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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-24
GAN BRING $1oo WORTH.
Secretary Shaw Makes an Important
 Ruling on Mexican Duties.

Laredo Tex, June 25.-A Monterey, Mex, special says:
 According tc a ruling of Secretary of the treasury of the United States, Leslie M. Shaw, 1t is possible for any Ameri- can returning to the states after a visit to Mexico to take back goods purchased in the republic to the value of S10G
 Mir. Shaws ruling is based on ar inter pretation of tbat portion of tine import laws that states one may bring in free of duty $1o0 wcrth of personal effect This has always been construed heretofore to mean $1OO worth of wearing apparel"
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Missouri Republicans Meet.

Jefferson City, Mo, June 23.-Several hundred Republicans are here tonight to attend the state convention which meets tomorrow to nominate State ticket. The State convention held meeting this af- ed F. E. McJimsey of Maryville for tenn ed E. E. McJimsey of Maryvill for tenn porary chairman.
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TWO MEN DROWNED.
Go Under Near Columbus Power Com
 pany's Works.

Columbus, Ga., June 23.-J. L. Rus sell and J. W. Grantham, two white men. were drowned in the Chattahoo- chee at the Columbus Power Com pany's works shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon.
 Their bodies were recovered within half an hour afterwards. Both men have families.
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Rock Island Gets Extension.

Guthrie, I. T., June 23.-The directors of the Oklahoma Gulf & Western road met here today and took action which passes the Guthrie Baileyville extension of the Choctaw into the control of the Rock Island All the directors of the Choctaw, with the exception of the local members, resigned and the Rock Island men were substituted. All local members are retained under the new regime
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New Workers Win Trophy.

New York, June 23.-Play in the twelfth annual congress of the Ameri- can Whist League began today at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach. About 500 players are in attendance. The New York Association won the Brooklyn trophy for auxiliary associa- tions, teams of 12, with plus 37.
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Work Resume.

Roanoke, Va, June 23.-The Brown ing mines, which have been closed down since the strike began, resumed work this morning with about two thirds the regular force. The mines of the Pocahontas collieries have an increased force over any day last week.
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Roosevelt vetoes eIII.

Washington, June 23.-President Roose- welt today sent to the house veto bill for the removal of the charge of deser- ton from the record of Ephriam H. Gal lion, who served in Tennessee volun- teer regiment during the Civil war. The President cites the records of the War Department to show that the record of desertion should be allowed to stand.
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INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

Washington. June 23.-Following is the weather forecast for Alabama: Fair Tues day and Wednesday; light variable winds, mostly southeast on the coast.
 Page One. Mir. Bryan r'akes scathing criticism of Mir. Cleveland. First conference on canal bill causes much conrmenr House engages in discussion of horrors of civil war. Operators comment on address of John Mitchell, President of miners.
 Page Two. Many subscriptions being made to Camp Hardce Cottage at the home. Fusion in Nebraska depends on Mr. Bryan. London begins week of gaiety.
 Page Three. Baptists are pouring into Decatur to at tend association. Aged woman stricken with paralysis at church altar. General State news.
 Page Four. Cleveland's friends can't even jest about his possible candidacy Editorial comment. Gossip heard in local hotels
 Page Five. MT. John Herzfeld commits suicide. Third Regiment goes into camp at East Lake. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company advances employees wages.
 Page Six. Society news of Birmingham.
 Page Seven. Local and foreign market reports.
 Page Eight. Baseball racing and general sporting news Reciprocity men have thrown up tn. sponge.
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Bikes Defeats Champion.

Boston, Mass. June 2S.-Harry Bikes won a 25-mile motor-paced race from Albert Champion by half a lap at Revere track tonight. It was exciting through out and free from accidents. Bikes time was 37:09 1-5
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Can't Take wyeth East.

Chicago, June 23.-John A. Drake. tre owner of wyeth. winner of the Ameri- can derby. said tonight that he had re- ceived an offer to race his horse al Brighton Beach in a contest which was to be practically a repetition of the race run in Chicago last Saturday. He added that he could not take Wyeth east next month. but that if the race could be arranged for dmbe in the fan. he would try to -hsve 1z1o hokDe t6sus
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ceoroe Block Knocked Out.

