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it came Marjorie was delighted and had the
men hitch to it one Of the polo ponies. and
round and round the yard she drove, while
her papa stood nearby, watching, and her
mamma smiled down approvingly from a
window in the house. That Marjorie is a
told from a glance at the way in which she
handles her lines.
Sometimes the pet of the family happens
not to be a Shetland, but is a western pony
"a polo pony. This is the case with young
Master Harrison, the son of Mr.. Mitchell
Harrison of Philadelphia. AS can be seen
from the beautiful picture Of his pony, the
mount which Master Harrison rides is
much thinner and slighter build in all lines
than the Shetland. 1t is an Indian pony,
from a ranch on the plains, and the brand
with which all western ponies are marked
can be plainly seen on its shoulder. These
trim little ponies are great favOrites in the
east at present, as they are extensively
used in playing polo. They are not as
strong as Shetland ponies and cannot go SO
long, but they are fleet and they can stop
quickly or start at full run-accomplish-
ments of much value in the game of polo.
While they are intelligent animals they are
not nearly so even tempered as the Shet-
land and they never take an interest in the
doings of their masters, as do their sturdier
and more amiable brothers.
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far into the tube.
No one saw the act, but everybody on
board heard from it in about a minute.
Mark Twain, alone in the pilot house and
still bordering the dire things he had
heard from the older hands about the hor-
rors of burning steamboats,, especially when
they happened to be loaded with cotton.
was Mortified to see the smoke pouring
from his end of the speaking tube. There
was but one thought in his mind. The
boat was on fire. Dropping the wheel,
which spun around and around as it left
his hand, he gasped the rope, by which the
big bell was sounded and began pulling like
a sexton, at the same time raising his
voice in a cry of Fire, FIRE." THE boats
afre!" Here the officers of the boat and
the passengers are said to have found
him, after hurriedly ascertaining that the
alarm as false, still vigorously determined
to save the ship" The boat, relieved
Of the rudder's guidance, had in the mean
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15

more the engineer thought about it the less
credit he was disposed to give to the cub
pilots scheme, however nice it might APP
pear in poetry or the newspapers.
As every one knows, the pilot house
and engine room of a steamboat are
connected, but not only with bells for sig
mailing, but with a speaking tube, through
which the important functionaries who
operate above and below can discuss the
weather and politics in their spare mo-
mCnts. The mouth CT the tube at the
upper end is but little larger than the
human mouth, but in the engine room
it has the shape Ct a funnel as big as a
half bushel measure. While the assistant
engineer was pondering the emergency
question he was also wiping off a portion
Of the machinery with a bunch of cotton
waste, and as he reached the mouth of the
speaking tube it was the work of but a
moment to touch a match to the intiam-
mable material in his hand and thrust it
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15
The IraSCible Volcano

Baltimore American: Once there was an
Eminent Scientist who took his Instru-
ment and made some observations on a
Volcano that had just ceased Erupting.
He looked into the Crater and poked
around in the Lava for a few Days, and
then Announced that the Volcano would
not Erupt again for Two Centuries.
Then he sat Down to Write a Report of
his Observations for a Saffron Periodical.
But while he was Putting in the Long
Words the Volcano came to Life again
and Blew him Clear through the Milky
Way.
Moral: 1t is not Always Wise to have the
Courage Of your Guesses.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15

I~lHE lie OF the children, their Sur-
rows and their pleasures, present
- to the reader a theme OF never
INN9Y ending interest and a subject in
- which sympathy is at once en-
listed.
One Of the most enhancing sides of child
life will be found in a study OF its amuse-
ments. To say that pony riding and pony
driving enter largely into the amusements
of the children of the well-to-dO would be
to understate the facts. The pony is, per
haps, the chief center OF the child's interest
in his thoughts Of vacation and summer
holidays. For every family owns a pony;
at least, everyone in which the papa can
spare the money to buy the little animal,
and the number Of papas Of this kind Is
considerable. Indeed, it Is frequently the
case, where there are two or more children
in the family, that each one owns his own
pony. or, perhaps, If he is a good child,
he may own two. which he drives double
team In a little cart fitted out with a pole
and double harness. just like his papa's car
riage. But at least there Is one pony
there must be one-for what is summer
without "A pony? Ask little Miss Wilbur,
who, in the picture, is sitting on her beau
tiful Shetland pony, a prize winner in the
Bryn Mawr pony show. She will tell you
that n summer without a pony is-well, 1t
isn't anything.
Unlike the horses driven by the older
folk. the pony is so fortunate as not to
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15
Why Mark Twain Gave Up the Life of a River Pilot

while swung around in the current and
dashed full speed on a sand bar, from
which it required half a day to drag her.
And Mark Twain, having lost his nerve.
left the river.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15

