavy storm. and
the smooth road at the side becomes a
mass Of heavy mud and sand, then
the rough shell bank is gladly mounted,
and although it is decidedly rough at
first, the heavy country driving and
carting Of farming produce soon
crushes the shells and forces them into
the rain soaked soil beneath. A second
or third banking Of the shells, scatter
Ing them further over the sides Of the
roadbed each time, with this process
and firm to the depth of a foot or more,
and beautifully smooth and white.
When these shell roads extend along
great stretches Of pines, with even
rows Of cedar and fir trees lining the
roadway (as they do throughout many
parts Of New Jersey, one is reminded
of the palm lined drives so alluringly
pictured in views Of "our new posses
sionS"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12

the abundance of yield, he may not
get enough for his crop to pay for the
actual work. So 1t is that during poor
seasons we find the best growers maxi
ing less complaint, and sometimes ac-
tually rejoicing.
A full crop of potatoes, when prices
are high, as they have been this year,
will net higher profits per acre than
any other crop that we can grow. and
even a three quarters crop should yield
n profit sufficient to pay big wages.
Therefore We find plenty Of growers
not at all discouraged over the past
seasons results. On the contrary they
are more convinced than ever that
there is money In potatoes, but more
especially In. intensive, modern culture.
One such season in the past Is enough
to convince many Of this. A high yield
Of excellent market potatoes can be
accomplished only through intensive
culture in good seasons; but when the
weather, seed and insects are all
against the crop. one is particularly
thankful that nothing has been left I'M
done to get the best from the soil. In
telligent culture pays at any time, but
in poor seasons 1t pays better than
any time. In fact. 1t Is the only cul-
ture that pays at all during such sea-
sons.-C. L. Maganus, In American
Cultivator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Agricultural
Have Regular Feeding Hours.

The Oregon station made test Of
the Importance Of regular hours for
feeding and milking cows. They took
six cows and divided them into two
lots as near alike as to age and length
Of time in milk as they could. One
los was fed and MIXED regularly at $50
a. m. and 2.30 p. m., while the other
lot was fed and MIXED at hours rang
ing from 8 to 7 a. m. ard from to G
p. m. This was kept up for three
weeks, the amount of feed being the
same for each lot. AS result those
fed and milked regularly increased
their milk production SO per cent,
while the other lot shrank A per cent
This difference Of about ten per cent.
In three weeks emphasizes what we
have said SO often: Feed and milk
regularly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Hymns at $500 a Yard.

A musical composer once said to
Mr.. Sankey. with more frankness than
courtesy, that he could write such
tunes as those of the Gospel Hymn
Book by the yard, II he were willing
to come down to IT, Mr.. Sankey quiet
ly replied We'll, sir, all have to say
is that I am willing to pay five hun
dred dollars yard, either to you or
to. anybody else, for all the tunes you
can bring me like. those in our Gospel
Hymn Book"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
MRS. j. II. HASKINS.

for months after, and at the time /
thought death was a welcome relief |;
but before my last child was born
good neighbor advised Lydia f.. ink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
I used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child's birth lit brought
me wonderful relief. hardly had an
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old left my bed strong in
health. Every spring and fall 1 now take
abottle of Lydia E.Pinkham's VeS-
etable Compound and find it keeps
me in continual excellent health
MRS. ]. II. HAsKINs, 3249 Indiana Ave.,
Chicago, III. - $4,000 forfeit # abous testimo-
nfci Is not genuine.
Care and careful counsel Ia
what the expectant and would-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn. Mass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Europe Was Fortunate.

The countries Of Europe were for.
tunate In having system Of roads es-
tablished long before the invention OF
the steam railway. In the United
States the rapid extension of railways
has caused the roads to be neglected.
Good roads are essential to the pros.
perity Of rural districts, as they pro.
mote local commerce and tend to make
the people better acquainted with one
another.-Thomas w. Knox, New York
City.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science hes been able to cure In all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catsrrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCur is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
oous surfaces OF the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up tho con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing it's
work. The proprietors have go much faith In
Its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
mn ,,o,,oIa q z,, Il
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
A Good Suggestion.

The Legislature of each State should
pass a law for the establishment and
maintenance of good roads Let the
bicyclist Of town or city unite with the
farmer in agitating the matter, and a
millennium of good roads will speedily
result.-Mrs. r. f. Woodward, Fort
Wadsworth, N. Y.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12

cord, with loop in each end, Is fas-
tened above the COW at a, and the other
end slipped around her tail as shown.
When she lies down this will keep her
tail out OF the gutter and filth. When
about to milk, hang the cord over a
beam or hook at b, which will pull
the tail above harms way.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Mean New Opportunities,

Good roads mean new opportunitie:
which will broaden and sweeten life
They mean education, and just as ig
norance is the root of falsity and disor
der, so education means knowledge anC
love of law and order, the nation:
only hope for the adjustment of crime
Clara Louise Burnham.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12

By all means let Us have good roads
for the farmer, for the merchant, fol
the wheelmen, for the pedestrians, fol-
everybody. Ellen f. Pratt, Editor
Health and Dress, Iowa City, Iowa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12

The simple device here illustrated
can be used In nearly every COW sta
bic to keep the tails clean, and pre-
vent the cows from switching during
milking in fly time. A piece Of heavy
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to can
Ger, you will never get we'll until your bowels
are put right. CAsoARETs help nature, cure
you without a grippe or pain, produce easy
Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has G. G. G. stamped on
it. Beware Of limitations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12

Switzerland has, at Bex, salt
mines which have been worked for
348 years. The galleries are rs miles
in length and the profit $4,000 a
year.