St Louis. June 23.-"Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan, knocked out George Block. St. Louis premier welter-w weight, in the seventh round tonight
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Funds Sent From Headquarters.
100 Men Return to Work.

Charleston. W. Va, June 23-Nearly ons hundred men returned to work today and the operators who lost their men because winifred were out are expecting them to return. On the other hand 1t is re- ported that the men at Raymond City will go out tomorrow. The transfer of men to the Ohio mines continues.
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Washington. June 23.-Following is the weather forecast for Alabama: Fair Tues day and Wednesday; light variable winds, mostly southeast on the coast
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
FRUIT TREE SEEDLINGS.
How They Are Raised in the Big Nur-
series of the Big Eastern
HOrticuIturists.

Here are a few suggestions on the
raising of fruit tree seedlings, made by
Joseph Meehan to readers of the Prae-
teal Farmer. He says: Il will confine
myself chiefly to the apple, pear, cher
ry, plum and peach, as these are the
leading orchard fruits. There are many
nurseries which make a speciality of
fruit trees, combining their work alto
gether to the production of fruit trees,
and the plan adopted for the raising of
seedlings by these concerns is the one
l propose to give. Starting with APP
pies, the seeds are usually obtained
from cider mills, where bushels on
ready about November, and hardly
without exception are held over till
spring. Some soak them, then spread
out on trays and keep them in an ice
house all winter. Others mix them
with slightly damp earth and place
them in cool cellar. Still others do
not mix them with anything, but keep
them in a cool, damp cellar, where the
seeds will absorb moisture from the
air. No matter in what way kept, one
and all endeavor to get them in the
ground the very first thing in spring,
when, if all is right, the seedlings will
show in a short time. With pear, cher
ry and plum the practice is much the
same as with apple. Cherry and plum
will stand more moisture, and, as
spring approaches, no shells appear
cracking, an examination should be
made by cracking open a few. If
kernels are sound and plump little
more moisture should be provided, as
these pits should be cracking open
when sound. Some nurserymen prefer
to mix these stone seeds in a heap of
soil outdoors, leaving them out all win
ter and sitting them out before sowing
them. They are more easily handled
and inspected when under cover"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
OUR DUTY TO CUBA.

The peace of Cuba is necessary to
the. peace of the United STATS; the
health of Cuba is necessary to the
health of the United States; the indie,
pendence of Cuba is necessary to the
safety of the United States. The same
considerations which led to the war
with Spain now require that a COM
mercial arrangement be made under
which Cuba can live.-Secretary Roots
Report.
! I most earnestly ask your attention
to the wisdom, indeed, to the vital
need, of p: oviding for a substantial
reduction in the tariff duties on Cuban
imports into the United States. Cuba
has in her Constitution affirmed what
we desired, that she should stand, in
international matters, in closer and
more friendly relations with us than
with any other power; and we are
bound by every consideration of honor
and expediency to pass commercial
measures in the interest of her mate
rial well-being. - President Roose-
velt's Message.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13

There is much of education and enlight-
eminent in the dainty little monthly maya
zine, The Four News" which comes
to us from the editorial workshops of the
passenger department of the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad Company.
Its pages are filled with interesting matter
regarding travel, our expanding commerce,
and the development OF our transportation
facilities. The January number is devoted
largely to California, the idea of the editor
being to give special attention each month
to that portion of the world to which people
are at the, time travelling. The leading ar
ticle on this subject is THE Land of the
Sunset Sea- written By Luther l.. Holden
Other interesting features are Egypt Then
and Now" by George Eade 'The Ro-
nance of Reality" by Jane w. Guthrie; a
sketch of Hudson, New York, by H. R.
Bryan, and much that is entertaining in
verse and welledited departments There
are also valuable contributions on the cul-
tivation OF prunes, olives, grain and sugar
beets. 80 cents per year, cents per copy.
Business communications should be ad-
dressed to George H. Daniels, General Pas
senger Agent, Grand Central station, New
York city.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
CROSS SECTION OF HoTBED.