-1V1HAT Caused Mark Twain to Leave
WI the River, CT Why a Great HUI
N morist Did Not Become "A Second
IEQHRI Jim Bludso,' is one of the books
80 that has never been written by
Samuel l.. Clemens or any one else. So
far as known, the story has never even
appeared in print, although it is vouched
for by several Of the old river men who
have the yarn-spinning habit.
According to these authorities, relates
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, Mark Twain
never became a full -iledged pilot and never
stood "A night watch alone. In other words,
while he had a pilots license, his mastery
of the great river craft on which he rode
was always limited by the understanding
that an older and more experienced head
was within easy call. This was no discredit
to the young pilot.
On the occasion I'm question, it matters
not what the year or boat, the steamer to
which young Clemens was attached as cub
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have his tail cut short. 1t is left long
and flowing, and the longer 1t is the better
it is liked, for Shetland ponies have beau
tiful curly tails. The name is also long
and curly and is a matter of much pride
to it's owner. The Shetland ponies are
sometimes beautifully colored in white and
dark browns and black, Often they are
solid black or mahogany.
A good point about the ponies is that
usually you can use them either to ride
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
Crime of 1902

The Chicago Tribune's final tables
have not been prepared and published,
but its preliminary and approximate
statement shows that the old year
has been prolific in homicides, suicides
and executions. In 1901 there were
1852 homicides in this country, and
tho number in the year nearly ended
has been nearly thousand larger.
More highwaymen, thieves and bur-
glars appeared in 1902, and they com
n-itted 333 murders, as against 1913 in
the previous year. Altogether crime
OF the murderous sort was very preva-
lent in the old year.
There have been, too, about thous-
and more suicides in 1902 than there
were in 1901. Over 5000 persons killed
themselves, of whom 5000 were men
and 5000 women. The number of
women suicides is constantly rising.
OF legal executions 144 have been
recorded in 1902, as against 118 in
1901. The discrepancy between homi-
cides and executions is very great
Although the homicides of the old
year will foot up nearly 9000, only 144
murderers were hung. One murderer
was hung while about sixty escaped
punishment. The difference is too
great. More legal executions are
needed until the homicides are very
largely reduced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
DOGS OF ST. BERNARD.

From the Baltimore Sun.
A French tourist relates that some time
ago he set out to cross st. Demands Pass
by himself, and got caught in the fog
near the top He sat on rock and wait
ed for one of the dogs to come and at
tend to him. but in vain. and when the
fog cleared away he managed to reach
the Hospice On arrival he observed that
he thought the dog a rather overrated
animal
There 1 was" he said, for at least
six hours, and not ane came near me-"
But why" exclaimed one Of the
monks. why did you not ring us up on
the telephone?'
To the astonished tourist 1t was ex-
planned that the whole of the pass Is
provided with shelters at short distances
from each other, all In direct telephone
communication with the Hospiee. When
the bell rings, the monks send off a
hound loaded with bread and wine ard
other comforts. The dog on duty is told
what number has rung, and he goes
straight to that shelter.
This system saves the hounds their old
duty of patroling the pass on the chance
of stray traveller being found, and as
the pass is for about eight months Of the
year under snow, this entailed very hard
and often frutless labor.
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A Versatile Man,

Major Ronald Ross, who has done so
much of late years in the way of fighting
the malarial mosquito, and who has just
received the Nobel prize in recognition of
his practical services to medical science.
is a remarkable and many sided man.
remarked a physician.
He has quite genius for the branch
of research to which he is now devoting
his life, but his curious versatility is re-
vealed by his finding time to dabble in
lighter work. He has published two ro-
mances of some merit, his Spirit OF
Storm having met with a favorable re-
ception from the critics. Major Ross is
also the author of a play. but he looks
to making more money out of mosquitoes
than out of royalties from the theatre
managers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
ne ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER N ALABAMA
Morocco's Revolution.