for in this climate the tomato seed
should be sown during the latter
part of December or the first of jan
nary. The location of the beds should
be selected with the object ia view
Of atfording some protection from
the cold north winds, and the south
1rn side of shed or barn is an ad-
mirable location.
For ordinary use a hotbed Is feet
long and 6 feet wide is sufficient, for
after the plants are nicely started
they may be transplanted to the cold
frames. A bed nine feet long and six
feet wide should terminate enough
tomato plants for an acre of ground.
These beds may be constructed at
very little expense. The soil should
be eXcavated to depth of about
three feet, and the sides may be built
up with boards one or two inches
thick. This is not an absolute neces-
sity, but the boards check the radia-
ton of the heat from the manure
into the surrounding soil.
At the surface of the soil a plank
one foot wide and two inches thick
should extend along the northern
side. Along the southern side, at
distance equal to the length of the
sash, which is usually six feet, an
other plank, six inches wide and two
inches thick, is run down the length
of the bed, the ends are connected
by two-inch plank, and the bed is
ready for use. 1t is usually best to
place cross pieces of two by four ma
terial at intervals of from four TO six
feet to make the whole structure Sc
cure and to hold the sash in position.
The soil that is thrown out of the
bed may be used to bank up the sides.
For this locality probably no ma
terial is cheaper or more effective for
heating purposes than cottonseed
hulls. The bed is filled up about two
feet with firmly packed hulls, which
have been made quite wet in order to
cause them to heat. Above these
hulls six or eight inches of good,
rich garden soil is applied and the
bed is ready for the seed. If the ac-
ton of the decomposing hulls is too
high in the soil, it is better to wait
until the heat has subsidized some
what before sowing the seed, or 9TH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
HOT.BED GARDENING.
Some Sections of the South TSis
Is Getting to he an Important
Industry,

While hotbed gardening has not
found any great amount of favor with
farmers in general heretofore, the
increasing attention given to truck
growing. in warmer sections of the
country, and especially in the south,
seems to make apropos all informa-
ton on the appliances for producing
early crops, such, for instance, as
onions, tomatoes and cabbages. On
his point the Texas Farm and Ranch
makes the following suggestions:
The construction and care of hot
beds and cold frames is a subject the
ordinary farmer knows little about.
The correct management of the hot
bed is of the utmost importance, for
upon this rests the success or failure
If whole seasons crop.
1t is now the best time for plan
ling the construction of the hotbed,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
FROM SASKATCHEWAN, WEST
ERIN CANADA.

In letter written from Prince AL
bert, Saskatchewan, one of the dis
tricts of Western Canada. by Henry
Laughlin to DR.. C. I. Field, of Chase,
Michigan, and which appeared in the
Reed City (Michigan) Clarion" APP
peared the following:
IF any one should ask you how
like it up here, tell them l am perfect
ly well satisfed; for me it is just the
place. l have as good piece of land
as ever laid out doors. Wouldn't ex-
change it for the whole of Lake county,
or at least the township of Chase.
"Of course l have not been here
very long, but as much of the country
as l have seen, it cannot be beat any
where. We had as good crops here last
fall as | ever saw, and everything gets
ripe in good shape. We had as good
ripe potatoes as l ever ate in my life.
There is no better place for stock on
the continent than here. Horses and
cattle will do as good running out all
winter here, as they do where they are
fed al winter there. Have built me a
residence and now all l want is a wife
to keep house for me. l have some
breaking already done onmy place, but
next summer | intend to have more
done and then l will be ready for bust
ness.
1--WE have had very fine winter so
far. 1t has not been much below zero,
if any, except about a week in the mid
die of November. II has been quite
cold the past day or two. We are in
log shanties, and they are just mud
died up on the outside. and nothing has
frozen on the inside as yet. There is no
wind or rain. just nice steady weather
all the time
Apply to any agent of the Canadian
Government.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
story of DR.. Hniles.

DIR. William Hailes. of the Albany Medi-
cal college, is very fond of joke, and can
give as well as take one. Among the stu
dents in anatomy is one who answers to
the somewhat unusual cognomen of Crow
when he answers at all--for this student
was, as the doctor facetiously observed a
week after the opening of college, when
for the first time he answered roll call,
rare bird. After an unusually prolonged
period of abseneeism, the student present.
ed himself the other day, and one of his
classmates tried to explain that he must
have been detained by game of crowkuet!
The racket which succeeded this remark
made no impression on the doctor. With
out needing the diversion, he proceeded to
express his great pleasure at the wander
er's return, and then convulsed the class
by quickly remarking: "Why | am de-
lighted to see you, Mr.. Crow, what is both
ering me is whether there is any necessary
connection between the absence of Your
eaws and the 'caws of your absence. -
Golden Days
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

There is really no time saved by
| planting large trees.
Never allow blighted leaves or limbs
to remain on fruit trees.
The gooseberry thrives best in a
heavy, low, but not wet, soil.
All manure for the garden should be
thoroughly rotted and fined.
1t does not pay to keep up an old or
chard filled with worthless trees.
In majority of eases the cause Of
unfruitfulness in orchards is lack of
plant food.
When moss is seen on fruit trees il
may be taken as evidence of lack of
| thrift in the trees.
There should be several kinds of
small fruits on the farm, in order to
be sure of supply.
All things being equal, young tree,
after transplanting, will make better
growth than an older one.
OF all the different kinds of fruit
grown on the farm none are so reliable
nor so easily grown as the grape.
Bulbs love a deeply worked, light,
rich SOIL but they will grow and pros
per in almost any good garden ground.
The ideal soil in which to set plant
is one that is moist, without being wa
ter-soaked, neither too dry nor too
wet.
The best shape for the garden is an
oblong square. In this shape it can be
p,owed and cultivated to the best ad-
vantage.
All newly-set young trees and all
small fruits should be carefully
mulched as soon as the ground freezes
a little hard.
The pruning of the grape should be
done early, in order to avoid bleeding,
which is not injurious to the vine. but
unpleasant to see.
One advantage in buying trees in the
fall and heeling them in is that thew
are on hand ready to be planted out
early in the spring.
In pruning old, neglected grape.
vines, the principal object should be
to induce young growth to take the
Place of the old wood.
Bulbs set out in the fall, or early win.
ter, should be mulched over by some
loose, well-rotted material as a pro-
lection against frost.-St. Louis Re-
public.
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of decrepitude. His family Bible is
still preserved, and it shows that the
date of his birth was written ia years
ago.
Surely few words from this remark
able old gentleman, who has had ia
years of experience to draw from,
would be interesting as well as profit
able. A lengthy biographical sketch is
given of this remarkable old man in the
Waco Times-Herald, December 4, 1898.
A still more pretentious biography of
this, the oldest living man, illustrated
with a double column portrait, was Civ
en- the readers of the Dallas Morning
News. dated December II, 1898, and also
the Chicago Times Herald of same
date. This centenarian is an ardent
friend of Peruna, having used it many
years.
In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
'After a man has lived in the world
as long as have, he ought to have found
out great many things by experience.
1 think l have done so.
"One of the things have found
out to my entire satisfaction Is the
proper remedy for ailments that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
WOOD SAVING DEVICE.