: Morocco has a religious pretender
whose name is Omar Zarahuni, al
though he is generally known as Blu
Hamara, the father of the she ass. I"
He is a religious pretender, and his
strength comes from among the fanati-
zeal tribes among whom he has been
preaching. He proclaimed himself not
long ago a brother Of the Sultan,
claiming at the same time that Fee,
the capital, would proclaim him Sultan
as soon as he arrived there. He af-
fects humility, riding a donkey, and
preaching a holy war against all Chris
tians when he is not fighting.
At present he is fighting, and he is
leading a strong force against the
Sultan, who is not very popular, not
even in Fee. The cause of the Sui
TINS unpopularity in Fee is said to be
due to the use of automobiles and
other new tangled contrivances. He
is too modern to suit the average Mo-
hammedan of Morocco, an isolated and
backwood country.
The Importance of the revolution is
due to the proximity of Morocco to
Spain and to French possessions in
Africa. It is surrounded, except on
the water side, by French and Span
ish possessions. Fee, the capital, the
i.terior, is about 200 miles from Tan
ger or Gibraltar. AS things look now,
tie pretender will be proclaimed Sui.
tan, and ii he is, the Christians in
Morocco will have a very fanatical
ruler to deal with and to live under.
They may not be abe to do this, and
foreign complications may follow
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ELEGIAc.

BY Longfellow.
Dark is the morning with mist; in the
narrow mouth of the harbor
Motionless lies the sea. under its curtain
of cloud:
Dreamily glimmer the sails of ships on
the distant horizon,
Like the towers of town, built on
the verge of the sea.
Slowly and stately and still they sail
~ forth into the ocean; .A
With them sail my thoughts over the
limitless deep;
Farther and farther away borne on by
unsatisfied longings.
Unto Hesperian isles, unto Ausoniar
shores
Now they have vanished away have dis
appeared in the ocean;
Sunk are the towers of the town into
the depths of the sea!
All have vanished but those that, moore6
in the neighboring roadstead,
Sailless at anchor ride, looming so large
in the mist.
Vanished, too. are the thoughts, the dim
unsatisfied longings;
Sunk are the turrets of clouds into the
ocean of dreams;
While in a haven of rest my heart IL
riding at anchor,
Held by the chains of love, held by the
anchors of trust.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
Battle IN ZERO ATMOSPHERE.
Boston Men Take Plunges In Open Air
All Winter.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Boston, December 2S.-Open air salt
water bathing with the thermometer at
zero, is sport engaged in by about forty
ostonians-policemen, lawyers and BUSH
ness men-who patronize the L street
bath, in South Boston.
Diving into the cold water through a
hole cut In the ice, running on the snow
and playing handball usually makes up
the programme of these men, who do not
know what cold is although some of
them recently had their feet frozen
while taking exercise.
One day recently, when the mercury
dropped below zero, six bathers appeared
for their customary dip. Every day
throughout the cold weather some of these
devotees ride over to South Boston for a
morning bath followed by half an hour 8
exercise at handball before dressing.
Many of these L street bathers who
follow the sport of outdoor bathing the
year round owe their recovery from III
health and complete physical exhaustion
to the sport5.ss esha
One of the present crowd, an employee at
the holsl eNactUflh, was told year ago
by his physician that there was little or
no chance Of his recovery from tuber4u-
loss. s-m
The physician, suggested as a final ex-
IRENE measure the open air plunge. Since
a year ago last fall this man has been
taking systematic open air baths, by
means Of which he has completely recov-
cred. Many of these bathers who brave
the winter weather can vouoh for similar
stories of poor health regarding them
selves.
But there is not member of the crowd
now who does not boast of perfect health
and absolute immunity from the climatic
changes.
Habitues of Bostons winter bathing
beach take their baths under all sorts of
conditions A week ago, during the heavy
snowstorm, one bather. who arrived from
Somerville and was unable to get into
the bathhouse, undressed upon the bath
house steps, took his bath and run,
dressed again and went home. without
giving the inconvenience of having to
dress in the snowstorm a second thought
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
MEXICAN RIVAL IN STEEL.
The New Monterey Plant to Open Full
Blast Next Month.
Cor. of New York Evening Post.

Cor. of New York Evening Post
Austin, Tex, December 26.-The great
iron and steel plant which is being erect
ed at Monterey, Mex. by Eugene Kelly
of New York and associates, will be
ready for operation in all of its depart
ments early next month. The plant will
have cost. when completed, s1O,O 900.
and its operation promises to revolution
ize certain lines of Industrial affairs in
Mexico. 1t has been repeatedly stated
by the persons interested in this enter
prise that 1t will have no connection with
the steel trust and that it is to be oper-
ated as an Independent concern. with the
view not only of supplying the markets
of Mexico but Of Central and South
American countries. 1t is proposed to
manufacture steel rails and many kinds
of machinery and iron and steel pro-
ducts
Particular attention will be given to
the manufacture of mining machinery.
Mexico now depends principally uponS the
United States for machinery for her
mines, sugar plantations and mills Some
large contracts for railway steel have
already been placed with the company
for use on Mexican railroads. There is
an unprecedented amount o. railway
building now going on in Mexico and.
with the continuation of the policy Of theI
government, there will probably be no
decrease in the railway building move
ment for many years. The companies
now building lines and extensions have
found it difficult to obtain rails in the
United States, and in the case of the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient. which
is building several hundred miles of new
road in Mexico. the order for rails hac to
be placed in Belgium in order to receive
them promptly.
The iron and steel company has ac-
quired extensive deposits of iron Of high
quality, situated within 100 miles of Mon
terey. A railroad several miles long has
been built, giving an outlet to these iron
mines. Great quantities of ore have al
ready been taken out and preparations
are being made to keep an adequate sup
ply on hand for the plant The Mexican
Coal and Coke company, 100000 con-
Germ, which is backed by The Erie Rail-
road company, owns and operates extern
sive coal fields in the noighborhood of the
iron and steel company's iron ore fields.
| The coke is of good quality, and will be
| used by the steel plant for smelling pur-
| poses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
Demand for Canned Tomatoes.

"Such a demand for canned tomatoes
has arisen that more than double the
quantity put up last year has been the
ed in the last few months" said New
York drummer. There have been canned
for consumption between now and next
summer 9,494S12 cases of tomatoes or
more than two hundred million tins, a
case containing two dozen tins of toma-
toes Last year the packers only put up
4,51S,221 cases.
1.-THE American Grocer which has been
collecting figures on this enormous toma-
to pack, attributes it in part to the fact
that in the three preceding years the
amount of tomatoes put up was short Of
the requirements. The result was that,
for the first time in quarter of a CEN
fury or more, stocks were completely ex-
hausted, leaving the market in Canada as
we'll as in the United States so bare that
1t forced an early start this year on the
pack which went into consumption as
fast as 1t was available.
This put a premium on canned toma-
toes. Every factory has been worked to
it's maximum capacity, and in spite of an
irregular crop-New York's, owing to the
wet weather, being almost a total fail
ure-the production is beyond the usual
requirements, and there is hope Of saw
ing a small supply for next year in case
the crop should be poor.
Maryland has canned the most tona-
toes, putting up 4,514,Ss2 cases against a
million and three-auarters last year. Ne
braska was the least productive state. 1t
has supplied only 1852 cases.
Authorities on the tomato market say
that the unusual high purchasing power
of the people, due to the general prosper
ity, has created an unusual demand for
prepared foods and, in spite of the high
er cost of tomatoes. the demand is ur-
gent and incessant. So. in spite of the
increased production it is not likely that
canned tomatoes will be any cheaper than
usual"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
TYPHOID FEVER AND OYSTERS.