three or four feet long will answer.
To give the saw sufficient motion,
it is necessary to attach the short
arm of the bent iron to the rod from
the windmill crank. At the left is a
stirrups or rests for the saw, the
lower one to prevent the saw from
dropping when the stick is sawed
through, the upper one to hold up the
saw when a fresh stick is to be placed
on the buck or horse.-G. L. Hamp-
ton, in Farm and Home.
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erwise the tender roots of the plant
let's will be destroyed. This, how
ever, will seldom occur, for if the
temperature is too high ventilation
will usually prevent injury to the
plants. The hull will retain sufficient
heat for four or five weeks, and aft
erward the bed may be used as a cold
frame. In the spring these decayed
hulls make valuable fertilizer. Sow
the seed crosswise of the bed in rows
about an inch and a half apart. This
may be conveniently and quickly done
by taking stick with a square edge
as long as the exact width of the
bed, press it gently into the soil and
sow seeds in the depression The
depth to sow the seeds will depend
upon the size of the seeds, but a safe
rule for sowing in hotbeds is to cover
about five times the thickness of the
diameter of the seeds.
After the seeds are sown and COW
cred the soil must be firmly packed
over them, and for this purpose n
board with planned side is very good.
Press the board firmly into the soil
by walking on it.
After sowing the proper watering
is an item of Importance. The sur
face of the soil must never become
dried after the seeds are sown. or
termination will be checked and
many young plants will be DESTROYED.
On the other hand, the soil must not
be overwatered or it will become
soggy and sour. insufficient air will
be admitted for termination and The
seeds will decay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
THE OLDEST man IN AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors of
Many Winters by Using Pe-ru-na.
are due directly to the effects Of
the climate. For ia years Ihave
wifhsfOOd the changeabIe climate
of the United States,

TIC CHWdLc. fOT If years nave
WifhSfOOd the changeabIe climate
of the United States.
Il have always been a very healthy
man, but Of course subject to the lit
tie affections which are due to sudden
changes in the climate and tempera-
ture. During my long life l have known
great many remedies for coughs,
colds and diarrhoea.
Il had always supposed these affec-
tons to be different diseases. For the
last ten or fifteen years | have been
reading DR.. Hartman's writings. have
learned much from his books, one thing
in particulars: that these affections
are the same and that they are proper
ly called catarrh.
GAS for DIR. Harfrnan's remedy,
Pe-ru-na, 4 have found ii to be the
best, if not the only, reliable REM
edy for these affections. 1t has
been my standby for many years,
and Iaffribute my good health and
extreme old age to this remedy.
ut exactly meets all my require
ments. 1t protects me from the evil
effects of sudden changes; it keeps me
in good appetite; it gives me strength;
it keeps my blood in good circulation.
L have come to rely upon it almost en-
tirely for the many little things for
which l need medicine.
Il believe it TO be valuable to old
people, although l have no doubt it is
just as good for the young. l should be
glad if my sincere testimony should
become the means of others using this
remedy, because | believe it to be the
greatest remedy of this age for ca
tarrhal diseases.
- when epidemics of la grippe first
began to make their appearance in this
country | was sufferer from this dis
ease.
81 had several long sieges with
the grip. At first / did not know
that Pe-ru-na was remedy for
this disease. When I heard that
la grippe was epidemic cafarrh, 7
tried Pe-ru-na for la grippe and
found ii to be just the thing.
at has saved me several times from
siege of the grip. l feel perfectly
safe from this terrible malady so long
as l have Peruna at hand. l hope that
DR.. Hartman may live to be as old as l
am, to continue the good work of
teaching people the value of his great
remedy, Peruna.
Very truly yours,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13

ISAAC BROCK, a citizen of McLen-
| nan county, Texas, has lived for
ia years. For many years he re
sided at Bosque Falls, eighteen miles
west of Waco, but now lives with his
son-in-law at Valley Mills, Texas.
A short time ago, by request. Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his pic
ture. In his hand he held a stick cut
from the grave of General Andrew
Jackson, which has been carried by
him ever since. Mr.. Brock is a digni-
fed old gentleman, showing few signs
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Mpv~J MeN,

For free book on catarrh, address
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Peru
ma, write at once to DR.. Hartman, Civ
ing a full statement of your case, and
he will be pleased to give you his val
liable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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Born before United States was
formed.
Saw n Presidents elected.
Pe-ru-na has protected him
from all sudden changes.
Veteran of four wars.
ShOd a horse when 90 years
old.
Always conquered the grip
with Pe-ru-na.
Witness in a land suit at age
of no years.
Believes Pe-ru-na the greatest
remedy of the age for catarrhal
diseases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
WOOD-SAWING DEVICE.
How to Utilize Wind Power Without
the Necessity of Going to Much
Extra Expense.

This can be done by simply con-
verting the perpendicular motion of
the pump rod into a vertical one and
suing it to propel a drag or crosscut
saw. Any good crosscut saw may be
used, or piece of an old logging saw