From the New York Herald
According to special cable to the Her.
aid the death of the Dean of Winchester,
said to be due to typhoid fever following
the eating of contaminated oysters has
created very sensational scare through
out England.
Although the gravity of the situation
is naturally very much exaggerated, there
is also a plausibility In the conclusion
that the shellfsh in question is a dis
tinct and dangerous factor in fever propa-
cation.
1t has been proved. for instance, beyond
question that oysters which are fattened
at the mouths of fresh water rivers con-
tanning sewage waste are liable to absorb
the typhoid germ and thus scatter II
widecast among innocent and distant con-
sumers.
On general principles 1t Is obviously I'M
possible to be sure in any given case that
an oyster is free from infection unless
implicit reliance can be placed upon the
integrity of the dealer, who may know
the exact source of supply. 1t is no won
der, then, that the fresh water oyster Is
open to more or less suspicion. 1t is
equally unfortunate that honest dealers
should suffer for the dishonest ones.
The trade in the edible is too important
to rest under such a ban. In deep-sea
water the oyster is always free from in
lection, and until there shall be some leg
islation to prevent the present practice
of transplanting in contaminated streams
it is easy to see which will be the popu-
lar choice. Thus the fattened, plump pro-
dust of the sewer will very naturally
| give place to one that brings freshness
and flavor from purer and more remote
environment.
1t is certainly pity, with our American
appetite for good things. that taste and
sentiment should be sacrificed to fact
and science, especially SO if we must be
forced to look upon our old love with any
distrust. Still, the oyster must not hav,
more than its share of blame in compari.
son with other and more frequent agcn
| cies of fever dissemination
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Iriumnh of Arbitration.

The permanent court of arbitration,
established by The Hague convention,
to which fifteen nations sent repre-
sentatives, is three years old, and in
all that time only one case has been
submitted to it. It has been eclipsed
and forgotten, although not formally
repudiated. 1t continued to exist in
theory, but not in fact, at least not as
working court. Many international
disputes arise in three years, but only
one Of them was brought before the
chief court of the world-the only
worlds court, and that one case re-
lated to the distribution of a religious
fund.
Now, that the far-reaching Venezue-
Ian case is to be submitted to The
Hague court, its prestige and its use
fulness will become known and con-
fessed, and it may in time transact
the great business it was established
to transact. The Venezuelan case is
of deep interest to all Latin America
at least, and incidentally to this coun-
try on account of the Monroe doctrine.
All the Latin American countries are
loaded with debts of all sorts, and
he If II loo n
court will come home to every one of
them. The Calvo doctrine is clearly
involved, and it will either 10 accepted
or rejected. The case in its every
aspect is a deeply important one, and
all concerned, including this country,
should be glad it is to be decided by
The Hague court.
1t is not too much to say that the
submission of the Venezuelan case to
the permanent court is a turning point
in the worlds history. All wars will
not be abolished, for war like that
o. the Beers cannot be arbitrated, but
fully nine-tenths of the disputes of
nations can be ana should be settled
by arbitration. England and Germany
and Venezuela have done the world a
great service by reviving and revivify-
ing arbitration and it's great court, af-
1ording it a chance for usefulness, and
displaying to Ill mankind at the be-
ginning OF the twentieth century the
need of worlds court for peace pur-
poses.
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Features OF the Old Year.

We cross tomorrow into the New
Year, leaving the Old Year to memory
and eventually to history. The Old
Year will soon be ended SO far as the
almanac is concerned, but it's effects
and influences will reach on and on
to eternity.
The chief characteristic of the old
year in this country has been high
prices. It has witnessed a great strike
in the hard coal regions, and this put
the price OIL fuel in that section almost
beyond the reach of the poor. But all
other prices were advanced. Beef
soas 4 aloft and is still high, and
almost every other necessary Of life
followed suit, until the cost Of living
was pushed to unprecedented figures.
Much of this advance was due to the
Dingley tariff, which shuts us out from
the world of trade, enabling home
combines to create and maintain at
will artificial prices. and to earn exor-
bitant profits. How long the country
will endure Dingleyism is now an open
question, but the impression prevails
that the election of 1904 will put an
end to its exactions and robberies.
But the old year has its good side.
There is now no bitter war. All wars
have ceased, and as the year goes out